u/WedgeAntill3s

Hello everyone,

newbie to AOS and Slaves to Darkness. I always loved the bulky style of Chaos Warriors and the huge shields and finally decided it's time to start an army. Bought the Spearhead box and I am now assembling them and considering options for painting. I have seen some people painting their Slaves in colors of specific Chaos Gods their army is pledged to, in their head canon. How does it work lore and gameplay-wise?

And if you have done this yourself, would you be willing to show some pictures of paintjobs and conversions for inspiration?

Hey guys, so, as the title says. I heard that in the basic game, it is better to finish all side quests before finishing the main story, as it can cause some issues. Is it the same case with DLCs (Sky Breaker, Spires, Ashes)? Or can I finish the main stories there and then go around and do all the side activities and quests without issues?

So, I finished the main story yesterday and have to say that I am thinking about lot of stuff now. One of the main things are Alma and Teylan, what they did and how they are treated, both by in-game characters and fandom. I always see lot of hate for Alma, but apparently people love Teylan and although I am aware that all of this is very subjective, personally, I don't get it and thus wanted to know more opinions.

IMHO, Teylan is much worse than Alma.

Alma was at the Sarentu massacre, yes. But she didn't know Mercer and Harding would do something like this and wanted to stop it, but let's be fair - what can a lone scientist do to stop a massacre like this when it starts? Sure, she messed up pretty bad then for lying about it to the kids. And we can argue if it was because of her own fear of Mercer, because of her ambitions and wish for TAP to be successful, or because she genuinely cared for the kids then and didn't want to hurt them more, even if it meant lying to them. She's a very complex character, but the hate she gets is IMHO too strong and undeserved.

On the other hand we have Teylan. Boy who grew up under Mercer's cruelty. Who saw him murder Ah'ari in cold blood. Who was about to be executed by his people when RDA evacuated from Pandora after the events of the first movie. And despite all this, he kept in touch with Mercer and fed him information about Resistance, which led to their massacre. And even after realising this and being overwhelmed by guilt and leaving the Resistance, what did Teylan do? Went back to Mercer and did more work for him again, willingly helping against his allies and other Sarentu. It might have been out of naivity or wish for family, but after so any occasions where he saw how evil Mercer is...?

What baffles me is how the in-game characters treat both Alma and Teylan. While, after learning the truth, everyone is angry at Alma, and rightfully so... They all seem to just be okay with Teylan, forgiving him instantly and trying to get him back without any anger or questions. And same for fandom, there is lot of hate for Alma, yet so many people just love Teylan.

What are your thoughts on this?