[M] Warhammer 40K: The Prophet In Silver - recruitment and OOC

[Cfavano]

Indeed, 'Heresy is what I say it is' after all. And I think it might add some drama and tension. Plus, I never gave an exact age for Lizzy.

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Oh, no, wat, yest I did. but you never know, it could be a lie. Women lie about their ages all the time.

[Cfavano]

plus, with juvenate tech, age is but a number

[MrAGrimm]

From what i've gathered from the Eisenhorn trilogy, there are is so much needless politics, and jurisdictional problems, its a wonder the inquisition hasn't torn itself to pieces.

[Azazeal849]

You're suggesting that it already hasn't?

[Cfavano]

Well, it still does get shit done

[MrAGrimm]

Not so much that it isn't still effective. I just had a thought though, its pretty clear that the Inquisition is divided into many factions, and sub factions, with rivalries between the factions and the different individual inquisitors. Despite the rivalries and other problems within the Inquisition, it is still effective. So maybe, just maybe this is exactly what the high lords of terra want, a little healthy competition between allies and rivals does seem to make most step up their game.

[Cfavano]

And that's what lead to the Horus Heresy!

[Azazeal849]

I'd argue the opposite; this happened because of the Horus Heresy.

The entire Imperium is arguably built around competition and segregation, to check any one person from getting too much power. And it is very easy for corrupt people to gather too much power when the Imperium is based on fascist concentration of power. But then, a fascist system is the only way the Imperium can come close to being united enough to fend off its many enemies. There's no easy solution. That's why the 40K universe is interesting.

[Cfavano]

No, I mean, the fostering of rivalries.

Horus tried to foster friendly rivalries among his brothers to try and make them better, but it instead only made them hate each other, and made the Heresy easier to happen

[MrAGrimm]

On that point i have to disagree, the primarch didn't hate each other, well not all of them, some were quite close. it wasn't Horus you brought on the heresy but Logar. He was punished by the emperor becasue he went against the imperial truth, and turned it into a religion, which i believe is one of the things the great crusade was against. Logar is also the one credited with writing the book which created the faith in the god-emperor. But like any petulant child being punished by the parent they so love and adore, he rebelled. Not an open rebllion, which would have failled. he looked for allies and foudn them in the gods of chaos, he sent his most trusted man to corrupt Horus and succeed. Sad to say but Horus was a pawn, Logar is the one who is behind the Horus Heresy, it wasn't caused by rivalries between the primarchs, but by a son who couldn't come to terms with being punished for going against his fathers will.