Warhammer 40K: Kill Team Annual 2023 Brings You All The ‘Season of the Gallowdark’
Games Workshop has announced the new Kill Team Annual 2023 which brings all the rules for the Gallowdark into one book.
If you missed the previous Kill Team season you’re in luck because Games Workshop is brining all of it together into one mighty tome. The Kill Team Annual 2023 has all the rules for, well, everything from the Season of the Gallowdark in one book!
“This annual is a pure, unadulterated gameplay companion combining the rules for every kill team, terrain piece, mission, and campaign from the entire Gallowdark season into a single, 296-page supplement. It’s the most concentrated, feature-packed book since the Kill Team Compendium, and it’s absolutely essential for all players looking to take their operatives into the close confines of a deadly space hulk.”
Kill Team Annual 2023
You might be wondering which Kill Teams are included with this ruleset. The answer is 10 of them! Here’s the list in graphical form:
- Imperial Navy Breachers
- Farstalker Kinband
- Kasrkin
- Hierotek Circle
- Hand of the Archon
- Exaction Squad
- Hearthkyn Salvagers
- Fellgor Ravagers
- Inquisitorial Agents
- Chaos Cult
This book also contains the rules for Into the Dark, Shadowvaults, Soulshackle, Gallowfall, and Ashes of Faith as a bonus. And these aren’t truncated versions of the rules either. These are the full rule for each Kill Team and their unique Spec Ops content so you won’t need any other books besides the Kill Team Annual 2023 and the Core Rules.
“All nine basic Critical Operations missions are present – those which use just the Killzone: Gallowdark terrain set – alongside a further 36 Shadow Operations missions so you won’t run out of games to play any time soon. Each Shadow Operation uses unique mechanics and terrain pieces, with missions ranging from supply runs and sabotage raids to frantic fights for the last few escape pods as the killzone itself disintegrates around you.”
Yep! If you’re looking for the complete Kill Team experience this book is the place to go. There’s also a ton of narrative content to chew through as well. The Gallowdark Expedition and Map is a great way to uncover the “adventure” on the Space Hulk.
“These narrative excursions can be neatly slotted into an existing Spec Ops campaign or used as the basis for a new operation entirely, and link several missions together into a wider struggle for control over critical territory within the hulk.
Campaign Masters can plunge their players into perilous situations as lights fail, ship walls breach, and gravity becomes more of a suggestion. All you’ll need besides these rules and your terrain is a simple pack of playing cards, making it the most accessible way to add new gameplay, narrative, and excitement to your campaigns.”
This is seriously one of the best ways to experience Kill Team and I’m glad that GW is combining the entire arc of the Gallowfall into one book. You don’t have to play with these Kill Teams either — the Campaign and narrative will work with other Kill Teams, too. So if you want to go exploring the Gallowdark in its entirety then keep an eye out for the Kill Team Annual 2023!
Can your Kill Team survive the arrival (and fall) of the Gallowdark?
