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IGP03 - Only War Living Errata v1 - 0 WQFIN PDF
IGP03 - Only War Living Errata v1 - 0 WQFIN PDF
VERSION 1.0
ONLY WAR Chapter III:
Character Creation
LIVING Ammunition and Specialist Equipment (page 33): Under
Choose Speciality on page 75, the following sidebar should
be included:
ERRATA
I: Playing the Game
Ammunition and
“The burden of command lies in knowledge. Knowledge that your
decisions made a difference, for good or for ill. Guard this knowledge Specialist Equipment
with utmost care, lest you falter under its weight.” Weapons included as part of the Specialist Equipment
–Commander Falris Vesper of a Specialisation come with 3 clips of ammunition
unless another specific value is listed.
This is the Living Errata and FAQ for the Only War RPG
line. The Errata is divided according to product. A special
thanks to Blake Bennett for his assistance in reviewing this
Errata. This Errata had its most recent update: June 5, 2013. Chapter VI: Armoury
The Logistics Test (page 162): The following sentence
CORE for that weapon, plus one additional clip of ammunition per
Degree of Success he scored on the Test beyond the first.
Table 2–6: Additional Standard Kit Items (page 69): Hallucinogen Grenades (page 182): The second and
The Item or Upgrade entry that reads “Add one Favoured third sentences should be removed from the description of
Basic Weapon” should read “Add one Favoured Basic Weapon this item. The blast radius and effect are determined in the
to the list of the Regiment’s Favoured Weapons.” weapon’s profile in Table 6–10: Grenades, Missiles, and
Rounds (also on page 182).
Table 2–6: Additional Standard Kit Items (page 69): The
Item or Upgrade entry that reads “Add one Favoured Heavy Photon Flash Grenades (page 183): The second sentence
Weapon” should read “Add one Favoured Heavy Weapon to in this description reads: “Anyone within 15 metres of a
the list of the Regiment’s Favoured Weapons.” photon flash grenade when it detonates must succeed on a
Ordinary (+10) Agility Test or be blinded for a number
of Rounds equal to his Degree of Failure.” It should instead
read: “Any character within the blast radius of a photon flash
grenade when it detonates must succeed on an Ordinary
(+10) Agility Test or be blinded for a number of Rounds
equal to his Degree of Failure.”
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Weapon Customisation (page 190): The second Multiple Hits against Vehicles (page 276): This page
sentence of the fourth paragraph in this section reads: “All should contain the following sidebar:
customisations require a Routine (+20) Trade (Armourer)
Test.” This sentence should instead read “All customisations
require a Routine (+20 Trade (Armourer) Test that takes Multiple Hits and Vehicles
fifteen minutes (or longer, at the Game Master’s discretion) When a character strikes a vehicle with an attack that
to complete.”
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Hammer of Standard Regimental Kit (Vanguard Doctrine) (page
43): The Standard Regimental Kit for this Doctrine lists the “1
the Emperor
siege auspex per Squad.” This particular entry on the list should
instead read “1 siege auspex (a Best Craftsmanship auspex with
a range of 100m that can penetrate walls up to 100cm thick
with its scans) per Squad.”
I: Playing the Game
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Frequently Question: Does a targeter (see page 189 of the Only War
Core Rulebook) reduce each penalty or the final sum penalty
Asked
by 10?
Answer: It applies only to the final sum penalty (if the final
modifier is a penalty). Thus, if a character makes a Standard
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Question: Does a character add his Strength Bonus to Damage Question: If a character takes an Advanced Speciality (or
with mechadendrites (such as the manipulator mechadendrite, switches to another Speciality) (see page 52 of Hammer of the
medicae mechadendrite, and utility mechadendrites found on Emperor), does he have to return any Cybernetics that were part
pages 207–209 of the Only War Core Rulebook) he uses to of his previous set of Specialist Equipment?
make Melee Attacks? Answer: Although the character’s Specialist Equipment
Answer: Yes. Mechadendrites that can be used as melee changes when he takes an Advanced Speciality (or switches
weapons are treated as such in all respects. to another Speciality), typically, he would not be required to
I: Playing the Game
Question: If a regiment is created with two or more options that Question: Some prebuilt Regiments have Standard Regimental
replace its Main Weapon, which one applies as its Main Weapon? Kits that differ from the guidelines for creating a Standard
Answer: Those involved in creating the regiment (presumably, Regimental Guardsman Kit on page 68 in the Only War Core
the players and the Game Master) choose which one becomes Rulebook (such as the Kasrkin, on page 20 of Hammer of the
the regiment’s Main Weapon. Emperor). Are these Standard Regimental Kits correct as listed?
Answer: Yes. Certain intentional modifications were made to
the equipment lists to reflect the nature of these regiments.
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