EditorialWD 373 · Inside cover
Andrew Kenrick welcomes the Skaven’s new monsters and war machines as expressions of their particularly wicked blend of science and mutation. The issue’s heraldry feature has already tempted him toward Clan Septik, while the Dark Eldar return with a Wych Cult showcase and tactics. Middle-earth’s Free Peoples and expanded building rules provide other ways into the month’s hobby projects.
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InterviewWD 373 · pp. 16–27
Adam Troke asks Jeremy Vetock and Seb Perbet how the Skaven’s malicious humour, expendable hordes and extraordinary weapons shaped the army’s development. Jeremy explains the relationship between cheap troops and unreliable specialist threats, while Seb traces his sculpting from the original range’s imagery to Stormvermin, the Screaming Bell and flowing character silhouettes. Their discussions culminate in the Hell Pit Abomination’s tortured, regenerating body and the larger dual-purpose war-machine kit, showing how rules, horror references and collaboration brought the new releases together.
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LoreWD 373 · pp. 26–27
Warlord Sleekfur volunteers for raids that other clan leaders shun, intending to turn the Council’s diversion into personal wealth and slaves. His troops burn settlements and use the Warp Lightning Cannon to break a defending lord, but Grey Seer Greysore and the appearance of Deathmaster Snikch prevent an early retreat with the spoils. The arrival of Bretonnian knights forces another battle, and the accompanying 2,996-point army gives the story’s named regiments and machines a tabletop form.
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