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Strike Team Solarien | White Dwarf | 10 | April 2024 |
In battle, Space Marines swear mighty oaths to destroy the enemies of the Emperor and uphold the honour of their Chapter, and such vows are sacrosanct. When the Angels of Death strike, they do so with the precision of a surgeon and the force of a thunderbolt. Experience and strategic expertise help them to read the shifting shape of the battle with post-human speed and clarity, directing their wrath towards one priority target after another. Command assets are annihilated, leaving the enemy reeling leaderless. Heavy armour, potent artillery and the vaunted elites of the foe’s forces are laid waste with horrifying speed, until the Emperor’s Angels of Death stand victorious over a field of smouldering wreckage and bolt-riddled corpses, and honour is finally satisfied.
At the start of your Command phase, select one unit from your opponent’s army. Until the start of your next Command phase, that enemy unit is your Oath of Moment target. Each time a model with this ability makes an attack that targets your Oath of Moment target, you can re-roll the Hit roll.Even as he ghosts across the battlefield, this commander leaves in his wake activated auto-choral resonators that link with Space Marine strike vessels in orbit. These beam up vital intelligence and scan the localised area, warning of enemy incursions.
At the end of your Command phase, if the bearer’s unit is within range of an objective marker you control, that objective marker remains under your control, even if you have no models within range of it, until your opponent controls it at the start or end of any turn.This commander is a veritable ghost of the battlefield, slipping through palls of smoke and flickering shadow and leaving barely a footprint to mark his passage. The first many foes know of his onset is when a deadly accurate volley of bolt shells rains down upon their position.
The bearer has the Lone Operative and Stealth abilities, and its master-crafted bolt carbine has the [ANTI-INFANTRY 4+], [DEVASTATING WOUNDS] and [PRECISION] abilities.The role of such a vanguard force is often to drive the enemy back from and then secure vital routes through no man’s land, securing a temporary foothold or corridor that can be reinforced by heavier elements moving up in their wake.
From the second battle round onwards, at the end of your turn:Having moved into an advantageous position behind enemy lines, the vanguard troops must now slay a series of high-priority enemy targets to weaken the foe at this key location.
You score 2VP each time a model from your army destroys an enemy unit with a ranged attack. If that unit was your Oath of Moment target, you score 3VP instead.RANGED WEAPONS | RANGE | A | BS | S | AP | D | |
Bolt pistol [pistol] | |||||||
Bolt pistol [pistol] | 12" | 1 | 2+ | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
Master-crafted scoped bolt carbine | |||||||
Master-crafted scoped bolt carbine | 24" | 2 | 2+ | 4 | 0 | 2 | |
MELEE WEAPONS | RANGE | A | WS | S | AP | D | |
Paired combat blades [sustained hits 1] | |||||||
Paired combat blades [sustained hits 1] | Melee | 5 | 2+ | 4 | 0 | 1 |
RANGED WEAPONS | RANGE | A | BS | S | AP | D | |
Bolt pistol [pistol] | |||||||
Bolt pistol [pistol] | 12" | 1 | 3+ | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
Smite – witchfire [psychic] | |||||||
Smite – witchfire [psychic] | 24" | D6 | 3+ | 5 | -1 | D3 | |
Smite – focused witchfire [devastating wounds, hazardous, psychic] | |||||||
Smite – focused witchfire [devastating wounds, hazardous, psychic] | 24" | D6 | 3+ | 6 | -2 | D3 | |
MELEE WEAPONS | RANGE | A | WS | S | AP | D | |
Force weapon [psychic] | |||||||
Force weapon [psychic] | Melee | 4 | 3+ | 6 | -1 | D3 |
RANGED WEAPONS | RANGE | A | BS | S | AP | D | |
Bolt pistol [pistol] | |||||||
Bolt pistol [pistol] | 12" | 1 | 3+ | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
Marksman bolt carbine [heavy] | |||||||
Marksman bolt carbine [heavy] | 24" | 2 | 3+ | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
MELEE WEAPONS | RANGE | A | WS | S | AP | D | |
Close combat weapon | |||||||
Close combat weapon | Melee | 3 | 3+ | 4 | 0 | 1 |
RANGED WEAPONS | RANGE | A | BS | S | AP | D | |
Accelerator autocannon [heavy] | |||||||
Accelerator autocannon [heavy] | 48" | 3 | 4+ | 8 | -1 | 2 | |
Bolt pistol [pistol] | |||||||
Bolt pistol [pistol] | 12" | 1 | 3+ | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
MELEE WEAPONS | RANGE | A | WS | S | AP | D | |
Close combat weapon | |||||||
Close combat weapon | Melee | 3 | 3+ | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Many armies employ reconnaissance units who can sit concealed, waiting for the right moment to strike.
During deployment, if every model in a unit has this ability, then when you set it up, it can be set up anywhere on the battlefield that is more than 9" horizontally away from the enemy deployment zone and all enemy models.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.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".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.The PHOBOS keyword is used in the following Strike Team Solarien datasheets:
Certain weapons are the bane of a particular foe.
Weapons with [ANTI-KEYWORD X+] in their profile are known as Anti weapons. Each time an attack is made with such a weapon against a target with the keyword after the word ‘Anti-’, an unmodified Wound roll of ‘x+’ scores a Critical Wound.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.In battle, Space Marines swear mighty oaths to destroy the enemies of the Emperor and uphold the honour of their Chapter, and such vows are sacrosanct. When the Angels of Death strike, they do so with the precision of a surgeon and the force of a thunderbolt. Experience and strategic expertise help them to read the shifting shape of the battle with post-human speed and clarity, directing their wrath towards one priority target after another. Command assets are annihilated, leaving the enemy reeling leaderless. Heavy armour, potent artillery and the vaunted elites of the foe’s forces are laid waste with horrifying speed, until the Emperor’s Angels of Death stand victorious over a field of smouldering wreckage and bolt-riddled corpses, and honour is finally satisfied.
At the start of your Command phase, select one unit from your opponent’s army. Until the start of your next Command phase, that enemy unit is your Oath of Moment target. Each time a model with this ability makes an attack that targets your Oath of Moment target, you can re-roll the Hit roll.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.Scouts form the vanguard of many armies. Unnoticed by the enemy, they range ahead of the main force.
Some units have ‘Scouts x"’ listed in their abilities. If every model in a unit has this ability, then at the start of the first battle round, before the first turn begins, it can make a Normal move of up to x" as if it were your Movement phase – as can any DEDICATED TRANSPORT model such a unit starts the battle embarked within (provided only models with this ability are embarked within that DEDICATED TRANSPORT model). A unit that moves using this ability must end that move more than 9" horizontally away from all enemy models. If both players have units that can do this, the player who is taking the first turn moves their units first.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.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’.The ADEPTUS ASTARTES keyword is used in the following Strike Team Solarien datasheets:
The INFANTRY keyword is used in the following Strike Team Solarien datasheets:
The CHARACTER keyword is used in the following Strike Team Solarien datasheets:
The IMPERIUM keyword is used in the following Strike Team Solarien datasheets:
The PHOBOS keyword is used in the following Strike Team Solarien datasheets:
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):
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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.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.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.Heavy weapons are amongst the biggest guns on the battlefield, but require bracing to fire at full effect and are unwieldy to bring to bear at close quarters.
Weapons with [HEAVY] in their profile are known as Heavy weapons. Each time an attack is made with such a weapon, if the attacking model’s unit Remained Stationary this turn, add 1 to that attack’s Hit roll.The SMOKE keyword is used in the following Strike Team Solarien datasheets: