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Just wondering if there's any explicit novels out (either WHFB or 40K) and where GW tends to draw the line . . . I've read through 90% of Sigvald (not overly impressed) and there's not much to it. Basically, I've got some fluff ideas and was curious how, erm . . . far, I could take things without it becoming "too much" for the established tone and feel of the setting.

Also, I just really like Slaanesh and am fishing for BL recommendations: any novels out there that do Slaanesh and do it well?

Purifyingflame_7 wrote:This may not be helpful, but you sir, scare me. And that comes from a long time lover of Khorne. O.O

It is not me you fear, but only the side of yourself that you see reflected in my resplendant beauty! The longings and desires that you suppress with wanton bloodshed and skull-worship!

So, yeah.

CthuluIsSpy wrote:Sorry, but ever since GW has attempted to maintain a child friendly atmosphere they've decided to water down slaanesh. Which is just dumb.
What's the point of creating a god, if his themes are never going to be explored? Its just dumb.

Hmm, I agree but I also understand why they do it. However, there are some novels that are more grimdark than the more family-friendly tabletop game when it comes to violence, so I thought if there was an arena for more adult exploration of Slaanesh then I could find it in BL publications. Basically I was posing a theoretical question to myself: if I write my own novel which features a Slaaneshi follower, how explicit would I be able to make it for BL to still publish it? I was hoping there are some novels already out there to give me an idea of how current authors are treating the subject matter and themes.

n0t_u wrote:Well it's not all sexual, seeking riches, fame, power and corruption of a pure soul are part of it too.

Naturally. All of the above are important aspects to any mortal seeking the power of Chaos, but one of the draws of Slaanesh (at least to me) is that out of the four he seems to be the most multi-faceted and internally complex Chaos God to base a protagonist around. Of course, there's room for fully fleshed out followers from all of them, but the Dark Prince stands out the most to me. I'm not planning to have my character be shallow or one-dimentional, i.e. all lust and depravity. More than anything, my themes for him will be highly tragic and centre around his fears and, well, humanity. He, like all the poor souls addicted to Chaos, is a victim.

It's just that he also likes to enjoy the ride by and doing with a and inside many, many , too!

Muppas wrote:
I will ask him if I can post it here once it is done.

That would be great!