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Howard A Treesong wrote:
What's even more scary is that some people on here were in nappies when this book was released which makes me feel old even though I'm not.

Yeah, the game was dumbed down. But it flows so much better now, so I've actually come to terms with it. I still use 2nd ed rules for playing necromunda and similar, they fit much better there.

I regularly play against people who are younger than the models in my army. That makes me feel ancient.

THAT BOOK WAS AROUND WHEN I STARTED PLAYING FTW!

My first 40k rulebook too.

I came in in the transition from 3rd to 4th ed........I feel really young now.......

I bought 2nd Edition on release day. Been sucked in ever since.

WOO HOOO OLDIES IN THE HOUSE!

sonofruss wrote:Yep there is nothing like a marine using a ork head as a close combat weapon or the development crew drawn up on the inside with crazy mutations.

The cover is cool but the warped two page sketch of the crew is pure awesome! It definitely has influences from metal, punk, dark British sci-fi, post-apocalyptic fiction, and some old B-Movie influences. Above all stands the artist's sense of humor. Unfortunately, he didn't sign it so I'm not sure who he was.

Mellon wrote:I'm with JB on this one. The rulebook with black templars on the cover will always be "the new edition with the simplified rules" in my mind. The 1st ed book still sits on my close-to-the-computer bookshelf and I read from every second month or so, often when planning pen and paper RPG sessions.

In many ways, the original rules are better suited to a skirmish game or RPG than they are for massed tabletop combat. While I enjoy the extras in the game back then as well as the creative spirit, I also get a kick out of seeing how much the fluff has changed since 1987. An example are the tech-priests. Their color used to be white and the Lords of Terra used red. When is the last time you saw a tech-priest in white?