FAQs
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Wir haben als Grundlage die FAQs des diesjähren ETC herangezogen. Dieses ist sehr ausführlich und repräsentiert einen internationalen Standard. Es ist aus rein pragmatischen Gründen in englischer Sprache belassen, sollte jemand Probleme damit haben oder Unklarheiten entstehen, bitte einfach nachfragen. Teile der FAQs, die sich auf Items beziehen, die bei den ÖMS nicht erlaubt sind können ignoriert werden, Verweise auf ETC sind als Verweise auf ÖMS zu lesen. Darüber hinaus haben wir einige weitere Punkte hinzugefügt, die uns noch als wichtig erschienen bzw. einzelne Elemente abgeändert, wenn diese uns nicht schlüssig erschienen. Wichtige Änderungen zu bisher in Österreich gängiger Spielweise oder an den original FAQs sind rot gekennzeichnet. Wer also Regel- bzw. FAQ-fest ist, braucht nur die bunten Stellen lesen, wobei ein regelmäßiges neu Lesen des gesamten Textes auch nie schadet.
Table of Contents
1 Deployment and Start of the Game
1 Deployment and Start of the Game
1.1. Q: When do you declare whether something deploys unusually?
A: Before deployment, decide which and how units will be deployed. If both players have unusually deploying units, roll-off and alternate declaring before deploying anything.
1.2. Q: How are we to interpret the rules for choosing spells – i.e. when can you double a spell?
A: Due to AR Restrictions, a wizard can only have a spell that another wizard in the army also has if it is his signature spell. If he rolls a spell which another wizard already knows, he may swap it under normal rules for it. He may not swap it for a spell another wizard already knows.
1.3. Q: When do I have to generate the spells for my wizards?
A: Before deployment. Roll-off and alternate the spell generation for each wizard.
1.4. Q: Do units need be set up 1″ apart during deployment?
A: Yes.
2 Movement Phase
2.1. Q: Are “virtual pivots” allowed?
A: Yes, pivoting models may ignore any obstructions when pivoting, as long as they abide by the 1” rule at the end of their pivot.
2.2. Q: What happens when a unengaged unit is within 1” of another unit or an impassable terrain?
A: Treat it as it is 1” apart to that particular unit for the duration of the move. This means that you can end up within 1” of that unit.
2.3. Q: While charging, do I have to maximize frontage or supporting attacks?
A: No. you only have to maximize number of models in base-to-base contact.
2.4. Q: Can multiple characters charge out of the same unit in one turn?
A: No.
2.5. Q: Can a character charge out from a rank other than the first? If yes, what’s his Line of Sight? Can he start wheeling inside the unit? Can he charge if he can’t clear the unit before hitting the enemy?
A: Yes. His Line of Sight is the one of the model(s) in the first rank directly in front of him. He can wheel and move inside the unit but must completely leave it to finish the charge.
2.6. Q: Is closing the door a wheel?
A: No. The rulebook contradicts itself occasionally.
2.7. Q: Can an already engaged unit ever close the door?
A: No. A charge requiring such a maneuver will fail or be an illegal charge declaration.
2.8. Q: What is an impossible charge?
A: For considering whether a Charge is possible take into account the current position of charger and target, as well as any already declared charge or reaction.
2.9. Q: Do characters charging out of a unit with a bonus to a charge move benefit from the bonus?
A: Yes.
2.10. Q: Non-marching character joins a unit that marched. Can the character shoot?
A: Yes.
2.11. Q: Can a character leave a unit after it performs a swift reform?
A: No.
2.12. Q: Because of the rule that forces characters to go on the front rank, can a character exceed its normal movement distance when he joins a unit?
A: No. A character can only join a unit if he can reach a legal (front rank) position with his normal movement distance.
2.13. Q: Can you Fly over a Vortex?
A: No
2.14. Q: What happens when you successfully charge a unit which is destroyed before the charger moves into base contact or before the Close Combat Phase?
A: Finish the charge before removing the charged unit. The charging unit counts as being in close combat and will count as having destroyed its enemy in the Combat Phase.
2.15. Q: How do you take into account the Free Reforms made during a move?
A: They don’t count towards the spent movement (measure the movement starting-to-endpoint as per GW FAQ), but you must be able to actually perform them.
2.16. Q: How exactly do you work out if a unit is in the front/flank/rear for a charge?
A: Work out the total amount of front rank model’s bases in each zone, including any fractions. The unit counts as being where the majority of that lies. If unclear, call a judge.
2.17. Q: How do you measure the movement spent by Skirmishers or Fast Cavalry that makes an attack during its movement (Like Screamers, Terradons or Hexwraiths)?
A: Measure the distance that each individual model moves, from its starting position to a position where it is over/through the target unit and then to its final, legal position. The total distance a model moved cannot go over their movement value (or double that value if marching). Terradons and Screamers still need only 1 model to move over the target unit for all the models to attack.
2.18. Q: Is a unit forced to charge multiple units, if it can pivot in such a way as to force the defender to close the door and avoid in this way charging multiple units?
A: No, if defender can close the door to avoid the charger charging multiple units, it must do so.
2.19. Q: Do units with the random movement special rule stop their movement because it would move through the 1“ vicinity of another unit (Unit A), but without actually touching said Unit A, when it’s further movement would bring it into contact with an enemy unit (Unit B)?
A: No, it is treated as a charge following all given rules. If special rules allow random movement units to get into contact with friendly units (such as Mangler Squigs, Hellpit Abomination or Doomwheel) they also reache Unit B and follow their rules for hitting friendly units.
2.20. Q: Do pursuing / overrunning units stop at 1″ of friendly units or terrain if ignoring the 1″ rule would bring them in contact with an enemy unit? Do units stop at 1″ of enemy units if the movement does not result in a charge?
A: Yes to both questions
3 Magic Phase
3.1. Q: Does Steed of Shadows work on mounted heroes?
A: Yes.
3.2. Q: What Leadership value does a model use while under Okkam’s Mindrazor?
A: Its current Leadership value, including any modifier or Inspiring Presence. Mounts use rider’s Leadership, as per BRB.
3.3. Q: Do model’s under Okkam’s Mindrazor treat their Leadership value as their Strength value for any effect regarding close combat attacks, such as caps, modifiers or Kaeleth’s ward save?
A: Yes.
3.4. Q: Can direct damage spell templates be placed with the centre out of a unit?
A: Yes, but some part of the template must touch a target unit
3.5. Q: How do spells (Dwellers/Purple Sun) that make a characteristic test affect multi-part models?
A: Each part of the model individually passes a test on its own characteristic or suffers the effects.
3.6. Q: Does a character get the 4+ Look out Sir! against spells that cause hits?
A: No, you only get 4+ Look out Sir! versus magic against templates.
3.7. Q: How do the old lores’ spells work with the general casting restrictions?
A: Unless specifically stated otherwise, they can’t be cast into combat, don’t require front arc or line of sight, and can target both friends and enemies.
3.8. Q: When can you dispel a Remains in Play spell?
A: Right before step 2 or right after step 4 (See: BRB, p.29, Magic Summary).
3.9. Q: If a non-template, non-sniper spell causes a hit or a wound on a multi-part model, is it randomized?
A: Yes.
3.10. Q: If I Windblast a HPA/Doomwheel into another unit, does the other unit take the Impact Hits?
A: No, it only takes the D6 S3 hits due to the spell.
3.11. Q: Is Winds of Magic rolled before or after applying any items/special rules (which does not generate power or dispel dice) that are triggered at the start of a Magic phase?
A: Active player decides.
3.12. Q: Are spells that draw a straight line a template? Do they have a target?
A: Yes, and they can only hit one model per rank. Yes.
3.13. Q: Net of Amyntok. Can a unit retry the same action until it succeeds? Does a character failing the test prevent other characters from trying to do the same action? Can it prevent actions that are not movement, shooting or casting? If a character tries to do an action, who takes the test and the hits? Does a fleeing unit count as fleeing if he fails the test and is unable to actually flee?
A: No. No. No. The character takes the test but the unit takes the hits, except if the character was trying to leave the unit. Yes, bump it 1“ away from combat if there were no pursuers.
3.14. Q: What Leadership value do you use with regards to Spirit Leech?
A: The highest Leadership value of the unit. Presence can be used but any modifiers to the unit (or to the general if using inspiring presence) are ignored.
3.15. Q: Will the Curse of Anraheir make a unit treat Open Terrain as Dangerous Terrain?
A: Yes.
3.16. Q: Can a single casting result in several miscasts?
A: No.
3.17. Q: Do champions get Look Out Sir! against Dwellers, Final Transmutation or Dreaded 13th?
A: No.
3.18. Q: Do spells ever grant magical attacks to the model(s) benefiting from them?
A: No, unless specifically stated.
3.19. Q: Are all hits/effects/damage caused by magical items magical attacks?
A: Items that directly cause damage or magic weapons cause magical damage. A Noxious Breath from Black Dragon Egg is not magical. Dragonhide Banner and Wyrmlance breaths are magical.
3.20. Q: Does the order of characteristic modifiers effects (bonus, penalties, and setting it to a certain value) matter?
A: Yes, any effect that sets, increases or reduces a stat is applied chronologically.
3.21. Q: What sorts of moves trigger Fulminating Flame Cage’s secondary effect?
A: Any Stupidity failure, Charge, Flight, Compulsory Move, Remaining Move (including spells that work as if in this subphase) Pursuit and Reform. Hidden models are unaffected.
3.22. Q: Do spells affecting a model affect its Stomps or Breath Weapons?
A: Yes, although Special Rules granted still have no effect on Stomps or Breath Weapons.
3.23. Q: Do the effects of multiple copies of same spells stack?
A: Yes. Net of Amyntok and Pha’s Protection for example would require two tests each time.
3.24. Q: Does the Heavens lore attribute affect characters with Fly special rule inside units without it?
A: No.
3.25. Q: Do champions’ magic items return with the Regrowth spell?
A: Yes, as long as it is not a used, one use only item.
3.26. Q: Can you increase basic Movement Allowance beyond 10 with Birona’s Timewarp?
A: No.
3.27. Q: Can Smoke & Mirrors be used to join or leave combat?
A: Yes. Note that other restrictions still apply (to join ethereal, unbreakable, khainite…)
3.28. Q: Can characters and champions take a Look Out Sir! from miscast templates?
A: Yes, except the miscasting wizard.
3.29. Q: If two units are simultaneously hit by a template, does the active player decide the order to resolve the hits?
A: No, the hits are resolved simultaneously.
3.30. Q: Does the Savage Beast of Horros/Pann’s Impenetrable Pelt affect a character’s mount?
A: No
3.31. Q: Does Regrowth round up on Cavalry? Is Monstrous Cavalry also affected by this?
A: No, any spare wound is lost. Yes, MC also requires 2 wounds rolled per wound healed.
3.32. Q: Are the special attacks of the Hellpit Abomination and any Giant affected by spells such as Soulblight or Enfeebling Foe?
A: Yes, but other unit’s special attacks (such as Manglers or Screamers) are not.
3.33. Q: Can a unit wheel or reform when under movement spells (such as Vanhel’s Danse Macabre, Walk Between Worlds, or Khsar’s Incantation of the Dessert Wind)?
A: It can always wheel, but only the Khsar’s Incantation allows to Reform or Swift Reform
4 Shooting Phase
4.1. Q: What is a Shooting attack?
A: Any attack done in the shooting phase, stand and shoot reaction, or attack specifically noted as being a shooting attack. (Howls are not affected by things that affect shooting per GW FAQ).
4.2. Q: What is a Ranged attack?
A: Any attack which can be done while not being locked in base contact with the target of the attack, including a Shooting Breath Weapon (but not a Close Combat Breath Weapon)
4.3. Q: Can a shooting attack be made if the model marched?
A: No, unless they are Skirmishers, Fast Cavalry, or otherwise specifically stated.
4.4. Q: Cannon sees nothing. Can he fire at empty spots and hit models it cannot see?
A: No.
4.5. Q: Does a model on a large base prevent models from being hit by a cannon in every rank it occupies? A cannon hits two models in the same rank, which one takes the hit?
A: No. For these purposes, a model on a large base is in the rank it is first hit by the cannon. When hitting multiple models in one rank, the model that was first hit takes the hit.
4.6. Q: Can shooting attacks that do not use scatter dice fire in a way that it has a chance of hitting friendly models or models in close combat?
A: No, unless hitting friends is only possible due to misfires (such as Doomrocket).
4.7. Q: Can you place a template in a way that part of it is outside of the table? Or if a template scatters by a fraction outside of the table, can it still hit with the part on the table?
A: Yes.
4.8. Q: Can a lone character use 4+ Look Out, Sir! to transfer hits to close combat?
A: Yes.
4.9. Q: How many models do I need for monstrous infantry to gain the Look Out, Sir! rule?
A: 5 rank-and-file models, excluding any special cases like look-out gnoblars.
4.10. Q: When allocating hits to a unit with a character who is the controlling player?
A: Controlling player is the one who owns the unit.
4.11. Q: Where does a shoot from a war machine or weapon that fires like one originates from?
A: From the centre of the front of their base.
4.12. Q: Is a model within the forest (or other terrain) if it’s only partially within it?
A: A unit needs to have at least half its footprint in/behind cover-granting terrain to be covered.
4.13. Q: Can a model that fires like a war machine freely pivot before choosing a target? Must it directly face its target?
A: Yes to both questions.
4.14. Q: Can a War Machine freely pivot before choosing a target? Must it directly face its target?
A: Yes to both questions.
5 Close Combat Phase
5.1. Q: How are close combat casualties removed inside Squig Herds and similar mixed units?
A: Remove targeted type of model. Wounds do not carry over.
5.2. Q: Does a flaming wound in close combat prevent regeneration from other non-flaming attacks with the same initiative?
A: No.
5.3. Q: Can a model make a supporting attack if it couldn’t normally make it from its rank?
A: No.
5.4. Q: When fleeing from combat is the fleeing done centre to centre, causing “odd angles”?
A: Yes.
5.5. Q: Can units use combat reform to slide sideways? And to turn their side or rear to the enemy? Can a model in a challenge reform in such a way that it is not in base contact with his challenger? Can you exchange an engaged Command Group model with an unengaged rank-and-file model, or vice versa?
A: Yes. Yes. Yes. No.
5.6. Q: Are combat reforms of a player simultaneous? Can you break the 1’’ rule with them?
A: No. No, except to units involved in the combat.
5.7. Q: BRB p. 102. ”Fighting a Challenge”. Should any mention of character be read as character(s) or champion(s)? Can you attack a model that refused a challenge, if he’s exposed?
A: Yes. Yes, if he’s exposed after removing casualties.
5.8. Q: Can a challenge-accepting model displace another model and put it anywhere to face his challenger? Can any close combat attack from outside the challenge affect the models in it?
A: It may only switch places with the displaced model. No (wounds still carry over to champions)
5.9. Q: How do -1/+1 to hit kind of effects apply in situations where units hit on a fixed number, such as Annoyance of Netlings?
A: They are not applied.
5.10. Q: A unit has a model with a deeper base than the unit sitting on one flank, and gets charged to the other flank. Do the models count as being in base-to-base contact across the gap?
A: Yes.
5.11. Q: Should units in pursuit stop when they come within 1” of obstructions, not just when they hit them, assuming no enemy would be reached further away?
A: Yes.
5.12. Q: Unit breaks from close combat but is immediately ”Caught!”. How do the pursuers move?
A: Simulate the final position of the fleeing unit, pursuers move towards that point (and beyond).
5.13. Q: Can you parry special or unusual Close Combat attacks?
A: Yes, unless otherwise stated (Such as Stomps or Impact Hits)
5.14. Q: How many models does a model on a 50×50 base displace when Making Way in a 25×25 unit?
A: Up to 4.
5.15. Q: When several units are pursuing a fleeing enemy, they tend to bump and block each other when pivoting to face the centre of the fleeing enemy. Does this mean they do not move at all?
A: No. While pursuing, ignore such obstructions during the initial pivot and movement to clear it. Do not ignore other obstructions after clearing the initial one.
5.16. Q: Is a unit in a multiple combat that drops out of it nudged back into combat?
A: When removing casualties, you have to try to keep fighting units in base contact with each other, if possible. If weirdness follows, call a judge.
5.17. Q: When can you do a Make Way move?
A: At the start of the first round of combat, when the unit joins (or starts) an ongoing combat.
5.18. Q: Is the direction of flight determined before deciding whether to pursue or try to restrain?
A: Yes.
6 Magic Items
6.1. Q: Do wounds from models affected by the Other Trickster’s Shard carry over to unsharded models? Does the OTS affect impact hits, stomps and similar?
A: Yes. Yes, but only if the hit is allocated to a sharded model, under the regular rules for allocating attacks that are distributed as shooting.
6.2. Q: Can a model benefit from a magic weapon or shield it is not currently wielding? Can you use a one use only magic shield as a regular shield after its special effects have been used?
A: No. Yes.
6.3.. Q: Do magic items carried by Hidden Models work?
A: No.
6.4. Q: Does Earthing Rod and similar items cancel out effects that force re-rolls of miscasts?
A: Yes, though only once for Earthing Rod.
6.5. Q: Can a magic weapon ever gain Flaming Attacks or Poisoned Attacks where the magic weapon itself does not confer such benefit?
A: No, unless specifically stated.
6.6. Q: Does a mounted character with a magical weapon, which is a lance or spear, always use it?
A: No, it is only used on the charging round.
6.7. Q: Does a Wizard turn into a frog if the Sivejir’s Hex Scroll is used on him while casting Transformation of Kadon? Is any mount transformed too?
A: Yes. Yes, unless the mount can be target separately.
6.8. Q: Does Scroll of Shielding protect every target of the spell? And all the Comet of Cassandora victims?
A: Yes, to both questions.
6.9. Q: Does Ironcurse Icon work against Anvil of Doom? Does it work against weapons that fire like war machines?
A: Yes. Yes.
6.10. Q: Is Gleaming Pennant used if the bearing unit re-rolls a failed Ld test due to other reasons?
A: Yes.
7 Special Rules
7.1. Q: How are models with Random Movement moved and what options do they have when close to being blocked by other models and the 1” rule?
A: Random movers may not end their initial pivot within 1” of other units, unless the direction they choose to pivot in would bring them into contact with that unit (either with the pivot or a 1” move forward), in which case they charge it as usual.
7.2. Q: Is a unit with the Random Movement special rule affected by Movement modifiers? What happens if a unit has two sets of the Random Movement special rule? Can a unit with Random Movement move in the Remaining Moves sub-phase (or as if in this sub.phase)?
A: Yes, modify the result of the roll. Use the slowest one. No.
7.3. Q: Does a monster, chariot or unique mount die if the rider is slain with Heroic Killing Blow?
A: No.
7.4. Q: Are Handlers counted towards unit size (Heavy Casualties, rallying, VPs, …)? Do wounds from Handlers carry over to their Monster? Do you remove the Handlers for a slain Monster if there are other Monsters alive in the unit? Can all Handlers fight if just one Monster is engaged?
A: No. No, any excess is lost. No. Yes.
7.5. Q: Does immunity to Killing Blow also protect from Heroic Killing Blow?
A: Yes.
7.6. Q: Do charging units suffer Impact Hits if they charge a unit with the special rule, that also charged?
A: No, Impact Hits are inflicted on the charged units.
7.7. Q: Can frenzied units avoid the leadership test by declaring a charge?
A: Yes.
7.8. Q: Can a mount and his rider both use a Breath Weapon on the same turn?
A: No.
7.9. Q: Is having to take a stupidity test the same as being subject to stupidity?
A: Yes, whenever a unit takes a stupidity test, it is subject to stupidity for one game turn.
7.10. Q: Is a unit with the Hover special rule affected by things that affect Flyers?
A: Yes, they are for example affected by Roiling Skies and can’t fly under Stormbanner.
7.11. Q: Does Killing Blow cause a wound?
A: Yes, it causes a special kind of wound.
8 Terrain
8.1. Q: Can a unit enter a building using a movement spell or effect? Can a unit that came out a building move later in the turn?
A: Yes. Yes, but not in the same Movement Phase.
8.2. Q: Can mixed units comprising entirely of Infantry, Monstrous Infantry, Warbeasts, Monstrous Beast or Swarms garrison buildings?
A: Yes.
8.3. Q: When a model stands partially on a hill, is the whole model base treated as being on the hill?
A: No, only the part of the model’s base that actually is on the hill counts as being on the hill.
8.4. Q: A unit stands weirdly, sideways, on, or next to an obstacle. How does the obstacle give penalties in close combat?
A: The obstacle will only protect models clearly lined against it and in base contact with it.
8.5. Q: Can a unit ever have to take several Dangerous Terrain from a single piece of terrain?
A: No, but it may have to take a DT test from each piece of terrain it moves through.
8.6. Q: When exactly do you take Dangerous Terrain tests?
A: Whenever you enter a Dangerous Terrain with all models that would enter it during the move.
9 Formations and Characters
9.1. Q: May an incomplete last rank contain gaps? Where is the centre of such a unit?
A: No, unless specifically stated. Assume the last rank is complete.
9.2. Q: If an incomplete last rank is charged to the rear by a slim unit, at a location where there is no last rank models, will the last rank models shift sideways to ”block” the unit if possible?
A: No. The charger stops at the level of last rank and fights over the gap. Distances (charges, etc.) to the unit are still measured normally.
9.3. Q: Does command group’s priority to be in the first rank only apply to the first rank, allowing characters to fill the second rank and push the rest of the command to the third rank?
A: Yes.
9.4. Q: Can a character join a skirmisher unit if the unit and character have different-sized bases?
A: Yes. The character is placed as in a non-skirmishing unit, except he’s roughly half an inch apart from the skirmishers.
9.6. Q: How many characters with different base size can join a unit?
A: Only 2 characters with mismatching bases can join such units, one on each side.
9.7. Q: Does a character on a Pegasus or a disc have the special rule Flying Cavalry?
A: No.
9.8. Q: Can characters join Unique units? Can they get a Look Out, Sir! roll from Unique units?
A: Yes. No.
9.9. Q: Is a Look Out Sir! roll mandatory?
A: A 2+ LOS roll is mandatory for both characters and champions. 4+ LOS roll is voluntary.
9.10. Q: Is there space in the front rank for a character that should displace 2 models from it, if there’s 2 non-command, non-character models, but they’re not next to each other?
A: Yes. Move the Command and/or other characters and put the big character in the front rank.
9.11. Q: A spell is casted at a unit with a character, who later leaves the unit. Is he still affected?
A: When he leaves the unit, he ceases to be affected, except for any movement effect (for the clearing move only) and the Skaven’s Wither effect.
9.12. Q: Can a character’s chariot mount use the character Weapon Skill or when it is hit?
A: No, as the character is not part of the crew. Use mount’s WS if there is no crew present.
9.13. Q: What happens if ever two flying characters are forming a unit of characters, alone?
A: They are immediately split into two lone characters.
10 Miscellaneous
10.1. Q: What happens if a unit needs 7+ to hit and is under an effect that forces it to reroll 6’s to hit?
A: Reroll all natural 6’s
10.2. Q: Are unused points in an army list automatically awarded to the opponent as VP?
A: No.
10.3. Q: Is there a connection between unit’s front arc and its line of sight?
A: Unit’s front arc is also its line of sight, limited by possible obstructions.
10.4. Q: When do you have to decide whether to use Inspiring Presence for a leadership test?
A: Before rolling the test. If no declaration is made, assume highest available ld was used. Players might agree to roll the test before this declaration, to skip possibly pointless analysis paralysis.
10.5. Q: Is it Worst Play if a unit is blocked but some of the blocker units belong to the same player?
A: No
10.6. Q: What is a hit?
A: Anything that would then roll to wound, or auto-wound with poison or similar effect. All templates cause “hits”. Feedback Scroll and Spirit Leech do not cause “hits”, as an example.
10.7. Q: Do you always round any fraction up?
A: Yes
10.8. Q: How do you work out the % left of the starting unit size?
A: Divide the remaining number of models by the starting size, multiply by 100 and round up.
10.9. Q: Do you receive the +100 VP if you kill the General but not its mount?
A: Yes
10.10. Q: When Abomination or Flamespyre Phoenix resurrect or place new models, do they have to abide by the 1’’ rule? Do they have to be wholly within the distance marked?
A: Yes. No, they only have to be partially within the distance.
11 Beastmen
11.1. Q: What is the Herdstone?
A: The Herdstone is an impassable terrain which must fit inside a 5” diameter circle.
11.2. Q: What is basic strength with regards to Ramhorn Helm or Many-limbed Fiend?
A: The Strength of the model, like a Stomp attack.
11.3. Q: Do the Tuskgors and Razorgor pulling a Chariot benefit from Primal Fury?
A: Yes.
11.4. Q: Can the Hagtree Fetish force your opponent to reroll failed to wound rolls?
A: No
12 Bretonnia
12.1. Q: What do Knights in the 3rd+ rank of Lance Formation attack, if the front model is touching only characters and champions?
A: Divide the attacks evenly between the models in base contact, randomizing the excess.
12.2. Q: How does the Twilight Banner work?
A: When activated, it allows the unit to move as if it were ethereal.
13 Chaos Dwarfs
13.1. Q: Is any Chaos Dwarf war machines or Iron Daemon daemonic with regards to lore of light?
A: No, not even with the Hellbound upgrade. The Hellcannon is daemonic.
13.2. Q: When can the Chalice of Blood be used?
A: Whenever you could attempt to dispel a Remains in Play spell (See Magic Section, Q3.9.)
13.3. Q: Can a wizard cast area spells that also target himself or his unit while under Ash Cloud?
A: No.
13.4. Q: Is the Infernal Engineers’ War Machine LOS! a 2+? Can they take it if inside a unit?
A: Yes. Yes (but they can only get 1 LOS!). Note that 2+ LOS only works against templates.
13.5. Q: Is the Eternal Hatred rule the same one as the Dark Elves one?
A: No, it grants Hatred but its rerolls to hit work on every round of combat.
13.6. Q: Does being Hellbound increase the wound count of a War Machine in practice?
A: No, it adds a wound to the profile but doesn’t add a crew member, so it’s an empty bonus.
13.7. Q: Are both Taurus affected by the Fuelled with Fire and errated Blazing Body special rules?
A: Yes
13.8. Q: Does every model in a unit under Quake! effect have to take a dangerous terrain test if it only moves? What if a character charges out of the unit?
A: Yes, the unit test if it moves at all. No, only the character tests.
14 Demons of Chaos
14.1. Q: How is it handled a regular rank and file Beast of Nurgle being on a challenge?
A: Treat that model as if he were a champion, for the duration of the challenge. Wounds do not carry over from challenge to rank and file models. After challenge, merge the wounds in the unit.
14.2. Q: What happens if a unit is on the Portalglyph?
A: The unit in the portalglyph may enter the battlefield having its rear rank as close as possible to the Portalglyph rather than touching it. Other restrictions still apply.
14.3 Q: What wounds count towards the Souleater daemonic gift?
A: Only those caused by close combat attacks, not including Stomps, Breath Weapons and such.
14.4. Q: Can Daemons ever suffer wounds from Daemonic Instability if they roll a “2”?
A: Yes, if they lost combat by enough, they can lose up to 2 additional wounds.
14.5. Q: Do Daemons ignore any Leadership modifier when they are steadfast?
A: No, they only ignore Combat Resolution.
14.6. Q: Do non-steadfast Daemons ignore the Combat Resolution when doing a Combat Reform?
A: No.
14.7. Q: Do you count mount’s Leadership or Ld values of “-” under Treason of Tzeetnch?
A: No, you never use a blank Ld or a cavalry, monstrous cavalry or chariot mount’s Ld.
15 Dwarfs
15.1. Q: Does the Gyrocopter Steam Gun have partials?
A: Yes.
15.2. Q: What happens if a flying character in non-flying unit is hit by the Rune of Wrath and Ruin?
A: The unit halves its Movement. A flying character charging/moving out of the unit can do it using his ground Movement, since the anvil has only taken away his flying.
15.3. Q: What models are not greenskins in the Orcs & Goblins book?
A: Squigs from squig herds, trolls, giants, great cave squigs, gigantic spiders and wyvern mounts. Gnoblars are greenskins, as are Arachnaroks due to goblin riders.
15.4. Q: How does Rune of Wrath and Ruin affect charges?
A: It halves the Movement stat, but has no effect on the charge dice.
15.5. Q: Can the Rune of Challenge be used against units that can’t declare a charge?
A: No
15.6. Q: How are we to treat an entrenchment?
A: It provides Hard Cover against shooting and -1 to be hit during the first round of combat.
16 Empire
16.1. Q: Can Steam Tank freely split fire between targets?
A: No, all the shooting weapons must at least have a chance of hitting the same target.
16.2. Q: Does Van Horstman’s Speculum swap the mount’s Toughness of a Monstrous Cavalry?
A: No
16.3. Q: When does a Steam Tank make his grind attack?
A: During the Compulsory Movements sub-phase
17 High Elves
17.1. Q: Does the Frostheart Phoenix Blizzard Aura stack?
A: No
17.2. Q: Does the High Magic Lore Attribute stack with conditionals Ward Saves like Parry? Does a unit with such a save also receive the 6+ Ward Save?
A: Yes, any and all Ward Saves are improved. Yes, if it doesn’t have a general Ward Save
17.3. Q: Does Drain Magic work against the effects of Plague of Rust or Skaven’s Wither, Warpflame special rule or Lore of Nurgle’s attribute Bloated with Disease?
A: No
18 Lizardmen
18.1 Q: Does a model with the predatory fighter special rule benefit from a possible extra attack, even if it is not standing in the first rank?
A: No. Roll the dice for the first and the back ranks separately. Extra attacks always target the same target as the initial attack.
18.2 Q: Does the Engine of the Gods’ bound spell Burning Alignment affect all enemy models within 4D6 inches or just all models within 4D6 inches which are also in the Engine’s front ark.
A: All models within 4D6 inches are affected, regardless if they are in the front ark or not.
18.3 Q: Does a Slann with the discipline “Focus of Mystery” generate any additional spells, depending on what lore he chooses?
A: No. A Slann with the Focus of Mystery discipline has to choose the Lore of High Magic and knows all spells from that lore.
18.4: Q: Do the skink riders of an (Ancient) Stegadon with the Unstoppable Stampede special rule get +1 Attack when charging?
A: Yes.
18.5: Q: Does the Fire Thrower attack of salamender hunting packs cause panic tests?
A: Yes.
18.6: Q: Can a Slann Mage-Priest be hit by a Bolt Thrower while joined with a Temple Guard unit?
A: No.
19 Ogre Kingdoms
19.1. Q: Does Runemaw work against templates, vortexes, area effects, spells that target a single model in the unit or recurring spells (Plague, Chain Lightning)?
A: Yes, except for vortexes and templates that scatter onto the unit.
19.2. Q: Does a WS1 model have WS0 when fighting Yhetees?
A: Yes. They’re automatically hit, and can hit back only on 6s.
20 Orcs & Goblins
20.1. Q: Can you check how the first released fanatic fares before declaring other fanatics direction?
A: No, they are declared simultaneously and then resolved and moved one by one. Complete this process before other units release their fanatics (In an order decided by active player).
20.2. Q: How does the goblin spell Itchy Nuisance affect the Steam Tank’s movement?
A: If attempting to move, Steam Tank moves with D3 dice less, down to a minimum of 1D6.
20.3. Q: Is a Doom Diver a template weapon? Can it hit more than 1 unit at the same time? Can it redirect onto combat? Can it move less than D6?
A: Yes, use a 30mm template. Yes. No. No.
20.4. Q: A unit has to charge the closest visible enemy due to animosity. Can the Rune of Challenge be used against it?
A: No.
20.5. Q: Does Hand of Gork counts as moving for the purposes of shooting, Flame Cage etc.?
A: No.
20.6. Q: How exactly does it work releasing fanatics with teleport spells, such as Hand of Gork?
A: If the teleporting model would be placed within 8’’ of a unit with fanatics, it stops at 8’’ from that unit as if it were doing a Fly move straight to its destination.
20.7. Q: What happens if a flying unit can’t land when it comes within 8’’ of a unit with fanatics?
A: The unit stops for the fanatics to be released, but doesn’t have to land.
20.8. Q: Brain Bursta has the Sniper special rule. Do you need to be able to see the target?
A: Yes.
21 Skaven
21.1. Q: Can the Plague Furnace/Screaming Bell do a Make way move?
A: No.
21.2. Q: What happens if a character passes his Look out, Sir! to the 13th but the unit is destroyed?
A: As per Skaven FAQ p7, Clanrat unit is created and character stands next to it as close as possible to its former position
21.3. Q: Does a Grey Seer need to choose lore(s) on the armylist?
A: No. You may choose any combination of Ruin and Plague, even 0/4, before rolling for spells.
21.4. Q: Can you direct the crack’s call through friendly units?
A: Yes, as long as the unit is not in combat.
21.5. Q: Does a character on a Bell/Furnace change his troop type to Unique?
A: Yes.
21.6. Q: Do unique models stop cannonballs if they’re hit but not killed?
A: No.
21.7. Q: Are the Bell/Furnace and the unit that pushes it, two different units, for targeting purposes?
A: Yes, whenever you direct attacks against them, they count as two separate units.
21.8. Q: Screaming Bell rolls a result that allows it to move. Can it wheel? Move half D6’’ to the side or rear? Must it spent the whole movement allowance? Can charged enemies react?
A: Yes. Yes, but can’t charge. Yes, unless there is an obstruction. Yes.
21.9. Q: Are you allowed to leave or join a Screaming Bell’s unit with Skitterleap?
A: No.
21.10. Q: Must a Doomwheel shoot after rallying?
A: Yes
21.11. Q: Does Warp-Lightning Cannon straight line hit only 1 model per rank? And the small template? Is it stopped by obstacles? Can it fire grapeshot?
A: Yes. The small template can hit more than one model per rank but it cannot hit models already hit by the line. Yes, and no small template is placed in such cases. No
21.12. Q: Can Warpstone Weapons get Flaming or Poisoned Attacks? Do they affect special attacks?
A: Yes. All attacks and hits except Stomps are magical.
21.13. Q: If an Abomination with 1 wound left takes 3 wounds at the same initiative, 1 of which is flaming, does it roll for Too Horrible to Die? Does it roll if it dies to a Pit of Shades/Purple Sun/The Dwellers Below?
A: No, to all questions.
21.14. Q: Can the Stormbanner be activated on any player’s turn? In which turns you roll the 4+ if its effect ends? Does the storm end if the bearer dies or leaves the board?
A: In any player’s turn. Check every player turn. Yes, it stops if the bearer is not on the board.
21.15. Q: With regards to Plague Banner, what models count as plague monks?
A: Plague monks, their champion, plague priest, and the Plague Furnace’s crew.
21.16. Q: How are 40mm-base models placed in a Rat Ogre pack? Do they count towards ranks?
A: They are placed besides or behind the Rat Ogres (Characters can only be placed besides). If placed on the side, they can rank up with each other. They don’t contribute to ranks.
21.17. Q: Do Warplock Jezzails still have Move or Fire and Warpstone Weapon?
A: Yes.
22 Tomb Kings
22.1. Q: What happens if a unit Entombed beneath the Sands scatters off the table?
A: Roll on the mishap table.
22.2. Q: Does a Tomb King chariot mount ever suffer a hit if his rider passes a Look Out Sir! roll?
A: No
23 Vampire Counts
23.1. Q: Does Invocation of Nehek affect lone characters in range?
A: No
23.2. Q: If you have a unit of zombies less than 5 models wide in 2 or more ranks, can you summon more models in the unit?
A: Yes
23.3. Q: Nightshroud. Is setting the Strenght to a certain value a strength bonus?
A: No.
23.4. Q: Must the wizard with the highest Leadership value in the army be the General and therefore use the Lore of Vampires (if he can choose which Lore to use)?
A: Yes. If two wizards are tied for the highest Ld, the player decides who is the General.
24 Warriors of Chaos
24.1. Q: Do you count mount’s Leadership or Ld values of “-” under Treason of Tzeetnch?
A: No, you never use a blank Ld or a cavalry, monstrous cavalry or chariot mount’s Ld.
24.2. Q: Does the Warshrine have effect on The Reward Of Chaos?
A: No.
24.3. Q: Does the self-inflicted wound by the Hellfire Sword have the Flaming Attacks special rule?
A: No.
24.4. Q: Can I use Soul Feeder on wounds caused by stomps or breath weapons in close combat?
A: No, these kinds of attacks are not affected by special rules.
24.5. Q: If a unit of Hellstriders upgrades with Hellscourges, does that also give ASF to the steeds?
A: No, it is a weapon wielded by the riders.
24.6. Q: Can a Marked character join a unit devoted to another god (either with a Mark or another similar upgrade)?
A: No.
25 Wood Elves
25.1. Q: How does the Stone of Rebirth exactly work?
A: Against Multiple Wounds effects, the item doesn’t work unless the bearer already was in 1 wound. If receiving several separate wounds, the bearer first takes enough wounds to reduce him to 1 wound, then uses 2+ ward save on the rest. If he regains wounds, he stops using the ward until reduced to 1 again. ”One use only” means nothing.
26 Erganzungen
26.1. Q: Wie verhält sich der Truppentyp einer Einheit, wenn sich Charaktermodelle mit einem anderen Truppentyp anschließen?
A: Ein Charaktermodell ändert nicht den Truppentyp der Einheit, der es sich angeschlossen hat. Allerdings ist es immun gegen Effekte, die jedes Modell einer Einheit mit einem Truppentyp dem es selbst nicht entspricht betreffen (z.B. der 13. Skavenspruch).
26.2. Q: Was passiert, wenn eine Einheit, die ein Gebäude besetzt ihren Blödheitstest verpatzt?
A. Sie bleibt im Gebäude und kann sich in dem Zug nicht bewegen, nicht schießen und nicht zaubern.
26.3. Q: Wann wird der Moralwerttest für “Schnelle Neuformierung” durchgeführt?
A. Nachdem die Einheit sich neuformiert hat. Man weiß als zum Zeitpunkt der Neuformierung noch nicht, ob man sich noch weiter bewegen darf.
26.4. Q: Kann man Modelle / Einheiten “einsperren” (z.B. Plänkelnde Einheiten rund um eine Einheit platzieren, sodass die sich durch die 1” Abstandsregel nicht mehr bewegen kann).
A. Nein. Eine Einheit, die keine sie blockierende Einheit sieht, kann sich immer zumindest gerade nach vor bewegen. Ist es dadurch nicht möglich, nach Ende der Bewegung zu allen Einheiten den 1″ Abstand einzuhalten, werden Einheiten mit geringstmöglichen Einfluss auf das Spiel auf 1″ Abstand verschoben.
26.5. Q: Kann man Modelle / Einheiten „einsperren“ indem man Einheiten so in deren Front platziert, dass diese zwar klar in Reichweite sind, aber kein legaler Angriff möglich ist (demonstrative Beispiele siehe HIER)?
A. Nein. Man kann immer zumindest die nächste Einheit angreifen, wobei dann diese auf geringstmöglichem Weg bewegt wird, um einen legalen Angriff zu ermöglichen (z.B. Zusammenziehen nach hinten bei Rückenangriff auf Plänkler). Dies gilt nur, wenn das Modell / die Einheit ausschließlich von feindlichen Einheiten blockiert wird, wer sich selbst blockiert ist selber schuld.
26.6. Q: Wie funktionieren Atemwaffen und Stomp/Thunderstomp in Herausforderungen?
A. Sie treffen automatisch das gegnerische Modell in der Herausforderung. Die Initiativereihenfolge bleibt natürlich aufrecht (z.B. Kein Thunderstomp, wenn das Gegenüber bereits tot ist).
26.7. Q: Kann ich mit einer Kanone ein Ziel treffen, das ich nicht sehe, indem ich auf ein anderes Ziel davor schieße und die Kugel weit genug springt?
A. Grundsätzlich ja. Allerdings darf man aus Fairnessgründen maximal 10″ vor die Hinterkante des gesehenen Ziels schätzen. Absichtlichen überschätzen ist untersagt.
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