Some form of 40K RP- here and now

Typhonis 1 · Post by **Typhonis 1** » 2004-12-25 02:28am

already done it.

Petrosjko · Post by **Petrosjko** » 2004-12-25 02:31am

I think BFG scales up past Renegade Legion, even. And the weaponry there was insane.

Ground-wise, RL would kick Warhammer's ass all over the place, but in fleet action, I dunno.

Imperial Overlord · Post by **Imperial Overlord** » 2004-12-25 02:34am

BFG would take it. The acceleration of their ships and the ranges are far superior. Also a Shiva is the size of a light cruiser.

Petrosjko · Post by **Petrosjko** » 2004-12-25 02:37am

Funny how that works, because on the ground it's the exact opposite. The ranges and mobility would be totally in RL's favor.

Imperial Overlord · Post by **Imperial Overlord** » 2004-12-25 02:41am

Well, not really. The table top rules squish the range for 40K, but don't for RL. Once you compensate for that, it isn't so uneven. 40K super vehicles with VSGs and cut down starship grade cannons would be pretty vile. The super heavy tanks with macro cannons have a line of sight kill range. It's not pretty.

Petrosjko · Post by **Petrosjko** » 2004-12-25 02:45am

Yeah, but the artillery and mobility would be a great equalizer. The big units can take a lot of punishment, but continuous HELL round bombardments would eventually wear them down, I'd think. And I don't think there's much in the 40K arsenal that can hunt down Pedden artillery units.

Oh, since we're doing a vs. debate here and it's SDNet, let me throw in the obligatory 'You fucktard.'

Petrosjko · Post by **Petrosjko** » 2004-12-25 02:46am

Hey Typh, you want to play Lillith so we can get things moving on Jolan's end?

Typhonis 1 · Post by **Typhonis 1** » 2004-12-25 02:50am

Naw I`m headed for bed been a long day for me, BTW when are we going to have some intri9gue here?

Imperial Overlord · Post by **Imperial Overlord** » 2004-12-25 02:50am

Pedden artillery units.

I can't remember what they are.

But I bet the fighter units can.

Petrosjko · Post by **Petrosjko** » 2004-12-25 02:57am

G'night Typh.

Peddens are the mobile artillery units the Commonwealth and Renegade Legions use, introduced in the Vehicle Briefing and the 2nd ACR book. Grav-mobile artillery capable of firing with precision while on the move, and if grounded they can kick out three times the ROF as while they can while moving. VERY nasty pieces of work. They're not much in close combat, but they're usually quick enough to slip out of danger zones.

Now the airpower side of the equation does tend to bring a whole new debate on... how do 40K fighter units match up with RL units? From reading Double Eagle, they came across a lot like modern air units, and I think the engagement ranges would favor RL interceptors in that sort of matchup, especially with the ranges in their direct fire weapons.

Imperial Overlord · Post by **Imperial Overlord** » 2004-12-25 03:02am

The firepower is heinous. And so is their acceleration in space. Atmosphere is going to reduce it, of course, but RL's limitations of 10Gs being powerful acceleration hurts. And engagement ranges for fighters in BFG is under 1000 klicks, which just completely outperforms RL. Even with atmosphere I wouldn't want for face off against them. RL has the high tech toys, but 40K builds to last.

Petrosjko · Post by **Petrosjko** » 2004-12-25 03:04am

Okay, conceded. I was going off Double Eagle, and the canonicity of the novels is well established to be non-fluff compared to the games.

Imperial Overlord · Post by **Imperial Overlord** » 2004-12-25 03:08am

I haven't read Double Eagle, so I can't comment on it at all. It would be nasty fight though. Anything short of space battle RL matches up fairly decently.

Heading to bed. Good night.

Petrosjko · Post by **Petrosjko** » 2004-12-25 03:17am

Damn, I was hoping for more game. Oh well.

Good night.

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2004-12-25 03:25am

oww fuck, I just now got off work...

and got to drive god knows how many miles to my parent's grandpa's sick and it's christmas. If this is a trick to get me to come home for christmas for the first time in 15 years I will be pissed.

Petrosjko · Post by **Petrosjko** » 2004-12-25 03:30am

That sucks, YB. Hope that if he's really sick he gets better soon. Be careful out there.

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2004-12-25 04:01am

rodger thanks again...

Imperial Overlord · Post by **Imperial Overlord** » 2004-12-26 12:38am

Good luck on the health front YB.

How are people liking Severa's story?

Petrosjko · Post by **Petrosjko** » 2004-12-26 12:41am

Very good so far. Excellent shift in tone from the grittiness and darkness of Hethor and Anjun's stories.

Petrosjko · Post by **Petrosjko** » 2004-12-26 02:52am

Phil Collins In the Air Tonight is the perfect song for this part of the story...

Petrosjko · Post by **Petrosjko** » 2004-12-26 03:06am

Damn Gix and his common sense, incinerating my deus ex machina. You're a GM, damn it, you're supposed to go along with this stuff.

Imperial Overlord · Post by **Imperial Overlord** » 2004-12-26 03:11am

Gix is a nice guy, by inquisitor standards, not a Starfleet captain. Or a moron.

Petrosjko · Post by **Petrosjko** » 2004-12-26 03:18am

Yeah yeah yeah, there went my prime opportunity for some grade-A mustache-twirling villainy.

Imperial Overlord · Post by **Imperial Overlord** » 2004-12-26 03:34am

I'm sure you can come up with something else. I have faith in you.

As you can see, I moved into the next phase of Severa's life.

Petrosjko · Post by **Petrosjko** » 2004-12-26 03:37am

Imperial Overlord wrote:As you can see, I moved into the next phase of Severa's life.

One hell of a twist, too. That was completely out of left field.

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Some form of 40K RP- here and now

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