I HAVE THE POWER!!! (in terms of forum milestones)

Onwards and upwards!!

It shall be a grand occasion!

 

Congrats to @Imrahil for making it to 11K!

Meanwhile I've noticed I've been able to climb to 7th in the Most Posts table (and am inching ever closer to 9K, before the all-important double-Slannhood) and am getting towards the top five in the Most Likes table (and approaching a quadruple Like-Slannhood)!

I shall steal a NIGHTBRINGER quote for this:

 

Speaking of which..

 

5 7's is a special kind of Yahtzee roll that requires magic dice. I sense a Plan that might not be Great. Tzeentch might be involved...

 

Or Nurgle, given 7 is the latter's Sacred Number (though that would be surprising, given @NIGHTBRINGER shares my dislike for Grandfather Wobblediguts).

 

I do indeed dislike Nurgle.

Tzeentch, Slaanesh and Hashut all the way!

 

Are they the best Chaos Gods?

 

Hashut is not one of the big four Chaos gods... but yes, they are the best!

 

According to the 8th edition WoC army book, their relative power levels are as follows:

1. Khorne
2. Tzeentch
3. Nurgle [although he sometimes eclipses the other 3 combined]
4. Slaanesh

"Khorne is the most powerful of the Dark Gods."

"Although Nurgle is ranked behind Khorne and Tzeentch, the truth is that his power is not necessarily weaker, but that it is less stable than that of his brothers. Like a plague, his strength can grow in virulence and reach epidemic levels, temporarily overshadowing that of all the other gods put together, before consuming itself and waning again."

"Tzeentch is almost as powerful as Khorne, but his power takes a very different form, for the Changer of Ways is the master of magic and subtlety."

"Though Slaanesh is the least of the Dark Gods, he is an important player in the divine game whose favour can swing the balance of power, giving him influence disproportionate to his strength. However, his power is growing all the time, and soon the Dark Prince will come to rival his brothers and, who knows, even rise above them."

[WoC 8th edition army book, pages 10-11]


Maybe other sources disagree? I believe Slaanesh is typically depicted as being on the rise and not yet the equal of the other three. That said, if I had to put money on it over the long game, I'm placing my bets on Tzeentch. Trickery, foresight, knowledge and magic are too powerful when applied across a significant enough length of time. Tzeentch may lose the battle, but he'd win the war.

True, you must pick two:

• pick fights with the most powerful opponents you can find until either you or they are all dead
• read some books and cast some magic
• contract a whole slew of disgusting diseases
• hookup with a hot chick

As you said, personal preferences.

 

I will add, in terms of popularity on this forum:

https://www.lustria-online.com/threads/poll-pick-2-the-best-of-the-chaos-gods.23808/

 

An interesting perspective, you're looking at it from the vantage point of what is promised (the motivation) and I'm looking at it through the lens of what is actually delivered (the result).


While all those motivations are justifiable, at the end of the day, which would you rather end up as...

 

Khorne's followers want to get out and meet people, so they're more extroverted. The fact that they then want to FIGHT those people is irrelevant.