5. Storm of Steel: The First Collision The battlefield erupted in chaos as the Grunts surged forward, their guttural war cries tearing through the morning air like the howl of some primeval storm. The ground trembled beneath their stampede, loose... Read More
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Battlefield Tactics 005: Choosing Tactics Cards For Your Grunt Army
In Part 005 we will look at five Battlefield Tactics cards that would compliment our example Grunt army we put together back in issue 002. Here's the army list to refresh that memory!: My First Grunt Army Formation 1 (30... Read More
Fighting Over Dust: Part 4
4. Clash of Warlords: A Fight for Survival The lull in the battle was brief. The Grunts roared again, their numbers surging as fresh reinforcements poured over the ridge. Plasma turrets fired relentlessly, the heat shimmering around their barrels as... Read More
Battlefield Tactics 004: Choosing Tactics Cards For Your Star Marine Army
In Part 004 we will look at five Battlefield Tactics cards that would compliment the example Star Marine army we put together back in issue 001. Here's the army list to refresh that memory!: My First Star Marine Army Formation... Read More
Fighting Over Dust: Part 3
3. The Grunts Attack! Kael gripped his plasma blade tightly, the joints of his powered armour responding to his genetically modified frame. The glowing edge of the sword humming faintly as the battlefield erupted into chaos. The horde of Grunts... Read More
Battlefield Tactics 003: Choosing Your IDF Army
In Part 003 we will focus on everybody's favourite meat shield, the conscripted IDF. These heroes of their own realities just keep on coming even after comrades have died in droves. Fortunately they aren't expensive to replace, and the empire... Read More
Fighting Over Dust: Part 2
2. Echoes of the Star Marines (cont) Hours passed, and the tension in the camp grew heavier with each moment. The Star Marines had fortified their positions as much as possible, but the plateau’s rocky terrain offered little natural protection.... Read More
Battlefield Tactics 002: Choosing Your Grunt Army
In Part 002 we will focus on those marauding menaces, the muscle-bound Grunts. Grunts prefer to get up-close and personal with the enemy as quickly as possible, so they all have the 'Impatient' trait. This means they cannot be given... Read More
Fighting Over Dust: Part 1
1. Echoes of the Star Marines The barren wasteland of Larkon IV stretched endlessly in all directions, its jagged rocks casting long shadows beneath the twin moons. The air was cold, still, and heavy with anticipation. Kael, the Alpha Warrior,... Read More
Battlefield Tactics 001: Choosing Your Star Marines Army
Armies in Encounter are almost infinitely configurable, allowing you to test out a huge variety of strategies (not all will work!), play with the miniatures you happen to have lying around, or roleplay with forces that fit whatever sci-fi universe... Read More