Board Thread:Warhammer 40k General Discussion/@comment-25618639-20141119150740/@comment-86.147.147.99-20141220231850

I'm fairly sure that the Emperor is a prepetual, as it does mention it regarding Vulkan. This is supported by the 'Christ like' imagry and persons such as Oll Perssons knowing him from a 20-21th Century Germany (I think it was).

As the Golden Throne is effectively a life support machine as well as a psychic amplifier, i'm of the opinion that it is keeping him from dying, thus keeping him from regenerating. The Emperor needs to die to access this, such as Vulkan evidenced. Perhaps this is what Cypher is aware of and aiming to do. People still age in a LSM, same as the Emperor is in his. Without knowing alot more about the mechanism of life and death of a preputal, it is sheer speculation.

Did Gulliman's unremembered empire not create a smaller scale Astronomican device? As all the actual Astronomican is just a fixed beacon in space. This could be replicated, so I don't see why the Empire needs to fall especially.

My understanding is that the Chaos Gods aren't actual people e.g. manifested, but the collected emotional content of all sentient life. As in, if you think it, it works, a similar principal to Ork powers and how some of their equipment shouldn't work but does. So I doubt the Emperor will become a God, as it would seems he is a fragment of the Goodness of the universe, collected. I feel that given how the Eldar gods/Godess were far from all nasty, this idea has grounds. Thus does mean that Chaos is neither ultimately going to win or lose, as we all have good and bad thoughts.

The primarchs aren't daft, they might not like the current empire but they will know they need large amounts of the current set up to effect meaninglful change, though the 'change over' period is likely to be bloody as existing power bases will try and retain that they have. I also would fully expect that large amounts of existing power bases will fall into line or support any Primachs return as they are powerful allies. I think both sides will see the need to compromise, something even the Primachs are capable of and aware needs doing at times. So conflict, Yes but civil war on the scale to destroy the Empire, doubtful. I'm fairly content with the thought of Dorn been dead, killed like Night Haunter foresaw. The rest, who knows though Manus is very very unlikely to return as I think he is meant to be dead a burried, much like NH. People die and their deaths show the absolute travesty that the Horus Heresy was.

I'm not sure it is great business if Games Workshop go and make too many sweeping  changes for the End Times, It's risky as it's as likely to alienate fans as inspire them. So maybe some of the more...expansive suggestions are beyond realistic expectation.