Cultists, mutants, and slavers
As with the rest of the Warhammer 40K universe, the Corvus Cluster is a dangerous place–filled with all manner of evil-doers. So when I had the opportunity to pick up a collection of Forge World...
View ArticleA Strategic Update (Events of 737.M41)
The third year of our narrative campaign witnessed a slight calm in the myriad wars of the Corvus Cluster, yet the narrative of our Warhammer 40k campaign moved forward and expanded in new and exciting...
View ArticleTerrain ideas from the NOVA Open tourney
The Nova Open is a wonderful gaming convention held in suburban Washington, D.C. Recently, I was able to spend a day walking through the dealer hall and tournament area, and I took a few photos for...
View ArticleThe Burning Frontier – a new region of the Cluster
I’d like to introduce a new region of the Corvus Cluster: the Varrenshall Subsector, henceforth known as “The Burning Frontier.” The author/GM of this subsector is Jakup (aka Thurservor), a gamer who...
View ArticleShorehammer – A small but fun convention in Ocean City, Md.
TheGM—I’ve just returned from a small but delightful wargame convention in Ocean City, Md. It was a great experience. Set in a hotel right on Ocean City’s boardwalk (my room had an ocean view),...
View ArticleA Strategic Update (Events of 738.M41) – Part 3
Imperial Navy fights battles on many fronts Early in the year, Fleet Corvus is stretched thin dealing with multiple xeno threats in the Sculptor System. Taking advantage of the Imperial Navy’s woes, a...
View ArticleA Strategic Update (Events of 738.M41) – Part 2
Necron activity increases in Dryilian Quarantine Zone On 6 450 738.M41, the Imperial warship, Litany of Hate, is patrolling the edge of the newly quarantined zone encompassing the Dryilian shipping...
View ArticleA Strategic Update (Events of 738.M41) – Part 1
The calendar of the Corvus Cluster is linked to the “real” year. So, with the passing of 2018, we bid farewell to the year 738.M41—the fourth full year of our narrative campaign. It was a year that saw...
View ArticleWhat to expect in 739.M41? Anything is possible
One of the more delightful aspects of a narrative campaign is that your gaming adventures go in directions you never expected. So, while I am going to make some predictions of what may happen in the...
View ArticleCorvus Cluster will appear at Shorehammer 2019
To help broaden the narrative story of the Corvus Cluster, I’m going to host a series of 40K narrative battles at Shorehammer 2019 in Ocean City, Md., Nov. 21-24. I wrote about this sci-fi/fantasy...
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A Strategic Update (Events of 739.M41) – Part 3
Aircraft of the Carcharodons Space Marine Chapter supported an attack against ork invaders on Gamalan V. Nowhere is safe in the Corvus Cluster. Scores of worlds must deal with war, civil unrest, and...
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A Strategic Update (Events of 739.M41) – Part 2
A powerful flanking maneuver by the Tau repulsed an Imperial attack on the Hawi Plantation on Dar Sai. Dar Sai also settles into uneasy status quo As the winter of 738-739.M41 turned to spring,...
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A Strategic Update (Events of 739.M41) – Part 1
Speed Freaks managed a brief breakthrough of the Imperial defenses in the Sea of Dust. A new year has begun, and with the turning of the calendar, the Corvus Cluster enters 740.M41. This is an exciting...
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Convention Report: Cold Wars 2020
A Deathwatch veteran lands atop a burning building during a battle against the Necrons. TheGM: Although the Cold Wars gaming convention is sponsored by the Historical Miniatures Gaming Society (HMGS),...
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A mini-campaign for the coronavirus era
“The 740.M40 campaign for Port Aruna was a critical point in the war for the agri-moon of Dar Sai. Troops on both sides suffered terribly, as the fighting was the fiercest so far in the Tau invasion,...
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Port Aruna falls to Tau invaders
This pict was taken only an hour before the last elements of the 728th Cadian Regiment evacuated the port of Aruna. Imperial casualties were heavy, and damage to the city was widespread. “To the shock...
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Mini-campaign: Fate of the Thar Desert Basin
“The mutants of Ungolath are preparing for war. Over the centuries, they have rebuilt the forges and manufactums of their ruined hive city, and the fires of industry—and a bitter hate for Imperial...
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Terrain ideas from the NOVA Open tourney
A laser-cut (?) skeleton of an ork spaceship that’s crashed on a desert world. To me, the idea of a crashed ship screams sci-fi. The Nova Open is a wonderful gaming convention held in suburban...
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The Burning Frontier – a new region of the Cluster
I’d like to introduce a new region of the Corvus Cluster: the Varrenshall Subsector, henceforth known as “The Burning Frontier.” The author/GM of this subsector is Jakup (aka Thurservor), a gamer who...
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Shorehammer – A small but fun convention in Ocean City, Md.
The Apocalypse game at Shorehammer 2018. TheGM—I’ve just returned from a small but delightful wargame convention in Ocean City, Md. It was a great experience. Set in a hotel right on Ocean City’s...
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