Seraphon – Ripperdactyl Chief
14" 5 5+ 2 Those rare, hot-tempered Skink Chiefs who revel in bloodshed and carnage bond themselves to a Ripperdactyl – winged menaces renowned for their cruel ferocity. These skinks have little interest in graceful aerial acrobatics – to them, the only thing that matters is the annihilation of those who dare blemish the territories of the Seraphon with their presence. They command ravaging sky-packs of Ripperdactyl Riders, scanning for prey on the ground below before commanding their mount to tuck their wings and dive in for the kill.
With snapping jaws and sickle-like talons, Ripperdactyls excel in the chaos of close combat, relying upon the shock of their sudden charge to take large prey by surprise. The Chief’s mount is always the eldest and most ferocious of its brood. While the Ripperdactyl rampages beneath them, they lash out with a skyblade, carving apart their foes in as bloody a manner as possible to inspire nearby riders to new heights of ferocity. This process is aided by the dropping of blot toads – loathsome amphibians whose pheromonic stench drives Ripperdactyls into a maddened frenzy that will only abate when there are no more enemies to disembowel. | ||
| MELEE WEAPONS | Atk | Hit | Wnd | Rnd | Dmg | ||
| Ripperdactyl’s Tearing Jaws [Charge (+1 Damage), Companion] | |||||||
| Ripperdactyl’s Tearing Jaws Charge (+1 Damage), Companion | 3 | 4+ | 3+ | 1 | 1 | ||
| Skyblade [Crit (Auto-wound)] | |||||||
| Skyblade Crit (Auto-wound) | 5 | 4+ | 4+ | 1 | 2 | ||
BATTLE PROFILE
Unit Size: 1 Points: 110
Base size: 50mm
Can be reinforced: No
Regiment Options: 0-1 MONSTER, 0-1 BEAST, Any SKINK CAVALRY
 Once Per Battle (Army), Deployment Phase |
BLOT TOAD: When a Ripperdactyl flock takes flight, the Seraphon will seed creatures known as blot toads across the battlefield. These loathsome amphibians emit a pervasive stink that is unpalatable to all cold-blooded creatures, but especially the Ripperdactyls.
Declare: You receive 1 Blot Toad token for each Ripperdactyl Chief or Ripperdactyl Riders unit in your army, to a maximum of 3 tokens. Pick a number of enemy units equal to the number of Blot Toads you have to be the targets.
Effect: Place a Blot Toad next to each target.
Effect: Place a Blot Toad next to each target.
 Once Per Battle, Any Combat Phase |
RIPPERDACTYL ASSAULT: A Ripperdactyl Chief is as ferocious as their mount, inspiring nearby Ripperdactyl Riders to attack with unbridled fury.
Effect: Add 1 to the Attacks characteristic of Moonstone Warspears used by friendly Ripperdactyl Riders units wholly within 12" of this unit for the rest of the turn.
| Passive |
TOAD RAGE: The mere scent of a blot toad sends Ripperdactyls into a frenzy.
Effect: Add 1 to the Attacks characteristic of this unit’s Ripperdactyl’s Tearing Jaws while it is in combat with any units that have a Blot Toad.
KEYWORDS | HERO, CAVALRY, FLY |
| ORDER, SERAPHON, SKINK |
17.2 Mortal Damage
Some abilities inflict mortal damage. If an ability inflicts mortal damage on a unit, add that number of damage points to the unit’s damage pool for that ability (see 18.2 Allocating Damage).
 Your Movement Phase |
RETREAT: The fighters disengage from combat, though at the cost of lowering their defences.
Declare: Pick a friendly unit that is in combat to use this ability.
Effect: Inflict D3 mortal damage on that unit. That unit can move a distance up to its Move characteristic. That unit can move through the combat ranges of any enemy units but cannot end that move within an enemy unit’s combat range.
Effect: Inflict D3 mortal damage on that unit. That unit can move a distance up to its Move characteristic. That unit can move through the combat ranges of any enemy units but cannot end that move within an enemy unit’s combat range.
| KEYWORDS | CORE, MOVE, RETREAT |
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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FAQ / Errata
FAQ
| Q: | If a model in base-to-base contact with an enemy model retreats 3" directly away from the enemy model, is it still in combat with that enemy model? |
| A: | No. |
Errata
Addenda: 7.0 Combat Range
Add the following:
‘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.’
| Passive |
FLY: Soaring above the battlefield, this unit can reach destinations that are inaccessible to other troops.
Effect: As this unit moves, it ignores other models, terrain features and the combat ranges of enemy units. It cannot end its move in combat unless specified in the ability that allowed it to move. Ignore any vertical distance moved for this unit.
Companion
Unless otherwise specified, attacks made by this weapon are not affected by friendly abilities that modify hit rolls, wound rolls or weapon characteristics, except for those that apply negative modifiers (e.g. ‘Covering Fire’).The SKINK and CAVALRY keywords are used in the following Seraphon warscrolls:
The MONSTER keyword is used in the following Seraphon warscrolls:
Monster Hero
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.The BEAST keyword is used in the following Seraphon warscrolls:
The ORDER keyword is used in the following Seraphon warscrolls:
The SERAPHON keyword is used in the following Seraphon warscrolls:
The SKINK keyword is used in the following Seraphon warscrolls:
Charge (+1 Damage)
Add 1 to this weapon’s Damage characteristic if the attacking unit charged this turn.The HERO keyword is used in the following Seraphon warscrolls:
Cavalry Hero
Infantry Hero
Monster Hero
Hero
The CAVALRY keyword is used in the following Seraphon warscrolls:
Cavalry Hero
| Your Movement Phase |
NORMAL MOVE: The warriors advance across the battlefield.
Declare: Pick a friendly unit that is not in combat to use this ability.
Effect: That unit can move a distance up to its Move characteristic. That unit cannot move into combat during any part of that move.
Effect: That unit can move a distance up to its Move characteristic. That unit cannot move into combat during any part of that move.
| KEYWORDS | CORE, MOVE |
15.4 Flying
Units with the FLY keyword have the following passive ability:| Passive |
FLY: Soaring above the battlefield, this unit can reach destinations that are inaccessible to other troops.
Effect: As this unit moves, it ignores other models, terrain features and the combat ranges of enemy units. It cannot end its move in combat unless specified in the ability that allowed it to move. Ignore any vertical distance moved for this unit.
| When moving flying units, move them horizontally in any direction, ignoring intervening models and terrain, and place them where you wish, so long as they are allowed to end their move on that spot. Note that some units have the FLY keyword even if that unit can’t really fly. This often represents units that bounce, bound or skitter across the battlefield so adeptly that they might as well be flying! | ||
FAQ
| Q: | If an ability that allows a unit to move states that the unit cannot move into combat (e.g. Normal Move), does FLY allow that unit to move across an enemy unit’s combat range? |
| A: | Yes. |
The FLY keyword is used in the following Seraphon warscrolls:
Hero
Beast