The Old World previews Doom of Lord Carrard campaign and Tomb Kings box

Games Workshop has previewed Arcane Journal: The Doom of Lord Carrard for Warhammer: The Old World, announcing campaign material for Bretonnia and Tomb Kings players across two game sizes. The November 9, 2026 reveal pairs a Bretonnian expedition into the Land of the Dead with four new scenarios and new ways to tailor armies from both factions.

According to Games Workshop, the journal follows a Bretonnian baron’s ill-fated quest, with lore and a narrative campaign tracing his journey from the Badlands into ancient Nehekhara. Its scenarios are split evenly: two for full-sized games of The Old World and two for Battle March. That gives players of either format new scenarios to consider, rather than reserving all four for one game size.

The army-building additions give each faction a different focus. Bretonnia receives a Questing Host force, while Tomb Kings players can theme their armies around six ancient Nehekharan dynasties. The announcement establishes those options, but does not detail their restrictions or how they will work on the tabletop.

An accompanying Tomb Kings Battle March boxed set contains two Royal Heralds, one on foot and one mounted, alongside 18 Skeleton Warriors, 18 Skeleton Archers, five Skeleton Horsemen and three Sepulchral Stalkers. Games Workshop describes the contents as a Battle March army straight from the box; that is the publisher’s claim, not an independent assessment of its battlefield performance.

The November 9 announcement said both the journal and the boxed set would be available to preorder soon, but supplied no calendar date, release date or price. For players planning a purchase, the revealed campaign scope and box contents are concrete details; the buying timetable remains unspecified in that announcement.

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