Khorne sometimes gives his most loyal followers anti-warp talismans and I believe he's the oldest of them?

So I'd imagine Khorne has a big advantage over Tzentech.

Slaanesh is definitely afraid of him, I recall some bit of fluff mentioning this.

The Orks have their own deities so all their killing in their names floats over to them.

I think you have to have the particular chaos power in mind when you're doing things that match their calling otherwise they won't benefit from it.

 

None of the Chaos gods is more or less powerful than the others.
Take Khorne, His worshippers kill, changing the living to the dead, feeding Tzeench.
The dead bodies rot and decay, feeding Nurgle.
The worshippers enjoy the slaughter, feeding Slaanesh.

Chaos goes round in circles, one act can feed all of them in some way.

 

:goodpost:

They are very equal in power but sometimes their power waxes and shifts in who is in control. It does sometimes state that Khorne is more often the domiant God but not for long.

 

It does mention in the old Realms of Chaos fluff that Khorne is the first and mightiest god, but this is martial strength in the way that Tzeentch is strongest in magic and Slaneesh in persuasion.

One thing i do remember is that it specifically states that Nurgle's power waxes and wanes with the diseases in the world (this is WHFB fluff but applies to 40k also)- at times of little disease he is easily the weakest, but at times of epidemic and famine it states that his power eclispses the other 3 combined before receeding eventually

I will quote normtheunsavoury for truth though, each god needs the other 3 to exist, that is the way of chaos- Khorne hates Slaneesh and Nurgle hates Tzeentch, but they still all must exist together to survive

 

Based on deamon fluff, aren't all actions helping tzeentch?

Khornes changing bodied beings into headless ones, nurgles changing healthy bodies into diseased ones, and slaanesh brave mighty individuals into idotic slaves to their own desires

The gods are in a balance though, no one can claim asscendency over the others for long.

 

Based on deamon fluff, aren't all actions helping tzeentch?

Khornes changing bodied beings into headless ones, nurgles changing healthy bodies into diseased ones, and slaanesh brave mighty individuals into idotic slaves to their own desires

Similarily Tzeentch's infinite schemes will inevitably involve warfare, the spread of despair and disease, and the promotion of hedonism/sensual desires. Slaanesh's strive for unlimited sensual pleasures will inevitably lead to warfare (to experience such pleasure from what warfare can offer), the spread of disease and despair (to experience what sensations can be achieved from such things) and changing individuals into slaves to their own senses. Just as Nurgle's diseases will inevitably cause warfare and death, will encourage some to seek physical sensations, and will turn the strong and able into the diseased and ravaged.

The Chaos Gods' emotions all overlap and benefit the others to varying degrees. It doesn't just apply to Tzeentch.

 

Khorne is generally stronger than the others, but Nurgle is bros with him and generally isn't worried in contrast to Slaanesh being freaked by him and Khorne hating the everloving man shit out of Tzneetch.

Every once in awhile though things fluctuate and Khorne ends up drawing the short stick- for example every long while some big plague will rip through the galaxy and suddenly Nurgle is more powerful than any other god.

 

Excellent, a Khorne-based thread.

In a way khorne does have an advantage other the other gods because he is the god of war and battle and "In the grim darkness of the future there is only war" he has strength and skill in combat, but thats all he's got. the other gods know Khorne has the best soldiers so in a straight out fight they can possibly compete meaning they have to use more devious tactaics. For example tzeencth may trick Khorne into a trap, Nurgle could release a plague to kill his minions and Slaanesh might slow there reactions by distracting them with his powers.

However, all the gods are in a near-perfect balance and when one suddenly becomes stronger the others unite against him and they return to this near-perfect balance.

I find it interesting that Khorne has a sort of honorable side to him. I forgot where I read it but I recall a bit where he got angry with his followers who preyed on the weak or something along those lines.

maybe this will answer your question: "Khorne cares not from where the blood flows, only that it does"
Generally Khorne and his followers are bloodthirsty killers and usually they quite enjoy preying on the weak, but they enjoy fighting the strong even more.

And he hates sorcery so much, he equips some of his followers with anti-magic amulets and talismans or something like that.

Not all of his followers have such tailsmans, only the strongest and more useful (Kharn for example) but there is more to tzeencth then just magic.

Khorne is generally stronger than the others, but Nurgle is bros with him and generally isn't worried in contrast to Slaanesh being freaked by him and Khorne hating the everloving man shit out of Tzneetch.

Khorne hates Slaanesh because slaanesh enjoys pleasure and mindless slaughter is everything slaanesh is against, if you know what i mean.
nurgle and Khorne are mostly alright with each other, I'm not entirely sure why, perhaps its because khorne's daemons get to kill and nurgle uses the bodies, its a win-win situation.
Obviously Khorne hates Tzeencth because he uses magic and sorcery, which khorne considers cowardly, rage and anger are very different to wisdom and magic.

 

This topic is pretty well covered, there is also one other thing people are overlooking that the Big 4 arn't the only Chaos Gods. Theres the 2 Ork Gods Gork and Mork that is fueld by the cunning and strength of the Ork Race. Cegoch, Isha, and maybe Yneead and Khain, are fueled by the Eldar psychy more so than the Chaos Gods. If you belive in Faith then the Emp is fueled by his worshipers. I know Malice is out there as well. So there are many Deities that are taking the fuel for themselves by specific races other than Chaos Gods. So Khorn is getting worship but so is Gork/Mork, maybe Khain, and maybe Malice.

 

Chaos gods also ally with each other if they will gain some advantage. Once they gain an advange they break off again. They're all vying against each other all the time.

There are all types of minor gods being created and destroyed all the time too. It all reflects the thoughts of the living races. In the Warp, similar emotions attracts to like, small amounts will form daemons. Larger armouts for Greater Daemons. And as the Fall of the Eldar shows whole races can cause a god to be born.