Rubric Marines - Revision history

imported>Administrator: 103 revisions imported

2023-06-22T15:45:15Z

103 revisions imported

← Older revision	Revision as of 15:45, 22 June 2023
(No difference)

imported>Administrator: 1 revision imported

2023-06-19T03:22:40Z

1 revision imported

← Older revision	Revision as of 03:22, 19 June 2023
(No difference)

2A02:1810:4E2C:A900:6131:1E26:C449:F533 at 19:05, 2 June 2023

2023-06-02T19:05:59Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 19:05, 2 June 2023
Line 4:		Line 4:
	{{Topquote\|And I will show you something different from either<br>Your shadow at morning striding behind you<br>Or your shadow at evening rising to meet you;<br>I will show you fear in a handful of dust.\|T.S. Eliot - The Waste Land}}		{{Topquote\|And I will show you something different from either<br>Your shadow at morning striding behind you<br>Or your shadow at evening rising to meet you;<br>I will show you fear in a handful of dust.\|T.S. Eliot - The Waste Land}}

	'''Rubric Marines''' - the cursed automatons of the [[Thousand Sons]], and one of the two toughest infantry units that are available to the [[Chaos Space Marines\|Traitor Legions]], right alongside their [[Nurgle\|Nurglite]] rivals, the [[Plague Marines]]. They serve a similar tactical role in that they're absolutely tough as balls, but whereas the Plague Marines, owing to their diseased bulk, can resist large volumes of anti-infantry fire, the Rubric Marines, protected by dark sorcery, will shrug off even the most powerful hits from anti-tank weapons.		'''Rubric Marines''' - the cursed automatons of the [[Thousand Sons]], and one of the two toughest infantry units that are available to the [[Chaos Space Marines\|Traitor Legions]], right alongside their [[Nurgle\|Nurglite]] rivals, the [[Plague Marines]]. They serve a similar tactical role in that they're absolutely tough as balls, but whereas the Plague Marines, owing to their diseased bulk, can resist large volumes of anti-infantry fire, the Rubric Marines, protected by dark sorcery, will shrug off even the most powerful hits from anti-tank weapons.

	They've been known to get pre-5th Edition [[Necron]] players to rage-quit.		They've been known to get pre-5th Edition [[Necron]] players to rage-quit.
Line 34:		Line 34:

	=== Mainstream opinion ===		=== Mainstream opinion ===
	Sweet [[Emperor\|Jesus]], the edition update from 5th to 6th and 7th was ''not'' kind to these guys.		Sweet [[Emperor\|Jesus]], the edition update from 5th to 6th and 7th was ''not'' kind to these guys.

	While Rubrics were always a finicky option, one that had to be balanced carefully to be used to maximum effect, 6th and 7th wound up indirectly killing their potential on the battlefield by giving them way more competitive options and relegating them to a much more limited tactical control. Their AP3 Bolters and 3+/4++ saves, while once rather impressive, no longer have anywhere near the threat level they used to have, and with other armies getting major edition updates, the Rubrics were facing an uphill fight - especially since changes to the rules made Feel No Pain considerably stronger (ergo pushing [[Nurgle\|Plague Marines]] even further ahead of their old Tzeentchian rivals. The changes to Sorcerer rules and Force weapons were even worse - taking a unit that was legitimately a threat to one that struggles hard for a place in a meta with dozens of options. Even within chaos a player could grab a baseline squad with two plasma guns and have better numbers (though none of the backup save) as part of the bargain!		While Rubrics were always a finicky option, one that had to be balanced carefully to be used to maximum effect, 6th and 7th wound up indirectly killing their potential on the battlefield by giving them way more competitive options and relegating them to a much more limited tactical control. Their AP3 Bolters and 3+/4++ saves, while once rather impressive, no longer have anywhere near the threat level they used to have, and with other armies getting major edition updates, the Rubrics were facing an uphill fight - especially since changes to the rules made Feel No Pain considerably stronger (ergo pushing [[Nurgle\|Plague Marines]] even further ahead of their old Tzeentchian rivals. The changes to Sorcerer rules and Force weapons were even worse - taking a unit that was legitimately a threat to one that struggles hard for a place in a meta with dozens of options. Even within chaos a player could grab a baseline squad with two plasma guns and have better numbers (though none of the backup save) as part of the bargain!
Line 52:		Line 52:

	=== 8th Edition===		=== 8th Edition===
	Once unusable, these guys have become pretty good (but overcosted). They have their usual loadout of [[Inferno Bolter\|Inferno Boltguns]], which they can replace with [[Warpflamer]]s for maximum hurt in overwatch, and the Aspiring Sorcerer can take any force weapon and a [[Warpflame Pistol]] to help them if they get in melee. For every 10 models, one Rubric can take a [[Soulreaper Cannon]] or a [[Heavy Warpflamer]]. The Sorcerer now knows one power from the Change Discipline and Smite, which does 1 or d3 mortal wounds rather than the normal d3/d6. However, the best part is their "All is Dust" rule, which gives them +1 to saves (including invulnerable saves) if the attack does 1 damage, giving them a 2+ save against small arms fire. Thousand Sons and Grey Knights are the only armies who can still spam smite, but you should be very careful doing it with regular Rubric squads because if you peril their sorcerer may explode, killing himself and taking along with some unlucky mooks from any nearby units, friend or foe so you might start a chain reaction (as well as preventing the squad from casting any more powers if they survive).		Once unusable, these guys have become pretty good (but overcosted). They have their usual loadout of [[Inferno Bolter\|Inferno Boltguns]], which they can replace with [[Warpflamer]]s for maximum hurt in overwatch, and the Aspiring Sorcerer can take any force weapon and a [[Warpflame Pistol]] to help them if they get in melee. For every 10 models, one Rubric can take a [[Soulreaper Cannon]] or a [[Heavy Warpflamer]]. The Sorcerer now knows one power from the Change Discipline and Smite, which does 1 or d3 mortal wounds rather than the normal d3/d6. However, the best part is their "All is Dust" rule, which gives them +1 to saves (including invulnerable saves) if the attack does 1 damage, giving them a 2+ save against small arms fire. Thousand Sons and Grey Knights are the only armies who can still spam smite, but you should be very careful doing it with regular Rubric squads because if you peril their sorcerer may explode, killing himself and taking along with some unlucky mooks from any nearby units, friend or foe so you might start a chain reaction (as well as preventing the squad from casting any more powers if they survive).
	{{Thousand Sons}}		{{Thousand Sons}}
	{{Chaos Space Marines}}		{{Chaos Space Marines}}

1d4chan>Derpysaurus: Undo revision 871381 by 2001:8003:1C20:8C00:A03F:19EE:6A3E:6BBB (talk)

2023-01-19T18:08:28Z

Undo revision 871381 by 2001:8003:1C20:8C00:A03F:19EE:6A3E:6BBB (talk)

← Older revision		Revision as of 18:08, 19 January 2023
Line 52:		Line 52:

	=== 8th Edition===		=== 8th Edition===
	Once unusable, these guys have become pretty good (but overcosted). They have their usual loadout of [[Inferno Bolter\|Inferno Boltguns]], which they can replace with [[Warpflamer]]s for maximum hurt in overwatch, and the Aspiring Sorcerer can take any force weapon and a [[Warpflame Pistol]] to help them if they get in melee. For every 10 models, one Rubric can take a [[Soulreaper Cannon]]. The Sorcerer now knows one power from the Change Discipline and Smite, which does 1 or d3 mortal wounds rather than the normal d3/d6. However, the best part is their "All is Dust" rule, which gives them +1 to saves (including invulnerable saves) if the attack does 1 damage, giving them a 2+ save against small arms fire. Thousand Sons and Grey Knights are the only armies who can still spam smite, but you should be very careful doing it with regular Rubric squads because if you peril their sorcerer may explode, killing himself and taking along with some unlucky mooks from any nearby units, friend or foe so you might start a chain reaction (as well as preventing the squad from casting any more powers if they survive).		Once unusable, these guys have become pretty good (but overcosted). They have their usual loadout of [[Inferno Bolter\|Inferno Boltguns]], which they can replace with [[Warpflamer]]s for maximum hurt in overwatch, and the Aspiring Sorcerer can take any force weapon and a [[Warpflame Pistol]] to help them if they get in melee. For every 10 models, one Rubric can take a [[Soulreaper Cannon]] or a [[Heavy Warpflamer]]. The Sorcerer now knows one power from the Change Discipline and Smite, which does 1 or d3 mortal wounds rather than the normal d3/d6. However, the best part is their "All is Dust" rule, which gives them +1 to saves (including invulnerable saves) if the attack does 1 damage, giving them a 2+ save against small arms fire. Thousand Sons and Grey Knights are the only armies who can still spam smite, but you should be very careful doing it with regular Rubric squads because if you peril their sorcerer may explode, killing himself and taking along with some unlucky mooks from any nearby units, friend or foe so you might start a chain reaction (as well as preventing the squad from casting any more powers if they survive).
	{{Thousand Sons}}		{{Thousand Sons}}
	{{Chaos Space Marines}}		{{Chaos Space Marines}}

2001:8003:1C20:8C00:A03F:19EE:6A3E:6BBB: /* 8th Edition */

2023-01-19T15:05:08Z

8th Edition

← Older revision		Revision as of 15:05, 19 January 2023
Line 52:		Line 52:

	=== 8th Edition===		=== 8th Edition===
	Once unusable, these guys have become pretty good (but overcosted). They have their usual loadout of [[Inferno Bolter\|Inferno Boltguns]], which they can replace with [[Warpflamer]]s for maximum hurt in overwatch, and the Aspiring Sorcerer can take any force weapon and a [[Warpflame Pistol]] to help them if they get in melee. For every 10 models, one Rubric can take a [[Soulreaper Cannon~~]] or a [[Heavy Warpflamer~~]]. The Sorcerer now knows one power from the Change Discipline and Smite, which does 1 or d3 mortal wounds rather than the normal d3/d6. However, the best part is their "All is Dust" rule, which gives them +1 to saves (including invulnerable saves) if the attack does 1 damage, giving them a 2+ save against small arms fire. Thousand Sons and Grey Knights are the only armies who can still spam smite, but you should be very careful doing it with regular Rubric squads because if you peril their sorcerer may explode, killing himself and taking along with some unlucky mooks from any nearby units, friend or foe so you might start a chain reaction (as well as preventing the squad from casting any more powers if they survive).		Once unusable, these guys have become pretty good (but overcosted). They have their usual loadout of [[Inferno Bolter\|Inferno Boltguns]], which they can replace with [[Warpflamer]]s for maximum hurt in overwatch, and the Aspiring Sorcerer can take any force weapon and a [[Warpflame Pistol]] to help them if they get in melee. For every 10 models, one Rubric can take a [[Soulreaper Cannon]]. The Sorcerer now knows one power from the Change Discipline and Smite, which does 1 or d3 mortal wounds rather than the normal d3/d6. However, the best part is their "All is Dust" rule, which gives them +1 to saves (including invulnerable saves) if the attack does 1 damage, giving them a 2+ save against small arms fire. Thousand Sons and Grey Knights are the only armies who can still spam smite, but you should be very careful doing it with regular Rubric squads because if you peril their sorcerer may explode, killing himself and taking along with some unlucky mooks from any nearby units, friend or foe so you might start a chain reaction (as well as preventing the squad from casting any more powers if they survive).
	{{Thousand Sons}}		{{Thousand Sons}}
	{{Chaos Space Marines}}		{{Chaos Space Marines}}

1d4chan>Derpysaurus: /* Lore */

2022-11-07T06:31:22Z

Lore

← Older revision		Revision as of 06:31, 7 November 2022
Line 11:		Line 11:
	The Rubric Marines were once basic Marines in the Thousand Sons. Due to <s>[[Emperor\|someone's]] fuck-up</s> [[Tzeentch]][[Tales of Eldrad Ulthuan, the Dick\|’s tampering]] with their [[gene-seed]], the legion as a whole suffered horrifying, [[AIDS\|increasingly-debilitating mutations]]. For a time [[Magnus]] managed to stop this shit by striking a bargain with Tzeentch (for which he lost his eye BTW), but this worked only until the start of the [[Horus Heresy]]. This generally sucked, since it meant that increasingly, members of the legion were turning into [[Chaos Spawn\|that which must never be named]]. [[Tzeentch]], in the Chaos God's proud tradition of not giving a fuck, left the Sons to work out their own solution to the problem, likely so he'd have some entertainment over the weekend.		The Rubric Marines were once basic Marines in the Thousand Sons. Due to <s>[[Emperor\|someone's]] fuck-up</s> [[Tzeentch]][[Tales of Eldrad Ulthuan, the Dick\|’s tampering]] with their [[gene-seed]], the legion as a whole suffered horrifying, [[AIDS\|increasingly-debilitating mutations]]. For a time [[Magnus]] managed to stop this shit by striking a bargain with Tzeentch (for which he lost his eye BTW), but this worked only until the start of the [[Horus Heresy]]. This generally sucked, since it meant that increasingly, members of the legion were turning into [[Chaos Spawn\|that which must never be named]]. [[Tzeentch]], in the Chaos God's proud tradition of not giving a fuck, left the Sons to work out their own solution to the problem, likely so he'd have some entertainment over the weekend.

	At some point, trying to help fix this little mutation epidemic, a Sorcerer called [[Ahzek Ahriman]] used the knowledge he took from the Book of Magnus (which he was a bearer of), to find a way of curing his legion. He crafted a way to undo the mutations plaguing the legion, and cast an incredibly powerful spell called the [[FAIL\|Rubric of Ahriman]]. The spell was successful in stopping the mutation, but only really amongst the command staff - [[Grimdark\|every psyker in the legion who was not powerful enough (virtually all of the Thousand Sons were psykers according to recent fluff) was reduced to dust and trapped as bound spirits within their sealed power armor for eternity]] (or at least until the armor was destroyed). Suffice to say, Magnus was [[rage\|really pissed off]] and wanted to blow Ahriman up with mind-bullets, but Tzeentch asked him not to because that ''was'' some pretty epic douchebaggery. So Magnus kicked him out of the Thousand Sons, instead.		At some point, trying to help fix this little mutation epidemic, a Sorcerer called [[Ahzek Ahriman]] used the knowledge he took from the Book of Magnus (which he was a bearer of), to find a way of curing his legion. He crafted a way to undo the mutations plaguing the legion, and cast an incredibly powerful spell called the [[FAIL\|Rubric of Ahriman]]. The spell was successful in stopping the mutation, but only really amongst the command staff - [[Grimdark\|every psyker in the legion who was not powerful enough (virtually all of the Thousand Sons were psykers according to recent fluff) was reduced to dust and trapped as bound spirits within their sealed power armor for eternity]] (or at least until the armor was destroyed). Suffice to say, Magnus was [[rage\|really pissed off]] and wanted to blow Ahriman up with mind-bullets, but Tzeentch asked him not to because that ''was'' some pretty epic douchebaggery. So Magnus kicked him out of the Thousand Sons, instead. It should be noted that based on the leg armour design and armoured chest power cables, the Rubrics all seem to wear a modified [[Mark IV: Maximus Armour]]. This isn't a surprise since the pre-Heresy Thousand Sons were one of the biggest users of the Maximus; even creating a sub-pattern called the Achean pattern. So it is likely that post-Rubric, these Maximus Armour were slightly modified to accommodate their now more...dusty occupants.

	What a ''[[Eldrad\|dick]]''. Interestingly, in recent fluff it is implicated that Lucius may have altered the Book of Magnus after making Haathor Maat his bitch. He gained his trust by showing him (as he was starting to succumb to the flesh change) how to reverse the mutations simply by pumping them all into worthless mortals so he would not become that which is not to be named. So it may well be that Lucius' dabblings with the Book of Magnus and changing it resulted in the Rubric to fail. For whom or why he did it only he knows. Or he was a temporary agent of Tzeentch at the time (JUST AS PLANNED).		What a ''[[Eldrad\|dick]]''. Interestingly, in recent fluff it is implicated that Lucius may have altered the Book of Magnus after making Haathor Maat his bitch. He gained his trust by showing him (as he was starting to succumb to the flesh change) how to reverse the mutations simply by pumping them all into worthless mortals so he would not become that which is not to be named. So it may well be that Lucius' dabblings with the Book of Magnus and changing it resulted in the Rubric to fail. For whom or why he did it only he knows. Or he was a temporary agent of Tzeentch at the time (JUST AS PLANNED).

2603:8001:3500:CB:D873:4375:23D9:388B: /* Lore */

2021-06-15T03:15:29Z

Lore

← Older revision		Revision as of 03:15, 15 June 2021
Line 17:		Line 17:
	A huge part of Ahriman's initial post-Heresy activities was trying to reverse the effects of the Rubric by, somewhat counter-intuitively, performing the Rubric again but doing it right this time. To this end, he created a new Rubric, and broke through to the Planet of the Sorcerers in order to perform it. Due to a huge amount of [[Just As Planned]] dickery from a number of parties, it didn't work. With the exception of one marine who was returned (sans any personal memory) to a full normal body. Rather than being declarative proof that the Rubric can be reversed, it seemed to be a concession on the part of Tzeentch to give Ahriman a little hope and string him along for more [[troll\|giggles]] further down the line.		A huge part of Ahriman's initial post-Heresy activities was trying to reverse the effects of the Rubric by, somewhat counter-intuitively, performing the Rubric again but doing it right this time. To this end, he created a new Rubric, and broke through to the Planet of the Sorcerers in order to perform it. Due to a huge amount of [[Just As Planned]] dickery from a number of parties, it didn't work. With the exception of one marine who was returned (sans any personal memory) to a full normal body. Rather than being declarative proof that the Rubric can be reversed, it seemed to be a concession on the part of Tzeentch to give Ahriman a little hope and string him along for more [[troll\|giggles]] further down the line.

	Since the Rubric of Ahriman, the Thousand Sons have lost many of the Rubiks Cube Marines, but they still manage to keep their numbers at nearly a thousand. Two main theories that they either perform ~~the~~ scaled-down version of Rubric on other marines, or reanimate fallen ones by pulling their souls out of Warp and putting them into repaired/new sets of armour (The latter theory has been confirmed by Phil Kelly, but he also mentioned that the Black Legion uses the former version to make their own rubric marines). Or both. Whichever is creepier is up to you to decide. Additionally, the dust containing the essence of the Rubric Marine can be recovered and be put into a new set of armor, effectively resurrecting them. It's ironic, as the fluff states, they were turned from a legion of scholars and book lovers, into mindless, walking power armors that <s>can't even think!</s>. They can think, its just that they've lost all hope and purpose in life. Reduced from scholars to beings who can't even feel, they let the days slip into millennia. Only battle barely reminds them of what it was to be alive, and they fight accordingly. So [[grimdark]].		Since the Rubric of Ahriman, the Thousand Sons have lost many of the Rubiks Cube Marines, but they still manage to keep their numbers at nearly a thousand. Two main theories that they either perform a scaled-down version of the Rubric on other marines, or reanimate fallen ones by pulling their souls out of the Warp and putting them into repaired/new sets of armour (The latter theory has been confirmed by Phil Kelly, but he also mentioned that the Black Legion uses the former version to make their own rubric marines). Or both. Whichever is creepier is up to you to decide. Additionally, the dust containing the essence of the Rubric Marine can be recovered and be put into a new set of armor, effectively resurrecting them. It's ironic, as the fluff states, they were turned from a legion of scholars and book lovers, into mindless, walking power armors that <s>can't even think!</s>. They can think, its just that they've lost all hope and purpose in life. Reduced from scholars to beings who can't even feel, they let the days slip into millennia. Only battle barely reminds them of what it was to be alive, and they fight accordingly. So [[grimdark]].

	They're also central to [[Thousand Son and Guardswoman\|this tomfoolery]], so props for that.		They're also central to [[Thousand Son and Guardswoman\|this tomfoolery]], so props for that.

2603:8001:3500:CB:D873:4375:23D9:388B: /* Lore */

2021-06-15T03:14:34Z

Lore

← Older revision		Revision as of 03:14, 15 June 2021
Line 13:		Line 13:
	At some point, trying to help fix this little mutation epidemic, a Sorcerer called [[Ahzek Ahriman]] used the knowledge he took from the Book of Magnus (which he was a bearer of), to find a way of curing his legion. He crafted a way to undo the mutations plaguing the legion, and cast an incredibly powerful spell called the [[FAIL\|Rubric of Ahriman]]. The spell was successful in stopping the mutation, but only really amongst the command staff - [[Grimdark\|every psyker in the legion who was not powerful enough (virtually all of the Thousand Sons were psykers according to recent fluff) was reduced to dust and trapped as bound spirits within their sealed power armor for eternity]] (or at least until the armor was destroyed). Suffice to say, Magnus was [[rage\|really pissed off]] and wanted to blow Ahriman up with mind-bullets, but Tzeentch asked him not to because that ''was'' some pretty epic douchebaggery. So Magnus kicked him out of the Thousand Sons, instead.		At some point, trying to help fix this little mutation epidemic, a Sorcerer called [[Ahzek Ahriman]] used the knowledge he took from the Book of Magnus (which he was a bearer of), to find a way of curing his legion. He crafted a way to undo the mutations plaguing the legion, and cast an incredibly powerful spell called the [[FAIL\|Rubric of Ahriman]]. The spell was successful in stopping the mutation, but only really amongst the command staff - [[Grimdark\|every psyker in the legion who was not powerful enough (virtually all of the Thousand Sons were psykers according to recent fluff) was reduced to dust and trapped as bound spirits within their sealed power armor for eternity]] (or at least until the armor was destroyed). Suffice to say, Magnus was [[rage\|really pissed off]] and wanted to blow Ahriman up with mind-bullets, but Tzeentch asked him not to because that ''was'' some pretty epic douchebaggery. So Magnus kicked him out of the Thousand Sons, instead.

	What a ''[[Eldrad\|dick]]''. Interestingly, in recent fluff it is implicated that Lucius may have altered the Book of Magnus after making Haathor Maat his bitch. He gained his trust by showing him (as he was starting to succumb to the flesh change) how to reverse the mutations simply by pumping them all into worthless mortals so he would not become that which is not to be named. So it may well be that Lucius' dabblings with the Book of Magnus and changing it resulted in the Rubric to fail. For whom or why he did it only he knows. Or he was a temporary agent of Tzeentch at the time (JUST AS PLANNED)		What a ''[[Eldrad\|dick]]''. Interestingly, in recent fluff it is implicated that Lucius may have altered the Book of Magnus after making Haathor Maat his bitch. He gained his trust by showing him (as he was starting to succumb to the flesh change) how to reverse the mutations simply by pumping them all into worthless mortals so he would not become that which is not to be named. So it may well be that Lucius' dabblings with the Book of Magnus and changing it resulted in the Rubric to fail. For whom or why he did it only he knows. Or he was a temporary agent of Tzeentch at the time (JUST AS PLANNED).

	A huge part of Ahriman's initial post-Heresy activities was trying to reverse the effects of the Rubric by, somewhat counter-intuitively, performing the Rubric again but doing it right this time. To this end, he created a new Rubric, and broke through to the Planet of the Sorcerers in order to perform it. Due to a huge amount of [[Just As Planned]] dickery from a number of parties, it didn't work. With the exception of one marine who was returned (sans any personal memory) to a full normal body. Rather than being declarative proof that the Rubric can be reversed, it seemed to be a concession on the part of Tzeentch to give Ahriman a little hope and string him along for more [[troll\|giggles]] further down the line.		A huge part of Ahriman's initial post-Heresy activities was trying to reverse the effects of the Rubric by, somewhat counter-intuitively, performing the Rubric again but doing it right this time. To this end, he created a new Rubric, and broke through to the Planet of the Sorcerers in order to perform it. Due to a huge amount of [[Just As Planned]] dickery from a number of parties, it didn't work. With the exception of one marine who was returned (sans any personal memory) to a full normal body. Rather than being declarative proof that the Rubric can be reversed, it seemed to be a concession on the part of Tzeentch to give Ahriman a little hope and string him along for more [[troll\|giggles]] further down the line.

2603:8001:3500:CB:D873:4375:23D9:388B: /* Lore */

2021-06-15T03:13:02Z

Lore

← Older revision		Revision as of 03:13, 15 June 2021
Line 15:		Line 15:
	What a ''[[Eldrad\|dick]]''. Interestingly, in recent fluff it is implicated that Lucius may have altered the Book of Magnus after making Haathor Maat his bitch. He gained his trust by showing him (as he was starting to succumb to the flesh change) how to reverse the mutations simply by pumping them all into worthless mortals so he would not become that which is not to be named. So it may well be that Lucius' dabblings with the Book of Magnus and changing it resulted in the Rubric to fail. For whom or why he did it only he knows. Or he was a temporary agent of Tzeentch at the time (JUST AS PLANNED)		What a ''[[Eldrad\|dick]]''. Interestingly, in recent fluff it is implicated that Lucius may have altered the Book of Magnus after making Haathor Maat his bitch. He gained his trust by showing him (as he was starting to succumb to the flesh change) how to reverse the mutations simply by pumping them all into worthless mortals so he would not become that which is not to be named. So it may well be that Lucius' dabblings with the Book of Magnus and changing it resulted in the Rubric to fail. For whom or why he did it only he knows. Or he was a temporary agent of Tzeentch at the time (JUST AS PLANNED)

	A huge part of Ahriman's initial post ~~heresy~~ activities was trying to reverse the effects of the Rubric by, somewhat counter-intuitively, performing the Rubric again but doing it right this time. To this end, he created a new Rubric, and broke through to the Planet of the Sorcerers in order to perform it. Due to a huge amount of [[Just As Planned]] dickery from a number of parties, it didn't work. With the exception of one marine who was returned (sans any personal memory) to a full normal body. Rather than being declarative proof that the Rubric can be reversed, it seemed to be a concession on the part of Tzeentch to give Ahriman a little hope and string him along for more [[troll\|giggles]] further down the line.		A huge part of Ahriman's initial post-Heresy activities was trying to reverse the effects of the Rubric by, somewhat counter-intuitively, performing the Rubric again but doing it right this time. To this end, he created a new Rubric, and broke through to the Planet of the Sorcerers in order to perform it. Due to a huge amount of [[Just As Planned]] dickery from a number of parties, it didn't work. With the exception of one marine who was returned (sans any personal memory) to a full normal body. Rather than being declarative proof that the Rubric can be reversed, it seemed to be a concession on the part of Tzeentch to give Ahriman a little hope and string him along for more [[troll\|giggles]] further down the line.

	Since the Rubric of Ahriman, the Thousand Sons have lost many of the Rubiks Cube Marines, but they still manage to keep their numbers at nearly a thousand. Two main theories that they either perform the scaled-down version of Rubric on other marines, or reanimate fallen ones by pulling their souls out of Warp and putting them into repaired/new sets of armour (The latter theory has been confirmed by Phil Kelly, but he also mentioned that the Black Legion uses the former version to make their own rubric marines). Or both. Whichever is creepier is up to you to decide. Additionally, the dust containing the essence of the Rubric Marine can be recovered and be put into a new set of armor, effectively resurrecting them. It's ironic, as the fluff states, they were turned from a legion of scholars and book lovers, into mindless, walking power armors that <s>can't even think!</s>. They can think, its just that they've lost all hope and purpose in life. Reduced from scholars to beings who can't even feel, they let the days slip into millennia. Only battle barely reminds them of what it was to be alive, and they fight accordingly. So [[grimdark]].		Since the Rubric of Ahriman, the Thousand Sons have lost many of the Rubiks Cube Marines, but they still manage to keep their numbers at nearly a thousand. Two main theories that they either perform the scaled-down version of Rubric on other marines, or reanimate fallen ones by pulling their souls out of Warp and putting them into repaired/new sets of armour (The latter theory has been confirmed by Phil Kelly, but he also mentioned that the Black Legion uses the former version to make their own rubric marines). Or both. Whichever is creepier is up to you to decide. Additionally, the dust containing the essence of the Rubric Marine can be recovered and be put into a new set of armor, effectively resurrecting them. It's ironic, as the fluff states, they were turned from a legion of scholars and book lovers, into mindless, walking power armors that <s>can't even think!</s>. They can think, its just that they've lost all hope and purpose in life. Reduced from scholars to beings who can't even feel, they let the days slip into millennia. Only battle barely reminds them of what it was to be alive, and they fight accordingly. So [[grimdark]].

2603:8001:3500:CB:D873:4375:23D9:388B: /* Lore */

2021-06-15T03:12:22Z

Lore

← Older revision		Revision as of 03:12, 15 June 2021
Line 17:		Line 17:
	A huge part of Ahriman's initial post heresy activities was trying to reverse the effects of the Rubric by, somewhat counter-intuitively, performing the Rubric again but doing it right this time. To this end, he created a new Rubric, and broke through to the Planet of the Sorcerers in order to perform it. Due to a huge amount of [[Just As Planned]] dickery from a number of parties, it didn't work. With the exception of one marine who was returned (sans any personal memory) to a full normal body. Rather than being declarative proof that the Rubric can be reversed, it seemed to be a concession on the part of Tzeentch to give Ahriman a little hope and string him along for more [[troll\|giggles]] further down the line.		A huge part of Ahriman's initial post heresy activities was trying to reverse the effects of the Rubric by, somewhat counter-intuitively, performing the Rubric again but doing it right this time. To this end, he created a new Rubric, and broke through to the Planet of the Sorcerers in order to perform it. Due to a huge amount of [[Just As Planned]] dickery from a number of parties, it didn't work. With the exception of one marine who was returned (sans any personal memory) to a full normal body. Rather than being declarative proof that the Rubric can be reversed, it seemed to be a concession on the part of Tzeentch to give Ahriman a little hope and string him along for more [[troll\|giggles]] further down the line.

	Since the Rubric of Ahriman, the Thousand Sons have lost many of the Rubiks Cube Marines, but they still manage to keep their numbers at ~~near~~ thousand. Two main theories that they either perform the scaled-down version of Rubric on other marines, or reanimate fallen ones by pulling their souls out of Warp and putting them into repaired/new sets of armour (The latter theory has been confirmed by Phil Kelly, but he also mentioned that the Black Legion uses the former version to make their own rubric marines). Or both. Whichever is creepier is up to you to decide. Additionally, the dust containing the essence of the Rubric Marine can be recovered and be put into a new set of armor, effectively resurrecting them. It's ironic, as the fluff states, they were turned from a legion of scholars and book lovers, into mindless, walking power armors that <s>can't even think!</s>. They can think, its just that they've lost all hope and purpose in life. Reduced from scholars to beings who can't even feel, they let the days slip into millennia. Only battle barely reminds them of what it was to be alive, and they fight accordingly. So [[grimdark]].		Since the Rubric of Ahriman, the Thousand Sons have lost many of the Rubiks Cube Marines, but they still manage to keep their numbers at nearly a thousand. Two main theories that they either perform the scaled-down version of Rubric on other marines, or reanimate fallen ones by pulling their souls out of Warp and putting them into repaired/new sets of armour (The latter theory has been confirmed by Phil Kelly, but he also mentioned that the Black Legion uses the former version to make their own rubric marines). Or both. Whichever is creepier is up to you to decide. Additionally, the dust containing the essence of the Rubric Marine can be recovered and be put into a new set of armor, effectively resurrecting them. It's ironic, as the fluff states, they were turned from a legion of scholars and book lovers, into mindless, walking power armors that <s>can't even think!</s>. They can think, its just that they've lost all hope and purpose in life. Reduced from scholars to beings who can't even feel, they let the days slip into millennia. Only battle barely reminds them of what it was to be alive, and they fight accordingly. So [[grimdark]].

	They're also central to [[Thousand Son and Guardswoman\|this tomfoolery]], so props for that.		They're also central to [[Thousand Son and Guardswoman\|this tomfoolery]], so props for that.

← Older revision		Revision as of 06:31, 7 November 2022
Line 11:		Line 11:
	The Rubric Marines were once basic Marines in the Thousand Sons. Due to <s>[[Emperor\|someone's]] fuck-up</s> [[Tzeentch]][[Tales of Eldrad Ulthuan, the Dick\|’s tampering]] with their [[gene-seed]], the legion as a whole suffered horrifying, [[AIDS\|increasingly-debilitating mutations]]. For a time [[Magnus]] managed to stop this shit by striking a bargain with Tzeentch (for which he lost his eye BTW), but this worked only until the start of the [[Horus Heresy]]. This generally sucked, since it meant that increasingly, members of the legion were turning into [[Chaos Spawn\|that which must never be named]]. [[Tzeentch]], in the Chaos God's proud tradition of not giving a fuck, left the Sons to work out their own solution to the problem, likely so he'd have some entertainment over the weekend.		The Rubric Marines were once basic Marines in the Thousand Sons. Due to <s>[[Emperor\|someone's]] fuck-up</s> [[Tzeentch]][[Tales of Eldrad Ulthuan, the Dick\|’s tampering]] with their [[gene-seed]], the legion as a whole suffered horrifying, [[AIDS\|increasingly-debilitating mutations]]. For a time [[Magnus]] managed to stop this shit by striking a bargain with Tzeentch (for which he lost his eye BTW), but this worked only until the start of the [[Horus Heresy]]. This generally sucked, since it meant that increasingly, members of the legion were turning into [[Chaos Spawn\|that which must never be named]]. [[Tzeentch]], in the Chaos God's proud tradition of not giving a fuck, left the Sons to work out their own solution to the problem, likely so he'd have some entertainment over the weekend.

	At some point, trying to help fix this little mutation epidemic, a Sorcerer called [[Ahzek Ahriman]] used the knowledge he took from the Book of Magnus (which he was a bearer of), to find a way of curing his legion. He crafted a way to undo the mutations plaguing the legion, and cast an incredibly powerful spell called the [[FAIL\|Rubric of Ahriman]]. The spell was successful in stopping the mutation, but only really amongst the command staff - [[Grimdark\|every psyker in the legion who was not powerful enough (virtually all of the Thousand Sons were psykers according to recent fluff) was reduced to dust and trapped as bound spirits within their sealed power armor for eternity]] (or at least until the armor was destroyed). Suffice to say, Magnus was [[rage\|really pissed off]] and wanted to blow Ahriman up with mind-bullets, but Tzeentch asked him not to because that ''was'' some pretty epic douchebaggery. So Magnus kicked him out of the Thousand Sons, instead.		At some point, trying to help fix this little mutation epidemic, a Sorcerer called [[Ahzek Ahriman]] used the knowledge he took from the Book of Magnus (which he was a bearer of), to find a way of curing his legion. He crafted a way to undo the mutations plaguing the legion, and cast an incredibly powerful spell called the [[FAIL\|Rubric of Ahriman]]. The spell was successful in stopping the mutation, but only really amongst the command staff - [[Grimdark\|every psyker in the legion who was not powerful enough (virtually all of the Thousand Sons were psykers according to recent fluff) was reduced to dust and trapped as bound spirits within their sealed power armor for eternity]] (or at least until the armor was destroyed). Suffice to say, Magnus was [[rage\|really pissed off]] and wanted to blow Ahriman up with mind-bullets, but Tzeentch asked him not to because that ''was'' some pretty epic douchebaggery. So Magnus kicked him out of the Thousand Sons, instead. It should be noted that based on the leg armour design and armoured chest power cables, the Rubrics all seem to wear a modified [[Mark IV: Maximus Armour]]. This isn't a surprise since the pre-Heresy Thousand Sons were one of the biggest users of the Maximus; even creating a sub-pattern called the Achean pattern. So it is likely that post-Rubric, these Maximus Armour were slightly modified to accommodate their now more...dusty occupants.

	What a ''[[Eldrad\|dick]]''. Interestingly, in recent fluff it is implicated that Lucius may have altered the Book of Magnus after making Haathor Maat his bitch. He gained his trust by showing him (as he was starting to succumb to the flesh change) how to reverse the mutations simply by pumping them all into worthless mortals so he would not become that which is not to be named. So it may well be that Lucius' dabblings with the Book of Magnus and changing it resulted in the Rubric to fail. For whom or why he did it only he knows. Or he was a temporary agent of Tzeentch at the time (JUST AS PLANNED).		What a ''[[Eldrad\|dick]]''. Interestingly, in recent fluff it is implicated that Lucius may have altered the Book of Magnus after making Haathor Maat his bitch. He gained his trust by showing him (as he was starting to succumb to the flesh change) how to reverse the mutations simply by pumping them all into worthless mortals so he would not become that which is not to be named. So it may well be that Lucius' dabblings with the Book of Magnus and changing it resulted in the Rubric to fail. For whom or why he did it only he knows. Or he was a temporary agent of Tzeentch at the time (JUST AS PLANNED).

← Older revision		Revision as of 03:14, 15 June 2021
Line 13:		Line 13:
	At some point, trying to help fix this little mutation epidemic, a Sorcerer called [[Ahzek Ahriman]] used the knowledge he took from the Book of Magnus (which he was a bearer of), to find a way of curing his legion. He crafted a way to undo the mutations plaguing the legion, and cast an incredibly powerful spell called the [[FAIL\|Rubric of Ahriman]]. The spell was successful in stopping the mutation, but only really amongst the command staff - [[Grimdark\|every psyker in the legion who was not powerful enough (virtually all of the Thousand Sons were psykers according to recent fluff) was reduced to dust and trapped as bound spirits within their sealed power armor for eternity]] (or at least until the armor was destroyed). Suffice to say, Magnus was [[rage\|really pissed off]] and wanted to blow Ahriman up with mind-bullets, but Tzeentch asked him not to because that ''was'' some pretty epic douchebaggery. So Magnus kicked him out of the Thousand Sons, instead.		At some point, trying to help fix this little mutation epidemic, a Sorcerer called [[Ahzek Ahriman]] used the knowledge he took from the Book of Magnus (which he was a bearer of), to find a way of curing his legion. He crafted a way to undo the mutations plaguing the legion, and cast an incredibly powerful spell called the [[FAIL\|Rubric of Ahriman]]. The spell was successful in stopping the mutation, but only really amongst the command staff - [[Grimdark\|every psyker in the legion who was not powerful enough (virtually all of the Thousand Sons were psykers according to recent fluff) was reduced to dust and trapped as bound spirits within their sealed power armor for eternity]] (or at least until the armor was destroyed). Suffice to say, Magnus was [[rage\|really pissed off]] and wanted to blow Ahriman up with mind-bullets, but Tzeentch asked him not to because that ''was'' some pretty epic douchebaggery. So Magnus kicked him out of the Thousand Sons, instead.

	What a ''[[Eldrad\|dick]]''. Interestingly, in recent fluff it is implicated that Lucius may have altered the Book of Magnus after making Haathor Maat his bitch. He gained his trust by showing him (as he was starting to succumb to the flesh change) how to reverse the mutations simply by pumping them all into worthless mortals so he would not become that which is not to be named. So it may well be that Lucius' dabblings with the Book of Magnus and changing it resulted in the Rubric to fail. For whom or why he did it only he knows. Or he was a temporary agent of Tzeentch at the time (JUST AS PLANNED)		What a ''[[Eldrad\|dick]]''. Interestingly, in recent fluff it is implicated that Lucius may have altered the Book of Magnus after making Haathor Maat his bitch. He gained his trust by showing him (as he was starting to succumb to the flesh change) how to reverse the mutations simply by pumping them all into worthless mortals so he would not become that which is not to be named. So it may well be that Lucius' dabblings with the Book of Magnus and changing it resulted in the Rubric to fail. For whom or why he did it only he knows. Or he was a temporary agent of Tzeentch at the time (JUST AS PLANNED).

	A huge part of Ahriman's initial post-Heresy activities was trying to reverse the effects of the Rubric by, somewhat counter-intuitively, performing the Rubric again but doing it right this time. To this end, he created a new Rubric, and broke through to the Planet of the Sorcerers in order to perform it. Due to a huge amount of [[Just As Planned]] dickery from a number of parties, it didn't work. With the exception of one marine who was returned (sans any personal memory) to a full normal body. Rather than being declarative proof that the Rubric can be reversed, it seemed to be a concession on the part of Tzeentch to give Ahriman a little hope and string him along for more [[troll\|giggles]] further down the line.		A huge part of Ahriman's initial post-Heresy activities was trying to reverse the effects of the Rubric by, somewhat counter-intuitively, performing the Rubric again but doing it right this time. To this end, he created a new Rubric, and broke through to the Planet of the Sorcerers in order to perform it. Due to a huge amount of [[Just As Planned]] dickery from a number of parties, it didn't work. With the exception of one marine who was returned (sans any personal memory) to a full normal body. Rather than being declarative proof that the Rubric can be reversed, it seemed to be a concession on the part of Tzeentch to give Ahriman a little hope and string him along for more [[troll\|giggles]] further down the line.