Things are definitely changing with rules as GW just revealed how datasheets will work in 10th Edition 40k- check it out!
These are some huge changes to the game, so it’s nice actually to have GW explain them more in-depth. They also discuss how the weapon profiles will change, the overall datasheets, and more! With these changes and what we’ve seen before, we’re starting to see the edition come together.
Check the latest on 10th Edition Warhammer 40k by clicking on our article coverage below:
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- All the Latest 10th Edition Rules Changes
- How to Build Army Lists in 10th Edition Warhammer 40k
Let’s jump into all the new rules!
GW Explains Objective Control, Leadership, & Datasheets for 10th Edition Warhammer 40k
Here’s the new info straight from Warhammer Community.
Objective Control – or OC – is a measure of how well a unit can secure critical locations. It’s an elegant means of clarifying a previously complex aspect of the game. Now each model has an OC characteristic, and to determine who controls an objective, you simply count up the total OC of all models within range. This small but impactful change breathes new life into basic troops – taking and holding ground is a newfound specialty and a clear key to victory.
Warriors that were previously categorised as Troops will generally have a higher OC than elite units – whose job is not to hold ground, but to strike and move on. Vehicles and Monsters also earn a more substantial OC, so Knights and the like can muscle smaller units off objectives.
This makes sense considering a Knight can just bully foot troops off an objective. However, we’re happy to see them keep troops with a higher OC score than some of the more elite faction choices. With that said, though, vehicles having a higher OC score will be able to move up and claim objectives easier than before.
How Does Leadership LD Work in 10th Edition Warhammer 40k?
Leadership is much more impactful in the new edition. Your units’ morale is now gauged with a Battle-shock test. Many factors can force a unit to test for Battle-shock, including being below Half-strength during the Command Phase. Fail and they struggle to capture objectives, use Stratagems, or Fall Back from combat.
You’ll also notice that Leadership now counts upwards. Our Intercessor has LD 6+ – which is equivalent to his old value of 8.
It’s interesting that falling back from combat, and scoring objectives will now be harder if you fail an LD check. Now, you want to roll above your LD instead of below, and you’ll do it on two dice, bringing back an old school feel!
From this example, it would make sense for LD7 to now be a 7+, LD6 an 6+, and so on and so forth.
New Weapon Profiles in 10th Edition 40k
Everything you need to take a shot or a swing at your enemies is now contained in an individual weapon profile – everything from Attacks to Weapon Skill to Damage is all in one place. This means that weapons like power fists, which used to need text to explain that they made things harder to hit, now have their own hit roll statistic.
Moreover, weapon profiles are tied to individual units – so a chainsword in the hands of a Space Marine is deadlier and easier to hit with than one held by a snivelling cultist.
This lets them take the same weapon and totally change their profile, so they can all have the same name and different profiles. This also means you don’t have to look around for weapon rules and such (as they mentioned the -1 to hit), so it seems like it should make the game flow pretty easily.
The fundamental interactions haven’t changed – equal Strength and Toughness still means you wound on a roll of 4+, and so forth. It’s just that all of a weapon’s quirks are contained in its Core Abilities.
Many different effects are covered by Core Abilities, from classic weapon types like Assault and Rapid Fire to auto-hits from flame weapons. We’ll go into weapon rules more in an upcoming article.
They are really trying to tie things together with core rules, so we’ll have to see how it plays out.
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