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BATTLEFLEET GOTHIC 1.5

THE DEFINITIVE LIST OF ANSWERS TO FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

This list of rule clarifications answers nearly all of the Frequently Asked Questions and corrections to the core rulebook and Armada that have come up on

Game Workshop’s BFG Forum as well as the Yahoo group BFG-List. NOTE: This list also includes all the corrections incorporated into the 2006 reprint of

the BFG core rulebook. This list has been cleared by Andy Hall and can be considered “in effect” until replaced by a published update.

Finally, it is almost guaranteed that in the course of game play, some situation is going to come up that is not covered by this Q&A. As this is a GAME and

therefore played for FUN , there is no reason why these cannot be solved simply by looking at which solution is the fairest for all players should the situation be

reversed. Should this not work, make a coin toss to decide the outcome, game on and enjoy!

Orders/Leadership

fails a leadership check and then fails a re-roll,

another re-roll cannot be expended on it for the

same leadership check or special order on that

vessel even if more re-rolls are available.

to get his hands on another Kill Kroozer (or

whatever) and gather around him some Meks.

Or, if you like, another aspiring Warlord

showed up to take his place with his own mob

of Mad Meks!

Special orders are declared before the

movement phase by choosing a vessel,

declaring the order and rolling leadership,

repeating this over and over until a vessel fails

its leadership check or all desired vessels have

their special orders.

A ship with an embarked Admiral, Warmaster,

etc. has its leadership superseded by that of the

embarked fleet commander. This includes

circumstances where the Fleet Commander has

a lower leadership than the ship he is embarked

on! Just like ship’s captains and crews, Chaos

Lords, Ork Warlords, etc. can gain experience

(leadership) and crew skills in a campaign.

Any ship described as being on standby may

not move, fire weapons or launch ordnance. It

may however attempt to Brace and repair

critical damage. Turrets and shields work

normally. While on standby, ships obviously

count as defenses against the gunnery table,

with all modifiers applied normally.

A ship can never be on more than one special

order at a time unless specifically described

otherwise in its special rules, such as a

Ramilies Star Fort.

Under no circumstance can a ship’s leadership

be modified higher than Ld10, though various

combinations of effects all affect the ship or

squadron normally. For instance, an Ld10

Admiral aboard a ship in contact with Blast

Markers (-1Ld) while the enemy is on special

orders (+1Ld) is Leadership 10. In effect, a

leadership check roll of 11 or 12 always fails

unless SPECIFICALLY stated otherwise.

If a ship containing a fleet commander,

Warlord, Mark of Chaos, etc. is destroyed, the

cost of any embarked commanders or other

improvements are included in the Victory

Points earned by the enemy, even if it can be

assumed the fleet commander escaped to fight

another day. In other words, if a Ork Kill

Kroozer (155 pts) with an embarked Warlord

and Mad Meks (+65 pts) is destroyed, the

opponent earns a total of 220 pts, and obviously

the Warlord and his Meks are lost for the game.

However, in a campaign, the Warlord manages

BRACE FOR IMPACT: Brace For Impact

special orders can be undertaken ANY time a

ship faces taking damage but before the result

is rolled, including when ramming or being

rammed. This includes while the ship may

already be on special orders, as Brace For

Impact REPLACES whatever special order the

ship may currently be on (a ship that

successfully reloaded is still reloaded).

Only one re-roll can be spent on a vessel per

leadership check. In other words, if a vessel

A decision to brace for impact must be made

before ANY attempt to shoot (rolling dice) by

the opponent is made, including modifier rolls

for variable weapons such as Ork Gunz. When

being attacked by ordnance, the decision must

be made before rolling turrets.

minimum distance before turning for BOTH

their turns. For example, an Imperial cruiser

must move 10cm, turn, then move an additional

10cm before turning again. If it cannot because

of movement modifiers, then it cannot take

advantage of this Special Order.

For all weapons with a firepower value, no

target aspect or modifier can adjust shooting

beyond the far left or right columns on the

gunnery table.

Brace For Impact does NOT halve turret values

(note that being crippled does). However, it is

the only special order that halves a ship’s

ability to launch ordnance, provided the

launching vessel is already reloaded.

All Ahead Full, Come to New Heading and

Burn Retros halves firepower and lance

strength but not torpedo or attack craft launch

capability.

Ships with multiple lances in a given fire arc

may split their weapon strength between targets

but must still make a leadership check to fire on

any target besides the closest.

A ship that fails to Brace For Impact cannot

attempt again to Brace until the ship, squadron,

ordnance wave or other event causing damage

to it completes its attacks. It can however again

attempt to brace before the next ship, squadron

or ordnance wave attacks it.

Movement, Shooting & Blast Markers

When a ship is forced to stand still, it counts as

being targeted as Defenses. People have taken

this to mean, “If I stand still in high orbit I

count as defenses, but if I move 0.5cm, I

don’t.” Minimum move distance to not count as

defenses must be at least 5cm.

A ship can only count forward movement made

during a given movement phase before turning.

In other words, a cruiser that moves straight

ahead at least 10cm without turning in a

movement phase cannot count that movement

to immediately turn in the next movement

phase. This does not apply to Space Hulks or

other vessels specifically addressed as utilizing

special turning rules.

When escort squadrons are braced or on any

special order that halves firepower, the whole

squadron adds its firepower and weapon

strength together and divides it in half

(rounding up).

If a combination of ships in a squadron has a

firepower value greater than 20, look up 20 and

the remaining firepower values separately and

add them together. For example, a squadron of

two Carnages can have up to firepower 32 in

one broadside, or firepower (20+12).

When a crippled capital ship is braced, its

firepower is halved again.

Any battery weapon that always counts as

closing against the gunnery table still counts as

defenses when targeting defenses, applying any

modifiers as applicable.

A ship that starts or ends its movement in

contact with a blast marker for any reason

counts as being in contact with a blast marker

in every arc for purposes of movement,

shooting or ordnance attacks. Ships firing

battery (firepower) weapons at such a vessel

suffer a right column shift. Ordnance attacking

it must first roll a D6, removing the entire wave

or salvo on a roll of 6.

Brace For Impact may now also be used to

protect against critical damage from any kind

of H&R attack. It cannot protect against critical

damage caused by hits that were not saved

against normally, nor any damage caused

during a boarding action (including critical

damage).

A ship electing to fire at ordnance does not

have to make a leadership check to ignore

closer targets, nor does it have to make a

leadership check to ignore enemy ordnance if it

is the closest target. It must still make a

leadership check to split its fire between

ordnance targets, just as it would have to split

fire normally.

COME TO NEW HEADING: Capital ships

under this special order must move their

When in base contact before the movement

phase, blast markers affect leadership,

movement, shooting and ordnance in contact,

as well as in every other respect where blast

markers have an effect.

Movement through blast markers reduces speed

by a total of 5cm, regardless of how many are

moved through in each movement phase. This

affects each separate movement phase for Eldar

vessels.

The Nova Cannon is a line of sight weapon

and cannot fire through obstacles or celestial

phenomena that act as normal line of sight

obstructions, such as planets, moons, asteroid

fields, etc.

A ship in base contact with a blast marker

counts as being in contact all around it. This

includes whether or not other ships are in base

contact with it or for purposes of ordnance

attacks.

Ships that do not have shields, such as Eldar or

vessels with a Shields Collapsed critical, only

need to test once against a D6 for damage

regardless of how many blast markers they

encounter in their movement. Eldar however

have to do this one time for each of their two

movements per turn, if they encounter blast

markers in both their movements.

Nova Cannon are unaffected in any way by

Lock-On special orders.

A blast marker can be placed in base contact

with as many vessels at it can physically touch

that are in base contact with each other, but

blast markers cannot be stacked.

After the attacking player designates which

target is being fired on, the defending player

must decide whether or not to brace ships or

squadrons BEFORE the weapon is fired. This

includes targets the weapon may hit due to miss

distance or scatter.

Blast markers placed in base contact with a

ship that took fire do not affect ships near to

but not in base contact with that ship. Place

blast markers so they do not touch the bases of

ships nearby but not in base contact.

Nova Cannon

Nova Cannon are no longer a guess-range

weapon, and it can be fired per-ship as opposed

to all at once in the beginning of the turn. When

firing, the template is placed anywhere desired

so that its edge is between 30-150cm from the

firing vessel. It does not have to be centered on

a single ship and can be placed in contact with

multiple targets. If placed within 45cm of the

firing ship, roll a scatter die and 1D6. Roll 2D6

if the template is between 45-60cm of the firing

ship, or 3D6 if it is placed beyond 60cm. Move

the template a number of cm rolled by the dice

in the direction of the scatter die roll. If the

scatter die rolls a “hit,” the template remains

where placed. Any target that is in base contact

of the template after it is moved takes one hit.

Any target in base contact of the center hole of

the template takes D6 hits. Replace the

template with a single blast marker if it does

not contact a target after being moved.

Holofields and similar systems save against the

shell hit, not the subsequent damage rolls. For

example, if an Eldar vessel is hit by a Nova

Cannon round and fails to save, it must

immediately take as many hits as the damage

roll allocates unless it successfully braced

beforehand.

A vessel is considered to be moving through

blast markers even if it is moving away from

blast markers it is in contact with at the

beginning of the movement phase, such as blast

markers in contact due to a previous round of

shooting.

Area Effects and Special Weapons

Some weapon systems such as the Necron

Nightmare Field and Star Pulse Generator are

area-effect weapons that do not aim nor are

directed at a particular target. Such weapons or

effects are not blocked by line of sight

obstructions such as hulks, minefields or

celestial phenomena, nor can they be saved

against by holofields.

A ship only risks damage from moving through

blast markers if it suffers a Shields Collapse

critical damage or if the vessel does not have

shields, such as Eldar. Ships with shields

overloaded by taking fire but are otherwise

functional do not risk taking damage on a D6

roll of 6.

Chaos Marks that affect nearby ships based on

area as well as catastrophic events such as

Warp Drive implosions, Solar Flares, etc. are

also not affected by celestial phenomena and

other such obstructions.

NOT just a single torpedo or attack craft

marker in the wave/salvo.

so it may NOT then move in the ordnance

phase. In other words, no double moves.

Fighters on CAP then stay on CAP for that turn

unless removed.

Attack craft can make as many turns as desired

in the course of their movement. They are

assumed to be able to avoid or ignore closer

targets or obstructions unless the course of their

movement unavoidably brings them in contact,

such as traveling through blast markers or

celestial phenomena.

Multiple fighters on CAP in base contact with a

single ship function as a single wave in all

respects.

Exterminatus vessels used in scenarios that

require them normally replace their standard

prow weapon with an Exterminatus one.

Vessels that do not normally have prow

weapons (such as Vengeance grand cruisers)

cannot be used as Exterminatus vessels.

Any ordnance markers that either are or come

in base contact with a ship with blast markers

in contact must roll as if traveling through blast

markers, to be removed on a D6 roll of 6.

Ordnance waves forced to move through

multiple blast markers in one ordnance phase

are only required to test one time against being

removed on a D6 roll of 6.

Ordnance

An assault boat or bomber wave that destroys a

ship expends the entire wave and is removed,

even if individual markers have not yet rolled

their attacks.

Ordnance no longer runs out when rolling a

double when attempting Reload Ordnance

special orders. Any reference to running out of

ordnance can be ignored.

Ordnance attacks are ALWAYS solved

immediately, including in the movement phase

when a ship moves into enemy ordnance. This

also allows small torpedo salvoes to be used to

clear the way of enemy fighters in the ordnance

phase so that larger salvoes can get through,

etc.

Multiple attack craft markers forming CAP in

base contact with a vessel are for all intents and

purposes treated as a wave. When encountering

blast markers, roll once per blast marker for the

whole wave, not per squadron marker.

When launching ordnance, no more attack craft

markers can be in play that the number of

available launch bays. Tyranid ships may

launch up to twice this number. This total must

take into account reductions caused by ships

being crippled or lost in battle. If more attack

craft remain in play that there are available

launch bays, the owning player may not launch

any ordnance that turn, though ordnance in play

may be “recalled” by immediately removing it

from play in order to launch more attack craft.

Ordnance markers must always attack the first

ordnance or vessels they come in contact with

(when applicable). For example, a fighter

squadron marker may not ignore a small

torpedo salvo it is in contact with to attack a

larger one nearby, or an attack craft wave may

not ignore an escort it is in contact with to

attack a nearby cruiser.

Torpedoes that have an automatic re-roll to hit

MUST use their re-roll to hit a target, even if

that target was already destroyed by other hits

generated in the same salvo.

Torpedoes do not normally ignore hulks in their

line of movement. Boarding torpedoes may do

so if desired, and guided torpedoes may be

steered away from them.

Ordnance markers in a wave must be spread in

contact with each other and cannot be stacked.

Ordnance waves or salvoes that are hit by

direct-fire weapons (such as gunnery or lances)

on a roll of 6 remove the entire wave or salvo,

A fighter or wave of fighters on CAP may elect

to move with its ship in the Movement phase

(thus remaining in base contact) to intercept

ordnance that may be in its way, but if it does

Fleets that do not normally have access to

bombers also do not have access to torpedo

bombers.

Attack craft that are “resilient”, meaning they

have a 4+ save against other ordnance such as

Thunderhawks or Eldar fighters, can only

attempt this save once per ordnance phase,

whether attacking or being attacked. Even if

they roll a 4+ to remain in play, they have to

stop movement where the ordnance interaction

took place. Any further interaction in the same

ordnance phase will cause the marker to be

automatically removed.

as mines launched from modified carriers.

Individual mines purchased separately count

for victory points when destroyed, regardless of

how they are removed from play.

Attack craft that function as both fighters and

bombers lose their fighter ability when

converted to torpedo bombers and function

ONLY as torpedo bombers.

Fighters can escort a-boats in a wave in the

same manner that they can escort bombers,

though they offer no bonus to a-boat attacks.

Torpedo bombers always move no more than

20cm, regardless of how fast other bomber

types move in a given fleet list.

The minefield rules on p.143 of the rulebook

are changed as follows: mines are only

activated in the owning player’s ordnance

phase, escorts each add a -1 modifier to the

dice roll to be detected, and each vessel

detected only activates one mine vs. D3 mines.

Toward friendly ships, a minefield behaves as

an asteroid field in all respects.

If two markers that both have a 4+ save attack

each other and both remain in play, they stop

movement and remain in contact until the next

ordnance phase. However, if any marker that

saves is attacked again in the same phase, it is

automatically removed. This save is used one

fighter at a time. For example, if two

Thunderhawks are attacked by two Eldar

fighters, and the first fighter attacks the first

Thunderhawk and they both roll a 4+, the first

fighter may attack the second Thunderhawk

and is then automatically removed. If the

second Thunderhawk rolls a 4+, it remains in

play, but both Thunderhawks have now used

their save and cannot roll to save against the

second Eldar Fighter.

Torpedo bombers may not launch their

torpedoes (convert to a torpedo salvo marker)

in the same ordnance phase they were launched

from their parent carrier.

MASSING TURRETS: Ships in base contact

may mass turrets together, each increasing the

turret strength of a ship under attack by 1. The

ships that mass turrets with a ship under attack

take on the same ordnance restrictions as the

ship under attack, such as using turrets to

defend against either attack craft or torpedoes

in a given ordnance phase. Only the ship

actually being attacked can apply its turret

value as a negative modifier to bomber attack

dice rolls.

Friendly ships may traverse a minefield as they

would an asteroid field normally. Foolhardy

enemy vessels may attempt to do so using a

leadership check as when traversing an asteroid

field. Shields protect against hits from mines

normally.

Attack craft can hide in a minefield the same

way they may do so in an asteroid field

(destroyed in a D6 roll of six). Torpedoes that

contact a minefield are destroyed.

If bombers or assault boats that have a 4+ save

use it to survive against fighters in CAP

(meaning they are already in base contact with

a ship when stopped by the fighter), they can

still attack the targeted vessel.

All Hit and Run attacks are now solved

immediately instead of waiting until the end

phase.

Ramming, Boarding and Base Size

When ramming defenses, they always roll their

full number of starting HP to damage the

ramming ship as if prow-on, as defenses are

more solidly built than ships are.

Resilient Attack Craft and Mines

Once mines are in play, they are always active

until destroyed. This includes individual mines

purchased separately from a minefield as well

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