Rick Priestley on the history of Warhammer 40k

Guy in the back just taking a massive slash

It's criminal that your video interviews with all these GW figures isn't getting more traction. Really appreciate this project, you're doing the history of the hobby a great service, and I hope you get recognition for that, down the line.

Sunday morning, mug of tea, and Filmdeg drops a video of Rick Priestly talking about early 40k. Life is good.

Rick is the GOAT of GW rules writing. When he left things started sliding downhill

This was wonderful to watch. Rick and the other original warhammer guys gave so much joy to my childhood. My original edition of Warhammer 40 Rogue Trader disintegrated through over use many decades ago. I think there was technical issue with the original pressing and the pages all stared falling out after a while! I got 40K and the original plastic set of space marines for Christmas 87 I was 12 years old at the time. That Christmas always sticks out as simply the best one ever, because I had been desperate to get 40k for several months and had been begging my parents for it. And they stepped up. The first "clue" was the space zoat with multi melta miniature in my stocking. And then when being made to wait what seemed like an age to open our main presents I still remember tearing the wrapping paper off to reveal the rule book. And then the next box was the space marine set!! It was a magical time, me and all my mates were just obsessed. I recently got hold of another copy of the original rule book just for nostalgia, whenever I read through bits of it I am taken back to the magical feeling of that Christmas in 1987. Some of my best childhood memories.

Your channel is doing really important work for the community. I don't know how you manage to get access to all these legends and why they agree to give up their time for you, but thank god it's happening. Thank you, and your interviewees, SO much.

Necromunda is in every way the true successor to eighties 40k RT. Not just in the skirmish rules with a GM but also the anarchic feel and the open sandbox. I've even used the old RT space pirates minis as hive scum because they completely fit.

Two war games rooms in Rick’s house. Love it!

I'll always miss the original genestealer cults and their gangster limousine in the original rules!

That was simply superb. As a 47yr old who was heavily into Rogue Trader, this was a mine of information. Thanks

He is to gaming as Stan Lee is to comics. For me, the Rick/Jervis/Andy era was the golden age.

I think it's really important to interview these guys while they are still alive and well. These might be really valuable in the future :)

Just the perfect backdrop to a chilled out eve of painting. No hype, no flash clickbait intros, just a fascinating guy talking about helping to create a movement. You can tell the talent from Rick in his way he talks and it's complimented perfectly by the gentle nudges Tom gives to move it along or ask the questions we are all thinking. Great work as ever.

I do miss some of the roleplaying of early 40k

Thanks for you efforts Rick. I have a copy of Rogue Trader on my book shelf and it was my gateway drug into the 40K universe. :hand-purple-blue-peace:

Honey wake up, new Rick Priestley just dropped

It's always fascinating to listen to someone who created some great piece of art or culture that captures millions of people's passion. They have a vision and without realizing the import of what they are doing, they go from steep to step, and something amazing arises out of their personal heart, their commitment to their personal vision and creativity. Amazing!

The thing about memory hits close. People talk about what they did in school and such and I can barely remember last month.

Fantastic interview. (Could've done without the aquarium sounds though😂😅). Thanks Lads!

Excellent interview! Absolutely love Rick Priestley. Keep up the great interviews.