Expeditionary Forces of Abyssinia

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Type: upgrade
EntryId: 9b8f-4361-5f23-2e20
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Constraints:

max: 1

Profiles:

Ability
Chewa:

The Chewa are a traditional warrior-elite. Shock Troopers and models with the ELITE Keyword in an Expeditionary Forces of Abyssinia Warband can have the Chewa ability for +5 Ducats each.

  • Chewa Ability: Add +1 DICE to the Success Roll for a Melee Attack made by a model with the Chewa ability for each other friendly model within 1" of the target, up to a maximum of +2 DICE.
Holy Warriors:

An Expeditionary Forces of Abyssinia Warband can include 0-1 Trench Cleric and 0-2 Holy Warriors. Use the Trench Clerics Warband Entry for Holy Warriors. In addition to the normal rules for a Trench Cleric, a Holy Warrior has the following abilities:

  • Blessed Psalm ACTION: A Holy Warrior can take a Blessed Psalm ACTION. If they do so, you can remove 1 BLESSED MARKER from the Holy Warrior and place it beside a friendly model. A Success Roll is not required to carry out this Action.
  • Arise and be Healed! ACTION: A Holy Warrior can take an Arise and be Healed! ACTION. If they do so, take a Risky Success Roll for the Trench Cleric. If the roll is a Failure, nothing happens, and the Holy Warrior’s Activation ends. If the roll is a Success or Critical Success, pick the Holy Warrior or 1 friendly model within 3" of the Holy Warrior. The model you pick can stand back up at no cost to their movement, and you can remove up to D3 BLOOD MARKERS and/or INFECTION MARKERS from the model.
Faith of Ethiopia:

The sect of the Sniper Priests does not operate in the Solomonic Dynasty. An Expeditionary Forces of Abyssinia Warband cannot include Sniper Priests.

Short-Range Marksmanship:

Add +1 DICE to the Success Rolls for Ranged Attacks made at Short Range by the Lieutenant and any Yeomen in an Expeditionary Forces of Abyssinia Warband, unless the attacking Weapon is a Grenade or has the HEAVY Keyword.

Weapons of Mobile Warfare:

An Expeditionary Forces of Abyssinia Warband can have a maximum of 3 Ranged Weapons with the HEAVY Keyword, not counting Satchel Charges.

Vanguard Forces:

An Expeditionary Forces of Abyssinia Warband cannot include Trench Moles. Instead, up to 4 Yeomen in an Expeditionary Forces of Abyssinia Warband can have the Flanking ability for +5 Ducats each.

  • Flanking Ability: When a model with this ability is deployed for the first time in a game, it can be deployed normally in its own deployment zone or in contact with any edge of the battlefield and at least 8" away from any enemy models. Models with this ability are deployed before models with the INFILTRATOR Keyword, but after all other models. If a scenario has a special rule that says that models with the INFILTRATOR Keyword must deploy normally, then models with this ability must also deploy normally.
Abyssinian Healers:

An Expeditionary Forces of Abyssinia Warband can include 0-2 Combat Medics and Misericordia have the (Limit: 2) stipulation instead of (Limit: 1).

Chieftain Panoply:

Mechanized Heavy Infantry in an Expeditionary Forces of Abyssinia Warband cannot have Machine Armour.

Modifiers:

add error Mobile Warfare: Too many Heavy Ranged Weapons!
and
4+ selections of Immobile in roster (recursive)
1+ selections of Expeditionary Forces of Abyssinia in roster (recursive)