So do we have an answer about the traitor guard? Most seem to agree that as long as they look the part they will be cool using the guard Codex. Aso for "traitor marines" I say you use the Chaos Codex and model traitor marines. In my opinion using marines covered in chapter symbols and Aquilas are not traitors. Remember Wheatons law when choosing how to represent your force.
I guess there's really no sense in waiting any longer before giving our answer, seeing as we know what it's going to be at this point anyways.
We are going to handle the situation like this (this year and going forward), unless we make a very rare exception that will involve us approaching you.
The side of Disorder will be allowed to use the Imperial Guard Codex to represent "Traitor Guard" so long as the army presented does not make use of any IG special characters (there may be exceptions to this rooted in fluff) and shows clear and solid effort put into LOOKING and PLAYING the part.
(What this means is: Don't half ass it. Seriously. Do a good job. I don't mean to come across as a dick... but... No KFC bucket, hamster ball, and toilet paper roll Defense Laser type of stuff. If you're going to commit to a Traitor Guard army, commit to it.)
We feel this conclusion is fair, keeps the most people happy, will not result in crazy imbalance, and reflects / respects the fluff behind the game very well.
The side of Disorder will not be allowed to make use of the Space Wolves Codex OR the Space Marine Codex. A player fielding Space Wolf models or Space Marine models MAY play for the side of Disorder if and only if their list is governed by the Chaos Space Marine Codex
*only* AND their models can
easily pass for Chaos themed Space Marines. If you choose to do this, please put effort into doing so and please build your lists to reflect your choice.
There has been quite a bit of debate at the store, many opinions, examples, and reasons have been given for and against all sorts of options. These decisions most accurately represent what Battleground wants to see at the Megabattle in several respects.
