The Lore Explainer

In our Lore Explainer series, we take deep dives into the lore behind specific stories, factions, characters, and topics, talking about their backstory and how they came to be. From Warhammer to Magic to classic literature, our plan is to eventually cover it all.

The Age of Sigmar is relatively new by wargame standards but the mortal realms have already accumulated a pretty large amount of lore and backstory, bolstered by the team’s willingness to shake things up with new campaign books.

General Lore

• The Age of Myth
• The Age of Chaos
• The Age of Sigmar
• Dawnbringers VI: Hounds of Chaos

Faction Lore

• Chaos Dwarfs in the Old World
• Chaos Dwarfs and the Legion of Azgorh
• Flesh-Eater Courts
• Helsmiths of Hashut
• Maggotkin of Nurgle
• Ogor Mawtribes
• Orruk Warclans
• Sons of Behemat

Blood Bowl has a history of fun lore, with stories of teams both great and terrible.

• The World of Blood Bowl
• The Worst Teams in Blood Bowl

The LotR series and the associated encyclopedia of backstory that goes with them have a ton to dive into, and we have no shortage of authors ready to talk about it.

• The History of Gondor from Middle Earth
• The Lands of Gondor from Middle Earth

The Warhammer 40k universe is big. Really big. There are a ton of stories to read in it as well, from the Horus Heresy to the Fall of Cadia and beyond.

Imperium Lore

• The Emperor
• Abhumans
• Blood Angels
• Ciaphas Cain
• The Codex Astartes
• Grey Knights
• Imperial Knights
• Sanctus Reach, Part 1: The Red Waaagh!
• Sanctus Reach, Part 2: Stormclaw and Hour of the Wolf
• Shield of Baal, Part 1: Leviathan
• Shield of Baal, Part 2: Deathstorm and Exterminatus
• Warzone Damocles Part 1: The Taros Campaign
• Warzone Damocles Part 2: The Taros Air War
• Warzone Damocles Part 3: Apocalypse
• Warzone Damocles Part 4: Operation Shadowtalon and Burning Dawn
• Warzone Damocles Part 5: Kauyon
• Warzone Damocles Part 6: Mont’ka

Chaos Lore

• The First Black Crusade
• The Crimson Slaughter
• Sanctus Reach, Part 2: Stormclaw and Hour of the Wolf

Aeldari Lore

• The Fall of the Aeldari
• War Zone Valedor

Leagues of Votann Lore

• The Leagues of Votann

Orks Lore

• Sanctus Reach, Part 1: The Red Waaagh!
• Sanctus Reach, Part 2: Stormclaw and Hour of the Wolf
• War Zone Octarius

T’au Empire

• Warzone Damocles Part 1: The Taros Campaign
• Warzone Damocles Part 2: The Taros Air War
• Warzone Damocles Part 3: Apocalypse
• Warzone Damocles Part 4: Operation Shadowtalon and Burning Dawn
• Warzone Damocles Part 5: Kauyon
• Warzone Damocles Part 6: Mont’ka

Tyranids Lore

• Codex Tyranids
• Genestealer Cults
• The Tyrannic Wars
• War Zone Octarius

Campaigns

• • Sanctus Reach, Part 2: Stormclaw and Hour of the Wolf
  • Shield of Baal, Part 1: Leviathan
  • Shield of Baal, Part 2: Deathstorm and Exterminatus
  • Warzone Damocles Part 1: The Taros Campaign
  • Warzone Damocles Part 2: The Taros Air War
  • Warzone Damocles Part 3: Apocalypse
  • Warzone Damocles Part 4: Operation Shadowtalon and Burning Dawn
  • Warzone Damocles Part 5: Kauyon
  • Warzone Damocles Part 6: Mont’ka
  • War Zone Octarius
  • War Zone Valedor

Have any questions or feedback? Any topics you’d like us to cover next? shoot us an email at contact@goonhammer.com, or better yet – hop on over to our Discord and ask us there.