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I've been thinking about playing Necromunda: what should I get first? What gang should I play as?

That's a very vague question. The different gangs have access to different skill sets so they tend to play rather differently. I will give you a quick rundown:

Van Saar
Cheesy...they have regular access to techno and shooting skills which are probably 2 of the best skill sets when combined.

Delaque
Not cheesy, but powerful. These guys have shooting and stealth which can make for a powerful combination later in the campaign. Ambushes galore.

Escher
The females. They excel at close combat having access to swords early on and a nice set of skills (agility, combat and stealth). Of course, don't rely on close combat that early on, wait until you get some nice WS, A or skill bonuses to see who can fulfil the role.

Goliaths
Easily the weakest gang with access to the worst 3 skills (ferocity, muscle and combat). Combat isn't actually that bad, but these guys probably won't survive to get there.

Orlock
These guys are great all-rounders, they have a bit of everything (shooting and combat), so they make a good starter gang.

Cawdor
The zealous bunch. These guys I can't remember too much about, but I think they prefer close combat to shooting, with a heavy preference for flamers.

I hope this helps a little and I will add more later when I get the time. In the meantime I'm sure there are plenty of other dakkaites who can help you out.


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Oh, and the rules pdf is available to download from the GW site. Take a look.

This question's been troubling me too. I'm leaning towards the gang who's models I like the most (Redemption) but I've heard they're no good for beginners, so I'm wavering towards Orlock. So model choice could be a factor for you, Nektel. No one can help you with that though.

Redemptionists sound great on paper, but then when you get in a game your Crusaders and Devotees are dropping like flies (since you have to either run the whole time or bunny-hop from cover to cover). If you go with a Crusade the Priest and Deacons make for a slightly more competitive list. The Priest's Inspire is a great ability, but you have to be careful with it.

I would recommend Orlocks or Van Saars to a Necromunda Newbie. Probably Orlocks more so, and that's just because of the warm and fuzzy place in my heart that I have for them. One of the guys in our Campaign group started off with Van Saars and has been inflicting some major hurt on the rest of us. I believe he just slid past me into second. Orlocks are easier to convert (I just used Catachans and Cadian bits).