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[TheBronzePickle]

You can always just write the ponies as part of the fanon (read:/tg/) space marine chapters like the Angry Marines, Reasonable Marines (most likely branch) or Pretty Marines (what Rarity would be if she played 40k and was forced into being part of the Imperium).

[Dsarker]

Applejack as an Obstinate Marine.

[MC Dirty]

Just read Binky Pie and it's... pretty awesome! It's a Discworld x MLP:FiM crossover and since I love both and this fanfic is fairly well written, I thoroughly enjoyed it.
In short, Pinkie is the granddaugther of Death's horse Binky and joins Death as an assistant. Hijinks, hilarity and cake ensue.

Edit: Also, I've just noticed that Argembarger is OFFICIALLY FAMOUS!!! Well, not really, but his fanfic "the spiderses" has an article on TVTropes.

[Dsarker]

Yes, I loved it too. I'm avidly awaiting the next chapter.

[Crazy Cow]

Now, Dsarker, don't lynch me for this. My total knowledge of the Warhammer 40K universe comes from me admiring the models and whatever I happen to dredge up on the wiki. If it's bad enough, the Chaos Gods did it :p

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

First off. Bolters are more correctly compared to recoilless automatic armour piercing rocket propelled grenade launchers. Secondly, you want Lexicanium instead of Codicier. Codiciers are the sergeants to the Lexicanium's privates.

Thirdly, if you are Ultramarines, you'll want their Tyrannic War veterans. Among these are those that penetrated an entire Tyranid bio fleet to destroy the Norn Queen, the progenitor of the entire fleet, and survived. Fourthly, if you're doing Ultramarines, what the hell is a Captain doing on the battlefield without his full company? You want either a sergeant (For a single squad) or a Force Commander (For multiple squads).

Fifthly, why the hell does Twilight even feel the slightest twinge of nervousness? Space Marines crave the hardest missions. They don't have fear. Sixthly, why is Twilight armed with a Bolt Pistol but no apparent force or close combat or power weapon?

Also, remember this. Space Marine squads don't get cannibalised. They get reinforced by reserve squads. That's the way of the Codex Astartes. Ultramarines would follow that more than most.

This is why I was nervous about writing a WH40K fic in the first place; I have no idea what the hell I'm doing :p

While we're linking good fanfiction:
Monster Mash is a hilarious and well-written collection of supernatural stories set in Equestria.
Caramel's Light is a cute shipping story, if you're into that kind of thing.
U-Harmony is a parody of online dating services, also well-written and hilarious.

[Dsarker]

Here's a quote about how Space Marines face their end.


Less than twenty Space Marines remained. Heroism the likes of which Learchus had only read about in history had kept them alive for nearly fourty minutes, but the end was drawing near. Horrified men of the Guard watched the Space Marines' last stand from the District Sextus wall, unable to help them. Learchus would not have wanted their help anyway.

This was a glorious battle, a fitting way for any servant of the Emperor to meet his end. He and Chaplain Astador fought back-to-back, killing aliens with ferocity and skill.

A mound of alien corpses surrounded the Space Marines, hundreds deep, and the shrinking ring of fighting warriors stood atop the mound, battling like heroes of legend.

Another warrior fell, dragged down by alien claws and Learchus felt the spirit of the martyr move within him. As he hacked down another hisssing beast, he began to sing, a rousing hymnal from the dawn of the Imperium, a battle song to stir the hearts of all who heard it.

Astador joined him and soon every one of the Space Marines was raising their voices to the heavens in praise of the Emperor as the tyranids closed in for the kill.

[Flying Dice]

I feel as if I can hear hints of half a dozen awesome themes in this song, for some reason.

[MC Dirty]

EVERYONE, dump links to your favorite fanfics! That way, you can just bookmark one of the posts and find a lot of very good fanfics in its immediate vicinity.

6 Angry Mares - It's 12 Angry Men x My Little Pony. It stays fairly true to both originals and is quite powerful.
Memory - I've just posted this a few pages ago, but it bears repeating. It's so good. Also, it's a sadfic.
A Million Things To Do - Pinkie says the world will end tomorrow, so she does all the things she has always wanted to do. Funny at parts and a really good, rather serious ending.
the spiderses - omglol diz is liek da bset stoyr evar!

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

It's a trollfic in the style of "Half Life: Full Life Consequences" written by our very own Argembarger.

[Dsarker]

http://www.fimfiction.net/story/122/The-Thessalonica-Legacy

http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/04/its-dangerous-business-going-out-your.html

Those are all I've read. And they're damn good.

[Sean Mirrsen]

I second the Thessalonica Legacy. Mechwarriors and ponies do work pretty well together, who woulda thunk it?

On a related note, I just read My Little Dashie. I can't say I didn't cry at all - but I guess I did it at the wrong times. Didn't quite feel the sadness in the end - barriers getting in the way again. I did feel happy for the protagonist improving his life through the experience - tiny tears of joy do count for a sadfic, right?

[kaijyuu]

Here's all the fanfictions I've read:

[Sean Mirrsen]

Here's all the fanfictions I've read:

Whoah, that's quite the list. How do you find time to track them all?

[kaijyuu]

I somehow manage.

[drilltooth]

here's pretty much my fimfiction watchlist, minus the cloppy stuff.
http://www.fimfiction.net/story/67/The-Ballad-of-Twilight-Sparkle
http://www.fimfiction.net/story/1695/Nightfall-at-Sweet-Apple-Acres -this is a really sad one, except for pinkie's chapter.
http://www.fimfiction.net/story/20/Antipodes -still working though it, but  great so far.
http://www.fimfiction.net/story/706/Substitute-Harmony

[Dsarker]

Now, Dsarker, don't lynch me for this. My total knowledge of the Warhammer 40K universe comes from me admiring the models and whatever I happen to dredge up on the wiki. If it's bad enough, the Chaos Gods did it :p

Spoiler (click to show/hide)

First off. Bolters are more correctly compared to recoilless automatic armour piercing rocket propelled grenade launchers. Secondly, you want Lexicanium instead of Codicier. Codiciers are the sergeants to the Lexicanium's privates.

Thirdly, if you are Ultramarines, you'll want their Tyrannic War veterans. Among these are those that penetrated an entire Tyranid bio fleet to destroy the Norn Queen, the progenitor of the entire fleet, and survived. Fourthly, if you're doing Ultramarines, what the hell is a Captain doing on the battlefield without his full company? You want either a sergeant (For a single squad) or a Force Commander (For multiple squads).

Fifthly, why the hell does Twilight even feel the slightest twinge of nervousness? Space Marines crave the hardest missions. They don't have fear. Sixthly, why is Twilight armed with a Bolt Pistol but no apparent force or close combat or power weapon?

Also, remember this. Space Marine squads don't get cannibalised. They get reinforced by reserve squads. That's the way of the Codex Astartes. Ultramarines would follow that more than most.

This is why I was nervous about writing a WH40K fic in the first place; I have no idea what the hell I'm doing :p

Easy way.

Learn the weapons, learn two groups of Imperials, and one group of enemies.

One group of the Imperials is your protagonist group. They're basically perfect, with maybe one or two flaws. Second group is your cannon fodder and borderline heretical group. If they're Space Marines, they do strange rituals and don't follow the codex astartes/follow it too much/another variation. If they're Guard, they're untrained, cowards, and badly equipped, or elitist, rich, smug noble bastards. Your heroes don't like them much, and can only stand them because they're both servants of the Emperor. Second group either betrays the protagonists and gets beaten soundly, or reforms and becomes more like the protagonists.

Enemy attacks. Good guys fight them off.