When last we followed the adventures of our heroic Rogue Trader, Adeon Drake, he was licking his wounds after being ambushed by his arch rival, Count Johaan Feracci, on the planet of Morkai. (Ambush on Morkai) Although he lost several crewmen in that adventure—and spent a few uncomfortable […]
The Retreat Escaping to the shuttles proved more challenging than Drake imaged. The countryside was dotted with ancient obelisks, approximately 10 to 12 meters tall. Originally dismissed as nothing more than simple stone pillars, they proved anything but—as Drake began to run toward his shuttle, he could see […]
“The city is on fire! A wall of flame has swept through the marketplace, killing hundreds of citizens. Guardsmen are shooting women and children who are trying to force their way onto ships at the docks. And the xenos … they’re in the city and … and … they’re eating […]
“There were thousands of them! And their weapons … the firepower that was hitting our lines was beyond anything I’ve every seen before. We didn’t stand a chance.”—Transcript, interview with Troop Nadi Boramus, post-battle analysis by military intelligence officers. 06:00-08:00 – IMPERIAL TURN TWO Although the rising sun improved […]
“Enemy troops have penetrated the Imperial line and are turning the flank. All units are ordered to fall back into the city.”–Orders issued at 04:00 by Capt. Delmara Stryker (later summarily executed by the regimental commissar for his failure to hold the city of Malati). 12:00-2:00 – IMPERIAL TURN […]
“Imperial troops today launched an assault on the xeno-occupied Z’yra Mines, the first attempt by Imperial forces to wrest territory back from the xeno menace to our world.”—News Report, Imperial Voxcast, 3 837 735.M41. “Today, the Imperial High Command announced that the Imperial attack on the Z’yra Mines […]
This fighting took on a new intensity as the sun rose over the horizon, with the superior Imperial fire finally beginning to pay dividends. As the ork attack on the center broke from cover, the Imperial firing line immobilized battlewagon after battlewagon, forcing the orks to dismount and […]
The second Necron unit to join the forces designed for my “Pyramids of Stigmata” convention game consists of six Canoptek Wraiths. There are painted using the same paint scheme as my Necron warriors (Painting: Necron Warriors), with a base color of Leadbelcher, followed by a wash of Nuln […]
Although I had a number of boxes of Necrons on my shelf, it was not my intention to start a new army for some months—until I decided to host the “Pyramids of Stigmata” game at FALL IN!, a wargaming convention in Lancaster, Pa. So, as the game focuses around […]
Rumlar strode across the bridge of his new ship. Ol’ Stompafist’s bad luck brought good fortune for Rumlar. See the data entry. Too bad he didn’t survive, but his kroozer was mostly intact and the mekboys would have her running soon. On top of that the imperial cruiser Blessed Ignorance was knocked […]
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