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Warhammer 40,000 10th Edition
Codex: Imperial Agents
Imperial Agents emerge from the shadows when heresy threatens to destabilise worlds, cultists seek to summon daemonic abominations, and xenos corruption endangers Humanity's realm. Some are Inquisitors of the Holy Ordos and their motley cadres, but this umbrella term also encompasses terrifying Assassins, swashbuckling Rogue Traders, fanatical priests of the Imperial faith, and other more specialised individuals. Some join more conventional Imperial armies to either further their own ends or lend their resources to an important battle. No matter the cause or nature, Imperial agents are amongst the most secretive and esoteric servants of the Golden Throne.
Codex: Imperial Agents delves deeply into the murky origins of these clandestine organisations, offering insight into their methods of war. This also includes the mysterious Deathwatch Chapter of Space Marines, seconded as they are to the Ordo Xenos, and other key units attached to various agencies, including the Sisters of Battle, Grey Knights, Imperial Navy, Adeptus Arbites, and more. You'll find loads of grim and sinister artwork to inspire you, along with beautiful galleries of painted miniatures. This hallowed tome gives you all the rules you'll need for engaging in the shadow war for the heart of the Imperium, whether it's in Combat Patrol, narrative Crusade campaigns, or matched play games of Warhammer 40,000.
Inside this 128-page hardback book, you'll find:
– Background material and lore for the various different types of Imperial Agents, from the Assassin temples, to the Ordos of the Inquisition, and the forces that commonly fight alongside them
– Evocative artwork and photography that will inspire your own collection and unleash your creativity
– Full rules for using Imperial Agents in your games, with 26 datasheets for each available unit, including Deathwatch, Assassins, Grey Knights, Sisters of Battle, Imperial Navy, Adeptus Arbites, and more, plus four Detachments
– A full set of rules for running your own Shadow Operations narrative Crusade campaign, as well as playing fast-paced Combat Patrol skirmishes
Codex: Imperial Agents delves deeply into the murky origins of these clandestine organisations, offering insight into their methods of war. This also includes the mysterious Deathwatch Chapter of Space Marines, seconded as they are to the Ordo Xenos, and other key units attached to various agencies, including the Sisters of Battle, Grey Knights, Imperial Navy, Adeptus Arbites, and more. You'll find loads of grim and sinister artwork to inspire you, along with beautiful galleries of painted miniatures. This hallowed tome gives you all the rules you'll need for engaging in the shadow war for the heart of the Imperium, whether it's in Combat Patrol, narrative Crusade campaigns, or matched play games of Warhammer 40,000.
Inside this 128-page hardback book, you'll find:
– Background material and lore for the various different types of Imperial Agents, from the Assassin temples, to the Ordos of the Inquisition, and the forces that commonly fight alongside them
– Evocative artwork and photography that will inspire your own collection and unleash your creativity
– Full rules for using Imperial Agents in your games, with 26 datasheets for each available unit, including Deathwatch, Assassins, Grey Knights, Sisters of Battle, Imperial Navy, Adeptus Arbites, and more, plus four Detachments
– A full set of rules for running your own Shadow Operations narrative Crusade campaign, as well as playing fast-paced Combat Patrol skirmishes
128 pages, Hardcover
Published August 24, 2024
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September 24, 2024
This Codex is a compilation of various Agents of the Imperium sub-factions, alongside some units from, what used to be called, the Chambers Militant of the Inquisition. As usual the book includes background, army and unit rules, Combat Patrol and Crusade rules, but also includes rules for taking the units in this book as allies for other Imperial forces.
The book’s background section covers, to a greater or lesser extent, various Imperial organisations that are represented in the rules section (such as Rogue Traders, the Officio Assassinorum, and the Adeptus Arbites), but the majority of the lore in the book covers the Inquisition and it’s three Ordos. The lore has been updated to bring it into line with the current Warhammer 40,000 timeline and does a reasonably go job of giving an overview of the various more minor forces covered. The story includes three short stories (one for each of the major Inquisitorial Ordos) that are reasonably good.
The artwork in the book is as good as normal, with some great and atmospheric pictures throughout. My favourites, however, have to be the assassin portraits that are paired with short pieces of lore on famous assassinations.
The book’s background section covers, to a greater or lesser extent, various Imperial organisations that are represented in the rules section (such as Rogue Traders, the Officio Assassinorum, and the Adeptus Arbites), but the majority of the lore in the book covers the Inquisition and it’s three Ordos. The lore has been updated to bring it into line with the current Warhammer 40,000 timeline and does a reasonably go job of giving an overview of the various more minor forces covered. The story includes three short stories (one for each of the major Inquisitorial Ordos) that are reasonably good.
The artwork in the book is as good as normal, with some great and atmospheric pictures throughout. My favourites, however, have to be the assassin portraits that are paired with short pieces of lore on famous assassinations.
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