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The Dawn of War series is a really good starting point.
From there you should read some of the more popular books usch as the Horus heresy series, gaunt's Ghosts, Ciaphas Cain etc.
Also the actual army Codexes are useful, if you have a local Games Workshop you could check them out.
From there you should read some of the more popular books usch as the Horus heresy series, gaunt's Ghosts, Ciaphas Cain etc.
Also the actual army Codexes are useful, if you have a local Games Workshop you could check them out.
There is no limit to the reach of the imperium! We will strike at the walls of this universe, and when all is under the banner of the Aquila we'll swarm into the Eye of Terror and the warp itself!HT_Black said:
FOR THE EMPEROR!
..ahem...
There really is no limit, given the whole 'warp' and all.
If you would like to move on chaos, I can recomend The word bearer series by Anthony Reynolds. Very good stuff on necrons, dark eldar, guard and spacemarines as well.
Agreed. Eisenhorn is one of my favourite series ever. I also really like Gaunt's Ghosts. Neither of them have much to do with the tabletop game, though.Meteor4118 said:
Eldar Prophecy was worse. FALCON GRAV TANKS. WITH MULTILASERS. What the fuck, eldar and imperial guard style multilasers? HERESY. DOUBLE HERESY!...i call for an Exterminatus ¬_¬Meteor4118 said:
Outside the milky way the Warp goes calm. So there are no currents or tides to travel on. It would be the same situation as the ancient mariner. "Day after day, day after day, we stuck nor breath nor motion, As idle as a painted ship upon a painted ocean". No sentient life in the void, no stimulus. Not even a lonely warp beast or hunter.Xooiid said:
Sigh. The damn thing lost my post. They supposedly go into hibernation and 'drift'. Im sure i heard their psychic gestalt of countless billions causes enough motion to push them through the warp too. Basically like having an engine on the back of your peddlo. Remember: Before life the warp was still and lifeless. Its intelligent, multicellular life that stirs it up and causes the currents that allow you to 'sail' the sea of souls. Its also why the vast psychic presence of the 'nids causes great big dead zones of head exploding white noise.KingPiccolOwned said:
Well - you could try finding a copy of the 1987 Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader rule book. It is a mess of tabletop skirmish rules in general - but has some nice sections covering the different weapons, the universe, the Imperial forces, the aliens, and many of the basic concepts that now link a sprawling franchise. Check the condition because the binding can come loose. Prices vary on e-bay - I wouldn't pay more than £35.Wyatt118 said:
I enjoyed the Eisenhorn and Gaunt's Ghosts novels - they are easy to read, lightweight action. Eisenhorn is more varied and covers more of the universe. I have never got into Space Marine novels. Getting a copy of Dawn of War to play is never a bad idea and the campaign will give you a decent view of Space Marines. Many other 40k computer games have been weak. Another past game that might appeal is the rather rare Chaos Gate. I had a great time with that, but by modern standards it might seem clunky and awkward.
How about picking up a copy of the Space Hulk boardgame?
Like everyone is saying, dawn of war is a good start. However there are a couple to pick from. The first two are straight up RTS with structured campagain missions. The first is following the space marines, with the second focusing on all the other races in the first plus the guard. Dark crusade is where I started, and in my humble opinion, is the best dawn of war (Not however best overall). It has a risk style campagain and has several "missions" to mix up the normal gameplay, along with the capital missions. Soulstorm is the same, and has the most races, but is considered the worst, is completely ignored by relic, and wasn't even made by the same studio. My issue with it, is that aside from the capitial missions, there aren't any unique maps, just endless skirmish maps. Try dark crusade before soulstorm is my advice.
Dawn of war 2 is much more different. It places emphasis on only having small squads who you upgrade and do a linear campagain with. Same with Chaos Rising. Retribution is similar, but allows for squads to be built in single player. If your going to play DOW2, play the first DOW, as it sets up the background more then the others do.
Bookwise, I hear the cain stories are the warhammer 40k version of blackadder, so that sounds good. Aside from that, I've only read one, and it was how a chaos faction was made (Emperor's children I think?). Codexes have plenty of background info though, and can be looked at online, and the wiki's are good as well.
Dawn of war 2 is much more different. It places emphasis on only having small squads who you upgrade and do a linear campagain with. Same with Chaos Rising. Retribution is similar, but allows for squads to be built in single player. If your going to play DOW2, play the first DOW, as it sets up the background more then the others do.
Bookwise, I hear the cain stories are the warhammer 40k version of blackadder, so that sounds good. Aside from that, I've only read one, and it was how a chaos faction was made (Emperor's children I think?). Codexes have plenty of background info though, and can be looked at online, and the wiki's are good as well.
Three words: one hundred Baneblades.Knusper said:
While Soulstorm does boast the most races of any DoW game, it absolutely butchers the fluff.
Still, it's not as bad as Matt Ward:
