Adepta Sororitas

Penitent Host

2 CP

Detachment Rules

Desperate For Redemption

Enhancements

Psalm of Righteous Judgement

30 pts

Invoking the strength of the God-Emperor, this warrior bellows psalms, which roar above the din of battle. Incited by these fire and brimstone recitations, the penitent warriors carve apart their enemies, every kill bringing them closer to redemption.

ADEPTA SORORITAS* model only. While the bearer is on the battlefield, each time an enemy unit is destroyed by a PENITENT unit from your army, you can discard 1 Miracle dice then gain 1 Miracle dice showing a value of 6.

Verse of Holy Piety

15 pts

As the sanctified verses of the Ecclesiarchy’s holy psalms roar across the battlefield, divine might infuses the devout.

PENITENT* model only. Once per battle, at the start of the battle round, select one Vow of Atonement (see the Desperate for Redemption detachment rule). Until the start of the next battle round, that Vow of Atonement is active for the bearer’s unit in addition to any that is active for your army, even if you have already selected that Vow of Atonement this battle.

Refrain of Enduring Faith

25 pts

Faith is the shield of the righteous. The passionate benedictions of the pious may bestow the blessings of the God-Emperor.

PENITENT* model only. While the bearer is leading a unit, models in that unit have a 5+ invulnerable save.

Catechism of Divine Penitence

20 pts

To share in the agonies of the penitent and guide them to redemption is a most holy undertaking. Thus do many of the Adepta Sororitas’ commanders willingly fight by the side of those cast out by the Sisterhood.

CANONESS*, PALATINE or MINISTORUM PRIEST model only. The bearer gains the PENITENT keyword and, during the Declare Battle Formations step, can be attached to a REPENTIA SQUAD unit.

Stratagems

eitherPlayer

Final Redemption

1 CP

CommandMovementShootingChargeFight

Those seeking absolution in the eyes of the Emperor will gladly give their last drop of blood to defy his enemies.

When:

Any phase.

Target:

One PENITENT unit from your army that was just destroyed while it was within range of an objective marker you controlled. You can use this Stratagem on that unit even though it was just destroyed.

Effect:

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 a phase.

Purity of Suffering

1 CP

ShootingFight

Suffering is the penance by which the faithful affirm their devotions. To share in the agonies suffered by the God-Emperor and his saints without embracing death is the mark of fidelity to the Imperial Creed.

When:

Your opponent’s Shooting phase or the Fight phase, just after an enemy unit has selected its targets.

Target:

One PENITENT unit from your army that was selected as the target of one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.

Effect:

Until the end of the phase, PENITENT models in your unit have the Feel No Pain 4+ ability.

Passion of the Penitent

1 CP

Fight

The penitent are full of a burning passion to inflict suffering upon the faithless.

When:

Fight phase.

Target:

One PENITENT unit from your army that has not been selected to fight this phase.

Effect:

Until the end of the phase, each time a PENITENT model in your unit makes a melee attack, a successful unmodified Hit roll of 5+ scores a Critical Hit.

Your Turn

Lash of Guilt

1 CP

Movement

Agony and guilt drive these sinners forward. Only by meeting the enemy in combat may they find repentance or, failing that, the comfort of death.

When:

Your Movement phase, just before a PENITENT unit from your army Advances.

Target:

That PENITENT unit.

Effect:

Until the end of the turn, your unit is eligible to declare a charge in a turn in which it Advanced. If your unit has the PENITENT ENGINES keyword, do not make an Advance roll for it; instead, until the end of the phase, add 6" to the Move characteristic of models in your unit.

Boundless Zeal

1 CP

Movement

The urge to absolve their sins and destroy the enemy drives the penitents to push their tortured bodies beyond their mortal limits.

When:

Your Movement phase, just after an ADEPTA SORORITAS unit from your army Falls Back.

Target:

That ADEPTA SORORITAS unit.

Effect:

Until the end of the turn, your unit is eligible to shoot or declare a charge in a turn in which it Fell Back. If your unit has the PENITENT keyword, it is eligible to shoot and declare a charge in a turn in which it Fell Back instead.

Opponent's Turn

Devout Fanaticism

1 CP

Shooting

The God-Emperor’s faithful followers, heedless of incoming fire, leap forth to deliver his furious judgement in the press of melee.

When:

Your opponent’s Shooting phase, just after an enemy unit has shot.

Target:

One PENITENT unit from your army that was selected as the target as one or more of the attacking unit’s attacks.

Effect:

Your unit can make a surge move of up to D6".