Fortune and Glory: Rumlar’s Victory

Battle raged around him.  (Knights of Altair flee the Barad Mines.)  With a hearty laugh, Rumlar burst from his battlewagon, leading his boyz through the ruins to strike at the Knights.  As he leaped over the wall to the floor of the ancient hall, Rumlar roared, urging his […]

A story of frustration: Making desert terrain

TheGM: Most blogs about terrain-building are how-to articles . . . or visual celebrations of a hobbyist finishing a terrain project. Not this time. My story is about frustration—and no small number of setbacks. Much of the fault lies with myself. I am overly ambitious at times, and […]

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Tau army advances south on Dar Sai (Part 2)

For several days after the defeat, PDF forces fled south, the Tau following closely behind. Although some units managed to maintain cohesion and fight a series of delaying actions, other units were highly disorganized and unable to account for fully half their roster of troops. Commissars shot dozens […]

Commander Tō’kra: The Dark Tau

A new warrior has joined the Tau invasion force on Dar Sai: Commander Tō’kra. The first significant xeno reinforcement since an Imperial blockade of Dar Sai took effect in 735.M41, Tō’kra arrived by way of a high-speed courier ship that recently outraced Imperial warships and made a rapid […]