Deathworld Codex v1.3

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Codex: Deathworld

Special Rules

Ambush: Units with the Ambush rule can elect to start the game hiding provided there is

at least one piece of terrain large enough to accommodate the entire unit. (Be sure todetermine terrain boundaries before the game begins). After both sides have deployed,

write down what piece of terrain the ambushing unit is hiding in. When the unit becomes

available from reserve, they must deploy so they are in the selected terrain, if any modelscannot be placed inside this terrain due to impassible terrain or an enemy within 1", those

models are destroyed. The Ambushing unit can shoot and assault normally in the same

turn they are revealed.

Deathworld Veterans: Units noted as having the Deathworld veterans Special rule,

count as having the Move through cover and Infiltrate special rules.

Catachan Knife: Many Deathworld veterans coat their knives in deadly toxins. Incombat, a Catachan Knife counts as a poisoned (4+) close combat weapon that also has

the rending ability.

Canister grenade launchers: Some Deathworld units have access to Canister rounds

used in grenade launchers. Once used by Adeptus Arbite law enforcement officers as a

non-lethal riot control option, Deathworld veterans have replaced the tear gas in thecanister chambers with very poisonous fungal spores from their homeworld. Canister

Grenade launchers use the following profile.

Canister Grenade launcher Range Str Ap Type

(poison) 24" poisoned(4+) 6 assault1/small blast

(krak) 24" 6 4 assault1

Deathworld Officers: A Deathworld officer is elected by his men. He is often a

renowned hunter or warrior, or the headman from a settlement from which the company

was recruited. Discipline is maintained through respect rather than rank or fear.Deathworld veterans take pride in the fact that their officers share with them every danger

and hardship. As a result Deathworld officers do not have a command radius but instead

communicate through Vox-casters as Deathworld units are spread out from each otherwhile fighting. A Deathworld officer may issue orders to units using his leadership value

if the unit the officer is in and the ordered unit both contain vox-casters, even if he and

the ordered unit are on complete opposite ends of the table. A unit the officer is attachedto may re-roll an order if it fails to pass. Units receiving orders through a vox caster

however, may not re-roll.

Gung-Ho: Gung-Ho, is a special order that can be used by other deathworld commanders

and platoon commanders. If the order is successfully issued the ordered unit immediately

shoots t an enemy unit in range counting their rapid fire weapons at Range 12" Assault 1


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for the intent of assaulting after shooting, note that plasma weapons still retain theirGetshot! rule.

HQ - Deathworld Command squad- 45pts

Ws Bs S T W I A Ld SvCommander 5 4 3 3 3 4 3 9 5+

Catachan Devil 4 4 3 3 1 3 1 8 5+

Bodyguard 4 4 3 3 1 3 2 8 5+Deathworld Advisor 4 3 3 3 1 3 1 8 5+

Type: Infantry

Squad: Deathworld Command Squad consists of one Commander and 2-4 CatachanDevils at +9pts per model.

Equipment: Commander is armed with a laspistol, close combat weapon, refractor field,

and frag grenades, Catachan devils are armed either with frag grenades and lasgun, or laspistol and close combat weapon.

Specialists: One Catachan Devil may be upgraded to a medic at +30pts, one Catachan

devil may carry a Vox caster at +5pts.

Weapons: Any Catachan Devil may replace their weapons with any of the following,bolter or bolt pistol at +2pts, plasma pistol at +10pts, power weapon at +10pts, Catachan

Knife at +10pts, power fist at +20pts.

Options: Any Catachan Devils that have not been upgraded to a specialist may be armed

with one of the following, sniper rifle at +5pts, flamer at +12pts, Canister grenade

launcher at+8pts, Plasma gun at+12pts, Melta-gun at +12pts. Two Catachan devils mayform a heavy weapons team armed with one of the following, Heavy Bolter at +10pts,

mortar at +5pts, Auto-cannon at +10pts, missile launcher at +15pts. Instead of a heavy

weapon, one Catachan Devil may be armed with a Heavy Flamer at +15pts.

Character: The Commander is a Character and may exchange their las pistol and/or

close combat weapon with any of the following, bolter or bolt pistol at +2pts, plasma

pistol at +10pts, power weapon at +10pts, Catachan Knife at +10pts, Power fist at +20pts,Commander may take Melta bombs at +5pts.

Advisors: The Command Squad may be joined by any of the following, Officer of theFleet at +30pts.Astropath at+30pts, Master of Ordnance at +30pts, up to two bodyguards

at +15pts each.

Special Rules: Deathorld veterans (includes any advisors), Deathworld Company

Commander, Deathworld Advisors

Note: Deathworld heavy weapon teams count as two models for the purpose

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Deathworld Advisors: Deathworld companies elect their regimental advisors from

among their own ranks to go off world and receive further training and educationappropriate to their assigned advisory role. They follow the same rules as other imperial

guard advisors, but benefit from a better than average profile.

Deathworld Master of Ordnance: The Deathworld Master of Ordnance Calls for

artillery support from a distant fire base. This is treated as a shooting attack made by the

master of ordnance, using the following profile.

Range Str Ap Type

Unlimited 9 3 Ordnance Barrage1*

*If a hit is rolled, the template scatters 2D6 in the direction shown by the small arrow on

the hit symbol. if an arrow is rolled the template scatters 3D6. If the Master of Ordnance

has line of sight to the target, then the scatter distance is reduced by his ballistic skill.

This attack cannot be made if the master of ordnance moved in the preceding movementphase.

Deathworld Astropath: While the Astropath is alive, you add 1 to any of your reserve

rolls, in addition, if any of your units arrive using the outflank rule, you can re-roll the

dice used to determine which board edge these units arrive from.

Deathworld Officer of the Fleet: While the Officer of the Fleet is alive, your opponent

must subtract 1 from all of their reserve rolls. In addition, if any enemy units arrive using

the outflank rule, you may choose to make your opponent re-roll the dice used todetermine which board edge these units arrive from.

Deathworld Bodyguards: While a bodyguard is alive, each time the command squad hastaken a wound, up to two wounds allocated to the commander are instead resolved

against the bodyguard(s).

Deathworld Company Commander: The Deathworld Company Commander counts asa Deathworld officer, does not have a command radius, and can issue one order per turn.

The Company Commander can use Bring it down! Fire on my target! Get back in the

fight! As well as First rank fire! Second rank fire! Incoming! Move! Move! Move!and Gung-Ho!

Special Characters: One Deathworld Command Squad may take Colonel Straken at+95pts instead of the normal Deathworld Commander, and instead of two bodyguards,

may take Nork Deddog at +110pts.

Ws Bs S T W I A Ld Sv

Colonel Straken 5 4 6 4 3 3 3 9 3+

Type: Infantry


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Wargear: Plasma pistol, Shotgun, frag grenades, refractor field.

Special Rules: Stubborn, Deathworld Company Commander, Cold Steel and

Courage, Man of Admantium.

Deathworld Company Commander: Straken is a Deathworld Company Commander,does not have a command radius, and can issue one order per turn. He can use Bring it

down! Fire on my target! Get back in the fight! As well as First rank fire! Secondrank fire! Incoming! Move! Move! Move! and Gung-Ho.

Cold Steel and Courage: Friendly units within 12" of Straken have the counter-attack

and Furious Charge special rules, This Includes Straken and his command squad.

Man of Admantium: in addition to his shown profile, Straken's close combat attacks

ignore armor saves and roll and additional D6 for armor penetration.

Ws Bs S T W I A Ld SvNork Deddog 4 3 5 5 3 3 4 8 4+

Type: Infantry

Wargear: Carapace armor, Ripper gun, Frag grenades.

Special Rules: Deathworld veteran, Furious charge, Stubborn, Meat Shield, Last

Stand.

Meat Shield: Nork makes for a large target compared to the Deathworld veterans heaccompanies into battle, making it tough for enemies to single out members of the

command staff. Any ranged attacks targeting a command squad including Nork, roll to

wound using Nork's toughness of 5 rather than the regular 3, representing him and his bigbulk getting in the way. Note That this only applies to ranged attacks.

Last Stand: If Nork loses his last wound to an enemy in close combat, that enemy

suffers D6 strength 6 hits as Nork refuses to go down without a fight. After the attacksare resolved, remove Nork as a casualty.

HQ - 0-5 Deathworld Commissars - 35pts each

Ws Bs S T W I A Ld SvCommissar 4 4 3 3 2 3 3 9 5+

Type: Infantry

Squad: Commissars are bought as an attachment to Deathworld units, they do not count

against the HQ allotment, they cannot join vehicle squadrons, ambushing units, or Heavy

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Weapons: Bolt pistol, close combat weapon, and frag grenades. Any commissar may

exchange their bolt pistol and/or close combat weapon for, bolter at +2pts, plasma pistol

at +10pts, power weapon at +10pts, Catachan Knife at +10pts. Any Commissar may takemelta bombs at +5pts per model.

Special Rules: Whoops!? Sorry Sir! Stubborn

Whoops!? Sorry Sir!: Inhabitants of Deathworlds are fiercely independent. Outsiders

have a very difficult time gaining their trust, particularly commissars who come on as"All High and Mighty". Deathworld veterans are also very unsubtle in demonstrating

their disapproval. Commissars suffer a much higher attrition rate than those assigned to

more 'civilized' worlds. As a result, after deployment but before the battle begins, Roll a

D6 for every Commissar in the army, If the Commissar is part of a unit in reserve oroutflanking, roll after the unit is deployed. If a 1 is rolled the Commissar has met a very

unfortunate 'accident' and cannot be used. If a Officer or Sergeant fails a leadership test,

the comrades of the officer or sergeant, kill the commissar before he has a chance to

summarily execute their leader. After the commissar is removed, the unit is assumed to ofpassed the leadership test and use the highest leadership value in the unit for the rest of

the game.

Elites 0-1 Catachan Devil Squad - 75pts


Devil 4 4 3 3 1 3 1 7 5+Devil Sgt 4 4 3 3 1 3 2 8 5+

Type: Infantry

Squad: 1 Devil Sgt, and 4 Devils, may include up to 5 additional Devils at +13pts per

model..

Weapons: lasguns and frag grenades. Any model may exchange their lasgun for laspistol

and close combat weapon, or shotgun for free. The sergeant may exchange his weapons

for a bolt pistol or bolter at +2pts, plasma pistol at +10pts, power weapon at +10pts,

Catachan Knife at +10pts, power Fist at +20pts.

Options: Up to 3 Devils may exchange their lasgun for a sniper rifle at +5ts, flamer at

+10pts, Canister grenade launcher at+8pts, melta gun at +16pts, plasma gun at +12pts,

The entire squad may take melta bombs at +5pts per model.

Special Rules: Ambush, Deathworld Veterans.

Elites - Deathworld Sniper 20pts

Ws Bs S T W I A Ld SvSniper 4 4 3 3 1 3 1 7 5+

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Squad: 1 Deathworld Sniper, and up to 2 additional Deathworld Snipers at +20pts per

model may be purchased as a single elites choice. They do not form units, and are set up

separately.

Weapons: Sniper rifle with Stinger rounds.

Special Rules: Ambush, Deathworld Veterans, Disappear, Stinger Rounds, Stealth

Disappear: Deathworld veterans recruit their own snipers from among their finestmarksmen and will take up positing hours, or even days before a battle to find the best

vantage points from which they can hide themselves. Once a Sniper is revealed, using the

Ambush rule, they may never be moved. During the control player's movement phase,

may choose to remove the model, representing the sniper merging back into the shadowsto fight another day. once remove a sniper may not return to the battlefield but doesn't

count as being destroyed for kill point purposes.

Stinger Rounds: Deathworld snipers coat the ammunition to their rifles in neuro-toxins,allowing failed rolls to wound with their sniper rifles to be re-rolled and enemies required

to take pinning tests do so, subtracting 1 from their leadership value.

Elites - 0-1 Sly Marbo 135pts

Ws Bs S T W I A Ld SvSly Marbo 5 5 3 3 3 5 3 10 5+

Type: Infantry

Weapons: Monofilament Catachan Knife, Ripper Pistol, Demolition Charge, Frag

Grenades, Melta bombs.

Special Rules: Ambush, Deathworld Veteran, Loner, Vanish, Dodge.

Vanish: After a combat has been resolved involving Sly Marbo, he may make an

unmodified leadership test. if passed, remove Marbo from the table and place him back in

reserve. When reserves become available, he may reappear using the Ambush rules in adifferent piece of terrain, but the normal restrictions for ambush deployment still apply.

Dodge: Sly Marbo is noted as having the Dodge ability. While in close combat with anenemy, Marbo has a +5 invulnerable save.

Loner: Even by Catachan standards, Sly Marbo is a nasty piece of work who's mind noone wants to understand too closely. He operates alone, and thus may never join or be a

part of a unit.

Monofilament Catachan Knife: Marbo's Catachan Knife counts as a poisoned (4+)

power weapon

Ripper Pistol: Marbo Carries a compact pistol version of a ripper gun that uses the

following profile. Range: 12" Str X Ap 6 Type: Pistol, sniper


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Troops - Deathworld Infantry platoon

1 Deathworld Platoon Commander

2-5 Deathworld Infantry Squads

0-2 Assault Teams

0-1 Fire Support

Notes: Deathworld detachments are isolated from other Imperial guard regiments because

of the worlds they fight on. They are deployed for extreme durations with very limited

access to reinforcements and supplies. To represent this, platoon commanders fight alongside their men without a command staff and Deathworld squads are not required to have

full strength ten man squads at all times to represent depleted squads unable to replace

casualties.

Platoon Commander 30pts

Ws Bs S T W A I Ld Sv

4 4 3 3 2 3 4 9 5+Type: Infantry

Weapons: The platoon commander is armed with a las pistol, close combat weapon, andfrag grenades.

Options: The Platoon Commander may exchange his las pistol and/or close combat

weapon with bolt pistol, or bolter at +2pts, plasma pistol at +10pts, power weapon at+10pts, Catachan Knife at +10pts. The Platoon commander may take melta bombs at

+5pts.

Character: Although the Platoon Commander is not an independent character, he may

join any Deathworld infantry unit in his platoon (except fire support teams),

Special Rules: Deathworld Veteran, Deathworld Officer, Deathworld Platoon

Commander.

Deathworld Platoon Commander: The Platoon Commander is a Deathworld officer,does not have have a command radius, and can only issue one order each turn. The

Platoon Commander can use First rank, Fire! Second rank, Fire! Incoming! Move!

Move! Move! And Gung-Ho!

Special Character: One Deathworld Infantry platoon may take Lieutenant Harker for

+55pts instead of the normal Deathworld platoon commander.


Lieutenant Harker 4 4 4 3 2 4 2 9 5+

Type: Infantry (unique)

Wargear: frag grenades, krak grenades, 'Payback' (Heavy Bolter)


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Character: Although Lieutenant Harker is not an independent character, he may join any

Deathworld infantry units in his platoon (except fire support teams),

Special Rules: Relentless, Feel no pain, Deathworld Platoon Commander .

Note: The Relentless and Feel no Pain rules apply only to Harker not to units he is

attached to.

Deathworld Infantry Squad - 45pts


Deathworld vet 4 3 3 3 1 1 3 7 5+

Deathworld Sgt. 4 3 3 3 1 2 3 8 5+

Type: Infantry

Squad: 1 Deathworld Sergeant and 4 Deathworld veterans. May include up to 5

additional Deathworld veterans at +8pts per model.

Weapons: Deathworld veterans are equipped with lasguns and frag grenades, theDeathworld Sergeant may exchange his lasgun for a las pistol and close combat weapon

for free. The sergeant may exchange his weapons for a bolt pistol or bolter at +2pts,

plasma pistol at +10pts, power weapon at +10pts, Catachan Knife at +10pts, the Sergeant

may take melta bombs at +5pts,

Options: One Deathworld veteran may carry a Vox-caster at +5pts. Another Deathworld

veteran may take one of the following weapons, flamer at +8pts, Canister grenadelauncher at+8pts, Melta gun at +12pts, plasma gun at +12pts. Two Deathworld veterans

may form a heavy weapons team armed with one of the following, Mortar at +5pts,

Heavy Bolter at+10pts, Auto-cannon at +10pts, missile launcher at +15pts, or instead of aheavy weapon, one Deathworld veteran may take a heavy flamer at +15pts.

Special Rules: Deathworld veterans

Note: Deathworld heavy weapon teams count as two models for the purpose of shootingand calculating instant death.

Assault Team - 50ptsWs Bs S T W A I Ld Sv

Deathworld Vet. 4 3 3 3 1 1 3 7 5+Deathworld Sgt. 4 3 3 3 1 2 3 8 5+

Type: Infantry

Squad: 1 Deathworld Sgt and 5 Deathworld Veterans

Weapons: The Deathworld veterans have lasguns and frag grenades. Any model may

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exchange his weapons for a bolt pistol or bolter at +2pts, plasma pistol at +10pts, power

weapon at +5pts, Catachan Knife at +5pts, the Sergeant may take melta bombs at +5pts,

Options: up to 3 Deathworld veterans may be armed with, flamer or sniper rifle at +5pts,

Canister grenade launcher at+8pts, Melta gun at+12pts, plasma gun at +12pts,

Demolition charge at +10pts, One Deathworld veteran may take a Heavy Flamer at+15pts.

Special Rules: Deathworld veterans

Fire Support - 20pts


Deathworld vet 4 3 3 3 1 1 3 7 5+

Type: infantrySquad: 1-3 weapon teams at +20pts per team, each weapon team consist of two

Deathworld veterans and a mortar

Weapons: Deathworld veterans are armed with lasguns. Any team may replace their

mortar with, Heavy bolter at +10pts, Auto-cannon at +10pts, Missile Launcher at +15pts.

Special Rules: Deathworld veterans.

Troops - Deathworld Ogryns - 130pts


Ogryn 4 3 5 5 3 2 3 6 5+Ogryn Bone 'ead 4 3 5 5 3 3 4 7 5+

Type: Infantry

Squad: 1 Ogryn Bone 'ead and 2 Ogryns at 130pts,. may include up to 7 additionalOgryns at +40pts each.

Weapons: Ripper guns and Frag grenades, Ogryn Bone 'ead is armed with a Ripper gunand frag grenades.

Options: The Bone 'ead may take one of the following weapons, power weapon at+10pts, Catachan Knife at +10pts, power fist at +20pts, the bone 'ead may also take melta

bombs at +5pts.

Special Rules: Stubborn, Furious charge, Bulky

Note: Deathworld Ogryns do not count as Deathworld veterans and therefore cannot

infiltrate or Move through cover.


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Fast Attack - Deathworld Sentinel

Ws Bs S Front Side Rear A I

Deathworld Sentinel 4 3 5 10 10 10 2(3) 3

Type: Walker, Open topped

Squadron: 1-3 Deathworld Sentinels at 50pts each.

Weapons: Multi-laser, Timber Saw

Options: Any Deathworld Sentinel may exchange it's multi-laser for a heavy flamer at

+5pts. Any Sentinel may also take, searchlight at +1pts per model, Hunter-killer missileat +10pts per model, Smoke launchers at +5pts per model, cammo netting at +10pts per

model.

Special Rules: Scout, Timber Saw, Move Through cover.

Timber Saw: Deathworld sentinels are fitted with a industrial chain saw. In game termsthis adds +1 A to the sentinel's profile as well as counting as a power weapon, ignoring

armor saves. If the sentinel suffers a weapon destroyed result and the Timber saw is

chosen, it loses the +1A bonus and the power weapon ability.

Fast Attack - Deathworld Patrol - 40pts

Ws Bs S T W A I Ld SvDeathworld Vet 4 3 3 3 1 1 3 7 5+

Deathworld Sgt 4 3 3 3 1 2 3 8 5+

Type: Infantry

Squad: 1 Deathworld sergeant and 3 Deathworld veterans. may include up to 2 additional

deathworld veterans at +10pts per model.

Weapons: lasgun and frag grenades, sergeant may exchange his weapons for laspistol

and close combat weapon for free, bolt pistol or bolter at +2pts, plasma pistol at +10pts,

power weapon at +10pts, Catachan Knife at +10pts.

Options: One Deathworld veteran exchange their lasgun with sniper rifle at +5pts,

Canister grenade launcher at+8pts, melta gun at +10pts, plasma gun at +10pts, heavyflamer at +15pts.

Special Rules: Ambush, Deathworld veterans


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Heavy Support 0-1 Heavy mortar Squad - 50pts

Ws Bs S T W A I Ld SvDeathworld vet 4 3 3 3 1 1 3 7 5+

Type: infantrySquad: 1-3 weapon teams, at +50pts per team, each team consists of three deathworld

veterans and a heavy Mortar. May have up to two addional deathworld veterans at +6pts

per model. each heavy mortar team is set up separately and operate independently.

Weapons: Deathworld veterans are armed with lasguns. Each team is equipped with a

heavy mortar, that uses the following profile

Range Str Ap Type

12"-48" 6 4 Ordnance barrage1 *

* The heavy mortar's lighter shells offer greater accuracy than that of larger field artillery.When a heavy mortar fires, the controlling player may re-roll the scatter dice if they wish.

Special Rules: Deathworld veterans, Immobile

Immobile: A heavy mortar may not be moved once it is deployed.

Heavy Support - Booby Traps

Str AP type pts costToe Popper 4 5 Small blast 10

Spring mine 5 4 Large blast 15

Remote Charge 8 2 Heavy D3 20

Notes: Access to booby traps may only be granted if the army includes at least one

Deathworld patrol team or Devil squad. Once the requirements to access booby traps has

been granted, 1-3 booby traps may be purchased as a single heavy support choice.

Special Rules: What The!?: All traps ignore cover saves. any unit that suffers one or

more wounds from a trap must test for pinning. Any unit with an armor value that sets offa trap resolves the hit against it's rear armor representing the trap affecting the weaker

underside of the vehicle. Traps are set off when a unit rolls any doubles for moving

through difficult terrain, units that have the move through cover ability may roll less dicefor difficult terrain to lower their chances of setting off a trap. Vehicles set off traps when

rolling a 1 for difficult terrain. If the vehicle has rough terrain modifications, the vehicle

may still re - roll for immobilization but still affected by the trap.

Set-up: Booby traps are set up the same way as ambushing units. Traps may only be

placed on terrain features. Traps may be set up separately from each other or in the same

square however if an enemy rolls doubles in a multiple trapped square, only 1 type of trap


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goes off, determine by the roll of a D3. You may set-up booby traps and an ambush unit

in the same piece of terrain.

Remote charge: Normally used for demolition by Assault teams, Patrol teams re-

purposes these charges by attaching a basic remote detonation mechanism andstrategically placing the charges before the battle, where they can do the most damage.

During the controlling player's shooting phase. instead of making a normal shooting

attack, the patrol team may detonate their remote charges. Any enemy units hit by aremote charge take D3 hits per charge, vehicles only suffer one hit, skimmers may only

suffer glancing hits due to their ability to hover.

Toe Poppers: These consist of a basic bolter round or shotgun shell, so that it's base restson a sharp rock, nail or stick. The tip of the round rests just below the surface of the

ground. As the enemy steps on the soft ground, their weight pushes the round back on the

striker, setting it off right under their foot. Place the small blast marker over the unit that

sets off the trap, there is no need to roll for scatter. skimmers may only suffer glancinghits.

Spring Mine: Buried just below the surface of the ground, when the proximity detector

senses movement, the mine jumps into the air several feet before detonating. Place the

large blast marker over the triggering unit, Skimmers are not saved by their ability to

hover and are affected normally.

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