Re: [Epic] The ever changing fluff

From: Tzeentch <tzeentch666_at_...>
Date: Tue, 21 Jul 1998 18:15:46 -0700

Interesting thought! Too bad it does not help when trying to play the game.
What works for the Imperium does not work for the lowly 40K mini player! :)


Kenneth


>Greetings all ....
>
>I have read the debate over the fluff with great interest.
>
>I liked Scott's point about legends and how they quickly become inaccurate.
>
>Now then, I am not making excuses for GW but consider this ....
>
>Think about GW as some bureaucratic branch of the Imperium, who's job is
>propaganda. They will release what ever information they need for a
>specific purpose. Nowhere does it say that the each instance of fluff is
>correct. IIRC the first number of an imperial date indicates how reliable
>the source is.
>
>Now then ... I remember the picture from the compendium which showed the IG
>banner with the guardsman's face on it. The associated event was (IIRC) the
>guardsman throwing himself between the Emperor and Horus. Did this happen
>??? Probably not. Why would the Imperium perpetuate this myth??? One reason
>could be to give the IG a hero to urge them to the heights of bravery and
>self sacrifice.
>
>Treat it like you are writing a history essay ... what happened during the
>last hours of the Heresy ....
>
>Most accounts have the Emperor teleporting aboard the battle barge of Horus
>... most have Sangiunus being killed by Horus. It has been recorded that
>Sangiunus also defeated a bloodthirster in single combat but this does not
>seem common throughout all the accounts. There is an account of the Heresy
>popular in the ranks of the IG which tells of Horus teleporting into the
>Imperial Palace to challenge the Emperor only to be thwarted by a lone
>guardsman. This is unlikely and possible remains popular in order to
>encourage and motivate members of the Imperial Guard. Many other accounts
>of the Heresy can be found which differ on details ... such as Horus being
>based within a bunker on the planet surface. The only things that are
>definite are that Horus lured the Emperor to him in order to defeat him in
>single combat. This lure failed and cost Horus his life. The emperor paid
>the price and now lays within the Golden Throne.
>
>Another thing to consider is that the Imperium covers many thousands of
>worlds ... each with different levels of advancement. The Imperial history
>has to be told on each of these worlds in a manner which they would
>understand. Think of how a computer or a space craft would be described to
>someone during the middle ages. This will lead to massive inaccuracies
>
>Or something like that. I find the best thing to do with the fluff is
>roleplay it a little and it turns it into quite an interesting thing ... to
>get to the truth.
>
>Cheers.
>
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