The Rulebooks

Presented as a set of three softback rulebooks in a starter boxset, the 2nd edition was never published as a single separate standalone book like its predecessor or indeed any of it's successors (minus 7th Edition, but that's a bit different). The rulebooks were only available in The Boxed Game, along with Battle For Armageddon Scenarios campaign booklet and Codex Army Lists booklet for the included miniatures.

It differed to Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader in many ways, but foremost the separation into logical rulebooks and The Codexes (game play, weapons and inidividual books for each faction), with the Codex Imperialis being a stop-gap solution until The Codexes were released.