Narrative Campaign.

My regular opponent is a space marine Iron Hands player, and we have played many one off battles against each other. I've decided to write a narrative campaign similar to the one in the hardback 40k rulebook to make our battles have a little more purpose and also to justify why Space Wolves and Iron Hands seem to be constantly slapping each other about on our gaming tables! The campaign will consist of five to six missions using all of the expansion books available to 40k, as well as some custom missions.

Here is a sneak peak of some fiction I have prepared for the campaign:

Iron-Captain Xosius surveyed the readouts on the command deck. Within one Terran standard cycle the Iron Hands strike force would arrive at Tarsor IV and he would be one step closer to his goal. He could not fail the task ahead of him, as it would redeem him in the eyes of the Clan Council. Xosius gripped his axe which clicked and whirred as the cog headed blade extended from the haft, snapping menacingly into position. He pondered over his fate, his anger flooding the datalinks between flesh and iron. The Iron-Captain had only narrowly avoided exile after losing a great portion of his clan in battle against the Eldar. Even though the loss of valuable Astartes had concerned the council, death could always be justified with victory. This had not been the reason he had lost their favour, in their eyes, he had done something viewed as far worse. He had chosen the illogical. The Clan leaders and Iron Fathers had not been on the moon of Belkus during the campaign against the Eldar and they believed he had acted against the will of the Chapter. Fools. They could not understand the neccersary sacrifices and tactical decisions he had made to achieve victory and because of their short-sightedness, he had been demoted from the council and tasked in retreving an ancient relic known only as the Heartshard. It was rumoured that during the great crusade, the Heartshard had been discovered by the forces of Ferrus Manus and Leman Russ, who decided to keep it a secret from their brothers. However, the two Primarchs had disagreed upon the application of the device and after stealing it away, the stubborn Wolf King had hidden it. Xosius had reason to believe the device was on Tarsor IV after his librarians had gleened information during the brutal interrogation of an Eldar witch. The planet was being watched over by mere mortals of flesh and bone, warriors guarding the planet's secret. If Xosius struck hard and fast, was sure his show of strength would convince them to hand over the device. His plan would not fail, he would recover the Heartshard and return to the Chapter with his head held high. The council would have no choice but to accept him back. It was only logical.

In other news, the Raven Guard army has been on hold for a while whilst I have been painting and gaming with my Wolves. I have managed to have a few enjoyable games against the new Necrons as well as Tyranids which I have not played against since the latest codex.