Difference between revisions of "Warhammer 40,000"
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== Factions == | == Factions == | ||
* | *The Imperium of Man | ||
* | *The Forces of Chaos | ||
* | *The Necrons | ||
* | *The Orks | ||
* | *The Tyranids | ||
* | *The Tau Empire | ||
* | *The Eldar | ||
== Debate Status == | == Debate Status == | ||
Revision as of 20:27, 14 December 2007
Warhammer 40,000 (commonly abbreviated to Warhammer 40k, WH40k or 40k) is a science fiction franchise created by Games Workshop based around a line of tabletop miniatures, but also including a line of novels, technical books and a few video games. The setting of this universe is the Milky Way galaxy in the 41st millenium. In this time, humanity is ruled by the galaxy-spanning Imperium of Man, which constantly fights a life-or-death struggle for survival with alien and daemonic antagonists.
Factions
- The Imperium of Man
- The Forces of Chaos
- The Necrons
- The Orks
- The Tyranids
- The Tau Empire
- The Eldar
Debate Status
As Games Workshop has done an excellent job fleshing out the background of the universe and is relatively popular among the science fiction and gaming communities, Warhammer is a rather common topic of debate among the versus community.