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Imperial Guard retakes Iron Spires (Part 2)

TURN THREE Orks armed with Sluggas disembarked from one Trukk to the north of the ruins and unleashed significant fire upon Beta Squad. Meanwhile, orks from a second Trukk disembarked and fired their Shootas, as well. At the end of this fire, only three Guardsmen still survived, but they […]

Hegira: Battle of the Sea of Dust

The Battle of the Sea of Dust took place on 3 413 735.M41 on Hegira, the fourth moon of Sculptor II. The battle, involving more than 15,000 orks and 10,000 Imperial Guard and Hegira PDF, was the second largest military action in the first two years of the xeno […]

Painting: Ratling snipers

  The Gaffer found a handful of old Games Workshop Ratlings in his bitz box and shared them with me, as I’m building an Imperial Guard army. Much of the paint had been stripped off, but there were a few patches where the paint had stubbornly refused to fall away. […]

Scenario: Ambush on Morkai

Ambush on Morkai is a three-player scenario that takes place on the world of Morkai, a planet in the Vengence System of the Corvus Cluster. The hero of this adventure is Adeon Drake, a swashbuckling, somewhat shady Rogue Trader. He has arrived in a remote desert town to […]

Ambush on Morkai (Part 2)

TURN 4 DRAKE: Now the fight begins in earnest. Drake and two men hop the wall and attack Adriana and her men. Everyone is a tough, experienced fighter, and Adriana and her men avoid harm. Two of Drake’s crewmen jump the wall and keep going. Someone has to […]

Ambush on Morkai (Part 1)

Beneath a large hand-held fan, slowly waved by an exhausted, sweating servant, Lady Adriana sits on a shaded balcony and sips on her iced drink. “Has Drake arrived, dearest?” “I see him, my darling,”  replies Count Johann Feracci, who stands by a balcony railing that overlooks the town […]

The Fall of Count Feracci (Part 2)

“Ah, yes, well, that’s a long story,” Forbin said. “The lady is of a most unique bloodline … from outside the segmentum. But her past is irrelevant now. She needs a home suitable to her station, and I thought perhaps that the two of you might find common […]

The Fall of Count Feracci (Part 1)

“Please wait here, my lord.” The servant who held open the door was attired in the most ostentatious finery that Imperial credits could buy—but Count Johaan Feracci was not fooled. The rich material of the man’s tunic stretched tight across thick and powerful muscles, and the man peered […]

First Battle of Malati (Part 2)

LATE AFTERNOON By late afternoon, the tortured attack by 2nd Armored Co. through the wooded underbrush had run out of steam. Many vehicles were bogged down, and without infantry cover, Tau Fire Warriors were taking their toll using anti-vehicle weaponry. Despite the daunting challenges, 2nd Armored Co. was […]