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Lore

Ritual of the Damned Review Part 4: The Lore

Raf Cordero - January 22, 2020

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...

Gaming

State of the 40k Meta: January 2020

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - January 21, 2020

Welcome back, dear reader, to another State of the Meta analysis. December was a busy month for Warhammer 40,000! Psychic Awakening has already given us three supplements (with a fourth on the way), plus Chapter Approved 2019 and the...

Reviews

Ritual of the Damned Reviews

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - January 19, 2020

In case you missed all the reviews yesterday (they're still on the front page as of this writing), we've collected them for you here. Psychic Awakening 4: Ritual of the Damned is coming out next week, and it's a doozy....

Gaming

Ritual of the Damned Review, Part 2: Grey Knights

James "One_Wing" Grover - January 18, 2020

Christmas may have been and gone, but for three 40K factions the new year brings its own supply of juicy presents! Psychic Awakening: Ritual of the Damned goes up for pre-order today, and Games Workshop have been kind enough...

Gaming

Ritual of the Damned Review, Part 1: Dark Angels

Greg Chiasson - January 18, 2020

Well, it finally happened. After jamming the snooze button three times, Psychic Awakening IV: Ritual of the Damned is here, and one of Warhammer's oldest and most storied Marine chapters has been blessed with an update to their codex,...

Gaming

The Goonhammer Hot Take: Faith & Fury and Blood of Baal FAQs

Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones - January 6, 2020

In Goonhammer Hot Takes, we do quick-pass reviews and reactions to new releases, rules, and events. In today’s Hot Take, we’re covering the the new FAQs for Psychic Awakening Books 2 and 3 - Faith & Fury and Blood...

Events and Challenges

Road to LVO: A New Author Appears!

Shane Watts - January 6, 2020

Goonhammer is excited to welcome Shane Watts to the team, an accomplished veteran on the ITC circuit. Welcome aboard, Shane! Hello all, Shane Watts here, and being new to the Goonhammer team I thought I would introduce myself. I have...

Gaming

Road to LVO: Editor Showdown Battle Report!

James "One_Wing" Grover - January 1, 2020

As I mentioned in my end of year roundup, in just a few weeks I'm heading out to Vegas on my first international tournament adventure. Other than writing retrospectives I mostly took the Christmas week off doing 40K stuff,...

Hobby

How To Paint Everything: Marneus Calgar

Alfredo Ramirez - December 27, 2019

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. The first to cross the Rubicon Primaris was the...

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...