TEMPESTUS AQUILON are elite airborne shock troops who deploy via drop insertion, allowing them to enter battle from above using strategic drop markers. Their playstyle revolves around high-mobility assaults, gaining powerful bonuses when dropping from vantage points and maintaining relentless offensive pressure against enemy positions.
Core Abilities
Unusual Shooting
Unusual Melee
Operative: Vicious Knife Fighter: after first attack dice, resolve another before opponent
Super Conceal
Out of Order Movement
Strategic Ploy: Rapid Insertion: free Reposition before first turn
Activation Manipulation
Faction Equipment: Remote Overseer: re-roll initiative dice once per battle.Operative: AQUILON GUNFIGHTER: Gunfight: free Shoot action after being shot.
APL Modifiers
AQUILON TEMPESTOR: +1 APL to friendly operative
Bitter Demise
Operative: Gunfighter: Gunfight: Free Shoot action before incapacitated removal.
Block Rerolls
Damage Reduction
Strategic Ploy: Eye Above: re-roll defence dice and block two successes in fights.
Faction Rules
- DROP INSERTION: Set up operatives above, land near Drop markers, and gain reposition and obscurity.
- GRAV-CHUTE: Ignore vertical distance when dropping.
Strategic Ploys
- SUDDEN OFFENSIVE: First few operatives gain Balanced weapon rule.
- MAINTAIN MOMENTUM: Weapons gain Severe rule against ready enemies.
- EYE ABOVE: Reroll one defence dice or improve blocks.
- DROP AND SECURE: Increase APL for marker control and melee Atk.
Firefight Ploys
- HOT DROP: re-roll attack dice near target
- ADJUST COORDINATES: set up near Drop marker, no Dash/Shoot/Fight
- TEMPESTUS EXEMPLARS: perform actions for 1 less AP
- PROGENA: regain wounds, ignore APL changes
Equipment
- TEMPESTUS DAGGERS: Provides Tempestus dagger melee weapon (ATK 3, HIT 4+, DMG 3/4).
- COMBAT STIMMS: Ignore Move stat changes from injury for friendly operatives.
- DROP AUGURY: Once per battle, move Drop marker when operative activates above.
- REMOTE OVERSEER: Once per battle, reroll initiative dice after rolling off.
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