Forge Master Syntherion

Convergence of Cyriss Warcaster

Model stats and abilities

Model Statistics

Base size = 40 mm		SPD	AAT	MAT	RAT	DEF	ARM	ARC	CTRL
Health = 20
FA = {{{fa}}}
Cost = Free		5	6	6	5	13	18	6	12
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Model Advantages and Abilities

Pathfinder	This model treats rough terrain as open terrain while advancing. While charging, slam power attacking, or trample power attacking, this model does not stop its movement when it contacts an obstacle. No errata for Pathfinder (Create)
Dual Attack	This model can make melee and ranged attacks in the same activation. When this model makes its initial melee attacks, it can also make its initial ranged attacks. A model with Dual Attack can make its initial melee and ranged attacks in any order you choose. This model cannot make ranged attacks after making a power attack.   Errata-Dual Attack and Unit Charges (2023-10-27) Question: If a unit with Dual Attack charges a single model, are all placed in melee range, and the first model kills the charge target, can the remaining members of the unit make ranged attacks, or do they forfeit their Combat Action because they don't have any enemy models in their melee range? Answer: The check for melee range is done at the end of movement. If you kill the targets before they attack, they can still do their ranged attack. (Malkav13) Explanation: This post is correct. Infernal Ruling: elswickchuck (Bulldog) - PP Community forum   Errata-Dual Attack and Special Attacks (2023-08-10) Question: Can a model with Dual Attack make any combination of ranged special attack and normal melee initial attacks, or its melee special attack and normal ranged initial attacks? (Example: Bison Both Barrels and Ram, or Mariner Thresher and gunshot). Answer: No. Explanation: The bison can not use dual attack and also make a special attack. That is correct in that (Thresher) example too. Infernal Ruling: elswickchuck (Bulldog) - PP Community forum
Construct	This model is a construct, and is not a living model. No errata for Construct (Create)
Field Marshal	Field Marshal grants the following ability/abilities to the {{{1}}} cohort models in this model's battlegroup. Auto-Repair - During your control phase, remove d3 damage points from this model. No errata for Field Marshal (Create) No errata for Auto-Repair (Create)
Auto-Repair	During your control phase, remove d3 damage points from this model. No errata for Auto-Repair (Create)
Resourceful	This model can upkeep spells on models in its battlegroup without spending focus or fury points. No errata for Resourceful (Create)
Soul Vessel	This model generates a soul token as if it were a living model. No errata for Soul Vessel (Create)

Weapons

Static Bolt
	RNG	ROF	AOE	POW	LOCATION
	11	1	-	11	-
Pistol	A model making an attack with this weapon targeting a model it is in melee with ignores the Target in Melee bonus when resolving this attack.   Errata-Pistol (2023-09-17) Question: Does the pistol benefit apply to models not in melee with the attacking model when the pistol is on a spray? Answer: No, it only applies to models with which the attacking model is in melee. Explanation: The intent is that a model only ignore the penalty for being in melee with the models that model is in melee with. Pistol only works against the models in the melee with the attacking model. Infernal Ruling: Dark Legacy - PP Community forum
Damage Type-Electricity	This weapon causes electrical damage. No errata for Damage Type-Electricity (Create)

Workshop Array
	RNG	ROF	AOE	POW	LOCATION
	1	-	-	14	X2

Spells

Convection	Cost	RNG	AOE	POW	DUR	OFF
	2	10	-	12	-	Yes
When Convection destroys a living enemy model, you can give 1 focus point to a warjack in the spellcaster's battlegroup that is in its control range.
No errata for Convection (Create)

Hot-Shot	Cost	RNG	AOE	POW	DUR	OFF
	2	6	-	-	Upkeep	No
Target model in the spellcaster's battlegroup gains boosted ranged attack damage rolls.
No errata for Hot-Shot (Create)

Magnetic Hold	Cost	RNG	AOE	POW	DUR	OFF
	3	8	-	-	Upkeep	Yes
Target enemy model/unit suffers -2 SPD and DEF and cannot charge or make slam or trample power attacks. Friendly Faction construct models charging an affected model gain +2 SPD.
No errata for Magnetic Hold (Create)

Road to War	Cost	RNG	AOE	POW	DUR	OFF
	3	Self	Ctrl	-	Upkeep	No
When a friendly Faction model in the spellcaster's control range destroys one or more enemy models with a melee or ranged atack during its activation, immediately after the attack is resolved, one Cohort model in the spellcaster's battlegroup that is in its control range can advance up to 3 inches. A model can advance as a result of Road to War only once per turn.
No errata for Road to War (Create)

Synergy	Cost	RNG	AOE	POW	DUR	OFF
	2	Self	Ctrl	-	Upkeep	No
While in the spellcaster's control range, models in this model's battlegroup gain a +1 cumulative bonus on melee attack and melee damage rolls for each other model in the battlegroup that hit an enemy model with a melee attack this turn while in the spellcaster's control rang.e This cumulative bonus cannot exceed +3.
No errata for Synergy (Create)

Warcaster Rules

Feat: Technological Superiority

Warjacks in Syntherion's battlegroup beginning their activations in his control range can charge without spending focus and gain an additional die on their attack rolls. Technological Superiority lasts for one turn.

Additional special rules:

Focus Manipulation

1. This model begins the game with a number of focus points equal to its ARC.
2. During your Maintenance Phase, this model loses all focus points in excess of its ARC.
3. During your Control Phase, this model replenishes its focus points so that it has a number equal to its current ARC.
4. This model can spend focus points only during its activation.
5. This model has a Control Range, and can spend its focus points to buy additional melee attacks, boost attack and damage rolls, and to Shake Effects.
   No errata for Focus Manipulation (Create)

Battlegroup Controller

This model can control a group of warjacks.

1. This model and the warjacks it controls are a battlegroup.
2. This model can allocate focus to warjacks in its battlegroup during your Control Phase.
3. This model can channel spells through warjacks in its battlegroup with the Arc Node advantage.

No errata for Battlegroup Controller (Create)

Feat

A feat can be used at any time during this model's activation, once per game.
No errata for Feat (Create)

Power Field

1. At any time during its activation, this model can spend focus points to remove damage it has suffered. For each focus point spent this way, the model can remove 1 damage point.
2. When this model would suffer damage, it can immediately spend up to 1 focus point to reduct the damage it would suffer by 5. This model is still considered to have suffered damage even if the damage is reduced to 0 or less. Excess damage prevention is lost.
   No errata for Power Field (Create)

Spellcaster

This model can cast spells by paying the COST of the spells in focus points.
No errata for Spellcaster (Create)

This model must have at least one non-lesser warjack in its battlegroup at the start of the game.

Trivia

Release

• Released in Forces of Warmachine: Convergence of Cyriss (2013)

Mk3 to Mk4

• Feat major change from Syntherion and models in his battlegroup gaining 1 focus and Dual Attack to warjacks charging without spending focus and gaining extra die on attack rolls. Dual Attack is already on the jacks and Syntherion. The net gain is much greater focus efficiency.
• Spell changes:
  • Lost Reconstruct
  • Gained Road to War
• Static Bolt gained Pistol
• Gained Dual Attack
• Lost Empower

2024 Jan Annual Upadte

• Sideways update: Induction to 9 inches for warjacks.

Community

Lore

Constantly processing and as remote as the disembodied members of the Constellation, Sytherion's mind is occupied with complex equations, energy schematics and the application of engineering principles. Sytherion brings the same single-minded efficiency to war as to his workshop. There is no room for emotions, no pity or mercy. In every engagement Sytherion seeks to quickly eliminate whatever opposes him. Those clockwork soldiers who accompany him in battle know only too well that the forge master gives no allowance for error, discarding any who fail him, for in his calculations there is no possibility of redemption.