narrative gaming

Running a Weekend 40K Campaign for Strangers, Part 2 of 2

This two-part post asks a simple question: what’s it like to drive hundreds of miles to a house in Devon and run a narrative wargaming weekend for five friendly strangers? Welcome to part two, in which I find out....

Running a Weekend 40K Campaign for Strangers, Part 1 of 2

This two-part post asks a simple question: what’s it like to drive hundreds of miles to a house in Devon and run a narrative wargaming weekend for five friendly strangers? Younger me would’ve been too shy to find out....

Raid on Lachesis Part V: the Finale

Welcome back to the Raid on Lachesis, a 5-part campaign series in which the Word Bearers descend on an Imperial world and hand out pamphlets. After a horrendous start, Team Chaos actually got some successes under their belt. If...

Raid on Lachesis Part IV: Midweek War Crimes

Welcome back to the Raid on Lachesis, a 5-part campaign series in which the Word Bearers descend on an Imperial world and endear themselves to all and sundry. In the previous post it went very poorly for the servants...

Raid on Lachesis Part III: Imperial Heroics

Welcome back to the Raid on Lachesis, a 5-part campaign series in which the Word Bearers descend on an Imperial world with nothing but good intentions. In this third post, it's time for them to make planetfall. Weeks of...

Raid on Lachesis Part II: The Players & Their Armies

Welcome back to the Raid on Lachesis, a 5-part campaign series in which the Word Bearers attempt to do Evil Stuff™. In today's post we'll meet the players, and their tiny plastic children. What’s in the series? Part 1: rules, maps,...

Raid on Lachesis Part I: the Campaign Concept & Rules

In this five part series I’m hoping to show how easy it is to turn your games of 40K Crusade into a campaign. Today we’re going over the rules, the lore and the map. Next time we’ll show off...

Battlefleet Gothic Part 4: Making the Best Game Even Better

To close out our  series on the fantastic world of Battlefleet Gothic, we’re going to take a look at just a few of the more prominent expanded play fleets and rules and dig into a bit of the narrative...