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2009/07/23 22:14:46
Subject: What was the emprah like when he was alive?
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Steady Space Marine Vet Sergeant
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Because i get this kinda tough and unforgiving warrior but a benovelent ruler.
Or is he like the inquisiters. killing anyone who questioned him?
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mattyrm wrote:i like the idea of a woman with a lobster claw for a hand touching my nuts. :-)
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2009/07/23 22:38:14
Subject: Re:What was the emprah like when he was alive?
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Read the Horus Heresy books, that should prolly give you some insight. But I've only read the first one so they might paint him in a different light.
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2009/07/23 23:00:43
Subject: What was the emprah like when he was alive?
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Gore-Soaked Lunatic Witchhunter
Australia (Recently ravaged by the Hive Fleet Ginger Overlord)
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"What was the Emprah like?" I hear you say?
HE....WAS....AWESOOOOOOOOOOOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Smacks wrote:
After the game, pack up all your miniatures, then slap the guy next to you on the ass and say.
"Good game guys, now lets hit the showers" 
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2009/07/23 23:58:43
Subject: What was the emprah like when he was alive?
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Deadly Dire Avenger
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Militant atheist!
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Hold on, let me get back to Strongbad, Marx, Jack Black, Keith Moons, Muad'dib, Bruce Dickinson, Dr.Tran, Pete Townsends, The Vault Dweller, and the Muffin Man.
Eldar  2500
Orks  1750
WoC  1000
WE
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2009/07/24 00:26:15
Subject: What was the emprah like when he was alive?
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Solahma
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"Machine, heal thyself."
He was great. Unless you read The Last Church by Graham McNeill.
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2009/07/24 00:30:52
Subject: What was the emprah like when he was alive?
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Agreed, he was a militant atheist. He appears in the HH books a couple of times, specifically Legion and Tales of Heresy. In Legion he's described as having some terrifying ambition. In Tales you get a glimpse of the man who created the Crusade to unite humanity and who hated religion.
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I forgot about Mechanicum, yes, we see him on Mars and what he can do and why some of the Adepts there regarded him as their Omnissiah.
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2009/07/24 00:44:48
Subject: What was the emprah like when he was alive?
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Solahma
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cadbren wrote:I forgot about Mechanicum, yes, we see him on Mars and what he can do and why some of the Adepts there regarded him as their Omnissiah.
IMO: His appearance in Mechanicum, which I was alluding to, makes me think he was not the militant atheist he seemed--rather clearing the field for his own theology about the divinity of mankind.
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2009/07/24 01:00:15
Subject: What was the emprah like when he was alive?
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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Perhaps he just treated the mechanicum differently because he needed them onside. For all his antagonism towards religion he didn't seem to have any problem with the martian religion and he seems to have done nothing to improve knowledge of the sciences amongst the general populace of the imperium. He withheld potentially vital information about the nature of the warp and simply demanded obedience.
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2009/07/24 01:16:57
Subject: What was the emprah like when he was alive?
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Solahma
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cadbren wrote:For all his antagonism towards religion he didn't seem to have any problem with the martian religion
QFT
cadbren wrote:and he seems to have done nothing to improve knowledge of the sciences amongst the general populace of the imperium. He withheld potentially vital information about the nature of the warp and simply demanded obedience.
Please elaborate. This seems to ignore the purpose and initial effects of the Great Crusade.
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2009/07/24 01:22:22
Subject: What was the emprah like when he was alive?
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Mounted Kroot Tracker
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To be honest, I think he was one of those people who do unneccessary things for the common good 
unite humanity but everyone hates their life!
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Kroot Mercenaries  W 2 - D 3 - L 1
Manchu wrote: This is simply a self-fulfilling prophecy. Everyone says, "it won't change so why should I bother to try?" and then it doesn't change so people feel validated in their bad behavior.
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2009/07/24 02:17:52
Subject: What was the emprah like when he was alive?
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Well if everyone knew about the warp and showed it then there wouldnt be many Humans left, in Mechanicum someone saw the vastness of the Galaxy and how insiginfance there where and killed themselves, imagine what it would do to humanity to know there are terrible deamons on the edge of the world ready to break through and devour them.
He didnt know that much himself.
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2009/07/24 09:32:37
Subject: What was the emprah like when he was alive?
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Gore-Soaked Lunatic Witchhunter
Australia (Recently ravaged by the Hive Fleet Ginger Overlord)
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I think the Emperor was (as I have already expressed) awesome. But in all seriousness, I think the Chaplians (Space Marine) description of him is pretty acurrate.
Not a god. A great man, a man who could unite humanity and lead them to their destiny amosgt the distant stars, a man whose like shall never be seen again, but still a man.
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Smacks wrote:
After the game, pack up all your miniatures, then slap the guy next to you on the ass and say.
"Good game guys, now lets hit the showers"
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2009/07/24 09:39:13
Subject: What was the emprah like when he was alive?
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Solahma
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Well put. But He became more.
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2009/07/24 09:42:07
Subject: What was the emprah like when he was alive?
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Gore-Soaked Lunatic Witchhunter
Australia (Recently ravaged by the Hive Fleet Ginger Overlord)
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Only through sacrifice. HEY! Guess who else is cool through thier sacrifice? That's right...Sanguinius. lol
Humanity, in the wake of those dark days, NEEDED some or something to draw strength from. The Emprah was an obvious choice. Perhaps the Emperor had intended a more BROAD worship of mankinds divinity and destiny, rather than being the centre of attention.
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Smacks wrote:
After the game, pack up all your miniatures, then slap the guy next to you on the ass and say.
"Good game guys, now lets hit the showers"
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2009/07/24 09:44:06
Subject: What was the emprah like when he was alive?
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Solahma
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Emperors Faithful wrote:Only through sacrifice. HEY! Guess who else is cool through thier sacrifice? That's right...Sanguinius. lol
Agree 100%. This is at least the fourth time I've posted how I'd like nothing more than to see a Russ/Sanguinius tag team all over Chaos.
Emperors Faithful wrote:The Emprah was an obvious choice. Perhaps the Emperor had intended a more BROAD worship of mankinds divinity and destiny, rather than being the centre of attention.
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2009/07/24 09:46:27
Subject: What was the emprah like when he was alive?
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Thunderhawk Pilot Dropping From Orbit
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Lol Sanguinius is dead, and russ is gods no where, great Russ.
"I will be back for the wulfen" stupid Russ.
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2009/07/24 09:48:45
Subject: What was the emprah like when he was alive?
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Solahma
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Xav wrote:Lol Sanguinius is dead, and russ is gods no where, great Russ.
"I will be back for the wulfen" stupid Russ.
Fighting words, Xav, fighting words. Come the Wolftime, when Russ comes back with the Empra, don't be surprised to see Sanguinius somehow with them. Then even Mork and Gork will shudder in their calloused green hides.
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2009/07/24 09:52:12
Subject: What was the emprah like when he was alive?
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Gore-Soaked Lunatic Witchhunter
Australia (Recently ravaged by the Hive Fleet Ginger Overlord)
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If a moment comes where the Emprah is re-incarnated, and Russ returns with a Revived Sanguinius (doubt last part), then not only will Mork and Gork be shuddering, they'll be crapping gretchin out in thier healthy fear of that awesome TAG TEAM!!!!
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Smacks wrote:
After the game, pack up all your miniatures, then slap the guy next to you on the ass and say.
"Good game guys, now lets hit the showers"
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2009/07/24 09:52:23
Subject: What was the emprah like when he was alive?
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Thunderhawk Pilot Dropping From Orbit
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Lol, well in the Deamon hunters book called "Hammer of Daemons" the grey knight has some weird vision where there are all the imperial forces one side all primarchs, emporer and dead space marines etc.
The other side is all powers of chaos, all chaos deamons, and deamon princes and stuff and traitors, maybe thats what russ was refereing to.
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2009/07/24 09:53:11
Subject: What was the emprah like when he was alive?
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Solahma
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Yeah, it's called Ragnarok. Or at least that's what I;m guessing GW would go with.
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2009/07/24 10:06:28
Subject: What was the emprah like when he was alive?
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Gore-Soaked Lunatic Witchhunter
Australia (Recently ravaged by the Hive Fleet Ginger Overlord)
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Guess where Ragnorok originatec from?
Viking legend, thier "Apocalypse", so yeah, it suits Russ.
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Smacks wrote:
After the game, pack up all your miniatures, then slap the guy next to you on the ass and say.
"Good game guys, now lets hit the showers"
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2009/07/25 01:10:22
Subject: What was the emprah like when he was alive?
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Longtime Dakkanaut
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Manchu wrote:
cadbren wrote:and he seems to have done nothing to improve knowledge of the sciences amongst the general populace of the imperium. He withheld potentially vital information about the nature of the warp and simply demanded obedience.
Please elaborate. This seems to ignore the purpose and initial effects of the Great Crusade.
Re-thinking it, perhaps his ultimate goals were more altruistic. I am skeptical though of how the mechanicum was given pretty much free reign over how technology developed. Technology was allowed to be bound up in the chains of religion with no thought to teaching the principles behind the tech so that it could be advanced properly and be better maintained. The Mechanicum book mentions what an offence it is to tamper with machines, which shows how initiative in regards to working with machines is abhorred by the Imperium from the start. Maybe it was a convenient way to prevent another AI war from happening and things would have improved once the Imperium stabilised, we'll never know. Likewise we'll never know how much the Emperor knew about the threat of chaos before it arrived, obviously he knew enough to quit the crusade and return to Earth to fortify it. I have to wonder if he'd been more open about his concerns whether the heresy would have become the mammoth that it did.
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2009/07/25 01:24:27
Subject: What was the emprah like when he was alive?
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The Emporer was the only man to lead the snivelling warring factions of humanity into his light and any semblance of unity, To bring all men into the fold of 1 great Imperium was an awesome undertaking. The Emporer i think knew of chaos but chose to ignore it's taint until he had the majority of planets under control but never thought his most chosen "son" would ever turn which destoryed the plans for a harmonius human race, without heresy or xenos involved obviosly
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Look into your corrupted heart heretic and try to find forgiveness. For the one thing that shall save your soul is the flame of the Emporers gaze  |
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2009/07/25 08:01:10
Subject: What was the emprah like when he was alive?
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Gore-Soaked Lunatic Witchhunter
Australia (Recently ravaged by the Hive Fleet Ginger Overlord)
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It's quite ironic that repetively, the greatest threat to 40k races are themselves.
Humans : Horus Heresy
Eldar : The Fall
Orks : Other Orks
Necrons : C'tan (apparently they were tricked into a civil war)
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Smacks wrote:
After the game, pack up all your miniatures, then slap the guy next to you on the ass and say.
"Good game guys, now lets hit the showers"
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2009/07/25 08:09:23
Subject: What was the emprah like when he was alive?
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Roarin' Runtherd
the warp in California!!!!!!!!!
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Emperors Faithful wrote:It's quite ironic that repetively, the greatest threat to 40k races are themselves.
Maybe just maybe GW is trying to help us understand that our biggest threat is ourselves! perhaps Examples may be Global warming and pollution (if you believe in global warming) and wars
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2009/07/25 15:25:28
Subject: What was the emprah like when he was alive?
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Killer Klaivex
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Emperors Faithful wrote:If a moment comes where the Emprah is re-incarnated, and Russ returns with a Revived Sanguinius (doubt last part), then not only will Mork and Gork be shuddering, they'll be crapping gretchin out in thier healthy fear of that awesome TAG TEAM!!!!
Don't you get it? Gork and Mork are the most powerful known Warp entities because there are literally septillions of Orks who all believe in them. For crying out loud, these guys mugged Khorne and push around the other gods for laughs.
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People are like dice, a certain Frenchman said that. You throw yourself in the direction of your own choosing. People are free because they can do that. Everyone's circumstances are different, but no matter how small the choice, at the very least, you can throw yourself. It's not chance or fate. It's the choice you made. |
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2009/07/25 19:46:31
Subject: What was the emprah like when he was alive?
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Ork-Hunting Inquisitorial Xenokiller
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Ok. Imagine a 10-foot high jesus christ who will kill anyone who decides to try and harm humanity.He was probably benelovent and as EF said,HE WAS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!
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2009/07/25 19:52:24
Subject: What was the emprah like when he was alive?
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Thunderhawk Pilot Dropping From Orbit
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The fluff says when Gork and Mork awoke the Emporer and chaos gods trembled at there power.
At the emporer could take on the chaos gods, so no way can he stand Gork and Mork.
Russ and his edited by modquisiton fellow have no pyshic powers therefore cannot fight Gork and Mork.
Modquisition: gentlemen, language please.
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2009/07/25 19:55:53
Subject: What was the emprah like when he was alive?
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Ork-Hunting Inquisitorial Xenokiller
Canada
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THAT IS BLASPHOMEY!!!!!!
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2009/07/25 22:21:20
Subject: What was the emprah like when he was alive?
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Veteran Wolf Guard Squad Leader
In the chaotic wastes also known as Canada
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DOOMFART's Drunken Rugby Player FOR DOOMFART! FOR GES! FOR DAKKA!!!! Kanluwen wrote:Cadian Blood and Soul Hunter?
They're like kidnapping someone, and forcefeeding them heroin until they're hooked.
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