Badab War Special Characters

so here's the 23 special characters available for you guys to pick from, each in his own reply.

NOTE: if you select any of the Chapter Masters in this list, you are not allowed to select a 2nd Chapter Master, Named or Generic; this is one of the rules all Chapter masters in IA9&10 have. dont ask me why, it just is.

Also, if you select any captains, you may select a command squad for him, just like normal captains. same goes for honor guard with the Chapter masters.

Arch-Centurion Carnac Commodus(105 pts) - Astral Claws

WS5 BS4 S4 T4 Wo2 I5 A4 Ld9 Sv 3+/4i
Unit Type: Infantry;
Wargear:

• Frag Grenades;
• Krak Grenades;
• Iron Halo;
• Power Armour;
• Bolt Pistol;
• Blood Biter - CC attacks are at Str5, and are Rending

Rules:

• And They Shall Know No Fear;
• Combat Tactics;
• Independent Character;
• Void Hardened Armor
• Cut Them Down! - he and any unit he joins may re-roll sweeping advance rolls, and gain +1 wounds for combat resolution against Fearless enemies in CC

Bray'arth Ashmantle (265 pts) - Salamanders

WS6 BS5 S10 I4 A4 FA13 SA12 RA10
Unit Type: Vehicle (Walker);
Wargear:

• Extra Armor;
• Searchlight;
• Smoke Launchers;
• Dreadfire Heavy Flamer - can be fired as either 2 Heavy Flamers, or a single Twin-Linked Meltagun, or Single Meltagun if one arm is destroyed
• Dreadfire Heavy Flamer;
• Dreadnought CCW;
• Dreadnought CCW;

Rules:

• Venerable;
• Wrought by Vulkan - Ignores all Melta, Lance, Chainfist, etc, rules that allow additional dice to penetrate armor
• Living Icon of the Chapter - Friendlies within 12" become Fearless
• Burning Wrath - In any CC he's involved in, Ashmantle can choose to forgoe his 4 attacks and instead use his Flamers to hit all models in base to base contact with him with a Str5 AP4 hit.

Captain Anton Narvaez (135 pts) - Marines Errant

WS5 BS5 S4 T4 Wo2 I5 A4 Ld10 Sv 3+/3i
Unit Type: Infantry;
Wargear:

• Frag Grenades;
• Krak Grenades;
• Actinic Halo - confers a 3+ invul save; after the first failed invul save, roll a D6; on a 4+, the halo continues to work.
• Power Armour;
• Bolt Pistol;
• Power Weapon;
• Thundershock - Master-crafted Plasmagun

Rules:

• And They Shall Know No Fear;
• Combat Tactics;
• Dark Void Elite - 1 tactical squad is given Move Through Cover, Scouts, and Void Hardened Armor, at no extra cost. Narvaez also has these rules.
• Independent Character;
• Move Through Cover - roll 3D6 when moving through cover
• Scouts - may make a move at the start of the game before the first turn begins.

Captain Corien Sumatris (165 pts) - Astral Claws

WS7 BS4 S4 T4 Wo3 I5 A3 Ld10 Sv 3+/3i
Unit Type: Infantry;
Wargear:

• Frag Grenades;
• Krak Grenades;
• Digital Weapons;
• Power Armour;
• Storm Shield;
• Goldenfang - Mastercrafted Power Sword that gives +2 attacks on the charge instead of +1
• Spectre Pattern Boltgun - 12" Str4 AP5 Assault 2 bolter on a servo arm

Rules:

• And They Shall Know No Fear;
• Combat Tactics;
• Furious Charge;
• Independent Character

Captain Elam Courbray (185 pts) - Fire Hawks

WS6 BS4 S4 T4 Wo3 I6 A4 Ld9 Sv 3+/4i
Unit Type: Jump Infantry;
Wargear:

• Frag Grenades;
• Krak Grenades;
• Iron Halo;
• Jump Pack;
• Power Armour;
• Bolt Pistol;
• The Sword Excellus - Rending Power Weapon. can forgoe his usual attacks to make a single Str8, Rending, Power Weapon, Hit

Rules:

• And They Shall Know No Fear;
• Independent Character;
• Combat Tactics;
• Chapter Tactics - All Flamers and Heavy Flamers are Twin-Linked, and all Assault and Vanguard squads become scoring.
• Firefall - he and any jump infantry squad he joins gains Hit & Run, and Counter Attack
• Counter-attack; if assaulted, gains +1 Attack if passes a Ld test first.(BRB pg 74)
• Hit & Run - May move 3D6" after combat, conditions apply(BRB pg 75)
• Martial Contempt - in in B2B contact with an enemy IC, he must direct all his attacks at this model. if assaulting a squad with an IC, you must position him as close to B2B with the IC as possible.

Captain Mordaci Blaylock (195 pts) - Novamarines

WS6 BS5 S4/8 T4 Wo3 I1 A3 Ld10 Sv 2+/4i
Unit Type: Infantry;
Wargear:

• Iron Halo;
  
• Foe Ripper - Mastercrafted Chainfist
  
• Storm Bolter;
  
• Terminator Armour
  

Rules:

• And They Shall Know No Fear;
  
• Combat Tactics;
  
• Hard as Stone - he and any terminator squad he joins can choose to pass or fail any morale check called to make, and can never be pinned
  
• Independent Character;
  
• Terminator Attack - Terminators count as scoring units
  

Captain Pellas Mir'san (150 pts) - Salamanders

WS7 BS5 S4 T4 Wo3 I5 A4 Ld10 Sv 2+/4i
Unit Type: Infantry;

Wargear:

• Artificer Armour;
  
• Frag Grenades;
  
• Iron Halo;
  
• Krak Grenades;
  
• Power Weapon;
  
• Combi-Flamer;
  
• Cinder Edge - Mastercrafted Powersword

Rules:

• And They Shall Know No Fear;
  
• Combat Tactics;
  
• Independent Character;
  
• Master Duelist - when in B2B with an Enemy IC, he can either gain +1 attack, or make the enemy IC -1 attack that assault phase.
  
• Unflinching Resolve - he and the unit he joins can auto pass or fail any morale and pinning tests.

Captain Silas Alberec (155 pts) - Exorcists

WS6 BS5 S5/10 T4 Wo3 I1 A3 Ld10 Sv 3+/4i
Unit Type: Infantry;
Wargear:

• Frag Grenades;
  
• Krak Grenades;
  
• Iron Halo;
  
• Power Armour;
  
• Teleport Homer;
  
• Bolt Pistol;
  
• The Hellslayer - Mastercrafted Thunderhammer that autowounds all demons and psykers of any kind

Rules:

• And They Shall Know No Fear;
  
• Combat Tactics;
  
• Feel No Pain;
  
• Implacable Discipline - all units may re-roll failed pinning checks.
  
• Independent Character;
  
• No Retreat, No Surrender - Alberec and any squad he joins is Stubborn.
  
• Soul-seared - Nullifies any psychic powers directed at him, any unit he's with, and any transport he's in, on a D6 roll of 4+
  
• Stubborn

Captain Tarnus Vale (175 pts) - Fire Angels

WS6 BS5 S4 T4 Wo3 I5 A4 Ld10 Sv 3+/4i
Unit Type: Infantry;
Wargear:

• Frag Grenades;
  
• Krak Grenades;
  
• Melta Bombs;
  
• Iron Halo;
  
• Power Armour;
  
• Chainsword;
  
• Bolt Pistol;
  
• Plasma Pistol;
  

Rules:

• And They Shall Know No Fear;
  
• Chapter Tactics - all units become Tank Hunters, and all rhinos and razorbacks are equiped with Extra Armor for free.
  
• Combat Tactics;
  
• Independent Character;
  
• Master Gunner - any vehicle Vale is in gains Tank Hunter
  
• No Retreat, No Surrender - Vale and any squad he joins is Stubborn.
  
• Stubborn - ignore negative leadership modifiers

Captain Zhrukhal Androcles (155 pts) - Star Phantoms

WS6 BS5 S4/8 T4 Wo3 I1 A3 Ld10 Sv 3+/4i
Unit Type: Infantry;
Wargear:

• Frag Grenades;
  
• Krak Grenades;
  
• Iron Halo;
  
• Power Armour;
  
• Teleport Homer;
  
• Combi-Meltagun;
  
• Power Fist;
  

Rules:

• And They Shall Know No Fear;
  
• Combat Tactics;
  
• Independent Character;
  
• Commander of the 9th Company - Devastators can be taken as Elites and Heavys
  
• Master of Destruction - pick 1 unit each turn. that unit gets +1 to its results on the Damage Chart for that turn.
  

fun note; this is the guy that shot Huron in the face with a combi-melta and sent him crying into the maelstrom in the storyline.

Chaplain Dreadnought Titus (205 pts) - Howling Griffons

WS5 BS5 S10 I4 A3 FA12 SA12 RA10
Unit Type: Vehicle (Walker);
Wargear:

• Extra Armor;
  
• Searchlight;
  
• Smoke Launchers;
  
• Dreadnought CCW;
  
• Storm Bolter;
  
• Twin Linked Lascannon;
  

Rules:

• Litany of Hate - re-rolls failed to-hits in assault
  
• Living Icon of the Chapter - Friendlies within 12" become Fearless
  
• Venerable
  

Chaplain Ivanus Enkomi (145 pts) - Minotaurs

WS5 BS4 S4/8 T4 Wo2 I5/1 A3 Ld10 Sv 3+/4i
Unit Type: Infantry;
Wargear:

• Frag Grenades;
  
• Krak Grenades;
  
• Power Armour;
  
• Rosarius;
  
• Auxiliary Grenade Launcher;
  
• Crozius Arcanum;
  
• Power Fist;

Choose one of the following:

• Jump pack
• Void Hardened Armor

Rules:

• And They Shall Know No Fear;
  
• Bane of Hatred - he and the squad he joins gain +2 attack on the charge.
  
• Combat Tactics;
  
• Fearless;
  
• Honour of the Chapter - he and the squad he joins becomes fearless
  
• Independent Character;
  
• Liturgies of Battle - re-roll failed to-hit rolls in assault

Chapter Master Asterion Moloc (235 pts) - Minotaurs

WS6 BS5 S4 T4 Wo4 I5 A3 Ld10 Sv 2+/3i
Unit Type: Infantry;
Wargear:

• Terminator Armor
  
• Storm Shield;
  
• The Black Spear - Relic Blade with a single shot laser using the following profile: 12" str8 ap2 assault 1, one use

Rules:

• Chapter Tactics - all units gain Preferred Enemy: Space Marines
  
• Combat Tactics;
  
• Dark Fury - he and the squad he joins are Fearless and count as having assault grenades.
  
• Eternal Warrior;
  
• Fearless;
  
• Independent Character;
  
• Orbital Bombardment
  

Chapter Master Lias Issodon (140 pts) - Raptors

WS5 BS6 S4 T4 Wo3 I5 A4 Ld10 Sv 3+
Unit Type: Infantry;
Wargear:

• Frag Grenades;
  
• Krak Grenades;
  
• Power Armour;
  
• Special Issue Ammunition;
  
• Bolt Pistol;
  
• Malice;
  
• Power Weapon;
  

Rules:

• And They Shall Know No Fear;
  
• Chapter Tactics - all units gain Stealth
  
• Combat Tactics;
  
• Cunning Strategist - Enemy reserve rolls suffer a -1 penalty for the game
  
• Independent Character;
  
• Infiltrate, Isolate, and Destroy - If your army contains Lias Issodon, you may select a single enemy unit which is either an enemy squad, monstrous creature or vehicle that is present on the battlefield at the beginning of the game as the victim of assassination or sabotage. After any Scout moves are made but before the game begins, the chosen unit suffers either D6 wounds distributed as shooting hits (AP-) if a squad or monstrous creatures. If the target is a vehicle, it takes a single glacing hit instead. Independent Characters cannot be targeted by this attack.
  

Chapter Master Lugft Huron (235 pts) - Astral Claws

WS6 BS5 S4 T4 Wo3 I5 A4 Ld10 Sv 2+/4i
Unit Type: Infantry;
Wargear:

• Iron Halo;
  
• Terminator Armor
  
• Heavy Flamer;
  
• The Ghost Razors - Ignores armour saves in close combat. Re-roll failed 'to wound' rolls. Successful Invulnerable saves made against wounds must be re-rolled.
  

Rules:

• And They Shall Know No Fear;
  
• Combat Tactics;
  
• Independent Character;
  
• Living Legend - Allied Space Marines can always opt to use Huron's Leadership rather than their own while he is in play (modifiers apply to this as normal). An army featuring Lugft Huron can always re-roll failed attempts to steal the initiative at the start of the game where this rule is used.
  
• Shadowed Fate - The first time Huron is removed from play as a casualty for any reason, leave him on his side on the table. At the end of the turn where this has happened, roll a D6 and on a 2+ he surives with a single remaining wound, (this includes attacks causing instant death, and multiple wounds which remove him from play caused by a particular model's attacks, etc.) and is placed back in play as close to where he fell as possible. This special rule does not apply to any subsequent damage he takes after he has escaped death once in the game.
  
• The Big Guns Never Tire - Huron has the ability to use one Orbital Bombardment per game, as per a standard Space Marine Chapter Master as listed in the C:SM, but his strike is Ordinace 2.
  

Chapter Master Tyberos the Red Wake (190 pts) - Space Sharks

WS6 BS5 S4 T4 Wo3 I5 A4 Ld10 Sv 2+/5i
Unit Type: Infantry;
Wargear:

• Terminator Armor
• Teleport Homer;
• Hunger & Slake - Counts as a matched pair of both chainfists and lightning claws. can divide attacks between these two weapons freely in assault.
  

Rules:

• And They Shall Know No Fear
  
• Combat Tactics;
  
• Independent Character;
  
• Battle Fever - Should Tyberos become subject to Rage, he also gains Preferred Enemy against the army type of the unit he defeated.
  
• The Red Brethren - A single Lightning Claw-equipped Assault Terminator squad may be taken as a Troops choice. In addition any Space Marine infantry model in the army armed with a bolt gun may exchange it for a CCW for free.
  
• Chapter Tactics - all units gain furious charge. any unit that wins in close combat gains Rage; place a suitable marker beside these squads to denote this has occured.
  

Chief Librarian Ahazra Redth (165 pts) - Mantis Warriors

WS5 BS4 S4 T4 Wo2 I5 A4 Ld10 Sv 3+/5i
Unit Type: Infantry;
Wargear:

• Frag Grenades;
  
• Krak Grenades;
  
• Power Armour;
  
• Psychic Hood;
  
• Talisman of Sundered Souls - Confers an Invulnerable 5+ save, and allows a re-roll to a failed test to use a psychic power once per player turn.
  
• Bolt Pistol;
  
• Force Weapon;
  

Rules:

• And They Shall Know No Fear;
  
• Combat Tactics;
  
• Independent Character;
  
• Battle Psyker - May use two Psychic powers per turn.
  
• Chapter Tactics - All units except for terminators and units that purchased a transport, gain Infiltrators USR.
  
• Whispers on the Wind - Failed attempts by the player to sieze initiative before the battle may be re-rolled and enemy reserve rolls suffer a -1 penalty.
  
• Mirage - This power is used at the start of the Librarian's Movement phase. The Librarian, any unit they are with and any vehicle they are being transported in are affected by this power for one full game turn. During this time, units protected by this power count as being equipped with defensive grenades and enemies wishing to shoot at them must do so as if Night Fighting rules were in effect.
  

choose 1 additional psychic power:

• Force Dome
• Machine Curse
• Might of the ancients
• Null Zone
• Quickening
• Smite
• Avengers
• Gate of Infinity
• Vortex of Doom

High Chaplain Thulsa Kane (175 pts) - Executioners

WS6 BS5 S4/6 T4 Wo3 I5 A4 Ld10 Sv 2+/4i
Unit Type: Infantry;
Wargear:

• Frag Grenades;
• Krak Grenades;
  
• Aenigmata Ferrum - Any allied Space Marine model within 12" of Kane can re-roll 1's when rolling to wound in an assault.
  
• Grehdalin's Bones - Suit of Artificer Armour that grants the wearer Eternal Warrior.
  
• Rosarius;
  
• Plasma Pistol;
  
• The Lifetaker - Str6 Relic Blade
  

Rules:

• Chapter Tactics - all units become Stubborn
  
• Combat Tactics;
  
• Eternal Warrior;
  
• Fearless;
  
• Honour of the Chapter;
  
• Independent Character;
  
• Liturgies of Battle;
  

Chapter Master Carab Culln (215 pts) - Red Scorpions

WS6 BS5 S4/6 T4 Wo3 I5 A4 Ld10 Sv 2+/4i
Unit Type: Infantry;
Wargear:

• Iron Halo;
  
• Terminator Armor
  
• Teleport Homer;
  
• Blade of the Scorpion - Master-crafted Relic Blade. If Culln's WS is greater than the highest WS of the enemy or enemies he is fighting, he gains bonus attacks equal to the difference in their WS characteristics.
  
• Master Crafted Storm Bolter;
  

Rules:

• And They Shall Know No Fear;
  
• Chapter Tactics - Veteran Sergeants in your Tactical squads may be replaced with Apothecaries if you wish at no additional cost.
  
• Combat Tactics;
  
• Eternal Warrior;
  
• Independent Character;
  
• Orbital Bombardment;
  
• Proud to Live, Proud to Die, Hard to Kill - he and all units within 12" add +1 to the combat resolution scores in assault
  

Chief Librarian Sevrin Loth (205 pts) - Red Scorpions

WS6 BS5 S4 T4 Wo3 I5 A4 Ld10 Sv 2+/2i
Unit Type: Infantry;
Wargear:

• Frag Grenades;
  
• Krak Grenades;
  
• Armour of Selket - A suit of Artificer Armour that incorporates a Psychic Hood. In addition, at the beginning of his turn, by passing a psychic test Loth's 2+ armour save becomes a 2+ invulnerable save which lasts until the beginning of Loth's next turn. This counts as one of Loth's uses of a psychic power for that turn, but may not be negated by outside forces.
  
• Bolt Pistol;
  
• Force Weapon;
  

Rules:

• Combat Tactics;
  
• Fearless;
  
• Independent Character;
  
• Master Psyker - May use up to three powers per turn, but cannot use the same type of power more than once per turn (ie, you cant use 3 shooting attacks in 1 turn)
  

Can use any of these powers in a game:(note, all of these powers are activated in the shooting phase)

• Machine Curse; shooting attack
  
• Null Zone;
  
• Quickening;
  
• Smite; shooting attack
  
• The Avenger; shooting attack
  
• Vortex of Doom; shooting attack

Master Apothecary Harath Shen (135 pts) - Salamanders

WS5 BS4 S4 T4 Wo2 I4 A3 Ld9 Sv 2+
Unit Type: Infantry;
Wargear:

• Frag Grenades;
  
• Krak Grenades;
  
• Artificer Armour;
  
• Digital Weapons;
  
• Narthecium;
  
• Plasma Pistol;
  
• Power Weapon;
  

Rules:

• And They Shall Know No Fear;
  
• Combat Tactics;
  
• Independent Character;
  
• Master of Chirugery - may re-roll any 1s on failed Feel No Pain Rolls
  
• Pride of the Chapter - The presence of a Master Apothecary in an assault adds +1 to assault resolution results. also, a single wound suffered by the master apothecary may be transfered to another allied model in the unit he has joined. the allied model may then try to save this wound if possible.
  

Master of the Forge Armenneus Valthex (145 pts) - Astral Claws

WS4 BS5 S4 T4 Wo2 I4 A3 Ld10 Sv 2+/5i
Unit Type: Infantry;
Wargear:

• Frag Grenades;
• Krak Grenades;
• Artificer Armour;
  
• Indynabula Array - A Servo harness that Allows to re-roll failed Blessings of the Omnissiah attempts. Counts a being equipped with two power weapons instead of Power Fists, Has a built-in Conversion Beamer, and has the Counter-attack USR. Also grants a 5+ Invulnerable save.
  

Rules:

• And They Shall Know No Fear;
  
• Battle Alchemistry - both he and one Space Marine infantry squad in the army may upgrade their boltguns, bolt pistols or storm bolters to use specially modified Hellfire rounds at no cost. This means these weapons gain the Poisoned (2+) ability, though otherwise their weapon profiles remain unchanged. Which squad is selected for this upgrade must be noted down before the battle.
  
• Blessing of the Omnissiah;
  
• Bolster Defenses;
  
• Combat Tactics;
  
• Counter-attack;
  
• Independent Character
  

Master of the Forge Vaylund Cal (215 pts) - Sons of Medusa

WS5 BS5 S5/10 T6 Wo3 I1 A2 Ld10 Sv2+/4i
Unit Type: Infantry;
Wargear

• Artificer Armour;
  
• Iron Halo;
  
• Servo Harness
  
• Thunder Hammer;
  

Rules:

• Blessing of the Omnissiah;
  
• Combat Tactics;
  
• Fearless;
  
• Independent Character;
  
• Chapter Tactics - All units Become Fearless
  
• Opus Machina - The effects of this special rule are included in Vaylund Cal's profile and he should be modeled on a 40mm base.
  
• Purge the Weak - Any Devastator squad modeled to represent their cybernetic augmentation gains Feel No Pain, but may not run or make sweeping assaults.
  

NOTE: if you take this character, no other Chapter Masters may be taken, Named or Otherwise.
Being a Master of the Forge, Cal allows you to take Dreads, Venerable Dreads, and Ironclad Dreads as both Heavy and Elite Choices.