Updates from the
DG Facebook group from David Demmel:
Hey folks, I went through the english translations someone made of the German
PA content and cleaned up some inaccuracies and ambiguity. Hope it's allright to leave that here. All my additions are in allcaps.
Main changes: Looked up the correct weapon names, added clarification about who must be in an aura to do things. Changed the "Parasitic Fumes" strat to reflect how it is actually worded and how it works. Added the missing relic (which is a pretty cute auto-hitting grenade). Lots of small corrections. Added some commentary to Plague Company rules. Also, if anyone has the German version of Faith and Fury, White Scars / Imperial Fist Supplement or another book that has a rule that adds damage to an attack, hit me up to clarify the "Creeping Plague" stratagem.
Relics:
The Feverstone:
LoC only
Substract 1 from the Strength characteristic of enemy models
AS LONG
AS THEIR UNIT IS within 3″ of a model within your army carrying this relic.
Allwilter
Model with BALESWORD only and replaces the BALESWORD
Allwilter: Melee +1S -3AP 2D
Plagueweapon, INVULNERABLE saves cannot be taken against attacks with this weapon.
The Daemon’s Toll – Already previewed
The Epidemicystic Blade
Hellforged Sword only, replaces the hellforged sword
Epidemicystic Blade melee +1S -2AP 3D
plague weapon, UNMODIFIED HITROLLS OF 6 CAUSE ONE ADDITIONAL HIT
The Foul Amulet
Psyker only
models with this relic know an additional psychic power. Once per psychic phase, after this model manifested a psychic power heal it for D3 Wounds
Wormspitter
Bolt pistol only, replaces bolt pistol
14″ pistole 1 5S -2AP 1D
Plague weapon, If you hit a model with this weapon successfully it gets corroded until end of turn… when a friendly death guard model attacks a corroded unit it’s weapons gain the plague weapon ability.
Stratagems:
1CP: Plaguechosen
Pre battle after chosing a warlord, chose a death guard character model of your army without warlord trait and chose a unique warlord trait for it
1CP: Soulharvest
use this stratagem in the fight phase if a death guard daemon prince gets chosen to fight with its axe or sword. Add 3 to the Attack characteristics until the end of the phase. Only infantry units can be the target of its attacks
1CP: Emissary of Nurgle
Pre battle. choose a
LoC unit in your army. until end of battle it gets the ability
Emissary of Nurgle: Reroll Hits of 1 for attacks of friendly
DG units within 6″ of this model
1CP: Disgusttorrent
Use this stratagem in the shooting phase if a foul blightspawn model gets chosen, roll AN ADDITIONAL
d6 to determine shots for the flamer and discard one. Same for strenght value.
1CP: Infecting Rounds
Shooting Phase when a
PM unit gets chosen to shoot
Until end of phase the bolt weapons become Plague Weapon and against infantry an unmodified woundroll of 6 gets -4
AP 1/2CP: Endless Volley
Shooting Phase when a
DG Infantry unit shoots. Until end of phase bolter and the bolter profile of combiweapons get rapid fire 2. Combibolter get rapid fire 3. Units with 6 or more models pay 2CP
2/3
CP: ???
Shooting phase or Fight Phase when a
PM Unit gets chosen as target for an attack. If the unit is 10 or less models 2CP otherwise 3CP. Add 1 to Disgustingly Resilient Rolls
1CP: ???
Before Battle. Choose a Plague Surgeon model in your army. Until end of battle it gets the following ability
Hypertoxic Tincture: Reroll woundrolls of 1 or 2 for attacks with plagueweapons made by friendly dg models
AS LONG
AS THEIR UNIT IS within 6″
1CP: Trenchfighters
already previewed (extra attack with plague knives)
1CP: Warptoll
At the beginning of morale phase. Choose a Noxious Blightbringer. Add 1 to dicerolls for morale tests of enemy units within 7″ and double the amount of fleeing models if it fails.
1CP: Creeping plague
Fightphase when a
DG unit in your army gets chosen to fight. Until the end of the phase add 1 to Damage characteristics for attacks and unmodified wound rolls of 6 get -4
AP (COMMENTARY: This one is weird. The way the german is written suggests that the damage bonus only affects damage rolls. Since I don't own german books that include rules with a similar effect, I can't verify - better wait for the release before you plan around this)
1CP: Grimeeruption
If a Deathguard Terminator model gets destroyed, before it gets removed roll a
d6 for every unit within 7″ without the Nurgle Keyword. on a 4+ deal 1 mortal wound
1CP: Toxic Burst
any phase except morale if THE LAST MODEL IN A DEATH GUARD UNIT OF YOUR ARMY gets destroyed. Chose an enemy unit within 3″ of the model and subtract 1 from their hitrolls UNTIL THE END OF YOUR OPPONENTS NEXT TURN when they attack.
1CP Mutated Stem
Fightphase if poxwalkers fight.
Until the end of the phase unmodified wound rolls of 6 against infantry units deal mortal wounds INSTEAD OF THE NORMAL DAMAGE. Unmodified hit rolls of 1 deal 1 mortal wound to the attacking unit
2CP: Miasmatic Sickness
Beginning of Fight phase.
Choose an enemy unit within 1″ of a friendly
PM unit. Subtract 1 of its Toughness characteristic as long as it isnt in Mortarions Toxic Presence ability
1CP: Lifeeater
In fight phase if a
DG unit gets chosen to fight.
Unmodified 6s to hit with plague weapons by the chosen unit cause an automatic wound.
1CP: Overwhelming Generosity
already previewed
1CP: Accelerated Entropy
Pre Battle.
Choose a
PBC. Until end of battle its entropy cannons and all entropy cannons of
PBC within 7″ get
Plague Weapon, Damagerolls of 1 or 2 count as 3.
1CP: Firefever
shooting phase after youve allocated the shots of a helbrute with 2 ranged weapons. Until the end of the phase you can reroll all hit rolls if you shoot all shots at one target for this model. (COMMENTARY: The way this is worded suggests it only applies to "Helbrutes", not models with the HELBRUTE keyword)
1CP: Contaminated Monstrosity
Before Battle.
Chose a
DG Unit (no chaos cultists or titanic units) with 12 Wounds or less or for 2CP 13 Wounds or more. Until the end of the battle the unit gets disgustingly resilient. (COMMENTARY: Despite the name, this seems to be able to affect multi-model units.)
1CP: Parasitic Fumes
End of Movement phase.
Chose a Myphitic Blight Hauler unit. Until end of turn, WHENEVER AN ATTACK IS ASSIGNED
TO AN ENEMY MODEL WITHIN 7" OF THIS UNIT, IMPROVE THE
AP OF THAT ATTACK BY 1 (e.g.
AP 0 becomes
AP -1)
Plague Companies:
If your army is battle forged and the detachement is a
DG detachment you can chose which plague company it belongs to.
All
DG units in the detachement except chaos cultists, poxwalker and named characters get the <Plague Company> keyword.
You get the plague companies:
Warlord traits
Relics
Stratagems
COMMENTARY: This seems to be worded the way that the Thousand Son Cults are worded. Expect to only get the
WL Trait/Relic of the Company your ACTUAL WARLORD is a part of. No "I'll just take a Chaos Lord, 3
PBCs and pay 1
CP for the extra relic to get a 4++.)
Harbingers:
Poxwalkers in this detachment get the Harbingers Keyword.
Warlord Trait: Zombie Plague
If your warlord destroys an enemy infantry model in melee add a model to a friendly Harbingers Poxwalker unit within 7″. You have to pay reserve points for models above its starting unitsize
Relic: BLIGHTSKULLBOMB
Replaces a Blight Grenade
6" // Grenade 2d3 // S5 /
AP -" // D 2
Plagueweapon. Do not roll to hit when making an attack with this weapon, it automately hits.
Stratagems
1/3cp: From the Carrion Heaps
already previewed
1CP Life transcending Death
Fight Phase when the last model of a Harbingers Unit gets destroyed. The enemy unit that destroyed the model suffers D3 mortal wounds
The relentless:
Warlord Trait: Ferric Blight
If an attack of a friendly <Relentless> unit targets a Vehicle UNIT within 7″ of this warlord add 1 to this weapons
AP characteristic.
Relic: Leech Spore Casket
If a model gets destroyed in melee by a model with this relic heal a friendly <Relentless> vehicle within 18″ by 1. Every model in your army can only recover 3 Wounds per round THROUGH THIS ABILITY
Stratagems
1CP: Unholy Essence
Beginning of Shooting phase.
Choose up to 3 <Relentless> vehicle in your army. until end of the phase they get Inexorable Advance
1CP: Iron Miasma
Enemy Fight Phase if a friendly <Relentless> unit gets targeted by an enemy infantry unit. Subtract 2 from Attack rolls.
Mortarion’s Anvil
Warlord Trait: Gloaming Bloat
UNMODIFIED Wound rolls of 1-3 always fail against your warlord, REGARDLESS OF ABILITIES OF THE ATTACKING MODEL OR ITS WEAPON.
Relic: The Tally
Tallyman only.
Melee attack of <Mortarion’s Anvil> units within 7″ get AN EXTRA HIT if they roll a 6 to hit.
Stratagems
2/3
CP: Personified Futility
Enemy Shooting phase when a <mortarion’s Anvil> terminators unit gets targeted. Reduce Damage characteristics of weapons by 1 (minimum damage 1). If the unit consists of 5 or less models the stratagem costs 2 otherwise 3
CP 1CP: &%S) Counterattack
Fight Phase. Choose a Mortarion’s Anvil infantry unit. Until the end of the phase it can perform heroic interventions as if it was a character model.
The miserable
Warlord Trait: Eater Plague
If your warlord kills a model in melee, he heals 1 hit point up to 3 per phase.
Relic: Daemon’s Favour
Malignant Plaguecaster Only.
Substitute the Pestilent Fallout ability with
Stream of Decay:
After manifesting a psychic power the closest enemy unit within 7″ suffers 1 mortal wound if the psychic test was <7. If it was >=7 chose an enemy unit within 7″ it suffers D3 mortal wounds
Stratagems
1CP: the decayed veil
end of movement. Chose a <Miserable> character model that didnt perform a daemonic ritual this turn. It can perform a Daemonic Ritual as if it didnt move. It doesnt matter if it arrived this turn as deepstrike. Furthermore only roll 1D6 for summoning and add 7 on the result
1CP: sevenfold blessing
Pre Battle. Choose a <Miserable> psyker model. Until the end of battle you can reroll one of the dice EACH TIME THIS MODEL MAKES A PSYCHIC TEST. You can use this stratagem only once per battle
Poxmongers
Warlord Trait: Sanguous Flux
WHENEVER A POXMONGER MODEL MAKES A MELEE ATTACK AGAINST AN ENEMY INFANTRY UNIT, IMPROVE THE
AP OF THE ATTACK BY ONE
AS LONG
AS THAT MODELS UNIT IS WITHIN 7" OF THIS WARLORD.
Relic: Iron coagulation oven
MODELS IN Poxmonger Daemon Engine UNITS have an INVULNERABLE save characteristic of 4++ as long as their UNIT IS within 7″ of a model with this relic
Stratagems
1CP: gallic bloodrush
beginning of shooting. Choose a poxmonger daemon engine unit. Until the end of the phase it can shoot after it already retreated from melee.
1CP: subsiding dysentery
fight phase if a friendly poxmonger Daemonengine unit destroys an enemy model heal a model of the unit by D3 Wounds.
The Ferrymen
Warlord Trait: the Drowning
Add 2 to morale tests for enemy units within 12″ of this warlord
Relic: Ferryman’s Scythe
replaces a plaguereaper
melee melee +4S -3AP 3D
Plague weapon, unmodified wound rolls of 6 add 1 mortal wound
Stratagems
1CP: Pestwhispering
Shooting phase if a <Ferrymen> blightlord terminator unit getschosen to shoot. Add 1 to all hit rolls of the unit until the end of the phase
2CP: On Humming Wings
beginning of movement. Choose a Ferrymen unit. Until end of turn aura abilities of this unit add 7″ to their reach. (Nurgles Blessing still only hits enemy units within 1″ of a friendly unit)
Mortarion’s chosen sons
Warlord Trait: Crawling Pustulance
Melee attacks against your warlord get 1 subtracted from their hit roll. If an enemy unit (only non flying) within 1″ of your warlord retreats roll a
d6, on a 2+ it suffers D3 mortal wounds
Relic: Vomitryx
REPLACES A PLAGUE SPRAYER
9″ Assault 7 7S -3AP 2D
Plague weapon. Autohits.
Stratagems
1CP: Alembic Narthecium
Pre Battle. Choose a Mortarion’s chose sons plague surgeon model. Substitute its corrupted Narthecium ability with
Alembic Narthecium:
reroll disgustingly resilient rolls of 1 or 2 for friendly mortarions chosen sons infantry models
AS LONG
AS THEIR UNIT IS within 3″ of this model
1CP: Plaguebrewer
In Shooting phase if a Mortarions chosen sons unit gets chosen to shoot. until the end of the phase PLAGUE SPEWER, PLAGUE BELCHER and PLAGUESPURT GAUNTLETS of models in the unit have a damage characteristic of 2D.
