Born halfway across the galaxy on Drakhul II in the Segmentum Pacificus, Commissar-Major Rael Dracos is the fifth son of a wealthy aristocratic family with a long history of Imperial service and intense devotion to the Imperial Cult. On Drakhul II, the Code of Inheritance strictly codifies the […]
The campaign began on the first day of 735.M41, and by 012.735, we already have seen the strategic situation shift in the Scupltor System: Hegira Two years ago, an ork Rok crashed on Hegira (fourth moon of Sculptor II) and, since then, the orks have spread across most […]
The ork invasion of Hegira began about two and a half years ago, when a Rok crash-landed near the southern pole of the moon. Since then, the xenos have solidified their hold over the “southern continent” of the arid moon, and Imperial forces know that they face a […]
Over the years TheGM had put together Imperial Guard and Tau armies for “serious” science fiction gaming, mostly skirmishes using home rules or other published rules such as the Dr Who Miniatures Game (DWMG). I had played a couple of games of WH40k about <ahem> 25 years ago […]
The other day, as I was facing wholesale defeat in the latest tabletop battle of our campaign, I started to worry that I was going to lose my commissar, Major Rael Dracos. He was surrounded by orks, and the last round of melee hadn’t gone well. My entire […]
Dar Sai is a relatively undeveloped agricultural world, the second satellite of Sculptor III. Terraformed sometime during the Dark Age of Technology, the moon has been a backwater world in the system, lightly populated with a small agricultural economy. The moon has assumed greater importance for the Imperium […]
A continuation of the report depicting the Imperial assault against Tau invaders of Dar Sai, the second moon of Sculptor IV. TURN FOUR The pace of battle picks up. In the north, the Kroot charge out of the woods, then run, and then attempt an assault charge. Alas, […]
NEWS FLASH – Military authorities report a skirmish between PDF and Tau forces on Dar Sai, the second moon of Sculptor IV. Although there have been rumors of xeno activity on the moon, official confirmation came today after a short battle in the Hanui Valley, a rich agricultural region […]
NEWS FLASH – A PDF patrol on Hegira has clashed with an ork warband on a small island on the Byrgius Sea—the only significant body of water on the fourth moon of Sculptor II. Only a few dozen troops were involved, but military authorities expressed concern that this […]
Once described as one of the most unimaginative and undistinguished senior officers in the Sector, Commodore Gadea Hennard owes his current command more to endurance than talent. Born to a wealthy family nearly three centuries ago, his ability to fund frequent rejuvenat treatments has allowed him to outlive […]
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