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PAINTING·WHITE DWARF 346

Overbrushing

October 2008·pp. 97–98

THE SHORT VERSION

A brush carrying more paint sweeps raised texture cleanly, preserving the base colour in recesses without the dusty finish of drybrushing. Metallic mail, Uruk-hai armour and Cold One scales show the effect, with washes used afterwards for definition. Two sand-base recipes compare a dark high-contrast ground with a warmer bright one. The examples encourage adapting paint load and tone to the surface rather than treating one technique as universally best.

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Boltgun MetalChainmailMithril SilverScorched BrownChaos BlackBadab BlackOrkhide ShadeKnarloc GreenThraka GreenBubonic BrownSkull WhiteDark FleshSnakebite Leather

Only explicitly named Citadel paints and mediums are indexed; unnamed colours and third-party products are not guessed.

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CampaignWD 346 · pp. 36–41

Pillage: Warhammer Raids Part Two

Gav Thorpe completes the raiding series with surprise camp attacks, coastal landings, settlement plunder and a final escape from vengeful defenders. Jervis Johnson adds a Mighty Empires event that temporarily disables a captured asset and awards treasure. A staged campaign links the scenarios through Raid and Pillage points, letting early success purchase more opportunities while exposing the raiders to increasing danger. The final withdrawal decides the campaign.

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RulesWD 346 · p. 36

Pillaging in Mighty Empires

Jervis Johnson’s event allows the winner of the round’s first battle to pillage an enemy castle, city or mine. The target loses its normal abilities for the remainder of the round and the raider gains a random treasury payment. Dark Elves may choose the event even if someone else already selected it, reflecting their established coastal predation within the campaign system.

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RulesWD 346 · p. 37

Scenario 3: Dawn Raid

An unsuspecting army is scattered among camp objectives in randomly selected two-foot squares. Attackers enter from any edge and can burn or loot the tents and supplies, while ordinary defenders must pass activation tests before responding. Characters wake their accompanying troops immediately and nearby action improves other units’ chances. Eight turns leave the raiders balancing plunder against the points the defenders earn for intact objectives and repelled attackers.

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