The Relic

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Shadow War Battle Pack, p. 5

"Across the galaxy, war destroys history but the power of a peoples icons and beliefs are sometimes enough to sway a campaign. As relics are lost and found, some commanders feel justified in risking men and resources for the retrieval of such objects. A Relic may turn the tide of a crusade with its power, or inspire the people to great acts of bravery and sacrifice upon the altar of battles to come. Either way, when a battle unfolds between forces over a relic, they are bloody and brutal."

Determine which player will be the Attacker and which player will be the Defenders.

The Attacker is seeking to claim the relic for their own, arriving in force to scour the area for the relic. The Attacker deploys first.

The Defender seeks to despoil or deny the enemy their relic and have prepared for the arrival of the enemy as they also search. The Defender deploys second.

The Relic

At the centre of the battlefield, place a single token/objective marker/object to represent the relic. The relic may only be picked up by a model with the Character Keyword only if the model ends its movement within 2" of the relic. A model that has the relic may not shoot, charge, fight, perform reactions, perform Psychic Powers, Machine Rites or Prayers. If a Character with the relic is slain and removed from play, before they are removed from play, place a token/objective marker/object to represent the relic within 1" of the model.

Evacuation

As the attacker and defender have their transports waiting on standby elsewhere nearby to retrieve them once the relic is in hand, Transports and units embarked upon them during deployment must begin the game in reserves and may not arrive until the second battle round.

Victory Conditions

The Attacker scores VP depending on how many of the following conditions they met during the game.

  • The Attacker scores 1 VP if no Character belonging to the Defender ever picks up the relic.
  • The Attacker scores 1 VP if a Character they control has the relic at the end of the game.
  • The Attacker scores 1 VP if a Character they control that has the relic exits the board by voluntarily moving off it on the edge connected to their deployment zone. The Attacker scores an additional Victory Point if the Character never embarked on a Transport during the game.
  • If the Attacker does not have any Character units left at the end of the game but has at least 1 model within 6" of the Relic. The Attacker scores 1 VP.

The Defender scores VP depending on how many of the following conditions they met during the game.

  • The Defender scores 1VP if no Character belonging to the Attacker ever picks up the relic.
  • The Defender scores 1 VP if there are no models belonging to the Attacker within 6" of the relic at the end of the game.
  • The Defender scores 1 VP if there are no models belonging to the Attacker within 12" of the relic at the end of the game.
  • The Defender scores 1 VP if a Character they control has the relic at the end of the game.

The winner is the player with more VP at the end of the game.

Special Rules

Battlefield Layout

The Relic battlefield layout

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