White Dwarf 455 (Aug-20) (English)

White Dwarf is Games Workshop's premium Warhammer magazine, packed with amazing content each month such as new rules and background, short stories, regular columns, special guests and more.

Here’s what you can look forward to in August’s issue:

Contact!
Letters, painting advice and loads of beautifully painted miniatures can be found in this issue’s Contact.

Worlds of Warhammer
Nick Horth hosts this month’s column in which he talks about the importance of victory and defeat.

Realms of Chaos: Tzeentch
The Architect of Fate brings much knowledge in the shape of conversions and painting advice. Heed his words well.

Paint Splatter: Multi-coloured Madness
The Great Conspirator also blesses us with painting guides for his daemonic minions. Pink paint is required.

Inside the Studio
We chat about the games we’ve played and the models we’ve painted.

WARHAMMER AGE OF SIGMAR

The Tome Celestial: The Jaws of Mork
New background and rules for the most ambitious Squigalanche of them all – grot players will be over da moon with this!

Paint Splatter: Painting Squig Hoppers
Check out Classic and Contrast painting guides for Squig Hoppers, to both Battle and Parade Ready Standards.
Painting while bouncing is not a guarantee of results.

Rules of Engagement
Warcry maestro Sam Pearson has taken over Rules of Engagement to talk about making and breaking rules, and when to house rule.

The Dreadscape
In the concluding part to our Hallost campaign, who will rule the Dreadscape?

WARHAMMER 40,000

Echoes from the Warp
Robin answers some of your most burning questions. About Warhammer 40,000 that is, not arson.

Faith Undimmed
In this short story, the Sisters of Battle come face to face with the Necron threat and find their faith sorely tested.

Sons of the Warmaster
A stunning Sons of Horus army painted by Golden Demon winner Simon Elsen.

War Zone Pariah
Following the opening of the Great Rift, many horrors have been unleashed upon the galaxy. But what is the Pariah Nexus?

Organisation of a Chapter
In part three in our series about creating a Space Marine Chapter, we look at the organisation of the fledgling Tome Keepers – White Dwarf’s very own Chapter.

Faith & Fire – Part V
The fifth part in this Sisters of Battle serialised novel written by James Swallow. Beware the pyrokenes!

ADEPTUS TITANICUS

Battle Report: Betrayal at Ithraca
The Legio Praesagius takes on the Legio Infernus in a desperate fight to the death in this huge Adeptus Titanicus game. Will honour or treachery prevail?

WARHAMMER UNDERWORLDS

Glory Points
Dave’s flexing his gaming muscles once more to talk about the tactics of Flex warbands and how to get the most out of them.

WARCRY

Warbands of Carngrad
Lyle, Matt, Jonathan and Dan continue their quests to dominate the Bloodwind Spoil. Well, a little bit of it…

WARHAMMER QUEST: BLACKSTONE FORTRESS

Men of Metal
Try out this brand-new quest for Blackstone Fortress, using the Large Spindle Drones from Ascension.
Technoarcheologist Daedalosus is on a quest to discover how the Spindle Drones work. He gets more than he bargained for in this new quest.

AERONAUTICA IMPERIALIS

Aerial Anomalies
New rules for Aeronautica Imperialis, including what happens when Imperial aircraft get looted by the Orks or their pilots subverted by the T’au.

THE MIDDLE-EARTH STRATEGY BATTLE GAME

The Ruins of Osgiliath
Renowned hobbyist Matt Davies shows off his Osgiliath display board and shows us how to make invasion rafts.