RUMORS: 40k 5th Edition – Round 3!
Rumors brought to the community by warseer’s Champsguy and various other little birds:
~Following up on the 2nd set of 5th Edition rumors we see this new updated list with even more morsels for us to chew on. Lets dive right in:
Shooting
-There’s now a reason to have a BS higher than 5 (can we say 2+/5+?).
-All models friend or foe now block line of sight. Vehicles and Monstrous Creature can be targeted over intervening infantry.
-Area terrain does not block line of sight.
-All blast weapons now scatter.
Vehicles
-Defensive weapons on vehicles are now Str 4 and below.
-Skimmers Moving Fast is now a 5+ cover save. (I have heard this is the new rule for All Obscured Targets)
-Dedicated transports can now carry any unit (subject to normal restrictions, i.e., no Terminators) and are no longer the deathtraps they have been (no entangling, just pinning).
-AP 1 weapons add +1 to the vehicle damage chart instead of doing as they do now.
-Ordinance weapons roll 2d6 and pick the highest on the vehicle damage table.
Miscellaneous
-Independent Character targeting restrictions have been eased.
-There is no IC protection any longer unless he is joined to a unit
-ICs within 2″ of a unit automatically join it.
-Dark Eldar are not gone, as they’re mentioned in the rules (their jetbikes DO get the 6″ assault).
-Frag grenades operate as plasma grenades now.
-Monstrous creatures get move through cover, not a reroll.
-Saving Throws are now made AFTER wound allocation. This means you could still roll all your generic troopers as a group, but will need to roll for each special model (serg, heavy weapons, etc) one by one. Torrent of Fire is gone.
Missions
-The missions are different enough that Troops only counting as scoring isn’t as big a deal as it would be today.
-Victory points are calculated differently in “cleanse” style missions (points calculated depending on the FOC slot the dead unit took up).
-Scouts and Infiltrators can now try to outflank the enemy and come on as reserves from a different board edge.
-Deepstrike is the same, but if you can’t place all the models, you roll on the “deepstrike mishap” table (50% you’re dead, 50% you place yourself anywhere you like).
Overall, the rules look a lot more detailed. Not as detailed as 2nd edition, but now there’s a difference between a guy standing on the roof of a building and a guy standing in the basement. Actual line of sight matters a lot more than “pretend” line of sight now.
-As usual folks, Caveat emptor…
Wow, 5th is starting to feel a lot like the good old days of 2nd as far as detail goes but without the crazy uber characters. Its looking like vehicles are getting both more deadly and more vulnerable at once, and maneuvering is going to become an art again. No more 150 man gun-lines just setting up in a big mob and blazing away. With friendlies blocking LoS, your movement and setup skills for both offense and defense is now very, very important! Kind of like Fantasy to think of it…
