WARHAMMER 40,000 CODEX:
BLACK TEMPLARS Official Update for 6th Edition, Version 1.1 Although we strive to ensure that our codexes are perfect, sometimes mistakes do creep in. In addition, we occasionally print new versions of our rules which require amendments to be made in older versions of our army books. When such issues arise, we feel that it is important to deal with them as promptly as we can, and we therefore produce regular updates for all of our army books. When changes are made, the version number will be updated, and any changes from the previous version will be highlighted in Magenta. Where a version number has a letter, e.g. 1.1a, this means it has had a local update, only in that language, to clarify a translation issue or other minor correction.
ERRATA
Each update is split into three sections: Errata, Amendments, and ‘Frequently Asked Questions’. The Errata corrects any mistakes in the codex, while the Amendments bring the codex up to date with the latest version of the rules. The Frequently Asked Questions (or ‘FAQ’) section answers commonly asked questions about the rules. Although you can mark corrections directly in your codex, this is by no means necessary – just keep a copy of the update with your codex.
Immobile: A Drop Pod cannot move once it has entered the battle, and counts in all respects as a vehicle that has suffered an Immobilised damage result that cannot be repaired in any way.
Page 22 – Drop Pod Assault. Replace this entry with the following rules: “Drop Pod Assault: Drop Pods must enter play using the Deep Strike rules. At the beginning of your first turn, choose half of your Drop Pods (rounding up) to make a ‘Drop Pod Assault’. Units making a Drop Pod Assault arrive on their controlling player’s first turn. The arrival of the remaining Drop Pods is rolled for as normal. A unit that Deep Strikes via Drop Pod cannot charge in the turn it arrives.
Inertial Guidance System: Should a Drop Pod scatter on top of impassable terrain or another model (friend or foe) then reduce the scatter distance by the minimum required in order to avoid the obstacle. Note that if a Drop Pod scatters off the edge of the board then they will suffer a Deep Strike Mishap as per the Warhammer 40,000 rulebook.” Page 24 – Uphold the Honour of The Emperor. Change the first sentence of the first paragraph to read to: “No friendly units chosen from Codex: Black Templars may take cover saves.” Change the first sentence of the second paragraph to: “In addition, all friendly units chosen from Codex: Black Templars are immune to the effects of Pinning.” Page 25 – Accept any Challenge, No Matter the Odds. Replace this entry with “This vow affects all friendly models chosen from Codex: Black Templars except Neophytes and vehicles that are not walkers.These models have the Rage special rule.”
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Page 28 – Space Marine Bike. Change “Space Marine Characters that have a Command Squad may not be mounted on a Bike.” to: “Space Marine Characters that have a Command Squad or a jump pack may not be mounted on a Bike. Page 31 – Commander, Rites of Battle. Change the third sentence to: “If a Black Templars Commander is on the table then all other friendly units chosen from Codex: Black Templars may use his Leadership for Morale, Pinning or Leadership tests”. Page 35 – Dreadnought, Venerable. Change the third sentence to: “If a Venerable Dreadnought suffers a penetrating hit, you can make your opponent re-roll the result on the Vehicle Damage table”. Page 39 – Land Speeder Typhoon, Typhoon Missile Launcher. Replace the profile presented with the Typhoon Missile Launcher profile as follows: Range S AP Type Frag 48" 4 6 Heavy 2, Blast Krak 48" 8 3 Heavy 2 Page 40 – Black Templar Bike Squadron, Options. Change “Up to three Initiates in the squad may exchange their bolt pistol for one of the following weapons:” to “Up to three Initiates in the squad may take one of the following weapons:”
AMENDMENTS Note that this is an older Codex, written for a previous edition of the rules. You will therefore need to consult the Reference section of the Warhammer 40,000 rulebook for an up to date list Unit Types and Vehicle Hull Points. You’ll also find that some of the weapons in this Codex are written out longhand, rather than using the weapon profile format in the Warhammer 40,000 rulebook. Don’t worry – these are functionally identical, unless noted otherwise in this document. Two Toughness Values Where a model has two Toughness values presented on its profile, one of which is presented in brackets, always use the bracketed value. Ignore the other value entirely. Page var. – Last Man Standing test. Ignore all references to Last Man Standing tests.
Page 23 – Righteous Zeal. Change the first sentence of the second paragraph to: “In the Shooting phase, any Infantry unit (not Jump Infantry) that has not gone to ground and is not falling back must take a morale check if it suffers any casualties from enemy shooting, not just when it suffers 25% casualties.” Change the second sentence of the third paragraph to read “This is identical to a Consolidation move – refer to the Warhammer 40,000 rulebook”. Page 23 – Mixed Armour. Ignore this special rule. Page 23 – Kill Them All. Ignore this special rule. Page 24 – Suffer Not the Unclean to Live. Change the final sentence to read: “This Strength bonus is not cumulative with that conferred by the Furious Charge special rule”. Page 25 – Abhor the Witch, Destroy the Witch. Change the first sentence of the first paragraph to read: “This vow affects all friendly units chosen from Codex: Black Templars (including vehicles) and happens after deployment but before deploying Infiltrators or redeploying units with the Scouts special rule”. Ignore the last sentences of both the first and second paragraphs. Page 26 – Single-handed Weapons. Change the storm shield from “10 points” to “15 points” Page 27 – Auspex. Ignore the bracketed section in the second sentence (regarding Sentries). Page 27 – Combat Shield. Change the last sentence to: “The combat shield confers a 6+ invulnerable save.” Page 27 – Cenobyte Servitors. Ignore the sixth sentence (regarding Veteran Skills) altogether.
Page var. – ‘Massacre’ results. Ignore all references to ‘Massacre’ results.
Page 27 – Crozius Arcanum. Replace this entry with: “A crozius arcanum is treated as a power maul – refer to the Warhammer 40,000 rulebook.”
Page 22 – “And they Shall Know no Fear...”. Ignore this entry – refer instead to the ‘And they Shall Know no Fear...” special rule in the Warhammer 40,000 rulebook.
Page 27 – Cyclone Missile Launcher. Change “as a missile launcher” to “as a heavy 2 missile launcher.”
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Page 28 – Holy Orbs of Antioch. Replace this entry with “A Holy Orb of Antioch is a shooting weapon (not a grenade) with the following profile: Range S AP Type 3 3 Assault 1, Armourbane, Holy Orb 12" of Antioch Blast,Fleshbane, One Use Only, Page 28 – Jump Pack Replace this entry with: “Models equipped with jump packs gain the Jump unit type as described in the Warhammer 40,000 rulebook”. Page 28 – Narthecium. Replace the second paragraph with: “As long as the Apothecary is alive, all models in his squad have the Feel No Pain special rule.” Page 28 – Signum. Change the last two sentences to: “A model can use a signum in lieu of making a shooting attack of his own. If he does so, one model in his squad is Ballistic Skill 5 for the remainder of the Shooting phase. Declare that the signum is being used before any rolls to hit are made.” Page 28 – Space Marine Bike Replace this entry with: “Models equipped with Space Marine bikes change their unit type to Bike as described in the Warhammer 40,000 rulebook. Space Marine bikes have a twinlinked boltgun”. Page 28 – Storm shield. Change to: “A storm shield is a solid shield that has an energy field generator built into it. The energy field is capable of deflecting almost any attack, even blows from lascannons and power weapons. A model with a storm shield has a 3+ invulnerable save. A model equipped with a storm shield can never claim the +1 Attack bonus for being armed with two close combat weapons in an assault.” Page 29 – Thunder Hammer. Ignore this entry – refer instead to the Thunder Hammer profile in the Weapons section of the Warhammer 40,000 rulebook. Page 29 – Pintle Mounted Storm Bolter. Ignore this entry – refer instead to the Storm Bolter profile in the Weapons section of the Warhammer 40,000 rulebook. Page 29 – Power of the Machine Spirit. Ignore this entry, and replace with “The tank has the Power of the Machine Spirit special rule”.
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Page 29 – Terminator Armour. Change “Space Marines in Terminator armour are capable of moving and firing with heavy weapons.” to “Space Marines in Terminator armour have the Relentless special rule.” Page 29 – Dozer Blades; Hunter-killer Missile; Searchlight; Smoke Launchers. Use the entries in the Warhammer 40,000 rulebook. Page 31 – Commander, Command Squad Replace this entry with “A Commander may lead a Command Squad or, if equipped with Terminator Armour, may lead a Terminator Command Squad”. Page 31 – Emperor’s Champion, the Black Sword. Replace the last sentence with the following profile: Range S AP Type Black +2 3 Melee Sword Page 31 – The Emperor’s Champion, Slayer of Champions. Change the second sentence to read: “The Emperor’s Champion must always issue and accept a challenge whenever possible. If there is more than one model in a combat with this special rule, you may select which model issues or accepts the challenge”. Page 32 – Black Templars Chaplain, Reclusiam Command Squad. Replace this entry with “A Chaplain may lead a Command Squad or, if equipped with Terminator Armour, may lead a Terminator Command Squad. A Standard Bearer within one Reclusiam Command Squad may carry a Holy Relic for +30 points. A Chaplain who does not lead a Terminator Command Squad may also be accompanied by up to 3 Cenobyte Servitors of the Company Chapel for +10 points each”. Page 32 – Sword Brethren Terminator Command Squad. Change the first sentence to read: “You may take a Command Squad to accompany a Commander or Chaplain in Terminator armour chosen from Codex: Black Templars”. Page 32 – Sword Brethren Terminator Command Squad, Transport. Change the first sentence to read: “A Terminator Command squad which, including leading/attached characters, numbers eight models or less may select a Land Raider Crusader as a dedicated transport.”
Page 32 – Sword Brethren Terminator Command Squad, Special Skills. Change the second sentence to read: “At a cost of +3 points per model, all models in a Terminator Command squad (including leading/attached characters chosen from Codex: Black Templars) may be upgraded to have one of the following special rules: Furious Charge, Tank Hunters”. Ignore the bracketed section (ref. the Universal Special Rules section). Page 32 – Sword Brethren Terminator Command Squad, Teleport. Replace this entry with: “This unit has the Deep Strike special rule.” Page 33 – Command Squad. Change the first sentence to read: “You may take a Command Squad to accompany a Commander or Chaplain in power/artificer armour chosen from Codex: Black Templars”. Page 33 – Command Squad, Transport. Replace this entry with “A Command Squad that numbers six models or less may select a Razorback as a Dedicated Transport. A Command Squad that numbers ten models or less may select a Rhino or Drop Pod as a Dedicated Transport. A Command Squad that numbers fifteen models or less may select a Land Raider Crusader as a Dedicated Transport. Note these limits include any leading/attached characters”. Page 33 – Command Squad, Special Skills. Change the sentence to read “At the cost of +3 points per model, all models in a Command Squad (including leading/attached characters chosen from Codex: Black Templars) may be upgraded to have one of the following special rules: Furious Charge, Counter-attack, Infiltrate (may only be selected if the squad does not have a Dedicated Transport)”. Ignore the bracketed section (ref. the Universal Special Rules section). Page 34 – Sword Brethren Terminator Squad, Transport. Change the first sentence to read: “A Terminator Squad which numbers eight models or less may select a Land Raider Crusader as a Dedicated Transport”. Page 34 – Sword Brethren Terminator Squad, Special Skills. Change the sentence to read “At the cost of +3 points per model, all models in a Sword Brethren Terminator Squad may be upgraded to have one of the following special rules: Furious Charge, Tank Hunters”.
Page 34 – Sword Brethren Terminator Squad, Teleport. Change the second sentence to read: “They have the Deep Strike special rule”. Page 34 – Sword Brethren Terminator Assault Squad, Transport. Change the first sentence to read: “A Terminator Squad which numbers eight models or less may select a Land Raider Crusader as a Dedicated Transport”. Page 34 – Sword Brethren Terminator Assault Squad, Special Skills. Change the sentence to read “At the cost of +3 points per model, all models in a Sword Brethren Terminator Assault Squad may be upgraded to have one of the following special rules: Furious Charge, Tank Hunters”. Ignore the bracketed section (ref. the Universal Special Rules section). Page 34 – Sword Brethren Terminator Assault Squad, Teleport. Change the second sentence to read: “They have the Deep Strike special rule”. Page 35 – Sword Brethren Squad, Transport. Replace this entry with “A Sword Brethren Squad that numbers six models or less may select a Razorback as a Dedicated Transport. A Sword Brethren Squad that numbers ten models or less may select a Rhino or Drop Pod as a Dedicated Transport. A Sword Brethren Squad that numbers fifteen models or less may select a Land Raider Crusader as a Dedicated Transport. Note these limits include any leading/attached characters”. Page 35 – Sword Brethren, Special Skills. Change the second sentence to read: “All members of the Sword Brethren Squad will have one of the following special rules: Furious Charge, Counter-attack, Infiltrate (may not be selected if the squad has a Dedicated Transport)”. Ignore the bracketed section (ref. the Universal Special Rules section). Page 35 – Dreadnought, Venerable. Change the second paragraph to read: “A Venerable Dreadnought may be given either the Furious Charge or Tank Hunter special rule for +10 points”. Page 35 – Dreadnought, Transport. Add the following option “A Dreadnought or Venerable Dreadnought may take a Drop Pod as a Dedicated Transport”.
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Page 36 – Techmarine, Blessing of the Omnissiah. Replace this entry with the following: “Blessing of the Omnissiah: In each of your Shooting phases, instead of firing his weapons, a Techmarine may choose to repair a single friendly vehicle that he is in base contact with or embarked upon. To repair a vehicle, roll a D6 and add the following modifiers where applicable: • Each servitor with a servo-arm in his unit • The Techmarine has a servo-harness
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If the result is 5 or more, you may restore a Hull Point lost earlier in the battle, or repair a Weapon Destroyed or Immobilised result suffered earlier in the battle; this is effective immediately.” Page 36 – Techmarine, Transport. Replace this entry with: “A Techmarine (and any Servitors attached to him as a retinue) may select a Razorback, Rhino or Land Raider Crusader as a Dedicated Transport”. Page 37 – Crusader Squad, Transport. Replace this entry with “A Crusader Squad that numbers six models or less may select a Razorback as a Dedicated Transport. A Crusader Squad that numbers ten models or less may select a Rhino or Drop Pod as a Dedicated Transport. A Crusader Squad that numbers fifteen models or less may select a Land Raider Crusader as a Dedicated Transport. Note these limits include any leading/attached characters”. Page 38 – Transport Vehicles. Ignore the entire italicised section – refer to the rules for dedicated transports in the Warhammer 40,000 rulebook. Page 38 – Drop Pod. Ignore the penultimate sentence of this entry (regarding the Power of the Machine Spirit). Page 38 and 48 – Deathwind Launcher, AP. Change “6” to “-”.Page 39 – Black Templars Assault Squad, Options. Change the last sentence to: “Any model may exchange its bolt pistol for a storm shield for +15 points.” Page 39 – Assault Squad, Deep Strike. Replace this entry with: “Black Templars Assault Squads with jump packs can Deep Strike.” Page 39 – Land Speeder, Deep Strike. Replace this entry with: “A Land Speeder Squadron has the Deep Strike special rule.”
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Page 39 – Land Speeder Typhoon, Typhoon Missile Launcher. Replace the profile presented with the Typhoon Missile Launcher profile as follows: Range S AP Type 48" 4 6 Heavy 2, Blast Frag Missile Krak Missile 48" 8 3 Heavy 2 Page 42 – Land Raider and Land Raider Crusader. Add “Assault Vehicle: Refer to the Warhammer 40,000 rulebook.” to these vehicles’ special rules. Page 42 – Land Raider and Land Raider Crusader, Power of the Machine Spirit. Ignore this entry – refer to the Warhammer 40,000 rulebook. Page 44 – High Marshall Helbrecht, Retinue. Change the final sentence of Retinue to read “If Helbrecht chooses a Command Squad, he and all its members must be given the Furious Charge special rule at the cost of +3 points per model”. Page 44 – High Marshall Helbrecht, Sword of the High Marshals. Change the final sentence to read “In the first turn of any assault, the Sword of the High Marshals gives Helbrecht an additional D3 Attacks for the duration of that turn (roll at the beginning of the Fight sub-phase)”. Page 48 – Shotgun, Strength. Change “3” to “4”.
FAQs Q. When a unit with the And They Shall Know no Fear special rule regroups, do they get to immediately move up to 3" as well as moving as normal that turn? (p23) A. Yes. Q: Must the ‘Consolidate move’ towards the enemy for Righteous Zeal be made in full? (p23) A: Yes. Q: Is the Abhor the Witch, Destroy the Witch vow taken instead of normal Deny the Witch rolls? (p25) A: Yes. Q. Is a Fighting Company Standard the same as a Fighting Company Banner? (p28) A. Yes, throughout the book the words ‘standard’ and ‘banner’ are used interchangeably. Q. Can a vehicle with the ‘Power of the Machine Spirit’ fire a weapon on the turn the vehicle uses Smoke Launchers? (p29) A. No.
Q. Can I field more than one Emperor’s Champion? (p31) A. You can only have one Emperor’s Champion per primary detatchment chosen from Codex: Black Templars. Q. Can the Emperor’s Champion be my warlord? (p31) A. No. This will mean you will need to include a second HQ choice to be your warlord. Q. Can I field a Command Squad or a Sword Brethren Terminator Command Squad without a character to lead it? (p32) A. No. Q. Does a Techmarine’s twin-linked plasma pistol on the servo-harness give an extra attack in close combat? (p36) A. No. Q: Can a Techmarine attempt to use his Blessing of the Omnissiah special rule to repair a vehicle he is currently embarked upon? (p36) A: Yes. Q: Does a successful Rhino repair attempt restore a Hull Point? (p38) A: No. Q: Can you use a Drop Pod on its own, with no squad inside? (p38) A: Yes you can. Q: If a Drop Pod scatters off the board when deep striking, what happens? (p38) A: They will have to roll on the deep strike Mishap table. Q. If Chaplain Grimaldus is removed from play by an attack that doesn’t cause Wounds, can he use his ‘Only in Death does Duty End’ special rule to take a Leadership test to fight on with 1 Wound remaining? (p46) A. No. Last updated 24th July 2012
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