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Re: The Pointy Stick thread

Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2019 7:04 pm
by Buff Orpington
So, if we can find an Assyrian relief that appears to show a space marine it's game on?

Re: The Pointy Stick thread

Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2019 7:21 pm
by goat major
That’s unlikely after GW sent that cease & desist letter to Ashurbanipal

Re: The Pointy Stick thread

Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2019 7:28 pm
by MarshalNey
So, if we can find an Assyrian relief that appears to show a space marine it's game on?
didnt Erik Von Daniken find one or was that the Inca?

Re: The Pointy Stick thread

Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2019 7:32 pm
by FreddBloggs
Would not work, he had a direct line to nergal who wanted a word with gw about back royalties.

Re: The Pointy Stick thread

Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2019 8:18 pm
by goat major
They were pretty annoyed when he kept claiming his men came down like a space wolf upon the fold

Re: The Pointy Stick thread

Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2019 8:39 pm
by levied troop

Re: The Pointy Stick thread

Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2019 7:38 am
by Jeremy
Are we doing Ancients Proper? Or are Imaginations also on the cards?

Re: The Pointy Stick thread

Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2019 8:00 am
by FreddBloggs
Well hyboria is the idea, and purporia already exists.

Re: The Pointy Stick thread

Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2019 8:01 am
by goat major
yep thats it

Mine will also double up for proper fantasy but thats another discussion

Re: The Pointy Stick thread

Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2019 8:26 am
by levied troop
I’d always planned to/actually done add fantasy elements to my historical armies based around something like Hyboria. There’s a handy and quite detailed guide here:
https://hyboria.xoth.net/gazetteer/nations.htm

Given my chosen force is Egyptian I think I’m Shem-ish