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IntroductIon

careerPath

advances

talentsand skIlls

equIPment

hIstory

role-PlayIngtIPs

notablenPcs

SISTERS OF

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I n tr o d u c ti o nIntrodction

Vigilator Jyserus Kerica pulled her bolt pistol out and steadied hersel in the shadows o the alleyway. Her

target was coming and shell be damned i the rogue psyker was going to get away. Clad in her goldenpower armor with a ace protector instead o a helmet, her long brown hair fowed reely rom in the

single pony tail on her otherwise shaved head. The mark o the aquila was tattooed, in bright red, on her ace,

ollowing the contours o her delicate eatures. She had an empty holster or her bolt pistol and a power sword

strapped to her small waist with a long white cloak fowing behind her.

The shadows hid her lithe and graceul gure and she concentrated or a moment to get a x on her target. Smil-

ing, she realized that he was very close and waited or her opportunity to pounce.

A tall man, with fowing black hair, wearing a long trench coat, black leather pants and shirt, with tall combat

boots entered the alleyway. His skin crawled with goosebumps and he elt his connection to the warp eclipsed by

absolute nothingness. He was startled by the sensation and realized that something was amiss. He reached down

to his hip and pulled the orce sword ree o its scabbard. With his other hand he pulled out a hand cannon.

Noticing his movements, Jyserus moved behind a trash bin or additional cover and waited. She sensed his pres-ence and he did hers. A blank spot in the warp was ahead o him somewhere.

He inhaled deeply to gather his courage and continued to walk down the alleyway. She sensed his movements

and detly pulled up her bolter pistol sighting the red-dot sight onto his chest. Silently, Jyserus stepped out rom

behind the trash bin and moved within the shadows to get closer to him. He roze sensing movement, but was

unable to locate where it was.

I suggest that you drop your weapons psyker or Ill drop you,she calmly stated.

Ater a sharp intake o breath the man said, Oh, its one o your kind they sent ater me. Its no matter since this ends

now.

With a fourish he pulled up both o his weapons and relied upon his sight and hearing to locate her. She quietly

moved around his right side while sticking to the shadows. His entire being retched at her blankness and ought

the urge to run. He kept his composure and continued to walk down the alleyway looking or a target.

With a lightning quick jump she landed behind him and pressed her bolter pistol to the back o his neck.

Youre quite correct that it ends now. Drop your weapons,she commanded.

Sighing in the utility o it all, the man dropped the orce sword and hand cannon to the ground. She lithely

grabbed his right hand with her let and secured a manacle to it. Rapidly his let hand was secured. She smiled

and spoke quietly into her vox....


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C a r e e r P a t hCreer Pt

The Sisters o Silence are the militant arm o the

Adeptus Astra Telepathica and are internally re-erred to as its Departmento Investigates. The Sis-

ters o Silence have a long history (their organization

predates the Horus Heresy). They are an all emale or-

der, in much the same way as the Adepta Sororitas; the

major dierence is that the sisters are all Blanks.

Recruited rom Untouchable stock, the Sisters are

anathema to psykers. Their very presence disrupts psy-

chic activity and they are presumed immune to most

orms o psychic assault. The main purpose o the Sis-

ters o Silence is thereore to seek out and apprehend

psykers. As warrior-investigators they can be involved

in all aspects o the capture and transportation o psy-chic individuals and can almost always be ound among

the crew o the Black Ships.

Each Sister swears an oath o silence known as the

Oath o Tranquility upon being nominated or Sister-

hood; beore this, when they are novices, they are al-

lowed to converse normally. Amongst their other duties

novices sometimes act as interpreters between senior

Sisters and other agents o the Imperium. Full Sisters

converse in their own sign-language, but there is at

least one example o them being conversant in other

orms o sign-communication, such as Astartes battle-signage.

Starting Skills:Secret Language (Sisters o SilenceSignage), Speak Language (Low Gothic), Common

Lore (Sisters o Silence), Inquiry, Search.

Starting Talents: Melee Weapon Training (Primi-tive), Pistol Training (SP), Basic Weapon Training (SP),

Untouchable Rank 1.

Starting Equipment: Robes o the Sisterhood(Common Quality Clothing); Auto-Pistol and one mag-

azine or Stub Automatic with one magazine; Autogun

and one magazine or Shotgun with 12 shells; Knie.

Starting Rank:Novice.

Throne Gelt: 75+1d10.

NoviceXP Level: 0-499

Initite

XP Level: 500-999

Neopyte

XP Level: 1,000-1,999

aspirnt

XP Level: 2,000-2,999

SeekerXP Level: 3,000-5,999

Oblivion Knigt

XP Level: 6,000-7,999

Sb-Conder

XP Level: 8,000-9,999

Conder

XP Level: 10,000-14,999

Vigiltor

XP Level: 6,000-7,999

Extrctor

XP Level: 8,000-9,999

Prosector

XP Level: 10,000-14,999

Rptor

XP Level: 6,000-7,999

hevy Wepon

XP Level: 8,000-9,999

asslt

XP Level: 10,000-14,999

sIstersofsIlence

ranks

Sisters of Silence Crcteristic advnces

Characteristic Simple Intermediate Trained Expert

Weapon Skill 250 500 750 1,000

Ballistic Skill 100 250 500 750

Strength 500 750 1,000 2,500

Toughness 250 500 750 1,000

Agility 250 500 750 1,000

Intelligence 250 500 750 1,000

Perception 100 250 500 750

Willpower 100 250 500 750

Fellowship 500 750 1,000 2,500


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aNCES

Advance Cost Type Prerequisites

Awareness 100 S

Climb 100 S

Drive (Ground Vehicles) 100 S

Literacy 100 S

Swim 100 S

Ambidextrous 100 T Ag 30

Pistol Training (Las) 100 T

Pistol Training (Primitive) 100 T

Rapid Reload 100 T

Sound Constitution 100 T

Thrown Weapon Training 100 T

You may take this Talent up to three times at this Rank.

Novice

AdvANces

Novices are recent induct-ees into the the Sister-hood and learn the basicso combat. Their train-ing enables them to be selsucient on operations.


Common Lore (Sisters o Silence) +10 100 S Common Lore (Sisters o Silence)

Common Lore (Imperium) 100 S

Common Lore (Imperial Creed) 100 S

Common Lore (Psykers) 100 S

Forbidden Lore (Black Ships) 100 S

Scholastic Lore (Cryptology) 100 S

Tracking 100 S

Disarm 100 T Ag 30

Total Recall 100 T

Untouchable Rank 2 100 T Untouchable Rank 1

iNitiAteAdvANces

An Initiates training o-cuses more on scholarly

pursuits and give themthe basis o hunting her-etic psykers.


Awareness +10 100 S Awareness

Chem-Use 100 S

Common Lore (Astra Telepathica) 100 S

Dodge 100 S

Drive (Hover Vehicle) 100 S

Logic 100 S

Medicae 100 S

Navigation (Surace) 100 S

Scholastic Lore (Legend) 100 S

Basic Weapon Training (Las) 100 T

Combat Master 100 T WS 30

Leap Up 200 T Ag 30

Meditation 100 T

Neophyte

AdvANces

Not yet a ull-fedged Sis-ter, a Neophyte starts tolearn useul skills whichwill be needed in the pur-suit o psykers.

A d va n c e sadvnces


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Ciphers (War Cant) 100 S

Climb +10 100 S Climb

Common Lore (Sisters o Silence) +20 100 S Common Lore

(Sisters o Silence) +10

Common Lore (Imperium) +10 100 S Common Lore (Imperium)

Common Lore (Imperial Creed) +10 100 S Common Lore (Imperial Creed)

Common Lore (Psykers) +10 100 S Common Lore (Psykers)Scholastic Lore (Bureaucracy) 200 S

Blind Fighting 100 T Per 30

Deadeye Shot 100 T BS 30

Light Sleeper 200 T Per 30

Orthoproxy 100 T


Two Weapon Wielder (Ballistic) 100 T BS 35, Ag 35

AspirANtAdvANces

Well versed both in com-bat and in scholarly mat-ters, an Aspirant is givenher rst taste o real op-erations by her senior Sis-

ters.


Acrobatics 100 S

Awareness +20 100 S Awareness +10

Common Lore (Imperial Creed) +20 100 S Common Lore(Imperial Creed) +10

Dodge +10 100 S Dodge

Literacy +10 100 S Literacy

Scholastic Lore (Sisters o Silence) 100 S

Scholastic Lore (War) 100 S

Basic Weapon Training (Bolt) 100 T

Basic Weapon Training (Flame) 100 T

Heavy Weapon Training (Bolt) 100 T

Fearless 100 T

Melee Weapon Training (Power) 100 T


Quick Draw 100 T

Sprinting 100 T

Two Weapon Wielder (Melee) 100 T WS 35, Ag 35

seekerAdvANces

Seekers orm the core othe Sisterhood and pro-vide the basic troops oroperations.


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aNCESAdvance Cost Type Prerequisites

Common Lore (Imperium) +20 100 S Common Lore (Imperium) +10

Common Lore (Imperial Creed) +20 100 S Common Lore

(Imperial Creed) +10

Concealment 100 S

Forbidden Lore (Black Ships) +10 100 S Forbidden Lore (Black Ships)

Forbidden Lore (Chaos) 200 S

Forbidden Lore (Psykers) 100 S Inquiry +10 100 S Inquiry

Scholastic Lore (Astra Telepathica) 100 S

Scholastic Lore (Cryptology) +10 200 S Scholastic Lore (Cryptology)

Scholastic Lore (Legend) +10 200 S Scholastic Lore (Legend)

Tracking +10 100 S Tracking

Wrangling 200 S

Hatred (Unsanctioned Psykers) 200 T

Heightened Senses (Sight) 200 T

Peer (Astra Telepathica) 200 T Fel 30

Resistance (Psychic Powers) 200 T

vigilAtorAdvANces

Vigilators are the startingrank or the path o psyk-er hunters branch. Theygain more knowledge re-garding their prey while

being the vanguard orExtractors and Prosecu-

tors during operations.


Common Lore (Psykers) +20 100 S Common Lore (Psykers) +10

Common Lore (Underworld) 200 S

Concealment +10 100 S Concealment

Forbidden Lore (Black Ships) +20 100 S Forbidden Lore (Black Ships) +10

Forbidden Lore (Chaos) +10 200 S Forbidden Lore (Chaos)

Forbidden Lore (Archeotech) 200 S Forbidden Lore (Psykers) +10 100 S Forbidden Lore (Psykers)

Inquiry +20 100 S Inquiry +10

Literacy +20 100 S Literacy +10

Logic +10 100 S Logic

Navigation (Surace) +10 100 S Navigation (Surace)

Pilot (Military Crat) 200 S

Pilot (Spacecrat) 200 S

Scholastic Lore (Astra Telepathica) +10 100 S Scholastic Lore (Astra Telepathica)

Scholastic Lore (Cryptology) +20 200 S Scholastic Lore (Cryptology) +10

Scholastic Lore (Legend) +20 200 S Scholastic Lore (Legend) +10

Search +10 100 S Search

Tech Use 200 S

Wrangling +10 200 S Wrangling

Cleanse and Puriy 100 T Basic Weapon Training (Flame)

Heightened Senses (Touch) 200 T

Melee Weapon Training (Shock) 100 T

Mighty Shot 200 T BS 40

Pistol Training (Flame) 200 T


Rapid Reaction 100 T Ag 40

extrActorAdvANces

Extractors main role is theremoval o captured psyk-ers and securing them ortransport aboard a Black

Ship. They ensure thattheir prey is teleportedin custody or is a charredcorpse.


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Common Lore (Underworld) +10 200 S Common Lore (Underworld)

Concealment +20 100 S Concealment +10

Forbidden Lore (Chaos) +20 200 S Forbidden Lore (Chaos) +10

Forbidden Lore (Archeotech) +10 200 S Forbidden Lore (Archeotech)

Forbidden Lore (Psykers) +20 100 S Forbidden Lore (Psykers) +10

Interrogation 100 S

Logic +20 100 S Logic +10

Medicae +10 200 S Medicae

Pilot (Military Crat) +10 200 S Pilot (Military Crat)

Pilot (Spacecrat) +10 200 S Pilot (Spacecrat)

Scholastic Lore (Astra Telepathica) +20 100 S Scholastic Lore

(Astra Telepathica) +10

Search +20 100 S Search +10

Tech Use +10 200 S Tech Use

Wrangling +20 100 S Wrangling +10

Double Team 100 T

Heightened Senses (Smell) 200 T Jaded 100 T

Nerves o Steel 100 T


Total Recall 200 T Int 30

prosecutorAdvANces

A prosecutor endlesslysearches or psykers with-in the Imperium. They usemassive cyber-mastis tohelp them carry out their

search and once oundthe Vigilators secure therogue psyker until Extrac-tors can get there.


Acrobatics +10 100 S Acrobatics

Climb +20 100 S Climb +10Command 100 S


Common Lore (Imperial Creed) +20 100 S Common Lore

(Imperial Creed) +10

Common Lore (Psykers) +10 100 S Common Lore (Psykers)

Forbidden Lore (Black Ships) +10 100 S Forbidden Lore (Black Ships)


Forbidden Lore (Psykers) 100 S

Logic +10 100 S Logic


Scholastic Lore (Astra Telepathica) +10 100 S Scholastic Lore (Astra Telepathica)

Scholastic Lore (Bureaucracy) 100 S

Scholastic Lore (Judgment) 200 S

Scholastic Lore (Philosophy) 200 S

Scholastic Lore (Tactica Imperialis) 100 S

Pistol Training (Plasma) 100 T

Crack Shot 200 T BS 40

Foresight 100 T Int 30

Hip Shooting 100 T BS 40, WS 40

Iron Disciple 100 T WP 30, Command

Mighty Shot 100 T BS 40

oblivioNkNight

AdvANcesOblivion Knights arethe squad leaders or theSisterhood and provideleadership as well as ex-perience to the squad theylead. They orm the NCOcorps or the Sisterhood.


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Acrobatics +20 100 S Acrobatics +10

Command +10 100 S Command

Common Lore (Psykers) +10 100 S Common Lore (Psykers) +10



Forbidden Lore (Psykers) +10 100 S Forbidden Lore (Psykers)


Logic +20 100 S Logic +10

Navigation (Surace) +20 100 S Navigation (Surace) +10

Scholastic Lore (Astra Telepathica) +20 100 S Scholastic Lore

(Astra Telepathica) +10

Scholastic Lore (Bureaucracy) +10 100 S Scholastic Lore (Bureaucracy)

Scholastic Lore (Judgment) +10 200 S Scholastic Lore (Judgment)

Scholastic Lore (Philosophy) +10 200 S Scholastic Lore (Philosophy)

Scholastic Lore (Tactica Imperialis) +10 100 S Scholastic Lore (Tactica Imperialis)

Air o Authority 100 T Fel 30

Die Hard 200 T WP 40Exotic Weapon Training (pick one) 200 T

Marksman 100 T BS 35


sub-commANderAdvANces

Sub-Commanders leadlarger ormations o Sis-ters into battle or on largemanhunt or a dangerousthreat to the Imperium.They make up the bulk othe Ocer Corps.


Command +20 100 S Command +10

Forbidden Lore (Chaos) +20 200 S Forbidden Lore (Chaos) +10

Scholastic Lore (Bureaucracy) +20 100 S Scholastic Lore (Bureaucracy) +10Scholastic Lore (Judgment) +20 200 S Scholastic Lore (Judgment) +10

Scholastic Lore (Philosophy) +20 200 S Scholastic Lore (Philosophy) +10

Scholastic Lore (Tactica Imperialis) +20 100 S Scholastic Lore

(Tactica Imperialis) +10

Scholastic Lore (War) +10 100 S Scholastic Lore (War)

Survival +10 100 S Survival

Literacy 200 S

Dual Shot 100 T Two Weapon Wielder (Ballistic),

Ag 40

Good Reputation (Astra Telepathica) 100 T Fel 50, Peer (Astra Telepathica)

Hard Target 200 T Ag 40

Into the Jaws o Hell 100 T Iron DIscipline

Independent Targeting 200 T BS 40

Light Sleeper 200 T Per 30

Nerves o Steel 100 T

Pistol Training (Flame) 100 T

Talented (pick one skill) 200 T

commANderAdvANces

Commanders lead entirebattle ormations intocombat while coordinat-ing with other assets on aplanet. They work direct-ly with the other serviceso the Imperium. Theyare the highest rank that aSister can hope to attain.


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VaNCES


Acrobatics +10 100 S Acrobatics

Climb +20 100 S Climb +10


Common Lore (Imperial Creed) +20 100 S Common Lore(Imperial Creed) +10

Common Lore (Psykers) +10 100 S Common Lore (Psykers)

Demolition 100 S Forbidden Lore (Black Ships) +10 100 S Forbidden Lore (Black Ships)


Forbidden Lore (Psykers) 100 S


Pilot (Jump Pack) 100 S

Search +10 100 S Search

Security 100 S

Shadowing 100 S

Silent Move 100 S

Survival 200 S Counter-Attack 100 T WS 40

Blade Master 100 T Melee Weapon Training (any),

WS 30

Crack Shot 100 T BS 40

Dual Strike 100 T Two Weapon Wielder (Melee),

Ag 40

Hatred (Unsanctioned Psykers) 200 T

Swit Attack 100 T WS 35

rAptorAdvANces

Raptors orm the advancerecon elements o a Sisterso Silence assault. Theyare able to pin down theirtargets until they can be

relieved or other assign-ments.

Advance Cost Type PrerequisitesCommon Lore (Psykers) +20 100 S Common Lore (Psykers) +10

Demolition +10 100 S Demolition



Forbidden Lore (Psykers) +10 100 S Forbidden Lore (Psykers)


Navigation (Surace) +20 200 S Navigation (Surace) +10

Pilot (Jump Pack) +10 100 S Pilot (Jump Pack)

Scholastic Lore (Chymistry) 100 S

Security +10 200 S SecurityShadowing +10 200 S Shadowing

Silent Move +10 200 S Silent Move

Survival +10 100 S Survival

Cleanse and Puriy 100 T Basic Weapon Training (Flame)

Gunslinger 200 T Two Weapon Wielder (Ballistic),

BS 40

Heavy Weapon Training (Flame) 100 T

Heavy Weapon Training (Las) 100 T

Heavy Weapon Training (Launcher) 100 T

Heavy Weapon Training (Melta) 100 T

Heavy Weapon Training (Plasma) 100 T

Heavy Weapon Training (Primitive) 100 T

Heavy Weapon Training (SP) 100 T

Sharpshooter 200 T BS 40, Deadeye Shot

heAvyWeApoNAdvANces

Members o the HeavyWeapons rank bring tobear the massive tankhunting and inantry resuppression weapons tothe ght. They are ableto lay down a heavy vol-ume o re in support o a

main assault.


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Acrobatics +20 100 S Acrobatics +10

Dodge +20 100 S Dodge +10

Medicae +10 200 S Medicae

Pilot (Jump Pack) +20 100 S Pilot (Jump Pack) +10

Scholastic Lore (War) +10 100 S Scholastic Lore (War)

Security +20 100 S Security +10

Survival +20 100 S Survival +10

Tech Use 200 S

Trade (Armorer) 200 S

Berserk Charge 100 T

Catall 200 T Ag 30

Crippling Strike 100 T WS 50

Crushing Blow 100 T S 40

Furious Assault 100 T WS 35

Hard Target 200 T Ag 40

Lightning Attack 100 T Swit Attack

Melee Weapon Training (Chain) 200 T

Melee Weapon Training (Shock) 200 T


Step Aside 100 T Ag 40, Dodge

True Grit 200 T T 40


Wall o Steel 100 T Ag 35

AssAultAdvANces

Assault Sisters are armedwith the most earsomearray close combat weap-ons and heavily armored.They are the pinnacle o

advancement or the regu-lar troops branch o theSisterhood.


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IV:Ta

LENTSaN

DSKILLS

T a l e n ts a n d S k i l l s Tlents nd SkillstAleNts

uNtouchAbleAn Untouchable has a rating o 1-6 based on the

strength o their ability, the severity o their eect on

psychic creatures and the radius o their powers. Each

rank o the ability has ve characteristics:

Null Rating: The strength o the Untouchablesability. This is added to the Untouchables Willpower

bonus to give the total modier to many tests. The total

o the Null Rating added to the Untouchables Will-power bonus is reerred to as the Null Modier.

Disruption Radius:The upper radius o the Un-touchables abilities. Within this radius, Psykers nd

their abilities much harder to call upon.

Protection Radius: The inner radius o the Un-touchables abilities where they become much stronger.

Most creatures nd the Untouchable unnerving, while

some are physically repulsed by their abilities.

Detection Radius: The upper radius that an

Untouchable can detect other psykers.

Fellowship Penalty: This number is the penaltyapplied to all Fellowship tests taken by the psyker when

dealing with someone without the Untouchable trait

within their Protection radius. The modier can never

reduce an Untouchables ellowship below 5.

Untouchable Rank 1Null Rating: 5 Disruption Radius: 5m

Protection Radius: 0m Detection Radius: 10m

Fellowship Penalty: -2

Untouchable Rank 2Null Rating: 10 Disruption Radius: 10mProtection Radius: 2m Detection Radius: 20m





Untouchable Rank 4

Null Rating: 20 Disruption Radius: 20mProtection Radius: 7m Detection Radius: 40m


Untouchable Rank 5

Null Rating: 25 Disruption Radius: 25mProtection Radius: 9m Detection Radius: 50m





Untouchable Rules:Any Daemon or Tyranid attempting to detect the Un-

touchable must take an immediate Willpower test witha penalty o the Null Modier. I the test is ailed they

are unaware o the Untouchable unless it attacks them.

A Daemon or Psyker attempting to move within the

Untouchables Protection Radius (or 1m, i the protec-

tion radius is 0) must take a Willpower test with a pen-

alty o the Null Modier. I the test is ailed, they must

stop at the edge o this radius and may not attempt to

move within it or the rest o the turn.

The Untouchable may take an Awareness or Percep-

tion test to detect any psykers within their detection ra-

dius. The test is penalized by the Psy Rating and Will-

Nulls ANd tyrANids

Untouchables disrupt the hive mind* throughout

the area o their psychic suppression aura. Tyranid

organisms instinctively avoid such areas and will

not enter unless desperate, starving, or ordered to

do so by a higher order hive organism. A tyranid

organism needs to make a Willpower check penal-

ized by the Null Rating in order to willingly enterthe disruption zone o an Untouchable.

Once inside the disruption zone, a tyranid organism

becomes a conused animal, cut o rom directing

intelligence. It must make a Willpower test penal-

ized by the Null Rating every round or be treated as

stunned. I it succeeds it takes a penalty on all o its

actions equal to the Untouchables Null Rating.

None o these rules apply to organisms that can op-

erate independently o the hive mind such as gen-estealers or lictors.

* For rules on the Tyranid Hive mind see page 11 o

the Dark Reign presents: Genestealer Cultssupplement.


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TaLENTSaND

SKILLS

untocble Rnks

Class Rank 1 Rank 2 Rank 3 Rank 4 Rank 5 Rank 6

Adept 1 2 4 5 7 8

Arbitrator 1 2 4 5 8

Assassin 1 2 4 5 7 8

Cleric 1 2 4 5 7 8

Guardsman 1 2 4 5 8

Scum 1 2 4 5 8

Tech-Priest 1 2 4 5 7 8

Experience Cost per Rnk

Class Rank 1 Rank 2 Rank 3 Rank 4 Rank 5 Rank 6

Adept 100 200 200 300 300 300

Arbitrator 100 200 300 300 300

Assassin 100 200 200 300 300 300

Cleric 100 200 200 300 300 300

Guardsman 100 200 300 300 300

Scum 100 200 300 300 300

Tech-Priest 100 200 200 300 300 300

skills

pilot (Jump pAck)This skill allows a character to use a jump pack. Tests

are not needed to be made under normal conditions.

However, Tests will be needed to be made during com-bat, storms, or attempting a dangerous maneuver.

Existing careers that get a Pilot advance can choose to

gain Pilot (Jump Pack) in addition to the regular Pilot

advances. Normal experience costs apply.

power Bonus o the Psyker. For a standard success the

Untouchable learns the rough location o the psyker.

For each degree o success the Untouchable gains ad-

ditional knowledge concerning the power o the psyker

and narrows down his exact location. The Untouchable

can roll a test every action as a ull action, but must

do nothing other then concentrate upon locating the

psyker.

Eects on Psychic Powers:An Untouchables main eect is the disruption o psy-

chic powers. Any psyker attempting to use a power on

the Untouchable or a target within the Untouchables

Protection Radius increases the threshold o their pow-

er by the Null Modier.

I the psyker is within the Disruption radius, the

threshold o all their powers is increased by two (this is

cumulative with the above rule, so a Psyker within the

Disruption radius, using a power on the Untouchable

adds the Null Modier+2 to their Threshold).

Untouchable in other Career Paths:I a character does not choose the Sisters o Silence

career path they may elect to select a standard careerpath and apply the Psychic Blank Talent at character

creation. Imperial Psykers cannot gain this talent at all.

This talent cannot be gained later on through charac-

ter advancement. The ollowing table explains at what

level each career can buy the next highest rank o Un-

touchable.


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uIPmENT

E q u i p m e n t Eqipent

Armour Protection Hal Move Full Move Charge Assault Cost Availability

8 1m8m 9m16m 17m24m 25m48m 1,500 Rare

moveent, mnevers, nd Collision Dge Tble

Movement Difculty Collision Damage

On the Ground No special maneuvers are possible,

except attacks or ground movement

No damage

Hal Move +10 1d5

Full Move +0 1d10

Charge -10 2d10

Assault -20 3d10

cyber-mAstiff

Cyber-Mastis are used by Prosecutors to hunt down

heretic psykers. They have a keen sense o smell and

can track through the worst o conditions.

Ws bs s t A in p Wp f

40 -- 41 35 31 12 40 41 11

c-ma

Cost: 1000 Thrones Availability: Scarce

Movement: 4/8/12/24 Wounds: 6

Skills: Awareness (Per) +10, Tracking (Int) +20.

Talents: Crushing Blow, Fearless, Heightened Senses

(Smell), Takedown.

Traits: Armour Plating (5), Brutal Charge, Dark Sight,

Natural Weapons (Bite), Quadruped, Size: Scrawny.

Weapons: Bite (1d10+6 R).

Threat Rating: Hereticus Minima.

Jump pAck

The Jump Pack is part o the standard kit that Rap-

tors carry. The jump pack allow Raptors to quickly

cross the battleeld and to engage enemies. The stats

and movement rates or jump packs remain the same

or all models o jump packs produced by the Adeptus

Mechanicus.

Rules:A jump pack grants the Flyer trait to the character. Due

to the design o the jump pack the character can only

achieve Low Altitude or movements up to Full Move.High Altitude can only be achieved or Charge and As-

sault moves. A character using a jump pack can stay in

the air or three rounds o movement. At the end o the

third movement phase the character must land or suer

alling damage. The heavy armored design grants an

AP o 8 or any attacks coming rom behind the char-

acter that hit the body location.

Jump packs can only fy in a straight line without incur-

ring a penalty. Changing direction in mid-fight suers

a penalty based upon the movement o the character.

Acrobatic maneuvers also incur a penalty based upon

the movement o the character.

A character landing into the equivalent o Light Woods

incurs a -10 to a Pilot (Jump Pack) Test and landing

into the equivalent o Heavy Woods incurs a -20 pen-

alty. Failure o the Test results in the character taking

damage as per landing into buildings or impassable ter-

rain. Landing into a building or other impassable ter-

rain causes damage to the character upon impact. Reer

to the Movement, Maneuvers, and Collision Damage

Table to gure the damage based upon the speed o the

character. The damage incurred is not sotened by the

armor o the character and takes the ull damage listed.


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EquIPmENTArmor Notes

Heavy Weapons, Seekers, Vigilators, and Oblivion

Knights wear a combination o Mesh and Carapace

Armor, which in game terms is equivalent to Storm

Trooper Carapace, due to the mesh being covered by

the Carapace.

Extractors, Prosecutors, Raptors, Sub-Commanders,

and Commanders wear the civilian version o the Pow-

er Armor listed in the main Dark Heresyrules.

Assault Sisters are the only ones to wear a civilian

type o Terminator Armor, which is to say it is identi-

cal to Adeptus Astartes Terminator Armor, but lacks the

advanced unctions o the armor.

aror

Armour Type Location(s)Covered

AP Weight Cost Availability

Sisters o Silence Terminator Armor All 12 130 kg Unavailable Very Rare

sisters of sileNcetermiNAtor Armor

Terminator Armor grants the wearer a +30 Strength

bonus.

Massive Strength: Due to the armors massive

strength, ring any heavy weapon does not incur a

penalty since the wearer is always classied as beingbraced.

Slow: Terminator armor is bulky and slow. As such

terminator armor halves the movement o the character

to a minimum o 1m and makes running impossible.


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T

H i sto r yhistory

The Sisters o Silence orm the militant and inves-

tigative arm o the Adeptus Astra Telepathica.In their long and illustrious history they have

guarded the Blacks Ships run by the Adeptus Astra

Telepathica, ought in large scale battles where rogue

psykers were ound, investigated reports o psychic

phenomena, and other activities related to apprehend-

ing psykers.

They are the rst line o deense against psykers and

warp phenomena.

The Sisterhood were originally headquartered on Ter-

ras moon, but during Horuss invasion o the Sol sys-

tem their headquarters was destroyed by a massive bar-rage rom the traitor feets.

The barrage was to silence the deense platorms and

other installations charged with protecting Terra. In

the attack the Sisters o Silence headquarters were de-

stroyed and a signicant portion o their support and

command personnel were killed.

This was just the beginning o that black, terrible day

or them.

Currently, they are headquartered on Terra near the

Emperors Palace and have a permanent garrison underthe Emperors throne room to bolster the Legio Cus-

todes deenders.

Under the throne room there is the webway the Em-

peror was building, beore the Heresy had the psychic

wards breached by Magnus the Reds sorcery allowing

daemons to pour into the Imperial Palace. Upon the

Emperors entombment upon the Golden Throne, the

tide o daemons slowed to a trickle, but occasionally

there is an incursion that needs to be dealt with.

Side by side with the Legio Custodes the Sisters ght

the horric daemons o the our Chaos gods.

During large scale outbreaks o psychic activity, or when

the orces o Chaos attack an Imperial world, the Sisters

o Silence are deployed in large battle ormations.

They coordinate with the supreme commander o the

Imperial orces in the planning o attacks and seizing

objectives. Their untouchable abilities make them in-

valuable allies in battles against psykers and their Chaos

minions.

The League o Black Ships collects all the psykers rom

an Imperial world to be transported to Terra or sanc-

tioning. On these ten-year long journeys the Sisters

provide protection or the ships important internal sys-

tems, the bridge personnel, and the Astra telepaths test-

ing their human cargo.

A note concerning the name o the Black Ships: there

are two types o Black Ships operating in the Imperium.

The original Black Ships are operated by the Adeptus

Astra Telepathica which the League o Black Ships are

a part o. The latter Black Ships came into prominence

during the Age o Apostasy. These Black Ships are

run by the Inquisition to allow Inquisitors to perorm

their duties in ghting the shadow war against internal,

external, and daemonic threats.

To conuse matters even worse is that the Inquisition

regularly travels on board an Adeptus Astra TelepathicaBlack Ship when they are unable to procure other trans-

port. Due to this occurrence, the term Black Ship ap-

plies to both the ships o the Adeptus Astra Telepathica

and the Inquisition.

When the League o Black Ships arrive at a planet they

begin screening the psykers that have been tithed to the

Imperium by the local government.

When on the planet. the Sisters o Silence perorm a

sweep o all the major population centers looking or

psykers and untouchables. I they nd a psyker that hasbeen missed by the planetary governments sweep o

the planet they apprehend and transport him to the

Black Ship in orbit.

When they nd an untouchable that is a male they

inorm the Inquisition o everything concerning him

so he can be used by the Inquisition. When they nd a

emale they take the girl to be transported to the Black

Ship to be trained in how to use their abilities.

Their training regimen is lled with standard school-

ing, training in the combat arts, and how to developtheir untouchable ability. Part o their untouchable abil-

ity is they can sense and track psykers by judging the

amount o psychic energy that lls up their void. The

closer they are the more the warp energy surrounds

them. This does not aect them in the slightest since

warp powers have no eect upon them.


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STORyUpon completion o her schooling, the novice Sister issent out to work with commanders lling the role o

interpreters and work in the various departments o the

Sisterhood to gain experience and knowledge.

As they complete this apprenticeship program, they

are able to make a choice to take the Oath o Tranquil-

ity or to stay where they are in their current position

as an aide.

When a Sister takes her Oath it is a solemn ceremony

overseen by the highest ranking ocer and attended by

the Seeker squad she will join.

The Oath is a lietime commitment to track down and

protect the Imperium rom psychic threats whether they

are human or xenos. She will serve until she dies in the

pursuit o her duties or o old age.

The nal acet o this oath is that she will become

a willing mute. Her last words or the rest o her lie

will be the ones she utters to take the vow. From this

day orward she will be unable to speak with her vocalchords. This does not mean that she cannot converse

with others, but rather that she cannot converse vocally.

The Sisters o Silence have their own sign language that

ew outside o the Adeptus Astra Telepathica can un-

derstand.

oAth of trANquility

I am united by common bond

to serve the Emperor o Mankind,

My bond is my strength

through it I seek my enemies,

I am unseen and despisedbut this lends me strength,

I stalk the shadows searching or

my enemies relentlessly hunting,

I willingly give my lie

so my Family and humanity

will live in the blessed

ignorance o the Warp,

The Emperor decreed this service

ages long past and Iwillingly heed his call

or he is the leader o men,

This oath is the voice o

my common bond,

Forever aterward I am

silent and join my Sisters.


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A

R o l e - P l a y i n g T i p s Role-Plying Tips

ater reading this supplement, youre probably

asking yoursel,How can I use a Sister o Silence

in my game? How can I role play a character that is

mute ater the frst three rank advances? What plots and goals

can be derived rom having a Sister o Silence in my group?

These are all tough questions to be asked by players

and GMs alike. Hopeully, this section will help you

out and allow you to have un playing a member o one

o the most mysterious Imperial organizations.

The possible plots that can be derived rom including

a Sister are both external and internal. I you have a

psyker in your playing group, then this will introduce

riction between the two characters.A psyker will absolutely hate the idea o having some-

one that can make it impossible to use their abilities

in the group. The Sister player could be the subject o

abuse rom the psyker just because o who she is. This

all changes i the GM uses a nasty rogue psyker against

the players.

The player psyker should be able to realize that they

have gained a valuable asset to both them and their

party. The Sister has the ability to shut down the bulk

o the powers rom an enemy psyker just by being nearthem. The party psyker wouldnt be disrupted in using

their powers as long as they stay out o the disruption

radius. However, doing so exposes the player psyker to

being the target o the enemy psyker. The non-psyker

members o the group will be thankul that the Sister is

in the group during this encounter, and will protect her

at all costs. Without her, they could possibly be killed

by the enemy psyker. All o this encourages teamwork

within the group and will build the bond that is shared

by Acolytes o the Inquisition.

Another way to employ a group with a Sister is that

they arent part o the Inquisition. Instead, they nd

themselves thrown together on some war torn battle-

eld ghting or survival.

The great supplements on Dark Reigncontain rules or

a lot o NPCs that arent part o Chaos or the Warp. The

possibilities or this type o game are endless as youve

placed the characters onto a survival ooting. They may

not have all o their gear as well.

The group could also be part o a special unit that is

inserted into a standard battle and have very specic

objectives. The group would be a special orces unit

operating behind enemy lines and doing their best to

disrupt them.

The last way to use them is to make up a new campaign

using the background or the Inquisition and the set-ting o the Calixis Sector, but instead the entire party is

comprised o Sisters o Silence.

The group could start out as guards on a Black Ship

and one o their charges escape. They are then tasked

with the job o hunting down this dangerous ugitive.

They could also just be given their rst assignment

that is to screen the local populace or psykers and un-

touchables. The ways o incorporating a Sister o Si-

lence are only as limited as your imagination.

For players the question is: why should I play a Sister o

Silence?The answer is easy i you can think o the uturecharacter as a human being complete with desires and

wants. With a ully feshed out background youll have a

solid understanding o how to use her in a campaign.

Granted, a Sisters role is totally dependent upon your

uture choices in the career path. A Sister o Silence can

be an adept-like character, a guardsman type character,

or a cleric type character. At the rst our ranks it may

appear that shes a jack o all trades and master o none.

This was done to give her a solid oundation or the

three branches that make up the nal our ranks.

On the matter o not being able to speak, there are nu-

merous ways that you can communicate without using

an in-character voice.

One o the easiest ways is to phrase what you want

to say like, My character uses her Secret Language (Sisters

o Silence Signage) to communicate to the group/person in the

group.

The other way is to use a notebook and a pen or say

that youre using data-slate to write with then state the

message that you want to say. This does make playing

a Sister o Silence challenging, but the eorts are wellworth it, because it allows you to get creative with your

role playing.


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NOTabLENPCSN o ta b l e N P C sNotble NPCs

Novice AlexiA

Alexia was born on the Space Hulk Geridion, lie

wasnt easy there, especially when youre an orphan.

With nowhere to go she ended up in the wretched outer

corridors o the Geridion; the void o space did little to

warm these corridors. It was cold and damp in those

passages and it was also the place where all the sick

people were moved too. Alexias survival chances were

slim though somehow she managed. The years passed

by and the meagre young girl turned into a woman, this

last part was not overlooked by the rest o the under-

belly scum.

During one her scavenging rounds, they trapped her

and tried to orce themselves upon her. Beore the scum

could complete the deed they were quickly cut down.

An older woman was looking down at her with

a bloodied knie in hand, with her other hand she

reached out to Alexia and took her away rom the ac-

cursed place.

The woman took her to a dierent part o the ship; into

a place she had never been beore. Ater being cleaned

up, the strangers subjected Alexia to several tests. An-other young woman told her what the idea behind all

the tests were. The woman explained to her who the

sisters were and that she, a puny woman rom the outer

corridors had the potential to join them.

Ever since that day Alexia has been a student o the

mysterious woman. She ound out later that her name

was Vigilator Jyserus and although, she hasnt taken her

vows yet she is determined to ollow in the ootsteps o

her saviour.


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N Aa

Career Path: Sister o Silence

Rank: Novice

Origin: Void Born


Fate Points: 2Skills: Awareness, Secret Language (Sister o Silence

Signage), Speak Language (Low Gothic), Common

Lore (Sisters o Silence), Inquiry, Search, Literacy.

Talents: Melee Weapon Training (Primitive), Untouch-

able Rank 1, Basic Weapon Training (SP), Pistol Train-

ing (SP).Traits: Charmed, Ill-Omened, Ship wise, Void Accus-

tomed.Weapons: Stub Automatic (Range 30, S/3/-, 1d10+3

I, Pen 3, Clip 9), Shotgun (Range 30, S/-/-, 1d10+4 I,

Clip 5, Scatter), Knie (Range 3, 1d5+2, Primitive).Gear: Robes o the Sisterhood (Common Quality),

Chrono, Micro-bead, Filtration Plugs, extra clip o

man-stopper bullets and 12 extra Shotgun shells.

vigilAtor Jyserus kericA

It was 35 years ago that Jyserus Kerica was born on the

Feral world o Belahaam, although Death world would

have been more appropriate. Belahaam was a cold plan-

et that was almost completely covered in thick snow.

Her people, the nomads o the northern plains, were

a proud a clan o warriors that were adept with spears

and bows.

Now Jyserus Kerica wasnt a normal child, she was the

daughter o the chietain and at her birth the shaman o

her tribe had oretold she was destined to kill the mon-

ster in the tunnels under the Uraha fats. The Reaper

daemon was a stealthy and dangerous monster that had

hunted her people since dawn o time.

When she reached adulthood she was set on her way.

For days she braved the weather with only a spear and

knie until she reached the fats and the entrance to the

tunnel. Pale light shone through the icy roo o the cav-

erns as she travelled deeper and deeper into the tunnels

until all o a sudden she was knocked to the ground and

elt the warm blood fowing rom her leg. She turnedaround quickly and looked into the eyes o a pale blue

monster, it eyes deep and black. Instantly the creature

went mad, and fung itsel right unto her readied spear

impaling itsel on its fint head. Though this was not

the end o the ght she quickly ended it by orcing her

knie deep into the beast s eye socket.

Although seriously wounded, she made it back to the

encampment with the proo o her kill, a piece o the

beasts icy claw, bloodied and weakened she presented

the claw to the shaman.

She told her tale to the entire tribe, proud as she did,

not knowing that this was going to be the last tale she

would ever tell. The Shaman told the girls ather that

he had to commune with the tribes god. When the sha-


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man came back he told the Chietain his daughter had

been chosen to serve at the side o their god.

The Shaman led the girl into mountains where the car-

riage o the tribes god would come and lead her to him.

He gave her a dagger made out o the tip o the claw

as a parting git. Though the crat was only a lander

and not a carriage o God. The tribes symbol, the two

headed eagle, was painted on its side.She was taken up into the skies to the gods home at

least that is what she thought. Ater nally arriving on

the space ship she was met by a man, a cleric serving

her god as he explained. She was to be a great warrior,

ghting the anathema o her god across the heavens.

She accepted her ate and her education soon started.

She learned about the Sisters, about the Imperium, and

its threats.

She also learned about her planet, that it was a truly

blessed planet or the composition o the air and itsunique gravitational pull created an exceptional number

o psychic resistant people. The Sisters o Silence used

this planet as one o the planets to recruit its members

rom. They would place a Genestealer, with its repro-

ductive glands removed, near each o the tribes. I there

was an untouchable near it, it would go mad, and prove

the child had the untouchable gene. I this would hap-

pen the shaman o that tribe would call to the station

circling around the world and they would send down

a lander to take the man or woman. What exactly hap-

pens to the men was never told to her.

Her training was long and hard, but wasnt long beore

she took her Oath o Silence and truly joined the Sis-

terhood. She is an exceptionally talented tracker and

has made progress through the ranks o the Sisters. Jy-

serus has even recently taken on a pupil to help her in

her duties. The number o unsanctioned psykers she has

captured or slain could possibly be a record or some-

one o her age; unortunately she is not able to brag.


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va J ka

Career Path: Sister o Silence

Rank: Vigilator

Origin: Feral World


Fate Points: 1

Skills: Awareness, Secret Language (Sister o Silence

Signage), Speak Language (Low Gothic, Belehaam

Tribal Dialect), Common Lore (Sisters o Silence, Psyk-

ers, Imperium), Inquiry, Search, Literacy, Tracking +10,

Dodge +10, Scholastic Lore (Legend), Climb +10,

Concealment, Ciphers (War Cant), Survival.

Talents: Melee Weapon Training (Primitive, Power),

Untouchable Rank 4, Basic Weapon Training (SP, Bolt-

er), Pistol Training (SP, Primitive, Bolter), UntouchableRank 4, Disarm, Blind Fighting, Quick Draw, Sprint-

ing, Heightened Senses (Sight), Wrangling, Forbidden

Lore (Chaos, Psykers), Fearless, Swit Attack.

Traits: Iron Stomach, Primitive, Rite o Passage, Wil-

derness Savvy.

Armour: Storm Trooper Carapace Armour (All 6).

Weapons: Bolter Pistol with Red-dot Laser Sight (BS

+10, Range 30, S/2/-, 1d10+5 X, Pen 4, Clip 8),

Boltgun (Range 90, S/2/-, 1d10+5 X, Clip 18), Pow-

er Sword (1d10+8 E, Pen 6, Power Field), Raptor Fang

(WS +5, Range 3, 1d5+5, Pen 2).Gear: Robes o the Sisterhood (Common Quality),

Filtration Plugs, Fur Cloak, Book o Imperial Hymns,

Bandoleer, Inra Red Goggles, Charms (Prayer Scrolls)

2 extra clips o Stalker Silenced Shells*.

* Stalker Silenced Shells are listed under the New Am-

munition section oDark Reign presents: Adeptus Astartes.

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