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Necromunday: Lost Zone Index

Dan "dittka" Boyd - April 5, 2021

Welcome, Scummers, to the Lost Zone! This is a Goonhammer-made module for the game of Necromunda that intends to bring back the desperate scrabbling for resources that existed in the previous version of the game. With it, we are...

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Ruleshammer: CRUSADE Special Edition

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - March 26, 2021

Hello, dear reader. Rob "Vre'kais" Chilton is off this week carefully managing his work-life-other-work balance so I, the superior Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones, am subbing in for him. Rob will be back next week with lots of great rules nuances...

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Codex Drukhari: The Crusade Rules Review

Garrett "John Condit" Severson - March 26, 2021

We spent most of the weekend reviewing the new Matched Play rules in Codex: Drukhari and talking about how the faction has been transformed in some very cool ways - check out that review here. Today we're back to...

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Battle Bros: Season Two, Chapter III: A Private Little War

PantsOptional - March 24, 2021

Battle Bros is an ongoing bi-weekly column where Drew (PantsOptional) teaches his brother Chris (head58) how to play Warhammer 40,000 but somewhere along the line they lost that thread and this is what we ended up with instead. Catch...

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War Zone Charadon: The Book of Rust Review – The Narrative Play Rules

Greg Chiasson - March 20, 2021

Next weekend sees not just one but two massive releases for Warhammer 40,000. In addition to the 9th edition release of Codex: Drukhari (find our review of that book here), Games Workshop will also be releasing their first major...

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Kill Team: Killzones Review

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - March 19, 2021

Lost in the shuffle a few weeks ago with the release of Kill Team: Pariah Nexus was the release of Kill Team: Killzones, a stand-alone book/expansion that collects the missions, tactics, and narrative content from six prior Kill Team...

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Battle Bros: Season Two, Chapter II: Dangerously Close to a Plan

PantsOptional - March 10, 2021

Battle Bros is an ongoing bi-weekly column where Drew (PantsOptional) teaches his brother Chris (head58) how to play Warhammer 40,000 but somewhere along the line they lost that thread and this is what we ended up with instead. Catch...

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White Dwarf #461 Flashpoints: Charadon Phase 2 Review

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - March 2, 2021

In the Narrative Forge, we talk about playing games with more of a storytelling focus in mind. From bespoke missions to Crusade armies to sweeping campaigns, we cover the ways to add flavor to games. In today’s article, we’re...

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Battle Bros: Season Two, Chapter I: Guess Who’s Back, Back Again

PantsOptional - February 24, 2021

Battle Bros is an ongoing bi-weekly column where Drew (PantsOptional) teaches his brother Chris (head58) how to play Warhammer 40,000 but somewhere along the line they lost that thread and this is what we ended up with instead. Catch...

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Necromunday: Lost Zone Advancements

Dan "dittka" Boyd - February 15, 2021

Good morning Scummers, and a happy Necromunday to all (on time this week, too)! We’re diving into the Advancements system today for our Lost Zone module, the Goonhammer-made add-on to Necromunda campaigns that focuses on narrative play amongst the...