The thing I love about warhammer fantasy is that you need to be able to justify any two factions fighting eachother (even if they're on good terms in the lore) but also it isn't as grimdark as 40k so everyone is just kind of a shithead in a really engaging way - ThreadSky

voicesbyzane.bsky.social • 12 days ago

The thing I love about warhammer fantasy is that you need to be able to justify any two factions fighting eachother (even if they're on good terms in the lore) but also it isn't as grimdark as 40k so everyone is just kind of a shithead in a really engaging way

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voicesbyzane.bsky.social•12 days ago

Dwarfs v empire? There's a grudge that needs repaid

Bretonnia v High Elves? The elves trespassed unannounced through some dukedom and now the vain bretonnians are mad

Lizardmen v Elves? Sorry warmbloods the great plan says you gotta go

voicesbyzane.bsky.social•12 days ago

It's this world where everyone is just super pissed and ready to throw down at a moments notice

marvl101.bsky.social•12 days ago

Every faction must be able to fight every other faction including itself

theladya.bsky.social•12 days ago

Empire vs Empire is always justified because its basically the HRE and is moments away from civil war at all times

gavaroc.bsky.social•12 days ago

Dwarfs vs literally anybody up to and including themselves; the grudge flavour is just "all-purpose fight justification 101"

tyrgoatverine.bsky.social•12 days ago

I also love how TW:Warhammer runs with the idea and is able to throw factions all over the place

Dwarf mining expeditions in Lustria

Manfred looking for the Books of Nagash in Khemri

All the random expeditions and daemon incursions.

It's just fun

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amandak6647.bsky.social•12 days ago

Sometimes 40k's insistence on being grimdark and crapsack ALL the time is exhausting. To the point where I learned how to mod Rogue Trader just to change one of the romance endings to be happier. I earned that, I think.

finite187.bsky.social•12 days ago

Games Workshop should do a kids 40k TV series, like a Saturday morning cartoon. Lots of happy endings 😀

obscurecultist.bsky.social•12 days ago

There a White Dwarf article at one point called "Civil War" all about providing ideas for why certain factions of the same "race" would be fighting each other

My favourite was the Lizardmen entry bc it included a friendly, non-lethal skuffle/wargame for practice with mock weapons XD

finite187.bsky.social•12 days ago

Agreed, it's got more of a historical setting. The politics of it is a bit more interesting, and less relentlessly dystopian.

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