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<![CDATA[Latest posts for the thread "Can daemon fluff even be a thing?"]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/31.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net Can daemon fluff even be a thing?
Are daemons sentient? as to say do they have feelings, wants or desires? or are they just simply the manifestation of the will of the big 3, maybe it could be a bit of both? From what Ive read it seems as though they have some seminance of personality, although it seems like their personalities themselves may be part of the manifestation of the gods' will eg. A great unclean one having a nurturing and a more benevolent personality compared to the bloodthirsty Bloodthirster similar to Nurgle and Khorn.

Can daemons have independant goals? So can daemons of Nurgle grow a flower garden? Or daemons of Slannesh horde gold?

And if daemons don't have any of this free will can they even have fluff? you would have to abide so strickly to whats already written and writing anything that strays from whats written would literally be defying the will of the Gods.

Im not sure about all this and am keen to hear your thoughts.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/673420/8320165.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/673420/8320165.page GMT Can daemon fluff even be a thing?
A Daemon of Slaanesh will horde gold as a matter of course, such things (greed, gluttony, pleasure, vice) are well within the purview of Slaanesh.

"Fluff" is just fiction that describes a given aspect of the setting, so it's very possible to have "Daemon Fluff". Just because Fateweaver is bound to the will of Tzeentch does not mean that Fateweaver cannot be an interesting character. Kharne the Betrayer is a slave to Khorne's insensate rage and bloodlust, and yet is an interesting character.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/673420/8320244.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/673420/8320244.page GMT Re:Can daemon fluff even be a thing? ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/673420/8320300.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/673420/8320300.page GMT Can daemon fluff even be a thing?
One question: Big 3? Oo What about #4? And which one didn't you count!?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/673420/8320534.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/673420/8320534.page GMT Can daemon fluff even be a thing?

Reavas wrote:
So, I'm new to the Chaos Daemon lore and I've been trying to read heavily into it all but there are a few things I don't understand.

Are daemons sentient? as to say do they have feelings, wants or desires? or are they just simply the manifestation of the will of the big 3, maybe it could be a bit of both?

Yep, it's both. Think of it this way, daemons have sentience but no free will. Many Greater Daemons, such as Lords of Change in some stories, form personal (usually adversarial) relationships with mortals, show emotions, and demonstrate that they are aware of themselves and their place in the universe when they communicate. Now typically the more powerful the daemon, the more sentience he/she has. Bloodletters usually don't have much of a personality, but a Blood thirster is more likely to.

Can daemons have independant goals? So can daemons of Nurgle grow a flower garden? Or daemons of Slannesh horde gold?

They can and do. However, their goals always fall into their god's "domain". A Slaaneshi daemon's goal will always be about taking things to excess. A Nurgle daemon will spread disease through that garden. Etc, etc.

And if daemons don't have any of this free will can they even have fluff? you would have to abide so strickly to whats already written and writing anything that strays from whats written would literally be defying the will of the Gods.

Sure they can. No free will doesn't mean no personality, or no relationships with other people. Especially since the daemons' masters aren't rational beings, but massive bundles of pure emotions. Think of it like this, a Slaaneshi daemon would never betray Slaanesh, but this isn't out of loyalty. It's because, by nature, EVERYTHING THAT SLAANESHI DAEMON WANTS TO DO GLORIFIES AND FEEDS SLAANESH. A Slaanesh daemon cannot become a big advocate for temperance and self-restraint. It is mentally, physically, and emotionally incapable. Daemons don't work for their gods because they're mindless drones, it's because whatever their god is master of, that is what they desire. It's inherent in their nature. It's what they are.

You could have a Nurgle daemon who loves to watch things grow, and another who loves to watch things die. One might be very philisophical and laid back, while the other might be a giggling maniac. See how it works?]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/673420/8320754.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/673420/8320754.page GMT Re:Can daemon fluff even be a thing? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/673420/8320826.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/673420/8320826.page GMT Re:Can daemon fluff even be a thing? http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/673420/8322224.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/673420/8322224.page GMT Can daemon fluff even be a thing?
Like, the reason the Blue Scribes exist is because Tzeentch created the notion of magic when he shattered his own staff. The entire passage talks like a metaphor and yet is very literal as well. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/673420/8322314.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/673420/8322314.page GMT Re:Can daemon fluff even be a thing?
"The Screwtape Letters" by C.S. Lewis.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/673420/8337639.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/673420/8337639.page GMT Re:Can daemon fluff even be a thing?
You can make chairs, weapons, tools or whatever you want out of them but in the end they will still be metal / wood.

Demons of Khorne? Well he can be any aspect of war/fighting you please but they can't be peacefull because then they would no longer be war/fighting. ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/673420/8350356.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/673420/8350356.page GMT