Esoterist

This ability always takes the form **[SUSTAINED HITS X]**. Each time an attack made with a **[SUSTAINED HITS]** weapon results in a **critical hit**, that attack results in a number of additional hits on the target as denoted by **X**.
***Example: An attack made with a **[SUSTAINED HITS 2]** weapon results in a **critical hit**. That attack therefore hits the target three times (once from the **critical hit**, and twice more from the **[SUSTAINED HITS 2]** ability).

Each time an attack made with a **[LETHAL HITS]** weapon results in a **critical hit**, you can choose for that attack to automatically wound the target. 
***Designer’s Note:** Choosing to automatically wound the target means that no **wound roll** is made for that attack. You may decide against this, as it means that attack cannot result in a **critical wound** and so cannot trigger other abilities such as [DEVASTATING WOUNDS].*