No, only Skaven war machines count.
Source: Warhammer Fantasy: 5th Edition
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When Ikit Claw is the general, 25% of the points must be spent on war machines. Does this include war machines brought by allied troops?URL Copied!
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Source: Warhammer Design Team
When it comes to missile fire against Thanquol and, Boneripper are they treated as a unit (no minus to hit, randomize wounds) or as individual characters (-1 to hit, can target either character)?URL Copied!
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They are treated as individual characters.
Source: Warhammer Design Team
Can Ikit Claw use all his shooting attributes during the same shooting phase e.g. Warplock Pistol, Poison Globe, Warpfire Thrower?URL Copied!
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No, he can only operate one missile weapon.
Source: Rulebook / Warhammer Design Team
Can you use Ikit in your army if he does not command it? That would require you to use the warlord general in addition to Ikit Claw?URL Copied!
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No, Ikit must be the general.
Source: Warhammer Design Team
Can Ikit Claw use his Warpfire Thrower and/or Poisoned Wind Globes when in hand-to-hand combat?URL Copied!
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No.
Source: Warhammer Design Team
Poison Wind Globadiers have to "evade when charged". What does this mean?URL Copied!
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If attached Globadiers are in the path of a charge they will move around the regiment , so that charging troops do not get in base to base contact with them.
Source: Warhammer Armies: Skaven, p. 52
When Poison Wind Globadiers are being charged how do I work out stand and shoot?URL Copied!
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Evading Globadiers can't stand shoot. Otherwise Globadiers follow normal rules.
Source: Direwolf FAQ Council Interpretation
Do Poison Wind Globes affect the Empire Steam tank? Is a '6' on the roll for Poison Wind Globes always a failure and the model overcome (die)?URL Copied!
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Use the statistics for the steam tank for the poison wind globes, it takes 5 wounds to kill the steam tank. A '6' is always a failure.
Source: Warhammer Design Team
When the Deathmaster Snikch is in a Skaven unit other than Gutter Runners, is he disguised (like other assassins)? Can he leap out and make surprise assassin attacks on enemy characters?URL Copied!
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No and no. Snikch fights using the special rules in the army book - he leaves the hiding in units stuff to the ordinary Assassins of the Clan Eshin.
Source: Warhammer Design Team
Does the 5 attacks for the Deathmaster Snikch include his 2 additional hand weapons?URL Copied!
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No. He gets a massive 7 attacks in hand-to-hand combat!
Source: Warhammer Design Team
How many attacks do Skaven assassins get?URL Copied!
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They get two as per their profile - they do not carry an extra hand weapon or Weeping Blade
Source: Warhammer Design Team
Can I field Skaven Assassins on their own? Can they infiltrate?URL Copied!
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No, but they can be included in units of Gutter Runners.
Source: Warhammer Design Team
Can Snikch dodge rebounded wounds (Black Amulet, Master Rune of Spite)?URL Copied!
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No.
Source: Warhammer Design Team
Can units of Gutter Runners have characters (General/Battle Standard Bearer ) join their unit? If so, can these characters infiltrate with them at the start of the game?URL Copied!
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Yes and no.
Source: Direwolf FAQ Council Interpretation
Can a Gutter Runner unit have a standard/musician?URL Copied!
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Yes.
Source: Direwolf FAQ Council Interpretation
If a Plague Censer Bearer unit is in hand-to-hand combat, and the enemy casts Crimson Bands on them so that they cannot attack in hand-to-hand combat, does the Fog of Death go away?URL Copied!
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Yes.
Source: Warhammer Design Team
Does a model have to roll 1 time to see if it is overcome by fumes, or 1 time per Plague Censer Bearer within 1".URL Copied!
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The model has to roll 1 time.
Source: Warhammer Design Team
Do Skaven Plague Censer Bearers have to test to see if they are poisoned by their censers every turn, or just when they are in combat?URL Copied!
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Only when they are in combat.
Source: Warhammer Design Team / White Dwarf #193, Q&A
Do Plague Censer Bearers lose their hatred when they frenzy?URL Copied!
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No, they are different from Witch Elves in this respect.
Source: Warhammer Design Team, Army Books
If the Screaming Bell is going to destroy war machines, does that affect the Skaven war machines as well?URL Copied!
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The Screaming Bell does not affect itself, nor Warpfire Throwers, nor Jezzails teams. The Skaven Doomwheel is affected. If other Screaming Bell's are present, they are affected.
Source: Warhammer Design Team
If the unit pushing the Screaming Bell flees, do the Grey Seer and striker go with them?URL Copied!
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No. They are immune to psychology and never break.
Source: Warhammer Design Team
When the striker dies can a Skaven from the unit around the bell take his place?URL Copied!
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No.
Source: Warhammer Design Team
If the unit is killed, but the Grey seer uses the escape card, when he comes back is the Bell back with him?URL Copied!
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No.
Source: Direwolf FAQ Council Interpretation
Can Warpfire Throwers & Jezzails stand and shoot at chargers?URL Copied!
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Yes, but Warpfire Throwers cannot stand and shoot at chargers attacking from flying high.
Source: Chronicles of War, p. 5
Does moving over rough terrain damage Warpfire Throwers and Jezzails?URL Copied!
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No.
Source: Warhammer Design Team
A unit of Skaven Jezzails shoot at a unit of Beastmen, the Skaven cause 3, 1, and 2 wounds, how many Beastmen die? (does the extra wound from the first Jezzail wound another Beastmen).URL Copied!
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2 Beastmen die, and another has 1 wound, the extra wounds from the Jezzail are lost (same as cannon balls or attacks against rank and file by characters wielding the Bone Blade).
Source: Warhammer Design Team
Can a Warpfire Thrower shoot over a Skaven unit in it's path and attempt to hit a unit beyond?URL Copied!
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Yes, as long as the Warpfire thrower has line of sight to the enemy unit it may shoot at it.
Source: Direwolf FAQ Council Interpretation
I have 4 Rat Swarms in my army (it is counted as one single swarm). If an enemy model comes into contact with one of the 4 swarms, how many attacks do the swarms get?URL Copied!
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Line up the units. Only swarm bases in contact with enemy models may fight.
Source: Warhammer Design Team
Do multiple swarms deployed together count as a single 'model' for the sake of Skitterleap?URL Copied!
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No.
Source: Direwolf FAQ Council Interpretation
What is the saving throw modifier for Warp Lightning out of the Doomwheel?. Is it the modifier of the current strength (6 -3, 8 -5, etc.) or just like Warp Lightning from Storm-Daemon or the Warp Lightning spell: no save possible.URL Copied!
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The save is modified by its current strength.
Source: Warhammer Design Team
Does the Doomwheel only shoot when it moves? If I ram a unit and survive a round of combat does it shoot again the next round?URL Copied!
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No and yes.
Source: Warhammer Design Team
Does Mork's War Banner affect the Warlock engineer.URL Copied!
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No. The Warlock Engineer is only a crewman and is not a wizard.
Source: Warhammer Design Team
When should victory points be awarded for the Doomwheel?URL Copied!
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When both the rats and the Engineer are killed.
Source: Direwolf FAQ Council Interpretation
Does the DoomWheel still have its natural dispel and the effect on wizards within 6" if all the rats are dead?URL Copied!
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Yes.
Source: Direwolf FAQ Council Interpretation
Do unit standards and musicians in units of packs and Packmasters have to be in the front rank?URL Copied!
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No.
Source: Warhammer Design Team
May a unit of Packmasters with either Giant Rats or Rat Ogres be deployed at the start of the game with more Packmasters than beasts?URL Copied!
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No, each Packmasters must control at least one beast of his own.
Source: Warhammer Design Team
Skaven do not panic when Giant Rat units flee. Do units test for panic if Packmasters flee, or are they considered part of the pack of Giant Rats?URL Copied!
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They are part of the pack, so other Skaven do not need to test.
Source: Direwolf FAQ Council Interpretation
If the Packmasters are in the back rank, do they get to lap around, or do only the Giant Rats themselves have this ability?URL Copied!
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Only the rats may lap without first winning combat.
Source: Direwolf FAQ Council Interpretation
Are attacks from warpstone based weapons considered magical?URL Copied!
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Yes. Attacks from jezzails, warpfire throwers, weeping blades, warplock pistols, poisoned wind globes, plague censers and doomwheel lightning should be considered magical attacks.
Source: White Dwarf #222
When the Skaven field Harpies, must they be in units of 5? Can they form ranks and get rank bonuses?URL Copied!
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Yes.
Source: Warhammer Design Team
Skavenbrew and Death Frenzy both affect a unit. Are the characters in this unit affected too?URL Copied!
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Yes.
Source: Direwolf FAQ Council Interpretation
How many wounds do Skaven Slaves have?URL Copied!
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One - the profile in the bestiary section of the army book is incorrect.
Source: Warhammer Design Team, Battle Book, p. 143