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	*'''Terracotta Warriors:''' Living stone warriors come to kick your ass! They're toughness 4 with magic resistance, Immunity to fire, and Animated Constructs at 5 points a model! can take Spears, Polearms, Bows, or Crossbows. They seem broken until you see their big downside: unstable, and leadership 3 at that. That's right. Your magical stone badasses crumble like basic skeletons if they lose a fight. They are ok fighters for their cost. The only downside is the lack of armor saves, but with unstable and no resurrection method like the undead armies, they'll completely collapse in an unfavorable matchup. Use them as tougher unbreakable Levies to maximize their time tarpiting important units while not within inspiring presence.		*'''Terracotta Warriors:''' Living stone warriors come to kick your ass! They're toughness 4 with magic resistance, Immunity to fire, and Animated Constructs at 5 points a model! can take Spears, Polearms, Bows, or Crossbows. They seem broken until you see their big downside: unstable, and leadership 3 at that. That's right. Your magical stone badasses crumble like basic skeletons if they lose a fight. They are ok fighters for their cost. The only downside is the lack of armor saves, but with unstable and no resurrection method like the undead armies, they'll completely collapse in an unfavorable matchup. Use them as tougher unbreakable Levies to maximize their time tarpiting important units while not within inspiring presence.

	*'''Field Engineers:'''Essentially skaven weapon teams, 2 to 5 of these guys can be near any non-skirmishing infantry unit, granting a (4+) ward against ranged attacks and ~~let~~ them Stand & Shoot when their parent is charged. ~~Up to 2 can be taken as a single special choice~~.		*'''Field Engineers:'''Essentially skaven weapon teams, 1 to 5 of these guys can be near any non-skirmishing infantry unit, granting a (4+) ward against ranged attacks and letting them Stand & Shoot when their parent is charged. The only main downside is the Duplicate restriction prevents spamming.
			**Firebombs: 10ppm. for mobile and cheap, if short-ranged, firepower, breaking up infinity before charging, or discouraging charges against nearby units.
	**Three-eyed Guns: 11ppm. a 3 shot repeater handgun to take down knights		**Three-eyed Guns: 11ppm. a 3 shot repeater handgun to take down knights
	**Firebombs: 10ppm. for mobile and cheap, if short-ranged, firepower, breaking up infinity before charging, or discourage charges against nearby units.
	**Skyrockets: 12ppm. mid-ranged mini-Fire Rocket charts.		**Skyrockets: 12ppm. mid-ranged mini-Fire Rocket charts.
	**Dragon's Breath: 35ppm. For an S3 flamethrower, a tool for infantry clearing.		**Dragon's Breath: 35ppm. (max Unit Size 1) For an S3 flamethrower, a tool for infantry clearing.
	**Hand Mortar: 55ppm. A portable stone thrower! It can clear blocks at a range, though they're pretty easy to expose.		**Hand Mortar: 55ppm. (max Unit Size 1) A portable stone thrower! It can clear blocks at a range, though they're pretty easy to expose.

	*'''Siege Crossbow''': 35pts. The classic Bolt Thrower. to cheaply impale Calvalry and skewer row of units		*'''Siege Crossbow''': 35pts. The classic Bolt Thrower. to cheaply impale Calvalry and skewer row of units

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	*'''Ying and Yan:''' Gets a lot of utility, as your getting double the spells for one lore. You will have to think ahead to not deal with miscasts on any double. Ying and Yan will deal with many occasions.		*'''Ying and Yan:''' Gets a lot of utility, as your getting double the spells for one lore. You will have to think ahead to not deal with miscasts on any double. Ying and Yan will deal with many occasions.

	==~~Tatica~~==		==Tactica==

	===VS===		===VS===

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Special Characters

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	==== Special Characters ====		==== Special Characters ====

	*'''Pu-Yi, Celestial Dragon Emperor:''' 350pts. The fan assumption of who Cathay's big cheese was. We already put the work in so here he is. He is drastically reworked from version 1.0, though he won't look it at the outset. As the previously assumed faction-leader general, he grants not only an 18" IP as the mandatory general but also makes any unit he's attached to immune to psychology. Offensively, he's got a special longsword that makes him throw out 6 S4 flaming attacks that ignore armour at I6, which makes him frightening, all while protected by heavy armor that grants immunity to fire and a 5++ ward. As for that part about turning into a dragon? Now redone as a bound magic item giving him Transformation of Khadon from Lore of Beasts, but the item also provides a 4+ regen and forces enemies to take -1 to hit him.		*'''Pu-Yi, Celestial Dragon Emperor:''' 350pts. The fan assumption of who Cathay's big cheese was. We already put the work in so here he is. He is drastically reworked from version 1.0, though he won't look it at the outset. As the previously assumed faction-leader general, he grants not only an 18" IP as the mandatory general but also makes any unit he's attached to immune to psychology. Offensively, he's got a special longsword that makes him throw out 6 S4 flaming attacks that ignore armour at I6, which makes him frightening, all while protected by heavy armor that grants immunity to fire and a 5++ ward. As for that part about turning into a dragon? Now redone as a bound magic item giving him Transformation of Khadon from Lore of Beasts, but the item also provides a 4+ regen and forces enemies to take -1 to hit him. Ironically the previous version, who could resume his 'true' Dragon form, was rewritten to be more down to earth and realistic.

	*'''Zhao Bei, Grand General of Cathay:''' 195pts. Zhao Bei has a more supportive role, a significant step down in cost from the emperor by 155 less. His statline is nothing to write home about, being the same as the generic General option, and he rides a normal warhorse. However, his magical spear can be thrown and acts as a bolt thrower when he does so, and his armor with the Horse gives him a good T5, but he lacks any other saves. However, his special rules are where he benefits the most: Everything within 12" with Iron Discipline that marches around enemies, redirect charges, or reforms rolls 3d6 and drops the highest. Most importantly, he can take 50 points of stratagems. This means that Zhao Bei fulfills the role of both a strategist and a warlord in your army and can very well be the only character you take besides a wizard. Also, his armor and warhorse mean that you'll be able to use stratagems on cavalry units that would often be outside of a Strategist's range. Overall he's a bit pricey at 245 when loaded up with stratagems (and why would you take him if you don't), but he's alright and can fit into smaller point games nicely.		*'''Zhao Bei, Grand General of Cathay:''' 195pts. Zhao Bei has a more supportive role, a significant step down in cost from the emperor by 155 less. His statline is nothing to write home about, being the same as the generic General option, and he rides a normal warhorse. However, his magical spear can be thrown and acts as a bolt thrower when he does so, and his armor with the Horse gives him a good T5, but he lacks any other saves. However, his special rules are where he benefits the most: Everything within 12" with Iron Discipline that marches around enemies, redirect charges, or reforms rolls 3d6 and drops the highest. Most importantly, he can take 50 points of stratagems. This means that Zhao Bei fulfills the role of both a strategist and a warlord in your army and can very well be the only character you take besides a wizard. Also, his armor and warhorse mean that you'll be able to use stratagems on cavalry units that would often be outside of a Strategist's range. Overall he's a bit pricey at 245 when loaded up with stratagems (and why would you take him if you don't), but he's alright and can fit into smaller point games nicely.

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Army Composition

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	The core comprises Strong Expandable units to line up outside your deployment zone like Monkey Warriors. Then your mandatory core is Iron Discipline units like a big imperial Infantry with pikes and Levys on the wings.		The core comprises Strong Expandable units to line up outside your deployment zone like Monkey Warriors. Then your mandatory core is Iron Discipline units like a big imperial Infantry with pikes and Levys on the wings.

	Always remember you have a lot of Artillery options. They range from ~~Ani~~-goblin to anti-dragon. The Stone Thrower and Dragon's Breath, and Dragon Cannon's Explosive Ammunition punishing packed up deployment, with everything else designed to shred more armored targets.		Always remember you have a lot of Artillery options. They range from anti-goblin to anti-dragon. The Stone Thrower and Dragon's Breath, and Dragon Cannon's Explosive Ammunition punishing packed up deployment, with everything else designed to shred more armored targets.

	===Magic===		===Magic===

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Magic

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	===Magic===		===Magic===
	*'''Fire:''' being hit with fire ~~hurt~~. a good CC option for Dragons, flaming pikes for win.		*'''Fire:''' being hit with fire hurts. a good CC option for Dragons, flaming pikes for the win.

	*'''Metal:''' Deal with knights that levies can't pierce, including sniping, making your Blocks even harder to grind. With ''Enchanted Blades of Aiban,'' it makes those cheap levy Bowman into a usable and credible threat.		*'''Metal:''' Deal with knights that levies can't pierce, including sniping, making your Blocks even harder to grind. With ''Enchanted Blades of Aiban,'' it makes those cheap levy Bowman into a usable and credible threat.

1d4chan>Stephenlucas600: /* The Lore of Ying & Yan */

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The Lore of Ying & Yan

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Army Composition

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	While Cathay is known to use block infantry to hold, they will be supported by Skirmishers, calvery, monsters, and many different types of artillery, for additional damage.		While Cathay is known to use block infantry to hold, they will be supported by Skirmishers, calvery, monsters, and many different types of artillery, for additional damage.

	~~Core is made up of~~ Strong Expandable units to line up outside your deployment zone like Monkey Warriors~~, then~~ your mandatory core is Iron Discipline units like a big imperial Infantry with pikes and Levys on the wings.		The core comprises Strong Expandable units to line up outside your deployment zone like Monkey Warriors. Then your mandatory core is Iron Discipline units like a big imperial Infantry with pikes and Levys on the wings.

	Always remember you have a lot of Artillery options. ~~Ranging~~ from Ani-goblin to anti-dragon. The Stone Thrower and Dragon's Breath, and Dragon Cannon's Explosive Ammunition punishing packed up deployment, with everything else designed to shred more armored targets.		Always remember you have a lot of Artillery options. They range from Ani-goblin to anti-dragon. The Stone Thrower and Dragon's Breath, and Dragon Cannon's Explosive Ammunition punishing packed up deployment, with everything else designed to shred more armored targets.

	===Magic===		===Magic===

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Rare Units

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	=== Rare Units ===		=== Rare Units ===
	'''This is where your better guns and large monsters'.''		'''This is where your better guns and large monsters.'''

	*'''War Wagon''': 150pts. A...wagon that can't move fast? Well, hold up. While it's true that it's moving as fast as infantry and can't move through terrain (it's a wheeled bunker), it does offer a 2+ save at T6 and a flurry of 6 spears and crossbows, making it seem more like a wannabe monster or a slow-moving [[chess#Rook\|Rook]] to hold objectives. Stack Unbreakable onto the equation, and it's pretty much guaranteed that this thing will need to be the line's strongpoint or objective camper.		*'''War Wagon''': 150pts. A...wagon that can't move fast? Well, hold up. While it's true that it's moving as fast as infantry and can't move through terrain (it's a wheeled bunker), it does offer a 2+ save at T6 and a flurry of 6 spears and crossbows, making it seem more like a wannabe monster or a slow-moving [[chess#Rook\|Rook]] to hold objectives. Stack Unbreakable onto the equation, and it's pretty much guaranteed that this thing will need to be the line's strongpoint or objective camper.
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	*'''Dragon Cannon:''' 85pts. A cannon with an additional explosive ammo profile. Particularly a smaller, very precise stone-thrower that needs line of sight that deals 3(s) hits with Piercing 1, and Multiwound(d3) will wipe out most infantry and cavalry, but this mode will fall short against all the big bad monsters, so use normal mode for them.		*'''Dragon Cannon:''' 85pts. A cannon with an additional explosive ammo profile. Particularly a smaller, very precise stone-thrower that needs line of sight that deals 3(s) hits with Piercing 1, and Multiwound(d3) will wipe out most infantry and cavalry, but this mode will fall short against all the big bad monsters, so use normal mode for them.

	*'''Phoenix:''' 200pts. A Flamespyre Phoenix with one more attack and other damage-dealing abilities in exchange for losing spell casting boosters. Instead of moving or charging, it can make up to an 18" pseudo-move/charge that does a strength 5 hit to all that it passes over and ~~engaged~~ anything it encounters at the end of its movement. It stays in the fight for better or worse, as it burns anyone in combat with it and has a 50/50 chance to resurrect and cause all in direct contact to take S5 hits. The Phoenix is good at disrupting and destroying enemy back lines with a devastating combatant.		*'''Phoenix:''' 200pts. A Flamespyre Phoenix with one more attack and other damage-dealing abilities in exchange for losing spell casting boosters. Instead of moving or charging, it can make up to an 18" pseudo-move/charge that does a strength 5 hit to all that it passes over and engages anything it encounters at the end of its movement. It stays in the fight for better or worse, as it burns anyone in combat with it and has a 50/50 chance to resurrect and cause all in direct contact to take S5 hits. The Phoenix is good at disrupting and destroying enemy back lines with a devastating combatant.

	*'''Brass Titan:''' 265pts. A Giant, Monstrous terracotta warrior but in Full Plate, S/T/W 6 and can instantly damage all models in contact to it in addition to his 5 normal attacks, And this isn't even his stomp. A real infantry mulcher.		*'''Brass Titan:''' 265pts. A Giant, Monstrous terracotta warrior but in Full Plate, S/T/W 6 and can instantly damage all models in contact to it in addition to his 5 normal attacks, And this isn't even his stomp. A real infantry mulcher.

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	== The Lore of Ying & Yan ==		== The Lore of Ying & Yan ==
	'''Lore Attribute: Equilibrium''' A Wizard gains access to both Ying & Yan's versions of a spell when selected, similar to the [[Eldar]]'s Runes of Battle. Every ~~spell that is~~ successfully cast must be from the opposite energy type of the one cast before it. Otherwise, the Wizard rolls a miscast on the roll of ANY double. This means you get a larger pool of spells, but it also means you won't have the same freedom of being able to cast a spell whenever you want (well, you do...but it comes at very ~~great~~ risk, and risking something like this on your Level 4 Wu Jen Lord isn't something you'd want to do).		'''Lore Attribute: Equilibrium''' A Wizard gains access to both Ying & Yan's versions of a spell when selected, similar to the [[Eldar]]'s Runes of Battle. Every successfully cast spell must be from the opposite energy type of the one cast before it. Otherwise, the Wizard rolls a miscast on the roll of ANY double. This means you get a larger pool of spells, but it also means you won't have the same freedom of being able to cast a spell whenever you want (well, you do...but it comes at very significant risk, and risking something like this on your Level 4 Wu Jen Lord isn't something you'd want to do).

	*'''Signature for Ying: Ancestor's Courage (8/11)''' An augment with 12" range (24" if augmented), gives a unit Stubborn and Immune to Psychology until the caster's next Magic Phase. Want a unit to hold its ground? Are you trying desperately to keep an area under your control? Drop this on the holding unit.		*'''Signature for Ying: Ancestor's Courage (8/11)''' An augment with 12" range (24" if augmented), gives a unit Stubborn and Immune to Psychology until the caster's next Magic Phase. Want a unit to hold its ground? Are you trying desperately to keep an area under your control? Drop this on the holding unit.

	*'''Signature for Yan: Warrior Incarnate (8/11)''' An augment with 12/24" range, gives a chosen unit Frenzy and Hatred until the caster's next Magic Phase. Pushing an advantage? Want to give your unit that ~~little~~ extra edge they need?...you know what to do.		*'''Signature for Yan: Warrior Incarnate (8/11)''' An augment with 12/24" range, gives a chosen unit Frenzy and Hatred until the caster's next Magic Phase. Pushing an advantage? Want to give your unit that slight extra edge they need?...you know what to do.
	-Both signatures are essential, basic, but seldom useless, except on units not intended for CC.		-Both signatures are essential, basic, but seldom useless, except on units not intended for CC.

	*'''1st for Ying: Sapping of Will (5/8)''' A hex with 18" range and Remains in Play giving the target unit Always Strikes Last and -1 to their Weapon Skill...What? You're telling me for a 5+ Casting, I can turn a quick, elite enemy unit into a bunch of snails who hit with the skill of a militiaman? WITH REMAINS IN PLAY!?...I'll fucking take that shit for every battle I'm in.		*'''1st for Ying: Sapping of Will (5/8)''' A hex with 18" range and Remains in Play giving the target unit Always Strikes Last and -1 to their Weapon Skill...What? You're telling me for a 5+ Casting, It can turn a quick, elite enemy unit into a bunch of snails who hit with the skill of a militiaman? WITH REMAINS IN PLAY!?...I'll fucking take that shit for every battle I'm in.

	*'''1st for Yan: Strength of the Heavens (5/10)''' An augment with 24" range/ 12" aura, gives the target unit +1 Strength and Magical Attacks...GOOD GOD! How am I ever going to find someone willing to go against me with this kind of magic potency?!		*'''1st for Yan: Strength of the Heavens (5/10)''' An augment with 24" range/ 12" aura, gives the target unit +1 Strength and Magical Attacks...GOOD GOD! How am I ever going to find someone willing to go against me with this kind of magic potency?!
	-I mean...do I need to tell you how useful this shtick is?		-I mean...do I need to tell you how useful this shtick is?

	*'''2nd for Ying: Absorbing Chill (6/12)''' An augment with 24" range, Enemies that are attacking the augmented unit suffer -1 to their To Wound rolls. Make your basic infantry that much more challenging to deal with or protect your more critical units...what? Did you want something more profound? More insightful? It's a basic but excellent spell. There's no secret to using this spell, JUST USE IT! SPAM THIS SHIT!		*'''2nd for Ying: Absorbing Chill (6/12)''' An augment with 24" range, Enemies that are attacking the augmented unit suffer -1 to their To Wound rolls. Make your basic infantry that much more challenging to deal with or protect your more critical units...what? Did you want something more profound? More insightful? It's a basic but excellent spell. There's no secret to using this spell. JUST USE IT! SPAM THIS SHIT!

	*'''2nd for Yan: Flames of Azure (6/12)''' An augment with 24" range, The target unit gains Flaming Attacks and enemy models in base to base contact suffer Strength 3 attacks with the Flaming attacks special rule. These count towards combat res. Okay, this one isn't BAAAD, but it's ~~definitely~~ more situational than its counterpart. The Strength 3 hits aren't worth the cost by themselves. Put this on a ranged unit you think ~~is going to~~ be trapped in combat by a unit that has the Flammable special rule in the near future, or even just a ranged unit that can target a Flammable unit. Just don't waste your dice on using this for those Strength 3 attacks...use something else.		*'''2nd for Yan: Flames of Azure (6/12)''' An augment with 24" range, The target unit gains Flaming Attacks and enemy models in base to base contact suffer Strength 3 attacks with the Flaming attacks special rule. These count towards combat res. Okay, this one isn't BAAAD, but it's more situational than its counterpart. The Strength 3 hits aren't worth the cost by themselves. Put this on a ranged unit you think will be trapped in combat by a unit that has the Flammable special rule in the near future, or even just a ranged unit that can target a Flammable unit. Just don't waste your dice on using this for those Strength 3 attacks...use something else.
	-Somewhat more specific spells used for more specific situations (at least the Flames of Azure one). But both are worth it when used ~~properly~~.		-Somewhat more specific spells are used for more specific situations (at least the Flames of Azure one). But both are worth it when used correctly.

	*'''3rd for Ying: Blazing Phoenix (8/12)''' A Direct Damage spell with 12/18" range. All enemy units within the range suffer D6 Flaming Strength 4 hits.		*'''3rd for Ying: Blazing Phoenix (8/12)''' A Direct Damage spell with 12/18" range. All enemy units within the range suffer D6 Flaming Strength 4 hits.

	*'''3rd for Yan: Call of the Dragon (8/13)''' A Direct Damage spell, Flaming Breath attack Strength 4, or S5 if overcast.		*'''3rd for Yan: Call of the Dragon (8/13)''' A Direct Damage spell, Flaming Breath attack Strength 4, or S5 if overcast.
	-Both of these are direct damage dealers. Blazing Phoenix is for multiple, close enemy units surrounding the Wizard. Call of the Dragon is more ~~useful~~ for a single unit...~~simple and~~ straightforward.		-Both of these are direct damage dealers. Blazing Phoenix is for multiple, close enemy units surrounding the Wizard. Call of the Dragon is more beneficial for a single unit... straightforward.

	*'''4th for Ying: Bereavement of Life (9/12)''' Magic Missile with 24" range, Causes 3D6 hits. After rolling for how many hits you have and rolling again, every ~~result of~~ 6 you get for these die results is a wound with no armour saves allowed. ~~Wit~~ 3D6 hits, you're sure to get a few, but other spells can do a better job against hordes as well as basic infantry. This is a gambling spell that~~, for most of the time,~~ wouldn't be worth it. Against high Toughness units, high Armour Save units, and even just individual Lords/Heroes/Monster would be good targets for this.		*'''4th for Ying: Bereavement of Life (9/12)''' Magic Missile with 24" range, Causes 3D6 hits. After rolling for how many hits you have and rolling again, every 6 you get for these die results is a wound with no armour saves allowed. With 3D6 hits, you're sure to get a few, but other spells can do a better job against hordes as well as basic infantry. This is a gambling spell that wouldn't be worth it most of the time. Against high Toughness units, high Armour Save units, and even just individual Lords/Heroes/Monster would be good targets for this.

	*'''4th for Yan: Resurgence from Death (9/12)''' Augment with 12"/24" range. ~~Gives~~ the target unit Regeneration (5+) until the user's next Magic Phase. Eh, okay but this is probably the "worst" spell in this lore (which definitely says something). Other spells in this lore (Absorbing Chill) would probably be better than this for survivability...though this one is better for high Toughness units/models where the enemy will be wounding you on a 6+ either way.		*'''4th for Yan: Resurgence from Death (9/12)''' Augment with 12"/24" range. It gives the target unit Regeneration (5+) until the user's next Magic Phase. Eh, okay, but this is probably the "worst" spell in this lore (which definitely says something). Other spells in this lore (Absorbing Chill) would probably be better than this for survivability...though this one is better for high Toughness units/models where the enemy will be wounding you on a 6+ either way.
	It is slightly less versatile than the other pairs before it, but they still have good uses and shouldn't be labeled as useless.		It is slightly less versatile than the other pairs before, but they still have good uses and shouldn't be labeled useless.

	'''5th for Ying: Shroud of Darkness (10/13)''' Hex with 18" range. The unit affected by this will have its line of sight limited to 8" until the start of the caster's next Magic Phase. They also can't declare charges, cast spells at, or shoot targets outside the range. Holy hell, this spell has a wide amount of use for it. First is the obvious; essentially neuter an elite ranged enemy unit cough* WOOD ELVES cough or those uber dangerous Magic Users (that use spells that can be affected this anyway) cough SLANN MAGE PRIESTS cough. Or use this to sever an enemy unit from their General and his Inspiring Presence or a BSB and his "Hold Your Ground!" rule. This will also help against shock cavalry coming for a ~~big~~ impact (Bretonnians will hate you for this...and call you an honor-less cur to boot). The only thing this wouldn't help SO MUCH with is Artillery since you'll have to wade across the field to get to them...and by the time you get there, they'll probably have already done their work. Nevertheless, this is an excellent spell. USE IT, DAMN YOU!!		'''5th for Ying: Shroud of Darkness (10/13)''' Hex with 18" range. The unit affected by this will have its line of sight limited to 8" until the start of the caster's next Magic Phase. They also can't declare charges, cast spells at, or shoot targets outside the range. Holy hell, this spell has a wide amount of use for it. First is the obvious; essentially neuter an elite ranged enemy unit cough* WOOD ELVES cough or those uber dangerous Magic Users (that use spells that can be affected this anyway) cough SLANN MAGE PRIESTS cough. Or use this to sever an enemy unit from their General and his Inspiring Presence or a BSB and his "Hold Your Ground!" rule. This will also help against shock cavalry coming for a significant impact (Bretonnians will hate you for this...and call you an honor-less cur to boot). The only thing this wouldn't help SO MUCH with is Artillery since you'll have to wade across the field to get to them...and by the time you get there, they'll probably have already done their work. Nevertheless, this is an excellent spell. USE IT, DAMN YOU!!

	*'''5th for Yan: Path of Light (10/13)''' An augment with 12/24" range. The target unit immediately moves 3D6 '''FORWARD''' as if in the Remaining Moves sub-phase. Notice the word forward...that means that this is just an "advance quickly" spell that lets your units get places fast...not really for redeploying or shifting. If ~~your~~ highly aggressive, you'll like this spell...otherwise you'll find minimal use of it. Still, not a bad spell to have (especially for how many spells Cathay armies CAN have).		*'''5th for Yan: Path of Light (10/13)''' An augment with 12/24" range. The target unit immediately moves 3D6 '''FORWARD''' as if in the Remaining Moves sub-phase. Notice the word forward...that means that this is just an "advance quickly" spell that lets your units get places fast...not really for redeploying or shifting. If you are highly aggressive, you'll like this spell...otherwise, you'll find minimal use of it. Still, not a bad spell to have (especially for how many spells Cathay armies CAN have).
	-I see good synergy going on with these spells. Experiment with these together and see if you can't make some tabletop magic to happen.		-I see good synergy going on with these spells. Experiment with these together and see if you can't make some tabletop magic to happen.

	*'''6th for Ying: Earth Eruption (14/17)''' Direct Damage spell with 18" range. Place a small template within the range. Models at least partially covered by the template suffer a single, S4 hit, per model. Those completely covered by the template instead take S6 hits with no Armour saves allowed. An interesting spell...hm...since it's small you'll most likely want to use this against non-horde units and non-Monstrous Infantry units (since you'll get few hits to begin with...and most Monstrous Infantry have T4 or higher). You'll probably have to find a happy medium of small enough bases, expensive enough models and high enough armour save without high Toughness to make this spell fairly efficient.		*'''6th for Ying: Earth Eruption (14/17)''' Direct Damage spell with 18" range. Place a small template within the range. Models at least partially covered by the template suffer a single S4 hit per model. Those completely covered by the template instead take S6 hits with no Armour saves allowed. An interesting spell...hm...since it's small, you'll most likely want to use this against non-horde units and non-Monstrous Infantry units (since you'll get few hits to begin with...and most Monstrous Infantry have T4 or higher). You'll probably have to find a happy medium of small enough bases, expensive enough models and high enough armour save without high Toughness to make this spell fairly efficient.

	*'''6th for Yan: Meteor Rain (12/18)''' Direct Damage spell with 24" range. Place a marker within the range and roll 2D6. The results of those 2D6 are the radius for Meteor Rain. ANY unit within the radius takes 2D6 S4 hits. Again, this one is tricky to use ~~properly~~ since the range depends on a 2D6 results, and how many hits you get are based on a 2D6 results...this is a gambling spell. Make certain you know this. I see this being most useful against many packed, small, ~~fairly~~ low Toughness units. There's little effective use for this elsewhere. This will make Skaven and Goblin lists cry, of course.		*'''6th for Yan: Meteor Rain (12/18)''' Direct Damage spell with 24" range. Place a marker within the range and roll 2D6. The results of those 2D6 are the radius for Meteor Rain. ANY unit within the radius takes 2D6 S4 hits. Again, this one is tricky to use correctly since the range depends on a 2D6 results, and how many hits you get are based on a 2D6 results...this is a gambling spell. Make certain you know this. I see this being most useful against many packed, small, reasonably low Toughness units. There's little effective use for this elsewhere. This will make Skaven and Goblin lists cry, of course.
	-Interestingly enough, these are the least effective spells in terms of universality and literal effectiveness.		-Interestingly enough, these are the least effective spells in terms of universality and literal effectiveness.

	This lore is the kind of lore that the tears of Chaos Warriors are made out of, turning their mighty warriors into weakling school children waiting for you to bash their faces in, and some of the debuffs can also completely fuck over gun and arrow lines as well as cavalry. Really as a whole, this lore has some of the cruelest debuffs for the power dice you're investing in the game. It's not ~~really~~ a bad idea to stick to this lore over the rulebook lores that Cathay can access for this purpose.		This lore is the kind of lore that the tears of Chaos Warriors are made out of, turning their mighty warriors into weakling school children waiting for you to bash their faces in, and some of the debuffs can also completely fuck over gun and arrow lines as well as cavalry. Really as a whole, this lore has some of the cruelest debuffs for the power dice you're investing in the game. It's not a bad idea to stick to this lore over the rulebook lores that Cathay can access for this purpose.

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