This section details army special rules including
Sisters of Silence Special Rules.
Sisters of Silence Special Rules
Faction and Allies
The units on the following pages (
Prosecutor,
Vigilator and
Witchseeker Squads, and the
Null-Maiden Rhino) have the
Sisters of Silence Faction. They are part of the
Armies of the Imperium and ally as such, as described in the
Allies section of Warhammer 40,000: The Rules.
Bane of Psykers
| Outside of the Culexus Temple of the Officio Assassinorum, there are no deadlier hunters of rogue psykers and alien witches. |
Models with the Bane of Psykers special rule gain the
Precision Shots and
Precision Strikes special rules when targeting an enemy unit containing at least one Psyker (i.e. a model with the
Psyker,
Brotherhood of Psykers/Sorcerers or
Psychic Pilot special rule), and can re-roll all failed
To Hit rolls when targeting these units.
Psychic Abomination
| Against a psyker, the proximity of the Sisters of Silence is a weapon and a shield unto itself – they are immune to the kiss of the Warp. |
All
Psykers, friend or foe, within 12" of a model with this special rule have -3 Leadership, do not generate any
Warp Charge (i.e. they do not add dice to their
owning player’s Warp Charge Pool in the
Psychic phase) and only harness Warp Charge points on a roll of 6, even if the unit would otherwise harness Warp Charge on another result.
A unit that includes any models with this special rule can never be targeted or affected by psychic powers – other units in the unit’s vicinity that are hit by
beam or
nova powers, or by
witchfire powers that use
templates, are hit/affected normally. Any
blessing or
malediction psychic powers affecting a unit are immediately nullified if the unit moves within 12" of a model with this special rule or vice versa.
The Psychic Abomination special rule does not apply whilst the unit with this special rule is embarked in a
Transport or
building.
Special Rules
Psi-shock
If a unit containing at least one model with the
Psyker,
Brotherhood of Psykers/Sorcerers or
Psychic Pilot special rules is hit by a weapon with the Psi-shock special rule, one
randomly determined Psyker model in that unit suffers
Perils of the Warp in addition to any other damage.
Repair
If a
Null-Maiden Rhino is
Immobilised, then in subsequent turns, it may attempt to repair itself instead of shooting. To make the attempt, roll a D6 in the
Shooting phase; on the roll of a 6+, the
vehicle is no longer Immobilised. Note that a successful Repair does not restore a Hull Point.
