Duke

Once deployment is complete, instead of rolling off to determine which player takes the first turn, the Kingdom of Bretonnia army may kneel and pray for the Blessings of the Lady. If it does so, the opposing player counts as having won the roll-off and the Lady’s Blessing is granted, giving all models in the Kingdom of Bretonnia army with this special rule:

• A 6+ Ward save against any wounds suffered.

• A 5+ Ward save against any wounds suffered that were caused by an attack with a Strength of 5 or higher.

Note that if there is no roll-off to determine which player takes the first turn, the Kingdom of Bretonnia army cannot kneel and pray for the Blessing.

Note also that, should two Kingdom of Bretonnia armies face one another, neither may kneel and pray for the Blessings of the Lady. The Lady will not give her blessings to those that wage internecine wars, and no knight would presume to ask! Losing The Blessing: Unlike other special rules, the Blessings of the Lady can be lost during a game. Any model or unit that flees, or any character that refuses a challenge, will immediately lose this special rule.

Note that, for the purposes of this special rule, Falling Back in Good Order does not count as fleeing.

A model with this Chivalrous Vow has the Immune to Psychology, Magical Attacks and Stubborn special rules. In addition, models with this Chivalrous Vow always benefit from the Blessings of the Lady special rule and do not have to pray at the start of the game. However, a model with this Chivalrous Vow cannot refuse a challenge.

A unit with this Chivalrous Vow can only be joined by a character that also has this Chivalrous Vow or by a Handmaiden of the Lady. A character with this Vow cannot join a unit with the Peasantry special rule.

Many models in the Kingdom of Bretonnia army list have one of the following Chivalrous Vows listed among their special rules. Of those that do, some have the option to replace it with another Chivalrous Vow:

During the Command sub-phase of their turn, if they are not engaged in combat, this character may nominate a single fleeing friendly unit that is within their Command range. The nominated unit immediately makes a Rally test. If this test is failed, the unit may attempt to rally again as normal during the Rally sub-phase.