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Though if I could be any race? I’d be an Ork.

Satisfaction, guaranteed. The only species having a great time, all the time.

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I would be a Munitorum employee and give everyone the wrong equipment as a joke. Then work my way up to servo-skull.

Anuvver fing - when they do sumfing, they try to make it look like somfink else to confuse everybody. When one of them wants to lord it over the uvvers, 'e says "I'm very speshul so'z you gotta worship me", or "I know summink wot you lot don't know, so yer better lissen good". Da funny fing is, arf of 'em believe it and da over arf don't, so 'e 'as to hit 'em all anyway or run fer it.
 
   
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Sydney

How specific can I be? Because if it's just 'which faction' there are a lot of drawbacks to being Adepta Sororitas, but if I could specifically land myself in the Order Fenestrus and be in charge of looking after the stained glass windows at a cathedral in a reasonably well-off but not drama-attracting-prosperous small city on some quasi-medieval agriworld nowhere near the front lines of anything, that sounds like (by 40k standards) a pretty idyllic mix of low hardship, low responsibility, and high satisfaction in keeping those windows really clean. Maybe keep life interesting by getting drawn into a chaos cult on the side, but in a very early stage so it's basically just sneaking out after hours to get high and make out, and all the risky insurgency and body horror won't start ramping up until a couple hundred years later so I won't have to deal with it.

   
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That's a really good idea. Sadly, I'll have already been driven insane wrestling with a Titan's bellicose Machine Spirit, before your Slaneesh cult can really take hold.

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Joining a GSC wouldn’t be too bad. The extra arms would be useful
   
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Wrong thread!

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You all realize that living in the 40k setting means dying in the 40k setting …and then experiencing the afterlife of the setting, right? Whatever path you choose will only make up a minuscule portion of the time you’ll spend suffering.

   
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BobtheInquisitor wrote:You all realize that living in the 40k setting means dying in the 40k setting …and then experiencing the afterlife of the setting, right? Whatever path you choose will only make up a minuscule portion of the time you’ll spend suffering.


Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:Though if I could be any race? I’d be an Ork.

Satisfaction, guaranteed. The only species having a great time, all the time.


I'm suddenly on Mad Doc's side.

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Boom! Leman Russ Commander





France

 BobtheInquisitor wrote:
You all realize that living in the 40k setting means dying in the 40k setting …and then experiencing the afterlife of the setting, right? Whatever path you choose will only make up a minuscule portion of the time you’ll spend suffering.


Yeah, of course. But you aren't necessarily aware of just how gakked up it is before you get there

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Sydney

 BobtheInquisitor wrote:
You all realize that living in the 40k setting means dying in the 40k setting …and then experiencing the afterlife of the setting, right? Whatever path you choose will only make up a minuscule portion of the time you’ll spend suffering.

Human souls don't retain consciousness after death though, in the normal course of things, do they? I vaguely remember reading something to that effect (contrasting to Eldar souls which do, after a fashion, hence their being super concerned about their souls' fate, since they'll actually experience it) - I don't know if that's still current, most of my lore is 3rd edition or older. So sure, my soul's going to be absorbed by Slaanesh after my demise, but I won't be aware of it.

   
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Best to have your memories entwined in a crazy giant robot so you can give advice to the next generation of pilots.

In the plus side, you'll never be lonely.

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I think people are aware of the moment their soul enters the Warp and is ripped apart by tides and Daemons.

Unless the soul has specifically been tithed somehow then it's a little different because then death isn't a release.
   
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 Gert wrote:
I think people are aware of the moment their soul enters the Warp and is ripped apart by tides and Daemons.

Unless the soul has specifically been tithed somehow then it's a little different because then death isn't a release.


OK, then it's time to amend the dream and ad blank to the list of fun and sign on with the only Imperial Superweapon that actually worked and never went nuts and turned evil... The helpful folks at the Ordo Sinister and their super friendly Psi Titans.

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 Daia T'Nara wrote:
 BobtheInquisitor wrote:
You all realize that living in the 40k setting means dying in the 40k setting …and then experiencing the afterlife of the setting, right? Whatever path you choose will only make up a minuscule portion of the time you’ll spend suffering.

Human souls don't retain consciousness after death though, in the normal course of things, do they? I vaguely remember reading something to that effect (contrasting to Eldar souls which do, after a fashion, hence their being super concerned about their souls' fate, since they'll actually experience it) - I don't know if that's still current, most of my lore is 3rd edition or older. So sure, my soul's going to be absorbed by Slaanesh after my demise, but I won't be aware of it.


Most souls dissipate into the warp, or are consumed by the various entities that exist there. How long that takes isn’t really touched on. Only very powerful souls can retain their sense of self and avoid that. Or at least, avoid the dissipation.

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Sydney

Eh, I'll take my chances. 'Church window cleaner who snuck out to give bjs every Friday night' doesn't sound like the kind of soul that'd come in for special torment when it's my time, I'll just drift off and dissipate like the rest of the rabble. Worst case scenario, my dalliances with chaos get me earmarked for Slaanesh's consumption, but again, I'm too low-key for a Keeper of Secrets to take time out of their busy schedule to mess me up, I'll just get some bored daemonette with a clipboard and fifty million other souls she's got to process before lunchbreak, how bad can it be?

And the question kind of assumes that 'don't be in the 40k universe at all' isn't an option. For that matter, we don't know that we're not in the 40k universe. How could we conceivably develop a wargame that just happens to be 100% accurate, even though half of it's cribbed from whatever the authors had just read and thought was cool and the rest was invented to deliberately be as pants-on-head crazy as possible? Tzeentch thinks it's funny, that's how.

   
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Łódź, Poland

I would work with CNC Machines just like in real live. I would be that weird magos thats prefer to talk i G Code rather than in Lingua-technis

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I am really puzzled why so many people idolize farming, both in RL and in media (with some really stupid examples found in Asian TV series I saw recently). It's backbreaking, hard, dirty, thankless work that can be easily ruined by factors outside of your control, pests, rains, drought, weeds, and probably million more factors. My parents have alotment I sometimes help with, and it's just garbage even when you do it as a hobby and with zero pressure to actually produce any crops. Try pulling weeds whole day or manually dig up plot for seeding with a shovel, THEN we will talk how "good" life it is.

And that's in RL, while in 40K, most argi-worlds are huge factories producing tons of X food for the forge/hive world next door, and pretty much only that food, so enjoy pollution, massive quotas, eating one staple food and only that food, 12 hour shifts, and constant raids from pirates and chaos. There is actually that one Black Templar comic I liked where medieval agri-world is attacked by orks and at the end of the story, the inhabitants are more scared of Black Templars than of xenos (despite BT being for once nice and not dickish to said population) and pray to the Emperor in ruined cathedral (funded by draconic taxes, of course) to never send his angels ever again. Such idylla, much wow.

Really, when you look at old literature, the only ones praising farming are nobles and rich with huge estates where all work was done for them by slaves/serfs/servants/whatever and the clueless idiot was left to frolic, hunt, and spoil the work of others while avoiding all the hard/dirty parts themselves. Here is one famous example, complete with separate field/house where queen could roleplay a peasant, an activity that so pissed off her contermporaries and subjects you have probably heard of example they made out of her:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hameau_de_la_Reine

Why would anyone pick that when you have whole category of civilized worlds (roughly comparable to Earth now, with some hundreds/thousands of years more advanced than we are), vast majority of which doesn't see war, and the whole category being downright utopian compared not just to other Imperial planets, but to RL? Simply take upper middle class job there, done, these kind of planets tend to have defences strong enough to deflect occasional raid while avoiding pollution of industry or agriculture of specialized planets, and easily beat most of the alternatives universe has to offer.

Then you have things like officers in Rogue Trader crew (see new worlds, life live of luxury and privilege in relative safety), higher ranking humans in SM chapter worlds (just pick sane one, avoid clowns like BT/SW/MM, or any chapter dumb enough to call its human cadre 'serfs', really), or spires on hive worlds (being noble there is admittedly really dangerous but you can pick trusted aide or butler or similar high but not hard position), really, ANYTHING but farming, even factory worlds seem nicer than that...
   
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France

Well, my own profession is quite backbreaking and stuff but I love it nonetheless, so that's not necessarily a reason to hate it.

More or less agree with your post though, lots of acquaintances that are farmers and while those who grows crops make a lot of money that's still difficult work. As is any physical/manual work and even more so when being your own boss.


Especially agree with the fact that AGRI worlds, when we think of it, will probably suffer from the same over industrialization the imperium treats every productive place with, although they don't spit out warmachines, but food.

Being some kind of peasant in a backwater world COULD be a bit better. Being a noble on a paradise world should be the best you can hope for until you cross roads with on of the galaxy's many angry species.

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Bolt Action: Germany/ USA
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Idyllic nothing.

An Agri-world is likely to have the least polluted air, and the lowest population density, whilst also likely being a high defence priority for whatever forces exist locally. And thanks to regular trade runs, any trouble is likely to be noticed fairly quickly.

If we’re doomed to a life of back breaking labour, I’d rather do so in the great outdoors, rather than in a few square foot of factory.

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Here's a follow up question. Due to some space time break in reality, you are told that you are going to be relocated to the 40k universe in a couple days, so you can bring a couple items with you, what would you bring on your trip?


Me? I'd grab pdfs or hard copies of every bit of GW lore possible.




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Without an idea about the eventual location, it's hard to say what might be useful. The main issue would be suddenly appearing somewhere and then surviving scrutiny by the locals without ending up lynched as a heretic, or for not being heretical enough.

A sword and pistol for self defence in the short term, perhaps. Or to allow the upgrade to better local kit through means fair or foul.

A full set of teaching material on how to learn a new language in a short time? Technical know how may or may not be useful. You might end up on a planet that is way ahead of our tech and therefore such knowledge is useless. Alternatively it might lead you to getting burned at the stake for tech heresy or just plain witchcraft.

Please excuse any spelling errors. I use a tablet frequently and software keyboards are a pain!

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France

I'd prolly take my beretta and end myself before the grim darkness of the far future does it instead

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Bolt Action: Germany/ USA
Project Z.

"The Dakka Dive Bar is the only place you'll hear what's really going on in the underhive. Sure you might not find a good amasec but they grill a mean groxburger. Just watch for ratlings being thrown through windows and you'll be alright." Ciaphas Cain, probably.  
   
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 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Idyllic nothing.

An Agri-world is likely to have the least polluted air, and the lowest population density, whilst also likely being a high defence priority for whatever forces exist locally. And thanks to regular trade runs, any trouble is likely to be noticed fairly quickly.

If we’re doomed to a life of back breaking labour, I’d rather do so in the great outdoors, rather than in a few square foot of factory.


Agri-worlds are notorious for their pollution due to the many pesticides and other chemicals that are used to quickly grow the crops, and people living there often have to use gasmasks when they go outside..
   
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Oh and I would take Mat Ward and C.S.Goto with me. I expect my statue to be in bronze.

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 Lathe Biosas wrote:
Oh and I would take Mat Ward and C.S.Goto with me. I expect my statue to be in bronze.

It'd be solid gold given your sacrifice. Since you'd be locked in the titan's mind impulse unit with them of course, forever sharing a mind.
   
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 ArcaneHorror wrote:
 Mad Doc Grotsnik wrote:
Idyllic nothing.

An Agri-world is likely to have the least polluted air, and the lowest population density, whilst also likely being a high defence priority for whatever forces exist locally. And thanks to regular trade runs, any trouble is likely to be noticed fairly quickly.

If we’re doomed to a life of back breaking labour, I’d rather do so in the great outdoors, rather than in a few square foot of factory.


Agri-worlds are notorious for their pollution due to the many pesticides and other chemicals that are used to quickly grow the crops, and people living there often have to use gasmasks when they go outside..

Yeah, I think people are confusing Paradise Worlds with Agriworlds.
Paradise Worlds are resorts for Nobility and retired generals. Agri-worlds are factory farms on steroids that would give EU officials and even the FDA a brain aneurysm. They are not the same.

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I'll take a nice job in the Departmento Ministrium doing Supply Chain Logistics. Not too different from what I do today and I'm highly unlikely to have to worry about seeing combat. Wars are won and lost in logistics.
   
 
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