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[jason10mm]

I thought D&D and Warhammer shared the same universe for some reason. Like D&D was the past/old world fantasy and Warhammer was the future/sci-fi.(shows how much I know... Though when I think about it, I did collect some of the old fantasy Warhammer with my bro when we were kids)

Having watched the latest movies recently, I'm getting back into Dune lore. Going to pick up some of the later books ASAP.

Warhammer Fantasy is very similar to DnD, but uses different rules. DnD itself is really just a rules set, laid on top of several "official" worlds like Faerun (Forgotten Realms), Greyhawk, Spelljammer, etc, so you could run DnD using the 'lore' of Warhammer Fantasy Battles if you want.

GURPS is similar, as are several other generic rules sets. Personally, I find rules more tailored to the setting to be more fun, thematic, and interesting. DnD, for example, does not handle firearms well, especially anything modern, and really breaks down in a sci-fi setting IMHO, compared to dedicated sci-fi rpg rules.

 

[GateofD]

Warhammer #1 by a mile, everything else is just fighting for 2nd.

I think before disney got their hands on it.
Star Wars had a really neat universe if you wanted to peek into the books and comics.

 

[Trogdor1123]

battletech

That's a good point, lots of awesome stuff there too. I loved the cartoon. Is there a good place to start with the books?

This. Quantity vs. quality.

Much of 40k lore isn't very good.

That's true too, it's also wildly inconsistent.

I'd say the unreliable narrator is essential for anything with the scope of 40K thought.

Yeah, I haven't gotten that far into Horus Heresy but the overall quality of the books is far below what I expected.

The idea of the everlasting space Emperor and his all-powerful children fighting truly evil chaos gods and aliens is so great that people don't care if the stories mostly suck.

What have you read so far? I did the first 7 or 8 books, master of man kind, and the whole seige and loved each one. I've heard lots of the heresy is… ok at best though unless you are really into the particular faction.


Another consideration might be Gundam? There is so much there across multiple timelines

 

[Gp1]

I think there was a topic about this not so long ago and I asked Chatgpt about it.

I've always thought that Battletech would be high on this kind on list.

Top 5 Fictional Universes by Sheer Volume of Content
1. Dungeons & Dragons
Unmatched total output
50+ years of continuous publishing
Thousands of:
Adventure modules
Rulebooks
Campaign settings
Dragon Magazine + Dungeon Magazine alone = hundreds of issues
Hundreds of novels
No other franchise matches its combined official + semi-official output
2. Marvel Universe
Decades of nonstop comics
Since 1939
Tens of thousands of comic issues
Multiple parallel series running continuously
Events, reboots, alternate universes
Likely the largest continuous stream of narrative issues ever produced
3. Perry Rhodan
Longest continuous novel series
3,000+ weekly novels
Plus spin-offs and miniseries
Running since 1961
The largest single continuous storyline in prose form
4. DC Universe
Marvel's only real competitor in volume
Since the 1930s
Tens of thousands of comic issues
Massive crossover events
Multiple timelines and reboots
Slightly behind Marvel in total output, but still enormous
5. Warhammer 40,000
Books + rulebooks + supplements
600+ novels
Dozens of codexes and campaign books
Constant releases since the 1980s
Smaller than comics giants, but still massive due to dense publication output

Ps. when you think that way it's almost impossible to compete with the make your own adventure style in D&D.