It was great catching up with Manchester-based award-winning independent tabletop game publisher Heartborn Studios at Tabletop Scotland 2026 today, where they have exclusively unveiled their new war golem minions, and their latest epic hero due to be introduced, Jacob Heartborn the Necromancer (pictured).
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