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The Tau
May 18, 2004 22:58:06 GMT -5
Post by CELS on May 18, 2004 22:58:06 GMT -5
Hey DesertGhostExarch! Welcome to the project. Be sure to check in in the new members check-in thread in the General forum Anyway, your idea actually seems like a very likely option, and the only remotely plausible suggestion so far! Of course, said local Commander would probably need to hire some rogue traders to travel to the Tau Empire to get their assistance.... hmm, but then again, they'd be likely to realize that whatever forces they sent would be eaten up like cream-whipped strawberries. Another good way out though, is a rogue trader trading with the water caste of the Tau, getting everything from advanced farming equipment to guns and armour. If there was a rebel Commander in the Anargo sector, he would probably be interested in xenos equipment that was superior in technology to the Imperium. "So what if the Imperium has a gazillion soldiers. We have pulse rifles! Mmmm... they'll leave us alone." It is even conceivable that the rogue traders would transport some water caste tau to said Commander, escorted by a few fire warriors (like a hundred). Why Fire Warriors? Well, better safe than sorry. And a hundred soldiers is really a drop in the ocean, even for the Tau empire. Besides, the Fire Warriors may be there to help train the rebel humans. Why would the Tau be interested in this? Well, first there's the money. I don't know what exactly the rebel commander what have to trade, but... well, he's got an entire solar system. I'm sure we can think of something. Second, you can see why the Tau would be interested in infiltrating Imperial territory and setting up a few friendly connections, so that when they invade this part of the Imperium (optimistic buggers, aren't they?) there will be some friendly faces here and there. Third... well, the Greater Good
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The Tau
May 18, 2004 23:46:04 GMT -5
Post by DesertGhostExarch on May 18, 2004 23:46:04 GMT -5
But any Tau "foothold" would be untenable due to distance, lack of accessibility via Imperium-held systems, and the possibility of direct Imperial intervention, which is why I stated that it would be a blip in the history books. Most likely an idiot governor who's never seen his own sun and wears lots of cutesy medals would hear something about the mysterious "far east" and decide to invest. The rest, as the Inquisition would have it, would be a very, very short history.
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The Tau
May 18, 2004 23:54:00 GMT -5
Post by CELS on May 18, 2004 23:54:00 GMT -5
Yeah, I totally agree. We're just looking for a way to introduce some Tau to please the fans. Some might want to use the Tau in RPGs situated in Anargo, some might want to play Tau in Anargo campaigns, etc.
So when would it be likely that the Tau appeared in the Anargo sector? We're currently working with the setting being 470.M41. My recollection of Tau history is hazy to say the least, but isn't this around the same time as the first war with the Tau in the Damocles gulf or something?
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The Tau
May 19, 2004 0:00:44 GMT -5
Post by DesertGhostExarch on May 19, 2004 0:00:44 GMT -5
Er...the Damocles Crusade was in the mid 700's M41 if memory serves correctly. If the Anargo Sector "now" is being set in the 400's, it's very doubtful that the Tau could be included in the 999.M41 form we've come to know and love them as. Since the Damocles Crusade hasn't occured yet (and indeed, I don't even think the Tyranid Hive Fleets have shown up?), however, you might not get more Imperial resistance to Tau movement than to any other alien race. The problem here is that they're still establishing the Empire mapped in the back of the Tau codex, nevermind anything beyond the Damocles Gulf.
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The Tau
May 24, 2004 19:08:28 GMT -5
Post by DesertGhostExarch on May 24, 2004 19:08:28 GMT -5
Is the setting date pretty much a death knell for the possible inclusion of the Tau? ;D
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The Tau
May 24, 2004 19:45:31 GMT -5
Post by CELS on May 24, 2004 19:45:31 GMT -5
With the present setting of the Anargo sector project, yes. As you may or may not be aware though, we will be advancing the time setting of the project as time passes in the real world. For example, when we've finished the 470.M41 setting, built all the worlds and so forth, maybe had a web-based campaign or something, we advance the setting with a century. When we finally reach year 800.M41, the Anargo sector might be a very different place. The orks might be almost completely driven out of the Anargo sector, or they might have overrun the Castellan sub, for example. So, at this point, the Tau can't make an appearance. If you want to plan ahead for the days when they arrive, that's fine. But I do recommend that people focus on the present rather than the far future
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The Tau
May 24, 2004 19:57:51 GMT -5
Post by TheGlyphstone on May 24, 2004 19:57:51 GMT -5
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The Tau
May 28, 2004 1:17:18 GMT -5
Post by Lordof on May 28, 2004 1:17:18 GMT -5
Perhaps instead of real time having one of our months count for a year 5 years or even a decade in the time of Anargo sector until we level up with GW time.
This simply means that mosty of the history will be concerning major events and nothing like the Squid currency shortage of planet blog 9.
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The Tau
May 28, 2004 2:07:47 GMT -5
Post by CELS on May 28, 2004 2:07:47 GMT -5
The advancement of the ASP timeline is something that is discussed in the PPL forum, but feel free to start a thread in the Meta-forum if you want. Right now, the idea is that we'll just advance the time setting as we see fit. When we get bored with the current one, when we've just finished a big campaign, etc. It's not something that needs to be resolved ASAP though, since we're still in the early stages of our first setting [glow=blue,2,300] And "&c" doesn't count as including RPG as a side note! Sorry, had to edit your own post just to get a little snippet in! [/glow]
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The Tau
May 28, 2004 6:27:52 GMT -5
Post by Kage2020 on May 28, 2004 6:27:52 GMT -5
And don't forget that advancements will hopefully be made by both wargame and RPG. Wargames are fairly easy to manage in a restricted time-frame, but RPGs are an entirely different and more complex kettle of fish... So keep that in mind as well! Kage[Inquisitor CELS' edit: Yeah, I was. Which is why I wrote "etc" ]
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The Tau
Jun 3, 2004 22:51:52 GMT -5
Post by Femerenden on Jun 3, 2004 22:51:52 GMT -5
Just a quick note:
-If you kidnap an Etereal and take him to an Imperial planet; than at the first oppotunity you will see an invaison fleet of Tau comed just to save that Ethereal.
-If you take him to Segmentum Solar what you will see is this:
Railgun equiped Land Raiders, Pulse rifle carrying marines Improved Ion cannon carrying tanks and smiling face of the Abbaddon after he knocked the doors of the Palace.(I know this is too much but you know Tau will do everything just to get back that Ethereal and for the Greater Good they will plan to destroy the Chaos forces after they rescue him. As said optimistic buggers...)
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Post by Inquisitor Lord Vatsyayana on Jul 8, 2004 9:00:58 GMT -5
I would like to make an interjection. The Angaro sector is listed as being on the eastern fringe of Segmentum Ultima. TAU Codex; pg. 8: System defence ships stationed at Devlan in the Ultima Segmentum detected the arrival of checkpoints and immediately attacked it. Unprepared for such an aggressive response, the Tau ship fled but was unable to make good its escape. It sounds like the Tau are not that far away at all. Now, I will admit, my lore in 40K is limited, so I may be mistaken. Any wisdom to impart anybody?
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Post by CELS on Jul 8, 2004 9:28:35 GMT -5
Indeed. Prepare to be enlightened Though the Tau are in the Ultima Segmentum, same as the Anargo sector, they're much further from Terra than Anargo, something like thousands of light years away, I think. We wanted the Anargo sector to be quite average, so it was placed not too close to Terra, but not too far towards the Eastern Fringe, where the Tyranids are currently having a picnic. If you see this map, you'll see the world T'au, the homeworld of the Tau. Now, where it says "Ultima Segmentum" is about where the Anargo sector is. Because the Tau are not capable of long distance warp travel, it is unlikely that they have made it this far on their own
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Post by Inquisitor Lord Vatsyayana on Jul 8, 2004 9:34:16 GMT -5
Indeed. Prepare to be enlightened Though the Tau are in the Ultima Segmentum, same as the Anargo sector, they're much further from Terra than Anargo, something like thousands of light years away, I think. We wanted the Anargo sector to be quite average, so it was placed not too close to Terra, but not too far towards the Eastern Fringe, where the Tyranids are currently having a picnic. If you see this map, you'll see the world T'au, the homeworld of the Tau. Now, where it says "Ultima Segmentum" is about where the Anargo sector is. Because the Tau are not capable of long distance warp travel, it is unlikely that they have made it this far on their own Thanks Cels. That helps to clear up my confusion quite nicely. So at most, the Tau would be an infrequent visitor and the Tyranids even more so. That's good to know... CAUSE I HATE 'NIDS!
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The Tau
Dec 14, 2004 7:56:01 GMT -5
Post by Insidious Threat on Dec 14, 2004 7:56:01 GMT -5
Again with the ressurection of a seemingly inert thread, but again, my current love for the tau cannot be sated.
i am not too worried about their presence, as has been said, at this point in the time-line, the Imperials hardly even know of the Tau. But, I am interested as to the proliferation of Tau technology in the higher classes of Imperial ne'er do wells, criminals and general heretics.
This is mainly inspired because the Spyre Hunters seem to have atleast some Tau technological elements to their suits. (although I disagree with the suggestion in the fluff that this is exclusively Tau, i feel that the recording and control systems may be Tau, but the design and concept of the construction seems to be a very human endeavour)
But i am interested to know about the presence of such xeno tech, from farming equipment up to inertia control devices and weaponry, in the Anargo sector... And if so, what is the stance of the local Inquisition presence (if any)?
Sokahr (Necromancer of dead threads so it seems...)
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