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Cult of the Unshackled: Operatives and Ploys

June 2023·pp. 124–125

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The prisoner’s improvised kill team receives profiles for expendable thralls and an exceptionally dangerous psyker. Followers can take attacks meant for their master, while psychic fire, spreading parasites and explosive sacrifice threaten better-equipped hunters. Strategic and tactical ploys provide hidden movement, coordinated attacks, returning thralls, intensified flames and healing through consuming a follower, making the under-resourced side an active opponent.

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