Doc Killingsworth

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Doc Killingsworth Mercenary Privateer Character Solo

Mark IV Status: Prime - This model is available in one Prime Army, Talion Charter. It can also be used in the Unlimited game mode. You can view the other Mk3 models that made it into a Legacy Army at this page. Note that the rest of this page is about the model's Mark III rules.

Doc is both the ship's cook and the ship's surgeon, and he finds his talent with sharpened knives useful in both roles. Doc has an enthusiasm for treating the wounded, but his patients are uneasy, such that often the mere threat of treatment is enough to convince them to fight on.

Basic Info

Doc Killingsworth
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Mercenary - This model will work for Crucible Guard, Cygnar, Cryx, Khador, or Protectorate.

Abilities

• Tough
• Anatomical Precision - When this model's melee damage roll fails to exceed the ARM of the living model hit, that model suffers 1 damage point. A model disabled by a melee attack made by this model cannot make a Tough roll.
• Heal [d6] (★ Action) - RNG B2B. Target friendly living Faction model. If the model is in range, remove d6 damage points from it.
• No, I'm Fine - When a friendly Privateer model makes a Tough roll on a 4+ while in this model's command range, that model removes 1 damage point and becomes knocked down.

Weapons

• Dirty Throwing knives - 6" range, POW 9 ranged attack
  • Poison - Gain an additional die on this weapon's damage rolls against living models.
  • Thrown - Apply any modifiers to this model's STR to the POW of this weapon.
• Meat Cleaver - 0.5" reach, P+S 11 melee attack

Theme Forces

• Mercenaries
  • The Irregulars
  • The Talion Charter. Doc Killingsworth gains Sacrificial Pawn [Sea Dog trooper] in this theme.

• Other Factions
  • 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.
  • Aside from that, there are a few themes that will change what Faction this model counts as (and thus what "friendly Faction only" buffs it can receive). They are:
    • Infernal players can use this model in the Hearts of Darkness theme, but only if Crosse2 is leading the army.

Thoughts on Doc Killingsworth

Doc Killingsworth in a Nutshell

Killingsworth is part of the pirate suite of solos that theoretically make a boat load of sea dogs difficult to remove. The idea is you have Doc and Grogspar semi-forward projecting two bubbles of 4+ tough with no knockdown to all nearby sea dogs. In practice, the Sea Dogs advance deploy farther forward than Doc and are faster so he can't keep up, and if he moves too far forward he gets picked off lickety-split.

Combos & Synergies

He buffs Tough Privateers

• Bosun Grogspar combines with him to make a number of models no-knockdown tough.
• Press Gangers and Sea Dogs have tough are great sac pawn targets, so are perfect for him to stay close to.
• Bloody Bradigan is a tough sea dog solo.
• Captain Phinneus Shae speeds up all Privateers and should probably cast Phantasm on him so he can play up some. Or maybe cast it on Grogspar and put Doc right behind him.

Drawbacks & Downsides

• Despite Sea Dog units gaining 4+ tough they will still die pretty quickly in practice.
• CMD 7 makes for a fairly small buff bubble and he's slow.
• Surprisingly, he does nothing to keep himself standing.
• Spot removal cripples all Privateer solos.
• At least 1 point overpriced.

Tricks & Tips

• Keep him back and you sometimes get use out of his heal.

Other

Trivia

Released in Pirates of the Broken Coast (2007)

Other Forces

Cygnar (Edit)

• Gravediggers
• Heavy Metal
• Sons of the Tempest
• Storm Division

Khador (Edit)

• Armored Korps
• Jaws of the Wolf
• Legion of Steel
• Winter Guard Kommand

Protectorate of Menoth (Edit)

• The Creator's Might
• Exemplar Interdiction
• The Faithful Masses
• Guardians of the Temple

Cryx (Edit)

• Black Industries
• Dark Host
• The Ghost Fleet
• Scourge of the Broken Coast

Crucible Guard (Edit)

• Magnum Opus

Rules Clarifications

Rules Clarification : Poison - None yet. (Edit)

Rules Clarification : Thrown      (Edit) You do not add the model's base STR to the thrown spear, just modifiers. The base STR is already included in the POW of the weapon. (Locked thread)

Rules Clarification : Tough - None yet. (Edit)

Rules Clarification : Blight Storm and/or Anatomical Precision and/or Affliction     (Edit) With an AOE, only the model directly hit by the AOE will take auto-damage, other models in the AOE take normal damage. You don't get auto-damage on stuff which isn't an attack, like Electro Leap and Flak Field. If someone is immune to damage, you can't trigger the auto-damage vs them. Because you never got a damage roll in the first place. (Infernal Ruling) When this ability is triggered by a spell (ie Blight Storm or Affliction) then that does not change the source of the damage to the caster, nor change the damage type to magical. It merely changes the result of a damage roll. (Infernal Ruling)

Rules Clarification : Heal and/or First Aid     (Edit) This ability doesn't target, so you can use it on models behind you. When Heal is used as a magic ability, it bypasses anti-spell stuff that hinge on the word "target" (such as Spell Ward or Arcane Vortex).

Rules Clarification : No, I'm Fine - None yet. (Edit)