Knights of Avarice
Warbands who follow the Prince of Greed call themselves the Knights of Avarice. Such Heretics display their wealth extravagantly. They are festooned with chains of gold and the finest silk cloaks; their armour is gilded and decorated with precious stones, and the handles of their great coin hammers are crafted of the rarest of wood. Despite the opulent wealth on display, their finery is tarnished by blood and soot that spews from the Hellgate, and the delicate artistic filigree of their golden masks is both terrible and beautiful in equal measure. In combat, they favour hammers and clubs that break bones but leave flesh and blood intact, alongside poison gas and highly accurate rifles. They scorn crude and destructive fire or explosive weapons that could damage any objects of value.
Many merchants, traders, and moneylenders within the Faithful nations are followers of Mammon and secretly supply the Knights of Avarice with their wares.
Faction Rules
Captains
Worldly wealth becomes the target of this curse, gradually crushing its victim under its weight. A Knights of Avarice Heretic Priest can take a Price of Greed ACTION. If they do so, take a Risky Success Roll for the model. If the roll is a Failure, the Knights of Avarice Heretic Priest’s Activation ends immediately. If the roll is a Success or Critical Success, make an Injury Roll for an enemy model that is within 12" of the model taking the Price of Greed ACTION and in its line of sight. Add +1 INJURY DICE to the roll if the Success Roll was a Critical Success, and add +1 DICE to the roll for each -1 INJURY MODIFIER that applies to the target (the -1 INJURY MODIFIER still applies). For example, if the target had Standard Armour with a -1 INJURY MODIFIER, you would add +1 INJURY DICE and a -1 INJURY MODIFIER to the roll.
Elite
Add -1 DICE to Success Rolls taken for enemy models that are within 8" of one or more Choristers.
Choristers sacrifice themselves upon black altars, and if worthy, rise after nine days, finishing their own beheading as their severed heads begin to sing. Their hymns conjure visions of Hell, sapping the strength and resolve of all who hear, the Chorister’s cold blood forming diabolic symbols in rhythm with their unholy chorus. Those who hear their song find their minds flooded with visions from the Pits of Hell, weakening both their resolve and strength, as the dreadful music eats away at their very soul.
Infantry
Infernal Brand Mark
NEGATE FIRE
A Heretic who has made a holy pilgrimage into Hell itself is branded by their patron devil with an ever-burning mark. Mortal fire no longer has the power to harm them.
Reinforced Armour
-2 INJURY MODIFIER
Reinforced armour is a master-crafted suit made individually for the most important and elite troops. Each one is richly decorated and often carries the personal device of the warrior who wears it.
You do not have to take a Risky Success Roll for an Artillery Witch when they Climb or Jump, or an Injury Roll if they Fall.
You may include 0-2 Artillery Witches in a Warband if the total cost of all of the other models in the Warband (including their Battlekit, etc) adds up to 1,000 or more.
Add -1 INJURY DICE for an Artillery Witch that has been hit by an attack with the GAS Keyword.
Infernal Gas Bomb
| Range | 36" |
| Hands | 1 Hands (Ranged) |
IGNORE ARMOUR, GAS, RELOAD, SCATTER, -1 INJURY DICE, BLAST 3", IGNORE COVER, IGNORE LONG RANGE, IGNORE ELEVATED POSITION
If a model that has been hit by a Gas Bomb is not taken Out of Action by the Injury Roll, it staggers D3" in a straight line trying to get away from the gas cloud. Roll separately for each model to see how far it staggers. If the model was the target of the attack, it staggers in a direction chosen by the player making the attack. If the model was caught in the Blast of the weapon, it staggers directly away from the target point. The model stops if it staggers into another model, Impassable Terrain, or a terrain piece it cannot cross without having to Climb.
A Goetic Warlock can make a Melee Attack even though it does not have Melee Weapons. When a Goetic Warlock makes a Melee Attack, it can attack twice using the CRITICAL Keyword even though it doesn’t have Melee Weapons (the Off-Hand Weapon modifier applies to the second attack).
A Goetic Warlock can take a Goetic Portal ACTION. If they do so, take a Risky Success Roll for the Goetic Warlock with +1 DICE. If the roll is a Failure, the Goetic Warlock’s Activation ends. If the roll is a Success or Critical Success, you can pick up the Goetic Warlock and deploy them on the battlefield anywhere within 6" of the location they originally occupied (measured from the centre of its base to the centre of its base). If this is impossible for any reason, the Goetic Warlock must stay in their original position. Note that the Goetic Warlock can redeploy even if they are down or within 1" of an enemy model (in which case the enemy model cannot make a Melee Attack before the Goetic Warlock is redeployed), and can deploy within 1" of an enemy model. In addition, if the roll is a Success or Critical Success and the Goetic Warlock is within 1" of any enemy models mounted on a 32mm base or smaller, then the Goetic Warlock can take 1 of the enemy models with them. If they do so, you must deploy the Goetic Warlock first and then deploy the enemy model within 1" of the Goetic Warlock. If you cannot deploy the enemy model within 1" of the Goetic Warlock, then the enemy model stays in its original position.
A Goetic Warlock can take a Goetic Gaze ACTION. If they do so, take a Success Roll for the Goetic Warlock. If the roll is a Failure, nothing happens. If the roll is a Success, place 1 BLOOD MARKER next to an enemy model within 24" of the Goetic Warlock and in their Line of Sight. If the roll is a Critical Success, place 2 BLOOD MARKERS next to an enemy model within 24" of the Goetic Warlock and in their Line of Sight instead of only 1.
An enemy model within 1" of a Goetic Warlock cannot take a Retreat ACTION.
Sword / Axe
| Range | Melee |
| Hands | 1 Hands (Melee) |
CRITICAL
Because of the martial traditions of many proud nations and due to the advances in armour technology, swords and axes are extremely popular, especially amongst elite units and officers. They are supremely useful for finishing off downed opponents and causing profusely bleeding wounds.
Reinforced Armour
-2 INJURY MODIFIER
Reinforced armour is a master-crafted suit made individually for the most important and elite troops. Each one is richly decorated and often carries the personal device of the warrior who wears it.
Goetic Warlocks are nightmarish creations forged in the death factories of the Third Circle of Hell. Captured priests, prophets, vicars, rectors, and monks are tortured in fiendish machines that burn away their flesh with hellfire, encasing their still-living skeletons in infernal suits of armour, and stamping them with Goetic runes. The process is so agonising that the victims, driven by desperation, willingly enter into demonic pacts, seeking an end to their unbearable suffering. Thus, a new Goetic Warlock is born, now a ruthless predator, driven to hunt the very mortals they once swore to protect.
The mere gaze of a Warlock induces necrosis. In close quarters, they clasp their enemies in a merciless embrace. Drawing on Goetic power, they portal to a secluded location, where they can savour the prolonged destruction of their victim, slowly shredding them into pieces. They revel in the grotesque act of skinning their victims alive, transforming the remains into repulsive vellum for dark grimoires and profane religious texts. Some even wear the faces of their victims to power their illusionary spells, confounding their enemies.
Due to the rarity of the victims required to create Goetic Warlocks, these abominations are reserved for the most renowned Heretic commanders, with the greatest need and the most influential connections in the twisted web of Heretic politics. Mammon, the mighty devil of Greed, offers his personal battalion of Warlocks to the highest bidder.
You can upgrade Heretic Troopers in your Warband to Heretic Legionnaires, at a cost of +10 each. You cannot upgrade a Heretic Trooper if doing so would result in there being more Heretic Legionnaires in your Warband than there are Heretic Troopers. When you upgrade a Heretic Trooper to a Heretic Legionnaire, you can change either their Ranged Characteristic or their Melee Characteristic from 0 to +1.
A Heretic Trooper or Heretic Legionnaire can have any Battlekit from the Heretic Legions Armoury Tables.
Add +1 DICE to the Risky Success Roll for a War Wolf that is taking a Dash ACTION. In addition, a War Wolf ignores the penalty for moving through Difficult terrain (other terrain affects it normally).
A War Wolf is armed with two Melee Weapons (its Chainsaw Mouth and Shredding Claws). When it makes a Melee Attack, it can attack once using either its Chainsaw Mouth or Shredding Claws, or twice, first with the Chainsaw Mouth and second with its Shredding Claws (the Off-Hand Weapon modifier applies to the attack made with the Shredding Claws). Note that both Weapons have the RISKY keyword, which means that the War Wolf ’s Activation ends immediately if the Success Roll for an attack made with either weapon is a Failure.
Chain Maw
| Range | Melee |
RISKY, IGNORE ARMOUR, +1 INJURY DICE, +1 DICE
Shredding Claws
| Range | Melee |
| Hands | 2 Hands (Melee) |
RISKY, CUMBERSOME, +1 INJURY DICE
If an attack made by a Wretched takes an enemy model with the ELITE Keyword out of Action, the Wretched model gains its freedom and is immediately removed from the game. It no longer counts as being part of the Warband for the purposes of Morale Checks and is removed from the Warband Roster.
When a Wretched is taken Out of Action, place 1 BLESSING MARKER next to the nearest friendly model with the ELITE and HERETIC Keywords. If two or more eligible models are equally close to the Wretched, you can choose which receives the BLESSING MARKER.
In a campaign, Wretched can be sold in the Quartermaster Step for 25 plus half the cost in of any Battlekit they have.
Many unfortunates fall into the hands of Heretic warbands, captured in raids, purchased from the slave markets, or seized by watchful patrols. Such Wretched are branded with cursed flesh-eating tattoos as a safeguard against escape and heavily drugged to degrade and dull their will, while still leaving their aggression intact.
Mercenaries
Treat a Scripture Guardian as having a Movement Characteristic of 3"/Infantry when it takes a Dash ACTION.
The Scripture Guardian reads words from the holy (or unholy) text it carries. A Scripture Guardian can take a Vengeful Scripture ACTION. If they do so, pick 1 enemy model within 18" of the Scripture Guardian and in its Line of Sight. Then take a Success Roll for the Scripture Guardian, with +2 DICE if the enemy model is within 9" of the Scripture Guardian and +1 DICE otherwise. If the roll is a Failure, nothing happens. If the roll is a Success, make an Injury Roll for the enemy model, with a +1 INJURY MODIFIER for each BLOOD MARKER the enemy model has (in addition to any benefits you receive if you then spend them to affect the Injury Roll). If the roll is a Critical Success, make an Injury Roll for the enemy model with +1 INJURY DICE and a +1 INJURY MODIFIER for each BLOOD MARKER the enemy model has.
Combat Helmet
NEGATE SHRAPNEL
The simple combat helmet has proven its value on the battlefield time and again.
Reinforced Armour
-2 INJURY MODIFIER
Reinforced armour is a master-crafted suit made individually for the most important and elite troops. Each one is richly decorated and often carries the personal device of the warrior who wears it.
Sin Eater can take a Devour the Guilty ACTION. If they do so, pick 1 model (friend or foe) that is within 1" of the Sin Eater and is mounted on a base that is 40mm or smaller. If the model is an enemy, take a Risky Success Roll for the Sin Eater. If the model is friendly, take a Success Roll for the Sin Eater with +1 DICE. If the roll is a Failure, the Sin Eater’s Activation ends, if it was a Risky Success Roll, and nothing happens if it was a normal Success Roll. If the roll is a Success or a Critical Success, the model you picked is devoured, and the following rules apply to it:
- Place the model to one side, along with any MARKERS it may have. It is inside the Sin Eater and cannot be affected in any way or carry out any ACTIONS except as described below. While it is in the Sin Eater it is considered to be Down for the purposes of Morale Checks. A Sin Eater can only have 1 devoured model at a time.
- When it is Activated, it can take a Fight ACTION and must target the Sin Eater. Add -3 DICE to the roll for the Melee Attack, and do not use any of the model’s abilities or any of the special rules for its weapons.
- If the Sin Eater is taken Out of Action, before removing them from the battlefield, deploy the devoured model within 1" of the Sin Eater and place it Down. If this is impossible, the model is taken Out of Action. In either case, the Sin Eater is then removed from the battlefield.
- If a devoured model is still inside a Sin Eater when the game ends, it is considered to have been taken Out of Action.
- Each time the Sin Eater is Activated, place 1 BLOOD MARKER next to the devoured model. As soon as a devoured model has 6 BLOOD MARKERS, it is immediately taken Out of Action and is no longer considered to be inside the Sin Eater.
- A Sin Eater that has a devoured model inside it can take a Purge ACTION.If it does so, take a Success Roll for the Sin Eater with +4 DICE. If the roll is a Failure, nothing happens. If the roll is a Success or Critical Success, deploy the devoured model within 1" of the Sin Eater and place it Down. If this is impossible, the devoured model remains inside the Sin Eater. Once released the model can be Activated normally.
Tenderizer Maul
| Range | Melee |
| Hands | 2 Hands (Melee) |
HEAVY, +1 INJURY MODIFIER
When a model armed with a Tenderiser Maul takes a Fight ACTION, instead of making only 1 Melee Attack, you can make 1 Melee Attack against each enemy model with 1" of the attacking model. Resolve each Melee Attack one at a time in the order of your choice.
Reinforced Armour
-2 INJURY MODIFIER
Reinforced armour is a master-crafted suit made individually for the most important and elite troops. Each one is richly decorated and often carries the personal device of the warrior who wears it.
Sin Eaters were once mortal men and women, but their overwhelming greed, combined with the corrupting influence of the Hellgate, turned them into an abominable form that matches their inner foulness. Sin Eaters are among the few creatures outside Beelzebub’s followers that he deems worthy as their boundless gluttony mirrors his essence.
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