What rules are being used?
The official Warhammer 40,000 5th Edition rules will be used.
What Errata will be used?
The specific Errata sections from Games Workshop's FAQ PDFs WILL be used however any Codex specific Astronomi-con Approved play-aids will take precedence.
What Amendments will be used?
The specific Amendments sections from Games Workshop's FAQ PDFs WILL be used however any Codex specific Astronomi-con Approved play-aids will take precedence.
What FAQ's will be used?
The FAQ and Questions sections of the
Games Workshop FAQ PDFs will NOT be used in
any official capacity for Astronomi-con.
Players are encouraged to work out disputes in a mutually agreeable fashion, and
consult the Organizers for any rules judgments that may be required over the
course of a game.
What codices and supplements will be allowed?
Chapter Approved articles, armies, and units which are allowed*:
If there is any army or unit that you feel is
not listed here, e-mail the
organizers.
Astonomi-con Approved
As new codices are released, some army lists and codices have units which refer to the older books and become invalid. We have gone to great lengths to provide our attendees with updated army lists to bring these armies back into line with the current edition rules. Often this is as simple as referring to a renamed unit in a newer codex, or referencing a released update by Games Workshop or Forgeworld. Often the sources are varying and hard to find. What we've done is to bring all of these sources together, add a bit of our own creativity, and put out an updated document for players to reference as a play-aid.
The following army list documents are intended as play-aids for our members
and are to be used in conjunction with their appropriate codices or army books.
Players may select armies using these lists, and they are considered tournament
legal for Astronomi-con.
What armies are not allowed?
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What about codices which will be coming out soon?
Any codices that are released thirty days prior to the event will be eligible
for use.
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How does Astronomi-con handle objectives?
Each scenario will have rules regarding objectives.
Some objectives can be picked up and moved. These objectives can only be picked up by a model that has a 'hand' or similar appendage. This is limited to:
- All Infantry, Jump Infantry, Bikes, Jetbikes, and Cavalry models.
- Dark Eldar Warp Beasts
- Artillery Crew
- Dreadnoughts / Killa-Kans (with a 'hand')
- Monstrous Creatures with a suitable appendage
- Dark Eldar Talos
- Imperial Guard Power-lifter Sentinels
All other vehicles with an armour value cannot pick up an objective.
Vehicles cannot end their move on top of an objective marker.
Vehicles with the exception of skimmers/flyers cannot move over
objective markers as the risk of damaging them is too great.