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 | +3 Follower Cap |
| 1 | 25 | +1 Firefight Ploy of choice | |
| 2 | 50 | +1 Hit stat | |
| 3 | 100 | +1 Follower Cap | |
| Agent | 4 | 150 | +1 random Battle Honour (Primary Specialism) +1 Wargear Cap |
| 5 | 200 | +1 Strategic Ploy of choice | |
| 6 | 275 | +1 Wounds stat | |
| 7 | 350 | +1 Follower Cap | |
| Prime | 8 | 425 | +1 random Battle Honour (random Specialism) +1 Wargear Cap |
| 9 | 500 | +1 Firefight Ploy of choice | |
| 10 | 600 | +1 Move stat +1 Wounds stat |
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| 11 | 700 | +1 Follower Cap | |
| Investigator | 12 | 800 | +1 random Battle Honour (Specialism of choice) +1 Wargear Cap |
| 13 | 900 | +1 Strategic Ploy of choice | |
| 14 | 100 | +1 Wounds stat | |
| 15 | 1100 | +1 Follower Cap | |
| Explicator | 16 | 1250 | +1 Battle Honour of choice (Primary Specialism) +1 Wargear Cap |
| 17 | 1400 | +1 Strategic or Firefight Ploy of choice | |
| 18 | 1550 | +1 Hit stat | |
| 19 | 1700 | +1 Follower Cap | |
| Interrogator | 20+ | 1900 | +1 APL +1 Wargear Cap |
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 | +1 stat: Hit, Move or Wounds |
| 1 | 5 | +1 Wounds stat |
| 2 | 10 | +1 Wargear Cap |
| 3 | 20 | +1 Hit stat |
| 4 | 30 | +1 random Battle Honour (Primary Specialism) |
| 5 | 40 | Group Activation ability |
| 6 | 50 | +1 Wounds stat |
| 7 | 60 | +1 Wargear Cap |
| 8 | 70 | +1 Hit stat |
| 9 | 85 | +1 Battle Honour of choice (Primary Specialism) |
| 10 | 100 | +1 stat: Move or Wounds +1 Wargear Cap |