CommunityWD 317 · pp. 16–17
The preview announces the successor to the 2000 sixth-edition rules as both a hardback rulebook and the Battle for Skull Pass boxed game. Existing army books will remain valid, while the new starter brings complete plastic Dwarf and Goblin forces, a condensed rulebook and introductory material. Photographs reveal upcoming Wood Elf characters and returning Spider Riders, linking the rules announcement to continuing support for established collections.
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CommunityWD 317 · p. 18
Gotrek and Felix return to the Old World in Orcslayer, where a Dwarf prince’s ancestral promise draws them towards a greenskin-held mountain stronghold while Chaos attacks the Empire. The short preview places the new novel as the eighth instalment in the series and hints at dangers beyond the Orc occupation. A separate correction clarifies that the Strategy Battle Game Grand Tournament has a final only, correcting the heats advertised in the preceding two issues.
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EditorialWD 317 · pp. 42–43
Jervis Johnson traces the global summer campaigns back to Ichar IV in 1995, when mailed results, stories and photographs decided whether an Imperial world survived invasion. Internet reporting has made participation easier, but he sees the essential attraction as a shared reason to play and create memorable battles. Medusa V provides the latest opportunity, and Jervis asks participants to contribute narratives and unusual scenarios as well as recording wins and losses.
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