Battletome: Beasts of Chaos (English)

The earth shakes when the beast herders approach. Plants wither and rot, animals are filled with instinctive fear, and the air thickens with the taint of pure Chaos energy. Then the bloodthirsty braying begins. Chaos Beasts emerge from forest knots and rocky outcrops, uttering their savage battle cries as they fall upon their prey. They are the true children of Chaos, and through them anarchy and ruin spread across the lands of the civilized races.

In the 104-page hardcover Battletome: Beasts of Chaos, you'll find:

- From the Wilderness They Come: An introduction to the Beasts of Chaos, wild and twisted creatures that spread anarchy across the Mortal Realms;
- Primal Origins: The Beasts of Chaos predate even the oldest records of any scribe, and the oral traditions describing them have long faded from memory, but the legends persist and are presented here;
- The True Sons of Chaos: The inherent ferocity of the Beasts of Chaos is not a gift bestowed by the Dark Gods, nor is it due to slavery: they embody Chaos in its purest and most anarchic form;
- The Way of the Beast: While the Beasts of Chaos are as varied as the wild lands in which they gather, certain characteristics (violence, cruelty and predation) are common to all;
- Detailed explanations of the Greatfrays and beast herders of this faction, their motivations and (known) histories; - Annals of Entropy: a chronicle of the recorded events in which all the savagery and fury of the Beasts of Chaos was unleashed;
- Gathering of the Greatfrays: explanation of the organization of Chaos Beast armies, including an example of how a particular beast pack is organized, along with descriptions of 7 legendary Greatfrays (Allherd, Darkwalkers, Gavespawn, Skullfrays, Twistfrays , Rotfrays and Slakefrays), including their heraldry and color schemes - Explanation and background of each character and unit available for a Chaos Beasts army;
- A showcase of beautifully painted Citadel miniatures, with an example army and complete painting tips from the experts. This tip covers a wide variety of examples and techniques, showing you how to achieve effects such as glowing runes, mutated flesh, horn striations, scales and liver spots, and add icons and beast marks to your miniatures. In addition to this, there are step-by-step guides to the color schemes of the following Greatfrays: Allherd, Gavespawn, and Darkwalkers, as well as specific effects for each Chaos God.

Rules

All the rules you need to prepare your Chaos Beasts army for the gaming table are here:

- 25 Warscrolls, covering all miniatures available for the Beasts of Chaos faction and including 3 Endless Spell warscrolls (Doomblast Dirgehorn, Ravening Direflock and Wildfire Taurus) for use with Malign Sorcery;
- Loyalty Skills representing the war methods of the Chaos Beasts, including Command Traits, Battle Traits, and 3 separate types of Power Artifacts;
- Lore of the Twisted Wilds, a list of spells available to Brayherd mages; and Lore of the Dark Storms, a list of spells available to Thunderscorn mages;
- Specific abilities, command traits and power artifacts for the following Greatfrays: Allherd, Gavespawn and Darkwalkers;
- A battle plan, including objectives for both sides, deployment map, special rules and victory conditions;
- Rules for creating a Beasts of Chaos raid to use in a Path to Glory campaign, including a follower reward table and a champion reward table;
- 8 Warscroll Battalions that grant advantages for deploying certain model combinations;
- Battlefield profiles for all units appearing in this Battletome, including unit sizes, point values, and battlefield roles.