Emperor’s Children Experimental Army List (2007)
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EC1.1.3 Summoned Units
Certain units may be summoned to appear at the start of an Emperor’s Children formation’s action through the use of the Daemonic Pact upgrade. Formations that purchase the Daemonic Pact as an upgrade (see the army list below) are capable of summoning daemons to the battlefield. In order to have daemons to summon players must purchase a single Daemon Pool from which all formations with the Daemonic Pact upgrade will summon from. Players should either write down the contents of their Daemon pool or use tokens to indicate the number of each type of Daemon they have available. The Chaos player’s opponent is always able to view the number of daemons (and their type) remaining in the Daemon Pool. The Daemon Pool is kept off the board and daemons are removed from it as formations summon daemons onto the board.
At the start of that formation’s action, before the action test dice roll is made, the formation may summon daemonic units from the Daemon pool. Summoning allows you to call 2D3 summoning points worth of daemonic units to the battlefield (the number of summoning points it costs to summon a unit will be listed on its data sheet, but as a rule of thumb Greater Daemons cost eight summoning points and all other units one summoning point each). Summoning points must be used to summon daemonic units from the Daemon Pool and are brought into play immediately. If for any reason any summoning points generated are not used, they are lost and may not be carried over into subsequent turns. Left over daemonic units may be summoned during a later turn. Daemonic units that are destroyed are removed from play and are not put back into the Daemon Pool. Formations that have not bought a Daemonic Pact may not summon daemons.
Summoned units must be set up with their entire base within 5cm of any unit from their formation, apart from other summoned units that have already been placed (i.e. you cannot place a ‘chain’ of summoned units). They may not be set up in the Zone of Control of an enemy unit or in impassable terrain. The types of units that can be summoned by the Emperor’s Children are: Keeper of Secrets: Greater Daemon of Slaanesh; Daemonettes; Daemonic Beasts.
Summoned units count as part of the formation for all rules purposes as long as they remain on the battlefield. The only exception to the normal rules is that the loss of a summoned unit does not cause a blast marker to be placed on the formation. They are otherwise counted as normal units, and are included when working out if a formation outnumbers an opponent in an assault or is broken by blast markers, etc. Note that Daemons that are killed in an assault do count towards the number of units killed by the enemy when working out modifiers to the result dice roll.
Summoned units remain on the battlefield until the end phase of the turn in which they are summoned. In the rally phase, after a formation has attempted to rally, all summoned units in the formation vanish back to the warp and are removed from play unless the formation has a unit with Daemonic Focus (see EC1.1.5 below). Summoned units that are removed from play in this manner are not put back into the Daemon Pool. Note that this may lead to the formation breaking if the number of Blast Markers on the formation is greater than the number of units left in play after the summoned units have been removed. Any summoned units will vanish back to the warp when a formation breaks.
Players are allowed to only summon one Greater Daemon to the battle at a time. So if you have already summoned one Keeper of Secrets you are not allowed to summon another until that first Greater Daemon has been removed from play.
EC1.1.4 Augment Summoning
Some Chaos units are noted as having Augment Summoning (+x). Units with this ability add a number of summoning points equal to "x" when the formation they are in summons daemons (see EC1.1.3 Summoning Units). For example, a unit noted as having Augment Summoning (+2D3) would allow a formation with a Daemon Pack to roll 4D3 for Summoning Points as opposed to the usual 2D3.
EC1.1.5 Daemonic Focus
Certain Chaos units are noted as having Daemonic Focus. Units with this ability may keep any or all summoned units that belong to the formation in play. Summoned units do not vanish back into the warp after the formation has attempted to rally. Chaos units with Daemonic Focus may not be used to keep summoned units in play if the formation is broken.
Certain units may be summoned to appear at the start of an Emperor’s Children formation’s action through the use of the Daemonic Pact upgrade. Formations that purchase the Daemonic Pact as an upgrade (see the army list below) are capable of summoning daemons to the battlefield. In order to have daemons to summon players must purchase a single Daemon Pool from which all formations with the Daemonic Pact upgrade will summon from. Players should either write down the contents of their Daemon pool or use tokens to indicate the number of each type of Daemon they have available. The Chaos player’s opponent is always able to view the number of daemons (and their type) remaining in the Daemon Pool. The Daemon Pool is kept off the board and daemons are removed from it as formations summon daemons onto the board.
At the start of that formation’s action, before the action test dice roll is made, the formation may summon daemonic units from the Daemon pool. Summoning allows you to call 2D3 summoning points worth of daemonic units to the battlefield (the number of summoning points it costs to summon a unit will be listed on its data sheet, but as a rule of thumb Greater Daemons cost eight summoning points and all other units one summoning point each). Summoning points must be used to summon daemonic units from the Daemon Pool and are brought into play immediately. If for any reason any summoning points generated are not used, they are lost and may not be carried over into subsequent turns. Left over daemonic units may be summoned during a later turn. Daemonic units that are destroyed are removed from play and are not put back into the Daemon Pool. Formations that have not bought a Daemonic Pact may not summon daemons.
Summoned units must be set up with their entire base within 5cm of any unit from their formation, apart from other summoned units that have already been placed (i.e. you cannot place a ‘chain’ of summoned units). They may not be set up in the Zone of Control of an enemy unit or in impassable terrain. The types of units that can be summoned by the Emperor’s Children are: Keeper of Secrets: Greater Daemon of Slaanesh; Daemonettes; Daemonic Beasts.
Summoned units count as part of the formation for all rules purposes as long as they remain on the battlefield. The only exception to the normal rules is that the loss of a summoned unit does not cause a blast marker to be placed on the formation. They are otherwise counted as normal units, and are included when working out if a formation outnumbers an opponent in an assault or is broken by blast markers, etc. Note that Daemons that are killed in an assault do count towards the number of units killed by the enemy when working out modifiers to the result dice roll.
Summoned units remain on the battlefield until the end phase of the turn in which they are summoned. In the rally phase, after a formation has attempted to rally, all summoned units in the formation vanish back to the warp and are removed from play unless the formation has a unit with Daemonic Focus (see EC1.1.5 below). Summoned units that are removed from play in this manner are not put back into the Daemon Pool. Note that this may lead to the formation breaking if the number of Blast Markers on the formation is greater than the number of units left in play after the summoned units have been removed. Any summoned units will vanish back to the warp when a formation breaks.
Players are allowed to only summon one Greater Daemon to the battle at a time. So if you have already summoned one Keeper of Secrets you are not allowed to summon another until that first Greater Daemon has been removed from play.
EC1.1.4 Augment Summoning
Some Chaos units are noted as having Augment Summoning (+x). Units with this ability add a number of summoning points equal to "x" when the formation they are in summons daemons (see EC1.1.3 Summoning Units). For example, a unit noted as having Augment Summoning (+2D3) would allow a formation with a Daemon Pack to roll 4D3 for Summoning Points as opposed to the usual 2D3.
EC1.1.5 Daemonic Focus
Certain Chaos units are noted as having Daemonic Focus. Units with this ability may keep any or all summoned units that belong to the formation in play. Summoned units do not vanish back into the warp after the formation has attempted to rally. Chaos units with Daemonic Focus may not be used to keep summoned units in play if the formation is broken.
Emperor’s Children Land Raider
As Chaos Land Raiders with the Fearless ability. May transport one Emperor’s Children Chosen unit, or two of the following units: Emperor’s Children Noise Marines, Emperor’s Children Havocs, Emperor’s Children Possessed.
Emperor’s Children Rhino
As Chaos Rhino with the Fearless ability. May transport two of the following units: Emperor’s Children Noise Marines, Emperor’s Children Havocs, Emperor’s Children Possessed.
Other Units
The following units are identical to those in the Black Legion army list (section BL2.0): Chaos Dreadnoughts, Chaos Champion, Daemon Prince, Defiler, Dreadclaws, Icon bearer, Daemonettes, Keeper of Secrets: Greater Daemon of Slaanesh, Banelord Titan, Ravager Titan, Swiftdeath Interceptor, Helltalon fighter-bomber, Devastation Class Cruiser, Despoiler Class Battleship
The following units are identical to those in the Lost and the Damned army list (section LD3.1): Daemon Knights, Subjugators, Questors
As Chaos Land Raiders with the Fearless ability. May transport one Emperor’s Children Chosen unit, or two of the following units: Emperor’s Children Noise Marines, Emperor’s Children Havocs, Emperor’s Children Possessed.
Emperor’s Children Rhino
As Chaos Rhino with the Fearless ability. May transport two of the following units: Emperor’s Children Noise Marines, Emperor’s Children Havocs, Emperor’s Children Possessed.
Other Units
The following units are identical to those in the Black Legion army list (section BL2.0): Chaos Dreadnoughts, Chaos Champion, Daemon Prince, Defiler, Dreadclaws, Icon bearer, Daemonettes, Keeper of Secrets: Greater Daemon of Slaanesh, Banelord Titan, Ravager Titan, Swiftdeath Interceptor, Helltalon fighter-bomber, Devastation Class Cruiser, Despoiler Class Battleship
The following units are identical to those in the Lost and the Damned army list (section LD3.1): Daemon Knights, Subjugators, Questors
EC3.0 Emperor’s Children Chaos Space Marine Army List
EC3.1 Using the Army List
Emperor’s Children Marines are organised around core formations called companies or retinues which are supported by smaller formations of specialised troops. Each formation is made up of four or more units, and may also include a number of extra units called upgrades. The chart below shows the company, support formations, what units comprise the detachment, what upgrades are allowed, and its points cost. Each upgrade that is taken adds to the cost of the company or detachment, as shown on the upgrade chart. The upgrade chart also lists the units that make up the upgrade. Note that these will sometimes replace units in the detachment they are taking for, and sometimes take the form of additional units for the detachment. Each upgrade may be taken once per formation.
Emperor’s Children armies may be supported by Slaanesh Titans, Chaos Navy and Spacecraft. Up to a third of the points available to the army may be spent on these formations.
EC3.1 Using the Army List
Emperor’s Children Marines are organised around core formations called companies or retinues which are supported by smaller formations of specialised troops. Each formation is made up of four or more units, and may also include a number of extra units called upgrades. The chart below shows the company, support formations, what units comprise the detachment, what upgrades are allowed, and its points cost. Each upgrade that is taken adds to the cost of the company or detachment, as shown on the upgrade chart. The upgrade chart also lists the units that make up the upgrade. Note that these will sometimes replace units in the detachment they are taking for, and sometimes take the form of additional units for the detachment. Each upgrade may be taken once per formation.
Emperor’s Children armies may be supported by Slaanesh Titans, Chaos Navy and Spacecraft. Up to a third of the points available to the army may be spent on these formations.
