Blood Angels Veritas Vitae series Veritas Vitae: BA Nomenclature

[Jolemai]

The following list is all the lingo/shorthand that BA players use for their stuff. If you see something missing, reply below and I'll add it!

• ABC - Always Be Charging list. Basically all out assault with DC, SG, RAS
• Assback - Razorback with twin-linked assault cannon
• Autolas - Predator with autocannon and lascannon sponsons
• B&C - The Bolter & Chainsword website
• B&Z - The Blood & Zeal event on the Bolter & Chainsword website
• Baalcador - 30k only, this is a Malcador Heavy Tank fully fitted out with Iliastus-pattern assault cannons
• Bangles - Amalgation of the word Blood Angels
• BEL - Behind Enemy Lines (Secondary mission, 9th ed)
• Blade - Blade of Sanguinius, secondary mission, 9th ed
• Blood Rodeo - A list using bikes to screen our jump troops, often with Devastator support
• Bolterback - Razorback with twin-linked heavy bolter
• Chuck Norris - Captain Tycho during the 5^th edition Codex era
• Dakkabaal - Baal Predator with assault cannon and heavy bolter sponsons
• Dakkapred - Predator with autocannon and heavy bolter sponsons
• DC - Death Company
• DCD - Death Company Dreadnought
• DFA - Death From Above (secondary mission, 9th ed)
• ETL - The  E  Tenebrae Lux  event on the Bolter & Chainsword website
• Exploding Dice - When a specific dice roll generates further hits/wounds
• Flamerbaal - Baal Predator with flamestorm cannon
• Flamerback - Razorback with twin-linked heavy flamer
• Flying Circus - A list centred around multiple SG units with optional DC, RAS, and VAS units
• Fragioso - Furioso Dreadnought armed with a frag cannon
• FotL - Fury of the Lost (or simply, Fury), secondary mission, 9th ed
• GBBO - The Great Baalite Bake Off event on the Bolter & Chainsword website
• GEQ - Guard Equiavalent units added for completion as it comes up a lot in tactica discussion for us
• Godhammer Land Raider - Incorrect, commonly used to describe the "normal" Land Raider which is a Land Raider Phobos, godhammer is the pattern of lascannon
• Golden Shower - Null deployment tactic used in conjunction with Nipplewing
• Infernobaal - Baal Predator with flamestorm cannon
• Hammenators - Terminator Assault Squad armed with thunder hammers and storm shields
• Hellfire Dreadnought - Missile launcher and twin-linked lascannon Dreadnought (Dawn of War fame)
• Honour Guard - A now defunct unit, it refers to a Command Squad today
• JAS - Jump Assault Squad
• Land Raider Phobos - correct pattern/name of the "normal" Land Raider nb: this isn't "Godhammer" as described above
• Lasback - Razorback with twin-linked lascannon
• Lasplas - Razorback with lascannon & twin-linked plasma gun
• Lasticals - Tactical Squad with a lascannon
• LRC -  L and Raider C rusader
• LSS - Land Speeder Storm
• Meltaback - Infernum-pattern Razorback (it has a multi-melta)
• Meltacide - RAS with maximum melta weaponry in a Drop Pod
• MEQ - Marine Equivalent units (so basically a 3+ save)
• MSU - Multiple Small Units
• Nipple Armour - Artificer armour worn by Sanguinary Guard, Dante, Tycho (and others)
• Nipplewing - A list focusing on Dante and Sanguinary Guard
• PDF Dex - Our 4^th edition Codex
• Plaserback - Razorback with lascannon & twin-linked plasma gun
• Predator Annihilator - Predator with twin-linked lascannon turret
• Predator Destructor - Predator with an autocannon turret
• Psycho Tycho - Tycho the Lost
• RA - Relentless Assault (secondary mission, 9th ed)
• RAS - Regular Assault Squad
• Rifleman - Twin autocannon Dreadnought
• RBD - Retrieve Battlefield Data, secondary mission, 9th ed
• RND - Retrieve Nachmund/Nephilim Data, secondary mission, 9th ed
• RTS - The From Rage to Salvation event on the Bolter & Chainsword website
• Steel Rain - Null Deployment tactic with Drop Pods Dawn of War fame
• Sternicide - Sternguard Veterans with maximum melta weaponry in a Drop Pod
• TAC - Take All Comers force/build
• TEQ - Terminator Equivalent units
• TFC - Thunderfire Cannon
• Trilas - Predator with twin-linked lascannon and lascannon sponsons
• VAS - Veteran Assault Squad otherwise known as Vanguard Veterans
• Ward Dex - Our 5^th edition Codex basically anything written by Matt Ward

* I refuse to acknowledge "Bangles". Don't even go there!!!

 

Generic 40k lingo (external link, Frontline Gaming)

Edited April 24, 2023 by Jolemai
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[Xenith]

No Bangles? I loved being team Dangle Bangle with Skink's DA in doubles matches.

 

DC - Death company

 

Golden shower- null deployment full deep strike tactic used with nipplewing

 

Honour guard - traditional BA name for a command squad, now company veterans.

 

Psycho Tycho - death company Tycho/Tycho the lost

[m0nolith]

This is....surprisingly accurate. 

[Aothaine]

I pref Infernobaal for the Tri-flamer Baal.

[durdle-durdle]

I pref Infernobaal for the Tri-flamer Baal.

I personally use the term Baal-b-que

[CaptainHelion]

Lasplas as an alternative name for the Lascannons, Twin plasmagun, Razorback.

[terminatorAM]

Is it a sign that I've been reading to many threads around here if I understand most of these on sight 8)

[NTaW]

If you have RAS why not JAS?

[Aothaine]

 

I pref Infernobaal for the Tri-flamer Baal.

I personally use the term Baal-b-que

 

 

Wow... that is awesome. Going to be using that all the time now!

[Spagunk]

If you have RAS why not JAS?

 

Because it harkens back to 3rd/4th edition when they were referred to as Assault marines (regular) and Veteran Assault Marines. The options NOT to equip jump packs didn't exist. So it was RAS (regular) and VAS (veteran).

[NTaW]

 

 

If you have RAS why not JAS?

Because it harkens back to 3rd/4th edition when they were referred to as Assault marines (regular) and Veteran Assault Marines. The options NOT to equip jump packs didn't exist. So it was RAS (regular) and VAS (veteran).

Sure, but now there are regular assault marines and jump assault marines as there has been since 5th edition. For the last several years the distinction has been relevant, no?

[Jolemai]

FWIW I knocked this list up before bed last night and filled it full of ones I knew (only lasplas I forgot so far) - so that's why JAS, etc, isn't there.

 

Will update it soon...

[Jolemai]

No Bangles? I loved being team Dangle Bangle with Skink's DA in doubles matches.

 

DC - Death company

 

Golden shower- null deployment full deep strike tactic used with nipplewing

 

Honour guard - traditional BA name for a command squad, now company veterans.

 

Psycho Tycho - death company Tycho/Tycho the lost

 

Do we really want Bangles added? We're not a rigid bracelet, a shop that sells hair bobbles nor an American pop rock band.

Obvious acronym is obvious, but I'll add it (along with DCD which I'll admit I ummed and arred about)

Golden Shower isn't one I'm familiar with. Worth adding it along with Steel Rain?

HG can be added although I personally prefer Dante's Beat Squad (really loved 2^nd edition)

Never heard Psycho Tycho - you're making them up now, right? ;)

 

 

I pref Infernobaal for the Tri-flamer Baal.

I personally use the term Baal-b-que

 

 

Never heard infernobaal before. Is it common where you are?

 

As for Baal-b-que, I do love a good pun

 

Lasplas as an alternative name for the Lascannons, Twin plasmagun, Razorback.

 

Knew I'd forgot one!

[Aothaine]

 

 

Never heard infernobaal before. Is it common where you are?

 

 

 

I don't know actually. I'm the only Blood Angels player in my area as far as I know.

[Spagunk]

 

 

Because it harkens back to 3rd/4th edition when they were referred to as Assault marines (regular) and Veteran Assault Marines. The options NOT to equip jump packs didn't exist. So it was RAS (regular) and VAS (veteran).

Sure, but now there are regular assault marines and jump assault marines as there has been since 5th edition. For the last several years the distinction has been relevant, no?

 

Whatever floats your boat. Just understand that certain phrases may predate other phrases. So why some acronym isn't include may be because the orginal is much older than certain abilities.

 

Besides, I have honestly never heard anyone make a specific distinction for Jump Assault Marines. Usually I hear the other way but not in acronym form.

Edited July 2, 2017 by Spagunk

[NTaW]

Feel free to use as many letters as you please when differentiating between regular and jump pack equipped assault marines. I was merely suggesting something I've seen used elsewhere since it seemed relevant to the topic. Not trying to discuss boats or past editions, as I'm aware this hobby has been around for some time and many things have carried forward through the decades and editions despite their relevance.

[Jolemai]

Updated.

[Panzer]

'Assback' always makes me giggle. :D

[Indefragable]

Rofl @ "Golden shower." Oh man.

 

-Tacti-Q = a tactical squad with max flamer weapons (Heavy flamer, flamer, + combi-flamer or hand flamed on sgt)

 

...I don't know if that is as widely used by others as I do

 

-Mephy = Mephiston

 

More for 30k:

-Big E; Emps = Emperor

-Big S; Sangy; The Angel= Sanguinius

[NTaW]

Blenderfists for Furioso equipped with blood talons, Libbynaught for a Furioso Librarian.

[TheHarrower]

I'd add AssCans for assault cannons.

 

Also, my gaming group here and back east has always called Mephiston either Meph, Mephy, or Vampire Jesus (my personal fav).

 

Oh, and Lemmy for Lemartes, Corbs for Corbulo.

[Indefragable]

I'd add AssCans for assault cannons.

 

Also, my gaming group here and back east has always called Mephiston either Meph, Mephy, or Vampire Jesus (my personal fav).

 

Oh, and Lemmy for Lemartes, Corbs for Corbulo.

And Dante is "Big Daddy D-man, Chapter Master of the Blood Angels, Lord of the Angelic Host, wielder of the Axe Mortalis, Slayer of Greater Daemons, Commander of the Red Fleet, Distributor of the Emeperor's Wrath, First of his name, Lord Protector of Baal and all her tributaries, he of the mighty golden nipples of doom, the Doom of Horus' heirs, Savior of Armageddon, first among peers, Kicker of Much Ass and 'Dan' to his friends."

 

...if you know, you're not into the whole, like, brevity, thing.

[Jolemai]

Seriously folks, you're just making them up now...

[NTaW]

I can't even take credit for making the two I offered up, I saw them both used all the time on forums during 5th edition.

[rayvn26]

There's one I've seen a few times that I don't know what it is, maybe you guys can help me out. What's FLG?