Is Total War: Warhammer a prequel to 40k?

Is Total War: Warhammer a prequel to 40K? Not directly. But the IPs are owned by the same company. Warhammer Fantasy Battle (originally just Warhammer) was a miniatures game produced by Games Workshop between 1983 and 2015.

Are total Warhammer and Warhammer 40k connected?

Although they have similar names and share some characters and tropes, the settings of Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer Fantasy are completely separate.

Is Total War and 40k same universe?

No, other than WH Fantasy and 40k are owned by Games Workshop. There is some overlap, e.g. both have elves and orcs, but 40k gives them guns and says they are Eldar and Orks now. They also both feature the same main evil - 4 Chaos Gods.

Is Total War related to Warhammer?

The game features the gameplay of the Total War series with factions of Games Workshop's Warhammer Fantasy series; it is the first Total War game not to portray a historical setting. It is the 10th title in the Total War series and the first title to be released in the Total War: Warhammer trilogy.

Is there a 40k version of Total War: Warhammer?

The setting of Warhammer 40K has one more advantage over any previous Total War game: it's still advancing. Unlike Warhammer Fantasy, which officially ended several years ago, or the historical games, which are, well, history, 40K is still an advancing timeline with new characters, units, factions and events.

Is Warhammer 40k connected to Warhammer Fantasy/Age of Sigmar?

Is Warhammer 40k and Age of Sigmar connected?

You can use Age of Sigmar models in Warhammer 40,000 if you choose to play one of the Chaos factions, since they share the same Chaos deities in both games. However, you cannot use Warhammer 40,000 models within Age of Sigmar, as bolt guns and power armour haven't quite reached the Mortal Realms yet.

What universe is Total War: Warhammer in?

Total War: Warhammer II is set in Games Workshop's Warhammer Fantasy fictional universe. The game takes place across five continents— Ulthuan, Naggaroth, The Southlands, Lustria and Nehekhara. The game will center around control of the Great Vortex in Ulthuan.

Is Total War: Warhammer lore canon?

It's not canon, the production company bought use of the rights for the setting and characters. The only canon for whfb is that the end times happened. Warhammer Total War is set in the Old World, pre-End Times.

Which total Warhammer to start with?

New Players Should Start With Total War: Warhammer III

Despite the second game's huge amount of content, the best game of the trilogy to start with for new players is undoubtedly Total War: Warhammer 3.

Is total Warhammer based on Age of Sigmar?

In 2015, the Warhammer setting changed to the Age Of Sigmar. What's the difference? The Old World is probably best known today as the setting for the Total War: Warhammer series. Before that, it was the stage for countless tabletop battles in Warhammer, a miniature wargame produced by Games Workshop.

Is the Earth in 40k?

Games. Holy Terra, the name for Earth, as the capital of the Imperium of Man, in the table top strategy and RPG game Warhammer 40,000.

What are Warhammer fans called?

Warhammer nerds. Thats how I've been referring to us when I've had to. I've taken to calling the 40something lads from work I got to relapse that and it's never not funny, particularly given that I'm deeper in than they are.

Is Sigmar the Emperor in 40k?

After Sigmar had completed the unification, he was coronated as Emperor by the Ar-Ulric himself, having been a deeply devout Ulrican in mortal life.

Who is the oldest chaos god?

The oldest and first of the chaos god is Khorne, this is said repeatedly in the Liber Chaotica which is our best in universe canon understanding of how the forces of chaos function.

Is Total War: Warhammer a lore?

The "Warhammer" universe is one of the most detailed and lore-filled in fantasy, covering thousands of years of history and filled with wars and conflicts between multiple dimensions of races, gods and creatures.

Is 40k inspired by Dune?

Yes, absolutely there is ample evidence of a Warhammer 40k/Dune connection. Even a cursory look will reveal a number of similarities between Warhammer 40k and Dune that it's impossible to overlook them.

Does Total War: Warhammer have anything to do with Warhammer 40k?

Not directly. But the IPs are owned by the same company. Warhammer Fantasy Battle (originally just Warhammer) was a miniatures game produced by Games Workshop between 1983 and 2015.

Which Total War is easiest to play?

Best of all, Warhammer II is often cited as one of the most user-friendly games of the Total War franchise as a whole. As an introduction to both, Warhammer II is ideal for players looking to cut their strategic teeth in the most enjoyable of ways.

How many Warhammer models do I need to play?

Warhammer 40K uses six-sided dice to resolve anything from advancing to shooting, fighting and casting psychic powers, and you need a lot of them to play. You can get by with 20-30 of them if you don't have an army with a high model count, but having around 100 of them around won't hurt.

Does Total War: Warhammer have an ending?

After beating the campaign of Total Warhammer 3 you'll usually get an ending cinematic and option to keep playing to "paint the map".

Does Warhammer 40K have a canon?

Within the Warhammer 40,000 community, most content created or licensed by the franchise's owner, Games Workshop, Limited, is considered to be canon. However, some sources are more canon than others.

Who came up with 40K lore?

The story of Warhammer 40K starts with Laserburn. Laserburn was a set of rules for skirmish battles using 15mm miniatures. Written by Bryan Ansell and released in 1980 it set the groundings for what would later become the 40k universe.

Is there a God in Warhammer?

There are four Chaos Gods: wrathful Khorne, devious Tzeentch, pestilential Nurgle and cruel Slaanesh. All are jealous and prideful deities, each believing himself destined to be the supreme ruler of all existence.

Why are Space Marines not in Total War: Warhammer?

Why are there no Space Marines in the Total War Warhammer Series? Because Warhammer Fantasy and 40k are different universes.

What is Warhammer inspired by?

Warhammer Fantasy author Stephen Baxter has stated that according to Marc Gascoigne the idea of Chaos in Warhammer was inspired by The Eternal Champion and its sequels, written by Michael Moorcock, who made use of ideas from Three Hearts and Three Lions by Poul Anderson.