JOHN'S DUGOUT

  This follow up scenario to Battle at the Farm appeared in White Dwarf  94:  Skirmish on Rynn's World . Written by Rick Priestly, it was more of a challenge. The Space marines are on a hill defending the entrance to a vital road underpass. The tunnel goes under the River Pakamac leading into the capital New Rynn. However they are trying to buy time for the capital to complete its defences before the ork's assault. The figures are mostly from the Space Ork Raiders boxset and plastic marines from 1987 vintage. The Orks are trying to get as many troopers through the tunnel, to regroup on the other side of the Pakamac River, ready to assault the capital. You don't necessarily need a GM. The marines could do some additional dice rolling and book keeping. The scenario is difficult for the Space Marines. They are waiting for the order to withdraw and have to stop orks from entering the tunnel. If the defences take too long time, more marines will die and more orks enter the tun...

Going back in the time machine to 1987 (woop...woop.) this was the very first scenario for 4OK, or Rogue Trader as it was known then. It is an encounter between a patrol of Orks and some Space Marines holding out in a ruined farm.  The scenario had counters if you hadn't yet collected the miniatures to play. Or your mum hadn't given you enough pocket money.  It was a fun little game but Rick P weighted it heavily in favour of the marines. Best to double the number of orks. Alternatively reduce the number of marines to eight. You don't need a GM to play it as suggested and its small enough to play solo  As long as you don't mind walking round to the other side of the dining room table (oof!) The Orks are from Luggub's Drop Legion which have succesfuly overrun the agricultural world of New Rynn. The Imperial Marines are survivors from the Crimson Fists. They have lost their chapter from a stray missile hitting their fortress' magazine. Hence the orks have had litt...

[Above: Howling Griffons diorama, by Richard Kernick, WD117] A lot has been written about the Horus Heresy but there is another conflict which saw Marine fight Marine in a bloody rebellion: the Badab War. First mention is a quote from the Tyrant of Badab in Rogue Trader (1987) "Though my guards may sleep and my ships lay at anchor, our foes know full well that the big guns never tire." The first feature on the Babab War is in White Dwarf 101 (May 1988.) An Index Astartes article by Rick Priestly (p.71) and two pages of glorious colour pictures of the chapters involved painted by Gary Chalk (p.73 to 74.) The next mention is Chaos Codex  (1996 and 2007)  Later, Forgeworld books Imperial Armour vol. 9-10  (2010)   expanded   the story in great detail. The Badab War is now caused by Space Marine pride, honour, rivalry and Imperial mismanagement. But this post reviews the war and the fate of Lufgt Huron, Tyrant of Badab, from the earlier sources.  Rebels: Lamen...