If your Army Faction is **^^Adeptus Astartes^^**, at the start of the first battle round, select one of the following Vows to be active for **^^Adeptus Astartes^^** units from your army. While a Vow is active for your army, that unit has the associated ability below. 

**Abhor the Witch, Destroy the Witch**
■ Each time this unit declares a charge, if one or more targets of that charge have the **^^Psyker^^** keyword, you can re-roll the Charge roll. Melee weapons equipped by models in this unit have the **[PRECISION]** ability while targeting **^^Psyker^^** units. 

**Accept Any Challenge, No Matter the Odds**
■ Each time a model in this unit makes a melee attack, if the Strength characteristic of that attack is less than or equal to the Toughness characteristic of the target, add 1 to the wound roll

**Suffer Not the Unclean to Live**
■ This unit is eligible to declare a charge in a turn in which it Fell Back, and each time a model in this unit makes a Pile-in or Consolidation move, it does not need to end that move closer to the closest enemy model, provided it ends that move as close as possible to the nearest enemy unit. 

**Uphold the Honour of the Emperor**
If this unit has the **^^Infantry^^** keyword:
■ At the end of your Command phase, if this unit is within range of an objective marker you control, that objective marker remains under your control until your opponent's level of control over that objective marker is greater than yours at the end of the phase. 
■ If the mission you are playing features Actions, this unit is eligible to start to perform an Action in a turn in which it Advanced.

Profiles:

Abilities
Exploit Their Cowardice: Each time an enemy unit within Engagement Range of this unit is selected to Fall Back, after it ends that Fall Back move, if this unit is not within Engagement Range of one or more enemy units, this unit can make a Normal move.
Attached Unit: If a CHARACTER from your army with the Leader ability can be attached to an INTERCESSOR SQUAD, it can be attached to this unit instead.

Modifiers:

append name (Battle-hardened)

and

16+ selections of Experience Points in self (recursive)

30- selections of Experience Points in self (recursive)

append name (Battle-ready)

and

5- selections of Experience Points in self (recursive)

1+ forces of Crusade Force in roster (recursive)

append name (Blooded)

and

6+ selections of Experience Points in self (recursive)

15- selections of Experience Points in self (recursive)

append name (Heroic)

and

31+ selections of Experience Points in self (recursive)

50- selections of Experience Points in self (recursive)

append name (Legendary)

51+ selections of Experience Points in self (recursive)

increment max Crusade: Weapon Modifications(self) 2

repeat for every 1 selections of Weapon Modifications in self (recursive)

increment min Crusade: Weapon Modifications(self) 2

repeat for every 1 selections of Weapon Modifications in self (recursive)

set pts 130

5 selections of model in Sword Brethren Squad (recursive)

set pts 235

and

6+ selections of model in Sword Brethren Squad (recursive)

9- selections of model in Sword Brethren Squad (recursive)

set pts 260

10+ selections of model in Sword Brethren Squad (recursive)

set max Crusade: Battle Honours(self) 6

1+ selections of Legendary Veterans in self (recursive)

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Imperium - Adeptus Astartes - Black Templars(Catalogue)