Brood Brothers bring 13+ operatives of coordinated hybrid terror! Their CROSSFIRE rule lets you mark targets for re-rolls, rewarding teamwork. Flexible playstyle: shoot with lasguns or charge with melee specialists like the Knife Fighter. They're fragile (5+ save, 7 wounds) but fast (6" move) with tricks like free dashes and cover bonuses. Unique ploys let you sacrifice operatives for extra hits or protect your leader. Customize with psychic leaders or explosives for explosive plays!
Core Abilities
Unusual Shooting
Firefight Ploy: Ruthless Coordination: ignore cover and obscured by using another operative's position.
Unusual Melee
Super Conceal
Out of Order Movement
Firefight Ploy: Insidious: free Dash after activation before next activationStrategic Gambit: Covert Guises: free Reposition before first turnOperative: Medic!: free Dash after saving friendly operative
Activation Manipulation
Operative: Jam: prevent enemy activation until last or after D6 activationsOperative: Alpha Predator: activate twice per turning pointOperative: Group Activation: activate another Familiar before opponent
APL Modifiers
Brood Brother Medic: Medic! reduces APL by 1 for self and target.Brood Brother Vox-Operator: Signal adds +1 APL to friendly operative.Magus: Telepathic Overload subtracts 1 from enemy APL.
Bitter Demise
Operative: Medic!: Prevents incapacitation and restores 1 wound to friendly Brood Brother.Operative: Final Defiance: Performs free Explosives action when incapacitated before removal.Faction Rule: Cult Devotion: Inflicts damage with unresolved successes when incapacitated while fighting.
Block Rerolls
Damage Reduction
Magus: Spiritual Leader: ignore Piercing for friendly Brood Brothers.Patriarch: Alpha Predator: ignore Piercing when shooting this operative.Strategic Ploy: Embedded: retain one additional cover save when shot.Cult Talisman: retain normal success as critical success in defense dice.
Faction Rules
- CROSSFIRE: Place tokens on enemies when shooting or fighting, then remove tokens to reroll attack dice.
Strategic Ploys
- Pervasive: ignore first 2" vertical climb distance
- Uprising: gain Crossfire token on target when changing order
- Embedded: retain one additional cover save from Heavy terrain
- Cult Devotion: strike enemy when incapacitated on successful D6 roll
Firefight Ploys
- Ruthless Coordination: Use another friendly operative for cover determination
- Unquestioning Loyalty: Redirect attack to nearby friendly operative
- Idolisation: Upgrade one attack die result
- Insidious: Friendly operative performs free Dash action
Equipment
- Cult Talisman: Retain one normal success as critical when shot by friendly BROOD BROTHER
- Covert Guises: Free Reposition for BROODGUARD operatives near drop zone in first turning point
- Cult Knives: Provides melee weapon with 3 attacks, 4+ hit, 3/4 damage
- Lookout: Place Crossfire token on visible enemy operative