Most role-playing games that I've played use a similar structure for taking turns in combat. At the beginning of a fight, each character makes an initiative roll to determine what order they act in. Then each character takes turns with a character completing most of their actions on their turn then sitting idle as other characters … Continue reading Core Mechanics: Rounds, Turns, and Phases
Early Battles and New Troops
I finished painting all of the models for the 500-point eldar army list I started with when I decided to get back into Warhammer 40k, and so far have played two quick test games against my old space marines and dark eldar. Eldar vs. Space Marines The first battle I played was against 500 points of … Continue reading Early Battles and New Troops
Path of the Warrior
I’ve decided to collect an Eldar army for Warhammer 40k. One of the reasons that I ended up picking Eldar was because I think it will be a lot of fun to paint a variety of aspect warrior squads, each with their own color schemes. I’ve already finished painting a squad of striking scorpions and … Continue reading Path of the Warrior
The Steam Engine
My brother has been working on rules for a player-vs-player tactical combat game inspired by D&D, Final Fantasy, Warhammer 40k, and the demo of Super Dungeon Explore that we played at PAX last year. After a couple iterations on the rules, he's now started a blog focused on the game. Head over to The Steam … Continue reading The Steam Engine
Upgrading to Warhammer 40k 5th Edition
As I mentioned a couple weeks ago, I’ve been getting back into Warhammer 40k after nearly a decade of not playing. I picked up the 5th edition rulebook and codices for Space Marines and Dark Eldar, and started looking at how my old 3rd edition armies fit into the new version of the rules. Iron … Continue reading Upgrading to Warhammer 40k 5th Edition
Back into the Fray
A little over a week ago, I picked up the Deathwatch core rulebook. I had been thinking about getting it for a while and finally got around to buying it. Deathwatch is one of the Warhammer 40,000 role-playing games, and in it players take the role of space marines defending the Imperium of Man from alien … Continue reading Back into the Fray
