Attack on Traitor’s Gate

THE SHORT VERSION

Mat Ward and Robin Cruddace bring almost 4,000 points of Necrons against Andrew Kenrick’s Ultramarines and Simon Grant’s Alaitoc Eldar. Imotekh’s lightning, resilient infantry and the new vehicles devastate the defenders of Fort Halstadt before reinforcements and close assaults begin to reverse the damage. On the final turn, a Dire Avenger Exarch and Farseer rout the Warriors on the central objective, producing an Alliance victory by three objectives to two.

The embedded story reveals that Trazyn seeks the Stars of Khaine beneath the fortress and that the Eldar have manipulated the Imperial defenders. Their theft succeeds even as their Farseer is captured; Trazyn later delivers him to Sicarius as a provocative gift. The players’ reflections distinguish the Necrons’ overwhelming firepower from their vulnerability when determined attackers finally reach them.

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Find this article in White Dwarf 383, pp. 46–65.

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