Infantry Hero

Scourge of Aqshy Vokmortian, Master of the Bone-tithe

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Expansion. Scourge of Aqshy - Ossiarch Bonereapers (4th edition)

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Expansion. Scourge of Ghyran - Ossiarch Bonereapers (4th edition)

Monster Hero

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White Dwarf’11/24 Petrifex Elite (4th edition)

War Machine Hero

Beast

• Teratic Cohort

Cavalry

Infantry

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Warscroll. Legends Warscrolls (4th edition)

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War Machine

Endless Spell

Faction Terrain

The non-HERO OSSIARCH BONEREAPERS keyword is used in the following Ossiarch Bonereapers warscrolls:

Beast

• Teratic Cohort

Cavalry

Infantry

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War Machine

Endless Spell

Faction Terrain

18.3 Slain Models

The commander of a unit must pick which model(s) in the unit are slain. However, after each slain model is removed, the unit must be in a single coherent group (see 15.1). If this is not possible, continue to remove models, one at a time, until the unit is in a single coherent group. You must remove the fewest models possible to make the unit a single coherent group.

The OSSIARCH BONEREAPERS and HERO keywords are used in the following Ossiarch Bonereapers warscrolls:

Cavalry Hero

Infantry Hero

Scourge of Aqshy Vokmortian, Master of the Bone-tithe

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Monster Hero

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War Machine Hero

3.3 Reinforced Units

When you add a unit to your army roster, you can add it as a reinforced unit. A reinforced unit has twice as many models as its minimum unit size and costs twice as many points. If a unit has a minimum unit size of 1, it cannot be reinforced. In addition, some units with a unit size of more than 1 can not be reinforced. This will be noted on their battle profile.

18.1 Ward Saves

Units with the WARD keyword have the ‘Ward Save’ passive ability. The number after the WARD keyword indicates the ward value for the ward save. If a unit had WARD (5+), for example, its ward value would be 5. If a unit has more than one ward save, only the ward save with the lowest value applies to it; the other has no effect.

Passive

WARD SAVE: Whether through their uncanny reflexes, unnatural toughness or a source of mystical protection, these warriors can avoid otherwise lethal attacks.

Effect: In step 1 of the damage sequence (see 18.0), make a ward roll of D6 for each damage point in this unit’s damage pool. If the roll equals or exceeds this unit’s ward value, remove that damage point from the damage pool.

13.1 Fight Abilities

Abilities with the FIGHT keyword follow a different sequence to other abilities. When the players are using

Combat Phase

abilities as described in 13.0, they cannot use FIGHT abilities.

After the players have finished using

Combat Phase

abilities that are not FIGHT abilities, they must alternate picking 1 eligible unit to use a FIGHT ability, starting with the active player. Each unit in combat must use a FIGHT ability if it is able to.

Once a player has no more units that are eligible to use a FIGHT ability, the other player continues to pick units that are eligible to use a FIGHT ability, one after another, until there are no more units that are eligible to use a FIGHT ability.


	The active player uses Combat Phase abilities that are not FIGHT abilities, then the opponent does the same. Players alternate picking a unit to use a FIGHT ability, starting with the active player. Each unit must use a FIGHT ability if it is able to.

Wound Roll

Roll a dice. If the roll equals or exceeds the attacking weapon’s Wound characteristic, the attack successfully wounds: move on to the next step. If not, the attack fails and the attack sequence ends. Unmodified wound rolls of 1 always fail.

Anti-X (+1 Rend)

Add 1 to this weapon’s Rend characteristic if the target has the keyword after ‘Anti-’ or fulfils the condition after ‘Anti-’. Multiples of this ability are cumulative. For example, if a weapon has both Anti-charge (+1 Rend) and Anti-HERO (+1 Rend), then add 2 to the Rend characteristic of the weapon for attacks that target a HERO that charged in the same turn.

Companion

Unless otherwise specified, attacks made by this weapon are not affected by friendly abilities that modify hit rolls, wound rolls or weapon characteristics, except for those that apply negative modifiers (e.g. ‘Covering Fire’).

Crit (2 Hits)

If an attack made with this weapon scores a critical hit, that attack scores 2 hits on the target unit instead of 1. Make a wound roll for each hit.

32.2 Objective Control

In the deployment phase after all Deployment Phase abilities have been used and at the end of each turn, follow this sequence for each objective in an order chosen by the active player:

Starting with the active player, each player determines the control score of each of their units that is contesting that objective. A unit’s control score is the combined Control characteristics of all the models in that unit that are contesting the objective. Some abilities modify a unit’s control score, but it cannot be reduced to less than 1.
Each player adds up the control scores of all of their units contesting that objective. This is their army control score for that objective.
The players compare their army control scores for that objective. If one player’s score is higher, that player gains control of that objective. Once a player gains control of an objective, it remains under their control until their opponent gains control of it.


	Sometimes objective markers get accidentally nudged while you are moving models around. This is perfectly fine - just remember to put them back in their proper positions when determining objective control.

1.0 Wizards and Priests

WIZARDS are special units that can cast spells, and PRIESTS are special units that can chant prayers. Spells and prayers are powerful abilities that can have a dramatic impact on the battle.

15.4 Flying

Units with the FLY keyword have the following passive ability:

Passive

FLY: Soaring above the battlefield, this unit can reach destinations that are inaccessible to other troops.

Effect: As this unit moves, it ignores other models, terrain features and the combat ranges of enemy units. It cannot end its move in combat unless specified in the ability that allowed it to move. Ignore any vertical distance moved for this unit.


	When moving flying units, move them horizontally in any direction, ignoring intervening models and terrain, and place them where you wish, so long as they are allowed to end their move on that spot. Note that some units have the FLY keyword even if that unit can’t really fly. This often represents units that bounce, bound or skitter across the battlefield so adeptly that they might as well be flying!

14.3 Charge Phase

Your Charge Phase

CHARGE: With a mighty battle cry, the warriors charge into combat with the enemy.

KEYWORDS

CORE, MOVE, CHARGE

Once Per Battle Round (Army), Start of Battle Round

IMMORTAL ELITE: The Ossiarch legions march to war in perfect unison, efficiently and precisely enacting the will of their generals without the mortal inadequacies of doubt, fear or regret.

Declare: You must use this ability if there are any friendly OSSIARCH BONEREAPERS HEROES on the battlefield. Pick a friendly OSSIARCH BONEREAPERS HERO to be the target.

Effect: You gain a number of relentless discipline points equal to the number after the target’s RELENTLESS DISCIPLINE keyword. At the end of the battle round, any unspent relentless discipline points are lost.

Hit Roll

Roll a dice. If the roll equals or exceeds the attacking weapon’s Hit characteristic, the attack scores a successful hit: move on to the next step. If not, the attack fails and the attack sequence ends. Unmodified hit rolls of 1 always fail. If an unmodified hit roll for an attack made with a weapon is a 6, that attack is a critical hit.


	Critical hits have no effect on their own but often trigger additional effects (see 20.0 Weapon Abilities).

24.2 Replacement Units

Some abilities allow you to set up a replacement unit. When setting up that unit, it should have the same warscroll type, weapon options and number of models as the original unit, unless otherwise specified in the ability. Many of these abilities specify the proportion of models in the replacement unit (e.g. half the number of models from the original unit). In these cases, you can pick which models from the original unit are set up.

The replacement unit is otherwise treated as a new unit; any keywords or abilities the original unit gained during the battle, and any persisting effects that applied to it, do not apply to the replacement unit. Each unit can only be replaced once, and you cannot replace replacement units.

If the original unit was reinforced and the replacement unit has more than half the number of models from the original unit, the replacement unit is considered to be reinforced.


	Because a replacement unit is treated as a completely new unit, it could, for instance, use a Once Per Battle ability on its warscroll even if the unit it replaced used that ability earlier in the battle.

The OSSIARCH BONEREAPERS and WIZARD keywords are used in the following Ossiarch Bonereapers warscrolls:

Infantry Hero

Scourge of Aqshy Vokmortian, Master of the Bone-tithe

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Monster Hero

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Infantry

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2.0 Spells

The declare step of each spell will tell you to make a casting roll of 2D6. If the roll does not equal or exceed the spell’s casting value (at the top-right corner of the spell), the spell fails and its effect is not resolved.

If the unmodified casting roll includes 2 or more rolls of 1, the spell is miscast: the spell fails, its effect is not resolved, D3 mortal damage is inflicted on the WIZARD that used it, and that WIZARD cannot use any more spells in that phase.

Enemy reactions can only be used if the casting roll equals or exceeds the spell’s casting value. So long as the spell is not unbound (see 4.0), then it is successfully cast: resolve its effect.

EXAMPLE SPELL

Your Hero Phase

MYSTIC SHIELD: The caster's allies are bathed in an unearthly glow that protects them from harm.

Declare: Pick a visible friendly unit wholly within 12" of this WIZARD to be the target. Then, make a casting roll of 2D6.

Effect: The target has WARD (6+) this turn.

KEYWORDS

SPELL

Save Roll

The commander of the target unit rolls a dice, subtracting the attacking weapon’s Rend characteristic from the roll. Unmodified save rolls of 1 always fail. If the roll equals or exceeds the Save characteristic of the target unit, the attack fails and the attack sequence ends. If not, it is a successful attack: move on to the next step.

The PETRIFEX ELITE keyword is used in the following Ossiarch Bonereapers warscrolls:

Infantry

War Machine

Infantry Hero

Monster Hero

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3.5 Regiments of Renown

In addition to creating your own regiments, you can also spend points to include 1 Regiment of Renown. Regiments of Renown are pre-built regiments, each with their own special abilities. The rules for each Regiment of Renown will specify which factions can include it. A unit in a Regiment of Renown cannot be your general even if it is a WARMASTER.

You cannot include more than one Regiment of Renown in your army unless otherwise specified in the notes column of that regiment’s battle profile.
Units in a Regiment of Renown cannot use (but can be picked as the target of, if otherwise eligible) any faction rules from the faction they are allied into, including enhancements and lores.
If an ability allows you to set up a replacement unit (Core Rules, 24.2) for a unit in a Regiment of Renown, that unit also counts as being part of that Regiment of Renown.

15.3 Pile-in Moves

Some abilities, such as FIGHT abilities, allow a unit to make a short move called a pile-in move to get into a better position for combat. To do so:

If your unit is in combat: Pick an enemy unit your unit is in combat with to be the target of the pile-in move. Each model in your unit can move up to 3". That move can pass through the combat ranges of any enemy units, but each model must end that move no further from the target unit. At the end of the move, your unit must still be in combat with all units that it was in combat with at the start of the move.

If your unit is not in combat: Each model in your unit can move 3" in any direction. That move can pass through and end within the combat ranges of any enemy units.


	Pile in: move up to 3". If in combat, the unit must end the move closer, or at least as close, to the target enemy unit.

19.0 Strike-first and Strike-last

If there are any STRIKE-FIRST units in combat after any non-FIGHT combat phase abilities have been used, other units cannot be picked to use a FIGHT ability until those units have been picked to use a FIGHT ability. After all those STRIKE-FIRST units have fought, the active player picks the next unit to fight.

If there are any STRIKE-LAST units in combat, they cannot be picked to use a FIGHT ability if there are any units in combat that do not have STRIKE-LAST and have not yet used a FIGHT ability.

If a unit has STRIKE-FIRST and STRIKE-LAST, treat it as if it had neither.


	There may be situations when a unit that has STRIKE-FIRST is not in combat at the start of the phase, but because of moves such as pile-in moves, it is ‘pulled into combat’ later in the phase. In such cases, STRIKE-FIRST has no effect on that unit because it was not in combat at the start of the phase. Abilities that allow a unit to use a FIGHT ability immediately after another unit do not override the STRIKE-FIRST or STRIKE-LAST constraints, so you could not pick a unit with STRIKE-LAST to fight immediately after a unit with STRIKE-FIRST.

7.2 Banishing Manifestations

Instead of using a SPELL or PRAYER ability (including when using the ‘Magical Intervention’ ability), each WIZARD and PRIEST can use the ‘Banish Manifestation’ ability:

Your Hero Phase

BANISH MANIFESTATION: The arcane forces sustaining a manifestation are disrupted.

Declare: Pick a friendly WIZARD or PRIEST to use this ability, pick a MANIFESTATION within 30" of them that was not summoned this turn to be the target, then make a banishment roll of 2D6. Add 1 to the banishment roll for each additional enemy MANIFESTATION on the battlefield after the first. You cannot pick the same MANIFESTATION to be the target of this ability more than once per turn.

Effect: If the banishment roll equals or exceeds the banishment value listed on the MANIFESTATION’s warscroll, it is banished and removed from play.

KEYWORDS

BANISH

Unbind

Reaction: Opponent declared a SPELL ability

UNBIND: The wizard saps the energy from an enemy’s spell, nullifying its effects.

Used By: A friendly WIZARD within 30" of the enemy WIZARD casting the spell.

Effect: Make an unbinding roll of 2D6. If the roll exceeds the casting roll tor the spell, then the spell is unbound and its effect is not resolved. This reaction cannot be used more than once per casting roll.

KEYWORDS

UNBIND

3.1 Regiments

Armies are made up of one or more regiments, each of which is led by a Hero. You must have at least 1 regiment in your army, and you can include a maximum of 5 regiments. To add a regiment, pick 1 HERO from your faction, then pick up to 3 non‑HERO units to accompany them.

Each HERO’s battle profile lists which units can be added to their regiment, and each non-HERO unit’s battle profile lists any relevant keywords it has. The battle profiles of some HEROES may say that they can be added to the regiment of another HERO in place of a non-HERO unit in that regiment.

1.1 Power Level

Each WIZARD and PRIEST has a power level shown after the keyword, e.g. WIZARD (2). A WIZARD’s casting power level determines how many Spell abilities they can use per phase. A PRIEST’s chanting power level determines how many PRAYER abilities they can use per phase.

Charge (+1 Damage)

Add 1 to this weapon’s Damage characteristic if the attacking unit charged this turn.

Crit (Mortal)

If an attack made with this weapon scores a critical hit, that attack inflicts mortal damage on the target unit equal to the Damage characteristic of that weapon and the attack sequence ends.

Universal Core Abilities - Movement Phase

Your Movement Phase

NORMAL MOVE: The warriors advance across the battlefield.

Declare: Pick a friendly unit that is not in combat to use this ability.

Effect: That unit can move a distance up to its Move characteristic. That unit cannot move into combat during any part of that move.

KEYWORDS

CORE, MOVE

Your Movement Phase

RUN: The unit rushes into position.

Declare: Pick a friendly unit that is not in combat to use this ability.

Effect: Make a run roll of D6. That unit can move a distance up to its Move characteristic added to the run roll. That unit cannot move into combat during any part of that move.

KEYWORDS

CORE, MOVE, RUN

Your Movement Phase

RETREAT: The fighters disengage from combat, though at the cost of lowering their defences.

Declare: Pick a friendly unit that is in combat to use this ability.

Effect: Inflict D3 mortal damage on that unit. That unit can move a distance up to its Move characteristic. That unit can move through the combat ranges of any enemy units but cannot end that move within an enemy unit’s combat range.

KEYWORDS

CORE, MOVE, RETREAT

32.1 Contesting Objectives

Unless otherwise specified, if an objective is within a model’s combat range, that model is contesting that objective. If any models in a unit are contesting an objective, that unit is contesting that objective.

Each unit can only count as contesting a single objective for the purposes of determining objective control (see 32.2). Before determining objective control, for each of their units contesting two or more objectives, the active player must pick one of those objectives for it to contest. Then, their opponent does the same.

Designer’s Note: For purposes other than determining objective control, a unit can contest more than one objective.

18.2 Allocating Damage

After resolving the effect of any ability that inflicts damage points (whether via attacks, mortal damage or both), you must allocate the damage points.

When allocating damage points to a unit, the damage points in its damage pool are allocated to it one at a time. Each time the number of damage points allocated to the unit equals the Health characteristic of that unit, 1 model in that unit is slain (and removed from play) and the number of damage points allocated to that unit is reset to 0. Keep allocating damage points until there are none left in the damage pool.

If the number of damage points allocated to a unit is not enough to slay a model, keep track of the number of damage points currently allocated to the unit (most players place a dice or markers next to the unit). While a unit has any damage points allocated to it, it is damaged.

1.0 Champions

Units with the CHAMPION keyword have one or more champion models. If there is a number after the CHAMPION keyword, that number indicates the proportion of models in that unit that can be champions. In any other case, 1 model in the unit can be a champion. Units with the CHAMPION keyword have the following passive ability:

Passive

CHAMPION: A veteran fighter leads the charge.

Effect: Add 1 to the Attacks characteristic of weapons used by champions in this unit. If this unit is a BEAST, this ability affects this unit’s Companion weapons.

3.0 Standard Bearers

Units with the STANDARD BEARER keyword have one or more standard bearer models. The number after the STANDARD BEARER keyword indicates the proportion of models in that unit that can be standard bearers. Units with the STANDARD BEARER keyword have the following passive ability:

Passive

STANDARD BEARER: The unit’s standard provides a rallying point in the chaos of battle.

Effect: While this unit contains any standard bearers, add 1 to this unit’s control score.

Those HEROES can join an eligible regiment as a Legion Subcommander.

Infantry Hero

Cavalry Hero

War Machine Hero

The INFANTRY and OSSIARCH BONEREAPERS keywords are used in the following Ossiarch Bonereapers warscrolls:

Infantry Hero

Scourge of Aqshy Vokmortian, Master of the Bone-tithe

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Infantry

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1.0 Wizards and Priests

Cover

Subtract 1 from hit rolls for attacks that target a unit that is behind or wholly on this terrain feature, unless that unit charged this turn or has the FLY keyword.

Unstable

Models can move across but cannot be set up on or end any type of move on any part of this terrain feature that is more than 1" tall.

The non-HERO non-UNIQUE DEATH keyword is used in the following Ossiarch Bonereapers warscrolls:

Endless Spell

Cavalry

Faction Terrain

Infantry

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War Machine

Beast

• Teratic Cohort

23.0 Tokens

Tokens are not considered to be models for rules purposes and can be ignored or moved out of the way for purposes of visibility, coherency or abilities. They cannot be picked as the target of abilities. Their purpose is to indicate persisting effects on units they are placed next to. Each time a unit with a token finishes a move or is set up, place the token next to the unit.

The non-BEAST OSSIARCH BONEREAPERS keyword is used in the following Ossiarch Bonereapers warscrolls:

Cavalry Hero

Infantry Hero

Scourge of Aqshy Vokmortian, Master of the Bone-tithe

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Monster Hero

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War Machine Hero

Cavalry

Infantry

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War Machine

Endless Spell

Faction Terrain

Scourge of Aqshy Gatebreaker Mega-Gargant

Banish Manifestation

Your Hero Phase

BANISH MANIFESTATION: The arcane forces sustaining a manifestation are disrupted.

KEYWORDS

BANISH

The MEGA-GARGANT keyword is used in the following Sons of Behemat warscrolls:

Monster Hero

• Beast-smasher Mega-Gargant

• Gatebreaker Mega-Gargant

• King Brodd

• Kraken-eater Mega-Gargant

• Warstomper Mega-Gargant

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Expansion. Scourge of Aqshy - Sons of Behemat (4th edition)

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Expansion. Scourge of Ghyran - Sons of Behemat (4th edition)

Scourge of Ghyran Kraken-eater Mega-Gargant

Roll-off

If you are instructed to roll off, each player should roll a dice. Whichever player has a higher roll wins the roll-off. If the result is a tie, each player should roll off again until there is a clear winner, unless otherwise specified.

Crit (Auto-wound)

If an attack made with this weapon scores a critical hit, that attack automatically wounds the target. Make a save roll as normal.

The warscrolls using non-UNIQUE DEATH, INFANTRY and HERO keywords can be found in the following Factions:

Death: Flesh-eater Courts, Nighthaunt, Ossiarch Bonereapers, Soulblight Gravelords.

The non-UNIQUE DEATH, INFANTRY and HERO keywords are used in the following warscrolls:

Infantry Hero

• Abhorrant Archregent

• Abhorrant Cardinal

• Abhorrant Ghoul King

• Abhorrant Gorewarden

• Crypt Haunter Courtier

• Crypt Infernal Courtier

• Marrowscroll Herald

• Royal Decapitator

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Expansion. Scourge of Aqshy - Flesh-Eater Courts (4th edition)

Scourge of Aqshy Royal Decapitator

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Expansion. Scourge of Ghyran - Flesheater Courts (4th edition)

Scourge of Ghyran Abhorrant Ghoul King

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Scourge of Ghyran Abhorrant Gorewarden

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Crypt Ghast Courtier

Infantry Hero

• Guardian of Souls

• Knight of Shrouds

• Krulghast Cruciator

• Lord Executioner

• Lord Vitriolic

• Scriptor Mortis

• Spirit Torment

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Expansion. Battletome Supplement: Nighthaunt (4th edition)

Cairn Wraith

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Tomb Banshee

Infantry Hero

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Infantry Hero

• Necromancer

• Vampire Lord

• Wight King

24.1 Reserve Units

Some abilities allow you to set up units in reserve. These units are placed to one side instead of being set up on the battlefield. At the start of the fourth battle round, units that were set up in reserve using a DEPLOY ability and that are still in reserve are destroyed.

The non-HERO INFANTRY keyword is used in the following Ossiarch Bonereapers warscrolls:

Infantry

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