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A codex normally contains:

Army list - A list of the units, characters and vehicles that can be chosen for use in a battle. This includes their characteristic values, information on their weapon options, and any limitations on their use. Each item also has a points value, with more powerful units costing more points, so that battles are fought between balanced armies.

Background - Information about the force and its place in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. This includes artwork, short stories, and copies of fictional documents from the future.

Hobby section - Information on collecting, building and painting an army from the codex. This features outstanding example models painted by veteran hobbyists and Games Workshop 's 'Eavy Metal team.

Special characters - Contains background information and rules for fielding remarkable individuals from the army. Examples include s.

LIST OF CODEXES AS OF APRIL 2006:

Army Codexes

Space Marines (4th Edition)

--- Black Templars (4th Edition)

--- Blood Angels

--- Dark Angels

--- Space Wolves

Orks

Tyranids (4th Edition)

Chaos Space Marines

Imperial Guard

---Catachans

Eldar

---Craftworld Eldar

Dark Eldar (3rd edition)

Necrons

Tau

--- Tau Empire (4th Edition, replaces Codex: Tau)

Daemonhunters

Witchhunters

Battlefield Codexes

Cityfight

---Cities of Death (4th Edition, replaces Codex: Cityfight)

Event Codexes

Armageddon

Eye Of Terror

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