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EDITORIAL·WHITE DWARF 515

Editorial: A Space Marines issue

August 2025·Inside cover

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Lyle Lowery introduces an issue built around the enduring appeal of Space Marines and the first anniversary of Space Marine 2. The programme connects Chapter creation, a new transfer sheet, cooperative tabletop missions and an exploration of the Saturnine and MkII miniatures, making a common theme out of lore, modelling and play.

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CommunityWD 515 · pp. 2–5

Planet Warhammer

Readers describe returning to the hobby through family painting sessions, sharing miniatures with children and discovering new games. Jerome Dobinson presents the Claws of the Lion, a converted Dark Angels successor force, while other contributions include an unusually unfortunate Hernkyn Yaegir and advice on starting an Astra Militarum collection.

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LoreWD 515 · pp. 6–9

Worlds of Warhammer: Angels or monsters?

Andy examines how ordinary inhabitants of the Imperium perceive the Adeptus Astartes. For many, Space Marines exist only in statues and religious stories; meeting one can replace comforting mythology with transhuman dread, even when the warrior is ostensibly a rescuer.

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LoreWD 515 · pp. 10–13

Dreadnoughts

This background feature explains how mortally wounded Space Marines are interred in Dreadnought sarcophagi, turning surviving minds and nervous systems into the pilots of heavily armed walkers. It explores their long periods of dormancy, their value as living repositories of Chapter wisdom and the contrasting attitudes Chapters hold toward this final form of service.

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