Units that can skirmish can either be in regular formation (like all other troops) or in skirmish formation.

A unit capable of skirmishing can spend a movement phase to change from regular formation to skirmish, or from skirmish to regular formation. A unit changing formation may still shoot the turn it does so.

While in skirmish formation, the unit loses the following benefits:

• If character in the unit, cannot use his leadership for psychology or break tests.

• Do not get rank bonus for combat resolution.

• Do not get to re-roll break tests if within 12" of army standard.

• If within 12" of the general, cannot use his leadership for break or psychology tests.

While in skirmish formation, the unit still has the following benefits:

• Unit standard gets combat resolution bonus.

• Can have characters join or stay in the unit.

No, the unit does not get to use the characters leadership.

Yes. Although skirmishers can't benefit from a character's leadership, they can benefit from other magical effects.

If a unit that can skirmish goes into a 'regular' troop formation, it regains the ability to:

• If character in unit, use his leadership for psychology/break tests.

• Get rank bonus for combat resolution

• Re-roll break test if within 12" of standard.

• If within 12" of general, use his leadership.

Move the skirmishers into contact by the most direct route (turn each model to point at the enemy and charge in a straight line). If this gets models into contact on the enemies flank, we allow it. Note that the unit does not get a combat resolution bonus for attacking a unit in the flank.

Yes. The skirmishers fill ranks.

The unit in skirmish formation suffers the same amount of damage as regular units.

House Rule: It is suggested that when chariots and Night Goblin Fanatics damage units in skirmish formation that the number of hits be reduced by 1/2, minimum 1 hit.