Master Engineer
From Warhammer - The Old World - Lexicanum
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This article is about the Imperial Engineer; for the Dwarf counterpart, see Dwarf Master Engineer. |
Master Engineers are brilliant inventors from the Imperial colleges including the famous Imperial Engineers School in Altdorf. [1a][2a]
Although many are human, some are Dwarfs who have been expelled from the Dwarf Engineers Guild for outlandish or new fangled ideas. [1a]
Engineers at War
They often take to the battlefield in order to test their inventions including the Hochland long rifle, pigeon bombs, Repeater Handguns and Repeater Pistols. Other crew the war machines of the Empire including Steam Tanks, War Wagons and Helblaster Volley Guns or ride to battle in small mounted groups. [1a][2a]
They are masters of ballistics and are able to use this to increase the accuracy of artillery crews. [4]
Notable
- Leonardo of Miragliano: Inventor of Steam Tank. Founder of Imperial Engineers School 2012 IC [5a]
- Luigi Giovanni: A reclusive engineer in the Forest of Shadows who created the Helblaster Wagon. [3]
Weapons and Equipment
- 6th Edition: Hand Weapon. May have Hochland Long Rifle, Repeater Hangun or Repeater Pistol. May have Light Armour. May ride Barded Warhorse. May have Magic Items. [2b]
- W:TOW: Hand Weapon. May have one of: Grenade launching blunderbluss, Hochland Long Rifle, Repeater Hangun or Repeater Pistol. May have Light Armour. May have Pigeon bombs. May have Magic Items. [4]
Gallery
Miniatures
Master Engineer on Mechanical Steed
Sources
- 1: Warhammer Armies: The Empire (4th Edition)
- 1a: The Empire Army, pg. 53
- 2: Warhammer Armies: The Empire (6th Edition)
- 3: The Citadel Journal 1: Helblaster Wagon, pg. 10
- 4: Forces of Fantasy (TOW): Engineers, pg. 54
- 5: Uniforms & Heraldry of The Empire
- 5a: Imperial Engineers School, pg. 66-67
- Warhammer Armies: The Empire (7th Edition), Needs Citation