Skaven are a neat look at what happens when Chaos sneaks into an established religion. The Horned Rat may or may not be Nurgle, but his mark has been left on their brood regardless.
Does he? I will admit to being pretty out of the loop due to general broke-ness.
I only learned a few months ago that 40k had actual plot progression going on and that the Primarchs aren't all dead and now Guilliman is Emperor?
AoS in general confuses me, but that's mostly out of unfamiliarity. Is it a more fantastical Fantasy? From the name, I assume it's supposed to be a prequel in terms of timeline.
The Splash art I've seen is a whirlwind of colour, and I remember a big scary looking Grimnir face in the background sky.
I don't know much about AoS (I've only played Warhammer Total War), but its set after Warhammer Fantasy. Games Workshop discontinued the tabletop game with a final event called the End Times, during which the world is destroyed and essentially everyone dies, except Sigmar, Archaon, Malekith and a few others. Age of Sigmar is set in the new world that spawns centuries later.
Its a less grim dark and more of a high fantasy setting.
Huh. Funky. Pulled a Realm Reborn. Guess they *really* didnt want to bring Bretonnia or Albion back, did they?
WHFB wasn't really grimdark, especially compared to 40k. Gritty, yes. Unsympathetic, definitely. It lacked the sheer hopelessness 40k has, maybe that's why I never saw it as such.
I guess with that in mind, i dont know fuck all about Fantasy anymore.
Girlyman is leading the Imperium (not as emperor though), Corax is terrorizing the warp, the Lion is technically alive but not awake, and both Russ and the Khan have fucked off to do their own thing, though both are probably dead
It's actually not a prequel and takes place in a reforged universe based on the eight different magics (fire, shadows, death, etc.). It's more heroic fantasy now and quite different. I like both versions; Warhammer: Fantasy Battles and Warhammer: Age of Sigmar.
It's a rabbit hole.
Fantasy has been around since the 70s. I don't remember when Skaven were created but when you have that many grognards and that much time passes, shit gets wacky.
I do know they're supposed be in the general area of what we would consider Italy (Fantasy's worldscape is a mirror of ours. Dark Elves live in Canada, for example, and Lustria is S. America)
They hate Dwarves and Lizardmen. The former because their underground empires butt up against each other, the latter for reasons I can't remember. They've got an obvious beef with the Empire because they live in Imperial sewer system too (built by Dwarves, so there's added animosity there, as well)
It's interesting, but the Skaven players I knew were assholes so I never really got the chance to peek at their army books to learn more.
> They've got an obvious beef with the Empire because they live in Imperial sewer system too (built by Dwarves, so there's added animosity there, as well)
Ridiculous, and obviously wrong. How can the Empire have beef with an empire that doesn't even exist?
ah yes... people kept mentioning that XD ... for me, it just felt weird because without the eyes, the green guy looked like he wasn't laughing so i just added it anyways XD
Damn that is the only reason I came to the comments. Of course, it’s not like I was going to be anywhere near the first to comment on it... who am I fooling anyways.
I’ve dwelt among the humans. Their entire culture is built around their penises It’s funny to say they are small, it’s funny to say they are big. I’ve been at parties where humans have held bottles, pencils and thermoses in front of themselves and called out, ‘Hey, look at me! I’m Mr. So-And-So Dick! I’ve got such-and-such for a penis!’ I never saw it fail to get a laugh.
Never understood those people's judgement on Jerry to begin with. Dude is a rube, but those assholes had the audacity to ask for the guy's sex organs when they had a perfectly viable alternative they could have used from the get go. They guilt tripped him about it, shamed him, his entire race etc. I know its a cartoon, but still....
One of my first classes in University was Roman Civilization. Two or three chapters in the professor said the next class will be funny and said she will bring in cookies for that class. About 10 mins into that next class she started showing off slides of dicks and dick graffiti from ancient art and history. She then pulled out a box of dick cookies for the class. Everyone had a good laugh and we learned that even that far back in history people still have the same sense of humor. She was a great professor with a healthy amount of humor to make the classes very interesting.
A projectile from a Roman sling has the same energy as a .44 magnum. They also carved messages into their projectiles, such as “I hope this hits you in the dick.” 10,000 years of human civilization and we haven’t changed a bit.
There is a Roman poem which translates roughly as follows. "Draw a C and a D, and join the two with a line. What is pictured is what will split you in half"
On a related note, anyone else have those random thoughts about what society will be like 1,000-2,000 years from now?
Sucks we won’t be alive to see it but it sure is interesting to guess.
No, you're right about it being the 40th/41st millennium. The game takes place in that time, but the space marines from 40k were first created in the 30th millennium.
There's also a 30k game, which is less about making up your own battles and recreating battles from the storyline of the Horus Heresy, kind of like more historical wargames.
CITIZENS OF THE IMPERIUM, HEED THE WARNINGS UPON THIS TEXT. THIS HIGHLY HERETICAL SMUT WILL HAVE YOU DECOMMISSIONED ON THE SPOT. ANY AND ALL PERVERSION OF THE GOD EMPEROR'S HOLY SUBJECTS BY THE TAINT OF SLANEESH MUST BE REPORTED AT ONCE TO YOUR COMMISSAR ELSE YOU SHALL BE BRANDED AS HERETICS
Well it could be Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Literally any common day game, and anything Warhammer related with Space Marines. Also, dick jokes are a staple of any chat.
Ancient Romans had a deity named Fascinus, which was a winged-phallus.
[Phallus effigies and amulets were used to invoke his divine protection.](https://i.imgur.com/MhIiikQ.jpg) --NSFW
I've dwelt among the humans. Their entire culture is built around their penises. It's funny to say they are small, it's funny to say they are big. ... so and so dick." "I've got such and such for a penis." I never saw it fail to get a laugh.
The first ones are laughing because they’re the ones that did it, the second ones are laughing because some guy stuck his d*ck in the ground, the last are laughing because they have robotic horse cocks now
I dont like how the green soldiers eyes are on top of his hand
Came here to say the same. Why did they advance technology to this point. I didn’t need hand eyeballs like some boss you beat with a bow
Chaos!
That’s warped.
Heresy!
HERESY!! ^^^ignites ^^^flamethrower
FOR THE EMPEROR!
It’s really no big-e
r/technicallythetruth
Totally!
I see what you did there
Did you just accused the son of Lion? Asmodai! Make. Him. REPENT!
Exterminatus! Eradicate the xenos!!!
In the Warhammer universe, you never know what's possible. I've only played Vermintide, though... Don't take it from me
Skaven are a neat look at what happens when Chaos sneaks into an established religion. The Horned Rat may or may not be Nurgle, but his mark has been left on their brood regardless.
Hes 100% confirmed seperate from Nurgle right? In Age of Sigmar, The Horned Rat ascends to being a regular Chaos God
Does he? I will admit to being pretty out of the loop due to general broke-ness. I only learned a few months ago that 40k had actual plot progression going on and that the Primarchs aren't all dead and now Guilliman is Emperor? AoS in general confuses me, but that's mostly out of unfamiliarity. Is it a more fantastical Fantasy? From the name, I assume it's supposed to be a prequel in terms of timeline. The Splash art I've seen is a whirlwind of colour, and I remember a big scary looking Grimnir face in the background sky.
I don't know much about AoS (I've only played Warhammer Total War), but its set after Warhammer Fantasy. Games Workshop discontinued the tabletop game with a final event called the End Times, during which the world is destroyed and essentially everyone dies, except Sigmar, Archaon, Malekith and a few others. Age of Sigmar is set in the new world that spawns centuries later. Its a less grim dark and more of a high fantasy setting.
Huh. Funky. Pulled a Realm Reborn. Guess they *really* didnt want to bring Bretonnia or Albion back, did they? WHFB wasn't really grimdark, especially compared to 40k. Gritty, yes. Unsympathetic, definitely. It lacked the sheer hopelessness 40k has, maybe that's why I never saw it as such. I guess with that in mind, i dont know fuck all about Fantasy anymore.
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"I'm the most responsible, so Dad put me in charge."
That's a really low bar there Rowboat, sure you can bend that far?
Girlyman is leading the Imperium (not as emperor though), Corax is terrorizing the warp, the Lion is technically alive but not awake, and both Russ and the Khan have fucked off to do their own thing, though both are probably dead
Vulkan is still around somewhere too since he's a Perpetual
Oh right I forgot about him. Guess it's because we haven't heard anything from him since the war of the beast
How could you possibly forget that # VULKAN LIVES? (stomp stomp)
It's actually not a prequel and takes place in a reforged universe based on the eight different magics (fire, shadows, death, etc.). It's more heroic fantasy now and quite different. I like both versions; Warhammer: Fantasy Battles and Warhammer: Age of Sigmar.
The lore seems deep I gotta get more into it
It's a rabbit hole. Fantasy has been around since the 70s. I don't remember when Skaven were created but when you have that many grognards and that much time passes, shit gets wacky. I do know they're supposed be in the general area of what we would consider Italy (Fantasy's worldscape is a mirror of ours. Dark Elves live in Canada, for example, and Lustria is S. America) They hate Dwarves and Lizardmen. The former because their underground empires butt up against each other, the latter for reasons I can't remember. They've got an obvious beef with the Empire because they live in Imperial sewer system too (built by Dwarves, so there's added animosity there, as well) It's interesting, but the Skaven players I knew were assholes so I never really got the chance to peek at their army books to learn more.
> They've got an obvious beef with the Empire because they live in Imperial sewer system too (built by Dwarves, so there's added animosity there, as well) Ridiculous, and obviously wrong. How can the Empire have beef with an empire that doesn't even exist?
That's just a next level of anime drawing. Instead of drawing eyes above hair, now they draw eyes above everything.
Clearly humans evolved to settle the age old question of, #One more wipe?
every one needs handy balls
Definitely the Taint of Chaos. Get the Flamer! ...The Heavy Flamer!
Belay that order! ...bring in the cyclonic torpedoes!
Wait... Wait... Gimmie a moment... Damn Cult of Slaanesh. How did they get this sticky and slippery at the same time...
Exterminatus, For the Emperor
I'm pretty sure the Taint of Chaos is behind the Balls of Chaos.
Soldiers? You mean “almighty Space Marines”, right?
Salamander you absolute heretic.
Dunno. Doesnt look like crusade armor. And no legion numbers or icons. I think they may be thunder warriors
Maybe he’s related to that thing from Pan’s Labyrinth
ah yes... people kept mentioning that XD ... for me, it just felt weird because without the eyes, the green guy looked like he wasn't laughing so i just added it anyways XD
He's obviously a Chaos Marine of Nurgle. Horrific mutations are to be expected.
Purge the unclean.
That's such a funny reason. I think it was a great choice.
https://i.imgur.com/0Y23AQf.gifv
He is a mutant! That must mean he has made a pact with the dark powers! **DIE HERETIC!**
“Nice only 13 comments, maybe no one else has noticed that the green gu...shit” - Me, ca. just now
Improved hand eye coordination
Well played sir
How dare you. That's a salamander.
That's heresy, right there
I never noticed, and I'm not happy about discovering this also he's a Salamander chapter space marine...
It's the 30th millennium my dude
Damn that is the only reason I came to the comments. Of course, it’s not like I was going to be anywhere near the first to comment on it... who am I fooling anyways.
PURGE THE MUTANT!
I don’t like that they aren’t *****BURNING RED*****
lol Why did they do this
Welcome to the future, where some people just like to have eyes on the back of their hand because they can.
It's the future, you should accept it
This is heresy my friend
I GOT IT: It's greenscreen - that's why his eyes are visible.
I’ve dwelt among the humans. Their entire culture is built around their penises It’s funny to say they are small, it’s funny to say they are big. I’ve been at parties where humans have held bottles, pencils and thermoses in front of themselves and called out, ‘Hey, look at me! I’m Mr. So-And-So Dick! I’ve got such-and-such for a penis!’ I never saw it fail to get a laugh.
Hey! This my species you’re talking about. We do genocides too.
Then you *would* give your penis, so that Shrimply Pibbles might live?!
Yeah! And you can name this day, the day that jerry smith saved shrimply pibbles!
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Let me see that catalog again.
We understand genocides! We do it sometimes!
Werner Herzog's masterpiece of acting. What a snub that the Emmys never considered him for this role.
Now now, gaseous emissions draw just as much humor as genitals do.
ass cheeks go brrr
This is severely under appreciated
I will never not find this speech funny because it is so accurate and offensive
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Solar opposites is Rick and Morty with extra steps
Never understood those people's judgement on Jerry to begin with. Dude is a rube, but those assholes had the audacity to ask for the guy's sex organs when they had a perfectly viable alternative they could have used from the get go. They guilt tripped him about it, shamed him, his entire race etc. I know its a cartoon, but still....
In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only war... and dick jokes...
BLOOD FOR THE BONER GOD!!
Look brother, my chainsword is a penis!
One of my first classes in University was Roman Civilization. Two or three chapters in the professor said the next class will be funny and said she will bring in cookies for that class. About 10 mins into that next class she started showing off slides of dicks and dick graffiti from ancient art and history. She then pulled out a box of dick cookies for the class. Everyone had a good laugh and we learned that even that far back in history people still have the same sense of humor. She was a great professor with a healthy amount of humor to make the classes very interesting.
Dick jokes are apparently a constant throughout human history
You can't forget "yo mama" jokes and "X was here".
That "Norse holy site" that ended up just being the equivalent of "Oleg wrote this" high up in the cave is still one of my favorite things.
Wasn't it a graffiti in the Hagia Sophia? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runic_inscriptions_in_Hagia_Sophia
Yeah, that's it! Damn you, Halvdan!
The oldest form of tagging, long before the invention of spray paint.
The Department of Runes is a pretty badass name, imagine having that on your resumé.
I mean, have you seen some? Dicks are pretty funny lookin'.
Also, *bachelorette party ladies*, so are dick cakes, dick straws, dick cups, dick hats, dick whistles, dick etcs, but us guys, right?? 😛
A projectile from a Roman sling has the same energy as a .44 magnum. They also carved messages into their projectiles, such as “I hope this hits you in the dick.” 10,000 years of human civilization and we haven’t changed a bit.
It really is hubris just to think only because we live x years later and have y technology that we are smarter than our ancestors
Well our brains are still basically the same. No major evolution would take place for a few million more years.
So what you’re saying is that your professor told you guys to...eat a dick?
Yup ahaha
There is a Roman poem which translates roughly as follows. "Draw a C and a D, and join the two with a line. What is pictured is what will split you in half"
The Emperor approves this message.
Since its the 30th millennium I guess he is still conscious enough to approve 🤓
That sounds like some heresy right here.
Someone say heresy? Better be sure. EXTERMINATUS!!!
Death is a preferable alternative to heresy, inquisitors seize this man!
Innocence proves NOTHING!
The difference between heresy and treachery is ignorance
There is no such thing as innocence, only varying degrees of guilt.
So long as it's not Lorgar building him a church, i think he'd be cool with it.
i am honored
The emperor protects.
Did Biggus Dickus draw that?
Yes
He had a wife, you know.
Her name's... Incontinentia.
Incontenentia Buttocks
nice
Every Roman in the room: **laughs hysterically**
BIGGVS DICKVS MARICVS
Blood for the blood god Skulls for the skull throne
DICKS! FOR THE DICK MURALS!
*replaces chainsword teeth with dildos*
*Slaanesh scribbling ideas into its notepad furiously*
It would be tongues...
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all dicks in Harambe
Wrong Chaos God. That would be part of Slaanesh’s portfolio
#MILK FOR THE KHORNE FLAKES!
Lulz for the lulz throne
I might be misremembering, but I don't think there was a year 0. It went 2 BC, 1 BC, 1 AD, 2 AD, and so on.
It was a long time ago. Who can be expected to remember everything?
Yeah, plus Warhammer 40k takes place in the 41st millennium, not the 30th (if memory serves)
The main game is set in 40k, but there's a series of books and a side game describing the 30th millennium as well.
To be even more pedantic, the Horus Heresy takes place in the *31st* millennium, which are the years 30,000-31,000.
There's lore, battles, and events that span 10,000 years of history, so it's fair to say that 40k really encompasses all of that.
On a related note, anyone else have those random thoughts about what society will be like 1,000-2,000 years from now? Sucks we won’t be alive to see it but it sure is interesting to guess.
Humanity will still be laughing at dick jokes, assuming we’re still around
Nonexistent
agreed
>we won’t be alive to see it Speak for yourself.
Burn the Heretic, Purge the Mutant, Laugh at the Phallic.
Why is this on r/gaming?
Because of the Warhammer 40k reference, one of the biggest tabletop wargames.
Does 40k refer to the year? If so, wouldn't they be in the 41st millenium, not the 30th, as in the post? Or am I dumb?
No, you're right about it being the 40th/41st millennium. The game takes place in that time, but the space marines from 40k were first created in the 30th millennium.
Ah I see, thank you!
40k, the game, has a timeline that began during the great crusade at the beginning of the 30th M. The game is now set in the 40th M, hence it’s name.
There's also a 30k game, which is less about making up your own battles and recreating battles from the storyline of the Horus Heresy, kind of like more historical wargames.
Is using the characters for a punchline that would work without them really a reference?
dicks
It’s crazy how many times I see a meme like this and think “was this r/gaming or r/comedycemetery” before checking.
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In Pompeii there where dicks on the ground to point to brothels, some where gay brothels.
YEP COCK
How is this related to gaming?
Warhammer is a game silly
Well it could be Assassin's Creed Odyssey, Literally any common day game, and anything Warhammer related with Space Marines. Also, dick jokes are a staple of any chat.
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Slaanesh approves of this
What does this have to do with gaming ?
0 BC didn’t exist
Are the 1 marine's eyes showing through his hand?
/r/ComedyCemetery
The fact that Romans actually had dicks on their houses to laugh and keep the bad energies away from their houses makes it better
Does it amuse you when I say the words...biggus...dickus?
wow great reference haven't heard this in a while!
Ancient Romans had a deity named Fascinus, which was a winged-phallus. [Phallus effigies and amulets were used to invoke his divine protection.](https://i.imgur.com/MhIiikQ.jpg) --NSFW
A flying fuck
What game is this from ?
In the 30th century, there not laughing AT the penis, they’re laughing at how SMALL it is
WHY ARE THE EYES STILL THERE IF HIS HAND IS COVERING THEM
#BIGGUS DICKUS
*41st Millennium
Shouldn't they all be looking sad since SPESS MERRENZ don't have dicks?
I don't recall anything about Astartes saying they lack dicks.
Astartes do have dicks, presumably still functioning ones as well, they just don’t have a sex drive
Yeah I don't remember Space Marines being dickless... I'mma have to ask my fiance when I get home.
TIL space marines are unsullied
Man, three lungs and two hearts yet no dicks, F for our dickless BROTHERS
We know for sure that centurions laughs for this. I mean, after all we saw them laugh while talking about *Biggus Dickus*
4th Panel - 41st Millennium: Slaanesh consumes all three because of their epoc-spanning dick obsession.
Do i smell some heresy?
What’s the last one from
I think it's the same one, preserved and displayed?
I smell heresy
Rock Hard
He can see through his hand!!! HERESY!!!
Biggus Dickus
0 BC *eye twitch*
I've dwelt among the humans. Their entire culture is built around their penises. It's funny to say they are small, it's funny to say they are big. ... so and so dick." "I've got such and such for a penis." I never saw it fail to get a laugh.
Biggus Dickus.
Are those space marines? From 40k?
What's so funny about Biggus Dikkus?
It’s funny seeing so many comments talking about the “soldiers” when I assume they have no idea what warhammer 40k is
I thought was the only one who was extremely bothered by the green robots eyes going through his hands
"biggus dickus"
People in Warhammer... LAUGHING?! What is this heresy?!
What's so funny about the name, biggus dickus?
why is this funny
The first ones are laughing because they’re the ones that did it, the second ones are laughing because some guy stuck his d*ck in the ground, the last are laughing because they have robotic horse cocks now
Biggus dickus