The new Horus Heresy edition is up for pre order, and GW has slipped us immediate playable content:
the first Journals Tactica, a 48 page softback line that delivers tight lore dives, bespoke missions, and fresh rules. Volume one zooms straight into the Isstvan V Dropsite Massacre.
Headline act: Legendary Mission – The First Wave, a free PDF you can download today. It recreates the Loyalist vanguard’s desperate push against the Traitors’ lines, with asymmetric objectives that let you either relive the tragedy or try to flip the script. Build your Saturnine plastics, crack open your Liber, and you can be rolling dice over the Urgall Depression immediately.
GW also handed the mission to SN Battle Reports, Play On Tabletop, and Tabletop Tactics. Their battle reports show off the flow of the new rules, the feel of the scenario, and some stunning armies. Watch, crib deployment ideas, then bleed for the Emperor or Warmaster on your own table.
Why this matters: day one narrative support means the edition launches with momentum. Journals Tactica promises a steady drip of focused, lore rich play options instead of waiting for giant tomes. If they start at Isstvan V, imagine what a Thramas, Shadow Crusade, or Rangdan Journal could look like.
Plan your weekend: pre order Saturnine and your chosen Liber, download The First Wave, watch a report or two, then run the mission twice and swap sides. See if you can do better than Ferrus, or if the trap still snaps shut.
Short version: plastic is great, but playable story is better. GW just gave you both. Grab the PDF and meet me on Isstvan V. Try to keep your head this time.
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