The spoilers were true, Battle Forge and Unbound 40k are heading our way soon!
Besides the big two page spoiler spread, this issue was jam packed with other hobby consent and is by far one of the best White Dwarf issues published in awhile.
As of right now each issue runs about 32 pages, and has a cost of $4 an issue.
The current monthly trend seems to be heavy content issues released towards the top of the month, and lesser “filler” content issues dropped later in the month along with limited edition product releases.
For this issue, we got another great paint splatter article with some sweet organic earth tone how to’s for painting the new Wood Elves releases, and a preview of the new Apocalypse Warzone Valedor book (which features the Eldar/Dark Eldar vs Tyranids).
Also included in this issue was of course the new 7th Edition Warhammer spoilers (some of which were leaked earlier in the week), and a great Sprues and Glue article covering diorama bases for Fantasy.
The idea for this type of basing regiments has been around for awhile, where you can make larger 40 or 50mm bases that hold more that one model for regiments, and “make change” for causalities suffered with a smaller number of normally based models (on their proper 20 or 25mm bases).
I liked doing that because you can add one offs of models you may not normally use just for fun to add a little flavor to you units! It’s always easy to find a single character or boss figure in sale bins or from trade-ins to spice up your ranks!
7th Edition Cometh
Here is (mostly) everything that could be gleaned from this issue about the new Edition of 40k.
Unbound and Battle-Forged Armies
- No limit to Unbound Armies, besides each units normal composition requirements, and allies matrix. You will be “only limited by the models you have in your collection.”
- Battleforge Armies follow Force Organization, and “get a bonus for following these rules”. Hopefully it’s not just a pat on the back and a handshake.
- There was talk in the new White Dwarf of a battle where Tau and Space Marine were Desperate Allies.
- The article stated players would “see a brand new allies matrix in Seventh Edition”.
- In addition to the current Eternal War Scenarios in 6th, well see six new “Malestorm of War” missions.
- These new mission use 36 different objectives that can somehow be acquired and completed in games leading to “a huge number of ways to score points”. However the article goes on to warn that “canny generalship is required for success”.
- Spells now cast using any amount of dice from the “Warp Charge Pool”
- Warp Charge Pool created by rolling a d6 and adding total of all psychic masterly levels in your army.
- Defending players get a similar “Deny the Witch Charge Pool”.
- Perils of the Warp now a separate chart with “very scary results”.
- New Psychic Discipline called “Daemonology” that contains two subtypes “Sanctic” and “Malefic”.
Want more revelations? Checkout our latest video White Dwarf review (with guest commentator Knight 12), and stop back by this weekend for another first look at the latest 7th Edition Spoilers! -MBG
About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
Job Title: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor
Founded Spikey Bits In 2009
Socials: Rob Baer on Facebook and @catdaddymbg on X
Bio: Virginia restless, miniature painter & cat dad. He blames LEGOs for all this, as there was something about those little-colored blocks that started it all. Spikey Bits started with Rob trying to stay motivated to hobby on his backlog of projects and share his knowledge with others during the early blogging era.
Scale model hobbyist in the 80s, miniature wargamer, and trading card player ever since. He’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy since 5th Edition, but Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and minatures made of both pewter and resin.
