EditorialWD 317 · Inside cover
Grombrindal introduces the Necromancer as Sauron’s weakened identity between his defeat by the Last Alliance and the War of the Ring. His occupation of Dol Guldur corrupts the forest and provides the setting for the White Council’s campaign. New Castellans, monstrous servants and Elves supply both sides with characterful miniatures, while the editorial’s playful distrust of Elves keeps the announcement in the magazine’s familiar Dwarfen voice.
Middle-earth Strategy Battle GameDol Guldur
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.
Warhammer Fantasy BattlesMiddle-earth Strategy Battle GameDwarfs
InterviewWD 317 · pp. 21–30
The feature explores the sourcebook’s confrontation between the White Council and Sauron’s hidden power in Mirkwood. Mat Ward explains how a campaign drawn from brief literary references supports mighty heroes on one side and monsters, spirits and expendable servants on the other. Character roles and three example armies then show different ways to collect and use the new models, from agile Elf patrols to the Necromancer’s compact, dangerous host.
Middle-earth Strategy Battle GameThe White Council