Hierotek Circle - Kill Team

Archetypes: recon, security

Season: gallowdark

Official Commentary

How does the Magnify weapon rule interact with an enemy WOLF SCOUT operative that's obscured by the RUNE PRIEST SKJALD operative's Call the Storm action, when the other friendly HIEROTEK CIRCLE operative that a valid target is being determined from is within 3" of that enemy operative?

The WOLF SCOUT operative is not obscured in this scenario.

How does the Magnify weapon rule interact with an enemy operative that's wholly within an area of smoke, when the friendly operative that's being treated as the active operative for determining a valid target, cover and obscured is within 2" of that enemy operative?

Smoke grenades and similar rules (e.g. MANDRAKE Weave Darkness) have no effect in this scenario.

Can an operative on guard interrupt and perform a point-blank shot against an enemy operative within control range of another friendly operative using the Magnify weapon rule?

No.

How does the Steadfast rule interact with rules that treat the total APL stat of enemy operatives as 1 lower, e.g. PHOBOS STRIKE TEAM Terror?

The Steadfast rule would treat the relevant operative's APL stat as 3, but the total APL of those contesting a marker would still be reduced by 1. For example, if one friendly operative that had both the Steadfast rule and was affected by Terror contested a marker, the total APL would be 2; if two friendly operatives with the same conditions contested a marker, the total APL would be 5, etc.