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Codex Craftworlds Designers’ Notes

November 2017·p. 15

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Jervis Johnson and Robin Cruddace explain how established craftworld personalities were mapped onto army attributes, warlord traits and stratagems. Saim-Hann’s aggressive riders provide a worked example, while the designers discuss the difficulty of balancing an army containing very different infantry, constructs, vehicles and psychic specialists.

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