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A few questions on buildings. I think I know the answers, but I'm reading and rereading the rules and not finding myself full of certainty. Quick search of the forum didn't give any answers either.

1. In the damage table for buildings: whenever it refers to "the building" is it designating only the part you are shooting at or the entire structure?

2. Are you able to shoot at battlements as a building? A good roll on the damage table can wipe out a lot more then a single, powerful shot.

3. Blast and Template weapons: do they hit all stories? Ruins have specific rules for levels and blasts. Buildings do not. I think it's reasonable to port those rules over, but strict RAW does not seem to support this.

1/ Only the part you are shooting at as multiple part buildings are categorised and treated as 2 smaller buildings joined together as per the multiple part buildings rule pg92 ' The different buildings are still dealt with seperately for shooting and assaults.'
So a bastion's lower bulding could be destroyed but the battlements and units on them would remain fine taking no damage.

2/ Yes you can shoot at battlements as they are treated as a multiple part building, theres also a Battlements and Building Damage part on pg95 to confirm what happens to units on battlements if it is damaged, essentially its the same damage table you roll on but the strength of the hits is reduced and thats it.

3/ I also cannot find anything for this and the only Blast and Template rules are for ruins as you stated where you pick the level itself and target anything on this, it is very strange they did not consider this, although its GW isn't it.

Wouldn't the battlement be on a separate level from the building? That is why units who want to escape from the battlement while the building is occupied have to make a jump from the roof.

That means Blast and Template have to choose which level they are shooting at.