The crew running the Chronicles of the Old World has decided on a contest to get more interest going in the Mag.

Interested?   Good, read on:

The contest is a fiction one.  Now, as the issue has a theme of “Evil”, and so Im asking that entries are kept to a similar theme; Orcs, Goblins, Dark Elves, Vampire Counts, Ogres, Skaven and Tomb Kings are all valid races for use in your stories, and we’re looking for between 1500-2000 words here.

Deadline is April 1st, and all entries must be submitted to our email, “thefantasymag@gmail.com”

And yes, there is a prize!  Two for one, in fact, as first place scores a copy of Heldenhammer and Empire, both signed by Graham McNeill!

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Get writing!

-Mr C

With Issue 6 finally kicked out of the house, it’s time to focus on getting the 7th child out into the world.  The “day of reckoning” is March 15th, and we need your articles, pictures, artwork, commentary et al to make it a smashing hit!

With Issue 7, we are going to try something new with the theme, notably in that there isn’t one!  The shock, the horror, right?  With any luck, this will not make folks feel restricted with what they can send in.

We will also be trying out two new features: Homebrew and Letters to the Editor (Nomad’s idea, not mine!). Both are rather self-explanatory, but if you insist:

-Homebrew: House rules, custom campaigns, missions, units and even an entire army list all fall under this section. I have high hopes for this addition to the Mag.

-Letters to the Editor: this is to print feedback, questions, comments, etc that we get (sadly, we have gotten nothing in these regards other than unadulterated praise).

As always, submit your articles to by emailing them to theastromag@gmail.com.

Now, how can you help in other ways than submitting an article and other content?  Read more... (262 words, 1 image, estimated 1:03 mins reading time)

Issue 6 is alive and well! Click the cover image below to download!

It's done it's done it's done it's done...

Good afternoon/evening, ladies and gentlemen.

I wanted to throw up another sneek peek which shows how the battle report looks (hint: it’s awesome).  The maps were made with Battle Chronicler software, and the armies are two fully painted armies: Chaos Space Marines and Space Marines.   I’m very excited about this, as the format means battle reports will be something that can be done and look good!

Also included is some tinkering I did while waiting for Dow: Dark Crusade to load for Issue 7′s cover… or what I wish it could be!  The portrait style doesn’t mesh well with the landscape format of the Mag.  It’s hard to find good Warhammer art in a landscape format; if you know anyone who is an artist, see if they’ll do something for us.  With our ever growing readership, it’s a good way to get their name out if they’re interested in commissions and the like.

Oh, those Land Raiders with lights?  They’re part of the miniature showcase (another segment that will hopefully become a regular feature), and there’s more where that came from

Excited yet?

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Except instead of delicious, delicious ice cream, it’s two more screen shots from my laptop. Apologies for the disappointment.

Some article titles, some datasheet previews, editing on the Homebrew.

For Issue 6 we’re introducing a homebrew section.  I’d love to see this take off to showcase the hard work of fans creating their own gaming material.

Jetbike article and piccies preview (lots of pics in this tutorial) and the cover for Fallen.

So soon…

Hopefully this is keeping you all intrigued (there is still a lot you all haven’t seen yet!).

Cheers,

Mr C