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It's done (mostly)! I feel for now, I can dust my hands off when it comes to speculating about the possible future 9Ed GK Codex rules. In completing this individualised benchmark, I feel I can perhaps form a better personal decision whether our eventual GK Codex ends up being: underwhelming / about the right / beyond expectations etc. I plan to also later calibrate these rules with the upcoming DA/DE/DG Supplement/Codexes etc releases – as well as to continual set more appropriate personal expectations for the GK Codex. In making it as “formal” as possible - I was incentivised to deep dive into not just what I think Id like in 9Ed GK Codex rules, but HOW it’s supposed to actually exist in a proper Codex format too (as I’ve endeavoured to make these rules as play-ready as possible)! This mental exercise forced me to quickly realise what are very likely pipe dreams, and the enormous effort required just to make “easy” or “simple” buffs happen. lol A quick contents of these 9Ed “Beta” rules: • Updated Grey Knights Chapter Tactic • Updated Smite rules • Updated Masters of the Warp rules • Realised Brotherhood sub-faction system • Integrated new Chapter Command upgrades with Brotherhoods/Stratagems • Additional standardised SM Stratagems along with GK specific Stratagems. Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 A breakdown of the Brotherhoods with the abstracted rules to encourage the different GK play styles: • 1st Brotherhood – Techmarines, vehicle transports and flyers. • 2nd Brotherhood – Grand Masters, Interceptors, battlefield manoeuvrability. • 3rd Brotherhood – Librarians, Purifiers and psychic mortal wounds output. • 4th Brotherhood – BroChamps, getting into combat – and then combat! • 5th Brotherhood – Apothecaries, Dreadnoughts and Dreadknights. • 6th Brotherhood – Chaplains, Purgation Squads and infantry shooting. • 7th Brotherhood – Still to be determined. Rules suggestions similar to the other Brotherhoods format welcomed. • 8th Brotherhood – Still to be determined. Rules suggestions similar to the other Brotherhoods format welcomed. Chapter Command upgrades are 1CP strats before the battle. They can be used in any Brotherhood detachment, but if it is used in an associated one - they will cost 0CP!