Disciples of Tzeentch – Jade Obelisk
5" 1 4+ 1 Cursed artificers skilled in stonecraft, the Jade Obelisk are acutely aware of their finite time as living flesh. They are single-minded in their purpose to desecrate the idols of false gods before their mortal bodies succumb to inevitable petrification. | ||
| MELEE WEAPONS | Atk | Hit | Wnd | Rnd | Dmg | ||
| Mason’s Tools [Anti-FACTION TERRAIN (+1 Rend)] | |||||||
| Mason’s Tools Anti-FACTION TERRAIN (+1 Rend) | 2 | 4+ | 3+ | 1 | 1 | ||
BATTLE PROFILE
Unit Size: 9 Points: 100
| MODEL | BASE SIZE |
| 5 x Desecrators, Nephrite Priestess, Obelisk Bearer | 32mm |
| 5 x Idolarc, Defacers | 28.5mm |
Can be reinforced: Yes
Each model in this unit is armed with Passive Mason’s Tools.
- 4/9 models can carry an Antithete Bow.
- The champion cannot carry an Antithete Bow.
 Passive |
IDOLARC: Fashioned from crystal and given life by dark ritual, Idolarcs are the messengers of the Speaker in the Stone.
Effect: This unit’s Idolarc is a token. After setting up this unit on the battlefield for the first time, place its Idolarc next to it.
 Passive |
SILVER MONOLITHS: The Jade Obelisk draw power from Argent Shards to augment their defence, seeing them as sacred monuments to their deity’s glory.
Effect: Subtract 1 from the Rend characteristic of weapons used for attacks that target this unit while it is wholly within 12" of a friendly Argent Shard.
 Once Per Turn (Army), Your Shooting Phase |
CHOSEN BY THE STONE: The Jade Obelisk loose a cursed arrow at a chosen foe, marking them out to the Idolarc as a potential sacrifice to the Speaker in the Stone that must be detained.
Declare: If this unit has any models carrying an Antithete Bow, pick a visible enemy unit within 18" of this unit to be the target.
Effect: Roll a dice. On a 3+, place the Idolarcs of all other friendly Jade Obelisk units next to their respective units. Then, place this unit’s Idolarc next to the target.
While a friendly Idolarc is next to an enemy unit, subtract 1" from that enemy unit’s Move characteristic for each fate point you have. This ability cannot reduce an enemy unit’s Move characteristic below half its unmodified value.
Effect: Roll a dice. On a 3+, place the Idolarcs of all other friendly Jade Obelisk units next to their respective units. Then, place this unit’s Idolarc next to the target.
While a friendly Idolarc is next to an enemy unit, subtract 1" from that enemy unit’s Move characteristic for each fate point you have. This ability cannot reduce an enemy unit’s Move characteristic below half its unmodified value.
KEYWORDS | INFANTRY, CHAMPION (1/9) |
| CHAOS, DISCIPLES OF TZEENTCH, ARCANITE |
FAQ
| Q: | If a unit of Jade Obelisk is placed into reserve or destroyed, does the effect of ‘Chosen by the Stone’ continue to apply to the enemy unit that its Idolarc is next to? |
| A: | Yes, it is a persisting effect. |
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.’
The INFANTRY keyword is used in the following Disciples of Tzeentch warscrolls:
Infantry Hero
• Magister
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’).1.0 Champions
Units with the CHAMPION keyword have one or more champion models. If there is a number after the CHAMPION keyword, that number indicates the proportion of models in that unit that can be champions. In any other case, 1 model in the unit can be a champion. Units with the CHAMPION keyword have the following passive ability: Passive |
CHAMPION: A veteran fighter leads the charge.
Effect: Add 1 to the Attacks characteristic of weapons used by champions in this unit. If this unit is a BEAST, this ability affects this unit’s Companion weapons.
Errata
Champion
Change the definition of Champion to:
‘Champion: Model’s weapons have +1 to Attacks characteristic. (Command Models, 1.0)’
‘Champion: Model’s weapons have +1 to Attacks characteristic. (Command Models, 1.0)’
The CHAMPION 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:
The ARCANITE keyword is used in the following Disciples of Tzeentch warscrolls:
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.| 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.’
Anti-X (+1 Rend)
Add 1 to this weapon’s Rend characteristic if the target has the keyword after ‘Anti-’ or fulfils the condition after ‘Anti-’. Multiples of this ability are cumulative. For example, if a weapon has both Anti-charge (+1 Rend) and Anti-HERO (+1 Rend), then add 2 to the Rend characteristic of the weapon for attacks that target a HERO that charged in the same turn.