The devious mind of the average Skaven Warlord seems to
have no limits when it comes to cruelty and disregard for his
servant's lives. Case in point: the Bomb Rat. This devious
little surprise was conceived by Warlord Grizzak who had grown
frustrated by the combination of too many armoured opponents
and the futility of his own troops. After slaying several
Giant Rats nearby in a blind rage, an idea hit him.
Immediately, he set his best Engineers and Moulder servants to
work on his idea. Thus, the Bomb Rat was born.
It is a scourge to both friend and foe alike. The mechanics
of the Bomb Rat idea are simple enough, though wildly varied.
Strap a makeshift bomb on a giant rat, send it in the general
direction of your enemy, and hope for the best. Better
specimens of rat are actually trained to go in the right
direction, while others scurry back towards their own creators
with disastrous results. Other examples of refinement of this
creation include: improved timers, remote detonation devices,
warpstone shards, and pressure-sensitive triggers. Unreliable
at best, the Skaven Rat Bomb is a hazard to everyone around
it. However, when one does find the enemy by chance, the
results are more than worth it in the mind of your average
Skaven Warlord. |
Any Skaven Clan
Rat unit may have up to three Bomb Rats within its ranks, so
long as both Clan Moulder and Clan Skryre are represented in
the army. Bomb Rats have the same stats as a standard Giant
Rat for purposes of shooting.
Unleash the Rats. Bomb Rats may be released at the
start of the Skaven player's Movement Phase and do not affect
the movement of the unit from which they are launched. The rat
scurries in the direction of the player's choosing for D6+4".
If this distance carries it into an enemy unit, apply a blast
against that unit. If a 1 is rolled, stop right there; the
Bomb Rat went off way too early. Apply a blast against the
Skaven unit and check for Panic as normal. Otherwise, the Bomb
Rat will now move D6+4" towards the nearest unit, friend or
foe, at the start of each players' Movement Phase. Remove the
Bomb Rat if a 1 is rolled for this movement. If wounded by
missile fire, remove the Bomb Rat from play.
Ka-Boom! Bomb Rat blasts cause D3 S5 hits with an
armour modifier of -3. |