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The new Chaos codex has multiple special characters with Warlord traits.

Do you get benefit from all your warlord traits you have, or do you only get to use the one with your designated Warlord?

For example: I have Kharn the betrayer & Ahriman as HQ-choices. Do I benefit from both "Hatred Incarnate" & "Master of Deception"?

Only a single character in your army may be nominated as the warlord. Your choice of warlord dictates which warlord traits you benefit from.

Bit hard to tell as the Codex hasn't been released yet.
I would say that only the Warlord would have a Warlord trait. And there's only one Warlord.

WARLORD TRAITS
To determine which trait your Warlord has, you need choose
which table to roll on at the start of the game. Roll on the
table before you deploy your army (see page 121). Sometimes,
a codex will present an alternative Warlord Traits table that you
can choose to roll on instead.

And yes, only one warlord.

 Kevin949 wrote:
WARLORD TRAITS
To determine which trait your Warlord has, you need choose
which table to roll on at the start of the game. Roll on the
table before you deploy your army (see page 121). Sometimes,
a codex will present an alternative Warlord Traits table that you
can choose to roll on instead.

And yes, only one warlord.

That rule gives you one Warlord trait to your warlord. It doesn't prevent you from having more than 1, or remove/disable Warlord traits from non-warlords, who have one.

FUN RAW SHENANIGANS: If Kharn is your Warlord, he gets to roll a warlord table for 2nd warlord trait. No rule currently disallows you from rolling one, if you have a fixed warlord trait in your unit entry.

 adhuin wrote:

 Kevin949 wrote:
WARLORD TRAITS
To determine which trait your Warlord has, you need choose
which table to roll on at the start of the game. Roll on the
table before you deploy your army (see page 121). Sometimes,
a codex will present an alternative Warlord Traits table that you
can choose to roll on instead.

And yes, only one warlord.

That rule gives you one Warlord trait to your warlord. It doesn't prevent you from having more than 1, or remove/disable Warlord traits from non-warlords, who have one.


FUN RAW SHENANIGANS: If Kharn is your Warlord, he gets to roll a warlord table for 2nd warlord trait. No rule currently disallows you from rolling one, if you have a fixed warlord trait in your unit entry.

Sorry, you lost me on that. I posted that up to show that you can either take the one in the codex (so long as it is actually listed as a warlord trait) or you can choose to roll on the chart. You do not get both, no warlord can have more than 1 warlord trait.

And no, you can't use warlords traits available to an HQ if he's not your warlord. Which, again, you can only ever have 1 warlord on the table (unless you're playing by different rules).

*edit*
To add to your edit - Ya, except for that crazy little word in there that says "instead".

 Kevin949 wrote:

Sorry, you lost me on that. I posted that up to show that you can either take the one in the codex (so long as it is actually listed as a warlord trait) or you can choose to roll on the chart. You do not get both, no warlord can have more than 1 warlord trait.

And no, you can't use warlords traits available to an HQ if he's not your warlord. Which, again, you can only ever have 1 warlord on the table (unless you're playing by different rules).

*edit*
To add to your edit - Ya, except for that crazy little word in there that says "instead".

I'll try to explain my RAW logic:

1. Warlord gains 1 (one) warlord trait by rolling from any table available. *That's the quoted rule.
2. Nothing removes or restricts this rolling. (not even having a warlord trait from other sources, like unit entry)
3. Nothing restricts using Warlord traits. Only 'limitations' is that, only warlord can *roll* one for free.
4. Chaos codex has 5 HQ choices, that have "Warlord trait: Name" line in them.

Basically BRB lacks following on the Warlord entry: "Some characters may have a Warlord Trait in their unit entry. They do not roll from a table and instead use that one. If the character isn't a warlord, disregard its warlord trait."

Basically I agree on RAI, but I'm interested on how it actually is on RAW.

You only have one warlord, so warlord traits on non-warlord charectors are ignored.

It appears to me that the Named Chaos guys have fixed Warlord Traits. You do not appear to roll for them. However, the book does not spell that out nor does it even have a reference section for the mobs.

Fragile wrote:
It appears to me that the Named Chaos guys have fixed Warlord Traits. You do not appear to roll for them. However, the book does not spell that out nor does it even have a reference section for the mobs.

Perhaps there is something in the codex that references these warlord traits and how (or if) they interact with the ones in the BRB. Since it's not officially out, it's not readily available to everyone so there's little point continuing this line of discussion at the moment.