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I favor Slaanesh, then Tzeentch, then Nurgle, with Khorne coming in a distant fourth.

Chaos in general is fun for me because the gods represent potentially positive, useful emotions taken way, way too far.

Slaanesh appeals to me not because of the sex angle, or even the pleasure angle, but because Slaanesh promotes art and beauty. There's a bit somewhere that describes the effect of a Noise Marine's sonic weapon, and it notes that although the sound produced by it is murderously loud, it is never discordant, for to kill with unpleasant music would be to shame oneself in the sight of Slaanesh, or something along those lines. Slaanesh will kill you, your hive, your planet, and your system if it pleases him/her/it, but the death of every last person will, in some grisly fashion, be a work of art. There's a certain poetry in a killer dedicated entirely to the aesthetics of death.

Tzeentch as a manifestation of hope intrigues me. The 40k universe is so terribly grim that even the bright light at the end of the tunnel is lit by a being who believes in ambition for the sake of ambition, change for the sake of change, a master planner perpetually orchestrating an endless array of schemes simply because he cannot abide stability. Following him may mean the fulfillment of your greatest fantasies, but it may just as well mean unchecked mutation or a fall into spawndom, or even all of the above in random order, and no matter what path he leads you down, you will always be his pawn.

While I like the life/death, growth/decay, joviality/morbidity dichotomies of Nurgle, he doesn't fit quite as well with his compatriots because his emotional underpinnings aren't as enticing as those of the other gods. Slaanesh, Tzeentch, and even Khorne seduce mortals; Nurgle must simply collect worshipers from those too broken to accept any other power; those overwhelmed by fear, despair, apathy.

Khorne is too much of a blunt instrument for my tastes. It's true that Khorne's force can be applied with some intelligence, even subtlety, but at the end of the day brute force is still his tool of choice, and the majority view of him still paints him as the god of berserkers screaming "BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD, SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE." There's not nearly so much to work with there.

Ilkhan wrote:
Slaanesh appeals to me not because of the sex angle, or even the pleasure angle, but because Slaanesh promotes art and beauty. There's a bit somewhere that describes the effect of a Noise Marine's sonic weapon, and it notes that although the sound produced by it is murderously loud, it is never discordant, for to kill with unpleasant music would be to shame oneself in the sight of Slaanesh, or something along those lines. Slaanesh will kill you, your hive, your planet, and your system if it pleases him/her/it, but the death of every last person will, in some grisly fashion, be a work of art. There's a certain poetry in a killer dedicated entirely to the aesthetics of death.

Hit the nail on the head for me.

Nurgle, because what is more bad ass then a totally evil god who loves his followers like children? Nothing.

As much as I appreciate the necromancy on MY thread (a personal first for me! I'm so excited!) I think this one had pretty much wound down. Maybe we should just let it die.

Nurgle for me. As a mortal in the 40k universe, you can go anywhere in the galaxy and all there is to see is atrophy. So embrace that despair and further the decay of the universe! Death to the false emperor!

Ilkhan wrote:I favor Slaanesh, then Tzeentch, then Nurgle, with Khorne coming in a distant fourth.

Chaos in general is fun for me because the gods represent potentially positive, useful emotions taken way, way too far.

Slaanesh appeals to me not because of the sex angle, or even the pleasure angle, but because Slaanesh promotes art and beauty. There's a bit somewhere that describes the effect of a Noise Marine's sonic weapon, and it notes that although the sound produced by it is murderously loud, it is never discordant, for to kill with unpleasant music would be to shame oneself in the sight of Slaanesh, or something along those lines. Slaanesh will kill you, your hive, your planet, and your system if it pleases him/her/it, but the death of every last person will, in some grisly fashion, be a work of art. There's a certain poetry in a killer dedicated entirely to the aesthetics of death.

Tzeentch as a manifestation of hope intrigues me. The 40k universe is so terribly grim that even the bright light at the end of the tunnel is lit by a being who believes in ambition for the sake of ambition, change for the sake of change, a master planner perpetually orchestrating an endless array of schemes simply because he cannot abide stability. Following him may mean the fulfillment of your greatest fantasies, but it may just as well mean unchecked mutation or a fall into spawndom, or even all of the above in random order, and no matter what path he leads you down, you will always be his pawn.

While I like the life/death, growth/decay, joviality/morbidity dichotomies of Nurgle, he doesn't fit quite as well with his compatriots because his emotional underpinnings aren't as enticing as those of the other gods. Slaanesh, Tzeentch, and even Khorne seduce mortals; Nurgle must simply collect worshipers from those too broken to accept any other power; those overwhelmed by fear, despair, apathy.

Khorne is too much of a blunt instrument for my tastes. It's true that Khorne's force can be applied with some intelligence, even subtlety, but at the end of the day brute force is still his tool of choice, and the majority view of him still paints him as the god of berserkers screaming "BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD, SKULLS FOR THE SKULL THRONE." There's not nearly so much to work with there.

I hate to just add line to a quoted long post, but this almost exactly matches my opinions as well.

Khorne. Why?
Because Khorne has Kharn
.....and Kharn's a fun guy to be around

Undivided- I enjoy corrupting people for the sake of corruption.
Whether I use their Rage, Depression, Arrogance or Lust to turn them, I enjoy insanity in all its forms.

Order and Safety are for Squares.

Tzeench, cause he gives you the awesomeest powers. Ever. Plus, nothing stays constant, so ther it is. Worship Change!

Slaneesh comes a close second, followed by Nurge and Khorne.

Meh. All of them except slaanesh...

Samus_aran115 wrote:Meh. All of them except slaanesh...

Dude you need to get laid.

Oh my god this thread is still alive?

THE CHAOS GODS SPEAK CLEARLY NOW.

They do? Huh. Last time I heard that... no... It can't be... Kairos Fateweaver? (We have an ongiong parody of him at my club...)

I like Slaanesh but only because of the back story between 'it' and the Eldar, for instance the meeting between Fulgrim and Eldrad and the blade Fulgrim carries which is tainted by Slaanesh. i found the novel to be really interesting, and it gave me a certain curiosity to Slaanesh and all that 'it' entails.