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A roll of a 1 always misses, that's a general rule I believe.

So...
I roll a 1, but I have +1 to hit applied to it for whatever reason (Prescience or Tank Ace). And the model has a native BS 2+, so a modified 2 would hit. I'm thinking that that the general rule is overruled by +1 bonus specific rule?

Is that right?

 Sazzlefrats wrote:
A roll of a 1 always misses, that's a general rule I believe.

So...
I roll a 1, but I have +1 to hit applied to it for whatever reason (Prescience or Tank Ace). And the model has a native BS 2+, so a modified 2 would hit. I'm thinking that that the general rule is overruled by +1 bonus specific rule?

Is that right?

From numerous references in the main rules:

A roll of 1 always fails, irrespective of any modifiers that may apply.

No, it isn't. Look at the last sentence of the 1. Hit Roll part of the Resolve Attacks section.

"A roll of 1 always fails, irrespective of any modifiers that may apply"

A specific +1 bonus doesn't override a statement tthat tells you to ignore that modifier when you roll a 1.

Like the others said, while you might have a +1, a roll (as opposed to a result) of 1 always fails.

It DOES, however, stop you from killing yourself with Plasma.

Since the result is a 2, you can never roll a 1 to kill yourself. However, if the die is showing a 1, it still misses.

 JNAProductions wrote:
It DOES, however, stop you from killing yourself with Plasma.

Since the result is a 2, you can never roll a 1 to kill yourself. However, if the die is showing a 1, it still misses.

To clarify, a natural roll of a 1 always fails. Some abilities, such as overcharged plasma, activate only on a *result* of 1, therefore they are affected by modifiers.