At the start of the battle round, you can select one of the Doctrina Imperatives below. Until the end of the battle round, that Doctrina Imperative is active for your army, and all units from your army that have the Doctrina Imperatives ability gain the relevant abilities shown below.

PROTECTOR IMPERATIVE
■ Ranged weapons equipped by models in this unit have the [HEAVY] ability.
■ Improve the Ballistic Skill characteristic of ranged weapons equipped by models in this unit by 1.
■ Each time a melee attack targets this unit, if this unit has the ^^**Battleline**^^ keyword and/or it is within 6" of one or more friendly **^^Adeptus Mechanicus Battleline**^^ units, subtract 1 from the Hit roll.

CONQUEROR IMPERATIVE
■ Ranged weapons equipped by models in this unit have the [ASSAULT] ability.
■ Improve the Weapon Skill characteristic of melee weapons equipped by models in this unit by 1.
■ Each time a model in this unit makes an attack, if this unit has the **^^Battleline**^^ keyword and/or it is within 6" of one or more friendly **^^Adeptus Mechanicus Battleline**^^ units, improve the Armour Penetration characteristic of that attack by 1.

Feel No Pain

This ability always takes the form **Feel No Pain X+**. Each time a model with this ability would lose a wound, roll one D6: on an **X+**, that wound is not lost.

Profiles:

Unit	M	T	Sv	W	LD	OC	InSv
Technoarcheologist	6"	4	3+	3	7+	1	5+

Abilities
Seekers of Divine Arcana: While this model is leading a unit, add 1 to the Objective Control characteristic of models in that unit.
Cogitative Instincts: Enemy units that are set up on the battlefield as Reinforcements cannot be set up within 12" horizontally of this model.
Support: This model can be attached to the following units: ■ Corpuscarii Electro-Priests ■ Fulgurite Electro-Priests ■ Kataphron Breachers ■ Kataphron Destroyers ■ Skitarii Rangers ■ Skitarii Vanguard
Baffling Data Screed: In your Shooting phase, when this unit is selected to shoot, if this unit is not battle-shocked, you can use this ability. If you do, roll one D6: On a 2+, select one enemy VEHICLE unit within 12" of this unit. That enemy unit makes a battle-shock roll, with -1 to that battle-shock roll. A unit cannot be selected for this ability more than once per turn. Or: On 2+, those ranged attacks do not prevent this unit from being hidden.

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 max(force) 2

1+ selections of 1. Incursion (1000 Point limit) in force (recursive)

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Imperium - Adeptus Mechanicus(Catalogue)