Terrain Features

Fields can be represented in the game for example by meadows of tall grass or agricultural enclosures.

Fields have the following rules:

  • Covering Terrain (Soft Cover, Height 3) for units in contact with the Field.

  • Flammable: Units in contact with a Field gain Weakness (Flaming Attacks).

Forests can be represented for example by jungles, brushwoods, or small groves of trees.

Forests have the following rules:

  • Dangerous Terrain (6+, Mount).

  • Covering Terrain (Soft Cover, Height 5).

  • Disruptive.

Hills can be represented for example by elevated plateaus or burial mounds.

Hills have the following rules:

  • Opaque Terrain. Remember that Line of Sight can still be drawn into and out of the Terrain Feature.

  • Elevated Position: A model is considered to have an Elevated Position if it is fully on a Hill. For the purposes of drawing Line of Sight and Cover to or from a model with Elevated Position, ignore intervening models that do not have an Elevated Position.

Impassable Terrain can be represented for example by monoliths, cliffs, massive boulders, or buildings.

Impassable Terrain has the following rules:

  • Opaque Terrain.

  • Dangerous Terrain (4+) for units making Flee Moves through Impassable Terrain.

  • Impassable: Models cannot move into or through Impassable Terrain (except as part of a Flee Move).

Ruins can be represented for example by rubble, abandoned farmsteads or ancient sites of symbolic or arcane power.

Ruins have the following rules:

  • Covering Terrain (Hard Cover, Height 3) for units in contact with the Ruin.

  • Dangerous Terrain (6+).

Walls can be represented for example by stone, wood, or makeshift structures.

Walls have the following rules:

  • Covering Terrain (Hard Cover, Height 3) for units in contact with the Wall.

  • Fortified Position: Melee Attacks from Charging models that are in contact with a Wall suffer -1 to hit. This also applies to Supporting Attacks made by charging models over models in contact with a Wall, and Attacks across gaps where the model’s virtual extended base would be in contact with a wall.

  • Dangerous Terrain (6+, Construct)

Water Terrain can be represented in the game for example by ponds, swamps, or rivers.

Water Terrain has the following rules:

  • Dangerous Terrain (6+, Metal Armour).

  • Disruptive.

  • Conductive: Units in contact with Water Terrain gain Weakness (Lightning Attacks).

  • Unsure Footing: Stomp Attacks and Impact Hits cannot be used by models that are in contact with Water Terrain.