Hello all. I have been lurking 40k subreddits and now here on Lemmy for quiet some times. I want to get into 40k universe and I need your help. Where to start? I love books. Which would you recommend to read first? Where to start in games?
All help is appreciated!
I would Google if you have a wargames store physically near you. If you do, go say hi, find out what sort of games they run, whether they do board game nights, etc.
In terms of books, my 2 fav series are the Soul Drinkers, which are books about how space marines are corrupted and their point of view, and Guant’s Ghosts, a scrappy group of imperial guardsmen just trying to do their job and survive from one day to the next.
Games are more tricky to recommend because there’s a lot of absolute trash out there. I’ve been having fun with Darktide lately, a 4-player coop FPS.
We don’t have anything similar in my town.
Would you say those those 2 series are good for someone new?
That’s unfortunate. The community aspect is imo the best part of the hobby.
Those 2 series do require at least a very basic working knowledge of how WH40k works. If you know the names of the 4 chaos gods, what space marines are, and what imperial guardsmen are you should be fine. You don’t need detailed historical knowledge of the universe to enjoy them.