do you have any advice of where to start reading wh40k? I played rogue trader and really enjoyed it, but there are so many books and tbh i don't trust the taste of reddit dudes
In my opinion, there is a very clean selection of starting/beginner choices for people wanting to get into 40k.
First, very simply, stay away from the Horus Heresy series unless you specifically want to know about the Horus Heresy. It's over 50 books long and prone to being disjointed. Moving on! (Recs under the cut)
The best two starter series are, with almost universal agreement, the Gaunt's Ghosts series by Dan Abnett, and the Ciaphas Cain series by Sandy Mitchell. Both follow the exploits of Commissars (disciplinary officers) embedded in the Imperial Guard. The former is fairly gritty, very ground-level, and delves strongly into what it's like being regular people in a wider war and the way people in those situations behave and live their lives. The latter is lighter in tone and more episodic, with the titular Cain running into most other factions within the setting whilst really wishing he wasn't there. There's still plenty of awful shit happening, of course, but it's dressed up in a more camp/humourous perspective. I would recommend both series, with priority going to whichever sounds more inviting for you personally (tonally heavy, or something more relaxed).
If you're interested in the sort of party/group dynamics in Rogue Trader, I would also suggest the Eisenhorn and Ravenor series by Dan Abnett. Eisenhorn follows the investigations and adventures of an Inquisitor (Gregor Eisenhorn) and his retinue, and Ravenor actually ties into it, being about a former acolyte of Gregor's (Gideon Ravenor) who is a powerful psyker and inquisitor in his own right, with his own retinue. The only caveat I will give is that the first Eisenhorn book is quite old, and so can feel a bit dated/off kilter with its portrayal of setting elements.
If aliens are your thing, I recommend the Infinite and the Divine by Robert Rath. Extremely fun, extremely well-written book featuring the millennia-long feuds and hijinks of a pair of Necrons (undying alien robots). If your interest in Necrons is kicked off by this book, I suggest reading the Twice Dead King duology by Nate Crowley to really dig in to Necrons as a faction.
Perhaps you want to read about Space Marines! The best starter book for them is Spear of the Emperor by Aaron Dembski-Bowden. Great for looking at how different astartes behave, how similar they can be despite their differences, and how they view/interact with humans.
If Chaos Space Marines have you interested, Night Lords: The Omnibus (Also by Aaron Dembski-Bowden) is the best intro book to them. It follows the lives and exploits of a group of heretic astartes (and their humans) and show off why they're terrible people, but still not devoid of complexity, humour and sympathetic elements.
There are, of course, other books I could recommend, depending on the specifics of what you want. BUT, if you are just starting out and want to familiarise yourself with things, comfortably expand your understanding of the setting, feel out what you do and don't like, I think this list should have you pretty well covered.
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The Sororitas have (very rarely seen) drop pod variants typically used to insert them into situations as part of a specially equipped inquisitorial strike team. They also have orbital landing devices like the Invasion Cathedrum, which allow for the mass deployment of Sororitas troops. Many of the Imperium's military elements have their own methods of orbital deployment; the astartes drop pod is so unique and specific to astartes because the velocity at which it's fired coupled with the fairly barebones support within it means that anything less than an astartes is in danger of being rendered into paste when the pod impacts the ground. There's a difference between dropping troops in and dropping troops in, if that makes sense.
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Mainly asking for the feasibility of it being a Darktide class:
Are Beastmen still used in the Guard? I vaguely remember reading that they were hit hard during the Heresy and alot of them revolted but if they're still begrudgingly used then what are the chances we could see one as a Darktide class?
Yes, you can still find beastmen in the guard. I don’t really see why they would have one as a Darktide class. They don’t do anything particularly different to a regular guardsman.
What is a Space Marine’s last name? Is it Dante Blood Angels? Dante Space Marine? Dante Guinius? Yes I am also asking for people with two names like Marneus Calgar (Guilliman?)
All Space Marines have the same last name, which is Spacemarine. Dante Spacemarine. Marneus Calgar Spacemarine, Asterion Moloc Spacemarine, etc. It makes the Administratum's alphabetical astartes registries even more annoying and arbitrary than the regular ones, which is really saying something as far as the Administratum goes.
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Settle an argument for me. A Salamander, Ultramarine, other “Good Guy” (according to their fans) space marine would still off their parents if they were told to right? This seems obvious to me but like. They would not reject an order to spare a family member. Hell, I think there are guardsmen who would do that. I think this person has the wrong setting
Yes. Even a Salamander, who comes from a culture that enjoys familial bonds, would shoot a family member if told to. Astartes are indoctrinated, hyper-violent terror troops. If they’re ordered to shoot someone by a recognised authority, even if they don’t like the idea, they’re going to shoot. The number of astartes who potentially wouldn’t do that is vanishingly small, if it’s there at all. Astartes are not good people. Astartes are not safe people.
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