Posted by Mark on Feb 8, 2011 in
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Number of Views :3630 For a lot of players of Warhammer 40,000, all that matters is the battle. They show up, fight, and that’s it, no care for why it is they’re fighting. But 40k states: “In the grim darkness of the far future, there is only war”. It doesn’t finish that sentence with “just… [...]
Posted by Mark on Jan 27, 2011 in
Wargame
Number of Views :3085I’ve decided to get back into Warhammer 40,000 after a long hiatus. It’s been about five years or so since I rolled the dice across the blighted landscapes of the 41st Millennium, and I’ve missed it. I know it’s not really the “cool” game right now, what with Penny Arcade playing Warmachine [...]
Number of Views :826A while back I spoke about injecting RP to your war games, and now the idea comes full circle. What about combining RPGs with war games? How would that work out? Considering RPGs sprung from war games, so it’s a natural progression. Imagine a campaign where war had begun to spread across the [...]
Number of Views :958It’s funny: RPGs sprung from wargames, and as games like 4e begin to harken back to their wargaming roots, there’s an uproar. But I’m not here to talk about that. I’ve been a wargamer for as long as I’ve been a roleplayer. Primarily Warhammer and its ilk, but also Heroclix and Mechwarrior: [...]