What if? Fluff Game

[spetswalshe]

What if the world suddenly started to go back to it's pre-terraformed state?

A gradual and irreversible decline in life; Lizardmen would freeze to death after the Chaos Gods decide this world is not worthy of them, destroying the Slaan and clouding the sky; the High and Dark Elves would fight one last apocalyptic hurrah on a sinking Ulthuan; the Wood Elves would slowly perish with their forest; earthquakes and volcanic activity would destroy the Dwarfs, and so on. It would end up with a few scattered Middenheimers fighting nomadic inter-tribal wars across an alternately frozen and magma-flooded planet for millennia. Eventually a Valten-type would rise, before his father-from-beyond-the-stars comes to get him and he uses his former planet as a recruitment ground for his Space Knights.

What if... the Undead learned to use crossbows?

[Stronginthearm]

Probably not much difference from their current state of affairs, more deaths but still the same armies, the more interesting question is what would happen if they started using gunpowder?

What if:
One chaos god subsumed the others and the entire world was made one in a single instant?

[Okuto]

The undead did use crossbows......in the storm of chaos campaign the von carsteins had hordes of them.

Now back to the matter at hand

If there was only one chaos god and the world was created at one time? It'd be easier to contain them for the old ones as it's only one god. The chaos poles wouldnt be as powerful with just one god

Now then....

What if?
Settra conquered the badlands, where would he go next?

[Danny_D14]

What if?
Settra conquered the badlands, where would he go next?

I'm imagining Settra has either dealt with Naggazhir or has decided to leave it for now. I'd imagine Settra would move into Brettonia owned lands, the lower parts having been already ravaged or greatly beaten by the Greenskin hordes that had to flee the badlands to escape the Tomb Kings.

Eventually after a realm has gone down the King will declare an Erranty War and gather a mighty host. Tomb Kings will either be pushed back to Badlands or come out winners forcing Brettoni to flee into Empire lands as they continue their relentless march forwards reclaiming their old lands. Oh oh oh perhaps Mousillin (vampire realm) will get involved and adding support to the Brettoni at an important moment shift the battle and beat the Tomb Kings.

What if
Ulthuan started to sink beneathe the seas, each year the tides getting further and further in till all was gone except the islands that contain the Sword of Khaine and the magical vortex holding back the winds of Chaos?

[Leogun_91]

What if
Ulthuan started to sink beneathe the seas, each year the tides getting further and further in till all was gone except the islands that contain the Sword of Khaine and the magical vortex holding back the winds of Chaos?

The Highelves would be so frickin dead eventually but it might take quite some time, so no great change really.

What if the opposite happened, each year Uluthuan would rise further up until it suddenly started to soar above the waves.

[Danny_D14]

What if the opposite happened, each year Uluthuan would rise further up until it suddenly started to soar above the waves.

I'd imagine the Dark Elves would no longer be able to invade it without black dragon aid which would be useless now against what would become a giant aerial fortress world. Malekith would be mega pissed and sell his soul to Chaos for power to bring it crashing down and he would! Arrogance of the high elves would triple too I'd fancy.

What if Dwarves managed to create cartridges for their guns?

[raymon]

Dwarfs will be able to hold more ground with lesser dwarfs, meaning more dwarfs able to mine, meaning being more able to produce more cartridge rifles. Karak Eight Peaks would be reconquered. The skaven won't take that slight lightly, so they would probably try to steal the manufacturing proces for there own means. In which the Dwarfs can no longer hold the technology for them selves and give men this new advancement to help the dwarfs against the now heavely armed skaven. A new way of warfare will emerge. If the other races do not follow, they will be wiped out.

What if: The Border Princess joined the Empire

[Leogun_91]

What if Dwarves managed to create cartridges for their guns?

There would be complains about "fixing what aint broken" and half a millenia later they would be used on larger scale having been proved reliable.

What if the elfs swallowed their pride and started using gunpowder weapons?

[papabearshane]

What if Dwarves managed to create cartridges for their guns?

Id imagin there would be alot more Dwarven Gun Lines and They would be able to take back alot of there fallen Keeps.

That is till Orcs & Gobbos started plundering the guns

Sniped

What if: The Border Princess joined the Empire

They would Be overran in a Great Waaagh! as the empire is the primary target for most Waaagh!s it would end human life in the boarder princes for a few years.

What if:

Sigmar came back during the storm of Chaos and battled with Grimgor and Archaon?

[Danny_D14]

What if the elfs swallowed their pride and started using gunpowder weapons?

I wouldn't imagine too much would change, they prob try them then realize they were far more accurate with their own elven bows due to their enhanced sight and sense. Gunpowder would have it's uses somewhere just don't know whereabouts myself.

Sigmar came back during the storm of Chaos and battled with Grimgor and Archaon?

I think Archaon would either go super enraged and kill the source of all his pain and hatred or be maddened to a slobbering fool having seen the divine light of Sigmar. Grimgor would finally get his mega fight and eventually lose. The return of Sigmar victorious would probably give the Empire the push and drive it needs to force all the warbands out their land completely starting the new Golden Age of the Empire.

What if Aenarion returned and went to the Throne room of Malekith? I beleive his body was never found, so I wouldn't put it past a fantasy setting to have him as a ragged cloaked old elf who has always been in the shadows and finally ventured to Naggorth to meet with his son.

[Okuto]

He would stomp Archie and headbutt Grimgor's *** back to the darklands, valten wouldnt even be needed, like he really did much anyways

What if Aenarion returned and went to the Throne room of Malekith? I beleive his body was never found, so I wouldn't put it past a fantasy setting to have him as a ragged cloaked old elf who has always been in the shadows and finally ventured to Naggorth to meet with his son?
-He would be very very disappointed and most likely seek Malekith out and talk to him and then slay him perhaps

What if the high elf armies overran the dark elf forces and made it to their shores?

[Danny_D14]

What if the high elf armies overran the dark elf forces and made it to their shores?

They would set up a base but I can't imagine them holding it too long. A base on a shore where Dark Elves control quite few creatures would be constantly assaulted and the Dark Elves would do many things the High Elves wouldn't to win back land and kill their enemies i.e. cast spells that would invite chaos deamons, burn the ground, etc.

What if the Treekin finally turned on the Wood Elves causing all out war?

[Okuto]

That'd be amazing......lots of dead treehuggers.......

I think if the trees rebelled then this would assume the beastmen would have a hard time as well. Basically the woodies would be driven out and either

1: find a new home
2: Most likely after being dramatized by the rebellion they'd go back to their high elf kin
3: Live with the Brets, unlikely......

2 seems most fitting.

What If:
All of Araby served under Settra like the people in Numas do, how would things change for Tilea/Estalia?

[BorderKing]

What If:
All of Araby served under Settra like the people in Numas do, how would things change for Tilea/Estalia?

Settra would proably destroy a few cities until a new Crusade is declared, where he is beaten back by the forces of men .

What if there had been more Runefangs created for the Bretonni, Estalia, Tilea etc ?

[spetswalshe]

What if there had been more Runefangs created for the Bretonni, Estalia, Tilea etc ?

One of three things; they would be used as an excuse for Sigmarite religious wars and insurrections to bring the apostates back into the fold, wracking Bretonnia, Estalia and the rest with strife and possibly creating the bedrock for an anti-Empire backlash coalition; or they would simply be used as symbols of their individual government's power (as they are in the Empire) and become no different to the signature weapons of the various leaders as they are now; or they would be gathering dust in the Museum of Altdorf, or the Emperor's personal armoury, having been bought or stolen from their owners, ready to be handed out for political gain.

What if... Thorgrim Grudgebearer grew tusks and horn stubs, and claimed (with regal authority) that it was a gift from the Ancestors, and that all his thanes were honour-bound to follow him in a great migration east?

[Alluminas]

What if... Thorgrim Grudgebearer grew tusks and horn stubs, and claimed (with regal authority) that it was a gift from the Ancestors, and that all his thanes were honour-bound to follow him in a great migration east?

The other dwarves would recognise him as a thing of Chaos. There’d be a moment of outraged silence, and a shot of a tankard tumbling out of another dwarf’s hand in slow motion, before he was cut to pieces in a brief but bloody frenzy of axe-blows and bad Scottish accents.

What if Khorne were defeated and killed in battle?

Daemons of Chaos mentions that he leads an army himself whenever his citadel is threatened. Tzeentch for one is strikes me as being clever enough to pull it off.

[Danny_D14]

What if Khorne were defeated and killed in battle?

If Khrone were killed I'd imagine there would suffer some serious damage itself in a chaotic storm. Any champion that got a gift from him would either lose it or be destroyed along with it. The skull shrines to Khrone's glory would tumble all his deamons too would perish. If Khaine, Ulric, Sigmar, etc are aspects of Khrone then their gifts too would be lost on their champions.

I'd imagine that when enough rage and martial prowess has been shown after his death, could take days or millenia he would be reborn back or a new chaos entity that represents the emotion.

What if the Engineer Guild of the Empire developed the technology of radio waves, opening up the opportunity to communicate over great distances?

[sssk]

What if the Engineer Guild of the Empire developed the technology of radio waves, opening up the opportunity to communicate over great distances?

They would be able to send word to Altdorf much faster to say Nuln has been sacked again.

What if the Bretonians actually played an important role in anything relating to warhammer?

[Craze_b0i]

What if the Engineer Guild of the Empire developed the technology of radio waves, opening up the opportunity to communicate over great distances?

A load of carrier pigeons would become unemployed. They would place radio masts in all major fortified cities, plus early-warning stations on the borders. The empire would be better able to coordinate its defences. For example when an orc raiding party came across the border the radio operator at the border post would relay coordinates to the nearest gryphon aviary and summon an air strike. at the same time the economy would grow more rapidly as investors and traders were able to instantaneously learn the market price of given commodities in dozens of different cities.

What if Skaven launched a new invasion of the Empire?

[Not a word to the elf.]

What if Skaven launched a new invasion of the Empire?

Then they would sack nuln again and thanqual would mess up and blame it on his lackeys... again

+ the empire would somehow be oblivious to the skaven even though nuln was a smocking wreck... again

What if ... the dragons in warhammer fluff did something other than get choked by spickey helmed gobbos