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* Select another PSYKER in your army to manifest its psychic powers.

* Once all your PSYKERS have manifested psychic powers, progress to the Shooting phase.

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=== PSYCHIC POOL ===

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* All PSYKERS can generate powers from any discipline it has access to.

* PSYKERS will know and be able to cast additional psychic powers, as described by their mastery level.

=== GENERATING PSYCHIC POWERS ===

A Mastery Level 1 Psyker must roll on a Psychic Discipline chart to determine what powers it knows. Mastery Level 2 and higher Psykers are able to pick and choose what powers that want from any discipline they have access to.

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=== MANIFESTING PSYCHIC POWERS ===

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* If successfully manifested, resolve the psychic power’s effects.

* Select another psychic power.

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=== PSYCHIC TESTS ===

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* '''WARP CHARGES''' are generated on a result of a 4+.

* If results includes 2+ 1 results, PSYKER suffers Perils of the Warp, irregardless of how many ones are rolled.

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=== DENY THE WITCH ===

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* Deny the Witch: Passed if points to cancel exceeds result of the opposing PSYKER’s Psychic test.

* Only one attempt can be made to deny each psychic power.

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=== PERILS OF THE WARP ===

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|The Psyker must take a Leadership test. If the test is failed, the Psyker suffers 1 Wound/glancing hit with no saves of any kind allowed. If the test is passed, the Psyker gains a 3+ Invulnerable save until the start of the next psychic phase.

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== Types of Psychic Powers ==

The many varieties of psychic powers are organised into distinct categories. These determine any targeting requirements and other restrictions that apply along with its type, if it has one.

=== Powers Without a Type ===

If a psychic power does not have a type, the rules for using it will be clearly expressed within its entry.

=== Blessing ===

Blessings grant extra abilities to the Psyker’s allies, such as characteristic boosts or additional special rules. '''Blessings target one or more friendly units and, unless otherwise stated, last until the start of the Psyker’s next Psychic phase.'''

Blessings can affect units that are locked in close combat and can affect the Psyker himself. The benefit of any one particular blessing can only be gained once per unit per turn, but benefits from different blessings are cumulative. Unless otherwise stated, blessings cannot modify characteristics above 10 or below 1 (or below 2, in the case of Leadership).

=== Conjuration ===

Conjuration powers can summon units across great distances, call new allies to the fray, or even create them from the raw stuff of the Warp. Each conjuration power specifies the type and number of models to be conjured. Unless stated otherwise, the new unit cannot take any additional options or upgrades. If you do not have enough models to place the entire unit on the board, place as many as you can – the excess are destroyed.

When the power is resolved, '''the new unit then arrives via Deep Strike, within the power’s maximum range;''' the new unit is under your control and is treated as having arrived from Reserves for all rules purposes. If the new unit suffers a Deep Strike mishap and ends up in Ongoing Reserves, it can Deep Strike anywhere on the board when it enters play.

If the new unit is a Psyker, generate its psychic power(s) as soon as the conjuration is manifested; the new unit cannot attempt to manifest conjuration powers on the same turn it was itself conjured. If the new unit has any random powers/abilities that would normally need to be generated before the start of the game, generate them at the same time. Unless otherwise noted, conjured units are scoring units.

==== Conjuring Daemons ====

If a '''conjuration''' power creates a unit from Codex: Chaos Daemons and that unit’s Army List Entry includes the option to take an Icon of Chaos, an Instrument of Chaos and/or the option to upgrade one model to a character, you may take any of these options for free provided you have the appropriate model available. Unless stated otherwise, the unit cannot take any further upgrades or options.

=== Malediction ===

Maledictions weaken the Psyker’s enemies by reducing their characteristics or inflicting special rules that penalise their abilities. '''Maledictions target one or more enemy units and, unless otherwise stated, last until the start of the Psyker’s next Psychic phase.''' Maledictions can affect units that are locked in close combat. Note that bonuses and penalties from different maledictions are always cumulative, but cannot, unless otherwise stated, take characteristics above 10 or below 1 (or below 2, in the case of Leadership).

=== Witchfire ===

Witchfire powers are shooting attacks. Indeed, they are often referred to as psychic shooting attacks, and many have profiles similar to ranged weapons. Just like when shooting a weapon, a Psyker must be able to see the target unit (or target point) and cannot be locked in combat if he wishes to manifest a witchfire power. Similarly, a witchfire power must roll To Hit, unless it is has the Blast special rule, in which case it scatters as described in the Blast special rule, or it is a Template weapon, which hit automatically. Psykers can make Snap Shots in the Psychic phase with witchfire powers in the same way as with other shooting weapons. Saves can be taken against Wounds from witchfire in the same way as for any other shooting attack, and hits are allocated to the closest target models to the Psyker.

Unlike firing a shooting weapon though, a Psyker can manifest several different witchfire powers during the same phase (assuming he has enough Warp Charge) and each can target a different unit if you so choose. Manifesting witchfire powers does not prevent the Psyker (or his unit) from firing weapons in the following Shooting phase, nor does it prevent the Psyker’s unit from Running, Turbo-boosting or moving Flat Out. A Psyker who manifests a witchfire power can target a different unit with his other ranged weapons in the Shooting phase. '''Witchfire powers cannot be used to make Overwatch attacks.'''

There are several different sub-types of witchfire, each applying slightly different targeting restrictions. If the witchfire does not list a sub-type, or simply describes itself as a psychic shooting attack, use the rules given above to resolve it. If it has one of the following subtypes, use the rules for that sub-type.

==== Beam ====

To use a '''witchfire''' power with the beam sub-type, target a point within the power’s range and trace a line (about 1mm thick) between the chosen point and the centre of the Psyker’s base – this line cannot be drawn over any unit that is locked in combat. All units under the line (friend and foe) are hit, with the exception of Zooming Flyers, Swooping Flying Monstrous Creatures and the Psyker himself. Each unit hit by the attack takes a number of hits equal to the number of models from that unit that are under the line. Only one unit that has a model under the line can attempt to Deny the Witch.

''For example, if three units are under the line, (Units A, B and C) then all three are hit. Unit A has 3 models under the line, and so takes 3 hits. Unit B has 1 model under the line and so takes 1 hit. Unit C has 4 models under the line, and so takes 4 hits.''

==== Focussed Witchfire ====

Some '''witchfire''' powers can pick out models in an enemy unit – these are called focussed witchfire powers. They follow all the normal rules for witchfire, but you can choose the specific model in the target unit that you want the power to affect. When the Psychic test is taken for focussed witchfire, pay close attention to the number of Warp Charge points harnessed. '''If the total number of Warp Charge points harnessed exceeds the Warp Charge cost required to manifest the psychic power, the power is resolved against the model you chose.''' If the cost to manifest the power is met, but not exceeded, resolve the power against the closest model in the target unit instead.

==== Nova ====

'''A nova power automatically targets and hits all enemy units''' (including Flyers and Flying Monstrous Creatures) '''within the psychic power’s maximum range,''' regardless of line of sight, being locked in combat, intervening models/terrain and so on. Otherwise, a nova is treated like a shooting attack, and indeed will have a profile like a ranged weapon. Only one unit that is within the power’s maximum range can attempt to Deny the Witch.

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 * Select another PSYKER in your army to manifest its psychic powers.
 * Once all your PSYKERS have manifested psychic powers, progress to the Shooting phase.
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 === PSYCHIC POOL ===
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 * All PSYKERS can generate powers from any discipline it has access to.
 * PSYKERS will know and be able to cast additional psychic powers, as described by their mastery level.
+=== GENERATING PSYCHIC POWERS ===
+A Mastery Level 1 Psyker must roll on a Psychic Discipline chart to determine what powers it knows. Mastery Level 2 and higher Psykers are able to pick and choose what powers that want from any discipline they have access to.
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 === MANIFESTING PSYCHIC POWERS ===
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 * If successfully manifested, resolve the psychic power’s effects.
 * Select another psychic power.
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 === PSYCHIC TESTS ===
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 * '''WARP CHARGES''' are generated on a result of a 4+.
 * If results includes 2+ 1 results, PSYKER suffers Perils of the Warp, irregardless of how many ones are rolled.
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 === DENY THE WITCH ===
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 * Deny the Witch: Passed if points to cancel exceeds result of the opposing PSYKER’s Psychic test.
 * Only one attempt can be made to deny each psychic power.
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 === PERILS OF THE WARP ===
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 |The Psyker must take a Leadership test. If the test is failed, the Psyker suffers 1 Wound/glancing hit with no saves of any kind allowed. If the test is passed, the Psyker gains a 3+ Invulnerable save until the start of the next psychic phase.
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+== Types of Psychic Powers ==
+The many varieties of psychic powers are organised into distinct categories. These determine any targeting requirements and other restrictions that apply along with its type, if it has one.
+=== Powers Without a Type ===
+If a psychic power does not have a type, the rules for using it will be clearly expressed within its entry.
+=== Blessing ===
+Blessings grant extra abilities to the Psyker’s allies, such as characteristic boosts or additional special rules. '''Blessings target one or more friendly units and, unless otherwise stated, last until the start of the Psyker’s next Psychic phase.'''
+Blessings can affect units that are locked in close combat and can affect the Psyker himself. The benefit of any one particular blessing can only be gained once per unit per turn, but benefits from different blessings are cumulative. Unless otherwise stated, blessings cannot modify characteristics above 10 or below 1 (or below 2, in the case of Leadership).
+=== Conjuration ===
+Conjuration powers can summon units across great distances, call new allies to the fray, or even create them from the raw stuff of the Warp. Each conjuration power specifies the type and number of models to be conjured. Unless stated otherwise, the new unit cannot take any additional options or upgrades. If you do not have enough models to place the entire unit on the board, place as many as you can – the excess are destroyed.
+When the power is resolved, '''the new unit then arrives via Deep Strike, within the power’s maximum range;''' the new unit is under your control and is treated as having arrived from Reserves for all rules purposes. If the new unit suffers a Deep Strike mishap and ends up in Ongoing Reserves, it can Deep Strike anywhere on the board when it enters play.
+If the new unit is a Psyker, generate its psychic power(s) as soon as the conjuration is manifested; the new unit cannot attempt to manifest conjuration powers on the same turn it was itself conjured. If the new unit has any random powers/abilities that would normally need to be generated before the start of the game, generate them at the same time. Unless otherwise noted, conjured units are scoring units.
+==== Conjuring Daemons ====
+If a '''conjuration''' power creates a unit from Codex: Chaos Daemons and that unit’s Army List Entry includes the option to take an Icon of Chaos, an Instrument of Chaos and/or the option to upgrade one model to a character, you may take any of these options for free provided you have the appropriate model available. Unless stated otherwise, the unit cannot take any further upgrades or options.
+=== Malediction ===
+Maledictions weaken the Psyker’s enemies by reducing their characteristics or inflicting special rules that penalise their abilities. '''Maledictions target one or more enemy units and, unless otherwise stated, last until the start of the Psyker’s next Psychic phase.''' Maledictions can affect units that are locked in close combat. Note that bonuses and penalties from different maledictions are always cumulative, but cannot, unless otherwise stated, take characteristics above 10 or below 1 (or below 2, in the case of Leadership).
+=== Witchfire ===
+Witchfire powers are shooting attacks. Indeed, they are often referred to as psychic shooting attacks, and many have profiles similar to ranged weapons. Just like when shooting a weapon, a Psyker must be able to see the target unit (or target point) and cannot be locked in combat if he wishes to manifest a witchfire power. Similarly, a witchfire power must roll To Hit, unless it is has the Blast special rule, in which case it scatters as described in the Blast special rule, or it is a Template weapon, which hit automatically. Psykers can make Snap Shots in the Psychic phase with witchfire powers in the same way as with other shooting weapons. Saves can be taken against Wounds from witchfire in the same way as for any other shooting attack, and hits are allocated to the closest target models to the Psyker.
+Unlike firing a shooting weapon though, a Psyker can manifest several different witchfire powers during the same phase (assuming he has enough Warp Charge) and each can target a different unit if you so choose. Manifesting witchfire powers does not prevent the Psyker (or his unit) from firing weapons in the following Shooting phase, nor does it prevent the Psyker’s unit from Running, Turbo-boosting or moving Flat Out. A Psyker who manifests a witchfire power can target a different unit with his other ranged weapons in the Shooting phase. '''Witchfire powers cannot be used to make Overwatch attacks.'''
+There are several different sub-types of witchfire, each applying slightly different targeting restrictions. If the witchfire does not list a sub-type, or simply describes itself as a psychic shooting attack, use the rules given above to resolve it. If it has one of the following subtypes, use the rules for that sub-type.
+==== Beam ====
+To use a '''witchfire''' power with the beam sub-type, target a point within the power’s range and trace a line (about 1mm thick) between the chosen point and the centre of the Psyker’s base – this line cannot be drawn over any unit that is locked in combat. All units under the line (friend and foe) are hit, with the exception of Zooming Flyers, Swooping Flying Monstrous Creatures and the Psyker himself. Each unit hit by the attack takes a number of hits equal to the number of models from that unit that are under the line. Only one unit that has a model under the line can attempt to Deny the Witch.
+''For example, if three units are under the line, (Units A, B and C) then all three are hit. Unit A has 3 models under the line, and so takes 3 hits. Unit B has 1 model under the line and so takes 1 hit. Unit C has 4 models under the line, and so takes 4 hits.''
+==== Focussed Witchfire ====
+Some '''witchfire''' powers can pick out models in an enemy unit – these are called focussed witchfire powers. They follow all the normal rules for witchfire, but you can choose the specific model in the target unit that you want the power to affect. When the Psychic test is taken for focussed witchfire, pay close attention to the number of Warp Charge points harnessed. '''If the total number of Warp Charge points harnessed exceeds the Warp Charge cost required to manifest the psychic power, the power is resolved against the model you chose.''' If the cost to manifest the power is met, but not exceeded, resolve the power against the closest model in the target unit instead.
+==== Nova ====
+'''A nova power automatically targets and hits all enemy units''' (including Flyers and Flying Monstrous Creatures) '''within the psychic power’s maximum range,''' regardless of line of sight, being locked in combat, intervening models/terrain and so on. Otherwise, a nova is treated like a shooting attack, and indeed will have a profile like a ranged weapon. Only one unit that is within the power’s maximum range can attempt to Deny the Witch.
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