Best Background?

[Mindless-Focus]

okay, i remember the Saruthi from that one Inquisitor book but where can i read more on the Hrud? i always wanted to do a Hrud army back when i thought they were skavenesque.

[DevilUknow]

The best fluff is the stuff written like artifacts of the universe itself. The Xenology book, the Sabbat Crusade, the Uplifting Primer, the bits and pieces that read like reports in the codexs; the 3rd edition SM Codex only had a couple of pages of fluff at the back, but it is still some of my favorite.

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[Asymmetrical Xeno]

@Mindless-Focus,

yeah, read Xenology..if you can find a copy, its sort of my own personal 40k "holy grail" as its mostly all about the stuff I like. Its got some cool stuff about Hrud, and also details their God Qah aka the Umbra. They still get references today..the latest being in Planetstrike which details them using some kind of "field" of some sort which causes rapid-ageing on the imperial guard they were fighting.

If you want links ;

[url]http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Hrud[/url] (cool pic of one, but id say theres other "types" than the one pictured as some cover themselves in material and seem smaller/tinier in size..allthough that might be their weird biology!)

[url]http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Qah[/url]

[url]http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Umbra[/url]

[url]http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Cinchare_Hrud_Infestation[/url]

[url]http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/The_Plague_of_Delphic[/url] (this battle sounds awesome imo)


@Magos,

they really are, its what peaked my interest in "Chaos Aliens", I like the idea of dozens of entire fallen civilizations out there who worship chaos, it becomes more interesting when we dont know these aliens "looked" before they were corrupted too. So they can effectively avoid the usual "added spikes" cliches. I wish there was more on Chaos worshipping races.

[imperialsavant]

Well one group that badly need some back story are the Grey Knights.
They get my vote for the worst background & Fluff. Virtually no background in the Daemonhunters Codex so lets hope we get some via the H Heresy books as the story unfolds!

Regards Barry H.

[RocketRollRebel]

Hmm I am a fan of the tyranid and daemon codex fluff sections but I gotta say Orks have the best and just a great codex all around.

[Chaos]

Chaos and Eldar

[Magos]

I really wish it was doable to find a copy of xenology for less then 65$

[CrimsonFist1149]

yeah i agree with you on the orks. that codex was a lot of fun to read. the dark angels have a really interesting background too, with all the secrecy and everthing it really gets you thinking.

[Duke]

Best: Blood Angels- I really love the idea of Sanguinius and his noble sacrifice. Also, the whole idea of vampire-like Space Marines is awsome, go Death Company!

Worst: Tau- Look, Gundam suit in 40k! but wait, how did they get so technologically advanced in such a short amount of time?... Lets give them some super smart dude to lead them! Done! I like some of the ideas for Tau, but on the whole it is lacking a bit I think (IMHO)


Duke