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A day in the warp

...somehow takes a a week in real life!

Last week I managed to get in a test game for the Age of the Emperor campaign, playing Heavy Assault. I literally threw together an army to face King Fluff's Space Wolves and managed to stop them in their tracks!

Here's a selection of images. My models are the mess of plastic and resin that don't look like Space Wolves!

Iron Hands army planning

With 3 months on the count down, I am very eager to try and tie down my lists for Age of the Emperor. It is a little difficult without the final codex options, but I can begin to outline what options I have with the missions and models available.

There are two types of mission:

1. Planetstrike
2. Heavy Assault

Planetstrike is fought as attacker, defender and in doubles and solo for both. That's 4 games, requiring a list for invader and defender.

Bugs in the system!

Well my mojo is back and I intend to get on top of blogging again.

I have been developing a game that works a bit like Play-by-mails, but through web forms and email. This is another hobby I used to invest myself in a lot, but have slipped out of for a few years as most of the games I played dried up. As a web developer and aspiring game designer, this sort of project satiates a few interests at once!

Age of the Emperor – army planning

With the AOTE previews coming out daily, I can't help but get excited and start planning my forces!

Here's my thoughts on the core of the force so far.

Tactical squad
I want 2 missile launchers in my tac squad and my Rogue Trader launchers are a throne to put together, so have made an excuse to buy some of the new kit from ForgeWorld.

Age of the Emperor – The War In Golconda

Yesterday, Ulfhedin unleashed the first draft (teaser) for the AOTE5 campaign pack. This is a series of campaigns that I have both thoroughly loved and hated. Hated because it has utterly inspired me to start new projects. Loved because I saw them through to completion.

Set in the Warhammer 30,000 era, the whole setting grabbed my attention as I am predominantly a 'pre-Heresy' 40k gamer and collector. Taking part in the 5th event is a given.