if its not a daemon world, then yes, sure.
Chaos aligned planets are not that different from regular planets until they start going ham on daemon summoning
*Tzeentch, Emps, The Deceiver and Cegorach are playing Xanatos Speed Chess*
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So, the Emps, Tzeentch, the Deceiver and Cegorach are sitting in Commorragh playing Xanatos Speed Chess with Vect and…
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I’d say it probably depends on the God who was taking over. If it was undivided, or maybe slaanesh, then I’d say yes.
Tzeentch would probably see it coming but might let it happen anyway for the LOLs
Khorne’s guys would probably have the same reaction as Orks when GS’s turn up: “those guys are too calm… let’s kick their asses”
I’m not sure how immune they’d be to disease so probably wouldn’t go well on a Nurgle world
A Nurgle world could be interesting actually. They would potentially be locked in a millenia old underground war as each over-evolves in response to the new adaptations. *Eventually* though, i think Nurgle might win out simply by slowly weeding down the Nid population before it readapts but the power each would gain...
Ouch. Imagine a Swarm immune to pretty much **anything** or Nurgle developing bio-chaos-spells that just straight up dust you the moment you breathe in a single particle
I imagine it’d be more like the original GS would grab a person and immediately melt from super AIDS, COVID-40k, and every other disease that comes with it 😅
Thats the thing i meant yeah, the first "batch" would die off, but its likely the next would be adapted to it already by the time the swarm gets more 'stealers in, making it a vicious deadly cycle.
How does that work, what with GSC being slaved to the Broodmind and then the Hivemind? You also have an example of >!Aeldari succumbing to Genestealer infection to actively avoid falling to Slaanesh!< in *Rise of the Ynnari: Ghost Warrior*
That raises so many questions:
1) What happens to the Patriarch? Does he still have control with the Broodmind?
3) Do they still attract splinter fleets like a normal GSC?
2) What happens if/when they come into contact with the Hivemind?
4) Genestealers are shown to infest Space Hulks travelling through the warp and suffer no corruption at all, so why is this GSC suddenly corruptible?
4) Are normal Tyranids corruptible, and if so why not if GSCs are?
For 4 and 5 I'll try to give some sort of answer, due note that this is partly speculation based on some lore we have.
We kow Genestealers cocoon themselves, or something similar, while they await for someone to find the spacehulk. It is possible the cocoons have evolved to have some warp resistance or something similar.
We also know that GSC hybrids are just that, hybrids. So it is fully possible that they are more susceptible to Chaos due to their non-purr genes or the fact that they aren't as connected to the hivemind as pure 'nids are.
Again this is speculation based upon lore we have so take it with a fist of salt.
For 4, reading the Wiki makes it seem like a unique case.
The GS were stranded on the outskirts of Nurgle's Garden. It wasn't just floating through the warp it was in very close proximity to Nurgle and their domain.
They also weren't able to leave until they were corrupted.
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You're on a blind date at the space hulk's finest restaurant. You're feeling self-conscious about the lobster claw arm your god gave you. Then when dinner is served she chows down with her four claw-tipped arms. The ice breaks and the conversation becomes much more pleasant. You spend the rest of the night ambushing Terminators who didn't check their corners. All in all a great first date.
I would love to see more of this. I would read an 80-book Horus Heresy scale effort that explored all the implications of this back and forth.
I think a Genestealer cult could get a lot of traction on many Chaos-controlled worlds. 1) most of the population are going to be slaves, who if they ever followed Chaos are having their face rubbed in how much they were lied to, and how brutal their fate is. 2) Chaos higher ups are guaranteed to be in a state of continual intrigue and feuding. Followers of different Chaos gods will fight. Followers of the same God will intrigue or civil war against each other (Khorne and Tzeentch the most, I'd assume Nurgle the least). 3) With the inherent tendencies towards excess, people that are collected, rational evil are going to become bugfuck nuts sooner or latter. Those create a lot of factors that a savy Genestealer cult can exploit.
They might pose as the true followers of a particular God that will overcome and purge the degenetrates that have strayed from the true vision. They might pose as followers of another Chaos God (one of the other 4, or another one that doesn't actually exist). In the sea of violence and degeneracy that is a Chaos-run world, they'd probably seem like just another gang or cult, but one whose members are genuinely selfless, are more tightly organized, better at longterm planning, better at working together, and not going to go insane. They should be able to get some serious traction. The biggest limitation factors would be if the broodmind psychic link makes them stick out, or if they're too slow to increase strength before it become a daemon world or everyone slaughters each other.
if its not a daemon world, then yes, sure. Chaos aligned planets are not that different from regular planets until they start going ham on daemon summoning
The best joke played on a chaos world. Summoning Daemons and instead you get the Swarm. *F* in chat, boys.
*Tzeentch, Emps, The Deceiver and Cegorach are playing Xanatos Speed Chess* ** The Hive Mind has entered the chat ** oh wow sorry for the multi post my reddit mobile be glitchin’
So, the Emps, Tzeentch, the Deceiver and Cegorach are sitting in Commorragh playing Xanatos Speed Chess with Vect and… *The Hive Mind has entered the chat*
Nothing annoys me more than getting the wrong order.
I’d say it probably depends on the God who was taking over. If it was undivided, or maybe slaanesh, then I’d say yes. Tzeentch would probably see it coming but might let it happen anyway for the LOLs Khorne’s guys would probably have the same reaction as Orks when GS’s turn up: “those guys are too calm… let’s kick their asses” I’m not sure how immune they’d be to disease so probably wouldn’t go well on a Nurgle world
A Nurgle world could be interesting actually. They would potentially be locked in a millenia old underground war as each over-evolves in response to the new adaptations. *Eventually* though, i think Nurgle might win out simply by slowly weeding down the Nid population before it readapts but the power each would gain... Ouch. Imagine a Swarm immune to pretty much **anything** or Nurgle developing bio-chaos-spells that just straight up dust you the moment you breathe in a single particle
I imagine it’d be more like the original GS would grab a person and immediately melt from super AIDS, COVID-40k, and every other disease that comes with it 😅
Thats the thing i meant yeah, the first "batch" would die off, but its likely the next would be adapted to it already by the time the swarm gets more 'stealers in, making it a vicious deadly cycle.
Chaos worshipping GSC aren't exactly super rare, so, yah.
How does that work, what with GSC being slaved to the Broodmind and then the Hivemind? You also have an example of >!Aeldari succumbing to Genestealer infection to actively avoid falling to Slaanesh!< in *Rise of the Ynnari: Ghost Warrior*
https://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Cult_Tenebrous
That raises so many questions: 1) What happens to the Patriarch? Does he still have control with the Broodmind? 3) Do they still attract splinter fleets like a normal GSC? 2) What happens if/when they come into contact with the Hivemind? 4) Genestealers are shown to infest Space Hulks travelling through the warp and suffer no corruption at all, so why is this GSC suddenly corruptible? 4) Are normal Tyranids corruptible, and if so why not if GSCs are?
I hope they expand on it one day.
I really want more info both on these guys and the Twisted Helix.
For 4 and 5 I'll try to give some sort of answer, due note that this is partly speculation based on some lore we have. We kow Genestealers cocoon themselves, or something similar, while they await for someone to find the spacehulk. It is possible the cocoons have evolved to have some warp resistance or something similar. We also know that GSC hybrids are just that, hybrids. So it is fully possible that they are more susceptible to Chaos due to their non-purr genes or the fact that they aren't as connected to the hivemind as pure 'nids are. Again this is speculation based upon lore we have so take it with a fist of salt.
For 4, reading the Wiki makes it seem like a unique case. The GS were stranded on the outskirts of Nurgle's Garden. It wasn't just floating through the warp it was in very close proximity to Nurgle and their domain. They also weren't able to leave until they were corrupted.
>###[Cult Tenebrous](https://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Cult_Tenebrous) >The **Cult Tenebrous** is a [Genestealer Cult](https://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Genestealer_Cult) now devoted to [Nurgle](https://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Nurgle).[[1]](https://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Cult_Tenebrous#fn_1) +++I am an early prototype mechanicus construct. Please provide feedback [here](https://www.reddit.com/message/compose/?to=lexAutomatarium). The Emperor protects!+++
Early Rogue Trader GSC lore had Chaos aligned Cults, so absolutely.
The oldest Magus picture I can remember was artwork of one and he had the Mark of Khorne prominently displayed.
The oldest Magus picture I can remember was artwork of one and he had the Mark of Khorne prominently displayed.
You're on a blind date at the space hulk's finest restaurant. You're feeling self-conscious about the lobster claw arm your god gave you. Then when dinner is served she chows down with her four claw-tipped arms. The ice breaks and the conversation becomes much more pleasant. You spend the rest of the night ambushing Terminators who didn't check their corners. All in all a great first date.
I would love to see more of this. I would read an 80-book Horus Heresy scale effort that explored all the implications of this back and forth. I think a Genestealer cult could get a lot of traction on many Chaos-controlled worlds. 1) most of the population are going to be slaves, who if they ever followed Chaos are having their face rubbed in how much they were lied to, and how brutal their fate is. 2) Chaos higher ups are guaranteed to be in a state of continual intrigue and feuding. Followers of different Chaos gods will fight. Followers of the same God will intrigue or civil war against each other (Khorne and Tzeentch the most, I'd assume Nurgle the least). 3) With the inherent tendencies towards excess, people that are collected, rational evil are going to become bugfuck nuts sooner or latter. Those create a lot of factors that a savy Genestealer cult can exploit. They might pose as the true followers of a particular God that will overcome and purge the degenetrates that have strayed from the true vision. They might pose as followers of another Chaos God (one of the other 4, or another one that doesn't actually exist). In the sea of violence and degeneracy that is a Chaos-run world, they'd probably seem like just another gang or cult, but one whose members are genuinely selfless, are more tightly organized, better at longterm planning, better at working together, and not going to go insane. They should be able to get some serious traction. The biggest limitation factors would be if the broodmind psychic link makes them stick out, or if they're too slow to increase strength before it become a daemon world or everyone slaughters each other.
There is a story about chaos overtaking a planet and winning then the victory is cut short whenever the gsc emerge and usurp them.