Chaos Cult Uprising

Crudely fashioned from junk and shards of metal, the followers of Chaos wantonly fling homemade explosives to maim and disrupt the enemy.

Weapon Rules

Range 6", Blast 2", Saturate

Cultists modify their crude weaponry to deliver maximum ordinance to the enemy.

Up to twice per turning point, when resolving a ranged attack, you may either:

• Increase the ATK of an autopistol by 2.
• increase the ATK of an autogun by 1.

This does not apply to attacks made when using MARTYR'S SPARK.

Sawing off the barrels of stolen equipment, the cultists bring sidearms in anticipation of close range violence.

Twice per turning point, you may use the following weapon in place of a CHAOS CULT UPRISING operative'sranged weapon.

Weapon Rules

Range 4"

Scrounging material for battle, chaos cultists are poorly armoured. Either by guile, chance, or the will of dark gods, their crude plating is sometimes exactly where a strike lands.

Once per turning point, when a friendly operative is selected as the target of a shooting attack, you may improve the armour save of that operative by 1.

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.

A crazed cultist pulls the pins on a belt of makeshift explosives, announcing their intent to sell their life for the ultimate glory of the dark gods.

When: At the start of the Turning Point, before any operative is activated.

Target: Designate one friendly operative, excluding CHAOS CHIEFTAIN operatives.

Effect: Until the end of the Turning Point:

• That operative cannot resolve ranged or melee attacks by any means.
• That operative cannot trigger or be selected for the Martyr’s Spark blessing. (They can still perform Reposition, Dash, Charge, Fall Back, and mission actions).

Detonation: When that operative is incapacitated, or at the end of the Turning Point (whichever comes first), roll 2D6. If any result is a 4+, inflict D3+2 wounds on each operative visible to and within 2" of that operative (roll separately for each target). If this triggers at the end of the Turning Point and the designated operative is still on the killzone, remove them as incapacitated immediately after resolving all wounds.

Driven by dark fervor, wounded cultists press forward without feeling the agony of their ruined flesh.

When: At the start of the Turning Point, before any operative is activated.

Effect: Until the end of the Turning Point, friendly operatives ignore all penalties for being Injured (they retain their full Movement and HIT characteristics regardless of remaining Wounds).

The cultists offer their lives to the Dark Gods, trusting that enough slaughter will earn their favour.

When: At the start of the Turning Point, before any operative is activated.

Effect: Choose a number from 1–6 and reveal it to your opponent. At the end of the Turning Point, if exactly that many operatives were incapacitated during the Turning Point, you immediately gain 2 CP.

Even in death, a fanatic's fingers lock around armor plating and weapons, leaving their killer tangled and vulnerable to the next wave.

When: When an enemy operative is selected to Fight against a friendly operative, provided that the enemy operative has incapacitated a friendly operative during this Turning Point.

Effect: Until the end of that combat sequence, subtract 1 from the hit rolls of attack dice made for that enemy operative's melee weapon.

Note: You can use this Firefight Ploy more than once per Turning Point across different combat sequences, but an enemy operative cannot be affected by this ploy more than once per Fight action (this modifier does not stack with itself).

A fanatic holds back, waiting for the precise moment to strike rather than rushing blindly with the pack.

When: When you select a friendly CHAOS CULT DEVOTEE operative to activate.

Effect: Treat this activation as GA1 instead of GA2 (You do not activate a second friendly CHAOS CULT DEVOTEE operative immediately after completing this activation).

Smelling weakness in a once-mighty foe, the fanatics swarm the fallen tyrant with desperate fury, driving their rusted blades into every cracked plate and open wound.

When: When an enemy operative that has fewer than half of its starting Wounds remaining is selected as the target of a Melee Attack by a friendly operative.

Effect: Until the end of the Turning Point, whenever any friendly operative makes a Melee Attack against that enemy operative, that friendly operative's melee weapon gains the Lethal 5+ rule (or Lethal 4+ if that enemy operative has a starting Wounds characteristic of 10 or higher).

A fanatic mutilates themselves in a brutal ritual of devotion, channeling painful adrenaline into a frenzy of violent activity.

When: Once per turning point, when you select a friendly operative to activate.

Effect: That operative suffers 2 Wounds. If that operative is not incapacitated as a result of this damage, add 1 to its APL characteristic for the remainder of the Turning Point.