Monday Open Thread – Warhammer 40k Psi Titans

Per Usual: Images and links are from Lexicanum or the Warhammer 40k wiki

Let’s see, where were we, ah, yes Titans.  Last week we introduced the Adeptus Mechanicum’s most fearsome weapons – the Titans.  This week we are going to look at a singular type of Titan – the Psi-Titan which is probably the most unusual of the Titans due to the fact that the Princepts is a damned psyker – meaning a psyker who will not work within the Imperiums rules for psykers.  Well the psyker is not really the Princepts for a few reasons:

1) his brain has been surgically altered to remove all motor function to the limbs, the ability to outwardly communicate, the ability to concentrate which combined just make the psyker a passenger in his own body

2) all limbs and organs considered redundant are also removed

3) he has been slaved to a blank “also known as a null – due to them having no psychic presence at all plus they suppress all psychic and warp energies causing psyker and demons to become helpless around them.  The psyker can not do anything to the blank and is fully subjugated to the blank.

Now all of that is fittingly gruesome as this is Warhammer, but the reason for doing it other than tradition, fun, or glorifying the Emperor is because the psyker powers all the Titans weapons pretty nasty and all are from the Dark Age of Technology.  The Psi-Titans can project waves of fear, hopelessness, and utter despair.  The hidden part is that their life force is being leeched away by the psyker, which can kill in a matter of seconds over a large area.  Or telekinesis is used to throw buildings at the opponents or just flatten them.  The weapons have even been known to cause temporal distortions in battle which makes this the last place I or anyone would ever be found.  The most fearsome weapons is the Sinistramanus Tenebrae, which is basically a psi-cannon that breaches the warp and destroys everything it hits.

These things are rare, no one is sure how many there are, well except for the Collegia Titanica but that is probably extremely sensitive information.

Always remember Warhammer and all it’s iterations are owned by Games Workshop so no funny business.   Also, all information is from my reading and checking the lexicaum (see link above).

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Gumbygirl

Toodles, my poodles! I took some Benadryl, it’s lights out for Gumbygirl. I’ll leave you with some glorious journalism

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Col. Duke LaCross

Going back to New York next week with the future Duchess LaCross for her nephew’s first communion party. Her sister hired both a mariachi band and a DJ as well as having an open margarita bar for this kid’s party. Probably spending around 4-grand. The kid is NINE.

Anyhow, my beloved has to work a couple days while we are there, and her family has work and school, so I asked her if she didn’t mind if I brought my golf clubs with me. And she was cool with it.

Seems like a big step in a relationship.

Gumbygirl

Jeez, all I got was a few measly bucks, and my nun aunts cornered me and made me donate it to ” the missions.”

Brick Meathook

What?

Senor Weaselo

“Yeah, and?” -Michael C., Lake Tahoe, NV

2Pack

Sounds like a keeper. Have fun.

ballsofsteelandfury

Very nice!

Brick Meathook

Self-portrait, Playa del Rey California

https://ibb.co/TBXNLmM

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Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Either I forgot to feed my dog dinner tonight, or she tricked me into feeding her a second dinner. I only gave her half a serving, so either she got 0.5 dinners or 1.5 dinners. I’m almost certain that I didn’t forget to feed her, but I’m equally certain she’s not devious enongh to have tricked me. So it’s a conundrum.

Mr. Ayo

I’m suddenly craving Jack in the Box. Thanks a lot.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

I just made myself a cocktail with Canadian whiskey, applejack, maple syrup, a squeeze of lemon juice, and a piece of ginger candy. It didn’t quite work in terms of flavor, but it did succeed in making me tipsy.

Dunstan

I think I was fooling around with a drink along those lines a year or two ago, but I am terrible about keeping notes.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

I thought you made something with applejack, which is why I bought it.

Doktor Zymm

There was a bar in Chicago that made an amazing ginger manhattan garnished with ginger candy. It’s closed and will soon reopen as yet another dispensary, which is fine I guess, but don’t quite see the point when there’s already a bunch around there

Doktor Zymm

This is fascinating stuff, although probably nawt great if you have flight anxiety
https://youtu.be/AyJdZfJAnHs?feature=shared

Doktor Zymm

This one is more confidence inspiring – they turn around because a dickhead passenger tries to break into the cockpit and injures a flight attendant, they do a good job getting the plane in when it returns to EWR
https://youtu.be/n77tYSkvxnw?feature=shared

Mr. Ayo

If this is the worst that can happen, they I don’t see any reason to be worried. Yes, people make mistakes, but there are enough checks in place that no one’s dying.

Doktor Zymm

Each of these is an increased risk for a serious incident, and while that risk may not be large, the uptick in such close calls is still worrying. I’m not going to stop flying any time soon though, unless the frequency keeps increasing. Considering the likely culprit is a relatively young work force that’s rapidly gaining experience hopefully that won’t happen and things will settle down without any major problems occurring.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

One time I tried to land on the wrong runway. Fortunately things were so quiet at the airport (Rand, in South Africa) that the tower crew pretty much just laughed at me.

Brick Meathook
Mr. Ayo

Hypothetically, if I have an upstairs neighbor that plays music at way too loud of a level both after 8pm and before 8am, I’m not legally liable for “handling” the situation myself, correct?

Doktor Zymm

How can you be liable for something that happened when you were in the Clubhouse the whole time?

Mr. Ayo

Ah yes, this a great point Doktor. In my blind rage I had not considered this argument.

2Pack

Warn the idiot that testing your (and your significant group of friends) ability to find very creative pay back options is definitely somewhere that he does not want to go.

2Pack

Got to witness my younger daughter recieve her PhD last week… in the same hall where Galileo taught. The joint was sorta ornate.

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Doktor Zymm

Congrats to the new member of the Doktor club!

2Pack

She joins you and her big sis.
Both are 3rd degree Karate black belts also. We’ve always believed in the ability to kick ass along with a name taking education.

ballsofsteelandfury

Congratulations!! That’s awesome!!

Mr. Ayo

Amazing! Congrats!

Gumbygirl

Magnifico! Congratulations to your daughter!

Fronkenshteen

My most sincere congratulations, man! You must be unbelievably proud of her.

yeah right

That’s a real dad moment right there.

You deserve to feel very proud of her accomplishments.

What an incredible moment.

Best to you and the family.

2Pack

Must admit the eyes got a bit misty. I’m gonna be a bawling basket case on her wedding day.

Thanks everyone for the wishes.

Dunstan

If I played fantasy hockey, “Mark Stone’s Miraculous Recovery” would be a good team name.

2Pack

Personally I’m always on the lookout for people trying to slave me to a blank.

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rockingdog

Found a funny:

happy earth day!
fuck off mars, you piece of shit!!!

WCS

Take Pluto with you, useless proto-planet.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

I tried to get Horatio to do a “planets” draft today but he ignored me and now my feelings are hurt. I was going to take Ursa Minor Beta from HG2G with the first pick.

Dunstan

Suuuure you would. Like you would pass on Eroticon VI, home of Eccentrica Gallumbits.

WCS

I call whatever planet Morbo is from.

Gumbygirl

Triple – breasted whore! Not you, Dunstan. As far as I know, you only have two.

Dunstan
Doktor Zymm

I’ll take Doohan 6, the randomly Scottish Futurama planet
Doohan 6 | Futurama Wiki | Fandom

Gumbygirl

I’m taking Pirx, in the Pegasus constellation.

Mr. Ayo

We’re all going to do the right thing and leave Uranus for Balls, correct?

Gumbygirl

Of course!

Mr. Ayo

lol ice mets

Senor Weaselo

They had one job, which was to make it a long series.

WCS
Senor Weaselo
rockingdog
Dunstan

I don’t see the big deal. I told them all they needed to do was turn it off and then back on again.

Gumbygirl

I was in high school when they launched them. It was the year Star Wars came out. Felt like The Future!

Brick Meathook

Montreal:

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WCS

I have to visit Quebec some day.

Brick Meathook

Here’s Ruby, the lovely co-owner. These two photos were taken about ten feet and five minutes apart.

https://ibb.co/6PQ6kYX

Gumbygirl

I could drink there happily.

Brick Meathook

Self-portrait during nuclear meltdown:

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Doktor Zymm

I’m impressed by the number of reflective things you find for self-portraits!

Brick Meathook

Self-portrait in silver tea service:

https://ibb.co/7SbG5VZ

Doktor Zymm

Fancy! This is my fav

Brick Meathook
Brick Meathook

Similar, but not the same exposure.

Brick Meathook

Self-portrait in elevator:

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Brick Meathook

Self-portrait at The Tune Inn, Capitol Hill, Washington DC

https://ibb.co/xL9VY79

Dunstan

Ok, just because I want the Leafs to lose doesn’t mean I condone a Brad Marchant dive. Fuck that guy forever.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

The only Brad Marchant dive I can endorse would be one from the high board into an empty pool.

scotchnaut

I’d like to give instructions to my family before they pull the plug (should things go very wrong for me) to play this so that I can die happy. I don’t like the Bruins, it’s just that I hate the Leafs that much.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eLaNCmnRB48&ab_channel=BrianMills

Mr. Ayo

This one is getting properly testy!

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

The people of Boston do not deserve something so beautiful.

The universe needs balance.

This should do it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D82LdmtRZKg

WCS
Brick Meathook

Here’s a self-portrait which makes me look like I’ve got a “high and tight” haircut but it’s really only gray hair on the sides:

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scotchnaut

You’re looking positively David Lynchian!

Brick Meathook
Doktor Zymm

If there was a giant battle royale where all the different sorts of Titans were pitted against each other, I think these guys would do well. Saturn’s moon would probably explode almost immediately and there are several other types of Titan, including the football team made up of mere mortals, that would also lose in a matter of seconds. The Greek Mythology Titans should hold up for a while, as even though they lost to the Olympians in the Titanomachy they’re immortal which would be a big help.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

There’s the Nissan Titan; even with all the extras included it probably would not fare well.

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Doktor Zymm

Yet it’ll still somehow do better than the Cybertruck, even with the Cybertruck not included in the battle

Game Time Decision

Should send a Toyota Hilux, those things are industructable

BugEyedBoo

Maybe stepping on the Cybertruck is like stepping on a Mickey’s Big Mouth pull tab.

scotchnaut

Context: Wife and I both had bad head colds all weekend long. Truth be told, we are both assholes when we are sick. (to the point we were not talking to each other last night)

/today

Wifey: “Could you fill out this thing? It’s for charity [it’s one of those ‘pick 10 NHL players in the playoffs, most points wins about $500’]

Me: “Sure thing!” [picks six defensive defensemen along with Kucherov, McDavid and two others]

Wifey: “Thank you. I want to apologize for what I said earlier yesterday.”

Me: “I, um, yeah. Me too.”

WCS

Somewhere, a drifter has no idea Mrs. Scotchy just saved his life.

Doktor Zymm

Tried 2 new ice creams this weekend.
1) Straus Creamery Lemon Cookie : Straus Creamery is local to the Bay area being located in Petaluma, so not sure how available this will be elsewhere. It’s delicious and has a great texture, probably because they use a minimal number of ingredients with no thickeners to make it goopy. A
2) Tinpot Creamery Blue Jasmine Tea : Also local apparently, from San Carlos, although they are an ice cream shop rather than a dairy, although they also use local milk. Good, but not as good as the Straus pint. They pull off the butterfly pea flower flavor well, which is not that easy, but they do use some thickeners (guar gum and locust bean gum). They’re relatively okay thickeners and they had a light hand, but it still isn’t my favorite texture. It’s especially noticeable when the ice cream starts to get a little melty, and the flavor balance is also thrown off a bit at that point. B+

Brick Meathook
Doktor Zymm

Nothing like a brief outage to remind me how dependent I am on y’all for my internet leisure time! Group hug!

Game Time Decision

I’m lost with yinz

scotchnaut

Keith Van Horn highlights-just try to stay on my level.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x1j5Ick-WV0&ab_channel=KeithVanHornBasketball

Horatio Cornblower

3:18!?

man, I’d have taken the under on that.

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

I’m on the second of the Gaunt’s Ghosts books and still enjoying them, for the most part. Tired of Chaos minions being the only enemy so far, though. I WANT TYRANIDS!

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Brick Meathook

Here’s another photograph of my old dead dog Frankie, and he was a good dog and you would have liked him.

But he’s dead and gone, and he had a good life, and I’m one step behind him into the graveyard.

But there’s a new puppy in this world, a new life, named Evelyn Jade, who is beautiful, and this is how the cycle of life works.

Just come visit me and Frankie in the graveyard once in a while. You don’t need to buy flowers.

And if Evelyn Jade ever peed on my grave, my soul would be happy.

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Gumbygirl

I have the cremated remains of every pet we’ve had since we were married on the bottom shelf of my nightstand. My son’s are in the living room next to the fireplace, so he can watch football with us. Is that weird? I don’t care!

Brick Meathook

It’s not weird at all.

Brick Meathook

In fact it’s beautiful.

Gumbygirl

Thank you. I’m keeping the family together so we can all get buried at sea. You and the other west coasties can go to the beach and wave to us someday!

Brick Meathook

I had to bring my little brother’s ashes back from China to the U.S. on a trans-Pacific flight, and his box sat on the empty seat next to me with a can of Coca-Cola and a pack of Marlboros, the way he would have wanted it.

ballsofsteelandfury

“The Psi-Titans can project waves of fear, hopelessness, and utter despair.”

Is the leader of the Psi-Titans named Tannehill by any chance?

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

Worth noting that the venue for Jets games from 1984 to 2009 was known as “Giants Stadium”. Not a far cry from a “Titan”.

Horatio Cornblower

Weren’t the Jets called The Titans for a while?

Rikki-Tikki-Deadly

The team was founded in 1959 as the Titans of New York

Look at the big brain on Horatio! They were!

Don T

Malik Willis 😷