Who creates Warhammer lore?

Graham McNeill is a British novelist and video game writer. He is best known for his Warhammer Fantasy

Warhammer Fantasy

Warhammer Fantasy is a fictional fantasy universe created by Games Workshop and used in many of its games, including the table top wargame Warhammer Fantasy Battle, the Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay (WFRP) pen-and-paper role-playing game, and a number of video games: the MMORPG Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, the ...

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and Warhammer 40,000 novels, and his previous role as games designer for Games Workshop

Games Workshop

Games Workshop Group (often abbreviated as GW) is a British manufacturer of miniature wargames, based in Nottingham, England. Its best-known products are Warhammer Age of Sigmar and Warhammer 40,000. Games Workshop Group plc. Type. Public limited company.

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Who makes the Warhammer lore?

Game designer Rick Priestley created the original rules set (based on the contemporary second edition of Warhammer Fantasy Battle) alongside the Warhammer 40,000 gameworld.

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.

What is Warhammer lore based on?

Something that some people don't know is that Warhammer is a fantasy parody of ancient Earth. The guys who created the game were big history buffs and there are plenty of historical sources (both obvious and less well known) that exist in both Warhammer IP's.

Does Warhammer have lore?

Every month, Games Workshop adds something to the story of Warhammer 40,000 with book or model releases, and every day, wikis and youtube channels across the web also add new content about the history of the fictional universe to an ever-increasing body of Warhammer 40,000 lore.

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Who is the strongest in Warhammer lore?

The Orks can also be considered to be the most successful and powerful in Warhammer 40K due to their partial immunity to chaos, ability to reproduce quickly, and ever-growing strength when facing powerful threats.

Who controls Warhammer 40K lore?

40k is a *game*, owned by a company, run by people, some of whom are writers/creators. Because they own the IP, they get to decide what's canon. If you were to buy the company from them, then *you* would get to decide what's canon.

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.

What is Earth called in Warhammer Fantasy?

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.

Are all Warhammer games 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 is the god in 40k?

The four main Gods of Chaos are Khorne, the blood god who delights in primal violence, Tzeentch, the lord of change who relies on sorceries and knowledge to further ambitions, Nurgle, the plague father who represents disease, death, and rebirth, and finally Slaanesh, the dark prince of pleasure.

Who is the oldest human in 40k?

Ancient History

Ollanius Persson was born as one of the mysterious Perpetuals, and has lived so many lives that he has forgotten his true age. However he estimates that as of the Horus Heresy he was roughly 45,000 years old "give or take", which would place his birth around 15,000 B.C. in the city of Nineveh.

Who is the oldest god in 40k?

In 40k however we have some numbers. Khorne is the oldest of the big four, having awakened during the medieval period, while Slaanesh awoke just before the Great Crusade started, so aroun M30. Between these Tzeentch and Nurgle awoke, in that order.

Why did Warhammer end?

We assume you're aware that the beginning of Age of Sigmar was actually the end of a game that lasted for more than 30 years, Warhammer Fantasy Battles. We've discussed the reasons why Warhammer Fantasy had to die (basically, it wasn't bringing new people into the hobby and wasn't selling well).

When did Warhammer lore start?

The world itself was populated with a variety of races such as humans, high elves, dark elves, wood elves, dwarfs, undead, orcs, lizardmen, and other creatures familiar to many fantasy/role-playing settings. The development of the setting began with the release of a game simply called 'Warhammer' in 1983.

Who owns Warhammer now?

Games Workshop is the largest and the most successful hobby miniatures company in the world. Our major brands are Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000.

Does America exist in 40k?

Yes, Merica is the North American continental hive sprawl and Franc is the old republic of France (before this was subsumed into the continental kingdom of Europa). Merica still existed by time of the Great Crusade.

What is the safest planet in 40k?

Terra, Mars, and Fenris are probably the top 3. Cadia would be up there too but, well you know. Macragge is also probably in the top 10, since it did manage to hold off Hive Fleet Behemoth.

What is the real world equivalent of Warhammer Empire?

To start, the Empire has one of the most straightforward real-world counterparts: the Holy Roman Empire. In modern times, this could be seen as a combination of Germany and Austria (although the total territory of the Holy Roman Empire was much larger than that).

Are there only 4 Chaos Gods?

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.

Who is the youngest god in 40k?

Slaanesh is the youngest of the Chaos Gods, birthed by the fall of the ancient empire of the Aeldari.

Which Chaos god is weakest?

Slaanesh is the Chaos God of pain and lust. He is the weakest of the four chaos gods and the fastest fighter from his speedster movement. He was created from the Eldar races past carefree nature after getting bored conquering their enemies they deemed themselves superior over.

Who is the main enemy in Warhammer?

Warhammer Fantasy. In Fantasy the Chaos Gods are the main antagonists of the series and the overarching threat of the setting.

Who is the main hero in Warhammer?

Sigmar Heldenhammer is the overarching protagonist of Warhammer Fantasy Battle, serving as the eponymous main protagonist of The Legend of Sigmar trilogy which is a part of Warhammer: Time of Legends, the final protagonist of the Warhammer: The End Times series, specifically serving as the main protagonist of Warhammer ...

Who is the antagonist of Warhammer?

Lord Nemeroth (also known simply as Nemeroth) is the main antagonist of the Warhammer 40k: Space Marine video game. He is a powerful chaos sorcerer lord and leader of the Chaos Space Marine warband the "Chosen of Nemeroth", invading the Forge World Graia through a warp gate.