40K RUMORS: Blood Angels Theme and Further Notes:
Yet more drips and drabs regarding the Sons of Sanguinius. Lets get to it.
This piece of background comes via Warseer:
“A little bit of background: another main theme of the codex is that the curse is becoming stronger. In reaction to this there is a kind of philosophical schism inside the chapter – nothing like civil war but an ongoing dispute. The Sanguinians try to adhere to the principle of their primarch and take the curse as a test of character. They try to overcome the affects and stay as civil as possible. Dante is the leader of this faction and it is the more influential. The Faustians however try to use the curse. They believe it was a gift of their dying Primarch to his children, that he gave them his strength. But it was wasted for millenia by overly hesitant chapter masters. The Faustians were a minor group and only prominent inside the Flesh Tearer Chapter. The ascend of the Lord of Death however sparked a fast growth of this group. Mephiston was the living proof that the black rage was not a curse but a only locked door on the way to the full potential of the Blood Angels. Sanguinary Priest Faustus is the most influential member. He is the lord of the tower of Amareo and has studied the black rage for centuries. The successor chapter have similiar groups. The only exceptions are the Flesh Tearers and Angels Sanguine. The former are all Faustians, the latter all Sanguinians.Speed is one of the main themes of the codex.”
We’ve heard the army is subject to the following special rules:
-Combat squads
-ATSKNF
-Furious Charge
-Red Fury: Unit must pass a Ld check if an enemy model is within 12″ or be subject to Rage USR
(Note the lack of Combat Tactics)
Techmarines are said to be similar to the Space Marine codex, but lose Thunderfires and Fortifications rules, instead allowing squads access to Razorbacks as transports upgrades. They are said to have access to Orgyn based “assault servitors”…
~As usual, Caveat Emptor, but we should be a little more than a month away from the formal release window for Advanced Order pics and the like.
