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Introducing the Astradus Campaign

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - February 3, 2019

Hello again, readers! You may remember my article series on running campaigns in 40k. You may also remember that I've only posted 2 articles in the series, short of my original promises. Well, I'm back with a new article...

Gaming

Product Review: Urban Conquest

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - January 19, 2019

One of the products I've been most excited about since it's somewhat under-the-radar reveal back in November is Urban Conquest, a Warhammer 40,000 campaign supplement designed around playing campaigns in hive cities. I just picked up a copy this weekend,...

Game Design

How to Run a Campaign Part 2: Narrative Campaigns

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - October 12, 2018

So my previous article of 5,000 words on the basics of campaigns didn’t scare you off, huh? Well, here’s a shitload more. This week I’m going to be discussing Narrative Campaigns. Narrative Campaigns are the type you most commonly see...

Battle Reports

The Paulus Campaign Apocalypse

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - October 9, 2018

Hello again! This is a follow-up to my last post, wherein I talked about the big ending to the campaign I've been running and the game setup. If you're interested in the mechanics of this five-player game and the...

Resources

How to Run a 40k Campaign, Part 1: The Basics

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - September 17, 2018

At some point, I think just about every 40k player thinks about running or playing in a campaign. After all, what's cooler than the idea of having sweeping battles, where your army competes with others for the fate of...

Resources

Eighth Edition Zone Mortalis Rules

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - September 13, 2018

As soon as I saw the new Necromunda Underhive tiles, I knew that I wanted to incorporate them into my ongoing 40k campaign somehow (more on that in a future post). While ship-based combat has been well fleshed-out in...