Monday 12 April 2021

Warhammer: Bretonnia 9th Ed 1.3 out now!

This update changes the following:

  • Clarified Lance Formation: All Knight models on the flanks of the second and third ranks of the unit are allowed to fight as if they were in the front rank. Removed requirement to reform into normal formation after first round of combat. All Knight models on the flanks of the second and third rank of the unit follow the rules for Supporting Attacks that apply to Monstrous Cavalry, and counts as being in the front rank for the for the purpose of resolving Impact Hits.
  • A Priestess of Shallya may be placed in the second rank of any Infantry unit she joins, rather than the first. Purify affects enemy units in base contact with the unit she is with.
  • Pegasus Knights costs 50 pts.
  • Favour of the Fay can only affect characters, not champions.
  • Respanse the Lyonesse costs 185 pts.
  • The Battle Standard Bearer can have a magic banner with no points limit. However, a model carrying a magic standard can only carry other magic items and/or a virtues up to a total 25 points.
  • Virtue of Purity: The Knight gains a +1 bonus to their Ward save from the Blessing of the Lady.
  • Bretonnian characters equipped with a normal lance and a magic weapon may use their lance when charging and then use the magic weapon in the second and subsequent turns of a close combat.  
  • Sirienne's Locket costs 55 pts.
  • Mist of Châlons is an augment spell that targets the Wizard and any unit they are with. Until the start of the caster’s next Magic phase, all enemy missile attacks targeting them suffer a -1 To Hit penalty. The Wizard can choose to extend the range of the spell to target all friendly units within 6". If they do so, the casting value is increased to 12+.
  • Doom of Dol is not a hex spell, has a range of 24". Must choose a friendly character with a Vow.
  • Beguilement of Blondel has a range of 24". Boosted version has a range of 48" rather than aura effect.
  • Wrath of Righteousness boosted version increases range to 18" instead of 2D6 hits, 15+ to cast.
  • Spiteful Glance does not requires LoS, but does not have any boosted version.
  • The Lady’s Virtue of Valour: The caster can choose to let the unit roll 2D6 and pick the highest result instead. If they do so, the casting value is increased to 18+.

1 comment:

  1. Great stuff, but from a purely fluff point of view, shouldn’t Spiteful Glance require LoS? Its pretty heavily implied in the spell name....

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