Warhammer Armies: Hordes of Chaos Army Book (2002). Condition is Used. Shipped with USPS Priority Mail. Please see photos.see my other vintage items I will combine shipping to save you money. Warhammer Armies: Hordes of Chaos (6th Edition) Edit. Classic editor History Comments Share. FOREWORD Edit INTRODUCTION Edit THE REALM OF CHAOS Edit. The Warriors of Chaos, 1a also known as the Hordes of Chaos, the Followers of Chaos, 1e Chaos Undivided, the Northern Barbarians or simply just the Northmen, 3b are the names given to a race of savage, warlike tribes of Human Barbarians that occupy the harsh and unforgiving lands of the uppermost North, known in the lands of the Old World as the dreaded Northern Waste.
Back during the early days of Warhammer Fantasy, all three types of Chaos servant - Vikings in cool armor, anthropomorphic animals with swords and axes, and creations of the Chaos Gods - were all part of a single army called the Hordes of Chaos. The army played like how the current Warriors of Chaos army did, relying on powerful, expensive close range units with VERY strong army leaders. In order of the power and cost, from lowest to highest, the ranking went; Beastmen, Warriors, and Daemons. But as time went on, Gaming Workshops saw that more armies, provided they were selling, meant more money since they could make more models and rulebooks, so they split the beasts off into an ineffectually army that accomplishes nothing (in fluff and on the table top!). Seeing that complete lack of success, they did it again by spinning off daemons into a separate army, and reason decided to change the name 'Hordes of Chaos' to 'Warriors of Chaos' since the daemons were removed, though the warriors of chaos were pretty much the focus of the book in the 6th edition even with the presence of the daemons.
So we have three Chaos armies, and none of them get anything done because not even the Chaos Gods have the power to violate the status quo. PROGRESS!
But Games Workshop may finally be realising that the current split is awful because, apart from Warriors, none of them are really strong enough to carry themselves as independent armies. So they created rules for Legions of Chaos as part of The End Times: Glottkin splats.
Mechanics[edit]
The Hordes of Chaos approach was surprisingly simple, even elegant. Certain kinds of units were designated as inherently Special or Rare units - generally the various gribbly monsters - but the rest of the units were divided into three racial categories; Mortal, Beast or Daemon. When you selected your general, units of the same racial category were Core choices, whilst those of different racial categories counted as Special choices. Daemon Princes could take either of two cheap upgrades to be able to take Mortals or Beasts as Core units, reflecting their former origins amongst the living.
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Chaos Knights is a Warriors of Chaos cavalry unit introduced in Total War: Warhammer. Loyal followers of the Everchosen, maleficent Knights dedicated with reverent faith to any and all of the Chaos Gods.
Description[edit | edit source]
All Champions of Chaos follow their gods with reverent faith, but to this warband the worship of Chaos is everything. They are more like a religious order than a band of warriors. The Swords of Chaos are not dedicated to any one of the Chaos gods alone. They follow Chaos Undivided, the Great Nameless One, the Thing That Should Not Be.
Their leader is called Archaon. He is mighty, cunning, unspeakably evil, and is said to be the greatest Chaos lord of the age. Rumours tell that he was a warrior-priest of a religious order in the Empire, but found his true faith in the worship of Chaos. He was granted a vision that he would unite the hordes of Chaos and march against the civilized nations, bringing upon the world an Age of Chaos that would last for eternity. Archaon is utterly dedicated to this cause, and he will let nothing stand in his way. He is a great orator, and his speeches whip his followers into a religious frenzy. His words touch the soul of anyone who has pledged himself to the cause of Chaos.
Archaon is constantly roaming the wastes, seeking other warbands. In battle the choice that Archaon gives to the other warbands is simple: join him or die. Followers of all Chaos gods are welcome, just as long as they swear fealty to Archaon. Chaos Undivided welcomes all its true sons.
Many disobey and die. But many others will be gripped by the zeal of Archaon and join him. Thus the Swords of Chaos have grown to be the largest coalition of warriors in the Northern Wastes. Many times have zealous defenders gathered armies and challenged Archaon, hoping to rid the world of his deadly threat. Now their bones litter the Northern Wastes and the plains of the Troll Country.
The warbands that gather under the banners of the Swords of Chaos are many and varied, but all of them are under the rule of the the merciless lord Archaon. All look to him for religious guidance. Their number grows daily, and many fear that Archaon will be the next one to gather the warbands of the wastes and bring unholy war to the Old World.
Attributes[edit | edit source]
- ↑Anti-Infantry: Anti-infantry units have an advantage against targets that are smaller than a horse. This advantage can be a damage bonus against small targets, superior weight used to smash through lighter enemies, or an explosive attack from range that effects a large area.
- ↑Armoured & Shielded: Armoured units can block damage from any source apart from Armour-Piercing damage. Shields have a chance of blocking arrows, bolts, rifle shots and similar small arms fire - but only in a forward facing arc.
Ability[edit | edit source]
- Apocalyptic Charge: +24% speed, +24% charge speed for all units map wide, recharges when near enemies
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Strategy[edit | edit source]
Chaos Knights with flaming attacks, Guardian, and a map wide speed/charge boost. These traits make them good for pairing with a lord as a bodyguard unit. They are a melee cavalry so can actually survive for a while in combat and rely less on a charge bonus. They should shadow your lord or heroes generally. Notably, they do have significantly less models than standard chaos knights.
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