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Psychic Awakening 5: The Greater Good Round-up

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - February 15, 2020

Psychic Awakening 5: The Greater Good is out today, bolstering the forces of T'au, Astra Militarum, and Genestealer Cults for players worldwide. If you missed any of our coverage and want to know more, we've compiled a handy list...

Hobby

How to Paint Everything: T’au

Greg Chiasson - February 14, 2020

In our How to Paint Everything series, we take a look at different armies of the Warhammer universe, examine their history and heraldry, and look at several different methods for painting them. Today we look at everyone's favorite (only?) xenos coalition,...

Gaming

The Greater Good and the New T’au Meta

Richard Siegler - February 13, 2020

Hey everyone, this is Richard Siegler (from The Art of War 40k) and I am here to talk about the new T’au rules and how the faction is well positioned to fit into the new 2020 meta. Psychic Awakening V:...

Reviews

Psychic Awakening: The Greater OK I Guess – Lore Review

Raf Cordero - February 11, 2020

From a lore perspective, this is the book I was looking forward to the most. The Imperium is a brutally fascist authoritarian regime that doesn't so much care about its citizens as it does their labor. The conditions it...

Gaming

Hammer of Math: The > Good

"Primaris" Kevin Genson - February 10, 2020

In this week’s Hammer of Math we delve into the greatest question of 40K; has any faction featured in Psychic Awakening been screwed as much as Drukhari? The answer is no. With that out of the way we'll take...

Gaming

Psychic Awakening: The Greater Good Review – The T’au Empire

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - February 8, 2020

With the release of Psychic Awakening 5: The Greater Good, we've seen the release of all-new rules for Genestealer Cults, Astra Militarum, and the T'au Empire. Of the three factions, T'au probably got the most from a sheer volume...

Events and Challenges

Narrative Forge: The Path to Shame

Greg Chiasson - January 14, 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...

Resources

Start Collecting Warhammer 40,000

Liam "Corrode" Royle - December 21, 2019

For new players, starting an army can be daunting: There are tons of different army boxes and deals out there, and figuring out how to build an army can be a paralyzing experience for players who want to expand...

Gaming

Kill Team Annual Review, Part 3: Xenos Factions

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - December 14, 2019

Hello again and welcome back again, readers! If you're just joining us, this is part 3 of our Kill Team Annual review. We started by covering the core content and new stuff for the Chaos factions (check that out...

Gaming

Blood of Champion: An Interview with Richard Siegler, Champion of the Atlanta Pro Tabletop Open

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - December 12, 2019

The Atlanta Pro Tabletop Open wrapped up on Sunday night and after nine rounds of knock-down, drag-out, white-knuckle dice rolling, a champion was crowned. Goonhammer sat down with tournament champion, one of the top 40k players in the ITC,...