It was likely that this would have combined Inquisition, Grey Knights, possibly Sisters of Battle, Witch Hunters, Ordo X, Y and Z, assassins, Arbites etc. It was even mentioned in type in some of the released codices, often allowing armies to take allies from the 'upcoming Codex Imperial Agents', etc. Imperial Agents: The Codex that never was.ĭuring 2nd Edition there were frequent mentions of an 'upcoming' Codex for Imperial Agents. Sisters that fall in battle to grievous wounds return to life and take up the bolter and blade anew. Psykers hurl lightning from their fingertips, only to find it dispelled by flashes of golden light. were all quite different).īeing the earliest form of codex for 2nd Edition the book is exceptionally scant on vehicles, considering it was essentially borrowing from Rogue Trader at the time (so vehicles were few and far between).Īrmies Included: Space Marines, Imperial Guard, Imperial Agents, Squats, Orks, Eldar, Chaos, Tyranids, Genestealers Bolter shots that should be easily turned aside by Terminator plate find weak points. This book (provided here in PDF form) varied quite a bit from the later codices (points value, army lists, wargear etc. I doubt you'd find anyone who would argue if you wanted to use the 'black book' instead of a codex. I don't recall reading in White Dwarf how strict GW was about the use of the black book after subsequent codices were released. This was the last time you'd see a Squat Army List for Warhammer 40K - they were subsequently removed from the game. Some armies such as the Inquisition, various Imperial Agents and Squats would never receive a proper codex.

This 'black book' as it's commonly known, would be the codex for all armies until they received their own codices in turn. The Codex Imperialis was a book full of fluff and background for the amassed units of 40K, while the Codex Army Lists book provided the actual breakdown of armies - featuring all of their units, points costs, construction rules, and wargear. In its place the boxed started game came with two small books called the Codex Imperialis and the Codex Army Lists. When 2nd Edition Warhammer 40K launched it did so without a wave of immediate codex releases (the codex idea was relatively new).

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