Serjury Sundayz - Squig arms

We have already seen how useful Squigs can be to Orkish Society.  Imagine if you will, you’re an ork, and your arm has gotten chopped off in battle.  (or blown off, but den again why didn’t it git chopped off in a scrap?  You’re an ork, not a panzee, next time get to da enemy ‘fore they git to yoo!) 

You avoid seeing the dok as long as you can, until the dok runs over to you and says, “Just da type o’ ork I wuz lookin’ fer!  Com’ere!  I gots a speshul arm dat I fink you’re gonna love!  You won’t even miss yer old one!”

Makes your stomach queasy right?  Well if not, what kind of an ork are you?!  I know that most orks would not be happy at the prospect of a new arm, until they got to try it out for a while, then they might enjoy it.

Well, this arm is a good example of that.  The squig arm!  No, it isn’t where the dok just grafts a live squig onto the bloody stump of an ork.  (Although, I am sure it has been tried by both feral and non-feral doks alike!  Much to the chagrin of the patient and squig both!)

A squig arm is a cybork arm with a small cage attached to hold various squigs.  Typically used are small attack squigs, or buzzer squigs. 

Here is the original excerpt…

So, there you have it.  Another wacky “improvement” by the doks!

How do you suppose this type of enhancement would work in 5^th edition?  I thought count as having frag grenades, +1 to attack, and -1 to initiative.  Thoughts?

Squig Sunday - A look at the different species of Squig

So, I was looking through the old Rogue Trader and 2nd Edition Ork books, (The term codex did not come around until 3rd edition I don't think)and came across a lot of different types of Squigs, so in this the first article of we are going to look at how Squigs are "created" and how they are "harvested".

The following was an excerpt from the Rogue Trader Ork book.  It speaks of Drops (where the orks do their business.) and Squigs, and Snotlings.

The Squigs are grown in the drops or cesspits, and are raised by the Snotlings, until they are big enough to fulfill what ever role they are needed.  (Which we will take a look at in future articles.)  

So, what have we learned?  Squigs come from poop, are raised by weakling, cowardly orkoids known as Snotlings, and that there are lots of Squigs.  Lets actually take a look at how Squigs affect the orks.  Well, you name it, (or the ork equivalent) part of it probably came from a squig.  Tires for example.  Sure, some are looted, and even the the books only ever mention oil squigs, however I am sure there are tar squigs that secrete a thick tar like fluid from their snouts when squeezed. And the orks use these tar squigs to make tires, and other rubbers.   Like the rubber that they use in their hoses and such.  Somehow they probably refine it.  (With much trial and error, mostly error, and no doubt some Gretchin limbs flying in all directions.)   Then they use it in the items they need rubber for.

Speculation is fun.

Even though this post is kinda lax, and I am tired, I will say that the bottom line is this, Squigs are a necessary part of orkish society, and we will look at the different types in the coming weeks.