Character Models

I hear a lot of talk round' these parts about having different models for boss/big boss/war boss. Are there differences I should be aware of? I usually just use the same big motha models for either of the three. What I mean to say for example is that I have only one unit of 12 black orcs. It has full command. I sometimes use the "Boss model" as grimgore and sometimes as just a boss. Is this common practice, is it generally illegal or is there something I am missing?

Thnx in advance.

Nothing illegal with that practice
Not common IŽd say at least not in my area but who cares if everyone knows about?

As long as it is clear to your opponent what the model is you shouldn't have a problem.

I really like spider riders a lot, I dont know why but I use them in numbers, more than I should I am sure. However, I have not yet seen a "Gobspit" model or a named character for a gigantic spider, I actually scratch built mine. I suppose I am more surprised that its not common.

Stiil, if any has pictures of those characters I would appreciate a preview.

On a side note, were there ever stats for "Borgut Facebeater"? I have seen him round' on ebay. I might pick him up just because he is a ghost character, ya know... for novelty reasons.

Stats for Borgut were in the Storm of Chaos campaign book. That was 6th edition if I remember correctly.

Another couple questions on characters.

A: If I have a goblin block of 6x6 and I have my full command there and 3 goblin spearers in the front. The first round of combat I am engaged with some Highelf spearers. Ok so I reveal 3 nasty skulkers but the HE's ASF. Can I position my skulkers in back on their hits to tear through my goblins first then use the make way rule for the skulkers?

B: When my opponent declares a challenge, does he specify which of his characters against which of mine? Or does he just say I am declaring a challenge and I can choose any character to accept or decline? Assuming the latter is not true, if we both have multiple characters can we declare multiple challenges?

Only one challenge at a time.
Challenger nominates what character is challenging.
If you accept, you choose who steps up.
If you decline, he chooses who steps back.
A unit champion does not have to accept a challenge and so does not get sent to the back.

Good people! Can't we all stop trying to manipulate the poor little skulkers and just play them like they were meant to be played?

I am guessing that is a no on the skulkers, which is fine.

I came into an odd situation with Cassandra's Comet (I think thats what its called) Any who, Grimgor had but one standard black orc remaining. the 2d6 roll for hits was 10. How do we allocate those?

Also, it was not a template. So, assuming there were 4 other models, I am assuming the "Look out, sir!" rule would not have applied?

For Look out Sir! rolls you need 5 rank and file models (characters and champions don't count), and the hits would be allocated so that you (the owning player) puts one hit on every model as far as it is possible, so if there were 10 hits on 2 models they would end up taking 5 each. You can't have 2 wounds allocated onto a model until all other models have 1 wound allocated to them.

Pretty sure that's how it works.

Theo

Unit champions count for "LoS", just not characters.

As for the Skulkers, Make Way happens before any combat, so no.

If I have a character that causes fear in a unit, and they are charged by something that causes terror, am I assuming correctly that the Unit rolls for terror and if they fail even the fear causer runs with them? Or maybe some elaboration. Thank you guys again.

I just read that you can allocate hits to characters with your rank/file units? Outside of a challenge I did not see this possible. Can anyone elaborate on this? What I mean to ask, is there anything I should know that may not be obvious?

EDIT: Nasty skulkers are looking better and better...

This post has been edited by Skawilly on Jan 13 2012, 12:59 AM

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Sorry for all the noob questions, I am still reading, there is a lot to go through. Thnx as always.

But...

Concerning Assassins (Nasty Skulkers and such) when they are revealed they are treated as joining. It says in the BRB that they move rank/file to back but if no room some charecters and command maybe moved.

My question is, can skulkers move other charecters over (leaving them in the front rank if there is room of course). This would position them possibly for the killing blow on other characters.