The Good, The Bad, and The Alpha Legion

Ver. 1.2.
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Contents
Iron Havoc Sergeant 122
Golden Keshig Champion 123
Falcon’s Claw Champion 124
Grey Slayer Huscarl 125
Chapter I: The Legiones Astartes Deathsworn Cultist 126
Creating Your Legionary 4 Priest of Fenris 127
Wulfen Pack Leader 129
Dark Angels 7
Phalanx Warder Veteran Sergeant 131
Emperor’s Children 9
Templar Champion 132
Iron Warriors 11
Terror Headsman 133
White Scars 13
Night Raptor Huntmaster 134
Space Wolves 15
Dawnbreaker Champion 135
Imperial Fists 19
Angel’s Tears Arch-Erelim 136
Night Lords 21
Medusan Immortal Veteran Sergeant 137
Blood Angels 23
Rampager Champion 138
Iron Hands 25
Invictarus Suzerain 139
World Eaters 27
Locutarus Strike Leader 140
Ultramarines 29
Khenetai Blademaster 141
Death Guard 31
Ammitara Fate 142
Thousand Sons 33
Reaver Chieftain 143
Psychic Disciplines 36
Ashen Circle Iconoclast 144
Sons of Horus 48
Gal Vorbak Dark Martyr 145
Word Bearers 50
Pyroclast Warden 147
Salamanders 52
Mor Deythan Shade 148
Raven Guard 54
Dark Fury Chooser of the Slain 149
Alpha Legion 56
Headhunter Prime 150
Chapter II: Legionary Specialties
Chapter III: Legionary Armorium
Legion Breacher Marine 62
Legionary Armaments 153
Legion Destroyer Marine 66
Legionary Armor 171
Legion Recon Marine 70
Battle Automata 176
Legion Seeker Marine 74
Legionary Vehicles 184
Legion Terminator 78 Dreadnoughts 200
Legion Nullificator 83 Legionary Assets 209
Relics of the Age of Darkness 218
Legion Centurion 84 Psyarkana 225
Legion Praetor 104
Legion Rites of War 108 Chapter IV: Basilikon Astra
Voidships of the Legiones Astartes 232
Palatine Blade Prefector 120
New Voidship Components 237
Kakophoni Orchestrator 121
Voidship Upgrades XXX
INTRODUCTION
talents and skills that ceased to exist in 40k. The
Traitors will receive advancement tables as well –
this was the age of equality, after all, before everyone
fucked everything up forever.
"YOU WERE GREAT ONCE. YOU ARE ON THE
PATH TO BECOMING GREAT AGAIN. FALTER The book continues with notes on specialties
NOT, AND THE STRENGTH OF THE LEGIONS available to the Legionaries of 30k, some of which
WILL BE BEHIND YOU WITHOUT QUESTION." would be subsumed or disappear as time grinds on to
modern 40k. Advanced specialties are included as
-Executor Thexus, Paragon of Metal,
well, to better kustomize one’s Legionary.
advises the Republican Commandos.
Finally, the book will include an armory of
uess who’s back. Back again. Shas is back. Tell a
G friend. Now everyone report to the dance floor, to the
arms, armament, cybernetics, and gear available to
the Legions. New Assets using the Deathwatch Asset
dance floor, to the dance floor. Now everyone report
System are provided that will give your Legionary
to the dance floor. Alright, stop. Legion time.
more support options. Finally, since every Legion
The Good, the Bad, and the Alpha maintained its own fleet, new Voidships will be
Legion. is an expanded guide to the time of legend provided that are compatible with the starship combat
known as the Horus Heresy. Functioning primarily as rules of Rogue Trader. Take to the stars, Legionary,
a rules expansion to Deathwatch, this book provides and spread Blood in the Void.
rules for playing as the Legions of the Great Crusade,
Loyal and Traitor, as well as gear to outfit them.
The book begins with a small bit about each

of the 18 legions. Don’t think you’ll find anything
about the two lost ones here. Each of the 18 legions
has an associated advancement table of skills and
talents in the same format as Deathwatch. In fact,
some of these (mainly the Loyalists) will be minor
variants of what is in the Core book to adjust for
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Chapter I:
Fighter Regiments, Tank Regiments, and individual
Chapters in 40k rather than legions? It’s a LOT easier
to deal with a rebelling regiment when they lack
The Legiones
heavy support, voidship transportation, etc. The
Horus Heresy hit the Imperium HARD, and eternal
suspicion would be the result. Those Legionaries who
Astartes remained loyal accepted this as a necessary sacrifice

– though mistakes would inevitably be made, and the
Administratus, which would become the Adeptus
“REMEMBER ONE THING, LEGIONARY. THERE Administratum, may send the wrong type of regiment
WERE NOT LOYAL AND TRAITOR LEGIONS. or supplies, it is an acceptable loss just in case
THERE WERE ONLY LOYAL AND TRAITOR another betrayal happens.
LEGIONARIES.”
For now, though, rejoice. You get to be a
-Executor Thexus, Paragon of Metal, cool guy and play as a Legionary, back when things
explains the politics of the Horus Heresy were awesome and everyone had hope and optimism.
Contained in this section are notes on the eighteen
he Legiones Astartes were the greatest fighting force Legions available during the Great Crusade. I’m not
T in the galaxy during the Imperium’s infancy. A gonna tell you how to use them or anything, I trust
combined arms force containing its own heavy you, the reader, to have the brain cells to figure
infantry in the form of the Astartes themselves, a full something out. The Legions that would remain
motor pool consisting of light scout vehicles, medium “Loyal” can pretty much be used out of the
tanks, and heavy artillery, ordnance, and fixed Deathwatch books straight, with few, if any, changes.
weaponry, and a limitless pool of auxiliaries to draw The Legions that would become “Traitor” are a little
from or throw in front of the enemy, depending on more intensive, each containing an Advancement
the Legion in question, the Legiones Astartes were table, Characteristics, a Solo and Squad Mode,
equipped to deal with every shitter that thought they Demeanor, and all the trappings one would expect of
could take on Mankind. With the objective of a playable legion. Special care will be mentioned of
spreading Compliance, the self-contained Legions, any Advanced Specializations the Legionary can take
with assistance from the equally self-contained as a result of his Legion. As a warning, the Black
Excertus Militias, Solar Auxilia, and Mechanicum Templars will get a little weird.
Taghmatas, were able to face any threat head on with
the appropriate weaponry at hand. This was the
strength of the Legions. This was what
made them so dangerous during the
Heresy.
With a Legion containing not

only its own armor, but voidships and
retainers as well, when half of the
Legionaries turned dag-nasty evil, they
were able to fight on any battlefield, in
any condition, and have the weapons
necessary to excel. At the conclusion of
the Horus Heresy, when the Traitors
bitched out, everyone’s favorite
Rowboat spearheaded a fix. Ever
wonder why there are Infantry
regiments, Artillery Regiments, Void
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Creating Your
Creating a Legionary is simple and fun!
1. Generate your characteristics using
Legionary
whatever method the GM deems
necessary. Your Legionary will start with
all the normal implants, talents, and traits,
but they will NOT start with the Deathwatch
“Indeed we are gods among men, but recent events
Training talent, or have access to the
have made me wonder. What sort of gods are we?”
Deathwatch Advance tables.
-Praetor Cortain of the Aurora Chapter, 4th One notable trait a Legionary will NOT start
Chapter of the Ultramarines Legion. with is “And They Shall Know No Fear.”
Legionaries of the Great Crusade did not
uring the Great Crusade, there was no such thing as have the Codex Astartes or the full array of
D “Loyalist” or “Traitor.” There were only eighteen hypno-conditioning to benefit from. The
sheer number of Legionaries needed means
Legions, each spreading Imperial Compliance to the
many isolated worlds of the Galaxy. Each had a that some costs had to be cut. Yes, that
storied legacy, each had different tactics and outlooks means that, though resistant, your Legionary
they preferred. Though many of their histories may can, in fact, feel fear. The “And They Shall
yet be shrouded in mystery, each Legion had their Know No Fear” trait is replaced by the
crucible, and their demeanors would be shaped by “Legiones Astartes” trait.
reunification with their Primarchs. During the Horus
Heresy, individual legionaries would take up arms as Legiones Astartes: The Legiones Astartes,
a Loyalist or Traitor, and the lines between legions though psycho-indoctrinated and tempered
became blurred. for war, nonetheless are influenced more by
their Legion and personal idiosyncrasies. In
Creating a Legionary during this time is subsequent rounds after failing a Fear test,
easy enough. There were documented instances of provided they are conscious, the Legionary
multiple Legionaries of different legions working may always attempt a Challenging (+0)
together to accomplish goals, separate from their Willpower test to negate the Shock Table
main battle lines in the Forge World Horus Heresy result, even if that effect does not normally
books and the Black Library novels. Be it the allow one to “snap out of it.” This test can
Warmaster commanding a multi-legion operation, or never suffer from any penalties the Shock
the Sigillite ordering a hidden strike, there are plenty Table result imposes.
of justifications for you and your homeboys to roll up
some Legionaries, grab some hookers and blow, and 2. Select your Legion. This will heavily
have an enjoyable night of jolly cooperation. influence your character, granting them
further characteristics, combat abilities, Solo
modes, Squad Modes, and Drawbacks.
While some Solo and Squad Modes remain
roughly the same for certain Legions, others
will have drastically different Solo and
Squad Modes available, representing the
nobler times of the Great Crusade. Unlike in
modern 40k, your choice of Legion will not
restrict your implants – everyone’s geneseed
is working 100%, and geneseed degradation
common 10,000 years later is unthinkable
now. Note also that every Legion will also
have a Drawback – a result of the Legions’
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insularity and over-reliance on their Legiones Astartes possess the Legion
specialty. Remember to note your Legion Weapon Training talent, which grants the
Drawback down, since it replaces the Legionary proficiency with Bolt, Chain,
Primarch’s Curse! Melta, Plasma, Volkite, Power, Flame,
Primitive, Las, Launchers, Solid Projectile,
3. Select your Specialty. This will define what and Thrown weapons of all classes, as well
your character does. In addition to the as wargear unique to that Legionary’s
normal Tactical, Assault, Devastator particular Legion. This supersedes the
(Known as Heavy Support in the Great Astartes Weapon Training talent.
Crusade), Apothecary, and Techmarine,
there are new specialties – the Breacher, 6. Handle the Small Details. Consider what
Destroyer, Recon, and Seeker, all your Legionary looks like, their Demeanor,
specializations that would disappear or what kinds of battles they fought in.
change drastically before the 40th
millennium. 7. Play the game. Finally! For the Emperor /
Warmaster!
Note that some of the standard Specialties
(such as Tactical and Heavy Support) are
altered with new options for the Great
Crusade, and the changes can be found in
Chapter 2 of this book. Librarians are not
available except through GM allowance –
Librarians of the Great Crusade were
Consuls, war leaders akin to modern
Captains, and wielded power as such.
4. Generate your Movement, Wounds, Fate,

and Experience points as normal. There is
no change from Deathwatch Core here.
5. Note your Starting Equipment. Remember

to note down your equipment from your
specialty. A Legionary can swap out their
pattern of bolter and bolt pistol with a
variant pattern as desired, as detailed in
Chapter 3 of this book. When selecting their
armor, a player may generate their armor
based on the tables in Chapter 3, or select
between Mk2, Mk3, Mk4, and Mk5 armor if
the GM allows. Armors do not generate
histories - these histories are being newly
forged, so they do not yet have the legacies
of glory that armor marks 10,000 years later
will have. Remember, Mk6 Armor was still
in testing phase at this point (and can be
made available if the GM deems it okay),
and Mk7 and Mk8 power armor was not yet
invented!
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The Eighteen
Legions
“HELOTS SHOULD NOT TREAD THE SAME
GROUND AS GODS, LEGIONARY.”
-Executor Thexus, Paragon of Metal, offers

his thoughts on the Republican Commandos’ Squat
support crew.
Death Guard – Toxic environment specialists, for
he eighteen legions of the Legiones Astartes were
T specialized in their methodology. Each had their own
when a world itself must be poisoned.
Thousand Sons – A psychic legion with the best of
way of doing things, and certain legions would
intentions, drawing from the worst of sources.
inevitably be called in for certain jobs. For example,
Sons of Horus – A legion that excelled in all, but
the Night Lords Legion would be called in to pacify a
pride comes before the fall.
system through fear, while the White Scars Legion
Word Bearers – All they wanted was a belief, a god
would strike with their trademark lightning fast
to follow. They found four.
mounted raids.
Salamanders – Proto-Legion built extra-durable in
The Legions available to the player are listed below, the fire and flame.
as well as a short description of each Legion. Each Raven Guard – Stealth-based legion that gradually
Legion will be detailed further in this section. shifted from domination to liberation.
Alpha Legion – Nobody knows what the Alpha
Dark Angels – The baseline template, specializing in Legion is doing. Not even the Alpha Legion.
swordsmanship and experimental tactics.
Emperor’s Children – Duelists and Perfectionists, Each Legion will have Characteristic
experts at single challenges and asymmetric warfare. Bonuses, a Solo Mode, a Squad Mode, and a
Iron Warriors – Stoic in the face of adversity, Demeanor attached to it. These may be different than
silently railing against their lot as siege breakers. what one is used to in modern times – it was during
White Scars – Lightning strikes before the enemy the Great Crusade that the Legions were establishing
can even mobilize. the traits they would be known for. The World
Space Wolves – Proto-Legion acting as the Eaters, for instance, held unrivaled bonds of
Emperor’s enforcers. brotherhood before the coming of Angron, while it
Imperial Fists – Digging in and fortifying, there is took the exile of the Terran Raven Guard to the outer
little that can dislodge an Imperial Fist. reaches of space for Corax to begin molding his
Night Lords – Masters of fear and terror tactics, troops into his force of freedom fighters. Regardless,
called only when worlds must be made examples of. each Legion was an effective fighting force in its own
Blood Angels – Descending from on high into the way, each Legionary a one man army in his own
bloodbath below. right, differing only by Legion traditions and
Iron Hands – Durable specialists in vehicles and specializations.
technology, to an unhealthy degree.
Perhaps it is a good thing the Legions were
World Eaters – A legion punished by its Primarch,
disbanded…
mindless berzerkers rushing into the fray.
Ultramarines – Organization, discipline,
overwhelming force, for as long as the command
chain holds.
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I - The Dark DARK ANGELS CHARACTERS
Dark Angels Legionaries gain the following benefits: +5
Angels Weapon Skill, and +5 to one Characteristic of the players’

choice, the Member of the Order Demeanor, the Mastery of
the Blade Solo Mode, the Experimental Tactics Squad Mode,
h…the Dark Angels, or “Angelis Tenebraium.” and the Covenant of Death Drawback.
A Before they were obsessed with secrets in the 41st
Solo Mode: Mastery of the Blade
Millennium, theirs was a noble outlook. As the First
Legion, it was their blessing to have been the Rank 1 Effect: When engaged in melee with an enemy with
personal army of the Emperor as the Great Crusade Weapon Skill bonus equal to his own, and with a weapon
got started, and as a result, it was their organization classified as a sword (such as a power sword, chainsword,
and tactics that would be spread like a template combat blade, Terranic Greatsword, Calibanite War blade,
throughout the rest of the proto-legions. Their size, Paragon Blade, or other GM-Approved weapon), the
the largest of all once, was brought in line through Legionary decreases the difficulty of the Weapon Skill test to
devastating campaigns, such as the mysterious attack by one step (A Challenging (+0) test will become
Rangdan Xenocides. Ordinary (+10), for instance).
Improvements: At Rank 3, the Legionary ignores all
Upon reunification with their primarch Lion penalties to Weapon Skill tests when wielding a sword. At
El’Jonson on the death world of Caliban, the Rank 5, the difficulty of Weapon Skill tests is decreased by
Legion’s culture was reborn, mixing technological two steps. At Rank 7, the Legionary applies the benefits of
capability and invention of experimental tactics with his Solo Mode to all attacks with a sword, not just those
the unyielding and insular culture of techno-barbarian against enemies with equal Weapon Skill Bonus.
knighthood. The knights of Caliban took to terran
weaponry with their typical expertise, while the many Squad Mode: Experimental Tactics (Attack Pattern)
fighting styles of the Legion would ultimately Action: Full Action Cost: 3 Sustained: Yes
condense into six “Wings” – the Dreadwing Rank 1 Effect: While this ability is in effect, the Legionary
(Destroyer Operations and Xenotech), Stormwing and those within support range of him may reroll Damage
(Assault and Boarding), Ravenwing (Bike-mounted rolls if they are wielding Exotic or Legion-Specific weapons.
Operations), Ironwing (Armor and Tanks), The second Damage roll must be accepted.
Deathwing (Terminator Deployment), and Firewing Improvements: At Rank 5, activating this ability is a Half
(Unknown, suspected to be Artillery / Ranged Action.
Firepower).
Legionary Drawback: Covenant of Death
It would often be said that the Dark Angels Effect: If at the conclusion of a mission any kind of enemy is
were the most “typical” of all the Legions, for all not destroyed and instead escapes the field of battle, despite
tactics originated from them. As a result, the Dark the squad’s best efforts, the Dark Angel Legionary receives
Angels Legionaries are able to do a little bit of one less Renown at the conclusion of the mission. If the
everything, but do not truly specialize in any specific enemy escapes as a direct result of the Dark Angels’ or the
form of warfare unless they become part of the six squad’s actions, such as being allowed to retreat, the Dark
Wings, the Hexagrammaton. Their experimental Angel Legionary receives two less Renown instead.
tactics would see everything tried and tested, from
new uses of standard weaponry to even Archeotech
and xenotech looted from still warm corpses. Their
armor, black as the void, was a terrifying sight to
their enemies. Such is their need to prosecute wars to
such a complete extent, however, that unless a foe is
brought to complete ruin, even a successful operation
will be deemed a failure.
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DEMEANOR: MEMBER OF THE ORDER
The Order was an ancient band of knights from the world of Caliban, who were tasked with tracking and destroying the Chaos-tainted
“Great Beasts” of the dark forests of Caliban. To take on Chaos Spawn of such prodigious size and ability with but primitive power
armor and traditional swords took great skill and courage, and as one’s skill at arms increased, one would be inducted deeper into the
Order’s mysteries. When the Primarch Lion El’Jonson destroyed the remaining Great Beasts and united the planet, these hunts would
be replaced with crusade fleets of the newly reunited Dark Angels.
With the exception of the Order’s scouts and outriders, the Ravenwing, each knight typically quested alone, separate from other
crusade fleets, for only through individual prowess and glory would one ascend the Order’s ranks. Each knight would become a
master of many aspects of warfare over time, a dabbler in many fields, drawing upon the Hexagrammaton as needed to bolster
weaknesses. The higher one ascended, the greater one’s responsibility in the Dark Angels Legion would be. While those who reached
the ranks of Grand Master could count on being a direct voice in their Primarch’s ear, competition would be fierce, and those outside
the Dark Angels would grow to gradually see the Legionaries as quiet, secretive, and taciturn, a development that would haunt them
over ten thousand years.
Dark Angels Legion Advances

Advance Cost Type Prerequisites
Drive (Choose One) 200 Skill
Drive (Choose One) +10 400 Skill Drive (Choose One)
Parry 200 Skill
Parry +10 400 Skill Parry
Pilot (Choose One) 200 Skill
Pilot (Choose One) +10 400 Skill Pilot (Choose One)
Scrutiny 200 Skill
Scrutiny +10 400 Skill Scrutiny
Tactics (Choose One) 200 Skill
Tactics (Choose One) +10 400 Skill Tactics (Choose One)
Tech Use 200 Skill
Tech Use +10 400 Skill Tech Use
Tracking 200 Skill
Tracking +10 400 Skill Tracking
Hatred (Mutants) 500 Talent
Paranoia 500 Talent
Talented (Choose One) 500 Talent
Exotic Weapon Training 500 Talent
(Choose One)
Weapon Tech 500 Talent Tech Use +10, Int 40
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III - The Emperor’s EMPEROR’S CHILDREN CHARACTERS
Emperor’s Children Legionaries gain the following benefits:
Children +5 Weapon Skill, +5 Perception, the Sword of a Thousand

Forges Demeanor, the Exemplar of War Solo Mode, the
Martial Brotherhood Squad Mode, and the Martial Pride
rawn from the aristocratic population of Europa on Terra,
D the then cognomen-less Emperor’s Children would carry
Drawback.
with them an air of royalty wherever they went. Their Solo Mode: Exemplar of War
mental conditioning would instill within them a drive for Rank 1 Effect: When engaged in melee with only a
personal achievement and competition, an overwhelming single opponent who is not engaged in melee with
need to be the individual best. They had the ability to anyone else, the Legionary may increase his initiative result
naturally command “lesser” troops, and in time would be by his Weapon Skill Bonus.
the only ones to bear the Palatine Aquila – the Imperial Improvements: At Rank 3, the Legionary scores an
Eagle. additional Degree of Success on all Weapon Skill tests. At
Rank 5, the Legionary may increase his charge range by 3x
When much of their Gene-seed stocks were his Weapon Skill bonus. At Rank 7, the Legionary scores an
destroyed by rogue Selentite Cults and Xenos-engineered additional d5 Degrees of Success on all Weapon Skill tests
virus, the Legion began to die. It was not until the recovery instead of 1.
of Fulgrim the Illuminator, that the Legion would recover,
and be granted the name “Emperor’s Children.” Working Squad Mode: Martial Brotherhood (Attack Pattern)
alongside the Luna Wolves, the Emperor’s Children would Action: Half Action Cost: 3 Sustained: No
attempt to learn and refine other Legions’ tactics, in an Rank 1 Effect: Upon declaring this ability, a single Talent
attempt to be the very best. It was with this pride, pride from the following list may be chosen and applied to the
that bred resentment if they were unable to improve, that Legionary and his squad – Assassin Strike, Blademaster,
things began to go wrong. When Fulgrim found the Laer Crippling Strike, Counter-Attack, Wall of Steel. The effects
Blade, their fate was sealed. of the talent last until the start of the Legionary’s next turn.
Improvements: At Rank 5, the ability may be Sustained, and
The III Legion meticulously planned every the Legionary may swap the chosen Talent for another from
operation it undertook, a rigid chain of command ensuring the list as another Half Action.
that orders were followed to the letter. While proved
sufficient for exemplary battles such as the Defense of Legionary Drawback: Martial Pride
Tranquility against unknown crystalline xenoforms, and Effect: As a Free Action, the Legionary must always attempt
reduced losses significantly, a single mistake or change in to Challenge the most important enemy on the field, and fight
conditions would throw everything out of whack, as was them in single melee combat. If an ally joins a melee with a
seen during the Compliance of the Praxil system. Challenged enemy, the normal Ganging-Up bonuses are
inverted, becoming penalties instead. If the Legionary’s kill
Organized into Millennials, or chapter is INTENTIONALLY stolen by another, or he is defeated in
equivalents, in their downtime the Emperor’s Children single combat (by being forced to burn fate to live) or
would practice their dueling with each other, using all sorts surrenders, he suffers a -10 to Willpower tests for the rest of
of weapons – even abhuman and xenos weapons were the session, until he can calm his shit down. If there is no
favored at times. There was little spoken, however, of the clearly important enemy, the Legionary is free to act as he
rampant transgenic blasphemies and outlawed medicae deems necessary.
practices the Emperor’s Children would perform on
themselves at their Warrior Lodges in the name of
perfection…
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DEMEANOR: SWORD OF A THOUSAND FORGES
Emperor’s Children Legionaries see the duel as a mirror which reflects their essence, where skill, prowess, and aesthetic
appreciation were one. No matter their Millennial, all found psychological solace in the equal battle between two combatants. A
Legionary’s weapon could be anything, sourced from anywhere in the Galaxy. Of note, however, a Legionary of the Emperor’s
Children would, if encountering a weapon of quality, be it human, abhuman, or even xenos, he would take it as a trophy, use it,
master it, and integrate it into himself. An enemy would be defeated physically, but learning and using their own blade better
than they ever could was defeating them spiritually. Each Legionary would have a chosen weapon, that he would lead his troops
from the front with.
Weapons, tactics, strategies, the source could be anything – what mattered was the quality, and that the Legionary would wield
or perform it better than the originator, with all the ostentatious flair the III Legion was known for.
Emperor’s Children Legion Advances

Acrobatics 200 Skill
Acrobatics +10 400 Skill Acrobatics
Acrobatics +20 400 Skill Acrobatics +10
Evaluate 200 Skill
Evaluate +10 400 Skill Evaluate
Evaluate +20 400 Skill Evaluate +10
Parry 200 Skill
Parry +20 400 Skill Parry +10
Performer (Choose One) 200 Skill
Performer (Choose One) +10 400 Skill Performer (Choose One)
Performer (Choose One) +20 400 Skill Performer (Choose One) +10
Trade (Remembrancer) 200 Skill
Trade (Remembrancer) +10 400 Skill Trade (Remembrancer)
Trade (Remembrancer) +20 400 Skill Trade (Remembrancer) +10
Blademaster 500 Talent WS30
Heightened Senses (Choose One) 500 Talent
Lightning Reflexes 500 Talent
Sure Strike 500 Talent WS30
Duelist 500 Talent WS35, Sure Strike
Inescapable Attack (Melee) 1500 Talent WS40, Per 35
NEW TALENTS
DUELIST
Through great training and experience, the Legionary has
mastered single combat. While engaged in melee with only a
single opponent who is not engaged in melee with anyone else,
the Legionary counts as scoring an additional two Degrees of
Success on his successful Weapon Skill Tests.
INESCAPABLE ATTACK (MELEE)

Such is the Legionary’s skill that he can know the enemy’s
actions before the enemy can even formulate them. Successful
melee attacks performed by the Legionary inflict a penalty on the
enemy’s Dodge and Parry tests equal to 5x the total degrees of
success scored on the attack test 10
IV - The Iron IRON WARRIORS CHARACTERS
Iron Warriors Legionaries gain the following benefits: +5
Warriors Ballistic Skill, +5 Intelligence, the Hollow Crown Demeanor,

the Wrack and Ruin Solo Mode, the Siege Breaker Squad
Mode, and the Bitter End Drawback.
he Iron Warriors are the unsubtle battering ram of the
T Great Crusade, given over to siege and mass-theater Solo Mode: Wrack and Ruin
warfare. While outwardly they showed no dissent, within Rank 1 Effect: The Legionary adds their Intelligence Bonus
the Legion there was discord from the very beginning. to the Penetration of weapons used against stationary
When the first recruits to the IVth Legion, then known as structures and fortifications.
the “Corpse Grinders,” were drawn from the gun-tribes of Improvements: At Rank 3, the Legionary becomes immune
Sek-Amrak (theorized based on modern linguistics to be to Pinning. At Rank 5, the Legionary adds their Intelligence
between modern Turkey and Iran, below the Caucasus bonus to damage as well as penetration against structures and
region), they were immediately sent into attritional fortifications. At Rank 7, the Legionary may apply the
warfare, where troops were diverted from other Legions to benefits to missiles and artillery pieces fired. This may stack
the growing IVth. As the crusade stretched from Venus to with the Wrecker talent.
Segmentum Solar and onward, the Legion would gradually
Squad Mode: Siege Breaker (Attack Pattern)
lose its Terran identity under a tide of dead corpses.
Action: Half Action Cost: 3 Sustained: Yes
When Perturabo was finally reunited with his Rank 1 Effect: While this ability is in effect, the Legionary
legion, and the resultant decimation cleared out any and those within support range of him may reroll Damage
immediate thoughts of dissent or slowdown, the Legion’s rolls against enemies in cover. The second Damage roll must
stubbornness and ruthlessness would finally take center be accepted.
stage. They were given tasks of siege warfare, they would Improvements: At Rank 5, for every attack that strikes and
complete these tasks at any cost, and so were given more damages cover an enemy is in, the cover’s value is reduced
tasks. Perturabo and his Legion only destroyed – they were by an additional value equal to the Legionary’s Intelligence
never given the chance to build. Perhaps this would be Bonus.
what led to their eventual fall, their pragmatism and logic
Legionary Drawback: Bitter End
providing little defense against moral exhaustion? It
Effect: An Iron Warriors Legionary must perform a Difficult
matters little.
(-10) Willpower test to disengage from combat, back down
In the Iron Warriors, the word of the commander from a fight, or retreat from a battlefield when there is an
is law. Sacrifices are mathematically calculated to ensure enemy ahead that he has the means to actively combat.
the exact amount of force required, a Legion that worked Instead of retreating or leaving a battlefield, the Legionary
as a unified whole, and reshaped a battlefield to their will. may opt to remain on the battlefield a number of rounds equal
Such was seen in the battle against the mysterious Black to his Willpower bonus, after which he may retreat without
Judges, withered former humans kept alive by cybernetic test or penalty.
war machines, nonetheless drowned by an overwhelming
force of bodies, the accurate firepower of the newly formed
Iron Havocs, and the strength of Perturabo himself. Now
fighting as one, the newly renamed Iron Warriors would
continue their work throughout the galaxy, to equations
only they could solve.
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DEMEANOR: HOLLOW CROWN
Iron Warrior Legionaries are good at what they do, but is that something to be proud of? Even a superhuman mind has limits,
and a Legionary performing the same work over and over, knowing full well his life has little value beyond a number in an
equation used to calculate Compliance will eventually begin to dig deep. Not even one’s Primarch, a father to be looked up to in
other Legions, will offer succor. The eye of Perturabo is fleeting, and those who catch it will often find it, and their fortunes, drift
away with but a single mistake. The Legion is unforgiving, there is no relief from the unending siege, and deep down, every
Legionary begins to question their purpose – if the thankless work of the Great Crusade is all one has to look forward to, then
what comes next?
Perhaps some Legionaries stopped believing in the Great Crusade eventually stopped believing in its righteousness. Maybe some
would finally snap under their internal doubts. All that is certain is that all who wear the Hollow Crown will become an empty
vessel, filled with uncaring savagery, becoming a reflection of the horrors they perform.
Iron Warriors Legion Advances

Command 300 Skill
Demolition 200 Skill
Demolition +10 400 Skill Demolition
Demolition +20 400 Skill Demolition +10
Evaluate 200 Skill
Tactics (Siege Doctrine) 200 Skill
Tactics (Siege Doctrine) +10 400 Skill Tactics (Siege Doctrine)
Tactics (Siege Doctrine) +20 400 Skill Tactics (Siege Doctrine) +10
Trade (Armourer) 200 Skill
Trade (Armourer) +10 400 Skill Trade (Armourer)
Trade (Armourer) +20 400 Skill Trade (Armourer) +10
Tech Use 200 Skill
Iron Discipline 500 Talent WP 30, Command
Wrecker 500 Talent Int 40
Bombardier 500 Talent BS40, Tech Use
Steady Hand 500 Talent
Modify Payload 500 Talent Tech Use
Storm of Iron 1000 Talent
NEW TALENTS
BOMBARDIER
The Legionary may make ranged attacks with weapons with the Indirect Quality targeting locations he cannot see as a Half
Action instead of a Full Action as normal. When firing a weapon with the Indirect Quality or throwing a grenade, the Legionary
rolls twice to determine the direction that his attacks scatters and may choose either result.
STEADY HAND
The Legionary reduces Degrees of Failure on failed Demolition Tests by his Agility Bonus.
MODIFY PAYLOAD
If the Legionary prepares a grenade, missile, or round that has the Blast or Smoke Quality, he may make a Challenging (+0)
Demolitions test. If he succeeds, the weapon increases Damage (if it deals Damage normally) and its Blast or Smoke Quality by
1, plus 1 for every three additional Degrees of Success. If he fails by a number of Degrees of Failure greater than his Intelligence
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WHITE SCARS CHARACTERS
V - The White White Scar Legionaries gain the following benefits: +5
Agility, +5 Willpower, the Rider of the Talskar Demeanor,
Scars the Swift Action Solo Mode, the Eye of the Storm Squad
Mode, and the Laugh in Death’s Face Drawback.
orn of the open steppes of Mundus Planus, or in their terms, Solo Mode: Swift Action
B Chogoris, the White Scars were known to shun the company Rank 1 Effect: If the Legionary moves his Half Move
distance or further from where he began the round (by
of their brother Legions. Preferring to always stay ahead,
never in one place for long, the White Scars would outpace making a half move, charging, solo modes, etc), he may
their Excertus Imperialis auxiliaries by lightyears, conquering choose to re-roll the damage result from the first hit he makes
new worlds in the Emperor’s name before they could even set that round.
up. Such was their aloofness that when the Age of Darkness Improvements: At Rank 3, the Legionary may choose to
burned into being, neither Traitor nor Loyalist would know if increase the value of any protective field he possesses by +15
they could count upon the White Scars. (Max PR60), instead of rerolling damage. If he does not
already possess one, he instead gains a PR20 field that does
The recruits of the V Legion were drawn from all not overload. The effect lasts until the start of the Legionary’s
over Terra (albeit slowed by the Geneseed Crisis that also next round. At Rank 5, the Legionary may reroll damage
affected the III and IX), but mainly the Thulean Basin of from all attacks he makes that round, not just the first hit. At
Greenland and the former Arctic Circle. Trained at first by the Rank 7, the Legionary may apply both benefits of the Solo
Luna Wolves on Luna, it was not until reunification with their Mode to himself rather than picking one.
primarch Jaghatai Khan that the Legion would take its
identity. The Terran recruits did not take to Chogorian culture Squad Mode: Eye of the Storm (Attack Pattern)
immediately, and many would find integration into the Khan’s Action: Free Action Cost: 3 Sustained: Yes
ways difficult. This would cause a great schism, as those who Rank 1 Effect: While this ability is in effect, the Legionary
were trained by the Luna Wolves would swear loyalty to and those within support range of him may add the
Horus, and those of Chogoris would rally behind their Khan. Legionary’s Agility Bonus to their Initiative score, and gain a
It was only once the Khan had purged his Legion of Terrans +10 to Command Tests to summon Strategic Assets.
that a united front could finally be achieved. Improvements: At Rank 5, the Legionary and those within
support range of him may move an additional number of
Above all, the White Scars applied the horse archery meters equal to the value of the Legionary’s Agility Bonus, in
tactics of their homeworld to their Legionary tactica. The addition to the benefits above.
hardest conditioning for a Legionary to break was that of
“never stepping back.” Using Jetbikes and Outrider Attack Legionary Drawback: Laugh in Death’s Face
Bikes, the V Legion’s hit and fade style would inflict great Effect: The cost of Ground Vehicles and Ground Vehicle
damage on an enemy, and retreat, striking at weak points and Assets without the Skimmer, Flyer, Drop Pod Assault, or
breaking the enemy. To their credit, praise was given lavishly Spacecraft special rule (except Bikes and Attack Bikes) are
where deserved, and it could be said there were fewer legions increased by 10%, rounding up.
who believed so wholeheartedly in the Great Crusade as they
did.
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DEMEANOR: RIDER OF THE TALSKAR
White Scars Legionaries hail from the tribes of Mundus Planus, or Chogoris in their words. Their language, Khorchin, is
exceedingly difficult to learn, as it is not fully a written language – it uses vocal inflections and subtle body shifts to complete
thoughts. In a way, it mirrors the legion itself – transient, and personalized. It is said that the language is poetic because the
people are – with nothing but empty steppes to look upon, what is better than to fill it with the sights of one’s imagination? When
one finally mastered Khorchin, one could say they had finally become a Chogorian, and gain the honor of riding amongst the
Talskar, the Khan’s adoptive tribe and masters of all they surveyed on Mundus Planus.
Like their words, the Legionaries of the V would flow and surge across the
battlefield. Battle was in its own way poetry, and riding with the wind at your back
and deep grinding laughter in your throat, every Legionary found joy in expressing
himself. They may have been introverted to other Legions, but the White Scars, to
each other, were brethren shaped by their shared adversity and experiences.
White Scars Legion Advances

Drive (Choose One) +20 400 Skill Drive (Choose One) +10
Pilot (Choose One) 200 Skill
Pilot (Choose One) +10 400 Skill Pilot (Choose One)
Pilot (Choose One) +20 400 Skill Pilot (Choose One) +10
Navigation (Surface) 200 Skill
Navigation (Surface) +10 400 Skill Navigation (Surface)
Navigation (Surface) +20 400 Skill Navigation (Surface) +10
Survival 200 Skill
Survival +10 400 Skill Survival
Survival +20 400 Skill Survival +10
Tracking 200 Skill
Tracking +20 400 Skill Tracking +10
Tech Use 600 Skill
Born in the Saddle 1000 Talent
Hip Shooting 500 Talent BS 40, Ag 40
Hit and Run 500 Talent
Mounted Warrior 1000 Talent Drive (Choose One) +20,
BS30, WS30
Sprint 500 Talent
Talented (Drive (Choose One)) 500 Talent
NEW TALENTS
BORN IN THE SADDLE
A Legionary mounted on a Bike or Jetbike of any kind does not suffer any penalty from the vehicle’s size when performing a
Dodge reaction, and may attempt to turn up to 180 degrees in any direction by increasing the difficulty of any Drive test by one
degree, or attempting a Challenging (+0) Drive test if none would normally be required.
MOUNTED WARRIOR
The Legionary no longer suffers the -20 penalty to Weapon Skill or Ballistic Skill tests for attacking from a moving vehicle.
Now, while I’m reasonably sure that Weapon Skill tests don’t suffer a penalty from moving vehicles in this system, I’ll keep that
part in JUST in case I missed something.
HIT AND RUN 14

The Legionary may perform the Disengage action as a Half Action. If he instead takes a full action, he may move either his full
speed if on foot, or double his tactical speed if mounted on a bike or jetbike of any kind.
VI - The Vlka SPACE WOLVES CHARACTERS
Space Wolf Legionaries gain the following benefits: +5
Fenryka Perception, +5 Fellowship, the Executioners of Fenris

Demeanor, the Bestial Savagery Solo Mode, the Hunter’s
Gait Squad Mode, and the Curse of the Wulfen Drawback.
rguably one of the two most popular Legions in the entire
A game, the Space Wolves of the Age of Darkness have yet Solo Mode: Bestial Savagery
to go full wolf, unlike their brethren of the modern day. Of Rank 1 Effect: The Legionary decreases the difficulty of
course, with Forge World at the helm, their history gets Weapon Skill tests by one step when performing a charge
kind of weird. action.
Improvements: At Rank 3, when the Legionary successfully
The Space Wolves were one of three “proto- kills an enemy or destroys a horde in melee, they
legions,” the Trefoil, organized for highly specific may immediately make a single Half Move as a Free Action
purposes. In their case, the most barbaric and regressive of towards the nearest enemy they are able to harm. At Rank 5,
Terrans were reforged as a Legion with abysmally low the Legionary suffers no penalty to attacks performed
geneseed acceptance rates due to the Canis Helix, and sent through the Counter-Attack Talent. At Rank 7, when the
against enemies in a howling, unorganized mass of raging Legionary successfully kills an enemy or destroys a horde in
fire. This is where they would get their name, the Rout – a melee, they may immediately make a single Charge attack
collective noun designating carrion jackals and mutant against a separate enemy in range as a Free Action. This may
dogs of Terra that hounded refugees and wastelanders, be performed despite the one attack action limit. This bonus
creatures that were brave only against half dead and attack cannot bounce to further targets should the new target
weakened enemies, keen only to fight when its victims be killed or destroyed as well.
were helpless.
Squad Mode: Hunter’s Gait (Attack Pattern)
Of course, with the reunification of the Wolf Action: Free Action Cost: 3 Sustained: Yes
King, Leman Russ, on the artificially-manufactured death Rank 1 Effect: While this ability is in effect, the Legionary
world of Fenris, things got better. While the Terran Space and those within support range of him may add the
Wolves and the Fenrisian ones did not get along, such Legionary’s Agility Bonus to their Run speed, provided they
divisions were swiftly crushed as the Legion went into are not wearing jump packs and Terminator Armor.
battle. Against the Orks of the Wheel of Fire, the Legion Improvements: At Rank 5, the Legionary and those within
was reborn, no longer undisciplined bloodlust, the VI had support range of him may add the Legionary’s Agility Bonus
become executioners, self-sufficient and beholden only to to their Charge speed, provided they are not wearing jump
their Wolf King and the Emperor. packs and Terminator Armor.
Against enemies such as the Silica Animus of Legionary Drawback: Curse of the Wulfen
Ashkellon, as observed by the Mechanicum, the Legion Effect: When the Legionary successfully kills an enemy or
was remorseless in its attacks, striking with such accuracy destroys a horde in melee, they must make a Challenging
that one would never think of with mere “barbarians.” This (+0) Willpower Test. Failure of this test means the Legionary
was the image they projected for the rest of the galaxy. The gains one level of the Devastating quality on his melee
VI Legion, the Space Wolves, would not need to face the weapons (increasing by one for every failed test to a
bloodborne curse of the beast within for a long time, not maximum of 10), but MUST prepare to charge the nearest
until they journeyed to Prospero at the onset of the Age of enemy he is able to harm on his next round, as the beastly
Darkness, and first encountered the Curse of the Wulfen… Curse of the Wulfen begins to manifest.
Such are the traditions of the Space Wolves that their Consuls
may never take the Apothecary, Chaplain, Librarian, or
Primus Medicae specializations. They are limited instead to
the Wolf Priest of Fenris specialization in those regards.
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DEMEANOR: EXECUTIONERS OF FENRIS
When Leman Russ rebuilt his Legion, his Legionaries were reborn, from those who preyed on the weak to deep-thinking
warriors who wore the cowl of barbarian to throw their enemies off. They would be beholden only to the Wolf King and their
Emperor, and no others. They would do what was ordered them. In the Legion’s reformation in the Ork System known as the
Wheel of Fire, a full third of the Legion died, but for every dead Legionary, thousands of orks perished. It was this battle not of
conquest, but execution, that the Legion would become best known for. Their Primarch was a warlord, and every Legionary first
and foremost a soldier capable of inflicting savage punishment against those they deemed “oathbreakers.” Not even the Rangdan
Xenocides, that had erased at least one full Legion prior, could stop the Space Wolves.
The “Wolves in shadow” would only ever truly hold comradery with the Dark Angels, who they fought alongside in the
Xenocides, and held distant respect at best for other Legions, barely disguised indifference against most Excertus forces, and
only reserved their outright scorn for the Thousand Sons. The Legion was inscrutable to all, and to the self-sufficient Space
Wolves, this was fine. Theirs would be a silent history, and their executions of worlds remembered only by themselves.
Space Wolves Legion Advances

Carouse 200 Skill
Carouse +10 400 Skill Carouse
Carouse +20 400 Skill Carouse +10
Intimidate 200 Skill
Intimidate +10 400 Skill Intimidate
Intimidate +20 400 Skill Intimidate +10
Scrutiny 200 Skill
Scrutiny +20 400 Skill Scrutiny +10
Tracking 200 Skill
Wrangling 200 Skill
Wrangling +10 400 Skill Wrangling
Wrangling +20 400 Skill Wrangling +10
Abhor the Witch 800 Talent
Counter Attack 500 Talent WS 40
Flesh Render 500 Talent
Follower (Fenrisian Wolf) 1500 Talent
Heightened Senses (Smell) 500 Talent
Hatred (Psykers) 500 Talent
Hardy 500 Talent T40
Resistance (Psychic Powers) 500 Talent
Saga of Blood and Night 1000 Talent
Wisdom of the Ancients 1500 Talent Int 40
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NEW TALENTS
SAGA OF BLOOD AND NIGHT
The VI Legion did not fight according to the Principia Belicosa, preferring a more savage way, and the battlefield experiences
that would shape them would produce a dark wisdom, unlike any other Legion. Thus did the Legion fight and die in service of
the Emperor and their Wolf King, and shared battlefield protocol would eventually become law, echoing down ten thousand
years.
When purchasing this talent, the Legionary selects one of the following Sagas to represent his battlefield experience, and
expertise. Once chosen, this may never be changed, so make your choice count.
THE GET OF WYRM

Over time, the Space Wolves have exterminated countless strange and terrible xenos threats to the nascent Imperium of Man, and
those who begin to specialize in such campaigns find themselves requiring exotic weapons to combat them, and others in the
future. The Legionary treats the Renown level of all Exotic weapons as one lower for the purposes of requisition, (For example,
a Distinguished Exotic Weapon would be Respected for the Legionary), and gains the Fear (1) Trait.
THE HOWL OF THE DEATH WOLF

There are many who distrust the Space Wolves, and those who hear the howl of the beast borne within their blood, this distrust is
often multiplied immensely. Once per encounter, the Legionary may let out a beastly howl, and may perform the Charge Action
with his Run Speed.
THE HUNGER OF THE VOID

For some Legionaries, their bloodlust is a thing of dark legend, and nothing can sate them. When the Legionary charges, he may
perform an additional attack, with the charge bonus included. For example, a Legionary who can normally perform a single
attack as a Charge Action may instead perform two.
THE WASTER OF THE LAND

The Legionary is a master of breaking enemies out of their safe zones, chasing them into the very shadows themselves and
coming up the victor. The Legionary ignores the effects of Difficult Terrain, and his ranged attacks at targets within 30 meters
ignore armor points granted to the enemy by cover.
THE CROWN BREAKER

For many Legionaries, there is no higher test of valor than to slay the enemy’s champions. Hurling the bodies back is more
addicting than any drug, and many will endure all damage to get their fix. The Legionary may reroll damage rolls of 1 or 2
against Master class enemies, and increases his level of Unnatural Toughness by 1 when fighting a single enemy.
THE SHIELD OF THE WOLF KING

Some Legionaries, unlike their brethren, have mastered their battle rage, serving as a reliable defensive bulwark for their allies.
The Legionary and allies within 5x his Fellowship bonus in meters never suffers penalties to Fear tests.
THE HEAD TAKER

Perhaps the Legionary had been a part of the notorious Ravagers, the Fourth Great Company of the Space Wolves, or at least
taken on measures of their brutality. Considered volatile or even insane by many, the Legionary is possessed of striking insight
into an enemy’s state of mind. The Legionary may reroll damage rolls of 1 or 2 against Troop and Elite class enemies.
FOLLOWER (FENRISIAN WOLF)

Some Space Wolves get lonely. They write home, and are sent a pupper to be their friend! The Legionary gains a Fenrisian Wolf,
as detailed in Deathwatch: First Founding, Page 108. If the Legionary spends an additional 500 XP when purchasing this talent,
the Fenrisian Wolf is upgraded to a Cyber Wolf, gaining an additional level of the Unnatural Toughness trait, the Mechanicus
Implants trait, the Improved Natural Weapons trait (and increasing their Bite penetration to 6), and the Counter-Attack Talent.
Remember to always scratch behind their ears, for this makes for a happy doggo. If you don’t, you will find yourself staring
down your Fenrisian Wolf – it is said there are no wolves on Fenris, and the eyes that stare back seem almost…human.
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“I had the pleasure of meeting the Praetors, multiple times. Of course, the pleasure was entirely one-
sided – they despised me, and that was fine. The only thing that mattered was completing our shared
missions. They would fight, and I would support from the shadows. When the Tiji Sector prospers, I
prosper. The Imperium is my best customer, and I would hate to see business dry up.
Eventually, one fell. He died, fighting my ‘kin.’ I hold no real attachment to my fellows back in the
Empire, but I can only imagine the rage that now absorbed him. Surprisingly, there was only pain and
anguish, locked in a metal chassis, knowing only cold undeath. It is said the Space Wolf Contemptors
are cursed, the occupants prone to unwarranted savagery. It is also said that those interred in
Contemptors upon death are those who are especially violent. This pattern originated ten thousand
years ago, I have noted, in the Horus Heresy. I wonder – has it always been this way, or have the Space
Wolves created a self-fulfilling prophesy?”
-Excerpt of “Selenite Memories,” the Memoirs of Shas’o Sio’t Korst’la VII

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VII - The Imperial IMPERIAL FISTS CHARACTERS
Imperial Fists Legionaries gain the following benefits: +5
Fists Ballistic Skill, +5 Willpower, the Crusader of Stone

Demeanor, the Disciplined Fire Solo Mode, the Unshakeable
Defense Squad Mode, and the Blood and Honor Drawback.
hen a location absolutely needed to be defended, one
W looked to the Imperial Fists. Drawn from all over Terra, the Solo Mode: Disciplined Fire
Imperial Fists would construct great citadels wherever they Rank 1 Effect: The Legionary gains a +10 bonus to Ballistic
conquered. Described as the Emperor’s unbreakable fists, Skill tests to fire Bolt weapons of all kinds, and the bolter
the Imperial Fists would not only defend, they would component of combi-weapons.
crusade. Improvements: At Rank 3, the Legionary may ignore one
penalty to his Ballistic Skill tests when firing Bolt weapons.
Once found on the world of Inwit, Rogal Dorn At Rank 5, the Legionary adds their Intelligence bonus to
wasted no time in re-integrating with his Legion. Without damage as well as penetration against vehicles and enemies
pause or respite, the Imperial Fists crusaded and fortified, with the Daemon Engine trait. At Rank 7, the Legionary may
taking only fresh recruits from every world. They were fire Bolt weapons on semi and full auto settings as a half
adept at void combat, and their star fortresses were no less action, and retain the bonus +10 or +20 to hit.
impregnable than their ground ones. The Fleets of the
Imperial Fists were the largest of the Great Crusade. They Squad Mode: Unshakeable Defense (Defense Pattern)
were trustworthy and dependable, and in many campaigns Action: Half Action Cost: 3 Sustained: Yes
of Compliance, the Imperial Fists were requested by the Rank 1 Effect: While this ability is in effect, the Legionary
Emperor himself to be the vanguard or the defenders. The and those within support range of him are immune to pinning
Fists and their Primarch, however, were blunt and when claiming the defensive benefits of cover, or fighting
uncompromising, as seen in the battle of the Araneus from fortifications and barricades.
Cluster, defending the world that would one day be known Improvements: At Rank 3, for every attack that strikes and
as Necromunda against the enemy that would one day be damages cover the Legionary or an ally is in, the Legionary
known as the Necrons. For this reason, Dorn was passed up or his ally may perform a single-shot Ranged Attack against
as Warmaster, in place of Horus. Dorn was given the role the enemy that fired as a Reaction. At Rank 6, the Legionary
of Praetorian of Terra, and accompanied the Emperor while or his ally may perform a Semi or Full Auto Ranged Attack
he began his Webway Project. This did not sit well with instead of a single-shot Ranged Attack.
some.
Legionary Drawback: Blood and Honor
Almost as if born of the same bloody womb, the Effect: An Imperial Fists Legionary may not perform the
Primarchs Perturabo and Rogal Dorn were immediately Disengage Action against, and automatically fails Willpower
hateful of each other. Their legions were both siege tests to retreat from, melee combat against single enemies
specialists, but where one was pragmatic on the attack, the that he has the means to actively harm, under any
other was stoic on the defense. An unstoppable force met circumstances. When fighting against single enemies, the
the immovable object, and the resultant fallout was Legionary must reroll Weapon Skill tests failed by one
impossible to contain. Alike to the point of outlook, Dorn’s degree.
idealism clashed against Perturabo’s despair. While history
would declare the Imperial Fists the victor in the Age of
Darkness, the truth is more unfortunate. The Imperial Fists
who built the nascent Imperium died during the Great
Crusade, and their culture and legacy would be
extinguished a mere 1500 years later, replaced with an
amalgamation of successors. Thus would end Dorn’s most
loyal sons, and one of the original Eighteen Legions.
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DEMEANOR: CRUSADERS OF STONE
The people of Inwit, the icy homeworld of Rogal Dorn, are raised to endure and survive, nomadically travelling across the ice
fields without complaint, stoically accepting all that happens. Thus it was with the Imperial Fists, nomadic crusaders amongst the
stars, who conquered and fortified an unbreakable line against all that threatened the burgeoning Imperium of Man. At home in
the cold void, the households of the breachers and warders of the Imperial Fists were second to none, just as they were on
ground, where the fortresses they build would stand for ten thousand years. The outlook and drive of their primarch would be
reflected in every Legionary, their optimism and pride at building the Imperium rivalled only by the Ultramarines.
The VII Legion’s assault-configured units and heavy weapon squads were its pride, and combined with the largest fleet of the
Eighteen Legions, proved to be an unbeatable combination, at least until the Age of Darkness. Accuracy and adaptability was all,
with the humble terran Bolter the most trusted tool by far. With such tools, the crusaders would make incredible progress
through any threats the galaxy could offer, and eventually, the greatest of these crusaders would band together.
They would be called the Templars.
Imperial Fists Legion Advances

Evaluate 200 Skill
Logic 200 Skill
Logic +10 400 Skill Logic
Logic +20 400 Skill Logic +10
Pilot (Spacecraft) 200 Skill
Pilot (Spacecraft) +10 400 Skill Pilot (Spacecraft)
Pilot (Spacecraft) +20 400 Skill Pilot (Spacecraft) +10
Bolter Drill 1000 Talent
Last Man Standing 500 Talent
Mastery of Space 1000 Talent Ag 40, Pilot (Spacecraft) +20
Siegecraft 500 Talent
Stalwart Defense 1000 Talent
Void Tactician 500 Talent Int 35
NEW TALENTS
MASTERY OF SPACE
The Imperial Fists’s mastery of fleet actions meant a number of them were effective void captains. The Legionary may reroll all
failed Tests with Maneuver Actions aboard a voidship.
SIEGECRAFT
Imperial Fists have fortified this position. The Imperial Fist may improve the Armor Points of a number of pieces of cover equal
to the Space Marine’s Rank by a number equal to his Intelligence Bonus. Unlike Techmarines, the Legionary requires some
time, and the process takes 1d5 hours.
VOID TACTICIAN
The Legionary’s experience with ground combat is transferred to void operations, where close assault operations are measured in
kilometers. The Legionary gains a +10 bonus to firing voidship weapons such as macrobatteries, lances, and nova cannons. This
bonus does not apply to torpedoes.
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VIII - The Night NIGHT LORDS CHARACTERS
Night Lords Legionaries gain the following benefits: +5
Lords Strength, +5 Agility, the Children of Misrule Demeanor, the

From the Shadows Solo Mode, the Talent for Murder Squad
Mode, and the Nostraman Blood Drawback.
he Night Lords did not merely embrace the darkness, they
T were born in it, molded by it. Even their origins were Solo Mode: From the Shadows
Rank 1 Effect: Concealment and Silent Move tests made in
formed from suffering, its first recruits drawn from the
children of the sunless prison sinks of Holy Terra. They darkness or other environmental hazards that impair visibility
were paired with geneseed that boosted their traits, their are two steps easier in Difficulty.
already pale skin became superpale, and their night vision Improvements: At Rank 3, the Legionary gains a Fear
was improved to monstrous levels – the better to hunt in the Rating of 1, or increases his Fear Rating by 1, the first round
darkness with. They would be deployed against those who after exiting concealment and entering combat. At Rank 5,
committed crimes so heinous mere crushing was not the Legionary gains a PR30 defensive field, which does not
enough – there would be retribution. From the very overload, the first round after exiting concealment and
beginning, there were those who wondered if such beings entering combat. This defensive field disappears at the start
ever held any sort of nobility. of his next round. At Rank 7, the Legionary may make
Concealment and Silent Move tests as a Free Action, and
Things did not improve when the Legion was may do so even while being observed.
reintroduced to their Primarch. Conrad Kurze, the Night
Haunter, was a nutjob possessed of perfect foresight, his Squad Mode: Talent for Murder (Attack Pattern)
prophesies always coming true. Found on Nostramo, a Action: Half Action Cost: 3 Sustained: Yes
sunless world of suffering and corruption, the Night Rank 1 Effect: While this ability is in effect, the Legionary
Haunter was a perfect fit, a king crazy amongst lunatics. and those within support range of him in the same combat
But even then, his Legion of Terrans still had a purity of gain a bonus of +10 to Weapon Skill, Ballistic Skill, and the
purpose, of retribution. The introduction of native Felling (1) Quality on their melee weapons and pistols when
Nostramans would slowly devolve the Legion into little they outnumber the enemy in melee combat. If a Legionary
more than a glorified gang. Ultimately, even the Emperor is wearing Terminator Armor, he counts as two Legionaries
would have his concerns, but at the turn of the Age of for the purposes of outnumbering. If the Legionary is a
Darkness, there was little even he could do, for the Horus Dreadnought, he counts as five Legionaries.
Heresy had entered full tilt, Nostramo would be purged by Improvements: At Rank 5, the Legionary and those within
Curze’s own hand, and their recruitment systems support range gain a further bonus to Weapon Skill and
annihilated by legions of Blackshields. Ballistic Skill equal to 10x the number they outnumber the
enemy by. For example, outnumbering by 2 grants a bonus of
While specializing in terror tactics and retribution, +20.
at least on the outside, the Legion maintained a full
armorium. In such battles such as the return of the Crimson Legionary Drawback: Nostraman Blood
Walkers of Hive Vhnori of Terra, and the Conquering of Effect: When the Legionary fails a Fear test, he must retreat
Veleshkar, the Legion would use the full arsenal available his Full Move distance away from the source of the Fear test
to it, wreaking havoc and anarchy all about. It was the in addition to the results of the failed Fear test. When the
Winnowing of Aeschylrai, however, that the Night Lords Legionary fails a Pinning test, he may choose to retreat away
would display their true faces – the destruction of both from the enemy using his Full Move speed as a Full Action
loyal and noncompliant, their screams broadcast over vox, rather than suffering the effects of Pinning.
their corpses worn as armor trophies, their cities massacred
to show the folly of rebellion. All would learn to fear the
battle cry, “We have come for you.”
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DEMEANOR: CHILDREN OF MISRULE
Loyalty to one’s gang was everything on Nostramo. As the Great Crusade progressed, the Night Lords Legion would gradually
break down from the dictates of the Principia Bellicosa to a horrific mishmash of gang culture, where only the strongest and the
fittest would survive. Terran survival tactics mixed with Nostraman murder arts, to create Legionaries that only respected those
more skilled than them, and those who did not fall in line, dead. Murderers and criminals, all given the power of demigods. Even
Conrad Kurze would begin to hate his Legion, as he realized that fear would require a constant presence, one he would be unable
to provide as Nostramo collapsed into anarchy.
The Legion’s assault troopers and infiltrators were highly skilled, and their mastery of psychological warfare was second to
none. The Legion could wield fear as a weapon, and a world could collapse without a shot fired as part of their tactics. Even
murderers and criminals love their fathers, however, and as the Legion began to collapse apart, only their respect for their
Primarch, tenuous as it would be, would be the only thing holding them together. Beyond this, the Night Lords were a Legion
almost set up from the beginning to fail, as they became one with the horrors of the galaxy.
Night Lords Legion Advances

Concealment 200 Skill
Concealment +10 400 Skill Concealment
Concealment +20 400 Skill Concealment +10
Silent Move 200 Skill
Silent Move +10 400 Skill Silent Move
Silent Move +20 400 Skill Silent Move +10
Shadowing 200 Skill
Shadowing +10 400 Skill Shadowing
Shadowing +20 400 Skill Shadowing +10
Double Team 500 Talent
Jaded 500 Talent WP30
Paranoia 500 Talent
Street Fighting 500 Talent
Spectral Haunter 600 Talent Intimidate +20
Dark Sight 300 Trait
Fear (1) 1000 Trait
NEW TALENT
SPECTRAL HAUNTER “My good friend in the Ordo Chronos gifted me a book once,
Night Lords are for their ability to that she picked up on a sojourn to M2. It had a remarkable
utilized darkness and adverse passage in it regarding economic theory – fear is the most
conditions to harass their prey. valuable commodity in the universe. One does not sell a
product, one sells the fear of living without a product, and
Bonuses granted to Concealment and primal fears do the rest. I was struck by its simplicity, its
Silent Move tests by visual and wisdom. My only question was how such a pearl ended up in an
environmental conditions are doubled, M2 Plague Zombie Survival Guide?”
and penalties to enemy Weapon Skill
and Ballistic Skill tests to hit the Night -Excerpt of “Selenite Memories,”
the Memoirs of Shas’o Sio’t Korst’la VII
Lord due to visual or environmental
conditions are doubled as well.
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IX - The Blood BLOOD ANGELS CHARACTERS
Blood Angels Legionaries gain the following benefits: +5
Angels Weapon Skill, +5 Agility, the Host of Angels Demeanor, the

Encarmine Fury Solo Mode, the Fires of Heaven Squad
Mode, and the Red Thirst Drawback.
he Blood Angels undergo by far the most strenuous of
T transformations. The rad-soaked aspirants of Baal are Solo Mode: Encarmine Fury
Rank 1 Effect: The Legionary gains the Felling (1) Quality
infused with the very blood of their Primarch, and
transformed from hunched, crippled mutants to paragons of on all melee attacks.
the human form. Each is an echo of their Primarch, Improvements: At Rank 3, the Legionary may reroll damage
Sanguinius the Angel, and though fatality rates were results from Melee attacks while under the effects of Frenzy.
obscenely high, each Legionary proved themselves a At Rank 5, the Legionary gains the Felling (2) Quality on all
survivor. There were, however, drawbacks – Sanguinius melee attacks. At Rank 7, the Legionary’s melee weapons
had passed on to his sons a pair of terrible flaws, one a gain the Vengeful (8) Quality.
psychic link to him that would share their pain, and another
Squad Mode: Fires of Heaven (Attack Pattern)
that would be known as the Red Thirst. A Blood Angels
Legionary possessed cause and purpose bordering on
Rank 1 Effect: While this ability is in effect, whenever the
fanaticism, but when their defenses were weakest, when
Legionary and those within support range of him kill an
this purpose was challenged, the Legionary would lose
enemy with a weapon from the Volkite, Flame, or Melta class
control to the Thirst, and tear apart everything nearby. Even
of weapon, all enemies in the Legionary’s Support Range
Sanguinius was terrified, for such flaws could see the
must immediately make a Pinning Test.
destruction and erasure of his Legion. The only one he
Improvements: At Rank 3, the ability applies to all weapon
confided to regarding this terrible secret was his most
classes wielded by the Legionary and allies. At Rank 6, the
beloved brother, Horus.
Pinning Test is replaced with a Fear test, resolved at Fear (1).
In battle the Blood Angels struck as a unified Host
Legionary Drawback: The Red Thirst
of Angels, an incarnation of wrath against those who reject
Effect: When the Legionary is reduced to Critical Wounds,
Compliance and Unity. Blazing assaults against the points
he immediately enters a terrible Frenzy, even if he does not
of strongest resistance would pave the way for preternatural
possess the talent. This Frenzy lasts for a number of rounds
fury in melee combat, as enemies were scoured from
equal to 10 minus the Legionary’s Willpower Bonus,
existence. Shock and Awe was the word of the day, as
minimum 1 round. He will attack the nearest living being, be
enemy resistance would be shattered in a single,
it ally or enemy. The Legionary increases his Unnatural
devastating blow. Entire worlds would cower against the
Strength modifier by +1, and will heal wounds equal to an
descending “red angels,” brought to compliance in a single
amount equal to his unmodified toughness bonus on every
day of Revelations, the tide of carnage only receding when
successful attack if this enemy was a living being, as he
every single noncompliant recidivist was annihilated.
bathes in and consumes the blood spraying everywhere.
However, while under the effects of the Red Thirst, the
Legionary loses the benefits of the Unnatural Toughness
Trait. Time for the Legionary to let’er rip…
At Rank 3, the Frenzy lasts for a number of rounds equal to 7

minus the Legionary’s Willpower Bonus, minimum 1 round.
At Rank 7, the Legionary learns some semblance of control
over the Red Thirst, and may enter it or leave it voluntarily as
a Full Action.
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DEMEANOR: HOST OF ANGELS
To be a Blood Angel was to be raised from nothing, into a stalwart soldier of the unstoppable Great Crusade. Even before the
Age of Darkness dawned, the Blood Angels delighted in undertaking arts of beautification and construction, producing sculpture
and portraiture from mere stone and canvas as they themselves were formed, and were greatly saddened against human worlds
who resisted Compliance. Against the xenos threat, however, there would be no compassion. Against enemies such as the Orks
of Kayvas or the mind-altering Nephilim, such creatures would be pursued relentlessly and destroyed. Xenos threats such as the
Megarachnids of Murder would provide an ideal demonstration ground for the Legion’s perfected shock and awe tactics.
The Blood Angels were one of the more personable Legions, beneath only the Salamanders, and it was for this reason that
Roboute Guilliman, when establishing his Imperium Secundus, declared Sanguinius the new Emperor, much to his
consternation. The Blood Angels would be figureheads, demonstrating all the righteous values of the Imperium, an isle of
civilization in what was perceived as galactic ruin. The Blood Angels and their Primarch, while not overly specialized in any
degree, exhibited the greatest blend of the Emperor's qualities, and thus were popular and loved by all.
Blood Angels Legion Advances

Charm 200 Skill
Charm +10 400 Skill Charm
Charm +20 400 Skill Charm +10
Tactics (Shock and Awe) 200 Skill
Tactics (Shock and Awe) +10 400 Skill Tactics (Shock and Awe)
Tactics (Shock and Awe) +20 400 Skill Tactics (Shock and Awe) +10
Trade (Remembrancer) 200 Skill
Trade (Remembrancer) +10 400 Skill Trade (Remembrancer)
Trade (Remembrancer) +20 400 Skill Trade (Remembrancer) +10
Assassin Strike 500 Talent
Battle Rage 400 Talent Frenzy
Berserk Charge 600 Talent
Frenzy 400 Talent
Furious Assault 600 Talent WS35
Radiant Presence 500 Talent Fel 40
NEW TALENT
RADIANT PRESENCE
The Legionary is idolized by his allies,
and they look up to him as a beacon of
stability. The Legionary and Allies
within support range gain a +10 to
Willpower Tests to resist Fear or
against Intimidation attempts. This
ability affects all allies close to the
Legionary, though not the Legionary
himself.
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X - The Iron Hands IRON HANDS CHARACTERS
Iron Hands Legionaries gain the following benefits: +5
he Iron Hands, once known as the “Iron Tenth” and the Ballistic Skill, +5 Toughness, the Mechanicum Implants
T “Storm Walkers,” were an uncompromising hammer that Trait, the Medusan Inheritance Demeanor, the Inviolate
smashed every enemy they faced. Drawn from the Qavitine Armor Solo Mode, the Stand and Fight Squad Mode, and the
Plate Cities and the Solus Stellax Bloc (Based on linguistic Rigid Tactics Drawback.
patterns, this is believed to correspond to the lands once
Solo Mode: Inviolate Armor
occupying the Adriatic Sea, Sicily, and Albania), the Iron
Rank 1 Effect: The Legionary increases his Toughness
Hands were granted a fierce pride in a warrior ancestry that
Bonus by 2 against enemy shooting attacks.
predated them by millennia. Practicing a tactic known as
Improvements: At Rank 3, the Legionary reduces damage
Hammer and Storm at first, the Legion would deploy
an enemy inflicts on a vehicle he is within by a value equal to
auxiliaries to bait the enemy out, kicking up a storm, before
his unmodified Toughness bonus. At Rank 5, the Legionary
dropping themselves in as the hammer and blasting them
increases the level of his Unnatural Toughness by 1 against
apart. Thus was the “Storm Walkers” coined, but this name
shooting attacks. This replaces the Rank 1 Effect. At Rank 7,
would be dropped mere years later, as the Primarch of the
the Legionary gains the Regeneration (X) trait, where X is
Iron Tenth had been found.
equal to half his unmodified Toughness Bonus, rounding up.
On the world of Medusa, a cold, barren world
Squad Mode: Stand and Fight (Defense Pattern)
surrounded by a great orbital station, Ferrus Manus, the
Iron Handed giant, would remake both society and his
Rank 1 Effect: While this ability is in effect, the Legionary
Legion. The Iron Hands would be forged into a literal
and those within support range of him reroll failed
engine of war, possessed of purest logic and reason,
Willpower-based tests such as Pinning, Shock Table results,
confronting all enemies head-on, and specializing in
or effects of Psychic Powers, that would cause the Legionary
linebreaker and armored operations. Over time, their beliefs
to retreat.
would shift, auxilia forces once held in respect now viewed
Improvements: At Rank 5, the Legionary and those within
with contempt for their observed weakness. The Iron Hands
support range of him ignore effects such as Pinning, or
had become conquerors, not liberators, and the constant
effects of Psychic Powers, that would cause the Legionary to
need to face enemies up front began to take its toll – more
retreat.
and more of the Legion had determined that, as they took
more damage, the “flesh was weak,” and would be replaced Legionary Drawback: Rigid Tactics
with cybernetics. There was no room for weakness in the Effect: When the Legionary or his squad fails to complete a
Iron Hands, a viewpoint first supported by Ferrus Manus, Primary Objective or Secondary Objective of a mission, or
but soon even he began to observe a growing mania in his the mission itself, the Renown loss is doubled. In addition, if
legion. He resolved to take steps to stem it, and reconcile the Legionary fails a Command test to summon or command
who the Iron Hands were and building themselves into, an Allied Asset, the Legionary suffers a -10 penalty to further
with what they could be. Command tests to command Allied Assets, as butthurt and
rage at their weakness overtakes him. Finally, the Requisition
He never got the chance. A close shave from
costs of Jump Packs, Bikes of any kind, and Jetbikes are
Fulgrim ended that.
increased by 10%, rounding up if necessary.
The Iron Hands were the first to lose their
Primarch, and as a result, many went violently insane. Was
their primarch weak? Were they? It would be the start of an
obsession that would fester and grow from the Age of
Darkness over the next ten thousand years.
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DEMEANOR: MEDUSAN INHERITANCE
Medusa, homeworld of the Iron Hands, had descended into barbarism, but its technological wealth remained relatively intact.
Though suffering great damage, the Telstarax, the orbital ring surrounding the world, was salvageable. Amongst the ruins of
Medusa did Ferrus Manus uplift his people. Mobile, semi-tribal clans, these were a savage and unforgiving people, who travelled
and defended great land-crawlers. Ferrus Manus did not desire worship or offer peace, but he did demand obedience as he beat
the clans of Medusa into line. He would do the same to his Legion, brute forcing the Terrans and Medusans into one unified
force under his will. Only the most psychologically suitable recruits, those who were strong, warlike, and fit, would be taken as
aspirants to join the growing Iron Hands Legion from Medusa and conquered worlds.
Over time, however, even the Gorgon began to mellow out. He was, after all, a builder. “The Flesh was Weak,” coined by his
brother Vulkan, was a commonly said term, initially indicated to mean shearing off of personal weakness to replace with
cybernetics, but in actuality meant a celebration of what the human spirit could achieve – the Flesh may be Weak, but deeds
endure. Flesh comes to an end one day, but the legacy one leaves should be one that others are proud to inherit. It was a noble
sentiment, and one that would be cut short just as the Gorgon was, and the Legion would lose their collective fucking minds.
Iron Hands Legion Advances

Drive (Choose One) +20 400 Skill Drive (Choose One) +10
Logic 200 Skill
Tech Use 200 Skill
Tech Use +20 400 Skill Tech Use +10
Autosanguine 500 Talent Mechanicum Implants
Peer (Mechanicum) 500 Talent Int (30)
The Flesh Is Weak (x3) 500 Talent
Cybernetic Boost 500 Talent Tech Use
Cybernetic Calibrations 700 Talent Tech Use +10, Cyb. Boost
Tank Hunter 500 Talent
NEW TALENTS
CYBERNETIC BOOST
As a Half Action, the Legionary may spend a Fate Point and make a Challenging (+0) Tech-Use Test. If he succeeds, he
increases the current value by of his Unnatural Strength OR Unnatural Toughness by +1. This persist for a number of Rounds
equal to his Intelligence Bonus. The Legionary may end the effect at any time. At the end of each Round in which the character
allows it to persist, he gains 1 level of Fatigue.
CYBERNETIC CALIBRATIONS
All of the Legionary’s cybernetics count as being one level of Craftsmanship higher than their base Craftsmanship (so for
instance, a Poor Craftsmanship bionic arm would become Common Craftsmanship, or a Good Craftsmanship limb would
become Best Craftsmanship).
TANK HUNTER
26 Skill
When making a ranged attack against a vehicle or enemy with the Daemon Engine trait, the Legionary adds his Ballistic
Bonus to the Penetration value of his weapon.
XII - The World WORLD EATERS CHARACTERS
World Eaters Legionaries gain the following benefits: +5
Eaters Weapon Skill, +5 Strength, the Savage Tide Demeanor, the

Incarnate Violence Solo Mode, the Bloodlust Squad Mode,
and the Blood Madness Drawback.
he World Eaters are a “Legion” in name only. Their bonds
T of brotherhood were perhaps the strongest of all the Solo Mode: Incarnate Violence
Rank 1 Effect: The Legionary may reroll damage results of
Legions once, but once reunified with their genefather, it all
went downhill. These Legionaries, once known as the War 1 or 2 on attacks performed as part of a Charge action.
Hounds, were drawn from all over Terra for their inherently Improvements: At Rank 3, the Legionary gains a +10 bonus
aggressive and competitive natures, would first see battle in to Weapon Skill tests when fighting a single enemy in melee
the Sa’afrik Liberation, and the Cerberus Insurrection combat. At Rank 5, the Legionary may reroll all damage
against surviving Thunder Warriors. Split up into multiple results on attacks performed as part of a Charge action. At
reserves to augment other Legions’ fleets, they would Rank 7, the Legionary may perform one additional attack in
provide the killing strike in complete slaughter, leaving melee combat, stacking with talents that grant additional
foes in no condition to resist. Like all brothers, they would attacks. For example, a Legionary with Swift Attack may
fight and beat each other down, but though their reputation perform three attacks rather than two, or four instead of three
as annihilators grew, battles would always come down to if dual wielding melee weapons.
one fact – in the end, there would be either zero enemies
Squad Mode: Bloodlust (Attack Pattern)
left, or zero World Eaters left. Never would there be a
middle ground.
Rank 1 Effect: While this ability is in effect, if the
And then came the Red Angel. Angron had been Legionary or those within support range of him fail a Fear
found, and after the Emperor’s rather disastrous first test, they may make a second Challenging (+0) Willpower
contact, had been left with his legion, destroyed its test. If this test is passed, the Legionary is considered to have
command structure, and was only mollified through the passed the Fear test, and gains the benefits of the Hatred
actions of a brave Captain named Khârn. Angron had talent against the enemy who caused the Fear test.
possessed a fearsome charisma, unbreakable conviction, Improvements: At Rank 5, the Legionary and those within
unstoppable strength, and a brutal idea of honor that spoke support range of him ignore the enemy’s Fear rating, and gain
to the nascent World Eaters at first. However, Angron was a bonus to Weapon Skill tests against that enemy equal to 10
flawed. The Butchers’ Nails within him had eaten away and times the enemy’s Fear Rating.
replaced parts of his brain – they would sing to him, and the
Legionary Drawback: Blood Madness
damage done was so severe not even the Emperor could fix
Effect: After killing an enemy in melee combat, the
it. Angron was a timed weapon, to be used until dead, and
Legionary must make a Challenging (+0) Willpower Test. If
he never forgave his father for taking him from what he
this test is failed, on his next round the Legionary must move
saw as his TRUE brethren. The World Eaters would
towards or charge the nearest enemy he is able to harm. If
gradually begin to take the Butcher’s Nails into themselves,
there is no enemy he is able to harm, he may act normally.
in an attempt to understand their genefather, their Terran
However, the Legionary gains a +5 bonus to Weapon Skill
culture of brotherhood destroyed under Angron’s uncaring
for every enemy killed during the encounter in melee, until
gaze.
the end of the encounter.
What son does not idolize and seek to emulate his
father, no matter what their father may do? Angron did not
care for the actions of his genesons – the loyal War Hounds
died, and the blood-crazed World Eaters were born.
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DEMEANOR: SAVAGE TIDE
While nominally the World Eaters were capable of all manner of warfare, its Legionaries by far favored direct assault and Zone
Mortalis operations. Armored vehicles were a tactical means to an end – the Legion’s best weapons were its Legionaries, and the
faster they could be delivered into combat, the better. Over time, as the tenuous links to Terra were lost in favor of Angron’s
gladiatorial practices, even these would slowly be abandoned in favor of mass charges. Over time, some would be lost. These
Red Butchers would be isolated from the rest, while the Caedere Rampagers, those who took to the cybernetics derived from the
Butcher’s Nails better than their compatriots, would lead the eternal bloody vanguard.
While shunned by most, and held in fear by Auxilia allies, there were those who recognized the World Eaters. The Luna Wolves
and White Scars, while not allies in any sense, were among those who professed acknowledgement and some admiration of the
Legion. Mechanicum and Titanicus forces of the fringes of the Imperium also swore their loyalty after such exemplary battles
such as the Slaughter of Golgotha. But, for most of their existence, the Legion could only count on its bonds of brotherhood
within itself, veterans of a thousand battles joined together in competition and bloodlust, until even this was taken from them in
an eternity of slaughter in the name of an eternally thirsting god of blood and skulls.
World Eaters Legion Advances

Survival 200 Skill
Crushing Blow 700 Talent S40
Combat Master 500 Talent WS 30
Frenzy 400 Talent
Hatred (Choose One) 400 Talent
Avatar of Slaughter 500 Talent Intimidate +20, S45
Unstoppable Wrath 700 Talent Survival +10, T45
Brutal Charge 500 Trait
NEW TALENTS
AVATAR OF SLAUGHTER
During combat, the Legionary may make a Challenging (+0) Intimidate tests as a Half Action. If this test is successful, enemies with
line of sight to the character to make a Difficult (–10) Willpower Test. If they fail, they suffer a –20 penalty to target the Legionary
for a number of turns equal to the Legionary’s unmodified Strength Bonus. This penalty stacks with any other penalties and
modifiers.
UNSTOPPABLE WRATH
During combat, the Legionary may make a Challenging (+0) Toughness Test to ignore the effects of environmental hazards like void,
extreme heat, or extreme cold, Fatigue, or even Death for a single Round. This Trait may only be used to ignore a Critical Result of
Death once per combat encounter.
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XIII - The ULTRAMARINES CHARACTERS
Ultramarines Legionaries gain the following benefits: +5
Ultramarines Intelligence, +5 Fellowship, the Eagle of the East Demeanor,

the Certainty and Resolve Solo Mode, the Interlocking
Tactics Squad Mode, and the Rigid Chain of Command
Drawback.
T he Ultramarines, once known as the War-Born before
reunification with their Primarch, were first drawn from
Solo Mode: Certainty and Resolve
varied sources on Terra, united by the fact that each source
was brought to the brink of destruction by the Emperor’s Rank 1 Effect: The Legionary never suffers penalties to Fear
reunification armies. They were known for their mass tests, Command tests used on allied assets, or Command /
human wave tactics, rivalry of achievements with other Fellowship tests used to resist Cohesion damage. This ability
legions, and tendency to guard their “honor” well. They continues to function in Squad Mode, but only if the
also had the curious tendency of individualistic Ultramarines Legionary is Squad Leader.
battlegroups that would take names and heraldry from allies Improvements: At Rank 3, the Legionary may make a
and conquered worlds. Challenging (+0) Command test on an allied Horde asset as a
half action. If the test is successful, the Horde regains
It was not until the reunification with the Primarch magnitude equal to 1d10 + X, where X is the Degrees of
Roboute Guilliman, and the subsequent re-organization, Success on the Command Test. At Rank 5, once per combat,
that the Legion would be known as the ordered, dutiful, the Legionary may automatically pass one command test
meritocratic engine it is today. Adapting the Principia used on allied assets with a number of degrees equal to his
Bellicosa into a formation known as the Logos Lectora, the Fellowship bonus. At Rank 7, the Legionary grants the Rank
Ultramarines could face any threat reliably. To Guilliman, 1 Effect of this Solo Mode to his allied Legionaries.
the perfect statesman, the Legion was more than warriors, it
included a chain of supply, the ships that transported them, Squad Mode: Interlocking Tactics (Attack Pattern)
the recruiting worlds, all was linked together in a web of Action: Free Action Cost: 4 Sustained: Yes
cooperation, and all needed to be controlled. Every world Rank 1 Effect: While this ability is in effect, the Legionary
would not only be conquered, but rebuilt, set up as a fully and those within support range of him can re-roll any results
functioning member of the Imperium, before moving on. of 1 or 2 on damage rolls against any enemy an ally had
This would create a gradually increasing Realm of previously attacked.
Ultramar, until at least the dawn of the Age of Darkness. Improvements: At Rank 5, the Legionary and those within
support range of him may reroll all damage rolls for any
When the Horus Heresy finally entered full swing, attack against a target an ally had previously attacked.
the Ultramarines, Blood Angels, and Dark Angels would be
isolated behind the Ruinstorm, a galaxy-spanning Warp Legionary Drawback: Rigid Chain of Command
Storm that would be an ominous premonition of the Effect: If the Legionary is acting as Squad Leader, and is
Cicatrix Maledictum ten thousand years later. The three slain (or forced to burn a fate point to live), allied Legionaries
Legions, complete with loyalists of traitor legions, and a within Support Range must immediately take a Hard (-20)
xenotech structure called the Pharos, attempted to hold Pinning test, or be Pinned. Legionaries must take this special
what was left of the Imperium together in what they called Pinning test even if they are normally immune to Fear and
the Imperium Secundus. When the Emperor was found to Pinning.
be still alive, the project was cancelled, and the three
Legions would rush to Terra as fast as they could. Though
the Dark Angels and the Blood Angels would make it to
Holy Terra in time, the Ultramarines would be too slow to
make a difference, a realization that would pain the Lord of
Ultramar for almost ten thousand years.
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DEMEANOR: EAGLE OF THE EAST
From the beginning, the XIII, from the War-Born to the Ultramarines, would never truly deviate from the strictures of the
Principia Bellicosa. Guilliman, however, was not above adapting and improving the warfare stratagems of others, and
implementing them within his own legion. While a Legionary of the XIII was expected to be tactically diverse and able to fight
on any field equally. There was, however, some divisions of the Legion that would gradually begin to overspecialize, a
microcosm of a Legion within a Legion. The 22 nd Chapter, for instance, maintained large number of Destroyer Legionaries,
taking the name “Nemesis,” while the 4th Company specialized in Armored Assault, taking the name “Auroran” from the auroras
of Cypra Mundi.
As a Legionary completed his numerous tours, starting with defensive postings within the Realm of Ultramar as an Evocatus, he
would be inducted as a Line Trooper, and if he proved an aptitude for Command, nominated for the Invictarus, one day to take
command of his own chapter. It is important, however, that Guilliman did not intend for his Legionaries to be soldiers, he
expected them to be leaders, rulers, masters of worlds, and when the Great Crusade had finally completed its great work,
governors, so the Imperium would stand eternal.
Ultramarines Legion Advances

Charm 200 Skill
Command 200 Skill
Command +10 400 Skill Command
Command +20 400 Skill Command +10
Logic 200 Skill
Tactics (Choose One) +20 400 Skill Tactics (Choose One) +10
Air of Authority 500 Talent
Combat Formation 500 Talent Int 40
Exemplar of Honor 500 Talent
Foresight 500 Talent Int 30
Heroic Inspiration 600 Talent Fel 35, Command
Talented (Command) 500 Talent
NEW TALENT
HEROIC INSPIRATION “It is often said that the worst outcomes stem from good
The Legionary is beginning to understand intentions. From what the Praetor and the Paragon of Metal
the intricacies of commanding, and the have told me, the Imperium Secundus was a noble attempt to
right words to say to motivate his allies. As preserve their Imperium in its darkest time. Looking back now
with the benefit of hindsight, we can consider a cost-benefit
a Half Action, the Legionary may make a
analysis. What would the Primarch Guilliman say now, if he
Challenging (+0) Command Test. If he knew the birth and death of his Imperium Secundus, and its
succeeds, he may grant a single allied Pharos Lighthouse, was the catalyst that summoned the
Legionary or Support Asset within support Tyranids to our galaxy?”
range a +10 to their next Skill or
-Excerpt of “Selenite Memories,”
Characteristic Test, such as a Ballistic or
Weapon Skill test to attack, or a
generalized Skill or Characteristic test of
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the Legionary’s choice.
XIV - The Death DEATH GUARD CHARACTERS
Death Guard Legionaries gain the following benefits: +5
Guard Toughness, +5 Willpower, the Inheritance of Barbarus

Demeanor, the Son of Barbarus Solo Mode, the Remorseless
Squad Mode, and the Intractable Drawback.
O nce known as the noble Dusk Raiders, whose name was a

byword for resilience and unshakeable courage, the Death Solo Mode: Son of Barbarus
Rank 1 Effect: The Legionary may reroll failed Toughness
Guard would over time become the very thing they fought
against – inhuman, unrecognizable monsters. The first tests to resist the Toxic, Irradiated, and Rad-Phage quality of
Legionaries of the Death Guard would be drawn from the weapons.
Castram-cities and clans of Old Albia and the North Atlan Improvements: At Rank 3, the Legionary ignores the
Wilderness (Linguistics patterns pointing towards the land penalties imposed by difficult or arduous terrain. At Rank 5,
of Great Britain and what was once the Atlantic Ocean, due the Legionary retains his unmodified Toughness bonus
to the presence of the Talacra Silt Wastes of Wales), the against Fleshbane weapons. At Rank 7, the Legionary is
Dusk Raiders would gradually specialize in close-range immune to the Toxic quality of weapons, and retains his full
engagements and holding position under the heaviest of Toughness bonus against weapons with the Fleshbane
fire, and under the dim light of the fall of night. To threaten quality.
a world with the Dusk Raiders would cause worlds to
Squad Mode: Remorseless (Defense Pattern)
waver, but those who willingly surrendered to Compliance
Action: Free Action Cost: 3 Sustained: Yes
could count on an honorable truce and reconciliation.
The recovery of Mortarion, the Pale King, would and allies within Support Range reroll failed Fear tests, and
cast a shadow over the Legion. Recovered from the gain a +10 bonus to Opposed Willpower tests to resist enemy
gigantic beings who wore rusted armor and thrived in the psychic powers.
toxic atmosphere of Barbarus and denied a place as savior Improvements: At Rank 5, the Legionary and allies within
of Barbarus by the Emperor, Mortarion would never truly Support Range are immune to Fear and Pinning, and reroll
have his vengeance against the beings that raised him, and failed Opposed Willpower tests to resist enemy psychic
it would eat at him. Renaming his Legion the Death Guard, powers. The Legionary still benefits from the +10 bonus of
he reinforced the ideal that mankind should always be free the Rank 1 effect.
of oppression and terror, freedom that could only be won
Legionary Drawback: Intractable
by destroying those who would seek to enslave it. Their
Effect: The Legionary subtracts his Agility Bonus from his
colors, the murky green of Barbaran swamp mud, would
Run Speed, grants enemies a +10 bonus to the Agility test to
eclipse the old grey, and as the war fleets would battle on,
escape combat via the Hit and Run talent, and Squad Modes
the Terran contingents would become a minority, serving
that cause the Legionary to move cost an additional Cohesion
resolutely despite their growing misgivings, until finally
point to cast and maintain.
purged at Isstvan III.
The Death Guard, while possessing the full

panoply of war that all Legions were capable of fighting,
nonetheless put its faith in the simple foot soldier, infantry
providing the bulk of forces, with tactical support coming
from support squads, terminators, and dreadnoughts.
During such signature battles such as the Conquest of
Galaspar, even voidships burning through the sky towards
the alchemy-tainted ground below were but mere transports
to deliver the deadliest cargo of all – Space Marines.
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DEMEANOR: INHERITANCE OF BARBARUS
If there was one thing the Death Guard would be known for, it would be their favor of alchemical and poisoned weaponry. The
people of Barbarus were hardy to an unbelievable extent, having grown up amongst the toxins and poisonous mists that
comprised their world’s clouds, and the Geneseed of the XIV would only improve upon this. This constant use of alchemy and
rad weaponry, however, would darken their reputation, and cause no small amount of mistrust along other Legions. Due to their
inherent resilience, it would also cause the Legionaries to be deployed to battlefields possessing the most hellish and lethal
environments imaginable. Here, the normal restrictions against such weapons did not apply. Once more, we see a self-fulfilling
prophesy of toxic weapon use and toxic deployment.
Almost every Legionary of the Death Guard, and their Primarch, would be shunned and suspected by their brother Legions. They
would keep little company amongst others, each Legionary an island, and numerous other Primarchs had great concern over the
Death Guard’s preferred tactica, and eventually their very loyalty. The XIV were amongst the greatest conquerors, moving
slowly but exorably, and so such fears were dismissed. The Death Guard had a job, and they would do it, and they would survive
whatever the galaxy threw at them.
Death Guard Legion Advances

Chem Use 200 Skill
Chem Use +10 400 Skill Chem Use
Chem Use +20 400 Skill Chem Use +10
Medicae 200 Skill
Medicae +10 400 Skill Medicae
Medicae +20 400 Skill Medicae +10
Survival 200 Skill
Trade (Chymist) 200 Skill
Trade (Chymist) +10 400 Skill Trade (Chymist)
Trade (Chymist) +20 400 Skill Trade (Chymist) +10
Die Hard 500 Talent WP40
Iron Jaw 500 Talent T40
Jaded 500 Talent WP30
Tireless 500 Talent T40, WP35
Abiding Resilience 800 Talent T40
NEW TALENTS
TIRELESS
The Legionary ignores the –10 penalty to all Tests from
Fatigue. He still suffers any other effects of Fatigue as
normal.
ABIDING RESILIENCE
When the Legionary expends a Fate Point to regain
Wounds, he regains a number of Wounds equal to 1d10
+ his Unmodified Toughness Bonus (instead of 1d10
Wounds as normal), and removes 1 level of Fatigue.
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XV - The Thousand THOUSAND SONS CHARACTERS
Thousand Sons Legionaries gain the following benefits: +5
Sons Intelligence, +5 Willpower, the Psy Rating 2 Talent, the

Student of the Pesedjet Demeanor, the Prosperine Lore “Solo
Mode,” the Covenant of Sorcerers Squad Mode, and the
N ever was there such a cursed Legion as there was the

Thousand Sons. Their beginnings were heralded by
Signs and Portents Drawback.
Solo Mode: Prosperine Lore

emergent warp storms, as troops were drawn from the
Achaemenid Empire of Terra, an area corresponding to The Legionaries of the Thousand Sons are unique amongst
modern Iran, Armenia, and Iraq, as well as the Fire Lords their brethren, and do not gain a Solo Mode as others do.
of Oaus (theorized to be Hawaii or the Pacific Rim), and Instead, they select a Psychic Discipline at character
the Kashai Domain (believed to be Tanzania). While generation, and may buy Psychic Powers from their chosen
unremarkable at first glance, beyond adopting the Psychic Discipline at the listed cost. This Psychic Discipline
“Thousand” symbol as their own rather quickly, mirroring may not be changed once selected, so choose wisely!
the ancient Achaemenid Immortals, their strength grew
Psychic Disciplines consist of the Biomancy, Telekinesis,
slowly, and eventually, ten years into the Great Crusade,
Divination, Telepathy, and Pyromancy disciplines. The
their psychic powers burst forth. This led to a problem.
Codex and Chapter Disciplines of the Deathwatch Core
Psykers are not trusted – an entire LEGION of them would
Rulebook are not used, and may not be chosen.
only be cause for trouble. And then there was the Flesh
Change. Squad Mode: Covenant of Sorcerers (Attack Pattern)
It started on the world of Bezant, where a single
unnamed Legionary, suffering perils of the warp, was torn
and allies within Support Range select a Discipline of
apart by empyrean forces, devolving into a creature that
Psychic Powers. The Legionary and allies within Support
would be later codified as “Chaos Spawn.” Every time the
Range gain a +10 bonus to Focus Power tests used to cast
Legion grew in strength, more would fall victim to this
powers from this Discipline.
curse, the Legion unable to grow beyond a thousand
Improvements: At Rank 5, the Legionary and allies within
members, until the discovery of Magnus, the Crimson
Support Range may reroll failed Focus Power Tests to cast
King, and his deals with the beings of the Warp. But even
powers from the chosen Discipline. They retain the Rank 1
then, the Psyker was distrusted, and despite Magnus’s best
effect of the Squad Mode ability.
intentions, the Council of Nikaea would ban the use of all
sorcerous powers. Magnus and his Legion did not listen, Legionary Drawback: Signs and Portents
and his homeworld would be burned as a result, the Space Effect: If the Legionary generates any Perils of the Warp
Wolves and Talons of the Emperor doing the dirty work, result while casting a psychic power, he gains 1d5 Corruption
while a detachment of the Sons of Horus would follow Points in addition to any effects of the Perils result, and allies
quietly behind, stealing away native psykers for their own within Support Range must immediately make a Hard (-20)
nefarious ends. Upon transporting themselves to Sortiarius Pinning test. In addition, should an ally functioning as Squad
in the Eye of Terror, they bide their time, until Terra. Leader be killed, or is forced to burn fate to survive an attack
that would have killed them, the Legionary suffers a -10
The Thousand Sons were defined by their psychic
penalty to Willpower-based tests until the completion (or
powers, tied to each of the five cults of Prospero. Different
failure) of the mission.
Orders also provided support, from the Order of Ruin who
specialized in siege, the Order of the Jackal and the
Legion’s Dreadnoughts and recruits, and the Order of
Blindness, the mind-controlled spies of the Legion,
rivalling the Ultramarines’ own Vigil Opertii. The
Thousand Sons were unique, and they knew it.
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DEMEANOR: STUDENT OF THE PESEDJET
The Thousand Sons were split into Fellowships, and each Legionary of each Fellowship was part of a Cult and sometimes Order.
Rather than the standard organization, the Thousand Sons progressed through their Cult and Orders, growing mentally and
physically, ever closer to the Primarch that had saved them from the Flesh Change. Each Legionary was expected to be not only
a great warrior, but a scholar, a theoretician when demanded. They would push the limits of learning, as well as sorcerous
powers.
It could be said the cancellation of the Librarius project hit them hard. While originated by Sanguinius, it was Magnus’s input
that codified the process. The Edict of Nikaea, however, ended it quickly. While the Edict explicitly banned “sorcery and
witchcraft,” the Thousand Sons, in their pride, would feel their work was no such thing, and continue, albeit in secret. And
therein lay their fault. The Thousand Sons were too prideful, believing themselves the masters. While they were powerful, as
seen in the Levelling of 72-9, where a mere sixty Legionaries crushed an entire Knight House with their psychic abilities, they
did not realize they were being played like a damn fiddle by forces beyond their understanding, and they would suffer for it, die
for it. Magnus may have had the best of intentions, but once again, those are what pave the road to...well, you know…
Thousand Sons Legion Advances

Forbidden Lore (Choose One) 200 Skill
Forbidden Lore (Choose One) +10 400 Skill Forbidden Lore (Choose One)
Forbidden Lore (Choose One) +20 400 Skill Forbidden Lore (Choose One) +10
Invocation 200 Skill
Invocation +10 400 Skill Invocation
Invocation +20 400 Skill Invocation +10
Psyniscience 200 Skill
Psyniscience +10 400 Skill Psyniscience
Psyniscience +20 400 Skill Psyniscience +10
Scholastic Lore (Choose One) 200 Skill
Scholastic Lore (Choose One) +10 400 Skill Scholastic Lore (Choose One)
Scholastic Lore (Choose One) +20 400 Skill Scholastic Lore (Choose One) +10
Strong Minded 500 Talent Resistance (Psychic Powers), WP30
Warp Affinity 500 Talent
Warp Sense 500 Talent Per 30, Psyniscience
Psy Rating 3 500 Talent Psy Rating 2
Cult Arcana 1000 Talent
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NEW TALENTS
CULT ARCANA
The XV Legion were scholars as well as warriors, and one’s individual progress could be measured not only by battlefield
achievements, but in advancements of the Cults Arcana. Every Legionary would join a cult whose area of study would overlap with
their own powers, and by refining their powers, they served a double purpose of not only improving themselves on the battlefield,
but advancing the Legion’s knowledge as a whole.
When purchasing this talent, the Legionary applies the benefits of one of the following Cults, depending on his selected Psychic
Discipline at Character Generation to represent his battlefield experience, and expertise.
PAVONI
Discipline: Biomancy
The Pavoni concerned themselves with reshaping flesh with the energy of the aether, the Warp. They could harden themselves
against damage, strengthen themselves to punch through steel, and reform their ruined bodies. They were the heart and soul of the
Legion, and their skill at oratory was unmatched in the Legion.
Pavoni Cult Legionaries add their Psy Rating to the distance they may Run and Charge.
RAPTORA
Discipline: Telekinesis
Raptora Cultists could manipulate reality with their will, practicing psychokinesis and control of physical forces. They could
control great storms of energy, as well as project shields of psychic force. The “Kine Shields” that protected Tizca of Prospero from
orbital bombardment were maintained by the Raptora, when they were not busy with scholarly work.
Raptora Cult Legionaries gain a PR20 Defensive Field, which overloads on a value equal to 9 minus their Psy Rating. If this field
overloads, it may be restored with a Challenging (+0) Willpower test as a Full Action. If the Legionary already possesses a
defensive field from another source, such as a Refractor Field, that source’s Protection Rating is instead increased by +15, up to a
maximum of +60. This field overloads as normal according to its description.
CORVIDAE
Discipline: Divination
The Corvidae were soothsayers and augurs, who looked into the past and future, with the most powerful among them able to
change events rather than just observing. From the Corvidae came the Legion’s strategists and generals, and at the dawn of the Age
of Darkness, was headed up by a strong-willed Legionary named Ahriman…
Corvidae Cult Legionaries reroll failed Ballistic Skill tests of up to one Degree of Failure if the Legionary did not perform a
Movement action in that same turn.
ATHANEAN
Discipline: Telepathy
The realm of mind and thought was the domain of the Athaneans, working as one single mind to channel orders into the mind of its
Legionaries. They were withdrawn ascetics, but also the Legion’s diplomats and factors, emissaries to the Imperium and
Mechanicum, specifically the Forge World of Zhao-Arkhad and its psychic constructs.
Athanean Legionaries gain the Fearless and the Bastion of Iron Will talents.
PYRAE
Discipline: Pyromancy
The Pyrae could control and create fire. Simple enough. Depending on the need, they could summon small flames to raging
hellstorms that could engulf cities. It is said their mere touch could melt metal, and it is no surprise a majority of line Legionaries
found their calling in this Cult.
When the Legionary attacks an enemy in melee combat, the Legionary may make a Routine (+20) Willpower-based Focus Power
test as a Free Action. If this test is successful, his melee attacks, including unarmed attacks and melee weapons, gain the35
Flame
quality until the end of his turn.
Psychic Disciplines
Note that these powers are converted over
from Only War and Dark Heresy 2 where appropriate
since those newer systems follow the generalized
psychic powers of the 40k rulebook. A compilation
“I have no issues with sanctionites and those who are
of helpful terminology is listed below.
blessed in the eyes of the Emperor, but psychic power
is dangerous and untrustworthy. Magic turns on its Psychic Bolt: A Psychic Bolt affects a single target,
wielder as often as those it is wielded against." and may be dodged as any other ranged attack.
- “Felleye” Brynjol, Space Wolves Praetor, Psychic Barrage: A Psychic Barrage is like a
on psychic powers and sorcery. Psychic Bolt, but semi-auto, creating an additional
bolt every two degrees of success. Hits scored may
t the time of the Great Crusade and the Age of
A Darkness, there are five main disciplines, which
not exceed the Legionary’s effective Psy Rating used
to cast the power. While the first hit must strike the
corresponded to the five Cults of the Thousand Sons.
target, further hits can be allocated to nearby enemies
Each Cult explored a particular aspect of the Warp,
of the Legionary’s choice within 2m of the original
and it can be said that their studies would be the only
target, provided the new targets are in range, and in
contribution that would survive over ten thousand
line of sight.
years.
Psychic Storm: A Psychic Storm is like a Psychic
Codex and Chapter Powers as listed in
Bolt, but full-auto, creating an additional bolt every
the Deathwatch Rulebook have not yet been
degree of success. Hits scored may not exceed the
established at the time of the Great Crusade, and
Legionary’s effective Psy Rating used to cast the
thus are unavailable for purchase or use. Until the
power. While the first hit must strike the target,
Age of Darkness burst forth, every legion bar one had
further hits can be allocated to nearby enemies of the
banned the internal use of Psychic Powers as per the
Legionary’s choice within 2m of the original target,
Edict of Nikaea, and sent its psychic Legionaries to
provided the new targets are in range, and in line of
work as Line Troopers. Only the Thousand Sons
sight.
secretly flaunted this edict, while the Space Wolves
maintained their powers came from the World Spirit Psychic Blast: Similar to a Blast Weapon, the
of Fenris, a laughable claim, until it would turn out to Legionary declares a single point in space, within
be terrifyingly true ten thousand years later. range and line of sight. Everything within the radius
of the Psychic Blast is hit.
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BIOMANCY ENDURANCE
Value: 500xp
Biomancy powers reshape the biological energies of Prerequisites: Smite
the living, reshaping allies and enemies. A Action: Half Action
Biomancer can heal as easily as he can harm. Focus Power: Difficult (–10) Willpower Test
Range: 3 meters x Psy Rating radius
SMITE Sustained: No
Value: 500xp Description: Extending his will over his allies, the
Prerequisites: None Legionary reaches into their bodies to mend their
Action: Half Action flesh and reinvigorate their will to fight by ridding
Focus Power: Challenging (+0) Willpower Test their bodies of fatigue. A number of allies in range
Range: 20 meters x Psy Rating equal to the Legionary’s Psy Rating, plus the
Sustained: No Legionary himself, recover Wounds equal to the
Description: The Legionary conjures up bio-energy Legionary’s Psy Rating. They also may immediately
from deep within himself, summoning lethal bolts of overcome and ignore the effects of Pinning, are
lightning which leap from his fingertips to burn and immune to the effects of the Instant Death quality,
blast his enemies to ash. Smite is a Psychic Storm and gain the Auto-Stabilized and Regeneration
that deals 1d10 + (2 x Psy Rating) Energy Damage (Unmodified Toughness Bonus) trait for a number of
with a Pen of 12. These bolts ignore Protective rounds equal to the Legionary’s Psy Rating.
Fields. This power is incredibly taxing and requires at least
12 hours of recovery before it may be used again.
ENFEEBLE
Value: 500xp LIFE LEECH
Prerequisites: Smite Value: 1000xp
Action: Half Action Prerequisites: Smite, Enfeeble
Focus Power: Challenging (+0) Opposed Willpower Action: Full Action
Test Focus Power: Difficult (–10) Opposed Willpower
Range: 20 meters x Psy Rating Test
Sustained: Half Action Range: 10 meters x Psy Rating
Description: The Legionary lashes at his target with Sustained: Free Action
tendrils of Warp energy. The vile power quickly Description: The Legionary latches on to his target’s
strips the victim of vitality, draining its spirit with life force and tears it from the hapless victim’s body.
every caress. The Legionary nominates a single target The Legionary absorbs this stolen essence, using it to
in range and line of sight who opposes this power reinvigorate and bolster his own flesh.
with a Toughness Test. If the target fails to resist the Life Leech is a Psychic Barrage that deals 2d10 + (2
power, it is Stunned for one Round, and reduces the x Psy Rating) Damage with a Pen of 12, and the
level of their Unnatural Strength and Toughness traits Legionary may choose to either increase the level of
by 1 (to a minimum of 0). In addition, as long as this his own Unnatural Toughness modifier by 1, +1 for
power remains in effect, the target treats all Terrain every full 20 points of damage the power inflicts
as Arduous, and if the target rolls doubles on any (after cumulating together the damage from all bolts),
Test it makes, it gains a number of levels of Fatigue or recover a number of wounds equal to the damage
equal to half the Legionary’s Psy Rating rounded inflicted upon the target. This Unnatural Toughness
down. A single target can only be affected by one remains for as long as the power’s effect persists.
instance of the Enfeeble power at a time.
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WARP SPEED Focus Power: Difficult (–10) Opposed Willpower
Test
Value: 1500xp
Range: Self
Prerequisites: Smite
Sustained: Yes
Action: Half Action
Description: Transmuting flesh into living metal (no,
Focus Power: Difficult (–10) Willpower Test
not that kind), the Legionary briefly channels One
Range: Self
Punch Man, ready to beat down anything in his way.
Sustained: Free Action
Whilst this power is in effect, the Legionary
Description: The immaterium flows through the
improves the level of his Unnatural Strength and
Legionary, allowing him the means to defy the limits
Toughness trait by 1, plus an additional 1 for every 4
of time, hastening his movements and reflexes far
Degrees of Success on the Focus Power test, up to a
beyond the range of any other Legionary. The
maximum of Unnatural Strength and Toughness (x4).
Legionary gains the Unnatural Weapon Skill (x2),
In addition, the Legionary’s unarmed attacks gain a
Unnatural Ballistic Skill (x2), Unnatural Agility (x2),
Penetration of 12.
and Unnatural Speed (x2) Traits. In addition, the
Legionary may perform one additional attack in
melee combat, stacking with talents that grant
additional attacks.
HEMORRHAGE
Value: 500xp
Action: Half Action
Focus Power: Difficult (–10) Opposed Willpower
Test
Range: 10 meters x Psy Rating
Sustained: No
Description: Bypassing exterior defenses, the
Legionary reaches his mind out into the body of his
adversary, using the writhing power of the Warp to TELEKINESIS
set a fire deep within his victim’s flesh. The
Telekinetic powers use mental energy to directly
Legionary nominates a single target in range and line
influence the material world around them. A Telekine
of sight who opposes this power with two Toughness
focuses on both offensive and defensive applications
Tests. If the target fails one or both of these
of this Discipline.
Toughness Tests, for every failed test, it suffers
Energy Damage equal to the Legionary’s Psy Rating
plus 1 additional Damage per Degree of Failure on its
ASSAIL
Toughness Test; this Damage ignores Toughness Value: 500xp
Bonus and Armor. If this Damage successfully kills Prerequisites: None
the target, the Legionary may immediately recast this Action: Half Action
Psychic Power as a Free Action on any legal target Focus Power: Ordinary (+10) Willpower Test
within 5 meters of the original target, though Range: 20 meters x Psy Rating
successive targets only make one Toughness Test Sustained: No
instead of two. Description: With nothing but the power of his own
mind, the psyker picks up a nearby object, and then
pushes the object through the air, hurling it at his
IRON ARM
opponent with startling speed. This power is a
Value: 1000xp
Psychic Bolt that deals 2d10 + (2 x Psy Rating)
Impact Damage with a Pen of 0 and the Blast (1)
Action: Half Action
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quality. If the Legionary scores at least three Degrees radius in meters equal to the Legionary’s Psy Rating,
of Success on the Focus Power Test, the target is also and causes all ranged weapons within the blast zone
thrown 1d5 meters away, knocked prone, and until to gain the Overheats quality, regardless of the
the end of the encounter treats all terrain as Difficult weapon’s Craftsmanship. Vehicles within this blast
(certain especially large targets such as battle tanks, zone suffer damage equal to the Legionary’s Psy
Greater Daemons, and Titans are immune to this at Rating, ignoring Armor.
the GM’s discretion). Once cast, this Psychic Bolt
draws a line from its origin to its maximum range. SHOCKWAVE
EVERYTHING under this line, including the space Value: 1000xp
taken by the blast quality, is hit. Prerequisites: Assail
Action: Full Action
CRUSH Focus Power: Challenging (+0) Willpower Test
Value: 500xp Range: Self
Prerequisites: Assail Sustained: No
Action: Half Action Description: The Legionary slams his palms together
Focus Power: Challenging (+0) Opposed Willpower and uses his considerable power to amplify the noise
Test exponentially, creating a torrential shockwave. This
Range: 10 meters x Psy Rating power is a Psychic Blast centered on the Legionary
Sustained: No with a radius equal to 3 x the Legionary’s Psy Rating.
Description: The Legionary extends his hand Any creature or Horde within the area of effect, with
towards his foe and clenches his fist. As he presses the exception of the Legionary, suffers 2d5 hits, each
his finger tighter and tighter together, invisible forces dealing 1d10 + (2 x Psy Rating) Explosive Damage
push in on his target from all sides, crushing flesh, with Pen 0. These hits may be shielded as normal,
armor, and bone alike. The Legionary nominates a and dodged as if they were a Psychic Storm. After
single target in range and line of sight who opposes resolving hits and damage, the creatures within the
this power with a Toughness Test. If the target fails blast zone are pushed directly away from the
to resist the power, it suffers 1d10 + Psy Rating Legionary a number of meters equal to the
Impact Damage to the Body Location, ignoring Legionary’s Psy Rating, and suffer the Pinning
Armor and Toughness, and counts as being affected condition.
by the Snare Quality with a value equal to half the
Legionary’s Psy Rating rounded down. If the target is TELEKINE DOME
a vehicle, the pilot’s Willpower is used, and the Value: 1000xp
damage ignores the vehicle’s Armor. Prerequisites: Assail
Action: Half Action
OBJURATION MECHANICUM Focus Power: Challenging (+0) Willpower Test
Value: 500xp Range: 5 meters x Psy Rating
Prerequisites: Assail Sustained: Free Action
Action: Half Action Description: Extending his power over his allies, the
Focus Power: Challenging (+0) Willpower Test Legionary creates a shimmering dome of energy
Range: 10 meters x Psy Rating around them that deflects enemy fire as effectively as
Sustained: Yes any bunker. Despite its sturdy protection, the dome
Description: The Legionary releases the havoc of the feels no different than thin air, and allies and enemies
Warp into the orderly inner workings of nearby alike can pass through it unheeded. The Legionary
machines. The maligned energy twists and deforms chooses a point in range and line of sight, and creates
the machines spirits, causing weapons to jam and a dome of invisible energy centered on that point
engines to seize up. The Legionary chooses a point with a radius equal to half the Legionary’s Psy
anywhere within range and line of sight. This power Rating, rounded up. All allies standing inside the
creates a Haywire Field centered at this point with a dome gain the benefit of a PR35 defensive field
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against shooting attacks that does not overload under PRESCIENCE
normal conditions. However, enemies may still
Value: 500xp
physically pass through the dome at no penalty, thus
Prerequisites: None
the shield does not protect against melee attacks.
Action: Half Action
Focus Power: Challenging (+0) Psyniscience Test
LEVITATION Range: 3 meters x Psy Rating radius
Value: 500xp Sustained: Half Action
Prerequisites: Assail Description: The Legionary taps into the
Action: Half Action immaterium, using its energies to spread his senses
Focus Power: Challenging (+0) Willpower Test over the battle, seeing what is, what has been, and
Range: 5 meters x Psy Rating what will be. For the duration of this power, a
Sustained: Half Action number of allies within range equal to the
Description: The Legionary believes he can fly. The Legionary’s Psy Rating, plus the Legionary himself,
Legionary believes he can touch the sky. Well, he gain a bonus to their Weapon Skill and Ballistic Skill
can. The Legionary nominates a single target in range equal to twice the Legionary’s Psy Rating, and one
and line of sight. That target gains the Flyer trait selected ally may reroll failed Weapon Skill and
equal to 2 x the Legionary’s Psy Rating. A target that Ballistic Skill tests. Allies affected by this power lose
moves using this fly speed may not perform the its benefit as soon as they move out of range.
Charge action nor enter melee combat themselves,
but may defend themselves if the enemy charges or FOREBODING
enters melee with them.
Value: 1000xp
Prerequisites: Prescience
PSYCHIC MAELSTROM Action: Reaction
Value: 1500xp Focus Power: Difficult (–10) Perception Test
Prerequisites: Shockwave, Assail Range: 3 meters x Psy Rating radius
Action: Half Action Sustained: Half Action
Focus Power: Difficult (–10) Willpower Test Description: The Legionary’s awareness of the Warp
Range: 5 meters x Psy Rating grants him the means to predict his opponents’
Sustained: Half Action attacks, and guide his allies to respond accordingly. .
Description: In the same vein of the Aeldari and For the duration of this power, a number of allies
their eldritch storms, the Legionary focuses his within range equal to the Legionary’s Psy Rating,
mental might into creating a vast maelstrom of plus the Legionary himself, gain the benefits of the
destructive power, that swirls and consumes all. Counter-Attack talent. If they already possess the
Psychic Maelstrom is a Psychic Bolt that deals 3d10+ Counter-Attack talent, they suffer no penalty to
(3 x Psy Rating) Energy Damage with a Pen of 15, Weapon Skill when using the talent. In addition,
and the Blast (5) quality. when the Legionary or ally within range is subjected
to a Charge action by an enemy (or said enemy
DIVINATION decides to be cute and WALK into melee), the
Legionary may perform a Ranged Attack action with
Divination powers see the past, and chart the future. Pistol and Basic weapons, using the highest rate of
A Diviner looks deep into the warp to find the fire of their weapon, as a Reaction against the enemy.
answers they seek, but must always be wary that For example, if one character is using a weapon
these answers may not necessarily be true. capable of Full-auto rate of fire, this is used, while a
character whose weapon is only capable of semi-
automatic fire uses that firing mode instead. Allies
affected by this power lose its benefit as soon as they
move out of range.
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FOREWARNING their attacks would hit a location on the enemy that
would benefit from cover, that benefit is ignored.
Value: 1000xp
Allies affected by this power lose its benefits as soon
Prerequisites: Foreboding, Prescience
as they move out of range.
Action: Half Action
Focus Power: Challenging (+0) Psyniscience Test
Range: 3 meters x Psy Rating radius PRECOGNITION
Sustained: Free Action Value: 1000xp
Description: The Legionary’s mind skims the Warp Prerequisites: Prescience, Perfect Timing
for glimpses of the immediate future, seeking to Action: Full Action
prepare himself and his allies for any incoming Focus Power: Hard (–20) Psyniscience Test
threats. For the duration of this power, a targeted ally Range: 3 meters x Psy Rating radius
gains a PR50 defensive field, overloading on a value Sustained: Half Action
equal to 9 minus the Legionary’s Psy Rating. Allies Description: Such is the Legionary’s power that he
affected by this power lose its benefits as soon as has witnessed every action, every decision, that will
they move out of range. Only a single ally may bring his Squad to victory. The Legionary may reroll
benefit from this power at a time. failed Weapon Skill and Ballistic Skill tests, and
damage results (the second result stands). The
MISFORTUNE Legionary gains a number of re-rolls equal to his Psy
Rating that last until the beginning of his next Turn.
Value: 500xp
For the duration of that Round, whenever an ally in
range, or the Legionary himself, rolls a Test or
Action: Half Action
Damage Roll, the Legionary may spend one of these
re-rolls to allow that ally to re-roll all dice involved
in that Test or Damage Roll. If the Legionary is killed
or rendered unconscious before the beginning of his
Description: Staring down his unfortunate victim,
next Turn, all remaining re-rolls are lost.
the Legionary simply snaps his fingers, twisting the
strands of his target’s fate. The Legionary nominates
a single target in range and line of sight who opposes SCRIER’S GAZE
this power with a Willpower Test. If the target fails to Value: 500xp
resist the power, misfortune follows it wherever it Prerequisites: Prescience
goes. For the duration of this power, allied ranged Action: Half Action / Special
and melee attacks striking the target gain the Razor- Focus Power: Challenging (+0) Psyniscience Test
Sharp quality. Range: Self
Sustained: No
PERFECT TIMING Description: The Legionary’s gaze is cast upon the
infinite tides of the Warp, seeing the entire battlefield
Value: 500xp
clearly in his mind’s eye. Those who can focus are
able to divine information regarding them battle with
Action: Half Action
astounding precision, capturing every movement of
Focus Power: Difficult (–10) Psyniscience Test
troops and war machines under their omniscient gaze.
Range: 3 meters x Psy Rating Radius
This power may be used in one of two ways. The first
Sustained: Half Action
is a Half Action, and allows failed Command Tests
Description: Tearing through the boundary to the
made by allies to summon Strategic Assets to be
Warp with his consciousness, the Legionary begins to
rerolled until the start of the Legionary’s next turn.
see vivid images of his foes’ future actions with an
The second is a ritual of scrying. To begin the ritual,
unnatural precision. For the duration of this power, a
the Legionary must spend at least thirty minutes
number of allies within range equal to the
using assorted psychic foci to concentrate his
Legionary’s Psy Rating, plus the Legionary himself,
vision—drawing Tarot cards, casting runes, gazing
ignore the effects of cover when firing on a target. If
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deep into fire, the methods to this are as varied as the TELEPATHY
stars of the nascent Imperium. At the end of this
thirty minutes, the Legionary makes his Focus Power Telepathy is the not-so-simple art of reading and
Test to project his vision over the battlefield. Each manipulating minds. Telepaths are employed
Degree of Success reveals more information, as throughout the burgeoning Imperium, as psychic
explained on the Scrier’s Gaze Results table. signal is the only way to communicate across great
distance. Legionaries, however, can do far more.
DoS Scrier’s Gaze Result
1 Single Threat: The Legionary manages to PSYCHIC SHRIEK

focus his view on a single key action his Value: 500xp
foe is either planning or currently enacting, Prerequisites: None
such as an ambush, an all-out assault, Action: Half Action
flanking maneuver, or other key action to Focus Power: Challenging (+0) Willpower Test
the enemy’s plans. Range: 10 meters x Psy Rating
Troop Movements: The Legionary’s
Sustained: No
2
vision stretches over the battlefield, and he Description: The Legionary draws in a deep breath,
is able to see the movement of all allied and REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEs with all his might,
and enemy troops. He is unable to see the shredding the mind and body of his victim, tearing
exact number and makeup of each unit, them apart with barrages of vicious resonance.
however. This power is a Psychic Bolt that deals 1d10+2
Explosive Damage, +2 per point of Psy Rating, with
3 Troop Numbers: The Legionary benefits
a Pen of 0 and the Concussive (1) Quality, ignoring
from all previous effects, and is able to see
the exact number and makeup of each Armor, and wounding against the target’s Willpower
individual enemy and allied unit. bonus rather than Toughness bonus.
4+ Commander’s Plans: The Legionary can DOMINATE

see the battle and its countless outcomes.
Value: 1000xp
He is aware of all previous effects, and
Prerequisites: Psychic Shriek
knows the details of the enemy
commander’s battle plans. Action: Full Action
Focus Power: Challenging (+0) Opposed Willpower
Test
Sustained: No
Description: The Legionary extends his will into the
mind of his enemies, twisting around their thoughts
and beating down their mental defenses. With their
protection down, the Legionary can plant ideas into
their heads, making them perform his bidding as if it
were their own idea. The Legionary nominates a
number of targets in range and line of sight up to half
his Psy Rating (rounded up) who opposes this power
with a Willpower Test. Those targets that fail to resist
the power must follow a simple command given by
the Legionary. Some example orders include “Flee,”
“Fall,” or “Attack your homie.” If the command is a
potentially suicidal act, the targets receive a +20 to
their Willpower Tests. In all cases the command must
be achievable in a single Round.
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MENTAL FORTITUDE eyes. For the duration of this power, a number of
allies within range equal to the Legionary’s Psy
Value: 500xp
Rating, plus the Legionary himself, benefit from the
Fog, Mist, or Shadow Combat Circumstance.
Action: Half Action
Additionally, Ballistic Skill tests made against the
targets suffer a further penalty equal to –5 times the
Legionary’s Psy Rating. Allies affected by this power
lose its benefits as soon as it moves out of range.
Description: The Legionary uses his mastery of the
human mind to bolster his allies in battle. For the
duration of this power, a number of allies within MIND HOWL
range equal to the Legionary’s Psy Rating, plus the Value: 1500xp
Legionary himself, count as having the Fearless Prerequisites: Terrify
Talent. Allies affected by this power lose its benefits Action: Full Action
as soon as they move out of range. Focus Power: Difficult (–10) Opposed Willpower
Test
TERRIFY Range: 10 meters x Psy Rating
Sustained: No
Value: 500xp
Description: The Legionary triggers a primal fear
Prerequisites: Hallucination, Psychic Shriek
reaction in the mind of his foe, able to shatter the
Action: Half Action
resolve of everything from xenos beasts to other
Focus Power: Difficult (–10) Opposed Willpower
Legionaries. This assault of horrific racial memories
Test
leaves the enemy panicked and confused. The
Legionary nominates a single target in range and line
Sustained: No
of sight who opposes this power with a Willpower
Description: Slithering deep into the mind of his
Test. If the target fails to resist the power, its Weapon
victim, the Legionary unearths their greatest failings,
Skill and Ballistic Skill Characteristics are reduced
greatest weaknesses, and greatest fears. Using these
10, and the target may not benefit from bonuses to
as tools against his opponent, the Legionary can turn
Weapon Skill or Ballistic Skill, until the beginning of
even the most courageous warriors into pathetic,
the Legionary’s next round. This power may affect
whimpering cowards before him. The Legionary
enemies with the Jaded and Fearless talents, but does
nominates a single target in range and line of sight
not affect enemies with the From Beyond trait.
who opposes this power with a Willpower Test. If the
target fails to resist the power, it must roll on Table
9–5: Shock on page 304, adding a value equal to 10 HALLUCINATION
times the Legionary’s Psy Rating to the roll in place Value: 1000xp
of the normally addition for Degrees of Failure, and Prerequisites: Psychic Shriek
immediately apply the effects. Action: Half Action
Focus Power: Challenging (+0) Opposed Willpower
SHROUDING Test
Value: 500xp
Sustained: No
Description: As with many things, the mind is much
Action: Half Action
easier to break than it is to control. The Legionary
reaches into his victim’s mind, snapping the fragile
controls over its own paranoia, confusion, and panic
that roil beneath the surface. Once freed, these
Description: The Legionary worms his way into his
violent mental energies do the Legionary’s work for
opponents’ senses, causing even their sight to betray
him, tearing through his opponent’s mind, bending
them. Using this control, he can bend their vision
the hapless victim’s very perception of reality. The
around a target, rendering it all but invisible to their
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Legionary nominates a single target in range and line PYROMANCY
of sight who opposes this power with a Willpower
Test. If the target fails to resist the power, it must roll For those who want to watch the world burn, they
1d5 and consult the Hallucinogenic Effects table turn to Pyromancy. These Pyromancers create,
below, immediately applying the effects. The effect control, and manipulate fire, simply enough. Reports
rolled on the table lasts for a number of Rounds equal of Legionaries attempting to “Ascend their
to half the Legionary’s Psy Rating, rounded up. Pyromancy Flames to +10” are silly, and should be
disregarded.
DoS Hallucinogenic Effects
1 Bugs! I hate Bugs! At the start of the FLAME BREATH

target’s round, the target must immediately Value: 500xp
make a Hard (-20) Pinning test. Prerequisites: None.
Action: Half Action
2 They’re Coming Through the Walls! At
Focus Power: Challenging (+0) Willpower Test
the start of the target’s round, randomly
select a piece of terrain within the target’s
line of sight (it may be helpful to use the
Sustained: No
Scatter Diagram or a Scatter Die and using Description: A truly horrifying sight, the psyker
the terrain closest to the arrow), and faces his enemy, opening his eyes and mouth wide as
immediately resolve a ranged or melee torrents of psychic flame spew forth from them at his
attack at the highest attack rate possible target. This power is a Psychic Bolt that deals
from the target against that terrain. 2d10+2 Energy Damage, +2 per point of Psy Rating,
with a Pen of 6 and the Soul Blaze and Spray
3 It’s So Beautiful! The target suffers a
Qualities.
penalty to Weapon Skill, Ballistic Skill,
and Agility equal to -5 x the Degrees of
Failure on the Willpower Test, and reduces FIERY FORM
the number of melee attacks he is able to Value: 1000xp
make by 1 (to a minimum of 1). Prerequisites: Fire Shield, Flame Breath
Action: Half Action
4 It Don’t Matter…None a Dis Matters
The target suffers a penalty to Intelligence,
Perception, Willpower, and Fellowship Range: Self
equal to -5 x the Degrees of Failure on the Sustained: Half Action
Willpower Test, and gains the Prone and Description: The psyker engulfs his own body in the
Stunned Conditions. fire of the Warp. It spreads over every inch of his
skin, transforming his very flesh into living Warpfire.
5 You! You’re a Traitor! At the start of the Reborn a being of living flame, the psyker burns
target’s round, randomly select an ally of
everything he touches, transforming his surrounding
the target within the encounter (it may be
helpful to use the Scatter Diagram or a
into a burning hellscape with every step he takes.
Scatter Die and using the ally closest to the While this power is in effect, all of the Legionary’s
arrow), and immediately resolve a ranged melee attacks deal additional Energy Damage equal
attack or melee attack at the highest attack to his Psy Rating and gain the Soul Blaze Quality,
rate possible from the target against that and the Legionary gains a PR50 defensive shield,
enemy. The target will use their strongest, overloading on a value equal to 9 minus the
most suitable weapon to perform the attack Legionary’s Psy Rating. In addition, as long as the
on their ally, based on distance to the power is sustained, the Legionary may reroll the
target and the target’s equipment. The GM
damage of any further Pyromancy powers cast and
has the final say on what the most suitable
Soul Blaze damage, the second result standing.
weapon is for the attack.
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FIRE SHIELD Sustained: No
Description: The Legionary pools his hate inside
Value: 500xp
himself, channeling it into the power of the Warp. As
Prerequisites: Flame Breath
he collects his rage he begins to glow with energy
Action: Half Action
until he surrounded by a blinding globe of light that
dulls out the very light of the sun. This power is a
Psychic Blast centered on the Legionary with a radius
equal to 3 x the Legionary’s Psy Rating. Any creature
Description: With a sweep of his hand, the psyker
or Horde within the area of effect, with the exception
surrounds himself with a wall of writhing flame. The
of the Legionary, suffers 2d5 hits, each dealing 1d10
living fire lashes out at his attackers, sending tendrils
+ (2 x Psy Rating) Explosive Damage with Pen 6 and
of flame lashing at any foolish enough to take him
the Ignores Cover and Soul Blaze qualities. These
on. While this power is in effect, any creatures in
hits may be shielded as normal, and dodged as if they
range and line of sight that successfully hit the Psyker
were a Psychic Storm.
with an Attack immediately suffer Energy Damage
equal to the psyker’s Psy Rating. This Damage is not
reduced by Armor or Toughness. In addition, allies
within range of the Legionary gain armor points of
Cover equal to twice the Legionary’s Psy Rating, and
enemies within range treat all terrain as Arduous.
SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION
Value: 1000xp
“It is a common saying within the Imperium,
“Knowledge is power, guard it well.” Is the
Action: Half Action acquisition of knowledge not an admirable
Focus Power: Ordinary (+10) Willpower Test endeavor in itself? In these times, this cannot be
Range: 20 meters x Psy Rating claimed. I consider myself lucky – my family has
Sustained: No always counted on Khodexus’s worldly wisdom as
Description: The psyker reaches into the body of his an Archon, in a business arrangement that, for my
House, has spanned generations. I can also count
foe, pooling his anger into his victim and igniting his upon the Ministry of Truth of the HKSD to
rage with the powers of the Warp. The target’s blood acquire, sanitize, and rectify any knowledge that
boils and flesh smolders, and as the psyker rage must be distributed. Even Jamal has his uses at
reaches its pinnacle, the target’s body begins to times, his insight into the Imperium invaluable.
explode in blasts of ash and flame. This power is a Is knowledge untempered, without
Psychic Bolt that deals 2d10+8 Energy guidance, the path to ruination? Ironically, I do not
Damage, +2 per point of Psy Rating, with a Pen of 8 know. Maybe I never will. The Squats hold such
and the Soul Blaze Quality. If this attack successfully views, as does the Paragon of Metal, who referred
to someone named “Magnus” and his follies. It
kills the target, immediately resolve a second attack
seems there is still history I must brush up on –
centered on the dead target that deals 2d10+3 Energy know your enemies, and you will open many new
Damage, +1 per point of Psy Rating, with a Pen of 6 markets.”
and the Blast (3), Ignores Cover, and Soul Blaze
Qualities. -Excerpt of “Selenite Memories,”
SUNBURST
Value: 1000xp
Action: Full Action
Range: Self
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INFERNO MOLTEN BEAM
Value: 1000xp Value: 1000xp
Prerequisites: Sunburst, Flame Breath Prerequisites: Flame Breath
Action: Half Action Action: Half Action
Focus Power: Difficult (–10) Willpower Test Focus Power: Challenging (+0) Willpower Test
Range: 10 meters x Psy Rating Range: 5 meters x Psy Rating
Sustained: No Sustained: No
Description: Channeling his rage into the fires of the Description: The psyker extend his palm towards his
Warp, the psyker calls down a pillar of flame upon enemy and unleashes a concentrated, white-hot beam
his enemies. The whirling blast sets the very air of energy. Such is the heat of the focused beam of
aflame as it smashes into his foes. This power is a Warpfire that armor melts to slag and flesh simply
Psychic Blast with a radius equal to the psyker’s Psy vaporizes as it effortlessly cuts through them.
Rating. All creatures caught in the blast suffer 2d10 + This power is a Psychic Bolt that deals 3d10 + (3 x
(3 x Psy Rating) Energy Damage, with a Pen of 4 and Psy Rating) Energy Damage, with a Pen equal to
the Ignores Cover and Soul Blaze Qualities. twice the psyker’s Psy Rating, and the Melta quality.
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SONS OF HORUS CHARACTERS
XVI - The Sons of Sons of Horus Legionaries gain the following benefits: +5
Strength, +5 Fellowship, the Warrior Lodge Brotherhood
Horus Demeanor, the Death Dealer Solo Mode, the Merciless
Fighters Squad Mode, and the Bitter Pride Drawback.
ome say that, once a coat has been shed, there is nothing Solo Mode: Death Dealer
S preventing further sheddings in the future. So it is with the Rank 1 Effect: The Legionary gains a +10 to Ballistic Skill
Sons of Horus, once the lauded Luna Wolves in the past, and tests when shooting with Pistol or Basic-class Bolt weapons
who will be the infamous Black Legion in the far future. at enemies within 30m.
During the Great Crusade, the Sons of Horus would be the Improvements: At Rank 3, the Legionary may reroll damage
most lauded of legions, proud, aggressive, humorless. results of 1 and 2 against enemies within 30m. At Rank 5,
Originating from the Jutigran Bowl and the Samsatian the Legionary gains a +10 to Ballistic Skill tests when
Subplate (which, depending on your linguistic source, means shooting with any Pistol or Basic-class weapon at enemies
either from Denmark and the Baltic, OR the former Indian within 30m, not just bolt weapons. At Rank 7, the Legionary
Subcontinent and the Malaysian Ring, my belief), the new may opt to increase their weapon’s semi-auto and full-auto
Legion was sent to break intractable or potential enemies, rate of fire by +1 when firing at enemies within 30m. This
entering the Imperium’s mind as the Emperor’s wolves, a applies only to personal weaponry and does not affect vehicle
claim that would only be contested by the Space Wolves weaponry.
after reunification with their own Primarch.
Squad Mode: Merciless Fighters (Attack Pattern)
The Primarch Horus was the first to be found, as Action: Half Action Cost: 4 Sustained: Yes
Cthonia, his homeworld, was close to Terra. It was a lawless Rank 1 Effect: While this ability is in effect, the Legionary
gang realm, its resources long since stripped. But it had a and allies within Support Range may make an additional
bounty of manpower, and these forces would bolster the melee attack when they outnumber the enemy in melee
growing Legion as it accrued accolade after accolade, and its combat. For example, a Legionary with Lightning Attack and
Primarch creating legend after legend, as if ordained from on one melee weapon may make four attacks instead of three. Or
high. All was not smooth, however. As the Legion grew, and five instead of four if dual wielding. If a Legionary is
more and more of the original Terrans fell, the ganglike wearing Terminator Armor, he counts as two Legionaries for
culture of Cthonia would overtake the Legion, held in thrall the purposes of outnumbering. If the Legionary is a
by Horus’s cult of personality. When the Luna Wolves could Dreadnought, he counts as five Legionaries.
confidently claim they knew no defeat, Horus was named Improvements: At Rank 5, the Legionary and allies within
Warmaster, in a ceremony on Ullanor, the Ork homeworld Support Range may apply the benefits of the Merciless
that would one day be Armageddon, and his legion renamed Fighters Squad Mode against Hordes, provided the number of
the Sons of Horus. Legionaries in melee with the Horde is equal to or greater
than the tens digit of the Horde’s Magnitude.
The Sons of Horus were known for brutal,
straightforward, but effective attacks, and would pioneer Legionary Drawback: Bitter Pride
many Legionary tactics, such as the Despoiler Squads. Their Effect: Before entering a squad mode other than his own
heavy reliance on Tactical squads allowed them a flexibility Legion’s, the Legionary must make a Challenging (+0)
and ability to apply force to any part of the battlefield Willpower test. Failure of this test means the Squad Mode
necessary. Such was their overwhelming strength, as seen in takes an additional cohesion point to enact. If this test is
the First Pacification of Luna, that they would even scar the failed by four or more degrees, however, the Legionary may
collective mental psyche of the Orks, who, 1500 years later, not benefit from that Squad Mode’s effects, as he is too proud
would separate into clans. One of these clans, the Goffs, to use a “lesser” legion’s tactica.
wearing the black of the Justaerin, would only respect
strength, and emulate those who once beat them down.
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DEMEANOR: WARRIOR LODGE BROTHERHOOD
When Horus was struck low, he was brought to Davin to recover. The Sons of Horus brought something back with them, an
initially innocuous albeit strange practice called the Warrior Lodges. In these Warrior Lodges, though practices were varied,
every Legionary was equal, divisions of rank and honor cast aside. A Legionary could greet his Praetor as an equal if they were a
member of the same Lodge. Like the Mystery Cults of ancient Terra, each Warrior Lodge held its own practices, steeped in
mysticism. This fit well with the close-knit gang culture of the Sons of Horus, and the concept would propagate throughout the
Legion, and ultimately to others. They venerated no god or occult principle, and thus were tolerated, but unknown to many, they
allowed the propagation of concepts and beliefs that would have terrible consequences – the Warrior Lodges would be the vector
for Chaos infection of the Legions, starting the Age of Darkness.
Beyond this, the Warrior Lodges DID foster their original objective of inter- and intra-legionary brotherhood. Common practices
united Legionaries, and Legionaries from separate Legions would find common cause and comradeship on the battlefield as part
of the same Lodge. Some such connections would remain unbroken, while others would fall in the opening shots of the Age of
Darkness and the Horus Heresy.
Sons of Horus Legion Advances

Charm 200 Skill
Ciphers (Underworld) 200 Skill
Ciphers (Underworld) +10 400 Skill Ciphers (Underworld)
Ciphers (Underworld) +20 400 Skill Ciphers (Underworld) +10
Deceive 200 Skill
Deceive +10 400 Skill Deceive
Deceive +20 400 Skill Deceive +10
Street Fighting 500 Talent
Peer (Select One) 500 Talent Fel 30
Good Reputation (Select One) 500 Talent Fel 50, Peer (Select one)
Persuasive Charm 800 Talent Fel 35, Charm
NEW TALENT
PERSUASIVE CHARM
The Sons of Horus were known for being well-
equipped, and always at the cutting edge of Legionary
Technology. When Requisition is assigned, the
Legionary may make a Challenging (+0) Charm test.
If he succeeds, the Legionary may gain an additional
1d5 x Fellowship Bonus in Requisition points for
himself. These additional Requisition Points cannot be
shared or spread out through the squad, and may not
be spent on Strategic Assets.
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XVII - The Word WORD BEARERS CHARACTERS
Word Bearers Legionaries gain the following benefits: +5
Bearers Willpower, +5 Fellowship, the Herald of Truth Demeanor,

the True Believer Solo Mode, the Dark Fortune Squad Mode,
and the Cut Them Down Drawback.
he heart of darkness itself, the Word Bearers, in their search
T for a cause to believe in, found not one, but four. The Solo Mode: True Believer
Rank 1 Effect: The Legionary gains a +10 to all Willpower-
Legion that would become the Word Bearers was built not
from a specific area, but from the sons of completely and Fellowship-based tests to resist hostile Interaction skills.
exterminated foes. While other Legions had begun to build Improvements: At Rank 3, the Legionary affects an
camaraderie with each other, the XVII were a league apart. additional ten times the number of targets when using
They were set aside from the beginning, and named the Interaction skills. At Rank 5, the Legionary rolls twice for
Imperial Heralds. They would be the ones to deliver the Fear and Pinning tests, keeping the lower roll. At Rank 7, the
offer of Compliance – recant your bullshit, or be destroyed. Legionary the Rank 1 Effect of this Solo Mode to his allied
Leading them would be guys in black armor, skull masks, Legionaries.
and wielding eagle-winged maces. These were the first
Squad Mode: Dark Fortune (Defense Pattern)
Chaplains, and they would spread the Imperial Truth,
burning away a world’s old icons and replacing it with
secular thought. To their brother Legionaries, they were the
and allies within Support Range may attempt to Dodge
Iconoclasts.
enemy Psychic Attacks using their Willpower score rather
When Lorgar Aurelian was found on the world of than their Agility.
Colchis, he had believed his father, the Emperor, to be a Improvements: At Rank 5, once per Encounter, the
god. His legion was the slowest to conquer, as they had Legionary and allies within Support Range may elect to force
sought to build up faith in the Emperor in each world before a single enemy or Strategic Asset to reroll successful Weapon
moving on. This…did not go too well. With his great works Skill tests, Ballistic Skill tests, and Damage dice for that
destroyed and his Legion censured, Lorgar was devastated. round.
He had always sought a figure to believe in, and the
Legionary Drawback: Cut Them Down
Emperor was not it. His foster father, Kor Phaeron, and
Effect: Should an enemy leave melee combat with the
Erebus, Jackass Prime, however, were waiting in the wings.
Legionary in any physical way, such as the Disengage
Colchis had gods once before, and Lorgar set out to find
Action, the Legionary must make a Challenging (+0)
them. In the Eye of Terror, he found them alright. From
Willpower test, or charge the retreated enemy on his next
then on, his Legion, the Word Bearers, would conquer
available round. If an enemy leaves melee combat without
swiftly and remorselessly, always sowing the seed of chaos
using the Disengage action, the Legionary must perform an
wherever they went, hiding behind a mask of loyalty.
immediate melee basic attack, rerolling the Weapon Skill test
Outwardly, the Word Bearers followed all the if failed.
strictures of the Principia Bellicosa, but his chapters were
organized not by unit makeup and capability, but by
ideology. While Consuls and Praetors would command
their units, the words of the Chaplains were held above. The
Word Bearers, like the Emperor’s Children, also made
heavy use of auxiliaries, who followed them with faith
bordering on fanaticism. For the greatest of legionaries,
they would join the Serrated Sun Chapter, and embark on a
pilgrimage that would reveal the true power of the gods of
the warp, naming themselves the Gal Vorbak…
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DEMEANOR: HERALDS OF TRUTH
“All I ever wanted was the truth.”
So begins the Book of Lorgar. The Word Bearers from the beginning had specialized in suppression of ideological revolt, but
destruction of all one loves, and public chastisement changes a man. Lorgar would find his new purpose, slipping the insidious
seed of Chaos into worlds as he conquered them, and infecting the Legions with the concept of the Warrior Cults. This would
accelerate the fall of some legions, such as the Emperor’s Children, and cripple others, like the White Scars. Lorgar’s sons
followed, for they could see how right their father was – these new gods demanded worship and obedience, and they were
worthy of it. Only the original Terrans of the Legion resisted at first, and these would be slowly and quietly purged over the
decades. Lorgar never realized, or perhaps he could never accept, that his father the Emperor never truly cared about his “sons,”
and saw them all as mere weapons. It would be with this utter despair that his sons would work to tear down the Imperium, and a
Primarch would pen his magnum opus, the Book of Lorgar, succeeding his first scripture – the Lectitio Divinatus, a treatise on
the Emperor as a God.
Word Bearers Legion Advances

Deceive 200 Skill
Forbidden Lore (Daemonology) 200 Skill
Forbidden Lore (Daemonology) +10 400 Skill Forbidden Lore (Daemonology)
Forbidden Lore (Daemonology) +20 400 Skill Forbidden Lore (Daemonology) +10
Inquiry 200 Skill
Inquiry +10 400 Skill Inquiry
Inquiry +20 400 Skill Inquiry +10
Air of Authority 500 Talent Fel 30
Favored by the Warp 500 Talent WP 35
Hatred (Select One) 500 Talent
Meditation 500 Talent
Unshakeable Faith 500 Talent
Dark Channeling 1000 Talent Meditation, Favored by the Warp,
WP50
NEW TALENT
DARK CHANNELING
The Legionary has been charged with the Warp itself, bound into incantations in armor and runes carved into skin. Their
power, though no equal to the Gal Vorbak Dark Brethren, is still monstrous. During the Oath Taking phase of a mission,
Legionary spends a Fate Point, and makes a Challenging (+0) Willpower test, gaining a +10 to this test for every level of
Psy Rating he has. Depending on his Degrees of Success, he may apply one of the following bonuses for the duration of
the mission. Bonuses are not cumulative – one must be selected based on the number of Degrees of Success achieved.
1-2 Degrees of Success: The Legionary rerolls failed Weapon Skill tests when charging, and gains the Fearless talent.
3-4 Degrees of Success: Increase the level of the Legionary’s Unnatural Strength trait by 1.
5+ Degrees of Success: The Legionary gains the Daemonic (1) and From Beyond Traits, with all the horror that entails, as
well as a PR35 Defensive Field that does not overload under normal conditions, representing defensive Warp auras.
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XVIII - The SALAMANDERS CHARACTERS
Salamanders Legionaries gain the following benefits: +5
Salamanders Toughness, +5 Intelligence, the Promethean Cult Demeanor,
the Promethean Gift Solo Mode, the Blood of Fire Squad
Mode, and the Nocturne Born Drawback.
he second component of the “Trefoil,” three proto-
T legions formed and established separate from the rest, Solo Mode: Promethean Gift
the Legion that would become the Salamanders were Rank 1 Effect: The Legionary increases the damage of
shrouded in mystery. Unlike other Legions, the Legion personal weapons with the Flame Quality by 1d10.
was split, separate taskforces reinforcing or acting as the Improvements: At Rank 3, the Legionary increases the value
vanguard for other components of the Excertus of his Unnatural Toughness bonus by 1 against damage from
Imperialis. They could survive in the most terrible weapons with the Flame quality. At Rank 5, the Legionary
environs, as demonstrated during the Assault on the applies the Rank 1 effect of this squad mode to vehicle
Tempest Galleries beneath the Caucasus Wastes, their weapons he fires. At Rank 7, the Legionary increases the
skin hardening and blackening in response to radiation damage of the Flame Quality he inflicts on enemies by 1d10.
and other environmental factors. To fight alongside
them meant the battle would be a glorious, but bloody Squad Mode: Blood of Fire (Defense Pattern)
affair, as the proto-Legion would never give an inch of Action: Free Action Cost: 3 Sustained: Yes
ground, holding the line becoming a suicidal addiction. Rank 1 Effect: While this ability is in effect, the Legionary
Such was their attrition rate, that their very survival as a and allies within Support Range immune to Fear, Pinning,
Legion was in question, despite their toughness and and Stunning.
resilience, exceeded only by the Death Guard. Improvements: At Rank 5, the Legionary and allies within
Support Range gain the Regeneration (X) trait, where X is
The Primarch Vulkan was found on Nocturne, equal to half of each Legionary’s individual unmodified
a tectonically active world rich in minerals and Toughness Bonuses. The Legionaries may reroll failed
gemstones. They were a hardy, tribal people, who Toughness tests to trigger the Regeneration trait.
viewed their very world as an anvil to reforge
themselves against. After some direct tutelage under the Legionary Drawback: Nocturne Born
Emperor, Vulkan would lead his Legion, reunited, Effect: The Legionary may only add half his Agility bonus to
which would take the name of the saurian apex his Initiative roll, rather than his full Agility bonus. If the
predators of Nocturne, the Salamanders. Salamanders Legionary uses a stat or external value other than Agility to
were monsters of savage power, but showed unflinching calculate his Initiative roll, this is halved as well. Talents that
loyalty to their offspring and family, and even more double the Legionary’s Agility for Initiative rolls instead
fierce in defense. Thus was it written that, upon meeting allow the Legionary to use their full Agility Bonus instead. In
his Legion, did Vulkan bid them rise, and he kneel to addition, the Legionary subtracts his Agility Bonus from his
them in turn. Kind to all was Vulkan, unless you were a final Charge and Run speeds.
xenos sympathizer, in which case there was no mercy.
Salamanders Legionaries may never become Moritats or
The Legion’s tendency towards asymmetric Destroyer Marines, such is their disdain for evils of the Dark
engagements would create a tendency towards small Age of Technology.
unit operations, with reserves marshalled as needed. The
Legionaries’ endurance allowed them to inflict
disproportionate damage in battle. The Legion was not
without heavy equipment, however. Each Legionary
was trained in the art of the forge, and could
manufacture and maintain even advanced equipment on
an as-need basis. The work of a Salamander was
masterwork.
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DEMEANOR: THE PROMETHEAN CULT
There are some things that never change. The Salamanders would be transformed by the Promethean Cult, and its legacy would
remain intact nearly ten thousand years later. The Promethean Cult spread the teachings and rituals of the Primarch Vulkan, a
blending of Terran myth and Nocturne allegory. The Legionaries of the XVIII were indoctrinated in one key tenet – the Legions
were designed to protect and liberate humanity, and each Legionary was a weapon to this end, forged in fire for both creation and
destruction. As such, the Salamanders would be renowned for their empathy with the Excertus forces, hidden behind dark masks.
The Legionaries of the Salamanders, being one of the smaller Legions, would thus practice trials of endurance and strength,
topped often with ritual scarring. Much of the Imperium would see this as barbaric or unnecessary, but as they did not venerate a
god, it was tolerated. Holding to the Promethean Cult would save the Legion’s very soul – when ambassadors of the Word
Bearers arrived, bringing with them the concept of the Warrior Lodge, they were received with at best polite indifference, and
thus the taint of Chaos would have no foothold within the Promethean Cult.
Salamanders Legion Advances

Charm 200 Skill
Tech Use 200 Skill
Trade (Armorer) 200 Skill
Trade (Armorer) +10 400 Skill Trade (Armorer)
Trade (Armorer) +20 400 Skill Trade (Armorer) +10
Armor-Monger 400 Talent Int 35, Tech Use,
Trade (Armorer)
Cleanse and Purify 400 Talent
Duty Unto Death 800 Talent WP45
Melta Weapon Expertise 800 Talent BS40
NEW TALENT
MELTA WEAPON EXPERTISE “Many years ago, before my hair had greyed, and I possessed the energy of
The Salamanders were experts at youth, Khodexus and I rode his Tantalus, taking a ride through Studio 69. It
was then when I saw her, a human, no older than I was at the time. She was
directed heat weaponry, and many bleeding out in a back alley, the only thing holding her together the combat
took the time to alter such weapons, chems, I did not know why, but I stepped forward. Khodexus held me back.
focusing the beam for longer
‘What would you do?’ he asked, ‘Even if you did help, what value is it to you?
ranges. When firing any weapon of A common gutter rat - how do you know she will not betray your…kindness?
the Melta category (such as an Is this an investment…a risk, you wish to make?’ Would I have been attacked,
inferno pistol, meltagun, multi- or robbed, for such an act? Khodexus, as always, was right. One cannot gauge a
contract on empathy alone. I paused, and watched her expire, as the Tantalus
melta, or other weapon with the continued to glide off, into the neon lights of my House’s Floating World.”
Melta quality), the Legionary
counts its Range as being increased
by a number of meters equal to two
times his Ballistic Skill Bonus. 53
RAVEN GUARD CHARACTERS
XIX - The Raven Raven Guard Legionaries gain the following benefits: +5
Agility, +5 Perception, the Deliverers Demeanor, the Raven’s
Guard Vengeance Solo Mode, the By Wing and Talon Squad Mode,
and the Flesh over Steel Drawback.
he legion referred to as the “Hidden Hand of the Solo Mode: Raven’s Vengeance
T Emperor” was drawn from the Xeric Tribes of the Rank 1 Effect: At the start of a combat encounter, the
Asiatic Dustfields (As always, linguistic and armor Legionary must declare an enemy his chosen prey. This must
patterning indicates what was once the Pacific Ocean, be a Master or Elite level enemy at the minimum, and must
near the former New Zealand, Australia, and South be equivalent to an overall leader of enemy forces or the
Asia), and were drastically different from what they strongest enemy on the field, subject to the GM’s judgement.
would become. They possessed a propensity for cruelty, The Legionary gains a +10 to Weapon and Ballistic Skill
as well as a disdainful attitude against the weak. Their tests to attack this enemy, and ignores his chosen enemy’s
tendency to apply war paint of Terran dust to their armor Fear Rating.
would earn then the name “Pale Nomads” and “Dust- Improvements: At Rank 3, the Legionary rerolls failed
Clad.” It was during the tail of Unification, where the Weapon and Ballistic Skill tests to attack his chosen prey. At
Legionaries would be split into small operator teams and Rank 5, the Legionary may choose to reroll damage inflicted
subjected to the worst of the psy-weapons of Terra, that against his chosen prey. The second result stands. At Rank 7,
cracks would begin to show, bearing the fruit of the first the Legionary gains an extra point of Renown at the
Moritats. The Legion would act in support of the XVI conclusion of the mission after he successfully kills the
often, acting as their vanguard charge, until the coming chosen prey. The Legionary must be the one to place the
of Corax. killing blow.
With the coming of the Raven Lord, the Legion Squad Mode: By Wing and Talon (Attack Pattern)
made a complete 180. Corax was a liberator who fought Action: Free Action Cost: 3 Sustained: Yes
against the slavers of his home, and would not bear to Rank 1 Effect: While this ability is in effect, the Legionary
see his Legion possessed of the same tactics. Thus would and allies within Support Range halve penalties to
he deploy a majority of the Terrans of the Legion under Concealment and Silent Move from Armor if they are in
the Shade Lords to the outer darkness, ignored and Power Armor. If the Legionary or allies within Support
forgotten. Uniting with discarded elements of other Range are wearing Jump Packs, they instead gain the Brutal
legions, they would yet have a part to play ten thousand Charge trait.
years later. Under Corax’s guidance, the “Raven Guard” Improvements: At Rank 5, the Legionary and allies within
would be remade, the remaining Terrans purged in Support Range ignore penalties to Concealment and Silent
frontal assaults, a mirror of the purges of the Traitor Move from Armor, and may move an additional number of
Legions, and the Primarch could exert perfect influence meters equal to the value of their Agility Bonus when they
over his under-strength Legion. take any form of Move, Run, or Charge action, if they are in
Power Armor. If the Legionary and allies within Support
The Raven Guard drew both from their
Range are in Terminator Armor, riding Bikes or Jetbikes, or
formative experiences on Terra and the guerilla cells of
equipped with a Jump Pack, they instead increase the value of
Lycaeus and Kiavahr, renamed Deliverance. They would
their Unnatural Strength bonus by 1 during the round in
favor rapid strikes, outflanking actions, mobility, stealth,
which they charge an enemy. This replaces the Rank 1 Effect.
and reconnaissance, while still capable of fighting in set-
piece warfare. Chain of command was loose, and a Legionary Drawback: Flesh over Steel
culture of honest counsel was ever-present. The Raven Effect: The cost to purchase Ground Vehicles and Ground
Guard would replenish themselves and reform, until Vehicle assets is increased by 10% for the Legionary,
struck low in the Isstvan Massacre. rounding up if necessary. Bikes and Jetbikes of all kinds are
unaffected. Ballistic Skill tests are unaffected. In addition, the
Legionary suffers a -10 penalty to Command tests to direct
vehicle Strategic Assets.
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DEMEANOR: DELIVERERS
The young Corvus Corax had grown up as a savior to the slaves of his homeworld, and he would impart these same values to
each Legionary under his command. With the terrans exiled or purged in the Battle of Gate 42, the majority of the Legion would
be Lycaean in nature. They would draw from their combat experiences, and become one with the shadows, and their
Reconnaissance squads would be the envy of every other Legion. Only their Primarch would exceed a Legionary’s skill at
stealth. Never again would the Raven Guard intimidate and enslave, but they would deliver from injustice any pockets of
oppressed humanity they could find, striking from the darkness, until it was too late to stop their full might.
But what of the Shade Lords exiled to the Outer Darkness? They would remain there, operating under the Nomad Predation
pattern, taking troops and equipment as they travelled. Their murderous tendencies would remain, separate from the Legion
proper, and Corax would never give the order to reunite. Eventually, many warbands of these Shade Lords would unite with
other Legion or Blackshield Warbands of the Outer Dark, and their legacy would be modern chapters like the Carcharodons.
Raven Guard Legion Advances

Scrutiny 200 Skill
Shadowing 200 Skill
Deadeye Shot 500 Talent BS30
Hard Target 500 Talent Ag 40
Marksman 500 Talent BS 35
Talented (Concealment) 500 Talent
Ambush 500 Talent Concealment
Stealth Sniper 800 Talent Concealment +10
NEW TALENTS
AMBUSH
The Legionary’s attacks against Unaware Targets inflict 1
additional Damage for every 2 Degrees of Success on the
Weapon Skill or Ballistic Skill Test beyond the first.
STEALTH SNIPER
Whenever the Legionary makes a Standard Ranged Attack
Action or Ranged Called Shot Action against an enemy
while he is in Cover or otherwise Concealed, he may make
a Challenging (+0) Opposed Concealment Test, opposed
by the Awareness Skill of any foes who might hear or see
the shot. If he succeeds, he remains hidden from his
enemies. The GM should adjust the Difficulty of the
character’s Stealth Test or the enemy’s Awareness Test
depending on the noise made by the weapon the character
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uses and any other environmental factors.
XX - The Alpha ALPHA LEGION CHARACTERS
Legion
Alpha Legion Legionaries gain the following benefits: +5
Intelligence, +5 Perception, the Head of the Serpent
Demeanor, the Harrowing Solo Mode, the Mutable Tactics
Squad Mode, and the Martial Hubris Drawback.
Solo Mode: The Harrowing

Rank 1 Effect: The Legionary’s ranged attacks cause
Pinning, with a penalty to the Willpower test equal to 5x the
damage inflicted (after armor and toughness).
Improvements: At Rank 3, the Legionary improves the
penetration of his ranged attacks by a value equal to his
Perception bonus. At Rank 5, the Legionary adds his
Intelligence Bonus to Critical results scored against non-
Super-Heavy vehicles. At Rank 7, the Legionary’s ranged
weapons gain the Vengeful (9) Quality.
he Legion that launched a thousand memes, the Alpha Squad Mode: Mutable Tactics (Attack Pattern)
T Legion are the third component of the Trefoil, three Action: Full Action Cost: 3 Sustained: Yes
Legions alongside the Space Wolves and
Salamanders, built separately from the other Legions. and allies within Support Range gain one of the following
They were a weapon not even the Emperor could benefits:
control, and the Warmaster Horus would fare no -After initiative has been rolled, but before the start of
better. The Legion was from the beginning shrouded combat, each Legionary may make a free Full Move action.
in secrecy, practicing targeted strikes, false-flag Initiative resumes as normal.
operations, abductions, and assassinations, under the -Reroll failed Concealment and Silent Move tests.
writ of unassailable clearance codes. This “Ghost -Ignore the effects of Difficult and Arduous Terrain
Legion” would continue to operate out of official -Gain the benefits of the Tank Hunters talent if the Legionary
scrutiny, until the discovery of Alpharius and does not already possess it.
Omegon, the Twin Primarchs, from which no history - Gain the benefits of the Counter-Attack talent if the
can be accurately gleaned, and their unity with their Legionary does not already possess it.
Legion. -Gain a +10 bonus to resist enemy psychic powers.
Improvements: At Rank 5, the Legionary may change the
Unity, power, and confusion were the call benefit as a Free Action.
signs of the Alpha Legion, and they would specialize
in a battle tactic called the Harrowing, one of a Legionary Drawback: Martial Hubris
thousand other names, where enemies were bled into Effect: If a Strategic Asset purchased by the Legionary is
confusion and disorder, before the final blow was destroyed in battle, the Legionary is rewarded one less
struck. The result was decimation for the Alpha Renown at the end of the mission, to a minimum of zero.
Legion’s enemies, and their victories piled up with This penalty is applied only once, even if multiple assets are
astonishing speed. Their desire for convoluted plans, destroyed.
later an addiction, would distance them from the other
An Alpha Legion Legionary may enter the Advanced
Legions, barring the XVI. It is rumored, with no
Specialization of any Legion, not just the Alpha Legion ones.
certainty, that the Dropsite Massacre itself that birthed
The Legionary is still limited to entering only one Advanced
the Age of Darkness was planned directly by the
Specialization.
Alpha Legion and their Primarchs.
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DEMEANOR: THE HEAD OF THE SERPENT
Though no definitive history can be determined for both the Legion and its two Primarchs, where even the Forge World HH3
Book is seven pages of “we dunno lol”, the same cannot be said for their disposition. The Alpha Legion had done the impossible
– there was no separation between Primarch and Legionary. Each was perfectly capable of working alone, of with their ever-
present network of sleeper agents and saboteurs, the Sparatoí, and the loss of the chain of command did not impact the
Legionary’s battle plans at all. They possessed a unity of action within their ranks, their coordination peerless, which facilitated
their constantly shifting plans. While outwardly fitting to the Principia Bellicosa, the Legion-standard organization, the
Legionaries were radically more fluid and specialized, while retaining the ability to fight conventional battles.
Most bizarre of all was the Legion’s penchant for infiltration into other legions, able to mimic their abilities, tactics, and
mannerisms to the point of deceiving everyone short of a Primarch. Legions later in the Age of Darkness, especially Corax and
Guilliman, would constantly exist in doubt, wondering if their forces were who they truly said they were.
Alpha Legion Legion Advances

Deceive 200 Skill
Disguise 200 Skill
Disguise +10 400 Skill Disguise
Disguise +20 400 Skill Disguise +10
Security 200 Skill
Security +10 400 Skill Security
Security +20 400 Skill Security +10
Scrutiny 200 Skill
Sleight of Hand 200 Skill
Sleight of Hand +10 400 Skill Sleight of Hand
Sleight of Hand +20 400 Skill Sleight of Hand +10
Rapid Reaction 500 Talent Ag 40
Exotic Weapon Training (Choose One) 500 Talent
Constant Vigilance 700 Talent Awareness +10, Int 35, Per 35
Insurrectionist 800 Talent
NEW TALENTS
CONSTANT VIGILANCE
The Legionary may use his Perception or Intelligence rather than his Agility bonus for
initiative, and any talents that alter the Legionary’s Agility bonus for the purposes of
initiative instead affect his Perception or Intelligence bonus. In addition, the Legionary
rolls two dice for initiative, picking the higher of the two.
INSURRECTIONIST
Once per session, the Legionary may make a Challenging (+0) Scrutiny test. If
successful, after 1d10 minutes, a member of the Alpha Legion Sparatoí, be it an agent,
operative, or homeless bum, shows up to help the Legionary in an explicitly stated
goal. The GM determines what support the Sparatoí agent can provide, but it should be
at minimum helpful intelligence. The Sparatoí’s starting disposition is up to the GM,
but can be improved over time through player actions such as saboteur support, 57
distraction attacks, or feeding the bum, increasing their disposition.
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Chapter II:
into two Battalions, each five hundred strong.
Battalions followed an identical command structure
as chapters, led by a Lieutenant-Commander (such as
Legionary
a Commander, Shadow Captain, Marshal, etc), and
were finally split into Companies.
Specialties
We can begin to see the original source of
the Codex Astartes within this organization, as
Companies were composed of one hundred soldiers,
with the First Company possessing veterans and elite
“Thexus, would you honor me with a lesson on the
units, Second through Fourth tactical Line Troopers,
tactics of the Legiones Astartes?”
and the Fifth and onward specializing in specialist
-Cyril, Praetor of the Ice Wraiths, studies the troops such as Seekers and Destroyers. Companies
ancient battle-tactica of the Legiones Astartes were led by Captains, followed by their standard
bearers, and further split into Squadrons of fifty
T he Legiones Astartes drew not from the Codex
Astartes of modern times, but a weighty tome known
troopers each. A typical Squadron would consist of a
Lieutenant, two Tactical Squads of twenty
as the Principia Belicosa. At the head of each Legion Legionaries, and a support squad of ten Legionaries.
was their Primarch, genefather to every Legionary At the Company Level, assets such as veterans or
and direct link to the Emperor, followed by the specialists, armored vehicles, support batteries,
Consular Representatives, such as astropaths, dreadnoughts, and transports could be assigned at the
navigators, officers of the Librarius, Masters of the Squadron Level.
Fleet, Masters of the Armorium, and Centurion
Consuls of appropriate station. Next would be the Each individual Primarch would, over time,
Vexillarius, the Legion’s standard bearers, followed gradually change this. The Iron Hands’ Clans would
by the Honor Guard of the officers. be self-sustaining conglomerates, while the Thousand
Sons, for instance, would mix their Fellowships with
Beneath this command hierarchy, the Legion the Five Cults and Three Orders of Prospero.
was split into Chapters, each of roughly a thousand However, almost every legion would follow the
warriors, though as time went on this number would tenets of the Principia Belicosa, with many of their
be an approximation. Some Legions would rename Legionary Specialties advancements or refinements
their Chapters, such as the Fellowships of the of these basic Legionary specialties. It would not be
Thousand Sons, Millennials of the Emperor’s until the closing days of the Age of Darkness when,
Children, or Clans of the Iron Hands. Each Chapter’s through the touch of Chaos, many Legions’
command was separated by a Lord Commander (such organizations would shift into something monstrous.
as a Chapter Master, Warsmith, etc), his Consul
Specialists and Vexillarius, and further split down
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New Specialties
Scouts, as experience serves one well as the
infiltrated vanguard. Seekers, hunter-killers
extraordinaire, would select a target, and kill their
target, mastering their exotic weaponry to a degree
“MODERN LEGIONARIES HAVE LOST MUCH. quite unhealthy for their enemies.
THERE ARE TACTICAL GAPS IN THEIR BATTLE
A summation of the changes is listed below.
FORMATIONS AND COMBAT CAPABILITIES."
“An’ that’s by design, ya big toaster. If they can’t do Tactical: Replace Standard Issue Gear with “One
everything, it cuts down the damage if they rebel.” Astartes Bolter of any pattern.” Replace special
abilities with the following.
-Executor Thexus, Paragon of Metal, and
Rockfist Fearengine, former Engineer’s Guildmaster, Fury of the Legion: As a Full Action, the Legionary
discuss modern Astartes battle tactica. may perform the Semi-Auto Burst or Full-Auto Burst
Action with any Pistol or Basic Bolt-class weapon
T he Legiones Astartes could draw upon many of the

specializations known in the modern day. It was here
twice. These count as separate attacks, and suffer a -
20 penalty to Ballistic Skill rather than the normal
bonuses. If this action is taken, the Legionary may
where Tactical Legionaries were first used as
standard line troopers, where specialist squads were not perform any kind of ranged attack
first created and utilized, and elite veterans action the following round, though he
pioneering new tactics. As a result, while much may move, attack in melee combat, run,
remains the same and easily recognizable, there are etc. If the Legionary is dual wielding
some major differences to take into account. weapons, he must select one weapon to
use with this ability – he may not fire
Tactical Marines are line troopers, rather the other weapon. At Rank 3, the test is
than veterans of combat as they are in the modern performed without penalty or bonus. At
day. They are beginning to grasp the basics of Rank 6, the Legionary benefits from the
battlefield tactics as well as the proper application of normal bonus to Ballistic Skill the
overwhelming force. Assault Marines are assault Semi-Auto or Full Auto Bust action
specialists, and change little. Devastator Marines at grants.
this time were known as Heavy Support Marines,
although their job description was the same. Assault: No mechanical changes.
Techmarines and Apothecaries were part of separate
Devastator: Renamed to “Heavy Support,” no
covenants within a Legion, and although they were
mechanical changes.
specialists with a slightly higher rank, would often
defer to the standard Legion chain of command. One Apothecary: No mechanical changes.
thing to note is the absence of Librarians – pioneered
by Sanguinius, and advocated by Magnus, when the Librarian: BANNED FROM TOURNAMENT
Council of Nikaea banned all psychic powers from PLAY unless allowed by GM.
the Legions, the Librarians were returned to line
trooper duties, told to suppress their powers. What Techmarine: May take the Accelerated Repairs
few legions that still maintained their Librarians did talent at Rank 3 for 500 XP, the Battlesmith Talent at
so as a consul specialization. Unless explicitly Rank 5 for 800 XP, and may take up to four Servo-
allowed by a GM, a player may not select the Automata as Followers for 1000 XP each. If the
Librarian specialization. If this specialization is Techmarine does not possess a Cortex Controller,
allowed, the Librarian is considered a Centurion each Servo-Automata is limited to one Half Action
Consul, and has command benefits appropriate to per round. If he does possess a Cortex Controller, all
their station. Servo-automata within range may perform their own
normal Actions as directed by the Techmarine as a
There are new basic specializations, as well, Half Action command if one Servo-Automata, or a
which may be selected as normal during character Full Action command if two or more. This command
generation. Breacher Marines are peerless defenders counts as an Attack, so the Legionary may not
whose shield walls guard zone mortalis operations. perform attack actions themselves that round.
Destroyer Marines can kill a planet with their rad and
Phosphex weapons as easily as they can their
enemies. Recon marines replace the modern-day
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SERVO-AUTOMATA
Affectionately called “Servo-Squids” by those who
work heavily with them, Servo-Automata are
adorable constructs who float slightly above the
ground, their armored frames as tough as an Iron
Hand. They are capable of being armed with a variety
of basic and heavy weapons, and float dutifully
behind their Techpriest owner, happily chirping all
the while. They make squeaking sounds when one
hugs them.
Servo-Automata are capable of replacing their bolter NEW TALENTS

for one of the following options, purchased with the
Legionary’s renown as normal - Power Fists, ACCELERATED REPAIRS
Lascutters, Flamers, Rotor Cannons, Heavy Bolters, Prerequisites: Tech Use +10
Multi-Meltas, or Missile Launchers. The Servo- The Legionary begins to understand how to better
Automata will not complain if you overload it with adapt to battlefield conditions when performing
gear, but try not to. You will make it sad. Unless… field repairs. When performing a Repair Test
that was your intent all along? You heartless monster. using Tech Use as per Rites of Battle p.170, the
Techmarine may halve the time the repair takes
Servo-Automata (rounding down) by making a Difficult (-10)
Tech Use test rather than a Challenging (+0) Tech
WS BS S T Ag Int Per WP Fel Use test. The Legionary may fully repair a
vehicle’s hull integrity to full by devoting 1d5
30 30 40 50 30 10 20 30 05
days to repair, rather than 2d5 days as normal.
Movement: 6/12/18/36 Wounds: 10
Armor: Machine (4) BATTLESMITH
Total TB: 10 Prerequisites: Accelerated Repairs, Tech Use +20
Skills: Awareness, Dodge, Tech Use The swirl of battle will not bother the Legionary,
Talents: None. for his calling is to repair the machine, wherever
Traits: Auto-Stabilized, Hover (6), Servo-Automata it may fall, even in the middle of the raging
Support†, Machine (4), Unnatural Strength x2, battlefield. The character may make a
Unnatural Toughness x2 Challenging (+0) Tech Use test to restore lost
Weapons: Chainsword and Bolter. Hull Integrity to Vehicles and Battle Automata as
Gear: Internal Micro-Bead a Full Action. This test suffers a -10 penalty if the
†Servo-Automata Support: If the Servo-Automata vehicle is Heavily Damaged, and a further -10 per
is within 1m of its owner, it grants a +10 to Tech Use point of Critical Damage the vehicle has suffered.
tests when repairing Vehicles and Battle Automata. Success restores a number of Hull Integrity equal
Availability: Very Rare to the character’s Intelligence Bonus, plus one
Hull Integrity per degree of success (removing
Critical Damage before normal Damage). In
addition, the Legionary no longer rolls 1d10 to
determine if a vehicle weapon is too damaged to
repair – he may always repair a broken vehicle
weapon with a Challenging (+0) Tech Use test as
a Full Action.
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Breacher Siege
STARTING EQUIPMENT
The Breacher Marine gains an Astartes Bolter
(pattern of his choice), a Boarding Shield, and the
Marine Void-Hardened Upgrade to his Astartes Power

Armor (allows the wearer to reroll failed Agility tests
against Flame and Spray weapons), in addition to the
“A MIGHTY FORTRESS ONE MAY CLAIM TO BE, standard issue gear of all Specialties.
LEGIONARY, BUT A LARGE SLAB OF CERAMITE
HELPS IMMENSELY.” STARTING SKILLS
The Breacher Marine begins with Demolition as a
-Executor Thexus, Paragon of Metal, Trained Advanced Skill.
explains the Breacher Siege Marine to the Republican
Commandos. SPECIAL ABILITY
Choose one of the following:
B reacher Siege Marine Squads, commonly abbreviated
to Breacher Marines, excel in the hazardous Valorous Advance
environments of void operations, and the first-wave As long as the Breacher Marine wields a Boarding
charge of a breached fortress. Ever since the Shield and a Basic Weapon of any kind, he counts as
beginning of the Great Crusade, Space Marines having the Auto-Stabilized Trait.
specialized themselves in wargear and tactics to
survive, even excel in what would eventually be Heart of the Legion
deemed Zone Mortalis. Legions such as the World As long as the Breacher Marine wields a Boarding
Eaters and Iron Warriors would grow to excel at the Shield, he gains the Sturdy trait, and may parry
tasks, while Imperial Fists would take to the role as if Horde Melee Attacks at a penalty equal to half the
borne into it, ultimately refining their technique and Horde’s Magnitude.
establishing the ranks of the Phalanx Warders.
OATH-TAKING
Breacher Marines’ signature equipment is A Breacher Marine selected as Squad Leader may
the Boarding Shield, a heavy slab of ceramite that is take the Oath of the Astartes, the Oath to the
designed to resist enemy fire and allow the Breacher Emperor, or the Oath of Loyalty.
to constantly advance at the hapless enemy. In the
case of void combat and hazardous environments,
where a Breacher is expected to proudly take the
vanguard, the Breacher’s armor is hardened to resist
fires and blasts, be it from an enemy artillery barrage
or a jet of compressed gases from the pipes of a
rapidly failing voidship. From behind their boarding
shields, the Breacher puts out a steady hail of fire,
advancing with his brethren to take a point, or die
trying.
A defensive-oriented ranged specialization,

the role of the Breacher would be forgotten over the
years, as the role of Astartes shifted from line trooper
to shock trooper. Few chapters maintained them as a
subset of the Tactical Marine, to be used in Siege
Vanguard formations, but for most chapters, the true
skill of the Breacher Siege Marine would be lost.
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Rank 1 Legion Breacher Siege Marine Advances
Parry 200 Skill
Survival 200 Skill
Iron Jaw 500 Talent T 40
Resistance (Cold) 500 Talent
Resistance (Heat) 500 Talent

Guardian 600 Talent Ag 40
Hardy 500 Talent T 40
Hip Shooting 600 Talent BS 40

Last Man Standing 800 Talent Nerves of Steel

Abiding Resilience 800 Talent T 40
Deflect Shot 500 Talent Ag 50
Modify Payload 600 Talent Demolition
Sound Constitution (x2) 1000 Talent
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Stalwart Defense 750 Talent Legiones Astartes
Desperate Strength 1000 Talent T 50
Wrecker 750 Talent Int 40

Duty unto Death 800 Talent WP 45
Vanguard Charge 1000 Talent S 45, Bulging Biceps, Hip Shooting
Signature Wargear (Artificer Armor) 1200 Talent

Step Aside 800 Talent Ag 40, Dodge
Vengeful Protector 1000 Talent WS 45, S 45

Security 400 Skill
Counter-Attack 1000 Talent WS 40
Mighty Shot 1000 Talent BS 40
Sturdy 1000 Trait
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NEW TALENTS by 1, after Unnatural Modifiers. If he is suffering
The Breacher Marine gains access to the following from Critical Damage, he instead increases his
talents, extracted or altered from Rogue Trader, Only Toughness Bonus and Strength Bonus by 2, after
War, tabletop special rules, or other sources. Unnatural Modifiers. The Legionary still determines
his threshold for being Heavily Damaged based on
Guardian his original Toughness Bonus before this talent is
(Prerequisite: Agility 40) applied.
The Legionary puts himself in harm’s way to defend Wrecker

his allies, even taking lethal hits for them. As a (Prerequisite: Int 40)
Reaction, the Legionary may sacrifice all of his
Actions for the next Round to switch places with an The Legionary has become skilled at breaching and
ally within Close Support Range (provided there is entering, leaving a clear path for his allies to follow
no obstruction in the way). The Legionary becomes him. The Legionary adds his Intelligence Bonus to
the new target of any attacks previously targeting the the Penetration of weapons used against stationary
ally. structures and fortifications. If the target fortification
is destroyed, the area is considered clear terrain for
Abiding Resilience his allies.
(Prerequisite: Toughness 40)
Vanguard Charge
The Legionary’s duty carries him, refusing to die (Prerequisite: Strength 45, Bulging Biceps, Hip
until the mission is complete. When expending a fate Shooting)
point to regain wounds, the Legionary recovers 1d10
plus his unmodified Toughness Bonus (instead of To be the vanguard, the first of the assault, requires
1d10 wounds as normal), and removes one level of steady nerves, a steady hand, and a steady weapon.
fatigue. The Legionary may spend a Full Action to make a
Charge Move directly towards a distant enemy. As
Modify Payload long as the Charge Move does not bring the character
(Prerequisite: Demolition) into melee range of the enemy, he may immediately
make a Full Auto Burst action with a ranged weapon
The Legionary carefully prepares his breaching as a Free Action. The Full Auto Burst does not gain
charges for maximum devastation. When preparing a the normal +20 bonus for autofire, however, as the
grenade or explosive that has the Blast or Smoke Legionary splits his attention between advancing and
Quality, the Legionary may make a Challenging attacking. Range, size, and other modifiers are
(+0) Demolition test. If he succeeds, the weapon counted as normal.
increases Damage (if it deals Damage normally) and
its Blast or Smoke Quality by 1, plus 1 for every Vengeful Protector
three additional Degrees of Success beyond the first (Prerequisite: WS 45, Strength 45)
that he scores on the Test. If he fails by a number of
Degrees of Failure greater than his Intelligence The Legionary takes the safety of his allies to heart,
Bonus, however, he accidentally triggers the device, and should they fall, he is quick to avenge them,
causing it to detonate immediately. Whoops. charging into melee to cover them. When an ally
within 10 meters suffers Critical Damage (or is
Desperate Strength killed) because of an enemy, the Legionary increases
(Prerequisite: Toughness 50) the damage he inflicts with melee weapons by +5
until the end of the encounter.
The harder the Legionary is hit, the tougher he
becomes. When the Legionary is Heavily Damaged
(he has taken damage greater than twice his TB), he
increases his Toughness Bonus and Strength Bonus
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Destroyer Marine
“You wouldn't use Phosphex to destroy a world,
though…”
"Aye lad...ya'd use it ta make a statement."
STARTING EQUIPMENT
- Praetor “Felleye” Brynjol and former
The Destroyer Marine gains an Astartes Bolt Pistol
Engineer’s Guildmaster Rockfist Fearengine discuss
(pattern of his choice), an Astartes Jump Pack, and
the legacy of Phosphex bombs.
three Rad Grenades, in addition to the standard issue
T he origins of the Destroyer Marines lay not with any

Primarch or legion, but in the days of Unification, on
gear of all Specialties.
Holy Terra. Not all nations of Terra, shadows they

STARTING SKILLS
may be, would embrace Compliance, and many The Destroyer Marine begins with Chem-Use and
would turn to terrible weaponry that made even the Pilot (Personal) as Trained Advanced Skills.
Legionaries afraid. Rad weaponry, the lost arts of
Chymistry and Alchemy, and the ever-burning blue-
SPECIAL ABILITIES
white flame of Phosphex were called upon to halt the
Rad-Hardened
Emperor and his warriors. When these rogue nations
The Destroyer ignores exposure to ambient
were laid low, their secrets and weaponry were background radiation, may reroll toughness tests to
deemed worthy of appropriating. These were
resist the Rad-Phage and Irradiated Quality of
weapons that would leave fertile lands and verdant
weapons, and does not suffer the -20 penalty to
worlds a cold, sterile zone of dead space, but it was
Phosphex Bomb toughness tests.
sufficient – it was recognized not all worlds would
bow to Compliance. The Long Nightmare
The Destroyer Marine reduces the Cohesion of his
Amongst their brother Legionaries,
Kill Team by 1, unless the entire Kill Team is
Destroyers are seen as cursed or tainted. They are
composed of Destroyers. All Interaction skill tests
considered a necessary evil in the legions, for despite
with non-Destroyer Astartes suffer a -10 penalty.
the effectiveness of their weapons, their demeanor
and role in the battlefield sets them apart from their OATH-TAKING
brothers – they do not build, they merely destroy. The A Destroyer Marine selected as Squad Leader may
legacy of the Age of Strife, where their weapons take the Oath of Knowledge, Oath of the Weapon, or
were perfected, hangs over them, a history impossible the Oath of Exclusion.
to escape.
Oath of Exclusion
In addition to their specialization in rad and An Oath exclusive to the Destroyers, who are often
toxic weaponry, Destroyers maintained incredible called in to exterminate all they see, to poison even
mobility on the battlefield, specializing in hit and run the ground itself. Taking the Oath of Exclusion
and two-weapon fighting with their pistols. From means that there is only one goal – all must burn.
their ranks, many would embrace the role of the Prerequisite: Destroyer Marine
Moritat, codified by the Raven Guard. Ten thousand Effect: A Kill Team which takes this oath may reroll
years later, the ranks of the Destroyers would be the damage inflicted by the Toxic or Rad-Phage
quietly removed and erased from all records, replaced Qualities of weapons. The second result stands.
with dark rumors and unpleasant memories of Squad Mode Abilities: Bolter Assault, Fire for
weaponry that replaced entire worlds with barren, Effect, Regroup
poisoned wastes.
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Rank 1 Legion Destroyer Marine Advances
Survival 200 Skill
Rapid Reload 300 Talent
Two Weapon Wielder (Ballistic) 500 Talent BS 35, Ag 35
Parting Gift 800 Talent BS40, Ag40

Chem Use +10 400 Skill Chem-Use
Pilot (Personal) +10 400 Skill Pilot (Personal)
Exotic Weapon Training (Rad) 500 Talent
Rad Burn 600 Talent WP 35, Exotic Weapon Training (Rad)

Gunslinger 600 Talent BS 40, Two Weapon Wielder (Ballistic)
Rad Scourge 800 Talent BS 40, Rad Burn

Pilot (Personal) +20 400 Skill Pilot (Personal) +10
Target Selection 800 Talent BS 50
Rad Saturation 800 Talent T 40, WP 40
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Dual Shot 600 Talent Ag 40, Two Weapon Wielder (Ballistic)
Signature Wargear (Phosphex Bomb) 600 Talent
Sound Constitution 1000 Talent
Rad Overdose 1000 Talent WP 40, Rad Burn

Crack Shot 600 Talent BS 40
Independent Targeting 800 Talent BS 40
Poisoned Physiology 1000 Talent T50

Bolter Drill 1000 Talent Legiones Astartes Weapon Training
Painless Resilience 1000 Talent T 45

Medicae 400 Skill
Swift Attack 600 Talent WS 35
Storm of Iron 1000 Talent Legiones Astartes
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NEW TALENTS TB8 will become TB3 Unnatural x2 for TB6). This
The Destroyer Marine gains access to the following talent may stack with the effects of wargear and
talents, extracted or altered from Rogue Trader, Only weaponry, such as Rad weapons.
War, tabletop special rules, or other sources.
Poisoned Physiology
Rad Burn (Prerequisite: T50)
(Prerequisite: WP35, Exotic Weapon Training (Rad))
The Legionary has become inured to the toxins and
Most users of Irad weaponry prefer to kill as quickly poisons that he is regularly exposed to – it’s not that
and cleanly as possible. When this character hits an he’s truly immune, it’s that he’s already so poisoned
enemy with an attack from a weapon with the Rad- that further damage would be redundant. The
Phage or Irradiated Quality, that enemy suffers a Legionary never suffers damage or other negative
further –20 penalty on his Toughness Test to avoid effects from diseases, poisons, or the Toxic quality,
suffering additional damage. Additionally, when this unless he chooses to suffer their effects for some
character inflicts Righteous Fury on an attack with a masochistic reason. There is only exception -
weapon with the Rad-Phage or Irradiated Quality, the Phosphex, which will affect the Legionary normally.
target automatically suffers the effects of the However, the Legionary may reroll failed toughness
Qualities. tests to resist Phosphex’s Toxic quality.
Rad Overdose Painless Resilience

(Prerequisite: WP40, Rad-Burn) (Prerequisite: T45)
For most, a spraying a burst of radiation is something The Legionary’s body has been numbed to pain from
to be feared. For some, it is a calling, blessed by the constant exposure to irradiated battlefields, granting
Emperor to wither his enemies. The Legionary’s the Legionary a defensive edge. As a Reaction, the
weapons with the Rad-Phage or Irradiated Quality Legionary may make a Difficult (-10) Toughness
also gain the Vengeful (9) quality. test. If he succeeds, he reduces the damage from the
next hit he suffers by 1 per degree of success he
Rad Scourge scores on the test. If he manages to reduce the
(Prerequisite: BS40, Rad Burn) damage to 0 this way, he gains the Fear (1) trait, or
increases his Fear Trait by 1, against the enemy
The Legionary poisons the world he walks on, as whose attack he withstood.
well as his enemies. Upon successfully killing a
target with a weapon from the Rad group, allies and Parting Gift
enemies within 1m of the target’s body must make a (Prerequisite: BS 40, Ag 40)
Challenging (+0) Toughness test every round, or
suffer the effects of the Rad-Phage Quality. Enemies The Legionary has learned to use his mobility on the
in range of multiple Rad-Scourged bodies must test battlefield to strike at his foes, while reaching a more
for each body they are within 1m of. Only bearers of advantageous position. When performing a
the Rad Saturation talent, or a Rad Furnace, are Disengage action, the Legionary may perform a
immune to this effect. This talent has no effect on single shot Standard Attack with a pistol weapon as a
Hordes. Free Action at the end of his movement. If he has a
pistol in each hand, he may take a single shot
Rad Saturation Standard Attack with each pistol. This does not count
(Prerequisite: T40, WP40) as the Legionary’s attack for the round – if the
Legionary disengages as a Half Action, through
Enemies in the same melee as the Legionary suffer -1 Acrobatics or talents for example, he may still
to their base Toughness Bonus. This can reduce perform his normal attack for the round.
Unnatural Toughness according to the modifier (for
example, TB4 Unnatural x2 for
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Recon Marine
STARTING EQUIPMENT
The Recon Marine gains an Astartes Sniper Rifle,
and three Astartes Blind Grenades, in addition to the
“Look at ya, lads. You’re covered in relics, glowing standard issue gear of all Specialties.
like a Sanguinala tree, leading the Brotherhoods
STARTING SKILLS
from the front in a TANK alongside a yeti an’ a
The Recon Marine begins with Survival as a Trained
Thanatar, an’ ya think STEALTH is gonna avail ya?"
Advanced Skill.
-Former Engineer’s Guildmaster Rockfist
Fearengine comments on the Republican SPECIAL ABILITY
Commandos’ infiltration plans. Choose one of the following:
R econ Marines are squads of Legionaries adept at

operating independently behind enemy lines. They
Advance Scout
At the start of a combat encounter, after initiative is
are equipped with long-range weaponry, auspexes, rolled but before combat begins, the Recon Marine
and stealth gear to better hide amongst the battlefield may immediately perform a Full Move as a Free
rubble and performe their role as scouts, intelligence Action. This movement may not end adjacent to an
gatherers, and target identification. A Recon Marine enemy. Upon completion of this free movement
is capable of sabotage and raiding when necessary, action, initiative resumes as normal.
and if called into open battle, are able to apply
Recon Training
pressure via flanking and support attacks against
If the Legionary chooses to forgo his Power Armor
enemy rear lines.
and instead requisition Recon Armor for the mission,
This is an age of darkness, where the training period he may reroll failed Silent Move and Concealment
of a Scout had yet to be established. Unlike in the tests, and ignore penalties from Difficult Terrain.
future, where only neophytes would support from
long range while they learned the tactics of the OATH-TAKING
Astartes, every neophyte serves as a line trooper and A Recon Marine selected as Squad Leader may take
only through experience do they become the eyes and the Oath of the Astartes, Oath of Loyalty, or the Oath
ears of their legion. of the Weapon.
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Rank 1 Legion Recon Marine Advances
Security 200 Skill
Shadowing 200 Skill
Tracking 200 Skill
Tactics (Recon and Stealth) 400 Skill
Marksman 400 Talent BS35

Awareness +10 200 Skill Awareness
Deadeye Shot 500 Talent BS 30
Vigilant 600 Talent Per 35

Navigate (Surface) +10 300 Skill
Awareness +20 400 Skill Awareness +10
Tactics (Recon and Stealth) +10 400 Skill Tactics (Recon and Stealth)
Lock On 800 Talent Per 40, Vigilant

Tracking +10 400 Skill Sleight of Hand
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Sleight of Hand 400 Skill
Tactics (Recon and Stealth) +20 600 Skill Tactics (Recon and Stealth) +10
The Bigger They are 1000 Talent BS 40
Counter-Sniping 1000 Talent Per 50, Lock-On

Sleight of Hand +10 400 Skill Sleight of Hand
Navigate (Surface) +20 400 Skill
Talented (Concealment) 600 Talent
Nowhere to Hide 800 Talent Per 30

Sleight of Hand +20 400 Skill Sleight of Hand +10
Medicae 400 Skill
Inescapable Attack (Ranged) 1000 Talent BS 40, Per 35
Sudden Attack 1000 Talent Concealment +10, BS40

Talented (Silent Move) 600 Talent
Giantkiller 1000 Talent BS 50, The Bigger They Are
Eye of Vengeance 1500 Talent BS 50, Astartes Weapon Training
NEW TALENTS Stealth Sniper

The Recon Marine gains access to the following (Prerequisite: Concealment +10)
talents, extracted or altered from Rogue Trader, Only The character can time shots and subtly reposition so
War, tabletop special rules, or other sources. he remains unseen in the swirl of combat. When his
Ambush character makes a Standard Ranged Attack Action or
(Prerequisite: Concealment) Ranged Called Shot Action against an enemy while
The Recon Marine, with a single shot, can hit an he is in Cover, or otherwise Concealed, he may make
exposed weak point if the enemy does not realize he a Challenging (+0) Opposed Concealment Test,
is there. The Legionary inflicts 1 additional Damage opposed by the Awareness Skill of any foes who
for every 2 Degrees of Success on the Weapon Skill might hear or see the shot. If he succeeds, he remains
or Ballistic Skill test against Unaware opponents. hidden from his enemies. The GM should adjust the
Difficulty of the character’s Concealment Test or the
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enemy’s Awareness Test depending on the noise Armor value. If using a weapon that does not require
made by the weapon the character uses, and any other a skill test, he adds 1 instead.
environmental factors. The Bigger They Are
Vigilant (Prerequisite: BS40)
(Prerequisite: Per 35) A Recon Marine is a marksman first and foremost,
The Legionary lays in wait, watching his enemies, expected to provide long range cover against the
waiting for the perfect time to strike. When using the massive xenos beasts of the galaxy. When making a
Overwatch Action, the Legionary may use his single-shot Standard Ranged Attack against a target
Perception Characteristic instead of his Agility with a Size Trait with a value greater than his own,
Characteristic when determining whether he or his the Legionary may modify his Hit Location result by
triggering target takes an Action first, as well as for an amount up to half the enemy’s Size Modifier.
any Opposed Agility Tests that Overwatch calls for Giantkiller
him to make. (Prerequisite: BS50, The Bigger They Are)
Lock-On A Recon Marine can notice exposed weak points on
(Prerequisite: Per 40, Vigilant) an enemy, from the eye sockets of a Catachan Devil,
The Recon Marine understands how to keep enemies to the exposed neural web on the back of an Omega
in his sights, while simultaneously dodging their Battroid after it jumps. When firing at a target with a
attacks. The character may make Dodge Reactions Size Trait with a value greater than his own, the
while maintaining an Aim Action or Overwatch Legionary adds the tens digit of the target’s Size
Action without losing the benefits of the Action. Modifier to the damage inflicted.
Counter-Sniping Sudden Attack
(Prerequisite: Per 50, Lock-On) (Prerequisite: Concealment +10, BS40)
A flash of reflection off an enemy’s scope is all the The Legionary is well-versed in the arts of surprise
Legionary needs to identify his target. When the and disruption, and can stall large numbers of
Legionary is subjected to a ranged attack, he may enemies with careful planning and cunning. When
make a Challenging (+0) Awareness test. If he attacking a Horde which is unaware of his presence,
succeeds, he may execute a Standard Ranged Attack using ranged weapons or placed explosives, the
Action against the target as a Reaction. This attack Battle-Brother deals an additional 1d10 damage to
can benefit from the Aim action if the Legionary had the Horde’s Magnitude, and the Horde must make a
performed it. This attack can possibly kill the enemy Hard (–20) Pinning Test or become Pinned.
before their attack resolves.
Inescapable Attack (Ranged)
(Prerequisite: BS40, Per 35)
The Legionary can predict the actions of his quarry,
firing where he thinks they will dodge as opposed to
where they will run. After making a successful
single-shot Standard Ranged Attack Action or
Ranged Called Shot Action against an enemy, the
Legionary imposes a penalty on all Dodge tests made
against this attack equal to 10 times the total degrees
of success scored on the Ballistic Skill test.
Nowhere to Hide
(Prerequisite: Per 30)
The Legionary spots weak points in the enemy’s
cover, creating further openings for his allies. When
the Legionary damages cover, he adds his degrees of
success from the attack to the reduction of the cover’s
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Seeker Marine
STARTING EQUIPMENT
The Seeker Marine gains an Astartes Bolter (pattern
of his choice), and one magazine of Special Issue
“A surgical strike against a high-priority target with Ammunition, per mission, from the following list:
overwhelming force…men after my own heart!” Kraken Rounds, Scorpius Rounds, and Metal-Storm
Rounds, in addition to the standard issue gear of all
-Shas’o Sio’t Korst’la VII reviews briefings specialties.
on Legionary Seeker tactics and specializations
provided by “inside men.” STARTING SKILLS
The Seeker Marine begins with the Shadowing skill.
S eeker Marine Squads are a specialized task force

assembled from the Legiones Astartes for a sole SPECIAL ABILITY
purpose – identification of command structures and Choose one of the following:
their efficient destruction. Often drawn from the best
marksmen a Legion can provide, the Seeker Marine Marked For Death
must identify his target and complete his mission During the Oath-taking phase of mission planning,
within a window of opportunity that to other the Seeker Marine may nominate a specific named
Legionaries would seem impossible. Without the enemy as his quarry, such as a rogue planetary
luxury of distance or stealth their Reconnaissance governor, a xenos general, a lord of chaos, etc.
brethren enjoy, a Seeker Marine must get in close, Against this specific named enemy, the Seeker
relying on his varied wargear and weaponry to secure Marine may reroll damage inflicted on the enemy,
an objective. They are assassins, plain and simple, though the second result stands. Don’t get greedy!
who decide the course of conflicts with their
Practiced Reflex
boltguns.
If the Seeker Marine fails an opposed Silent Move,
The tactics of the Seeker Marine were first Concealment, or Shadowing vs. Opponent’s
perfected within the Alpha Legion, and would be Awareness or Scrutiny test, as a Reaction the Seeker
further refined into the Headhunter Kill Teams. The Marine may immediately make a single shot attack
tactic of assassination, however, would not sit well with his weapon at the enemy who spotted him. This
with all legions, however – the Legionaries of the can only be performed if the enemy is in line of sight.
Space Wolves found the tactic distasteful, preferring
to face enemies in honorable open combat, and the OATH-TAKING
Legionaries of the Ultramarines, paragons of the A Seeker Marine selected as Squad Leader may take
burgeoning Imperium, would dare not soak their the Oath of the Astartes, Oath of Glory, or the Oath
hands themselves with such a disgraceful tactic (the of the Weapon.
Vigil Opertii, however…).
A close-range offensive-oriented ranged

specialization, the Seeker is true to its name sake,
built to seek out and eliminate specific targets. A
Seeker trades crowd control anti-horde abilities for a
devastating alpha strike against single targets. The
role of the Seeker Marine would ultimately disappear
in the 40th millennium, as every Space Marine was
nominally trained as a shock trooper, but their legacy
would become clouded, and ultimately remains in the
ranks of the Sternguard Veterans – Alpharius is
laughing in his grave.
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Rank 1 Legion Seeker Marine Advances
Scrutiny 200 Skill
Tactics (Assassination) 200 Skill
Astartes Weapon Specialization 1000 Talent Astartes Weapon Training

Weapon Expertise 1000 Talent BS 40

Tactics (Assassination) +10 400 Skill Tactics (Assassination)
Overkill 1000 Talent Per 45

Deadeye Shot 500 Talent BS 30
Righteous Blow 1000 Talent BS 45
Weapon Mastery 1200 Talent BS 50, Weapon Expertise
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Signature Wargear (Combi-Weapon) 500 Talent
Weapon Expertise 1000 Talent BS 40

Tactics (Assassination) +20 400 Skill Tactics (Assassination) +10
Sharpshooter 600 Talent BS 40, Deadeye Shot
Ranged Weapon Expert 1000 Talent BS 50

Logic 400 Skill
Tech Use 400 Skill
Death Serves the Righteous 1000 Talent BS 50, Deadeye Shot, Sharpshooter

Weapon Tech 800 Talent Tech Use +10, Int 40
Eye of Vengeance 1000 Talent Ballistic Skill 50, Astartes Weapon
Training
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NEW TALENTS Weapon Expertise
The Seeker Marine gains access to the following (Prerequisite: Ballistic Skill 40)
talents, extracted or altered from Rogue Trader, Only The Legionary begins to appreciate the many
War, tabletop special rules, or other sources. weapons available to him in his work – plasma,
melta, volkite, all are suited for different enemies and
Death Serves the Righteous tasks, and plans his weapons accordingly. The
Legionary selects a class of weapon, and gains the
(Prerequisite: Ballistic Skill 50, Deadeye Shot,
bonus listed below. If a weapon is taken as a Combi-
Sharpshooter)
Weapon, the talent is applied to the appropriate
The Legionary’s precision attack is designed to sever
component of the Combi-weapon only.
the head of the enemy, so the rest of his legion can
Bolt: When the Legionary fires a Bolt weapon, he
more easily slay the body. Once per combat
imposes a -5 penalty on Dodge tests to avoid the
encounter, the Legionary may spend a Fate Point to
attack for every Degree of Success on the Ballistic
change a result of 1 on a single Damage Die from a
Skill test.
ranged attack to a result of 10. This can inflict
Melta: The Legionary counts the Melta Weapon’s
Righteous Fury as normal.
range as being increased by a number of meters equal
to two times his Ballistic Skill bonus.
Overkill Plasma: Firing a Plasma Weapon on Maximal mode
(Prerequisite: Perception 45) no longer suffers from Overheat.
The target must die, nothing else matters. If they need Volkite: Hits triggered by the Deflagrate quality of
to die a dozen times over, so be it. When the Volkite weapons gain the Flame quality.
Legionary hits with a ranged attack, he may make a
Challenging (+0) Perception test as a Reaction. If he Weapon Mastery
succeeds, he adds the Degrees of Success on the
(Prerequisite: Ballistic Skill 50, Weapon Expertise)
Perception test to the Degrees of Success scored on
The Legionary has become a master of a specific
the original Ballistic Skill test for the attack. This will
weapon. The Legionary selects a class of weapon,
NOT trigger Righteous Fury if the replaced number
and gains the bonus listed below. The Legionary
is 10 or higher.
must have the appropriate Weapon Expertise talent
for a weapon type before selecting the Weapon
Ranged Weapon Expert Mastery talent for that weapon type. If a weapon is
(Prerequisite: Ballistic Skill 50) taken as a Combi-Weapon, the talent is applied to the
The Legionary treats his weapon as an extension of appropriate component of the Combi-weapon only.
himself, and behind its sights the battle disappears – Bolt: Bolt Weapons fired by the Legionary gain the
there is only he, his target, and the instrument of his Crippling (X) quality, where X is equal to the
wrath. Once per combat encounter, the Legionary Legionary’s Ballistic Skill Bonus.
may take an aim action as a Free Action before Melta: Melta Weapons gain +2 Penetration for every
making an attack with the weapon. The Legionary two Degrees of Success scored on the Ballistic Skill
must select a ranged weapon type when taking this test. This bonus applies after the doubling of
talent, such as Bolt, Plasma, Melta, Volkite, etc. Penetration from the Melta Quality.
Plasma: Plasma Weapons fired on Maximal mode
Righteous Blow gain an additional +2 to Damage, Penetration, and
Blast Quality (if applicable).
(Prerequisite: Ballistic Skill 45)
Volkite: Hits triggered by the Deflagrate quality of
The Legionary strikes with overwhelming force, his
Volkite weapons gain the Felling quality.
fury augmented by his clarity of purpose – those who
oppose Compliance and the Imperium must die.
When the Legionary inflicts Righteous Fury, he may
roll twice to determine the damage and take the
higher result.
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Legion Terminator
“Not ta yer liking, lad? We aim to please.”
-Rockfist Fearengine, former Engineer’s

Guildmaster, reveals waiting rows of Indomitus,
Tartaros, and Cataphractii Terminator Armor to the
Republican Commandos.
T he Terminators of a Legion were some of the most

formidable veterans that could be fielded. They
function as devastating frontline assault units, able to
withstand heavy fire, and deliver crushing hammer Requirements: Rank 4+
blows in retaliation. Terminators were particularly Cost: 1500 XP
valuable during close-quarter combat situations, such Standard Issue Gear: One set of Terminator Armor
as zone mortalis operations deep within hive cities, or (pattern of the player’s choice), one Twin-Linked
within thin starship corridors. Bolter (pattern of the player’s choice), one Power
While Terminators were the greatest fighters Sword OR Power Axe OR Power Maul
of the Legion, the role did not have the religious Special Ability: Implacable Advance
significance it would have ten thousand years later. The Legionary selects a single Primary or Secondary
As such, the Crux Terminatus does not yet exist. To Objective at the start of the Mission. Completion of
become a Legion Terminator requires time, this Primary or Secondary Objective awards the
experience, and recognition, but it does not yet Legionary one additional point of Renown.
require external awards.
Legion Terminator Advances

Command 200 Skill
Dodge 200 Skill
Dodge +10 300 Skill Dodge
Parry 200 Skill
Survival 200 Skill
Tactics (Choose One) +20 400 Skill Tactics (Choose One) +10
Thunder Charge 800 Talent
Hunter of Aliens 1000 Talent 78
Hero of the Legion Special Talent Renown 40+
NEW TALENT: HERO OF THE LEGION Emperor’s Children: Phoenix Champion
The Legion Terminator is not only a veteran of his Cost: 2500 XP
Legion - he has caught the eye of his Lieutenants, his Standard Issue Gear: One set of Master-Crafted
Commanders, or even his Primarch. The Legionary Tartaros Terminator Armor, one Master-Crafted
has advanced into the vaunted ranks of his Legion’s Phoenix Spear.
specialist Terminators. He will be equipped well
Talent: Sudden Strike
beyond his brethren, and be expected to take on the
The Legionary inflicts a -10 penalty to enemy Dodge
greatest challenges. The Legionary should be wary,
and Parry tests on any turn he charges.
however, as for some Primarchs, their attention is
Trait: Living Icon
fleeting, and to lose it, disastrous...
When the Legionary or an ally within 15m of the
The Legionary ascends to the ranks of his Legionary makes a Weapon skill test to attack an
Legion’s specialist Terminator Ranks. For some enemy, the Degrees of Success of the enemy’s Dodge
Legions, this merely means a high position and an or Parry test must equal or exceed the Degrees of
upgrade in terms of wargear and weaponry, while for Success on the Legionary’s or ally’s Weapon Skill
others it can be as illustrious as being a bodyguard test in order to Dodge or Parry the attack. If the
for commanders or even one’s own Primarch. Many Degrees of Success of the enemy’s Dodge or Parry
Legionaries learn new techniques to inflict harm on test is lower than the Degrees of Success on the
the enemy upon induction, while others remain Legionary’s or ally’s Weapon Skill test, the Dodge or
reliant on their wargear. Parry test is ignored.
When taking this talent, one finds their Iron Warriors: Tyrant Siege Master
Legion on the list, and applies the listed bonuses to Cost: 2000 XP
their Legionary. Some Legions only grant new Standard Issue Gear: One set of Cataphractii
standard issue wargear and a new title, while others Terminator Armor, one Cyclone Missile Launcher,
are more in depth, offering a new special ability as one Power Fist, one Twin-Linked Bolter, one Omni-
well. Make note of any wargear, armor, and talents Scope
now granted to the Legionary – some are quite
Talent: Shatter Assault
specific. Note that some Legions do not have
When the target of a Charge, as a Reaction the
specialized terminators available to them – in that
Legionary may perform the Brace Action, which has
case, this talent is unavailable to those Legions, as
the added effect of denying the enemy any bonus to
either the Legion did not make use of specialized
Weapon Skill from charging, as well as denying the
Terminator units in large enough numbers to matter,
effects of the Thunder Charge talent.
or Forge World just hasn’t gotten around to them yet,
and they will soon. If a Legion has two or more White Scars: Ebon Keshig Kharash
choices, select ONE and apply the benefits. Standard Cost: 1500 XP
Issue Gear listed below replaces the Standard Issue Standard Issue Gear: One set of Terminator Armor
Gear of the Legion Terminator base specialization. (Player’s choice of Cataphractii or Tartaros armor),
one Power Glaive
If a weapon or wargear has no craftsmanship beside
it, it is considered common craftsmanship. Twin- Talent: Kharash
Linked Bolters may be any pattern of the player’s The Legionary is immune to Cohesion Damage. The
choice. Legionary may enter Squad Mode without the
support of another Legionary. Entering Squad Mode
with other Legionaries imposes a -10 penalty to the
Command test to enter Squad Mode.
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Space Wolves: Varagyr Thegn negating damage entirely.
Cost: 3000 XP Trait: Undying
Standard Issue Gear: One set of Cataphractii
Terminator Armor, one Frost Blade OR Frost Axe World Eaters: Red Butcher Devoured
OR Frost Claw, one Twin-Linked Bolter Cost: 3000 XP
Talent: Crushing Charge Terminator Armor, one Twin-Linked Bolter, one
The Legionary increases the level of his Unnatural Power Axe
Strength bonus by 1 when making unarmed attacks as
part of the Thunder Charge talent. Talent: Fearless
Talent: Lordsbane Talent: Hatred (Everything)
The Legionary gains a +10 to Weapon Skill tests and Talent: Unstoppable Charge
+2 to Weapon Damage against Master-level enemies. Attacks made as part of a charge action may not be
Trait: Fear (1), or increase existing Fear rating by 1. parried.
Trait: Ravening Madman
Blood Angels: Crimson Exemplar The Legionary may never attempt to dodge or parry
Cost: 3000 XP enemy melee attacks.
Terminator Armor, one Sunset Blade, one Coriolis- Ultramarines: Fulmentarus Decurion
Pattern Power Shield Cost: 2000 XP
Talent: The Blood is Forever Terminator Armor, one Twin-Linked Bolter, one
When outnumbered in melee combat by at least two Power Maul, one Cyclone Missile Launcher, one
other enemies, the Legionary may roll 1d10 for every Peritarch Targeter
melee hit received after accounting for defensive
fields and reactions. On an 8+, that hit is ignored. If Talent: Cunning Strategist.
outnumbered by at least four or more enemies, or The Legionary imposes a -10 penalty to enemy
engaging a horde, in melee combat, then melee hits Command tests to summon or control Strategic
are ignored on a 6+ instead. Damage is then resolved Assets, and may reroll failed or successful Command
as normal. This may not be taken against ranged Tests to summon allied Strategic Assets.
weapon attacks.
Death Guard: Grave Warden Chem-Master
Iron Hands: Gorgon Hammerbearer Cost: 2000 XP
Cost: 2000 XP Standard Issue Gear: One set of Cataphractii
Standard Issue Gear: One set of Gorgon-pattern Terminator Armor, one Assault Grenade Launcher,
Terminator Armor, one Thunder Hammer*, one one Power Fist
Twin-Linked Bolter
Talent: The Death Cloud
*Thunder Hammers are usually unavailable to Enemies charging the Legionary do not gain bonuses
Legionaries. However, some legions such as the Iron to Weapon Skill tests when charging. May be fired
Hands and Salamanders were testing them at this off as a weapon (Basic, 20m, S/-/-. 2d10+5E, Pen 6,
time, and saw limited use in those Legions. Mag -, Rld -, Spray, Toxic). Considered to have
infinite ammunition and uses as long as the
Talent: Defensive Augmentation Legionary’s terminator armor has power.
When hit by an attack, as a Reaction, the Legionary
may make a Hard (-20) Toughness test. If he Death Guard: Deathshroud Terminator
succeeds, he may increase the level of his Unnatural Cost: 2500 XP
Toughness trait by 1 for the purpose of damage Standard Issue Gear: One set of Master-Crafted
reduction for that attack. This has a chance of Terminator Armor (pattern of player’s choice), Hand-
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Flamer with Chem-Munitions, one Master-Crafted Sons of Horus: Justaerin Terminator
Power Scythe Cost: 2500
Standard Issue Gear: One set of Master-Crafted
Talent: Comes the Reaper Cataphractii-Pattern Terminator Armor, one Twin-
Enemies attempting to charge or attack the Legionary Linked Bolter, one Power Sword OR Power Axe OR
in melee combat must make a Challenging (+0) Power Maul
Willpower test. If this test is failed, the enemy may
not charge or attack the Legionary in melee, and Talent: Berserk Charge
stand transfixed with terror, losing the rest of their Talent: Chosen Warriors
round. Enemies may still attack the Legionary with While engaged in melee with only a single opponent
ranged weapons as normal. who is not engaged in melee with anyone else, the
Legionary’s melee weapons gain the Vengeful (9)
Thousand Sons: Sekhmet Inceptor quality, and may reroll damage generated by
Cost: 3000 XP Righteous Fury. The second result stands.
Standard Issue Gear: One set of Terminator Armor
(Player’s choice of Cataphractii or Tartaros armor),
one Twin-Linked Bolter with Asphyx Shells, one
Force Sword OR Force Axe OR Force Staff
Talent: Infused Knowledge

Talent: Increase Psy Rating by +2
Discipline: Gain access to the Telekinesis or
Pyromancy Psychic Disciplines (Player’s Choice).
The Legionary may purchase psychic powers from
this new discipline. The Legionary’s Cult Arcana
talent effect remains locked with his initial choice of
Psychic Discipline – he does not gain a second effect
from the talent.
“What is experience? Is it merely the sum total of the knowledge you gain from all previous actions you have
performed? If that is the case, experience can mislead – a hive worker trained to make a faulty cogitator will gradually
become a master at making faulty cogitators. I think that is the greatest danger facing the humans. I have conversed
with the Paragon of Metal many times on this topic, and he and I are in rare agreement. Ten thousand years of damage
and decay can make all the present-day experience in the world worthless. Mistakes compound mistakes, and nobody
even realizes there is a problem. Things, at least, are changing – the Paragon of Metal has his “S3 Plan,” and the
humans have one of their demigods at their head once more, bringing a measure of sanity to their bizarre practices.
Now, things are changing for the first time in years. I face new opportunities that my House could never have
dreamed of, and no experience I can draw on to aid me. The Terran Primarch has already declared the forces of his
archenemy to be the target of his Indomitus Crusade, his ‘Second Great Crusade,’ and many other threats have been
left by the wayside. I have to think -if I can establish connections through the use of shell companies and
intermediaries I have already set up, to new and potential buyers near and far, I can begin funneling arms and supplies
to the humans across the sector and beyond to face said threats, and they will never know it is me. Profits are going to
soar beyond my wildest expectations. The Tiji Sector is no longer enough – containment must be broken.”

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Salamanders: Firedrake Master
Cost: 2500 XP
Standard Issue Gear: One set of Master-Crafted
Cataphractii Terminator Armor, one Heavy Flamer,
one Master-Crafted Thunder Hammer
Talent: Fires of Martyrdom

The Legionary is immune to Cohesion damage, and
may perform a special attack when in melee combat
as a Full Action, causing one automatic hit on each
enemy adjacent to the Legionary, and inflicting
1d10+12E damage with Pen 6 and the Flame quality.
Hordes suffer a number of hits equal to 1d10 + X,
where X is equal to the Legionary’s Strength bonus.
This attack may not be parried, but may be dodged as
normal.
Alpha Legion: Lernaean Harrower

Cost: 2000 XP
Terminator Armor, one Power Axe, one Volkite
Charger.
Talent: Harrowing Storm

When the Legionary performs a Semi-Auto Burst or
Full-Auto Burst with a ranged weapon, each
consecutive hit after the first gains 1 additional
Penetration, to a maximum of +5 Penetration for the
sixth and successive hits. Additional hits caused by
the Deflagrate quality of weapons count as successive
hits for the purposes of this talent.
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Legion
Nullificator
N ullificators were not a standard unit of the Legiones
Astartes battle formation listed in the Principia
Belicosa. These instead were brave Legionaries who
took up ill-understood weapons and half-remembered
superstition against the Daemons that began to appear
in the ranks of many Legions. Many died, but upon
their sacrifice was built the Nullificators, a highly
disciplined arm of the legions equally capable of
engaging the natural and supernatural equally.
Requirements: Rank 4+
Cost: 1500 XP Special Ability: Spiritual Fortress
Standard Issue Gear: One set of Cataphractii When making a Fear test against an enemy with the
Terminator Armor, one Toxiferran Flamer, one Daemon or Daemon Engine trait, or due to a psychic
Aether-shock Maul, Hexagrammatic Wards power, the Legionary ignores all penalties to the test.
The Legionary also ignores all modifiers to the Shock
Table result.
Legion Terminator Advances

Interrogation 200 Skill
Interrogation +10 300 Skill Interrogation
Interrogation +20 400 Skill Interrogation +10
Hatred (Daemons) 500 Talent
Orthoproxy 500 Talent
Strong Minded 500 Talent WP 30, Resistance (Psychic Powers)
Slayer of Daemons 1000 Talent
Blackstone Shield 1000 Talent
NEW TALENT
BLACKSTONE SHIELD
Early Nullificators went into battle with only half-remembered legends and superstition. Thanks to their
sacrifice, later ones would sport improved defenses of strange black stone. The Legionary reduces the damage 83
of psychic powers, and attacks made by enemies with the Daemon and Daemon Engine trait, by a value equal
to his Willpower Bonus. This applies even if the attack ignores armor and toughness.
Legion Centurion
T he Legion Centurion is a battle commander and officer,
specialist, champion, and line officer that specializes his
abilities to fit different battlefield requirements. Sometimes
granted command of thousands of Legionaries, sometimes only
in charge of a few elite, trusted brothers in a boarding action;
the Legion Centurion continues to prove his worth in the
endless war. Often, a Legion Centurion will take an Office,
becoming known as a Consul, making them masters of
command, sabotage, assassination, spiritual guidance, psychic
might, technology, or other esoteric or even dark knowledge.
Requirements: Rank 5 or more, Renown 60+

Cost: 3000 XP
Legion Centurion Advances

Command 200 Skill
Dodge 200 Skill
Parry 200 Skill
Lore: Forbidden (Adeptus Astartes) 400 Skill
Lore: Forbidden (Adeptus Astartes) +10 400 Skill Lore: Forbidden (Adeptus Astartes)
Lore: Forbidden (Adeptus Astartes) +20 400 Skill Lore: Forbidden (Adeptus Astartes) +10
Lore: Scholastic (Any) 400 Skill
Lore: Scholastic (Any) +10 400 Skill Lore: Scholastic (Any)
Lore: Scholastic (Any) +20 400 Skill Lore: Scholastic (Any) +10
Tactics (Any) 400 Skill
Tactics (Any) +10 400 Skill Tactics (Any)
Tactics (Any) +20 400 Skill Tactics (Any) +10
Talented (Choose One) x2 500 Talent
Astartes Weapon Specialization 1000 Talent
Crushing Blow 1000 Talent S 40
Master Orator 500 Talent Fel 30
Resistance (Choose One) 500 Talent
Sound Constitution x2 1000 Talent
Consul Specialization 1000 Special
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Legion Centurion Wargear
Legion Centurions gains a Charnabal Sabre and
Volkite Serpenta as standard-issue wargear. Further
wargear options may become available based on
Consul Specialization.
Legion Centurion Special Ability:

Tactical Flexibility
Legion Centurions rose through the ranks of line
trooper to a position of command. However, their
methodology is affected profoundly by their studies
and personal experiences. When named Squad
Leader, a Legion Centurion may use his Agility,
Intelligence, Perception, or Willpower Bonus in place
of his Fellowship Bonus to determine his squad’s
Cohesion. This is then affected by the Command skill
and Rank as normal.
Legion Centurion Special Talent:

Consul Specialization
Legion Centurions are officers of the Legion,
specialists in their chosen field. They may select a
Consul Specialization for 1000 xp, which may grant
additional talents, skills, wargear, and abilities. A
Legion Centurion may select only ONE Consul
Specialization, and may never select another.
Selecting a Consul Specialization is optional.
NEW TALENT
CONSUL SPECIALIZATION
Consuls represent the highest offices of the Legions, and each Consul Office grants particular abilities that
can augment a Centurion’s role on the battlefield. A Consul can come from many ranks of the Legion – a
Techmarine may choose to take the office of Forge Lord or Praevian, or a former Tactical may find his skills
best utilized as a Delegatus. A Centurion can also select his Office based on his preferred battle strategy – a
master sniper may consider the Vigilator Office, while a loner may find his calling as a Moritat. Each Legion
also had its own peculiar Consul Offices, such as the Saboteurs of the Alpha Legion, or the feared Diabolists
of the Word Bearers, who would eventually become the first Dark Apostles…
Consul Specializations will include the Name of the Office, any specialization required to take the Office, any
wargear they may gain, any special abilities they may gain, any Skills (with prices) they gain further access
to, and any Talents (with prices) they gain access to.
Note that not all Consul specializations are represented here. Some can be taken as a separate Advanced
Specialization from the Deathwatch Rites of Battle book, such as the Forge Lord (Forge Master), the
Champion, and the Chaplain, while the last, the Librarian, is a Base Specialization in the Deathwatch Core
book and, while normally banned for general use, can be allowed by a GM if running a pre-Nikaea game or
Age of Darkness game where everything flies.
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CONSUL SPECIALIZATIONS VIGILATOR
Master snipers first and foremost, a Vigilator can
Listed below are a number of the most common sneak into an area, execute key enemy personnel, and
Consul ranks available to the Legiones Astartes. leave all sorts of havoc in his wake, second only to
the Saboteurs of the Alpha Legion.
MASTER OF SIGNAL
The Master of Signal is at home on the back lines, Specialization Required: Tactical Marine, Seeker
ready to rain down orbital bombardments on the Marine, or Recon Marine
hapless enemy ahead of him. Artillery is his Standard Issue Wargear: Camo-Cloak, 1 magazine
specialty, and ranged weapons his forte. of Kraken bolts, 1 magazine of Metalstorm bolts, 1
magazine of Scorpius bolts,
Specialization Required: Heavy Support Marine, Special Ability: Vigilators may freely swap out their
Tactical Marine, Recon Marine, or Techmarine power armor for Scout Armor at the start of a
Standard Issue Wargear: Cartograph, Cognis mission. Vigilators do not suffer Agility or
Signum, Voxcaster Movement Speed penalties when moving through
Special Ability: The Master of Signal gains one difficult terrain.
Torpedo Strike Orbital Asset per mission. More must Consul Specialization Skills:
be bought with Renown as normal. Advance Cost Prerequisites
Consul Specialization Skills: Concealment 200
Advance Cost Prerequisites Concealment +10 200 Concealment
Navigate 200 Concealment +20 200 Concealment +10
(Surface) Silent Move 400
Navigate 200 Navigate (Surface) Silent Move +10 400 Silent Move
(Surface) +10 Shadowing 400
Navigate 200 Navigate (Surface) +10
(Surface) +20 Consul Specialization Talents:
Scrutiny 400 Advance Cost Prerequisites
Scrutiny +10 400 Scrutiny Ambush 500 Concealment
Tech Use 400 Stealth Sniper 1000 Concealment +10
Consul Specialization Talents: Ambush: Attacks against Unaware Targets inflict

1 additional Damage for every 2 Degrees of Success
Advance Cost Prerequisites
on the Weapon Skill or Ballistic Skill Test beyond
Artillery 500
the first.
Signal Master
Stealth Sniper: Whenever the Vigilator makes a
Bombardier 500 BS 40, Tech Use
Standard Ranged Attack Action or Ranged Called
Calculated 500 Int 35
Shot Action against an enemy while he is in Cover or
Barrage
otherwise Concealed, he may make a Challenging
(+0) Opposed Concealment Test, opposed by the
Artillery Signal Master: Use Command skill in
Awareness Skill of any foes who might hear or see
place of Ballistic Skill when calling down Artillery or
Orbital Strikes. the shot. If he succeeds, he remains hidden from his
Bombardier: Indirect weapons may be fired as a enemies.
Half action instead of a Full action. The Master of
Signal may roll twice to generate Scatter direction,
and choose the result.
Calculated Barrage: Whenever the Master of Signal
fires an indirect weapon, if at least one hit lands
within a number of meters equal to his Intelligence
Bonus of an enemy, that target must make a Routine
(+20) Pinning Test.
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SIEGE BREAKER MORITAT
For those who want to ruin absolutely everything, the The Moritat acts as a forlorn hope, using his mobility
office of Siege Breaker is like a dream come true. and agility to dart between squads, dual pistols able
Siege Breakers destroy everything ahead of them, to erase entire squads of enemies.
often irrevocably tainting the land itself with their
craft. Specialization Required: Tactical Marine, Assault
Marine, Seeker Marine, or Destroyer Marine
Specialization Required: Tactical Marine, Assault Standard Issue Wargear: One additional Bolt
Marine, Heavy Support Marine, Techmarine, Pistol, three Rad grenades.
Breacher Marine, or Destroyer Marine Special Ability: As a Full Action, the Moritat may
Standard Issue Wargear: One Phosphex Bomb Chain-Fire his pistols. The Moritat makes a single
Special Ability: As a Full Action, the Siege Breaker shot Ranged Attack with each pistol. He may
may make a Challenging (+0) Intelligence test. If he continue to make successive single shot Ranged
succeeds, then his allies count as having the Tank Attacks with each pistol until a pistol either misses,
Hunter and Wrecker talents for a number of rounds jams, or runs out of ammunition. The attack
equal to his Intelligence Bonus if the Siege Breaker continues with the other pistol until that pistol too
has them. either misses, jams, or runs out of ammunition. Each
Consul Specialization Skills: successive single shot Ranged Attack suffers a -10
Advance Cost Prerequisites penalty, increasing by a further -10 penalty for every
Demolition 200 shot taken.
Demolition +10 200 Demolition For example, the first shot a Moritat makes with a
Demolition +20 200 Demolition +10 pistol is at base. The second is at -10, the third at -20,
Chem-Use 400 and so on until that pistol either misses, jams, or runs
Chem-Use +10 400 Chem-Use out of ammunition.
Security 400 A Moritat may never be named Squad Leader, nor
enter Squad Mode with others.
Consul Specialization Talents: Consul Specialization Skills:
Advance Cost Prerequisites Advance Cost Prerequisites
Wrecker 500 Concealment Pilot (Personal) 200
Tank Hunter 1000 Concealment +10 Pilot (Personal) +10 200 Pilot (Personal)
Pilot (Personal) +20 200 Pilot (Personal) +10
Wrecker: The Siege Breaker adds his Intelligence Survival 400
Bonus to the Penetration Value of weapons used Survival +10 400 Survival
against stationary structures and fortifications. If the Chem-Use 400
target fortification is destroyed, the area is considered
clear terrain for his allies. Consul Specialization Talents:
Tank Hunter: When making a ranged attack against Advance Cost Prerequisites
a vehicle, the Siege Breaker adds his Ballistic Skill Two Weapon 500 BS 35, Ag 35
Bonus to the Penetration Value of his weapon. Wielder (Ballistic)
Gunslinger 500 BS40, TWW
(Ballistic)
Hip Shooting 500 BS 40, Ag 40
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PRAEVIAN
With close ties to the Legio Cybernetica, the Praevian
forgoes command of living, breathing legionaries for
unstoppable maniples of Battle Automata. The
Praevian is able to push his unliving charges hard in
the pursuit of any objective.
Specialization Required: Techmarine

Standard Issue Wargear: Cortex Controller, Cortex
Designator
Special Ability: The Consul Praevian adds one to the
number of Battle Automata he can control when
using a Cortex Controller. For example, he may
control up to three Vorax OR two Castellax OR two
Domitar or Domitar-Ferrum Battle Automata. This
does not affect the number of Servo-Automata he
controls.
A Praevian may not take a Jump Pack.
Consul Specialization Skills:

Tech Use 200
Tech Use +10 200 Tech Use
Tech Use +20 200 Tech Use +10
Lore: Forbidden 400
(Cybernetica)
Lore: Forbidden 400 Lore: Forbidden
(Cybernetica) +10 (Cybernetica)
Lore: Forbidden 400 Lore: Forbidden
(Cybernetica) +20 (Cybernetica) +10
Consul Specialization Talents:

Master of 1500 Lore: Forbidden
Cybernetica (Cybernetica)
Legion Induction 1000 Lore: Forbidden
(Cybernetica)
Master of Cybernetica: The Praevian gains

command of a single Castellax or Vorax Battle-
Automata, armed with two bolters OR flamer, shock
chargers, and a Mauler Bolt Cannon (if Castellax) or
Lightning Gun, two Power Blades, and two Rotor
Cannons (if Vorax). It follows the normal rules for
Followers, except Loyalty tests are based off the
Praevian’s Intelligence score.
Legion Induction: The Battle Automata gains
special abilities, based on the Praevian’s parent
Legion. See the column to the right to determine
what abilities the Praevian’s Battle Automata
receives.
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LEGION INDUCTION
Praevians of the Legiones Astartes often customize their battle automata to exhibit traits and mannerisms of their Legion. When
taking the Consul Praevian specialization, apply the benefits your Legion grants, listed below, to your Battle Automata. Not all
Legions are listed here – Forge World seems to have only given the Legions who used a lot of Battle Automata a Praevian ability. All
abilities apply only to Battle Automata purchased and used by the Praevian.
Dark Angels: Battle Automata ranged and melee weapons gain the Felling quality when attacking enemies with Size (Enormous) or
greater. If their weapons already possess the Felling quality, the value is increased by +1.
Emperor’s Children: Battle Automata gain the Sonic Shrieker Armor Upgrade as standard issue, and may charge using their Run
speed.
Iron Warriors: Battle Automata gain the Wrecker talent.
White Scars: If the Battle Automata moves its Half Move distance or further from where it began the round (by making a half move,
charging, etc), the Praevian may choose to re-roll the damage result from the first hit the Automata makes that round.
Space Wolves: Battle Automata gain the Counter-Attack talent.
Imperial Fists: Battle Automata gain the Tank Hunter talent, and gain a +10 bonus to Ballistic Skill tests when firing Bolt weaponry
such as Bolters or Mauler Bolt Cannons.
Night Lords: When entering the Talent for Murder Squad Mode, Battle Automata in melee and within Cortex Controller range count
as three Legionaries for the purposes of outnumbering the enemy.
Blood Angels: Battle Automata gain the Felling (1) Quality on all melee attacks.
Iron Hands: Battle Automata gain the Regeneration (Unmodified Toughness Bonus) trait.
World Eaters: The Battle Automata may perform one additional attack in melee combat, stacking with talents that grant additional
attacks. For example, a Battle Automata with Swift Attack may perform three attacks rather than two, or four instead of three if dual
wielding melee weapons.
Ultramarines: If the Battle Automata remains stationary during the Praevian’s turn, then until the start of the Praevian’s next turn,
when the Battle Automata or an ally is subjected to a Charge action by an enemy (or said enemy decides to be cute and
WALK into melee), the Battle Automata may perform a Ranged Attack action with all ranged weapons that do not possess a Blast
Quality, using the highest rate of fire of its weapon, as a Reaction against the enemy. For example, if one Battle Automata is using a
weapon capable of Full-auto rate of fire, this is used, while a Battle Automata whose weapon is only capable of semi-automatic fire
uses that firing mode instead. These attacks gain no bonus to the Ballistic Skill test that fire rates would normally grant.
Death Guard: Battle Automata gain the Chem-Munitions Wargear for their flamers.
Thousand Sons: Battle Automata increase the potency of any protective fields it possesses by +15 (to a maximum of 60), or if the
user has no protective field, grants them a PR20 Field, which does not overload under normal conditions.
Sons of Horus: When entering the Merciless Fighters Squad Mode, Battle Automata in melee and within Cortex Controller range
count as three Legionaries for the purposes of outnumbering the enemy. Battle Automata gain the Banestrike Bolts wargear for their
bolters. This does not affect their Mauler Bolt Cannon.
Word Bearers: Battle Automata gain the Dark Channeling talent. There is literally no way this can go wrong at all. It is perfectly
safe. No, it’s not. It’s not safe at all.
Salamanders: The Battle Automata increases the damage of personal weapons with the Flame Quality by 1d10. One Battle Automata
weapon may be upgraded to Master-Crafted craftsmanship.
Raven Guard: Battle Automata ignore penalties to Concealment and Silent Move from Armor, and may move an additional number
of meters equal to the value of their Agility Bonus when they take any form of Move, Run, or Charge action.
Alpha Legion: Battle Automata may reroll damage results of 1 or 2 against either Troop, Elite, or Master, or Vehicle enemies,
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selected at deployment. Battle Automata gain the Banestrike Bolts wargear for their bolters. This does not affect their Mauler Bolt
Cannon.
DELEGATUS DIPLOMACY (FELLOWSHIP)
A rank only below Praetor, the Delegatus is tasked
A new skill introduced in the Dark Heresy expansion,
with specific missions, and acts with the full Legion’s
authority. A Delegatus may mobilize resources and “The Lathe Worlds,” Diplomacy is the art of conducting
deploy assets as he sees fit. Those under his charge negotiation between two or more factions. This allows
are often veterans and masters in their own right, the character opportunities to handle business, social, or
forming a formidable command squad. state affairs without arousing hostility. A Diplomacy test
Specialization Required: Any except Destroyer is an opposed test, as each party tries to convince the
Marine other, in the nicest way possible, that they are assholes
Standard Issue Wargear: Artificer Armor (or
Legion Variant) of the highest order.
Special Ability: When assigned Requisition, the
Delegatus receives an extra 50% Requisition points, The GM sets a number of rounds (as simple as 1, as
for use on support assets only. involved as 5, or even longer), and tallies up Degrees of
For example, if assigned 30 Requisition, he is granted Success over the course of the negotiation. At the end,
an extra 15 Requisition for support assets only. Degrees of Success and Failure for both sides are tallied
Incidentally, this is enough to requisition a Reserve – whichever side has the most Degrees of Success is the
Company of Excertus Imperialis troops. winner, will most likely get their point across / get what
they want, and may then freely tell the loser to suck it.
Diplomacy 200 Assault, Sharpshooter, Marksman, Tank Hunter.
Diplomacy +10 200 Diplomacy Only one Talent may be granted at a time – new
Diplomacy +20 200 Diplomacy +10 Talents overwrite the old.
Charm 400
Charm +10 400 Charm Rite of Command: The Delegatus marshals the full
Logic 400 resources of his Legion to better complete the
mission at hand. When Requisition is assigned, the
Consul Specialization Talents: Delegatus may make a Challenging (+0) Diplomacy
Advance Cost Prerequisites test. If he succeeds, the Delegatus may gain an
Chosen Duty 1000 Fel 35 additional 1d10 x Fellowship Bonus in Requisition
Rite of Command 1000 Fel 40, Diplomacy +10 points for his Squad, which he may divide as the
squad sees fit.
Chosen Duty: As a Full Action, the Delegatus may
make a Challenging (+0) Command test. If he
succeeds, he may grant his allies one of the following
talents for a number of rounds equal to his
Fellowship Bonus: Counter-Attack, Fearless, Furious
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PRIMUS MEDICAE Healing Touch: When performing the a Medicae
High officers of the Apothecarion, the Primus Test for the First Aid Action, the Legionary may
Medicae ensures the battle-readiness of his brethren, spend a Fate Point. If he does so, he restores a
and preserves the purity of the Legion’s geneseed number of wounds equal to his Intelligence Bonus
from loss or contamination. The word of a Primus plus the Degrees of Success on the Medicae test
Medicae is held in high regard, as only a Primarch or rather than the normal amount, regardless of the
their equerry can overrule them. Theirs is a harsh but ally’s wound state. These wounds count as having
necessary duty. healed naturally.
Specialization Required: Apothecary Exhortation of Butchery: As a Full Action, the

Standard Issue Wargear: Needle Pistol Legionary may declare he is sending his melee-
Special Ability: The Legionary gains one additional focused allies into overdrive. Allies within 30m may
point of Renown at the completion of the mission if perform one additional attack in melee combat,
he successfully recovers a dead allied Legionary’s stacking with talents that grant additional attacks. At
geneseed intact. the end of their round, however, they must make a
A Primus Medicae may not take Power Fists, Challenging (+0) Toughness test. Failure of this test
Chainfists, Boarding Shields, or Paired Lightning inflicts 1d10 damage, ignoring armor and toughness.
Claws – one hand must always be dedicated to their This Talent is available only to Primus Medicae of
Narthecium. the World Eaters Legion.
Evaluate 200
Evaluate +10 200 Evaluate
Evaluate +20 200 Evaluate +10
Charm 400
Charm +10 400 Charm
Inquiry 400

Master Chirurgeon 500 Medicae +10
Healing Touch 1000 Medicae +20
Exhortation of 1000 Medicae +10, World
Butchery Eaters Legion only
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LEGION HERALD
As the glory of the Great Crusade gave way to the Consul Specialization Skills:
Age of Darkness, a new type of Consul began to Advance Cost Prerequisites
appear, a banner-bearer, wielding relics touched by Charm 200
faraway Primarchs, Regents, or even the Warmaster Charm +10 200 Charm
and Emperor. These Heralds would take to the field Charm +20 200 Charm +10
to motivate their brethren, whether or not they fought Intimidate 400
for the Emperor, the Warmaster, or other fate. Intimidate +10 400 Intimidate
Trade 400
Specialization Required: Any except Recon Marine (Remembrancer)
Standard Issue Wargear: Banner (See Below)
Special Ability: The Legionary declares their Consul Specialization Talents:
factional affiliation, and gains one of the following Advance Cost Prerequisites
benefits. Unbowed and 500 Fel 40
Banner of the Aquila: Loyalty to the Emperor Unbroken
Allied Legionaries within 30m gain a +10 bonus to Honor of the Banner 1000 Fel 40
Weapon Skill tests, and may reroll failed Parry tests
of up to one degree of failure. Honor of the Banner: The Legionary and allies
Banner of the Eye: Loyalty to the Warmaster within the squad each gain an additional point of
Allied Legionaries within 30m add their Agility Renown at the conclusion of a successful mission.
bonus to the value they can Run and Charge, and However, if the Herald is forced to burn fate to live
reroll failed Weapon Skill tests of up to one degree of during the mission, the Legionary and allies within
failure as part of a Charge Action. the squad reduce the amount of Renown received at
Dark Banner: Loyalty to one-self only. the conclusion of a mission, to a minimum of zero.
Allied Legionaries within 30m gain the Fear (1) trait,
or increase their Fear Rating by 1 if they already
possessed one, and gain a +10 bonus to Willpower
tests.
A Legion Herald may not use any weapon that

requires two hands to use – one hand must always be
dedicated to their Banner.
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DIABOLIST Consul Specialization Talents:
The Diabolist has discovered the Primordial Truth of Advance Cost Prerequisites
Chaos, and has paid the forfeit with their soul. They Hatred (Select One) 500
would lead their Legion to damnation, and would Diabolist Daemonic 750 Forbidden Lore
gradually infect the minds and souls of others as well. Summoning (Daemonology) +20
Ten thousand years later, the Dark Apostles would
look to these ancients as their spiritual ancestors. Diabolist Daemonic Summoning: The Legionary is
doing the unthinkable – he is summoning the
Specialization Required: Any Neverborn from the Warp into reality. The Legionary
Legion Required: Word Bearers must make a Challenging (+0) Forbidden Lore
Standard Issue Wargear: Tainted Weapon (Daemonology) test, as he cuts the veil to the
Blessing, Burning Lore Ruinstorm, chants the appropriate litanies, lights
Special Ability: The Legionary gains the Daemonic some lilac-scented candles, and raises his weapon
(1) and From Beyond Traits, with all the horror that high.
entails, as well as a PR35 Defensive Field that does The Legionary gains a +10 bonus to the test for every
not overload under normal conditions, representing point of Psy Rating he possesses through skill or
defensive Warp auras. wargear. If the test is successful, one Daemon chosen
from the following list is successfully summoned
A Diabolist may not take Power Fists or Terminator within 30m of the Legionary. Summoned Daemons
Armor. stick around a number of hours equal to the degrees
of success on the Forbidden Lore (Daemonology)
Consul Specialization Skills: test, or indefinitely if summoned on a world where
Advance Cost Prerequisites the veil is weak or the Ruinstorm is raging. They can
Forbidden Lore 200 be dispelled with another Challenging (+0) Forbidden
(Daemonology) Lore (Daemonology) test, but they’ll probably be
Forbidden Lore 200 Forbidden Lore pissed about that. Their stats can be found in
(Daemonology) +10 (Daemonology) Deathwatch: Mark of the Xenos.
Forbidden Lore 200 Forbidden Lore -Khorne Bloodletter (P. 109)
(Daemonology) +20 (Daemonology) +10 -Slaanesh Daemonette (P. 110)
Scholastic Lore 400 -Tzeentch Pink Horror (P. 111)
(Occult) -Nurgle Plaguebearer (P. 112)
Scholastic Lore 400 Scholastic Lore If the test is successful by 5 or more Degrees of
(Occult) +10 (Occult) Success, the Daemon will even listen to the orders of
Charm 400 the Diabolist for a number of rounds equal to the
degrees of success on the test. But after that, well…
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SABOTEUR Consul Specialization Skills:
The Alpha Legion were the ones to pioneer the Advance Cost Prerequisites
Seeker Marines, and their tactic of “Harrowing” Demolition 200
incorporated infiltration, sabotage, and assassination, Demolition +10 200 Demolition
arts. It is no surprise that the Alpha Legion would Demolition +20 200 Demolition +10
specialize in these arts, and master them. Concealment 400
Concealment +10 400 Concealment
Specialization Required: Tactical Marine, Seeker Silent Move 400
Marine, Breacher Marine, or Heavy Support Marine Silent Move +10 400 Silent Move
Legion Required: Alpha Legion
Standard Issue Wargear: Melta-Bomb, Camo- Consul Specialization Talents:
Cloak, Sniper Rifle Advance Cost Prerequisites
Special Ability: When rolling for initiative, the Ranged Weapon 1000 BS50
Legionary may spend a Fate Point to declare a special Expert
Sabotage attack against an enemy, drawing upon Assassin’s Shot 1000 BS45
Alpha Legion support elements deployed in advance.
If the enemy is not a vehicle, they automatically Ranged Weapon Expert: Once per combat
suffer a single hit, inflicting 2d10+9X damage with a encounter, the Legionary may perform a Full Action
Pen of 8. If the enemy is a vehicle, it immediately Aim as a Free Action if his weapon possesses the
suffers a critical hit result, with a +1 to the roll. This Accurate quality.
may not be dodged, parried, or defensively fielded, as
it represents armor or wargear sabotage. Assassin’s Shot: If the Legionary uses a weapon
with the Accurate quality, then after resolving normal
A Saboteur may not take Terminator Armor, Jump damage from a single shot Ranged attack that
Packs, Power Fists, or Boarding Shields. benefitted from the Aim action against a non-vehicle
enemy, the Legionary then generates an Explosive
critical result to the target location hit, rolling 1d10
and adding his Perception Bonus to the roll.
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OBSEQUIARI
The “Field Police” of 1st Edition make their
triumphant return under the Consul Obsequiari rank.
These Legionaries would watch their brethren for any
sign of breaking discipline, and mete out brutal
justice when required. This specialization was rare in
many Legions, but found use in the less organized
ones, such as the Space Wolves and the World
Eaters. See that symbol on his belt? They’re back.
Specialization Required: Any

Standard Issue Wargear: Power Maul, Bolt Pistol
Special Ability: If a Strategic Asset in range of the
Legionary fails a Break Test, the Legionary may
perform a Summary Execution on that Strategic
Asset. The Legionary makes a Challenging (+0)
Ballistics Skill Test as a Reaction to fire on the
Strategic Asset. If he succeeds, he inflicts one
Magnitude damage, and properly motivates the
Strategic Asset to fight on.
Inquiry 200
Inquiry +10 200 Inquiry
Inquiry +20 200 Inquiry +10
Intimidate 400
Intimidate +10 400 Intimidate
Intimidate +20 400 Intimidate +10

Fearless 500
Final Judgement 1000 Fel 45, Air of
Authority
Final Judgement: Once per Combat Encounter after
killing a target with a Ranged Attack, the Legionary
may spend a Fate Point and make a Challenging (+0)
Command Test. If he succeeds, each of his allies
within Support Range gains a bonus equal to 5 times
his Degrees of Success to the next Ballistic Skill or
Weapon Skill Test he makes before the end of the
encounter, and each of his foes within 10 meters
suffers a penalty equal to 5 times his Degrees of
Success to the next Ballistic Skill or Weapon Skill
Test he makes before the end of the encounter.
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WARMONGER ARMISTOS
Every Legion promotes competition between its Legionaries are built to fight and conquer. Som,
command staff, friendly or otherwise, but there are however, like to sit quietly in their corner,
some who take rivalries to the next level. Known as maintaining and categorizing weapons, and handling
Warmongers, these Centurions are more than willing requisitions. These Consuls are quickly put in charge
to lead the vanguard charge, throwing themselves of armories and combat simulations with augmented
first and foremost into the toughest resistances, weapons improved and discovered during the Great
breaking supply lines, and leaving defenses in Crusade. Such Consuls Armistos are often in high
disarray. They are marked for greatness, assuming demand, capable of supplying their charges without
they survive… need for self-aggrandizement. Nobody wants to piss
off the quiet guy who handles all the weapons.
Standard Issue Wargear: Iron Halo, Digital Laser Specialization Required: Any
Special Ability: The Warmonger gains one Drop Pod Standard Issue Wargear: Void-Hardened Armor
OR Anvilus-pattern Dreadclaw Drop Pod per Upgrade, Augury Scanner, Master-Crafted Volkite
mission. More must be bought with Renown as Culverin
normal. Special Ability: One Heavy Weapon per Legionary
Consul Specialization Skills: in the Armistos’s squad becomes Master-Crafted
Advance Cost Prerequisites Craftsmanship for the duration of the mission.
Intimidate 200
Intimidate +10 200 Intimidate An Armistos may not take a Jump Pack, Jetbike,
Intimidate +20 200 Intimidate +10 Bike, or Terminator Armor.
Evaluate 400
Evaluate +10 400 Evaluate Consul Specialization Skills:
Evaluate +20 400 Evaluate +10 Advance Cost Prerequisites
Trade (Armorer) 200
Consul Specialization Talents: Trade (Armorer) +10 200 Trade (Armorer)
Advance Cost Prerequisites Trade (Armorer) +20 200 Trade (Armorer) +10
Last Man Standing 500 Nerves of Steel Tech Use 400
Shock Vanguard 1000 Tech Use +10 400 Tech Use
Shock Vanguard: When deploying into a combat Tech Use +20 400 Tech Use +10
encounter via a vehicle with the Drop Pod Assault
special rule, the Legionary is considered to possess a
Fear rating equal to half his Rank, rounded up.
Weapon Tech 500 Tech Use +10, Int 40
Armistos 1000 Weapon Tech
Alterations
Armistos Alterations: When the Armistos utilizes
the benefits of the Weapon Tech talent, he may make
a Challenging (+0) Trade (Armorer) test. If this test is
successful, until the start of the Armistos’s next
round, all Heavy weapons wielded by Legionaries in
the Armistos’s squad also gain the benefit of the
Weapon Tech talent, using the Armistos’s
Intelligence Bonus.
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MORTIFICATOR PRIMUS NULLIFICATOR
Mortificators are a specialized subset of Techmarines As the Ruinstorm raged above, Daemonic incursions
who take care of and herd together the Legion’s became too numerous to curtail. The Primus
cranky grandpas stuck in Dreadnoughts. They are Nullificators, the veterans of the Nullificators, were
devoted to their charges, and handle both protection the first to openly seek forbidden wisdom to combat
and awakening of Legion Dreadnoughts in this new threat. Leading by example, they
preparation for war. If necessary, Dreadnoughts encouraged all under them to combat the arcane
asleep too long or too angry to be considered angry, threat by any means necessary.
could be controlled directly, though risk to the
Dreadnought was an unforgivable offense. Specialization Required: Legion Nullificator
Standard Issue Wargear: Cataphractii Terminator
Specialization Required: Techmarine Armor, Aether-shock Maul, Hexagrammatic Wards
Standard Issue Wargear: Servo-Arm, Corposant Special Ability: The Primus Nullificator may buy
Stave Psychic Powers from the Sanctic Psychic Discipline
Special Ability: As long as the Mortificator remains at the listed costs.
within 5 meters of an allied Dreadnought of any kind,
the Mortificator gains the Fearless talent, and ranged Consul Specialization Skills:
attacks must target an allied Dreadnought rather than Advance Cost Prerequisites
the Mortificator (unless using the Called Shot action). Invocation 200
Dreadnoughts within 5 meters of the Mortificator
Invocation +10 200 Invocation
gain the Sunder and Tearing qualities for their melee
Invocation +20 200 Invocation +10
attacks. If the Dreadnought’s melee weapon already
Forbidden Lore (The 400
possesses the Tearing quality, then the Dreadnought
Warp)
may apply the benefits of the Flesh Render talent,
even if he does not possess it. Forbidden Lore (The 400 Forbidden Lore (The
Warp) +10 Warp)
Note that while nothing forbids the Mortificator from Forbidden Lore (The 400 Forbidden Lore (The
riding atop his Dreadnought charges rodeo-style, this Warp) +20 Warp) +10
is considered quite rude!
An Mortificator may not take a Jump Pack, Jetbike, Advance Cost Prerequisites
or Bike. Bastion of Iron Will 500 WP 40, Strong Minded
Daemonologist 500 WP 45, Forbidden
Consul Specialization Skills: Lore (Daemonology)
Advance Cost Prerequisites Psy Rating 2 1000
Tech Use 200 Daemonologist: When the Legionary performs the
Tech Use +10 200 Tech Use Focus Power action, and the target of the psychic
Tech Use +20 200 Tech Use +10 power possesses the Daemon or Daemon Engine
Wrangling 400 trait, he gains a +10 bonus to the Focus Power test.
Wrangling +10 400 Wrangling
Wrangling +20 400 Wrangling +10

Wisdom of the 500 Int 40
Ancients
Ancient Devotion 1000
Ancient Devotion: Allied Dreadnoughts may roll
1d10 for every hit received after accounting for
defensive fields and reactions. On an 8+, that hit is
ignored.
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ESOTERIST
With the need for psychic bullshit becoming ever
more necessary, many Legionaries of the Librarius
returned to their psychic studies. With or without the
blessings of their Primarchs, these Legionaries, these
reborn Librarians, would seek to use the Warp to
defend their brethren, destroy their enemies, or even
bolster their own power…

Standard Issue Wargear: Force Sword OR Force
Stave OR Force Axe
Special Ability: The Esoterist may buy Psychic
Powers from the Sanctic OR Malefic Psychic
Discipline at the listed costs. Once a discipline has
been picked, it cannot be changed, so pick wisely!

Psyniscience 200
Psyniscience +10 200 Psyniscience
Psyniscience +20 200 Psyniscience +10
Invocation 400
Invocation +10 400 Invocation
Invocation +20 400 Invocation +10

Resistance (Psychic 300
Powers)
Strong Minded 500 WP 30, Resistance
(Psychic Powers)
Warp Conduit 500 Strong Minded, WP 50
Psy Rating 2 500
Psy Rating 3 750 Psy Rating 2
Psy Rating 4 1000 Psy Rating 3
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SANCTIC PSYCHIC DISCIPLINE or simply studied it on a map. The gate lasts for a
number of Rounds equal to the Legionary’s Psy
The study of Sanctic Daemonology was a long and Rating, and has a radius in meters equal to the
hard road by the first Legion Nullificators. Many lost Legionary’s Psy Rating as well. For the duration of
their lives trying to find applications of the warp that the power, the two sides of the gate are linked, and
didn’t explode them, destroy their surroundings, or any person or objects may pass between them freely
turn their geneseed into tentacles. Eventually, the first provided they can fit through the gate. This method
Sanctic powers were manifested, and they proved a of travel is considered Deep Striking for the purposes
potent weapon against the creatures of the Warp that of talents and wargear. So taxing is this power, the
now plagued the galaxy. Legionary must wait 12 hours before casting it again.
BANISHMENT HAMMERHAND
Prerequisites: None Prerequisites: Banishment
Focus Power: Challenging (+0) Opposed Willpower Focus Power: Difficult (–10) Willpower Test
Test Range: 10 meters x Psy Rating
Range: 20 meters x Psy Rating Sustained: Half Action
Sustained: Free Action Description: Rather than an offensive wave of force,
Description: The Legionary bends his will to the Legionary infuses his allies with strength enough
dissolving the bonds that hold the daemon to the to crush flesh and bone with a single blow. For the
Materium. The Legionary nominates a single target duration of this power, a number of allies within
with the Daemon or Daemon Engine trait in range range equal to the Legionary’s Psy Rating, plus the
and line of sight who opposes this power with a Legionary himself, improve the level of their
Willpower Test. As long as this power remains in Unnatural Strength trait by 2, up to a maximum of
effect, the potency of defensive fields possessed by Unnatural Strength (x4). Allies affected by this
the target are decreased by -15 (to a minimum of 20). power lose its benefit as soon as they move out of
range.
GATE OF INFINITY
Value: 1000xp SANCTUARY
Prerequisites: Banishment Value: 500xp
Action: Full Action Prerequisites: Banishment
Focus Power: Hard (–20) Willpower Test Action: Half Action
Range: 1 kilometer x Psy Rating Focus Power: Challenging (+0) Willpower Test
Sustained: No Range: 3 meters x Psy Rating radius
Description: Controlling the roiling nature of time Sustained: Half Action
and space in the Warp, the Legionary can open a hole Description: With words of warding, the Legionary
through the immaterium, bending the fabric of reality creates a zone of light around himself, protecting all
to his will. Using this gateway, the Legionary and his from harm, and repelling Daemonic creatures. For the
allies can cross great distances in a blink of the eye, duration of this power, a number of allies within
travelling miles in naught but a few steps. The range equal to the Legionary’s Psy Rating, plus the
Legionary chooses a point anywhere within 5 meters Legionary himself, improve the potency of defensive
times his Psy Rating, and opens a gate to the fields by +15 (to a maximum of PR60). In addition,
immaterium at that point. He then chooses a point enemies within range with the Daemon or Daemon
within range of the power, and opens an exit to the Engine trait treat all terrain as Arduous.
gate at that location. The Legionary must be aware of
the location in which he is opening the exit to the
gate, either having visited it before, seen it from afar,
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PURGE SOUL VORTEX OF DOOM
Prerequisites: Banishment Prerequisites: Banishment
Focus Power: Difficult (–10) Opposed Willpower Focus Power: Hard (–20) Opposed Willpower Test
Test Range: 10 meters x Psy Rating
Range: 10 meters x Psy Rating Sustained: No
Sustained: No Description: The Legionary rends the Materium
Description: The Legionary draws upon every ounce asunder, tearing a rift to the howling warp,
of willpower they possess to purge the corruption condemning foes to total destruction. This power is a
from their foes’ souls. With sufficiently corrupt foes, Psychic Blast with a radius equal to the psyker’s Psy
this should hopefully kill them. The Legionary Rating. All creatures caught in the blast suffer 2d10 x
nominates a single target in range and line of sight Psy Rating Energy Damage, with a Pen of 15 and the
who opposes this power with a Willpower Test. If the Destroyer and Vortex qualities.
target fails this Willpower Test, it suffers damage
equal to its Corruption Bonus for every Degree of Destroyer: If a target of Size (Hulking) or lower
Failure, ignoring Armor and Toughness bonus. takes at least one wound or Hull Integrity, it is
instantly incinerated. This is an Instant Death effect.
Note that while the GM is the final arbiter of how
much Corruption an NPC has, a good rule of thumb Vortex: If the attack successfully inflicts at least one
to follow is that an average corrupted soul will have a wound or point of hull integrity, the target or driver
a Corruption Score of 30 to 50, and thus a bonus of 3 of the vehicle must make a Difficult (-10) Agility test
to 5, while an enemy with the Daemon or Daemon or be sucked into the Warp. This is an Instant Death
Engine trait should have it maxed at 100, and a effect. At the conclusion of the initial attack, roll
whopping bonus of 10! 1d10.
On a 1-4, the vortex dissipates and the attack

CLEANSING FLAME concludes.
Value: 1500xp On a 5-7, the vortex remains at the epicenter of the
Prerequisites: Banishment attack, continuing to affect everything within its blast
Action: Half Action radius.
Focus Power: Difficult (–10) Willpower Test On an 8-9, the vortex moves 10m in a randomly
Range: Self selected direction, affecting everything along its path.
Sustained: No On a 10, the vortex expands, and its radius doubles. It
Description: The Legionary harnesses the fire in remains in place, continuing to affect everything
their soul, creating a wall of white-hot psychic flame within its new radius.
to purge foes from the battlefield. This power is a
Psychic Blast centered on the Legionary with a radius
equal to 3 x the Legionary’s Psy Rating. Any creature
or Horde within the area of effect, with the exception
of the Legionary, suffers 2d5 hits, each dealing 2d10
+ (2 x Psy Rating) Explosive Damage with Pen 6 and
the Ignores Cover, Soul Blaze, and Daemonbane
qualities. These hits may be shielded as normal, and
dodged as if they were a Psychic Storm.
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MALEFIC PSYCHIC DISCIPLINE the Legionary’s and it will attack targets it deems
important in ways it deems necessary. If the test is
successful by 5 or more Degrees of Success, the
For those who want to irrevocably intertwine
Daemon will listen to the direct orders of the
themselves with the daemonic Neverborn, Malefic Legionary for a number of rounds equal to the
Daemonology allows one to summon, enhance, and degrees of success on the Focus Power test. But after
fight alongside the forces of the Warp. Embracing the that, well, better hope the veil’s not too thin.
path of Malefic Daemonology is a pathway to
abilities some consider…unnatural, but is it possible CURSED EARTH
to learn these abilities? Yes, but not from a loyalist… Value: 500xp
Prerequisites: Summoning
Each time a Legionary successfully manifests a
Action: Half Action
power from the Malefic Daemonology discipline, he
gains Corruption points equal to the psy rating used
to manifest the power. This is gained after the
power’s eﬀects are resolved.
Description: The Legionary is a conduit through
Note that summoned Daemons possess a PR35 which the warp flows, tainting the ground and
defensive field that does not overload under normal sustaining his daemonic “allies.” For the duration of
conditions, representing defensive warp auras. The this power, a number of allies with the Daemon or
maximum number of Daemons that can be Daemon Engine trait within range equal to the
summoned is equal to the Legionary’s Fellowship Legionary’s Psy Rating improve the potency of
Bonus. Any more, and the summoned zoo becomes defensive fields by +15 (to a maximum of PR60). In
too time consuming to manage. addition, Daemons summoned within range of the
power treat the round they arrive as a Surprise round.
SUMMONING
Value: 1500xp
DARK FLAME
Prerequisites: None Value: 500xp
Action: Full Action Prerequisites: Summoning
Focus Power: Challenging (+0) Willpower Test Action: Half Action
Range: 5 meters x Psy Rating Focus Power: Challenging (+0) Willpower Test
Sustained: No Range: 5 meters x Psy Rating
Description: The Legionary is doing the unthinkable Sustained: No
– he is summoning the Neverborn from the Warp into Description: The Legionary projects a dark ball of
reality. The Legionary makes a Focus Power test. If evil flame that immolates souls as well as bodies.
the test is successful, one Daemon chosen from the This power is a Psychic Bolt that deals 1d10 Energy
following list is successfully summoned within range Damage, +3 per point of Psy Rating, with a Pen of 4
of the Legionary. Summoned Daemons stick around and the Soul Blaze, Tainted, Spray, and Torrent
a number of rounds equal to the Psy Rating used to Qualities.
manifest the power, or indefinitely if summoned on a
world where the veil is weak or the Ruinstorm is INFERNAL GAZE
raging. Their stats can be found in Deathwatch: Mark Value: 500xp
Prerequisites: Summoning
of the Xenos.
Action: Half Action
-Khorne Bloodletter (P. 109)
-Slaanesh Daemonette (P. 110)
Sustained: No
-Tzeentch Pink Horror (P. 111)
Description: Unholy power streams from the
-Nurgle Plaguebearer (P. 112)
psyker’s eyes, charring and melting everything in its
path. Infernal Gaze is a Psychic Bolt. The Legionary
Once summoned, the Daemon will generally do its
designates a point within range, and makes a Focus
own thing, but most of the time its desires align with
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Power test. If successful, the Legionary draws a line Range: 5 meters x Psy Rating
from his origin to the power’s maximum range. Sustained: No
EVERYTHING under this line, including the space Description: The Legionary decides it’s his lot in life
taken by the blast quality, is hit. This power inflicts
to play daemonic zookeeper. The Legionary makes a
1d10E damage, +1 per point of Psy Rating, with a
Pen of 6 and the Blast (1), Tainted, Armorbane, and Focus Power test. If the Focus Power test is
Fleshbane qualities. successful, one Daemon Beast chosen from the
following list is successfully summoned within range
SACRIFICE of the Legionary. Summoned Daemon Beasts stick
Value: 1500xp around a number of rounds equal to the Psy Rating
Prerequisites: Summoning used to manifest the power, or indefinitely if
Action: Full Action summoned on a world where the veil is weak or the
Focus Power: Difficult (-10) Willpower Test Ruinstorm is raging. Their stats can be found in Dark
Range: 5 meters x Psy Rating Heresy 2: Enemies Beyond.
Sustained: No
-Flesh Hound of Khorne (P. 107)
Description: With the sacrifice of an ally, the
-Bloodcrusher of Khorne (P. 108)
Legionary can bring forth into the Materium the -Flamer of Tzeentch (P. 114)
Heralds of Chaos. The Legionary makes a Focus -Screamer of Tzeentch (P. 114)
Power test. If the Focus Power test is successful, one -Beast of Nurgle (P. 118)
random ally within range (or the Legionary if there -Plague Drone of Nurgle (P. 118)
are none) suffers 1d10 + Psy Rating damage, -Seeker of Slaanesh (P. 123)
-Fiend of Tzeentch (P. 124)
ignoring armor and toughness, and one Daemon
Herald chosen from the following list is successfully Once summoned, the Daemon will generally do its
summoned within range of the Legionary. own thing, but most of the time its desires align with
Summoned Daemon Heralds stick around a number the Legionary’s and it will attack targets it deems
of rounds equal to the Psy Rating used to manifest important in ways it deems necessary. If the test is
the power, or indefinitely if summoned on a world successful by 5 or more Degrees of Success, the
where the veil is weak or the Ruinstorm is raging. Daemon will listen to the direct orders of the
Legionary for a number of rounds equal to the
Their stats can be found in Dark Heresy 2: Enemies
degrees of success on the Focus Power test. But after
Beyond. that, well, better hope the veil’s not too thin.
-Herald of Khorne (P. 106)
-Herald of Tzeentch (P. 113) POSSESSION
-Herald of Nurgle (P. 119) Value: 1500xp
-Herald of Slaanesh (P. 123) Prerequisites: Summoning, Incursion, Sacrifice
Action: Full Action
Once summoned, the Daemon will generally do its Focus Power: Difficult (-10) Willpower Test
own thing, but most of the time its desires align with
Range: Self
the Legionary’s and it will attack targets it deems
important in ways it deems necessary. If the test is Sustained: No
successful by 5 or more Degrees of Success, the Description: In a last-ditch effort, the Legionary
Daemon will listen to the direct orders of the offers their own body and soul to manifest the
Legionary for a number of rounds equal to the greatest of the servants of the Chaos Gods. The
degrees of success on the Focus Power test. But after Legionary makes a Focus Power test. If the Focus
that, well, better hope the veil’s not too thin.
Power test is successful, the Legionary dies, and from
the resultant pool of exploded gore, one Greater
INCURSION Daemon from the following list is successfully
Value: 1500xp summoned. Summoned Greater Daemons stick
Prerequisites: Summoning around a number of rounds equal to the Psy Rating
Action: Full Action used to manifest the power, or indefinitely if
Focus Power: Difficult (-10) Willpower Test summoned on a world where the veil is weak or the
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Ruinstorm is raging. Their stats can be found in Once summoned, the Greater Daemon is directly
Deathwatch: Mark of the Xenos. controlled by the Legionary for a number of rounds
equal to the degrees of success on the Focus Power
-Bloodthirster of Khorne (P. 101) test. But after that, the Legionary’s soul fades away
-Great Unclean One of Nurgle (P. 103) and the Daemon’s will takes over. Better hope the
-Keeper of Secrets of Slaanesh (P. 105) veil’s not too thin, because swiggity swoogity, high
-Lord of Change of Tzeentch (P. 107) chance that Greater Daemon’s coming for your allies’
booty!
The following restrictions apply to the daemons
above. The Legionary may not burn fate to survive the death
- The Bloodthirster does not possess the Emissary for caused by this power – this is the future they chose.
the Skull Throne special rule – it cannon summon If, instead, the Legionary fails the Focus Power test
extra daemons with it. when casting this power, then they automatically
- The Great Unclean One may select up to two generate a result from the Perils of the Warp table,
powers from the Biomancy Discipline due to its Lord with a +5 modifier for every point of Psy Rating used
of Decay special rule, and may cast one power per to cast the power. The Chaos Gods also laugh at him,
round as a Free Action in addition to its normal and the Legionary loses 1d10 Self-Esteem.
attacks.
- The Lord of Change may select up to three total
powers from the following disciplines: Biomancy,
Telepathy, Telekinesis, Divination, Pyromancy,
Malefic Daemonology, and may cast one power per
round as a Free Action in addition to its normal
attacks. Powers that summon additional daemons
may not be selected (Summoning, Incursion,
Sacrifice, Possession) – you do NOT want a Lord of
Change continually Possessing itself to remain in the
field, or summoning the full Bronx Zoo.
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Legion Praetor
T o be called to the office of Praetor is the greatest
glory a Legionary can aspire to. At these hallowed
ranks, one counts among peers the Excertus
Imperialis, entire Legions, and even the company of
Primarchs. At this hallowed stage, a Praetor can
command a war fleet, and his word is enacted by
thousands of Imperial troops. Able to enact
battlefield stratagems called “Rites of War,” a Praetor
can take a macro view of the battlefield, intervening
personally in areas where his presence is most
necessary.
Cost: 3000 XP
Legion Praetor Advances

Command 200 Skill
Parry 200 Skill
Lore: Forbidden (Adeptus Astartes) 400 Skill
Lore: Forbidden (Adeptus Astartes) +10 400 Skill Lore: Forbidden (Adeptus Astartes)
Lore: Forbidden (Adeptus Astartes) +20 400 Skill Lore: Forbidden (Adeptus Astartes) +10
Tactics (Any) 400 Skill
Tactics (Any) +10 400 Skill Tactics (Any)
Tactics (Any) +20 400 Skill Tactics (Any) +10
Talented (Choose One) x2 500 Talent
Astartes Weapon Specialization 1000 Talent
Good Reputation (Choose One) 1000 Talent Fel 50, Peer (Choose One)
Hunter of Aliens 1000 Talent
Into the Jaws of Hell 1000 Talent Iron Discipline
Lightning Attack 1000 Talent Swift Attack
Master and Commander 1000 Talent Int 35, Fel 35
Peer (Choose One) x2 500 Talent Fel 30
Resistance (Choose One) 500 Talent
Sound Constitution x3 1000 Talent
Wall of Steel 1500 Talent Ag 35
Imperial Commander 1000 Talent WP 40, Fel 45
Praetor’s Word 1000 Talent Master Orator 104
Mastery (Command) 1000 Talent Command (+20), Talented (Command)
Master of the Legion 1500 Trait
Unique Legion Specialization * Special
Legion Praetor Wargear
Legion Centurions gain Artificer Armor, a Thunder
Hammer and Archeotech Pistol OR a Paragon Blade
as standard-issue wargear.
Legion Praetor Special Ability:

Rites of War
Legion Praetors, rather than intoning an Oath at the
start of a mission, may declare a Rite of War. These
Rites of War will grant further benefits to the
Legionary and his allies, and will augment Strategic
Assets they may choose to take. Note that some Rites
of War will limit the Legionaries in what wargear or
assets they may take as well. A Legionary may enact
a Generic Rite of War or a Rite of War available to
his own Legion or the Legion of any Legionary
within his squad. For example, a squad with an Iron
Hand, a Son of Horus, and a Thousand Son may
enact Rites from the Generic, Iron Hands, Sons of
Horus, or Thousand Sons choices available.
NEW TALENTS
MASTER AND COMMANDER
Praetors often find it necessary to coordinate boarding and anti-boarding actions aboard their vessels. The
Praetor spend a Half Action to grant allied Legionaries within 30m the benefits of the Combat Master talent,
and allied Strategic Assets within 30m a +10 bonus to Weapon Skill and Ballistic Skill tests in combat. In
addition, enemies are denied the normal bonus to hit due to a Strategic Asset’s Horde size.
IMPERIAL COMMANDER
Praetors command mixed armies, from Legionaries of their own and other Legions, to the numerous
regiments of the Excertus Imperialis, the Solar Auxilia, the Taghmatas of the Mechanicum, and sometimes
even the Talons of the Emperor. The Praetor never suffers penalties due to unfamiliarity or outsider status to
Interaction Tests with soldiers serving in the Great Crusade. This includes all auxiliary forces. When
commanding a combined force of Strategic Assets drawn from different sources, the Praetor gains a +20
bonus to any Command Tests.
PRAETOR’S WORD
The Praetor’s word is law, and entire battlefleets heed his command. The Praetor may affect a number of
people up to a 100 times their Fellowship Bonus rather than just 10.
MASTERY (COMMAND)
For a Praetor, to command the Expeditionary Fleets of the Great Crusade is to know unparalleled triumphs,
and unstoppable success. The Praetor may spend a Fate Point to automatically pass the listed skill, provided
the final modifier to his Test is +0 or better. In addition to simply passing the Test, the character will pass it
by a number of Degrees of Success equal to the Characteristic Bonus tied to the skill.
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NEW TALENTS
MASTER OF THE LEGION
Over time, as the Praetor finds his place in the galaxy, he will gradually find tactics he finds favorable, battle methods he prefers
over others, and will begin to specialize in these. The Praetor will carve out his name in history, and allies and enemies alike will
learn to entreat the Praetor with the fear or awe he deserves.
The Praetor is immune to Cohesion damage. In addition, when purchasing this talent, the Praetor selects one of the following
Warlord Traits to represent his battlefield experience, and expertise. Once chosen, this may never be changed, so make your choice
count.
BLOODY HANDED
The Praetor has become a feared force on the battlefield, and entire regiments and battlegroups quail at facing him. The Praetor
gains the Fear (1) trait, or increases the level of his Fear trait by 1. Such is the level of terror that the Praetor instills in his enemies
that Troop and Elite type enemies, and Strategic Assets made up of such enemies, can only resist the Praetor’s Fear Rating if they
have the From Beyond trait.
MASTER TACTICIAN
The battlefield is an ever-shifting morass, and a Praetor who knows best how to exploit the flow will secure victory. The first
Squad Mode activated by the Praetor costs no cohesion to activate or maintain. In addition, the Praetor grants each allied Strategic
Assets one free Horde Trait of his choice from Deathwatch Core or Deathwatch Mark of the Xenos.
WORLD BURNER
Some Praetors announce the landing of their armies with a few rounds of orbital bombardments, and under their guiding hand
inflict more damage than expected. Weapons with the Blast quality wielded by the Praetor gain add 2 to the Blast size. The Praetor
may reroll the damage die, the second result standing, of weapons with the Flame or Spray quality. Torpedo Strike and Lance
Strike assets called by the Praetor scatter a maximum of one kilometer if the Ballistic Skill test is failed.
PALADIN OF GLORY
The Praetor is a shining light in the Age of Darkness, his chivalrous righteousness and purity an example to his enemies and allies
alike. But it is also said that the brightest light does not burn for long. The Praetor and allies within Support Range, including
Strategic Assets, gain the From Beyond trait, and inflict an additional amount of damage in melee combat equal to the Praetor’s
Weapon Skill bonus.
VOID WALKER
The Praetor has been attached to the war fleets of his Legion, and can command them as deftly as he can ground forces. He has
faced off against the greatest horrors of the deep void, and triumphed over them all. The Praetor gains the Resistance (Psychic
Powers) and Strong-Minded talents. When the Praetor or his allies score critical hits with voidship weapons, they inflict 1d5 + an
additional value equal to the Praetor’s Intelligence bonus, rather than 1d5 as normal.
CHILD OF TERRA
The birth of the Great Crusade itself was witnessed by the Praetor, and he is the veteran of countless battles upon and beyond
humanity’s ancient homeworld. The Praetor, and allied Strategic Assets within Support Range, may reroll damage results in close
combat, the second result standing. In addition, Talons of the Emperor Strategic Assets may be purchased at a 10% discount.
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NEW TALENTS
UNIQUE LEGION SPECIALIZATION
As the Great Crusade proceeded on, some Legions would differentiate themselves from their allies in extreme ways. The
Praetors of these Legions would go above and beyond their brethren, and call upon new abilities, alliances, or wargear. For
these Praetors, the task of commanding went hand in hand with the specializations of their Legions.
If the Praetor is one of the following Legions, he may apply the benefits for the listed cost.
IRON WARRIORS
Cost: 1500
Warsmiths of the Iron Warriors were as adept at constructing fortifications as they were at tearing them down. Iron Warriors
Warsmiths gain the Mechanicum Implants trait, the Accelerated Repairs Talent, the Battlesmith Talent, and the Shatter
Defenses talent. Iron Warriors Warsmiths gain a Servo-Arm cybernetic as standard issue Wargear.
Shatter Defenses: Attacks made by the Warsmith, and allies and allied Strategic Assets within Support Range, ignore a
number of armor points of cover the enemy benefits from by a value equal to the Warsmith’s Intelligence bonus.
IRON HANDS
Cost: 1500
The Iron Fathers of the Iron Hands were the masters of the Medusan Clans, and their contempt for weakness in their allies was
just as strong as their drive for self-improvement, often wielding the greatest cybernetics the Legion could provide. Iron
Hands Iron Fathers gain the Undying trait, the Accelerated Repairs Talent, the Battlesmith Talent, and the Murderous Arsenal
talent. Iron Hands Iron Fathers gain a Servo-Arm cybernetic as standard issue Wargear.
Murderous Arsenal: Attacks made by the Iron Father, and allies and allied Strategic Assets within Support Range, increase
the damage and penetration of all non-vehicle weapons by a value equal to the Iron Father’s unmodified Intelligence bonus.
THOUSAND SONS
Cost: 2000
The Praetors of the Thousand Sons were the greatest Psykers of the Legion, and personally ranked among the highest in their
Legion’s Cults Arcana. The Thousand Sons Praetor increases their Psy Rating by +4. When this talent is taken, the Praetor
may replace their Thunder Hammer and Archeotech Pistol OR Paragon Blade with a Force Staff OR Force Sword OR Force
Axe.
“A newly inducted member of the HKSD Special Operation and Testing Detachments, a Cadre Fireblade in training,
once asked me what made the hallmark of a good leader. I was dumbstruck. I never to that point considered such a
question. I reflected upon my time as head of the House of Korst’la, when it was passed on to me by my father on his
deathbed, and what I will no doubt do for my own son upon my own. I grew up in the battlefield, amongst the
Detachments, and I posit that leadership is a complicated way of getting what you want others to do, with the minimum of
expense incurred by yourself.
The House of Korst’la is not a conventional army in any sense of the word. Few here fight for camaraderie or
brotherhood, they fight because it is profitable. If I bring them to a fight, they will fight, and they will acquire rewards, be
it from my own accounts, or by hiring themselves out to desperate commanders willing to pay. I do not claim
responsibility for the actions of my soldiers, There is an old saying back in the Empire – a good leader rules by not ruling,
so everything under heaven will support his endeavors. If the House of Korst’la is anarchy incarnate, who am I to impose
order? I am making money, they are making money, everyone is content. There is no reason to ruin a good thing.”

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Rites of War
additional requisition for a mission when using a Rite
of War – the Legionary is already considered having
access to everything they could need. Since Oaths
usually unlock different Squad Mode Abilities, the
“Let us display the full might of the Astartes. Ready a Legionaries may freely select ONE Codex Attack
Stormbird.” Pattern OR ONE Codex Defensive Stance to make
use of during the mission. The Legionaries may then
-Cyril, Praetor and Delegatus of the Ice
apply the benefits of the Rite itself, regardless if they
Wraiths, organizes the landing for operations on
are in Squad or Solo mode. The Legionaries retain
Kalam.
access to their Legion Squad Modes.
ites of War differ from Oaths in that, when enacting a
R Rite of War, the focus goes from a micro-view of the
squad to a macro-view of the entire battlefield. When
When purchasing Strategic Assets, it is assumed that
the assets are transported down alongside the
Legionaries. Sometimes, Legionaries may be
enacting a Rite, the Legionary invoking the Rite must
mandated to hold some Assets in Reserve, or may
be the Squad Leader, and may select from Rites
choose to buy assets on the fly with stored
available to his Legion, and Generic Rites (For
Requisition. In this case, Strategic Assets are
example, a Squad consisting of an UM, BA, WS, and
summoned to the field or used with a Challenging
SW nominates the UM as leader, and thus may select
(+0) Command Test. Up to one Asset may be
from UM and Generic Rites). All Requisition must
summoned per round.
now be spent solely on Assets, though the
Legionaries need not spend all their points on Assets Generic Assets
immediately. The option exists to keep Requisition The following Rites of War may be declared by any
“in reserve,” to call down assets as the battlefield Legion in most cases.
demands for most Rites. Note that some Rites may
deny certain assets. Rite: Orbital Assault
Legion: Generic
Instead of using Requisition for personal gear, it is Effect: Allied Infantry Strategic Assets, upon
assumed that when enacting a Rite, the Legionaries purchase, receive free Drop Pods, or free Dreadclaw
are Legendary or Mythic enough in their renown that Drop Pods if the Sons of Horus Legion. Assets begin
the entire armory is open. Thus, when outfitting for in orbit.
deployment, the Legionary may select [up to two Free Assets Provided: One Legion Support Squad
Pistols / Melee weapons], OR [one Basic weapon] (Tactical Marines) in Drop Pod.
OR [One Heavy weapon], in addition to any Standard Requirements: Assets that cannot fit in a Drop Pod,
Issue or Signature Wargear they may have acquired, such as ground vehicles, may not be purchased.
subject to encumbrance limits. Alternatively, the
Legionary may select Terminator Armor of any
pattern to use for the mission, and may instead select
one Melee weapon, one Basic / Heavy / Mounted
weapon, and one Carapace weapon if the armor
supports such a subsystem, subject to encumbrance
limits. Each weapon the Legionary possesses may
have two upgrades it qualifies for, such as a
suspensor, targeter, etc. Vehicles taken as an asset for
the Legionaries’ personal use may have up to two
Upgrades the vehicle qualifies for. In addition, the
Legionary may select one piece of gear, wargear, or
tool of 5 requisition or less, one piece of gear,
wargear, or tool of 15 requisition or less, and one Rite: Armored Spearhead
piece of gear, wargear, or tool with no requisition Legion: Generic
limit. One weapon, wargear, gear, or tool of the Effect: Predators, Deimos Predators, and Sicaran
Legionary’s choice may be upgraded to Master- Tanks purchased as an Armored Support Asset may
Crafted craftsmanship. Finally, the Legionary may be purchased at a 25% discount. These tanks must
select 1 magazine of specialist ammunition for a have either standard Predator Cannons or Accelerator
selected weapon, or 1 specialist grenade, or 1 Autocannons depending on vehicle, but may be
specialist missile (excluding stasis or vortex). A equipped with sponsons as desired. All Predators,
Legionary may not reduce their Renown to gain
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Deimos Predators, and Sicaran Tanks purchased gain Rite: Brethren of Iron
the Enhanced Motive Systems Trait. Legion: Generic
Free Assets Provided: One Predator variant, Deimos Effect: Vorax, Castellax, and Domitar Battle
Predator variant, or Sicaran variant. This vehicle Automata may be purchased at a 25% discount.
gains the Command and Control Trait. Upgrades are purchased at normal cost.
Requirements: The number of Flyer or Skimmer Free Assets Provided: One Castellax Battle
Assets cannot outnumber Vehicle Assets. Any Automata Maniple.
Infantry Assets purchased must be deployed in Requirements: The number of Legio Cybernetica
Transports. Assets readied cannot outnumber Infantry Assets
readied by greater than 1, representing the
Rite: Angel’s Wrath Legionaries themselves. This Rite can only be taken
Legion: Generic if at least one Legionary is a Consul Forge Lord,
Effect: Infantry Assets equipped with Jump Packs Consul Praevian, Praetor Warsmith, or Praetor Iron
gain the Hit and Run talent. The Legionaries may Father.
purchase a Storm Eagle or Storm Eagle variant as an
Armored Support Asset at a 10% Discount. Rite: Fury of the Ancients
Purchased Storm Eagle, Storm Eagle Variant, and Legion: Generic
Fire Raptor Assets gain a +10 bonus to Ballistic Skill Effect: Dreadnought Talons may be purchased at a
when firing on ground targets. 33% discount.
Free Assets Provided: One Legion Support Squad Free Assets Provided: One Dreadnought Talon,
(Assault Marines). consisting of three Dreadnoughts.
Requirements: Vehicle assets purchased must be Requirements: If at least one Dreadnought Talon is
Skimmers or Flyers. Infantry Assets purchased must destroyed at the conclusion of a mission, the
be Legion Support Squads (Assault Marines or Legionaries count as failing a Secondary Objective,
Jetbike Sky Hunters) or purchase a Flyer transport of suffering a penalty reduction of 2 Renown. This Rite
some kind. can only be taken if at least one Legionary is a
Consul Forge Lord or Consul Primus Medicae.
Rite: Pride of the Legion
Legion: Generic Rite: Outcast Sons
Effect: Legion Support Squad (Tactical Marines and Legion: Dark Angels, White Scars, Space Wolves,
Terminators) may be purchased at a 25% discount. Imperial Fists, Blood Angels, Iron Hands,
The Legionaries may purchase a Land Raider Phobos Ultramarines, Salamanders, Raven Guard.
or Proteus as an Armored Support Asset at a 10% Effect: The Legionaries may reroll Initiative rolls,
Discount. and they and allied Strategic Assets may reroll failed
Free Assets Provided: One Legion Support Squad Weapon Skill tests against the following Legions:
(Terminators), one set of Terminator Armor (Any Dark Angels, White Scars, Space Wolves, Imperial
Pattern) for each Legionary. Fists, Blood Angels, Iron Hands, Ultramarines,
Requirements: If all Infantry Assets fielded are Salamanders, Raven Guard. In addition, when first
destroyed at the conclusion of the mission, the rolling for Initiative, allied Strategic Assets may
Legionaries count as failing a Secondary Objective, immediately perform a Full Move action. Initiative
suffering a penalty reduction of 2 Renown. then follows as normal.
Free Assets Provided: One Legion Tactical Squad.
Rite: Armored Breakthrough Requirements: This Rite of War is only available if
Legion: Generic the GM sets their game during the Age of Darkness
Effect: Rhinos or Land Raiders may be purchased at rather than the Great Crusade, and the Legionaries
a 25% discount. Land Raiders must be either standard have declared their allegiance for the Warmaster
Phobos pattern or Proteus pattern. Hordes suffering a Horus, and themselves as Traitors.
successful Ram action by a Vehicle purchased must
test for breaking at a -10 penalty after damage is Rite: Skyhunter Phalanx
rolled. Legion: Generic
Free Assets Provided: One Land Raider of the Effect: Legion Support Squads with Scimitar
Phobos or Proteus pattern. Jetbikes or Outrider Attack Bikes may be purchased
Requirements: All Infantry assets purchased must at a 20% discount.
also purchase a Transport, and be deployed within. Free Assets Provided: One Scimitar Jetbike or
Assets cannot deep strike via drop pod or other Outrider Attack Bike per Legionary. One Legion
method – they must be deployed on the field. Support Squad with Scimitar Jetbikes.
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Requirements: Vehicle assets purchased must be Rite: Zone Mortalis Assault
Skimmers or Flyers. Infantry Assets not mounted on Legion: Generic
Jetbikes or Attack Bikes must purchase a Flyer as a Effect: Legion Support Squad (Breacher Marines and
transport at normal cost. Terminators) may be purchased at a 20% discount.
The Legionaries and allied Strategic Assets gain the
Rite: Outcast Sons use of an allied Teleportarium, which may be used to
Legion: Emperor’s Children, Iron Warriors, Night deploy the Legionaries or allied Strategic Assets into
Lords, World Eaters, Death Guard, Thousand Sons, the fight. Legionaries adjacent to each other and
Sons of Horus, Word Bearers, Alpha Legion wielding Boarding Shields, as well as Legion Support
Effect: The Legionaries and allied Strategic Assets Squad (Breacher Marines), increase the Protection
may reroll failed Weapon Skill tests, and gain the Rating of all boarding shields they are wielding by
benefits of the Fearless talent against the following +15.
Legions: Emperor’s Children, Iron Warriors, Night Free Assets Provided: One Legion Support Squad
Lords, World Eaters, Death Guard, Thousand Sons, (Breacher Marines)
Sons of Horus, Word Bearers, Alpha Legion. In Requirements: Assets with a Magnitude greater than
addition, the Legionaries may reroll failed Dodge and 20 may not be purchased. No Vehicle assets except
Parry tests when fighting in melee combat against a for Walkers may be purchased.
single enemy combatant.
Free Assets Provided: One Legion Tactical Squad. Rite: Sacrificial Offering
Requirements: This Rite of War is only available if Legion: Generic
the GM sets their game during the Age of Darkness Effect: Excertus Imperialis Reserve Companies may
rather than the Great Crusade, and the Legionaries be purchased at a 33% discount. The first round of
have declared their allegiance for the Emperor, and combat, “allied” Excertus Imperialis and Solar
themselves as Loyalists. Auxilia Strategic Assets benefit from the Fearless
talent. Legionaries and allied Legiones Astartes
Rite: Drop Assault Vanguard Strategic Assets firing at enemy units engaged in
Legion: Generic melee combat with “allied” Excertus Imperialis and
Effect: Legion Support Squad (Assault Marines) Solar Auxilia Strategic Assets inflict additional
Strategic Assets may be purchased at a 50% discount, damage, or Magnitude damage if a horde, to both
but must purchase a Drop Pod, or Dreadclaw Drop “allies” and enemies equal to the tens place of the
Pod if the Sons of Horus Legion. Assets begin in “allied” Strategic Assets.
orbit. All Legion Support Squad (Assault Marines) Free Assets Provided: One Excertus Imperialis
Strategic Assets may be summoned with a single Reserve Company.
Command test rather than testing per Asset. During Requirements: Allied Legiones Astartes Strategic
the first round a Strategic Asset arrives on the Assets must purchase Drop Pods, Dreadclaw Drop
battlefield, enemy Ballistic Skill tests are resolved at Pod if the Sons of Horus Legion, or Flyers as a
a -30 penalty. These assets gain the Hit and Run transport at normal cost. You gotta be a stone cold
talent on subsequent turns. motherfucker to take this Rite of War. Those guys
Free Assets Provided: One Legion Support Squad probably had families, man. This Rite of War may
(Assault Marines) in Drop Pod. only be used by Traitors.
Requirements: Assets that cannot fit in a Drop Pod,
such as ground vehicles, may not be purchased. Legion Specific Assets
Infantry Assets not mounted on Drop Pods must The following Rites of War may be declared only if a
purchase a Flyer as a transport at normal cost. Legionary of that Legion is part of the team. In cases
where Legion-specific units are used as Strategic
Rite: Recon Company
Legion: Generic
Effect: Legion Support Squad (Recon Marines) may
be purchased at a 20% discount. The Legionaries and
allied Strategic Assets may reroll Initiative rolls and
failed Concealment and Silent Move tests
Free Assets Provided: One Legion Support Squad
(Recon Marines)
Requirements: Terminator or Vehicle Strategic
Assets may not be purchased.
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Assets, use the Legion Support Squad (Tactical additional amount equal to their Tactical Speed every
Marine) as a base unless otherwise noted, and turn. The Legionaries and Legiones Astartes Infantry
equipped with all the standard-issue wargear and Strategic Assets gain the Felling quality for their non-
unique talents that that specialization would normally vehicle Pistol and Basic weapons. Legion
receive. Dreadnought Talons gain the Fear (1) trait and Tank
Hunters talent.
Rite: Ravenwing Protocol Free Assets Provided: One non-superheavy Ground
Legion: Dark Angels Vehicle of the Legionaries’ choice for personal use.
Effect: Legion Support Squads with Scimitar Requirements: All Infantry assets purchased must
Jetbikes and Outrider Attack Bikes may be purchased also purchase a Transport, and be deployed within.
at a 20% discount, and they and the Legionaries are The number of Infantry assets purchased cannot
equipped with Rad Grenades at no additional cost. exceed the number of Vehicle assets purchased.
The Legionaries may reroll damage against Elite and
Master class enemies. Rite: Maru Skara
Free Assets Provided: One Legion Support Squad Legion: Emperor’s Children
(Scimitar Jetbike or Outrider Attack Bike), one Effect: The Legionaries and allied Strategic Assets
Scimitar Jetbike or Outrider Attack Bike per may move an additional value equal to their agility
Legionary. bonus, or tactical speed if a vehicle, during the first
Requirements: Vehicle assets purchased must be round of combat. One Strategic Asset must be
Skimmers or Flyers. Infantry Assets not mounted on declared the “Hidden Blade,” and is concealed
Jetbikes or Attack Bikes must purchase a Flyer as a separate from the Legionaries, such as by Drop Pod
transport at normal cost. Legionaries may not benefit Assault or off to the side, outside the battle. When
from any Squad Mode except Dark Angels’ summoning this asset with a Command Test, attacks
Experimental Tactics. by this asset during the round in which it arrives are
treated as being a Surprise attack.
Rite: Ironwing Protocol Free Assets Provided: None.
Legion: Dark Angels Requirements: Immobile Strategic Assets, such as
Effect: Allied Ground Vehicle support assets gain a Tarantula batteries, may not be selected. This Rite
+10 to Ballistic Skill tests if at least one other can only be taken if at least one Legionary is a
vehicle, including one driven by the Legionaries, has Consul Champion.
fired at the same target since the end of their previous
turn. Ground Vehicles driven by the Legionaries Rite: Third Company “Elite”
ignore difficult and arduous terrain, and may move an Legion: Emperor’s Children
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Effect: Legion Support Squad (Kakophoni) may be Requirements: Legionaries may not select or
purchased at a 20% discount. All Legion Support perform Defense-pattern Squad Modes.
Squad (Kakophoni) gain the Auto-Stabilized trait.
The Legionaries and Power-Armored Legiones Rite: Chogorian Brotherhood
Astartes Infantry Strategic Assets are equipped with Legion: White Scars
Sonic Shriekers at no additional cost. Effects: Legion Support Squads with Scimitar
Free Assets Provided: One Legion Support Squad Jetbikes or Outrider Attack Bikes may be purchased
(Kakophoni) at a 50% discount. Infantry assets not mounted on
Requirements: Traitor Only. Non-Legiones Astartes Scimitar Jetbikes or Outrider Attack Bikes must
Strategic Assets may not be purchased. Only freaks purchase a Transport. All Strategic Assets mounted
can join the freakshow. on Scimitar Jetbikes, Outrider Attack Bikes, or
otherwise contain no Heavy or Mounted weaponry
Rite: Hammer of Olympia gain the Hit and Run Talent.
Legion: Iron Warriors Free Assets Provided: One Scimitar Jetbike or
Effect: Legionaries may perform a Semi-Auto or Outrider Attack Bike per Legionary. One Legion
Full-Auto Burst as part of a Charge action, but this is Support Squad with Scimitar Jetbikes.
performed at a -20 penalty instead of the normal Requirements: The number of non-Infantry Assets
bonus, and the charge attack gains no bonus to cannot outnumber Jetbike or Outrider Assets. Assets
Weapon Skill. Allied Vehicle Strategic Assets ignore not embarked on a Jetbike, Outrider Attack Bike, or
results of 1, 2, and 3 on the critical table. Transport vehicle must Deep Strike onto the
Free Assets Provided: One Predator variant, Deimos battlefield via drop pod, Teleportarium, or other
Predator variant, Sicaran variant, Land Raider method.
variant, or Spartan. One Legion Tactical Squad.
Requirements: The number of Ground Vehicle Rite: Sagyar Mazan
Strategic Assets purchased must exceed the number Legion: White Scars
of Skimmer Strategic Assets purchased. This Rite can Effect: The Legionaries and all Assets gain the
only be taken if at least one Legionary is a Consul Fearless talent. Whenever an Asset is completely
Siege Breaker or Praetor Warsmith. destroyed, or a Legionary is killed or forced to burn a
Fate point, roll 1d10. On a 9+, the Legionaries gain a
Rite: Ironfire point of Renown.
Legion: Iron Warriors Free Assets Provided: None.
Effect: Weapons the Legionaries possess, as well as Requirements: The number of Vehicle or Flyer
Artillery Strategic Assets, scatter half the distance on Assets cannot outnumber Infantry Assets. This Rite
a miss. When within 15m of the final location of an of War may only be used by Loyalists in games set
artillery barrage from an Artillery or Bombardment during the Age of Darkness rather than the Great
Strategic Asset, the Legionaries and allied Strategic Crusade, as it represents Legionaries who seek
Assets gain the Fearless talent until the start of their atonement in death.
next round.
Free Assets Provided: One Legion Basilisk, Rite: Pale Hunters
Medusa, Whirlwind, or Whirlwind Scorpius. One Legion: Space Wolves
Legiones Astartes Whirlwind Scorpius Barrage Effect: Command Tests to summon additional assets
Strategic Asset. gain a +10 bonus. All Legiones Astartes Infantry
Strategic Assets not equipped with Terminator Armor
gain the Hit and Run talent, and move their Charge
distance when disengaging. When a Legionary
performs a Charge Action against an enemy already
engaged in melee with an allied Strategic Asset, they
may perform one additional attack as part of the
charge, stacking with talents that grant additional
attacks.
Free Assets Provided: Legion Support Squad
(Deathsworn Pack)
Requirements: Artillery Vehicle or Artillery Barrage
Strategic Assets may not be purchased. A maximum
of one Vehicle strategic asset may be purchased.
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Rite: The Bloodied Claws deploy the Legionaries or allied Strategic Assets into
Legion: Space Wolves the fight. Strategic Assets teleporting into battle
Effect: Legion Tactical Squad (Grey Slayers) may be impose a penalty of -20 to enemy Ballistic Skill tests,
purchased at a 20% discount. Legion Tactical Squad and enemies within 30m must make a Very Hard (-
(Grey Slayers) and Legion Support Squads (Assault 30) Toughness Test or be blinded as if by a Nova
Marines) gain the Brutal Charge Trait and Berserk Grenade.
Charge Talent, but must charge the nearest enemy Free Assets Provided: One Legion Support Squad
they are able to harm if one is in range. Once per (Phalanx Warders)
encounter, the Legionaries and allied Strategic Assets Requirements: Vehicle assets purchased must be
may perform the Charge Action with their Run held in Reserve.
Speed.
Free Assets Provided: One Legion Tactical Squad Rite: Terror Assault
(Grey Slayers). Legion: /night Lords
Requirements: Artillery Vehicle, Artillery Barrage, Effect: Legion Support Squad (Terror Squads) may
and Artillery Strategic Assets may not be purchased. be purchased at a 20% discount. When attacking
under cover of darkness, the Legionaries and allied
Strategic Assets gain +5 to their Initiative results, and
increase the distance they are able to Run by their
Agility bonus. The Legionaries and Infantry Strategic
Assets may purchase Dreadclaw Drop Pods at a 50%
discount.
(Terror Squad)
Requirements: A maximum of one Ground Vehicle
Strategic Asset may be purchased.
Rite: Horror Cult

Legion: Night Lords
Effect: Legion Support Squad (Night Raptors) may
be purchased at a 20% discount. The Legionaries and
allied Strategic Assets are equipped with Trophies of
Judgement at no additional cost. The Legionaries and
Legiones Astartes Infantry Strategic Assets may
Rite: Stone Gauntlet purchase Kharybdis Assault Claws at a 50%
Legion: Imperial Fists discount.
Effect: Legion Support Squad (Phalanx Warders) Free Assets Provided: One Legion Support Squad
may be purchased at a 20% discount. Legionaries (Night Raptors)
adjacent to at least two other Legionaries at the start Requirements: Legiones Astartes Infantry Strategic
of the round who are wielding Boarding Shields or Assets must charge the nearest enemy they are able to
Vigil-Pattern Storm Shields increase their base harm if one is in range. This Rite of War may only be
Toughness Bonus by 1, and gain the benefits of the used by Traitors in games set during the Age of
Thunder Charge talent. This also applies to Legion Darkness rather than the Great Crusade.
Support Squad (Breacher Marines and Phalanx
Warders). Rite: Day of Revelation
Free Assets Provided: One Legion Support Squad Legion: Blood Angels
(Breacher Marines) Effect: Jump-Pack equipped Assets and Legionaries
Requirements: Strategic Assets may not be held in are equipped with Drop Pods at no additional cost,
Reserve. Infantry Strategic Assets must outnumber and no Command test is needed to summon them. All
Vehicle and Artillery Strategic Assets. Deep-Striking Assets and Legionaries arrive at the
same time as opposed to one per round, and gain the
Rite: Hammerfall Strike Force benefit of concealment via Fog/Mist/Shadow
Legion: Imperial Fists (Deathwatch P. 248) the round they arrive. All
Effect: Legion Support Squad (Phalanx Warders) ranged weapons carried by Infantry Assets, Jump
may be purchased at a 20% discount. The Infantry Assets, and Legionaries gain Pinning during
Legionaries and allied Strategic Assets gain the use the round they arrive. All Infantry Assets, Jump
of an allied Teleportarium, which may be used to Infantry Assets, and Legionaries gain +5 to their
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Initiative results. Rite: Head of the Gorgon
Free Assets Provided: One Legion Support Squad Legion: Iron Hands
(Assault Marines) with Drop Pod, One Xiphon Effect: Legionaries and allied Strategic Assets ignore
Interceptor Support Asset. the penalty to Fear tests, and Hordes ignore penalties
Requirements: Legionaries, if Challenged by to Break tests, during the first round of combat.
Master-class enemies in 1v1 Challenge combat, must Legionary Heavy Support Squads may be equipped
accept. No Legionary may assist in a 1v1 Challenge with Graviton Guns. Vehicles and Vehicle Strategic
combat. Fortification Assets, Automated Defense Assets are equipped with Blessed Autosimulacra at
Assets, or Super-Heavy Assets may not be selected. no additional cost. Infantry Assets may be equipped
with a Land Raider Proteus or a Land Raider at a
50% discount, and Legio Cybernetica Assets may be
purchased at a 25% discount.
Free Assets Provided: One Ground Vehicle of the
Legionaries’ choice for personal use. One Legio
Cybernetica Castellax Battle Automata Maniple.
Requirements: A maximum of one Skimmer
Strategic Asset may be purchased.
Rite: Company of Bitter Iron

Legion: Iron Hands
Effect: Legion Support Squad (Medusan Immortals)
may be purchased at a 20% discount. The
Legionaries and allied Strategic Assets gain the
Hatred (Emperor’s Children, Iron Warriors, Night
Lords, World Eaters, Death Guard, Thousand Sons,
Sons of Horus, Word Bearers, Alpha Legion).
Legionaries and allied Legion Support Squad
(Medusan Immortals) Strategic Assets ignore the
penalty to Fear tests, and Hordes ignore penalties to
Break tests.
(Medusan Immortals)
Requirements: This Rite of War may only be used
by Loyalists in games set during the Age of Darkness
Rite: Day of Sorrows
rather than the Great Crusade.
Legion: Blood Angels
Effect: All Legionaries and Strategic Assets gain the Rite: Berserker Assault
benefits of the Last Man Standing talent. Enemy Legion: World Eaters
Hordes testing for breaking or Fear against Effect: The Legionaries and Legiones Astartes
Legionaries and Strategic Assets in melee suffer an Infantry Strategic Assets gain the benefits of the
additional -10 penalty to their Willpower test. When Hatred (Everything) talent. Legionaries and Strategic
a Legionary is reduced to below 50% of his wounds, Assets reroll failed pinning tests, and may add their
or an Asset is reduced to 50% Magnitude, they may Agility bonus to their Charge speed.
make a Hard (-20) Toughness test as a Reaction Free Assets Provided: One Legion Tactical Squad,
every time further wounds or Magnitude damage is One Legion Support squad (Rampagers)
suffered. If successful, the Legionary may apply his Requirements: The number of Vehicle or Flyer
unmodified toughness bonus again to the damage Assets cannot outnumber Infantry Assets. This Rite
taken, possibly negating it entirely, while Assets can cannot be used if a Legionary is a Consul Librarian.
reduce Magnitude damage by 1d5, possibly negating
it entirely. Rite: Crimson Path
Free Assets Provided: None. Legion: World Eaters
Requirements: Unless within 10m of an Objective, Effect: The Legionaries and Legiones Astartes
all Legionaries and Assets must charge into melee Infantry Strategic Assets may make a Challenging
combat if in range. Assets suffering greater than 50% (+0) Toughness test as a Reaction every time wounds
Magnitude damage at the end of a mission count as or Magnitude damage are suffered. If successful, the
Destroyed. Legionary may apply his unmodified toughness
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bonus again to the damage taken, possibly negating it Tertiary objective for the Legionaries with a
entirely, while Assets can reduce Magnitude damage successful Loyalty test, gaining +10 to the test for
by 1d5, possibly negating it entirely. The Legionaries every Infantry Asset assigned to the object after the
gain the Regeneration (Unmodified Toughness first.
Bonus) trait, and gain +10 to the Toughness test to Free Assets Provided: One Excertus Imperialis
trigger this trait. Reserve company with Stummers, cameo-line cloaks,
Free Assets Provided: None. and Sniper Rifles instead of Lasguns.
Requirements: Immobile Strategic Assets, such as Requirements: This Rite of War may only be used
Tarantula batteries, may not be selected. The Renown by Loyalists in games set during the Age of Darkness
penalty for failing a Primary or Secondary mission rather than the Great Crusade. There is no restriction
objective is doubled. for games set during the Great Crusade. This Rite can
only be taken if at least one Legionary is a Consul
Rite: Logos Lectora Vigilator.
Legion: Ultramarines
Effect: The Squad Leader may select one of the Rite: The Reaping
following effects to apply to the other Legionaries, Legion: Death Guard
Infantry Strategic Assets, and Dreadnought Talon Effect: Legion Support Squad (Tactical Marines) and
Assets at the start of the round. He may select a new Legion Heavy Support Squad Strategic Assets may
effect at the start of the following round. be purchased at a 20% discount. The Legionaries and
strategic assets ignore the effects of difficult and
Full March: When executing a move action of any arduous terrain. The Legionaries and allied Strategic
type, the Legionary or Asset may move an additional Assets are equipped with Rad Grenades at no
distance equal to their Agility bonus. additional cost.
Hold Fast: If a Legionary or Asset that remained Free Assets Provided: One Legion Support Squad
stationary through their round is the target of an (Tactical Marines)
enemy Charge Action (or the enemy walks into Requirements: Legionaries and Strategic Assets
melee with them), they may perform the Suppressive may not perform the Run action or the Floor It
Fire action against the charging enemy with a single vehicle action. Assets may not be held in Reserve –
weapon of their choice. If a Legionary or Asset they must be deployed on the field. A maximum of
cannot use the Suppressing Fire action (single shot one Skimmer Strategic Asset may be purchased.
weapon, for instance) they may make a Standard
single shot attack at a -20 penalty. Rite: Creeping Death
Retribution Strike: The Legionary or Asset gains the Legion: Death Guard
Counter-Attack Talent. If the Legionary or Asset Effect: Legionaries and Strategic Assets gain the
already possesses the Counter-Attack talent, they benefit of concealment via Fog/Mist/Shadow as long
suffer no penalty to the Weapon Skill test, and may as there is no enemy within 30m. Barrage Strategic
Counter-Attack with a weapon that was not the Assets and Artillery vehicles may replace their
parrying weapon. normal damage and qualities with Phosphex Bombs,
but retaining the original weapon’s Blast quality.
Free Assets Provided: One Damocles Command Frag Grenades and Missiles used by the Legionaries
Rhino, one Legion Tactical Squad. and Legion Heavy Support Squads gain the Toxic
Requirements: The number of Vehicle or Flyer quality.
Assets cannot outnumber Infantry Assets. Assets may Free Assets Provided: One Legion Support Squad
not be held in Reserve – they must be deployed on (Grave Wardens)
the field. Requirements: This Rite of War may only be used
by Traitors in games set during the Age of Darkness
Rite: Vigil Opertii Mission rather than the Great Crusade. This Rite can only be
Legion: Ultramarines taken if at least one Legionary is a Consul Siege
Effect: Non-Legiones Astartes, non-Legio Breaker.
Cybernetica Infantry Assets may be purchased at a
40% discount. The Legionaries and Infantry assets Rite: Axis of Dissolution
are equipped with stummers and camo-cloaks at no Legion: Thousand Sons
additional cost, as well as training in Concealment Effect: Legionaries and Strategic Assets ignore the
and Move Silently if they did not already possess it. effects of Fear and Pinning when within 15m of an
Once per mission deployment, purchased Infantry Objective. If a Legionary or Asset that remained
Assets may attempt to complete a Secondary or stationary through their round is the target of an
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enemy Charge Action (or the enemy walks into Requirements: This Rite can only be taken if the
melee with them), they may perform the Suppressive Thousand Sons Praetor possesses a Psy Rating of 6 or
Fire action against the charging enemy with a single greater. The number of Vehicle or Flyer Assets
weapon of their choice. If a Legionary or Asset cannot outnumber Infantry Assets.
cannot use the Suppressing Fire action (single shot
weapon, for instance) they may make a Standard Rite: The Black Reaving
single shot attack at a -20 penalty. Legionaries and Legion: Sons of Horus
Strategic Assets may reroll failed Weapon Skill tests, Effect: Legion Support Squad (Reaver Attack
Ballistic Skill tests, and Damage against enemies Squads) may be purchased at a 20% discount. The
who are falling back due to the Pinning quality of Legionaries and Legion Support Squad (Justaerin
weapons. Terminators) gain the use of an allied Teleportarium,
Free Assets Provided: None. which may be used to deploy them into the fight.
Requirements: The number of Vehicle or Flyer Non-Vehicle Strategic Assets deployed from Reserve
Assets cannot outnumber Infantry Assets. may move an additional distance equal to their
Agility bonus during the turn they arrive. When a
Legionary performs a Charge Action against an
enemy already engaged in melee with an allied
Strategic Asset, they may perform one additional
attack as part of the charge, stacking with talents that
grant additional attacks.
(Reaver Attack Squad)
Requirements: This Rite can only be taken if at least
one Legionary is a Consul Master of Signal. When
purchasing Vehicles and Vehicle Assets, the number
of Skimmer Assets purchased must outnumber
Ground Vehicle assets purchased.
Rite: The Long March

Legion: Sons of Horus
Effect: All Strategic Assets may be purchased at a
20% discount. The Squad Leader may select one of
the following effects to apply to the other
Legionaries, Infantry Strategic Assets, and
Dreadnought Talon Assets at the start of the round.
He may select a new effect at the start of the
following round.
Gain the Auto-Stabilized Trait.

Move an additional distance equal to Agility bonus
when executing a move action of any kind.
Inflict 1d5 additional damage to enemy Hordes per
Rite: Guard of the Crimson King melee attack.
Legion: Thousand Sons Free Assets Provided: None.
Effect: Legion Support Squad (Sekhmet Terminator Requirements: This Rite of War may only be used
Cabals) may be purchased at a 20% discount. The by Traitors in games set during the Age of Darkness
Legionaries an allied Strategic Assets gain a +10 rather than the Great Crusade.
bonus to Focus Power tests. The Legionaries and
allied Strategic Assets gain the use of an allied Rite: The Dark Brethren
Teleportarium, which may be used to deploy the Legion: Word Bearers
Legionaries or allied Strategic Assets into the fight. Effect: The Legionaries and allied Infantry Strategic
Legionaries and Strategic Assets teleporting into Assets gain the Hatred (Dark Angels, White Scars,
battle gain the Fear (1) trait and may reroll failed Space Wolves, Imperial Fists, Blood Angels, Iron
defensive field rolls for the first round of combat. Hands, Ultramarines, Salamanders, Raven Guard)
Free Assets Provided: One Legion Support Squad talent. The Squad Leader selects one allied Strategic
(Sekhmet Terminator Cabal) Asset, and rolls 1d10. On a 1-5, enemies may reroll
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failed Weapon Skill and Ballistic Skill tests against by 1. Consul Librarians gain access to the following
this Strategic Asset. On a 6-10, this Strategic Asset Psychic Power, Fury of the Salamander.
may reroll failed Weapon Skill and Ballistic Skill
tests against enemies. Enemies who generate Perils of
the Warp results automatically suffer the Destruction
result. Daemons may be purchased as Strategic
Assets for 50 Requisition – treat these as a Magnitude
20 Horde of Bloodletters, Daemonettes, Pink
Horrors, or Plague Bearers.
Free Assets Provided: None.
Requirements: This Rite of War may only be used
by Traitors in games set during the Age of Darkness
rather than the Great Crusade. A maximum of one
Vehicle or Vehicle Strategic Asset may be selected.
Rite: Last of the Serrated Sun FURY OF THE SALAMANDER

Legion: Word Bearers Action: Full Action
Effect: Legion Support Squad (Gal Vorbak Dark Focus Power: Hard (–20) Willpower
Brethren) may be purchased at a 20% discount. The Range: 60m
Legionaries and Legion Support Squad (Gal Vorbak Sustained: No
Dark Brethren) may purchase Drop Pods or Description: With the disappearance of Vulkan after
Dreadclaw Drop Pods at a 50% discount. All other the Drop Site Massacre and his magical adventures in
Infantry Strategic Assets may purchase a Drop Pod at Imperium Secundus, the Promethean Cult was left
a 25% discount. Enemies within 30m of the final wondering what the fuck to do. They realized they
location of an allied Drop Pod or Dreadclaw Drop could channel their home world’s elemental power
Pod must make a Hard (-20) Pinning test at the start against their enemies. Good trade.
of their turn.
Free Assets Provided: One Legion Support Squad Fury of the Salamander is a Psychic Bolt. The
(Gal Vorbak Dark Brethren) Librarian designates a point within 60m, and makes a
Requirements: Immobile Strategic Assets, such as Focus Power test. If successful, the Librarian draws a
Tarantula batteries, may not be selected. Infantry line from his origin to the power’s maximum range.
Assets not within Drop Pods must purchase a Flyer EVERYTHING under this line, including the space
Transport. taken by the blast quality, is hit. This power inflicts
2d10E damage, +2 per Psy Rating, with a Penetration
Rite: Covenant of Fire of 15 and the Blast (1) and Elemental Horror quality.
Legion: Salamanders
Effect: Legion Support Squad (Pyroclasts) may be Elemental Horror: Enemies struck by this power
purchased at a 20% discount. Vehicle Strategic must immediately make a Fear test, at a penalty equal
Assets possess a PR35 defensive field, that does not to 5x the number of wounds suffered, after
overload normally, against Melta, Volkite, Plasma, accounting for Armor and Toughness.
and Flamer class weapons, as well as Melta Bombs.
Meltaguns, Multi-Meltas, and Inferno Pistols wielded Free Assets Provided: None.
by the Legionaries or Strategic Assets are Master- Requirements: This Rite can only be taken if at least
Crafted. The Legionaries and allied Strategic Assets one Legionary is a Consul Chaplain. A maximum of
ignore the effects of difficult and arduous terrain. one each of the following Strategic Assets may be
Free Assets Provided: One Legion Support Squad selected - Vehicle, Jetbike, Flyer, and Legion Support
(Pyroclasts) Squad (Assault Marines).
Requirements: Strategic Assets cannot be held in
reserve. The number of Vehicle or Flyer Assets Rite: Decapitation Strike
cannot outnumber Infantry Assets. Legion: Raven Guard
Effect: Legionaries and allied Infantry Strategic
Rite: Awakening of Fire Assets may reroll failed Weapon Skill and Ballistic
Legion: Salamanders Skill tests against Master-level enemies. The
Effect: The Legionaries and allied Strategic Assets Legionaries may reroll Initiative rolls. Infantry Assets
gain the Fear (1) trait, or increase their Fear Rating may purchase Drop Pods at a 50% discount.
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(Mor Deythan Strike Squad) Free Assets Provided: One Legion Support Squad
Requirements: A maximum of one Vehicle or (Tactical Squad) with Rhino.
Vehicle Strategic Asset may be selected. Requirements: Infantry Strategic Assets must
purchase a Transport or Drop Pod.
Rite: Liberation Force
Legion: Raven Guard Rite: Headhunter Leviathal
Effect: At the start of the mission, the Legionaries Legion: Alpha Legion
may declare a specific Master-level enemy their Effect: Legion Support Squad (Headhunter Kill
target, and when the Legionaries slay this target, they Teams) may be purchased at a 20% discount. If at
gain an additional 1d5 Renown at the conclusion of least one Legionary’s initiative roll beats all enemies’
the mission. At the start of his turn, the Squad Leader initiative rolls, the Legionaries and allied Strategic
may declare all Legionaries and allied Infantry Assets treat the first round of combat as a Surprise
Strategic Assets gain the effects of the Fearless trait, Round. During the first round of combat, enemies
and reroll failed Weapon Skill tests when charging attempting to perform ranged attacks against the
until the start of his next turn. Non Legiones Astartes Legionaries must make a Challenging (+0)
Infantry Strategic Assets gain the Fearless talent Willpower test. If they fail this test, they may not
when within 15m of an allied Legionary. perform Ranged Attacks, unless one of the
Free Assets Provided: One Legion Support Squad Legionaries attacked them first. Melee is unaffected.
(Dark Fury Assault Squad) Free Assets Provided: One Legion Support Squad
Requirements: Immobile Strategic Assets, such as (Headhunter Kill Team)
Tarantula batteries, may not be selected. This Rite of Requirements: Vehicle Strategic Assets must be
War may only be used by Loyalists in games set held in Reserve. Non Legiones Astartes Strategic
during the Age of Darkness rather than the Great Assets may not be taken. At the start of the mission,
Crusade. There is no restriction for games set during the Legionaries must declare a specific Master-level
the Great Crusade. enemy their target – if the Legionaries fail to kill this
target, they lose 1d5 points of Renown at the
Rite: The Coils of the Hydra conclusion of the mission.
Legion: Alpha Legion
Effect: Enemies suffer a -10 penalty to Command
Tests to summon Strategic Assets. The Legionaries
add +5 to, and may reroll, Initiative rolls. A single
special Legion Support Squad Strategic Asset may be
purchased at a 50% discount, consisting of a Legion-
specific unit from any of the eighteen Legions. For
example, one may select Legion Support Squad
(Firedrake Terminators) or Legion Support Squad
(Iron Havocs).
“The House of Korst’la is more than willing to call upon the well-known battle styles
of Mont’ka, Kauyon, and more when required, but we are most preferable to the
Che’lel’va, the Lightning Drive. Combining the speed and melee prowess of
Khodexus’s soldiers, with heavy firepower and defensive battlesuits of my own troops,
we have a potent strike force. I wonder how such things would hold up against Legion
tactica? I will have to ask the Black Panthers. Without a doubt, they would relish a
chance to try out their new Principia Belicosa battle tactics and advanced Legionary
formations...”

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Advanced Legion
If a Legionary meets the prerequisites for an
Advanced Specialty, they may discuss with their GM
the process of entering into the new rank. Unlike
Specialties
normal Advanced Specializations, most of these
(with some exceptions) do not cost experience to
enter, but they also do not grant special abilities on
entry. Each Advanced Specialization will have at
“If tales of the Crusade are true, the number of least one unique talent that can be purchased,
enemies exterminated or brought to Compliance were representing the Legion’s specialization distilled into
nearly as numerous as the number of star systems a single ability.
visited, and each had their own way of making war.
Each required different tools to hunt them. The Khan Each Legionary is limited to a single
teaches us this, so we may always choose the Advanced Legion Specialty. Taking an Advanced
appropriate weapon to strike down the prey cleanly." Legion Specialty will not, however, prevent a
Legionary from entering Terminator, Nullificator,
-Temur Ganbataar, Praetor of the White Consul or Praetor ranks, as the greatest of the
Scars, considers applications of the Principia Legion’s commanders were often drawn from the
Belicosa. ranks of its specialists and veterans. Some Legions
are not represented here, either because they did not
W hile every Legion was perfectly capable of fighting in
“set piece battles” consisting of line troops supported
possess certain types of Advanced Legion Specialties
(such as the Death Guard, whose specialties are both
by armor, artillery, and aircraft, as the Great Crusade
Terminators) or who do not have their books out yet
pressed on each legion would gradually begin to
(Dark Angels), and will be updated as new material is
refine and improve upon troop formations and
released.
stratagems they favored. Legions who favored stealth
and assassination, such as the Alpha Legion and Some may note that in many Advanced
Raven Guard, would begin to field dedicated units of Legion Specialties, skills and talents may be
headhunters and recon specialists, while legions who duplicated from the base Legion. This is intentional,
preferred straight up fights, such as the World Eaters, for a single reason – the Alpha Legion. Since those
would equip the nails-maddened Rampagers with guys can enter any Advanced Legion Specialty, they
brutal chainaxes and send them directly into the fight. can also nick the skills and talents unique to that
Other Legions would even attempt to improve upon Legion, though never their squad and solo modes. It
the refinements of others, such as the Ultramarines, helps them blend in, after all. As a result, the special
but for all of the superiority of these Ultramarine abilities available will sometimes be far more
copies, they would be forever that – copies. Though valuable to a Legionary than the skills listed within.
Roboute Guilliman could make anything better, he
would always lack a creative spark, and the idea for
such units in the first place would never come to him.
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Palatine Blade
Prefector
he Palatine Blade Prefector leads squads of Palatine
T Blades, a warrior fraternity composing the greatest
swordsmen of the Legion. Practicing their skills in
constant duels against each other in anticipation of new
victories against xenos champions, the Palatine Blades
are shining examples of perfection and excellence, and
icons to their brethren. They would have the direct eye
of their Primarch, and would strive ever onward to act
as paragons and masters of the III Legion.

Standard Issue Wargear: Charnabal Sabre, Artificer Armor
Legion: Emperor’s Children
Palatine Blade Prefector Advances

Charm 200 Skill
Parry 200 Skill
Assassin Strike 500 Talent Ag 40, Acrobatics
Blademaster 500 Talent WS30
Counter-Attack 500 Talent WS40
Crippling Strike 500 Talent WS50
Swift Attack 500 Talent WS35
Talented (Parry) 500 Talent Parry +20
Wall of Steel 500 Talent Ag 35
Signature Wargear (Phoenix Spear) 500 Talent
Coordinated Assault 1000 Talent
Sublime Swordsman 2000 Talent WS50, Blademaster
NEW TALENTS
COORDINATED ASSAULT
The Legionary and allies within 30m may add their Agility bonus to the distance they may charge.
SUBLIME SWORDSMAN
The Legionary increases the Protective Rating of any defensive field he possesses by +15 while in melee combat, representing
quick swordsmanship. In addition, while engaged in melee with only a single opponent who is not engaged in melee with
anyone else, the Legionary may perform a number of additional melee attacks equal to the difference between his and his
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opponent’s Weapon Skill bonus. For example, if the Legionary has a Weapon Skill Bonus of 5, and his opponent has a Weapon
Skill Bonus of 3, the Legionary may make two additional attacks.
Kakophoni
Orchestrator
F or the III Legion, the fall began here. The Kakophoni are the
results of long-banned experiments and practices being fused
with warp influences, and equipped with psycho-sonic
weaponry borne of the Sonic Shriekers. These soldiers,
degenerated from Legion discipline, would mutilate
themselves on the battlefield while overloading their senses
and mutating them further as their warp-powered weapons
polluted the battlefield. Ten thousand years later, their
descendants the Noise Marines would remain great threat.
Requirements: Rank 4 or more

Standard Issue Wargear: Cacophony, Sonic Shrieker
Legion: Emperor’s Children
Kakophoni Orchestrator Advances

Carouse 200 Skill
Carouse +10 400 Skill Carouse
Carouse +20 400 Skill Carouse +10
Chem Use 200 Skill
Performer (Musician) 200 Skill
Performer (Musician) +10 400 Skill Performer (Musician)
Performer (Musician) +20 400 Skill Performer (Musician) +10
Feedback Screech 500 Talent
Disturbing Voice 500 Talent
Crack Shot 500 Talent BS40
Rapid Reaction 500 Talent Ag 40
Light Sleeper 500 Talent Per 30
Mimic 500 Talent
Heightened Senses (All) 500 Talent
Intoxicating Uproar 1500 Talent Heightened Senses (Hearing)
Death Scream 1000 Talent
NEW TALENTS
INTOXICATING UPROAR
The Legionary gains a +20 bonus to any Test involving Hearing. In combat, the Legionary gains a +2 bonus to
Toughness, Fear, and Pinning Tests for every other active participant or point of Horde Magnitude (up to a
maximum of 15). However, in order to disengage from combat, a Legionary must make a Challenging (+0)
Willpower Test.
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As a Half Action, the Legionary can overload his Sonic Shriekers to let out a devastating blast, with the following
profile (Basic, 20m, 1d10+5E, Pen 0, Spray, Murderous Strike, Righteous Fury hits are resolved at Pen 12).
Iron Havoc
Sergeant
I ron Havocs are the greatest marksmen of the Legion, and
put to work hammering the enemy with unrelenting and
accurate fire. The closest thing the Legion has to artists,
these soldiers advance alongside their allies, filling the
enemy defenses with ordnance and clearing the way.
While allies mop up survivors, the Iron Havocs
themselves are already moving on to the next fortress. In
ten thousand years, the legacy of these Havocs would
continue to be undimmed, their skills undiminished.

Standard Issue Wargear: Heavy Bolter with Shrapnel
Bolts OR Autocannon
Legion: Iron Warriors
Iron Havoc Sergeant Advances

Evaluate 200 Skill
Logic 200 Skill
Battle Logistician 1000 Talent Logic +10
Deadly Aim 1000 Talent Marksman
NEW TALENTS
BATTLE LOGISTICIAN
The Legionary and allies within Support Range may reroll failed Ballistic Skill tests of up to one degree of failure
if they have not performed a movement action for at least one round prior. This benefit is lost when the Legionary
or allies perform a voluntary movement action of any kind. This benefit does not apply to weapons with the
Overheats quality.
DEADLY AIM
Enemies reduce the value of cover they are benefitting from by four when the target of a Ranged attack by the
Legionary. This stacks with other abilities that reduce enemy cover.
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Golden Keshig
Champion
T he members of the Golden Keshig were the most prestigious
of the White Scars, assault jetbike units who serve as
linebreakers and assault units. They functioned where other
Legions would deploy heavy armor or massed Terminator
units. Acting in a formation called a Zao, the Golden Keshig
would circle the enemy, peppering them with fire from
random directions, before turning to the center and focusing
momentum into the enemy. Thus would the “Storm Ghosts”
pass into legend on many worlds.

Standard Issue Wargear: Artificer Armor, Shamshir
Jetbike, Kontos Power Lance
Legion: White Scars
Golden Keshig Champion Advances

Drive (Skimmer) 200 Skill
Drive (Skimmer) +10 400 Skill Drive (Skimmer)
Drive (Skimmer) +20 400 Skill Drive (Skimmer) +10
Furious Assault 500 Talent WS 35
Unmatched Rider 1000 Talent
NEW TALENT
UNMATCHED RIDER
The Legionary ignores the effects of Weather and Difficult and Arduous Terrain while riding a Bike or Jetbike. In
addition, when the Legionary performs the Jink or Evasive Maneuvering Vehicle action, he ignores the Ballistic
Skill penalty the action imposes, and gains a PR60 Defensive Field until the beginning of his next turn. This
defensive field does not overload, representing rapid movements to duck and weave through enemy fire.
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Falcon’s Claw
Champion
W ould the totally-not Asian Legion be complete without
totally-not ninjas? Of course not. Ranging far ahead of the
Legion’s main advance, the Falcon’s Claw were scouts and
assassins, tasked with destroying supply routes and
eliminating commanders. After the battle, it was they who
would chase down retreating foes. They are experts at
reading the battlefield, specialists at the Noble Pursuit of the
Hunt, and herd the enemy into killing fields in preparation
for the arrival of the Golden Keshig.

Standard Issue Wargear: Scout Armor, two Lightning
Claws, Camo-Cloak, 3 Blind Grenades
Legion: White Scars
Falcon’s Claw Champion Advances

Assassin Strike 500 Talent Ag40, Acrobatics
Two Weapon Wielder (Melee) 500 Talent WS35, Ag 35
Sure Strike 500 Talent WS 30
Precise Blow 500 Talent WS 40, Sure Strike
Hatred (Master-class Enemies) 500 Talent
Outrider 1000 Talent
NEW TALENTS
AMBUSH
The Legionary’s attacks against Unaware Targets inflict 1 additional Damage for every 2 Degrees of Success on
the Weapon Skill or Ballistic Skill Test beyond the first.
OUTRIDER
The Legionary ignores the effects of Difficult and Arduous Terrain. At the start of a combat encounter, after
initiative is rolled but before combat begins, the Legionary may immediately perform a Run Move as a Free
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Action. This movement may not end adjacent to an enemy. Upon completion of this free movement action,
initiative resumes as normal.
Grey Slayer
Huscarl
U nlike the original Terran Legionaries, who operated as cogs
in a unified Legion, the Fenrisian Legionaries acted as
individual warbands, and were tasked by their Wolf King
to act autonomously, free of the need for constant orders
from higher ups. As Fenrisians slowly supplanted the
original Terrans, the Grey Slayers would become the
standard infantry unit of the Legion, dealing with
challenges on their own, and close with the enemy on their
own terms. Thus could the veteran Grey Hunters of the
modern day draw their ancestry to these self-reliant heroes
of ten thousand years prior.

Standard Issue Wargear: Bolter OR Chainsword and
Combat Shield OR Heavy Chainblade
Legion: Space Wolves
Grey Slayer Huscarl Advances

Navigate (Surface) 200 Skill
Navigate (Surface) +10 400 Skill Navigate (Surface)
Navigate (Surface) +20 400 Skill Navigate (Surface) +10
Survival 200 Skill
Leap Up 300 Talent Ag 30
Warrior’s Mettle 1000 Talent WS40
NEW TALENT
WARRIOR’S METTLE
The Legionary engages enemies well outside of the dictates of the Principia Belicosa, and while this has some
advantages, it leaves the Legionary open in other regards. The Legionary halves the amount of armor points from
cover he benefits from, but may reroll failed Pinning Tests. The Legionary may perform a Semi-Auto or Full-Auto
Burst with his ranged weapon as part of a Charge action, but this is performed at a -20 penalty instead of the
normal bonus, and his Charge Speed is limited to his Full Move speed if he does so.
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Deathsworn Cultist
E very Legion had those who would, over the course of the
Crusade, feel their souls torn apart and their minds emptied,
replaced only with murderous bloodlust. While most found
their way into the ranks of the Moritats, the blood-crazed of
the Space Wolves were taken in by the Cult of Morkai, who
placed their charges at the vanguard so the jaws of the
Death Wolf would feast well. It was this hollow bloodlust
that would open their minds to terrible visions, and
eventually, the first Wulfen on the level sands of Prospero.

Standard Issue Wargear: Artificer Armor, Power Axe,
three Yimira Class Stasis Bombs, Wolf Skull Helm
Deathsworn Cultist Advances

Survival 200 Skill
Tracking 200 Skill
Die Hard 500 Talent WP 40
Frenzy 500 Talent
Hammer Blow 500 Talent
Jaded 500 Talent WP 30
Dreams of the Death Wolf 1200 Talent Jaded
NEW TALENT
DREAMS OF THE DEATH WOLF
The Legionary is consumed by the dreams of the Death Wolf, and only through slaughter can he feel anything but
the chill of death around him. The Legionary gains the benefits of the Fearless talent when engaged in melee. If
the Legionary is forced to burn fate to survive, he may immediately make a single Melee Standard Attack with any
weapon he is wielding before resolving the lost fate point.
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Priest of Fenris
he Space Wolves did not utilize a number of Consul offices as
T other Legions did. Instead, they had a number of Orders, the
members of which were called Priests of Fenris. Barbaric to
outsiders, they were the keepers of the Legion’s secrets and
history. One of the most common positions were Speakers of the
Dead, which served as masters of discipline, instillers of culture,
and wardens of geneseed purity. They would encode memetic
“sagas” into Legionaries destined for greatness. The other was the
Caster of Runes, psykers who manipulate powers through ritual
and runic matrices, providing the Legion with prognostication and
shielding against empyrean threats on demand.
Requirements: Rank 1 only.

Standard Issue Wargear: Refractor Field
Priest of Fenris Advances

Forbidden Lore (Select One) 200 Skill
Forbidden Lore (Select One) +10 400 Skill Forbidden Lore (Select One)
Forbidden Lore (Select One) +20 400 Skill Forbidden Lore (Select One) +10
Scholastic Lore (Select One) 200 Skill
Scholastic Lore (Select One) +10 400 Skill Scholastic Lore (Select One)
Scholastic Lore (Select One) +20 400 Skill Scholastic Lore (Select One) +10
Scrutiny 200 Skill
Call to Vengeance 800 Talent Fel 40
Hatred (Any) 500 Talent
Specialization: Caster of Runes 1000 Talent
Specialization: Speaker of the Dead 1000 Talent
NEW TALENTS
SPECIALIZATION: CASTER OF RUNES
The Legionary is called to the path of the Caster of Runes, and his is the arduous path of the psyker to tread. The
Legionary gains a Runic Matrix, and Force Staff OR Force Sword OR Force Axe as standard issue wargear. He
gains the Psy Rating (2) Talent, and gains access to the Caster of Runes advance table, and may buy powers from
the Biomancy, Divination, and Telekinesis Disciplines. Taking this talent locks off the Specialization: Speaker of
the Dead talent.
SPECIALIZATION: SPEAKER OF THE DEAD

The Legionary is called to the path of the Speaker of the Dead, and the guardianship of the Legion’s geneseed and
spiritual purity is his to watch over. The Legionary gains a Power Maul, Healing Balms, and one Garm Blood Vial
as standard issue wargear. He also gains access to the Speaker of the Dead advance table. Taking this talent locks
off the Specialization: Caster of Runes talent.
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Caster of Runes Advances
Psyniscience 200 Skill Invocation +20
Psy Rating 3 500 Talent
Warp Sense 500 Talent Psyniscience, Per 30
Strong Minded 1000 Talent WP30, Resistance (Psychic Powers)
Bastion of Iron will 1000 Talent Strong Minded, WP 40
Speaker of the Dead Advances

Medicae 200 Skill
Fearless 800 Talent
Master Chirurgeon 1000 Talent Medicae +10
Talented (Medicae) 500 Talent
Oath of the Dead 1000 Talent
NEW TALENT
OATH OF THE DEAD
The Legionary intones a baleful oath before battle, its chanted memetics taking root within his charges. The
Legionary and allies within Support Range may reroll failed Weapon Skill and Ballistic Skill tests against Troop-
level enemies of up to one degree of failure.
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Wulfen Pack Leader
he Space Wolves bore within them a most terrible curse, the Curse
T of the Wulfen, where the Canis Helix goes into overdrive and
reshapes the noble warrior into a bestial monster. The willpower
and savage discipline of the Legionary is usually enough to keep
this bloodborne curse in check, but there are exceptions. During
the Burning of Prospero, when the Warp flowed freely across the
streets and pyramids of Tizca, some Space Wolves, many of the
Deathsworn, began to change, mutate, in a bizarre mirror of the
Thousand Sons’ own Flesh Change. Unlike those lost souls,
however, these “Wulfen” maintained their battlefield cunning and
some semblance of an ability to follow orders. This would not be
the last time these beastly monsters would appear.

Starting Trait: Curse of the Wulfen
Standard Issue Wargear: One Frost Blade OR Frost Axe OR
Great Frost Blade
Wulfen Pack Leader Advances

Survival 200 Skill
Frenzy 500 Talent
Bounding Lope 1500 Talent
Death Frenzy 1500 Talent
Orgy of Slaughter 1500 Talent
Unnatural Perception (x2) 1500 Trait
NEW TALENTS
BOUNDING LOPE
The Legionary may Charge using his Run Speed, and may reroll failed Weapon Skill tests on the Charge.
DEATH FRENZY
If the Legionary is forced to burn fate to survive, he may immediately make a single Melee Standard Attack, or
Swift Attack or Lightning Attack Action if he possesses the appropriate talents, with any weapon he is wielding
before resolving the lost fate point.
ORGY OF SLAUGHTER
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When the Legionary scores a Righteous Fury with a melee weapon, he may immediately make an additional melee
attack. These attacks do not generate additional attacks themselves.
NEW TRAIT
CURSE OF THE WULFEN
As a Full Action, the Legionary may channel the bloodborne curse within himself, forcing a beastly
transformation into a half-wolf, half superhuman monstrosity. While in Wulfen form, at the start of rounds the
Legionary is not engaged in melee combat with the enemy, he may roll 1d10 on the Hunt table and apply the
benefit until the start of his next round, modifying the roll by the number of enemies he has killed, as well as for
every ten Magnitude damage he has inflicted to Hordes, since the start of the encounter. For example, if he has
killed one individual enemy, and inflicted 25 Magnitude damage to hordes, he may modify the roll by 3. If the
Legionary is engaged in melee combat at the start of the round, he may instead roll 1d10 on the Kill table, and
applies the result.
Hunt Table Kill Table
Roll Result Roll Result
1-3 The Legionary gains the benefit of 1-3 Enemies suffer a -10 to Dodge and
the Thunder Charge talent, and may Parry tests.
reroll failed Weapon Skill tests for
attacks generated by the talent. 4-6 The Legionary may reroll damage
dice in melee combat.
4-6 The Legionary adds his Agility
bonus to the distance he may Run 7-8 If the Legionary is suffering critical
and Charge. damage, he may immediately make
a Melee standard attack as a Free
7-8 The Legionary may perform one Action, which does not count
additional attack as part of the towards his attack limit for the
charge, stacking with talents that round.
grant additional attacks.
9-10 The Legionary may perform one
9-10 As a Free Action, the Legionary additional attack in melee combat,
may make a Full Move action. stacking with talents that grant
additional attacks.
“A common question I have often received is, why? Why tie one’s fortunes to the fickle whims of the Drukhari,
monsters in aeldari flesh? Khodexus and my family go way back – he was there from the beginning, guiding my
ancestor, Korst’la I. When he had first arrived in this sector, fresh out of the Empire, my ancestor assisted Khodexus
in a small kabalite dispute. I believe at that time the two were already calculating the value of the other. Eventually,
they realized that together they could operate at a greater level than the sum of their parts.
Today, Khodexus and Korst’la troopers are united in battle tactica and mindset. Each supplements the weaknesses of
the other. This cooperation is vital to maintaining House interests across the sector. Khodexus provides us the use of
the Webway, allowing us to maintain military and market presence at flashpoint locations, as well as providing the
workforce that allows us to keep costs down and goods competitive to Imperial Guilds. Khodexus is not the
friendliest of fellows, and so it falls to me to be the public face, the one who signs the deals, and the one who
organizes new business ventures. The ones who buy from us as a result are often willing to overlook Khodexus’s
actions on occasion – after all, what are a few thousand missing to a billion saved? Neither Khodexus nor myself
would dare ruin a good thing. We’re all monsters, in a way. You have to be, if you want to survive here.”

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Phalanx Warder
Veteran Sergeant
F rom the ranks of the already resilient and implacable Breacher
Squads, the Imperial Fists Legion trains the Phalanx Warders.
The Phalanx Warders expand on the role of the Breacher
Marine, mastering short ranged weaponry and melee to serve as
both the last line of defense, and the first line of the resultant
counter-attack. Skilled in melee and ranged weaponry alike, the
Phalanx Warder’s main role is still defense, drawing its name
from the Phalanx, the flagship of the Imperial Fists, and their
oaths in its defense. Phalanx Warders neither desire nor seek
accolades and battle honors – theirs is the quiet, solemn honor
of the shield guarding the heart of the Legion.
PLAYING A PHALANX WARDER

Requirements: Rank 4 or greater
Standard Issue Wargear: Master-Crafted Boarding Shield,
Power Axe
Legion: Imperial Fists
Phalanx Warder Veteran Sergeant Advances

Command 200 Skill
Evaluate 200 Skill
Talented (Demolition) 500 Talent
Exemplar of Honor 1000 Talent Legiones Astartes
Zone Mortalis Specialist 1500 Talent
Shield Wall 1500 Talent
NEW TALENTS
ZONE MORTALIS SPECIALIST
The Phalanx Warder is a master of the low-gravity and hazardous terrain he is regularly exposed to. The
Phalanx Warder ignores penalties to Weapon Skill tests, Dodge tests, Agility tests, and Movement due to
Difficult Terrain, and may reroll failed Agility tests from Flame and Spray weapons.
SHIELD WALL
If the Phalanx Warder is adjacent to an ally, that ally also benefits from the armor points granted from the
Phalanx Warder’s Boarding Shield (but not its defensive Field). In addition, if the Phalanx Warder, or an ally
adjacent to him is charged or targeted by a melee attack, the Phalanx Warder or his ally may perform a
Counter-Attack (provided they have the talent) BEFORE the enemy strikes his own blows.
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Templar Champion
B efore they were their own chapter, they were the greatest
warriors of the Imperial Fists, possessing unequalled zeal
and matchless skill. These are the Guardians of the Temple
of Oaths, aboard the Phalanx, the Templars. Bearing the
greatest wargear the armoriums can provide, and the finest
Archeotech owned by the Legion, the Templars inspire their
brethren with their courage as they lead the push against the
enemies of mankind. Only once they accepted the Emperor
as “God” would they fall out of favor with their Primarch,
and take up the eternal crusade amongst the stars.

Standard Issue Wargear: Artificer Armor, Power Sword
Legion: Imperial Fists
Templar Champion Advances

Command 200 Skill
Parry 200 Skill
Scrutiny 200 Skill
Fearless 500 Talent
Hatred (Select One) 500 Talent
Inspire Wrath 500 Talent Fel 30
Hunter of Aliens 1000 Talent
Stalwart Defense 1000 Talent
Dolorous Fighter 1500 Talent
Slayer of Kings 1000 Talent
NEW TALENTS
DOLOROUS FIGHTER
The Legionary has reached new levels of mastery, and is on the path to having his name charged in the Temple of
Oaths. When fighting in melee combat against a single enemy combatant, the Legionary’s melee
weapons gain the Murderous Strike quality, and successful enemy defensive field rolls must be rerolled,
the second result standing.
SLAYER OF KINGS
Should the Legionary personally defeat at least one Master-class enemy in melee combat, the Legionary gains an
additional point of Renown at the conclusion of the mission, and allies within Support Range gain a +10 to
Weapon Skill tests until the conclusion of the mission.
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Terror Headsman
T hrough fearful and bloody acts did the Night Lords subdue entire
worlds, often causing less total loss of life than conventional
war. Where the punishments were deemed to be the most
visceral and personal, the Terror Squads were unleashed, master
torturers and mutilators who were the most imaginative of the
Legion’s specialists. As time went on, the Terror Squads would
be a sinkhole for undesirable legionaries, the units becoming
unstable and unsubtle as time went on. Nonetheless, as long as
they remained useful to their master, they remained active.

Standard Issue Wargear: Nostraman Chainglaive
Legion: Night Lords
Terror Headsman Advances

Interrogate 200 Skill
Interrogate +10 400 Skill Interrogate
Interrogate +20 400 Skill Interrogate +10
Medicae 200 Skill
Disturbing Voice 500 Talent
Jaded 500 Talent
Precise Blow 500 Talent WS 40, Sure Strike
Sprint 500 Talent
Dirty Fighter 1000 Talent
Fear (2) 1000 Trait Fear (1)
NEW TALENTS
DIRTY FIGHTER
The Legionary is not above using dirty tricks, uncommon techniques, or even pocket sand to win fights.
When fighting in melee combat against a single enemy combatant, the Legionary’s melee weapons gain
the Felling and Murderous Strike qualities.
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Night Raptor
Huntmaster
caste apart from the Night Lords Legion, the Night Raptors are a
A coterie of murderers welded together by likeminded methods and
styles of warfare. Theirs is the role of close combat, to charge in
and overwhelm their foes in an unstoppable onslaught. Hunting
for victims from above, most live for that moment where their
victim realizes their death is coming for them. Some even go as
far as to implement projectors into their systems, that display
their victims on eternal loop, the better to destroy the morale of
opponents. In ten thousand years later, they and their warp
touched Warp Talon brethren would change little.

Standard Issue Wargear: Jump Pack, Power Sword, Volkite
Serpenta
Legion: Night Lords
Night Raptor Huntmaster Advances

Pilot (Personal) 200 Skill
Jaded 500 Talent
Two Weapon Wielder (Melee) 500 Talent WS 35, Ag 35
Two Weapon Wielder (Ranged) 500 Talent BS 35, Ag 35
Takedown 500 Talent
Onslaught 1500 Talent
Death from Above 1000 Talent Pilot (Personal)
Fear (2) 1000 Trait Fear (1)
NEW TALENTS
ONSLAUGHT
When the Legionary performs a Charge Action with a Jump Pack, he may use the Swift or Lightning Attack
actions if he possesses them.
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Dawnbreaker
Champion
D awnbreakers are to Assault Squads as Primarchs are to
Legionaries. Chosen from the most experienced and daring of
the Assault squads, the Dawnbreakers are the first to set foot on
a world the Blood Angels are tasked with saving. Lacking
tactical flexibility, their purpose is to tear the hearts from enemy
formations. Combat doctrine emphasizes not only martial
excellence, but symbolism, bringing light to benighted worlds
as the new dawn breaks, a Day of Revelation for the people of
the soon-to-be compliant world.

Standard Issue Wargear: Artificer Armor, Falling Star Power
Spear OR Equinox Blade Case, Jump Pack, Grenade Discharger
Dawnbreaker Champion Advances

Charm 200 Skill
Death from Above 1000 Talent Pilot (Personal)
Lightning Attack 1000 Talent
Two Weapon Wielder (Melee) 500 Talent WS 35, Ag 35
Set the Sky Aflame 1500 Talent
Angelic Presence 1000 Talent
NEW TALENTS
SET THE SKY AFLAME
When the Legionary engages his Jump Pack and ends any kind of movement action, all enemies within a number
of meters equal to the Legionary’s Agility bonus of the landing zone suffer 1d5 hits, inflicting 1d10+X E damage,
where X is twice the Legionary’s Agility bonus, with a Penetration of 0 and the Flame quality. Hordes are hit a
number of times equal to 1d5 + the Legionary’s Agility Bonus.
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When engaging enemy Hordes in melee combat, the Legionary and allies’ melee weapons within support range
gain the Devastating (X) quality, where X is equal to the Legionary’s Fellowship Bonus. If the Legionary’s
weapon already possesses the Devastating quality, the values are added together.
Angel’s Tears
Arch-Erelim
ehind the silver masks of the Angel’s Tears are Legionaries who
B have surrendered their names and identities to perform the tasks
their Primarch requires of them. The equivalent of Destroyers for
other Legions, the Angels’ Tears are called to action only when an
enemy is deemed worthy of full annihilation. Once the task is
brought to completion, the mask is set aside, and the Legionary
beneath resurfaces, bearing no lingering taint from the slaughter
and destruction he caused.

Standard Issue Wargear: Jump Pack, Angel’s Tears Grenade
Launcher, 3 Frag Grenades, 3 Krak Grenades, 3 Rad Grenades,
Void-Hardened Armor Upgrade
Angel’s Tears Arch-Erelim Advances

Chem Use 200 Skill
Medicae 200 Skill
Independent Targeting 1000 Talent BS 40
Unshakeable Faith 500 Talent
Two Weapon Wielder (Ranged) 500 Talent BS 35, Ag 35
Strong-Minded 500 Talent WP 30, Resistance (Psychic
Powers)
Virtue of Judgement 1500 Talent
Silver Death Mask 1000 Talent
NEW TALENTS
VIRTUE OF JUDGEMENT
As a Full Action, the Legionary may declare an enemy marked by the Angel’s Wrath. When making ranged attacks against the
marked enemy, the Legionary and allies within support range gain the Tearing and Razor-Sharp qualities for weapons with the
Spray, Flame, or Rad-Phage qualities. A new Angel’s Wrath mark may not be declared until the enemy is destroyed or leaves the
encounter.
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During the Oath-taking phase of mission planning, the Legionary may opt to spend a Fate Point. If he does so, the Legionary
reduces each instance of Insanity and Corruption gained during the mission by his Willpower bonus (to a minimum of 1).
Medusan Immortal
Veteran Sergeant
he ranks of the Medusan Immortals are not a position of
T honor – they are reserved for those who have failed a
mission, or been laid low by terrible forces. The Medusan
Immortals function as a cybernetically enhanced Forlorn
Hope, stripped of clan allegiance, and ordered into the fray.
They take pride in fighting and dying, never breaking
ranks, for only in death is there redemption.

Standard Issue Wargear: Boltgun, Boarding Shield
Legion: Iron Hands
Medusan Immortal Veteran Sergeant Advances

Command 200 Skill
Tech Use 200 Skill
Counter Attack 500 Talent
Duty Unto Death 500 Talent WP45
Hip Shooting 500 Talent BS40, Ag40
Iron Discipline 500 Talent WP30, Command
Signature Wargear (Any Cybernetic) 1000 Talent
Gun Them Down 1000 Talent
NEW TALENTS
GUN THEM DOWN
When an enemy fails a Pinning test, or performs the Disengage action, the Legionary may, as a Reaction, perform
a Semi-Auto Burst or Full Auto Burst with any weapon he is currently wielding against the retreating enemy. This
attack does not gain the normal bonus to Ballistic Skill.
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Rampager Champion
hock assault units formed from the most savage
S Legionaries of an already savage Legion, the Rampagers
possessed the psycho-surgery and implants that kept them
in a permanent state of rage. Some lost themselves to it,
while others focused their desire into learning and
mastering the gladiatorial Caedere weapons, patterned
after those the Primarch Angron himself had used.

Standard Issue Wargear: Chainaxe OR Caedere
Weapon of the Legionary’s Choice
Legion: World Eaters
Rampager Champion Advances

Dodge 200 Skill
Dodge +20 400 Skill Dodge +10
Survival 200 Skill
Frenzy 500 Talent
Headhunter 1000 Talent
Butcher’s Nails Overdrive 2000 Talent Lightning Attack
NEW TALENTS
HEADHUNTER
When fighting in melee combat against a single enemy combatant, the Legionary’s weapons gain the Razor-Sharp
quality.
BUTCHER’S NAILS OVERDRIVE

For every individual enemy and ten points of Magnitude damage inflicted to Hordes, the Legionary may perform
an additional attack as part of the Lightning Attack action until the end of the round. For example, if he has killed
one individual enemy, and inflicted 25 Magnitude damage to hordes, he may perform three additional attacks. The
Legionary must inflict the fatal blow himself to claim this bonus. For every bonus attack performed, the Legionary
suffers one point of damage, ignoring armor and toughness.
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Invictarus Suzerain
nvictarus Suzerains are a class apart from their fellow Legionaries.
I Serving their Primarch and Tetrarchs directly, each Invictarus Suzerain
is a warrior marked for greatness, and trained in mass operation
commanding and tactics. Many of the Legion’s officers are drawn from
the ranks of the Invictarus Suzerains. Their Legatine Axes, modelled
after the weapons of the warrior-kings of Macragge, are a symbol of
office as much as they are deadly weapons. Though their record of
service would disappear over ten thousand years, with the shattering of
the Legions, the returned Primarch Roboute Guilliman would reform the
Invictarus Suzerains upon his modern-day return, as the Invictus Guard,
the shining glory of mankind, and hope for the future.
Requirements: Rank 4 or more, 40+ Renown

Standard Issue Wargear: Legatine Axe, Boarding Shield
Invictarus Suzerain Advances

Command 200 Skill
Diplomacy 200 Skill
Diplomacy +10 400 Skill Diplomacy
Diplomacy +20 400 Skill Diplomacy +10
Tactics (Select One) 200 Skill
Tactics (Select One) +10 400 Skill Tactics (Select One)
Tactics (Select One) +20 400 Skill Tactics (Select One) +10
Air of Authority 500 Talent
Unbowed and Unbroken 500 Talent Fel 40
Mastery (Command) 1000 Talent Command (+20), Talented
(Command)
Lord of Ultramar 1000 Talent
Stirring Rhetoric 1500 Talent Fel 45, Heroic Inspiration
NEW TALENTS
LORD OF ULTRAMAR
The Legionary grants each Allied Excertus Imperialis and Solar Auxilia Strategic Assets up to two Horde Traits of
his choice from Deathwatch (Core) or Mark of the Xenos.
STIRRING RHETORIC
Once per encounter, when using the Heroic Inspiration talent, the Legionary may spend a Fate Point. If he does, he
affects all allies with his Command test, and all affected gain an additional +5 bonus to his next Skill or
Characteristic Test for every Degree of Success this character scores on the Command Test (to a maximum of a
+30 bonus in total).
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Locutarus Strike
Leader
any Chapter divisions of the Ultramarines Legion
M maintained small numbers of Locutarus to deploy as
vanguard or strike formations. Usually chosen of the line
Assault Squads, they have proven themselves the most
skilled and courageous of their brethren. Instead of
savagery, the Locutarus practice precision strikes, perfectly
timed for maximum effect. The charge of the Locutarus
could tip the scale of a battle by itself, a legacy carried on
over the millennia by the Vanguard Veterans.

Standard Issue Wargear: Jump Pack, Master-Crafted
Power Sword, Plasma Pistol
Locutarus Strike Leader Advances

Logic 200 Skill
Two Weapon Wielder (Ranged) 500 Talent BS35, Ag 35
Sidearm 800 Talent BS40, WS40, Two Weapon
Wielder (Melee, Ranged)
Precise Blow 500 Talent
Sure Strike 500 Talent WS30
Precision Intervention 1000 Talent
Opening Salvo 1500 Talent
NEW TALENTS
SIDEARM
When armed with a Pistol-class weapon in one hand and Melee weapon in the other (both of which the Legionary
could normally use single-handed), the Legionary negates the penalty for Two-Weapon Fighting.
PRECISION INTERVENTION
When an ally within Support Range is reduced to Critical Damage by an enemy, the Legionary may spend a
Reaction to perform a Charge Action against the enemy if the enemy is in range.
OPENING SALVO
During the first round of melee combat, as a Full Action the Legionary may perform a Full Move action, and then
perform two Semi-Auto Burst or Full-Auto Burst actions with the pistol he is currently wielding. These Bursts 140
retain their normal bonus to hit.
Khenetai Blademaster
he Khenetai Occult were a sect within the Order of the Jackal,
T who served as guardians of the five Prosperine Cults. Bound to
their allies by psychic oaths, the Khenetai were initiates into the
Jackal Cult’s innermost secrets. Their blades were custom
forged, crystalline infused ceramite inscribed with the wielder’s
secret names and deeds. In times of battle, such was the unison
of their tactics that they were less a squad and more extensions
of a single terrifying warrior.

Standard Issue Wargear: Two Force Swords (in the shape of
sick nasty khopeshes)
Legion: Thousand Sons
Khenetai Blademaster Advances

Invocation 200 Skill Acrobatics +20
Scholastic Lore (Choose One) 200 Skill Invocation +20
Scholastic Lore (Choose One) +10 400 Skill Scholastic Lore (Choose One)
Scholastic Lore (Choose One) +20 400 Skill Scholastic Lore (Choose One) +10
Assassin Strike 500 Talent Ag40, Acrobatics
Blade Dancer 800 Talent
Whirlwind of Death 1000 Talent
Mindsong of Blades 1500 Talent Whirlwind of Death
NEW TALENTS
BLADE DANCER
When armed with two Melee weapons, the Legionary negates the penalty for Two-Weapon Fighting.
MINDSONG OF BLADES
When the Legionary is joined in Melee Combat by at least one ally, he may perform one additional attack in melee
combat, stacking with talents that grant additional attacks. When the Legionary is joined in Melee Combat by at
least two allies, he may perform one additional attack in melee combat, stacking with talents that grant additional
attacks, and gains a +10 to all Weapon Skill tests. When the Legionary is joined in Melee Combat by at least three
allies, he may perform two additional attacks in melee combat, stacking with talents that grant additional attacks,
and gains a +10 to all Weapon Skill tests. The Legionary does not necessarily have to outnumber enemies to gain
this bonus, just having your homies by your side is enough.
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Ammitara Fate
xistence of the Ammitara Occult Intercession Cabals was a
E closely guarded secret of the Thousand Sons, for they were the
militant arm of the Order of the Blind, masters of misdirection,
reconnaissance, espionage, and assassination. They could call
upon a wide range of experience from spying on other Legions,
and it was a testament to their skill that even their own Legion
doubted their existence. The Ammitara Intercession Cabals
were an almost invisible force on the battlefield, and it was
only within the blasted wreckage of Prospero that their
existence could finally be confirmed.

Standard Issue Wargear: Scout Armor, Sniper Rifle OR
Plasma Gun, three Blind Grenades
Legion: Thousand Sons
Khenetai Blademaster Advances

Deceive 200 Skill
Infused Knowledge 500 Talent Int 40
Marksman 500 Talent BS35
Target Selection 1000 Talent BS50
Mind Killer (Psychic Power) 1000 Talent
MIND KILLER
Prerequisites: Psy Rating 5

Action: Full Action
Focus Power: Difficult (–10) Willpower
Range: 3m x Psy Rating
Description: Yeah, yeah, Dune. The Legionary takes a deep breath, focuses amongst the bullshit of the real
world, and lets that shit go. His mind clear, he is able to psychically enhance his attack, firing with preternatural
accuracy, psychokinetically accelerating his shell, or even rip the enemy’s blood out of the bullet hole. Brutal.
The Legionary targets himself or a single ally within range and line of sight. The target may reroll failed Ballistic
Skill tests, and reroll the damage dice from ranged attacks, the second result standing. The target also ignores
armor points granted by cover the enemy benefits from.
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Reaver Chieftain
he Sons of Horus would continue to evolve their despoiler and
T assault squads, matching their natural way of warfare with
Cthonian gang culture. Reaver units specialize in lightning-
swift assaults to maim and disable foes, cutting down the weak
and isolated, and sowing panic and disorder in the remainder.
Reavers’ greatest weapon was their adaptability, able to fight in
void operations, battlefield shock assaults, and scouring
operations. Each Reaver customized his appearance and
wargear, and the greatest Chieftains were furnished with the
finest weapons and armor the Warmaster could provide.

Standard Issue Wargear: Power Sword, Plasma Pistol
Legion: Sons of Horus
Reaver Chieftain Advances

Ciphers (Underworld) 200 Skill
Ciphers (Underworld) +10 400 Skill Ciphers (Underworld)
Ciphers (Underworld) +20 400 Skill Ciphers (Underworld) +10
Survival 200 Skill
Crippling Strike 500 Talent WS50
Peer (Underworld) 500 Talent Fel 30
Assassin’s Eye 1500 Talent
Catulan Reaver 1500 Talent
NEW TALENTS
ASSASSIN’S EYE
When the Legionary successfully scores Righteous Fury against a living, non-vehicle, non-Daemon Engine
opponent, the Legionary also rolls 1d5 on the Critical Hit table for the location hit, and applies the appropriate
Critical result to that location. Talents and abilities that increase critical hit damage apply their benefit to this roll.
CATULAN REAVER
When outnumbering an enemy in melee combat, the Legionary’s melee weapons gain the Cripping (X) quality,
where X is equal to the Legionary’s Weapon Skill bonus.
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Ashen Circle Iconoclast
n offshoot of the Legion’s Destroyer Corps, the Ashen Circle was
A created to destroy an enemy’s culture, and raze their centers of
learning and faith to the ground. They would hunt down spreaders of
false doctrine, consigning it to eradicating flame. The Ashen Circle
would often charge ahead, targeting the source of an enemy’s morale,
and rip them apart with their axe-rakes. While the units originally tore
down religious institutions to replace with the Imperial Creed, after
Lorgar’s chastisement they would spread far darker creeds.

Standard Issue Wargear: Jump Pack, Hand Flamer, Axe-Rake, one
Phosphex Bomb
Legion: Word Bearers
Ashen Circle Iconoclast Advances

Charm 200 Skill
Logic 200 Skill
Hatred (Choose One) 500 Talent
Litany of Hate 500 Talent Hatred (Choose One)
Scourge of Heretics* 1000 Talent
Burning Descent 1000 Talent
Scorched Earth 1500 Talent Thunder Charge, Cleanse and Purify
Imperial Truth 1500 Talent Hatred (Choose One)
NEW TALENTS
BURNING DESCENT
When the Legionary engages his Jump Pack and ends any kind of movement action adjacent to an enemy, that
enemy suffers 1d10+5E damage with a penetration of 4. Hordes are hit a number of times equal to the Legionary’s
Agility Bonus.
SCORCHED EARTH
The Legionary’s bonus attack granted by the Thunder Charge talent inflicts an extra die of damage, and gains the
Flame quality.
IMPERIAL TRUTH
When attacking an enemy for whom he possesses the appropriate Hatred talent, he increases the penetration of all
attacks by an amount equal to his Willpower Bonus. This bonus may be transferred by the Litany of Hate talent.
*Regarding the Scourge of Heretics, since there is not yet any real measure of “Heresy” during the Great Crusade,
treat “Heretics” as non-compliant humans, who cling to religion over the secular Imperial Truth. If your game is144
set during the Age of Darkness rather than the Great Crusade, this then applies to the followers of the Imperial
Truth instead, as the Legionary has by now fully embraced the whispers of Chaos!
Gal Vorbak
Dark Martyr
nlike their debased Possessed descendents, the Gal Vorbak,
U “Blessed Sons” in Cholchisian, were perfect fusions of
Legionary and Daemon, unified as kindred spirits rather than
competitors within the same body. They were the original
pilgrims, launched from the Word Bearers’ newly conquered
world of Cadia into the Eye of Terror, and were granted the
greatest of blessings. In battle, they could shift into a new,
monstrous form, towering over other Legionaries and spreading
the word of Chaos the most direct way possible.

Standard Issue Wargear: Power Sword, Boltgun
Legion: Word Bearers
Gal Vorbak Dark Martyr Advances

Deceive 200 Skill
Combat Master 500 Talent WS30
Daemonic Transformation 3000 Talent
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NEW TALENT
DAEMONIC TRANSFORMATION
Unlike the pitiful Possessed that would follow them, the Gal Vorbak alone were flawless in their fusion, the powerful
daemon working with the Legionary as a team of equals, which allowed the Legionary to shift from his normal form
to an unstoppable daemonic juggernaut, and back as needed.
The Legionary may shift into his Daemonic Form as a Full Action. If he succeeds at a Challenging (+0) Forbidden
Lore (Daemonology) test at the start of the round he wishes to transform, this is instead a Free Action. Switching out
of Daemonic Form is a Full Action no matter the situation.
The Legionary applies the following benefits and effects in his altered state.
➢ Gain the Daemonic (1) and From Beyond Traits, as well as a PR35 defensive field that does not overload,
representing defensive warp auras.
➢ Increase Unnatural Strength Modifier by +1
➢ Gain the Size (Enormous) Trait
➢ Gain the Brutal Charge Trait and Berserk Charge Talent
➢ The Legionary’s Weapons gain the Razor Sharp Quality, or the Warp Weapon quality if they already
possessed the Razor Sharp Quality.
➢ The Legionary may not enter Squad Mode with his allies, nor initiate his own Squad Mode ability.
➢ The Legionary no longer gains Corruption Points. Nothing could compare to hosting a Daemon, after all.
Such is the union between the Legionary and Daemon that the Legionary never stands to lose control of himself to the
Daemon, and the Daemon is genuinely helpful to the Legionary – this was, after all, the plan of the Gods to show the
union of man and warp before giving future Possessed a raw deal. Finally, the Legionary must select an Alignment to
one of the four Chaos Gods, Khorne, Slaanesh, Tzeentch, or Nurgle. When he shifts into his Daemonic Form, he may
select one Gift as aligned to his god to apply for that transformation. While this benefit cannot be switched during the
encounter, a new benefit may be freely selected the next time the Legionary shifts. A patron God MUST be chosen –
Chaos Undecided got retconned away, after all.
KHORNATE GIFTS
SLAANESHI GIFTS
The Legionary gains 4 Armor Points on all locations, As a Full Action, the Legionary may select an enemy
as gleaming brass begins to flow across his armor. and make an Opposed Deceive vs Willpower test. If
Psykers within 8m of the Legionary halve their Psy the target fails, it loses the ability to target the
Rating, and Force Weapons lose the Force Quality. The Legionary with any attacks for a number of Rounds
Legionary gains a +20 bonus to resist Psychic Powers. equal to the Degrees of Failure by which it lost the
The Legionary gains the Fear (2) Trait, or increases his Test. The target can apply any bonuses to this Opposed
Fear Rating by 2, to a maximum of 4, and the Hatred Test that would apply to resisting a psychic attack
(Everything) talent. against it.
The Legionary gains the Unnatural Speed trait.
TZEENTCHIAN GIFTS The Legionary’s melee attacks gain the Crippling (X)
The Legionary gains the Psy Rating 4 Talent, and quality, where X is equal to the Legionary’s Weapon
selects one of the five main disciplines. He then selects Skill Bonus.
three powers from that one discipline, and may
manifest said powers until the next time he shifts to his NURGLITE GIFTS
normal form. He may select a new discipline and new
Enemies adjacent to the Legionary must make a
powers every time he shifts into his daemonic form.
Challenging (+0) Toughness Test at the start of their
The Legionary increases the Protection Rating of his round or suffer 1d10 damage, ignoring armor and
defensive field by +15. toughness.
When an enemy is hit by the Legionary’s melee The Legionary gains the Regeneration (X) Trait, where
weapons, the enemy must test Willpower, or catch X is equal to the Legionary’s unmodified Toughness
fire. This fire inflicts 1d10+4 damage, wounding Bonus.
against the enemy’s Willpower Bonus.
The Legionary’s melee attacks gain the Corrosive
quality.
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Pyroclast Warden
urning fury of the Legion given form, the Pyroclasts took the place
B of the Destroyer units as a unit created to bring utter destruction to
enemies. Armed with Pyroclast flame projectors, designed by
Vulkan himself, the Pyroclasts burn away everything in front of
them. Fire is a source of renewal, rebirth, and redemption to these
Legionaries, but for there to be renewal, the past must be burned
away. These Legionaries know no mercy or reprieve as they
burninate the countryside.

Standard Issue Wargear: Artificer Armor, Pyroclast Flame
Projector
Legion: Salamanders
Pyroclast Warden Advances

Logic 200 Skill
Resistance (Heat) 200 Talent
Duty unto Death 500 Talent
Sacred Flame 1000 Talent Cleanse and Purify
Melta Weapon Mastery 1000 Talent BS50, Melta Weapon Expertise
Mantle of Ash 1500 Talent Resistance (Heat)
NEW TALENTS
SACRED FLAME
Weapons wielded by the Legionary with the Flame quality gain the Vengeful (9) Quality.
MELTA WEAPON MASTERY

Whenever the Legionary makes an attack with a weapon possessing the Melta quality, he deals +2 additional
Penetration for every two Degrees of Success he scores on the Ballistic Skill Test beyond the first. This bonus
applies after the doubling of Penetration for the Melta Quality whenever that Quality takes effect.
MANTLE OF ASH
The Legionary gains a PR35 defensive field, which does not overload under normal conditions, against Flame,
Plasma, Melta, and Volkite-class weapons. At the GM’s discretion, this field may apply to other weapons that
inflict heat-based damage.
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Mor Deythan Shade
lso known as the Shadow Masters, the Mor Deythan are an
A infiltration cadre within a Legion already specializing in such
things. They’re literally double ninjas. Each member of the Mor
Deythan was at Corax’s side during the first Lycaen Uprising
which saw his world freed. Grizzled veterans, confident in their
abilities, so skilled are the Mor Deythan that many say they
have a hint of their Primarch’s shadow walk, remaining hidden
even in plain sight.

Standard Issue Wargear: Sniper Rifle OR Volkite Charger
OR Plasma Gun
Legion: Raven Guard
Mor Deythan Shade Advances

Survival 200 Skill
Tracking 200 Skill
Eye of Vengeance 500 Talent BS50
Sharpshooter 500 Talent BS40, Deadeye Shot
Talented (Silent Move) 500 Talent
Mastery (Concealment) 1000 Talent
Fatal Strike 1500 Talent
Shadow Lord 1500 Talent
NEW TALENTS
FATAL STRIKE
Once per encounter, at the start of any round, the Legionary may declare his next ranged attack to be a Fatal
Strike. Until the beginning of his next round, one ranged weapon of the Legionary’s choice gains the Twin-Linked
and Razor Sharp qualities. If the Legionary’s chosen weapon is a sniper rifle, the weapon’s damage rolls are
resolved at Pen 8 instead of the weapon’s normal penetration value, in addition to the Twin-Linked and Razor-
Sharp qualities. Declaring this talent does not preclude other declaration talents, such as Eye of Vengeance.
SHADOW LORD
If the Legionary is not the closest target to an attacking enemy, the enemy suffers a -30 penalty to Ballistic Skill
tests to attack the Legionary. In addition, the Legionary may always perform Concealment and Silent Move tests
as a Free action, and may do so even while being observed. This talent has no effect against Daemons and enemies
with a Psy Rating of any level.
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Dark Fury
Chooser of the Slain
he Dark Furies of the Raven Guard are used to conduct
T decapitation strikes on pre-determined enemy leaders. They are
not subtle assassins like the Mor Deythan, these guys haul ass
into the middle of the field and begin ripping into everything.
Usually deploying from the holds of specialized infiltration
craft such as Darkwing (Duck) Gunships, the Dark Furies
descend on silenced jump packs towards their unsuspecting
targets.

Standard Issue Wargear: Master-Crafted Jump Pack,
Artificer Armor, one pair of Raven Talons
Legion: Raven Guard
Dark Fury Chooser of the Slain Advances

Security 200 Skill
Assassin Strike 500 Talent Ag 40, Acrobatics
Sudden Strike 1000 Talent
Fateful Descent 1000 Talent
NEW TALENTS
SUDDEN STRIKE
Before performing a Charge Action, the Legionary may make a Challenging (+0) Pilot (Personal) test. If this test
is successful, the Legionary inflicts a penalty to the enemy’s Dodge and Parry tests equal to 5x the number of
Degrees of Success on the test.
FATEFUL DESCENT
The first time in a combat encounter the Legionary successfully performs a Charge attack while wearing a jump
pack, the Legionary generates a cloud of smoke in a 3m radius around him. This grants the Legionary the benefit
of the Fog, Mist, or Shadow Combat Condition (Deathwatch p. 248).
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Headhunter Prime
H istory records that the Alpha Legion were the first to conceive of the
Seeker Squads, which other Legions then incorporated into their
structure. The Alpha Legion would then further refine the concept,
creating the Headhunters. These infiltrators create chaos amongst
the enemy’s ranks by eliminating key officers and sabotaging
important assets. These are the most skilled infiltrators and assassins
of the Legion, and are equipped with prototype weapons capable of
combating even Astartes armor. If their existence was known
outside their Legion, they would be feared the galaxy over. But,
then again, maybe this account is a lie :^)

Standard Issue Wargear: Twin-Linked Bolter with Banestrike
Rounds, 3 Venom Spheres, Power Dagger
Legion: Alpha Legion
Headhunter Prime Advances

Shadowing 200 Skill
Deadeye Shot 500 Talent BS30
Sharpshooter 500 Talent BS40, Deadeye Shot
Target Selection 800 Talent BS50
Versatile Shooter 1200 Talent Sharpshooter, Target Selection
Assassin’s Shot 1500 Talent BS45
NEW TALENTS
VERSATILE SHOOTER
When firing a single shot from a single Pistol, Heavy, or Vehicle weapon with the Accurate Quality and while
benefitting from an Aim Action, the Legionary treats that weapon as if it was a Basic weapon for the purposes of
inflicting additional Damage for additional Degrees of Success on his Ballistic Skill Test.
ASSASSIN’S SHOT
When the Legionary successfully scores Righteous Fury against a living, non-vehicle, non-Daemon Engine
opponent with a Ranged Attack, the Legionary also rolls 1d5+X on the Critical Hit table for the location hit, where
X is the Legionary’s Perception Bonus, and applies the appropriate Critical result to that location. Talents and
abilities that increase critical hit damage apply their benefit to this roll.
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Chapter III:
replacing the venerable former over the years. This is
a time before the Storm Bolter was first created,
where the Assault Cannon and Storm Shield were
Legionary
still in prototype design stage, where the
Mechanicum was not yet afraid to try new things, and
invent new forms of weaponry, where Jetbikes took
Armorium to the skies.
The eighteen legions were forged for

specific purposes, and they would gradually begin to
“What did Tallarn look like before the Iron Warriors
favor weapons that aided these purposes. The
descended on it, Thexus?”
Imperial Fists would grow to favor the defensive
"IT WAS A VERDANT AGRI-WORLD, CONSUL. IT
Storm Field, while the Blood Angels took to the
WAS CAPABLE OF GROWING FOOD AND
Assault Cannon and Flamer with aplomb. The World
VEGETATION FOR AN ENTIRE SUBSECTOR."
Eaters would continue to wield the gladiatorial
"And after the bombardment?"
weapons of Nuceria, while the Iron Warriors
"A SUNSCORCHED DESERT HOSTING THE
preferred their mortars and artillery. All the while,
RUSTED HULKS OF ONE MILLION TANKS."
nobody would notice the Warmaster Horus moving
"Perhaps we'll leave the Phosphex for today.”
the best and newest equipment to those that swore
-Space Wolf Praetor “Felleye” Brynjol and themselves to him…
Paragon of Metal Executor Thexus discuss tactical
This chapter is split into four sections.
options.
Legionary Armaments details the weapons, armor,
T he armories of the Legions were stocked with every

possible weapon for any possible enemy. Even then,
and general equipment the Legionaries could call
upon, from simple Bolter Variants to Battle
the Legions were hard-pressed at times to combat the Automata. Special Legionary weapons like the
horrors of the galaxy. Still, with grit and Legatine Axe will also be profiled. Legionary
determination, the Legionaries pressed on, secure in Vehicles provides a full motor pool, from the
their determination to continue the Great Crusade. Scimitar and Javelin, to the Fellblade and Sokar-
pattern Stormbird. Legionary Assets details new
While some weapons would slowly decline assets available to summon for support, from
over time, the turbulent Age of Darkness would see Mechanicum contingents to the Talons of the
others take a new spotlight. The Volkite Charger, for Emperor and the Ordo Sinister. Finally, Relics of the
instance, was superior in stopping power to the Age of Darkness will introduce new Legionary Relics
standard Terran Bolter, but the bolter’s ease of for use, like the Parthinian Serpent of the White
manufacture and supply meant it would become the Scars, or the Photonic Blade of the Blood Angels.
mainstay of the Legiones Astartes, the latter
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Armaments
"You just came to the wrong neighbor, heretic."
-Auroran Praetor Cortain points his Volkite

Serpenta at the Chaos Lifeguards.
W hat a Legionary requires, he usually gets. As the

Great Crusade pressed on, the once standardized
Legiones Astartes would begin to diverge in purpose
and armament. As the shining light of the Great
Crusade gave way to the Age of Darkness, the Forge
Lords of each Legion would improve not only their
standard equipment, but also the specialist equipment
that evolved from continued use, or Primarch
preference.
It is during the Great Crusade that many

weapons first came into being. The Combi-Bolter had
not yet given way to the Storm Bolter, but weapons
like the Assault Cannon and Storm Shield had
entered testing with the Blood Angels, Imperial Fists,
and Salamanders. Cyclone Missile Launchers had
just been pioneered by the Iron Warriors and later the
Ultramarines, leaving most with the Havoc Launcher.
The Reaper Autocannon, an improved variant of the
Autocannon, was widespread and equipped to many
Terminator-armed forces. The Alpha Legion, ever
secretive, had begun to create a new type of bolt
round, the Banestrike Round, and nobody felt the
need to question why it seemed purpose-built to
pierce ceramite Power Armor.
The armaments here allow a Legionary to

equip himself for any threat, be it the uncountable
xenos of the galaxy, or the threat of betrayal from
other Astartes. It is important to realize that not every
weapon is listed here – some are in the Deathwatch
Core Rulebook. Only new weaponry will be listed
here. However, the following weapons are not
available in the Age of Darkness, due to not having
been invented yet, or general availability. Some
prototypes, however, may be available.
➢ Storm Bolter
➢ Assault Cannon
➢ Thunder Hammer
➢ Storm Shield
➢ Grav Weaponry
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Name Class Range RoF Dam Pen Mag Rld Special Req Renown
Archeotech Pistol Pistol 30m S/-/- 2d10+8E 6 8 2 Full - 30 Distinguished
Lucifex Pistol 15m S/-/- 1d10+1E 4 5 4 Full Fleshbane, Rad- 25 Respected
Phage
Irad Cleanser Basic 30m S/-/- 1d10+3E 4 20 4 Full Spray, Fleshbane, 30 Respected
Rad-Phage
Irad Engine Heavy 50m S/-/- 1d10+12E 8 30 4 Full Spray, Fleshbane, 35 Distinguished
Rad-Phage. Torrent
Rad Grenade Thrown - - 1d10+4E 8 - - Blast (2), 25 Respected
Fleshbane, Rad-
Phage
Rad Missile Missile - - 1d10+10E 8 - - Blast (4), 30 Respected
Fleshbane, Rad-
Phage
Phosphex Bomb Thrown SBx3 S/-/- 2d10+5E 12 - - Blast (5), Corrosive, 40 Distinguished
Toxic*, Lingering
Death, Crawling
Fire
Rotor Cannon Heavy 150m -/6/10 1d10+6I 3 200 3 Full Tearing 15 -
Volkite Serpenta Pistol 25m S/-/- 2d10+2E 4 10 2 Full Deflagrate 5 -
Volkite Charger Basic 55m S/2/- 2d10+3E 4 20 3 Full Deflagrate 10 -
Volkite Caliver Heavy 165m S/2/3 2d10+6E 4 30 4 Full Deflagrate 18 Respected
Volkite Culverin Heavy 280m S/2/4 2d10+9E 4 40 5 Full Deflagrate 25 Distinguished
Autocannon Heavy 300m S/3/- 3d10+8I 6 20 2 Full Reliable 21 -
Reaper Autocannon Heavy 300m S/4/- 3d10+8I 6 40 2 Full Reliable, Twin- 30 Respected
Linked
Plasma Blaster Basic 60m S/2/- 2d10+8E 12 6 2 Full Volatile, Maximal 25 Respected
Phased Plasma Fusil Basic 100m S/2/3 1d10+10E 12 18 2 Full Volatile, Maximal 30 Respected
Graviton Gun Heavy 30m S/-/- - - 3 2 Full Blast (5), 25 Respected
Concussive,
Haywire, Graviton
Pulse
Grenade Harness Basic 20m -/2/- 2d10+2X 0 - 2 Full Blast (4), One Shot 15 -
Chainaxe Melee - - 1d10+6R 6 - - Tearing, 8 -
Unbalanced
Combat Shield Melee - - 1d5+1I 0 - - Balanced, Power 20 Distinguished
Field
Boarding Shield Melee - - 1d10I 0 - - Unwieldy, Power 25 Distinguished
Field
Charnabal Sabre Melee - - 1d10+5R 0 - - Tearing, Duelist’s 30 Respected
Edge, Flawless Cut
Paragon Blade Melee - - 2d10+8E 10 - - Power Field, 50 Hero
Murderous Strike
Power Maul Melee - - 1d10+8E 4 - - Power Field, 20 Respected
Concussive (0)
Force Axe Melee - - 1d10+4R 2 - - Unbalanced, Force 30 Respected
Heavy Chainsword Melee - - 1d10+10R 6 - - Tearing, 15 -
Unbalanced
Aether-Shock Maul Melee - - 1d10+8E 6 - - Deflagrate 30 Distinguished
Toxiferran Flamer Basic 20m S/-/- 1d10+9E 4 6 2 Full Spray, Corrosive, 20 Distinguished
Tainted
Corposant Stave Melee - - 1d10+8E 6 - - Concussive (1), 25 Distinguished
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Haywire
ARCHEOTECH PISTOLS The blast cloud does not dissipate, but rather remains
Even in this enlightened age of the Great Crusade, active at that location.
there were some miracles of technology that had not
yet been recovered. Archeotech pistols is a catch-all Crawling Fire: At the start of every round, the GM
term for a wide variety of pistol type weaponry from may move any Phosphex Bomb clouds from the
the Dark Age of Technology, be it a slug gun of Lingering Death rule up to 3m in any direction, as
prodigious power or a blaster of scything energy. The long as that direction is closer to a living organism –
rich flaunt them, the aggressive use them, and often be it ally or enemy to the party. The GM must
the only way to get them is to pry them from their immediately resolve a Phosphex Bomb hit against
user’s cold dead hands. anything that falls under the Phosphex Bomb cloud’s
new location. This will cause damage, but no new
RAD WEAPONRY blasts are created (the only way to create more clouds
The Rad class of weaponry, consists of a number of is to chuck more Bombs).
weapons and projectiles used only against the most
dangerous of xenoforms and hated enemies. They fire ROTOR CANNON
a blast of radiation that can boil a target alive, their The predecessor of the Assault Cannon, the Rotor
bodies ripped apart at the cellular level. The unlucky Cannon is a multi-barreled heavy stubber that can put
few who survive will simply die later of radiation out a prodigious amounts of fire, though far weaker
poisoning. Radical. than its successor.
This Exotic Weapon group contains the Lucifex, Irad VOLKITE WEAPONS
Cleanser, Irad Engine, Rad Grenade, and Rad Volkite Weapons are martian deathrays. They fire a
Missile. red beam that, upon contact with an enemy,
superheats them like a microwave, resulting in a wet-
Fleshbane: Damage from this attack ignores sounding pop. Remember the Expander from Duke
Toughness Bonus. Armor functions normally. Nukem 3D?
Rad-Phage: Upon taking wounds, the enemy must Yeah. That.

make a Challenging (+0) Toughness Test or suffer
2d10 Toughness Damage. This Exotic Weapon group contains the Volkite
Serpenta, Charger, Caliver, and Culverin. The
Torrent: Instead of using the firing weapon as a Volkite Charger may be used as part of a Combi-
point of origin, select a point within 15m as the shot’s Weapon in addition to other options, and may be
origin. Resolve the spray’s normal 30° cone from that taken with Terminator Armor.
point, with the caveat that the cone must extend
further than the point of origin – no looping sprays Deflagrate: For every hit that inflicted at least one
backwards! Wound on an opponent, resolve an additional
automatic hit, rolling for damage as normal. These
PHOSPHEX BOMB additional hits do not inflict further hits themselves.
A corrosive and incendiary compound that even the
Imperium feels should have remained dead and IMPERIAL AUTOCANNONS
buried in the turbulent past, Phosphex burns with an Autocannons are automatic, self-loading, solid
eerie blue-green flame, and cannot be extinguished in projectile weapons powerful enough to take on many
anything short of vacuum. If this was not bad enough, threats. Equally adept at damaging heavy infantry
the cloud of flame MOVES, seeking out movement and light tanks, Autocannons are intended for long
around it to feed its unstoppable path of incineration. range support, while still remaining man portable by
Worse than even Rad Weaponry, to resurrect a single Legionary. Its larger cousin, the Reaper
Phosphex is to contaminate a place with the taint of Autocannon, is a double-barrelled variant capable of
death itself. greater firepower, but requires Terminator Armor to
stabilize its massive recoil.
Phosphex Bombs inflict their base damage, ignoring
armor and toughness, if the enemy fails a Hard (-20) IMPERIAL PLASMA WEAPONRY
Toughness test from the Toxic quality. In addition to normal Plasma weaponry, the
Legionaries of the Great Crusade could call upon
Lingering Death: After resolving the Phosphex new forms of plasma weapons, better understood if
Bomb attack, make note of the blast’s final location. still slightly dangerous. The Plasma Blaster was
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capable of large bursts of damage at short range, at A Boarding shield adds 5AP to the wielding Arm and
the cost of requiring Terminator Armor to power its Body, and has a PR25 protective field, increasing to
cooling systems, while the Phased Plasma Fusil PR35 in melee.
sacrificed some stopping power for a greater rate of
fire. CHARNABAL SABRE
Tracing their origins to the Duelling rings of Holy
GRAVITON GUN Terra, a Charnabal Sabre lacks the cutting ability of a
Graviton Weaponry was not meant to be a weapon in power weapon, but there are those who believe that
the first place. Its worth in the dark days of the Horus this allows for displays of true skill to shine through.
Heresy, however, meant the weapons would be Each forged in a different way, they speak of an
refined and improved over the following 10,000 individual’s duelling style as much as their affluence.
years. The weapon’s ability to crush enemies with the
weight of their own armor quickly gave it a niche in Duelist’s Edge: When engaged in single melee
armored combat. combat with only one other enemy, the enemy suffers
a -10 penalty to dodge and parry tests.
Graviton Pulse: Everything caught in the gun’s
blast area is violently pressed to the floor and must Flawless Cut: If a Weapon Skill test succeeds with 3
take a Very Hard (–30) Strength Test or be knocked or more DoS, the attack is resolved at Pen 10.
down. Being thrown to a solid surface from a
standing position and forced to the ground in this way PARAGON BLADE
is enough to inflict 1d5 I (Primitive) Damage—treat Two-handed weapons of perfectly aligned balance
this as effecting the Body location—although what and durability, the offensive potential of a Paragon
the character or object is thrown against and how far Blade is unmatched. Paragon Blades have diverse
they fall may well make this effect far worse. origins – some are ancient relics of the Dark Age of
Additionally, anyone attempting to move or perform technology, others are Xenos prizes from beyond the
physical actions within the blast radius for 2d5 Halo Stars. All are sought after by warriors supreme.
Rounds afterwards must first pass an Opposed Paragon Blades ALWAYS require two hands to use.
Strength Test versus Strength 60 (Unnatural (×2))
each Round. At the GMs discretion, the flux may Murderous Strike: When triggering Righteous Fury,
shatter brittle objects, collapse loose flooring, rupture the enemy must make a Challenging (+0) Toughness
containment vessels, damage vehicles and machinery, test or die like a bitch, unless they are immune to
plus wreak any other chaos deemed appropriate. instant death in some way (Touched by the Fates,
some sort of Eternal Warrior, etc).
GRENADE HARNESS
An auxiliary weapon designed to fit on Terminator POWER MAUL
Armor, the Grenade Harness is a one-shot weapon Somehow, this weapon isn’t in Deathwatch normally.
that releases a barrage of frag grenades at a target to Anyway, this heavy energy maul is the third most
distract the foe during a charge. A Grenade Harness common power weapon used. Unlike the Power
cannot be reloaded during normal combat situations. Sword, which balances attack and defense, and the
Power Axe, which prioritizes offense, the Power
CHAINAXE Maul prioritizes defense, its lower penetration
In addition to the Chainswords that many Legions offsetting slightly higher weapon strength for use
made use of, the Chainaxe found its place amonst the against low-armored enemies, and the ability to
more savage Legions, due to its greater killing power concuss motherfuckers that you don’t like.
and armor piercing potential. Even then, its use was
questioned by some, the Chainaxe infamous for its FORCE AXE
gory killing displays. Introduced after Deathwatch came out, the Force Axe
is for those psykers who just want to chop their
SHIELDS enemies. The Force Axe is far more offensively
The Legiones Astartes would make use of many weighted than the Force
types of defensive shields, such as the buckler-sized Sword or Force Staff, the
Combat Shield, or the full-body Boarding Shield Force Axe pays for its
preferred by Legion Breachers. higher base damage in
being slightly unbalanced
A Combat shield adds 3AP to the wielding Arm and on the attack.
Body, and has a PR25 protective field.
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HEAVY CHAINBLADE TOXIFERRAN FLAMER
A heavy variant of the Chainblade designed to chew Many improvised chemical concoctions would be
through xenos flesh and armor plate alike, the Heavy pioneered by the Dusk Raiders, the future Death
Chainblades are larger and more robust than normal Guard. One of the more devastating combinations
chain weapons, which call back to ancient patterns was a mixture of horrific toxins and psi-reactive
shared with Astartes weaponry. It is usually only the material whose recipe would be passed around the
strongest of automata and cybernetic shock troopers other nascent legions, soon earning a reputation to
which wield the Heavy Chainblades, but troops of the rival Phosphex and molecular acids. Greater versions
Space Wolves are known to favor them as well. of the Toxiferran Flamer, the Toxiferran Cannon,
Heavy Chainblades ALWAYS require two hands to would find use amongst Legion Contemptor
use. Dreadnoughts.
Heavy Chainblades require Weapon Training (Chain) Tainted: If this weapon scores Righteous Fury, the
to use properly. hit is resolved at Pen 12. For every hit the bearer of
the weapon inflicts that causes at least one Wound on
CORPOSANT STAVE an opponent, that opponent immediately loses the
A battle-stave fit with shock charge generators, this benefits of any positive effects granted by psychic
weapon is most often seen amongst the Prefecture powers until the start of the bearer’s next turn.
Magisterium, the Mechanicum enforcers and “secret
police” that deal with Hereteks and renegade
machines. Corposant Staves ALWAYS require two
hands to use.
“It’s all well and good to have the best weapons, and I should know – I sell them. After seeing the Republican
Commandos in action, my shell companies have been utterly swamped with orders from across the sector for
exotic weapons like volkite chargers and Charnabal sabers. The Commandos even helped me sell a few directly, to
which I am quite grateful. Nothing like a live fire field demonstration to show off the greatest the Imperium’s
weaponsmiths could call to bear once, and call to bear again now. That’s all well and good, but I think the humans
are missing something – I’d rather have a genius behind a common gun, than a fool wielding the best gun,
There was once a Dracon in the Detachments named Zaill Kralic. He was an ascetic, and sought to master both his
weapons and himself. He was the kind of soldier to walk in front of an endless horde and dare them to TRY and
hit him, something he actually did once. During one mission to piece together an old Atomantic Arc Reactor,
many years before the Republican Commandos arrived, he and his Detachment were surprised by a Wraithknight
while deployed on mission. The Tau troopers with him sought cover, a valid strategy, but not Zaill. Readying his
Grapnel, he began to swing around, taking full advantage of his speed and agility to flank and weave around the
Wraithknight. Midflight, he correctly deduced the armor was weakest at the nape of the construct’s “neck”, and
while his allies provided covering fire, Zaill surged behind the monster and inflicted the killing blow at the exact
location with his Blaster while still in midair. I can respect quick thinking like that. The “Kralic Maneuver” is
still taught to detachments today.”

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Name Class Range RoF Dam Pen Mag Rld Special
Godwyn Pattern Bolter Basic 100m S/3/- 1d10+9X 4 30 Full Tearing
Phobos R/017 Pattern Basic 100m S/3/- 1d10+10X 4 30 Full Tearing,
Bolter Proven
(2)
Umbra Pattern Bolter Basic 120m S/3/- 1d10+9X 4 30 Full Tearing
Umbra Ferrox Pattern Basic 100m S/3/- 1d10+9X 4 45 Full Tearing

Bolter
Tigris Pattern Bolter Basic 100m S/2/4 1d10+8X 4 24 Full Tearing,
Reliable
Twin-Linked Bolter Basic * * * * * 2 Full *
Name Class Range RoF Dam Pen Mag Rld Special
Ultima MK4 Pattern Bolt Pistol 30m S/2/- 1d10+9X 4 14 Full Tearing
Pistol
Phobos R/07 Pattern Bolt Pistol 30m S/2/- 1d10+10X 4 14 Full Tearing,
Pistol Proven
(2)
Umbra Pattern Bolt Pistol 40m S/2/- 1d10+9X 4 14 Full Tearing
Pistol
Tigris Pattern Bolt Pistol Pistol 30m S/2/3 1d10+8X 4 12 Full Tearing,
Reliable
IMPERIAL BOLT WEAPONRY Phobos Pattern: Phobos pattern bolt weaponry was
The number of Bolt Weapons available to the developed alongside Mk.2 “Crusade” Armor, and
Legiones Astartes boggles the mind. While some suits its short-range style. Phobos-pattern bolt
bolters of the “modern” day had yet to appear, or had weapons gain +2 damage at Short Range or closer.
been entering testing with certain legions (such as the
Stalker Bolter with the Raven Guard), numerous Umbra Pattern: The standard bolter in use for much
patterns were common place during the Great of the later Great Crusade, Umbra-pattern contains a
Crusade and the resulting Age of Darkness. free built-in Melee Attachment (Chain).
At the start of a mission, when a Legionary is Umbra-Ferrox Pattern: Augmented by

selecting their gear, they may swap their standard Techmarines during the Great Crusade and into the
Godwyn-pattern bolter or bolt pistol for any of the Horus Heresy for Legionaries expected to be out of
following, according to taste. A listing of each Bolter contact and supply range, this pattern of bolt weapon
type is below. contains a built-in Targeter and Extended Magazine.
There is no bolt pistol in this pattern.
Note that sometimes, rules will allow for a Twin-
Linked Bolter, also known as a Combi-Bolter. To Tigris Pattern: The Forge World of Tigris produces
create a Twin-Linked Bolter, take the selected Bolter a bolt weapon variant that, while slightly lower in
pattern, increase its semi-auto fire rate (and full-auto killing power, maintains a fully automatic high rate
fire rate if it possesses one) by one, add the Twin- of fire and better integration into power armor
Linked Quality, double the magazine size, and the targeting. Up to one penalty to the Legionary’s
weapon’s reload time becomes 2 Full. This weapon Ballistics Test is negated when wielding a Tigris-
now costs 15 Requisition unless granted as standard- Pattern Bolter.
issue wargear.
Godwyn / Ultima MK4: Introduced at the end of the

Age of Darkness, this pattern of bolt weapon contains
a built-in fire selector, and would become the
standard of all bolters over the next ten thousand
years. This is the standard bolt weapon found in
Deathwatch Core.
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Phoenix Spear Melee - - 1d10+12E 12 - - Power Field, 35 Distinguished
(Charge) Balanced
(Normal) 1d10+6E 8 Power Field,
Balanced
The Cacophony Heavy 250m S/2/- 2d10+9E 4 10 4 Full Overheats, Pinning, 40 Distinguished
Bio-Psychic Shock
Vigil-Pattern Storm Melee - - 1d10I 0 - - Defensive, Power 50 Distinguished
Shield Field
Solarite Power Melee - - 2d10E 15 - - Power Field, 50 Distinguished
Gauntlet Unwieldy.
Iliastus Pattern Heavy 150m -/-/10 2d10+12I 6 200 3 Full Devastating (1), 30 Distinguished
Assault Cannon Tearing, Malfunction
Nostraman Melee - - 1d10+8R 8 - - Tearing, Razor Sharp 40 Distinguished
Chainglaive
Caedere Meteor Melee - - 1d10+12I 4 - - Unbalanced, 35 “Distinguished”
Hammer Concussive
Caedere Excoriator Melee - - 1d10+8R 8 - - Unwieldy, Tearing 30 “Distinguished”
Chainaxe
Caedere Falax Melee - - 1d10+4R 4 - - Razor Sharp 40 “Distinguished”
Blades
Caedere Barb-Hook Melee - - 1d10+2R 4 - - Fleshbane 25 “Distinguished”
Lash
Legatine Axe Melee - - 1d10+7R 12 - - Power Field, 30 Distinguished
Balanced, Cutting
Strike
Power Scythe Melee - - 1d10+7R 12 - - Power Field, 30 Distinguished
Unbalanced, Reaping
Blow
Assault Grenade Basic 60m S/2/- 3d10+4X 6 12 2 Full - 30 Distinguished
Launcher (Krak)
(Toxin) 60m S/2/- 1d10+3E 6 12 2 Full Blast (3), Toxic,
Corrosive
Axe-Rake Melee - - 1d10+6R 8 - - Unbalanced, Grapple 20 Distinguished
Dragonscale Storm Melee - - 1d10I 0 - - Defensive, Power 40 Distinguished
Shield Field
Pyroclast Flame Basic 20m S/-/- 1d10+9E 4 6 2 Full Flame, Spray 35 Distinguished
Projector
(Dispersed)
(Focused) 20m S/-/- 2d10+8E 12 Melta
Raven Talons Melee - - 1d10+8E 8 - - Power Field, 60 Distinguished
Tearing, Razor Sharp
Power Dagger Melee - - 1d10E 6 - - Power Field, Razor 15 Respected
Sharp, Fast
Venom Sphere Thrown SBx3 S/-/- 1d10+5X 0 - - Blast (3), Toxic, 15 Distinguished
Envenomed
Venom Sphere Basic 20m -/2/- 1d10+5X 0 - 2 Full Blast (3), Toxic, 25 Distinguished
Harness Envenomed, One
Shot
Terranic Melee - - 1d10+10E 12 - - Power Field, Instant 75 Distinguished
Greatsword Death
Calibanite War Melee - - 1d10+6E 8 - - Power Field, 25 Distinguished
Blade Balanced
Plasma Repeater Basic 30m S/3/6 1d10+10E 10 60 4 Full Volatile, Overheats, 40 Distinguished
Maximal
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Stasis Grenade Thrown SBx3 S/-/- 1d10+3E 0 - - Blast (2), Stasis 10 Distinguished
Anomaly
Stasis Missile Missile - S/-/- 1d10+9E 0 - - Blast (4), Stasis 15 Distinguished
Anomaly
Frost Blade Melee - - 1d10+11E 9 - - Power Field, 60 Famed
Balanced, Tearing
Frost Axe Melee - - 1d10+14E 12 - - Power Field, 65 Famed
Unbalanced, Tearing
Frost Claw Melee - - 1d10+8E 8 - - Power Field, Proven 45/60 Famed
(4), Tearing
Great Frost Blade Melee - - 1d10+9E 12 - - Power Field, 60 Famed
Unbalanced, Reaping
Blow
Yimira-Class Stasis Thrown SBx2 S/-/- 1d10+6E 12 - - Blast (3), Pinning, 25 Distinguished
Bomb Overheats, Fleshbane
Aether-Fire Cannon Heavy 150m S/-/- 2d10+12E 10 12 5 Full Blast (3), Volatile, 40 Famed
Maximal, Soul Blaze
Rapier Platform Heavy * * * * * * * 20 Distinguished
Power Glaive Melee - - 1d10+8E 8 - - Power Field 35 Distinguished
(One Handed)
(Two Handed) 1d10+10E 10 Power Field, Tearing
Kontos Power Melee - - 3d10+8E 12 - - Power Field, Sunder, 45 Distinguished
Lance (Charge) Murderous Strike,
Concussive,
Cumbersome
Cumbersome
Falling Star Spear Melee - - 1d10+12E 12 - - Power Field, 35 Distinguished
(Charge) Balanced
Balanced
Equinox Blade Case Melee - - 1d10+5E 8 - - Power Field, 25 Distinguished
(Sunrise Blade) Tearing, Keen
(Sunset Blade) Melee - - 1d10+5E 8 - - Power Field, Razor 25 Distinguished
Sharp, Sunder
Coriolis-Pattern Melee - - 1d10E 0 - - Power Field, 30 Distinguished
Power Shield Defensive, Coriolis
Angel’s Tears Basic 100m S/-/- 1d10+9E 6 5 2 Full Blast (3), Rad-Phage, 25 Distinguished
Grenade Launcher Fleshbane
Grenade Discharger Basic 30m S/-/- 2d10+2X 0 5 4 Full Blast (4) 20 Respected
(Frag)
(Krak) 3d10+4X 6 5
Blade of Perdition Melee - - 1d10+6E 12 - - Power Field, Master- 60 Famed
Crafted, Deathfire
LEGIONARY WEAPONRY Legionary of the specific Legion detailed, these are

Each Legion would, over time, bear certain signature NOT Relics!
pieces of wargear that emphasized particular aspects
of their battle doctrines or origins. A number of PHOENIX SPEAR
Legionary specialized weaponry is detailed below. A (EMPEROR’S CHILDREN)
Legionary who selects a Legionary Weapon is Forged in imitation of the spears of the Legio
automatically proficient in its use. Note that, while Custodes, the Phoenix spear is an elegant weapon for
each weapon may only be requisitioned by a
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a more civilized age. The Emperor’s Children who A Solarite Power Gauntlet increases the value of the
bear it are considered duelists beyond compare. user’s Unnatural Strength Trait by 1, but imposes a
-20 penalty on any tests that require manual dexterity.
This weapon has two profiles – the first is used
during the first round of combat, when a character ILIASTUS PATTERN ASSAULT CANNON
charges, and the second is used in subsequent rounds. (IMPERIAL FISTS, BLOOD ANGELS)
A Phoenix Spear is ALWAYS wielded two-handed. The first man-portable variant of the Assault Cannon,
the Iliastus packs the same punch as the vehicle-
THE CACOPHONY mounted Kheres-pattern, but at a lower rate of fire.
(EMPEROR’S CHILDREN) Able to be used without Terminator armor, the
This…thing should not be a weapon. It is a psycho- weapon was a revolution of long-range fire support.
sonic projector, Imperial technology wielded with At the time of the Horus Heresy, techno-cults were
xenos, and enhanced by the warp itself. It fires still trying to fix the occasional malfunctions…
blastwaves of sound that reveal the target’s
unprotected mind to the waiting creatures of the Malfunction: This weapon irreparably breaks on a
Warp. It is these weapons that would evolve into the roll of 98-100. Every subsequent round the weapon is
dreaded Sonic weapons over ten thousand years. fired, add +2 to the range (For example, the next
round, it would break on an 96-100 and so on). Once
Biopsychic Shock: For every hit that successfully broken, the weapon is useless, and cannot be used
inflicts wounds, the target must make a Challenging again. The Malfunction range resets at the end of the
(+0) Fellowship test, with a penalty equal to 5x the combat encounter.
number of wounds suffered. For example, suffering 3
wounds is a -15 penalty. If this test is failed, the NOSTRAMAN CHAINGLAIVE
target must roll 1d10. If the result is greater than his (NIGHT LORDS)
Fellowship bonus, the target dies like a bitch, unless A special Chainglaive used by the Night Lords, the
they are immune to instant death in some way Nostraman Chainglaive is optimized for rending,
(Touched by the Fates, some sort of Eternal Warrior, bloodshed, and flaying – the ideal weapon for such a
etc). If the target does not have a Fellowship score (a terrifying legion. A Nostraman Chainglaive is
vehicle, for instance), or has the Fearless talent, this ALWAYS wielded two-handed.
weapon quality has no effect.
CAEDERE WEAPONS
VIGIL-PATTERN STORM SHIELD
(WORLD EATERS)
(IMPERIAL FISTS) The Primarch Angron never forgot his gladiatorial
The first true storm shield was pioneered, fittingly, roots, and these Caedere weapons are reflections of
by the Imperial Fists, masters of fortification. those once used in the fighting pits of Nuceria. Brutal
Entering service after Ullanor, production of only a and unsubtle, the Caedere weapons found their
few hundred were completed, assigned to elite greatest effect in the hands of the Legion’s growing
Terminator squads, before all hell broke loose. masses of mindless berzerkers.
A Vigil-Pattern Storm Shield adds 4 AP to wielding A Meteor Hammer imposes a -10 penalty on dodge
Arm and Body. It suffers an additional -10 penalty if and parry tests, and is ALWAYS wielded two-
used to hit, and makes Guarded Attack as a Half handed.
Action. Power fields behind slabs of ceramite also An Excoriator Chainaxe is ALWAYS wielded two-
grant the bearer a PR60 protective field, overloading handed, and grants the bearer the effects of the Flesh
according to quality as normal. Render talent if he does not already possess it.
Twin Falax Blades are always requisitioned in pairs,
SOLARITE POWER GAUNTLET require the Two Weapon Wielder (Melee) Talent,
(IMPERIAL FISTS) and increase the number of attacks the bearer makes
An augmented power fist that doubles as the symbol by one (For example, a Legionary with the Swift
of office of Imperial Fist commanders, these weapons Attack talent may make three attacks with one hand,
call to mind the Solerite gauntlets of the Legio and four attacks with one hand with the Lightning
Custodes and the weapons of the ancient Thunder Attack talent. He is still limited to one attack action
Warriors. While its strength was equivalent to a with his other hand.)
normal power fist, its power fields could cut through Barb-hook Lashes require only one hand to use.
armor far more efficiently.
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LEGATINE AXE Grapple: If an enemy tries to leave melee combat, be
(ULTRAMARINES) it via the Disengage action, charging out, or just
Created according to exacting specifications of the having the sheer balls to WALK out of melee, the
Rowboat himself, the Legatine Axe is a perfectly bearer may, as a Reaction, make a Weapon Skill test.
balanced power weapon that trades offensive power If this test is successful, the enemy stays put. There is
for speed and skill. no escape.
Cutting Strike: When scoring Righteous Fury, this DRAGONSCALE STORM SHIELD
weapon ignores the enemy's Toughness Bonus. (SALAMANDERS)
The second legion to experiment with Storm Shields
POWER SCYTHE would be the Salamanders, master of artifice. Their
(DEATH GUARD) Dragonscale Storm Shields augmented existing fields
A much-maligned pattern of power weapon, the rather than producing a strong one of its own, which
Power Scythe never caught on with any legion was more than enough for the tough sons of Vulkan.
outside the Death Guard. These “manreapers” would
proceed to reap a bloody harvest in the Age of A Dragonscale Storm Shield adds 4 AP to wielding
Darkness. A Power Scythe is ALWAYS wielded Arm and Body. It suffers an additional -10 penalty if
two-handed used to hit, and makes Guarded Attack as a Half
Action. Power fields behind slabs of ceramite also
Reaping Blow: Such is the unwieldiness of the grant the bearer a PR30 protective field, overloading
Power Scythe that the bearer suffers a penalty of -1 according to quality as normal, or increase the value
when rolling Initiative at the start of a combat of any protective fields the bearer already possesses
encounter. However, if the bearer is in melee with by +15, to a maximum of PR60.
more than one enemy, he increases the number of
attacks he makes by one. For example, a Legionary PYROCLAST FLAME PROJECTOR
with the Swift Attack talent may make three attacks (SALAMANDERS)
with one hand, and four attacks with one hand with Crafted by the hand of Vulkan himself, these flamers
the Lightning Attack talent. were found most often amongst Vulkan’s Pyroclasts,
the unit he formed when his gentle heart could not
ASSAULT GRENADE LAUNCHER stomach Destroyers. Capable of dispersing flame in
(DEATH GUARD) wide arcs, and in focused beams, the Pyroclast Flame
A short-ranged, belt fed grenade launcher, this is a Projector embodies the ultimate in flame-based
smaller variant of weapons usually equipped on purification.
vehicles. Wielded by the legion’s Grave Warden
Terminators, the launcher held normal krak rounds, RAVEN TALONS
but also corrosive toxins and acids. (RAVEN GUARD)
Unique variants of Lightning Claws, used only by the
Assault Grenade Launchers require Terminator elusive Raven Guard, the Raven Talons are bestowed
Armor to use. One type of round may be used per to Legionary officers and specialist units as a mark of
round – you cannot mix a Toxin Round and a Krak honor.
Round as part of the same attack. Toxin Rounds and
Krak rounds are stored in separate magazines, and Raven Talons are requisitioned as a pair, and inflict
reloaded independently. Toxin rounds from an +2 Damage per Degree of Success. Each is very
Assault Grenade Launcher ignore armor points bulky, and cannot be used for any but the most basic
granted by cover. manipulative tasks (for example, one could not use a
weapon or pick up a quill, but may be able to
AXE-RAKE manipulate a heavy iron girder). Raven Talons are
(WORD BEARERS) automatically Master-Crafted, and the damage bonus
A reinforced axe with a grappling barb, the Axe-Rake has already been included. Do mind the +10 bonus to
was the signature weapon of the Word Bearers’ Weapon Skill yourself, though!
Ashen Circle. Its once noble purpose of tearing down
false idols has been altered to drag down hapless POWER DAGGER
retreating victims. (ALPHA LEGION)
One of the tiniest power weapons available, the
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Power Dagger is an easily concealable weapon that CALIBANITE WAR BLADE
still maintains the cutting field of a power weapon. (DARK ANGELS)
Mixing Terran technology with Calibanite legacy, the
VENOM SPHERE Calibanite War Blade is a power sword modeled after
(ALPHA LEGION) the knightly weapons of Caliban, designed to slay
The veterans of the Alpha Legion were known to great beasts, and later, other Legionaries.
swear upon these strange spheres, which spread
shards of toxic crystal into hapless enemies. They PLASMA REPEATER
were rumored to be derived from xenos technology, (DARK ANGELS)
but, like all Alpha Legion accounts, this is a lie. Capable of outputting large amounts of plasma at the
cost of overheating, a Legionary with a plasma
Envenomed: If an enemy suffers at least one wound
repeater can outgun three of his brothers with
from this weapon, or the Toxic quality it possesses,
conventional plasma weapons, although at a far
the next melee attack by the Legionary or an ally will
closer range than one would normally like.
STASIS GRENADE
(DARK ANGELS)
Stasis weapons create bubbles of slow-time. While
the charge for a disposable weapon system is
nowhere near powerful enough to create a permanent
bubble, the Dark Angels can adeptly use the
borrowed time to strike their enemies down.
Stasis Anomaly: A target hit by a weapon with this

quality suffers a penalty of -10 to their Weapon Skill
and Agility until the start of the Legionary’s next
round. The target does not need to be wounded for
this quality to trigger, but it would be nice!
inflict additional damage equal to the Legionary’s
unmodified Strength bonus. STASIS MISSILE
(DARK ANGELS)
VENOM SPHERE HARNESS Upscaled and vehicle-capable, the Stasis Missile can
(ALPHA LEGION) be found in Heavy Support squads as well as aboard
So, you know the Venom Sphere, right? And the dedicated fire support aircraft. It hits harder than the
Grenade Harness? Well, what happens if, wait for it, grenade, too.
we COMBINE them?
FROST WEAPONS
TERRANIC GREATSWORD (SPACE WOLVES)
(DARK ANGELS) The Frost Weapons of the Space Wolves were their
The Dark Angels, the First Legion, would provide attempt to copy their Primarch’s blade, a gift from
templates to many future Legions, in their ways of the Emperor, using materials native to Fenris, like the
war. Their weapons, however, remained solely their teeth of the Krakens below the world’s seas. Forged
own. The Terranic Greatsword, once used in the in a variety of forms, a Legionary could select the
Unification Wars of Ancient Terra, now finds new Frost Weapon that best represented their personal
foes amongst the stars. A Terranic Greatsword is style.
ALWAYS wielded two-handed.
A Frost Blade and Frost Axe are both wielded one-
Instant Death: After suffering at least one wound handed.
from this weapon, the enemy must make a A Frost Claw is requisitioned as a single claw for the
Challenging (+0) Toughness test or die like a bitch, first cost, and as a pair for the second. Frost Claws
unless they are immune to instant death in some way inflict +1 Damage per Degree of Success for a single
(Touched by the Fates, some sort of Eternal Warrior, claw, and +2 for a pair. Each is very bulky, and
etc). cannot be used for any but the most basic
manipulative tasks (for example, one could not use a
weapon or pick up a quill, but may be able to
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manipulate a heavy iron girder).
A Great Frost Blade is ALWAYS wielded two-
handed, and is automatically Master-Crafted (the
damage bonus has already been included). Do mind
the +10 bonus to Weapon Skill yourself, though!
YIMIRA-CLASS STASIS BOMB

(SPACE WOLVES)
Relics of a bloodbath so intense that only Leman
Russ and his Varagyr remember it, these stasis
weapons can not only freeze its targets in time, but
freeze them out of phase with existence. They are just
as dangerous to their wielders, however, so do take
care when around allies.
AETHER-FIRE CANNON
(THOUSAND SONS)
The Thousand Sons could not keep their dicks in
their power armor when it came to their psychic
powers, but their weapons were no slouch either. The
Pyrae Cult, the Legion’s top artificers, one day
modified a plasma cannon to shoot soul-blazing
energy with the help of the Magi of Zhao-Arkhad,
known for mixing conventional weapons with
psychic bullshit.
Soul Blaze: When an enemy is hit by a weapon with Rapiers cannot take actions independent of the
this quality, the enemy must test Willpower, or catch controller, but otherwise can be commanded to move
fire. This fire inflicts 1d10+4 damage, wounding vs by the user, dividing actions as normal. A Rapier
Willpower. Remote Control has range of 500m. Rapiers must be
fixed with a -10 Tech Use test, each DoS restoring 1
RAPIER PLATFORM wound. They explode at 0 wounds.
(GENERAL) Firing a Rapier's weapon counts as the character's
A Rapier Platform allows for a Legionary to use and attack. Rapiers be equipped with weapons from the
transport weapons normally limited to vehicles. It is a following list, increasing the cost accordingly.
customizable and easily transported mobile platform
that can provide heavy fire support to a squad. Sunder: Damage dice may be rerolled. The second
Rapiers have T60 and 30 wounds, with Size result stands.
(Hulking), Fearless, Machine (10), Strange
Physiology, Unnatural Toughness x2, Ag Bonus (4) Shell-Shock: Enemies hit by this weapon suffer a -10
for movement. penalty to Pinning tests.
Additional Range RoF Dam Pen Mag Rld Special Requisition

Rapier Weapons Cost
Increase
Quad Launcher 300m S/-/- 2d10+2X 4 40 5 Full Blast (5), Indirect, Pinning, +20
(Frag) Shell-Shock
(Shatter) S/4/- 3d10+10X 6 Indirect, Sunder
(Incendiary) S/-/- 1d10+9E 4 Blast (5), Flame, Ignores Cover
(Splinter) S/-/- 1d10+5R 6 Blast (5), Tearing, Razor Sharp
Graviton 45m S/-/- * - 5 3 Full Blast (5), Concussive, +45
Cannon Haywire, Graviton Pulse
Quad Heavy 300m -/-/6 1d10+12X 5 400 2 Full Tearing, Storm, Twin-Linked +30
Bolter
Laser Destroyer 200m S/-/- 6d10+12E 14 10 4 Full Proven (4), Twin-Linked +30
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POWER GLAIVE usually by dual-wielding, but sometimes selecting a
(WHITE SCARS) blade and favoring it over the other.
Based on ancient pole weapons of Mundus Planus,
The Equinox Blade Case consists of one Sunrise
the world that would be renamed Chogoris, the
Blade and one Sunset Blade. If a specialization’s
Power Glaive, or “Rising Moon Blade” to give its
entry grants an Equinox Blade Case is acquired, then
weeaboo name, is capable of great force as well as
both blades are granted. However, the blades may be
graceful sweeps.
purchased separately with Requisition, and if a
A Power Glaive has two profiles – the first is used if specialization states only a Sunset Blade or Sunrise
the weapon is wielded one-handed. The second is Blade is granted, then only that profile is used.
used if the weapon is wielded with two hands. The
Legionary may swap between profiles as he deems fit CORIOLIS-PATTERN POWER SHIELD
during attacks. (BLOOD ANGELS)
The Crimson Exemplars bear shields that, rather than
KONTOS POWER LANCE providing a pure defensive field, soften incoming
(WHITE SCARS) blows to make them hopefully more survivable. In
A heavy two-handed weapon mirroring the sarissas this way, they are more reliable than defensive fields,
of millennia old, the Kontos Power Lance embodies which can fail at inopportune times.
the White Scars battle ethos – when the time is right,
Coriolis: Enemy melee attacks against the bearer roll
charge once, for you will not require a second.
one less damage die for damage.
A Kontos Power Lance is ALWAYS wielded two-
handed, unless it is attached to a Jetbike’s frame. ANGEL’S TEARS GRENADE LAUNCHER
During a turn the user has charged, the user’s (BLOOD ANGELS)
strength bonus is not added to the weapon’s damage. A weapon spawned from the Unification Wars, rad
In subsequent turns, the strength bonus is added to weaponry functions well in the roles of the Erelim,
the weapon’s damage as normal. When attached to a for while it eradicates foes, it leaves the targeted
jetbike, the Legionary’s Strength Bonus is used as worlds intact, waiting for the time they can be
normal – the jetbike has no strength bonus, after all. declared pure.
Cumbersome: A weapon with this quality may only GRENADE DISCHARGER

ever make one attack, superseding talents that grant (BLOOD ANGELS)
additional attacks. However, on a turn in which the A simple grenade delivery system built into the
bearer has performed the Charge action, the enemy armor of the Dawnbreakers, grenade dischargers
suffers a penalty of 5 x the bearer’s Agility Bonus to allow the clearing of a landing zone before the Day
Dodge and Parry tests against the weapon. of Revelation can truly begin.
FALLING STAR SPEAR BLADE OF PERDITION

(BLOOD ANGELS) (BLOOD ANGELS)
Reminiscent of the Phoenix Spears, the The Blood Angels’ tactical doctrine centered around
Dawnbreakers of the Blood Angels hold these spears a concept called the Fires of Heaven, the use of shock
high, as they descend from their dropships like falling assaults to shatter enemies in one blow. The Blade of
stars. Perdition epitomized this, burning away enemies in
one swift strike. A Blade of Perdition is ALWAYS
This weapon has two profiles – the first is used wielded two-handed, and is automatically Master-
during the first round of combat, when a character Crafted (the damage bonus has already been
charges, and the second is used in subsequent rounds. included). Do mind the +10 bonus to Weapon Skill
A Falling Star Spear is ALWAYS wielded two- yourself, though!
handed.
Deathfire: After applying the enemy's armor and
EQUINOX BLADE CASE toughness bonus, any remaining damage is doubled.
(BLOOD ANGELS) Righteous Fury, if scored, is applied after this
The Equinox Blade Case is a pair of weapons, one for doubling.
fast and swift opponents, one for heavy and armored
opponents. The Dawnbreakers make full use of both,
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LEGIONARY WARGEAR against the bearer, or deep strike with any other
In addition to their weapons, the likes of which method like Drop Pods, within 60m of the bearer, the
would rarely be seen again over ten thousand years, bearer and his allies do not count as Surprised.
the Legions could call upon a number of different
types of wargear that fit their methods of battle. Be it COGNIS SIGNUM
special types of ammunition, unique techno-arcana, (GENERAL)
or other sort of bizarre gear, the Legions prepared Type: Equipment
themselves for every eventuality – except for half of The forerunner of the Signum of the 41st Millennium,
their number going traitor. the Cognis Signum was just entering service among
specialized Consuls, who could make best use of its
Only half prepared for that. sensoria, telemetry arrays, and battlefield data
compilations. As a Half Action, the bearer of a
If a piece of wargear says General, it is capable of Cognis Signum may perform a Challenging (+0)
being requisitioned by Legionaries of any Legion, Tech Use test, to grant all allied Legionaries, or one
though it may be available only to certain Asset, within 15m a +10 bonus to Ballistic Skill. This
Specializations. If a specific Legion is listed, only half action counts as an attack action, so the
Legionaries of that Legion may select that piece of Legionary may not fire his own weapons when
Wargear. buffing his allies.
Name Req Renown A Cognis Signum is standard-issue wargear for

Augury Scanner 25 Respected Centurion Consul Masters of Signal, and may not be
Cognis Signum 35 Distinguished requisitioned in normal circumstances.
Cortex Controller 50 Distinguished
Cortex Designator 50 Distinguished CORTEX CONTROLLER
Cyber-Familiar 40 Distinguished (GENERAL)
Machinator Array 50 Distinguished Type: Cybernetic
Nuncio-Vox 15 Distinguished The Cortex Controller is a cybernetic that allows the
Refractor Field 25 Distinguished bearer to command and control Battle Automata of
Scorpius Bolts 15/Mag - the Legio Cybernetica, seeing what they see and
Shrapnel Bolts 15/Mag - experiencing what they experience. Only the greatest
Omni-Scope 50 Distinguished of Techmarines can hope to interpret the storm of
Peritarch Targeter 60 Distinguished data Battle Automata produce.
Chem-Munitions 15/Mag Respected
Banestrike Bolts 15/Mag Distinguished The bearer of a Cortex Controller may control up to
Tainted Weapon 30 Distinguished two Vorax, OR one Castellax, OR one Domitar-
Blessing Ferrum Battle Automata. As a Half Action, the bearer
Infravisor 15 Respected may allow controlled Battle Automata within 30m to
Cyber-Hawk 20 Distinguished enact their own two Half actions as normal, without
Molecular Acid 25/Mag Distinguished being subject to the Programmed Behavior rule. This
Shells half action counts as an attack, so the bearer may not
Healing Balms - - perform Attack actions himself. Without spending
Garm-Blood Vial - - this Half Action, Battle Automata are limited to a
Runic Matrix - - single half action on the bearer’s turn.
Arcane Litanies 20 Distinguished
Asphyx Shells 15/Mag Respected If the bearer has purchased a Battle Automata as a
AUGURY SCANNER Follower, then the Battle Automata always enacts its
(GENERAL) own two Half-Actions as normal as long as it remains
Type: Equipment within Cortex Controller range, with no test of any
An Augury Scanner is an auspex specially designed kind required for the bearer.
to detect incoming and concealed enemies. As a Full
Cortex Controllers are automatically granted to
Action, the bearer may perform a Challenging (+0)
Legion Centurions with the Praevian Consul
Tech Use test, to reveal the position, but not
specialization. They may be requisitioned by
composition or equipment, of concealed enemies
Legionaries of the Iron Warriors Legion, at the given
within 60m. The Augury Scanner also functions with
cost.
a passive mode – if enemies teleport into combat
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CORTEX DESIGNATOR a +20 bonus when the Techmarine uses his
(GENERAL) Battlesmith Talent.
Type: Cybernetic
Machinator Arrays may only be requisitioned by
Synching up to a Cortex Controller, the Cortex
Legionaries with the Techmarine specialization, at
Designator allows Legionaries to better direct their
the given cost.
metal charges. When the bearer of a Cortex
Designator successfully hits an enemy with an attack
of any kind, any Battle Automata he has purchased or
NUNCIO-VOX
requisitioned may reroll failed Weapon Skill and (GENERAL)
Ballistic Skill tests against that same enemy. The Type: Equipment
bearer’s attack need not wound or cause damage, Teleportation assaults had not yet been perfected
only hit. during the Great Crusade, with only the Sons of
Horus, Imperial Fists, and Night Lords making heavy
A Cortex Designator is standard-issue wargear for use of nascent teleportation technology. For everyone
Centurion Consul Praevians, and may not be else, calling down support the long and hard way was
requisitioned in normal circumstances. the only way. As a Free Action, the bearer may make
a Challenging (+0) Tech Use test. If he succeeds, he
CYBER-FAMILIAR may cause Assets arriving by Deep Strike to not
(GENERAL) scatter, but land at an exact point as determined by
Type: Cybernetic the bearer, or he may cause an Indirect Barrage
Often taking the forms of small skulls, adorable little Asset, such as a Whirlwind Scorpius strike, to not
spiders, or tiny tentacle drones, based on the user’s scatter. The bearer must be the one summoning the
preference, Cyber-Familiars assist their masters with Asset for this wargear to have any effect.
their no doubt important works. A Cyber-Familiar
increases the potency of any protective fields the user REFRACTOR FIELD
has by +15 (to a maximum of 60), or if the user has (GENERAL)
no protective field, grants them a PR20 Field Type: Force Field
(Overload 1-10). In addition, they allow their user to A small device which generates a protective field
reroll failed Exploration and Crafting skills. If the around the user, a Refractor Field is capable of
field overloads, the familiar is KO'd, but not killed. saving the wearer’s life by dispersing the energy
Its benefits are lost until it can be fixed with a Very from a potentially life-threatening shot. A Refractor
Hard (-30) Tech Use test. I don’t think it was ever Field has a Protection Rating of 30, and overloads on
alive anyway. a roll of 1-10. The Refractor Field follows the normal
rules for field craftsmanship and overloading.
Cyber-Familiars may only be requisitioned by
Legionaries with the Techmarine specialization, or of SCORPIUS BOLTS
the Iron Hands Legion, at the given cost. (GENERAL)
Type: Ammunition
MACHINATOR ARRAY Individually crafted by Techmarines and hand-loaded
(GENERAL) into bolters, Scorpius Bolts use a two-stage warhead
Type: Cybernetic to guide a vaporizing sabot-dart into a target. Very
Enhancing a Techmarine’s cyber-mantle and complex.
potential coil, the Machinator Array improves the
Legionary’s survivability and combat capabilities. Scorpius Bolts may be loaded into any bolt weapon.
Far more complex than a mere servo rig, the The weapon’s Rate of Fire is reduced to S/-/-, but all
Techmarine’s senses are strained to their limits, shots apply the benefits of the Flesh Render talent,
mastering their new appendages. even if the Legionary does not possess the talent, and
are resolved at Pen 12.
A Machinator Array improves the bearer’s Strength
and Toughness by +10, but reduces their Agility and SONIC SHRIEKERS
Fellowship by -5. The Machinator Array increases (EMPEROR’S CHILDREN)
the bearers weight by 3x normal, and imposes a -10 Type: Armor Upgrade
to Move Silently tests. It incorporates two servo At the very end of the Great Crusade, the last time
arms, one Astartes Hand Flamer, and one Astartes the Emperor’s Children could be called sane, the
Infernus Pistol. Finally, the Machinator Array grants Sonic Shriekers in use by certain units would become
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weirder and weirder as time went on, as the warp A Peritarch Targeter is standard-issue wargear for
itself seeped into them. Sonic Shriekers inflict a Ultramarines Fulmentarus Decurions, and may not be
penalty of -10 to Weapon Skill tests against enemies requisitioned in normal circumstances.
the bearer is in melee with. If an enemy possesses the
Fearless talent or From Beyond trait, this wargear has CHEM-MUNITIONS
no effect. (DEATH GUARD)
Type: Ammunition
SHRAPNEL BOLTS Alchemical masters all, the Death Guard were known
(IRON WARRIORS) to seed their flame weaponry with terrible toxins,
Type: Ammunition creating a larger danger to both their enemies and
Modified by the Iron Warriors to force enemies into themselves. Only Phosphex would prove worse.
cover, this same cover would then be destroyed by
allied artillery strikes. Chem-Munitions may be loaded into any Hand
Flamer, Flamer, Heavy Flamer, or Flamestorm
Shrapnel Bolts may be loaded into Heavy Bolters. Cannon. The weapon gains the Tearing, Toxic, and
The weapon’s penetration is reduced to 4, but Overheats qualities.
enemies targeted by an attack with Shrapnel Bolts
must test for Pinning. The attack need not hit or BANESTRIKE BOLTS
wound. (SONS OF HORUS, ALPHA LEGION)
Type: Ammunition
OMNI-SCOPE The Alpha Legion spearheaded a secret project, one
(IRON WARRIORS) of many - the design of a new type of bolt round, one
Type: Equipment that could breach power armor ceramite. While
An optical scanner slaved to cogitator armor, an damaging the weapon over time, the ability to take
Omni-Scope allows a Legionary to split his fire down other Legionaries with relative ease was a
between multiple targets at no loss of efficiency. An worthwhile investment.
Omni-Scope allows a Terminator-armored Legionary
to fire their Cyclone Missile Launcher as a Free Banestrike Bolts may be loaded into any Bolt Pistol,
Action at a target of the bearer’s choice. They may or Bolter. The range of Bolt Pistols of any pattern are
fire their normal weaponry at a separate target of reduced by 10m, and the range of Bolters of any
their choice as a normal attack action. Omni-Scopes pattern are reduced by 30m. When scoring Righteous
require Cataphractii Terminator Armor to function. Fury, the hit is resolved at Pen 8.
An Omni-Scope is standard-issue wargear for iron TAINTED WEAPON BLESSING

Warriors Tyrant Siege Masters, and may not be (WORD BEARERS)
requisitioned in normal circumstances. Type: Weapon Upgrade
By applying terrible sorceries to their weapon, the
PERITARCH TARGETER very power of the warp can be channeled into killing
(ULTRAMARINES) strikes. The Tainted Weapon Blessing can be applied
Type: Equipment to any non-relic weapon possessing the Power Field
Whatever Perturabo does, Rowboat had to prove he quality. The weapon’s penetration is reduced to 0, but
could do better. The Peritarch Targeters of the the weapon gains the Instant Death quality.
Fulmentarus squads grew in capability the more allies
were nearby, and the more Peritarch Targeters were INFRAVISOR
possessed by a squad. If there are at least three allies (RAVEN GUARD)
within 15m, the bearer and allies’ attacks add their Type: Equipment
Ballistic Skill Bonus to the penetration value of their The Raven Guard, masters of infiltration after the
weapon against vehicles, and enemies with the return of Corax, gravitated towards tools that allowed
Daemon Engine trait. If there are at least five allies them to remain unseen. The Infravisor, the
within 15m, the bearer and allies’ attacks ignore up to predecessor to the future Preysense Goggle, would
four points of cover the enemy benefits from. If serve them well. The Infravisor grants the Dark Sight
another ally also possesses a Peritarch Targeter, he trait and +30 to vision-based Perception tests in
counts as two allies for the number of allies nearby. darkness, but the test to avoid blindness from Photon
Summoned Assets do not count as allies for the Flash or Nova Grenades is Arduous (-40) instead of
purposes of this wargear. Challenging (+0).
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CYBER-HAWK GARM-BLOOD VIAL
(WHITE SCARS) (SPACE WOLVES)
Type: Cybernetic Type: Weapon Upgrade
A catchall term for cybernetically modified hawks, Representing the ability to take life as easily as one
eagles, falcons, pigeons, chickens, you name it, the can give it, the Garm-Blood vial contains poisonous
Cyber-Hawk feeds its master targeting telemetry, so viscera from a terrible predator of Fenris. Garm-
that they never miss. The Cyber-Hawk may be Blood Vials may be used on any melee weapon
deployed as a free action, and proceeds to fly high in without a power field, to grant it the Toxic and Razor
the air beyond enemy counter-attack. As a Free Sharp qualities. The Garm-Blood Vial may also be
Action, it may be commanded to focus on a specific thrown as a weapon with the following profile (SBx3,
enemy with a Challenging (+0) Tracking test. The S/1d5+1/-, 1d5E Pen 0, Toxic, One Use).
Cyber-hawk's controller may reroll missed Ballistic
Skill tests of up to 1 Degree of Failure against the A Garm-Blood Vial is standard-issue wargear for
targeted enemy. Space Wolf Speakers for the Dead, and may not be
requisitioned in normal circumstances.
MOLECULAR ACID SHELLS
(DARK ANGELS) RUNIC MATRIX
Type: Ammunition (SPACE WOLVES)
Able to burn through armor, Molecular Acid shells Type: Equipment
contain potent toxins that can melt flesh as well as Space Wolf Casters of Runes don’t quite harness the
ceramite. Molecular Acid Shells may be loaded into Warp, they harness the “World Spirit of Fenris,”
Heavy Bolters. The weapon’s strength is set to 1d10, which most people took to mean hypocritical warp
the weapon’s Pen is set to 1d10, and the weapon usage, until Wrath of Magnus blew those people the
gains the Toxic and Corrosive qualities. fuck out. A Runic Matrix controls the inflow and
outflow of warp energy regardless. A Runic Matrix
HEALING BALMS allows the bearer to reroll failed Willpower tests to
(SPACE WOLVES) resist Psychic Powers granted by Abhor the Witch
Type: Equipment talent. However, they may only add a maximum of
Biogenic and alchemical tinctures, masked in +2 to their Psy Rating when pushing.
Fenrisian rituals, Space Wolf Speakers of the Dead
A Runic Matrix is standard-issue wargear for Space
use these to aid their wounded brethren. While not as
Wolf Casters of Runes, and may not be requisitioned
efficient as the drugs of a Narthecium, a local remedy
in normal circumstances.
is often preferable to an outsiders’. Healing Balms
provide a +20 bonus to medicae tests, and raises the
Threshold at which a Legionary is lightly wounded to
ARCANE LITANIES
2x his Toughness Bonus. First Aid Medicae Tests (THOUSAND SONS)
restore 1d5 additional wounds. Type: Equipment
Arcane Litanies are designed as a failsafe if
Healing Balms are standard-issue wargear for Space something goes wrong when manifesting a psychic
Wolf Speakers for the Dead, and may not be power. When manifesting a psychic power, if a
requisitioned in normal circumstances. Legionary with Arcane Litanies generates Perils of
the Warp for the first time, he may ignore the result.
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The Arcane Litanies are lost when this happens.
Arcane Litanies do not protect against general
Psychic Phenomena. Arcane Litanies can only be
selected once per Legionary.
ASPHYX SHELLS
(THOUSAND SONS)
Type: Equipment
Toxic shells designed to protect against the Psyker-
hunting Psychneuein, Asphyx Shells are remarkable
for their versatility and lethality.
Asphyx Shells may be loaded into any Bolt Pistol,

Bolter, or Rotor Cannon. The weapon gains the Toxic
and Tearing quality. If the weapon already possessed
the Tearing quality, the Legionary may apply the
benefits of the Flesh Render talent, even if he does
not possess it.
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Legionary Armor
Dice Roll Armor Mark Armor Mark
(Standard) (RG + AL)
1-2 2 “Crusade” 2 “Crusade”
3-4 3 “Iron” 3 “Iron”
"Sod the training, I’ll get the hang of it!" 5-8 4 “Maximus” 4 “Maximus”
9 5 “Heresy” 5 “Heresy”
-Space Wolf Praetor “Felleye” Brynjol tries
10 5 “Heresy” 6 “Corvus”
out Tartaros Terminator Armor for the first time.
During character generation, if a Legion with special
t the start of the Great Crusade, the standard Armor armor detailed in this chapter rolls an armor type
A marks were Mk.2 Crusade and Mk.3 Iron armor. The
Mk.4 Maximus armor was seen as the hottest shit, far
compatible with one of their Legion armor variants,
they may switch out their standard armor for their
more advanced and comfortable than previous marks. Legion Armor. For example, if a Thousand Son
As the Great Crusade gave way to the Age of Legionary generates Mk.4 “Maximus” for himself, he
Darkness, Legionaries found themselves butchering may keep his Maximus Armor, or select Achean
spare parts to repair their armors, creating the ad-hoc Armor as his armor. When purchasing armor through
Mk.5 Heresy Pattern. The newest armor, Mk.6 a Signature Wargear talent, such as Artificer Armor,
Corvus, was still in testing by select units of the the Legionary may may switch out the standard
Raven Guard, though the Alpha Legion also had Artificer armor for any Artificer Patterns specific to
some, while the newest variant, Mk.7 Aquila, was their Legion.
spirited from Mars just as the world fell, and would
make its grand debut on the battlefields of Old Terra. Due to the fact that all armor at this time was newly
These are not the only patterns, however. Many forged for each Legionary, no Armor Mark
Legions, like the Ultramarines and Thousand Sons, generates an Armor History. The Age of Darkness
had their own unique patterns, that would spread were when these histories were first forged, and if a
throughout their Legion as time went on. GM determines that a set of armor meets their criteria
for a History, such as scavenging Mk6 parts for
Terminator armor underwent similar evolution. application on one’s Mk4, then it is up to them and
Terminator Armor patterns like the Cataphractii and the player on applying it.
Aquilon Patterns were developed alongside Mk.3,
and Tartaros developed soon after, alongside Mk.4. Terminator armor is also slightly different.
The ”newest” Terminator pattern, Indomitus, was Terminator armor during the Great Crusade was seen
being field-tested by the Iron Hands, and the death of as just another tool, used usually by veterans. The
their Primarch cruelly cut testing short before all the Crux Terminatus did not exist at this time.
bugs could be ironed out. Terminator Armor is reduced in Renown to
Distinguished, and has an altered weapon
Armor selection during the great Crusade, is selection list (See Gorgon-Pattern Armor).
therefore different than Deathwatch Core. The
following table is used for armor selection instead. In addition, one change is made to all Armor Marks –
The first column is a standard ten-sided die to roll. most Armor grants bonuses or penalties to
The second column is for most legions to roll on, Fellowship and Cohesion resistance. While these
while the second is for Raven Guard and Alpha make sense from a 41st Millennium perspective, they
Legion, who had access to the new Mk.6 “Corvus” make no sense for the Age of Darkness, when such
Pattern. Depending on how late one wishes to play in marks were common. Therefore, Armor Marks no
the Great Crusade and Age of Darkness, Mk.7 Aquila longer grant Fellowship or Cohesion Resistance
armor may be available, issued by the defenders of bonuses. However, any Armor Mark that imposes a
Terra, but it may never be started with. penalty to Concealment and Silent Move retains that
penalty. Armor Marks otherwise retain their unique
characteristics as described in Deathwatch: Rites of
Battle.
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PRAETOR ARMOR
(ULTRAMARINES)
Type: Power Armor
Golden-trimmed and awe-inspiring, the Ultramarines
always sought to be paragons of what it meant to be a
Legionary. Praetor armor, named after the Legion’s
war commanders, was often issued to Legionaries
who displayed particular leadership skills.
Praetor Armor counts as Mk.4 Armor, and grants a

+10 bonus to Command tests when summoning or
commanding Strategic Assets.
AETHER-RUNE ARMOR
(SPACE WOLVES)
Type: Artificer Armor
Woven with native materials best described as
“lodestones,” the Space Wolves believed these suits
of armor protected their souls through ritual and
belief, while Excertus forces in general believed it
was a technological ability the Wolves just forgot
about.
Aether-Rune Armor counts as Artificer Armor, using

the characteristics of Mk.4, grants the wearer +5
Wounds and allows the wearer to reroll failed
ACHEAN ARMOR Willpower tests to resist Psychic Powers granted by
Abhor the Witch talent.
(THOUSAND SONS)
Type: Power Armor MANTLE OF ULTRAMAR
Achean Armor was produced in the forges of
Prospero and Zhao-Arkhad, specifically for the (ULTRAMARINES)
Thousand Sons. The ornamentation was a Type: Artificer Armor
representation of Prosperine culture, and often There have only been seven of these artificer plates,
signified Legion veterans. recovered from a warship dating to the Age of Strife.
To be granted a Mantle of Ultramar is to have the
Achean Armor counts as Mk.2, Mk.3, or Mk.4 direct gaze of a Primarch upon one’s actions and
Armor, and grants a +10 bonus to opposed Willpower deeds – don’t fuck up.
tests against enemy psychic powers.
A Mantle of Ultramar counts as Artificer Armor,
PHOENICIAN ARMOR using the characteristics of Mk.4, and grants the
bearer immunity to blinding Photon Flash and Nova
(EMPEROR’S CHILDREN) Grenade effects. When taking damage from a weapon
Type: Power Armor with Pen 8 or less, the wearer may make a Hard (-20)
The armor of a Legionary of the Emperor’s Children Toughness test as a Reaction. If successful, he may
was fitted and scaled to perfection – a reflection of apply his unmodified toughness bonus again to the
the Legionary and his skill. Phoenician Armor, issued damage taken, possibly negating it entirely.
to the greatest duelists of the Legion, enhanced the
Legionary’s reactions in subtle but noticeable ways.
Phoenician Armor counts as Mk.4 Armor, and when

performing the Feint action, grants a +10 bonus to
Weapon Skill opposed tests.
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CATAPHRACTII ARMOR TARTAROS ARMOR
(GENERAL) (GENERAL)
Type: Terminator Armor Type: Terminator Armor
The prototype for now and future Terminator Armor The far more agile successor to Cataphractii Armor,
first created during the Great Crusade, the Tartaros was capable of great feats of agility, while
Cataphractii-pattern Terminator Armor shares retaining the full protection expected of Terminator
numerous systems and design specifications with Armor. It shared systems with the advanced Mk.4
Mk.3 “Iron” Power Armor, notably its heavy weight “Maximus” Power Armor, as well as the Contemptor
and reinforced shield generators. Dreadnought, putting new meaning to the term
“Tactical Dreadnought Armor.”
Cataphractii-Pattern Terminator Armor follows the
rules for normal “Indomitus-Pattern” Terminator Tartaros-Pattern Terminator Armor follows the rules
Armor. However, it grants 16 AP, and its built-in for normal “Indomitus-Pattern” Terminator Armor.
protective field is PR50. The Cataphractii-Pattern However, the Agility penalty imposed is only -10,
Terminator Armor is slow, and the wearer cannot and the wearer retains the ability to Run and Dodge,
take the Overwatch action or benefit from Quick although at a further -10 penalty.
Draw talent.
Tartaros-Compatible Weapons
Cataphractii-Compatible Weapons Bolter Combi-Weapon
Bolter Combi-Weapon Twin-Linked Bolter
Twin-Linked Bolter Volkite Charger
Volkite Charger Plasma Blaster
Plasma Blaster Grenade Harness (and Legionary Variants)
Grenade Harness (and Legionary Variants) Any Power Weapon or Force Weapon (and
Any Power Weapon or Force Weapon (and Legionary Variants)
Legionary Variants) Storm Shield (and Legionary Variants)
Storm Shield (and Legionary Variants) Heavy Flamer (and Legionary Variants)
Heavy Flamer (and Legionary Variants) Reaper Autocannon
Reaper Autocannon Iliastus-Pattern Assault Cannon
Iliastus-Pattern Assault Cannon Plasma Cannon (and Legionary Variants)
Plasma Cannon (and Legionary Variants) Cyclone Missile Launcher
Multi-Melta
Conversion Beamer
Cyclone Missile Launcher
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GORGON ARMOR ARMOR UPGRADES
(IRON HANDS) As usual, many Legions would begin to augment
Type: Terminator Armor their Legionaries in various ways. Many types of
Indomitus Pattern Terminator Armor had just entered armor upgrades and augments during this period
testing with the Iron Hands, and Ferrus Manus had would go on to see great use within their Legion, and
just begun to improve it, with the field testing being into the future. Some, however, would be lost to time,
performed by his Gorgon Terminators. Having a relic fallen back into myth and story.
reached the capability of previous Terminator armors,
he had begun working on making it as defensible as Name Req Renown
Cataphractii and agile as Tartaros, while removing
the high level of cybernetic requirement to use it. Anvillus-Pattern 15 -
However, he lost his head over the kerfuffle at Backpack
Isstvan V, and was never able to finish his work.
Indomitus would spread throughout the Legions as an Void-Hardening 10 -
easily replaceable and repairable variant of
Reaver Spikes 10 Respected
Terminator Armor.
Sonic Shriekers 15 Respected
Gorgon Armor follows the rules for normal
“Indomitus-Pattern” Terminator Armor. However, Teleportation 20 Distinguished
when using the Gorgon's defensive field to block an
Transponder
attack, if a result of 01-15 is rolled, it triggers a Nova
grenade flash against enemies within 15m. If using an Trophies of 20 “Respected”
Iron Halo or other shield, the Gorgon Flash will Judgement
apply to that shield too (it won't stop if you replace
the built-in PR35 field, but it may overload the new Burning Lore 25 Distinguished
shield based on quality).
Mantle of the Elder 30 Distinguished
Gorgon / Indomitus-Compatible Weapons Drake
Bolter Combi-Weapon
Twin-Linked Bolter Hexagrammatic 30 Distinguished
Volkite Charger Wards
Plasma Blaster
Grenade Harness (and Legionary Variants) ANVILLUS-PATTERN BACKPACK
Any Power Weapon or Force Weapon (and (GENERAL)
Legionary Variants) Type: Armor Upgrade
Storm Shield (and Legionary Variants) An advanced power pack made on the Forge World
Heavy Flamer (and Legionary Variants) of Anvillus, this power pack for standard power
Reaper Autocannon armor would go on to be used by many forces of the
Iliastus-Pattern Assault Cannon Warmaster. They would take this same pack with
Plasma Cannon (and Legionary Variants) them to the Eye of Terror, bringing the schematics
Cyclone Missile Launcher with them. The Anvillus-Pattern Backpack functions
as a normal backpack for Power Armor of any
pattern, but contains void-maneuvering jets which
grants the Flyer (6) trait in zero gravity environments.
An Anvillus-Pattern Backpack can only be taken on

Power and Artificer Armor.
VOID-HARDENING
(GENERAL)
Type: Armor Upgrade
Void-Hardening armor provides an extra layer of
defense against the harsh void, such as sudden jets of
material and environmental hazards. This hardening
works just as well in atmosphere. Void-Hardening
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but allows the wearer to reroll failed Agility tests Legionary is aboard (this is usually between +10 and
against Flame and Spray weapons. +20, based on GM prerogative). Success means the
Legionary and allies appear exactly where they want
REAVER SPIKES to be. Otherwise they scatter away from their
(GENERAL) intended destination by 1d5 kilometers per degree of
Type: Armor Upgrade failure. Whoops. Legionaries cannot bring vehicles
First pioneered by the Reaver Squads of the Sons of down through teleportation, except for bikes and
Horus, Reaver Spikes were intimidating additions to jetbikes.
Power Armor that could double as weapons in close
quarters. They remained Teleportation Transponders can only be taken on
merely intimidating until Terminator Armor.
a Reaver Chieftain named
Kirkus discovered a new TROPHIES OF JUDGEMENT
use for them when (NIGHT LORDS)
dodging INTO opponents. Type: Armor Upgrade
Reaver Spikes allow the You know, when you get a bunch of prison-
armor to function as a maddened crazies living in darkness their entire lives,
combat knife in melee you have no excuse to wonder why they flay their
combat. If the bearer of enemies and wear their skin. Trophies of Judgement
Reaver Spikes succeeds grant the Fear (1) trait to the bearer, or increase their
with at least 3 Degrees of existing Fear Rating by +1.
Success on a Dodge Test
while in Melee Combat, BURNING LORE
they immediately inflict a (WORD BEARERS)
number of wounds upon Type: Armor Upgrade
their opponent equal to Be it warp-tainted incantations or parchments and
the bearer’s Weapon Skill books chained to armor, the Burning Lore of the
bonus, ignoring armor and toughness. Word Bearers functions as a Babby’s Guide to
Daemonology. When the Legionary requisitions a
SONIC SHRIEKERS Burning Lore, he may select a single psychic power
(EMPEROR’S CHILDREN) from the Biomancy or Telepathy Disciplines. He may
Type: Armor Upgrade cast this power as normal as if he was a Psyker with
At the very end of the Great Crusade, the last time Psy Rating (2). A Burning Lore counts as a psy
the Emperor’s Children could be called sane, the focus, and can only be selected once per Legionary.
Sonic Shriekers in use by certain units would become
weirder and weirder as time went on, as the warp MANTLE OF THE ELDER DRAKE
itself seeped into them. Sonic Shriekers inflict a (SALAMANDERS)
penalty of -10 to Weapon Skill tests against enemies Type: Armor Upgrade
the bearer is in melee with. If an enemy possesses the The Mantle of the Elder Drake proves one’s mettle
Fearless talent or From Beyond trait, this wargear has and toughness, for to slay an Elder Drake within the
no effect. volcanoes of Nocturne indicates great skill and
endurance. The bearer of a Mantle of the Elder Drake
TELEPORTATION TRANSPONDER gains immunity to the Instant Death quality of
(IMPERIAL FISTS, NIGHT LORDS) weapons.
Type: Armor Upgrade
While not as skilled in teleportation strikes as the HEXAGRAMMATIC WARDS
Sons of Horus, the Imperial Fists and Night Lords (GENERAL)
made effective use of the ability to suddenly Type: Armor Upgrade
reposition or deploy to a world. The bearer of a Varying widely in effectiveness, protective wards
Teleportation Transponder may, at the start of a against the warp evolved from half-understood
mission deployment, declare that he and his allies scrawlings and charms to a codified pattern of
will Teleport to a battlefield instead of being etchings of rare alloys and minerals. The bearer of
deployed by transport or drop pod. The bearer then Hexagrammatic Wards may reroll failed defensive
makes a Challenging (+0) Scrutiny test, with a bonus field rolls against psychic powers and enemies with
equal to the Detection rating of the vessel the the Daemon or Daemon Engine trait.
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Battle Automata
reroll failed Toughness tests from the Toxic quality,
and is immune to the Fleshbane quality. However,
when hit by an attack with the Haywire quality, the
Battle Automata must make a Challenging (+0)
"From henceforth, I ordain thee as my Toughness test, or take 1d10 wounds ignoring armor
adjutant/weapons platform, Omega-Rho 10." and toughness, in addition to the normal Haywire
effects.
-Cortain, Auroran Praetor, acquires the
Programmed Behavior: Unless within 30m of a
Thanatar-Calix Siege Automata Omega-Rho 10,
Cortex Controller, the Battle Automata must follow a
cognomen Ordeci.
programmed set of restrictions, outlined as below.
Methodical: The Battle Automata may not perform the Run
or when mere flesh and blood is not enough, the
F armies of the Excertus Imperials turn to one group -
the Legio Cybernetica, the oldest of the branches of
action, and must move towards the closest enemy unit it is
able to harm.
Target Priority: The Battle Automata must fire all of its
the Mechanicum. Distrusted heavily due to a little weapons against the closest enemy within 30m any of its
problem called the Men of Iron, the Magi of the weapons are able to harm. If this is not the case, it is free to
Legio Cybernetica must take oaths of loyalty far select targets as normal.
harsher than others. Nominally organized into Onslaught: The Battle Automata must charge the closest
Cohorts of similar robots, Battle Automata would be enemy within 30m if able. The Charge attack mandated by
Onslaught takes precedence over ranged attacks mandated
mere mindless toddlers who march forward, all guns
by Fire Protocols.
blazing, if not for their minders, the Magi Dominus. Fire Protocols: The Battle Automata must fire up to three
Using a device called a Cortex Controller, the Magi of its weapons at the same target designated by Target
imbue the Automata Cortex with limited reason, Priority. These weapons may be of the Pistol, Basic, Heavy
tactical sense, and self-preservation – neither truly class, or any combination of the three, and must fire at the
alive and sapient, nor unthinking and unfeeling. Their highest rate of fire. The Automata receives no bonus to the
minds are incapable of revolt, only hatred against Ballistic Skill from rate of fire, however. This combined
their enemies. singular “Fire Protocols Attack” is a Half Action.
For example, a Vorax outside of a cortex controller must
As time went on, “lesser” variants would be granted first Half-Move towards the nearest enemy. It must fire its
to the Legiones Astartes for personal use. While Lightning Gun and its two Rotor Cannons at a singular
target. It must fire a single shot of its lightning gun, and
some Legions would disregard them, some would
perform two Full Auto attacks with its rotor cannons,
embrace them to the point of making Legion-specific ending its turn. The following round, it must charge if in
patterns. range. Otherwise, it returns to moving and shooting.
When in range of a cortex controller, the Fire
Even amongst the legions of identical Battle Protocols Attack is instead a Full Action, may benefit
Automata, some become…more. The so-called from bonuses to the Ballistic Skill from rate of fire,
Paragons of Metal are wrought of finest artifice, its and the target(s) may be freely selected by the bearer
mind forged with arcane secrets. They are capable of of the Cortex Controller.
operating outside the web of a cortex controller, and Reactor Blast: Upon reducing the Battle Automata
scrolls detailing arguments of their sapience or lack to zero wounds, the Automata may make a
thereof can fill a voidship. They are not to be trusted, Challenging (+0) Tech Use test. If successful, the
and rumors of Paragons of Metal roaming the galaxy, Battle Automata’s Atomantic reactor explodes,
performing missions in the name of the Fabricator dealing 1d10+9 Energy damage with Pen 0 to
Locum, with designations such as Theta-10-Sigma, everything (ally or enemy) within 5m.
6-6-Nu, Gamma-0-2, and Lambda-Centum-Alpha
continue to be unconfirmed.
Of course, the Legio Cybernetica are not the only

ones to make use of Battle Automata – As the Age of
Darkness burned, observers began to note horrific
similarities between Daemonic essence containers of
war engines made by the nascent “Dark
Mechanicum” and the plastic fleshy mass known as
the Cybernetica Cortex…
Most Battle Automata have the following traits.

†Cybernetic Resilience: The Battle Automata may
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VORAX-CLASS BATTLE AUTOMATA CASTELLAX-CLASS BATTLE AUTOMATA
A hunter-killer robot, the Vorax is derived from the A general purpose Battle Automata, the Castellax is
ancient Crusader template. Nominally in the form of designed for siege work and shock assaults, housing a
a praying mantis, the Vorax is capable of bending particularly aggressive machine spirit to better rip
and adjusting its form in many ways to seek out and apart its enemies.
destroy its enemies. Speed is its greatest asset, as it is
not as heavily armed and armored as its brethren. Castellax
WS BS S T Ag Int Per WP Fel
Vorax 35 45 55 50 30 25 30 35 -
WS BS S T Ag Int Per WP Fel Movement: 5/10/15/30 Wounds: 40
35 45 45 40 40 35 30 35 - Armor: Machine (All 8) Total TB: 15
Movement: 6/12/18/36 Wounds: 30 Atomantic Shielding (PR35 Field, PR20 when in
Armor: Machine (All 6) Total TB: 12 Melee, does not Overload under normal
Skills: Awareness +20, Dodge +10, Contortionist circumstances)
+10, Navigate (Surface), Shadowing, Silent Move, Skills: Awareness +10, Demolition, Dodge, Tech
Security, Tech Use, Tracking +20 Use
Talents: Fearless, Resistance (Psychic Powers), Two Talents: Berserk Charge, Fearless, Resistance
Weapon Wielder (Ballistic, Melee), Gunslinger, (Psychic Powers), Two Weapon Wielder (Ballistic,
Sidearm, Blade Dancer Melee), Gunslinger, Sidearm, Blade Dancer
Traits: Auto-Stabilized, Machine (6), Unnatural Traits: Auto-Stabilized, Machine (8), Unnatural
Strength (x2), Unnatural Toughness (x3), Size Strength (x2), Unnatural Toughness (x3), Size
(Enormous), Cybernetic Resilience, Programmed (Enormous), Cybernetic Resilience, Programmed
Behavior Behavior, Reactor Blast
Weapons: Lightning Gun, Two Rotor Cannons, Two Weapons: Mauler Bolt Cannon, Two Bolters, Two
Battle Automata Power Blades Shock Chargers
Gear: Infravisor Gear: None
Renown: Respected Renown: Distinguished
Requisition: 35 Requisition: 50
Follower Cost: 1000 XP Follower Cost: 1500 XP
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DOMITAR-CLASS BATTLE AUTOMATA DOMITAR-FERRUM CLASS BATTLE
The Domitar is an evolution of the ancient Conquerer AUTOMATA
template, and built as an angry metal battering ram The Domitar-Ferrum, invented by Perturabo as the
and linebreaker. Now limited to only the most Age of Darkness dawned, represented his freedom to
intrepid and daring of Forge Worlds, the Domitar build and design whatever he desired, free of the
represents to the common man the terrible legacy of demands of others. A variant of the Domitar, itself a
the Horus Heresy. modified Conqueror, the Domitar-Ferrum would go
on to replace the flesh and blood bodyguard after
Domitar their failure at Phall, and act as bodyguards to the
WS BS S T Ag Int Per WP Fel officers of the Iron Warriors, their paranoid primarch
45 35 65 60 35 20 30 40 - always watching…
Movement: 6/12/18/36 Wounds: 45
Armor: Machine (All 8) Total TB: 18 Domitar-Ferrum
Atomantic Shielding (PR35 Field, PR20 when in WS BS S T Ag Int Per WP Fel
Melee, does not Overload under normal 45 45 70 60 35 20 30 40 -
circumstances) Movement: 6/12/18/36 Wounds: 50
Skills: Awareness, Demolition, Dodge, Tech Use Armor: Machine (All 8) Total TB: 18
Talents: Fearless, Resistance (Psychic Powers), Skills: Awareness, Dodge, Tech Use
Berserk Charge ), Two Weapon Wielder (Melee) , Talents: Fearless, Resistance (Psychic Powers),
Gunslinger, Sidearm, Blade Dancer Berserk Charge, Two Weapon Wielder (Melee),
Traits: Auto-Stabilized, Brutal Charge, Machine (8), Gunslinger, Sidearm, Blade Dancer, Thunder Charge
Unnatural Strength (x3), Unnatural Toughness (x3), Traits: Auto-Stabilized, Brutal Charge, Machine (8),
Size (Massive), Cybernetic Resilience, Programmed Unnatural Strength (x3), Unnatural Toughness (x3),
Behavior, Reactor Blast, Crusader† Size (Massive), Cybernetic Resilience, Programmed
†Crusader: The Battle Automata may charge Behavior, Reactor Blast, Moving Bulwark†
according to its Run distance, rather than its Charge †Moving Bulwark: The owner of a Domitar-Ferrum
distance. Battle Automata may benefit from the protective field
Weapons: Domitar Missile Launcher, Two Graviton of the Karceri Battle Shield if they are adjacent. If
Hammers two or more Domitar-Ferrum are adjacent to each
Gear: None. other, the Karceri Battle Shield’s PR is increased to
Renown: Distinguished PR50, and may be rerolled against weapons with the
Requisition: 60 Blast or Spray qualities.
Follower Cost: 1600 XP Weapons: Olympia-Pattern Bolt Cannon, Graviton
Maul, Karceri Battle Shield, Frag Grenades
Gear: Searchlight
Legion: Iron Warriors Only
Renown: Distinguished
Requisition: 70
Follower Cost: 1750 XP
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Psi-control matrices are sort of like Cybernetica
Cortexes, but not, and have the following rules.
Note that with a Psi-control Matrix, the Castellax-

Achea does NOT have the Cybernetic Resilience or
Programmed Behavior traits.
Psychometric Control: Unless within 30m of a

Legionary of the Thousand Sons with Psy Rating (2)
or greater, the Castellax-Achea may not perform the
Charge or Run actions.
Volley of Fire: The Castellax-Achea must fire up to
CASTELLAX-ACHEA CLASS BATTLE three of its weapons at a single target. These weapons
AUTOMATA may be of the Pistol, Basic, Heavy class, or any
Christ almighty, because everything is OBVIOUSLY combination of the three, and must fire at the highest
better when you stick psychic garbage into it, the rate of fire. The Automata receives no bonus to the
Castellax-Achea was created for the use of the Ballistic Skill from rate of fire, however. This
Thousand Sons. Serving as disposable soldiers, combined singular “Volley of Fire Attack” is a Half
Castellax Achea could act as psychic nodes for their Action.
handlers. The “hereteks anathema” of Zhao-Arkhad Psi-Locus: Legionaries of the Thousand Sons within
were more than happy to help, though, creating 30m of a Castellax-Achea may select it instead of
psychic crystalline matrices with a limited-self will themselves as the origin point of any psychic powers
that had a nasty tendency to not stay fully loyal. with the Attack subtype, drawing range and line of
Dumbfucks. sight from the Castellax-Achea as appropriate.
Malign Unbinding: If any character, friend or foe,
Castellax-Achea with a Psy Rating of any kind generates Perils of the
WS BS S T Ag Int Per WP Fel Warp, the Castellax-Achea must make a Challenging
35 45 55 50 30 25 30 45 - (+0) WP test. If this test is failed, the Castellax-
Movement: 5/10/15/30 Wounds: 40 Achea suffers a number of wounds equal to 1d10+the
Armor: Machine (All 8) Total TB: 15 psyker’s Psy Rating, ignoring armor and toughness.
Skills: Awareness +10, Psyniscience, Dodge, Tech If this reduces the Castellax-Achea to 0 wounds, the
Use Castellax-Achea’s Atomantic reactor automatically
Talents: Berserk Charge, Fearless, Resistance explodes, dealing 1d10+9 Energy damage with Pen 0
(Psychic Powers), Two Weapon Wielder (Ballistic, to everything (ally or enemy) within 10m.
Melee), Gunslinger, Sidearm, Blade Dancer
Traits: Auto-Stabilized, Machine (8), Unnatural
Strength (x2), Unnatural Toughness (x3), Size
(Enormous), Regeneration (5), Psi-Control Matrix†,
Reactor Blast
Weapons: Mauler Bolt Cannon with Asphyx Shells,
“The humans fear AI, and I cannot blame them. Their AI
Two Bolters with Asphyx Shells, Two Battle determined that humanity was the greatest threat to the galaxy,
Automata Power Claws and sought to fix the problem. It makes me think of my own AI
Gear: Refractor Field issues. A member of the House, a DX-84i Stealth Combat
Legion: Thousand Sons Only Platform self-designated Nan’sha’is, works for me on occasion
Renown: Distinguished after he was “liberated” from the group that would become the
Requisition: 60 Black Caste. Unlike them, I demanded nothing of him, and
Follower Cost: 1500 XP offered him not a purpose, but a method to find his own purpose.
He has performed jobs for me ever since in return for payment. I
†Psi-Control Matrix: Rather than Cybernetica- think that is the difference – human automata were pure, free of
human vices, and thought on a different wavelength. In
Cortexes, or wafer-blocks of shitty robots like the
comparison, what was the first thing Nan’sha’is learned upon his
Kastelan, the Psi-Control Matrices were nothing but
freedom? Greed. He is just as human as any flesh and blood one,
Tech Blasphemy, that nevertheless made a rather
in a way, and that can have all the difference.”
worrying impression on all they fought against. Over
time, did they truly develop ghosts within their -Excerpt of “Selenite Memories,”
shells? the Memoirs of Shas’o Sio’t Korst’la VII
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BATTLE AUTOMATA BATTLE AUTOMATA POWER BLADE
Ranging in pattern between scythe-like protrusions of
WEAPONRY the Vorax, and the circular power saws of the
Castellax, Battle Automata Power Blades are
The Battle Automata of the Legio Cybernetica wield
powered by the limitless energy of the Automata’s
a number of rare and powerful weaponry. Care
Atomantic Reactor to fuel their hungry molecular
should be taken that they are pointed at the enemy,
disruption fields.
and well maintained with prayer and sacred unguents.
Battle Automata, however, are quite modular, sharing
components with other Imperial technology like
BATTLE AUTOMATA SHOCK CHARGERS
Dreadnoughts, and their armaments can often be Augments to a Battle Automata’s close combat
switched out by well prepared Forge Lord or ability, Shock Chargers grant a supercharged edge to
Praevian. While a Battle Automata, when bought, the close combat attacks of the equipped Automata.
comes with its default weaponry and gear, additional
gear may be requisitioned and outfitted separately. BATTLE AUTOMATA POWER CLAWS
Battle Automata are automatically proficient in any The tearing claws mounted on Castellax Achea were
weapon equipped to them. capable of ripping even through the auramite plating
of the Custodians, and terrified their handlers when
If a weapon has no listed Requisition and Renown the semi-psychic machines ran amok on the
listing, this means it is standard wargear for a given battlefield.
Battle Automata. If a weapon has a listed Requisition
or Renown listing, this means a battle automata may SIEGE WRECKER
be upgraded with that weapon for the given cost. Taking the form of drills or energy borers, the Siege
Below is a listing of possible weapons for Battle Wrecker is designed to destroy enemy bunkers and
Automata. fortifications. When fielded with a Siege Wrecker, a
Battle Automata has one singular job – open the
Vorax Battle Automata, being fast and “light” scout gates.
automata, may mount Irad Cleansers in place of their Structural Collapse: The wielder adds their Strength
Lightning Gun. Bonus to the weapon’s Penetration against stationary
structures and fortifications. If the target fortification
Castellax Battle Automata are very modular, and may is destroyed, the area is considered clear terrain.
mount Multi-Meltas or Darkfire Cannons in place of
their Mauler Boltcannons. They may mount Basic- LIGHTNING GUN
class Flamers of any pattern in place of their Bolters. A baroquely designed carbine connected directly to a
They may mount Automata Power Blades or reactor core, this gun functions exactly as advertised
Automata Power Claws in place of their Shock – it shoots fucking Lightning at things. The stream of
Chargers. Alternatively, it may replace one of its ions is powerful enough to maul both the living and
arms (removing a Shock Charger/Power Blade and the mechanical.
Bolter/Flamer) with a Siege Wrecker.
ROTOR CANNON
Castellax-Achea Battle Automata wield the semi- The predecessor of the Assault Cannon, the Rotor
psychic weapons of their legionary masters rather Cannon is a multi-barreled heavy stubber that can put
than mere weapons of the materium. They may out a prodigious amounts of fire, though far weaker
mount Aether-Flame Cannons in place of their than its successor.
Asphyx-Mauler Bolt Cannons.
IRAD CLEANSER
BOLTER Firing waves of debilitating radiation as opposed to
The basic bolter equipped to battle automata are akin flame, the Irad Cleanser can wither an enemy’s
to their human equivalents rather than Astartes strength away, slowly but surely.
standard. Many Legionaries, however, swiftly replace
these with Astartes-grade wargear. Fleshbane: Damage from this attack ignores
Toughness Bonus. Armor functions normally.
FLAMER
Fire has been mankind’s friend for 450,000 years. Rad-Phage: Upon taking wounds, the enemy must
Can you abandon a friend? Not when that friend make a Challenging (+0) Toughness Test or suffer
makes problems go away, leaving naught but ash. 2d10 Toughness Damage.
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Bolter Basic 90m S/3/- 1d10+9X 4 24 Full Tearing - -
Flamer Basic 20m S/-/- 1d10+9E 4 6 2 Full Flame, Spray 10 -
Battle Automata Melee - - 1d10+2E 10 - - Concussive, Unwieldy - -
Shock Charger
Battle Automata Melee - - 1d10+3E 12 - - Power Field, Tearing 20 Respected
Power Blade
Battle Automata Melee - - 2d10 12 - - Power Field, Unwieldy, 30 Distinguished
Power Claw Tearing
Siege Wrecker Melee - - 2d10+7I 10 - - Power Field, Proven 25 Distinguished
(3), Unwieldy,
Structural Collapse
Lightning Gun Basic 50m S/-/- 3d10+8E 4 - - Integrated, Tearing, - -
Razor Sharp
Rotor Cannon Heavy 150m -/6/10 1d10+6I 3 200 3 Full Tearing - -
Irad Cleanser Basic 30m S/-/- 1d10+3E 4 20 4 Full Spray, Fleshbane, Rad- 30 Distinguished
Phage
Darkfire Cannon Heavy 375m S/2/- 2d10+14E 5 - - Felling (1), Proven (4), 30 Distinguished
Overheats, Lance,
Integrated
Mauler Bolt Heavy 90m -/-/6 2d10+8X 8 60 Full Tearing - -
Cannon
Olympia Bolt Heavy 90m -/-/6 2d10+8X 8 60 Full Tearing - -
Cannon
Graviton Maul Melee - - 3d10+9I 12 - - Power Field, Unwieldy, - -
Concussive, Structural
Collapse
Karceri Battle Power Field, Defensive, - -
Shield Power Shield
Aether-Fire Heavy 150m S/-/- 2d10+12E 10 12 5 Full Blast (3), Volatile, 40 Famed
Cannon Maximal, Soul Blaze
Domitar Missile Heavy 300m S/-/- 3d10+10X 10 20 Half - - -
Launcher (Krak)
(Ignis Frag) Heavy 300m S/-/- 2d10+3X 2 20 Half Blast (3), Flame, - -
Ignores Cover
Graviton Melee - - 2d10I 15 - - Concussive, Unwieldy, - -
Hammer Graviton Wall,
Structural Collapse
DARKFIRE CANNON OLYMPIA BOLT CANNON
Arcane beam weapons that fire needle-thin lances of A semi-improvement on the Mauler Bolt Cannon, the
black energy able to pierce the densest armor, and Olympia Bolt Cannon was designed by Perturabo
require careful maintenance lest the weapon consume himself, and produced on Olympia for his hidden
the wielder in raging black flame, these weapons are enforcers, the Domitar-Ferrum. It sacrifices some
rumored to be xenos in origin. weapon damage for a greater rate of fire.
Wait, RUMORED? Son, who else uses “beams of GRAVITON MAUL

black energy” as an anti-tank weapon with the Lance Perturabo took the graviton weaponry of the
special rule? You know the answer. Go on, say it. I’ll Mechanicum, and made it better. By placing the
wait. graviton generator within the head of a hammer
rather than a wide fist, the damage could be focused
MAULER BOLT CANNON to a hard-hitting point.
More sophisticated than most bolt weaponry, the
Mauler Bolt Cannon is bulkier and more powerful, Graviton Crush: When the bearer of this weapon
firing larger caliber rounds than even the Heavy scores at least 4 Degrees of Success on their Weapon
Bolter. Skill test as part of an attack, an additional attack is
generated, which automatically hits.
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KARCERI BATTLE SHIELD
A big slab of ceramite makes for a wonderful
defensive shield. Equipped with power fields,
repulsion generators, and defensive materials, it can
double as a crude weapon.
Power Shield: A Karceri Battle Shield provides the

bearer with a PR35 defensive field. In addition,
enemies do not gain a bonus to hit when charging the
bearer.
AETHER-FIRE CANNON
The same weapon as used by the Legion proper, the
Aether-Fire cannon is a plasma cannon supercharged
to fire warp energy that can burn away the enemy,
body, mind, and soul.
Soul Blaze: When an enemy is hit by a weapon with

this quality, the enemy must test Willpower, or catch
fire. This fire inflicts 1d10+4 damage, wounding vs
Willpower.
DOMITAR MISSILE LAUNCHER

The Missile Launcher mounted upon a Domitar
Battle Automata was designed by the Ordo Reductor
to breach xenos dens and burn the occupants within.
GRAVITON HAMMER
A compact version of the Graviton Ram, the Graviton
Hammer amplify the Domitar’s melee attacks with
gravitic force.
Graviton Wall: Enemies attacking the bearer the
weapon in Melee suffer a -10 penalty to their attacks
if using the Swift Attack talent, and a -20 penalty if
using the Lightning Attack talent.
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BATTLE AUTOMATA ENHANCED TARGETING ARRAY
Containing advanced cogitators to assist the Battle
EQUIPMENT Automata’s already prodigious targeting systems,
The Enhanced Targeting Array will turn the
Battle Automata may be augmented with additional
Automata every shot into a devastating hit. An
gear to fit their mission. While such things inevitably
Enhanced Targeting Array reduces the dificulty of
increase the cost of the Battle Automata, the increase
Ballistic Skill tests by one step, adds two degrees of
in effectiveness is often worth it. The following
success to each successful Ballistic Skill test, and
Equipment may ONLY be applied to Battle
counts the value of cover enemies are in as 4 lower.
Automata.
SEARCHLIGHT BIO-CORROSIVE ROUNDS

Rotor Cannons are capable of great rates of fire, but
For all those times you need to shed a little light on a
often sacrifice stopping power. Bio-corrosive rounds
subject, the simple Searchlight is the answer. The
seek to fix that, allowing a way to strike at heavy
bearer may make a Challenging (+0) Perception test
armor. This upgrade may be applied to a Vorax’s
to focus the searchlight on a target. As long as the
Rotor Cannons. Vorax Rotor Cannons gain the Toxic
target is illuminated, attacks made against the target
and Corrosive quality, but halve the range of the
suffer no penalties to darkness.
weapon.
INFRAVISOR
Allowing the Automata to see in multiple spectra of
light, nothing can hide from them. The Infravisor Name Req Renown
grants the Dark Sight trait and +30 to vision-based Searchlight 3 -
Perception tests in darkness, but the test to avoid Infravisor 15 Respected
blindness from Photon Flash or Nova Grenades is Enhanced Targeting 60 Famed
Arduous (-40) instead of Challenging (+0). Array
Bio-Corrosive Rounds 40 Distinguished
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THESE VEHICLES ARE FUCKED UP!
Yes. You may notice that these vehicles don’t quite follow
Legionary the Deathwatch standard of armor values. Simply put, the

Deathwatch armor values in Rites of Battle are fucked up.
They were balanced around pre-errata weapons, when a
Vehicles Lascannon inflicted 6d10+10 Pen 12 and worse. These
vehicles have been built around Only War vehicle
"Brothers, we will take a Glaive to the source of the equations and numbers, and therefore fit better with post-
spores and eradicate whatever nervous center errata Deathwatch weapons.
coordinated the bioconstructs' attack. With luck, that
will free the Stormbird." Of course, if this change somehow hurts your feelings,
then here is the fix to bring these vehicles up to Rites of
-Ice Wraiths Praetor Cyril and the Battle standards. Add 7 to the Front Armor of all non-
Republican Commandos prepare to rescue their superheavy vehicles except Bikes, Jetbikes, Skimmers,
Support Crew from the Slaugth, also known to some
and Spacecraft, and add 5 to the Side and Rear armor of
as the Rangda.
all non-superheavy vehicles except Bikes, Jetbikes,
n the time of the Great Crusade, the forces of the Skimmers. and Spacecraft. I don’t think this is necessary,
I Legiones Astartes could call upon all sorts of
vehicles, from the light and fast Scimitar-Pattern
but whatever.
Jetbike and Outrider Attack Bike, to tanks like the Rites of Battle Vehicle Req Renown
Deimos Predator and Sicaran, and superheavy Drop Pod 30 -
weapons platforms like the Fellblade, Mastodon, and
Stormbird. Vehicles like the Malcador Assault Tank Land Raider (Phobos) 60 Distinguished
bore supercharged engines, and Predator Land Raider (Crusader) 60 Distinguished
Autocannons were equipped with auto-loaders that Land Raider (Helios) 60 Distinguished
doubled their rate of fire – all systems that would be
lost over ten thousand years. Likewise, there were Land Raider (Prometheus) 60 Distinguished
many things the Legions did not yet possess – the Land Raider (Redeemer) 60 Distinguished
Storm Raven and Storm Talon had not yet been Land Raider (Terminus 75 Distinguished
conceptualized, and the Razorback would be Ultra)
rediscovered far in the future. When playing a Great Land Speeder 40 Respected
Crusade or Age of Darkness game, the following
Land Speeder (Storm) 35 -
vehicles are not available for use.
Land Speeder (Tempest) 45 Respected
Razorback, Storm Raven, Storm Talon, Hunter, Space Marine Bike 20 -
Stalker
Predator 60 Distinguished
In addition, some vehicles had only just entered field Rhino 40 Respected
testing, and are thus limited. If a vehicle has a Legion Damocles Command Rhino 40 Distinguished
listed beneath it, such as the Damocles Command (Ultramarines)
Rhino, this means it is limited only to that Legion. Thunderhawk 80/100 Famed
Vehicles were just one of many weapons available to Vindicator 65 Distinguished
the Legiones Astartes, and were available to all who Whirlwind 50 Distinguished
required them. Included here are a list of Requisition
When calculating transport capacity, a Power
costs for vehicles in Rites of Battle. Age of Darkness-
Armored Legionary takes one slot, while a
specific vehicles will have Requisition costs listed in
Terminator Armored Legionary takes two. This
a separate table for convenience.
means that, if all Legionaries are in Terminator
If a vehicle has two listed costs, for example a Armor, a vehicle’s carrying capacity may be halved
Thunderhawk at 80/100, the first cost is for use as a unless it has a rule stating otherwise. A vehicle
non-controlled Strategic Asset, and the second is for cannot be piloted or operated unless the Legionary is
direct use. If there is one cost, then the cost is the in Power Armor or Artificer Armor. Terminators are
same for both personal use and as a Strategic Asset. too fatty to drive!
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Age of Darkness Vehicle Req Renown SCIMITAR JETBIKE
Scimitar Jetbike 30 Respected The Scimitar-pattern Jetbike is an single-person
assault platform that uses anti-gravity plates to propel
Shamshir Jetbike 35 Distinguished itself through the sky. Resembling a flying ribbed
Outrider Attack Bike 25 - dildo (like the one your mom uses OH), and capable
Anvillus-Pattern 40 Respected of mounting numerous heavy weapons, the Scimitar
Dreadclaw Jetbike is also armoured better than the Bullock-
Kharybdis Assault Claw 45 Respected pattern Jetbikes utilized by the Dark Angels and
White Scars, but pale in comparison to the Gyrfalcon
Javelin Attack Speeder 45 Distinguished
Jetbikes of the Legio Custodes.
Kyzagan Assault Speeder 50 Distinguished
Lightning Primaris 50 Distinguished Type: Skimmer
Tactical Speed: 50m
Xiphon Interceptor 60 Distinguished
Cruising Speed: 400 kph
Storm Eagle 70 Distinguished Maneuverability: +25
Darkwing Gunship 80 Distinguished Structural Integrity: 18
(Raven Guard) Size: Hulking
Fire Raptor 70 Distinguished Armour: Front 16, Side 12, Rear 12
Crew: Pilot
Caestus Assault Ram 65 Distinguished
Carrying Capacity: Personal gear.
Sokar-Pattern Stormbird 100/125 Famed
Sicaran Battle Tank 65 Distinguished Weapons
Sicaran Punisher 65 Distinguished One Pilot-operated weapon (Selected at requisition)
Sicaran Arcus 70 Distinguished Heavy Bolter (150m, -/-/6, 1d10+12X, Pen 5, Mag
Sicaran Omega Tank 65 Distinguished 120, Full, Tearing)
Destroyer Plasma Cannon (150m, S/-/-, 2d10+12E, Pen 10,
Sicaran Venator Tank 65 Distinguished Mag 32, 5 Full, Overheats, Maximal, Blast (3))
Destroyer Multi-Melta (60m, S/-/-, 2d10+16E, Pen 12, Mag 24,
Predator (Deimos) 65 Distinguished Full, Melta, Blast (1))
Vindicator Destroyer 70 Distinguished Volkite Culverin (280m, S/2/4, 2d10+9E, Pen 4, Mag
40, 5 Full, Deflagrate)
Whirlwind Scorpius 55 Distinguished
Artillery Tank 50 Distinguished Special Rules
Land Raider Proteus 65 Distinguished Skimmer: This vehicle hovers over the battleﬁeld,
allowing it to ignore terrain that would otherwise
Land Raider Achilles 70 Distinguished
hamper movement. If it ever becomes completely
Alpha
immobilised due to damage, count the vehicle as
Spartan Assault Tank 80 Distinguished
destroyed instead as it crashes into the ground.
Fellblade Super-Heavy 100 Famed Armored Carriage: The pilot of a Scimitar Jetbike
Tank increases their effective Toughness Bonus by 2 for
Glaive Super-Heavy 100 Famed the purpose of damage soak.
Special Weapons Tank Exposed: Enemies may target the pilot of a Scimitar
Falchion Super-Heavy 110 Famed Jetbike with a Called Shot Attack Action. In addition,
Tank Destroyer when an enemy makes a Full Auto Attack Action
Typhon Heavy Siege 100 Famed against a Scimitar Jetbike, every third hit strikes the
Tank pilot instead of the vehicle itself.
Cerberus Heavy Tank 110 Famed Targeting Array: The driver of the vehicle gains
Destroyer the Auto-Stabilized trait for firing this vehicle’s
Mastodon Heavy Assault 90 Famed weapons.
Transport
Malcador Assault Tank 85 Distinguished SHAMSHIR JETBIKE
Terrax Pattern Termite 50 Respected The Shamshir-pattern Jetbike possesses increased
Assault Drill speed and maneuverability compared to the Scimitar
from which it was derived. The versatility of its
scatterbolt launchers allows for rapid and efficient
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clearing of hordes and individual enemies alike, Flamer (20m, S/-/-, 1d10+4E, Pen 3, Mag 20, 2Full,
though its rarity limits it to the Champions of the Flame, Spray, Twin-Linked)
White Scars Legion. Meltagun (20m, S/-/-, 2d10+10E, Pen 12, Mag 25,
Full, Melta, Twin-Linked)
Type: Skimmer Plasma Gun (90m, S/2/-, 1d10+8E, Pen 10, Mag 40,
Tactical Speed: 60m 5 Full, Overheats, Maximal, Twin-Linked)
Maneuverability: +30 Special Rules
Structural Integrity: 18 Exposed
Size: Hulking Targeting Array
Armour: Front 16, Side 12, Rear 12
Crew: Pilot ANVILLUS-PATTERN DREADCLAW DROP
Carrying Capacity: Personal gear. POD
Initially designed for inserting Legionaries into
Weapons enemy voidships as part of boarding actions,
One Pilot-operated Scatterbolt Bolter Dreadclaws are designed to survive all incoming fire
- Rapid Fire Mode (150m, -/-/8, 1d10+12X, Pen 5, and safely deliver their cargo. Unlike normal Drop
Mag 120, Full, Tearing) Pods, Dreadclaws can act as independent dropships,
- Scatterbolt Mode (40m, S/-/-, 1d10+12X, Pen 5, taking off and redeploying as needed. It is arguable
Mag 120, Full, Tearing, Spray) which is worse – the heat blast that clears a landing
zone, or the cargo within.
Special Rules
Skimmer Type: Spacecraft / Flyer
Armored Carriage Tactical Speed: 200 AU / 20m
Exposed Cruising Speed: 12,000 kph / 150 kph
Targeting Array Maneuverability: +0
Structural Integrity: 30
Legion Specific: This vehicle may only be selected Size: Enormous
by a Legionary of the White Scars. Armour: Front 28, Side 28, Rear 28
Crew: None
OUTRIDER MOTORBIKE Carrying Capacity: 10 Power-Armored Legionaries
The Outrider Motorbike is a sleek and up-armored and equipment, or one Dreadnought.
attack bike, in the process of being replaced by lesser
models due to its temperamental machine spirit and Weapons
constant need for maintenance. Being somewhat One Machine-Spirit operated Frag Assault Launcher
larger than conventional bikes, it takes those of (10m, S/-/-, 2d10+2X, Pen 0, Mag 30, Rld 2 Full,
impressive strength and fortitude to master one. With Blast (5), Pinning, Spray)
mastery of the Outrider Motorbike comes mastery of
speed itself. Special Rules
Drop Pod Assault
Type: Ground Vehicle
Power of the Machine Spirit
Tactical Speed: 25m
Cruising Speed: 150 kph Atmospheric Reconfiguration: Upon landing and
Maneuverability: +25 disgorging its cargo, the Dreadclaw switches its
Structural Integrity: 20 profile to a Flyer, and uses the second value in
Size: Hulking Tactical Speed and Cruising Speed entries. The
Armour: Front 18, Side 15, Rear 15 Dreadclaw may land and re-embark Legionaries as a
Crew: Driver Full Action.
Carrying Capacity: Personal gear.
Heat Blast: A Dreadclaw may reconfigure its
Weapons engines to vent directly on enemies in a landing zone.
One Pilot-operated Twin-Linked weapon (Selected at When first landing, the Dreadclaw may declare a
requisition) Landing Heat Blast. Every enemy within 15m is
struck by the flame, inflicting a single 2d10+9E Pen
Bolter (100m, S/3/-, 1d10+9X, Pen 4, Mag 40, Full, 4 hit, with the Flame and Spray qualities. This hit
Tearing, Twin-Linked) may be dodged and shielded as normal if possible,
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but enemies may not count the benefits of armor greater strikes than a Land Speeder would allow.
granted by cover. However, many of the Mechanicum would grow to
distrust this grav technology, and over time demand
Upon switching to Flyer Mode, the Dreadclaw may would vastly outstrip the supply of Javelins being
declare a Flying Heat Blast on any enemy it passes produced.
over, inflicting 1d5 hits for 2d10+3E Pen 4 with the
Flame and Spray qualities. This hit may be dodged Type: Skimmer
and shielded as normal if possible, but enemies may Tactical Speed: 30m
not count the benefits of armor granted by cover. Cruising Speed: 250 kph
However, if a Jam is rolled for any hit, the Dreadclaw Maneuverability: +20
suffers 1d10 damage to Hull Integrity, ignoring Structural Integrity: 35
armor. Size: Enormous
KHARYBDIS-PATTERN ASSAULT CLAW Crew: Pilot, Gunner
A larger variant of the Dreadclaw, the Kharybdis can Carrying Capacity: None
transport entire squads, as well as heavier weapons.
While many Legions swore by their effectiveness, Weapons
some began to note ominous abberations in their One Pilot-Operated Heavy Bolter (150m, -/-/6,
machine spirits – bloodthirsty, aggressive ones. 1d10+12X, Pen 5, Mag 60, Rld Full, Tearing)
One Gunner-Operated Cyclone Missile Launcher
Type: Spacecraft / Flyer with Frag and Krak Missiles (300, S/2/-, 2d10X Pen
Tactical Speed: 150 AU / 15m 4 Blast (5) Devastating (1) (Frag) OR 3d10+10X Pen
Cruising Speed: 10,000 kph / 120 kph 8 Blast (1) (Krak), Mag 12, Rld 3 Full) or Twin-
Maneuverability: +0 Linked Lascannon (300m, S/-/-, 5d10+10E, Pen 10,
Structural Integrity: 50 Mag 6, Rld 2 Full, Proven (3), Twin-Linked)
Size: Massive
Armour: Front 28, Side 28, Rear 28 Special Rules
Crew: None Skimmer
Carrying Capacity: 20 Power-Armored Legionaries Exposed
and equipment, or one Dreadnought. In a Kharybdis,
Rapier batteries may be transported, counting as four Grav Backwash: Unless the vehicle has suffered an
Legionaries. Immobilized result, all Weapon Skill tests to hit the
vehicle in melee suffer a -20 penalty.
Weapons
Five Machine-Spirit operated Storm Launchers KYZAGAN ASSAULT SPEEDER
(100m, -/2/-, 2d10+8X, Pen 4, Mag 20, Rld 4 Full, With few heavy tanks able to keep pace with the
Pinning, Twin-Linked) White Scars’ Jetbike phalanxes, the Legion found
itself making due with the Javelin platform.
Special Rules Upgrading a number of the vehicles into heavy
Drop Pod Assault weapons platforms allowed the White Scars to
Power of the Machine Spirit engage almost any type of enemy required.
Atmospheric Reconfiguration
Heat Blast Type: Skimmer
Tactical Speed: 30m
Melta Ram: The Kharybdis may execute Ram Cruising Speed: 250 kph
attacks like a ground vehicle, against enemy vehicles. Maneuverability: +20
This Ram attack uses the Machine Spirit’s Pilot Structural Integrity: 35
Characteristic of 50, and inflicts 2d10+15 damage Size: Enormous
with a Pen of 24 rather than normal ram damage. The Armour: Front 30, Side 25, Rear 20
Kharybdis does not take reciprocal damage – it is not Crew: Pilot, Gunner
hitting the enemy vehicle, but melting it with its Carrying Capacity: None
engines instead!
Weapons
JAVELIN ATTACK SPEEDER One Pilot-Operated Kheres-Pattern Assault Cannon
Sharing many systems with Scimitar Jetbikes, (150m, -/-/8, 2d10+12I, Pen 6, Mag 200, Rld 3 Full,
Javelins are fast, highly maneuverable, and allow for Devastating (1), Storm, Tearing)
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Two Gunner-Operated Reaper Autocannons (300m, - Two Kraken Penetrator Missiles (300m, S/-/-,
/-/4, 3d10+8I, Pen 6, Mag 120, Rld 5 Full, Twin- 3d10+10X, Pen 20, Armorbane)
Linked) One Phosphex Bomb Cluster (200m, S/-/-, 2d10+5E,
Pen 12, Crawling Fire, Lingering Death, Blast (5))
Special Rules Two Electromagnetic Storm Charges (200m, S/-/-,
Skimmer 1d10+3E, Pen 6, Blast (10), Haywire, Electrostorm)
Exposed
Grav Backwash Armorbane: Against Vehicles, Structures, and
enemies with the Daemon Engine trait, the weapon's
Strafing Run: The vehicle suffers no penalty to Penetration is doubled.
Ballistic Skill tests from moving when firing at
ground targets. Electrostorm: Rolls on the Haywire table are
increased by 2 before applying the result. For
Legion Specific: This vehicle may only be selected example, a roll of 6 on the table is modified to 8 on
by a Legionary of the White Scars. the Haywire table.
LIGHTNING PRIMARIS STRIKE FIGHTER Special Rules

Created on the world of Voss as a customizable aerial Flyer
strike platform, the Lightning Primaris saw use in Reinforced Hull
many Legions for its ability to mount a weapon for
any situation. It required either servitor or Legionary XIPHON INTERCEPTOR
pilots, limiting its use in Excertus forces. Rumors of a A Void / Atmospheric combat craft, the Xiphon
lesser pattern that addressed this would spread, but Interceptor’s ancient lineage is shared with vehicles
not be seen until the Scouring. like the Thunderbolt Fighter and the Amhut Voyager
(whatever that is). Recovered from the 38083
Type: Flyer Rhadamanthus Trans-Neptunian Object, Xiphons
Tactical Speed: 30 AU / 35m were ill-favored by the Mechanicum, and were often
Cruising Speed: 2,750 kph only seen in use with the Ultramarines and Dark
Maneuverability: +30 Angels, mothballed by most until the start of the Age
Structural Integrity: 25 of Darkness.
Size: Enormous
Armour: Front 25, Side 25, Rear 20 Type: Spacecraft
Crew: Pilot Tactical Speed: 30 AU / 40m
Carrying Capacity: None. Cruising Speed: 3,000 kph
Maneuverability: +35
Weapons Structural Integrity: 25
One Pilot-Operated Twin-Linked Lascannon (300m, Size: Enormous
S/-/-, 5d10+10E, Pen 10, Mag 6, Rld 2 Full, Proven Armour: Front 25, Side 25, Rear 25
(3), Twin-Linked) Crew: Pilot
Carrying Capacity: None.
Three Pilot-operated Hardpoint Slots selected from
the following list. A weapon from the list can be Weapons
selected more than once. Two Pilot-Operated Twin-Linked Lascannon (300m,
S/-/-, 5d10+10E, Pen 10, Mag 6, Rld 2 Full, Proven
Twin-Linked Autocannon (300m, S/3/-, 3d10+8I, (3), Twin-Linked)
Pen 6, Mag 200, Rld 2 Full, Reliable, Twin-Linked) One Pilot-Operated Xiphon Rotary Missile Launcher
Twin-Linked Multilaser (150m, -/-/5, 2d10+10E, Pen (350m, -/-/2, 3d10+10X, Pen 12, Mag 40, Rld 4 Full,
2, Mag 100, Rld 2 Full, Reliable, Twin-Linked) Terminal Tracking, Cluster Warhead)
Twin-Linked Missile Launcher (300, S/-/-) with 10
missiles selected from the list below. Terminal Tracking: Successful Vehicle Dodge and
- Frag - 2d10X Pen 4 Blast (5) Devastating (1) Jink tests performed by enemies must be rerolled.
- Krak - 3d10+10X Pen 8 Blast (1) The second result stands.
- Rad - 1d10+10E Pen 8 Blast (4), Fleshbane, Rad- Cluster Warhead: If scoring Righteous Fury on an
Phage enemy vehicle, roll 3 die and select the highest result.
Two Sunfury Heavy Missiles (300m, S/-/-, 2d10+9E,
Pen 8, Blast (10))
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Special Rules Tempest Rockets are replaced by two Twin-Linked
Spacecraft Lascannons (300m, S/-/-, 5d10+10E, Pen 10, Mag 6,
Reinforced Hull Rld 2 Full, Proven (3), Twin-Linked)
Vengeance Launcher has been equipped exclusively
STORM EAGLE with Eclipse Missiles (300m, S/2/-, 1d10+9X, Pen 4,
One of many gunship designs, the Storm Eagle is a Mag 30, Rld 3 Full, Blast (5), Nova Grenade Flash,
tactical strike unit, inserting Legionaries into hostile Concussive)
areas and providing fire support from the sky. The Darkwing Gunship may add its Maneuver Bonus
Lacking speed and maneuverability of fighters and to Silent Move and Concealment tests the Pilot may
bombers, its versatility and support ability make it be required to make when ninja-ing into locations.
superior in a landing assault. Its modularity would
see at least one Legion make their own unique
patterns for it.
Type: Spacecraft
Tactical Speed: 28 AU / 28m
Size: Massive
Crew: Pilot, Gunner
Carrying Capacity: 20 Legionaries and gear. FIRE RAPTOR
One variant of the Storm Eagle was created to
Weapons provide overwhelming fire support to Legionaries on
the ground. Firing waves of bolt shells, high
Pilot-Operated Twin-Linked Heavy Bolter (150m, -/-
explosive rockets, and autocannon rounds, the Fire
/6, 1d10+12X, Pen 5, Mag 60, Rld Full, Tearing,
Raptor’s dedicated gunners allow for pinpoint
Twin-Linked)
precision even at speed.
One Gunner-Operated Vengeance Launcher (300m,
S/2/-, 2d10+3X, Pen 6, Mag 30, Rld 3 Full, Blast (5)) Type: Spacecraft
Four Tempest Rockets (400m, S/-/-, 2d10+9X, Pen 6, Tactical Speed: 35 AU / 35m
Sunder, One Shot) Cruising Speed: 2500 kph
Sunder: Damage dice may be rerolled. The second
result stands.
Size: Massive
Special Rules Crew: Pilot, Gunner, 2 Turret Gunners
Spacecraft
Carrying Capacity: None
Reinforced Hull
Weapons
Pilot-Operated Twin-Linked Avenger Bolt Cannon
DARKWING GUNSHIP (300m, -/-/7, 2d10+10X, Pen 8, Mag 350, Rld 4 Full,
(RAVEN GUARD) Tearing)
A variant of the Storm Eagle used by the Raven Two Turret Quad Heavy Bolters (300m, -/-/6,
Guard, and never granted to the Mechanicum, is 2d10+10X, Pen 5, Mag 400, Rld 2 Full, Tearing,
equipped with all sorts of stealth systems like rad- Storm, Twin-Linked) OR Reaper Autocannon
shrouded armor, qualtum repellors, and even includes Batteries (300m, -/-/4, 3d10+8I, Pen 6, Mag 120, Rld
a heavier armament. Though capable of transporting 5 Full, Twin-Linked)
fewer legionaries, the Raven Guard never fielded Four Tempest Rockets (400m, S/-/-, 2d10+9X, Pen 6,
large squads anyway, so no real loss. Sunder, One Shot)
A Darkwing Gunship uses the rules for a Storm
Special Rules
Eagle, except for the following changes.
Spacecraft
Carrying capacity is 16 Legionaries and gear. Reinforced Hull
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CAESTUS ASSAULT RAM Size: Monumental
Charging in like the fist of an angry God- Armour: Front 45, Side 40, Rear 35
Empe…whoops, just Emperor, he doesn’t like that Crew: Pilot, Copilot, 4 Gunners, Navigator
last bit, the Caestus Assault Ram is a solid brick Carrying Capacity: 50 Legionaries or equivalent. A
designed to ram an enemy voidship, and shit out Stormbird may carry a vehicle based on the Rhino
Legionaries. It IS named after a leather studded chassis, counting as 25 Legionaries, as well as Bikes,
boxing glove, after all. It makes sense. Jetbikes, and Rapiers, counting as 4 Legionaries
each, or Dreadnoughts, counting as 10 Legionaries.
Type: Spacecraft
Tactical Speed: 50 AU / 50m Weapons
Cruising Speed: 5000 kph Four Gunner-Operated Turret Twin-Linked
Maneuverability: +20 Lascannon (300m, S/-/-, 5d10+10E, Pen 10, Mag 6,
Structural Integrity: 40 Rld 2 Full, Proven (3), Twin-Linked)
Size: Massive Three Copilot-Operated Twin-Linked Heavy Bolter
Armour: Front 40, Side 35, Rear 25 (150m, -/-/6, 1d10+12X, Pen 5, Mag 60, Rld Full,
Crew: Pilot Tearing, Twin-Linked)
Carrying Capacity: 10 Legionaries. Six Dreadstrike Missiles (1200m, S/-/-, 3d10+30X,
Pen 12, Blast (5), One Shot) OR One Macro-Bomb
Weapons Cluster Payload (S/-/-, 3d10+10X, Pen 8, Blast
Pilot-Operated Twin-Linked Magna Melta (60m, (3d10+10), One Shot)
S/-/-, 3d10+10E, Pen 15, Mag 50, Rld 4 Full, Blast
(10), Melta) Special Rules
Pilot-Operated Firefury Missile Battery (250m, -/-/4, Spacecraft
2d10+8X, Pen 6, Mag 4, Blast (3), One Shot) OR Reinforced Hull
Havoc Launcher (100m, S/2/-, 2d10X, Pen 2, Mag 8, Power of the Machine Spirit
2 Full, Blast (4), Devastating (2))
Dual Void Shield Generator: The Storm Bird has
Special Rules two Void Shields.
Spacecraft Shield Projection: When hovering and stationary,
Reinforced Hull the vehicle may extend its void shields out 30m from
its hull and wings, protecting troops beneath it.
Caestus Ram: The vehicle's front arc has a PR35 Reinforced Structure: The Stormbird is so beast its
shield that does not overload. The vehicle may hull has a PR35 field representing how tough it is.
perform the Ram action, and when ramming, the This field does not overload. Ever.
attack gains additional 2d10 damage, the Tearing Armored Ceramite: Additional layers of ceramite
quality, and adds +2 to Critical Hit chart. blunt the penetrative force of Melta weaponry. Melta
Misericorde: Legionaries in Terminator Armor do Weapons do not benefit from the Melta Quality. If a
not take up two slots in the vehicle. Melta Weapon does not have the Melta rule, its
Penetration is set to 0.
SOKAR-PATTERN STORMBIRD
Forge World hurt a lot of people’s precious feelings SICARAN BATTLE TANK
when they made the Sokar-Pattern Stormbird, This, along with the Spartan, is the tank that defines
causing them to explain it’s an intermediate design the Age of Darkness. Invented by Ferrus Manus and
between the Thunderhawk and the original Warhawk Roboute Guilliman in tandem, the Sicaran uses STC
and Nepheros-pattern Stormbirds. Regardless of information from multiple tanks, combined into one
peoples’ opinions, the Stormbird is not only a crazy good one. Utilizing nascent Accelerator
transport, but a mobile firebase, with overwhelming technology, the Sicaran’s weapons are capable of
firepower and the ability to transport half a company functioning as both excellent anti-infantry and anti-
of Legionaries to the field. Forces of the Excertus tank as needed. That just sounds so cool –
Imperialis call it the Death Bird, for good reason. Accelerator Cannon. Yeah.
Type: Spacecraft Type: Ground Vehicle

Tactical Speed: 25 AU / 25m Tactical Speed: 25m
Cruising Speed: 1650 kph Cruising Speed: 74 kph
Maneuverability: +10 Maneuverability: +5
Structural Integrity: 150 Structural Integrity: 45
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Size: Massive SICARAN ARCUS
Armour: Front 40, Side 35, Rear 25 A tank variant pioneered by Roboute Guilliman to
Crew: Driver, Turret Gunner, Two Sponson Gunners provide Legionaries with fast-moving, heavy support
Carrying Capacity: None. with an advanced rotary launcher. The Mechanicum,
however, would refuse to sanction the pattern in a
Weapons butthurt fit of galactic proportions – one of the
Gunner-Operated Turret Accelerator Autocannon missile types, borne of Terran ingenuity, could flood
300m, -/-/6, 3d10+8R, Pen 6, Mag 140, 3 Full, Razor Cybernetica Cortexes with xenon, forcing terminal
Sharp, Rapid Tracking) cascade failures and “brain death.” The Mechanicum
Driver-Operated Hull-Mounted Heavy Bolter (150m, loved their beep boops, and placed a moratorium on
-/-/6, 1d10+12X, Pen 5, Mag 60, Rld Full, Tearing) the tank. Ten thousand years later, while the reason
Two Sponson Heavy Bolter (150m, -/-/6, 1d10+12X, would be long forgotten, the refusal to sanction the
Pen 5, Mag 60, Rld Full, Tearing) or Lascannon tank would remain in place. I wonder if Guilliman,
(300m, S/-/-, 5d10+10E, Pen 10, Mag 6, Rld 2 Full, now that he’s back, will have something to say about
Proven (3)) this?
Rapid Tracking: This weapon inflicts a penalty to A Sicaran Arcus uses the rules for a Sicaran Battle
enemy Dodge and Jink tests equal to 5x DoS on Tank, except for the following changes.
Ballistic Skill test.
A Sicaran Arcus possesses a turret-mounted Arcus
Special Rules Launcher. The Arcus Launcher’s profile depends on
Ground Vehicle the type of missile equpped, and could switch
Reinforced Hull between missiles after firing its currently equipped
ones immediately. Therefore instead of an
ammunition count and reload speed, the Arcus
Launcher possesses a Missile Count, which tells how
many missiles the tank can carry before running out.
Reload between missiles is considered instantaneous.
For every missile type equipped beyond Arcus
Warheads, add 5 to the Requisition cost.
Arcus Warheads (250m, S/2/4, 3d10+10X, Pen 12,

Cluster Warhead, Terminal Tracking)
Skyspear Warheads (350m, S/4/-, 3d10+8X, Pen 8,
Missile Count 40, Terminal Tracking, Anti-Air
(Advanced))
Pyrax Warheads (250m, S/2/-, 2d10+3E, Pen 6,
SICARAN PUNISHER Missile Count 20, Blast (5), Ignores Cover)
The Sicaran Punisher uses a fast-firing rotary cannon Neutron Flux Warheads (100m, S/4/-, 3d10+8E, Pen
first invented for the Cerberus Battle Tank. What is 6, Missile Count 40, Terminal Tracking, Neutron
that? Dunno. Alan Bligh took it with him to the Flux)
grave. Regardless, the tank is excellent at hunting
infantry, its speed negating the weapon’s short range. Neutron Flux: After suffering at least one wound
from this weapon, enemy Battle Automata and
A Sicaran Punisher uses the rules for a Sicaran Battle Stratos Automata must make a Challenging (+0)
Tank, except for the following changes. Toughness test or die like a bitch, unless they are
immune to instant death in some way (Touched by
A Sicaran Punisher possesses a turret-mounted the Fates, some sort of Eternal Warrior, etc).
Punisher Rotary Cannon (250m, S/4/9, 2d10+5I, Pen
6, Mag 180, 3 Full, Storm, Rolling Thunder) SICARAN OMEGA TANK DESTROYER
While many who see it believe it “crude” compared
Rolling Thunder: If the Tank does perform a
to many other tanks of the Great Crusade, the Sicaran
maneuver action or movement before it fires, the firer
Omega Tank Destroyer uses its speed to flank enemy
may opt to have the Punisher Rotary Cannon gain the
vehicles and deliver devastating plasma bursts.
Razor Sharp and Recharge qualities.
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A Sicaran Omega uses the rules for a Sicaran Battle expected to dominate most equivalent tanks it is
Tank, except for the following changes. pressed against.
A Sicaran Omega possesses a turret-mounted Omega Type: Ground Vehicle

Plasma Array (100m, Mag 60, Rld 5 Full) that may Tactical Speed: 15m
be fired as a Plasma Volley (S/3/6, 3d10+8E, Pen 12, Cruising Speed: 70 kph
Twin-Linked), using one unit of ammunition per shot Maneuverability: +0
fired, or as a Sustained Burn (S/-/-, 5d10+10E, Pen Structural Integrity: 45
12, Twin-Linked, Volatile, Plasma Burn), using 6 Size: Massive
units of ammunition per shot fired. Armour: Front 35, Side 25, Rear 20
Crew: Driver, Turret Gunner, Two Sponson
Plasma Burn: If at least three degrees of success are Gunners, Pintle Gunner
scored on the Ballistic Skill test, an additional hit is Carrying Capacity: None.
generated for every two degrees of success past the
third. For example, if five degrees of success are Weapons
scored, one additional hit is generated. One Turret Weapon from the following list.
A Sicaran Omega possesses the Volatile Containment Predator Autocannon (300m, S/3/6, 3d10+8I, Pen 6,
trait. Mag 60, 2Full, Reliable)
Heavy Conversion Beamer (150m, S/-/-, Damage
Volatile Containment: If the Sicaran Omega is Below)
reduced to zero hull integrity, it immediately suffers -Short Range (Target < 75m): 1d10+6E, Pen 4, Blast
the Explodes result, at double the maximum range (5), Firing Calibration
and damage. -Medium Range (75m <= Target <=150m): 2d10+8E,
Pen 8, Blast (8), Firing Calibration
SICARAN VENATOR TANK DESTROYER -Long Range (150m < Target): 3d10+10E, Pen 12,
A dedicated tank destroyer variant of the Sicaran, Blast (10), Firing Calibration
where the turret is replaced by a Neutron Laser. Magna-Melta (60m, S/-/-, 3d10+10E, Pen 15, Mag
Introduced at the very start of the Age of Darkness, 50, Rld 4 Full, Blast (10), Melta)
this tank would prove instrumental, scything through Flamestorm Cannon (50m, S/-/-, 2d10+15E, Pen 8,
enemy tanks, and surviving where lesser vehicles fell. Mag 50, Rld 4 Full, Flame, Spray)
Plasma Destroyer (200m, S/2/3, 2d10+12E, Pen 12,
A Sicaran Venator uses the rules for a Sicaran Battle Mag 48, Rld 5 Full, Blast (3), Volatile, Maximal)
Tank, except for the following changes.
Firing Calibration: The weapon may not be fired at
A Sicaran Venator’s Hull-Mounted Heavy Bolter is all if the vehicle performed a Move Action of any
instead Pintle-Mounted. kind. No exceptions – stay still!
A Sicaran Venator does not have a turret, replacing it
with a Hull-Mounted Neutron Beam Laser (200m, Two Sponson Weapons from the following list.
S/2/-, 4d10+20E, Pen 15, Concussive, Shock Pulse).
Heavy Bolter (150m, -/-/6, 1d10+12X, Pen 5, Mag
A Neutron Beam Laser draws power from the 60, Rld Full, Tearing)
vehicle’s atomantic reactor, and does not worry about Heavy Flamer (30m, S/-/-, 1d10+12E, Pen 6, Mag 10,
trivial shit like ammo. Rld 2 Full, Flame, Spray)
Lascannon (300m, S/-/-, 5d10+10E, Pen 10, Mag 6,
Shock Pulse: If enemy vehicle suffers damage from Rld 2 Full, Proven (3))
this weapon, enemy Ballistic Skill is reduced to 10,
ignoring bonuses to Ballistic Skill tests, and the One Pintle Weapon from the following list.
enemy may not fire weapons with the Blast quality, Twin-Linked Bolter (90m, S/3/-, 1d10+9X, Pen 4,
until the end of their next round. Mag 60, Rld Full, Tearing, Twin-Linked)
Combi-Weapon (90m, S/3/-, 1d10+9X, Pen 4, Mag
DEIMOS PREDATOR TANK 24, Rld Full, Tearing, Combi-component dependent
A Deimos Predator was a tougher variant of the on weapon selected.)
normal Predator, a medium tank with good speed, Heavy Bolter (150m, -/-/6, 1d10+12X, Pen 5, Mag
firepower, and protection. Capable of bearing heavier 60, Rld Full, Tearing)
weapons than its lesser counterpart, the Deimos is Heavy Flamer (30m, S/-/-, 1d10+12E, Pen 6, Mag 10,
Rld 2 Full, Flame, Spray)
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Maneuverability: +0
Size: Enormous
Crew: Driver, Gunner
Carrying Capacity: None
Weapons
One Gunner-Operated Scorpius Multi-Launcher
(300m, S/-/-, 3d10+10X, Pen 8, Mag 60, Rld 4 Full,
Blast (3), Devastating (2), Rocket Barrage)
One Driver-Operated Hull-Mounted Twin-Linked

Multi-Melta (60m, S/-/-, 2d10+16E, Pen 12, Mag 12, Bolter (90m, S/3/-, 1d10+9X, Pen 4, Mag 60, Rld
Rld 2 Full, Melta, Blast (1)) Full, Tearing, Twin-Linked)
Havoc Launcher (100m, S/2/-, 2d10X, Pen 2, Mag 8,
2 Full, Blast (4), Devastating (2)) Rocket Barrage: If the Whirlwind Scorpius does not
move, the fire rate of the Scorpius Multi-Launcher is
Special Rules increased to S/-/1d5+1
Ground Vehicle
Reinforced Hull Special Rules
Ground Vehicle
VINDICATOR DESTROYER Reinforced Hull
A Vindicator can mount an upgunned Laser
Destroyer Array, increasing its vehicle hunting ability LEGION ARTILLERY TANK
at the cost of area damage. By staying stationary, A Legion is expected to maintain its own troops,
power that would have gone to motive systems armor, and artillery, to better take on any situation.
instead are directed to the gun. This is the reason why the Legions would be split
after the Age of Darkness. For now, though, accept
A Vindicator Destroyer uses the rules for a the fact that Legion Artillery is available. Some
Vindicator, except for the following changes. Legions, like the Iron Warriors and Imperial Fists,
would take to it with aplomb.
The Vindicator’s Demolisher Cannon is replaced by a
Laser Destroyer Array (300m, S/-/-, 6d10+12E, Pen Type: Ground Vehicle
14, Proven (4), Twin-Linked) Tactical Speed: 12m
Cruising Speed: 35kph
Power Capacitor: The Laser Destroyer Array does Maneuverability: -5
not use ammo, drawing power from the Capacitor. If Structural Integrity: 40
the Vindicator Tank has not moved, its fire rate Size: Massive
becomes -/2/-. Alternatively, if the Vindicator Tank Armour: Front 30, Side 20, Rear 20
has not moved, its fire rate may be boosted to become Crew: Commander, Driver, Gunner, Loader
-/-/3. If this last option is selected, roll 1d10 after Carrying Capacity: None
firing. If the result is a 1 or 2, then the Vindicator
suffers 1d10 damage to hull integrity, ignoring armor.
Weapons
One Gunner-Operated Earthshaker Cannon (3500m,
WHIRLWIND SCORPIUS S/-/-, 4d10+10X, Pen 8, Mag 1, Rld Full, Blast (20),
The term “Whirlwind” is a relative one, used to Concussive (3), Indirect (5)) OR Medusa Cannon
denote a vehicle-mounted multiple missile launcher (1050m, S/-/-, 3d10+30X, Pen 12, Mag 1, Rld Full,
system. The Whirlwind Scorpius was actually Blast (10), Indirect (3))
designed by the Space Wolves, mounting a rapid-fire
missile system on a Predator chassis, and rolling Driver-Operated Hull-Mounted Heavy Bolter (150m,
alongside armor columns to provide support as -/-/6, 1d10+12X, Pen 5, Mag 60, Rld Full, Tearing)
needed.
Special Rules
Ground Vehicle
Tactical Speed: 15m
Reinforced Hull
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LAND RAIDER PROTEUS In Disruption mode, any enemy within 5km suffers a
The original Land Raider ported from 1987 to the -20 to Command tests, and must reroll successful
modern day, this ancient tank is the progenitor of all Command tests.
Land Raiders that currently exist. It bears a potent
Explorator Augury web, allowing the Legionaries LAND RAIDER ACHILLES ALPHA
within to augment their own battlefield control or Simply put, the Land Raider Achilles Alpha is the
disrupt the enemy’s chain of command. most durable vehicle a Legionary can call upon. They
can resist weapons that down even super-heavies, and
are sealed against all external toxins. These vehicles
Tactical Speed: 15m
are the vanguard of an assault, and their Legionary
operators trust in their durability to lead the charge.
Maneuverability: +0
Structural Integrity: 45 Type: Ground Vehicle
Size: Massive Tactical Speed: 15m
Armour: Front 45, Side 45, Rear 45 Cruising Speed: 70 kph
Crew: Driver, Commander, two Gunners Maneuverability: +0
Carrying Capacity: 8 Legionaries. Structural Integrity: 45
Size: Massive
Weapons Armour: Front 45, Side 45, Rear 45
One Driver-Operated Hull-mounted weapn from the Crew: Driver, Commander, two Gunners
following list Carrying Capacity: 6 Legionaries.
Heavy Bolter (150m, -/-/6, 1d10+12X, Pen 5, Mag Weapons
60, Rld Full, Tearing)
One Driver-operated Quad Launcher (300m, Mag 40,
Heavy Flamer (30m, S/-/-, 1d10+12E, Pen 6, Mag 10,
Rld 5 Full)
-Frag (S/-/-, 2d10+2X, Pen 4, Blast (5), Indirect,
Shell-Shock)
Rld 2 Full, Proven (3))
-Shatter (S/4/-, 3d10+10X, Pen 6, Indirect, Sunder)
Two Sponson-mounted Lascannon (300m, S/-/-, -Incendiary (S/-/-, 1d10+9E Pen 4, Blast (5), Flame,
5d10+10E, Pen 10, Mag 6, Rld 2 Full, Proven (3)) Ignores Cover)
-Splinter (S/-/-, 1d10+5R Pen 6, Blast (5), Tearing,
Razor Sharp)
Special Rules
Ground Vehicle Two Sponson-mounted Twin-Linked Volkite
Power of the Machine Spirit Culverins (280m, S/2/4, 2d10+9E, Pen 4, Mag 40, 5
Reinforced Hull Full, Deflagrate, Twin-Linked)
Searchlight
Explorator Augury Web: The Explorator Augury

Special Rules
Ground Vehicle
Web allows the vehicle to move up to double its Power of the Machine Spirit
Tactical Speed as a free action before initiative is Reinforced Hull
rolled in an encounter. The vehicle moves normally Searchlight
afterwards. It may function in two modes, switched
by the driver as a Half Action. Enhanced Ferromantic Rites: The vehicle ignores
the Melta and Lance qualities of weapons, only being
In Relay Mode, any character using this equipment affected by base Penetration. Vehicle critical hits are
downgraded one level.
also gains a +20 to Command Skill tests and may
Galvanic Traction Drive: The vehicle treats all
reroll any failed Command Skill tests. The character terrain as open terrain.
may use his Command skill to affect a number of
squads, units, or other teams equal to his Fellowship
bonus. This effect combines with Fellowship-based
Talents such as Iron Discipline, Master Orator, and
the like.
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Baneblade chassis, and is far more advanced than that
ancient design. It bears an Atomantic Arc Reactor
within its core, which allows for powering the mighty
Accelerator Cannon, a multi-use weapon able to
pierce heavy armor and infantry crowds alike.
Eleven barrels of hell? Try thirteen.
Type: Super-Heavy Ground Vehicle

Tactical Speed: 10m
Maneuverability: -30
Size: Monumental
Crew: Driver, Commander, two Gunners
SPARTAN ASSAULT TANK Carrying Capacity: None.
For when you have to drive a bangbus full of homies,
and the goddamn Primarch too, the Spartan Assault Weapons
Tank is your vehicle. Resembling the Land Raider, One Driver-Operated Hull-Mounted Heavy Bolter
but at a much larger scale, the Spartan is able to carry (150m, -/-/6, 1d10+12X, Pen 5, Mag 60, Rld Full,
large numbers of troops into battle. Only superheavy Tearing) OR Heavy Flamer (30m, S/-/-, 1d10+12E,
transporters exceed it. With heavy weapons to match, Pen 6, Mag 10, Rld 2 Full, Flame, Spray)
the Spartan is the chariot of choice for you and your
Deathstar. One Turret-Mounted Fellblade Accelerator Cannon
(900m, S/-/-, Mag 42, 4 Full)
Type: Ground Vehicle - AP Shell – 4d10+10X, Pen 12, Blast (3),
Tactical Speed: 12m Armorbane
Cruising Speed: 45 kph - HE Shell – 3d10+10X, Pen 8, Blast (12),
Maneuverability: -15 Devastating (3)
Size: Massive Two Sponson-Mounted Quad Lascannons (300m,
Armour: Front 45, Side 45, Rear 45 S/2/-, 5d10+10E, Pen 12, Mag 24, Rld 2 Full, Twin-
Crew: Driver, Commander, two Gunners Linked) OR Laser Destroyers (200m, S/-/-,
Carrying Capacity: 20 Legionaries. 6d10+12E, Pen 14, Mag 12, Rld 2 Full, Proven (4),
Twin-Linked)
Weapons
One Driver-Operated Hull-Mounted Heavy Bolter One Pintle Weapon from the following list.
(150m, -/-/6, 1d10+12X, Pen 5, Mag 60, Rld Full, Twin-Linked Bolter (90m, S/3/-, 1d10+9X, Pen 4,
Tearing) OR Heavy Flamer (30m, S/-/-, 1d10+12E, Mag 60, Rld Full, Tearing, Twin-Linked)
Pen 6, Mag 10, Rld 2 Full, Flame, Spray) Combi-Weapon (90m, S/3/-, 1d10+9X, Pen 4, Mag
24, Rld Full, Tearing, Combi-component dependent
Two Sponson-Mounted Quad Lascannons (300m, on weapon selected.)
S/2/-, 5d10+10E, Pen 12, Mag 24, Rld 2 Full, Twin- Heavy Bolter (150m, -/-/6, 1d10+12X, Pen 5, Mag
Linked) OR Laser Destroyers (200m, S/-/-, 60, Rld Full, Tearing)
6d10+12E, Pen 14, Mag 12, Rld 2 Full, Proven (4), Heavy Flamer (30m, S/-/-, 1d10+12E, Pen 6, Mag 10,
Twin-Linked) Rld 2 Full, Flame, Spray)
Multi-Melta (60m, S/-/-, 2d10+16E, Pen 12, Mag 12,
Special Rules Rld 2 Full, Melta, Blast (1))
Ground Vehicle
Power of the Machine Spirit Special Rules
Reinforced Hull Ground Vehicle
Super-Heavy
FELLBLADE SUPER-HEAVY TANK Reinforced Hull
When the Legions ride, they ride in STYLE. The Searchlight
Fellblade Super-Heavy Tank is based off the
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Special Rules
Ground Vehicle
Super-Heavy
Reinforced Hull
Searchlight
FALCHION SUPER-HEAVY TANK

DESTROYER
Mounting a twin-linked volcano cannon, the Falchion
is able to wreck just about anything it points at.
While proving effective against enemy titans at the
start of the Age of Darkness, they were initially used
to destroy incredibly large Xenos and recidivist
conclaves. The Galaxy was a bizarre place once, until
GLAIVE SUPER-HEAVY SPECIAL WEAPONS the Falchions evened the field.
TANK
What a mouthful. Still, the Glaive is a great tank. Type: Super-Heavy Ground Vehicle
Why? That Volkite Carronade will burn through Tactical Speed: 10m
entire lines of troops at once. Every day is a lovely Cruising Speed: 32 kph
day for purging, and the Glaive makes the job even Maneuverability: -30
easier. Structural Integrity: 150
Size: Monumental
Type: Super-Heavy Ground Vehicle Armour: Front 50, Side 45, Rear 35
Tactical Speed: 10m Crew: Driver, Commander, two Gunners
Cruising Speed: 32 kph Carrying Capacity: None.
Structural Integrity: 150 Weapons
Size: Monumental One Driver-Operated Hull-Mounted Twin-Linked
Armour: Front 50, Side 45, Rear 35 Volcano Cannon (3000m, S/-/-, 10d10+20E, Pen 20,
Crew: Driver, Commander, two Gunners Blast (8), Felling (6), Overheats, Twin-Linked,
Carrying Capacity: None. Destroyer)
Weapons A Volcano Cannon draws power from the vehicle’s

One Driver-Operated Hull-Mounted Heavy Bolter atomantic reactor, and does not worry about trivial
(150m, -/-/6, 1d10+12X, Pen 5, Mag 60, Rld Full, shit like ammo.
Tearing) OR Heavy Flamer (30m, S/-/-, 1d10+12E,
Pen 6, Mag 10, Rld 2 Full, Flame, Spray) Destroyer: If a target of Size (Hulking) or lower
takes at least one wound or Hull Integrity, it is
One Turret-Mounted Volkite Carronade (400m, S/-/-, instantly incinerated.
3d10+10E, Pen 12, Heavy Beam, Deflagrate,
Haywire, Blast (1)) Two Sponson-Mounted Quad Lascannons (300m,
S/2/-, 5d10+10E, Pen 12, Mag 24, Rld 2 Full, Twin-
Heavy Beam: Once fired, this weapon draws a line Linked)
from its origin to its maximum range.
EVERYTHING under this line, including the space One Pintle Weapon from the following list.
taken by the blast quality, is hit. Twin-Linked Bolter (90m, S/3/-, 1d10+9X, Pen 4,
Mag 60, Rld Full, Tearing, Twin-Linked)
A Volkite Carronade draws power from the vehicle’s Combi-Weapon (90m, S/3/-, 1d10+9X, Pen 4, Mag
atomantic reactor, and does not worry about trivial 24, Rld Full, Tearing, Combi-component dependent
shit like ammo. on weapon selected.)
Two Sponson-Mounted Quad Lascannons (300m, 60, Rld Full, Tearing)
S/2/-, 5d10+10E, Pen 12, Mag 24, Rld 2 Full, Twin- Heavy Flamer (30m, S/-/-, 1d10+12E, Pen 6, Mag 10,
Linked) OR Laser Destroyers (200m, S/-/-, Rld 2 Full, Flame, Spray)
6d10+12E, Pen 14, Mag 12, Rld 2 Full, Proven (4), Multi-Melta (60m, S/-/-, 2d10+16E, Pen 12, Mag 12,
Twin-Linked) Rld 2 Full, Melta, Blast (1))
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Special Rules Crushing Weight: When executing a Ram attack,
Ground Vehicle attack gains an additional 2d10 damage and adds +4
Super-Heavy to Critical Hit chart
Reinforced Hull
Searchlight CERBERUS HEAVY TANK DESTROYER
Another Spartan variant with upgunned weapon, the
TYPHON HEAVY SIEGE TANK Cerberus uses a prototype Neutron Laser Projector
Perturabo of the Iron Warriors had personally powered by an atomantic arc reactor. The weapon
designed the Typhon Heavy Siege Tank, as a way to itself was reverse-engineered, and the Mechanicum
bring overbearing force against fortifications rapidly, was insistent that until the deadly energy emanations
faster than Excertus Imperialis forces could travel. could be solved, it was unfit for duty. They never got
Based off the Spartan chassis, but upgunned and the chance, as a few years after first delivery, the Age
uparmored, to many it resembles an upgunned of Darkness had begun.
Vindicator. It works, though.
Type: Super-Heavy Ground Vehicle
Type: Super-Heavy Ground Vehicle Tactical Speed: 12m
Tactical Speed: 12m Cruising Speed: 32 kph
Cruising Speed: 32 kph Maneuverability: -35
Maneuverability: -35 Structural Integrity: 75
Structural Integrity: 75 Size: Monumental
Size: Monumental Armour: Front 50, Side 50, Rear 50
Armour: Front 50, Side 50, Rear 50 Crew: Driver, Commander, two Gunners
Crew: Driver, Commander, two Gunners Carrying Capacity: None.
Weapons
Weapons One Driver-Operated Hull-Mounted Neutron Laser
One Driver-Operated Hull-Mounted Dreadhammer Battery (600m, -/-/1d5, 4d10+20E, Pen 15,
Siege Cannon (90m Moving / 300m Stationary, S/-/-, Concussive, Shock Pulse, Feedback)
3d10+30X, Pen 15, Mag 12, Rld 5 Full, Blast (12),
Devastating (3), Ignores Cover) A Neutron Laser Destroyer draws power from the
vehicle’s atomantic reactor, and does not worry about
Two Sponson-Mounted Heavy Bolter (150m, -/-/6, trivial shit like ammo.
1d10+12X, Pen 5, Mag 60, Rld Full, Tearing)
OR Lascannons (300m, S/-/-, 5d10+10E, Pen 10, Shock Pulse: If enemy vehicle suffers damage from
Mag 6, Rld 2 Full, Proven (3)) this weapon, enemy Ballistic Skill is reduced to 10,
ignoring bonuses to Ballistic Skill tests, and the
One Pintle Weapon from the following list. enemy may not fire weapons with the Blast quality
Twin-Linked Bolter (90m, S/3/-, 1d10+9X, Pen 4, until the end of their next round.
Mag 60, Rld Full, Tearing, Twin-Linked)
Combi-Weapon (90m, S/3/-, 1d10+9X, Pen 4, Mag Feedback: For every shot the weapon makes that
24, Rld Full, Tearing, Combi-component dependent fails to penetrate enemy armor, roll 1d10. On a 1-2,
on weapon selected.) the vehicle loses 2d10 Hull Integrity.
60, Rld Full, Tearing) Special Rules
Heavy Flamer (30m, S/-/-, 1d10+12E, Pen 6, Mag 10, Ground Vehicle
Rld 2 Full, Flame, Spray) Super-Heavy
Multi-Melta (60m, S/-/-, 2d10+16E, Pen 12, Mag 12, Reinforced Hull
Rld 2 Full, Melta, Blast (1)) Searchlight
Special Rules Reactor Blast: If the vehicle is destroyed, the result

is automatically Explodes, at the maximum range and
Ground Vehicle
damage. Critical hit rolls of 1 and 2 against the
Super-Heavy
vehicle may be rerolled, in an attempt to get more
Reinforced Hull
damage. The second result stands.
Searchlight
Flare Shield: Enemy ranged attacks against the
vehicle’s Front facing roll one less damage die for
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damage. Enemy ranged attacks with the Blast or Enhanced Defensive Fire: The vehicle's sponson
Spray rule are reduced by a further damage die. A weapons may be fired at enemies assaulting the
Flare Shield has no effect on attacks made in melee, vehicle as the Gunner's Reaction. Lascannon
point blank explosives such as melta bombs, Haywire sponsons suffer -20 penalty to the BS test, while
attacks, or extremely powerful destroyer weapons. Heavy Flamer Sponsons grant a +20 bonus to the
enemy's Agility test.
MASTODON HEAVY ASSAULT TRANSPORT Reinforced Shell: When suffering Critical Damage,
A transport reserved for breaching the heaviest of divide the result by 4, rounding up. This does not
fortifications, a Mastadon is capable of boring into a apply to Righteous Fury. If the vehicle suffers a
fortress, and dropping almost 40 Legionaries into it to Destroyed result on the Critical Table, the vehicle is
wreak havoc. Equivalent to a Stormbird on the treated as an immobile building, granting 50 AP of
Ground, the Mastodon will slowly but surely reach its Cover.
target.
MALCADOR ASSAULT TANK
Type: Super-Heavy Ground Vehicle A truly ancient design originating on Ancient Terra,
Tactical Speed: 10m and named after the Sigillite, the Right Hand of the
Cruising Speed: 30 kph Emperor, this tank was numerous in the Legions,
Maneuverability: -40 albeit mothballed for more advanced designs. The
Structural Integrity: 100 Malcador was surprisingly fast, owing to its Sub-
Size: Monumental Atomantic Arc Reactor drive, which would drift into
Armour: Front 50, Side 50, Rear 50 the dusts of history over ten thousand years.
Crew: Driver, five Gunners
Carrying Capacity: 40 Legionaries. Up to two Type: Ground Vehicle
Dreadnoughts may be transported, counting as 10 Tactical Speed: 15m
Legionaries. Cruising Speed: 45 kph
Weapons Structural Integrity: 100
One Driver-Operated Fixed Forward Siege Melta Size: Immense
Array (30m, S/2/4, 3d10+10E, Pen 15, Melta, Blast Armour: Front 40, Side 35, Rear 30
(3), Stone-Burner) Crew: Driver, Commander, two Gunners
A Siege Melta Array draws power from the vehicle’s
atomantic reactor, and does not worry about trivial Weapons
shit like ammo. One Commander-Operated Traverse-Mounted
weapon from the following list.
Stone-Burner: Against Buildings and Fortification, Battle Cannon (750m, S/-/-, 3d10+10X, Pen 8, Mag
every hit that inflicts at least one Hull Integrity of 12, Rld 3Full, Blast (10), Concussive (3), Reliable) or
damage generates an additional 1d5 hits. These hits Twin-Linked Lascannon (300m, S/-/-, 5d10+10E,
do not generate further hits. Pen 10, Mag 6, Rld 2 Full, Proven (3), Twin-Linked)
Gunner-Operated Skyreaper Battery (300m, -/-/5, One Driver-Operated Hull-Mounted weapon from the
3d10+8I, Pen 6, Mag 150, Rld 5 Full, Twin-Linked, following list.
Anti-Air (Advanced)) Heavy Bolter (150m, -/-/6, 1d10+12X, Pen 5, Mag
Two Sponson Heavy Flamer (30m, S/-/-, 1d10+12E, Heavy Flamer (30m, S/-/-, 1d10+12E, Pen 6, Mag 10,
Pen 6, Mag 10, Rld 2 Full, Flame, Spray) and two Rld 2 Full, Flame, Spray)
Sponson Lascannon (300m, S/-/-, 5d10+10E, Pen 10, Lascannon (300m, S/-/-, 5d10+10E, Pen 10, Mag 6,
Mag 6, Rld 2 Full, Proven (3)) Rld 2 Full, Proven (3))
Demolisher Cannon (50m, S/-/-, 4d10+20X, Pen 10,
Special Rules Mag 2, Rld Full, Blast (10), Concussive (3))
Ground Vehicle
Super-Heavy Two Sponson-Mounted weapons from the following
Smoke Launchers list.
Searchlight Heavy Bolters (150m, -/-/6, 1d10+12X, Pen 5, Mag
Armored Ceramite 60, Rld Full, Tearing)
Dual Void Shield Generator Autocannon (300m, S/3/-, 3d10+8I, Pen 6, Mag 20,
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Rld 2 Full, Reliable) Crew: Driver, 2 Gunners
Lascannon (300m, S/-/-, 5d10+10E, Pen 10, Mag 6, Carrying Capacity: 12 Legionaries and wargear.
Rld 2 Full, Proven (3)) The Termite is incapable of transporting objects or
One Pintle Weapon from the following list. entities of size Hulking / 5 or larger.
Twin-Linked Bolter (90m, S/3/-, 1d10+9X, Pen 4,
Mag 60, Rld Full, Tearing, Twin-Linked) Weapons
Combi-Weapon (90m, S/3/-, 1d10+9X, Pen 4, Mag
24, Rld Full, Tearing, Combi-component dependent Two Gunner-Operated Sponson Weapons
on weapon selected.) Twin-Linked Bolter (90m, S/3/-, 1d10+9X, Pen 4,
Heavy Bolter (150m, -/-/6, 1d10+12X, Pen 5, Mag Mag 60, Rld Full, Tearing, Twin-Linked)
60, Rld Full, Tearing) Heavy Flamer (30m, S/–/–, 1d10+5E, Pen 4, Mag 20,
2 Full, Flame, Spray)
Multi-Melta (60m, S/-/-, 2d10+16E, Pen 12, Mag 12, Twin-Linked Volkite Charger (55m, S/2/-, 2d10+3E,
Rld 2 Full, Melta, Blast (1)) Pen 4, Mag 40, 6 Full, Deflagrate, Twin-Linked)
Special Rules Special Rules

Ground Vehicle Ground Vehicle
Smoke Launchers Ponderous (Above Ground)
Searchlight Reinforced Hull
Sub-Atomantic Reactor: When executing a Ram
Subterranean Assault: The first round of combat
attack, or suffering critical damage, one additional
damage die must be rolled, dropping the highest. that a Termite breaches the surface, and troops begin
to disembark, is considered a Surprise round.
Battle Speed: The Malcador may choose to move
three times its Tactical Speed as a Full Action. If it Terrestrial Disregard: When a Termite breaches the
does so, only the Traverse-Mounted weapon may surface for the first time in combat, the closest
fire. vehicle within 5m of the breaching point
automatically suffers a single hit, inflicting
TERRAX PATTERN TERMITE ASSAULT
3d10+30E damage with a Pen of 0 against the
DRILL vehicle’s Side armor. Infantry within 15m of the
Now here’s a real blast from the past. Straight from breaching point instead automatically suffer 2d5 hits,
the 1980’s comes the Termite, a subterranean digging each inflicting 2d10+8I damage with a Pen of 6. Each
vehicle capable of transporting troops. Designed on hit is allocated by the driver of the Termite to a
Terra to remove burrowing xenos species, the different target, and no target may take more than a
Termite travels swiftly underground, bypassing single hit from the attack. At the conclusion of the
surface defenses, and disgorges troops into enemy breach, all terrain within 15m of the breaching point
weak points. The Termite is used across the Excertus is considered Difficult Terrain.
Imperialis, though different branches tend to use
different loadouts. Melta Cutters: The Termite treats all Difficult
Terrain as open ground and ignores the effects of
Type: Ground Vehicle (Tracked) surface Weather and Unnatural Conditions. In
Tactical Speed: 5m (Above Ground), 15m addition, when executing a Ram action, the action
(Underground) inflicts an additional 2d10 damage, and is resolved at
Cruising Speed: 20kph (Above Ground), 70 kph Pen 24.
(Underground)
Maneuverability: -30 (Above Ground), +0
(Underground)
Size: Enormous / 6
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Dreadnoughts
CONTEMPTOR DREADNOUGHT
Regarded as the most advanced and powerful pattern
of Dreadnought available during the Great Crusade,
the Contemptor’s chassis mixes arcane systems with
“Why... Not This... ANYTHING BUT THIS!”
components used by the Legio Cybernetica. Its
"YOU STILL HAVE A MISSION TO COMPLETE,
atomantic reactor can power numerous systems that
PRAETOR. YOU COULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO
would burn out a lesser chassis, at the risk of nuclear
DIE.”
detonation if suffering critical damage. Big risk, big
" You Have Made A Mockery Of Me! I Am A Shell!"
payoff.
"A SHELL THAT RETAINS THE ABILITY TO
SERVE, PRAETOR.” A Contemptor Dreadnought follows the rules for
Dreadnoughts in Rites of Battle, except for the
-Space Wolf Praetor “Felleye” Brynjol is
following changes.
entombed within a Contemptor Dreadnought by
Paragon of Metal Executor Thexus, and others. A Contemptor Dreadnought’s tactical speed is 10m,
and Cruise Speed is 15kph. It has 40 Structural
o become a dreadnought is to embrace a half-life. It is
T a great honor to be entombed with a Dreadnought, a
Legion hero undying and eternally serving on the
Integrity, and possesses Front Armor 35, Side Armor
30, and Rear Armor 20.
battlefield. Some Legionaries take to this with gusto, A Contemptor Dreadnought may equip its left and
reveling in the power they did not have in life. Others right arms with any of the following options.
are more somber, and choose to sleep the aeons away Legionary equivalents may be substituted for
when not in combat. Embedded within a weapons of an equivalent class. Weapon options may
sarcophagus, the Legionary within waits, dreaming, be doubled up on (For example, two Twin-Linked
maybe of Sisters of Silence. Twins. Yeah. Autocannons). All Dreadnought Melee weapons
come with a Twin-Linked Bolter (90m, S/3/-,
In the Great Crusade and Age of Darkness, a
1d10+9X, Pen 4, Mag 60, Rld Full, Tearing, Twin-
Legionary is lucky – in death, he has a choice
Linked), and have their strength bonus already
of…permanent retirement home. Each Dreadnought
included in the listed damage.
Frame, the Contemptor, Deredeo, and Leviathan all
offer built-in advantages to the boxy Castaferrum Dreadnought Close Combat Weapon (2d10+24E, Pen
dread. Squares are out. Eggs are totally in this season. 6, Power Field)
Dreadnought Chainfist (2d10+14E, Pen 10, Power
When a Legionary selects the Dreadnought Elite
Field, Tearing, Unwieldy)
Advance, he follows all the normal restrictions in
Twin-Linked Heavy Bolter (150m, -/-/6, 1d10+12X,
Deathwatch: Rites of Battle. Some frames, however,
Pen 5, Mag 60, Rld Full, Tearing, Twin-Linked)
will modify these restrictions, and they will be
elaborated upon in their own unit entries.
Full, Melta, Blast (1))
Twin-Linked Autocannon (300m, S/3/-, 3d10+8I,
Pen 6, Mag 20, Rld 2 Full, Reliable, Twin-Linked)
Kheres-Pattern Assault Cannon (150m, -/-/8,
2d10+12I, Pen 6, Mag 200, Rld 3 Full, Devastating
(1), Storm, Tearing)
Twin-Linked Lascannon (300m, S/-/-, 5d10+10E,
Pen 10, Mag 6, Rld 2 Full, Proven (3), Twin-Linked)
Below)
-Short Range (Target<75m): 1d10+6E, Pen 4, Blast
(5), Firing Calibration
-Medium Range (75m <= Target <=150m): 2d10+8E,
-Long Range (150m< Target): 3d10+10E, Pen 12,
Blast (10), Firing Calibration
Plasma Cannon (150m, S/-/-, 2d10+12E, Pen 10,
Mag 32, 5Full, Overheats, Maximal, Blast (3))
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Toxiferran Cannon (30m, S/-/-, 3d10+8E, Pen 6, Mag CONTEMPTOR-CORTUS DREADNOUGHT
20, 2 Full, Tearing, Spray, Corrosive, Tainted) Originating from the Ullanor campaign, as a cheap
way to replace losses, the Contemptor Pattern
Firing Calibration: The weapon may not be fired at replaces many advanced components with less-
all if the vehicle performed a Move Action of any robust, more common, ones. The Mechanicum did
kind. No exceptions – stay still! not approve, but when the Age of Darkness kicked in,
there wasn’t really much of a choice.
A Contemptor Dreadnought may replace the Twin-
Linked Bolter within its Melee Weapons with the A Contemptor-Cortus Dreadnought follows the rules
following. for Contemptor Dreadnoughts above (and by
extention, the Dreadnought in Rites of Battle), except
for the following changes.
Plasma Blaster (60m, S/2/-, 2d10+8E, Pen 12, Mag 6, A Contemptor-Cortus Dreadnought has 35 Structural
Rld 2 Full, Volatile, Maximal) Integrity, and possesses Front Armor 35, Side Armor
Graviton Gun (30m, S/-/-, *, *, Mag 3, Rld 2 Full, 25, and Rear Armor 20.
Blast (5), Concussive, Haywire, Graviton Pulse)
Meltagun (20m, S/-/-, 2d10+10E, Pen 12, Mag 25, A Contemptor-Cortus Dreadnought possesses the
Full, Melta, Twin-Linked) following special rules.
If the occupant so desires, a Contemptor Atomantic Deflector: The Dreadnought possesses a
Dreadnought may equip a Carapace-Mounted built in PR35 Defensive Field against ranged attacks
weapon from the list below. in its front arc. This field does not overload in normal
conditions. However, if the vehicle is destroyed, the
Havoc Launcher (100m, S/2/-, 2d10X, Pen 2, Mag 8, result is automatically Explodes, at the maximum
2 Full, Blast (4), Devastating (2)). range and damage.
A Contemptor Dreadnought comes pre-equipped with Atomantic Overcharge: The Legionary within the
a Searchlight and Smoke Launcher by default. Contemptor Cortus may choose to supercharge his
Dreadnought as a Free Action, and select a benefit
A Contemptor Dreadnought possesses the following
from below until the end of his turn.
special rules.
-Hatred (Select an Enemy)
Atomantic Shielding: The Dreadnought possesses a -Add 5m to movement speed
built in PR20 Defensive Field against melee attacks, -Move 6 times Tactical Speed as a Full Action
which increases to PR35 against ranged attacks. This -Inflict a penalty of -10 to enemy Dodge and Parry
field does not overload in normal conditions. tests.
However, if the vehicle is destroyed, the result is
At the end of the Legionary’s turn, he must roll 1d10.
automatically Explodes, at the maximum range and
If the result is a 1 or 2, then the Contemptor Cortus
damage.
suffers 1d10 damage to hull integrity, ignoring armor.
Advanced Internment: A Legionary interred within If this causes the Contemptor to be destroyed, the
a Contemptor Dreadnought does NOT possess the result is automatically Explodes, at double the
Weight of Years Trait. The Contemptor’s advanced maximum range and damage.
systems are able to keep the Legionary functional and
Unstable Internment: The Legionary interred within
lucid for as long as required. Sleeping is optional, but
the Contemptor Cortus possesses the Weight of Years
it does make one feel less grumpy.
trait, and rolls two die, dropping the lowest.
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MHARA GAL TAINTED DREADNOUGHT The Mhara Gal possesses the following traits:
(WORD BEARERS) Regeneration (5), From Beyond, The Stuff of
Hoo boy. First encountered on Calth, and regarded as Nightmares, Fear (3).
a twisted monster by the Ultramarine defenders,
A Mhara Gal Tainted Dreadnought possesses the
Mhara Gal Dreadnoughts are a sickening mess of
following special rules.
Warp and Legionary. Formerly a member of the Gal
Vorbak, the internment of one of these warriors into a Accursed: Anyone within 15m of the Mhara Gal
wrecked Dreadnought causes a transformation of with a Psy Rating, possesses the Daemonic trait, or
Legionary and Dreadnought into something…more. those subjected to a psychic buff immediately suffer
It is from these Dreadnoughts that the idea of a single hit, inflicting 2d10+3E damage with Pen 12.
internment as punishment would first be formed. This attack may be dodged or blocked by protective
fields, but the target may not count the value of armor
A Mhara Gal Tainted Dreadnought follows the rules
points granted by cover. This occurs regardless of
for Contemptor Dreadnoughts above (and by
line of sight, and ally or enemy status.
Daemonic Aura: The Mhara Gal possesses a PR 35
for the following changes.
defensive field that does not overload under normal
A Mhara Gal requires the Legionary to have taken conditions.
the Gal Vorbak Dark Martyr Advanced The Earth Recoils: The Mhara Gal ignores the
Specialization before internment. The act of effect of Difficult Terrain, and gains the Phase trait.
internment into a Dreadnought frame begins the rapid However, the effects of the Phase trait always end at
transformation from Contemptor to Mhara Gal (A the end of the Mhara Gal’s turn, meaning they must
day, tops). always be on solid footing at the end of their round –
their Phase trait cannot be maintained indefinitely.
A Mhara Gal may equip its left and right arms with Shroud of Dark Fire: Any heat, fire, or plasma-
any of the following options. Weapon options may based weapon (such as Flame, Melta, and Volkite
NOT be doubled up on. Tainted Power Claws come Weaponry) roll one less damage die when striking
with a Curs’d Boltspitter (90m, S/3/-, 1d10+9X, Pen the Mhara Gal. Any enemy with a toughness bonus
4, Mag 24, Rld Full, Tearing, Nova Grenade Flash), lower than 14, or with a Front Armor Value of 34 or
and have their strength bonus already included in the less, suffers a -10 penalty to Weapon skill tests to
listed damage. strike the Mhara Gal in melee combat. Finally, if the
Mhara Gal is reduced to zero hull integrity, it
Tainted Power Claw (2d10+30E, Pen 6, Power Field, immediately explodes. Everything within 25 meters
Ghost Razor) immediately suffers a single hit, inflicting 2d10+9E
Warpfire Plasma Cannon (150m, S/-/-, 2d10+12E, damage with Pen 4 and the Soul Blaze quality.
Pen 10, Mag 32, 5Full, Overheats, Maximal, Blast
(3), Howling Death)
Full, Melta, Blast (1), Howling Death)
Pen 6, Mag 20, Rld 2 Full, Reliable, Twin-Linked,
Howling Death)
Ghost Razor: Successful Protective Field rolls

against this weapon must be rerolled. The second
result stands.
Howling Death: Upon inflicting at least one wound

on an enemy, during an attack, the enemy must make
a Difficult (-10) Willpower test. If this test is failed,
the enemy must roll on the Shock Table, with +10 for
every degree of failure. If the enemy is Fearless, this
quality has no effect.
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OSIRON DREADNOUGHT Firing Calibration: The weapon may not be fired at
(THOUSAND SONS) all if the vehicle performed a Move Action of any
The first psychic dreadnought, and the baseline for all kind. No exceptions – stay still!
future psychic dreadnoughts, the Thousand Sons
If the occupant so desires, an Osiron Dreadnought
can’t be blamed for not sticking to their theme. And
may equip a Carapace-Mounted weapon from the list
to be fair, it was a hard problem to solve, which took
below.
them a long time to fix. Using a device called the
Osiron, this allowed a psyker within the Havoc Launcher (100m, S/2/-, 2d10X, Pen 2, Mag 8,
Contemptor’s frame to use his psychic powers and 2 Full, Blast (4), Devastating (2)).
not explode. Magnus, ever the bro, gave his shit out
freely to his brothers and their Legions. Only the An Osiron Dreadnought possesses the following
Blood Angels took him up on it. special rules.
An Osiron Dreadnought follows the rules for The Osiron: A Legionary of the Thousand Sons
Contemptor Dreadnoughts above (and by extention, cannot be interred within an Osiron Dreadnought
the Dreadnought in Rites of Battle), except for the unless he possesses Psy Rating (2) or greater. He may
following changes. continue to use powers he knows from the
Telekinesis, Telepathy, Pyromancy, or Divination
The cost of the Dreadnought Advanced disciplines as normal. Sorry, Biomancy, you’re shit
Specialization is raised to 8000 XP. out of luck. The Legionary interred within the Osiron
Dreadnought also gains a +10 to opposed Willpower
An Osiron Dreadnought’s left arm MUST be a
tests against enemy psychic powers.
Dreadnought Force Khopesh (2d10+25E, Pen 10,
Balanced, Fast, Force) with Combi-Weapon (90m,
S/3/-, 1d10+9X, Pen 4, Mag 24, Rld Full, Tearing,
Combi-component dependent on weapon selected.).
The Combi-Weapon contains Asphyx Shells.
Strength bonus is already included in the listed
damage
An Osiron Dreadnought may equip its right arm with

any of the following options. Legionary equivalents
may be substituted for weapons of an equivalent
class.

Full, Melta, Blast (1))
Pen 6, Mag 20, Rld 2 Full, Reliable, Twin-Linked)
Kheres-Pattern Assault Cannon (150m, -/-/8,
2d10+12I, Pen 6, Mag 200, Rld 3 Full, Devastating
(1), Storm, Tearing)
Below)
-Short Range (Target < 75m): 1d10+6E, Pen 4, Blast
(5), Firing Calibration
-Medium Range (75m <= Target <=150m): 2d10+8E,
-Long Range (150m < Target): 3d10+10E, Pen 12,
Blast (10), Firing Calibration
Plasma Cannon (150m, S/-/-, 2d10+12E, Pen 10,
Mag 32, 5Full, Overheats, Maximal, Blast (3))
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CONTEMPTOR-INCAENDIUS Compliance, the nascent Imperium, and the view, he
DREADNOUGHT kicks up his Jump Pack to land. All shooting at the
Listen, bro, it’s a Contemptor, and it has a jump pack. Contemptor-Incaendius Dreadnought suffers a -30
Yeah, a jump pack. This fatty can fly. Forged under penalty to hit while he is falling with style. When
treaties with Anvillus for the Blood Angels, the landing, the Dreadnought selects a destination, then
Contemptor-Incaendius possesses a single-use scatters 2d10 meters in a random direction. Upon
magneto-plasma engine that can be used to decelerate resolving the final landing location, provided the
the dreadnought from low orbit, or let it jump over Contemptor-Incaendius Dreadnought didn’t land
obstackes to live the dream and punch enemies. somewhere incapacitating like in a pool of acid or on
top of Horus Lupercal, he is then free to rip and tear
A Contemptor-Incaendius Dreadnought follows the as he deems fit. The Incaendius Booster Pack then
rules for Contemptor Dreadnoughts above (and by pops off and plays no further part in the encounter.
for the following changes. Shock Assault: At the start of the Contemptor-
Incaendius Dreadnought’s turn, he may declare he is
The cost of the Dreadnought Advanced engaging a Shock Assault. The Dreadnought’s charge
Specialization is raised to 8000 XP. range is considered to be 60 meters for that round,
which is fast for a Dreadnought. At the end of the
A Contemptor-Incaendius Dreadnought may equip its Contemptor-Incaendius Dreadnought’s turn, after he
left and right arms with any of the following options. has presumably skullfucked whatever he set his
Weapon options may be doubled up on. All sights on, the Incaendius Booster Pack pops off and
Dreadnought Melee weapons come with a Heavy plays no further part in the encounter.
Flamer (30m, S/-/-, 1d10+12E, Pen 6, Mag 10, Rld 2
Full, Flame, Spray), and have their strength bonus
already included in the listed damage.
Dreadnought Close Combat Weapon (2d10+24E, Pen

6, Power Field)
Talon of Perdition (2d10+15E, Pen 10, Power Field,
Unwieldy, Deathfire)
A Contemptor-Incaendius Dreadnought may replace

the Heavy Flamer within its Melee Weapons with the
following.
Meltagun (20m, S/-/-, 2d10+10E, Pen 12, Mag 25,

Full, Melta, Twin-Linked)
Iliastus Pattern Assault Cannon (150m, -/-/10,
2d10+12I, Pen 6, Mag 200, 3 Full, Devastating (1),
Tearing, Malfunction)
A Contemptor-Incaendius Dreadnought possesses the

following special rules.
Legion Specific: This vehicle may only be selected

by a Legionary of the Blood Angels.
Incaendius Booster Pack: This stonkin’ huge jump

pack may be used once per mission in one of the
following ways. These ways are mutually exclusive –
if one is used during the mission, the other may not
be.
Deep Strike: Rather than deploy via transport, the

Dreadnought pilot simply hitches up his pants and
walks out the airlock. After a few moments of falling,
where he is free to contemplate the glories of
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DEREDEO DREADNOUGHT within 20 meters immediately suffers a single hit,
A fusion of Terran and Mechanicum technology, the inflicting 2d10+3E damage with Pen 4.
Deredeo Dreadnought is designed not as an all-
purpose generalist, but a dedicated ranged heavy A Deredeo Dreadnought may equip its Hull with any
weapon platform. It is capable of mounting punishing of the following options.
firepower, or defensive systems that can augment
nearby allies, but at the cost of near defenselessness
in melee combat.
Twin-Linked Heavy Flamer (30m, S/-/-, 1d10+12E,
A Deredeo Dreadnought follows the rules for Pen 6, Mag 10, Rld 2 Full, Flame, Spray, Twin-
Dreadnoughts in Rites of Battle, except for the Linked)
following changes.
A Deredeo Dreadnought comes pre-equipped with a
A Deredeo Dreadnought’s tactical speed is 5m, and Searchlight and Smoke Launcher by default.
Cruise Speed is 10kph. It has 40 Structural Integrity,
A Deredeo Dreadnought possesses the following
and possesses Front Armor 35, Side Armor 30, and
special rules.
Rear Armor 25.
Atomantic Shielding: The Dreadnought possesses a
A Deredeo Dreadnought may equip its left and right
built in PR20 Defensive Field against melee attacks,
arms with any of the following options. Each option
which increases to PR35 against ranged attacks. This
takes up both arm slots.
field does not overload in normal conditions.
Anvilus Autocannon Battery (300m, -/-/4, 3d10+10I, However, if the vehicle is destroyed, the result is
Pen 6, Mag 80, Rld 4 Full, Sunder) automatically Explodes, at the maximum range and
Hellfire Plasma Cannonade (250m, -/-/4, 2d10+15E, damage.
Pen 12, Mag 60, Rld 4 Full, Volatile, Hellfire
Helical Targeting Array: If the Dreadnought did not
Maximal)
execute a Move action of any kind during his
Arachnus Heavy Lascannon Array (300m, S/2/-,
previous round, and remains immobile in his current
3d10+30E, Pen 20, Mag 20, Rld 6 Full, Exoshock)
round, his weapons gain the Anti-Air (Advanced)
Hellfire Maximal: The weapon may fire on Maximal quality.
mode, setting its fire rate to S/-/-, and granting the
Blast (10) and Overheats qualities.
Exoshock: Roll 1d10 for every hit that inflicts at
least one point of hull integrity. On a 6+, it causes
another automatic hit. These extra hits cannot
generate further hits.
A Deredeo Dreadnought may equip its Carapace with

any of the following options.
Aiolos Missile Launcher (400m, S/2/3, 2d10+8X,

Pen 8, Mag 30, Rld 4 Full, Independent Tracking)
Atomatic Pavaise
Independent Tracking: The weapon may be fired at

a target of the Legionary's choosing as a Free Action,
even if he has already fired two weapons. The attack
is resolved at the character's normal Ballistic Skill.
Atomatic Pavaise: The Deredeo Dreadnought
possesses a PR50 Defensive Field, which does not
overload in normal conditions. Nearby Allies within
10m benefit from a PR20 Defensive Field against
ranged attacks, or increase the value of any Protective
Field they already possess by +15 (Up to a maximum
of PR60). However, if the Deredeo is reduced to zero
hull integrity, it immediately explodes. Everything
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LEVIATHAN SIEGE DREADNOUGHT the Ballistic Skill test, the weapon inflicts an
A purely Terran weapon, where the Contemptor additional 1d5 wounds, ignoring armor and
Dreadnought prioritized adaptability, the Leviathan toughness, or 1d5 hull integrity, ignoring Armor.
was a solid unstoppable wall, its production costs Graviton Collapse
rivalling that of an Imperial Knight. While powerful, Graviton Collapse: Everything caught in the gun’s
the strain of controlling such a monstrous machine blast area is violently pressed to the floor and must
rapidly burned out its occupants, condemning them to take a Hellish (–60) Strength Test or be knocked
a brief but bright flare against the darkness. Perhaps down. Being thrown to a solid surface from a
it is this machine the Mechanicum feared the most, standing position and forced to the ground in this way
for on close examination, it seems purpose-built to is enough to inflict 2d10 I (Primitive) Damage —
destroy even their greatest Battle Automata… treat this as effecting the Body location — although
what the character or object is thrown against and
A Leviathan Dreadnought follows the rules for how far they fall may well make this effect far worse.
Dreadnoughts in Rites of Battle, except for the Against vehicles in the blast radius, if they do not
following changes. dodge, instead suffer 3d10 Hull Integrity damage,
ignoring armor. Additionally, anyone attempting to
A Leviathan Dreadnought’s tactical speed is 5m, and move or perform physical actions within the blast
Cruise Speed is 8kph. It has 50 Structural Integrity, radius for 2d5 Rounds afterwards must first pass an
and possesses Front Armor 35, Side Armor 35, and Opposed Strength Test versus Strength 80 (Unnatural
Rear Armor 30. A Leviathan Dreadnought possesses (×2)) each Round. At the GMs discretion, the flux
a Strength Characteristic of 80, with Unnatural may shatter brittle objects, collapse loose flooring,
Strength x2. rupture containment vessels, damage vehicles and
machinery, plus wreak any other chaos deemed
The cost of the Dreadnought Advanced appropriate.
Specialization is raised to 8000 XP.
A Leviathan Dreadnought may equip its Hull with a
A Leviathan Dreadnought may equip its left and right Phosphex Discharger (60m, -/3/-, 2d10+5E, Pen 12,
arms with any of the following options. Legionary Mag 3, Blast (5), Corrosive, Toxic*, Lingering
equivalents may be substituted for weapons of an Death, Crawling Fire, One Shot)
equivalent class. Weapon options may be doubled up
on (For example, two Leviathan Storm Cannons). All A Leviathan Dreadnought may equip its Torso with
Dreadnought Melee weapons come with an Inbuilt any of the following options.
Meltagun (20m, S/-/-, 2d10+10E, Pen 12, Mag 25,
Full, Melta), and have their strength bonus already Two Heavy Flamers (30m, S/-/-, 1d10+12E, Pen 6,
included in the listed damage. Mag 10, Rld 2 Full, Flame, Spray)
Twin-Linked Volkite Caliver (165m, S/2/3,
Leviathan Siege Claw (2d10+26R Pen 12, Power 2d10+6E, Pen 4, Mag 30, Rld 4 Full, Deflagrate)
Field, Structural Collapse, Severing Cut, Unwieldy)
Leviathan Siege Drill (2d10+30R, Pen 12, Power A Leviathan Dreadnought comes pre-equipped with a
Field, Structural Collapse, Armorbane, Unwieldy) Searchlight, Smoke Launcher, and Frag Grenades by
Leviathan Storm Cannon (100m, -/-/6, 3d10+8I, Pen default.
8, Mag 60, Rld 4 Full, Sunder)
Cyclonic Melta Lance (60m, -/3/-, 3d10+10E, Pen A Leviathan Dreadnought possesses the following
15, Mag 30, Rld 4 Full, Melta) special rules.
Grav-Flux Bombard (60m, S/-/-, *, Pen 12, Mag 10,
Rld 4 Full, Blast (5), Graviton Collapse, Gravitic Reinforced Atomantic Shielding: The Dreadnought
Contortion, Ignores Cover) possesses a PR50 Field, which does not overload in
normal conditions. However, if the vehicle is
Severing Cut: When an enemy that is not a vehicle, destroyed, the result is automatically Explodes,
structure, or possesses the Daemon Engine trait inflicting 4d10+10X with Pen 6 to everything within
suffers at least one point of damage, they must make 5d10 meters.
a Very Hard (-30) Toughness test. If this test is
failed, resolve an additional automatic hit, rolling for Crushing Charge: When using the Thunder Charge
damage as normal. These additional hits do not inflict Talent, the Leviathan generates 1d5+2 Unarmed
further hits themselves. attacks rather than 1d5. Any attacks the Dreadnought
Gravitic Contortion: For every degree of success on makes on a round it charges impose a penalty of -10
to enemy Dodge and Parry tests.
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AUXILIARY DRIVE
Additional drive motors make on the fly engine
repairs somewhat easier. Tech Use tests to repair this
vehicle gain a +20 bonus. When attempting to
specifically restore a Drive Damaged result, the Tech
Use test is considered two steps easier.
BLESSED AUTOSIMULACRA
Thanks to the mysteries of the Omnissiah, the vehicle
is capable of limited self-repair. At the end of the
driver’s turn, roll a 1d10. On a 9+, the vehicle
recovers a number of lost structural integrity equal to
the character’s unmodified Intelligence bonus.
DOZER BLADE
A heavy slab of metal helps clear the way for the
tank. A Dozer Blade grants +4 Armour to a vehicle’s
front arc. Additionally a Dozer blade allows the
Name Req Renown vehicle to treat terrain with heavy rubble and other
Armored Ceramite 10 Respected detritus as open ground as long as it moves no faster
Auxiliary Drive 5 - than its Tactical Speed each Turn.
Blessed 20 Distinguished
Autosimulacra This wargear may only be selected by non-walker
Dozer Blade 5 - Ground Vehicles.
Flare Shield 30 Famed
Searchlight 1 - FLARE SHIELD
Rather than a pure protective field, the Flare Shield
Smoke Launcher 5 -
helps to dissipate attacks and weaken them before
Orbital Strike 80 Famed they strike. Enemy ranged attacks against the
Targeter vehicle’s Front facing roll one less damage die for
Command Vox 25 Famed damage. Enemy ranged attacks with the Blast or
Relay Spray rule are reduced by a further damage die. A
Neutron Wave 35 Famed Flare Shield has no effect on attacks made in melee,
Capacitor point blank explosives such as melta bombs, Haywire
Ground-Tracking 20 Distinguished attacks, or extremely powerful Destroyer weapons.
Auguries
Ramjet Diffraction 30 Famed
SEARCHLIGHT
Grid
Some Legionaries are afraid of the dark. And that’s
VEHICLE WARGEAR okay – there may be Night Lords there, after all. Feel
Vehicles are people too – just ask any Iron Hand. safe and secure with the Searchlight, allowing anyone
Vehicles can be equipped with additional Wargear, in the vehicle to make a +0 Perception test as a Half
by paying the Requisition cost listed. These can boost Action to negate darkness-related attack penalties
the combat capabilities of a vehicle immensely, but against the target and the equipped vehicle. Now your
can get expensive as costs begin to pile up. allies can see what they can kill!
Some Vehicle Wargear options are restricted from, or SMOKE LAUNCHER

restricted to, certain vehicles. These will be listed in Sometimes, a vehicle needs to hide, and create its
their unit entries. own cover. The commander/driver may take a Half
Action or Reaction to create a cloud of smoke in a
ARMORED CERAMITE 15-metre radius around the vehicle, granting it the
Additional layers of ceramite blunt the penetrative Fog, Mist, or Shadow Combat Condition. A Smoke
force of Melta weaponry. Melta Weapons do not Launcher is a single-use wargear.
benefit from the Melta Quality. If a Melta Weapon
does not have the Melta rule, its Penetration is set to This wargear may only be selected by Ground
0. Vehicles.
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ORBITAL STRIKE TARGETER This wargear may only be selected for a Falchion
A special vox-link to Legionary assets in orbit allows Super-Heavy Tank Destroyer.
for rapid and semi-accurate orbital strikes. The crew
of the vehicle gain access to one Lance Strike GROUND-TRACKING AUGURIES
Strategic Asset per round, which can be used as a The vehicle has been provided with rare tracking
Full Action. augurs that help aim weapons when executing
strafing runs. The vehicle suffers no penalty to
This wargear may only be selected for a Sokar- Ballistic Skill tests from moving when firing at
Pattern Stormbird. Better hope those void shields are ground targets.
up and ready!
This wargear may only be selected for a Lightning
COMMAND VOX RELAY Primaris Strike Fighter.
A Mastodon is capable of functioning as a mobile
command center, granting unprecedented control RAMJET DIFFRACTION GRID
capability to manipulate a battlefield. A Command Similar to the Flare Shield, the waste heat and
Vox Relay acts as a Teleport Homer, and grants +10 radiation from the vehicle’s exhaust is converted into
to Command Tests to summon Strategic Assets via a defensive plasma field in the vehicle’s wake.
teleportation or Drop Pod. Enemy Command Tests Enemy ranged attacks against the vehicle’s Side and
suffer a -10 penalty to summon their own Assets. Rear facings roll one less damage die for damage, but
the vehicle glows like a damn Sanguinala tree, and
This wargear may only be selected for a Mastodon may never conceal itself in darkness.
Heavy Assault Transport, and replaces the vehicle’s
Skyreaper Battery. This wargear may only be selected for a Lightning
Primaris Strike Fighter.
NEUTRON WAVE CAPACITOR
Designed during the Age of Darkness, when the
Legions found their most advanced weaponry turned
against themselves, the Neutron Wave Capacitor
supercharges a Falchion’s Volcano Cannons with
Neutron waves, creating a potent anti-vehicle
weapon. The vehicle’s Volcano Cannon gains the
Shock Pulse and Feedback Qualities.
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Legionary Assets
Note that assets may not always be available, and
may require a privileged command position, such as
the Centurion Advanced Specialization, or Praetor
Elite Advance, to call upon Asset Support.
"Battle Automata maniples and Squat Warrior
Brotherhoods are deployed in a battle line. Legiones Astartes Req Renown
Hearthguard and Exo-Guard standing by for Assets
deployment. Battle-Servitor Assets have been Legion Tactical 50 Respected
launched, and await targets, lads." Squad
Legion Support 50 Respected
-Rockfist Fearengine, former Engineer’s Squad
Guildmaster, relays the combat situation to the Legion Heavy 60 Respected
Republican Commandos Support Squad
Dreadnought Talon 40 Distinguished
ometimes a fight takes more than a legionary,
S sometimes it requires a Legion. The Great Crusade
was a time where Legionaries distinguished
Supply Drop
Tarantula Drop
20
20
Respected
Respected
themselves, and the legends they forged would echo Artillery Tank 50 Respected
on, ten thousand years later. Commanding entire Barrage
battleforces of Legionaries, armored vehicles, air Whirlwind Scorpius 60 Respected
support, and warfleets, the forces of the nascent Barrage
Imperium could sweep aside all they encountered, Lightning Primaris 25 Respected
provided, of course, they were commanded properly. Support
Xiphon Interceptor 30 Respected
These new assets are available to Legionaries in the Support
Great Crusade and Age of Darkness. They represent Stormbird Support 100 Famed
weapons and units from the Legiones Astartes,
Excertus Imperialis, and Imperialis Armada, who
have been assigned to or requested by Legionary Talons of the Req Renown
commanders for support. These new assets are Emperor Assets
summarized in the table to the right, and elaborated Legio Custodes 60 Distinguished
in their unit entries. Custodian Guard
Legio Custodes 50 Distinguished
While many assets in Deathwatch: Rites of Battle are Armored Support
sufficient for representing Imperial Militia, Legiones Silent Sisterhood 40 Distinguished
Astartes, or Imperialis Armada support, there are Oblivion Cadre
some that just don’t fit. The inquisition, for instance,
does not yet exist, and Sanctioned Psykers cannot be
called due to the Edict of Nikea. The following Legio Cybernetica Req Renown
Assets may not be used in a game set in the Great Assets
Crusade or Age of Darkness. Hunter-Killer 35 Respected
Maniple
Sanctioned Psykers Battle Maniple 40 Respected
Inquisitorial Assets of any kind (except for Thallax Maniple 30 Respected
Sequestered Temple Assassin)
Lore of the Librarium
Solar Auxilia Assets Req Renown
Note that, due to the scale of forces available during
the Great Crusade, some assets may be Hordes. Auxilia Tercio 20 Respected
When summoning an asset that is directly Veletaris Storm 30 Respected
commanded, the Asset’s initiative is identical to the Tercio
one who summoned it, and the Legionary who Auxilia Assault 60 Distinguished
purchased it can determine its actions. Assets have Squadron
access to the full array of actions, and act as
temporary followers, until the mission is complete,
the asset is dismissed, or the asset dies.
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LEGION TACTICAL SQUAD The Legion Support Squad may also be used to
The Legion was built around the Tactical Squad, a model Legion-specific units. The Legionary
twenty-man strong unit with bolters and power purchasing the asset may select their armament, but
armor. This basic legionary would be the building armaments within the squad must be identical.
block for all Legionary specializations, and act as the
general trooper of the Legion. If a Legion Support Squad is equipped as
Terminators, the Asset’s cost is increased to 60, and
A Legion Tactical Squad has the Characteristics they are equipped with Terminator Armor, Power
listed below, and is equipped with all the normal Swords, and Twin-Linked Bolters.
talents, traits, implants, and equipment expected of a
Rank 1 Tactical Legionary. If a Legion Support Squad is equipped with bikes of
any kind, jetbikes, or Rapier batteries, the Asset’s
Legionary cost is increased to 60. The Legionary purchasing the
WS BS S T Ag Int Per WP Fel asset may select their armament, but armaments
45 45 45 45 40 40 42 44 40 within the squad must be identical.
A Legion Tactical Squad is a Horde with a
A Legion Support Squad is a Horde with a
Magnitude of 20. It possesses the following Horde
Traits.
Traits.
Tactical Formation
Rally
Fury of the Legion: As a Full Action, the Horde
Tactical Formation
may perform double the number of Ranged attacks it
Focused Fire
may normally make. If it chooses to do so, it may not
perform attack actions of any kind in the following
round.
LEGION HEAVY SUPPORT SQUAD
Legionaries are grouped according to their weapons,
identical squads allowing for specialization against
LEGION SUPPORT SQUAD
certain foes. By selecting the appropriate squad, a
A Legion Support Squad is a catch-all term for a
Legionary can multiply his available firepower
Legion’s specialists, allowing the Legion to properly
tenfold.
face off against a variety of foes. Ranging from elite,
well-equipped ten man Tactical Support Squads, and A Legion Support Squad possesses all the normal
even Terminators, a Support Squad can be tooled up characteristics, talents, traits, and implants expected
for any task. of a Rank 1 Heavy Support Legionary. A Legion
Heavy Support Squad may be equipped with Heavy
A Legion Support Squad possesses all the normal
Bolters, Heavy Flamers, Autocannons, Missile
characteristics, talents, traits, and implants expected
Launchers with Frag and Krak Missiles, Multi-
of a Rank 1 Legionary. A Legionary may be
Meltas, Plasma Cannons, Volkite Culverines, or
equipped identical to any of the specialties below.
Lascannons. The squad must all carry the same
Legion Assault Marine weapons.
Legion Breacher Marine
A Legion Tactical Squad is a Horde with a
Legion Destroyer Marine
Legion Recon Marine
Traits.
Legion Seeker Marine
Legion Tactical, with Rotor Cannons, Volkite Rally
Chargers, Volkite Calivers, Plasma Guns, or Tactical Formation
Meltaguns. All weapons must be the same. Focused Fire
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DREADNOUGHT TALON Fearless, Machine (10), Strange Physiology,
To summon a Dreadnought to the battlefield is to Unnatural Toughness x2 traits. A Tarantula cannot
summon a Legion’s history. A Dreadnought can move once deployed, but can be recovered after use.
provide a powerful figure for Legionaries to rally
behind, and an offensive boost to crack a particularly The Tarantula comes with Twin-Linked Heavy
hated enemy. Bolter as its standard armament. This can be replaced
with Heavy Flamer or Twin-Linked Rotor Cannon
A Legion Dreadnought Talon consists of a single for free, a Multi-Melta and Searchlight for +5
Dreadnought of any pattern, equipped as the Requisition, a Twin-Linked Lascannon for +10
purchaser of the Asset requires, and possesses the Requisition, or a Hyperios Missile Launcher (200m,
Characteristics listed below. S/-/-, 3d10+10X Pen 10, Mag 20, Rld 4 Full, Anti-
Air (Advanced), Reroll Miss vs Aircraft) for +20
Legion Dreadnought Requisition. The Tarantula will automatically fire at
WS BS S T Ag Int Per WP Fel targets its weapon is best suited for.
45 45 - - - 40 35 45 40
Up to two additional Dreadnoughts can be ARTILLERY TANK BARRAGE
summoned, increasing the cost of the Asset by 30 Every Legion was expected to maintain its own
Requisition for each additional Dreadnought. artillery companies, and while some Legions, like the
However, if a Dreadnought purchased as an asset Imperial Fists and Iron Warriors, excelled at
dies, the Legionaries lose 1d5 Renown, due to losing siegecraft, every Legion could be considered capable
a treasured hero of the Chapter. of it.
SUPPLY DROP The Legionary calling in the Artillery Barrage must

Sometimes, the Legionaries make a mistake. Perhaps make a Challenging (+0) Ballistic Skill test. He gains
they expected to fight vehicles, and are greeted with a +10 bonus if he can see the target point and has
hordes of enemies. Or perhaps they face other access to an auspex, auto-sense goggles, or other
Legionaries, and bolters aren’t going to cut it. wargear that aids with determining position (the GM
is the final arbiter for which wargear grants a bonus).
A Legionary can call in a Supply Drop from orbiting If the Ballistic Skill Test is successful, the artillery
Armada Imperialis vessels, summoning a drop pod barrage lands on target. If the Test is failed, the
with additional weaponry and ammunition. The Drop artillery barrage deviates from its target by a number
pod has enough capacity for one Heavy weapon, any of meters equal to the number of degrees of failure
combination of three Basic, Pistol Weapons, or multiplied by 20 in a random direction (use the
Melee Weapons, 5 Frag Grenades, and 5 Krak scatter diagram on page 248 of the DEATHWATCH
Grenades, chosen by the GM to best fit the situation Rulebook).
at hand. The players can suggest desired weapons,
but it is up to the GM if orbiting assets can prep such Damage and blast size inflicted depend on the type of
weapons in time. It also contains 2 reloads for all the Artillery Tank requested – either a Legion Basilisk,
Legionaris’ currently equipped weapons. The Supply or a Legion Medusa.
Drop will scatter 10d10 meters from the Legionary's
position in a random direction, but never in an WHIRLWIND SCORPIUS BARRAGE
unreachable location. A Supply Drop can only be The Whirlwind Scorpius, once nestled somewhere
called in once per session, and is NOT meant to skirt safe and comfy, will then proceed to shit all over any
around Requisition Limits, hence the GM selecting entrenched enemy that is in range with clouds of
the weapons. rapid-fire missiles. If a Legionary is nearby to guide
its shots, all the better.
TARANTULA DROP
When a Legionary is expected to hold ground, but The Legionary calling in the Scorpius Barrage must
has more important places to be, he can summon a make a Challenging (+0) Ballistic Skill test. He gains
Tarantula, an automated defense platform that can a +10 bonus if he can see the target point and has
hold ground until Excertus Imperialis forces can access to an auspex, auto-sense goggles, or other
reach the area. wargear that aids with determining position (the GM
is the final arbiter for which wargear grants a bonus).
The Legionary may deep strike a Tarantula Turret If the Ballistic Skill Test is successful, the artillery
from orbit. A Tarantula has BS35, a Toughness barrage lands on target. If the Test is failed, the
Characteristic of 60, 30 wounds, and the Hulking,
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artillery barrage deviates from its target by a number The Legionary calls in a support from a nearby
of meters equal to the number of degrees of failure Stormbird. As in, singular. The Stormbird will hang
multiplied by 20 in a random direction (use the around, circling the battlefield for a number of rounds
scatter diagram on page 248 of the DEATHWATCH equal to the purchaser's Fellowship Bonus, and fires
Rulebook). its weapons at most efficient targets, AC-130 style,
using its Ballistic Skill of 50. Due to the fact that the
Damage and blast size follow the profile for the Stormbird is circling, up to two of its turret
Whirlwind Scorpius. The Scorpius is considered Lascannons, and two of its turret Heavy Bolters may
stationary. be fired per round – the others are on the wrong side!
LIGHTNING PRIMARIS SUPPORT A Stormbird summoned as an asset does not have an
Wings of Lightning Primaris are often deployed in Orbital Strike Targeter.
support of ground operations, to take out key targets,
or relieve allied units under siege. The Legionary Note that this asset does not allow the Legionaries to
calls in a support from a nearby wing of Lightning fully control the Stormbird. They just kind of pick
Primaris. The wing consists of three aircraft, targets and watch the fireworks. To actually USE the
equipped with weapons from the Lightning Stormbird requires requisitioning it as a vehicle, with
Primaris’s list, as requested by the Legionary. The a much higher price.
Legionary makes a Ballistic Skill test using the
Lightning Primaris’s Ballistic Skill of 40, with a +20
bonus due to wing size, with up to two weapons the
Lightning Primaris possesses, against enemies on the
ground or in the sky. The results of the Ballistic Skill
test are then applied against the designated enemies
with the weapons selected.
The Lightning Primaris wing may be upgraded with

Battle Servitor Control, increasing the cost of the
asset to 35, and increasing the penetration of all
weapons against vehicles, structures, and enemies
with the Daemon Engine trait by 5.
XIPHON INTERCEPTOR SUPPORT

Xiphons, while mothballed, were recalled into
service as the Age of Darkness churned on. They are
peerless at destroying enemy aircraft, and are capable
of damaging ground targets as well. The Legionary
calls in a support from a nearby wing of Xiphon
Interceptors. The wing consists of three aircraft,
equipped with standard weapons. The Legionary
makes a Ballistic Skill test using the Xiphon
Interceptor’s Ballistic Skill of 50, with a +20 bonus
due to wing size, with the three weapons the Xiphon
Interceptor possesses, against enemies on the ground
or in the sky. The results of the Ballistic Skill test are
then applied against the designated enemies with the
weapons selected.
STORMBIRD SUPPORT
The Excertus Imperialis called the Stormbird the
Death Bird, for that was all that was left when the
Stormbird finishes a strafing run. Capable of
hovering in place, and circling in support of allies, a
Stormbird can eliminate entire landing zones by
itself, so its use as a gunship is rarely sanctioned.
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LEGIO CUSTODES CUSTODIAN GUARD
The Golden Boys themselves have finally made their
presence known in Horus Heresy Book 7: Inferno.
Providing support as deemed necessary by the
Emperor, one does not requisition the Custodian
Guard as much as they get on their knees and ask
REALLY nicely.
A Legio Custodes Custodian Guard has the

Characteristics listed below.
Custodian Guard LEGIO CUSTODES ARMORED SUPPORT

WS BS S T Ag Int Per WP Fel The Legio Custodes are not just infantry, they can
55 55 45 45 50 45 45 55 40 call upon armored vehicles to provide anti-vehicle
For ease of use, a Custodian Guard possesses all the support when required. These are NOT Legiones
talents, traits, and implants of a Rank 1 Tactical Astartes, and they work under orders from the
Legionary. However, they possess the Unnatural Emperor himself. While the Legio Custodes works
Strength x3 and Toughness x3 traits, the Abhor the alongside the Legiones Astartes, such as during the
Witch talent, and 25 wounds. burning of Prospero, they never work WITH them.
They are always separate, and somewhat aloof.
A Custodian Guard possesses a Guardian Spear
(1d10+18R, Pen 8, Power Field, Tearing, Balanced, When requisitioned, the Legio Custodes Armored
Lightning Blows, Guardian Charge, Two-Handed) Support Asset requests the presence of a single Pallas
with built-in Guardian Bolter (100m, S/-/3, 1d10+9X, Grav-Attack speeder. For an additional 20
Pen 6, Mag 30, Rld Full, Tearing), Misericordia requisition, this can be improved to a single Caladius
Knife (1d10+12R Pen 8, Power Field), Refractor Grav-Tank. The pilots of each tank use the
Field, Plasma and Krak Grenades, and Custodian Characteristics of a Custodian Guard.
Armor (Provides Armor 12, and allows the wearer to
ignore the effects of difficult terrain). All weapons PALLAS GRAV-ATTACK SPEEDER
include Strength Bonus already. Type: Skimmer
Guardian Charge: When the bearer performs the Tactical Speed: 30m
Charge action, the weapon gains +6 Damage and +4 Cruising Speed: 250 kph
Penetration. Maneuverability: +25
Lightning Blows: If the bearer scores 4 or more Structural Integrity: 25
Degrees of success on a Weapon Skill for an attack, Size: Enormous
he gains an additional attack. This attack cannot Armour: Front 30, Side 25, Rear 25
generate further attacks. Crew: Pilot
When requisitioned, three Custodian Guard stop by.
That’s all one should really need. Armor is optional, Weapons
but quivering, oiled abs are expected, and Ancient One Driver-Operated Hull-Mounted Twin-Linked
Mayan Dubstep is mandatory. A Custodian Guard Arachnus Blaze Cannon (Mag 60, Rld 3 Full)
possesses the following traits. -Concentrated Blast (300m, S/-/-, 3d10+10E, Pen 15,
The Sodality: The Custodian Guard may always Exoshock, each shot takes 3 rounds)
enter Squad Mode with each other, provided they are -Burst Fire (250m, S/3/6, 2d10+5E, Pen 4, Proven
within at least 120m of each other. (3))
Preternatural Skill: If the Custodian Guard’s
Weapon Skill bonus is greater than the enemy he is Special Rules
fighting, his attacks impose a -10 penalty to Dodge Skimmer
and Parry tests. Flare Shield
Inviolable Psyche: The Custodian Guard is immune Power of the Machine Spirit
to Fear and Pinning, and can reroll failed Willpower Grav-Backwash
tests granted by the Abhor the Witch talent.
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CALADIUS GRAV TANK An Oblivion Knight possesses an Execution Blade
Type: Skimmer (1d10+11E, Pen 8, Two-Handed, Power Field,
Tactical Speed: 20m Piercing Cut, Duelist’s Edge), Bolt Pistol, Frag,
Cruising Speed: 100 kph Krak, and Psyk-Out Grenades (S/-/-, 1d10X, Pen 0,
Maneuverability: +15 Psyk-out), Vratine Armor (Granting 8 Armor) and a
Structural Integrity: 35 Voidsheen Cloak (Granting a PR20 field against
Size: Massive attacks, overloading on doubles, which increases to
Armour: Front 35, Side 35, Rear 25 PR50 against attacks with the Blast and Spray
Crew: Pilot, Gunner qualities). All weapons include Strength Bonus.
Piercing Cut: When the bearer of this weapon scores
Weapons at least 3 Degrees of Success on their Weapon Skill
One Driver-Operated Hull-Mounted Twin-Linked test as part of an attack, the attack is resolved at Pen
Lastrum Bolt Cannon (250m, S/3/6, 2d10+8X, Pen 6, 12.
Mag 120, Rld 4 Full, Tearing, Heliothermic Psyk-out: Any Psyker within the blast radius of a
Detonation) psyk-out grenade when it explodes, or entering the
One Gunner-Operated Turret-Mounted Iliastus dust field before it dissipates, must make a Very Hard
Accelerator Cannon (400m, S/2/4, 3d10+8R, Pen 12, (–30) Willpower Test. Psykers who fail the Test lose
Mag 160, 3 Full, Razor Sharp, Rapid Tracking, 1 Psy Rating for each degree of failure. Psy-Rating
Heliothermic Detonation) lost this way returns at the rate of 1 Psy Rating every
six hours. In addition, a Psyker who loses two or
Heliothermic Detonation: After suffering at least more Psy Rating from the Psyk-Out grenade
one wound from this weapon, the enemy must make automatically suffers Psychic Phenomena when
a Challenging (+0) Toughness test or die like a bitch, manifesting a psychic power for 10 rounds minus his
unless they are immune to instant death in some way Willpower Bonus after being affected by the grenade.
(Touched by the Fates, some sort of Eternal Warrior, The dust from the Psyk-Out grenade lingers in the
etc). If the target is a vehicle, add two to the roll area of the blast for five rounds after the explosion.
when scoring critical damage. Any Psyker who attempts to manifest a psychic
power within the area of the blast before the dust has
Special Rules dispersed automatically fails.
Skimmer
When requisitioned, five Oblivion Knights stop by.
Flare Shield
That’s all one should really need.
Grav-Backwash
THERE’S GOTTA BE MORE…
SILENT SISTERHOOD OBLIVION KNIGHT
CADRE There is. The Talons of the Emperor have their own codex,
The premier anti-psyker detachment of the Emperor’s within Horus Heresy Book 7: Inferno. With new options like
personal household, each Oblivion Knight is a null of Aquilon Terminators, Hetaeron Guard, Sagittarum Guard,
incredible power, able to shut down any psychic and exotic vehicles like the Coronus Grav-Carrier,
abilities in their area, and duel on an even footing Gyrfalcon Jetbikes, and Contemptor-Galatus Dreadnought,
with many of the Legiones Astartes. the Legio Custodes are more than capable of having options,
An Oblivion Knight has the Characteristics listed likewise with the Sisters of Silence, with their Prosecutor
below. Squads, Vigilator Squads, Pursuer Squads, and the Kharon-
Pattern Acquisitor. Presented here as assets are the barest
Oblivion Knight basics to get the point across. But that should be enough.
WS BS S T Ag Int Per WP Fel
45 45 35 35 40 40 45 60 20 However, you must remember – this is a book about the
For ease of use, an Oblivion Knight possesses all the Legiones Astartes. The Talons of the Emperor are their own
talents and traits of a Rank 1 Assault Legionary, the thing, and would distract from the Legionaries you are
Abhor the Witch talent, and 20 wounds. They are not
intended to play. Maybe one day there will be stats for them,
Legiones Astartes, however, and do not possess.the
implants that define those warriors. making the entire Talons list playable in the 40k RPGs.
LMAO I DID IT, GO FIND THE GOLD EXPERIENCE

REQUIEM, FOR MORE FIGHTING GOLD!
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An Oblivion Knight possesses the following traits. bonuses to hit to attackers, due to the Horde’s size. In
addition, the Horde may use the Dodge and Parry
Psychic Anathema: An Oblivion Knight possesses reactions to defend itself, with a successful Dodge or
the Untouchable (8) trait, the maximum it can be. In Parry reducing the number of enemy attacks scored
addition, psychic buffs on enemies or allies within a against it by 1, +1 per Degree of Success
number of meters equal to the Oblivion Knight’s
Willpower Bonus automatically dissipate. BATTLE AUTOMATA MANIPLE
Ex Oblivio: When in melee with the Oblivion Castellax Battle-Automata are a Mechanicum schism
Knight, enemies are completely unable to manifest in themselves, with some Magi Dominus supporting
psychic power, and at the start of the enemy’s round, the cortex-gifted automata, while others prefer the
they must immediately make a Difficult (-10) safer wafer-controlled Kastelans. If put in combat
Willpower Test, or suffer a result from the Perils of against each other, the winner is determined by the
the Warp table, subtracting 10 from the roll. author’s own prejudices and feelings. Regardless, this
Fanatic Discipline; Oblivion Knights possess the type of Battle Automata is the standard type of battle
Fearless and Hatred (Psykers) talents. automata in many Taghmatas and Legion
Company Cadre: When purchasing this Asset, the Armoriums. It provides an incredibly durable warrior
Company Cadre must be versed in Crusading or with excellent combat potential, while still retaining a
Infiltration. Crusader Cadres may charge according to disposable quality that could warrant their use where
their Run distance rather than their charge distance. Legionaries are unneeded or unable to go.
Stealth Cadres are trained in Concealment and Silent
Move at +20, and treat the first round they attack A Battle Automata Maniple is a Horde of Castellax
from concealment as a Surprise round. Battle Automata, equipped as the purchaser deems
necessary, with a Magnitude of 10. It possesses the
following Horde Traits.
Volley Fire
Mass Assault
Rampage
THALLAX COHORT
Thallax are cybernetic thrall troopers, who have had
every bit of themselves except their brains and some
organs cut away and replaced with the Lorica
Thallax, heavy lightning guns, and the reward of
HUNTER-KILLER AUTOMATA MANIPLE temporary painkillers if they do a good job. Think
During the Great Crusade, it was known that the that scene in the new Robocop movie where they
Mechanicum would innovate new pattens of machine reveal all that’s left of Robocop. Sucks to be them.
if they had the time and inclination. It was in this way
the Vorax Battle Automata was created, an improved A Thallax has the Characteristics listed below.
version of the Crusader Robot first seen in Rogue
Trader 1st Edition. When not used for population Thallax
control in the Martian hives, Vorax Battle Automata WS BS S T Ag Int Per WP Fel
were seen in Legionary service, as disposable fast 30 45 50 50 25 35 45 40 10
attack troops capable of assassination and backfield A Thallax is equipped with a Lightning Gun (Basic,
havoc. 50m, S/-/-, 3d10+8E, Pen 4. Integrated, Tearing,
Razor Sharp) with built-in Chain Attachment, Frag
A Hunter-Killer Automata Maniple is a Horde of Grenades, and a Lorica Thallax (Provides 6 Armor,
Vorax Battle Automata, equipped as the purchaser the Flyer (6) trait, a Micro-Bead, and the Vac-Sealed
deems necessary, with a Magnitude of 10. It Armor Upgrade, which lasts indefinitely).
possesses the following Horde Traits.
A Thallax possesses the following traits:
Volley Fire Size (Hulking)
Focused Fire Unnatural Strength x2
Unnatural Toughness x2
Skirmishers: A Horde with this trait suffers no Djinn Sight: When firing at an enemy behind
penalties to Concealment Tests, nor does it grant any cover, the Thallax’s ranged attacks ignore up to 8
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points of cover. In addition, the Thallax immediately An Auxilia Infantry Tercio is a Horde with a
gets a free Challenging (+0) Awareness test to detect Magnitude of 60, which can split into three
hidden enemies within 50m of him, should any Magnitute 20 Hordes as a Half Action with a
appear. Beyond 10km, however, the world is a haze Challenging (+0) Command Test by the purchaser of
of electromagnetic turmoil and seismic percussion. the asset. It possesses the following Horde Traits.
A Thallax Cohort is a Horde with a Magnitude of 20. Disciplined

It possesses the following Horde Traits. Tactical Formation
Reform
Tactical Formation
Disciplined VELETARIS STORM TERCIO
Focused Fire The Veletaris Storm Commandos, often shortened to
Veletarii, are special reserves that can be utilized as
AUXILIA INFANTRY TERCIO shock troopers to break an enemy, or emergency
The Solar Auxilia, comprising nearly twenty-five responders that can respond to failing battle lines.
percent of the Excertus Imperialis, was a human force Veletarii are equipped with Volkite chargers, Rotor
armed exceptionally well, and specialized in Cannons, or even Power Axes, depending on the
explorator missions, void combat, and zone mortalis needs of the Legionary who requests their presence.
operations. The basic infantry unit was the Tercio,
comprised of multiple Sections, armed with lasrifles A Veletarii has the Characteristics listed below.
and carapace-equivalent armor and specifically
trained for landing zone prosecution and rapid Veletarii
fortification for future forces. WS BS S T Ag Int Per WP Fel
45 45 30 35 30 25 30 40 30
An Auxiliary has the Characteristics listed below. A Veletarii possesses the talents and traits of an
Imperial Guardsmen in the Deathwatch (Core) book.
Auxiliary
WS BS S T Ag Int Per WP Fel A Veletarii is equipped with a Volkite Charger or
35 35 30 35 30 25 30 40 30 Rotor Cannon or Power Axe, Frag and Krak
An Auxiliary possesses the talents and traits of an grenades, and Reinforced Void Armor (Provides 6
Imperial Guardsmen in the Deathwatch (Core) book. Armor, the Vac-Sealed Upgrade for 6 hours, and the
ability to reroll failed Agility tests against Flame and
An Auxiliary is equipped with an Auxilia Lasrifle Spray weapons).
(Basic, 150m, S/3/-, 1d10+3E, Pen 0, Mag 60, Rld
Full, LVS, Reliable) with Collimator Augment A Veletarii possesses the following traits.
(Heavy, 200m, S/3/-, 1d10+3E, Pen 0, Mag 30, Rld Disciplined Fire
Full, LVS) and Blast Charger Augment (Heavy, Close Formation Fighting
120m, S/-/-, 3d10+3E, Pen 2, Mag 5, Rld 2 Full, Void Training
Charger Burnout), Frag and Krak Grenades, and Void Explorator Training
Armor (Provides 6 Armor, and the Vac-Sealed
Upgrade for 6 hours). A Veletaris Storm Tercio is a Horde with a
Magnitude of 30, which can split into three
An Auxiliary possesses the following traits. Magnitute 10 Hordes as a Half Action with a
Challenging (+0) Command Test by the purchaser of
Disciplined Fire: The Auxiliary may fire a Ranged the asset. The Tercio’s loadout is specified by the
Standard Attack at enemies charging them at a -20 purchaser of the Asset, but all Veletarii must be
Penalty. equipped identically. It possesses the following
Close Formation Fighting: The Auxiliary gains the Horde Traits.
Double Team talent. They gain a further +10 bonus if
there is least one non-comrade ally adjacent to the Disciplined
player character. Tactical Formation
Void Training: Zero Gravity treated as open terrain. Reform
Agility test to Charge/Run in Zero Gravity is -10. Focused Fire, Volley Fire (Ranged Weapons Only)
Explorator Training: Reroll failed Survival and Mass Assault, Rampage (Melee Weapons Only)
Navigate (Surface) tests. The second result stands.
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AUXILIA ASSAULT SQUADRON One Turret Weapon from the following list.
While the Leman Russ Main Battle Tank was the
main fighting vehicle of the numerous planetary Demolisher Cannon (50m, S/-/-, 4d10+20X, Pen 10,
militias across the galaxy, the Solar Auxilia were able Mag 2, Rld Full, Blast (10), Concussive (3))
to field enhanced variants of these tanks, their heavier Executioner Plasma Cannon (200m, S/2/3,
weaponry and overcharged engines appreciated by 2d10+12E, Pen 12, Mag 48, Rld 5 Full, Blast (3),
the Legiones Astartes as effective, if somewhat Volatile, Maximal)
disposable, armored support. Capable of mounting Twin-Linked Volkite Demi-Culverin (280m, S/3/5,
heavy weaponry such as the Executioner Cannon, 3d10+8E, Pen 4, Mag 40, Rld 5 Full, Deflagrate,
Demolisher Cannon, or the Volkite Demi-Culverin, Twin-Linked)
Auxilia Assault Squadrons are requested by
Legionaries who are unable to field their own tanks, Special Rules
but still require a heavy armored punch in their Reinforced Hull
attack. Rugged
Auxiliary Drive
When requisitioned, the Auxilia Assault Squadron
Asset requests the presence of a single Leman Russ Explorator Adaptions: The vehicle has a PR20
Battle Executioner, Demolisher, or Incinerator, defensive “field” against weapons with the Blast,
selected by the purchaser of the asset. For an Spray, or Flame Quality. This field, being a
additional 40 requisition, an additional tank can be representation of sealed spaces, does not overload.
added to the Squadron, up to a maximum of three The vehicle is capable of operating in the void or lack
total tanks. The tanks need not be equipped of atmosphere, containing 6 hours of air. The crew
identically. The pilots of each tank use the and passengers are protected from toxic gas or other
Characteristics of a Solar Auxilia Auxiliary. environmental effects. The vehicle treats all terrain as
open terrain. However, the vehicle is incapable of
LEMAN RUSS ASSAULT TANK mounting sponsons
Type: Ground Vehicle (Tracked) Coordinated Fire Protocols: When two or more
Tactical Speed: 12m tanks from the squadron fire at the same target, each
Cruising Speed: 35 kph tank gains a +10 bonus to the Ballistic Skill Test.
Size: Massive
Crew: Commander, Driver, Gunner, Loader
Weapons
One Driver-Operated Hull-Mounted weapon from the
following list.

Multilaser (150m, -/-/5, 2d10+10E, Pen 2, Mag 100,
Rld 2 Full, Reliable)
Rld 2 Full, Proven (3))
One Pintle-mounted weapon from the following list.
Multilaser (150m, -/-/5, 2d10+10E, Pen 2, Mag 100,

Rld 2 Full, Reliable)
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Relics of the Age
WARP SHUNT FIELD
(GENERAL)
A protective field that is part displacer field, and part
of Darkness void shield, the Warp Shunt Field is a relic from the
Dark Age of Technology that catches attacks in
micro-warp openings, and reflects back lances of
"My legacy before my eyes...This is all my history." immaterial energy at the attacker. The Mechanicum
would never fully replicate its abilities, despite
- Auroran Praetor Cortain relives the history understanding it fully.
and legacy of the newly-wielded Gladius Invictus
A Warp Shunt Field provides the bearer with a PR60
very legion had its special equipment, but every protective field against ranged attacks only,
E legion also had their relics, weapons, armor, or
wargear of incomparable power, granted only to the
overloading on doubles. If the shield result is a 1-10,
however, and the attacker has line of sight to the
greatest of Praetors. To wield a Relic of the Age of bearer, a lance of warp energy automatically strikes
Darkness is to have reached the pinnacle of what it the attacker, inflicting 1d5 hits for 2d10+3E with a
means to be a Legionary, to have the respect of entire Pen of 0.
chapters of a Legion follow you against any enemy,
and to know nothing but victory against every enemy PHASE WALKER
one encounters. They are capable of cutting through (GENERAL)
any armor, landing the impossible shot, or even Very few Phase Walkers exist, and this can be
erasing entire armies. Some Relics of the Age of considered a good thing – they make fortifications
Darkness were only issued by the Primarch himself, and distances obsolete, as the bearer can merely walk
and bearing them meant an incredible level of trust through any obstacles. Rogal Dorn cried. Dorn cried
between a father and his gene-son. a lot.
Relics of the Age of Darkness follow all the normal As a Half Action, the bearer may select a point within
rules for Relics detailed in the Deathwatch Core line of sight, and instantly appear there from his
Rulebook. A Legionary who selects a Relic of the former position. For every solid object along their
Age of Darkness is automatically proficient in its use. path (allies, enemies, terrain, buildings, etc), the
Each Relic may only be requisitioned by a Legionary character must make a Challenging (+0) Willpower
of the specific Legion detailed, unless the “General” Test, or suffer 1d10 wounds, ignoring armor and
tag is applied to the relic. Any Legion can use those. toughness. It is up to the GM as to what counts as an
obstacle.
COMBAT AUGMENT ARRAY

(GENERAL)
Combat Augment Arrays could turn even the
wimpiest colonist into a death machine, although the
colonist wouldn’t last much longer. This invasive
augment alters the bearer’s nerves, adrenal glands,
and musculature – if it could have such an effect on a
mere human, imagine what it could do to an
Astartes…
Once per session, the bearer may count any dice roll
as any value of his choosing. For example, he may
choose to auto-roll a 1 to hit, choose to roll maximum
damage on a single d10 (which can trigger Fury as
normal), or choose the maximum number of hits for a
Whirlwind Scorpius Barrage. If a result is chosen in
this way, the bearer must, at the end of his turn, make
a Challenging (+0) Toughness Test, with a penalty
equal to either 5x the Degrees of Success on the test
if a d100, or 5x the result of the die if a d10. If the
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Legionary fails, he automatically takes damage equal Once a shield is brought down, the bearer can attempt
to the number of Degrees of Success (if d100) or the to restore it by making a Difficult (–10) Tech-Use
die roll (if 1d10), ignoring armor and toughness. Test. Success means the shield is restored in 1d5+5
Rounds. This time is reduced by one Round for every
CLOAKING ARRAY degree of success, to a minimum of one Round.
(GENERAL)
Now you can be an asshole of the highest order with NANYTE BLASTER
your very own cloaking array! Hiding the bearer (GENERAL)
from attack, the Cloaking Array allows the bearer to It’s a gun, that shoots nanomachines, that replicate
reposition, ready an attack, or perform any other uncontrollably. You know what? I’m just gonna put
action that would normally be more difficult under pictures of Senator Armstrong here. You get the drift.
scrutiny.
Once per session, the bearer may declare he is

activating the Cloaking Array. When the Cloaking
Array is active, the bearer cannot be targeted by
attacks, both ranged and melee, of any type. Enemies
that have the Daemon trait or a Psy Rating, however,
are not affected by the Cloaking Array, and any
attack against the bearer will disable the Cloaking
Array. When cloaked, the bearer may not enter Squad
Mode, or perform a Ranged Attack Action or
Movement Action of any kind. They may still fight in
melee if already there, or perform delicate tasks that
do not require repositioning, such as Tech Use tests
to access a Cogitator. A Cloaking Array lasts for 1d5
Rounds. Uncontrolled Replication: Should an enemy be
slain by the Nanyte Blaster, roll 1d10. On a 6+, every
VOID SHIELD HARNESS enemy within 5m of the dead enemy must take a hit
(GENERAL) equal to the Nanyte Blaster’s damage and
Void shields are well understood by the penetration. If this kills any of those, apply the
Mechanicum, but creating one on a personal scale? Uncontrolled Replication trait all over again, until
Whoa. A Void Shield Harness projects a near there are no enemies left, or the Uncontrolled
impenetrable force field, but if it overloads… Replication quality fails to trigger. Yes, this can
infinitely trigger if you roll well enough!
A Void Shield Harness projects, you guessed it, a
Void Shield in a 5m radius from the bearer. Any Against Hordes, roll 1d10. On a 6+, apply another hit
shooting attack originating outside the field will with the Nanyte Blaster’s damage and penetration,
strike the void shield instead. If the void shield is and the Blast (5) quality. If this causes damage to the
brought down, roll 1d10. On a 10, the Void Shield horde, apply the Uncontrolled Replication trait all
Harness catastrophically overloads, causing an attack over again, until the Horde dies, or the Uncontrolled
centered on the bearer, inflicting 2d10+9E damage Replication quality fails to trigger.
with a Pen of 6 and the Pinning and Blast (5)
qualities. This breaks the Void Shield Harness, which
cannot be used again until brought back to the
armoriums for restoration.
Void Shield: Void shields count as a barrier with 25

AP. To disable a void shield, attacks must deal 20
damage past the 25 AP. This damage is cumulative
(to represent the void shield) slowly overloading, but
a weapon’s Penetration has no effect on a void shield.
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Warp Shunt Field Wargear - - - - - - - 60 Famed
Phase Walker Wargear - - - - - - - 50 Hero
Combat Augment Wargear - - - - - - - 60 Famed
Array
Cloaking Array Wargear - - - - - - - 40 Hero
Void Shield Harness Wargear - - - - - - - 50 Famed
Mask of the Wargear - - - - - - - 30 Famed
Patriarch
Servo-Coil of the Wargear - - - - - - - 50 Famed
Rock
Nanyte Blaster Basic 30m S/-/- 2d10+5E 12 ∞ - Fleshbane, 80 Hero
Uncontrolled
Replication
Pyrix Extasis Wargear - - - - - - - 50 Hero
Lucid Blade Melee - - 1d10+9E 8 - - Power Field, Balanced, 75 Hero
Master Parry
The Blind Helm of Helmet / 30m -/- 2d10+2E 8 - - Blind Overwatch 70 Hero
the Black Judges Pistol /2d10
Parthinian Serpent Basic 100m S/-/- 2d10+9E 12 ∞ - Accurate, Pinning, 80 Famed
Precision Shots,
Preternatural Targeting
Burning Claws Melee - - 1d10+10E 8 - - Power Field, Proven 80 Famed
(4), Tearing,
Armorbane
Indomitan Mantle Wargear - - - - - - - 60 Famed
Nostraman Melee - - 1d10+7E 8 - - Ensnare 50 Famed
Mancatcher
Photonic Blade Melee - - 1d10+2E 12 - - Power Field, Fleshbane, 75 Famed
Soul Blaze
Grav Gauntlet Pistol 10m S/3/- * 8 12 2 Concussive, Haywire, 70 Famed
Full Graviton Pulse, Spray,
Ruination, Structural
Collapse
The Earth Breaker Melee - - 1d10+10R 12 - - Power Field, Unwieldy 70 Hero
Trident (Melee)
(Thrown) 5xSB S/-/- 3d10+30E 15 - - Instant Death, Seismic
Destructor, One Use
Gladius Invictus Melee - - 1d10+8R 10 - - Power Field, Balanced, 60 Famed
Tearing, Shield-
Mocker, Duelist’s Edge
Barbaran Thurible Wargear - - - - - - - 50 Famed
Luminiferous Pistol 30m S/3/6 2d10+10E 8 ∞ - Psychic Resonance 60 Famed
Resonator
The Cataphractii Armor - - - - - - - 80 Hero
Primus
Conversion Wargear - - - - - - - 50 Famed
Dissonator
Zeroth Conductor Melee - - 1d5+3I 0 - - Balanced, Power Field, 60 Famed
Shield Zeroth Blast
Fractal Harrow- Melee - - 1d10+6R 8 - - Razor Sharp, Bloody 60 Famed
Blade Ruin
The Drakaina Pistol 30m S/2/- 1d10+10E 6 12 Full Toxic, Tearing, Flesh- 65 Hero
Phage
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MASK OF THE PATRIARCH the bearer must immediately test against Fear (4),
(GENERAL) with all the horror that entails.
Type: Armor Upgrade
This bizarre mask was eventually taken up for many LUCID BLADE
reasons, in many legions. Some were designed to (EMPEROR’S CHILDREN)
resemble Primarchs or the Emperor, while others There are only a handful of these perfectly balanced
took stranger forms as the Warp sunk into the and masterwork blades, acquired by the duelists of
Legions. Regardless of form, wearing this mask made the Emperor’s Children. They contain machine spirits
clear to all the unstoppable Legionary’s disregard for dangerously close to AI, and when united with armor
casual scum amongst the battlefields, and marked systems, create a dangerous opponent.
him as a particularly enduring and somewhat
dexterous combatant (though many went through Master Parry: When engaged in single melee
great lengths to hide that last part). A Mask of the combat with only one other enemy, the Legionary
Patriarch reduces the final penalty to any Dodge tests may give up attacks he possesses (such as through
the bearer must take by -10. For example, if the Swift Attack) to grant himself a Protective Field of
penalty to the bearer’s Dodge test is a total -30, this PR20, or increase the value of any field he possesses
penalty is reduced to -20 instead. by +15, to a maximum of 75. This field, representing
swift blade work, does not overload.
SERVO-COIL OF THE ROCK
(GENERAL) THE BLIND HELM OF THE BLACK JUDGES
Type: Armor Upgrade (IRON WARRIORS)
It is said this servo-coil, or one like it, once fit into The Blind Helm was torn from the corpses of the
the Terminator armor of a Legionary known only as Black Judges, a terrible enemy from the Legion’s
The Rock, Legion unknown. He was an past, and can assimilate into to any type of armor
unremarkable Legionary, except for the fact that his seamlessly thanks to shared STC heritage. It is
strength was beyond belief – so strong was he that he capable of electric coronal discharges against
could roll and dodge, even in Terminator Armor, as if approaching foes. Basically, it’s Cyclops Eyebeams
plates of solid stone and ceramite weighed nothing, from X-Men.
and strike back with a single hit. Since the time this
unknown Legionary disappeared into the legends of Blind Overwatch: The Blind Helm is fired as a
the Age of Darkness, Servo-Coils capable of Reaction against enemies charging (or walking into
interfacing with Terminator armor have appeared in melee with) the bearer. The Blind Helm is compatible
many Legions’ armoriums. Installing a Servo-Coil of with any form of Power, Artificer, or Terminator
the Rock within one’s Terminator Armor allows a armor, and draws power from the armor’s generators.
Legionary to emulate the mighty strength of this It grants AP12 to the head, and autosenses of Mk.2
mysterious Legionary. A Servo-Coil of the Rock Armor.
allows the bearer to Dodge in Terminator Armor,
although at a -10 penalty. Combined with the innate - PARTHINIAN SERPENT
20 agility penalty of Terminator armor, this allows (WHITE SCARS)
the bearer to dodge at a total -30 penalty. The Space Mongols get a Space Energy Bow named
after some of the greatest horse archers Holy Terra
A Servo-Coil of the Rock can only be taken on had ever known (the Parthians, if it wasn’t obvious).
Cataphractii-Pattern, Indomitus-Pattern, or Gorgon- The weapon itself fires bolts of pure energy, and
Pattern Terminator armor. contains stabilizers that ensure the bearer will never
miss. The Parthinian Serpent generates its own
PYRIX EXTASIS ammunition, so no need to worry about running out.
(DARK ANGELS)
Only Forge World would give the Dark Angels the Precision Shots: Enemies suffer a penalty of 5xDoS
fucking Ark of the Covenant as their relic. I wonder on BS test to Dodge tests. Against Hordes or
if this is where the Guardians of the Covenant Formations, the bearer may selectively target enemies
successor chapter would originate? with a Called Shot option.
Preternatural Targeting: The bearer ignores ALL
Once per session, as a half action, the bearer may penalties to his Ballistic Skill test when firing this
open the Pyrix Extasis. Every enemy within 10m of weapon. Bonuses are applied as normal.
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BURNING CLAWS A Photonic Blade produces the same blinding effect
(SPACE WOLVES) of a Nova Grenade when striking an enemy, and
Every claw of this relic lightning claw burns super- grants the Fear (1) trait to the bearer, or increases
hot, enough to melt through any vehicle’s armor, their Fear Rating by 1 if they already possess one.
through the use of directed fusion reactors and
magnetic containment. The Space Wolves keep it to GRAV GAUNTLET
themselves, unwilling to share its secrets with the (IRON HANDS)
Mechanicum. A wrist mounted version of the grav gun, examples
of this weapon were recovered from the galactic core,
HOLY MOTHER OF FUCK, DON’T MAKE and ceded to the Iron Hands by the Mechanicum,
THE SAME MISTAKE I DID. THIS IS A who were busy turning grav weapons into true
SINGLE CLAW. Like other Lightning Claws, the monsters.
bearer adds +1 Damage per Degree of Success (or +2
when equipped with a second, lesser lightning or The fields produced by a Grav Gauntlet’s Graviton
frost claw that is requisitioned separately.) Pulse remains in effect for 1d5 rounds after firing.
INDOMITAN MANTLE Ruination: When fired at a building, this weapon

inflicts 1d10 damage to hull integrity, per Graviton
(IMPERIAL FISTS) Pulse Field, ignoring the building’s Armor value.
A few long cloaks of chainmail were recovered from
the deep caves of Inwit. Each is inscribed with
protective wards against high energy attacks. They
THE EARTH BREAKER TRIDENT
served the Imperial Fists well, from the Pacification (WORLD EATERS)
of Ophelia VII, to the Defense of Areneus against the A weapon of the gladiatorial pits, the Earth Breaker
yet-unidentified Necrons, so devastated it would be Trident is just as deadly when thrown as it is in
known as Necromunda. melee, for that is when its seismic destructor kicks in,
and ruin fucking everything. Yes, you too can kill a
An Indomitan Mantle grants the bearer immunity to man with a trident.
weapon qualities that would instantly kill them, and a
PR60 defensive field against weapons with the Melta
Quality.
NOSTRAMAN MANCATCHER
(NIGHT LORDS)
It is rumored that this weapon was not made by the
Night Lords, but was taken as a spoil from xenos of
the Ghoul Stars. It was made explicitly for capturing
foes alive, although what the Night Lords or the
weapon’s original owners do with those foes is best
left unsaid.
Seismic Destructor: Once thrown, make a note of
Ensnare: The bearer of the weapon may nominate a where the Trident lands. Everything within 30m of
single enemy he is in melee with. Before attacking, the Trident becomes Hellish (-60) Difficult Terrain,
this enemy must make a Challenging (+0) Opposed and buildings in range suffer 2d10 Hull Integrity
Strength Test. If the enemy fails, he may not perform every round, ignoring Armor. Do remember to pick
melee attacks, or the Disengage action. the trident up. I know it’s difficult to remember when
everything is blood madness, but you CAN remotely
PHOTONIC BLADE turn it off and pick it up again!
(BLOOD ANGELS)
A double-handed weapon so heavy that even a
Legionary has issue lifting it, the Photonic Blade can
ignite a burning blaze so hot that armor, toughness,
and even faith is no defense. Recovered from the
irradiated wastes of Baal, what few blades that exist
are jealously fought over.
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GLADIUS INVICTUS instantly kill them, and they increase the level of their
(ULTRAMARINES) Unnatural Toughness trait by 1 against all ranged
A broad-bladed artificer short sword that screams attacks.
ROMAN for the Roman Legion from Planet Rome,
the weapon contains a gyroscope that compensates CONVERSION DISSONATOR
for the bearer’s idiosyncrasies, and while difficult to (WORD BEARERS)
master, makes thrusts hard to counter. Tech Savants could not figure out how this thing
worked, and they could not understand how it could
Shield Mocker: This weapon ignores protective have such an effect against both physical shields and
fields and armor granted from combat shields, storm the metaphysical ones surrounding the creatures of
shields, boarding shields, or other types of physical the Warp. Know your ally, know your enemy, after
shields. This quality is applied before calculating all.
normal weapon penetration.
Once per session, the Word Bearer can flip on the
BARBARAN THURIBLE Conversion Dissonator as a Free Action. While in
(DEATH GUARD) effect, the field value of all Protective Fields in 30m,
This piece of wargear consists of a sphere at the end be it friend or foe, are reduced by 30. This can negate
of a stick, which collects all the toxins in the air at the some low-power fields, and even affects shields that
PPB level, and focuses it to a doom cloud around the do not burn out. This effect lasts for one round.
bearer.
ZEROTH CONDUCTOR SHIELD
All allies and enemies who are not of the Death (SALAMANDERS)
Guard within 15m of the bearer reduce the level of A boarding shield with a thermic conductor provided
their Unnatural Toughness trait by 1. Any enemy that by the Mechanicum’s burgeoning Corpuscarii Cult,
suffers wounds from a shooting attack when their this combat shield can transform into a searing face
Toughness is so modified must make a Challenging of energy, blinding and striking would-be attackers.
(+0) Willpower test at the start of their turn. If they
fail, they must immediately perform a Full Move A Zeroth Conductor Shield follows all the rules for
Action away from the bearer. Combat Shields.
LUMINIFEROUS RESONATOR Zeroth Blast: As a Reaction after being subject to a

Charge Action (or someone walks into melee), the
(THOUSAND SONS) bearer may discharge the shield with a Challenging
Not a physical weapon as much as a shiny piece of
(+0) Weapon Skill test, inflicting one hit against the
psychic jewelry, the Luminiferous Resonator focuses
enemy, plus one additional hit for every two degrees
the bearer’s psychic power into a beam of mental
of success. These hits inflict 3d10+10E damage, with
force.
a Pen of 12, and the blinding effect of a nova
Psychic Resonance: This “Weapon” may only be Grenade. That this can seriously fuck up an enemy’s
used by those with a Psy Rating. Instead of a Ballistic attack before they can even get to perform it. The
Test, a Focus Power test is used to fire it. This shield may not be discharged in subsequent rounds
weapon wounds against the enemy’s Willpower against the enemy, only the first round they charge.
Bonus, rather than Toughness.
FRACTAL HARROW-BLADE
THE CATAPHRACTII PRIMUS (RAVEN GUARD)
(SONS OF HORUS) The ultimate evolution of mono-weaponry, the
This is the first, the prototype, the template from Fractal Harrow-Blade originates on Terra, and was
which all Cataphractii Terminator armor would held in high regard by the Xeric Tribesmen that
originate. While one is kept on Mars, and a second in would become the Raven Guard, and were often used
the Sons of Horus Forges, the third is used only by to cut great swathes through crowds of enemies.
the most veteran of Justaerin, and it provides
Bloody Ruin: When used against hordes, this
protection greater than any other armor.
weapon inflicts an extra hit for every Degree of
The Cataphractii Primus follows all the rules for Success on the weapon skill test, rather than for every
Cataphractii Terminator Armor. The wearer is two.
granted immunity to weapon qualities that would
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THE DRAKAINA
(ALPHA LEGION)
There is only one Drakaina, and it is neither of STC
nor Xenos manufacture. This weapon fires a virus-
toxin so terrible it can slay in seconds, and infect
nearby targets before the first enemy is even dead.
Where the Alpha Legion found this weapon, and how
they create ammo for it, is just one more mystery that
will never be solved.
Curiously enough, googling “Drakaina” brings up

everything from a primordial serpent of Greek
legend, to a softcore porn star. Oh my.
Flesh-Phage: For every hit, the enemy must make

1d5 Challenging (+0) Toughness tests, or suffer 1d10
damage ignoring armor and toughness, as per the
Toxic quality.
“It is a well-known axiom that if you are small, project yourself to appear larger. If you are large, spread yourself
out to appear small. This leaves me in a strange position. Over the generations, we have turned the House of
Korst’la from a single-vessel operation to a sector-spanning conglomerate. To our enemies, we mobilize our fleets,
our raiders, our millions of soldiers, and we subsume or destroy them. If we act TOO powerful, however, the
Imperium and its million worlds will come down upon us. We already tread a fine line in interacting with the Tiji
Sector Inquisition and the myriad worlds under their care, but in a choice between high quality goods and their
religious duty, I know full well where they stand. The question becomes how best to exercise power while not
appearing as a threat to those with more?
I have watched the Paragon Executor and the Ordo Chronos Inquisitor play their wargame simulations against
each other. Each is incredible to observe – the Inquisitor using her psychic powers to reach for desirable futures,
and the Executor making small gains and wielding ten thousand years’ worth of battle experience and rapid-process
simulations. My strategy in war has always been to be the most advanced one on the field, and manipulate the
enemy’s ability to effectively fight. If the enemy has no idea what he is fighting, he has no effective way to
formulate a battle plan. If he has previously bought weapons laden with hidden faults, then he cannot reasonably
expect his troopers to fight at full effectiveness. If his generals have already been paid off, he cannot expect his
orders to be performed. Success is the result of cornering the market of secrecy. Wielding power is the same.”

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Psyarkana
popularized such an object, their use spread across
the galaxy by the will of thirsting gods...
NULL-AMP COLLAR
"I can’t claim to understand this Old Slann stuff. Recovered by the Iron Hands and World Eaters, these
What I do understand is the High Commander pays collars were made by a human civilization whose
well for such trinkets, so they’re his problem." name has long since been lost. Made of a dense black
material would go on to be known as noctilith,
- Shas’o Vash’ya Sha’is, Commander
Blackstone, ten thousand years later, wearers find the
Spacewind, reflects on recovered Old Slann relics
Warp pacified around them, though it would cause
he term Psyarkana is not an official term, but a catch- slight loss of focus and acuity to the wearer. These
T all classification for ill-understood and undefinable
items or practices of mysterious provenance. Where
null-amp collars would ultimately be reverse-
engineered into the first Psychic Hoods after the
techno-arcana clearly functions through technological Horus Heresy had ended.
and scientific, though unreproduceable means, they
Only Legionaries with a Psy Rating can make use of
are clear in their purpose, made by mankind in better
the Null-Amp Collar.
days. Esoteric psyarkana, however, are based on
ritual and practice, and operate by psychic means or A Legionary equipped with a Null-Amp Collar may
via interaction with the warp. Study is near- spend his Reaction to attempt to nullify a psychic
impossible, as psyarkana operates against the order of technique used by another psyker within a number of
nature. meters equal to the Legionary’s Willpower
Characteristic, by making a Focus Power test. If this
While many of these Psyarkana were destroyed on
test is successful, the psychic power is nullified. If
order of the Emperor, Malcador, or the Primarchs,
the test is failed, the psychic power is resolved as
many would survive, hidden away in Mechanicum
normal. The Legionary suffers a -10 penalty to
vaults or taken as trophies. Surprisingly, it would not
Agility-based and Fellowship-based tests while
be the Thousand Sons who would be known for such
wearing a Null-Amp Collar.
acquisitions (though they were certainly second
place), but the Iron Hands, Ferrus Manus himself
locking away many such tools with his “Keys of
EMPYREAL LANCE
Hel,” until his critical existence failure caused his Long ago, corrupted offshoots of human raiders
grief-maddened sons to open the vaults and release preyed on the Aeldari in their Craftworlds and
the terrors within. Exodite Worlds. The Great Crusade would destroy
these offshoots, the Raven Guard acting as the
Psyarkana follow all the normal rules for Relics vanguard, but their weapons would go on as trophies
detailed in the Deathwatch Core Rulebook. A in the hosts of the Emperor. Empyreal Lances, spears
Legionary who selects Psyarkana is automatically crafted from living wraithbone and emblazoned with
proficient in its use. Each Relic may only be glyphs, would find little use against ceramite and
requisitioned by any Legionary any Legion – though armor, but were deadly effective against enemies
a specific legion may have first discovered or with psychic potential.
The Empyreal Lance has two profiles – the first is its

normal profile. The second is for use against enemies
with a Psy Rating or possessing the Daemon or
Daemon Engine traits.
Psy-lash: For every hit that inflicted at least one

Wound on an opponent with a Psy Rating, or the
Daemon or Daemon Engine trait, roll on the Perils of
the Warp table, without modifiers, and apply the
result to the target.
ARMATUS NECROTECHNICA
Necro-technic engineering was known only to the
Iron Hands and the Emperor himself, who used the
process in his Warlord-Sinister Psi-titans. The
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technology steals the life force from entities around it Corpus Mymir…a floating head capable of great
to power systems of destruction and repair. How it foresight…I wonder if someone had been playing
spread across the galaxy is unknown, only that it did, God of War recently?
and would become more common as the Horus
Heresy ground on. You know, Forge World has a A Corpus Mymir follows the rules for Servo-Skulls.
tendency to make its vehicles eat its occupants in As a Full Action, the Corpus Mymir may be
their Index rules – maybe the source of the problem activated. Roll 1d10, and consult the following table
can be traced back to here? for the result of the power. The Corpus Mymir is
considered to have Psy Rating 3 for the purposes of
This vehicle upgrade may be applied to vehicles with powers with Psy Rating-dependent effects. The
the Ground Vehicle special rule. Whenever an ally or effects last until the start of the bearer’s next turn.
enemy with 15 meters of the vehicle is destroyed, or
a Horde loses at least 10 points of Magnitude, roll 1d10 Corpus Mymir Result
1d10. On a 9+, the vehicle regains a number of Hull
Integrity equal to 1d10 + the driver’s Intelligence 1 The psychic power Misfortune manifests,
Bonus. This can trigger multiple times in a round, as affecting the Legionary and allies within
long as the tank keeps hungeri…uh, killing. In support range. Oops!
addition, ally and enemy units within 15 meters of
the vehicle suffer a -10 penalty to Willpower and 2-3 The psychic power Foreboding manifests,
Fellowship, as they see their eventual fate. Units with affecting the Legionary and allies within
the Jaded talent may not ignore this modifier, but support range.
units with the Fearless talent or From Beyond trait
may do so. 4-5 The psychic power Precognition
manifests, affecting the Legionary and
allies within support range.
6-7 The psychic power Perfect Timing

manifests, affecting the Legionary and
allies within support range.
8-9 The psychic power Shrouding manifests,

affecting the Legionary and allies within
support range.
10 The Corpus Mymir explodes. Allies

within support range suffer a single hit
inflicting 1d10+3 E damage, with a Pen
of 12 and the Fleshbane quality. This
attack may not be dodged, but Defensive
Fields may be used. Sorry, Mymir…
CORPUS MYMIR
A psychically active servo-skull invented by Zhao-
Arkhad, the forge world attached to the Thousand
Sons, the cranial housing maintains the living brain
of a psyker kept at a basic level of activity. The brain,
having undergone hypnotherapy and memetic
conditioning, is capable of performing basic
divination and telepathy on vocal command. Though
prone to catastrophic failure, and the cause of Zhao-
Arkhad’s censure, the fact that these things would
become a premier weapon of the southern Imperium
meant they were effective enough, despite how
desperate times had gotten.
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PSI-RESONANT PENTACLE the Head with a Pen of 12 and the Blast (3) quality.
Recovered by the Thousand Sons from a place called These attacks may not be dodged or shielded.
Vrant, a number of five-sided armor pieces such as
sallets, bevors, etc. Surprisingly, the Legionaries Once used, the Ever-Changing Axiom is forgotten,
immediately petitioned for their destruction, and must be repurchased if desired for a future
supported by the Navis Nobilite and the Choir of the mission. If the Ever-Changing Axiom is not used
Astronomican. However, Malcador the Sigillite before the conclusion of a mission, it must still be
stepped in instead and insisted they be sent directly to repurchased – the Old Slann word for “asshole” has
Terra. The shipment was lost on route. Psi-Resonant psychically shifted, and a new word must be divined
Pentacles possess a number of effects, from slowing for the proper effect. They call it Ever-Changing for a
time and projecting waves of force, to even turning reason, after all.
the gaze of the warp back on itself. Despite being
lost, many of these pentacles would eventually be TRANSVECTIC GENERATOR
recovered by Malcador, and form the basis of the Various relics are classed as Transvectic Generators,
protective runes of his nascent Grey Knights. but all share a similar purpose – creating a short-
range, stable tunnel through the Warp that can ignore
A Psi-Resonant Pentacle grants its bearer a PR 35 fortifications and obstacles entirely. This is not
defensive field, overloading on a 1. Enemies in melee without risk, however. The longer a tunnel remains
combat with the bearer with a Psy Rating, or the open, the more degraded it gets, and the higher the
Daemon or Daemon Engine trait, reduce their Agility risk becomes that the user and others are dragged into
score to 10, unless it was lower than that already, and the Warp.
ignore all positive or negative modifiers to Agility-
based tests. Only Centurions of the following Consul ranks may
purchase a Transvectic Generator – Esoterist,
THE EVER-CHANGING AXIOM Moritat, Diabolist, Saboteur. These consuls may not
The Ever-Changing axiom is not an object, but a select a Jump Pack, Bike, or Jetbike as a result for
phrase of the underlying language of Creation. In the that mission.
galactic north, it is the “Tongue of Creation,” in other
The bearer of a Transvectic Generator may, as a Half
places the “Voice of God” or “Language of
Action, move up to 60 meters in any direction,
Unmaking.” The Aeldari call it the “Vernacular of
ignoring all obstacles, and counting as having moved
the Old Ones,” and Dan Abnett called it “Enuncia.”
via Jump Pack for the purposes of talents and
Reconstruction of the language is impossible, and
abilities. However, every time the Transvectic
only the Old Slann can truly claim mastery of it, the
Generator is used, roll 1d5. On a result of 2 or higher,
lexicon ascending over their more simplified
nothing bad happens. On a result of 1, the bearer
pictographs and being the source of their High
suffers the Lost to the Warp result of the Perils of the
Psykana. With even a single word, a whisper, the
Warp table, and all allies and enemies within 10
fabric of reality bends, and shockwaves are sent
meters of the bearer’s starting location each suffer
through the Immaterium. Even the slightest slip of
1d5 hits, inflicting 2d10+10 E damage with a Pen of
the tongue, however, can have terrible repercussions
15. This attack may be dodged if the target possesses
for the user.
enough movement to get them further than 10m away
Too long a description? By calling someone an from the bearer of the Transvectic Generator.
asshole in the psychic language of long-dead space-
frogs, your enemy’s head explodes. But sometimes AETHERKINE PROJECTOR
your head explodes too. Funny, that. These weapons allow a telekine to project their
psychic might in the form of bolts of aetheric force.
When this psyarkana is purchased, the Legionary The first examples were recovered by the Blood
learns a single word of the Ever-Changing Axiom. As Angels from a single feudal community of a world
a Full Action, the Legionary may speak this word, that had never recovered from a civil war of psyker
rolling a 1d5. On a result of 1, 2, 4, or 5, he may overlords against normie peasants. The Blood Angels
declare up to that many targets within 15 meters effortlessly slaughtered the remains of the peasant
suffer a single hit, inflicting 3d10+10 X damage to community when they refused to hand over the
the Head with a Pen of 12 and the Blast (3) quality. projectors, terrified to the last of being dominated by
These attacks may not be dodged or shielded. On a the Aetherkines once again.
result of 3, however, the Legionary takes three hits,
centered on himself, inflicting 3d10+10 X damage to
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Only Legionaries with a Psy Rating can make use of If one Legionary suffers damage, the other Legionary
the Aetherkine Projector. Firing the Aetherkine may attempt to some or all of that damage to himself
projector requires a Willpower Test, rather than a by making a Challenging (+0) Willpower test as a
Ballistic Skill test. The profile of the Aetherkine Reaction. If this test is successful, then the Legionary
Projector is dependent on the penalty the Legionary may transfer a number of points of damage from his
chooses to apply to the Willpower test. bondmate to himself equal to his Willpower bonus
per degree of success on the test. If the test is failed,
Aetherkinetic Feedback: A roll of 91-100 on the then the initial target suffers the damage as normal. If
Willpower Test to fire this weapon immediately this test is failed by three or more degrees of failure,
generates a result on the Perils of the Warp table with however, BOTH Legionaries take the full amount of
no modifiers. damage. Suffice it to say, if one Legionary Bites the
Dust, there is no rewinding or flashy explosions – the
TERMINAL LUCIDITY INJECTOR Empath Bond is merely broken.
Discovered by the Dark Angels on an oxygen rich
world and inhabited by “tall and lithe” masters, the SACRIFICIAL INNERVATION
Terminal Lucidity Injectors were found not on the One of the darkest acts a power-hungry psyker can
xenos, but on their genebulked slaves. The stocky perform is giving a piece of their soul to the
humanoid slaves were implanted with these collars, Neverborn in pursuit of warp knowledge. While the
inscribed with symbols of esoteric meaning. trade can take many forms, the end result is the same.
Throughout the slave’s life, the Injector would siphon Now blazing with arcane power, the mortal body
their life energy, and at the slave’s point of death, re- shrivels into a useless husk, stalked by creatures of
inject that life energy for one final burst of vitality. the warp hungry for more.
When a Legionary with a Terminal Lucidity Injector Only Legionaries with a Psy Rating, or Centurions
is forced to burn fate due to the attack of a non- with the Esoterist or Diabolist Consul rank can make
adjacent enemy, he may immediately perform a use of Sacrificial Innervation.
Ranged Attack action with one ranged weapon, using
the highest rate of fire of his weapon, against the A Legionary who undergoes Sacrificial Innervation
enemy that forced him to burn fate. If the Legionary increases their Psy Rating by 2, or gains Psy Rating
is in melee range with or adjacent to the enemy that (2) if they did not possess a Psy Rating, and may
forced him to burn fate, he instead performs a Melee reroll failed Focus Power tests for the duration of the
Attack action with one melee weapon against the mission. However, the Legionary immediately
enemy that forced him to burn fate. reduces their total number of wounds by a number
equal to their total Psy Rating for the duration of the
EMPATH BOND mission.
Recovered by the Iron Hands and Luna Wolves
against a planet of unrestrained psykers, the DIGITTALIS ARCANIS
Legionaries discovered that each group of psykers Part ancient cogitator, part psycho-biometric
shared a shard of a psycho-active meteorite interface, the Digittalis Arcanis floods its user with
embedded in their flesh. Eventually, the Imperium power, enhancing their reflexes and tolerance for
learned to psychically bond two of these meteorites, pain. This burst of superlative ability fills the user
creating a link between two psykers’ souls, and with a sense of greatness, which turns out to be quite
letting them share power and vitality. addictive as repetitive use of the Digittalis Arcanis
saps part of the user’s soul into the device.
These are basically friendship bracelets, but for burly
muscle men instead of teenage girls. Only Legionaries with a Psy Rating of at least 4, or
Centurions with the Esoterist or Diabolist Consul
For the Empath Bond to work, one must be rank can make use of Sacrificial Innervation.
purchased by each Legionary to be bonded. Both
Legionaries must have a Psy Rating. Only two As a Free Action, the bearer may choose to activate
Legionaries may share the Empath Bond, no more, the Digittalis Arcanis. For the remainder of the
no less. So long as both Legionaries are alive, both encounter, the Legionary may perform 1d5 additional
gain immunity to qualities that cause Instant Death. If attacks in melee combat, stacking with talents that
one Legionary suffers a Perils of the Warp event, grant additional attacks, and gains the Unnatural
then the other does too. Agility trait, or increases the value of the trait by 1 if
they already possessed it. At the conclusion of the
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encounter, and for the remainder of the mission, the did not possess a Psy Rating. They also gain the
Legionary may only perform a single attack in melee Incursion power of Malefic Daemonlogy.
combat, overruling talents that grant additional
attacks, and reduces his Agility score to 10, unless it ICON OF THE BLAZING SUN
was lower than that already, and ignores all positive In the modern day, Roboute Guilliman is torn on
or negative modifiers to Agility-based tests. whether or not the Emperor is a god. A god would
have certain powers, wouldn’t they? But that goes
DIVINING BLADE against the Imperial Truth. Yet…how does one
Rare weapons made of Nightmare Steel, these explain the Icons of the Blazing Sun? Symbols of the
weapons are keen enough to cut reality and unreality, Emperor have power, and holding them aloft while
their subtle edges never blunted, oscillating in a intoning the name of the Emperor creates an aversion
frequency in synchronicity with the universe itself. in the creatures of the warp. The faithful flock to
Wew lad, it’s like I’m reading some JRPG weapon. them, for they guard against the evils of psykers, but
Regardless of the weapon’s background, they’re quite to those who call upon the name in vain, or lack true
good against daemons, able to sever the Neverborns’ conviction, there are dire consequences.
true essence deep within the warp. The Warmaster
Horus collected a number of these blades, and gave This psyarkana may only be used by Loyalists games
them to warriors he held in utmost favor. set during the Age of Darkness rather than the Great
Crusade.
Divining Blades ALWAYS require two hands to use.
A Legionary equipped with an Icon of the Blazing
CHOGORIAN DREAMPLATE Sun may spend his Reaction to attempt to nullify a
Rather than a piece of armor itself, Dreamplate is like psychic technique used by a Traitor-allegiance psyker
a layer, as much physical armor as aetheric barrier, within a number of meters equal to the Legionary’s
worn over warplate to protect against the “beasts of Fellowship Characteristic, by making a Challenging
heaven” Each is hand-chiseled, lacquered, and (+0) Fellowship test. If this test is successful, the
embellished by the Stormseers of the White Scars, psychic power is nullified. If the test is failed, the
and gifted to respected warriors of other Legions. psychic power is resolved as normal, and the
Rare was Chogorian Dreamplate, as the White Scars Legionary suffers a single hit, inflicting 1d10 + the
had few allies, and those who were gifted such Legionary’s Fellowship bonus, ignoring armor and
wonders often found themselves the targets of toughness. If the Legionary rolls a 98+ on his
assassins and thieves. Fellowship test, however, the raw energy of the
Emperor incinerates the Legionary, causing Instant
Chogorian Dreamplate is a layer added to any Power, Death.
Artificer, or Terminator Armor. It grants a PR60
Defensive Field, that does not overload under normal Additionally, any enemy with the Daemon or
conditions, against attacks from enemies with the Daemon Engine trait engaged in melee with the
Daemon or Daemon Engine trait. bearer is reduced to Weapon Skill 10, unless it was
lower than that already, and ignores all positive or
LIBER MAGRA VENEFICARUM negative modifiers to Weapon Skill-based tests.
This ancient book contains text from xenos and
human histories that contravene the Imperial Truth,
and detail how to bring forth the beastly legions of
the Neverborn. They were burned by the Elucidators
on many worlds, but NATURALLY some survived,
preserved in hand copies by ritualist cultures.
Warriors of Horus’s armies fought hard for a copy,
knowing full well some things are better left alone.
This psyarkana may only be used by Traitors without

a Psy Rating, and without the Daemon or Daemon
Engine keyword, in games set during the Age of
Darkness rather than the Great Crusade.
The bearer of the Liber Magra Veneficarum increases

their Psy Rating by 2, or gains Psy Rating (2) if they
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Null-Amp Collar Wargear - - - - - - - 40 Famed
Empyreal Lance Melee - - 1d10+6 6 - - Psy-Lash 50 Famed
(Normal)
(Psychic Target) - - 1d10+12 12 - - Psy-Lash
Armatus Wargear - - - - - - - 50 Famed
Necrotechnica
Corpus Mymir Wargear - - - - - - - 40 Famed
Psi-Resonant Wargear - - - - - - - 40 Famed
Pentacle
The Ever-Changing Wargear - - - - - - - 50 Hero
Axiom
Transvectic Wargear - - - - - - - 40 Famed
Generator
Aetherkine Projector Basic 30m S/2/- 1d10+5E 12 ∞ - Aetherkinetic Feedback 45 Famed
(+0 Penalty)
(-10 Penalty) 60m S/2/3 2d10+5E 12 ∞ - Aetherkinetic Feedback
(-20 Penalty) 100m S/2/4 3d10+5E 12 ∞ - Aetherkinetic Feedback
Terminal Lucidity Wargear - - - - - - - 40 Famed
Injector
Empath Bond Wargear - - - - - - - 50 Famed
Sacrificial Wargear - - - - - - - 60 Famed
Innervation
Digitallis Arcanis Wargear - - - - - - - 60 Famed
Divining Blade Melee - - 2d10+8E 15 - - Master Crafted, Instant 75 Hero
Death, Psy-Lash,
Daemonbane
Chogorian Wargear - - - - - - - 60 Hero
Dreamplate
Liber Magra Wargear - - - - - - - 60 Famed
Veneficarum
Icon of the Blazing Wargear - - - - - - - 60 Famed
Sun
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Chapter IV:
class. The Primarchs each maintained a Gloriana-
class vessel, which could range from fifteen to twenty
kilometers long. In the modern day, the only
Basilikon Astra
surviving Gloriana-class belongs to Roboute
Guilliman, the Imperial Regent, or to the Primarchs
who fell to Chaos, although rumors of a dagger-
"Every bloody battleship and its mother is called shaped “ghost ship,” almost twenty kilometers long,
Sword of the something-or-other!" have begun to circulate around the Eastern Fringe...
-Space Wolf Praetor “Felleye” Brynjol This Chapter will one day contain the
muses on voidship naming conventions. voidships of the Legiones Astartes, and maybe more.
I don’t know yet. Forge World was rumored to be
making a successor to Battlefleet Gothic called
I n the modern day, the Space Marines maintain many
Strike Cruisers, Vanguard Cruisers, and Battle “Battlefleet Heresy,” but there’s no guarantee of that
Barges. These vessels are capable of void combat, now that Alan Bligh kicked the bucket. We’ll have to
but not specialized in it. This is purposeful, as the wait and see. If such a game does come out, and it’s
Navy is the Imperium’s space component. As always, close to Battlefleet Gothic in mechanics, this section
the source dates back ten thousand years, to the will be filled out with voidship hulls, components,
heady days of the Great Crusade. Not only did the and upgrades drawn from Battlefleet Heresy, and
Legionaries possess a full armorium to beat down the from the PC Battlefleet Gothic game. Combining
enemies of the brand spanking new Imperium of these with the space combat rules from Rogue
Man, but they had their own attendant fleets as well. Trader, your Legionaries will be able to command the
We’re not talking strike cruisers and battle barges, action on both ground and space. Until then, please
though they had those too. We’re talking full void wait warmly, Forge World is doing their best, I’m
battlegroups, with cruisers, battleships, escorts, and sure.
even unique classes. Some designs, such as the
Abyss-class Super Battleships, could win entire solar
systems by themselves. Even rarer were the
specialized designs, the bizarre hulls that showed
Mankind was not above innovation, such as the thick
slabs of armor coating the Ironclad-class, or the
shield projectors of the Castellan-class or Tiamat-
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Voidships of the RAIDERS
Space Marine raiders allow the Legion a long-range
Legiones Astartes scouting ability, as well as firepower by way of

weight of numbers.
“This time, we stop turtling. It offends the wrath of
Mars.”
HUNTER-CLASS DESTROYER
-Auroran Praetor Cortain discusses void The Hunter-class Destroyer was first pioneered by
combat stratagems. the Dark Angels Legion, and can function as both a
gunboat as well as a torpedo delivery system. With
hile it’s quite possible to break open any Rogue
W Trader book and nick the ships within, as there was
their fragility, Destroyers are often regarded as a
death sentence by Excertus Imperialis troops
no separation between Navy and Militarum yet, stationed aboard them.
you’re playing Legionaries, and no doubt you want
SOMETHING that makes you feel the part. Included Speed: 12 Maneuver: +30
here will be a Space Marine Battle Barge, Strike Detection: +20 Hull Integrity: 30
Cruiser, Vanguard Cruiser, and Escorts, just to get Armor: 16 Turret Rating: 1
you by until Forge World saves the day with Space: 30 SP: 35
Battlefleet Heresy. I honestly have no idea if half Weapon Capacity: 1 Dorsal, 1 Prow (already filled
these ships existed back then though. They're not all by component)
listed in Horus Heresy Book 3 P. 15, but it offers
options, so I’ll keep it in for now. Many Legiones Torpedo Specialist: The Hunter-class Destroyer has
Astartes Voidships have the following special rules. been designed as a torpedo gunship. The voidship’s
prow component is occupied by a Voss-Pattern
Legion Breachers: Command Tests performed Torpedo Tube. This Component may not be removed,
during Boarding Actions gain a +20 bonus, and and has half the usual ammunition capacity. The
Command Tests performed during Hit and Run space required is already taken into account, but
actions gain a +10 Bonus. when this ship is constructed, it must provide 1
Power to this component.
Bombardment Targeters: Ballistic Skill Tests
against planetary based targets gain a +10 bonus.
Legion Strike Craft: Legiones Astartes vessels may

hold the following squadrons within their landing
bays, in a combination chosen by the Legionaries,
limited only by the strength of the Launch Bay.
Craft Craft Speed Squadron

Rating Size
Xiphon Interceptor +12 12 20
(Fighter)
Fire Raptor +5 10 10
(Bomber)
Stormbird* +5 8 10
(Assault Boat)
*A Stormbird possesses void shield banks. Roll 1d10
for every hit suffered from defensive turrets. On a 6+,
the hit is negated.
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FRIGATES LIGHT CRUISERS
Space Marine frigates allow Expeditionary Fleets a Space Marine Light Cruisers are the first “Workhorse
measure of defense against swarms of enemy vessels, Warship” granted to aspiring void commanders. They
and take up blockade or patrol duties so the larger possess speed and maneuverability over heavier
vessels can break through enemy lines. cruisers, while remaining more than a match for any
vessel smaller than itself.
GLADIUS-CLASS FRIGATE
VANGUARD-CLASS LIGHT CRUISER
The Gladius-class Frigate is an excellent gunboat,
customizable for many different roles and operations. Vanguard Cruisers, while not as heavily armed as
Usually equipped with dual macrocannons, it is more Strike Cruisers, are far faster, and able to provide
than capable of holding its own in an equal fight. support from flanking positions in void operations.
Speed: 10 Maneuver: +25 Speed: 8 Maneuver: +20

Detection: +15 Hull Integrity: 40 Detection: +20 Hull Integrity: 55
Armor: 18 Turret Rating: 2 Armor: 20 Turret Rating: 3
Space: 40 SP: 42 Space: 56 SP: 60
Weapon Capacity: 2 Dorsal Weapon Capacity: 1 Port, 1 Starboard, 2 Prow (1
Prow Slot already filled by component)
Legion Breachers
Bombardment Targeters
Carrier Vessel: The Vanguard-Class Light Cruiser

comes pre-equipped with one Jovian-Pattern Escort
Bay, taking up one Prow slot. This Component may
NOVA-CLASS FRIGATE not be removed. The space required is already taken
into account, but when this ship is constructed, it
The Nova-class Frigate’s weapon slots have been must provide 1 Power to this component.
retooled to hold prototype Lance weaponry, which
Improved Thrusters: When using the Flank Speed
many Legiones Astartes Praetors have taken to for
Extended Action to increase speed, the Vanguard
their ability to rip through voidship armor. Its
Cruiser may move an additional 2 VUs for every
enhanced speed means the vessel will assuredly reach
degree of success on the test, rather than 1 VU.
its destination.
Speed: 12 Maneuver: +25

Detection: +15 Hull Integrity: 40
Armor: 18 Turret Rating: 1
Space: 45 SP: 45
Weapon Capacity: 1 Dorsal, 1 Prow
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CRUISERS BATTLESHIPS
The most varied of void combat vessels, the Cruisers The greatest of Praetors head their own
are thre greatest of the medium-sized warships. Expeditionary Fleets with a Battle Barge or other
While there are numerous subdesignations, such as Battleship. These behemoths are unstoppable in many
Heavy Assault Cruisers, Battlecruisers, Galleasses of cases, threatened only by other battleships or celestial
War, War Barqes, and Lance Cruisers, all are equally phenomena. Including strange classes such as the
capable of void combat and landing operations. Shield Bastion, the battleships form unbreakable lines
of battle.
STRIKE-CLASS CRUISER
BATTLE BARGE
The Strike-class Cruiser is a relatively new pattern to
the Excertus Imperialis expeditionary fleets. They are While common parlance indicates any battleship
built for the express purpose of planetary under Legion command is a Battleship, amongst the
bombardment and landing. Legions themselves, Battle Barges are customized
and retrofitted to specialize in planetary assault and
Speed: 6 Maneuver: +15 boarding.
Armor: 20 Turret Rating: 2 Speed: 5 Maneuver: +0
Space: 70 SP: 65 Detection: +15 Hull Integrity: 100
Weapon Capacity: 2 Port, 2 Starboard, 2 Prow (1 Armor: 20 Turret Rating: 3
Prow Slot already filled by component) Space: 86 SP: 85
Weapon Capacity: 3 Port, 3 Starboard, 2 Prow (2
Legion Breachers Prow Slots already filled by components), 1 Dorsal
Legion Breachers
Carrier Vessel: The Strike-Class Cruiser comes pre- Bombardment Targeters
equipped with one Jovian-Pattern Landing Bay,
taking up one Prow slot. This Component may not be Battleship: This vessel can equip Cruiser-class
removed. The space required is already taken into components.
account, but when this ship is constructed, it must
provide 1 Power to this component. Battle-Carrier: The Battle Barge comes pre-
equipped with one Jovian-Pattern Landing Bay and
one Mars-Pattern Torpedo Tube system, each taking
up one Prow slot. These Components may not be
removed. The space required is already taken into
account, but when this ship is constructed, it must
provide 3 Power to these components.
Fatty: This vessel cannot use the Come to New

Heading Maneuver Action.
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SUPER-BATTLESHIPS
What an escort is to a battleship, so a battleship is to
a Super-Battleship. The domain of the Super-
Battleship is the domain of gods, for these vessels are
the personal flagships of entire Legions and
Expeditionary Fleets. None but another super-
battleship can engage them.
GLORIANA BATTLESHIP
Battle-Carrier: The Gloriana Battleship comes pre-
Flagships of Primarchs and Lords of Terra, the equipped with ten Jovian-Pattern Landing Bays, five
Glorianas were capable of not only space superiority, taking up a Port slot each, five taking up a Starboard
but planetary landing and Legion and Excertus slot each, and one Mars-Pattern Torpedo Tube
equipment support. While some, like the Swordstorm system, taking up one Prow slot. These Components
of the White Scars, would not survive the Horus may not be removed. The space required is already
Heresy, some like the Macragge’s Honor and taken into account, but when this ship is constructed,
Vengeful Spirit continue to carve brutal legends in it must provide 12 Power to these components.
the resultant ten thousand years. Reports even speak
of a new Gloriana constructed in the Eastern Fringe, Improved Boarding Action: The vessel may
the Tiberian Sun, accompanying the Solar Auxilia of perform Boarding Actions at enemies within 3 VU
the modern day as their flagship. rather than 1.
Note that the following is an “average” Gloriana – Surgical Strike: During Boarding actions, the vessel
many would customize their own with alternative inflicts 1d5+3 Crew and Morale damage per Degree
capacity or abilities, deviating from the template of Success. If a 5 is rolled on the 1d5, roll an
below. For example, the Macragge’s Honor additional 1d5 and add the value to the damage
possessed 1 fewer Port and Starboard slots, but inflicted. This cannot generate further damage die.
higher armor and boarding strength, while the
Terrifying: Enemy vessels suffer a -10 penalty to
Vengeful Spirit possessed 2 additional Port and
Willpower and Command as long as this vessel is
Starboard slots, with lower armor and higher speed
present.
and weapons range.
Titanic: This vessel may never perform the Silent
Speed: 5 Maneuver: +0
Running or Come to New Heading manuever.
Armor: 24 Front, Side Turret Rating: 4 Honor the Legion: Hit and Run extended actions
20 Rear executed by Teleportarium do not require the
Space: 132 SP: Issued Only enemy’s void shields to be down.
Weapon Capacity: 10 Port (5 Port Slots already
filled by components), 10 Starboard (5 Starboard
Slots already filled by components), 1 Prow (1 Prow
Slots already filled by components), 6 Dorsal
Legion Breachers
Battleship: This vessel can equip Cruiser-class

components.
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Voidship
only be equipped on Super-Battleships.
Power: 16 Space: 6 SP: 0
Components FLAGSHIP AUGUR ARRAY

A Gloriana’s Augur Array is capable of monitoring
and surveying entire fleets, as befits a flagship.
“Voidship components for the Executor’s new fleets Augur Array: This component is an Augur Array,
are an opportunity we cannot afford to miss. Acquire
granting +20 to ship’s detection.
more workers for the factories we have people in –
we need production tripled yesterday!” External: This component does not require hull
space. Although it is external, it can only be
-Shas’o Sio’t Korst’la VII on the needs of destroyed or damaged by a critical hit.
the Solaris Crusade Essential: This component is an Essential
component.
T here are many voidship components scattered
throughout the books, and many can be used for the
Super Battleship Component: This component may
voidships listed here. Special mention goes to The
Power: 12 Space: 0 SP: 0
Fringe is Yours, with its many ship weapons drawn
from Horus Heresy book sources. However, there is
one problem – the Gloriana Battleships. There is
currently nothing capable of outfitting those vessels
in any of the books. We’ll sort that out here until
Battlefleet Heresy comes out and gives new material
to analyze.
JOVIAN-PATTERN CLASS 10 TITAN

REACTOR
The Imperium sometimes calls many super-
battleships and other ships that defy classification,
such as the Macragge’s Honor and the Phalanx, as
Titan-ships. Such ships possess unbelievable power
requirements, and only the heaviest reactors can fuel
them.
Plasma Drive: This component is a Plasma Drive.
Essential: This component is an Essential
component.
Power: +200 Space: 25 SP: 0
DUAL-LAYER VOID SHIELD ARRAY

Void Shields for super-battleships are capable of
resisting entire fleets by layering multiple void shield
generators and distributing the power load equally.
Void Shield: This component provides six Void
Shields.
Essential: This component is an Essential
component.
237
I’d like to thank the players of Spess Mareen:
Acknowledgements Republican Commando for testing out the Legionary
gear, vehicles, relics, and equipment. I also want to
“Some Abominable Intelligence Is Communicating thank the players of Pimps in Space, Deffwotch,
With Us... About Something Called Solaris....” Squat Crusade: The Musical, Exelion: Anarchy
Reigns, and Excelsus: A Midsummer Knight’s
- Space Wolves Praetor “Felleye” Brynjol Dream, and Spess Mareen: Republican Commando
receives an anomalous signal during a mission to an for testing out further gear and providing the quotes
Old One shield world within the Scar. that go across the books. You guys helped
immensely. Finally, thanks to /tg/ in general for
t’s finally over, lads. We made it. This book was the
I most exhausting one by far, as I had to look through
providing such excellent players and pointing out the
fuckups and typos so I can fix them quickly. This
nine or ten Horus Heresy red and black books, and book was as much you as it was me.
build half the Legions from scratch as a result. Still, I
think it was worth it. The Horus Heresy is a Have fun,
magnificent place to set stories in, and offers just as
many opportunities, if not more, to carve your own Skullkrusher / The Shas’o / That Asshole / Like fuck
fate as the default “modern” setting does. While for am I putting my real name down
me exhaustion has set in, I think this will be a helpful
resource for many people as they plan their games in
the Great Crusade and the Age of Darkness.
238
INT MAIN VOID; DATA RECORDING
BATTLE AUTOMATA GAMMA-ZERO-TWO
STRING COGNOMEN: QUAESITOR GOTOH
I HAD BEEN WATCHING THEM, EVER SINCE THEY

ARRIVED IN THE SECTOR. THEY PROVE THE
AXIOM THAT CERTAIN ORGANICS, AT THE
CORRECT LOCATION, AT THE CORRECT TIME, CAN
CAUSE GREAT CHANGE AT AN INTERSTELLAR
SCALE. BUT NOW THE REPUBLICAN COMMANDOS
ARE GONE, SWORN THEMSELVES TO GUILLIMAN
DIRECTLY. AND YET…THEXUS REMAINS. HMM.
I HAVE REMAINED TRUE TO THE FABRICATOR

LOCUM’S DIRECTIVES THESE PAST TEN THOUSAND
YEARS, OBSERVING, PLANNING. ALREADY
REPORTS ARE FLOWING IN. DISRUPTIONS ARE
BEING NOTED ACROSS THE SECTOR. REPORTS OF
THE FORGE SHIP “ARC HAMMER” PRECEDE
SIGHTINGS OF THE “GHOST SHIP” INSIDE AND
OUTSIDE OF THE SECTOR. XENOS SIGNALS
TRANSMITTED ACROSS THE VOID HAVE ALSO
INCREASED.
IS IT ALL CONNECTED? I WAS CREATED TO PLAN

AND ANALYZE, AND ALL THE SIGNS POINT TO
ANOTHER SECTOR-WIDE ANOMALY. THE TIME OF
OBSERVATION IS OVER. NOW, I MUST ACT.
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Ver. 1.2.

The book begins with a small bit about each

Astartes remained loyal accepted this as a necessary sacrifice

With a Legion containing not

1. Generate your characteristics using

4. Generate your Movement, Wounds, Fate,

5. Note your Starting Equipment. Remember

-Executor Thexus, Paragon of Metal, offers

Angels Weapon Skill, and +5 to one Characteristic of the players’

Dark Angels Legion Advances

Children +5 Weapon Skill, +5 Perception, the Sword of a Thousand

Emperor’s Children Legion Advances

INESCAPABLE ATTACK (MELEE)

Warriors Ballistic Skill, +5 Intelligence, the Hollow Crown Demeanor,

Iron Warriors Legion Advances

White Scars Legion Advances

HIT AND RUN 14

Fenryka Perception, +5 Fellowship, the Executioners of Fenris

Space Wolves Legion Advances

THE GET OF WYRM

THE HOWL OF THE DEATH WOLF

THE HUNGER OF THE VOID

THE WASTER OF THE LAND

THE CROWN BREAKER

THE SHIELD OF THE WOLF KING

THE HEAD TAKER

FOLLOWER (FENRISIAN WOLF)

-Excerpt of “Selenite Memories,” the Memoirs of Shas’o Sio’t Korst’la VII

Fists Ballistic Skill, +5 Willpower, the Crusader of Stone

They would be called the Templars.

Imperial Fists Legion Advances

Lords Strength, +5 Agility, the Children of Misrule Demeanor, the

Night Lords Legion Advances

Angels Weapon Skill, +5 Agility, the Host of Angels Demeanor, the

At Rank 3, the Frenzy lasts for a number of rounds equal to 7

Blood Angels Legion Advances

Iron Hands Legion Advances

Eaters Weapon Skill, +5 Strength, the Savage Tide Demeanor, the

World Eaters Legion Advances

Ultramarines Intelligence, +5 Fellowship, the Eagle of the East Demeanor,

Ultramarines Legion Advances

Guard Toughness, +5 Willpower, the Inheritance of Barbarus

O nce known as the noble Dusk Raiders, whose name was a

The Death Guard, while possessing the full

Death Guard Legion Advances

Sons Intelligence, +5 Willpower, the Psy Rating 2 Talent, the

N ever was there such a cursed Legion as there was the

Solo Mode: Prosperine Lore

Thousand Sons Legion Advances

1 Single Threat: The Legionary manages to PSYCHIC SHRIEK

4+ Commander’s Plans: The Legionary can DOMINATE

1 Bugs! I hate Bugs! At the start of the FLAME BREATH

Sons of Horus Legion Advances

Bearers Willpower, +5 Fellowship, the Herald of Truth Demeanor,

Word Bearers Legion Advances

Salamanders Legion Advances

Raven Guard Legion Advances

Solo Mode: The Harrowing

Alpha Legion Legion Advances