Hatred
Enmity is rife in the Battleaxe world, where many races have nurtured grudges and animosities against others for thousands of years, and overwhelming hatred is a potent force in battle.
A model striking a hated foe in close combat re-rolls all failed To Hit rolls during the first round of combat – this represents the unit venting its pent-up hatred upon the foe. After this initial blood-mad hacking, the impetus is considered to be spent – the rest of the combat is fought normally. Sometimes a model will only Hate a specific foe (rather than everyone). Where this is the case, the type of foe will be expressed in the special rule, for example Hatred (Giants). In the case an enemy hates a certain faction, they have the Hatred rule against all models from that faction, for example Hatred (Dwarfs). Use keywords to determine who can be the target of this rule.
In addition, they must also re-roll successful rolls to restrain from pursuit against enemies they have Hatred against. If a unit would gain Hatred in a round of close combat after the first for any reason, treat this as the first round of combat for that purpose.
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