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I am changing Counterspell (will issue an errata for Fightin Fungi at some point). The way it is written causes some problems. Here is the new text:

Counter-spell
Tags: Battlefield. LoS Required
This spell is cast as a free action. As soon as an enemy mage successfully casts a spell, the counter-spelling mage performs a Q roll on 1,2, or 3 dice (his choice), using any successes to cast the Counter-spell. He must have a LoS on the mage whose spell he wants to counter. Roll a die for...

I think one should not be able to parry a shield rush.

Also, shouldn't parrying while prone be penalize/prohibited?

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Tremor
Tags: Battlefield, Resisted
All non-flying models in play, including the caster, must resist the spell or be knocked Prone. Each large tree or building in play has a (power) in 6 chance of collapsing as well. Treat collapsed structures as rubble or linear obstacles as appropriate. Any model adjacent to a large tree or adjacent/inside a building takes a Free Hack with a C equal to the spell’s power.
Backfire: Caster is knocked Prone.

Models leaving a melee or appearing into a melee because of the Switcheroo spell do NOT receive a Free Hack and do not enjoy an Ambush bonus. The caster may NOT be one of the two affected figures. In other words, you cannot cast switcheroo on yourself in order to backstab someone. The only case in which a mage is affected by his own Switcheroo is when the backfire effect is caused.

models caught in an avalanche (backfire of snowstorm spell) may not be attacked. It's pretty obvious but the rules did not state it.
Also, we can assume a Fireball, a Wall of Fire or Flaming Touch spell will immediately free the snowbound character.

I modified the text for Mind Control spell to make clear that you can't control more than one creature at a time, and that mind controlled creatures count as out of action while they are being controlled.

Mind Control
Tags: Variable Range, LoS Required, Resisted, Affects Only Living Targets, Enchantment
The caster tries to control the mind of an opponent. If the target fails to resist, the model will be controlled by the caster’s side until the caster is affected by any spell backfire, is...

If I am reading this correctly, these are ostensibly the same trait.

Will of the Gods
Whenever this model performs an Activation or Reaction roll on two or more dice, you may re-roll a single die .

vs.

Battle Hunger
Whenever a model with Battle Hunger makes an Activation or Reaction roll on two or more dice, you may increase the result of single die by 1 . Apply this rule after rolling the dice

My probability math is a little rusty, but I don't think there's a huge difference between the...

Headbutt costs 4pts and works more often than Shield Rush (more restrictions and costs 5pts), rendering that trait rather obsolete.

So I was noticing that the rate trait is described twice both at the beginning of the trait chapter and then alphabetically. Do you really need it twice? You could probably get rid of the first one and save some space.

I know the message boards currently look a bit empty, but that's only because they are new. Feel free to post in any forum that you have access to, and hopefully we'll get this community up and running quite quickly.

The first batch of members are coming in via Ganesha Games' Fightin' Fungi kickstarter project, but there are a few other projects in the works, and each will be providing play test access to pledgers.

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Please post in this thread any major blunder you find in the rulebook, so we can send a copy that is as clean as possible to the editor.

Things we already known:
1) capitalization is inconsistent throughout the book. Editor will fix that.
2) ratmen profiles are missing - still working on them
3) there are some blank pages - that's where the map of Norindaal and a general description of the world will go
4) NO scenarios - there was no space. The book must run at 88 pages as we will be using...

Ball and Chain is in the Appendix but isn't listed in the Traits. The description in the Appendix is incomplete, however.

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Long Bow - Up to 1 x Long +1; 2 x Long +0; 3 x Long -2
Crossbow - A Crossbow may fire an attack at +1 over Long range, at +0 over 2 x Long and at -2 at 3 x Long
Unerring Aim - The model halves range modifiers when shooting: -2 becomes -1 and -4 becomes -2.

Since the range modifiers for these bows are different from the standard range modifiers am I correct in that unerring aim would only affect the 3x Long penalty making it -1?

Thanks,
Xenos

"The spell may be cast even against a target who is in melee with a friend of the caster."

We played a 3 way battle and came across this rule. I am warband 1 with a melee going against warband 3. Warbands 2 and 3 are also in a separate melee. I had initially planned on using Switcheroo to swap a weak C member of warband 2 in the second melee with a strong C member of warband 3 that was in melee with a weaker member of my warband. We played it as I, Warband 1 could not cast into a...

I have added/amended the following text on Long Reach

Long Reach weapons are at -1 in cramped situations (battlements, dungeon corridors, tunnels, openings in a room, thick forest) where the length of the weapon interferes with the character's movements. However, enemies attacking an otherwise unengaged model with Long Reach lose any Mounted or Higher Elevation bonus they might have.

Great trait with flavor and game mechanics, but I'm not entirely sure how its meant to be used in building profiles.

Would it make sense to use it for non-warrior specialist type characters? Would it fit in to say, a 'Wizard' kind of character, who is a weak and unskilled hand to hand fighter?

Also, does the change to the damage against Prone opponents affect only Melee attacks, or does it affect Ranged attacks as well?

Composite Bow - It has Long range but its last range stick is 1 x Long + 1 x Short.

Could you clarify what "last range stick" refers to?
Does it mean:
Long Range = (180 + 75)
2x Long Range = (180 + (180+75))
3X Long Range = (180 + 180 + (180+75))

Thanks,
Xenos

EDIT: Found the explanation in the Ranged Combat Modifiers table on Pg 87.
Long Range = 180
2x Long Range = (180 + 180)
3X Long Range = (180 + 180 + (180+75))

EDIT 2: Idea for rewording description without taking up...

Disarming Block: that opponent must test Q on one die or be disarmed.

Technically it says I only have to test, not pass.

that opponent must pass a Q test on one die or be disarmed.

Will backers of Fightin' Fungi get a copy of the unedited ASOBH PDF as well to playtest the new rules?

Fearless Fearless models do not test Morale for Gruesome Kills and are immune to the effects of Terror. They test Morale for other occurrences (loss of a Leader, warband under 50%).

Fear
Tags: Variable Range, LoS Required, Affects Only Living Targets, Resisted A single target must make a Q roll on one die per point of power. If he rolls any failure, he must immediately test Morale. Backfire : Caster must test Morale.

Are fearless models immune to Fear spells?

Combat Master: A Combat Master enjoys the +1 from Dashing or from an Ambush bonus only on his first attack.

I think the +1 from Dashing is for the legacy Dashing in the original SOBH, can you confirm?

Area
Spells with the Area tag can potentially affect every target in a circular area. Place a marker on the table where you want the spell to go off. Place the end of a measuring stick of the appropriate length on that spot to determine who is caught in the radius. Every character whose base is even partially within the area is hit by the spell and may be affected.

Does this mean a short area spell has a radius of 75mm, a diameter of 150mm, or is the diameter 75mm, as the cone is wide....

Please post in this thread any spells that you have used in your games, with all relative questions. It will help me revise the magic information if I can find it all in one section.