AN INDEPENDENT WARHAMMER REFERENCE ARCHIVE ONLINE // EST. M026
Index Obscura.THE WHITE DWARF ARCHIVE

TACTICS·WHITE DWARF 293

Slayers of Karak Kadrin

May 2004·p. 23

THE SHORT VERSION

Garagrim Ironfist’s role as War-mourner offers a way for Ungrim to reconcile his royal duty with his Slayer oath. The resulting army preview makes Slayers the centre of a force reinforced by Doomseekers, Long Drong’s pirates and Malakai Makaisson’s Goblin Hewer. Its unusual structure follows the narrative of Karak Kadrin’s response to the invasion. The text introduces those concepts ahead of the full army list.

EXPLORE RELATED TOPICS

Tactics & strategy

Back to the original

Find this article in White Dwarf 293, p. 23.

This is an original summary. Refer to your magazine for the complete article, rules, images and painting steps.

KEEP EXPLORING

Another page to turn.

Back to the archive →
CommunityWD 293 · pp. 6–9

Games Workshop News

The first substantial Dawn of War preview introduces Relic’s real-time strategy game, describing morale, battlefield headquarters, reinforcements and the announced Space Marine, Ork and Chaos forces. Forge World’s enormous Greater Daemon of Khorne, historical army lists in Armies of Chivalry and a revised Warhammer Online website supply further news. The notices record projects as announced in May 2004, including a fourth Dawn of War faction still being kept secret.

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of WarWarhammer Fantasy BattlesSpace Marines
May 2004Read summary
LoreWD 293 · pp. 16–27

The Dark Tide Rises

Archaon’s invasion gathers strength while Middenheim prepares to defend Ulric’s sacred city. Northern raids, Crom’s advance, Grimgor’s intervention and Morathi’s alliance create several overlapping fronts rather than a simple two-sided war. The account surveys the responses of Empire, Dwarf and Bretonnian leaders and the opportunistic ambitions of other peoples. It sets the narrative context for the Storm of Chaos campaign and its alternative armies.

Warhammer Fantasy BattlesWarriors of Chaos
May 2004Read summary
TacticsWD 293 · p. 19

Defenders of Middenheim

The Middenheim preview emphasises a provincial Empire army with fewer black-powder troops and a stronger religious identity. Teutogen Guard, wandering Wolf-kin and Knights of the White Wolf embody Ulric’s martial following. Karl Franz’s Reiksguard and Valten’s improving equipment connect the local defence to the larger Imperial response. These are introductory descriptions of the coming list rather than a complete army roster.

Warhammer Fantasy BattlesThe Empire
May 2004Read summary