Command Models
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In this section you will find details about Command Model Upgrades and their place in the Regiment.
Command Models and Stands
Every Infantry, Cavalry and Brute Regiment comes with a Command Stand - a Stand on which Command Models are placed and used as the center of a multi-Stand Regiment's formation.
A Regiment has a Command Stand even if no Command Models are present - simply choose a Stand to be the Command Stand and make sure that it follows all relevant rules for legal formations. If there are no Command Models then simple Rank-and-File Models occupy the Stand but the Regiment still has a Command Stand. Most Regiments come with Command Models such as Standard Bearers and Leaders while others also have the option to take additional Command Models as upgrades, as detailed in their Army List entry.
When adding Command Models to an Infantry Regiment, i.e. a Leader, a Standard Bearer or any Officers, add them to the Regiment's Command Stand simply replacing regular Rank-and-File Models as needed. An Infantry Command Stand can only contain up to four Command Models but cannot have the same Command Model more than once.
Infantry Command Stands must be placed in the center of the front Rank and must be the last one to be removed as a casualty. Command Stands are always treated as having the same Characteristics Profile as the Regiment they are part of, unless stated otherwise. Command Models, however, may provide the Regiment they are part of with unique abilities and Special Rules.
Should the Command Stand be destroyed, then all associated abilities and Special Rules its Command Models confer to the Regiment are lost. You can read more about what Command Models offer later in this chapter or in the respective Factions' Army Lists. At the end of an Action in which the Regiment's Command Stand has been destroyed, the Regiment immediately performs a free, out-of-sequence Reform or Clean Reform to assume a new legal formation, ensuring that ranks are reduced only by the minimum amount necessary to fill the gap created.
Command Models in Cavalry and Brute Regiments
Unlike Infantry Regiments, Command Models in Cavalry and Brute Regiments do not all go on the same Stand; after all, their Stands only have room for one Model. Instead, the Stand occupied by the Leader Command Model counts as the Regiment's Command Stand. Much like Infantry Command Stands it must also be placed at the center of the front Rank and be the last one to be removed as a Casualty.
However, the rule still applies that if no Command Models are present there still has to be a Command Stand.
Each Command Model in a Cavalry or Brute Regiment replaces a model on an existing Stand. In the occasion where a player wishes to purchase a Command Model but there is no regular Rank-and-File model to replace, the player must first purchase an additional Stand for the Regiment and then go about purchasing the Command Model. The player may then replace the newly available Rank-and-File model with the Command Model they wish to add to the Regiment.
Similarly to Infantry Regiments, Cavalry and Brute Regiments can only contain up to four Command Models and cannot have the same Command Model more than once. When a Stand containing a Command Model is removed as a Casualty, then all associated abilities and Special Rules it confers to the Regiment are lost.
Example: A Hundred Kingdoms player purchases a Regiment of Household Knights. The Regiment comes with 3 Stands including a free Leader. This means that the Regiment is composed of 2 Household Knights Stands and 1 Household Knight Leader Stand. The Stand on which the Leader Model is placed is the Regiment's Command Stand.
Should the player wish to add a Standard Bearer to the Regiment, then the player will pay the additional cost of the Command Model and replace one of the regular Household Knights with a Household Knight Standard Bearer.
Command Models, Monster & Chariot Regiments
Monster and Chariot Regiments do not have access to Command Models and therefore do not have a Command Stand. "It was hard enough getting one to go where you wanted, let alone ranking them up and having them get along!"
Common Command Models
Among the dozens of different Command Models employed by all Conquest Factions there are two common types found in most Regiments. These are Leaders and Standard Bearers:
Leader
A Command Stand containing a Leader adds +1 Attack to the Command Stand's Characteristic Profile. If the Command Stand has the (X) Special Rule, then it also increases the Command Stand's (X) value by +1.
Standard Bearer
A Regiment with a Standard Bearer gains the Special Rule. In addition, the Standard Bearer adds +1˝ to the Regiment's and currently attached Character's March Characteristic on the second March Action the Regiment performs during its Activation until the end of that March Action.
Officers
Every Faction has access to their own unique Command Models in addition to those listed here. These Command Models are represented by their own unique sculpts and are restricted to specific Regiments within the Faction. These Command Models are referred to as Officers and their unique abilities and Special Rules are clearly stated within their respective Faction's Army List.
Like other Command Models a Regiment cannot have more than one of the same Officer. However, the same Officer Command Model may be fielded by different Regiments.
Example: A Regiment of Force Grown Drones can include no more than one Catabolic Node in its ranks. However, multiple Force Grown Drone Regiments could all have a Catabolic Node each, assuming they have the points to spend.
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