XVIII: Salamanders

This Advanced Reaction is available only to units composed entirely of models with the Legiones Astartes (Salamanders) special rule. Unlike Core Reactions, Advanced Reactions are activated in unique and specific circumstances, as noted in their descriptions, and can often have game changing effects. Advanced Reactions use up points of a Reactive player’s Reaction Allotment as normal and obey all other restrictions placed upon Reactions, unless it is specifically noted otherwise in their description.

Duty is Sacrifice – This Advanced Reaction may be made once per battle during the opposing player’s Assault phase when any enemy player declares a Charge targeting a friendly unit under the Reactive player’s control and composed entirely of models with the Legiones Astartes (Salamanders) special rule. If the enemy unit’s Charge is successful, all models with the Infantry Unit Type in the target unit gain a bonus of +1 to their Weapon Skill, Strength and Attacks Characteristics for the duration of that Assault phase. However, once the combat that includes the unit that made this Reaction has been selected, all models involved have made their attacks and any Morale checks required as part of that combat are fully resolved, roll a D6 for each model remaining in the unit that made this Reaction. For each dice that scores a ‘6’ or more, the unit suffers one automatic Wound against which no saves or Damage Mitigation rolls of any kind may be made (as noted, these Wounds are inflicted after the combat has been resolved and as such do not count for determining which side has inflicted more Wounds). If the Charge that triggers Duty is Sacrifice is unsuccessful, all models in the unit for which the Reaction was declared instead gain the Fearless special rule until the end of the controlling player’s next player turn and do not roll to see if any models suffer automatic Wounds.