There's been some rumors floating around for quite some time. I would imagine a consolidated codex is coming, but don't hold your breath waiting for it.

-Dirge

 

honestly, I think it would be better, as the lists already share a large amount of their selections (Inquisitors, Storm Troopers, Assassins) and there really isn't any point to having multiple codecies. I mean, whats keeping an Ordo Malleus Inquisitor from having a Crusader? Is hunting Demons not crusade-y enough?

 

As Dirge said - it's a rumour. But a rumour that keeps coming up again and again. It may be wrong - there was a persistant rumour before the Eldar codex was released that it would combine Eldar & Dark Eldar - that was wrong. But I think most people believe that GW is working towards one Ordo Codex.

I think Zak's right, a combined Ordo Codex would be awesome, I would have to get one...

:inquisitorial cyclops:

 

It's curious, as I'm saying in this thread it's the local GW shopkeeper who told me this but well... we'll see. I have both codecies already but these armies need an update (badly).

 

I would certainly support a combined codex, I'd love to have my Grey Knight termies fighting alongside a squad of Sisters with some stormtroopers filling out the ranks. I think I would actually be able to table a small army then.

 

it would be a good idea to have all of them in one book
i'll probally get one if it gets released
was there a codex ordeo xenos?

 

No Codex for Ordo Xenos, just the Deathwatch PDF that can be found on the GW site at http://uk.games-workshop.com/spacemarines/deathwatch/1/ - that'll give you the currently-available rules for them.

Bear in mind 1 - that these rules were for 4th edition so may not be 5th compliant; 2 - they're for the (still, just) current Codex SM and may change in a couple of months; and 3 - they are for Codex SM armies only, none of you deviant non-codex chapters here, oh no mate (for which there is actually a fairly good justification).

:deathwatch cyclops:

 

gw has being promising a codex ordo xenos for about 4 years now and i still havent seen results.it would be good if they did because it would mean i could finally convert an army but gw have been a let down before so im not going to get my hopes up.and if they dont well this what i think of games workshop :fuck:

 

I can see a combined Inquisition codex if only because Ordo Xenos doesn't seem to have anything to build a codex around (just Inquisitors and Death Watch, outside of the "standard" inquisitorial troops) and I've certainly not seen or heard of anything else for them, even in the fluff. It would be much easier to have a 4-part/section codex: Inquisitorial troops that can be taken by all Ordos, Daemonhunters, Witch Hunters, and Deathwatch; maybe just a smidge bigger than usual and maybe ~$30 US instead of $22. I just wonder if they would consolidate the inquisitors and retinues or keep the Ordo-specific options.

 

No the price wouldn't go up, i mean hell, look at all the new codexes, for instance the Ork codex, over 100 pages long? Daemonhunters is only about 40 and same with Witch hunters, and hell, deathwatch is only a one page PDF! .

 

if they do combine all the codecies then i might actually play inquisition i hope it happens

 

I am wondering if the proposed Sterngard Veterans are not a testbed for a future revised Deathwatch Squad. Many of their current features are there and then I think the Scout HB gets the Hellfire round.

All in all a combined codex would do well. The only concern I see is the possibility of having a two Ordos force. Take two HQ's from different Ordos that allow their specialists to be troops and then you can load up on Power-armoured Grey Knights and Sisters in the Troops slots. A potentially rather nasty combo.