Direwolf High Elves FAQ v6.06 Format Q = Question A = Answer S = Source Q. Can a mounted character purchase the Swordmaster Honour? A. No. The Swordmaster Honour is for characters on foot only. S. Warhammer Chronicles 2004 page 126 ***** Q. When engaged in close combat with an enemy unit to their front, how many ranks do High Elf spearmen fight in? A. Provided the unit has enough ranks, three ranks if the unit was stationary or two ranks if the unit charged that turn as is outlined in the Fight In Ranks section of the Warhammer Rulebook. S. Rulebook page 89 / High Elves Army Book page 7 ***** Q. Are the crew of a Repeater Bolt Thrower equipped with light armour? A. Yes. S. Warhammer Chronicles 2004 page 126 ***** Q. Can a High Elf Battle Standard Bearer be the army's General? If a High Elf army only takes one character, may it be a Battle Standard Bearer? A. The High Elf Intrigue at Court rule overrides the normal rule that a Battle Standard Bearer may not be the army's general. If the Battle Standard Bearer's number comes up on the Intrigue at Court roll, then he is indeed the army's General. Note that it is still illegal for a High Elf army to field a Battle Standard Bearer as the only character. If the High Elf player rolls a 2+ on the Intrigue at Court roll, you could not choose the Battle Standard Bearer as the General, making the army illegal. S. High Elves Army Book pages 6,25 ***** Q. Is a Great Eagle a flying skirmisher? A. No. A Great Eagle is NOT classified as a "Unit of Flyers", and is therefore not a skirmisher. This means that a Great Eagle is classified as a monster per the "Unit Strength and Single Model's Movement" chart found in Warhammer Chronicles. S. High Elves Army Book page 12 / Warhammer Chronicles 2004 page 114 ***** Q. Are models wearing Dragon Armour immune to hits from the Screaming Skull Catapult, since they are flaming hits? Same question with the Chariot of Fire’s impact hits (and Dwarf war machine with Rune of Burning by the way). A. They are only immune to ‘pure’ flame attacks such as flame cannons, dragon’s breath, warpfire throwers, Lore of Fire attack spells and the like. They are not immune to cannonballs, chariot scythes, screaming skulls or anything else that also happens to be on fire! (Note: they are not immune to Tzeentch spells). S. Warhammer Chronicles 2004 page 117 ***** Q. Does the High Elf spell 'Flames of the Phoenix' count as a fire attack? The name implies it, but it’s not explicitly written "flaming hit" or "flaming attack". A. Yes. S. Warhammer Chronicles 2004 page 117 ***** Q. Can Vaul’s Unmaking be used to destroy the Casket of Souls or an Anvil of Doom? A. No, they are not Magic Items. S. Warhammer Chronicles 2004 page 117 ***** Q. Do spells, abilities, magic items, etc. which negate or otherwise affect magic items have an impact on High Elf Honours? A. No. While they count against the magic item allowance for characters, Honours are NOT defined as magic items. S. Direwolf FAQ Council Interpretation / High Elves Army Book page 15 ***** Q. Do Repeater Bolt Throwers suffer -1 for shooting multiple shots? A. No, as they are classified as war machines, they do not suffer a -1 penalty. S. High Elves Army Book page 14 / Rulebook page 90 / High Elves on-line FAQ on the Games Workshop website ***** Q. Do Swordmasters have Killing Blow? The description in the Warhammer rulebook for Killing Blow uses "Master swordsmen of the White Tower" as an example. A. No, Swordmasters do not have Killing Blow. Only characters with the Swordmaster Honour have Killing Blow. The design team didn't want Swordmasters being too much like Dark Elf Executioners and the Swordmasters already have their own special ability. S. High Elves on-line FAQ on the Games Workshop website ***** Q. On page 26 of the Warhammer Armies: High Elves book, there is a rule in the margin that reads: "FIRST AMONG EQUALS: One unit of either Spearmen or Silver Helms may be given a magic standard worth up to 25 points." Does it mean that only one unit of Silver Helms or Spearmen may include the banner; or can one unit of Spearmen and one unit of Silverhelms use a magical banner? A. Only one unit of Silver Helms OR Spearmen may include the banner, which means one unit in total. S. High Elves on-line FAQ on the Games Workshop website ***** Q. Where can I find the rules for the Claw of Devastation, the Armour of the Gods, and the Fusil of Conflagration, which are the "High Elves Only" magic items from the Albion campaign? A. In Warhammer Chronicles 2003 S. Warhammer Chronicles 2003 page 11 ***** VAUL'S FORGE Q. How does the Dark Elf Talisman, the Ring of Hotek (Wizards within 6" Miscast on a double), work with the High Elf Arcane item, the Book of Hoeth (Mage’s spells are cast with Irresistible Force on doubles)? A. Any doubles rolled will be cast with Irresistible Force and then the Miscast occurs, as described for normal Irresistible Force in the rules for the Ring of Hotek. S. Warhammer Chronicles 2004 page 116 ***** Q. The High Elf Blade of Darting Steel states that if an enemy also has the ability to strike first, then a D6 is rolled to determine who attacks first. However, other items with the same ability state that in such a situation, who strikes first is determined by who has the higher Initiative. Which is correct? A. Each description is correct for its own item. If a situation arises where there are two conflicting ways of resolving the issue, roll a dice to see which description is used for that round of combat. S. Warhammer Chronicles 2004 page 116 ***** Q. Do hits from the Bow of the Seafarer and the Reaver Bow count as magical? A. Yes. any attack from a magic weapon counts as magical...same as any attack from a runed dwarf war machine does. S. Gav Thorpe - Warhammer Design Team ***** Q. What is the effect of the amulet of purifying flame (-3 to casting rolls on hero/unit) vs bound spells ? vs the Casket of Souls more specifically ? A. No effect against Bound Spells as they do not have a Casting Roll. Against the Casket of Souls, the -3 does take effect however, as it is cast like an Incantation, which works in the same manner as other spells. S. Warhammer Chronicles 2004 page 117 ***** Q. How do you determine the correct Leadership value to use when the General is within range of the bearer of the Blessed Tome? A. Individual units must each be within 6" of the bearer of the Blessed Tome to be affected by it. If within range of both the General and the Blessed Tome, they may use both the General's base Leadership, and the +1 for the Blessed Tome, up to a maximum Leadership of 10. S. Anthony Reynolds - Warhammer Design Team (Online Q&A on the Games Workshop Warhammer Forum) ***** Q. What happens to character or unit that suffer from a psychological effect 'Even if Immune to Psychology' such as a Hordes of Chaos character wearing the Helm of Many Eyes, a Strigoi Vampire, etc., when they come into contact with the High Elf Banner of Balance? A. There is actually no contradiction there. The character or unit is immune to other forms of psychology but is still affected by the named psychological effect due to the 'Even if Immune to Psychology" clause. S. High Elves Army Book page 19 / Direwolf FAQ Council Interpretation ***** Q. What happens when a unit of Witch Elves within 18" of the Dark Elf Cauldron of Blood (which states that the Witch Elves never lose frenzy) comes into contact with the High Elf Banner of Balance (which states that enemy units in contact are Immune to Psychology)? A. While in contact with the Banner of Balance, the Witch Elves are not frenzied anymore as they become Immune to Psychology. As stated in a related Q&A in Warhammer Chronicles 2003 "Immune to Psychology is Immune to Psychology!" As soon as they leave contact with it, they regain their frenzied state immediately (when normally, a regular frenzied unit, beaten in combat would not). S. Dark Elves Army Book page 10 / High Elves Army Book page 19 Warhammer Chronicles 2003 page 133 /Direwolf FAQ Council Interpretation ***** SPECIAL CHARACTERS Q. What is the correct description for the War Crown of Saphery which is worn by Teclis, High Loremaster of the White Tower? A. Replace the 2nd paragraph with: "Any spell which is normally limited to a specific range in inches is now of unlimited range. Spells that only affect the caster, all units within a certain range of the caster, or may already be cast anywhere are not altered. Note that this does not mean that he can cast spells at targets that are out of sight if the spell normally requires line of sight." S. Warhammer Chronicles 2004 page 126 ***** Q. If Tyrion loses a combat, breaks, and then is caught and destroyed, would the Heart of Avelorn still work? In other words, would he still come back to life? A. No, he has to lose his last Wound, in the same way as a character with Regenerate can't come back. S. High Elves on-line FAQ on the Games Workshop website ***** Q. Where can I find the rules for the High Elf character, Alarielle - The Everqueen of Avelorn and her Handmaidens? A. In Warhammer Chronicles 2003 S. Warhammer Chronicles 2003 page 114 ***** Q. Where can I find the rules for the High Elf character, Eltharion? A. In Warhammer Chronicles 2004 S. Warhammer Chronicles 2004 page 76 ***** Q. If the White sword is destroyed, can Eltharion still use his fighting styles? A. Yes. They are skills of his own, not skills that are gained through his weapon. S. Warhammer Chronicles 2004 page 117