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Put simply, if the chaos gods existed and worked in the same way as in warhammer would you actually worship them and if so which?
Now i fully expect any 12 year old boys hidden on this forum to go "OMGZORZ I WULD LEIK TOTALLI WURSHIP KORN COS I WILL LEIK BE ABEL TO BEAT UP BULLEE'S" but for the more mature amoung us actually think about your answer.

No, because if the Chaos Gods were real, then that means they are fueled by human emotions and actions. That means that the real God would kick their arses because he has over 2 billion worshippers.

I would probably end up worshiping all of them, because in the end they all would have the capability to help me with want I want.

The first one to get me would probably be Tzeentch though, I am a plotter and a schemer, overly so at times which leads to the plots and schemes going no where.

Brother Stynier you would willingly worship chaos dispite the risks and probability you would become a spawn or just die?

Yeah, point exactly corpsesarefun, QFT, if you chose to worship the chaos gods you are inherently asking for trouble, I mean with any of them you pretty much get f'ed because they really dont care about what you want, they would just tool the hell out of you for their amusement or means to an end. I would NEVER worship them, aint worth the risks...

I Would Worship Tzzench, Just to become a sorcerer.
MIND CRUSH!

-SonsofLoki

corpsesarefun wrote:Put simply, if the chaos gods existed and worked in the same way as in warhammer would you actually worship them and if so which?
Now i fully expect any 12 year old boys hidden on this forum to go "OMGZORZ I WULD LEIK TOTALLI WURSHIP KORN COS I WILL LEIK BE ABEL TO BEAT UP BULLEE'S" but for the more mature amoung us actually think about your answer.

i would worship slaanesh ....beer for the party god ..lol...and i think all noise marines should yell "ROCK AND ROOOOOOOLL " just before opening fire .....

yeah because covering yourself in someone else's excrement, shooting up every drug known to man kind, jumping into a giant orgy of who knows how many dudes / chicks, (not gay you say? sensation is sensation, welcome to Slaanesh) being ass pounded by who knows what race, all whilst being bombarded by the worst music ever, just to be burned, stomped, stabbed, flayed to death at the end. Yeah, not for me, but to each is to his own.

I think if the Chaos Gods existed in the capacity that they do in 40k in the real world I'd have to supplicate myself to one of them. It's just too good to pass up. I have a feeling I'd be able to be at least nominally important enough to be granted a favored status amongst one of their cults. Possibly enough to be considered worthy enough to live.

If it occurred suddenly I think many people would question their current faith pretty heavily. The demonizing (lol) of the Chaos Gods would probably be a lot less in the real world unless it was coming from one of the already existing churches. You can see a Chaos Gods miracles, they mutates their followers and cause psychic manifestations. But what has God done lately? One could keep claiming all the everyday events one normally does as being an act of God. But if you see a Chaos God actually make something happen as you worship him/her it's a much more powerful experience. Because you asked, and very directly, you were granted something.

It's a hard choice to make. Are they evil? Are they good? It's probably more in between if you want to bring up the real world.

I fear each one of the things each of the Chaos Gods represents so much. Plague brings suffering, rage brings loneliness, pleasure brings withdrawal, plotting brings death.


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fuzzbunny wrote:yeah because covering yourself in someone else's excrement, shooting up every drug known to man kind, jumping into a giant orgy of who knows how many dudes / chicks, (not gay you say? sensation is sensation, welcome to Slaanesh) being ass pounded by who knows what race, all whilst being bombarded by the worst music ever, just to be burned, stomped, stabbed, flayed to death at the end. Yeah, not for me, but to each is to his own.

I also don't believe in the real world that worship to any of the Chaos Gods would be as all out as it is in the fluff unless you are one of the most devoted followers.

It's just how people claim Jesus to be their savior but don't go out and really treat all man kind well or abandon all their worldly possession, but some certainly have and will do these things.

Typeline wrote:
If it occurred suddenly I think many people would question their current faith pretty heavily. The demonizing (lol) of the Chaos Gods would probably be a lot less in the real world unless it was coming from one of the already existing churches. You can see a Chaos Gods miracles, they mutates their followers and cause psychic manifestations. But what has God done lately? One could keep claiming all the everyday events one normally does as being an act of God. But if you see a Chaos God actually make something happen as you worship him/her it's a much more powerful experience. Because you asked, and very directly, you were granted something.

I sort of disagree, If chaos gods entered our world then I think the opposite would become true aswell. It wasn't untill people started realizing the power of chaos that the emperor became as powerful as he did. This is primarily due to the fact that people started to believe in him, thus turning him into a god. In our world, if we began to see daemonic manifestations then we would turn to God, first and foremost. Its human nature. This will make him even more powerful and his works might be become more readily seen. I do agree, that alot of people will also turn to a new power. There would be a great divide because how zealously monotheistic Christianity is. Things would be similar to the fluffy atmosphere after a period of time.

Typeline wrote:I also don't believe in the real world that worship to any of the Chaos Gods would be as all out as it is in the fluff unless you are one of the most devoted followers.

It's just how people claim Jesus to be their savior but don't go out and really treat all man kind well or abandon all their worldly possession, but some certainly have and will do these things.

I disagree, as soon as people start seeing the god's works, the flood of emotion generated / the amount of "belief" in their existence produced, would rapidly turn people into what we see in the fluff. Experiencing an active god would shatter our world.

I would choose Tzeentch. There seems to be less side effects, and if i do get promoted and such , i can bend the future to what i want right?

less side effects? hes the God of change o.o

fuzzbunny wrote:less side effects? hes the God of change o.o

I guess i'll rather be turned into a chaos spawn " I feel the warp over taking me!!! "

Than:

Turning into a bloated puss pile of fat goo
Growing multi boobs / multi xxxxxxxxxx + tentacles (less awful then turned into spawn, but less benefit if i do survive to be promoted by Tzeentch )
Getting my head chopped off for blood god.

LunaHound wrote:

fuzzbunny wrote:less side effects? hes the God of change o.o

I guess i'll rather be turned into a chaos spawn " I feel the warp over taking me!!! "

Than:

Turning into a bloated puss pile of fat goo
Growing multi boobs / multi xxxxxxxxxx + tentacles (less awful then turned into spawn, but less benefit if i do survive to be promoted by Tzeentch )
Getting my head chopped off for blood god.

QFT

But i have always wanted a pair of boobs, maybe coz im male but hell i make great use of them

Squig_herder wrote:
But i have always wanted a pair of boobs, maybe coz im male but hell i make great use of them

When you get promoted into champion of Tzzentch you can give youself as many boobs as you want , and change all you want xD

if ur slanesh i think it stays :x

One thing that definitely stuck out from the Chaos Daemons fluff was a description of Grandfather Nurgle. It described him as a 'warm, loving God' who cares for his followers.

Which, to me, makes it a pretty insidious thing. I mean, if G-daddy Nurgle popped up today offering love, compassion, and a little extra toughness (har har) to anyone who wanted it (sure, it comes with a little cancer on the side, but what's a tumor between friends) I can see his worship really taking off. Especially, as has already been said in this thread, since it'd be one of the first four 'active gods'.

People would go absolutely wild. Especially doctors and pharmaceutical companies, but for a different reason than everyone else.

Nothing says love like the plague lol

yes, I agree papa nurgle would be the best deity to follow. You may become bloated and covered with fetid boils, but youll feel no pain. Not to mention, Nurgle not only offers extreme durability, but he offers happiness He is so gracious with his "gifts" and he is so warm. who could not resist that sort of love?

corpsesarefun wrote:Brother Stynier you would willingly worship chaos dispite the risks and probability you would become a spawn or just die?

IF Chaos where real and I could follow them I would despite the risks why? Well I would rather follow Gods that take an active part in the lives of their followers, Gods that you know are real due to their actions, not because some book says so. I would rather live and die in the service of Gods who may reward me than a God that sits idly by and watches, his people suffer. So when it comes down to it, I would rather be the one causing the suffering and risk dying or being turned into a spawn, than take the suffering and receive nothing.

BrotherStynier wrote:

corpsesarefun wrote:Brother Stynier you would willingly worship chaos dispite the risks and probability you would become a spawn or just die?

IF Chaos where real and I could follow them I would despite the risks why? Well I would rather follow Gods that take an active part in the lives of their followers, Gods that you know are real due to their actions, not because some book says so. I would rather live and die in the service of Gods who may reward me than a God that sits idly by and watches, his people suffer. So when it comes down to it, I would rather be the one causing the suffering and risk dying or being turned into a spawn, than take the suffering and receive nothing.

QFT

fuzzbunny wrote:yeah because covering yourself in someone else's excrement, shooting up every drug known to man kind, jumping into a giant orgy of who knows how many dudes / chicks, (not gay you say? sensation is sensation, welcome to Slaanesh) being ass pounded by who knows what race, all whilst being bombarded by the worst music ever, just to be burned, stomped, stabbed, flayed to death at the end. Yeah, not for me, but to each is to his own.

just a normal sat night out for us .....so your point is.......
lol

I'd rather worship a god that didn't do anything than a god that would most likely do something horrible to you.
And Iron Warriors don't worship a chaos god, so I would not.

I'd remain a Deist and ignore Chaos the best I can. Visions of Word Bearers coming to my house and telling me of the sinful life I have and only Chaos can save does run through my head as I read the thread.

@Literate Wolf:



Shamelessly stolen from the 40K humour thread.

I dunno, it is a tough choice.

Slaanesh is Booze and Sex.

Nurgle is Papa Nurgle.

Khorne means I get to bring endless amounts of pain to people.

What about the 5th Chaos god though? Nobody even mentioned him that I saw.....

Tzeentch, most likely.

i think I should worship slaanesh or khorne, both is fun.
with slaanesh you will have endlessy al the joys of life.
wit khorne you can just kill as much people as you want

Tzeentch all the way, nice and quietly. Just think of the possibilities. Fluff will tell you, spawn are the champions given prodigious rewards, after succseeding really fast and greatly. In a similar scenario were you happen to fail, you die. So you just don't go that way. You let your 'career' take all the time you wish it to.

With tzeentch, I could pretend not to be one of the instantly converted to the new faiths, and all snugly infiltrate some all-chaos-clean company (or better yet, an older faith) and then do something really outragious (not sure what, but I am getting there.). Do it in long steps, risking body parts to the minimum amount, and doing it slowly, the chance of success is greatly increased.

Just as planed.

Dreadwinter wrote:
What about the 5th Chaos god though? Nobody even mentioned him that I saw.....

Malal? I think he's been retconned out.

Ahh, but to all you followers of Tzeentch: You are all a piece in the Great Scheme. A piece. 1. Measly. Piece.


The greatest champions of the Gods (Abaddon, Archaon) are not pawns to individual gods. I would choose to worship all.

Though were Malal still in the fluff, I'd serve him all the way. His fluff rules.