HEARTHKYN SALVAGERS

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KILL GRADE [10]

1	2	3	4	5
2	4	6	8	10

What to Know

Tactical Overview

The Kin faction excels at holding objectives and punishing enemies who harm them, using Grudge tokens to convert normal hits into critical hits against marked foes while employing strategic ploys to bolster their defensive and offensive capabilities near objectives.

Core Abilities

Unusual Shooting ✓

HEARTHKYN LOKÂTR: SPOT: ignore obscuring for selected enemy operative.

Unusual Melee ✗

Super Conceal ✗

Out of Order Movement ✓

Operative: Medic!: free Dash after preventing incapacitation

Activation Manipulation ✓

Operative: System Jam: prevent enemy activation until others are expended

APL Modifiers ✓

HEARTHKYN KINLYNK: +1 APL to friendly operativeHEARTHKYN DÔZR: -1 APL to enemy operativeHEARTHKYN FIELD MEDIC: -1 APL to self and friendly after medic use

Bitter Demise ✓

Operative: Dôzr: Brawler: Strike enemy with unresolved success when incapacitated.Operative: Field Medic: Medic!: Prevent friendly operative from being incapacitated.Firefight Ploy: WORTH IT: Incapacitated operative performs free mission action.

Block Rerolls ✗

Damage Reduction ✓

Operative: Weavefeld Crest: ignore first 4+ damage attackOperative: Secure Salvage: subtract 1 damage when on objectiveFirefight Ploy: STURDY: change crits to normal successes

Faction Rules

GRUDGE: Retain normal successes as critical against enemies with Grudge tokens.

Strategic Ploys

NEED KEEPS: Increase APL for control and melee Atk near marker.
TOIL EARNS: Add Grudge token to enemies near marker.
WROUGHT DEFENCE: Reroll one fail on two or more defence fails.
PROXIMATE FIREPOWER: Improve Hit stat for ranged attacks within 6".

Firefight Ploys

THE ANCESTORS ARE WATCHING: free Shoot or Fight action
WORTH IT: free mission action before removal
STURDY: change criticals to normal successes
ENGAGE TO ACQUIRE: re-roll any attack dice

Equipment

PLASMA KNIVES: Melee weapon with Lethal 5+ rule.
CLIMBING RIGS: Reduces vertical climb distance by 1 inch.
EXCAVATION TOOLS: Reduces AP cost for Pick Up Marker action.
WRIT OF CLAIM: Once per battle, re-roll initiative dice.

Operative Selection

OPERATIVES
↘ 1 HEARTHKYN SALVAGER THEYN operative with one option from each of the following:

Autoch-pattern bolt pistol, Autoch-pattern bolter, bolt revolver, EtaCarn plasma pistol, ion blaster or ion pistol
Concussion gauntlet or plasma weapon
↘ 9 HEARTHKYN SALVAGER operatives selected from the following list:
DÔZR
FIELD MEDIC
GRENADIER
GUNNER with one of the following options:
○ EtaCarn plasma beamer; fists
○ HYLas auto rifle; fists
○ HYLas rotary cannon; fists
○ L7 missile launcher; fists
○ Magna rail rifle; fists
JUMP PACK WARRIOR
KINLYNK
KOGNITÂAR
LOKÂTR
LUGGER
WARRIOR
Other than GUNNER and WARRIOR operatives, your kill team can only include each operative on this list once. Your kill team can only include up to three GUNNER operatives (each must have a different option).
With one of the following options:
Autoch-pattern bolter; fists
Ion blaster; fists

Operative Datacards

11 operatives

THEYN

2 5" 3+ 9

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚡ Autoch-pattern bolt pistol	4	3+	3/4	Range 8" Range Only operatives within x of the active operative can be valid targets. , Accurate 1 Accurate You can retain up to x attack dice as normal successes without rolling them. If a weapon has more than one instance of Accurate x, you can treat it as one instance of Accurate 2 instead. Autoch-pattern bolt pistol - Weapon Rules Range Only operatives within x of the active operative can be valid targets. Accurate You can retain up to x attack dice as normal successes without rolling them. If a weapon has more than one instance of Accurate x, you can treat it as one instance of Accurate 2 instead.
⚡ Autoch-pattern bolter	4	4+	3/4	Accurate 1 Accurate You can retain up to x attack dice as normal successes without rolling them. If a weapon has more than one instance of Accurate x, you can treat it as one instance of Accurate 2 instead. Autoch-pattern bolter - Weapon Rules Accurate You can retain up to x attack dice as normal successes without rolling them. If a weapon has more than one instance of Accurate x, you can treat it as one instance of Accurate 2 instead.
⚡ Bolt revolver	4	3+	3/5	Range 8" Range Only operatives within x of the active operative can be valid targets. Bolt revolver - Weapon Rules Range Only operatives within x of the active operative can be valid targets.
⚡ EtaCarn plasma pistol	4	4+	3/5	Range 8" Range Only operatives within x of the active operative can be valid targets. , 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. EtaCarn plasma pistol - Weapon Rules Range Only operatives within x of the active operative can be valid targets. 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.
⚡ Ion blaster	4	4+	3/4	Piercing Crits 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. Ion blaster - Weapon Rules 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.
⚡ Ion pistol	4	3+	3/4	Range 8" Range Only operatives within x of the active operative can be valid targets. , Piercing Crits 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. Ion pistol - Weapon Rules Range Only operatives within x of the active operative can be valid targets. 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.
⚔ Concussion gauntlet	4	4+	5/7	Brutal Brutal Your opponent can only block with critical successes. , Shock Shock The first time you strike with a critical success in each sequence, also discard one of your opponent's unresolved normal successes. Concussion gauntlet - Weapon Rules Brutal Your opponent can only block with critical successes. Shock The first time you strike with a critical success in each sequence, also discard one of your opponent's unresolved normal successes.
⚔ Plasma weapon	4	3+	4/6	Lethal 5+ Lethal Your successes equal to or greater than x are critical successes. Plasma weapon - Weapon Rules Lethal Your successes equal to or greater than x are critical successes.

Additional Rules

Eye of the Ancestors (STRATEGIC GAMBIT)

if this operative is in the killzone. Select one enemy operative, or up to two enemy operatives if three or more friendly HEARTHKYN SALVAGER operatives are incapacitated. Each of those enemy operatives gains one of your Grudge tokens.

Weavefeld Crest

The first time an attack dice inflicts 4 or more damage on this operative during the battle, ignore that inflicted damage.

DÔZR

2 5" 3+ 8

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚡ Autoch-pattern bolt pistol	4	4+	3/4	Range 8" Range Only operatives within x of the active operative can be valid targets. , Accurate 1 Accurate You can retain up to x attack dice as normal successes without rolling them. If a weapon has more than one instance of Accurate x, you can treat it as one instance of Accurate 2 instead. Autoch-pattern bolt pistol - Weapon Rules Range Only operatives within x of the active operative can be valid targets. Accurate You can retain up to x attack dice as normal successes without rolling them. If a weapon has more than one instance of Accurate x, you can treat it as one instance of Accurate 2 instead.
⚔ Concussion knux	4	3+	4/4	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. , Shock Shock The first time you strike with a critical success in each sequence, also discard one of your opponent's unresolved normal successes. Concussion knux - 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. 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

Brawler

Whenever this operative is fighting or retaliating: - Enemy operatives cannot assist. - If it's incapacitated, you can strike the enemy operative in that sequence with one of your unresolved successes before it’s removed from the killzone.

Unique Actions

KNUX SMASH 1AP

Select one enemy operative within this operative’s control range. You can move that enemy operative up to 3" to a location it can be placed. Then inflict D3+1 damage on it (even if you don’t move it); if the D3 result is a 3, also subtract 1 from that enemy operative's APL stat until the end of its next activation. This operative can then immediately perform a free Charge action (even if it’s already performed the Charge action during that activation), but cannot move more than 3" during that action.

This operative cannot perform this action unless an enemy operative is within its control range.

FIELD MEDIC

2 5" 3+ 8

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚡ Bolt revolver	4	4+	3/5	Range 8" Range Only operatives within x of the active operative can be valid targets. Bolt revolver - Weapon Rules Range Only operatives within x of the active operative can be valid targets.
⚔ Plasma knife	4	4+	3/5	Lethal 5+ Lethal Your successes equal to or greater than x are critical successes. Plasma knife - Weapon Rules Lethal Your successes equal to or greater than x are critical successes.

Additional Rules

Medic!

The first time during each turning point that another friendly HEARTHKYN SALVAGER operative 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 HEARTHKYN SALVAGER operative 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.

GRENADIER

2 5" 3+ 8

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚡ Autoch-pattern bolt pistol	4	4+	3/4	Range 8" Range Only operatives within x of the active operative can be valid targets. , Accurate 1 Accurate You can retain up to x attack dice as normal successes without rolling them. If a weapon has more than one instance of Accurate x, you can treat it as one instance of Accurate 2 instead. Autoch-pattern bolt pistol - Weapon Rules Range Only operatives within x of the active operative can be valid targets. Accurate You can retain up to x attack dice as normal successes without rolling them. If a weapon has more than one instance of Accurate x, you can treat it as one instance of Accurate 2 instead.
⚡ C8 HX charge	4	3+	4/6	Range 4" Range Only operatives within x of the active operative can be valid targets. , Blast 1" 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), 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. C8 HX 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. 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.
⚔ Fists	3	4+	2/3	-

Additional Rules

Grenadier

This operative can use frag, krak, smoke and stun 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 this operative is using a frag or krak grenade, improve the Hit stat of that weapon by 1.

Unique Actions

VÂYR-3 UTILITY GRENADE 1AP

Place one of your Utility Grenade markers within 6" of this operative. It must be visible to this operative, or on Vantage terrain of a terrain feature that’s visible to this operative. Whenever an operative is within 3" of that Utility Grenade marker, its controlling player must spend 1 additional AP for that operative to perform the Pick Up Marker and mission actions.
In the Ready step of the next Strategy phase, roll one D3. Remove that Utility Grenade marker after a number of activations equal to the result have been completed, or at the end of the turning point (whichever comes first).

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

GUNNER

2 5" 3+ 8

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚡ EtaCarn plasma beamer	4	4+	5/6	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. , Beam EtaCarn plasma beamer - Weapon Rules 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.
⚡ HYLas auto rifle	4	4+	4/5	Ceaseless Ceaseless You can re-roll any of your attack dice results of one result (e.g. results of 2). , Rending Rending If you retain any critical successes, you can retain one of your normal successes as a critical success instead. HYLas auto rifle - Weapon Rules Ceaseless You can re-roll any of your attack dice results of one result (e.g. results of 2). Rending If you retain any critical successes, you can retain one of your normal successes as a critical success instead.
⚡ HYLas rotary cannon (focused)	5	4+	4/5	Ceaseless Ceaseless You can re-roll any of your attack dice results of one result (e.g. results of 2). , Heavy (Reposition only), Saturate Saturate The defender cannot retain cover saves. HYLas rotary cannon (focused) - Weapon Rules Ceaseless You can re-roll any of your attack dice results of one result (e.g. results of 2). Saturate The defender cannot retain cover saves.
⚡ HYLas rotary cannon (sweeping)	4	4+	4/5	Ceaseless Ceaseless You can re-roll any of your attack dice results of one result (e.g. results of 2). , Heavy (Reposition only), Saturate Saturate The defender cannot retain cover saves. , Torrent 1" Torrent Select a valid target as normal as the primary target, then select any number of other valid targets within x of the first valid target, but not within control range of friendly operatives, as secondary targets. Shoot with this weapon against all of them in an order of your choice. HYLas rotary cannon (sweeping) - Weapon Rules Ceaseless You can re-roll any of your attack dice results of one result (e.g. results of 2). Saturate The defender cannot retain cover saves. Torrent Select a valid target as normal as the primary target, then select any number of other valid targets within x of the first valid target, but not within control range of friendly operatives, as secondary targets. Shoot with this weapon against all of them in an order of your choice.
⚡ L7 missile launcher (blast)	4	4+	3/5	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. L7 missile launcher (blast) - Weapon Rules 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.
⚡ L7 missile launcher (focused)	4	4+	5/6	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. L7 missile launcher (focused) - Weapon Rules 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.
⚡ Magna rail rifle	4	4+	4/2	Devastating 3 Devastating Each retained critical success immediately inflicts x damage on the operative this weapon is being used against. If the rule starts with a distance, inflict x damage on that operative and each other operative visible to and within that distance of it. , Heavy (Dash only), Piercing 2 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. Magna rail rifle - Weapon Rules Devastating Each retained critical success immediately inflicts x damage on the operative this weapon is being used against. If the rule starts with a distance, inflict x damage on that operative and each other operative visible to and within that distance of 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.
⚔ Fists	3	4+	2/3	-

JUMP PACK WARRIOR

2 7" 3+ 8

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚡ Autoch-pattern bolt pistol	4	4+	3/4	Range 8" Range Only operatives within x of the active operative can be valid targets. , Accurate 1 Accurate You can retain up to x attack dice as normal successes without rolling them. If a weapon has more than one instance of Accurate x, you can treat it as one instance of Accurate 2 instead. Autoch-pattern bolt pistol - Weapon Rules Range Only operatives within x of the active operative can be valid targets. Accurate You can retain up to x attack dice as normal successes without rolling them. If a weapon has more than one instance of Accurate x, you can treat it as one instance of Accurate 2 instead.
⚔ Plasma weapon	4	3+	4/6	Lethal 5+ Lethal Your successes equal to or greater than x are critical successes. , Force Impact Plasma weapon - Weapon Rules Lethal Your successes equal to or greater than x are critical successes.

Additional Rules

Jump Pack

Whenever this operative performs an action in which it moves, it can FLY. If it does, don’t move it. Instead, remove it from the killzone and set it back up wholly within a distance equal to its Move stat (or 3" if it was a Dash) horizontally of its original location (in a killzone that uses the close quarters rules, e.g. Killzone: Gallowdark, this distance cannot be measured over or through Wall terrain, and that operative cannot be set up on the other side of an access point – in other words it cannot FLY through an open hatchway). Note that it gains no additional distance when performing the Charge action. It must be set up in a location it can be placed, and unless it’s the Charge action, it cannot be set up within control range of an enemy operative.

KINLYNK

2 5" 3+ 8

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚡ Autoch-pattern bolter	4	4+	3/4	Accurate 1 Accurate You can retain up to x attack dice as normal successes without rolling them. If a weapon has more than one instance of Accurate x, you can treat it as one instance of Accurate 2 instead. Autoch-pattern bolter - Weapon Rules Accurate You can retain up to x attack dice as normal successes without rolling them. If a weapon has more than one instance of Accurate x, you can treat it as one instance of Accurate 2 instead.
⚡ Ion blaster	4	4+	3/4	Piercing Crits 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. Ion blaster - Weapon Rules 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.
⚔ Fists	3	4+	2/3	-

Unique Actions

SIGNAL 1AP

SUPPORT. Select one other friendly HEARTHKYN SALVAGER 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.

SYSTEM JAM 1AP

Select one enemy operative that's a valid target for this operative and that doesn’t have one of your System Jam tokens; it gains one. Until the end of the battle, whenever an enemy operative has one of your System Jam tokens, it cannot be activated until each enemy operative without one is expended. When an enemy operative that has one of your System Jam tokens is activated, remove that token.

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

KOGNITÂAR

2 5" 3+ 8

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚡ Autoch-pattern bolter	4	4+	3/4	Accurate 1 Accurate You can retain up to x attack dice as normal successes without rolling them. If a weapon has more than one instance of Accurate x, you can treat it as one instance of Accurate 2 instead. Autoch-pattern bolter - Weapon Rules Accurate You can retain up to x attack dice as normal successes without rolling them. If a weapon has more than one instance of Accurate x, you can treat it as one instance of Accurate 2 instead.
⚡ Ion blaster	4	4+	3/4	Piercing Crits 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. Ion blaster - Weapon Rules 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.
⚔ Fists	3	4+	2/3	-

Additional Rules

Tactician (STRATEGIC GAMBIT)

STRATEGIC GAMBIT if this operative is in the killzone. Place either your Attack or Defence marker in the killzone. Whenever a friendly HEARTHKYN SALVAGER operative is shooting against, fighting against or retaliating against an enemy operative that’s within 3" of your Attack marker, you can re-roll one of your attack dice. Whenever an enemy operative is shooting a friendly HEARTHKYN SALVAGER operative that’s within 3" of your Defence marker, you can re-roll one of your defence dice. In the Ready step of the next Strategy phase, remove that marker.

Unique Actions

ACCELERATED APPRAISAL 1AP

If your Attack or Defence marker is in the killzone, remove it.
Place your Attack or Defence marker in the killzone.

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

LOKÂTR

2 5" 3+ 8

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚡ Autoch-pattern bolter	4	4+	3/4	Accurate 1 Accurate You can retain up to x attack dice as normal successes without rolling them. If a weapon has more than one instance of Accurate x, you can treat it as one instance of Accurate 2 instead. Autoch-pattern bolter - Weapon Rules Accurate You can retain up to x attack dice as normal successes without rolling them. If a weapon has more than one instance of Accurate x, you can treat it as one instance of Accurate 2 instead.
⚡ Ion blaster	4	4+	3/4	Piercing Crits 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. Ion blaster - Weapon Rules 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.
⚔ Fists	3	4+	2/3	-

Unique Actions

SPOT 1AP

SUPPORT. Select one enemy operative visible to this operative. Until the end of the turning point, whenever a friendly HEARTHKYN SALVAGER operative within 3" of this operative is shooting that enemy operative, you can use this effect. If you do: - That friendly operative’s ranged weapons have the Seek Light weapon rule. - That enemy operative cannot be obscured.

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

PAN SPECTRAL SCAN 1AP

Place your Pan Spectral Scan marker in the killzone. Whenever a friendly HEARTHKYN SALVAGER operative is shooting an enemy operative that’s within 3" of that marker, that friendly operative’s ranged weapons have the Accurate 1 and Saturate weapon rules. When this operative is next activated, is incapacitated or performs this action again (whichever comes first), remove that marker.

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

LUGGER

2 5" 3+ 8

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚡ Autoch-pattern bolter	4	4+	3/4	Accurate 1 Accurate You can retain up to x attack dice as normal successes without rolling them. If a weapon has more than one instance of Accurate x, you can treat it as one instance of Accurate 2 instead. Autoch-pattern bolter - Weapon Rules Accurate You can retain up to x attack dice as normal successes without rolling them. If a weapon has more than one instance of Accurate x, you can treat it as one instance of Accurate 2 instead.
⚡ Ion blaster	4	4+	3/4	Piercing Crits 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. Ion blaster - Weapon Rules 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.
⚔ Fists	3	4+	2/3	-

Additional Rules

Well Supplied

You can select one additional equipment option.

I’ve Got It

Once during each of this operative’s activations, it can perform a mission action for 1 less AP.

WARRIOR

2 5" 3+ 8

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚡ Autoch-pattern bolter	4	4+	3/4	Accurate 1 Accurate You can retain up to x attack dice as normal successes without rolling them. If a weapon has more than one instance of Accurate x, you can treat it as one instance of Accurate 2 instead. Autoch-pattern bolter - Weapon Rules Accurate You can retain up to x attack dice as normal successes without rolling them. If a weapon has more than one instance of Accurate x, you can treat it as one instance of Accurate 2 instead.
⚡ Ion blaster	4	4+	3/4	Piercing Crits 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. Ion blaster - Weapon Rules 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.
⚔ Fists	3	4+	2/3	-

Additional Rules

Secure Salvage

Whenever an enemy operative is shooting against, fighting against or retaliating against this operative, if this operative contests an objective marker or one of your mission markers, in the Resolve Attack Dice step, you can subtract 1 from the damage inflicted on it from one success.

Faction Rules

1 rules

GRUDGE

Faction Rule

Retain normal successes as critical against enemies with Grudge tokens.

HEARTHKYN SALVAGERS 💀

If a particular foe shames or insults the Kin gravely enough, they will become the subject of a Grudge. To destroy this most hated enemy, the Kin will go to any lengths, even if it is to their own detriment. Whenever an enemy operative incapacitates a friendly HEARTHKYN SALVAGER operative, that enemy operative gains one of your Grudge tokens for the battle. Whenever a friendly HEARTHKYN SALVAGER operative is shooting against, fighting against or retaliating against an enemy operative, for each of your Grudge tokens that enemy operative has, you can retain one of your normal successes as a critical success instead. Note that Grudge tokens aren’t removed when you do this.

Strategy Ploys

4 ploys

NEED KEEPS

Strategy Ploy

Increase APL for control and melee Atk near marker.

HEARTHKYN SALVAGERS 💀

Those whose need is greatest shall fight hardest for their prize.

Select one objective marker or one of your mission markers. - Whenever determining control of that marker, treat the total APL stat of friendly HEARTHKYN SALVAGER operatives that contest it as 1 higher if at least one friendly HEARTHKYN SALVAGER operative contests that marker. Note this isn’t a change to the APL stat, so any changes are cumulative with this. - Whenever a friendly HEARTHKYN SALVAGER operative is within 3" of that marker, add 1 to the Atk stat of its melee weapons (to a maximum of 4).

TOIL EARNS

Strategy Ploy

Add Grudge token to enemies near marker.

WROUGHT DEFENCE

Strategy Ploy

Reroll one fail on two or more defence fails.

PROXIMATE FIREPOWER

Strategy Ploy

Improve Hit stat for ranged attacks within 6".

HEARTHKYN SALVAGERS 💀

Hearthkyn Salvagers are supremely effective in close-quarters environments.

Whenever a friendly HEARTHKYN SALVAGER operative is shooting an enemy operative within 6" of it, improve the Hit stat of that friendly operative’s ranged weapons by 1 (to a maximum of 3+). This can allow you to apply or remove the Hit stat change during an action (this takes precedence over the core rules).

Firefight Ploys

4 ploys

THE ANCESTORS ARE WATCHING

Firefight Ploy

free Shoot or Fight action

WORTH IT

Firefight Ploy

free mission action before removal

STURDY

Firefight Ploy

change criticals to normal successes

HEARTHKYN SALVAGERS 💀

Stocky and stalwart, Hearthkyn Salvagers grit their teeth and shrug of wounds that would fell a Human.

Use this firefight ploy when an operative is shooting a friendly HEARTHKYN SALVAGER operative, when you collect your defence dice. Change the attacker’s retained critical successes to normal successes (any weapon rules they’ve already resolved aren’t affected, e.g. Piercing Crits).

ENGAGE TO ACQUIRE

Firefight Ploy

re-roll any attack dice

HEARTHKYN SALVAGERS 💀

Some prizes must be wrested from the foe by force. The necessity of violent acquisition incites within the Kin a ruthless determination.

Use this firefight ploy after rolling your attack dice for a friendly HEARTHKYN SALVAGER operative, if it’s shooting against or fighting against an enemy operative that controls an objective marker or one of your mission markers. You can re-roll any of your attack dice.

Faction Equipment

4 items

PLASMA KNIVES

Faction Equipment

Melee weapon with Lethal 5+ rule.

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The superheated edge of a plasma knife can slice through several inches of solid metal. Armour and bone are no match for such a cutting edge.

Friendly HEARTHKYN SALVAGER operatives have the following melee weapon. Note that the FIELD MEDIC operative already has this weapon but with better stats; in that instance, use the better version. NAME ATK HIT DMG Plasma knife 3 4+ 3/5 WR Lethal 5+

CLIMBING RIGS

Faction Equipment

Reduces vertical climb distance by 1 inch.

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This climbing gear allows pioneering Hearthkyn Salvagers to traverse any difficult terrain they may encounter during the course of their duty.

Whenever a friendly HEARTHKYN SALVAGER operative is climbing up, you can treat the vertical distance as 1" less (to a minimum of 2"). Note this has no effect when using ladder equipment terrain features, which treats the vertical distance as 1" (but would have an effect if the operative then continued climbing another terrain feature).

EXCAVATION TOOLS

Faction Equipment

Reduces AP cost for Pick Up Marker action.

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Powered picks, plasma cutters and pneumatic drills are items of equipment that allow the Hearthkyn Salvagers to extract treasures buried deep.

Friendly HEARTHKYN SALVAGER operatives can perform the Pick Up Marker action for 1 less AP, and don’t have to control the marker to do so (this takes precedence over that action’s conditions – they only need to contest the marker).

WRIT OF CLAIM

Faction Equipment

Once per battle, re-roll initiative dice.

Universal Equipment

10 items

AMMO CACHE

Universal Equipment

RAZOR WIRE

Universal Equipment

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Spooled rapidly out and affixed to jutting posts, razor wire acts as an easily deployed barrier and a painful deterrent to enemy operatives seeking to attack along particular routes.

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".

COMMS DEVICE

Universal Equipment

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Communications devices can be swiftly hijacked and employed to coordinate operations or call in support during a firefight.

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.

MINES

Universal Equipment

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The battlefields of the 41st Millennium are plagued by myriad types of mine, from simple frag charges to monofilament web‑snares and microplasma charges. Ultimately, all serve a similar, horrible purpose.

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

Universal Equipment

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Designed to be lugged into place and then deployed by operatives and combat engineers, these barriers are proof against small arms fire.

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.

HEAVY BARRICADE

Universal Equipment

LADDERS

Universal Equipment

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Carried into battle in their compacted forms, these ladders provide a rapid route of ingress to strongholds, or access to vital vantage points.

Ladders are 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. In addition, an operative can either move through ladders as if they aren’t there (but cannot finish on them), or climb them. Once per action, whenever an operative is climbing this terrain feature, treat the vertical distance as 1". Note that if an operative then continues climbing another terrain feature during that action (including another ladder), that distance is determined as normal.

UTILITY GRENADES

Universal Equipment

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From neuro‑suppressant psybombs to smoke‑belching chemical charges, grenades of this sort can suppress the enemy and be the difference between life and death.

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.

EXPLOSIVE GRENADES

Universal Equipment

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A variety of offensive grenades are employed by the forces of the 41st Millennium. These range from simple fragmentation grenades to plasma and gravitic concussion grenades, while even more exotic devices are used to crack open enemy armour.

When you select this equipment, select two explosive grenades (2 frag, 2 krak, or 1 frag and 1 krak). Each selection is a ranged weapon your operatives can use, but your kill team can only use that weapon a total number of times during the battle equal to your selection.

PORTABLE BARRICADE

Universal Equipment

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Little more than a suppression shield with armoured feet, these barricades can be hefted and borne forwards to provide mobile cover.

A portable barricade is Light, Protective and Portable 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. 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.