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Inspirational Friday: The Primordial Annihilator versus the Imperial Guard For those who do not know it, Inspiration Friday is a (generally) fortnightly weekly event within its home in the Chaos Space Marines forum, in which a topic is set for members to write short (or long if the muse takes you) fluff/fan-fic pieces about their war bands, characters and models. And here begins our nineteenth challenge of Inspirational Friday 2017: The Primordial Annihilator versus the Astra Mi Imperial Guard Though they are but mortals in a galaxy of gods and monsters, the Imperial Guard combine vast numbers, mighty armoured vehicles and good honest human courage to win bloody victories in the Emperor’s countless wars. -Imperial Guard codex With regiments raised on countless worlds, the Imperial Guard are the Emperor’s most numerous forces. From the orphaned Cadian regiments whose very planet broke before they did, crying out “Remember Cadia!” as they march into battle; to the massed cavalry charges of the Attilan roughriders; the hardened jungle fighters of Catachan; the innumerable conscripts of the Valhallans; the proud Mordian regiments from their twilight world, the battle-hardened Armageddon Steel Legion; the Vostroyan firstborn with their fur hats and fine arms; the Tallarn raiders, striking and fading like desert wind; the grim Death Korps of Krieg to the Elysians dropping onto the battlefield from upon high...the regiments of the Guard are varied and not limited to infantry as armoured companies grind the battlefield and the enemy beneath the treads of their chimeras, Leman Russes and superheavy tanks such as the Baneblade and Shadowsword. Tell us this time a tale of the forces of the Primordial Annihilator against the Imperial Guard. The Primordial Annihilator versus the Imperial Guard runs until the 20th of October. The greatest piece, most fitting the topic, will earn rewards. Not only their choice of either the Octed amulet... Or the Winged Skull. ...but also the honour of judging who wins the next Inspiration Friday (the latter of which you can relinquish to me if you wish). Please submit your entries (and any questions you might have) in the main IF thread linked to above.

Inspirational Friday: The Primordial Annihilator versus the Imperial Guard For those who do not know it, Inspiration Friday is a (generally) fortnightly weekly event within its home in the Chaos Space Marines forum, in which a topic is set for members to write short (or long if the muse takes you) fluff/fan-fic pieces about their war bands, characters and models. And here begins our nineteenth challenge of Inspirational Friday 2017: The Primordial Annihilator versus the Astra Mi Imperial Guard Though they are but mortals in a galaxy of gods and monsters, the Imperial Guard combine vast numbers, mighty armoured vehicles and good honest human courage to win bloody victories in the Emperor’s countless wars. -Imperial Guard codex With regiments raised on countless worlds, the Imperial Guard are the Emperor’s most numerous forces. From the orphaned Cadian regiments whose very planet broke before they did, crying out “Remember Cadia!” as they march into battle; to the massed cavalry charges of the Attilan roughriders; the hardened jungle fighters of Catachan; the innumerable conscripts of the Valhallans; the proud Mordian regiments from their twilight world, the battle-hardened Armageddon Steel Legion; the Vostroyan firstborn with their fur hats and fine arms; the Tallarn raiders, striking and fading like desert wind; the grim Death Korps of Krieg to the Elysians dropping onto the battlefield from upon high...the regiments of the Guard are varied and not limited to infantry as armoured companies grind the battlefield and the enemy beneath the treads of their chimeras, Leman Russes and superheavy tanks such as the Baneblade and Shadowsword. Tell us this time a tale of the forces of the Primordial Annihilator against the Imperial Guard. The Primordial Annihilator versus the Imperial Guard runs until the 20th of October. The greatest piece, most fitting the topic, will earn rewards. Not only their choice of either the Octed amulet... Or the Winged Skull. ...but also the honour of judging who wins the next Inspiration Friday (the latter of which you can relinquish to me if you wish). Please submit your entries (and any questions you might have) in the main IF thread linked to above.

For those who do not know it, Inspiration Friday is a (generally) fortnightly weekly event within its home in the Chaos Space Marines forum (but open to all members of the B&C), in which a topic is set for members to write short (or long if the muse takes you) fluff/fan-fic pieces about their war bands, characters and models. I'm posting this here as well as in other areas of the B&C as I'd really love to see some pieces on this topic from the Eldar point of view... And here begins our twenty-first challenge of Inspirational Friday 2017: If Horus had won... In Legion, before the outbreak of the Horus Heresy the xenos Cabal presented the primarchs Alpharius and Omegon with a vision - the Acuity - of the fate of the galaxy. Two paths: Excerpt from Legion, by Dan Abnett Hidden Content + Regard, then, the future. Horus wins and Chaos triumphs, a terrible prospect, but likely. The Cabal sees a scintilla of honour remaining in bright Lupercal. He will secretly hate himself for the atrocities committed in his name. If he wins his fury will accelerate along with his self-loathing. He will immolate the human species inside two or three generations. The self-destructive, redemptive urge in Horus will deive him to exterminate mankind in shame. Even his closest allies will war against him in a final armageddon. Chaos will burn brighter than ever before and will then be extinguished. It’s great victory will flare and then gutter as the dying Imperium takes it to the grave. Races of the Galaxy will be spared, through the sacrifice of the human race. Consider the alternative, Oregon Primarch. This is what we have foreseen. The Emperor will give his life to achieve victory. He will fall, at Terra, striking Horus down. This will be his destiny, see. If the Emperor wins, stagnation will seize the Imperium. It will seek to perpetuate itself, over and again, across thousands of years, but it will decay, slowly and surely. It will decay, and gradually allow Chaos to seep back in and consume it. If the Emperor wins, Alpharius, Chaos will ultimately triumph. Ten, twenty thousand years of misery and rot will follow, until the Primordial Annihilator at last achieves ascendancy. The slow, inexorable conquest of Chaos, or a brief period of terror and frenzy. Creeping damnation, or a bloody century or two as the human race rips itself apart, and expunges Chaos from the galaxy. This is the choice we present to you. The human race is a weapon. It can save the galaxy or destroy it. And as we all know, at the siege of Terra the (false ) Emperor was victorious, at a terrible price. But what would have been the fate of the galaxy, in your opinion, had Horus slain his father and survived? I ask you to tell us what you believe would have happened had fate taken a different path. Whether or not you follow what the (foul, never to be trusted) xenos Cabal predicted or not is entirely up to you. IF2017: If Horus had won... runs until the 24th of November. Let us be inspired. The most inspirational piece will earn rewards. Not only the Octed amulet... (For lapdogs of the False Emperor to hide away, or for the followers of the Four to prize) ...but also the honour of judging who wins the next Inspiration Friday (the latter of which you can relinquish to me if you wish). Please submit your entries (and any questions you might have) in the main IF thread linked to above.

For those who do not know it, Inspiration Friday is a (generally) fortnightly weekly event within its home in the Chaos Space Marines forum (but open to all members of the B&C), in which a topic is set for members to write short (or long if the muse takes you) fluff/fan-fic pieces about a set theme an/or their war bands, characters and models. And here begins our twenty-first challenge of Inspirational Friday 2017: If Horus had won... In Legion, before the outbreak of the Horus Heresy the xenos Cabal presented the primarchs Alpharius and Omegon with a vision - the Acuity - of the fate of the galaxy. Two paths: Excerpt from Legion, by Dan Abnett Hidden Content + Regard, then, the future. Horus wins and Chaos triumphs, a terrible prospect, but likely. The Cabal sees a scintilla of honour remaining in bright Lupercal. He will secretly hate himself for the atrocities committed in his name. If he wins his fury will accelerate along with his self-loathing. He will immolate the human species inside two or three generations. The self-destructive, redemptive urge in Horus will deive him to exterminate mankind in shame. Even his closest allies will war against him in a final armageddon. Chaos will burn brighter than ever before and will then be extinguished. It’s great victory will flare and then gutter as the dying Imperium takes it to the grave. Races of the Galaxy will be spared, through the sacrifice of the human race. Consider the alternative, Oregon Primarch. This is what we have foreseen. The Emperor will give his life to achieve victory. He will fall, at Terra, striking Horus down. This will be his destiny, see. If the Emperor wins, stagnation will seize the Imperium. It will seek to perpetuate itself, over and again, across thousands of years, but it will decay, slowly and surely. It will decay, and gradually allow Chaos to seep back in and consume it. If the Emperor wins, Alpharius, Chaos will ultimately triumph. Ten, twenty thousand years of misery and rot will follow, until the Primordial Annihilator at last achieves ascendancy. The slow, inexorable conquest of Chaos, or a brief period of terror and frenzy. Creeping damnation, or a bloody century or two as the human race rips itself apart, and expunges Chaos from the galaxy. This is the choice we present to you. The human race is a weapon. It can save the galaxy or destroy it. And as we all know, at the siege of Terra the (false ) Emperor was victorious, at a terrible price. But what would have been the fate of the galaxy, in your opinion, had Horus slain his father and survived? I ask you to tell us what you believe would have happened had fate taken a different path. Whether or not you follow what the (foul, never to be trusted) xenos Cabal predicted or not is entirely up to you. IF2017: If Horus had won... runs until the 24th of November. Let us be inspired. The most inspirational piece will earn rewards. Not only the Octed amulet... (For lapdogs of the False Emperor to hide away, or for the followers of the Four to prize) ...but also the honour of judging who wins the next Inspiration Friday (the latter of which you can relinquish to me if you wish). Please submit your entries (and any questions you might have) in the main IF thread linked to above.

For those who do not know it, Inspiration Friday is a (generally) fortnightly weekly event within its home in the Chaos Space Marines forum (but open to all members of the B&C), in which a topic is set for members to write short (or long if the muse takes you) fluff/fan-fic pieces about their war bands, characters and models. And here begins our twenty-first challenge of Inspirational Friday 2017: If Horus had won... In Legion, before the outbreak of the Horus Heresy the xenos Cabal presented the primarchs Alpharius and Omegon with a vision - the Acuity - of the fate of the galaxy. Two paths: Excerpt from Legion, by Dan Abnett Hidden Content + Regard, then, the future. Horus wins and Chaos triumphs, a terrible prospect, but likely. The Cabal sees a scintilla of honour remaining in bright Lupercal. He will secretly hate himself for the atrocities committed in his name. If he wins his fury will accelerate along with his self-loathing. He will immolate the human species inside two or three generations. The self-destructive, redemptive urge in Horus will deive him to exterminate mankind in shame. Even his closest allies will war against him in a final armageddon. Chaos will burn brighter than ever before and will then be extinguished. It’s great victory will flare and then gutter as the dying Imperium takes it to the grave. Races of the Galaxy will be spared, through the sacrifice of the human race. Consider the alternative, Oregon Primarch. This is what we have foreseen. The Emperor will give his life to achieve victory. He will fall, at Terra, striking Horus down. This will be his destiny, see. If the Emperor wins, stagnation will seize the Imperium. It will seek to perpetuate itself, over and again, across thousands of years, but it will decay, slowly and surely. It will decay, and gradually allow Chaos to seep back in and consume it. If the Emperor wins, Alpharius, Chaos will ultimately triumph. Ten, twenty thousand years of misery and rot will follow, until the Primordial Annihilator at last achieves ascendancy. The slow, inexorable conquest of Chaos, or a brief period of terror and frenzy. Creeping damnation, or a bloody century or two as the human race rips itself apart, and expunges Chaos from the galaxy. This is the choice we present to you. The human race is a weapon. It can save the galaxy or destroy it. And as we all know, at the siege of Terra the (false ) Emperor was victorious, at a terrible price. But what would have been the fate of the galaxy, in your opinion, had Horus slain his father and survived? I ask you to tell us what you believe would have happened had fate taken a different path. Whether or not you follow what the (foul, never to be trusted) xenos Cabal predicted or not is entirely up to you. IF2017: If Horus had won... runs until the 24th of November. Let us be inspired. The most inspirational piece will earn rewards. Not only the Octed amulet... (For lapdogs of the False Emperor to hide away, or for the followers of the Four to prize) ...but also the honour of judging who wins the next Inspiration Friday (the latter of which you can relinquish to me if you wish). Please submit your entries (and any questions you might have) in the main IF thread linked to above.

For those who do not know it, Inspiration Friday is a (generally) fortnightly event within its home in the Chaos Space Marines forum (but open to all members of the B&C), in which a topic is set for members to write short (or long if the muse takes you) fluff/fan-fic pieces about their war bands, characters and models. I generally only make IF posts in the CSM and FanFic forums (and the forum of another faction if they are the subject of the IF that time) but I’m posting this here too as we some of the best entries for the Desert Warfare theme came from IG-regulars. You like it hot, huh? How do you like it when the temperature is turned down? And here begins our second challenge of Inspirational Friday 2018: Winter Warfare Combat in cold conditions, be it snow, ice or thawing, presents combatants with new obstacles and concerns, be it on land or at sea. The cold saps strength and takes lives. Those lucky enough to live risk trenchfoot, frozen supplies and war gear. New tactics are required and the advantage lies with the defender provided that logistics are maintained and protected. And upon the nightmare battlefields of the 41st millennium who knows what additional horrors stalk through the blizzards and the dark night? In the past we have have IF challenges on the subject of Aquatic Combat and Desert Warfare and with the northern hemisphere of Terra now in the grip of winter tell us this time a tale of winter warfare. IF2018: Winter Warfare runs until the second of February. Let us be inspired. The winner of IF2018: Winter Warfare shall claim the Octed amulet: And the honour of judging the next challenge. What loyal guardsman would want such an accursed bauble? Why, to deny the heretics from getting their claws on it, of course! As an ex-commissar of the IG forum I must point out that should you win, please immediately report your trespassing in the chaos form to the nearest commissar and hand over the Octed. You will be receive posthumous honours. Please submit your entries (and any questions you might have) in the main IF thread linked to above.

For those who do not know it, Inspiration Friday is a (generally) fortnightly event within its home in the Chaos Space Marines forum (but open to all members of the B&C), in which a topic is set for members to write short (or long if the muse takes you) fluff/fan-fic pieces about their war bands, characters and models. And here begins our second challenge of Inspirational Friday 2018: Winter Warfare Combat in cold conditions, be it snow, ice or thawing, presents combatants with new obstacles and concerns, be it on land or at sea. The cold saps strength and takes lives. Those lucky enough to live risk trenchfoot, frozen supplies and war gear. New tactics are required and the advantage lies with the defender provided that logistics are maintained and protected. And upon the nightmare battlefields of the 41st millennium who knows what additional horrors stalk through the blizzards and the dark night? In the past we have have IF challenges on the subject of Aquatic Combat and Desert Warfare and with the northern hemisphere of Terra now in the grip of winter tell us this time a tale of winter warfare. IF2018: Winter Warfare runs until the second of February. Let us be inspired. The winner of IF2018: Winter Warfare shall claim the Octed amulet: And the honour of judging the next challenge. Please submit your entries (and any questions you might have) in the main IF thread linked to above.

For those who do not know it, Inspirational Friday is a (generally) fortnightly event within its home in the Chaos Space Marines forum (but open to all members of the B&C), in which a topic is set for members to write short (or long if the muse takes you) fluff/fan-fic pieces about their war bands, characters and models. In the past I have always made a new thread for IF Challenges when posting them in forums other than the main CSM one, but from now onward I’ll just update this one (changing the title, putting the most recent challenge in a new post, etc.). And here begins our fifth challenge of Inspirational Friday 2018: Artefacts of Chaos From the Axe of Blind Fury to the Burning Brand of Skalathrax and the Scrolls of Magnus many are the artefacts of Chaos, as powerful as they are corrupting. The fifth challenge of IF2018 is to write a piece featuring an artefact of Chaos taken from any of the Chaos codexes current or past. The Rod of Command from Realm of Chaos: Slaves to Darkness, the Suppurating Plate from Codex: Death Guard, the Endless Grimoire from Codex: Daemons and dozens more...any and all are fine choices! Tell us of a quest for the artefact (by pawns of one of the Chaos Gods? Or by the lapdogs of the Corpse-Emperor? Or Xenos even?), or a tale of the one who now wields it - or is cursed by it, for surely the possession of such a powerful item comes with a terrible price? IF2018: Artefacts of Chaos runs until the sixteenth of March. Let us be inspired. The winner of IF2018: Artefacts of Chaos shall claim the Octed amulet and the honour of judging the next challenge (which they can forfeit to me if they so wish). Please submit your entries (and any questions you might have) in the main IF thread linked to above.

For those who do not know it, Inspirational Friday is a (generally) fortnightly event within its home in the Chaos Space Marines forum (but open to all members of the B&C), in which a topic is set for members to write short (or long if the muse takes you) fluff/fan-fic pieces about their war bands, characters and models. In the past I have always made a new thread for IF Challenges when posting them in forums other than the main CSM one, but from now onward I’ll just update this one (changing the title, putting the most recent challenge in a new post, etc.). And here begins our fifth challenge of Inspirational Friday 2018: Artefacts of Chaos From the Axe of Blind Fury to the Burning Brand of Skalathrax and the Scrolls of Magnus many are the artefacts of Chaos, as powerful as they are corrupting. The fifth challenge of IF2018 is to write a piece featuring an artefact of Chaos taken from any of the Chaos codexes current or past. The Rod of Command from Realm of Chaos: Slaves to Darkness, the Suppurating Plate from Codex: Death Guard, the Endless Grimoire from Codex: Daemons and dozens more...any and all are fine choices! Tell us of a quest for the artefact (by pawns of one of the Chaos Gods? Or by the lapdogs of the Corpse-Emperor? Or Xenos even?), or a tale of the one who now wields it - or is cursed by it, for surely the possession of such a powerful item comes with a terrible price? IF2018: Artefacts of Chaos runs until the sixteenth of March. Let us be inspired. The winner of IF2018: Artefacts of Chaos shall claim the Octed amulet and the honour of judging the next challenge (which they can forfeit to me if they so wish). Please submit your entries (and any questions you might have) in the main IF thread linked to above.

For those who do not know it, Inspirational Friday is a (generally) fortnightly event within its home in the Chaos Space Marines forum (but open to all members of the B&C), in which a topic is set for members to write short (or long if the muse takes you) fluff/fan-fic pieces about their war bands, characters and models. In the past I have always made a new thread for IF Challenges when posting them in forums other than the main CSM one, but from now onward I’ll just update this one (changing the title, putting the most recent challenge in a new post, etc.). And here begins our fifth challenge of Inspirational Friday 2018: Artefacts of Chaos From the Axe of Blind Fury to the Burning Brand of Skalathrax and the Scrolls of Magnus many are the artefacts of Chaos, as powerful as they are corrupting. The fifth challenge of IF2018 is to write a piece featuring an artefact of Chaos taken from any of the Chaos codexes current or past. The Rod of Command from Realm of Chaos: Slaves to Darkness, the Suppurating Plate from Codex: Death Guard, the Endless Grimoire from Codex: Daemons and dozens more...any and all are fine choices! Tell us of a quest for the artefact (by pawns of one of the Chaos Gods? Or by the lapdogs of the Corpse-Emperor? Or Xenos even?), or a tale of the one who now wields it - or is cursed by it, for surely the possession of such a powerful item comes with a terrible price? IF2018: Artefacts of Chaos runs until the sixteenth of March. Let us be inspired. The winner of IF2018: Artefacts of Chaos shall claim the Octed amulet and the honour of judging the next challenge (which they can forfeit to me if they so wish). Please submit your entries (and any questions you might have) in the main IF thread linked to above.

For those who do not know it, Inspirational Friday is a (generally) fortnightly event within its home in the Chaos Space Marines forum (but open to all members of the B&C), in which a topic is set for members to write short (or long if the muse takes you) fluff/fan-fic pieces about their war bands, characters and models. And here begins our third challenge of Inspirational Friday 2018: The Primordial Annihilator versus the Asuryani One of the elder races, once with a galaxy-spanning Empire, the children of Isha brought about their own doom. Ignoring and forgetting the prophecies of the Old Ones, the Eldar became proud. They turned to hedonism and excess. Their society became divided as cults sprung up. Corruption spread and the aliens sought newer, more fulfilling sensations. At any cost. Their madness climaxed in the birth of the fourth god and the dark prince of Chaos – She Who Must Not Be Named: Slaanesh. Slaanesh’s birth brought about the devastation of the Eldar Empire, tearing a hole in the fabric of reality and swallowing so many of their worlds. It is said that trillions died as the new god devoured their souls. Only the Exodites, craftworld Eldar and the degenerates of Commorragh within the Webway, survived the end of their Empire. And for millennia they have been a dying race, only for the recent emergence of Ynnead, the Eldar god of death, to bring a seed of hope for their souls. For those renegades and servants who bend their knee and dance to the will of Slaanesh, the hunting of Eldar is a pursuit unmatched in challenge or rewards, for their fay souls are the sweetest of morsels and likely to earn the greatest rewards from one’s patron. Nurgle has a unique tie to the Eldar as within his garden he holds captive Isha: the mother of the Eldar herself! On a personal note I would dearly love to read a piece featuring this. To the followers of Tzeentch their own mastery of the reading of the fates is rivaled only by that of the Eldar farseers. And for those who harvest skulls for Khorne, what better challenge could there be than to pit oneself against the aspect warriors of the craftworlds: warriors who have dedicated their centuries-long (millennia-long?) lives to the honing of one aspect of combat? I thought about limiting it to Craftworld Eldar only (or craftworlders and Exodites) and keeping Harlequins and the Dark Eldar for when they get their own codexes, but why shackle people? IF2018: Chaos versus the Eldar runs until the sixteenth of February. Let us be inspired. And who shall judge this new challenge? That decision lies with our current judge: hushrong. The winner of IF2018: Chaos versus the Eldar shall claim the Asuryani amulet: And the honour of judging the next challenge (which they can forfeit to me if they so wish). Please submit your entries (and any questions you might have) in the main IF thread linked to above.

For those who do not know it, Inspirational Friday is a (generally) fortnightly event within its home in the Chaos Space Marines forum (but open to all members of the B&C), in which a topic is set for members to write short (or long if the muse takes you) fluff/fan-fic pieces about their war bands, characters and models. And here begins our third challenge of Inspirational Friday 2018: The Primordial Annihilator versus the Asuryani One of the elder races, once with a galaxy-spanning Empire, the children of Isha brought about their own doom. Ignoring and forgetting the prophecies of the Old Ones, the Eldar became proud. They turned to hedonism and excess. Their society became divided as cults sprung up. Corruption spread and the aliens sought newer, more fulfilling sensations. At any cost. Their madness climaxed in the birth of the fourth god and the dark prince of Chaos – She Who Must Not Be Named: Slaanesh. Slaanesh’s birth brought about the devastation of the Eldar Empire, tearing a hole in the fabric of reality and swallowing so many of their worlds. It is said that trillions died as the new god devoured their souls. Only the Exodites, craftworld Eldar and the degenerates of Commorragh within the Webway, survived the end of their Empire. And for millennia they have been a dying race, only for the recent emergence of Ynnead, the Eldar god of death, to bring a seed of hope for their souls. For those renegades and servants who bend their knee and dance to the will of Slaanesh, the hunting of Eldar is a pursuit unmatched in challenge or rewards, for their fay souls are the sweetest of morsels and likely to earn the greatest rewards from one’s patron. Nurgle has a unique tie to the Eldar as within his garden he holds captive Isha: the mother of the Eldar herself! On a personal note I would dearly love to read a piece featuring this. To the followers of Tzeentch their own mastery of the reading of the fates is rivaled only by that of the Eldar farseers. And for those who harvest skulls for Khorne, what better challenge could there be than to pit oneself against the aspect warriors of the craftworlds: warriors who have dedicated their centuries-long (millennia-long?) lives to the honing of one aspect of combat? I thought about limiting it to Craftworld Eldar only (or craftworlders and Exodites) and keeping Harlequins and the Dark Eldar for when they get their own codexes, but why shackle people? IF2018: Chaos versus the Eldar runs until the sixteenth of February. Let us be inspired. And who shall judge this new challenge? That decision lies with our current judge: hushrong. The winner of IF2018: Chaos versus the Eldar shall claim the Asuryani amulet: And the honour of judging the next challenge (which they can forfeit to me if they so wish). Please submit your entries (and any questions you might have) in the main IF thread linked to above.

For those who do not know it, Inspirational Friday is a (generally) fortnightly event within its home in the Chaos Space Marines forum (but open to all members of the B&C), in which a topic is set for members to write short (or long if the muse takes you) fluff/fan-fic pieces about their war bands, characters and models. And as this new theme involves the Eldar, I would love to read some entries from the members of the Eldar forums. And here begins our third challenge of Inspirational Friday 2018: The Primordial Annihilator versus the Asuryani One of the elder races, once with a galaxy-spanning Empire, the children of Isha brought about their own doom. Ignoring and forgetting the prophecies of the Old Ones, the Eldar became proud. They turned to hedonism and excess. Their society became divided as cults sprung up. Corruption spread and the aliens sought newer, more fulfilling sensations. At any cost. Their madness climaxed in the birth of the fourth god and the dark prince of Chaos – She Who Must Not Be Named: Slaanesh. Slaanesh’s birth brought about the devastation of the Eldar Empire, tearing a hole in the fabric of reality and swallowing so many of their worlds. It is said that trillions died as the new god devoured their souls. Only the Exodites, craftworld Eldar and the degenerates of Commorragh within the Webway, survived the end of their Empire. And for millennia they have been a dying race, only for the recent emergence of Ynnead, the Eldar god of death, to bring a seed of hope for their souls. For those renegades and servants who bend their knee and dance to the will of Slaanesh, the hunting of Eldar is a pursuit unmatched in challenge or rewards, for their fay souls are the sweetest of morsels and likely to earn the greatest rewards from one’s patron. Nurgle has a unique tie to the Eldar as within his garden he holds captive Isha: the mother of the Eldar herself! On a personal note I would dearly love to read a piece featuring this. To the followers of Tzeentch their own mastery of the reading of the fates is rivaled only by that of the Eldar farseers. And for those who harvest skulls for Khorne, what better challenge could there be than to pit oneself against the aspect warriors of the craftworlds: warriors who have dedicated their centuries-long (millennia-long?) lives to the honing of one aspect of combat? I thought about limiting it to Craftworld Eldar only (or craftworlders and Exodites) and keeping Harlequins and the Dark Eldar for when they get their own codexes, but why shackle people? IF2018: Chaos versus the Eldar runs until the sixteenth of February. Let us be inspired. And who shall judge this new challenge? That decision lies with our current judge: hushrong. The winner of IF2018: Chaos versus the Eldar shall claim the Asuryani amulet: You wouldn’t want us Chaos-fanatics getting our hands on that, would you? ;) And the honour of judging the next challenge (which they can forfeit to me if they so wish). Please submit your entries (and any questions you might have) in the main IF thread linked to above.

For those who do not know it, Inspirational Friday is a (generally) fortnightly event within its home in the Chaos Space Marines forum (but open to all members of the B&C), in which a topic is set for members to write short (or long if the muse takes you) fluff/fan-fic pieces about their war bands, characters and models. And as this new theme involves the Eldar, I would love to read some entries from the members of the Eldar forums. And here begins our third challenge of Inspirational Friday 2018: The Primordial Annihilator versus the Asuryani One of the elder races, once with a galaxy-spanning Empire, the children of Isha brought about their own doom. Ignoring and forgetting the prophecies of the Old Ones, the Eldar became proud. They turned to hedonism and excess. Their society became divided as cults sprung up. Corruption spread and the aliens sought newer, more fulfilling sensations. At any cost. Their madness climaxed in the birth of the fourth god and the dark prince of Chaos – She Who Must Not Be Named: Slaanesh. Slaanesh’s birth brought about the devastation of the Eldar Empire, tearing a hole in the fabric of reality and swallowing so many of their worlds. It is said that trillions died as the new god devoured their souls. Only the Exodites, craftworld Eldar and the degenerates of Commorragh within the Webway, survived the end of their Empire. And for millennia they have been a dying race, only for the recent emergence of Ynnead, the Eldar god of death, to bring a seed of hope for their souls. For those renegades and servants who bend their knee and dance to the will of Slaanesh, the hunting of Eldar is a pursuit unmatched in challenge or rewards, for their fay souls are the sweetest of morsels and likely to earn the greatest rewards from one’s patron. Nurgle has a unique tie to the Eldar as within his garden he holds captive Isha: the mother of the Eldar herself! On a personal note I would dearly love to read a piece featuring this. To the followers of Tzeentch their own mastery of the reading of the fates is rivaled only by that of the Eldar farseers. And for those who harvest skulls for Khorne, what better challenge could there be than to pit oneself against the aspect warriors of the craftworlds: warriors who have dedicated their centuries-long (millennia-long?) lives to the honing of one aspect of combat? I thought about limiting it to Craftworld Eldar only (or craftworlders and Exodites) and keeping Harlequins and the Dark Eldar for when they get their own codexes, but why shackle people? IF2018: Chaos versus the Eldar runs until the sixteenth of February. Let us be inspired. And who shall judge this new challenge? That decision lies with our current judge: hushrong. The winner of IF2018: Chaos versus the Eldar shall claim the Asuryani amulet: You wouldn’t want us Chaos-fanatics getting our hands on that, would you? ;) And the honour of judging the next challenge (which they can forfeit to me if they so wish). Please submit your entries (and any questions you might have) in the main IF thread linked to above.

For those who do not know it, Inspirational Friday is a (generally) fortnightly event within its home in the Chaos Space Marines forum (but open to all members of the B&C), in which a topic is set for members to write short (or long if the muse takes you) fluff/fan-fic pieces about their war bands, characters and models. And as this new theme involves the Eldar, I would love to read some entries from the members of the Eldar forums. And here begins our third challenge of Inspirational Friday 2018: The Primordial Annihilator versus the Asuryani One of the elder races, once with a galaxy-spanning Empire, the children of Isha brought about their own doom. Ignoring and forgetting the prophecies of the Old Ones, the Eldar became proud. They turned to hedonism and excess. Their society became divided as cults sprung up. Corruption spread and the aliens sought newer, more fulfilling sensations. At any cost. Their madness climaxed in the birth of the fourth god and the dark prince of Chaos – She Who Must Not Be Named: Slaanesh. Slaanesh’s birth brought about the devastation of the Eldar Empire, tearing a hole in the fabric of reality and swallowing so many of their worlds. It is said that trillions died as the new god devoured their souls. Only the Exodites, craftworld Eldar and the degenerates of Commorragh within the Webway, survived the end of their Empire. And for millennia they have been a dying race, only for the recent emergence of Ynnead, the Eldar god of death, to bring a seed of hope for their souls. For those renegades and servants who bend their knee and dance to the will of Slaanesh, the hunting of Eldar is a pursuit unmatched in challenge or rewards, for their fay souls are the sweetest of morsels and likely to earn the greatest rewards from one’s patron. Nurgle has a unique tie to the Eldar as within his garden he holds captive Isha: the mother of the Eldar herself! On a personal note I would dearly love to read a piece featuring this. To the followers of Tzeentch their own mastery of the reading of the fates is rivaled only by that of the Eldar farseers. And for those who harvest skulls for Khorne, what better challenge could there be than to pit oneself against the aspect warriors of the craftworlds: warriors who have dedicated their centuries-long (millennia-long?) lives to the honing of one aspect of combat? I thought about limiting it to Craftworld Eldar only (or craftworlders and Exodites) and keeping Harlequins and the Dark Eldar for when they get their own codexes, but why shackle people? IF2018: Chaos versus the Eldar runs until the sixteenth of February. Let us be inspired. And who shall judge this new challenge? That decision lies with our current judge: hushrong. The winner of IF2018: Chaos versus the Eldar shall claim the Asuryani amulet: You wouldn’t want us Chaos-fanatics getting our hands on that, would you? ;) And the honour of judging the next challenge (which they can forfeit to me if they so wish). Please submit your entries (and any questions you might have) in the main IF thread linked to above.

Inspirational Friday: Images of Chaos For those who do not know it, Inspiration Friday is a (generally) fortnightly weekly event within its home in the Chaos Space Marines forum (but open to all members of the B&C), in which a topic is set for members to write short (or long if the muse takes you) fluff/fan-fic pieces about their war bands, characters and models. And here begins our twentieth challenge of Inspirational Friday 2017: Images of Chaos Every fortnight for Inspirational Friday I ask members to write prose on various subjects related to Chaos, to tell us a tale and conjure up images of the servants and pawns of the Chaos Gods, but this time I want actual images. Images of war. Images of Chaos. Submissions may be accompanied by prose, but the aim of this challenge is to give us one or more images depicting the forces of Chaos. I’d like to keep sketches and 2D paintings for another time, so this time I ask for photographs of your models, with suitable backgrounds/settings. For those with digital abilities, by all means go to town with filters and special effects. Get creative. For those who do not have Chaos armies -or only a few miniatures-, or have friends who have Chaos armies, images of loyalist or Xenos miniatures in combat against the forces of Chaos are also accepted. The quality of the miniature painting is not being judged, it is the overall image. In fact you might be able to get away with unpainted miniatures in a black and white image IF2017: Images of Chaos runs until the 10th of November Let us be inspired. The greatest piece, most fitting the topic, will earn rewards. Not only the Octed amulet... ...but also the honour of judging who wins the next Inspiration Friday (the latter of which you can relinquish to me if you wish). Please submit your entries (and any questions you might have) in the main IF thread linked to above.

Inspirational Friday: Images of Chaos For those who do not know it, Inspiration Friday is a (generally) fortnightly weekly event within its home in the Chaos Space Marines forum (but open to all members of the B&C), in which a topic is set for members to write short (or long if the muse takes you) fluff/fan-fic pieces about their war bands, characters and models. And here begins our twentieth challenge of Inspirational Friday 2017: Images of Chaos Every fortnight for Inspirational Friday I ask members to write prose on various subjects related to Chaos, to tell us a tale and conjure up images of the servants and pawns of the Chaos Gods, but this time I want actual images. Images of war. Images of Chaos. Submissions may be accompanied by prose, but the aim of this challenge is to give us one or more images depicting the forces of Chaos. I’d like to keep sketches and 2D paintings for another time, so this time I ask for photographs of your models, with suitable backgrounds/settings. For those with digital abilities, by all means go to town with filters and special effects. Get creative. For those who do not have Chaos armies -or only a few miniatures-, or have friends who have Chaos armies, images of loyalist or Xenos miniatures in combat against the forces of Chaos are also accepted. The quality of the miniature painting is not being judged, it is the overall image. In fact you might be able to get away with unpainted miniatures in a black and white image IF2017: Images of Chaos runs until the 10th of November Let us be inspired. The greatest piece, most fitting the topic, will earn rewards. Not only the Octed amulet... ...but also the honour of judging who wins the next Inspiration Friday (the latter of which you can relinquish to me if you wish). Please submit your entries (and any questions you might have) in the main IF thread linked to above.

Inspirational Friday: Abhumans and Mutants For those who do not know it, Inspiration Friday is a (generally) fortnightly weekly event within its home in the Chaos Space Marines forum, in which a topic is set for members to write short (or long if the muse takes you) fluff/fan-fic pieces about their war bands, characters and models. And here begins our seventeenth challenge of Inspirational Friday 2017: Abhumans and Mutants To be Unclean -That is the mark of the mutant. To be Impure -That is the mark of the mutant. To be Abhorred. -That is the mark of the mutant. To be Reviled. -That is the mark of the mutant. To be Hunted. -That is the mark of the mutant. To be Purged. -That is the fate of the mutant. To be Cleansed. -For that is the fate of all mutants. First recognized during the Age of Strife, the expansion of Humanity across the galaxy, settling myriad worlds caused the emergence of recognized mutant strains: abhumans. Billions live within the Imperium, with the Adeptus Terra officially recognizing seventy-three stable abhuman strains (though only fifteen of these races are believed to still exist), from the hulking Ogryn (Homo sapiens gigantus) to the diminutive ratling (Homo sapiens minimus). Though it is believed the Squat (Homo sapiens rotundus) hearthworlds were consumed by the Great Devourer, it is rumoured that refugees who escaped or were offworld when their homes were destroyed can be found scattered across the Imperium, their expertise and remaining technology coveted by the adepts of the Mechanicum. Beastmen (Homo sapiens variatus), though severely persecuted within the Imperium of Man, fight on both sides of the Long War with penitent conscript squads selling their lives for the Golden Throne in Imperial Guard regiments. And each of the four powers of the Primordial Annihilator has their chosen forms: the Slaangor, the Tzaangor, Bloodgor and the Pestigor. Then there are the more minor abhuman races of the Troths (Homo sapiens verdantus), the Longshanks (Homo sapiens elongatus) the Pelagers (Homo sapiens oceanus), Felinids (Homo sapiens hirsutus) and Neandors (Homo sapiens hyannothus). Then there are the true mutants, those who have been singly touched by the taint (blessing?) of Chaos: acid excretions, arms that elongate at will, beweaponed extremities, bulging eyes and the ability to breathe fire, a crystalline body, enormously fat, eyestalks, headlessness, emitting a horrible stench or having a hypnotic gaze, invisibility or levitation, a mace- or scorpion-like tail, a pin or pointed head, razor-sharp claws or teeth, scaly or feathered skin, a skull face, a silly walk, suckers, three eyes, wings or the ability to timeslip. Inspirational Friday: Abhumans and Mutants runs until the 22nd of September. Let us be inspired. And to whomever wins IF: Abhumans and Mutants goes, depending on your loyalty, the Aquila Helix or the Accursed Helix: Please post entries in the main IF thread linked to above.

Inspirational Friday: Abhumans and Mutants For those who do not know it, Inspiration Friday is a (generally) fortnightly weekly event within its home in the Chaos Space Marines forum, in which a topic is set for members to write short (or long if the muse takes you) fluff/fan-fic pieces about their war bands, characters and models. And here begins our seventeenth challenge of Inspirational Friday 2017: Abhumans and Mutants To be Unclean -That is the mark of the mutant. To be Impure -That is the mark of the mutant. To be Abhorred. -That is the mark of the mutant. To be Reviled. -That is the mark of the mutant. To be Hunted. -That is the mark of the mutant. To be Purged. -That is the fate of the mutant. To be Cleansed. -For that is the fate of all mutants. First recognized during the Age of Strife, the expansion of Humanity across the galaxy, settling myriad worlds caused the emergence of recognized mutant strains: abhumans. Billions live within the Imperium, with the Adeptus Terra officially recognizing seventy-three stable abhuman strains (though only fifteen of these races are believed to still exist), from the hulking Ogryn (Homo sapiens gigantus) to the diminutive ratling (Homo sapiens minimus). Though it is believed the Squat (Homo sapiens rotundus) hearthworlds were consumed by the Great Devourer, it is rumoured that refugees who escaped or were offworld when their homes were destroyed can be found scattered across the Imperium, their expertise and remaining technology coveted by the adepts of the Mechanicum. Beastmen (Homo sapiens variatus), though severely persecuted within the Imperium of Man, fight on both sides of the Long War with penitent conscript squads selling their lives for the Golden Throne in Imperial Guard regiments. And each of the four powers of the Primordial Annihilator has their chosen forms: the Slaangor, the Tzaangor, Bloodgor and the Pestigor. Then there are the more minor abhuman races of the Troths (Homo sapiens verdantus), the Longshanks (Homo sapiens elongatus) the Pelagers (Homo sapiens oceanus), Felinids (Homo sapiens hirsutus) and Neandors (Homo sapiens hyannothus). Then there are the true mutants, those who have been singly touched by the taint (blessing?) of Chaos: acid excretions, arms that elongate at will, beweaponed extremities, bulging eyes and the ability to breathe fire, a crystalline body, enormously fat, eyestalks, headlessness, emitting a horrible stench or having a hypnotic gaze, invisibility or levitation, a mace- or scorpion-like tail, a pin or pointed head, razor-sharp claws or teeth, scaly or feathered skin, a skull face, a silly walk, suckers, three eyes, wings or the ability to timeslip. Inspirational Friday: Abhumans and Mutants runs until the 22nd of September. Let us be inspired. And to whomever wins IF: Abhumans and Mutants goes, depending on your loyalty, the Aquila Helix or the Accursed Helix: As Abhumans are part of the Guard and we had a couple of excellent Guard stories in the last IF topic I'm glad to extend the invitation for entries to the loyal cannon fodder guardsmen once again. Please post entries in the main IF thread linked to above.

Inspirational Friday: Abhumans and Mutants For those who do not know it, Inspiration Friday is a (generally) fortnightly weekly event within its home in the Chaos Space Marines forum, in which a topic is set for members to write short (or long if the muse takes you) fluff/fan-fic pieces about their war bands, characters and models. And here begins our seventeenth challenge of Inspirational Friday 2017: Abhumans and Mutants To be Unclean -That is the mark of the mutant. To be Impure -That is the mark of the mutant. To be Abhorred. -That is the mark of the mutant. To be Reviled. -That is the mark of the mutant. To be Hunted. -That is the mark of the mutant. To be Purged. -That is the fate of the mutant. To be Cleansed. -For that is the fate of all mutants. First recognized during the Age of Strife, the expansion of Humanity across the galaxy, settling myriad worlds caused the emergence of recognized mutant strains: abhumans. Billions live within the Imperium, with the Adeptus Terra officially recognizing seventy-three stable abhuman strains (though only fifteen of these races are believed to still exist), from the hulking Ogryn (Homo sapiens gigantus) to the diminutive ratling (Homo sapiens minimus). Though it is believed the Squat (Homo sapiens rotundus) hearthworlds were consumed by the Great Devourer, it is rumoured that refugees who escaped or were offworld when their homes were destroyed can be found scattered across the Imperium, their expertise and remaining technology coveted by the adepts of the Mechanicum. Beastmen (Homo sapiens variatus), though severely persecuted within the Imperium of Man, fight on both sides of the Long War with penitent conscript squads selling their lives for the Golden Throne in Imperial Guard regiments. And each of the four powers of the Primordial Annihilator has their chosen forms: the Slaangor, the Tzaangor, Bloodgor and the Pestigor. Then there are the more minor abhuman races of the Troths (Homo sapiens verdantus), the Longshanks (Homo sapiens elongatus) the Pelagers (Homo sapiens oceanus), Felinids (Homo sapiens hirsutus) and Neandors (Homo sapiens hyannothus). Then there are the true mutants, those who have been singly touched by the taint (blessing?) of Chaos: acid excretions, arms that elongate at will, beweaponed extremities, bulging eyes and the ability to breathe fire, a crystalline body, enormously fat, eyestalks, headlessness, emitting a horrible stench or having a hypnotic gaze, invisibility or levitation, a mace- or scorpion-like tail, a pin or pointed head, razor-sharp claws or teeth, scaly or feathered skin, a skull face, a silly walk, suckers, three eyes, wings or the ability to timeslip. Inspirational Friday: Abhumans and Mutants runs until the 22nd of September. Let us be inspired. And to whomever wins IF: Abhumans and Mutants goes, depending on your loyalty, the Aquila Helix or the Accursed Helix: That there is the sound of a gauntlet being thrown down, Templars! Honda won IF: Tales of the Witch some months back. Can the crusaders win another? Please post entries in the main IF thread linked to above.

Inspirational Friday: Abhumans and Mutants For those who do not know it, Inspiration Friday is a (generally) fortnightly weekly event within its home in the Chaos Space Marines forum, in which a topic is set for members to write short (or long if the muse takes you) fluff/fan-fic pieces about their war bands, characters and models. And here begins our seventeenth challenge of Inspirational Friday 2017: Abhumans and Mutants To be Unclean -That is the mark of the mutant. To be Impure -That is the mark of the mutant. To be Abhorred. -That is the mark of the mutant. To be Reviled. -That is the mark of the mutant. To be Hunted. -That is the mark of the mutant. To be Purged. -That is the fate of the mutant. To be Cleansed. -For that is the fate of all mutants. First recognized during the Age of Strife, the expansion of Humanity across the galaxy, settling myriad worlds caused the emergence of recognized mutant strains: abhumans. Billions live within the Imperium, with the Adeptus Terra officially recognizing seventy-three stable abhuman strains (though only fifteen of these races are believed to still exist), from the hulking Ogryn (Homo sapiens gigantus) to the diminutive ratling (Homo sapiens minimus). Though it is believed the Squat (Homo sapiens rotundus) hearthworlds were consumed by the Great Devourer, it is rumoured that refugees who escaped or were offworld when their homes were destroyed can be found scattered across the Imperium, their expertise and remaining technology coveted by the adepts of the Mechanicum. Beastmen (Homo sapiens variatus), though severely persecuted within the Imperium of Man, fight on both sides of the Long War with penitent conscript squads selling their lives for the Golden Throne in Imperial Guard regiments. And each of the four powers of the Primordial Annihilator has their chosen forms: the Slaangor, the Tzaangor, Bloodgor and the Pestigor. Then there are the more minor abhuman races of the Troths (Homo sapiens verdantus), the Longshanks (Homo sapiens elongatus) the Pelagers (Homo sapiens oceanus), Felinids (Homo sapiens hirsutus) and Neandors (Homo sapiens hyannothus). Then there are the true mutants, those who have been singly touched by the taint (blessing?) of Chaos: acid excretions, arms that elongate at will, beweaponed extremities, bulging eyes and the ability to breathe fire, a crystalline body, enormously fat, eyestalks, headlessness, emitting a horrible stench or having a hypnotic gaze, invisibility or levitation, a mace- or scorpion-like tail, a pin or pointed head, razor-sharp claws or teeth, scaly or feathered skin, a skull face, a silly walk, suckers, three eyes, wings or the ability to timeslip. Inspirational Friday: Abhumans and Mutants runs until the 22nd of September. Let us be inspired. And to whomever wins IF: Abhumans and Mutants goes, depending on your loyalty, the Aquila Helix or the Accursed Helix: Please submit all entries in the main IF2017 thread linked to above.

Inspirational Friday: The Death Guard For those who do not know it, Inspiration Friday is a (generally) fortnightly weekly event within its home in the Chaos Space Marines forum, in which a topic is set for members to write short (or long if the muse takes you) fluff/fan-fic pieces about their war bands, characters and models. And today begins our fourteenth challenge of Inspirational Friday 2017: Death Guard The 14th legion. The sons of Mortarion. Warriors of Barbarus. Formerly the Dusk Raiders. The first-blessed of Grandfather Nurgle. Once warriors of strength, strong will and stern resolution, they were ravaged by plague whilst trapped in the warp en route to Terra. Their lord, Mortarion, swore fealty to Nurgle and saw his sons transformed into Plague Marines; their flesh bubbling with corruption, their innards spilling through lesions in their putrid skin and their bodies and weapons oozing with slime. They rule over the Plague Planet where sickness and pestilence are the norm, where miasmic clouds bring contagion and death and where the diseased pray to Nurgle for relief from their constant agony. When the Death Guard march from the Eye, or the Cicatrix Maledictum, there goes before them countless pandemics which ravage those who would oppose them even before the Plague Marines strike and bring the blessings of Grandfather Nurgle... Inspirational Friday: Death Guard runs until the 11th of August. Let us be inspired. To whomever wins IF: Death Guard goes the Pox Amulet... ...and the honour of judging the next challenge (which they can relinquish to me if they wish). Why would anyone other than a heretic want such an accursed bauble? To prevent the forces of Chaos from laying their claws on it, of course! Please submit your entries (and any questions you might have) in the main IF thread linked to above.

Inspirational Friday: The Primordial Annihilator versus the Adeptus Mechanicus For those who do not know it, Inspiration Friday is a (generally) fortnightly weekly event within its home in the Chaos Space Marines forum, in which a topic is set for members to write short (or long if the muse takes you) fluff/fan-fic pieces about their war bands, characters and models. And here begins our eighteenth challenge of Inspirational Friday 2017: The Primordial Annihilator versus the Adeptus Mechanicus The Adeptus Mechanics. The priesthood of Mars. Worshippers of the Omnissiah, they hold a monopoly over the technology of the Mars and the Imperium of Man itself. It is via the boon of the Mechanics that the armies of the Guard are armed and armoured, and that the very chapters of the Adeptus Astartes are created. Without these enginseers Mankind would fall, defenceless, into the darkness of oblivion. Yet the priests of Mars are greedy and exact a high price for their craft, and there is rivalry between not only forge-worlds but also the masters of individual forges. Many an ambitious tech priest would see their superiors cast down, lobotomised into servitors, so that they might rise and gain access to the secret vaults and knowledge denied them. Forge worlds are a key yet difficult target for the forces of the Primordial Annihilator, with the armies of forge worlds ranging from legions of skitarii through sicarians and electro priests to kataphrons and lumbering cataphract robots, with Ballistari and Ironstrider towering over them. Some forge worlds still have access to technology dating back to the Horus Heresy and the Great Crusade... And then there are the forces of the Dark Mechanics, overseen by Chaos Hellwrights. Tell us this time a tale of the Adeptus Mechanics versus the forces of Chaos. Inspirational Friday: Chaos versus AdMech runs until the 6th of October. Let us be inspired. And who shall judge this new challenge? That decision lies with our current judge: P3AKHOUR. To whoever wins Inspirational Friday 2017: The Primordial Annihilator versus the Adeptus Mechanicus goes the Octed amulet - to covet and bask in the jealousy of their fellow renegades and Chaos worshippers, or to deny those debased heretics their prize (and perchance to study it secretly in the depths of their forge. Go on, you know you want to, you lapdog of the Emperor Omnissiah). Please submit all entries in the main IF2017 thread linked to above.

Inspirational Friday: The Primordial Annihilator versus the Adeptus Mechanicus For those who do not know it, Inspiration Friday is a (generally) fortnightly weekly event within its home in the Chaos Space Marines forum, in which a topic is set for members to write short (or long if the muse takes you) fluff/fan-fic pieces about their war bands, characters and models. And here begins our eighteenth challenge of Inspirational Friday 2017: The Primordial Annihilator versus the Adeptus Mechanicus The Adeptus Mechanics. The priesthood of Mars. Worshippers of the Omnissiah, they hold a monopoly over the technology of the Mars and the Imperium of Man itself. It is via the boon of the Mechanics that the armies of the Guard are armed and armoured, and that the very chapters of the Adeptus Astartes are created. Without these enginseers Mankind would fall, defenceless, into the darkness of oblivion. Yet the priests of Mars are greedy and exact a high price for their craft, and there is rivalry between not only forge-worlds but also the masters of individual forges. Many an ambitious tech priest would see their superiors cast down, lobotomised into servitors, so that they might rise and gain access to the secret vaults and knowledge denied them. Forge worlds are a key yet difficult target for the forces of the Primordial Annihilator, with the armies of forge worlds ranging from legions of skitarii through sicarians and electro priests to kataphrons and lumbering cataphract robots, with Ballistari and Ironstrider towering over them. Some forge worlds still have access to technology dating back to the Horus Heresy and the Great Crusade... And then there are the forces of the Dark Mechanics, overseen by Chaos Hellwrights. Tell us this time a tale of the Adeptus Mechanics versus the forces of Chaos. Inspirational Friday: Chaos versus AdMech runs until the 6th of October. Let us be inspired. And who shall judge this new challenge? That decision lies with our current judge: P3AKHOUR. To whoever wins Inspirational Friday 2017: The Primordial Annihilator versus the Adeptus Mechanicus goes the Octed amulet - to covet and bask in the jealousy of their fellow renegades and Chaos worshippers, or to deny those debased heretics their prize (and perchance to study it secretly in the depths of their forge. Go on, you know you want to, you lapdog of the Emperor Omnissiah). Please submit all entries in the main IF2017 thread linked to above.

Welcome to Inspiration Friday 2017. Inspiration Friday is a chance for members to write pieces of fiction on set Chaos-related subjects, with a winner chosen at the end of each period and awarded a medal. As in the previous Inspiration Fridays, images accompanying entries are most welcome. While previous incarnations were strictly weekly, I may give two weeks to work on some themes. I should also point out that, living in Tokyo, my Fridays start earlier than many of the Frater and so likely I will close and open themes early on Saturdays, Tokyo-time. Likely still Friday for most of you. From 2016 onwards there were a couple of changes to Inspiration Friday: While I, Kierdale, set the topic each time (or another member I appoint to take the helm in my absence), the winner of each topic will be given the choice of judging the next topic’s entries and choosing the winner from those entries. Should they, for any reason, wish to turn down this duty then judging will revert to Kierdale for the next entry. Judging Rules 1. Many of our members are non-native English speakers so grammar, spelling and punctuation should not be too harshly judged. That said, members are encouraged to type their entries in a word processor program which can help them with their spelling and grammar.
 2. The judge should choose the one entry which, in their mind, exemplifies the IF topic of that week. Not necessarily the most action-packed, the longest, the coolest, etc. 3. The judge may, when posting their judgement, choose to give feedback on each entry. What they liked and didn't like, what they wanted to see more or less of. Past Inspiration Friday Topics Links to previous incarnations of Inspiration Friday, for reference: Under Brother Nihm: Aspiring Champion Chaos Banner Regarding the Legions Favourite Model Paint a CSM Favourite Primarch Why Chaos? Under Tenebris: Chaos Cults - Winner: Disease Legacy Weapon - Winner: Xenith Rank and File - Winner: Kol Saresk Chaos Worlds - Winner: Marshal Sampson Chaos Vehicle - Winner: Loesh Call of Chaos Test model - Winner: Alan of Angels and Loesh Chaos Battle - Winner: Cormac Airt Minor Daemon - Winner: Tdf4638 Spooky Chaos - Winner: Dizzyeye Chaos Stronghold - Winner: Carrack Nemesis of Chaos - Winner: Kierdale Chaos Navigator House - Winner: Marshal Sampson Chaos Knight House - Winner: Kierdale Chaos Santa - Winner: Castellan Cato Chaos Dreadnought - Winner: none was chosen! Chaos Warship - Winner: Conn Eremon Interview with a Chaos Lord - Winner: Warsmith Aznable Interview with a Chaos Sorcerer - Winner: Kierdale Chaos Space Marine Bolter - Winner: Son of Carnelian Chaos Assassin - Winners: Carrack, Kierdale and Zhaharek Intel Report on Warband - Winner: Kierdale Betrayal - Winner: Warsmith Aznable Chaos Sword - Winner: Castellan Cato Chaos Spawn - Winners: Carrack and Kierdale Champion of Khorne - Winner: Slipknotzim Chaos Heraldry - Winner: Teetengee Equerry - Winner: Zhaharek Chaos Tome - Winner: TDF Chaos Crossover - Winner: Lord Pariah Dark Mechanicus - Winners: Carrack and Kierdale Daemon Forge - Winners: Zhaharek and Beachymike123 Battles of the Space Marines - Winners: Carrack, Warsmith Aznable and Tipper Cult Leader - Winner: Zhaharek Familiar - Winner: Kierdale Nemesis of Chaos II - Winners: TDF and Conn Eremon Ruination - Winner: Carrack Chaos Sidekick - Winner: Warsmith Aznable Chaos Skirmish - Tactical Squads - Winner: Kierdale Under Kierdale: 2015 Interview With A Warpsmith - Winner: Carrack ETL Background (care of Carrack) - Winner: Kierdale Lair of the gods - Winner: Scourged Signature Tactics - Winners: Scourged and Majorbookworm Berserkers of every creed - Winner: none. Chaos Geneseed - Winner: Warsmith Aznable Tales of... ...Chaos Glory - Winner: Warsmith Aznable A Stolen Relic - Winner: Beachymike123 Summoning - Winner: Warsmith Aznable Treadheads - Winner: Scourged The Primordial Annihilator versus...the Greater Good - Winner: Warsmith Aznable Replenishments New Meat - Winner: Scourged Chaos Halloween Horror - Winner: Dammeron, Scourged, Zhaharek and Teetengee Interview with a dark apostle - Winner: Carrack Chaos Power Armour - Winner: Scourged Tales of Hubris - Winner: Teetengee Chaos Titans - Winner: Scourged and Teetengee Chaos Icons - Winners: MaliGn, Teetengee, Carrack and Scourged. Bonus Challenge: Chaos Objectives - Winner: Carrack 2016 Memories of Terra - Winner: Warsmith Aznable Possessed - Winner: Captain Malachi Chaos Steeds - Winner: Scourged Traitor Regiments - Winner: Teetengee The Primordial Annihilator versus...the Vlka Fenryka - Winner: Carrack Campaign I - Opening Moves - Winner: Diabolist Interview with a Daemon Prince - Winner: Warsmith Aznable Skirmish II - Upon Cursed Wings/Jump Assault - Winner: Teetengee Lost in Space - Winner: Scourged Imperfect Beings - Winner: Carrack Obliterators - Winner: none Lesser Daemons I - Winner: Warsmith Aznable Tales of Honour - Winner:Son of Carnelian Tales of Dishonour - Winner: Fulkes Campaign II - Assault - Winner: Scourged Knightfall - Winner: no contest. Architect of Fate - Winner: Carrack Chaos Flyer - Winner: Kierdale Schism - Winner: Scourged A Chaotic Alliance - Winner: Squigsquasher Chaotic Rites - Winner: Krautscientist Retro-Chaos - Winner: Carrack ETL-V model - Winner: Scourged The Primordial Annihilator versus the Inquisition - Winner: Carrack Interview with a Chaos Apothecary - Winner:Kierdale Chaos Trophies - Winner: MyD4rkPassenger The Primordial Annihilator versus the Sons of Sanguinius - Winner: Carrack The Primordial Annihilator versus the Bugs - Winner: Teetengee Aquatic Combat - Winner: Kierdale Campaign III - Tables Turn/The Crucible - Winner: Warsmith Aznable Halloween 2016 - Winner: Carrack Tales of Vengeance - Winner: MyD4rkPassenger Unit Champion - Winner: Warsmith Aznable Iron Warriors - Winner: Carrack Thousand Sons - Winner: Zhaharek 2017 Black Crusade – A Call To Arms - Winner: Warsmith Aznable Campaign IV - End Game - Winner: Kierdale Seeds Sown... - Winner: Scourged The Fallen - Winner: Trevak Dal Chaos Bikers - Winner: Kierdale The Warp - Winner: Scourged Hive War - Winner: Carrack Propaganda - Winner: Kierdale The Ends Justify The Means - Winner: Carrack The Witch - Winner: Honda Rivalry of the Gods - Winner: none The Primordial Annihilator versus the Sons of Guilliman - Winner: Caius/DogWelder Death Guard - Winner: Azekai Alpha Legion - Winner: Iron Father Ferrum Desert Warfare - Winner: P3AKHOUR Abhumans and mutants - Winner: Gunnyogrady The Primordial Annihilator versus the Adeptus Mechanicus - Winner: ColonelSchaeffer The Primordial Annihilator versus the Imperial Guard - Winner: Warsmith Aznable Images of Chaos - No contest If Horus had won... - Winner: MaliGn Exalted Champion - Winner: macbeefin The Black Legion - Winner: While each topic will close (with respect to who can win the medal for that theme) after a set period, members who find themselves inspired to write about previous themes are most welcome to post these as and when they can, but I ask that you please title your entry accordingly (e.g. “Chaos Warship”). Inspirational Friday: Timelines of Treachery is a companion thread to this (and past and future Inspirational Friday main threads) for those who wish to organise their IF entries and present their warband's timeline. I know I just about my warband's timeline a lot, so the thread is to help both readers and writers to get their heads around which stories come where. By all means please add your own timelines as and when you can