With the IG apparently slated for next month NOW is the time to post your completely made up and fictional Imperial Guard rumors!

1. Despite over 25 years of branding and countless products called 'Imperial Guard', the name Imperial Guard will be changed to something more trademarkable, possibly a made up pseudo latin name like Astres Mili... hey wait a second!

2. We'll finally see plastic storm troopers and vet with all their weapon options, the only problem is they'll be 5 models for $50... hey wait a second!

3. The IG will get a new superheavy walker, basically a mini titan with a Strength D weapon and... HOLD IT! These are supposed to be made up rumors!

4. The Gawd-awful Catachans and dull Cadian plastics will finally be replaced by greatcoat guardsmen with a properly grimdark and gothic look. There! That's what you call a made up rumor!

5. The age of the Vendetta will finally come to an end with the introduction of a new Valkyrie variant, the Victoria. Sporting a TL Earthshaker in the nose and Deathstrike missles under each wing the Victoria will become the new flier of choice. This will be balanced by the fact that the Victoria is 5 points more than the stock Valkyrie.

GW will produce many new resin (not finecast) kits that rival all the 3rd party models, inspiring flavour, variation, player creation and new chapter like rules rto go with them, they will be in boxes of 10 for the current price.

All tanks will remain but there will be a custom kit which you can buy for some regiments to make the tank more fitting with the regiment.

There will be a 6 man box option for each regiment that will make you a command squad and one advisor or a special weapon squad.

Variaty and options will be the new big theme with the release and I will be happier and may buy something from them.

Penal legion squads are getting a buff, tanks are getting new sculpts and will no longer be ridiculously shaped.

There exists an army list that allows you to only take marbo.

CRASSUS ARMORED ASSAULT TRANSPORTS can be taken as dedicated transports for 10 points more than a chimera, that way, the massive points cost will deter people spamming the CRASSUS ARMORED ASSAULT TRANSPORT.

Elysians are getting a plastic kit.

Imperial guard are officially more effective than SOB in fluff, thanks to a wonderful bit of background by Matt Ward.

Valkyrie is going to be repackaged with a miniature mp3 player containing "Fortunate Son", "Ride of the valkyries " and "long tall sally"

The mistake of giving the Vendetta the same transport capacity as the Valkyrie is fixed.... by making it 50 instead.

New "giant walker" kit that consists of a pile of guardsmen on a MC base.

The FW debate is settled by putting a "you can use the FW variant lists" statement on the first page.... and then removing all of the other rules content from the codex.

A new flyer is added to compete with the Vendetta for the "ultimate dogfighter" role. It costs 250 points, is AV 10/10/10 with 2 HP, and has two lasguns as its weapons. It is still somehow way better than the DA flyers.

To properly represent the endless hordes of guardsmen basic infantry platoons have a point cost of "free", and at any time during the game you may buy and assemble a new box of guardsmen and add it to your army.

There is an awesome new Baneblade-size superheavy tank kit with powerful rules.... and it's finecast.

In order to save time you may represent guardsmen with these new models.

Just got this from an inside source, I don't have any specific stats yet but apparently, if you have Colonel Straken and Gunnery sergeant "Stonetooth" Harker In the same force, they may perform a "Fastball special"

The codex will have a miss print in it. All lasguns will become lascannons.

Plastic Steel Legion infantry models.
Plastic Rough Riders with cowboy hats.
Plastic kits for the remaining Russ variants.

Feric Jurgen will be in the codex. Whenever the opponent tries to cast a psychic power, they lose the game.

There will be regimental tactics. Tallarns will get to Blind opponents in close combat by throwing sand in their eyes. You may reroll all failed To Wound attempts with Catachans once per game as long as you properly mimic and quote Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwartzenegger, or any of their peers. Valhallans are considered to have an additional close combat weapon in the form of an icicle.

Deathstrike missiles will become Destroyer weapons. Their points cost will be reduced. At tournaments, you may fire them at any table you wish, including Fantasy tables.

To properly reflect the crushing might of Imperial armour, Lords of War will be a 1+ choice at a 25% points discount.

"Superior Cowardice: IG units that have Gone to Ground gain +3 to their Cover Save and can re-roll failed Cover Saves. In addition, such is their ability to hide behind the tiniest objects, 'ignores cover' has no effect on units from Codex: IG"

When fighting Tyranids, Sentinel Powerlifters now have the "Get away from her you *****!" Special rule which gives them preferred enemy(Tyranids) and complete immunity to the vacuum of space.

Commissars are getting a buff where, if the enemy passes a moral check in melee combat against your unit, he gets to shoot the enemy model with the highest Leadership. Then they must reroll.

Ogryn will be rebuilt into a powerhouse unit. At only 15 points a model, Ogryn Swarm suddenly becomes the Next Big Thing, pounding Tau into goo with their bare hands and ripper guns. New Ogryn models will be finecast and sold for $34.975 each.

Bad Axe Orks will not only be available as allies, but a new line of plastics will be released for these 'umanized fellas, complete with Komissar Nobs.These Orks will be armed with Imperial weapons instead of Orky ones.

A new special character is introduced in the form of a Ratling artilleryman-turned-CO. Cap O. Leon will have a tactical mastery of supporting fire like few others, despite his height.

A new Leman Russ variant, the Creed, will be introduced. It's much like the normal Leman Russ, only with Stealth and Infiltrate.

Bowing to extrenal pressure, Lasguns, aka Flashlights, will now have Markerlight rules.

New Female Commisar character: The Baroness.

Anti tank lazgunz (rifle) that can be used by a special weapon



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All stubers and heavy stubers will get the knew ricochet rule. On the roll of a 6 to wound it can generate another hit.

Also tyranids can be taken as allies.

plastic vostroyans as well as all wel known regiments in plastic kits

Orders are now rolled for at the start of the game a la psychic powers.

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:
With the IG apparently slated for next month NOW is the time to post your completely made up and fictional Imperial Guard rumors!

1. Despite over 25 years of branding and countless products called 'Imperial Guard', the name Imperial Guard will be changed to something more trademarkable, possibly a made up pseudo latin name like Astres Mili... hey wait a second!

2. We'll finally see plastic storm troopers and vet with all their weapon options, the only problem is they'll be 5 models for $50... hey wait a second!

3. The IG will get a new superheavy walker, basically a mini titan with a Strength D weapon and... HOLD IT! These are supposed to be made up rumors!

4. The Gawd-awful Catachans and dull Cadian plastics will finally be replaced by greatcoat guardsmen with a properly grimdark and gothic look. There! That's what you call a made up rumor!

5. The age of the Vendetta will finally come to an end with the introduction of a new Valkyrie variant, the Victoria. Sporting a TL Earthshaker in the nose and Deathstrike missles under each wing the Victoria will become the new flier of choice. This will be balanced by the fact that the Victoria is 5 points more than the stock Valkyrie.

I thought these were supposed to be made up rumors, not the truth

Ollanius Perrson added as an HQ choice. Armed with a metalgun, his rules are mediocre for save his leadership save (10+), and his special new rule, Perpetual, which grants immunity to instant kill and grants a save of 1+.

 Peregrine wrote:

New "giant walker" kit that consists of a pile of guardsmen on a MC base.

This.

This is the first time you've actually made me laugh, Peregrine.

 Wyzilla wrote:
Ollanius Perrson added as an HQ choice. Armed with a metalgun, his rules are mediocre for save his leadership save (10+), and his special new rule, Perpetual, which grants immunity to instant kill and grants a save of 1+.

But an armor save, so AP1 things can still kill him, right?

- New IG warlord table:

1- What wave was it? I lost count

The whole battlefield is covered in corpses. All terrain is Difficult for Infantry, and IG models increase their cover save by an additional point when they Go to Ground as they pretend to be one of the casualties.

2- Clerical error

The Administratum is working as usual. You have an extra infantry platoon composed of platton command squad, 2 infantry squads and a heavy weapons squad, but they have no wargear. Not even knives.

3- Commisars? Ha!

When one of your squads fails a morale check, as long as your Warlord is alive you can order an artillery strike against them. Resolve a Str 9 AP 3 indirect fire artillery barrage against the unit, placing initially the template so it covers the maximum amount of models from the unit that failed the test. Once the attack is resolved, the affected unit can reroll the Morale check.

4- They are traitors. And heretics. Really

You can shoot into units locked in melee. For each hit roll 1d6, on a 4+ it hits one model from the enemy, otherwise it hits one model from the Imperial Guard unit. Barrage weapons work normally.

5- I finally found a use for the conscripts!

Your vehicles with the Tank rule have 1 extra Hull point and have a 4+ save against grenades and Melta bombs in close combat, since their magnetic clamps don't work on flesh.

6- Wibble

If your warlord isn't modelled with his underpants on his head and two pencils stuck up his nose or is a comissar, reroll on this table. Your Warlord and his unit is automatically placed in Reserves and only comes into play on the roll of a 6 and doesn't enter the battle automatically in any turn, but can give orders to any unit in the table that has a Voxcaster while he's in Reserves and doesn't count as destroyed if he never enters the battle.

In the background section, the Elysians win a fight.

To properly represent the IG dominance in tank hordes a new unit will be added:

Leman Russ platoon: 1 command squad, 2-5 battle tank squads, 0-3 heavy tank squads.

Command squad (30 points): 4x LRBT, 1x LRBT with BS 4. May upgrade any LRBT to an exterminator (free), vanquisher (+5), demolisher (+10) or executioner (+15).

Infantry squad (50 points): 9x LRBT, 1x LRBT with a pistol and CCW. May upgrade one LRBT to an eradicator (+5), demolisher (+10) or executioner (+15). May replace two LRBTs with a Baneblade (+5) or Shadowsword (+10).

Heavy weapon squad (50 points): 3x Baneblade. May upgrade any Baneblade to a Shadowsword (+10).


Coincidentally the price of the LRBT kit will be increased to $100 each. This has nothing to do with the new IG codex.

Special Character Thunderbolt Ace in HQ. His special rules include Saturation Bombing: All Thunderbolts come with bombs for free and may be taken in Elites, all Infantry units may use Valkyries as Dedicated Transports, and you may take a Marauder as a Lords of War detachment. Bombs and Multiple Rocket Pods gain Ignores Cover. Any unit hit by multiple templates from Multiple Rocket Pods or any weapon with the Bomb rule resolves all hits from those weapons at +1S and -1 AP for each template past the first. Place d3 additional bomb templates at the beginning of each Shooting phase to represent high-level bombers. You do not lose the game for having no models on the table so long as you have some Flyers in Reserve. Flyers gain the Outflank rule, and you start rolling for Reserves on turn one instead of turn two. A Saturation Bombing detachment may not take any units with the Tank type.

GW will make a new Tanith First plastic box set, with customisable accessories.

I wish

-Conscript squads can now equip jump packs at 3 pts a model. They also have the Decent of Angels special rule.

-Commissar Knights are a thing. Really. They can ever execute a friendly Knight once per shooting phase for "moral upliftment".

-Voxcasters can be reamped to output really, REALLY loud sounds. They count as sonic weapons and ignore cover and invulnerable saves.

-Valkyries and Vendettas are now troops choices and can be taken in 1-5 model squads.

-Ogryns can now be upgraded with Pulse Carbines at 85 pts a model.

-Conscripts now have rending on all attacks when Chenkov is taken an an HQ choice and is still alive.

 Bobthehero wrote:

 Wyzilla wrote:
Ollanius Perrson added as an HQ choice. Armed with a metalgun, his rules are mediocre for save his leadership save (10+), and his special new rule, Perpetual, which grants immunity to instant kill and grants a save of 1+.

But an armor save, so AP1 things can still kill him, right?

No. He has no armor. He just has a save of 1+, E.G. invincible. Oh, and he's scoring.

New unit: Marauder Annihilator. It will be a finecast upgrade to the Marauder bomber that replaces its regular bombs with a single nuke. When the nuke is dropped all other units on the table are removed as casualties (and don't even think about trying to use any special rules to prevent this, they don't work).

Ciaphas Cain and Gunner Jurgern will be added to the codex, along with models.

Cain will have a 2++ save from a special rule called "Some Guys Have All The Luck" and Jurgen will provide a 6" bubble in which psychic powers are completely nullified, including blessings on enemy models.

All guardsmen get Instinctive Behavior: Getting eaten. When in synapse range, they run away on 1-3, or get eaten by the synapse creature on 4-6. On a six, however, the synapse creature was too greedy and chokes to death on a guardman.

When a character in the same unit as a commissar fails a leadership test, roll a d6 for both and add it to the models initiative. If the character has a higher value, he shoots the commissar first.

You can now deep-strike leman russes. If a leman russ would land on top of guardsmen, they just crush them instead of mishapping.

Commissars can now have a leman russ as a dedicated transport. They can hit enemies with their sword from the cupola.

The Imperial Guard gets an Adeptus Administratum table. At the beginning of your turn, you roll on the table. Possible results: reinforcements, moral boosts, additional wargear for your units or an Exterminatus at the hands of the Inquisition, killing both armies. High chance of the later when fighting forces of chaos.

One of the relics is a crate of bionic arms, which provides IWND and FNP to models wielding two plasma pistols.

Guardsmen can attach laser-pointers to their lasguns, twin-linking them.

Added three new orders for officers: "Sit!", "Catch!" and "Play dead!". Despite what nafka claims "Who's a good doggy?" did not make it past play-testing.

Rough riders can now pick their mount from a large collection, including, but not limited to, horses, elephants, cows, donkeys, sheep, giant centipedes, dinosaurs and sharks. Due to wording issues, you can also pick multiples. A jokaero weaponsmith may chose to ride on the back of a rough rider.

You can now pick a platoon where every model is a named characters and has a unique statline, rules and wargear. You may only pick all 150 characters (including recruits and commissars) or none at all.

 Guardsmen Bob wrote:
Commissars are getting a buff where, if the enemy passes a moral check in melee combat against your unit, he gets to shoot the enemy model with the highest Leadership. Then they must reroll.

Best rule EVER!!

Supplement Codex Planetary Defence Force:

Special Rules:


Killed to a Man- The PDF are deployed simply to slow down the enemy advance ad allow the Space Marines to show up. After deployment, but before any moves are made, remove all PDF models and replace them with equal points of models from Codex:Space Marines, Dark Angels, Blood Angels, Grey Knights or Space Wolves. You must have fully-painted PDF and Space Marine army to utilise this rule

'Cause We're 'ere, Lad. Ain't No One Else: If you fail to meet the criteria for 'Killed To A Man', the PDF will realise their position and their duty, and will fight regardless. They gain +1 S,T WS and BS, and all units are Ld 10. Before and after the game, Richard Burton must give a dramatic monologue.

All las weaponry gets ignores cover, blind, lance, melta, rending, shred, and soul blaze.

Comissars get prefered enemy: Imperial guard
Comissars also causes Fear to units from the Imperial guard codex

Sisters are going to be Black Templared into the IG Codex. All sister units have zealot, preferred enemy Kitchen, and preferred enemy Tyranids.

Imperial Guard get the first major digital only Codex. Buy an iPad suckers!

Army wide special rule, Flashlight fire .

Once per game, you may turn the lights out completely and get out an official GW laser pointer, you may then flicker the light attempting to hit as many of the opponents models as possible, every model hit doesn't have to take a save as it's completely ineffective, it's just making you feel like a real life imperial guard trooper firing your lasgun!

Hooray for telling a story

Commissar Tank commanders give the tank they're occupying WS4 and can bail out.

Plastic Stormtrooper kits that allow you to make Stormtroopers or Kasrkins.

New rule "Killed to a man" for fluffy PDF regiments, remove all models and forfeit the game.

New flier is actually a Leman Russ variant with wings. 14/13/11, can deepstrike, zoom, hover, and uses quad punisher cannons that are str6 ap3. 45 point upgrade from the Valkyrie.

Catachans and Cadians are molded into one army, the Cadianchans. To represent their manliness and awesome since-child training, every guardsman has the stats of a space marine. All models get the special rule "Yell incoherently!", orders are automatically passed and all guardsmen are considered to have assault10 str4 ap1 lasguns.

Guardsmen will now cost the value of their weapon allowing you to field legions of free weaponless soldiers.

Can take Chaos Space Marines as a battle brother.

New Trader Guard special character allows you accuses to chaos marks.

For the Catachan supplement: Must roll a D6 every turn if a 1 is rolled the unit is to high to move but has FNP 4+ as a result.

They will totally retcon the Imperial Guard into a Call of Duty modern soldier/commando ripoff organization. They will use tacticool gear, they will have top-notch training and every one of them will be an OorahBringItOnOscarMike specops guy with all the awesome gadgets and air support and everything.

They will replace the normal guardsmen (both Cadians and Catachans) with models straight from the Battlefield 4 design studio. Each tank will be remade to be futuristic 21st century instead of WW1/WW2. They will still have zero suspension or ground leverage.

There will be unmanned drones, tracked gun robots and attack dogs. Overall army theme heavily emphasizes the use of these support option instead of actual soldiers. We want out boys back home in one piece after all!

Commissars lose Summary Execution and all reference of shooting their own men will be removed from their fluff.

Gameplay-wise the army will be about fielding only a handful of kitted-out super-elite guardsmen and rely on support elements to defeat the enemy.

Also, to represent the "bullet swallowing" of CoD, every guardsmen will have 3 wounds and It Will Not Die (2+).

For people mentioning the weaponless guard:

Any ARMED Imperial Guard unit that perishes (from fleeing or dying) place a marker on that squads pervious postition. Any unarmed unit that goes within 6" of that marker are now armed with the last squads weapons.

All lasgun weapons now have the "blind" special rule, because that many laser pointers shined in your eyes at one time could cause permanent retina damage.

Rumor: The IG codex is delayed two months to make way for the Orks who are still using a 4th edition codex. First Nids and now IG, both of which already had newer codices and are arguably more competitive in the current meta.

Then again, maybe the power creep will reach critical levels by summer and the Orks will get Giant Squigs with D weapons and 2++ as a troop choice.

The guard will make use of ad hoc units known for their ingenuity in the field, like the A-Team.

For example, the Catachans will have the 'catachan-apult' which can launch soldiers across the battlefield into assault or for redeployment.

 Kid_Kyoto wrote:
In order to save time you may represent guardsmen with these new models.

You just made my day xD!!!

They are getting a new psyker, one of his powers makes the profile of his attached squad's guns strength D for one turn.

You know how I know GW is trolling us? When you try to write strength D using the weapon profile denotation in the book dakka forum turns it into "S"

Completely new HS unit, the Commisar Bassilisk.
If somebody fail a morale check, Commisar fire at the squad with the Bassilisk.


If IG takes SM as allies, special universal rule "Diomedes' wrath" allows you to deep-strike a free Baneblade once per game.

The Commissar can be execute allies and be attach to allied squads.

Flying baneblades and shadowswords with a cheese field that prevents skyfire and interceptor.

rowenstin wrote:
- New IG warlord table:

1- What wave was it? I lost count

The whole battlefield is covered in corpses. All terrain is Difficult for Infantry, and IG models increase their cover save by an additional point when they Go to Ground as they pretend to be one of the casualties.

2- Clerical error

The Administratum is working as usual. You have an extra infantry platoon composed of platton command squad, 2 infantry squads and a heavy weapons squad, but they have no wargear. Not even knives.

3- Commisars? Ha!

When one of your squads fails a morale check, as long as your Warlord is alive you can order an artillery strike against them. Resolve a Str 9 AP 3 indirect fire artillery barrage against the unit, placing initially the template so it covers the maximum amount of models from the unit that failed the test. Once the attack is resolved, the affected unit can reroll the Morale check.

4- They are traitors. And heretics. Really

You can shoot into units locked in melee. For each hit roll 1d6, on a 4+ it hits one model from the enemy, otherwise it hits one model from the Imperial Guard unit. Barrage weapons work normally.

5- I finally found a use for the conscripts!

Your vehicles with the Tank rule have 1 extra Hull point and have a 4+ save against grenades and Melta bombs in close combat, since their magnetic clamps don't work on flesh.

6- Wibble

If your warlord isn't modelled with his underpants on his head and two pencils stuck up his nose or is a comissar, reroll on this table. Your Warlord and his unit is automatically placed in Reserves and only comes into play on the roll of a 6 and doesn't enter the battle automatically in any turn, but can give orders to any unit in the table that has a Voxcaster while he's in Reserves and doesn't count as destroyed if he never enters the battle.

Duuuude Epic. Whatever comes in the codex, THIS will be the rules I will be using.

You will be able to field tanks as HQ, Elitte and Fast as well as heavy. So a list of nothing but tanks is a go.

Elite tanks can shoot all weapons regardless of how much they moved at full BS.

HQ tanks can isuuse orders via coms to anyone on the board.

A new special rule called, Army of tanks, gives all units a 3+ cover save all the time. Due to the amout of smoke made by so many tanks.

 Godeth wrote:
You will be able to field tanks as HQ, Elitte and Fast as well as heavy. So a list of nothing but tanks is a go.

This exists in IA1 (I think it's 1) as the Armoured Battlegroup list, but having it in-codex would be awesome.

 Paradigm wrote:

 Godeth wrote:
You will be able to field tanks as HQ, Elitte and Fast as well as heavy. So a list of nothing but tanks is a go.

This exists in IA1 (I think it's 1) as the Armoured Battlegroup list, but having it in-codex would be awesome.

Oh, there goes my trying to be daft.

All imperial guardsmen now come with a pet cat. The new cat models will be priced at $50 for 10 and any guardsmen fielded without his cat is considered illegally modelled.

Pet cats benefit from the Look Out Sir! rule on a 2+ exactly as if they were independent characters. and have the following profile

WS:1, BS:1, S1, T1, A1, I4, LD2

If at the start of any phase a unit contains more guardsmen than pet cats the unit must test for What Happened to Fluffy!

What Happened to Fluffy!
The non cat model with the lowest leadership must make a morale check, if this is failed roll on the table below. Commisars may not be used to reroll this, they love Fluffy too.

1) Remove the unit as a casualty, they all run off to protect the remaining cats.

2) Remove all none officers as casualties. They have been given a personal day to mourn. All officers remain to shepherd the cats.

3) The entire unit gains Stupidity as they are awestruck by the loss of Fluffy

4) Nothing Happens

5) The entire unit gains Hatred for none cat units

6) Fluffy was the best of us, there is no reason to live any more. Remove all cats, they are killed to release them from the anguish. All guardsmen drop all ranged weapons and gain +1A, Feel No Pain, Rending, Fearless, Furious Charge, Adamantium Will and Fleet special rules.

Imperial Guard to be renamed in Low Gothic as Guarda Imperiali.

Sly Marbo is now a monstrous creature with 12 wounds and toughness 10, with two turbo laser destructors.

 tyrannosaurus wrote:
Sly Marbo is now a monstrous creature with 12 wounds and toughness 10, with two turbo laser destructors.

Sounds fair.

Sanctioned Psykers will now come in units of up to 10 and be armed with Force Bolters. These are bolters, with the Force rule.

You are now allowed to field Leman Russes with no turrets attached.

Once you need to fire the tank, you can pull a turret from reserves and attach it to the tank, where it will stay for the rest of the battle.

Each tank purchased allows you to select 2 Leman Russ Turrets to put into reserves.

GW will sell "LR Turret kits" for $30 USD

-P

A new tank called "The Compensator" exists. It has a long turret with a bulbous....wait I think I made this joke before.
There are now Female guard rules. before the shooting roll a d6
1-The females are distacted by Clothes and Nails, may not do anything
2-5: Female guard get the "Preffered Enemy: Other women" and "Catfight" rule where if they charge another female unit they gain 3 attacks due to using their teeth and nails
6: Female guard gain "Hatred: Men" and may fire rapid fire then charge. Any male unit must pass a leadership test at minus 3 to do anything in combat or else the women yell at them

 hotsauceman1 wrote:
A new tank called "The Compensator" exists. It has a long turret with a bulbous....wait I think I made this joke before.
There are now Female guard rules. before the shooting roll a d6
1-The females are distacted by Clothes and Nails, may not do anything
2-5: Female guard get the "Preffered Enemy: Other women" and "Catfight" rule where if they charge another female unit they gain 3 attacks due to using their teeth and nails
6: Female guard gain "Hatred: Men" and may fire rapid fire then charge. Any male unit must pass a leadership test at minus 3 to do anything in combat or else the women yell at them

Having served with women in the military, I feel that this post is pretty disrespectful, even for a joke.

Archeotech Relic: A skimmer/Antigrav option for Russ Battle Tanks, Baneblades and Chimeras for +15 points.

Also adds Plasma cannon that does not get hot.

The new stormtroopers will be one to a box at 30 dollars a model. This is due to having every weapon from every codex in the sprues, thus completely justifying their price. Their entry in the codex requires you to field them in squads of ten minimum.

Drager wrote:
All imperial guardsmen now come with a pet cat. The new cat models will be priced at $50 for 10 and any guardsmen fielded without his cat is considered illegally modelled.

Pet cats benefit from the Look Out Sir! rule on a 2+ exactly as if they were independent characters. and have the following profile

WS:1, BS:1, S1, T1, A1, I4, LD2

If at the start of any phase a unit contains more guardsmen than pet cats the unit must test for What Happened to Fluffy!

What Happened to Fluffy!
The non cat model with the lowest leadership must make a morale check, if this is failed roll on the table below. Commisars may not be used to reroll this, they love Fluffy too.

1) Remove the unit as a casualty, they all run off to protect the remaining cats.

2) Remove all none officers as casualties. They have been given a personal day to mourn. All officers remain to shepherd the cats.

3) The entire unit gains Stupidity as they are awestruck by the loss of Fluffy

4) Nothing Happens

5) The entire unit gains Hatred for none cat units

6) Fluffy was the best of us, there is no reason to live any more. Remove all cats, they are killed to release them from the anguish. All guardsmen drop all ranged weapons and gain +1A, Feel No Pain, Rending, Fearless, Furious Charge, Adamantium Will and Fleet special rules.

Oh. My. God. You almost killed me, I was eating noodles and inhaled some because of laughter...seriously, I saw spots for awhile.

This wins the thread, period.

Orgyns can now use the dead corpse of a fellow guardsman as a club

All Lasguns are replaced with banana's

The new imperial guard knight will be a bunch of imperial guard doing their best cheerleader style pyramid.

GW stores will ask for your list when your purchase your models you will be chargerd £1 per point. It wont matter if your models are exactly the same as a lower costed list you will have to pay real money for extra wargear.




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 tyrannosaurus wrote:
Sly Marbo is now a monstrous creature with 12 wounds and toughness 10, with two turbo laser destructors.

They are nerfing him then?

Lord Solar Macharius makes his grand return to the codex.

Fast Attack will get a new sqaudron of medium tanks, 1-3 per squad, called the "Ildamat".

Armor 12/12/10, armed with a hull-mounted Heavy Bolter and a turreted Autocanon for the reasonable cost of 60 pts.

No one will care as it gets overshadowed by far more powerful broken models, leaving it to languish on shelves for months, untouched and unloved.

Forever alone.

Wakshaani wrote:
Fast Attack will get a new sqaudron of medium tanks, 1-3 per squad, called the "Ildamat".

Armor 12/12/10, armed with a hull-mounted Heavy Bolter and a turreted Autocanon for the reasonable cost of 60 pts.

No one will care as it gets overshadowed by far more powerful broken models, leaving it to languish on shelves for months, untouched and unloved.

Forever alone.

I'd actually want and use this, it sounds pretty good for the cost.

 Paradigm wrote:

Wakshaani wrote:
Fast Attack will get a new sqaudron of medium tanks, 1-3 per squad, called the "Ildamat".

Armor 12/12/10, armed with a hull-mounted Heavy Bolter and a turreted Autocanon for the reasonable cost of 60 pts.

No one will care as it gets overshadowed by far more powerful broken models, leaving it to languish on shelves for months, untouched and unloved.

Forever alone.

I'd actually want and use this, it sounds pretty good for the cost.

You can get the same thing already by using a FW Chimera with a turret autocannon. It even costs the same.

 MrMoustaffa wrote:

 Paradigm wrote:

Wakshaani wrote:
Fast Attack will get a new sqaudron of medium tanks, 1-3 per squad, called the "Ildamat".

Armor 12/12/10, armed with a hull-mounted Heavy Bolter and a turreted Autocanon for the reasonable cost of 60 pts.

No one will care as it gets overshadowed by far more powerful broken models, leaving it to languish on shelves for months, untouched and unloved.

Forever alone.

I'd actually want and use this, it sounds pretty good for the cost.

You can get the same thing already by using a FW Chimera with a turret autocannon. It even costs the same.

That's very true, but you don't get side 12 armour (something I'd happily trade Transport Capacity for). And Squadroning them. Being able to add more cheap AV12 to a mech list without having to by more vets would be cool. Basically, they'd be the long-range equivalent of a Hellhound, maybe with a Lascannon option as a Devil Dog equivalent.

So yeah, it's almost doable, but there are a few tricks that would be nice to have.

 Sasori wrote:

 hotsauceman1 wrote:
A new tank called "The Compensator" exists. It has a long turret with a bulbous....wait I think I made this joke before.
There are now Female guard rules. before the shooting roll a d6
1-The females are distacted by Clothes and Nails, may not do anything
2-5: Female guard get the "Preffered Enemy: Other women" and "Catfight" rule where if they charge another female unit they gain 3 attacks due to using their teeth and nails
6: Female guard gain "Hatred: Men" and may fire rapid fire then charge. Any male unit must pass a leadership test at minus 3 to do anything in combat or else the women yell at them

Having served with women in the military, I feel that this post is pretty disrespectful, even for a joke.

Sensitive a bit much?

Baneblade is in.

Sentinels are renamed, The New All-Terrain Single Transport, or ATST for short, will be highly mobile and include more options for customization. They will all be "armored" and come with fuzzy Ratlings to include as scenery.

The Vendetta will be put to a heavy support slot. Rough Riders will be T4 and have the choice of beast or bike.

Knight Titans will not be in the codex. The "Big sized vehicle" is made up. In fact, there will be a total of one new unit.. New kits include the Ogryns and Veterans/Stormtroopers and a Hydra + Variant (new unit) that has a Haywire effect. There is no new Clamshell, and the limited edition cover will have a Steel Legion soldier, duping everyone who doesn't realize there are no new Greatcoat models.

D-Weapons still do not make it into the game. Vendettas are priced into overshadowed mediocrity in the FA slot once people realize how broken the Hydra variant is. Leman Russ become a slightly improved unit.

 Paradigm wrote:

Wakshaani wrote:
Fast Attack will get a new sqaudron of medium tanks, 1-3 per squad, called the "Ildamat".

Armor 12/12/10, armed with a hull-mounted Heavy Bolter and a turreted Autocanon for the reasonable cost of 60 pts.

No one will care as it gets overshadowed by far more powerful broken models, leaving it to languish on shelves for months, untouched and unloved.

Forever alone.

I'd actually want and use this, it sounds pretty good for the cost.

And now you see why the made-up rumor ends on such a sad note.

Plastic kits for each of the "flavored" IG armies (Mordian, Tallarn, Valhalla, etc)..

IG will get revised Elite choices that are actually better than existing Troops, Fast Attack, or Heavy choices, requiring players to actually drop some other units to take advantage of the new OPness of the Elite section. Sadly, Stormtroopers still won't be as good as meltavets.

The Leman Russ tank will be able to shoot all of its weapons at normal BS and normal scatter on ordnance if it stands still, all at normal BS and ordnance at double scatter if it moves, and all weapons at BS1 and triple scatter for ordnance if it has been destroyed.

 hotsauceman1 wrote:
A new tank called "The Compensator" exists. It has a long turret with a bulbous....wait I think I made this joke before.

And it wasn't funny the first time either

There are now Female guard rules. before the shooting roll a d6
1-The females are distacted by Clothes and Nails, may not do anything
2-5: Female guard get the "Preffered Enemy: Other women" and "Catfight" rule where if they charge another female unit they gain 3 attacks due to using their teeth and nails
6: Female guard gain "Hatred: Men" and may fire rapid fire then charge. Any male unit must pass a leadership test at minus 3 to do anything in combat or else the women yell at them

News at 11, guy with My Little Pony avatar posts the most awkward and hamfisted joke about women that Dakkanauts have ever had the misfortune to read




By the way, just talked to one of my good friends who is a manager at a GW; here's what I've got:

-Guard are now subject to "order range". That means that they must be within 12" of an officer or they have to take a LD test. If they don't you have to roll on a D66 table (which I am told requires a flowchart because some results have sub-tables)
-Vendettas become 200 points and Veterans become 15 points each and lose access to plasma guns. Expect Peregrine to be put on suicide watch.
-Imperial Knight Titans are in!
-The "Summer of Guard" is sure to be a big hit and has been created to revive flagging stock prices
-The page with Marbo on it has been reduced to a microscopic font and hidden at random in each codex

 hotsauceman1 wrote:

 Sasori wrote:

 hotsauceman1 wrote:
A new tank called "The Compensator" exists. It has a long turret with a bulbous....wait I think I made this joke before.
There are now Female guard rules. before the shooting roll a d6
1-The females are distacted by Clothes and Nails, may not do anything
2-5: Female guard get the "Preffered Enemy: Other women" and "Catfight" rule where if they charge another female unit they gain 3 attacks due to using their teeth and nails
6: Female guard gain "Hatred: Men" and may fire rapid fire then charge. Any male unit must pass a leadership test at minus 3 to do anything in combat or else the women yell at them

Having served with women in the military, I feel that this post is pretty disrespectful, even for a joke.

Sensitive a bit much?

No, I'm not at all. Your joke is just completely disrespectful, and is not funny at all. It's just in poor taste, and shows that you really have no clue.

News at 11, guy with My Little Pony avatar posts the most awkward and hamfisted joke about women that Dakkanauts have ever had the misfortune to read

Yeah, no kidding right...

Vehicles will come standard with a Remote Audio Dispersment Integrated Object.....or R.A.D.I.O. for short, this allows orders to be executed by the receiving squad inside those big noisy Chimera's...

New Orders from CCS: Ticklefight - Guard units without power weapons, or meltabombs engaging in melee with any unit may immediately be removed as a casualty... saving you a considerable amount of time.

Chimera's purchased by Veterans will have 15 point upgrade "Sweet Ride Dude", Chimera is then considred open topped for assault purposes only.

Squats are in as allies...

 Jidmah wrote:
All guardsmen get Instinctive Behavior: Getting eaten. When in synapse range, they run away on 1-3, or get eaten by the synapse creature on 4-6. On a six, however, the synapse creature was too greedy and chokes to death on a guardman.

When a character in the same unit as a commissar fails a leadership test, roll a d6 for both and add it to the models initiative. If the character has a higher value, he shoots the commissar first.

You can now deep-strike leman russes. If a leman russ would land on top of guardsmen, they just crush them instead of mishapping.

Commissars can now have a leman russ as a dedicated transport. They can hit enemies with their sword from the cupola.

The Imperial Guard gets an Adeptus Administratum table. At the beginning of your turn, you roll on the table. Possible results: reinforcements, moral boosts, additional wargear for your units or an Exterminatus at the hands of the Inquisition, killing both armies. High chance of the later when fighting forces of chaos.

One of the relics is a crate of bionic arms, which provides IWND and FNP to models wielding two plasma pistols.

Guardsmen can attach laser-pointers to their lasguns, twin-linking them.

Added three new orders for officers: "Sit!", "Catch!" and "Play dead!". Despite what nafka claims "Who's a good doggy?" did not make it past play-testing.

Rough riders can now pick their mount from a large collection, including, but not limited to, horses, elephants, cows, donkeys, sheep, giant centipedes, dinosaurs and sharks. Due to wording issues, you can also pick multiples. A jokaero weaponsmith may chose to ride on the back of a rough rider.

You can now pick a platoon where every model is a named characters and has a unique statline, rules and wargear. You may only pick all 150 characters (including recruits and commissars) or none at all.

Just Lmfao dude.. just made my day..

Oh oh. Rough riders can throw their lances which have demo charge upgrades on their pointy edge. New vendetta variant with three twin-l multi meltas.

 AtoMaki wrote:
They will totally retcon the Imperial Guard into a Call of Duty modern soldier/commando ripoff organization. They will use tacticool gear, they will have top-notch training and every one of them will be an OorahBringItOnOscarMike specops guy with all the awesome gadgets and air support and everything.

They will replace the normal guardsmen (both Cadians and Catachans) with models straight from the Battlefield 4 design studio. Each tank will be remade to be futuristic 21st century instead of WW1/WW2. They will still have zero suspension or ground leverage.

There will be unmanned drones, tracked gun robots and attack dogs. Overall army theme heavily emphasizes the use of these support option instead of actual soldiers. We want out boys back home in one piece after all!

Commissars lose Summary Execution and all reference of shooting their own men will be removed from their fluff.

Gameplay-wise the army will be about fielding only a handful of kitted-out super-elite guardsmen and rely on support elements to defeat the enemy.

Also, to represent the "bullet swallowing" of CoD, every guardsmen will have 3 wounds and It Will Not Die (2+).

You know I could actually see them doing this, except it would mean GW actually pays attentions to trends and the outside world in general.

Lol'd at the bit about the tanks.

- The Guard will get a new tank kit that is better than the Russ is every way.
- It will all be about foot guard and conscripts and mechanized armies will be heavily nerfed.
- Speaking of conscripts, they will be cheaper and extremely cost effective, and have different wargear from guardsmen requiring you to buy the new conscript kit, 10 men for $40 US.
- There will be an awesome veterans/storm troopers kit and all of us long time guard players will be sucked in by its awesomeness.
- Vendettas will be 2HP and very expensive.

There'll be a 10 page section of Regimental Doctrines/Traits allowing you to customize your Guard any conceivable flavour you want from Abhumans to Admech to Naval Landing Parties...

Plastic Harakoni Warhawks and Tanith First and Only kits will be released...

There'll be a new Stormhammer super heavy model...

Roughriders will be able to upgrade their mounts to a motorcycle...

The codex will include a special plastic Marbo figure on the front cover with various weapon options included...

Guard to get landspeeders and jump packs a la back in my day...

... all this I wish!

 Sasori wrote:

 hotsauceman1 wrote:

 Sasori wrote:

 hotsauceman1 wrote:
A new tank called "The Compensator" exists. It has a long turret with a bulbous....wait I think I made this joke before.
There are now Female guard rules. before the shooting roll a d6
1-The females are distacted by Clothes and Nails, may not do anything
2-5: Female guard get the "Preffered Enemy: Other women" and "Catfight" rule where if they charge another female unit they gain 3 attacks due to using their teeth and nails
6: Female guard gain "Hatred: Men" and may fire rapid fire then charge. Any male unit must pass a leadership test at minus 3 to do anything in combat or else the women yell at them

Having served with women in the military, I feel that this post is pretty disrespectful, even for a joke.

Sensitive a bit much?

No, I'm not at all. Your joke is just completely disrespectful, and is not funny at all. It's just in poor taste, and shows that you really have no clue.

Jesus. Newsflash, Jokes tend to sometimes be disrespectful. Do you really think that I think any women in the battlfield are like this. You are the one with no sense of humor

 hotsauceman1 wrote:

 Sasori wrote:

 hotsauceman1 wrote:

 Sasori wrote:

 hotsauceman1 wrote:
A new tank called "The Compensator" exists. It has a long turret with a bulbous....wait I think I made this joke before.
There are now Female guard rules. before the shooting roll a d6
1-The females are distacted by Clothes and Nails, may not do anything
2-5: Female guard get the "Preffered Enemy: Other women" and "Catfight" rule where if they charge another female unit they gain 3 attacks due to using their teeth and nails
6: Female guard gain "Hatred: Men" and may fire rapid fire then charge. Any male unit must pass a leadership test at minus 3 to do anything in combat or else the women yell at them

Having served with women in the military, I feel that this post is pretty disrespectful, even for a joke.

Sensitive a bit much?

No, I'm not at all. Your joke is just completely disrespectful, and is not funny at all. It's just in poor taste, and shows that you really have no clue.

Jesus. Newsflash, Jokes tend to sometimes be disrespectful. Do you really think that I think any women in the battlfield are like this. You are the one with no sense of humor

Sensitive a bit much?

If a game involving IG ends with a tie, the IG player may approach any Space Marine player currently in the store and praise him for defeating the enemy and rescuing the defenseless guardsmen. Upon which time, the Space Marine player wins the game, the opponent loses, and the IG player receives absolutely no recognition for anything.

Infantry squads become a minimum of 20 per squad. The price for a box of 10 increases to £30, which is okay because they add in some minor customisation options!

Baneblades are now Elites and come in squadrons of 1-3. They also count as Jump Infantry.

Veterans become an Elites choice again. A new kit is released for them, which includes 9 of the ten models you need. In fact, all squads are repackaged to come in boxes of 9, forcing you to buy another box to make up the numbers.

GW will release not one, but TWO new plastic regiments.

The first is the long awaited greatcoat guard with tons of weapon and head options.

The second is a ragtag unit of survivors with a huge variety of guns, knives and improvised weapons and the first plastic female guard!

These will be 30 models for $20 and in an effort to support your FLGS will NOT be available at GW stores!

Leaked photos are below

The Leman Russ is renamed the Sanguinious Battle Tank, can only be armed with flame weapons and assault cannon but can deep strike.

Thudd guns get dusted off (with squat crews) to be the next spammable unit.

Capitol Imperialis becomes a 1+ hq choice taking up all your army's points, but comes with a support force of all Codex Imperial Guard models in your collection for free.

Thudd guns are already a thing

Catachan guardsmen return to full-metal with 3 dataslates all dedicated to them (prior to the release of Codex: Catachans in the following months)
Colonel-Commissar Gaunt is back
Each major regiment is to be represented with its own dataslate which will each cost $25 in addition to the $75 codex
The army will either contain a massive, bipedal, walker or be worse off than the new-nids
Codex: Imperial Guard has been scrapped to make way for the soon-to-be-scrapped Codex: Squats

The IG can now ally with X-Wing

The IG has access to Commissar-Sensei's.... they don't get on well with the Inquisition, and so cannot ally with Codex: Inquisition forces, but it's an immortal IC that can join squads.

IG will become battle brothers with Nids. (fist bump)

Last week I had a dream in which a large bird wanted its tummy scratched. This means a plastic thunderbolt is coming out!

And is in FA slot!

Lasguns now come with the 'Blind' Special rule.

 Psienesis wrote:
The IG has access to Commissar-Sensei's.... they don't get on well with the Inquisition, and so cannot ally with Codex: Inquisition forces, but it's an immortal IC that can join squads.

I misread this as commissar Sentinels, which would be awesome. Sadly this means that it probably won't be in the codex.

 hotsauceman1 wrote:
A new tank called "The Compensator" exists. It has a long turret with a bulbous....wait I think I made this joke before.
There are now Female guard rules. before the shooting roll a d6
1-The females are distacted by Clothes and Nails, may not do anything
2-5: Female guard get the "Preffered Enemy: Other women" and "Catfight" rule where if they charge another female unit they gain 3 attacks due to using their teeth and nails
6: Female guard gain "Hatred: Men" and may fire rapid fire then charge. Any male unit must pass a leadership test at minus 3 to do anything in combat or else the women yell at them

There are now male guard rules.

Before shooting, roll a D6:

1: The men's inner insecurity manifests as a compulsive need to prove their masculinity. The unit may not shoot and every model in it immediately makes a single close combat attack against their own squad, as the urges to prove just how manly and buff they are to their mates becomes too great. The squad is then immediately Pinned as they collapse in a pile, exhausted.

2: The men halt and pull up mirrors, admiring their own biceps and scarred features before moving on. All enemy units gain Hatred against the squad (The enemy thinks this looks ridiculous and are unimpressed to say the least) but they are otherwise unaffected.

3-5: The men contain their urges... For now. Lolnope. The testosterone overflows and the men decide they won't take orders from the boss any more. The squad (Minus the attacked model) immediately makes their full amount of attacks with their best weapon against the squad's independent character (If there is one) or character (If no indep is present). The attacked model attacks back in a similar manner. If both the squad or the attacked model survive, the squad is now Pinned and must repeat this result next turn. If either side is wiped out, the unit may then act as normal, though they gain Rage.

6: The squad's desire to go out with a HEROIC SACRIFICE overwhelms them. Every model immediately makes a Demolition Charge attack, centred over himself. If any enemy models are killed by this attack, you gain a Victory Point.

Fair should be fair.

(This was meant as a counterjoke! If any jimmies get rustled, I'll remove it, dw.)

 Insurgency Walker wrote:
Last week I had a dream in which a large bird wanted its tummy scratched. This means a plastic thunderbolt is coming out!

Or Big Bird is now walking around with a funny look on his face

Andy Chambers re-joined the company, he is the author of the new IG codex...

Tallarn Desert Raiders will be out in plastic kit.

Storm Troopers will be equipped with Power Armour, but it is inexplicably listed as a 6+ save in the wargear entry and on their profile.

They also have BS1.

The standard colour scheme for the new 'power armored' storm troopers is white.

This is accompanied by the Storm Trooper Sentinel and Storm Trooper Jetbikes.

Due to popular demand, you can now field Tom Kirby as as your company commander. He counts as enemy model for everyone and gives up VP equal to the strength of the weapon that killed him.

A new infantry support tank: Siirv (spontaneous-irregular-independent-retreat-vehicle)

Tank, transport (capacity 10)
Armour: 10/11/13. Thats right, the rear armour is stronger than the front armour! (close combat )
Weapons: 1 Turret mounted twin-linked Multilaser, 7 sets of smoke launchers

Special rules
All is lost! : If moving towards your own table edge, the Siirv gains 1d6" extra movement

Let's get out of here! : If any squad for any reason is embarked on this transport it must move as fast as possible towards your own table edge, leaving the battlefield. Successful escape gives you 1 VP.

Sorry sir: Commissars or squads with commissars are not allowed to embark. The Siirv is allowed to tank shock such squads or models if it makes Let's get out of here! movement easier.

-On charge or being charged, guardsmen will be able to attach frag grenades to themselves and counter charge, detonating on impact
- New aegis defense line kit will have be wall of dead guardsmen
-The new walker will be a Leman Russ mounted on sentinel legs
- Guardsmen can bring a vehicle like the ww2 British vickers scout carrier(is that the name?)
- vendettas will be able to drop guardsmen out it's back and sides as a sheid providing a 5+ cover save
Too Grimdark

Dudecrap wrote:

- Guardsmen can bring a vehicle like the ww2 British vickers scout carrier(is that the name?)

Universal Carrier:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Carrier

Meet the Centaur
http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Warhammer-40000/Imperial_Guard/Imperial_Guard_Support_Vehicles/DEATH-KORPS-OF-KRIEG-CENTAUR-ARTILLERY-TRACTOR.html

Army wide special rule:

I don't feel like fighting today...:

Place all your models in reserve at the start of the game, usual penalty of automatically losing doesn't apply. You receive 10 free shooting attacks with the profile of an Earthshaker Cannon shot you can place anywhere over your opponent's models. After your opponent has completed his turn, roll for reserves.

Dudecrap wrote:

- New aegis defense line kit will have be wall of dead guardsmen

A wall of dead Fire Warriors/Pathfinders/Broadsides would be much more fitting.

Guard squads must now purchase a Veteran Sergeant to gain a +1 to their overall leadership. If space marines need to fight in a bunch of battles to be slightly more brave then so do your flashlight guys.

Female Guardsman:

When you read the codex roll a D6. On a +1 you may not take this unit. Our Citadel Fineresearch has shown that our target demographic think girls are "icky" and "full of cooties". So, as to not make our prime hobbyist feel excluded, we will exclude half the population from our products. You have forfeited your right to complain on blogging sites about this when you broke the seal at the start of this codex.

Grenade Launchers: We are now offering a Citadel Buyback program for all unused bits. You may return your grenade launcher bits for 25 cents per. They will be melted down and turned into Dark Angel fliers.

 Dannyrulx wrote:


Ride of the valkyries

Charlie don't surf

 Peregrine wrote:

 Psienesis wrote:
The IG has access to Commissar-Sensei's.... they don't get on well with the Inquisition, and so cannot ally with Codex: Inquisition forces, but it's an immortal IC that can join squads.

I misread this as commissar Sentinels, which would be awesome. Sadly this means that it probably won't be in the codex.

Commissar-Sentinels are a totally different thing.

Though they do come equipped with a forward-arc heavy bolter, heavy flamer or lascannon, the Commissar-Sentinel considers dispensation of ammunition from this issued weapon during the execution of its duties to be a waste of the Emperor's bullets. Those Guardsmen under its command found guilty of the heresy of cowardice are simply stamped on by the Sentinel.

They are, for this reason, often called "Commissar Stampy" or "Lord Commissar Stampy".

Edited because I, apparently, cannot spell today.

The Codex will allow for varied forces thanks to flexible rules that allow you to emulate any type of Guard army, from stealthy Catachans to hardcore waves of Krieg infantry to sky-falling Elysians.

As a result of this colourful and flavourful Codex no supplements will be produced, as they would be redundant in the face of such overwhelming diversity.

We finally get rules for Commissar Punisher tanks.

They get BS 10 fighting traitor IG regiments.

Guardsmen and their wargear are getting some exciting powerups in the new codex. WS, BS, S, T, and I are all increasing to 4. Lasguns are going up to S4 Ap5 and flak armor now provides a 3+ armor save. Stormtroopers are getting some major love. Carapace armor now gives a 2+ armor save and 5+ invulnerable, relentless, and units entirely in carapace armor gain deep strike. Models in carapace lose the ability to make a sweeping advance, but how often do IG get to do that anyway. Naturally points costs will change a bit to reflect the new power level.

 Raxmei wrote:
Guardsmen and their wargear are getting some exciting powerups in the new codex. WS, BS, S, T, and I are all increasing to 4. Lasguns are going up to S4 Ap5 and flak armor now provides a 3+ armor save. Stormtroopers are getting some major love. Carapace armor now gives a 2+ armor save and 5+ invulnerable, relentless, and units entirely in carapace armor gain deep strike. Models in carapace lose the ability to make a sweeping advance, but how often do IG get to do that anyway. Naturally points costs will change a bit to reflect the new power level.

Chain swords will also become force weapons, Guardsman can succumb to the red thirst, and IG Librarians will do more than study the various uses of a lasgun.

Plastics boxes are getting a little shakeup. They'll cost about ten dollars less per box, which will now contain a single set of sprues (makes five figures) instead of two.

Why yes I was around when guardsmen came in 20-man boxes, why do you ask?

Rules:
- Vox-Casters. If there's a Vox-Caster in command squad and in the ordered squad, the range for giving orders is counted to be infinite (around the planet even!).
- Every famous IG planet (Catachan, Cadian etc.) has their own individual rule sets (bonuses and weaknesses). Also there's a table for making your own rules for your very own custom regiment!
- Rules for regimental types are more strict. Any player that doesn't only employ units belonging to their regiment (for example: only armor for armor regiment, only siege weapons for siege regiment or only infantry for infantry regiment) have to be yelled at by other IG-players and told to be extremely un-fluffy. Every note of trading units from regiment to regiment is removed from the codex.

Equipment:
- Heavy support teams can now use Heavy stubbers...
- "Every" single unit may buy night-goggles, which will ignore the night fighting rules for additional 10 point cost (5 for veterans and 2 for rattlings and storm troopers). Ogryns cannot use them.
- Lasgun is now treated to be STR 2 but every hit of 6 is considered to cause blind to enemy (saves allowed but must be taken against every hit separately.
- Bayonet! Every unit that visually has bayonet on their lasguns are count to have rending rule.
- Original Leman Russ Battle-Cannon is no longer considered as ordnance and counts to be heavy instead.
- Rough Riders may change their Hunting Lance to Lasgun.
- Every Sergeant and commander may change their pistol and CCW into new innovation: Twin-Linked Lasgun.

Models:
- Penal legionaries now have Marbo's stats (but retain their own special skills and equipment).
- There are new plastic female Cadians that actually looks decent and not too sexist.
- There will be Cadian plastic rough riders, as well as two other type of plastic rough riders that they come up by whim. Rough Riders will now be Elites instead of FA.
- There will be plastic Storm Troopers.
- Plastic Comissars arrives to battlefields as well.

New Units:
- New FA to replace the hole left by Rough Riders will be replaced by Smooth Riders. These are nothing more than Guardsmen on Bikes (normal bike bonuses), armed with twin-linked Lasguns.
- New Elite unit appears which is so successful that no one even wants to use those new plastic Storm Troopers or Rough Riders. Gene-Manipulated Infantry (because I personally like Bio-engineering over cyborgs!). They can have ridiculous bonuses with minuscule point cost: Enchanted leg muscles (allows unit to jump to second floor by only using on inch of movement (instead of 3)), enchanted bone marrow (gain feel no pain rule), reactive eyes (hits with over-watch on roll of 5+), enchanted willpower (fiddling with brain (deny the witch is successful with roll of one less)) and many many more.
- New Heavy Support unit: Tank Destroyer that is not made by Forgeworld! Main weapon same than in Forgeworld model (Ripoff!). New special rules:
*Camper: When holding still for over one turn BS is increased by one and camo-cloak suddenly has +1 additional bonus to it's effect. Pivoting on spot does not count as moving. Any leadership rolls forced to be made by this model are suffering -1 penalty due to constant yelling from his team-mates.
*Always hiding: This unit -must- buy a camo-cloak ad additional cost of 15 points. Any player that tries to remove the additional point cost from their army list is immediately removed from play.

Plastic DKoK. GW can do whatever the hell they want with IG, if they give me plastic DKoK I will be a happy boy

The Emperor himself is released as a model and only the IG can take him! Starts the game in reserves and when he arrives...you win the game!

 Retrogamer0001 wrote:
The Emperor himself is released as a model and only the IG can take him! Starts the game in reserves and when he arrives...you win the game!

Can still be looted by orks though. In this case the golden throne recieves 3 twin-linked psychic cannons - heavy 5, S10 Large Blast - and the emperor is armed with a titan-sized chaisword.

 Kosake wrote:

 Retrogamer0001 wrote:
The Emperor himself is released as a model and only the IG can take him! Starts the game in reserves and when he arrives...you win the game!

Can still be looted by orks though. In this case the golden throne recieves 3 twin-linked psychic cannons - heavy 5, S10 Large Blast - and the emperor is armed with a titan-sized chaisword.

Oooh! Ofc! New unit: looters! They can be armed by any other army's basic weapon (boltgun, shoota, pulse rifle), because honestly, -any- weapon is better than flashlight. Ten man veteran squad, with lower cost and no special weapons. Whole unit must be armed with same weapon.

Theres a new tank which is taking the place of the Leman Russ since the Imperium is finally rising in technology levels again(according to new fluff in the codex). AV 14, 14, 12. Comes with a main cannon with two ammo types, high explosive which is equal in damage and values to the current battle cannon and a new armor piercing round which is Str 9, ordinance, no blast. Tank is a Fast vehicle. Not bad for 200 points. Also has the option of upgrading its turret heavy stubber to an autocannon with skyfire rules.

New official fluff, the IG won a battle against *random enemy* with less than 90% casualties!

New heavy support choice. The Guardian.
If anybody makes an attack at allied unit within 12'' with weapon not-needing LOS, Guardian engages it's repulsion force field, and on 3+ it repulses the shot back at the attacker, using scatter at BS1.

New upgrade for guardsmen.
Mirror shield. When fíghting against energy weapon with S4 and less, you get 4+ invuln safe and making BS1 attack at the attacker wth same weapon as he shot at you.

New super-heavy vehicle, the Chrono engine.
Chrono blaster uses Heavy 1, Large blast template against non-vehicle targets and Heavy 1 against vehicles.
Resolve at BS2, if unit is hit:
1: Nothing happens
2: Slowed timeflow - Unit uses 1d3 for movement to end of it's turn
3: Stopped timeflow - Unit can't perform any kind of action.
4: Reverse - If unit moved, place it at place whete it has been previous turn. If not moved, nothing happens.
5: Bending time-space - You can control movement of enemy's unit for one turn. You can't make any kind of attack.
6: Erased from timeflow - Unit removed as casualties. No saves.

A new rule will be added to Infantry Squads.

“No you go first.”

Anytime a unit is ordered to charge they must take a leadership test. If they fail the squad fights itself. After resolving conflict the Character with the highest leadership is pushed out front before overwatch commences. Thanks to the disorganized charge the charge distance is halved and they suffer a second round of overwatch fire.

Creed/Marbo/Yarrick/Stracken/Schaeffer/Solar Macharius/Nork Deddog/Mogul Kamir/Stumper Muckstart destroyed an Avatar of Khaine in single combat. Yes, all of them. Together with the Avatars killed by unnamed individuals in the Sentiknight, Leman Russ, and Conscript entries the IG should have a higher Avatar kill count than everyone else's fluff put together.

You know how vehicle kits come with pistol arms for the crewman? It's going to be a real upgrade. 5pts, lets you shoot a laspistol from the turret.

You can upgrade a single Leman Russ tank in your army with a new special character commissar who causes it to use the chariot rules.

There's going to be two new units that use the Artillery unit type, one Heavy Support and the other Elite.

Wow, they decided to hand out Skyfire like candy in this book.

The codex includes rules for some new IG-only fortifications, including one that can be moved during the battle.

New tank, the Leman Russ Decimator!

Each turn it kills one model in 10 from the targeted squad.

A couple of latin nerds love it, everyone else badmouths it on the internets.

If an IG unit gets into CC with anything more powerful than a Gretchin, they instantly lose.

 YFNPsycho wrote:
If an IG unit gets into CC with anything more powerful than a Gretchin, they instantly lose.

Is it bad that this would invalidate 80% of my IG's strategy?

LR tanks can now be taken as infantry. in squads of 10 and all are scoring.

LR tanks if they have an infantry model in the coupala they can engage in melee with 1 low ST attack and 1 St 10 attack (using the tank itself as a melee weapon).

Baneblades can be taken as heavy support in squadrons of 3.

If you take 3 baneblade squadrons you get the "I have bigger tanks then you, your army is invalid" rule where you auto win by having bigger tanks, therefore the enemies argument is invalid.

Stormtroopers now come in platoons with st 4 ap 3 24 inch range hotshot lasguns. with really low points value.

sentinels now can melee with a ST 10 kick. its a D st melee attack if it attacks the rear of any model (Kicking their Butt)

Vendettas can now transport light armor (sentinals, chimeras, hellhounds, medusas etc).

Marbo has a new ability. Norris Sneeze. Marbo uses a hellstorm template with ST D ap 1. You cannot save in any manner from the Norris Sneeze, and there is no "getting back up" rules either for those hit by the Norris Sneeze.

Every IG unit can once a game call "Spirit of Gaunt". In that case, enemy cant use any saves, wounded models are ID and vehicles lose all hull points and explode. At the end of turn, kill one character in unit that used Spirit of Gaunt or nearest character if not apllicable.

 Engine of War wrote:


Stormtroopers now come in platoons with st 4 ap 3 24 inch range hotshot lasguns. with really low points value.

Ah hell just one of those would be amazing to have :(

 Raxmei wrote:
The codex includes rules for some new IG-only fortifications, including one that can be moved during the battle.

What you're thinking of here is called 'conscripts'

the Order system will be restricted, you need to take certain "regiment tactics" That will determine the order you can give. This of course has no effect on Creed.

New Warlord Trait - "Why haven't we thought of this before?!"

The IG mobilize several miles away from the enemy position, and start bombarding them with mass artillery.

Do not deploy your army. This trait ignores the "must have an army on the field" rule.
When the game starts, center the large blast template over each enemy unit. This scatters 2D6 inches, and it resolved at S8AP3. This happens both in both player turns, in all game turns.

The codex contains just 1 basic unit: the guardsman; anything else is outsourced to supplements. We get a light tank supplement, medium tank supplement , heavy tank supplement, super heavy tank supplement, a ab-human supplement, a pretty uniforms in space supplement, a desert dwellers in space supplement, a john rambo supplement, a space russians in space supplement, a heavy weapon team supplement, a artillery supplement and a self-propelled artillery supplement, a ground attack craft supplement and a bomber supplement, a AA gun supplement and a missile tank supplement, a cavalry in space supplement and a penal units supplement, a commissariat supplement and a priest supplement, a sancioned psyker supplement and a stormtrooper supplement, a sentinel supplement and a chimerae supplement, a tank hunter supplement and a big fething rocket on tracks supplement, a sniper supplement and a special weapons supplement, a drop them off of skimmers supplement and a movie stars supplement, a medicae supplement and a resupply suppllement; And finally an officer korps supplement. Plus a Solar Macharius supplement. Did I miss any ?

Additionally there are one click bundles of :
- infantry regiment
- artillery regiment
- mobile infantry regiment
- armored regiment
- air cav regiment
- cavarly regiment
- abhuman regiment
- IN ground support squadron
- a famous officers of the Guard collection
- a mechanicum detachment ( new ARV kit, engineseers, servitors )
- a munitorum detachment ( new Imperial truck kit, lots of ammo crates, fuel drums, etc )
- a Imperial mega fortress
- a ' 1 km wall of martyrs'
- a whole sector of an imperial city

Haven't heard much about rules. One small bit a freind of a freind who has friends said was like: the space soldiers of the Emporer may dig in wherever they please, IG gets a citadel fine-entrenchment - tool so the IG player may create foxholes in gaming tables instantly.

The release of the IG Codex will feature a special ally arrangement with the Sisters of Battle, allowing the Guard allied units to share Sisters prayers as long as Preachers are scattered around the units. A Sister may be added to a company command squad in a manner similar to a Commisar.

These alterations will be accompanied by the release of plastic Sisters models, with a basic ten figure box costing $30 and having enough spare parts for a unit leader, several special and heavy weapon options, plus neat accessories like prayer seals, grails, and so on.

(This is the thread for IMPOSSIBLE rumors, right?)

Yep. You're in the right place.

Infantry Platoons are being replaced by Infantry Regiment.

This means you can field as many guardsmen as you want at a cost of 2pt per guardsmen. For every 5 guardsmen you have, you get a special weapon, and for every 100 guardsmen you have you can take a medic!

All this in just a single troop choice!

New Imperial Guard Super-Heavy Flyer: Dropship.

This exciting new 348 piece model kit makes one Imperial Dropship. The Imperial Dropship allows you to deploy your entire Imperial Guard army via Deep Strike, without any risk of scatter. The Dropship can deploy on any turn of the game, and is not restricted by any rules regarding minimum deployments. The Imperial Dropship comes with a new 4' round base, which will be an exciting opportunity for eager modelers. Any enemy models under the Dropship's base when it deep strikes are removed as casualties. The Imperial Dropship is armor 14/14/14, and has 43 hull points. The Imperial Dropship fills the fortifications slot for any Imperial Guard army.

In next week's White Dwarf, Mat Ward wins a nail-biter of a battle report vs. Adam Troke's Chaos Space Marines through the unexpected and canny tactic of deploying his Drop Ship on turn 6 of the game over the objectives.

Also available, the new 1 Liter size of Citadel Thin Plastic Cement, only $250 with free shipping! (excludes Canada), as well as the new 5 lb. bag of Citadel modeling sand (only $100 for a limited time!)

Da Butcha wrote:
New Imperial Guard Super-Heavy Flyer: Dropship.

This exciting new 348 piece model kit makes one Imperial Dropship. The Imperial Dropship allows you to deploy your entire Imperial Guard army via Deep Strike, without any risk of scatter. The Dropship can deploy on any turn of the game, and is not restricted by any rules regarding minimum deployments. The Imperial Dropship comes with a new 4' round base, which will be an exciting opportunity for eager modelers. Any enemy models under the Dropship's base when it deep strikes are removed as casualties. The Imperial Dropship is armor 14/14/14, and has 43 hull points. The Imperial Dropship fills the fortifications slot for any Imperial Guard army.

In next week's White Dwarf, Mat Ward wins a nail-biter of a battle report vs. Adam Troke's Chaos Space Marines through the unexpected and canny tactic of deploying his Drop Ship on turn 6 of the game over the objectives.

Also available, the new 1 Liter size of Citadel Thin Plastic Cement, only $250 with free shipping! (excludes Canada), as well as the new 5 lb. bag of Citadel modeling sand (only $100 for a limited time!)

The problem with this rumor is that I can see GW actually doing that.

This might actually be true, I heard that they are lowering points costs on the models. Therefore, you will need to buy MORE models to make an army... It is something like a 25% pt reduction on avg....

Also, in the same regards, a unit that was 1-3 is now 1-5, for example....

This happened several years back if you remember....

Da Butcha wrote:
New Imperial Guard Super-Heavy Flyer: Dropship.

This exciting new 348 piece model kit makes one Imperial Dropship. The Imperial Dropship allows you to deploy your entire Imperial Guard army via Deep Strike, without any risk of scatter. The Dropship can deploy on any turn of the game, and is not restricted by any rules regarding minimum deployments. The Imperial Dropship comes with a new 4' round base, which will be an exciting opportunity for eager modelers. Any enemy models under the Dropship's base when it deep strikes are removed as casualties. The Imperial Dropship is armor 14/14/14, and has 43 hull points. The Imperial Dropship fills the fortifications slot for any Imperial Guard army.

In next week's White Dwarf, Mat Ward wins a nail-biter of a battle report vs. Adam Troke's Chaos Space Marines through the unexpected and canny tactic of deploying his Drop Ship on turn 6 of the game over the objectives.

Also available, the new 1 Liter size of Citadel Thin Plastic Cement, only $250 with free shipping! (excludes Canada), as well as the new 5 lb. bag of Citadel modeling sand (only $100 for a limited time!)

I've heard they were going to introduce the new Imperial Navy units. Starting with the Dauntless light cruiser class super-super-super-super heavy flyer, a 40 meter long model supplied with 200 pounds of spikes and extra skulls in case you want to build the Chaos version, but this also sound plausible.

For every 10 Conscripts, now only D6+3 of them actually get issued Lasguns! The rest are unlucky saps given only a single Lasgun pack.

If an Imperial Guard Infantry Squad takes 25% casualties, the rest of the unit gains a 5+ cover save if they stay still in the following movement phase. They use the corpses of their fellow Guardsmen as cover.

Leman Russes may strike back in close combat, using the tank commander's sword

Thanks to many months of pleading, bribery, and blackmail the Imperial Guard is getting a new Elite unit: Guardsman Bob!

Also, I'm counted as a Monstrous Creature!

Two new exciting Forge-a-narritiveable tanks will be introduced! However, one tank will only be available for a limited time only so act quick! To simulate the uncertainties of war we will not tell you which of these are the ones that will run out so you better buy both!

The first is the Leman Russ Persecutor. The Leman Russ Persecutor is long lost variant of the standard Leman Russ chassis that is equipped with the impressive Persecutor gatling launcher. Each shell contains a rare explosive compound that burrows itself into the ground and explodes, turning the very earth into plasma in a brilliant display of Imperial technological might. In addition to the launcher the Persecutor features reinforced armor to protect such a rare weapon. The stats are as follows:

Leman Russ Persecutor

AV: 15/14/14

Wargear:

Persecutor Gatling Launcher
S: 10
AP: 2
Heavy 8, Small Blast, 72"
Instant Death, Ignores Cover

Heavy Bolter

The next tank is so exciting that we couldn't keep it all in one kit! However, for a limited time only, we are offering a 1-click bundle so that you can field your very own Siegebreaker Assault Tank. The Siegebreaker is a dedicated siege tank that can lay siege to besieged fortifications. With it's powerful main gun and heavily reinforced armor there is few buildings that can stop it's assault.

Siegebreaker Assault Tank
AV: 15/14/14

Wargear:
Siegebreaker siege gun
S: 10
AP: 1
Ordnance, Large Blast, 24"

Heavy Bolter

They will release a rule that means that for evey squad of guardsmen you take, the next unit will be 2pts cheaper per model

 Guardsmen Bob wrote:
Thanks to many months of pleading, bribery, and blackmail the Imperial Guard is getting a new Elite unit: Guardsman Bob!

Also, I'm counted as a Monstrous Creature!

But do you get all the travelling expenses required to turn up to all the games you will be taken in?

What happens when you get removed from the table?

 zedster40k wrote:
They will release a rule that means that for evey squad of guardsmen you take, the next unit will be 2pts cheaper per model

Wait, wouldn't taking a certain number of squads lead to guardsmen being free? at certain point levels you could field infinite guardsmen. That's so incredibly broken that I could actually imagine GW doing it...

 Squidmanlolz wrote:

 zedster40k wrote:
They will release a rule that means that for evey squad of guardsmen you take, the next unit will be 2pts cheaper per model

Wait, wouldn't taking a certain number of squads lead to guardsmen being free? at certain point levels you could field infinite guardsmen. That's so incredibly broken that I could actually imagine GW doing it...

At current guard point costs if you'd only need to take three infantry squads for them to start to become free. Though, I disagree that this would ever be put into a codex. They'd of course put it in a supplement and charge you what the codex costs for it.

 Flinty wrote:

 Guardsmen Bob wrote:
Thanks to many months of pleading, bribery, and blackmail the Imperial Guard is getting a new Elite unit: Guardsman Bob!

Also, I'm counted as a Monstrous Creature!

But do you get all the travelling expenses required to turn up to all the games you will be taken in?

What happens when you get removed from the table?

In fact, he just gets to stand on the table and kick enemy models off the table. Also, he also gets a special stomp attack, in which every model under his special shoe shaped template (now for onlt €240,-, limited edition) suffers a literal destroyer hit! Every model that breaks or falls apart is removed as a casualty

Brother Michael wrote:

 Flinty wrote:

 Guardsmen Bob wrote:
Thanks to many months of pleading, bribery, and blackmail the Imperial Guard is getting a new Elite unit: Guardsman Bob!

Also, I'm counted as a Monstrous Creature!

But do you get all the travelling expenses required to turn up to all the games you will be taken in?

What happens when you get removed from the table?

In fact, he just gets to stand on the table and kick enemy models off the table.

While shouting incoherently, don't forget that part

Also, he also gets a special stomp attack, in which every model under his special shoe shaped template (now for onlt €240,-, limited edition) suffers a literal destroyer hit! Every model that breaks or falls apart is removed as a casualty

Nice. Codex:Guardsmen Bob is born!

If your table crumbles under the weight of Guardsman Bob, it counts as Exterminatus: All models take one S10 AP1 hit, then continue the game on the ground.

New Types of terrain:
Remains of the gaming table provide 4+ cover and count as difficult terrain.

rowenstin wrote:

6- Wibble

If your warlord isn't modelled with his underpants on his head and two pencils stuck up his nose or is a comissar, reroll on this table. Your Warlord and his unit is automatically placed in Reserves and only comes into play on the roll of a 6 and doesn't enter the battle automatically in any turn, but can give orders to any unit in the table that has a Voxcaster while he's in Reserves and doesn't count as destroyed if he never enters the battle.

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Any lasgun modeled with either a laser sight or a flashlight automatically counts as twinlinked.

I want a T10 Guardsman!

All Guards except Cadians and Catachans will disappear or be turned in to "guards that come from X planet, but look exactly the same as catachans and Cadians). All remaining metal models will be melted down and sold for their metal value on the international white metal exchange.

Vendettas will be removed from the codex and replaced with the following entry;

Imperial Armour Volume 3 (second edition) pages 221-222.

The equivalent will be true of any other models only available from Forge World. They will remain usable, but an additional book will therefore be required to field them.

New Order: Danger Close

If passed, it allows the unit in question to be covered by a friendly blast, large blast, template (etc.) marker in the shooting phase. Normal leadership and morale tests apply.

Here's a rumor that I hope comes true:

They'll produce more female IG models for me to include in my army, even if it's just heads for cadians.

At this stage the biggest fake rumour is that there is a new Guard codex in the offing

Ouch, burn.

Does this Exalt button actually do anything?

You the IG codex comes out. You get one, seems nice, balanced, you read it and you figure out how the IG is going to play as you make up your own list for your non-IG army for your game against you friend's.

You get to the game and deploy your armies when suddenly you realize something's wrong- there's way too many models on your opponent's side of the board including 3 baneblades, and from the way the guy's been talking everything's way more powerful than it should be.

Feeling cheated you demand to see your friend's codex and he obliges. You read and slowly realize that he's right, this is nothing like the codex you read last night.

How could this be? What could've happened?

It must've taken a tactical genius to...

*looks closer at the IG command squad*



CREEEEEEEEEED!!!!

 Melissia wrote:
Here's a rumor that I hope comes true:

They'll produce more female IG models for me to include in my army, even if it's just heads for cadians.

That one's a heartbreaker. :(

(Do you have the old female Guardsmen from waayyyy back in the day? The LE Commisar's the newest, then Warrior Woman, then Vasquez and the grenade launcher, then two plain ol' Lasgunners from Rogue Trader days. I think those six are it.)


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Heck, time for a rumor. Huzzah!

Feeling that the existing Cadians were fine, save the new Veteran/Special Weapon plastics set, and that the Catachans still sold well enough, GW has decided to bring in one plastic alternate set. No, not the Iron Guard. No, not the Talaran. No, not the ... look, will you just let me finish already?

GW has decided to throw a bone to the gaming community that's over the age of "Girls have cooties" and introduce the new Sarmatia Oriopatans plastic sets. Consisting of a ten-woman guard sprue, a 10-woman heavy weapon sprue, and a five-woman command sprue, each is chock full of options that range from special weapons to medikits to voxcasters to command bits, with the command sprue even including a new Commisar option. Of particular note is that each sprue comes with a wide variety of heads, including twice as many as needed to allow for diverse customization. That one features a classic Sisters f Battle hairstyle could lead legitimacy to further rumors of a plastic Sisters set to follow later this year.

(heartbreaking)

IG are getting squatted. They're going to be written out in the 7th ed release. Go buy some space marines instead.

Due to complaints as to how easy guardmen die, GW will replace them with an elite fighting force consisting of individual models that can be armed with a unique assortment of weapons and special character rules.

Meet the team:



(And even these guys used lasguns!)

Guardsmen will get a power armor unit as a new elite unit. They'll be Adeptus Mechanicus so they won't be better than marines, incase you were worried.

Sentinels will be replaced with a slightly larger two seat version that looks even more like something from Starwars... It'll be new so it won't suck as much. That unfortunately won't matter since the close combat variant is a must take... Too bad it looks terrible.

Roughriders will get mechanical horses! But their rules are the same!-WTF?!!?

The doctrine system is back!

You buy generic IG but add customizable skills and wargear to them to better represent their unique backgrounds.

After testing the system in nearly 3 games GW has ironed out all the problems!

For example you can turn your IG into Deathworld Vets by buying Infiltrate (3 points/model), Knife Fighters/+1 WS (3pts) and stealth (3 points).

Anyone who points out that you're now paying more points for an IG than for a Marine is a WAAC player and will be ignored.

Thanks to this system Battle Sisters will be folded into the IG by taking the doctirines: Power Armor (5pts), Bolters (5pts), Steadfast Faith (5pts) and Veteran/+1 BS (5 pts). The fact they now cost more than terminators is fair and balanced since SoB are supposed to be rare in an IG army.