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gridloreWe're not at AT&T Park waiting for the opera to start. My IBS flare was one of the worst I've had in years. Currently heavily medicated and grumpy.
But I did get to watch the Giants beat the Rockies, 2-1, in a very well-pitched game. Magic number is now 9.
Just finished the Grey Knights Omnibus. In the WH40K universe, the Grey Knights are a chapter of Space Marines specially selected and trained to fight Demons. They possess mental abilities that allow them to resist the corrupting influences of the warp, and are trained to the point where their faith in the Emperor is so strong it is physically painful to creatures of Chaos. Interesting books, with a main character who was engaging and fun to follow. I really liked how the three novels each explored a different part of the Imperium. The first focused on the functioning of the Inquisition's Ordo Malleus, the demon-hunters who worked hand-in-armored power gauntlet with the Grey Knights. The second book delved into the secrets of the Adeptus Mechanicus, the technological priesthood that worship the Omnissiah and are a closed book to most of the Imperium. The final book had the spirits of Robert Howard and Edgar Rice Burroughs giving ethereal high-fives as it involves our hero being captured, enslaved, and used as a gladiator on a Chaos world.
Good stuff, and really improved my take on the setting. But one thing kept bugging me. Each Grey Knight has a "Nemesis" weapon, a melee weapon imbued with psychic properties and wards that make them incredibly effective against creatures from the Warp. The hero's weapon was constantly described as being a halberd. However, reading the description how it was used in combat, as well as the cover illustration makes it clear that this was actually a glave, not a halberd.
Never challenge someone who cut his gaming teeth on 1st Edition AD&D on polearm identification.
But I did get to watch the Giants beat the Rockies, 2-1, in a very well-pitched game. Magic number is now 9.
Just finished the Grey Knights Omnibus. In the WH40K universe, the Grey Knights are a chapter of Space Marines specially selected and trained to fight Demons. They possess mental abilities that allow them to resist the corrupting influences of the warp, and are trained to the point where their faith in the Emperor is so strong it is physically painful to creatures of Chaos. Interesting books, with a main character who was engaging and fun to follow. I really liked how the three novels each explored a different part of the Imperium. The first focused on the functioning of the Inquisition's Ordo Malleus, the demon-hunters who worked hand-in-armored power gauntlet with the Grey Knights. The second book delved into the secrets of the Adeptus Mechanicus, the technological priesthood that worship the Omnissiah and are a closed book to most of the Imperium. The final book had the spirits of Robert Howard and Edgar Rice Burroughs giving ethereal high-fives as it involves our hero being captured, enslaved, and used as a gladiator on a Chaos world.
Good stuff, and really improved my take on the setting. But one thing kept bugging me. Each Grey Knight has a "Nemesis" weapon, a melee weapon imbued with psychic properties and wards that make them incredibly effective against creatures from the Warp. The hero's weapon was constantly described as being a halberd. However, reading the description how it was used in combat, as well as the cover illustration makes it clear that this was actually a glave, not a halberd.
Never challenge someone who cut his gaming teeth on 1st Edition AD&D on polearm identification.
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Ah, the Random Polearm Table
Date: 25 Sep 2010 03:33 (UTC)Re: Ah, the Random Polearm Table
Date: 25 Sep 2010 03:36 (UTC)Re: Ah, the Random Polearm Table
Date: 25 Sep 2010 03:41 (UTC)no subject
Date: 25 Sep 2010 05:24 (UTC)Or, someone Did Not Do The Research.
Or, who other than us nerds will ever care about the noble art of polearm identification?
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Date: 25 Sep 2010 12:17 (UTC)"If its got a really odd looking or long name, its some kind of polearm"