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.

Lone Operative

Unless part of an **attached** unit, this unit is not **visible** to enemy models unless they are within 12" of this unit, and it cannot be targeted by **[INDIRECT FIRE]** weapons unless the attacking model is within 12" of this unit. 
If this ability takes the form **Lone Operative X"**, unless part of an **attached** unit, this unit is not **visible** to enemy models unless they are within **X"** of this unit, and it cannot be targeted by **[INDIRECT FIRE]** weapons unless the attacking model is within **X"** of this unit.

Profiles:

Unit	M	T	Sv	W	LD	OC	InSv
The Emperor's Champion	8"	4	2+	5	6+	1	4+

Abilities
Armour of Faith: Once per phase, when an attack is allocated to this model and the saving throw is failed, you can change the Damage characteristic of that attack to 0.
Sigismund's Heir: ▪ When this unit declares a charge, If an enemy CHARACTER unit is within 12" of this unit, you can use this part of this ability. If you do: ▫ This unit can re-roll that charge roll. ▫ This unit must end that charge move engaged with one or more of those enemy CHARACTER units. ▪ (Once per battle, per army) In the Fight phase, when this unit is selected to fight, if this unit is engaged with a CHARACTER unit, you can use this part of this ability. If you do, this unit's melee attacks have [DEVASTATING WOUNDS].
Leader: This model can be attached to the following units: ■ Assault Intercessor Squad ■ Intercessor Squad ■ Crusader Squad ■ Sword Brethren ■ Sternguard Veteran Squad
Chosen of the Emperor: You cannot include more than one Emperor's Champion model in your army.

Modifiers:

add error Cannot have a standard Emperor's Champion AND an Anointed Emperor's Champion

and

1+ selections of Emperor's Champion (Anointed) in roster (recursive)

1+ selections of Emperor's Champion in roster (recursive)

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 max(roster) 0

1+ selections of Emperor's Champion (Anointed) in roster (recursive)

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Imperium - Adeptus Astartes - Black Templars(Catalogue)