Combat Alchemists

Crucible Guard Unit

Model stats and abilities

Model Statistics

Base size = 30		SPD	MAT	RAT	DEF	ARM
Health = 1
FA = 3
Cost = 4 (3 Grunts)		6	5	6	14	11
Cost per model = 1.33
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Model Advantages and Abilities

Resistance-Fire	When this model suffers a fire damage roll, remove one die from the damage roll. This model is immune to the Fire continuous effect. No errata for Resistance-Fire (Create)
Resistance-Corrosion	When this model suffers a Corrosion damage roll, remove one die from the damage roll. This model is immune to the Corrosion continuous effect. No errata for Resistance-Corrosion (Create)
Advance Deployment	In most scenarios, this model can be deployed after normal deployment, up to three inches beyond the established deployment zone. No errata for Advance Deployment (Create)
Alchemical Mask	This model does not suffer gas effects. When determining LOS or resolving attacks, this model ignores cloud effects and concealment granted from cloud effects. No errata for Alchemical Mask (Create)
Prowl	While this model has concealment, it gains Stealth.   Errata-Prowl (2024-2-17) Question: Does Prowl prevent a model from losing stealth while it has concealment? Example 1: A Warpwolf Stalker with Prowl has concealment and is shot by a weapon with Flare. Thus the model gets -2DEF and loses Stealth. However, as soon as the model loses stealth, it gains it back by having Prowl and being in Concealment. Example 2: A Soul Stalker is targetted by Spyglass and thus loses Stealth for a round. However, when it was shot by an AoE also hitting a cultist, the cultis dies and Agathon now casts Occultation on the soul snake, does it gain Stealth again despite having lost it? Answer: For now stealth will not be reapplied in the above example. Explanation: So we will be using the ruling from MKIII until we have time to go through the different abilities. For now we are looking into the issue brought up by this thread for now. Mainly due to the volume of rules we need to address this first prior to moving on the the other issues, similar to this. Also it is due to the fact we have a previous edition ruling that we are applying to this scenario. Infernal Ruling: elswickchuck Infernal - PP Community forum
Special Action	A model can make one of the following special action(s) during its Combat Action if it meets the requirements for the special action's use: Smoke Bombs - Center a cloud effect template on this model. This template remains in play for one round. No errata for Special Action (Create) No errata for Smoke Bombs (Create)

Weapons

Alchemical Grenade
	RNG	ROF	AOE	POW	LOCATION
	6	1	2	12/6	-
Attack Type	Each time this weapon is used to make an attack, choose one of the following special rules: Acid Wash - This attack causes corrosion damage. Models hit by this attack suffer the Corrosion continuous effect. Blood of Urcaen - This attack causes magic damage. On a critical hit, upkeep spells and animi on the model/unit hit immediately expire. Ice Cage - This attack causes no damage. If this attack misses, nothing happens. On a direct hit a model hit suffers a cumulative -2 DEF for one turn unlesss it has Resistance:Cold. When a model without Resistance:Cold is affected by three or more directly hitting Ice Cage attacks in the same turn, it becomes stationary for one round. No errata for Attack Type (Create) No errata for Acid Wash (Create) No errata for Blood of Urcaen (Create) No errata for Ice Cage (Create)

Dagger
	RNG	ROF	AOE	POW	LOCATION
	1	-	-	7	-

Unit Rules

A unit is a group of models that band together. They've got special deployment rules and activation rules.

• All models of a unit are Trooper models.

  Errata-Unit-Advance (2023-12-07)

	Question: When something triggers because an "advancing enemy model that ends their movement" is within a given distance something, and the enemy model advancing is part of a unit, does the trigger only affect the moving model, or does it also affect the troopers that are placed?
	Answer: Only the model moved counts for triggering when something advances into an area.
	Explanation: We are aware of the situation. Currently looking at what the wording of the feats should be as well as the bigger question at hand here. For now it would be just the models that actually moved, not were placed. This is just for these right now amd not looking at other aspects of unit movement. When there is any update for wording i will post. As stated until we have a wording update this ruling is applying here. So for now just the model that was actually moved and not the ones placed will be affected.
	Infernal Ruling: elswickchuck Infernal - PP Community forum

Errata

No Errata specifically for this model.

Release Trivia

Released with the Faction launch (2018.06)

Lore

These soldiers combine alchemical talents with traditional combat training to support more conventional military units. Carrying a variety of specialized alchemical grenades, they can effectively assault many different targets. Combat alchemist teams are drilled in path-finding and skirmish warfare, as they are often deployed in advance of a larger army to neutralize key threats.