Finally, at the back are handy reference sheets which I can see many people photocopying and having to hand. Matched Play or Open Play), along with deployment maps and the 6 core mission types (many of which will be familiar – e.g. The book also contains various ways to play (e.g. There are the usual overviews you would expect of statlines, the various phases of the game, unit types, psychic powers, rules for vehicles, special rules and the like. In terms of the rules, these are in the “Core Rules” section. There is then a run through of the various factions at play (obviously the Astartes, but also the Solar Auxilia, for example) and a review of all the pivotal events such as the Burning of Prospero.

I would strongly recommend checking this out – it is a condensed version of the superb “Black Books” lore which has been set out in the past, taking the reader through the epic, Shakespearean conflict of the Heresy.

The first section is a detailed overview of the lore of the setting. This is, therefore, a “two book” game, and they are big books – the rulebook is the smallest at 334 pages, and Hereticus stretches to a girthy 350 or so. This book contains everything you need to play the game itself, but does not have the army lists – for those you need the Liber Astartes or Liber Hereticus.

It replaces the old “red book” in its entirety. The new book is a gorgeous black tome called The Age of Darkness Rulebook – clocking in at 334 pages. Grab your Boltgun and strap into the Drop Pod – we’re going into the Age of Darkness.Ĭredit: Games Workshop/Adrian Smith Overview Games Workshop have made clear that, to start with, it is going to be just Legion rules available – but Mechanicum, Talons of the Emperor, Cults & Militia, Solar Auxilia and Daemons of the Ruinstorm will no doubt soon follow. This is one of three primary new books – the others being Liber Hereticus (Traitor Legions), and Liber Astartes (Loyalist Legions). We’d also like to thank Games Workshop for sending a preview copy of the book for review purposes. Below we set out an overview of this new book, and then go through the key changes to the core rules and briefly discuss each of these.

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