8/7/2019 FAQ Witch Hunters 2009

1/3

Clarif icat ions for using Witch Hunterswith Warhammer 40,000 5th edit ion

Models with the Holy Rage special rule move6"+D6" in their Movement phase as described intheCodex. In addition to this, they may choose torun, but as per the last sentence of the Holy Ragerule, will not be able to charge if they do so.

Seraphim and Saint Celestine have their ownversion of the Hit and Run special rule. The hitand run move is not slowed by difficult terrain,but is affected by dangerous terrain. It may not beused to move into contact with the enemy. Ifthere are units with this rule on both sides, roll-off to determine who goes first and then alternatedisengaging them. If the last of these ends up nolonger in combat, it consolidates instead.

Q.How does the Orbital Strike work with thenew blast rules?

A. Ignore the (In)accuracy special rule given inthe Codex and treat the attack as an OrdnanceBarrage with the firer not having line of sight tothe target. The blast marker is therefore placed

anywhere in the terrain feature nominated anddeviates 2D6" from that point.

Also note that the Codex uses the older termOrdnance Blast to denote the use of the large(5" diameter) blast marker.

Q.Do you need to inform your opponent of theOrbital Strikes target before deployment?

A. No.

Q. When calculating kill points for SaintCelestine are the same guidelines that are given

for victory points used (i.e. if shes on the tableat the end of the game she doesnt award anykill points no matter how many times she losther last wound)?

A.Yes.

Q.How does the Liber Heresius work with thenew deployment rules?

A. The Liber Heresius doesnt work within any of

the three deployment types given in the standard

CODEX: WITCH HUNTERS FAQ

Copyright Games Workshop Limited 2005. Permission is granted for a single copy of this PDF to be downloaded, stored temporarily on a single PC and printed once for personal, non-commercial use andonly for the purposes of playing the Warhammer 40,000 tabletop hobby wargame. All other Rights Reserved. Games Workshop, The Double-Headed/Imperial Eagle device, the Games Workshop logo, ChapterApproved, Eye of Terror, Citadel, Citadel Device, Chaos, the Chaos factions, the Chaos faction logos, Space Marine, Space Marine chapters, Space Marine chapter logos, Codex, Eldar, Eldar symbol devices,Ork, Ork devices, Tau, the Tau caste designations, Kroot, Necron, Tyranid, the 'In the Grim Darkness of the Far Future' tagline, Battle for Macragge, Cityfight, Warhammer, the Warhammer 40,000 device and allassociated marks, logos, names, races and race insignia, vehicles, locations, units, characters, illustrations and images from the Warhammer 40,000 universe are either , TM and/or Games Workshop Ltd2000-2005, variably registered in the UK and other countries around the world.

Errata & Second Print ing Clarif icat ionsA Witch Hunters army that includes shouldread:

An army that includes

Transports

The second print run of the Codex removedreferences to a transport vehicle only beingusable by the unit that bought it .

Land Raider

The second print run includes a Special Rule forthe Land Raider called Machine Spirit. If youhave the first print run of the Codex, then addthe following text from the second printing to theLand Raider:

Machine Spirit: If the tank suffers a Crew Stunnedresult, it may still move directly ahead, up to itsmaximum speed. The Machine Spirit may operateone weapon per turn at BS2 as long as the

vehicle has moved no further than 6", ignoring

Crew Shaken or Crew Stunned results. This is inaddition to any weaponry it can normally fire.

The second printing of the Codex clarifies thatwhen an Inquisitor is equipped with apsyocculum, any unit he is attached to or part of,such as a retinue, also benefits from the effect.

The second printing of the Codex clarifies thatthe effects of multiple sacred standardscumulative.

p24 Pysker Terminology. Ignore the reference tomodels with the Mark of Tzeentch counting aspsykers.

p25 Using the Witch Hunters as allies. Ignorethe reference to the Dark Angels Hunt the Fallenspecial rule.

p18 Shield of Faith. Ignore the reference toMinor Psychic Powers.

8/7/2019 FAQ Witch Hunters 2009

2/3

missions in the new rulebook, because it onlyworks when you are able to dice off for choice ofdeployment zone in the new missions you dontactually dice off for this, as it is decided by who

wins the dice off to have the first turn. However,there are plenty of other missions where it willstill work, such as many of those in Cities of

Death, in White Dwarf or those written bytournament organisers for use in their events.

Q.How do Excruciators work with kill points?

A. Excrutiators only work in relation to victorypoints, not kill points. Remember that victorypoints may still be in play in some missionsfound in Cities of Death, White Dwarf ortournament games. Also, you may be using themto determine a tie break as described on page 300of the Warhammer 40,000 rule book, in whichcase they provide a nice little insurance policy

for a 5 point wargear item.

FAQs

Ordo Hereticus Psychic Powers

Q. Which psychic powers use the shooting rules?

A. Divine Pronouncement, Hammer of theEmperor, Purgatus, Scourging (though theyinclude a few exceptions to the normal shootingrules, as specified in their descriptions).

Q. Can persistent Psychic abilities (such asPsychic Scream or Veil of Tears) be nullified bythe Penitent or the Shield of Faith?

A. No, as they are not being used on the Penitentor including him in their area of effect they arebeing used on other models.

Witch Hunters Armoury

Q.How is the Praesidium Protectiva used inclose combat against an enemy unit made up ofmultiple models?

A. Pick one enemy model in the unit the bearer isfighting if that model is directing its attacksagainst the bearer it must roll To Hit and To

Wound separately.

Q. Can the Eldar Avatar be wounded by theInferno pistol?

A. No. The Codex predates the common use ofthe term melta as a special rule, but the effectsare exactly the same.

Witch Hunters Army List

Q.How does Righteous Fury work with rapid fireweapons?

A. The rules for Priests state that the unit always

counts as moving, and must always charge. Toclarify, this rule effectively means that units withan attached Priest may never fire a rapid fire

weapon if they are within charge range of anenemy, as to do so would preclude them fromcharging. If there are no enemies within chargerange, they can still fire at targets up to 12" away,but not beyond, as they always count as moving.

Q.If a Sisters Repentia unit that has gone toground subsequently fails a Morale check andhas to move 2D6" (but doesnt reach the nearestenemy unit), does the unit return to its gone to

ground status after finishing its move?A. No.

Q.Are Inquisitors and Inquisitor Lords countedas psykers if they dont take any psychic powers?

A. Yes, as they have the Psyker special rule.

Q. Can you include three Warriors or threeWarriors of each type?

A. Type refers to Acolyte, Sage, Warrior, Familiar,Penitent and Chirogeon, not the sub-types ofeach.

Q.Does an Immolator taken as a squadtransport vehicle count as a Heavy Supportchoice?

A. No.

Q. What is the arc-of-sight of the Immolator andExorcists main weapons?

A. Consider the main weapons on both as turretmounted.

Q.Priests must be taken with another squad.How many kill points is this combined unitworth?

A. 1 kill point.

8/7/2019 FAQ Witch Hunters 2009

3/3

Allies

Q.If an army has Daemonhunters or WitchHunters allies, can it take any other type ofallies?

A. No, unless these are also Inquisitorial units, orunless they are members of a separate

Detachment. This is stated in Codex: WitchHunters, and has been added to the Allies box onpage 21 of Codex: Daemonhunters for its secondprint run.

Q. Can Priests be taken as allies in other armies?

A. Yes, bearing in mind that they are only allowedto join certain units, which must also be taken asallies from the Witch Hunters army list. This ruleallows other armies to take Arco-flagellants asallies, a very attractive option!

Q.If an army can ally with Sisters of Battle, canit also ally with Witch Hunters?

A. Any reference to units or armies that are ableto ally with 'Sisters of Battle' can also be read asbeing able to ally with 'Witch Hunters'.

Q. Can Daemonhunters be taken as allies in anarmy that also has Witch Hunter allies?

A.Yes.

Q.Do Arco-Flagellants require a Witch HunterPriest to be fielded or can an Imperial GuardPriest fulfill the requirement?

A. Yes the Priest referred to is the Priest in theWitch Hunters Codex.

Officio Assassinorum Operatives

Q.How does the Vindicares turbo-penetratorround work in regards to rending?

A. Because sniper rifles are rending, when rollingfor armour penetration, the Vindicare gets to add

a D3 to the total for each dice that comes up asix. So, if one of the three dice is a six, the totalpenetration would be 6+2D6+D3+3 (giving aresult between 12 and 22); if two were sixes, thetotal would be 12+1D6+2D3+3 (18 to 26); if allthree dice were sixes, the total would be18+3D3+3 (24 to 30!). Almost certainlyenough

Q. With the new vehicle damage table, how doesthe neural shredder work against vehicles?

A. As there isnt a Glancing Hits table anymore,

simply roll on the vehicle damage table, at -4.

Q.How does the Eversor Assassins "fast shot"rule work in 5th edition?

A. It doesnt, as the rule is referring to the waypistols worked in previous editions.

Q.Is a Callidus Assassins A Word in your Ear. .. used before or after Scout moves are made?

A. The redeployment move and the Scouts moveare both described as happening afterdeployment but before the first turn. In suchcases the best way to proceed is to dice off for

which takes priority.

Q. Can A Word in your Ear be used to moveunits that are outside of the normal deployment

zone (like infiltrators or units that have alreadymade their Scout move) ?

A. Yes, so long as the Infiltrators, Scouts etc dontend up in a position they would not otherise beallowed to deploy in.

Q.Does the Callidus Assassins neural shreddercount as a single or two-handed weapon?

A. Single handed

Q. Can a Neural Shredder cause instant death?

A.Yes, but only when the weapons Strength of 8is double or more the targets Ld value (Ld 4 orless).

Q. Can a Vindicare Assassin target a modellocked in close combat?

A.Yes how cool is that?!

Q. Can an Officio Assassinorum Operative orDaemonhunter Deathcult Assassin be taken asan ally in an army that only has a Witch HunterInquisitor (or vice versa)?

A. Witch Hunters and Daemonhunters are

discrete types of Inquisitor. The OfficioAssassinorum Operative or Deathcult Assassinmay only be taken in an army that has anInquisitor from the same Codex.

The questions we have answered in our FAQs have beengathered from many sources. Some have been submitted bymembers of the public, others by representatives of the onlinegaming community and more still are the result of face to facemeetings with keen and inquisitive players at a myriad ofgaming events. Special thanks for raising many of thequestions we have answered in this particular FAQ go to JonRegul. We are always happy to consider more questions, andaim to update these FAQs as frequently as is practical. Visit theContact Us page of the Games Workshop website for the

address to which you can send your questions. Thanks to allthose who have done so already!