White Dwarf 500

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White Dwarf 500
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Released	May 2024
Preceded by	White Dwarf 499
Followed by	White Dwarf 501

This is the landmark 500th issue of White Dwarf, 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 painted Dwarfs sent in by you, our readers.
• Inside the Studio – We reminisce on 500 issues of White Dwarf.
• Always One More – ‘Aye, well, this is how it tends to go, grobi.’ Wise words are spoken in this duardin-heavy story

The White Dwarf Bunker

• Access Granted! – An introduction to this month's action in the White Dwarf bunker.
• Challenges – Take part in our Monsters and Machines painting challenge.
• The Crusade Campaign – The studio’s campaign in the Bastior Sector comes to an end. Did the Imperials hold out?
• Scenarios of the Month – New scenarios for Warhammer 40,000, Warhammer Age of Sigmar, and Warhammer Underworlds.
• Basic Training – Bring your boxing gloves and a big stick – we’re tackling the Warhammer 40,000 Fight phase.
• Hobby Hangout – Dan whips out his drybrush to explain the all-over drybrush technique.
• Satellite Uplink – Introducing the Rusty Nurgling painting event. Plus, our favourite painting challenge entries.

Warhammer 40,000

• The Nephilim Anomaly: Xenos Activities – Alien races profit from the war between the Imperium and the Necrons.
• Tempus Purgatus: Part 2 – A Chronomancer experiences time in a very unusual way.
• The Spatial Anomaly – The walls are moving! Imagine fighting a Boarding Action on a rotating battlefield. Includes a brand new mission for Boarding Actions games.
• Galactic War Hosts: Tome Keepers – White Dwarf’s very own Chapter gets the War Hosts treatment.
• Battle Report: The Invasion of Samarkis – Three battles fought simultaneously by four armies to save a world from destruction.
• The Samarkis Conflict – Want to fight this issue’s Battle Report missions? You can! Includes a Kill Team and Boarding Actions mission as well as 3x Warhammer 40,000 Missions for players to use in their own games.
• Character Enhancement – Love the digital paintovers in this issue’s Battle Report? This is how they were done.

Warhammer Age of Sigmar

• The Legend of The White Dwarf – The history of our namesake, plus a whole load of new rules for him! Unleash Grombrindal, the White Dwarf in games of Age of Sigmar, Warhammer Underworlds, Warcry, and Cursed City. There's also a Warhammer Age of Sigmar battleplan and a mini-game using Grombrindal, the White Dwarf.
• Designers’ Notes: The White Dwarf – We reveal some design insights on the new model of Grombrindal, the White Dwarf.
• Painting Grombrindal – A stage-by-stage ’Eavy Metal Masterclass for the White-Bearded Ancestor himself!
• Shards of Divinity – The herald of an ancient aelven deity is born in this short story.
• A Tale of Four Warlords – It’s the final instalment of the series. See the warlords’ armies in all their majesty.

White Dwarf Issue 500 Special Features

• A 500-Dwarf Legacy – We take a look back at the long history of this illustrious magazine.
• The Cover Feature – ’Eavy Metal present six astounding dioramas.
• Each copy of issue 500 also comes with an A2-sized White Dwarf commemorative poster, plus a cardboard insert with a Grombrindal warscroll card for Warhammer Age of Sigmar, Grombrindal Hero card for Warhammer Quest: Cursed City, Grombrindal Warcry hero card and abilities card, Grombrindal Warhammer Underworlds hero card, a Reference card sheet for the Bunker Warhammer 40,000 mission of the month and Warhammer Age of Sigmar Battleplan of the month, a Bunker Achievement Card, 4x Warhammer Underworlds cards for a new way to play, and a collectible Munchkin card for Munchkin Warhammer 40,000.

Sources

• 1 : Games Workshop webstore : White Dwarf 500 (last accessed 18/05/2024)

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