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Warhammer 40,000

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Tabletop RPG Fandom
Name: Warhammer 40,000
Abbreviation(s): WH40k, 40k
Author: Rick Priestley
Company: Games Workshop
Date(s): 1987 (1st Edition)

1993 (2nd Edition)

1998 (3rd Edition)

2004 (4th Edition)

2008 (5th Edition)

2012 (6th Edition)

2014 (7th Edition)

2017 (8th Edition

2020 (9th Edition)

2023 (10th Edition)
Medium: Wargame
Genre: grim dark, sci-fi
Dice: d6
Sourcebooks:
Official Site: Warhammer website
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Warhammer 40,000, also known as Warhammer 40k is a Wargame and multimedia franchise created by the company Games Workshop in the late 80s. Though it has also expanded to include Tabletop Role-playing games, Video games, Novels, and TV.

Canon

Factions

Horus Heresy

Fandom

Warhammer 40k is a fandom with a Semi-silent yet very large majority, The most popular slash pairing in the fandom is Fulgrim/Ferrus Manus as of 2024.

Notable Fanwork

Animation

  • Astartes - A fan-made short film by Syama Pedersen that was taken off of YouTube in 2021 after the Implementation of Games Workshop's new policy on fan-made content with Pederson being hired by Games Workshop and the original Short being moved to Warhammer TV.
  • If the Emperor Had a Text-to-Speech Device (TVTropes page) - a Fan series hosted on the Bruva Alfabusa YouTube channel that was put on indefinite hiatus in 2021 after the Implementation of Games Workshop's new Policy on Fan-made content.
  • The Awakening - a Fan-made short film by Gabriel Christtiane about the Dark Angels chapter of Space Marines and their Fight against the Necrons

Fanart

Fanfic

Other

Links