Is this game a good introduction to the Warhammer universe?

[dickolasッ]

With a bunch of new freetime, I been really wanting to get into Warhammer fantasy and was wondering if this game is a good place to start to get into the books and/or miniatures?
Thanks, game looks really fun

[ArchaicReaper]

Yes this is a good starting point as it'll introduce you to a large number of elements of Warhammer. The Empire, Vampires Counts, Dwarfs, Greenskins, Chaos, Beastmen, Wood Elves, and Bretonnia all feature in this game and showcase notable characters with numberous lore bits about them to give you an idea of what you might want to look into.

[Aluminate]

Aye, it gives you a general "feel" for the races. No details but it does give you a feeling for some underlying hatreds or distrust.

EDIT: A lie... there are some details but only where needed...

[linas.warrior]

You should also try Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide. It's a very good Warhammer game too.

[Dindomir]

This is not a good place to start, this is probably the best place to start. Provided you are interested in the Old World (Humans, Dwarfs, Vampires, Orcs) and not the more exotic places.

[Hawk]

This game is every warhammer table top fan dream come true

[Chameon]

My only prior experience with Warhammer Fantasy was one novel (About Empire vs Empire) and six books of the Gotrek and Felix series and I have yet to find a concept that's particularly hard to grasp. That said, I also have almost the entire Horus Heresy series on my shelves, multiple friends I regularly converse with on 40k lore, and numerous other particular inclinations towards the 40k stuff, so I might not be the best judge, but if you've seen a decent number of medi-fan things, it shouldn't be too hard for you to get the hang of most of the concepts.

[epicbod]

Total War and Vermintide. If you really want the Grand intro.. a few thousand pages:

The Life of Sigmar - http://rpg.sezs.be/Pdf/WFRP%202nd%20Edition/The_Life_of_Sigmar.pdf

The World of Warhammer: The official Illustrated Guide (Older, but still a nice quick overview)

Gotrek & Felix: The First Omnibus by William King

Warhammer Armies 8th Ed Army books.
If you can't find an 8th (they're like gold on Ebay..), the bulk of Lore is more or less the same on down through 4th Ed. If fact, ignoring rulesets, I'd start with that anyway as most of that lore is written by the originators) You can probably find free PDFs online.

Ex - https://www.scribd.com/doc/219098949/Warhammer-4th-Edition-Dwarfs

[Aluminate]

Originally posted by linas.warrior:

You should also try Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide. It'a a very good Warhammer game too.

I argue no...

Too much gameplay no answers or background?

[Selena]

Originally posted by Lstair:

With a bunch of new freetime, I been really wanting to get into Warhammer fantasy and was wondering if this game is a good place to start to get into the books and/or miniatures?
Thanks, game looks really fun:47_thumb_up:

Hi,

It's the best place, though it's centered around the Old World exclusively at the moment. For your information, this game is being released as a trilogy. Ultimately the 3 games will be able to combine together to give a more complete experience. All the 8th edition armies are supposed to be included. This will literally be a tabletop gamer's dream come true :D

Regarding the books and miniatures. I did get into that years ago. It's a costly hobby, the books aren't cheap and the miniatures are quite expensives. But it can be alot of fun !

Before investing any money, I'd suggest looking if there are other players in your local community, if there are shops or any places where games or tournament occur. If you find gamers and places to play, I would suggest getting in touch with them, go watch some games, see how it goes and if you can fit in. As an example : The city where I live only has 1 shop where people gather to play warhammer and it turns out most of the few players are... not so pleasant to say the least... If I had knew that, I would not have invested into a full army. I don't think you'd want to buy books and miniatures only to let them gather dust on a shelf. Well that's what happened to my Dark Elves... At least it was an impressive set of decorations lol !

Then, before buying any books I'd suggest searching on the internet for .pdf of older versions of the rulebook and army books, they're easy to find. It's just so you get an idea of the basic rules and the complexity of the game and which army interest you the most, so you don't waste money on an army book you'll end up disliking.

Now the miniatures. You'll have to paint them, it's not that hard unless you're totally unskilled, yet you can always learn if it's the case. If you never painted miniatures before I suggest you buy some very cheap miniatures and experiment on them first (I did even experiment on little green plastic soldiers lol). There are also books and .pdf available to learn some techniques for best results.

Then, it's playtime !

[dickolasッ]

Thanks everyone for your insight and help, I'm definitely going to end up buying the game. I'll have to think about the miniatures, but the lore, books, armies, it all look really interesting and fun.

[Darkaiser]

Originally posted by Lstair:

Thanks everyone for your insight and help, I'm definitely going to end up buying the game. I'll have to think about the miniatures, but the lore, books, armies, it all look really interesting and fun. :47_thumb_up:

I would caution you against going into the miniatures right now, unless you want to collect them on their own merits. In other words, if you think the models would be cool WITHOUT the game, then GW does make some excellent models. However, the game itself is in such a state of flux right now that investing in the models might be a waste of money.

[PureH]

theres one problem about getting into warhammer fantasy now... its dead. Theres only Warhammer AoS now. Some of the old minis are still buyable, but some races are gone (R.I.P brettionia) and the old Fantasy races minis are split between loads of different factions for no reason. If you want I can show which faction belongs to which race.

[VhagarTheLastOne]

For me its, I didnt know Warhammer much before this, its been fun journey.

[PFC Demigo [29th ID]]

Originally posted by linas.warrior:

You should also try Warhammer: End Times - Vermintide. It'a a very good Warhammer game too.

You 4got to mention Mordheim
http://store.steampowered.com/app/276810/Mordheim_City_of_the_Damned/