Dadhammer Junior!

So I got my kiddo the First Strike starter when he was about 4, and we've been playing some super-simplified 40k now and again.  Now that he's a little older, I felt like he needed a bit more structure, and something that he could read and reference for himself (rather than just doing whatever I said "the rules" were).  So I devised... DADHAMMER 40,000!

Astra Militarum Conscripts

I received a request in the comments for an Astra Militarum Conscripts warscroll.  Ask and ye shall receive!  These guys are dirt cheap at 100 points per 20 of them, and can be taken in units of 20 to 60.  However, not only are they bad at shooting people with their surplus lasguns, they are also more cowardly than ordinary guardsmen.  Plus, they have a pretty good chance of ignoring any command abilities you try to use on them.  What are they good for?  Meat shields mostly, also running away.

Additionally, it was requested that the Infantry Squad Sergeant be able to be equipped with a Laspistol and Sword.  So I made a shiny new warscroll to cover that option as well.  Enjoy!

40k Warscrolls: Imperial Allies

A project that has been on my to-do-list for a while now is warscrolls for the contents of the Rogue Trader box as well as the characters from Warhammer Quest: Blackstone Fortress.  I've completed the Imperium half of it (haven't even started the Gellerpox warscrolls yet).  The warscrolls are now available as part of the Battletome-Imperium on the 40k warscrolls page.

First up is the Rogue Trader him/herself!  My favorite thing about this one is the "Loaded for Zoat" ability.  The Inquisitors all have a keyword that they hate, and I thought it'd be fun for the Rogue Trader to have a personal problem with Monsters.  Of course, their real strength lies in the Warrant of Trade, which allows the Rogue Trader to bribe enemy units into submission!

Rogue Traders also get the same Allegiance treatment as the Inquisitors.  They plunder all over the galaxy and so can take Command Traits and Artefacts from any army!

AnimosityI

Last weekend I ran one of the many Animosity events that took place around the world.  You can read up on it at www.animositycampaigns.com if you're interested in learning more, but I'll review some of its interesting facets below!

The Soulless Seas pt. 4

Last weekend, I ran A Storm on the Soulless Seas, the climax of Game Day Season 5.  We had a lot of fun and learned a few things about my homebrew naval battle rules.

Allegiance Bloodpact of Kytos

I've been working on the campaign book compilation of the last 5 months of the Efengie Campaign.  I try to come up with new content for each one, so for example, books 1&2 have Time of War rules, book 3 has the Colossal Red raid, and book 4 has experimental Regions of War rules.  In book 5, I'm going to include Allegiance abilities to represent some of the nation-states of Ennarvia (the continent Eucebium is part of) that were introduced in this season.

The Soulless Sea pt. 2

I've managed to get in a few test battles with the Soulless Seas rules for naval battles.  I had one with Nurgle vs. Seraphon, and a second that was three players with Nurgle, Seraphon, and Stormcasts.  We've been using hills as warship stand-ins where needed.  This one I've dubbed the "Earthship Ghya".

The Soulless Sea pt.1

I'm attempting to organize a nautical themed Game Day for May set off the coast of Eucebium in the Soulless Vortex.  I still haven't pinned down all of the rules yet (although I'll share some beta rules in this post), but I have finished making my first batch of ships for the event.

40k Warscrolls: Space Ork Flyers

Space Orkz have now been updated to include the new Speed Freek units as well as Flyers!  All of these warscrolls are now up for download at the 40k warscrolls page.  My favorite of the flyers is the Wazbom Blastajet, because it's ridiculous.  I had my own take on it adding the Kustom Job rule that lets you choose what type of preposterous upgrades the Big Mek has made.  Kustom Force Field may be the smart choice, but who could say no to the amazing Ramming Prow?!

40k Warscrolls: Speed Freekz

Space Orkz got a bunch of exciting new models recently, so I figured it was time to update the Space Orkz battletome!  Speed Freekz are now a sub-faction of Space Orkz.  They've got their own leader in the Deffkilla' Wartrike, six battleline units (Warbuggies, Warbikerz, and all the new buggies), and can also bring Battlewagons.

40k Warscrolls: The Unforgiven

In case you haven't noticed, both the Nurgle Astartes and Unforgiven (Dark Angels) warscrolls are now available in the 40k Warscrolls section!  So what's there?  Let's take a look.

40k Warscrolls: Nurgle Astartes Vehicles

Here's another set of 40k warscrolls.  Rounding out the Nurgle Astartes warscroll compendium are some vehicles!  The Plagueburst Crawler is pretty conventional.  It's much like an Astra Militarum tank in that it's got some Heavy Weapon sponsons, a Hull Weapon, and the Plagueburst Mortar.  Like other Astartes and Astra Militarum vehicles, it can add Tactical Weapon options to its Heavy and Hull weapons.

Efengie Campaign: Regions of War!

Book 4 of the Efengie Campaign will be ready to go in a few weeks, so I figured I'd share my take on Regions of War!

40k Warscrolls: Nurgle Astartes Heroes

Today, we'll take a look at rough drafts of some of the Nurgle Astartes Heroes I've worked on so far, starting with the Mortarion, Prince of Decay (since he was requested).

40k Warscrolls: Works in Progress

I haven't posted any new warscrolls in a while, but that doesn't mean I haven't been working on them!  I've just been going slower.  Also, most of what's left to work on is just more varieties of Space Marines (and Chaos Space Marines).  So the two upcoming projects are the Unforgiven and Nurgle Astartes.  These two are going to be Warscroll Compendiums without their own Battle Traits and so forth.  However, they are both very versatile.

   

Campaign: Heart of Darkness

I finally got things finished up for the Heart of Darkness campaign book!  Hooray!  I've already written several posts about it, but it's full of everything anyone could want from a Skirmish setting, Artefacts, a Command Trait, Mutations, Injuries, Spells, Prayers, and a Rewards Table.  It has five battleplans designed with the Dark Age of Sigmar aesthetic and story-driven gameplay in mind.  On top of that, it includes a brand new Quest mechanic.

I'm sure typos and whatnot will be found, so please let me know if you run across anything.  You can find the new book on the AoS Downloads page.

Dark Age of Sigmar: Exploring the Ruins

The last major piece of content for "Heart of Darkness" is the Skirmish Rewards of Battle table.  For Dark Age of Sigmar, I thought it should focus on storytelling, so this Rewards of Battle table is kind of a hybrid between the Skirmish book version, and the old Mordheim exploration tables.

Dark Age of Sigmar: Quests part 3

The third and final quest is my favorite so far.  We've got one quest that grants you a special Command Trait, one that grants you a special Artefact (which has been tweaked a fair bit since I shared it with you), and now one that grants your warband a special Battle Trait.

Dark Age of Sigmar: Broke Down

In this battleplan, your cart has broken down in an eerily silent village.  As the sun nears the horizon the villagers, uncomfortable with the presence of strangers in their sleepy hamlet, begin to stream from their homes.  Thanks for the idea for the battleplan posted in the comments section.

Dark Age of Sigmar: Quests part 2

The second quest I have devised for the Dark Age of Sigmar is the Lich's Eye.  Each quest is a personal mini-campaign that you can play through to build a fun pulp story for your warband.  In this quest, your leader has come into possession of a Lich's Eye and seeks to use it to harness the power of immortality.