Once per turning point, when an operative is shooting a friendly INNER CIRCLE COMPANIONS operative, at the start of the Roll Defence Dice step, you can use this rule. If you do, you can have your opponent discard one of their retained normal successes.

Once per battle, during a friendly operative's activation or counteract, it can perform a unique Restorative action.

Restorative (1 AP)

Regain D3+3 lost wounds.

An operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative.

After revealing this equipment option, roll one D3, then choose that many friendly INNER CIRCLE COMPANIONS operatives. For the duration of the battle, increase the Cleave weapon rule value of its calibanite greatsword by 1.

Once per battle, during the Strategy Phase, you can consult the ancient records of the Chapter to resolve one of the following effects based on the current timeline:

• Turning Point 1 or 2: You can re-roll your initiative for this Turning Point.
• Turning Point 3 or 4: You gain 1 additional CP.

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.

Until the end of the Turning Point, each time a friendly INNER CIRCLE COMPANIONS operative is shooting and a Heavy Bolt Pistol is selected, the weapon gains the Piercing 1 weapon rule, and Piercing Crits improves to Piercing Crits 2.

When a friendly INNER CIRCLE COMPANIONS operative is shooting, in the Roll Attack Dice step, whenever you discard an attack dice as a fail, inflict damage equal to the dice result to that operative. A maximum of 2 damage can be inflicted this way.

Until the end of the Turning Point, enemy operatives cannot perform a Fall Back action while within control range of a friendly INNER CIRCLE COMPANIONS operative that is not injured.

The first time a friendly INNER CIRCLE COMPANIONS operative is incapacitated within an enemy operative’s control range this turning point, before that friendly operative is removed from the kill zone, you can select one enemy operative within its control range. If you do, roll one D6. If the result is equal to or greater than the HIT stat of its calibanite greatsword, inflict damage to the enemy operative equal to its Normal Dmg. If the result is a 6, inflict Critical Dmg instead.

Until the end of the Turning Point, each time a friendly INNER CIRCLE COMPANIONS operative is fighting against or retaliating against an enemy operative, if a calibanite greatsword is selected, the weapon gains the Punishing weapon rule, provided that the friendly operative is within 2" of an objective marker or wholly within their opponent’s territory.

Use this firefight ploy when an enemy operative employs a unique ability or activates a unique action that targets a friendly operative that is visible to that enemy operative. Roll a D6; if the result is equal to or greater than that enemy operative's APL stat, that ability/action fails, its action cost is wasted, and it cannot be activated again this turning point.

Use this firefight ploy during the resolve attack dice phase when retaliating against an enemy operative before they resolve a successful hit against a friendly INNER CIRCLE COMPANIONS operative. You can immediately choose to discard one of your own retained successful hits to parry that strike, even if it is not your turn to resolve a die.

Use this firefight ploy when a friendly INNER CIRCLE COMPANIONS operative is selected as the target of a shooting attack. Until the end of the action, you can re-roll one of your defense dice of the same result.

Use this firefight ploy when a friendly INNER CIRCLE COMPANIONS operative is fighting against an enemy operative, if they performed the Charge action during this activation and the enemy operative selected is a LEADER or has a higher base wounds stat than it. Until the end of the action, add 1 to the Normal and Critical Dmg stats of its calibanite greatsword.