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The following rules apply to Shrines: Split Profile In a similar manner to a Chariot, a Shrine can often have more than one set of characteristics, one for the creatures pulling or carrying the Shrine, one for the crew and one for the shrine itself, and is treated as a single model. Unlike most other units, a shrine may join other units of Infantry (except Skirmishers) following the rules for Characters and Units in the Characters chapter. When moving, the shrine model uses its own Movement characteristic. The crew and the creatures pulling the Shrine use their own Weapon Skill, Strength, Initiative and Attacks characteristics when they attack. Each can attack any opponent that the shrine model is in base contact with. If the crew models have missile weapons, they use their own Ballistic Skill when making Shooting attacks. The Wounds and Toughness of the crew and the creatures are never used – hits are resolved against the shrine's Wounds and Toughness. It is the crew's Weapon Skill that is used for the purposes of the enemy rolling to hit, just as with cavalry. Armour Saves Some Shrines have an armour save detailed in their army list entry, which is combined with any armour the crew might have. Character Mount Some characters can be mounted upon shrines. If a character has taken a shrine as a mount, the whole model is treated as having the troop type 'Shrine' and follows all the rules for both characters and Shrine models. A Shrine mount otherwise follows all the rules for Cavalry in regard to Split Profile. If the Shrine includes any crew in addition to the character, their armour saves are ignored when calculating the overall armour save of the model – only the character's own armour save is used. Terrain Shrines have to take Dangerous Terrain tests if they move march, charge, flee or pursue over anything other than open ground or hills – Battlefield Terrain for more details. Unit Strength Shrines have a Unit Strength equal to their starting number of Wounds. Line of Sight Shrines have a Line of Sight value of 1.

Shrines

In most cases it will be fairly obvious which troop type category a model falls into, but as troop type is essentially an extension of the characteristic profile, you'll find that information in the relevant Warhammer Armies book. Most units in Warhammer conform to one of the following types. Characters In addition to their troop type, some models might also be noted as being characters. We're not going to worry about characters here, however – characters are such a powerful and important part of Warhammer that they have a chapter all to themselves later in the book. Complete Ranks There are multiple instances where the rules will mention a "complete rank of models". What constitutes as a complete rank of models varies for each troop type, and is specified for each of them in this chapter. Note that if the unit has an incomplete rear rank, but that rear rank still has the minimum number of required models according to its troop type, that rank still counts as being complete. Unit Strength & Line of Sight The values listed in this chapter are the default for each troop type. However, there may be some exceptions to this in the various Warhammer Armies book. Models and Base Sizes Each model should be mounted on a base to determine the width and depth of the unit. Each troop type has different generally approved base sizes, which are listed in each army book. In some cases, you might be using a model that requires a larger base than described. This is completely fine, as long as you try to keep it as close as possible to the normal approved base sizes. However, you may never have a base size that is smaller than the approved base sizes listed. Reference Chart Troop Type Min. Files for Rank Bonus Max. Number Supporting Attacks Unit Strength Line of Sight Default Special Rules Infantry 5 1 1 1 - Large Infantry 4 2 1 1 - Monstrous Infantry 3 2 2 2 Fear, Swiftstride Cavalry 5 1 from rider & mount each; 2 for non-split profiles 2 2 Impact Hits (1), Swiftstride Monstrous Cavalry 3 1 from rider & 2 from mount; 3 for non-split profiles 3 3 Fear, Impact Hits (1), Swiftstride Swarms 3 5 3 0 Expendable, Skirmishers, Unstable War Beasts 5 1 1 1 Expendable, Swiftstride, Vanguard Monstrous Beasts 3 2 2 2 Fear, Swiftstride Monstrous Creatures - - 4 + 1 (for each rider) 3 or 4 (if ridden) Stomp (D3), Swiftstride, Terror Monsters - - Starting Wounds + 1 (for each rider) 5 Stomp (D6), Swiftstride, Terror Chariots 3 - Starting Wounds + 1 (for each crew) 2 Impact Hits (D6), Swiftstride. Shrines - - Starting Wounds 1 - War Machines - - Starting Wounds 1 Move or Fire 

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