Codex rules for 9th?

[TorvaldTheMild]

What SW's rules would you like to see.  Especially concerning an actual SW rule not battle forge rules, as we need a fluffy.

[Karack Blackstone]

Bladeguard Veterans get Wolf Guard Keyword.

 

SW's can take BG's up to 6, if I want 5, cool there as well.

 

Astartes Chainswords for all models so armed; BC's, GH's, WGPL's... yeah, this is gonna hurt if we get it. Be worth a point if it costs one per BC / GH

 

WGPL's able to take a SS along with a BP and PF. That third option feels right, even if I must pay for it. Or, SS, BP, and ACSwd; give the GHPL the PF, use the WGPL as a tank.

 

LF's reworked into an actual threat again.

Reivers

Wolf Scouts too.

 

So many classic units just lack bite now.

 

Still, that's thus far all from me.

Love to hear from others.

[TorvaldTheMild]

What about a Canis Helix rule?

[Karack Blackstone]

What about a Canis Helix rule?

To what end?

 

No, seriously; what do you identify with the Canis Helix?

 

GW thinks it's where Wulfen are made. I think it's where Wulfen are kept from taking over.

 

It's often the intent and the rule that makes the sense, however more often than not we as players do not often get the intent side.

[TorvaldTheMild]

 

What about a Canis Helix rule?

To what end?

 

No, seriously; what do you identify with the Canis Helix?

 

GW thinks it's where Wulfen are made. I think it's where Wulfen are kept from taking over.

 

It's often the intent and the rule that makes the sense, however more often than not we as players do not often get the intent side.

 

To what end?  Emm to have a specific chapter rule that all other liked chapters get.  Do the blood angels not get their own, or the dark angels...  Kind of like having one we used to get.

Edited July 24, 2020 by TorvaldTheMild

[Gherrick]

 

To what end?  Emm to have a specific chapter rule that all other liked chapters get.  Do the blood angels not get their own, or the dark angels...  Kind of like having one we used to get.

We get a +1 hit bonus on the first round of combat and strategems like keen senses. Both are specific to space wolves. The Canis Helix is, IMO, a source of inspiration for thematic elements, not necessarily tied to a specific chapter rule. I'm annoyed it ever got called that, as Lupus Helix would be better (but it is what it is).

[Guest Triszin]

All I ask for is, fun fluffy well balanced points and rules

[The Saint Ragnar]

I think it is a little early to be starting a 9th Codex wishlist. We recently got the PA book (which we are still waiting for an FAQ on which sucks) and 9th hasn't even dropped. Ideally we will be at the middle of the pack for updates and not the end like we were in 8th but history has taught me we get the shiny rules months before the edition switches.

 

I'm not saying don't wishlist, I'm saying to temper the enthusiasm with wisdom so you don't get disappointed as it is quite easy to do with our beloved Chapter.

 

Now that my Long Fang side has spoken the Blood Claw in me would love a trait for the Great Companies that can be added into the base Chapter Tactics. We fight the same across the Chapter but each Great Company does it different ways.

 

Edit: I added some positive as I felt my original was a little dour for the topic.

Edited July 24, 2020 by The Saint Ragnar

[Wolf Guard Dan]

I’d prefer getting our codex closer to the Release of the new codex marines. It stunk to get out codex much later and the meta had already moved passed marines and lists already adjusted to marines.

[TorvaldTheMild]

 

 

To what end?  Emm to have a specific chapter rule that all other liked chapters get.  Do the blood angels not get their own, or the dark angels...  Kind of like having one we used to get.

We get a +1 hit bonus on the first round of combat and strategems like keen senses. Both are specific to space wolves. The Canis Helix is, IMO, a source of inspiration for thematic elements, not necessarily tied to a specific chapter rule. I'm annoyed it ever got called that, as Lupus Helix would be better (but it is what it is).

 

Other chapters get their mutated gene seed rule and other special rules for battle forged or strats, though.

[Wolf Guard Dan]

*rings the bell* the sky is falling the sky is falling!!!!

 

Pause at second 29 of the video for new generation of codexes video. Space wolves and blood angels have their chapter tactic listed in the new space marines codex. It may mean nothing. But it may mean everything!!!

 

Maybe it just allows a codex chapter to take out tactic. Maybe the sky isn’t falling.

 

Sorry gents I would upload a screenshot but I haven’t figured out how to do that from my phone.

 

Edit: I read further down. We are getting rolled into this codex with a supplement on the way.

Edited July 25, 2020 by Wolf Guard Dan

[TorvaldTheMild]

*rings the bell* the sky is falling the sky is falling!!!!

 

Pause at second 29 of the video for new generation of codexes video. Space wolves and blood angels have their chapter tactic listed in the new space marines codex. It may mean nothing. But it may mean everything!!!

 

Maybe it just allows a codex chapter to take out tactic. Maybe the sky isn’t falling.

 

Sorry gents I would upload a screenshot but I haven’t figured out how to do that from my phone.

 

Edit: I read further down. We are getting rolled into this codex with a supplement on the way.

That sounds strange, maybe GW are moving away from the old flavour and going back to 2nd edition.  Evidence so far kind of suggests that, but I wonder what will happen to TWC and Wulfen.  

[Karack Blackstone]

Our supplement should contain all of our flavorful and custom units.

 

We will use Grey Hunters instead Tactical Squads, Long Fangs, not Devastator Squads.

We most likely won't gain access to normal Space Marine Scouts Squads.

Blood Claws are our recruits, as force controllers.

 

As far as the rest of the more specialist units, they should be contained within what is likely to be Codex Supplement: Space Wolves, for use with the Codex: Space Marines book.

I personally hope we get Grav, Centurions, all the nice and nifty Space Marine toys, so long as it's done in the line that Space Wolves WOULD themselves bring them into the field.

Twin Helfrost Cannon Centurions? Yes please. Grav Cannon with Grav Amp Cent's too? Sure.

 

Astartes Chainswords for all SW's that use CSwd's normally? Oh yeah!

However, GW alone for now knows what's coming.

 

I for one hope they do us as players justice by doing the army we choose to model, paint and play correctly, as if a Space Wolf wrote and chose the options we're going to end up with overall in 9th.

 

Will that happen?

 

Time... will tell.

Edited July 26, 2020 by Karack Blackstone