Vigilus and its neighbouring systems within the Nachmund Sub-sector are the last islands of Imperial resistance at the northern end of the vital Nachmund Gauntlet. This huge corridor of space is one of the few known channels that connects the two halves of the galaxy, now divided by the Cicatrix Maledictum - the Great Rift. No one knows for certain how this seemingly stable region came about, though there are whispers of towering, black obelisks that pulse with arcane power buried deep under Vigilus’ surface. While the surrounding violent storms have rent reality and swallowed entire sectors and thousands of worlds in their seething embrace, the Nachmund Gauntlet remains navigable. Yet it is no sanctuary. To the Imperium, it is a last, desperate lifeline - their best means of breaking through the Great Rift from the Imperium Sanctus, and sending aid to the nightmarish and embattled region of the Imperium Nihilus.

However, this lifeline - stretching from the relative sanity of the Imperium Sanctus - is also an exposed artery to its beating heart. Imperial commanders, planetary governors, keen-minded strategos and even the High Lords of Terra themselves understand the immense strategic importance of holding the Gauntlet. It must be held not only for the sake of Mankind’s future across the galaxy, but also to protect Holy Terra itself. Yet a keener intellect still - darker and far more ancient - has other plans for the Nachmund Gauntlet, and Vigilus is only the latest step in a long-crafted scheme of conquest. Abaddon the Despoiler, Warmaster and Lord of the Black Legion of Heretic Astartes, first invaded Vigilus in the wake of Ork hordes and Genestealer Cults uprisings. The warlord unleashed a devastating apocalypse against the planet, but his swift conquest was averted by the Imperium through the sacrifice of a great hero and a blow to Abaddon’s pride.

Now, the Warmaster’s plans have refocused on his wider strategy. Abaddon seeks to control the entire Nachmund Gauntlet, stranding Imperial forces on either side and luring them into a war to retake it that they can ill afford. There are some who even think he seeks to understand by what means the Gauntlet is held open at alL While his ambition stretches out. Abaddon has issued edicts to conquer Vigilus in his name. Though his initial invasion was rebuffed, the planet’s defences were sorely weakened. Xenos raiders still plague Vigilus. Many companies of Space Marines have left to redeploy to other war zones. At the same time, many surrounding systems have been overwhelmed, and Vigilus has become a haven for surviving forces of Astra Militarum, Knight households and the Adeptus Mechanicus. The Wardens of the Gauntlet still maintain a defensive presence around Vigilus and will not see it lost without a fight. Darkness and despair crowd around the guttering beacon of hope that Vigilus once embodied, circling like vultures sensing the end of a dying beast. If Vigilus falls, the last hopes of those within the Imperium Nihilus could be snuffed out.

Where one-off games against favoured opponents and new foes alike offer plenty of fun and enjoyment, campaigns are something special, adding even more excitement, consequence and narrative to every tabletop clash. By entering a campaign you get to play not just one game, but a series of interlinked battles. You’re not just playing to see who wins, but to seize hard-fought territory or resources, avenge an earlier defeat or earn fresh rewards for your army. Before each battle, you determine context; where the conflict is taking place, why, and what stakes and consequences it will have. At each game’s end you discover what cost the battle has levied on your forces, and what experience or potent relics they have gained. If participating as part of a team, you play knowing your fellow campaign commanders are battling at the same time on nearby tabletops, all of you fighting for the same goal. It is an exciting and immersive experience.

At its heart, playing in a campaign is a narrative experience that forges war stories you and your fellow commanders will share for years to come. It can be the highlight of an entire gaming year and can spawn future events where you revisit old grudges or beloved settings. Whether you’re completely new to campaign gaming, or a veteran looking for a new thrill, all you need to do is gather your armies and read on to discover how to get the most out of War Zone Nachmund: Vigilus Alone.

Introduction

A War of Faith campaign allows a group of players to get together, form alliances and play a series of games. It is split into campaign phases, each of which takes part in the key regions of Vigilus, or on the symbolically critical planetoid of Hearthlack. There can be any number of campaign phases, split across the three locations as the Campaign Master sees fit. Each battle will be fought with unique rules inspired by the key stages in War Zone Nachmund Gauntlet. At the end of each campaign phase, the balance of power in each locale will shift, the alliance with the most war zone points achieving victory in that phase and pushing back their foes. A new phase then begins, with each alliance trying to keep their foe on the back foot or stem the onslaught.

Campaign Master

A War of Faith campaign is best run with a Campaign Master. This is a heroic individual who takes on the mobilisation and organisation of the campaign so that the other players can focus on playing games. A Campaign Master is in a privileged position that offers a degree of leadership to the individual who takes on the role; however, its primary purpose is to facilitate a smooth and enjoyable experience for all players involved. A Campaign Master can indeed play in the campaign, but in larger campaigns that include a multitude of players, it may be they prefer to solely oversee the campaign rather than play in it.

Over this page we will refer to the Campaign Master and how they can go about organising a War of Faith campaign. Campaign Master’s Edicts are useful tools and rules ideas that the Campaign Master can use to add further excitement to the campaign. If this is the first campaign for many of the players, or they would otherwise prefer to keep things as simple as possible, then these are not necessary for a War of Faith campaign. Otherwise, they are a useful tool for players to get the most out of a War of Faith campaign.

Ways to Play

The first step in the War of Faith campaign is for the Campaign Master to determine the type of play for the campaign: open, matched or narrative play. The Campaign Master will also need to determine the battle size (or battle sizes) that will be used in the campaign, and which mission packs they will draw missions from. It is important for the Campaign Master to specify these from the outset so that each player knows what to expect from the campaign before committing to it. We would always encourage a Campaign Master to take advice from their proposed group of players on which type of play is preferred, and what size armies players are able to muster for the Faction or Factions they wish to use for the duration. Taking part in a campaign of this type is a collaborative effort and requires agreement and cooperation from all involved to ensure that it runs smoothly, and that the maximum amount of enjoyment can be experienced by each participant.

Players and Alliances

Once a Campaign Master has stepped forward, their first task in organising a War of Faith campaign is to gather the players and sort them into alliances. The system is flexible enough to support various numbers of people; an experienced Campaign Master could run the campaign for dozens of gamers, and equally just two players could use the system to tie the results of their regular games together into a greater whole. The campaign is at its best, however, with a small group of like-minded and enthusiastic players who can meet on a regular basis, and who can be evenly distributed across two alliances.

The two alliances should be organised evenly and, where possible, based on the Faction being played, so have a chat with the group to determine this. Once players are assigned to an alliance, their army is committed to the cause and will do their all to achieve victory. For this reason, players should play the same Faction throughout the campaign. If they wish to change their Faction, they can do so at the Campaign Master’s discretion. The alliances are as follows:

Imperial: Vigilus and its surrounding system are still nominally held by the Imperium, with their forces engaged on all fronts ensuring the tide of traitors does not overwhelm them. These desperate defenders draw upon strong reserves of faith and determination to ensure that the system is not lost forever to the servants of the Dark Gods. Any army with the IMPERIUM keyword is best suited to this alliance, as well as any who would seek to thwart the machinations of the gods of the warp.

Chaos: The many varied forces of Chaos share a strong need to subjugate Vigilus once and for all. Alongside these, many other forces would benefit from the disruption a Chaos victory would bring, from the Orkish hordes, who seek constant warfare against the strongest foes, to the Drukhari raiders, who would seek to take advantage to reap a toll of captives and terror from the population. Any army without the IMPERIUM keyword is best suited to this alliance.

These alliances allow for a well-rounded campaign, with each side battling back and forth for dominance.

At the end of each campaign phase, the Campaign Master will reveal which alliance has been victorious in each war zone. If the Imperial alliance is victorious in a war zone, the Campaign Master moves the marker a number of steps downwards on the appropriate tracker. If the Chaos alliance is victorious in a war zone, the Campaign Master moves the marker a number of steps upwards on the appropriate tracker.

A War of Faith campaign is split into a number of phases. Before the campaign begins, the Campaign Master should determine the number of phases in the campaign. Once the final phase ends, the winning alliance is determined and the campaign ends.

A campaign can be a long and expansive experience where each campaign phase takes place over a month, with many battles fought and mighty heroes lost to the fires of war. Equally, it can be a short and focused campaign played over a weekend, with each campaign phase consisting of just one battle representing the key moments of the conflict. Ultimately, the Campaign Master should determine a campaign length that best suits the gaming group taking part, thinking about how regularly they can meet and how many games they are likely to play.

As a guide, we recommend ensuring that each participant is able to play at least one battle in each phase. Whilst it is tempting to plan out an epic campaign for galactic domination, we recommend keeping your campaign to 5-7 phases. If, at the end of the final phase, all the players are thirsting for more war, the Campaign Master can always decide to add an extra phase (or start a new campaign altogether).

Campaign Phases

During each campaign phase, any player can play more than one battle if they wish. The result of each battle is about more than just personal glory. Your presence contributes to the success of your alliance in the greater war. This is achieved with war zone points. Each time you play a game, your alliance earns war zone points as follows:


For example, if you play a Combat Patrol game and win, your alliance earns a total of 3 war zone points. It is the players’ responsibility to determine how many war zone points are earned. They then report their results and which war zone their battle took place in to the Campaign Master, who keeps a record of each alliance’s total war zone points for each war zone. Once the current stage of the campaign phase comes to an end, the Campaign Master then moves the marker for each war zone along the track one space based on which alliance scored the most war zone points in that. war zone. If an alliance’s war zone points total for a war zone is double or more the war zone points total of the other alliance, the Campaign Master moves that marker two spaces instead. If the alliances are tied for the most war zone points, that marker does not move at the end of that phase.

Arranging Games

To play a game, a player must arrange one with a player from the opposing alliance. When they meet on the battlefield, they follow the battle sequence as specified in their mission pack, with the following exception:

• At the start of the Determine Mission step, the players should agree which war zone their battle will take place in. If the players cannot agree, they should roll off. The battle takes place in the winners’ preferred war zone.
• Instead of selecting a mission as normal, the players can then select to play that war zone’s Legendary Mission.

Once the players have finished their game and determined the victor, they earn war zone points for their alliance, as detailed above.

The Campaign Master has a few options concerning how players are matched up for games. They can leave the players to arrange games themselves, with challenges thrown down and honour at stake. This is perhaps the simplest way of arranging games, and lets the campaign progress naturally with plenty of friendly rivalries to go with it!

Alternatively, it may be appropriate to introduce more structure to the matchups. For example, a matchup schedule will ensure that everyone gets an equal amount of games. Or, in campaigns with a large amount of players, breaking each alliance into smaller subgroups that are then matched against their enemies can make arranging games even simpler. The Campaign Master might also choose to ignore part of the additional step above, and allocate each pairing or group to a specific war zone. This can also add to the narrative, as you can imagine each group battling in a different area of the Vigilus System, wherever their commanders send them!

Additional Keywords

While a player is part of the Imperial alliance, units from that player’s army are considered to have the IMPERIAL ALLIANCE keyword.

While a player is part of the Chaos alliance, units from that player’s army are considered to have the CHAOS ALLIANCE keyword.

If you are using the Crusade system for your campaign, the first time a unit from your Order of Battle is included in your army roster for a battle as part of this campaign, that unit gains the appropriate keyword instead. Make a note on that unit’s Crusade card. These keywords are not lost at the end of the campaign.

Winning the Campaign

Once the final phase of the campaign ends, the campaign has reached its conclusion. Alliances have had victories in the various campaign phases, and these victories determine the overall winner of the War of Faith campaign. The final position of the markers in each war zone provides each alliance with a number of Strategic Victory points (see below).

Though the lava fields of Storvhal no longer echo with the screams of the daemonic, the tortured landscape rumbles with unstable tectonic energy in the wake of Fabricator Vorsch’s great gambit.

If you are using this war zone ability, at the end of the Creating the Battlefield step, players should set up two sets of markers and number them 1-6, as shown on the map below. These are known as tectonic locations. Each player has 6 tectonic locations (Imperial alliance player’s tectonic locations are shown in green, Chaos alliance player’s tectonic locations are shown in red).

MISSION RULES

Forces
When playing this mission, the player from the Chaos alliance should be the Defender. The player from the Imperial alliance should be the Attacker.

Corrupted Strongpoints
If the mission pack you are playing has the Place Objective Markers step before the Create the Battlefield step, swap the order of these two steps for this mission. During the Place Objective Markers step, the Defender sets up 5 objective markers on the battlefield. Each must be set up within an Area Terrain feature if possible, or within 1" of a non-Area Terrain feature. A maximum of two of these markers can be set up in the Defender’s deployment zone. While a unit from the Attacker’s army is within 3" of a terrain feature that has an objective marker that is not aflame (see below) within 1" of it, each time a Combat Attrition test is made for that unit, subtract 1 from that Combat Attrition test.

Units from the Attacker’s army can perform the following action:

Purging Fire (Action): One INFANTRY unit from your army can start to perform this action at the end of your Command phase if it is within range of an objective marker. This action is completed at the end of your turn. If this action is completed, that objective marker is considered to be aflame.

At the end of each battle round, each player rolls one D6 for each unit from their army that is within 1" of a terrain feature that has an aflame objective marker within 1" of it. On a 1, that unit suffers 1 mortal wound for every 5 models that unit contains.

MISSION RULES

Forces
When playing this mission, the player from the Chaos alliance should be the Defender. The player from the Imperial alliance should be the Attacker.

Deactivated Crown Objective Marker
The deactivated crown objective marker has the following ability. The range of this ability is equal to 6" for each remaining energy node objective marker:

Abyssal Energies (Aura):

• While a CHAOS unit is within range of this ability, each time a Psychic test is taken for that unit, add 1 to that Psychic test.
• Each time a unit from the Attacker’s army that is within range of this ability suffers Perils of the Warp, that unit suffers 3 mortal wounds instead of D3.

Units from the Attacker’s army can perform the following action:

Demolish Energy Nodes (Action): One unit from your army can start to perform this action at the end of your Movement phase if it is within range of an energy node objective marker. It cannot start this action while there are any enemy units (excluding AIRCRAFT units and units with the Fortification Battlefield Role) in range of the same objective marker. This action is completed at the end of your turn. If this action is completed, that objective marker is considered to be demolished.

MISSION RULES

Forces
When playing this mission, the player from the Chaos alliance should be the Attacker. The player from the Imperial alliance should be the Defender.

Objective Markers
The objective markers in this mission represent atmosphere generator control panels. During the Create the Battlefield step, we recommend setting up a building or ruins terrain feature adjacent to each objective marker.

Units from the Attacker’s army can perform the following action:

Corrupt Generator (Action): One unit from your army can start to perform this action at the end of your Movement phase if it is within range of an objective marker you control. This action is completed at the end of your turn. If this action is completed, that objective marker is considered to be corrupted.

Units from the Defender’s army can perform the following action:

Purge Generator (Action): One unit from your army can start to perform this action at the end of your Movement phase if it is within range of a corrupted objective marker. This action is completed at the end of your turn. If this action is completed, that objective marker is no longer considered to be corrupted.

Critical Location

High command has dictated that a specific war zone holds significant military value. Whether some vital resource has been discovered, a senior enemy commander has been spotted there, or the region has become an iconic symbol of the wars outcome is not yet clear. What is certain is that your forces must be poured into this region to wrest and maintain its control at all costs.

At the start of any campaign phase, the Campaign Master can declare one or more war zones to be critical locations to one or more of the alliances. They may do this to encourage more players to fight battles in a certain war zone, or to help one alliance which was being overwhelmed in the previous campaign phase.

When the Campaign Master declares one or more critical locations, they should also declare the bonus for victory in this location, as well as which alliance or alliances that bonus is available to.

This bonus is entirely at the Campaign Masters discretion, but examples could include:

• Additional war zone points for winning or playing a game in the specified war zone.
• If the campaign is using the Crusade system, the Campaign Master can award additional Victor Bonuses, Experience points or Requisition points for victories in the specified war zone.
• Victories of particular magnitude earn additional war zone points.
• The victor in a specific war zone during a phase gains a bonus in the next phase. This could be bonus war zone points or could be an in-game ability, such as the ability to use certain types of Stratagems for 1 fewer CP, or if you are using the Crusade system, additional Requisition points for victories in that war zone.

Concealed Deployment

Many battlefields throughout the system are cursed with drifting ash clouds, empyric miasmas or dense atmospheric fumes. Armies from all sides have been known to take advantage of this, opportunistically moving troops into position under cover of these conditions, while fire lines are obscured and sensors befuddled, before signalling the attack.

Concealed Deployment is a means by which one or both sides have chosen to deploy their forces in hiding at the start of the battle, forcing their foes to commit to battle without truly knowing what they will face. At the start of a phase, the Campaign Master can choose for this rule to be in effect in one or more war zones, at their discretion. These rules explain how to place units into Concealed Deployment, as well as how to reveal them and set them up on the battlefield.

Concealed Deployment Counters

Next, you must assign a unique number for each unit from your army that you placed into Concealed Deployment, and make a note of this on your army roster. During deployment, instead of setting up a Concealed Deployment unit on the battlefield, you instead set up a counter with that units number on it face down (you can alternatively place a number or dice next to the counter, just so long as it corresponds to one of your Concealed Deployment units and is kept secret from your opponent for now), These counters must be set up within your deployment zone - if the unit has a rule that enables it to be set up elsewhere on the battlefield, that rule cannot be used.

Revealing Concealed Units

Once both players have finished deploying, but before either player uses any rules that would trigger ‘at the end’ of deployment, the players must reveal their concealed units. To do so, starting with the Attacker, the players alternate selecting one of their Concealed Deployment counters, flipping it over to reveal its number and setting up the corresponding unit. Each time they do so, the first model in the unit being set up must be placed touching the corresponding marker, and the entire unit must be set up wholly within the player’s own deployment zone. That Concealed Deployment counter is then removed. If one player has no Concealed Deployment counters left to reveal, their opponent then reveals all their remaining counters in any order they choose, as described above.

LIGHT OF DONTORIA

This simple icon, worn upon the bearer’s armour or around their neck, was seen carried by some who showed particular zeal during the Purging of Dontoria, or who were inspired by the hivesprawl’s distant inferno to conduct violent purgation of their own. Its holy form was thrice-blessed by Saint Celestine herself, and is anathema to the corrupt and the diabolic. It blazes with a burning light, fired by the warrior’s soul, searing and blinding the servants of darkness that stand against them.

IMPERIAL ALLIANCE model only.

At the end of the Fight phase, roll one D6 for each enemy unit that is within 3" of the bearer, adding 1 to the result if that unit is a CHAOS unit, and 2 to the result if it is a DAEMON unit. On a 6+, that unit suffers 1 mortal wound.

THE ARMOUR OF STORVHAL

This single, embossed plate is all that remains of a masterwork war suit crafted by the Tech-Priests who guarded the energy farms of Storvhal. Its esoteric alloys were smelted in the hivesprawl’s volcanic forges, and quenched in sigma-grade coolant. Inlaid with microactuators and thermo-harmonic emitters, this plate is nigh-unbreakable.

IMPERIAL ALLIANCE model only.

• Improve the bearer’s Save characteristic by 1 (to a maximum of 2+).
• Each time an attack is made against the bearer, roll one D6: on a 4+, subtract 1 from the Damage characteristic of that attack (to a minimum of 1).

VIAL OF THE HALO WORLD

This small ampoule - filled in the Cathedrum of Saint Calgar with a small portion of the golden atmosphere of Hearthlack - is held in great regard by the pious, its radiance blessing their holy strikes.

IMPERIAL ALLIANCE model only. The bearer has the following ability:

Vial of the Halo World (Aura): While a friendly IMPERIAL ALLIANCE CORE unit is within 6" of the bearer, each time a model in that unit makes a melee attack, re-roll a hit roll of 1.

This section contains the following additional rules:

BANNERS OF RENOWN
Many of the banners that flutter above the Adeptus Astartes as they make war are ancient and storied relics that have stood over battlefields for millennia and seen victories uncounted. These new Crusade rules supplement the Crusade rules found in Codex: Space Marines and allow you upgrade Ancients with powerful upgrades to the banner they carry into battle.

Gaining Religious Fervour Points

At the end of each battle during the Fervour stage, gain Religious Fervour points for each of the following. When you do so, add that number to your tally.

• If you won or drew the battle, gain D3+3 Religious Fervour points.
• If you lost the battle, gain D3 Religious Fervour points.
• If the enemy WARLORD was destroyed, gain D3 Religious Fervour points.
• If any enemy CHAOS units were destroyed, gain D3 Religious Fervour points.

Losing Religious Fervour Points

At the end of each battle during the Retribution stage, lose Religious Fervour points for each of the following. When you do so, subtract that number from your tally.

• If you lost or drew the battle, lose D6 Religious Fervour points.
• If your WARLORD was destroyed, lose D3 Religious Fervour points.
• If any units from your army that were destroyed by a CHAOS unit failed an Out of Action test, lose D3 Religious Fervour points.

LEGENDARY RELIC
An ARMY OF FAITH CHARACTER of Legendary rank can be given the following Legendary Relic instead of one of the ones presented in the Warhammer 40,000 Core Book. In addition, in order to give a model a Legendary Relic, you must also pay 1 Requisition point (if you do not have enough Requisition points, you cannot give that model a Legendary Relic). Add 2 to a unit’s total Crusade points for each Legendary Relic it has - this is in addition to the +1 from gaining a Battle Honour, for a total of +3.

The Blade of Retribution

This large power sword has variously been identified as the double-handed blade wielded by Canoness Hrethnar’s most senior Palatine, the duelling sabre carried by a warrior of the Black Templars as they fought the Black Legion at Saint’s Haven and the heirloom weapon of vanished Proctor-Commander Venedar. When discovered, the broken blade was buried in the chest of a hulking traitor of Abaddon’s legion. Reverently gathered, the shards were laid before the altar of the Tower of St Barthom, and a prayer of retribution spoken over the fragments. After Celestine’s miraculous appearance, the sword was found reformed, glowing with an inner light, ready to destroy the foul heretics anew.

ARMY OF FAITH model with blessed blade, power sword or master-crafted power sword only. This Relic replaces a blessed blade, power sword or master-crafted power sword and has the following profile:

Abilities

During the Fervour stage, instead of any Chapter Tactics, Order Convictions or Regimental Doctrines, ARMY OF FAITH units from your army have the following ability:

Faith in the Emperor

• Add 1 to the Leadership characteristic of models with this ability.
• Each time a unit with this ability is selected to shoot or fight, you can re-roll one hit roll when resolving that unit’s attacks.

Requisitions

If your Army of Faith Crusade force is in the Fervour stage, you can spend Requisition points (RPs) on any of the following Requisitions in addition to those presented in the Warhammer 40,000 Core Book.

Agendas

If your Crusade army is in the Fervour stage and includes any ARMY OF FAITH units, you can select the Army of Faith Agenda, listed below. This is a new category of Agendas, and follows all the normal rules for Agendas (for example, when you select Agendas, you cannot choose more than one from each category).

Abilities

During the Retribution phase, instead of any Chapter Tactics, Order Convictions or Regimental Doctrines, ARMY OF FAITH units from your army have the following ability:

Crusading Wrath

• Add 1" to the Move characteristic of models with this ability.
• Each time a unit with this ability is selected to shoot or fight, you can re-roll one wound roll when resolving that unit’s attacks.

Agendas

If your Crusade army is in the Retribution stage and includes any ARMY OF FAITH units, you can select the Army of Faith Agenda, listed below. This is a new category of Agendas, and follows all the normal rules for Agendas (for example, when you select Agendas, you cannot choose more than one from each category).

Theatres of War offer a unique and exciting way to represent a wide array of different battlefield environments on the tabletop, some more extreme than others, and can be incorporated into any games of Warhammer 40,000 that you might play. The Fronteris Theatre of War is highly customisable, offering options to replicate many of the oppressive conditions assailing warriors on these worlds. When incorporating a Theatre of War into your games, you can choose to roll randomly on the various tables that it contains, thereby ensuring a different experience every time you play, or you can select the options that you find most appropriate for the conflict that you and your opponent are trying to represent.

Atmospheric Effects

Before the battle, after the battlefield has been created, one player should roll one D6 and consult the table below, or agree on the most suitable option. The result is an additional rule for the battle.

1. ACIDIC DELUGE

The atmospheres of some worlds are dangerously corrosive, ensuring that any structures must be sturdily built and chemically resistant. Troops battling on these worlds find even the most sturdy protective equipment disintegrating under the incessant erosion.

After the battlefield has been created, players should agree which Area Terrain features on the battlefield should be considered to be sheltered (this should be terrain features which are covered from above, have a roof, or otherwise would allow models to be covered from above) and if necessary, adjust the terrain set up to ensure these are evenly distributed across the battlefield. Each player should also keep a Corrosion tally for each unit from their army. At the end of each battle round, each unit that is not wholly within a sheltered terrain feature gains 1 mark on their Corrosion tally. Once a unit has three marks on its Corrosion tally, until the end of the battle, each time you make an armour saving throw for a model in that unit, subtract 1 from the result.

3. ABRASIVE DUST STORM

Deadly, high-speed dust storms that can abrade even rigid structures are common on many Fronteris worlds that lack dense habitations to shelter within. While rugged buildings can often resist the effects for years, newcomers to these worlds find exposed flesh is quickly torn, their equipment clogged with gritty dust, blocking heat vents and causing dangerous munitions to jam.

Each time a model makes a ranged attack, on an unmodified hit roll of 1, roll one D6: on a 1, that model suffers 1 mortal wound after resolving all of its attacks.

4. BLASTING GALES

Subject to complex solar and magnetic interactions, this world is prone to particularly violent winds, demolishing lighter structures. These cyclonic gusts hamper the movement of warriors in their path, and affect the accuracy of ranged weaponry fired at anything over the shortest distances.

• Each time a model makes a ranged attack, if the target is more than 12" from that model, subtract 1 from that attack’s hit roll.
• Subtract 1 from charge rolls.

5. CHILLING BLIZZARD

On certain worlds, far from a star’s warmth or subject to strange endothermic phenomena, thick and well-insulated structures are required to overcome the biting cold atmosphere. Such weather also grips warriors on the ground, as blizzards restrict visibility and freezing temperatures foul delicate communications gear.

Subtract 3" from the range of Aura abilities.

6. BATTERING HAILSTORM

On this planet, a millennia-old hailstorm is a deadly threat to life. Shards of ice, some razor sharp and the size of a fist, blaze from the skies at terrific speeds. While they might shatter against a sturdy structure, exposed warriors find themselves pulverised or sliced in two by these deadly projectiles.

After the battlefield has been created, players should agree which Area Terrain features on the battlefield should be considered to be sheltered (this should be terrain features which are covered from above, have a root, or otherwise would allow models to be covered from above) and if necessary, adjust the terrain set up to ensure these are evenly distributed across the battlefield. At the end of each battle round, roll one D6 for each unit from your army that is not wholly within a sheltered terrain feature. On a 2-3, that unit suffers 1 mortal wound. On a 1, that unit suffers D3 mortal wounds.

Alliances: For a War of Faith Campaign, players are organised into teams, known as alliances. The results of each of their games contribute to their alliance’s overall result.

Army of Faith: A series of rules for Imperial Crusade armies, made up of various Factions unified by their strength of faith in the Emperor.

Army of Renown: A variant army list for a Faction that can be used in your games of Warhammer 40,000 to represent a specialised force. It must be Battle-forged, cannot include any Specialist Detachments, and will have other specific restrictions that must be adhered to. Doing so, however, will provide you with unique benefits.

Banners of Renown: A series of additional Crusade rules allowing ADEPTUS ASTARTES ANCIENT models to gain upgrades and damage effects for their mighty banners.

Campaign Master: The individual who organises and runs a War of Faith campaign.

Campaign Master’s Edicts: Optional rules for a Campaign Master to use when running a War of Faith campaign.

Campaign Phase: A War of Faith campaign is split into a number of phases, determined by the Campaign Master, in which players play games.

Codex Supplement: Order of the Bloody Rose: Additional rules for ADEPTA SORORITAS Detachments drawn from the Order Militant of the ORDER OF THE BLOODY ROSE.

Fervour Stage: A stage for an Army of Faith Crusade army in which it accumulates Religious Fervour points.

Legendary Missions: Unique missions played as part of a War of Faith campaign inspired by a key event from War Zone Nachmund: Vigilus Alone.

Theatre of War: Fronteris: Unique atmospheric effects for use in your battles on battlefields featuring Battlezone Fronteris terrain features.

Tools of the Vanguard: Additional wargear options for INFILTRATOR SQUAD and INCURSOR SQUAD units as part of a VANGUARD SPEARHEAD Army of Renown.

Retribution Stage: A stage for an Army of Faith Crusade army in which it spends its accumulated Religious Fervour points.

Strategic Victory Points: At the end of a War of Faith campaign phase, each alliance scores a number of Strategic Victory points based on the position of each war zone tracker. These determine the overall winner of the campaign.

War of Faith Campaign: A campaign system for your games of Warhammer 40,000 inspired by the events of War Zone Nachmund: Vigilus Alone.