Games of Heresy

Well, this looks like it's a very short highway really as the release date for the Horus Heresy Rulebook has been confirmed. Ta-da! So when, pray tell, is this glorious day? The answer is even shorter than the one given in part one - Friday. Yes, that's right brethren and sistren, you can pre-order the Age of Darkness Rulebook in five days time. "But Tom," I hear you all shout, "what is actually changing? You've teased a few changes but we want more!" Please, one at a time! Firstly, from the article posted on the Warhammer Community page (found here ) very little is changing. It's functionally the 7th edition Warhammer 40,000 rules we all know and love with "...some balance changes based on community feedback".  Secondly - more teasers, you say? Well in that case it'd be rude not to... I see Death Guard and Ultra Marines are depicted in battle. Definitely not retrospective foreboding for 8th ed... As you can...

I'm sure by now we all know that Horus Heresy is getting its own rule book, something that is greatly anticipated seeing as we are still using the 40k 7th edition rules. There are many question floating around. Is it just 7th ed re-written? Are psychic powers going to become a little calmer? Where exactly can we find the "Agile" special rule right now, and will this be clearer in the future? All good questions, but first let's answer the most important one - when can Forge World take my money in exchange for one of these precious tomes? The quick answer - November (hopefully). Yes, that's right. From what I've heard on the grapevine it may only be a mere 3 or 4 weeks until we can get our hands on this. Now a date is all well and good, but what will actually change in The Horus Heresy compared to 7th edition 40,000, I hear you ask? Another very good question. While there is still a lot of speculation to be had we have seen a few sneak peaks from the...