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I went with tzeench because feel the concept of gambling is more closely tied to fate and probability than being a hedonistic thing.

Sometimes you might take no pleasure in a gamble and its being forced upon you, Like you can throw a crak or frag grenade at the oncoming horde of ripper swarms and the gamble would cost you our life.. You are probably not going to enjoy the act of deciding which one will work best when you are minutes from death

But its still a question of probability/fate.

I went with Slaanesh. Why? I have been to Vegas.

I say Slaanesh.

Gambling is about addiction, and the euphoria of winning, and an endless, excessive compulsion to keep gambling.

Tzeench knows about chance and luck, and a desciple of tzeench would know not to gamble. Or, they would know how to gamble right - card counting and all the rest of it.


I think the answer is both - slaanesh would cover gambling as a whole, for its excess, addictive nature and a tendancy for people to gamble more and more, needing more to get any satisfaction from it, and Tzench would cover professional gambles, who actually work the system to get money.


Slaanesh owns the casino - Tzeench hustles it.

Gamblor of course. You will be pulled into the clutch of his neon claws.

Mork. Half the weapons in the codex require you to roll for one or more of their stats and the stronger the weapon, the better the odds that it will kill the bearer.

Tzeench is the god of tricks, chance and fate.

Slaneesh is the god that stops you walking away from the table and makes you bet your house

Gambling isn’t an emotion. The gods are emotions.

Some rude post complaining about someone elses posting rather than hitting the yellow triangle.

It was on the dakka homepage (still is) and I hadn’t seen it before, so I assumed it was current. I responded with a bit of humor (not a complaint) without checking the date. Seeing now that my negligent behavior causes this degree of mental anguish in some of my fellow humans, I will try to look before I so carelessly leap in the future.

Don't worry about it, it was necrod by a spam bot and as the thread is not time dependent I saw no reason to lock it.

 Backspacehacker wrote:

pm713 wrote:
Neither. Gambling itself would have nothing or it's own minor god.

True but who would it fall under?

Ranald, obviously.

Edit: wasn't paying attention to the necro. Ah, well.

If we're going Old World, the Empire god of luck was Shemtek. He's referenced in a Mordheim spell and he was included in an old White Dwarf that had a listing on the minor gods of the Empire (like Mannon and Morr).

In 40K? Could be anyone

If you're addicted to gambling wouldn't that be Slaanesh?

Jarms48 wrote:
If you're addicted to gambling wouldn't that be Slaanesh?

Yes and no. As others have mentioned, there are frequently overlaps between different domains. Addiction is pretty Slaaneshi in nature, but addiction to blood lust is khornate, and addiction to logic puzzles, deception, etc. is Tzeentch. Slaanesh is probably on your right shoulder at the gambling table, but Tzeentch is probably on your left.

Also, how are people bringing up Cegorach but forgetting the Morai-Heg and Lilieth? Shouldn't the goddesses of fate and prophecy respectively have a seat at this gambling table?!

Jarms48 wrote:
If you're addicted to gambling wouldn't that be Slaanesh?

You can be addicted to anything. Gambling are games of chance which is part of fate

I would like to talk about the gods of gambling from mythology. I think that's very interesting. For example, in Greek mythology, Hermes was considered the god of luck and chance, and he was often associated with games and gambling. In Hindu mythology, the god of wealth and prosperity, Kubera, is sometimes associated with games of chance and gambling.

Tzeentch is the god of gambling

Slaanesh is the god of gamblers.. and their inevitable gambling addiction

Except, instead of voidships and Orks, we're gambling with pixels and points. Not sure if that's a good thing or a bad thing. It definitely adds a layer of, well, chaos, to the whole thing. Kinda makes you wonder if the Orks had something to do with inventing this game in the first place...

Also Nurgle for the hope.

MORK ya zoggin zogwit!!! WAAAGH!

Tzeentch likes it when you roll the dice. Slaanesh likes it when you bet your retirement fund because you're sure you can win. Nurgle likes it when you go back, even when you know you shouldn't. Khorne likes it when you get in a fist fight with the dealer after you lose

 Wyldhunt wrote:

Jarms48 wrote:
If you're addicted to gambling wouldn't that be Slaanesh?

Yes and no. As others have mentioned, there are frequently overlaps between different domains. Addiction is pretty Slaaneshi in nature, but addiction to blood lust is khornate, and addiction to logic puzzles, deception, etc. is Tzeentch. Slaanesh is probably on your right shoulder at the gambling table, but Tzeentch is probably on your left.

Also, how are people bringing up Cegorach but forgetting the Morai-Heg and Lilieth? Shouldn't the goddesses of fate and prophecy respectively have a seat at this gambling table?!

Which of course is why Slaanesh is such an upset to the Great Game. Anything done to excess, or where pleasure is taken from the act, feeds Slaanesh, even if it’s just the smallest morsel. Any act that stems from addiction or compulsion, Slaanesh gets at least a sliver of that.

As for Gambling? Probably Tzeentch and Slaanesh getting most of it.

Morai-Heg and Lilith are a bit too busy doing a no longer existing. The Laughing God….I guess? But presumably only when it’s an Eldar rolling them bones.

In terms of The Old World, in the books I’ve read it tends to be Ranald that gamblers offered a wee prayer to?

Depends on the game.

We all know Tzeentch has a fondness for totally not yugioh.

Tzeench if you are addicted to the chance and intellectual elements.

Slaanesh if you are addicted to the feeling of winning.

Nurgle if you end up destitute and ruin your life due to gambling.

Khorne if you flip the table and eat the cards.

Khorne would be Russian Roulette with a semi auto.

I guess Ranald was never part of 40k then?

cody.d. wrote:
Khorne would be Russian Roulette with a semi auto.

hahah that made me chuckle.

I came here to vote for Cegorach