Codex (Warhammer 40,000)

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A codex (plural codexes, although the correct English is codices), in the Warhammer 40,000 tabletop wargame, is a rules supplement containing information concerning a particular army, environment, or worldwide campaign.

A codex normally contains:

• Army list - A list of the units, characters and vehicles that can be chosen for use in a battle. This includes their characteristic values, information on their weapon options, and any limitations on their use. Each item also has a points value, with more powerful units costing more points, so that battles are fought between balanced armies.
• Background - Information about the force and its place in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. This includes artwork, short stories, and copies of fictional documents from the future.
• Hobby section - Information on collecting, building and painting an army from the codex. This features outstanding example models painted by veteran hobbyists and Games Workshop's 'Eavy Metal team.
• Special characters - Contains background information and rules for fielding remarkable individuals from the army. Examples include Marneus Calgar in Codex: Space Marines and Ghazghkull Mag Uruk Thraka in Codex: Orks.

Contents 1 List of Codexes as of October 2006: 1.1 Army Codexes 1.2 Battlefield Codexes 1.3 Event Codexes 2 References

[edit] List of Codexes as of October 2006:

[edit] Army Codexes

• Space Marines (4th Edition)
  • Black Templars (4th Edition)
  • Blood Angels
  • Dark Angels
  • Space Wolves
• Orks
• Tyranids (4th Edition)
• Chaos Space Marines
• Imperial Guard
  • Catachans
• Eldar (4th Edition)
• Dark Eldar
• Necrons
• Tau Empire (4th Edition, replaces Codex: Tau)
• Daemonhunters
• Witchhunters

[edit] Battlefield Codexes

Battlefield Codexes are rules supplements that deal with a specialised combat environment, instead of an army. There is only one environment covered so far, urban warfare. However, material in Codex: Catachans provides rules for jungle warfare.

• Cityfight
  • Cities of Death (4th Edition, replaces Codex: Cityfight)

[edit] Event Codexes

The two event codexes were released in association with the 2000 and 2003 Worldwide Campaigns. These codexes provided background and special gaming rules for the event, along with four "supplemental army lists"; variant armies that required access to certain other Codexes for use.

• Armageddon
• Eye of Terror

[edit] References

Warhammer 40,000 Articles
Forces of the Imperium Imperial Guard - Space Marines - Witch Hunters - Daemonhunters
Forces of Chaos Chaos - Chaos Space Marines - The Lost and the Damned
Alien races Eldar - Dark Eldar - Orks - Necrons - Tau - Tyranids - more...
Locations Armageddon - Cadia - Catachan - Eye of Terror - Kronus - Mars - Medusa V - Tanith - T'au - Terra
Other games Battlefleet Gothic - Epic - Horus Heresy - Inquisitor - Necromunda - more...
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