Epic 40k Clarifications

These clarifications are from epic40k Q&A

Sequence of Play

• Reserves must enter play on the turn the dice roll is made
• No rules are for chances in Strategy rating during the game, use house rules if you need to re-check it from turn to turn.

Movement Phase

• On snap-fire, always roll against armour value, even if the unit snap-firing has anti-tank weapons.
• Round firepower on assault orders up or down but be consistent (editor's note: we use mathematical rounding)

Shooting Phase

• If both players pass shooting, the phase ends.
• Order for actual shooting is: (editor's note: not official)
  1. Calculate raw firepower and SHWs firing. Barrage and heavy barrage is counted as normal firepower
  2. Place blast markers according to 1.
  3. Reduce firepower and SHWs for blast markers in unit.
  4. Halve firepower and roll for locking for Assaulting detachment.
  5. Look at the firepower table and roll dice
• If firing at several detachments, reduce BMs from selected firepowers.

Assault Phase

• Against 0 assault value, opponent automatically gains +4 modifier (unless has assault value 0, too!)
• No LOS is required for close support or participating firefight
• If infantry disembarks from transport at the assault phase, reduce this 5cm after doubling the movement.
• Infantry cannot double its movement unless it enters melee.

Super Heavy Weapons

• Each blast marker in a unit stops one super-heavy weapon from firing.
• If the detachment has both normal firepower and super heavy weapons, it may reduce firepower from blast markers from either, as it sees fit, as long as all blast markers are reduced. Thus detachment with 4 firepower, 4 super heavy weapons and 6 blast markers may fire with either 2 firepower or 2 super heavy weapons.
• Normal barrage marker is only used to determine firepower of the attack, so it is not important what lies under it.
• Each blast marker prevents one barrage weapon from shooting, thus preventing the entire amount of firepower from it.
• Heavy barrage is handled as is normal barrage except for double firepower and loading time.
• Mega cannot, when firing, places one blast marker for each shot and blast markers normally from super heavy weapons. Thus 4 mega-cannons put 5 blast markers on target unit.

War Engines

• If a war engine has close combat weapon and is fighting another and wins, the loser automatically suffers Catastrophic value, regardless of whether any close combat hits are scored.

Flyers

• All intercept missions are completed before any flyer is "on the board".
• Each interceptor may shoot at whichever flyer it likes.
• A damaged flyer can't fly missions on its own, unless there is only damaged flyers in the detachment.

Special Abilities

• Rampaging units in base-to-base contact with enemy are always destroyed if they lose the close combat; rampaging units further away may retreat as normal.
• Rampaging units always roll two dice in melee, even if they lose.
• If a transport is destroyed, infantry with save gains that additional save if they are going to be destroyed (roll 1,2 or 3)
• For pop-up attacks, there is no height limit, unless house rules otherwise state (editor's note: we use 20 cm).
• Only units that yet has not fired may fire back the pop-up attacking skimmers.
• Infiltrators add +30 cm for their first move, even if they are transported to table with drop pods or transports during later turns.

Scenario Special Rules

• If the detachment has odd units, rounding can be to either direction, but again, be consistent. (editor's note: we use rounding up, so detachment with 3 units loses morale when 2 units has been destroyed)
• If 'upgrading' an infantry unit to other unit like battletank or bikes, use new stats with any special abilities noted on the force list.

Imperial Guard

• Only one of the designated HQs is 'HQ' at the start of the game. If it is destroyed, either remaining takes over.
• Rough Riders have assault ability. They can also be always taken as support units, regardless of type of HQ.
• Rough Riders cannot take a psyker, it is not a typo.
• Only one unit may include the Commissar
• Support weapon is identical to marine support weapon

Adeptus Astartes

• Rhino or land raider may transport 2 units of terminators, unless house rules modify this.
• Any marine unit can be commander for the detachment for +25 points.

The Eldar

• the Farseer cost 75 points as detachment commander (50+25). As a supreme commander, he is 50 points.
• If assault special ability is combined with heavy weapons, change the range to 45cm, add +1 to firepower but halve unit's assault value before adding +1.
• Pulsar count as 1 super heavy weapon for blast markers, and is prevented with 1 blast marker. It also has firepower 1 in close combat.
• Fire Prism hits on a 4+ in flak.

Chaos

• Commander for detachment can be any unit at +25 cost.
• Chaos cultists support weapons are identical to Imperial Guard support weapons.
• Nurgle Engines cost 31 pts.

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Updated 5.12.97 - index page