The rampaging hordes of the Slaves to Darkness are emboldened by the imminent release of the new Army Set, which comes to pre-order this weekend. It’s the first place to get your hands on the new Daemon Prince, Chaos Chosen, Ogroid Theridons, and the all-new Battletome: Slaves to Darkness.*
This esoteric tome is heaving with dark delights, Chaos-tainted lore, and a bevy of new rules that will supercharge your armies, whether they slaughter for Archaon or sow sedition with the servants of Be’lakor.
Champions of Chaos walk the Path of Glory with such swagger, conviction, and bloodlust that they inevitably attract the attention of dark patrons.
Once these unfathomable entities’ eyes – or whatever strange ocular organs they possess – focus on their mortal heroes, great and terrible boons soon follow. When a unit with the EYE OF THE GODS keyword slaughters an enemy HERO or MONSTERS, or seizes control of an objective, they roll 2D6 and get a blessing from the Eye of the Gods table.
Perhaps you’ll weather countless futile blows to claim the rotting resting site of a noxious artefact, piquing the interest of the Grandfather and earning a gift of Unholy Resilience, for a 6+ ward. Or maybe you’ll lop off enough heads to put a smile even on Khorne’s face, and be awarded with a Slaughterer’s Strength that improves your melee Rend characteristic by 1.**
But the Chaos Gods are famously capricious – just ask their First Prince. There’s every chance that a storied legend making all the right noises can still be Snubbed by the Gods… or worse, attract the unwelcome attention of a deity ready to “bless” them with a one-way ticket to Spawndom.
Make sure to keep a spare Chaos Spawn handy for when your champions get more than they bargained for.
While the EYE OF THE GODS is usually found on heroes, from the ruthless Darkoath Warqueen to the mighty Centaurion Marshal, the Mark of Chaos Undivided grants that vital keyword to any MORTAL and OGROID units willing to worship the whole pantheon. These units have a smaller range of results, making each roll more reliable – you won’t see a whole lance of Chaos Knights transformed into squirming tentacular beasts.
UNDIVIDED HEROES aren’t left out of the fun. They get to re-roll one die every time they make a roll on the table, helping them avoid disaster and ascend to immortality.
This isn’t the only way rolls on this table can be altered, as those who live under the gaze of the gods have found many different ways to curry favour and divert ire, including spells, artefacts, and hermetic rituals.**
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* As well as an exclusive set of warscroll cards, which will only be available in the Army Set.
** These results are on a seven and eight, respectively. No points for guessing who's on six and nine...
** Or heroic actions, as you and I would call them.