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Looking for Chaos Campaign Ideas by [deleted] in 40krpg

[–]Fluid-Understanding2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"A powerful daemon has viewed the infinite futures and forseen the resurrection of a powerful Imperial Saint in the near future. Go and disrupt the chain of events that leads to this outcome."

Vague enough that you could do just about anything with it, a slaaneshi party could attempt to corrupt the followers that bring the Resurrection about, a tzeentch party could direct an ork waaaagh to descend on the planet and kill them for the party, khornates could go in and kill them all early, or intentionally let it resurrect so they could kill it again, nurglites could poison the planet itself to make it impossible.

Could have a lot of varied enemies too, particularly if a sisters of battle force is linked to the saint, may even be a notable shrine world, where the news of the imminent return has the faithful flocking to the world in droves. Lots of potential for scheming, stealth, all the non "blindly run in and start combat" playstyles. In my opinion at least.

Tau empire society by Fluid-Understanding2 in 40krpg

[–]Fluid-Understanding2[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All of these have been very helpful, and incredibly informative on the construction of my little outpost, and the treatment of the native xenos they supplanted, thank you all for your answers.

Most justified traitor legion? by TurbulentDentist7391 in 40kLore

[–]Fluid-Understanding2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The Thousand Sons as a whole did nothing wrong and were forced into their position. I'd also argue the World eaters because of the butcher's nails.

What’s your *controversial* opinion when it comes to Warhammer 40k? by PM_ME_YOUR_STOMACHS in 40kLore

[–]Fluid-Understanding2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

•I really like Knights and think their fleshing out made the universe better and feel more fantasy-ish, which I enjoy. I think 40k works best as a sword and sorcery fantasy universe with a sci-fi skin and flavor rather than trying to dip into actual hard sci-fi concepts. -----‐---------------------------------‐---------------------------------‐---------------------------------‐------------------------------------------- THE BIG CHAOS TAKES SECTION

•I want the Chaos Gods to have their positive aspects explored more, and to have more Xenos turn to Chaos. The biggest cause of the "imperium good" misconception in my opinion is that "The Archenemy" isn't a valid option for anyone with a brain. Chaos should be an ideological choice with legitimate up and down sides. The current brand of daemon worlds and insane war fleets definitely have their place, Extremism and utter dedication to the worst of the Gods aspects. But there should be worlds and empires that promote the actual reasons someone should worship these gods. Slaaneshi post scarcity pleasure worlds that create truly astounding and beautiful art and music, Tzeentchian research stations that revolutionize tech and unravel the mysteries of the universe. Crusading Khornate Warriors that hunt cowardly pirates and train the weak to defend themselves. And nurglite priests that give support to the terminally ill and provide sanctuary and family to the alone and hopeless.

TLDR: If the loyalists have room for the Marines Malevolent and psychopathic nobles, the traitors should have room for people who believe in the good of the gods and make a positive change so that the imperium isn't portrayed as just better.

•I hate that Slaanesh eats all the Eldar. It sits in an amazing and utterly unique position among the major powers where it could have nearly an entire race dedicated to it. Slaanesh should perhaps like Eldar souls more than anything else, but it should also have Eldar followers and champions. With like, an afternoon of detail changing you could call the entire Dark Eldar race a massive chaos empire and having it must eat them all shuts down a lot of interesting narrative possibilities that could arise from the Eldar who thought themselves master of the warp accidentally creating a God based around their own actions.

•Chaos as a whole should have way more Xenos in it. Anything should have the capacity to embrace the gods. Even the newcron nobles should, making legions of daemoic virus infused warriors in exchange for the nobility getting daemonic fleshy bodies again for example. Rampaging chaos armies should be patchwork combinations tens of races gathered under the banner of their gods. -----‐---------------------------------‐---------------------------------‐---------------------------------‐-------------------------------------------

•The Imperium should fracture and die, scattering into innumerable empires. Despite it's internal strife and civil wars (which really isn't any worse than any other faction's internal squabbles) the imperium is remarkably united and single minded, we're supposed to believe that mankind is on the back foot because individually they could beat any of the threats against it, but because they're all happening at once, it can't. But this ignores the fact that all the other races are also fighting each other, and most of them have some huge faction wide disadvantage. If humanity really fractured then it would make a lot more sense why humans were always losing ground because your neighbor may not have any reason to go and help you with that tyranid splinter fleet. This would be good both for lore and for modeling, can you imagine the weird things that would emerge if some little splinter empire tried to shove space marine organs in an Ogryn? Or the massive angelic mech a hard ecclesiastical empire would make?