Your Word Bearer army may consist of up to 50% characters. You must choose a Company Captain to lead, that is your only obligation.

A Company Captain must lead a Word Bearer army. He is a hardened veteran, using choice equipment and armour. He has risen to the level of Captain through careful alliances and devout worship, for even the undivided power of Chaos can take sides...

Bolt Pistol and Frag grenades

Power Armour (3+ Save)

A Captain may have up to 3 wargear cards. The Captain may be given additional equipment chosen from the Armour, Assault Weapons, Special Weapons and Grenades sections of the Wargear lists. The Captain may ride a bike (+20 points). If he wears terminator armour he may not ride a bike or take a juggernaut, steed or disc as a Chaos Reward.

The Captain may have one or more of the following Marks of Chaos:

However, a Word Bearer Company Captain may forgo a mark of any particular god and pick, instead, a blessing of Chaos Undivided. In battle he calls on the raw power of Chaos to assist him in his war. For 35 points extra this may be chosen, but if he does this then no other marks may be chosen. If used, roll 2D6 at the beginning of the battle. The result you get is a "Modifier Pool", an amount of which you can modify your and your opponents rolls with. For example, if an enemy Space Marine wishes to hit one of your Rhinos, you can use the points in the pool to modify the roll, so as where ordinarily your opponent would hit on a 3+, you could use 3 points from the pool to make it a 6+ to hit. Four points is the maximum amount you can ever play at on time.

If a Captain chooses the Mark of Tzeentch, he may be a psycher with a mastery level of 1-4. Each level costs 30 points.

A captain may also choose Chaos Rewards, and when allocating them treat them as wargear cards in the way of filling wargear slots.

A Captain has a Strategy Rating of 5, or 3+D3, the player may choose.

The Captain is subject to fanatic zeal and rapid fire.

Any Word Bearers within 12" of the Captain may use his leadership when taking any leadership based test.

The Word Bearer army may include up to one Army Standard. He is a particularly religious Space Marine who has bee allowed the privilege carrying the Company banner and also performing the unholy sacrifice.

Bolt Pistol and Frag grenades

Power Armour (3+ Save)

The Standard Bearer may have up to 1 wargear card. The Standard Bearer may be given additional equipment chosen from the Armour, Assault Weapons, Special Weapons and Grenades sections of the Wargear lists. The Standard Bearer may ride a bike (+20 points). If he wears terminator armour he may not ride a bike or take a juggernaut, steed or disc as a Chaos Reward.

The Standard Bearer may have one or more of the following Marks of Chaos:

A Standard Bearer may also choose one Chaos Reward, Instead of one wargear card.

The Standard Bearer is subject to fanatic zeal and rapid fire.

Any Word Bearers within 12" of the Standard Bearer may re-roll any leadership test they are forced to take. This re-roll may only be taken once.

Word Bearers that have Psychic powers are trained to become Priests- the feared Religious leaders of a company. In battle as they chant endlessly they rain down spell after spell on the enemy. The most powerful of these are Lorgars own bodyguards, the High Priests.

Bolt Pistol and Frag grenades.

Power Armour (3+ save).

A Word Bearer Priest Minor may have 1 wargear card, a Priest Accomplice 2 wargear cards, a Priest 3 wargear cards and a High Priest 4 wargear cards.

The Priest may be given additional equipment chosen from the Assault, Armour, Special Weapons and Grenades sections of the Wargear list. The Priest may ride a bike (+20 points). If the Priest is wearing Terminator armour he may not ride a bike or take a Disc of Tzeentch as a Chaos reward.

A Priest may have one of the following Marks of Chaos:

Word Bearer Priests can't take the mark of Khorne.

Chaos Rewards are chosen in the same way as Wargear cards for each type of Priest, with a Reward taking up one Wargear slot. You know the story...

A Priest Minor is a lvl 1 psycher; a Priest Accomplice is a lvl 2 psycher; a Priest is a lvl 3 psycher; A High Priest is a lvl 4 psycher. A Priest must draw at least one power from the deck of the God of the mark he bears. Remaining spells are chosen from the Adeptus or Librarian decks.

A Priest is subject to fanatic zeal and rapid fire.

I'm not going to repeat the rules here, see your local Codex: Chaos for details.

Often, Champions from other chapters will join a Word Bearer army in the common aim of spilling blood. There are also many promising champions amongst the ranks Word Bearers.

Bolt pistol and Frag grenades

Power Armour (3+ save)

A Mighty Champion may have up to 2 wargear cards, an Exalted Champion up to 3. A Chaos Champion may be given additional equipment chosen from the Armour, Assault Weapons, Special Weapons and Grenades sections of the Wargear lists. A Chaos Champion may ride a bike (+20 points). If he wears terminator armour he may not ride a bike or take a juggernaut or steed Chaos Reward.

The Chaos Champion may have one of the following Marks of Chaos:

 And the usual about Chaos Rewards, lah lah lah...

A Champion is subject to fanatic zeal and rapid fire.

An Aspiring Champion may lead any squad (even allied troops).

Bolt pistol and Frag grenades.

Power Armour (3+ save).

An Aspiring champion may have up to one wargear card. He may have additional equipment chosen from the Armour, Assault Weapons, Special Weapons and Grenade sections of the Wargear list. An Aspiring Champion that is leading a bike squad may also ride a bike (+20 points). He may not ride a bike under other circumstances. If the Champion is wearing Terminator armour he may not ride a bike or take a juggernaut or steed as a Chaos Reward.

An Aspiring may have one of the following Marks of Chaos:

An Aspiring Chaos Champion may take up to 1 Wargear or Chaos reward.

Aspiring Champions are treated as part of the squad they join and cannot leave it during battle.

A Champion is subject to fanatic zeal and rapid fire.

Word Bearer Chaplains are the battle Priests that enforce the religious order on the Word Bearers. In battle they inspire their troops to acts of fiendish bravery and acts of horrific debauchery.

Bolt pistol, Power Mace and Frag grenades.

Power Armour (3+ save).

A Chaplain may have up to one wargear card. He may have additional equipment chosen from the Armour, Assault Weapons, Special Weapons and Grenade sections of the Wargear list. A Chaplain that is leading a bike squad may also ride a bike (+20 points). He may not ride a bike under other circumstances. If the Champion is wearing Terminator armour he may not ride a bike or take a juggernaut or steed as a Chaos Reward.

A Chaplain may have one of the following Marks of Chaos:

An Aspiring Chaos Champion may take up to 1 Wargear or Chaos reward.

Chaplains can join a squad of Word Bearers. His armour must be the same as the squad he joins, and if he joins a bike squad, he must ride a bike also. Due to the religious order they impose, a squad he leads may count a +1 for all leadership-based tests.

A Chaplain is subject to fanatic zeal and rapid fire.

Black Apothecaries are Word Bearers who have devoted themselves to the black art of chaotic medicine. To become a Black Apothecary, a Word Bearer must study at the feet of the depraved one himself, Faubius Bile. Due to genetic enhancements they are nimbler on their feet, but have a slighter frame than the average Marine.

Bolt pistol and Frag grenades. In addition, a Black Apothecary carries a medi-pack

Power Armour (3+ save).

A Black Apothecary may have up to one wargear card. He may have additional equipment chosen from the Armour, Assault Weapons, Special Weapons and Grenade sections of the Wargear list. A Black Apothecary may ride a bike (+20 points). If the Champion is wearing Terminator armour he may not ride a bike.

A Black Apothecary may not take any marks of Chaos.

A Black Apothecary may take up to 1 Wargear Card.

An Apothecary is subject to fanatic zeal and rapid fire.

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