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The Instigator

November 2023·pp. 136–141

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Freebooter Aznab brings eager young Orks aboard an apparently loot-rich Imperial hulk, only to encounter traps and a murderous grot uprising. Painboy Stimma gradually sees the fragility behind his captain’s authority as the Red Gobbo’s followers whittle down the intruders. The Instigator’s final weapon is a story the survivors cannot resist repeating, allowing revolt to outlive the grot who engineered it.

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Contact!

Matt Taylor shares a collection spanning established, obscure and personally invented Space Marine Chapters, explaining the older miniatures and imagery behind individual conversions. Other reader models include a War Dog and a colourful Redemptor; Raul Berlinches Gonzalez describes airbrushed purple-to-blue armour and a green plasma glow. Ask Grombrindal considers why the Great Horned Rat remains an outsider among the Chaos Gods.

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Scenario of the Month: Long-held Enmity

Rival commanders secretly wager how many enemy units they will destroy each battle round, then reveal their boasts and try to fulfil them. Vehicles, monsters and titanic targets carry extra weight. Ordinary objective control remains valuable, but the larger reward for outbidding and delivering more destruction encourages calculated risks and target selection.

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TacticsWD 494 · pp. 26–29

Basic Training: Through the Crosshairs, Part I

Stephen Box examines how movement changes a unit’s shooting opportunities. Heavy, Rapid Fire and Assault weapons encourage different positions, while shoot-and-move abilities, transport Fire Support and Firing Deck can combine mobility with protection or improved damage. Worked examples lead to a Space Marines-versus-Tyranids puzzle that tests firing order, target priority and the interactions between several specialist units.

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