April News & Previews #4

On the last week of every month, we’re running an OPR Hangout stream over on YouTube, where we showcase upcoming releases, sneak peeks at future content, and have a Q&A session for you to get involved. This is a relaxed stream, giving you a behind-the-scenes look at our creation process whilst chatting a bit and having some fun.

The next stream is going to be on April 25th at 19:00 GMT / 15:00 EST / 12:00 PST.

• Subscribe to get notified: https://www.youtube.com/@onepagerules

Send in your questions here: https://forms.gle/R4nEWNMhVGXtU6Rm7

Tomorrow is the last day to get your entries in for the April painting contest in!

Contest Categories: The contest is split up into categories, each with its own submission criteria, and each contestant may pick only one category:

• Legendary - Paint this month's legendary model

• Solo - Paint one single model from this month's release

• Unit - Paint a unit of 5 small or 3 large models from this month's release.

Rules: To participate, pick one category and share a high-resolution picture in square format via the Dropbox link below (leave a margin on the sides for re-sizing). Only one picture may be submitted, and you must use your Patreon username as the file name, or the submission will be discarded!

• Submissions: https://www.dropbox.com/request/A1fRM7Z8KDj3cicC30c0

Deadline: April 25th

Not Allowed: Welcome Pack Minis, Loyalty Rewards, Terrain, Game Aids.

Totally Allowed: April Fools Models

This month we hosted our 10th writing jam, and had over 60 entries!

The OPR Writing Jams are story-writing marathons, where participants are asked to write a one-page story set in the OPR universe in 48hrs, following a common theme.

Here are the top 3 rated stories:

• Pubblica O Muori by whenimtired

• Smoke Break by Toastmortem

• She Always Gets Hers by Reckoner67

The top three stories will receive two special digital reward minis.

Read all 63 stories here: https://itch.io/jam/oprwj10/results

‍The next writing jam is planned to run from August 16th, at 8PM UK time / 3PM ET time, to August 18th, at 8PM UK time / 3PM ET time, with the theme being announced at the start of the jam.

Sign up for the next writing jam now: https://itch.io/jam/oprwj11

We at OPR are really excited by the launch of our Grimdark Future World Book to coincide with our 10th Anniversary and the expanded Lore release surrounding it. This book has been our way of laying the groundwork for a wider series of books and stories set in the Grimdark Future Universe, while giving fans the space to create their own armies, factions, and stories!

The goal of the World Book has been to give fans a framework and a taste of the Sirius Sector, its history and the wider galaxy that it exists in. We hope that this will inspire fans to build on this universe and work it into their games. The beautiful artwork gives fans a glimpse of the world which our models reside in, putting them into a wider context for the first time.  

This 64-page book is a primer on the wider Grimdark Future setting. It connects the lore shown so far through narrative campaigns, short stories and army books intros and builds a foundation for future stories and campaigns. Several pages are available free for those who want a peak at what’s on offer before diving in.

Featuring:

• Humanity’s origins and history in the Grimdark Future

• The history, ongoing conflicts, key locations, and factions of the Sirius Sector

• Information on societies in the setting, touching on everything from space travel to policing.

• Galactic geography, introducing the wider galaxy and the planets contained within.

• Beautiful artwork on almost every page, including some factions never before depicted by OPR

• New short stories and flash fiction throughout the book, depicting life on and off the battlefield in Sirius.

This book has been a labour of love between many members of our team, including illustrators, writers and others who have been able to make this story possible. We have been sincerely grateful for the fan response; the enthusiasm and interest in our story has been overwhelming and we couldn’t be happier to see it.

Take a look at the full article on our website here: https://www.onepagerules.com/news/another-look-at-the-grimdark-future-world-book

Our Friends at Haunts Wargaming have put out another battle report, this time for Age of Fantasy Skirmish.

The Vampiric Undead take on the Mummified Undead in this small scale showdown.

Watch the video here: https://youtu.be/OF_wpewhAIQ?si=x6JStC-EcbgLOxNg

At the top of the post, you'll find concept art previews of some of our models releasing in June.

June will be the first release of the Shadow Stalkers. The Scourges along with the Scourge Champion are stealthy soldiers, using their natural desire to keep to the shadows to their advantage. The Hounds and Great Hound are faithful companions to the Shadow Stalkers in the strange universe they now find themselves in. Quickly they move ahead of the force to engage the enemy with ripping claws and poisonous bites. The Great Screecher is a much larger denizen from the Labyrinth whose body creates a fog that makes it difficult to hit when in combat with it.

For the High Elf Fleets, the Guardian Cleric is a Noble hero who prefers to protect his people while they wage war. Using technology to ward off blows that would otherwise have fell his soldiers. The Sniper Noble takes aim with his elven sniper rifle, his experience and skill from a long life making him deadly accurate. The Revenants and their Noble are specialists in taking down heavy armor foes in combat. Their Energy weapons slicing through defenses like they were made of paper. The Retributors use specialized shard carbines with a longer range to take advantage of their training, remaining accurate at those longer distances.

That's it for now, happy wargaming!

- OPR Team