Editing Warhammer 40,000/7th Edition Tactics/Psychic 101 (section)

====Excess (Slaanesh)====

:;Overview
::In all, not bad, but not great either. Acquiescence has been superseded by Debilitating Distention; Maniacal Fervor and Phantasmagoria are an excellent blessing and malediction, respectively, but everything else is done better by Change or Plague. However, in mirror matches, due to demons' low leaderships (all basic troop demons are leadership 7), or armies who have low Ld values anyway (Tau, Imperial Guard, Orks), this discipline could do good work.

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|+ Excess Powers
! Number !! Name !! Type !! Range !! Target !! Description !! Charges
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! data-sort-value=0 | Primaris !! Lash of Slaanesh
| Witchfire (Beam) || 24 || Unit
| {{40k-Ranged-Weapon-Profile|range=24|strength=6|ap=-|type=Assault|rof=1|rules=Beam,Rending}}  While not as generally strong as the Tzeentch stuff, (Tzeentch is greater in strength on a 3+) this is your other anti tank option.  On, say, a flying daemon prince, this is actually pretty good because you can line up multiple targets, potentially in their rear arcs.
| 1
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! 1 !! Acquiescence
| Malediction || 18 || Unit
| -5I (minimum 1), loses Counter-Attack and cannot fire Overwatch.  Use it just before you charge, and drink their tears as you spill their blood.
| 1
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! 2 !! [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pavane Pavane] of Slaanesh
| Witchfire (Focused) (Profileless) || 24 || Unit
| {{40k-Ranged-Weapon-Profile|range=24|strength=-|ap=2|type=Assault|rof=1|rules=Ignores Cover}}  Model hit must pass a Leadership test or suffer a Wound, ignoring armor and cover.  If the model is slain, randomly select another model in the unit and repeat.  A more mental version of Rancid Visitation, and a much weaker version as well. Never target at multi wound models. Note that because demons have comparably low leaderships to work with Demonic Instability, this power can be '''FUN*''' in mirror matches; cast it on a unit of furies and watch them pop like balloons. 
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! 3 !! Maniacal Fervour
| Blessing || 12 || Unit
| Target gains Rage, Furious Charge, and Zealot, but takes D6 S3 AP- hits.  Yeah, a spell which, while it buffs, can actually hurt a target. Um... maybe? While this can be effective enough on Slaaneshi units, since granting more attacks to the already Rending demons can be enough to make even terminators reach for the safe word, casting this on something like plague drones or noise marines (who can both have the toughness to likely ignore s3 or armor save them away) suddenly makes them much, much scarier with virtually no risk whatsoever. Ever want to see a GUO do an impression of a Bloodthirster? 
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! 4 !! Phantasmagoria
| Malediction || 18 || Unit
| Target must pass a Leadership test in order to move, manifest a psychic power, run, shoot (including Overwatch), charge, attack in melee, sweeping advance, consolidate, or fire overwatch; tests are phase and action specific, so failing a test in a given phase allows testing for a ''different'' action, but passing in a given phase still means you must test again on all subsequent phases. GIVE YOUR TARGET A CONTINUOUS ORGASM, BABY! Besides being worth 22 points in scrabble, it is an improved version of [[Warhammer_40,000/Tactics/Psychic_101#Telepathy|Telepathy]]'s Dominate Power, sacrificing 6" of range in exchange for also applying to attacking in melee, sweeping advances, and consolidating.
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! 5 !! Slicing Shards
| Witchfire || 24 || Unit
| {{40k-Ranged-Weapon-Profile|range=24|strength=4|ap=4|type=Assault|rof=1|rules=Large Blast}} After this attack resolves, any unit hit must take an Ld test; if they fail, they take D6 additional hits. Fuck that horde.
| 2
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! 6 !! Cacophonic Choir
| Witchfire (Nova) || 12 || Unit
| {{40k-Ranged-Weapon-Profile|range=12|strength=-|ap=2|type=Assault|rof=1|rules=Nova, Ignores Cover}}  This power does not affect vehicles (although they may be targeted).  Each unit hit rolls 2D6-Ld and suffers Wounds equal to the result, then takes a Pinning test (which is independent of whether or not the unit was Wounded).
| 2
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