The Society's Ultra Top Secret Evil Volcano Lair IIC Z

[truetanker]

Belter mods, after all the original SLDF came from Terra.

TT

[Crow]

One of the ideas that I enjoy most about the Society (and one that I feel was unfortunately little explored) was that they could basically scrape almost limitless amounts of Dark Caste/sibko washouts/ne'er-do-wells out of the gutter, give them mutagenic viral therapy so they don't look quite human anymore, dose them with "stim packs", put Mauser IICs in their hands and throw them onto the battlefield. We live for the Swarm Science! Not very ethical, but hey, but it's something expendable to throw at the enemy while my Protomechs hold the line [skull]

[Gaiiten]

Well, for a game I designed a Society forces of modified warriors very similar to Tyranids. A horror force with one of the most intense battle sessions I had ever to fight against.

[Maingunnery]

One of the ideas that I enjoy most about the Society (and one that I feel was unfortunately little explored) was that they could basically scrape almost limitless amounts of Dark Caste/sibko washouts/ne'er-do-wells out of the gutter, give them mutagenic viral therapy so they don't look quite human anymore, dose them with "stim packs", put Mauser IICs in their hands and throw them onto the battlefield. We live for the Swarm Science! Not very ethical, but hey, but it's something expendable to throw at the enemy while my Protomechs hold the line [skull]

Any surviving portion of the Society could have gotten a lot of useful data from the WoR conflict, plenty of data points.

[Sjhernan3060]

What steps post WOR do you think were taking to avoid another uprising? Is there more or less collaboration among the sciietist?

[Gaiiten]

What steps post WOR do you think were taking to avoid another uprising?

Give them many tasks to solve, increase development and researching budgets, give them official recognation for successes

Is there more or less collaboration among the sciietist?

What do you mean? Collaboration among the scientists against the warrior caste?
Or for all the Clans` benefit and so more inter-Clan cooperation.

[Sjhernan3060]

The 2nd are the scientists working as a caste for the betterment of the Clans or is that counter to each clan being a society onto itself?

[Maingunnery]

Can any conclusion be made about the Society's naming conventions?
The protomechs seem to continue with the supernatural, while the Mechs seem to orientate towards biology
and one Warship seems to have been named after a scientist/inventor.


Hobgoblin: Mischievous household spirit.
Boggart: Household spirit or a malevolent genius loci inhabiting fields, marshes or other topographical features.
Sprite: Supernatural fairy-like creatures or as an ethereal entity.
Cephalus: Hero-figure in Greek mythology
Septicemia: Blood poisoning
Osteon: Roughly cylindrical bone structures
Nikolai Tesla (Block I Davion-class destroyer): Mad scientist/inventor

From the WOR concept we also have the following four names:
   Allele: variant form of a given gene
   Axon: long, slender projection of a nerve cell
   Oncogene:  a gene that has the potential to cause cancer
   Telomere: region of repetitive nucleotide sequences at each end of a chromosome


Can any Society's naming conventions be derived for other unit types (BA, CV, ASF, SC, DS)?

[Crow]

From the WOR concept we also have the following four names:
   Allele: variant form of a given gene
   Axon: long, slender projection of a nerve cell
   Oncogene:  a gene that has the potential to cause cancer
   Telomere: region of repetitive nucleotide sequences at each end of a chromosome

Do you have a source for this or was I just not paying close attention to WoR?

[Maingunnery]

Do you have a source for this or was I just not paying close attention to WoR?

The concept blog:
https://benhrome.wordpress.com/2011/04/01/my-latest-project-war-of-reaving/

[Gaiiten]

Do you have a source for this or was I just not paying close attention to WoR?

Here you go:
https://benhrome.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/war-of-reaving-2007-timeline-defunct.pdf

[Crow]

Here you go:
https://benhrome.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/war-of-reaving-2007-timeline-defunct.pdf

Whoa. Why does this timeline actually make more sense? Clan Harambe Fire Mandrill survives in the alternative timeline!  :D

[Maingunnery]

Here you go:
https://benhrome.files.wordpress.com/2015/08/war-of-reaving-2007-timeline-defunct.pdf

Hyper Elementals? Are there any clues/ideas on them?

[wantec]

Hyper Elementals? Are there any clues/ideas on them?

I believe he meant something along the lines of what we saw, gene/virotherapy enhanced Elementals, kind of a Clan-version of the Manei Domini-enhanced infantry and BA troopers. But I don't know if the planning went further than that generic description or if it matched what showed up in WoR.

[Maingunnery]

I believe he meant something along the lines of what we saw, gene/virotherapy enhanced Elementals, kind of a Clan-version of the Manei Domini-enhanced infantry and BA troopers. But I don't know if the planning went further than that generic description or if it matched what showed up in WoR.

Maybe a perfected form of Mutagenic Virotherapy that elevates it to the level of cybernetic troops?

[Gaiiten]

Maybe a perfected form of Mutagenic Virotherapy that elevates it to the level of cybernetic troops?

Does a battle armour  not elavate them to a level of cybernetic troops?

[Maingunnery]

Does a battle armour  not elavate them to a level of cybernetic troops?

In context, its about when the BA suit isn't on.

[truetanker]

Doesn't it make EI a cyberwear, QuiAff?

TT

[Xeno426]

Cephalus: Hero-figure in Greek mythology

The name is also used as a blanket term for a family of nervous system disorders.

I'm rather disappointed that there were no official vehicles making use of the Nova CEWS. Heck, we don't even see an iATM Mars.

[wantec]

I'm rather disappointed that there were no official vehicles making use of the Nova CEWS.

I have plans on how to fix it, I'm just still trying to work it in to an official product.

[truetanker]

 >:D

In that case.... CHH uses Nova Cews...

 >:D

TT

[Xeno426]

I have plans on how to fix it, I'm just still trying to work it in to an official product.

Won't be a Society "Z" unit, though. :(

[wantec]

Won't be a Society "Z" unit, though. :(

Actually that was the plan, and the things I had designed fit within the "Z" unit type description and the limits we saw in Wars of Reaving and the WoR Supplemental (i.e. not a bunch more new Omnis). There were various reasons it didn't happen, but I'm gonna keep trying to make it happen if I can.

[Maingunnery]

Actually that was the plan, and the things I had designed fit within the "Z" unit type description and the limits we saw in Wars of Reaving and the WoR Supplemental (i.e. not a bunch more new Omnis). There were various reasons it didn't happen, but I'm gonna keep trying to make it happen if I can.

It sounds like you need an 'Old is the new Z' page, goods for a Home World FM or Society XTRO (this very please). 

[Xeno426]

Actually that was the plan, and the things I had designed fit within the "Z" unit type description and the limits we saw in Wars of Reaving and the WoR Supplemental (i.e. not a bunch more new Omnis). There were various reasons it didn't happen, but I'm gonna keep trying to make it happen if I can.

Oh, well then. I'd be happy to see that come about. O0

Can you share any hints? Will they be Clan vehicle refits, old Briar-cache Star League unit refits, or a mix?

[wantec]

Can't share any hints, at least not any that'd be useful, since it's still all in the planning phase on my end. It has to get accepted by TPTB as something that'd be a useful investment of time and money, and even then, changes happen in the production process all the time that could change the unit designs & listing that I have.

[Maingunnery]

changes happen in the production process all the time that could change the unit designs & listing that I have.

So true, it even happens in my own fan projects.

[Crow]

How do we get a fan-funded Basilisk Q and Hobgoblin in the works?

[Xeno426]

How do we get a fan-funded Basilisk Q and Hobgoblin in the works?

I'm less interested in the Hobgoblin (one APGR with too much ammo, or four with not enough), but I'd love to see a Basilisk Q. Maybe version of the B that doesn't have so much unused weight in a TRO as well...

[Maingunnery]

How do we get a fan-funded Basilisk Q and Hobgoblin in the works?

If we offer to fund the whole amount in one go, then IWM might go for it.
It has happened with other sculpts.

And I would be fully willing to contribute for the Basilisk Q.