narrative

They See Me Crusadin’, They Hatin’: An Investigation of The Crusade Gameplay Loop

Hello reader! If there was one thing that excited me about 9th edition, it was Crusade. The premise is incredible - 40k progressive Narrative play, with an official framework and heavy support is literally the stuff of dreams. But is...

Narrative Forge: The Anvil of Apotheosis

Here at the Age of Sigmar department in the Goonhammer offices we're a bit baffled by all the loud noises coming from the 40k team. No idea what's got them all so excited, probably a new type of bolter...

9th Edition Initial Impressions Roundtable

With 9th edition finally upon us, it’s time to talk about the rules! Having had a chance to pore over the new rules from the Indomitus box, the Goonhammer team are offering their first impressions on 9th edition and...

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

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...

Narrative Forge: Making Your Campaigns A Success

You know how we dissect every part of the competitive meta on this site? Really get into the reeds about what owns, what does not own about a codex? Talk about the best way to win ITC games? You...

Ritual of the Damned Review Part 4: The Lore

We've seen so far how the Psychic Awakening is enhancing latent psychic abilities across the galaxy. Prayer is more powerful, demons are surging, and Librarians from all Chapter are finding their abilities strengthened. So what happens to those who...

Narrative Forge: Painting Narrative Armies And Showing Without Telling

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...

The Narrative Forge: Campaigns, Part 6 – Experience and Levels

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...

The Narrative Forge: Building Narrative Armies

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...

An Alliance Cracks, a Demon Thirsts – Psychic Awakening Phoenix Rising Review Part 1: The Lore

Warhammer 40k's 8th Edition brought with it an advancing of the storyline by about 100 years. According to a recent Voxcast we'll be spending some time over the next few years exploring this era. Across the galaxy, psychic-sensitive beings...