Games Workshop - Warhammer 40K - Space Marines - Codex

Space Marines are genetically augmented warriors, created as Humanity’s ultimate shock troops. Formally known as the Adeptus Astartes, the Space Marines have defended the Imperium for over ten thousand years. They go to war armed and armoured with the best wargear the Imperium can provide, complementing their enhanced strength, agility, and resilience. They are steeled in mind, body and soul to endure ceaseless war, facing the most monstrous threats throughout the galaxy and knowing no fear. These steadfast warrior knights each belong to a Chapter – a close-knit brotherhood that dispatches strike forces of Space Marines across the galaxy. Supported by transport vehicles, battle tanks, combat walkers, attack craft, and powerful artillery, they execute lightning assaults of blistering speed and power. The Space Marines are the Emperor’s fury made manifest, and all his enemies fear them as the Angels of Death. Codex: Space Marines is an essential guide for anyone who collects the Adeptus Astartes and wants to claim glory in tabletop battles. In this book you'll find all the rules you need to play a Space Marines army in games of Warhammer 40,000 – including narrative Crusade campaigns and Combat Patrol skirmishes – as well as pages of background material and artwork detailing how Space Marines are made, wage war, mark their ranks and decorate their armour, and the dizzying variety of different Chapters. Inside this 216-page hardback book, you'll find: – Extensive background information regarding the Imperium's Space Marines, ranging from their genetic enhancements to the deeds of famous Chapters – Exhilarating artwork depicting the Adeptus Astartes in epic battles against innumerable enemies – 93 datasheets detailing the profiles, wargear, and unique abilities of every Space Marines unit, from newly-recruited Scouts to mighty Dreadnoughts – Seven themed Detachments, such as the Anvil Siege Force and Vanguard Spearhead, each with their own set of special rules – Crusade rules that will see your heroes fulfil mighty oaths as they defeat Humanity’s enemies, earning glory and honour – Self-contained Combat Patrol rules and a painting guide, allowing you to play fast-paced games with Strike Force Octavius – An 'Eavy Metal showcase of superbly-painted Citadel miniatures to inspire you, featuring a variety of Space Marines Chapters This book also contains a one-use code to unlock Codex: Space Marines content in Warhammer 40,000: The App. Endlessly adaptable, the Tyranids possess no mechanical technology. Instead, their weapons and wargear are symbiotic or parasitic organisms, bonded with their wielders and capable of annihilating prey with hails of bio-acid, living projectiles, and ravaging psionic energies. From seething masses of warrior organisms to malevolent leader-beasts and walking battle-tank-sized monsters, the Tyranid swarms are as nightmarish as they are unstoppable. This book is an essential guide for anyone who wants to collect Tyranids and unleash the power of the Hive Mind on the tabletop. Inside these pages, you’ll find all the rules you need to play a Tyranids army in games of Warhammer 40,000 – including Crusade and Combat Patrol rules – along with detailed accounts of their rapacious behaviour, divergent hive fleets, horrifying biotechnology, and invasions past and present. Inside this 120-page hardback book, you'll find: – In-depth background information exploring the alien nature and murky origins of the Tyranids, from their nightmarish biology to the history of the Tyrannic Wars – Stunning artwork highlighting the horrifying variety and vast scope of these ever-evolving xenos swarms – 47 datasheets detailing the profiles, wargear, and unique abilities of every Tyranids unit, from swarming Termagants to the mighty Norn Emissary – Six themed Detachments for Tyranids armies, such as the Invasion Fleet and Crusher Stampede, each with their own set of special rules – Crusade rules for infesting and consuming entire planets in your narrative campaigns, as your army feasts on its victims and develops new adaptations – Self-contained Combat Patrol rules and a painting guide, allowing you to play fast-paced games with the Vardenghast Swarm – An 'Eavy Metal showcase of superbly-painted Citadel miniatures to inspire you, featuring a variety of Tyranid hive fleet colour schemes This book also contains a one-use code to unlock Codex: Tyranids content in Warhammer 40,000: The App.