Seraphon – Raptadon Hunters
12" 3 5+ 1 The creatures known as Raptadons are the favoured mounts of skink warriors and are said to be sacred creatures of Tepok, possessed of a devious intelligence at least the equal of their rider. Raptadons delight in out-thinking and outmanoeuvring their prey, striking fast and hard with their powerful, clawed hind legs and relying upon their lightning speed to evade retribution.
Raptadon Hunters are the elite skirmish cavalry of the Seraphon starhosts who use the pace and agility of these remarkable creatures to full effect. Skink riders perch atop their back, hefting celestite-tipped javelins almost as tall as they are. These missiles are hurled using an atlatl sling, granting them extraordinary range and accuracy as well as the power to punch through armour with ease. Ravaged by these murderous volleys, the enemy might entertain thoughts of giving chase, but this would be a mistake. Raptadon Hunters are agile enough to turn and take flight in the blink of an eye, and those foolish enough to pursue them are simply charging into the jaws of another cunning trap. | ||
| RANGED WEAPONS | Rng | Atk | Hit | Wnd | Rnd | Dmg | ||
| Starstone Atlatl | ||||||||
| Starstone Atlatl | 12" | 2 | 4+ | 4+ | 2 | 1 | ||
| MELEE WEAPONS | Atk | Hit | Wnd | Rnd | Dmg | |||
| Weighted Moonstone Club | ||||||||
| Weighted Moonstone Club | 3 | 4+ | 5+ | - | 1 | |||
| Raptadon’s Serrated Fangs [Companion] | ||||||||
| Raptadon’s Serrated Fangs Companion | 3 | 4+ | 3+ | 1 | 1 | |||
 Any Charge Phase |
DEADLY COHESION: Raptadon Hunters pepper enemy lines with volleys of starstone javelins, exposing weak points for Raptadon Chargers to exploit.
Declare: If this unit is not in combat, pick a friendly Raptadon Chargers unit that charged this turn and is within 12" of this unit to be the target.
Effect: This unit can use a SHOOT ability as if it were your shooting phase. It must target a visible enemy unit in combat with the target.
Effect: This unit can use a SHOOT ability as if it were your shooting phase. It must target a visible enemy unit in combat with the target.
KEYWORDS | CAVALRY, CHAMPION, MUSICIAN (1/5), STANDARD BEARER (1/5) |
| ORDER, SERAPHON, SKINK |
Companion
Unless otherwise specified, this weapon is not affected by friendly abilities that affect weapon characteristics or the attack sequence, except for those that apply negative modifiers to it (e.g. ‘Covering Fire’).32.2 Objective Control
At the start of the first battle round and at the end of each turn, follow this sequence for each objective in an order chosen by the active player:- Starting with the active player, each player determines the control score of each of their units that is contesting that objective. A unit’s control score is the combined Control characteristics of all the models in that unit that are contesting the objective. Some abilities modify a unit’s control score, but it cannot be reduced to less than 1.
- Each player adds up the control scores of all of their units contesting that objective. This is their army control score for that objective.
- The players compare their army control scores for that objective. If one player’s score is higher, that player gains control of that objective. Once a player gains control of an objective, it remains under their control until their opponent gains control of it.
| Sometimes objective markers get accidentally nudged while you are moving models around. This is perfectly fine - just remember to put them back in their proper positions when determining objective control. | ||
Army List
Warscrolls collatedThe CAVALRY keyword is used in the following Seraphon warscrolls:
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.
The CHAMPION keyword is used in the following Seraphon warscrolls:
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).
 Any Hero Phase | 1 |
RALLY: With an inspiring call to action, wounded soldiers get a second wind and fresh troops take the field to replace their fallen comrades.
Declare: Pick a friendly unit that is not in combat to use this ability.
Effect: Make 6 rally rolls of D6. For each 4+, you receive 1 rally point. Rally points can be spent in the following ways:
Effect: Make 6 rally rolls of D6. For each 4+, you receive 1 rally point. Rally points can be spent in the following ways:
- For each rally point spent, Heal (1) that unit.
- You can spend a number of rally points equal to the Health characteristic of that unit to return a slain model to that unit.
2.0 Musicians
Units with the MUSICIAN keyword have one or more musician models. The number after the MUSICIAN keyword indicates the proportion of models in that unit that can be musicians. Units with the MUSICIAN keyword have the following passive ability:| Passive |
MUSICIAN: The beat of a drum or the blast of a horn drives the soldiers ever onward.
Effect: While this unit contains any musicians, if it uses the ‘Rally’ command, you can make one additional rally roll of D6.
The MUSICIAN keyword is used in the following Seraphon warscrolls:
3.0 Standard Bearers
Units with the STANDARD BEARER keyword have one or more standard bearer models. The number after the STANDARD BEARER keyword indicates the proportion of models in that unit that can be standard bearers. Units with the STANDARD BEARER keyword have the following passive ability: Passive |
STANDARD BEARER: The unit’s standard provides a rallying point in the chaos of battle.
Effect: While this unit contains any standard bearers, add 1 to this unit’s control score.
The STANDARD BEARER keyword is used in the following Seraphon warscrolls:
Universal Core Abilities - Charge Phase
 Your Charge Phase |
CHARGE: With a mighty battle cry, the warriors charge into combat with the enemy.
Declare: Pick a friendly unit that is not in combat and has not used a RUN or RETREAT ability this turn to use this ability. Then, make a charge roll of 2D6.
Effect: That unit can move a distance up to the value of the charge roll. That unit can move through the combat ranges of any enemy units and must end that move within 1/2" of a visible enemy unit. If it does so, the unit using this ability has charged.
Effect: That unit can move a distance up to the value of the charge roll. That unit can move through the combat ranges of any enemy units and must end that move within 1/2" of a visible enemy unit. If it does so, the unit using this ability has charged.
| KEYWORDS | CORE, MOVE, CHARGE |
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. | ||