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Out of the Storm: Fright Knights Rout Dustblind Dyvas

July 2023·p. 119

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The campaign scenario sends an attacking gang against a fortified position while a moving storm removes fighters from view and forces them to find their way back. In the illustrated studio engagement, Prince Frederick-Byron’s jetbike raiders exploit close combat and ride-by attacks against Escher defenders. The Dyvas’ walkers inflict painful losses, but both gangs bottle and the remaining Escher eventually withdraw, leaving the Fright Knights the attritional victory.

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