> I love the old 40k/realms of Chaos fluff, but I don't
> have a problem with the contradictory new stuff, and I
> use them both in my campaign.
>
> How?
>
> Well, you have to consider the nature of the Imperium.
> It is a harsh, repressive government that certainly
> does not mind lying to it's servants if necessary to
> get the job done. Therefore, why wouldn't there be
> multiple versions of the "truth?" Melding these
> different "truths" can actually make for a very
> interesting campaign.
>
> A good example is the Squats.
>
> In 1st and 2nd edition 40K they exist, in 3rd edition,
> they don't. I know of a website (sadly, I don't
> remember the address) where the guy espouses a
> campaign in which the Imperium decided that the Squats
> were getting too powerful, and treacherously turned on
> them. Now, the remaining Squats are colonizing the
> Eastern fringe and warring on their erstwhile Imperial
> "allies."
>
> In this guy's version of the 40K universe, the Squats
> were officially written out of Imperial history, as
> the publicity of such treachery would cause too much
> upheaval. Officially, the Squats do not exist. In
> fact, they now form a thorn in the side of the
> Imperium on its Eastern borders.[/b]