Life is crazy. Never mind the whirlwind that was winding up in Equestria in the first place; being married to an alicorn ex-princess doesn't exactly lend itself well to a quiet lifestyle. As such, your little hobby of building and painting Warhammer 40,000 models offers you some nice, calm respite.
Now, Celestia, who has been feeling self-conscious about not being able to relate to you, wants you to teach her about the hobby. You're more than willing to do so, and you're a very patient man.
Unfortunately, she isn't a very patient mare.
Cover art partially edited by Shadow of Death.
Chapters (1)
Admit it, Anon's real name is Duncan.
I've never understood Warhammer 40k but not all hobbies are for everyone.
You should do a sequel where he does it with luna and she loves it and it make tia jealous
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There is a prequel story called the Horus Heresy. It explains quite a bit.
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All you need to really understand is that the entire storyline exists primarily for the purpose of Games Workshop selling a staggeringly ridiculous quantity of sourcebooks, official minis, and official paint at testicle-shriveling prices to a bunch of people who (all too often) have the social skills of rabid badgers who've just had nettles rubbed against their assholes.
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Brother... may you seek the 3d printing / home brew community.
It's triple the fun at a fraction the price.
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Or just switch to Battletech.
I'm glad we can all agree Celestia picks Custodes.
Now I want to write a story of all the villains in MLP playing 40k together.
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I haven’t read the story but I could not let a descriptive passage of this quality go unremarked, you champion wordsmith.
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Agreed
In the Era of G5 time, it's a historical figure(along with the others).
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Okay. Gotta do a Discord by pulling my eyes from their sockets and roll them on the ground...
That whole Warhammer thing clearly has no interest to me, but like any person should, I am happy to those whose hobbies are in that vein. I'm OG, and my particular hobby are model trains. AND collecting ponies.
Still, what this story's entire message is summed up in that last paragraph. That is the real reason, and I am grateful to the author for that message. We all love Tia, regardless of her sometimes miscues or overly motherly actions.
Good story. Have a like and a moustache:
Celestia has obviously never heard of our lord and god, Duncan Rhodes. For shame. Still funny. Never enough of the Warhammer hobby is done on this site. Much easier to integrate than the universe itself.
Short, sweet, and honestly a very real example of a healthy relationship involving your partner’s hobbies. Loved it!
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Appreciate the tip, but I never made the mistake of getting into WH to begin with, beyond dipping a toe with the purchase of a few PC games like Vermintide 2. So I don't need the hobby equivalent of methadone to get myself right
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Already play that one, as it happens, though it's been a good few years since I played it as anything but a PC game. Kind of wonder if we'll ever again see anything from whatever Clans (or successor society) survived the Wars of Reaving.
Top cute.
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Prequel "story" my ass, that shit is 54 books
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It's a prequel as far as I'm concerned. By at least 10,000 years.
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I once got a friend to run away from me while i (comically poorly) explained the lore of WH40K
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Ahh WH40K... where ideological based genocides are neither political nor grudge based.
It's just later that afternoon.
You left out a crucial detail, the insane cost.
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In a world of ponies and magic and friendship, I would like to believe that the predatory business practices of GW do not exist.
Also, Celestia is kinda loaded.
You release banger after banger. Keep it up!
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It's not Games-Workshop without scumy business practices though. Every true Warhammer fan knows that.
I say it was fun to read about one of the ponies trying out the hobby, I know it's giving me some inspiration to continue painting my space marines not just because I like it but to also be able to play with them in the game too. I really hope in time I see more stories either in the EG or FIM world give the hobby of 40k a try. Maybe one day I'll write one too for fun.
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And the corollary, it's not WH without GW.
As an old wargamer, I approve of this story! It reminds me of my pile of shame and my never-ending quest for more time to shrink it.
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They don't make Warhammer any more so it would have to be.
Now I got to ask. What army do you collect? (if you don't mind telling.)
This was really sweet and enjoyable, it felt like an actual real life experience between two lovers trying to understand eachother better. While also just being an opportunity to talk about a hobby that has caught the attention of many people.
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Didn't say it wasn't, I was commenting on the fact that calling it a story gives the wrong impression of it's length
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I have a completed Imperial Fist Primaris Space Marine army, as well as an allied Canis Rex. It was my first army so a lot of them look a bit sloppy, but I still love them. They're also the ones I use when I play the game, but I only play with a few local friends and none of us take it all that seriously.
What I'm much more proud of is my current project, an unspecific Tzeentch army. Tons of Thousand Sons, some Tzeentch daemons, a Tzeentch-aligned Chaos Knight and War Dogs, and even some Tzeentch-aligned Chaos Marines. I do not use these guys for the actual game, though. I just like models a lot!
THIN YOUR PAINTS!
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Always a good choice. Because it is the superior game. I just painted a Hellbringer today!
Saw this posted (haven't read it yet), and figured the scroll doesn't really fit, being a relic of the original image, rather than the intended subject for Celestia's attention (the figs). So I did a quick and dirty job airbrushing the scroll out, if you'd rather use that.
https://imgur.com/jrObwqm
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Wow, thanks!
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No problemo!
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80th Story
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Pained Scream while panning into a horribly morphed guardsman with the worlds worst eyes
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That had me snorting with laughter.
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Dirty Clanner, you mean a Loki.
Adorable.
And I just started painting my first set of Changelings. I mean Tyranids. I’ve never played and I’n about 1940 points away from an army but I love painting the little
guys.
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BAH! Loki is a terrible name for that fine duelist Mech!
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Need I remind you of that day on Tukayyid 20 May 3052 that you lost epically?
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Not me, I play Blood Spirits.
There are times I want to try miniatures. Then I see the price of them, and how GW has decided to treat fan creations, and I wholeheartedly decide not to do so.
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Relatable! I've been getting more and more into other options like Gunpla lately specifically because of that. They scratch my model building itch while being (comparably) much more affordable.
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IRRELEVANT!!! MY POINT STILL STANDS!!!!
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Liking the look of an army is 99.999% of the reason anyone should buy whatever army they want of course