Fyreslayers – Magmic Battleforge
- 8 3+ - Totems in Grimnir or Vulcatrix’s image have long been raised during battle to instil courage in warriors and empower the runes embedded in their flesh. The Magmic Battleforge does this on a much larger scale. Formed in moments from molten blood of the land, the Battleforge is a manifestation of Grimnir’s fury fused with the white-hot fires of Vulcatrix. It takes the form of the duardin ancestor-god, burning bright with Aqshian flames, and inspires all Fyreslayers who look upon it. This mystic furnace can be summoned to a battlefield, where its elemental heat can ignite ur-gold runes and stoke the powers of the Zharrgrim.
Drawing upon the powerful elemental energies burning within the Magmic Battleforge, a Zharrgrim priest casts clouds of cinders adrift on the air, imbuing those of their sacred order with power afresh. In times of need, a Zharrgrim priest may expend all of the Battleforge’s power, igniting the ur gold runes of their Fyreslayer kin and infusing the warriors with supernatural strength. | ||
The following universal terrain abilities apply to this terrain feature (Terrain, 1.2):
Cover, Impassable, Obscuring
Cover, Impassable, Obscuring
 Once Per Battle (Army), Your Hero Phase |
SPENDING THE FORGE: In times of need, a Zharrgrim priest may expend all of the Magmic Battleforge’s power, igniting the ur-gold runes of their Fyreslayer kin and infusing the warriors with strength.
Declare: Pick a friendly FYRESLAYERS PRIEST within this terrain feature’s combat range to expend the power of the forge.
Effect: Heal (D3) each friendly FYRESLAYERS unit on the battlefield. Once this ability has been used, this terrain feature cannot use the ‘Molten Blessing’ ability for the rest of the battle.
Effect: Heal (D3) each friendly FYRESLAYERS unit on the battlefield. Once this ability has been used, this terrain feature cannot use the ‘Molten Blessing’ ability for the rest of the battle.
| Start of Any Turn |
MOLTEN BLESSING: Drawing upon the powerful elemental energies of the Magmic Battleforge, a Zharrgrim priest casts clouds of cinders into the air, imbuing those of their sacred order with burning power.
Declare: Pick a friendly FYRESLAYERS PRIEST within this terrain feature’s combat range to be the target.
Effect: Add 1 to chanting rolls for the target for the rest of the turn. In addition, the target can use the ‘Unbind’ ability this turn as if it had WIZARD (1).
Effect: Add 1 to chanting rolls for the target for the rest of the turn. In addition, the target can use the ‘Unbind’ ability this turn as if it had WIZARD (1).
KEYWORDS | FACTION TERRAIN, WARD (6+) |
| ORDER, FYRESLAYERS |
21.0 Healing
Some abilities allow you to heal a unit. To heal a unit, remove a number of damage points from the unit equal to the number in brackets after ‘Heal’, e.g. Heal (2).
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.
The WARD keyword is used in the following Fyreslayers warscrolls:
The ORDER keyword is used in the following Fyreslayers warscrolls:
The FYRESLAYERS keyword is used in the following Fyreslayers warscrolls:
Army List
Warscrolls collatedInfantry Hero
Monster Hero
Infantry
Faction Terrain
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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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). | ||
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.
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.Impassable
Models cannot move across, be set up on or end moves on any part of this terrain feature.Obscuring
A unit cannot be targeted by shooting attacks if it is behind or wholly on this terrain feature, unless it has the FLY keyword.The FYRESLAYERS and PRIEST keywords are used in the following Fyreslayers warscrolls:
3.0 Prayers
The declare step of each prayer will tell you to make a chanting roll of D6. On an unmodified chanting roll of 1, the prayer fails, its effect is not resolved and you must remove D3 ritual points from the PRIEST using the prayer.On an unmodified chanting roll of 2 or more, pick one of the following:
- Give a number of ritual points to the PRIEST equal to the chanting roll (ritual points can be accumulated over multiple turns).
- Add the PRIEST’s ritual points to the chanting roll. If the chanting roll equals or exceeds the prayer’s chanting value (at the top-right corner of the prayer), it is answered: resolve the effect of the prayer, then reset the PRIEST’s ritual points total to 0.
EXAMPLE PRAYER
 Once Per Battle, Your Hero Phase | 7 |
RESURRECTION: A fallen hero is brought back from death, their vitality fully restored.
Declare: Make a chanting roll of D6.
Effect: Pick a friendly INFANTRY HERO that has been slain and return them to the battlefield. Set up that HERO wholly within 3" of this PRIEST.
Effect: Pick a friendly INFANTRY HERO that has been slain and return them to the battlefield. Set up that HERO wholly within 3" of this PRIEST.
| KEYWORDS | PRAYER |
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.
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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. | ||
2.0 Spells
The declare step of each spell will tell you to make a casting roll of 2D6. If the roll does not equal or exceed the spell’s casting value (at the top-right corner of the spell), the spell fails and its effect is not resolved.If the unmodified casting roll includes 2 or more rolls of 1, the spell is miscast: the spell fails, its effect is not resolved, D3 mortal damage is inflicted on the WIZARD that used it, and that WIZARD cannot use any more spells in that phase.
Enemy reactions can only be used if the casting roll equals or exceeds the spell’s casting value. So long as the spell is not unbound (see 4.0), then it is successfully cast: resolve its effect.
EXAMPLE SPELL
| Your Hero Phase | 6 |
MYSTIC SHIELD: The caster's allies are bathed in an unearthly glow that protects them from harm.
Declare: Pick a visible friendly unit wholly within 12" of this WIZARD to be the target. Then, make a casting roll of 2D6.
Effect: The target has WARD (6+) this turn.
Effect: The target has WARD (6+) this turn.
| KEYWORDS | SPELL |
Unbind
 Reaction: Opponent declared a SPELL ability |
UNBIND: The wizard saps the energy from an enemy’s spell, nullifying its effects.
Used By: A friendly WIZARD within 30" of the enemy WIZARD casting the spell.
Effect: Make an unbinding roll of 2D6. If the roll exceeds the casting roll tor the spell, then the spell is unbound and its effect is not resolved. This reaction cannot be used more than once per casting roll.
Effect: Make an unbinding roll of 2D6. If the roll exceeds the casting roll tor the spell, then the spell is unbound and its effect is not resolved. This reaction cannot be used more than once per casting roll.
| KEYWORDS | UNBIND |
1.1 Power Level
Each WIZARD and PRIEST has a power level, shown in brackets after the keyword, e.g. WIZARD (2). A WIZARD or PRIEST’s power level determines the number of SPELL, PRAYER or BANISH abilities they can use per phase, in any combination. For example, a WIZARD (2) unit could use 1 SPELL and 1 BANISH ability in their commander’s hero phase.