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UPDATE (1/4/2016):

- Fix the Act of Atonement special rule. (Characters in a unit with at least one model with this special rule may choose to re-roll failed Look Out, Sir roll. In addition, friendly units partially or fully obscured from enemy units by a unit with at least one model with this special rule gains 4+ Cover Save. However, the Repenter unit suffers one Wound per Wound saved by those friendly units through this Cover Save. Wounds inflicted in this way are distributed randomly (but can only be allocated to model with the Act of Atonement special rule), and have their original AP.)

- Change the Sacred Ward Warlord Trait (Sacred Ward: The Warlord and his unit have a 6+ Invulnerable Save. If they already have Invulnerable Save, increase it by 1 (i.e 5+ becomes 4+)

- Add Footman Retinue (HQ)

- Add Crimson Preachers (HQ)

- Add Blessed Lasgun

- Concussion Carbine now has S4 AP5

From WH40k Wikia:



Their fleet was destroyed in a Warp Storm while mobilising to attack Sebastian Thor. But I think it is silly to assume that every Templar was on the fleet, right ? And also, they are perfect for battle set in the Age of Apostasy. And what if some of them survived the Warp Storm and emerge from the Warp in the 41st Millenium ? What will the Imperium, and particularly the SoB, do about them ?

They look like the middleground between IG and SoB; more numerous than SoB and maybe better equipped than IG, seeing that the Ecclesiarchy is filthy rich and capable of equipping (almost) any SoB with Power Armour. So maybe standard Carapace Armour is not too much to ask for ? And standard equipments, I think, are almost similar to the SoB, but with more vehicles and improvised stuffs

So what do you guys think ?

I've made some units for the Codex:

Special rule:



Allies:



Warlord Trait



HQ

Paladin - 70 pts
The Paladins are the commanders of Templar regiments. Veterans of many campaigns, they lead thousands of their brethrens into battle, provide them with a strong leadership and shrewd tactical commands. They are both commanders and warriors, and whenever the Ecclesiarchy sounds the call to battle, they boldly lead their brothers into the fray, refusing to stop until those opposing them are crushed.



Crimson Preacher - 100 pts
A member of the Ecclesiarchy who revels in death and destruction, these gun-slingers use a Hand Flamer/Inferno Pistol to deal truly unholy amounts of damage, all the while protected by the holy flame of the Emperor. They can also whip friendly units into a berserk rage, making them heedless of danger


May take up 0-5 Ministorum Priests in each detachment. Do not take up FOC slot and do not qualify as mandatory HQ choice.

May take up to 1 Footman Retinue for each Paladin in the Detachment. . Do not take up FOC slot and do not qualify as mandatory HQ choice.

Footman Retinue - 70 pts
A member of the Templar's hereditary servant/warrior class, the Footman fights with cherished heirlooms of blessed Lasgun passed down for centuries. They cater to every needs of the Paladins, and in battle they selflessly throw themselves between their master and and enemy fire to protect him, keeping the flame of the Emperor alive.



Troops:

Templar Squad - 50 pts
The Templars are a disciplined and effective fighting force. Each one of them is equipped with superb weapons and armours, allow them to tackle a wide variety of foes. Their strongest weapons, however, are their faith in the Emperor, their devotion to the eradication of the Imperium's many enemies, and the bond of brotherhood between them.



Frateris Zealots - 40 pts (courtesy of Sister Sydney; you can find the original unit here under the name Frateris Militia
The Frateris Zealots are the masses of the Imperial Cult's most zealous faithful who have gathered to fight wars of faith against the enemies of the God-Emperor and Mankind. Despite being ill-trained and ill-equipped, they make up for this general lack with selfless fanaticism.



Repenters - 50 pts
Repenters are heretics who seek absolution in the field of battle. Shackled by chain and lead by merciless Overseer, the Repenters throw themselves into enemy fire, desperately finding a chance to redeem themselves in the eyes of the Emperor.


Dedicated Transport:

Reckoner - 90 pts
A transport variant based on the famed Leman Russ Battle Tank, the Reckoner can deliver its cargo safely deep inside enemy territory and provide vital fire support, while return fire bounces harmlessly of its thick armour.



Chimera - 65 pts


Frateris Technical - 30 pts (courtesy of Sister Sydney; you can find the original unit here)
Some Frateris Zealots go into battle on modified pickup trucks; while they are not the best protected or equipped, they can get their users into battle a lot faster than walking on foot. That is, if they can survive more than a few hits.


Elite:

Flamebringer Squad - 60 pts
With their flamethrowers and power armours, the Flamebringers sanctify the lands of the Imperium threatened by heresy. Leading every attacks, these troops clear the field of enemy infantry and restore the Emperor's rule across the galaxy on a tide of scourging flame. Humanity will remember and embrace their true master, or they will burn.



Crusader Squad - 60 pts
Trained from birth, the Crusaders represent the martial prowess of the Frateris Templar. Fueled by their faith and their extreme hatred for the enemies of Man, they crash into battle line to wreck havoc with their finely crafted swords, while return fire bound febbly of their shield


Fast Attack:

Deliverer Squadron - 105 pts
Protected by mysterious power, the Deliverers race accross the battlefield disintegrating enemy lines with thrice-blessed halberds before drawing blades to finish those left standing. Fueled by their faith, the Deliverers are amongst the deadliest warriors of the Frateris Templar.



Templar Fusilier Squad - 60 pts
The Fusiliers are elite marksmen of the Templar; they usually infiltrate enemy position long before the battle begin, then reveal themselves for a split second to eliminate a high profile target in a well-aimed fusillade of fire before disappearing again into the shadow



Heavy Support:

Judicator - 135 pts
Despite utilizing the same chassis as the Penitent Engine, the Judicator is a revered object, for they serve the same function as Space Marine's Dreadnought: that of a mean for an experienced Templar to continue the fight after death. Instead of the Penitent Engine open cockpit, the Judicator is heavily armoured as well as armed to the teeth. The pilot enters combat with a cold tactical mind, but no less deadly, for their skills in battle, firepower and durability can cause far more damage than just a simple rampage of a desperate man



Revelator - 150 pts
The Revelator is a walking icon of the might and faith of the Frateris Templar. Every inch of the walker is blessed by priests of the Ecclesiarchy, allows it to resist the unholy power of the Warp with ease. Carrying mighty weapons and shield created in the shape of an Aquila, the Revelator is the bane of heretics, and at the same time, the symbol of the Emperor. Everywhere it goes, enlightenment follows



Castigator - 135 pts
Armed with devastating long-range weapons, the Castigator was designed to deliver judgement from afar. The walker’s deadly projectiles are launched into enemy ranks to explode in a cascade of deadly debris that smashs vehicle to pieces, and leaves enemy infantry blasted, burned, and praying for the release of death.



Ranged Weapons:


Melee Weapons:



Armour:



Vehicle Equipment:

Greater Destiny is a neat special rule to represent fanaticism of a different flavor than the Sisters'. Maybe add lots of Hatred to capture the Ecclesiarchical feel and emphasize these are nasty bastards?

I'm not sure about "Scouring Flame": it seems like it would rarely apply given the 2" range -- unless it's supposed to apply during close combat, in which case it's overpowered. Flame might not necessarily even be the Templars' shtick....

I'd certainly like to see a power-armored elite with a weapons option besides flamers. Having the regular troops wear carapace seems right. A mix of 3+ elites and 4+ regulars is actually pretty unusual and helps distinguish the army.

And making the army distinct is the trick: you don't want "Sisters plus testes" or "Sisters minus all the interesting parts." So it takes some hard thinking about what the army's theme and feel should be.

I'd like to see Frateris Templar be more like Crusaders. Something like Imperial Guard, but with Power Weapons and Storm Shields. Also, replace Commissars with a Chaplain like unit. Commanders would be replaced with Confessors, etc.

I wouldn't give them Power Armour, just Flak Armour. If they're not meant to be used with Horus Heresy, give them Carapace Armour. Solar Auxilia fills the role of the 4+ save Army in Horus Heresy already.

I would reword, greater destiny since as worded you could use it to reposition out of charge range. Even if you don't "advance" backwards you could use it to diagonally forward, increasing charge distance needed by up to 2 inches. You could also use it to place them in cover. I'd change it to the unit immediately moves d6" towards the closest enemy unit, if this move brings them into base contact with an enemy unit it counts as having charged in the ensuing assault phase.

I always figured the Frateris Templar would have a Zealot option in Troops, like the unit that was run in Chapter Approved once, to represent all the mobs of the faithful that join them when they march to war.

Poorly equipped fanatics, like CSM cultists, but with an Imperium, burn-the-witch twist.

Zealots would be good. And to J3f: I don't think there were Frateris Templars during the Heresy, seeing as they're an Ecclesiarchy thing and worshipping the Emperor was actively discouraged during his (His?) lifetime. They'd be for historical games set around the time the Sororitas came into existence or earlier. So pretty much everything from 40K would be around.

 SisterSydney wrote:
Zealots would be good. And to J3f: I don't think there were Frateris Templars during the Heresy, seeing as they're an Ecclesiarchy thing and worshipping the Emperor was actively discouraged during his (His?) lifetime. They'd be for historical games set around the time the Sororitas came into existence or earlier. So pretty much everything from 40K would be around.

Yup. Frateris Templar became a thing when the Temple of the Savior Emperor took over the Imperium after the Emperor got put on his golden toilet, bringing the whole "the Emperor is a god" thing into the mainstream. They existed until the end of the Age of Apostasy, when Vandire got his head chopped off. They'd be perfect for an Age of Apostasy campaign, or for a campaign based around the post-Emperor transformation of the Imperium into what it is today. In a big way, the Frateris Templar is the REASON the Imperium is what it is today. They kicked the butts of everyone else in the Imperium, which led to the establishment of the Eccesiarchy and the Imperial Creed.

And somewhere, the Word Bearers laughed bitterly at the irony, because the FT's Imperial Creed was based on their own pre-heresy dogma.

UPDATE:

-Add Frateris Zealots (Troops)

-Add Frateris Technical, Templar version Rhino and Chimera (DT)

-Add Crusader Squad (Elite)

- Add Fear Siren (Vehicle Equipments)

- Any Templar now can replace Lascarbine with Shotgun or Lasgun for free

- Flamebringer's Ld is improved by 1 (Grunt 8, Champion 9)

-Update rule for Greater Destiny (if a unit containing at least one model with this special rule suffers one or more Wounds during the opposing player's Shooting Phase, after all shooting attacks have been resolved, the unit can choose to immediately advance up to D6" towards the closest enemy unit, taking Difficult and Dangerous Terrain tests as normal. If this move brings them into base contact with an enemy unit, then they count as having made a charge in the ensuing opposing player's Assault Phase (that means they gain bonus Attacks for charging), but the enemy unit being charged at cannot fire Overwatch.)

-Scouring Flame now only inflicts D3 hits

-Lascarbine is now S3 AP- Assault 1 with Pinning

 SisterSydney wrote:
Greater Destiny is a neat special rule to represent fanaticism of a different flavor than the Sisters'. Maybe add lots of Hatred to capture the Ecclesiarchical feel and emphasize these are nasty bastards?

I'm not sure about "Scouring Flame": it seems like it would rarely apply given the 2" range -- unless it's supposed to apply during close combat, in which case it's overpowered. Flame might not necessarily even be the Templars' shtick....

I'd certainly like to see a power-armored elite with a weapons option besides flamers. Having the regular troops wear carapace seems right. A mix of 3+ elites and 4+ regulars is actually pretty unusual and helps distinguish the army.

And making the army distinct is the trick: you don't want "Sisters plus testes" or "Sisters minus all the interesting parts." So it takes some hard thinking about what the army's theme and feel should be.

Hmmm, yes, I will change the Scouring Flame rule how about D3 hits instead of D6 ?
Also, I have created another 3+ Elite and they are not armed with Flamer

 J3f wrote:
I'd like to see Frateris Templar be more like Crusaders. Something like Imperial Guard, but with Power Weapons and Storm Shields. Also, replace Commissars with a Chaplain like unit. Commanders would be replaced with Confessors, etc.

I wouldn't give them Power Armour, just Flak Armour. If they're not meant to be used with Horus Heresy, give them Carapace Armour. Solar Auxilia fills the role of the 4+ save Army in Horus Heresy already.

I would reword, greater destiny since as worded you could use it to reposition out of charge range. Even if you don't "advance" backwards you could use it to diagonally forward, increasing charge distance needed by up to 2 inches. You could also use it to place them in cover. I'd change it to the unit immediately moves d6" towards the closest enemy unit, if this move brings them into base contact with an enemy unit it counts as having charged in the ensuing assault phase.

Your suggestions to Greater Destiny and to the units are neat I'll apply that to the codex
However, I must disagree with "no power armour", since the SoB can have loads and loads of Sisters with Power Armour, so I think a small number of Elite troops with PA are not out of the question.

 fallinq wrote:
I always figured the Frateris Templar would have a Zealot option in Troops, like the unit that was run in Chapter Approved once, to represent all the mobs of the faithful that join them when they march to war.

Poorly equipped fanatics, like CSM cultists, but with an Imperium, burn-the-witch twist.

Of course it is not the Imperial Church if there aren't a massive number of screaming, poorly-armed Zealots I have added them to the Codex

 fallinq wrote:

 SisterSydney wrote:
Zealots would be good. And to J3f: I don't think there were Frateris Templars during the Heresy, seeing as they're an Ecclesiarchy thing and worshipping the Emperor was actively discouraged during his (His?) lifetime. They'd be for historical games set around the time the Sororitas came into existence or earlier. So pretty much everything from 40K would be around.

Yup. Frateris Templar became a thing when the Temple of the Savior Emperor took over the Imperium after the Emperor got put on his golden toilet, bringing the whole "the Emperor is a god" thing into the mainstream. They existed until the end of the Age of Apostasy, when Vandire got his head chopped off. They'd be perfect for an Age of Apostasy campaign, or for a campaign based around the post-Emperor transformation of the Imperium into what it is today. In a big way, the Frateris Templar is the REASON the Imperium is what it is today. They kicked the butts of everyone else in the Imperium, which led to the establishment of the Eccesiarchy and the Imperial Creed.

And somewhere, the Word Bearers laughed bitterly at the irony, because the FT's Imperial Creed was based on their own pre-heresy dogma.

And another irony is that the Big E is worshipped after his death despite being an atheist

I really like how this is shaping out, these definitely has the foundation for some really interesting units.

The Consecrated Halberds give me hesitation, however... they ignore all but a 2+ armor save and all Invulnerable saves? That seems a bit too powerful, most non-Space Marine HQs have a 3+ armor save at best and even more rely on their invulnerable. What do you think about one of these ideas: modifying the AP to around 5/6, having it lower Invulnerable saves by 1, or making the model reroll successful Invulnerable saves? That way the opponent still has a chance but it is still a lot less of one than normal.

UPDATE:

- Add Revelator (Heavy Support)

- Add Deliverer Squadron (Fast Attack)

- Add Sanctifier (Melee Weapons)

- Add Aquila Shield (Vehicle Equipments)

- The Paladin Strength is now 4.

- The Judicator now has option to take a Fear Siren, and can replace twin-linked multi-melta with twin-linked heavy bolter or twin-linked heavy flamer

- Fear Siren now forces enemy units within 6" to take a MORALE check instead of Ld test.

- Consecrated halberd AP is now 4, and force successful Invul Save to be re-rolled.

LtShade wrote:
I really like how this is shaping out, these definitely has the foundation for some really interesting units.

The Consecrated Halberds give me hesitation, however... they ignore all but a 2+ armor save and all Invulnerable saves? That seems a bit too powerful, most non-Space Marine HQs have a 3+ armor save at best and even more rely on their invulnerable. What do you think about one of these ideas: modifying the AP to around 5/6, having it lower Invulnerable saves by 1, or making the model reroll successful Invulnerable saves? That way the opponent still has a chance but it is still a lot less of one than normal.

Most models (I think) have better Armour Save than Invul Save, so if the Consecrated Halberd has lower AP, then the target just have to take its Armour Save to totally negate the effect of the Blessed special rule. It, however, is more powerful vs Daemons, since most of them rely on Invul Save. But I think lowering the AP to, maybe, AP4, and forced re-roll successful Invul Save are justifiable ?

This is shaping up nicely. Looks like the army's strengths are short-ranged shooting (like the Sisters) and assault (unlike the Sisters), with good to decent armor (whereas Sisters are consistently good).

A few questions:
- why are lascarbines Pinning? I can see them being Assault 2, but Pinning is pretty special and needs some justification.
- why are Crusaders and Flamebringers Strength 4? I know they have power armor, but regular humans in PA are consistently S:3 (eg Sisters, Inquisitors & their Acolytes). I'd rather give them a +1 Strength weapon than say they're somehow inherently as strong as an Astartes.
- still need to clarify whether Scouring Flame applies when locked in combat (I think so, but I'm not sure).
- does the Chimera have fire points like the Codex:Inquisition version or lasgun arrays like in Codex:Astra Militarum?
- a Rhino variant with Assault Vehicle? No no no no nope. Rhinos have their doors in the back. If you want an assault vehicle, which would be totally appropriate to this army, you gotta use/make something else. Something AWESOME.

That makes me much more comfortable, yes. Still very strong against Daemons and IG style infantry [so, in theory, Chaos anf Heretics are now scared of the blades].

edit: I second Sydney's concerns, especially on the Rhino but otherwise I'd play against this list.

Thanks. Also: I want to know what the Deliverers are riding that makes them Cavalry. Horses? Robot horses? Or are they just really fething fast?

UPDATE (17/4):

- Add Allies Table

- Add Reckoner (DT)

- Remove Rhino

- Add Templar Fusilier Squad (Fast Attack)

- Add Long rifle (Ranged Weapons)

- Better clarified the Scouring Flame special rule.

- Fixed the error in Chimera's entry (Flamer -> Heavy Flamers; Add Access Points and Fire Points)

 SisterSydney wrote:
This is shaping up nicely. Looks like the army's strengths are short-ranged shooting (like the Sisters) and assault (unlike the Sisters), with good to decent armor (whereas Sisters are consistently good).

A few questions:
- why are lascarbines Pinning? I can see them being Assault 2, but Pinning is pretty special and needs some justification.
- why are Crusaders and Flamebringers Strength 4? I know they have power armor, but regular humans in PA are consistently S:3 (eg Sisters, Inquisitors & their Acolytes). I'd rather give them a +1 Strength weapon than say they're somehow inherently as strong as an Astartes.
- still need to clarify whether Scouring Flame applies when locked in combat (I think so, but I'm not sure).
- does the Chimera have fire points like the Codex:Inquisition version or lasgun arrays like in Codex:Astra Militarum?
- a Rhino variant with Assault Vehicle? No no no no nope. Rhinos have their doors in the back. If you want an assault vehicle, which would be totally appropriate to this army, you gotta use/make something else. Something AWESOME.

LtShade wrote:
That makes me much more comfortable, yes. Still very strong against Daemons and IG style infantry [so, in theory, Chaos anf Heretics are now scared of the blades].
edit: I second Sydney's concerns, especially on the Rhino but otherwise I'd play against this list.

- The lascarbine is Pinning because: a) from a gameplay perspective, I want a weapon that is between shotgun and lasgun, so that the Templar will have more options to suit whichever play styles the players want to use. And b) I assume it fires accurate suppressive fire, still automatic, but not as fast as the lasgun or automatic shotgun, enough to force the enemies to duck for cover or be riddled with holes, and/or have underslung grenade launcher like Tau Pulse carbine.

- I assume the Crusaders and Flamebringers have received some genetic modifications like the Arco-Flagellants, but without the mind control and lobotomization part.

- Yes, I have clarified it it also applies if the unit with that special rule is locked in combat.

- I don't have the Inquisition Codex with me, but the Chimera has Fire Points like the IG version, but does not have Lasgun Arrays.

- Hmmm... I've created a new Transport option, and removed the Rhino. I think you will like it. A transport based on the Leman Russ with twin-linked turret autocannon

 SisterSydney wrote:
Thanks. Also: I want to know what the Deliverers are riding that makes them Cavalry. Horses? Robot horses? Or are they just really fething fast?

Well, let's just say horse, faith, and some genetic enhancements thrown in a blender

Fusiliers are beautifully brutal (and should be for 25 points per model).

I see your vision for the lascarbine, but it still doesn't sound like a las weapon. I'd suggest renaming it and giving it different fluff that better justifies the stats -- maybe "punishment gun" or "excoriator carbine"?

UPDATE (24/4):

- Add Repenters (Troops)

- Add Castigator (Heavy Support)

- Add Absolver cannon (Ranged Weapons)

- Add Bomb Harness (Ranged Weapons)

- Add Skywrath rocket launcher (Ranged Weapons)

- Add Punisher (Melee Weapons)

- Fusillier now costs 20 pts per model, minimum squad size reduced to 3

- Lascarbine's name changed to Concussion Carbine

 SisterSydney wrote:
Fusiliers are beautifully brutal (and should be for 25 points per model).

I see your vision for the lascarbine, but it still doesn't sound like a las weapon. I'd suggest renaming it and giving it different fluff that better justifies the stats -- maybe "punishment gun" or "excoriator carbine"?

I don't know how to actually price them, but isn't 25 pts somewhat too high ? But I still raised their cost to 20 ppm, just in case.

Hmmm...about the carbine... how about changing the name to concussion carbine ?

Oops, I must've misread the point cost you had for the Fusiliers -- I thought it was already 25 ppm; 20 is probably fine.

Concussion carbine is an improvement, though it makes me want to add the "Concussive" rule to it: It can kill you outright, knock you flat, or stun your whole unit (pinning).

And I'm liking the emphasis on walkers -- specifically on medium-weight AV:12/11/11 walkers, rather than fragile Sentinels or heavy Dreadnoughts. That makes the army distinct from other Imperial armies in general and from the Sisters in particular -- whose only walker, the Penitent Engine, now looks like a dark remnant of an earlier, darker era in Ecclesiarchal history. All the walkers also combine with the Crusader (stormshield infantry), Repenters (2 CCW infantry), and Deliverers (cyborg horse cavalry!) to make the army much more melee-oriented than the Sisters, without making it superhumanly tough and strong.

I think the Absolver Cannon and Skywrath Rocket may be a bit overpowered, though.

UPDATE (25/4):

- Change the Act of Atonement special rule of Repenters (the Repenter unit suffers one Wound per Wound saved by those friendly units through this Cover Save. Wounds inflicted in this way are distributed randomly (but can only be allocated to model with the Act of Atonement special rule, so if there is no model with this special rule in the unit, the resulted excess Wounds are wasted) have no AP value.)

- Raised the cost of upgrading to Skywrath rocket launcher on Castigator to 30 pts

 SisterSydney wrote:
Oops, I must've misread the point cost you had for the Fusiliers -- I thought it was already 25 ppm; 20 is probably fine.

Concussion carbine is an improvement, though it makes me want to add the "Concussive" rule to it: It can kill you outright, knock you flat, or stun your whole unit (pinning).

And I'm liking the emphasis on walkers -- specifically on medium-weight AV:12/11/11 walkers, rather than fragile Sentinels or heavy Dreadnoughts. That makes the army distinct from other Imperial armies in general and from the Sisters in particular -- whose only walker, the Penitent Engine, now looks like a dark remnant of an earlier, darker era in Ecclesiarchal history. All the walkers also combine with the Crusader (stormshield infantry), Repenters (2 CCW infantry), and Deliverers (cyborg horse cavalry!) to make the army much more melee-oriented than the Sisters, without making it superhumanly tough and strong.

I think the Absolver Cannon and Skywrath Rocket may be a bit overpowered, though.

The basic guns have Concussive special rule is somewhat OTT, however, you just give me the idea for another special weapon

Well, the Absolver is not so OP when you compare them to, say, Hellhound and its variants but may be the Skywrath is undercosted. How about raising the cost of upgrading to 30 pts ?

30 points is a lot, but probably a safe start. Costing is always tricky, and I've not had time to put all your units through the wringer of Ovion's methodology

Two questions about the revised Act of Atonement (emphasis mine)

Act of Atonement: Characters in a unit with at least one model with this special rule may choose to re-roll failed Look Out, Sir roll. In addition, friendly units partially or fully obscured from enemy units by a unit with at least one model with this special rule gains 4+ Cover Save. However, the Repenter unit suffers one Wound per Wound saved by those friendly units through this Cover Save. Wounds inflicted in this way are distributed randomly (but can only be allocated to model with the Act of Atonement special rule, so if there is no model with this special rule in the unit, the resulted excess Wounds are wasted) have no AP value.

The italicized bit seems like a sentence fragment left over from an earlier draft -- delete it? I don't see the sense of hits losing their AP value, if that's what's intended.

The bolded bit is confusing: If there are no models with the Act of Atonement rule in the unit, how is it soaking up wounds for the guys behind it in the first place?

UPDATE (1/4/2016):

- Fix the Act of Atonement special rule. (Characters in a unit with at least one model with this special rule may choose to re-roll failed Look Out, Sir roll. In addition, friendly units partially or fully obscured from enemy units by a unit with at least one model with this special rule gains 4+ Cover Save. However, the Repenter unit suffers one Wound per Wound saved by those friendly units through this Cover Save. Wounds inflicted in this way are distributed randomly (but can only be allocated to model with the Act of Atonement special rule), and have their original AP.)

- Change the Sacred Ward Warlord Trait (Sacred Ward: The Warlord and his unit have a 6+ Invulnerable Save. If they already have Invulnerable Save, increase it by 1 (i.e 5+ becomes 4+)

- Add Footman Retinue (HQ)

- Add Crimson Preachers (HQ)

- Add Blessed Lasgun

- Concussion Carbine now has S4 AP5