FORGE WORLD ADEPTUS CUSTODES

RULES PREVIEW
The following presents rules for a small selection of Adeptus Custodes units from the Forge World range.
This is a preview of what to expect from a future Forge World Imperial Armour publication. All rules in this
document reflect an early version of the development process and are entirely experimental and subject to
change in future publications. As such, these rules are best tested with the agreement of all players involved.

The datasheets which follow represent some of the rarest technologies available to the Custodes in the 41st
Millennium. These datasheets limit the number of units of each kind available in a Detachment; however these
restrictions are not final. In a future Imperial Armour volume, we intend to expand the role of Forge World’s
range of models within the wider forces of the Adeptus Custodes.

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UNIT POINTS COST RANGED WEAPONS POINTS COST

MODELS WEAPON POINTS PER WEAPON
UNIT POINTS PER MODEL
PER UNIT Twin Arachnus las-blaze 60
Contemptor-Achillus 1 160 Heavy flamer 17
Contemptor-Exemplar 1 150 Twin Iliastus accelerator cannon 70
Caladius Grav-tank 1 220 Twin las-pulsar 60
Coronus Grav-carrier 1 285 Lastrum storm bolter 5
Twin Lastrum bolt cannon 25
MELEE WEAPONS POINTS COST Plasma ejector 30
WEAPON POINTS PER WEAPON
Achillus dreadspear 75
Dreadnought combat weapon
40/50
(single/pair)

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DAMAGE
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Dreadnought characteristics change as it suffers damage in
battle, as shown below:
NAME M WS BS S T W A Ld Sv REMAINING W M WS BS
Contemptor-Achillus * * * 7 7 12 4 9 2+ 7-12+ 9" 2+ 2+
A Contemptor-Achillus Dreadnought is a single model. It is equipped with two 4-6 6" 3+ 3+
Lastrum storm bolters and an Achillus dreadspear. 1-3 4" 4+ 4+
You may only include one of these units per Detachment in your army.
WEAPON RANGE TYPE S AP D ABILITIES
Achillus dreadspear
36" Heavy D3 9 -3 D3 –
(shooting)
Achillus dreadspear Any Damage rolls less than 3 that are made for this
Melee Melee x2 -3 D6
(melee) weapon count as 3.
Lastrum storm bolter 24" Rapid Fire 2 5 -1 1 –
ABILITIES Impaling Lunge: In any turn in which this unit has successfully made a charge move, any melee attacks which hit
on a 6 cause 1 mortal wound each, in addition to their usual damage.
Atomantic Shielding: This model has a 5+ invulnerable save.
Unyielding Ancient: Roll a D6 each time this model loses a wound; on a 6 the damage is ignored and that wound
is not lost.
Atomantic Overload: If this model is reduced to 0 wounds, roll a D6 before removing it from the battlefield. On
a 6 it explodes and each unit within 2D6" suffers D3 mortal wounds.
Designer's Note: Further wargear options and Dreadnoughts will be available alongside this unit's rules in a future
Imperial Armour volume.
FACTION KEYWORDS Imperium, Adeptus Custodes
KEYWORDS Vehicle, Dreadnought, Contemptor-Achillus Dreadnought

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battle, as shown below:
NAME M WS BS S T W A Ld Sv REMAINING W M WS BS
Contemptor-Exemplar * * * 7 7 12 4 9 2+ 7-12+ 9" 2+ 2+
A Contemptor-Exemplar is a single model. It is equipped with two Dreadnought combat weapons 4-6 6" 3+ 3+
and two Lastrum storm bolters. 1-3 4" 4+ 3+
You may only include one of these units per Detachment in your army.
Designer's Note: The Contemptor-Exemplar Dreadnought does not currently have a model – you
may however choose to represent it with another Contemptor Dreadnought model.
WEAPON RANGE TYPE S AP D ABILITIES
Dreadnought –
Melee Melee x2 -3 3
combat weapon
Lastrum storm bolter 24" Rapid Fire 2 5 -1 1 –
Heavy flamer 8" Heavy D6 5 -1 1 This weapon automatically hits its target.
Plasma ejector 8" Heavy D6 7 -3 1 This weapon automatically hits its target.
Twin las-pulsar 36" Heavy 2D3 9 -3 D3 –
WARGEAR OPTIONS • A Contemptor-Exemplar may choose to take one heavy weapon from the following list, replacing one
Dreadnought combat weapon and one Lastrum storm bolter:
‒‒ Twin las-pulsar
• One or both Lastrum storm bolters may be exchanged for one of the following:
‒‒ Heavy flamer
‒‒ Plasma ejector
ABILITIES Atomantic Shielding: This model has a 5+ invulnerable save.
Unyielding Ancient: Roll a D6 each time this model loses a wound; on a 6 the damage is ignored and that wound
is not lost.
Atomantic Overload: If this model is reduced to 0 wounds, roll a D6 before removing it from the battlefield; on a
6 it explodes and each unit within 2D6" suffers D3 mortal wounds.
Designer's Note: Further wargear options and Dreadnoughts will be available alongside this unit's rules in a future
Imperial Armour volume.
FACTION KEYWORDS Imperium, Adeptus Custodes
KEYWORDS Vehicle, Dreadnought, Contemptor-Exemplar Dreadnought
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change as it suffers damage in battle, as
shown below:
NAME M WS BS S T W A Ld Sv REMAINING W M BS A
Caladius Grav-tank * 6+ * 6 7 14 * 9 3+ 8-14+ 16" 2+ 3
A Caladius Grav-tank is a single model. It is equipped with a twin Iliastus accelerator cannon and 4-7 12" 3+ D3
a twin Lastrum bolt cannon. 1-3 8" 4+ 1
You may only include one of these units per Detachment in your army.
WEAPON RANGE TYPE S AP D ABILITIES
Twin Iliastus
60" Heavy 8 8 -3 D3 –
accelerator cannon
Twin Lastrum bolt cannon 36" Heavy 6 6 -2 1 –
ABILITIES Hover Tank: Instead of measuring distances to and from this model’s base, measure to and from the model’s hull
or base (whichever is closer).
Gravitic Backwash: Models attempting to make Melee attacks against this unit suffer -1 to all hit rolls
(to a maximum of 6+).
Flare Shielding: This model has a 6+ invulnerable save.
Enhanced Auramite Alloys: Roll a D6 each time this model loses a wound; on a 6 the damage is ignored and that
wound is not lost.
Gravitic Cascade: If this model is reduced to 0 wounds, roll a D6 before removing it from the battlefield; on a 5
or 6 it explodes and each unit within 6" suffers D3 mortal wounds.
Designer's Note: Further wargear options and tanks will be available alongside this unit's rules in a future Imperial
Armour volume.
FACTION KEYWORDS Imperium, Adeptus Custodes
KEYWORDS Vehicle, Fly, Caladius Grav-tank

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w Coronus Grav-carrier Some of a Coronus Grav-carrier’s
characteristics change as it suffers damage in
battle, as shown below:
NAME M WS BS S T W A Ld Sv REMAINING W M BS A
Coronus Grav-carrier * 6+ * 6 8 18 * 9 3+ 9-18+ 14" 2+ 3
A Coronus Grav-carrier is a single model. It is equipped with a twin Arachnus las-blaze and 5-8 10" 3+ D3
a twin Lastrum bolt cannon. 1-4 6" 4+ 1
You may only include one of these units per Detachment in your army.
WEAPON RANGE TYPE S AP D ABILITIES
Twin Arachnus las-blaze When firing this weapon, select one of the two profiles below:
‒‒ Beam mode 36" Heavy 2 9 -3 D6 –
‒‒ Burst mode 24" Heavy D6 5 -1 D3 –
Twin Lastrum bolt cannon 36" Heavy 6 6 -2 1 –
ABILITIES Hover Tank: Instead of measuring distances to and from this model’s base, measure to and from the model’s hull
or base (whichever is closer).
Gravitic Backwash: Models attempting to make Melee attacks against this unit suffer -1 to all hit rolls (to a
maximum of 6+).
Flare Shielding: This model has a 6+ invulnerable save.
Enhanced Auramite Alloys: Roll a D6 each time this model loses a wound; on a 6 the damage is ignored and that
wound is not lost.
Gravitic Cascade: If this model is reduced to 0 wounds, roll a D6 before removing it from the battlefield; on a 5
or 6 it explodes and each unit within 6" suffers D3 mortal wounds.
Designer's Note: Further wargear options and tanks will be available alongside this unit's rules in a future Imperial
Armour volume!
TRANSPORT This model can transport 6 Adeptus Custodes Infantry models.
FACTION KEYWORDS Imperium, Adeptus Custodes
KEYWORDS Vehicle, Transport, Fly, Coronus Grav-carrier