Aeonstave

Your successes equal to or greater than *x* are critical successes, e.g. Lethal 5+.

If you retain any critical successes, subtract 1 from the APL stat of the operative this weapon is being used against until the end of its next activation.

Whenever this operative is performing the **Shoot** action with this weapon, if another friendly **HIEROTEK CIRCLE APPRENTEK** or **HIEROTEK CIRCLE CRYPTEK** operative has an Engage order and is visible to this operative, you can use this rule. If you do, treat that operative as the active operative for the purposes of determining a valid target, cover and obscured. If you do, this weapon has the Ceaseless weapon rule until the end of that action.

The first time you strike with a critical success in each sequence, also discard one of your opponent's unresolved normal successes (or a critical success if there are none).

The target you select is the primary target. After shooting the primary target, shoot with this weapon against each secondary target in an order of your choice (roll each sequence separately). Secondary targets are other operatives visible to and within *x* of the primary target, e.g. Blast 2" (they are all valid targets, regardless of a conceal order). Secondary targets are in cover and obscured if the primary target was.