Best warhammer books according to redditors

I'm going to take a different route from everyone suggesting piracy, and instead suggest that you look here on Amazon or on Book Depository. Alternately, head to your Friendly Local Game Store and see if anyone is currently running a Dark Heresy game that you could possibly sit in on, or join for a few sessions, to see if you like it. I know that it's "cool" to use the internet for piracy and find everything for free, but still... downloading the latest Hollywood movie is one thing, those studios make billions of dollars a year. Gaming companies have much, much smaller profit margins, and I think that piracy does affect them.

Fantasy flight games had a decent line up of pick up and play style tabletop RPGs.

Black Crusade, Death Watch and Only War were the more recent releases.

But they are no longer in print, so they may be expensive to pick up a complete set of rule books.

Dark Heresy II takes place in the setting of Warhammer 40k. There's another book in the same setting I was going to recommend called "Total War", but for the life of me, I can't find it on Amazon or Drivethrurpg... so yeah.

Dark Heresy, Rogue Trader, Death Company, Total War, and Dark Heresy II all use very similar (if not identical in some cases) tactical combat rules. Setting up overwatch (think ranged attack of Opportunities), using automatic weapons to pin enemies behind cover, use of area weapons like flamers (flame throwers), and tons of different psyker powers make this whole genre really fun for tactical play.

Aside from the setting, the other big reason I like this system is how deadly it is, as well as the damage charts (depending on the type of damage dealt to certain locations on the body, people die at anywhere from -3 to -10 "wounds")

"A Rogue Trader is a combination of freelance explorer, conquistador and merchant" - Lexicanum.

"Rogue Traders are like the conquistadors and explorers of the Age of Sail - they go into the unknown to find new worlds for the Imperium, and hopefully get rich doing so" - 1d4chan

"Your ship will take you to new worlds and uncharted reaches of the void, where you will encounter rivals, pirates, aliens, and possibly even creatures of the warp." - The description from the Rogue Trader RPG. Which was BOSS, by the way.

"The Rogue Trader is free to explore the far regions of the galaxy, the areas where the Astronimicon does not reach" - The description of Rogue Traders FROM Rogue Trader, AKA the first 40k book ever. Page 166 if you're interested.

EDIT - I'm sorry, I was wrong. You're right, Rouge Traders aren't explorers, but their selling make up DOES mean they can't fight too much.

EDIT TWO! - Being scared of spiders disqualifies people from being explorers but a fear of snakes doesn't stop Indiana Jones?

its on amazon. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Dark-Heresy-Second-Edition-Rulebook/dp/1616616946

on Amazon.de it's available for about 43€ with Amazon Prime shipping. I bought mine through the http://www.bookdepository.com/ but they have somewhat longer shipping (and only the paperback version of the book). But to be honest: I have only seen the hardcover version so I'm not convinced if there actually is a paperback version. I will report back as soon as my copy arrives.

We don't have any alternate codex yet, unfortunately. The Chaos index will give you data slates for all current Thousand Sons units so you can use them in games but if you don't have one yet an 8th edition core rulebook will have all the rules/scenarios you'll need to start playing. Your local game shop should have them available but if that's not an option then they retail for about $50 on Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/40K-Rule-Book-Games-Workshop/dp/178581849X/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1509558008&sr=8-4&keywords=warhammer+40k

In regards to the last question, it really depends on who you're playing with. Casual games with friends saying a Warpflamer is a Bolter probably won't be too much of an issue. If you're in a local/official tournament it may very well be a "model is equipped with what it has" situation. There's a couple posts on this sub about Warpflamers and how many you need but if you haven't assembled anything yet, I'd recommend giving magnetization a look over. It takes longer but will allow you to swap bolters and warpflamers easily so if you do encounter an issue with who has what, it can be handled.

This subreddit has an excellent post on magnetization:

https://www.reddit.com/r/warhammerFAQ/comments/1yuhck/magnets_and_you_tutorials_and_tips_on_magnetizing/

Speaking as someone who's still learning all of this myself, all I can say is take your time and enjoy it. Thousand Sons are unique and crazy detailed. I'd recommend avoiding the trap of assembling everything all the way before painting, as getting into the chestplate nooks and crannies around a bolter is a world-class pain.

Otherwise welcome!

Rulebook
40K 8th Edition Rule Book GW Games Workshop https://www.amazon.com/dp/178581849X/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_PSUJBbDEQBMH6

Codex (unit rulebook)
Games Workshop Codex Adeptus Astartes Blood Angels Warhammer 40k https://www.amazon.com/dp/1788260503/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_hTUJBb56BN4CW



These aren't the only source, just readily available (to myself)

"Spraying" depends on the context, I'd imagine it is spraying a primer or regular paint.

In Israel I am not sure if there is anything special or different. Games-workshop

https://www.games-workshop.com/en-WW/Start-Collecting-Blood-Angels-2017

http://www.amazon.com/Deathwatch-Kit-Fantasy-Flight-Games/dp/1589947797?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o04_s00

Here you go.

All of the 1st edition stuff is out of print and can be hard to find. There really aren't that many differences in 2nd edition apart from a much improved character creation system. All you need is the main rule book to get familiar with the game. As for dice, you'll need a regular d10 and a percentile die.

https://www.amazon.com/Heresy-Second-Rulebook-Warhammer-Roleplay/dp/1616616946

I'm with 3d battalion 7th marines.

I don't know as if this is really the right place, but I might be able to help.

This is probably the book you want. You might be able to shop around and find it cheaper. Also, before you buy anything, you probably want to double check with the group to see what edition you're playing. I've linked the latest rules book, which is the 2nd edition, and I'm not really sure if that's notably different from the 1st edition of the rules.

Dark Heresy is set in the Warhammer 40K universe, so it might help to read up on the basic lore if you're not already familiar with it. Specifically, you'll be playing as members of the Inquisition, who are basically the gestapo of the Imperium of Man. You can probably expect to hunt down demon-worshiping cultists, root out infiltrating aliens, and cleanse heresy with fire, all in the name of the glorious God-Emperor. If you find a citizen who doesn't love the Emporer, that's heresy, so you kill them. If you find a citizen worshiping chaos gods, that's extra heresy, so you kill them, and probably their neighbors too, just in case they've been tainted by the forces of chaos.