Malal Daemonkin

Fandex created by /tg/ in attempts to provide some rules for Malal's lore, what little there is. This is an expansion to Codex: Chaos Space Marines, Codex: Chaos Daemons and Imperial Armor Volume XIII.

Mortals Dedicated to Malal

• Mark of Malal: Grants all shooting and melee attacks the Rending special rule. Refer to the chart below for costs:
  • HQ choices: 15 points
  • Chaos Space Marines, Havocs, Chaos Bikers and Chosen: 3 pts/model
  • Chaos Cultists: 2 pts/model
  • Possessed Marines, Obliterators, Warp Talons: 4 pts/model
  • Chaos Terminators and Mutilators: 5 pts/model
  • Chaos Spawn: 6 pts/model
• Icon of Anarchy: Grants all shooting and melee attacks the Shred special rule. May only be taken by a model with the Mark of Malal. Refer to the chart below for costs:
  • Chaos Space Marines, Raptors and Havocs: 30 points
  • Chosen, Possessed Marines and Chaos Bikers: 35 points
  • Chaos Terminators: 40 points
• Dedication to Malal: Grants all shooting and melee attacks the Rending, Shred and Sunder special rules. Refer to the chart below for costs:
  • Contemptor Dreadnoughts and Ferrum Infernus Dreadnoughts: 20 points
  • Decimator Daemon Engines: 25 points
• Daemon Titan/Knight of Malal: A model with this special rule gains the Daemon and Hatred (Daemons) special rules. In addition, the Titan/Knight’s shooting, stomp and melee attacks have the Rending and Shred special rules, Stomp attacks may re-roll the result on the table against vehicles and Destroyer weapons may re-roll the result on the Destroyer Weapon Attack Table. A Daemon Titan/Knight of Malal counts as being a Daemon aligned with Malal. Refer to the chart below for costs:
  • Chaos Knights: 75 points
  • Warhound Titans: 100 points
  • Reaver Battle Titans: 200 points.
• Covenant of Malal: Any unit that contains at least one model with this special rule has the Prefered Enemy (Everything!) special rule.
• Dedicated to Malal: A unit of Ogryn Brutes dedicated to Malal gain the Shred special rule for Melee and Hammer of Wrath Attacks. A unit of Ogryn Brutes may take the Dedicated to Malal special rule for 35 pts.
• Parasite Ticks: Parasite Ticks are added to the list of Chaos Rewards that a model can take. They cost 35 points and may only be taken by a model with a Mark of Malal. See the Daemonic Gifts section for its effects.

Special Rules related to Malal

• Daemon of Malal: Grants the Daemon, Hatred (Daemons), and Preferred Enemy (Everything!) special rules. In addition, Psykers with this special rule have access to the Daemonology (Sanctic) psychic discipline despite being a daemon. Daemon Princes and Soul Grinders may take the Daemon of Malal special rule for 15 pts. Chaos Furies may take the Daemon of Malal special rule for 2 pts. Spined Chaos Beasts may take the Daemon of Malal special rule for 5 pts.
• Desperate Allies: Daemons of Malal, units with the Mark of Malal, Ogryn Brutes/War Machines dedicated to Malal and units with a Covenant of Malal treat units with the mark of the other gods, Daemons of the other gods, Ogryn Brutes/War Machines dedicated to the other gods and models with a Chaos Covenant that isn't a Covenant of Malal as Desperate Allies (which includes suffering from the One Eye Open rule) even if they are in the same detachment.
• Nemesis of the Dark Gods: Daemons of Malal roll on the same Warp Storm table as seen in Codex: Chaos Daemons. Rolls that results in a Dark God making an attack treat units with the Daemon of Malal special rule as their rival god.

Malefic Discipline

• Summoning: Add 10 Hook Horrors of Malal and 3 Beasts of Malal to the list of units that may be summoned with this spell.
• Sacrifice: Add 1 Herald of Malal to the list of models that may be summoned with this spell.
• Incursion: Add 3 Parasite Riders to the list of units that may be summoned with this spell.
• Possession: Add 1 Guardian of Contradictions to the list of models that may be summoned with this spell.

Daemonic Gifts

Daemons of Malal rolls on the same tables as seen in Codex: Chaos Daemons. They also have their own gifts of Malal.

Lesser Rewards: 0. Parascythe: AP3 melee, enemies struck with this weapon must take armor and invulnerable saves at a -2 penalty (Note that this does not allow the Parascythe to penetrate 2+ armor saves). This accumulates with other penalties to their saves.

Greater Rewards: 0. Sickle of Ruin : AP4 melee. In each Assault Phase, roll a d3 and select one of the following:

• Increase the Strength and Attack values of the wielder by the result (To a maximum of 10).
• Reduce enemies Weapon Skill and Initiative in base contact by the result (To a minimum of 1).

Instruments of Chaos: If, when you roll on the Warp Storm table, you roll a result where a dark god makes an attack on the battlefield, you may re-roll a single dice to determine if a unit is hit or not for each friendly Daemon of Malal model with an Instrument of Chaos currently on the table. Otherwise, the rules are the same as in Codex: Chaos Daemons.

Icons of Chaos: The rules can be found in Codex: Chaos Daemons. A unit may upgrade their Icon into the following:

• Banner of Destruction: Once per game, the Icon bearer may activate the Icon's ability. In the Shooting Phase, the Icon bearer may make a shooting attack with the following profile: Range: 24' Assault 2d6 S:4 AP:4 Pinning, Ignores Cover.

Parasite Tick: The model receives +1 Toughness, +1 Wounds, +1 attacks and its unit type becomes cavalry.

Daemonic Loci

• Lesser Locus of Decimation: Grants the Fleet special rule.
• Greater Locus of Obliteration: Adds +1 Leadership, and allows a reroll on Daemonic Instability tests once per turn. Keep the second roll even if worse.
• Exalted Locus of Oblivion: When charging an enemy unit within 6', that unit cannot Overwatch or use Counter Attack.

Lesser Daemon of Malal

Hook Horrors (Troops)

90 Points

Name	WS	BS	S	T	W	I	A	Ld	Sv
Hook Horror	4	3	4	3	1	4	2	7	-
Reaver	4	3	4	3	1	4	3	7	-

UNIT TYPE: Infantry.

UNIT COMPOSITION: 10 Hook Horrors

SPECIAL RULES: Daemon of Malal, Daemonic Instability, Deep Strike

OPTIONS:

• May include up to 10 additional Hook Horrors - 9 pts/model.
• May upgrade one Hook Horror to a Reaver - 5 pts
• A Reaver may take up to 20 points of Daemonic Rewards in any combination:
  • Lesser Reward - 10 pts each
  • Greater Reward - 20 pts each
• One Hook Horror may take an Instrument of Chaos - 10 pts
• A different Hook Horror may take an Icon of Chaos - 10 pts
  • The Icon of Chaos may be upgraded to a Banner of Destruction - 10 pts

Beast of Malal

Pandemonic Paradox of Malal (Elites)

40 Points

Name	WS	BS	S	T	W	I	A	Ld	Sv
Paradoxes	4	-	5	5	4	4	3	7	-

UNIT TYPE: Beast.

UNIT COMPOSITION: 1 Paradox

SPECIAL RULES: Daemon of Malal, Daemonic Instability, Deep Strike, Very Bulky, Voice of Banishment.

Voice of Banishment: Enemy units with the Daemonic Instability special rule that are in combat with the Paradox suffer a -3 penalty to their Daemonic instability tests after an assault.

OPTIONS:

• May include up to 8 additional Paradoxes - 40 pts/model.

Steed of Malal

Parasite Riders of the Anti-God (Fast Attack)

105 Points

Name	WS	BS	S	T	W	I	A	Ld	Sv
Parasite Riders	4	3	4	5	3	4	3	7	-
Parasite Hunter	4	3	4	5	3	4	4	7	-

UNIT TYPE: Cavalry

UNIT COMPOSITION: 3 Parasite Riders

SPECIAL RULES: Daemon of Malal, Daemonic Instability, Deep Strike

OPTIONS:

• May include up to 6 additional Parasite Riders - 35 pts/model.
• May upgrade one Parasite Rider to a Parasite Hunter - 5 pts
• A Parasite Hunter may take up to 20 points of Daemonic Rewards in any combination:
  • Lesser Reward - 10 pts each
  • Greater Reward - 20 pts each
• One Parasite Rider may take an Instrument of Chaos - 10 pts
• A different Parasite Rider may take an Icon of Chaos - 10 pts
  • The Icon of Chaos may be upgraded to a Banner of Destruction - 10 pts

Greater Daemon of Malal

Guardian of Contradictions (HQ)

210 points.

Name	WS	BS	S	T	W	I	A	Ld	Sv
Guardian of Contradictions	8	6	6	6	5	8	6	9	-

UNIT TYPE: Monstrous Creature (Character)

EQUIPMENT: Etherblade

SPECIAL RULES: Daemon of Malal, Daemonic Instability, Deep Strike, Psyker (Mastery Level 1), Aura of Parasitism

PSYKER: A Guardian of Contradictions generates his powers from the Telekinesis, Anarchy and Daemonology disciplines

AURA OF PARASITISM: If a friendly unit with the Daemon of Malal special rule within 6" causes a wound on their controlling player's turn roll a D6 at the end of the turn, on a 4+ the Guardian of Contradictions gains a wound, to a maximum of 10. Only one D6 may be rolled per a unit per a turn.

LORD OF ANARCHY: If your army includes a Guardian of Contradictions, Daemon Princes from this codex with the Daemon of Malal upgrade are Heavy Support choices rather than HQ choices.

OPTIONS:

• May take up to 50 points of Daemonic Rewards, in any combination:
  • Lesser Rewards 10 points
  • Greater Rewards 20 points
  • Exalted Rewards 30 points
• May be upgraded to a:
  • Psyker (Mastery Level 2) 25 points
  • Psyker (Mastery Level 3) 50 points

Herald of Malal

45 points (Herald)

Name	WS	BS	S	T	W	I	A	Ld	Sv
Herald of Malal	6	5	4	4	3	6	4	8	-

UNIT TYPE: Infantry (Character).

SPECIAL RULES: Daemon of Malal, Daemonic Instability, Deep Strike, Independent Character

PSYKER: A Herald of Malal generates his powers from the Telekinesis, Anarchy and Daemonology disciplines

OPTIONS:

• May take up to 30 points of Daemonic Rewards, in any combination:
  • Lesser Rewards 10 points
  • Greater Rewards 20 points
  • Exalted Rewards 30 points
• May be upgraded to a:
  • Psyker (Mastery Level 1) 25 points
  • Psyker (Mastery Level 2) 50 points
• May take one of the following:
  • Lesser Locus of Decimation 10 points
  • Greater Locus of Destruction 20 points
  • Exalted Locus of Oblivion 25 points
• May take a Parasite Tick 45 points