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by Rob Lane
Wed Nov 01, 2017 10:50 am
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: Can I use "Lightning" to heal friendly trolls?
Replies: 12
Views: 12575

Re: Can I use "Lightning" to heal friendly trolls?

Hm. Just checked the latest muster I have, and it's there, in each invocation; but I've not uploaded it yet, so I guess that'll occur on the next round of muster updates.

Cheers
Rob
by Rob Lane
Tue Oct 31, 2017 12:25 pm
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: Do warrior and mount options stack?
Replies: 1
Views: 2928

Re: Do warrior and mount options stack?

As above, but mainly for Ysian Battle Drune, can the options stack, as can an An-Kern-Drune ride a horse, or a hound master ride a hound horse? Yes. If the Battle Drune becomes a Hound master does he also retain the compel (veteran Ax Drune) ability? Yes, no rule tells you otherwise. and also if he...
by Rob Lane
Tue Oct 31, 2017 11:45 am
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: Can I use "Lightning" to heal friendly trolls?
Replies: 12
Views: 12575

Re: Can I use "Lightning" to heal friendly trolls?

I thought I'd already done this - is it not on the current Norse muster?

Cheers
Rob
by Rob Lane
Tue Oct 31, 2017 11:44 am
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: Shrieking clarifications
Replies: 3
Views: 4171

Re: Shrieking clarifications

So just to check but if the unit of dynwocor were joined by a prifdynwocor then that would be two different shrieks from that unit plus the shriek of the cocwocor? Yes. Another case - If a dreaguth thain joins a unit of dreaguth who also have a dwimor bound to them, that's three shrieks from the on...
by Rob Lane
Mon Oct 30, 2017 11:57 am
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: Kindred Musters Updated
Replies: 88
Views: 59488

Re: Kindred Musters Updated

deadlydeceiver wrote:Given circumstances made me look in detail at the Ysian muster again and I mentioned an error:

Brute-Beast Great Brute-Club upgrade has the weapon rules of the Meat-Hulks hammers. ;-)

Best Sven


No problem, I'll fix!

Cheers
Rob
by Rob Lane
Sat Oct 28, 2017 11:08 am
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: JediCat's Rules Questions
Replies: 19
Views: 16766

Re: JediCat's Rules Questions

6. Curious about the following: Teyrn: Gwynedd: Uncommon Ceffyldraig: Mount Only, Gwynedd: Uncommon(2), Gwaelod: Uncommon The Cefflydraig must be taken as a mount, and has two ubiquitous listed. Currently, only a Gwynedd Teyrn can mount a Cefflydraig, so the Gwaelod ubiquity cannot be used. Is this...
by Rob Lane
Sat Oct 28, 2017 10:59 am
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: Shrieking clarifications
Replies: 3
Views: 4171

Re: Shrieking clarifications

When a unit shrieks, do you take one might test for the whole unit or do you take a might test for each shrieking model in the unit? One MIGHT TEST for the Shrieking Unit (even if it contains a commander), not individuals. It should say Shrieking unit there, not Shrieker, which is presumably how yo...
by Rob Lane
Sat Oct 28, 2017 10:52 am
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: Under Attack order vs being frenzied
Replies: 6
Views: 6117

Re: Under Attack order vs being frenzied

A bit of further clarification if I may? 5.1.2.2.1 Move Orders states that all noble commanders are also assumed to be under MOVE orders as well as the orders their general gives them. Does this mean that if you give a commander attack orders he can also act as if he (and the units under him) are u...
by Rob Lane
Fri Oct 27, 2017 2:50 pm
Forum: Darklands Kickstarter Projects
Topic: Darklands: Savage Hordes - Fulfilment
Replies: 19
Views: 76941

More Sávrar Joy

Remember those Sávrar from last time? Well, you guys weren't satisfied with their variety (although you must all bear in mind these things were genetically engineered by the Atalantes, so they should be very similar) so we tasked Bob Płociennik to give them a little variety. We do listen. Sometimes....
by Rob Lane
Fri Oct 27, 2017 2:32 pm
Forum: Darklands Kickstarter Projects
Topic: Darklands: Mighty Monsters - Fulfilment
Replies: 19
Views: 29597

More Monstrous Beings

We've two updates from Tim Prow this week, finishing off those shown from last time... MURDEROUS CÚLAÍTAR, BEAST OF LAGÁIN FOREST We saw Murderous Cúlaítar last time, of course, but he needed a little work on his crosses and now Tim's sorted that, you can put a fork in him! https://ksr-ugc.imgix.net...
by Rob Lane
Fri Oct 27, 2017 2:24 pm
Forum: Darklands Kickstarter Projects
Topic: Darklands: Savage Hordes III Part Deux - Fulfilment
Replies: 15
Views: 27613

Brutish Beasts

There's just one miniature to show this time around, but it's such an amazing one it would be rude not to let the Ysians amongst you have a good look... BEASTS OF UTHARD, BRUTE-BEAST UNIT We were so impressed with Jason Hendricks' work on the Corruptors that we decided to give him the Beasts of Utha...
by Rob Lane
Fri Oct 27, 2017 2:20 pm
Forum: Darklands Kickstarter Projects
Topic: Darklands: Warriors of Baalor - Fulfilment
Replies: 7
Views: 25654

Tundaar and Gaarwäg

This is a Fomoraic project, so here's two Fomoraic nobles, from Yannick and Tim... TWO AXE TUNDAAR, TAIN OF BAALOR Tundaar is an evil bugger, for sure, and he becomes even eviller with two axes thanks to Yannick Hennebo... https://ksr-ugc.imgix.net/assets/018/944/141/e6197efb1994837613592b494ee04db5...
by Rob Lane
Fri Oct 27, 2017 1:51 pm
Forum: Darklands Kickstarter Projects
Topic: Darklands: Savage Hordes III Part Deux - Fulfilment
Replies: 15
Views: 27613

Darklands: Savage Hordes III Part Deux - Fulfilment

DARKLANDS: SAVAGE HORDES III PART DEUX FULFILMENT Sculpted Miniatures Have Release Dates For many reasons, not least transparency, we've decided that already sculpted miniatures will get actual production dates: that way we can work towards them, keep you informed on the webstore itself and remove ...
by Rob Lane
Wed Oct 25, 2017 3:35 pm
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: Sell Swords in a core force (non-ally)
Replies: 11
Views: 10157

Re: Sell Swords in a core force (non-ally)

As the beast/monstrous beast is bound permanently to Alix, can the additional bound beasts unbind during the battle? Eg Alix takes a Gunnhrafn that can bind hrafn, the Gunnhrafn is permanently bound to Alix, could the hrafn unbind during the battle or would they be permanently bound also Thanks No;...
by Rob Lane
Wed Oct 25, 2017 8:56 am
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: Sell Swords in a core force (non-ally)
Replies: 11
Views: 10157

Re: Sell Swords in a core force (non-ally)

Indeed!

Might be best for you to tell us what you're planning with Alix...! Then I can tell you if it's all legal and so forth. Maybe in the Tactics forum?

Cheers
Rob
by Rob Lane
Wed Oct 25, 2017 8:56 am
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: Under Attack order vs being frenzied
Replies: 6
Views: 6117

Re: Under Attack order vs being frenzied

Thanks Rob. Might need to decide whether its worth starting under different orders or just accepting the pell mell charge forward. Yeah, that's the reason for it - otherwise everybody puts their units on ATTACK orders . The most flexible are MOVE orders , and your general can always change their or...
by Rob Lane
Tue Oct 24, 2017 2:55 pm
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: Sell Swords in a core force (non-ally)
Replies: 11
Views: 10157

Re: Sell Swords in a core force (non-ally)

Remember that it can still only be one unit Alix has under her (originally Bound units count as one unit), and the allied contingent limit. Unless you're Ysians, of course.

Cheers
Rob
by Rob Lane
Tue Oct 24, 2017 12:03 pm
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: Kindred Musters Updated
Replies: 88
Views: 59488

Re: Kindred Musters Updated

Norse muster Jotunn and Feljotunn are both noted as feral but don't have a red frenzy dice added to their primary weapon profile. Good spot, will fix. The Valhrafn raking claws weapon entrry (its primary weapon) have a subtitle/weapon descriptive of warhammer Nice one. its not really a typo or what...
by Rob Lane
Tue Oct 24, 2017 11:58 am
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: Under Attack order vs being frenzied
Replies: 6
Views: 6117

Re: Under Attack order vs being frenzied

See the 6.3.2.1: UNDER ATTACK ORDERS subsection, p145.

There's no wiggle room. If your unit is under Attack orders, and it Runs, that unit must Run as far as possible and as close as possible to an enemy unit.

Cheers
Rob
by Rob Lane
Tue Oct 24, 2017 11:55 am
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: Minimum distance from friendly units
Replies: 1
Views: 3173

Re: Minimum distance from friendly units

I noticed in a couple places (deployment, chase, flee, breakthrough) that friendly units can't end their move within 1" of another friendly unit, but does this restriction apply at any other time? Can friendly units "mingle" when moving normally? No. See the 3.8.5: MOVING THROUGH sub...
by Rob Lane
Tue Oct 24, 2017 11:54 am
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: Sell Swords in a core force (non-ally)
Replies: 11
Views: 10157

Re: Sell Swords in a core force (non-ally)

Alix has the Bind (any Beast or Monstrous Beast) ability. This means she can Bind to anything a Beast or Monstrous Beast can Bind to, as long as that's another Beast or Monstrous Beast, and so she can have, say, Gol Gul who has Binded to a Tomb Spider Unit. In such a case, Alix Binds to both Gol Gul...
by Rob Lane
Thu Oct 19, 2017 12:45 pm
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: Vras kindred terrain
Replies: 1
Views: 2859

Re: Vras kindred terrain

Yes. For now.

Cheers
Rob
by Rob Lane
Thu Oct 19, 2017 9:18 am
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: Charge and spray
Replies: 11
Views: 8173

Re: Charge and spray

Dammit I said activated rather than Engaged. I knew what I meant... Ah but frenzied counter engagers stay alert damn their eyes. Pleasingly flammable though so thats nice. Very true... try to Engage them from behind then, or give them a cheap unit to Engage and stay with, then hammer them... ;o) Che...
by Rob Lane
Wed Oct 18, 2017 10:40 am
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: Charge and spray
Replies: 11
Views: 8173

Re: Charge and spray

Oh yes, forgot about that. Ignore me then!

The key to upset counter-engagers is to... wait until they're activated already ;o)

Cheers
Rob
by Rob Lane
Wed Oct 18, 2017 10:38 am
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: Sell Swords in a core force (non-ally)
Replies: 11
Views: 10157

Re: Sell Swords in a core force (non-ally)

Correct, Alix can be taken as a noble commander in an Ysian or Vras host. She's then part of the host, not an ally.

Cheers
Rob
by Rob Lane
Fri Oct 13, 2017 1:25 pm
Forum: Darklands Kickstarter Projects
Topic: Darklands: Savage Hordes - Fulfilment
Replies: 19
Views: 76941

Khthones Ahoy

We've twelve miniatures to show you today, and all for the Khthones, and all digitally sculpted by Bob Płociennik. Awesome! GUKKOK'S BLADES, SÁVRAR UNIT The Sávrar unit with blade and shield are Gukkok's Blades, Sávrar Unit , and they're now awesomely complete thanks to Bob's ministrations. Gukkok, ...
by Rob Lane
Fri Oct 13, 2017 1:25 pm
Forum: Darklands Kickstarter Projects
Topic: Darklands: Mighty Monsters - Fulfilment
Replies: 19
Views: 29597

Three Monstrosities

Three different monsters, for three different kindreds (Brythoniaid, Érainn and Infernii), by two different sculptors, this week... GAHWN, CAWRGWYFERN OF ELENYDD The lovely Gahwn , that alternate monster of Typhaggahw, is now complete, thanks to Martin Lavat. Doesn't he look awesome? https://ksr-ugc...
by Rob Lane
Fri Oct 13, 2017 12:57 pm
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: Charge and spray
Replies: 11
Views: 8173

Re: Charge and spray

You're welcome mate, my pleasure!

Cheers
Rob
by Rob Lane
Thu Oct 12, 2017 9:37 am
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: Charge and spray
Replies: 11
Views: 8173

Re: Charge and spray

Indeed. You might singe him a bit, but I'd always bite him...

Cheers
Rob
by Rob Lane
Tue Oct 10, 2017 12:59 pm
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: What happens when you've got nothing on the board at the end of a battle hour?
Replies: 1
Views: 2731

Re: What happens when you've got nothing on the board at the end of a battle hour?

I think this is what happens when I'm the nominated rules arbiter for the weekend game. Basically I get everything wrong and come and bother you about it on here over the following few days. Um. Soz? So the question is this: If you have nothing on the board at the end of a game hour, does your oppo...
by Rob Lane
Tue Oct 10, 2017 12:53 pm
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: Charge and spray
Replies: 11
Views: 8173

Re: Charge and spray

Thanks for the super quick reply. Does this then mean that you could use the spray twice in an activation? Declare that you're engage and spraying - spray before you engage, then use the spray again as a combat shot weapon again when you get into combat? Or can you only use it once in an activation...
by Rob Lane
Tue Oct 10, 2017 11:35 am
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: Counter engaging and trampling
Replies: 4
Views: 4285

Re: Counter engaging and trampling

Right. Having thought about it a fair bit I've changed the Trample / Slam actions slightly. You don't now have to be Swift to Trample or Slam , and I've made sure at least one Trampler has to Move over an enemy's base to perform a Trample . Note that when Counter-Engaging a Trampling unit, the Count...
by Rob Lane
Tue Oct 10, 2017 10:57 am
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: Darklands: First Edition - Official Errata
Replies: 26
Views: 33830

Trample and Slam actions

A couple of new ones thanks to Hughb, regarding Trampling and Slamming. TRAMPLE ACTION Page 169: 6.13.1.1 REQUIREMENTS Impact Strikes: At least one warrior within the Trampling unit has the ability to perform an impact strike (usually via the “Bulk Charger” ability) or a Charge+ strike. 6.13.4.2 DET...
by Rob Lane
Tue Oct 10, 2017 10:28 am
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: Counter engaging and trampling
Replies: 4
Views: 4285

Re: Counter engaging and trampling

Fair cop on the rules reading for what counter engagers are and are not allowed to do, my bad. I always say to people in person (when they ask me about rules) - "What does it say in the rulebook?" - although I accept that the bloody index needs sorting... and I'm not perfect, and neither ...
by Rob Lane
Tue Oct 10, 2017 10:06 am
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: Charge and spray
Replies: 11
Views: 8173

Re: Charge and spray

Sorry that I appear to have my hand up all the time at the moment. I fear I'm being a bit of a dunce. Mate don't be daft - I welcome all questions here! It helps everyone, too, not just you - so please keep asking. Question about engage and spray and combat shot weapons. So 6.20.1.2.6 talks about c...
by Rob Lane
Mon Oct 09, 2017 3:05 pm
Forum: Darklands Kickstarter Projects
Topic: Future minis rumour roundup - April 2018 update
Replies: 91
Views: 373773

Re: Future minis rumour roundup - October 2017 update

You all forgot these... unless you've posted them somewhere else! Albainn The porridge gobblers are pretty far advanced right now, but there's some good stuff to come... - Wild Oghurüc with weapons. - Gomagg cyclops. - Bolt-Throwers / Stone-Throwers will happen for these guys. - They'll get wolfhoun...
by Rob Lane
Mon Oct 09, 2017 2:16 pm
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: How do the charge, stomp and grab rules interact?
Replies: 4
Views: 4634

Re: How do the charge, stomp and grab rules interact?

Thanks for the clarifications, thats all kinds of cool. Turns out I've been playing monsters dead wrong in the past. Much more stomping and grabbing to be done in the future. Just checking but if all attacks are occuring simultaneously, does that mean that if a monster was to charge in, stomp and t...
by Rob Lane
Mon Oct 09, 2017 2:13 pm
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: Counter engaging and trampling
Replies: 4
Views: 4285

Re: Counter engaging and trampling

Got another one to ask about I'm afraid. So when a counter engaging unit counter engages, is there a limit to what types of engagement it can make? Can a counter engaging unit counter engage, with a slam, stomp, grab or a trample for example? See p 331, 7.11.2.1, Declare the Counter-Engagement... a...
by Rob Lane
Mon Oct 09, 2017 1:48 pm
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: Shoot and Throw
Replies: 1
Views: 2975

Re: Shoot and Throw

In the rulebook it is written that a warrior must shoot with all of its shoot weapon. So if a warrior has a shoot weapon (bow) and a throw weapon (rock) does he have to shoot with theses two weapons in the shoot action or can he shoots only with his bow ? Yes. P220, 6.30.1.2.4 - Multiple Shot Weapo...
by Rob Lane
Mon Oct 09, 2017 1:46 pm
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: Hook vs. Shieldwall
Replies: 9
Views: 5232

Re: Hook vs. Shieldwall

Ah sorry, I edited the post rather than replied to it.

You all got the gist though, I'm sure!

Cheers
Rob
by Rob Lane
Mon Oct 09, 2017 1:45 pm
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: Dive action
Replies: 2
Views: 3441

Re: Dive action

A question about the dive action. If a unit performing a dive and slash or grab action the dived at unit cannot perform an attack action but must perform a reflex attack action. But can an dived at unit perform other reactions ? Hold and shoot/invoke / brace / shieldwall etc ... ? Grtz Well, yes. T...
by Rob Lane
Wed Oct 04, 2017 2:11 pm
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: How do the charge, stomp and grab rules interact?
Replies: 4
Views: 4634

Re: How do the charge, stomp and grab rules interact?

Apologies for not replying to this sooner, it's taken me a while to get back into game mode. So it would appear that I've made the classic mistake of not checking what others have asked before. Happens to us all ;o) From earlier threads it would appear that you can charge and then grab and that the ...
by Rob Lane
Wed Oct 04, 2017 1:17 pm
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: Hook vs. Shieldwall
Replies: 9
Views: 5232

Re: Hook vs. Shieldwall

How do weapons with Hook trait work against units in Shieldwall formation, if at all? I'm guessing no, since Hook trait only says shields don't provide parry modifiers if used to defend against weapons with Hook, but it doesn't seem like shield equipment is used in Shieldwall parry, only that you h...
by Rob Lane
Fri Sep 29, 2017 2:07 pm
Forum: Darklands Kickstarter Projects
Topic: Darklands: Savage Hordes - Fulfilment
Replies: 19
Views: 76941

Re: Darklands: Savage Hordes - Fulfilment

There's stuff for the Byzantii this week, and lots of stuff for the Khthones, too... TOR I ITALUS, AUXILIA BALLISTARIUS TORMENTUM The Ballista war engine known as Tor I Italus (to decode: First Tormentum of Italus) is now complete, thanks to the awesome skills of Bob Płociennik. https://ksr-ugc.imgi...
by Rob Lane
Fri Sep 29, 2017 1:50 pm
Forum: Darklands Kickstarter Projects
Topic: Darklands: Warriors of Baalor - Fulfilment
Replies: 7
Views: 25654

Re: Darklands: Warriors of Baalor - Fulfilment

We've got a couple of works in progress from Yannick Hennebo this week, for the Fomoraic, of course... and these two are strictly limited edition, so you'd better get yours quickly if you haven't got one already! DESTROYER DAARKAN, TAIN OF BAALOR Daarkan gets two soul axes and becomes Destroyer Daar...
by Rob Lane
Fri Sep 29, 2017 1:30 pm
Forum: Darklands Kickstarter Projects
Topic: Darklands: Savage Hordes III - Fulfilment
Replies: 23
Views: 42248

Bears that Slay

Again, only two miniatures to show this week, but they're blimmin' awesome ones, thanks to Valentin Zak... SLAYERS OF DUNHOLM, SLĒANBERA UNIT The Slayers of Dunholm are some of the finest miniatures we've ever produced, and I know we're biased, but we're also (relatively) objective. Check out Valent...
by Rob Lane
Fri Sep 29, 2017 10:38 am
Forum: Darklands Kickstarter Projects
Topic: Darklands: New Kindreds - Fulfilment
Replies: 8
Views: 18202

Girl and Tree

Just the one miniature to show this week, and it's for the Anglecynn... specifically, the Dēra realm...! LEOFWEN, FANE BEARER OF DĒRA ON FOOT Leofwen is a lovely lady of the Anglecynn, sculpted originally by Stéphane Simon, now converted by Yannick Hennebo to be on foot... https://ksr-ugc.imgix.net/...
by Rob Lane
Thu Sep 28, 2017 11:24 am
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: Effective Size and Ubiquity for 1+/3
Replies: 5
Views: 6174

Re: Effective Size and Ubiquity for 1+/3

I was reviewing the Muster Rules in trying to build a playable force, or figure out what needs to be assembled for one. I am confused on whether the the Effective Size of a 1+/3 unit that is needed to count the unit's Ubiquity must be 2. Or can it be 1? The rule says to round up. That is a big deal...
by Rob Lane
Tue Sep 05, 2017 2:31 pm
Forum: Darklands Rules and Musters - Updates, Errata and Addenda
Topic: Kindred Musters Updated
Replies: 88
Views: 59488

Re: Kindred Musters Updated

Baragash wrote:Cheers, didn't realise it noted that in it's own entry.

Typo? Sekillias is listed as Kin Skorpion Minor not Skorpion Major.


Thanks, will fix.

Cheers
Rob

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