Necromunda: House of Artifice

Necromunda: Game Books

by Games Workshop

NECROMUNDA: HOUSE OF ARTIFICE

Necromunda is the tabletop skirmish wargame of anarchy and violence, where players control rival gangs of fighters battling each other for supremacy in the nightmare depths of the underhive.

Necromunda: House of Artifice continues to expand on the game, introducing a wealth of new rules to add even more variety, scope and excitement to your battles in the underhive.

INSIDE YOU WILL FIND

History of the House of Artifice: Discover the secret history of House Van Saar. Born of a chance occurrence in the dim and distant past of Necromunda, the Van Saar grew from enclaves of scavengers and Tech gangs to become the foremost artificers of the hive world and one of its most powerful Clan Houses.

House Van Saar Gangs: Updated rules for creating and running House Van Saar gangs, including extensive weapon and wargear lists as well as two new Van Saar gang fighters: the technological Archeoteks and the grav-cutter riding Neoteks.

Hired Guns, Hangers-on and Dramatis Personae: Rules for adding Bounty Hunters, Hive Scum and House Agents to your gang, as well as Van Saar specific Dramatis Personae such as Von Buren, the rogue Archeotek, an Lisbeth 'Iron Angel', the arachni-rig pilot.

Expanded Rules: Additional rules for running House Van Saar gangs, including Sub-plots, a unique Van Saar skill set, Van Saar terrain and House Favours, along with rules for Archaeo-Cyberteknika, allowing you to give your fighters advanced bionic upgrades.

House Van Saar Scenarios: A collection of scenarios dedicated to the House of Artifice, from the birth of an Abominable Intelligence in Deus Ex Machina to the final stand of a venerable Archeotek in Last Rites for the Machine!

Genres: Science Fiction

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First published March 20, 2021

About the author

Games Workshop Group PLC (often abbreviated as GW) is a British miniature wargaming manufacturing company. Games Workshop is best known as developer and publisher of the tabletop wargames Warhammer, Warhammer 40,000 and The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game.

Reviews

[T R Alexander · Rating 4 out of 5]

'House of Artifice' details the history of the technologically advanced House Van Saar before moving on to the rules needed to use their gangs on the tabletop. The lore section of the book is very interesting and well written, taking the background of the House Van Saar back to a crashed voidship from the Dark Age of Technology right up to the dying days of the 41st Millennium. This section also includes information on the structure, industry, settlements, and famous gangs of the House of Artifice, all of which is very interesting for people who are interested in the lore of Necromunda, and the wider Warhammer 40,000 setting.

The rules section of the book is the same as in the previous House books, with rules for gang fighters, Hired Gus, Dramatis Persona, alliances, and the like. While many of the generic rules are copied from elsewhere, the Van Saar specific rules seem to be quite good.

[nooker · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is how I wanted Necromunda to be from the start. Each house distinct with elaborate backgrounds and differences straight off the bat. I never played a house gang really until now (started with Redemptionists), but now I think I shall.

[Goran · Rating 3 out of 5]

Excellent artwork, classic writeups, baaaad rules writing :D

[John Somers · Rating 4 out of 5]

15/20.