The Comm Guild Maelstrom's Edge

The lowest rank of ordained priest amongst the Kaddar, Proselytizers have yet to develop the oratory skills to sway whole crowds, or lead a large military offensive. As missionaries, Proselytizers work quietly amongst a planet’s population, gathering small groups of believers and setting the stage for their more experienced brethren to expand the movement into something greater. When combat is called for, Proselytizers are embedded within military units, where they inspire the troops to greater efforts, or use vocal tricks and the message of their faith to weaken the combat zeal of nearby enemy troops.




This digital model pack contains STL files to print Proselytizers to inspire your Karist troops. Includes two different models with bases. Available now through the Maelstrom's Edge webstore here.

Epirian Bot Handlers are often accompanied by expensive, personalized micro drones. These small robots come in a wide variety of dedicated forms that improve the Handler’s control of the battlefield - boosting communications, relaying commands between units or painting priority targets for the attention of Epirian fire support.




This STL model release includes Aerial Uplink, Spotter and Command Booster drones for Epirian Bot Handlers, along with bases and flight stems. Also included are some bonus parts that can be combined with the plastic Bot Handler sprue to create a female Apprentice or Journeyman Bot Handler. These are available now through the Maelstrom's Edge webstore here.

The heaviest of the combat suits available to Lorican Champions, the Brutus is a walking tank. Its massive power core enables it to carry the largest and heaviest hitting weapons in the Remnant arsenal. Brutus Vanquishers deployed in external engagements, can be equipped with Fodina Heavy Lasers or Heavy Flechette Launchers. The Brutus Breacher makes more direct use of its overcharged power core, shielding itself with an energized Arena Shield while moving in close enough to make deadly, blunt use of its gigantic Breach Hammer.




This digital model pack contains STL files to print a Brutus Battlesuit with multiple weapon and backpack options, and a 54mm base. All options unique to the Brutus are included - other weapon and gear options can be used from the plastic Militus Battlesuit kit. Available now through the Maelstrom's Edge webstore here.

A Biomass Nodule is not itself a living organism, but rather an ingenious way of ensuring that Biologis on the field have access to sufficient suitable organic material to create the thralls they need during the battle. A conglomeration of raw organic matter encased in an armored chitin shell, Biomass Nodules are dropped from orbit alongside other Kaigus forces. The shell shatters upon impact, leaving a slimy mound of biomass available for processing.




This digital model pack contains STL files to print Kaigus Pact Biomass Nodules. Includes two different models plus vented versions that can be printed directly on the build plate with no supports. Also includes files for 65mm bases. This digital pack is available now through the Maelstrom's Edge webstore here.

An Alpha is a veteran Muharis who leads a unit of Sentinels or a Strongpoint. Upgraded by Alchemis Shapers, their weapon symbiotes are considerably deadlier than standard Sentinel gear, amplifying the damage their unit can inflict. Though all Muharis are bred and trained to be natural leaders, Alphas have enhanced pheromone glands making them exceptionally charismatic, causing thralls to rally around them and look to them for guidance in the heat of battle.




This STL model release includes a Muharis Alpha model with three different weapon options and a base. Available now through the Maelstrom's Edge webstore here.

A fascinating and little understood species, Skoti are slow moving herbivores who evolved an innate defensive ability to teleport, which they call a “stream” in their tongue. Similar in function to an Angel’s ability to rift, Skoti are only able to trigger their stream involuntarily to escape danger. This is made possible through a unique, massive brain structure composed of multiple nodes stretched along their prehensile necks, dedicated to the subconscious spatial calculations required to fold space. These natural abilies are further boosted by complex equipment developed by Broken Weaponsmiths, allowing a Skoti to teleport nearby friendly units or to use their rifts offensively.




A physical model for the Skoti Streamweaver is in the development queue for release when we can, but in the meantime you can grab the 3D printable STL file from the Maelstrom's Edge webstore here!

Amongst the various changes introduced in Maelstrom's Edge V2, several Broken units received new gear options that weren't available on the original models. We're hoping to release updated version of these models later on, but in the meantime we have added those new options to the 3D printable STL files for the Gnolti, Pa'ku and Sig Jammer!




This update adds EMP Gauntlet arms to the existing Gnolti STL file, a Voltcaster to the Pa'ku and a Network Spike to the Sig Jammer, all available now through the Maelstrom's Edge webstore here. If you have previously purchased the STL files for these models, you can access the additional parts through the downloads section of your user account page on the Maelstrom's Edge website.

Also in this week's updates, we have added a free STL file to the downloads section with 3D printable tokens for Maelstrom's Edge V2. These feature the same designs as the paper versions in the rulebook, and are perfect for those who would like a more solid option than paper cutouts.




The file includes both single and double sided versions of the tokens, and supported versions of the double sided tokens - the single sided tokens can be printed flat on your build plate. Find them now in the downloads section of the Maelstrom's Edge website here!

- by Iain Wilson

As promised, I've finished dusting off my Imperial Marine homebrew rules and added in some new bells and whistles so you can bring your forces of power-armored supersoldiers to the battlefields of Maelstrom's Edge V2!




I did release an initial V2 draft of these rules back during the rulebook's early Beta phase. With the changes to the rules from the Beta to the final print rulebook, that first draft needed some revision to be work properly, so I've tweaked some statlines and rules a bit, and also taken the opportunity to add in some more units and options, so that you can add a bit more variety to your forces. There are now more character options, three different types of Battle Frame to represent the evolution of certain walking battle machine models over the years. I have also given them a transport vehicle, and the Gamma Upgrade has been replaced with Genesis Conversion, giving you the option to field Alpha, Beta or Gamma Generation marines.

The rules pages are a little different to the other factions. Due to the sheer number of options available to most Imperial Marine units, including all of the weapons stats and ability entries isn't feasible, so I have included base gear and abilities where possible, with a summary at the end of the document giving a full list of weapons and abilities.

These are still marked as Beta rules, as I haven't had as much time as I would like to test them. I'd love to see some players kick the tyres on them, though - and if you do, feel free to post some feedback in the Comm Guild Facebook group!

Grab the new V2 Imperial Marine rules from the Maelstrom's Edge website here and get gaming!



For other building ideas, modeling tutorials, army spotlights and conversion walkthroughs, check out the Hobby section of the Maelstrom's Edge website here.

- by Iain Wilson

One of my side-projects lately has been slowly working through updating our old online assembly instructions to a more functional PDF format with proper step-by-step illustrations, and adding instruction documents for those that didn't previously have them, which included the plastic PDG Gaming Gun Carriage - you can find that document on the Assembly Guides page of the website here. Working on those instructions reminded me that I had always intended to add a rules page for the gun carriage to be looted by Broken forces, and so this week I took some time to throw something together, and add in a few other 'missing' models at the same time!




So, on the V2 Rules Downloads page of the Maelstrom's Edge website, you can find a section down the bottom with the current versions of my various homebrew rules docs for each faction. These rules cover various conversions or kitbashes I have assembled over the years using miniatures from the Maelstrom's Edge and/or other miniature ranges, and are intended as a fun way of getting these onto the table, rather than being an 'official' part of the game. If you want to build your own versions of these models to use in your games, by all means do so, but make sure your opponent is ok with you using them!

Most of these were rules previously available, but I have made the following changes:

The Broken

• Gnolti Longhorn - added the Forsaken designator so that he fits into the subfaction command structure.
• Broken Thunderbolt Team added - a unit added to use the PDC Gun Carriage. While the Epirian version is a self-piloting drone, the Broken strip out the drone core and use it as a manned artillery unit with different weapon options!

The Epirian Foundation

• Hornet Drone added - heavy add-on for Firefly units.
• Contractor Pathfinders added - a unit of stealthy Contractor scouts.
• Aurochs Automated Transport added - drone-controlled transport vehicle built from the Mantic Mule.

The Karist Enclave

• Kaddar Noctis added - a new priest unit, fusing Karist tech with Angel DNA.
• New Shadow Walker variants added - the Shadow Stalker, Shadow Dancer and Shadow Weaver.

The Kaigus Pact

A new addition to my unofficial rules collection, that I couldn't resist because the models are so fun to build! I previously shared a Muharis Sentinel conversion, equipped with shields taken from the Orakan Shield Thrall kit and an Alpha staff made from a Proctat Genostaff and Orakan legs, that looked like this:


Muharis Sentinel Bulwark (Previously known as a Sentinel Spearhead)

Obviously, this left me with a few Orakan models with missing shells, and so I threw together some oversized combat thralls using Muharis Ripper Claws and Proctat Genostaff heads!


Dromakin Combat Thralls

Rules for both of these units are now available in the new Kaigus Pact document, which can be found along with all of the other rules PDFs in the V2 Rules Downloads section here!.

Coming up next: Updated Imperial Marine rules! And more updated instruction sheets coming soon...

Grab yourself some conversion fodder or the new V2 rules from the Maelstrom's Edge webstore here!

What are you working on? We would love to see your models and terrain in the Comm Guild Facebook group!

For other building ideas, modeling tutorials, army spotlights and conversion walkthroughs, check out the Hobby section of the Maelstrom's Edge website here.

Mission cards are a handy resource to have on the table during your games of Maelstrom's Edge, as they have a handy summary of all of the important information you need for that battle. We released a downloadable PDF of the various Mission and Objective cards alongside the V2 rules release, to allow players to print their own, but for those who prefer a more polished deck of cards, you can now also grab them through thegamecrafter.com's Print on Demand service!



The pack comes in a handy storage box, and is comprised of 54 cards including:

• all of the Competitive and Narrative missions from the V2 rulebook,
• a full set of Objective cards covering all of the various mission objectives from the rulebook,
• cards for all current Faction Objectives,
• and three double-sided Deployment Map reference cards.

Grab yours now from the Game Crafter website here!

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Get the rules now!

The new V2 rulebook is available in the Maelstrom's Edge webstore now. You can also check out the V2 Rules Downloads section for PDF rules downloads, and the V2 Rules Articles section for some insights into the Maelstrom's Edge rules.

Stay Tuned for more!

This week, Iain shares some pics of the second of his 50 point starter forces used in the recent 'First Encounter' battle report - a Guardians of Alsa patrol from the Karist Enclave. You can check them out now on the Maelstrom's Edge website here!

This week, Iain shares some pics of his 50 point Kaigus Pact force used in the recent 'First Encounter' battle report. You can check them out now on the Maelstrom's Edge website here!

Signalling his troops into their assigned positions, Kaddar Prentis triggered his armor's na-cybel infusers. The Kaigus had been shadowing his patrol for a week now, never coming close enough to trigger a fight, but always there on the edge of scanner range. Their twisted mockery of the human form could not be allowed to pollute the coming Ascension. Here and now, the Karist patrol would punch through their lines, putting an end to the vile creatures and cutting off their avenue for reinforcement.



A new Maelstrom's Edge V2 battle report, using the Kaigus Pact and Karist Enclave Faction Starter Sets in a 50 point Forward Unto Victory mission! Check it out here!

The Kaigus Pact stormed onto the battlefields of the Edge with the release of their Starter Force box last month. We're happy to announce that you can now pick up the models from the starter force separately, along with an additional release!



You can find five new plastic kits now available in the Maelstrom's Edge store, including:


Biologis Curator- 1 Commander model.


Biologis Attendants - 3 models along with the Proctat upgrade sprue.


Kaigus Pact Troops - 6 models that can be built as either Muharis or Attendants.


Kaigus Pact Thrall Swarm - building four Tamakin, and two each of Krii Vapor Thralls and Krii Shatter Thralls.

And the new arrival, as featured in the 'Enter, The Pact' battle report (which you can read here!):

Orakan Shield Thralls - 2 thrall models.

These sets are all available now from the Maelstrom's Edge webstore here!

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Get the rules now!

The new V2 rulebook is available in the Maelstrom's Edge webstore now. You can also check out the V2 Rules Downloads section for PDF rules downloads, and the V2 Rules Articles section for some insights into the Maelstrom's Edge rules.

Stay Tuned for more!

This week, Iain shares some pics of his 120 point Koritanii force, as used in the recent 'Enter, The Pact' battle report. You can check them out now on the Maelstrom's Edge website here!