The Tactical Manual explains all there is to know about playing and creating missions for any of the game platforms in use by the Emperor's Hammer. It was originally written by Alan Kawolski and David Geiger, with updates by Julien Martinez, Marcin Szydlowski and Frederik Taillefer. In 2007, The manual was rewritten and upgraded by Anahorn Dempsey. Recent updates by Pickled Yoda.