Gorman di Wulfe, Rogue Alchemist

Gorman di Wulfe, Rogue Alchemist Mercenary, & Crucible Guard Partisan, Llaelese Character Solo

Mixed How usable this model is in Mk IV depends on the Faction: Crucible Guard: This model can be used in the Prime army and/or the Unlimited mode. Mercenary: This model can only be used in the Unlimited mode. You can view the 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.

Gorman was a student of alchemy held in very high regard by the Golden Crucible until he decided to defy his superiors and get involved in the fight to save Riversmet. In battle he rediscovered himself and found he really enjoyed living life on a knife edge. He abandoned the Crucible and began hiring himself out to anyone provided they were prepared to let him use his alchemical creations.

Basic Info

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

• Partisan [ Crucible Guard ] - When included in a Crucible Guard army, this model/unit is a Crucible Guard model/unit instead of a Mercenary model/unit.

Abilities

• Immunity: Fire
• Immunity: Corrosion
• Stealth
• Alchemical Mask - This model does not suffer gas effects. When determining LOS or resolving attacks, this model ignores cloud effects and concealment granted from cloud effects.
• Smoke Bomb (★ Action) - Centre a 3" AOE cloud effect on this model. This AOE remains in play for one round.

Weapons

Alchemical Grenades
		RNG			ROF			AOE			POW
		6			1			3			(★)
Attack Type - Each time this weapon is used to make an attack, choose one of the following special rules: Acid Bomb - Models hit suffer a POW 12 corrosion damage roll and the Corrosion continuous effect. Black Oil - This attack does no damage. Instead, models hit suffer Blind for one round. (Blind - A model suffering Blind cannot make ranged or magic attacks, suffers -4 MAT and DEF, and cannot run, charge, or make slam or trample power attacks. It must forfeit either its Normal Movement or Combat Action during its next activation. Blind can be shaken.) Rust - This attack causes no damage. Instead, constructs hit suffer –2 ARM for one turn.
Stiletto
		RNG				POW				P+S
		0.5				2				6

Theme Forces

• Mercenary
  • Llaelese Resistance. Gorman gains Pathfinder in this theme.
  • Soldiers of Fortune. Gorman gains Mark Target in this theme.
  • The Irregulars

• Crucible Guard
  • Magnum Opus. Gorman gains Reposition [3] in this theme.
  • Prima Materia

• Other Factions
  • As a Mercenary model, he can also be taken in a bunch of other Faction's theme forces. Refer to #Other Theme Forces.

Thoughts on Gorman di Wulfe, Rogue Alchemist

A Wulfe in Sheep's Clothing - Limited edition sculpt

Gorman di Wulfe, Rogue Alchemist in a nutshell

Gorman's a grenade tosser with multiple debuffing grenades and a cloud when you need it. He helps you hit high DEF targets with Black Oil, damage constructs with Rust Bomb, and take out blast immune targets with his Acid Bomb. He's one of the Merc damage buffers alongside Ragman, Gabriel Throne, Asphyxious4 and Lady Aiyana & Master Holt. He is frequently seen in Mercenary and Crucible Guard armies.

Combos & Synergies

• Run him next to Major Harrison Gibbs, pop smoke and back up (Gorman is Llaelese and gets Reposition 3".).
• Blind battle engines for maximum effect.
• Blind disrupted warjacks to shut them down completely

Drawbacks & Downsides

• Doesn't deal with Hordes ARM-skew, and has almost nothing against Legion warbeasts, which are immune to blind, though he is immune to fire and corrosion so there's that.
• Everyone who played Mk2 knows him backwards.
• Stealth defends him from getting shot early, but he must get really close to use his grenades. So don't expect him to survive for long after he throws his first bomb.
• Blind is shakeable

Tricks & Tips

• He can't miss a target with rust or black oil from 4" away due to maximum scattering rules so if you start your activation 10" from your target model, that model is as good as stationary. On the flip side, don't let your opponent's Gorman get within 10" of your expensive, high Def models.

Other

Press Ganger only limited edition sculpt.

Trivia

• Originally released in Warmachine: Escalation (2004)
• There are two alternate sculpts:
  • The exclusive model Gorman di "Sea" Wulfe that was an exclusive given only to Press Gangers, and as such is even rarer than 'normal' exclusive models.
  • The limited edition mini-crate model A Wulfe in Sheep's Clothing

Other Theme Forces

Cryx (Edit)

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

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

Other Faction models

Crucible Guard Index       (Edit)
Battlegroup & Similar
Warcasters	Benett - Gearhart - Locke - Lukas - Mackay - Syvestro
Warcaster attachments	Aurum Legate Alyce Marc (Crucible) - Sylys Wyshnalyrr (Mercenary) - Madelyn Corbeau (Mercenary)
Other Warjack Controllers	Prospero (BGC)
Light	Liberator - Retaliator - Vanguard
Heavy	Suppresor - Toro - Vindicator
Colossal	Vulcan
Units, Solos, Battle Engines, & Structures
Units	Combat Alchemists - CG Assault Troopers - CG Infantry - CG Rocketmen - CG Storm Troopers - Dragon's Breath Rocket - Failed Experiments Ranking Officer : Doctor Alejandro Mosby
Solos	Ascendant Mentalist - CG Mechanik - Gorman1 - Gorman2 - Hutchuk, Ogrun Bounty Hunter - Prospero - Rocketman Ace - Trancer
Battle Engines	Railless Interceptor
Theme Forces
Magnum Opus - Prima Materia
Mercenaries
Refer to Who Works for Whom and/or Category: Crucible Guard Mercenary
This index was last updated: 2021.05

Rules Clarifications

Rules Clarification : Attack Type and/or Arcane Savant     (Edit) If you forget to declare your Attack Type before rolling the attack, and you and your opponent can't agree on a fair fix, then the Judge's Policy is that the first listed Attack Type is the one that will be used. If your target can only be targeted by certain kinds of attack (ie a Menoth warjack with Passage), you can first choose the correct Attack Type (ie Magical Damage vs Passage) and then that allows you to target it. The Attack Type selection and target declaration both occur at Step 1 (Refer Appendix A). (Infernal Ruling)

Rules Clarification : Acid Bomb      (Edit) Rules Clarification : Corrosion      (Edit) If you deploy in corrosion hazard terrain (Acid Pool), then you get corroded before the game starts. Deploying a model in a hazard counts as being "put into play" in the hazard. Being put into play counts as "entering". When you enter a hazard, you trigger the hazard. A weapon can inflict continuous corrosion without itself being a corrosion damage weapon (for example, the Acidic Touch animus). In this case, the attack can hurt models with Immunity: Corrosion it just won't apply the continuous effect.

Rules Clarification : Black Oil      (Edit) Rules Clarification : Blind      (Edit) Blind prevents magic attacks. However spell-casters, spell slaves, etc can still cast non-offensive spells. Blind vs Eyeless Sight (Edit) If a model is Blinded, and then given Eyeless Sight, then that model ignores Blind ... but it is technically still Blinded. So if you somehow later lose Eyeless Sight (for instance walking out of the range of Menoth's Sight), it will immediately go back to suffering the effects of Blind. (Infernal Ruling) Also this means stuff that only works vs Blind models (ie Hidden Blade) will still trigger vs a "Was Blinded but then got Eyeless" model.

Rules Clarification : Rust - None yet. (Edit)

Rules Clarification : Stealth      (Edit) Stealth models are not invisible and you can target them - you'll just auto-miss most of the time. You can target them with a charge. You can target them with an AOE, have it auto-miss and scatter, luckily land on top of them anyway, and that will hit them.

Rules Clarification : Fire      (Edit) If you deploy in fire hazard terrain (Burning Earth), then you get set on fire before the game starts. Deploying a model in a hazard counts as being "put into play" in the hazard. Being put into play counts as "entering". When you enter a hazard, you trigger the hazard. Moving into "Shallow water" standard terrain does not cause continuous fire to expire. It's magic fire. You can always use non-standard terrain if you agree with your opponent before the game starts, however. A weapon can inflict continuous fire without itself being a fire damage weapon (for example, the Helios's fists). In this case, the attack can hurt models with Immunity:Fire it just won't apply the continuous effect. In terms of which player's clock is running down during the Maintenance Phase: The active player will roll for expiration of all the continuous effects. Then the inactive player will roll for all the damages of the continuous effects. (Judge Ruling)

Rules Clarification : Corrosion      (Edit) If you deploy in corrosion hazard terrain (Acid Pool), then you get corroded before the game starts. Deploying a model in a hazard counts as being "put into play" in the hazard. Being put into play counts as "entering". When you enter a hazard, you trigger the hazard. A weapon can inflict continuous corrosion without itself being a corrosion damage weapon (for example, the Acidic Touch animus). In this case, the attack can hurt models with Immunity: Corrosion it just won't apply the continuous effect.

Rules Clarification : Alchemical Mask      (Edit) Although a "hazardous cloud" (such as Breath of Corruption) sounds like it would be a gas, it isn't and you don't ignore it. Stuff is gas only if it says it's gas. Alchemical Mask ignores clouds for LOS and the +2 DEF concealment bonus, but a target in a cloud still 'has' concealment so the target can get Prowl to work. (Infernal Ruling) Alchemical Mask does not ignore Syvestro's "Super Stealth" that he gets via Impenetrable Haze. (Infernal Ruling)

Rules Clarification : Smoke Bomb      (Edit) While this model is in the centre of the cloud, no one else can get concealment from the cloud. Cloud radius = 1.5" = 38.1mm. Small base radius = 15mm. That leaves 23.1mm space, which is not enough for another small base.