This page contains a collection of Mordheim articles and previews concerning the Border Town Burning project. If you are looking for "Cianty's Heresy" articles from the Letters of the Damned, please visit cianty's tabletop wargames blog.

This background article by Stu Cresswell (known as 'Werekin' on the Mordheim forums) describes the various tribes of Chaos; from the barbarians of Norsca to the mysterious Eastern tribe of the cruel Tong. It was published along with the Marauders of Chaos warband in issue 2 of the Mordheim Ezine Letters of the Damned and is taken directly from the background section of the Border Town Burning supplement.

Click here to read the published article in the Letters of the Damned.
Click here to read the original article in Border Town Burning layout.

Excerpt:
"Chaos is a near infinite topic. To agree to put pen and ink to parchment in its name is paramount to signing ones death warrant, or worse, committing oneself to an asylum for the criminally insane. Fortunately my folly is limited to an examination of the known Marauder tribes, those men from the north who have fallen under the influence of the Ruinous Powers. ..."

The first preview article by Chris Templin is about converting suitable miniatures for the BTB setting. It was published in issue 6 of the Letters of the Damned Mordheim ezine.

Click here to read issue 6 of the Letters of the Damned.

The first issue of the "Word of Hashut" webzine contains an introduction to the Border Town Burning supplement and an advance version of the Black Dwarfs warband list.

Click here to read issue 1 of the Word of Hashut.

We sent Thomas List an advance version of the BTB supplement and he was so kind as to write a review on his blog.

Click here to read his review Chaos in Cathay.

While many players will enjoy exploring the options and combinations of a complex rules system, others may feel overwhelmed by the various ways to develop their characters and become lost in the plethora of possibilities. To make sure everyone has fun playing a Border Town Burning campaign Chris Templin describes how the aspiring Scion of Chaos players and the Celestial Protectors can find the powerful Chaos artefacts, which play a key role in fulfilling the objectives.

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This article by Don Haney details the process he went through in creating a unique character for his Chaos army and an entry for the Inaugural Chicago Golden Demon competition in 2002. In it, he discusses his design process and some of the modeling and painting techniques he used in the creation of this model, which won him the 2nd place at the competition.

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