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Model Profiles
- Characteristics Profile
- Movement (M)
- Weapon Skill (WS)
- Ballistic Skill (BS)
- Strength (S)
- Toughness (T)
- Wounds (W)
- Initiative (I)
- Attacks (A)
- Leadership (Ld)
- Split Profiles (Model Profiles)
- Characteristics of Zero
- Characteristic Tests
- Leadership Tests
- Modifying Characteristics
- Other Model Information
- Points Value
- Troop Type
- Base Size
- Unit Size
- Armour Value (Model Profiles)
- Equipment
- Magic
- Options
- Special Rules
- Magic Items
- Unique Equipment
Magic
- Wizards
- Levels of Wizardry
- Lores of Magic
- Spells & Spell Generation (Magic)
- Spell Categories
- Enchantment
- Hex
- Conveyance
- Magic Missiles
- Magical Vortex
- Assailment
- Casting Spells
- Choosing a Target
- Range 'Self' Spells
- Casting Roll, Casting Result & Casting Value
- Magic Resistance (-X) (Magic)
- Miscasts & Perfect Invocations
- Perfect Invocations
- Miscast
- Miscast Table
- Bound Spells
- Dispel
- Types of Dispel
- Wizardly Dispel
- Fated Dispel
- Dispel Roll & Dispel Result
- Outclassed in the Art & Unbinding
- Unbinding
- Outclassed in the Art
- Spell Resolution
- Spell Duration
- Remains in Play
- Dispelling Remains in Play Spells
- Perfect Invocations (Remains In Play)
- Wizards & Armour
The Movement Phase
- The Movement Phase Sequence
- The 1" Rule
- Declare Charges & Charge Reactions
- Who Can Charge?
- Charging More than One Unit
- Charge Reactions
- Hold
- Stand & Shoot
- Flee (Charge Reaction)
- Charge Reactions & Multiple Charging Units
- Charge Moves
- Determine Charge Range
- The Charge Move (Intro)
- Maximum Possible Charge Range
- Failed Charge
- Compulsory Moves
- Fleeing Units (Movement)
- Other Types of Compulsory Movement
- Remaining Moves
Movement in Detail
- Basic Movement
- Marching
- Enemy Sighted
- Manoeuvres
- Wheel
- Turn
- Move Backwards
- Move Sideways
- Redress the Ranks
- Reform
- Pivoting
- The Ends of the World
- The Charge Move
- Manoeuvring During a Charge
- Aligning to the Enemy
- Flank & Rear Charges
- Resolving Uncertainties
- Unusual Situations (Charging)
- Unable to Align
- Disordered Charge
- Charging Through Terrain
- Charging a Fleeing Enemy
- Running Down the Foe
- Redirecting a Charge
- Multiple Charging Units
- Multiple Charge Targets
- Accidental Contact
- Accidental Contact When Running Down the Foe
- Accidental Contact During a Charge
- Halting a Charge
- Continuing Ahead
- Flee!
- Direction of Flight
- Fleeing from an Enemy Unit
- Fleeing as a Compulsory Move
- The Flee Move
- Destruction of a Fleeing Unit
- Fleeing Through Friendly Units
- Fleeing Through Enemy Units
- Fleeing Through Terrain
- The Greater the Danger
- The Limits of Endurance
- Give Ground & Fall Back in Good Order
- Give Ground
- Fall Back in Good Order
- Oddball Stuff (Movement)
- Conveyance Spells
- Lone Models
- Different Formations
- Moving off the Battlefield
- Reinforcements
- Terrain & Movement
- Open Ground & Hills (Movement)
- Difficult Terrain (Movement)
- Low Linear Obstacles (Movement)
- Dangerous Terrain (Movement)
- Impassable Terrain (Movement)
- High Linear Obstacles (Movement)
- Woods (Movement)
- Battlefield Decoration (Movement)
The Shooting Phase
- The Shooting Phase Sequence
- Choose Unit & Declare Target
- Who Can Shoot?
- Check Line of Sight
- Check Range
- Declare Target
- How Many Shots?
- "We Can't All Shoot!"
- Roll to Hit (Shooting)
- Fast Dice Rolling (Shooting)
- BS of 6 or Higher
- To Hit Modifiers
- Range & Movement Modifiers
- Moving and Shooting
- Firing at Long Range
- Standing and Shooting
- Cover Modifiers
- Target Behind Partial Cover
- Target Behind Full Cover
- 7+ to Hit
- Roll to Wound & Make Armour Saves (Shooting)
- Roll to Wound (Shooting)
- Too Tough to Wound
- Make Armour Saves (Shooting)
- Determining Armour Value
- Armour Piercing
- Ward Saves
- More than One Save
- Remove Casualties & Make Panic Tests
- Remove Casualties (Shooting)
- Make Panic Tests
- Fall Back or Flee
- No Need for Hysterics (Shooting)
- Oddball Stuff (Shooting)
- Magic Missile & Magical Vortex Spells
- Shooting into Combat
- Shooting with More than One Rank
- Automatic Hits
- Hits that Inflict Multiple Wounds
- Instant Kills
- Resolving Unusual Attacks
The Combat Phase
- The Combat Phase Sequence
- End of Turn
- Choose & Fight Combat
- Choose Combat & Determine Who Can Fight
- Who Can Fight?
- Base Contact
- The Fighting Rank
- Supporting Attacks
- How Many Attacks?
- Who Strikes First?
- Charging Units
- Disordered Charges
- Simultaneous Combat
- "We Can't All Fight!"
- Multiple Units In Combat
- Dividing Attacks
- Fighting on Multiple Fronts
- Roll to Hit (Combat)
- Fast Dice Rolling (Combat)
- Roll to Wound & Make Armour Saves (Combat)
- Roll to Wound (Combat)
- Make Armour Saves (Combat)
- Determining Armour Saves (Combat)
- Remove Casualties (Combat)
- Stepping Forward & Closing In
- Set Casualties Aside
- Excess Casualties
- Fight On!
- Calculate Combat Result
- Combat Result Score
- Combat Result Table
- Unsaved Wounds Inflicted
- Rank Bonus
- Standards
- Flank & Rear Attacks
- The High Ground
- Overkill (Combat)
- Other Bonuses
- Who is the Winner?
- Drawn Combat
- Combat Results & Multiple Units In Combat
- Rank Bonus in Multiple Combats
- Standards (Multiple Combats)
- Flank & Rear Attacks (Multiple Combats)
- The High Ground (Multiple Combats)
- Other Bonuses (Multiple Combats)
- Break Test
- Loser Breaks & Flees
- Loser Falls Back In Good Order
- 1" Apart (Combat)
- Loser Gives Ground
- Surrounded
- Follow Up & Pursuit
- Restrain & Reform
- Follow Up
- Change Facing
- Pursuit
- The Pursuit Move
- Overrun
- Unable to Follow Up or Pursue
- Still Engaged
- Unable to Move
- Catching the Curs!
- Pursuit into an Obstacle
- Pursuit off the Battlefield
- Pursuit into a Fresh Enemy
- Pursuit into a Fleeing Enemy
- Pursuit into a New Combat
- Oddball Stuff (Combat)
- Assailment Spells
- Shrinking Units
- No More Foes
- Incomplete Ranks
- Split Profiles (Combat)
- Different Weapons
- Characteristics of Zero (Combat)
- Terrain & Combat
- Open Ground & Hills (Combat)
- Difficult Terrain (Combat)
- Dangerous Terrain & Woods
- Impassable Terrain (Combat)
- Linear Obstacles
- Low Linear Obstacles (Combat)
- Defended Low Linear Obstacles (Combat)
- High Linear Obstacles (Combat)
- Battlefield Decoration (Combat)
Special Rules
- What are Special Rules?
- Universal Special Rules
- Army Special Rules
- Unique Special Rules
- What Special Rules Does it Have?
- Rule Priority
- Cumulative Special Rules
- Ambushers
- Armour Bane (X)
- Armoured Hide (X)
- Breath Weapon
- Chariot Runners
- Close Order
- Counter Charge
- Cumbersome
- Detachment
- Dragged Along
- Drilled
- Ethereal
- Evasive
- Extra Attacks (+X)
- Fast Cavalry
- Fear
- Feigned Flight
- Fight in Extra Rank
- Fire & Flee
- First Charge
- Flaming Attacks
- Flammable
- Fly (X)
- Frenzy
- Furious Charge
- Hatred (X)
- Horde
- Howdah
- Ignores Cover
- Immune to Psychology
- Impact Hits (X)
- Impetuous
- Killing Blow
- Large Target
- Levies
- Loner
- Magical Attacks
- Magic Resistance (-X)
- Mercenaries
- Monster Handlers
- Monster Slayer
- Motley Crew
- Move & Shoot
- Move or Shoot
- Move Through Cover
- Multiple Shots (X)
- Multiple Wounds (X)
- Open Order
- Poisoned Attacks
- Ponderous
- Quick Shot
- Rallying Cry
- Random Attacks
- Random Movement
- Regeneration (X+)
- Regimental Unit
- Requires Two Hands
- Reserve Move
- Scouts
- Shieldwall
- Skirmishers
- Stomp Attacks (X)
- Strike First
- Strike Last
- Stubborn
- Stupidity
- Swiftstride
- Terror
- Timmm-berrr!
- Unbreakable
- Unstable
- Vanguard
- Veteran
- Volley Fire
- Warband
- Warp-spawned
Unusual Formations
- Adopting & Changing Formation
- Open Order Formation
- Highly Manoeuvrable
- Quick Turn
- Dispersed Ranks
- Unit Shape (Open Order)
- Combat Order (Open Order)
- Marching Column (Unusual Formations)
- Skirmish Formation
- 1" Apart (Skirmishers)
- Coherency
- Facing & Line of Sight (Skirmishers)
- Movement & Manoeuvre (Skirmishers)
- Moving Through Skirmishers
- Skirmishers as Reinforcements
- Skirmishers & Shooting
- Enemy Fire (Skirmishers)
- Skirmishers & Panic
- Skirmishers in Combat
- Skirmishers & Rank Bonus
- Skirmishers & Disruption
- Characters Joining Skirmishers
- Skirmishers & Charging
- Formed Units Charging Skirmishers
- Skirmishers Charging Skirmishers
Troop Types in Detail
- Categories of Troop Type
- Characters (Troop Types)
- Troop Type Tables
- Infantry
- Regular Infantry
- Press of Battle
- Massed Infantry
- Parry
- Heavy Infantry
- Steady in the Ranks
- Monstrous Infantry
- Clumsy
- Swarms
- Insignificant
- No One Cares
- Undisciplined
- Cavalry
- Light Cavalry
- Split Profile (Cavalry)
- Cavalry Support
- Heavy Cavalry
- Monstrous Cavalry
- War Beasts
- Chariots
- Light Chariots
- Split Profile (Chariots)
- Iron Shod Wheels
- Churning Wheels
- Firing Platform
- Heavy Chariots
- Scythed Wheels
- Lumbering
- Monsters
- Monstrous Creatures
- Behemoths
- Thunderstomp
- War Machines
- Split Profile (War Machine)
- "We're Not Paid to Fight"
- Weapon of War
Command Groups
- What's in a Title?
- Position Within the Unit
- Not Enough Room
- "Make Way!"
- Champions
- Characteristics (Champions)
- Equipment (Champions)
- Champions & Shooting
- Champions in Combat
- Champions & Challenges
- Champions as Casualties
- Shooting (Champions)
- "Look Out, Sir!" (Champions)
- Combat (Champions)
- Standard Bearers
- Characteristics & Equipment (Standard Bearers)
- Combat Result Bonus (Standard Bearers)
- Trophies of War (Command Groups)
- Standard Bearers As Casualties
- Musicians
- Characteristics & Equipment (Musicians)
- "Onwards to Victory!"
- Steadying Rhythm
- Quick Time
- Musicians as Casualties
Characters
- Character Models
- Command Range
- General & Battle Standard
- The General (Characters)
- Selecting Your General
- Inspiring Presence
- The Battle Standard
- The Battle Standard Bearer Model
- Combat Result Bonus (The Battle Standard)
- "Hold Your Ground"
- Characters & Troop Type
- Mounted Characters
- Characters & Cavalry Mounts
- Characters & Ridden Monsters
- Split Profile (Ridden Monster)
- Characters & Chariot Mounts
- Split Profile (Chariot Mount)
- Characters & Formations
- Lone Characters
- Evade
- Targeting Lone Characters
- Characters & Units
- Unit Strength (Characters)
- Spells (Characters)
- Fleeing Units (Characters)
- Positioning Characters
- Leaving a Unit
- Measurement (Characters)
- Unit Facing & Line of Sight (Characters)
- Movement (Characters)
- Moving Through the Ranks
- Characters & Shooting
- Enemy Shooting (Characters)
- "Look Out, Sir!" (Characters)
- Characters in Combat
- Too Many Characters
- Excess Wounds
- Challenges
- Issuing A Challenge
- Accepting a Challenge
- Refusing a Challenge
- Nowhere to Run
- Fighting A Challenge
- Overkill (Characters)
- To The Death!
- Challenges & Mounts
Weapons of War
- Weapon Profiles
- Combat Weapons
- More Than One Combat Weapon
- Hand Weapon
- Two Hand Weapons/Additional Hand Weapon
- Flail
- Great Weapon
- Halberd
- Morning Star
- Whip
- Spears
- Lance
- Cavalry Spear
- Throwing Spear
- Thrusting Spear
- Missile Weapons
- More than One Missile Weapon
- Bows
- Longbow
- Shortbow
- Warbow
- Black Powder Weapons
- Handgun
- Pistol
- Brace of Pistols
- Repeater Handgun
- Repeater Pistol
- Crossbows
- Crossbow
- Repeater Crossbow
- Repeater Handbow
- Brace of Repeater Handbows
- Thrown Weapons
- Throwing Weapons
- Javelin
- Sling
- Throwing Axe
- Armour
- Armour Value
- Light Armour
- Heavy Armour
- Full Plate Armour
- Maximum Armour Value
- No Armour
- Unusual Armour
- Additional Equipment
- Shield
- Barding
- Wizards & Armour (Weapons)
Battlefield Terrain
- How Much Terrain?
- The Size of Things
- Placing Terrain (Battlefield Terrain)
- Categories of Terrain
- Open Ground
- Difficult Terrain
- Dangerous Terrain
- Impassable Terrain
- Low & High Linear Obstacles
- Low Linear Obstacles
- Defended Low Linear Obstacles
- High Linear Obstacles
- Woods
- Woodland Boundaries
- Arboreal Gloom
- Hills
- Vantage Point
- Beyond the Crest
- Battlefield Decoration
- Combining Terrain Categories
- Special Features (Battlefield Terrain)
- Using Special Features
- Placing Special Features
- Controlling a Special Feature
- Benefits of Control
- Proximity
- Occupancy
- Arcane Monolith
- Monument of Glory
- Dark Ruins
- Tower
- Random Terrain Generator
- Wasteland Terrain Generator
- Shadowlands Terrain Generator
- Scattered Terrain Placement
- Linear Terrain Features
- Buildings
Warhammer Armies
- Points Values & Size of Game
- Recommended Size of Game
- Minimum Three Units
- The General (Warhammer Armies)
- The Muster List
- Army Lists (Warhammer Armies)
- Army Composition Lists
- Grand Army
- Army of Infamy
- Understanding Army Composition Lists
- Percentages
- Number of Units
- Named Characters (Warhammer Armies)
- Mercenaries (Warhammer Armies)
- Misbehaving Mercenaries
- Misbehaving Mercenaries Table
- Allied Contingents
- Creating an Allied Contingent
- Allied Contingent Special Rules
- Types of Alliance
- Uneasy Allied Contingents
- Suspicious Allied Contingents
- Regimental Units & Detachments
- Using Regiments & Detachments
- Creating a Regimental Unit
- Creating a Detachment
- Detachment Special Rules
- Regimental Deployment
- Regimental Leadership
- Regimental Psychology
- Supporting Actions
- Supporting Charge
- Supporting Fire
- Battle March
- Mustering a Battle March
- Playing a Battle March
- Battle March Deployment Maps
- Victory Points (Battle March)
- Dogs of War
Warhammer Battles
- Prepare for Battle
- Setting up your Battlefield
- Size of Battlefield
- Placing Terrain (Warhammer Battles)
- Deployment
- Alternating Units
- Reserves
- First Turn
- Game Length (Warhammer Battles)
- Conceding
- Time Limit
- Victory Points (Warhammer Battles)
- Dead or Fled (Warhammer Battles)
- The King is Dead (Warhammer Battles)
- Trophies of War (Warhammer Battles)
- Scenario Objectives
- Special Features (Warhammer Battles)
- Pitched Battles
- Historical Recreation
- Choosing a Pitched Battle Scenario
- Open Battle
- Break Point (Warhammer Battles)
- Flank Attack
- Meeting Engagement
- Mountain Pass
- Command & Control
- Multi-player Games
Narrative Battles
- What is a Narrative Battle?
- Historical Recreations
- Custom Scenarios
- Narrative Scenarios
- Open Play
- Armies of Imagination
- "Think Of Them More As Guidelines"
- The Games Master
- The Role of a GM
- Forging a Narrative
- Narrative Locations
- Narrative Motives
- Linked Battles
- Campaign Narrative
- The Dark Monolith
- First Linked Battle
- Second Linked Battle
- Third Linked Battle
- War in Westerland
- Storm in the Wasteland
- A Timely Arrival
- Assault on Leonen
- Reclamation of Hollum
- War in the Shadowlands
- Looting & Pillaging
- Hallowed Ground
Matched Play
- Organising An Event
- Roles & Responsibilties
- Universal Rules
- Scoring & Tiebreakers
- The Pairing of Players
- Army Composition
- Open War
- Grand Melee
- Combined Arms
- The Field of Battle
- Setting Up Terrain
- Placing Terrain (Matched Play)
- Matched Play Scenarios
- Choosing Scenarios
- Game Length (Matched Play)
- Fixed Turn Limit
- Random Game Length
- Break Point (Matched Play)
- Victory!
- Victory Points (Matched Play)
- Common Objectives
- Dead or Fled (Matched Play)
- The King is Dead (Matched Play)
- Trophies of War (Matched Play)
- Special Features (Matched Play)
- Breaking the Enemy
- Scenario 1: Upon the Field of Glory
- Scenario 2: King of the Hill
- Scenario 3: Drawn Battlelines
- Scenario 4: Close Quarters
- Scenario 5: A Chance Encounter
- Scenario 6: Encirclement
- Secondary Objectives
- Using Secondary Objectives
- Baggage Trains
- Special Features (Secondary Objectives)
- Domination
- Strategic Locations (X)
- Placement of Objective Markers
- Doubles Events
- Army Composition (Doubles Events)
- Alliances
- Scenarios (Doubles Events)
- Rules Considerations
- Doubles Scenario 1: Double Envelopment
- Doubles Scenario 2: Forward Battlelines
- Doubles Scenario 3: The Old Outpost
- An Alliance of Warlords
- Team Events
- Gather Your Allies
- Muster for War
- Army Lists (Matched Play)
- Named Characters (Matched Play)
- Scoring & Tiebreakers (Team Events)
- Ranking
- Round 1
- Additional Rules
- Escalation Events
- Secret Objectives
- Assassination
- Magical Dominion
- Duel of Kings
- Calming of the Winds
- Beast Hunter
- Wizard's Bane
- Hold the Line (Matched Play)
- Overwhelming Firepower
- Cut Off Their Retreat
- "Fire the Artillery!"
- Captured Colours
- Bounty Hunter