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.

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Doom-flayer Mishap Chart

Instead of attacking normally, the Doom-flayer causes one artillery dice worth of Impact Hits at the start of each close combat phase. In case a Misfire is rolled, roll a D6 and consult the Doom-flayer Mishap Chart. Doom-flayer Mishap Chart 

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D6	Result
1-2	Ba-Blam! The warp generator implodes in a rippling radius of multi-coloured death. Place the large round template centred over the Weapon Team. Any models touched by the template suffer a Strength 4 Hit with the Armour Piercing (1) special rule. Remove the Doom-flayer from play.
3-5	ZZZZzap! The small and unstable warp generator that powers the Doom-flayer temporarily overloads, sending out a shocking discharge. The Doom-flayer and all models in base contact take a Strength 4 Hit with the Lightning Attacks special rule as the device sends out potent shock waves of warp-energy.
6	Power Failure. With a descending thrum, the blades and scythes stop spinning as all power is cut off. The crew look up innocently, acting as if they are not doing anything harmful, certainly not directing the efforts of a chopping death abattoir. The Doom-flayer may not attack or use its armour save this turn as the panicked crew scramble to restart their engine of destruction.

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