The side that has a musician in its front rank of one or more of its units wins any drawn close combat by 1, unless the opposing side has a musician also, in which case they cancel each other out.

If a fleeing unit has a musician, it may re-roll its Leadership test whenever it attempts to rally. Fast Cavalry and Skirmishers that have fled using Feigned Flight automatically rallies.

A unit that is not fleeing and not engaged in combat can attempt to make a swift reform during the Remaining Moves sub-phase if it has a musician, by taking a Leadership test. If the test is passed, the unit immediately makes a swift reform — if failed, the unit makes a normal reform instead, with all the penalties that apply. A swift reform is treated exactly like a reform manoeuvre with the following exceptions:

• A unit performing a swift reform may not change their formation by decreasing or increasing their ranks. The unit may only turn on the spot by pivoting like a lone model.

• A unit that has made a swift reform can immediately make a full normal move, even though a reform would normally prevent it from doing so. Note that a unit that carries out a swift reform cannot march.

• A unit that has made a swift reform can still shoot, although it will count as moving, whether or not it moves further after the reform has been completed. This means that it will suffer the -1 modifier for moving and firing, and will not be able to shoot Move or Fire weapons.