Gunnvulcan wrote:
Bear with me on this.

The function of a follower of khorne is to spill as much blood and cleave as many skulls as possible.

Now, as part of a larger force, a contingent of berserkers works (think 3rd edition iron warriors), because they have a more placid, thinking force guiding them.

Now, if you have a ship full of raving madmen, bent on murder and mayhem, how do they accomplish anything? How does a daemonkin warband last more than one war? Wouldnt they just turn around and murder eachother on the ride to the next war? It doesnt make sense.

 Otto Weston wrote:

I think it really depends on your view of Khorne.

Newer views (like how the BL has come to view him) see Khorne as simply revelling in whatever blood and skulls he can get his hands on but in older views he's more of a God of martial prowess and honour; desiring quality over quantity.
Tbh, I haven't read good Khorne fluff in ages.... nowadays it seems to be all about slaughter for the sake of slaughter. Not about good fights, evenly matched duels to the death, looking for the greatest challenge etc.
I may be wrong in this but it's the feeling I get from modern fluff about Khorne.

Bring a baby's skull to Khorne:
New Khorne - *Licks it*
Old Khorne - 'Release the hounds'

Hell it's not even truly about who/what the skull came from for Old Khorne but the fight that ended in its taking.
The story behind it and the difficulty of the fight is what matters to him.
A Daemon Prince chopping off the head of a Space Marine in one swipe = Meh.
A renegade guardsman managing to bring down a Space Marine against all odds = A skull worthy of his throne + Revels.

A bunch of raging lunatics on a boat in service to the New Khorne would wipe each other out looking for Khorne's favour in the wanton blood-letting. In battle they would charge recklessly and with abandon like true mad-men, probably even cutting each other down to get to the fight more quickly... they're like Ork Boyz tbh.
(You're right in this regard, it makes no sense... they wouldn't last a single war)

A band of honourable duellists on a ship in service to the Old Khorne would stage duels (not to the death) to keep their edge and to keep themselves ready for the fight to come. In battle they would get into close range, smartly, by vehicle or drop-pod (utilizing cover where necessary) and then they'd seek the best fights (and therefore skulls) possible.
(Sure they'd take high casualties but less so than the above idiots)

Animus wrote:
Ah yes, that totally distinctive and honourable Warhammer Fantasy Battle / Old Khorne, who is nothing like our current sorry excuse for a Blood God.


Oh dear.
Perhaps you should instead refer to Epic Renegades Khorne.