Leader effects

After shooting with casualties, commanders draw two cards: wounded 11+/killed 12 (Flight) or 10+/11+ (Sheaf); after handstrokes wounded 9+, killed 11+ (8+ if leading from the front). Two wounds kill. If both sides play I'll Not Shrink Back, commanders add a card to Puissance: winning by 3+ kills, 1-2 wounds (enmity turns wounds to kills). Losing a ward commander forces a Falter check; losing a company commander costs 1 Courage.

If both companies in a Handstrokes encounter play “I’ll not Shrink Back” stances, then they will fight each other before the encounter is resolved.

CR is added to combat and reorganisation rolls; AP pays for orders. A general in combat rolls 2D6: 2-5 carry on, 6-8 near miss, 9-10 light wound (lose CR or AP), 11 serious wound, 12 killed. A separate 1D6 above CR makes him flee. A lost corps general is replaced by staff at CR 0, AP 1.

Commanders (leading corps or larger formations) are rated for charisma (CR) and ability (AP). CR may be used to assist subordinate units in reorganising and combat.

Characters: Crafty as Odysseus (oratory, can call One Step More!, +1 Arete precedence), Promachos (fights in front rank, -1 to Andreia charge rolls), Demagogue (erratic oratory, +1 to Katastrophe rolls), Fellow Hoplite (no effect). A strategos is located in a specific lochos; when it is under fire, in melee, pursued, routed or slaughtered he rolls 2D6 on the casualty chart (Promachos +2). A killed strategos costs 2 Arete and forces an Andreia check; a dead Hegemon is replaced next turn.

Promachos - fights in the front rank of the unit that he is in. Subtracts 1 from Andreia Charge Rolls.

A general with a host unit rolls 2d6 instead of 1d6 and dies if the unit is eliminated. Independent generals cannot be shot but can be attacked in melee. A Hero General (+5 points) makes any unit hosting or adjacent to him ignore the first three hits. A general can enter an enemy general's hex for single combat on 2d6, where the loser is killed or captured.

any unit hosting or in direct hex-to-hex contact with a hex containing a hero general ignores the first three hits, or the first three lines on the Combat Result Table.

Commanders are rated (e.g. Jackson Exceptional, 5 morale passes; Fremont poltroon, 1). An officer attached to a melee unit that loses a stand is a possible casualty on 0-3 (d10), then killed on 0-1 or wounded on 2-9; small arms casualty on a 0. A second wound kills. A dead officer's morale points count as infantry stands lost when assessing battle results.

When an officer is killed, each morale/spot of his eliteness counts as a stand of infantry when figuring tactical battle conditions.

Move: up to 12" including attaching/detaching. Steady: remove 1 DP from the attached unit, which then must stay halted but may charge. Inspire: +1 combat die per action (max +2). An attached leader also adds an automatic hit in combat. Exceptional leaders get an extra action; figures on the command stand show actions. Leaders attached to a unit that is shot or fights roll a 'die of death': on a 1, reroll: 1 killed, 2-4 wounded (lose an action), 5-6 no effect; unattached leaders contacted by enemy are captured.

Generals may normally take two actions in the command phase, other leaders may only take one. Historically exceptional leaders may add an additional action.

A general within 10" (front/flank) or 5" (rear) and in sight adds an influence factor rolled on d10: Taylor 2-3, Scott 2-3, Santa Anna 1-2, other officers 1-3 by nation; -1 for units not under his immediate control. Officers near fired-on units are removed on a d10 roll of 1, once per turn. If a general is eliminated his units cannot change orders except on a d10 roll of 1-2 (plus influence) or if a superior rides over in person; reordering the command takes an average die of turns.

Whenever a general officer is eliminated, those units under his direct command suffer inability to change current orders.

Commanders move 4 base lengths, cannot attack, and can only be targeted if visible via Line of Sight. A single 5+ hit from an ATTACK kills a Commander, and a successful CHARGE into a Commander kills it automatically. In Simple Mode Commanders cannot be killed.

if you manage to CHARGE into an enemy Commander, the Commander is killed immediately, and is removed from the battlefield.

A division of 3-7 units has a general whose rating is added to morale tests and action attempts of units in the division he has joined; the CinC can join any unit. On an unmodified 1 in a morale test of his unit the general dies and a replacement rated -1 (1-3) or 0 (4-6) takes over.

The general is rated as -1 or 0 or +1 and this number is added to all morale tests and attempts at actions for units in the division that they have joined.

Pilots in the leader's hex facing the same way may declare they fly in formation and record his manoeuvre; they break formation by plotting differently, or must if unable to perform it.

The only benefit of having squadron leaders is so that other players may fly in formation with the leader.

Alexander starts on a vessel and rushes to any breach, adding d10 to his vessel's movement. He is the only commander who can join an ongoing melee, adding +3 to the unit's melee and morale; he is at risk at each first contact like all commanders in the rules. A commander with a unit gives +1 morale.

When attaching himself to a unit in melee Alexander fights in the front rank and adds to the unit's melee and morale as a plus 3 modifier for both.

The general's element adds +1 when in close combat or shot at, extends command range, and gets bonus road movement from unused points. Loss of the general (with more losses than the enemy) is a defeat condition and raises the cost of all moves.

+1 if the general's element; and either in close combat or shot at.

If a unit includes a leader whose Activation level is higher than the unit's, that rating is used for the unit's activation roll. No other leader rules are given.

If a unit has a leader with a higher Activation Level use this instead.

A d10 officer's fate table: 1-2 grazed, 3-4 missed, 5-6 light wound (half speed), 7-8 severe wound (no movement 2 turns), 9 killed, 10 killed by round shot. Attached leaders add a morale die and may rally shaken units; leaders move in their own phase.

9 Taps! - Officer killed. Next man up.

The PL activates all Teams of his unit within his line of sight and gives one order to all or two orders split between them. Vehicle units nominate a leader vehicle instead. Once per activation an unsuppressed PL can add +1 RoF to a Team in contact, rally a Team in contact, or give a Team +3 inches of move. If an RFP reveals the PL was killed, only one ordered Team acts, and a Training Check is later needed to place a replacement.

If the PL is activated, he may also activate any Teams in his Unit to which he has Line of Sight (LoS), and issue one order to the entire Unit, or two orders split between Teams in the Unit

Attached commanders must stay until combat is resolved and share the unit's fate. If the unit takes a DP from fire or any casualty, roll a D6 (max once per turn): on 1 roll again: 4-6 light wound (-2 CPs), 2-3 serious wound (leaves the field), 1 killed.

1 = Hit. Roll again: 4/5/6 = Light wound. Lose 2 CPs. 2/3 = Serious wound. Retire from field. Loses all CPs. 1 = Killed.

Spending 3 CPs gives +1 in combat (General with unit gives +1 or 2). Attached generals cannot leave until combat is resolved and share the unit's fate. If the unit takes a DP from fire or any casualty, roll d6 (max once per turn): on 1 roll again - 4-6 light wound (lose 2 CPs), 2-3 serious wound (retire, lose all CPs), 1 killed.

1 = Hit. Roll again: 4/5/6 = Light wound. Lose 2 CPs. 2/3 = Serious wound. Retire from field. Loses all CPs. 1 = Killed.

Fallen leader results run from 'felled by cannonball' and 'shot dead in the saddle' to 'mere flesh wound' on 6-10. Attached leaders add to charges and maneuver; exceptional leaders give larger bonuses.

Felled by cannonball Shot dead in the saddle Mortally stricken Grieviously wounded Carried from the field

Each HQ/GHQ in a movement group gives -2 to its movement roll, and a non-Suppressed HQ adjacent to a Suppressed stand gives -1 to its recovery roll. GHQ quality is bought at a cost multiplier (x1.2 to x3.2). When a command unit is lost, a replacement needs a cohesion roll at +3 (German/US), +4 (British) or +5 (others). Forces at cohesion 12 or less cannot replace it, and a new GHQ's quality is rolled on 1D20.

When one or more GHQ or HQ stand is part of a movement group, each GHQ and HQ stand provides a -2 cohesion die roll modifier to the movement cohesion roll, regardless of its quality value.

Friendly figures within the Leader's or Hero's Morale rating in inches may use that rating for morale tests, if the Leader/Hero passes first. Each warband must have exactly one Leader; Heroes add +1 Morale (max 5).

friendly Vikings within the Morale rating of a Leader or Hero in inches may use that Morale rating to make Morale tests.

Wizards add 2 to the morale throw of any unit within 6"; heroes and anti-heroes raise the morale of units within a 6" radius by one. Wizards attached to a unit are the last figure killed in melee.

Wizards add 2 points to the morale throw of any unit within 6".

Subcommanders join and split from units as normal commanders do and also provide support as commanders do; they are hit as chariots/elephants.

Subcommanders join and split as normal commanders do. They also support as normal commanders do.

Should a flagship receive heavy fire where the admiral is stationed (assumed the forward conning tower), even chances decide whether he is hors de combat, in which case he relinquishes command; shifting flag takes full time as directed by the umpire.

Should any flagship receive a heavy fire where the admiral is stationed, even chances should be thrown as to whether he is placed hors de combat.

At the start, characters can be grouped under a leader, and only the leader's card goes into the deck. It can move the whole group as a body until the first shot, when the other cards are shuffled in. The Bossman skill (Warleader for Indians) adds nerve dice to his side, +3 within 6 inches, but his failure gives friends -3.

When a leaders card is drawn it can either be used to allow him to make an action as normal, or to allow the whole group to move in the same direction as a body.

Command figures have two operations, attach/detach freely and move at light cavalry or skirmish speed. An attached figure raises the unit's morale and must fall back with it. If the unit takes fire casualties a further roll checks whether the officer is hit; in melee a 2d6 roll of 10-12 kills him. Divisional and corps artillery can only change targets on the order of the appropriate commander.

If casualties result from melee, roll two dice. A roll of 10, 11, or 12 means that the Command Figure is one of the casualties.

Each brigade has a brigade commander and the army one army commander. Commanders attach by moving into base contact, adding +2 to orders tests, +1 to charge home tests, -2 to morale tests and one melee die; they cannot detach from a unit in melee and make a free move away if their unit breaks. In v4.4 they grant rerolls instead: brigade commander 1 reroll within 8", C-in-C 2 rerolls within 12", never rerolling a reroll.

Commanders are used to issue orders to units throughout the army, provide the essential ability to Rally damaged units and provide much needed encouragement

Keraunos may be attached to the elephant model; he is vulnerable as usual, and if he is eliminated the elephant takes a wound. Neither general can issue a personal challenge while Keraunos rides the elephant.

Neither general can issue a challenge if Keraunos is riding an elephant.

An attached commander gives +1 in melee and +1 to morale; his card can then only order that unit. When the unit takes a Casualty Marker he must save on 3+ (shooting) or 5+ (melee) or be removed; he is swept away with a routing unit and captured or killed if it is destroyed in pursuit. A C-in-C within 12" gives +1 to morale.

A commander may be attached to one unit in his command, giving that unit bonuses to melee and morale.

The general moves up to 8BW before any troops and can join a unit by touching its rear. Leading a unit he lets it re-roll 1s in fights and re-roll a failed panic test, and it always obeys orders. If the unit loses bases he is killed on a 1; a Persian general whose unit still panics flees the battle. Loss of the general forces all units to take a panic test.

If any unit led by a General loses one or more bases to Shooting or Fighting he is at risk. Roll a dice (you can’t re-roll this one!). If the score is 1 he has been killed in action.