Panzer Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 You might have wanted to make it clear in the OP that this is just a joke thread and that you aren't interested in a serious conversation then. Morovir 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazer Rackham Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 (edited) Ogryns are not particularly intelligent, that doesn't sound like a terribly great base for your super soldiers Quantity has a quality all of it's own though... I didn't know about the Commissar reading to Ogryns...I'm sorry, that is just too cute/adorable to not bring up(Actually makes me sad reading that they went into a frenzy after the Commissar was killed)...which War of the Beast book is this from? Someone at BL really needs to release a book or series of an Ogryn regiment or just a POV of how he views the Imperium and situations he lives in. Krash It's funny you say that, there were a few snippets of this in the sidebars of the Imperial Guard section in the WD 101 compendium. Generally it goes like this: (A BONEHead Cyber enhanced Squad leader) "I says to the lads, we's going over dere and we's gonna bury dem Eldar in their own holes. No worries." "We didn't have to worry 'bout cover, 'cos there weren't no cover." "Didn't have to worry 'bout timin' 'cos we was the first 'uns in." "Easy as breakfast." MR. Edited November 21, 2019 by Mazer Rackham Typo! Blam! Frater Cornelius and Captain_Krash 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorvaldTheMild Posted November 21, 2019 Author Share Posted November 21, 2019 (edited) You might have wanted to make it clear in the OP that this is just a joke thread and that you aren't interested in a serious conversation then. Of course its not taken seriously. Its like suggesting that squats should be Astartes. Everyone knows Ogryn;s are not going to become Astartes. Its just funny to talk about it. "If I was a chapter master I'd do it just to see what happens" obviously this isn't a serious thread. Astartes are steeped in tradition and dogma, they don't do anything just for kicks. People can talk about it seriously all they want. Edited November 21, 2019 by TorvaldTheMild Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 You might have wanted to make it clear in the OP that this is just a joke thread and that you aren't interested in a serious conversation then. Of course its not taken seriously. Its like suggesting that squats should be Astartes. Everyone knows Ogryn;s are not going to become Astartes. Its just funny to talk about it. There's nothing "of course" about this. It read like a legit question/concern of yours and people have been asking far weirder questions and suggesting far weirder ideas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorvaldTheMild Posted November 21, 2019 Author Share Posted November 21, 2019 You might have wanted to make it clear in the OP that this is just a joke thread and that you aren't interested in a serious conversation then. Of course its not taken seriously. Its like suggesting that squats should be Astartes. Everyone knows Ogryn;s are not going to become Astartes. Its just funny to talk about it. There's nothing "of course" about this. It read like a legit question/concern of yours and people have been asking far weirder questions and suggesting far weirder ideas. Fair enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_son_of_Dorn Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Lol. Power armoured shrek. TorvaldTheMild, Lord_Caerolion, Mazer Rackham and 1 other 4 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagoth Ur Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Yeah but If I was a chapter master I'd try it, even just for the curiosity for what would happen. No you wouldn't because you'd be mired in 10 millennia of culture relating to purity, chapter ritual and the veneration of the baseline human as the rightful inheritor of the galaxy, and you certainly wouldn't waste gene-seed on mere "curiosity" because it is literally the single most important item of your chapter. again, I think you are taking this thread too seriously. It is at times difficult to tell which of your posts are serious and which are not. Master Commander Ajax 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazer Rackham Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 (edited) Perhaps, since the character of this discussion has now been established, a small change to the title would assist other Frater who would wish to indulge in lighter topics to come into the thread. Further, it would help those who wish to take part in deeper, more substantial debates or dialogues find the content they seek elsewhere. May I suggest the addition of (Humour)? MR. Edited November 21, 2019 by Mazer Rackham Clarity. BLACK BLΠFLY 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorvaldTheMild Posted November 21, 2019 Author Share Posted November 21, 2019 Yeah but If I was a chapter master I'd try it, even just for the curiosity for what would happen. No you wouldn't because you'd be mired in 10 millennia of culture relating to purity, chapter ritual and the veneration of the baseline human as the rightful inheritor of the galaxy, and you certainly wouldn't waste gene-seed on mere "curiosity" because it is literally the single most important item of your chapter. again, I think you are taking this thread too seriously. It is at times difficult to tell which of your posts are serious and which are not. There is no need for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rik Lightstar Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 There is no need for that. Some of us (such as myself) have to rely on English as a first language on this board and it was very confusing to me. Rik Mazer Rackham and BLACK BLΠFLY 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazer Rackham Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 (edited) I am personally enjoying the idea of Primaris Lieutenant Shrek and wondering when the Bandai Ogryn Kit will be out. We must understand that people have different expectations of what a topic may or may not be. Clarity in topic naming is something we should all bear in mind and strive to achieve, especially with language differences. Similarly, application of common sense when it becomes apparent that a thread is insincere saves everyone time. Let's all play nice and keep on topic. Or maybe my next post will be in Orange. MR. Edited November 21, 2019 by Mazer Rackham CLARITY! Exilyth and Panzer 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TorvaldTheMild Posted November 21, 2019 Author Share Posted November 21, 2019 I've sorted it out, so lets continue to talk about Lieutenant Shrek. Mazer Rackham 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord_Caerolion Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Ogryn Astartes will only mean one thing. My Deathskull Warboss shouting "look boyz, da beakies are making fancy armour in our size now!" TorvaldTheMild 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chapter master 454 Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 Ogryn Astartes will only mean one thing. My Deathskull Warboss shouting "look boyz, da beakies are making fancy armour in our size now!" All power armour fits all if your strong enough ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_son_of_Dorn Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 I don't think its too far fetched a theme. Imagine a "smaller" genetical offshoot of ogres that can almost pass as massive humans. Gene seed inserted. Battle effectiveness proved. Like a terminator in regular power armour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagoth Ur Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 It is at times difficult to tell which of your posts are serious and which are not. There is no need for that. This was not a jab at you, it was a genuine observation of mine. No need to take it personally. TorvaldTheMild 1 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felix Antipodes Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Maybe this was already tried? Explains why the Sons of Antaeus are so big and why the -][- aren't their biggest fans. Slice in some ogryn dna into the aspirant along with the geneseed and see what happens... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triszin Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 who do you think the minotaurs are! Felix Antipodes and TorvaldTheMild 2 Back to top Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exilyth Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Half-ogryn half-ratling marines - the size of regular marines, but better shots, stronger, dumb as bread and always hungry. After defeating the enemy through stunning displays of lack of strategy and tactics, they eat the enemy. Then they get shipped to the next frontline before they eat the local population. I doubt the thought of using geneseed on abhumans would occur to anyone but a heretek biologis though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plasmablasts Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 I could just about imagine a really desperate chapter, having taken colossal losses of marines and materiel, but still having reasonable gene-seed stocks, isolated in some backwater system in Imperium Nihilus, considering it as a last resort. The recent N&R thread on the Blood Angels rumours for Psychic Awakening raised a bit of lore that the early BAs sometimes recruited mutants and abhumans into the Legion, their gene-seed being more forgiving of variants. So, Blood Angel successor Ogryn Astartes with the Black Rage...?! If anyone was mad enough to turn this idea into models, maybe make them count as assault terminators or centurions? Should have more wounds though... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZaelART Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 If big bois are mutants, what are primarchs? Heresy intensifies... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluntblade Posted November 22, 2019 Share Posted November 22, 2019 Didn't Barabas Dantioch do something similar during the Heresy? I have vague recollections of something similar. Not really. He created vat grown "gene-brutes" using some of his own genetic material. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b1soul Posted November 23, 2019 Share Posted November 23, 2019 Ogryn Astartes is kinda how Thunder Warriors function in my head Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of Sacrifice Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 Yeah but If I was a chapter master I'd try it, even just for the curiosity for what would happen. No you wouldn't because you'd be mired in 10 millennia of culture relating to purity, chapter ritual and the veneration of the baseline human as the rightful inheritor of the galaxy, and you certainly wouldn't waste gene-seed on mere "curiosity" because it is literally the single most important item of your chapter. again, I think you are taking this thread too seriously. If you don't want to discuss it then why stat the thread? Just because you were bored / wanted attention? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaplain Mollusc Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 So setting aside which justification you use, how would one represent these abominations on the tabletop? I can see a few different counts-as options, but how would you model them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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