Chapter Approved was a regular column in White Dwarf in which officially approved background and rules information created by the Warhammer 40,000 design team - often the head designer directly - were published. It also included looks 'behind the scenes' at the design process, as well as trial rules and FAQs. These articles were collected into annual-style compilation books several times, also called Chapter Approved and subtitled as the 'Books of the Astronomicon'.
Originating in the first edition of WH40K, it resurfaced during Third Edition, and the tenure of Andy Chambers as the system's head designer (or the Warhammer 40,000 Overfiend, as the position was also then known). Readers of White Dwarf were invited to write in to him with requests for material to be featured; be it rule clarifications, unit discrepancies, a focus on certain background, or even suggest the creation of certain rules and units. These requests were met upon several occasions, with articles stating they were created in response to reader request. Other articles were created to act as player aids or designer soapboxes. The column ceased appearing in the transition to Fourth Edition, only to intermittently resurface some time later, without the 'frontperson' of the departed Andy Chambers.
Chapter Approved Articles
| White Dwarf issue |
Title |
Subject |
Author(s) |
Edition
|
| WD96 |
Chapter Approved |
MK14 Jet-Cycle / The Ravenwing |
Rick Priestley |
First
|
| WD97 |
Chapter Approved |
Legiones Astartes |
Dave Langford |
First
|
| WD99 |
WD01/004 |
Rules. Tarantula, Mole Mortar, Land Speeder, Black Shadow Side-Car |
Rick Priestley |
First
|
| WD100 |
Dreadnoughts |
Dreadnoughts |
Rick Priestley & Bryan Ansell |
First
|
| WD101 |
(none) |
Eldar Dreadnoughts, Land Speeder, Thudd Gun |
Rick Priestley & Jervis Johnson |
First
|
| WD104 |
Imperial Robots |
Imperial Robots |
Mike Brunton |
First
|
| WD104 |
Robot Classes and Livery |
Robots |
|
First
|
| WD227 |
Fleet of Foot |
Eldar |
Andy Chambers |
Third
|
| WD227 |
Dawn Assault |
Scenario |
Andy Chambers |
Third
|
| WD227 |
Special Characters |
Dark Angels, Space Wolves, Orks, Chaos, Eldar,Imperial Guard, Heroes of the Imperium |
Andy Chambers |
Third
|
| WD228 |
Marks of Chaos |
Chaos Space Marines |
Andy Chambers |
Third
|
| WD228 |
Legion of the Damned |
Codex: Space Marines (3rd Edition) |
Andy Chambers |
Third
|
| WD229 |
Ork Warbikes |
Orks |
Andy Chambers |
Third
|
| WD229 |
Field a Death Company Army! |
Codex: Blood Angels (3rd Edition) |
Gav Thorpe |
Third
|
| WD230 |
Necrons Army List |
Necrons |
Rick Priestley |
Third
|
| WD230 |
Cult Terminators |
Codex: Chaos Space Marines (3rd Edition) |
Jervis Johnson |
Third
|
| WD231 |
Space Wolves Army List |
Space Wolves |
Jervis Johnson |
Third
|
| WD255 |
Tyranid Monstrosities |
Tyranids |
Pete Haines |
Third
|
| WD261 |
Cityfight Designer's Notes |
Codex: Cityfight |
Andy Chambers
Jervis Johnson
Pete Haines |
Third
|
| WD264 |
The Regiments on Armageddon |
Armageddon Ork Hunters
Death Korps of Krieg
Imperial Guard |
Andy Chambers
Phil Kelly |
Third
|
| WD265 |
And They Shall Know No Fear |
Codex: Space Marines (3rd Edition) |
Pete Haines |
Third
|
| WD265 |
Cityfight Sub-plots |
Codex: Cityfight |
Andy Chambers |
Third
|
| WD265 |
Tyranid Quesions & Answers |
Codex: Tyranids (3rd Edition) |
Andy Chambers |
Third
|
| WD267 |
Chaos Minor Psyker Powers |
Chaos Psychic Powers |
Andy Hoare |
Third
|
| WD270 |
Dark Eldar Update |
Dark Eldar |
Phil Kelly
Andy Hoare |
Third
|
| WD270 |
Speed Freeks Warboss |
Kult of Speed |
Andy Chambers |
Third
|
| WD270 |
Space Wolves Questions and Answers |
Codex: Space Wolves (3rd Edition) |
Andy Chambers |
Third
|
| WD270 |
Codex Space Marines Corrections |
Codex: Space Marines (3rd Edition) |
Andy Chambers |
Third
|
| WD272 |
Warhammer 40,000 Daemon Rules Preview |
Daemons |
Pete Haines
Andy Hoare |
Third
|
| WD272 |
Tau Vehicle Design Rules |
Tau |
Pete Haines
Phil Kelly |
Third
|
| WD273 |
Trial Assault Rules |
Warhammer 40,000 |
Andy Chambers |
Third
|
| WD275 |
Priestly Delegations in Imperial Armies |
Ministorum Auxilia |
Andy Hoare |
Third
|
| WD275 |
Using Inquisitors in Warhammer 40,000 |
Ordo Malleus Inquisitors
Inquisitorial Henchmen |
Phil Kelly |
Third
|
| WD276 |
Necron Q & A / Codex Tau Q + A |
Codex: Necrons (3rd Edition)
Codex: Tau (3rd Edition) |
Andy Chambers
Pete Haines |
Third
|
| WD277 |
The State of the System |
Warhammer 40,000 |
Andy Chambers |
Third
|
| WD279 |
Daemonhunter's Designer's Notes |
Codex: Daemonhunters |
Andy Chambers
Graham McNeill
Phil Kelly |
Third
|
| WD279 |
Trial Rules: The Cursed Founding |
Black Dragons
Minotaurs
Legion of the Damned
Lamenters
Flame Falcons |
Andy Hoare
Graham McNeill
Phil Kelly |
Third
|
| WD285 |
Codex: Imperial Guard Desgner's Notes |
Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd Edition, 2nd Codex) |
Pete Haines |
Third
|
| WD285 |
Mounted Daemonettes of Slaanesh |
Daemonettes |
Pete Haines |
Third
|
| WD285 |
Tau Rail Rifles |
Rail Rifles |
Pete Haines |
Third
|
| WD285 |
Eye of Terror Campaign Honours |
Wargear |
Andy Hoare |
Third
|
| WD289 |
Daemonhunters Q + A |
Codex: Daemonhunters |
Phil Kelly |
Third
|
| WD290 |
Ork Clanz |
Ork Clans |
Andy Chambers
Andy Hoare |
Third
|
| WD292 |
Creature Feature |
Catachan Devils
Enslavers
Giant Reptiles
Crotalids
Living Dead
Native Hunting Beasts
Lesser Catachan Barking Toad
Xenos Mounts |
Andy Chambers
Pete Haines
Andy Hoare
Phil Kelly
Graham McNeill
Matt Ward |
Third
|
| WD295 |
Extremis Diabolus |
Relictors |
Phil Kelly
Guy Haley |
Third
|
| WD303 |
Abhumans |
Abhuman Imperial Guard |
Andy Hoare |
Fourth
|
Chapter Approved Compilations
