Skaven are a characterful, black parody of mankind and ultimately embody everything that is wrong with humanity, only more so. In addition to being cowardly, Skaven cheat, steal, and endlessly stab each other in the back for their own promotion. They will, quite literally, eat each other alive. Skaven are never culpable, being wholly unable to take the blame for even the most obvious and egregious errors entirely of their own making. But, unlike humans (at least, the better sorts), Skaven embrace this total lack of scruples or honour. In fact, the better at scheming and double-crossing a Skaven is, and the more swaggeringly arrogant he acts about it, the more suitable he is for leadership of a Warlord clan! A Skaven army is a ragged mass of vicious cut-throats, eager to usurp civilisation and nest in its broken ruins. They are a multitudinous horde with a staggering amount of troops at their disposal, from rank after rank of warriors, such as Clanrats, Stormvermin, or Skavenslaves, to packs of war-beasts like Giant Rats or the hulking Rat Ogres. Specialist troops, such as the Poisoned Wind Globadiers or stealthy death squads of Gutter Runners, march alongside the larger blocks of infantry. Towering over it all are the devilish war machines of a wickedly clever race. Masters of an insane blend of magic and technology, the Skaven can field a number of infernal devices of destruction, such as the infamous Doomwheel or the highly feared war engine of ruination known as the Screaming Bell. The Skaven are the ultimate scavenger army and they are led to battle by a Warlord or a Grey Seer, the powerful mage-rats that claim to be the prophets of their foul vermin-god, the Great Horned Rat.

Skaven

Ringing the Bell Chart

In your Magic phase, immediately after generating power dice, you can choose to ring the Screaming Bell. The owning player can choose to roll between 1-3 D6's, representing the vigour the Rat Ogre bell-ringer is commanded to supply. If the Screaming Bell suffers one or more wounds inflicted by a shooting attack with a Strength of 5 or more, it will immediately ring once using one D6, even if it is destroyed as a result of the attack. Doubles - If any doubles are rolled, a backlash of magic reverberates through the Screaming Bell. Apply the following effect in addition to the result on the chart. The unit pushing the Screaming Bell immediately takes D6 Strength 4 Hits. Triples - If a triple is rolled, apply the following effect in addition to the result on the chart. The unit pushing the Bell immediately suffers 2D6 Strength 5 hits, and the Screaming Bell itself suffer a single Strength 5 hit. 

Ringing the Bell

Unless stated otherwise, a model does not have a special rule. Most special rules are given to a model by the relevant entry in its Warhammer Armies book. In addition, a model's attacks can gain special rules because of the equipment it is using. Similarly, a model might get special rules as the result of a spell that has been cast upon it or perhaps even as the result of it being in a particular type of terrain. Where this is the case, the rule that governs the equipment, spell or terrain feature in question will make this clear. Most of the more commonly used special rules in Warhammer are listed here, but many troop types have their own unique abilities laid out in their Warhammer Armies book. Certain special rules partly consist of other special rules, all mentioned in the following pages. Unless otherwise noted, the effects of different special rules are cumulative. However, unless otherwise stated, a model gains no additional benefit from having the same special rule multiple times. This also applies to unique special rules in the various Warhammer Armies books that might contain special rules that are normally cumulative. Some special rules have an effect at the beginning of the battle, or before the game starts. These effects take place after both armies are deployed and any Deployment special rules have occurred but before the roll for first turn. Some special rules, especially in the Army Books, will affect models of a certain type. Note that special rules and spells such as this only ever affect friendly units from their own army, and will not affect enemy or allied units that happen to be in range. Eventually you are likely to come upon situations where two opposing special rules are in play. In these cases, the two special rules will simply cancel each other out either partially or completely, and neither will have an effect.

1	Not yet in stride. The Rat Ogre strains under the task. The air stirs with magical energy, but no game effect yet.
2-4	Unholy Clamour. The toll of the Bell fills the unit pushing the Screaming Bell with zeal. The unit pushing the Bell immediately moves using the Random Movement (D6) special rule.
5-8	Emboldened. The high-pitched squeaking of the Skaven rises to meet the Bell's clanging. All friendly Skaven within 24" of the Bell can re-roll failed Leadership tests until the start of your next turn.
9-10	Scorch. The toiling sound opens vents in the ground. The Bell itself (not the Grey Seer) immediately casts the Scorch spell from the Lore of Ruin with a Casting Value of 5 (this requires no power dice and cannot be increased in any way).
11-12	Deafening Peals. The unnatural vibrations of the bell spread outwards. All enemy War Machines and Chariots with Toughness 7 or more that are within 18" of the Screaming Bell immediately take a Wound with the Multiple Wounds (D3) special rule. Roll a D6 for each building within 18" of the Bell - each collapses on a roll of 5+. Models inside collapsed buildings are treated the same as per the Cracks Call spell from the Lore of Ruin.
13	A Stirring Beyond the Veil. Something that should not be awoken answers the Bell's summons... All enemy units within 12" of the Bell take D6 Strength 4 hits (as from shooting). Additionally, if the unit pushing the Screaming Bell is in combat, it gains the Fight in Extra Ranks (1) special rule for the remainder of the turn.
14-16	Wall of Unholy Sound. The deafening peals roll across the land, driving the Skaven to new heights of ferocity. All models in each friendly unit within 12" of the Screaming Bell gain +1 Attack until the end of the player turn. Roll a D6 for each building within 24" - each collapses on a roll of 4+ (see Deafening Peals).
17	Avalanche of Energy. A surge of energy ripples from the Screaming Bell. All friendly models within 12" of the Bell gain +1 Attack and may re-roll failed To Hit and To Wound rolls until the end of the player turn. Any friendly Skaven units within 12" of the Screaming Bell and not in close combat can immediately move using the Random Movement (D6) special rule.
18	Apocalyptic Doom. With a cataclysmic eruption of sound the Screaming Bell splits asunder, crashing to the ground like ten thousand thunderclaps. Sometimes even years later survivors still report hearing a faint echo, the final resonation of the hell or distant unearthly laughter. The Screaming Bell is destroyed. All models within 12" take a Strength 4 hit with the Ignores Armour Saves special rule.

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