Grimdark Future Special Rules
This page will go over the Special Rules used in Grimdark Future.
Aircraft
This model doesn’t interact physically with other models and terrain and can’t be moved into contact with. Non-aircraft units count as being an extra 12” away when measuring and get -1 to shooting. When activated this model must always move 18”-36” in a straight line, and if it goes off-table then its activation ends and it may be placed back on any table edge.
Ambush
This model may be kept in reserve instead of deploying. At the start of any round after the first you may place the model anywhere over 9” away from enemy units. If both player have Ambush they roll-off to see who deploys first, and then alternate in placing them.
AP(X)
Targets get -X to Defense rolls when blocking hits.
Blast(X)
All hits are multiplied by X. Note that the total number of hits cannot exceed the number of models in a unit, which offers some protection for smaller units with Tough and monsters.
Deadly(X)
Assign each wound to one model and multiply it by X. Note that these wounds don't carry over to other models if killed.
Fast
Move +2” when using Advance and +4” when using Rush/Charge.
Fear
Always counts as having dealt +D3 wounds for seeing who won melee.
Fearless
Gets +1 to morale tests.
Flying
May move through obstacles and may ignore terrain effects.
Furious
Gets +1 attack with a weapon of your choice when charging.
Hero
May be deployed as part of friendly units, and they may use his quality value for morale tests. When taking hits you must use the defense value of the hero’s unit until all non-hero models are killed.
Immobile
May never move/charge.
Impact(X)
Deals X automatic hits when charging successfully.
Indirect
May target enemies that are not in line of sight and ignores cover from sight obstructions, but gets -1 to hit rolls when shooting after moving.
Lock-On
Ignores all penalties to hit and negative modifiers to range. This incidentally means that these weapons can hit Aircraft since neither penalty affects them, but it also ignores things like Stealth and Shield Wall
Poison
When rolling an unmodified 6 to hit, that hit is multiplied by 3.
Psychic(X)
May cast one spell during its activation at any point, before attacking. Pick a spell and a target in line of sight and roll D6+X. If the result is equal or higher than the number in brackets you may resolve the effects. Enemy psychics within 18” and line of sight of the caster may roll D6+X at the same time, and if the result is higher the spell is blocked. Psychics may only either try to cast or try to block a spell each round.
Regeneration
When taking a wound, roll one die. On a 5+ it is ignored.
Relentless
For each unmodified roll of 6 to hit when shooting, this model may roll 1 extra attack. This rule doesn’t apply to newly generated attacks.
Rending
Unmodified rolls of 6 to hit count as having AP(4) and ignore the regeneration rule.
Scout
This model may be deployed after all other units, and may then move by up to 12”, ignoring terrain. If both of the players have Scout they roll-off to see who deploys first, and then alternate in placing and moving them.
Slow
-2” to movement when using Advance and -4” when using Rush/Charge.
Sniper
Shoots at Quality 2+, and may pick one model in a unit as its target, which is resolved as if it’s a unit of 1.
Stealth
Enemies get -1 to shooting when targeting this unit.
Strider
This model may ignore the effects of difficult terrain
Tough(X)
This model must take X wounds before being killed. If a model with tough joins a unit without it, then it is removed last when the unit takes wounds. Note that you must continue to put wounds on the tough model with most wounds until it is killed, before starting to put them on the next tough model (heroes must still be assigned wounds last).
Transport(X)
May transport up to X other models. Units embark by moving into contact, and may use any action to disembark, but only move by up to 6”. Units may also be deployed inside of a transport. If a unit is inside a transport when it is destroyed, then it takes a dangerous terrain test, is immediately Pinned, and surviving models must be placed within 6” of the transport before it is removed.