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Respect Your Elders v2 - Galactic Boogaloo [Warhammer Lizardmen Quest]

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Xantalos said:
Two massive limbs crashed down to the floor on either side of the lizardmen, shaking the room as the colossal skull looked upon them with empty eyes and a palpable aura of killing intent. As their servants pointed weapons, hefted shields, and assessed escape routes, the Slann looked upon the titan of bone and knew it for what it was - an echo of potential that had never actualized, the cast-off concepts of a death god, set to rest here in the uncertain dimensions of the Relic Tombs. It could not have existed anywhere else, for the binding force of cause and effect did not weigh so heavily in these liminal places.
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A Possiblyborn/Neverborn God of Death.

Wow.

That's a wild concept, glad to see it used here.

Xantalos said:
The Slann weaved gossamer nets of glimmering enchantments and cast them towards the closest of the stone constructs, the spellwork cunningly sinking into the internal workings of those golems in the process of self-repair. As the internal energy reservoirs of the golems refilled, the magic of the Slann hijacked the arcane processes that determined where the constructs went and what they did, effectively giving them control over a third of the constructs. As their newfound puppets rose, the Slann sent them to bludgeon their uncontrolled brethren into submission, coordinating their movements with thought. While the other golems did turn and fight their controlled counterparts as they approached, they fought individually, and continued to oppose each other at times, while the Slann directed their new minions to outnumber the opponents they targeted, resulting in a slew of swift victories. With each construct that fell, the Slann seized control of it as it regenerated itself, adding more bodies to their army until all the golems on the first level had fallen under their control.
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Xantalos said:
No ordinary attack, whether physical or magical, would suffice to permanently destroy these golems – even if one were to be completely dismantled and its battery of repair magics broken, there were intangible ties binding each construct on a level to each other, with the existence of one supporting the existence of others. Any energy imparted to them, whether it was kinetic, electromagnetic, or magical, would be taken and repurposed by their networks of capacitors, and the endless cycle of repair would continue. With brute force, there was no way for the lizardmen to triumph. With the knowledge and understanding the Slann had acquired from their examinations, however, came the path to victory – the correct form of power, and the correct way in which to apply it.
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These soldiers are super interesting, but it leads me to a curious thought: Could the Slann control the Necrons with a spell like this Infestation? Could the Necrodermis be tainted and puppeted by aethryic strings?

@Xantalos, absolutely love the eldritch nature of the Lizardmen continuing to show up.

In birth the Vital Purpose is made manifest.
In death the Vital Purpose shall remain.
For it is not ours, we are simply its armor.
We shall Serve eternally.

Fucking hell the Relic Priests are mad lads.

[X] Quetzl - Old One of Guardianship and Invincibility

Love Invincibility.
 
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[X] Tzunki - Old One of Water and Life
[X] Huanchi - Old One of Concealment and Darkness
[X] Tlanxla - Old One of War and Victory
[X] Itzl - Old One of Beasts and Dominance
[X] Tlazcotl - Old One of Will and Inevitability
[X] Potec - Old One of Serenity and Protection
[X] Quetzl - Old One of Guardianship and Invincibility
[X] Chotec - Old One of Vigor and Fire
[X] Tepok - Old One of Wind and Magic
[X] Xhotl - Old One of Fate and Choice

I choose all!!! Even if only one will win.
 
[X] Tlazcotl - Old One of Will and Inevitability
[X] Xhotl - Old One of Fate and Choice
 
I AM THOU
AND THOU ART I

[X] Huanchi - Old One of Concealment and Darkness
[X] Tlanxla - Old One of War and Victory
[X] Tlazcotl - Old One of Will and Inevitability
[X] Quetzl - Old One of Guardianship and Invincibility
[X] Chotec - Old One of Vigor and Fire
 
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[X] Tepok - Old One of Wind and Magic

Xhotl and Tlanxla's spheres are distressingly similar to those of Tzeentch and Khorne to me.

Some of the others seem to align with specific Winds of magic from the old world. Huanchi's Concealment and Darkness aligns obviously with Ulgu, which is to be expected from a stealth specialist, but Tzunki aligning with Water and Life is interesting because the link there is much less obvious, but both are associated with Ghyran.
 
[X] Xhotl - Old One of Fate and Choice
[X] Tepok - Old One of Wind and Magic
 
[X] Tepok - Old One of Wind and Magic

Realise rare rarities are rare.

Also where does the whole thing of "The Dark Muses caused/made Slaanesh" come from? I read their wiki page, and they just seem like excess masters and Dark Eldar folk heroes
 
[X] Tlazcotl - Old One of Will and Inevitability
[X] Potec - Old One of Serenity and Protection
[X] Chotec - Old One of Vigor and Fire
[X] Tepok - Old One of Wind and Magic


"oh hey a quick 1.6k words update before work"
 
Deathbybunnies said:
I mean that's objectively untrue, given that we have a whole list of them here and the rest on that list don't seem to be.
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Huanchi. Tied to sneakiness, which is tied to Just as Planned, so Tzeentch. Tlazcotl. Tied to Inevitability, which is related to Decay and Despair, so Nurgle. Again, that's by your logic-These are the freaking Old Ones, if any of the Slann saw you daring to imply they have any connection to Chaos they'd obliterate you.
 
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gamer50018 said:
Huanchi. Tied to sneakiness, which is tied to Just as Planned, so Tzeentch. Tlazcotl. Tied to Inevitability, which is related to Decay and Despair, so Nurgle. Again, that's by your logic-These are the freaking Old Ones, if any of the Slann saw you daring to imply they have any connection to Chaos they'd obliterate you.
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That's it, you are so smote
 
gamer50018 said:
Huanchi. Tied to sneakiness, which is tied to Just as Planned, so Tzeentch. Tlazcotl. Tied to Inevitability, which is related to Decay and Despair, so Nurgle. Again, that's by your logic-These are the freaking Old Ones, if any of the Slann saw you daring to imply they have any connection to Chaos they'd obliterate you.
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Tzeentch does not have Sneakiness as a domain. You can create tenuous links between some aspects of some Old Ones to chaotic domains, but that's not what I said, and I'd appreciate it if you didn't straight up ignore what I'm saying to misrepresent my argument. Fate is an explicit domain of Tzeentch's, no weird overextensions required.
 
I was trying to point out why I feel your opinion is incorrect. I'm sorry that I suck at arguing with people, and will simply leave it at "I disagree with that belief."

EDIT: Ooooooooooooohhhh, someone gilded the update!
 
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Deathbybunnies said:
Xhotl and Tlanxla's spheres are distressingly similar to those of Tzeentch and Khorne to me.
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Morr is the god of death, Lileath magic and Atharti pleasure. Are they Nurgle, Tzeench and Slaanesh in disguise too?

The OO (including those 2) can already influence the spawning of new lizardmen via the spawning pools. You're saying Tzeench managed to escape the vigilance of the Slaans (dedicated anti Choas mages) and mess with our pools? Or Khorne? Under our very nose?

Finally, the OO were in direct contact and talked with the First Generation. Their names are revealed to us via the gold plates. There's no way Choas managed to interfere with that. A strange new OO that no one ever heard of would immediately be a bit suspicious.

Because if the Four can do that (including Khorne, the least subtle of them) we're fucked beyond any possibility to express it and should just surrender altogether.

Édit: also from à out-of-character perspective, Xantalos told us that none of the different options were better than the others.
 
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K von Carstein said:
Morr is the god of death, Lileath magic and Atharti pleasure. Are they Nurgle, Tzeench and Slaanesh in disguise too?

The OO (including those 2) can already influence the spawning of new lizardmen via the spawning pools. You're saying Tzeench managed to escape the vigilance of the Slaans (dedicated anti Choas mages) and mess with our pools? Or Khorne? Under our very nose?

Finally, the OO were in direct contact and talked with the First Generation. Their names are revealed to us via the gold plates. There's no way Choas managed to interfere with that. A strange new OO that no one ever heard of would immediately be a bit suspicious.

Because if the Four can do that (including Khorne, the least subtle of them) we're fucked beyond any possibility to express it and should just surrender altogether.

Édit: also from à out-of-character perspective, Xantalos told us that none of the different options were better than the others.
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This. I was trying to say this.
 
I, as Xantalos' beta, can confidently and honestly say that we expected yall to vote mostly on vibes.

Deathbybunnies said:
Xhotl and Tlanxla's spheres are distressingly similar to those of Tzeentch and Khorne to me.
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Also this vote isn't going to be a secret gotcha option where it's revealed that the Old Ones are tied to Chaos.

I apologize if I'm sounding rude, but it's probably best for me to clear this misconception up ASAP
 
Hmm, just how is Kroak dealing with the fact that all of the old ones are dead, and does the rest of the sublime communion know about their deaths or not? I ask because honestly it's been a while since I have been in the earlier turns and therefore, can't remember if this was discovered or ever brought up.
 
rokafella said:
Hmm, just how is Kroak dealing with the fact that all of the old ones are dead, and does the rest of the sublime communion know about their deaths or not? I ask because honestly it's been a while since I have been in the earlier turns and therefore, can't remember if this was discovered or ever brought up.
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Kroak went back in time and the last update was about how they aren't dead.
 
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