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Human Space: The Xiandao Subsector
Presented below is a map of the wider Xiandao subsector, so players in Splendor of Fire’s own campaign might have a fuller grasp of the world’s strategic location, and it’s impact within the wider reach of Human-controlled space. As the Xiandao campaign, by the penmanship of Splendor of Fire’s columnists, rapidly expands into a full…
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Campaign Update: Huaxia
Due to the extreme vigor of the Richard’s Texas gaming group, I’m going to award the Huaxia theater the first update of the Xiandao campaign! The Pax Dei breached and decadent Xia devilry unleashed upon the wayward world! After the shocking defeats of the Ordo Celestia and the Order of the Precious Blood by the…
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Know Your Enemy: The Yellow Bastard
Decades of festering heresy and unpunished betrayal have destroyed the peace of Xiandao. The disloyalty and blasphemies of the (falsely so-called) Blessed Concordance are so widespread the faithful warrior can scarcely discern friend from foe. Thus, the chiefs of the Eighty World Alliance have prepared this report so that the stalwart defenders of Cross and…
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Night of Tooth and Claw: War for Xiandao
The three days following the Second Battle of the Xia Highlands was a bloody series of engagements known as the Night of Tooth and Claw. A forbidden arsenal of Xenoforms has been unleashed across the Huaxia region by unknown parties, and the brotherhood of the Order of Our Lady of Jade, the praetorial guard of…
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First Battle of Fire Island
On the Night of Comets, over 90% of the satellites, stations, and ships visible form the polar regions of Xiandao were destroyed. Nothing was too small or innocuous to be spared the attention of the rebels who had taken over the planetary defense facilities, nor did they scruple over targeting civilians or even their own…
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Second Battle of the Xia Highlands
Yet another battle report from Richard Rohlin and his Texas group, who are getting a lot of action out of their starter forces. Unfortunately for everyone, the crawling death unleashed from the vaults of the Silk Dragon Fortress is in the ascendance again, this time against the Xia mandarins. History shows again and again how…
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The Ghosts of Chanticleer
As mentioned in the previous post, my Arqualan Mechanized Cavalry are about to run into a nasty ambush at a river crossing, at the (many, many) hands of Jeff’s Northern Federation of Miners. Since the ambush coincides with a stunningly successful surprise attack on the planet’s satellite network, my forces will be hard pressed to…
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The Night of Comets
My own gaming group has claimed the region known as Interzolia as their Area of Responsibility. We fought our first engagement of the campaign on Saturday night, with Jeff commanding the Northern Federation of Miners (Genestealer Cults, essentially) against my own 64th Arqualan Dromathestra (aka Mechanized Cavalry — made up of a mix of old…
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Escape from Silk Dragon Base
Another battle report from the intrepid Richard Rohlin and his daughter. Now that’s raising them right! I’m hoping we will get a few verses from the Litany of the Shining Eyes in the near future. Read on! “Quintus and Sextus, take the right flank. Primus, left. Secundus, with me. Clear the courtyard.” Lieutenant Nilus barked…
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Battle Report: Templars vs. Xia
And already we have our first battle report, including a situation report on the Huaxia region of Xiandao’s polar expanses. This comes to us from Richard Rohlin and his Texas gaming crew. As you will read, things are already getting out of hand. In the Northeast of Xiandao’s main continent (region name: Huaxia) is a…
