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Episode 12 is here! Today's shiny things are the Warhammer 40,000 TTRPGs. Patrick talks about the differences between them and DND, how he got into them, the various focuses of each main rulebook, and more!

Episode 12- Warhammer 40,000 TTRPGS

Go play Space Marine 2 if you haven't already :) The Emperor protects. 
❖ Warhammer 40K and all of its images and related work/IP is property of Games Workshop.

Rise, Son of Guilliman - Warhammer 40K Fan-Made Soundtrack

I have been a fan of Rogue Trader for years, and after finally getting around to playing Owlcat's CRPG adaptation of this legendary ttrpg, I was inspired to write this song.

My inspiration for this song came from the inner world sequence with Yrliet Lanaevyss, and it is written from the perspective of the Rogue Trader who chooses not to turn away.

I think Warhammer 40k as a setting is at its best when teasing stories of what could have been in a universe where nothing was ever meant to be, so that we can be inspired to never follow in its footsteps.

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Lyrics
Lyric video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/_IVxBWN01ng

Drifting past the edge of space,
Golden seal upon my name,
Shattered stars in shattered glass
Where every deal’s a dying flame.

I wear the coat, the crest, the flair;
A thousand thrones can’t fill the air
Where you once breathed beside me
Before I chose the stars and left you there.

You’d think that I was blessed,
Born alight the Emperor’s crest.
The truth is, atop this lonely throne,
There’s only room to sit alone.

Oh, I sold my soul to silence;
Traded faith for fire and steel.
In every gain, there’s violence;
In every truth, a better lie to feel.

Turn away, there’s only violence.
Turn away, there’s only silence.

No home, no heart, just a void to command,
With a smile for the deal, and blood on my hands.
A queen in the dark, with a crown made of sin,
Would you wait for me-
If I ever came back again?

Born beneath a dying sun,
Father’s voice is distant thunder.
He said, “Take the void, and make it yours.” 
But I just wondered what you’d wonder...

Now noble houses eat from my hand,
United before the Emperor we stand.
But will you ever think
Of those I've damned?

Like a dream that I chase, but I’ll never know,
I still see your face in the warp-light glow.
Swords, stars... all is all in my reign.
But I’d burn it all just to go back again.

In the name of the Emperor, and by the power bestowed
in me by the Warrant of Trade,
I declare you guilty of crimes against the Imperium
and hereby sentence you to death.

Turn away...

Oh, I sold my soul to silence;
Traded faith for fire and steel.
In every gain, there’s violence;
In every truth, a better lie to feel.

Turn away, there’s only violence.
Turn away, there’s only silence.

No home, no heart, just a void to command,
With a smile for the deal, and blood on my hands.
A queen in the dark, with a crown made of sin,
Would you wait for me-
If I ever came back again?

Turn away, there’s only violence.
Turn away, there’s only silence.

No home, no heart, just a void to command
With a smile for the deal and blood on my hands
A queen in the dark, with a crown made of sin,
Would you wait for me-
If I ever came back again?  

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Production Tools & Usage

neovim - 3 hrs - Lyrics
Sunoᶿ - 5 hrs - Riffing and preliminary song design
Sunoᶿ - 1.75 hrs - Cleanup resampling
Audacity - 0.75 hrs - Audio cleanup in post
Stable Diffusionᶿ - 1.75 hrs - Cover art generation
GIMP - 1.25 hrs - Track metadata cover art
GIMP - 1.5hrs - Relayering for animation
Pikimov - 3.5 hrs - Animated background loop
Kdenlive - 9.5 hrs - Lyric video

ᶿDenotes Generative AI tooling

Total time: 28 hrs (Worth it)
Suno Usage: 915 credits (USD $2.30)
Stable Diffusion: Local w/ AUTOMATIC1111 (Free)

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All assets (including lyrics, cover art, and song itself) released to you under Creative Commons CC-BY-SA 4.0 International. 

Fonts (All used under OFL):
- Lyrics Video: IM Fell English
- MP3 Cover: Xolonium

Interested in more of my work? My writing can be found on my website at: https://neosynth.net

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