What things do you consistantly forget in games?

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**Kellevil**

And what tricks have you found to remind yourself?

I consistantly forget to roll for reserves.
I forget to declare the use of a doctrine untell i get to the shooting phase.
If I take a psycher I forget at least once per game to do the psychic phase.

I have considered making a cheat sheet but I think I will forget to use it...

Does anyone else have this problem?

**gummyofallbears**

Yup.

I forget my PfP and a lot of quirky special rules.

I'm sure with Ynari, I'm gonna forget to regain wounds and the such on some of the special characters.

**Dakka Wolf**

Everything outside of melee.
Made a right hand glove with
->Move
->Psychic
->Shoot
->Assault
on the back and front.
Looks stupid but since it helps I keep wearing it.

**rabidguineapig**

Warp storm table, probably because I like to pretend it doesn't exist sometimes.

**conker249**

Depends on the army.
Game: Activate Force, Frag/Krak grenades, popping smoke on vehicles,
Deathwatch: Tactics and re-rolls,
Black Templars: To actually use hatred, furious charge, the things that make black templars black templars
Ravenwing: First turn pseudo jink, librarians and chaplains don't have ravenwing special rule.

**ZergSmasher**

For me, it depends. #1 thing I forget is Fear checks, but that's because most armies are immune to Fear. I also forget to use Scout moves sometimes, and occasionally I forget my Thrust moves with my Tau.

**Aaranis**

Keep forgetting the -1 T debuff of my Vanguards in melee, never costed me the game but still. I forget the debuff aura of the Infiltrators, and I buy a relic to give them Zealot and then forget it too (that may have costed me a game). I'm fairly certain I'll forget about Kastelan Protocols and such too in the future. I'm just starting to remember to use the Imperatives before the shooting phase so that's something

We consistenly forget about morale tests with both our armies, mostly because I'm never sure as to when do do them. Sometimes I forget Preferred Enemy too on the Warlord's squad but that's getting rarer.

I plan on using a sheet to write down all I need to remember, tired of using my army to half its capabilities.

**Drummernathan**

Havnt played much 40k in a while but in AoS recently forgot all about juggernaut lord's charge rule about doing mortal wounds to units nearby when charging in. Also forgot command abilities several times and forgot about horn lower bonuses... ugh.

I'm sure in my upcoming 40k games the biggest ones will be psychic phase, activate force, and challenges. Probably also overwatching etc asnim still fairly new to that whole mechanic.

**mrhappyface**

Most of the time I forget about: reserves, special one off abilities, warpstorm table, very important (do this or you will be creamed) psychic powers, at least one units worth of shooting because they hid behind a tree, re-rolling charges, assault/defense nades and fear tests. Also I forget about objectives, a lot, things were so much simpler when things were just killpoints.

**Crispy78**

It Will Not Die is a big one I regularly forget.

Otherwise I think we often forget to do melee combat resolution, and just stay locked in combat till one of the units dies...

**Vector Strike**

IWND, to use units under covered terrain (they all get a 2+ save vs being spotted by the players) and the Neuroweb System Jammer.

**oldzoggy**

Nightfight in the not first turn and don't tutch that rolls

**DarkBlack**

It will not die is the worst, but many of the random rewards on my daemons, they keep changing, so I don't get used them.

It's AoS, but I feel it transcends being in the right thread: UNPREDICTABLE DESTRUCTION

**oldzoggy**

UNPREDICTABLE DESTRUCTION that rule sounds too cool to forget what does it do ?

**Sgt_Smudge**

I keep forgetting to use Doctrines with my Space Marines.

**Beta**

My warlord rarely remembers his warlord trait.

**DarkStarSabre**

Beta wrote:
My warlord rarely remembers his warlord trait.

This.

Largely because my Warlord is often Typhus.

And Fear is the most fething useless special rule in the game.

**DarkBlack**

oldzoggy wrote:
UNPREDICTABLE DESTRUCTION that rule sounds too cool to forget what does it do ?

If playing chaos, you roll a die when a unit activates to fight in close combat. They get +1 to hit on a 6.

**MonumentOfRibs**

The turn number. Seriously, this happens so much it's not funny

**Gordon Shumway**

Soul Blaze! But that isn't really missing anything as it never does anything anyway.

**Ratius**

Warlord traits unless they are "start of games ones".
After that, forget it

**Oppressor**

Devastator Squad Sergeant's Signum...

**Nightlord1987**

Lately I've been forgetting to bring my Jink markers, and GTG markers... Rulewise, I always forget Warlord Traits that are personal and not Armywide buffs.

And both of us players NEVER remember what turn we are on.

**gummyofallbears**

As evidenced today, I forget Strength From Death and the yncarne's teleportation... a lot... its actually kinda funny.

Same with the psychic phase

**Pr3Mu5**

Since I like to change my lists quite regularly, pretty much weekly, I'm constantly forgetting about bonuses from formations. 1st Co Task Force? I always forget fear. Which is surprising since I tend to remember it and deploy with it in mind as to where it might become beneficial...
I forget doctrines quite a lot. I think I've only ever once or twice remembered to cast Force as well...
I think I just need to pay more attention in general.

**kronk**

Night fighting. Every fething time.

**jasper76**

Last game I played I had 1 Level 1 Psyker in the game, and I forgot the Psychic phase every single turn.

**NoiseMarine with Tinnitus**

Salvo on Noise Marines, every damn time I rob myself of shots when standing still.

**IllumiNini**

oldzoggy wrote:Nightfight in the not first turn and don't tutch that rolls

Beta wrote:My warlord rarely remembers his warlord trait.

So many times I've forgotten both of these. Some of my worst offenders (apart from the above) are:

-- Forgetting Chapter Tactics Special Rules when using Chapter Tactics I don't normally use. E.g. I forgot to use the Angels Revenant Chapter Tactics that I had selected during the entire 1st Turn when I was facing Necrons...

-- Using Special Rules that deviate from what I'm used to using [Period].
-- -- e.g. Forgetting the re-rolling of Penetrating and Glancing Hits on Venerable Dreadnoughts since I tend to use regular Dreadnoughts.

-- I've got so caught up with hitting targets with a Blast Weapon that I've forgotten to roll the Scatter Dice and assumed that the Blast scored a Direct Hit! haha

**jreilly89**

Defensive greandes. Like, what?