Editing Path to Glory (section)

==History==
Way, way, ''way'' back in the dawn of [[Warhammer Fantasy Battle]] and [[Warhammer 40,000]], [[Games Workshop]] released two books that covered the forces of [[Chaos]] for both settings. These were the [[Realms of Chaos]] duology: Slaves to Darkness ([[Khorne]] and [[Slaanesh]]) and The Lost And The Damned ([[Nurgle]] and [[Tzeentch]]). As part of their rules these books contained "Path to Glory", a mini-game that blurred the lines between wargame and roleplaying game that allowed players to take the roles of [[Chaos Chosen]], Aspiring Champions who would fight (mostly each other, but also, potentially, other races and monsters) to try and attract the favor of the Dark Gods, with the game ending with death, [[Chaos Spawn|damnation]] or [[Daemon Prince|daemonhood]]. For the goody two shoes, there were also [[Sensei]], supposedly secret descendants of the Emperor that were explicitly compared to the other Chaos Champions as good-aligned versions from the Emperor. Instead of daemonhood, they sought apotheosis into a Sensei Master.

Fast forward many editions...

Do you remember when [[White Dwarf]] was [[awesome]]? Because, after the first half of the release of [[Hordes of Chaos]], White Dwarf spent the first four months focusing on god-related fluff and model articles... and then the next ''five months'' on updating Path to Glory to 6th's rules. And when [[Beasts of Chaos]] came out, they did a special update article, allowing for beastman aspiring champions in Path to Glory as well.

Sadly, with 8e and White Dwarf's descent into suck, Path to Glory was left behind, languishing in the darkness with all the other awesome things of those days. The fact it had walked the middle line between [[Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay]]/[[Rogue Trader]] and the main games was a likely culprit, as Games Workshop had circled the wagons after their near bankruptcy and the ascent of Kirby into the position of CEO resulting in them killing off all the old Specialist Games over time. 

After the death of Warhammer Fantasy and Kirby stepping down, revamped versions of "Path To Glory" were released for both AoS and 40kK as a digital download during the Black Library advent calendar. While it is uncommon in 40k, AoS has seen a serious uptick in the amount of content for Path to Glory, with each new battletome including warband tables for it.