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Warhammer 40,000 2nd Edition #Codex
Codex Sisters of Battle
Foremost amongst the fanatical warriors of the Ecclesiarchy are the Battle Sisters of the Adepta Sororitas. They constantly guard Humanity against the vile hordes of Chaos, the insidious threat of heretics and assaults of heathen aliens. With their elite training, superb wargear and unshakeable faith in the Emperor, the Sisters of Battle have crushed the foes of Mankind in countless battles across every part of the galaxy.
The Adeptus Ministorum
Revealed for the first time is the full story of the long and torturous evolution of the Adeptus Ministorum, from its founding in the distant past to its present day organisation. It provides a unique insight into the politics and powers that rule Humanity, and their effect on the warriors of the imperium.
Forces of the Ecclisarchy
This book contains full details and rules for all the fighters of the Ecclesiarchy, from the lowely Frateris Militia, to the noble Battle Sisters of the Militant Orders of the Adepta Sororitas. Also covered are the zealous Confessors, stalwart preachers and questing Missionaries of the Adeptus Ministorum, as well as the Sister Superiors and Canonesses that lead the Sisters of Battle. In addition, full rules are provided for the elite Seraphim squads and the awesome flame-throwing Immolator tank.
Army List
The army list in this Codex allows you to field warriors from the Adeptus Ministorum in your Warhammer 40,000 battles. Also provided are guidelines for using the forces of the Ministorum as allies for other Imperial organisations. Finally, the Special Characters section profiles mighty individuals such as Saint Praxedes of Ophelia VII, Helena the Virtuous - Prioress of Ophelia VII, and the Arch Confessor, Redemptor Kyrinov.
Special Rules
New Adeptus Ministorum Relics are presented, along with rules for performing Sacred Rites before the battle and ideas for incorporating an Adeptus Ministorum force into your campaigns and battles.
The Adeptus Ministorum
Revealed for the first time is the full story of the long and torturous evolution of the Adeptus Ministorum, from its founding in the distant past to its present day organisation. It provides a unique insight into the politics and powers that rule Humanity, and their effect on the warriors of the imperium.
Forces of the Ecclisarchy
This book contains full details and rules for all the fighters of the Ecclesiarchy, from the lowely Frateris Militia, to the noble Battle Sisters of the Militant Orders of the Adepta Sororitas. Also covered are the zealous Confessors, stalwart preachers and questing Missionaries of the Adeptus Ministorum, as well as the Sister Superiors and Canonesses that lead the Sisters of Battle. In addition, full rules are provided for the elite Seraphim squads and the awesome flame-throwing Immolator tank.
Army List
The army list in this Codex allows you to field warriors from the Adeptus Ministorum in your Warhammer 40,000 battles. Also provided are guidelines for using the forces of the Ministorum as allies for other Imperial organisations. Finally, the Special Characters section profiles mighty individuals such as Saint Praxedes of Ophelia VII, Helena the Virtuous - Prioress of Ophelia VII, and the Arch Confessor, Redemptor Kyrinov.
Special Rules
New Adeptus Ministorum Relics are presented, along with rules for performing Sacred Rites before the battle and ideas for incorporating an Adeptus Ministorum force into your campaigns and battles.
64 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1997
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June 15, 2023
It seems awfully strange to review and read something from Warhammer 40,000 second edition, when the tenth edition of the game just came out. However, I was reading an Adeptas Sororitas novel by James Swallow and I just didn't know that much about the sisters, so I figured I'd pick up a codex. Since the game had a new edition coming, I wanted to wait for an updated codex... so why an old edition. First off, I really love the old art style from the early Warhammer days and sometimes I'll pick these up just for artistic reasons. Don't get me wrong, the new art is awesome, but there's just something about the old days that I enjoy for nostalgic reasons. And here we are a second edition Codex for the Sisters of Battle.
As I said, the old art is great, and that stands true throughout this codex. So, if you're a fan of the historical art of Warhammer, these old game books are certainly worth adding to your archives. You may not use them in game, unless you are really fiending for a 2nd edition game, but they are certainly fun to look at. All the art and photographs of the old miniatures are really quite wonderful in my opinion.
The Adeptas Sororitas are a military unit that are involved with the religious arm of the Warhammer 40k war machine. The Ecclesiarchy is clearly inspired by the Holy Roman Emperor concept drawn from our own human history. The Sisters are, effectively, a militarized variation of "warrior nuns" as it were. As such, the game designers tried to set things up more like a standard fair Catholic styled church order, where the Priests are the ones really running the show. So, this book covers more than just what you'd expect to find in a military order of warrior nuns.
This pretty much gave me what I was looking for, I wanted to read a bit of the history of the founding of the Sisters of Battle and a codex is really designed to do that as well as give you details on how certain in game units behave. But I was mainly here for the history. I don't know how much the history of the Sisters has evolved since 1997 when this first came out, but I imagine this overview is good enough. The first half lays out the foundation of the Sisters order during a very dark time of the Imperium which was later set on the "righteous path" by Sebastian Thor. Basically, the daughters were mislead and used by a heretic leader Vadelis and once the Sisters were shown the error of their ways, they were instrumental in felling the heretic. Ever since then the Sisters have been a specialized unit used to keep the power in the Imperium in check. They are instrumental in making sure no single leader can gain too much power again. It was a really interesting and well written history.
I was slightly disappointed in the second half, but I think the game has changed a bit since this was published. As I said, there is a lot of writing about the priests and other characters that really "run the show" as the religion will certainly be male dominated. So, the second half is rather devoted more to the men involved that the Sisters follow. The thing that I didn't like was that when it got to the stories and some of the history the Sisters aren't really even mentioned in these parts. Like they're just not even there... The stories were good and I found them interesting, but I couldn't help but wonder, why they were in this codex if they didn't even feature the Sisters. Instead they were more about what the Confessors or the Frateris are doing.
This is why I think some stuff has changed since the 2nd edition. In the modern boxes of the miniatures I don't see too much in the way of these guys around, so I'm rather looking forward to a more Sisters devoted Codex in the updated versions. I could be wrong, I haven't played the game in a very long time and I'm only diving in again with the 10th edition and never played Sisters before, so we'll see how it goes!
As I said, the old art is great, and that stands true throughout this codex. So, if you're a fan of the historical art of Warhammer, these old game books are certainly worth adding to your archives. You may not use them in game, unless you are really fiending for a 2nd edition game, but they are certainly fun to look at. All the art and photographs of the old miniatures are really quite wonderful in my opinion.
The Adeptas Sororitas are a military unit that are involved with the religious arm of the Warhammer 40k war machine. The Ecclesiarchy is clearly inspired by the Holy Roman Emperor concept drawn from our own human history. The Sisters are, effectively, a militarized variation of "warrior nuns" as it were. As such, the game designers tried to set things up more like a standard fair Catholic styled church order, where the Priests are the ones really running the show. So, this book covers more than just what you'd expect to find in a military order of warrior nuns.
This pretty much gave me what I was looking for, I wanted to read a bit of the history of the founding of the Sisters of Battle and a codex is really designed to do that as well as give you details on how certain in game units behave. But I was mainly here for the history. I don't know how much the history of the Sisters has evolved since 1997 when this first came out, but I imagine this overview is good enough. The first half lays out the foundation of the Sisters order during a very dark time of the Imperium which was later set on the "righteous path" by Sebastian Thor. Basically, the daughters were mislead and used by a heretic leader Vadelis and once the Sisters were shown the error of their ways, they were instrumental in felling the heretic. Ever since then the Sisters have been a specialized unit used to keep the power in the Imperium in check. They are instrumental in making sure no single leader can gain too much power again. It was a really interesting and well written history.
I was slightly disappointed in the second half, but I think the game has changed a bit since this was published. As I said, there is a lot of writing about the priests and other characters that really "run the show" as the religion will certainly be male dominated. So, the second half is rather devoted more to the men involved that the Sisters follow. The thing that I didn't like was that when it got to the stories and some of the history the Sisters aren't really even mentioned in these parts. Like they're just not even there... The stories were good and I found them interesting, but I couldn't help but wonder, why they were in this codex if they didn't even feature the Sisters. Instead they were more about what the Confessors or the Frateris are doing.
This is why I think some stuff has changed since the 2nd edition. In the modern boxes of the miniatures I don't see too much in the way of these guys around, so I'm rather looking forward to a more Sisters devoted Codex in the updated versions. I could be wrong, I haven't played the game in a very long time and I'm only diving in again with the 10th edition and never played Sisters before, so we'll see how it goes!
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