Ulthuan FAQs - Answers to commonly asked rules questions

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Ulthuan FAQs - Answers to commonly asked rules questions

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The aim of this thread is to bring together some resources with answers to some of the most commonly asked questions that come up time and again in this forum. Other interesting questions and rules debates will also be included.

Link to GW FAQs: Link
These are the latest FAQs as published by GW. They tend to be what is used in most play as a baseline. As a player you may well find that some groups house-rule certain items or produce their own tournament FAQs or similar. As these ones are published by GW though, they usually carry more weight and tend to be thought of as 'official'. It is a good idea to have read through these, particularly the BRB and HE FAQs.

ASF v. ASL
Frost Phoenix & Multiple ASL
8th ed. ASF & difference to Speed of Asuryan
GW and ASF Debate
Interaction with Ogre Thundertusk
Combat Situation Question v. Vampires
ASF & Transformation of Kadon

Breath Weapons
Do breath weapons negate regen/interaction with ASF and initiative steps

Close Combat
Single models maximising contact
Thunderstomping Mixed Units
Overrunning after CC
Challenging from the Rear

Equipment/Weapons
Golden Crown of Atrazar and Charmed Shield
Shield of the Merwyrm & Parry for Mounted Heroes
Stacking Shield of Saphery with Parry Saves

Monster Mounts
Characteristic Tests for Monster mounted Characters
Fireborn Rule Conferring to (Monster) Mounts
When is a Ridden Monster a Single Model?

Movement
Can flying chariots march?
White Lions and 'Forest Strider'

Random Movement
Random movement and the 1' rule - can they charge?

Shooting
Shooting characters in a unit
MC/MI/MB unit with existing wounds
RBTs & Multishot Rules
Shooting and Martial Prowess

Special Characters
Tyrion Base Size & Look Out Sir
Teclis & Lore Attributes

Spells
New High Magic Attribute and Smoke/Mirrors
Arcane Unforging
Arcane Unforging II (Standard Bearers)
Does Pha's Protection Stack?
Characteristc tests and modified values
Wizards knowing the same spells
When does the new Book of Hoeth take effect?
Bound Items & Casting Bonuses
Loremaster = Light Caster?
Walk Between Worlds and entering Buildings
Miscasts and BotWD
High Magic and Ward Saves/MR
Is Lileath's Blessing Cumulative?

True Line of Sight
True line of sight
LoS Discussion
Eagles and LoS

Misc.
Does Blizzard Aura Stack (applicable all in many situations)
Special Rules and Mounts
Forces of Destruction?

7th ed. Book FAQs
Miscasts and the Banner of Sorcery
Casting Flames of the Phoenix into Combat (covers older spells in the new ed.)
Teclis and BoH question
Standard of balance vs Dark Elves
Interaction with Cupped Hands/Hellheart
A scholarly treatise on Teclis vs. the Hellheart
Do you write the spells you pick in your roster/list?
Seerstaff for 2 Banishments?
Speed of Asur v. ASL
Transformation of Kadon (Folariath's Robes)
Another Kadon Discussion (Folariath's Robes)
Robes/Talisman Combos (Folariath's Robes)
Endless Challenges (Folariath's Robes)

It would be great if we can get some communication going on over questions to include here. Either reply here or send me a PM about anything you think is worthy of entry and I'll include it in this post.
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#2 Post by Asurion Whitestar »

Keep adding them John, :3.
I've stickied the topic for you.

How about the Dragon Mage Spell Selection, White Lions and Auto Wounding with Flaming Sword, and the ASF + Kadon.
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Also, a link to the GW FAQ's could be helpful for players completely new to the game.
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I've included this stuff guys. Thanks for the help! Any more ideas would be greatly appreciated!
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Let's get true LOS questions especially in regards to warmachines etc.
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Edited in. Thanks LordCal
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3/5/13 updated with new threads
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#8 Post by pk-ng »

John may want to link the the question on Teclis / BoH as it seems to be a noob question that comes up once awhile.
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pk-ng wrote:John may want to link the the question on Teclis / BoH as it seems to be a noob question that comes up once awhile.
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I have edited this post to archive the stuff relating to the old book. FAQs for the new book will be included from now on so post up to get them included. I imagine a lot of stuff will be answered when we get an actual GW FAQ for the 8th ed. book so that will be a good place to get some initial answers... when it eventually happens...

Note: I've already included the question about RBTs and multi-shots.
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Probably ought to do the one about the shield too. That's been coming up a lot.
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Shannar, Sealord wrote:Probably ought to do the one about the shield too. That's been coming up a lot.
Yeah I thought about this one but we don't have a good answer for it yet. My gut tells me it won't be allowed for mounted stuff at tournaments simply because of the rulebook wording but I've been wrong (many, many times) before. I imagine it'll be in the official FAQs.

I guess I can include it for now.
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John Rainbow wrote:
Shannar, Sealord wrote:Probably ought to do the one about the shield too. That's been coming up a lot.
Yeah I thought about this one but we don't have a good answer for it yet. My gut tells me it won't be allowed for mounted stuff at tournaments simply because of the rulebook wording but I've been wrong (many, many times) before. I imagine it'll be in the official FAQs.

I guess I can include it for now.
I'm pretty sure you're right on the not mounted- for a couple reasons that will probably sound strange.

1) It seem near universal agreement from those of us who are most familiar with the rules and the way they work.
2) We all wish we were wrong.

It's the 2nd one that is most telling haha.
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[20130507] Updated with a few more of the new rules questions.
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Updated 3/24/14 with some of the more recent Qs. Any other suggested additions are welcome.
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Updated the link in the main post to the new FAQ location on the GW site:
http://www.blacklibrary.com/faqs-and-errata.html
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