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EDITORIAL·WHITE DWARF 455

Sound the Warhorns!

June–July 2020·p. 1

THE SHORT VERSION

The editor introduces a large Adeptus Titanicus battle with detailed reactor and damage displays intended to evoke a princeps’s command feeds. The issue also opens the Pariah Nexus war front, advances the Tome Keepers, explores Tzeentch and concludes the Hallost campaign.

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EditorialWD 455 · pp. 10–13

Worlds of Warhammer: Victory and Defeat

Nick Horth explains why compelling faction stories need meaningful losses as well as victories. Examples involving Sigmar, Nagash, Archaon and Abaddon show how defeat can generate change or hide a wider plan, preserving each participant’s credibility without reducing the setting to predictable wins or perfectly alternating outcomes.

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EditorialWD 455 · pp. 30–33

Rules of Engagement: Making and Breaking Rules

Sam Pearson encourages Warcry players to adapt battleplan cards, terrain and victory conditions to the story they want to tell. Examples range from seasonal twists and dragging treasure to interconnected tables and hunting an endless spell, with advice on borrowing an existing profile when inventing rules for a new miniature.

Warcry
June–July 2020Read summary
EditorialWD 524 · Inside cover

The Hobby Pillars

The editorial uses modelling, painting, gaming and reading as the four pillars that support the hobby. It introduces the issue through concrete examples of each, from converted Knights and Battlemages to Speed Freek painting, a vehicle-heavy battle and the concluding instalment of the Chronicles of Bain.

May 2026Read summary