WH40k: Rogue Trader - Lore Primer

[@kn0bhe4d]

40K lore is a rabbit hole that's awesome to dive into.

[@jasonwright8546]

A vast, bottomless rabbit hole, made by a 40 ton rabbit in power armor.

[@tangahkoncek6841]

Until that rabit hole inject you with miniature figure addiction, then you wonder where half of your salary going

[@atomickrispies]

It started for me back in 7th edition when my wife bought me a Astra Militarum Start Collecting Box.... Dozens of Lutein vids, over 50 books read, a combined 20,000pts of models from 5 different armies, almost every video game played and beaten, I can confirm first hand it is indeed a rabbit hole lmfao

[@Jerler91]

Love this breakdown. Im not super familiar, so this is a cool primer to me. I do remember one day i spent at least an hour on the wiki reading in both amazement and horror 😂

[@sinbotosimmons7624]

I've recently caused someone to dive in by running the Wrath and Glory game. It was surreal to see it from the other side. That person now has nearly the entire heresy series and multiple modern 40k books.

[@yomuyugi]

Glad to see Rogue Traders finally getting love in a game format, people often forget that exploration is a thing in the 40k universe, not just war.

[@ScottLufkin]

I understand what you mean, but it struck me as funny since he said in the early part of the video the tagline for 40K is "in the grimdark future, there is only war".

[@melodiasrojas8428]

Warhammer 40k has so many planets, factions, places, is sad that we only get linear short games.

[@PrimetimeD]

Excellent overview! I've been weaving around the 40k universe for close to 30 years now, and this is possibly the best "short and digestible" introductions to the setting that I've ever heard. Kudos!

[@WadeWilson25]

Just know this, the Orks are the only faction having legitimate fun during all this

[@emosgowoof]

It's why the orkz are the best race. They're like a race of gag characters who only exist to fight forever, and have fun, using the power of imagination and believing in yourself, to do the impossible.

[@armelior4610]

@@emosgowoof they're motivational murder mushrooms

[@DCAMM720]

And Harlequins, can't forget the laughing murder clowns

[@Dracobyte]

The lethal joke / comedy relief faction!

[@bluespaceman7937]

They certainly seem a lot more entertaining. @@emosgowoof

[@haraldbredsdorff2699]

As one of those people who love reading the lore and invested/wasted :p years trying to put it together, I will say that was a really good summery. Well done. 4 more days, until us normal mortal get access to this game, and I can not wait.

[@SpiritStoneWarrior94-yx3gs]

40K lore is so damn amazing! Theres so much and super diverse stuff! Hope some people really get in to the setting, as the hobby side of 40K saved my life due to my depression being improved massively after picking up models and making some amazing friends in the hobby 🙏🏼

[@Dracobyte]

Good to know you are getting better!

[@bluespaceman7937]

Glad to know that's helped you. It's interesting to say the least, based on what little I've read.

[@heeverhashiscage]

Man, I don't know a thing about WH40k, but rogue trader sure as heck looks good. What a cool setting for a crpg!

[@JazzzRockFuzion]

So Mr. House from New Vegas overseeing a vast interstellar empire - including ‘Brotherhood of Steel zealots’ - that is existentially threatened by Dragon Age’s Fade demons! I am 100% in 💪 In all seriousness, as someone entirely ignorant to WH40K lore but very excited about this game, your video helped tremendously. Thanks!

[@Mercator89]

Y'know I never thought about that but it's a pretty solid comparison, kinda makes me wanna play some New Vegas again, Mr House is such a fun character. Since our times and that of Fallout: New Vegas are basically completely unknown for humanity in the year of 40k you could even invent some head canon where Mr House and the courier succeeded and that's why humanity was able to colonize the solar system and beyond, lmao.

[@orrthehunter]

If anyone ever ask why the Imperium ended up so screwed up, the answer will always be "Blame Erebus!". Everyone hate Erebus.

[@XYZ-em5vu]

Wasn't Erebus a hand of Lorgar?

[@Danubian-SVT]

Blame Big E.. Erebus was just a small pawn. The emperor F#cked up and now he is a vegetable :D

[@orrthehunter]

@@XYZ-em5vu this guy is literally behind the fall of the Imperium to what it is now in 40K. Heck, he is the one who manipulated Horus into falling into corruption and plotted the fall of the Imperium. Weshammer has a lore video about Erebus if you want a short 30 minute rundown of why he is such a issue and source of many problems.

[@XYZ-em5vu]

@@orrthehunter Ah, Hand of Destiny not Hand of Lorgar - my mistake

[@orrthehunter]

@@XYZ-em5vu As much people would blame Lorgar for Horus fall, Erebus been plotting these things for years. Lorgar anger for the Emperor rejecting his creation of a religion worshipping the Emperor just provided the opportunity he wanted since Erebus already served the Chaos Gods in secret. Erebus is basically that so called "minor" character who is secretly the Mastermind behind the problems while some more well known big face person takes the spot light distracting people from his actual role in everything.

[@macus23]

You are basically the Owlcat ambassador to help us pathfinder players transition to this cool new world. Thanks for helping us all out!

[@Liword132]

Thank you so much for this video, I'm quite curious about Warhammer 40k lore but every time I try to watch some lore videos I end up drowning in concepts I'm not familiar with. Having such a "high level" explanation is a real bliss for new comers like me!

[@90kalos1]

As a huge 40k fan and a lore nerd in general, i gotta you did an excellent job. There were a few moments when i had an "umm actually" thought but everytime I realized that while your statement may not have been completely accurate, there wasnt a more accurate way to succinctly give a basic understanding of the concept

[@MortismalGaming]

Yeah, I cut a lot of stuff where a full explanation would have simply just been irrelevant to this game

[@90kalos1]

@@MortismalGaming you did an excellent job.

[@rodrigomaximo1034]

I didnt know I needed lore primers before this, great concept for a video

[@rycolligan]

30 minutes and an admirably succinct and efficient introduction.

[@marcellovalente7339]

>40K Lore >Less then 14 hrs video How is even possible?

[@tomaslekis3262]

As someone who has been a 40k lore enthusiast, you did an incredible job summarizing the key points.

[@Grimskull4744]

This was really well explained, strait to the point with a little fat as possible, i'm really impressed. I would direct my friends to this primer above others for sure, thanks for this!

[@pedropierre9594]

Having read multiple books, i can honestly say, 40k lore is peak grim dark and i love it for it

[@diredier]

You are helpful as always! Thanks for the advice, looking into Koronus Expanse right now!

[@matthuck378]

You did a great job of summing up WH40k for this game! I've never actually played the tabletop wargame, but I've been into the art and lore off and on since middle school in the late 80's, haha. It's such a unique, wild, satirical, and (of course) dark setting.

[@wirthwhilegaming6376]

You are the man Morty, honestly i very much love you style and appreciate all your work you do. Admire the passion for games and how you've forged that into your career. Hope to do the same soon so you are a huge inspiration thank you.

[@CalTN]

Your synopsis of the lore was really well done. And you didn't even scratch the surface in regards to the primarchs.

[@bastiwen]

I am so excited for this game! A great studio making a game about one of my favorite universes? Count me in!

[@paulie-g]

Brilliant primer. I didn't think you'd do the 40k lore justice being a recent convert, but you've done particularly well. Praise be to the Omnissiah!

[@TheTyrfish]

Mortismal officially joins the hallowed ranks of 40k lore KZbinrs lmao

[@GuyGrey]

I enjoyed this v much. I put it as audio book on my lunch break walks. I wish it was longer. Please make more 😅

[@Mike75W]

Amazing breakdown - very helpful for someone who had/has no idea about the overall lore. Probably need to rewatch it again (or a few times) to get it to all sink in - but great job! Really looking forward to this game!

[@deusex3124]

As someone pretty familiar with 40K this was really well done as a primer and wisely you avoided falling into the trap of going into detail about the Horus Heresy amongst other things.

[@Wsip]

Your videos are catchy, I never miss a single second of them.Keep sharing your valuable tips, learning a lot from you. Thanks.

[@shavers2]

This video was so helpful! Playing Rogue trader for the first time and have no WH 40k experience or knowledge. So much easier to follow along after watching this. Thanks a lot!!

[@Nick.Georgiev]

I really hope they do a Votann DLC. A Votann companion just makes sense.

[@AlinUreLive]

I came to understand most of this when I beat the beta build, which, for some, is a good thing because it leads me to think there are solid explanations for anyone unsure about 40K lore in-game. This is a good video for anyone coming to the game on release. Enjoyed the video, good upload Mort!

[@MikeTsa7]

Exactly what I was looking for, great video. This will be my first game related to Warhammer, I love cRPGs and especially Owlcat's Pathfinder games, so it's a good enough reason to play Rogue Trader. Most of the Warhammer lore videos I see are long and pay too much attention to events and characters which I can't say I care for. I just wanted a brief summary of the setting and the factions we'll encounter in the game. I wanted any mention of characters and events to be short and only mentioned if it impacts the general behavior of a faction you encounter. You did just that, thank you.

[@jason198146]

Thanks for this excellent primer! It’s been a great companion as I’ve played through Rogue Trader!

[@p4r3s]

Man, I am so hyped for this one! Keep them videos coming! :D

[@tsavin]

Thanks, concise and focused. Much appreciated.

[@Taranchule]

I'm in the tricky position of having been in and around Warhammer in general since Hero Quest in 1989, and 40K since Space Crusade in 1990. As a result, I'm continuously tripping over lore that's been retconned or changed without me noticing. Rather annoying, I think you'll agree. Also, a small note on 40K being a satire. People sometimes conflate Satire with parody and silliness or humor. 40K is not like that: it's satire in the same way as Judge Dredd. It's a very British form of satire that takes itself, and it's internal lore, very seriously but is absurd when examined from a modern perspective. Which isn't to say 40K can't be very silly when it wants to...

[@Corusame]

Orks! 🤩

[@Fredericco1]

Nicely done. I would recommend this video to anybody who don't know anything about Warhammer 40K and want to play this game. A lot of informations for new people and it´s not too long.

[@javiernovoa8756]

Great lore video. As someone who knows nothing about 40k, I really appreciate it.

[@deputyswine]

Oh awesome! I'm glad you made this video because just like you I don't know much of anything about warhammer. I'm so excited for this game to come out! Been loving the beta and all the different outcomes for things so far

[@J1Warrior84]

Thanks for this video, the game kicks ass!! Love all your stuff, I'd watch every 40k video you make of the game or lore. Have a good one!

[@Blasted2Oblivion]

I think my favorite aspect of the entire Warhammer universe is that the Imperium has become EXACTLY what the Emperor was trying to get away from and it was almost entirely his own fault.

[@cmackay76]

If this is just a primer, holy crap... full lore sounds heavy duty

Thank you for making this. Can't wait to get the game on launch 😊

[@grey_wulf]

Hi Mortym! THANK YOU so much for this. I am a huge crpg fan, but I know next to nothing about WH40K lore. Now I won't be completely lost when I play the game.

[@KraiseGaming]

Hope you dont mind. I shared this via my discord so that my subscribers can get a lore feel before i play it for them. Thanks for the great vid.

[@dessavio]

One interesting fact I want to point out about the Word Bearers is that the holy scripture of the Ecclesiarchy, the Lectitio Divinitatus, was actually written by Lorgar, the primarch of the Word Bearers before he turned traitor.

[@robertsvallin3500]

Really good summary but still just scratching the surface. The lore of 40k is as insane as the size of it :)

[@phueal]

That summary is not at all bad for someone who's only been involved in this lore for a mere year or so!

[@TyRaxusMusic]

This is an awesome "documentary", learnt some new things, thank you for doing this!

[@lordlycanthrope7059]

Mort, my magnificent dude! Always delivers!

[@_george84]

Thank you so much for this video! Like you, I decided to play this game because I loved Pathfinder games by Owlcat AND because of your videos. Having this primer focused on lore relevant to the game was very helpful!

[@Sure_fire_]

Thanks man. My friends love Warhammer, and I've been playing Darktide with them, but every once In a while they describe some lore to me. it sounded crazy, but I didn't feel like reading up on it. Now I have a great base understanding of what this universe is all about and what's going on in it. I didn't even know it was satirical, just thought it was corny big armored dudes and large overly esthetic ships.

[@gawkthimm6030]

it has the modern problem of being old late 80's satire that some people take too literally and concepts being lost in translation across culture and time. its also littered with obscure art history references to Shakespeare, 'the heart of darkness', Dune, lovecraft and many others...

[@AlgorithmMockery]

Thank you for doing this. I stuck with wrath after spending way too much time watching your guide videos, now I’m able to really enjoy it. Found it pretty daunting at first. Then wanting to check out rogue trader and knowing nothing of the universe and I find this. 😂 Thanks again!

[@stuckbarry4163]

The emperor protects this channel.

[@probablythedm1669]

Calling Warhammer 40k *"the final boss of nerdom"* is not without merit. It's so absurdly massive you'll probably need lifetimes to consume it all... and then there's the games too! 😂

[@imnothere6906]

Dukhari - because the human version of Sodom and Gomorrah ain't depraved enough

[@talkingmudcrab718]

A Warhammer 40K lore primer less than a 4 part set of 12 hour videos? HERESY! j/k. I'm well versed on the lore but I'll watch anyway so i can post a few following "WELL AKSHULLY 🤓" comments...

[@marklion250]

THANK YOU! This is very helpful. Am I the only one getting classic Fallout 1-2 vibes from the interface? And I always liked square grids more than hexes

[@Zathurious]

Your "primer" taught me more about the Emperor than anything I've heard in passing. But, it does make me wonder why no other "divine" beings in opposition to chaos have arisin.

[@MortismalGaming]

There some interesting theories on that, a prevailing one being that the galaxy is so drowned in misery that a positive deity being born in the warp isnt gonna happen/wouldnt be very strong anyway

[@iantellam9970]

There are other powers and divine beings - but many of them have been destroyed or enslaved, often by the Chaos powers like the old Aeldari gods. The most recent 'divine being' to emerge is the Goddess T'au'va - a manifestation of the T'au's concept of the 'greater good', inadvertently willed into existence by the T'au's human associates (as humans are psychically attuned and T'au are not). Gods get their power through worship and belief, it just happens that in the grim, dark future the Chaos gods are the most well fed and therefore dominate.

[@fernandozavaletabustos205]

My channel suggestions to dive even further into the Warhammer 40K lore: - Bricky / Adeptus Ridiculous - Luetin09 - Arbitor Ian - Janovich - MajorKill - Weshammer - Oculus Imperia - Baldemort - Noirn Queen Alexis

[@adeptturnica8798]

This video is certified heresy. Really liked it

[@Izemrasen.]

Nice video as usual, I would love to watch a companion ranking video like you did for Pathfinder WotR and BG3. For the moment I just don't like Idira tbh, maybe that's because I love Argenta 😅(Sisters of Battle all the way ! )

[@kaidorade1317]

One could literally get lost in 40K lore. And that’s a good thing

[@chuck2703]

Agreed

[@street1111]

Catachan blank would be something haha

[@GG21188]

30 mins trailer on lore just to get people ready for the game wow what a LEGEND

[@jweare333]

I have always wondered about Warhammer lore, and just never got around to digging into it. I’m really excited about this game just because it’s from.Owlcat. I considered reading a couple books leading up to the launch of this game, but hadn’t gotten around to it. I’m really glad you released this video because I’m now, once again, interested in getting this game on launch. Otherwise I was probably going to wait till I finally got around to reading some books about Warhammer.

[@AcidRelic]

There is a TON of lore on Warhammer and best spot to learn more is Luetin09 or for lore and humor Adeptus Ridiculous.

[@JavierGonzalez-qg5el]

This is the perfect rabbit hole to div einto before it releases. A lot fof thiss tuff is super helpful as I know next to nothing about Warhammer lore.

[@lynxissiodorensis2319]

Thanks for the primer.

[@Maethendias]

dude i can not WAIIIIIIIIIIIT literally have been hyped for this game since its announcement... and its almost here this week is gonna SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCk

[@Saucysulli]

Thank you so much for making this, really interested in this game but not knowledgeable at all in the lore

[@coconutologist]

Needs more cowbell. Onward to 300k. All glory to the algorithm.

[@dsx7517]

Finally someone who sounds like a normal human being. Before I found this one, I've tried to watch several lore videos by other KZbinrs, but they all sound like wannabe radio DJs with very annoying voices and ridiculous unnatural intonation. Yikes. Thank you being normal and for sharing your knowledge with us. 👍

[@Milliondollarloser]

Also note: word bearers primarch wrote the book that the imperium now follows. They are very cross that the book is quoted back at them to try to banish them back into the chaos they now worship.

[@paulbigbee]

A Luetin-Morti crossover event is what we need.

[@Dracobyte]

Thank you for making a good job on the #40K lore just like Luetin09, Bricky, Weshammer, Majorkill, Oculus Imperia, Arbitor Ian and many others!

[@orb1t584]

another good way to learn about 40K is by listening to Adeptus Ridiculous or Luetin

[@SpiritStoneWarrior94-yx3gs]

For those with adhd/less able to watch long form stuff, I find Majorkill is great for getting a solid view on the lore 🙏🏼

[@misanthropicattackhelicopt4148]

Try The Amber King

[@Dracobyte]

Or Arbitor Ian, Weshammer, Majorkill, Oculus Imperia and many others!

[@bluespaceman7937]

Good recommendations.

[@cinderheart2720]

One important tidbit, you said the Mechanicus consider the Emperor to be the avatar of the Omnissiah. Actually, they consider him to *be* the Omnissiah, which is part of a trinity with the Machine God and the Motive Force.

[@iantellam9970]

Yeah, and the Omnissiah is the avatar of the machine god. Or prophet or something.

[@spacebarisntworking7530]

40k can be summed up as: Billions of years ago the universe was born. Displeased with this the universe decided to make it everyone's problem.

[@lexmats6709]

By the Emperor's mercy! 8 MORE AGONIZING DAYS!

[@gs0008]

I really like weshammer for warhammer 40k lore videos.

[@Dracobyte]

Also Arbitor Ian, Luetin and Bricky.

[@Redharp]

I thought its a class guide for Lore Primer class lol shows how much i know about 40k :)

[@peddypeoples941]

warhammer 40k is my new star wars and rogue trader is such a beautiful game.

[@MrSteamtrooper]

Brilliant. Thank you.

[@shadeitplease7383]

Damn my dude that’s some dedication to jump in to 40k lore just to play/review a game better lol

[@armelior4610]

In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only hundreds of rule books, novels, comics, video games, wikis etc.

[@mason3460]

I’ve read at least 60+ warhammer books , heresy to 40K , btw siege of terra is insanely epic

[@Morbid69]

Great video! So hyped for the game!

[@ManwithoutfearJDK]

As a long-time 40K enjoy-er, I'd suggest two great 40K lore KZbinrs. Lutin09 And Arbitor Ian. Both have video's on where to start if you want to read 40K books and lore deep dives on a number of subjects. Ian also does a "book club" on some of the more beloved 40k novels. I'll also make an unconventional suggestion on 40K reading. The Ciaphas Cain books. The first omnibus is Ciaphas Cain Hero of the Imperium. The series is actually quite funny and Cain is a fascinating POV character. I like the series and recommend it because it is far less grim-and-gritty than much of the rest of the setting.

[@TomFox-m4d]

I wondered how dudes got so into Warhammer. I always figured they were just nerds. This video helps me understand though. It sounds very cool, and very in depth.

[@starbuster0121]

Great Job!!!

[@benjaminwhite2049]

This will be so awesome!!!

[@valdimarinn]

Warhammer 40k lore is just like crack for us nerds.

[@ionkinetic]

An inquisition? wasn't expecting that.

[@andrasfischer3778]

The funie Thing about the worship of the emperor is the fact that the Lectatio Divinatus was written by f ing Lorgar

[@attilagal9]

Hi, wanted to ask, will you do a full review of Last Train Home? thanks :)

[@MortismalGaming]

No plans atm

[@dflatt1783]

*Mortismal Gaming:* "There are no good guys in the 40k universe." That's heresy, brother. Prepare yourself for the cleansing flame.

[@Aesthetic_Walrus]

I will have no money for this game at launch but I want the absolute crap out of it.

[@Wombats555]

Thank you!