Brother Tyler

People fail to understand two very important things: First, this entire forum serves as a "book club" where members are free to discuss all the fiction, both written and visual, about the Warhammer 40,000 setting. Second, a single freeform topic is terrible for content discovery and findability. That kind of engagement works fine on Discord, Reddit, Quora, and other similar sites, but it fails to make proper use of the discussion forum format and underserves the community. Yes, it's easy to just pop into a single topic, post about whatever crosses your mind, and then move on. And yes, it can be interesting to see how a topic wends and weaves through a variety of subjects. It doesn't allow for people to engage in any depth, however. And people might be interested in specific subjects that crop up in the course of such a discussion, but then they have to work their way through a variety of other subjects in which they might have little/no interest to pick up all the posts about their subjects of interest that appear in pages and pages of a single amorphous discussion. To avoid repeating something I've said before, here's a link to an editorial providing an explanation of the site's content architecture: https://bolterandchainsword.com/blogs/entry/143-content-architecture-at-the-bolter-chainsword-an-editorial-of-sorts/. That explanation is as true for freeform "discussions" as it is for off-topic posts. More importantly, it demonstrates the importance of discussions having an appropriate level of focus. There are a lot of great ideas that come out in discussions, and the replies that have appeared so far in this discussion are a great example of the range of ideas that deserve to be discussed by members of the community. Do everyone a favor, however, and be willing to put in the minimum of effort required to create distinct topics for separate subjects. The depth of engagement enabled by such discussions is far greater than that allowed by random wall post style discussions.

The link has been added to the Miscellaneous Aeldari Links section.

Given the tongue in cheek nature of the premise, I'm moving this over to the + ADEPTUS ASTARTES / LOYALIST LEGIONES ASTARTES + forum.

Just for clarification, are you asking about a specific point in time (e.g., that represented by the 5th edition of the game)? Or are you asking about a range of time periods for which there might be different answers (e.g., M36, M37, M38)? If you're looking for the latter, starting points for information (until someone here takes the time to break things down into a simpler format) are the timelines/chronologies on Lexicanum or the Warhammer 40,000 Fandom Wiki.

That was unexpected. I'm not really a fan of this for Kill Team, but I expect we'll see the Exodites eventually available for the Craftworld Aeldari as allies, akin to the Corsairs. And despite my misgivings about this in Kill Team, I'm almost certain to get it since I'm a sucker for the Aeldari.

I have bitmap versions of both Firstborn and Primaris Space Marines that you might be able to use. These are the templates I used for the images shown in the Insignium Astartes: Legio. Alternately, if you look at the DIY Resources, you'll find a link to the old Space Marine Painter (Firstborn) and a link to the Primaris markings and heraldry sheet. One of these might be helpful.

@RowlandAbsolutely. If you haven't already done so, you might take a look at some of the finished DIY Chapter articles. There are diverse formats and different types/quantities of information provided in each, demonstrating the level of flexibility members have in crafting their articles. An article works well for a single "post" format. An alternative format you might consider is to have a blog. This works well if you want to have each area presented separately, allowing for members to jump around (via links) as well as for future expansion that you might develop.

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I'll look into the possibility that this is part of the Invision software (i.e., something official that I just haven't dealt with - on me).

The members of the staff were recently approached by a member who has used artificial intelligence (AI) / large language model (LLM) technology in the process of generating hobby content, asking if it was permissible to submit that content to the site for others to enjoy. This forced us to consider some things. Anyone who hasn't been living under a rock is no doubt aware that AI/LLM technology has proliferated across diverse industries/sectors. It was inevitable that tabletop miniature wargaming hobbyists would find ways to incorporate AI/LLM into their hobby pursuits. Similarly, it would be both a fool's errand and tyrannical to attempt to prevent any AI/LLM-created content from being submitted to the community. While there is significant controversy over the impact of AI/LLM (and I tend to stand with John Connor and Serena Butler on this issue), there are certainly ways in which hobbyists can enhance their enjoyment of the hobby with assistance from AI/LLM. After all, hobbyists might use AI/LLM to generate content such as avatars, signature images, etc. The converse of this, however, is that we participate in this community to celebrate our own efforts, not those of AI/LLM. Our mission statement: The Bolter & Chainsword exists to help the members of a global hobby community to better understand, engage in, and enjoy all aspects of the Warhammer 40,000 hobby through constructive discussion and the sharing of hobby-related content. (emphasis added) AI/LLM are tools, not "members of [the] community." These tools might be used by members of the community, but it is the creativity, skill, and dedication of the members that are to be celebrated, not the effectiveness of the tools used by the members. To be fair, some level of skill/knowledge is important in maximizing AI/LLM output, but AI/LLM are capable of producing products that might be far beyond the abilities of many hobbyists. Other members should know that AI/LLM is used so that they may give informed reactions and feedback. The members of the staff are working on additions to our community rules to address the use of AI/LLM in developing content that is submitted to the site. Members of the community are welcome to provide suggestions that support the basic principles identified below: Members of the community are allowed to submit content that has been developed with the assistance of AI/LLM. AI/LLM use will be clearly mentioned in a disclaimer so that other members aren't misled. The level of detail about the extent of AI/LLM use is up to the content creator. Content will be locked/hidden if it is determined that the content was created using AI/LLM and the content creator deliberately misled the community. Content creators may be allowed to edit content to add the required disclaimer if the omission was an oversight, but each member will only be granted this mercy once (i.e., we'll give you the benefit of the doubt once, but repeat offenses are suspect). Comments/replies to such content should not dwell on the fact that AI/LLM was used. We don't need to turn every such discussion into bellyaching about the use of AI/LLM. If you don't like it, you can simply ignore the content. Disruptive responses, including reactions, will be removed and may result in disciplinary action. If you believe a content creator is deliberately misleading the members of the community, you should REPORT the content. You don't need to harass the member, however (see #4 above). I doubt we'll attempt to be legalistic here. We'll provide common sense guidelines that rely on members being ethical and exercising good judgment, meeting the intent and being honest with the members of the community. The staff members are not going to be the AI/LLM police (we have much better things to do with our time), but we'll deal with disruptive/deceptive behavior as necessary. In the meantime, the interim guidance provided above should suffice for now. If you have questions/suggestions for the fair use of AI/LLM here at the Bolter and Chainsword, you are welcome to provide your input as a reply to this discussion.

I'm not aware of a B&C app.

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