Re: Thunderstomp Question
Posted: 13 May 2011, 22:15
RaW, I don't believe there is any reason to think that spell effects that increase your characteristics wouldn't apply to Stomp/Thunderstomp.
Special Rules aren't "rules that are special," they're a specific category of rules in the BRB (pages 66-79) and various army books (clearly listed as Special Rules in each unit entry). While the first paragraph under What Special Rules Does It Have? (page 66) says that, "a model might get special rules as the result of a spell that has been cast upon it...," it does not in any way state that spell effects are special rules. Rather, it refers to the numerous spells that give units special rules, such as Flaming Sword of Rhuin (Flaming Attacks), Enchanted Blades of Aiban (Armour Piercing), Birona's Timewarp (Always Strike First), and Earth Blood (Regeneration).
A monster with Killing Blow doesn't get a KB Thunderstomp. A dragon's fiery breath isn't a flaming attack unless it specifically says so - see the errata that changed the Great Fire Dragon's "Breath Weapon (Strength 5)" to "Breath Weapon (Strength 5, Flaming Attacks)." Our Tree Kin and Treemen only have magical Stomps because the magical attacks from Forest Spirit include "any special or ranged attacks they may have." Spells are spells, not special rules, and a modified characteristic is used instead of the base characteristic unless a rule specifically says otherwise (like the errata for Okkam's Mindrazor).
Special Rules aren't "rules that are special," they're a specific category of rules in the BRB (pages 66-79) and various army books (clearly listed as Special Rules in each unit entry). While the first paragraph under What Special Rules Does It Have? (page 66) says that, "a model might get special rules as the result of a spell that has been cast upon it...," it does not in any way state that spell effects are special rules. Rather, it refers to the numerous spells that give units special rules, such as Flaming Sword of Rhuin (Flaming Attacks), Enchanted Blades of Aiban (Armour Piercing), Birona's Timewarp (Always Strike First), and Earth Blood (Regeneration).
A monster with Killing Blow doesn't get a KB Thunderstomp. A dragon's fiery breath isn't a flaming attack unless it specifically says so - see the errata that changed the Great Fire Dragon's "Breath Weapon (Strength 5)" to "Breath Weapon (Strength 5, Flaming Attacks)." Our Tree Kin and Treemen only have magical Stomps because the magical attacks from Forest Spirit include "any special or ranged attacks they may have." Spells are spells, not special rules, and a modified characteristic is used instead of the base characteristic unless a rule specifically says otherwise (like the errata for Okkam's Mindrazor).