Cults Abominatio
The following comprises the first example of a Cult Operative of the Cults Abominatio, a dark mirror of the loyal Divisio Assassinorum, whose members were created using long-forbidden techniques in compact with the corrupting powers of the Warp. It includes an Army List entry for the Infernus Abomination, a terrifying killer fuelled by the pain and suffering of its victims, allowing Players to field this Cult Operative alongside their Armies.Contents | ||
Books
| Book | Kind | Edition | Version | Last update |
 Legacies of the Age of Darkness | ||||
| Legacies of the Age of Darkness | Expansion | 3 | 1.1 | October 2025 |
The Tactics of the Cults Abominatio: Including Abominations in Your Army
Unlike other Units, the Infernus Abomination does not have an optional Allegiance represented by the [Allegiance] Trait, but always has the Traitor Trait. As such, this Unit can only ever be selected in an Army with the Traitor Allegiance.
Cult Operatives
A Detachment may never have the Cults Abominatio Faction, and as such, Infernus Abominations cannot be selected to fill standard Force Organisation Slots. Instead, Armies with the Traitor Allegiance may include Infernus Abominations by making use of the Cult Operative Prime Advantage.The Cult Operative Prime Advantage
If a Unit with the Traitor Allegiance is selected to fill a Prime Force Organisation Slot in a Detachment, the following Prime Advantage may be selected.Cult Operative
Unaware and uncaring of their own provenance, some beings stalk the galaxy to satisfy an ingrained desire to kill. Heedless of any sensations beyond those associated with the extermination of life and driven by a murderous instinct, they take no joy in companionship or even camaraderie, spending their existence in a perpetual cycle of hunting and killing at a whim.
Add one additional Support Force Organisation Slot to the Detachment that includes the Prime Slot with this Prime Advantage. This Force Organisation Slot may only be filled by a Unit selected from the Cults Abominatio Army List. This Prime Advantage may only be selected for a single Force Organisation Slot in an Army’s Primary Detachment.‘Core’ and ‘Expanded’ Army List Profiles
All Army List Profiles for the Warhammer: The Horus Heresy – Age of Darkness range are divided into two categories: Core Units and Expanded Units. All of the Units in this document are ‘Expanded’ Units.Both types of Unit may be freely used in any Horus Heresy Battle, and this category does not affect their availability as part of an Army or Detachment or the Rules for their use during a Battle.
As new Units and Models are released, their Army List Profiles will clearly state if those Units are Core or Expanded Units, and future publications may shift the category of a given Unit, with any such changes clearly noted in the Unit’s Army List Profile.
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Datasheets
UNIT COMPOSITION: 1 INFERNUS ABOMINATION
120 PointsPts
In the latter years of the Horus Heresy, isolated reports told of an apparition that haunted the fields of battle – a being of sheer terror. Blacker than the deepest void but with a form that shifted and rebuilt as it prowled, this new horror would spawn armaments of nightmarish aspect to tear its victims apart in a tailored agony. Such a being – a weapon given animus – was originally suspected to have been a product of the clandestine temples of the Divisio Assassinorum, but even investigation at the highest level of access priority yielded no information of a clade of killers of this form.
| LD | CL | WP | IN | |||||||||||
| M | WS | BS | S | T | W | I | A | LD | CL | WP | IN | SAV | INV | |
| Infernus Abomination (⌀32mm) | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Infernus Abomination (⌀32mm) | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4+ | 4+ |
WARGEAR
- Boneshard spitter
- Transmutative claw
TRAITS
- Traitor
- Cults Abominatio
SPECIAL RULES
- Infiltrate (9)
- Heedless
- Move Through Cover
- Shrouded (4+)
- Fear (1)
- Osmeotic Regeneration
TYPE
- Infantry (Champion, Light)
WARGEAR
Boneshard Spitter
The horrifying, gore-soaked appendages of an Infernus Abomination morph and distend into an almost limitless number of biological forms but often take the shape of a cluster of orifices, each lined with rows of tooth-like spikes or shards of splintered bone, coated in a gloss-black bio-toxic ichor. With a sharp contraction the Abomination is able to launch these growths in a hail of shredding projectiles that cause the blood in the veins of their targets to thicken and clot in a dark spider web that rapidly spreads from the site of even the slightest puncture wound.
| Ranged Weapon | |||||||
Ranged Weapon | R | FP | RS | AP | D | Special Rules | Traits |
| Boneshard Spitter | |||||||
| Boneshard spitter | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | Poisoned (2+) | - |
Transmutative Claw
The tools with which an Infernus Abomination indulges its base desires can seemingly be conjured at will, its human-like limbs transmuting in a horrifying contortion of bone and sinew to form savagely barbed blades, flailing tentacles or fans of razor talons dripping with poisons, in the blink of an eye.
| Melee Weapon | |||||||
Melee Weapon | IM | AM | SM | AP | D | Special Rules | Traits |
| Transmutative Claw | |||||||
| Transmutative claw | I | A | +2 | 4 | 2 | Breaching (5+), Transmutation | - |
SPECIAL RULES
Osmeotic Regeneration
With the ingestion of cerebral matter, saturated with the darkest thoughts and deepest fears of the being it once constituted, an Infernus Abomination nourishes its physical form, its sundered flesh and torn musculature knitting together anew.
An Infernus Assassin may regenerate lost Wounds when this Gambit is selected.While a Model with this Special Rule is in a Challenge, its Controlling Player can select the following Gambit:
Osmeotic Regeneration: When this Gambit is selected, this Model’s Controlling Player may not apply any positive modifiers to the Focus Roll. However, if this Model is not reduced to 0 Wounds in Step 4 of the Strike Step, and the opposing Model suffered at least 1 Wound, this Model increases their Wounds Characteristic by +1, to a maximum of their Base Wounds Characteristic, before Players return to Step 2 of the Challenge procedure or they move to the Glory Step. Note that any Wounds regained due to this Special Rule do not alter the amount of wounds inflicted by the Opponent for the purposes of Combat Resolution.
Transmutation
During Step 2 of the Fight Sub-Phase or the Focus Step of a Challenge, when the Controlling Player declares that a Weapon with this Special Rule will be used, they may choose to set the Combat Initiative of the Model that will Attack with this Weapon to match the highest Base Initiative Characteristic of any enemy Model that is part of the same Combat, until the end of the current Phase.Trait
A Trait is similar to a Characteristic, in that it is attached to specific Models, however a Trait has no numerical value attached to it. Unlike Characteristics a Trait has no intrinsic Rules attached to it, but other Rules may operate differently when targeting a Model with a specific Trait.
Detachment
A Detachment is a gaming element composed of one or more Units. The composition of a given Detachment is decided by the Controlling Player during Army selection based on the Force Organisation Chart being used for that Army. A Detachment’s main function is in the selection of an Army, and during an individual Battle imposes only limited restrictions for the Models and Units that are part of that Detachment. Any restrictions imposed on Units during a Battle based on the Detachment it was selected as part of will most often be due to interactions between Units of different Factions.
Faction
Faction is a type of Trait that refers to the various forces that fought during the Horus Heresy. Each Model in an Army must belong to one of these Factions. Examples of Factions include: each of the Space Marine Legions (Ultramarines, Sons of Horus, etc.), the Legio Custodes, the Sisters of Silence and the Mechanicum. A given Detachment will usually only include Models from one Faction (though an Army may include Models from more than one Faction) and certain Special Rules only affect Models with a certain Faction.
Army
An Army is a gaming element composed of one or more Detachments. The composition of a given Army is decided by the Controlling Player during Army selection based on the Army List being used for that Army. An Army’s main function is in deciding which Models and Units may be deployed in a Battle, and during an individual Battle imposes only limited restrictions for the Models and Units that are part of that Army.
Allegiance
Allegiance is a type of Trait that defines the two sides of the Horus Heresy - Loyalist and Traitor. Each Model in an Army must belong to the same Allegiance, and most Battles will pit an Army composed of Models with one Allegiance against an Army composed of Models of the opposite Allegiance. Furthermore, some Special Rules may operate differently when targeting a Model with a certain Allegiance.
| SUPPORT – Support troops that aid other warriors in the completion of their duties. |
| HIGH COMMAND – The highest ranked officers of an Army. |
| COMMAND – The line officers of an Army. |
Primary Detachments
All Armies must include one, and no more than one, Primary Detachment.Every Army must include a single Primary Detachment - and may never include more than one. Each High Command Force Organisation Slot filled in the Primary Detachment allows the Controlling Player to select one Apex or Auxiliary Detachment to be added to the Army. Likewise, each Command Force Organisation Slot filled in the Primary Detachment allows the Controlling Player to select one Auxiliary Detachment to be added to the Army. If multiple Command Force Organisation Slots are filled, then multiple Auxiliary Detachments may be added to the Army - these may be multiple instances of the same Auxiliary Detachment or different Auxiliary Detachments as the Player desires. Apex and Auxiliary Detachments added to the Army in this manner are linked to the Primary Detachment and must use the same Army List to select any Units that are selected to fill Force Organisation Slots in those Detachments. Players may choose not to add additional Detachments when eligible to do so.
Leadership (LD) – The Leadership Characteristic is primarily used to resolve Checks to determine when a Unit will stand its ground or flee. For more details see the Combat Resolution Rules. When a Model’s Leadership Characteristic reaches 0, any Check it is used to determine the Target Number for automatically fails with no Dice rolled. However, a Unit that includes one or more Models with a Leadership of 0 but uses a Model with a higher value to make a Panic or Leadership Check suffers no penalties.
Cool (CL) – The Cool Characteristic is primarily used to resist Statuses. For more details see the Rules for Tactical Statuses. When a Model’s Cool reaches 0, any Check it is used to determine the Target Number for automatically fails with no Dice rolled. However, a Unit that includes one or more Models with a Cool of 0 but uses a Model with a higher value to make a Cool Check suffers no penalties.
Willpower (WP) – The Willpower Characteristic is primarily used for Checks made for Psychic Attacks or Powers. For more details see the Rules for Psychic Powers. When a Model’s Willpower Characteristic reaches 0, any Check it is used to determine the Target Number for, automatically fails with no Dice rolled. However, a Unit that includes one or more Models with a Willpower of 0 but uses a Model with a higher value to make a Willpower Check suffers no penalties.
Intelligence (IN) – The Intelligence Characteristic is primarily used for Checks to activate certain Wargear items and Rules. When a Model’s Intelligence Characteristic reaches 0, any Check it is used to determine the Target Number for automatically fails with no Dice rolled. However, a Unit that includes one or more Models with an Intelligence of 0 but uses a Model with a higher value to make an Intelligence Check suffers no penalties.
Movement (M) – The Movement Characteristic is primarily used to determine how far a Model can move during the Movement Phase, with higher values denoting an ability to move further (see Moving Units). If a Model’s Movement Characteristic is reduced to 0, then the Controlling Player may not move, Rush or otherwise change the Model’s position on the Battlefield regardless of any other Rules that may affect it until its Movement is changed to a value greater than 0.
Weapon Skill (WS) – The Weapon Skill Characteristic is primarily used to determine a Model’s ability to attack during a Combat in the Assault Phase, with a higher value making it both easier for the Model to make attacks and more difficult for opponents to do so (see Melee Hit Tests). If a Model’s Weapon Skill is reduced to 0 then that Model cannot make attacks in a Combat (if the Hit Test could have triggered a variable Special Rule, then that Rule is considered to automatically fail to activate as part of the Test). Enemy Models whose attacks target a Model with Weapon Skill 0, or a Unit whose majority Weapon Skill is 0, treat the Target Model as though it had a Weapon Skill of T to determine the Target Number for any Hit Tests required.
Ballistic Skill (BS) – The Ballistic Skill Characteristic is primarily used to determine a Model’s ability to make attacks during a Shooting Attack, with a higher value making it easier to succeed at attacks (see Ranged Hit Tests). If a Model’s Ballistic Skill is reduced to 0 then that Model cannot make Shooting Attacks, even if no Hit Test is required or it would have otherwise automatically succeeded due to the use of a Special Rule.
Strength (S) – The Strength Characteristic is primarily used to determine the effectiveness of Wound Tests inflicted by Melee Weapons, with a higher value making it easier to inflict wounds. If a Model’s Strength Characteristic is reduced to 0 then any Wound Tests made that would use that Characteristic or for any Melee Weapon automatically fails and no Dice are rolled for it (if the Wound Test could have triggered a variable Special Rule, then that Rule is considered to automatically fail to activate as part of the Test).
Toughness (T) – The Toughness Characteristic is primarily used as part of Wound Tests, with a higher value making it harder for attacks to inflict wounds on a Target Unit or Model. If a Model is reduced to 0 Toughness then all Wound Tests made targeting it are automatically successful and no Dice are rolled (if the Wound Test could have triggered a variable Special Rule, then that Rule is considered to have been automatically activated as part of the Test).
Wounds (W) – The Wounds Characteristic is primarily used to determine a Model’s capacity for receiving Damage during a Battle, with a higher value allowing a Model to sustain more damage before it is removed from play. When a Model’s Wounds Characteristic is reduced to 0 that Model is Removed as a Casualty, see the Rules for Casualties here.
Initiative (I) – The Initiative Characteristic is primarily used to determine the order in which Models make attacks during Combat, with Models with a higher Initiative Value making attacks before those with lower values. For more details, see the Set-up Move Distance for the Assault Phase. When a Model’s Initiative Characteristic is reduced to 0, then that Model will generally be forced to attack after other Models, but suffers no other penalty.
Attacks (A) – The Attacks Characteristic is primarily used to determine the number of attacks a Model may make in a Combat, with the value of the Characteristic indicating the number of attacks that can be made (see Melee Hit Tests). When a Model’s Attacks Characteristic is reduced to 0 then that Model may not make any attacks as part of a Combat.
Armour Save (SAV) – An Armour Save is used to attempt to negate wounds suffered by a Model. When a Model’s Armour Save is at its minimum value of ‘-’, that Model may not make Armour Tests.
Invulnerable Save (INV) – An Invulnerable Save is used to negate wounds that would normally ignore or bypass an Armour Save. When a Model’s Invulnerable Save is at its minimum value of ‘-’, that Model may not make Invulnerable Tests.
Range (R) – This Characteristic determines the maximum distance, in inches ("), at which attacks may be made with a Weapon. A Weapon with Range 0 or ‘-’ may not make attacks as part of a Shooting Attack.
Firepower (FP) – This Characteristic is used to determine how many Dice are rolled when making attacks with this Weapon. A Weapon with a Firepower Characteristic of 0 may not be used to make attacks of any kind.
Ranged Strength (RS) – This Characteristic is used only during Wound Tests or Armour Penetration Tests for attacks made using ranged Weapons. If a Weapon has a Strength Characteristic of ‘0’ or then any Wound Tests made for it automatically fail and no Dice are rolled (if the Wound Test could have triggered a variable Special Rule, then that Rule is considered to automatically fail to activate as part of the Test).
Armour Penetration (AP) – This Characteristic is used to determine if a Model Hit by attacks made with a Weapon may make an Armour Test. Like Saving Throws, lower values are more valuable for this Characteristic. When modifying the Armour Penetration Characteristic the same Rules are used as those for modifying Saving Throws.
Damage (D) – This Characteristic determines how the Wounds or Hull Points Characteristic of a Target Model that fails a Saving Throw after sustaining a wound from a Weapon is modified. A Weapon with a Damage Characteristic of 0 cannot inflict Damage on a Model, regardless of the Weapon’s other Characteristics or Special Rules.
Rules and Special Rules
The term Rule refers to any instructions that allow Players to resolve game actions as part of a Battle, covering all of the interactions between Models and Units (such as moving, Shooting and making Assaults). All of the material in the Principles of Combat, Rules of Battle and Battles in the Age of Darkness sections of this book are considered to be Rules. Special Rules modify how a Rule works, but do not present new basic game instructions, and in this book are mostly found in the Armoury of the Age of Darkness section. In all cases, Special Rules take precedence over Rules where the two present differing instructions.
Traits
Traits are a special kind of Characteristic, one which all Models have but which confers no inherent Rules or benefit on its own. Instead, Traits are used by other Special Rules and effects to target specific Models and apply benefits or penalties. The most common Traits are those for Allegiance and Faction, which are possessed by almost all Models. Allegiance requires that each Model have either the Loyalist or Traitor Trait, and most Models will gain one or more Traits based on the Army List from which they were selected.For example, a Legionary selected from the Imperial Fists Faction and selected as part of a Loyalist Army would have the Loyalist and Imperial Fists Traits. On their own these Traits have no effect on the Model’s Characteristics, Points cost or other features, but Rules that target Imperial Fists or Loyalist Models will apply their effects to the Model.
In addition to Models, Weapons can also have Traits. These are usually different to those possessed by Models, but are used for the same purposes. Weapons will commonly have Traits that define the type of Weapon it is or a specific type of usage. For example, a bolt pistol has the following Traits: Assault, Bolt. These identify which ‘family’ of Weapons it belongs to for any Rules that might only affect ‘Bolt’ Weapons and notes that it can be used for attacks where only ‘Assault’ Weapons may be used.
While they appear similar to Characteristics, it is important to note that Traits never have a ‘value’ attached to them. Furthermore, Traits cannot be modified in any way by another Special Rule or effect during a Battle, unless a Rule specifically states it affects a Trait.
Poisoned (X)
Poison is a subtle weapon, relying not on brute strength to bring harm to the foe, hut on its own insidious bite. Though some consider it a dishonourable tool, there are many that are willing to make use of it in the name of victory.
A Weapon with the Poisoned (X) Special Rule has a chance to cause a wound regardless of the target’s Toughness.When making Wound Tests for Hits that have the Poisoned (X) Special Rule, if the result of any Dice rolled is equal to or greater than the value of X attached to the specific variant of this Special Rule then a wound is caused automatically, regardless of the Toughness Characteristic used to determine the Target Number. A Hit that has this Special Rule may still inflict a wound by passing a Wound Test as normal, instead of using this Special Rule, but never inflicts more than 1 wound if it would both pass the Wound Test and trigger the Poisoned (X) Special Rule. Wounds caused using the Poison (X) Special Rule retain the AP and Damage of the Weapon and Saving Throws and Damage Mitigation Tests may be made to discard them as normal. The Poisoned (X) Special Rule has no effect on Models that have the Vehicle Type, and limited effect on Models with the Automata or Walker Types.
Boneshard Spitter
The horrifying, gore-soaked appendages of an Infernus Abomination morph and distend into an almost limitless number of biological forms but often take the shape of a cluster of orifices, each lined with rows of tooth-like spikes or shards of splintered bone, coated in a gloss-black bio-toxic ichor. With a sharp contraction the Abomination is able to launch these growths in a hail of shredding projectiles that cause the blood in the veins of their targets to thicken and clot in a dark spider web that rapidly spreads from the site of even the slightest puncture wound.
| Ranged Weapon | |||||||
Ranged Weapon | R | FP | RS | AP | D | Special Rules | Traits |
| Boneshard Spitter | |||||||
| Boneshard spitter | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | Poisoned (2+) | - |
Initiative Modifier (IM) – This Characteristic is applied as a modifier to a Model’s Initiative Characteristic to determine that Model’s Combat Initiative. A Weapon with an Initiative Modifier of 0 forces the Model attacking with it to set their Combat Initiative to a value of 0. Furthermore, a Weapon with an Initiative Modifier of ‘1’ imposes no modifier to the Initiative Characteristic of a Model.
Attacks Modifier (AM) – This Characteristic is applied as a modifier to a Model’s Attacks Characteristic to determine how many Dice are rolled when making attacks with this Weapon. A Weapon with an Attacks Modifier Characteristic of 0 may not be used to make attacks during the Fight Sub-Phase. Furthermore, a Weapon with an Attacks Modifier of ‘A’ imposes no modifier to the Attacks Characteristic of a Model.
Strength Modifier (SM) – This Characteristic is applied as a modifier to a Model’s Strength Characteristic to determine the Strength used to make Wound Tests in Combat. A Weapon with a Strength Modifier Characteristic of 0 automatically fails any Wound Tests during the Fight Sub-Phase and no Dice are rolled (if the Wound Test could have triggered a variable Special Rule, then that Rule is considered to automatically fail to activate as part of the Test). Furthermore, a Weapon with a Strength Modifier of ‘S’ imposes no modifier to the Strength Characteristic of a Model.
Breaching (X)
Designed to pierce the armour worn by heavy infantry, some weapons have gained a fearsome reputation on the battlefields of the Floras Heresy. While many such weapons are rare or temperamental in use, the sheer power of their attacks more than makes up for this.
With a Weapon that has the Breaching (X) Special Rule there is a chance that a Wound Test may result in the Wound ignoring Armour Saves.When any Wound Test is made for an attack with the Breaching (X) Special Rule, if the result of the Dice roll, before any modifiers are applied, is equal to or greater than the value of X attached to this variant of the Breaching (X) Special Rule, then if a wound is inflicted by that Wound Test, that wound becomes a ‘Breaching Wound’.
A Breaching Wound is always treated as having an AP Characteristic of 2 regardless of the Characteristics of the Weapon used to make the attack.
Transmutation
During Step 2 of the Fight Sub-Phase or the Focus Step of a Challenge, when the Controlling Player declares that a Weapon with this Special Rule will be used, they may choose to set the Combat Initiative of the Model that will Attack with this Weapon to match the highest Base Initiative Characteristic of any enemy Model that is part of the same Combat, until the end of the current Phase.Transmutative Claw
The tools with which an Infernus Abomination indulges its base desires can seemingly be conjured at will, its human-like limbs transmuting in a horrifying contortion of bone and sinew to form savagely barbed blades, flailing tentacles or fans of razor talons dripping with poisons, in the blink of an eye.
| Melee Weapon | |||||||
Melee Weapon | IM | AM | SM | AP | D | Special Rules | Traits |
| Transmutative Claw | |||||||
| Transmutative claw | I | A | +2 | 4 | 2 | Breaching (5+), Transmutation | - |
Infantry
Infantry units include all types of foot soldiers. Infantry are fairly slow moving, but can cross almost any terrain and make the best use of cover to avoid enemy fire.
Infantry is the most basic Type, and is applied to most Models in the game. A Model with the Infantry Type uses the Core Rules without modification, gaining neither benefit nor penalty. Models with the Infantry Type may Embark and Disembark upon Models with the Transport Sub-Type.Champion
At the front of any charge and the heart of any defensive line are an army’s champions. These warriors stand ever ready to accept the challenge of their foes and inspire their allies.
The following Rules apply to all Models with the Champion Sub-Type:- A Model with the Champion Sub-Type may Issue and Accept Challenges.
Light
Light troops are equipped and trained to fight on the move, pausing only briefly and trusting to speed over cover or heavy armour. Many armies will make use of such warriors as scouts, but they also serve as harassers and pursuit troops.
The following Rules apply to all Models with the Light Sub-Type:- A Unit that includes only Models with the Light Sub-Type gains a +2 modifier to its Initiative when determining how far that Unit may Rush (this bonus stacks with other bonuses to Rush distance).
- A Unit that includes only Models with the Light Sub-Type may make Shooting Attacks after having Rushed, but makes all such Shooting Attacks as Snap Shots. Models or Weapons that cannot attack as Snap Shots may not make attacks.
CHARGE – A ‘Charge’ is a special type of multi-stage move made during the Assault Sequence. Unlike a normal move, Models moved as part of any Step of a Charge may end the move in Base Contact with an enemy Model.
Infiltrate (X)
Some warriors are skilled at infiltrating enemy lines. When battle commences the foe will find such warriors almost upon them, ready to fight even before the first shot is fired.
Models with the Infiltrate (X) Special Rule can deploy outside of their Deployment Zone.At the start of a Mission, when deploying Units, the Controlling Player of a Unit that is composed entirely of Models with the Infiltrate (X) Special Rule may choose to deploy that Unit outside of that Player’s Deployment Zone. That Unit may be deployed anywhere that is either in the Controlling Player’s Deployment Zone or outside of the Opposing Player’s Deployment Zone and is at least a number of inches equal to the highest value of X attached to any variant of the Infiltrate (X) Special Rule in that Unit away from any enemy Model.
Units deployed using the Infiltrate (X) Special Rule are deployed at the same time as other Units under a Player’s control, unless the specific Rules of a given Mission state otherwise. The Infiltrate (X) Special Rule only has an effect when deploying Units before the start of the First Turn of a Battle, and Units deploying onto the Battlefield after the First Turn has begun gain no benefit from this Special Rule. A Unit that is deployed outside of the Controlling Player’s Deployment Zone by means of this Special Rule may not have a Charge declared for it in the First Battle Turn.
Heedless
Among the tumult of battle, some warriors take no stock in tactical considerations and focus solely upon the murderous arts demanded of them.
A Unit that includes any Models with this Special Rule cannot claim Objectives.A Unit that includes any Models with this Special Rule cannot Control or Contest any Objective Marker - this overrides any other Rule or Special Rule that may apply to the Unit regardless of the source of the Rule or effect.
Move Through Cover
Pathfinders and scouts are vital parts of any army, able to lead troops through even the worst terrain at speed. Cunning generals will seek to use such troops to outflank and outmanoeuvre the foe.
The Move Through Cover Special Rule allows the penalties of terrain to be ignored.A Unit that includes at least one Model with the Move Through Cover Special Rule ignores the effects of Difficult Terrain and Dangerous Terrain. If called upon to take a Dangerous Terrain Test then such a Unit is assumed to automatically pass without any Dice being rolled.
Shrouded (X)
Billowing clouds of smoke or fields of electromagnetic interference can hide warriors from the foe’s sight. That which cannot be struck, cannot be harmed and needs not the protection of heavy and encumbering armour.
Shrouded (X) is a Damage Mitigation Test that may be taken in addition to a Saving Throw.A Model with the Shrouded (X) Special Rule gains a Shrouded Damage Mitigation Test that may be used in Step 9 of the Shooting Attack process to discard Wounds allocated to the Model. A Damage Mitigation Test may be made after and in addition to a Saving Throw. The Target Number for a Shrouded Damage Mitigation Test is the value of X attached to the specific variant of the Special Rule. A Shrouded Damage Mitigation Test may not be made against wounds inflicted by a Melee Weapon.
Fear (X)
Some warriors exude such a terrifying aura that even those hardened by war and death are apprehensive in their presence. Whether this is due to a reputation for cruelty or brutal slaughter or the result of some technological device or psychic glamour makes little difference in the effect it has on the battlefield. Wise commanders will seek to keep their distance and engage such fearsome enemies at range rather than risk their wrath.
Models near an enemy Model with the Fear (X) Special Rule must reduce their Advanced Characteristics.When any Model from a Unit is within 12" of an enemy Model with the Fear (X) Special Rule, all Models in that Unit must reduce their Leadership, Willpower, Cool and Intelligence Characteristics by the value of X. This negative modifier is removed as soon as no Models in a given Unit are within 12" of any Model with the Fear (X) Special Rule. If a Unit would be affected by multiple instances of the Fear (X) Special Rule, the value of X is not stacked and instead the single highest value is used as a negative modifier.
Osmeotic Regeneration
With the ingestion of cerebral matter, saturated with the darkest thoughts and deepest fears of the being it once constituted, an Infernus Abomination nourishes its physical form, its sundered flesh and torn musculature knitting together anew.
An Infernus Assassin may regenerate lost Wounds when this Gambit is selected.While a Model with this Special Rule is in a Challenge, its Controlling Player can select the following Gambit:
Osmeotic Regeneration: When this Gambit is selected, this Model’s Controlling Player may not apply any positive modifiers to the Focus Roll. However, if this Model is not reduced to 0 Wounds in Step 4 of the Strike Step, and the opposing Model suffered at least 1 Wound, this Model increases their Wounds Characteristic by +1, to a maximum of their Base Wounds Characteristic, before Players return to Step 2 of the Challenge procedure or they move to the Glory Step. Note that any Wounds regained due to this Special Rule do not alter the amount of wounds inflicted by the Opponent for the purposes of Combat Resolution.
Player
A Player is the actual person moving Models and making rolls, the Player of the game. Battles will include more than one Player, and the Rules will often refer to the Active Player (the Player currently taking their Player Turn) and the Reactive Player (the Player not currently taking their Player Turn, and thus only allowed to interact with the game through Reactions) in order to differentiate between them. Sometimes the Rules will also refer to the Controlling Player, that is the Player that Controls the Unit, Model or other game element the Rule is referring to.
Characteristics and Modifiers
Characteristics can be modified by various Rules and Special Rules, temporarily altering the Base Value of that Characteristic, with the modified value referred to as its Current Value. If no modifiers have been applied to a given Characteristic then its Current Value is the same as its Base Value. The most common modifiers will add or subtract a fixed number from the Characteristics Base Value for a set duration, though some modifiers may multiply or divide the Base Value.If a Rule calls for a modifier to be applied to a Characteristic that has already been modified, then that modifier is applied to the Current Value, not the Base Value. Modifiers that add or subtract a fixed value to the Characteristic do so to the Current Value and modifiers that multiply or divide the Characteristic multiply or divide the Current Value. Where multiple modifiers are applied to a Characteristic at the same time, any modifiers that multiply the Characteristic and/or modifiers that divide the Characteristic are applied first, then any modifiers that add to or subtract from the Characteristic are applied last.
Designer’s Note
Where any Rules call for multiple modifiers of different kinds to be applied to a value, they are always applied in the following order: multiplication then division, then addition and finally subtraction.
Where any Rules call for multiple modifiers of different kinds to be applied to a value, they are always applied in the following order: multiplication then division, then addition and finally subtraction.
Some modifiers may simply ‘set’ the Current Value of a Characteristic to a specific value instead of modifying the Current Value or Base Value. Such modifiers override all other modifiers and are always applied last, replacing the modified Current Value with the set value.
For example, a Model’s Strength Characteristic has a Base Value of 4 on its Unit Profile.
- If this Characteristic has a modifier of ‘+1’ applied to it, its Current Value would become 5.
- If it had modifiers of both ‘+3’ and ‘-1’ applied to it then its Current Value would be 6.
- If it had a modifier of ‘x2’ applied to it then its Current Value would be 8.
- If it had a modifier of ‘x2’ and ‘+1’ applied to it then its Current Value would be 9.
- If a modifier set its value to ‘2’, then its Current Value would be 2.
- If it had a modifier of ‘x2’ and ‘+1’ applied to it and another modifier also set its value to ‘2’, then its Current Value would be 2.
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