RAVENING HORDES CORRECTIONS

A few devious, if not downright suspect, tactics have arisen from the use of the Assassin rules in the Dark Elf and Skaven army lists in Ravening Hordes. Although the rules clearly state that an Assassin never confers their

Leadership to the unit they are hiding in, at the same time it is theoretically possible for an Assassin to be your General and allow other units within 12" to use his Leadership value. This obviously wasn't our intention and so let's be clear about it - Assassins cannot be your army General. No-one else uses their Leadership value for anything.

Similarly, using the rule above for not allowing Swarm units to be joined by characters, this means that Skaven Assassins cannot hide in rat swarms!

Although I must admit the idea put forward of an Assassin crawling forward under a blanket to which stuffed rats have been stitched is highly amusing...

On the turn he is revealed he gets to strike first, and this takes precedence over any other strike priorities he may have (such as wielding a Great weapon). You might like to think of it as charging on the turn he is revealed, for the purposes of working out striking order.

Also, while we're on the subject of Assassins, here's a clarification regarding Victory points. If the unit they are hiding in is wiped out, flees off the table or is otherwise considered destroyed before the Assassin is revealed, they are also considered casualties for Victory point purposes.

Finally, just in case any of you were wondering, Chaos Dragons can fly and Chaos Trolls in Beastmen armies do suffer from stupidity. Oops.