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Are the New Deathwatch Their Own Faction for Rules?

By Rob Baer | April 10th, 2016 | Categories: Miniature Wargaming News & Rumors

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Will Deathwatch have a BIGGER role in 40k going forward, Games Workshop themselves are dropping a few hints… come see!

BoLS caught this over the weekend:

This weekend GW released this new set of Adeptus Astartes Psychic cards:

Warhammer 40,000: Adeptus Astartes Psychic Powers $16.50

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A set of twenty-eight datacards detailing four psychic disciplines usable by any Space Marine Librarian (even a Space Wolves Rune Priest – these are for every Chapter!), each consisting of seven psychic powers:

The Librarius Discipline, allowing the channeling of fury into devastating psychic assaults;
The Technomancy Discipline, allowing the manipulation of weapons, machines and machine spirits;
The Fulmination Discipline, allowing control over electricity and magnetic forces;
The Geokinesis Discipline, allowing control and manipulation of the battlefield and battlefield terrain.

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Some sharp eyed readers, noted the Space Marine factions listed across the top of that QUICK REFERENCE CHART”.  See anything unusual there?

  • Space Marines
  • Blood Angels
  • Dark Angels
  • Deathwatch
  • Grey Knights
  • Space Wolves

For the record, there is currently exactly ONE Deathwatch Librarian that is legal for Warhammer 40,000 use.

Jensus Natorian, of the Blood Ravens from the Deathwatch Overkill boxed game.

 

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Now does anyone think GW would bother to make a new faction category for the new Astartes psychic powers just to cover Jensus’ White Dwarf 40K rules – or to lay the groundwork for an upcoming DeathWatch codex that folks have been salivating for since January?

That makes an interesting point. Seems like a lot of work for just ONE model right? Maybe we will see more Deathwatch soon, as they are the Space Marine all-stars after all right?

Who would be on YOUR All-Star team?

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About the Author: Rob Baer

Virginia Restless, Miniature Painter & Cat Dad. I blame LEGOs. There was something about those little-colored blocks that started it all... Twitter @catdaddymbg