Warhammer 40k
A community dedicated to the universe of Warhammer 40k, a tabletop setting in the far, distant future.
This is a general community for 40k miniatures, art, lore discussion, and gameplay discussion.
Rules
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Keep it civil. Don’t insult other community members in posts or comments, and don’t make posts designed to insult other community members or parts of the fandom with different opinions.
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Posts must be on-topic.
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No real life politics. That means no political advocacy, and no real life political discussions vaguely dressed up as on-topic posts. If you want to discuss real life politics, you are free to start your own community.
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No memes/low-effort spam/Youtube poops style posts. grimdank is a place for those.
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Posts must be coherent.
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If a post is otherwise allowed but has realistic gore or nudity, please mark it NSFW.
Helpful Links
- 10th Edition Rules
- iOS Warhammer 40k App
- Android Warhammer 40k App
- 3rd party site for running Kill Team games
Related 40K Communities:
!imaginarywarhammer@lemmy.world
Other tabletop hobby communities:
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40k can seem overwhelming because of the sheer amount of lore, but keep in mind this is a universe that's been added to but by bit over many years, and that you don't need to be an expert in every recessed detail of it. You can jump in from pretty much any angle, and you'll learn bits and pieces. The universe was designed in a way where not knowing certain deep rabbit holes is itself part of the universe, which is full of ignorance, garbled retellings of events, and outright myth.
Novels aren't the only way to dive into the 40k universe. It is a universe that really works when presented with a combination of art, tabletop photos, short stories, lore snippets, and the occasional longer form.
3rd through 5th edition codexes and the main rulebook are a gateway into the universe even if you don't plan on using any of the rules. All codexes and books have lore, but I personally love this era of 40k and the rulebooks for it can be found relatively cheaply.