How to use this creature in practice
Ranged stack requiring usable line of sight
Archer needs line of sight to an important target. Position the screen against actual enemy reach; repeated ranged actions matter only when the enemy cannot quickly engage it.
Watch for: Distance, obstacles, engagement and ammunition are separate conditions. A ranged attribute alone does not guarantee full damage against every target.
Timing, specific abilities and the follow-up plan
Speed 4 sets movement reach; Initiative 9 concerns ATB. A movement change is not the same change in action frequency.
- Shooter: Fires at range using ammunition. An adjacent enemy blocks shooting; the normal distance penalty applies.
- Scatter Shot: An active 3 × 3 shot deals half damage to each target, including allies.
- Attack
- 4
- Defense
- 3
- Damage
- 2–4
- Health
- 7
- Speed
- 4
- Shots
- 10
- Base weekly growth
- 12
- Initiative
- 9
- Mana
- 0
- Experience per creature
- 12
Cost per creature: 50 gold
Abilities and limitations
Shooter
Fires at range using ammunition. An adjacent enemy blocks shooting; the normal distance penalty applies.
Scatter Shot
An active 3 × 3 shot deals half damage to each target, including allies.
Heroes connected to this creature
Combat specialty for this recruitment line (2)
The 3.1 manual explicitly names this form as a specialty target. Under the relevant hero it gains Attack and Defense every two levels, with the first +1 at level 1. This is not a sourced starting-army count, town-growth bonus or automatic Speed bonus.
Army range in the source profile (21)
The manual gives a stack-size range. A zero minimum does not confirm presence; this is neither a fixed count nor a guaranteed total for every mission.
DougalSeparate ranges: 7–9 + 7–9 + 7–9Manual p. 31
Irina7–9Manual p. 32
Klaus7–9Manual p. 32
Maeve7–9Manual p. 33
Rutger7–9Manual p. 34
Vittorio7–9Manual p. 34
Alaric7–9Manual p. 35
Andreas7–9Manual p. 35
Benedikt7–9Manual p. 36
Duncan7–9Manual p. 37
Freyda7–9Manual p. 37
Freyda7–9Manual p. 38
Gabrielle7–9Manual p. 38
Godric7–9Manual p. 39
Isabel7–9Manual p. 39
Isabel7–9Manual p. 40
LorenzoSeparate ranges: 7–9 + 7–9 + 7–9Manual p. 41
Nicolai7–9Manual p. 41
Orlando7–9Manual p. 42
Ornella7–9Manual p. 42
Valeria7–9Manual p. 43
Example in a tactical plan (2)
The creature is an example in our specific plan; this does not establish ownership or a starting army.