Once per turning point, a friendly KROOT operative can use the following Melee Weapon:

*Flay Alive = If this weapon resolves any critical stikes on an enemy that the action "Feast" can be performed on, after this fight/retaliation if this operative isn't incapacitated it regains D3 lost wounds.

Once per turning point, when a friendly CARNIVORE operative performs an action in which it moves, it can FLY. If it does so, do not move it. Instead, remove it from the killzone and set it back up wholly within a distance equal to its Move stat (or 3" if it was a Dash) of its original location, measuring horizontal distance only. Note that it gains no additional distance when performing the Charge action.

It must be set up in a location it can be placed, and unless it was the Charge action, it cannot be set up within control range of an enemy operative. In a killzone that uses the Close Quarters rules (e.g. killzone Gallowdark), you cannot measure the distance over or through wall terrain, and that operative cannot be set up on the other side of an access point (in other words, it cannot FLY through an open hatchway).

Once per turning point, when a friendly KROOT operative is expended, you can then activate one other ready friendly KROOT operative within 2" and Visible to this operative (if able) before your opponent activates. When that other operative is expended, your opponent then activates as normal (in other words, you cannot activate more than two operatives in succession with this rule).

Your friendly KROOT operatives can perform the following action, however your kill team can only perform the following action 2 times during the battle.

THROW BOLAS (1 AP):

• Select one enemy operative visible to and within 6" of this operative, then roll 1D6: on a 3+, the enemy cannot perform Reposition, Charge or Fall Back in their next activation.
• Each operative can only perform this action once. An operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative, or if you have reached the total number of times your kill team can perform it.

Before the battle, you can set up one of your Ammo Cache markers wholly within your territory. Friendly operatives can perform the following mission action during the battle: AMMO RESUPPLY (0 AP): One of your Ammo Cache markers the active operative controls is used during this turning point.

Until the start of the next turning point, whenever this operative is shooting with a weapon from its datacard, you can re-roll one of your attack dice.

An operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative, if that marker is not yours, or if that marker has been used this turning point.

Razor wire is Exposed and Obstructing terrain. Before the battle, you can set it up wholly within your territory, on the killzone floor and more than 2" from other equipment terrain features, access points, and Accessible terrain.

Obstructing: Whenever an operative would cross over this terrain feature within 1" of it, treat the distance as an additional 1".

Before the battle, you can set up one of your Comms Device markers wholly within your territory. While a friendly operative controls this marker, add 3" to the distance requirements of its SUPPORT rules that refer to friendly operatives (e.g. ‘select one friendly operative within 6"’ would be 9" instead). Note that you cannot benefit from your opponent's Comms Device markers.

Before the battle, you can set up one of your Mines markers wholly within your territory and more than 2" from other markers, access points, and Accessible terrain. The first time that marker is within an operative's control range, remove that marker and inflict D3+3 damage on that operative.

Light barricades are Light terrain, except the feet, which are Insignificant and Exposed. Before the battle, you can set up any of them wholly within your territory, on the killzone floor and more than 2" from other equipment terrain features, access points, and Accessible terrain.

A heavy barricade is Heavy terrain. Before the battle, you can set it up wholly within 4" of your drop zone, on the killzone floor and more than 2" from other equipment terrain features, access points, and Accessible terrain.

Ladders are Insignificant and Exposed terrain. Before the battle, you can set up any of them as follows:

• Wholly within your territory.
• Upright against terrain that’s at least 2" tall.
• More than 2" from other equipment terrain features.
• More than 1" from doors and access points.

Once per action, whenever an operative is climbing the terrain feature a ladder is placed against, treat the vertical distance as 1" if the ladder is within that operative’s control range during that entire climb.

A portable barricade is Light, Protective and Portable terrain, except the feet which are Insignificant and Exposed. Before the battle, you can set it up wholly within your territory, on the killzone floor and more than 2" from other equipment terrain features, access points, and Accessible terrain.

Protective: While an operative is in cover from this terrain feature, improve its Save stat by 1 (to a maximum of 2+).

Portable: This terrain feature only provides cover while an operative is connected to it and if the shield is intervening (ignore its feet). Operatives connected to the inside of it can perform the following unique action during the battle:

Move With Barricade (1 AP): The same as the Reposition action, except the active operative can move no more than its Move stat minus 2" and cannot climb, drop, jump, or use any killteam's rules that remove it and set it back up again (e.gh. HEARTHKYN SALVAGER Fly, MANDRAKE Shadow Passage).

Before this operative moves, remove the portable barricade it is connected to. After it moves, set up the portable barricade so it is connected again, but the portable barricade cannot be set up within 2" of other equipment terrain features, access points or Accessible terrain. If this is not possible, the portable barricade is not set up again.

This action is treated as a Reposition action. An operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative, or in the same activation in which it performed the Fall Back or Charge action.

When you select this equipment, select two utility grenades (2 smoke, 2 stun, or 1 smoke and 1 stun). Each selection is a unique action your operatives can perform, but your kill team can only perform that action a total number of times during the battle equal to your selection.

SMOKE GRENADE (1 AP):

• Place one of your Smoke Grenade markers within 6" of this operative. It must be visible to this operative, or on Vantage terrain of a terrain feature that is visible to this operative. The marker creates an area of smoke 1" horizontally and unlimited height vertically from (but not below) it.
• While an operative is wholly within an area of smoke, it is obscured to operatives more than 2" from it, and vice versa. In addition, whenever an operative is shooting an enemy operative wholly within an area of smoke, weapons with the Piercing 2 or Piercing Crits 2 weapon rule have the Piercing 1 or Piercing Crits 1 weapon rule (respectively) instead, unless they’re within 2" of each other.
• In the Ready step of the next Strategy phase, roll one D3. Remove that Smoke Grenade marker after a number of activations equal to that D3 have been completed or at the end of the turning point (whichever comes first).
• An operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative, or if you have reached the total number of times your kill team can perform it.

When you select this equipment, select two utility grenades (2 smoke, 2 stun, or 1 smoke and 1 stun). Each selection is a unique action your operatives can perform, but your kill team can only perform that action a total number of times during the battle equal to your selection.

STUN GRENADE (1 AP):

• Select one enemy operative visible to and within 6" of this operative. That operative and each other operative within 1" of it takes a stun test. For an operative to take a stun test, roll one D6: on a 3+, subtract 1 from its APL stat until the end of its next activation.
• An operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative, or if you have reached the total number of times your kill team can perform it.

When you select this equipment, select two explosive grenades (2 frag, 2 krak, or 1 frag and 1 krak).

When you select this equipment, select two explosive grenades (2 frag, 2 krak, or 1 frag and 1 krak).

Once per battle, when a friendly operative performs the Breach action, you can use this rule. If you do, that operative can perform that action for 1 less AP (to a minimum of 1AP) as though it had the word "breach marker" on its datacard.

Use this firefight ploy when a friendly CADRE MERCENARY operative would perform the "Feast" action. Add 1 to that friendly operative’s APL for this turning point.

Use this firefight ploy when a friendly CADRE MERCENARY operative wants to shoot an obscured enemy, for this action that enemy isn't obscured.

Use this firefight ploy when a friendly KROOTOX operative is incapacitated while fighting or retaliating.

You can strike the enemy operative in that sequence with one of your unresolved successes before it’s removed from the killzone.

Use this firefight ploy after a friendly KROOT operative performs the Fight action (and optionally the "Feast" action), if it’s no longer within control range of enemy operatives. That friendly operative can immediately perform a free Charge action (even if it’s already performed the Charge action during that activation), but cannot move more than 3" during that action.

This Strategic Ploy costs 2CP. Objective markers under friendly CADRE MERCENARY operative's control at the beginning of the turning point remain under your control even if no operatives are near them. If an enemy operative contests one of these objectives it returns to normal and is in enemy control.

Whenever a friendly CADRE MERCENARY operative is shooting during an activation in which it hasn’t performed the Charge, Fall Back or Reposition action, its ranged weapons have the Balanced and Severe weapon rules;

If the weapon already has the Balanced weapon rule, it has the Ceaseless and Severe weapon rules instead.

Note that operative isn’t restricted from performing those actions after shooting.

If a friendly CADRE MERCENARY operative performs a Fight action, yet after it they are still in control range of an enemy, they can roll a D6, if the dice rolls above the enemy's APL the friendly CADRE MERCENARY operative can perform the Fall Back action for 1 less AP.

(If there are multiple enemies in control range pick the one with the highest APL and increase it by 1 for each additional enemy)

Friendly CADRE MERCENARY operatives' melee weapons have the Balanced weapon rule (this cumulates with Ritual Butchery).

Balanced: Can re-roll one Attack die.