Wealthy beyond measure, Rogue Traders like Lin Golbrandt utilise powerful macro-cannons in orbital bombardments.

Once per battle, when the GOLBRANDTIAN COMPANION Lin Golbrandt performs the Shoot action, you can use the Macrocannon ranged weapon. You determine cover saves differently; if the target has cover if any part of its base is under Vantage terrain. You must select a valid target for a Shoot action; like the Starstriders, the shot comes from above.

Lin Golbrandt's companions are pushed to greater heights,and learn to use their special-issue stimulants in oportune moments.

Once per battle, each friendly GOLBRANDT COMPANION operactive can ignore any changes to their stats from being Injured, until the end of the turning point.

The deeds of House Golbrandt are spread wherever the Rogue Trader goes, bringing Glory to the bloodline.

Deploy the Servo-Skull. It does not count towards your operative count. While LIN GOLBRANDT is not Incapacitated, you gain 1 Glory at the start of each turning point.

Clear communication is critical to any victory, and these communication devices provide clear channels of relaying key information even in the harshest of conditions.

Once per turning point, one friendly GOLBRANDT COMPANION operative can perform a mission action for -1 AP.

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.

Daring and bold, the Golbrandtian Companions are known for acting quickly and decisively in the heat of battle.

Use this firefight ploy after friendly operative is expended. You can immediately activate another friendly GOLBRANDT COMPANION operative that does not have the ADEPTUS ASTARTES keyword visible to within 6" of that operative before an enemy operative. When the second operative is expended, your opponent activates their operatives normally. You can use this firefight ploy once per turning point. If you Shift this firefight ploy, you can activate operatives with the ADEPTUS ASTARTES keyword.

Luck seems to run in the veins of these dashing rogues. Many times have the Golbrandt Companions stared in the face of death, and many times they have come out unscathed.

Use this firefight ploy when a enemy operative is shooting a friendly GOLBRANDT COMPANION operative. You can reroll one of your defense die. If you Shift, you can choose to roll an additional defense die, or your results of 5+ are considered critical successes.

Heroism and Lin Golbrandt's ethos inspire the Golbrandt Companions to greater deeds.

Use this firefight ploy at the start of a friendly operative's activation, you can add 1 APL to their stats until the end of their activation if they have less than 3 APL. If you Shift, you can add 1 APL to a friendly operative regardless of their APL. If the operative has less than 3 APL, that friendly operative regains up to D3+2 lost wounds instead when you Shift.

Stubborn to the end, the tenacity and grit shown by the Rogue Trader's retinue proves that it is difficult to kill a Golbrandt Companion."

Use this firefight ploy when a friendly operative is about to be Incapacitated. Roll a d6; on a result of 4+, this operative is instead reduce to 1 wound. If you Shift this ploy, you do not need to roll a d6.

Lin Golbrandt is known to covet opportunity where he can sense it, and places an obsessive desire upon his companions to fulfill the objectives he presents.

Designate a objective marker. Whenever a friendly GOLBRANTIAN COMPANION operative is within control range of this objective, treat their APL as 1 higher for the purposes of control. If you Shift this ploy, friendly operatives within 3" of this marker cannot have their APL reduced and gain the Balanced weapon rule when Fighting or Retaliating.

With an expansive and powerful realm to watch over, the Golbrandts have learned the art of tempering their ambitious explorations to conduct defensive operations.

When an enemy operative a friendly operative with the Shoot action, friendly operatives who are wholly within friendly territory and can retain cover saves from Heavy Terrain retain one additional cover save. This does not stack with other features that allow you to retain additional cover saves. If you Shift this ploy, the first time an attack dice would deal damage on each friendly GOLBRANDTIAN COMPANION operative, you can halve the damage (rounding up to a minimum of 2).

The Golbrandts eagerly charge into the unknown, quick and light on their feet.

Whenever a friendly GOLBRANDTIAN COMPANION performs the Dash action, it does so for one less AP. If you Shift this ploy, you can use the Disengage action for one less AP.