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LadyTevar · Post by **LadyTevar** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 2:25 pm

Well.... fuck. He wises up, and the bastard jams his gun for him. Now what?

BTW: Great ending to a rather annoying day, luv. Just the pick-me-up I needed, one of your stories.

frigidmagi · Post by **frigidmagi** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 2:26 pm

Psssst Knives don't jam. You did bring a knife right?

LadyTevar · Post by **LadyTevar** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 2:29 pm

frigidmagi wrote:Psssst Knives don't jam. You did bring a knife right?

I have seen Jam Tech work on a knife.

It was a god-damned roll from hell, but 3 10s said he did it.

The knife shattered.

LadyTevar · Post by **LadyTevar** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 7:29 pm

And another great 40K chapter.

I wonder how 'holding the line' will affect the new Titan's mental growth.

But now, the Typo patrol:

A crude corduroy road has been built by the Pathfinder brigades of the Imperial Guard.

Are you sure you have the right word for this?

Corduroy is a particular kind of fabric, one of the first velvets ever woven. The word itself means "cloth of kings". Since you mention later the road is fallen logs, the imagery of rippled bumps makes sense, as thats' how corduroy cloth appears.

Vast pools of water are puddles to the mighty titan, sucking patches of mud and not even annoyances.

Did you mean "are"?

The Cleric · Post by **The Cleric** » Fri Aug 22, 2008 11:51 pm

Isn't it "Vae Victis"?

And would you finish one story before you start another :P ?

Cynical Cat · Post by **Cynical Cat** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 10:54 am

The Cleric wrote:Isn't it "Vae Victis"?

No. "Woe to the Conquered."

And would you finish one story before you start another :P ?

No.

Ain't your day is it?

Cynical Cat · Post by **Cynical Cat** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 10:59 am

But now, the Typo patrol:

A crude corduroy road has been built by the Pathfinder brigades of the Imperial Guard.

Are you sure you have the right word for this?

Corduroy is a particular kind of fabric, one of the first velvets ever woven. The word itself means "cloth of kings". Since you mention later the road is fallen logs, the imagery of rippled bumps makes sense, as thats' how corduroy cloth appears.

Quite certain. It's the less common meaning. And my dad likes corduroy pants.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/corduroy

LadyTevar · Post by **LadyTevar** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 12:38 pm

Cynical Cat wrote:Quite certain. It's the less common meaning. And my dad likes corduroy pants.

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/corduroy

Well... learn something new every day

Thank you for clarifying that, dear. I still find it amusing that corduroy is a velvet, when my generation saw it as cheap ugly fabric.

Cynical Cat · Post by **Cynical Cat** » Sat Aug 23, 2008 12:50 pm

The ridged appearance is what they all have in common.

The Cleric · Post by **The Cleric** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 5:50 am

Cynical Cat wrote:
The Cleric wrote:Isn't it "Vae Victis"?
No. "Woe to the Conquered."

Mkay. I'm almost positive it's "victis," as that's what Google and Rome Total War both show, but I don't speak Latin so I can't say for SURE.

Rogue 9 · Post by **Rogue 9** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 11:26 am

Vae victis is "woe to the conquered." Vae victus is "woe to the conquest," or more like "woe to the act of conquering," presuming my memory doesn't completely fail me; victus is the verb meaning to conquer. Needless to say, that doesn't make a lot of sense; I suppose it could be taken as "woe to the conqueror," but 1.) I don't think the Imperium would buy that idea and 2.) it would be easier and more grammatically correct to say vae victor.

But then, Games Workshop has never bothered with correct Latin; the Ultramarines have a strike cruiser named Vae Victus, which should be an instant clue that the Latin is wrong.

Cynical Cat · Post by **Cynical Cat** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 12:26 pm

I'm getting returns on searches on both spellings, which is a problem when my Latin is crappy and rusty. I'll have to check the old fashion way and correct if necessary.

The "Latin" of 40K is actually a descendant of English.

LadyTevar · Post by **LadyTevar** » Sun Aug 24, 2008 3:47 pm

Cynical Cat wrote:I'm getting returns on searches on both spellings, which is a problem when my Latin is crappy and rusty. I'll have to check the old fashion way and correct if necessary.

The "Latin" of 40K is actually a descendant of English.

No wonder its fucked up.

The Cleric · Post by **The Cleric** » Mon Aug 25, 2008 1:34 am

Cynical Cat wrote:I'm getting returns on searches on both spellings, which is a problem when my Latin is crappy and rusty. I'll have to check the old fashion way and correct if necessary.

The "Latin" of 40K is actually a descendant of English.

WH40k uses "victus", while the correct form is "victis." So moot point.

Cynical Cat · Post by **Cynical Cat** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 10:26 am

After some additional checking it appears that I must bake a tasty crow pie.

LadyTevar · Post by **LadyTevar** » Tue Aug 26, 2008 11:37 am

While you're eating your pie, I'll congratulate you on another great Mage chapter

LadyTevar · Post by **LadyTevar** » Wed Aug 27, 2008 3:03 pm

Once again, luv.... you write massively visual battle scenes.

LadyTevar · Post by **LadyTevar** » Fri Aug 29, 2008 2:31 pm

Oh my... Dinobots vs Stunticons... I can't wait to see this

LadyTevar · Post by **LadyTevar** » Wed Sep 03, 2008 4:21 pm

I have to wonder.. how much of the Titan's god-brain is the Princep?

LadyTevar · Post by **LadyTevar** » Tue Sep 09, 2008 9:38 pm

Euthanotos... Nice choice for him.

LadyTevar · Post by **LadyTevar** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 6:06 pm

It got a little confusing with the changes to the Trandosian's sex, and there's a few typos that jumped out at me... but it's an interesting story.

It is a one-shot, or the start of something new?

Cynical Cat · Post by **Cynical Cat** » Mon Sep 15, 2008 6:09 pm

LadyTevar wrote:It got a little confusing with the changes to the Trandosian's sex?

There were no changes. Observers assumed she was male. Rath knew differently, but was feigning ignorance.

LadyTevar · Post by **LadyTevar** » Tue Sep 16, 2008 6:48 pm

I have to say she was right.

LadyTevar · Post by **LadyTevar** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 9:04 am

My my.. a Jedi threatening to kill someone without trial...

It's nice to know when a man will cave in, isn't it?

So... Jedi and the bountyhunters will take off together.

LadyTevar · Post by **LadyTevar** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 4:55 pm

And what does he give me for my Birthday? More Chapters! WHEEEEEEEEEEE!

So.. rogue Sith? What was Rath, hmm?

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