WHAT IS WARHAMMER? A guide for newcomers.

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As an adult who plays Warhammer, I get a lot of questions when I mention my hobby. Is that a video game? Is it like D&D? If you've heard of Warhammer, or if someone you know is into it, but you're not totally sure what is actually is, then hopefully this will clear things up! What exactly do we DO with all those toy soldiers anyway?
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@ozzfan123 2 жыл бұрын

Some say the leggings are the most important part

@noseenogo 2 жыл бұрын

Leggings shield your naked legs like the Emperor of Man shields the Imperium from the mutant, the heretic and the xenos.

@stevenpennington677 2 жыл бұрын

In a world of confusing subjectivity this is the only objective truth.

@Stylenwavin 2 жыл бұрын

@@beanns6632 you be wearing leggings?...

@sophiamarmelstein1548 Жыл бұрын

😂

@stonewall1830 7 ай бұрын

Lmao

@Swanzy89 2 жыл бұрын

To be honest , I'm more interested in the lore and crafts aspects of Warhammer than the game itself.

@SteveStanger 2 жыл бұрын

Same. Love the lore and have read a ton of the novels but really not interested in playing the game.

@vamure 2 жыл бұрын

I originally thought this too, but I play atleast 3-4 games of killteam every two weeks, so much better than full scale 40k

@nrgspike 2 жыл бұрын

Don't worry, I'm working on my 12th army at this point and have never played a game.

@Martyr217 2 жыл бұрын

I'm the same TBH I used to play when I was in High School in the library but that was OMG 15-ish years ago. :O But I mostly just like the lore, the books, making stuff and watching stuff being made for the game.

@jamesthompson3023 2 жыл бұрын

me too painting conversions collecting

@MiecioMiszcz1 2 жыл бұрын

I'm a regular and I'll still watch just for the well crafted presentation and editing

@bastodon 2 жыл бұрын

This

@ZEK.0 2 жыл бұрын

Great explanation dude, for anyone new to this amazing hobby, my only advice is to try it! Have a look at what YOU like, paint the models you think look cool, read the lore that interests you and try and learn some new things through KZfaq! Good luck! Just remember, warhammer can get expensive fast, so don’t jump in at the deep end. There are so many aspects to this hobby. Maybe buy one model or just a squad to begin with. Good luck :)

@victoryspath4116 6 ай бұрын

What a great, eloquent explanation of all of this. I get a chuckle thinking about how this is made for people who don't know the game, but the main audience watching it is still probably the people who know all this stuff already and are just nodding along admiring how well it's been explained. 😆

@deadfr0g Жыл бұрын

Just wanted to chime in as a member of this video’s target audience-someone who is (was!) vaguely aware of Warhammer but isn’t (wasn’t!) entirely sure what it entails-and tell you how much I appreciated this explanation. I feel like it strikes a really satisfying balance between being approachable and succinct and (for an outsider hahah) thorough: a quick but wholistic overview of the breadth of the franchise, hobby, and community. Thank you for making this!

@Mugdorna 2 жыл бұрын

Buying Warhammer/40K miniatures, painting those miniatures and playing the tabletop game are 3 distinct but complimentary hobbies.

@theibault 2 жыл бұрын

That was a great introduction to those whom may be curious. I've been in the hobby for 35 years and still enjoyed this. Going to refer anyone who asks me about the hobby to this video.

@forktrus 2 жыл бұрын

I play Dungeons and Dragons -- but Warhammer made me fall in love with model painting. Mixing them can be magical. Nothing compares to the moment a party reaches the ritual chamber and instead of some crumby Lich -- you put down the Nagash Supreme Lord of the Undead model. Jaws drop. Faces palm. Pants fill. Roll initiative. Your fear tastes like gummie bears to Nagash.

@GDPanda69 2 жыл бұрын

This has to be one of the best intros to Warhammer that I've ever seen!

@Caladors 2 жыл бұрын

Girlfriend said it did help. I showed it to her, she is the most awesome lady I could ever ask for, she got me, saint Celestine, for Valentines day, I painted up for her, being separated from her is hard.

@Cadmeus 2 жыл бұрын

"Is it like Warcraft?" Well more the other way around, several Blizzard veterans have been quite open about taking "inspiration" from Games Workshop back in the early days of the company.

@TheEgoify 2 жыл бұрын

I was told blizzard was originally hired to make a Warhammer game then backed out and made warcraft and StarCraft which were built from the work on Warhammer games they had been brewing for the deal with games workshop

@udontseethetruth 2 жыл бұрын

@@TheEgoify that makes sense as it is easy to tell that fantasy warhammer ie age of sigmar is similar to warcraft and 40k to starcraft.

@Skwiddd 2 жыл бұрын

@@udontseethetruth Blizzard weren't the ones to back out, from what I remember. GW actually pulled the plug. Its the reason that Zerg, Protoss and Terrans resemble Tyranids, Eldar and Space Marines so much.

@kip_c 2 жыл бұрын

I think it's almost uniformly accepted that Warcraft and Starcraft are basically unofficial Warhammer and 40k games respectively

@sinistrality7883 2 жыл бұрын

wasn't starcraft meant to be a warhammer 40k game, but they lost the license?

@whulfri8890 2 жыл бұрын

After a long and grinding day, a new video from Ian was the best thing, that could happen with me at the moment.

@SuperH 2 жыл бұрын

Not gonna lie, your videos popped up on my feed a few weeks ago, and hooked me. I bought a few minis when I was a kid in the 90's but never played. But now I've got a source book for Age of Sigmar out for delivery today...

@SuperH 2 жыл бұрын

Never mind AoS, in the month since I posted this comment I’ve started building a Necron army. 40k it is! Thanks again for your channel!

@Luuca.p 2 ай бұрын

As a world of warcraft, witcher, star wars and lord of the rings fan, i've been wondering a lot about what is warhammer and it's universe setup.. this being a 2 years old video as it is, is incredible how well explained and detailed is.. im leaving this with a great feeling and also a huge hype about warhammer hahah maybe you created a new fan of this.. Thanks!

@jf5336 2 жыл бұрын

This video is what I have been searching for over the past six months. It is a great description with no jargon. Many, many thanks!

@jac8awol 2 жыл бұрын

Ian, the best thing about your videos is how damn excited you are in the intro just before it fades to the music. You're practically shaking from joy, it's amazing. Never lose that passion!

@JamesAColemanFan 2 жыл бұрын

I haven't done much with warhammer in around 18 years or so but I've just been addicted to listening to you discuss various aspects of the 40k history.

@theodorebrook-ashmore8174 2 жыл бұрын

Mark my words Ian, you're gonna get to 100k subscribers within a year

@PaintsAreOp 2 жыл бұрын

I really hope so! I've been a subscriber since the 2nd video because of the top quality content that interests me.

@TheGavalanche 2 жыл бұрын

Should stop at 40k 😃

@LazzarrusLong Жыл бұрын

4:31 Aha! This helps me fill a gap in my understanding of WH. Thanks! 😃👍🏼

@bopaintsminis 2 жыл бұрын

What is Warhammer? A way of separating a man from his money. A lot of his money.

@montithered4741 Жыл бұрын

I’d play warhammer, but imported caviar is cheaper.

@bopaintsminis Жыл бұрын

@@montithered4741 And I can afford to buy minis every once in a while. It's the time investment that kills me.

@estebanmeza9645 2 ай бұрын

loved how this video is written, perfectly explained for someone who has just played boltgun

@alvarob2443 2 жыл бұрын

This is a good channel that i just discover, ive always been a warhammer fan, had a space wolfs army and a dwarfs army, loved space wolfs books and the gotrek and felix series. Keep up the good work in the channel

@tinyfishhobby3138 2 жыл бұрын

Well done packing this much information into a 10-minute video! Definitely only the broadest overview, but then again, it’s a good intro to the “What is Warhammer?” question. Diving in deeper would certainly call for much longer videos.

@stuarttempleton43 2 жыл бұрын

Your content is top notch Ian, very well crafted and that intro music was a superb choice - so catchy and atmospheric. Can't wait for the next one.

@TDeck24 2 жыл бұрын

The mad lad actually put a D&D link in the description lol

@johnroscoe2406 2 жыл бұрын

So glad a channel like this exists. The Arch's and Majorkills of KZfaq make me want to vomit.

@therestoftheowl3938 2 жыл бұрын

Got back into the hobby 2 years ago, best decision I've ever made. I've made new friends and made old friendships stronger. You can enjoy it quietly in your office, painting a model or reading rules. Or you can meet up with friends, grab some beers, and get hammered playing 'hammer. Best hobby ever.

@tomsalati1027 2 жыл бұрын

As someone who only saw warhammer as that weird thing with many complex minis : this was exactly what I was looking for, thanks!

@bill8791 2 жыл бұрын

I played 40k and Epic back in the 80s and 90s but today I only keep up with the lore.

@TsarLuna 2 жыл бұрын

I really enjoy your videos, everything is worded and explained well and there is a great flow. Thank you!

@parissuz514 Жыл бұрын

My boyfriend convinced me to join their warhammer 40k group. Though I know nothing. At all. So thank you for this 😅

@user-cd4bx6uq1y Жыл бұрын

The subtitles are absolutely awesome

@sgarridojr Жыл бұрын

Hi mate. Thanks for this awesome intro. I live in Amsterdam and near my house I always saw this Warhammer store and i wondered what was this all about. Now I get it... right now my hobby is Mechanical custom keyboards but once I buy a new house i will have space to start with the Warhammer models. I think painting will help me relax... Probably will not be the doing the playing time.

@paulseys 2 жыл бұрын

Great videos, thanks! I was a Rogue Trader in the late 80s and played up to Necromunda but then drifted away. I’m now at a point where my kids have taken an interest so I’m dusting off what models I have and getting back into 40K with them. Your videos have really got me hooked and I’m slowly piecing a couple of small armies back together. Naturally I have lots of questions and was wondering if you could recommend a/some forums. Perhaps as a short video? It would be great to know where best to ask dumb questions!

@randallcraft4071 2 жыл бұрын

My favourite fun fact is that Warcraft/Starcraft started out as a video game version of Fantasy/40k but Blizzard wanted more creativity and GW was like bruh we are telling a story you can't be messing it up so they decided to go different directions

@basedeltazero714 10 ай бұрын

The initial plan was that 'Warcraft' would be a series of games in disparate settings - medieval fantasy, modern, future, post apocalyptic, etc. (Think sorta like Total War? Except those are mostly historical, but general idea - same engine, different settings). They wanted, at least casually, to get a license for WHFB as one of their first in the series, but Games Workshop wasn't interested. In the end they made a bit of a copyright friendly version, though things diverged quite quickly from there. Starcraft is really similar only in that it's a sci-fi game following a fantasy game. There aren't really shared factions between the two - even the humans have a rather different aesthetic. The Zerg and Tyranids are kinda similar *now*, but this was back in the day of 2nd edition tyranids, which... do not look like that, and it's more that they both have a lot of xenomorph in them.

@philipthonemann2524 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, this was helpful! Our grandchildren are showing an interest, after their dad took them into a store for “a minute” …

@gusta677 2 жыл бұрын

Smart move to not answer how expensive the hobby is. Let them find that out when they are deeper in the hobby and will hesitate more about backing out. Jokes aside, love the video. Will probably use it if any of my friends gets interested in warhammer since i am terrible at explaining things.

@BoodMu 2 ай бұрын

Played a few times over the years. Loved painting. Would love to just buy them already done. Couldn't be bothered painting again.

@polyestermammoth740 2 ай бұрын

Thats the whole point of it

@Scrumpchwrap Жыл бұрын

Perfect vid. I was just kinda looking how to get started. Subbed.

@dogwithsocks Жыл бұрын

needed this. thank you.

@waxler 2 жыл бұрын

Thank You! A great intro for someone like me who's been curious about Warhammer but has been a bit intimidated by it.

@artawhirler Ай бұрын

This was a very clear explanation! Thanks!

@danarodriguez8791 Жыл бұрын

Interesting, I finally understood! My son looooooOooooves war themed games, and building armies. It may be an interesting shared hobby

@michakoodziej5741 Жыл бұрын

Ian, I just love your content, you do fantastic videos, always interesting, no bullshit and all kept short - 5 stars ⭐️

@subraxas 2 жыл бұрын

I first discovered Warhammer at my friend's through PC games back in the mid-'90s. Neither of us was aware of the existence of any miniatures nor tabletop wargaming aspects thereof at the time. I first learnt of this side of the franchise just like 15 years ago by a lucky accident when I stumbled upon one documentary about this craft-hobby while randomly switching TV channels. I didn't catch the beginning and for a few more years thereafter I was still not aware of the fact that the wargame came first. :-) Also, my then-reaction was, "Why do the miniatures NOT come already finished (assembled and painted) from the factory? This therefore must be a very niche hobby since the company likely misses out on many potential customers who would otherwise be interested in the collecting and the wargame". :-D :-D Please don't kill me!! :-)

@ladyofalbion6641 25 күн бұрын

Thanks for the video! My 8yr old nephew is interested and this was a great intro

@MHassan1986 2 жыл бұрын

Came across Warhammer 40K via the Spacemarines Game on PS3 and after reading about, I think I have become more interested in the lore via books and videogames.

@fernhausluv44 2 жыл бұрын

Cool! Have u read many W40k books recently? I've mainly been reading Eisenhorn trilogy, Lexicanum lore, and listening to a W40k lore podcast (Adeptus Ridiculous).

@MasterofMistakes 2 жыл бұрын

All star explanation, perfect 10 video and great nuance!

@Nick-cy2tn 11 ай бұрын

Great intro guide, when I was a teen I used to love painting the models but had no idea how to play. Hopefully gonna learn the rules at 35🤔

@joey2765 Жыл бұрын

Bro thank you. I never played war hammer before. I just seen the new warhammer 40k space marine 2 trailer and thought it look epic but when I search up warhammer and was mad confuse at what I was seeing cause it had so many different type of games

@thewilhelmscream7912 2 жыл бұрын

This video didn't add any info I didn't know, but I wanted to comment to help the video in the algorithm, great job Ian!!! :)

@getreal2977 4 ай бұрын

I was always mostly interested into Warhammer RPG. When other RPG people asked me what it is my summary answer was/is: "Imagine a world so overrun by dark and evil factions, if they would unite, they would wipe out the remaining 'good' guys in a very short time. Such a dark, grim world makes a wonderful world for adventure and RPG with the threatening atmosphere as there is always something going on at every corner. And all the fighting and darkness left its mark on the 'good' guys which are just a bit less dark and evil then the monsters they fight. Not a world you want to live in but GREAT for adventure. Not those tidy, neat and clean US fantasy worlds of D&D&Co which remind me more of a Disneyland with good areas and the bad ones, petty much like modern US in a fantasy environment. ;p" Or the VERY short reply: "Imagine LOTR on steroids and crack."

@RThauby Жыл бұрын

Fantastic breakdown! great video!

@voliqle 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks, best tutorial I've seen for this sort of thing! :)

@MrSageCurtis 7 ай бұрын

As a Magic the Gathering player, I know of Warhammer, but I don't know a thing about how it's actually played. I've just seen people at wargame tables measuring out distances with rulers.

@PeterIsATeacher Жыл бұрын

Me having been in the hobby for 3 years listening to the intro: gonna watch this anyways

@zargle5924 Жыл бұрын

I had no clue what warhammer was really about. Your video explained very nicely. Thanks

@GlorytoGodforAllThings Жыл бұрын

Very helpful. Thank you!

@raphaelribeiro8212 2 жыл бұрын

Great video! Thanks for the introduction.

@Zoofactory 9 ай бұрын

My sons sent me. I’m here for the quick introduction. 😂👍

@HeidiWruck 4 ай бұрын

That was awsome - thanks for sharing; looking at crafts and hobbies outside of screens for my 8 & 11 year old boys

@basedeltazero714 10 ай бұрын

5:30 In addition to the LOTR miniatures Games Workshop has made a surprising amount of games of all varieties (they made a Doctor Who board game!)... though they're niche enough that most people's reaction to their existence is 'hey I didn't know GW made that', and then forgetting about them again. Like the most notable is probably Dark Future (a post apocalyptic car-combat game), because it had a video game come out on Steam within the past decade.

@a.j.fenton588 2 жыл бұрын

I love your production quality.

@Gotenham 2 жыл бұрын

Just the video im looking for!

@Lild220978 10 ай бұрын

Great explanation. Not condescending and has respect for each game. This is all very new for me ! I have missed allot

@alanviniciuswanderleytavar4399 Ай бұрын

I clicked on this video to understand more about Warhammer games, because there is a shit ton of them, but now I feel I entered a rabbit hole...

@billdefranza4927 Ай бұрын

Excellent video!

@thiabreu 7 ай бұрын

awesome!

@TraceyOfficial Жыл бұрын

So helpful thank you

@pablowyblef5055 6 ай бұрын

I personally like the lore and the gameplay i haven't painted any of my models fully yet im still pretty new to warhammer found this video while trying to look for a video that explains the math with rolls etc

@pendantblade6361 2 жыл бұрын

I know which vid to show to friends of mine who know nothing about Warhammer! Thanks, Ian!

@Minglesmoot 2 жыл бұрын

Oooo nice new camera-work. I like it!

@ZagrajmySobie 2 жыл бұрын

Great channel przyjacielu. Keep it up!

@KabinMiniatures 2 жыл бұрын

Great video for newcomers, I still remember when I got started ~20 years ago. There certainly were no leggings back then though!

@aritoga999 Жыл бұрын

here after cavill

@AshMD 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, I'd say I'm firmly involved in all aspects of the Warhammer hobby, much to the dismay of my wallet and time allocation!

@joefrank7159 Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

@Peggy-nt7eo 4 ай бұрын

Yea open my eyes to something new. Might give it a look see. Thank you.

@Theembodimentchannel 2 жыл бұрын

Those aren’t leggings. Those are the legs of a now tracked servitor carelessly discarded

@Coasters3356 2 жыл бұрын

I saw it today at the hobby store, and they had so much stuff. They had this one thing with 30 blue guys, and a blue tank. I thought it was cool, so I wanted to see what it was.

@captainvalourous6668 2 жыл бұрын

Video Suggestion: Can you also do the Lore about the Siege of Vraks?

@alialmuhanna4938 Жыл бұрын

Newcomer here. Thank you for the video. Which novel(s) do you recommend to start with ?

@Eduardomscarvalho Жыл бұрын

I had some vague knowledge about Warhammer, but I never expected it to be so massive, and its lore so big and rich. I'm really into the lore of the fantasy settings I enjoy, so I guess I might buy some of the novels to better get to know it all better. do you have any videos in your channel about the novels?

@AlistairFairweather 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Ian, great channel and great work. A normal lore-master is a rarity 😂. Out of interest, what field do you work in? I have a suspicion it’s something technical - probably software engineering or similar. A lot of people in the community tend to be in that technical creative sphere.

@iyeetsecurity922 6 ай бұрын

I was interested in WH because of the figures and artwork back about 30+ years ago. I still haven't played it.

@Squanto22 2 жыл бұрын

I feel it's important to make the smallest of corrections. Age of Sigmar and Warhammer 40,000 aren't in the literal same universe. By that I mean the planet that Age of Sigmar exists on isn't somewhere in the milky way galaxy of the 41st millennium (or even its distant past). Same ideas, same evil gods pulling strings, both have orks..... but they're different universes.

@Jdogg88 Жыл бұрын

You've got to do what you love

@sebastianhanichen8516 Жыл бұрын

This is a great video.

@CourtneyVarner 2 жыл бұрын

I am the lore/craft/painting side of the hobby. I got back into 40k because some friends did, and we haven't played a game yet. It's been over 6 months, i have like 1000 points of Necrons and AdMech each.

@e12agent 4 ай бұрын

I'm Brazilian and I didn't now much about Warhammer, I knew that it heavily influenced Warcraft games, I knew that Henry Cavill digs it, and I played Dawn of War II a bit, but it wasn't my time of RTS. But damn there's a whole subculture revolving Warhammer

@WayTooSuppish 2 ай бұрын

Long story short, it's a tabletop RPG that uses miniatures, similar to D&D, just in a different setting or universe. Basically.

@TheRobuzz 2 жыл бұрын

About the D&D part - there are actually quite a few Warhammer tabletop RPGs, both fantasy, Age of Sigmar and 40k. To be honest, I know plenty of people that have been introduced to the roleplaying hobby via one of them...