"I'm never alone, I'm alone all the time Are you at one? Or do you lie? We live in a wheel where everyone steals But when we rise, it's like strawberry fields"
- Glycerine, Bush
February 6, 2026 at 11:01 PM
"I'm never alone, I'm alone all the time Are you at one? Or do you lie? We live in a wheel where everyone steals But when we rise, it's like strawberry fields"
Little bit of research indicates they're the contents of the Forces of Fantasy box supplement for WHFB1e, yes. Not seeing a lot of details, but it appears to be a rules expansion with some additional fantasy races & points. Came out in 1984! Well before my gaming years!
February 4, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Little bit of research indicates they're the contents of the Forces of Fantasy box supplement for WHFB1e, yes. Not seeing a lot of details, but it appears to be a rules expansion with some additional fantasy races & points. Came out in 1984! Well before my gaming years!
Oh, and the Warhammer 40K rulebook on the left side of the 40K box is the 3e rulebook, so you're set to use most of those Codices. I'm interested in the shorter staple-bound books at the right side of the Fantasy box - copies of Citadel Journal, maybe?
February 3, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Oh, and the Warhammer 40K rulebook on the left side of the 40K box is the 3e rulebook, so you're set to use most of those Codices. I'm interested in the shorter staple-bound books at the right side of the Fantasy box - copies of Citadel Journal, maybe?
Warmaster appears to be an original rulebook, released in 2000. I presume the staple-bound volumes between it and Warhammer Armies are copies of the Fanatic Games Warmaster Magazine, where the game got most of its ongoing support.
February 3, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Warmaster appears to be an original rulebook, released in 2000. I presume the staple-bound volumes between it and Warhammer Armies are copies of the Fanatic Games Warmaster Magazine, where the game got most of its ongoing support.
The WHFB side starts a bit older. Warhammer Armies was WHFB3e, firmly in the original Oldhammer Movement era. The red-spined Rulebook and Battlebook are WHFB5e, and the other Rulebook and the Battle Bestiary are WHFB4e. I'm not sure when The Warhammer Catalog dates from, I'm not familiar with it.
February 3, 2026 at 2:59 PM
The WHFB side starts a bit older. Warhammer Armies was WHFB3e, firmly in the original Oldhammer Movement era. The red-spined Rulebook and Battlebook are WHFB5e, and the other Rulebook and the Battle Bestiary are WHFB4e. I'm not sure when The Warhammer Catalog dates from, I'm not familiar with it.
How to Paint Citadel Miniatures is from the WHFB7e/W40K4e era, I think. Somewhere in the 00's. The Necromunda book is the collected volume with both Necromunda '95 and Outlanders, put out somewhere around the turn of the century.
February 3, 2026 at 2:57 PM
How to Paint Citadel Miniatures is from the WHFB7e/W40K4e era, I think. Somewhere in the 00's. The Necromunda book is the collected volume with both Necromunda '95 and Outlanders, put out somewhere around the turn of the century.
Codex: Ultramarines is second edition, the remainder of the Codices with legible spines are third edition. It looks like you may have a few of the staple-bound smaller mini-codices from third edition, as well. The Eavy Metal Painting Guide was WHFB4e/W40K2e era, I believe.
February 3, 2026 at 2:55 PM
Codex: Ultramarines is second edition, the remainder of the Codices with legible spines are third edition. It looks like you may have a few of the staple-bound smaller mini-codices from third edition, as well. The Eavy Metal Painting Guide was WHFB4e/W40K2e era, I believe.
The downside: If they're playing a genocide run, it doesn't matter what you're doing when Megalovania starts, you'll be doing it at 125% regardless of your wishes.
January 31, 2026 at 12:33 AM
The downside: If they're playing a genocide run, it doesn't matter what you're doing when Megalovania starts, you'll be doing it at 125% regardless of your wishes.
I feel like competitive play makes instances of imbalance in armies/scenarios feel harsher, the 'I never had a chance, this felt unfair' effect. But if its just you, or you and a friend, against the rules, there's no 'you can't just change the rules mid-game!' stigma to re-balancing on the fly.
January 29, 2026 at 4:54 PM
I feel like competitive play makes instances of imbalance in armies/scenarios feel harsher, the 'I never had a chance, this felt unfair' effect. But if its just you, or you and a friend, against the rules, there's no 'you can't just change the rules mid-game!' stigma to re-balancing on the fly.