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Much has been written on Nurgle and his followers in a wide variety of books and magazines. Here are some text extracts for use as a reference source.
| Setting | Game | Date | Title | Content |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fantasy | WHFB | 1985-11 | The Third Citadel Compendium | Plague Elemental |
| Fantasy | WFRP | 1986-11 | Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay (1st ed) | Chaos Gods, Mabrothrax, Gem of Nurgle, Jonas Whitespore, Beasts of Nurgle, Nurgle's Rot, Plague Bearer |
| Both | Mixed | 1988-10 | Realm of Chaos: Slaves to Darkness | Chaos, the Horus Heresy, the Black Legion |
| Both | Mixed | 1988-10 | White Dwarf 106 (Oct 1988) | Beastmen of Nurgle |
| Both | n/a | 1988-12 | White Dwarf 108 (Dec 1988) | Artwork |
| Sci-fi | Epic | 1988-12 | Adeptus Titanicus | Legio Mortis |
| Both | Mixed | 1989-01 | White Dwarf 109 (Jan 1989) | Great Unclean Ones |
| Fantasy | Mixed | 1989-05 | White Dwarf 113 (May 1989) | Chaos Powers and the Colours of Magic |
| Both | Mixed | 1989-06 | White Dwarf 114 (Jun 1989) | Bilerot Vomitflesh (Blood Bowl), Palanquins of Nurgle |
| Sci-fi | Epic | 1989-10 | Space Marine | Horus Heresy, Garro, Legio Mortis, Death Guard |
| Both | Mixed | 1989-11 | White Dwarf 119 (Nov 1989) | Nurgle, Great Unclean Ones, Plaguebearers, Nurglings, Beasts |
| Sci-fi | Epic | 1989-12 | Codex Titanicus | Legio Mortis |
| Both | Mixed | 1990-01 | White Dwarf 121 (Jan 1990) | Gifts, Spells, Nurgle's Rot, Palanquin, Staff, Death Head, Hemler Rottingflesh (Advanced Heroquest) |
| Both | Mixed | 1990-02 | White Dwarf 122 (Feb 1990) | Symbols of Nurgle |
| Both | Mixed | 1990-04 | White Dwarf 124 (Apr 1990) | Lothar Bubonicus, Pestigor |
| Fantasy | Mixed | 1990-05 | White Dwarf 125 (May 1990) | Plague Daemon (Warhammer Novel), 'Eavy Metal |
| Both | Mixed | 1990-11 | Realm of Chaos: The Lost and the Damned | Nurgle, Great Unclean Ones, Plaguebearers, Nurglings, Beasts, Spells, Nurgle's Rot, Palanquin, Staff, Death Head, Gifts, Monoliths, Dark Tongue, Lothar Bubonicus, Pestigor, Primarchs, Army Lists, Mortarion |
| Sci-fi | Epic | 1990-12 | White Dwarf 132 (Dec 1990) | Great Unclean Ones, Plaguebearers, Beasts, Nurglings |
| Sci-fi | Epic | 1992-04 | Renegades | Nurgle, Great Unclean Ones, Mortarion, Plaguebearers, Beasts |
| Fantasy | Man O' War | 1993-08 | Plague Fleet | Nurgle Fleet, Plagueship, Plaguecrusher, scenario, rewards, magic |
| Sci-fi | WH40k | 1993-10 | Warhammer 40,000 (1993) | Great Unclean Ones, Nurglings, Plaguebearers, Beasts, Chaos Champions |
| Sci-fi | Epic | 1994-07? | Citadel Journal 4 | Nurgle Magi |
| Sci-fi | Epic | 1994-10 | Titan Legions | Legio Mortis |
| Fantasy | Blood Bowl | 1995-03? | Citadel Journal 8 | Great Unclean One, Nurgle Team Roster, Mortius |
| Sci-fi | Epic | 1995-05? | Citadel Journal 9 | Bubonis, Legion of Festering Death, Titan Attributes |
| Both | Mixed | 1995-12? | Citadel Journal 12 | Nurgle War Altar, Nurgle and his Daemons, Palanquin, Plaguestrangler Vilestench, Plague Sceptre |
| Sci-fi | Necromunda | 1996-02 | Outlanders Rulebook | Plague Zombies, Karloth Valois, Carrion Bats |
| Sci-fi | WH40k | 1996-07 | Codex: Chaos (1996) | Horus Heresy, Death Guard, Nurgle, Great Unclean Ones, Nurglings, Plaguebearers, Beasts, Equipment, Foulspawn |
| Sci-fi | WH40k | 1996-09? | Citadel Journal 17 | Pestilaan, Blessing of Nurgle, Plaguesword |
| Fantasy | Blood Bowl | 1996-11? | Citadel Journal 18 | Nurgle's Rotters |
| Sci-fi | Epic | 1997-04 | Epic 40,000 | Contagion, Plague Tower |
| Sci-fi | Mixed | 1997-08? | Citadel Journal 21 | Chaos Cultist Covens (Necromunda), Plague Marines |
| Fantasy | Blood Bowl | 1998-04 | Citadel Journal 25 | Bilerot Vomitflesh |
| Sci-fi | WH40k | 1998-06? | Citadel Journal 26 | Ergr'ech Ar'gruag'ach |
| Fantasy | WHFB | 1998-08? | Citadel Journal 27 | Plaguestrangler Vilestench |
| Sci-fi | WH40k | 1998-10? | Citadel Journal 28 | Festasmus the Putrid |
| Sci-fi | WH40k | 1999-02 | Codex: Chaos Space Marines (1999) | Great Unclean Ones, Plague Marines, Plaguebearers, Nurglings, Gifts, Stream of Corruption, Death Guard |
| Fantasy | Mixed | 1999-05? | Citadel Journal 32 | Nurgling Cheerleaders (Blood Bowl), Palanquin |
| Sci-fi | WH40k | 2001-07 | Chapter Approved 2001 | Colathrax, Nurgling infestations |
| Sci-fi | WH40k | 2002-01 | White Dwarf 265 (Jan 2002) | The Death Guard, Captain Garro |
| Sci-fi | WH40k | 2002-01? | Citadel Journal 48 | Lothar Bubonicus |
| Sci-fi | WH40k | 2002-10 | Codex: Chaos Space Marines (2002) | Horus Heresy, Great Unclean Ones, Obliterators, Plague Marines, Plaguebearers, Nurglings, Nurgle, Gifts, Powers, Death Guard, Typhus |
| Sci-fi | BFG | 2002-11? | Battlefeet Gothic Magazine 12 | Nurgle appeals chart |
| Sci-fi | WH40k | 2003-?? | Codex: Eye of Terror | 13th Black Crusade, Plague Zombies |
| Sci-fi | WH40k | 2003-?? | Chapter Approved 2004 | Sons of Antaeus |
| Sci-fi | BFG | 2003-08? | Battlefeet Gothic Magazine 16 | Typhus' Plaguefleet |
| Fantasy | WHFB | 2003-08 | Warhammer Armies: Beasts of Chaos | Nurgle, Gorsqualor, Plaguebulls, Beasts, Pestigor, Plague Chalice, Rurkhar Festigor, Dark Tongue, Lore of Nurgle |
| Fantasy | Mordheim | 2004-01 | The Empire in Flames | The Carnival of Chaos |
| Sci-fi | WH40k | 2005-03 | Ravenor Returned | Hooktors |
| Sci-fi | WH40k | 2007-03 | Imperial Armour 5: The Siege of Vraks 1 | Mamon |
| Sci-fi | WH40k | 2007-09 | Codex: Chaos Space Marines (2007) | Nurgle, Garro, Death Guard, Legio Mortis, Lords of Decay, the Reborn, Typhus, the Cleaved, the Purge, Plaguebringer |
| Sci-fi | RPG: DH | 2007-09 | Shattered Hope | Plaguebearer |
| Sci-fi | WH40k | 2007-10 | Imperial Armour: Apocalypse (2007) | Scabeiathrax |
| Sci-fi | RPG: DH | 2008-01 | Dark Heresy (1st ed) | Nurgle, Plaguebearers |
| Sci-fi | WH40k | 2008-05 | Codex: Chaos Daemons (2008) | Nurgle, Great Unclean Ones, Plaguebearers, Beasts, Nurglings, Ku'gath, Epidemius, Isha |
| Sci-fi | WH40k | 2008-07 | Imperial Armour 6: The Siege of Vraks 2 | Chaos forces |
| Sci-fi | RPG: DH | 2008-12 | Disciples of the Dark Gods | The Vile Savants, Plague Zombies |
| Sci-fi | RPG: DH | 2009-02 | Creatures Anathema | Nurglings |
| Sci-fi | WH40k | 2009-04 | Imperial Armour 7: The Siege of Vraks 3 | Chaos forces, Necrosius, Blight Drones, Jibberjaw, Scabeiathrax, Mamon, Plague Marines |
| Sci-fi | RPG: RT | 2009-10 | Rogue Trader | Nurgle |
| Sci-fi | RPG: DH | 2009-11 | The Radical's Handbook | Psychic Power, Daemon Weapon |
| Sci-fi | RPG: RT | 2011-03 | Battlefleet Koronus | Pestilaan Light Cruiser |
| Sci-fi | RPG: DW | 2011-05 | Mark of the Xenos | Great Unclean Ones, Plaguebearers, Plague Marines, Plague Marine Weapons, Nurgle's Rot |
| Sci-fi | RPG: DH | 2011-06 | Daemon Hunter | The Purging of Camp 109, Daemons, Daemonic Phenomena, Nurgle, Gifts, Nurglings, Beasts of Nurgle, Plaguesword |
| Sci-fi | RPG: RT | 2011-08 | Citadel of Skulls | Nurglings |
| Sci-fi | RPG: DW | 2011-09 | The Achilus Assault | Venkrous, Daemon Prince Mephidast |
| Sci-fi | RPG: BC | 2011-09 | Black Crusade | Nurgle, Death Guard, Death Priests, Weapons, Psychic Powers, the Writhing World, Mire, Vorxec Calvarius, Plaguebearers, Great Unclean Ones |
| Sci-fi | RPG: BC | 2011-09 | The Game Master's Kit | Pyurultide |
| Sci-fi | RPG: DW | 2011-11 | First Founding | Death Guard, Blight-master Ussax |
| Sci-fi | RPG: BC | 2012-01 | Hand of Corruption | Plaguebearer Skarathaoritx |
| Sci-fi | RPG: DW | 2012-02 | The Jericho Reach | Plague Cauldrons of the Stigmartus |
| Sci-fi | RPG: DW | 2012-05 | Rising Tempest | Plaguebearers, Nurglings, Ghulroth the Slaverer |
| Sci-fi | RPG: RT | 2012-07 | The Koronus Bestiary | Beasts |
| Sci-fi | WH40k | 2012-07 | Imperial Armour: Aeronautica | Blight Drones |
| Sci-fi | RPG: BC | 2012-08 | The Tome of Fate | Tzeentch vs Nurgle, Psychic Powers, Personal Goals |
| Sci-fi | WH40k | 2012-10 | Codex: Chaos Space Marines (2012) | Death Guard, Garro, Legio Mortis, Company of Misery, the Cleaved, the Purge, the Grey Death, Plague Marines, Typhus, Plague Knife, Blight Grenades, Icon of Despair, Palanquin, Powers |
| Sci-fi | RPG: RT | 2012-11 | The Navis Primer | The Carrier, Daemon Techniques, Plaguebearers |
| Sci-fi | RPG: BC | 2012-12 | The Tome of Blood | Personal Goals |
| Sci-fi | WH40k | 2013-01 | Codex: Dark Angels (2013) | Seption Prime, Death Guard, Brotherhood of Plague, Loathsome Pox, Gronmoth, the Cleaved |
| Sci-fi | RPG: RT | 2013-01 | Stars of Inequity | Plague Toads |
| Sci-fi | WH40k | 2013-03 | Codex: Chaos Daemons (2013) | Nurgle, Great Unclean Ones, Plaguebearers, Beasts, Plague Drones, Nurglings, Ku'gath, Epidemius, Weapons, Attributes, Banner, Psychic Powers |
| Sci-fi | RPG: BC | 2013-05 | The Tome of Excess | Sacred Numbers, Glorifying Acts, Personal Goals |
| Sci-fi | RPG: OW | 2013-06 | Enemies of the Imperium | Sisk (Malaghent), Mark of Nurgle |
| Sci-fi | WH40k | 2013-12 | Stronghold Assault | The Fellguard Incident |
| Sci-fi | WH40k | 2014-03 | Codex: Imperial Knights (2014) | Legio Mortis, Great Unclean One |
| Sci-fi | WH40k | 2014-03 | Dataslate: Helbrutes | Death Guard Helbrutes |
| Sci-fi | WH40k | 2014-04 | Codex: Militarum Tempestus (2014) | The Purge, Company of Misery |
| Sci-fi | RPG: BC | 2014-07 | The Tome of Decay | Nurgle, Great Unclean Ones, Daemon Princes, Plaguebearers, Heralds, Beasts, Plague Drones, Nurglings, Plague Marines, Mutants, Cults, Death Guard, Writhing World Sorcerer-Kings, Death Priests of Mire, Plaguemeisters, Equipment, Daemonic Engine Traits, Gifts, Crusades, Pyurultide, Pox Tribes, Plague Ogryns, Blight Drones, the Entomancer, Guelph, Plague Towers, the Writhing World, Huskmen, Hindrance, Mire, Priornites, Lutomorbus, Abcellyoth, the Thanator, Foulspawn, Personal Goals |
| Sci-fi | RPG: DH | 2014-08 | Dark Heresy (2nd ed) | Nurgle, Callers of Sorrow, Nurgle's Rot, Achkovas Spengh, Plaguebearers, Nurglings, Putricifex, Chaos Furies |
| Sci-fi | RPG: DH | 2014-08 | Game Master's Kit (2nd ed) | Ferrue Fayne, Blessed Flesh, Tormus Fayne, Callers of Sorrow, Nurgle's Rot, Aynthrexes, the Inevitable Order |
| Sci-fi | WH40k | 2014-10 | Imperial Armour 13: War Machines of the Lost and the Damned | Chaos vehicles, Blight Drones, Plague Hulk, Plague Zombies, Mamon, Scabeiathrax |
| Sci-fi | RPG: DH | 2014-11 | Forgotten Gods | Callers of Sorrow, Mournful Song, Tormus Fayne |
| Sci-fi | RPG: DH | 2015-04 | Enemies Within | Emergent Hand |
| Sci-fi | WH40k | 2015-05 | Codex: Imperial Knights (2015) | Great Unclean One, Legio Mortis |
| Sci-fi | RPG: DH | 2016-01 | Enemies Beyond | Cursed Carillon, Weapon Attributes, Daemonic Pacts, Tuchulcha, Beasts, Plague Drones, Heralds, Great Unclean Ones, Nurgle Daemons |
| Sci-fi | WH40k | 2016-05 | Codex: Chaos Daemons (2016) | Tallyband, Rotswarm, Warlord Traits, Hellforged Artefacts, Psychic Powers, Tactical Objective |
| Sci-fi | WH40k | 2016-12 | Codex Supplement: Traitor Legions | Death Guard, Mortarion, Typhus, Artefacts, Army List, Tactical Objectives, Psychic Powers |
| Sci-fi | WH40k | 2017-06 | Warhammer 40,000 (2017) | Nurgle, Death Guard, Ultramar, Fall of Cadia, War in the Rift |
| Sci-fi | WH40k | 2017-06 | Dark Imperium | Death Guard, Lords of Contagion, Noxious Blightbringers, Malignant Plaguecasters, Plague Marines, Foetid Bloat-drones, Poxwalkers, Tainted Sons, other Death Guard vectoriums |
| Sci-fi | WH40k | 2017-06 | Index: Chaos | Death Guard, Psychic Powers, Nurgle, Epidemius, Great Unclean Ones, Plaguebearers, Plague Zombies, Poxwalkers |
| Sci-fi | WH40k | 2017-07 | First Strike | Death Guard, Nurgle |
| Sci-fi | WH40k | 2017-07 | Codex: Space Marines (2017) | The Plague Wars |
| Sci-fi | WH40k | 2017-08 | Codex: Chaos Space Marines (2017) | Death Guard, Garro, the Judged, the Purge, Bringers of Decay, Company of Misery, the Cleaved, the Grey Death, Deathmongers, Chaos Lords, Plague Marines, Plaguebearers, Stratagems, Powers, Puscleaver |
| Sci-fi | WH40k | 2017-08 | Codex: Grey Knights (2017) | Mortarion, Death Guard, Nurgle Daemons |
| Fantasy | AOS | 2017-09 | Blightwar | Nurgle, Horticulous Slimux, Befouling Host, Plaguebearers, Plague Drones, Nurglings |
| Sci-fi | WH40k | 2017-09 | The Plague Brethren | Death Guard, the Blight Stalker, Dipteron, Corpulux |
| Sci-fi | WH40k | 2017-09 | Codex: Adeptus Mechanicus (2017) | The War of Slime and Metal |
| Sci-fi | WH40k | 2018-01 | Codex: Chaos Daemons (2018) | Nurgle, Plague Legions, Septicus, Septicus Legion, Great Unclean Ones, Rotigus, Poxbringers, Sloppity Bilepipers, Spoilpox Scriveners, Epidemius, Horticulous Slimux, Plaguebearers, Plagueswords, Nurglings, Beasts of Nurgle, Plague Drones, Locus of Virulence, Stratagems, Warlord Traits, Artefacts, Psychic Powers, Tactical Objective |
| Fantasy | AOS | 2018-01 | Malign Portents website | Horticulous Slimux, Weeping Ague, Rotigus, Lord Slougous |
| Sci-fi | WH40k | 2018-03 | Codex: T'au Empire (2018) | Death Guard |
| Sci-fi | WH40k | 2018-11 | Tales from Vigilus webpages | Death Guard |
| Sci-fi | WH40k | 2019-02 | Horus Heresy 54: The Buried Dagger | House Zegenda |
| Sci-fi | WH40k | 2019-05 | The Dolorous Strain | Tainted Sons |
| Sci-fi | WH40k | 2023-03 | Warhammer: The Horus Heresy - The Burning of Ohmn-Mat | Ætheric Dominions |
dedicated to the Chaos God of Plagues