Warhammer Conference Forum

I though I would add something to this area of the forum; like many players, I put up with Age of Sigmar, it feels like a half remembered version of Warhammer Fantasy Battle, but does have some wonderful models and characters. GW has made it difficult to talk about "The Old World", as the current ...

I liked how Mike grounded his discussion in a bunch of other sci fi narratives. At the conference Thea and I chatted about Robocop as a model of the “never going home” trope, and I think that aligns with some of this thread. Duty and service embodied in a changed form, but a tragic role for either ...

I think you’re right that there’s a tension here. The before/war/after (home) model comes out of a particular culture of war: the citizen-conscript of the twentieth century, for whom civilian life is normal, war is an interruption, and going home is the expected end (Mike's model from literature ...

Yep - it's my work one, but absolutely fine! Look forward to a chat.

Hi Jamie - I’m interested in the real-world sociology of Warhammer communities, and my academic faculty have a big focus on mental health, sport and masculinities, so I am interested in how Warhammer in particular can not only provide and parallel this, but how it might offer alternatives to ...

Just back in work today, feeling enthused and reenergised despite arriving home in the early hours of this morning. Just wanted to publicly thank everyone involved for such a welcoming and stimulating weekend. I was great to meet everyone!

I'm staying at the Relaxa also, and hoping to have the day exploring Frankfurt on the Friday. Is there anything informal scheduled for the Friday night?

I also really enjoyed the paper. Not being much of a 40k buff since the Rogue Trader days, I always saw 40k as sitting on top of the lore of the Old World which is very overt in being based on a kind of fantasised Holy Roman Empire. (GW has stated they are different universes, despite sharing the ...

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Hi folks, just saying hello. I'm Gavin, a UK-based education academic and a speaker at this year's conference. I've played WFRP since about 1989, leading on to Fantasy Battle and Rogue Trader/40k 1st ed! Had a few years out, but carried on building and painting minis.

I've been lurking in Warhammer ...