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[Nekiel]

Incoming! Blood Angels
This April the Blood Angels will be re-launched with an all-new Codex and range of plastic and metal miniatures. One of the oldest and noblest of all Space Marine Chapters, the Blood Angels have stood fast against the enemies of the Imperium since the Great Crusade and it was their Primarch Sanguinius, who laid down his life to aid the Emperor against Horus in the final hours of the Warmaster’s rebellion. The new Codex explores the background and history of these superhuman warriors like never before, and contains new artwork depicting some of their greatest battles and most powerful champions.
The Blood Angels have always been a powerful close combat army and have been made even deadlier thanks to a range of specialist wargear, the ability to field Assault Squads as Troops choices, and more Dreadnoughts than any other Space Marine Chapter, including a Death Company Dreadnought and the fabled Furioso Dreadnought. The Sons of Sanguinius will be deep striking onto a tabletop near you this April – now’s the time to practice painting red.

Taken from the GW news letter.

[Chaplain_Leviticus]

Space Hulk reinforcements perhaps!

[dradcliffe09]

Does this mean a new line of Bloodquest graphic novels, or another five year obsession with blood red paint in the Eavy Metal team? 

[Dwight]

[...]now’s the time to practice painting red.

Time to donate some blood! A real man paints his Blood Angels with the red of his own blood...

[DanteCarberelo]

Well I may have to take a look at it and see if my crusading angels army is better off using that codex then the black templar one.

So far Im still sticking with the BT one.

[godudach]

Дизайн квартиры должен в первую очередь начинаться с обустройства спальни, ведь здоровый сон является основой жизнедеятельности человека. Новый дизайн интерьера спальной комнаты заключается в подборе цветовой гаммы, детальной планировки и выборе мебели.
Информация для живых!

[Epicedion]

Дизайн квартиры должен в первую очередь начинаться с обустройства спальни, ведь здоровый сон является основой жизнедеятельности человека. Новый дизайн интерьера спальной комнаты заключается в подборе цветовой гаммы, детальной планировки и выборе мебели.
Информация для живых!

Translation:

"The design of apartment must first of all begin from the construction of bedroom, indeed healthy sleep is the basis of the vital activity of man. The new design of the interior of sleeping room consists in color matching of the range, detailed planning and selection of furniture."

Interpretation:

Russian Ikea.

What. The. Fuck.

[Epicedion]

Seriously, I'm going to start quoting this: "Healthy sleep is the basis of the vital activity of man."

That's profound.

[Nekiel]

That is pretty good.

[Nekiel]

More musing from the Interweb.

This piece of background comes via Warseer:

    "A little bit of background: another main theme of the codex is that the curse is becoming stronger. In reaction to this there is a kind of philosophical schism inside the chapter - nothing like civil war but an ongoing dispute. The Sanguinians try to adhere to the principle of their primarch and take the curse as a test of character. They try to overcome the affects and stay as civil as possible. Dante is the leader of this faction and it is the more influential. The Faustians however try to use the curse. They believe it was a gift of their dying Primarch to his children, that he gave them his strength. But it was wasted for millenia by overly hesitant chapter masters. The Faustians were a minor group and only prominent inside the Flesh Tearer Chapter. The ascend of the Lord of Death however sparked a fast growth of this group. Mephiston was the living proof that the black rage was not a curse but a only locked door on the way to the full potential of the Blood Angels. Sanguinary Priest Faustus is the most influential member. He is the lord of the tower of Amareo and has studied the black rage for centuries. The successor chapter have similiar groups. The only exceptions are the Flesh Tearers and Angels Sanguine. The former are all Faustians, the latter all Sanguinians.Speed is one of the main themes of the codex."

From BoLS
We've heard the army is subject to the following special rules:

-Combat squads
-ATSKNF
-Furious Charge
-Red Fury: Unit must pass a Ld check if an enemy model is within 12" or be subject to Rage USR
(Note the lack of Combat Tactics)

Techmarines are said to be similar to the Space Marine codex, but lose Thunderfires and Fortifications rules, instead allowing squads access to Razorbacks as transports upgrades.  They are said to have access to Orgyn based "assault servitors"...