CommunityWD 307 · pp. 2–5
Mat Ward previews a consolidated Lord of the Rings rules manual and a separate Fellowship narrative supplement, explaining their different purposes. Further news introduces the Wood Elf Wild Riders, completes the new Human Blood Bowl team and reports the Sheffield gaming centre’s opening, where Paul Rudge’s Mûmak remains unbeaten. Other items cover Tallarn Mukaali riders, Liber Chaotica, new roleplaying and Black Library books, and an appeal for artists to reclaim work held in the archive.
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EditorialWD 307 · pp. 6–7
Guy Haley explains his long attachment to Goblins and marks Paul Sawyer’s move into a marketing role after years at White Dwarf. Christian Byrne nears completion of his Chaos army and recalls a store visit with Asger Granerud. Nick Kyme loses a final Necromunda match to HiveNet but continues his Dwarf winning streak, Paul Rudge celebrates more Mûmak victories, and Greg MacGregor describes a drawn Eldar–Tau Recon game decided by mobility.
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LoreWD 307 · pp. 15–19
Mat Ward portrays Athel Loren as a watchful, dangerous forest whose Wood Elf inhabitants share its unpredictable nature and survival. Their apparent beauty conceals ruthless treatment of intruders, while Glade Guard fight as independent, mobile kinbands. The preview introduces shape-changing Dryads, Orion’s transformed Wild Riders and Wardancers devoted to Loec, explaining how the army’s different inhabitants embody the forest’s character rather than presenting them as straightforward benevolent guardians.
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