Hi. Here at the blog, I go by Ixion, at least for the present.
I'm a fan of Warhammer 40,000. After discovering it about a year ago, I found myself fascinated, and have since sought out as much on the setting and related products as I could find, reading articles and play-by-post threads, checking out the history, and gathering examples of the resplendent art. It's a vigorous and venerable work; the spirit of heavy metal lies thick on its ground, its vast contents no less rich for their number and variety. It's got the guts of the 80's, an album cover hide wrapped around a Bible-heavy heart of hard rock.
I'll be up-front; I have never played the tabletop wargame, and perhaps this disqualifies me as proper fan of the setting. My strength lies in its other manifestations-- I have, for instance, a good handle on the major roleplaying games (Dark Heresy in particular), though I have had little chance to play. I'm also quite fond of the Dawn of War series, from which the bulk of my first-hand experience comes, my favorite among these being Dark Crusade. I have attempted once or twice to play the game using one of various "Closer to Codex" mods, which claims to simulate the table game more closely; only more experienced fans may judge if this gives me any legitimate experience in the ways and conduct of the wargame proper.
At any rate, the purpose of this blog is for me to organize and share my thoughts, experiences and opinions on the Warhammer 40,000 universe as I understand it, and some of my own original ideas related to it, for my own catharsis if nothing else. If someone else finds interest or insight in my ramblings, so much the better.
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