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My gods a Warhammer story with an upbeat theme! Surely this is an error.  Good to see the good guys not simply trying to stave off disaster. |
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Oxyotl | Warhammer Fantasy My gods a Warhammer story with an upbeat theme! Surely this is an error. Good to see the good guys not simply trying to stave off disaster. Its the Warhammer Fantasy universe, if we are talking about the 40,000 universe we have ferry few stories with a upbeat theme. |
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Post by stevep on Jul 17, 2021 10:41:35 GMT
My gods a Warhammer story with an upbeat theme! Surely this is an error. Good to see the good guys not simply trying to stave off disaster. Its the Warhammer Fantasy universe, if we are talking about the 40,000 universe we have ferry few stories with a upbeat theme.
From what I recall, although going back ~25 years the fantasy universe was pretty much grim-dark as well. The elves in terminal decline - other than the Dark elves - the Dwarfs largely exhausted and the Empire staggering from crisis to crisis. The other good or neutral groups also being pretty much clinging on grimly as well.
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Building A Tank Force For Your Interstellar Army | Tank Types, Naming Conventions & Doctrines Don't think it's been posted here, but this next video probably complements it well:
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Post by lordroel on Sept 6, 2021 20:28:09 GMT
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Post by stevep on Sept 6, 2021 21:15:53 GMT
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Interesting point and must admit I've never considered it before myself. Wasn't aware of the later developments with the 1st Order miniaturizing it so much but simply the capacity is very much a game changer than can't really be avoided.
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Post by simon darkshade on Sept 7, 2021 5:53:46 GMT
Its the Warhammer Fantasy universe, if we are talking about the 40,000 universe we have ferry few stories with a upbeat theme. From what I recall, although going back ~25 years the fantasy universe was pretty much grim-dark as well. The elves in terminal decline - other than the Dark elves - the Dwarfs largely exhausted and the Empire staggering from crisis to crisis. The other good or neutral groups also being pretty much clinging on grimly as well.
Sorry to perform a little bit of necromancy here, but fitting enough for Warhammer. WF and WFRP have always emphasised GRIMDARK throughout their existence, with only the comic edge of some of the 1980s material offsetting it. I’d say it was definitely a product of its time and place, with a lot of 1980s British fantasy coming following trends of darkness, cynicism, imminent nuclear destruction, social degeneration, dark urban corruption and taking the mickey out of institutions. This did contrast with some of the more classically heroic fantasy settings emerging from the USA at the time. From Britain, we got Warhammer (the trope namer of Grimdark), Fighting Fantasy, Lone Wolf, Dragon Warriors, Maelstrom, Judge Dredd and V for Vendetta. All very identifiable as 1980s British in their style, tone, light and, well, alignment (if I can use D&D terminology. There were stylistic exceptions such as David Gemmell, but his works never made it to roleplaying games (darn it) and really fit into their own niche. From America, there was of course D&D/AD&D (including Dragonlance), Tunnels and Trolls, Fantasy Hero, MERP, RuneQuest and Space 1889, to name only a few. Breaking the mould slightly are the darker American games/settings, such as Shadowrun, Ars Magicka, Call of Cthulhu and Twilight 2000. Grimdark isn’t only a creature of its time, but much can be explained by then. I found a couple of links that discuss the issue: www.rpgpub.com/threads/the-british-old-school-revival-b-osr.3307/uncaringcosmos.com/new-game/ |
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