hopkins Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 https://www.blacklibrary.com/prod-home/new/the-board-is-set-eshort.html Very interesting Need to read that a few more times to figure out the pieces A nice revelation from Him too DarKnight 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/342656-the-board-is-set/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Rohr Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 I like that the Emperor think Guilliman is coming to save him. Nice bit of irony. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/342656-the-board-is-set/#findComment-4966814 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calas Typhon Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Perhaps he mistook the heresy for 41k lel Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/342656-the-board-is-set/#findComment-4966819 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sete Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 (edited) Gonna buy this one. Brb. It definitely warrants a few more reads. I liked it. Edited December 23, 2017 by Sete Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/342656-the-board-is-set/#findComment-4966879 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sete Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 (edited) Chosen Aurelian King of Nothing Angron Iron General Ferrus Perfection Fulgrim Twins Alpharius and omegon Uncrowned Monarch Guilliman Blind Darkness kurze Double edged blade lion Lord of Hearts Horus Angel Sanguinius Invencible bastion Dorn Lord of clouds mortarion? Shadow corax Anvil perturarbo? Hungering wolf russ Warhawk khan Vulkan and Magnus didn't see any mention. Edited December 23, 2017 by Sete DarKnight 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/342656-the-board-is-set/#findComment-4966899 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scribe Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 King of Nothing....I love that. Sete 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/342656-the-board-is-set/#findComment-4966904 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sete Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Poetic even Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/342656-the-board-is-set/#findComment-4966906 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Rohr Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 He literally says Guilliman is salvation at the end. It’s too obscure to try and guess the rest. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/342656-the-board-is-set/#findComment-4966913 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knockagh Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Gav Thorpe has had an AMAZING year. Gets my vote for author of 2017 Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/342656-the-board-is-set/#findComment-4966915 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scribe Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 (edited) I'll have to grab this when I'm home, but is that a claim to close out the heresy, or foreshadowing? Author of the year? What else has Gav done? Edited December 23, 2017 by Scribe Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/342656-the-board-is-set/#findComment-4966917 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apothecary Vaddon Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 imo this is the diametric piece to First Lord of the Imperium, and this adds far more depth to Malcador's character, I feel, than FLotI did. Good job by Thorpe Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/342656-the-board-is-set/#findComment-4966920 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZebraM Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 I haven't read the story yet but maybe Vulkan and Magnus aren't included because the Emperor believes they're removed from the board? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/342656-the-board-is-set/#findComment-4966923 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knockagh Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 I'll have to grab this when I'm home, but is that a claim to close out the heresy, or foreshadowing? Author of the year? What else has Gav done? Ghost Warrior and Jain Zar have knocked my socks off this year. Brilliant original and different 40k works that added to the feel and story of the galaxy in every way. Also Lorgar did the same for me. I’ve found his books this year really refreshing! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/342656-the-board-is-set/#findComment-4966932 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZebraM Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Reading it now I think that Vulkan is The Anvil and Magnus is The Library. Knockagh and 1ncarnadine 2 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/342656-the-board-is-set/#findComment-4966947 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.crusader Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Best part of the story “Frustrated, Malcador snatched up the Perfection and used it to sweep aside the Iron General. The opposing piece tumbled, the head crowned with sunbeams rolling across the board. ‘Clumsy,’ said Revelation. He picked up the two transmorphic pieces and set them back in the wooden box beside the board. ‘Perhaps I will fix that later when I have some time.” Sandlemad 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/342656-the-board-is-set/#findComment-4966953 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sete Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Reading it now I think that Vulkan is The Anvil and Magnus is The Library. Then whos Perty? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/342656-the-board-is-set/#findComment-4966954 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZebraM Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Reading it now I think that Vulkan is The Anvil and Magnus is The Library. Then whos Perty? I'm not sure, but Vulkan is definitely the Anvil. Blind Darkness removes The Anvil from play before the Anvil is returned to the board. Sete 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/342656-the-board-is-set/#findComment-4966958 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.crusader Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Reading it now I think that Vulkan is The Anvil and Magnus is The Library. Then whos Perty? As I understood, he's "the Wall" Sete 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/342656-the-board-is-set/#findComment-4966965 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sete Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 (edited) Disregard Edited December 23, 2017 by Sete Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/342656-the-board-is-set/#findComment-4966966 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scribe Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Ah jeez, I went to get this and BL STILL doesnt take paypal?! golly gee is that. Fang_Guard23 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/342656-the-board-is-set/#findComment-4966975 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord_Caerolion Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 (edited) I'd more say the Chosen is Horus, and the Lord of Hearts is Lorgar, given how the Lord is "supported by two figues", who would be Erebus and Kor Phaeron. Also interesting to note is that they divide 20 pieces between themselves, not 18, and have 10 each, so some of these titles could be the missing Primarchs. Edit: wait, no, Chosen is definitely Lorgar. Edited December 24, 2017 by Lord_Caerolion Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/342656-the-board-is-set/#findComment-4966992 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perrin Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Just finished this, very interesting events. It's really well-written, and there are a few parts of it that seem to be open to interpretation based on what we already know about the Siege and what has been theorised. My thoughts are below: The pieces/Primarch match ups seem pretty straight forward - The Twins = Alpharius & Omegon The Shadow = Corax The King of Nothing = Angron The Blind Darkness= Curze The Hawk Soars = The Khan Lord of the Clouds = Mortarion The Chosen = Lorgar Lord of Hearts= Horus Perfection = Fulgrim Iron General = Ferrus Manus Uncrowned Monarch = Guilliman Double-Edged Blade = The Lion The Angel = Sanguinius Invincible Bastion = Dorn The Anvil = Vulkan The Library = Magnus Hungering Wolf = Russ The Fool = Malcador The Crown = The Emperor Perturabo must have a piece, as do II and XI apparently, but he isn't mentioned. "The Wall" that is mentioned is a card, so it's an event and not a character, as the characters are represented by pieces. Given the context I think it represents Mortarion's willpower/resolve, which changes to the Corruption card (surprising Malcador, so the Emp knew that Mortarion has fallen to Nurgle's Rot but Malcador didn't). Possible revelations: - Vulkan is still a Perpetual (the Return card is placed back into the deck, not removed from the game) - Some of the traitor Primarchs turn on each other during the Siege (Internecine Feud card) - The Alpha Legion were playing the odds, and one of the twins was working against the traitors from the start (backs up "Alpharius was loyal" theory) - If Dorn had been sent to Isstvan he would have (somehow) turned it in the loyalists favour, but the Alpha Legion would have committed entirely to Horus and taken Terra The rest seems to play out the Siege as we know it: - Fulgrim going after innocent civilians causes the Khan to leave the Palace to stop him - Russ, Guilliman and the Lion are approaching quickly - Sanguinius and Malcador both die to allow the Emperor to destroy Horus The Emperor seems to have foreseen/predicted exactly what we already know as the traditional narrative of the Siege, but with a more positive ending. I got the feeling that either he doesn't realise how badly he is going to get beat, or something unforeseen happens and something goes wrong (maybe Ollanius Pius and the Perpetuals arc interferes?). I'm sure someone from BL, possibly one of the authors, said that the Siege won't be exactly like it was in the old books and there'll be some suprises and twists. So far, the Emperor's prediction matches the old version pretty closely. Kelborn, Huggtand, hopkins and 2 others 5 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/342656-the-board-is-set/#findComment-4967008 Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRealMcCagh Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 I hope we get to see Angron and Sanguinius actually fight his fingers moving to the King of Nothing. He thrust it directly towards the Angel defending the Emperor's home squares...He turned the top card. The picture resolved upon its surface showed a mountain of bodies with a hound at its top, muzzle red with their blood. 'Massacre,' snapped Malcador. Might just be Angron declaring the start of the siege though. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/342656-the-board-is-set/#findComment-4967024 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 Will the lone guardsmen be there is all I wonder... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/342656-the-board-is-set/#findComment-4967030 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scribe Posted December 24, 2017 Share Posted December 24, 2017 I hope we get to see Angron and Sanguinius actually fight his fingers moving to the King of Nothing. He thrust it directly towards the Angel defending the Emperor's home squares...He turned the top card. The picture resolved upon its surface showed a mountain of bodies with a hound at its top, muzzle red with their blood. 'Massacre,' snapped Malcador. Might just be Angron declaring the start of the siege though. I am not sure how it can be done without changing things quite a bit (which we know is an option). Sanguinius obviously has to fight horus, and Angron has to lead the World Eaters as they smash worlds on the way to the Eye. I dont see either backing off when actually fighting. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/342656-the-board-is-set/#findComment-4967049 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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