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40K Deep Thought: CSMs Need Supplemental Codexes

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Oct 9 2019
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GW has done amazing work with the updated Space Marine codexes – and Chaos is a prime candidate to get them next.

The newly updated Marine codex series is very well designed. The concept of a core codex for all common units, alongside a series of supplementals for the special items and characters fixes a lot of items.

  • You put all your generic units in one place.
  • You simplify FAQS and point updates, by focussing everything through the core codex.
  • You can give each chapter special treatment and love in their supplemental.
  • It’s easier to errata new units into the core book to give them to all the supplemental armies.
  • You can extend the series as far as you want.

Just off the top of my head GW could easily make the following supplementals:

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  • White Scars
  • Raven Guard
  • Salamanders
  • Ultramarines
  • Iron Hands
  • Imperial Fists
  • Blood Angels
  • Dark Angels
  • Space Wolves
  • Black Templars
  • Death Watch (maybe)
  • Grey Knights (maybe)

Also, what happened to Legion of the Damned?

Enter Chaos

Now of course the issue you get with this paradigm is Imperium Inflation – or just too many Marine armies in the game. The obvious recourse is to give the Traitor Marines the same treatment. I would do it exactly the same and make the CSM core codex and the following supplementals:

  • Death Guard
  • Thousand Sons
  • Black Legion
  • World Eaters
  • Emperor’s Childrem
  • Alpha Legion
  • Word Bearers
  • Iron Warriors
  • Night Lords
  • Red Corsairs
  • Fallen

This format gives them the ability to finally cover all the traitor legions, while keeping the Renegades in the core codex. This would be in effect a grand reboot of the legendary 3.5 CSM codex. I’d be all for it!

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~ What do you think of the idea?

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Author: Larry Vela
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