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2013/06/03 15:23:44
Subject: "Codex: Iyanden" released as book and electronic version
Codex: Iyanden will be released in printed and digital version. The latter is on preorder now. The printed normal and limited version will be released 15th June, mail order only. 500 copies of the limited version, the other is not limited.
Codex: Iyanden
From Dan Harden, White Dwarf Daily
The children of Asuryan are truly blessed, for today the iPad Edition of Codex: Iyanden goes on pre-order. As the first supplemental Codex for Warhammer 40,000, this is a very exciting time to be a hobbyist.
As mentioned in the video, Codex: Iyanden will be available in three formats - a lavish full-colour hardback book, an even more exotic limited edition version and the Digital Edition for iPad and iPad mini. All three feature new, never-before-seen artwork, full-colour miniatures galleries (including 360º images in the digital version) packed with dozens of miniatures painted in the colours of Craftworld Iyanden, a hefty 32 pages of background about the Craftworld and its people, a detailed timeline of important events, colour schemes and iconography for the different Ghost Warrior houses and much more besides. If you're a hobbyist that loves to immerse yourself in the lore of Warhammer 40,000 then this book is definitely for you.
Codex: Iyanden also features a host of new rules which, when combined with the army list in Codex: Eldar, allow you to create a dedicated Iyanden-themed collection. Using the rules in Codex Iyanden allows you, for example, to take a Wraithknight as your Warlord. If that's not a fearsome prospect for your opponents to face then I don't know what is. There are also Iyanden-specific Warlord traits and the option to take a council of Spiritseers, plus three new battle missions and five scenarios to fight with your army. There are even stratagems for Cities of Death and Planetstrike for you to use on an unsuspecting enemy.
As explained in the video, the digital edition of Codex: Iyanden is available to pre-order now from the Apple iBookstore. The two hardback paper versions will be available to order from the Games Workshop website on 15th June, though there are only 500 copies of the Limited Edition version available, so you'll have to order yours quickly if you want one.
dangermouse425 wrote: Information from the video - it's all on the public domain so legally fair game? Mods, let me know if this is breaking any rules, but I've only typed up what's in the video for all to see.
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Wargear:
Celestial Lance - 35pts
This crystal lance was once borne by Drastanta, Tempest of Starlight and Phoenix Lord of the Shining Spears. Alas, Drastanta was ever over-proud and much given to needless lone battles. Drastanta came late to Asurmen's final stand and found his mentor already fallen before the foul might of the Keeper of Secrets N'kari. Keening with rage and sorrow, Drastanta slew the Daemon, the energies of the lance shattering the creature's vile spirit. Drastanta emerged from the fires of Asure where his mentor had not, but he soon vanished into the tumult of the war-torn galaxy. In the centuries since his final recorded battle, the Celestial Lance has passed from shrine to shrine and craftworld to craftworld, the better to keep alive the tales...
The Wraithforge Stone - 30pts
This was once the waystone of the long dead Bonesinger Ivaril Brightshard. It was Ivaril who aided Mehlendri Silversoul in adapting the infinity circuit into a soul reservoir, and Iyanden has never known a more skilled shaper than he. Ivaril's soul has long since departed into the infinity circuit, but legend tells that the echo of it remains in the Wraithforge Stone and allows its bearer to manipulate wraithbone into new forms just as Ivavril once did.
During each of your Movement phases, nominate a single Wraithlord or Wraithknight within 6" of the bearer and roll a D6. On a roll of a 1 or 2 nothing happens. On a...
Warlords - When choosing an Iyanden army, you can choose one Wraithlord or Wraithknight to be your Warlord, even though it is not an HQ choice.
Shadow Council - Iyanden army may take up to 5 Spirit Seers as a single HQ choice, rather than 1.
Gifts of Asuryan - Any character in your army that may select Remants of Glory, may instead select from Gifts of Asuryan presented opposite, as the points cost shown. A character cannot choose items from both lists. Note the Wraithforge Stone and Guardian Helm of Xallathon do not replace a weapon.
Spiritseer Psychic Powers - Any Iyanden Spiritseer that generates his psychic powers from the Runes of Battle discipline treats Voice of Twilight (see below) as their Primaris Power, rather than Conceal/Reveal
Warlord Traits - An Iyanden Warlord may roll on the Warlord Traits table presented here, instead of those in the Warhammer 40,000 rulebook or Codex: Eldar.
1 A Hero For Ages Past and Future - This is a soul of peerless lineage, its every deed a redoubled echo of forebears long dead.
Roll a D3; the Warlord can make this many re-rolls over the course of the game. These re-rolls can be used for To Hit rolls, To Wound rolls, Armour Penetration rolls and saving throws.
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As much as I like the new Eldar book I feel it should have been called Codex: Fleece your Players. 70$ for 10 avengers and now 100$ to play Iyanden (as you need the main book which costs the same amount oddly enough!)
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Well that at least answers the questions about rules. They'll be selling a lot more of these for other codex's, because everyone that plays Eldar will feel obligated to buy it, just for the new army building rules.
I'm not completely against this idea, but I am against the rumored price. A supplement, that technically is not required to play, that is the same price as the main codex, seems aggregious, and a simple hope at at money grab. I hope I'm proven wrong, and the actual price is around the $20-30 range, rather than ~$50 as rumors have said.
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One thing that bugged me from the ipad version of the main codex(dunno about the printed one) is that they didn't show any models from the ulthwé craftworld except for farseers. I'm hoping they do a Ulthwé codex and brings cool stuff for our guardians and farseers
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@ashikenshin - That Codex: Ultramarines you wanted? It's called Codex: Space Marines...you know, just in case you didn't notice that there are more Ultramarine special characters in the book than any other Chapter.
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shade1313 wrote: Goodness. The blurb on the new rules do look very interesting. It appears to have a lot more to offer in shifting army comp than we'd expected.
Agreed. It looks like it's going to have more meat on it than any other supplement GW has released this edition *cough* Crusade of Fire *cough* but I'm still not sure that $50 is the right price point.
Yeah, it's overpriced. So are the main Codices. So is much of the product line.
The question is, how well does it sell? This feels very much like a test book, to get a feel for whether they ought to do sublists again. And I'm very much afraid that if they don't decide to pursue this method, they'll take the option of simply not bothering with helping people play specific cult/craftworld/minor chapter lists at all, rather than what most of us would rather see, which is having the options in the main codex to start with.
I don't know, I think that $50 is a pretty fair price for a hard back, full color, 100+ pages worth of Codex. It's actually cheaper than most similarly produced "coffee table" art books. Some of their model kits on the other hand are horribly overpriced.
alienvalentine wrote: I don't know, I think that $50 is a pretty fair price for a hard back, full color, 100+ pages worth of Codex. It's actually cheaper than most similarly produced "coffee table" art books. Some of their model kits on the other hand are horribly overpriced.
I'd agree if it wasn't for the need to get Codex: Eldar as well... If I only needed one of these books to play my craftworld of choice (gimme, gimme, gimme Saim-hann!) then I'd totally agree!
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Kirasu wrote:
The imperial guard are not the allies nor the axis... they use tanks from 1918, plasma guns from the future, have russian commissar commanders and then went to the shire and recruited FRODO BAGGINS to be a sniper..
I have updated the Eldar background thread in the Background forum with the new information from the previews. It seems a decent amount of new stuff though I spotted some copy/paste. Oh and it reveals the Phoenix Lord of the Shining Spears to be Drastanta, Tempest of Starlight, who wielded the Celestial Lance. Apparently though Drastanta has disappeared and the weapon has been passed on from shrine to shrine and craftworld to craftworld.
It appears it is to be the first in a series of supplements. This bodes well for other factions.
There appears to be a new Warlord Trait chart, and a new primaris psychic power for Spiritseers to take if they choose Runes of Battle.
Spiritseers apparently can be fielded in a council of 5.
Wraithknight can be Warlord despite not being HQ.
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Information from the video - it's all on the public domain so legally fair game? Mods, let me know if this is breaking any rules, but I've only typed up what's in the video for all to see.
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Wargear:
Celestial Lance - 35pts
This crystal lance was once borne by Drastanta, Tempest of Starlight and Phoenix Lord of the Shining Spears. Alas, Drastanta was ever over-proud and much given to needless lone battles. Drastanta came late to Asurmen's final stand and found his mentor already fallen before the foul might of the Keeper of Secrets N'kari. Keening with rage and sorrow, Drastanta slew the Daemon, the energies of the lance shattering the creature's vile spirit. Drastanta emerged from the fires of Asure where his mentor had not, but he soon vanished into the tumult of the war-torn galaxy. In the centuries since his final recorded battle, the Celestial Lance has passed from shrine to shrine and craftworld to craftworld, the better to keep alive the tales...
The Wraithforge Stone - 30pts
This was once the waystone of the long dead Bonesinger Ivaril Brightshard. It was Ivaril who aided Mehlendri Silversoul in adapting the infinity circuit into a soul reservoir, and Iyanden has never known a more skilled shaper than he. Ivaril's soul has long since departed into the infinity circuit, but legend tells that the echo of it remains in the Wraithforge Stone and allows its bearer to manipulate wraithbone into new forms just as Ivavril once did.
During each of your Movement phases, nominate a single Wraithlord or Wraithknight within 6" of the bearer and roll a D6. On a roll of a 1 or 2 nothing happens. On a...
Warlords - When choosing an Iyanden army, you can choose one Wraithlord or Wraithknight to be your Warlord, even though it is not an HQ choice.
Shadow Council - Iyanden army may take up to 5 Spirit Seers as a single HQ choice, rather than 1.
Gifts of Asuryan - Any character in your army that may select Remants of Glory, may instead select from Gifts of Asuryan presented opposite, as the points cost shown. A character cannot choose items from both lists. Note the Wraithforge Stone and Guardian Helm of Xallathon do not replace a weapon.
Spiritseer Psychic Powers - Any Iyanden Spiritseer that generates his psychic powers from the Runes of Battle discipline treats Voice of Twilight (see below) as their Primaris Power, rather than Conceal/Reveal
Warlord Traits - An Iyanden Warlord may roll on the Warlord Traits table presented here, instead of those in the Warhammer 40,000 rulebook or Codex: Eldar.
1 A Hero For Ages Past and Future - This is a soul of peerless lineage, its every deed a redoubled echo of forebears long dead.
Roll a D3; the Warlord can make this many re-rolls over the course of the game. These re-rolls can be used for To Hit rolls, To Wound rolls, Armour Penetration rolls and saving throws.
Renegades - 
Into the Fires of Battle! 
Unto The Anvil of War! 
1500 pts
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