Narrative Play

White Dwarf #505 Crusade of Faith Rules Review

We take a deep look at the new Crusade of Faith rules for the Sisters of Battle in White Dwarf 505, talking about how they work and who they're for.

Contemptor Kevin’s Road to the 2024 Grand Narrative, Part 1 – The Road to Kessandras

In 2022, Games Workshop began the annual “Grand Narrative”, where six narrative games would be played out over a three day period.  This was beyond that of a mere Grand Tournament - the idea is that it is is...

Administratum: How to Create A Campaign

This article is part of a series designed to help you navigate the Administratum app that Goonhammer provides to help players navigate the rules for Crusade campaigns. In this article we cover how to create a campaign. While Administratum is...

The Narrative Forge: Combining Crusade and Boarding Actions

We look at ways to integrate boarding actions with Crusade rules, with pros and cons for each, and tips for how to make it work.

Variety is the Spice of SAGA: The Book of Battles

One of the great joys of historical wargaming is the huge potential variety of scenarios, both balanced and extremely not that present themselves. In this respect, the single scenario in the main SAGA rulebook is, shall we say, slightly...

White Dwarf #504: Kroot Crusade Rules Review

Continuing a welcome recent trend of publishing new Crusade rules in White Dwarf, this month's White Dwarf #504 has rules for running Kroot armies in Crusade, adding new campaign rules, agendas, traits, and artefacts for the mercenary warbands. But are they any good? In this article we're taking a deep dive into the rules to find out.

Conquest Campaign Pack Review: Crucible of Wills

I was excited to get my hands on the first Conquest campaign pack: Crucible of Wills, the Stone Face Campaign. The Warhammer codex system is deeply outdated and awkward as a means of delivering rules, but the one thing...

40k Roundtable: Balancing Crusade Narrative Campaigns

Our Crusade group get together to talk about how to handle balance in the narrative game mode between factions with Codexes and those without.

Goonhammer Reviews: Index Leagues of Votann 10th Edition Crusade Rules in White Dwarf 503

We take a look at the new Leagues of Votann Crusade rules in White Dwarf #503 - what's going on with them, are they any good, and how to use them.

Administratum Updates August 23, 2024: Codex Orks Is Finally In

We've been hard at work updating Administratum and adding new updates, including the add-on for Codex: Orks this week! Come see what's new with the app.