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Rohan Royal Guard

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Options (2)

Guards

Wargear:

Horse

Horse and Throwing Spears

Throwing Spears

Rules (6)

Expert Rider [Active]

If a Cavalry model with this special rule may re-roll the dice on any Jump, Swim or Thrown Rider Tests, and can pick up Light Objects without having to Dismount.

Additionally, a model with this special rule that is carrying both a bow and a shield will still get the +1 bonus to their Defence for having a shield whilst they remain mounted.

Arise, Riders of Rohan! [Active]

If this model is within 12" of a Rohan General and has the Cavalry keyword, then it gains a bonus of +1 to its Fight Value in a turn in which it Charges.

Spear Mastery [Active]

This model may use its throwing spears as a normal spear during the Fight Phase, so long as it hasn't made a shooting attack with it in either the preceding Move Phase or Shoot Phase.

Bodyguard [Passive]

All models with this special rule in an Army must select a Hero to bodyguard; this will automatically be the General if they have the same Faction keyword as this model. If the General does not have the same Faction keyword as this model, then they will bodyguard the Hero with the highest Heroic Tier amongst those who have the same Faction keyword (if there are multiple of the same Heroic Tier, you may choose which will be bodyguarded). All models of the same type nust choose the same Hero to bodyguard.

So long as the bodyguarded Hero is alive and on the battlefield, all models who are bodyguarding that Hero will automatically pass sll Courage Tests they are required to take.

Fearless [Passive]

A model with this special rule automatically passes any Courage Test it is required to take.

Sworn Protector (X) [Passive]

Models with this special rule will have a specific model listed in brackets as part of the special rule. Whilst the named model is alive and on the battefield, this model automatically passes all Courage Tests it is required to make.

Profiles:

Warrior	Move Value	Fight Value	Shoot Value	Strength	Defence	Attacks	Wounds	Courage	Intelligence	Race	Faction	Unit Type	Base Size
Rohan Royal Guard	6"	4	4+	3	6	1	1	7+	6+	Man	Rohan	Warrior, Infantry, Elite	25mm

Wargear
Shield: A model carrying a shield adds 1 to their Defence characteristic. Where a model is listed as carrying a shield in its profile, then the improvement in its Defence characteristic will already have been included in their profile. A shield is cumbersome, and so a model carrying a shield that wishes to use their hand-and-a-half weapon as a two-handed weapon during a Combat cannot gain the Defence bonus for carrying a shield during that Combat. Additionally, a model carrying a shield does not gain the Defence bonus if it also carries a type of bow, crossbow, two-handed weapon or pike. A model with a shield can also use the Shielding special rule.
Heavy Armour: A model wearing heavy armour will add 2 to their Defence characteristic. Where a model is listed as having a type of armour in its profile, then the improvement in its Defence characteristic will already have been included in their profile. If a model has the opportunity to upgrade one type of armour to another, then they will replace one with the other - they will not get the Defence benefits of both.
Hand Weapon: These are the standard kind of weapon a model may carry, and is anything wielded in a single hand, such as a sword, an axe, a mace or all manner of other weapons. The exact kind of weapon being carried doesn't matter; all hand weapons function the same. A hand weapon has no specific rules attached to it.

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