Novitiates

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KILL GRADE [10]

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2	4	6	8	10

What to Know

Tactical Overview

Meet the Novitiate Kill Team! Command 10 faithful operatives with incredible versatility. Fueled by Acts of Faith, spend Faith points to reroll dice, upgrade successes, or turn failures into hits. They're a flexible force with specialists for every role - from melee powerhouses like the Penitent to flamer-wielding Purgatus. Average speed and durability, but their faith mechanics make them incredibly adaptable. Play them aggressively with ploys like Righteous Advance and Blessed Rejuvenation to push objectives and outlast opponents!

Core Abilities

Unusual Shooting ✓

Firefight Ploy: Guided by Faith: weapon gains Seek Light within 6 inches

Unusual Melee ✓

Penitent: Absolution Through Destruction: immediately performs free Fight action after Fight

Super Conceal ✗

Out of Order Movement ✓

Strategic Ploy: Righteous Advance: free Dash before activations startOperative: Medic!: grants free Dash after preventing incapacitation

Activation Manipulation ✗

APL Modifiers ✓

Exactor: Neural Whips (Ranged) [Stun]Dialogus: Stirring Rhetoric: +1 APL to friendly operativeHospitaller: Medic!: -1 APL from self and saved operativeFirefight Ploy: Blazing Inferno: Enemy can subtract 1 APL to remove Blaze token

Bitter Demise ✓

Hospitaller: Medic!: Prevents friendly operative incapacitation, leaves 1 woundGlorious Martyrdom: Inflicts D3 damage on enemies within 2" when operative incapacitated

Block Rerolls ✓

Operative: Dialogus: Auto-Broadcaster: opponent cannot reroll attack dice near marker

Damage Reduction ✓

Operative: Null Rod: ignore damage from PSYCHIC ranged weaponsStrategic Ploy: Defenders of the Faith: halve damage from one normal success

Faction Rules

Acts of Faith: Gain faith points to spend on rerolls, critical successes, or turning fails into successes.
Re-roll: Spend 1 faith point to reroll one die.
Blessing: Spend 2 faith points to turn a normal success into a critical success.
Intervention: Spend 3 faith points to turn a fail into a normal success.

Strategic Ploys

Ardent Vengeance: Grants Punishing rule against expended enemies
Blessed Rejuvenation: Regain D3 wounds after spending Faith points
Defenders of the Faith: Halve damage on objective-contesting operatives
Righteous Advance: Free Dash for operatives toward targets

Firefight Ploys

Glorious Martyrdom: gain Faith and inflict damage on nearby enemies
Blinding Aura: enemy cannot target operative beyond 2 inches
Blazing Inferno: inflict ongoing damage with Blaze token
Guided by Faith: gain Seek Light rule for close targets

Equipment

Icon of Faith: Use two different Acts of Faith per turning point sequence
Auto-Chastisers: Inflict damage on friendly operative for free Act of Faith
Sanctified Rounds: Spend Faith point for Piercing Crits 1 on specific weapons
Holy Embrocations: Ignore Move stat changes from being injured

Rules Commentary

2 Q&As

When inflicting damage while blocking with the NOVITIATE DUELLIST's Riposte weapon rule, is this considered to be damage from an attack dice, and can it be reduced or ignored by an opponent's rules?

Yes.

If a NOVITIATE PENITENT is affected by the EXACTOR operative's Whip Into Frenzy action, how many Fight actions can it perform in an activation?

Up to four. Two as a result of Whip Into Frenzy and two as a result of Absolution Through Destruction.

Operative Selection

1 NOVITIATE SUPERIOR operative with one of the following options:
- Plasma pistol; power weapon
- Relic boltgun; gun butt
- Relic bolt pistol; power weapon
9 NOVITIATE operatives selected from the following list:
- CONDEMNOR
- RELIQUARIUS
- DIALOGUS
- MILITANT with one of the following options:
  - Autopistol; Novitiate blade
  - Autogun; gun butt
- DUELLIST
- EXACTOR
- HOSPITALLER
- PENITENT
- PRECEPTOR
- PRONATUS
- PRONATUS
- PURGATUS

Other than MILITANT and PURGATUS operatives, your kill team can only include each operative on this list once. Your kill team can only include up to two PURGATUS operatives.

Operative Datacards

12 operatives

Superior

3 6" 3+ 9

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚡ Plasma Pistol (Standard)	4	3+	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. Plasma Pistol (Standard) - 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.
⚡ Plasma Pistol (Supercharge)	4	3+	4/5	Range 8" Range Only operatives within x of the active operative can be valid targets. , Hot Hot After an operative uses this weapon, roll one D6: if the result is less than the weapon's Hit stat, inflict damage on that operative equal to the result multiplied by two. , Lethal 5+ Lethal Your successes equal to or greater than x are critical successes. , 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. Plasma Pistol (Supercharge) - Weapon Rules Range Only operatives within x of the active operative can be valid targets. Hot After an operative uses this weapon, roll one D6: if the result is less than the weapon's Hit stat, inflict damage on that operative equal to the result multiplied by two. Lethal Your successes equal to or greater than x are critical successes. 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.
⚡ Relic Bolt Pistol	4	3+	3/5	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. Relic Bolt Pistol - 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.
⚡ Relic Boltgun	4	3+	3/5	Lethal 5+ Lethal Your successes equal to or greater than x are critical successes. Relic Boltgun - Weapon Rules Lethal Your successes equal to or greater than x are critical successes.
⚔ Gun Butt	3	3+	2/3	-
⚔ Power Weapon	4	3+	4/6	Lethal 5+ Lethal Your successes equal to or greater than x are critical successes. Power Weapon - Weapon Rules Lethal Your successes equal to or greater than x are critical successes.

Additional Rules

Inspirational Example

Whenever this operative incapacitates an enemy operative, you gain 1 Faith point, or 2 Faith points if that enemy operative had a Wounds stat of 12 or more. This rule has no effect when using the Glorious Martyrdom firefight ploy.

Condemnor

2 6" 4+ 7

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚡ Condemnor Stakethrower	4	3+	3/3	Anti-PSYKER *, Devastating 2 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 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. , Silent Silent An operative can perform the Shoot action with this weapon while it has a Conceal order. Condemnor Stakethrower - 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. Silent An operative can perform the Shoot action with this weapon while it has a Conceal order.
⚔ Null Rod	4	4+	3/3	Anti-PSYKER *, Shock Shock The first time you strike with a critical success in each sequence, also discard one of your opponent's unresolved normal successes. Null Rod - 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

Null Rod

PSYCHIC ranged weapons cannot inflict damage on this operative. For the effects of PSYCHIC actions, this operative cannot be selected and is never treated as being within those actions' required distances. Whenever an operative is within 6" of this operative: - That operative cannot perform PSYCHIC actions or use PSYCHIC additional rules. - That operative cannot use PSYCHIC ranged weapons. - PSYCHIC melee weapons have no weapon rules and cannot have Dmg stats higher than 3/4.

Anti-PSYKER

Whenever this weapon is used against an operative that has the PSYKER keyword, add 1 to both Dmg stats of this weapon and it has the Lethal 5+ weapon rule.

Dialogus

2 6" 4+ 7

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.
⚔ Dialogus Stave	4	4+	3/3	Shock Shock The first time you strike with a critical success in each sequence, also discard one of your opponent's unresolved normal successes. Dialogus 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.

Unique Actions

Stirring Rhetoric 1AP

Select one other friendly NOVITIATE operative visible to and within 6" of this operative, or within 6" of your Auto-broadcaster marker. Until the end of that operative's next activation, add 1 to its APL stat (to a maximum of 3 after all APL stat changes have been totalled).

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

Auto-Broadcaster 0AP

If your Auto-broadcaster marker isn't in the killzone, place it within 8" horizontally of this operative; otherwise, move your Auto-broadcaster marker up to 8" horizontally. If this operative is removed from the killzone, remove your Auto-broadcaster marker from the killzone. Whenever an enemy operative within 3" of your Auto-broadcaster marker is shooting, fighting or retaliating, your opponent cannot re-roll their attack dice.

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

Duellist

2 6" 4+ 7

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.
⚔ Duelling Blades	4	3+	4/5	Ceaseless Ceaseless You can re-roll any of your attack dice results of one result (e.g. results of 2). , Riposte Duelling Blades - Weapon Rules Ceaseless You can re-roll any of your attack dice results of one result (e.g. results of 2).

Additional Rules

Riposte

Whenever you block with a critical success, you can also inflict damage equal to the weapon's Critical Dmg stat on the enemy operative in that sequence.

Exactor

2 6" 4+ 7

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚡ Neural Whips (Ranged)	5	3+	2/3	Range 3" 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. , Stun Stun If you retain any critical successes, subtract 1 from the APL stat of the operative this weapon is being used against until the end of its next activation. Neural Whips (Ranged) - 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. Stun If you retain any critical successes, subtract 1 from the APL stat of the operative this weapon is being used against until the end of its next activation.
⚔ Neural Whips (Melee)	5	3+	2/3	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. Neural Whips (Melee) - Weapon Rules 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.

Unique Actions

Whip Into Frenzy 1AP

Select one other friendly NOVITIATE operative (excluding SUPERIOR) visible to and within 3" of this operative that isn't currently benefitting from the effects of this action. Until the end of that operative's next activation, add 1" to its Move stat, it can perform two Fight actions during its next activation, and one of them can be free.

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

Hospitaller

2 6" 4+ 7

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.
⚔ Surgical Saw	4	4+	2/3	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. Surgical Saw - 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

Medic!

The first time during each turning point that another friendly NOVITIATE 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

Chirurgeon's Tools 1AP

Select one friendly NOVITIATE 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.

Militant

2 6" 4+ 7

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚡ Autogun	4	4+	2/3	-
⚡ 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.
⚔ Gun Butt	3	4+	2/3	-
⚔ Novitiate Blade	4	4+	4/5	-

Additional Rules

Militant Faith

Whenever this operative is shooting, fighting or retaliating, if you use an ACT OF FAITH during that sequence and an enemy operative is incapacitated, the Faith points spent on that ACT OF FAITH are refunded. If you use the Icon of Faith equipment, Faith points are only refunded for one of those ACTS OF FAITH (your choice).

Penitent

2 6" 4+ 7

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.
⚔ Penitent Eviscerator	4	4+	5/6	Brutal Brutal Your opponent can only block with critical successes. , Zealous Rage Penitent Eviscerator - Weapon Rules Brutal Your opponent can only block with critical successes.

Additional Rules

Zealous Rage

Whenever this operative is fighting with this weapon, it has the Ceaseless weapon rule.

Absolution Through Destruction

Whenever this operative performs the Fight action, if it isn't incapacitated, it can immediately perform a free Fight action afterwards. This takes precedence over action restrictions, and you cannot perform more than two Fight actions in succession as a result of this rule. If this operative is benefitting from the effects of the Whip Into Frenzy action (see EXACTOR), this applies to each of the Fight actions from those effects.

Preceptor

2 6" 4+ 7

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚔ Mace of the Righteous	4	4+	5/5	Brutal Brutal Your opponent can only block with critical successes. , Severe Severe If you don't retain any critical successes, you can change one of your normal successes to a critical success. Mace of the Righteous - Weapon Rules Brutal Your opponent can only block with critical successes. Severe If you don't retain any critical successes, you can change one of your normal successes to a critical success.

Additional Rules

Unflinching Example

Whenever this operative incapacitates a ready enemy operative within its control range, you gain 1 Faith point, or 2 Faith points if that enemy operative had a Wounds stat of 12 or more.

Glorious Hymnal (SUPPORT)

SUPPORT . Whenever a friendly NOVITIATE operative is within 3" of this operative, that friendly operative's weapons have the Severe weapon rule.

Pronatus

2 6" 4+ 7

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.
⚔ Gun Butt	3	4+	2/3	-

Additional Rules

Relic Seeker

Once during each of this operative's activations, it can perform the Pick Up Marker, Place Marker or a mission action for 1 less AP.

Divine Acquisition

Once per turning point, when this operative performs a mission action that requires it to control an objective or mission marker, you gain a number of Faith points equal to the turning point number.

Purgatus

2 6" 4+ 7

NAME	ATK	HIT	DMG	WR
⚡ Ministorum Flamer	4	2+	4/4	Range 8" Range Only operatives within x of the active operative can be valid targets. , Saturate Saturate The defender cannot retain cover saves. , Torrent 2" 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. Ministorum Flamer - Weapon Rules Range Only operatives within x of the active operative can be valid targets. 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.
⚔ Gun Butt	3	4+	2/3	-

Additional Rules

Purge with Flame

Once per turning point, you can use the Inferno firefight ploy for 0CP if this is the specified friendly NOVITIATE operative.

Reliquarius

2 6" 4+ 7

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.
⚔ Gun Butt	3	4+	2/3	-

Additional Rules

Icon Bearer

Whenever determining control of a marker, treat this operative's APL stat as 1 higher. Note this isn't a change to its APL stat, so any changes are cumulative with this.

Unique Actions

Raise Icon 1AP

You gain 1 Faith point. If this operative controls an objective marker, you also gain a number of Faith points equal to the turning point number.

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

Faction Rules

1 rules

Acts of Faith

Faction Rule

Gain faith points to spend on rerolls, critical successes, or turning fails into successes.

Novitiates 💀

Such is the zeal of the Adepta Sororitas that in their presence the Emperor's divine will is made manifest.

In the Ready step of each Strategy phase, you gain a number of FAITH POINTS equal to half the number of friendly Novitiate operatives that haven't been incapacitated (rounding up). Whenever a friendly Novitiate operative is shooting, fighting or retaliating, or an operative is shooting it, in the Roll Attack Dice (or Roll Defence Dice step if an operative is shooting it), you can spend your FAITH POINTS to use one ACT OF FAITH. You cannot use more than one ACT OF FAITH per sequence, and their costs and effects are as follows:

Strategy Ploys

4 ploys

Ardent Vengeance

Strategy Ploy

Grants Punishing rule against expended enemies

Blessed Rejuvenation

Strategy Ploy

Regain D3 wounds after spending Faith points

Novitiates 💀

A devout Sister Novitiate may draw upon the wellspring of her faith to salve mind, body and spirit.

Whenever you spend Faith points, at the end of that action, the friendly operative you spent them on can regain up to D3 lost wounds. Note this ploy has no effect if that friendly operative was incapacitated during that action, or if the ACT OF FAITH doesn't cost any Faith points, e.g. Auto-chastisers equipment.

Defenders of the Faith

Strategy Ploy

Halve damage on objective-contesting operatives

Novitiates 💀

All who aspire to join the ranks of the Orders Militant must endure trials of suffering. Faith lends these warriors great resilience.

Whenever an operative is shooting against, fighting against or retaliating against a friendly NOVITIATE operative that contests an objective marker, in the Resolve Attack Dice step of that sequence, you can halve the damage inflicted (rounding up and to a minimum of 2) on that friendly operative from one normal success.

Righteous Advance

Strategy Ploy

Free Dash for operatives toward targets

Novitiates 💀

Eager to prove themselves worthy, Sisters Novitiate hurl themselves into combat with scant regard for their own lives.

Up to one third of the friendly NOVITIATE operatives in the killzone (rounding down, to a minimum of 1) can immediately perform a free Dash action in an order of your choice, but each that does so must end that move closer to its closest enemy operative, its closest objective marker or your opponent's drop zone (you can choose separately for each). You cannot use this ploy during the first turning point.

Firefight Ploys

4 ploys

Glorious Martyrdom

Firefight Ploy

gain Faith and inflict damage on nearby enemies

Novitiates 💀

There is no greater honour than to die in service of the Emperor. Such a glorious end provides inspiration to those who witness it.

Use this firefight ploy when a friendly NOVITIATE operative is incapacitated, before it's removed from the killzone. For each enemy operative visible to and within 2" of it, you gain 1 Faith point and inflict D3 damage on that enemy operative (roll separately for each).

Blinding Aura

Firefight Ploy

enemy cannot target operative beyond 2 inches

Novitiates 💀

Faith defies explanation. The most devout and righteous Sisters are said to manifest dazzling halos of light that blind the faithless.

Use this firefight ploy when an enemy operative is performing the SHOOT action and selects a friendly NOVITIATE operative as the valid target. Until the end of that activation/counteraction, while that friendly operative is more than 2" from that enemy operative, your opponent cannot select it as a valid target. If there are no other valid targets that your opponent can select, that action ends (it's not cancelled, so that operative has still performed it). Note this ploy has no effect if it's not the selected operative, e.g. if it's a secondary target from the Blast weapon rule.

Blazing Inferno

Firefight Ploy

inflict ongoing damage with Blaze token

Novitiates 💀

The holy flamer is a potent instrument of the Emperor's divine wrath. Heretic, witch, mutant or alien: none may hide from its searing wrath.

Use this firefight ploy when a friendly NOVITIATE operative is shooting with a Ministorum flamer and you inflict damage with any critical successes. The target gains one of your Blaze tokens (if it doesn't already have one). Whenever an operative that has one of your Blaze tokens is activated: - Inflict D3 damage on it. - Its controlling player can subtract 1 from that operative's APL stat until the end of that activation to remove that token. Note that this must be done before that operative performs any actions during that activation.

Guided by Faith

Firefight Ploy

gain Seek Light rule for close targets

Novitiates 💀

Whispering a prayer, a Sister Novitiate beseeches the God-Emperor to guide her aim that she may swiftly slay her foe.

Use this firefight ploy when a friendly NOVITIATE operative is performing the SHOOT action and you're selecting a ranged weapon. Until the end of that action, whenever that operative is shooting an operative within 6" of it, that weapon has the Seek Light weapon rule.

Faction Equipment

4 items

Icon of Faith

Faction Equipment

Use two different Acts of Faith per turning point sequence

Auto-Chastisers

Faction Equipment

Inflict damage on friendly operative for free Act of Faith

Novitiates 💀

These instruments of self-flagellation inflict blessed agonies upon the bearer, fanning the flames of their blazing zeal.

Once per turning point, when a friendly NOVITIATE operative is shooting, fighting or retaliating, in the Roll Attack Dice step, you can inflict 1-3 damage on that friendly operative (but not enough to incapacitate it). If you do, you can use one ACT OF FAITH for free during that sequence with a Faith points cost no more than the damage you inflicted from this rule.

Sanctified Rounds

Faction Equipment

Spend Faith point for Piercing Crits 1 on specific weapons

Holy Embrocations

Faction Equipment

Ignore Move stat changes from being injured

Universal Equipment

0 items