Editing Space Marine Chapter (section)

== Tabletop ==

In-game, one's choice of Chapter generally has no effect on gameplay -- of course different Chapters have different color schemes, and an army's lore may suggest taking certain units in greater or lesser quantities, but they all basically draw from the same army list. That said, some [[Chapter Master]]s and [[Brother-Captain|Captains]], if chosen, can grant certain special rules to the army they lead, and some Chapters ([[Space Wolves]], [[Black Templars]] and successors [prior to [[Warhammer 40,000 6th Edition|6th edition]]], [[Blood Angels]] and successors, [[Dark Angels]] and successors, and [[Grey Knights]]) get their own [[Codex|Codices]].

This changed with 6th Edition; now, your choice of chapter does affect what "Chapter Tactics" they get. For example, the Red Talons, an [[Iron Hands]] successor, has the Iron Hands' version of the Chapter Tactics rule, while Howling Griffons use the Ultramarines'. Some of the special snowflake chapters, like the [[Red Scorpions]] or [[Black Templars]], get their own, but for the most part, it's based on whichever [[First Founding]] chapter they come from. 8th edition let you choose between 2 of 18 available chapter tactics or use a First Founding chapter's tactic.