Skyclaw

Homebrew by bigender_liver

The reckless troublemakers from the Blood Claw packs - equivalent to Scout Squads in other Chapters - are reassigned to the Skyclaw Assault Packs. This title is a "reward" for their stubbornness and naïvete, and are given jump packs to aid their eagerness to charge straight into the line of battle. The experienced elders look down on the Skyclaws as dishonourable. This disapproval among the experienced Space Wolves only drives the Skyclaws to perform risky acts of valour and heroism. While many will surely perish in attempting to achieve such a feat to be worthy in the elders' eyes, some will inevitably succeed in accomplishing the impossible.

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Composition

A SKYCLAW killteam is composed of:

  • 1 SKYCLAW PACK LEADER operative with Plasma Pistol and one of the following options:
    • Power Weapon
    • Power Fist
    • Lightning Claw
  • 5 SKYCLAW operatives selected from the following list
    • BERSERKER
    • BOMBARDIER
    • BRAWLER
    • DUELIST with one of the following options: - Power Weapon and Bolt Pistol - Power Weapon and Storm Shield
    • GUNNER with one of the following options:
      • Flamer and Combat Blade
      • Plasma Gun and Combat Blade
    • WARRIOR

Other than WARRIOR operatives, your Killteam can only include each operative once.

Common Abilities and Options

Astartes:
During each friendly SKYCLAW operative's activation, it can perform either two Shoot actions or two Fight actions. If it's two Shoot actions and a Flamer is the selected weapon for both actions, 1 additional AP must be spent for the second action.

Each friendly SKYCLAW operative can counteract regardless of its order.

Fly:
Whenever a friendly SKYCLAW 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).

Skyclaw Pack Leader
A 3
M 6"
S 3+
W 13
Weapons
ATK
HIT
DMG
Plasma Pistol
Standard (Rng 8", Prc1)
4
3+
3/5
Supercharge (Rng 8", Prc1, Hot, Lethal 5+)
4
3+
4/5
Power Weapon (Lethal 5+)
4
3+
4/6
Power Fist (Brutal)
4
4+
5/7
Lightning Claw (Brutal)
4
3+
4/6
Abilities
AstartesFlyReckless Guidance

Reckless Guidance: Once during each of this operative's activations, you can select one other friendly SKYCLAW operative visible to it. Until the end of that operative's next activation, add 1 to its APL stat and worsen its Save stat by 1.

SKYCLAW, IMPERIUM, ADEPTUS ASTARTES, LEADER, PACK LEADER
Skyclaw Berserker
A 2
M 6"
S 3+
W 12
Weapons
ATK
HIT
DMG
Lightning Claws (Brutal, Ceaseless)
5
3+
4/6
Abilities
AstartesFly0AP: Rage of Fenris

Rage of Fenris (0AP): Select one expended enemy operative within 6". This operative performs a free Charge action, but must end its movement such that the selected operative is in its control range.

SKYCLAW, IMPERIUM, ADEPTUS ASTARTES, BERSERKER
Skyclaw Brawler
A 2
M 6"
S 3+
W 12
Weapons
ATK
HIT
DMG
Bolt Pistol (Rng 8")
4
3+
3/4
Chainsword and Combat Blade (Ceaseless)
5
3+
4/5
Abilities
AstartesFly1AP: Stalking Wolf

Stalking Wolf (1AP): Perform a free Reposition action with this operative, in which it must FLY. Then, change its order.

SKYCLAW, IMPERIUM, ADEPTUS ASTARTES, BRAWLER
Skyclaw Bombardier
A 2
M 6"
S 3+
W 12
Weapons
ATK
HIT
DMG
Bolt Pistol (Rng 8")
4
3+
3/4
Chainsword
4
3+
4/5
Frag Grenade (Rng 6", Blast 2", Sat)
5
4+
2/4
Krak Grenade (Rng 6", Prc1, Sat)
5
4+
4/5
Abilities
AstartesBombardierFly

Bombardier: This operative can use frag and krak grenades (see universal equipment). Doing so does not count towards any limited uses you have (i.e. if you also select those grenades from equipment for other operatives). Whenever it is doing so, improve the Atk stat of that weapon by 1.

SKYCLAW, IMPERIUM, ADEPTUS ASTARTES, BOMBARDIER
Skyclaw Gunner
A 2
M 6"
S 3+
W 12
Weapons
ATK
HIT
DMG
Plasma Gun
Standard (Prc1)
4
3+
4/6
Supercharge (Prc1, Hot, Lethal 5+)
4
3+
5/6
Flamer
Default (Rng 8", Sat, Tor 2")
4
2+
3/3
Skytorch (*Skytorch, Sat, *Torrent 0")
4
3+
3/3
Combat Blade
4
3+
4/5
Abilities
*Skytorch*Torrent 0"AstartesFly2AP: Skytorch Assault

*Skytorch: An operative can only use this weapon during the Skytorch Assault action. If it does, do not select a valid target. Instead, shoot against each operative within its Torch Zone (excluding operatives wholly underneath Vantage terrain), they are not in Cover or Obscured. Roll each sequence separately in order of furthest operative to closest. The Torch Zone is the area between the operative's current and previous locations. A 32mm round Skytorch marker can be temporarily placed underneath this operative before it moves to help determine this.

*Torrent 0": Torrent 0" means you cannot select secondary targets outside its torch zone, but this weapon still has the Torrent weapon rule for all other rules purposes, e.g. the Condensed Stronghold rules (see Killzone: Volkus).

Skytorch Assault (2AP): Perform a free Reposition action with this operative. During that action, it must FLY and can move an additional 2". Then perform a free Shoot action. You can only select a flamer (skytorch) for that Shoot action.

This operative cannot perform this action while it has a Conceal order, or while within control range of an enemy operative.

SKYCLAW, IMPERIUM, ADEPTUS ASTARTES, GUNNER
Skyclaw Duelist
A 2
M 6"
S 3+
W 12
Weapons
ATK
HIT
DMG
Bolt Pistol (Rng 8")
4
3+
3/4
Power Weapon (Lethal 5+)
4
3+
4/6
Storm Shield (*Storm Shield)
-
-
-
Abilities
*Storm ShieldAstartesClose the DistanceFly

*Storm Shield: If this operative is equipped with a Storm Shield, whenever it fights or retaliates, each time it parries, two of your opponent's successful hits are discarded (instead of one).

Close the Distance: At the end of each of its activations, this operative may perform a free Dash action.

SKYCLAW, IMPERIUM, ADEPTUS ASTARTES, DUELIST
Skyclaw Warrior
A 2
M 6"
S 3+
W 10
Weapons
ATK
HIT
DMG
Bolt Pistol (Rng 8")
4
3+
3/4
Chainsword
4
3+
4/5
Abilities
AstartesFly1AP: Jump Pack Assault

Jump Pack Assault (1AP): This operative performs a free Charge action using FLY, which it must end at least 5" away from its original position. Then, until the end of this activation, this operative cannot be retaliated against when fighting.

SKYCLAW, IMPERIUM, ADEPTUS ASTARTES, WARRIOR
Equipment

Wolf Tooth Necklace:
You can use the Headstrong firefight ploy for 0CP from the second turning point onwards.


Fenrisian Ale:
Whenever a friendly SKYCLAW operative is fighting, improve the Hit stat of its melee weapons by 1.


Tilting Shields:
Once per turning point, when a friendly SKYCLAW operative is fighting or retaliating, after your opponent rolls their attack dice, you can use this rule. If you do, your opponent cannot retain attack dice results of less than 6 as critical successes during that sequence (e.g. as a result of the Lethal, Rending or Severe weapon rules).


Wolf Talismans:
Once per turning point, when a friendly SKYCLAW operative is shooting, fighting or retaliating, if you roll two or more fails, you can discard one of them to retain another as a normal success instead.


Ploys

Firefight - Cunning of the Wolf:
Use this firefight ploy when setting up your Kill Team. Move each friendly SKYCLAW operative 2" closer to a Marker or an enemy operative immediately after settiing up that operative.


Firefight - Berserk Charge:
Use this Firefight Ploy when a friendly SKYCLAW operative performs the Charge action. Until the end of that action, it can move an additional D3+1", or be set up an additional D3+1" away if it uses FLY.


Firefight - Shock Assault:
Use this firefight ploy when a friendly SKYCLAW operative is performing the Fight action during an activation in which it has performed the Charge action, at the start of the Resolve Attack Dice step. Until the end of that action:

  • Its melee weapon has the Shock weapon rule.
  • The first time you strike during that sequence, inflict 1 additional damage (to a maximum of 7).

Shock: The first time you strike with a critical success in each sequence, also discard one of your opponent's unresolved normal successes (or a critical success if there are none).


Firefight - Headstrong:
Use this Firefight Ploy when a friendly SKYCLAW operative is fighting and strikes with a critical success. Inflict D3 additional damage.


Strategic - And They Shall Know No Fear:
You can ignore any changes to the stats of friendly SKYCLAW operatives from being injured.


Strategic - Hammer of Wrath:
Whenever a friendly SKYCLAW operative is fighting during its activation, if its order was changed from Conceal to Engage at the start of that activation, or it performed a Charge action during this activation:

  • Its melee weapons have the Balanced weapon rule.
  • If the target is expended, its melee weapons also have the rending rule.

Balanced: Can re-roll one Attack die. Rending: If you retain any critical hits, retain 1 normal hit as a critical hit instead.


Strategic - Keen Senses:
Whenever an operative is shooting a friendly SKY CLAW operative, if you roll two or more fails, you can discard one of them to retain another as a normal success instead.


Strategic - Bestial Nature:
Whenever an attack dice rolled by a friendly SKYCLAW operative would inflict damage of 5 or more, add 1 to that infliicted damage.


TacOps
Seek And Destroy: Sweep & Clear

Reveal: The first time an enemy operative is incapacitated while contesting an objective marker, or the first time a friendly operative performs the Clear action (whichever comes first).

Additional Rules:

When an enemy operative that contests an objective marker is incapacitated, that objective marker gains one of your Swept tokens (if it doesn't already have one) until the Ready step of the next Strategy phase.

Mission Action: Clear (1 AP)

  • An objective marker the active operative controls is cleared for the turning point.
  • An operative cannot perform this action during the first turning point, or while within control range of an enemy operative.

Victory Points:

  • At the end of each turning point after the first, if friendly operatives control any objective markers that have one of your Swept tokens, you score 1VP.
  • If this is true and any of those objective markers are also cleared, you score 2VP instead.

You cannot score more than 2VP from this op per turning point.


Seek And Destroy: Dominate

Reveal: The first time an enemy operative is incapacitated by a friendly operative.

Additional Rules:

Each time a friendly operative incapacitates an enemy operative, that friendly operative gains one of your Dominate tokens.

Victory Points:

At the end of the third and fourth turning point, you can remove Dominate tokens from friendly operatives that aren't incapacitated. For each you remove, you score 1VP.

You cannot score more than 3VP from this op per turning point.


Seek And Destroy: Rout

Reveal: The first time you score VP from this op.

Victory Points:

Whenever a friendly operative incapacitates an enemy operative, if that friendly operative is within 6" of your opponent's drop zone, you score 1VP; if this is true and that enemy operative had a Wounds stat of 12 or more, you score 2VP instead.

You cannot score more than 2VP from this op per turning point.


Security: Plant Banner

Reveal: When you perform the Plant Banner action.

Mission Action: Plant Banner (1 AP)

  • Place your Banner mission marker within the active operative's control range, wholly within your opponent's territory and more than 5" from a neutral killzone edge. Operatives can perform the Pick Up Marker action on your Banner mission marker.
  • An operative cannot perform this action during the first turning point, while within control range of an enemy operative, or if a friendly operative has already performed this action during the battle.

Victory Points:

At the end of each turning point after the first, if your Banner mission marker is wholly within your opponent's territory and friendly operatives control it, you score 1VP; if that's true and no enemy operatives contest it, you score 2VP instead. Note your Banner mission marker must be in the killzone (not being carried) to score.


Security: Martyrs

Reveal: The first time a friendly operative is incapacitated while contesting an objective marker.

Additional Rules:

Whenever a friendly operative is incapacitated while contesting an objective marker, that marker gains one of your Martyr tokens.
Note that this is only the first time each operative is incapacitated, so if an operative is incapacitated, set back up (e.g. HIEROTEK CIRCLE Reanimation Protocols) and then subsequently incapacitated again, a second Martyr token cannot be gained as a result.

Victory Points:

At the end of each turning point after the first, if friendly operatives contest an objective marker that has one or more of your Martyr tokens, you can remove any of those tokens. For each token you remove, you score 1VP; if friendly operatives also control that marker, you score 2VP instead.

You cannot score more than 2VP from this op per turning point.


Security: Envoy

Reveal: The first time you select an envoy.

Additional Rules:

As a STRATEGIC GAMBIT in each turning point after the first, select one friendly operative to be your envoy until the Ready step of the next Strategy phase. You cannot select an operative you selected during a previous turning point or an operative that's ignored for the kill op.

Victory Points:

At the end of each turning point after the first, if your envoy is wholly within enemy territory and not within control range of enemy operatives, you score 1VP; if this is true and your envoy has not lost any wounds during that turning point, you score 2VP instead.