Warhammer 40,000 5th Edition Rulebook

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Warhammer 40,000 5th Edition Rulebook

Released	July 2008
Pages	304
Preceded by	Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook
Followed by	Warhammer 40,000 6th Edition Rulebook

Warhammer 40,000 5th Edition Rulebook is the 5th core rulebook for the Warhammer 40,000 game. It was released in July 2008 as a hardback. A reduced paperback version, including only the rules without any background material, was released as part of the Warhammer 40,000 Assault on Black Reach boxed set.

General Structure

The hardback book has 304 pages and the cover is printed in colour with the majority of the book being in full colour, although the Reference and the Rules sections remain white and black. However, those are less than one third of the book.

Changes

The major rule changes from the 4th edition rulebook include the addition of running, the refining of blast and template weapons and a greater degree of usability in building and other forms of cover. Vehicle ramming has also been included in this edition. Another major rule change is the introduction of "true" line of sight, meaning that in order for a unit to be targeted, at least one model in the unit must be seen by the shooting unit, regardless of cover.

In terms of background, the 5th edition goes into greater detail for each race. There is far greater detail in the backround of the imperium, including a detailed timeline of the last 250 years of the 41st millennium, featuring events seen in a number of Black Library publications, such as the Ultramarines defence of Tarsis Ultra.