In the back of the Sentinels of Terra book, there is an ad for a new book coming out called Index Astartes Volume 1.
As many of you may remember GW put out four volumes of this book back in the early 2000’s that contained all the background they could muster on the first founding chapters, and brought us the the first hintings at actually Heresy Era fluff, plus gave backgrounds to chapters that had none.
The books also contained rules for those chapters that also need them, like the Iron Hands for instance (which copied the old 3rd edition Space Wolves rules), and copied over existing rules for other chapters like the Iron Warriors (Four Heavy Slots!!!).
They also contained the old articles on the Land Raider and Predator (with cut away view art), chaplains, termies, and the Deathwatch oh my! There was even a special article written by Gram McNeil on Abaddon himself which was pretty neat.
The fluff itself however is somewhat out of date with what we have learned from all the Heresy novels and articles since.
For instance Corax was though to have died on Istvaan V, along with Vulkan for starters. So there may be some holes to patch up with this new book.
So what will the newest volumes of this series bring us?
New rules for chaos, tons more updates to the fluff, or just an empty wallet?
Checkout my brief walk down memory lane where I dive more into the old Index Astates books HERE. -MBG
About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
Job Title: Managing Editor
Founded Spikey Bits in 2009
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About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.
Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls.
Every year, along with his co-hosts, he helps host the Long War 40k Doubles Tournament at Adepticon and the Long War 40k Doubles at the Las Vegas Open, each of which attracts thousands of players from around the world.
Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the 2011 Adepticon 40k Team Tournament. He was even featured for his painting in issue #304 of Games Workshop’s White Dwarf Magazine.
With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), he advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.
While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.
