EditorialWD 385 · Inside cover
Andrew Kenrick welcomes the new year with the return of the Vampire Counts, already making Matt Hutson a more dangerous opponent for his Tomb Kings. New flying infantry and the Mortis Engine accompany Mannfred’s latest scheme against Ulthuan. The issue also starts Civil War, an expansion for battles between rival armies drawn from the same race.
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CommunityWD 385 · p. 19
January’s news points newcomers towards introductory hobby sessions and announces the approaching 25th anniversary of Warhammer 40,000. School League heats expand to sixty-four Hobby Centres, while roleplaying previews explore criminal Rogue Traders and the Old World’s decadent nobility. The page connects the seasonal influx of new models with learning to build, paint and play them.
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LoreWD 385 · pp. 22–23
An army-book extract explains why Vampires are more dangerous than other walking dead: ambition and force of personality let them command the creatures drawn to their magic. Former human attachments survive as distorted pride, names and heraldry, while their armies embody mortal fears. The Vampire Wars and the uncertain final fate of Mannfred leave the prospect of a renewed Undead empire unresolved.
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