Someone teach me about wh40k?
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@runningoff this is crazy!! How do you even learn more about it? And psyker Jedi sounds so cool. There’s a bunch of different human, Terran groups? I’ve heard a little about chapters. Like is there a good starting point? And wow thank you for taking all of the time to write that up
@SilentDame I've learned all this by osmosis, through some friends who were into the W40K table top games, the W40K Dawn Of War computer RTS games, the Rogue Trader roleplaying game, and memes.
You can find a lot of information diving into Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warhammer_40,000
And there will be fan wikis around with more lore as well.
If you're into (computer) gaming, the Danw Of War series is a great RTS series, Rogue Trader is a great CRPG, and the Total War Warhmmer series will soon get its first W40K game (The current Total War Warhammer 3 game is set in the Warhammer Fantasy universe).
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@SilentDame I've learned all this by osmosis, through some friends who were into the W40K table top games, the W40K Dawn Of War computer RTS games, the Rogue Trader roleplaying game, and memes.
You can find a lot of information diving into Wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warhammer_40,000
And there will be fan wikis around with more lore as well.
If you're into (computer) gaming, the Danw Of War series is a great RTS series, Rogue Trader is a great CRPG, and the Total War Warhmmer series will soon get its first W40K game (The current Total War Warhammer 3 game is set in the Warhammer Fantasy universe).
@runningoff thank you I appreciate all of the help
it’s just such a cool universe. I can’t wait to read more -
@runningoff thank you I appreciate all of the help
it’s just such a cool universe. I can’t wait to read more@SilentDame It really is super cool. It's schlocky as hell and some people take it too seriously, but that's true for all fandoms.
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@SilentDame It really is super cool. It's schlocky as hell and some people take it too seriously, but that's true for all fandoms.
@runningoff it’s very true lol
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Someone teach me about wh40k? Transwoman
️⚧️ looking to learn, genuinely curious just sooo lost #warhammer40k #warhammer #wh40k@SilentDame where I got into 40k was with this webseries: http://www.theallguardsmenparty.com/ It's the story of an RPG tabletop game (I believe Rogue Trader) played between friends and the story is told from the characters perspective. Everytime I ran into something that I didn't know I wiki'd it and from there I got a bit into the lore
One thing the absolutely incredible @runningoff (love you
️) didn't mention is that the Necrons are clearly the best faction because they're Egyptian Space Terminators that started life as a species with hyper cancer, traded their bodies to gods to be healed, got tricked by the gods, became cursed living metal, rebelled against the gods, shattered them, turned them into their own weapons of war, fought some other gods, won the War in Heaven then took a multi million year nap because they accidentally killed everything in the universe and ever since they got out of bed they've been causing more chaos than literal Chaos gods in a quest to find a biological form worthy to ascend to. I love them :340k is so unbelievably over the top and extra and the lore is great. It is the literal definition of grimdark though so expect some heavy content in places. The Adeptus Mechanics and their bloody servitors are a great example...
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@SilentDame where I got into 40k was with this webseries: http://www.theallguardsmenparty.com/ It's the story of an RPG tabletop game (I believe Rogue Trader) played between friends and the story is told from the characters perspective. Everytime I ran into something that I didn't know I wiki'd it and from there I got a bit into the lore
One thing the absolutely incredible @runningoff (love you
️) didn't mention is that the Necrons are clearly the best faction because they're Egyptian Space Terminators that started life as a species with hyper cancer, traded their bodies to gods to be healed, got tricked by the gods, became cursed living metal, rebelled against the gods, shattered them, turned them into their own weapons of war, fought some other gods, won the War in Heaven then took a multi million year nap because they accidentally killed everything in the universe and ever since they got out of bed they've been causing more chaos than literal Chaos gods in a quest to find a biological form worthy to ascend to. I love them :340k is so unbelievably over the top and extra and the lore is great. It is the literal definition of grimdark though so expect some heavy content in places. The Adeptus Mechanics and their bloody servitors are a great example...
@captainvellalives @SilentDame Dang I forgot about the Necrons.
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@captainvellalives @SilentDame Dang I forgot about the Necrons.
@runningoff @SilentDame the silent king and I are very disappointed in you
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@runningoff @SilentDame the silent king and I are very disappointed in you
@captainvellalives @SilentDame MTG did a 40K edition? Of course they did lol
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@captainvellalives @SilentDame MTG did a 40K edition? Of course they did lol
@runningoff it was one of those Commander sets like they did with Fallout. From memory the decks were Space Marines, Chaos, Tyranids and Necrons
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@SilentDame where I got into 40k was with this webseries: http://www.theallguardsmenparty.com/ It's the story of an RPG tabletop game (I believe Rogue Trader) played between friends and the story is told from the characters perspective. Everytime I ran into something that I didn't know I wiki'd it and from there I got a bit into the lore
One thing the absolutely incredible @runningoff (love you
️) didn't mention is that the Necrons are clearly the best faction because they're Egyptian Space Terminators that started life as a species with hyper cancer, traded their bodies to gods to be healed, got tricked by the gods, became cursed living metal, rebelled against the gods, shattered them, turned them into their own weapons of war, fought some other gods, won the War in Heaven then took a multi million year nap because they accidentally killed everything in the universe and ever since they got out of bed they've been causing more chaos than literal Chaos gods in a quest to find a biological form worthy to ascend to. I love them :340k is so unbelievably over the top and extra and the lore is great. It is the literal definition of grimdark though so expect some heavy content in places. The Adeptus Mechanics and their bloody servitors are a great example...
@SilentDame @runningoff while I'm thinking of it too there's a game mode called "Kill Team" that uses models and the base rules of the 40k proper game but actually makes it affordable to play lol. A lot of game shops have starter kits that click together 🥰
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@SilentDame where I got into 40k was with this webseries: http://www.theallguardsmenparty.com/ It's the story of an RPG tabletop game (I believe Rogue Trader) played between friends and the story is told from the characters perspective. Everytime I ran into something that I didn't know I wiki'd it and from there I got a bit into the lore
One thing the absolutely incredible @runningoff (love you
️) didn't mention is that the Necrons are clearly the best faction because they're Egyptian Space Terminators that started life as a species with hyper cancer, traded their bodies to gods to be healed, got tricked by the gods, became cursed living metal, rebelled against the gods, shattered them, turned them into their own weapons of war, fought some other gods, won the War in Heaven then took a multi million year nap because they accidentally killed everything in the universe and ever since they got out of bed they've been causing more chaos than literal Chaos gods in a quest to find a biological form worthy to ascend to. I love them :340k is so unbelievably over the top and extra and the lore is great. It is the literal definition of grimdark though so expect some heavy content in places. The Adeptus Mechanics and their bloody servitors are a great example...
@captainvellalives @runningoff this is wild! I saw a bit about Necrons when I played just the first few missions of 40k mechanicus strategy game. This sounds awesome and thank you for sharing the link
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