New FAQs for TOW are out.

[Duckman]

Core Rules FAQ 1.1, Ravenous Hordes FAQ 1.0 and Forces of Fantasy FAQ 1.0 are out.  There have also been some changes to legacy lists apparently...

https://www.warhammer-community.com/the-old-world-downloads/

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TGKZdVbV7SaRrxRcfIvc-aI1SbJjqZk_P98fKb4STYk/edit

 

[Peanut]

This is pretty interesting, and makes a lot of sense to me: 

 

"Page 101 – Combat Result Bonus Change the entry as follows: ‘Whilst in Combat Order, a Close Order formation with a Unit Strength of 5 or more may claim a bonus of +1 combat result point (see page 151)."

It was weird that one boar boy would still get the close order bonus.

[Duckman]

There are actually a lot of good rules in there.

 

Drilled works in any phase so, pre-charge, pre-countercharge, pre-GG (but not FBIGO), etc. so it is stronk.

Earthen Ramparts stops charges and counter charges but does not keep frenzied units from declaring them (they declare and fail and don't move) so no shenanigans there.

Skirmishers officially do not grant cover to themselves.

The skink chief cannot fire the bolt thrower on the Howdah at his BS5 or BS6...

 

And the responses show that they actually considered how things would interact with other rules down to including many additional details (e.g. the dead space in front of the wings of a lance on a charge or the way marching column and impetuous/frenzy interact).

 

Bluntly, it is some of the best rules-writing we have seen from GW in years imo.

[Murphy'sLawyer]

Interesting. So drilled units can redress their ranks before declaring charges but if they have a rule that forces them to charge (Impetuous, Frenzy) they must use that rule to charge. So you can’t prevent yourself from charging by having your unit in a marching column. And if you don’t have Drilled and you are in a Marching column and you have to declare a charge due to a rule you just fail a charge. So your unit is stuck. 
 

love that ruling. Drilled units are elite units and can redress their ranks when needed but they still must charge if their rules make them. They just really really want to get into combat. You can only charge block them with your own units.