warhammer 40k

You remember the Legions. The grand formations of the Crusade, a brighter and happier time. A time where you could trust someone implicitly, without fear of betrayal or assassination. Unfortunately, those days disappeared long ago. Now, you stalk the stars, cold to all. You are a Blackshield, a...

"All right mom, I'll pick up the packages on the way back." I said closing the phone call as I waited for the pedestrian traffic light to turn white as I opened up the browser to read the next chapter of the The Gamer. I looked up and noticed that the light was now white and proceeded to cross...

In the grim darkness of the future there is only war... also dice... and lots of painting. I have often remarked how despite how often the franchise is brought upon this site there was a noticeable lack of general thread dedicated to it, something I have repeatedly said I would remedy only to...

You, the Dragon Kings, ruled Creation uncontested for tens of thousands, possibly hundreds of thousands, of years at the behest of your gods. Most beloved of which was the Unconquered Sun. But the gods themselves were but slaves beneath the power of the Primordial Beings which forged Creation...

You are Emma Jackson, born on the hive world of Elysia and the daughter of one of the Highborn living high in one of the spires of the hive. Your family has served for generations as senior officers in the navy and they form most of the senior officers of the system defense fleet(SDF). With...

In the Grim Darkness of the far future...there is only war. Yet this was not always the case. For once Humanity enjoyed a Golden Age of peace and progress. Now only half remembered by the denizens of the galaxy, this Golden Age was the source of many wonders. Wonders long since lost. Or so it is...

This is the sequel to Embers in the Dusk, while I will try and make it possible for new players to start here I would advise you read that first. As a personal request if you ahve som free time moving some data from Embers into the Wiki would be much appreciated [slide] [slide] {/slide}...

It was on a cold, dim night in the midst of Vortigern’s territory, that Bedwyr was born. Bedwyr, the Right Hand of Arthur Pendragon, his Warden and closest friend, one of the greatest Knights of the age. He was born with one hand, one foot, and one eye. Vortigern was the Chaos Tyrant of Avalon...

The explosion could be seen throughout reality whatever caused it would forever remain a mystery. Perhaps it was someone's foolish attempt of acquiring great power or perhaps it was the side effect of something long forgotten, regardless the results were the same. A tear, in reality, had...

(Many thanks to Trent01 for his gracious allowance of the use of some of the basic mechanics of Interstellar Arms Race on SB for this campaign) The Lativa Subsector was never known for anything outside of it's immediate area. It was simply one more region of space contributing to the survival...

If there was ever a time when the confusion of the Imperium would grow so great that the fate of a rather significant part of the galaxy was left to the hands of a ragtag group individuals such a time would be comparable to the time when the Dark Age of Technology ended and Humanity as a whole...

Bellator the Loyal, Herald of the Emperor is commanding the Shattered Shield. A noble alliance of knights and imperial guardsmen. Powerful Orks have come to his world and put every man, woman, and child they meet to the Choppa or Shoota. Bellator was slain, laid low by a Gretchen assassins...

OOC THREAD The blaze of the funeral pyre was overwhelming, as to be expected of such a mighty character. Horus lay entombed in his great pristine power armour, helm locked over his fair face as his body was consumed by the blaze of flamers. The tattered banners of a thousand worlds, of...

INTRODUCTION It is a time of legend. Mighty heroes battle for the right to rule the galaxy. The vast armies of the Emperor of Earth have conquered the galaxy in a Great Crusade - the myriad alien races have been smashed by the Emperor’s elite warriors and wiped from the face of history. The...

Dim white light spread across a room that could only be described as a trash heap. Empty cans stood in piles, paper plates and plastic cutlery stacked precariously atop piles of trash, stacks of books stood tall beside small mounds of video game cases, and clothes lay strewn upon the bed in...

Infinite universes arise from the Well of Eternity deep within the warp, in countless of these realms the Emperor of Mankind rises from the ashes of fallen Earth to forge a new empire that shall span a galaxy. Upon the eve of his triumph the instruments of victory are stolen away from him and...

Naval Supply Hive 462 was a titanic structure. Massive, megalithic rings of iron tore out of the ground like ribs tearing out of the exposed corpse of a dead god, weeping filth and oil into a twisted landscape, and a central tower stretched up, impossibly tall, until it pierced the sky itself...

*Aboard the Orion-Class Star Clipper "True Flight"* It took you bare minutes to fully unpack. Da's gun and shoulder holster, a few spare sets of clothing, a handful of framed pict captures, your life's savings (all 44 thrones of it), the heirloom vox phonograph and the case for its cylinders...

Ladies and Gentlemen! For your consideration, I've decided to post the following lore for my homebrew Chapter. I hope that it meets with your approval. The background influences are derived from a multitude of sources. The most prevalent of which are, as you can see, the now defunct...