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The Teractylis is a flying monstrosity, an evolved gargoyle.
It strikes fear into normal troopers, and performs hit and
run attacks on those deemed edible by the   tyranid army.
The Imperial Guard army have named this creature a
dragon, after the ancient Earth mythological creature.



Old version rules

150 pts each. Max of 2 per 1000 pts. Counts as a
monstrous creature

M Ws Bs S T W I A Ld
9 4 5 5 6 4 7 2 10


Armour : "Dodge" - 5+ unmodified save

Weapons :    Devourer (90 degree arc to front)
                    Fire Breath (180 degree fire arc to front)
                    Chemsacs

Special :

-Skimmer (low flying creature) - May do hit and run attacks

-Causes fear

-May drop chemsacs (as in Swooping Hawk grenade packs)

- May have 1 biomorph (but not to do with armour)

- May always run/flap?!

-Can run and fire the firebreath attack


Firebreath :
Str Dam Sv mod Special
5 D3 -2 Heavy flamer template, 5+ on fire
Move to side (as in flamespurt)

Chemsacs :

Str Dam Sv mod Special
  5   1         -1      2" Blast. Drop in movement phase

 

New version rules :

Cost : 65 pts
Brood size : 1

Ws Bs S T W I A Ld Sv
4 4 4 5 3 7 2 10 5+

Weapons : Heavy flamer, Devourer (may shoot only one per turn if it moved, both if it remained stationary)
Special : Invulnerable, may move as if equipped with a jumppack
Counts as a fast attack choice

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