Lars // Dice Goblin Games

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DM/Warden. I wrote #BlockDodgeParry, #DANGERCLOSE and a shitload of FIST modules. Bloggie-nominated, featured in KNOCK! He/him. https://dicegoblin.blog/

When I’m feeling the 40k itch, I want to fight amazing battles against overwhelming foes in enormous landscapes. The RPGs don’t fulfill that promise (note: I haven’t played Wrath & Glory), focusing too much on bolter porn (which, hey, is also neat). Heck, the actual full wargame doesn’t even match that idea – a table can only get so big, and everyone can only afford so many miniatures.

On the topic of wargames: It was 40k that drew me into RPGs, in a way – the local Games Workshop being a gateway, providing a space to play with the miniatures I had just bought. I soon realized that I enjoyed the emergent stories far more than the actual wargame.

I’d lose the game, quite severely, but I’d still be thinking of how one group of snipers held out for so long.

An image depicting the cover of DANGER CLOSE and cover art from Band of Blades, with the text "DANGER CLOSE is like BAND OF BLADES, except you're controlling a squad of grunts, desperately fighting to hold the line in military operations".