Nightstalker

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When necromancers create undead armies they usually paying more attention to the search of quality material and then sending skeletons to fight with minimal instructions, believing that skills of skeletions will finish the job. Such conception proves itself in case of large armies, but no so successful when special operation planned. Nightstalkers is skeletons who engaged in killing enemy commanders and anyone who interferes with their necromancers. Nightstalkers haven't free will at all since every of their actions defined ин instructions. There is book ''Complete instructions for launching operations of Nightstalkers'' by Cyn Smithson who was necromancer and assassin at once. Operating method pf skeletal assassins, described in the book consists in the following: Nigthstalker waiting for his victim in ambush under ground or at the bottom of the swamp. When goal show itself, assassin shooting poisoned bolt of light crossbow. Nightstalkers usually haven't melee weapon or plan of retreat - it's easier for necromancer to create a new skeleton for next missions.

Tactical Info:

Pupil: Blind
* unit's vision rate and accuracy aren't influenced by time of day.

Alignment: Passionless
* no bonuses or penalties.

Movement type: Skeleton scout
* very good at rough and difficult terrain.
* not good at castle and village defending.
* can move underwater.

Armor type: Skeleton
* unbelievable resistant to cold damage.
* resistant to blade and especially to pierce damage.
* vulnerable for fire and impact damage.
* exclusively vulnerable for arcane damage.

Damage type: Pierce
* more effective against cavalry and flying units.
* less effective against frogs, dwarves and skeletons.
* uneffective against woses, ghosts and heavy armored units.

Special abilities:
* cloaking: unit becomes invisible at any type of rough terrain.
* poison: when attack hits, it poisons the opponent. Poisoned units recieve 8 damage every turn.

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Information

Advances from: Skeleton Archer
Advances to: Silent Killer
Cost: 32
HP: 42
Moves: 5
Vision: 5
XP: 100
Level: 2
Alignment:
Id: Undead Nightstalker
Abilities: cloaking

Attacks (damage × count)

(image)light crossbow
ranged
9 × 3
pierce
poison
(image)dagger
melee
4 × 1
blade

Resistances

(icon) blade10% (icon) pierce30%
(icon) impact-25% (icon) fire-20%
(icon) cold55% (icon) arcane-50%

Terrain

TerrainMovement CostDefense
(icon) Castle150%
(icon) Cave140%
(icon) Coastal Reef240%
(icon) Deep Water460%
(icon) Fake Shroud0%
(icon) Flat140%
(icon) Forest160%
(icon) Frozen140%
(icon) Fungus140%
(icon) Hills160%
(icon) Mountains260%
(icon) Sand140%
(icon) Shallow Water330%
(icon) Swamp330%
(icon) Unwalkable0%
(icon) Village150%
Last updated on Wed Mar 20 03:17:39 2024.