No.
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Does a disrupted unit with the Strength In Numbers special rule get to add its rank bonus to its Leadership? (p33)URL Copied!
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 5
Is the Leadership bonus from Strength in Numbers limited to a maximum of 3? (p33)URL Copied!
Yes.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 5
Are all of a model's close combat attacks magical attacks if it is using a warplock pistol? (p33)URL Copied!
Yes.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 5
If a character joins a unit of Skavenslaves, can you still shoot at enemy units in combat with the Skavenslave unit? (p36)URL Copied!
No.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 5
Can you take more than one Vermin Lord in an army? If you can, will they both have a Doom Glaive magic weapon?URL Copied!
Yes to both questions. Whilst you can only opt to take each magic item once, where it is a standard piece of equipment it can be duplicated. (p40)
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 5
Can a Grey Seer substitute two spells, one for Skitterleap and another for The Dreaded Thirteenth spell? (p41)URL Copied!
No.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 5
If a template hits a Screaming Bell or Plague Furnace being ridden by a character, how is this resolved? (p42, 48)URL Copied!
It is resolved as per the template rules in the Shooting at Ridden Monsters section on page 105 in the Warhammer rulebook. For example: a Rock Lobber hits A Screaming Bell ridden by a Grey Seer. The central hole is over the base. As such a D6 is rolled to determine who takes the Strength 9 hit. A 4 is rolled and so the Screaming Bell takes the Strength 9 hit while the Grey Seer takes the Strength 3 hit.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 6
If a unit has its Toughness increased to 7 or more, does the Deafening Peals hit every model in the unit? Are saves allowed against Wounds caused by these hits? (p43)URL Copied!
Yes to both questions.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 6
If a unit pushing a Screaming Bell is attacking a building or a war machine, and it rolls A Stirring Beyond the Veil result when ringing the bell, does this affect the number of models that can fight that turn? (p43)URL Copied!
No.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 6
Can I use the D6" of movement granted by the "Unholy Clamour" and "Avalanche of Energy" results on the Bell chart to reform? (p43)URL Copied!
No.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 6
Are buildings which collapse due to "Deafening Peals" removed in the same way as buildings affected by Cracks Call? (p43)URL Copied!
Yes.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 6
Are the dice used to ring the Screaming Bell power dice? (p43)URL Copied!
No.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 6
Does anything special happen to a Screaming Bell or Plague Furnace if the Grey Seer or Plague Priest is killed? (p43, 48)URL Copied!
No.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 6
The Screaming Bell/Plague Furnace has to join a unit at the beginning of the game. What if your army does not include an appropriate unit for it to join? (p43, 48)URL Copied!
It may not be deployed.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 6
Can I join characters to the units with the Screaming Bell/Plague Furnace? (p43, 48)URL Copied!
At deployment, characters can be deployed in the pushing unit and will become Unbreakable, but cannot leave the unit as long as the Bell/Furnace is still there. Once the game is started, no characters can join the unit. In addition, with the Plague Furnace only characters that belong to Clan Pestilens may join the unit.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 6
If the unit that is pushing the Screaming Bell/Plague Furnace is completely destroyed, can the Bell/Furnace join another unit? (p43, 48)URL Copied!
No.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 6
If the rider is killed, what happens to the Screaming Bell/Plague Furnace? (p43, 48)URL Copied!
It continues to function normally inside its unit. The only difference is that all ranged attacks against it will hit the
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 6
Is a Screaming Bell/Plague Furnace treated as separate units from the unit that is pushing it for things that affect the closest target or that affect all units within a certain range? (p43, 48)URL Copied!
Yes.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 6
What types of movement within their own unit can the Screaming Bell/Plague Furnace execute during a game? For example, can it move within the ranks to reach a fighting position? (p43, 48)URL Copied!
When the unit reforms, the Bell/Furnace is immediately moved to the centre of the front rank. If this is impossible (it is engaged in combat and in base contact with an enemy model, for example) then the unit may not reform.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 6
What is the Leadership value of a Screaming Bell/Plague Furnace? (p43, 48)URL Copied!
Ld 0.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 6
If the Screaming Bell/Plague Furnace is struck by a spell such as Pit of Shades or Dwellers Below, does the rider test separately from the Screaming Bell/Plague Furnace to see whether they are destroyed? (p43, 48)URL Copied!
Yes.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 6
When a model with a Plague Censer causes a wound on a ridden monster or other model with separate components, how is the damage distributed? (p46)URL Copied!
Take a Toughness test with the best Toughness value available to the ridden monster/chariot/multiple statline model and then if the test is failed, randomise the wound as you would for a missile hit.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 6
Can "Billowing Death" be used when the unit marches? (p48)URL Copied!
Yes.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 6
How many attacks does the Plague Furnace gain from Frenzy? (p48)URL Copied!
One, for a total of 7 attacks.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 6
Do models killed by "Maddening Fumes", "Enshrouded by Fog", plague censers' fumes, magic banners or indeed any other rule that has a chance of causing damage on your own units count towards the combat resolution score? (p48)URL Copied!
Yes.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 6
If a model is hit more than once by an "Enshrouded By Fog" attack, does it suffer 1 wound for each Toughness test that is failed? (p49)URL Copied!
Yes.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 7
Can I choose not to make an attack with the Plague Furnace's Wrecker? (p49)URL Copied!
No.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 7
Can a unit of Night Runners accompanied by a character make a "Slinking Advance" move? (p50)URL Copied!
Only if it's a Clan Eshin character.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 7
When does a unit of Night Runners make the move from their Slinking Advance special rule? (p50)URL Copied!
They make this move at the same time as Vanguard moves are carried out. If your opponent also has Night Runners, or units with Vanguard, then you will need to roll-off and alternate moving these units.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 7
Can a unit of Night Runners that make a Slinking Advance declare a charge on the first turn of the game? (p50)URL Copied!
Yes.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 7
Can Assassins be revealed only when the unit hiding them is in combat? The placement rules only allow Assassins to be placed where they can fight? (p52)URL Copied!
No, they can be revealed even if the unit is not in combat, in which case he must be placed in the unit's front rank, just like any other character.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 7
The Packmasters' special rule Running with the Pack and the special rule Beast Pack seem to contradict each other. How do they work? (p53)URL Copied!
The Packmaster and Master Moulder models are ignored when working out the unit's rank bonus, so only ranks of Rat Ogres count. Use the Packmasters' or Master Moulders' Ld value (or the General's) as the base Ld for the unit, to which you then add the Rat Ogres' rank bonus.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 7
Must Master Moulders be placed in the front rank, as they are Champions? (p53)URL Copied!
Yes.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 7
Can a Packmaster use his whip from behind an additional rank of Giant Rats or Rat Ogres if they are deployed as a horde (10 or 6 models wide respectively)? (p53)URL Copied!
No.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 7
Giant Rat packs consist of Giant Rats, which are war beasts and hence have Swiftstride, as well as Packmasters, which are infantry and do not have Swifstride. Do they roll 2D6 or 3D6 when charging, fleeing and pursuing? (p54)URL Copied!
2D6, every model in a unit must have Swiftstride for the unit to gain the extra dice.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 7
Does a Hell Pit Abomination count as destroyed if "The Rats Emerge" result has been rolled? (p57)URL Copied!
Yes.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 7
Are the Rat Swarms generated by "The Rats Emerge" result for a Hell Pit Abomination worth any victory points? (p57)URL Copied!
No.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 7
Do you roll on the 'Berserk Abomination chart' when you roll a triple for fleeing/pursuing with the Hell Pit Abomination? (p57)URL Copied!
No.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 7
Does the Skaven player select the unit that suffers the 2D6 hits inflicted by the Avalanche of Flesh special rule? (p57)URL Copied!
Yes.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 7
If an Abomination suffers a "Fluid Injected!" result, are any subsequent close combat hits resolved at S7? (p57)URL Copied!
Yes.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 7
What happens if an Abomination rolls "The Rats Emerge" or "It's Alive!" but there is insufficient room to place the models within 3" of the marker and 1" from the enemy? (p57)URL Copied!
They are destroyed.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 7
Do attacks made by Poisoned Wind Globadiers have the Poisoned Attacks special rule? (p59)URL Copied!
No.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 7
When firing a Warpfire Thrower, can you place the template in such a way that it could hit friendly models after moving the template the distance rolled on the artillery dice? (p60)URL Copied!
Yes, though it cannot be placed over any friendly models before you move it.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 7
Does the Ratling Guns' "Bbbbrrrrrttt!" result include the shots from the dice that caused the Misfire? (p61)URL Copied!
Yes.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 7
Are the shots from a "Spin Wildly" result limited by the Ratling Guns' range? (p61)URL Copied!
Yes.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 7
At what strength are impact hits from the Doom-Flayer resolved?The machine's or the weapon team's? (p62)URL Copied!
The machine's.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 7
Do the armour saves provided by the Doom-Flayers' The Best Defence special rule combine with the crew's armour? (p62)URL Copied!
No.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 7
Regarding the Doom-Flayer's armour save, does it get it only against hand-to-hand attacks, or also against ranged ones? And what about against result 3-5 of its own Mishap chart? (p62)URL Copied!
It receives armour saves for ranged and close combat attacks, but not Mishaps.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 7
Does placing the marker for a Warp Grinder count as deploying a unit in scenarios where player alternate deploying units? (p64)URL Copied!
Yes.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 8
If a Doomwheel loses a movement dice due to a Disaster result on its Misfire chart, does it lose this movement for its flee/pursue moves as well? (p66)URL Copied!
Yes.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 8
If a Doomwheel suffers more than 1 wound in a phase, and subsequently rolls more than one 1 for "Loss of Control", does it make one "Out of Control" move per 1 rolled, or only one regardless of the number of 1s rolled? (p66)URL Copied!
Only one.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 8
Must a Doomwheel roll to hit with each "Zzzzap!" bolt? Can it stand and shoot? (p66)URL Copied!
No to both questions.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 8
Can a Doomwheel's Zzzzzap! hit units in close combat? (p66)URL Copied!
Yes.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 8
What's the range of the Warp-Lightning cannon? 48" or 60"? (p68)URL Copied!
48".
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 8
If a shot from a Warp Lightning Cannon does not kill a Monstrous Infantry/Beast/Cavalry or Monster model does that shot stop? (p68)URL Copied!
No. All models are still hit.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 8
Does Storm Daemon's lightning attack ignore armour saves? (p69)URL Copied!
Yes.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 8
Does Queek's "Trophy Heads" special rule mean that he could automatically wound an enemy (because he needs a 2+ and receives a +1 modifier to the dice)? (p72)URL Copied!
Yes.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 8
Can Tretch use his "Stay Here, I'll Get Help!" rule to leave a unit that is engaged in combat? (p73)URL Copied!
Yes. He could even leave one unit that is in combat and join a different unit that is also in combat if you wish, as long as the unit is in range of course.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 8
What are the VPs for Boneripper? (p77)URL Copied!
On his own, Boneripper is not worth anything. His points values are incorporated into Thanquol's, much like the cost of a magic item.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 8
Can a Warlord on a war-litter be moved by the Skitterleap spell? (p78)URL Copied!
Yes.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 8
Must models in a building hit by Crack's Call take an Initiative test regardless of whether the building collapses? (p78)URL Copied!
No.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 8
Is the 4D6" line from Crack's Call a template? (p78)URL Copied!
Yes.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 8
Can The Curse of the Horned Rat affect a unit of Monstrous Infantry? (p79)URL Copied!
No.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 8
If a unit is affected by The Curse of the Horned Rat and not entirely destroyed, how are casualties removed? (p79)URL Copied!
In the same manner as shooting attacks.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 8
As The Curse of the Horned Rat states that the new unit can have "any normally allowed equipment or command", can you replace two of the models with a Weapon Team? (p79)URL Copied!
No.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 8
Can I cast Wither on friendly units? (p79)URL Copied!
Yes.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 8
What happens to characters that either join or leave a unit affected by Wither? Are new models that are added to the unit by spells and special rules affected by the spell? (p79)URL Copied!
All models that either join or leave the unit are affected by the spell. If a character leaves and joins another unit, he is affected by the spell, but the unit he joins is not.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 8
How are casualties from The Curse of the Horned Rat distributed? What if there are characters in the unit, of troop type infantry or otherwise? (p79)URL Copied!
Compare the result of the 4D6 roll to the number of infantry models in the unit. If the result is equal to or larger than the number of infantry models (including any characters that are infantry) then remove all of the infantry models and replace the unit with an equal number of Clanrats. Any non-infantry models left must be placed by the controlling player 1" away from the newly formed unit, facing in any direction. If the result is less than the number of infantry models in the result then the casualties will be distributed as hits from shooting.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 8
When a new unit is created using The Curse of the Horned Rat, where is it placed and in what formation/facing etc? (p79)URL Copied!
The centre of the unit must be at the same point on the table as the centre of the unit it replaced, and it must have the same facing. It must have the same number of models in its front rank as the unit it replaced, and be in a legal formation. Any models that cannot be placed are lost.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 8
Can I target a unit with The Curse of the Horned Rat comprised of infantry and non-infantry models? (p79)URL Copied!
No, unless all of the non-infantry models are characters. Such units are unique units and as such cannot be targeted by The Curse of the Horned Rat. Note that adding a character to a unit of a different troop type will not make that unit unique, it's troop type will be unchanged.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 9
Can a Warlock Engineer buy two Warplock Pistols? (p100)URL Copied!
No.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 9
Can a Battle Standard Bearer take items from the Scavenge Pile that are also magic items? (p101)URL Copied!
Yes.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 9
A Master Moulder counts as a champion in all respects, so it has to be placed in its unit's front rank, right? (p104)URL Copied!
Yes.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 9
Is a Master-bred Rat Ogre a unit champion? (p104)URL Copied!
Yes.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 9
Can I take a unit consisting of 2 Rat Ogres and 2 Packmasters when I pick an army? (p104)URL Copied!
Yes.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 9
If the bearer of the Fellblade inflicts a wound upon himself, must he re-roll successful ward saves? (p107)URL Copied!
Yes.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 9
Does the Strength bonus from the Blade of Corruption and Dwarf Bane apply to attacks made by a Tail Weapon, Rat Hound or other bonus attacks? (p107)URL Copied!
No.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 9
If a model equipped with the Blade of Corruption is, for whatever reason, allowed to re-roll his To Hit rolls, do his rolls of a 1 before or after the re-roll count towards whether or not he suffers a backlash from the weapon? (p107)URL Copied!
After the re-roll – when a dice is re-rolled, only the second result counts.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 9
When facing Dwarfs, can the wielder of Dwarf Bane re-roll To Wound with shooting and magic, and are his ranged attacks armour piercing? (p107)URL Copied!
No.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 9
If a model with Warpstone armour inflicts a wound upon himself in close combat and makes his armour save, is he affected by the S4 hit caused by the armour? (p108)URL Copied!
Yes.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 9
Does the Worlds Edge Armour work against attacks that kill outright without inflicting wounds per se? (p108)URL Copied!
Yes.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 9
How long does the Rival Hide Talisman's effect last? (p108)URL Copied!
One round of close combat only.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 9
Can the Rival Hide Talisman be used to affect a model that is fighting a challenge with a model other than the bearer? (p108)URL Copied!
No.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 9
Can a model casting a spell use Warpstone Tokens to exceed the six power dice limit for casting a spell? (p108)URL Copied!
No.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 9
If an Infernal Bomb is placed in a building, will a unit inside the building take D6 Strength 10 hits with the Multiple Wounds (D3) special rule if the bomb explodes? (p109)URL Copied!
Yes.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 9
Do the Plague Monk crew on the Plague Furnace benefit from the effect of the Plague Banner? (p110)URL Copied!
Yes.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 9
Does the Doomrocket need line of sight to a target? (p110)URL Copied!
No.
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 9
How far can a unit with a Movement Allowance of 5" march on the turn it activates the Banner of Verminous Scurrying? (p111)URL Copied!
15".
Source: Skaven Official Update Version 1.7, p. 9