Nearly FIVE months to the day passed since the first draft FAQ for 40k, but when will they become official? Come see the big top 20 changes and more!
Five months ago GW dropped this FAQ first draft on us, and followed it up weekly with more codex specific FAQs to boot up until just a few weeks ago. When will we see them turned offical by GW? Are they waiting for their own organized play circuit to launch, or are they just using them to put the finishing touches on a whole new rules set? It is entirely possible that they just used the FAQ’s to unite the community and plan on putting out a finalized form to update 7th just as a rumored new edition arrives down the road.
Here is what we DO know (and you probably just heard it here first):
There was a super secret meeting on the weekend of August 27th with the heads of all the major 40k tournaments in the world in Nottingham, where GW revealed to TO’s that they will be taking a more active roll in the tournament scene in 2017.
This more active roll also includes streaming bigger events, and spreading out prize support to all events to help offset costs and promote the hobby (just like in years past).
They will also be promoting Age of Sigmar, and Blood Bowl competitive play at these events as well.
Follow-up calls went out to smaller event co-ordinaters the following week (Labor day week here in the US) to notify them about prize support, and new event they (GW) will be looking to promote.
From all that looks like GW is taking a more active roll in events, and therefore would need a baseline set of FAQ’s for their events. So I would expect finalized FAQ events sooner than later for sure.
A lot has change for the game of 40k since then, but these are the biggest changes that still have folks talking about five months later. Here’s our Long War approved list of key FAQs ruling to keep an eye on going forward!
- Gets Hot rolls on Template weapons = no preferred enemy re-roll
- Barrage Twin-Linked effects every scatter roll
- No hit rolls on witchfires like psychic shriek that have no weapon profile for it’s attacks
- Void Shield Generator Bubble is fixed
- Grav affects Void Shield on a “6”
- Summoned FMC can choose to glide
- Skyfire Blasts can hit Flyers.
- Can not move through walls in a ruin
- FNP cannot be 1+
- Battle Brothers can no longer start out deploy in each other’s transports.
- Infiltrate is optional
- MC’s can charge multiple units
- Gargantuan and Super heavies must declare all targets first
- Can Jink VS Overwatch
- Blasts Specifically hit all levels now –
- Can’t apply a bonus to Deny the Witch vs Psychic Powers that don’t target you
- Scout redeploy happens after seize rolls
- If both players have something that happens at the start of the turn….roll off
- Monstrous Creatures that are Independent Characters CAN join other units.
Download The FAQ in a PDF
Check out all 41 images for the new FAQ over on the round up below, and a link to a downloadable PDF or .DOC for them as well!
So the big question is, where IS GW going from here? Less codex books, more supplements, or will they be looking to drop a new “less clunky” rules set next year?
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About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
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Founded Spikey Bits in 2009
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About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.
Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls.
Every year, along with his co-hosts, he helps host the Long War 40k Doubles Tournament at Adepticon and the Long War 40k Doubles at Las Vegas Open, which attracts over 350 players from around the world.
Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the Adepticon 40k Team Tournament.
With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), he advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.
While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.
