Category Archives: Game Design

Chaosgerbil’s Modular Mission System for Warhammer 40,000

Posted on August 31, 2010 by

Let’s face it, the 5th edition missions could be better. This a 40k mission system prototype, ready for playtesting. Battle Points are used to determine a winner. Do not be scared by the use of Battle Points, it works differently … Continue reading →

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Mercenary Lord Darion Haven

Posted on April 9, 2010 by

A Lost and the Damned Special Character (Designed by BOBliness, edited by Chaosgerbil.) A governor on a little-known and inconsequential planet in the Timbra sector on the Eastern fringe, Lord Darion Haven was one of the first to trade with … Continue reading →

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Codex: Lost and The Damned 2.15 (UPDATED)

Posted on April 8, 2010 by

The new version is out! Codex: Lost and The Damned 2.15 (PDF) It has a background graphic  now and a new chaotic image for the dividers. I have been increasing the font size from 9 to 10 in entries for … Continue reading →

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Codex: Lost and The Damned 2.0 is here!

Posted on March 26, 2010 by

Yay! After much tweaking and fixing, I now present to you Codex: Lost and The Damned 2.0. (UPDATED 3/27/10) I haven’t gotten around yet to adding in new HQ’s and special characters, but I wanted to focus on getting the … Continue reading →

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Open letter to Gav Thorpe

Posted on September 16, 2009 by

This is my response to Gav Thorpe, primary author of the current Chaos Codex. Thrope was man enough to pen the following words about the CSM ‘dex on his blog. http://mechanicalhamster.wordpress.com/2009/09/10/differences-of-opinion/ http://mechanicalhamster.wordpress.com/2009/09/15/the-glory-of-chaos/ I’ve nerd-raged on this topic many times before, … Continue reading →

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Redesigning Warhammer 40,000

Posted on August 17, 2009 by

40k uses a lot of rules to achieve a simple result: How many models are removed? We can get to that result in a faster and more intuitive way. I’m working on an alternate ruleset that is compatible with the … Continue reading →

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A recent history of Nykara

Posted on July 24, 2009 by

Here is some background for my fantasy world: A recent history of Nykara The Golden Age (years previous to 3253) Little is known by commoners about the history of Nykara before the cataclysm known as The Godfall. Most records were … Continue reading →

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