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| − | Any target that was hit with the Markerligh is subject to the following effects: any further shots(not strikes) at it are | + | Any target that was hit with the Markerligh is subject to the following effects: any further shots(not strikes) at it are Ordinary(+10), Seeker Missiles and Smart Missiles(see below) will strike it unerringly, it receives -10 penalty on the Willpower Tests to resist Pinning. If a member of a Kill-team in Squad Mode was targeted and hit by Markerlight, all of it's members(that are in Squad Mode at the moment) are subject to the above conditions. Additionally, any Heavy or Mounted Weapon that hits Kill-Team in a Squad Mode while under the effects of Markelight counts as having the Devastating special weapon quality or inflict one additional point of Cohesion damage if it already possess that quality . The effects of Markerlight last for one full turn. Tau foot-soldier(or Drone for that matter) equipped with the Markerlight can't benefit from it. Markerlight will not function in a Horde. |
*'''Networked Markerlight:''' Same as Markerlight, but also counts as Astartes Signum and Astartes Signum Link for the wearer and his squad-mates(in the case that "squad" is not a Horde). A Horde can only be equipped with Networked Markerlight(standard Markerlight will not do, as written above) and only one such device will have any impact on it's performance. The Horde equipped with Networked Markelight gains one additional attack, which must be made prior to all other ranged attacks, and can be used only in attempt to place a markerlight on one(and only one) of it's targets. It still can target the entire Kill-team if it is in Squad Mode. | *'''Networked Markerlight:''' Same as Markerlight, but also counts as Astartes Signum and Astartes Signum Link for the wearer and his squad-mates(in the case that "squad" is not a Horde). A Horde can only be equipped with Networked Markerlight(standard Markerlight will not do, as written above) and only one such device will have any impact on it's performance. The Horde equipped with Networked Markelight gains one additional attack, which must be made prior to all other ranged attacks, and can be used only in attempt to place a markerlight on one(and only one) of it's targets. It still can target the entire Kill-team if it is in Squad Mode. | ||
Revision as of 10:20, 17 October 2010
Long before now, i lived my days of the promise that one day i will change the fate of Mankind, and now i sleep my days in the hope that one day i would not wake. For verily, nothing changes and years by count one thousand passed before me as close as you are now, and none brought change - enemy wears different faces, but never changes in that he is always an enemy; victory is torn from the enemy on many a battlefield, but never changes in that it always leads only to the next battlefield; and defeat can come from any enemy, but never changes in that it leads only to a tomb. Know that this is for good, as any change will be for the worst.
- ~ Old Iriam, Venerable Dreadnought of the Emperor's Scythes Chapter, prior to his last battle
- ~ Old Iriam, Venerable Dreadnought of the Emperor's Scythes Chapter, prior to his last battle
Contents
Tau
Battlesuits
Armory
Battlesuit Gear
- Airbursting Fragmentation Projector: Treat as a Frag Grenade explosion with Blast(8) centered on the Battlesuit, that affects everyone in the blast zone except the Battlesuit that launched it. Activating this system requires either Reaction or Half-Action.
- Advanced Stabilization System: Confers the Auto-Stabilized Trait to the pilot.
- Blacksun Filter: Confers the Dark Sight Trait to the pilot.
- Bonding Knife: Meaningless bauble, that is not even a true weapon, somehow boosts the arrogance of foul xenos, giving them +10 bonus on Willpower Tests to resist Fear and Pinning.
- Command&Control Node: Confers the Disciplined(Horde) Trait to Tau combatants(but not Drones or Kroot beasts) under the pilot's command(if they are combined in a Horde). If said combatants are required to Test versus Fear or Pinning, the pilot can Test his Command Skill instead, with same modifiers. If said combatants are already Pinned or panicking, the pilot can attempt Command Skill Test to negate these conditions, but not if he already failed to prevent them in previous round; This is a Full Action. Also counts as encrypted Vox-Caster. This component is usually mounted outside the hull(most likely on the shoulder) and therefore can be targeted separately(with a Called Shot) if attacker can determine it for what it is. C&C Node has Armor 4 and Structural Integrity 2.
- Drone Controller: Allows the pilot to issue direct commands to nearby Drones via encrypted transmissions or directly control a number of Drones equal to his Intelligence Modifier, using his Ballistic Skill in place of that of the Drones and Tech-Use in place of their Dodge. Directly controlling the drones is a Full Action and issuing commands is a Free Action. This component is usually mounted outside the hull(most likely on the shoulder) and therefore can be targeted separately(with a Called Shot) if attacker can determine it for what it is. Drone Controller has Armor 4 and Structural Integrity 2.
- Ejection System: See Deathwatch Core Rules book, pg. 366. Replace "0 Wounds" with "0 Structural Integrity". This actually enables the pilot to avoid the damage of an attack that killed his Battlesuit.
- Failsafe Detonator: See Deathwatch Core Rules book, pg. 366. Replace "0 Wounds" with "0 Structural Integrity".
- Iridium Armor: Adds +3 to the Battlesuit overall Armor.
- Multi-Tracker: Enables the pilot to independently target and fire two of his Battlesuit's weapons without any penalties as if he had all required Abilities and Talents(meaning BS 40+, Ag 40+, Independent Targeting, TWW(Ballistic) etc.). If he does in fact has them, he can fire one additional weapon(but not the same weapon twice) mounted on his Battlesuit at -10 penalty to his BS. This component is usually mounted outside the hull(most likely on the shoulder) and therefore can be targeted separately(with a Called Shot) if attacker can determine it for what it is. Multi-Tracker has Armor 4 and Structural Integrity 2.
- Shield Generator: Counts as a Power Field with a Protection Rating 55 and an Overload Roll 01-10, covering entire Battlesuit. Also adds +2 Armor to the Body and Hand it is mounted on. Shield Generator forbids the use of a weapon in the same hand. It can be used in close combat to Parry incoming melee attacks(treat as a weapon with Defensive and Power Field special qualities) but not to attack.
- Sensor Array: Counts as Auspex, Magnoculars and IR-visor. This component is usually mounted outside the hull(most likely on the shoulder) and therefore can be targeted separately(with a Called Shot) if attacker can determine it for what it is. Sensor Array has Armor 4 and Structural Integrity 2.
- Stealth Field Generator: See Deathwatch Core Rules book, pg. 367
- Stimulant Injector: Counts as Bio-Monitor And Injector(See Deathwatch Core Rules book, pg. 161). Can also administer other xeno-drugs as determined by GM. Obviously affects the pilot and not the Battlesuit.
- Target Lock: Counts as Astartes Targeter and Motion Predictor(See Deathwatch Core Rules book, pg. 174 and pg. 157 respectively ). Also confers Target Selection Talent to the pilot.
- Targeting Array: Counts as Astartes Signum(See Deathwatch Core Rules book, pg. 173) affecting the pilot and those under his command(including Drones but not Kroot beasts)
- Vectored Retro-thrusters: Allows the pilot to Disengage his Battlesuit from close combat as a Half-Action. Alternatively the pilot can attempt to Disengage as Reaction with Hard(-20) Pilot(Personal) Skill Test. Battlesuit Crashes if this Pilot(Personal) Test is failed by five or more degrees.
- Close Combat Weapon: Counts as Astartes Combat Knife(See Deathwatch Core Rules book, pg. 156). Close Combat Weapon can be mounted on the same hand as Shield Generator or a hand already equipped with ranged weapon(this is an exception, yes). If it is actually mounted on the same hand as Shield Generator, the pilot can lower the Protection Rating of his Shield Generator to 45 to add the Power Field special weapon quality to the Close Combat Weapon. It will then count as Astartes Power Sword, only without the Balanced special weapon quality. If it is mounted on a hand already equipped with ranged weapon, it gains Unwieldy Special Weapon Quality.
- Hard-wired Systems: Command&Control Node, Drone-controller, Multi-tracker, Sensor Array - chosen separately. In a cowardice that is expected from xenos machine spirits as much as from xenos themselves, these components are hiding inside the Battlesuit and can not be targeted by Called Shots without extensive knowledge of manufacturing processes and blue-prints of specific Battlesuit patterns. They function exactly as described above, the difference being they are much more rare as xenos vainly try to show that they are not afraid.
Infantry Gear
- Bonding Knife: Meaningless bauble, that is not even a true weapon, somehow boosts the arrogance of foul xenos, giving them +10 bonus on Willpower Tests to resist Fear and Pinning. If a xenos wearing it becomes a part of the Horde, the benefit is extended to the whole Horde and also affects Willpower Test to resist Breaking.
- EMP Grenade: See Deathwatch Core Rules book, pg. 151
- Photon Grenade: See Deathwatch Core Rules book, pg. 151
- Hard-wired Systems: Blacksun Filter, Drone-controller, Multi-tracker, Target Lock - chosen separately. Incorporated in the helm are various systems, enabling a xenos foot-soldier to pick-up feeds from parenting systems on his superior's vehicle. Every component, except Multi-tracker functions exactly as written in Battlesuit Gear section. Multi-tracker enables the user to fire his main weapon(single shots only) as a Reaction in addition to standard attacks made this round; if a Horde is equipped witch such devices - it gains two additional degrees of success on all it's ranged attacks. Kroot and their beasts can't be equipped with any of Hard-wired Systems.
- Markerlight: Markelight is a weapon-like device with the following profile.
Type Range RoF Dam Pen Clip Rld Special -------------------------------------------------------------------- Basic 200 m S/-/- Special 0 Infinite --- See text
Any target that was hit with the Markerligh is subject to the following effects: any further shots(not strikes) at it are Ordinary(+10), Seeker Missiles and Smart Missiles(see below) will strike it unerringly, it receives -10 penalty on the Willpower Tests to resist Pinning. If a member of a Kill-team in Squad Mode was targeted and hit by Markerlight, all of it's members(that are in Squad Mode at the moment) are subject to the above conditions. Additionally, any Heavy or Mounted Weapon that hits Kill-Team in a Squad Mode while under the effects of Markelight counts as having the Devastating special weapon quality or inflict one additional point of Cohesion damage if it already possess that quality . The effects of Markerlight last for one full turn. Tau foot-soldier(or Drone for that matter) equipped with the Markerlight can't benefit from it. Markerlight will not function in a Horde.
- Networked Markerlight: Same as Markerlight, but also counts as Astartes Signum and Astartes Signum Link for the wearer and his squad-mates(in the case that "squad" is not a Horde). A Horde can only be equipped with Networked Markerlight(standard Markerlight will not do, as written above) and only one such device will have any impact on it's performance. The Horde equipped with Networked Markelight gains one additional attack, which must be made prior to all other ranged attacks, and can be used only in attempt to place a markerlight on one(and only one) of it's targets. It still can target the entire Kill-team if it is in Squad Mode.
Drones
All systems installed into Drones are Hard-wired, and therefore can't be targeted with Called Shots.
- Shield Drone
WS BS S T Ag Int Per Wp Fel ------------------------------------- 20 25 20 40 40 15 25 20 10 ------------------------------------- Movement:--- Wounds: 15 Skills: Acrobatics, Awareness, Dodge Talents: Fearless, Step Aside Traits: Flier(12), Machine(5) Weapons: None Gear: Drone Shield Generator, In-built micro-bead(receiving only) -------------------------------------
Special: Shield Drone can and will use it's Dodge Reactions to place himself between danger and cowardly xenos it is programmed to protect, effectively becoming the target of attacks.
- Drone Shield Generator: Treat as Power Field with Protection Rating 30 and Overload Roll 01-10, covering everything in 10 metre radius around the drone or the Horde(with Magnitude of up to 30) it is assigned to. If there is no one around to protect, the Drone will switch the Power Field to personal mode, in which it's Protection Rating becomes 55. The Drone will also turn off it's Force Field if it is adjacent to a Battlesuit with Shield Generator, or switch it to personal mode if it is within 10 meters of such Battlesuit as safety protocols disallow the collision of force fields.
- Sniper Drone
WS BS S T Ag Int Per Wp Fel ------------------------------------- 20 30 20 40 30 30 30 20 10 ------------------------------------- Movement:--- Wounds: 10 Skills: Acrobatics, Awareness, Dodge, Concealment, Shadowing Talents: Fearless, Deadeye Shot, Sharpshooter Traits: Flier(8), Machine(3) Weapons: Rail Rifle Gear: Target Lock, Stealth Field Generator, Targeting Array, Sensor Array, In-built micro-bead(receiving only) -------------------------------------
Special: Sniper Drone can and most of the time will use it's Intelligence in place of it's Agility for Concealment and Shadowing Skill Tests
- Sniper Drone Targeting Array & Networking: For every Sniper Drone sending targeting data on one specific target, all other Sniper Drones have their BS, Int and Per increased by +5 for the purpose of all Test related to that specific target. Sniper Drones are usually employed in 3-strong squadrons and one of the drones will spend it's actions on boosting the BS of others with Targeting Array. The Sniper Drone Targeting Array benefits only Sniper Drones.
- Marker Drone
WS BS S T Ag Int Per Wp Fel ------------------------------------- 20 25 20 40 40 15 25 20 10 ------------------------------------- Movement:--- Wounds: 15 Skills: Acrobatics, Awareness, Dodge Talents: Fearless, Weapon Training(Markerlight) Traits: Flier(12), Machine(5) Weapons: Networked Markerlight Gear: Target Lock, In-built micro-bead(receiving only) -------------------------------------
- Gun Drone: If a Gun Drone is mounted on a Tau vehicle or inserted in a stationary emplacement, it can be armed with Burst Cannon
Weapons
Heavy and Mounted weapons are for Battlesuits, vehicles and stationary emplacements. Battlesuits do not arm themselves with Pistol or Basic weapons.
- Plasma Rifle
Type Range RoF Dam Pen Clip Rld Special ------------------------------------------------------------------- Mounted 90m S/2/- 2d10+9[E] 8 --- --- Tearing
- Missile Pod
Type Range RoF Dam Pen Clip Rld Special
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Mounted 90m S/2/- 2d10+6[X] 7 --- --- Twin-Linked,
Blast(1)
- Burst Cannon
Type Range RoF Dam Pen Clip Rld Special ------------------------------------------------------------------- Mounted 60m -/-/10 2d10+2[E] 4 --- ---
- Cyclic Ion Blaster
Type Range RoF Dam Pen Clip Rld Special
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Mounted 60m -/4/8 2d10[E] 2 --- --- Storm,
Special
For every two degrees of success, one(if fired on Semi-Auto) or two(if fired on Full-Auto) hits in a burst, will get +2 to Dam and Pen. This means that if a firer would score 8 degrees of success while firing on Full-Auto, 2 of 16 resulting hits will inflict 2d10+8 damage with Pen 10. These hits must be allocated to targets that were already hit with "standard" shots.
- Smart Missile System
Type Range RoF Dam Pen Clip Rld Special
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Mounted 90m S/-/- 2d10+8[X] 8 --- --- Blast(1),
See text
Smart Missiles use their own Ballistic Skill of 40, which is unaffected by Range, vision or weather(positively or adversely). The firer doesn't need line of sight to the target, only knowledge that the target is somewhere in general direction of the shot and within the Maximum Range of this weapon. If the target is Markerlighted, no Test is needed, the missile will strike unerringly if it is able to do so(the target is not beyond the maximal range, not in total cover on all sides etc. as determined by GM).
- Flamer
See Astartes Heavy Flamer, Deathwatch Core Rules Book, pg. 149
- Railgun
Type Range RoF Dam Pen Clip Rld Special
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Mounted 200m S/-/- 5d10+10[I] 10 --- --- Devastating(1),
Felling(1)
- Fusion Blaster
Type Range RoF Dam Pen Clip Rld Special -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mounted 60m S/-/- 4d10+6[E] 14 --- --- Blast(1)
- Heavy Railgun a.k.a "Hammerhead Gun"
Type Range RoF Dam Pen Clip Rld Special
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Mounted 400m S/-/- 6d10+12[I] 12 --- --- Devastating(1),
Felling(1),
Twin-linked,
Vehicle only.
- Ion Cannon
Type Range RoF Dam Pen Clip Rld Special
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Mounted 300m S/2/- 3d10+5[E] 7 --- --- Twin-linked,
Vehicle only.
- Seeker Missile
Type Range RoF Dam Pen Clip Rld Special
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Mounted 2000m S/-/- 3d10+6[X] 10 --- --- Blast(3),
Special,
Vehicle only.
Fitted with tracking warhead, granting +20 to all Ballistic Skill Tests to fire this weapon. Similarly to Smart Missiles, it will also unerringly strike a Markerlighted target
- Rail Rifle
Type Range RoF Dam Pen Clip Rld Special
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Basic 150m S/-/- 2d10+10[I] 8 14 Full Accurate,
Devastating(1)
- Pulse Rifle
Type Range RoF Dam Pen Clip Rld Special -------------------------------------------------------------------- Basic 150m S/2/4 2d10+3[E] 4 36 Half Gyro-stabilized
- Pulse Carbine
Type Range RoF Dam Pen Clip Rld Special -------------------------------------------------------------------- Basic 60m S/-/3 2d10+2[E] 4 24 Full Gyro-stabilized Basic 80m S/-/- * * 1 Half Gyro-stabilized
Pulse Carbine is fitted with xeno-crafted auxiliary grenade launcher, able to fire EMP and Photon grenades.
- Pulse Pistol
Type Range RoF Dam Pen Clip Rld Special -------------------------------------------------------------------- Pistol 60m S/2/- 2d10+2[E] 4 14 Half Gyro-stabilized
- Vespid Neuron Blaster
Type Range RoF Dam Pen Clip Rld Special -------------------------------------------------------------------- Basic 45m S/2/- 2d10+3[E] 6 24 Full Vespid only
- Kroot Rifle
Type Range RoF Dam Pen Clip Rld Special -------------------------------------------------------------------- Basic 110m S/2/- 1d10+5[E] 1 6 2Full Melee --- --- 1d10[R] 0 --- --- Balanced
- Kroot Hunting Rifle
Type Range RoF Dam Pen Clip Rld Special -------------------------------------------------------------------- Basic 150m S/-/- 1d10+5[E] 3 8 Full Accurate
- Krootbow
Type Range RoF Dam Pen Clip Rld Special
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Basic 40m S/4/8 1d10+3[R] 3 20 2Full Tearing,
Toxic
- Kroot Gun
Type Range RoF Dam Pen Clip Rld Special -------------------------------------------------------------------- Mounted 300m S/2/5 4d10+5[E] 4 20 2Full
Battlesuits
- XV8"Crisis"
|Type: Tau Battlesuit(Walker or Skimmer/Hoverer) | |Tactical Speed: Walker #, S/H 12 | |Cruising Speed: Walker #, S/H 16 kmph | |Structural Integrity: 16 | |Size: Hulking | |Armor: Head 8, Body 12, Arms 8, Legs 8 | |Crew: 1 Pilot | |Armaments: | | Right Hand 1 | | Left Hand 1 | | Right Shoulder 1 | | Left Shoulder 1 | |Systems: Advanced Stabilization System, | |Darksun Filter | | |
All Battlesuit weapons and systems can be installed on XV8"Crisis". It can be equipped with only 2 components that are mounted outside the hull, and if used by Tau Commander, one of them will always be Command&Control Node.
- XV88"Broadside"
|Type: Tau Battlesuit(Walker) | |Tactical Speed: Walker # | |Cruising Speed: Walker # | |Structural Integrity: 22 | |Size: Hulking | |Armor: Head 10, Body 14, Arms 10, Legs 10 | |Crew: 1 Pilot | |Armaments: | | Right Hand 1 | | Left Hand 1 | | Twin-linked Railguns | | | |Systems: Advanced Stabilization System, | |Darksun Filter | | |
Broadside can't fly. All Battlesuit systems can be installed on XV88"Broadside", except for Stealth Field Generator, Close Combat Weapon and Vectored Retro-thrusters. It can be equipped with only 2 components that are mounted outside the hull, and if used by Tau Commander, one of them will always be Command&Control Node. Due to it's design, messed-up xenos combat doctrine and tradition the Twin-linked Railguns can't be replaced or removed from the XV88"Broadside". Twin-linked Railguns is a single weapon system that occupies both shoulder weapon slots. For the same reasons, Smart Missile System and Plasma Rifle are the only weapons that can be installed in Hands weapon slots on the XV88"Broadside". Again for the same reasons, both Hands must be equipped with the same weapon system, combining them in one weapon with Twin-linked Special Weapon Quality. Multi-tracker will offset this limitation. Tau Commander can disregard tradition and install any Battlesuit Weapon in the hands of his XV88"Broadside", although he is as unlikely to do so as he is to actually pilot a "Broadside".
- XV15"Stealth"
|Type: Tau Battlesuit(Walker) | |Tactical Speed: Walker #, S/H 12 | |Cruising Speed: Walker #, S/H 16 kmph | |Structural Integrity: 8 | |Size: Hulking | |Armor: Head 8, Body 8, Arms 6, Legs 6 | |Crew: 1 Pilot | |Armaments: | | Right Hand 1 | | Left Hand 1 | | | | | |Systems: Advanced Stabilization System, | |Darksun Filter, Stealth Field Generator | | |
All Battlesuit systems can be installed on XV15"Stealth". It can be equipped with only 1 component that is mounted outside the hull, and if used by Tau Commander, it will always be Command&Control Node. It has no shoulder weapon slots. Burst Cannon and Fusion Blaster are the only Battlesuit weapon systems that can be installed in the hands of XV15"Stealth", but unlike other Battlesuits, XV15"Stealth" can be equipped with Basic weapons(including Markerlight). Tau Commander can disregard tradition and common sense and install any Battlesuit Weapon System, except for Railgun, in the hands of his XV15"Stealth".
