A new AoS battletome is on the way from GW along with the Kharadron Overlords Codewright model for the faction- check it out!
We know the next few months will be busy for AoS, as the roadmap has a ton of armies waiting in the wings! From the looks of it, Kharadron Overlords will be next. Unfortunately, they might just get this one new model, but it’s better than nothing.
They didn’t give an exact release date in the post, but they did show off some new rules for the Codewright and the new battletome art! Let’s take a closer look.
New AoS Kharadron Overlords Codewright & Battletome Revealed!
The info comes from this Warhammer Community post.
The Kharadron Overlords are hard-nosed duardin who zig-zag the Mortal Realms in grand airships searching for plunder, profit, and aether-gold. In a time of gods and monsters, these tenacious tycoons battle to forge their own destiny – and they’ll soon be seeking out new fortunes in the upcoming Battletome: Kharadron Overlords.
They did reveal a few rules (which we’ll check out below) but other than that, not too much info. As we said though, there are a lot of armies in the roadmap, so we expect the release to happen fairly soon.
New Kharadron Overlords Codewright
Kharadron warfare is bound by the same sprawling constitution that governs every aspect of their society – a tangled knot of rules, contracts, and oaths known simply as the Kharadron Code. Puzzled by this pyramid of precedents and provisos? You need to call on a real specialist.
Most duardin of the sky-ports can recite swathes of the Code verbatim – but few can navigate its treacherous legal landscape and scrupulously strict syntax as completely as the Codewright.
The model itself is pretty wild, and it’s not too often you see a model armed with an entire library on its back!
Armed with a personal library of lofty texts hoisted on mechanical arms, these book-smart battle-boffins can unravel the ramifications of seemingly innocuous addendums and errata. They are quite literal rules lawyers, eager to convince everyone else that their interpretation of the Code is the right one.
Just don’t forget your rules in front of this mini, or he really might let you have it! Plus, we assume those mechanical arms can do more than just hold books and crush some heads as well.
Luckily, we also saw a couple of rules for him in this preview.
New Kharadron Overlords Rules
In battle, Codewrights use their knowledge to find loopholes that’ll increase everyone’s shares. Not a day goes by that a Codewright doesn’t Search for Precedent and pipe up with “I Think You’ll Find…” allowing their Admiral to pursue a course that less-informed rivals might consider dodgy.
This is really awesome, as you can change something for your entire army, and anything that makes army-wide changes has the potential to be insanely strong.
This vexatious pedantry allows Codewrights to unlock new tactics on the fly, swapping out the bonuses granted to each Kharadron Overlords army by its interpretation of the Code. A fleet that adheres to the footnote There’s No Reward Without Risk can attempt an 18″ charge once per battle – particularly helpful for ramming actions with a Frigate.
So, what will the Footnotes do for you? They can really change the tide of the battle, such as charging on 3d6 or giving a Skyvessel two commands instead of one!
Click Here For GW’s 2023 AoS Battletome Roadmap
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