The following codices were released for the 2nd Edition: More detailed information, such as background and organisation, was included, adding more depth and details to the Warhammer 40,000 universe. The 2nd Edition was substantially more colourful and the new codices reflected this fact. Later in the edition's publication run, beginning in 1993, Games Workshop introduced the first codices for each of the playable faction's armies, though they were far smaller and contained a great deal less fictional background information (what fans refer to as 'fluff') than the codices of later editions. True codexes as they later became known to fans of the game were still not available for these early editions, but the army lists and background information for Warhammer 40,000 printed in White Dwarf became far more deeply detailed. New rules were also provided for the use of psychic powers which were essentially the equivalent of the magical system deployed in Warhammer Fantasy. Also special characters were introduced to replace the older concept of battlefield heroes (the earlier edition only had three generic 'heroic' profiles for each army: champion, minor and major hero). The animating idea behind this edition of the game was to provide more opportunities for players to participate in larger battles. The release of this edition was marked by the production of a boxed starter set containing Ork and Space Marine models with dice and a rules book. The 2nd Edition of Warhammer 40,000 was released in 1993 as part of Games Workshop's strategy to appeal to a younger fanbase and greatly expanded the number of factions and armies that could now be played. New models were released by Games Workshop for the line and the many people who had always enjoyed Warhammer Fantasy were now thrilled at the idea of Warhammer 40,000 as a tabletop wargame, which was essentially a dark science fiction or more properly a dark science fantasy setting with many of the same tropes and elements as its dark fantasy counterpart. Soon the Games Workshop hobby magazine, White Dwarf, started making army lists and devising strategies for people to use in these Rogue Trader games. These rules were later expanded by both Ansell and Richard Halliwell (both of whom ended up working for Games Workshop), although the rules were not a precursor to Rogue Trader. Much of the composition of the units was determined randomly, by rolling dice.Ī few elements of the setting ( Bolters, Lasguns, Frag Grenades, Terminator Armour) can be seen in a set of earlier wargaming rules called Laserburn (produced by the now defunct company Tabletop Games) written by Bryan Ansell. This original version came as a very detailed, though rather jumbled, rulebook, which made it most suitable for fighting small skirmishes. The game play of Rogue Trader was heavily oriented toward role-playing rather than strict tabletop wargaming. Game designer Rick Priestly created the original rules set (based on the contemporary 2nd Edition of Warhammer Fantasy) alongside the Warhammer 40,000 universe. The 1st Edition of the game, published in 1987, is referred to as Rogue Trader.

8.3 8th Edition Campaigns and Expansions.

7.2 7th Edition Campaigns and Expansions.

6.2 6th Edition Campaigns and Expansions.

5.1 5th Edition Campaigns and Expansions.4.1 4th Edition Campaigns and Expansions.3.2 3rd Edition Campaigns and Expansions.2.1 2nd Edition Campaigns and Expansions.

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