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Well i am tryin to get into necromunda and i just dont know enough about it i think the ranges look cool. i was wondering if some munda players would be willing to help out a noob. and answer a few questions and what not. I did look on the lexicanum to see about the factions and well that wasnt helpful i don't think a paragraph was working. The few things i know about the game.
1 its set in the underhives of the planet of necromunda
2 it is based in the 40k universe
3 its a skirmish game with exp and the like.
4 height plays a factor into stuff

now what i want to know about the game.

1 Is there a best starter gang
2 Can any one give me more fluff on the different gangs or the main gangs
3 whats a decent startin gang size
4 Is the GW starter gangs worth getting
5 is there a pdf of the newest rule book if so where can it be found so i can take a look before buying it
6 Are there any spam gangs (like lasback spam in 40k)
7 is it hard to learn to play
8 how many dice are usally needed to play
9 I know i have seen a lot of conversions on the blogs of this game but is that needed? (as in if i lose an arm do i have to convert the mini to show they have lost an arm)
10 are there any other necromunda players within the columbus/fortbenning area (to include auburn opilikea and phenix city)

well thats all the questions i can think of for now please if any one can help i would really appreciate it alot thanks dakkites!

Well its all pretty much on the GW website.

1. All the basic gangs are pretty much the same and balanced. There are additional gangs that got released after the main game (Spryers, Enforcers for example) that can be very tough to paly against but the game tries to balance thisout by giving underdogs more experience and liiting numbers for some gangs (again spryers and enforcers).

2. Read the rulebook and the DLC, it's all there.

3. About 10 at least

4. They actually represent pretty good value for money when compared to the main ranges. 8 minis foir £20, so thats a yes.

5. The PDF is on the GW main site, you do not have to buy the rulebook.

7. Its based upon 2nd edition 40K rules, so might take a little unlearning if you are used to 5th edition, but the basic mechanics are the same. It is more detailed though but I first learnt to play it when I was about 14 (21 years ago!) so it can't be that hard!

8. You could play it with 2 D6's if you were short. There is no rolling whole units of dice. Each ganger is dealt with at a time, you onlt really start to roll more that 1 or 2 if there is a big assault or a sustained fire weapon. Really if you had 10D6 plus the sustained fire dice you have more than enough. (the sustained fire dice is really just a D3 so not really that necessary)

9. It's good to have WYSIWYG (and is encouraged in the rules) but is not necessary. Honestly allot of the metal Necro minis are pretty hard to do even a weapon swap on so anything else can be very hard. Really so long as the roster is keep accurate and clear and you know who each model is (I paint names on the base edge) there shouldn't really be a problem. I always tried to have the right weapons on each model as a minimum so as to avoid confusion. For me this just meant having spare models to swap in and out as weaponry changes.
10. No idea mate.

Thank you notprop, for the information that really helps out alot. couldnt find the book on the gw site think you can link it for me?

Why you lazy little.........here you go my lad.

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?catId=cat480009a&categoryId=1100011§ion=&aId=5300010

thanks prop wasnt tryin to be lazy honest i just didnt know where to look

It's under specialist games.

I have a handy website for managing gangs and campaigns if you are interested. Yakromunda

thanks Malosar ill check that out