White Dwarf 491

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White Dwarf 491
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Released	August 2023
Preceded by	White Dwarf 490
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White Dwarf 491 is the official Warhammer magazine, packed with amazing monthly content – including new rules and background, short stories, regular columns, special guests, and more.

Editorial

• Contact!

Letters, questions and pictures of miniatures sent in by you, our readers.

• Worlds of Warhammer

What inspires the start of a Warhammer collection? Andy Clark investigates.

• Inside the Studio

A look at the models we’ve painted and the games we’ve played in the studio this month.

WHITE DWARF BUNKER

• Access Granted!

An introduction to this month’s action taking place in the White Dwarf Bunker.

• Challenges

What will you paint for the Leaders and Heroes painting challenge?

• The Combat Patrol League

The studio satellite’s Combat Patrol league is now running at full tilt. How is yours going?

• Scenario of the Month

New scenarios for Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer Age of Sigmar, plus a Warhammer Underworlds league. Includes the Amidst the Maelstrom Scenario for Warhammer 40,000 and The Battle of Black Skies for Warhammer Age of Sigmar. Also includes guidance for running a month-long league for games of Warhammer Underworlds: Wyrdhollow.

• Basic Training

Gaming and tactical advice. This issue: coming up with a battleplan in Warhammer Age of Sigmar. Features Jimbo Warth, a games developer in the Age of Sigmar team.

• Hobby Hangout

Regular army painting advice. This time, we look at getting Space Marines ready for battle.

• Satellite Uplink

News and painting challenge entries from Bunker satellite clubs around the world. Features Bunker of the Month: Etone College and Leaders and Heroes from staff and readers.

WARHAMMER 40,000

• A Tale of Four Warlords

The warlords complete their Combat Patrols and get their first games in.

• Galactic Warhosts: T'au Septs

Embrace the Greater Good and bear witness to this gallery of beautifully painted miniatures.

• Crux Terminatus

A treatise on the ultimate in personal protection: Tactical Dreadnought armour.

WARHAMMER AGE OF SIGMAR

• Ark Arkana: Grand Enclave

A disquisition on the structure, traditions and personages of the Conclave of Hammerhal. A massive lore article with background on numerous individuals within Hammerhal.

• Rules of Engagement

How does the background of the Warhammer settings influence the rules for the games? Louis Aguilar, a games developer for Warhammer Age of Sigmar, investigates.

• Illuminations: Celestial Enlightenment

The studio artists explain how they approach illustrating the enigmatic Seraphon.

• Harbingers of War

The miniatures designers share their insights on the Dawnbringers Harbingers.

• Turn of the Wheel

A loyal soldier of Hammerhal brings news from the front lines of a Dawnbringer Crusade.

WARCRY

• Might and Madness

Quests and campaign rules for Stormcast Eternals and Flesh-eater Courts in Warcry. Includes some of the rules content from Nightmare Quest, provides the Questor Soulsworn and the Royal Beastflayers, each with three Quests and associated Rewards and a collection of Background Tables. Also features the rules for the Realmshaper Engine Gnarlwood Terrain.

WARHAMMER: THE HORUS HERESY

• Born of War

Introducing the Inductii – a gallery of new recruits for the Horus Heresy.

BLOOD BOWL

• The Forge Bowl Continues

In part two of this series (or should that be season?) we find out the winners of the league.

SPECIAL FEATURES

• Black Library – The Light of the Emperor

In this short story, Ultramarines fight to protect a band of zealots from rampaging Tyranids. Written by Darius Hinks.

Sources

• 1: Games Workshop White Dwarf 491 (last accessed 14/8/2023)

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