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'''Warhammer 40,000 4th Edition Rulebook''' is the 4th core rulebook for the [[Warhammer 40,000]] game published in August 2004. It was released as both a hardback book and in a reduced format in the [[Battle for Macragge]] boxed set.
This edition of the rulesset has relatively few differences to its [[Warhammer 40,000 3rd Edition Rulebook|predecessor]] so almost all codexes and supplements produced for the [[Warhammer 40,000 3rd Edition Rulebook]] are compatible.The lore sections took a much more objective look at the background of the 40k universe, yet still remained largely focused on the Imperium of Man's perspective.
The cover depicts a skull across a hammer against a dark abstract background illustrated by [[Karl Kopinski|Karl]] and [[Stefan Kopinski]]. This cover is notable for the having the roman Roman numeral 'IV' emblazoned on the skull, making this the only edition released thus far that includes the edition's number somewhere on the book.
The 4th Edition rulebook was succeeded in July 2008 with the release of the [[Warhammer 40,000 5th Edition Rulebook]].
''Wars rage over airless moons, in the dark, twisted depths of hive worlds and in the cold wastes between stars. From the immaterial realm of warp space, malicious entities send their unspeakable minions to slaughter the Emperor's chosen. Everywhere, soulless spectres and slavering monsters are poised to extinguish the life of Humanity.''
'''There is no time for peace.'''
**Universal Special Rules
**Organising a Battle
*Background Section (pgs. 92-167)
**The Gaming Hobby
**Showcase
*Existing Unit Types (pg. 264)
During the production of this book, the following persons were involved considerably.
:[[Rick Priestley]] and [[Andy Chambers]] with [[Alessio Cavatore]], [[Pete Haines]], [[Anthony Reynolds]], [[Jervis Johnson]] and [[Adam Troke]]
:[[Gav Thorpe]] with [[Andy Chambers]], [[Phil Kelly]], [[Matthew Ward]], [[Alan Merrett]], [[Graham McNeill]], [[Rick Priestley]]
:[[Dave Cross]] with [[Steve Cumiskey]], [[Tim Eagling]], [[Andy Hoare]], [[Phil Kelly]], [[Matthew Ward]] and [[Adrian Wood]]
:[[John Blanche]], [[Alex Boyd]], [[Paul Dainton]], [[Dave Gallagher]], [[Jes Goodwin]], [[Neil Hodgson]], [[Paul Jeacock]], [[Nuala Kinrade]], Karl Kopinski, Stefan Kopinski and [[Adrian Smith]]
:Karl Kopinski and Stefan Kopinski
