Psychology

Fear must be tested in the following scenarios:

• A unit within the Charge range of a creature it Fears is trying to Shoot at it. On a failure, they may not Shoot.
• A unit wishes to Charge an enemy it Fears. If the fear test is failed, the unit may not Charge, and must remain stationary.
• When a unit is Charged by a creature it Fears, the unit is automatically Routed if it fails its Fear test.

Regardless of the fear test, units Pushed Back by creatures they Fear are automatically Routed. If the attackers are mixed, this only applies if the Feared creature did enough damage to cause them to win the Combat, discounting all other sources of Combat victory points.

If the Fear lists a radius, then the following applies to units subject to Fear within the range of the effect:

• -1 to all Hit rolls.
• Routed units may not Rally.
• Units making Reserve moves may not enter the range of the effect if it would affect them.

Some creatures have +X listed after their Fear trait. The X is added to the roll of the Fear test, making the test more difficult.

When a unit subject to Frenzy charges, roll a Frenzy test. If the test is passed, the unit does not Frenzy. If the unit is subject to Frenzy, they gain the following effects:

• The unit remains in Frenzy so long as it is in base to base contact with the enemy. This counts for maintaining Frenzy during Combat and Pursuit. Free hit attacks are subject to Frenzy.
• Frenzied troops must Follow Up Pushed Back troops.
• Frenzied troops must Pursue Routing targets.
• Frenzied troops do not Rout and ignore Psychology tests.
• Frenzied troops gain +1 to Hit, +1 to Wound, and +1 Save.

Those subject to Hatred always Hate a specific type of foe. A Psychology test must be made under the following circumstances, prioritising the nearest target on a failure:

• The unit must Charge the Hated foe when possible unless it passes a Hatred test.
• A unit must always Shoot a Hated foe if it cannot Charge unless it passes a Hatred test.

Units gain the following bonuses in Combat against Hated foes, regardless of Hatred test results:

• +1 to Hit.
• +1 Ld vs Rout if Pushed Back by a Hated foe.
• Must pursue a Hated Routing foe.

Panic tests are made in the following circumstances:

• At the start of the turn, the unit is within 4" of a visible, friendly Routing unit.
• The unit is being charged from an angle it cannot attack from while already engaged in combat or from a position they could not see the enemy or while crossing an obstacle (including entering/exiting a building), and the charging unit is not Unformed.
• Another friendly unit Routs from hand-to-hand Combat within 12". +1 to Cool if the unit testing has at least four times the number of models.
• If the unit is in close combat, has at least one character attached, a character leaves who is not the lowest level of at least four Characters that were attached to the unit (with the other three still remaining attached).

If the Panic test is failed, the unit immediately Routs.

If any of the following occur, a unit may Rout:

• The unit has lost 25% of its original models, and has just lost a round of Combat. This test occurs before being Pushed Back, and they are still Pushed Back if they pass the Rout test.
• The unit has just lost 25% of its current numerical strength to ranged attack, including ranged magic, within a single turn.

A Rout test is made by rolling 2d6 against the unit's Leadership. If the number rolled exceeds their Leadership, they fail and Rout - otherwise, they pass and remain structured.

When a unit routs, it immediately turns and moves away from its opponents at double movement. This follows the normal rules for terrain and the like, and will attempt to move through friendly units. This causes no issues if there is at least a two inch gap through which they can move, but presents issues if there is not. Additionally, any friendly units within 12" must test vs Panic.

A friendly unit who is passed through by a routing unit, as opposed to moving through a gap, must immediately make a Panic test, as must every other friendly unit within 12" if it breaks. Unless it routs as well, it must remain stationary in its next Movement phase, and must Meet at the Halt or Rotate if charged.

If the unit routed during Combat, the attackers gain a free round of attacks against them that are considered to Hit automatically.

Following this, the unit will rearrange into a broken mob of models rather than a formation, and attempt to move at double rate every turn towards the nearest board edge. They do follow the normal rules for terrain, but do not need to make maneouvres. If they reach the board edge, they flee from battle, and do not return until the game has finished.

If the Routing unit contains any models with different speeds, these Rout into seperate forces.

Pursuers

If the unit broke in combat and there are no other units involved that would otherwise cause combat to continue, the enemy must make a Leadership test. On a success, they may choose to stay in place - otherwise, they must Pursue.

The routing unit moves, and the pursuers follow at double pace themselves, following normal rules for terrain with the exception of ignoring the movement penalty for linear obstacles.

If the unit does not have sufficient movement to catch up, it is placed behind - but not in contact with - the fleeing unit, and is considered Unformed. The pursuers then strike a free round of attacks against their targets that hit automatically.

If the pursuers catch up, they no longer obey commands, and instead must follow the routing unit, striking a free round of attacks against their targets that hit automatically both at the end of the first round of Pursuit and in every Combat phase. When the target unit is removed from play, the pursuers are Unformed. If they are charged while pursuing the routed foe, they may not flee or shoot, and immediately cease pursuing their targets. While they are not Unformed, they automatically Rout if Pushed Back on the first turn of combat.

If pursuers would follow a routed unit that has fled through one of their own units, the pursuers are considered to immediately charge that unit, which may not flee or shoot them. Despite combat being entered, the units involved do not fight this turn. If the pursuing group are Pushed Back on the first turn of fighting, they are automatically Routed themselves.

If the pursuers do not wish to pursue, this must be declared during the enemy Movement phase. The leader of the unit makes a Leadership test with a penalty of 1, and may cease pursuing on a success.

Stupidity must be tested at the start of the turn. If failed, the following occurs:

• If already in combat, half the unit will cease fighting. If there is an odd amount, roll 1D6 - on a 4+, the model is among those that remains fighting. The same should be rolled for attached characters as they may be affected. Affected characters will not attack in close combat, but will defend against attacks.
• If not already in combat, roll on the following table and note that a creature suffering from stupidity may not Shoot, use Magic, or move in the Reserve phase.

Stupid units cannot be affected by further Psychology, with exception of Routing, which is handled normally and Stupidity ceases to take affect until the Pursuers are no longer in base-to-base contact. If the unit ceases to be affected by Stupidity while Routing, they automatically Rally.