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White Dwarf Magazine

Issue 302 - March 2005

White Dwarf Issue 302 Cover
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U.S. Cover

Warhammer Fantasy Battle
  • The Ivory Road: Travelling in the Ogre Kingdoms: Phil Kelly puts quill to parchment in this first instalment of the journals of noted Empire map-maker Reuben Kyte, in whose destiny the Ogres loom even larger than usual.

  • Night on Bear Mountain: An Ogre Kingdoms scenario: Otherwise titled... 'stop those thieving Gnoblars', this scenario sees an Empire Caravan being pillaged by opportunist Gnoblars as Reuben Kyte tries to stop his Ogre Bodyguard from arguing and inevitably beating themselves senseless.

  • Belly of the Beast: The Ogre Kingdoms debut Warhammer Battle report: The Inaugral battle report - a chance to demonstrate the fine crafts, subtleties and nuances of a new army. Or then again, the sheer smashing, thundering, lumbering, damage potential of 27 huge Ogres, intent on a light snack of 165 Empire soldiers. Let's get ready to rumble!

  • The Under-Empire: The Strongholds of the Skaven: Deep beneath the Old World there exists another world, the Under-Empire of the Skaven. The labyrinthine tunnels and great caverns of this realm stretch far and wide, allowing entire armies of the foul ratmen to move around unheeded until they are ready to swarm from their lairs and overcome their enemies in an unstoppable tide. Scrivener Anthony Reynolds dares these tunnels to describe the strongholds of the nefarious Skaven.

  • A tale of Four Gamers: Part 3: Our gamers return to recount more bright tales of creativity, imagination and choice, in stark contrast to the dark dank cells where we used to house them. All four now compete for your attention, so let battle commence!

  • Bugman's Lament: The final instalment: So we come to it at last. This is the final battle in the saga of Bugman's Lament. Git Guzzler has gathered a great and powerful Goblin army to his banner, uniting the tribes of the bandit Grotsnag and the Shamen Grabnatz. They march upon the brewery of Joseph Bugman as our eponymous hero makes haste to reinforce his clansmen after being waylaid by pirates. Can Bugman get back to save his brewery?

10 - The Sigmarites
A history of the Church of Sigmar.
  • Arch Lector of Sigmar
  • War of Faith: Scenario

18 - Sigmarite Showcase
Models from the cult of the founder of the Empire by Dave Taylor and Steve Stiefel.

20 - The Art of Warhammer
Tactics for effective shooting in the WFB Shooting Phase.

24 - The Enemy Within
Threats to the Empire by Mutants and Cults.

  • Cults in an Empire Army: Cult Leader Rules
  • The Purple Hand: Scenario

30 - The Devoted
A showcase of models, with modeling and painting suggestions, converted to represent cultists and zealots.

34 - Appetite for Destruction
A discussion of general tactics for using Ogre Kingdoms armies.

  • 10½ Uses for a Gnoblar

42 - March of the Ogre Horde
Mark Bedford painting an Ogre Kingdoms army.

  • Painting Characters
  • Rust

46 - Bugman's Lament, Part 4 of 4
The final part of the ongoing campaign for Bugman's Brewery (Part 3 in White Dwarf 300).

  • Scenario Four: Battle for Bugman's Brewery
  • Modeling Tips

Warhammer 40,000
  • Index Xenos - The Swordwind: The Eldar of the Galactic South: The Galactic South is home to a thousand menaces and traitorous foes of the Imperium. However, few threats that dwell there are more mysterious and deadly than the Eldar of the Biel-Tan Craftworld. Adam Troke files a report on this scourge of the Imperium.

  • Tactica Eldar: Swordwind of the Biel-Tan: The Biel-Tan Craftworld Eldar are renowned for having large numbers of Aspect Warriors and making use of the powerful Court of the Young King. Swift and deadly, their reliance on these specialist troops means a Biel-Tan force plays differently to other Eldar armies. Alessio Cavatore describes how to get the best from this specialised force.

  • The New Eldar Wave Serpent: A Detailed look: Martin Footitt talks us around this new model for the Eldar, showing us some of the cool new parts, and Dave Cross shows us how he created a simple camouflage pattern for his very own Saim-Hann Wave Serpent.

  • Space Marine Legends: Notable actions of the Adeptus Astartes: The Librarians of each Space Marine Chapter maintain the litanies of honour won on the field of battle, recording the living histories of its warriors for future generations of battle brothers to learn from. Many Chapters have histories stretching back to the dark days of the the Horus Heresy and can point to heroes known and revered throughout the galaxy. Here we reveal some of those heroes and tales.

  • Heroes of the Imperium: Notable Commanders of the Space Marines: Shrike and Lysander have distinguished themselves as legendary warriors of the Space Marines. Graham McNeill and Pete Haines look at the making of these two heroes of the Imperium.

64 - Chapter Approved
A discussion of Abhumans and Mutants in the 41st millennium.
  • Alternate Regimental Organization Doctrine: Feral Ogryns
  • New Skills and Drills Doctrine: Nightsiders
  • New Skills and Drills Doctrine: Slave Levies
  • New Skills and Drills Doctrine: Afriel Strain
  • New Skills and Drills Doctrine: Beasts
  • New Skills and Drills Doctrine: Subs
  • New Skills and Drills Doctrine: Gland Warriors

70 - Index Astartes - Rogue Suns
Renegade Space Marine Chapters.

  • The Badab Uprising

76 - On the Trail of a Tyrant, Part 1
An involved tree campaign involving Space Marines and their traitorous or rival brethren (Part 2 in White Dwarf 303)

92 - On the Trail of a Tyrant Showcase
Model painted and converted for the Badab War campaign.

100 - Only War
Tactics for the Deployment Phase.

104 - How to Paint Space Marines
A preview of the forthcoming painting guide / hobby book.


The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game
  • Scouring of the Shire: Adam Troke looks at some big happenings for some little people: As the Fellowship celebrate their victory over Sauron the Hobbits return to find the Shire suffering at the hands of ruffians. The Scouring of the Shire, the fourth supplement for The Lord of The Rings Strategy Battle Game,is nearly upon us.

  • Aragorn's revenge: A new scenario based on Aragorn's wilderness years: In this scenario Aragorn seeks revenge on the Orc Chieftan who killed his father in the empty wilds of Rhudaur.

  • The War Begins: Preparation for the Summer online campaign, The War of The Ring: Smoke rises from Orodruin. The fortress of Barad-dur is rebuilt. A fell power grows behind the walls of Mordor, all races are preparing for the upcoming struggle, including the brave warriors of the staff of the White Dwarf team.

  • Isengard's Pack: The Warg riding Orcs of Rik Turner: Rik Turner is one of the Web Developers here at Games Workshop. His desk is a mere mouse-click away from our own sweet Dwarfholm, and he shares our figure cabinet. When we saw his excellent Wargs, put together for the Web team's The Lord of The Rings mini-campaign, we just had to show you. Rik explains how he made them.

  • Fury of Mordor: The reborn Hammer of the Underworld lumbers towards Minas Tirith: It was at the great gate of Minas Tirith that the wrath of Grond was unleashed. Wreathed in flame, the great battering ram split the White City open to be ravaged by Mordor. Here, Grond is ambitiously recreated by the guys at Warhammer World in Nottingham.

106 - Darkness Falls Across the Shire
Designer's note for The Scouring of the Shire supplement.

112 - Battle Report: The Battle of Bywater
Hobbits vs. Ruffians.

122 - Farmer Maggot's Crop
A fun new scenario in which our favorite Hobbits steal grub from grouchy ol' Maggot.

124 - Scenery Workshop
Recreating the Scoured Shire

  • Spiked Wall and Gatehouse
  • Barricades and Devastated Copse
  • Scoured Hobbit Hole

130 - Painting Hobbit Characters
Painting Fatty Bolger, Bandobras Took, Farmer Maggot and his dogs, Lobelia Sackville-Baggins, and Paladin Took.

134 - Scenery Workshop
Making Hobbit Holes.

  • Extra Details
    • Brickwork
    • Window Shutters
    • Fences
    • Flowers

140 - The Fall of the North Kingdom
The history and warriors of the kingdom of Arnor.

  • Gírdan, Keeper of the Havens (High Elf)
  • Eärnur, Captain of the White Tower (Man)
  • Arador, Chieftain of the Dúnedain (Man)
  • Arathorn, Chieftain of the Dúnedain (Man)
  • The Ettenmoors: Scenario

Specialist Games
Necromunda: The Iron Lords: White Dwarf crawls back into the Underhive in the first part of our new Necromunda campaign, the Iron Lords, which will let us look at how to run your own campaigns as a Games Master. Enter the Iron Yards if you dare. Tainted glory or ignominious death awaits.

Game Workshop
 
1 - Turn 1: News and New Releases

56 - Echoes from the Warp
"Dirty Steve" answers your letters

58 - Painting Workshop
Painting rust effects on Ogres, scenery, and other models.

  • Stippling
  • Flicking
  • Chipped Rust
  • Drybrushing
  • Paint Washes
  • Rusty Painted Metal

98 - GW Hobby Centers

144 - Direct Services