The Purging of Dontoria – narrative game

The sound of screams pierced the compartment as the landing ramp began to open. Standing ready with chain sword in hand, Captain Hills of the 9th Gallia Yeomanry stared at his men. How many would make it through today he wondered as he watched them perform their final checks. “Lads!” he bellowed. “And ladies!” came …

Raise the Banner

An impromptu hobby session tonight led me to painting up a banner for my rogue trader. In a previous post (https://lasgunsandroses.wordpress.com/2021/01/29/kitbash-corner-colour-sergeant-kell/) I had put together a banner bearer to represent Colour Sergeant Kell when I intended to run the rogue trader as a ‘counts as’ Creed. Plans change and Kell fell by the wayside as …

Twenty year old advice from the Overfiend…

As part of developing the fluff (I’m reticent to use the more modern ‘lore’) behind my Imperial Guard regiment, I’ve been re-reading some old Chapter Approved tomes from the early Noughties. Primarily I was looking up the old Armageddon Ork Hunter regiments, as that was a theme I was loosely drawing on for my veterans …

Starting a Narrative Campaign

Full of New Year vigour, I’m going to attempt to get more gaming done this year, which is a pretty low bar given how much was done last year, but never mind that. I prefer my games to have some form of a narrative element, and like most wargamers I dream of the ‘Campaign’, that …

Diana’s Riggers

Last post before Christmas! I’ve been a bit more motivated for the last week or so, and have finally slapped some paint on the Escher gang. Back in the 3rd edition Codex Armageddon, you could take Hive Gang Militia for a planetary defence force based army. These women were conscripted and placed with the 9th …

For the Emperor? A Rogue Trader Crusade Order of Battle

Here is my Rogue Trader Crusade list, ready to set forth into the unknown and remind the xenos species that their stuff actually belongs to the Imperium (for a modest finders fee of course…). Here are the models I have ready (mostly) for a 50 power level initial crusade force. Leading the expedition is an …

What’s the point of painting miniatures?

Back at the end of 2020 I wrote a post about my plans for getting my Imperial Guard painted up and playing some games of 40k and Kill Team in a narrative campaign https://lasgunsandroses.wordpress.com/2020/12/28/march-to-victory/. For a myriad of reasons this didn’t go according to plan (as usual…), however I’ve managed to get quite a few …

A Rogue Trader Dynasty

My Astra Militarum/Imperial Guard troops have been assigned by the clerks at the Munitorum to the service of a Rogue Trader from the ancient house of De Lattyr, who has recently come into his Warrant of Trade. Stretching back millennia, the house of De Lattyr was once a proud and influential house. The warrant was …

She moves in her own Way

One of the best things that’s happened to me as a parent is the ability to share my interests with my children. Whether it’s a favourite movie, a board game play through, a D&D session, or a wargame battle. While my sons have both followed me into the Dark Millennium, my daughter embraces different geekdoms. …

Ad Infinitum Et Ultra

Whoops, it’s been over a month since my last update...very little progress as well but here goes: The Moebius Every rogue trader needs a ship, and to start with Adeodatus (Adeo to his friends) has managed to obtain a decommissioned naval vessel, albeit an ancient one. It had been grounded on a planet for millennia …