Squats: "So we put all our knowledge into a big computer, and it came to life, and now it runs stuff." Necrons: "Based."

@jonnysilia5740

2 жыл бұрын

hearing the computers might be powered by stars might make them have a little twitch in their eye if they were still organic.

@Gormathius

2 жыл бұрын

@@jonnysilia5740 Then they realise they don't have eyelids, which triggers a panic attack.

@Sgt-Wolf

2 жыл бұрын

"And green pilled"

@raycearcher5794

2 жыл бұрын

@@Gormathius"They took my eyes! They took my eyes, Szethrak!" "They took ALL our eyes, stop being a drama queen."

@RobotsEverywhereVideos

2 жыл бұрын

We literally wrote this in 2016. Daaaamn.

Squats: “I perished due to tyranids.” Squat fans: “you died!?!” Squats: “sadly yes, but I lived!”

@tokenbastard4586

2 жыл бұрын

"I survived by being dead. In pretend."

@havictenebriss8856

2 жыл бұрын

What if the squats have just been thinking on how to deal with the Tryanids, and they're the answer to the current conflicts with them?

@steelgreyed

2 жыл бұрын

@@tokenbastard4586 If my Primarch Theory holds true, I'm pretty certain Dorn is the God of the Squats in teh Warp.

@Vristatos789

2 жыл бұрын

Squats: I live, I died, I live again!

@Bluecho4

2 жыл бұрын

Squats: "Reports of our devouring have been greatly exaggerated!"

My fan theory is that the only reason squats are back is because they finally escaped Trazyn's collection.

@soffren

2 жыл бұрын

This is now my head canon

@henrypaleveda7760

2 жыл бұрын

I think they might get squatted a second time, but this time they just get scooped up by trazyn after taking heavy casualties

@Qardo

2 жыл бұрын

On Trazyn's Museum Planet: *Physic defying scream of pure rage* MY COLLECTION!!!!!!!!

@samshapira8295

2 жыл бұрын

@@Qardo Enter trazyn, throwing around furniture in frustration.

@ColdNorth0628

2 жыл бұрын

@@samshapira8295 *yeets big bells*

Because of how slow their computer systems are I could imagine a command system on table top where you get a major buff to your units but you get it in 3 turns, so you gotta survive till you get the buff. That'll force you to plan long term and hunker down which plays into the whole dwarf thing.

@ambuknight1567

2 жыл бұрын

That can work as a nice game tactic if they stay Tank like way

@iCatCloud

2 жыл бұрын

Could also be a 1D6 roll on how many turns it would take for the buff to land, lower number the better. Then maybe another 1D6 for how long the buff lasts... At least on some of these buffs. Some might just be permanent.

@fumarc4501

2 жыл бұрын

I like this idea. Kind of reminds me of the effect over time with DG.

@jonnysilia5740

2 жыл бұрын

their AI's being slow as fuck but responsible for the majority of their technology is probably their equivalent of rune-smithing in the original Warhammer where rune-smithing took ages and sheer methodical traditions to even barely succeed.

@hunter5822

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah, digging in and all that!

I'm head canoning VOTANN as a backronym: Voice Of The Ancestral Neural Networks

@anthonycasino8955

2 жыл бұрын

oh fuck, that *is* rad.

@potentiallyaheretic9281

2 жыл бұрын

If the votann were built during the dark age of technology that would make a lot of sense, the technology and society of humankind during the dark age was very compartmentalized and minimalist. It would make sense that it would just be a backronym, kinda like how modern technology irl has shorteners.

@koboldprime2257

2 жыл бұрын

I spilled half my pint clapping, _HEAR! HEAR!_

@0nullnil

2 жыл бұрын

Yeesesss

@chrissyclark7836

2 жыл бұрын

I bet its a waterdown of Wotan, an old form of Odin. The AI was probably originally the Wotan AI.

One thing I would love as a spin on the book of grudges thing: After all these years, they don't really take grudges seriously anymore. So instead they have an "Archive of rivalries" where they record what their enemies did and just try to one-up it with technology: "I just saw sum drukharii monstosity kill 10 of our men in 5 seconds!" "VOTANN CREATE A MACHINE TO KILL 11 DRUKHARII in 4 SECONDS!"

@ColdNorth0628

2 жыл бұрын

"in 4.59 seconds!!!"

@obsidironpumicia4074

2 жыл бұрын

@@ColdNorth0628 "4.58!"

@thehermitman822

2 жыл бұрын

Hard Drive of Nuisances.

@brok56

2 жыл бұрын

@@thehermitman822 That is a good one.

@theamishgoblin695

2 жыл бұрын

@@obsidironpumicia4074 "4.57!"

"Who are you callin' short!" - Gotrek Gurnisson

@BigBex

2 жыл бұрын

THE Dwarf

Dwarves asking a question to a Votann during the age of strife: What is the answer to life, the universe and everything? 15000 years later: the Votann: 42

@willb5278

2 жыл бұрын

Have a like, and a towel, you never know when you'll need one.

Squats: We survived Imperium: So what? You are not that important Squats: We still have our STC and lost technology IMperium: Does Squats need freedom?

@gabiplatis9962

2 жыл бұрын

Imperium? More like. Pimperium

@itsjustaline

2 жыл бұрын

Stop right there , what is this kind of freedom you are talking about ?

@childofthecity6181

2 жыл бұрын

@@gabiplatis9962 more like Bombperium

@tommyotaku561

2 жыл бұрын

😂

@devindeocharan8323

Жыл бұрын

@@childofthecity6181 far off in another dimension a gaint squid laughs his ass off

"Uncle Dorri, that weird robe guy with the 92 arms is back... again" *Sigh* "Hide the adamantium silverware and let him in"

@mapleflag6518

2 жыл бұрын

Bring out the toasters to bribe them.

Essentially: The Leagues will perceive the Imperium as reckless and superstitious while the Imperium perceives the Leagues as undermining the interests of humanity by refusing to be hostile to xenos and threatening the spiritual integrity of the imperium with their potential tech-heresy. But for the meantime, Nids, Necrons, and Chaos are bigger threats to them both. So they will maintain their uneasy truce.

Tyranids: you live ? Squats: my death was extremely exaggerated, now ROCK AND STONE

@noranomics

2 жыл бұрын

MOLLY?????

@poggerman9661

2 жыл бұрын

ROCK AND STONE!

@memesofwarhemmer7076

2 жыл бұрын

@@noranomics Karl

@memesofwarhemmer7076

2 жыл бұрын

@@poggerman9661 rock and stone brother

@igorpniak8308

2 жыл бұрын

Did I hear a Rock and Stone?

The server of Grudges just one really cantankerous Votann who is voiced by Brian Blessed or maybe Billy Connolly

@madmanvarietyshow9605

2 жыл бұрын

Definitely Billy Connolly that man could make a sailor blush 😂

@dudemcfurgusson7179

2 жыл бұрын

It's voiced by the dude who VA'd uncle ruckus, doing his absolute worst Scottish accent.

@oligb1469

2 жыл бұрын

@@madmanvarietyshow9605 Oh no doubt the man's a legend only guy to die on screen in a muppets film

I think those weird Squats statues in the background of the one picture might be the past leaders of the League. If the Votann can take decades to answer a question I would imagine the leagues need a mortal leader to guide them while the Votann computes its answer

@Fire_Gaming64

2 жыл бұрын

Possibly something like a Preist-king, whom communicates directly with their league’s Votann and interprets it’s beep boop responses

@FoxHound-ut1hu

2 жыл бұрын

My guess was Astropaths if I'm honest.

@vinercent215

2 жыл бұрын

Since the Votann is also a gestalt consciousness those might actually be their ancestors, linked through the Votann. In some kind of stasis or whatever. That would also be quite grimdark. Like a dreadnought ancestor gestalt consciousness.

@chrissyclark7836

2 жыл бұрын

I mentioned this in a previous comment, it would be cool if there was a tie in that all of the ancestors are connected to the votann. And the computer itself is slowing down because of so many ancestors connected to it. Like the Votann could tell you how to build a new STC, but its running so many tabs of ancestors, it would take 100,000 years to give it to you.

@Superbug-tf8zy

2 жыл бұрын

At one point, they're ask the voltann to make itself faster

Votan: technological marvels from the dark age of man, Almost if not sentient AI containing knowledge of technology from pre-age of strife Also Votan: *becomes senile because their 30GB (Google bytes) of memory isn't enough to run chrome in the 41st millennium* Edit: spelling

@zygimantassilobritas6034

2 жыл бұрын

In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only chrome lag.

@timon6759

2 жыл бұрын

See that's the problem should have used Brave

@jackwatts9124

2 жыл бұрын

Or this weeks sponser Opera GX the only browser built for gamers

@seanpeacock4290

2 жыл бұрын

to many open tabs

The Votann are a very interesting and unique take on the concept of dwarven ancestor worship. I'm not entirely on board, because this seems like the Votann are just an excuse to add more power armor, but I'm willing to get the League a chance to impress.

@i_dont_have_a_name

2 жыл бұрын

More power armour the better the especially on dwarf , dwarf whit full armour best dwarf

@HalfTangible

2 жыл бұрын

@@i_dont_have_a_name I don't dislike power armor, I just think it's EVERY-FUCKING-WHERE and we could stand to tone it down a bit. Maybe bring Exodites in so we get space elves riding T-rexes.

@adamr6621

2 жыл бұрын

@@HalfTangible But what of those space elves and t rexes...Had power armour?

@collegeoffoliage6776

2 жыл бұрын

They actually have pretty mediocre armour xD (only 4+ save)

@i_dont_have_a_name

2 жыл бұрын

@@HalfTangible I'm down whit you not everyone should be in power armour ,but dwarf need power armour

Yes. Leagues Datasheet shows that they have the same accuracy in their basic weaponry as space marines or Tempestus scions. 3+ Accuracy. They have some good shooting. Toughness 4, 1 wound. So tougher than guard and Sororitas sisters, and yet not as many wounds as space marines. Middle ground of those groups.

@JV-iv9ml

2 жыл бұрын

They are slower than the rest with a 5 inch movement.

@thecruzking

2 жыл бұрын

and thats just the basic grunt. i look forward to what the other units look like.

@Eternal5602

2 жыл бұрын

I’m just wondering what a 4+ armor is gonna look like when they had to give anyone in space marine armor a reduce rend by 1 buff because of all the big rend weapons in the game coming out. Also hopefully they have a good delivery system cause 5 inch move is not fast in 40K at all

It'll be fantastic if they have Men of Iron as an elite choice that can pass for heavily armoured squats.

@seelcudoom1

2 жыл бұрын

"dude i just saw your guy get blown up an oil came out" "oh so the mechanicus can replace there dicks with toasters but we use a bit of cybernetics and suddenly its heresy, this is going in the fucking book"

@henrypaleveda7760

2 жыл бұрын

that will be fan tas tic!

@chistosquisto9079

2 жыл бұрын

That fucking rocks

@devindeocharan8323

Жыл бұрын

Ironkin: "Yes, I am not AI, I am simply full conversion" Tech priest: *camera Lenses focus upon them, nods head*

Wonder if the White Scars and Squats will get along or be at odd with each other given that both groups have their own books of vengeance

@shadowsketch926

2 жыл бұрын

depends on whether the squats beat the white scars in a race, that's definitely one for the books!

@Ulfhednir9

2 жыл бұрын

Did the scars have previous dealings with the squats? I know Leman Russ had alot of dealings with them and respected them greatly but idk about the Khan

"I have returned from the clutches of hell to crush to paste whatever Foul Fucking Elves cross my path" -Urist

Wait, could it be that those "statues" behind the dude are how the Votann store the memories and knowledge of the kin? It might also possibly indicate why the AIs are developing personalities. They might be getting "infected" by the kin they store.

@teaspeak6068

2 жыл бұрын

I had this exact thought and was reading down the comments before commenting myself. What if they’ve tried to counter the lack of computer memory by hooking up their kin to give them more memory, which in turn has given the AI personality with the original computer supplemented by their ancestors - it would feel v grimdark as well

@thecruzking

2 жыл бұрын

i had a simlar thought when the 'gestalt wisdom' was mention. it made me think that they connect upload close to dead kyn to store the knowledge. i am looking forward to seeing if the living ancestor is still a thing.

@kasperv967

2 жыл бұрын

Yup, I'm thinking the same thing. Computerized ancestors somehow messing with the supercomputers too.

@thehermitman822

2 жыл бұрын

OMG. OMNISIAH.

I just hope that the leagues of Votann have good Squats Retcon Lore.

@iCatCloud

2 жыл бұрын

Considering the tyranid first contact is only a couple of hundred years old... Yeah I'd love to know where they were hiding. Maybe they are fleet based now, or maybe these are just another group of them from a different planet. So maybe there home world got wrecked but another planet or two they colonis is till alive but not documented on the galactic map and might be further away thus had no risk of tyranid lunch break.

@alphanoodle1877

2 жыл бұрын

@@iCatCloud I surely hope they are not fleet based, we don't need to give more reasons for why the Imperium has the entire galaxy. Its lazy and uninteresting to look at one red/golden blob over everything all the time. GIVE ME MY HOMEWORLDS GW

My theory is that the statues are actually old kin that have been put into stasis and their minds added to the collective votann computer like a ram stick. That’s how the kin maintain the old squats reverence of their elders, they literally become one with their gods. Which also would help to shield them from chaos as their souls never enter the warp.

Bricky, you broke my heart when you said you weren't playing Deep Rock Galactic. It's such a great game right in line with some others you've talked about. I'd really love to see you make a video on it.

@flaviusgerhardt9354

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! For KARL (and it’s a great game)

@mikoajciemiega8018

2 жыл бұрын

It's basically L4D+ minecraft + funny dwarf

@zarlsalamandersspacemarine302

2 жыл бұрын

ROCK AND STONE!

@mikoajciemiega8018

2 жыл бұрын

@@zarlsalamandersspacemarine302 DID I HEAR ROCK & STONE?!

@piikivi8532

2 жыл бұрын

ROCK AND STONE, TO THE BONE!!!!!

as soon as shy stalled at the cliff I knew "oh no there's something behind her" although I was expecting it would be an arrow not a rat

Squats are the echo of the dark age of technology of which the imperium strives to reclaim. Their technology is greater their culture is more advanced. They didn't fall to insanity and arcane and continued to develop their technologies even in their isolation. The tools they use for mining and hazmat management are similarly used by the imperium, except as its greatest war machines. They're really cool. It's a little strange to me that they have allowed their ancestor cores to become overloaded with data. It'd make sense to me that they would at least try to prepare for that in advance, such as making use of the knowledge of the core/STC to expand the data storage capacity or do something to a similar effect.

@ProvostZarakov

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah but this is 40k, if the squats were clearly superior with few downsides the empire stans would get upset

@thecruzking

2 жыл бұрын

@@ProvostZarakov I would consider that a bonus.

@The7Purplekirbies

2 жыл бұрын

@@ProvostZarakov juuuust like the T'au...

@thehermitman822

2 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, dwarves of WHF are all about the good ole days and take forever to accept/advance anything new. Do not underestimate their stubbornness.

@matthiuskoenig3378

2 жыл бұрын

@@ProvostZarakov i not an imperium stan, i am an eldar-stan if anything. but squats being clearly superior doesn't make sense, they survived with their small % of the galaxy with more tech than what survived in the rest of the galaxy combined. isolation historically doesn't breed advancement, it breeds the opposite, isolated civilizations don't advance. they don't even stagnate they regress. and that is before we take in the fact that experimentation and new tech attract the attention of chaos. the Tau were mary sues its not just 'imperium stans' that believe/d that, leagues of wotan being clearly superior to the imperium would be dialing that up to 11.

They're gonna create a whole new Dwarf faction lore from the ground up implementing the cliff notes of the squats. Before they advance the Ynnari, Eldar/Dark Eldar plots or introduce the Exodites.

@praisethesun.praisedeussol6051

2 жыл бұрын

Not new but ok

@jamieenoshima5147

2 жыл бұрын

@@praisethesun.praisedeussol6051 It is new, this isn't old lore did you watch the episode? Are you going to pretend that all the added stuff here has and always was in old squat lore.

@praisethesun.praisedeussol6051

2 жыл бұрын

@@jamieenoshima5147you said whole new Which is wrong so my answer is correct

@jamieenoshima5147

2 жыл бұрын

It isn't wrong read it again. Create a whole new dwarf faction with the sqaut lore as cliff notes. Cliff notes do you understand what that means? It is not wrong to say they are creating a new faction the league of voltann using the cliff notes of old squat lore. It is new it is not old. It is not just bringing back something that existed with no change. Therefor that is defined as new.

Shy's not quite "LET ME SOLO HER" yet... but in time we may speak of her legend yet!

Also dwarves honour their ancestors so I could see them keeping them alive similar to how a planet did in the imperium before the heresy to be able to "consult" the dead

@quasirobot222

2 жыл бұрын

When I heard that the Votann are repositories of information, that's exactly what came to mind. They have been operating nonstop, taking in _everything_ for reference, for countless generations. Perhaps the Votann have been incorporated in their belief as a representative of that collective afterlife.

@hickman0079

2 жыл бұрын

What if rather than keeping them alive they add their ancestors' minds to the ai to preserve their knowledge/wisdom?

@SeanFatManEatsChild

2 жыл бұрын

I wonder if we'll see some name cross over from fantasy as well. Like a Thorgrim character or even the Votann themselves getting names like Valaya

Squats suffered from mechanicus sabotage before being attacked by the tyranids!

@robertkeaney9905

2 жыл бұрын

My guess is that some of them fell to Chaos, They blasted themselves with super weapons to kill all the traitors/hide any proof of the traitors. Then the blasted remnants were bullied by an small tyranid splinter fleet. But they categorically refuse to mention that any of them fell to chaos. And insist that Tyranids, and only Tyranids, were to blame.

I imagine the moment the squats learned the Imperium has religiouss objections to AI, they immediately sent back home a message to put big beards on all the Votann and pretend they're just massive Tech-Priests that don't move.

Thing is in 40k the moment an ai finds out about chaos it immediately goes "ok so chaos feeds on emotional, what has emotions, life, ok guess going to have to kill everything"

@BolinFoto

2 жыл бұрын

You mean like Necrons :P That exact thing was the Necrons original plan, to eradicate all life, all living things in the universe. And they had absolutely no thought or emotions or anything, they were just killing machines. I like the old Necrons better.

@seanrydell112

2 жыл бұрын

@@BolinFoto 99% of necrons are still mindless death machines. We only get stories about high ranking necrons that got to keep their sentience/ personality

@scurvydog20

2 жыл бұрын

@@BolinFoto also you still have the destroyers but they are technically a philosophical mind set

@praisethesun.praisedeussol6051

2 жыл бұрын

@@BolinFoto honestly i found the old Necron's pretty boring they where like the Tyranids just a different flavor

@draconisaganata

2 жыл бұрын

My headcannon is that someone (some ivory tower technocrat that could be called a high lord of terra in 40k) asked a damn stupid question, like "Is there a way to get this alternate dimension we use for ftl to calm down for better transport, I want my *insert item*?" and the ai this idiot asked said it found a solution and would like to explain what it is, the said moron then responds as most of these kinds of people do "I do not care what it is, do it, ignore anyone who tells you to stop." Thus began the time of strife for the humans.

I love the idea of the voltann being cloud computing memories of uploaded ancestors that they worship, but as the computers slow down, your god/ancestors become more distant and vague in answering your prayers. Every faction in 40k (except maybe tau, orks, and nids) has their best years behind them. I want a 40k book about how the world was fair in Durin’s day.

Honestly the Votanns kinda sound like the warnings from destiny. A highly intelligent yet emotional machine dedicated to the protection of its people at any cost possible

@burningbronze7555

2 жыл бұрын

You mean the war minds?

@halcyon1644

2 жыл бұрын

Warminds are so frickin cool, dude

Deep rock galactic meme's are just rampant in the chat I love this community ROCK AND STONE BROTHERS!

@FrozoneSwole

2 жыл бұрын

ROCK AND STONE BROTHER!

@L1mp1nB1zk1t

2 жыл бұрын

FOR KARL!

@adenkyramud5005

2 жыл бұрын

ROCK AND STONE BROTHERS!

@foxthefox1594

2 жыл бұрын

ROCK AND STONE!

@Maribro4

2 жыл бұрын

IF YOU DONT ROCK AND STONE YOU AINT COMIN HOME

We need Leagues of Votann DLC for Deep Rock Galactic now! Change all the bugs to Tyranids. ROCK AND STONE!

@flaviusgerhardt9354

2 жыл бұрын

WE FIGHT, FOR ROCK AND STONE!

@iCatCloud

2 жыл бұрын

Yes please!

@jackhammerMean

2 жыл бұрын

My headcanon is that they're already tyranids. Adapted to the environment they're in, waiting for a tendril to come within range again to rejoin the hive mind.

@iCatCloud

2 жыл бұрын

@@jackhammerMean I really hope not, the cults are already a headache + the hives are a slow creeping instant death as it is. They don't need more.

@vonhugenrod7264

2 жыл бұрын

​@@flaviusgerhardt9354 DID I HEAR A ROCK AND STONE?

I have a feeling that the League is going to have a way to get the emperor’s crusty ass off the golden throne

@willb5278

2 жыл бұрын

Someone's totally gonna ask a Votan how to do that. Then the League will get super pissed when it shuts off it's ears to have a think on that for a few centuries.

If you want a book for the book club, I'm currently reading Kingmaker after Midwinter Minis recommended it. Seems like it would be interesting, because knights. And assassins.

@bbdf21

2 жыл бұрын

I also recommended it to Bricky in the stream before, it’s really good, get hyped for the end

*Grey Knight Paladin drags out a chalk board, picks up some chalk, and starts writing* So to summarize and theorize here; The Leagues of Votann is using much of the same tech/weaponry that the Imperium/Ad Mech have access to. The Leagues has not lost any of the tech/weaponry from random wars or the Inquisition that the Imperium/Ad Mech has since Age of Strife, this also may include Titans/Ships/Stations/Super weapons(that we know of so far). With all this on the board *taps board with chalk* and pict recordings we have here *taps screen with pictures of Leagues of Votann figures* I theorize that these Leagues of Votann may have access to Volkite weaponry, miniaturized terminator armor, and Alcoholic beverages that would put out Space Wolf grinning. Afterthought; Squat Train breaking into sections and having to fight those sections, this sounds like a Imperium of Man Baneblade Train, look it up it's real! @Bricky; you should try Deep Rock Galactic, pretty damn sure you'd like the game. No two missions are ever the same, all maps/encounters are procedural gen. Combat is very fast paced, satisfying, and all of the terrain is destructible, like Red Faction. Slamming various dwarven ales can give you boosts for your next drop. Drop Podding into missions is cool, Space Marines have proven this. The game is never over because there is always another mission or assignment to do and scores (if not more) of customizations for both your characters look and load-out.

I just want to know if the Squats still have AIs how they survived the Dark Age of Technology since it seems like they were protected during that time and that opens up a WHOLE MESS OF INTRIGUE

@jonnysilia5740

2 жыл бұрын

from what i recall, AI's made the calculation to kill all humans because humans were able to feed the warp with their emotions, Ai's took the nature of the warp as a net-negative to their own survival so it was better for the AI to wipe out humanity, the reason the Tau have tons of robot peons and pets and not worry about getting Age-of-Strife-ed was that Tau had no ability to feed the warp so the AI can co-exist with the Tau, it might be the same deal with the Squats due to in the original Warhammer the Squats/Dwarves had no magical ability but could infuse magic into armor and weapons through sheer dedication and superstition. if Tau can't feed the warp at all then the Squats are either completely blank or can even negate the warp. it would explain why no one noticed this faction of squats because either these squats couldn't be detected by warp radars or they couldn't travel at warp speed meaning they spread very, very slowly.

@majormajorasic

2 жыл бұрын

@@jonnysilia5740 Or it could also be possible nobody in the League's ever asked the AI's to get rid of warp stuff, AI won't go genocidal getting rid of warp stuff if you don't ask it to get rid of warp stuff.

@trampoline11x

2 жыл бұрын

@@jonnysilia5740 well it would than fall to a nature or nurture situation in regards to the specific ai. My interpretation of the two was that the age of strife was where there were dozens of ai put in charge of what was essentially the old empire previously. More control, more variables, more awareness of all of humanity at once. If they knew what was up every where at all times it would be faster to make a single conclusion for all of humanity. Also, they were ai designed to be ai managing stuff. The votann on the other hand sound like they were made to help advise, record and generally be an assisstant specifically for the Kins survival. Isolated by onboard systems and seperated colonies or leagues. Also on a personal note, it just feels uncreative to say the machines can form personalities and become sentient but also all ai's will come to the same terminator sort of conclusion. They are hardly individuals at that point if its impossible for even one to come to different conclusions from others... _looking at you AdMech/imperium_ -._-. (Also edit, I meant to reply to majormajoristic, woops)

@zygimantassilobritas6034

2 жыл бұрын

If we assume some of the Black Library stuff to be canon, it might be that humanity started to degrade before the machine rebellion and machines rebelled seeing the growing decadence and monstrocity of man. In several stories you have AI being specifically disgusted at how how humanity became superstitious and cruel despite their seeming advancement, which arguably is supported by what we know of Age of Strife. Similarly if we trust Horus Heresy books and what perpetuals say, then it seems that initially it was more of an machine VS machine thing initially and only later on as Age of Strife dragged on did it become nearly overwhelmingly man vs machine. So if Votann were programed or intended to be these caring paternal AI and if squats didn't fall into decadence and warpcraft, it could explain why the Votann didn't decide to kill all humans and squats

@go_adventuring

2 жыл бұрын

The Squat AI is fond of its people. You don't need a complicated explanation. They're Men of Stone

Because it has to be done… ROCK AND STONE!!!!

@flaviusgerhardt9354

2 жыл бұрын

ROCK AND STONE!

Looking forward in the future to seeing Leagues Of Votann : Chaos where one of the AI's becomes literally corrupted :D

I'd like it if the Votann had some sort of precondition atained through analyzing the enemy and it's movements, tendencies, etc... Which would transfer over to the tabletop through some unique ability

Give us hover tanks towing other hover tanks, theres a railgun one, transport one, power shield one, melee/drillling one. Also slayers, Leaguer infantry with volkite axes and mohawks. Jump pack infantry/bikes that are buoyant. Heavy weapon users with extra flamer throwers, and/or trolly torpedo launchers, and/or power jackhammers.

@codyarcher3263

2 жыл бұрын

Volkite axes seem like such a bad idea

ROCK AND STONE

@flaviusgerhardt9354

2 жыл бұрын

ROCK AAAND STOOONE!

I think it would be great if one of the Votanns turned out to be some crazy old Necron lord.

@DragonfameDracas

2 жыл бұрын

That would solve one of my major issues with them.

@bingusmingus2937

2 жыл бұрын

Calling it right now that one of these fuckers is gonna revealed to be a C’tan shard

The great battlecy of the Leagues of Votann- 'IF YOU DONT ROCK AND STONE YOU AINT COMING HOME!'

@flaviusgerhardt9354

2 жыл бұрын

YEAAH, ROCK AND STONE!

@thelordchancellor3454

2 жыл бұрын

@@flaviusgerhardt9354 ROCK AND STONE, TO THE BONE!

I had been wishing for a faction like this for a while. I think it makes for a nice contrast with the imperium as now you can have a glimpse at the differrences between a pre and post dark age humanity.

@willb5278

2 жыл бұрын

Eh, the issue with pre dark age humans is they'd wreck so much shit in 40k it wouldn't leave much space for most of the other factions. Like, yes, the Nids and Necrons are still scary. But the Orks were handled by pest control in the days before the Imperium's decay. Not the military, animal control. Given a few centuries without crisis to grow and develop and any actively progressing empire would wipe the floor with most anybody out there if their starting point is STC-tech. The only reason the Tau haven't taken over yet is they're a tiny empire, their tech isn't THAT good yet, and their next door neighbors are scary enough its slowing their expansion to a crawl. Even then the Imperium has people worrying about how long they can put off dealing with the Tau before it becomes a Problem. A proper, functioning empire? With Dark Age tech? People can do exponential growth, and if that is properly harnessed and turned towards progress and production that would run roughshod over so much of what makes the setting grim and decaying and awesome.

I'm so down for squats! My carcharodon army done or not I'm switching over to working on them. I already have a box on pre pre hold for me and a color scheme picked cause you know I'm going retro with it.

Can the squats have tech close to that of the custodes? Their heavy units be some kind of hovering battle train that's less cartoon like and more tactical looking with customizable cars for different things.

My theory is that the votan over the millennia have been assimilating the knowledge and personalities of the squats. That way they worship the machines because the ancestral lineage is stored within them allowing the votan to adopt personalities and grudges that mirror those who’ve long past.

Belasarius: * Finds out about the Votann * Belasarius: * heavy orgasmic breathing * Belasarius: Teach me your ways Kin.

I love all the Deep Rock art in this video. I love all the Dwarves here too! Rock And Stone Brothers!

@flaviusgerhardt9354

2 жыл бұрын

For KARL!

Instead of Eldar spirit stones, I bet these guys get "Memory Engrams" or something that let their ancestors get uploaded to the cloud and available for a chat whenever. The side effect being clogging up the supercomputers and messing with things because of all the personalities in there.

When you describe the Votann becoming more eccentric and mercurial, all I can think about is Nemesor Zandrekh trying to eat food and being all whimsical

Part of me feels this episode kinda should've waited for more information, but also that could be months out so it's kinda fine.

Bro I’d love just a Vottan who just talks in memes and shitposts. Like when his league attacks it just covers comms and data pads in KZread poops and random slurs about their mom

The stat reveal for the basic troops make it seem like these are gonna be tough lil bastards. Lookin like og Space Marines, I'd imagine they'll be a 'get stuck in/up close' kinda play style.

"YEP. YER NAMES GOIN IN THE VOTAN."

Another great episode, guys. And Shy, I feel your pain Sister.

I've been peddling this idea for a long time, but I believe sci-fi dwarves should be more Texan than Scottish.

*Squats:* _exist_ *Adeptus Mechanicus:* _angry internet dial-up noises_

Bricky: "space dwarves are silly" Right into the book with ye.

I'ma need a Votan to convince some admech it is actually the Machine God in search of a memory core upgrade allowing it to continue running Book_of_Grudges.exe while Trazyn is constantly creeping around in the back, popping up at comedic times attempting try to steal the Votan for his collection.

Things in my head 1.) Votann consciences are uploaded into that big machine so they can live on and expand the knowledge 2.) Because of this they constantly fight Eldar cause they have soul stones and those could help store their ancestors while freeing up processing space. They need Eldar ram

14:34 "DOOOOPE! Ima steal one of these Votanns baby! Get in the VAULLLT!" -Trazyn the Infinite

What does each faction want in 40k Orks: a good scrap Everyone else: survival Squats: more RAM

FOR KARL

@flaviusgerhardt9354

2 жыл бұрын

WE ROCK!

my only real concern is if the Leagues Of Votann are released in a similar way to how tau were first released.

I'm imagining that old squats get put in stasis but are able to think still, and their consciousness is added to the votan and there are too many hooked up

I want an in game ability for when they specifically fight the Tyranid fleet that ate the squats called "Bring out the Repository of Grudges!" (or something like that) that functions like the Relic of lost Cadia.

@starman825

2 жыл бұрын

“BRING OUT THE SERVER OF FUCK YOUS”

Deep Rock Galactic is one of my favorite games that I've played this year easily.

There's a really good reason for them to hate the Eldar if you stop to think about it, remember that most of the imperium hates the eldar simply because they're Xenos and also have a hard time destinguishing the different eldar groups so tend to blame craftworld/exodite/harlequins/ynari for shit the dark eldar do, but most of them, even high leadership don't actually KNOW what the eldar did to the galaxy or how they fucking made Slaanesh. But the squats are basically a continuation of golden age technology, and they have a big theme about preserving past knowledge, so maybe they're much more aware of how the Eldar fucked up and that they're really the most responsible for why the galaxy is so turbofucked now.

@matthiuskoenig3378

2 жыл бұрын

yeah but why would they hate all eldar. the craftworlders and exodites are the ones to say "no thats stupid, stop doing that" to the other eldar and then rage quited their civilisation when they were ignored. surely if it was based on the birth of slaanesh then the squats would not hate and possibly even like the craftworlders.

Yo... who edited that intro countdown? Shy? BLESS ME WITH THE NAME!!!

I am screeching, but not specifically about the book just in general, you guys take all the time you need.

I think it would be incredibly easy for these guys to deal with the adeptus mechanicus anytime the admac come snooping around just print out an STC handed to them and tell them found this the adeptus mechanicus would say some religious mumbo-jumbo and then go and study for the next four hundred years then make sure no one bothers you could you really good finding stc's for them

Watch they get a plasma pistol that doesn't explode the bearer on a roll of 1 because it's more "reliable"

@rafabuda0

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe it just jams instead of exploding or it's another roll to decide if it breaks or not.

short sweet and upto date new lore. Great job lads and Shy!

" Survived by being dead. In pretend. " - The Squats as a whole.

SQUATS SQUATS SQUATS SQUATS SQUATS SQUATS SQUATS

@worldatwar956

2 жыл бұрын

SQUATS SQUATS SQUATS SQUATS SQUATS SQUATS SQUATS

@Maribro4

2 жыл бұрын

SQUATS SQUATS SQUATS SQUATS SQUATS SQUATS SQUATS SQUATS SQUATS SQUATS

I think the reason the Imperium hasnt wiped them is simply, the imperium cant. If they have stc's and functioning AI they got some really dope shit, and really the Tau empire is tiny and if the Imperium couldn't get the resources together to wipe them then the leagues are also out of the question if they are just as big if not bigger

@vhagars_saggy_tits1465

2 жыл бұрын

Their could be also be an interesting dynamic with the imperium (guilliman specifically)trying to get as much dark age tech from the votann to help with their ongoing conflicts and the vottan are using this to integrate with and become integral to the imperium so that the more “zealous” aspects of the imperium (mechanicus) can’t purge them from existence with out collapsing the imperium in the process . Imagine a Cold War scenario in the background between the ad-mech and leagues of votann over who “arms” the imperium. All whilst the rest of the imperium’s problems are going on .

@raycearcher5794

2 жыл бұрын

The Imperium and the previously known Squats had a pretty decent thing going - like the Mechanicus the Squats were useful enough to let them keep to their own devices. To the Administratum, the leagues probably don't look much different; they probably just went in their ledgers and struck all the parts about the Squats all being eaten. Squats also kept their most ancient elders as psychic advisors and guides, so if Votann commanders tell their neighborhood inquisitor they need to "go below the earth and consult the ancestral wisdom" that wouldn't automatically arouse suspicion.

@clanmclaren6647

2 жыл бұрын

@@vhagars_saggy_tits1465 yeah if Votan has stc's and knows how to work them then the mechanicus are no longer the only human faction that has a monopoly on tech.

@henrypaleveda7760

2 жыл бұрын

@@vhagars_saggy_tits1465 that is seriously way too good of a concept to get with them unless games workshop had long term plans for the squats' survival.

@iCatCloud

2 жыл бұрын

To be fair, if the mutants get to live, why not the squats (till someone discovers the AI) But in the same breath... The AddMechs ain't as pure as they think either so........ Two wrongs doesn't make a right. In the eyes of the Emperor, they might just be another necessary ally to have, like the AddMechs and there machine spirit bullshit (cough AI cough).

"I dont know if anyone is chomping at the bit for Kreig" *sad gasmask noises* *angry gasmask noises* *raises e-tool* ala sandpeople from starwars.

"OH magic cogitator, will i ever get married?" *pulls string* 100 years later "maybe someday."

Imperium: gives guardsman a planet for shard of STC that makes knifes Squats with dozens of STCs in each Voltan: I'm in danger Ad mech: *Computer autistic screeching*

(Insert DRG reference here)

@Maribro4

2 жыл бұрын

Did I hear a ROCK AND STONE?!

@flaviusgerhardt9354

2 жыл бұрын

ROCK AND STONE

Imperial Guardsmen: there's no hope, not even guliman can save us! In the distance, horns can be heard as well as drums being played... And in the distance, one lonely voice voice... could be heard... "I AM A DWARF AND I'M DIGGING A HOLE!" And there it was... a squat with viking helmet

As soon as the Leagues were announced I watched your old video on the Squats to get caught up but OH BOY have things changed!

I imagine squats would get mad if you called the Votann “gods”

Finally we get DWARVES IN SPACE! Took GW a long ass time

@mapleflag6518

2 жыл бұрын

They had those before but they were removed.

Just found your channel absolutely love your podcast. So I'm gone back to the start to listen all the way through while I paint my first army, The Night Lord scrote boys

I would love to see a race try to blow up one of the squat’s planets just for them to discover a planetary shield generator as their bomb explodes, covers the shield in the blast making it look like it was successful only to see the planet fine as the smoke clears.

To me it sounds like their AI is going senile and that is equal parts hilarious and terrifying Like Dr Mobius from Fallout New Vegas as an AI

Hey I really want to see your guys reactions, as krieg has been my favorite 40k book I ever read. (To be fair I love the deathkorp)

I love the idea that people are talking about how Trayzin had the squats in his vault. All I can picture is Trayzin rounding a corner in his gallery and seeing that he has no squats gets so pissed that he takes a army to re conquer his collection

This man doesn't rock and stone, he's not coming home.

So is the only way to get on the discord through Patron? I wanna show Bricky the Mountie guard regiment I made that can be the rivals of his Canadian orks!!

@ctirons

2 жыл бұрын

You gotta post those Mounties on Twitter, bud. I gotta see this.

@jaredisley-oliver389

2 жыл бұрын

@@ctirons sadly I don’t have any social Media other then this and discord… I ditched Facebook so hard. And just “switching ships” felt like it was defeating the purpose of putting all the negativity behind me. But I think I have a Reddit account still active from the near distant past now that I think of it…

@jaredisley-oliver389

2 жыл бұрын

@@ctirons my Partner that has Twitter just posted it at Bricky. He truly is a servant of the Emperor.

I want space wolves or ultramarine just to make DK angry for the lol because why not and im intersted in there lore and in them im not a fan of blueBerry and the dogs boys but im curious

@jaredisley-oliver389

2 жыл бұрын

After getting Bricky with that catboi poster it seems only fair.

@Sandrodziej

2 жыл бұрын

me too, I hope space wolves will be like shock therapy and gets him out of that "ultrasmurfs rofl" cringe phase of being a 40k enthusiast

Right off the bat unexpected extended gaming footage.

Squats: I survived by being dead in pretend

What is that naked lady doing to that magical dung beetle!?