Sisters of Battle in Space Crusade

Posted by MortiS-the-Lost on Feb 27, 2012; 1:29pm
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This has been a long time coming and ended up being a bit more work than I intended, but here at last after a prolonged play-test period are The Sisters of Battle rules for Space Crusade. I hope all you Sisters of Battle fans out there enjoy them.

The Sisters of Battle Background

The Adepta Sororitas, commonly known as 'The Sisters of Battle' are a sisterhood of dedicated female warriors belonging to the 'Ecclesiarchy', the religious arm of the Imperial government. The Sisters devotedly serve the Emperor of Mankind bringing his light to the darkest corners of the galaxy - fighting heretic and alien alike with bolter, flamer and meltagun.

Battle Sisters are highly trained and have access to some of the best and most advanced equipment the Imperium has to offer. On the battlefield most Battle Sisters wear power armour and favour the holy trinity of bolter, melta or flamer weapons. The Sisters typically fight in squads led by a Sister Superior, who in turn takes orders from a Canoness. The actual composition of squads and weaponry will depend on the Order Militant and the battle doctrines taught within.

But what distinguishes the Sisterhood even more than their armour and weapons is their faith. Their belief in the God-Emperor is absolute and it is said, their faith so strong it will manifest in many ways, from shielding His servants from harm to instilling in them the ability to cleave a foe in twain or to fire a bolter round into the eye of a target from a great distance. Such miracles, no matter how small, serve to not only refortify the Sisters' faith in their Saviour but also make them one of the most deadly fighting forces in the galaxy.

Using a Sisters of Battle Squad in Space Crusade

A player may choose to field a Squad of Sisters of Battle instead of a Squad of Space Marines.
A Sisters of Battle Squad consists of 1 Sister Superior, 3 Battle Sisters and 1 Sister Retributor
Sisters of Battle Squads follow all the same rules as Space Marine Squads and count as Space Marines for the purposes of the effects of Alien Event cards and so on.
The Sister Superior is the equivalent of a Space Marine Commander, Battle Sisters are the equivalent of Space Marines with Bolters and the Sister Retributor is the equivalent of a Space Marine with a Heavy Weapon

Special Weapons

The Flamer, Melta-Gun and Storm Bolter are Special Weapons and may only be included in your Squad if you have taken the Special Weapon Equipment Card. You may never have more than 1 Special Weapon in your Sisters of Battle Squad. A Special Weapons is not a Heavy Weapon, it does not effect the moment of the Battle Sister carrying it and may not be used in conjunction with Equipment or Order Cards that only work with Heavy Weapons. The Alien Player may however play the 'Out of Ammo' and 'Weapons Jammed' Alien Event cards on a Special Weapon as if it were a Heavy Weapon.

Rules for the New Weapons

Master Crafted Heavy Bolter
The Master Crafted Heavy Bolter used by the Sisters of Battle follows all the same rules for the Heavy Bolter used by the Space Marine Scouts in WD134 (including the rules for the Hell Fire rounds) the only difference is that the Master Crafted Heavy Bolter rolls 2 Red Dice and 1 White Dice when firing as a Heavy Bolter

Heavy Flamer
The rules for the Heavy Flamer are provided in WD134 as part of the Terminator Rules

Multi Melta
Multi-Melta is another name given to the Fusion Gun described in Mission Dreadnought and follows exactly the same rules.

Flamer
The Flamer  follows the same rules as the Heavy Flamer described in WD134 but rolls 1 Red Dice and 1 White Dice and has a 4 Square (2x2) area of effect.

Melta-Gun
The Melta-Gun follows the same rules as the Fusion Gun in Mission Dreadnought but rolls 1 Red Dice and 1 White Dice

Storm Bolter
The rules for the Storm Bolter are provided in WD134 as part of the Terminator Rules

The Cards

The Sisters of Battle Order and Equipment cards are designed to printed as 2 sided cards using the following method: use the Window Picture and Fax Viewer and Print using the 'Centre and Rotate to fit' option, print the front first and then turn the paper over left to right (being careful to check the orientation of the paper) and then print the back and all going well they will line up with in a millimetre or so. For best results print on the thickest paper your printer will take and purchase a round corner cutter to make the corners match the original Space Crusade cards.



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