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I liked this tale a lot. It had enough elements to be its own entity without apeing 40k overly much. Viktor seemed to at least appear to have some respect for those he had to work with, and even a little time to spare to hear out the enemy before executing them. I appreciate that. Even his spitting on a ratmen corpse felt a lot more restrained than some of the more foamy psychopathic ranting main characters I've seen in fiction.

"sis-tem". Hilarious. Complaints about this tale? I have nun.

Fairly good jaunt. Would like to see a War Disciples tale where they aren't war criminal show boats though. Still, I liked the ending.

I liked this. A decent enough divergence from the army it proxies, that I feels adds to the lore in a way that doesn't break it.

What did the Elves do in this story though?

Some typos and such that could have done without, but ignoring those, this is a pretty gripping fable.

'You DID read the contract in full, right?' :O

Struggled with some of the word flow here and there, but I like that this tale was a different take on the suffering artist and how it led down the road to the twist ending. Some good imagery and foreshadowing too.

I like this tale as it had a unit of women who weren't all okay with the mission and their ratman company, both the compassion and the indifference helped this feel more real.

I like the Terneh Qet name. Felt like a slice of (anti?) life for Necrons.

Kinda wanted to see a Wolf Brothers tale that isn't heavy into 40k lore. A good saga though, wolf brother. Keanu Wick be proud!

Nice twist on the theme for the ending. 

Pretty feel good ratman world building going on here, enjoyed it immensely.

I like this Vinci tale, it has great world building, a sympathetic character, and consequences that aren't directly about war. It left a few questions in the reader's mind at the very end, like' why did he do that?'

I do love me a Change Demon tale. Thanks for this yarn.

Yeah, for me subverting expectations is what makes it fun.

While he did seem like a dick who maybe had some hold over Zahir, he doesn't come across as too moustache twirly bad guy despite it. So many adventurer manga arcs feature bullies and cocky types with barely any dimensions appear, with their sole reason for existing being to spotlight how the hero can resort to violence to put them in their place. Often with ease and in as humiliating a way as possible.

I went into this tale with the plan that 'What if these two forces were trying to finish each other off, but circumstances conspired against them at every turn?' It was then a matter of finding a plausible excuse for it to be true, and for some reason a night fight in a torrential downpour popped into my head. It's made even funnier that not long into my writing I think it started raining outside. Making them both 'sort of' the same faction (before Acton went Guerilla) also made it initially have a more 'local' scope. At least until I hinted at the possibility that the undead might be happening over a much larger scale.

Yeah... Why would the DAO soldier volunteer to help the Machine Cult kill (I assume) more DAO soldiers just to live? Can imagine that scenario not ending well whether the Machine Cultist (already near death herself) accepted the offer or not.

Does not even getting to make an alliance count as unlikely allies? Still, a really good story. The curtain pull at the end was up there with the Flesh-Eaters bit on another tale involving Elves.

Yay for imaginary friends! I liked this tale a lot. Actually kind of hard thinking of any of the stories I read this jam not having something in it that resonated with me. I do wonder what they were in OPR terms, but it didn't detract too much from enjoying this tale.

This conjured up memories of Modest Medusa, only with a more adult human age level. The ability to shapechange between Giant Snek/Lamia/Teeny Hooman forms was a mood too. Would have been good to be shown why she thought Paul was 'the coolest human' than just be told. Show don't tell is a good rule to follow. It also makes stories feel less like an author just singing unfounded praises for their characters like some awful movie and television lines out there.

Artemis Fowl reference! Nice! I totally see that.

This seems like a much more likely alliance logically speaking, but I still rated this yarn highly. Seeing some snobby silver spoon Elves get theirs from the commoners they abandoned to the servants they sought to destroy just says it all. Thanks. More please.

Dunno how this fit the theme at all, but a good tale of vampiric fall from grace... Assuming this Count ever had any to begin with. Leaving so as not to harm his family was a (temporarily?) redeeming touch though.

You'd think the ratties and beasties might get along better. Guess not when they pop up and attack both sides. A few typos here and there occasionally distracted from this great screenplay, but not enough for me to love this tale a lot. Pharaoh Zanakht being slowly revealed as a mounted hero attached to undead cavalry was also a cool way to drip feed details as the story grew.

The moodboard art makes me think of the Mobius stuff from Heavy Metal. Story while good feels more like the setup to unlikely allies than an unlikely allies story itself though, which is a shame. That bazaar must have some pretty good wares to merit all the hassle getting to it though... I do wonder what guarantees on sales won you'd get in such a place, and what the chances are of being ripped off were, especially in the case of offerings of black market goods and forbidden knowledge being offered.

Could also make for the site of a hostile takeover/invasion attempt or heist story too. Any number of intrigues and adventures to be had with the Bazaar as a hub.

Oh no! You named the theme in story through a character quote! lol

Great Goblin tale. +9,999 Pluck Points to Gargle for his mix of cunning, charisma, chutzpah and gall. I was partly expecting him to come up with a more permanent solution to the automata not being able to sense ghosts, but the drugged lunatic targeting plan was awesome!

'What? What galaxy would a stoic Dorf and brave Owk wun fwom a fite?

Thiiiis oneeeee.

Some great humor in this tale. I love that the Dwarf's 'culture' and 'education' meant almost every escape plan revolved around their perceived Dwarf Society value in riches and thus gold. That and the Orc counter culture of 'I don't really have any attraction to this shiny crap like you weirdos do.' Great stuff.

See what you meant about the different feeling coming across from the title versus the tale, but don't think it really took anything away from it. If anything, to me, it made me more likely to read this story. Good cliffhanger ending too. Does Ivya and her new housebat ally live to talk another day? Warm (bat) fuzzies all round.

That is a really cool 'fat cats get their comeuppance' tale. I could see this as a sort of Oceans Eleven style heist series in the making. Hopefully the rats liberate their wealth from the patrons first on their way to 'discuss terms' with the Hives below.

An alright tale, but what was the unlikely allies part? I mean Donoghue was already part of their platoon, so if anything he should be a likely ally, right? I did enjoy this story though, even if its 'ending' just sort of stopped abruptly rather than end on a proper cliffhanger. I would be keen to see it fully play out into a proper chapter or something.

I could see someone like Donoghue being a no sh*ts given type who gets in trouble a lot, so seeing him charge in after badmouthing his peers made him seem either not a total d-bag or one who has already had warnings before and didn't want to get another one.

So much fighty competence involved. Die hard Dwarfs, Awesome Orcs and the ilk of War. Orbit must be a right mess. Maybe the Orcs can get some decent security contracts with the beards.

Yay! I like this tale, cos it could have easily just gone for the usual cosmic horror trying to kill everything schtick, but instead did a tentacle E.T. compassion piece instead. The ending was even more awesome. 

'Oh sure, I fought Ogres and helped some shadow spawn thing get home through a void gate, but that don't get my crops sowed, my gardens weeded or peace of mind secured tellin' everyone about it, do it? No it don't, so that's enough of that lark, Corrin my old salt.'

An old enemy is like an old friend... I like some of the details used here, such as animating iron shavings to represent holographic projections or the 'boarding nails' sub for assault ram/boarding torpedoes.

A lot of writers doing some really good 'movie moments' for their stories. Good stuff! I like the fact that the older robot made the visitor wait hours before paying their message any heed. Though, from a machine intelligence perspective that could have been an eternity. Though I guess Robots might not experience boredom and impatience like the flesh-bound do. I also like the device used where the reader isn't completely clear on who or what the laughing one is. Keep the audience wanting more/asking more.

Wow. Havoc Sibling Rivalry... Another great cinematic tale.

The one Dwarf that other Dwarfs should have paid more attention to, growing up... lol.

Some MCU GotG vibes to be had there. At least this genetic manipulation genius actually gave some cares about his specimens.

Smarter than the average gecko. Interesting ending. The boom booms failing to go off made this story even more of an easy sell. I liked the ending a lot.

Ah the irony that such heavenly sounds might be the result of a Havoc Muse. Delightful!