XVII: Word Bearers

This Advanced Reaction is available only to units composed entirely of models with the Legiones Astartes (Word Bearers) 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.

Glorious Martyrdom – This Advanced Reaction may be made once per battle during the opposing player’s Shooting phase when any enemy unit declares a Shooting Attack targeting a friendly unit under the Reactive player’s control with the Legiones Astartes (Word Bearers) special rule. Once this Reaction has been declared, a single model in the Reacting unit with the Legiones Astartes (Word Bearers) special rule is selected by the Reacting unit’s controlling player – that model is removed as a casualty immediately without any To Hit or To Wound rolls being made by the attacking unit and with no Armour Saves or Damage Mitigation rolls made by the Reactive player. This ends the Shooting Attack, with no further rolls or Tests being made – if any of the weapons in the attacking unit would normally inflict further Hits after causing an unsaved Wound (such as weapons with the Deflagrate special rule) or other effects due to inflicting Hits or Unsaved Wounds (such as weapons with the Blind or Concussive (X) special rules) then these additional Hits or effects are ignored and have no effect. Any attacks made with weapons with the Ordnance or Destroyer types or the Blast or Template special rules ignore the effect of this Reaction and are resolved as normal.