Once per battle when an enemy operative performs a PICK UP or MISSION action while within 6” of and visible to a friendly EMPEROR’S CHILDREN operative you can use this equipment. Each player rolls a D6, if the EMPEROR'S CHILDREN player rolls higher, that action was performed by that friendly operative (in other words, if it would generate VP they go to the EMPEROR’S CHILDREN player). If it was a PICK UP action the picked up marker is now held by the EMPEROR’S CHILDREN operative. If the MISSION action requires a decision (for example in the action MOVE THE ORB) then that decision is made by the EMPEROR’S CHILDREN player.

Once per turning point when a friendly FLAWLESS BLADE operative is fighting or retaliating you can use this equipment. Doing so gives their melee weapons DEVASTATING 1 for the remainder of the action.

Once per turning point, when a friendly EXULTANT or KAKOPHONIST operative incapacitates an enemy operative, gain 1CP.

Once per turning point when a friendly NOISE MARINE operative is shooting with a Sonic Blaster, that weapon has the 1” DEVASTATING 1 rule.

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.

Once per battle when a friendly EMPEROR’S CHILDREN operative is incapacitated and has at least 1 CULTIST operative within it’s control range, you can use this ploy. If you do that operative is not removed, but instead is reduced to 1 wound and may not be incapacitated for the remainder of this activation. 1 CULTIST operative within control range of this operative is then

Once per turning point when activating a CULTIST operative you can expend that operative and increase the APL of one EMPEROR’S CHILDREN operative within the control range of that operative by 1 for the remainder of the turning point. Once per battle this ploy may be used for 0CP if instead of expending the CULTIST operative, you perform the OPEN HATCH action with it.

Once per turning point, when activating a CULTIST operative, unless it is a BRUTOR, it counts as 2 operatives for the purposes of the PRINCES OF EXCESS rule and the BLISSFUL CHOIR ability.

Once per turning point, when activating a CULTIST operative, deal D3 damage to it and increace the PIERCING of one friendly EMPEROR’S CHILDREN operative within their control range by 1 to a maximum of 2 (in other words weapons without PIERCING gain PIERCING 1 and weapons with PIERCING 1 gain PIERCING 2)

For the purposes of selecting a valid target, if the target is a CULTIST, treat EMPEROR’S CHILDREN operatives as light cover (in other words, if a CULTIST operative has a CONCEAL order and an EMPEROR’S CHILDREN operative is within 1” of it and is between it and the enemy operative attempting to target them, it is not a valid target).

Until the start of the next strategy phase, the EXPENDABLE DRUDGES rule does affect BLAST and TORRENT weapons. In such cases, if the EMPEROR’S CHILDREN operative is the primary target, nominate a CULTIST to be the primary target instead, and when/if that EMPEROR’S CHILDREN operative is selected as a secondry target, nominate a CULTIST to be the secondary target instead, even if that would mean that CULTIST gets targeted twice. If there are no valid CULTISTS left, the target cannot be changed.

Until the start of the next strategy phase, friendly EMPEROR’S CHILDREN operatives can ignore the penalties from being wounded.

At the start of the next Strategy phase as a STRATEGIC GAMBIT set up all friendly CULTIST operatives that were incapacitated during this turning point within your deployment zone. This may only be used once per battle.