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Talking About Crusade on the 40k Today Podcast

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - July 15, 2020

We’ve plugged them before on Content We Liked but for those unfamiliar the 40k Today podcast is a fantastic resource for players looking for good, short podcasts that cover the breadth of the 40k landscape – from competitive play to...

Gaming

The Narrative Forge: Running a Crusade Campaign

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - July 14, 2020

Last week we introduced Warhammer 40k 9th edition’s new Crusade game mode, which has players build their own unique armies that evolve and grow over time, accruing relics and experience, amassing upgrades, and building a narrative. If you missed...

Gaming

Psychic Awakening: Pariah Review – Theaters of War

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - July 9, 2020

9th edition may be almost here but there's still stuff to talk about for 8th that will continue to impact games in 9th. Today we're talking about the Theaters of War in Psychic Awakening: Pariah. As soon as the table...

Gaming

Goodbye, 8th edition: The best games I played in the best edition (so far)

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - June 30, 2020

I started playing Warhammer 40,000 in the summer of 1996 with the release of Codex: Chaos in 2nd edition. From then I played pretty regularly through about 2003 when, disgusted with the 4th edition Codex: Chaos Space Marines and...

Hobby

The Narrative Forge: Making Your Own Characters, Part 3 – the Random Personality Generator!

Charlie B - June 16, 2020

The Warhammer 40,000 universe is a massive place, and the “Narrative Forge” hobby articles encourage thinking outside the box (literally) when putting models together and stretching yourself out in the hobby. They aim to make hobbyists and players comfortable...

Age of Sigmar

The Narrative Forge: Making Your Own Characters, Part 2 – Writing Good Characters

Charlie B - June 2, 2020

The Warhammer 40,000 universe is a massive place, and the “Narrative Forge” hobby articles encourage thinking outside the box (literally) when putting models together and stretching yourself out in the hobby. They aim to make hobbyists and players comfortable...

Game Design

The Narrative Forge: Making Your Own Characters, Part 1 – The Rules

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - May 26, 2020

There’s more to gaming life than the endless core gameplay loop of rulebook missions and ITC events! In the Narrative forge, we explore Narrative Play, looking for ways to tell stories on the tabletop and enhance play experiences by...

Narrative Play

The Narrative Forge

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - May 12, 2020

There's more to gaming life than the endless core gameplay loop of rulebook missions and ITC events! In the Narrative forge, we explore Narrative Play, looking for ways to tell stories on the tabletop and enhance play experiences by...

Hobby

The Narrative Forge: Campaigns, Part 7 – Map Campaigns

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - April 22, 2020

The Warhammer 40,000 universe is a massive place, and the “Narrative Forge” hobby articles encourage thinking outside the box (literally) when putting models together and stretching yourself out in the hobby. They aim to make hobbyists and players comfortable...

Adeptus Titanicus

Goonhammer Approved Mission: The Devouring of Chipotle IV

head58 - April 11, 2020

Here we go with another mission in the extremely serious Goonhammer Approved series, where the Goonhammer crew present new, exciting scenarios to liven up your game nights. Today Chris "head58" Tatro delivers a spicy dish for Adeptus Titanicus Narrative...