Grimtooth Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 So last night I was raiding in WoW and even though I have seen them many many times, I must have had my SW on my mind because I saw this: http://storage.koinup.com/080901x69027/69027-6.jpg So now I have this damn idea of taking one of the better looking set of wings from BA, kit bashing a Wolf Priest body together, and then a WHFB female head to create a true "chooser of the slain" Valkyrie/Wolf Priestess. I don't want female SW, I don't want female SW, I don't want female SW, but I do want a female Valkyrie/Wolf Priest to collect fallen geneseed....... :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/205918-horrible-wolf-priest-idea/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragnars Claw Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 I think that would be a really cool conversion :) Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/205918-horrible-wolf-priest-idea/#findComment-2456175 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guganation Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 I can dig the idea of a Valkyrie as a CotS, but not as a wolfpriest. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/205918-horrible-wolf-priest-idea/#findComment-2456179 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimtooth Posted July 7, 2010 Author Share Posted July 7, 2010 I can dig the idea of a Valkyrie as a CotS, but not as a wolfpriest. The problem with that, is that Wolf Priest are the true chooser of the slains, not the wargear option for a Rune Priest. The Wolf Priest are the ones that find the aspirants that have shown their bravery and courage in battle to be chosen to join the sky warriors aka SW, just as a Valkyrie would take fallen warriors to Valhalla. To put a Valkyrie as a CoTS for a Rune Priest does not even connect them to the known mythology. Added BS and stopping infiltrators has nothing to do at all with what a Valkyrie is known for. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/205918-horrible-wolf-priest-idea/#findComment-2456187 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rune_Priest_Rhapsody Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 I agree that a beautiful female Valkyrie model would be really unique and bring a lot of flavor to your army. I like the idea enough that I may bash one up myself!! -R_P_R Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/205918-horrible-wolf-priest-idea/#findComment-2456188 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormshrug Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 I can dig the idea of a Valkyrie as a CotS, but not as a wolfpriest. The problem with that, is that Wolf Priest are the true chooser of the slains, not the wargear option for a Rune Priest. The Wolf Priest are the ones that find the aspirants that have shown their bravery and courage in battle to be chosen to join the sky warriors aka SW, just as a Valkyrie would take fallen warriors to Valhalla. To put a Valkyrie as a CoTS for a Rune Priest does not even connect them to the known mythology. Added BS and stopping infiltrators has nothing to do at all with what a Valkyrie is known for. There are a number of ways you could justify her in-lore without crossing the oh-so dreaded 'female space marine' line. I'm going to offer you the two biggest lore-solving cliches. Psychic Powers and Inquisitors. Maybe you can come up with something better, but this is how I'd justify it if I really wanted to run such a character. -Enhanced combat stats can always be explained away by Psychic Powers. How the heck else does Mephiston have Toughness 6? -We know that there are individual Inquisitors who get along well enough with the Space Wolves (probably not of the Ordo Hereticus variety), even if the Inquisition as an organization (so much as it is ever an 'organization') isn't on the short list of people welcome on Fenris. And Inquisitors are a quirky bunch. An Inquisitor might well accompany a Wolf Priest to oversee the Choosing of the Slain, and, if a noteworthy individual who died during the battle (particularly a powerful Psyker) caught his or her eye, the Inquisitor might even try to requisition the use of said warrior for his own purposes. Of course, any good Wolf Priest wouldn't let even an Inquisitor just go stealing Aspirants left and right, but if the individual in question was inelligible to be an Aspirant anyway due to the "BOYS ONLY" rule... Then it's a simple matter of fleshing out her history and then having her periodically return to serve alongside her brothers from Fenris. Or maybe full-time, if the Inquisitor owed the Space Wolves a favor. While the Codex makes Imperial fighting forces seem very uniform, the books suggest otherwise. While they're usually quite uniform, many particular forces have odd auxhillaries of various kinds. Navigator Houses and their direct cooperation with certain Space Marine chapters come to mind here. Alternatively, if you want to be super lazy, she's a gesalt psychic manifestation, created by the Space Wolves themselves. Of course, an explanation this lazy could never end up in a GW codex. That would be about as silly as a magic angel who showed up every battle, or something. -Stormshrug Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/205918-horrible-wolf-priest-idea/#findComment-2456225 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fivepointedstar Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 would she go fetch beers like my valkyire does? she's my chooser of the beers:). Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/205918-horrible-wolf-priest-idea/#findComment-2456232 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vorion Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 That would be about as silly as a magic angel who showed up every battle, or something its called Sanguinor, and in fact it did end up in a Codex. If you want to do a female model you could skip the inquisitor part and say its the Rune Priests psychic powers manifested. It looks like a spirit as is and some one already talked about using a chaos marauder as an un armored more barbaric psycich entity of a Rune Priest. No reason why the Rune Priest couldnt create a psychic version of the Valkyrie after reading/hearing of stories about them Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/205918-horrible-wolf-priest-idea/#findComment-2456291 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormshrug Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 That would be about as silly as a magic angel who showed up every battle, or something its called Sanguinor, and in fact it did end up in a Codex. No, really? Well, at least they didn't give Blood Angels a Librarian with six toughness, five wounds, and the ability to fly who fights at I7, S10, and usually rerolls all of his hits and wounds. Named Mephiston, Lord of Death. <.< >.> -Stormshrug Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/205918-horrible-wolf-priest-idea/#findComment-2456312 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beef Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 That would be about as silly as a magic angel who showed up every battle, or something its called Sanguinor, and in fact it did end up in a Codex. Sarcasm does not travel well on the interweb. Personnaly its your army do what you will. Just dont expect alot of support. Perosnnly from a fluff point it makes no sence. From a modelling point its seems like a good modelling idea. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/205918-horrible-wolf-priest-idea/#findComment-2456325 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valerian Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 That would be about as silly as a magic angel who showed up every battle, or something its called Sanguinor, and in fact it did end up in a Codex. No, really? Well, at least they didn't give Blood Angels a Librarian with six toughness, five wounds, and the ability to fly who fights at I7, S10, and usually rerolls all of his hits and wounds. Named Mephiston, Lord of Death. <.< >.> -Stormshrug It's still fun to watch a cheap Rune Priest cancel all/most of his powers with his 4+ rune weapon, allowing an 85 point Lone Wolf to hammer his face in. Here you go mister "Lord of Death". Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/205918-horrible-wolf-priest-idea/#findComment-2456521 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanyPrawny Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 I let Arjac have a game of warhammer with meph earlier today... meph said he prefers to think of units as water and earth and such but arjac prefers the hammer and anvil way of thinking then proceeded to prove to meph why his way is better... 1 round of combat 1 and meph really was the Lord of Death. On topic, I really like the idea, I want a valkyrie for my army though I might just re-name my thunderhawk and be done with it... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/205918-horrible-wolf-priest-idea/#findComment-2456533 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeanyPrawny Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 Damn double post sorry. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/205918-horrible-wolf-priest-idea/#findComment-2456534 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall_Brant Posted July 7, 2010 Share Posted July 7, 2010 You could just convert Celestine the Living Saint. Give her an Axe, shield, and a winged SG jump pack. Boom Valkyrie! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/205918-horrible-wolf-priest-idea/#findComment-2456539 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branek Icefang Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 You could just convert Celestine the Living Saint. Give her an Axe, shield, and a winged SG jump pack. Boom Valkyrie! I was actually considering doing that, kit bashing Celestine, the Sanguinor's wings and painting her up as an ethereal looking angel. Didn't follow through, namely because I couldn't think of a convincing enough way to use her in fluff, but I may have to revisit the idea......... even if I end up using her as a member of my Inquisitor's retinue. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/205918-horrible-wolf-priest-idea/#findComment-2456571 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Wilhelm Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 You could paint her like this; Army of the Dead I think they look good. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/205918-horrible-wolf-priest-idea/#findComment-2456695 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wysten Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 What reasons would they need for it? If it's any bunch of guys who would try making space marines out of women, most probably the space wolves have already tried it with mixed results. Glowyness and wings included. XD But otherwise, I imagine they would experiment with selection of hard fighting females a fair number of times over the 10,000 years. Perhaps It's one of those left over results that have resulted in such a mutation, yet proved to be so effective at demoralising the foe with precieved devine power that they decided to use her as a wolf priest anyways. Though I would imagine her more as a rune priest considering the mystical appearance, being in tune with the runes and how to wield such powers, perhaps fluffed up as a priest and played as a Rune wielder. Along with the bringer of ale. XD Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/205918-horrible-wolf-priest-idea/#findComment-2456902 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guganation Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 As I remember it. te Valkyrie of Norse mythos didn't have wings. They rode horse that flew. Don't remember if the horses themselves were winged, but they definitely flew. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/205918-horrible-wolf-priest-idea/#findComment-2456907 Share on other sites More sharing options...
CainTheHunter Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 What reasons would they need for it? If it's any bunch of guys who would try making space marines out of women, most probably the space wolves have already tried it with mixed results. Glowyness and wings included. XD Well, actually ALL space marines ARE made out of women, as well as all other human beings. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/205918-horrible-wolf-priest-idea/#findComment-2456908 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wysten Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 What reasons would they need for it? If it's any bunch of guys who would try making space marines out of women, most probably the space wolves have already tried it with mixed results. Glowyness and wings included. XD Well, actually ALL space marines ARE made out of women, as well as all other human beings. Yeah, but I mean litrally making a man out of a woman, not birthing a man from a women. I can't even begin to think which one is more messy. XD Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/205918-horrible-wolf-priest-idea/#findComment-2457253 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wysten Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 What reasons would they need for it? If it's any bunch of guys who would try making space marines out of women, most probably the space wolves have already tried it with mixed results. Glowyness and wings included. XD Well, actually ALL space marines ARE made out of women, as well as all other human beings. Yeah, but I mean litrally making a man out of a woman, not a man and a woman (or a woman + Sperm inplantation, as the case may be) making another man. XD Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/205918-horrible-wolf-priest-idea/#findComment-2457254 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall_Brant Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 I was actually considering doing that, kit bashing Celestine, the Sanguinor's wings and painting her up as an ethereal looking angel. Didn't follow through, namely because I couldn't think of a convincing enough way to use her in fluff, but I may have to revisit the idea......... even if I end up using her as a member of my Inquisitor's retinue. There is no need to explain why she's there only that she is a Valkyrie and they (the Space Wolves) are Space Vikings. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/205918-horrible-wolf-priest-idea/#findComment-2457349 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freman Bloodglaive Posted July 8, 2010 Share Posted July 8, 2010 The St Celestine model is one of my favourites. With our extra HQs you could just use her as a loaner from the Witch Hunters list. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/205918-horrible-wolf-priest-idea/#findComment-2457377 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stormshrug Posted July 9, 2010 Share Posted July 9, 2010 I was actually considering doing that, kit bashing Celestine, the Sanguinor's wings and painting her up as an ethereal looking angel. Didn't follow through, namely because I couldn't think of a convincing enough way to use her in fluff, but I may have to revisit the idea......... even if I end up using her as a member of my Inquisitor's retinue. There is no need to explain why she's there only that she is a Valkyrie and they (the Space Wolves) are Space Vikings. Skyclaw: "Who's the winged death machine bolstering our troops and laying the smackdown on that Daemon?" Wolf Lord: "Heck if I know. Now go follow her. You'll gain Fearless and Preferred Enemy. And maybe you'll remember to fire your frakking bolt pistol!" Actually, that's pretty entertaining, and the Space Wolves would totally do it, too. -Stormshrug Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/205918-horrible-wolf-priest-idea/#findComment-2457550 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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