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EXCLUSIVE! Here are the original draft sketches and an alternative cover design for the iconic cover of Warhammer 40,000 Rogue Trader…
Before creating the cover of 40K Rogue Trader, artist John Sibbick both sketched out an alternative design and the ideas for the final cover. This is a…
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Gathering Information for the Adeptus Administratum (honestly!)
Thanks for reading Exploring Warhammer and it would be great to know a bit more about what drew you in here?
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One of the enduring superpowers of 40K is the deep lore that started with Warhammer Fantasy Battle and Rogue Trader
Exploring the evolution of the settings of Warhammer and how they came to be: The world-building of the Warhammer universes has undergone decades of…
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May 2025

April 2025

Is that dude wearing a Batman T-Shirt in the 41st Millennium? Plus a note on some of the great research into Warhammer that is out there!
How all the great research going on in the wilds is helping me with writing my book on 40K Rogue Trader and where in the far future can you get a cool…
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Another key document in the history of Warhammer 40,000 Rogue Trader - White Dwarf Issue 98
Again looking at some of the key documents of Warhammer 40,000 Rogue Trader. In this issue I am looking at White Dwarf Issue 98 from 1988 that helped to…
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A key document in the history of Warhammer 40,000 Rogue Trader - White Dwarf Issue 92
Looking at some of the key documents that led to, and developed, Warhammer 40,000 Rogue Trader. In this issue I am looking at White Dwarf Issue 92 which…
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March 2025

Warped Marginalia January to March 2025; Newsletter Feedback, Addendum & Housekeeping
Here's some follow-ups, some general info and more from my recent posts
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When did we get sneak peaks at Warhammer 40,000 Rogue Trader elements from back in the 80s?
As part of my research I am looking to track down a few ‘firsts’ - the first mentions of the name, the first miniatures, the first art and so on
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Citadel Miniatures used to make Dungeons and Dragons adventurer miniatures in packs of three where the model changed as the adventurer level…
This was pretty cool - the packs of three covered a range of character classes and each had a low, mid and high level version. Let us explore them!
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The Road to Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader - Some events of interest 1983 to 1986
Some of the timeline to Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader - this article gives some in-progress quotes from the book about events that lead up to the…
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