Warhammer Armies: Lizardmen (5th Edition)
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Warhammer Armies: Lizardmen is an Army Book supplement published by Games Workshop for Warhammer Fantasy Battles 5th Edition. It contains the necessary information required to field an army of Lizardmen, including army lists, wargear, special rules and characters. In addition, the book features extensive background information on the faction and a hobby section including examples of painted miniatures and finished armies. It was first published in 1997 and reprinted with corrections in 1999.
The book has 104 pages, most of which are in black and white. However, the front and back covers, inside front and back covers and 16 pages of miniatures are printed in colour.
Contents
Contents
Background
This section contains the background and history of the Lizardman race. It also contains background on Lustria and the Southlands. There are also the accounts of the Arabyan merchant and scholar Ibn Jellaba and the Cathayan captain Yin-Tuan.
Hobby Section
16 pages of colour pictures of Lizardmen miniatures to inspire hobbyists to create their own Lizardmen army. There is also a table explaining how to show different Marks of the Gods.
More Background
A timeline of the Lizardman race from the time of the Old Ones to 2100 IC, when opposing Lizardman factions clashed over the possession of the mummified remains of Lord Xhilipepa. There is also Marco Colombo's account of his adventures in Lustria.
Bestiary
Background and special rules for the different units, characters and monsters in the Lizardmen army.
The Chronicle of Itza
The Chronicle of Itza, as translated by the Estalian wizard Mendoza for the Bretonnian Duke of Brionne.
Army List
The complete army list for using a Lizardmen army in games of Warhammer.
Special Characters
Background and rules for Venerable Lord Kroak, Lotl Botl, Kroq, Oxayotl, Inxi-Huinzi, Itzi-Bitzi, Tenehuini, Prophet of Sotek and Lord Mazdamundi.
Rezephua Frogs
A sample 2000 point Lizardmen army list.
Citadel Miniatures
Information on the Warhammer miniatures range, including all the different Army Books and some of the Lizardmen miniatures available.
Raising the army of Rezephua
How Nigel Stillman went about collecting his Lizardman army.
