Sup /tg/ Been a fan of 40k for a while and I'm just starting

First things first, go to the 40k general. They have all of the codices available for download there so you can pick and choose your army.

Secondly, do you play other strategy games? (ie Age of Empires, Command and Conquer, Total War) What's your strategy in those? Hordes of nameless weaklings? Late-game heavy armored badasses? Tanks? Light Cavalry? And so forth.

Lastly, what sort of experience or constraints do you have with tabletop games? Do you paint models? What sort of budget do you want to divert into the hobby?

>>51301782
Just pick whichever army you like the looks and playstyle of the most.

Also: are you really motivated by the style of Inquisition and Tyranids? Or are there other armies you're invested in? There's not much use of building an army you don't like to play with.

>>51304077
I would usually try to get an even mix of all kinds of troops in AoE and rush enemies in waves until they died with out really caring how much of my own units fell.

and I'm a little tight on money currently but I planned on seeing if I could find some stuff on ebay for cheap, or saving for one of the starter sets on the gw site.

>>51304105
I mainly really like them for fluff reasons. I played a lot of Dark Heresy so I just love the inquisition anyway, and tyranids are badass. I haven't really looked over the other armies all that much though.

>>51304077
also I have no previous experience with tabletops or painting models but that's just part of the appeal for me.

>>51307264
>even mix of all kinds of troops in AoE and rush enemies in waves until they died with out really caring how much of my own units fell.

Imperial Guard

>>51307264
I'd recommend you go download the Astra Militarum (aka Imperial Guard) codex from the 40k General and give it a read. I think you'll like their premise and strategy.

Starter Sets are a good option. The Astra Militarum are easy enough to paint and build. Make sure you get the basic tools for 40k (i.e. paintbrushes, tape measure, etc) from people who aren't GW if you can. That'll save some money.

If you like the Inquisition for fluff reasons, go take a read through the Inquisition part of the Inperial Agents codex. There are rules for bringing Inquisitors, their Acolytes, some Storm Troopers, and elites based on what branch Inquisitor they are (Deathwatch for Oreo Xenos, Grey Knights for Ordo Malleus, etc). You can bring your acolyte team to life using those rules, and ally them with your Astra Militarum to bring them all in a game, if you want to.


Make sure you read the rulebook a few times before you play so you have an understanding on how the game works. Also, check out some of the pages on 1d4chan. It has some good tactics for basic strategies, building armies, etc. Here's a good page for how to do tabletop well for beginners, though it still helps to read the rulebook: https://1d4chan.org/wiki/Warhammer_40,000/Tactics