Brood Brothers

InfiltrationSecurity

KILL GRADE [10-14]

Ops	1	2	3	4	5
10	2	4	6	8	10
11	2	4	7	9	11
12	2	5	7	10	12
13	3	5	8	11	13
14	3	6	8	11	14

What to Know

Tactical Overview

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

Rules Commentary

3 Q&As

How does the Ruthless Coordination firefight ploy interact with an enemy WOLF SCOUT operative that's obscured by the RUNE PRIEST SKJALD operative's Call the Storm action, when the other friendly BROOD BROTHER operative that intervening is determined from is within 3" of that enemy operative?

That WOLF SCOUT operative is not obscured by Call the Storm in this scenario.

If my operative isn't injured at the start of the action and then is incapacitated, when rolling a D6 for the Cult Devotion strategy ploy, do I worsen the Hit stat of the weapon by 1 as a result of being injured?

No, as an operative's stats don't change during an action.

How does the Ruthless Coordination firefight ploy interact with an enemy operative that's wholly within an area of smoke, when the friendly operative that intervening is determined from is within 2" of that enemy operative?

Smoke grenades and similar rules (e.g. MANDRAKE Weave Darkness) have no effect in this scenario.

Operative Selection

OPERATIVES

1 BROOD BROTHER COMMANDER operative with one of the following options:
- Bolt pistol; chainsword and claw
- Drum-fed autogun; bayonet
- Laspistol; power weapon and claw
9 BROOD BROTHER operatives selected from the following list:
- AGITATOR
- GUNNER with flamer and bayonet¹
- GUNNER with grenade launcher and bayonet¹
- GUNNER with meltagun and bayonet¹
- GUNNER with plasma gun and bayonet¹
- ICONWARD
- KNIFE FIGHTER
- MEDIC
- SAPPER
- SNIPER¹
- TROOPER
- VETERAN
- VOX-OPERATOR
3 BROOD BROTHER operatives selected from the following list³:
- 2 PSYCHIC FAMILIAR operatives (still counts as one selection)
- MAGUS (counts as two selections)²
- PATRIARCH (counts as three selections)²
- PRIMUS (counts as two selections)²
- TROOPER

Other than TROOPER operatives, your kill team can only include each option on this list once.

¹ You cannot select more than three of these operatives combined.

² Your kill team can only include up to one BROODCOVEN operative. If one of these operatives is selected for deployment, your COMMANDER operative loses the LEADER keyword for the battle.

³ Up to three times, instead of selecting one of these operatives, you can select one BROOD BROTHER ploy to cost you 0CP for the battle. Note that ‘counts as’ selections still apply; for example, if you select a PATRIARCH operative, you could not do this.

Operative Datacards

8 operatives

Brood Brother Knife Fighter

2 6" 5+ 7

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚔ Poisoned fighting knives	4	3+	3/4	Ceaseless Ceaseless You can re-roll any of your attack dice results of one result (e.g. results of 2). , Lethal 5+ Lethal Your successes equal to or greater than x are critical successes. Poisoned fighting knives - Weapon Rules Ceaseless You can re-roll any of your attack dice results of one result (e.g. results of 2). Lethal Your successes equal to or greater than x are critical successes.

Additional Rules

Assassin

This operative can perform the Charge action while it has a Conceal order.

Counterattack

Whenever this operative is fighting or retaliating, whenever your opponent resolves a normal success, inflict 1 damage on the enemy operative in that sequence.

Brood Brother Medic

2 6" 5+ 7

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚡ Lasgun	4	4+	2/3	-
⚔ Bayonet	3	4+	2/3	-
⚡ Gene-needler	1	4+	5/7	Lethal 5+ Lethal Your successes equal to or greater than x are critical successes. , Limited 1 Limited After an operative uses this weapon a number of times in the battle equal to x, they no longer have it. Gene-needler - Weapon Rules Lethal Your successes equal to or greater than x are critical successes. Limited After an operative uses this weapon a number of times in the battle equal to x, they no longer have it.

Additional Rules

Medic!

The first time during each turning point that another friendly BROOD BROTHER operative (excluding PATRIARCH) would be incapacitated while visible to and within 3" of this operative, you can use this rule, providing neither this nor that operative is within control range of an enemy operative. If you do, that friendly operative isn't incapacitated, has 1 wound remaining and cannot be incapacitated for the remainder of the action. After that action, that friendly operative can immediately perform a free Dash action, but must end that move within this operative's control range. Subtract 1 from this and that operative's APL stats until the end of their next activations respectively, and if this rule was used during that friendly operative's activation, that activation ends. You cannot use this rule if this operative is incapacitated, or if it's a Shoot action and this operative would be a primary or secondary target.

Unique Actions

Medikit 1AP

Select one friendly BROOD BROTHER operative (excluding PATRIARCH) within this operative's control range to regain up to 2D3 lost wounds. It cannot be an operative that the Medic! rule was used on during this turning point.

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

Brood Brother Sapper

2 6" 5+ 7

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚡ Demolition charge	4	3+	4/6	Range 3" Range Only operatives within x of the active operative can be valid targets. , Blast 2" Blast The target you select is the primary target. After shooting the primary target, shoot with this weapon against each secondary target in an order of your choice. Secondary targets are other operatives visible to and within x of the primary target. Secondary targets are in cover and obscured if the primary target was. , Heavy (Reposition only) Heavy An operative cannot use this weapon in an activation or counteraction in which it moved, and it cannot move in an activation or counteraction in which it used this weapon. If the rule is Heavy (x only), only that move is allowed. , Limited 1 Limited After an operative uses this weapon a number of times in the battle equal to x, they no longer have it. , Piercing 1 Piercing The defender collects x less defence dice. If the rule is Piercing Crits x, this only comes into effect if you retain any critical successes. , Saturate Saturate The defender cannot retain cover saves. Demolition charge - Weapon Rules Range Only operatives within x of the active operative can be valid targets. Blast The target you select is the primary target. After shooting the primary target, shoot with this weapon against each secondary target in an order of your choice. Secondary targets are other operatives visible to and within x of the primary target. Secondary targets are in cover and obscured if the primary target was. Heavy An operative cannot use this weapon in an activation or counteraction in which it moved, and it cannot move in an activation or counteraction in which it used this weapon. If the rule is Heavy (x only), only that move is allowed. Limited After an operative uses this weapon a number of times in the battle equal to x, they no longer have it. Piercing The defender collects x less defence dice. If the rule is Piercing Crits x, this only comes into effect if you retain any critical successes. Saturate The defender cannot retain cover saves.
⚔ Bayonet	3	4+	2/3	-

Additional Rules

Final Defiance

If this operative is incapacitated, it can perform a free Explosives unique action before it's removed from the killzone.

Grenadier

This operative can use frag and krak grenades (see universal equipment). Doing so doesn't count towards any limited uses you have (i.e. if you also select those grenades from equipment for other operatives). Whenever it's doing so, improve the Hit stat of that weapon by 1.

Brood Brother Vox-Operator

2 6" 5+ 7

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚡ Lasgun	4	4+	2/3	-
⚔ Bayonet	3	4+	2/3	-

Unique Actions

Signal 1AP

Select one other friendly BROOD BROTHER / BROODGUARD operative visible to and within 6" of this operative. Until the end of that operative's next activation, add 1 to its APL stat.

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

Jam 1AP

Select one ready enemy operative that's a valid target for this operative, or visible to this operative instead if you spend 1 additional AP. Roll one D6. Until the end of the turning point, that enemy operative cannot be activated or perform actions until it's the last enemy operative to be activated, or until your opponent has activated a number of enemy operatives after this action equal to the result of the D6 (whichever comes first).

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

Magus

3 6" 4+ 9

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚡ Autopistol	4	4+	2/3	Range 8" Range Only operatives within x of the active operative can be valid targets. Autopistol - Weapon Rules Range Only operatives within x of the active operative can be valid targets.
⚔ Bio dagger	2	4+	3/6	Lethal 4+ Lethal Your successes equal to or greater than x are critical successes. Bio dagger - Weapon Rules Lethal Your successes equal to or greater than x are critical successes.
⚔ Force stave	4	4+	4/6	PSYCHIC, Shock Shock The first time you strike with a critical success in each sequence, also discard one of your opponent's unresolved normal successes. Force stave - Weapon Rules Shock The first time you strike with a critical success in each sequence, also discard one of your opponent's unresolved normal successes.

Additional Rules

Spiritual Leader (STRATEGIC GAMBIT)

STRATEGIC GAMBIT if this operative is in the killzone. Select one of the following for friendly BROOD BROTHER operatives to have until the end of the turning point or until this operative is incapacitated (whichever comes first): * Whenever an operative is shooting a friendly BROOD BROTHER operative, ignore the Piercing weapon rule. * You can ignore any changes to friendly BROOD BROTHER operatives' stats from being injured (including their weapons' stats). * You can ignore any changes to the APL stat of friendly BROOD BROTHER operatives.

Unique Actions

Telepathic Overload 1AP

Select one enemy operative visible to this operative. Until the end of that operative's next activation, subtract 1 from its APL stat.

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

Mental Onslaught 1AP

Select one enemy operative that's a valid target for this operative. Inflict 2 damage on it, or 4 damage instead if it's within 6" of this operative. Then roll one D6: if the result is higher than that enemy operative's APL stat, inflict an additional 2 damage on it, or 4 damage instead if it's within 6" of this operative. Keep rolling one D6 in this manner until you roll equal to or less than that enemy operative's APL stat, until it's incapacitated, or until you inflict 8 damage on it during this action (whichever comes first).

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

Patriarch

4 6" 4+ 21

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚔ Claws	5	3+	5/6	Relentless Relentless You can re-roll any of your attack dice. , Rending Rending If you retain any critical successes, you can retain one of your normal successes as a critical success instead. Claws - Weapon Rules Relentless You can re-roll any of your attack dice. Rending If you retain any critical successes, you can retain one of your normal successes as a critical success instead.

Additional Rules

Alpha Predator

Whenever an operative is shooting this operative, ignore the Piercing weapon rule. You can activate this operative twice during the turning point as long as it has AP to spend (it stays ready while it can still be activated a second time). Per turning point, it cannot move more than 9" and you cannot spend more than 4AP in total for it.

Monster

This operative cannot use any weapons that aren't on its datacard, or perform unique actions (excluding Into Shadow and Mind Control). Whenever your opponent is selecting a valid target, if this operative has a Conceal order, it cannot use Light terrain for cover. While this can allow this operative to be targeted (assuming it's visible), it doesn't remove its cover save (if any).

Unique Actions

Into Shadow 1AP

Change this operative’s order.

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

Mind Control 2AP

PSYCHIC. Select one enemy operative visible to and within 2" of this operative. Both players roll one D6 and add their respective operative's APL stat to their result. If your total is higher than your opponent’s, you can resolve this action’s second effect.
Until the end of the activation, that enemy operative is a friendly operative (an enemy operative for your opponent), you can change its order, and it can immediately perform one free action. It cannot perform an action in which it moves other than Dash (in which case specify the location for your opponent to move the operative to). You can only resolve this action’s second effect once per battle.

This operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative, unless the only enemy operative it's within control range of is selected for this action.

Psychic Familiar

2 6" 5+ 3

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚔ Claws	3	4+	2/3	Rending Rending If you retain any critical successes, you can retain one of your normal successes as a critical success instead. Claws - Weapon Rules Rending If you retain any critical successes, you can retain one of your normal successes as a critical success instead.

Additional Rules

Small

This operative cannot use any weapons that aren't on its datacard, or perform unique actions. Whenever this operative has a Conceal order and is in cover, it cannot be selected as a valid target, taking precedence over all other rules (e.g. Seek, Vantage terrain) except being within 2". This operative can perform the Fall Back action for 1 less AP.

Elusive

This operative can perform mission actions while within control range of an enemy operative (this takes precedence over those actions' normal conditions). It can move through enemy operatives, move within control range of them, and during the Charge action can leave their control range (it must still end the move following all requirements for that move).

Group Activation

Whenever this operative is expended, you must then activate one other ready friendly BROOD BROTHER PSYCHIC FAMILIAR operative (if able) before your opponent activates. When that other operative is expended, your opponent then activates as normal.

Primus

3 6" 4+ 9

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚡ Scoped needle pistol (short range)	4	3+	2/4	Range 8" Range Only operatives within x of the active operative can be valid targets. , Lethal 5+ Lethal Your successes equal to or greater than x are critical successes. , Silent Silent An operative can perform the Shoot action with this weapon while it has a Conceal order. Scoped needle pistol (short range) - Weapon Rules Range Only operatives within x of the active operative can be valid targets. Lethal Your successes equal to or greater than x are critical successes. Silent An operative can perform the Shoot action with this weapon while it has a Conceal order.
⚡ Scoped needle pistol (long range)	4	3+	2/4	Silent Silent An operative can perform the Shoot action with this weapon while it has a Conceal order. Scoped needle pistol (long range) - Weapon Rules Silent An operative can perform the Shoot action with this weapon while it has a Conceal order.
⚔ Bonesword and toxin injector claw	5	3+	4/5	Lethal 5+ Lethal Your successes equal to or greater than x are critical successes. , Rending Rending If you retain any critical successes, you can retain one of your normal successes as a critical success instead. Bonesword and toxin injector claw - Weapon Rules Lethal Your successes equal to or greater than x are critical successes. Rending If you retain any critical successes, you can retain one of your normal successes as a critical success instead.

Additional Rules

Fist of the Patriarch

This operative can either perform two Shoot or two Fight actions during its activation.

Mastermind

Once per turning point, after rolling off to determine initiative, if this operative is in the killzone, you can do one of the following (you cannot select each option more than once per battle): * Add 1 to your dice result. * If you didn't have initiative in the previous turning point, re-roll your dice.

Unique Actions

Conspire 1AP

You gain 1CP.

This operative cannot perform this action while within control range of an enemy operative, or more than once per turning point.

Faction Rules

1 rules

CROSSFIRE

Faction Rule

Place tokens on enemies when shooting or fighting, then remove tokens to reroll attack dice.

Brood Brothers 💀

Combined with their advanced coordination skills, the professional training and high-grade weapons of Brood Brothers make them a deadly threat. With a sinister synchronicity born of the alien Broodmind that worms through their psyche, these soldiers are capable of a concentration of firepower or a harmonising of blows that is ferociously effective.

Whenever a friendly BROOD BROTHER operative is shooting against or fighting against an enemy operative, after resolving all of your attack dice, if that enemy operative isn't incapacitated it gains one of your Crossfire tokens. Whenever a friendly BROOD BROTHER operative is shooting against, fighting against or retaliating against an enemy operative that has any of your Crossfire tokens, you can remove any of those tokens. For each that you do, you can re-roll one of your attack dice.

Strategy Ploys

4 ploys

Pervasive

Strategy Ploy

ignore first 2" vertical climb distance

Uprising

Strategy Ploy

gain Crossfire token on target when changing order

Brood Brothers 💀

*Appearing at first to be allied troops, the Brood Brothers close in on their foes before revealing their treachery.*

The first time each friendly BROOD BROTHER operative performs either the Shoot or Fight action during each of its activations, if its order was changed from Conceal to Engage at the start of that activation, the enemy operative selected as the valid target or to fight against gains one of your Crossfire tokens as soon as it’s selected (instead of after resolving your attack dice). This ploy has no effect if that friendly operative was activated within control range of an enemy operative. Note this ploy cannot come into effect more than once per activation (you cannot use it during both the Shoot and Fight action in the same activation).

Embedded

Strategy Ploy

retain one additional cover save from Heavy terrain

Cult Devotion

Strategy Ploy

strike enemy when incapacitated on successful D6 roll

Brood Brothers 💀

*Such is their devotion to the Cult's cause that Brood Brothers will gladly trade their lives to land a telling blow upon their oppressors.*

Whenever a friendly BROOD BROTHER operative (excluding PATRIARCH) is incapacitated while fighting or retaliating, if you have any unresolved successes, you can roll one D6: if the result is a success as if it were the Roll Attack Dice step of that sequence (i.e. using the same weapon, but with no re-rolls), you can strike the enemy operative in that sequence with one of your unresolved normal successes, or any of your successes instead if the D6 result is a critical success. In either case, that friendly operative is removed from the killzone afterwards.

Firefight Ploys

4 ploys

Ruthless Coordination

Firefight Ploy

Use another friendly operative for cover determination

Brood Brothers 💀

The Broodmind allows for incredibly precise communication and coordinated fire between the members of a Brood Brothers kill team.

Use this firefight ploy when selecting a valid target for a friendly BROOD BROTHER operative. Until the end of the action, determine visibility as normal, but you can instead determine intervening (for cover and obscured) from another friendly BROOD BROTHER operative that both that friendly operative and the potential valid target are visible to, but that isn't itself within control range of enemy operatives. Note the friendly operative doesn't gain the additional benefits of Vantage terrain if the other friendly operative is on it (e.g. to target an enemy operative that has a Conceal order that's in cover provided only by Light terrain).

Unquestioning Loyalty

Firefight Ploy

Redirect attack to nearby friendly operative

Brood Brothers 💀

The Cult's rigid hierarchy is reinforced by military training. Lower ranking Brood Brothers will stand in the way of bullets or blades to protect their leaders.

Use this firefight ploy when a friendly BROOD BROTHER LEADER operative is selected as the valid target of a Shoot action or to fight against during the Fight action. Select one other friendly BROOD BROTHER BROODGUARD operative (excluding LEADER) visible to and within 3" of that LEADER operative to become the valid target or to be fought against (as appropriate) instead (even if it wouldn't normally be valid for this). If it's the Fight action, treat that other operative as being within the fighting operative's control range for the duration of that action. If it's the Shoot action, that other operative is only in cover or obscured if the original target was. This ploy has no effect if it's the Shoot action and the ranged weapon has the Blast or Torrent weapon rule.

Idolisation

Firefight Ploy

Upgrade one attack die result

Brood Brothers 💀

The Cult's leaders use the psionic power of the Broodmind to provide powerful inspiration to their followers.

Use this firefight ploy when a friendly BROOD BROTHER operative (excluding LEADER) within 6" of a friendly BROOD BROTHER LEADER or BROOD BROTHER ICONWARD operative is shooting, fighting or retaliating, in the Roll Attack Dice step. You can retain one of your fails as a normal success instead of discarding it, or retain one of your normal successes as a critical success instead.

Insidious

Firefight Ploy

Friendly operative performs free Dash action

Brood Brothers 💀

Brood Brothers rely upon ambush and surprise to defeat their enemies, retreating and repositioning as required.

Use this firefight ploy after an activation. Before the next activation, one friendly BROOD BROTHER operative can perform a free Dash action, as long as it's not a valid target for enemy operatives when it starts and ends that action. You cannot use this ploy during the first turning point.

Faction Equipment

4 items

Cult Talisman

Faction Equipment

Retain one normal success as critical when shot by friendly BROOD BROTHER

Covert Guises

Faction Equipment

Free Reposition for BROODGUARD operatives near drop zone in first turning point

Brood Brothers 💀

Brood Brothers are able to pass as Human long enough to close upon their unsuspecting enemies.

After revealing this equipment option, roll one D3. As a STRATEGIC GAMBIT in the first turning point, a number of friendly BROOD BROTHER BROODGUARD operatives equal to the result that are wholly within your drop zone can immediately perform a free Reposition action, but must end that move wholly within 3" of your drop zone.

Cult Knives

Faction Equipment

Provides melee weapon with 3 attacks, 4+ hit, 3/4 damage

Lookout

Faction Equipment

Place Crossfire token on visible enemy operative

Universal Equipment

0 items