Codex Astartes- The Rhino APC

            

I have been meaning to write a detailed tactical guide to playing Space Marines well for a very long time. Despite this series’ title, "Codex Astartes," this applies equally to any Space Marine or Chaos Space Marine army—there is nothing that will be discussed that is contingent on the army list you bring to the table in and of itself.

Hunter Cadre, pt. 1: Supporting Fire

Through Unity, Devastation!

Greetings Gentlereaders,

Today is the first article in the follow up to my series of articles on the 4th edition Tau codex.  With the new Tau codex and my impending graduation, I've been a bit behind in getting this out.  There have been several sweeping changes to the codex in wargear, units, and rules.  The best analogy I can come up with is a character taking a prestige class: the base is still there, but something new and wholly different is there also now.  The codex now is both more based on its fluff and competitively viable.  As    Black Blow Fly correctly pointed out in his article today one of the features of sixth edition, and Tau especially, is that armies tend to play best when played to emphasize the themes of their fluff.  The theme of this codex is synergy, so let's look into how that happens.

The Tomb World Awakens 110

Now who doesn't have character!

Indeed here we find ourselves back at the beginning, once again examining the great generals which command our largely mindless hordes. Commanders fierce and mighty, terrifying to behold. This article will focus on the characters in the codex. Slight addendum: This article was originally posted on 3/29 and was un-posted due to some unknown technical glitch. Bear with me as I have re-written it to the best of my abilities.

Podcast #4 Tau Codex Review

Listen in as Heretic, Godfrey, and I all chat about the Tau codex, as well as Godfrey's recent article regarding the fate of the Space Marine.

The Fate of the Space Marine?

Greetings,

I'd like to open a topic for discussion regarding the Space Marine.  It's fairly hard to play 40k, and not see the imagery or artwork of the stoic Space Marine embraced by the loving arms of conflict.  Everything from GW official to fan art depicts these warriors in epic proportions, fending off hundreds of xenos, heretics, and mutants alike.  The Black Library features a near in-exhaustible amount of reading materials, all depicting the Space Marine as the bravest and best of the Imperium of Man.

With all that, surely the Space Marines must feel epic on the tabletop, right?  To that I say, no... and don't call me Sherly!

The Dawn has Arrived

Shas'la!

For years we have protected our empire against those who would destroy it.  With our blood it is kept whole, by our strength it has been expanded.  Our scars testify to the struggle we have borne.  Our hearts are heavy with the memory of our fallen comrades, but we have held our heads high .  We have fought  against the gue'ui, the greenskins and the menace from beyond to protect our families.  We have been met with treachery and malice at every turn, but we have endured. Though our conviction has not faltered  too many of our homes have burned and too many of our comrades have given their lives for the greater good.

No more!  While we have kept the inner septs secure, our brothers and sisters have not been idle.  They have be serving the greater good in their own way.  These past several months our por'la comrades have been testing new weapons and retrofitting our existing systems.  Today, we put their skill and diligence into action. Today, we drive the enemy from our homes and take the fight to theirs.  Today, we show them the strength of our cause and the inevitability of our destiny.

For our fallen comrades!  For Aun'Va!  FOR TAU!