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Warhammer Magic Guide: Lore of Heavens

Posted on November 18, 2011 by Ellisthion
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The Lore of Heavens is an averagely powerful spell Lore in Warhammer Fantasy Battles, with a mix of Augments, Hexes, and Direct Damage. It notably features the (in)famous Comet of Casandora spell. It has an interesting selection of spells for both defensive and offensive purposes. It is somewhat a jack-of-all-trades Lore. Whilst primarily used by those who have no choice, like Skink Priests, the Lore of Heavens has some interesting options available, particularly for movement control and area denial, and can perform well in the hands of Level 1-2 Wizards. Continue reading →

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Warhammer Magic Guide: Lore of Life

Posted on July 2, 2011 by Ellisthion
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This entry is part 5 of 5 in the series Warhammer Magic Guide

The Lore of Life is very powerful spell lore in Warhammer Fantasy Battles that has a good mix of Augments and Direct Damage spells. It contains features of both a defensive and an offensive spell lore. Continue reading →

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Comic: Recent Games Workshop Announcements

Posted on June 8, 2011 by Ellisthion
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A comic showing the full story of recent Games Workshop announcements. Continue reading →

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Dice of Doom Podcast 024: Games Workshop Switch to Resin Models and Do Rules Really Matter, Duncan’s Right of Reply

Posted on June 5, 2011 by RupertG
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In this fun filled episode of the podcast we discuss the TV show that nearly was Korgoth of Barbaria, the switch by Games Workshop to move to Finecast resin for their models and we give Duncan a chance to discuss his views on whether rules matter or not. Continue reading →

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Dice of Doom Podcast 023: Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 3rd Edition First Impressions & Sources of Story Lines for GM’s

Posted on May 29, 2011 by RupertG
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This week we discuss our first impressions of Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 3rd edition and sources of inspiration for Games Masters for their roleplaying games.

Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay is very dear to Paul and I. It was our first fully fledged roleplaying game experience back in the 80′s and we have loved playing it on and off over the last 3 decades. So it was with some mixed feelings that we decided to try out 3rd edition for our gaming experiment. Continue reading →

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Games Workshop Citadel Finecast: Resin is the new Metal

Posted on May 28, 2011 by Ellisthion
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With the official announcement having been less that a week ago, today marked the release of Games Workshop’s “Finecast” range of resin miniatures. Replacing the metal lines entirely, they mark a huge change in the world of Warhammer, and miniature gaming in general. Continue reading →

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Warhammer Magic Guide: Lore of Light

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Ellisthion
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This entry is part 4 of 5 in the series Warhammer Magic Guide

The Lore of Light is a fairly defensive lore that focuses on Augments, with a couple of Magic Missiles and one Hex. Its focus on Augments makes it a Lore very focused on your troops, both in enhancing them and protecting them. The Lore of Light works best in conjunction with a solid understanding of tactical movement in Warhammer. Continue reading →

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Warhammer Magic Guide: Lore of Metal

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Ellisthion
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This entry is part 3 of 5 in the series Warhammer Magic Guide

The Lore of Metal is a powerful Lore, with a good selection of great spells, and is extremely effective against well-armoured foes like heavy cavalry and Steam Tanks. With a powerful Lore Attribute and great Signature, in addition to scaling well with boosted spells, this Lore is effective on any level Wizard. Continue reading →

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Warhammer Magic Guide: Lore of Beasts

Posted on April 9, 2011 by Ellisthion
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This entry is part 2 of 5 in the series Warhammer Magic Guide

The Lore of Beasts has an interesting mix of spells. It primarily focuses on Augments, but also boasts two Magic Missiles and a Hex. It immediately offers itself as a fairly general spell list that can be played comfortably with and against pretty much any army. The spells are fairly easy to cast, but have good enhanced versions for if you have the power dice to spare. Continue reading →

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Dice of Doom Podcast 018: Play a New RPG and What Makes a Successful Roleplaying Game Book

Posted on March 29, 2011 by RupertG
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This week we talk about Play a New RPG (and Chocolate Coated Beer Marshmallows) and we discuss Roleplaying books and games in general, looking at some of our favourite editions and what we liked about them, and what made them, in our opinion, successful. We also discuss the desire for more widespread acceptance of PDF’s by the gaming industry as an addition to the purchase of regular books. Continue reading →

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