Feeding the Old World Hunger and a Very Sneaky Dreadnought
A small battle-report-adjacent hobby evening
Sometimes a proper blog post starts with a full game, turn-by-turn notes, and a dramatic ending.
And sometimes it starts with one of us saying: “yes, this is exactly what I need to satisfy my current hunger”.
That was basically the mood of the evening.
Stas found something that clearly hit the right spot for his current Warhammer Fantasy / Old World craving. It was based on WFB 8th edition, so not exactly the same thing, but in the best possible way: close enough to immediately get us excited.
The real kicker was that it apparently also includes a procedurally generated campaign. And honestly, that is exactly the kind of feature that can eat an entire evening, then a weekend, then maybe a suspicious amount of hobby brain space after that.
We love this kind of thing because it scratches a very specific itch: not just playing a single battle, but feeling like there is some ongoing story behind it. Even if it is “based on WFB 8th” rather than a perfect one-to-one recreation, sometimes that is more than enough. If the vibe is right, we are in.
Meanwhile, on the table: Sneaky Dreadnought operations
At the same time, Wilini delivered the other half of the evening’s entertainment: a Dreadnought deployed in what was described, with complete confidence, as a totally valid placement.
Which, to be fair, is exactly the kind of statement that makes a battle report memorable.
There is something deeply charming about a giant walking war machine trying its best to pretend it is being discreet. We are always big fans of those moments where the rules may be one thing, the table state may be another, and the collective group verdict is simply: yes, this is funny enough to count.
Later, we got one more shot from the table, and Stas summed up the whole situation perfectly:
The Dreadnought also wants to shoot.
A simple sentence, but it tells the whole story.
The best kind of mixed hobby energy
So this was one of those very relatable hobby evenings where the energy was split between:
- getting hyped about something that feels close enough to classic Warhammer Fantasy Battles,
- immediately appreciating the idea of a procedural campaign,
- and laughing at a Dreadnought doing Dreadnought things on the tabletop.
Not every battle report needs to be a full mission breakdown. Sometimes the real report is just the snapshot of where our brains are at as hobbyists: one part campaign hunger, one part nostalgia, and one part “please accept this completely reasonable walker placement”.
Honestly? That is a very good Warhammer evening.