Slaughterbrute

At the beginning of the game, you must nominate a single friendly Lord or Hero and make sure your opponent is aware which model you have nominated – this is the Slaughterbrute’s master. If you have more than one Slaughterbrute, you must nominate a different Lord or Hero for each Slaughterbrute – if you do not have enough Lords or Heroes for all your Slaughterbrutes, the remainder start the game Unbound. Whilst the Slaughterbrute’s master is alive, the Slaughterbrute uses that model’s current WS and LD instead of its own (unless it would normally be higher).

If, at the beginning of its Movement phase, a Slaughterbrute’s master has been slain (or if it started the game without a master), it is Unbound. An Unbound Slaughterbrute has Random Movement (2D6) and Frenzy. An Unbound Slaughterbrute can never lose its Frenzy, even if beaten in close combat. In addition, an Unbound Slaughterbrute cannot choose the direction it travels in. Instead, roll a scatter dice in the Compulsory Moves sub-phase and move the Unbound Slaughterbrute in the direction rolled (if a ‘Hit!’ is rolled, the Slaughterbrute moves straight forwards). If an Unbound Slaughterbrute moves into contact with the board edge, a building or impassable terrain, it instead stops 1" away.

Unlike other random movement, an Unbound Slaughterbrute can move into base contact with a friendly unit, in which case it will come to a stop and immediately inflict D6+2 S 7 hits on the unit. (If it comes into base contact with more than one unit, you must choose one to inflict hits on.) After resolving these hits, move the Slaughterbrute directly backwards 1", so that it is no longer in base contact with the unit.

Models that cause Terror also cause Fear. In addition,
the following rules apply. Fear-causing models or
models with Immunity (Fear) treat Terror-causing
monsters as causing Fear, rather than Terror – this is an
exception to the rule that makes Fear-causing creatures
immune to Fear. Terror-causing models have the
Immunity (Fear/Terror) special rule.

Run for Your Lives!
If a Terror-causing creature declares a charge, the target unit must immediately take a Panic test. If the test is passed, all is well and the unit can declare charge reactions normally. If the test is failed, the unit must make a Flee! charge reaction. Note that, if the target unit is not allowed to take any charge reaction (if, for example, the Terror-causing unit charged as a result of a pursuit or a random move), then the target does not take this test.

If a unit wishes to declare a charge against an enemy that causes Terror, it must take a Psychology test to overcome its terror first. If the test is failed, it may not declare the charge against the Terror-causing unit, but may choose to declare a charge against another unit following the rules for Redirecting a Charge. If the Psychology test is passed, the unit may declare the charge as normal.

When charging, units entirely made of models with Swiftstride and M 7 or higher roll 3D6, discard the lowest result, and add the result to their M value. When fleeing or pursuing, they roll 3D6, rather than 2D6.

When charging, units entirely made of models with Swiftstride and M 6 or lower roll 2D6, and add the result to their M value. Whenfleeing or pursuing, they roll 3D6, and discard the lowest result.

Swiftstride has no effect on models using a M value lower than 4.

Swiftstride M6 or lower
Charging: M + 2D6
Failed Charge: 2D6
Fleeing/Pursuing: 3D6 (discard the lowest)

Swiftstride M7 or more
Charging: M + 3D6 (discard the lowest)
Failed Charge: 3D6 (discard the lowest)
Fleeing/Pursuing: 3D6

The model can make a Stomp in addition to its other close combat attacks. A Stomp has Always Strikes Last, and inflicts D6 (or D3 against lone Infantry models and skirmishers) automatic hits, at the model's S, on one enemy Infantry, War Beasts or Swarm unit in base contact with the model.

The hide of some creatures forms a kind of natural armour that grants the model an armour save. The resulting armour save will be stated in brackets. Natural Armour can be combined with other armour as normal.