Editing Blackstone Fortress (section)

==Guardian Drones==
[[File:Guardian-drones.jpg|250px|right|thumb|''Ooooooooo Laaaaaaaaaah!'']]
The big cheese <s>Martian Tripods</s> cousins of the smaller Spindle Drones. Not to be confused with the ''other'' [[Tau drone#Guardian Drone|Guardian Drone.]]

Guardian Drones (''Vigilis maximus'') are giant robotic war machines, that defend Blackstone Fortresses from intruders where even Spindle Drones aren't enough. In battle, they can unleash Hover Drones that will intercept any attacks aimed at the Guardian Drones. They are big enough to carry a few Spindle Drones under its belly and has enough [[Dakka]] to reliably threaten vehicles, let alone named characters in Blackstone Fortress.

On tabletop, they have solid stats, befitting for its tank-like status. While their movement is 5", they have a decent WS and BS of 3+, with S5 and T6, making it a tough egg to crack. Moreover, they have a ridiculous 7 Wounds, with an A4 and 3+ Sv. This thing ain't going down quick, especially with its 10+ Ld.

In terms of its weapons, it has two. The first is the [[Plasma#Destroyer Pulse|Destroyer Pulse]], which is pretty nasty for tough targets at S9, Ap-3 and D4 with an 18" range. This is all the more impressive considering it is counted as a [[Wat|Pistol 1.]] The second weapon are the Heavy D6 [[Missile Launcher#Guardian Salvo Launcher|Guardian Salvo Launchers]] which can pepper the enemy with some solid S5, AP-3 and D1 with a 24" range. And if things get into “close encounters of the combat kind” territory those Manipulator Limbs get 4 attacks at -2 AP and 2 Damage.

Also, they are classified as MONSTERS, which means that they could fire on the move and in combat with ''no penalty''. Finally, their presence supercharges Spindle Drones by replacing Threat Level Rising with a flat +3 to AP, S, and Damage so they're all spitting out S6 AP-3 D4 shots left and right. Yikes.

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