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Well, it’s just plopped on to my doormat, so guess it’s time to have a butchers, eh?

First as a subscriber it is quite nice to just have the cover art in all its glory. Nice piece to kick off with as well. First time I’ve seen Terminators looking bulky and nasty in a long time. Very nice.

Team is down to 6 people as well, and the issue is noticeably slimmer. On one hand, that’s a bit disappointing. But, if the actual content is solid, perhaps not a negative after all.

As for the content? Well, they’re split into game system now, so one can get to the bits that interest easier.

Two short stories. One AoS, the other 40k. AoS FAQ chat with Jarvis, new Skirmish Rules, modelling and painting guide for Aqshy, army show off. Info Index on Crimson Fists, plus a guest army overview and painting guide. Matched play battle report between two Tournament Gamers (Eldar vs Imperium), plus a bit on Underworlds and Glory Points.

So far so good, haven’t had a chance to read the articles yet, but that’s a fair chunk to get through I feel. Very quick flick, and relatively few ad pages. So actual content is indeed content. YMMV of course.

What’s that! What does the Index Astartes cover? Well, quite a lot of background info on. And yes, there are rules!

Chapter Traits/Abilities. Apply if Battleforged etc. Objective Secured is called Defenders of Humanity. Then there’s ‘No Matter the Odds’. Add 1 to hit rolls for attacks made by your unit if the target unit contains twice as many models. Friendly Dreads count as 5 models.

Warlord Traits? Yup. Three of them.

1. tenacious opponent - If there are at least 10 enemy models with 6” of this Warlord when he fights in the Fight phase, add D 3 to his attacks characteristic.
2. Refuse to Die - first time he’s reduced to 0 wounds, roll 1D6. On a 4+, set him up again at the end of the phase, as close as possible to previous location and more than 1” from enemy models, with D3 wounds remaining
3. Stoic Defender - All Crimson Fist Infantry, Bike and Dreads have ‘Defender Of Humanity’ (ObSec) whilst within 6” of this character. If a unit already has that rule, they now count as two models each for ObSec comparison.

Stratagems?

1CP - Bolter Drill. Pick a unit before it shoots. For each Bolter weapon that rolls. 6 to hit, attack again against the same target.

1 CP - A Hated Foe. Select one Crimson Fists unit. Until end of the phase, re-roll wound rolls against Ork targets.

1CP - Slay the Tyrant. Select a Crimson Fist unit, until the end of the phase, add 1 to hit rolls that target enemy characters.

That’s all three.

Relices?
Fist of Vengeance - Powerfist. Sx2, Ap-3, Damage 3 (not no -1 to hit....)

Duty’s Burden
Replaces Bolt Rifle. MC Auto Bolt Rifle, or MC Stalker. 36”, Rapid Fire 2, S5, AP-2, Damage 2.

And that’s yer lot!

So content is a single page pdf for Crimson fists and a couple stories that will show up in a compilation later?

Oh no. About 10 pages. Two of which are rules.


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But if that’s all you want out the mag, then, obviously. There is plenty other stuff. Just figured the CM stuff would get the most questions.

Already discussed here: https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/768754.page