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Demonic Aura Grenade

Range8"
Keywords

GRENADE, SCATTER, IGNORE ARMOUR, ASSAULT, IGNORE COVER, BLAST 3"

Deadly Light: Double the number of
Blood Markers
placed next to a model by an Injury Roll for an attack made with a Demonic Aura Grenade. In addition, an Injury Roll is made for all models that are within 3" of the target point when the Demonic Aura Grenade explodes, even if interposing terrain blocks the line of sight.

Lore

t is theorised this horrific grenade is based on the same technology as the weapon that destroyed the city of Antioch. Its explosion seems to cause no physical damage, but releases an eerie, bright green light that brings rapid, agonizing death to those caught within its reach. Why the Heretics do not use the grenades in greater numbers remains a mystery.

Frag Grenades

Range8"
Keywords

GRENADE, ASSAULT, SHRAPNEL, BLAST 2", IGNORE COVER, IGNORE LONG RANGE

Lore

Fragmentation grenades or hand bombs are a staple of trench warfare. Usually referred to as frag grenades, they can kill the enemy underground or behind cover. They can also force the enemy into the open, providing targets for rifle and machine gun fire.

Gas Grenades

Range8"
Keywords

GRENADE, ASSAULT, GAS, IGNORE ARMOUR, IGNORE COVER, IGNORE LONG RANGE, -1 INJURY DICE, BLAST 3"

Lore

Gas grenades are insidious weapons, attacking the lungs and other internal organs with noxious fumes. Devil alchemists of the Fifth Circle are especially clever in creating these fiendish and hated weapons.

Holy Grenade

Range8"
Keywords

GRENADE, ASSAULT, SHRAPNEL, BLAST 2"

Spirit of Vengance: Add
+1 Injury Dice
to rolls against models that have the
Black Grail
or
Demonic
Keyword.

Lore

The shells of these grenades are forged from the church bells of the original city of Antioch, and imbued with the Lord’s spirit of vengeance against all evil, (such as animals possessed by demons).

Incendiary Grenades

Range8"
Keywords

GRENADE, ASSAULT, FIRE, IGNORE COVER, IGNORE LONG RANGE

Liquid Fire: If the Success Roll for a Ranged Attack made with an Incendiary Grenade is a Critical Success then the Injury Roll for the attack has the
Ignore Armour
Keyword.

Lore

Incendiary grenades can set their target alight with sulphur, phosphorous or flammable gas captured from the Lake of Fire in the Seventh Circle of Hell.

Molotov Cocktail

Range6"
Keywords

FIRE, ASSAULT, GRENADE, IGNORE COVER, IGNORE LONG RANGE, -1 INJURY DICE

Liquid Fire: If the Success Roll for a Ranged Attack made with an Incendiary Grenade is a Critical Success then the Injury Roll for the attack has the
Ignore Armour
Keyword.

Lore

Developed on the desperate Finnish battle frontier against ice demons, this improvised weapon consists of a glass bottle containing a flammable substance such as gasoline, alcohol or a napalm-like mixture plus a source of ignition.

Parasite Grenades

Range8"
Keywords

ASSAULT, GRENADE, IGNORE COVER, IGNORE LONG RANGE

Terrifying Hallucinations: If a Parasite Grenade hits a target, after resolving the Injury Roll, you can move the target model 3". The move must be in a straight line, but can be in any direction, and can be used to make the model move within 1" of an enemy, make a retreat move, Climb, Jump, or Jump Down. The model cannot make a Diving Charge and does not count as charging if it finishes the move within 1" of an enemy model.

Lore

Gifted from the Lord of the Flies, these grenades are filled with parasitic mind worms whose bites cause fever dreams and terrifying hallucinations. They are used to force the mortals away from the safety of defended bunkers and trenches.

Satchel Charge

Range6"
Keywords

HEAVY, CONSUMABLE, GRENADE, IGNORE ARMOUR, SCATTER, IGNORE COVER, BLAST 3", +1 INJURY DICE

Heavy Explosive: Once during a game, a model with a Satchel Charge can use it to make a Ranged Attack.

Lore

Battlefield explosives designed to break apart enemy fortifications and to crack even the toughest of armour.

War-Cross

Range8"
Keywords

ASSAULT, IGNORE LONG RANGE

Lore

A warcross (also known as a wurfkreuz in the Holy Roman Empire) is a fourpronged throwing weapon in the shape of a cross. It is engraved with prayers and psalms that guide it on an unerring path.