Skaven – Plague Priest on Plague Furnace
6" 15 4+ 5 Plague Furnaces are mobile altars of corruption, rotting pulpits from which priests of the Pestilent Brotherhood can preach the Withered Word. Pushed by toiling packs of Plague Monks, a Plague Furnace is a ponderous construct. Its decay-eaten structure creaks and whines as it rolls forwards on grinding wheels, while thick clouds of toxic smoke emanate from the censer at its heart. This is no ordinary gas; it is laced not only with warpstone but also with the gurgled incantations of the Plague Priest who commands the Furnace. | ||
| MELEE WEAPONS | Atk | Hit | Wnd | Rnd | Dmg | ||
 Great Plague Censer [Crit (Auto-wound)] | |||||||
| Great Plague Censer Crit (Auto-wound) | 4 | 4+ | 2+ | 1 | 3 | ||
| Warpstone-tipped Staff [Crit (Auto-wound)] | |||||||
| Warpstone-tipped Staff Crit (Auto-wound) | 3 | 4+ | 4+ | 1 | D3 | ||
| Foetid Blades [Crit (Auto-wound)] | |||||||
| Foetid Blades Crit (Auto-wound) | 6 | 4+ | 5+ | - | 1 | ||
| Crushing Bulk [Companion] | |||||||
| Crushing Bulk Companion | 6 | 4+ | 2+ | 1 | 2 | ||
BATTLE PROFILE
Unit Size: 1 Points: 340
Base size: 120 × 92mm
Can be reinforced: No
Regiment Options: 0-1 Clanrats, Any PESTILENS
 Passive |
BATTLE DAMAGED
Effect: While this unit has 10 or more damage points, the Attacks characteristic of its Great Plague Censer is 2.
Effect: While this unit has 10 or more damage points, the Attacks characteristic of its Great Plague Censer is 2.
 Passive |
ALTAR OF THE GREAT CORRUPTOR: This giant construct is venerated by the swarms of pox-ridden rats that flock to its side.
Effect: Friendly PESTILENS units have WARD (6+) while they are wholly within 6" of this unit.
 Passive |
CORRUPTING INFLUENCE: This giant construct bathes all in a thick billowing smog that is anathema to its enemies.
Effect: Subtract 1 from ward rolls for enemy units while they are within 6" of this unit.
KEYWORDS | HERO, PRIEST (1), WAR MACHINE, WARD (5+) |
| CHAOS, SKAVEN, PESTILENS |
The WAR MACHINE keyword is used in the following Skaven warscrolls:
The PESTILENS keyword is used in the following Skaven warscrolls:
Army List
Warscrolls collatedHit 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). | ||
Save Roll
The commander of the target unit rolls a dice, subtracting the attacking weapon’s Rend characteristic from the roll. Unmodified save rolls of 1 always fail. If the roll equals or exceeds the Save characteristic of the target unit, the attack fails and the attack sequence ends. If not, it is a successful attack: move on to the next step.Crit (Auto-wound)
If an attack made with this weapon scores a critical hit, that attack automatically wounds the target. Make a save roll as normal.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’).The HERO keyword is used in the following Skaven warscrolls:
• Clawlord
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.
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 PRIEST keyword is used in the following Skaven warscrolls:
The WARD keyword is used in the following Skaven warscrolls: