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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 (Latin for book; plural codices) is a handwritten book from late Antiquity or the Middle Ages. ...
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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.
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Marneus Calgar in Artificier Armour with Iron Halo and the Gauntlets of Ultramar. ...
The Space Marines are one of the major forces available in the table-top wargame Warhammer 40,000. ...
Ghazghkull Mag Uruk Thraka is a fictional character from the table top miniature game Warhammer 40,000. ...
A mob of Ork Boyz The Orks are a race from the fictional Warhammer 40,000 universe. ...
List of Codexes as of October 2006:
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A mob of Ork Boyz The Orks are a race from the fictional Warhammer 40,000 universe. ...
A small swarm of Tyranids, including a Warrior and several Termagaunts and Genestealers. ...
Miniature of a Chaos Chosen in Terminator Armour In the table-top wargame Warhammer 40,000, the Chaos Space Marines are Space Marines who serve the Chaos Gods. ...
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Codex: Necrons, the armys first official sourcebook. ...
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When the people forget their duty they are no longer human and become something less than beasts. ...
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. Urban warfare is modern warfare conducted in urban areas such as towns and cities. ...
Jungle warfare is a term used to cover the special techniques needed for military units to survive and fight in jungle terrain. ...
Cities of Death Cities of death is a new format of table top battling presented by Games workshop. ...
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. Games Workshop Group PLC (often abbreviated to GW) is a British game production and retailing company. ...
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In the Warhammer 40,000 tabletop wargame, the Eye of Terror has two meanings. ...
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