The Black Book only contains the special rules, not the basic army list.

Warhammer Rule Book Series About Starting

Welcome back to this short series about starting Warhammer 30K.

Im writing these articles back to back during a single exceptionally long ferry trip across the stormy North Sea.

So, if I forget something or misremember it, please be merciful and point it out in the comments.

The Black Books are big and black, and the Red Books are not quite as big and red.

They are the most delightful thing a Warhammer 30K player could imagine; like beautiful arcane Space Hulks made from the crushed together bodies of kittens and candy.

Complete with pretend documents, intercepted transmissions and fake dispatches.

All this is illustrated with stunning colour plates and the distinctive Forge World style photo-real art we know and love.

Its fresh and new and shiny and adds a lot of depth to the background.

Warhammer Rule Book Full Army List

Varying from book to book, youll find the special rules and rites of war for the Legions or other forces covered, possible campaign rules or a new way to play (skirmish, Zone Mortalis, etc) or even a full army list, the main Astartes list being covered in book 1.

Some of these books have been out a long time, and the rules have been superseded by rules in later books or confused by edition changes.

The first Black Books were released during 6th and then the later ones under 7th for a start.

So, dont go out and rush to Forge World to buy the Black Book with your Legion in it.

It is essentially a reprint of the 7th Edition rules with a few changes.

If you are on a tight budget, buy a 2nd hand copy of the 7th Ed rules (if you dont already have them).

Make a note of the descriptions of the changes and write them in the margins.

One contains the special rules for the Legions, the other is the army list.

If you have a friend with the Legions book, you do not need your own copy.

Just photocopy the ten pages or so about your own particular legion, its all you will need.

If you are playing a Legion, you will need the army list book.

Points have changed and there are a lot of new units in the newer version.

If you want the Legion rules for Space Wolves and Thousand Sons (or SistersCustodes), they are in Black Book 7.

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