Warhammer Magic

Warhammer Rulebook

Magic Weapons Type

Type of Weapon Most magical weapons are swords, although there are a few which represent axes, lances, etc. In general, although weapons are described as swords, it is perfectly reasonably to ascribe the weapon to a character model which carries a different type of weapon such as an axe or mace. Simply assume the weapon has the properties ascribed to it on the Magic Weapon card, so the Sword of Fortitude becomes a Spear of Fortitude to all intents. Whilst it is reasonable to ascribe magical properties to any type of weapon a model might carry, the model must ignore any special rules which would normally apply to the weapon. So, no extra bonuses apply for spears, double-handed weapons, lances, etc. Similarly, the penalties that apply to double-handed weapons do not apply when they are weilded as magic weapons. The process of permitting models to count their weapons as magical is a convenience, and players must be prepared to lose weapon bonuses in order to keep things fair. In the case of magical weapons which are specifically described as lances, double handed-weapons or other weapons which would ordinarily confer special bonuses, these bonuses are always included on the descriptive card if they apply (for example the Star Lance). Players who wish to use these unusual magic weapons should provide models which are appropriately equipped. These items are often associated with special character models. Multiple Weapons Although a character can carry ordinary weapons as well as his magical weapon, he cannot attack with both in the same turn. A character model cannot use a magic sword in one hand and an ordinary sword in the other. Magic Weapons are powerful and dangerous weapons, they require concentration and skill to use, and weilding even one requires the warrior's full concentration. Amour Saves A common property of magic weapons is to cancel out the enemy's armour saving throw. If a magic weapon's description includes the phrase no armour saves allowed then this means exactly what it says. Armour saves are ignored. However, special saves are unaffected unless the description indicates otherwise. Special saves are discussed in detail later on. Where armour saves are disallowed even armour saves conferred by magic armor are not allowed unless the description of the weapon indicates otherwise (for example the Axe of Grimnir). In this case the description will say no armour saves allowed except for magic armour. This is a fairly common type of weapon which pierces non-magic armor but may be deflected by magic armour. Multiple Wounds Many magic weapons cause multiple wounds. This is expressed in terms of 'each wound inflicts not 1 but D6 wounds' or whatever the multiplier happens to be. The procedure for this is as follows. First roll 'to hit' as normal. If you hit then roll 'to wound' as normal. If you score a wound then your enemy may attempt any save he is entitled to (armour save or special save). If he fails his save you can roll to multiply up the number of wounds inflicted on that model - D3, D6 or whatever. Do not multiply the wounds and then attempt armour saves for each. Make only the one save against the original wound. Note that some weapons cause not multiple wounds but multiple hits, the Hydra Sword for example. In this case roll to hit as normal. For each hit scored roll the dice indicated to multiply up the hits. Then resolve each hit separately, and take separate saves for each wound scored. Empire Runefangs The twelve Runefangs were created by the Dwarf Runesmith Alaric the Mad and given to Sigmar at the time of the foundation of the Empire. In turn Sigmar gave one to each of his chieftains, and these eventualy passed into the hands of the Elector Counts of the Empire. As such only Elector Counts and special characters specifically indicated in the Empire Warhammer Armies book can carry a Runefang. The noteworthy thing about Runefangs is that there are twelve. As such an Empire army can feature several Runefangs and not just one, and we have included two Runefang cards. This is an exception to the rule which normally restricts players to a single example of a magic item. 

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