The Imperial Guard is the largest and most diverse organisation the galaxy has ever seen. It contains billions of men from a million different worlds. Half-feral savages march alongside former hive planet workers. Men whose homes were blistering deserts, tropical jungles, icy steppes or desolate moor lands are united under the banner of the Imperium of Man. The entire diversity of the massive Imperium is encapsulated in its ranks by choice, or more likely, by Imperial edict.
However, the power of the Imperial Guard does not lie in numbers alone. It is equipped with lumbering-but-deadly battle tanks, fast-striding walkers, and the heaviest artillery known to humanity. Whole worlds are dedicated to the production of the war machines of the Imperial Guard which, while inelegant, are fearsomely practical and deadly to the foes of the Imperium.
When building a Warhammer 40,000 army the best place to begin is its respective Codex. These books are indispensable, not only providing you with the complete rules and army lists for your army, but they also contain guides to painting, assembling, and selecting your army – plus you'll learn background that you can find nowhere else.
Codex: Imperial Guard is one in a series of Warhammer 40,000 game supplements. Each book in the series describes in detail an army, its background, and its heroes. Inside, you will find:
ARMY
LIST
The complete Imperial Guard list, which allows you to choose your forces for
a tabletop battle. Also included are special rules for Regimental Doctrines,
Commissars, Preachers, Adeptus Mechanicus Enginseers, and Sanctioned Psykers.
HOBBY SECTION
Sixteen full-colour pages packed with advice and tips on collecting, modelling,
and playing with an Imperial Guard army.
SPECIAL CHARACTERS
Complete rules and background information for Imperial Guard characters such
as Lord Castellan Ursarkar E. Creed, Colonel Schaeffer and his Last Chancers,
Commissar Yarrick, and Colonel-Commissar Ibram Gaunt.
BACKGROUND
Details of the galaxy-spanning war machine that is the Imperial Guard, including
recruitment, insignia, organisation, and history.
Once you get the Codex in your hands, you'll need some troops to command and to form the core of your growing army. Next, take a look at the Cadian Shock Troops boxed set, which is the perfect place to find your first recruits.
Next:
Gathering Your Troops
Previous: Getting
Started
