Progression

Acolytes and Followers gain experience and levels – if they live long enough.

Acolytes gain experience as specified in each scenario, and may increase in level after a scenario if they reach one of the below thresholds:

Rank	Level	XP	Benefit
Acolyte	0	0	Add 3 to Follower Capacity
	1	25	Firefight Ploy of choice
	2	50	Improve Hit stat by 1
	3	100	Add 1 to Follower Capacity
Agent	4	150	Random Battle Honour (Primary Specialism) Add 5 to Equipment Capacity
	5	200	Strategic Ploy of choice
	6	275	Add 1 to Wounds stat
	7	350	Add 1 to Follower Capacity
Prime	8	425	Random Battle Honour (random Specialism) Add 5 to Equipment Capacity
	9	500	Firefight Ploy of choice
	10	600	Add 1 to both Move and Wounds stats
	11	700	Add 1 to Follower Capacity
Investigator	12	800	Random Battle Honour (Specialism of choice) Add 5 to Equipment Capacity
	13	900	Strategic Ploy of choice
	14	100	Add 1 to Wounds stat
	15	1100	Add 1 to Follower Capacity
Explicator	16	1250	Battle Honour of choice (Primary Specialism) Add 5 to Equipment Capacity
	17	1400	Select either: Strategic or Firefight Ploy of choice
	18	1550	Improve Hit stat by 1
	19	1700	Add 1 to Follower Capacity
Interrogator	20+	1900	Add 1 to APL stat Add 5 to Equipment Capacity

FOLLOWER PROGRESSION

Followers gain experience more slowly. they gain 2XP if they survive a scenario or 1XP if they are incapacitated in a scenario but not slain, and may be awarded bonus XP as specified in each scenario. Followers may increase in level after a scenario if they reach one of the below thresholds:

Level	XP	Benefit
0	0	Improve one stat by 1: Hit, Move or Wounds
1	5	Add 1 to Wounds stat
2	10	Add 5 to Equipment Capacity
3	20	Improve Hit stat by 1
4	30	Random Battle Honour (Primary Specialism)
5	40	Group Activation ability
6	50	Add 1 to Wounds stat
7	60	Add 5 to Equipment Capacity
8	70	Improve Hit stat by 1
9	85	Battle Honour of choice (Primary Specialism)
10	100	Add 1 to either: Move or Wounds stat Add 5 to Equipment Capacity