#40k 11e

WH40K 11E got its first update today, which means I got to go through all my Armylists to check for points changes and the like. Since my Armylists are fluff-driven and vibes-based and not chasing the meta, points changes don't usually impact me very much at all; several of my lists made it through untouched.

Games Workshop released the initial batch of 11E points for WH40K, so I've gone through and overhauled all the sample armylists for my Homebrew Marine Chapter.

I ended up trimming down my lone 3K point list to 2K because while the updated App still has it as an option, the 11E rules themselves only talk about 1K and 2K games. Had to ditch a few fun units, but I'll at least keep the art for them around in my gallery.

Aside from that, my other lists only required a little bit of tweaking to conform to the new standard, and what did change looks to open up some fun new options. I'll just have to see what the next season of monthly balance patches brings. Not too worried, when you don't chase the meta like I don't, balance patches usually wash right on over.

So, 11th Edition for Warhammer 40K was announced. While we don't have full details, I'd say it's looking like it could be the best of all possible outcomes for my Homebrewing efforts.

As my Homebrew Space Marine Chapter, the Stormwolves, is closely allied with a Rogue Trader fleet, having multiple Detachments in a single Armylist will be a wonderful new tool for representing Joint Operations of Marines and Voidship Troopers. No more having to settle for what I could make do with what I could cobble together from Imperial Agent rules.

Even for pure-Marine Army Lists, since I've been pulling counts-as rules from different Chapters, this is still potentially a boon for that. While I do have my own fully Homebrew rules that essentially say "change out any Chapter keywords for Stormwolves", having an option to just mash two native Detachments together means I wouldn't have to rely on my own meager attempts at rulecraft.

And then there's the tease of "over 70 new and updated Detachments". While that's a bit of weasel wording by lumping new and updated together, any new Detachments would potentially give me rules to mine for inspiration for my Stormwolves.

Finally, as someone whose Homebrew lore leans heavily on the split between Firstborn and Primaris Marines, the fact that the new edition doesn't invalidate the 10E codexes means I still have Firstborn Datasheets to work with.

Not that I'm not still wary that old units will be fully phased out at some point in the future; the refresh of the Intercessor kit where Primaris Marines are now sporting armor that pulls parts from Marks previous to Mk X is a clear sign that eventually they want everything to be Primaris at some point in the future. But for now, Tactical Squads and the venerable Rhino APC will still be around at least through 12E.

From a lore standpoint, it wouldn't be hard to drop the Firstborn sections of the Stormwolves, but I'm glad I don't have to drop that hammer just yet.

Third-Party Warhammer Reference site Wahapedia has finally updated with a section for WH40K 11E.

This means I was able to go through and update all the hyperlinks in my Homebrew Codex for my Stormwolves Space Marine Chapter (including their allied forces). Not that the information those hyperlinks point to has changed any, that won't happen until the 11E Codexes start rolling out, but at least I was able to also add links to the new 11E Detachments and their Enhancements and Upgrades where I was using them.

Also, this post is mainly an excuse for me to share some of the latest digital renders I've added to the illustrations of my Homebrew. No actual marines in this batch but Fleet personnel, AdMech support, and natives from the chapter's homeworld can flesh out the vibe of the chapter just as well.

Games Workshop updated the Points Document to add the new units and detachments for the Armageddon release, in what I believe will be the last changes of 10E.

The Guard got some nice new Units and Detachments, and of course, we can't go a new release without Space Marines getting a Detachment or two. However none of the new stuff feels like it fits my theme of a Genetically Experimental Covert Ops Chapter supported by Rogue Trader Void Troopers, so I'm putting the new stuff aside for now.