Some excellent news this Newsletter, we`ve managed to get our latest book, Imperial Armour Apocalypse II, into our warehouse early and so we are putting it out for immediate order! Also, we have news of our last shipping deadlines and of course I can unveil the second part of our Christmas jigsaw mystery image!

Thanks
Alan


Imperial Armour Apocalypse II Available Now!
Imperial Armour Apocalypse II is available to order now for immediate dispatch, and while we can`t guarantee it for Christmas arrival, we will do our best to get it out to you as soon as possible. As we are up to date with orders and working hard right up to Christmas itself, there’s an excellent chance we can get it in your hands before the holiday season is over if you order using our Express Delivery option.

Imperial Armour Apocalypse II is a 112 page, full-colour hardback which provides comprehensive and updated descriptions, background and rules for using all of Forge World`s recent models in your games of Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer 40,000 Apocalypse.

The book is packed with over fifty new Apocalypse datasheets accompanied by lavish photographs, ranging from legendary units like the mighty Reaver Battle Titan to the Daemon Lord Aetaos`rau`keres —Tzeentch`s Slayer of Souls. Included are new Forge World units such as the advanced Tau XV-9 Close Support Armour and the Lucius Pattern Dreadnought Drop Pod, new Apocalypse battle formations such as the savage Ork Mega-Rippa Krew and the lethal Eldar Death Web, and a few updated and unpublished datasheets as well. Also featured are an updated Apocalypse rules appendix, a unit index and some new optional Apocalypse rules and five new missions to play!

You can see some page spreads and a full contents page for the book Here or can flick through some pages Here.

Imperial Armour Apocalypse II is available to order Here.


Mystery Preview: Part 2
Here’s the second part of our mystery model preview for you to hone your photo-shopping skills on! Look out for the third and final part of the image in next week’s newsletter.

Baragash wrote:W00t! Xmas arrived early

Apoc Index: Yes, like the first one, there is an updated list in the back of the location of all GW-published units and formations for Apoc, and what source (yes, Necrosius appears in both the CSM and Renegade lists, as do Arkos and Zhufor) except the units and formations only released online (eg Doomsday Device, Angron, BA flying Land Raiders etc). Win index is win.

General Apoc ramble: there's a dozen pages offering suggestions on "balancing" Apoc games, various small and large mods and scenario tweaks, and a little bit on Planetstrike. Nothing ground-breaking, but a nice touch (lulz at the one that makes everything rend, based on some Emperor's Children fluff). There's also a quick tips section for Apoc after the intro.

Just going to take a ramble through the units. I realise some of the things I mention may just be me being and not spotting them before in some cases, but meh, I'm excited

Note, that the intro says these are also updates, so if they conflict with older rules, these win.

IG Some Baneblade variants (Tremor cannon, Magma cannon, Quake cannon).
IG Hades Breaching Drill also includes rules so it can be played in an IG list.
SM Iron Cyclone formation -> 3-5 DSing Dreads that can assault as they land (if you take the Lucius pod)
SoB Convocation of Wrath is basically a butt-load of Stubborn, +1S Flamers/Heavy Flamers
Eldar Death Web is a Night Spinner formation that has a side effect of causing Dangerous Terrain in the next turn
Tau Hazard Suit (for convo above)

• 1 - Burst Cannon
• 2 - Phased Ion Gun R18 S4 AP4 Ass4, Rending
• 3 - Fusion Cascade R12 S6 AP1 AssD3, Melta
• 4 - Pulse Submunitions Rifle R24 S5 AP6 Ass1, 5" blast, No Cover

DoC Tzeenth Lord..... almost as tough as Scabs, tougher than Ang

• 5" blast Bolt
• Flamer template Boon
• 4 powers I think (2 for being a GC, 2 for his MoS), with BS6
• Reflects powers and Gifts back on a 4+
• Create D6+3 Horrors per turn within 48", don't give VPs/KPs
• Instead of powers can take an Ld test for 6+D3 Apoc Barrage, AP3, wounds/penetrates on a 4+, No Cover
• Has to shoot other DPs/DLs/GDs if within 18" of them

Blood Slaughterer Impaler now hits on a 4+
Mamon's Formation can attempt to destroy one Objective per game
Uraka's attacks inflict ID instead of Rending now
Uraka's Formation can score an additional Objective by nominating and killing a specific IC/character MC
Chaos Reaver Titan can now be Possessed
Plague Hulk I like, ok it's S&P, but it's lower BS doesn't really affect it's weapons (Blast/Template) and it overcomes the major Walker weakness of no grenades by having both and 5+ Cover.
Plague Ogryns now S&P
Plague Ogryn Formation can add Spawn to their unit on a 5+ for each kill they cause if the Master PO is alive