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	<description>Musings of a Tau Empire player for Warhammer 40,000</description>
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		<title>Woah&#8230;?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jun 2010 07:49:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Moran</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[So apparently there are still a lot of people out there that find this blog (probably due to having the #2 spot on a Google search), so I should probably explain myself really quickly, especially since it&#8217;s been five months since my last post. I just finished up my third year of college and am [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=perdusrift.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8433561&amp;post=101&amp;subd=perdusrift&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>40k Pick-Up Lines</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Jan 2010 08:21:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Moran</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, since 40k in general has been pretty much expunged from my daily life, that is, until I find the time, there isn&#8217;t much more for me to say about either the gaming aspect or the hobby aspect. I did play a 1500-point game a few weeks ago, but I don&#8217;t remember all of the [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=perdusrift.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8433561&amp;post=99&amp;subd=perdusrift&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas Vacation</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Dec 2009 23:52:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Moran</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few days ago, I left my apartment in East Lansing to come home to Beverly Hills for the holidays. Normally, I tote my two army cases, my paints, my backpack, and everything else I need to playing Warhammer 40k with me. Usually that means my complete packing list is a backpack (with computer and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=perdusrift.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8433561&amp;post=97&amp;subd=perdusrift&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Imperial Guard?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Dec 2009 11:44:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Moran</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, it&#8217;s not really a good idea to shell out $130+ on some models that you&#8217;ll never use. After having a solid few months without working on a single Imperial Guard model, and only owning two models that I would conceivably use in my army (two Valkyries), I&#8217;m putting my Imperial Guard project on hold. [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=perdusrift.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8433561&amp;post=94&amp;subd=perdusrift&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Case for Carbines</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 08:48:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Moran</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When I first started collecting Tau models, I stuck a few Carbines into my Fire Warriors because I liked the look of the weapon and because I felt that they could be useful. A shot at pinning a unit, plus keeping some range while moving, were great assets to have. Of course, I limited how [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=perdusrift.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8433561&amp;post=91&amp;subd=perdusrift&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>XV-15/25 Stealth Teams</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:27:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Moran</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Stealth Team is one of my favorite units in the current Codex: Tau Empire and my favorite to employ, although many Tau players choose not to take them in favor of the more customizable XV-8 Crisis Teams. While I do agree that Crisis Teams can be made to do things that Stealth Teams could [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=perdusrift.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8433561&amp;post=88&amp;subd=perdusrift&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Tau in Space!</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:38:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Moran</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, the Tau are already in space, controlling a 300-lightyear across Empire in the Eastern Fringe, but that&#8217;s all in fluff. As I talk about a lot in my other blog, I want to become an astronaut, and I&#8217;m gradually working my way there. The first step is the MDRS Program, which I was recently [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=perdusrift.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8433561&amp;post=85&amp;subd=perdusrift&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fireforge &#8211; Battlefield Roles and Usual Squad Compositions</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2009 18:52:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Moran</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Battlefield Roles and Usual Squad Compositions Equipped with the two highest-strength Crisis weaponry, the Fireforge is designed to take out high Toughness models and characters, as well as the opponent&#8217;s armored forces. The Fusion Blaster, with its high Strength and Melta designation, can take down almost any enemy vehicle, granted that it can get close [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=perdusrift.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8433561&amp;post=78&amp;subd=perdusrift&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fireforge &#8211; Unit Composition and Attributes</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2009 03:44:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Moran</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Unit Composition and Attributes A Fireforge is, in its most basic form, a single Crisis Battlesuit with a Fusion Blaster and a Missile Pod. The third hardpoint is most commonly filled with a Multi-Tracker, allowing both weapons to fire in a single shooting phase, but in the case of Team Leaders, that wargear may be [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=perdusrift.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8433561&amp;post=73&amp;subd=perdusrift&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Fireforge &#8211; Introduction</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2009 01:14:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Moran</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[FIREFORGE An Inquiry into an Underused Configuration &#8220;The basic XV-8-8 “Fireforge” Crisis Battlesuit is one that combines the power of the Fusion Blaster with the versatility and vehicle-destroying ability of the Missile Pod, most commonly combined with a Multi-Tracker to allow the pilot to fire both weapons simultaneously.&#8221; – Shas’ar’tol Guide to Crisis Battlesuit Configurations [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=perdusrift.wordpress.com&amp;blog=8433561&amp;post=70&amp;subd=perdusrift&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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