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1ModelsandUnits

1.1Whenamodelhasarandomcharacteristicvalue,3D6or
2D6+2forexample,canthatcharacteristicgoabove10?(p3)
Yes,thisisanexceptiontotheusualmaximum.
1.2Doesamagicitemorspellthatgivesabonustoa
characteristic,dosoforallrulespurposes(e.g.theeffectofspells,
characteristictests,etc)?(p4)
Yes,exceptformagicweaponsorwherethedescriptionoftheitem
orspellspecificallysaysotherwise.
1.3Doesaweaponthatgivesabonustoacharacteristiconlygive
thatbonuswhenbeingusedtoattackamodel?(p4)
Mostweapons,includingmagicweapons,statewhenthe
bonusisgiven.Forexample,amodelwiththeFencers
BladeswillalwayshaveWeaponSkill10whilstamodel
withagreatweaponwillonlyhave+2Strengthwhen
strikinganenemyinclosecombat.Whenaweapondoes
notsaywhenthecharacteristicbonusapplies,thenitonly
applieswhenstriking,orbeingstruck,inclosecombat.

Aunitsfrontarcisalsoitslineofsight,limitedbypossible
obstructions.

2.7Dice.AddCHOOSINGARANDOMDIRECTION(p7)Some
rulesrequirethatyouchoosearandomdirection.Todoso,rollthe
scatterdice,andusethedirectionindicatedbythedirectionofthe
arrow.IfyourollaHit!,usethearrowshownontheHit!symbolto
determinethedirection.
2.8Whatisahit? Anythingthatwouldthenrolltowound,or
autowoundwithpoisonorsimilareffect.Alltemplatescausehits.
FeedbackScrollandSpiritLeechdonotcausehits,asanexample.
2.9IfamodelisgrantedarerollToHitfromaspecialrulesuchas
Hatredbutthemodeltheyareattackinghasaspecialrule,magic
itemetc.thatforcessuccessfulToHitrollstobererolled,howis
thisdealtwith?(p7)
Theycanceleachotheroutandnorerollsaremadeforaslongas
bothspecialrulesareineffect.Notethatthisonlyapplieswhenall
hitsandallmissesarererolledotherwisejustrerolltherequired
dice.
Doesthisapplytoothersituations(suchasToWound,Leadership,
Armorsaves,etc)?
Yes,insituationswhereALLsuccessesandfailuresmustbererolled,
theycanceleachotheroutandnorerollsaremade.Otherwisejust
rerollallresultsasnormal.Forexampleamodelwitha3+ward
savehasEyeOfTzeentch(reroll1s)andisaffectedbytheOther
TrickstersShard(rerollsuccessfulWardsaves).Sinceatleastone
resultisnotrerolleditdoesnotcanceloutandyouwouldsimplyre
rolleverythingthatwasa1ora3+.

2GeneralPrinciples

2.1Basesizes(var)
WewillbeusingtheSwedishFACbaseChart,whichisalsoprovided
attheendofthisdocument.
2.2MovementTrays(var)
Thoughwearenotgoingtorequiremovementtraysforthisevent,
wewouldstronglysuggestmovementtraysforskirmishingtroops
andlargeunits.Thelatteristoincreasethespeedofplay,the
formeristoimprovetheaccuracyofmovementandboardcontrol
whichoftengoeslaxwhenmovingmultipleskirmishingunits.
2.3Isamodelconsideredtobeinbasecontactwithitself?(var)

No.

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2.5Isthereaconnectionbetweenunitsfrontarcanditslineof
sight?(p5,10)

2.6CanImeasuredistancesandrangesatanytimeandforany
reason?(p6)Yes.

2.4Mayanincompletelastrankcontaingaps?Whereisthe
centerofsuchaunit?(p5)

No,unlessspecificallystated.Assumethelastrankiscomplete
whendeterminingthecenter.

2.10Howdo1/+1tohitmodifersapplyinsituationswhereunits
hitonafixednumber,suchastheRuneofSnorriSpangelhelmor
TrueflightArrows?(var)
Theyarenotapplied.
2.11Templates.(p9)Changethelastsentenceofthelast
paragraphtoRememberthatamodelsbaseiscountedasbeing
partofthemodelitself,solongasanypartofthebaseisunderthe
templateeverythingishit.
2.13Howshouldatemplatebeheldorplacedaboveaunitorthe
battlefield?(p9)
Itshouldbeasclosetothebattlefieldorunitaspossible.
2.14Iftwounitsaresimultaneouslyhitbyatemplate,doesthe
(p9)
activeplayerdecidetheordertoresolvethehits?

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No,thehitsareresolvedsimultaneously.

2.15Willaunitautomaticallypassacharacteristictestifany
modelintheunithastheabilitytodoso?(p10)No,everymodelin
theunitmusthavetheabilitytoautomaticallypassthe
characteristictestfortheunittopassitautomatically.
2.16Forcharacteristictests,isthebestvalueintheunitalways
used?(p10)
Iftheunitisrequiredtotakeacharacteristictest,thebestvaluein
theunitisused.Ifeverymodelinaunitisrequiredtotakea
characteristictest,theneachmodelusesitsownbestvalueinstead.
2.17IfaunittakingaLeadershiptesthasamodifiertoits
Leadership,willthismodifierstillapplyiftheunitusesthe
GeneralsLeadership,becauseoftheInspiringPresencespecial
ruleforexample?(p10)
Yes.
2.18DoesaunitthathasaLDof0orautomaticallyfail
Leadershiptests?(p10)
Yes
2.19WhentakingaLeadershiptest,sometimesyouhavetotake
itonyourunmodifiedLeadership.Whatisyourunmodified
Leadership?(p10)
YourunmodifiedLeadershipisthehighestLeadershipcharacteristic
intheunit.SotheLeadershipfromanycharactersintheunititself
(butnotfromoutsidetheunit,fromInspiringPresenceforexample)
withahigherLeadershipcanbeusedunlessspecificallystated
otherwise.(Note:see17.14also)
2.20HowdowehandleCharacteristicTestsonmultipartmodels
(thosewhichhaveelementsthatcanbetargetedseparatelyin
CloseCombat,forexample)?(p10)

3.1HowdoyoumeasurethemovementspentbySkirmishersor
FastCavalrythatmakeanattackduringitsmovement(Like
Screamers,TerradonsorHexwraiths)?(var)
Measurethedistancethateachindividualmodelmoves,fromits
startingpositiontoapositionwhereitisover/throughthetarget
unitandthentoitsfinal,legalposition.Thetotaldistanceamodel
movedcannotgoovertheirmovementvalue(ordoublethatvalueif
marching).TerradonsandScreamersstillneedonly1modeltomove
overthetargetunitforallthemodelstoattack.
3.2Arevirtualpivotsallowed?(p13)
Yes,pivotingmodelsmayignoreanyobstructionswhenpivoting,as
longastheyabidebythe1ruleattheendoftheirpivot.Besureto
reviewsection8.29toseehowthisinteractswithRandom
Movement.
3.3Whathappenswhenanunengagedunitstartsitsmovewithin
1ofanotherunitorimpassableterrain?(p13)
Treatitasitis1apartfromthatparticularunitorterrainfeature
forthedurationofthemove.Thismeansthatyoucanendupwithin
1oftheobstructingunit(s)orterrain.
3.4Whenaunitiswheeling,doyoumeasurethedistancemoved
bytheoutsidemodelofthefrontrank?(p14) Yes.
3.5OnceaunithasdeclaredaFlee!chargereaction,orifitis
alreadyfleeingatthestartofthemovementphase,mustit
declareandresolveaFlee!chargereactionforeverysubsequent
Yes.
chargedeclaredagainstitthatturn?(p17)
3.6Whenarechargeredirectsdeclared?(p18)

Eachpartofthemodelindividuallypassesatestonitsown
characteristicorsufferstheeffects.
2.21OrderofCharacteristicmodifiereffects(bonuses,penalties,
andsettingittoacertainvalue)(p10)
Characteristicmodifiersareappliedchronologically.Alwayson
MagicItems/SpecialRules(suchastheFencersBlades)carriedby
theaffectedmodelsareappliedfirst.Spellcharacteristicmodifiers
areappliedwhencast.Allothereffects,includingthosefrom
randomMagicItems/SpecialRules(suchastheEternalBlade)or
onetimeuseMagicItems/SpecialRules(suchasthePotionof
StrengthorUnholyStrike)areappliedwhenrolledforordeclared.
2.22WhenAbominationorFlamespyrePhoenixresurrectorplace
newmodels,dotheyhavetoabidebythe1rule?Dotheyhave
tobewhollywithinthedistancemarked?
Yes.No,theyonlyhavetobepartiallywithinthedistance.

3MovementPhase
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Afterthefleeingunithasfullyresolveditsfleereaction.This
includes:Movement,DangerousTerrainandPanicTestscausedby
thatunit,oranyunitsfurtherpanickedbythefleeingunit.
3.7Ifmultipleunitshavedeclaredachargeagainstaunitthathas
chosenaFlee!Chargeresponse,cantheyallattempttoredirect
theirchargesifthereisanotherviabletargetinrange?(p18)

Yes.Thecontrollingplayerchoosesinwhichordertotryand
redirecthischargingunits.
3.8Isachargerforcedtochargemultipleunitsifitcanbeavoided
bywheelinginawaythatforcesthedefendertoclosethedoor
withonlyoneunit?(p18,22)
No.Ifthedefendercanclosethedoortoavoidthechargercharging
multipleunits,itmustdoso,evenifthisreducesthenumberof
modelsfighting.
3.9IfIcanonlymaximisethenumberofmodelsfightingby
contactinganotherenemyunit,mustIdeclareachargeagainst
thatunit?(p20)
No.

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3.10Whilecharging,doIhavetomaximizefrontageorsupporting
attacks?(p20)
No.youonlyhavetomaximizenumberofmodelsinbasetobase
contact.
3.11Isclosingthedoorawheel?(p20)
contradictsitselfoccasionally.

No.Therulebook

3.12Whathappenswhenyousuccessfullychargeaunitwhichis
destroyedbeforethechargermovesintobasecontactorbefore
theCloseCombatPhase?(p20)
Finishthechargebeforeremovingthechargedunit.Thecharging
unitcountsasbeinginclosecombatandwillcountashaving
destroyeditsenemyintheCombatPhase.

3.19RemainingMoves,Reinforcements.AddInaddition,allthe
modelsintheunitmustbesetupsothattheyarewithintwicetheir
Movementrateofthebattlefieldedgethattheyenteredfrom.to
theendofthesecondparagraph.
3.20Canaunitnearorontheboardedgepivot(orwheel)sothat
partoftheunit(oritsbase)istemporarilyoffoftheboard?(p27)
Yes,thoughitisnotallowedtoenditsmovementwithpartofthe
unit(oritsbase)offtheboard.FastCavalryandSkirmishunits
cannotusethisrulingexceptwhenperformingaCharge

4MagicPhase

3.13Howexactlydoyouworkoutifaunitisinthe
front/flank/rearforacharge?(p21)

4.1WhendoIhavetogeneratethespellsformywizards?(p28)

Workoutthetotalamountoffrontrankmodelsbasesineachzone,
includinganyfractions.Theunitcountsasbeingwherethemajority
ofthatlies.Forsinglemodelunits,utilizethemajorityofitsbaseto
determinewhichzoneitisin.ForSkirmishers,contracttheunit(s)
beforedeterminingzone(s).Forunitswithnonmatchingbasesize
modelssuchascharactersonthesideofaunitorachariotinside
theunit,usethefootprintofthebasicunittodeterminewhereits
front/flankandrearzoneslie.
3.14Cananalreadyengageduniteverclosethedoor?(p22)
No.Achargerequiringsuchamaneuverwillfailorbeanillegal
chargedeclaration.
3.15Whatisanimpossiblecharge?(p22)

Forconsideringwhetherachargeispossibletakeintoaccountthe
currentpositionofchargerandtargetbeforeareactionisdeclared,
butafterSkirmishercontraction,aswellasanyalreadydeclared
chargesorreactions.
3.16Unchargeableunits(p22)

Youarenotallowedtocreatesituationswhereunitsalmost
completelyblocktheforwardmovementofanenemyunitbutstill
cannotbechargedbythatunit.Thiscanforexamplebedonewith
thehelpofskirmisherscontractionrulesorcleveraligningof
severalunitsmakingclosingthedoororreachingthecorrectside
impossible.
3.17CompulsoryMoves,RallyFleeingUnits(p24)
ChangethethirdsentenceofthefirstparagraphtoAunitthathas
25%orlessofitsstartingmodelsleftcanonlyrallyonarollof
double1.
3.18Canafleeingmodeldispelspellsorusemagicitems?(p24)

No.(See18.1)

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Beforedeployment,aftertherollfortableside.Rolloffand
alternatespellgenerationforeachwizard.
4.2WhathappensifaWizardlosesoneormoreWizardlevels?
(p28)
WheneveraWizardlosesoneormoreWizardlevels,heinstantly
forgetsasinglespellforeachWizardlevellost,chosenatrandom
fromthoseheknows.
4.3CanamodelloseWizardlevelsgrantedbyamagicitem?(p28)

Yes.
4.4CanBoundSpellsbeforgottenifaWizardlosesaWizard
level?(p28)
No.IfamodellosesaWizardlevelandhasaselectionofnormal
andboundspells,donotincludetheboundspellswhenrandomising
whichareforgotten.
4.5IfaWizardhashadhislevelreducedto0doeshestillcountas
aWizardandcanhestillattempttochannelPowerandDispel
dice?(p28) Yes.
4.6Dodicethathavebeenremovedfromthepooltocastaspell
stillcountagainstthepowerlimit?(p30)Yes.Theycountagainst
thepowerlimituntilthemomenttheyarerolled,atwhichpoint
theyareusedupandnolongercountagainstthepowerlimit.
4.7IfIhaveaspecialrulethatgeneratespowerordispeldiceand
thatdoesntstatewhentheyareaddedorspecifiestheyare
addedatthestartoftheMagicphase,whenarethesediceadded
tothepool?(p30) TheyareaddedafterrollingfortheWindsof
Magicbutbeforeanycastingattemptshavebeenmade.
4.8WhatmustIdeclaretomyopponentwhenIamcastinga
spell?(p31,32)
Youmustdeclarewhichspellyouarecasting,thetarget(s)ofyour
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targetspecificunits),andwhetheryouneed/wanttouseaboosted
versionofthespell.Anyotheroptionswithinthespellitselfneed
notbedeclareduntilthespellhasbeensuccessfullycast(andnot
dispelled).

4.19Vortexes:(p31)
CanMagicalVortexspellsbeusedinsuchawaythatthey
affectfriendlymodels?
Yes.
Areunitsthatmovethroughthetemplateaffectedbyit?

Yes.

4.9IfaWizardhashadhislevelreducedto0andhestillknows
oneormorespells,canheattempttocastthem?(p31)

No

CanyouFlyoveraVortex?

Yes.

4.10Dorangeddirectdamagespellsthatuseatemplatehaveto
targetanenemyunit?(p31)

CanEtherealsmovethroughit?

No.

Yes,thetemplatemustbeplacedoverthetargetenemyunit.

Yes,andtheycanonlyhitonemodelperrank.Yes.

No.ADirectDamagespellcantbeusedinawaythatdeliberately
affectsafriendlymodel(thoughtheymayendupscatteringontoa
friendlymodelandaffectingitinthatway).
4.13CanDirectDamagespelltemplatesbeplacedwiththecentre
outofaunit?(p31)

4.14Whentargetingaunitwithasmallorlargeroundtemplate,
musttheentiretemplatebewithinthemaximumrangeofthe
spell?(p31)
No,onlytheholeinthecenterofthetemplatemustbewithin
range.

WheredounitsthatareRandomMoving,Pursuingand
unitsaffectedbyWindBlastgetplacediftheirmovement
stopsthemontheVortex?

4.15Howdotheoldloresspellsworkwiththegeneralcasting
restrictions?(p31)
Unlessspecificallystatedotherwise,theycantbecastintocombat,
dontrequirefrontarcorlineofsight,andcantargetbothfriends
andenemies.

UnitsundertheeffectsofRandomMovement,orPursuing
willchargeenemiesblockingtheirpath,andthosemodels
thatmovethroughthevortexwillbeaffectedbyit.
Otherwiseunitsundertheseeffectswillstopbeforethe
Vortex,andallmodelsthatwouldhavemovedintothe
Vortexareaffectedbyit.IfaftersuchachargetheVortex
remainsontopoftheunit,moveittheminimumdistance
necessarytobeclearofallunits,andnoadditionalmodels
areaffected.

4.16Dospellsgrantmagicalattackstothemodel(s)benefiting
fromthem? (p31)
Notunlessspecificallystated.
4.17DospellsaffectingamodelaffectitsStompsorBreath
Weapons?(var)

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Whathappenstomodelsthatareforcedtomove
into/throughaMagicalVortexduetoCompulsory

Assoonas
Movementorothersucheffects?
theunitmakescontactwiththeMagicalVortexitsuffers
thefulleffectsofthespell(inthecaseofaspellthataffects
allmodelshit,everymodelwhosebasewouldpass
into/throughtheVortexisaffectedbythespell).Surviving
modelsarethenplaced1beyondthetemplateandtheir
movementends.

Yes,butsomepartofthetemplatemusttouchatargetunit.

Yes.NetofAmyntokandPhasProtectionforexamplewouldrequire
twotestseachtime.

IfaMagicalVortexendsitsmoveoveraunititisplaced
1beyondtheunit.Ifthisisalsooveraunitshoulditbe
placed1beyondthatunit,repeatingtheprocessuntilit
isnottouchinganymodels?Whenthishappens,arethe
modelsbetweenwheretheMagicalVortexendedits
moveandwherethetemplateisplacednotaffectedby
thespell?Yestobothquestions.

4.12CanDirectDamagespellsbeusedinsuchawaythatthey
affectfriendlymodels?(p31)

4.18Dotheeffectsofmultiplecopiesofsamespellsstack?(var)

WheredoFanatics,Manglers,orFleeingunitsgetplaced
iftheirmovementstopsthemontheVortex?

Theycontinuetomoveuntiltheyclearallobstructions.

4.11Arespellsthatdrawastraightlineatemplate?Dotheyhave
atarget?(p31)

Yes,althoughSpecialRulesgrantedstillhavenoeffectonStompsor
BreathWeapons.

4.20Dobonuspowerdice,whichareaddedtothosetakenfrom
thepowerpoolwhenaWizardcastsaspell,countwhenworking
outifaspellfailsduetotheNotEnoughPowerrule?(p32)
Yes,regardlessofwhenthesediceareadded.Theexceptiontothis
ruleisthatitdoesnotincludeanydicethatarespeciallystatedas
notbeingpowerdice(suchasNightGoblinsMagicMushroom
dice).

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4.21Miscasts:(p34)
Somemagicalitemsandspecialrulescauseamiscasttooccur
oncastingrollsotherthanthatofadoublesix.Forexample,
youmighthavetorollontheMiscasttableifyourollany
double.Whenthisoccurs,isthespellstillcast?

Yes,aslongasthecastingvalueismet.
Isdamagecausedbyamiscastcountedasaspell?

No.

4.27IfaboundspellisfromaLoreofMagicwithaloreattribute,
willthesuccessfulcastingoftheboundspellalsotriggerthelore
attribute?(p37)
Yes.Itisworthnotingthatsomeloreattributeeffectstargetthe
Wizardcastingthespell.InthecaseofBoundSpellsitwilltarget
whoeveriscastingthespellinstead.

5ShootingPhase

CanamodelwithMagicResistanceaddittoitswardsave
againstit?

No.

5.1WhatisaShootingattack?

CancharactersandchampionstakeaLookOutSir!from
miscasttemplates?
Yes,butnotthemiscastingwizard.

Anyattackdoneintheshootingphase,standandshootreaction,or
attackspecificallynotedasbeingashootingattack(Howlsarenot
shootingattacks,perGWFAQ).

Canasinglecastingresultinmorethanonemiscast?

No.

5.2WhatisaRangedattack?

4.22Canthereeverbemorethanoneattemptatdispellinga
spellpermagicphase?CanaWizarduseascrollifitisntallowed
tomakeadispelattempt,forexamplethespellwascastwith
IrresistibleForceortheWizardhaspreviouslyfailedtodispela
spellthatturn?(p35)
Notobothquestions.

5.3NominateUnittoShoot,WhoCanShoot?(p38)Change[...]
theprecedingMovementorMagicphase[...]to[...]thisturn[...].
5.4Canashootingattackbemadeifthemodelmarched?(p38)

4.23RemainsinPlaySpells(p36)
Change:[...]atanytime[...]to[...]atanytime,exceptfor
magicalvortexeswhichcanonlychoosetoendatthestartofa
phase[...]
DoesaRemainsinPlayspellendiftheWizardwhocastithas
hisWizardlevelreducedto0orifheforgetsthespell?

No.
IfIamdispellingaboostedRemainsinPlayspell,whatvalue
doIneedtobeattodispelit?
Youwillneedtobeatthe
basiccastingvalueofthespell(nottheboostedcastingvalue).
WhencanyoudispelaRemainsinPlayspell?
Rightbeforestep2orrightafterstep4(See:BRB,p.29,Magic
Summary).
4.24Ifanontemplate,nonsniperspellcausesahitorawound
onamultipartmodel,isitrandomized?(p36)
Yes.
4.25NextSpell.(p37)Change[...]allhiscastingattempts[...]to
[...]allhiscastinganddispellingattempts[...]inthelast
sentence.
4.26AWizardisnotallowedtocastthesamespelltwice.
However,ifhehasaMagicItemcapableofcastingthatspellasa
boundspell,canhestilluseittocastthesamespellagain?(p37)

Yes.

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Anyattackwhichcanbedonewhilenotbeinglockedinbase
contactwiththetargetoftheattack,includingaShootingBreath
Weapon(butnotaCloseCombatBreathWeapon).

No,unlesstheyareSkirmishers,FastCavalry,orotherwise
specificallystated.
5.5Canshootingattacksthatdonotusescatterdicefireinaway
thatithasachanceofhittingfriendlymodelsormodelsinclose
combat?(p39)
No,unlesshittingfriendsisonlypossibleduetomisfires(suchas
Doomrocket).
5.6AretheGyrocopterDiveBomb,theTerradonsDropRocks,
theScreamersSlashingAttack,theFlamespyreWakeofFireor
theHexwraithsSoulReaperShootingAttacks?(p39)
No,exceptfortheScreamersSlashingAttack.However,theyareall
rangedattacks.
5.7RolltoHit,MovingandShooting(p40).Change[...]the
precedingMovementorMagicphase[...]to[...]thisturn[...].
5.8WhatwilltheToHitmodifierbeforshootingataunitina
buildingwiththeSkirmishersspecialrule?(p40)
Itwillbe3intotal.2forbeinginhardcoverand1forhavingthe
Skirmishersspecialrule.
5.9Whathappensifaunitneeds7+tohitandisunderaneffect
thatforcesittoreroll6stohit?(p40)
Rerollallnatural
6s.

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5.10Isalltheshootingofaunitsimultaneousintheshooting
phase?(p40)
Yes,exceptforSnipershots,declareallmodelswhichintendto
shootfromaunit,includinganyspecialshootingattacks(suchas
theHailofDoomArrow).Ifyouhavetemplatesandregular
shooting,placethetemplate(s)firstandthenrolltohit.Then
allocatehits,ifneeded.Anytemplatehitsareignoredwhile
allocatinghitstomodels.Thenrolltowoundwitheverything.
5.11RollToHit,FiringatLongRange.(p41)Changeboth
referencesof[...]16[...]to[...]18[...]andchangeboth
referencesof[...]8[...]to[...]9[...].
5.12Whenhits,otherthanfromshootingandclosecombat
attacks,areinflicteduponaunithowaretheseresolved?(p42)
AspertheResolvingUnusualAttacksbox.Notethatallhits
resolvedinthiswaywillcountasshootingattacksforworkingout
whoishit.
5.13Dospecialrulesthatcaninflicthitsinclosecombat,suchas
StompandBreathWeapons,countasclosecombatattacks?(p42)
Notheycountasanunusualattackandwillbedistributedasa
shootingattack.
5.14Shooting,RollToWound.(p42)Addthefollowingsentence
totheendofthefourthparagraph.AToWoundrollofa1onaD6
alwaysfails,regardlessofanydicemodifiers.
5.15Whenaunithasmultipletoughnessvaluesorarmorsaves
doyouusethevalueofthemajorityorinthecaseofatie,the
best(p42,43)?
Yes,unlessspecifiedotherwise.
5.16SavingThrows(p43).ChangethethirdparagraphtoNote
thatasaveofanykindcanneverbebetterthan1+.Thisdoesnot
preventamodelhavingitemsorspecialrulesthatwouldtakethe
saveevenlower,itsimplycapsthesavingthrowat1+.Also,
rememberthatarollof1isalwaysafailure.
5.17SavingThrows,Shields.(p43)AddIfamodelhasnoarmor
saveapartfromashield,itgainsa6+armorsavetotheendofthe
secondparagraph.ChangethethirdparagraphtoForexample:A
DarkRiderismountedgivingitasaveof6+,isalsohaslightarmor
whichincreasesitssaveto5+.Ifitalsocarriedashield,itsarmor
savewouldincreaseto4+.
5.18AwarmachineiswoundedbyahitwiththeMultipleWounds
specialrule.Isthenumberofwoundslostlimitedto1?(p45)

No.

6CloseCombatPhase

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6.1FightaRoundofCloseCombat,DividingAttacks(p48).Change
[...]differentcharacteristicprofiles,itcan[...]to[...]different
characteristicprofiles,ortwoormorecharactersorunitswiththe
samecharacteristicprofiles,itcan[...]
6.2Canamodelmakeasupportingattackifitisbehindanother
modelinamixedbasesizesituation,suchaswhenbehinda
CauldronorScreamingBell,oraChaosWarriorbehinda
DaemonicSteedcharacter?(p48)
No,unlessothermodelsin
thesamerankcanalsomakesupportingattacks.
6.3Ifanincompletelastrankischargedtotherearbyaslimunit,
atalocationwherethereisnolastrankmodels,willthelastrank
modelsshiftsidewaystoblocktheunitifpossible?(p49)
No.Thechargerstopsattheleveloflastrankandfightsoverthe
gap.Distances(charges,etc.)totheunitarestillmeasured
normally.
6.4Aunithasamodelwithadeeperbasethantheunitsittingon
oneflank,andgetschargedtotheotherflank.Dothemodels
countasbeinginbasetobasecontactacrossthegap? Yes.
6.5WhathappensifamodelisreducedtoWeaponSkill0?(p4,
50)
Themodelishitautomatically,andcanhitbackonlyon6s.
6.6CanamodelbereducedtoInitiative0?Ifyes,whendosuch
modelsstrike?
Yes.TheystrikeafterInitiative1butbeforetheAlwaysStrikesLast
step.
6.7CloseCombat,RolltoWound(p51).Addthefollowing
sentencetotheendofthefourthparagraph:AToWoundrollofa
1onaD6alwaysfails,regardlessofanydicemodifiers.
6.8CalculateCombatResults,WoundsInflicted.(p52)Change
[...]countsashavingscoredalltheslainmodelsremaining
Wounds.to[...]scorethesameamountofWoundsastheslain
modelhasonitsprofile.inthelastparagraph.
6.9HowareclosecombatcasualtiesremovedinsideSquigHerds
andsimilarmixedunits?(p51)
Removetargetedtypeofmodel.Woundsdonotcarryover.
6.10MaintainingContact(p51,61):
Ifaunitwithasinglerankisengagedintheflank,doyoustill
removecasualtiesfromthatunitequallyfrombothsides?

Yes.
Whomovestomaintaincontact?
Attempttonudge
theflankingunit(s)forwardstomaintaincontactfirst.Ifthisis
notpossible,slidethedefendingunittowardstheflankerin
suchawaythatitwillallowallunitstomaintaincontact,if
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Isaunitinamultiplecombatthatdropsoutofitnudgedback
intocombat? Iftheunitthatdropsoutcanbenudgedback
intocombatwithoutmovingtheotherengagedunitsor
changingthefacingthatitisengaging,doso.Italsocannot
engageanewunit,evenifitwaspartofthesamemultiple
combat,unlessthatnewunitwaspartofaunitthatwas
previouslyengagedbytheunitwhichdroppedout(ex:aunit
whichisreducedbycasualtiestoonlythecharacterswhich
werepartofthatunit).

towardsthatpoint(andpossiblybeyond).

Inallcases,ifweirdnessfollows,callajudge.

6.18Isthedirectionofflightdeterminedbeforedecidingwhether
topursueortrytorestrain?(p60)

6.11LoserTakesaBreakTest,Steadfast(p54)

6.17Shouldunitsinpursuitstopwhentheycomewithin1of
obstructions,notjustwhentheyhitthem,assumingnoenemy
wouldbereachedfurtheraway?
(p58)
Yes.
MultipleCombatsandBreakTests,Steadfast.(p60)Change[...]
canuseitsunmodifiedLeadership[...]to[...]doesntapplythe
differenceincombatresultscores[...].Changebothreferencesof
[...]anyenemyunits[...]to[...]allenemyunits[...].

Yes.

ChangethefirstparagraphtoreadIfadefeatedunithasmore
ranksthanitsenemy,ittakesaBreaktestwithoutapplyingthe
differenceincombatresultscores.youshouldincludethefront
rankforthepurposesofdeterminingwhetherornotaunitis
steadfast.

6.19Whenseveralunitsarepursuingafleeingenemy,theytend
tobumpandblockeachotherwhenpivotingtofacethecentreof
thefleeingenemy.Doesthismeantheydonotmoveatall?(p60)

ChangethefourthparagraphtoreadSteadfastunitsdont
applythedifferenceincombatresultscorestoBreaktests.

No.Whilepursuing,ignoresuchobstructionsduringtheinitialpivot
andmovementtoclearit.Donotignoreotherobstructionsafter
clearingtheinitialone.

6.12CombatReform,ReformingFromVictory(p55).Changethe
firstsentenceofthesecondparagraphtoAcombatreformis
essentiallyastandardreform(page14),saveforthefactthatthe
centerpointofthereformedunitdoesnothavetostayinthesame
place.Change[...]isonespecialrestriction[...]to[...]aretwo
specialrestrictions[...]andchange[...]wasmade[...]to[...]was
made,andtheunitmaynotreforminsuchawayastocontacta
differentfacingonanyenemyunititisincontactwith[...]inthe
secondparagraph.

7Panic

7.1WhensimultaneouslysufferingHeavyCasualtiesandaPanic
testofanotherform,inwhichdirectiondoestheunitfleeifitfails
theensuingPanictest?(p62)
DirectlyawayfromthesourceoftheattackwhichcausedHeavy
Casualties.IftheHeavyCasualtieswerecausedbytheunititself,
fleefromthenearestenemyunitasusual.

6.13Canunits/modelsusecombatreformto:(p55)
Slidesideways?

Yes.

Turntheirsideorreartotheenemy?
Yes,
thoughnotifthisputscommandorcharactermodels
inanillegalposition.

7.2DirectionofFlight,BroughtAboutbyHeavy
Casualties(p63)Change[...]fromtheunit[...]to[...]
fromtheunit/terrain[...].

Moveamodelinachallengeinsuchawaythatitis
notinbasecontactwithhischallenger?No.

Movecommandmodelsoutofbasetobasecontact?

No.

6.14Arecombatreformsofaplayersimultaneous?Canyoubreak
the1rulewiththem?(p55)
No.No,excepttounitsinvolvedinthecombat.

8SpecialRules

8.1Areupgradesboughtforcharactersfromarmyspecificlists
whicharentmagicitemsorequipment(suchasVampiricPowers
orDaemonicGifts)SpecialRules?(p66)
Yes,unlessspecificallystatedotherwiseinanentry.

6.15Whenfleeingfromcombatisthefleeingdonecentreto
centre,causingoddangles?(p57)Yes.
6.16UnitbreaksfromclosecombatbutisimmediatelyCaught!
Howdothepursuersmove?(p57)

8.2WhatSpecialRulesDoesItHave.(p66)Change[...]theeffects
ofmultiplespecialrules[...]to[...]theeffectsofdifferentspecial
rules[...]AddHowever,unlessotherwisestated,amodelgainsno
additionalbenefitfromhavingthesamespecialrulemultiple
times.totheendofthefirstparagraph.

Simulatethefinalpositionofthefleeingunit,pursuersmove

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8.3AlwaysStrikesFirst(p66)Change[...]rerollfailedmisses[...]
to[...]rerollmisses[...]inthefirstsentenceofthethird
paragraph.
8.4AlwaysStrikesFirstandAlwaysStrikesLast(p66)
Amodelwithbothalwaysstrikesfirstandalwaysstrikeslastcan
notgainanyadditionaldrawbacksorbenefitsfromgettinganyof
theserulesmorethanonce(forexample,aWhiteLionwithBrionas
Timewarpcastuponhimwillstillnotbeabletostrikefirstorreroll
tohit).Additionally,modelswithbothoftheseruleswilluseneither
incombat,whichmeansthatiffightingagainstmodelswithonly
oneoftherulestheenemywillusetheirrulestotheirfullpotential
(forexample,ifaWhiteLionisfightingaWildRider,theWildRider
willstrikefirstandgetstorerolltohit).
8.5DoBreathWeaponhitsbenefitfromanyotherspecialrules,
equipmentormagicitemsofthemodelthatinflictsthehits?(p67)

No.
8.6CanamountandhisriderbothuseaBreathWeapononthe
sameturn?(p67)
No.
8.7DoesamodelwiththeEtherealSpecialRulestillhavetotake
aLeadershiptesttoseeifitisaffectedbyStupidity,ortoMarchif
anenemyiswithin8(asfailingmayslowitsmove)?(p68)
Yestobothquestions.
8.8IfamodelwiththeEtherealandUnstableSpecialRulesloses
combat,doesitsufferanextraWoundforeverypointitlost
combatby?(p68)

Yes.
8.9DoallpartsofamodelwithDevastatingChargeget+1Awhen
charging?(p68)
Yes,exceptthosepartswithnoAttackscharacteristic,likechariot
chassis.PotionofFoolhardinessgrantsthespecialruleonlytothe
drinker,though.
8.10Whataremagicalattacks?(p68)
Allattacksmadebyspellsandmagicitemsareconsideredtobe
magicalattacks,asareallattacksthatarespecificallynotedas
beingmagicalattacks.Shotsfiredfrommagicalitemsarealso
consideredtobemagicalattacks,unlesstheirdescription
specificallystatesotherwise.HitsinflictedbyrollsontheMiscast
tablearetreatedasmagicalattacks.
8.11WhenmovingFastCavalryorSkirmishers,shouldImeasure
fromthelocationofeachmodelbeforeitmovesandplaceit
anywherewithinitsMovementAllowance(ordoubleits
MovementAllowanceifitisMarching)?(p68,77)
Yes.Exceptwhenthereisaunitorimpassibleterrainintheway,
thedistancemovedmustincludethedistancerequiredtomove
aroundtheseobstacles.

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8.12HowdoyoutakeintoaccounttheFreeReformsmadeduring
amove?(p68,77)
Theydontcounttowardsthespentmovement(measurethe
movementstartingtoendpointasperGWFAQ),butyoumustbe
abletoactuallyperformthem.
8.13ExtraAttack(p69)AddUnlikemostspecialrules,theeffects
ofmultipleExtraAttackspecialrulesarecumulative.
8.14FightInExtraRanks(p69)AddUnlikemostspecialrules,the
effectsofmultipleFightInExtraRanksspecialrulesarecumulative.
8.15DoallformsofFlamingAttackscauseFearinWarBeasts,
CavalryandChariots?(p69)
Yes,anymodelthathasaFlamingAttackwillcauseFear.This
includesunitupgrades,modelsthatonlyhaverangedFlaming
AttacksandevenWizardswithspellsthatcauseFlamingAttacks.
8.16Doesaflamingwoundinclosecombatpreventregeneration
fromothernonflamingattacksperformedatthesameinitiative
step?
(p69)

No.
8.17WhatMovementdoFlyersuseinReforms?(p70)
Theirgroundmovement,unlessdoingaFreeReforminthe
MovementphasewhiledoingaFlymove.
8.18DoesacharacteronaPegasusoraDischavethespecialrule
FlyingCavalry?(70) No.
8.19IfaFrenziedunithasamagicitemthatcouldincreasethe
distanceitcouldcharge,orallowafailedchargetobererolled,
mustitusetheitem?(p70)
No.
8.20CanFrenziedunitsavoidtheLeadershiptestbydeclaringa
charge?
(p70)
Yes.
8.21IsaunitwiththeHoverspecialruleaffectedbythingsthat
affectFlyers?(p71)
Yes,theyareforexampleaffectedbyRoilingSkiesandcantmakea
FlyingMoveunderStormbanner.
8.22ImpactHits
ResolvingImpactHits.Change[...]thisrulehasnoeffect.to
[...]noImpactHitsareinflicted.
ResolvingImpactHits.(p71)Addthefollowingsentenceto
theendofthethirdparagraph:LookOutSir!rollscannotbe
takenagainstImpactHits.
DochargingunitssufferImpactHitsiftheychargeaunitwith
thespecialrule,thatalsocharged?No.ImpactHits,
DevastatingChargebonusattacksandotherchargebonuses
canonlyeverbeusedonthechargedunits.
8.23KillingBlow/HeroicKillingBlow(p72):

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IsaCharactermountedonaMonster,ChariotorMonstrous
BeastsusceptibletotheKillingBlowSpecialRule? No,asthe
CharacterstrooptypechangestoMonster,Chariotor
MonstrousCavalryrespectively,therebyrenderingKillingBlow
ineffective.OnlyHeroicKillingBlowwillworkagainstthese
targets.

DoesKillingBlow/HeroicKillingBlowcauseawound?

Yes.

DoesimmunitytoKillingBlowalsoprotectfromHeroicKilling
Blow?

Yes.
DoesaMonster,ChariotorUniquemountdieiftherideris
slainwithHeroicKillingBlow?No.
DoestheriderdieifthemountisslainwithHeroicKilling
Blow?

No.
IfaWarMachineisattackedbyamodelwiththeHeroic
KillingBlowspecialrule,andtheattackerrollsa6towound,
areallremainingwoundsontheWarMachinelost?Yes.
8.24IfamodelwiththeLoremasterspecialrulesuffersaPower
DrainresultfromtheMiscasttable,dotheylosespellsasnormal?
(p72)

Yes.
8.25CanMagicResistancegoover3? (p72)

Yes.

8.26MonsterandHandlers:(p73)
WhenthemodelsinaunitwiththeMonsterandHandlers
specialrulehavedifferentMovementAllowances,whichone
decideshowfartheunitcanmove?
TheMonstersMovementAllowanceisused.
WhenaMonsterandHandlersunitsuffersaWoundfroman
attackthatcausesMultipleWounds,isthemultiplierapplied
afterrollingtoseewhoiswounded?

Yes.
WhenaunitwiththeMonsterandHandlersspecialruletakes
anunsavedWoundfromatemplateorfromaweapon/ability
thatcanpickoutitstarget;doyoustillrollaD6toseeifthe
Woundisinflicteduponthemonsteroritshandlers?
Yesyoudounlessspecificallystatedotherwiseintheunits
specialrules.
IfaMonsterandHandlersunitisrequiredtotakea
Characteristictest,whichvaluescanyouuse?Youcanonlyuse
theMonsterscharacteristics;thehandlersareignoredforthis
purpose.
IfaMonsterandHandlersunitisrequiredtotakea
Leadershiptest,whichLeadershipvaluecanyouuse?

Youmustusethehighest.

AreHandlerscountedtowardsunitsize(HeavyCasualties,
rallying,VPs...)?No.
DowoundsfromHandlerscarryovertotheirMonster?

No,anyexcessislost.
HowdoyoukeeptrackofMonsterwoundsandHandler
woundsinaunitwithmultipleMonsterandHandlermodels?

Assumethewoundsbeingcarriedontheunitareon
thesamemodel.Whencasualtiesarecaused,removeall
MonstersslainatthatInitiative/Damagestep.Countupthe
WoundscausedtoHandlersinthesamestep,includingthose
fromremovingMonsterswhichstillhadHandlerWounds
remaining.IfthereareadditionalHandlerWoundstobe
applied,addtheseontotheunit.IftherearemoreMonsters
removedthenHandlers,theadditionalHandlersarelost,but
thewoundstheyrepresentarenotaddedtocombatresults.In
thecaseofaMonstersandHandlersunitwheresomeMonsters
havemoreHandlersthenothers,assumetheMonsterswith
moreHandlersareremovedascasualtiesafterthosewithless.
DoyouremovetheHandlersforaslainMonsterifthereare
otherMonstersaliveintheunit?Yes.
CanallHandlersfightifjustoneMonsterisengaged?

No.ThenumberofHandlersthatcanfightisequalto
themaximumnumberthatwaspurchasedwiththeengaged
Monster,limitedbythenumberofHandlersstillremainingin
theunit.
8.27Doespivotingonthespotcountasmovingforthepurposes
ofunits,otherthanWarMachines,withtheMoveorFirerule?
(p73)

Yes.
8.28DoPoisonedAttacksthatwoundautomaticallyonaToHit
rollof5+orbetterstillneedtohittocauseaWound?(p73)

Yes.
8.29RandomMovement:(p74)
AddIfamodelhastheRandomMovementandSwiftstride
specialrules(achariotwithRandomMovement,forexample),
thentheSwiftstridespecialruleisnotused.totheendofthe
firstparagraph.
DoesaRandomMovecountasanormalmovefortriggering
aDangerousTerraintest?
Yes,unlessthemodelismakingacharge,pursuitorfleemove,
inwhichcaseitcountsasamoveoftheappropriatetype.
WhathappenswhenamodelwiththeRandomMovement
rulehitsthetableedge?(p74)
Itstopsassoonasitcontactstheboardedge,unless
Overrunning,Pursuing,orFleeing.
Howaremodels/unitswithRandomMovementmovedand

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whatoptionsdotheyhavewhenclosetobeingblockedby
othermodelsandthe1rule?
Pivotthemodel/unitaboutitscentertofaceinthedirectionit
willbemoved,andmaintainthesameformation.Random
moversmaynotendtheirinitialpivotwithin1ofotherunits,
unlessthedirectiontheychoosetopivotinwouldbringthem
intocontactwiththatunit(eitherwiththepivotora1move
forward),inwhichcasetheychargeitasusual.
HowdoSkirmishingandFastCavalryunitsmovewhenunder
RandomMovementrules?
Followtheinstructionslistedabove.Ifattheendofthemove
theunitisnotengagedincombat,itmayreformaboutits
centeranumberofinchesequaltotwicetheminimumrollable
distance.
IsaunitwiththeRandomMovementspecialruleaffectedby
Movementmodifiers?

8.31Stomp/Thunderstomp(p76)
DoStomporThunderstomphitsbenefitfromanyother
SpecialRules,equipmentormagicitemsofthethemodelthat
inflictsthehits? No.
IfamodelhasitsStrengthcharacteristicchangedbyaspellor
otherspecialrule,doesthisaffectStomps/Thunderstomps?

Yes,evenbonusesderivedfromSpecialRules(but
excludingweapons),becausetheyaffecttheprofile,notthe
Stompdirectly.
WhenamodelhasmultipleprofilesandtheStompor
Thunderstompspecialrule,whichprofileisusedtodetermine
theStrengthofthehit(s)?
Youalwaysusethemounts
profile.
AreStomps/Thunderstompsmandatory?

Yes.

CanyoueverassignStomphitsonCharactersthatarenot
stompable?No.

Yes,modifytheresultoftheroll.
WhathappensifaunithastwosetsoftheRandom
Movementspecialrule?

HowdowehandleStomps/Thunderstompsonunitsofmore
than1type?

Usetheslowestone.
CanaunitwithRandomMovementmoveintheRemaining
Movessubphase(orasifinthissubphase)?

No.
HowdounitsaffectedbytheRandomMovementspecialrule
moveifthefollowingmovementspellsarecastonthem:
BestialSurge,HandofGork,SteedofShadows,Vanhels
DanseMacabre,WalkBetweenWorlds:Theunit(s)can
makeamoveofuptothenumberofinchesindicatedonthe
spell(oraFlyingMoveinthecaseofSteedofShadows).
KhasrsDesertWind:Theunit(s)cannotmove,asRandom
Movementcannotbeperformedin(orasifin)the
RemainingMovessubphase.
BironasTimewarp:ThedistancerolledforanyRandom
Movesisdoubledwhilstundertheeffectsofthisspell.
8.30Sniper(p75)
ChangeAmodelmakinga[...]tounlessmakingaStandand
Shootchargereaction,amodelmakinga[...]atthestartof
thethirdparagraph.
WhichSpecialRulescanbecombinedwithanattackusingthe
Sniperspecialrule?
ArmourPiercing,FlamingAttacks,IgnoresCover,MoveorFire,
MultipleShots,MultipleWounds,PoisonedAttacks,andQuick
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specialruleasitisnotanormalshootingattack.

Thehitsareallocatedamongstthemodelsthatcanbe
stomped,aspershooting.AnyhitsfromStompsmayonlybe
directedagainstmodelsintheunitthatareinfantry,warbeasts
orswarms.
8.32AunitisaffectedbytheCurseofAnraheir,Dreadquake
Mortar,orUsiransIncantationofVengeance,ormovingthrougha
VenomThicket.DoesthatunithavetotakeDangerousTerrain
testsifitsmovementisentirelywithinthattypeofterrainandthe
unithastheStriderruleforthattypeofterrain?Whatiftheunit
withStriderfleesthroughoneormoreenemyunitswhileinthat
typeofterrain?(p76)
No.Yes,sincethetestsarecausedbytheenemyunitbeingfled
through,regardlessofterrain.
8.33Stupidity(p76)
Whatconstitutesanactionformodelsthathavefaileda
Stupiditytest?ForexamplecouldaCharacterwithaHealing
Potiondrinkit?
Everythingcountsasanactionsoif
youhavefailedyourStupiditytestyoucandonothingatall
apartfrombimbleforwardsthecompulsoryD6.
CanaunitthathasfailedaStupiditytestbeforcedtomove,
orperformanyotheraction,byaspell,orotherspecial
rule/magicitem?

Yes.
IshavingtotakeaStupiditytestthesameasbeingsubjectto
Stupidity?
Yes,wheneveraunittakesaStupiditytest,it
issubjecttoStupidity(andImmunetoPsychology)forone
gameturn.

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WheredounitsthatfailStupiditymoveiftheydonthavea
facing? Inarandomdirection.Unitsinabuildingdonotmove.

8.34Skirmishers:(p77)

No.

MustaunitwithFrenzythatisinchargerangeofanenemy
unitonthefirstturnofthegame,takeaLeadershiptestdue
toBerserkRageifitdeployedasScoutsormadeaVanguard
move?

FreeReform.Change[...]move,provided[...]to[...]move,
evenifitmarches,provided[...].Change[...]doubleitsMove
value.to[...]doubleitsMovementvalue.

No.AFrenziedunitonlytakesaLeadershiptestduetoBerserk
Rageifitcancharge.Asitisnotallowedtocharge,thereisno
needtotakethetest.

LightTroops.Change[...]zeroranks[...]to[...]zeroranksin
combat[...].
8.35Terror(p78)

IfaCharacterisdeployedaspartofaunitwiththeVanguard
specialrule,canthatunitstillmakeitsVanguardmove?

Doesaunitbeingchargedhavetotakeatestifevenone
modelofthechargingunitcausesTerror? Yes.

IftheCharacterinquestionhastheVanguardspecialruleas
well,thenyes,theymay.Otherwise,no,theCharacters
presencepreventstheunitfromusingVanguard.

DoesaunitbeingchargedhavetotakeaTerrortestifeven
onemodeloftheunitbeingchargedisnotimmunetothe
test?Yes,unlessthemajorityofmodelshavetheImmuneto
Psychologyspecialrule.

CanyouFlyorFreeReformduringVanguard?

Yes

IfaunitisImmunetoPanic,aretheyalsoImmunetoTerror
teststakenwhenbeingcharged?Yes.

CancharactersleaveorjoinunitsduringVanguard?.

No.

CanaunitberequiredtotakemultipleTerrortestsinasingle
chargephase?
No.

CanyourolloffforVanguardbutthenchoosenottomake
anyVanguardmoves? Yes.

8.36VolleyFire(p78)

Willthoseunitscountashavingmovedifyouthenwin
firstturn(andthusbeineligibletocharge)? No,you
willbeabletochargewithanyVanguardingunitsthat
donotmove.

IfIhaveaunitof20archers,5fileswideand4ranksdeep,
howmanyshotswouldIgetusingtheVolleyFirespecialrule?
Woulditbe15(firsttworanksplushalfoftheremaining
models,roundingup)or16(firsttworanksplushalfofeach
rank,roundingup)?

15shots.

WhenplayersarealternatingVanguardmoves,canaplayer
pointtooneoftheirVanguardingunits,declarethattheywill
notmoveit,andcountthatasoneofthemoves(thus
requiringtheiropponenttothenmovehisnextVanguarding
unit?) No.Vanguardingunitsthatdontmovecannotbepart
ofthealternatingprocess.Onceaplayerhasdeclaredhewill
notbeVanguardingaunit,allfurtherunitswiththeopportunity
toVanguardwillalsonotbeusingthisrule.

WhenaunitfiresusingtheVolleyFirespecialruleandnotall
oftheunitcanshoot,doyouworkouthowmanymodelscan
shootinthethirdandsubsequentranksandthenhalvethe
results,roundingup?
Yes.
8.37SpecialDeploymentRules(p79)
Ambushers.Change[...]startoftheturn[...]to[...]startof
histurn[...].

MustunitswithScoutorAmbushusetheserulesfor
deployment?

Vanguard.Change[...]makea12move[...]to[...]makea
moveofupto12[...].

Yes.Scoutscanchoosetodeployintheirdeploymentzonebut
arestilldeployedlast.

MustunitswiththeVanguarddeploymentspecialrulebe
movedbeforetherolltoseewhogetsthefirstturn?

Yes.

9TroopTypes

UnitsthataredeployedasScoutsormakeaVanguardmove
arenotallowedtochargeiftheygetthefirstturn.Doesthis
alsostopthemfromchargingintheMagicphase?

Yes.

9.1Wheretherearereferencestomonstrous
infantry/cavalry/beastsdoesthismeanjustmonstrousinfantry,
monstrouscavalryandmonstrousbeasts(andnotordinary
cavalryandbeasts)?(var)

DounitsthataredeployedasScoutscounttoward
determiningwhofinisheddeployingtheirarmyfirst?

Yes.

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9.2CavalryandSpecialRules.(p82)AddIfthemounthasthe
FastCavalryspecialrule,thenthewholemodelhasit.tothelistof
exceptions.

11CommandGroups

9.3MonstrousCavalry.(p83)Inthesecondparagraph,replace
Allthecavalryrules...withoneexceptionmonstrouscavalry
alwaysusethehighestWoundscharacteristicwithAllthe
cavalryrules...withtwoexceptionsmonstrouscavalryalwaysuse
thehighestToughnessandWoundscharacteristics

11.1Canaunitstillpursueiffleeingunitsconsistofonlystandard
bearers(whichweredestroyedwhentheunit(s)broke)?(p94)

9.4MonstrousCavalry.(p83)AddMONSTROUSSUPPORT

Yes.Unitsfollowallthenormalrulesforpursuit,asiftherewere
modelsactuallyfleeing.ThismeansthatFrenziedunitsmust
pursue/overrun,andthatotherunitsmustgenerallytesttorestrain
pursuit.

Furthermore,theriderofamonstrouscavalrymodelcanmakeas
manysupportingattacksasareonitsprofile,uptoamaximumof
three.totheendoftheparagraph.

11.2Doescommandgroupsprioritytobeinthefirstrankonly
applytothefirstrank,allowingcharacterstofillthesecondrank
andpushtherestofthecommandtothethirdrank?(p92)Yes.

9.5MonstrousBeasts.(p85)MONSTROUSSUPPORT
Furthermore,amonstrousbeastcanmakeasmanysupporting
attacksasareonitsprofile,uptoamaximumofthree.totheend
oftheparagraph.

11.3AunithasbothCharactersandCommandmodelsinthe
secondandsubsequentrank(s).Anemptyspaceiscreatedinthe
frontrankbythedeathofaCharacterorChampion,orby
wideningtheunitbyoneormoreFilesviaareform.Whofillsthe
space(s)first?(p92,97)

9.6CanaChariotmovebackwardsandsideways?(p86)

Yes.

Commandmodelsoccupytheemptyspace(s)first,followedby
Characters,thenRankandFilemodels.

9.7CanacharacterschariotmountusethecharactersWeapon
Skillforwhenitishit?(p86,105)

11.4ChampionsandShooting.(p93)Changethethirdparagraph
toTheonlyexceptionstothisareattacksthatuseatemplate(such
ascannons,stonethrowers,breathweapons,magicalvortexes&so
on).

No,asthecharacterisnotpartofthecrew.UsemountsWSifthere
isnocrewpresent.
9.8IfaChariotnolongerhasanyridersorcrew(e.g.WarAltar
wheretheArchLectorhasbeenkilled),whatistheLeadership
valueofthechariot?
UsethebestLeadershipremainingonthemodel.Thiswill
bethesteeds,ifnoothervalueisavailable.

10Weapons

11.5DoestheLookOutSirspecialruleapplyagainstallspells
thatusetemplates?(p93)
Yes.
11.6Doesacharactergetthe4+LookoutSir!againstspellsthat
causehits?(p93)
Yes,withtheexceptionofspellsthatcausehitstoeverymodelin
thetargetunit(eg.DwellersBelow),orthosethatcantarget
individualmodelswithinaunit(eg.FateofBjuna).
11.7HowmanymodelsdoIneedforMonstrousInfantrytogain
theLookOut,Sir!rule?(p93)

10.1CanyouparryspecialorunusualCloseCombatattacks?(p88)
Yes,unlessotherwisestated(SuchasStomps,ImpactHits,and
BreathWeapons).

5rankandfilemodels,excludinganyspecialcaseslikelookout
gnoblars.
11.8IfaunithasCharacters,Championsandlessthan5Rankand
File,cantheChampionberemovedasacasualtyifitsallocated
shootinghits(orsimilar)thatwoundandkillit?(p93) Yes.

10.2IfamodelgetsaStrengthbonusinthefirstroundof
combatdoesthismeanitonlyreceivesthebonusonceper
battle?Anddoesisreceivethebonusagainstanewenemythat
chargesitwhileitisalreadyfightinginanongoingcombat?(p90)

Notobothquestions.

11.9CanaStandardBeareruseaweaponthatrequirestwo
hands?Canheuseanadditionalhandweapon?(p94)

Yestobothquestions.

10.3BraceofPistols(p91)AddRequiresTwoHands.tothe
specialrulesontheprofile.

11.10Doenemyunitchampionscountascharacters?(p93/96)

No

10.4Two/AdditionalHandWeapons.(p91)AddRequiresTwo
Hands.tothespecialrulesontheprofile

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12.1Aspelliscastataunitwithacharacter,wholaterleavesthe
unit.Ishestillaffected?(var)
Whenheleavestheunit,heceasestobeaffected,exceptforany
movementeffect(fortheclearingmoveonly)andanypermanent
gameeffect(eg.SkavensWither,LoreofMetalsPlagueofRust,
andWarpflame).IntheinstanceofaunitofCharactersmoving
apart,thelastCharacterremainingkeepsanyspelleffects.
12.2IsaLookOutSir!rollmandatory?(p93,97)

Yes.
12.3Doesacharacterhaveatrooptype?Ifyes,doalloftherules
thatapplytothattrooptypeapplytothecharacter?Andwillthe
characterbeaffectedbyspecialattacksorspellsthataffectthat
trooptype?(p96)

Yestoallquestions.
12.4ShootingatLoneCharacters.(p96,97)Change[...]fiveor
moremodels[...]to[...]fiveormorerankandfilemodels[...]in
thesecondparagraph.
12.5Canalonecharacteruse4+LookOut,Sir!totransferhitstoa
unitinclosecombat?(p97)Yes.
12.6CharactersJoiningUnits:(p97)
Ifacharacterisrequiredtojoinaunitandallunitsare
requiredtotesttoseeiftheyareheldinreserveormovedon
fromaboardedgeatthestartofaturn,howisthisresolved?
Beforerollingforanyunitsyoumustnominatewhichuniteach
characterthatisrequiredtojoinaunitisgoingtobedeployed
withandthenrolloncetodetermineiftheyallturnuporallare
delayed.ForexampleaSkavenarmywithaGreySeerona
ScreamingBellisplayingagainstanOrc&Goblinarmywith
Skarsnik.TheGreySeerwouldhavetonominatewhichunitof
ClanratsorStormverminheisjoiningbeforeanyrollsaremade
toseewhichunitsaredelayedbySkarsnik.
Nonmarchingcharacterjoinsaunitthatmarched.Canthe
charactershoot?
Yes.
MarchingCharacterjoinsaunitthathasnotMarched.Can
theunitshoot?
Yes.
CanCharactersjoinUniqueunits?

Yes.

CantheygetLookOut,Sir!fromUniqueunits?

No.

Yes,andyoucanmakethisdecisionindependentlyforeach
Characterthatjoinstheunit,untilyouplaceamodelinthe
secondrank.Atthattime,eachnewcharacteraddedmustbe
placedinthefirstorsecondrank,followingthenormal
CommandGrouppriorityrules.
Becauseoftherulethatforcescharacterstogoonthefront
rank,canacharacterexceeditsnormalmovementdistance
whenhejoinsaunit?
Ifyoucanreachalegal(frontrank)positionwithyournormal
movementdistance,youmustdoso.Ifnot,youcanexceedthis
limittoachievealegalposition,butmovingaslittleaspossible.
Notethatthecharacterisnotforcedtomarch,eveniftheycan
reachtheendingpositiononlybymarching.
Istherespaceinthefrontrankforacharacterthatshould
displace2modelsfromit,iftheres2noncommand,non
charactermodels,buttheyrenotnexttoeachother?

Yes.Movethecommandand/orothercharactersandputthe
bigcharacterinthefrontrank.
IfaWizardcastsaspellthattargetshimthenleavestheunit,
willthespellremainonboththeWizardandtheunit?

No,oncetheWizardhaslefttheunititwillonlytargethim.If
hesubsequentlyjoinsanotherunit,orrejoinstheunithehas
left,whilethespellisstillinplaythentheywillbenefitfromthe
spell.
12.7Cancharacterschangepositioninsideaunitaspartofa
normalmove?(p97)Yes,aslongastheyendupintherankclosest
tothefrontoftheunitthathasaspacein.Isisalsoworth
rememberingthatevenifonlythecharactermovesthewholeunit
willcountasmovingthatturn.
12.8DoCharacterscountasoriginalmembersofaunitwhen
determiningwhetheritsatorunder25%strengthforrallying
purposes? (p97) Yes.Notethattheydontcountforvictory
pointpurposes.
12.9Canacharacterjoinaskirmisherunitiftheunitand
characterhavedifferentsizedbases?(p98)
Yes.Thecharacter
isplacedasifinanonskirmishingunit,excepthesroughlyhalfan
inchapartfromtheskirmishers.

Whathappensifevertwoflyingcharactersareformingaunit
ofcharacters,alone?
Theyareimmediatelysplitintotwo
lonecharacters.
OneormoreCharactersjoinaunitinasinglerank.Canyou

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choosewhetherornottowidentheformationwiththe
Characters,displaceaRankandFilemodeltothesecondrank,
orplacetheminthesecondrank,followingnormalCommand
Grouppriorityrules?

12.10Howmanycharacterswithdifferentbasesizecanjoina
unit?(p98)
Only2characterswithmismatchingbasescanjoinsuchunits,one
oneachside.

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12.11Whenallocatinghitstoaunitwithacharacterwhoisthe
controllingplayer?(p99)
Thecontrollingplayeristheonewhoownstheunit.
12.12Mustacharacterbemovedtothefrontrankofaunitas
soonasaspacebecomesavailable?(p100)

Yes.
12.13WhencanyouperformMakeWaymoves?(p100)
Theycanbemadeatthestartofeverycombatround,beforeimpact
hits(andafterslidingunengagedsidemodelsintobasetobase
contact).
12.14Howmanymodelsdoesamodelona50x50basedisplace
whenMakingWayina25x25unit?(p100)Upto4.
12.15CanaCharacterMakeWayintoapositionthatisnotin
basetobasecontactwithanenemyunit?(p100)

OnlyforMakeWaymovestoanincompleterearrank,andno
portionofthatmodelsbasecanbeobscuredbyfriendlymodels.
12.16CharactersLeavingUnits:(p101)
LeavingAUnit.AddAcharactermaynotleaveaunitonthe
sameturnthattheyjoinit.totheendofthefourth
paragraph.
Canacharactermovethroughaunithehasjoinedwhenhe
leavesit(i.e.canheleavethroughthesideorrearoftheunit,
measuringthemovefromhisstartingposition)?

Yes.
Ifaunitcontainingoneormorecharactershashadits
MovementAllowancealtered,willthisaffectacharacter
leavingtheunit,includingifhetriestochargeoutofit?

Yes,butforthatmoveonly.
Canacharacterleaveaunitafteritperformsaswiftreform?

No.
Canmultiplecharacterschargeoutofthesameunitinone
turn?
No.

CanaCharacterchargeoutfromthesecondrank?

Yes.
WhatishisLineofSight?HisLineofSightistheone
ofthemodel(s)directlyinfrontofhim.
Canhestartwheelinginsidetheunit?Hecanwheel
andmoveinsidetheunitbutmustcompletelyleaveitto
finishthecharge.
Canhechargeifhecantcleartheunitbeforehittingthe
enemy?
No.

DoCharacterschargingoutofaunitwithabonustoacharge
movebenefitfromthebonus?Yes.

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Atwhatpointafteraunithasbeenwipedoutdoany
charactersremainingcountashavinglefttheunit? Assoonas
thelastmodelfromtheunithasbeenremoved,anyremaining
characterscountasanewunit.NotethatthiswillcausePanic
teststoallfriendlyunitswithin6(includingthenewlyformed
unitofcharacter(s))astheunithasbeendestroyed.
IfacharactertriestoleaveaunitthatisaffectedbytheNetof
Amyntok(oranothersimilarspellorabilitysuchasa
FulminatingFlameCage)includingifhetriestochargeoutof
it,isherequiredtotakeaStrengthtest?Also,ifthetestis
failed,willanyresultingdamagehitonlythecharacter?

Yestobothquestions.Thoughitisworthnotingthata
testisnotrequiredifheleaveswithoutmoving,throughthe
SmokeandMirrorsloreattributeforexample.
12.17Challenges(p102)
Canacharacterorchampionthatispartofthecrewofawar
machineissueoracceptachallenge?

No.
Afteracceptingachallengemustthechallengedmodelalways
moveintobasecontactwiththeenemymodelthatissuedthe
challenge?

Ifthechallengedmodelisonhisown
thenhemustmoveintobasecontact.Ifthechallengedmodel
isintheunithemustmoveaslongasitdoesnotrequireleaving
hisunit.Whereitisnotpossibleforbasecontacttobemade
thenleavethemodelswheretheyareandsimplyassumethat
thetwomodelsareinbasecontact.
If,foranyreason,acharacterinvolvedinachallengeceases
tocountasacharacterbeforethechallengeends,what
happens?

Completethechallengeasnormal
thisturn.Themodelwhichhasceasedtobeacharactermust
useitsnoncharacter(andthusprobablymuchreduced)stat
linefromthemomentthespellends.Attheendoftheroundof
closecombatthechallengeautomaticallyends.
IfamodelwithaBreathWeapon,StomporThunderstompis
inachallenge,cantheseattackshitmodelsnotinthe
challenge?

No.
Canamodelinachallengedirecthisattacksagainstanenemy
characterschariotormonstrousmount?

Yes.
Canmodelsnotinachallengedirectattacksagainstthe
mountofacharacterthatisinachallenge?

No.
FightingaChallenge.Shouldanymentionofcharacterbe
readascharacter(s)orchampion(s)?
Yes.
Canyouattackamodelthatrefusedachallenge,ifhes
exposed?

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Yes,ifhesexposedafterremovingcasualties.
Canachallengeacceptingmodeldisplaceanothermodeland
putitanywheretofacehischallenger?

It
mayonlyswitchplaceswiththedisplacedmodel.
Cananyclosecombatattackfromoutsidethechallengeaffect
themodelsinit?
No(woundsstillcarryovertochampions).
Inachallenge,iftheacceptorcantmovetomeetthe
challengerbutthechallengercanmovetomeettheacceptor,
doesthechallengermove?

No.
12.18CharacterMounts,MonstrousCavalryMount.(p105)Add
evenifheisridingamonstrousbeastwithonlyoneWoundtothe
endofthelastsentenceofthefirstparagraph.

Leadership,butisforbiddenfrombeingtheGeneralduetobeing
theBSBorotherreasons(Assassins,etc)?
(p107)

Yes.
12.24TheBattleStandardBearer.
AddIfaBattleStandardBearerisinaunitthatRefusesa
Challengeandissubsequentlymovedtotherearofitsunit,it
losestheHoldYourGroundruleuntiltheendoftheturn.Note,
however,thatiftheBattleStandardBearerhasamagic
standarditseffectscontinuetoapplyasnormal(itcannotbe
switchedonoroff).
IfaBattleStandardBearerhastobeplacedinthesecondrank
ofaunitduetotherebeingnospaceforthemintheunits
firstrank,dotheeffectsofthebattlestandardstillapply?

Yes.

Yes.Additionally,iftherearemultipleriderstheycaneachshoot.

IfaBattleStandardBearerwhohasamagicstandardhasto
beplacedinthesecondrankofaunitduetotherebeingno
spaceforthemintheunitsfrontrank,dotheeffectsofthe
magicstandardstillapply?

Yes.

12.20Doesariddenmonsterbenefitfromanywardsavethatits
riderpossessesorviceversa?No.

CanaBSBrerollhisownrallytest?

No.

12.21CharactersonMonster/ChariotMounts(p105,106)

IfaBSBbreaksfromclosecombat,doesanyseparately
targetablemountdieaswell?
No.

12.19Canamonsteranditsriderbothshootinthesameshooting
phase?(p105)

IftheMountiskilledfromundertheCharacter,wherecanthe
characterbeplaced?

Thecharactercanbeplacedanywherethatiswhollycontained
withinthefootprintofthemountsbase.Ifengagedinclose
combat,thecharactermustattempttomaintainthesame
enemiesinbasecontact,ormaximizefromwithinthemounts
footprint,ifthesamenumberofenemiescannotbeengaged.
Wherethereissomechoiceofenemieswithinthesameunit,
theowningplayercandecide.
CanyouchoosethefacingfortheCharacter?

No,thecharactermusthavethesamefacingthathis
mounthadbeforeitwaskilled.
12.22TheGeneral(p107)
InspiringPresence.Changewithin12usehisLeadership
insteadtowithin12mayusehisLeadershipinstead
DounitsbenefitfromtheirGeneralsInspiringPresencefor
thepurposesofspellsthatuseLeadership,suchasSpirit
LeechorOkkamsMindrazor?

Yes.
WhendoyouhavetodecidewhethertouseInspiring
PresenceforaLeadershipTest?
Beforerollingthetest.Ifnodeclarationismade,assume
highestavailableLdwasused.
12.23CanyouhaveaCharacterinyourarmythathasthehighest

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13WarMachines

13.1Numberofwoundsonwarmachines:(p108)
Alwaysusethenumberofwoundsonthecrewasthenumberof
woundsonawarmachine.
13.2ShootingwithWarMachines.(p109)ChangeUnless
specifiedotherwise,allwarmachineweaponstoUnless
otherwisespecified,allweaponsinthissection(andallother
weaponsmountedonwarmachines)...
13.3Wheredoesashotfromawarmachineorweaponthatfires
likeoneoriginatefrom?(p109)
Fromthecentreofthefrontoftheirbase.Ifthemodeldoesnot
haveabase,nominateapointthefirsttimethemachinefires,and
usethatforeveryshotthereafter.
13.4CanaWarMachinefreelypivotbeforechoosingatarget?
Mustitdirectlyfaceitstarget?(p109)
Yes(InpracticeWMhave360LoS).Yes.
13.5DoesaWarMachinehavefront,sideandreararcs?Can
theychargewithRandomMovement?(p109) Notoboth
questions.
13.6ModelsthatfirelikeWarMachines:(p109)
Cantheyfreelypivotbeforechoosingatarget?

No.

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Mustitdirectlyfaceitstarget?

No,itusesitsfrontarc.
CanitStandandShootwithitswarmachineweapon?

No.
NotethataSteamTankmaystillonlyfiredirectlyaheadfrom
thecenterofitsfrontage.Hellcannonsandsimilarmaynot
targetanyspotthatiswithinminimumrangetoanypartofthe
base.Theycanuseindirectfireattargetsoutsidethefrontarc.
13.7Doesaboltthrowerrequiretwoormorecrewremainingto
fire?(p111) No.
13.8WhenexactlyisaBoltThrowersingleshotrandomized
betweenrankmembers?HowareCharacterswithmismatching
baseshit?(p111)

Randomizewhichmodelintheranktakesthehitifeitherof
theseapplies:

Thewholeunithaslessthan5RankandFilemodels

Therankiscomposedentirelyofcharactersand/or
champions

Ifneitherapplies,aRankandFilemodelwilltakethehit.
Amismatchingcharacteristreatedasbeinginthefrontrankwhen
shotfromthefront/rear.Whenshotfromtheflank,thecharacteris
anadditionalmemberofthefilehesnextto.Ifhisbasecoversthe
wholeflank,heinsteadformshisownfileandishitautomatically.
13.9AreexistingwoundsonRankandFilemodelsusedtohelp
CannonsandBoltThrowerspenetrateMonstrous
Infantry/Cavalry/Beastunits?(p111,113)
Yes,forthefirst
modelthattheCannon/BoltThrowerdoesnotkillonitsown.For
example,ifanOgreunithas2existingwounds,acannonballneeds
todoonly1or2woundstopenetratetothenextOgre,andthenthe
existingwoundsontheremainingmodelsgoto0.Ifthecannon
rollshighenoughtokillthemodeloutright(3ormoreinthis
example),thentheexistingwoundsremainontheunitandmake
thepenetrationeasierforthenextmodeltoo.Notethatthisruling
alsoappliesforotherattackswhichuseCannonandBoltThrower
penetrationrules,suchasAmberSpear.
13.10Cannons,ChoosingaTarget.(p112)Change[...]pivotinthe
Movementphase[...]to[...]pivotintheShootingphase[...]in
thelastsentenceofthefirstparagraph.
13.11Doesamodelonalargebasepreventmodelsfrombeing
hitbyacannonineveryrankitoccupies?Acannonhitstwo
modelsinthesamerank,whichonetakesthehit?(p113)
No.Forthesepurposes,amodelonalargebaseisintherankitis
firsthitbythecannon.Whenhittingmultiplemodelsinonerank,
themodelthatwasfirsthittakesthehit.
StoneThrowers,FiringaStoneThrower.(p114)Change[...]place
itanywherecompletelywithinthewarmachineslineofsight,[...]
to[...]placeitanywherewiththecentralholewithinthewar
machineslineofsight,[...]inthefirstsentence.
13.12Canyouplaceatemplateinawaythatpartofitisoutside
ofthetable?Orifatemplatescattersbyafractionoutsideofthe

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table,canitstillhitwiththepartonthetable?(p114)Yes.
13.13IfamodelfireslikeaStoneThrowerbutdoesnthaveany
crew,whatBSdoesituse?(p114)
Usethehighestfoundintheprofile.ThisisBS3forHellcannonand
Soulgrinder.

14BattlefieldTerrain

14.1CanyouplacetheHerdstone,theFoldingFortressorthe
AmbushfromtheWorldrootsForestinside,within1orontopof
anotherterrainfeature?(var)
No.
14.2DangerousTerrain(p117)
IftherearetwoormoreeffectswhichtriggeraDangerous
TerrainTestinthesameinstance,willtheunithavetoroll
onceforeacheffect(e.g.ACavalryunitchargingthrougha
VenomThicketWouldthistrigger1testpermodelor2)?

Intheexamplegiven,theunitwouldonlyhavetotake1
DangerousTerrainTestpermodel.
WhenexactlydoyoutakeDangerousTerraintests?
WheneveryouenteraDangerousTerrainpiecewithallmodels
thatwouldenteritduringthemove.
IfamodelmovesthroughthesamepieceofDangerous
Terrainmorethanonceinamove,wouldithavetotakea
DangerousTerraintestforeachinstancethatitenters/crosses
thepiece?

No.Amodelonlyeverhastotake1DangerousTerraintest
relatedtoaspecificterrainpiece/unitpermovement.
DoCavalry,MonstrousCavalryandChariotstreatRiversas
DangerousTerrain?
Yes.
DoChariotssufferD6individualwoundsor1woundwiththe
MultipleWounds(D6)specialruleafterfailingaDangerous
Terraintest?

TheysufferD6individual
wounds.
DoesafailedchargetriggerDangerousTerrain?

No.
14.3ForestsandMovement.(p119)Change[...]Flyer[...]to
[...]Fly[...].
14.4Isamodelwithintheforest(orotherterrain)ifitsonly
partiallywithinit?(p119)
Aunitneedstohaveatleasthalfitsfootprintin/behindcover
grantingterraintobecovered.
14.5Whendoestheeffectofanaugmentorhexspellendifitis
castbyaRiverofLight.Andwhathappensifaspellcastbya
RiverofLightaffectsaunitsabilitytomove?(p120)

AugmentandhexspellslastuntilthestartoftheMagicphase
intheirsidesnextturnthespelldoesnotendintheMagicphase
immediatelyaftertheMovementphasewhenitwastriggered.Any
movementeffectwillnotapplyuntiltheunitsnextMovement
phasetheydonotaffectmovementontheturntheyaretriggered.
14.6Aunitstandsweirdly,sideways,on,ornexttoanobstacle.

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Howdoestheobstaclegivepenaltiesinclosecombat?(p122)

Theobstaclewillonlyprotectmodelsclearlylinedagainstitandin
basecontactwithit.

15ChoosingYourArmy

14.7Ifacavalry,monstrouscavalryorchariotunitchargesaunit
touchingtheothersideofanobstaclehowmanymodelsneedto
takeadangerousterraintest?(p123) Anymodeltouchingthe
obstaclemusttest.
14.8Buildings(p126,127)
AbandoningaBuilding.ChangethesecondsentencetoPlace
theunitinanydesiredformation,withatleastonemodelofthe
rearrank1awayfromthebuildingandnomodelwithin1of
thebuilding.
Canamodelmovewithinaninchofabuildingwithout
garrisoningit? No.

15.1Itsnotuncommonforspecialrulesorspellstobeneficially
affectmodelsofacertaintype.Ifmyopponentsarmyalsohas
suchmodels,cantheybeaffectedtoo?Whataboutalliedunitson
myownside?(p132&136)
Specialrulesandspellssuch
asthisonlyeveraffectfriendlyunitsfromtheirownarmy,andwill
notaffectenemyoralliedunitsthathappentobeinrange.
15.2Lords(p134)
Replacebothparagraphswith:Youcanspendupto50%ofyour
pointsonLords.Lordsarethemostpowerfulcharactersinyour
army,individualpossessedoffearsomemartialormagicalmight.
15.3Heroes(p134)

Doesaunitgarrisoningabuildingcountashavinganyranksat
anypoint?
No.
IfaWizard,inaunitinabuilding,miscastsandrollsa
DimensionalCascadeorCalamitousDetonationresult,isthe
WizardalwaysoneoftheD6modelshit?
Yes.

Replacebothparagraphswith:Youcanspendupto50%ofyour
pointsonHeroes.Heroesarelessercharacters,notasintrinsically
deadlyasLords,butstillworthascoreofordinarywarriors.
15.4ArmySelectionSummaryTable(p135)
ReplaceLordsUpto25%withLordsUpto50%

Whathappensifaunitthatisassaultingabuildingisitself
charged?

Theassaultonthebuildingis
abandoned(movetheunitthatwasassaultingthebuilding
backward1).Thetwounitsoutsidethebuildingarenow
engagedincombatinsteadandwillfightaroundofcombat
thisturn.

ReplaceHeroesUpto25%withHeroesUpto50%
15.5SpellGeneration(p162)

Canaunitenterabuildingusingamovementspelloreffect?

Yes.
Canaunitthatcameoutofabuildingmovelaterintheturn?

Yes,butnotinthesameMovement
Phase.

Attheendofthesecondparagraph,add:TheLoreofUndeathis
availabletoanyWizard.(seeWarhammerBattleMagic:Loreof
UndeathorWarhammer:Nagash,availableindigitalformatat
www.gamesworkshop.com)

16FightingaWarhammerBattle

Canacharacterthatwasnotoneofthetenmodelschosento
takepartinabuildingassaultbeoneofthemodelsthatstep
uptoreplacecasualtiessufferedintheassault?

No,heisfartoobusyconvincinghissoldierstotakehis
placeintheassaulttogetinvolvedhimself.

16.2CanIdeployinDangerousterrain?Whathappenstothe
deployedunitifIdo?(p142) Yes.Nothinghappenstotheunit.

CanaCharacterleaveaunitinabuilding?

Yes.

16.3Canyoudeployunitswithin1ofotherunitsorimpassable
terrainorbuildings?(p142)

CanmixedunitscomprisingentirelyofInfantry,Monstrous
Infantry,Warbeasts,MonstrousBeastorSwarmsgarrison
buildings?

Yes.
14.9IfaunitthatcancastspellsasaWizard(forexamplePink
HorrorsofTzeentch)iswithin3ofaWizardsTower,doesitgain
theLoremasterspecialrulewhileitcontrolsthetowerasifitwere
aWizard?(p131)

Yes.

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16.1CanIdeployaunitinImpassableterrain?(p142) No.

No.
16.4HowdoIdeployinMysteriousterrain?(p142)

Placeonemodelfromtheunitintheterrainfeature,thenrollto
seewhattypeofterrainitis,thendeploytherestofthemodelsina
legalformationandfinallyresolveanyeffectstheterrainhas.Note
thatdeployingtheunitcountsasenteringtheterrain,butdoesnot
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16.5Somespecialrules,magicitemsetc.haveaneffectatthe
beginningofthebattle,orbeforethegamestarts.Whenshould
theseeffectstakeplace?(p143)
Afterbotharmiesare
deployedandanyDeploymentspecialruleshaveoccurredbut
beforetherollforfirstturn.
16.6VictoryPoints.(p143)Change[...]atleasttwiceasmany
victorypointsasyouropponentany[...]to[...]atleast100
victorypointsmorethanyouropponentifyouscoreatleasttwice
asmanyvictorypointsasyouropponent,thenyouhaveachieveda
crushingvictory!Any[...]
16.7IfIkillacharacterbutnottheirmount,doIscorevictory
pointsforjustthecharacter,thecharacterandtheirmount,or
mustIkillthemounttooinordertoscoreanyvictorypoints?
(p143)
Youmustkillthecharacterandhismounttoscoreanyvictory
points.

16.16Ifweareusinganalternativeterrainfeatureinthe
Watchtowerscenario(ahillorforestforexample)howdowe
decidewhohascontrolofit?(p150) Theterrainfeaturewill
countascontrolledbywhicheversidehasauniton/insideit.Ifitis
unoccupied,thesidewithaunitclosestwillcountascontrollingit.
Ifmorethanonesidehasauniton/insidetheterrainfeatureorthey
areequidistantfromtheterrainfeature,usevictorypointsto
determinethewinner.
16.17Howdoyouworkoutthe%leftofthestartingunitsize?
Dividetheremainingnumberofmodelsbythestartingsize,multiply
by100androundup.

17TheLoresofMagic

16.8Somemodelscanbecreatedbyspellsorspecialrules
duringthegame.Aresuchunitsworthanyvictorypointsif
destroyed?(p143)
No,unlesstheirrulesspecificallysay
otherwise.
16.9Areunusedpointsinanarmylistautomaticallyawardedto
theopponentasVP? (p143)No.
16.10Doyoureceivethe+100VPifyoukilltheGeneralbutnot
itsmount?(p143) Yes.
16.11CanBeastsofNurgle,Hammerers,etc.evergetUnderdog
Challengepoints?(p143)
No.Theyarenotchampions,despitebeingabletofightinchallenge.
16.12Whendoyoudeclarewhethersomethingdeploys
unusually?(p144)
Beforedeployment,declarewhichunitswillbedeployedunusually.
Ifbothplayershaveunusuallydeployingunits,rolloffandalternate
declaringbeforedeployinganything.Inthecaseofunitswhichhave
morethanoneunusualdeploymentrule,declarewhichwillbeused
atthistime.
16.13Whenplayersrollofftoseewhodeploysfirst,getsthefirst
turnetc.mustthewinnerdeployfirst,takethefirstturnetc.?
(p144150) Yes,unlessitspecificallystatesthattheygettochoose.
16.14DuringrandomdeploymentonaDawnAttackmission,
whathappensifaunitisunabletodeploywheretheDeployment
tablesaysitmust,becauseitwillnotfitforexample?(p145)

Theunitisplacedinreserveandwillenterplayinthefirstturn
usingtherulesforreinforcementsonpage27.
16.15IfthewatchtowerisdestroyedintheWatchtowerscenario,
whatvictoryconditionsareused?(p150)
Theclosestunitto
thecenteroftherubblewherethewatchtoweroncestoodisthe

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winner.

17.1ArcaneCreatures.
AddLargeTargettotheSpecialRulesfortheMountain
ChimeraandGreatFireDragon.
ChangeGreatFireDragonbreathweapon[...](Strength5)[...]
to[...](Strength5,FlamingAttacks)[...]
17.2DoIgettouseMagicResistanceagainstWoundscausedby
loreattributes?
(var)
Yes.
17.3CanunitsthathavehadSteedofShadows,VanhelsDanse
MacabreorWalkBetweenWorldscastonthemalwaysusethe
fullmovementgrantedbythespell?(var)
Yes,aslongastheycontinuetomaintainthe1inchrulethroughout
theirmove(hexwraithsmovingthroughenemyunitsandethereal
unitsmovingthroughimpassibleterrainbeingnotableexceptions).
NotethatacharactermovingwithSteedofShadowsmaystillhave
topassaLeadershiptesttobeabletoMarch.
17.4ArethespecialattacksoftheHellpitAbominationandany
GiantaffectedbyspellssuchasSoulblightorEnfeeblingFoe?(var)
No,onlyattackswhichstatethattheyusethemodelsstrengthare
affected.
17.5Canaunitwheelorreformwhenundermovementspells
(suchasVanhelsDanseMacabre,WalkBetweenWorlds,or
KhsarsIncantationoftheDesertWind)?(var)
Itcanalwayswheel,butonlytheKhsarsIncantationallowstheunit
toReformorSwiftReform.
17.6Canspellsthatpickoutindividualmodels,eveniftheyarein
aunit,choosewhatishitwhentargetingamodelwithmultiple
locations?ForexampleTheFateofBjunaiscastatanOrc
WarbossonaWyvern,thecastercanchoosetotargetthe

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WarbossortheWyvernanditwillberesolvedagainstthe
Toughnessofthetarget.

Yes.

Canaunitretrythesameactionuntilitsucceeds?

No.

17.7TheLoreofFire:(p164)

Doesacharacterfailingthetestpreventothercharacters
inthesameunitfromattemptingthesameaction?

No.

TheBurningHead.ChangethefirstsentencetoreadThe
BurningHeadisadirectdamagespellwhichcanbeusedto
targetunitsthatareincombat.

Canitpreventactionsthatarenotmovement,shootingor
casting?
No.

WhatmovestriggerFulminatingFlameCagessecondary
effect?AnyStupidityfailure,Charge,Flight,CompulsoryMove,
RemainingMove(includingspellsthatworkasifinthis
subphase)Pursuit,Reform,andMakeWay.Acceptingor
DecliningaChallengealsotriggersthesecondaryeffect,
assumingamodelintheunitismovedaspartoftheaction.
Hiddenmodelsareunaffected.

Ifacharacterinaunitattemptsanaction,whotakesthe
testandthehits?
Charactertakesthetestbuttheunittakesthehits,unless
thecharacterwastryingtoleavetheunit.
Doesafleeingunitcountasfleeingifitfailsthetestandis
unabletoactuallyflee?

17.8TheLoreofBeasts:(p165)
WilltheCurseofAnraheirandUsirian'sIncantationof
VengeancemakeaunittreatOpenTerrainasDangerous
Terrain?

Yes.
Isthedamagecausedasaresultofthesespellsmagical?

No,andsowillnotaffectEtherealunits,orallowthe
affectedunittouseMagicResistanceortheBannerofthe
WorldDragon.

Yes,bumpit1''awayfromcombatiftherewereno
pursuers.
BironasTimewarp.
Change[...]Movement[...]to[...]Movement
Allowance[...]
DoesBironasTimewarpaffectunitswiththeRandom
Movementorothermovementspecialrules? Yes,
howeverfartheycannormallymove,itwillbedoubled.For
example,aunitwiththeRandomMovement(2D6)special
rulerollesa9.Thiswouldthenbedoubledto18.

DoSavageBeastofHorros&PannsImpenetrablePeltaffect
acharactersmount?

No.
WhentheTransformationofKadontransformsaWizardinto
amonsterwithaBreathWeapon,howoftencanheusethat
BreathWeapon?AWizardcanusetheBreathWeaponupto
onceeachtimehehassuccessfullycastthespell(whilstheis
stilltransformedofcourse!).

CanyouincreasebasicMovementAllowancebeyond10with
BironasTimewarp?
No.
17.11TheLoreofLife(p168)

Ifamodelistransformed,forexamplebytheTransformation
ofKadonorSivejirsHexScroll,dotheirspecialrulesstop
workingalongwiththeirmagicitemsandequipment?

No.

Regrowth.

17.9TheLoreofMetal:(p166)
GehennasGoldenHounds.Change[...](representinghis
comradesdefendinghimfromthehounds)[...]to[...],aslong
astheunitconsistsoffiveormorerankandfilesmodels[...]
17.10TheLoreofLight:(p167)
IfaunitisaugmentedbyPhasProtectionhowdoesthis
interactwithShootingattacksthatdonotspecificallytargeta
unit?Forexampleacannonorstonethrowershot?
Firetheshotasnormal.Ifthetemplateendsupoverany
modelsinaunitthathavebeenaugmentedbyPhasProtection
rollaD6.Ona4+theentireshotisdiscounted.

HowdoesRegrowthworkonMonstrousCavalry?

Monstrouscavalryarehealedtofullamountof
woundsofthediceroll(justasallnoncavalryunittypes).
Certainspells,mostnotablyRegrowth,allowyouto
resurrectmodelsthathavebeenkilledorevenaddextra
modelstoaunit.Whathappensifsomeorallofthe
modelsaddedtoaunitdonotfitintheback? Any
modelsthatdonothavespacetobeplacedatthebackof
theunitarelost.If,forexample,yourunithasbeencharged
initsrearfacingthenyouwouldbeabletocompletethe
backrankandanyexcessmodelsarelost.
Ifmodelsareresurrectedinaunitthathaschargedthat

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turn,dotheresurrectedmodelscountashavingcharged?

No,butrememberthattheunitwillstillcountas
havingchargedwhenworkingoutthecombatresult.
Asastandardislostonceitsbearerhasbeenkilledhow
doesthisaffectthenumberofmodelsthatcanbe
resurrectedbyRegrowth?Forexampleaunitof20
Halberdiershavebeenreducedto10modelsandhavelost
theirstandardbearer,cantheynowbeincreasedbackto
20models?
Theunitcanstillbeincreasedbackto20models.Youcan
resurrectthemodelthatwascarryingthestandardasa
rankandfilemodel.
DochampionsmagicitemsreturnwiththeRegrowth
spell?
Yes,aslongasitisnotaoneuseonlyitemthathasbeen
used.
ThroneofVines
IfaWizardcastsThroneofVineswithIrresistibleForcedo
theygettoignorethemiscastona2+asthemiscast
occursafterthespelliscast?
Yes.
IfaWizardhasThroneofVinescastuponhimselfand
subsequentlycastsanotherspellfromtheLoreofLife,it
gainsadditionalbenefits.Aretheseadditionalbenefits
lostifThroneofVinesisthendispelled?

No.AslongasaspelliscastwhileThroneofVinesisin
playthenthespellgainstheadditionalbenefitsuntilthe
spellends.

anddoesthespellend?

DoestheHeavensloreattributeaffectcharacterswithFly
specialruleinsideunitswithoutit?
No.
WindBlast

Yes.

IsaflyingunitthatishitbyCometofCasandoraalsoaffected
bytheRoilingSkiesloreattribute?Yes
CanChainLightningleapontoaunitengagedinclosecombat?

Yes.
17.13TheLoreofShadow(p170)
SmokeandMirrors:Inthelastsentencechange[...]friendly
character[...]to[...]friendlynonfleeingcharacter[...]
CanSmoke&Mirrorsbeusedtojoinorleavecombat?

Yes.Notethatotherrestrictionsstillapply(tojoin
ethereal,unbreakable,differentMarksofChaos,fleeingunits,
etc.).Ifeithermodelisinachallenge,thechallengeends
immediatelywhenoneoftheparticipantsleavestheunit.
IfaunitwiththeFlyorHoverspecialrulehasitsMovement
reducedbyMelkothsMystifyingMiasma,doesthisaffectits
groundmovement,flyingmovementorboth?
Itwill
affectboth.
DoesSteedofShadowsworkonmountedheroes?

Yes.
ThePenumbralPendulum:Ignorethefirstsentenceofthe
secondparagraph.Thisspelldoesnothaveatype.
OkkamsMindrazor:
Change[...]whenrollingToWoundwith[...]to
[...]for[...]
Domodel'sunderOkkamsMindrazortreattheir
LeadershipvalueastheirStrengthvalueforanyeffect
regardingclosecombatattacks,suchascapsormodifiers
(e.g.FrostheartsBlizzardAura)?

No.

17.12TheLoreofHeavens(p169)
DoestheRoilingSkiesLoreAttributerequireyouto
successfullycastthespellbeforeitseffectcanbeapplied?

Yes.

17.14TheLoreofDeath(p171)
ThePurpleSunofXereus.
Change[...]Anymodeltouchedbythetemplatemust[...]to
[...]Anymodelunder,orpassedoverby,thetemplate
must[...]inthefifthsentence.

Addthefollowingattheendofthethirdsentence:
Treattheedgeoftheboardasimpassableterrainforthe
purposesofthisspell.
WhathappensifaunitinabuildingisthetargetofWind
Blast?

TheyareconsideredunabletomoveandsufferD6Strength
3hits.
OncethedamagehasbeenresolvedfromtheCometof
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andtheunitiswithinthegeneralsInspiringPresenceradius,
doestheLeadershipvalueconferredbyInspiringPresence
sufferthemodifiereveniftheGeneralisnotaffected?

Yes.
HowdoweresolvetheSpiritLeech/Unmodified
Leadership/InspiringPresencedilemma?
ThecasterandthetargetwillusethehighestLeadershipvalue
availabletothemwithintheunit,butmayuseInspiring
Presenceifinrange.Noneofthemodelsinvolvedwillhave

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theirLeadershipchangedbyitems/spells/abilitieswhichmodify
Leadership(suchasDoomandDarkness,TheStandardof
Discipline,AuraofDarkMajesty,etc.).Ineffectyoucanmake
substitutionstoLdbutnotmodificationstoanyLdvalueused.

18.7DoallattacksmadewithPairedWeapons(includingthe
ExtraAttack),useallofthePairedWeaponsspecial
rules/bonuses?(p173)
Yes.

18MagicItems

18.1Canweclarifywhat3.18means(underMovement)whenit
saysthat"afleeingmodelcannotdispelspellsorusemagic
items?"Whatdoesitmeanto'useamagicitem?'(var)
Anyitemwhichrequiresanactivedecisionbytheplayertoputin
play,suchasthePotionofStrength,RubyRingofRuin,etc,falls
underthiscategory.Itemswhichare'alwayson',suchasthe
TalismanofPreservation,CharmedShield,etc,wouldstillcontinue
towork.Itemswhichcanturnonforavariableamountoftime,
suchastheStormBanner,wouldremainonifactivatedbeforethe
unitbegantoflee,butcouldnotbeactivatedwhiletheunitwas
fleeing.
18.2Areallhits/effects/damagecausedbymagicalitemsmagical
attacks?(p172)
MagicItemsthatdirectlycausedamageandallMagicWeapons
causemagicaldamage.
18.3Cananarmyincludemorethanoneofthesamemagicitem
(exDispelScroll)?(p172)
No.
18.4Whathappensifamagicitemisdestroyedbyanymeans?
(p172)
Alloftherules,bonuses,etc.grantedbythatmagicitemarelost,
andhavenofurthereffectonthebattle.
18.5DomagicitemscarriedbyHiddenModelswork?(p172)

No.
18.6Destroying/NullifyingMagicItems:
WhenamodelhasaMagicItemthatisdestroyed(for
examplebyArcaneUnforging)ornullified(e.g.Morks
WarBanner)doesthemodelstillhaveaccesstothenon
magicalpropertiesoftheitem?(p172)
No.ThiswouldmeanthataDragonhelmwouldnot
provideanadditional+1toanarmorsave,norwouldthe
FencersBladesprovideanadditionalAttack,ifeitherwere
destroyed.Notethatmodelsalwayscarryanordinary
handweapon,perpg88oftheBRB.Theexceptiontothis
rulingisStandards(andBattleStandards)whosenon
magicalpropertiescontinuetofunctionnormally.
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consideredexpendedwhenusedandeveniftheyhavean
ongoingeffect(e.g.theHexScrollorHealingPotion)the
effectscannotbenullifiedordestroyed.

18.8CanaMagicWeaponevergainFlamingorPoisonedAttacks
wherethemagicweaponitselfdoesnotconfersuchbenefit?
WhataboutArmourPiercingAttacks?(p173)
No,unlessspecificallystated.AMagicWeaponcangainArmour
PiercingAttacksforCloseCombatonly.
18.9DoesamountedcharacterwithaMagicalWeapon,whichis
alanceorspear,alwaysuseit?(p173)

Yes,unlessthemagicweaponstatesotherwise.
18.10Canamodelbenefitfromamagicweaponorshielditisnot
currentlywielding?(p173,174)No.Evenmagicweaponsthat
provideabenefittothebearerandarealwayson(see1.3)suchas
FencersBladesrequiretheweapontobeequippedforthat
combatphasetoapplytheirbenefit.Ifthebearerusesanother
weapon(e.g.aDaemonwithmorethanonemagicweapon)the
benefitofbearerweaponscarriedbutnotusedislostforthe
durationofthatcombatphase.
18.11WhendoyoudeterminethebonusAttacksandStrength
conferredbytheSwordofAntiHeroes?(p173)
After
MakeWay,butbeforeImpactHits.
18.12Canyouuseaoneuseonlymagicshieldasaregular
shieldafteritsspecialeffectshavebeenused?(p174) Yes.
18.13IfaCharacterequippedwiththeCharmedShieldsuffersa
Woundfromanattackthatdoesntspecificallycausehits(suchas
fromtheLoreofDeathsSpiritLeech,oraTombBansheesGhostly
Howl),canhestillattempttodiscountthefirstWoundfromsuch
anattackona2+?(p174)
No.TheCharmedShieldonlyworksagainstattacksthatcausehits.
18.14DoestheOpalAmuletcountasusedifthefirstwoundis
savedbytheArmor?(p175) No.
18.15IfaunitwithmissileweaponshastheRazorStandard,do
theirshootingattackshavetheArmorPiercingspecialrule?(p175)

No.
18.16IftheGeneralisinaunitwiththeStandardofDisciplinewill
hegainthe+1Leadershipandthenbeabletopassitontohisunit
(becauseheisinit)aswellasotherunitsinrangeoftheInspiring
Presencespecialrule?(p175)
Yes.
18.17DostrangeshootycontraptionsthatarenotMagic
WeaponsgainFlamingAttacksfromtheBannerofEternalFlame?

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(p175)Yes.ThisincludesatleasttheBansheeScream,DeathGlobe,
PigeonBombandHailofDoomArrow.

whoiscarryingtheOTS.Thetwowereunabletomoveinto
basetobasecontactforthechallenge.IsCharacterAstill
affectedbytheOTS?Yes,inadditiontothemodelsthat
characterBisactuallyinbasetobasecontactwith.

18.18IsGleamingPennantusedifthebearingunitcouldhavere
rolledafailedLdtestduetootherreasons,suchastheBSBsHold
YourGroundspecialrule?IsGleamingPennantactivatedifa
CharacterinsidetheunitfailsaLeadershiptest?(p175) Yes.Yes.

IfacharacterismountedwiththeOTSonamountthatitself
hasawardsave,doesthecharacter'sOTSaffecthismount?
No.

18.19CanaWizard,whohashadhisWizardlevelreducedto0,
stilluseanyArcaneitemsthathehas?(p176) Yes.

HowdoesOTSworkinBuildingAssaults?
TheOTSbearersopponentchoosesoneofhismodelstobein
contactwiththeOTSbearer(sharded).Theplayercontrolling
theOTSbearercanchooseupto4otherfriendlymodels(or1
MonstrousInfantry/Cavalrymodel)toattackthesharded
model,justasifthetargetwereaCharacterorChampion.
NoneoftheOTSbearersfriendsaresharded.

18.20WhathappensifSivejirsHexScrollisusedagainstaspell
castbyamodelwithoutaWizardlevel?(p176) Nothing,thescroll
onlyworksagainstmodelswithaWizardlevel.
18.21CanaWizardbeturnedintoafrogviaSivejir'sHexScrollif:
(p176)
ThespellhecastwasTransformationofKadon?

Yes.

18.26DoesIroncurseIconworkagainstAnvilofDoom?
Doesitworkagainstweaponsthatfirelikewar
machines?(p177)

No.Yes.

Heismounted?
Yes,thoughthemountisnot
transformedifitcouldbetargetedseparately(likewhen
mountedonaChariotorMonster).
Doeshisunittypechange?

No.

19AlliedArmies

18.22DotheEarthingRodandsimilaritemscancelouteffects
thatforcererollsofmiscasts?(p176)

19.1AlignmentSummaryChart(p139)

Yes,thoughonlyonceforEarthingRod.

ForcesofOrder.

18.23DoesScrollofShieldingprotecteverytargetofthespell?
AndalltheCometofCassandoravictims?(p176)

Yes,tobothquestions.

AddAlbion,Amazons,Araby,Cathay,CultofUlric,Estalia,
Halflings,KingdomsofInd,Kislev,Nippon.

18.24CanFozzriksFoldingFortressbedestroyedbyspellsor
specialrulesthatdestroymagicitems?(p177)
Onlyifthe
spellorspecialruleactivatesbeforeitisplaced.

ForcesofDestruction.
AddChaosDwarfs,Fimir.
RemoveVampireCounts
NonalignedForces.

18.25TheOtherTrickstersShard(OTS):(p177)

AddVampireCounts,DogsofWar,Hobgoblins,Norse,
PiratesofSartosa

DowoundstomodelsaffectedbytheOTScarryoverto
unshardedmodels?

Yes.
DoestheOTSaffectimpacthits,stompsotherattacksthatare
allocatedasshooting?
Yes.Theplayercontrollingtheunitdecideswhichmodelsare
hit,butmustallocateonehitoneachmodelbeforehecanadd
asecondhit,etc.(Characterscanonlybehitifthereareless
thanfiverankandfilemodelsintheunit,ortheyareofa
differentunittypethantherestoftheunit).Ifhitsareallocated
tomodelsincontactwiththebeareroftheOTS,Wardsavesfor
thosemodelsshouldberolledseparatelyandmustbererolled
ifsuccessful.
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