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Banlc·automata . . . .. .. ...... . ····· ............. ... ..... +85 pomts each • Any Battle-automata Maniple may be glVen any of the following

opttons- aU Battle-automata m the Mample must have the same

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• Any CasteUax clao;s Battle-automata may e change its Mauler bolt cannon for one of the foUowm� - Darkfire cannon . ... . ... . .. . ...... ............ .. --.... +20 pomts · M ultt .. melta .. . .. ... .. ···-··- . .... .... .. ... ......... Free

• Any Castell ax class Battle-automata may exchange one or both of 1ts bolters for. • Flamers . .•• • ....... ..... . . ... . . ...... .... + 5 po1nts each

• Any C..asrellax class Battle-automata may exchange as shock chargers for one of the followmg options

1 wo Battle automata power blades . ........... + 10 points per Castellax 5tcge Wrecker. . . . ... . . ... . .... ....... +20 pomts per Castellax•

A model cqtHppcd wtth a Stege Wrecker also lose� one of rts boltgurrs.

Spectal Option • A smgle Mample compnsed solely of a smgle Battle-automata m the

detachment may be g1ven · Paragon of Metal spectal rule . . ...... .. w....... . ... ..... +3 5 pomts

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LEGIO CYBERNETICA WARGEAR & SPECIAL RULES

Cybcrneticn Cortt•x 'J his is :1 truly ;m::uw dt•vicc ,md n wondt•r of tlw Mcchamcum's arts,

compd-;ing the r<•asonmg control ct•ntr<' .md .mimatmg machine�

spirit of a Battlt.'-.\Utomata. Compric;ing a �ynthetic 'bnun' of sorts,

it conststs of an nnnout'cd cn�dng contaming a complex bio-plastic

moss wluch extrudes ncrv<-·llk(• grey H·ndrils mto the body of the

robotic fr.lm(• 1nto which it is hous<.•d, invigorntmg it with strange

f,dsc-lif<' Far beyond a c;implc cogitator in cupactty, 1t is neither truly

alive nor s;tpient !tkt• the dread and inhuman 'Silica Animus' feared

of old.InstcnJ, 1t is akin to a primitl w<.•b of bellico!>e mstinct,guided

not by s<•lf-awatene.;s nnd reason, but by a programmed framework

of encoded bl•haviour, cornpn-;ing sjmpll' C}..acnng mstruc.tions and

command!!, lh<.· rc�ult is n �upcnor, s�lf·gtlldl'd weapon,,\ machme­

prl'dator thor wdl actsvely and mstinctivcly pur�ue lts foes as well

as net wtth .1 dt�grce of tactical scnst• anJ M�lf pn.•st�rv.H!On beyond

.mythmg a '.>Crvttor 1., capable of, but without the dangers of revolt

nnd the development of blasphemous intdhgt'ncc or so the Legio

Cybemetic..l claun.

• Special Rules: Models Wtth a C'yberm·ttcu Corte have the

Programmed Behavtour, Ft•nrlcs�, Cyb�.•rnctic R(•sihl'nce and Adamantium Will special rules.

• Coherency: Umts compnsed of models with the Cybernenca Cortex special rule (and any n1odels whtch are •l part of the umt wnh a Cortc'X Controller) hnve a+" umt coherency range

Programmed Behaviour: Unless wtthin 12." of a fnendly model equipped with a Cortex Controller, the followmg restnctlons are placed on the umt's use in the game fhesc rt•!>tnctlons do nor apply Lf the Batde-;lutomata Maniple ts already lockt•d in .m assault.

• Methodical: The Batde-nutom.tta may nor make Sweepmg Advances or Run moves.

• Target Priority: If enemy models .1re w1thm u" and within hne of sight during their Shoonng phase, the Bnttle-automam Maniple must fire all irs weapons agnmc:.t the clo�t·st enemy unlt 1t is able to

harm. lf this IS not the case, they arc free to 5d�ct t.lrgets ••s normaL • Onslaught: If �ncmy umts nrc wnhm 12." duung thetr Assault

phase, the Battle-automata must <Ht<>mpt to charg� the closest enemy unit if able. Note that the Battl<.· autom.tta may -,ull only

charge the sam<.> umt 1t fired .u tf tt fired in thl• Shooung ph.lsc. lf consolidating nfter combat, rlwy must do so towards the nearest enemy modl'l if one is present wuhm 1 2".

Cybernetic Resilience

Models wtth this rule srraddle an l'xistt•ncc bt•tween ma<.hinc creature

and synthetic life, makmg them both rccalic..•nt to the parncular fruilttc� of the organic, but also partly subJeCt to the vulncrabtlitics of the pure machine.

• Successful wounds scored by at tnc ks with t h<.> Poisoned or Flesh bane special rule mu&t lw rc-rolled .1gninsr tlus model.

• Attacks with the Haywtre spt•cial rult' w1ll cnttSl' .t wound on ,t D6 result of a 6 against the modt•l;md, in .uiJittOn, to .my otlwr wounds or effects caused. Roll fot this wotmd -.t•pitr,ltcly, s,\Vt.'" nuy lw t.tkcn as normal.

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The Cortex Controller This control and signalling device uses data-djinn to command Battle­

automata fitted With Cybernetlca Cortex systems, allowing the wtelder

to witness the battlefield through the automata's own c;enses a� well as monitor the1r status and exact precise control over their actions Only the most highly experienced and spectfically augmented adepts of the Mechanicum and the Forge Lords of the Legiones Astartes can hope to fathom the use of these fractious devices and successfully interpret the storm of data streaming from their un-living minions.

The presence of a Cortex Controller within 12" of part of a una of

friendly models With the Programmed Behaviour special rule at the

start of any phase means that spectal rule is negated for that phase and

their controllmg player is free to use them as any other unu

Reactor Blast

Most Battle-automata are powered by compact reactor cores which

pulse like hving hearts withm them, pumping the electrically charged

vitae flmds from thetr cortex around their frames and affordmg

them the ability to self-repair and react more in the manner ofhving

creatures than inert machmes. Should these reactors be breached at

last, they can detonate, consuming the Battle-automata's remains in a

fiery explosion

• Explosive Demise: When a Battle-automata loses 1ts last wound, roll a D6. On the result of a 6, the Battle-automata explodes, mfhcnng a Strength 4 AP - htt on all models wtthin D6"

Atomantic Shielding Certam Battle-automata destgns feature pamcularly powerful a romantic reactor cores destgned to energise defensive field generators bmlt inro the Battle-automata's extenor armour plating. a� well as power as combat systems

A Battle-automata with Atomantic shielding has a s• .nvulnerabte

save against shooting attacks and e�-plosions, and a b+ invulnerable save against attacks suffered m close combat. In addition, if the Battle· automata suffers a Reactor Bla ·t e"\.plos10n, add +1" to the rndlUS of the blast

Mechanicun1 Protectiva Tht� term CO\ er .\ vJnct' of energy field and defens1ve 5h1eld proJectors devtsed by the .Mago:, of the .Mechanicum to p 'teet themselve-, both on the battlefield and trom assassin.st10� b� their rivals For thts rca!>on, the frequency and modulation o£ �..h devtc-t.� i' a clo�cly guarded -,ccrer.

A model equ1pped wuh <l Mechamcum Protectiva gams 114+ invulnerable save

Enhanced Targeting Arrny Certain Battle automata .1re fitted wuh additional sluved cognatoiS and sub-mcun.lbttl.t tnJchml" �p1nts devoted to relentlessly rracking and targenng any and jll potenttal threats in r:mge. A model wuh thts upgrade h.1s ns B.tllistlc �kill increased by +I and the cover saves of enemy target':> are reduced b , -1.

Cyber-familiar See Tlat." HonH Hen·sy Book I - Betrayal for the rules for Cyber-fanuliars

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LEGIO CYBERNETICA W ARGEAR & SPECIAL RULES

Cybcrncttca Corte.� '[hIS l" .1 ttulv .n'C :me dcvtt e .md a wonder of t he Mcch.tmcum's arts, comprising th�· rt>o-.omng control centre and anunating machine­spt rit of a R.m le-.mtom.n.t. (.ompnsmg .t syn thcHc 'brain' of sorts, H nmststs of:m .mnoured C;tsmg cont.tinmg a complex bio-plasnc mn'" whtrh t•:xtrudes ncn e like grey tendnls into the body of the 1obottc fr.tm�.: into which 1t ts housed, mvtgoratmg 1t wtth strange false-hft•. l'ar beyond a c:impl�; cog1tator m capacuy, 1t ts neahcr truly ahvc nor sapiem hkc the dread and mhuman 'Sdica Ammus' feared of old Instead, 1t 1s akm ro a pnmal web of belhcose tn!>tmct, guided not by self·R\\'tlrent'�S nnd reason, but by a progrJmmed framework of encoded behuviour. compnsmg simple e'\,lctmg mstructtons and command ... 1he n·•mlt is il <:upcnor, -.dt-gutded weapon, a machme· prt>dator that w1ll actively and imtinctl\ely pursue m foes as well as JCt wtth a degree of racttral 'en-.e Jnd self-preservation beyond an}thmg a !-<'rvitor is l npable ot but wtthout the d.mgers of revolt and the llf.'vt'lopment ot bl.l!-ph�mous mrelhgl'nce -or so the Leg10 Cybcmeticil chum

Special Rules: Models with a Cybcrnenca Cortex have the Progrntllmed B('haviour, Fearle<:s, Cybernetic Res1hence and Ad.nnantium W1ll �peciol rule�

• Coherenc >: Unit-. compm.ed of models wnh the Cybemettca Corte� 'pectal rule (and nnv models whtch are a part of the umt wuh a Corte:-.: Controller) have a+'' umt coherency range

Programmed Behaviour Unle� wtthm n" of a fnendly model eqmppcd Wlth ll Co�e\: (.on troller, the followmg rC!>trlCtlODS ore placed on the unit � ust m the game These resrncttons do not apply u the Battle-automata 1faniple ts already locked in an assault-

• Methodical: The Battle-automata may not make Sweeping Advances or Run moves

• Target Priority: If enemy models are wahin 11" and withm lme of �tght during thctr Shooting phase, rhe Battle-automata Mample must fin· all m weapon:; agamst the closest enemy umt it 1s able to hnrm If this i!> not the case, they are free to select targets as normal

• Onslaught. If enemy umts are Wtthm 12" during thetr Assault phase, the Battle-automata must attempt to charge the closest enemy unlt if able Note that the Battle-automata may still only charge tht> same unit 1t fired at tf it fired m the Shooung phase If

consohdatmg after combat, they must do so towards the nearest enemy model tf one ts present wJthtn l2".

Cybernetic Resilience Models wuh thts rule straddle an existence between machme creature and synthetic hfe, making them both restlient to the partlcular frailues of the organic, but also partly subject to the vulnerabihttes of the pure machine

• Successful wounds scored by attacks wuh the Po1soned or Fleshbane special rule must be re-rolled agamst thls model.

• Attacks with the Haywire spec1al rule w11l cause a wound on a D6 result of a 6 against the model and, m add1t10n, to nny other wounds or effects caused Roll for thts wound �cparatdy, saves may be taken as normal.

The Cortex Controller

This control and s1gnalling dev1ce u�cs d.lt.l djl 1111 to c.:llllllll •nil Bultl'

automata fitted with Cyberneticn Cortex "Y'-1<'111!1, t.II•JWille d,t wlrlrle•

tO witneSS the battlefield through the cllltOJ11.Jf,l'" OW11 I 11 ( W(.'ll t�

momtor then status and exact prcctsc conool ov< t thdr n:dott Only

the most hxghly expenenced an.d �pccdicnlly nugtl\c ntcd :.1cl, fJI , ,( dt<

Mechamcum and the Forge Lords of the Lcgiotw!l A lllh I hurl'

to fathom the use of these fractious dcvi<.cs and S!l< cc fully t '' t pi ( 1

the storm of data srreammg from theu un ltvtng lllllllon

The presence of a Cortex Controller wllhtn 1 1." of pa•t of !II ,f

friendly modelswtth the Programmed Bchtwiout spCl' t1 rul ttiH

start of any phase means that spect.tl rule j<; negated Lot tit t pi 111d their controlling player ts free to U!>e them,,.., any orlwr WlH

Reactor Blast Most Battle-automata are powered by comp.1ct n•.t< wnmt whld• pulse like living hearts wtrhin them, pumpmg 1 h e ch•ctr k lly hr11 gcd VJtae fluids from their cortex around their fr.tmt·s :1t1d utforclln[•

them the abllxty to self-repair and react more i11 the mnmH:r ut Hvl•'{1

creatures than inert machmes Should thc�c rc.tctots he brc <.hrd 111

last, they CJn detonate, consummg the B.tttlc .nttomntn' r m 108 IJ, ,,

fiery explosion.

• Explosive Demise· When a Battle-automata loses liS lu .t Wut•n<l, roll a D6 On the result of a 6, the Battle .tutom 1tu cxplod(!'l, infltcnng a Strength 4 AP - hit on all modele; wuhin D6

Atomanric Shielding Certain Battle-automata destgns feature parttculnrly pt�wctlul atomannc reactor cores deslgned to energ1se dt•fcnslvc ftt>ld

generators bllllt mto the Battle-ouromata\ {'Xtcnor .1rmour pl.111 1lg, II"

well as power us combat system:,

A Battle-automata with Atomanttc sludding hus .1 S-t mvulneruhle save agmnst shootmg attacks and l•xplos10ns,.md ,\ 61 uw\tltwruhl� save against attacks suffered m dose comh.tt. 1 n ,tlhlit t<m, 1f 1 he H.tl t J,. automata suffers a Reactor Bla�t t.•xplostOn,.ttl\1 +r" to tht! ,,,dnui llf the blast.

Mechanicum Protectiva Th1s term covers a van�ty of enctgy held ,md ddcnstw -.hichl proJeCtor� devtscd by the M.tgo..., o{ the �t�..•ch.tmcum 10 pwtt.'t:l themselve!t both on th�..· b.mleftdd .tnd from .t-.'> 1s tn:ltion h)' tlwn rivals. For rhts re;.t'>on, the frequency .md modulnt ion of ''At. h ,l,•vt� (' til a closely guarded secret

A model eqmpped wah a Mech.mtc um Prott•t ttvn g.11ns 11 4-+ invulnerable save.

Enhanced Targeting Array

Certain Battle-autom.a.t .m� fim•d \Vlth o.HldHional �luvl•tl cot;tl 11111

and sub-incunabulil m.tc hmt' �pmts �..h·vot,•d to n•l1'tH lrssly 1 htt.:kmg and targeting anv and .lll potential thn.•ats intangt•, A 1nodcl w11b 1h'" upgrade has tts B.tlh-.u{ Sktll tnl'n'n"cd by t 1 nd tlw c.;uvet uvrs of

enemy target':> .tre n·d uc cd by -1.

Cyber-familiar See The Honls Heresy Book 1-13\'tmydl for rhc rules Cor Cybc1 (amlltUr

:nattle automata Power Blades

nueJ to the pr1mary weapon-limbs of some Battle-automata, these sabre like bladed weapons use molecular diSruption fields super­char cd with power from the Battle-automata's core. They ate n close cotnb r weapon w1th the followmg profile�

Weapon

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Range Str AP

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InfraV1sor

11u tmple VlSOr allows its user to access a wide range of spectrums. So u1pped, they can see better in low-light conditions than a normal

hum. fl ould see m opumal dayhght.

A model �qu1pped with an mfravisor has the Night Vision spectal rule. However, a unit that contains one or more models with an mfravisor counts as lnttlattve 1 when taking Blmd tests.

Lightning Gun Thts aptly named weapon takes the fonn of a baroquely designed

carbme etther connected to a micro-reactor or, in the case of an Ordo ReductorThallax, theu firer's own cybernetic power core It fires an 10nt7mg las-beam down wh1ch a powerful phased dtscharge

electromagnetic force IS unleashed, and lS equally effecnve at .. J<. •• tenng the living and overloadmg m�chme targets

mmggun Range Str

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Type Heavy I, Shred, Rendmg

Shock Chargers Used to augment the combat power ofLegio Cybernetica Battle-automata, these amplify the force of the Battle-automata's blows Wlth powerful electrostatic discharges which detonate like thunderclaps

stnkmg their target.

�euuipped with shock chargers gams the Concussive special to all of their close combat attacks regardless of type

.u.115 Hammer of Wrath, Smash, etc).

dm Bolter

A relatively compact, short-chambered rotary boltgun, these weapons are capable of a much h1gher rate of fire than a standard bolt gun, but their weight and recou mean that they may only be used by heavily

augmented users such as Karkinos Servitors and the Mymndons of the Cult Mechanicum.

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Mauler Pattern Bolt Cannon

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A field-support weapon found within the Sk1tani tech guard formations and mounted on certain Battle-automata, these baroque and bulky automatic cannon differ from the more common heavy bolter only in calibre, With the Mauler usmg substannally larger and denser shells, with a propomonally larger and stronger gun-frame needed to handle the firing stresses involved. These are powerful weapons whose secrets are jealously guarded by the Mechamcum

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Photon Thruster Weapons

The arcane secrets of these deadly but un�tclhle beam weapon r

jealously guarded by the adepts who hold them, e\en fn.rn t!l r L

brotherhoods Withm the Mechamcum le.lding �orne u bel e t� technology 1s xenos tn ongm When fired. thev unle .,h howhng, needle-thm beams of utter blackne .. s able to p1erce the df'nsco;t m t£>

slashmg and shcmg armoured m(>n and m.tchil'ery apart hkc razo

leavmg pulsing waves of darkne s m their wake. The exotic pow r sources of these unearthly weapon rc exttemd'-' unstable, and catastrophic failure can lead to 1ts firer bemg con�umed bv n gmg black flames unnl onlv dust temams

Weapon Photon gauntlet

Photon thruster

Darkfi.re cannon

Range Str 12"

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The Paragon of Metal

While each Battle-automata of the Legio Cyberneuca is itself a creation of a near lost age of human power, 1ts form and function a miracle of technological artifice and the product of arcane secrets

without number, there remams among them war machines with powers and capabilities far beyond theu peers. Whether somehow blessed by the Omnissiah's hand, the product of a single magos unmatched gemus or the darker influence of the forb1dden, a Paragon of Metal 1s a near-unstoppable engme of war, albeu a machme perhaps not to be trusted, even by tts master

A Paragon ofMetal 1s not subJeCt to the Programmed Behav10ur special rule and has the It Will Not D1e and Rampage spec1al rules. However, a Paragon of Metal may never count as a scoring unit regardless of the mission bemg played Additionally, in the case of a failed Cybertheurgy attempt, always apply the Mali.fica result on the Cybertheurgy Mishap table, rather than rolling randomly.

Abeyant Considered m part as a symbol of status as well as a functional tool by

many high-ranking Magos of the Mechanicum, an Abeyant is a name

given to a general class of hovering conveyances into which the rider's

augmetics and life support systems are directly connected through

bionic linkage, so that the machine-vehicle becomes an extens10n of

therr own body Many of the higher-ranking Dominus of the Legio

Cybernenca and the Ordo Reductor prefer to take to the battlefield

mounted on specially outfitted Abeyants. Often taking the form of

either a stylised throne or enclosing scarab-hke framework, theu

principal advantages are that their mag-suspensor fields allow the

most war-torn battlefield to be traversed with ease, and their armoured

life-support chass1s greatly improves their user's survivability.

A model mounted on an Abeyant gains +1 wound, the Move Through Cover, Very Bulky, Hardened Armour and It Will Not Die special rules.

Ordo Reductor Use: Magos Reductor (see page 277 of The Horus Heresy Book I- Betrayal) also have the option of being given an

Abeyant for +25 points each.

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