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Two months ago I would never have thought I would end up here.

I have friends who I knew were into 40k for years. It's something​ I thought I would never be into. Then I went to a games night at the house of one of said friends on Easter Saturday. I was just hoping that someone would run an RPG at some point that night, that's what I really wanted to get into.

When I arrived some people were painting, some assembling, and two were running through the dying stages of a Shadow War: Armageddon game. We played a card game, Ascension, which I had brought over. Then a game of Pandemic.

Having finished our game of Pandemic, we wandered inside and finally, my wish came true. One of the attendees was just setting the scene for a session of the Only War RPG. It was my first experience of tabletop rpgaming and it was everything I wanted. The GM was fantastic and the experience was so vivid it stuck with me and I had to learn more about the 40k universe.

Two days later and we went to visit another friend I knew was into 40k but hadn't been at the game night. I asked if he had any books I could borrow and he gave me Blood Reaver and Void Stalker (he didn't have the first in the series). That was probably the final nail in the coffin. I devoured these books, then I preordered the Dark Imperium box on Saturday and now I'm just soaking up all the info I can awaiting the release day.

I am very excited about every aspect of of 40k, the lore, the rules, the game, but I am finding that I am maybe even more interested in modelling and painting than anything else. I just can't wait to get started, and it's all I think about. The new Death Guard miniatures in the box look amazing, and I want mine to look just as good as the ones in the promo photos, just a darker scheme.

I've read most of what is worth reading on the Warhammer community pages, I've joined and liked and followed heaps of pages on Facebook, and now I am here to see what kinds of things concern and interest players and collectors.

Cheers,
JZ

Welcome to dakka! There is a lot of info you can get here (almost too much), so enjoy perusing the forums. Just mind that if it says it may get heated, it will! Welcome to the hobby!

Welcome to Dakka, simply the best place there is.

Hi there.

Poke around, run anything iffy past us (as if you'll need to), and get some gaming in.

Welcome to Dakka.

Good on the new box. That is a killer kit. Very cool models. Good time to get into the hobby. Maybe best.

Welcome to dakka! It's a great hobby to be sure.

Hi,

Welcome to Dakka

Thanks guys, I am also taking submissions from imperial loyalists as to which chapter to paint up my primaris marines. I don't know enough fluff to have aligned myself yet, but I reckon the Ultramarines are a little bit boring.
Cheers
JZ