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No cannon source states that they are celibate, but most have far more important things on their minds. Plus, the Canonness would be really angry.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1638203.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1638203.page GMT Do sisters of battle have childern? ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1638259.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1638259.page GMT Do sisters of battle have childern?

WARBOSS TZOO wrote:They aren't called Brides of the Emperor.

Fixed. They dropped that title, and it is dead and buried-- indeed, it's probably considered a heretical title now.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1638263.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1638263.page GMT Do sisters of battle have childern?

MenOfTanith wrote:So If They Did 'Mate' Would They 'Mate' With Guardsmen ? And Have Lil' Imperium Babies

More like 10 inch tall white shields to distact the emey for there cute ness

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The overwhelming majority (IE, >99%) would not likely do so, however. Even the few that do find the time and inclination to have sex likely use contraceptives because having a child would interfere in their duties.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1638267.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1638267.page GMT Do sisters of battle have childern? id be that guardsmen... for a troop choice

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Melissia wrote:The overwhelming majority (IE, >99%) would not likely do so, however. Even the few that do find the time and inclination to have sex likely use contraceptives because having a child would interfere in their duties.

Theres really no fluff to support that, so you might want to preface it as an opinion. You're fond of quoting the various sources of fluff and canon- and since you didn't point to any here, Im guessing theres no viable examples

Besides- the Frateris Militia that disappeared from the last codex may have become the Frateris Gigolos

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Mistress of minis wrote:Theres really no fluff to support that

Actually it's outright stated by Inquisitor Amberley Vail in Cain's Last Stand that most Sisters do not have the time or inclination for such activities. The contraceptives bit is my own supposition-- the life of a Sister is described as rigidly disciplined in C:SoB and C:WH. Allowing oneself to get pregnant is a show of lack of discipline if I've ever seen one.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1638329.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1638329.page GMT Re:Do sisters of battle have childern? SM.

Mom wore PA and Dad had balls of steel.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1638339.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1638339.page GMT Do sisters of battle have childern? [/waits for someone to take that post seriously.]]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1638342.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1638342.page GMT Do sisters of battle have childern?

Melissia wrote:The contraceptives bit is my own supposition-- the life of a Sister is described as rigidly disciplined in C:SoB and C:WH. Allowing oneself to get pregnant is a show of lack of discipline if I've ever seen one.

So...opinion....]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1638399.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1638399.page GMT Do sisters of battle have childern?

Melissia wrote:Actually it's outright stated by Inquisitor Amberley Vail in Cain's Last Stand that most Sisters do not have the time or inclination for such activities.

Those not part of MOST do?

You know, rare doesn't equal never.....]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1638402.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1638402.page GMT Do sisters of battle have childern?

Melissia wrote:[/waits for someone to take that post seriously.]

So you're not waiting for someone to take the post seriously?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1638409.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1638409.page GMT Do sisters of battle have childern?

1hadhq wrote:You know, rare doesn't equal never.....

Good thing I never said that then, did I? Read my post, ">99%", "likely", etc.

Mistress of minis wrote:So...opinion....

A qualified opinion based off of the evidence presented.

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WARBOSS TZOO wrote:So you're not waiting for someone to take the post seriously?

No, because the ones that would take the post seriously (especially with that little note inserted in there) aren't worth responding to anyway as they don't actually read the entire post in question to begin with.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1638431.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1638431.page GMT Do sisters of battle have childern? 40k is all about legacy, why would we assume that they wouldnt make babies to procure a lasting legacy that would transcend their own exploits?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1638435.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1638435.page GMT Do sisters of battle have childern?

themrsleepy wrote:They gotta get new recruits from somewhere

Schola Progenium. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1638436.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1638436.page GMT Do sisters of battle have childern?

Melissia wrote:

WARBOSS TZOO wrote:So you're not waiting for someone to take the post seriously?

Well, at least you didn't screw up your pseudo-code as badly as you could have done.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1638454.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1638454.page GMT Do sisters of battle have childern?

Melissia wrote:

1hadhq wrote:You know, rare doesn't equal never.....

Good thing I never said that then, did I? Read my post, ">99%", "likely",

'Most' is not a set value- it could mean anything more than 50%.

Mistress of minis wrote:So...opinion....

A qualified opinion based off of the evidence presented.

Qualified? I didn't know making assumptions about scattered science fiction made someone qualified. I think thats called a hypothesis, as you cant even prove the theory since there arent any Sisters of Battle to collect data on

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Melissia wrote:

1hadhq wrote:You know, rare doesn't equal never.....

Good thing I never said that then, did I? Read my post, ">99%", "likely", etc.

So you admit it can happen?
0,00000001-1% would be enough to answer the OP simply with yes...

How about the whole sisterhood, not all are SoB. More likely to have children?
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http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/qualified wrote:qual·i·fied [kwol-uh-fahyd] Show IPA
–adjective
1. having the qualities, accomplishments, etc., that fit a person for some function, office, or the like.
2. having the qualities, accomplishments, etc., required by law or custom for getting, having, or exercising a right, holding an office, or the like.
3. modified, limited, or restricted in some way: a qualified endorsement.

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In the Grim Darkness of the Future......there is no copulation!

I think the Sisters actually have an STC Machine- an ancient construct of immense complexity....the Ugly Baby Maker MkI. Since before the Primarchs crossed the heavens...its pumped out ugly Sororitas clones that all grow up to have the same hairdo and square jawlines.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1638480.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1638480.page GMT Do sisters of battle have childern?

Mistress of minis wrote:'Most' is not a set value- it could mean anything more than 50%.

And you're going to posit that 49% of Sisters get knocked up on a regular basis or some ludicrously stupid crap like that? No, I made the argument that there's no reason to believe this is anything but an extremely rare occurrence, and if you wish to argue otherwise you should give proof as your position would go against the flavor and identity of the faction

Mistress of minis wrote:Qualified? I didn't know making assumptions about scattered science fiction made someone qualified.

Princeton wrote:S: (v) qualify, restrict (make more specific) "qualify these remarks"

A weird definition I suppose.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1638489.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1638489.page GMT Do sisters of battle have childern?

Melissia wrote:

Mistress of minis wrote:'Most' is not a set value- it could mean anything more than 50%.

I made no posits- I pointed out your usage of 'most' had 48% of wiggle room.

And I will counter with- what you may consider 'ludicrously stupid'..... goes against basic human nature.

Melissia wrote:
and if you wish to argue otherwise you should give proof as your position would go against the flavor and identity of the faction

Umm, I dont think you can dictate how a debate flows. You can demand proof all you want- but that truly falls into the category of ludicrously stupid crap- as the argument is based on imaginary space nuns. Ergo- there are no facts or proof- just stories.

Some people can still separate fact and fiction. Space nuns- celibate or otherwise= fiction.

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Mistress of minis wrote:And I will counter with- what you may consider 'ludicrously stupid'..... goes against basic human nature.

And what you consider "human nature" goes contradictory to the faction's fluff and feel. While it would be true if you said this about most Imperial Citizens, Sisters are specifically raised from early childhood; trained, indoctrinated, and so on, into an entirely different world than we know today. Fasting, confessing, and praying are all part of everyday life to a Sister, maintaining spiritual purity and focusing the mind on their duty. And yes, all of this is from C:WH and C:SoB.

Umm, I dont think you can dictate how a debate flows. You can demand proof all you want- but that truly falls into the category of ludicrously stupid crap- as the argument is based on imaginary space nuns. Ergo- there are no facts or proof- just stories.

The point of this forum is to discuss the background, if you're unwilling to do that, isn't this entire discussion pointless? It doesn't really matter if they're "imaginary", provide some proof based off of the evidence we have at hand to back up your supposition, it makes for a more interesting discussion.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1638554.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1638554.page GMT Do sisters of battle have childern?

Mistress of minis wrote:Umm, I dont think you can dictate how a debate flows. You can demand proof all you want- but that truly falls into the category of ludicrously stupid crap- as the argument is based on imaginary space nuns. Ergo- there are no facts or proof- just stories.

Some people can still separate fact and fiction. Space nuns- celibate or otherwise= fiction.

I appreciate that I'm butting in, but:

If I were to say that Tolkien's elves were all murderous ruffians and refused to show evidence of such in the books when asked, I would rightfully be laughed out of the conversation. Now, if I could show that there were aspects of elves as written which mirrored elements of murderous sociopathic personality disorders, then I would have support for my statement, and I would, possibly, not be dismissed out of hand.

It's entirely possible to provide evidence for your position on imaginary space nuns without their being actual.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1638558.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1638558.page GMT Do sisters of battle have childern? OT?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1638559.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1638559.page GMT Do sisters of battle have childern?
The dont talk about IG frequenting brothels either- its just not a topic covered in the 40k universe.

And the biggest treason we wont see SOB's having babies....Maternity Armor doesnt look cool.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1638602.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1638602.page GMT Do sisters of battle have childern?

Mistress of minis wrote:Ok, people want to assume that because its not mentioned- they must not do it- because thats what they interpret or want to believe from the fluff.

Strawman arguments are bad and bad for you.

The dont talk about IG frequenting brothels either

Actually, it is mentioned a few times in BL books.

Darkvoidof40k wrote:Can we stop argueing about the validity, correct use of the words in and all the other stuff of each others arguments, and just get back OT?

Off-topic post is off-topic.

If it were impossible to present evidence of some sort, this forum would basically amount to the following:

Poster 1: Blarg?
Poster 2: Narg blarg.
Poster 1: Bur, blarg-blarg!
Poster 2: NARG! Darg blarg, bur narg!
Poster 1: Blarg, yur sharg-harg!
Poster 2: YUR SHARG-HARG, FARGAR!
Poster 1: YARG MARGAR FARGAR!
Mod: Clarged.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1638606.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1638606.page GMT Do sisters of battle have childern?

Mistress of minis wrote:Maternity Armor doesnt look cool.

who says? i mean with the boob cups an all, who would even notice the baby bump? maybe her enemies would take pity and not hit her for a split second and she could cleave them in two with one of them amazing chainswordy thingies the repentia carry. like i said before, gotta get new recruits somehow, and one would only assume the baby's destiny would be pretty much sealed being born into the order. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1638627.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1638627.page GMT Do sisters of battle have childern?
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Mistress of minis wrote:Maternity Armor doesnt look cool.

I'd stick that in my sig but it's full up

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themrsleepy wrote:

Mistress of minis wrote:Maternity Armor doesnt look cool.

you assume the Baby would be a girl.

is it some sort of Amazon thing you have in mind?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1638776.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1638776.page GMT Do sisters of battle have childern? lol

on topic
sisters are pretty much stereotypical amazony women right? super combaty women in charge of stuff, women make all the decisions, besides a random male inquisitor every now and then, female goddess (celestine) leads them, so why wouldnt they want their own stock to reproduce more warriors devoted to their cause. best way to get converts is kill, get killed or make babies. sadistic but probably true... eh who knows.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1638825.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1638825.page GMT Do sisters of battle have childern?

themrsleepy wrote:sisters are pretty much stereotypical amazony women right?

Define "stereotypical amazony women" then.

The Sisters are a religious order that worships the Emperor-- there's more than just the Sisters of Battle, as well, though that's what most people refer to. They are recruited from the Schola Progenium, a school for orphans of the Imperium's military forces.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1638840.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1638840.page GMT Do sisters of battle have childern? SoB recruits came from orphans, or parents who could no longer care for them, and where taken in by the Ecclesiarchy (sp?). They are then trained from birth to become full battle Sisters.

Given that sister Repentia are formed for sins which aren't mentioned, and the whole nun aesthetic SoB have, I would guess that intercourse is not condoned by the sisterhood.
Should a sister become pregnant, the real question is: do the sisterhood let her have the baby, and raise it as a SoB, or carry out an abortion, before suitable chastisement. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1638846.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1638846.page GMT Do sisters of battle have childern? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1638854.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1638854.page GMT Do sisters of battle have childern? And I spelt Ecclesiarchy correctly! Woop!]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1638877.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1638877.page GMT Do sisters of battle have childern? then i ll be able to debate more on the topic of babies

possibly]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1638934.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1638934.page GMT Do sisters of battle have childern? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1638996.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1638996.page GMT Do sisters of battle have childern?

Melissia wrote:... what do you mean, miss the army? It's still in, they still sell it, it still has a legal codex, etc (though the codex itself is out of print, it is legal)

It's also a little unbalanced (And not in the good way. More along the Necron way) for the Sisters player.

You can still collect and paint the army and wait for the new 'dex though, which I think I recall hearing will be released as a PDF some time in the future. Don't quote me on that, as I can't remember where I heard that/if I heard it for sure, but I do seem to have some sort of memory there of hearing that.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1639015.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1639015.page GMT Re:Do sisters of battle have childern? Most SOB don't have children, and a large contributor to this is the fact they just don't have time. However aside from that we don't know why they don't. This means there could be lots of situations when they would and lots when they wouldn't, it's up to whoever writes the fluff.

Melissia you said that SOB try to be pure and spiritual but I haven't read anywhere (please correct me if you have read something I haven't) that having children is wrong impure. Keep in mind this is 38,000 years in the future and we are talking about a religious organisation that believe it's there duty to burn people whether they have actualy done anything wrong or not. Some things from our cultures can be carried into the 40k universe, but I doubt religious morals are one of them. For all we know some SOB could belive it is there duty to continue humanity.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1639035.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1639035.page GMT Re:Do sisters of battle have childern?

4M2A wrote:Melissia you said that SOB try to be pure and spiritual but I haven't read anywhere (please correct me if you have read something I haven't) that having children is wrong impure

Giving in to physical pleasures is impure. Sex is one of htem.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1639051.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1639051.page GMT Do sisters of battle have childern?
(Also it is not necessary to have sex to have children.)
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Kilkrazy wrote:Sex is not a pleasure it is an unpleasant sacred duty to breed new warriors for Teh Emporer.

(Also it is not necessary to have sex to have children.)

They could always adout a child and besides it's a easy sorce of recrits

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Kilkrazy wrote:Sex is not a pleasure it is an unpleasant sacred duty to breed new warriors for Teh Emporer.

That's because you're not good in bed

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Currently sex is seen as giving in to physical pleasure but a lot can change in 38000 years.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1639122.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1639122.page GMT Re:Do sisters of battle have childern?

4M2A wrote:Enjoying the sight of roasting human seems pretty impure to me but they encourage it.

Source?

4M2A wrote:Currently sex is seen as giving in to physical pleasure but a lot can change in 38000 years.

One of the Chaos Gods is the god of hedonism and pleasure, and quite commonly corrupts nobles through their bored and debauched sexual hedonism.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1639157.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1639157.page GMT Re:Do sisters of battle have childern?
How about:
Inferno pistols
Hand flamers
Immolators

If you mean why do I think it's impure, well enjoying watching someone burning is more impure than having sex.

Also Slaanesh is about extreme pleasure and excess not just sex. All the chaos gods are human emotion's taken to an extreme. If having sex helps slaanesh then just feeling anything helps at least one of the chaos gods. But it's more than that, you have to become obseesed with that emotion not just feel it.

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Melissia wrote:

4M2A wrote:Enjoying the sight of roasting human seems pretty impure to me but they encourage it.

Source?

I believe the phrase is "Burn the Witch," although it's been a while since I had a gander at the SoB codex, so I may be mistaken.

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4M2A wrote:Wha.. Wait you want me to find the source for thinking SOB like to burn people

No, I want a source that shows that they encourage people to take pleasure in burning heretics. The purpose of burning heretics is to cleanse their souls of sin, not to get some strange pyrophiliac thrill out of it.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1639192.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1639192.page GMT Re:Do sisters of battle have childern?

Melissia wrote:

4M2A wrote:Wha.. Wait you want me to find the source for thinking SOB like to burn people

More likely to be Pyromania, but that's nitpicking. Also, on the point of Slaanesh, that particular god is representative of excess of pleasure, rather than pleasure itself. It is a mirror image of how far human lusts can go.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1639197.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1639197.page GMT Re:Do sisters of battle have childern?

4M2A wrote:Wha.. Wait you want me to find the source for thinking SOB like to burn people

How about:
Inferno pistols
Hand flamers
Immolators

The fact that they use them doesn't mean that they enjoy it. I used a semi-automatic assault rifle in the army... Doesn't mean I like shooting people.

I would suspect the tendency towards flame and heat based weapons is more an issue of perceived cleansing through scouring with fire than of personal preference. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1639262.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1639262.page GMT Re:Do sisters of battle have childern?
Humanity had been around for thousands of years before the birth of slaanesh, now I think sex would be neccessary for us to have lasted that long, and it's pretty common so I don't think that it contributes to slaanesh. It's the mindset of being obsessed with feeling every experience that follows slaanesh. Many slaanesh cults may start of just trying new experiences but they aren't really helping slaanesh until they let every urge control them. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1639263.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1639263.page GMT Do sisters of battle have childern?
Friggin' obsessed with sex...]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1639275.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1639275.page GMT Re:Do sisters of battle have childern?
We know that most don't have kids, but we don't know why. Is there a source that says they think sex is wrong? Not that giving into pleasure but sex specifically. This should resolve the OP question.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1639288.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1639288.page GMT Do sisters of battle have childern?

Melissia wrote:And none of that makes any difference in any way. Humanity has sex, Sisters, a small subsection of humanity, rarely have sex because of their religious beliefs and duties. I dunno why this is so hard for people to comprehend.

Friggin' obsessed with sex...

I'd estimate 80% of wargamers are male, so probably.

And I'm pretty sure a few of us said killing people tends to get in the way of you love life.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1639289.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1639289.page GMT Re:Do sisters of battle have childern?

4M2A wrote:Actually I only got into this thread when you were asking every for sources when you don't actually have one for your own ideas.

That's because you aren't actually reading my posts. I cite C:WH and C:SoB as my sources. And I never claimed they believed sex is wrong, either, but I suppose if you can't even see where I specifically said " And yes, all of this is from C:WH and C:SoB", you'd probably also misread other parts...]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1639298.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1639298.page GMT Do sisters of battle have childern?

Gorskar.da.Lost wrote:

Melissia wrote:And none of that makes any difference in any way. Humanity has sex, Sisters, a small subsection of humanity, rarely have sex because of their religious beliefs and duties. I dunno why this is so hard for people to comprehend.

Friggin' obsessed with sex...

I'd estimate 80% of wargamers are male, so probably.

And I'm pretty sure a few of us said killing people tends to get in the way of you love life.

Or, as I simply summed up with a meme picture...

"Oh look, THIS thread again..."]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1639310.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1639310.page GMT Do sisters of battle have childern?

metallifan wrote:

Gorskar.da.Lost wrote:
Melissia wrote:And none of that makes any difference in any way. Humanity has sex, Sisters, a small subsection of humanity, rarely have sex because of their religious beliefs and duties. I dunno why this is so hard for people to comprehend.

Friggin' obsessed with sex...

I'd estimate 80% of wargamers are male, so probably.

And I'm pretty sure a few of us said killing people tends to get in the way of you love life.

Or, as I simply summed up with a meme picture...

"Oh look, THIS thread again..."

As it happens, I stole that for future use. Hope you don't mind.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1639311.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1639311.page GMT Re:Do sisters of battle have childern? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1639313.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1639313.page GMT Do sisters of battle have childern?

CadianXV wrote:
Should a sister become pregnant, the real question is: do the sisterhood let her have the baby, and raise it as a SoB, or carry out an abortion, before suitable chastisement.

I just want to point out that this is a very good question. I think it's unlikely that a sister would become preggers while in a convent or on a large mission with dozens of other sister around. But in more remote locations, it could easily happen. The question is, having had your fun and gotten pregnant, what options would a sister have before her? Self-exile? Abortion and joining the Repentia? Or is it more accepted than that?

Personally, I would think that Sisters are moved to a remote convent to have the birth since they are unfit for duty, a convent where Hospitalliers are on hand. They would have the child and I expect that the child would be taken at birth to the Schola Progenium and undergoe training (as they grew) as either a Storm Trooper or a Sister themselves depending on the sex of the child. What I have no idea of is whether they would be told of their origins, and whether their SoB mother would be allowed to know/give a damn/be allowed to visit.

Sounds like a good story anyway.

]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1639346.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1639346.page GMT Re:Do sisters of battle have childern? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1639364.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1639364.page GMT Do sisters of battle have childern? SoB became the Catholic church? I mean I know we all joke about the Emperor being Jesus in Power armor, etc, etc.. And GW art is heavily influenced by the Gothic Period (Art kiddies, not little Emo boys in skinny jeans, it is actually a period in Architecture and art History.). But As far as I can tell from my reading the Emperor is the God-Machine, some twisted marriage of Science and Religion.

Western Religions are dominated by the concept of Sex being an evil, who said that the SoB were a dominate western religion. Based on Geographical position of the Emperors Palace alone, we are looking at an Eastern Based religion if we are to even go there. Also in Western religions sex is not bad, even if you really enjoy it. Sex without commitment, marriage or monogamy are bad, and even then it is not listed as one of the major Ten. Before anyone gets all over me about this: Adultery is defined as sexual intercourse between a man and a married woman who is not his wife. It has nothing to do with sex out of wedlock.

The Empire was at one point founded in the belief that Religion was bad, and science was superior, in fact it is this belief that has become the fanatical Religion, which is an interesting fact in and of itself. Science and evolution dictate that sex is a good thing, it allows us to exist and expand. The Great Crusade could never have happened had sex been outlawed.

Indoctrination and conditioning are methods that we should not ignore. I would assume that the SoB are like any other Massive Organization capable of existing on a Galactic scale. They would need their own cooking staff, administration staff, medical staff, prepare staff, etc. These task normally fall to Legion Serfs and Squires (I am using SM as a comparable force because it seem logical to me, SoB are basically female SM.. IMHO), but at times would need greater supervision. It would seem logical to me that the Active Duty fighting force of the SoB would refrain from sex, for the purpose of reproduction. However inactive, or troops on RnR would probably be able to rotate out to establish at the very least a small percentage of Born into the Job children. Even if the majority are still pulled form Imperial Orphanages and the like. There could even, theoretically, be a whole division of SoBs that just focus on reproduction, indoctrination, and early training.

As a last note, the Eldar Fluff is very specific on Slannesh, who is the god of extremes, lusts and excesses. It in fact mention Murder being taken to a level of public spectacle, but yet however does not directly reference sex. it is an obvious logical assumption, however Slannesh is in no way the "Chaos God Of Sex." nor is he defined as such.
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Emperors Faithful wrote:This thread has been funny. If somewhat sad, and definitely not a good representation of the Wargamming hobby.

CadianXV wrote:
Should a sister become pregnant, the real question is: do the sisterhood let her have the baby, and raise it as a SoB, or carry out an abortion, before suitable chastisement.

I think this is probably accurate. It depends on the severity of the Canoness in charge of course, but this seems the most likely, unless it was considered an egregious show of lack of discipline.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1639593.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1639593.page GMT Do sisters of battle have childern?

Emperors Faithful wrote:*le sigh*

Hey I actually thought that through and tried to get back on topic!

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Mistress of minis wrote:In the Grim Darkness of the Future......there is no copulation!

There is in Rebel Winter.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1639617.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1639617.page GMT Do sisters of battle have childern?
Ecclesiarch = Space Pope
Then the ranks go down as cardonals, bishops, etc.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1639619.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1639619.page GMT Do sisters of battle have childern?

thegrav wrote:

Emperors Faithful wrote:*le sigh*

Hey I actually thought that through and tried to get back on topic!

The real question though, is as follows: Is it actually -worth- getting back on-topic for a 'lolvaginas/whr du babiez com frum?' thread?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1639623.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1639623.page GMT Do sisters of battle have childern? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1639625.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1639625.page GMT Do sisters of battle have childern?

Melissia wrote:Also, I would argue that the Ecclesiarchy is very much a Catholic-inspired religious organization.

Ecclesiarch = Space Pope
Then the ranks go down as cardonals, bishops, etc.

Okay.. Now answer me this.. Who is Jesus? The Holy Ghost? Mary? When does the Empire Observe the Sabbath?

GW borrowed a well know Religious Society to base the fluff on, that doesn't mean the two organizations are at all similar, also a very big fact in the fluff of 40k is that when he was alive(completely) the Emperor outlawed Religion, in favor of science and scientific achievement, and the powers at be now bend to using Religion in order to control a populous using that very Emperor as their God, A Living God.

Even by your above defined the Pope is Gods representative in our world. Why would you need a Pope if God is already in your plain of existence? I mentioned that GW fluff based a lot of certain periods in Art and History, so based on yes of course. Is however is not the same.

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@metallifan: You sir win!

No I was just trying to make a constructive addition to something that had already degraded in the hopes that maybe in the Grim Darkness of this Endless Battles Future, we could agree that there isn't enough fluff on the SoB to really argue either way!]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1639627.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1639627.page GMT Do sisters of battle have childern?

thegrav wrote:Who is Jesus? The Holy Ghost? Mary? When does the Empire Observe the Sabbath?

1: The Emperor as the Savior of Mankind, who sacrificed Himself to save us from Chaos
2: The Emperor as the Immortal God-Emperor of Man, protector of our souls from Chaos
3: The Imperium doesn't remember that far back.
4: Once a year, rather htan once a week. If it were once a week it'd cut down on production (grimdark remember).

Besides, I said "Catholic-inspired".

thegrav wrote:Why would you need a Pope if God is already in your plain of existence?

Um, hello, Golden Throne? The Ecclesiarch is the Emperor's supposed divine agent, because the Emperor is stuck on the Throne, and the Imperium is such a very large place. Millions of worlds, you know.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1639657.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1639657.page GMT Re:Do sisters of battle have childern? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1639670.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1639670.page GMT Do sisters of battle have childern? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1639675.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1639675.page GMT Do sisters of battle have childern? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1639770.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/298620/1639770.page GMT