Codex - Conservators

The Conservators are an unusual fife holding Astartes Chapter in the Asharn March. They are poor as hell, and have more psykers then is entierly reasonable. Otherwise known as the "U wut m8?" chapter.

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Conservators Special Rules

The Conservators are an unorthodox but highly effective Chapter of the Adeptus Astartes. Many units in the conservators forces share similar strengths represented in the following rules:

• And They Shall Know No Fear
• Combat Fire-Teams
• Hearth and Home - Above all, the conservators are a defensive chapter. Units with at least one model with this special rule are stubborn in their own deployment zone.
• Remembrance - Most gear a Conservator carries is effectively a relic. All equipment is kept in the best of quality. Once per game, each unit that contains a model with this special rule can reroll failed to hit rolls with all weapons for one phase.

Warlord Traits

A Conservators warlord can roll his warlord trait from any of the charts from the core rulebook or from the specific Conservators traits chart below.

1. Debt Collector	2. Ancestral Might	3. Ancestral Farsight
The Warlord and his men have a particular grudge against the enemy Warlord and his army, thus they'll make sure the debt is collected. The Warlord and any unit he leads/is attached to gain the Preferred Enemy USR against the enemy warlord, and any unit he is a part of.	The Warlord's wargear belonged to a brother that was known for slaying many mighty enemies and now the machine spirits empower him to greater feats of heroism. The Warlord gains a +1 to Weapon skill and all his melee attacks gain the Life Drain Special rule.	The Warlord's wargear belonged to a brother known for his sharp sight and mastery of ranged weaponry. The Warlord's ranged attacks are precision shots on a 4+ to hit.
4. Ancestral Resolve	5. Skilled Commander	6. Master Scavenger
The Warlord's wargear belonged to a brother that was known to be a stalwart defender who didn't let any enemy pass by. The Warlord gains the Eternal Warrior USR.	The Warlord is a loud and commanding presence on the battle field. Friendly units within 12" of the Warlord can use his Leadership rather than their own.	The Warlord has done better then most scavenging equipment. The warlord my treat any one weapon he is carrying as master crafted.

Conservator Equipment

The conservators forces mainly employ the standard weapons of the Adeptus Astartes, but they also have been forced to gerry rig and flat out invent some new weapons. Also, focus rods figure largely in their armory.

Weapon	Range	S	AP	Type
Scout Bow	18"	4	-	Assault 2, rending
Brother Bow	18"	4	5	Assault 2
Scorpion Repeating Crossbow	18"	6	5	Assault 6, Rending
Fist of Man	24"	6	2	Rapid Fire
Lance Strike	36"	8	2	Salvo 1/2
Lightning Rod	18"	4	5	Assault 4
Implosion Locus	18"	6	1	Heavy 1, Implode
Path of Destruction	24"	8	1	Assault 1, Ray, Melta
Purifying Flames	Template	4	5	Assault 1
Flame Strike	Template	5	4	Assault 1, Torrent.
Dawngate	48"	6	3	Ordanance 1, Large Blast, Barrage, Pillar
Magic Missile
Storm of missiles	36"	4	6	Heavy 1, Blast
Blast Missile	36"	8	3	Heavy 1
Hail of Missiles	36"	7	4	Heavy 1, Sky Fire

Implosion: When rolling to penetrate armor with a weapon with this special rule, add the targets (armor value-10) to the weapons strength. When rolling to wound with a weapon with this special rule, add (6-armor save) to the weapons strength.

Pillar: Weapons with this special rule create a massive pillar of destruction, stretching high enough to effect airborne foes. They can target Flying monstorus creatures and Flyers, though their balistic skill is reduced to 1 for the purposes of scatter. Any Flying monstorus creatures or Flyers under the blast template of a weapon with this special rule after it scatters are effected as if they were not flying.

Ray: When firing a weapons with this special rule, nominate one point within range of the firing model and then Nominate a second point within 3d6" of the first point. Draw a 1mm line between those two points. All models under that line suffer an automatic hit.

Ranged Weaponry

Focus Rods: A special invention of Dakar university, these are in effect psykic blinkers. They allow psykers to use their powers fairly safely, at the expense of versatility.

Implosion Locus: This focus rod is used to create a massive gravatic anomaly near the target.

Dawn Gate: A heavy vehicle mounted focus rod, these weapons summon an enormus pillar of light that immolates their enemies.

Melee Weaponry

Titan Sword: Unique to each Full Brother of the Conservators. These are swords they crafted for themselves with the aid of their homeworlds greatest blacksmith, and meditated with over the Titan Stone. Counts as a close combat weapon with the Shred Special Rule.

Sword: A simple Steel sword, often carried by scouts. Counts as close combat weapon.

Miscellaneous Equipment

Great Armour: The chapters supply of Artificer armor was never very large, and the rest of it was lost in the first Great war against the Orks. A replacement of a kind was created by taking a normal suit of power armor, and effectively making a suit of plate for it. This armor provides a 2+ save, a 5++ invulnerable save, and the bulky special rule.

Horse: The standard mount of the scouts, more out of necessity then anything else. Changes the models type to cavalry.

Rhino: A really big herbivore, used by the full brothers as mounts. Changes the models type to cavalry, grants them +1 toughness, the relentless special rule, and rather then a single hammer of wrath hit on the charge they get d3.

Armory

Ranged Weapons

A model can exchange its Melee Weapon and/or bolt pistol for one of the following:

• Brother Bow: Free.
• Combi-Flamer, Melta, or Plasma: +10 pts.

Melee Weapons

A model can exchange its Close Combat Weapon and/or bolt pistol for one of the following:

• Power Weapon: +15 pts.
• Lightning Claw: +15 pts.
• Power Fist: +25 pts.
• Chainfist: +30 pts.

Great Weapons

A model can exchange his storm bolter with one of the following:

• Combi-flamer, -melta, or -plasma: +6pts
• Lightning claw: +10pts
• Thunder hammer: +25pts

A model can exchange his power weapon with one of the following:

• Power Maul, Lightning Claw or Storm shield: +5pts
• Power fist: +10pts
• Chainfist or Thunder hammer: +15pts

Special Wargear

A model can take the following:

• Melta bombs: +5pts
• Teleport homer: +10pts

Models without the bulky special rules may also take one of the following:

• Jump pack: +15pts
• Rhino: +15pts

Models in scout armor may take one of the following:

• Horse: +5pts

Focus Rods

A model can exchange its Purifying Flames for one of the following.

• Lightning Rod ................................................ 1 point/model
• Implosion Locus .............................................. 6 points/model
• Magic Missile ................................................ 10 Points/model
• Fist of Man .................................................. 10 points/model
• Lance of Strike .............................................. 15 points/model

High Relics

Avalon, the ancestral relic sword: Yes this is excalibur. Yes it will kill everything.

Shield Eternal: Maybe...

Vehicles Wargear

A Vehicle may take any of the following:

• Storm Bolter^1 ................. 5 points
• Dozer Blade .................... 5 points.
• Extra armor .................... 10 points.
• Camo Netting ................... 15 points
• Enclosed Crew Compartment ...... 15 points.

1:This upgrade can only be taken on tank models.

Units

HQ

Captain

Captains of the Conservators are often seen as the field leadership of the chapter. Given the dispersed nature of the chapter, they often end up being the highest ranking officer on their home planet.

90 points

	WS	BS	S	T	W	I	A	Ld	Sv	Unit Type	Composition
Captain	6	5	4	4	3	5	3	10	3+	Infantry (C)	1 Captain

Wargear:

• Power Armor
• Bolt Pistol
• Sword
• Frag and Krak Grenades
• Iron Halo

Special Rules:

• And They Shall Know No Fear
• Independent Character
• Rhino Herd: If a detatchement includes a captain on a Rhino, Rhino Chavalry can be taken as troop choices.

Options:

• May take items from the Melee Weapon, Ranged Weapon, Special Wargear, and High Relics sections of the armoury
• May replace Power Armour with Great Armor for 15 points.

Professor Emeritus

The vast majority of Conservator librarians are employed at [Dakar University] training the [Arsharn Marches] psykers. Occasionally though their is an excess, and a professor emeritus is named. They still are required to give lectures on occasion, but are able to take to the field alongside their brothers.

65 points

	WS	BS	S	T	W	I	A	Ld	Sv	Unit Type	Composition
Professor Emeritus	5	4	4	4	2	4	2	10	3+	Infantry (C)	1 Professor Emeritus

Wargear:

• Power Armor
• Bolt Pistol
• Force Weapon
• Frag and Krak Grenades
• Psychic hood

Special Rules:

• And They Shall Know No Fear
• Independent Character
• Psyker (Mastery level 1)

Psyker: A professor Emeritus may generate powers from the Deamonology, Biomancy, Piromancy, Telekinesis, and Telepathy disciplines.

Options:

• May be upgraded to psyker Mastery level 2 or 3 ..... 25 points/mastery level
• May replace Bolt Pistol with a Bolt Gun
• May take items from the Ranged Weapon, Special Wargear, and High Relics sections of the armoury
• May replace Power Armour with Great Armor for 15 points.

Command Squad

	WS	BS	S	T	W	I	A	Ld	Sv	Unit Type	Composition
Veteran	4	4	4	4	1	4	2	9	3+	Infantry	5 Veterans
Company Champion	5	4	4	4	1	4	2	9	3+	Infantry (C)
Apothecary	4	4	4	4	1	4	2	9	3+	Infantry (C)
Grad Student	3	3	3	3	1	3	1	7	4+	Infantry
Post Doc	3	3	3	3	2	3	2	8	4+	Infantry(C)

Wargear:

• Power Armor(Veterans, Company Champion, and Apothecary only)
• Carapace Armor(Grad student and Post Doc only)
• Bolt Pistol(Veterans, and Apothecary only)
• Laspistol(Grad Student and Post Doc Only)
• Close Combat Weapon(Grad Student Only)
• Force Weapon(Post Doc Only)
• Sword(Veterans, and Apothecary only)
• Power Weapon(Company Champion only)
• Combat Shield(Company Champion only)
• Narthecium (Apothecary Only)
• Frag and Krak Grenades

Special Rules:

• And They Shall Know No Fear(Veterans, Company Champion, and Apothecary only)
• Psyker (Mastery level 1)(Grad Student Only)
• Psyker (Mastery level 2)(Post Doc Only)

Psyker: A Grad Student and Post Doc may generate powers from the Deamonology, Biomancy, Divination, Piromancy, and Telekinesis disciplines.

Options:

• One Veteran can take a Company Standard ......................................... 15 points
• One Veteran can be upgraded to a Company Champion ............................... 15 points
• One Veteran can be upgraded to an Apothecary .................................... 15 points
• Any Veteran can be upgraded to a Grad Student ................................... 5 points/model
• Any Veteran can be upgraded to a Post Doc ....................................... 30 points/model
• Any Veteran may take any of the following:
• -Melta Bombs ..................................................................... 5 points/model
• -Storm Shield .................................................................... 10 points/model
• Any Veteran may exchange their bolt pistol and sword for a bolt gun ............. free
• if the entire unit is wearing power armor, they may all get rhinos .............. 35 points
• If the entire unit is wearing caripace armor, they may all ride horses .......... 25 points
• The unit may select a truck or Chimera as a dedicated transport.

Troops

Scouts

The scout corps of the Conservators is honestly the work horse of the chapter. Needs mor fluff.

55 points

	WS	BS	S	T	W	I	A	Ld	Sv	Unit Type	Composition
Scouts	4	4	4	4	1	4	1	8	4+	Infantry	5 Scouts
Scout Sargent	4	4	4	4	1	4	1	8	4+	Infantry (C)	1 Scout Sargent
Veteran Scout Sargent	4	4	4	4	1	4	2	9	4+	Infantry (C)

Wargear:

• Scout Armor
• Scout Bow
• Sword
• Frag and Krak Grenades

Special Rules:

• And They Shall Know No Fear
• Hearth and Home
• Rememberance
• Combat Squads
• Infiltrate
• Move Through Cover
• Scout

Options:

• You may take up to 5 additional Scouts ....................................................... 11 points/model
• The entire unit may take camo cloaks .... 2 points/model
• Any model can replace his scout bow with one of the following:
• -Bolt Pistol or Bolt Gun ..................................................................... free
• -Sniper Rifle ................................................................................ 1 point/model
• You may upgrade a Scout Sargent to a Veteran scout Sargent .................... 10 points
• Scout Sargent or Veteran Scout Sargent may take items from the Melee weapons and/or Ranged Weapons lists.
• the Scout Sargent or Veteran Scout Sargent may take Melta Bombs .............................. 5 points
• A unit that could fit in a Truck or Chimera can take one as a dedicated transport.

Pikemen

Pikemen are generally failed Conservator aspirants, through no fault of their own. Gentics is generally the problem, incompatability with the [geneseed]. Still, the Conservators waste nothing, so these washouts are largely recruited as chapter serfs... sort of. While officially serfs, the pikemen are much closer to impirial guardsmen loyal to the conservators. They go into battle at their lords side, bolstering the generally limited numbers of the conservators.

50 points

	WS	BS	S	T	W	I	A	Ld	Sv	Unit Type	Composition
Pikemen	3	3	3	3	1	3	1	7	5+	Infantry	9 Pikemen
Pikemen Sargent	3	3	3	3	1	3	2	9	5+	Infantry (C)	1 Pikemen Sargent
Veteran Scout Sargent	4	4	4	4	1	4	2	8	4+	Infantry (C)	1 Veteran Scout Sargent

Wargear:

• Flak armor(Pikemen and Pikemen sargent only)
• Scout Armor(Veteran Scout Sargent only)
• Lasgun(Pikemen and Pikemen sargent only)
• Scout Bow(Veteran Scout Sargent only)
• Pike(Pikemen and Pikemen sargent only)
• Sword(Veteran Scout Sargent only)
• Frag Grenades

Special Rules:

• Set Pikes: If this unit didn't move during its last movement phase it gains the counter charge special rule.

Options:

• You may take up to 25 additional Pike men ....................................................... 4 points/model
• The entire unit may take Krak Grenades ........................................................... 1 point/model
• The entire unit(excluding Veteran Scout Sargent) may take carapace armor .... 2 points/model
• You may upgrade a Pikemen Sargent to a Veteran scout Sargent .................... 7 points
• Pikemen Sargent or Veterain Scout Sargent may take items from the Melee weapons and/or Ranged Weapons lists.
• A unit that could fit in a Truck or Chimera can take one as a dedicated transport.

Dedicated Transport

Trucks

A civilian vehicle requesitioned by the space marines, the transport of last resort.

20 points

	BS	F	S	R	HP	Unit Type	Composition
Truck	3	10	10	10	2	Vehicle(Opentopped, Transport)	1 Truck

Transport Capacity:

• 10 models, but no models with the bulky special rule.

Options:

• May take a items from the Vehicle upgrade section of the armory.

Chimeras

60 points

	BS	F	S	R	HP	Unit Type	Composition
Chimera	3	12	10	10	3	Vehicle(Tank, Transport)	1 Chimera

Wargear:

• Multi-laser
• Heavy Bolter

Special Rules:

• Amphibious
• Lasgun Array

Transport Capacity:

• 12 models.

Options:

• May take a items from the Vehicle upgrade section of the armory.

Elites

Tactical Marines

The battle brothers of the Conservators. Often longtime veterans by the time they take up their power armor. These are the heroes that have made a name for themselves across the stars serving with House Mackentire.

70 points

	WS	BS	S	T	W	I	A	Ld	Sv	Unit Type	Composition
Space Marine	4	4	4	4	1	4	1	8	3+	Infantry	4 Space Marines
Space Marine Sargent	4	4	4	4	1	4	1	8	3+	Infantry (C)	1 Space Marine Sargent
Veteran Space Marine Sargent	4	4	4	4	1	4	2	9	3+	Infantry (C)
Mage	3	3	3	3	1	3	1	6	4+	Infantry

Wargear:

• Power Armor(Space Marine, Space Marine Sargent, and Veteran Space Marine Sargent only)
• Carapace Armor(Mage only)
• Bolter(Space Marine, Space Marine Sargent, and Veteran Space Marine Sargent only)
• Sword(Space Marine, Space Marine Sargent, and Veteran Space Marine Sargent only)
• Purifying Flames(Mage only)
• Frag and Krak Grenades(Space Marine, Space Marine Sargent, and Veteran Space Marine Sargent only)

Special Rules:

• And They Shall Know No Fear (Space Marine, Space Marine Sargent, and Veteran Space Marine Sargent only)
• Hearth and Home(Space Marine, Space Marine Sargent, and Veteran Space Marine Sargent only)
• Rememberance(Space Marine, Space Marine Sargent, and Veteran Space Marine Sargent only)
• Care Free(Mage only): Units with this special rule are stubborn. If a unit is made up entierly of units with this special rule, The unit will scatter d6" during the movment phase and shooting phase, and do nothing during the assault phase.
• Combat Squads

Options:

• May include up to 5 additional Space Marines ................................. 14 points/model
• The entire unit may take camo cloaks .... 2 points/model
• Any model may replace his Bolter with a Bolt Psitol or Brother Bow............. free
• Any model may replace his sword with a personal Sword ......................... 1 point/model
• You may upgrade up to 2 Space Marines to Mages ............................... free
• Mages may take items from the Focus Rod section of the armory.
• You may upgrade a Space Marine Sargent to a Veteran Space Marine Sargent .................... 10 points
• Space Marine Sargent or Veteran Space Marine Sargent may take items from the Melee weapons and/or Ranged Weapons lists.
• the Space Marine Sargent or Veteran Space Marine Sargent may take Melta Bombs ....... 5 points
• A unit that could fit in a Truck or Chimera can take one as a dedicated transport.

Great Armor

Terminator is a distant memory for the Conservators. They were lost to a suit in the initial war against the Orks. So the Techmarines of the chapter created this work around. Basically a jury-rigged suit of centurion armor.

105 points

	WS	BS	S	T	W	I	A	Ld	Sv	Unit Type	Composition
Great Armored	4	4	4	4	1	4	2	9	2+/5++	Infantry	2 Great Armored
Great Armored Sargent	4	4	4	4	1	4	2	9	2+/5++	Infantry (C)	1 Great Armored Sargent

Wargear:

• Great Armor
• Storm Bolter
• Power Weapon

Special Rules:

• And They Shall Know No Fear
• Hearth and Home
• Rememberance

Options:

• May include up to 7 additional Great armored ........................... 35 points/model
• Any Model May replace their Stormbolter and Power Weapon with a Thunder Hammer and Storm shield ... 10 points/model.
• Any Model May take options from the Great Armor section of the armory.
• For Every 5 models in the squad, one Great Armored may Replace his storm bolter with one of the following.
• -Heavy Flamer ...................................................... 10 points/model
• -Scorpion Heavy Repeating Crossbow ................................. 20 points/model
• A unit that could fit in a Chimera can take one as a dedicated transport.

Fast Attack

Drop pod

35 points

	BS	F	S	R	HP	Unit Type	Composition
Drop Pod	4	12	12	12	3	Vehicle(Open topped, Transport)	1 Drop Pod

Wargear:

• Storm bolter

Special Rules:

• Drop Pod Assault
• Immobile
• Inertial Guidance System

Transport Capacity: 10 models or one walker.

Options: May take a locator beacon ...................... 10 points

Rhino

35 points

	BS	F	S	R	HP	Unit Type	Composition
Rhino	4	11	11	10	3	Vehicle(Transport)	1 Rhino

Wargear: Storm Bolter

Special Rules: Repair

Transport Capacity: 10 models, but none with the bulky special rule.

Options: May take a items from the Vehicle upgrade section of the armory.

Rhino Cavalry

100 points

	WS	BS	S	T	W	I	A	Ld	Sv	Unit Type	Composition
Rhino Cavalry	4	4	4	5	1	4	1	8	3+	Cavalry	4 Rhino Cavalry
Rhino Cavalry Sargent	4	4	4	5	1	4	1	8	3+	Cavalry (C)	1 Rhino Cavalry Sargent
Veteran Rhino Cavalry Sargent	4	4	4	5	1	4	2	9	3+	Cavalry (C)

Wargear:

• Power Armor
• Bolter
• Sword
• Frag and Krak Grenades
• Rhino

Special Rules:

• And They Shall Know No Fear
• Hearth and Home
• Remembrance
• Combat Squads

Options:

• May include up to 5 additional Rhino Cavalry ................................. 20 points/model
• Any model may replace his Bolter with a Bolt Psitol or Brother Bow............. free
• Any model may replace his sword with a personal Sword ......................... 1 point/model
• You may upgrade a Rhino Cavalry Sargent to a Veteran Rhino Cavalry Sargent .................... 10 points
• Rhino Cavalry Sargent or Veteran Rhino Cavalry Sargent may take items from the Melee weapons and/or Ranged Weapons lists.
• the Rhino Cavalry Sargent or Veteran Rhino Cavalry Sargent may take Melta Bombs ....... 5 points

Heavy Support

Mage circle

Becoming bound to a focus rod is mostly a lobotomy. The process is used to render otherwise worthless psykers into weapons of war. A few key portions of the wielders brain are destroyed, rendering them emotionless and heavily limiting their free will. The result are useless unless directed, but also nearly impossible to become tempted by the warp. The focus rods require a psykers powers to energize and direct, but not really any imagination or initiative. The mages circle is analogus to a normal Space Marines devastator squad. Led by a single marine, they can bring heavy fire in a fairly mobile platform.

50 points

	WS	BS	S	T	W	I	A	Ld	Sv	Unit Type	Composition
Mage	3	3	3	3	1	3	1	6	4+	Infantry	4 Mage
Mage Sargent	4	4	4	4	1	4	2	8	4+	Infantry (C)	1 Mage Sargent

Wargear:

• Carapace Armor
• Bolt Pistol(Mage Sargent only)
• Sword(Mage Sargent only)
• Purifying Flames (Mage only)
• Frag and Krak Grenades (Mage Sargent only)

Special Rules:

• And They Shall Know No Fear (Mage Sargent only)
• Hearth and Home (Mage Sargent only)
• Remembrance (Mage Sargent only)
• Care Free(Mage only): Units with this special rule are stubborn. If a unit is made up entirely of units with this special rule, The unit will scatter d6" during the movement phase and shooting phase, and do nothing during the assault phase.

Options:

• The unit may take up to 5 additional Mages .......... 10 points/model
• Any Mage may take items from the Focus Rods sections of the armory.
• The entire unit can take horses ................................. 5 points/model
• A unit that could fit in a Truck or Chimera can take one as a dedicated transport.

Tower

The conservators have always had issues with fielding any number of armored vehicles. Most the chapter owned were over run and captured by Orks early in the chapters history. Still, ground forces have always needed some form of heavy support only tanks can provide. So again, Dakar University stepped into to provide paykic aid. "Towers" are generally made from gutted Leman Russ tanks. The tanks main cannon replaced by a massive focus rod, and often further augmented by additional utility focus rods throughout. Powered by several mages, these machines can bring terrifying amounts of destruction to bear on the enemy.

Modeling note: Just use a Leman Russ. If you are feeling like making cool models, replace the turret with a large glass jewel, or put a glass gem on the end of the turret. Feel free to add all sorts of "arcane" designs on the rest of the body.

140 points

	BS	F	S	R	HP	Unit Type	Composition
Tower	3	14	13	10	3	Vehicle(Fast, Skimmer)	1 Tower

Wargear:

• Lightning rod(front mounted)
• Dawn Gate(turret mounted)

Options:

• May Replace the Dawn Gate with one of the following:
• -Two Implosion Loci ..................... Free
• -Flame Strike ........................... Free
• -Path of Destruction .................... 30 points
• May replace its Lightning Rod with one of the following:
• -Twinlinked Purifying Flames ............ Free.
• -Implosion Locus ........................ 5 points.
• -Lance Strike ........................... 10 points.
• May take a pair of sponsons armed with:
• -Twinlinked Purifying Flames ............. 10 points.
• -Lightning Rods .......................... 10 points.
• -Implosion Loci .......................... 20 points.
• -Fists of Men ............................ 20 points.
• -Lance Strikes ........................... 30 points
• May take items from the Vehicle Upgrade section of the armory.