While I'm definitely a fan of 40K, I'm not really confident enough in my knowledge base to try leading a faction. I've only been into it for a couple of years, and with the amount of lore out there, that means I'm still pretty fresh.

That said, if someone heads up a Space Marine faction, I'll probably throw in with them. I did some reflection, and while Imperial Guard is fun to write in a small, Guard-centric RP, doing so in something this size could be bad Juju.

"Guardsman Jim" would, more than likely, end up having his spleen ripped out his pee-hole, and I'd rather play someone who can stand up to the generic Faction minions.

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That being said, upon [i]further[/i] reflection, there's something rather grand about playing a plucky human with a squishy body, who has to somehow survive a world where the base-level enemy can generally be counted on to disassemble you in a one-on-one fight. It's kind of the entire point of playing Guard anyway... So I guess we'll see how masochistic I'm feeling when the time comes, now that I've negated my own argument?