Harpies

(Unit)
Type:

unit

Category:

Special

Categories:

Faction: Dark Elves - Renegades v2.0, Special, Units (not including units whose troop type is 'swarms', 'war beasts' or 'war machines')

LinkId:

2930-4289-be19-241d

Hidden:

false

Options (1)

Profiles:

Unit Troop TypeUnit Size
Harpies

Regular infantry

5+

Special Rule
Fly:
  • Condition: not following up or pursuing
  • Result: the model may fly (optional), using the 'Fly Movement' characteristic given in brackets (X)
  • Moves like a ground model (charging, marching, manoeuvring), but sweep above anything on the table (models, units, scenery) at no penalty
  • May march ≤8" from an enemy unit with no Leadership test
  • May finish in terrain and suffers its effects; may not finish on top of an impassable feature or of a unit, nor ≤1" from an enemy unit
  • A flying model starts and finishes all its movement on the ground
  • A character with Fly cannot join a unit lacking it, nor the reverse
Move Through Cover:
  • Timing: terrain crossing that is difficult or dangerous, and Dangerous Terrain tests
  • Result:
  • bearers take no Movement characteristic modifier from that terrain
  • Dangerous Terrain tests: a bearer may re-roll each 1 (optional)
Scouts:
  • Timing: deployment, once the rest of both armies is down (optional)
  • Select: any spot over 12" from every enemy model
  • Result: if placed this way, no charge declarations by these Scouts in their first turn
  • both sides with Scouts: roll-off winner places first; then alternate, a unit at a time
Skirmishers:

Such a unit is allowed to take up a Skirmish formation.

Swiftstride:
  • Restriction: every model of the unit has Swiftstride
  • Result:
  • Charge range ceiling: 3" higher.
  • Prior to a Charge, Flee or Pursuit roll, the unit may add +D6 to that roll (optional).
Press of Battle:
  • Restriction: Unit with this rule, arrayed in combat order
  • Condition: It did not charge this turn
  • Result: Its fighting rank counts as 2 ranks deep
  • Models directly behind, in base contact with a model of the actual fighting rank, also count as in the fighting rank
Massed Infantry:
  • Restriction: Side fielding at least one unit with this rule
  • Condition: When combat results are tallied, that side's Unit Strength is the greater
  • Result: It may claim +1 combat result point
Parry:
  • Restriction: Model with this rule, carrying a hand weapon plus shield
  • Condition: In close combat, and opting to use that weapon and shield combination
  • Result: armour value +1, capped at 3+

Modifiers:

increment max pts(self) 1
repeat for every 4 limit::points of any in roster (recursive)
increment max pts(self) 1
and
force is not 1. Open War
force is not 2. Combined Arms
force is not 3. Grand Melee
force is not 5. Battle March
repeat for every 4 pts of any in force (recursive)
increment max pts(self) 1
ancestor is 5. Battle March
repeat for every 3.3333333333333335 limit::points of any in roster (recursive)
increment max pts(self) 1
ancestor is 5. Battle March
and
force is not 1. Open War
force is not 2. Combined Arms
force is not 3. Grand Melee
force is not 5. Battle March
repeat for every 3.3333333333333335 pts of any in force (recursive)
increment max(roster) 1
2000+ limit::points of any in roster (recursive)
repeat for every 1000 limit::points of any in roster (recursive)
set max Unit Strength(self) 20
ancestor is 5. Battle March
set max pts(self) 0
set max pts(self) 0
ancestor is 5. Battle March
set max(roster) 1
2000+ limit::points of any in roster (recursive)
set max(roster) 3
1999- limit::points of any in roster (recursive)
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