This includes all the various weapon options seen on the currently available models. Interestingly, instead of find all the datasheets for each of the named Rogue Traders we have had over the past couple of years appear in here, we instead just have the one datasheet for a Rogue Trader. They also gain the Warrant of the Trade ability, which allows them and there Voidsman to use any Imperium transport. This book is home to the rules for the Rogue Traders.įirst and foremost, you can either build a detachment using the Astra Cartographica keyword, or alternatively, like Inquisitors, you can include a Rogue Trader within any Imperium army thanks to the inclusion of the Agent of the Imperium keyword, without the model taking up a slot or breaking detachment rules. Index: Astra Cartographica (Rogue Trader Rules) These look really fun to run in your campaign and could easily be transferred into your own narrative campaign and adapted. We then have 6, brand new, themed Legendary Missions that can be played out, each with a unique objective and map. If playing Crusade, said character earns extra experience points or if you are playing Matched Play, at the start of your next battle you gain an additional command point. Should you be successful you gain 1 War Zone point. For this mission one Character (that your opponent picks) must survive the battle. They can pick, or roll randomly, on a chart to find out what the mission is, and if complete what rewards are on offer.Īn example would be ‘ Safeguard’. The Campaign Master, at the start of any of the missions, can declare the next battle to be a Critical Mission. The first of which introduces the ability for both fighting armies to perform bombardment attacks during the course of the battle, which is pretty neat, if not super balanced for matched play (but let’s be honest, you’ll be running a campaign for narrative reasons!).Īnother new feature is Critical Missions. In this section the book introduces different elements you can incorporate into a Octarius, or any other campaign. Once again we have some nice looking example Campaigns, and a blank template to print and make your own with. The Victor Bonuses and Campaign Result chart is different, to reflect the combatants that feature predominantly in this book.
I’m not going to go into much detail here, as the explanation on running a campaign is practically the same as the one featured in Book 1, aside from this one introduces alliances. Which is a shame, as it needs to be read. Is there enough pages here for you to buy this book purely for the writing? Probably not. If you enjoy your Warhammer 40,000 lore then this book will not disappoint. What’s even better is one of the two beasts is well and truly slain, causing my imagination on what could come next to kick into gear! This brought a smile to my face, as I expected the Imperium to have the final say in this two book series. The lore in this book closes with an epic battle between the self proclaimed Overfiend, an absolutely terrifying Ork Warboss who is known as the ruler of the Ork Empire of Octarius against the Swarmlord of Leviathan. Let’s enter a little spoiler territory now, so skip a few lines if you don’t want to be ever so slightly spoilt.įinal warning, some italic writing inbound. The lore also explains why we have updated rules for Rogue Traders in this book, as various Rogue Traders and their crew are called upon as the Imperium grasps at all the straws. The most interesting of which are the World Eaters and Chaos Daemons, who are claiming skulls for Khorne, as well as the arrival of the Black Templars. The Tyranids and Orks, as you would expect, have the spotlight, but we do have a fair number of other factions getting involved. The descriptive nature of the battle heavy stories within this book really make you want to roll some dice. The writing in these War Zone books, in my opinion, continues to impress. Ready to delve into the book? Let’s rock! Lore
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