Source: Warhammer Fantasy: 4th Edition

Undead - Frequently Asked Questions
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Settra can have the Mummy Tomb King's Crown, but his BS is 0 (zero) is this correct?

Yes. Those around Settra can use his higher WS, but would not choose to use his horrible BS. See the section in Magic Items on the Mummy Tomb King's Crown.

Source: Arcane Magic, p. 11 & Warhammer Armies - Undead, p. 96

Can Settra use items that are Vampire only, Necromancer Only, or Liche only?

The wording in Arcane Magic is poor, so use the wording from the Warhammer Armies - Undead, and that is that Settra can use things that are Vampire, Necromancer, or Liche only.

(Vampire Only) does not equal (Vampire, Necromancer, or Liche only).

(Liche Only) does not equal (Vampire, Necromancer, or Liche only).

(Necromancer Only) does not equal (Vampire, Necromancer, or Liche only).

This means that Settra cannot have the Book of Nagash or the Carstein Ring. Settra can have Staff of Damnation, Talon of Death, or the Tomb Blade.

Source: Warhammer Armies - Undead, p. 97 & Arcane Magic, p. 17

Since undead are not living targets, are they affected by poison?

Unless a device specifically states that it does not affect undead, it does. This applies to witch elves poison, etc.

Source: Warhammer Design Team

Since undead are immune to psychology, are they affected by Slaanesh effects that utilize good looks?

No, the allure of Slaanesh still affects them.

Source: Warhammer Design Team

Are vampire characters considered living beings?

Vampires are considered living in the respect that they can march move, and are not immune to psychology. Vampires are considered undead for all other things (such as Banishment spell and Runefangs)

Source: Warhammer Design Team

Can you have wight or wraith champion in a unit of wights or wraiths?

No. The Undead army book specifically states that wight and wraith champions can only be in units of skeletons, zombies and ghouls.

Source: Warhammer Armies - Undead

Are creatures immune to non-magical weapons, immune to all breath weapon attacks?

Although not weapon attacks per se, breath attacks are physical attacks, and therefore they would be immune. However, they should not be immune to 'gaze' attacks like those used by the Gorgon or Cockatrice, as these are magical attacks used in the magic phase. They would be immune to the following types of attacks: Dragons Breath, Greater Daemon Breath, Great Taurus Breath, Chimera Breath.

Source: Warhammer Design Team

Are Wight Blades considered magic weapons?

Yes.

Source: Warhammer Design Team

Is Nagash a greater daemon?

No.

Source: Warhammer Armies - Undead, p. 88-89

If a unit of skeletons with a character in it loses a round of combat, does the character have to take a break test, or do extra skeletons just die?

Because a unit is immune to break tests/psychology does not mean that characters in the unit are immune to break tests/psychology.

Therefore, if a wight, wraith, liche, vampire, or a necromancer is in a unit of skeletons and it loses a round of hand to hand combat, two things happen:

  1. Extra skeletons in the unit die. If more than 1 skeleton unit is involved in the hand to hand combat, each unit loses an additional number of skeletons equal to the combat resolution.

  2. Characters in the unit not immune to break tests, take break tests with the appropriate combat resolution modifier. If the character fails its break test, it is destroyed, flees, etc.

Source: Warhammer Design Team

A unit of wood elf scouts are hidden in a building. The opponent's skeleton cavalry moved through the building? How would you work this situation out?

No charge was declared so the skeleton cavalry are stopped 1" away and can be presumed to have seen the scouts. They cannot pass through them. If the scouts don't charge or remove themselves from sight they can be charged next skeleton turn.

Source: Warhammer Design Team

Since undead chariots can have crew and steed restored, should they be left on the table when all the crew have been killed?

The controlling player can choose whether to leave it on the table (and only regenerate the missing parts or to summon an entirely new chariot.

Source: Warhammer Design Team

Can undead units stand and shoot or flee from chargers?

Any unit that is considered undead (skeletons, zombies, mummies, carrion, wraiths, wights, liches, ghosts, skeletal cavalry, skeleton chariots) cannot stand and shoot or flee from chargers. This is due to the fact that they are just to slow in responding.

Source: Warhammer Armies - Undead, p. 58

Are there any Undead units that can march move?

Yes, Ghouls have the capability to march move. Vampire and Necromancer characters can march move as well.

Source: Warhammer Armies - Undead, p. 58

What spells affect that affect living creatures don't effect undead?

Unless a spell specifically states that it does not affect undead, it does.

Source: Warhammer Design Team