FOR THE DARK GODS!!!
Now that we have got that out of the way I will answer some of your questions and hopefully help. Others more in the know will correct me if I am wrong
Androxine Vortex wrote:1) I really love the Word Bearers, they have always been a favorite of mine so I think I will make a
WB army. Now, just because they are word bearers would it be ok to use icons of slaanesh, nurgle, etc. in that army?
Indeed. The Word Bearers were (or are depending on your source) an Undivided Legion but since the New Codex came out individual squads dedicate themselves to one of the Pantheon. Even if they could still be Undivided certain troops might be more dedicated to one God than another. If you are interested in going Word Bearers, have a look at the Crimson Slaughter supplement.
The Chaos Codex says on the Word Bearers
Dedicating every new blasphemy to the Ruinous Powers, they each venerate one of the Chaotic Pantheon with manic fervour.
Androxine Vortex wrote:2) I really like the model design for the Chaos Sorcerer with the staff. But suppose for my
HQ I wanted a Chaos Lord. Would it be alright if I used a sorc and told my opponent before the battle I am using a Lord, that I only used the Sorc for his looks? And could the same be said if say I wanted the "sorcerer" to be just say Typhus for example. As long as I let my opponent know, would it be a problem?
I wouldn't see why not.
Androxine Vortex wrote:3) I really like the idea of having one color scheme but will also vary the individual models abit (so maybe this one is red, silver, and gold while another model is red, silver, and black) but I also really love the iron warriors and black legion. Do you think it would be ok if maybe two or three of my foot soldiers wore the black legion color scheme but maybe had their helmet and right shoulderpad painted red to symbolize them joining?
Sure, you could say that the trooper is on loan to the Word Bearers force to learn some new Daemonancy, or that they left their original Legion as they weren't worshiping the Gods enough, or make up your own story. Warbands like the Red Corsairs, in the original fluff at least, contained various rogue Space Marines from various Chapters and their armour had red crosses marked over Legion Insignia.
Androxine Vortex wrote:4) As I mentioned above, I really like units that look cool (hence why I love Chaos) but I hear a lot of people saying that if you use a Chaos Lord you should put him on a bike. Honestly, I think bikes look dumb but are they really good in the game?
5) Those were just some basic questions I had. Now for the real big decision: How will I build up my army? I understand that some armies have certain strengths when in battle. Tyranids are goodin melee. Tau are good as shooters. But how does Chaos work? From a beginners perspective, it appears that Chaos has a lot of customizable options and armiescan be built in different ways. You could have a raptor heavy army focusing on close combat or have lots of havocs and shoot from afar. I just don't know how I want my army to function.
It's your army so you should do it like you want too. But obviously you want to be able to a least do well in games. My army is primarily shooty with Noise Marines and Havocs, so my Lord is a foot slogger and just hangs at the back. It's up to you, but if you want to go close combat then a bike can be handy. Close Combat is tricky to get into in this edition and the Bike makes that a bit easier. Chaos is supposed to be pretty
CC orientated but shooty seems to be the way most go.
Most Chaos forces are built up around Plague Marines and Obliterators as they are pretty versatile. So think about including these in your force. A Heldrake is something else to consider. Have a search around the forum to get a better idea on others opinions on what to take. I'm not the best player
Androxine Vortex wrote:I don't have a ton of cash (curse you college!) so it might take some time to get my army rolling. Oh and also, I see on games workshop's website that some units they usedto have aren't there anymore (like a certain chaos sorcerer that had the two dragon/serpent shoulder pads) This guy...
eBay! I couldn't find him on there at a respectable price at this minute in time, but he does pop up.
Well there is this one
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/warhammer-40k-metal-chaos-space-marine-sorcerers-x3-/361182348991?pt=UK_Toys_Wargames_RL&hash=item54182546bf
Shouldn't be too hard to do a bit of converting, just needs an arm.
