From their fortress strongholds in and below the snow-capped mountains, the Dwarfs look out upon a world they once ruled. Many millennia of war and invasion have embittered the Dwarfs, forging them into a race of hardened warriors. Now they seek to reclaim what was once their own. They miss no opportunity to record a grudge and will go to any lengths to settle old scores with the edge of an axe. A Dwarf army is a formidable sight, with ranks of bearded and heavily armoured warriors, their shields and banners identifying clans, guilds and gods. The doughty steel-clad infantry are supported by powerful engines of war, machinery of destruction that no foe can match. While Dwarfs are unwilling to cast magic, they have learned to inscribe runes that can bind eldritch forces, allowing them to create weapons and armour of legend. Full of grim determination, when Dwarfs join battle, there is no retreat, only victory or death

Dwarfs

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Miners have the Ambushers special rule. In addition, instead of deploying like normal Ambushers, a Miner unit can choose to arrive anywhere on the battlefield from below. During deployment, before Scouts are placed, place a tunnel marker anywhere on the battlefield. The unit will then deploy using the Ambushers special rule. When the unit emerges, roll a scatter dice and an artillery dice. If you roll a hit on the scatter dice, the marker stays in place; if you roll an arrow, move the marker the number of inches indicated by the artillery dice in the direction shown by the arrow. If the marker is moved off the tabletop, the Miners are considered lost; treat them as casualties. In case a Misfire is rolled, roll a D6 and consult the Underground Mishap chart. Once the final position is established, place the Miner unit so it can touch the marker. If the marker is under a friendly unit or impassable terrain, place it next to the closest edge of the unit/terrain. They may face in any direction. If the marker is under an enemy unit when the Miners emerge, the Miners are considered to have charged. Place the attacking Dwarfs to the front of the enemy unit that is atop the marker. 

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Unless stated otherwise, a model does not have a special rule. Most special rules are given to a model by the relevant entry in its Warhammer Armies book. In addition, a model's attacks can gain special rules because of the equipment it is using. Similarly, a model might get special rules as the result of a spell that has been cast upon it or perhaps even as the result of it being in a particular type of terrain. Where this is the case, the rule that governs the equipment, spell or terrain feature in question will make this clear. Most of the more commonly used special rules in Warhammer are listed here, but many troop types have their own unique abilities laid out in their Warhammer Armies book. Certain special rules partly consist of other special rules, all mentioned in the following pages. Unless otherwise noted, the effects of different special rules are cumulative. However, unless otherwise stated, a model gains no additional benefit from having the same special rule multiple times. This also applies to unique special rules in the various Warhammer Armies books that might contain special rules that are normally cumulative. Some special rules have an effect at the beginning of the battle, or before the game starts. These effects take place after both armies are deployed and any Deployment special rules have occurred but before the roll for first turn. Some special rules, especially in the Army Books, will affect models of a certain type. Note that special rules and spells such as this only ever affect friendly units from their own army, and will not affect enemy or allied units that happen to be in range. Eventually you are likely to come upon situations where two opposing special rules are in play. In these cases, the two special rules will simply cancel each other out either partially or completely, and neither will have an effect.

D6	Result
1-2	Cave-in! The Miners are instantly killed.
3-5	Partial Collapse: All models in the unit must pass a Strength test or be removed as casualties. Any models that survive may not move or charge on the turn they emerge after a Partial Collapse. If the models emerge into close combat they have the Always Strikes Last special rule for the remainder of the turn.
6	Should Have Taken That Left Turn: Your opponent places the marker anywhere within 18" of the original position on the table and this is where the Miners emerge. They cannot move or charge on the turn they emerge.

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