My son is starting to get into Warhammer and so far he’s learned the mechanics of Age of Sigmar, but he still isn’t sure what road to go down. Normally he’d go for whatever my brother in law is into (he introduced him to MTG, obviously the gateway drug) but he’s not deep into Warhammer yet (BiL was gifted a Necromunda squad) so my son will have to figure it out for himself.

Assuming most people here picked 40k over Age of Sigmar, I’m curious to know what motivated your choice? He’s painted a few random figurines he was gifted, but is now giving serious thought into going further. We’d welcome any tips on where to start!

  • Foreigner@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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    19 hours ago

    Thank you for the thoughtful comment, these are all very good points to think about. To answer your questions:

    1. To be honest I’m probably going to be the friend he plays with, at least to start. When he was getting into MtG, he and I would play until he eventually started introducing his friends to the game at school. It’s one more good excuse to spend quality time together especially, as he heads into his teens, so I don’t mind.
    2. There’s a Warhammer store near our place (where he got to try AoS) that hosts some games. I thought it was the only one in our city but after your comment I had a look and there are a bunch of others nearby, one of which is a café specifically for people who want to play and paint. We’ll definitely be checking those out.
    3. It’s his birthday in a couple of weeks, so I don’t mind buying him a starter kit or something along those lines, but beyond that we agreed any additions would only happen if he’s done assembling and painting the set he has. Then if we add more it’ll be for birthday/Christmas gifts, or he uses his own pocket money. I have to be honest though, when he told me he was interested in Warhammer, this was the first thing that popped into my head.
    4. He was gifted a few minis from the Lord of the Rings set (that’s how he caught the bug), I haven’t seen the Marvel or Star Wars in the store but I’ll have a look around.