Urriak Urruk Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 So this is a bit of a 40,000 thought experiment. There are about 26 different armies listed on the 40k website. If you could make a hybrid of two different armies, what would you choose? I suppose think back to how Khorne Daemonkin were kind of a hybrid of Daemons and Chaos Space Marines. That kind of thing. You can pick two for fluffy reasons, or you can pick them for rules reasons, or simply "rule of cool" reasons. I would pick Slaanesh Eldar. Xenos who have completely fallen under the thrall of the Chaos god, and have willingly given up their souls in exchange for some semblance of life. Lots of Eldar with sonic weapons, cavorting with daemons. Other examples: Nurgle Tyranids, Genestealer Orks, Imperial Guard Tau (Gue'Vasa), Dark Mechanicum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ergonomic Enginseer Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Tzeentch / Genestealer cult would be my pick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap'm Heckus Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Pre-Codex 2nd edition Imperial Guard which were basically a Marines/Guard hybrid. We had: Land raiders Rhino Jump pack assault guardsmen Bikes Jet bikes Landspeeders Multi-meltas on heavy weapons guys It was glorious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarl Caldersson Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Mass infantry style with Imperial Guard and Tyranids... oh wait... In all seriousness though IG/SM sounds sweet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARK0SIAN Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Tau and Genestealer Cults would be cool. It would be fluffy to represent the tyranid threat to their empire and would also give the tau some CC units. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skaorn Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Chaos Custodes and Half Eldar Space Marines! Gue'vesa are probably the most interesting to me as a straight mix instead of blending something together to get something unique. I would definitely want them to be more than just IG with some Tau bits thrown in. I'd really like it if they used older generation Tau equipment so they would end up with auto guns that use Kroot rounds, Tau designed ground vehicles from before they switched to skimmers, and even things like the Tau's take on Sentinels. I'd love to throw Tau and DE together in a blender and pull out a Xenos army that was the worst alien abduction horror movie experience you could imagine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuskRaider Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Chaos Mechanicus (Dark Mech), human mercs for Blood Axe Orks, or Loyalist Dark Angels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Marshal Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 God-aligned Legions and their respective Daemons. Death Guard + Nurgle Daemons, Khorne Daemonkin 2.0, etc, you get the idea. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Res Ipsa Loquitur Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Chaos and any of the non-human races, who are apparently all utterly immune to corruption outside of the fluff. I want a Possessed Carnifex, FSMdamnit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ishagu Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Chaos Tau, Eldar/Nid hybrids I recently saw some fluff about the Krork in Trazyn's collection. His armour resembles that of the Eldar - sleek and elegant. That sounds amazing to me. I'd love sophisticated, highly advanced Orks like this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Eldar and T'au. Not really a hybrid but rather Exodites as auxiliary. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claws and Effect Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Raven Guard with Tau stealthsuits..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Lee Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Necrons and sisters of battle, show the rest what true faith means Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonreaper666 Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Alpha Legion Genestealer Cult! Dark Eldar worshippers of Khorne! Warsmith Kalkator's Warband (Iron Warriors and Traitor Imperial Fists) Guns of Ruination! (Death Guard + Iron Warriors) Angels of the Bleeding (Khornate Blood Angels w/o range weapons/vehicles) Guns of Butchery (Khornate Tau, no drones but more speed and melee options) Sept of Decay (Nurgle Tau, slower but have more AOE and poison weapons) Habitual Liars (Tzeentch worshipping Craftworld Eldar, better Mages and cheaper Wraiths and Daemons) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathspectersgt7 Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Tau / snotlings. Mini fighting riptides Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indefragable Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 A. Deathwatch as Rainbow Six in SPACE (for realz in a cool way). An IF veteran w/ heavy bolter who ignores cover suppressing enemy's while a BA VV rips faces, a DA vet holds the line immune to morale or debuffs of any sort, meanwhile the SW vet wielding a plasma gun and a power axe at the same time, using BOTH in combat, etc.... They wouldn't need that many special units, just the sheer number of combos that could be pulled off would be quite interesting. B. Karskin Old school badass Cadian commandos. Like Scions that are actually cool and are decidedly military in feel. Camo cloaks on top of Carapace armor and the ability to Shoot while Falling Back. These are normal dudes who grow up practicing on Chaos Space Marines. Make them the way they deserve. C. True renegade Guard/Blood Pact Organized chaos forces that use tactics and disciplines instead of just RAGE and MAGIC to accomplish things. D. Tau Auxilaries Basically a test bed for new rules and playstyles: the sky's the limit when it comes to funky different weapons and rules. E. Planetary Defence Forces Weird, creative, playful type builds that are decidely Imperium yet mess with the established patterns and themes. I.e. Conscripts from a backwater world that all have CQC isntead of lasguns. F. Chapter Serfs Part SM Chapter Tactics, part IG statlines, part Genestealer Cult-style special rules and abilities. Also LOVE Genestealer-ified -anything forces. A planet of Exodites that has been infected? Hmmmm.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Res Ipsa Loquitur Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 You can already represent a PDF fairly well on the tabletop with the rules for Renegades & Heretics and the eighteen or so associated books, FWIW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1SB Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 Nurgle Orks, because the above image has been kicking around in my head since forever. Really dig the 1st ed Ork references, and I'm suddenly reminded Khorne Stormboyz were a thing, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NovemberIX Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 I have but one simple idea. IG + Goliath Trucks + SM Weapons + power armor - height = Squats Throw in some bikes, maybe a giant oversized cannon or three and it'd be just about perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Blaire Posted April 6, 2018 Share Posted April 6, 2018 IG + Goliath Trucks + SM Weapons + power armor - height = SquatsI love this new math! (However, my brain immediately started wanting other equations to be able to solve for the values...) I'm looking forward to the GW version of a Corsair army list for a hybrid army: Ynnari. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urriak Urruk Posted April 7, 2018 Author Share Posted April 7, 2018 <snip> Nurgle Orks, because the above image has been kicking around in my head since forever. Really dig the 1st ed Ork references, and I'm suddenly reminded Khorne Stormboyz were a thing, too. I didn't really believe the Khorne Orks thing at first. Then I found THIS; This is one of the most bonkers things I've seen for 40k, though it is Orks. Last parapgraph references how they like Khorne. Chaos Custodes and Half Eldar Space Marines! Gue'vesa are probably the most interesting to me as a straight mix instead of blending something together to get something unique. I would definitely want them to be more than just IG with some Tau bits thrown in. I'd really like it if they used older generation Tau equipment so they would end up with auto guns that use Kroot rounds, Tau designed ground vehicles from before they switched to skimmers, and even things like the Tau's take on Sentinels. I'd love to throw Tau and DE together in a blender and pull out a Xenos army that was the worst alien abduction horror movie experience you could imagine. Half Eldar Space Marines was once a thing, though definitely isn't canon anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triszin Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 Tau work imperial guard. Gritty battlesuits (that can't fly, instead get inserted like drops) Titanfall :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N1SB Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 <snip> Nurgle Orks, because the above image has been kicking around in my head since forever. Really dig the 1st ed Ork references, and I'm suddenly reminded Khorne Stormboyz were a thing, too. I didn't really believe the Khorne Orks thing at first. Then I found THIS; <snipped 1st ed AWESOMENESS> This is one of the most bonkers things I've seen for 40k, though it is Orks. Last parapgraph references how they like Khorne. 1st, great job doing the due diligence, a healthy level of skepticism is good as we journey to find the truth. I just wish I was as creative as to come up with things like Khorne Stormboyz. Seriously, they weren't just an off-hand concept, they had rules. Here's their unit profile: That's it. I'm going to start planning a "What If 1st ed was still canon" army. With Khorne Stormboyz as Bersekers. HQ will be THAT HALF-ELDAR LIBRARIAN!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Res Ipsa Loquitur Posted April 7, 2018 Share Posted April 7, 2018 I guess that flipping the whole 'kids these days' things is kinda funny, but otherwise the Stormboyz are just another thinly-disguised ripoff of a real-life organisation. Look at them. They might as well be sporting totenkopf. EDIT - In fact, one of them is. The Kapitan, no doubt. Sorry, Kaptin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urriak Urruk Posted April 7, 2018 Author Share Posted April 7, 2018 I guess that flipping the whole 'kids these days' things is kinda funny, but otherwise the Stormboyz are just another thinly-disguised ripoff of a real-life organisation. Look at them. They might as well be sporting totenkopf. EDIT - In fact, one of them is. The Kapitan, no doubt. Sorry, Kaptin. Pretty much had that thought too, but didn't voice it as I'm not sure about the mods rules on talking about something 40k is often accused of. I never understood how the SS could walk around thinking they were the good guys when they literally had skulls and crossbones on their hats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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