Rules of Engagement: Ten Rules That Tell a Story

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Jimbo selects ten rules whose mechanical effects express the personalities of their models, from Brutes bullying weaker troops to Skaven abandoning a fight. His choices include the Scriptor Mortis’s delayed sentence, a Maw-grunta’s growing momentum and Alarielle’s renewal of life. The discussion connects rules writing to background and miniature design, treating narrative character as something a player can feel during a battle.

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Find this article in White Dwarf 499, pp. 52–55.

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