Honestly if someone wants to get into the table top GAME itself not just the models I’d recommend Table Top Simulator. It doesn’t require a lot for a game so a simple family computer can run it, it costs like $10, and you can reasonably play any army. It also stops a person from spending like $200 for a starter game of 500 pt for a single faction and lets you go wild with all the factions. Not only that but if you have an online buddy who is into the hobby they can show you how to play online
Table top simulator is such an underutilized resource. Seriously it's the perfect way to get into any tabletop based world and you can do it all for 10 bucks😂
Everything about 40K sounds awesome… EXCEPT spending 100s of dollars and the space just to play it. I’m reading through books now and will be playing the video game.
This is a very essential viewing because, whether you intend to paint models, play armies, or just engage with the fictional setting, the process is far more elaborate and obtuse than it needs to be because 40K _insists_ on being based around a tabletop miniatures game and Games Workshop _insists_ on hiking the prices like they have a monopoly on the spice melange.
Is it inherently a tabletop war game tho bud. It has always been a tabletop war game. That is how a majority of fans interact with the hobby, whether they paint or play or both.
I found Rimmys 40k Arma Fusterclucks, got into the art, and then got into the lore, then TTS and painting tutorials. Now I'm trying to get my friends into 40k and to collectively get us into the game.
Not only am I not completely new to warhammer, but the gaming aspect wasn't my thing. Even still, here's a view and a like Mr. Bones. thank you for your work and I am excited to see more.
My first army is/was Tau. I fell out of love with them, and started loving kroot. Hit a wall (until soon obviously) with them. Then i started a Crimson Fists army. Im tired of blue, so im expanding it into a Last Wall Protocol army. Opening up the Black Templars units, if i choose to run BT rules, or want to do a fluffy list while stomping some orks.
I'd honestly recommend going with space marines, I'm in between armies right now, because my first army was Necrons, and it just burnt me out that I would get a crumb of support, and felt like all the lore was too vague(it mostly being the war in heaven). I'd also say this was before I got into the Infinite and the Divine story, but even then I feel no inclination to get into them again after that
ME: consumes a shit ton of lore content, buys iron hands because i like them. Found out that krieg exists, sells eversthing and kitbash and 3d print everything. Love it XD
I came into it by watching Luetins videos on the Emperor. His way of telling the story got me seriously hooked and A LOT of money have been spent since then.
I decided to start with killteam. Barrier to entry is much smaller with cheaper full teams (depending on what teams) decent starter sets and shorter games. Plus it gives me ideas for when I someday start a 40k army what I like aesthetically and mechanically.
That you're getting more then one army line felt personal Me buying the World eaters combat patrol building and kit bashing both invocatus and the chaos lord out of the bits and doing all the jakhals now before I do the khorne berserkers I am doing up the kill team starter set so yeah up to 3 small ones (Don't look at the leviathan intro set they'll never see the light of day if I can help it)
Necrons are a decent starter faction. They're pretty tough and therefore somewhat forgiving gameplay wise, have a good variety of models without tipping into decision paralysis levels like marines, and can be the easiest army to paint that still teaches you skill and technique. Outside that, codex compliant marines are solid and very easy, chaos marines are more difficult to paint but still a good choice, and I'd throw orks in as well since they have a pretty distinct identity and are pretty easy to grasp but still have depth to their roster and play style if you want it. I started with Space Wolves because I liked the Nordic/fantasy barbarian flair, but that was before Primaris. I really don't recommend picking up any divergent chapters besides Black Templars right now, they're all either waiting for updates or have very unstable rules like Deathwatch.
I haven’t started playing yet but I really wanna do salamanders because I love how they go out of there way to rescue people and it’s funny to see bright green fighters wining battles
For anyone looking for a guard army my personal recommendation is the Tempestus Scions. They’re basically elite special forces which you can use as an army unlike karskin. They’re simple and easy to use while hitting hard. Their guns can penetrate ceramites. Tenth edition gave them lot of buffs. They’re overall fun to play.
Hi Arthur! Feedback on your editing: 1. It has improved a ton during the past few months! 2. The still inserts of models and such could linger a little longer! They are more interesting than the panning wallpapers, in my opinion. 3. When used exclusively the said wallpapers can get dry. Have you considered inserting gameplay / cutscenes here and there? 4. I love the background music😂 never change it✋ Where did you find it? Looking forwards to seeing the channel grow!
I wanted to get into 40k but it was daunting. I gave Space Marine a try but I was too confused and nothing clicked. Finally I gave the game a second chance and I still just couldn't understand the appeal. When there was a reference I would go to the wiki and be bombarded with lore that further disconnected me. It took me reaching the big bridge charge toward the end for it to click. 40k isn't about lore, it is just about the vibe. Bringing together cool things and cool ideas, looking death in the face right along side your friends and charging on. Since then I found that I particularly vibe with the Salamanders. I was sad that I couldn't find a chapter that fir black and red, alot of black and white, but not black and red. Lo and behold the Salamanders successor chapter, the Black Vipers. Match made in heaven for me. I haven't started the tabletop because I'm in gradschool and games workshop is too expensive. But I did get the whole salamander series of books for Christmas and I'm having a blast reading it when I can.
I loved the Reivers when I first started, went to New Hampshire to see a friend and he took me to a game store and I saw those and fell in love. I love Phobos Armor so much, the slim but powerful look is awesome to me. And they're so fun to paint. They look awful compared to my other painted minis but I love the look. Weird that it's how I started my Salamanders army
I started with a minis (my first set was the ultramarines smh) and I got the Ventrus books, later I got into Chaos and painting, just sharing my experience. If you're wondering why I switched to Chaos, I just like the way they look compared to the loyalist minis, plus, I like the Night Lords!
Honestly what I ended up doing was making a hobby notebook and getting small kits from each faction (this was after I got two boxes of Drukhari that I ended up not really liking) But now I've gone through most of them and I have a much better understanding of what I like and what aesthetic I vibe with Also if you're not sure what army you'd like, check out Kill Team, its a much smaller investment and has representation for every faction
I'm new to the table top and started Tyrinids since I was able to get the leviathan box and the swarm onslaught box locally. Played my first game with them and did some reading and realized that the current Tyranids playstyle in 10th was not for me. Shelved that army and started a death guard army since mortarian was the model that made me want to get into the hobby. I love all the debuffs ,attrition, and war crimes. Great video!
Having all the options as the Space Marines sure is fun, but it can be dauting as a newcomer to chose between that crap ton of units available. I think having too much choice can be overwhelming; same thing for the loadouts within Deathwatch killteams. Custodes was my first faction, I think its a good starter, even better than marines. Here's why: - Its one of the cheapest faction, probably the cheapest unless you dip your toes into formerly ForgeWorld resin stuff. The Combat Patrol is also very good points-wise (hopefully it stays as such!); - You have tough models which hit hard and are multi-role. This is a very forgiving playstyle. Sure they are not the best at shooting, but you will learn the basics of positioning and be incentivized to plan a path to reach the enemy without being punished too hard for poor moves. The only thing you lack is psychic, a footnote in 10th edition; - Limited choice of models that are all mostly well-rounded makes it hard to go wrong with purchases; - The models are gorgeous but also very easy to paint, its encouraging to get nice results as a new player
My first army was a custom space marine chapter that is a successor to the Ravenguard. I love my Phobos units and won’t ever stop repping my sneaky boys!
I love Warhammer, been into it for around a decade, i love collecting a Painting and building an army, I love learning about the lore, but I've never played the tabletop game
I really feel like the best introductory novels would be the Ciaphas Cain novels. It introduces you to all sorts of situations with a consistent primary protagonist to serve as an anchor, and he's an amusing and likeable character.
My first army was Necrons, since 9th Ed they have become much more rounded then before, in my eyes at least making for a great army to start. And if you are worried about painting, just go with the basic silver and green that the army had before 9th.
In terms of ease of access, I'd go UA-cam videos, then Wiki articles, then either videogames or books depending on what you prefer, then any tabletop army that looks the coolest.
Necrons are simple enough to pick up, good enough to master, got a bit of everything... My first army was Ultramarines 'cos my favorite color is blue and I liked their bombastic nature. I've since switched to Raptors because of their pragmatic approach to conflicts and Tyranids because I have a lot of the models from starter boxes and painting them like Xenomorphs appeals to me 😊 great video 🤘🏻
Also, I returned the hobby in 10th as Black Templars, cause they look cool af, I loved the lore and characters, the esthetic of chains on weapons ( or all over the place ), candles , and that knights no fucks given feel they ooze.
I started listening to the Horus heresy books while I work. Not sure if it's the best place to start but I've been enjoying them so far. I'm on "Flight of the Eisenstein" now.
Started with the Necrons back in 5th edition and to this day I have never branched out. I have multiple Necron armies of various different Dynasties but I've never touched a different species and am perfectly happy with my cranky old metal skeleboys.
I got into the books a couple decades ago. Don't have the time or money to get into the gaming hobby as much as I'd like to. Plus nobody to play with around where I live. But I still love the lore via reading and UA-cam videos
Hiya, new subscriber and discoverer of your channel here. Just wanted to say I have been loving your videos. My friends are all into Warhammer, and I have started reading the books and lore and playing some of the games, and am now even looking into perhaps getting my own minis. I love the humor of your videos, and am currently making my way through your chapter and primarch playlists. Especially as someone who knew next to nothing about Warhammer prior to finding your UA-cam channel and starting my google deep-dive, your videos have been a godsend on my Warhammer knowledge journey! Just wanted to say hi and thanks!
I would say a great first book would be The Infinite And The Divine. It’s Necrons, but it’s only one of a few necron books. And because it’s Necrons, and especially because it’s Trazyn and Orican, they have a lot of the setting’s history just as a part of things. You get to see a little touch of pretty much everything the galaxy has to offer thanks to Trazyn and his pokeballs. They have some fights with the eldar (exedites specifically), space marines, orks, genestealers, and even other Necrons. You get to see what life is like on an imperial planet over thousands of years of its history. And it’s all done in a very fun and enjoyable read that’s as close to outright comedy as the setting gets. 11/10, great starting point, just know that not every book is going to be as good as it.
The first army comment made me laugh in the middle of the office. Though I am more into skirmish games so I have... Lots more smaller Killteam/warbands/Bloodbowl Teams so still spending all they money, but more on different paints
Started with Mechanicus cause I'm a nerd, seconded Thousand Sons because I am a nerd that likes magic, now I am working on Tzeentch Daemons because I want something I can run with my Thousand Sons while maybe giving AoS a try once I've built up enough. Plastic crack everybody.
I think imperial guard is a decent place to start. Thier concept is very intuitive, they have a lot of unit diversity, and they have a multiple great book series to start learning the setting with. They slant shooting but that's honestly more intuitive than melee and they aren't without punchy units if you want to fix bayonets.
My first army was Emperor's Children cause I loved their paint scheme, even homebrewed my own chapter of cannibalistic marines that turned bodies into wine. the biggest tip i have is DO NOT PICK AN ARMY WITH CHECKER PATTERNS AND THIN YOUR PAINTS
Knew I wanted to start with Space Marines, but couldn’t decide on a Chapter as there were parts of several I liked but didn’t like one completely so I’ve made my own Chapter which has been awesome both in terms of modelling and diving into the lore as I write some of my own
What’s funny is when I first started 40K stuff I grabbed a small army starter when I was the second most depressioned I’ve ever been and thought “man it would be cool if this game had names characters and lore” man was my mind busy after I found out the truth.
I wouldn't start with Deathwatch, getting a grasp on their rules is a new challenge every edition. But space marines are a good start (just don't paint yellow)
I always say “what kinda stories do you like?” - If it’s triumphant heroes standing against evil in the face of overwhelming odds and uncertainty, pick the Guard. - If you like adventure and exploring lost ruins and recovering a long lost golden age, Ad Mech - if you like the best of the best using questionable methods to achieve impossible victories, pick Astartes - you like anime, and especially Isakai anime, Custodes - you like stories where champions of god and faith depend both against its enemies, it’s sisters for you
Total noob here. Getting into Warhammer kinda late, as I've just turned 50! 😅 It's been something that has always been around in my life as I was growing up, but I never really got into it, aside from playing video games like Space Crusade, Space Hulk, Dawn of War, Mechanicus and so on. I'm not sure if I'm going to be diving into the tabletop side of things, but I am very interested in the lore and like to read.
I wanna start with chaos knights because it can be a starting army with one model and has melee shooting and in the case of the Abominant it has some physic powers.
I am not here to play smartass, but the best possibility to start gettin´ into this fantastic universe without regretting something is to just play the computer games. There are so many computer games out there ranging from awful to just beautiful. You are into strategy? Try Dawn of War. You are into Action? Try Boltgun. You are in RPGs? Try Roque Trader. If any of those games makes you hunger to learn more about the universe, just go for it. If not, you had a good time playing a good computer game. I started with Hero Quest and Star Quest (German names) but quickly got into the computer games like Warhammer 40000: Chaos Gate from 1998. I just loved it for the gameplay AND the lore.
In terms of models, I say it depends. I would honestly pick Kill Team or Space Hulk in terms of board games. Kill Team gives you a lot of options and is cheap model wise. Space Hulk is just an awesome game tonplay and wish we got more of. Video games, you have plenty to play. Books (After giving some fun youtube videos) - 40k: Dante, Night Lords trilogy, and Necron books are a must read for me. - 30k: Horus Rising, and then wish the person Good luck from there.
The way I’ve most often used since it worked on me is to spout off stupid facts about the Orks and then give a few prodds here and there if they show interest in the rest of the lore.
I like the look of those death watch guys and the blood angel ones. Red and black are my favorite colors. The ultra ones look pretty cool too with the blue n gold. Ive just been listening to the lore videos on here for a bit seems like a very neat story to it all. This video was nice cause it is a bit like "where tf do you even start? So i just looked up the emperor figured that was as good a places as any and ill branch as i go. This video is pretty helpful for the game tho id be interested tp get into it but idk who id even play with. I live in a pretty rural area i kinda doubt theres many players about.
Read the first guant’s ghost book and didn’t even know what 40K was. I just picked it up. A kid at my high school, around 2001, asked me if I played and I was like, play what? Hooked a week later.
Its funny seeing people talk about not having friends to play warhammer with. Before i got into warhammer i tried to get into DND and i was like “theres no way i can make enough friends for that” And now here i am
My first army was tyranids and to be honest I STRUGGLED playing games for like two years because every bugs data sheet is totally different and arbitrary. My second army is carcharodons using raven guard sucessor rules, the different armor types each having a set profile makes memorizing everything so much easier. Finally feel like I'm figuring this game out a lot better now, pretty soon I think I'll be ready to give my nids a second try and focus on them for a while.
It doesnt matter where you start, simply look around the lore for something you like, hyper fixate on it and learn all you can, expand, learn, collect, play from there
I bought Boltgun knowing barely anything ab WH40K. I love fps's so I was like "ah hell yeah, new shooty shooty" but like I have this thing where I have to learn ab the universe something is in bc then I just feel like I don't belong. I spent a week learning about lore before I played the game and basically immediately fell in love on day one of lore vids. Through courage and honour we march for Macragge, we shall know no fear. Btw.. Ultramarines are my boys, gotta love my blue berries lol. I know it's literally the easiest thing bc they are the poster boys but I like the Roman vibe lol
I was about to click purchase on deathwatch combat patrol but they have been integrated into the imperial agents now which I’m not a fan of. I’ve gone with the dark angels instead as I think the aesthetics of having the green wing, death wing and raven wing add such a nice appearance of mixed units.
Started with Sisters of Battle bc the Exorcist is the illest shit I've ever seen. Haven't been upset about it once. Sure I win a little less than half the time but it's fun as hell.
Start by visiting your local hobby shops as a child for years, always finding your eyes drawn to the disturbing grim dark posters of rat men covered in sores and heroic space marine last stands adorning the walls. Let that stew for a few decades in your braun space THEN Jump in around 30 head first when you have the resources and time to enjoy said rat men!
Great video once again! One hard disagree though: Necrons are in fact a GREAT beginner army. Not having any psychic shenanigans is almost a non-issue in 10th edition, but Necrons offer something in all other aspects of the game, are reliable in almost everything they do and relatively forgiving on top of it, and also easy to paint for a beginner. As for Deathwatch: I would rate them as pretty terrible for beginners. There are tons of special rules to keep track of, you can seriously shoot yourself in the foot by "just randomly building models from a box" and they are NOT easy to play. The potential for early frustration is huge with Deathwatch, something you want to avoid at all cost at the start.
If the army that you want to start with is kind of a bitch to paint would you recommend learning with a simple unit first or just send it and re paint them once you have more experience?
There is an entire universe of history and lore. Here are some tips that I would recommend: 1. Learn about our own history! We are in the WH40k history, so by learning what has happened irl, know that it happened in WH40k with some minor twist or flavor, and the Emperor probably is running around. 2. Like real life historians pick a point that sounds interesting to you. Find a figure or event then find all the accounts and books involving them or it. 3. Watch lore channel videos. 4. Read the Horus Heresy series.
i'd argue that making up your own chapter or army with it's own aesthetic is actually better for beginner players because like, beginner's aren't going to know why to care about what each marine chapter means, aside from the colour scheme. Chances are too that beginners are gonna be like, a group of friends in high school, and making up their own little guys with their own reasons to fight each other makes more sense than trying to conform to something that already exists. It's a very modern mindset to want to lock in to the existing lore and styles in order to be able to connect with a wider scene online or in game stores, imo.
I started with the Orks the Evil Suns, back in the day. I then joined the Marines and never had anyone to play with after that, but I would have gone AdMech with my second army maybe Knights? As soon as the Novels came out I started buying those to get my 40k fix. So I get how hard it can be to start especially with the reading, best advice is to pick a faction and look for books about them and branch off from there. Yet another great video still working my way through your colab video, but keep up the great work, my money is being well spent and I am here for the long run. If you ever make it to Maryland or DC let me know I would love to buy you a beer
“Just remember, kids: shoot the choppy ones, chop the shooty ones.” - Sun Tzu, probably.
step 1: gets fuckloads of money
step 2: lose fuckloads of money on 40k models
step 3: repeat
Step 2.1: get a storage unit for your pile of shame.
I tell parents to get their kids into 40K,they wont have money for drugs.
Honestly if someone wants to get into the table top GAME itself not just the models I’d recommend Table Top Simulator. It doesn’t require a lot for a game so a simple family computer can run it, it costs like $10, and you can reasonably play any army.
It also stops a person from spending like $200 for a starter game of 500 pt for a single faction and lets you go wild with all the factions. Not only that but if you have an online buddy who is into the hobby they can show you how to play online
Table top simulator is such an underutilized resource. Seriously it's the perfect way to get into any tabletop based world and you can do it all for 10 bucks😂
I want to get into games. Make my army
I started with the blood angels omnibus and never looked back
I started there too. Blood angels to this day remain my favorite Space Marines.
It was the Space Wolf omnibus for me! Especially as a kid, the introduction to the world as Ragnar comes to learn it is great.
Let's goooo
I started with Mephisto's trilogy.
My first was the Mark of Cathy book when I was 13, I’m 24 now and never regretted
Im looking to start my journey and blood angels look the most interesting to me, perhaps you have a link to the book that hooked you?👀
Failed step 1. Have nobody to play the tabletop with.
Same
They can be cool models to set up
Everything about 40K sounds awesome… EXCEPT spending 100s of dollars and the space just to play it. I’m reading through books now and will be playing the video game.
Bro guys let’s start a group
I wanna get into the hobby and this is my greatest fear lol
This is a very essential viewing because, whether you intend to paint models, play armies, or just engage with the fictional setting, the process is far more elaborate and obtuse than it needs to be because 40K _insists_ on being based around a tabletop miniatures game and Games Workshop _insists_ on hiking the prices like they have a monopoly on the spice melange.
It is just intrinsically based around a tabletop game. The game came first then the built the lore as they went
Is it inherently a tabletop war game tho bud. It has always been a tabletop war game. That is how a majority of fans interact with the hobby, whether they paint or play or both.
I found Rimmys 40k Arma Fusterclucks, got into the art, and then got into the lore, then TTS and painting tutorials. Now I'm trying to get my friends into 40k and to collectively get us into the game.
I started with the dawn of war soulstorm, found Rimmy, and then found adric, now I'm so far into 40k I don't think I'll ever find my way out
Buy a box and tell your friends about them and the books. There's something in there to get just about everyone hooked.
Ive found there is a way to make a small fortune solely from playing Warhammer 40k. It's by starting with a large fortune.
World Eaters got me into 40K and even though now they aren’t the best. I will never regret my choice for Khorne’s Chosen!
That Cato Sicarius miniature “ chefs kiss “
Not only am I not completely new to warhammer, but the gaming aspect wasn't my thing. Even still, here's a view and a like Mr. Bones. thank you for your work and I am excited to see more.
My first army is/was Tau. I fell out of love with them, and started loving kroot. Hit a wall (until soon obviously) with them. Then i started a Crimson Fists army. Im tired of blue, so im expanding it into a Last Wall Protocol army. Opening up the Black Templars units, if i choose to run BT rules, or want to do a fluffy list while stomping some orks.
I'd honestly recommend going with space marines, I'm in between armies right now, because my first army was Necrons, and it just burnt me out that I would get a crumb of support, and felt like all the lore was too vague(it mostly being the war in heaven). I'd also say this was before I got into the Infinite and the Divine story, but even then I feel no inclination to get into them again after that
ME: consumes a shit ton of lore content, buys iron hands because i like them. Found out that krieg exists, sells eversthing and kitbash and 3d print everything. Love it XD
I came into it by watching Luetins videos on the Emperor. His way of telling the story got me seriously hooked and A LOT of money have been spent since then.
Cant even open the search bar without clicking notifications xd
I decided to start with killteam. Barrier to entry is much smaller with cheaper full teams (depending on what teams) decent starter sets and shorter games. Plus it gives me ideas for when I someday start a 40k army what I like aesthetically and mechanically.
I agree. I am currently playing Kill Team, looking at starting Combat Patrol sometime. Then maybe someday 2000 pts.
@@CodyLundberg someday and a lot of money later lmao
Rule number one have lot of money. Get a mortgage if you have to. Those resin aren’t gonna pay for themselves.
That you're getting more then one army line felt personal
Me buying the World eaters combat patrol building and kit bashing both invocatus and the chaos lord out of the bits and doing all the jakhals now before I do the khorne berserkers I am doing up the kill team starter set so yeah up to 3 small ones
(Don't look at the leviathan intro set they'll never see the light of day if I can help it)
I saw the funny sister of battle from TTS mumble “genestealers” and now I praise the 4 armed emperor
Necrons are a decent starter faction. They're pretty tough and therefore somewhat forgiving gameplay wise, have a good variety of models without tipping into decision paralysis levels like marines, and can be the easiest army to paint that still teaches you skill and technique. Outside that, codex compliant marines are solid and very easy, chaos marines are more difficult to paint but still a good choice, and I'd throw orks in as well since they have a pretty distinct identity and are pretty easy to grasp but still have depth to their roster and play style if you want it.
I started with Space Wolves because I liked the Nordic/fantasy barbarian flair, but that was before Primaris. I really don't recommend picking up any divergent chapters besides Black Templars right now, they're all either waiting for updates or have very unstable rules like Deathwatch.
I haven’t started playing yet but I really wanna do salamanders because I love how they go out of there way to rescue people and it’s funny to see bright green fighters wining battles
For anyone looking for a guard army my personal recommendation is the Tempestus Scions. They’re basically elite special forces which you can use as an army unlike karskin. They’re simple and easy to use while hitting hard. Their guns can penetrate ceramites. Tenth edition gave them lot of buffs. They’re overall fun to play.
Hi Arthur! Feedback on your editing:
1. It has improved a ton during the past few months!
2. The still inserts of models and such could linger a little longer! They are more interesting than the panning wallpapers, in my opinion.
3. When used exclusively the said wallpapers can get dry. Have you considered inserting gameplay / cutscenes here and there?
4. I love the background music😂 never change it✋ Where did you find it?
Looking forwards to seeing the channel grow!
I wanted to get into 40k but it was daunting. I gave Space Marine a try but I was too confused and nothing clicked. Finally I gave the game a second chance and I still just couldn't understand the appeal. When there was a reference I would go to the wiki and be bombarded with lore that further disconnected me. It took me reaching the big bridge charge toward the end for it to click.
40k isn't about lore, it is just about the vibe. Bringing together cool things and cool ideas, looking death in the face right along side your friends and charging on.
Since then I found that I particularly vibe with the Salamanders. I was sad that I couldn't find a chapter that fir black and red, alot of black and white, but not black and red. Lo and behold the Salamanders successor chapter, the Black Vipers. Match made in heaven for me. I haven't started the tabletop because I'm in gradschool and games workshop is too expensive. But I did get the whole salamander series of books for Christmas and I'm having a blast reading it when I can.
I loved the Reivers when I first started, went to New Hampshire to see a friend and he took me to a game store and I saw those and fell in love. I love Phobos Armor so much, the slim but powerful look is awesome to me. And they're so fun to paint. They look awful compared to my other painted minis but I love the look. Weird that it's how I started my Salamanders army
I started with a minis (my first set was the ultramarines smh) and I got the Ventrus books, later I got into Chaos and painting, just sharing my experience. If you're wondering why I switched to Chaos, I just like the way they look compared to the loyalist minis, plus, I like the Night Lords!
Honestly what I ended up doing was making a hobby notebook and getting small kits from each faction (this was after I got two boxes of Drukhari that I ended up not really liking)
But now I've gone through most of them and I have a much better understanding of what I like and what aesthetic I vibe with
Also if you're not sure what army you'd like, check out Kill Team, its a much smaller investment and has representation for every faction
I'm new to the table top and started Tyrinids since I was able to get the leviathan box and the swarm onslaught box locally. Played my first game with them and did some reading and realized that the current Tyranids playstyle in 10th was not for me. Shelved that army and started a death guard army since mortarian was the model that made me want to get into the hobby. I love all the debuffs ,attrition, and war crimes.
Great video!
Find books about factions you're interested in? *looks nervously at Votann*
Having all the options as the Space Marines sure is fun, but it can be dauting as a newcomer to chose between that crap ton of units available. I think having too much choice can be overwhelming; same thing for the loadouts within Deathwatch killteams.
Custodes was my first faction, I think its a good starter, even better than marines. Here's why:
- Its one of the cheapest faction, probably the cheapest unless you dip your toes into formerly ForgeWorld resin stuff. The Combat Patrol is also very good points-wise (hopefully it stays as such!);
- You have tough models which hit hard and are multi-role. This is a very forgiving playstyle. Sure they are not the best at shooting, but you will learn the basics of positioning and be incentivized to plan a path to reach the enemy without being punished too hard for poor moves. The only thing you lack is psychic, a footnote in 10th edition;
- Limited choice of models that are all mostly well-rounded makes it hard to go wrong with purchases;
- The models are gorgeous but also very easy to paint, its encouraging to get nice results as a new player
I started with orks and never looked back. Who needs a shooting phase when you can drop buckets of melee with cheap chaff.
My first army was a custom space marine chapter that is a successor to the Ravenguard. I love my Phobos units and won’t ever stop repping my sneaky boys!
I love Warhammer, been into it for around a decade, i love collecting a Painting and building an army, I love learning about the lore, but I've never played the tabletop game
I really feel like the best introductory novels would be the Ciaphas Cain novels. It introduces you to all sorts of situations with a consistent primary protagonist to serve as an anchor, and he's an amusing and likeable character.
My first army was Necrons, since 9th Ed they have become much more rounded then before, in my eyes at least making for a great army to start. And if you are worried about painting, just go with the basic silver and green that the army had before 9th.
In terms of ease of access, I'd go UA-cam videos, then Wiki articles, then either videogames or books depending on what you prefer, then any tabletop army that looks the coolest.
Started Horus Heresy, met Nathaniel Garro, started on the grey knights and I was hooked
Necrons are simple enough to pick up, good enough to master, got a bit of everything... My first army was Ultramarines 'cos my favorite color is blue and I liked their bombastic nature. I've since switched to Raptors because of their pragmatic approach to conflicts and Tyranids because I have a lot of the models from starter boxes and painting them like Xenomorphs appeals to me 😊 great video 🤘🏻
Also, I returned the hobby in 10th as Black Templars, cause they look cool af, I loved the lore and characters, the esthetic of chains on weapons ( or all over the place ), candles , and that knights no fucks given feel they ooze.
now i just gotta figure out how to play the game
I started listening to the Horus heresy books while I work. Not sure if it's the best place to start but I've been enjoying them so far. I'm on "Flight of the Eisenstein" now.
Fulgrim has been my favorite book so far I'm on thousand sons rn
@@jared30 same, just got to the council of nikea part
@@Watermelon_Enthusiast lol literally painting some tzangoors rn just got to part 2. Cheers mate.
For me, it was a very slippery slope starting with the Death Corps, then the Bog E himself, then the sheer op scale of titans sealed the deal
I know nothing about this universe and thats why im here but that Space Marine 2 gameplay looks fantastic. I was like wtf is this
I recently heard the same phrase used for MTG lol "You will get a second deck it's part of the contract.
Started with the Necrons back in 5th edition and to this day I have never branched out. I have multiple Necron armies of various different Dynasties but I've never touched a different species and am perfectly happy with my cranky old metal skeleboys.
I got into the books a couple decades ago. Don't have the time or money to get into the gaming hobby as much as I'd like to. Plus nobody to play with around where I live. But I still love the lore via reading and UA-cam videos
Lol I started with video games. Dawn of War and SPACE MARINE! For the Emperor!!!!!
Hiya, new subscriber and discoverer of your channel here. Just wanted to say I have been loving your videos. My friends are all into Warhammer, and I have started reading the books and lore and playing some of the games, and am now even looking into perhaps getting my own minis. I love the humor of your videos, and am currently making my way through your chapter and primarch playlists. Especially as someone who knew next to nothing about Warhammer prior to finding your UA-cam channel and starting my google deep-dive, your videos have been a godsend on my Warhammer knowledge journey! Just wanted to say hi and thanks!
I would say a great first book would be The Infinite And The Divine. It’s Necrons, but it’s only one of a few necron books. And because it’s Necrons, and especially because it’s Trazyn and Orican, they have a lot of the setting’s history just as a part of things. You get to see a little touch of pretty much everything the galaxy has to offer thanks to Trazyn and his pokeballs. They have some fights with the eldar (exedites specifically), space marines, orks, genestealers, and even other Necrons. You get to see what life is like on an imperial planet over thousands of years of its history. And it’s all done in a very fun and enjoyable read that’s as close to outright comedy as the setting gets. 11/10, great starting point, just know that not every book is going to be as good as it.
The first army comment made me laugh in the middle of the office. Though I am more into skirmish games so I have... Lots more smaller Killteam/warbands/Bloodbowl Teams so still spending all they money, but more on different paints
Started with Mechanicus cause I'm a nerd, seconded Thousand Sons because I am a nerd that likes magic, now I am working on Tzeentch Daemons because I want something I can run with my Thousand Sons while maybe giving AoS a try once I've built up enough. Plastic crack everybody.
I think imperial guard is a decent place to start. Thier concept is very intuitive, they have a lot of unit diversity, and they have a multiple great book series to start learning the setting with. They slant shooting but that's honestly more intuitive than melee and they aren't without punchy units if you want to fix bayonets.
My first army was Emperor's Children cause I loved their paint scheme, even homebrewed my own chapter of cannibalistic marines that turned bodies into wine. the biggest tip i have is DO NOT PICK AN ARMY WITH CHECKER PATTERNS AND THIN YOUR PAINTS
I want to meet a new fan whose introduction to 40K was the Ian Watson novels.
A book I recommend starting with is the Night Lords Omnibus.
First (and as of now only) omnibus I’ve read is Eisenhorn. And while I liked most of it there were definitely parts I was confused and zoned out.
I’m still trying to figure out what army to use. I did miss some rules in my first few games but I think I’m getting the feel for it now
Knew I wanted to start with Space Marines, but couldn’t decide on a Chapter as there were parts of several I liked but didn’t like one completely so I’ve made my own Chapter which has been awesome both in terms of modelling and diving into the lore as I write some of my own
One simply doesn’t get into Warhammer you fall down a rabbit hole
Started with helsreach alongside a cain book and never looked back
"The Grey Knights are Psychic Spam"
Man... I wish. They're just mainly movement with some alright melee
Sorry for being late but for you i started liking night lords, thx man one day i will buy an army of those guys
What’s funny is when I first started 40K stuff I grabbed a small army starter when I was the second most depressioned I’ve ever been and thought “man it would be cool if this game had names characters and lore” man was my mind busy after I found out the truth.
I wouldn't start with Deathwatch, getting a grasp on their rules is a new challenge every edition.
But space marines are a good start (just don't paint yellow)
Finally, someone i can relate to about the death guard.
I started with a guy talking about how cool te W40k universe is in 2ndary school and played the DoW DC
I always say “what kinda stories do you like?”
- If it’s triumphant heroes standing against evil in the face of overwhelming odds and uncertainty, pick the Guard.
- If you like adventure and exploring lost ruins and recovering a long lost golden age, Ad Mech
- if you like the best of the best using questionable methods to achieve impossible victories, pick Astartes
- you like anime, and especially Isakai anime, Custodes
- you like stories where champions of god and faith depend both against its enemies, it’s sisters for you
Total noob here. Getting into Warhammer kinda late, as I've just turned 50! 😅 It's been something that has always been around in my life as I was growing up, but I never really got into it, aside from playing video games like Space Crusade, Space Hulk, Dawn of War, Mechanicus and so on. I'm not sure if I'm going to be diving into the tabletop side of things, but I am very interested in the lore and like to read.
I wanna start with chaos knights because it can be a starting army with one model and has melee shooting and in the case of the Abominant it has some physic powers.
I am not here to play smartass, but the best possibility to start gettin´ into this fantastic universe without regretting something is to just play the computer games.
There are so many computer games out there ranging from awful to just beautiful.
You are into strategy? Try Dawn of War.
You are into Action? Try Boltgun.
You are in RPGs? Try Roque Trader.
If any of those games makes you hunger to learn more about the universe, just go for it. If not, you had a good time playing a good computer game.
I started with Hero Quest and Star Quest (German names) but quickly got into the computer games like Warhammer 40000: Chaos Gate from 1998. I just loved it for the gameplay AND the lore.
In terms of models, I say it depends. I would honestly pick Kill Team or Space Hulk in terms of board games. Kill Team gives you a lot of options and is cheap model wise. Space Hulk is just an awesome game tonplay and wish we got more of.
Video games, you have plenty to play.
Books (After giving some fun youtube videos)
- 40k: Dante, Night Lords trilogy, and Necron books are a must read for me.
- 30k: Horus Rising, and then wish the person Good luck from there.
The way I’ve most often used since it worked on me is to spout off stupid facts about the Orks and then give a few prodds here and there if they show interest in the rest of the lore.
I would really like a part 2 video about kill team as a starting point
I like the look of those death watch guys and the blood angel ones. Red and black are my favorite colors. The ultra ones look pretty cool too with the blue n gold. Ive just been listening to the lore videos on here for a bit seems like a very neat story to it all. This video was nice cause it is a bit like "where tf do you even start? So i just looked up the emperor figured that was as good a places as any and ill branch as i go. This video is pretty helpful for the game tho id be interested tp get into it but idk who id even play with. I live in a pretty rural area i kinda doubt theres many players about.
Read the first guant’s ghost book and didn’t even know what 40K was. I just picked it up. A kid at my high school, around 2001, asked me if I played and I was like, play what? Hooked a week later.
Started with lore videos, then I heard the book Day of Ascension. Still haven't played the game, but I would love to start with nids or gsc.
Its funny seeing people talk about not having friends to play warhammer with. Before i got into warhammer i tried to get into DND and i was like “theres no way i can make enough friends for that”
And now here i am
My first army was tyranids and to be honest I STRUGGLED playing games for like two years because every bugs data sheet is totally different and arbitrary. My second army is carcharodons using raven guard sucessor rules, the different armor types each having a set profile makes memorizing everything so much easier. Finally feel like I'm figuring this game out a lot better now, pretty soon I think I'll be ready to give my nids a second try and focus on them for a while.
It doesnt matter where you start, simply look around the lore for something you like, hyper fixate on it and learn all you can, expand, learn, collect, play from there
I got into it cus I liked watching if the emperor had a text to speech device as a kid despite knowing absolutely nothing about 40K at the time
I started with Ultramarines omnibuses and Legion of the Damned. First army: LoD, run them as I wish. Second: Neccies.
I bought Boltgun knowing barely anything ab WH40K. I love fps's so I was like "ah hell yeah, new shooty shooty" but like I have this thing where I have to learn ab the universe something is in bc then I just feel like I don't belong. I spent a week learning about lore before I played the game and basically immediately fell in love on day one of lore vids. Through courage and honour we march for Macragge, we shall know no fear.
Btw.. Ultramarines are my boys, gotta love my blue berries lol. I know it's literally the easiest thing bc they are the poster boys but I like the Roman vibe lol
I was about to click purchase on deathwatch combat patrol but they have been integrated into the imperial agents now which I’m not a fan of.
I’ve gone with the dark angels instead as I think the aesthetics of having the green wing, death wing and raven wing add such a nice appearance of mixed units.
those prices though *cough cough *slide whistle *tugging on shirt uh uh uh *wowzer
Started with Sisters of Battle bc the Exorcist is the illest shit I've ever seen. Haven't been upset about it once. Sure I win a little less than half the time but it's fun as hell.
I'm going to a game store this weekend. Bout 95% sure I'm starting with Black Templars
Start by visiting your local hobby shops as a child for years, always finding your eyes drawn to the disturbing grim dark posters of rat men covered in sores and heroic space marine last stands adorning the walls. Let that stew for a few decades in your braun space THEN Jump in around 30 head first when you have the resources and time to enjoy said rat men!
I like the Death Korps. That’s the main reason I’m looking into this. Is that an army? I’m so confused.
Great video once again! One hard disagree though: Necrons are in fact a GREAT beginner army. Not having any psychic shenanigans is almost a non-issue in 10th edition, but Necrons offer something in all other aspects of the game, are reliable in almost everything they do and relatively forgiving on top of it, and also easy to paint for a beginner.
As for Deathwatch: I would rate them as pretty terrible for beginners. There are tons of special rules to keep track of, you can seriously shoot yourself in the foot by "just randomly building models from a box" and they are NOT easy to play. The potential for early frustration is huge with Deathwatch, something you want to avoid at all cost at the start.
If the army that you want to start with is kind of a bitch to paint would you recommend learning with a simple unit first or just send it and re paint them once you have more experience?
There is an entire universe of history and lore. Here are some tips that I would recommend:
1. Learn about our own history! We are in the WH40k history, so by learning what has happened irl, know that it happened in WH40k with some minor twist or flavor, and the Emperor probably is running around.
2. Like real life historians pick a point that sounds interesting to you. Find a figure or event then find all the accounts and books involving them or it.
3. Watch lore channel videos.
4. Read the Horus Heresy series.
Whatever army looks cool to you. Rule of cool rules over all.
What about black Templars?
Play the best chapter with the strongest Primarch… SPACE WOLVES! Get WRECKED!
i'd argue that making up your own chapter or army with it's own aesthetic is actually better for beginner players because like, beginner's aren't going to know why to care about what each marine chapter means, aside from the colour scheme. Chances are too that beginners are gonna be like, a group of friends in high school, and making up their own little guys with their own reasons to fight each other makes more sense than trying to conform to something that already exists. It's a very modern mindset to want to lock in to the existing lore and styles in order to be able to connect with a wider scene online or in game stores, imo.
I started with the Orks the Evil Suns, back in the day. I then joined the Marines and never had anyone to play with after that, but I would have gone AdMech with my second army maybe Knights? As soon as the Novels came out I started buying those to get my 40k fix. So I get how hard it can be to start especially with the reading, best advice is to pick a faction and look for books about them and branch off from there. Yet another great video still working my way through your colab video, but keep up the great work, my money is being well spent and I am here for the long run. If you ever make it to Maryland or DC let me know I would love to buy you a beer
I bought model kits for four separate armies (two for 40K, one for AoS, one for Old World) and I'm still putting together my Black Templars! LMFAO
Could you make a tier list of best factions to start with?
Thanks to your videos I know more than I started. Also, Black Templars are my faction thanks to you too lol