Warhammer 8th edition fear rules

Yes, you could still hit 4 models with one shot, as long as you rolled high enough for bounce to go through all models. This a list of all the rules changes from the 8th Edition Rulebook to the current version of 9th Edition 2. It it still recommended you look up the complete rule in question, as this list only contains an abridged version of each rule change. Also note that the 9th Edition book contains all the official erratas from 8th Edition, as well as fixing several other loopholes previously present in the game.

Basic Rules: Re-roll: You may re-roll a re-roll if you have two special rules at different power levels that would otherwise cancel each other out.

Leadership tests: Psychology tests added. Forming Units: A unit may not have more ranks than they have files, e. The exception to this is if the unit is too wide to pass in between terrain or units; in these situations, the unit may temporary reform into a formation with more ranks than files for as long as it takes to pass the terrain or unit. Unit Strength US added. This is used to determine the overall size and power of each model for purposes like ranks, charging, flanking and so on.

Line of Sight: For one model to have line of sight to another, you must be able to trace an unblocked line from the front arc of its base to the base of the target. However, models with a larger Unit Strength can see and be seen behind models or terrain with a lower Unit Strength.

Fighting a Battle: The Battlefield: Included suggested rules for how to place terrain. Deployment: All units costing less than 50 points must be placed at the same time. The same applies to all Characters, which must be placed after all your other units have been deployed. Movement: 1" Apart: You may pivot on the spot with your unit, as long as it does not end its movement within 1" of a unit or impassable terrain.

If pivoting would cause you to come into base contact with another unit or impassable terrain, you must move your model back so that it is still 1" away from these after your pivot. Redirecting the Charge: If the target unit declares a Flee reaction, or gets destroyed for any reason, you may try to redirect its charge. If this second unit also flees, you can instead choose to default back to charging the original fleeing unit. You no longer need to pass a Ld in order to redirect charges.

Calculating Charge Range: A unit's charge range is the sum of its Move value and a 2D6 roll where you pick the highest score rolled in inches. With the unit's charge range established, measure the distance between the charging unit and its target unit at their closest points in an uninterrupted line between them. Aligning to the Enemy: The only exception to the charger aligning to the target is if a unit with less than Unit Strength 5 is charged by a unit with Unit Strength 10 or more.

In this case, the charged unit will align to the charging unit, rather than the other way around. Charging a Fleeing Enemy: If the charging unit has less than Unit Strength 10, the fleeing unit suffers one Wound with no saves of any kind allowed for each point of Unit Strength the charging unit has.

If any models survive, the charging unit then stops 1" behind the remains of the unit. Magic: Choosing Spells: To determine the Wizard's spells, consult the chosen lore and choose the spells you want for your Wizard. The spell that can be chosen depend on the Level of your wizard. S pells may be taken in duplicates if all other spells from that lore are already taken. Signature Spells: Regardless of a Wizard's Level, they always know the Signature spell of a lore in addition to any other spells they have chosen — even if another Wizard in the same army already knows the Signature spell.

If a Wizard can take spells from multiple lores, they may at most have two different Signature Spells in total. Note that Wizards that do not get to choose their spells, either due to knowing only a few specific spells or having them as Bound Spells, do not get the Signature spell from the Lore s they are using. Roll for the Winds of Magic: The number of dice is increased for each points you increase the game size with after points, so at points you roll 4D6, at points you roll 6D6 and so on.

The Power Pool: Removed limit of 12 dice in the pool. For each result of 5 or 6, the Wizard generate another power dice. For each roll of a 6, add an extra dispel dice to the pool. Spell Types: Magical vortex spells may not be used in such a way that they affect friendly models or enemies in close combat when initially cast. Remains in Play spells can only be ended at the start of any Magic phase, not any time. Casting Value: For a spell to be cast, the total of the dice rolled, added to the Wizard's level divided by half, must equal or beat the spell's casting value.

Boosted Spells: If you roll high enough so that the casting value of the boosted version of the spell is reached, you may choose whether you want to cast the standard or boosted version of the spell.

You may still cast spells if the spell otherwise just fails to reach the casting value. Irresistible Force replaced with Ultimate Power: For every natural 6 rolled when casting a spell, you automatically have to roll an additional 'free' power dice to boost the casting value even further. Miscasts: If two or more unmodified 1's are rolled when casting a spell, it has been Miscast. Add the total number of dice used to cast the spell to the number rolled on the D6 and consult the Miscast table.

Extended Miscast Table with plenty of new results. Dispel Value: For a dispel to succeed, the total of the dice rolled, added to the Wizard's level divided by half, must equal or beat the spell's casting result. Ultimate Power: For every natural 6 rolled when dispelling a spell, you automatically get to roll an additional 'free' dispel dice to boost the dispel value even further, just like you do when casting. Duplicate Spells: For whatever reason, a single unit may never be targeted by the same remains in play spell or spell that lasts more than one player turn more than once per Magic phase.

Shooting: Shooting into Combat: If a unit is within 4" of an unengaged arc of an enemy unit in close combat, it may attempt to fire at them. For each '1' rolled when rolling to Hit, a missile manages to go awry and hit the friendly unit instead. You are only allowed to fire into combat if the target is at Unit Strength 5 or more. Firing at Long Range penalty removed.

Cover: If the majority of the models in the target unit are within Line of Sight, but behind models from another unit friend or enemy or terrain with half or more as high Unit Strength as them, then an additional To Hit modifier is applied.

Ward Saves: May be combined with other types of Ward saves. Close Combat: Who can Strike: You may always direct attacks against normal rank and file models, as long as the model is in base contact with any model of the enemy unit including characters and command group models. If a model has more than one Attack and find itself in base contact with two or more enemies with different characteristic profiles, it must choose which one to attack when its turn to strike comes before any dice are rolled Horde rule removed.

This is cumulative with several units charging the same target at once. Extra Ranks: Rank Bonus is cumulative with several units engaged in the same close combat, calculating ranks for each unit, as long as they are engaged in different arcs of the enemy unit. Disruption: A unit does not receive combat result points for extra ranks and cannot be Steadfast as long as it is disrupted. A unit is disrupted if an enemy is attacking it in the flank or rear, and that enemy unit has Unit Strength 10 or more.

Standard: Standard Bearer bonus is cumulative with several units engaged in the same close combat, each with their own standard bearer.

Steadfast: Steadfast units always take Break tests on their own Leadership characteristic unless their normal modified Leadership would normally be higher from another source. Insane Courage removed. Overrun: If you charge an enemy and they are wiped out before the Close Combat phase by a spell or template weapon for instance , you can choose to either Overrun or Reform From Victory unless the unit has made any other moves this turn outside of the Movement phase.

Multiple Combats and Break Tests: In a combat involving multiple units, you will first need to calculate the total combat resolution score for all units involved on both sides to determine the overall winner of that round of combat.

After this, the Break test modifier for each unit on the losing side is to be calculated separately and compared to the combined combat resolution score of only the enemy units they are in base contact with, not any other friendly units involved in the combat. Units on the losing side whose combat resolution score is equal to or higher than the combined resolution score of all the enemy units they are in base contact with do not need to take any break test, but instead counts as fighting to a draw.

In addition, no unit on the losing side will suffer a negative modifier greater than the overall loss of their side, even if that unit itself might have a much lower combat resolution score than the units they are in base contact with. Special Rules: Always Strikes First: if the model's Initiative is higher than their enemy's, they can re-roll failed To Hit rolls when striking in close combat Always Strikes Last: if the model's Initiative is lower than their enemy's, they must re-roll successful To Hit rolls when striking in close combat.

Ambushers: A unit with the Ambushers rule can choose to not deploy at the start of the battle. For every Core unit that deploys as Ambushers in your army, you are required to include at least one other Core Unit that does not deploy using the Ambushers rule. Animated Construct special rule added.

However, they may not march. Added Ignores Armour saves. If a model has this rule, no armour saves may be taken at all, unless otherwise noted. Breath Weapons: Breath Weapon Attacks are measured from any point of the model's front arc, not the mouth of the model.

A model with a Breath Weapon can use it to make a special attack once per shooting or close combat phase. Breath Weapon attacks in close combat cannot hit any single model more than once. Dodge added. This cannot be used against Magical Attacks that Hit automatically or that have the Always Strikes First special rule, nor can it be used by mounted models, unless specified.

Expendable rule added. Models with this special rule do not cause Panic to friendly units that are not Expendable themselves. No character may join a unit with this rule. Fast Cavalry: Unless it charges, a Fast Cavalry unit is allowed to reform twice during its move without losing any Movement; once before they move, and at the end of their move. A unit of Fast Cavalry armed with missile weapons can choose Fire and Flee as a charge reaction.

A character model that joins a unit of Fast Cavalry gains the Fast Cavalry special rule as long as they stay with the unit. Characters may only join Fast Cavalry with the same Troop Type as them. Fear: Units in base contact with one or more models that have the Fear special rule suffer -1 to their Combat Resolution. If the Unit Strength of all Fear-causing models in base contact is double or more, the Combat Resolution penalty is increased to Fly: Flyers only have Swiftstride when charging.

Securing the magic phase is something the Lizards can and will do if given the chance, so don't be afraid of bringing extra skink mages- cheap and efficient access to Wissan's Wildform plus additional power for the Slann and control over Predatory Fighter's obligatory pursuit- to wrestle control of magic from other casting-intensive armies.

Killing their wizards is something you can and must do, and luckily lizardmen have a bevvy of ways to snipe off vulnerable targets. Both your flying units pack a meaty punch and so do chameleons who manage to get a firing lane on an unprotected wizard, but before you start thinking of your specials you really wanna stuff your core allowance and then some with skinks.

Minimal size skirmisher units flooding the battlefield- so MANY poisoned attacks! Skinks are the proof that there is definitely quality in quantity, and unlike cheap throwaway units like skavenslaves and ungors, your enemy will be forced to recognize the existance of your skinks or pay very dearly for it.

A larger size unit can be devastating with walk between worlds, setting up volleys of multiple poisoned shots. This is the base of the army and there is really little that you'll be forced to add save for one, but if possible two, saurus characters on cold ones.

Saurus cowboys are terrifying in a fight, lodging themselve sin a unit's flank like a bunch of extremely obstinate thorns, and work wonders with your skink spam and the blocks of saurus.

After this, your go where your heart tells you. More dinos? Carnosaurs and Stegadons of both kinds are terrifying flank units and you can reliably field more monsters than many armies can warmachines. Skinks can pick off the cannons and catapults, but otherwise the same rules as for killing mages apply- get something on it and do it quickly. Even Kroxigors and Cold One Cavalry can be a decent pick, albeit ovecosted, if you need a large, multidamage hammer, and they can work in small flanker units like smaller but less cannonball-attracting hammers.

Salamanders and Razordons are in a weird spot: both work well with supporting skinks- who doesn't- but in different ways. Razordon are more of a defensive unit, but nothing will want to charge a flank defended by these goons. Yes the Lizardmen have some of the best okay gear available, unfortunately you will pay heavily for that advantage.

For any serious lists, don't bother with the rest though they have their uses. Well not bad at all but the real thing is in the Lore Attribute: Contemplation. It allows you to forget a spell you successfully cast, and generate a new one out of High Magic or any normal Lore.

This means you can drop spells you don't need and get new ones. Playing against Daemons? Light magic is there. Fighting against Chaos Knights? There you go: Searing Doom. Plus, who doesn't like Toughness 6 Saurus? Aside from your opponent, I mean. Generally it's best to take a lore based on your opponent's army. Metal and Shadow are pretty good choices. Heavens is a big NO as you already have Skink Priests to cast that one for you. Typically, people opt for either Life or Light, with Life being more popular of a choice.

Throne of Vines helps make your Slann from killing himself and lets Flesh to Stone buff your Saurus to Toughness 8 as well as buffing the effectiveness of the other spells!

Finally, Dwellers Below is possibly one of the most ridiculous spells in the game and can nuke entire units with no looking back. Generally this is probably the best of the lores to use for a balanced or defensive list.

Remember that any good opponent will packing at least 1 Scroll so never depend on your first Dwellers working. In fact depend on it not working. Lore of Light : Although Life is probably better in a large tournament game Light can be devastating in Saurus-heavy armies with a Slann in the center.

The Timewarp will also give you an extra Attack and double the Movement, turning the Saurus into something more akin to Ogres in power that's 3 attacks and 8 movement by the way. Best of all is that both of them and their little cousin Pha's Protection an Augment that will help against shooting and getting hit in combat at a -1 To Hit can all be cast as 12" bubble buffs that can affect all units, allowing an army with a Slann in the center to be twice as effective.

On another note the lore has some pretty good utility spells that can clear chaff and also get a bonus versus the foul Undead and Daemons and help stop your opponent from getting dangerous flank charges The Net of Amyntok.

All in all probably the second best lore for Lizards. One other thing to note is if you get some lucky rolling you can cast bubble Speed of Light and Phas Protection. Warhammer 40k rpg. By Warhammer 40k. Codex: Space Marines The 41st Millennium is an age of war and darkness.

The Imperium is assailed from all sides, but standing between civilisation and annihilation is a warrior brotherhood. Capacity — number of models it may carry. I do not have the original files or rules, so don't bother asking me for the original files.