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[Darkmakaimura]

So I have a good friend that is now another roommate and I kind of want to get him into Warhammer 40,000. He already seems pretty interested in it.

Currently I'm watching Luetin but is there any other YouTuber that is pretty good about explaining the lore? Especially anyone that's good in making it very easy for newcomer to understand.

Any links to YouTube but also be appreciated especially for someone new to it.

 

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Mr personal favorites:

Mr Bones 40k

https://www.youtube.com/@TheBoneZone40k


PancreasNoWork:

https://www.youtube.com/@pancreasnowork9939


Scholar's Lore:

https://www.youtube.com/@Scholarslore


And for some great audio stories

A Vox in the Void:

https://www.youtube.com/avoxinthevoid

 

[Trogdor1123]

Sandman of Terra (very much my favorite but lots are behind a pay wall).

Lost Primarch

Laying down the lore

Majorkill

Except for Laying down the Lore each ohh by can be started wherever. Laying down the lore actually numbers their stuff to be consumed in order they are a great fun page for newbies and experienced alike.

 

[PaddyOCanager]

This is the GOAT for newcomers:



If you show him anything else you're really doing him a disservice.

 

[DKehoe]

If he's interested in the setting then why not try one of the books rather than YouTube channels? Maybe Horus Rising? A story might work better than a lore dump.

 

[Esca]

If he likes to read try some books. The Black Library has tons of great books. Can start with the Horus Heresy to learn about it pretty well. Eisenhorn is a great one about an Inquisitor or if you want something learning more about the infantry Caphias Cain series is good and pretty funny.

 

[ClanOfNone]

Luetin's lore dumps have sent me off to sleepy land on many a night.

 

[T8SC]

Arbitor Ian.

 

[IDKFA]

So I have a good friend that is now another roommate and I kind of want to get him into Warhammer 40,000. He already seems pretty interested in it.

Currently I'm watching Luetin but is there any other YouTuber that is pretty good about explaining the lore? Especially anyone that's good in making it very easy for newcomer to understand.

Any links to YouTube but also be appreciated especially for someone new to it.

Adeptus Ridiculous is pretty decent. They have a YT channel, or you can listen to the podcast on Spotify.

Adeptus Ridiculous

Unofficial Warhammer 40k Podcast. Lifelong Warhammer fan Bricky and grimdark greenhorn Dkdiamantes delve into the incredibly vast ocean that is Warhammer 40000 lore. From superhuman space warriors to depraved cultists and green-skinned Mad Max rejects, not even the most ridiculous aspects of...

www.youtube.com

 

[JBat]

Luetin is great. long form and perfect background noise

Luetin09

Welcome to my Channel. I've been immersed in Warhammer 40,000 for some 30 years now, my primary goal is to share that deep love of the lore and hobby with as many people as possible, and help give some distraction from the stresses we all face. Here we will dive deep into the lore, and...

youtube.com

also like Weshammer. he hits the main lore topics pretty well and also touches on some side stores. some of his stuff focuses on the horror themes of the side content and can be really interesting.

https://youtube.com/@weshammer?si=OGg6xezw0SdDDZc-

particularly like this one


Majorkill can be fun too but he's on my shit list for taking shots at other Warhammer channels including Weshammer. his videos are usually around the 10 minute mark and cover a lot of topics so nice for a quick fix.

Majorkill

Just an Aussie with a PC, some colourful vocabulary and too much spare time I cover all things Warhammer Join the Discord : https://discord.gg/hm3ug8kAtg Support me further and get access to some naughty stuff : https://www.patreon.com/majorkill Pick up some Majorkill Minis ...

youtube.com

this topic reminds me in need to get back into painting....

 

[Trogdor1123]

Luetin is great. long form and perfect background noise

Luetin09

Welcome to my Channel. I've been immersed in Warhammer 40,000 for some 30 years now, my primary goal is to share that deep love of the lore and hobby with as many people as possible, and help give some distraction from the stresses we all face. Here we will dive deep into the lore, and...

youtube.com

also like Weshammer. he hits the main lore topics pretty well and also touches on some side stores. some of his stuff focuses on the horror themes of the side content and can be really interesting.

https://youtube.com/@weshammer?si=OGg6xezw0SdDDZc-

particularly like this one


Majorkill can be fun too but he's on my shit list for taking shots at other Warhammer channels including Weshammer. his videos are usually around the 10 minute mark and cover a lot of topics so nice for a quick fix.

Majorkill

Just an Aussie with a PC, some colourful vocabulary and too much spare time I cover all things Warhammer Join the Discord : https://discord.gg/hm3ug8kAtg Support me further and get access to some naughty stuff : https://www.patreon.com/majorkill Pick up some Majorkill Minis ...

youtube.com

this topic reminds me in need to get back into painting....

Saturnine box set goes up for pre-order tomorrow. I'm not saying I'm excited… but I'm excited

 

[DaciaJC]

The TTS series is all one needs for 40K lore and shenanigans.

 

[Trogdor1123]

for anyone interested, we have a Warhammer thread in the communities section. It's mostly painting but I'd love to have more lore discussions there as well.

I just started "Master of Mankind" today and it's great. I definitely don't find the emperor as evil as I used to when it first started a few years ago. He's ruthless, yes 100%, but he isn't evil at all. I don't even think he wants to be Emperor, he just thinks he is the only one that can shield man. He might be right too…

 

[Wildebeest]

Blah blah blah, eternal torture, blah blah blah, some silly militaristic stuff, blah blah blah, more eternal torture like being kept alive with all your skin removed or some shit. And so on.

 

[Paltheos]

Never been one big on taking Warhammer lore in on its own. I've got a friend who's a lore buff that I shoot questions at but otherwise I just take it as I go whenever we play 40k games (Darktide and Rogue Trader right now) for the comedy that 40k is. 40k is hilarious, and we all have a good time with how ridiculous it is.

 

[Trogdor1123]

Blah blah blah, eternal torture, blah blah blah, some silly militaristic stuff, blah blah blah, more eternal torture like being kept alive with all your skin removed or some shit. And so on.

That's just Tuesday

Never been one big on taking Warhammer lore in on its own. I've got a friend who's a lore buff that I shoot questions at but otherwise I just take it as I go whenever we play 40k games (Darktide and Rogue Trader right now) for the comedy that 40k is. 40k is hilarious, and we all have a good time with how ridiculous it is.

It is completely over the top. It's awesome haha.

 

[IDKFA]

I have a real urge to read some 40K books.

I've only read the Night Lords omnibus and the Grey Knights omnibus. The Night Lords was WAY better than I could ever hope. I had very low expectations for novels based on a miniature war game, but that is up there was some of the best sci-fi books I've read. The Grey Knights one was good. Bit of a slow start, but picked up towards the end.

I now want to dive into the The Horus Heresy books, but I'm slightly put off with the fact that there are 64 books in that series!

Before I commit over a year of my life to that series, is there any other books that 40K GAF would recommend? I've always had a soft spot for Craftworld Iyanden, so any material that features them would be up my street, even if it's just a Codex.

 

[DKehoe]

I have a real urge to read some 40K books.

I've only read the Night Lords omnibus and the Grey Knights omnibus. The Night Lords was WAY better than I could ever hope. I had very low expectations for novels based on a miniature war game, but that is up there was some of the best sci-fi books I've read. The Grey Knights one was good. Bit of a slow start, but picked up towards the end.

I now want to dive into the The Horus Heresy books, but I'm slightly put off with the fact that there are 64 books in that series!

Before I commit over a year of my life to that series, is there any other books that 40K GAF would recommend? I've always had a soft spot for Craftworld Iyanden, so any material that features them would be up my street, even if it's just a Codex.

When it comes to the Horus Heresy, don't think of it as a single, linear series where you start with Book 1 and read straight through. I dunno if you've ever read Discworld but it's similar to that in that there are multiple plot threads within the setting, and you can follow the ones that interest you most.

With The Horus Heresy I think the general consensus is to start with the first three or four books to get a feel for the setting and characters. They directly follow each other and then the story fans out from there. Horus Rising is the first book in the series and, as I mentioned earlier in the thread, it's a great starting point.

Personally, I'm a big fan of the Lorgar stuff, so I'd recommend The First Heretic once you've gotten that initial primer.

 

[IDKFA]

When it comes to the Horus Heresy, don't think of it as a single, linear series where you start with Book 1 and read straight through. I dunno if you've ever read Discworld but it's similar to that in that there are multiple plot threads within the setting, and you can follow the ones that interest you most.

With The Horus Heresy I think the general consensus is to start with the first three or four books to get a feel for the setting and characters. They directly follow each other and then the story fans out from there. Horus Rising is the first book in the series and, as I mentioned earlier in the thread, it's a great starting point.

Personally, I'm a big fan of the Lorgar stuff, so I'd recommend The First Heretic once you've gotten that initial primer.

Good to know I don't need to read them in order. That did seem intimidating.

Also I sense you're a bit of a Chaos fan. Same. Although I do love anything Aeldari, especially craftworld Iyanden, I do also fanboy over Angron and the World Eaters. I am a simple man and there is nothing more simple than Angron. A man who just likes to rage and kill for the Blood God.

 

[Trogdor1123]

Good to know I don't need to read them in order. That did seem intimidating.

Also I sense you're a bit of a Chaos fan. Same. Although I do love anything Aeldari, especially craftworld Iyanden, I do also fanboy over Angron and the World Eaters. I am a simple man and there is nothing more simple than Angron. A man who just likes to rage and kill for the Blood God.

Definitely don't need to do them all in order and tones can be skipped if you aren't interested in the faction.

Read the first 5 for sure and all of the siege of Terra books, then pick and choose what you want.

the books I always recommend are Ciaphas Cain series and Gaunts ghosts to get people into them. No super space marines in them, just real humans in an unreal world. The Ciaphas books are pretty funny too which is uncommon in the setting.

The Eisenhorn, Ravenor, and bequin books are also becoming vital reading for the setting.

Vaults of Terra are good and have a bit of a different twist.

Son of the Forest is a great way to get into the Lions storyline

I wasn't a big fall of the devastation of bahl but lots seem to like it.

Helsreach was fantastic, but bleak.

The Emperors gift was good but made me hate the Grey Knights lol

That's a pretty good start imo.

 

[DKehoe]

Good to know I don't need to read them in order. That did seem intimidating.

Also I sense you're a bit of a Chaos fan. Same. Although I do love anything Aeldari, especially craftworld Iyanden, I do also fanboy over Angron and the World Eaters. I am a simple man and there is nothing more simple than Angron. A man who just likes to rage and kill for the Blood God.

Yeh I can get that it can be intimidating when you see how many books there are. But honestly, most fans won't have read the majority of them. Those first few will give you the set up for how the Heresy kicks off and from there you can decide what catches your interest. There are reading order diagrams (like this) that will give you paths you can follow.

I like the Lorgar stuff because, even though I'm not religious, I find his crisis of faith, search for meaning and desire to understand the nature of godhood really interesting. He also plays a major role in bringing about the Heresy. So if after the first few books you want to explore what drew Lorgar to Chaos then The First Heretic is definitely worth a read. Since you mentioned you're into the Aeldari, it even touches on their fall a bit.

Or go with any of Trogdor1123 's suggestions. There's not a single definitive right answer, plenty of good options depending on what interests you.

Nothing wrong with being an Angron guy either, the skull throne won't grow itself!