Inspiring Leadership
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This Special Skill ties the behavior of entire armies to the user's discipline and state of mind.
Update PDF 5.2, October 2025
INSPIRING LEADERSHIP
AUTOMATIC SKILL
EFFECTS
- If the user belongs to a Fireteam where all members have the Regular Training Characteristic listed in their Unit Profiles, apply a +2 inch bonus to the Team Leader’s Zone of Control when making Coherency Checks for the Fireteam.
- Restriction: This bonus is not cumulative with any bonus to the Team Leader’s Zone of Control.
- If the user is the Lieutenant of the Army, is on the game table, and not in a Null State (Unconscious, Dead, Sepsitorized…), the following effects are applied:
- All Troopers in the Army List that provide Orders:
- Possess the Regular Training Characteristic.
- Have the Courage Special Skill. Troopers with the Religious Troop Special Skill don’t apply this Effect.
- You may declare a Coordinated Order that includes the user by spending only the Special Lieutenant Order, without expenditure of Command Tokens or extra Orders.
- The army is not affected by the Retreat! rule, and never enters a Retreat! situation.
- All Troopers in the Army List that provide Orders:
- If the user becomes the Lieutenant of the Army (for example via the Chain of Command Special Skill or after a Loss of Lieutenant situation), the previous Effects of Inspiring Leadership apply immediately after the user has been appointed as Lieutenant.
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INSPIRING LEADERSHIP
AUTOMATIC SKILL
REQUIREMENTS
- In order to apply the effects of Inspiring Leadership, the user must be the Lieutenant of the Army, be on the game table, and not be in a Null State (Unconscious, Dead, Sepsitorized...).
EFFECTS
- All Troopers in the Army List that provide Orders:
- Possess the Regular Training Characteristic.
- Have the Courage Special Skill. Troopers with the Religious Troop Special Skill don't apply this Effect.
- You may declare a Coordinated Order that includes the user by spending only the Special Lieutenant Order, without expenditure of Command Tokens or extra Orders.
- If the user belongs to a Fireteam where all members already have the Regular Training Characteristic in their Unit Profiles, apply a +2 inch bonus to the Team Leader's Zone of Control when making Coherency Checks for the Fireteam.
- The army is not affected by the Retreat! rule, and never enters a Retreat! situation.