Leagues of Votann – Memnyr Strategist
RANGED WEAPONS | RANGE | A | BS | S | AP | D | |
| Autoch-pattern bolt pistol [pistol] | |||||||
| Autoch-pattern bolt pistol [pistol] | 12" | 1 | 4+ | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
MELEE WEAPONS | RANGE | A | WS | S | AP | D | |
| Close combat weapon | |||||||
| Close combat weapon | Melee | 1 | 4+ | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
ABILITIES
CORE: Leader
FACTION: Prioritised Efficiency
Computational Mastermind: At the end of your Command phase, before you determine if units from your army have Hostile Acquisition or Fortify Takeover, for each objective marker you control that has one or more models with this ability within range of it, you can spend 1YP or gain 1YP.Predictive Guidance: Once per battle round, this model can use this ability. If it does, you can target this unit with the Fire Overwatch or Heroic Intervention Stratagem for 0CP.
UNIT COMPOSITION
- 1 Memnyr Strategist
| 1 model | 45 |
LEADER
This model can be attached to the following units:
KEYWORDS: INFANTRY, CHARACTER, MEMNYR STRATEGIST
FACTION KEYWORDS:
LEAGUES OF VOTANN
LEAGUES OF VOTANN
STRATAGEMS
INEXORABLE EFFICIENCY
1CP
Brandfast Oathband – Strategic Ploy
VENGEANCE FLARE
2CP
Brandfast Oathband – Strategic Ploy
COMMAND RE-ROLL
1CP
Core – Battle Tactic
C
INSANE BRAVERY
1CP
Core – Epic Deed
C
FIRE OVERWATCH
1CP
Core – Strategic Ploy
C
RAPID INGRESS
1CP
Core – Strategic Ploy
C
GO TO GROUND
1CP
Core – Battle Tactic
C
HEROIC INTERVENTION
1CP
Core – Strategic Ploy
C
COUNTER-OFFENSIVE
2CP
Core – Strategic Ploy
C
EPIC CHALLENGE
1CP
Core – Epic Deed
C
WEAVEWËRKE BUTTRESS
1CP
Dêlve Assault Shift – Strategic Ploy
UNSTOPPABLE FORCE
1CP
Dêlve Assault Shift – Strategic Ploy
MATERIALISATION MATRICES
1CP
Hearthband – Strategic Ploy
UNYIELDING AGGRESSION
1CP
Hearthband – Strategic Ploy
SUPERIOR CRAFTSMANSHIP
2CP
Hearthband – Battle Tactic
SURE OF PURPOSE
1CP
Hearthband – Strategic Ploy
ORDERED RETREAT
1CP
Needgaârd Oathband – Strategic Ploy
VOID HARDENED
1CP
Needgaârd Oathband – Wargear
ANCESTRAL SENTENCE
1CP
Needgaârd Oathband – Battle Tactic
HUNTR’S MARK
1CP
Needgaârd Oathband – Battle Tactic
REACTIVE REPRISAL
2CP
Needgaârd Oathband – Strategic Ploy
HONOUR OF THE HOLD
1CP
Needgaârd Oathband – Battle Tactic
ADAPTABLE AVARICE
1CP
Persecution Prospect – Strategic Ploy
CLAIMSTAKER REFLEX
1CP
Persecution Prospect – Strategic Ploy
RANGER TACTICS
1CP
Persecution Prospect – Battle Tactic
DISPERSED FORMATION
1CP
Persecution Prospect – Strategic Ploy
DETACHMENT ABILITY
Methodical Annihilation
Martial Leverage
Assailed From Every Angle
Mobile Sensor Relays
Optimal Application
ENHANCEMENTS
Ironskein
10
Bastion Shield
25
Dead Reckoning
10
Ancestral Crest
15
Oathbound Speculator
30
Iron Ambassador
5
Surgical Saboteur
10
Writ of Acquisition
10
Nomad Strategist
20
Eye for Weakness
25
Multiwave System Jammer
10
Piledriver
15
Quake Supervisor
20
Dêlvwerke Navigator
25
Trivärg Cyber Implant
30
Mantle of Elders
10
Calculated Tenacity
15
Fârstrydr Node
20
Hazardous
Weapons powered by unstable and dangerous energy sources pose a substantial risk to the wielder every time they are used.
Weapons with [HAZARDOUS] in their profile are known as Hazardous weapons. Each time a unit is selected to shoot or fight, after that unit has resolved all of its attacks, for each Hazardous weapon that targets were selected for when resolving those attacks, that unit must take one Hazardous test. To do so, roll one D6: on a 1, that test is failed. For each failed test you must resolve the following sequence (resolve each failed test one at a time):- If possible, select one model in that unit that has lost one or more wounds and is equipped with one or more Hazardous weapons.
- Otherwise, if possible, select one model in that unit (excluding CHARACTER models) equipped with one or more Hazardous weapons.
- Otherwise, select one CHARACTER model in that unit equipped with one or more Hazardous weapons.
If a unit from a player’s army is selected as the target of the Fire Overwatch Stratagem in their opponent’s Charge phase, any mortal wounds inflicted by Hazardous tests are allocated after the charging unit has ended its Charge move.
Example: A unit of five models make five attacks with ranged weapons with the [HAZARDOUS] ability. After the unit has finished shooting, its controlling player rolls five D6. One of the results is a 1, and so one of those models suffers 3 mortal wounds.
- After a unit shoots or fights, roll one Hazardous test (one D6) for each Hazardous weapon used. For each 1, a model equipped with a hazardous weapon suffers 3 mortal wounds, that must be allocated to the selected model.
The keyword is used in the following Leagues of Votann datasheets:
Characters
Battleline
Prioritised Efficiency
As the Kin truth describes, Luck has. Need keeps. Toil earns. The kinhost’s ability to efficiently switch its strategic footing embodies this wisdom. It results from swift assessments of a foe’s possessions, how best to seize them for the kindred’s need and then to stubbornly toil to hold them against counterattacks.
If your Army Faction is , units from your army have one of two abilities: Hostile Acquisition or Fortify Takeover (see below). During the battle, which ability those units have will change depending on how many Yield points (YP) you currently have:
Hostile Acquisition
Fortify Takeover
Yield Points
At the end of each player’s Command phase, you gain 1YP if you control one or more objective markers within your deployment zone, and, from the second battle round onwards, you gain 1 additional YP for each of the following conditions you satisfy:
In your turn, YP gained in this way are always gained before checking which ability units from your army have.
Whenever a rule allows you to spend YP, reduce the number of YP you have by that amount (your YP cannot go below 0), otherwise you cannot use that rule.
Designer’s Note: This means you can use rules that let you gain or spend YP to influence which ability your units have - Hostile Acquisition or Fortify Takeover - depending on which will be most beneficial to you. Remember that your army only changes ability at the end of your Command phase, so you will - sometimes need to plan ahead if you want your army to stay in or change ability.
- At the start of the battle, your units have Hostile Acquisition until the start of your next Command phase.
- At the end of your Command phase, if you have fewer than 7YP, your units have Hostile Acquisition until the start of your next Command phase.
- At the end of your Command phase, if you have 7YP or more, your units have Fortify Takeover until the start of your next Command phase.
Hostile Acquisition
- Each time a model in this unit makes an attack that targets an enemy unit within range of one or more objective markers, add 1 to the Hit roll.
- You can re-roll Advance and Charge rolls made for this unit.
Fortify Takeover
- Each time a model in this unit makes an attack that targets an enemy unit, if this unit is within range of one or more objective markers you control, add 1 to the Hit roll.
- Each time an attack targets this unit, if the Strength characteristic of that attack is greater than this unit’s Toughness characteristic and this unit is not a VEHICLE, subtract 1 from the Wound roll.
Yield Points
At the end of each player’s Command phase, you gain 1YP if you control one or more objective markers within your deployment zone, and, from the second battle round onwards, you gain 1 additional YP for each of the following conditions you satisfy:
- You control one or more objective markers not within your deployment zone.
- You control two or more objective markers not within your deployment zone.
- You control more objective markers than your opponent.
In your turn, YP gained in this way are always gained before checking which ability units from your army have.
Whenever a rule allows you to spend YP, reduce the number of YP you have by that amount (your YP cannot go below 0), otherwise you cannot use that rule.
Designer’s Note: This means you can use rules that let you gain or spend YP to influence which ability your units have - Hostile Acquisition or Fortify Takeover - depending on which will be most beneficial to you. Remember that your army only changes ability at the end of your Command phase, so you will - sometimes need to plan ahead if you want your army to stay in or change ability.
Example: In her third turn, Freida’s units had the Hostile Acquisition ability, as she had 6YP at the end of her Command phase. In her fourth turn, at the end of her Command phase, she controls one objective marker within her deployment zone, and one objective marker not within her deployment zone, and her opponent controls two objective markers. Freida gains 2YP, so she now has 8YP, and her units now have the Fortify Takeover ability instead.
During her turn, Freida uses a Stratagem that allows her to spend YP. She spends 2YP, bringing her total down to 6YP. However, units from her army still have Fortify Takeover - it will only change if, at the end of her next Command phase, she still has fewer than 7YP.
During her turn, Freida uses a Stratagem that allows her to spend YP. She spends 2YP, bringing her total down to 6YP. However, units from her army still have Fortify Takeover - it will only change if, at the end of her next Command phase, she still has fewer than 7YP.
Objective Markers
Objective markers represent objects of tactical or strategic import that both sides are attempting to secure, such as valuable artefacts, vital supplies or communications nodes. If a mission uses objective markers, it will state where they are located on the battlefield. These can be represented using any suitable marker, but we recommend using round markers that are 40mm in diameter.When setting objective markers up on the battlefield, place them so they are centred on the point specified by the mission. When measuring distances to and from objective markers, measure to and from the closest part of them. Models can move over objective markers as if they were not there, but they cannot end a move on top of an objective marker.
At the start of the battle, each objective marker on the battlefield is said to be contested, and so is not controlled by either player. To control an objective marker, a player will first need to move models within range of it. A model is within range of an objective marker if it is within 3" horizontally and 5" vertically of that objective marker.
Every model has an Objective Control (OC) characteristic listed on its datasheet. To determine a player’s Level of Control over an objective marker, add together the OC characteristics of all the models from that player’s army that are within range of that objective marker. A player will control an objective marker at the end of any phase or turn if their Level of Control over it is greater than their opponent’s. If both players have the same Level of Control over an objective marker, that objective marker is contested.
- A model is within range of an objective marker if within 3" horizontally and 5" vertically.
- Level of Control: Add together the OC characteristics of all of a player’s models within range of the objective marker.
- An objective marker is controlled by the player with the highest Level of Control over it (in a tie, it is contested).
- Models cannot end a move on top of an objective marker.
Hit Roll
When a model makes an attack, make one Hit roll for that attack by rolling one D6. If the result of the Hit roll is greater than or equal to the attack’s Ballistic Skill (BS) characteristic (if the attack is being made with a ranged weapon) or its Weapon Skill (WS) characteristic (if the attack is being made with a melee weapon), then that Hit roll is successful and scores one hit against the target unit. Otherwise, the attack fails and the attack sequence ends.An unmodified Hit roll of 6 is called a Critical Hit and is always successful. An unmodified Hit roll of 1 always fails. A Hit roll can never be modified by more than -1 or +1.
- Hit Roll (Ranged Attack): A hit is scored if the D6 result equals or exceeds that attack’s BS.
- Hit Roll (Melee Attack): A hit is scored if the D6 result equals or exceeds that attack’s WS.
- Critical Hit: Unmodified Hit roll of 6. Always successful.
- An unmodified Hit roll of 1 always fails.
- A Hit roll can never be modified by more than -1 or +1.
Invulnerable Saves
Whether shielded by force fields, enveloped in mystical energies or simply possessed of preternatural senses and lightning-fast reflexes, some warriors are protected by more than mere physical armour.
Some models have an invulnerable save listed on their datasheet. Each time an attack is allocated to a model with an invulnerable save, the controlling player must choose to use either that model’s Save characteristic or its invulnerable save, but not both. If a model has more than one invulnerable save, it can only use one of them – choose which it will use.Unlike armour saving throws (which use a model’s Save characteristic), invulnerable saving throws are never modified by an attack’s Armour Penetration characteristic, but otherwise follow the normal rules for saving throws.
- Invulnerable Save: Never modified by an attack’s AP.
- The controlling player can choose to use either a model’s invulnerable save or its Save characteristic.
Before selecting targets for this weapon, select one of its profiles to make attacks with.
Pistol
Pistols can be wielded even at point-blank range.
Weapons with [PISTOL] in their profile are known as Pistols. If a unit contains any models equipped with Pistols, that unit is eligible to shoot in its controlling player’s Shooting phase even while it is within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units. When such a unit is selected to shoot, it can only resolve attacks using its Pistols and can only target one of the enemy units it is within Engagement Range of. In such circumstances, a Pistol can target an enemy unit even if other friendly units are within Engagement Range of the same enemy unit.If a model is equipped with one or more Pistols, unless it is a MONSTER or VEHICLE model, it can either shoot with its Pistols or with all of its other ranged weapons. Declare whether such a model will shoot with its Pistols or its other ranged weapons before selecting targets.
- Can be shot even if the bearer’s unit is within Engagement Range of enemy units, but must target one of those enemy units.
- Cannot be shot alongside any other non-Pistol weapon (except by a MONSTER or VEHICLE).
Sustained Hits
Some weapons strike in a flurry of blows, tearing the foe apart with relentless ferocity.
Weapons with [SUSTAINED HITS X] in their profile are known as Sustained Hits weapons. Each time an attack is made with such a weapon, if a Critical Hit is rolled, that attack scores a number of additional hits on the target as denoted by ‘x’.Example: A model makes an attack with a melee weapon with the [SUSTAINED HITS 2] ability. If the Hit roll is an unmodified 6 (a Critical Hit), then that attack scores a total of 3 hits on the target (1 from the successful Hit roll of 6, and 2 from the [SUSTAINED HITS 2] ability).
- [SUSTAINED HITS X]: Each Critical Hit scores ‘x’ additional hits on the target.
The keyword is used in the following Leagues of Votann datasheets:
Characters
Battleline
The INFANTRY keyword is used in the following Leagues of Votann datasheets:
Characters
Battleline
Wound Roll
Each time an attack scores a hit against a target unit, make a Wound roll for that attack by rolling one D6 to see if that attack successfully wounds the target unit. The result required is determined by comparing the attack’s Strength (S) characteristic with the target’s Toughness (T) characteristic, as shown below.
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If the result of the Wound roll is greater than or equal to the required number shown in the table above, then that Wound roll is successful and scores one wound against the target unit. Otherwise, the attack fails and the attack sequence ends.
An unmodified Wound roll of 6 is called a Critical Wound and is always successful. An unmodified Wound roll of 1 always fails. A Wound roll can never be modified by more than -1 or +1.
- Critical Wound: Unmodified Wound roll of 6. Always successful.
- An unmodified Wound roll of 1 always fails.
- A Wound roll can never be modified by more than -1 or +1.
Saving Throw
The player controlling the target unit then makes one saving throw. By default, this will be an armour saving throw using their model’s Save (Sv) characteristic, but some models have invulnerable saves that can be used instead (see below). To make an armour saving throw, roll one D6, then modify the result by the Armour Penetration (AP) characteristic of the attack. For example, if the attack has an AP of -1, then 1 is subtracted from the saving throw.If the result is greater than or equal to the Save characteristic of the model the attack was allocated to, then that saving throw is successful and the attack sequence ends. Otherwise, that saving throw fails and that model suffers damage.
An unmodified saving throw of 1 always fails. A saving throw can never be improved by more than +1.
- Saving Throw: Roll one D6 and modify by the attack’s AP. If the result is less than the Save of the model being rolled for, the saving throw is failed and that model suffers damage. Otherwise, that attack is saved.
- An unmodified saving throw of 1 always fails.
- A saving throw can never be improved by more than +1.
Advance Moves
When a unit Advances, make an Advance roll for that unit by rolling one D6. Add the result in inches to the Move characteristic of each model in that unit until the end of the phase. Each model in that unit can then make an Advance move by moving a distance in inches less than or equal to this total, but no model can be moved within Engagement Range of enemy models. A unit cannot shoot or declare a charge in the same turn that it Advanced.- Advance Move: Models move up to M+D6".
- Cannot move within Engagement Range of any enemy models.
- Units that Advance cannot shoot or charge this turn.
Charging with a Unit
Once you have selected an eligible unit to declare a charge, you must select one or more enemy units within 12" of it as the targets of that charge. The targets of a charge do not need to be visible to the charging unit.You then make a Charge roll for the charging unit by rolling 2D6. The result is the maximum number of inches each model in that unit can be moved if a Charge move is possible. For a Charge move to be possible, the Charge roll must be sufficient to enable the charging unit to end that move:
- Within Engagement Range of every unit that you selected as a target of the charge.
- Without moving within Engagement Range of any enemy units that were not a target of the charge.
- In Unit Coherency.
- Charge Roll: 2D6".
- Targets of a charge must be within 12" but do not need to be visible.
- If the distance rolled is insufficient to move within Engagement Range of all targets while maintaining Unit Coherency, the charge fails.
- Cannot move within Engagement Range of any unit that was not a target of the charge.
- If the charge is successful, each model makes a Charge move less than or equal to the Charge roll, and must move into base-to-base contact with an enemy model if possible.
Fall Back Moves
When a unit Falls Back, each model in that unit can make a Fall Back move by moving a distance in inches less than or equal to its Move characteristic, and when doing so you can move it within Engagement Range of enemy models, provided it does not end that move within Engagement Range of any enemy models – if this is not possible, that unit cannot Fall Back.
A unit cannot shoot or declare a charge in the same turn that it Fell Back.
Desperate Escape Tests
Unlike when making other types of move, models can move over enemy models when making a Fall Back move as if those enemy models were not there, but you must take a Desperate Escape test for each model that will do so (excluding models that are TITANIC or can FLY) before any models in that unit are moved. In addition, if a unit is Battle-shocked when it is selected to Fall Back, you must take a Desperate Escape test for every model in that unit before any are moved.
Each time you take a Desperate Escape test for a model, roll one D6. For each roll of 1-2, one model from the unit that is Falling Back is destroyed (selected by you). The same model can only ever trigger one Desperate Escape test per phase.A unit cannot shoot or declare a charge in the same turn that it Fell Back.
Desperate Escape Tests
Unlike when making other types of move, models can move over enemy models when making a Fall Back move as if those enemy models were not there, but you must take a Desperate Escape test for each model that will do so (excluding models that are TITANIC or can FLY) before any models in that unit are moved. In addition, if a unit is Battle-shocked when it is selected to Fall Back, you must take a Desperate Escape test for every model in that unit before any are moved.
- Fall Back Move: Models move up to M".
- Units that Fall Back cannot shoot or declare a charge in the same turn.
- Models can move over enemy models when Falling Back, but you must take Desperate Escape tests for them before they do so (excluding models that are TITANIC or can FLY).
- If a Battle-shocked unit is selected to Fall Back, take a Desperate Escape test for every model in that unit.
- Desperate Escape Test: Roll one D6. On a 1-2, one model from that unit is destroyed.
2. Battle-shock
In this step, you must take a Battle-shock test for each of your units on the battlefield that is Below Half-strength. To do so, roll 2D6: if the result is greater than or equal to the best Leadership characteristic in that unit, the test is passed; otherwise, the test is failed and, until the start of your next Command phase, that unit is Battle-shocked.While a unit is Battle-shocked:
- The Objective Control characteristic of all of its models is 0.
- If it Falls Back, you must take a Desperate Escape test for every model in that unit.
- Its controlling player cannot use Stratagems to affect that unit.
Once you have taken Battle-shock tests for all of your units that require them, your Command phase ends and you progress to your Movement phase.
In this step, if for any reason a unit is forced to take a Battle-shock test for being below its Starting Strength, unless otherwise stated, that unit does not also have to take a Battle-shock test for being Below Half-strength. While a unit is Battle-shocked, all models in that unit are also Battle-shocked.
- Take a Battle-shock test for each unit from your army on the battlefield that is Below Half-strength.
- Roll 2D6: if the result is greater than or equal to the unit’s Leadership, the test is passed. Otherwise, the unit is Battle-shocked until the start of your next Command phase.
- Battle-shocked units have an OC of 0 and their controlling player cannot use Stratagems to affect them.
- Battle-shocked units must take Desperate Escape tests if they Fall Back.
Engagement Range
Engagement Range represents the zone of threat that models present to their enemies. While a model is within 1" horizontally and 5" vertically of an enemy model, those models – and their units – are within Engagement Range of each other.Models cannot be set up or end a Normal, Advance or Fall Back move within Engagement Range of any enemy models. If for any reason a model cannot meet this condition, that model is destroyed.
- Engagement Range: Within 1" horizontally and 5" vertically.
- Models cannot be set up or end a Normal, Advance or Fall Back move within Engagement Range of any enemy models.
INEXORABLE EFFICIENCY
1CP
Brandfast Oathband – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
With the wealth of sensor-wrought information they can access, the Kin can efficiently adapt fighting withdrawals into deadly counterattacks.
WHEN: Your Shooting phase.
TARGET: One unit from your army.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, your unit is eligible to shoot in a turn in which it Fell Back.
TARGET: One unit from your army.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, your unit is eligible to shoot in a turn in which it Fell Back.
The and INFANTRY keywords are used in the following Leagues of Votann datasheets:
Characters
Battleline
The KAPRICUS keyword is used in the following Leagues of Votann datasheets:
Dedicated Transports
Other
VENGEANCE FLARE
2CP
Brandfast Oathband – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
With a narrow-band data burst, those of an oathband who have been wronged can call in the devastating vengeance of their armoured support.
WHEN: Your opponent’s Shooting phase, just after an enemy unit has shot.
TARGET: One INFANTRY unit that was hit by one or more of those attacks.
EFFECT: Each time you use this Stratagem, you can spend 2YP. Select one friendly KAPRICUS or SAGITAUR unit within 6" of your INFANTRY unit. If you spent YP during this use of this Stratagem, you can select one friendly HEKATON LAND FORTRESS unit within 6" of your INFANTRY unit instead. The selected unit can shoot as if it were your Shooting phase. When doing so, models in the selected unit can only target that enemy unit (and only if it is an eligible target).
TARGET: One INFANTRY unit that was hit by one or more of those attacks.
EFFECT: Each time you use this Stratagem, you can spend 2YP. Select one friendly KAPRICUS or SAGITAUR unit within 6" of your INFANTRY unit. If you spent YP during this use of this Stratagem, you can select one friendly HEKATON LAND FORTRESS unit within 6" of your INFANTRY unit instead. The selected unit can shoot as if it were your Shooting phase. When doing so, models in the selected unit can only target that enemy unit (and only if it is an eligible target).
Re-rolls
Some rules allow you to re-roll a dice roll, which means you get to roll some or all of the dice again. If a rule allows you to re-roll a dice roll that was made by adding several dice together (e.g. 2D6, 3D6, etc.) then, unless otherwise stated, you must re-roll all of those dice again.You can never re-roll a dice more than once, and re-rolls happen before modifiers (if any) are applied. Rules that refer to the value of an ‘unmodified’ dice roll are referring to the dice result after any re-rolls, but before any modifiers are applied.
- Unmodified Dice: the result after re-rolls, but before any modifiers.
- A dice can never be re-rolled more than once.
- You must re-roll all dice if several need adding together (e.g. 2D6).
- Re-rolls are applied before any modifiers.
COMMAND RE-ROLL
1CP
Core – Battle Tactic Stratagem
A great commander can bend even the vagaries of fate and fortune to their will, the better to ensure victory.
WHEN: Any phase, just after you make an Advance roll, a Charge roll, a Desperate Escape test or a Hazardous test for a unit from your army, or a Hit roll, a Wound roll, a Damage roll or a saving throw for a model in that unit, or a roll to determine the number of attacks made with a weapon equipped by a model in that unit. If you are using fast dice rolling, this Stratagem can still be used after rolling multiple rolls or saving throws at once.
TARGET: That unit or model from your army.
EFFECT: You re-roll that roll, test or saving throw. If you are using fast dice rolling, select one of those rolls or saving throws to re-roll.
TARGET: That unit or model from your army.
EFFECT: You re-roll that roll, test or saving throw. If you are using fast dice rolling, select one of those rolls or saving throws to re-roll.
INSANE BRAVERY
1CP
Core – Epic Deed Stratagem
Indifferent to their own survival, these warriors hold their ground against seemingly impossible odds.
WHEN: Battle-shock step of your Command phase, just before you take a Battle-shock test for a unit from your army.
TARGET: That unit from your army.
EFFECT: Your unit automatically passes that Battle-shock test.
RESTRICTIONS: You cannot use this Stratagem more than once per battle.
TARGET: That unit from your army.
EFFECT: Your unit automatically passes that Battle-shock test.
RESTRICTIONS: You cannot use this Stratagem more than once per battle.
Normal Moves
When a unit makes a Normal move, each model in that unit can move a distance in inches less than or equal to its Move (M) characteristic, but no model can be moved within Engagement Range of any enemy models.- Normal Move: Models move up to M".
- Cannot move within Engagement Range of any enemy models.
Unit Visible
If one or more models in a unit is visible to the observing model, then that model’s unit is visible to the observing model.
FIRE OVERWATCH
1CP
Core – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
A hail of wildfire can drive back advancing foes.
WHEN: Your opponent’s Movement or Charge phase, just after an enemy unit is set up or when an enemy unit starts or ends a Normal, Advance or Fall Back move, or declares a charge.
TARGET: One unit from your army that is within 24" of that enemy unit and that would be eligible to shoot if it were your Shooting phase.
EFFECT: If that enemy unit is visible to your unit, your unit can shoot that enemy unit as if it were your Shooting phase.
RESTRICTIONS: You cannot target a TITANIC unit with this Stratagem. Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes a ranged attack, an unmodified Hit roll of 6 is required to score a hit, irrespective of the attacking weapon’s Ballistic Skill or any modifiers. You can only use this Stratagem once per turn.
TARGET: One unit from your army that is within 24" of that enemy unit and that would be eligible to shoot if it were your Shooting phase.
EFFECT: If that enemy unit is visible to your unit, your unit can shoot that enemy unit as if it were your Shooting phase.
RESTRICTIONS: You cannot target a TITANIC unit with this Stratagem. Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes a ranged attack, an unmodified Hit roll of 6 is required to score a hit, irrespective of the attacking weapon’s Ballistic Skill or any modifiers. You can only use this Stratagem once per turn.
DEEP STRIKE
Some units make their way to battle via tunnelling, teleportation, high-altitude descent or other extraordinary means that allow them to appear suddenly in the thick of the fighting.
During the Declare Battle Formations step, if every model in a unit has this ability, you can set it up in Reserves instead of setting it up on the battlefield. If you do, in the Reinforcements step of one of your Movement phases you can set up this unit anywhere on the battlefield that is more than 9" horizontally away from all enemy models. If a unit with the Deep Strike ability arrives from Strategic Reserves, the controlling player can choose for that unit to be set up either using the rules for Strategic Reserves or using the Deep Strike ability.- Unit can be set up in Reserves instead of on the battlefield.
- Unit can be set up in your Reinforcements step, more than 9" horizontally away from all enemy models.
RAPID INGRESS
1CP
Core – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Be it cunning strategy, potent technology or supernatural ritual, there are many means by which a commander may hasten their warriors’ onset.
WHEN: End of your opponent’s Movement phase.
TARGET: One unit from your army that is in Reserves.
EFFECT: Your unit can arrive on the battlefield as if it were the Reinforcements step of your Movement phase, and if every model in that unit has the Deep Strike ability, you can set that unit up as described in the Deep Strike ability (even though it is not your Movement phase).
RESTRICTIONS: You cannot use this Stratagem to enable a unit to arrive on the battlefield during a battle round it would not normally be able to do so in.
TARGET: One unit from your army that is in Reserves.
EFFECT: Your unit can arrive on the battlefield as if it were the Reinforcements step of your Movement phase, and if every model in that unit has the Deep Strike ability, you can set that unit up as described in the Deep Strike ability (even though it is not your Movement phase).
RESTRICTIONS: You cannot use this Stratagem to enable a unit to arrive on the battlefield during a battle round it would not normally be able to do so in.
Benefit of Cover
Shattered ruins and twisted wreckage afford much-needed shelter from enemy salvoes. Even heavily armoured warriors unfazed by small arms fire are thankful for such cover when foes bring their biggest guns to bear.
Models can sometimes gain a measure of protection from terrain features. The rules below detail the conditions under which a terrain feature confers the Benefit of Cover on a model.Each time a ranged attack is allocated to a model that has the Benefit of Cover, add 1 to the saving throw made for that attack (excluding invulnerable saving throws). Models with a Save characteristic of 3+ or better cannot have the Benefit of Cover against attacks with an Armour Penetration characteristic of 0. Multiple instances of the Benefit of Cover are not cumulative – a model cannot benefit from this rule more than once at any one time.
- Benefit of Cover: Add 1 to armour saving throws against ranged attacks.
- Does not apply to models with a Save of 3+ or better against attacks with an AP of 0.
- Multiple instances are not cumulative.
GO TO GROUND
1CP
Core – Battle Tactic Stratagem
Seeking salvation from incoming fire, warriors hurl themselves into whatever cover they can find.
WHEN: Your opponent’s Shooting phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.
TARGET: One INFANTRY unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, all models in your unit have a 6+ invulnerable save and have the Benefit of Cover.
TARGET: One INFANTRY unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, all models in your unit have a 6+ invulnerable save and have the Benefit of Cover.
Charge Bonus
Many warriors thunder headlong into combat, using the impetus of their charge to bring swift death to their foes.
Each time a unit makes a Charge move, until the end of the turn, that unit has the Fights First ability.HEROIC INTERVENTION
1CP
Core – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Voices raised in furious war cries, your warriors surge forth to meet the enemy’s onslaught head-on.
WHEN: Your opponent’s Charge phase, just after an enemy unit ends a Charge move.
TARGET: One unit from your army that is within 6" of that enemy unit and would be eligible to declare a charge against that enemy unit if it were your Charge phase.
EFFECT: Your unit now declares a charge that targets only that enemy unit, and you resolve that charge as if it were your Charge phase.
RESTRICTIONS: You can only select a VEHICLE unit from your army if it is a WALKER. Note that even if this charge is successful, your unit does not receive any Charge bonus this turn.
TARGET: One unit from your army that is within 6" of that enemy unit and would be eligible to declare a charge against that enemy unit if it were your Charge phase.
EFFECT: Your unit now declares a charge that targets only that enemy unit, and you resolve that charge as if it were your Charge phase.
RESTRICTIONS: You can only select a VEHICLE unit from your army if it is a WALKER. Note that even if this charge is successful, your unit does not receive any Charge bonus this turn.
COUNTER-OFFENSIVE
2CP
Core – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
In close-quarters combat, the slightest hesitation can leave an opening for a swift foe to exploit.
WHEN: Fight phase, just after an enemy unit has fought.
TARGET: One unit from your army that is within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units and that has not already been selected to fight this phase.
EFFECT: Your unit fights next.
TARGET: One unit from your army that is within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units and that has not already been selected to fight this phase.
EFFECT: Your unit fights next.
WEAVEWËRKE BUTTRESS
1CP
Dêlve Assault Shift – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Every dêlve is threaded with force fields to shield against catastrophe, a protection that can be tapped in battle to support advances into hostile territory.
WHEN: Your opponent’s Shooting phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets, if units from your army have Hostile Acquisition.
TARGET: One INFANTRY unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time an attack targets your unit, subtract 1 from the Wound roll.
TARGET: One INFANTRY unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time an attack targets your unit, subtract 1 from the Wound roll.
Pile In
When a unit Piles In, you can move each model in that unit that is not already in base-to-base contact with an enemy model up to 3" – this is a Pile-in move. For a Pile In to be possible, a unit must be able to end these moves within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units and in Unit Coherency. If these conditions cannot be met, no models in the unit can make Pile-in moves this phase and you progress to making melee attacks with that unit. Otherwise, the unit can make Pile-in moves.Each time a model makes a Pile-in move, it must end that move closer to the closest enemy model. If it can also end that move in base-to-base contact with one or more enemy models while still satisfying all of the conditions above, it must do so. The controlling player chooses the order in which to move their models.
- Pile-in Move: Up to 3".
- Every model that moves must end closer to the closest enemy model, and in base-to-base contact with an enemy model if possible. The unit must end in Unit Coherency and within Engagement Range of at least one enemy unit (or no models can Pile In).
Consolidate
After a unit has finished making all of its melee attacks, it Consolidates. Each time a unit Consolidates, you can move each model in that unit that is not already in base-to-base contact with an enemy model up to 3" – this is a Consolidation move. For a Consolidation to be possible, a unit must be able to end these moves within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units and in Unit Coherency. If these conditions cannot be met, then each model in that unit can instead make a Consolidation move towards the closest objective marker, but only if, after doing so, that unit is within range of that objective marker and in Unit Coherency. If these conditions also cannot be met, no models in the unit can make Consolidation moves this phase and that unit’s fight ends.If a unit can end its Consolidation within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units, then each time one of its models makes a Consolidation move, it must end that move closer to the closest enemy model. If it can also end that move in base-to-base contact with one or more enemy models while still satisfying all of the conditions above, it must do so. The controlling player chooses the order in which to move their models.
- Consolidation Move: Up to 3".
- Every model that moves must end closer to the closest enemy model, and in base-to-base contact with an enemy model if possible. The unit must end in Unit Coherency and within Engagement Range of at least one enemy unit if possible.
- If the above is not possible, each model can move towards the closest objective marker, but this must result in the unit being within range of it and in Unit Coherency.
- If the above is also not possible, no models can Consolidate.
UNSTOPPABLE FORCE
1CP
Dêlve Assault Shift – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
With their enemies within reach, the Kin’s fury and momentum become an elemental force that will not be stayed.
WHEN: Fight phase.
TARGET: One unit from your army that has not been selected to fight this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time your unit Piles In or Consolidates, each model in that unit can move up to 6" instead of up to 3".
TARGET: One unit from your army that has not been selected to fight this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time your unit Piles In or Consolidates, each model in that unit can move up to 6" instead of up to 3".
MATERIALISATION MATRICES
1CP
Hearthband – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Built to a superior standard using secrets imparted by the Votann, the teleporters employed by this Hearthband can stabilise rematerialisation fields remarkably close to the foe.
WHEN: The Reinforcements step of your Movement phase.
TARGET: One unit from your army that is in Reserves and has the Deep Strike ability.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, when your unit is set up on the battlefield using the Deep Strike ability, it can be set up anywhere on the battlefield that is more than 6" horizontally away from all enemy units.
RESTRICTIONS: Until the end of the turn, your unit is not eligible to declare a charge.
TARGET: One unit from your army that is in Reserves and has the Deep Strike ability.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, when your unit is set up on the battlefield using the Deep Strike ability, it can be set up anywhere on the battlefield that is more than 6" horizontally away from all enemy units.
RESTRICTIONS: Until the end of the turn, your unit is not eligible to declare a charge.
UNYIELDING AGGRESSION
1CP
Hearthband – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Even should they be compelled to pull back momentarily, the warriors of the Hearthband maintain a punishing curtain of fire to erode the enemy further or rally swiftly and drive back into the fight.
WHEN: Your Movement phase, just after a INFANTRY unit from your army Falls Back.
TARGET: That INFANTRY unit.
EFFECT: Until the end of the turn, your unit is eligible to shoot and declare a charge in a turn in which it Fell Back.
TARGET: That INFANTRY unit.
EFFECT: Until the end of the turn, your unit is eligible to shoot and declare a charge in a turn in which it Fell Back.
SUPERIOR CRAFTSMANSHIP
2CP
Hearthband – Battle Tactic Stratagem
Not only are the finest of the Kindred’s warriors selected for this duty, but they are also equipped with the best weaponry and wargear the Brôkhyr can produce.
WHEN: Fight phase.
TARGET: One unit from your army that has not been selected to fight this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack that targets a MONSTER or VEHICLE unit, add 1 to the Damage characteristic of that attack.
TARGET: One unit from your army that has not been selected to fight this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack that targets a MONSTER or VEHICLE unit, add 1 to the Damage characteristic of that attack.
SURE OF PURPOSE
1CP
Hearthband – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
The single-minded advance of the Kin rolls over collapsing enemy lines and exploits every fault and weakness, driving on towards the objective.
WHEN: Fight phase.
TARGET: One unit from your army that has not been selected to fight this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes a Pile-in or Consolidation move, it can move up to 6" instead of up to 3".
TARGET: One unit from your army that has not been selected to fight this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes a Pile-in or Consolidation move, it can move up to 6" instead of up to 3".
ORDERED RETREAT
1CP
Needgaârd Oathband – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Not for the Kin the sudden panic of the rout. Instead, they fall back steadily and by squads, laying down suppressing fire while preparing fresh assaults.
WHEN: Your Movement phase, just after a unit from your army Falls Back.
TARGET: That unit.
EFFECT: Until the end of the turn, your unit is eligible to shoot and declare a charge in a turn in which it Fell Back.
TARGET: That unit.
EFFECT: Until the end of the turn, your unit is eligible to shoot and declare a charge in a turn in which it Fell Back.
VOID HARDENED
1CP
Needgaârd Oathband – Wargear Stratagem
Between their resilient armour and technology and their capacity to stoically endure pain and suffering, the Kin can weather devastating attacks.
WHEN: Your opponent’s Shooting phase or the Fight phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets, if units from your army have Fortify Takeover.
TARGET: One unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.
EFFECT: Until the attacking unit has finished making its attacks, each time an attack targets your unit, worsen the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1.
TARGET: One unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.
EFFECT: Until the attacking unit has finished making its attacks, each time an attack targets your unit, worsen the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1.
ANCESTRAL SENTENCE
1CP
Needgaârd Oathband – Battle Tactic Stratagem
Some foes are so loathed that their ancestors are told to pass a sentence upon them. Marked for death, these enemies suffer the undiluted wrath of the Kin.
WHEN: Your Shooting phase.
TARGET: One unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot this phase.
EFFECT: Each time you use this Stratagem, you can spend 3YP. Until the end of the phase, ranged weapons equipped by models in your unit have the [SUSTAINED HITS 1] ability. If you spent YP during this use of this Stratagem, until the end of the phase, those weapons have the [SUSTAINED HITS 2] ability instead.
TARGET: One unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot this phase.
EFFECT: Each time you use this Stratagem, you can spend 3YP. Until the end of the phase, ranged weapons equipped by models in your unit have the [SUSTAINED HITS 1] ability. If you spent YP during this use of this Stratagem, until the end of the phase, those weapons have the [SUSTAINED HITS 2] ability instead.
HUNTR’S MARK
1CP
Needgaârd Oathband – Battle Tactic Stratagem
Sensor-network calibration tied to the HunTR modules on Kin weaponry can portly automate targeting to ensure the uncompromising judgement of the Votann is carried out without fail.
WHEN: Your Shooting phase.
TARGET: One unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack, re-roll a Hit roll of 1 and re-roll a Wound roll of 1.
TARGET: One unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack, re-roll a Hit roll of 1 and re-roll a Wound roll of 1.
REACTIVE REPRISAL
2CP
Needgaârd Oathband – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
Once prizes have been seized, the Kin focus their efforts upon maximising their control and respond with redoubled fury to attempts to loosen their grip.
WHEN: Your opponent’s Shooting phase, just after an enemy unit has shot, if units from your army have Fortify Takeover.
TARGET: One unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.
EFFECT: Your unit can shoot as if it were your Shooting phase, can only target that enemy unit when doing so, and can only do so if that enemy unit is an eligible target.
TARGET: One unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.
EFFECT: Your unit can shoot as if it were your Shooting phase, can only target that enemy unit when doing so, and can only do so if that enemy unit is an eligible target.
HONOUR OF THE HOLD
1CP
Needgaârd Oathband – Battle Tactic Stratagem
A kinhost's warriors take great pride in their combat proficiency as a symbol of their hold’s honour. The drive to cleave their foes apart is given greater impetus in pursuit of their kindred's needs.
WHEN: Fight phase.
TARGET: One unit from your army that has not been selected to fight this phase.
EFFECT: Each time you use this Stratagem, you can spend 3YP. Select one enemy unit within Engagement Range of your unit. Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes a melee attack that targets that enemy unit, improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1. If you spent YP during this use of this Stratagem, improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 2 instead.
TARGET: One unit from your army that has not been selected to fight this phase.
EFFECT: Each time you use this Stratagem, you can spend 3YP. Select one enemy unit within Engagement Range of your unit. Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes a melee attack that targets that enemy unit, improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1. If you spent YP during this use of this Stratagem, improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 2 instead.
The VEHICLE keyword is used in the following Leagues of Votann datasheets:
Embark
If a unit makes a Normal, Advance or Fall Back move, and every model in that unit ends that move within 3" of a friendly TRANSPORT model, they can embark within it. A unit cannot embark if it has already disembarked from a TRANSPORT model in the same phase. Remove the unit from the battlefield and place it to one side – it is now embarked within that TRANSPORT model. Unless otherwise stated, units cannot do anything or be affected in any way while they are embarked.- A unit can embark within a friendly TRANSPORT if all of its models end a Normal, Advance or Fall Back move within 3" of that TRANSPORT.
- A unit cannot embark and disembark in the same phase.
The TRANSPORT keyword is used in the following Leagues of Votann datasheets:
CLAIMSTAKER REFLEX
1CP
Persecution Prospect – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
The instinct to seize the most advantageous and dominating positions is ingrained in the Kin.
WHEN: Your opponent’s Movement phase, just after an enemy unit ends a Normal, Advance or Fall Back move.
TARGET: One unit from your army (excluding ARTILLERY and VEHICLE units) that is within 9" of that enemy unit.
EFFECT: Each time you use this Stratagem, you can spend 2YP. Your unit can make a Normal move of up to D6". If you spent YP during this use of this Stratagem, your unit can make a Normal move of up to 6" instead.
RESTRICTIONS: A unit cannot embark within a TRANSPORT as part of this move.
TARGET: One unit from your army (excluding ARTILLERY and VEHICLE units) that is within 9" of that enemy unit.
EFFECT: Each time you use this Stratagem, you can spend 2YP. Your unit can make a Normal move of up to D6". If you spent YP during this use of this Stratagem, your unit can make a Normal move of up to 6" instead.
RESTRICTIONS: A unit cannot embark within a TRANSPORT as part of this move.
Assailed From Every Angle
Persecution Prospect Detachment
The Kin of persecution prospects are skilled in escalating their attacks with unrelenting volleys of fire. They pressure the kindred’s foes repeatedly from infiltration positions, unleash enfilading fire from the flanks and surge forward to blaze away at point-blank range before manoeuvring swiftly to other attack angles. Besides the death and destruction they cause, the prospect’s forces leave foes disarrayed, with little chance to rally any ravaged survivors before other Kin capitalise on their plight.
units from your army have the following ability:Guerrilla Adepts: In your Shooting phase, just after this unit is selected to shoot, this unit can use this ability. If it does, select one enemy unit (excluding MONSTERS and VEHICLES). Until the end of the phase, attacks made by models in this unit can only target that enemy unit (and only if it is an eligible target) and, after resolving those attacks, if one or more of those attacks hit that enemy unit, until the start of your next Shooting phase, that enemy unit is assailed (this simply labels that unit for the purposes of this ability and some Enhancements and Stratagems). If that unit is already assailed, until the start of your next Shooting phase, it is also pinned. While a unit is pinned, subtract 2" from its Move characteristic and subtract 2 from Charge rolls made for it.
The HERNKYN keyword is used in the following Leagues of Votann datasheets:
Dedicated Transports
RANGER TACTICS
1CP
Persecution Prospect – Battle Tactic Stratagem
Foes thrown into disarray by the Hernkyn offer a vulnerability that is swiftly exploited.
WHEN: Your Shooting phase.
TARGET: One unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack, if that attack targets an assailed unit and/or if your unit has the HERNKYN keyword, you can re-roll the Hit roll.
TARGET: One unit from your army that has not been selected to shoot this phase.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, each time a model in your unit makes an attack, if that attack targets an assailed unit and/or if your unit has the HERNKYN keyword, you can re-roll the Hit roll.
STEALTH
Some warriors are masters of disguise and concealment.
If every model in a unit has this ability, then each time a ranged attack is made against it, subtract 1 from that attack’s Hit roll.DISPERSED FORMATION
1CP
Persecution Prospect – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
A prospect's warriors will efficiently scatter to minimise the threat of concerted enemy fire.
WHEN: Your opponent’s Shooting phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.
TARGET: One INFANTRY or LEAGUES OF VOTANN MOUNTED unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, your unit has the Stealth ability and each time a ranged attack targets your unit, models in your unit have the Benefit of Cover against that attack.
TARGET: One INFANTRY or LEAGUES OF VOTANN MOUNTED unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, your unit has the Stealth ability and each time a ranged attack targets your unit, models in your unit have the Benefit of Cover against that attack.
The KÂHL keyword is used in the following Leagues of Votann datasheets:
Methodical Annihilation
Hearthband Detachment
With their minds entirely focused on the singular mission with which they have been charged, the Kin work to blast a path through the enemy lines with the same tenacity as a Brôkhyr beating metal or a Cthonian miner splitting bedrock.
Each time a model from your army makes an attack with a weapon that targets the closest eligible target or a target that is within Engagement Range of that model’s unit:- Re-roll a Wound roll of 1.
- If your unit is a KÂHL, EINHYR HEARTHGUARD or ÛTHAR THE DESTINED unit, improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1.
Martial Leverage
Needgaârd Oathband Detachment
The weighing of costs in Kin lives and materiel expended against prospective material benefits is an instinct amongst kinhost commanders. Those who lead needgaârd oathbands leverage the deaths of their foes into these equations at every opportunity. Crushing the enemy’s soldiery and war engines can shift the balance of martial power, enabling a canny commander to spend the advantage it provides elsewhere.
Each time an enemy unit is destroyed, you gain 1YP.The and TRANSPORT keywords are used in the following Leagues of Votann datasheets:
Mobile Sensor Relays
Brandfast Oathband Detachment
The massed armoured transports of a brandfast oathband connect to an encrypted data network shared by squads of Kin. Their robust sensor webs broadcast various targeting information and extrapolated judgements on enemy movements. Nearby warriors can tap into this wealth of data, enabling them to unleash salvoes of lethal efficiency.
TRANSPORT units from your army have the following ability:Firebase Control (Aura): While a friendly INFANTRY unit is wholly within 6" of this TRANSPORT, ranged weapons equipped by models in that INFANTRY unit have the [sustained hits 1] ability.
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The CTHONIAN keyword is used in the following Leagues of Votann datasheets:
Attached Units
Some CHARACTER units have the Leader ability, which lets them merge with other units (known as Bodyguard units) to form an Attached unit.The Starting Strength of an Attached unit is equal to the combined Starting Strengths of all of its units (i.e. the number of models in the Leader unit added to the number of models in the Bodyguard unit). If either the Leader unit or the Bodyguard unit in an Attached unit is destroyed, the Starting Strength of the remaining unit is changed to be equal to its original Starting Strength.
Example: A Primaris Captain (Starting Strength 1) is attached to a unit of Intercessors (Starting Strength 5). This Attached unit has a Starting Strength of 6. If all the Intercessors are destroyed, the remaining Primaris Captain would revert to having a Starting Strength of 1.
For the purposes of rules that are triggered when a unit is destroyed, such rules are still triggered when one of the individual units that made up an Attached unit is destroyed (the Leader or the Bodyguard unit).
Example: If a rule awards you with 1VP each time an enemy unit is destroyed, and you target an Attached unit, you would gain 1VP if the Bodyguard unit is destroyed and 1VP if the Leader unit is destroyed (for a total of 2VP).
Destroyed
Throughout a battle, models will suffer damage and be destroyed. When a model is destroyed, it is removed from the battlefield. When every model in a unit has been destroyed, that unit is destroyed.
Disembark
If a unit from your army starts your Movement phase embarked within a TRANSPORT model, that unit can disembark in that phase.When a unit disembarks from a TRANSPORT model, set it up on the battlefield so that it is wholly within 3" of that TRANSPORT model and not within Engagement Range of any enemy models. If, for any reason, a disembarking model cannot be set up, that model’s unit cannot disembark.
Units that disembark from a TRANSPORT model that either Remained Stationary this phase or has not yet made a Normal, Advance or Fall Back move this phase can then act normally (make a Normal move, Advance, shoot, declare a charge, fight, etc.) in the remainder of the turn. Such a disembarking unit cannot choose to Remain Stationary.
Units that disembark from a TRANSPORT model that made a Normal move this phase count as having made a Normal move themselves; they cannot move further during this phase. Such a unit also cannot declare a charge in the same turn, but can otherwise act normally in the remainder of the turn.
Units cannot disembark from a TRANSPORT model that either Advanced or Fell Back this turn.
- Units that start your Movement phase embarked within a TRANSPORT can disembark this phase, provided their TRANSPORT has not Advanced or Fallen Back.
- If a unit disembarks before its TRANSPORT moves, it can act normally.
- If a unit disembarks after its TRANSPORT moves, it cannot move or charge this turn, but can otherwise act normally.
- Disembarking units must be set up wholly within 3" of their TRANSPORT and not within Engagement Range of any enemy models (or the unit cannot disembark).
- Units that disembark this turn cannot Remain Stationary.
The IRONKIN STEELJACKS keyword is used in the following Leagues of Votann datasheets:
The BRÔKHYR keyword is used in the following Leagues of Votann datasheets:
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Optimal Application
Hearthfyre Arsenal Detachment
With advanced engineering knowledge and cogitational expertise, a hearthfyre arsenal’s specialists can apply the resources and information seized by the Kin to eradicate their foes efficiently. Such assets are used to coordinate the devastating fire patterns of the force’s support infantry, empowering already heavily armed Kin to the extent that little can escape their murderous fusillades.
At the end of your Command phase, you gain 1YP for each objective marker you control that is not within your deployment zone and has one or more IRON-MASTER and/or MEMNYR STRATEGIST models from your army within range of it (to a maximum of 2YP gained from this Detachment rule per turn).In your Shooting phase, each time a BRÔKHYR, IRONKIN STEELJACKS or ARKANYST EVALUATOR unit from your array is selected to shoot, you can spend 1YP. If you do, until the end of the phase, each time a model in that unit makes an attack, re-roll a Hit roll of 1.
Precision
Precision attacks can pick high-value targets out in a crowd, whether through the unerring aim of a sniper or the pinpoint accuracy of a blade-master’s strike.
Weapons with [PRECISION] in their profile are known as Precision weapons. Each time an attack made with such a weapon successfully wounds an Attached unit (see Leader ability), if a CHARACTER model in that unit is visible to the attacking model, the attacking model’s player can choose to have that attack allocated to that CHARACTER model instead of following the normal attack sequence.- When targeting an Attached unit, the attacking model’s player can have the attack allocated to a CHARACTER model in that unit visible to the bearer.
LEADER
Mighty heroes fight at the forefront of battle.
Some CHARACTER units have ‘Leader’ listed on their datasheets. Such CHARACTER units are known as Leaders, and the units they can lead – known as their Bodyguard units – are listed on their datasheet.During the Declare Battle Formations step, for each Leader in your army, if your army also includes one or more of that Leader’s Bodyguard units, you can select one of those Bodyguard units. That Leader will then attach to that Bodyguard unit for the duration of the battle and is said to be leading that unit. Each Bodyguard unit can only have one Leader attached to it.
While a Bodyguard unit contains a Leader, it is known as an Attached unit and, with the exception of rules that are triggered when units are destroyed, it is treated as a single unit for all rules purposes. Each time an attack targets an Attached unit, until the attacking unit has resolved all of its attacks, you must use the Toughness characteristic of the Bodyguard models in that unit, even if a Leader in that unit has a different Toughness characteristic. Each time an attack sucessfully wounds an Attached unit, that attack cannot be allocated to a CHARACTER model in that unit, even if that CHARACTER model has lost one or more wounds or has already had attacks allocated to it this phase. As soon as the last Bodyguard model in an Attached unit has been destroyed, any attacks made against that unit that have yet to be allocated can then be allocated to CHARACTER models in that unit.
Each time the last model in a Bodyguard unit is destroyed, each CHARACTER unit that is part of that Attached unit is no longer part of an Attached unit. It becomes a separate unit, with its original Starting Strength. If this happens as the result of an attack, they become separate units after the attacking unit has resolved all of its attacks.
Each time the last model in a CHARACTER unit that is attached to a Bodyguard unit is destroyed and there is not another CHARACTER unit attached, that Attached unit’s Bodyguard unit is no longer part of an Attached unit. It becomes a separate unit, with its original Starting Strength. If this happens as the result of an attack, they become separate units after the attacking unit has resolved all of its attacks.
Each time a unit that is part of an Attached unit is destroyed, it does not have the keywords of any other units that make up that Attached unit (unless it has those keywords on its own datasheet) for the purposes of any rules that would be triggered when that unit is destroyed.
Example: If you only destroy the Bodyguard unit that is part of an Attached unit, you have not destroyed a CHARACTER unit. If you only destroy the CHARACTER unit that is part of an Attached unit, or if you destroy the whole Attached unit, you have destroyed one CHARACTER unit.
- Before the battle, CHARACTER units with the Leader ability can be attached to one of their Bodyguard units to form an Attached unit.
- Attached units can only contain one Leader.
- Attacks cannot be allocated to CHARACTER models in Attached units.
LONE OPERATIVE
Assassins and other covert agents are difficult to track and pinpoint in the swirling maelstrom of battle.
Unless part of an Attached unit (see Leader), this unit can only be selected as the target of a ranged attack if the attacking model is within 12".The CHARACTER keyword is used in the following Leagues of Votann datasheets:
EPIC CHALLENGE
1CP
Core – Epic Deed Stratagem
The legends of the 41st Millennium are replete with deadly duels between mighty champions.
WHEN: Fight phase, when a CHARACTER unit from your army that is within Engagement Range of one or more Attached units is selected to fight.
TARGET: One CHARACTER model in your unit.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, all melee attacks made by that model have the [PRECISION] ability.
TARGET: One CHARACTER model in your unit.
EFFECT: Until the end of the phase, all melee attacks made by that model have the [PRECISION] ability.
The and CHARACTER keywords are used in the following Leagues of Votann datasheets:
ADAPTABLE AVARICE
1CP
Persecution Prospect – Strategic Ploy Stratagem
When opportunity catches the eye of a prospect's commander, they will readily resume a rapid and aggressive footing.
WHEN: Start of any phase, if units from your army have Fortify Takeover.
TARGET: One CHARACTER unit from your army.
EFFECT: Each time you use this Stratagem, you can spend any number of YP. Once you have done so, if you have 6 or fewer YP, until the start of your next turn, units from your army have Hostile Acquisition instead.
TARGET: One CHARACTER unit from your army.
EFFECT: Each time you use this Stratagem, you can spend any number of YP. Once you have done so, if you have 6 or fewer YP, until the start of your next turn, units from your army have Hostile Acquisition instead.
Hearthband Detachment
The technologies contained within this heraldic crest radiate a dome of ablative weavewërke shielding that robs the force from enemy projectiles.
model only. Each time a ranged attack targets the bearer’s unit, if the attacking model is within 12" of the bearer’s unit, worsen the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1. If you spend 1YP, until the end of the phase, if the attacking model is within 18" of the bearer’s unit, worsen the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1 instead.
Needgaârd Oathband Detachment
Through vigilant and judicious calculation, this commander marshals their warriors’ reserves against future martial requirements.
model only. At the end of the turn, if the bearer is on the battlefield and you spent no YP in that turn, you can gain 1YP.
Needgaârd Oathband Detachment
It is said that this crest, inscribed with runes of the great Ancestor Cores, acts like a mobile fane through which the wisdom and gestalt power of the Votann flow.
model only. Once per turn, when you target the bearer’s unit with the Command Re-roll Stratagem, the bearer can use this Enhancement. If it does, spend 1YP and reduce the CP cost of that use of that Stratagem by 1CP.
Needgaârd Oathband Detachment
This kindred hero is a master of knowing the right moment to funnel the kinhosts precious resources into the most efficient destruction of the foe.
model only. Each time a model in the bearer’s unit makes an attack, re-roll a Wound roll of 1. Each time the bearer’s unit is selected to shoot or fight, you can spend 3YP. If you do, until the end of the phase, each time a model in the bearer’s unit makes an attack, add 1 to the Wound roll.
Needgaârd Oathband Detachment
This exceptional weapon has been wielded by heroes against the enemies of numerous leagues and has been the last word in many a failed negotiation with obdurate foes.
model equipped with an Autoch-pattern combi-bolter only. Once per battle, when the bearer’s unit is selected to shoot, the bearer can use this Enhancement. If it does, spend up to 3YP and, until the end of the phase, add the number of YP you just spent to the Damage characteristic of the bearer’s ranged weapons.
Persecution Prospect Detachment
Experience has taught this survivor the weak points of the most significant threats, enabling them to pinpoint joints and locomotive mechanisms to slow down such brutes.
model only. In your Shooting phase, after the bearer’s unit has shot, select one MONSTER or VEHICLE unit hit by one or more of those attacks; until the start of your next Shooting phase, that unit is pinned.
Persecution Prospect Detachment
This mnestic mesh of circuitry records and analyses the enemy’s response under fire as witnessed by the bearer, harvesting valuable intelligence on their capabilities.
model only. In your Shooting phase, after the bearer’s unit has shot, you gain 1YP for each assailed enemy unit hit by one or more of those attacks (to a maximum of 3YP).
Persecution Prospect Detachment
The mobile strategies of this far-ranging commander allow them to swiftly reposition their most versatile forces and exploit weaknesses in the enemy’s battle lines.
model only. Once per battle, at the end of your opponent’s Fight phase, if the bearer is on the battlefield, it can use this Enhancement. If it does, you can spend up to 4YP. Select one HERNKYN unit from your army, and, for every 2YP you just spent, select up to one additional HERNKYN unit from your army. You can remove those units from the battlefield and place them into Strategic Reserves. You cannot select a unit that is within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units (excluding assailed units).
Dêlve Assault Shift Detachment
This master-wrought comms array fouls enemy sensors, blinding the foe to the bearer's closing Cthonian allies.
model only. Once per battle, in your Movement phase, if the bearer is on the battlefield, it can use this Enhancement. If it does, select one friendly CTHONIAN unit that is in Reserves. Until the end of the phase, for the purposes of setting up that unit on the battlefield, treat the current battle round number as being one higher than it actually is.
Dêlve Assault Shift Detachment
Kin possessed of a ruthlessly direct attitude allow no impediments - no matter how large - to bar their path.
model only. Each time the bearer’s unit is selected to fight, the bearer can use this Enhancement. If it does, spend up to 2YP and, until the end of the phase, add the number of YP you just spent to the Damage characteristic of the bearer’s melee weapons.
Dêlve Assault Shift Detachment
This structural analyst specialises in plotting attacks that exploit underlying weaknesses to deadly effect:
model only. While the bearer is within 3" of one or more friendly LEAGUES OF VOTANN ARTILLERY units, the bearer has the Lone Operative ability, and each time one of those ARTILLERY units makes a ranged attack that targets an enemy unit visible to the bearer, add 1 to the Hit roll.
Dêlve Assault Shift Detachment
With a mastery of the dêllve’s workings, guild reserves can be expertly directed to where they are needed most.
model only. In the Reinforcements step of your Movement phase, the bearer can use this Enhancement. If it does, select one friendly CTHONIAN BESERKS unit visible to the bearer and then spend any number of YP. Return one destroyed model to that unit and then, for every 2YP you just spent, return up to one additional destroyed model to that unit.
Brandfast Oathband Detachment
A neural artefact of the famed - but tragically extinct - Trivärg Fisculate Guild of Brôkhyr, this implant enables its host to coordinate fire patterns with exemplary skill and extraordinary speed, directly accessing vehicular systems to triangulate overlapping attack angles.
model only. In your Shooting phase, each time the bearer’s unit is selected to shoot, if it disembarked from a TRANSPORT this turn, or if you spend 2YP, until the end of the phase, ranged weapons equipped by models in that unit have the [sustained HITS 2] ability.
Hearthfyre Arsenal Detachment
The minds linked in this kognitaar mantle are believed to be the oldest of their kind. The complexity of their shared cognition permits strategic calculations at a level that Memnyr believe approaches the greatest fane.
MEMNYR STRATEGIST model only. Each time the bearer’s unit is selected to shoot, if you spend YP using the Optimal Application Detachment rule when doing so, you can roll one D6: on a 2+, you gain 1YP.
Hearthfyre Arsenal Detachment
Like any other resource, resolve and bloody-mindedness can be applied in force when and where needed by those with the will to do so.
IRON-MASTER or MEMNYR STRATEGIST model only. While the bearer is leading a unit, add 1 to the Objective Control characteristic of models in that unit.
Hearthfyre Arsenal Detachment
An evolutionary stride in teleportation technology, this experimental device shields its wearer and their companions in a bubble of esoteric force. It is.so strong that they can endure brief teleportation plunges through the Warp to strike at the most opportune time.
IRON-MASTER or MEMNYR STRATEGIST model only. Models in the bearer’s unit have the Deep Strike ability.