Cryptek

2019-10-18T04:18:49Z

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[[File:Cryptek.jpg|400px|right|thumb|Just look at the neckbeard on that weeb.]]

'''Crypteks''' are the [[Necron]]s' equivalent of [[wizard]]s, although their powers come from an extremely advanced understanding of science, rather than [[magic]] <strike>(their name comes from "crypt" + "technology"... I know it makes us sad too)</strike>. <strike>The word you are looking for here is "cryptic".</strike> 'Cryptek' is actually the ancient Necrontyr word for nerd. Nerd is a Terran word from the 21st century, with synonyms like "everyone who has commented on this thread." And so the cycle of the evolution of diction continues...[[Just as Planned]].

Like <strike>wizards</strike> nerds, they tended to isolate themselves from the affairs of their fellow Necrontyr, and this has remained the case after being upgraded into Necrons (and the feeling is mutual — most nobles aren't very interested in how their technology works, so they leave the Crypteks in peace, much the same way the popular kids show little interest when they see you playing with dice and little figurines that the spergiest among you flips out over anyone touching). Those that do associate with others generally do so for <strike>patronage</strike> DKP — they join the royal court of an [[Necron Overlord|Overlord]] or [[Phaeron]] and lend their powers and advice in exchange for a first pick of the spoils of war, rare technology, or other favors. Of course, while Crypteks usually don't bother with the political affairs of the noble courts, they are always busy with their own inter-academic rivalries and the struggles of organizing DnD groups when your character sheet needs to be engraved on a 30ft obelisk.

== Disciplines ==

Crypteks specialize in one of several disciplines to focus their studies and gain more powerful tools.

* '''Harbingers of Despair''' or "psychomancers" are all about manipulating minds, mostly causing fear.
* '''Harbingers of Destruction''' or "plasmancers" shoot fire and light to wreck things.
* '''Harbingers of Eternity''' or "chronomancers" play tricks with time -- speeding it up, slowing it down, shifting people into or out of phase with it, or even (in the case of [[Orikan the Diviner]]) running it backwards.
* '''Harbingers of the Storm''' or "ethermancers" control the air and weather, and in battle, they call down the lightning.
* '''Harbingers of Transmogrification''' or "geomancers" are rather like alchemists -- they can transmute matter from one form into another, or animate it temporarily (which is good for causing earthquakes). Somehow they are able to rock your armor off, OW YEAH!!!!
* '''Astromancers''' read the patterns and movement of the stars to predict the future. [[GW|Don't ask me how it works]].
* '''Biomancers''' are the guys who do experiments on organic races.

There are other disciplines, but the first five are the only ones who go to battle on a regular basis.

'''And then the 7th struck.'''
Taking away this glorious collection of stuff and gear we were introduced to a the HQ that now (for some fun reason) cost the same as a 5th [[Necron Lord|lord]] with a rec orb. And fun fact: it is giving them +1 to their Reanimation. Now that would not be so bad was it not for the T4 and the 4+ save...

Still as a HQ if you dont have the points to make a reclamation legion you should take this guy and just simply stick him to the most important unit (that would be Immortals or a huge group of Warriors) should keep them alive.

Can take a little thing that gives you a 5++ against shooting.

== Famous Crypteks ==

* [[Orikan the Diviner]], an astromancer with some expertise in chronomancy.
* [[Illuminor Szeras]], a spider-bodied plasmancer who has taken up vivisection as a hobby.
* [[Zaa of Tomorrow]], astromancer and faithful sidekick.

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