Thunders Edge

The Firmament

Firmament

Commodities

3

Faction Abilities

PLOTS WITHIN PLOTS

passive

You can score secret objectives already scored by other players, if you fulfill their requirements; This does not count against your secret objective limit or the number you can score in a round. When you score another player's secret objective do not score a victory point. Instead, place a face down plot card into your play area with that player's control token on it.

PUPPETS OF THE BLADE

action

If you have at least one plot card in your play area, gain the following ability: ACTION: Purge the Firmaments faction sheet, leaders, planet card, and promissory note, then gain all of the faction components for The Obsidian.

Starting Setup

Starting Technologies

Choice Rule
Choose 1 green or yellow technology that has no prerequisites.

Starting Units

space dock1
carrier1
cruiser1
destroyer1
fighter3
infantry3

Leaders

agent

Myru Vos

Myru Vos

When a player moves ships: You may exhaust this card; if you do, SPACE CANNON cannot be used against those ships. If they are not transporting units, they can also move through other players' ships.

commander

Captain Aroz

Captain Aroz

You may treat planets in systems that contain your ships as if you controlled them for the purpose of scoring secret objectives.

Unlock: Have one plot card in play.

hero

Sharsiss

THE BLADE BECKONS

ACTION: Place 1 of your plot cards in play with any other player's control token on it. Then, you may place any player's control token on 1 of your in-play plot cards; one plot cannot have two of the same player's tokens. Then, purge this card.

Unlock: Have 3 scored objectives.

Faction Units

Flagship

Heaven's Eye

Cost

8

Combat

5 (x2)

Move

1

Capacity

3

Sustain Damage

If the active system contains units that belong to a player who has a control token on 1 of your plots, apply +1 to this ship's move value and repair it at the end of every combat round.

Mech

Specter

Cost

2

Combat

6

Sustain Damage

At the end of your tactical actions, if this unit is on a planet that you do not control, you may return it to your reinforcements.

Faction Technologies

Plane Splitter

When you gain this card, put The Fracture into play. Flip this card if the Obsidian faction is in play.

Requires:

Neural Parasite

At the start of the status phase, you may place 1 infantry from your reinforcements on a planet you control in your home system. Flip this card if the Obsidian faction is in play.

Requires:

Promissory Notes

Black Ops

When you receive this card: If you are not The Firmament, the Firmament player may place 1 face-down plot card in their play area with your control token on it. Then, gain 2 command tokens, gain 2 trade goods, and purge this card.
Other

Breakthrough

The Sowing

When you gain this card and at the start of the status phase, you may place up to three of your trade goods on this card.

Synergy:
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