tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356241226024929790.post3805760625111584422..comments2023-05-13T05:56:33.773-05:00Comments on World of Wonder: [40K] Where Are The Ladies?Loquacioushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01667591498679385934noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356241226024929790.post-30587676574451714022010-11-01T11:42:39.300-05:002010-11-01T11:42:39.300-05:00My Eldar are just intimidating your womanhood!
Wa...My Eldar are just intimidating your womanhood!<br /><br />Wait.. that didn't help my side, did it?Dave Garbehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01557481319925772152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356241226024929790.post-16482125203661958452010-10-31T21:49:27.431-05:002010-10-31T21:49:27.431-05:00Kahos- Yeah, but she's an Eldar. And Eldar are...Kahos- Yeah, but she's an Eldar. And Eldar are for sissies, or those "new guys" =p <br /><br />(for anyone else reading, this is sort of an inside joke- I'm not serious}Loquacioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01667591498679385934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356241226024929790.post-49235995357043359172010-10-31T21:34:29.079-05:002010-10-31T21:34:29.079-05:00Don't forget Jain Z'ar the Eldar female sp...Don't forget Jain Z'ar the Eldar female special character. I'd say she's leading the charge being a Phoenix Lord and all.FunDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15787495897539100323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356241226024929790.post-64998667114112646472010-10-31T15:32:00.466-05:002010-10-31T15:32:00.466-05:00Von- I'd love to hear what you have to say. Fe...Von- I'd love to hear what you have to say. Feel free to email me, or I could set up a guest post for you, cross link or something else-if you're interested. <br /><br />I'm not riled up yet- mostly cause I have other battles to fight (especially as a woman actively involved in the gaming culture). <br /><br />I am genuinely interested in intelligent discussion, as well as a little silly ranting (see my post "On Shoes" for some of that) and I like haring other people's view points. <br /><br />DaveG- good for your wife for takin' it to 'em!Loquacioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01667591498679385934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356241226024929790.post-12592737330877054182010-10-31T13:59:08.403-05:002010-10-31T13:59:08.403-05:00Yeah, I dislike the fact an entire universe like 4...Yeah, I dislike the fact an entire universe like 40k would go out of their way to exclude the female gender from most of the fluff. Calidus, Nuns with Guns and Slutty Daemons. GG GW, way to fail.<br />I realized I forgot to mention in my previous comment that I'm all for anyone breaking fluff to add gender to armies - whether you're just adding female heads, or even adding breasts to the armour.<br /><br />But what blew me away were the links TheWife showed me while searching through forums and such for signs of female 40k life and the number of hardcore fluff lawyers who were vehemently and insultingly opposed to the very notion of female space marines.<br /><br />TheWife: "After much contemplation because of what I read, my whole Khorne army is going to be populated with women. Watch out boys, we're coming for you!"Dave Garbehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01557481319925772152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356241226024929790.post-53326308882780912982010-10-31T13:47:00.669-05:002010-10-31T13:47:00.669-05:00@Von - though "Emperor's Sausage Fest&quo...@Von - though "Emperor's Sausage Fest" could be an entertaining Chapter name.sonsoftaurushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466971377569066201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356241226024929790.post-81938370565950944862010-10-31T13:13:42.381-05:002010-10-31T13:13:42.381-05:00It bothers me too, Dave, as do the critical implic...It bothers me too, Dave, as do the critical implications of the 40K universe being a sausage fest. I'd go into more detail about them, but the last time I went off on one about this sort of thing some people were rather offended. I can't work out if it was a 'shut your face you English Literature ponce' kind of offence or an 'criticism of the things I'm emotionally invested in is something I take personally' kind of offence, but either way, it's awkward.Vonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12583821960347555993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356241226024929790.post-66691479570047094452010-10-31T08:16:21.130-05:002010-10-31T08:16:21.130-05:00Yeah, there's not a whole lot of women in the ...Yeah, there's not a whole lot of women in the 40k universe, something TheWife is bothered greatly about. <br />She dislikes how if you want women in your army, your only real choice is either the Sisters of Battle or slutty looking demons.<br />She investigated the same question of what's out there for women. Eldar are very equal opportunity, and that's about it. One thing she came across is how the fluff says Space Marines cannot ever be women because of genetics - and there's a lot of people out there STRONGLY against making female marines. She plays Chaos though and figures there's no reason they can't twist those genes.Dave Garbehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01557481319925772152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356241226024929790.post-3473696445347180712010-10-30T15:54:16.392-05:002010-10-30T15:54:16.392-05:00Tom & TGN: Both very true. I was just hoping f...Tom & TGN: Both very true. I was just hoping for a Space Marine!<br /><br />Knighterrant- Thanks for the comment! Take a look around... I hope you like it!Loquacioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01667591498679385934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356241226024929790.post-19945431358176905952010-10-30T15:48:33.391-05:002010-10-30T15:48:33.391-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Loquacioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01667591498679385934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356241226024929790.post-11378739926406744442010-10-30T15:22:21.010-05:002010-10-30T15:22:21.010-05:00Dateline: The Golden Throne
When asked about the...Dateline: The Golden Throne<br /><br />When asked about the possibility of women serving as Imperial Marines, a spokesman for the Technopriests was quoted as saying,"If the Emperor wanted female Marines, I'm sure he would have told us."<br /><br />As ever, the Emperor remains unavailable for comment.<br /><br />;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356241226024929790.post-9600289258104694032010-10-30T15:13:21.449-05:002010-10-30T15:13:21.449-05:00And I may be mistaken, but I believe the Tau have ...And I may be mistaken, but I believe the Tau have a female special. If not well... like anyone could tell Tau women apart from the men ;PTheGraveMindhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02202256201375802641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356241226024929790.post-13744492953725475462010-10-30T13:57:55.842-05:002010-10-30T13:57:55.842-05:00And the Eldar are equal opportunity. Plenty of fem...And the Eldar are equal opportunity. Plenty of females in their Guardian squads, and then there are the Banshees, and the Banshee Exarch.<br /><br />TomAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356241226024929790.post-83201383551914445032010-10-30T11:11:50.458-05:002010-10-30T11:11:50.458-05:00For someone in power armor, just use a SM body wit...For someone in power armor, just use a SM body with a female head. Or even just a normal SM body and helmet, and say it's a woman underneath. Those things are hardly form-fitting anyways, and SOB models aside, I doubt many women are really so endowed that they'd need extra modifications to fit in those PA barrel chests.<br /><br />Also plenty of female scifi ladies from other ranges, like VOID. <br /><br />http://coolminiornot.com/208772<br /><br />http://www.thewarstore.com/product5955.html<br /><br />http://www.thewarstore.com/product7593.html<br /><br />http://www.thewarstore.com/product181.html<br /><br />http://www.thewarstore.com/product47339.htmlsonsoftaurushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08466971377569066201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356241226024929790.post-15222248427759780172010-10-30T10:31:56.685-05:002010-10-30T10:31:56.685-05:00Well a few things here:
-Model wise, at the moment...Well a few things here:<br />-Model wise, at the moment at least in 40k there are very few female characters, short of Witchhunters and the new DE, so you most likely would have to convert a superbadass chick...or use the Living Saint model without the cape?<br />-Fluff wise there are MANY strong females in the Warhammer universe: Celestine (yes she has a model, but shh) all the temple Callidus chicks, a lot of Eldar fluffy characters (Swiftblade, that Iyanden chick whos name elludes me) are female, but admittedly had no models, which sucks. Again, convert and make your own superchick.<br />-As to why theres no girl Marines; in the fluff anyway some of the implants used to turn a teenage boy into an Adeptus Astartes are tunes into male hormones, and since the technology is so archaic it would be impossible to alter this for the female anatomy. I dunno how well a female conversion using a space marine as a base would work, but im there theres some awesome 3rd party models, or some WH bitz that would be awesome =]<br /><br />Just my thoughts.DaveHowitzerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05585830713855358540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-356241226024929790.post-27611145767255407642010-10-30T10:29:18.596-05:002010-10-30T10:29:18.596-05:00Lelith is an HQ, there's also a Succubus (gene...Lelith is an HQ, there's also a Succubus (generic Wych HQ), and Wyches come as Elites and Troops. Plenty of ladies there.<br /><br />And, of course, there's Sisters of Battle.Chumbalayahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15543857960730597490noreply@blogger.com