Talk:Magnus the Red/@comment-170.249.153.179-20200214033512

I wonder if Magnus's "Talent for finding failure in all [he does]" is an actual thing, like a side-effect of his blessing/curse by Tzeench that reflects his patron's tendency to sabotage his own schemes from reaching a conclusion that would stop him from needing to scheme anymore.

Which would then be why the Emperor has to use him so indirectly and never tell him anything; if the Emperor tried to be up-front with what he wanted Magnus to do, his curse would ensure he'd never succeed at that end. That's why he has to trick Magnus into plotting to spite him, so all his plans to defy the Emperor's will will be doomed to fail in ways that benefit the Emperor instead.