RulesWD 488 · pp. 14–17
Duncan Waugh explains how early first-person-shooter levels informed Boarding Actions map design. Layouts should capture a setting’s feel while posing varied tactical problems, with movement flow revealing how doors and corners change the effective distance between positions. Meaningful alternative routes, purposeful focal points and testing the first three turns from every entry zone help prevent dead areas or funnels that remove player agency.
Warhammer 40,000
RulesWD 488 · p. 18
The returned Lion gains a datasheet built around powerful melee, forest-path deployment and support for nearby Dark Angels. Fealty can strike heavy targets or sweep infantry, while the Emperor’s Shield combines protection with a chance to punish melee attackers. Watchers offer limited psychic denial and the warlord trait extends another unit’s heroic intervention, making his presence matter beyond his own attacks.
Warhammer 40,000Dark Angels
RulesWD 488 · p. 19
Dante’s Primaris incarnation retains jump-pack mobility and command support while receiving a new weapon profile and abilities. His Perdition Pistol can threaten units along its line of fire, and the Death Mask makes him harder to hit. Chapter Master rerolls, an additional command point when chosen as warlord and a free Epic Deed stratagem reinforce his role as both fighter and leader.
Warhammer 40,000Blood Angels