Games Workshop, in light of a few leaks towards the end of last week, revealed the full contents of Warhammer Quest: Blackstone Fortress over the weekend. This new take on a familiar dungeon crawling format is sounding very interesting indeed.

Blackstone Fortress is going to be a one-to-five player adventure where you take on the role of intrepid explorers trying to crack open a Blackstone Fortress and uncover the secrets within it. These ancient superweapons from a time before humanity really took to the stars are devastating weapons, capable of obliterating entire planets, but they also hold plenty of other secrets too for those willing to search.

The set will come with a vast range of different heroes for you to pick from.

Each of these different heroes will be able to delve down into the Blackstone Fortress in search of its wonders. In a twist on the format from previous games, however, there is more emphasis on your characters changing and developing as you play.

With each 'run' into the Blackstone Fortress, you will gain access to new skills and abilities making you not just a better fighter but also a better explorer. The game even comes with a pair of Ratlings!

The artwork and design for this game are looking top notch and I've already seen a lot of people won over by the miniatures even before they've looked at the game in more detail. It looks like it is going to run off a unique dice system if those tables are anything to go by too making it feel very different from normal games of Warhammer 40,000.

Oh, on that point, Datasheets for all of the characters are going to be included in the box so you can use them in your regular games too!

Enemies In The Shadows

As well as the heroes you'll also have a set of nefarious foes to face too. The Chaos Space Marines are on the prowl alongside a host of other Xenos threats.

Games Workshop was keen to show off the new Chaos Space Marine designs which put them on par with the Primaris Space Marines finally.

You should also take note of the awesome Beastmen and Chaos Psykers that get included in the box and of course those new Traitor Guardsmen who are no doubt going to be inspiring a few different armies in the coming months.

Traitor Guardsmen are soldiers that a lot of people have tinkered with in the past and you can see some awesome conversions out there, but it is good to see that Games Workshop have some official ones to show off now too.

Mix these with the regular Cultists box that you can get and you'd have a proper motley crew to use in your wider games of Warhammer 40,000.

As I mentioned, the enemies you face also include some Xenos too with Ur-Ghuls stalking the shadows and the strange Spindle Drones preparing to defend their installation. It's all very 'Halo' with the Spindle Drones reminding me of the Sentinels.

Many Stories To Tell...

The focus for the game is on building a new narrative and helping to shape the future of the Warhammer 40,000 with this release. Unlike with Silver Tower and Shadows Over Hammerhal, it looks like we're going to be getting some support for the game going forward to which is always a plus for people dropping money into a big project like this.

I would have liked to have seen them do the same for Warhammer Quest in the Mortal Realms but hopefully, this provides a stepping stone for them to do so.

Will you be getting Blackstone Fortress?