Hi All,As mentioned yesterday, our annual survey of players opinions on the 40k narrative system is now live: Click here to take the survey! We have changed up a few questions as we are trying to dig deep into what makes a good crusade system and how players feel about their primary army. You can…
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The 2023 Great Crusade Survey – Launches Tomorrow!
Hi All, Some of you might remember the major Narrative Crusade survey I conducted last year. We had over 270 responses from a wide variety of players discussing their thoughts on the crusade system, and their army rules. If you would like to go back and read those results I have linked them below. Part…
Breaking Down Goonhammer’s Crusade Balance Update
For those who are plugged into the 40k Crusade world you may have noticed when Goonhammer took the initiative to release their own balance update for the system. I am a big fan of community and house rules so I thought it would be a good idea to go over some of the changes and…
Crusade Tier List – Updated!
Hi All,After the release of the Votann, Chaos Daemons, Astra Militarum and updated Necron crusade rules it’s time to update our rankings! Now, it is important to note that these rankings are subjective and you are welcome to disagree. Also it is important to note that these rankings don’t men that you can’t build a…
LVO Narrative Events – 40K Organizer Interview
Hi All,I would classify the LVO Narrative as one of the three major 40k narrative events in the US. I got the opportunity to interview the organizer last year and I am thrilled to get the chance to do so again this year. In many ways, these events are the gold standard and you can…
Crusade Absurdities – Astra Militarum
The crusade system is not a balanced one. The goal is not to create a carefully balanced experience, but to create a system for players to create stories and have fun moments. That being said, there are times when you can’t help but scratch your head at some of the design choices. Today we will…
Narrative Review – Astra Militarum
Today we are looking at the new Astra Militarum crusade rules. How will they stack up to some other new armies? Army Specific Rules: The AM rules are focused around “Tours of Duty” which are somewhat similar to the Custodes mechanic. You start by randomly determining the number of battles to fight and the number…
Narrative Event Organizer Interview – Tony (Crucible of War in the UK)
Hi all,Today I am pleased to share the short interview I did with Tony who runs the Crucible of War narrative event in the UK. Tony also hosts a narrative gaming podcast and youtube channel related to narrative content so check out his stuff! In today’s article we will mainly discuss how Tony runs his…
New Astra Millitarum Codex – What should their Crusade Rules look like?
Hi All, As a long time guard player I am quite excited about the new codex release in the works. While all my models are third party, I still like the new miniatures and am excited to see how much more dynamic the army will look. The only thing I am more pumped for is…
Narrative Review – Chaos Daemons
Hi all,The 40k crusade rules keep rolling out and so we continue to review them! Today’s topic is the new rules for the Chaos Daemons army. Army Specific Rules:True to their chaotic nature, the special rules for the daemons are all about one-upping other gods. Through your campaign you will keep a tracker for the…






