Rules Compendium

Melee Attacks

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Melee Attack SequenceChoosing The WeaponChoosing The TargetDetermine Melee Attack ModifiersMelee Attack Success RollDiving ChargeMultiple Melee Attacks

In order to make a Melee Attack, a model must have a Melee Weapon and be within 1" of a target.

Melee Attack Sequence

A Melee Attack is made using the following sequence.

  • Choose Weapon
  • Pick Target
  • Determine Modifiers
  • Take a Success Roll for the attacking model.

Choosing The Weapon

When you make a Melee Attack with a model you must first pick a Melee Weapon that the model is armed with to make the attack. The Weapons a model is armed with can be found on its Profile.

Choosing The Target

When a model makes a Melee Attack you must pick one enemy model to be the target of the attack. The target must be within 1" of the attacking model in its Line of Sight.

Determine Melee Attack Modifiers

Next you must determine if there are any modifiers that will affect the attack. Modifiers add

+/
- Dice
to the Success Roll for the attacking model.

  • Diving Charge (
    +1 Dice
    ):     Add
    +1 Dice
    to the roll if the attacker is making a Diving Charge.
  • Defended Obstacle (
    -1 Dice
    ):     Add
    -1 Dice
    to the roll if the target is in cover and the terrain piece providing the cover lies between it and the attacking model.
  • Off-Hand Weapon (
    -1 Dice
    ):     Add
    -1 Dice
    to the roll if the attacking model is making the attack with an Off-Hand Weapon.

Melee Attack Success Roll

Finally, you make a Success Roll for the attacking model. If the roll is a Failure, the attack misses and nothing further happens. If the roll is a Success, the target is hit and you must make an Injury Roll to see what effect the attack has had on the target model. If the roll is a Critical Success, the target is hit and

+1 Dice
is added to the Injury Roll.

Diving Charge

You can convert a charge for a friendly model into a diving charge if it Jumps Down at least 3" and lands within 1" of a target. If you do so, take a Risky Success Roll for the model after it Jumps Down. If the roll is a Failure the model is taken Down, and a Falling Injury Roll must then be taken for the model (▶ see Falling). If the roll is a Success, you do not have to take a Falling Injury Roll for the model, and you can add +1 DICE to the Success Roll for the next Melee Attack that the model makes.

Multiple Melee Attacks

A model that has two Melee Weapons can use a single Fight

Action
to make two separate Melee Attacks, one with each Weapon, in the order of your choice. The Weapon used for the second attack is referred to as the Off-Hand Weapon. You can pick the same or a different model as the target for each attack. If an individual Weapon can attack more than once when it makes a Melee Attack, or a model is allowed to make additional Melee Attacks after their first one, resolve each attack one at a time using steps 2 to 4 of the Melee Attack Sequence, but do not use the Off-Hand Weapon modifier for any of the attacks.

Note that if a model has two melee weapons and one or both of them have multiple attacks, then pick one of them and if it has multiple attacks carry them all out, then pick the other one and if it has multiple attacks carry them all out with the Off-Hand modifier.

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