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Are there any factions in the Warhammer 40k universe that you think should under no circumstances have their own rules ever? Let alone a whole codex?

Would you like to make some anyways?

Name says it all, this is a fun thread to come up with rules for things that really shouldn't be represented as their own faction on the tabletop, whether because they don't operate in a battlefield role, they are far too unusual/insignificant to ever make major appearances, or because they just plain aren't meant to be in combat situations.

To start us off, I introduce Codex: Adeptus Administratum!

The aim of this very lore-friendly codex is to really forge the narrative and capture the feel of being in a senior, commanding position over the resources of the mighty Adeptus Administratum. To accomplish that, the only unit present in this codex is the 1ppm servo-skull, which can only be fielded in units of 1, forcing you and your opponent to both take their actions and target them one by one. This will really immerse the both of you in the book-keeping play-style of the Administratum.

Also, all of their ranges and movement values are listed in millimeters instead of inches, except for a few times when they are in the French pouce, because feth you.

I look forward to seeing what people come up with!

The Adeptus Custodes. There's far too few of them and they're never supp-

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Wait.

Stratagem: Bureaucratic Delay (1CP)

Play this stratagem at the beginning of your movement phase. None of your units may move, shoot, attempt psychic powers, charge or fight. In your opponent's turn, neither can they. If used in turn 5 or later, the roll to see if the game continues automatically suceeds.

AdmiralHalsey wrote:
The Adeptus Custodes. There's far too few of them and they're never supp-

Oh.
Wait.

Bizare statement considering they dwarf in numbers the oh so Special Snowflake Chapters who each have their own Codex.

Inquisition, Ordo Chronus.

For 1 CP, you call your opponent on the phone while he's waiting for you and say you've had a change of plans and the battle never happened.

StarHunter25 wrote:

Stratagem: Bureaucratic Delay (1CP)

Play this stratagem at the beginning of your movement phase. None of your units may move, shoot, attempt psychic powers, charge or fight. In your opponent's turn, neither can they. If used in turn 5 or later, the roll to see if the game continues automatically suceeds.

If you're in a winning position, using that on T3-4 would actually be pretty powerful haha

What happens if you use it on turn 7? 100% needs to be nerfed to be only usable turn 5 or before.

Ordo Refusium
Department of refuse reclamation, recycling and resource reallocation. Known as 5R to the conscripted workers, these heroes clean battlefields. Toxic slime, gore, spent shells and piles of guardsmen, all get sorted and removed. We gotta get this blasted hellscape ready for the 11:45 skirmish.
Fun fact! Due to an obscure Union by-law, no skulls are allowed to be removed. That's why there are thousands spread across every warzone.

Ordo Chronos. 3CP Stratagem: Redo. Rewind the game state to deployment and begin again.

Codex: Imperial Navy Security Battalions.

Enforcers, and lots of shotguns!

 Mr Morden wrote:

AdmiralHalsey wrote:
The Adeptus Custodes. There's far too few of them and they're never supp-

Oh.
Wait.

Bizare statement considering they dwarf in numbers the oh so Special Snowflake Chapters who each have their own Codex.

yeah, given that grey knights numbers about 1000 strong, space wolves about 1500, yeah a 10 thousand strong force very much deserves it's own codex.

To answer the question...I can't think of a single faction. if they have a combat arm I'm all for seeing them updated

Funny I should see this today, I was just brainstorming a new codex:

Codex: Librae Imperialis
You know, the other kind of 40k librarians.

Silenced weapons, mortal enemies with the noise marines and the fearsome Book Wyrms. Probably servitors are basic units, specialised for shelving things and equipped with deadly fumigation guns (gotta get those parchment mites somehow!).


That was about as far as I got; the inspiration came after discovering that failure to return the property of the Librae Imperialis is a crime against the Emperor, and therefore warrants the dispatching of an Arbites retrieval team.

 Mr Morden wrote:

AdmiralHalsey wrote:
The Adeptus Custodes. There's far too few of them and they're never supp-

Oh.
Wait.

Bizare statement considering they dwarf in numbers the oh so Special Snowflake Chapters who each have their own Codex.

I don’t think you’ll find a single Grey Knights or Sisters of Battle player who liked having the Inquisition ripped out of our codecies.

Codex: Squigs!

Codex: Glowy Green Orbs!

Codex: Microbial Agents!

Codex: Factory Workers!

Codex: Ultramarines, Fifth Company

Read the complete life story of every member of this famous company! Dataslates with special rules for every individual squad! Purchase all-new boxsets tailored to represent the 5th company in all its glory! And be prepared for a whole series of new codices for all your favorite Adeptus Astartes battle companies!

Codex Servitors

Half man, half machine, armed with power lifters or nail guns. Command units consist of servo-skulls. Though they have some of the best transports - and can convert defeated imperial units into more servitors on their side.

For the adeptus Administratum

Stratagem: requisition game

Upon deployment of both armies present form 35.2 B to the opponent. If the opponent successful you filled out the form without making any mistakes they win the game if not they lose.

And it's like a seven-page document in triplicate.

Pink Horror wrote:
Codex: Ultramarines, Fifth Company

Read the complete life story of every member of this famous company! Dataslates with special rules for every individual squad! Purchase all-new boxsets tailored to represent the 5th company in all its glory! And be prepared for a whole series of new codices for all your favorite Adeptus Astartes battle companies!

This actually happened during 7th tho.

Codex: Planetary Defense Forces

Concept: A leadership-focused army with a crapton of useless characters. Use Guard troops and transports. All Warlord Traits come with something like Knights' Burdens, and they end the instant the Warlord is killed.

Faction rules:
-Systematic Incompetence: Natural rolls of 2 during any phase count as rolls of 1.
-Covetous Excess: You may give 2 additional relics to characters in your army.

Forms of Governance (Detachment Traits)
-Feudalism: At the start of each round, roll D6 for each character. Any character that rolls a 6 gains +1 WS/BS and Leadership. Any character that rolls a 1 does nothing this turn.
-Democracy: At the start of each round, roll D2 for each character. As long as the 2s outnumber the 1s, all characters gain +2 Leadership. Otherwise, they get -1 Leadership.
-Socialism: At the start of each round, add up each character's leadership. If the power level of the army minus that of the characters exceeds this amount, kill units until they are less than or equal to this amount. Units can shoot instead of fighting during the fight phase.
-Anarchy: If the units in your detachment do not share the same Form of Governance, they get this one. All units get -1 Leadership.

Stratagems:
-Bestow Gifts: (1/3 CP): You may give 1/2 additional relics to characters in your army.
-Long Live the Governor (1 CP): If your Warlord dies in combat, pick a character. This character is now the Warlord. Pick a new Warlord trait.
-Usurp the Throne (1 CP): Pick a character. Add D3 to his Leadership. If it exceeds the Leadership of the current Warlord, kill the Warlord. If he has a relic, give it to another character. This character is now the Warlord. Pick a new Warlord trait.
-Purge (1 CP): Kill a character other than your Warlord. If he has a relic, give it to another character.

AdmiralHalsey wrote:
The Adeptus Custodes. There's far too few of them and they're never supp-

Oh.
Wait.

Haha! Too true too true!
No surprise the people with a stick up their asses don't get the joke. But idiots are idiots.

Suzuteo wrote:


Codex: Planetary Defense Forces

Concept: A leadership-focused army with a crapton of useless characters. Use Guard troops and transports. All Warlord Traits come with something like Knights' Burdens, and they end the instant the Warlord is killed.

Faction rules:
-Systematic Incompetence: Natural rolls of 2 during any phase count as rolls of 1.
-Covetous Excess: You may give 2 additional relics to characters in your army.

Forms of Governance (Detachment Traits)
-Feudalism: At the start of each round, roll D6 for each character. Any character that rolls a 6 gains +1 WS/BS and Leadership. Any character that rolls a 1 does nothing this turn.
-Democracy: At the start of each round, roll D2 for each character. As long as the 2s outnumber the 1s, all characters gain +2 Leadership. Otherwise, they get -1 Leadership.
-Socialism: At the start of each round, add up each character's leadership. If the power level of the army minus that of the characters exceeds this amount, kill units until they are less than or equal to this amount. Units can shoot instead of fighting during the fight phase.
-Anarchy: If the units in your detachment do not share the same Form of Governance, they get this one. All units get -1 Leadership.

Stratagems:
-Bestow Gifts: (1/3 CP): You may give 1/2 additional relics to characters in your army.
-Long Live the Governor (1 CP): If your Warlord dies in combat, pick a character. This character is now the Warlord. Pick a new Warlord trait.
-Usurp the Throne (1 CP): Pick a character. Add D3 to his Leadership. If it exceeds the Leadership of the current Warlord, kill the Warlord. If he has a relic, give it to another character. This character is now the Warlord. Pick a new Warlord trait.
-Purge (1 CP): Kill a character other than your Warlord. If he has a relic, give it to another character.

Actually I'd frigging love a PDF codex!
Lots of outdated equipment.
Random quality troops and officers.
Be awesome!!!

ValentineGames wrote:

Actually I'd frigging love a PDF codex!
Lots of outdated equipment.
Random quality troops and officers.
Be awesome!!!

Do you have a moment to talk about our lords and saviours, Renegades and Heretics?

 sphynx wrote:

ValentineGames wrote:

Actually I'd frigging love a PDF codex!
Lots of outdated equipment.
Random quality troops and officers.
Be awesome!!!

Do you have a moment to talk about our lords and saviours, Renegades and Heretics?

While they were hilariously broken in 7th ed, they were also one of the most flavorful and enjoyable armies I have ever played. RIP R&H, fluffy enough for narrative play, or competitive enough to harvest tears.

 gwarsh41 wrote:

 sphynx wrote:

ValentineGames wrote:

Actually I'd frigging love a PDF codex!
Lots of outdated equipment.
Random quality troops and officers.
Be awesome!!!

Do you have a moment to talk about our lords and saviours, Renegades and Heretics?

While they were hilariously broken in 7th ed, they were also one of the most flavorful and enjoyable armies I have ever played. RIP R&H, fluffy enough for narrative play, or competitive enough to harvest tears.

They were GOOD in 7th, not broke.

If they make an Inquisition Dex, and it's halfway decent, I will not mind losing Inquisition units from my Sisters Dex.

They do need to find a way to allow Inquisitors to be in detachments with non-Inquisition Imperial forces and still be able to generate CP. (In otherwords, the battle brothers rule shouldn't apply to the Inquisition)

I also want a Ministorum dex separate from sisters- without generic HQ, you can't have more than 1 non-Sister Ministorum detachment in an army, and that sucks. I don't like including non-Sister Ministorum units in detachments with sisters because fluff-wise, it diminishes the spiritual purity necessary to channel acts of faith.

I'd design a codex solely for Harlequins, maybe one for Grey Knights, etc.

Codex Chapter Serfs!

Codex Xaruthi

 lord_blackfang wrote:

Pink Horror wrote:
Codex: Ultramarines, Fifth Company

Read the complete life story of every member of this famous company! Dataslates with special rules for every individual squad! Purchase all-new boxsets tailored to represent the 5th company in all its glory! And be prepared for a whole series of new codices for all your favorite Adeptus Astartes battle companies!

This actually happened during 7th tho.

Not true! in 7th it was the Imperial fists 3rd company and Iron Hands clan whocares

Codex: Orks

Codex: Squats


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I KNOW right??