Disciples of Tzeentch – Fateskimmer, Herald of Tzeentch on Burning Chariot
12" 10 5+ 2 6+ Trailing flames and maniacal laughter, a Fateskimmer streaks across the skies on a Burning Chariot, the Screamers at the vehicle’s fore biting their prey as they speed by. This Herald of Tzeentch delights in spreading the sorcerous inferno of the Change God far and wide, and nearby daemons are swept up in its gleeful wake. | ||
| MELEE WEAPONS | Atk | Hit | Wnd | Rnd | Dmg | ||
| Staff of Change and Ritual Dagger | |||||||
| Staff of Change and Ritual Dagger | 3 | 4+ | 3+ | 1 | D3 | ||
| Screamers’ Lamprey Bites [Charge (+1 Damage), Companion] | |||||||
| Screamers’ Lamprey Bites Charge (+1 Damage), Companion | 6 | 4+ | 4+ | 1 | 1 | ||
BATTLE PROFILE
Unit Size: 1 Points: 150
Base size: 120 × 92mm
Can be reinforced: No
Regiment Options: 0-1 Tzeentchian Deceiver, Any DAEMON
 Passive |
SPREAD THE INFERNO: The Fateskimmer’s fiery determination to burn reality to ashes incites nearby daemons to a murderous frenzy.
Effect: Companion weapons used by friendly DISCIPLES OF TZEENTCH units have Crit (2 Hits) while they are wholly within 12" of this unit.
 Once Per Turn (Army), Any Hero Phase |
FUEL FOR THE FLAMES: Even the blazing ruin of its own kind serves a Fateskimmer’s ends, each death fuelling the spreading fires.
Declare: Pick a visible friendly DISCIPLES OF TZEENTCH unit wholly within 12" of this unit to be the target.
Effect: If the target is destroyed this turn, before removing it from play, gain 1 fate point.
Effect: If the target is destroyed this turn, before removing it from play, gain 1 fate point.
KEYWORDS | HERO, WAR MACHINE, WIZARD (1), FLY, WARD (6+) |
| CHAOS, DISCIPLES OF TZEENTCH, DAEMON |
1.0 Wizards and Priests
WIZARDS are special units that can cast spells, and PRIESTS are special units that can chant prayers. Spells and prayers are powerful abilities that can have a dramatic impact on the battle.
Hit Roll
Roll a dice. If the roll equals or exceeds the attacking weapon’s Hit characteristic, the attack scores a successful hit: move on to the next step. If not, the attack fails and the attack sequence ends. Unmodified hit rolls of 1 always fail. If an unmodified hit roll for an attack made with a weapon is a 6, that attack is a critical hit.| Critical hits have no effect on their own but often trigger additional effects (see 20.0 Weapon Abilities). | ||
Cover
Subtract 1 from hit rolls for attacks that target a unit that is behind or wholly on this terrain feature, unless that unit charged this turn or has the FLY keyword.17.2 Mortal Damage
Some abilities inflict mortal damage. If an ability inflicts mortal damage on a unit, add that number of damage points to the unit’s damage pool for that ability (see 18.2 Allocating Damage).
 Your Movement Phase |
RETREAT: The fighters disengage from combat, though at the cost of lowering their defences.
Declare: Pick a friendly unit that is in combat to use this ability.
Effect: Inflict D3 mortal damage on that unit. That unit can move a distance up to its Move characteristic. That unit can move through the combat ranges of any enemy units but cannot end that move within an enemy unit’s combat range.
Effect: Inflict D3 mortal damage on that unit. That unit can move a distance up to its Move characteristic. That unit can move through the combat ranges of any enemy units but cannot end that move within an enemy unit’s combat range.
| KEYWORDS | CORE, MOVE, RETREAT |
7.0 Combat Range
Each model has a combat range that extends 3" horizontally from its base and any distance vertically from that circle to form a cylinder. The combat range of a unit extends 3" horizontally and any distance vertically from every model in that unit. Units from opposing armies that are within each other’s combat range and that are visible to each other are in combat with each other. When a unit that is not in combat enters the combat range of a visible enemy unit, it moves into combat.
A model is considered to be in combat with an enemy unit if that unit is within the model’s combat range and visible to it’
A model is considered to be in combat with an enemy unit if that unit is within the model’s combat range and visible to it’
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FAQ / Errata
FAQ
| Q: | If a model in base-to-base contact with an enemy model retreats 3" directly away from the enemy model, is it still in combat with that enemy model? |
| A: | No. |
Errata
Addenda: 7.0 Combat Range
Add the following:
‘A model is considered to be in combat with an enemy unit if that unit is within the model’s combat range and visible to it.’
‘A model is considered to be in combat with an enemy unit if that unit is within the model’s combat range and visible to it.’
| Passive |
FLY: Soaring above the battlefield, this unit can reach destinations that are inaccessible to other troops.
Effect: As this unit moves, it ignores other models, terrain features and the combat ranges of enemy units. It cannot end its move in combat unless specified in the ability that allowed it to move. Ignore any vertical distance moved for this unit.
Obscuring
While every model in a non-MONSTER non‐WAR MACHINE unit that does not have the FLY keyword is within 1" of this terrain feature, the following apply:- That unit is only visible to enemy units that are within its combat range.
- The Range characteristic of that unit’s ranged weapons is halved (rounding down to the nearest inch).
Unstable
Models can move across but cannot be set up on or end any type of move on any part of this terrain feature that is more than 1" tall.1.4.2 Obscuring Terrain
Examples: Wyldwood, fortress wallTerrain Abilities: Cover, Obscuring, Unstable
6.0 Visibility
A target model is visible to another model (which we’ll call the ‘observing model’) if you can draw a straight line through the air (whether horizontal, diagonal or vertical) from any point on the observing model to any point on the target model that does not intersect any objects except for other models in the observing model’s unit. A target unit is visible to an observing unit if at least 1 model in the target unit is visible to at least 1 model in the observing unit. A model is always considered to be visible to itself.If a rule or ability requires a target to be both within a given range of and visible to the unit using that ability, or to a model in that unit, both conditions must be met by the same model in the target. You could not, for instance, target a unit where one model is within range but not visible and another model is not in range but is visible.
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| In some cases, it might not be immediately clear whether a model is visible. If so, stoop down to get a look from behind the observing model. If any part of the other model is visible, even if it is just the tip of a spear, then that model is visible for rules purposes. | ||
FAQ / Errata
FAQ
| Q: | If a non-FLY INFANTRY HERO (e.g. a Scinari Cathallar) is a Shrine Guardian of a Shrine Luminor, and that Shrine Guardian is within 1" of an obscuring terrain feature, is the Shrine Guardian visible to enemy abilities that target the Shrine Guardian? |
| A: | Yes. |
Errata
6.0 Visibility
Add the following:
‘If a rule or ability requires a target to be both within a given range of and visible to the unit using that ability, or to a model in that unit, both conditions must be met by the same model in the target. You could not, for instance, target a unit where one model is within range but not visible and another model is not in range but is visible.’
‘If a rule or ability requires a target to be both within a given range of and visible to the unit using that ability, or to a model in that unit, both conditions must be met by the same model in the target. You could not, for instance, target a unit where one model is within range but not visible and another model is not in range but is visible.’
18.1 Ward Saves
Units with the WARD keyword have the ‘Ward Save’ passive ability. The number after the WARD keyword indicates the ward value for the ward save. If a unit had WARD (5+), for example, its ward value would be 5. If a unit has more than one ward save, only the ward save with the lowest value applies to it; the other has no effect. Passive |
WARD SAVE: Whether through their uncanny reflexes, unnatural toughness or a source of mystical protection, these warriors can avoid otherwise lethal attacks.
Effect: In step 1 of the damage sequence (see 18.0), make a ward roll of D6 for each damage point in this unit’s damage pool. If the roll equals or exceeds this unit’s ward value, remove that damage point from the damage pool.
Crit (2 Hits)
If an attack made with this weapon scores a critical hit, that attack scores 2 hits on the target unit instead of 1. Make a wound roll for each hit.The HERO keyword is used in the following Disciples of Tzeentch warscrolls:
The WIZARD keyword is used in the following Disciples of Tzeentch warscrolls:
The CHAOS keyword is used in the following Disciples of Tzeentch warscrolls:
The DISCIPLES OF TZEENTCH keyword is used in the following Disciples of Tzeentch warscrolls:
Charge (+1 Damage)
Add 1 to this weapon’s Damage characteristic if the attacking unit charged this turn.Companion
Unless otherwise specified, attacks made by this weapon are not affected by friendly abilities that modify hit rolls, wound rolls or weapon characteristics, except for those that apply negative modifiers (e.g. ‘Covering Fire’).
Those HEROES can join an eligible regiment as a Tzeentchian Deceiver.
The DAEMON keyword is used in the following Disciples of Tzeentch warscrolls:
Cavalry Hero
War Machine Hero
Infantry
War Machine
| Your Movement Phase |
NORMAL MOVE: The warriors advance across the battlefield.
Declare: Pick a friendly unit that is not in combat to use this ability.
Effect: That unit can move a distance up to its Move characteristic. That unit cannot move into combat during any part of that move.
Effect: That unit can move a distance up to its Move characteristic. That unit cannot move into combat during any part of that move.
| KEYWORDS | CORE, MOVE |
15.4 Flying
Units with the FLY keyword have the following passive ability:| Passive |
FLY: Soaring above the battlefield, this unit can reach destinations that are inaccessible to other troops.
Effect: As this unit moves, it ignores other models, terrain features and the combat ranges of enemy units. It cannot end its move in combat unless specified in the ability that allowed it to move. Ignore any vertical distance moved for this unit.
| When moving flying units, move them horizontally in any direction, ignoring intervening models and terrain, and place them where you wish, so long as they are allowed to end their move on that spot. Note that some units have the FLY keyword even if that unit can’t really fly. This often represents units that bounce, bound or skitter across the battlefield so adeptly that they might as well be flying! | ||
FAQ
| Q: | If an ability that allows a unit to move states that the unit cannot move into combat (e.g. Normal Move), does FLY allow that unit to move across an enemy unit’s combat range? |
| A: | Yes. |
The FLY keyword is used in the following Disciples of Tzeentch warscrolls:
Cavalry Hero
War Machine Hero
War Machine
Endless Spell
The WARD keyword is used in the following Disciples of Tzeentch warscrolls:
Cavalry Hero
Infantry Hero
War Machine Hero
Infantry
War Machine
Faction Terrain
The DAEMON keyword is used in the following Disciples of Tzeentch warscrolls:
Cavalry Hero
War Machine Hero
Infantry
War Machine
The WAR MACHINE keyword is used in the following Disciples of Tzeentch warscrolls:
War Machine Hero