Relic Knights Rulebook Web PDF

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Before playing, players agree on a game size and recruit
their cadres. Players then determine who is the Hero
and who is the Villain. The Villain generates the scenario
conditions both players will be using. The players then set
up the battlefeld with terrain and alternate taking turns
deploying units on the battlefeld. Once units have been
deployed, players set their ready queue and draw their
hand up to fve cards. Then the battle begins.
During the battle each player takes turns activating a
single unit. During the active units turn it will be allowed
to make an initial move, use an action, then take a follow-
up move. The players then reset their ready queue. Play
continues between players, alternating turns, until one
player reaches enough victory points to win or their
opponent surrenders the game.
Before launching into your Relic Knights game, there are
several essential components you will need to play the game.
This section covers the basic game elements you will be using.
OBJECTS
An object refers to any game element placed upon the
table. This includes models, terrain, markers, and tokens.
Remember that when you see a rule that refers to objects,
it is referring to any and all game elements.
MODELS
Models are the miniatures and markers used to play a
game of Relic Knights. Models in your cadre are referred
to as friendly models, while models in your opponents
cadre are referred to as enemy models.
UNITS
Each model or group of models represented by a single
tracker card is referred to as a unit. A unit comprised of
multiple models of any type is referred to as a squad.
Units all have a number of attributes that are used to
defne their abilities, strengths and weaknesses.
UNIT CARDS
All units have two cards that represent them, a tracker card
and a reference card.
The tracker card is placed on the dashboard and is used to
keep track of the units activation, health, and skills.
The reference card lists the units abilities, actions, and
traits. Knights have a large double sized reference card, this
is due to their greater number of rules and has no in-game
efect. Reference cards cannot be played in the dashboard.
NAME
This is the units name and how they are identifed on the table.
FACTION
Most units belong to one of the many organizations and
groups throughout the universe. A units faction shows its
allegiance to one of these groups. Certain abilities, powers
and efects may afect units of a specifc faction diferently.
AFFINITY
Every living thing in the universe is infuenced by esper,
the energies that form the building blocks of existence.
Most beings have a particular connection to one of the
various facets of the universe, a connection that helps
defne their powers and abilities.
The color of the units faction symbol indicates which one
of the six types of esper it shares afnity with. Details on
esper afnity is discussed in Key Concepts, page 10.
TYPE
There are several types of models used in Relic Knights.
Relic Knight: Relic Knights are warriors and heroes,
gifted with powerful esper constructs called Relics
and empowered by mystical creatures known as
cyphers. Along with Questing Knights, Relic Knights are
collectively referred to as knights.
Questing Knight: Questing Knights have only recently
manifested a cypher and now travel the galaxy seeking
to prove themselves worthy of a mighty Relic of their
own. Along with Relic Knights, Questing Knights are
Cypher: Enigmatic creatures born of pure esper, cyphers
hold the keys to the mystery of the Darkspace Calamity
that has descended upon the universe. Each cypher is
bound to a single Relic Knight or Questing Knight
Unique: Uniques are individual characters that have
joined the cadre of a knight seeking glory and an
adventure of their own.
Minion: Minions make up a diverse panoply of noble
warriors, trained soldiers, cunning racers and others
that join the knights in their battles.
Squad: Squads are tightly knit units of multiple
models that function together on the battlefield to
devastating effect.
COST
All units have a point cost that is used to defne the overall value
of the unit on the battlefeld. In general, units with a higher point
cost are more powerful than units that cost fewer points.
When players recruit their cadre, the total cost of all their units
determines the size of the game being played. More information
about recruiting your cadre is discussed in Game Setup, page 12.
3
GAME ELEMENTS
RULES
2
THE GAME
AT A GLANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
GAME ELEMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
KEY CONCEPTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
GAME SETUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
PLAYING THE GAME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
ACTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
KNIGHTS & CYPHERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
SQUADS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
TERRAIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
VICTORY CONDITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
REFERENCE
BOOSTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
GENERAL ACTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
TRAITS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
ORDER OF OPERATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
ABILITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Soda Pop Miniatures LLC, Bothell, WA 98021
Made in China
2013 Developed by Soda Pop Miniatures LLC.
All Rights Reserved.
Published by CoolMiniorNot Inc.,
Alpharetta, GA 30005.
Relic Knights is a trademark of
Soda Pop Miniatures LLC.
SPM 148001
The Darkspace Calamity engulfs the universe. Inexorably
it devours galaxies whole, their lights extinguished one
by one. Only a single galaxy remains, desperately staving
of extinction through the might of its heroes. This book
is your chance to plunge headlong into this epic confict
with your own cadre of powerful champions to combat
the Calamity and determine the fate of the universe!
Relic Knights is a quick and dynamic tabletop strategy
battle game that uses fnely detailed 30mm scale
miniatures to represent your heroes and villains on the
battlefeld. Relic Knights uses a card-based system to
represent esperthe energy which binds the universe.
Players draw and use this esper to unleash devastating
attacks and cunning counters upon their foes.
A Relic Knights force is built around either a Relic Knight or
Questing Knight. Potent warriors and wielders of esper, they
are your cadres leader and determine what other models
can be recruited.
Each knight is bonded to a cypher. Born of pure esper,
each cypher has chosen a knight that refects their own
motivations and desires; granting them powers beyond
the mortal ken. The knight and their cypher are joined in
battle by select individuals who have rallied to their cause
and will form their cadre.
Some cadres are formed entirely of unique individuals,
each a mighty hero in their own right, fghting for a cause
sacred to themselves. Others are surrounded by minions
and gruntsthe everyman soldier, most having joined the
knight in service of some greater cause: nation, race, creed,
or greed. Regardless of their composition, with a knight
leading their charge, these cadres make up the most
potent fghting forces the galaxy has ever seen.
As Calamity looms, they represent the universes last
hope. Their actions will lead to its salvation or herald
the destruction of all things.
0.MiniRulebook-32.indd 2 12/20/2013 6:49 PM
Before playing, players agree on a game size and recruit
their cadres. Players then determine who is the Hero
and who is the Villain. The Villain generates the scenario
conditions both players will be using. The players then set
up the battlefeld with terrain and alternate taking turns
deploying units on the battlefeld. Once units have been
deployed, players set their ready queue and draw their
hand up to fve cards. Then the battle begins.
During the battle each player takes turns activating a
single unit. During the active units turn it will be allowed
to make an initial move, use an action, then take a follow-
up move. The players then reset their ready queue. Play
continues between players, alternating turns, until one
player reaches enough victory points to win or their
opponent surrenders the game.
Before launching into your Relic Knights game, there are
several essential components you will need to play the game.
This section covers the basic game elements you will be using.
OBJECTS
An object refers to any game element placed upon the
table. This includes models, terrain, markers, and tokens.
Remember that when you see a rule that refers to objects,
it is referring to any and all game elements.
MODELS
Models are the miniatures and markers used to play a
game of Relic Knights. Models in your cadre are referred
to as friendly models, while models in your opponents
cadre are referred to as enemy models.
UNITS
Each model or group of models represented by a single
tracker card is referred to as a unit. A unit comprised of
multiple models of any type is referred to as a squad.
Units all have a number of attributes that are used to
defne their abilities, strengths and weaknesses.
UNIT CARDS
All units have two cards that represent them, a tracker card
and a reference card.
The tracker card is placed on the dashboard and is used to
keep track of the units activation, health, and skills.
The reference card lists the units abilities, actions, and
traits. Knights have a large double sized reference card, this
is due to their greater number of rules and has no in-game
efect. Reference cards cannot be played in the dashboard.
NAME
This is the units name and how they are identifed on the table.
FACTION
Most units belong to one of the many organizations and
groups throughout the universe. A units faction shows its
allegiance to one of these groups. Certain abilities, powers
and efects may afect units of a specifc faction diferently.
AFFINITY
Every living thing in the universe is infuenced by esper,
the energies that form the building blocks of existence.
Most beings have a particular connection to one of the
various facets of the universe, a connection that helps
defne their powers and abilities.
The color of the units faction symbol indicates which one
of the six types of esper it shares afnity with. Details on
esper afnity is discussed in Key Concepts, page 10.
TYPE
There are several types of models used in Relic Knights.
Relic Knight: Relic Knights are warriors and heroes,
gifted with powerful esper constructs called Relics
and empowered by mystical creatures known as
cyphers. Along with Questing Knights, Relic Knights are
Questing Knight: Questing Knights have only recently
manifested a cypher and now travel the galaxy seeking
to prove themselves worthy of a mighty Relic of their
own. Along with Relic Knights, Questing Knights are
Cypher: Enigmatic creatures born of pure esper, cyphers
hold the keys to the mystery of the Darkspace Calamity
that has descended upon the universe. Each cypher is
bound to a single Relic Knight or Questing Knight
Unique: Uniques are individual characters that have
joined the cadre of a knight seeking glory and an
adventure of their own.
Minion: Minions make up a diverse panoply of noble
warriors, trained soldiers, cunning racers and others
that join the knights in their battles.
Squad: Squads are tightly knit units of multiple
models that function together on the battlefield to
devastating effect.
COST
All units have a point cost that is used to defne the overall value
of the unit on the battlefeld. In general, units with a higher point
cost are more powerful than units that cost fewer points.
When players recruit their cadre, the total cost of all their units
determines the size of the game being played. More information
about recruiting your cadre is discussed in Game Setup, page 12.
3
GAME ELEMENTS
RULES
2
THE GAME
AT A GLANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
GAME ELEMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
KEY CONCEPTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28
GAME SETUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
PLAYING THE GAME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .41
ACTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43
KNIGHTS & CYPHERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47
SQUADS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49
TERRAIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
VICTORY CONDITIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57
REFERENCE
BOOSTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
GENERAL ACTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
TRAITS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
ORDER OF OPERATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
ABILITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
Soda Pop Miniatures LLC, Bothell, WA 98021
Made in China
2013 Developed by Soda Pop Miniatures LLC.
All Rights Reserved.
Published by CoolMiniorNot Inc.,
Alpharetta, GA 30005.
SPM 148001
The Darkspace Calamity engulfs the universe. Inexorably
it devours galaxies whole, their lights extinguished one
by one. Only a single galaxy remains, desperately staving
of extinction through the might of its heroes. This book
is your chance to plunge headlong into this epic confict
with your own cadre of powerful champions to combat
the Calamity and determine the fate of the universe!
Relic Knights is a quick and dynamic tabletop strategy
battle game that uses fnely detailed 30mm scale
miniatures to represent your heroes and villains on the
battlefeld. Relic Knights uses a card-based system to
represent esperthe energy which binds the universe.
Players draw and use this esper to unleash devastating
attacks and cunning counters upon their foes.
A Relic Knights force is built around either a Relic Knight or
Questing Knight. Potent warriors and wielders of esper, they
are your cadres leader and determine what other models
can be recruited.
Each knight is bonded to a cypher. Born of pure esper,
each cypher has chosen a knight that refects their own
motivations and desires; granting them powers beyond
the mortal ken. The knight and their cypher are joined in
battle by select individuals who have rallied to their cause
and will form their cadre.
Some cadres are formed entirely of unique individuals,
each a mighty hero in their own right, fghting for a cause
sacred to themselves. Others are surrounded by minions
and gruntsthe everyman soldier, most having joined the
knight in service of some greater cause: nation, race, creed,
or greed. Regardless of their composition, with a knight
leading their charge, these cadres make up the most
potent fghting forces the galaxy has ever seen.
As Calamity looms, they represent the universes last
hope. Their actions will lead to its salvation or herald
the destruction of all things.
Relic Knights has several key concepts that are used
throughout the game. Key concepts inform and shape
how the rest of the rules function.
DASHBOARD
Each player has an area near the battlefeld called the
dashboard. Each unit in your cadre is represented by their
tracker card on the dashboard.
ACTIVE SLOT
The active slot is where the active unit is placed during its
activation.
READY QUEUE
The ready queue determines the order that your units
activate in.
Whenever a tracker card leaves the ready queue the
remaining tracker cards immediately slide in the queue to
the next available slot, from right to left.
A unit whose tracker card is in the ready queue is referred
to as ready.
IDLE SECTION
The idle section is where all units that are still in play but
not ready are placed. A unit whose tracker card is in the
idle section is referred to as idle.
LINKED SLOT
The linked slot is where a tracker card is placed if it is
linked and going to activate this turn. The Linked [Unit]
ability and its rules are discussed later. Units in the
linked slot are considered idle until they are moved to
the active slot.
DEAD PILE
The dead pile is where a units tracker card is placed
when it has been destroyed or otherwise removed from
the game.
5
ESPER DECK
The esper deck is a standardized deck of 42 cards
which represent the esper units will spend to take their
actions. Each player will need one deck. The esper deck is
discussed in Esper Deck, page 28.
DASHBOARD
Each player has an area near the battlefield called
the dashboard. The dashboard is used to organize
your tracker cards and determine your units order of
play. Details on using the dashboard are found in Key
Concepts, page 6 and Playing the Game, page 14.
TERRAIN
The objects on the table that represent things like trees,
buildings, hills and other features of the battlefeld are
collectively referred to as terrain. Detailed rules for terrain
can be found in Terrain, page 22.
MEASURING DEVICE
Players will often need to measure distances for movement,
efects and other reasons. During a game, players can
take measurements at any time, for any reason.
Units of measurement, including movement and all other
measurements, are always listed in inches.
To measure a distance between objects, measure the
closest distance between the two objects from the edge
of each of their bases.
The frst value is the attack skill. The second value is the defense
skill. Using combat skills is discussed in Actions, page 16.
MINION IDENTIFICATION
Use this space to write a number, letter, or other symbol
to help you identify which card belongs to each minion
unit.
ABILITIES
Abilities are inherent powers and talents that a unit
possesses that have an efect in the game. Unless
otherwise specifed, abilities are always active.
If an abilitys efects are not listed on the units card they
will be detailed in Abilities, page 30.
ACTIONS
All units have specifc actions that they can take during
their activation. The rules for these actions, including the
esper cost to activate and their efects are listed in the
units description. Details on taking actions are found in
Actions, page 28.
TRAITS
Traits are used to classify a unit and explain what kind of being
it is. Traits can encompass a units race, a specifc military unit
it is part of, or a general archetype it encompasses. A units
traits are used to determine how it is afected by certain
efects and abilities; otherwise they are completely passive
and provide no direct game efect. Many of the traits found
in Relic Knights are detailed in Traits, page 10.
KEY CONCEPTS
4
BASE
Every model has a base that it stands on. The base represents
how much space a model occupies and helps determine
what the model can see. A model must be fastened to the
appropriate sized base. All bases sizes are listed in millimeters.
SIZE
The size of a unit determines how it interacts with other units
and objects. Units will have a size attribute of 0 or higher.
A units size is used in determining line of sight and how
it interacts with objects on the battlefeld. Line of sight is
discussed in Key Concepts, page 7.
ARMOR
A units armor represents how resilient or protected it is
against damage. Armor reduces the amount of damage
a unit takes when it has been hit. Applying damage is
discussed in Actions, page 15.
SPEED
A units speed is used to determine how quickly it moves around
the battlefeld. Units have two parts to their speed skill.
The frst value is the maximum distance a unit may move
before making an action during its activation, called the
initial move.
The second value is the maximum distance a unit may
move after making an action during its activation, called
the follow-up move. Movement rules are discussed in Key
Concepts, page 6.
HEALTH
When a unit sufers damage it gets closer to falling in
battle. A units health determines how much damage it can
take before being removed from play. When a units health
is reduced to zero it is removed from the game. Players
will use their tracker card to keep track of a units health
throughout the game as it sufers damage or is healed.
HELD ESPER
Most units have the ability to store esper, called held
esper, keeping it for later use to launch powerful attacks.
There are many ways a unit can gain held esper. Details on
held esper are discussed in Held Esper, page 11.
COMBAT SKILLS
How efective a unit is in combat is determined by
its combat skills. Combat skills are divided into three
categories based on the type of attack: melee, ranged
and psychic.
Melee represents a units ability in close combat with a
wide assortment of swords, staves, fst, claw, etc. Ranged
represents their aptitude with frearms, bows, thrown
weapons, etc. While psychic represents attacks made by
manipulating esper with the mind or complex ritual.
6-4
2-2
2-2
1-2
2
SWORDSWORN
SHATTERED SWORD MINIONSQUAD
5(+1) 30 2
I pledge my life to The Order
and to defend those in need.
SwordSworn-Tracker.indd 1 12/15/2013 9:19 PM
RIN FARRAH
CERCI SPEED CIRCUIT UNIQUE

UNSEEN SHOT: Damage 6

- Gain Piercing 2

HEADSHOT:

Damage 6

- Gain Piercing 2

- The target may not Recover.

TAKE COVER:

- Gain Feint 3

KILLZONE: AoE, Debuff
Units entering the area suffer Damage 3, as long as
Rin has LoS to the unit.
TRAITS: Human
ABILITIES: Creation Initiate, Law Initiate, Stealth
RinFarrah-Reference.indd 1 12/15/2013 4:40 PM
Name
Name Portrait
Faction
Faction
Type
Minion Flag
Type
Actions
Cost
Speed
Melee
Ranged
Psychic
Armor
Held
Esper
Health
Base
Size
Afnity
TRACKER CARD
REFERENCE CARD
Afnity
Abilities
Traits
Relic Knights has several key concepts that are used
throughout the game. Key concepts inform and shape
how the rest of the rules function.
DASHBOARD
Each player has an area near the battlefeld called the
dashboard. Each unit in your cadre is represented by their
tracker card on the dashboard.
ACTIVE SLOT
The active slot is where the active unit is placed during its
activation.
READY QUEUE
The ready queue determines the order that your units
activate in.
Whenever a tracker card leaves the ready queue the
remaining tracker cards immediately slide in the queue to
the next available slot, from right to left.
A unit whose tracker card is in the ready queue is referred
to as ready.
IDLE SECTION
The idle section is where all units that are still in play but
not ready are placed. A unit whose tracker card is in the
idle section is referred to as idle.
LINKED SLOT
The linked slot is where a tracker card is placed if it is
linked and going to activate this turn. The Linked [Unit]
ability and its rules are discussed later. Units in the
linked slot are considered idle until they are moved to
the active slot.
DEAD PILE
The dead pile is where a units tracker card is placed
when it has been destroyed or otherwise removed from
the game.
5
ESPER DECK
The esper deck is a standardized deck of 42 cards
which represent the esper units will spend to take their
actions. Each player will need one deck. The esper deck is
discussed in Esper Deck, page 28.
DASHBOARD
Each player has an area near the battlefield called
the dashboard. The dashboard is used to organize
your tracker cards and determine your units order of
play. Details on using the dashboard are found in Key
Concepts, page 6 and Playing the Game, page 14.
TERRAIN
collectively referred to as terrain. Detailed rules for terrain
can be found in Terrain, page 22.
MEASURING DEVICE
Players will often need to measure distances for movement,
efects and other reasons. During a game, players can
take measurements at any time, for any reason.
Units of measurement, including movement and all other
measurements, are always listed in inches.
To measure a distance between objects, measure the
closest distance between the two objects from the edge
of each of their bases.
The frst value is the attack skill. The second value is the defense
skill. Using combat skills is discussed in Actions, page 16.
MINION IDENTIFICATION
Use this space to write a number, letter, or other symbol
to help you identify which card belongs to each minion
unit.
ABILITIES
Abilities are inherent powers and talents that a unit
possesses that have an efect in the game. Unless
otherwise specifed, abilities are always active.
If an abilitys efects are not listed on the units card they
will be detailed in Abilities, page 30.
ACTIONS
All units have specifc actions that they can take during
their activation. The rules for these actions, including the
esper cost to activate and their efects are listed in the
units description. Details on taking actions are found in
Actions, page 28.
TRAITS
Traits are used to classify a unit and explain what kind of being
it is. Traits can encompass a units race, a specifc military unit
it is part of, or a general archetype it encompasses. A units
traits are used to determine how it is afected by certain
efects and abilities; otherwise they are completely passive
and provide no direct game efect. Many of the traits found
in Relic Knights are detailed in Traits, page 10.
KEY CONCEPTS
4
BASE
Every model has a base that it stands on. The base represents
how much space a model occupies and helps determine
what the model can see. A model must be fastened to the
appropriate sized base. All bases sizes are listed in millimeters.
SIZE
The size of a unit determines how it interacts with other units
and objects. Units will have a size attribute of 0 or higher.
A units size is used in determining line of sight and how
it interacts with objects on the battlefeld. Line of sight is
discussed in Key Concepts, page 7.
ARMOR
A units armor represents how resilient or protected it is
against damage. Armor reduces the amount of damage
a unit takes when it has been hit. Applying damage is
discussed in Actions, page 15.
SPEED
A units speed is used to determine how quickly it moves around
the battlefeld. Units have two parts to their speed skill.
The frst value is the maximum distance a unit may move
before making an action during its activation, called the
initial move.
The second value is the maximum distance a unit may
move after making an action during its activation, called
the follow-up move. Movement rules are discussed in Key
Concepts, page 6.
HEALTH
When a unit sufers damage it gets closer to falling in
battle. A units health determines how much damage it can
take before being removed from play. When a units health
is reduced to zero it is removed from the game. Players
will use their tracker card to keep track of a units health
throughout the game as it sufers damage or is healed.
HELD ESPER
Most units have the ability to store esper, called held
esper, keeping it for later use to launch powerful attacks.
There are many ways a unit can gain held esper. Details on
held esper are discussed in Held Esper, page 11.
COMBAT SKILLS
How efective a unit is in combat is determined by
its combat skills. Combat skills are divided into three
categories based on the type of attack: melee, ranged
and psychic.
Melee represents a units ability in close combat with a
wide assortment of swords, staves, fst, claw, etc. Ranged
represents their aptitude with frearms, bows, thrown
weapons, etc. While psychic represents attacks made by
manipulating esper with the mind or complex ritual.
6-4
2-2
2-2
1-2
2
SWORDSWORN
SHATTERED SWORD MINIONSQUAD
5(+1) 30 2
I pledge my life to The Order
and to defend those in need.
SwordSworn-Tracker.indd 1 12/15/2013 9:19 PM
RIN FARRAH

UNSEEN SHOT: Damage 6

- Gain Piercing 2

HEADSHOT:

Damage 6

- Gain Piercing 2

- The target may not Recover.

TAKE COVER:

- Gain Feint 3

KILLZONE: AoE, Debuff
Units entering the area suffer Damage 3, as long as
Rin has LoS to the unit.
TRAITS: Human
ABILITIES: Creation Initiate, Law Initiate, Stealth
RinFarrah-Reference.indd 1 12/15/2013 4:40 PM
Name
Name Portrait
Faction
Faction
Type
Minion Flag
Type
Actions
Cost
Speed
Melee
Ranged
Psychic
Armor
Held
Esper
Health
Base
Size
Afnity
TRACKER CARD
REFERENCE CARD
Afnity
Abilities
Traits
LINE OF SIGHT
Line of sight (LoS) is used to determine if one object can
see another and what objects (if any) are between them.
To determine if an object is in LoS of a model, check the
sight window for any objects between the model and its
target. To determine the window, look down from above
the table and imagine a line connecting the left side of
the models base to the left side of the targets base, and
then the same for the right side. The window is the area
between these two lines.
After determining the window, each object in the window
must be identifed as an obscuring object or a blocking
object, using the conditions outlined below.
OBSCURING OBJECTS
Obscuring objects can provide cover (as explained below)
but do not block LoS. An object is obscuring if it satisfes
one of the following conditions:
If the objects size is smaller than both the model and
the target. (Object fg. 1)
If the objects size is smaller than either the model or
the target and is not determined to be a blocking object
from the chart below. (Object fg. 2)
BLOCKING OBJECTS
Blocking objects block LoS. An object is blocking if it
satisfes one of the following conditions:
If the objects size is equal to or greater than both the
model and the target. (Object fig. 3)
If only the target is in contact with the object and
the object is of equal or greater size than the target.
(Object fig. 4)
If only the model is in contact with the object and
the object is of equal or greater size than the model.
(Object fig. 5)
If both the model and the target are in contact with
the same object and the object is equal or greater
in size than one of them, and greater than 3 wide
between them. (Object fig. 6)
After identifying each object in the window as obscuring
or blocking, attempt to draw a line from the model to
the target that does not cross any object or that only
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MOVING THROUGH OBJECTS
When an object contacts another object (including
another model) that is smaller in size than itself it may
move through the object, efectively ignoring the object.
An object cannot move through objects their size or
larger, unless it possesses special rules stating otherwise
(e.g. thruster ability).
A model may never stop on top of another model, all
though it may stop on top of other objects such as terrain
or tokens.
FORCED MOVEMENT
When an object is moved and its owner does not get to
decide where it goes, it is considered forced movement.
This includes objects moved by compel, overrun, pull,
and push.
An object subjected to forced movement can only move
over open ground, regardless of their size.
If the object comes into contact with any other object the
object stops moving immediately. If the object it came in
contact with is Size 2 or greater the unit sufers Damage
3. No damage is sufered if it began the forced movement
already in contact with the object.
Forced movement may cause an object to fall of of
elevated terrain, taking damage as detailed in Terrain,
page 22.
Objects sufering damage as a result of forced movement
may use damage prevention actions or abilities as
described in Passive Damage, page 18.
FREE MOVEMENT
Free movement is any movement an object makes that is
not forced. The most common free moves an object will
make are its initial and follow-up moves, using its speed
skill. Additional free moves include charges and feints.
BOARD EDGE
Objects may never move of of the edge of the battlefeld.
If an object using free movement contacts the board edge
it may continue its movement in another direction. If an
object contacts the board edge due to forced movement
it immediately stops without taking damage.
PLACE
When an efect causes an object to be placed, put the
object in the specifed location. Objects must be placed
so that there is room to place each object so that they
can physically sit, unaided, on the battlefeld without
toppling over. Efects that prevent an object from moving
do not prevent it from being placed and vice-versa.
WINDOW: The blue shaded area is Model As
window to determine LoS to Target B
A
B
DRAW PILE
The draw pile is where your esper deck is placed face down.
DISCARD PILE
The discard pile is where spent and discarded esper cards
are placed face up
MOVEMENT
Movement is a large part of Relic Knights. Models will
quickly dart across the battlefield as they engage their
enemies and activate their powers.
Whenever an object is moved, measure the distance the
object travels from the edge of its base in the direction
of the movement. No part of the objects base may
move further than the value indicated by the source of
the movement.
An object can change direction any number of times
during its movement. Move the object the desired
number of inches in one direction before moving in the
next direction.
When an object completes its movement; it is said to
have stopped. There are some effects that can cause
an object to stop before it has completed all of its
movement. A player may also choose to stop an object
without using its total movement.
When a rule requires you to move an object, it will
indicate the number of inches the object moves.
CONTACT
Many effects, actions and rules apply to objects in
contact with one another. An object is considered in
contact with another object if its base is touching the
objects base. Some objects, such as terrain, may not
have a proper base; in these instances you use the
perimeter of the object as the base.
An object in contact with an enemy object can move
away from the enemy object when making free or forced
movement of any kind.
6
6-6
3-2
2-1
1-2
0
BETTY
10 30 2
Move it you slugs! Weve got a race to win!
Betty-Tracker.indd 1 12/15/2013 4:36 PM
4-4
3-1
2-1
1-1
2
LUG
11 50 3
Me Lug. Lug love Betty.
Lug-Tracker.indd 1 12/15/2013 4:37 PM
12-8
3-3
3-3
2-2
1
PRINCESS MALYA
CERCI SPEED CIRCUIT RELIC KNIGHT
18 80 3
Heres a trick you cant do!
Malya-Tracker.indd 1 12/15/2013 4:39 PM
10-7
1-3
1-2
1-2
2
PACER
CERCI SPEED CIRCUIT MINION
6 50 3
Caution! My sensors indicate
that you are on fire.
Do you require assistance?
Pacer-Tracker.indd 1 12/15/2013 4:38 PM
10-8
1-2
4-3
2-3
0
SUICIDE QUEEN
CERCI SPEED CIRCUIT QUESTINGKNIGHT
14 40 3
There isnt a problemin the
universe that a lucky
ricochet cant handle.
Suicide Queen-Tracker.indd 1 12/15/2013 4:41 PM
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CERCI SPEED CIRCUIT M
INION SQUAD
5(+1)
40
3 You should have just paid.
You certainly cant
run fast enough.
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elles-Tracker.indd 1
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M
6-5
MR.TOMN
CERCI SPEED CIRCUIT CYPHER
30 1
Feel the wind course across your
skin, there is power there.
Mr.Tomn-Tracker.indd 1 12/15/2013 4:38 PM
6-6
2-2
1-2
1-2
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PIT CREW
CERCI SPEED CIRCUIT MINIONSQUAD
4(+1) 30 2
If you cant fix it, BANG it back into shape!
PitCrew-Tracker.indd 1 12/15/2013 4:39 PM
6-6
ROLLO
30 1
ARF!
Rollo-Tracker.indd 1 12/15/2013 4:40 PM
Dead Pile Token Pile Linked Slot
Active Slot Ready Queue Idle Section Draw Pile
Discard Pile
DASHBOARD
4
2
The model moving around
the corner has a speed
skill of 6.
First it moves 2 to get to
the outside of the corner.
Then it moves the last 4
for a total of 6 moved.
LINE OF SIGHT
Line of sight (LoS) is used to determine if one object can
see another and what objects (if any) are between them.
To determine if an object is in LoS of a model, check the
sight window for any objects between the model and its
target. To determine the window, look down from above
the table and imagine a line connecting the left side of
the models base to the left side of the targets base, and
then the same for the right side. The window is the area
between these two lines.
After determining the window, each object in the window
must be identifed as an obscuring object or a blocking
object, using the conditions outlined below.
OBSCURING OBJECTS
Obscuring objects can provide cover (as explained below)
but do not block LoS. An object is obscuring if it satisfes
one of the following conditions:
If the objects size is smaller than both the model and
the target. (Object fg. 1)
If the objects size is smaller than either the model or
the target and is not determined to be a blocking object
from the chart below. (Object fg. 2)
BLOCKING OBJECTS
Blocking objects block LoS. An object is blocking if it
satisfes one of the following conditions:
If the objects size is equal to or greater than both the
model and the target. (Object fig. 3)
If only the target is in contact with the object and
the object is of equal or greater size than the target.
(Object fig. 4)
If only the model is in contact with the object and
the object is of equal or greater size than the model.
(Object fig. 5)
If both the model and the target are in contact with
the same object and the object is equal or greater
in size than one of them, and greater than 3 wide
between them. (Object fig. 6)
After identifying each object in the window as obscuring
or blocking, attempt to draw a line from the model to
the target that does not cross any object or that only
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MOVING THROUGH OBJECTS
When an object contacts another object (including
another model) that is smaller in size than itself it may
move through the object, efectively ignoring the object.
An object cannot move through objects their size or
larger, unless it possesses special rules stating otherwise
(e.g. thruster ability).
A model may never stop on top of another model, all
though it may stop on top of other objects such as terrain
or tokens.
FORCED MOVEMENT
When an object is moved and its owner does not get to
decide where it goes, it is considered forced movement.
This includes objects moved by compel, overrun, pull,
and push.
An object subjected to forced movement can only move
over open ground, regardless of their size.
If the object comes into contact with any other object the
object stops moving immediately. If the object it came in
contact with is Size 2 or greater the unit sufers Damage
3. No damage is sufered if it began the forced movement
already in contact with the object.
Forced movement may cause an object to fall of of
elevated terrain, taking damage as detailed in Terrain,
page 22.
Objects sufering damage as a result of forced movement
may use damage prevention actions or abilities as
described in Passive Damage, page 18.
FREE MOVEMENT
Free movement is any movement an object makes that is
not forced. The most common free moves an object will
make are its initial and follow-up moves, using its speed
skill. Additional free moves include charges and feints.
BOARD EDGE
Objects may never move of of the edge of the battlefeld.
If an object using free movement contacts the board edge
it may continue its movement in another direction. If an
object contacts the board edge due to forced movement
it immediately stops without taking damage.
PLACE
When an efect causes an object to be placed, put the
object in the specifed location. Objects must be placed
so that there is room to place each object so that they
can physically sit, unaided, on the battlefeld without
toppling over. Efects that prevent an object from moving
do not prevent it from being placed and vice-versa.
WINDOW: The blue shaded area is Model As
window to determine LoS to Target B
A
B
DRAW PILE
The draw pile is where your esper deck is placed face down.
DISCARD PILE
The discard pile is where spent and discarded esper cards
are placed face up
MOVEMENT
Movement is a large part of Relic Knights. Models will
quickly dart across the battlefield as they engage their
enemies and activate their powers.
Whenever an object is moved, measure the distance the
object travels from the edge of its base in the direction
of the movement. No part of the objects base may
move further than the value indicated by the source of
the movement.
An object can change direction any number of times
during its movement. Move the object the desired
number of inches in one direction before moving in the
next direction.
When an object completes its movement; it is said to
have stopped. There are some effects that can cause
an object to stop before it has completed all of its
movement. A player may also choose to stop an object
without using its total movement.
When a rule requires you to move an object, it will
indicate the number of inches the object moves.
CONTACT
Many effects, actions and rules apply to objects in
contact with one another. An object is considered in
contact with another object if its base is touching the
objects base. Some objects, such as terrain, may not
have a proper base; in these instances you use the
perimeter of the object as the base.
An object in contact with an enemy object can move
away from the enemy object when making free or forced
movement of any kind.
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6-6
3-2
2-1
1-2
0
BETTY
10 30 2
Move it you slugs! Weve got a race to win!
Betty-Tracker.indd 1 12/15/2013 4:36 PM
4-4
3-1
2-1
1-1
2
LUG
11 50 3
Me Lug. Lug love Betty.
Lug-Tracker.indd 1 12/15/2013 4:37 PM
12-8
3-3
3-3
2-2
1
PRINCESS MALYA
CERCI SPEED CIRCUIT RELIC KNIGHT
18 80 3
Heres a trick you cant do!
Malya-Tracker.indd 1 12/15/2013 4:39 PM
10-7
1-3
1-2
1-2
2
PACER
CERCI SPEED CIRCUIT MINION
6 50 3
Caution! My sensors indicate
that you are on fire.
Do you require assistance?
Pacer-Tracker.indd 1 12/15/2013 4:38 PM
10-8
1-2
4-3
2-3
0
SUICIDE QUEEN
CERCI SPEED CIRCUIT QUESTINGKNIGHT
14 40 3
There isnt a problemin the
universe that a lucky
ricochet cant handle.
Suicide Queen-Tracker.indd 1 12/15/2013 4:41 PM
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CERCI SPEED CIRCUIT M
INION SQUAD
5(+1)
40
3 You should have just paid.
You certainly cant
run fast enough.
H
ellsB
elles-Tracker.indd 1
12/15/2013 4:37 P
M
6-5
MR.TOMN
30 1
Feel the wind course across your
skin, there is power there.
Mr.Tomn-Tracker.indd 1 12/15/2013 4:38 PM
6-6
2-2
1-2
1-2
1
PIT CREW
CERCI SPEED CIRCUIT MINIONSQUAD
4(+1) 30 2
If you cant fix it, BANG it back into shape!
PitCrew-Tracker.indd 1 12/15/2013 4:39 PM
6-6
ROLLO
30 1
ARF!
Rollo-Tracker.indd 1 12/15/2013 4:40 PM
Dead Pile Token Pile Linked Slot
Active Slot Ready Queue Idle Section Draw Pile
Discard Pile
DASHBOARD
4
2
The model moving around
the corner has a speed
skill of 6.
First it moves 2 to get to
the outside of the corner.
Then it moves the last 4
for a total of 6 moved.
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A
Size 2
B
Size 2
Size 2
Size 2
5 wide
B
Size 3
A
Size 3
Object Fig.5
The object is smaller in size than the
Target B but is equal in size to the
Model A, which is the only model in
contact with the object
Object Fig.6
The object is smaller in size than the Model A but is
greater than 3 wide and both models are in contact
with the object.
FACING
Though models may have a clear direction that they face,
there is no need to determine a models facing. Assume
that all models can see in all directions at all times.
Line of Sight Fig.1
Model A can draw a clear line to the Target B.
Model A has LoS to Target B.
Line of Sight Fig.2
Model A can draw a line to the Target B that only crosses
obscuring objects. Model A has LoS to Target B.
Line of Sight Fig.3
Model A cannot draw any line to the Target B that does not
cross a blocking object. Model A does not have LoS to Target B.
A
Size 3
A
Size 3
A
Size 3
Obscuring
Object
Size 2
Obscuring
Object
Size 2
Obscuring
Object
Size 2
Blocking
Object
Size 3
Blocking
Object
Size 3
Blocking
Object
Size 3
B
Size 2
B
Size 2
B
Size 2
Blocking Object
Size 3
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crosses obscuring objects. If such a line can be drawn
the target is in LoS. (Line of Sight Fig.1 and Fig.2)
If no line can be drawn that does not cross a blocking
object, LoS is blocked. (Line of Sight Fig.3)
COVER
If the single line drawn to determine LoS crosses any
obscuring object and the target is within a number of
inches less than or equal to the objects height, it has cover.
If the targets size is greater than twice the size of the
object, the target does not have cover. (Cover Fig.1)
Uses for cover are explained in more detail in Terrain,
page 22.
B
Size 2
B
Size 2
Size 1
Size 2
A
Size 3
A
Size 3
Object Fig.1
The object is smaller in size than both the
Model A and the Target B.
Object Fig.2
The object is only smaller in size than
Model A and no blocking condition is
fulflled.
B
Size 2
B
Size 2
Size 3
Size 2
A
Size 3
A
Size 3
Object Fig.3
The object is equal to or greater in size
than both the Model A and the Target B.
Object Fig.4
Model A but is equal in size to the Target
B, which is the only model in contact with
the object.
Cover Fig.1
The obscuring object is size 1.
Target B is within 1 of the object and has cover.
Target C is within 1 but it is size 3, so does not have cover.
Target D is not within 1 of the object and does not have cover.
Size 1
A
Size 2
B
Size 2
D
Size 2
C
Size 3
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A
Size 2
B
Size 2
Size 2
Size 2
5 wide
B
Size 3
A
Size 3
Object Fig.5
Target B but is equal in size to the
Model A, which is the only model in
contact with the object
Object Fig.6
The object is smaller in size than the Model A but is
greater than 3 wide and both models are in contact
with the object.
FACING
Though models may have a clear direction that they face,
there is no need to determine a models facing. Assume
that all models can see in all directions at all times.
Line of Sight Fig.1
Model A can draw a clear line to the Target B.
Model A has LoS to Target B.
Line of Sight Fig.2
Model A can draw a line to the Target B that only crosses
obscuring objects. Model A has LoS to Target B.
Line of Sight Fig.3
Model A cannot draw any line to the Target B that does not
cross a blocking object. Model A does not have LoS to Target B.
A
Size 3
A
Size 3
A
Size 3
Obscuring
Object
Size 2
Obscuring
Object
Size 2
Obscuring
Object
Size 2
Blocking
Object
Size 3
Blocking
Object
Size 3
Blocking
Object
Size 3
B
Size 2
B
Size 2
B
Size 2
Blocking Object
Size 3
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crosses obscuring objects. If such a line can be drawn
the target is in LoS. (Line of Sight Fig.1 and Fig.2)
If no line can be drawn that does not cross a blocking
object, LoS is blocked. (Line of Sight Fig.3)
COVER
If the single line drawn to determine LoS crosses any
obscuring object and the target is within a number of
inches less than or equal to the objects height, it has cover.
If the targets size is greater than twice the size of the
object, the target does not have cover. (Cover Fig.1)
Uses for cover are explained in more detail in Terrain,
page 22.
B
Size 2
B
Size 2
Size 1
Size 2
A
Size 3
A
Size 3
Object Fig.1
The object is smaller in size than both the
Model A and the Target B.
Object Fig.2
The object is only smaller in size than
Model A and no blocking condition is
fulflled.
B
Size 2
B
Size 2
Size 3
Size 2
A
Size 3
A
Size 3
Object Fig.3
The object is equal to or greater in size
than both the Model A and the Target B.
Object Fig.4
Model A but is equal in size to the Target
B, which is the only model in contact with
the object.
Cover Fig.1
The obscuring object is size 1.
Target B is within 1 of the object and has cover.
Target C is within 1 but it is size 3, so does not have cover.
Target D is not within 1 of the object and does not have cover.
Size 1
A
Size 2
B
Size 2
D
Size 2
C
Size 3
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esper type on the card. With the primary counting as a
value of 2 and the secondary counting as a value of 1.
Wild cards count as a value of 1 of any type, chosen by the
player who is performing the fip. Void cards count as 0.
HELD ESPER
Most units can store esper within themselves, charging
themselves with power to deliver their most devastating
actions. This stored power is called held esper.
Units gain held esper in a variety of ways. Some models
naturally generate held esper when they are activated.
Others can only gain held esper by refocusing or by
having it transferred to them.
When a unit gains held esper mark one circle on their
tracker card for every point of held esper gained. When
held esper is spent or lost, erase it from the card. A unit may
only have as much held esper as indicated by the number
of held esper circles on its tracker card. Any additional held
esper gained above a units maximum is lost.
Held esper can be spent to pay the cost of an action or
press. Each point of held esper spent has a value of 2 esper
of any single esper type. When paying for an action a unit
may use both held esper and esper from the players hand
to pay for the cost of the action. A unit can spend any
number of its held esper at any time.
Held esper can also be used for other game efects, such
as creating tokens for scenarios or triggering a Relic
Knights esper expression. In these instances the efect
will specify how the held esper is used.
ESPER ACTIONS
Though all units can use esper on a basic level, some have
the ability to harness it in more powerful ways. These units
possess abilities that grant them one or more esper actions.
The most common abilities that grant access to esper
actions are Esper Initiate and Esper Master. Esper actions
are detailed on the Esper Action card in your Esper Deck.
GENERAL ACTIONS
All units have a list of actions that they may take on their
reference card. In addition to the units own actions many
units possess the [Esper Type] Initiate or [Esper Type] Master
abilities (e.g. Chaos Initiate, Chaos Master). These abilities
grant them access to esper specifc general actions. General
actions are actions a unit can use exactly like the actions
written in their own card. The Initiate and Master abilities
along with esper specifc general actions are detailed on
the General Action cards in your Esper Deck.
MARKERS
Markers are a special subset of models that you may
feld as part of your cadre. The most common types of
markers are boosts and objectives. Markers in your cadre
are considered friendly units, while markers in your
opponents cadre are considered enemy units.
Markers have a reference card that will list any relevant skills,
abilities, traits and health that they possess. Often multiple
markers will be condensed to a single reference card.
Markers may not be activated in any way, do not have a
tracker card, and are never placed on the dashboard.
Markers are afected by area of efect tokens, support
actions, and other efects unless otherwise specifed.
Markers never beneft from any Cadre Ability.
Markers may not be chosen to fulfll model specifc victory
conditions (e.g. Assassination or Defense of Life).
TOKENS
Tokens are placed on the table to indicate the location of
efects, scenario items, and other important conditions
on the battlefeld.
When a token is created, place the token on the battlefeld
to represent the efect. Like models, tokens must be
placed on a surface where they can physically sit, unaided.
Tokens remain-in-play until the game ends or another
condition is met that causes them to be removed.
Tokens are 30mm in diameter and have a Size attribute of
0, unless stated otherwise.
Tokens do not afect movement, LoS, or other in-game
efects and rules, except as specifed by the efect
represented by the token.
Tokens that you create are considered friendly tokens,
while tokens your opponents create are considered
enemy tokens.
AREA OF EFFECT
An Area of Efect (AoE) is a persistent efect that remains
in play throughout the game. When an action creates an
AoE, the active unit places an AoE token anywhere on the
battlefeld so that it is within the units LoS. The efect
covers the entire area within 3 of the edge of the token,
including the token itself.
Unless the description of the AoE says otherwise; a unit
is afected by an AoE anytime it begins its activation in
the area or enters the area during any move. Apply the
efects of the AoE immediately then continue the units
activation as normal.
A unit can only be afected by the same AoE once per
activation, but multiple efects of the same type stack.
The AoE token has a size of 3 when determining if a unit
has LoS to the token. AoE efects that block LoS do not
block LoS to the token itself.
An AoE token remains in play until one of the following
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ESPER AFFINITY
Esper is the primal energy that binds everything in the
universe. It is everywhere and it infuses everything.
Some species harness esper through technology, others
through meditation and mysticism, while some tap into it
on a purely instinctual level.
There are six types of esper: creation, law, corruption,
entropy, chaos, and essence. A units afnity is represented
by the color of the faction icon on their tracker and
reference cards. All units have a single esper type that
they are aligned to, called their afnity.
The esper types to either side of a units afnity on the
wheel are sympathetic, while the esper type directly
opposite of it is in opposition. Radiant and Void units are
not sympathetic with any esper, and are in opposition
with all three types included in their opposite. For most
battles a unit will only be part of a cadre with the same
afnity, but specifc units or unique scenarios may allow
alliances with units with a diferent afnity.
ESPER DECK
The esper deck is a deck of 42 cards, representing the esper
that units spend to take their actions. Each esper deck is a
standardized deck that may not be customized. Each player
will draw from their own deck during the game. Drawing is
never optional, whenever a phase or game efect requires
that you draw a specifc number of cards you must do so.
Conversely, a player may never draw cards or look through
their deck, unless allowed to by a phase or game efect.
Each player begins the game with fve cards, called their
hand. A players hand is secret and cards are only revealed
when spent to pay the cost of an action or another efect
forces them to be revealed. During the game, actions
and their efects may cause a players hand to increase or
decrease in size.
Cards that are spent or discarded during the game are
placed in the discard pile.
The deck is made up of three types of cards: Standard, Void,
and Wild.
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Creation Law Essence Radiant
=
Corruption Entropy Chaos Void
Law Chaos
Essence
Creation
Corruption
Entropy
Shattered Sword Star Nebula Corsairs
Doctrine
Cerci Speed Circuit
Black Diamond
Noh Empire
STANDARD
Standard cards have a primary and secondary esper type.
The larger icon is the primary esper type. The smaller icon
is the secondary esper type.
A player may choose to spend either the primary type for a
value of 2 esper or the secondary type for a value of 1 esper.
VOID
Void cards have no esper type and a value of 0 esper.
WILD
Wild cards have a value of 1 of any esper type chosen by the player.
DRAWING THROUGH YOUR DECK
When the last card of the esper deck is drawn, play stops
immediately. The discard pile is shufed and reset as the
new deck. Play then continues.
FLIPPING CARDS
Some efects require you to fip cards. Flipped cards are
drawn from the top of the esper deck and revealed to all
players. The efect that caused the fip is then resolved
and the cards are immediately shufed back into the deck.
If the efect requires that you add up esper types from
the fipped cards, count both the primary and secondary
Standard
Void
Wild
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esper type on the card. With the primary counting as a
value of 2 and the secondary counting as a value of 1.
Wild cards count as a value of 1 of any type, chosen by the
player who is performing the fip. Void cards count as 0.
HELD ESPER
Most units can store esper within themselves, charging
themselves with power to deliver their most devastating
actions. This stored power is called held esper.
Units gain held esper in a variety of ways. Some models
naturally generate held esper when they are activated.
Others can only gain held esper by refocusing or by
having it transferred to them.
When a unit gains held esper mark one circle on their
tracker card for every point of held esper gained. When
held esper is spent or lost, erase it from the card. A unit may
only have as much held esper as indicated by the number
of held esper circles on its tracker card. Any additional held
esper gained above a units maximum is lost.
Held esper can be spent to pay the cost of an action or
press. Each point of held esper spent has a value of 2 esper
of any single esper type. When paying for an action a unit
may use both held esper and esper from the players hand
to pay for the cost of the action. A unit can spend any
number of its held esper at any time.
Held esper can also be used for other game efects, such
as creating tokens for scenarios or triggering a Relic
Knights esper expression. In these instances the efect
will specify how the held esper is used.
ESPER ACTIONS
Though all units can use esper on a basic level, some have
the ability to harness it in more powerful ways. These units
possess abilities that grant them one or more esper actions.
The most common abilities that grant access to esper
actions are Esper Initiate and Esper Master. Esper actions
are detailed on the Esper Action card in your Esper Deck.
GENERAL ACTIONS
All units have a list of actions that they may take on their
reference card. In addition to the units own actions many
units possess the [Esper Type] Initiate or [Esper Type] Master
abilities (e.g. Chaos Initiate, Chaos Master). These abilities
grant them access to esper specifc general actions. General
actions are actions a unit can use exactly like the actions
written in their own card. The Initiate and Master abilities
along with esper specifc general actions are detailed on
the General Action cards in your Esper Deck.
MARKERS
Markers are a special subset of models that you may
feld as part of your cadre. The most common types of
markers are boosts and objectives. Markers in your cadre
are considered friendly units, while markers in your
opponents cadre are considered enemy units.
Markers have a reference card that will list any relevant skills,
abilities, traits and health that they possess. Often multiple
markers will be condensed to a single reference card.
Markers may not be activated in any way, do not have a
tracker card, and are never placed on the dashboard.
Markers are afected by area of efect tokens, support
actions, and other efects unless otherwise specifed.
Markers never beneft from any Cadre Ability.
Markers may not be chosen to fulfll model specifc victory
TOKENS
Tokens are placed on the table to indicate the location of
efects, scenario items, and other important conditions
on the battlefeld.
When a token is created, place the token on the battlefeld
to represent the efect. Like models, tokens must be
placed on a surface where they can physically sit, unaided.
Tokens remain-in-play until the game ends or another
condition is met that causes them to be removed.
Tokens are 30mm in diameter and have a Size attribute of
0, unless stated otherwise.
Tokens do not afect movement, LoS, or other in-game
efects and rules, except as specifed by the efect
represented by the token.
Tokens that you create are considered friendly tokens,
while tokens your opponents create are considered
enemy tokens.
AREA OF EFFECT
An Area of Efect (AoE) is a persistent efect that remains
in play throughout the game. When an action creates an
AoE, the active unit places an AoE token anywhere on the
battlefeld so that it is within the units LoS. The efect
covers the entire area within 3 of the edge of the token,
including the token itself.
Unless the description of the AoE says otherwise; a unit
is afected by an AoE anytime it begins its activation in
the area or enters the area during any move. Apply the
efects of the AoE immediately then continue the units
activation as normal.
A unit can only be afected by the same AoE once per
activation, but multiple efects of the same type stack.
The AoE token has a size of 3 when determining if a unit
has LoS to the token. AoE efects that block LoS do not
block LoS to the token itself.
An AoE token remains in play until one of the following
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ESPER AFFINITY
Esper is the primal energy that binds everything in the
universe. It is everywhere and it infuses everything.
Some species harness esper through technology, others
through meditation and mysticism, while some tap into it
on a purely instinctual level.
There are six types of esper: creation, law, corruption,
entropy, chaos, and essence. A units afnity is represented
by the color of the faction icon on their tracker and
reference cards. All units have a single esper type that
they are aligned to, called their afnity.
The esper types to either side of a units afnity on the
wheel are sympathetic, while the esper type directly
opposite of it is in opposition. Radiant and Void units are
not sympathetic with any esper, and are in opposition
with all three types included in their opposite. For most
battles a unit will only be part of a cadre with the same
afnity, but specifc units or unique scenarios may allow
alliances with units with a diferent afnity.
ESPER DECK
The esper deck is a deck of 42 cards, representing the esper
that units spend to take their actions. Each esper deck is a
standardized deck that may not be customized. Each player
will draw from their own deck during the game. Drawing is
never optional, whenever a phase or game efect requires
that you draw a specifc number of cards you must do so.
Conversely, a player may never draw cards or look through
their deck, unless allowed to by a phase or game efect.
Each player begins the game with fve cards, called their
hand. A players hand is secret and cards are only revealed
when spent to pay the cost of an action or another efect
forces them to be revealed. During the game, actions
and their efects may cause a players hand to increase or
decrease in size.
Cards that are spent or discarded during the game are
placed in the discard pile.
The deck is made up of three types of cards: Standard, Void,
and Wild.
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Creation Law Essence Radiant
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Corruption Entropy Chaos Void
Law Chaos
Essence
Creation
Corruption
Entropy
Shattered Sword Star Nebula Corsairs
Doctrine
Cerci Speed Circuit
Black Diamond
Noh Empire
STANDARD
Standard cards have a primary and secondary esper type.
The larger icon is the primary esper type. The smaller icon
is the secondary esper type.
A player may choose to spend either the primary type for a
value of 2 esper or the secondary type for a value of 1 esper.
VOID
Void cards have no esper type and a value of 0 esper.
WILD
Wild cards have a value of 1 of any esper type chosen by the player.
DRAWING THROUGH YOUR DECK
When the last card of the esper deck is drawn, play stops
immediately. The discard pile is shufed and reset as the
new deck. Play then continues.
FLIPPING CARDS
Some efects require you to fip cards. Flipped cards are
drawn from the top of the esper deck and revealed to all
players. The efect that caused the fip is then resolved
and the cards are immediately shufed back into the deck.
If the efect requires that you add up esper types from
the fipped cards, count both the primary and secondary
Standard
Void
Wild
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be either a unique squad or minion squad. A player may
only include one unique squad of the same name in their
cadre. A player may include any number of minion squads
of the same name in their cadre.
RADIANT
Units with the Radiant trait have afnity with three esper
types: Essence, Creation, and Law.
Radiant unique and minion units may be recruited only by
a faction whose afnity is the same as theirs.
Radiant knights must always be the leader of your cadre. A
cadre lead by a Radiant knight is not restricted to a single
faction and may recruit any unique unit with the same
afnity. Radiant knights may not recruit non-Radiant
minion units. Radiant knights may recruit knights if more
than one is allowed by the game size.
VOID
Units with the Void trait have afnity with three esper
types: Corruption, Entropy, and Chaos.
Void unique and minion units may be recruited only by a
faction whose afnity is the same as theirs.
Void knights must always be the leader of your cadre. A
cadre lead by a Void knight is not restricted to a single
afnity. Void knights may not recruit non-Void minion
units. Void knights may recruit knights if more than one is
allowed by the game size.
BOOST MARKERS
A player may include any number of boosts in their cadre, but may
not include more than two of any boost with the same name.
OBJECTIVE MARKERS
Each player will always have three objective markers as part
of their cadre: one primary objective and two secondary
objectives. Objectives are used in various ways during the
battle to help the player achieve victory. Objectives cost no
points and are always felded with your cadre.
HERO AND VILLAIN
Once your cadres have been recruited, each player shufes
their deck and fips three cards. Each player adds up the
total number of esper that matches their cadres afnity. If
both players have the same total, both players fip another
card until one player has a higher total. The player with the
highest total may choose to be the Hero or the Villain.
The Villain will perform the fip to determine scenario
conditions, deploy frst, and activate second.
The Hero will deploy second and activate frst.
SCENARIO CONDITIONS
Scenario conditions are victory conditions unique to each
player that change with every battle. Achieving your
scenario conditions earns you victory points that help you
win the battle. Each player has two scenario conditions.
To determine both players scenario conditions, the Villain
shufes their esper deck and allows the Hero to cut the
deck, up to two times. Then the Villain fips two cards. The
frst card fipped sets the Villains scenario conditions. The
CLASH
Points: 70
Knights: 1 - 2
Ready Queue: 4 Slots
Table Size: 4 x 4
Victory Points: 12
A Clash represents ferce conficts around key objectives
between well-prepared forces acting on detailed plans.
BATTLE
Points: 100
Knights: 1 - 2
Table Size: 4 x 4
Victory Points: 12
A Battle represents epic encounters between factions,
demonstrating the full fury of the Darkspace Calamity.
RECRUIT CADRE
Your cadre is the group of models you bring to the game.
Players spend points to recruit units for their cadre.
Each unit has a cost listed on their card that determines
how many points must be spent to recruit the unit.
Squads have two costs listed. The frst is how many points
you must spend to recruit the squad at its minimum size.
The second is the cost to increase the number of models
in the squad by one, up to the squads maximum size.
The total cost of all the units in your cadre may never exceed
the points allowed for the chosen game size for any reason.
CHOOSE A LEADER
Players must recruit at least one Questing Knight or Relic
Knight to be the leader of the cadre. All units recruited for
the cadre must be the same faction as the leader.
If you are playing a game size that allows more than one
knight to be recruited you still must designate one of
them to be the cadres leader, who will determine your
cadres faction as normal.
Example: Calico Kate is selected as the leader of a cadre.
Kate is a member of the Star Nebula Corsairs faction. This
means that all models in Kates cadre must also be members
of the Star Nebular Corsairs faction.
CYPHERS
Each knight comes with a cypher. The specifc cypher they
come with is listed on their reference card and becomes a
member of the cadre automatically. Cyphers cost no points,
their value has already been fgured into the cost of the knight.
UNIQUE
A player may only include one unique unit of the same
name in their cadre.
MINION
A player may include any number of minion units of the
same name in their cadre.
SQUADS
Squads possess the squad trait. In addition, a squad will
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conditions is met, at which point the token is removed
from the battlefeld and all efects are lost:
The unit that created the AoE creates the same AoE
somewhere else on the battlefeld.
The player who created the AoE chooses to end the AoE
during any friendly units Clean-up Phase.
Another action or efect causes the AoE to be removed.
Units sufering damage as a result of an AoEs efect may
use damage prevention actions or abilities as described in
Passive Damage, page 46.
Model 1 is in the area
of AoE A.
of AoE A,B, and C.
of B and C.
opponents Knight cards before battle. Knights have a lot
of impact on the game and battles are much more fun
when both players understand what they are facing.
RULES PRIORITY
Sometimes the rules given on a units card or abilities
will confict with a rule presented in the rulebook. In
these cases the rules on the units card or ability takes
precedence.
GAME SETUP
Before playing a Relic Knights game, players will need
to determine a few things in order to get started. This
section details how to select the game size, recruit your
cadre, determine what scenario conditions you will be
trying to achieve, and deploy your units.
GAME SIZE
Adventuring in the Relic Knights universe is perilous. Each
Knight relies upon trusted companions, ruthless mercenaries,
or faithful followers to see them through. When players
recruit their cadres, they must frst decide what game size
they will be playing. Is it a large game with many units, or a
smaller game with only a few for each player?
The game size determines: how many points each player
has to recruit their cadre, the number of knights, the size of
the ready queue, table size, and how many victory points
you need to win the game. There are four basic game sizes:
ENCOUNTER
Points: 35
Knights: 1
Table Size: 3 x 3
Victory Points: 8
An Encounter represents a scrap, ambush, or other small
scale fght with a knight and their close companions.
SKIRMISH
Points: 50
Knights: 1
Table Size: 3 x 3
Victory Points: 8
A Skirmish represents lightning raids, surgical strikes, or
soda fueled brawls at the latest Cerci Speed Circuit race.
MODEL VS UNIT
Some actions or abilities reference a unit while others
reference a model. Efects that afect a unit afect every
model in the unit. Efects that afect a model are only
applied to the specifc model, even if it is part of a squad
with multiple models.
SHARING INFORMATION
Relic Knights is considered an open game. Meaning
you should make any and all information about your
cadre available to your opponent during the game. They
should always be able to easily see how much Health
and held esper are currently on a units tracker card,
as well as letting them read your cards to gain a better
understanding of your cadres actions and abilities.
The only exception to this is each players hand and
discard decks which may only be seen by their owners,
unless a game efect requires they disclose it.
We highly encourage both players to read, at least, their
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be either a unique squad or minion squad. A player may
only include one unique squad of the same name in their
cadre. A player may include any number of minion squads
of the same name in their cadre.
RADIANT
Units with the Radiant trait have afnity with three esper
types: Essence, Creation, and Law.
Radiant unique and minion units may be recruited only by
a faction whose afnity is the same as theirs.
Radiant knights must always be the leader of your cadre. A
cadre lead by a Radiant knight is not restricted to a single
afnity. Radiant knights may not recruit non-Radiant
minion units. Radiant knights may recruit knights if more
than one is allowed by the game size.
VOID
Units with the Void trait have afnity with three esper
types: Corruption, Entropy, and Chaos.
Void unique and minion units may be recruited only by a
faction whose afnity is the same as theirs.
Void knights must always be the leader of your cadre. A
cadre lead by a Void knight is not restricted to a single
afnity. Void knights may not recruit non-Void minion
units. Void knights may recruit knights if more than one is
allowed by the game size.
BOOST MARKERS
A player may include any number of boosts in their cadre, but may
not include more than two of any boost with the same name.
OBJECTIVE MARKERS
Each player will always have three objective markers as part
of their cadre: one primary objective and two secondary
objectives. Objectives are used in various ways during the
battle to help the player achieve victory. Objectives cost no
points and are always felded with your cadre.
HERO AND VILLAIN
Once your cadres have been recruited, each player shufes
their deck and fips three cards. Each player adds up the
total number of esper that matches their cadres afnity. If
both players have the same total, both players fip another
card until one player has a higher total. The player with the
highest total may choose to be the Hero or the Villain.
The Villain will perform the fip to determine scenario
conditions, deploy frst, and activate second.
The Hero will deploy second and activate frst.
SCENARIO CONDITIONS
Scenario conditions are victory conditions unique to each
player that change with every battle. Achieving your
scenario conditions earns you victory points that help you
win the battle. Each player has two scenario conditions.
To determine both players scenario conditions, the Villain
shufes their esper deck and allows the Hero to cut the
deck, up to two times. Then the Villain fips two cards. The
frst card fipped sets the Villains scenario conditions. The
CLASH
Points: 70
Knights: 1 - 2
Table Size: 4 x 4
Victory Points: 12
A Clash represents ferce conficts around key objectives
between well-prepared forces acting on detailed plans.
BATTLE
Points: 100
Knights: 1 - 2
Table Size: 4 x 4
Victory Points: 12
A Battle represents epic encounters between factions,
demonstrating the full fury of the Darkspace Calamity.
RECRUIT CADRE
Your cadre is the group of models you bring to the game.
Players spend points to recruit units for their cadre.
Each unit has a cost listed on their card that determines
how many points must be spent to recruit the unit.
Squads have two costs listed. The frst is how many points
you must spend to recruit the squad at its minimum size.
The second is the cost to increase the number of models
in the squad by one, up to the squads maximum size.
The total cost of all the units in your cadre may never exceed
the points allowed for the chosen game size for any reason.
CHOOSE A LEADER
Players must recruit at least one Questing Knight or Relic
Knight to be the leader of the cadre. All units recruited for
the cadre must be the same faction as the leader.
If you are playing a game size that allows more than one
knight to be recruited you still must designate one of
them to be the cadres leader, who will determine your
cadres faction as normal.
Example: Calico Kate is selected as the leader of a cadre.
Kate is a member of the Star Nebula Corsairs faction. This
means that all models in Kates cadre must also be members
of the Star Nebular Corsairs faction.
CYPHERS
Each knight comes with a cypher. The specifc cypher they
come with is listed on their reference card and becomes a
member of the cadre automatically. Cyphers cost no points,
their value has already been fgured into the cost of the knight.
UNIQUE
A player may only include one unique unit of the same
name in their cadre.
MINION
A player may include any number of minion units of the
same name in their cadre.
SQUADS
Squads possess the squad trait. In addition, a squad will
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conditions is met, at which point the token is removed
from the battlefeld and all efects are lost:
The unit that created the AoE creates the same AoE
somewhere else on the battlefeld.
The player who created the AoE chooses to end the AoE
during any friendly units Clean-up Phase.
Another action or efect causes the AoE to be removed.
Units sufering damage as a result of an AoEs efect may
use damage prevention actions or abilities as described in
of AoE A.
of AoE A,B, and C.
of B and C.
opponents Knight cards before battle. Knights have a lot
of impact on the game and battles are much more fun
when both players understand what they are facing.
RULES PRIORITY
Sometimes the rules given on a units card or abilities
will confict with a rule presented in the rulebook. In
these cases the rules on the units card or ability takes
precedence.
GAME SETUP
Before playing a Relic Knights game, players will need
to determine a few things in order to get started. This
section details how to select the game size, recruit your
cadre, determine what scenario conditions you will be
trying to achieve, and deploy your units.
GAME SIZE
Adventuring in the Relic Knights universe is perilous. Each
Knight relies upon trusted companions, ruthless mercenaries,
or faithful followers to see them through. When players
recruit their cadres, they must frst decide what game size
they will be playing. Is it a large game with many units, or a
smaller game with only a few for each player?
The game size determines: how many points each player
has to recruit their cadre, the number of knights, the size of
the ready queue, table size, and how many victory points
you need to win the game. There are four basic game sizes:
ENCOUNTER
Points: 35
Knights: 1
Table Size: 3 x 3
Victory Points: 8
An Encounter represents a scrap, ambush, or other small
scale fght with a knight and their close companions.
SKIRMISH
Points: 50
Knights: 1
Table Size: 3 x 3
Victory Points: 8
A Skirmish represents lightning raids, surgical strikes, or
soda fueled brawls at the latest Cerci Speed Circuit race.
MODEL VS UNIT
Some actions or abilities reference a unit while others
reference a model. Efects that afect a unit afect every
model in the unit. Efects that afect a model are only
applied to the specifc model, even if it is part of a squad
with multiple models.
SHARING INFORMATION
Relic Knights is considered an open game. Meaning
you should make any and all information about your
cadre available to your opponent during the game. They
should always be able to easily see how much Health
and held esper are currently on a units tracker card,
as well as letting them read your cards to gain a better
understanding of your cadres actions and abilities.
The only exception to this is each players hand and
discard decks which may only be seen by their owners,
unless a game efect requires they disclose it.
We highly encourage both players to read, at least, their
When units attempt to destroy or otherwise afect one
another or the battlefeld they take actions. The action
section details how to take an action, including how to
make attack and defense actions, as well as how to apply
the damage that may occur as a result.
Actions have the following components:
NAME
This is what the action is called.
TYPE
Actions fall into a number of categories that are used
to determine how they are resolved. Every action will
have one of the following types: melee attack, ranged
attack, psychic attack, guard, redirect, armor, recover,
or support. These are described in greater detail in the
Combat section.
COST
The cost of an action is represented by a type and number
of esper that must be spent to activate the action.
To pay for the action, use the esper cards from your hand
or held esper on the active units card. Any excess esper
not spent for the initial cost of an action is lost and does
not carry over to any presses the unit might use.
Once esper cards have been spent to pay for an action
they are placed in the discard pile.
ACTION EFFECTS
The Action Efects detail all efects that occur as a result of
taking the action.
PRESSES
Many actions allow you to press the action for greater
efect. All presses include a cost and an efect. If an action
includes multiple presses you may use each press during
the action. You cannot use the same press more than
once in a given action.
Pay the cost of each press chosen. Any excess esper may
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Choose an action from those on the units card or any
available general actions. Pay for the cost of the action
and resolve its efects. The diferent types of actions are
explained in further detail below.
If the active player does not have the esper necessary to pay
for any of units available actions, or does not wish to use and
action, the unit may choose to take no action this turn.
FOLLOW-UP MOVEMENT
During its follow-up move the unit may move up to a
number of inches equal to the second value of its speed
skill. Once the unit stops, its follow-up move ends.
The units activation ends and the acting player advances
to Clean-up.
REFOCUS
Refocusing allows the active player to tailor their hand
and gain held esper.
To refocus, the active unit forfeits their initial move,
action, and follow-up move.
The acting player draws fve cards from the esper deck
and the active unit gains 1 held esper.
The units activation then ends and the acting player
advances to Clean-up.
CLEAN-UP
Once the active units activation has ended the acting
player begins the turns clean-up.
Any efects that are triggered at the end of the active
units activation are resolved.
Both players determine if any victory conditions were met,
adding any victory points gained to their current total.
The active units tracker card is placed into the idle section.
The acting play may then discard any number of cards
and from their hand and immediately draw back up to fve
cards. If they have more than fve cards they must discard
down to fve.
If the defending player has more than five cards they
must discard down to five. If they have five cards or
fewer they may not discard any cards, but must draw
back up to five cards.
If there is a unit in the linked slot, move its card to the
active slot. This unit is now the active unit and any efects
that are triggered at the beginning of the units activation
are resolved. The new active unit may either take a full
activation or it may refocus.
If there is no unit in the linked slot both players must
reset the queue. To reset the queue each player must put
new tracker cards from the idle section into any empty
slots in the ready queue. This may include units that
were just activated.
The ready queue must be reset to its required number
of units as long as there are enough units left in play. A
player cannot voluntarily remove a unit or change the
order of the units in the ready queue.
FORFEITING
Some efects can cause a unit to forfeit their movement
or action. If a movement or action is forfeited the phase is
still considered to have occurred, resolve any efects that
are triggered during the phase as normal.
If an efect causes a unit to lose or forfeit their movement
or action they may perform the other phases as normal.
An active unit may choose to voluntarily forfeit their
movement or action.
ACTIONS
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second card fipped sets the Heros scenario conditions.
The primary esper type on the card determines the
Primary Condition. The secondary esper type on the card
determines the Secondary Condition.
If a wild card is fipped both players also gain the Crystal
Harvest victory condition. If a void card is fipped both players
also gain the Calamity victory condition. These conditions are
available in addition to the primary and secondary victory
conditions. After a wild or void card is fipped, fip again until
both players each have their own scenario conditions. Any
further cards of the same type are ignored.
After all scenario conditions have been determined the
Villain shufes their deck.
Descriptions of each scenario condition and other
victory conditions are discussed in detail in Victory
Conditions, page 23.
CREATE BATTLEFIELD
When setting up the battlefeld, players must designate
an area of table (or other fat surface) to be used as the
battlefeld. The battlefelds dimensions are determined
by the game size you are playing. Players then place
terrain on the battlefeld.
The battlefeld should be built with input from both
players to create a playing surface that allows both
cadres to function well according to their strengths and
weaknesses. Alternatively, have a friend set up a neutral
battlefeld for your epic confict.
Relic Knights functions best on a battlefeld with lots of
terrain, with plenty of height to block LoS. A good estimate
is to have 2 - 3 pieces of terrain for each square foot of
playable space on your tabletop, with at least half of it
blocking LoS to size 2 and 3 units. Several bigger pieces for
larger models to hide behind and take cover from ensures
these centerpiece units dont get unduly targeted.
DEPLOYMENT
Players take turns placing objectives, boosts, and units
on the battlefeld until every model from both sides has
been deployed. The Villain places the frst marker or unit
in each deployment step.
DEPLOY OBJECTIVES
Players take turns placing objective markers until each of them
have placed all three of their objectives. Objective markers may not
be placed within 9 of another objective marker, friendly or enemy.
DEPLOY BOOSTS
Players take turns placing boost markers until all boosts
have been deployed. Boosts may be deployed near
friendly or enemy objectives, or near other boosts. All
boosts must be deployed before deploying units.
DEPLOY UNITS
Players take turns placing units until all units have been
deployed. Units may not be placed within 9 of an enemy
unit or enemy objective marker.
SET READY QUEUE
Starting with the Villain, both players must set the
queue. To set the queue place a units tracker card in
each slot of the ready queue. Any additional units are
placed in the idle section.
The game size determines the size of the ready queue.
The ready queue must be set to its required number of
units as long as there are enough units available.
DRAW FIRST HAND
Both players shufe their esper decks and draw their fve-
card hand. For the frst hand only, each player has the
option of taking one mulligan, discarding any number of
cards from their hand and re-drawing back to fve cards.
PLAYING THE GAME
Now that the battlefeld has been set and your cadres deployed,
it is time to play the game. Players will alternate taking turns
activating units. The units will attempt to complete scenarios,
destroy enemy units and accomplish other victory conditions.
Playing the Game details how each players turn functions,
including making moves and taking actions.
Beginning with the Hero, players will take turns activating
their units.
A turn consists of three phases: Beginning the Turn,
Activation, and Clean-up. The player who is taking their
turn is called the acting player. All other players are called
the defending player(s).
BEGINNING THE TURN
At the beginning of the acting players turn, the leftmost
unit in the ready queue moves into the active slot on the
dashboard. This is the active unit.
If the active unit has the Linked [Unit] ability, they may place
the linked unit (the unit named in brackets) in the linked slot.
Once the active slot and the linked slot have been flled,
any efects that are triggered at the beginning of the
active units activation are resolved.
An active units activation consists of three phases, taken in
order: Initial Movement, Action, and Follow-up Movement.
Alternatively a unit may choose to forfeit their action and
all movement to Refocus.
ACTIVATION
INITIAL MOVEMENT
During its initial move the unit may move up to a number
of inches equal to the frst value of its speed skill. Once a
unit stops, its initial move ends.
ACTIONS
Units are only allowed to take one action during their
activation.
When units attempt to destroy or otherwise afect one
another or the battlefeld they take actions. The action
section details how to take an action, including how to
make attack and defense actions, as well as how to apply
the damage that may occur as a result.
Actions have the following components:
NAME
This is what the action is called.
TYPE
Actions fall into a number of categories that are used
to determine how they are resolved. Every action will
have one of the following types: melee attack, ranged
attack, psychic attack, guard, redirect, armor, recover,
or support. These are described in greater detail in the
Combat section.
COST
The cost of an action is represented by a type and number
of esper that must be spent to activate the action.
To pay for the action, use the esper cards from your hand
or held esper on the active units card. Any excess esper
not spent for the initial cost of an action is lost and does
not carry over to any presses the unit might use.
Once esper cards have been spent to pay for an action
they are placed in the discard pile.
ACTION EFFECTS
The Action Efects detail all efects that occur as a result of
taking the action.
PRESSES
Many actions allow you to press the action for greater
efect. All presses include a cost and an efect. If an action
includes multiple presses you may use each press during
the action. You cannot use the same press more than
once in a given action.
Pay the cost of each press chosen. Any excess esper may
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Choose an action from those on the units card or any
available general actions. Pay for the cost of the action
and resolve its efects. The diferent types of actions are
explained in further detail below.
If the active player does not have the esper necessary to pay
for any of units available actions, or does not wish to use and
action, the unit may choose to take no action this turn.
FOLLOW-UP MOVEMENT
During its follow-up move the unit may move up to a
number of inches equal to the second value of its speed
skill. Once the unit stops, its follow-up move ends.
The units activation ends and the acting player advances
to Clean-up.
REFOCUS
Refocusing allows the active player to tailor their hand
and gain held esper.
To refocus, the active unit forfeits their initial move,
action, and follow-up move.
The acting player draws fve cards from the esper deck
and the active unit gains 1 held esper.
The units activation then ends and the acting player
advances to Clean-up.
CLEAN-UP
Once the active units activation has ended the acting
player begins the turns clean-up.
Any efects that are triggered at the end of the active
units activation are resolved.
Both players determine if any victory conditions were met,
adding any victory points gained to their current total.
The active units tracker card is placed into the idle section.
The acting play may then discard any number of cards
and from their hand and immediately draw back up to fve
cards. If they have more than fve cards they must discard
down to fve.
If the defending player has more than five cards they
must discard down to five. If they have five cards or
fewer they may not discard any cards, but must draw
back up to five cards.
If there is a unit in the linked slot, move its card to the
active slot. This unit is now the active unit and any efects
that are triggered at the beginning of the units activation
are resolved. The new active unit may either take a full
activation or it may refocus.
If there is no unit in the linked slot both players must
reset the queue. To reset the queue each player must put
new tracker cards from the idle section into any empty
slots in the ready queue. This may include units that
were just activated.
The ready queue must be reset to its required number
of units as long as there are enough units left in play. A
player cannot voluntarily remove a unit or change the
order of the units in the ready queue.
FORFEITING
Some efects can cause a unit to forfeit their movement
or action. If a movement or action is forfeited the phase is
still considered to have occurred, resolve any efects that
are triggered during the phase as normal.
If an efect causes a unit to lose or forfeit their movement
or action they may perform the other phases as normal.
An active unit may choose to voluntarily forfeit their
movement or action.
ACTIONS
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second card fipped sets the Heros scenario conditions.
The primary esper type on the card determines the
Primary Condition. The secondary esper type on the card
determines the Secondary Condition.
If a wild card is fipped both players also gain the Crystal
Harvest victory condition. If a void card is fipped both players
also gain the Calamity victory condition. These conditions are
available in addition to the primary and secondary victory
conditions. After a wild or void card is fipped, fip again until
both players each have their own scenario conditions. Any
further cards of the same type are ignored.
After all scenario conditions have been determined the
Villain shufes their deck.
Descriptions of each scenario condition and other
victory conditions are discussed in detail in Victory
Conditions, page 23.
CREATE BATTLEFIELD
When setting up the battlefeld, players must designate
an area of table (or other fat surface) to be used as the
battlefeld. The battlefelds dimensions are determined
by the game size you are playing. Players then place
terrain on the battlefeld.
The battlefeld should be built with input from both
players to create a playing surface that allows both
cadres to function well according to their strengths and
weaknesses. Alternatively, have a friend set up a neutral
battlefeld for your epic confict.
Relic Knights functions best on a battlefeld with lots of
terrain, with plenty of height to block LoS. A good estimate
is to have 2 - 3 pieces of terrain for each square foot of
playable space on your tabletop, with at least half of it
blocking LoS to size 2 and 3 units. Several bigger pieces for
larger models to hide behind and take cover from ensures
these centerpiece units dont get unduly targeted.
DEPLOYMENT
Players take turns placing objectives, boosts, and units
on the battlefeld until every model from both sides has
been deployed. The Villain places the frst marker or unit
in each deployment step.
DEPLOY OBJECTIVES
Players take turns placing objective markers until each of them
have placed all three of their objectives. Objective markers may not
be placed within 9 of another objective marker, friendly or enemy.
DEPLOY BOOSTS
Players take turns placing boost markers until all boosts
have been deployed. Boosts may be deployed near
friendly or enemy objectives, or near other boosts. All
boosts must be deployed before deploying units.
DEPLOY UNITS
Players take turns placing units until all units have been
deployed. Units may not be placed within 9 of an enemy
unit or enemy objective marker.
SET READY QUEUE
Starting with the Villain, both players must set the
queue. To set the queue place a units tracker card in
each slot of the ready queue. Any additional units are
placed in the idle section.
The game size determines the size of the ready queue.
The ready queue must be set to its required number of
units as long as there are enough units available.
DRAW FIRST HAND
Both players shufe their esper decks and draw their fve-
card hand. For the frst hand only, each player has the
option of taking one mulligan, discarding any number of
cards from their hand and re-drawing back to fve cards.
PLAYING THE GAME
Now that the battlefeld has been set and your cadres deployed,
it is time to play the game. Players will alternate taking turns
activating units. The units will attempt to complete scenarios,
destroy enemy units and accomplish other victory conditions.
Playing the Game details how each players turn functions,
including making moves and taking actions.
Beginning with the Hero, players will take turns activating
their units.
A turn consists of three phases: Beginning the Turn,
Activation, and Clean-up. The player who is taking their
turn is called the acting player. All other players are called
the defending player(s).
BEGINNING THE TURN
At the beginning of the acting players turn, the leftmost
unit in the ready queue moves into the active slot on the
dashboard. This is the active unit.
If the active unit has the Linked [Unit] ability, they may place
the linked unit (the unit named in brackets) in the linked slot.
Once the active slot and the linked slot have been flled,
any efects that are triggered at the beginning of the
active units activation are resolved.
An active units activation consists of three phases, taken in
order: Initial Movement, Action, and Follow-up Movement.
Alternatively a unit may choose to forfeit their action and
all movement to Refocus.
ACTIVATION
INITIAL MOVEMENT
During its initial move the unit may move up to a number
of inches equal to the frst value of its speed skill. Once a
unit stops, its initial move ends.
ACTIONS
Units are only allowed to take one action during their
activation.
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8 - APPLY DAMAGE
To apply damage, the active unit determines the total
damage inflicted by the attack. The active unit adds any
damage caused by the attack, including presses, and any
other effects the active unit is subject to that increase
or reduce damage. Abilities that modify damage values
have no effect on an action that does not include a
damage value.
Once the total damage has been determined, the target
determines their total armor (if any). The target adds any
inherent armor from their tracker card, any armor damage
prevention action they used, and any other efects the
unit is subject to that increase or reduce armor. A units
total armor may never be reduced below 0.
The target subtracts their total armor from the active
units total damage. This is the final damage inflicted by
the attack.
The targets health is reduced by the fnal damage dealt.
Record the damage taken on the units tracker card by
marking one damage hex for each point of damage taken
by the unit. If this reduces a units health to zero, the unit
is removed from play as a casualty and its tracker card is
placed in the dead pile.
If the fnal damage is 0 or less, then no damage has been
inficted by the attack.
After fnal damage has been dealt, if the target has not
been removed from play, resolve the efect of each
Recover damage prevention action, ability, and efect (if
any) the target may be subject to.
9 - RESOLVE AFTER ACTION EFFECTS
Any after action efects are now resolved (e.g. Push, Feint)
then the action ends.
EFFECT TIMING
Most combat actions will have multiple efects that occur.
The order that each of these efects are resolved in is
detailed in Order of Operations, page 29.
COMBAT ACTION TYPES
ATTACK ACTIONS
Melee Attack: A Melee Attack is a close combat
attack action that can only be made against an enemy
target in contact with the active unit.
Ranged Attack: A Ranged Attack can only be made
against an enemy target in the active units LoS. Models in base
contact with an enemy cannot make ranged attacks of any kind.
Psychic Attack: A Psychic Attack can only be made
against an enemy target in the active units LoS.
ATTACK PREVENTION ACTIONS
These defense actions may only be used by the target of
an attack in response to an attack action.
Guard: A Guard defense causes an attack to miss. No
efects of the attack occur. Skip to Resolve After Action Efects.
Redirect: Rather than apply the attack to the
intended target, a Redirect defense directs the attack to
a diferent target as specifed in the redirect action and
in the original targets LoS. The attack continues with the
same efects and presses; the new target sufers all of the
efects of the action.
The new target may not draw additional cards, nor may
they use attack prevention actions. They may use damage
prevention actions and efects as normal, even if the new
target is part of the active units own cadre.
If multiple units are eligible to be the target of the Redirect
the defending player may choose the new target.
For melee attacks, the active unit must still be in contact
with the original target for the attack to hit, but all damage
and efects are applied to the new target. The new target
is not required to be in contact with the active unit.
Efects that are dependent on the position of the target in
relation to the active unit (e.g. Push, Pull) are resolved as if
the attack was a ranged attack.
Example: The active unit uses an attack with the efects,
Damage 6, Charge 6, and Reave. The original target redirects
the attack to a nearby friendly unit that becomes the new
target. Now the acting unit must resolve their Charge hit
efect. The charge movement must move them into contact
with the original target to make the attack legal. The new
target may use a damage prevention action if they have the
available esper. The active unit then applies the Damage 6
to the new target. Once damage is applied, if the new target
was destroyed the active unit resolves Reave.
DAMAGE PREVENTION ACTIONS
These actions may only be used by the target of an efect
that causes damage.
Armor [X]: An Armor defense increases the units
Armor by the number indicated. If the unit benefts from
multiple efects that grant Armor, all of the sources are
added together to determine the units total Armor.
Recover [X]: After fnal damage is applied, a Recover
defense heals the target by the number indicated. If the
unit benefts from multiple efects that grant Recover, all
of the sources are added together to determine the total
amount healed. Heal is detailed in Abilities, page 30.
Recover can heal more damage than inficted in the
attack. Recover has no efect on a unit whose health has
been reduced to zero.
Example: A unit with 3 health left of its original 8 takes 2
points of damage from an attack. The unit uses a damage
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be used to pay the cost of additional presses.
Presses modify the action as specifed by the presss
description.
Increase: Presses that increase an efect replace the
value listed in the actions description with the value
listed in the press.
Gain: Presses that gain add the listed efect to the other
efects in the action.
SUPPORT ACTIONS
SUPPORT
Support actions are actions that do not have a direct
combat efect and may include bonus movement, skill
enhancements, area of efects, etc. Once the cost of the
action has been paid, immediately resolve the efect
listed in the details of the action.
COMBAT ACTIONS
Actions intended to attack or defend are combat actions
and function a little diferently than other actions. Combat
actions are divided into two basic categories: attacks and
defenses. Defenses can be further separated into attack
prevention and damage prevention. Combat actions
follow a set order of operation.
1 - DETERMINE A TARGET
When an active unit wants to initiate an attack action it must
have a legal target. For ranged and psychic attacks, any
enemy unit in LoS is a legal target. For melee attacks only
enemy units in contact with the active unit are legal targets.
Most actions, such as ranged, psychic, and support
actions, do not have a minimum or maximum range.
2 - PAY FOR THE ATTACK ACTION
The attack action is initiated by paying the cost of the
action as explained above.
Name Action Efects
Action Efects
Cost
Press Efect
Type
3 - DRAW ADDITIONAL CARDS
Both the active unit and the target draw additional cards.
The active unit draws a number of cards equal to the frst
value of the associated skill (i.e. melee, ranged, psychic).
The target draws a number of cards equal to the second
value of the associated skill.
If either unit is subject to an effect that increases or
reduces their skills apply all of the relevant effects
before drawing.
If a unit does not have a value for a specifc type of attack
or defense, it cannot draw any cards and may only use
esper cards in the players hand.
Example: The active unit is making a ranged attack and has
a Ranged Attack skill of 3. The unit is in an AoE that increases
all attack skills by 1, making the units Ranged Attack value 4.
The active unit draws four additional cards.
The target has a Ranged Defense skill of 3. The unit is in an AoE
that reduces all defense skills by 2, making the units Ranged
Defense value 1. The target draws one additional card.
4 - ACTIVE UNIT DECLARES PRESSES
The active unit may choose to augment the attack by
paying for one or more presses. Each press will modify the
5 - ATTACK PREVENTION
The target may choose to use a single attack prevention
action (i.e. guard or redirect).
If the target uses an attack prevention action, they pay
the initial cost of the defense. Once the defense has
been initiated, they have the option to press the defense,
paying the cost of any presses used.
After all costs for the defense have been paid, resolve the
efects of the attack prevention used and then skip to
Resolve After Action Efects.
A target can only use a single attack prevention action for
each attack they sufer.
6 - RESOLVE HIT EFFECTS
If the attack was not prevented, the target has been hit.
The active unit now resolves any efects that are triggered
by the target being hit, (e.g. Charge, Pull).
7 - DAMAGE PREVENTION
The target may now choose to use a single damage
prevention action (i.e. armor or recover) to prevent some
or all of the damage inficted by the attack.
If the target uses a damage prevention action, they pay
After all costs for the defense have been paid, the efects
of the damage prevention used are resolved during Apply
Damage below.
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8 - APPLY DAMAGE
To apply damage, the active unit determines the total
damage inflicted by the attack. The active unit adds any
damage caused by the attack, including presses, and any
other effects the active unit is subject to that increase
or reduce damage. Abilities that modify damage values
have no effect on an action that does not include a
damage value.
Once the total damage has been determined, the target
determines their total armor (if any). The target adds any
inherent armor from their tracker card, any armor damage
prevention action they used, and any other efects the
unit is subject to that increase or reduce armor. A units
total armor may never be reduced below 0.
The target subtracts their total armor from the active
units total damage. This is the final damage inflicted by
the attack.
The targets health is reduced by the fnal damage dealt.
Record the damage taken on the units tracker card by
marking one damage hex for each point of damage taken
by the unit. If this reduces a units health to zero, the unit
is removed from play as a casualty and its tracker card is
placed in the dead pile.
If the fnal damage is 0 or less, then no damage has been
inficted by the attack.
After fnal damage has been dealt, if the target has not
been removed from play, resolve the efect of each
Recover damage prevention action, ability, and efect (if
any) the target may be subject to.
9 - RESOLVE AFTER ACTION EFFECTS
Any after action efects are now resolved (e.g. Push, Feint)
then the action ends.
EFFECT TIMING
Most combat actions will have multiple efects that occur.
The order that each of these efects are resolved in is
detailed in Order of Operations, page 29.
COMBAT ACTION TYPES
ATTACK ACTIONS
Melee Attack: A Melee Attack is a close combat
attack action that can only be made against an enemy
target in contact with the active unit.
Ranged Attack: A Ranged Attack can only be made
against an enemy target in the active units LoS. Models in base
contact with an enemy cannot make ranged attacks of any kind.
Psychic Attack: A Psychic Attack can only be made
against an enemy target in the active units LoS.
ATTACK PREVENTION ACTIONS
These defense actions may only be used by the target of
an attack in response to an attack action.
Guard: A Guard defense causes an attack to miss. No
efects of the attack occur. Skip to Resolve After Action Efects.
Redirect: Rather than apply the attack to the
intended target, a Redirect defense directs the attack to
a diferent target as specifed in the redirect action and
in the original targets LoS. The attack continues with the
same efects and presses; the new target sufers all of the
The new target may not draw additional cards, nor may
they use attack prevention actions. They may use damage
prevention actions and efects as normal, even if the new
target is part of the active units own cadre.
If multiple units are eligible to be the target of the Redirect
the defending player may choose the new target.
For melee attacks, the active unit must still be in contact
with the original target for the attack to hit, but all damage
and efects are applied to the new target. The new target
is not required to be in contact with the active unit.
Efects that are dependent on the position of the target in
relation to the active unit (e.g. Push, Pull) are resolved as if
the attack was a ranged attack.
Example: The active unit uses an attack with the efects,
Damage 6, Charge 6, and Reave. The original target redirects
the attack to a nearby friendly unit that becomes the new
target. Now the acting unit must resolve their Charge hit
efect. The charge movement must move them into contact
with the original target to make the attack legal. The new
target may use a damage prevention action if they have the
available esper. The active unit then applies the Damage 6
to the new target. Once damage is applied, if the new target
was destroyed the active unit resolves Reave.
DAMAGE PREVENTION ACTIONS
These actions may only be used by the target of an efect
that causes damage.
Armor [X]: An Armor defense increases the units
Armor by the number indicated. If the unit benefts from
multiple efects that grant Armor, all of the sources are
added together to determine the units total Armor.
Recover [X]: After fnal damage is applied, a Recover
defense heals the target by the number indicated. If the
unit benefts from multiple efects that grant Recover, all
of the sources are added together to determine the total
amount healed. Heal is detailed in Abilities, page 30.
Recover can heal more damage than inficted in the
attack. Recover has no efect on a unit whose health has
been reduced to zero.
Example: A unit with 3 health left of its original 8 takes 2
points of damage from an attack. The unit uses a damage
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be used to pay the cost of additional presses.
Presses modify the action as specifed by the presss
description.
Increase: Presses that increase an efect replace the
value listed in the actions description with the value
listed in the press.
Gain: Presses that gain add the listed efect to the other
efects in the action.
SUPPORT ACTIONS
SUPPORT
Support actions are actions that do not have a direct
combat efect and may include bonus movement, skill
enhancements, area of efects, etc. Once the cost of the
action has been paid, immediately resolve the efect
listed in the details of the action.
COMBAT ACTIONS
Actions intended to attack or defend are combat actions
and function a little diferently than other actions. Combat
actions are divided into two basic categories: attacks and
defenses. Defenses can be further separated into attack
prevention and damage prevention. Combat actions
follow a set order of operation.
1 - DETERMINE A TARGET
When an active unit wants to initiate an attack action it must
have a legal target. For ranged and psychic attacks, any
enemy unit in LoS is a legal target. For melee attacks only
enemy units in contact with the active unit are legal targets.
Most actions, such as ranged, psychic, and support
actions, do not have a minimum or maximum range.
2 - PAY FOR THE ATTACK ACTION
The attack action is initiated by paying the cost of the
action as explained above.
Name Action Efects
Action Efects
Cost
Press Efect
Type
3 - DRAW ADDITIONAL CARDS
Both the active unit and the target draw additional cards.
The active unit draws a number of cards equal to the frst
value of the associated skill (i.e. melee, ranged, psychic).
The target draws a number of cards equal to the second
value of the associated skill.
If either unit is subject to an effect that increases or
reduces their skills apply all of the relevant effects
before drawing.
If a unit does not have a value for a specifc type of attack
or defense, it cannot draw any cards and may only use
esper cards in the players hand.
Example: The active unit is making a ranged attack and has
a Ranged Attack skill of 3. The unit is in an AoE that increases
all attack skills by 1, making the units Ranged Attack value 4.
The active unit draws four additional cards.
The target has a Ranged Defense skill of 3. The unit is in an AoE
that reduces all defense skills by 2, making the units Ranged
Defense value 1. The target draws one additional card.
4 - ACTIVE UNIT DECLARES PRESSES
The active unit may choose to augment the attack by
paying for one or more presses. Each press will modify the
5 - ATTACK PREVENTION
The target may choose to use a single attack prevention
action (i.e. guard or redirect).
If the target uses an attack prevention action, they pay
After all costs for the defense have been paid, resolve the
efects of the attack prevention used and then skip to
Resolve After Action Efects.
A target can only use a single attack prevention action for
each attack they sufer.
6 - RESOLVE HIT EFFECTS
If the attack was not prevented, the target has been hit.
The active unit now resolves any efects that are triggered
by the target being hit, (e.g. Charge, Pull).
7 - DAMAGE PREVENTION
The target may now choose to use a single damage
prevention action (i.e. armor or recover) to prevent some
or all of the damage inficted by the attack.
If the target uses a damage prevention action, they pay
After all costs for the defense have been paid, the efects
of the damage prevention used are resolved during Apply
Damage below.
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knights esper expression is determined by the amount
of held esper they possessed at the beginning of each
step of each active players turn: beginning of the turn,
initial move, action, follow-up move, and clean-up. Once
the efect of the esper expression is determined it does
not change until the next step of the turn, regardless of
changes to the knights held esper total.
Example: At the beginning of Kisas Action she possesses 3
held esper. Any held esper she spends during the action will
have a value of 4 esper instead of the normal 2. She spends
2 of her held esper during her action. During her follow-up
move she possesses only 1 held esper so the value of any
esper she holds is now 3.
CYPHERS
Cyphers cost no points, their value is included in their
knights points cost.
Cyphers do not possess attack and defense skills and do
not draw cards when making attack and defense actions.
Cyphers only use esper from their controlling players
hand or any held esper they possess.
A cypher cannot be targeted by any attack unless that
action can specifcally be used against cyphers. Cyphers
are afected by area of efect markers, support actions,
and other efects unless otherwise specifed.
Cyphers do not possess a health attribute and are only
removed from play when their knight is destroyed.
VICTORY CONDITIONS
Cyphers are ever testing their knights abilities. Because
of this they rarely take direct action towards achieving a
knights goals.
Cyphers may not be chosen to fulfll model specifc victory
Cyphers may not retrieve or carry tokens for any reason.
Cyphers may not interact with objective markers.
The universe is full of warriors and soldiers. These brave
men, women, chee, aliens, and monsters do not possess
the raw power of the many heroes and villains they are
forced to do battle with. To help ensure success (and
survival) they band together in squads, hoping that the
many can overcome the few.
Squads have several unique rules that govern how they
function on the battlefeld. This section will cover how to
recruit and use these potent units.
SQUADS
RECRUITING
Squads are groups of models that function as a single unit.
A single tracker and reference card are used to represent
the entire squad and every model shares a single set of
attributes and skills. When a squads tracker card is moved
to the active slot the entire squad activates.
A squads point cost is listed with two values, X(+X). The
frst number is the base cost that you must spend to recruit
the squad into your cadre. The second number is the cost
per single model you may spend to increase the number of
models in the squad by one, up to the squads maximum size.
SQUAD SIZE
Every squad possesses the trait, Squad X(X). The frst
number is the number of models that the squad possesses
when you pay the base point cost for the unit. The second
number is the maximum number of models that may be
felded in the squad.
Example: Swordsworn have a point cost of 5(+1) and are
Squad 3(5). The player pays 5 points to recruit the squad.
The squad begins with 3 models. The player may then pay 1
additional point per model to increase the number of models
in the squad up to a maximum of 5.
COHESION
All models in the squad must form a single unbroken
chain where each model is within 3 of at least one other
model in its squad. This is called cohesion. (See Cohesion
Fig. 1 and Fig. 2).
BROKEN
During the game ef fects like forced movement or
destroyed models can cause a unit to no longer be in
cohesion. When a squad is no longer in cohesion it is
broken. (See Cohesion Fig. 3)
A broken squad must use any free move it makes to
attempt to move back into cohesion by the shortest
route possible.
A squad that is broken may not perform an action of
any type, including drawing additional cards or taking
defense actions.
Immediately after a unit returns to cohesion it may
function normally.
ELEVATED TERRAIN
When a squad is interacting with elevated terrain, cohesion is
determined from base to base as normal. The squad is allowed
6 of vertical distance to maintain cohesion. Elevated terrain is
discussed in Terrain, page 53.
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prevention action that grants it Recover 3. After fnal damage
has been applied, the unit heals the 2 points of damage from
the current attack and 1 point of the previous damage it had
taken. Leaving it with 4 health left.
OVERCHARGE ACTIONS
Overcharge: Overcharge attack actions may only be
defended by Overcharge attack prevention actions.
Normal, non-Overcharge, attack prevention action may
not be used unless they possess a press which grants
them overcharge.
PASSIVE DAMAGE
Sometimes a unit will be afected by damage that is
not directly inficted by an action, this is called passive
damage. Sources of passive damage include:
Contacting objects due to forced movement.
Falling
Area of Efects
Abilities (e.g. Belligerent)
Anytime a unit suffers passive damage it may use a
single damage prevention action to reduce or heal
some of the damage.
The unit draws no additional cards and the player may
only use cards currently in their hand or held esper.
They must pay for the cost of the action as normal and
may apply any presses. Any efect of the action that would
normally afect an enemy unit is disregarded, even if an
enemy unit is the source of the passive damage. (e.g.
damage resulting from a push or fall)
When a unit sufers passive damage determine the total
damage, total armor and fnal damage as described in
Apply Damage above.
Inherent damage prevention abilities such as Armor or
Recover may be used against passive damage.
If an action causes a unit to sufer passive damage they
may perform a damage prevention action for the passive
damage as normal.
If an action causes a unit to sufer damage from multiple
sources (e.g. from the attack action and from a fall) they
may perform a damage prevention action for each source
of damage separately.
Example: A unit takes 6 damage and is pushed into an
object by the attack taking a further 3 passive damage.
The unit already possesses Armor 2. It uses an action that
grants them Armor 2, so their total armor now counts as
Armor 4. The Armor 4 reduces the damage taken from the
initial attack to 2. The unit may then choose to use another
damage prevention action that is separately applied to the
passive damage from hitting the object.
KNIGHTS & CYPHERS
Relic Knights and Questing Knights are the epic heroes
of the Relic Knights game. The universe revolves around
these proud warriors.
Questing Knights are individuals who have only recently
bonded with their cypher. They are just beginning to
master their powers and hope to prove themselves
worthy of gaining a Relic.
Relic Knights have proven their worth to their cypher
and been gifted with the awesome might of a Relic.
These death dealing constructs take the knights already
formidable powers to undreamed of levels.
Cyphers are the key to the Knights immense power.
They are pure manifestations of esper and their knights
psyche. Cyphers bond to their chosen Knight and give
them access to the untold powers of the universe. It is also
cyphers who eventually gift their knight with the ancient
constructs known as Relics.
KNIGHTS
Knights have four unique abilities that distinguish them
on the battlefield: cypher [name], cypher bond, cadre
ability, and esper expression.
CYPHER [NAME]
All knights are joined by a specifc cypher. When a knight
is recruited their named cypher is automatically recruited
as part of the same cadre.
CYPHER BOND
The knight is bonded to the cypher listed on the knights
reference card with the ability, Cypher [Name]. At the
beginning of their activation, the knight automatically gains
1 held esper if they can draw LoS to their bonded cypher.
CADRE ABILITY
A Cadre Ability is a special action or ability that a knight
grants to their entire cadre, including the knight. The
cadre ability functions exactly as if it were printed on the
cards of the units in the cadre.
If your cadre includes multiple knights, only the cadre
ability of the Leader is used. The other knights cadre
ability is ignored.
Cyphers do not gain, and cannot beneft from cadre abilities.
ESPER EXPRESSION
Esper expression is an ability unique to Relic Knights.
When a Relic Knight possesses held esper, they beneft
from the efects described in their esper expression.
The efect of an esper expression scales with the amount
of held esper the knight possesses. The efect of a
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knights esper expression is determined by the amount
of held esper they possessed at the beginning of each
step of each active players turn: beginning of the turn,
initial move, action, follow-up move, and clean-up. Once
the efect of the esper expression is determined it does
not change until the next step of the turn, regardless of
changes to the knights held esper total.
Example: At the beginning of Kisas Action she possesses 3
held esper. Any held esper she spends during the action will
have a value of 4 esper instead of the normal 2. She spends
2 of her held esper during her action. During her follow-up
move she possesses only 1 held esper so the value of any
esper she holds is now 3.
CYPHERS
Cyphers cost no points, their value is included in their
knights points cost.
Cyphers do not possess attack and defense skills and do
not draw cards when making attack and defense actions.
Cyphers only use esper from their controlling players
hand or any held esper they possess.
A cypher cannot be targeted by any attack unless that
action can specifcally be used against cyphers. Cyphers
are afected by area of efect markers, support actions,
and other efects unless otherwise specifed.
Cyphers do not possess a health attribute and are only
removed from play when their knight is destroyed.
VICTORY CONDITIONS
Cyphers are ever testing their knights abilities. Because
of this they rarely take direct action towards achieving a
knights goals.
Cyphers may not be chosen to fulfll model specifc victory
Cyphers may not retrieve or carry tokens for any reason.
Cyphers may not interact with objective markers.
The universe is full of warriors and soldiers. These brave
men, women, chee, aliens, and monsters do not possess
the raw power of the many heroes and villains they are
forced to do battle with. To help ensure success (and
survival) they band together in squads, hoping that the
many can overcome the few.
Squads have several unique rules that govern how they
function on the battlefeld. This section will cover how to
recruit and use these potent units.
SQUADS
RECRUITING
Squads are groups of models that function as a single unit.
A single tracker and reference card are used to represent
the entire squad and every model shares a single set of
attributes and skills. When a squads tracker card is moved
to the active slot the entire squad activates.
A squads point cost is listed with two values, X(+X). The
frst number is the base cost that you must spend to recruit
the squad into your cadre. The second number is the cost
per single model you may spend to increase the number of
models in the squad by one, up to the squads maximum size.
SQUAD SIZE
Every squad possesses the trait, Squad X(X). The frst
number is the number of models that the squad possesses
when you pay the base point cost for the unit. The second
number is the maximum number of models that may be
felded in the squad.
Example: Swordsworn have a point cost of 5(+1) and are
Squad 3(5). The player pays 5 points to recruit the squad.
The squad begins with 3 models. The player may then pay 1
additional point per model to increase the number of models
in the squad up to a maximum of 5.
COHESION
All models in the squad must form a single unbroken
chain where each model is within 3 of at least one other
model in its squad. This is called cohesion. (See Cohesion
Fig. 1 and Fig. 2).
BROKEN
During the game ef fects like forced movement or
destroyed models can cause a unit to no longer be in
cohesion. When a squad is no longer in cohesion it is
broken. (See Cohesion Fig. 3)
A broken squad must use any free move it makes to
attempt to move back into cohesion by the shortest
route possible.
A squad that is broken may not perform an action of
any type, including drawing additional cards or taking
defense actions.
Immediately after a unit returns to cohesion it may
function normally.
ELEVATED TERRAIN
When a squad is interacting with elevated terrain, cohesion is
determined from base to base as normal. The squad is allowed
6 of vertical distance to maintain cohesion. Elevated terrain is
discussed in Terrain, page 53.
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prevention action that grants it Recover 3. After fnal damage
has been applied, the unit heals the 2 points of damage from
the current attack and 1 point of the previous damage it had
taken. Leaving it with 4 health left.
OVERCHARGE ACTIONS
Overcharge: Overcharge attack actions may only be
defended by Overcharge attack prevention actions.
Normal, non-Overcharge, attack prevention action may
not be used unless they possess a press which grants
them overcharge.
PASSIVE DAMAGE
Sometimes a unit will be afected by damage that is
not directly inficted by an action, this is called passive
damage. Sources of passive damage include:
Contacting objects due to forced movement.
Falling
Area of Efects
Abilities (e.g. Belligerent)
Anytime a unit suffers passive damage it may use a
single damage prevention action to reduce or heal
some of the damage.
The unit draws no additional cards and the player may
only use cards currently in their hand or held esper.
They must pay for the cost of the action as normal and
may apply any presses. Any efect of the action that would
normally afect an enemy unit is disregarded, even if an
enemy unit is the source of the passive damage. (e.g.
damage resulting from a push or fall)
When a unit sufers passive damage determine the total
damage, total armor and fnal damage as described in
Apply Damage above.
Inherent damage prevention abilities such as Armor or
Recover may be used against passive damage.
If an action causes a unit to sufer passive damage they
may perform a damage prevention action for the passive
damage as normal.
If an action causes a unit to sufer damage from multiple
sources (e.g. from the attack action and from a fall) they
may perform a damage prevention action for each source
of damage separately.
Example: A unit takes 6 damage and is pushed into an
object by the attack taking a further 3 passive damage.
The unit already possesses Armor 2. It uses an action that
grants them Armor 2, so their total armor now counts as
Armor 4. The Armor 4 reduces the damage taken from the
initial attack to 2. The unit may then choose to use another
damage prevention action that is separately applied to the
passive damage from hitting the object.
KNIGHTS & CYPHERS
Relic Knights and Questing Knights are the epic heroes
of the Relic Knights game. The universe revolves around
these proud warriors.
Questing Knights are individuals who have only recently
bonded with their cypher. They are just beginning to
master their powers and hope to prove themselves
worthy of gaining a Relic.
Relic Knights have proven their worth to their cypher
and been gifted with the awesome might of a Relic.
These death dealing constructs take the knights already
formidable powers to undreamed of levels.
Cyphers are the key to the Knights immense power.
They are pure manifestations of esper and their knights
psyche. Cyphers bond to their chosen Knight and give
them access to the untold powers of the universe. It is also
cyphers who eventually gift their knight with the ancient
constructs known as Relics.
KNIGHTS
Knights have four unique abilities that distinguish them
on the battlefield: cypher [name], cypher bond, cadre
ability, and esper expression.
CYPHER [NAME]
All knights are joined by a specifc cypher. When a knight
is recruited their named cypher is automatically recruited
as part of the same cadre.
CYPHER BOND
The knight is bonded to the cypher listed on the knights
reference card with the ability, Cypher [Name]. At the
beginning of their activation, the knight automatically gains
CADRE ABILITY
A Cadre Ability is a special action or ability that a knight
grants to their entire cadre, including the knight. The
cadre ability functions exactly as if it were printed on the
cards of the units in the cadre.
If your cadre includes multiple knights, only the cadre
ability of the Leader is used. The other knights cadre
ability is ignored.
Cyphers do not gain, and cannot beneft from cadre abilities.
ESPER EXPRESSION
Esper expression is an ability unique to Relic Knights.
When a Relic Knight possesses held esper, they beneft
from the efects described in their esper expression.
The efect of an esper expression scales with the amount
of held esper the knight possesses. The efect of a
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TARGETING A SQUAD
An active unit may target a squad so long as it can see at least
one model in the squad. Designate one model in the squad
to be the target of the action for the purposes of resolving
efects. The area within 6 of the targets base, including the
target, is the danger zone. (See Danger Zone Fig. 1)
RANGED AND PSYCHIC ATTACKS
When performing a ranged or psychic attack, models in
the danger zone that are in the active units LoS may be
afected by the attack.
Some models have ranged or psychic attacks that dont
require LoS. In this case, all models in the danger zone
may be afected by the attack.
MELEE ATTACKS
When performing a melee attack all models in the danger
zone may be afected by the attack.
FORCED MOVEMENT
If a squad is subject to forced movement, determine
the target and danger zone as normal. All models in the
danger zone are moved.
AoE forced movement efects only afect squad models
in the area.
The squad sufers Damage 3 for each model stopped by
an object of size 2 or greater.
AREA OF EFFECTS
Whenever any model from a squad is subject to the efects
of an AoE, the entire unit is afected.
The efects of an AoE are only applied once, regardless of
the number of models from the squad that are in the AoE.
APPLYING DAMAGE
A squads heath is represented on its card by multiple
health tracks. Each track represents the health of a single,
non-specifc, model. The squad only uses a number of
health tracks equal to the number of models in the squad.
Any excess health tracks are ignored.
Once an efects total damage has been determined, the
squad determines their total armor (if any). A squads total
armor is determined for the unit as a whole, not per model.
The squad subtracts their total armor from the total
damage. This is the fnal damage.
Determine the number of models in the danger zone. This
is the number of health tracks that may be damaged.
Record the damage taken on the squads tracker card
beginning with any previously damaged health track. When
a health track is completely flled apply additional damage
to the next health track until all damage has been applied.
If there is damage beyond the number of models in the
danger zone, any excess damage is ignored.
REMOVING CASUALTIES
For each health track that is flled the owning player
chooses an eligible model from the squad that is
destroyed and removes it from play.
Once all models in a squad have been removed from play
the squad is counted as destroyed and its tracker card is
removed from the dashboard.
HEALING
When a squad is afected by a healing efect (e.g. Heal,
Recover) health tracks that have been completely flled in
may not be healed.
COORDINATED ATTACK
All models in a squad are considered to have the Coordinated
Attack ability as described in Abilities, page 30.
COVER
If at least half of the models in the danger zone have
cover, then the entire squad is considered to have cover.
SQUADS AND VICTORY CONDITIONS
Designate one model from the squad as the active
member when interacting with objectives and tokens.
Squads may not interact with objectives or tokens while
broken. If the squad has retrieved a condition token, it
must immediately drop the token after any efect that
causes it to become broken.
When a squad drops a token place the token on the battlefeld
anywhere in contact with a model from the squad.
When depositing a token, any model from the squad may
be chosen as the active member.
Full rules for victory conditions are found on page 23.
Model A is targeting a squad. It chooses E to be the target.
The danger zone is the area 6 around and including Target B.
D, E and F can be afected by Model As action.
C cannot be afected because it is out of Model As LoS, even
thoguh it is in the danger zone.
B cannot be afected because it is out of the danger zone.
F
Obscuring Object
A
B
C
D
E
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Danger Zone Fig. 1
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This squad is in cohesion.
Cohesion Fig.1
Cohesion Fig.2
Cohesion Fig.3
This squad is Broken
4
2
2
3
2
2
2.5
3
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DEPLOYMENT
A squad must always be deployed in cohesion.
MOVEMENT
Every model in the unit can be moved as part of the
squads initial and follow-up movement.
Each model uses the Speed attribute listed on the squads
card for its individual movement. Each model must complete
its movement before another model in the squad is moved.
Squads that begin a free move in cohesion must end the
move in cohesion.
FREE MOVEMENT
If a squad is subject to an efect that grants free movement
then all models in the squad may move.
ACTIONS
Only one action can be taken per squad, no matter how
many models are in the squad.
When a squad initiates its action designate one model
in the squad as the active member. The active member
is the source of the action. All efects of the action are
then resolved using the active member for reference. (See
Active Member Fig. 1)
Held esper can be used in all actions taken by the
squad, regardless of which model is selected as the
active member.
Some actions can only be taken when a specifc model in
a squad is selected as the active member. When that is the
case it will be listed on squads card.
Model D has been selected as the active memeber of
the squad. It is used as the source of the action when
resolving all aspects of the actions against Target F.
F Window
Obscuring Object
Obscuring Object
A
B
C
D
E
Active Member Fig. 1
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TARGETING A SQUAD
An active unit may target a squad so long as it can see at least
one model in the squad. Designate one model in the squad
to be the target of the action for the purposes of resolving
efects. The area within 6 of the targets base, including the
target, is the danger zone. (See Danger Zone Fig. 1)
RANGED AND PSYCHIC ATTACKS
When performing a ranged or psychic attack, models in
the danger zone that are in the active units LoS may be
afected by the attack.
Some models have ranged or psychic attacks that dont
require LoS. In this case, all models in the danger zone
may be afected by the attack.
MELEE ATTACKS
When performing a melee attack all models in the danger
zone may be afected by the attack.
FORCED MOVEMENT
If a squad is subject to forced movement, determine
the target and danger zone as normal. All models in the
danger zone are moved.
AoE forced movement efects only afect squad models
in the area.
The squad sufers Damage 3 for each model stopped by
an object of size 2 or greater.
AREA OF EFFECTS
Whenever any model from a squad is subject to the efects
of an AoE, the entire unit is afected.
The efects of an AoE are only applied once, regardless of
the number of models from the squad that are in the AoE.
APPLYING DAMAGE
A squads heath is represented on its card by multiple
health tracks. Each track represents the health of a single,
non-specifc, model. The squad only uses a number of
health tracks equal to the number of models in the squad.
Any excess health tracks are ignored.
Once an efects total damage has been determined, the
squad determines their total armor (if any). A squads total
armor is determined for the unit as a whole, not per model.
The squad subtracts their total armor from the total
damage. This is the fnal damage.
Determine the number of models in the danger zone. This
is the number of health tracks that may be damaged.
Record the damage taken on the squads tracker card
beginning with any previously damaged health track. When
a health track is completely flled apply additional damage
to the next health track until all damage has been applied.
If there is damage beyond the number of models in the
danger zone, any excess damage is ignored.
REMOVING CASUALTIES
For each health track that is flled the owning player
chooses an eligible model from the squad that is
destroyed and removes it from play.
Once all models in a squad have been removed from play
the squad is counted as destroyed and its tracker card is
removed from the dashboard.
HEALING
When a squad is afected by a healing efect (e.g. Heal,
Recover) health tracks that have been completely flled in
may not be healed.
COORDINATED ATTACK
All models in a squad are considered to have the Coordinated
Attack ability as described in Abilities, page 30.
COVER
If at least half of the models in the danger zone have
cover, then the entire squad is considered to have cover.
SQUADS AND VICTORY CONDITIONS
Designate one model from the squad as the active
member when interacting with objectives and tokens.
Squads may not interact with objectives or tokens while
broken. If the squad has retrieved a condition token, it
must immediately drop the token after any efect that
causes it to become broken.
When a squad drops a token place the token on the battlefeld
anywhere in contact with a model from the squad.
When depositing a token, any model from the squad may
be chosen as the active member.
Full rules for victory conditions are found on page 23.
Model A is targeting a squad. It chooses E to be the target.
The danger zone is the area 6 around and including Target B.
D, E and F can be afected by Model As action.
C cannot be afected because it is out of Model As LoS, even
thoguh it is in the danger zone.
B cannot be afected because it is out of the danger zone.
F
Obscuring Object
A
B
C
D
E
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Danger Zone Fig. 1
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Cohesion Fig.1
Cohesion Fig.2
Cohesion Fig.3
This squad is Broken
4
2
2
3
2
2
2.5
3
1
DEPLOYMENT
A squad must always be deployed in cohesion.
MOVEMENT
Every model in the unit can be moved as part of the
squads initial and follow-up movement.
Each model uses the Speed attribute listed on the squads
card for its individual movement. Each model must complete
its movement before another model in the squad is moved.
Squads that begin a free move in cohesion must end the
move in cohesion.
FREE MOVEMENT
If a squad is subject to an efect that grants free movement
then all models in the squad may move.
ACTIONS
Only one action can be taken per squad, no matter how
many models are in the squad.
When a squad initiates its action designate one model
in the squad as the active member. The active member
is the source of the action. All efects of the action are
then resolved using the active member for reference. (See
Active Member Fig. 1)
Held esper can be used in all actions taken by the
squad, regardless of which model is selected as the
active member.
Some actions can only be taken when a specifc model in
a squad is selected as the active member. When that is the
case it will be listed on squads card.
Model D has been selected as the active memeber of
the squad. It is used as the source of the action when
resolving all aspects of the actions against Target F.
F Window
Obscuring Object
Obscuring Object
A
B
C
D
E
Active Member Fig. 1
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A unit may jump any gap so long as its base can completely
clear the gap using any free movement it has remaining.
A jump must always be a straight line, directly from the
edge of the original piece of terrain, across the gap, to the
edge of the opposite piece of terrain.
If the unit is jumping to a piece of terrain with a diferent
size than the one it is currently on, add the vertical
distance to the horizontal distance moved to determine
if the unit can make the jump.
TRAITS
After creating the battlefeld you may assign individual
pieces of terrain specifc traits to further enhance how it
impacts the game.
Terrain is not required to have a trait. Complex pieces of
terrain can have multiple traits. Traits can even be applied
to specifc areas of a piece of terrain to cause diferent
efects depending on where the unit is in the terrain.
BROKEN GROUND
Broken ground is terrain that causes uneven footing or
is otherwise slow or difcult to move through. Broken
ground can include water features, treacherous ruins, or
even the cautious movement through a minefeld.
Units ending their initial move in broken ground cannot
make a follow-up movement.
CRYSTAL GROWTH
Terrain with crystal growth has been overrun by the esper
crystals that precede the Calamity. Esper crystals grow
anywhere, any piece of terrain can have crystal growth.
Units beginning their activation in contact with a piece of
terrain with crystal growth gain 1 held esper.
FORTIFIED
Fortifed terrain has been reinforced to increase its
defensive capability. Fortifed terrain can include
reinforced walls, hardened bunkers, and shield generators.
A unit in contact with a piece of fortifed terrain increases
all defense skills by 1.
PROTECTION [X]
Most pieces of terrain provide some form of protection.
Terrain with protection shields and prevents damage
from being inficted on units behind it. Protection
includes hedges, barricades, bunkers, trenches, and other
defensive positions.
When a unit has cover from a piece of terrain with protection
the unit increases its armor by the number indicated.
When you give a piece of terrain the protection trait
you must assign it a number value indicating how much
protection it provides.
WINDOWED
Windowed terrain has gaps, windows, portals or
some other feature that allows units to see through it.
Windowed terrain can include ofce buildings, parking
garages, cages, and blasted out ruins
Windowed terrain does not block LoS.
PROTECTION EXAMPLES
Protection 1: Dense wood or thicket
Protection 2: Concrete barriers, ruins, nonmilitary
buildings
Protection 3: trenches, military buildings
Protection 4: Ship blast doors, bunkers
Victory conditions are special tasks or goals that players
must accomplish to achieve victory. Each victory condition
a player accomplishes is worth victory points (VP).
Depending on the game size being played, players need
to gain a specifc number of victory points to win the game
(i.e. Encounter and Skirmish 8 VP, Confict and Battle 12 VP).
During each players Clean-up both players determine
which victory condition(s) they have accomplished (if any)
and add the number to their victory point total. When a
player has gained the required number of victory points
they are the winner and the game ends.
Victory points are never lost, even if later events in the
game cause the condition to be undone.
Example: If a player has achieved the Secure Perimeter
Primary Condition they will retain their 5VP even if later in
the game they no longer have the necessary secured tokens.
There are three types of victory conditions: Destruction,
Faction, and Scenario. Destruction and Faction conditions
can be accomplished by all players in every game you
play. Scenario conditions are determined for each player
during Game Setup.
WIPEOUT
If a players entire cadre is destroyed they lose the game,
regardless of the number of victory points earned.
OBJECTIVE MARKERS
Objective markers (objectives) represent various objects,
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collectively referred to as terrain. In general, pieces of
terrain are passive objects that do not move or directly
interact with other objects.
TERRAIN BASICS
When creating the battlefeld, all terrain must be given
a size. The terrains size will be used to determine if the
terrain blocks LoS and how difcult it is for models to
move over it.
To determine a piece of terrains size you can you can use
the rough guide of 1 in height equals 1 point in size. This
is not a hard and fast rule though. It is best to go through
each piece of terrain on the table with your opponent
before the game to determine its size.
Diferent parts of terrain can possess diferent sizes.
Things like building walls will have a diferent size than
the foor of the building.
Terrain cannot be targeted by an action, sufer damage, or
be destroyed unless it has the wreck-it trait discussed below.
Terrain cannot be activated or take any action.
OPEN GROUND
Normal fat, unobstructed terrain is considered open
ground. Open ground does not hinder your movement in
any way. The following objects are considered open ground:
The basic surface of the battlefeld (i.e. the table)
The horizontal surface of any piece of terrain (e.g.
walkways or platforms)
Sloping surfaces (e.g. ramps or hills)
ELEVATION
When a unit contacts terrain that is smaller in size than
itself, treat any change in elevation as open ground,
ignoring the vertical distance moved.
When a unit contacts terrain with a size equal or greater
than itself the unit cannot ignore the vertical distance
moved. In these cases a model must either climb or scale
the piece of terrain.
CLIMB
To climb, a model must count the vertical distance
they move (up or down) in addition to any horizontal
movement they make. The fnal, total, distance moved
cannot exceed the units speed skill.
A model cannot climb a piece of terrain if it does not
have enough movement to reach a fat surface to place
its model on.
Example: A size 2 unit, with a speed 8 initial move wishes
to climb a 4 tall building. The unit spends 2 moving into
contact with the building. It then spends 4 to climb to the
top of the building. Once at the top of the building it has a
remaining 2 of movement it can use.
SCALE
When a unit contacts terrain with a size too great to
climb, it may scale the terrain. To scale a piece of terrain
the unit must be in contact with the terrain at the end of
its initial move.
The unit then spends both its action and its follow-up
move to scale the terrain. Place the unit in contact with
the edge at the top (or bottom if scaling down) of the
piece of terrain, regardless of its height. The unit may
not move horizontally when scaling other than what is
necessary to place the units base(s) on top of the terrain.
In order for a squad to scale a piece of terrain, at least
one model must be in contact with the terrain. All other
models in the squad must be within 3 of the terrain. All
models must be able to be placed at the top, in cohesion.
FALLING
If a unit is subject to a forced move that causes them to fall
from an elevation that they would normally have to climb
or scale, they sufer falling damage.
If a unit falls from terrain with a size equal to or greater
than the units size they sufer Damage 3.
If a unit falls from terrain with a size greater than twice the
units size or more they sufer Damage 5.
A unit will never sufer falling damage from a piece of
terrain that they would not have to climb or scale.
A model may not voluntarily cause itself to fall using
free movement.
Units sufering damage as a result of falling may use
damage prevention actions or abilities as described in
MEASURING
When measuring between objects on different
elevations, measure the diagonal distance between
each objects base.
JUMPING
Jumping allows a unit to move from terrain to terrain
without requiring the unit to climb up and down. The
distance between these two pieces of terrain is called the
gap. A unit may only jump gaps.
When a unit contacts the edge of a piece of terrain during
a free move it may choose to jump the gap to another
piece of terrain that is nearby.
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A unit may jump any gap so long as its base can completely
clear the gap using any free movement it has remaining.
A jump must always be a straight line, directly from the
edge of the original piece of terrain, across the gap, to the
edge of the opposite piece of terrain.
If the unit is jumping to a piece of terrain with a diferent
size than the one it is currently on, add the vertical
distance to the horizontal distance moved to determine
if the unit can make the jump.
TRAITS
After creating the battlefeld you may assign individual
pieces of terrain specifc traits to further enhance how it
impacts the game.
Terrain is not required to have a trait. Complex pieces of
terrain can have multiple traits. Traits can even be applied
to specifc areas of a piece of terrain to cause diferent
efects depending on where the unit is in the terrain.
BROKEN GROUND
Broken ground is terrain that causes uneven footing or
is otherwise slow or difcult to move through. Broken
ground can include water features, treacherous ruins, or
even the cautious movement through a minefeld.
Units ending their initial move in broken ground cannot
make a follow-up movement.
CRYSTAL GROWTH
Terrain with crystal growth has been overrun by the esper
crystals that precede the Calamity. Esper crystals grow
anywhere, any piece of terrain can have crystal growth.
Units beginning their activation in contact with a piece of
terrain with crystal growth gain 1 held esper.
FORTIFIED
Fortifed terrain has been reinforced to increase its
defensive capability. Fortifed terrain can include
reinforced walls, hardened bunkers, and shield generators.
A unit in contact with a piece of fortifed terrain increases
all defense skills by 1.
PROTECTION [X]
Most pieces of terrain provide some form of protection.
Terrain with protection shields and prevents damage
from being inficted on units behind it. Protection
includes hedges, barricades, bunkers, trenches, and other
defensive positions.
When a unit has cover from a piece of terrain with protection
the unit increases its armor by the number indicated.
When you give a piece of terrain the protection trait
you must assign it a number value indicating how much
protection it provides.
WINDOWED
Windowed terrain has gaps, windows, portals or
some other feature that allows units to see through it.
Windowed terrain can include ofce buildings, parking
garages, cages, and blasted out ruins
Windowed terrain does not block LoS.
PROTECTION EXAMPLES
Protection 1: Dense wood or thicket
Protection 2: Concrete barriers, ruins, nonmilitary
buildings
Protection 3: trenches, military buildings
Protection 4: Ship blast doors, bunkers
Victory conditions are special tasks or goals that players
must accomplish to achieve victory. Each victory condition
a player accomplishes is worth victory points (VP).
Depending on the game size being played, players need
to gain a specifc number of victory points to win the game
(i.e. Encounter and Skirmish 8 VP, Confict and Battle 12 VP).
During each players Clean-up both players determine
which victory condition(s) they have accomplished (if any)
and add the number to their victory point total. When a
player has gained the required number of victory points
they are the winner and the game ends.
Victory points are never lost, even if later events in the
game cause the condition to be undone.
Example: If a player has achieved the Secure Perimeter
Primary Condition they will retain their 5VP even if later in
the game they no longer have the necessary secured tokens.
There are three types of victory conditions: Destruction,
Faction, and Scenario. Destruction and Faction conditions
can be accomplished by all players in every game you
play. Scenario conditions are determined for each player
during Game Setup.
WIPEOUT
If a players entire cadre is destroyed they lose the game,
regardless of the number of victory points earned.
OBJECTIVE MARKERS
Objective markers (objectives) represent various objects,
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collectively referred to as terrain. In general, pieces of
terrain are passive objects that do not move or directly
interact with other objects.
TERRAIN BASICS
When creating the battlefeld, all terrain must be given
a size. The terrains size will be used to determine if the
terrain blocks LoS and how difcult it is for models to
move over it.
To determine a piece of terrains size you can you can use
the rough guide of 1 in height equals 1 point in size. This
is not a hard and fast rule though. It is best to go through
each piece of terrain on the table with your opponent
before the game to determine its size.
Diferent parts of terrain can possess diferent sizes.
Things like building walls will have a diferent size than
the foor of the building.
Terrain cannot be targeted by an action, sufer damage, or
be destroyed unless it has the wreck-it trait discussed below.
Terrain cannot be activated or take any action.
OPEN GROUND
Normal fat, unobstructed terrain is considered open
ground. Open ground does not hinder your movement in
any way. The following objects are considered open ground:
The basic surface of the battlefeld (i.e. the table)
The horizontal surface of any piece of terrain (e.g.
walkways or platforms)
Sloping surfaces (e.g. ramps or hills)
ELEVATION
When a unit contacts terrain that is smaller in size than
itself, treat any change in elevation as open ground,
ignoring the vertical distance moved.
When a unit contacts terrain with a size equal or greater
than itself the unit cannot ignore the vertical distance
moved. In these cases a model must either climb or scale
the piece of terrain.
CLIMB
To climb, a model must count the vertical distance
they move (up or down) in addition to any horizontal
movement they make. The fnal, total, distance moved
cannot exceed the units speed skill.
A model cannot climb a piece of terrain if it does not
have enough movement to reach a fat surface to place
its model on.
Example: A size 2 unit, with a speed 8 initial move wishes
to climb a 4 tall building. The unit spends 2 moving into
contact with the building. It then spends 4 to climb to the
top of the building. Once at the top of the building it has a
remaining 2 of movement it can use.
SCALE
When a unit contacts terrain with a size too great to
climb, it may scale the terrain. To scale a piece of terrain
the unit must be in contact with the terrain at the end of
its initial move.
The unit then spends both its action and its follow-up
move to scale the terrain. Place the unit in contact with
the edge at the top (or bottom if scaling down) of the
piece of terrain, regardless of its height. The unit may
not move horizontally when scaling other than what is
necessary to place the units base(s) on top of the terrain.
In order for a squad to scale a piece of terrain, at least
one model must be in contact with the terrain. All other
models in the squad must be within 3 of the terrain. All
models must be able to be placed at the top, in cohesion.
FALLING
If a unit is subject to a forced move that causes them to fall
from an elevation that they would normally have to climb
or scale, they sufer falling damage.
If a unit falls from terrain with a size equal to or greater
than the units size they sufer Damage 3.
If a unit falls from terrain with a size greater than twice the
units size or more they sufer Damage 5.
A unit will never sufer falling damage from a piece of
terrain that they would not have to climb or scale.
A model may not voluntarily cause itself to fall using
free movement.
Units sufering damage as a result of falling may use
damage prevention actions or abilities as described in
MEASURING
When measuring between objects on different
elevations, measure the diagonal distance between
each objects base.
JUMPING
Jumping allows a unit to move from terrain to terrain
without requiring the unit to climb up and down. The
distance between these two pieces of terrain is called the
gap. A unit may only jump gaps.
When a unit contacts the edge of a piece of terrain during
a free move it may choose to jump the gap to another
piece of terrain that is nearby.
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condition token has been deposited.
Once a condition token has been deposited it is removed
from play and cannot be interacted with again.
PRIMARY CONDITIONS
5 VICTORY POINTS
Use the primary esper type on the card fipped when
determining scenario conditions to determine your
primary condition.
CREATION - CONSERVATION
To accomplish Conservation you must retrieve one
conservation token from three diferent enemy objectives
and deposit all three at your own primary objective.
LAW - SECURE PERIMETER
To accomplish Secure Perimeter you must place secure
tokens on your primary objective and on three enemy
objectives. The objectives must all possess the secure
tokens at the same time.
CORRUPTION - ESPIONAGE
To accomplish Espionage you must place three sabotage
tokens on a single enemys primary objective and one
sabotage token on each of their secondary objectives.
ENTROPY - TEAR IT DOWN
To accomplish Tear it Down you must destroy either one
enemy primary objective or two enemy secondary objectives.
CHAOS - HEIST
To accomplish Heist you must retrieve three heist tokens from one
enemy primary objective and deposit them at any board edge.
ESSENCE - GRAND CONJUNCTION
To accomplish Grand Conjunction you must place three
infuse tokens on an enemys primary objective and three
infuse tokens on your own primary objective. The objectives
must all possess the infuse tokens at the same time.
SECONDARY CONDITION
3 VICTORY POINTS
Use the secondary esper type on the card fipped when
secondary condition.
CREATION - DEFENSE OF LIFE
After deployment your opponent must choose one unit
in your cadre. Place a life token on that units card. To
accomplish Defense of Life, you must deposit the life token
at any point along the board edge furthest from the units
starting position. A unit may not voluntarily drop a life token.
LAW - SIEGE
After deployment you must place a secure token on all
three of your objectives. To accomplish Siege all three of
your objectives must have friendly secure tokens when any
opponent draws through their Esper Deck for the frst time.
CORRUPTION - ASSASSINATION
Before deployment have your opponent choose one non-knight
unit in their cadre as the unit carrying the intel. To accomplish
Assassination, you must destroy the unit carrying the intel.
ENTROPY - CARNAGE
To accomplish Carnage you must destroy three enemy units.
CHAOS - ANARCHY
To accomplish Anarchy you must place a sabotage token
on fve diferent objectives, friendly or enemy.
ESSENCE - REALIGN
To accomplish Realign you must place at least one infuse
token on three diferent enemy objectives. The objectives
SECONDARY CONDITION
3 VICTORY POINTS
LAW - SIEGE
ENTROPY - CARNAGE
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locations, or goals that are important to your cadre. Each
player always deploys three objectives: one primary
objective and two secondary objectives. These markers
cost no points and are used in every game.
In addition to the marker rules found in Objective
Markers page 11, objectives also have the following
special rules.
DESTROY
Objectives can be attacked and destroyed normally by
enemy units. Objectives have no defense skills and do not
draw additional cards.
HEAL
Objectives can be healed normally by friendly units. In
addition, any unit in contact with a friendly objective may
use their action to heal it. To heal an objective the unit
may spend one or more Held Esper; for each Held Esper
spent heal 3 damage on the objective.
POWER
A unit may use their action to add one power token to any
single objective (friendly or enemy) they are in contact with.
An objective may have any number of power tokens, friendly
or enemy. Power tokens may not be retrieved. There are
three types of power tokens: infuse, sabotage, and secure.
An objective with a power token is called a powered
objective. Powered objectives create efects that cover
the entire area within 3 of the edge of the objective,
including the objective itself. A unit within 3 of the edge
of objective gains the powered objectives efects.
INFUSE
Infused objectives have been charged with esper. To add
an infuse token the unit must spend 1 Held Esper. A unit in
the area of an objective powered by one or more friendly
infuse tokens gains one free esper of any type when
performing their action. This esper may only be used to
initiate their action and may not be used for presses.
SABOTAGE
Sabotaged objectives have been damaged or subverted
to the enemys beneft. Sabotage tokens may not be
removed. A unit in the area of a friendly objective
powered by one or more sabotage tokens, friendly or
enemy, reduces all defense skills by 1.
SECURE
Secured objectives have been claimed by a cadre as their
own. An objective may only ever have one secure token
on it at any time. When a unit adds a new secure token to
an objective the previous one (if any) is removed. A unit
in the area of an objective powered by a friendly secure
token gains Armor 1.
DRAIN
A unit in contact with an objective may use their action
to drain an objective. When a unit drains an objective one
enemy infuse or secure token is removed.
CONDITION TOKENS
Most victory conditions require that you interact with or
create tokens of a specifc type (e.g. conservation tokens,
cargo tokens, etc). These tokens are called condition tokens.
Only friendly condition tokens can be interacted with or
used to fulfll a victory condition unless specifed otherwise.
RETRIEVE
A unit may retrieve a condition token by ending its initial
move in contact with an objective. The unit may then take
its action to retrieve a token.
If a friendly condition token is on the battlefeld a unit may
retrieve the token by ending its initial or follow-up move
in contact with the token. The unit may then retrieve the
token without using its action.
When a unit has retrieved a condition token, place the
token on the units tracker card. The unit carries the token
until it either drops or deposits the token.
A unit may only carry one condition token at a time.
DROP
At the beginning of their initial or follow-up move, a unit
carrying a condition token may choose to drop it.
If a unit carrying a condition token sufers damage that
causes them to lose health, then the unit immediately
drops the token.
When a unit drops a token place the token on the
battlefeld anywhere in contact with a model in the unit.
DEPOSIT
To deposit a condition token a unit carrying a token
must end their initial or follow-up move in contact with
the deposit location specifed by the scenario condition.
Remove the token from the units tracker card. The
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condition token has been deposited.
Once a condition token has been deposited it is removed
from play and cannot be interacted with again.
PRIMARY CONDITIONS
5 VICTORY POINTS
Use the primary esper type on the card fipped when
primary condition.
CREATION - CONSERVATION
To accomplish Conservation you must retrieve one
conservation token from three diferent enemy objectives
and deposit all three at your own primary objective.
LAW - SECURE PERIMETER
To accomplish Secure Perimeter you must place secure
tokens on your primary objective and on three enemy
objectives. The objectives must all possess the secure
tokens at the same time.
CORRUPTION - ESPIONAGE
To accomplish Espionage you must place three sabotage
tokens on a single enemys primary objective and one
sabotage token on each of their secondary objectives.
ENTROPY - TEAR IT DOWN
To accomplish Tear it Down you must destroy either one
enemy primary objective or two enemy secondary objectives.
CHAOS - HEIST
To accomplish Heist you must retrieve three heist tokens from one
enemy primary objective and deposit them at any board edge.
ESSENCE - GRAND CONJUNCTION
To accomplish Grand Conjunction you must place three
infuse tokens on an enemys primary objective and three
infuse tokens on your own primary objective. The objectives
SECONDARY CONDITION
3 VICTORY POINTS
LAW - SIEGE
ENTROPY - CARNAGE
CHAOS - ANARCHY
ESSENCE - REALIGN
SECONDARY CONDITION
3 VICTORY POINTS
LAW - SIEGE
ENTROPY - CARNAGE
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locations, or goals that are important to your cadre. Each
player always deploys three objectives: one primary
objective and two secondary objectives. These markers
cost no points and are used in every game.
In addition to the marker rules found in Objective
Markers page 11, objectives also have the following
special rules.
DESTROY
Objectives can be attacked and destroyed normally by
enemy units. Objectives have no defense skills and do not
draw additional cards.
HEAL
Objectives can be healed normally by friendly units. In
addition, any unit in contact with a friendly objective may
use their action to heal it. To heal an objective the unit
may spend one or more Held Esper; for each Held Esper
spent heal 3 damage on the objective.
POWER
A unit may use their action to add one power token to any
single objective (friendly or enemy) they are in contact with.
An objective may have any number of power tokens, friendly
or enemy. Power tokens may not be retrieved. There are
three types of power tokens: infuse, sabotage, and secure.
An objective with a power token is called a powered
objective. Powered objectives create efects that cover
the entire area within 3 of the edge of the objective,
including the objective itself. A unit within 3 of the edge
of objective gains the powered objectives efects.
INFUSE
Infused objectives have been charged with esper. To add
an infuse token the unit must spend 1 Held Esper. A unit in
the area of an objective powered by one or more friendly
infuse tokens gains one free esper of any type when
performing their action. This esper may only be used to
SABOTAGE
Sabotaged objectives have been damaged or subverted
to the enemys beneft. Sabotage tokens may not be
removed. A unit in the area of a friendly objective
powered by one or more sabotage tokens, friendly or
enemy, reduces all defense skills by 1.
SECURE
Secured objectives have been claimed by a cadre as their
own. An objective may only ever have one secure token
on it at any time. When a unit adds a new secure token to
an objective the previous one (if any) is removed. A unit
in the area of an objective powered by a friendly secure
token gains Armor 1.
DRAIN
A unit in contact with an objective may use their action
to drain an objective. When a unit drains an objective one
enemy infuse or secure token is removed.
CONDITION TOKENS
Most victory conditions require that you interact with or
create tokens of a specifc type (e.g. conservation tokens,
cargo tokens, etc). These tokens are called condition tokens.
Only friendly condition tokens can be interacted with or
used to fulfll a victory condition unless specifed otherwise.
RETRIEVE
A unit may retrieve a condition token by ending its initial
move in contact with an objective. The unit may then take
its action to retrieve a token.
If a friendly condition token is on the battlefeld a unit may
retrieve the token by ending its initial or follow-up move
in contact with the token. The unit may then retrieve the
token without using its action.
When a unit has retrieved a condition token, place the
token on the units tracker card. The unit carries the token
until it either drops or deposits the token.
A unit may only carry one condition token at a time.
DROP
At the beginning of their initial or follow-up move, a unit
carrying a condition token may choose to drop it.
If a unit carrying a condition token sufers damage that
causes them to lose health, then the unit immediately
drops the token.
When a unit drops a token place the token on the
battlefeld anywhere in contact with a model in the unit.
DEPOSIT
To deposit a condition token a unit carrying a token
must end their initial or follow-up move in contact with
the deposit location specifed by the scenario condition.
Remove the token from the units tracker card. The
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PRIMARY
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Boosts represent the myriad forms of technology, gear, or
artifacts a cadre will bring to battle. Boosts are markers that
you may purchase for your cadre in addition to other units.
A player may include any number of boosts in their cadre;
but may not include more than two of any boost with the
same name.
2 - AMMO DROP: Friendly units within 3 of Ammo
Drop increase their ranged attack skill by 1.
2 - COMBAT STIMULANTS: Friendly units within 3 of
Combat Stimulants increase their melee attack skill by 1.
1 - DAMPENING FIELD: Friendly units within 3 of
Dampening Field gain Armor 1
4 - DARKFIELD: Friendly units within 3 of Darkfeld
gain cover and Stealth.
1 - ESPER CONDENSER: At the beginning of its
activation a friendly unit in contact with Esper Condenser
may gain 1 Held Esper; then immediately remove the
marker from play.
3 - KINETIC DAMPENER: No unit, friendly or enemy,
within 3 of Kinetic Dampener may make a follow-up
movement.
3 - MEDIKIT: A friendly unit in contact with Medikit
may use its action to fip 3 cards. Heal 1 damage for each
point of Creation.
2 - PROXIMITY MINE: When any unit, friend or enemy,
moves within 3 of Proximity Mine that unit sufers
Damage 4. After resolving damage remove the marker
from play.
2 - PSYCHIC AMPLIFIER: Friendly units within 3 of
Psychic Amplifer increase their psychic attack skill by 1.
BOOSTS
ESPER ACTIONS
ESPER CLEANSING: A unit with Esper Cleansing
may spend 1 Held Esper to remove a single AoE token in
LoS from play.
ESPER THIEF: A unit with Esper Thief may target an
enemy unit in LoS that possesses Held Esper. Remove 1
Held Esper from the target. The active unit gains 1 Held
Esper. Esper Thief may target cyphers.
TRANSFER ESPER: A unit with Transfer Esper can
choose to transfer some or all of its Held Esper to friendly
units. Remove any amount of Held Esper from the active
units card. For each point of Held Esper removed, a friendly
unit may gain 1 Held Esper. A unit may transfer its Held Esper
to multiple friendly units. Transfer Esper does not require LoS.
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CHAOS - ANARCHY
ESSENCE - REALIGN
DARKSPACE CONDITION
3 VICTORY POINTS
If a void card is fipped when determining scenario
conditions then both players may attempt to accomplish
the darkspace condition. After one player has
accomplished a darkspace condition no other player may
accomplish it for the remainder of the game.

VOID - CALAMITY
When a unit is in contact with an enemy objective they may use
their action and spend 1 Held Esper to retrieve a calamity token.
A unit carrying a calamity token may not voluntarily drop
it and may not gain or use Held Esper.
A unit may deposit a calamity token on any enemy model.
The enemy model immediately loses any Held Esper on its
card. The token is then removed from play.
To accomplish Calamity you must deposit three calamity
tokens on enemy models. After Calamity has been
accomplished no additional calamity tokens may be created.
WILDSPACE CONDITION
3 VICTORY POINTS
If a wild card is fipped when determining scenario
the wildspace condition. After one player has
accomplished a wildspace condition no other player may
WILD - CRYSTAL HARVEST
When a unit is in contact with a friendly objective they may use
their action and spend 1 Held Esper to retrieve a crystal token.
A unit carrying a crystal token gains one free esper of any type
when performing their action. This esper may only be used to
When a crystal token is dropped it is destroyed and
removed from play.
To accomplish Crystal Harvest you must destroy three
crystal tokens, either by your own units voluntarily
dropping them or by causing enemy units to drop
them. After Crystal Harvest has been accomplished no
additional crystal tokens may be created.
FACTION CONDITIONS
2 VICTORY POINTS
Faction conditions represent iconic or common goals that
a faction tries to accomplish any time they go to battle.
The faction condition is determined by the faction of the cadres
leader. Cadres led by Radiant or Void knights may choose any
single faction condition from a faction with the same afnity.
You may accomplish your faction condition in any battle you play.
LAP TIME - CERCI SPEED CIRCUIT
To accomplish Lap Time you must complete any other
non-destruction condition before you draw through your
Esper deck for the frst time.
JUSTICE - SHATTERED SWORD
After the first of your units has been destroyed, note the
unit that destroyed them. This unit is now the accused. To
accomplish Justice you must destroy the accused unit. If the
accused is a cypher, you must destroy the cyphers knight.
TRANSPORT - BLACK DIAMOND
Retrieve two cargo tokens from your primary objective. To
accomplish Transport you must deposit the cargo tokens
at any point along the board edge furthest from your
primary objective.
SLAVE RAID - NOH EMPIRE
Every time you destroy an enemy model place a slave
token in contact with the model before removing it from
play. To accomplish Slave Raid you must retrieve at least
one slave token and deposit it at your primary objective.
BOOTY RAID - STAR NEBULA CORSAIRS
Retrieve booty tokens from any number of enemy
objectives. To accomplish Booty Raid you must deposit
two booty tokens at your own primary objective.
ATTUNE - DOCTRINE
To accomplish Attune you must place an infuse token on
two enemy secondary objectives and one infuse token on
your own primary objective. All objectives must possess
the infuse tokens at the same time.
DESTRUCTION CONDITIONS
Destruction conditions reward the player for destroying enemy
units. Destruction conditions are accomplished as soon as the
required unit has been completely removed from play. If one of
your other victory conditions also requires that you destroy a
unit, you will receive victory points from both that condition and
the relevant destruction condition.
KNIGHT SLAYER
3 VICTORY POINTS
Knight Slayer is accomplished anytime you cause an enemy
knight to be destroyed. If multiple knights are being played
you may accomplish this condition multiple times.
UNIT KILLER
1 VICTORY POINT
Unit Killer is accomplished anytime you cause an enemy
unit to be destroyed. This condition may be accomplished
multiple times, once for each unit you destroy.
Boosts represent the myriad forms of technology, gear, or
artifacts a cadre will bring to battle. Boosts are markers that
you may purchase for your cadre in addition to other units.
A player may include any number of boosts in their cadre;
but may not include more than two of any boost with the
same name.
2 - AMMO DROP: Friendly units within 3 of Ammo
Drop increase their ranged attack skill by 1.
2 - COMBAT STIMULANTS: Friendly units within 3 of
Combat Stimulants increase their melee attack skill by 1.
1 - DAMPENING FIELD: Friendly units within 3 of
Dampening Field gain Armor 1
4 - DARKFIELD: Friendly units within 3 of Darkfeld
gain cover and Stealth.
1 - ESPER CONDENSER: At the beginning of its
activation a friendly unit in contact with Esper Condenser
may gain 1 Held Esper; then immediately remove the
marker from play.
3 - KINETIC DAMPENER: No unit, friendly or enemy,
within 3 of Kinetic Dampener may make a follow-up
movement.
3 - MEDIKIT: A friendly unit in contact with Medikit
may use its action to fip 3 cards. Heal 1 damage for each
point of Creation.
2 - PROXIMITY MINE: When any unit, friend or enemy,
moves within 3 of Proximity Mine that unit sufers
Damage 4. After resolving damage remove the marker
from play.
2 - PSYCHIC AMPLIFIER: Friendly units within 3 of
Psychic Amplifer increase their psychic attack skill by 1.
BOOSTS
ESPER ACTIONS
ESPER CLEANSING: A unit with Esper Cleansing
may spend 1 Held Esper to remove a single AoE token in
LoS from play.
ESPER THIEF: A unit with Esper Thief may target an
enemy unit in LoS that possesses Held Esper. Remove 1
Held Esper from the target. The active unit gains 1 Held
Esper. Esper Thief may target cyphers.
TRANSFER ESPER: A unit with Transfer Esper can
choose to transfer some or all of its Held Esper to friendly
units. Remove any amount of Held Esper from the active
units card. For each point of Held Esper removed, a friendly
unit may gain 1 Held Esper. A unit may transfer its Held Esper
to multiple friendly units. Transfer Esper does not require LoS.
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CHAOS - ANARCHY
ESSENCE - REALIGN
DARKSPACE CONDITION
3 VICTORY POINTS
If a void card is fipped when determining scenario
the darkspace condition. After one player has
accomplished a darkspace condition no other player may

VOID - CALAMITY
When a unit is in contact with an enemy objective they may use
their action and spend 1 Held Esper to retrieve a calamity token.
A unit carrying a calamity token may not voluntarily drop
it and may not gain or use Held Esper.
A unit may deposit a calamity token on any enemy model.
The enemy model immediately loses any Held Esper on its
card. The token is then removed from play.
To accomplish Calamity you must deposit three calamity
tokens on enemy models. After Calamity has been
accomplished no additional calamity tokens may be created.
WILDSPACE CONDITION
3 VICTORY POINTS
If a wild card is fipped when determining scenario
the wildspace condition. After one player has
accomplished a wildspace condition no other player may
WILD - CRYSTAL HARVEST
When a unit is in contact with a friendly objective they may use
their action and spend 1 Held Esper to retrieve a crystal token.
A unit carrying a crystal token gains one free esper of any type
when performing their action. This esper may only be used to
When a crystal token is dropped it is destroyed and
removed from play.
To accomplish Crystal Harvest you must destroy three
crystal tokens, either by your own units voluntarily
dropping them or by causing enemy units to drop
them. After Crystal Harvest has been accomplished no
additional crystal tokens may be created.
FACTION CONDITIONS
2 VICTORY POINTS
Faction conditions represent iconic or common goals that
a faction tries to accomplish any time they go to battle.
The faction condition is determined by the faction of the cadres
leader. Cadres led by Radiant or Void knights may choose any
single faction condition from a faction with the same afnity.
You may accomplish your faction condition in any battle you play.
LAP TIME - CERCI SPEED CIRCUIT
To accomplish Lap Time you must complete any other
non-destruction condition before you draw through your
Esper deck for the frst time.
JUSTICE - SHATTERED SWORD
After the first of your units has been destroyed, note the
unit that destroyed them. This unit is now the accused. To
accomplish Justice you must destroy the accused unit. If the
accused is a cypher, you must destroy the cyphers knight.
TRANSPORT - BLACK DIAMOND
Retrieve two cargo tokens from your primary objective. To
accomplish Transport you must deposit the cargo tokens
at any point along the board edge furthest from your
primary objective.
SLAVE RAID - NOH EMPIRE
Every time you destroy an enemy model place a slave
token in contact with the model before removing it from
play. To accomplish Slave Raid you must retrieve at least
one slave token and deposit it at your primary objective.
BOOTY RAID - STAR NEBULA CORSAIRS
Retrieve booty tokens from any number of enemy
objectives. To accomplish Booty Raid you must deposit
two booty tokens at your own primary objective.
ATTUNE - DOCTRINE
To accomplish Attune you must place an infuse token on
two enemy secondary objectives and one infuse token on
your own primary objective. All objectives must possess
the infuse tokens at the same time.
DESTRUCTION CONDITIONS
Destruction conditions reward the player for destroying enemy
units. Destruction conditions are accomplished as soon as the
required unit has been completely removed from play. If one of
your other victory conditions also requires that you destroy a
unit, you will receive victory points from both that condition and
the relevant destruction condition.
KNIGHT SLAYER
3 VICTORY POINTS
Knight Slayer is accomplished anytime you cause an enemy
knight to be destroyed. If multiple knights are being played
you may accomplish this condition multiple times.
UNIT KILLER
1 VICTORY POINT
Unit Killer is accomplished anytime you cause an enemy
unit to be destroyed. This condition may be accomplished
multiple times, once for each unit you destroy.
1. GAME SETUP
a. Game Size
b. Recruit Cadre
c. Hero and Villain
d. Scenario Conditions
e. Create Battlefeld
f. Deployment (All steps begin with Villain)
i. Deploy Objectives
ii. Deploy Boosts
iii. Deploy Units
g. Set Ready Queue
i. Villain sets the queue
ii. Hero sets the queue
iii. Any additional players set the queue
h. Draw First Hand
i. Hero takes frst turn, proceed to
2.Beginning the Turn
2. BEGINNING THE TURN
a. Move leftmost unit to the active slot.
i. Slide all ready models left
ii. If active unit has Linked choose if it will
be used
01. place the linked unit in the linked slot
b. Resolve beginning of activation efects
c. Relic Knights determine esper
expression value
d. Choose if active unit will refocus
i. If not refocusing proceed to 3.Activation
ii. If refocusing proceed to 4.Refocus
3. ACTIVATION
a. Initial Movement
i. Resolve beginning of move efects
ii. Relic Knights determine esper expression
value
01. Make initial move
iii. Resolve during move efects
iv. If unit is a squad repeat 3.a.ii. until each
model in squad has moved
v. Stop initial move
01. Resolve end of move or stop efects
b. Take Action
i. Relic Knights determine esper expression
value
ii. If taking a noncombat action proceed to
6.Actions
iii. If taking a combat action proceed to 7.Combat
Actions
c. Follow-up Movement
value
iii. Make follow-up move
01. Resolve during move efects
iv. If unit is a squad repeat 3.c.ii. until each
v. Stop follow-up move
d. Activation ends, proceed to 5.Clean-
up
4. REFOCUS
a. Acting player draws 5 cards
b. Active unit gains 1 Held Esper
c. Refocus ends, proceed to 5.Clean-up
5. CLEAN-UP
a. End of activation efects resolved
b. Relic Knights determine esper
expression value
c. Determine victory points gained
i. If any player has achieved enough victory
points to declare a winner the game ends.
d. Acting Player
i. Active units tracker card is placed in idle
section
ii. Reset hand to 5 cards
01. If hand is larger than 5 cards discard
down to 5
02. If hand is 5 or fewer
a. discard any number of cards
b. Redraw to 5 cards
e. Defending Player
i. If hand is larger than 5 cards discard
down to 5
ii. Redraw to 5 cards
f. If a unit is in the linked slot place it in
the active slot
i. Proceed to 2.b.Resolve beginning of
activation efects
g. If no unit is in the linked slot
i. Acting player resets the queue
ii. Defending player resets the queue
h. Next player begins their turn, proceed to
6. ACTIONS
a. If unit is a squad designate active
member
b. Pay cost to initiate action
i. Excess esper beyond the cost is lost
c. Pay cost to initiate all presses (if any)
d. Resolve efect of action plus presses
e. Proceed to 3.c.Follow-up Movement
7. COMBAT ACTIONS
a. If unit is a squad designate active member
b. Active unit determines a target
c. Active unit pays cost to initiate action
d. Resolve efects that increase skill
e. Resolve efects that decrease skill
f. Active unit and target draw additional cards
g. Active unit pays cost to initiate all presses (if any)
h. If target is using attack prevention proceed to
8.Attack Prevention
i. Target is hit
i. Proceed to 9.Resolve Hit Efects
j. If target is using damage prevention
i. target pays cost to initiate action
01. Excess esper beyond the cost is lost
ii. target pays cost to initiate all presses (if any)
k. Proceed to 10.Apply Damage
8. ATTACK PREVENTION
a. If target is using Guard
iii. the attack misses
01. Proceed to 11.Resolve After Action
Efects
b. If target is using Redirect
iii. Determine new target, the target is hit
01. Proceed to 9.Resolve Hit Efects
9. RESOLVE HIT EFFECTS
a. Resolve Pull
b. Resolve Charge
c. Proceed to 7.j.Damage prevention
10. APPLY DAMAGE
a. Determine total damage
b. Determine total armor
i. Resolve Piercing
c. Determine fnal damage
d. Record damage
e. If target is reduced to zero health
i. remove model(s) from battlefeld
ii. place units tracker card in dead pile
f. Resolve Recover
g. Proceed to 11.Resolve After Action Efects

11. RESOLVE AFTER ACTION EFFECTS
a. If caused by active unit
i. Resolve Blast
01. If unit sufers damage proceed to
10.Apply Damage
ii. Resolve Push
10.Apply Damage
iii. Resolve Compel
10.Apply Damage
iv. Resolve Overrun
10.Apply Damage
v. Resolve Feint
vi. Resolve Repair
vii. Resolve Knockback
viii. Resolve Lifeleech
ix. Resolve Reave
x. Resolve Heal
h. If caused by target
i. Resolve Backlash
10.Apply Damage
ii. Resolve Push
10.Apply Damage
iii. Resolve Feint
iv. Resolve Unstoppable
v. Resolve Repair
vi. Resolve Knockback
vii. Resolve Lifeleech
viii. Resolve Reave
ix. Resolve Heal
i. Active unit resolves Unstoppable
j. Proceed to 3.c.Follow-up movement
ORDER OF OPERATIONS
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AGHA: The unit is an Agha, also known as demon hounds, or
Hounds of Nozuki. Agha are the most common Noh beast of war.
BEAST: The unit is an animal, monster, or other low intelligence
creature that must be bred or trained for war.
BLACK DRAGON: The unit is a member of the Black Dragons,
Black Diamonds elite heavy infantry.
BLESSED: The unit is a member of the Blessed, the Noh Empires
priest caste.
CASTELLAN: The unit is a Castellan pattern mecha. The
Castellan is a versatile military mecha exclusive to the paladin
orders of The Six Peers.
CHEE: The unit is a member of the Chee species. The Chee
species is entirely artifcial and mechanically created and then
given sentience by access to the Chee Interspace Network. The
level of intelligence a Chee possesses can vary dramatically
depending on the neural matrix given to it by its parents at the
time of creation.
CODEBREAKER: The unit is a member of the Codebreaker
Project, a secret operation seeking to unlock and harness the
origins and power of the cyphers.
CODIFIER: The unit is a member of the Codifer order. Codifers
are the Doctrines most common academy trained and
sanctioned esper users. Codifers can be found throughout
Doctrine space and see to many of its duties.
CONSTRUCT: The unit is created and functions due to artifcial,
nonmechanical, means. Typically this is the result of esper
infusion or binding with an inanimate object. Constructs can
have varying degrees of intelligence and sentience based on
their purpose and the methods used in their creation.
CYBORG: The unit is a fesh and blood being that has been
extensively augmented with mechanical or artifcial parts.
DAHON: The unit is a Dahon, brutish beasts from the
demon realm of Nozuki. Dahon are known for being wild and
temperamental.
DARKSPACE: The unit is an alternate version of another named
unit. Darkspace units may be recruited into your cadre alongside
the non-Darkspace version of the unit, provided they work for
the appropriate faction.
DIAMONDBACK: The unit is a Diamondback pattern mecha.
Diamondbacks are the most ubiquitous mecha in Black
Diamonds service, but are not exclusive to them.
DIAMOND CORPS: The unit is a member of the Diamond Corps,
Black Diamonds largest division of security services.
DIVINES: The unit is a known worshipper of the Divines, deities
whose six aspects refect the six forms of Esper.
GOMANDI: The unit is member of the Cult of Gomandi, the
severed head of Nozuki who provided his wisdom and insight.
HATRIYA: The unit is a member of the Hatriya, the Noh Empire
warrior caste. The Hatriya value martial discipline and personal
honor.
HELLS BELLE: The unit is a member of the Hells Belle biker
gang, a low-level but rapidly expanding underworld racing
syndicate on Cerci Prime.
HUMAN: The unit is of the Human species. The Human species
is the most prolifc and diverse species in the galaxy, a trait that
often leads them into confict with other species.
IMBACH: The unit is of the Imbach species. The Imbach are the
oldest species in the Alliance. They are renowned technologists
and archivers of ancient lore.
KYOJIN: The unit is a member of the Kyojin, also known as the
Unchained, a Noh Empire caste driven mad by their devotion to
Nozuki and the visions he grants them.
LOREKEEPER: The unit is a member of the Lorekeeper order.
Lorekeepers are Doctrine esper users who are practiced in
martial and tactical disciplines. Lorekeepers make up the ruling
order of the Doctrines military and defense forces.
MALEAACH: The unit is a member of the Maleaach species. The
Maleaach are self described Disciples of the Void and ride at the
head of the Darkspace Calamity.
MARMOD: The unit is a member of the Marmod species. The
Marmod are a peaceful species who are often commended for
their good company, insight, and ability to digest anything.
MECHA: The unit is primarily composed of mechanical or
artifcial components but requires a separate, intelligent,
operator to function. This can be a pilot, a remote operator, or an
installed consciousness.
NOH: The unit is a member of the Noh species. The Noh species
values personal strength and are notoriously quick to anger.
NOVITIATE: The unit is a Doctrine, untrained, esper user who
has been enrolled in an academy or otherwise apprenticed to a
Doctrine teacher. Novitiates are not yet a member of any order.
NOZUKI: The unit is a member of the Cult of Nozuki, the Nohs
demonic hydra god.
PARAGON: The unit is a member of the Paragon discipline, The
Order of the Shattered Swords elite heavy infantry.
PIRATE: The unit survives through piracy: thieving, looting,
drinking, and murdering. Basically, living the life of a rogue and
loving it.
PIT CREW: The unit is the member of a mechanic crew and
oversees the building and maintenance of a wide variety of
mechanical vehicles.
PURIFIER: The unit is a member of the Purifer discipline. The
Purifers specialize in battlefeld triage and care for The Order of
the Shattered Sword.
RACER: The unit lives for speed and is a participant in racing
circuits, both legal and illegal, throughout the galaxy. The most
renowned racers are those of the Cerci Speed Circuit.
RADIANT: Radiant units are mighty champions selected not just
by a single esper type but by three combined: Essence, Creation,
and Law.
ROBOTIC: The unit is mechanically created and entirely artifcial.
Robotic units possess no sentience or intelligence beyond that
which it is programmed with.
SARVA: The unit is a member of the Sarva, the Noh Empires
scouting and infltration caste.
SLAVER: The unit captures other living beings using them for
service, sale, or sacrifce. The most notorious slavers are those of
the Noh Empire slaver caste.
SQUAD: The unit is a squad and consists of multiple models
functioning as a cohesive whole.
SWORDSWORN: The unit is a member of the Swordsworn
discipline, The Order of the Shattered Swords largest combat
active discipline.
TONNERRIAN: The unit is a member of the Tonnerrian species.
The Tonnerrian species is built on martial tradition and devotion
to the Divines.
VOID: Void units are mighty champions selected not just by a single
esper type but by three combined: Corruption, Entropy, and Chaos.
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1. GAME SETUP
a. Game Size
b. Recruit Cadre
c. Hero and Villain
d. Scenario Conditions
e. Create Battlefeld
f. Deployment (All steps begin with Villain)
i. Deploy Objectives
ii. Deploy Boosts
iii. Deploy Units
g. Set Ready Queue
i. Villain sets the queue
ii. Hero sets the queue
iii. Any additional players set the queue
h. Draw First Hand
i. Hero takes frst turn, proceed to
2. BEGINNING THE TURN
a. Move leftmost unit to the active slot.
i. Slide all ready models left
ii. If active unit has Linked choose if it will
be used
01. place the linked unit in the linked slot
b. Resolve beginning of activation efects
c. Relic Knights determine esper
expression value
d. Choose if active unit will refocus
i. If not refocusing proceed to 3.Activation
ii. If refocusing proceed to 4.Refocus
3. ACTIVATION
a. Initial Movement
value
01. Make initial move
iii. Resolve during move efects
iv. If unit is a squad repeat 3.a.ii. until each
v. Stop initial move
b. Take Action
i. Relic Knights determine esper expression
value
ii. If taking a noncombat action proceed to
6.Actions
iii. If taking a combat action proceed to 7.Combat
Actions
c. Follow-up Movement
value
iii. Make follow-up move
01. Resolve during move efects
iv. If unit is a squad repeat 3.c.ii. until each
v. Stop follow-up move
d. Activation ends, proceed to 5.Clean-
up
4. REFOCUS
a. Acting player draws 5 cards
b. Active unit gains 1 Held Esper
c. Refocus ends, proceed to 5.Clean-up
5. CLEAN-UP
a. End of activation efects resolved
b. Relic Knights determine esper
expression value
c. Determine victory points gained
i. If any player has achieved enough victory
points to declare a winner the game ends.
d. Acting Player
i. Active units tracker card is placed in idle
section
ii. Reset hand to 5 cards
01. If hand is larger than 5 cards discard
down to 5
02. If hand is 5 or fewer
a. discard any number of cards
b. Redraw to 5 cards
e. Defending Player
i. If hand is larger than 5 cards discard
down to 5
ii. Redraw to 5 cards
f. If a unit is in the linked slot place it in
the active slot
i. Proceed to 2.b.Resolve beginning of
activation efects
g. If no unit is in the linked slot
i. Acting player resets the queue
ii. Defending player resets the queue
h. Next player begins their turn, proceed to
6. ACTIONS
a. If unit is a squad designate active
member
b. Pay cost to initiate action
c. Pay cost to initiate all presses (if any)
d. Resolve efect of action plus presses
e. Proceed to 3.c.Follow-up Movement
7. COMBAT ACTIONS
a. If unit is a squad designate active member
b. Active unit determines a target
c. Active unit pays cost to initiate action
d. Resolve efects that increase skill
e. Resolve efects that decrease skill
f. Active unit and target draw additional cards
g. Active unit pays cost to initiate all presses (if any)
h. If target is using attack prevention proceed to
8.Attack Prevention
i. Target is hit
i. Proceed to 9.Resolve Hit Efects
j. If target is using damage prevention
k. Proceed to 10.Apply Damage
8. ATTACK PREVENTION
a. If target is using Guard
iii. the attack misses
01. Proceed to 11.Resolve After Action
Efects
b. If target is using Redirect
iii. Determine new target, the target is hit
01. Proceed to 9.Resolve Hit Efects
9. RESOLVE HIT EFFECTS
a. Resolve Pull
b. Resolve Charge
c. Proceed to 7.j.Damage prevention
10. APPLY DAMAGE
a. Determine total damage
b. Determine total armor
i. Resolve Piercing
c. Determine fnal damage
d. Record damage
e. If target is reduced to zero health
i. remove model(s) from battlefeld
ii. place units tracker card in dead pile
f. Resolve Recover
g. Proceed to 11.Resolve After Action Efects

11. RESOLVE AFTER ACTION EFFECTS
a. If caused by active unit
i. Resolve Blast
10.Apply Damage
ii. Resolve Push
10.Apply Damage
iii. Resolve Compel
10.Apply Damage
iv. Resolve Overrun
10.Apply Damage
v. Resolve Feint
vi. Resolve Repair
vii. Resolve Knockback
viii. Resolve Lifeleech
ix. Resolve Reave
x. Resolve Heal
h. If caused by target
i. Resolve Backlash
10.Apply Damage
ii. Resolve Push
10.Apply Damage
iii. Resolve Feint
iv. Resolve Unstoppable
v. Resolve Repair
vi. Resolve Knockback
vii. Resolve Lifeleech
viii. Resolve Reave
ix. Resolve Heal
i. Active unit resolves Unstoppable
j. Proceed to 3.c.Follow-up movement
ORDER OF OPERATIONS
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AGHA: The unit is an Agha, also known as demon hounds, or
Hounds of Nozuki. Agha are the most common Noh beast of war.
BEAST: The unit is an animal, monster, or other low intelligence
creature that must be bred or trained for war.
BLACK DRAGON: The unit is a member of the Black Dragons,
Black Diamonds elite heavy infantry.
BLESSED: The unit is a member of the Blessed, the Noh Empires
priest caste.
CASTELLAN: The unit is a Castellan pattern mecha. The
Castellan is a versatile military mecha exclusive to the paladin
orders of The Six Peers.
CHEE: The unit is a member of the Chee species. The Chee
species is entirely artifcial and mechanically created and then
given sentience by access to the Chee Interspace Network. The
level of intelligence a Chee possesses can vary dramatically
depending on the neural matrix given to it by its parents at the
time of creation.
CODEBREAKER: The unit is a member of the Codebreaker
Project, a secret operation seeking to unlock and harness the
origins and power of the cyphers.
CODIFIER: The unit is a member of the Codifer order. Codifers
are the Doctrines most common academy trained and
sanctioned esper users. Codifers can be found throughout
Doctrine space and see to many of its duties.
CONSTRUCT: The unit is created and functions due to artifcial,
nonmechanical, means. Typically this is the result of esper
infusion or binding with an inanimate object. Constructs can
have varying degrees of intelligence and sentience based on
their purpose and the methods used in their creation.
CYBORG: The unit is a fesh and blood being that has been
extensively augmented with mechanical or artifcial parts.
DAHON: The unit is a Dahon, brutish beasts from the
demon realm of Nozuki. Dahon are known for being wild and
temperamental.
DARKSPACE: The unit is an alternate version of another named
unit. Darkspace units may be recruited into your cadre alongside
the non-Darkspace version of the unit, provided they work for
the appropriate faction.
DIAMONDBACK: The unit is a Diamondback pattern mecha.
Diamondbacks are the most ubiquitous mecha in Black
Diamonds service, but are not exclusive to them.
DIAMOND CORPS: The unit is a member of the Diamond Corps,
Black Diamonds largest division of security services.
DIVINES: The unit is a known worshipper of the Divines, deities
whose six aspects refect the six forms of Esper.
GOMANDI: The unit is member of the Cult of Gomandi, the
severed head of Nozuki who provided his wisdom and insight.
HATRIYA: The unit is a member of the Hatriya, the Noh Empire
warrior caste. The Hatriya value martial discipline and personal
honor.
HELLS BELLE: The unit is a member of the Hells Belle biker
gang, a low-level but rapidly expanding underworld racing
syndicate on Cerci Prime.
HUMAN: The unit is of the Human species. The Human species
is the most prolifc and diverse species in the galaxy, a trait that
often leads them into confict with other species.
IMBACH: The unit is of the Imbach species. The Imbach are the
oldest species in the Alliance. They are renowned technologists
and archivers of ancient lore.
KYOJIN: The unit is a member of the Kyojin, also known as the
Unchained, a Noh Empire caste driven mad by their devotion to
Nozuki and the visions he grants them.
LOREKEEPER: The unit is a member of the Lorekeeper order.
Lorekeepers are Doctrine esper users who are practiced in
martial and tactical disciplines. Lorekeepers make up the ruling
order of the Doctrines military and defense forces.
MALEAACH: The unit is a member of the Maleaach species. The
Maleaach are self described Disciples of the Void and ride at the
head of the Darkspace Calamity.
MARMOD: The unit is a member of the Marmod species. The
Marmod are a peaceful species who are often commended for
their good company, insight, and ability to digest anything.
MECHA: The unit is primarily composed of mechanical or
artifcial components but requires a separate, intelligent,
operator to function. This can be a pilot, a remote operator, or an
installed consciousness.
NOH: The unit is a member of the Noh species. The Noh species
values personal strength and are notoriously quick to anger.
NOVITIATE: The unit is a Doctrine, untrained, esper user who
has been enrolled in an academy or otherwise apprenticed to a
Doctrine teacher. Novitiates are not yet a member of any order.
NOZUKI: The unit is a member of the Cult of Nozuki, the Nohs
demonic hydra god.
PARAGON: The unit is a member of the Paragon discipline, The
Order of the Shattered Swords elite heavy infantry.
PIRATE: The unit survives through piracy: thieving, looting,
drinking, and murdering. Basically, living the life of a rogue and
loving it.
PIT CREW: The unit is the member of a mechanic crew and
oversees the building and maintenance of a wide variety of
mechanical vehicles.
PURIFIER: The unit is a member of the Purifer discipline. The
Purifers specialize in battlefeld triage and care for The Order of
the Shattered Sword.
RACER: The unit lives for speed and is a participant in racing
circuits, both legal and illegal, throughout the galaxy. The most
renowned racers are those of the Cerci Speed Circuit.
RADIANT: Radiant units are mighty champions selected not just
by a single esper type but by three combined: Essence, Creation,
and Law.
ROBOTIC: The unit is mechanically created and entirely artifcial.
Robotic units possess no sentience or intelligence beyond that
which it is programmed with.
SARVA: The unit is a member of the Sarva, the Noh Empires
scouting and infltration caste.
SLAVER: The unit captures other living beings using them for
service, sale, or sacrifce. The most notorious slavers are those of
the Noh Empire slaver caste.
SQUAD: The unit is a squad and consists of multiple models
functioning as a cohesive whole.
SWORDSWORN: The unit is a member of the Swordsworn
discipline, The Order of the Shattered Swords largest combat
active discipline.
TONNERRIAN: The unit is a member of the Tonnerrian species.
The Tonnerrian species is built on martial tradition and devotion
to the Divines.
VOID: Void units are mighty champions selected not just by a single
esper type but by three combined: Corruption, Entropy, and Chaos.
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[ESPER TYPE] INITIATE: A unit with Initiate gains the Transfer
Esper action. In addition, the unit gains access to all Initiate
general actions of the named esper type. For Example: A Chaos
Initiate has access to all Initiate Chaos general actions.
KNOCKBACK: (After Action) If a unit afected by Knockback is
ready, then its tracker card is moved to the idle section.
LIFELEECH: (After Action) When a unit with Lifeleech removes
another unit as a casualty, it heals 3.
LINE: Draw a line, 30mm wide, from the center of the active
units base directly through the center of the targets base and
extending to the board edge.
Unless the target successfully Guards, every unit along the line,
whether they are in LoS or not, is hit. If the target successfully
uses a Guard attack prevention the Line misses and hits no units.
If the target Redirects, determine a new line based on the new target.
Only the original target may perform an attack prevention action.
Starting with the unit closest to the active unit resolve damage
and any efects from the Line. Armor and Recover may be applied
to a Line as normal.
LINKED [UNIT]: The named unit in [brackets] is the linked unit.
When a unit with Linked moves into the active slot, the linked
unit is moved into the linked slot on your dashboard. The linked
unit will activate following the active units activation as detailed
in the Playing the Game section.
LOOTER: (Free Move) When a unit with Looter retrieves a token,
it may immediately move 4.
[ESPER TYPE] MASTER: A unit with Master gains the Esper
Cleansing, Esper Thief and Transfer Esper actions. In addition,
the unit gains access to all Initiate and Master general actions of
the named esper type. For Example: A Chaos Master has access
to all Initiate and Master Chaos general actions.
MOB RULE: When a unit with Mob Rule makes a melee attack
on an enemy unit, the enemys defense skill is reduced by 1 (to a
minimum of 1) if at least two friendly models with Mob Rule are
in contact with the target.
[TRAIT] OFFICER: A unit with this ability gains the Coordinated
Attack ability when they are within 3 of a squad that possesses
the named trait. It is considered a member of each squad that it
is within 3 of for the purposes of Coordinated Attack.
OVERRUN [X]: (After Action, Forced Move) When a model is
afected by Overrun, move the model in a straight line directly
away from the source of the Overrun by the number of inches
indicated. Then place the active unit in contact with the target
model.
PIERCING [X]: When determining total armor, if a unit is afected
by Piercing they reduce their Armor by the number indicated to
a minimum of 0.
If the unit is afected by multiple efects that cause Piercing, all
of the sources are added together to determine the fnal value to
reduce their Armor.
PSYCHIC CHOIR: When a unit with Psychic Choir makes a
psychic attack on an enemy unit, the enemys defense skill is
reduced by 1 (to a minimum of 1) if at least two friendly models
with Psychic Choir have LoS to the target.
PULL [X]: (Hit, Forced Move) When a unit is afected by Pull,
move the unit in a straight line directly towards the source of the
Pull by the number of inches indicated.
PUSH [X]: (After Action, Forced Move) When a unit is afected
by Push, move the unit in a straight line directly away from the
source of the Push by the number of inches indicated.
[PRESS] RAPIDFIRE: An attack with the Rapidfre Press may
use the press multiple times in a single activation. Every time
the Rapidfre press is used the efect of the attack and any non-
Rapidfre presses are applied again.
If an attack prevention is successfully used against an attack
with Rapidfre, the entire attack misses (in the case of Guard) or
targets a new unit (for a Redirect).
Armor is applied separately to each set of damage and efects.
Recover is applied only once after all the damage has been applied.
REAVE: (After Action) When a unit with this ability removes
another unit as a casualty, it gains 1 Held Esper.
RECOVER [X]: After fnal damage is applied, a unit with Recover
heals the amount of damage indicated. If the unit benefts from
multiple efects that grant Recover, all of the sources are added
together to determine the total amount healed.
Recover can heal more damage than the unit sufered from the
efect. Recover has no efect on a unit whose health has been
reduced to zero.
REGENERATE: Squads with Regenerate may heal health tracks
that have been completely filled, up to the starting number of
members in the squad. When a filled health track has had at
least one point of damage healed return the destroyed model
back into play. Placing it in cohesion with the rest of the squad.
If the model cannot be placed in cohesion the model cannot
be healed.
REPAIR [X]: Repair is a special type of Heal that can only afect
units with an inherent Armor of 2 or greater, or with one of the
following types or traits.
TYPES: Boost, Objective, Relic Knight
TRAITS: Chee, Construct, Cyborg, Mecha, Robotic
SHIELD GENERATOR [X]: When a unit with Shield Generator
is ready, all friendly units within 3, including the unit itself,
increase their Armor by the number indicated.
STEALTH: A unit with Stealth cannot be targeted by ranged or
psychic attacks when benefting from cover.
SUREFOOT: Units with Surefoot ignore broken ground.
TEAMWORK: When a unit with Teamwork uses Repair they
increase the Repairs value by 1 for each additional friendly
model with Teamwork in contact with the target.
THRUSTERS: Units with Thrusters gain Fly during their follow-
up move.
TOW: After a unit with Tow completes its follow-up move, place
a single model that was in contact with the unit at the beginning
of its follow-up move, back into contact.
UNSTOPPABLE: (After Action, Free Move) After a model with
Unstoppable is subject to forced movement, move the model 2
in any direction.
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ABILITIES
ACT AS ONE: Models in a squad with Act As One are always
considered to be in cohesion and are never broken.
Units with Act As One must deploy in normal 3 cohesion and
then may move further apart with later movement.
AEGIS: If a unit with Aegis is in the window between an enemy
making a ranged attack and another friendly unit, the friendly
unit gains Armor 1.
ARMOR [X]: A unit with Armor reduces the damage taken from
each source by the number indicated.
If the unit benefts from multiple efects that grant Armor, all of the
sources are added together to determine the units total Armor.
BACKLASH [X]: (After Action) When a unit makes an attack on
a target that has Backlash, the active unit sufers an amount of
damage equal to the number indicated. If the target was removed
from play as a result of the attack Backlash has no efect. Backlash
takes efect regardless of the type of attack that is used.
BELLIGERENT: All units, friend or enemy, that stop in contact
with a unit with Belligerent sufer Damage 3.
BLAST [X]: (After Action, Forced Move) When a model is afected
by Blast all models, friendly or enemy, within 3 of the target
model are pushed directly away from it by the number of inches
indicated. The target model is then pushed the same number of
inches directly away from the source of the Blast.
BRUTALITY: When a squad with Brutality inficts damage on an
enemy unit with a melee attack, the damage is increased by 2 for
each additional model from its squad that is in contact with the
target instead of 1 as normally granted by Coordinated Attack.
BUFF: Bufs are actions that only afect friendly models.
CHANNEL ESPER: A unit with Channel Esper gains 1 Held Esper
at the beginning of its activation.
CHARGE [X]: (Hit, Free Move) A unit taking an action with
Charge must move in a straight line directly towards the target,
up to the number of inches indicated. The move stops if the unit
contacts the target or another object it cannot move through.
A unit may take a melee attack action that includes Charge as
part of its description or presses when it is not in contact with the
target, but only if the Charge distance is sufcient to bring the
active unit into contact with the target.
COMPEL [X]: (After Action, Forced Move) When a unit is afected
by Compel, move the unit in any direction up to the number of
inches indicated.
CONCERT: Squads with Concert gain special presses that may
only be used when the named model has LoS to the target for
ranged and psychic attacks or is in contact for melee attacks.
COORDINATED ATTACK: When a unit with Coordinated Attack
inficts damage on an enemy unit with a ranged attack, the
damage is increased by 1 for each additional model from its squad
that has LoS to the target and is not in base contact with an enemy.
When performing a psychic attack the damage is increased by 1
for each additional model from its squad that has LoS to the target.
When performing a melee attack the damage is increased by 1
for each additional model from its squad that is in base contact
with the target.
COORDINATED DEFENSE: Increase all defense skills of this unit
by 1 if any other friendly unit with Coordinated Defense in base
contact with them.
A squad with Coordinated Defense may receive the bonus if all
models in the squad are in contact with at least one other squad
member.
COORDINATED FIRE: When a unit with Coordinated Fire
makes a ranged attack on an enemy unit, the enemys defense
skill is reduced by 1 (to a minimum of 1) if at least two friendly
models with Coordinated Fire have LoS to the target.
CUMBERSOME: A unit with Cumbersome may not make a
follow-up move if it took an action.
CYPHER: (Action Efect) An action with Cypher in its description
may only target and afect cyphers.
CYPHER BOND: The knight is bonded to the cypher listed on
the knights reference card with the ability, Cypher [Name]. At
the beginning of their activation, the knight automatically gains
CYPHER [NAME]: Units with this ability include the named
Cypher unit in their Cadre at no additional cost.
DAMAGE [X]: The efect deals an amount of damage indicated
by the number.
DEBUFF: Debufs are actions that only afect enemy models.
DEFENSIVE FORMATION: When a unit with Defensive
Formation is ready increase all of its defense skills by 1.
ESPER INITIATE: A unit with Esper Initiate gains the Transfer
Esper action.
ESPER MASTER: A unit with Esper Master gains the Esper
Cleansing, Esper Thief and Transfer Esper actions.
FEINT [X]: (After Action, Free Move) A unit taking an action with
Feint may move up to the number of inches indicated.
FLIP [X]: Resolve fip when its efects apply. The unit afected
by Flip fips the number of cards indicated by the number. Count
the esper types specifed by the action and resolve any efects as
indicated. Full rules for Flip are on page 10.
FLY: A unit with Fly may move over objects and ignores any
changes of elevation during any free movement.
FORCE FIELD: When a unit with Force Field is idle, they gain
Armor 2.
FORMATION: A unit with formation ignores other members
of its squad, and other units of the same name, for purposes of
movement and line of sight.
HEAL [X]: When a unit is afected by Heal erase a number of flled
damage hexes on its card by the number indicated. If the healed
unit is a squad, health tracks that have been completed flled may
not be healed. Heal has no efect on a unit whose health has been
reduced to zero or have otherwise been removed from play.
HEALING AURA [X]: Friendly units that begin their activation
within 3 of a unit with Healing Aura heal by the number
indicated.
HEAVY: Reduce any forced movement this unit makes by 3, to
a minimum of 0.
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[ESPER TYPE] INITIATE: A unit with Initiate gains the Transfer
Esper action. In addition, the unit gains access to all Initiate
general actions of the named esper type. For Example: A Chaos
Initiate has access to all Initiate Chaos general actions.
KNOCKBACK: (After Action) If a unit afected by Knockback is
ready, then its tracker card is moved to the idle section.
LIFELEECH: (After Action) When a unit with Lifeleech removes
another unit as a casualty, it heals 3.
LINE: Draw a line, 30mm wide, from the center of the active
units base directly through the center of the targets base and
extending to the board edge.
Unless the target successfully Guards, every unit along the line,
whether they are in LoS or not, is hit. If the target successfully
uses a Guard attack prevention the Line misses and hits no units.
If the target Redirects, determine a new line based on the new target.
Only the original target may perform an attack prevention action.
Starting with the unit closest to the active unit resolve damage
and any efects from the Line. Armor and Recover may be applied
to a Line as normal.
LINKED [UNIT]: The named unit in [brackets] is the linked unit.
When a unit with Linked moves into the active slot, the linked
unit is moved into the linked slot on your dashboard. The linked
unit will activate following the active units activation as detailed
in the Playing the Game section.
LOOTER: (Free Move) When a unit with Looter retrieves a token,
it may immediately move 4.
[ESPER TYPE] MASTER: A unit with Master gains the Esper
Cleansing, Esper Thief and Transfer Esper actions. In addition,
the unit gains access to all Initiate and Master general actions of
the named esper type. For Example: A Chaos Master has access
to all Initiate and Master Chaos general actions.
MOB RULE: When a unit with Mob Rule makes a melee attack
on an enemy unit, the enemys defense skill is reduced by 1 (to a
minimum of 1) if at least two friendly models with Mob Rule are
in contact with the target.
[TRAIT] OFFICER: A unit with this ability gains the Coordinated
Attack ability when they are within 3 of a squad that possesses
the named trait. It is considered a member of each squad that it
is within 3 of for the purposes of Coordinated Attack.
OVERRUN [X]: (After Action, Forced Move) When a model is
afected by Overrun, move the model in a straight line directly
away from the source of the Overrun by the number of inches
indicated. Then place the active unit in contact with the target
model.
PIERCING [X]: When determining total armor, if a unit is afected
by Piercing they reduce their Armor by the number indicated to
a minimum of 0.
If the unit is afected by multiple efects that cause Piercing, all
of the sources are added together to determine the fnal value to
reduce their Armor.
PSYCHIC CHOIR: When a unit with Psychic Choir makes a
psychic attack on an enemy unit, the enemys defense skill is
reduced by 1 (to a minimum of 1) if at least two friendly models
with Psychic Choir have LoS to the target.
PULL [X]: (Hit, Forced Move) When a unit is afected by Pull,
move the unit in a straight line directly towards the source of the
Pull by the number of inches indicated.
PUSH [X]: (After Action, Forced Move) When a unit is afected
by Push, move the unit in a straight line directly away from the
source of the Push by the number of inches indicated.
[PRESS] RAPIDFIRE: An attack with the Rapidfre Press may
use the press multiple times in a single activation. Every time
the Rapidfre press is used the efect of the attack and any non-
Rapidfre presses are applied again.
If an attack prevention is successfully used against an attack
with Rapidfre, the entire attack misses (in the case of Guard) or
targets a new unit (for a Redirect).
Armor is applied separately to each set of damage and efects.
Recover is applied only once after all the damage has been applied.
REAVE: (After Action) When a unit with this ability removes
another unit as a casualty, it gains 1 Held Esper.
RECOVER [X]: After fnal damage is applied, a unit with Recover
heals the amount of damage indicated. If the unit benefts from
multiple efects that grant Recover, all of the sources are added
together to determine the total amount healed.
Recover can heal more damage than the unit sufered from the
efect. Recover has no efect on a unit whose health has been
reduced to zero.
REGENERATE: Squads with Regenerate may heal health tracks
that have been completely filled, up to the starting number of
members in the squad. When a filled health track has had at
least one point of damage healed return the destroyed model
back into play. Placing it in cohesion with the rest of the squad.
If the model cannot be placed in cohesion the model cannot
be healed.
REPAIR [X]: Repair is a special type of Heal that can only afect
units with an inherent Armor of 2 or greater, or with one of the
following types or traits.
TYPES: Boost, Objective, Relic Knight
TRAITS: Chee, Construct, Cyborg, Mecha, Robotic
SHIELD GENERATOR [X]: When a unit with Shield Generator
is ready, all friendly units within 3, including the unit itself,
increase their Armor by the number indicated.
STEALTH: A unit with Stealth cannot be targeted by ranged or
psychic attacks when benefting from cover.
SUREFOOT: Units with Surefoot ignore broken ground.
TEAMWORK: When a unit with Teamwork uses Repair they
increase the Repairs value by 1 for each additional friendly
model with Teamwork in contact with the target.
THRUSTERS: Units with Thrusters gain Fly during their follow-
up move.
TOW: After a unit with Tow completes its follow-up move, place
a single model that was in contact with the unit at the beginning
of its follow-up move, back into contact.
UNSTOPPABLE: (After Action, Free Move) After a model with
Unstoppable is subject to forced movement, move the model 2
in any direction.
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ABILITIES
ACT AS ONE: Models in a squad with Act As One are always
considered to be in cohesion and are never broken.
Units with Act As One must deploy in normal 3 cohesion and
then may move further apart with later movement.
AEGIS: If a unit with Aegis is in the window between an enemy
making a ranged attack and another friendly unit, the friendly
unit gains Armor 1.
ARMOR [X]: A unit with Armor reduces the damage taken from
each source by the number indicated.
If the unit benefts from multiple efects that grant Armor, all of the
sources are added together to determine the units total Armor.
BACKLASH [X]: (After Action) When a unit makes an attack on
a target that has Backlash, the active unit sufers an amount of
damage equal to the number indicated. If the target was removed
from play as a result of the attack Backlash has no efect. Backlash
takes efect regardless of the type of attack that is used.
BELLIGERENT: All units, friend or enemy, that stop in contact
with a unit with Belligerent sufer Damage 3.
BLAST [X]: (After Action, Forced Move) When a model is afected
by Blast all models, friendly or enemy, within 3 of the target
model are pushed directly away from it by the number of inches
indicated. The target model is then pushed the same number of
inches directly away from the source of the Blast.
BRUTALITY: When a squad with Brutality inficts damage on an
enemy unit with a melee attack, the damage is increased by 2 for
each additional model from its squad that is in contact with the
target instead of 1 as normally granted by Coordinated Attack.
BUFF: Bufs are actions that only afect friendly models.
CHANNEL ESPER: A unit with Channel Esper gains 1 Held Esper
at the beginning of its activation.
CHARGE [X]: (Hit, Free Move) A unit taking an action with
Charge must move in a straight line directly towards the target,
up to the number of inches indicated. The move stops if the unit
contacts the target or another object it cannot move through.
A unit may take a melee attack action that includes Charge as
part of its description or presses when it is not in contact with the
target, but only if the Charge distance is sufcient to bring the
active unit into contact with the target.
COMPEL [X]: (After Action, Forced Move) When a unit is afected
by Compel, move the unit in any direction up to the number of
inches indicated.
CONCERT: Squads with Concert gain special presses that may
only be used when the named model has LoS to the target for
ranged and psychic attacks or is in contact for melee attacks.
COORDINATED ATTACK: When a unit with Coordinated Attack
inficts damage on an enemy unit with a ranged attack, the
damage is increased by 1 for each additional model from its squad
that has LoS to the target and is not in base contact with an enemy.
When performing a psychic attack the damage is increased by 1
for each additional model from its squad that has LoS to the target.
When performing a melee attack the damage is increased by 1
for each additional model from its squad that is in base contact
with the target.
COORDINATED DEFENSE: Increase all defense skills of this unit
by 1 if any other friendly unit with Coordinated Defense in base
contact with them.
A squad with Coordinated Defense may receive the bonus if all
models in the squad are in contact with at least one other squad
member.
COORDINATED FIRE: When a unit with Coordinated Fire
makes a ranged attack on an enemy unit, the enemys defense
skill is reduced by 1 (to a minimum of 1) if at least two friendly
models with Coordinated Fire have LoS to the target.
CUMBERSOME: A unit with Cumbersome may not make a
follow-up move if it took an action.
CYPHER: (Action Efect) An action with Cypher in its description
may only target and afect cyphers.
CYPHER BOND: The knight is bonded to the cypher listed on
the knights reference card with the ability, Cypher [Name]. At
the beginning of their activation, the knight automatically gains
CYPHER [NAME]: Units with this ability include the named
Cypher unit in their Cadre at no additional cost.
DAMAGE [X]: The efect deals an amount of damage indicated
by the number.
DEBUFF: Debufs are actions that only afect enemy models.
DEFENSIVE FORMATION: When a unit with Defensive
Formation is ready increase all of its defense skills by 1.
ESPER INITIATE: A unit with Esper Initiate gains the Transfer
Esper action.
ESPER MASTER: A unit with Esper Master gains the Esper
Cleansing, Esper Thief and Transfer Esper actions.
FEINT [X]: (After Action, Free Move) A unit taking an action with
Feint may move up to the number of inches indicated.
FLIP [X]: Resolve fip when its efects apply. The unit afected
by Flip fips the number of cards indicated by the number. Count
the esper types specifed by the action and resolve any efects as
indicated. Full rules for Flip are on page 10.
FLY: A unit with Fly may move over objects and ignores any
changes of elevation during any free movement.
FORCE FIELD: When a unit with Force Field is idle, they gain
Armor 2.
FORMATION: A unit with formation ignores other members
of its squad, and other units of the same name, for purposes of
movement and line of sight.
HEAL [X]: When a unit is afected by Heal erase a number of flled
damage hexes on its card by the number indicated. If the healed
unit is a squad, health tracks that have been completed flled may
not be healed. Heal has no efect on a unit whose health has been
reduced to zero or have otherwise been removed from play.
HEALING AURA [X]: Friendly units that begin their activation
within 3 of a unit with Healing Aura heal by the number
indicated.
HEAVY: Reduce any forced movement this unit makes by 3, to
a minimum of 0.
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The universe is dying.
One by one the Darkspace Cal ami ty has consumed
t he gal axi es of our uni verse. Now, onl y a si ngl e
galaxy remainsThe Last Galaxy. Only the mighty
champions known as Relic Knights possess the strength
to overcome the Calamity and save us all from total
destruction.
Relic Knights brings the frenetic energy and over-the-
top action of anime and video games straight to your
tabletop. In this dynamic miniatures battle game you
control a heroic Knight and their enigmatic cypher.
Fighting at their side are the warriors, psychics, and
soldiers of The Last Galaxy. Pit two or more players
against one another in an epic conflict to decide the
very fate of the universe!
Relic Knights: Darkspace Calamity is your complete
source for rules and background on The Last Galaxy.
The first chapter in an evolving story featuring the heroes
and villains who will shape the fate of the universe.
Compl ete hi stor y of t he ri se and fal l of t he pri mar y
governments, corporations, and civilizations in The Last
Galaxy.
Detailed rules section, covering every aspect you need to
fight your battles.
Six playable factions, each featuring their own unique
Knights, characters, squads, backgrounds, and history.
Innovative scenario system, ensuring no game ever plays
the same way twice.
Model gallery, showcasing the stunning range of Soda Pop
miniatures used to create your cadres and play your games.
Soda Pop Miniatures LLC, Bothell, WA
98021
Made in China
2013 Developed by Soda Pop Miniatures
LLC. All Rights Reserved. Published by
CoolMiniorNot Inc., Alpharetta, GA 30005.
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