Links

Official Games Workshop and Other Commercial Sites

• Games Workshop – The Emperor’s Own most holy website.
• Forgeworld – Extra models for all GW games, often with free articles for using them, always worth a look  
• Black Library – The Emperor’s Own Holy and Revered Scriveners. The book publishing arm of GW.  
• Warhammer Community – News, fluff and free downloads for GW’s games.  
• Warhammer Plus – More Warhammer, More Often, the 40k/AOS apps, tutorials, battle reports, lore, and more.
• Warhammer Vault – Lots of OOP stuff, part of Warhammer Plus
• Warhammer TV – Warhammer video, part of Warhammer Plus but there is some free content here.

Cool Fan Sites

• Bell of Lost Souls – a group of Warhammer 40,000 with some very cool Mini-Codexes available for free download.  
• The Fighting Tigers of Veda – the inspiration for this site, home to a very cool non-Codex chapter of Space Marines inspired by Hindu imagery, definitely best of breed online.

Cool Hobby Sites

• Terragenesis – one of the best sites for ideas and plans to scratch build scenery for any game in any scale.
• The Miniatures Page – The best source for everything about tabletop gaming  
• HeroMachine – VERY cool character drawing program, download it and use it online for free. Useful in the extreme to those of us who can’t draw a straight line.  
• Dire Press Gaming Tools – some very cool gaming tools for both fantasy and sci-fi gaming.  
• Buttscribe – Funny name but a great list-building resource, check it out!
• Tabletop Simulator – A great way to test lists and play while you’re social distancing
• Battlescribe – Easy way to make lists and is accepted pretty much everywhere. 
• Rightful Ruler  – From selecting deployment zones, measuring objectives, deepstrike radius, and more, all you have to do is hold up your phone.
• Best Coast Pairings – Great resource for tournaments and to see what lists are doing well. 
• Reddit – Not a trustworthy news source but a great 40k community that is sometimes super helpful. 
• Dice Check – If you want to see some great painted armies, fun battle reports, and just a cool channel! 
• Instagram – Many amazing painters, news, and a really cool 40k community in general.

Painting and Modeling Resourses

• Terrain Tutor – We all need great terrain! 
• Squidmar Miniatures – Instructional videos that can help you get better at painting your minis! 
• Jack of Clubs Painting – A ton of great painting tutorials to help you level up.
• Next Level Painting – An amazing resource to take your painting to the next level! 
• Goobertown Hobbies – Fun videos and great tutorials that really help new and veteran painters alike. 
• eBay Miniature Rescues  – A channel that shows you how to make beat-up minis great again.

Web Comics for Gamer Geeks

• Girl Genius – just because Phil Foglio is so damn cool!  
• Dork Tower – Gotta love Gilly the Perky Goth and Igor… HUZZAH! It MUST be read!

Sources of Supply (Albany, NY Area Game Shop Sites)

• Flights of Fantasy – the Official Purveyor of Hobby Supplies to House Gilead
• Zombie Planet – another great hobby shop in Albany, NY
• Warhammer Clifton Park – Official GW shop in NY’s Capital District

Sources of Inspiration

• Character Naming Guide – SCA guidelines for naming characters from various backgrounds
• Behind the Name – Meaning of many names for men and women from many languages