- Rangers have BS3 again (as their fluff does not really mention them being elite marksmen compared to other Dwarfs, only that they are more versatile). Cheaper crossbows.
- Fixed bug with Deathblow for Slayers in the Bestiary.
- Veterans for Quarrellers and Thunderers have A2, just like the Warrior Veteran, which is the same as the official books. Dwarfs are limited to BS4 on their lords, so it makes sense that normal Dwarfs do not become more proficient than BS3.
Updated to 1.1:
- Fixed multiple bugs with incorrect statlines.
- Deathrollers inflicts D6 hits every turn.
- Nerfed stats of brewmasters.
- Fixed points cost for magic items.
- Kazador is S4, his hammer causes Multiple Wounds (D3).
- Grimm Burloksson gives +1 To Hit, not re-roll To Hit.
- Increased cost of Rune of Might.
- Thunderers and Quarrellers cannot take medium armour (like 6th and 7th ed).
Rejoice Dawi, for the day of Reckoning is here! Ahem...
Clocking in at 230 pages, Warhammer: Dwarfs is the second longest book I've finished, so while you Dwarf players had to wait for those pesky Elves to get their books out first, you can feel happy in that your book is the longest of the lot. This book contain background from all four editions of Dwarf army books, Grudgelore, Book of Grudges from WFRP, Stone and Steel, Citadel Journal and various White Dwarf articles.
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This update changes the following:
- New Hero: Brewmaster (support character, based on Warhammer: Quest)
- New Special Unit: Firethrower (weapon team, based on 3rd ed)
- New Rare Unit: Rune Guardians (MI, based on WFRP)
- New Special Character: Alrik Ranulfsson
- New Special Character: Kazador Thunderhorn
- New Special Character: Byrrnoth Grundadrakk
- New Special Character: Kragg the Grim
- New Special Character: Grombrindal
- New Special Character: Burlok Damminsson
- New Special Character: Kadrin Redmane
- Resolute lets Dwarfs take any break test in the first round of combat on 3D6, disgarding the highest result.
- Relentless works the same as in 8th ed (always march). While I'd like to give Dwarf players more options to go on the offensive, letting them march faster than Humans probably is not the best way to do it. Due to not being allowed to re-roll marching attempts as easy as in 8th ed, this still means Dwarf players won't lose out too much as they cannot be march-blocked.
- Shieldwall is no longer an army-wide special rule, it has instead been given to the Ironbreakers to replace gromril shieldwall. It only applies in the first round of combat.
- Multiple new Runes added from previous editions. Some points adjustsments and tweaks to existing runes.
- Warriors, Miners, Rangers, Quarellers and Thunderers have light armour by default, can upgrade to medium armour. Longbeards and hammerers start with medium armour, can upgrade to heavy. Pts have been adjusted by 1 pt for this purpose.
- War machine crews do not have armour by default (as hardly any of the models do). Can upgrade to light armour. Are no longer stubborn.
- Runesmiths/Runelords counts as a lvl 2/lvl 4 wizard for the purposes of dispelling, meaning you can now channel twice the number of dispel dice and get +1/+2 to dispel on top of the +2 Dwarfs currently have. This means that a Dwarf Runelord is twice as good at dispelling as a normal wizard, giving them a needed boost against magic.
- Rangers have BS4.
- Dragon and Daemon Slayers can choose from a multidude of different Slayer skills.
- Ungrim Ironfirst allows one unit of Slayers to be upgraded to Brotherhood of Grimnir.
- Irondrakes have 12" range.
- Cinderblast bombs only scatters half the distance on the artillery dice, min range it 5" (thus avoiding situations where the bomb could scatter behind the thrower.
- Slayers may skirmish.
- Runesmiths and Runelords starts without armour, can wear up to heavy armour. Runelords have MR (5+), Runesmiths have MR (6+).
- Thunderbarge uses the bombing run rules for Gyrobombers, have only one cannon, W8, T6. High Flyer rule does not block LoS of other units from moving through it. 275 pts.
- Deathrollers have W3, 80 pts.
- Grudgebreaker rolls artillery dice to determine attacks and movement, follows the rules for chariots, 275 pts.
- Thorgrim Grudgebreaker 500 pts.
- Thorek Ironbrow 350 pts.
- Belegar Ironhammer 290 pts.
- Thorek does not have MR (4+).
- Ungrim Ironfist has WS8, medium armour, T, 315 pts.
- Grimm Burloksson have heavy armour and S4, 95 pts.
- Josef Bugman have medium armour and S4, restores 1W per turn rather than D3, 170 pts.
- Removed background on the Shadow of Nagashizzar - this part is never resolved until the End Times, and as such feels unfinished
Overall, I've tried to keep the armour levels on the Dwarfs more WYSIWYG, rather than having all models have heavy armour (as normal warriors just wear a simple chainmail and the new hammerers almost wear complete plate armour) and gromril armour (which only fits a few of the character models). It always struck me as very odd that Josef Bugman with his chainmail shirt would be having just as good an armour save as an Ironbreaker covered in gromril plate.
Anyway, enjoy, and let me know of any bugs and other issues I've missed as usual!
