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I couldn't find this on the forum and wanted some clarification.

So the Death Guard relic 'Fugaris' Helm' states that: 'The wearer of Fugaris' Helm increases the range of any aura abilities on its datasheet... by 3".'

The Lord of Contagion's Nurgle's Gift ability states: 'All DEATH GUARD units within 7" of a friendly Lord of Contagion... Roll a dice for each enemy unit that is within 1" of any affected friendly units...'

I understand that the ability would then apply to friendly units within 10", but my question is do i roll a dice for enemy units within 1" or within 4"?

Sorry if it seems self explanatory but I'm quite confused.

I also want to know the answer to this.. Could read it both ways.

Related question I'm not sure on. If a warlord trait has an aura range, does the helm also increase that?

RAW I'd say everything gets the increase. I don't own the codex to REALLY read it though.

Captyn_Bob wrote:I also want to know the answer to this.. Could read it both ways.

Related question I'm not sure on. If a warlord trait has an aura range, does the helm also increase that?

Yeah, it says any aura abilities so I figure it'll work with warlord traits

At least I am not the only one unable to answer this one, please write to Game Workshop for clarification as it needs an answer!
I would assume 'aura range' is the first 'within X Inches' telling us which Models gain the advantage that comes after, but it could go either way.

Good pickup! Never thought about that.

I would say just the aura range (7" to 10") as the rest is the ability itself, not the range of the aura - you could argue it either way though. Definitely needs an FAQ

its one inch. But it can now be out to 10 inches to affect the nurgle units. The enemy units need to be within 1 inch to be affected.
His aura affects nurgle units. Then when they get the gift they in turn affect enemy units within 1 inch.


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Ya i Just read it. It affects all friends gurgle units within 7 inches.

Using the helm extends it out to 10 inches. so then those Nurgle units that get the gift then in turn can cause a mortal wound to any enemy unit within 1 inch.

Lungpickle wrote:
Using the helm extends it out to 10 inches. so then those Nurgle units that get the gift then in turn can cause a mortal wound to any enemy unit within 1 inch.

This is correct. Only the Lord has the aura buff, not the lackys he is giving an aura to.

Yes, but the Lord is still benefits from his own Nurgle’s Gift:
So does the Helm buff the 1 inch radius for the Lord or not?

I highly lean towards no, only because I believe they intended the '1 inch bubble' to be part of the Effect and not part of the Range.
Not because the Authors have made it clear in writing, nothing tells us exactly which 'within' is Range and which 'within' is Effect.

The helm does not affect warlord traits, as such abilities are not on the datasheet.

"The wearer of Fugaris' Helm increases the range of any aura abilities on its datasheet (such as Nurgle's Gift, Tocsin of Misery etc.) by 3"."

As to the 1", I would give it a strong "maybe". The rule actually doesn't say who the ability has to belong to, only that it appear on the wearer's datasheet. So it leaves the question, "is the 1" radius of influence an aura?" If it is an aura, then its range does indeed increase to 4".

Definately gonna get FAQed

duWhee wrote:
"The wearer of Fugaris' Helm increases the range of any aura abilities on its datasheet (such as Nurgle's Gift, Tocsin of Misery etc.) by 3"."

This is a very subtle stipulation of the relic that I think is overlooked by quite a few people. Fugaris Helm only works on innate aura's. So things like Psychic Powers, Warlord Traits or any other aura that is conferred by anything that is not written on the datasheet itself would not benefit.

It still makes the helm amazing on units like Tallyman or Plague Surgeon - the extra range can make all the difference for benefitting another unit or 2 across a much larger footprint.

Agree on 1".

 NurglesR0T wrote:

duWhee wrote:
"The wearer of Fugaris' Helm increases the range of any aura abilities on its datasheet (such as Nurgle's Gift, Tocsin of Misery etc.) by 3"."

This is a very subtle stipulation of the relic that I think is overlooked by quite a few people. Fugaris Helm only works on innate aura's. So things like Psychic Powers, Warlord Traits or any other aura that is conferred by anything that is not written on the datasheet itself would not benefit.

It still makes the helm amazing on units like Tallyman or Plague Surgeon - the extra range can make all the difference for benefitting another unit or 2 across a much larger footprint.

Upsetting, but this appears to be correct.
I think 1" makes the most sense as well.

Captyn_Bob wrote:

 NurglesR0T wrote:

duWhee wrote:
"The wearer of Fugaris' Helm increases the range of any aura abilities on its datasheet (such as Nurgle's Gift, Tocsin of Misery etc.) by 3"."

This is a very subtle stipulation of the relic that I think is overlooked by quite a few people. Fugaris Helm only works on innate aura's. So things like Psychic Powers, Warlord Traits or any other aura that is conferred by anything that is not written on the datasheet itself would not benefit.

It still makes the helm amazing on units like Tallyman or Plague Surgeon - the extra range can make all the difference for benefitting another unit or 2 across a much larger footprint.

Upsetting, but this appears to be correct.
I think 1" makes the most sense as well.

A good pickup and it makes a lot of sense. It doesn't excuse GW from not properly defining auras, though. In Malifaux there are auras and pulse effects. Both are properly marked with their own icons, so when anyone says "aura" you know instantly if something is affected.
Belisarius Cawl has the clear cut aura of Lord of Mars, that affects anyone within 6", letting them reroll any hit rolls in shooting. He also has an ability that lets him repair a model "within 3 inches." While any reasonable reading would see that of course this isn't an aura. It targets a specific model within 3", it's still something that *could* be argued, just on the basis that "aura" is never defined. This effect could technically be called a 3" aura where you have to choose one target within that aura. I'm not saying it's a good argument, but it could technically be made.

If GW however just put "(aura)" at the start of any aura, it would instantly be clear to anyone what's what.

They likely still wouldn't have fixed this problem....
Nurgle’s Gift, as one of the listed examples the Helm works on, would clearly have an (Aura) tag and we still would be left wondering if the 1 inch is part of the "Effect" or another "Range."

 Purifier wrote:
If GW however just put "(aura)" at the start of any aura, it would instantly be clear to anyone what's what.

I really like that idea. Similar to how WFB used to define their spells with Augment, Hex, Direct Damage etc. You knew what the rules were for the spell based on the type regardless what the additional text within the spell detailed. Not perfect, but it was a helpful aid.

Imagine if these Aura abilities followed a specific format that had something along the lines of -
Name:
Range:
Effect:
Keywords:

I also like a place to be able to slap things like 'Hex.'

Interesting question came up last night during a game I was observing.

Do Relics that don't necessarily replace a piece of wargear need to be WYSIWYG?

Not necessarily tied to just Death Guard, but let's use the Fugaris Helm as an example. Can the helm be on a model that is bare-faced?

 NurglesR0T wrote:
Interesting question came up last night during a game I was observing.

Do Relics that don't necessarily replace a piece of wargear need to be WYSIWYG?

Not necessarily tied to just Death Guard, but let's use the Fugaris Helm as an example. Can the helm be on a model that is bare-faced?

Literally nothing needs to be WYSIWYG. It's not a rule anymore and hasn't been for some time afaik (I wasn't around for 6th and 7th because I like actually choosing my army list and not rolling a bucket of dice for half of it before the game even starts).

The only requirement to WYSIWYG is whatever you and your opponent agree to pre-game.

 NurglesR0T wrote:
Interesting question came up last night during a game I was observing.

Do Relics that don't necessarily replace a piece of wargear need to be WYSIWYG?

Not necessarily tied to just Death Guard, but let's use the Fugaris Helm as an example. Can the helm be on a model that is bare-faced?

Official WYSIWYG for Fugaris Helm can be seen on this model: