Section A - Rule Amendments The following section describes amendments to the core rules based input and discussion from members of the forum.
1 - Characters and Morale On page 65, replace the phrase “In either case, a unit with characters in it will use the highest morale value available to it, which will usually be one of the characters.” with: “Characters do not automatically increase the Morale and Magic of a unit they join to their level. Instead, they can increase the unit’s morale value by as many points as they have points of Leadership, Leadership, up to a maximum of their Morale value. Similarly, they can increase the unit’s Magic save value (used to resist Unit Save spells) by as many points as they have points of Warding, up to a maximum of their Magic value. Any character may purchase purchase up to four points of Warding and 5 points of Leadership. The cost for these points is shown in the table below:
Warding 0 1 2 3 4 Leadership 0 1 2 3 4
Cost 0 15 30 45 60 Cost 0 15 30 45 60
5
75
Players may choose not to purchase any point for characters that they do not intend to have lead other units. The points spent on Leadership and Warding points counts towards the total cost of the character and are part of the 40% character / monster / vehicle allowance. ”
2 - Monster Mounts with 3 Wounds or Less Replace entire section on page 66 with the following text: “If the monster mount has 3 or fewer wounds, the character and monster are considered a single creature with both their attacks available (including ramming, missile and special attacks), their wounds added together, and with an armor and magic value equal to the better of the two. The character retains his morale value. If either the mount or the character were berserk or fearless, the combined model retains these traits. Regeneration, missile armour, elemental immunity, elemental sensitivity, charmer and infi ltrate abilities are lost unless both character and mount have them. So if an armor 4 fixed dwarf rides a hatchling wyvern, the entire model is treated as Armor 4 fixed. If he rides something fire immune, t he merged model is not fire immune. If both the rider and the mount are fire im mune, then they are fire immune when merged. merged. All evasion is lost regardless of the evasion evasion values of the rider or mount. This repre sents the mount being encumbered by the weight of the rider and the rider no longer having the freedom of movement he has when on foot. All missile and melee abilities, o nly apply to the attacks of the entity that origi nally had them. The combined model has the highest Fearsome value among the rider rider and mount. If an elf hero rides a nightmare, for example, example, the combined model has Fearsome(1).
Once you determine the stats of the mounted character, use the creation formula to calculate calculate its cost. For player’s convenience a listing of all characters on all existing monsters with 3 wounds and less are available on the Armies of Arcana website. These listings show the stats and point costs of these characters.”
3 - (Weapon type) Sensitive Replace the phrase on page 4: “(Weapon type) Sensitive - The model is very sensitive to the given magic attack type; each hit of that type counts as two hits.” with: “(Weapon type) Sensitive - The model is sensitive to the given magic attack type; each hit of that type counts as +1 strength and Magical.”
4 – Long Weapon Attacks On page 5, replace the entry for Long for Long Weapons with Weapons with the following: “If in Rank and File formation and engaging enemy against its front face, the unit also gets the following benefits: · ·
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Models may fight with the front two ranks; The first turn the unit engages in melee it gains First Strike. Once engaged with an enemy enemy unit it does not receive this bonus again if engaged by other enemy in subsequent turns while still engaged with the first enemy unit; The unit prevents its enemy from benefitting from the Lance the Lance ability.”
5 – Character Casualties and Morale Tests Remove the following text on page 44: “If the unit has lost a character this turn.”
This means that the loss of a character no longer causes a unit to take a morale test. On page 45 remove the text that states: “… and dead or wounded characters should not be counted.” This means that wounds inflicted on a character do count towards the total wounds caused against the unit and affect whether the unit takes a morale test and/or the morale penalty applied to the unit for that morale test.
6 – Impetus Attacks Attacks Impetus is a new trait for melee attacks that represent attacks that rely on the unit’s momentum to inflict damage such as a sword or lance strike from a charging horseman. Such units are able to build the necessary necessary momentum when riding through units in loose formation or one disrupted from a flank or rear charge. Tight enemy formations prevent such units from building up the necessary momentum at at the point of initial contact. Attacks with the Impetus the Impetus trait trait have the following traits: Impetus - The attack receives a +1 to hit on the initial round of melee if the unit is in RAF formation and is engaging an enemy in skirmish formation or in the flank or rear. These bonuses are lost if the enemy enemy is engaging the Impetus unit’s rear.
7 – Lance Attacks Attacks Lance is a new trait for melee attacks that represent the added impact a long spear or lance provides a model mounted on a steed or vehicle. It has the following traits: Lance - Attack receives +2 strength and First and First Strike in Strike in the initial round of melee. Once engaged with an enemy unit unit it does not receive this bonus again if engaged by other enemy in subsequent turns while still engaged with the first enemy unit. These bonuses are lost if the target is engaging the lance unit’s rear.
8 – Ramming / Impetus / Lance Against Defended Obstacles Ramming attacks and bonuses from Impetus and and Lance are lost if either unit is fighting from behind a defended obstacle. obstacle. Terrain that provides the defended obstacle bonus should be agreed upon by both players before the start of the game.
9 – Units of 30 base units or o r More On page 16, remove the text that states: “ RAF units with 30 or more base units are +1 to hit by enemy missile fire.”
10 – Superior Enemy On page 44, remove the following condition for Superior Enemy Status: “a) have three times as many wounds as the unit.” unit.” This means that units no longer consider enemy with three times as many wounds to be Superior unless unless one of the other two conditions for Superior Enemy also Enemy also apply.
11 – Column Formation On page 16, “column” “column” formation is mentioned but not fully explained. This occurs if a unit has fewer than 5 files. Units in column formation are identical to RAF in all respects except that its morale bonus and penalty they get is that of a skirmish unit. In addition, it can “snake” through terrain, which means that it does not need to maintain a rigid rectangular shape like a RAF unit. Instead, it can have a formation whose flanks / sides can curve to wind its way through terrain and other units. Otherwise, it manoeuvres like a RAF unit. Unlike skirmished units, it can adopt full RAF formation by adding files until it is at least 5 files wide. For example, a unit of 60 base 1 goblins goblins in a unit consisting of 4 files and 15 ranks will will be in column formation. It moves and behaves like a RAF unit but will only receive a morale bonus of 5 rather than 10. Similarly, they would only impose a penalty of 5 against enemies and would only be able to impose that penalty against units on their front face. However, it can snake through terrain, wheel at reduced cost (as wheel distance depends on unit width) and adopt RAF by expanding frontage by one.
12 – Overruns Make the following changes to the overrun rules: 1.
2.
The requirement to be able to perform an overrun no no longer longer depends on having 3x as many many wounds wounds and is not not modified by base size. Instead, a unit may perform an overrun if it is Superior to the unit i t is overrunning. Combined with the changes in point 11 regarding Superior Enemy, this means that only RAF unit have the cohesion and coordination to perform overruns. Skirmish units lack this level of cohesion, but can usually usually manoeuvre around any units they do not wish to engage in melee. Remove all existing melee attack rules in the current overrun rules. Instead, the front rank of the overrunning unit (including characters) may make 1 melee attack at at -1 skill. An equal number of models in the unit being overrun may make 1 melee attack, also at -1 skill. skill. The skill penalty represents the fact that both sides are primarily concerned with movement rather than melee.
3.
A unit in skirmish formation that is not engaged in melee and is being overrun has the option of avoiding avoiding the incoming unit. The unit is moved by the owning player player as if the overrunning unit had moved through it as per the current rules. However, no melee attacks are resolved against against it or by that unit. This represents small skirmishing units using their far greater manoeuvrability to avoid the incoming RAF unit.
13 – Firing into Combat When shooting at a target engaged in melee with friendly units, the shooting unit can no longer hit on a roll lower than 3, regardless of the units missile skill or other factors. For example, if a unit of skill 4 archers were shooting at an enemy enemy unit at close range engaged with a friendly unit, they would roll to hit the enemy on a 3 or lower instead of a 5 or lower and any missed hits would then be rolled against the friendly unit on a 3 or lower.
14 – Magic Lore Selection for Wizards A spellcaster able to select a lore may now select from any spell lore. All spell lore restrictions have been removed from the army lists in this playtest package. This means, for example, example, that a Sylvan Elf mage mage may take Air magic magic or Fire magice. Each wizard can still only choose one spell lore, which may be one of the official lores or one of the trial spell lores in this playtest package. Wizards who are only able to cast the basic spells still cannot choose a lore.
15 – Reload The term Reload term Reload replaces replaces the term Fire term Fire Every Other Turn in Turn in the army lists. However, both terms have the same meaning and and refer to the same set of rules.
16 – Sighting On page 34 in the Sighting section, section, replace the following phrase: “ A unit may fire through one friendly skirmished unit ” unit ” with: “ A unit may fire through one friendly skirmished unit if it has at least one member within 12” of that unit.”
17 – Overpowering a Spell A wizard may choose to spend additional points in excess of the number required to cast a spell. When doing so, each extra extra point of power reduces the target’s magic defence value by 1 for any unit save rolled t o resist the spell. This does not affect magic saves used to resist eldritch attacks caused by the spell.
18 – Units that Break when Surrounded If a unit fails its morale test but is surrounded by enemy troops and/or impassable terrain such that there is no avenue of escape, it resolves its failed morale test as if it were Fearless were Fearless..
19 – Missile Immunity Remove all mention of the terms Missile terms Missile Immunity and Missile and Missile Immune from Immune from the rules. Instead, the revised army lists in this document give most units in the army list that had missile immunity have received missile armour bonus that equates to armour 6 against missiles.
20 – Armour Save of Six or Higher A unit with an armour or magic save of a six or higher will still fail its save if it rolls a six.
21 – Melee & Missile Weapon Amendments The updated army lists have adjusted the the stats of melee and missile weapons as as per the tables below. Replace the Weaponry and Missile Weapons tables Weapons tables on page 57 with:
Weapon
Str
Can use Shield?
0
Yes
Heavy
+1
No
Two handed
+2
No
Spear, pikes
0 +1
One handed
Heavy Polearms / Halberds Dual Weapons
0
Range
Str
Shortbow
15”
0
Bow
21”
0
Longbow
27”
1
D3 Wounds
Hand Crossbow
12”
0
Yes
Long Weapon
Crossbow
18”
1
No
Long Weapon
Heavy Crossbow (Reload)
24”
2
Arbalest (Reload)
30”
3
Javelin (Natural)
9”
1
Sling
12”
Weak
Handgun (Artillery, Reload)
21”
3
No
Ability
Considered as the basic trooper
+1 attack
Weapon
22 – Rank and File Formation in Forests Units may no longer adopt or maintain RAF formation in forest terrain. Any units that move into terrain or have forests summoned on them or moved into them through magic must adopt adopt skirmish formation immediately. If a unit’s pursuit move would take it into a forest, it must adopt skirmish as it moves into the forest. Units with the Forester the Forester ability ability or the Ignore the Ignore Terrain abilTerrain ability do not ignore this restriction.
23 – Fleeing Through Through Friendly Units When covering a friendly unit’s retreat, the covering unit takes a morale test modified by both its morale bonus from numbers and the fleeing unit’s morale penalty from numbers. Note that fleeing units always adopt skirmish formation when fleeing and therefore will have a lower morale penalty than if they were in RAF.
24 – Artillery / War Machine Rule Changes The rules for war machines and artillery have been been changed as follows. This is to bring them in-line with other units in the game: ·
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·
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They no longer need to suffer suffer a wound from an eldritch, magical or artillery attack to be destroyed. They are removed from play when they are reduced to 0 wounds in the same way as other units. They do not move as RAF units while in terrain. They move as skirmishers instead as they are always in skirmish formation. Remove all mention of war machines being able to reinforce their crew. Remove the paragraph that starts with “If the war machine is bought as part of a unit, all of the war machines are able to share their crewmen…”. This means that a unit of war machines must allocate wounds wounds in the same way as other multi-wound creatures with a war machine being removed once its wounds have been reduced to zero. Remove the statement “Weapons which cause multiple wounds DO transfer through the unit, so if a ballista hits a war machine unit, it will always inflict d3 wounds, not just enough to kill the model it hits.”. Instead, war machines are treated like any other unit of multi-wound creatures. War machines in melee are treated like normal multi-wound creatures. Every wound does NOT reduce their attacks by 1 as per the old rules. Remove the paragraph that starts with “Attacks against a war machine unit are resolved like any other attack…”. War machines fight in melee in the same way as other multi-wound creatures. War machines are considered “Fearless”. “Fearless”. This is explained in the rules but not explicitly stated.
25 – Targeting Targeting Characters with Missiles and Magic On page 63 remove the following paragraph: “ If a missile attack on a unit is eldritch, magical or artillery, including a spell which causes missile hits, then each hit has a 1 in 6 chance of affecting a character. character. If multiple characters are in the unit, randomize the character character hits between them. For magical, eldritch or artillery hits that inflict multiple hits, determine the total number of hits before rolling to see if any hits affect characters in the unit.” unit. ”
26 – Use of Allies & Mercenary Units When building an army list, a player may field characters and troop choices from any other army list, under the following conditions: ·
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All points spent this way come out of the 40% allowance allowance for monsters, characters and vehicles. 60% of the army must still be composed of troop choices from the original army list. 50% of the allied / mercenary contingent must be composed composed of troop choices from that list. This means that all characters must be accompanied by at least an equal point value of troops from that allied list.
27 – Elite Unit Classification Remove all mention of Elite troops from the rules. This means that base 1 troops costing over 50 points and base 4 or 9 troops costing over 100 points no longer count count as Elite. These units are bought using the 60% troop allowance instead and are in are considered part of the troop choices of that particular list.
28 – Last Strike Attacks Attacks Last strike attacks are very difficult to balance and point cost cost appropriately. In addition, they are currently used in a very small number of units in the official lists. Therefore, the ability has been removed from the game. Remove all mention of last strike from the rules.
29 – Disrupting Flyers This rule change allows for the possibility of missile attacks against flyers temporarily disrupting their flight and thus making them less coordinated and effective in melee. This is meant to add some realism to flying creatures who currently are able to swoop down on the enemy in a fearsome dive regardless of what missiles are thrown in their path along the way. When flying high or low, if a flying unit is attacked by a unit firing within normal weapon range with a number of missile attacks equal to or greater than the flying unit’s current base unit size in a single shooting phase, add a disruption marker to that flying unit. Missiles from stand and shoot responses can can also cause disruption. When disrupted, the flying unit is not able to make an effective flying attack at the enemy and is focussing much of its attention on staying in the air and avoiding the incoming missiles. It is not as effective effective in melee during this time. Any disrupted flyer suffers a -1 penalty to its missile and melee attacks. Disruption markers are removed automatically at the end of the next melee phase in which the unit is engaged or at the end of the following turn if the unit does not engage in melee this this turn or next turn. Disruption markers are not cumulative so flying units do not receive more than one disruption marker marker in a turn. Missile attacks against flyers already engaged in melee melee do not cause disruption. Examples: 1 - An Oriental dragon (base 9) is flying high. It's base unit value is 9 and it is attacked by 3 separate missile units in one phase. Unit 1 is 10 barbarian archers shooting within 21" range. All 10 hits miss ... however, because there were 10 shots (greater than base unit value of 9), the dragon receives a disruption marker. Unit 2 is 20 Javelins firing at long range. They also infl ict no hits but they do not add a disruption marker because they were firing at lo ng range. Most of the missiles presumably don't even go anywhere near the dragon because because of the range. Unit 3 is a unit of 30 archers firing in normal range. The missiles cause cause 2 wounds. They do not add any further disruption markers because the dragon is already already disrupted by the earlier shooting. Next turn, the dragon will suffer a -1 skill penalty to its missile and melee attacks, whether it attacks those particular archer units or not. 2 - A unit of 20 Harpies (base unit size 20) charge a unit of 22 barbarian archers. The barbarian archers stand and shoot shoot and cause 4 wounds wounds on the Harpies. The Harpy unit is now also disrupted. The player adds a disruption marker. The harpy unit unit suffers -1 skill to its melee attacks this melee phase, after which the disruption marker is removed.
31 – Fearsome Changes Remove all mention of the current Fearsome rules. Replace them with the following definition: “Fearsome (X) - Enemy units engaged in melee with this model reduce their morale by X, unless they are fearless, fearsome or berserk. This penalty is not cumulative for units engaged with multiple fearsome models or units, instead the highest X value is applied. This removes the requirement of fearsome units to inflict a wound in melee. melee. It also means that Fearsome units will not trigger morale tests as easily but will instead make morale tests harder to pass once triggered. Most infantry / cavalry sized Fearsome models with be Fearsome(1), most large, fearsome monsters will be Fearsome(2) and only a very small number of very powerful or scary creatures will be Fearsome(3). If a Fearsome character is engaged in melee with a unit led by one or more Fearless characters and either chooses to or is forced to fight against one of those characters, he does not impose his Fearsome penalty to that unit that turn.
32 – Limited Shots / Ammo A new property for missile attacks is a limited number of shots per game. This is meant for weapons that historically had limited ammo such as Javelins, pilum, throwing axes and throwing throwing spears. It allows units using these weapons to only only shoot for a limited number of times per game. This reduces the cost of such such missile weapons and encourages more historically historically accurate uses of such troops. Javelin / shield armed warriors, for example, will no longer remain as missile troops for the entire game but will tend to use their missile and then form up as support melee units, as they were used in the real world while archers will remain as missile troops for the entire game unless forced into melee. A missile weapon with limited shots will have Shot(X) in the missile description. The X is the total number of times per game that the unit can shoot. Any shooting action, including cases where where not all members of the unit are able to shoot and stand and shoot charge reactions, use up up one of the unit’s shots for the game. Missile attacks with limited shots come at a reduced point cost compared to those with unlimited shots.
33 – Terrain Movement Abilities As well as being able to move through terrain more easily, terrain moving abilities such as Forest Walker and Rock Walker give the model evasion(1) in melee when fighting in the respective respective terrain. Swimmer follows a different set of rules, which are not changed under this amendment.
34 – Regeneration Changes Regeneration rolls are taken per wound caused to date, as per the existing rules, except that a regenerating model may not roll more than 5 regenerating dice per turn. So if a Hydra that started the game with 10 wounds has has 1 wound remaining at the start of the morale phase, it is allowed to only roll 5 regeneration dice instead of 9. Regenerating creatures are now allowed to regenerate regenerate on the turn that they are killed. So if a 3 wound troll suffered 4 wounds in a turn and was killed, it could still roll 4 regeneration dice on that turn. If it regenerated only 1 of those 4 wounds, it would be at at 0 wounds and remain dead. If it regenerated 2 wounds, it would come back to life with 1 wound remaining and so on.
35 – Rally Test Changes 1 - Remove the restriction that prevents units from rallying if there are enemy within 6" or if they suffered a wound this turn. 2 - Replace with: Rallying - When testing to rally, the fleeing unit reduces its morale by the morale penalty normally imposed in melee of any enemy units within 6" (to a minimum penalty of 1). The rallying unit also suffers -1 morale for every level of Fearsome on enemy within 6" as well for every 2 wounds suffered this turn in the same way as units testing morale. For example, a unit of barbarian warriors with morale 7 lead by a hero with with morale 10 test to rally. They would normally test on a 10 on 2d6. However, there is an Elder Dragon with Fearsome(3) and a unit of 30 ghouls with Fearsome(1) in skirmish formation within 6” of the unit. The morale test is modified by -1 for the presence of the elder dragon, -3 for the highest level of fearsome (from the dragon), and -2 from the presence of the ghouls ghouls for a combined penalty of -6. The barbarian unit will need a 4 or lower on 2d6 to rally.
36 – Rallying Threshold Threshold Changes Replace the restriction that prevents units from rallying if they have fewer than 25% of their starting number of models with: Units cannot attempt to rally if they have fewer than 25% of their starting number of wounds. The purpose of this change is to impose a universal penalty on monsters and units of troops. At the moment, monsters can rally even when on their remaining wound while a unit of 20 infantry cannot.
37 – Base 1/2 Remove all mention of base 1/2 from the rules. All models that were previously on base 1/2 are now now base 1. This change is in place because base 1/2 are not of equal value to base 1 models.
Section B - Creating New Units This section provides a complete revision to the method method of creating statistics and point costs for units of your own creation. The new formula has been used for the revised army lists found in section C of this document as well as the new trial army lists in section D. Replace the entire “To “To Battle - Building an Army” Army” section in the rulebook with the following:
1 - Movement Factor The cost for movement is not a separate value value added to the cost of the unit. Instead, the unit’s movement determines its movement factor, which is a value that multiplies the cost of the unit’s defense and melee costs. Consequently, fast units good in melee or with lots of wounds are expensive while equally fast units with poor melee skills skills and few wounds are much cheaper. The factor is also higher for units with flying movement or the ability to move through terrain without penalty. To determine the units movement factor, take the units movement value and look up the corresponding movement factor in the table below: Movement Value
Ground Multiplier
Flight Multiplier
1
0.50
0.6
2
0.60
0.7
3
0.70
0.8
4
0.90
1
5
1.00
1.2
6
1.04
1.25
7
1.08
1.3
8
1.12
1.35
9
1.16
1.4
10
1.20
1.45
11
1.24
1.51
12
1.28
1.57
13
1.32
1.63
14
1.36
1.69
15
1.40
1.75
16
1.44
1.81
17
1.48
1.87
18
1.52
1.93
19
1.56
1.99
20
1.60
2.05
21
1.64
2.11
22
1.69
2.17
23
1.74
2.23
24
1.79
2.29
25
1.84
2.35
If the unit has only ground movement, use the corresponding value in the Ground Multiplier column. column. If it instead has only flying movement, use the value in the corresponding Flight Multiplier column. If a unit has has both ground ground and flight movement (such as a Dragon with ground 8” and Flight 20”), take the full value of the more expensive multiplier and add the cheaper multiplier value divided by 10. The abilities Swim, Forester and Rock and Rock Climber increase increase the Ground Multiplier value by 0.06 and the ability Ignore Terrain increases the Ground Multiplier by 0.12. If a model, such as a Dragon Turtle, has a movement value in certain terrain that is higher than its movement value on open ground, calculate the total movement factor by taking the factor on open ground and add one tenth of the factor for the special special terrain movement (including the extra cost of the terrain movement ability). So a Dragon Turtle with ground movement 6” and Swim 12” would have a movement factor of 1.10 (ground move of 6”) + (0.10 * 1.28 (Swim 12”)) = 1.228.
2 - Defence Costs The cost of defense starts with the actual armor value, to which are added additional costs for defensive abilities. This is then multiplied by the number of wounds. The base cost for armor level is on the table below, followed by ability costs: Armour
Normal Cost
Fixed Cost
0
2.5
X
1
3.3
4.25
2
4.1
6
3
4.9
7.75
4
5.7
9.5
5
6.5
11.25
6
7.3
X
Element Sensitive (Fire, Water, Air, Earth) –0.3 Element Immune +0.3 Missile Armour
Use the following table to determine the cost of shield and other armour saves that apply only against missiles: Missile Save Bonus
Cost
1 (Shield)
0.5
2
1
3
1.5
4
2
5
2.5
6
3
Regeneration
If a unit has the ability Regenerate ability Regenerate,, its Defense Cost determined above is multiplied by a further Regeneration Factor that Factor that de pends on its total number of wounds. As Regenerate As Regenerate is is more useful on creatures with more wounds, the Regeneration the Regeneration Factor
increases as the number of wounds increase, as per the table below:
Wounds
Regeneration Factor
1
1.4
2
1.5
3
1.7
4
2
5
2.4
6
2.4
7
2.4
8
2.4
9
2.4
10
2.4
11
2.4
12
2.4
13
2.4
14
2.4
15
2.4
16
2.4
17
2.4
18
2.4
19
2.4
20
2.4
If used, the abilities slow and evasion apply a multiplier to the above total. Slow x 0.5 Evasion (1) x 2.0 Evasion (2) x 3.5 The total of all above costs is then multiplied by the number of wounds to determine the unit’s overall Defense Cost .
3 - Melee Cost Similar to Defense Cost, there is a base cost that comes from the strength of the attacks, to which additional abilities add their costs. This number is then multiplied by the number number of attacks. Other factors can multiply this number, such as higher skill or attacks causing multiple wounds. Strength
Normal VP
Magical VP
Weak
2
2
0
2.5
2.5
1
2.9
4
2
3.3
4.6
3
3.7
5.2
4
4.1
5.8
5
4.5
6.4
6
4.9
7
Eldritch
3
X
Lance +0.6 Elemental Damage +0.3 Then multiply based on the Skill of the attack as follows: Skill (1) X 0.5 Skill (2) X 1 Skill (3) X 1.5 Skill (4) X 2 Skill (5) X 2.5 If the attack has the Impetus ability, increase the skill multiplier cost by 0.25. For example, the skill multiplier for skill 4 with Impetus would be 2.25 rather than 2.
Also Multiply for multiple hits and wounds as follows: Each d3 of hits X2 Each d3 of wounds X1.5 Lastly, multiply the cost of the attack by the corresponding factor if any of the following properties apply to the melee attack: Ramming X 0.75 Sweep X 0.667 Long Weapon X 2.5 Phalanx X 3.75 (do not pay for long weapon if this option is taken) First Strike X 1.5 Lance X 1.3 The result for all melee attacks on the unit’s profile is the total Melee Cost . If a model has more more than one type of attack and must choose to use one or the other in a turn, the model pays the full cost for the most expensive attack and then 0.3x the cost of all remaining attacks.
4 - Missile Cost This is calculated like melee attacks, except an additional factor based on the weapon's range multiplies the cost. Use same chart as Melee for Base VP from Strength, plus the factors below: Elemental Damage +0.3 Natural +1.0 Artillery +0.5 Then multiply based on Skill (as melee), multiple hits or wounds, and divide by half for missile weapons that require a turn to reload. Then multiply by the following factor based on the missile weapon's normal range:
Range
Factor
0”
0
3”
1.3
6”
2
9”
2.7
12”
3.4
15”
4.1
18”
4.8
21”
5.5
24”
6.2
27”
6.9
30”
7.6
33”
8.3
36”
9
39”
9.7
42”
10.4
45”
11.1
If the missile attack has limited shots, multiply by the following factor: Shots
Cost Multiplier
1
0.3
2
0.5
3
0.7
If the unit has multiple optional missile attacks, it pays full price for the most expensive attack and 0.3x the cost of all others.
5 - Morale Costs There is single VP cost for a given morale value. Troops that are Fearless have a higher cost than troops with normal or Berserk morale. Morale cost depends on the melee melee and defense costs. It is calculated by first adding the total melee and defense costs together and multiplying this number by 0.05. If this number is less than one, round this value up to 1, otherwise do not round it. Then multiply this number by the corresponding value in the the table below for the model’s given morale value:
Morale
Normal, Berserk
Fearless
6
1
3
7
2
4
8
3
5
9
4
6
10
5
7
11
6
8
The ability Discipline ability Discipline adds adds +1 to the Normal / Berserk morale cost. The ability Fearsome ability Fearsome adds +2 to the morale cost (both Fearless Fearless or Normal / Berserk) for every level. E.g. Fearsome(2) adds 4 points to the morale cost. The above cost is then multiplied by the unit’s Movement Factor calculated in step 1. This provides the unit’s final Morale final Morale Cost.
6 - Other Ability Costs The following traits and abilities are calculated separated and collectively make up the unit’s Other Ability Cost : Magic Costs (multiplied by number of wounds)
Magic Resist (1) Magic Resist (2) Magic Resist (3) Magic Resist (4) Magic Resist (5)
+1 +2 +3 +4 +5
Spell Caster +250 Charmer + 3 points per wound Infiltration - multiply the total model's cost by 1.25 if used.
7 - Total Unit Cost Base Size does NOT affect costs, costs, as the benefits and penalties essentially essentially balance out for larger bases. However, players may wish to use models based on base ½ bases (typically 20mm in width as compared to 25mm base 1’s) as base 1 models. For example, a player may have a High Elf Pikemen already based on a 20mm base base and may not want to rebase it. Although they could use a conversion movement movement tray, they also have the option of paying the cost cost of basing the model on a smaller base. To do so, simply multiply the unit’s Melee unit’s Melee Cost by Cost by an additional factor of 1.2 and then recalculate its total cost. A player wishing to field models from the official lists in this manner may do so but must recalculate the cost of each affected model using the method described above. Once you determine the component costs of the unit in the steps above, calculate the overall cost of the unit by multiplying the Movement Factor (M) with the , Defence Cost (D) and the Melee Cost (ME). (ME). Then add to that total the Morale the Morale Cost (MO), (MO), the Missile Cost (MI) and Other Ability Cost (OC). (OC). For clarity, this process is explained in the formula below: below: Total Unit Cost = M * (D + ME) + MO + MI + OC
Section C - Trial Spell Lists This section provides new spell lists. Each lore is accessible to all armies that have spell casters.
Metal Spells Magnetic Vice - Level 1, Range: 12”, Instant, Individual Saves Target model suffers an eldritch hit for each point of melee armour on its profile.
Molten Spray - Level 1, Range: 12", Instant, No Save Target unit suffers d3 + 1 Str (2) magical missile hits, halved for skirmished units.
Summon Metal Golem - Level 1, Range: 6", Summoning, No Save or Unit Save Summons a metal golem. It operates as a separate unit for the rest of the game or be added to an existing unit. A player may summon an additional golem for each additional point of magic spent on the spell.
Corrosion – Level 1, Range: 12”, Persist ent, Unit Save An enemy unit’s armour is reduced by 1 point imm ediately and a further 1 poin t at the start of each subsequent turn. Fixed saves and abilities such as Shield or Missile +X are not affected.
Dull-blade – Level 2, Range 18”, Persistent, Unit Save Target enemy unit has all melee and missile attacks become Weak. This does not affect ramming, sweep, magical or eldritch attacks.
Steel Shards – Level 2, Range 18”, Instant, No Save An enemy unit suffer s 3d3 Str(1) missile hits, halved for skirm ish units.
Quicksilver – Level 2, Range: 12”, No Save All members of t arget friendly unit gain t he ability First Strike and Strike and Magical to to their attacks. Ramming, sweep or eldritch attacks are unaffected.
Magnetic Pull – Level 2, Range: 18”, Unit Save In the next movement phase, the target unit suffers Xd3 str (0) melee hits and must move Xd3 inches in skirmish formation towards the casting wizard, where X is the non-fixed, melee armour value of its troop members. If this brings the unit into contact with an enemy, it counts as a charge in all respects except that the affected unit does not benefit from first strike from long weapons and cannot perform ram attacks. If moved into impassable impassable terrain, it stops at the edge but loses a further 2d3 wounds with no saves. saves. If it contacts a friendly unit, it moves through it just as if it were a fleeing unit except that no test for covering a retreat is taken.
Bronze Flesh – Level 3, Range 12”, No Save Target friendly unit gains Armour 3 – Fixed and Missile Armour of 6.
Burning Iron – Level 3, Range: 12”, I nstant, Unit Save All models in the tar get enemy unit must roll higher than their m elee armour save on a d6 or suffer a wound with no saves allowed. Models with fixed armour are not affected unless they also have a non-fixed save, in which case they suffer a wound only if they fail to roll higher than their non-fixed save. An affected unit may reduce their armour by 1 point permanently before making their roll if they wish, representing warriors discarding sections of armour.
Molten Tide – Level 3, Range 12”, Insta nt, No Save Target unit suffers 6d3 – Str(2) magical missile hits, halved for skirmished units.
Ice Spells Freeze Water
- Level 1, Range: 18", Instant, No Save
Up to a 12 base base radius of water terrain becomes frozen and is treated as open open ground. If the water feature is deep water (very difficult ground), any units within the water when it freezes suffer 2d3 eldritch hits, not halved for skirmishers.
Numbing Cold
- Level 1, Range: Contact, Persistent, Individual Save
Target enemy model loses 1 melee and missile skill on all attacks and loses one point of evasion. Any model without evasion becomes slow.
Frost Shards
- Level 1, Range: 6”, Instant, No Save
Target enemy unit suffers 2d3, water, eldritch hits, halved for skirmished units.
Summon Winter Wolf
- Level 1, Range: 6”, Summoning, No Save or Unit Save
Summons a Winter Wolf. It operates as a separate unit for the rest of the game or may be added to an existing unit of winter wolves within range. A player may add an additional Winter Wolf to this unit for each extra point of magic spent on the spell.
Insulate - Level 1, Range: 18”, Persistent, No Save or Unit Save Target unit becomes immune to any undesirable effects of Ice magic and increases magic resistance by 1.
Frost Blades – Level 2, Range:
12”, Persistent, No S ave or Unit Save
One attack in each member of the target unit becomes Magical and inflicts an additional d3 wounds.
Fields of Ice
- Level 2, Range: 12", Persistent, No Save
Place a marker within 12” and line of sight of the wizard. The open and hilly ground within a 12” radius of this point becomes ice-covered while other terrain features are unaffected. Units treat ice-covered as difficult terrain. Units led by Ice wizards or those affected by the Insulate spell are unaffected by icy ground.
Avalanche
- Level 2, Range: 12", Instant, Unit Save
Target unit suffers 2d3 Str(1) water hits, halved for skirmished units and must immediately adopt skirmish formation.
Ice Bolt – Level 2, Range: 18”, Insta nt, No Save Target unit suffers d3 Str (1) water hits and a further d3 hits for full 3” increment the spell travels to reach the target.
Frost Bite
- Level 3, Range: 18", Persistent, Unit Save
Target unit is affected by the Numbing Cold spell. At the start of each magic phase, it also suffers 2d3 eldritch hits, not halved for skirmished units.
Blizzard – Level 3, Range: 12”, Persist ent, No Save or Unit Save A 5 base diameter tem plate appears within 12" of caster. It scatters 2d6" at t he start of each turn. Roll to determine the template’s effects when it is cast and after it moves to determine its effects on any unit(s) it contacts: 1 - 2) The unit loses one quarter of its movement this turn and suffers d3 eldritch, water hits, halved for skirmished units. 3 - 5) The unit loses half of its movement this turn and suffers 4d3 eldritch, water hits, halved for skirmished units. 6) The unit loses all of its movement this turn and suffers 6d3 eldritch, water hits, halved for skirmished units. Template blocks Line of Sight.
Deep Freeze
- Level 3, Range: 12”, Instant, Unit Save
Target unit is frozen immediately and for the next d3 turns. While frozen, units may not move, cast spells, generate power dice, shoot or make attacks in melee. They count as Slow and Fearless and are not allowed to choose flee if they fail a morale test.
Illusion Spells Summon Shadow - Level 1, Range: 6", Summoning, No Save A Shadow appears within 6" of the caster. It operat es as a separate unit f or the rest of t he game. An additional shadow may be summoned in the same unit for each additional point of power used.
Seeds of Doubt - Level 1, Range: 12", Persistent, Unit Save All members of a target unit suffers - 1 morale immediatel y and at the start of each subsequent morale phase to a minimum of 2.
Haunt - Level 1, Range: 18", Persistent, No Save Target terrain piece becomes haunted to all enemy units. Units must pass a morale test at -3 morale (gaining any morale bonuses from numbers or other factors) to enter terrain it considers haunted. When in contact with a terrain it considers haunted, a unit is at -2 morale. Fearless troops are unaffected. It cannot be cast on terrain currently occupied by enemy units.
Shadow Skin – Level 1, Range: 6”, Persistent, No Save Target friendly model gains an additional point of evasion up to a maximum of evasion (2).
Sillian’s Subreptions – Level 2, Range 24”, I nstant, Unit Save Silian is said to have been among the worst archers in the old Elven empire. So poor were his skills that he resorted to using Illusions that would make it appear that every shot had hit home, regardless of where it had actually struck. When cast, this spell allows you to control the target unit in this turn’s shooting phase. This includes selecting the target for any missile attacks they would make and rolling all missile attack to hit dice.
Veil of Dread - Level 2, Range: 12", Persistent, Unit Save Target unit treats all enemy models as Fearsome(3). Fearless, Berserk or Fearsome troops are immune.
Cloak of Shadows - Level 2, Range: 12”, Persistent, No Save Target friendly unit may not be targeted by enemy missile or magic.
Summon Nightmare - Level 2, Range: 6”, Summoning, No Save Summons a nightmare within 6” of the caster. Can be created as a new unit or be added to an existing unit of friendly nightmares. It may be summoned as a mount for a friendly base 1 character on foot (including the casting wizard). If so, the character’s stats are merged as per the mount rules and the model is now a base 2 model. The owning may rearrange any friendly models as needed to accommodate the new base size of the character.
Illusory Chasm - Level 2, Range: 12”, Persistent, No Save Creates an imaginary chasm of any shape no larger than 20 base units in area. Enemy units treat it as impassable terrain while friendly models treat it as open ground. It does not block line of sight. It cannot be created in contact with an enemy unit.
Unending Nightmare - Level 3, Range: 12", Persistent, Unit Save Target enemy unit must take a morale test in every morale phase.
Friend to Foe – Level 3, Range 12”, Inst ant, Unit Save The wizard casts a powerful illusion that makes friends briefly appear to be enemies. The target unit immediately adopts skirmish formation. In the next melee phase, it fights a round of melee against itself. All members of the unit resolve all melee attacks against the other members of the unit. Units already engaged in melee cannot be targeted by this spell.
Tempting Mirage - Level 3, Range: 18", Persistent, No Save The wizard summons a compelling mirage at a point on on the battlefield. Any enemy unit nearby will forget the battle and rush towards itit instead. Place a marker anywhere within 18” of the wizard and within line of sight. All unengaged enemy units within 6” cannot move away this point in the movement phase. Instead, they must spend any movement they have to adopt skirmish formation and move all models as close as possible to this point. point. If enemy models prevent them from reach that point, they will adopt skirmish and charge that enemy in melee. While affected by this spell, they will not shoot in the missile phase but will fight normally if engaged in melee. Wizards in the unit are unaffected and may cast spells and leave the affected unit if normally able to do so.
Beast Spells Call Beastmen
- Level 1, Range: 6", Summoning, No Save or Unit Save
Summons a unit of three beastmen at a point visible to the caster within 6”. They operate as a separate unit for the rest of the game or may be added to an existing unit. A player may add an additional three beastmen to this unit for each extra point of magic spent on the spell.
Tame - Level 1, Contact, Persistent, Unit Save Target monster loses two points of melee skill to a minimum of skill 1.
Scorpion Form
- Level 1, Range: Self, Persistent, No Save
Casting assumes the form of a scorpion. He increases his armour by 1 point and gains an additional melee attack: 1 / 3 - Str(2) First Strike, Magical.
Thunderous Charge
- Level 2, Range: 12”, Persistent, No Save or Unit Save
All monsters and cavalr y mounts in the target un it gain + 6” ground m ovement and a ramming att ack: 1 / 3 - Str( 2).
Wolf’s Hunger - Level 2, Range: 12", Persistent, No Save or Unit Save All models in the tar get unit gain +1 strengt h to all melee at tacks, increase their movem ent speed by 6” and becom e Berserk . If presently in RAF formation, they will adopt skirmish immediately and move an extra 3” to engage enemy if in melee.
Murder of Crows - Level 2, Range: 18", Persistent, Unit Save Target units is attacked by a huge flock of ravenous crows and suffers 3d3 strength 1 magical missile hits immediately and a further d3 hits at the start of each turn. Hits are not halved for skirmished units.
Call Manticore
- Level 3, Range: 6", Summoning, No Save or Unit Save
Summons a Manticore at a point visible to the caster within 6”. It operates as a separate unit for the rest of the game or may be added to an existing unit of manticores.
Griffon Aspect
- Level 3, Range: 12", Instant, No Save
All members in the t arget unit gain 15” Flying movement and an opt ional melee attack t hat they may make in place of their existing attacks: Claw : 1 / 3 - Str(1) d3 Wnds. If the spell is dispelled while the unit is flying high, they immediately fall to their deaths and are killed unless they have another means of flying.
Betrayal
- Level 3, Range: 18", Instant, Unit Save
Target mounted unit (cavalry, ridden monster or crewed vehicle pulled by monsters) must take an immediate morale test at -4 morale, not including morale bonuses or penalties from characters, numbers or formation. For each point that the test is failed, one ridden creature in the unit throws off all riders / crew it is carrying and leaves the field. The ridden creature and any rider / crew is removed as casualties. A character is slain if his mount was flying high and cannot fly. Otherwise, he survives and is placed on the ground as if his mount was killed. Due to confusion caused, the unit also loses lance, impetus benefits and may not make ram attacks this turn. It must immediately adopt skirmish formation, moving an extra 3” to fully engage enemy if in melee.
Dark Spells Life Leach - Level 1, Range: Contact, Instant, Individual Saves All enemy models in base contact with the casting wizard suf fer one eldritch hit, up to a maximum of 4. Each wound inflicted may be used to give an immediate regeneration roll to the wizard.
Touch of Agony – Level 1, Instant, Range: Contact, Individual Saves Target model suffers an eldritch hit for each point of power power used to cast this spell. If it suffers a wound from this hit, it may not make any melee or missile attacks and loses all leadership points this turn.
Dark Fire – Level 1, Instant, Range: 12”, No Save Target unit suffers d3 +1 Str(1), magical, fire missile hits for every point of power used to cast this spell.
Death Spasm – Level 1, Persistent, Range: 12”, No Save or U nit Save All members of t he target unit ma y make an additional attack in melee when they are k illed at skill 2 – Str( 1). This attack does not benefit from any special abilities (first strike, etc.) nor any other spell effects (Blood Lust, etc.).
Blood Lust – Level 2, Persistent, Range: 12”, No Save or Unit Save Members of the unit receive +1 strength on all attacks and whenever they inflict a hit in melee combat, they may make an additional attack identical to the attack that caused the wound against the same enemy unit. Wounds caused by the additional attack do not grant further attacks.
Sacrificial Flame – Level 2, Persistent, Range 18”, No Save Remove up to 3 models in a friendly unit within 12” as casualties. For each model killed in this manner, the caster inflicts d3 Str(2) magical, fire hits on another target unit within 18” of the caster, which is halved for skirmished units.
Life Harvester – Level 3, Instant, Range 18” , Individual Saves Target unit suffers 3d3 Eldritch hits, not halved for skirmishers. For any wounds caused, the wizard may recover one wound suffered so far or may resurrect one wounds worth of models from the unit he has joined. Resurrected models are not considered casualties and are not counted for morale tests this turn.
Spear of Darkness – Level 3, Instant, R ange 18”, Individual Saves Target unit suffers 3d3 Eldritch missile hits that inflict d3 wounds, halved for skirmished units.
Soul Blade – Level 3, Persistent, Range 12” , Persistent, No Save A warrior’s soul can be a powerful weapon when m anifested into the physical r ealm … able to cut through flesh and steel with equal ease. ease. Once done however, it is lost and the warrior’s body is left an empty and lifeless husk. All models in the target unit gain Fearsome and receive an additional melee attack at 1 / 3 - Eldritch, d3 Wounds. For every wound inflicted with this attack, the target friendly unit also suffers a wound with no saves allowed.
Soul Eater - Level 3, Persistent, Range: 12", No Save For each wound inflicted in melee by the target unit, it gains one regeneration roll that turn.
Summon Ravenous Horror – Level 3, Summoning, Range 6”, No Save Target friendly unit within 12” loses up to 10 models as casualties immediately (caster’s choice). Wizard then summons a Ravenous Horror within 6” as a separate unit. The Ravenous Horror has the following stats, where X is the number of models killed in the friendly unit by this spell: Name Ravenous Horror
Move 12"
Wnds X
Armour 3 – Fixed
Magic 4
Morale 10 – Berserk
Melee Wnds / 3 Eldritch
Special Fearsome(3), Base 9
Faith Spells Hammer of Judgement - Level 1, Range: Contact, Instant, No Save A target model m ust take an immediate m orale test on 2d6, inclusi ve of all normal m orale bonuses and penalties. For each point it fails this test, it suffers one wound with no saves allowed.
Embolden - Level 1, Range: 6", Persistent, No Save The target unit receives +d3 to its morale, up to a maximum of 11.
Devine Blessing
- Level 1, Range: 12”, Persistent, No Save or Unit Save
Target model rolls an additional d6 for one of the melee attacks on its profile (chosen by the casting player) and discards the highest d6 roll for this attack.
Fervour - Level 1, Range: 12”, Persistent, No Save Affected friendly unit gains Berserk and and must immediately adopt skirmish formation, moving an extra 3” to fully engage enemy if in melee.
Smite - Level 2, Range: 12", Instant, Individual Saves Target unit suffers 4d3 eldritch hits, halved for skirmished units.
Rebirth - Level 2, Range: 12", Persistent, No Save At the start of eac h morale phase, the un it may immediately bring br ing d3 wounds worth of m odels that died so far this game back to life. life. All of the model’s wounds must be restored to be resurrected. Resurrected models do not count as casualties when determining if a morale tests are required. The unit cannot increase its numbers beyond the starting number of models.
Holy Strength - Level 2, Range: 12", Persistent, No Save Target unit’s melee attacks gain +1 strength and the Magical ability.
Litany of Courage - Level 3, Range: 6”, Persistent, No Save Any unit within range of the spell is Fearless as long as the Wizard is alive.
Divine Fury- Level 3, Range: 12", Instant, Individual Saves Target unit suffers 6d3 eldritch hits, halved for skirmished units.
Shield of the Faithful – Level 3, Range: 6”, Persistent, No Save but U nit Save Model gains a fixed armour save equal to its current morale bonus from its numbers / formation up to a maximum of 4 Fixed. For example, a unit of 12 base 1 models in RAF formation would gain an armour save of Fixed 2 that will be used in place of their existing armour save if it would provide a better chance of saving.
