Rhupert Carvolo, Piper of Ord

They call him the Piper of Sorrows, and the tunes he ushers forth from his pipes have the force of compulsion in their lilting melodies. To hear him is to forfeit reason and embrace despair, for it is said his playing can leave a brave man weeping in the street, fill his mind with a nightmare's dread, or even stop his heart dead.

Basic Info

Mercenary - This model will work for Template:Cygnar mercenary, Template:Crucible Guard mercenary, or Template:Menoth mercenary.

Abilities

• Template:Piper
  • Template:Dirge of Mists
  • Template:Heroic Call
  • Template:March

Weapons

Sword
File:Sword icon.jpg		RNG				POW				P+S
		0.5				3				9

Theme Forces

• Mercenary
  • Template:Soldiers of Fortune. This model gains Mark Target in this theme.
  • Template:The Irregulars

• Other Factions
  • Infernal players can use this model in the Template:Hearts of Darkness theme, but only if Crosse2 is leading the army.
  • Furthermore, Mercenary models can be hired by other Factions. Normally those Factions' themes will have a limit on how many models they can hire. Refer to #Other Theme Forces, below.

Thoughts on Rhupert Carvolo, Piper of Ord

Rhupert Carvolo, Piper of Ord in a nutshell

Rhupert is a support solo for infantry units; handing out Tough, Pathfinder, or Concealment. Because Piper is not an action you can throw him into melee too... but you are not likely to get him back with his so-so defensive stats.

There isn’t much nuisance or depth to his kit, you will likely know what you need at the start of your turn and on who - if terrain isn’t in your way grant Tough to the largest tar pit unit you can find Sword Knights, Steelheads, Rocketmen and Holy Zealots all make good targets in there respected factions. If you have models with Prowl you need to deliver, give them concealment so they get stealth and if terrain is in the way pathfinder is always handy to have on hand.

If he has any major problems it’s typically that more dedicated support solos are available in faction.

Combos & Synergies

He's used extensively over three factions, which means there are way too many individual combos to list. In general, though:

• Models with Prowl get real advantage from Dirge of Mists.
• Models that can't be knocked down can keep on benefiting from Tough time after time.
• If your army lacks pathfinder, and expect an enemy with many rough-terrain capable shots or spells, this guy can help you out.

Drawbacks & Downsides

• He embodies the opportunity cost of taking a model only for support.
  • In a Cygnar force it is a 4 pts upgrade to get Throne, Rhupert's combat version. It's rare that you won't spend the points to get him instead of you piper.
• His abilities only affect warrior models/units.
• Lacks protection from ranged attacks and is easily sniped.

Tricks & Tips

• Piper is not an action - He can therefore use his tunes at any point during his activation. As a result he can do these before running or addition to attacking (if things are getting desperate).

Other

Trivia

File:Plaid Piper.jpg

Limited Edition sculpt.

• Released in Warmachine: Escalation (2004)
• Received a limited edition, alternate version through the MiniCrate subscription - "The Plaid Piper of Ord."
  • She's a Scottish, erm, Ordic lass with a kilt, tam o shanter and bag pipes.
  • She even has a Pyg in tow to carry her sword.