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2025Friday 26th September 2025In personPanel 7Fulgrim vs Ferrus Manus (c) Games Workshop

Chaos in the Warhammer Setting

Warhammer has become a major UK-born pop-culture phenomena with its soon-to-be Hollywood ascension and millions of plays and fans worldwide. Dr Tomas Rawlings, currently writing a book on the early history of Warhammer 40,000, how it managed to create a world/setting/game that has drawn so many in and what lessons designers/creatives can learn from it …

2025Friday 26th September 2025In personPanel 1Fulgrim vs Ferrus Manus (c) Games Workshop

The Gaze of the Gods: Chaos, Symbolism, and Humanity’s Reflections

The Chaos Gods of Warhammer 40K are more than mere antagonists; they are manifestations of mythological archetypes, shaped by religious iconography, esoteric symbols, and historical depictions of divinity and damnation. Their presence is both active and passive—they gaze upon mortals, shaping their fate, while mortals gaze back, becoming reflections of the gods themselves. This paper …

2024Friday 27th September 2024Panel 4Warhammer 40k

Messengers of Chaos: Variances in representations of chaos demons in Warhammer 40,000

Viewers usually expect long-lasting transmedia worlds and crossovers between various media to be internally harmonious. In contrast, Warhammer 40,000 provides prospective viewers, players and readers with a universe far less concerned with clarity and consistency. To the audiences of Warhammer 40,000, significant variance in the depictions of characters, places and factions depending on the medium, …

2024Panel 10Saturday 28th September 2024Warhammer 40k

Are We the Baddies?: The Ethical Implications of the Imperium’s War with Chaos and the Inverted Meaning of Order

The Imperium of Man is often portrayed as the last bastion against the corrupting influenceof Chaos. Yet, the methods employed by the Imperium are as ruthless as the enemies theyseek to destroy. Governed by the decrees of the God-Emperor, the Imperium enforces abrutal order through fear, repression, and unyielding orthodoxy. It is a society where …