Necromunda rulebook - Games Workshop

AMMO ROLLS
Ammo rolls represent faults in the internal
mechanisms of weapons or ammunition as well as
the possibility of simply running out of ammo. Power
packs can fade or suddenly release a burst of energy
which burns out circuits, shells jam in the loading
mechanism, explode or simply prove dud. No
weapon is absolutely reliable or has an infinite ammo
supply. Some weapons are notoriously fickle.
When you roll to hit a target a dice score of a 6
indicates that your weapon may have malfunctioned
after firing and a D6 Ammo roll is required. Note that
you still hit your target with the roll of a 6 and the
successful shot is worked out as normal. If you are
firing with a sustained fire weapon, ANY ‘to hit’ dice
which scores a 6 will cause an ammo roll.
Some weapons are more reliable than others. This is
reflected by the weapon’s Ammo roll rating as shown
in the Armoury section. Roll a D6. If you roll less than
the number indicated the weapon has malfunctioned
and is useless for the rest of the game. Make a note
on your roster sheet. If you roll the score indicated or
more, then the weapon is alright and you can
continue to use it normally. The examples below give
the Ammo rolls for some common weapons.
Weapon Ammo Roll
Laspistol 2+
Autopistol 4+
Bolt Pistol 6+
Lasgun 2+
Autogun 4+
Boltgun 6+
Flamer 4+
Heavy Stubber 4+
As you can see, laspistols and lasguns are very reliable
weapons, which is why they are favoured by gang
fighters. Bolt pistols and boltguns are more potent
weapons but their complex ammunition means that
they are far more likely to go wrong.
FLAMERS
Some weapons, notably flamers, use a highly volatile
fuel or energy charge and these must make an Ammo
roll every time after they are fired. See the Armoury
section.
GRENADES
Grenades will automatically fail any Ammo test they
are required to make. This means that you have
thrown your last grenade of that type, or that all
further grenades of that type that you have are duds.
OUT OF RANGE
If you shoot and your target is out of range then you
must still make a hit roll to see whether an Ammo roll
is required (ie on the D6 score of a 6).
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NECROMUNDA
OVERWATCH
The Overwatch rule allows a model to shoot during
the enemy player’s turn. This represents a fighter
taking up position to shoot at an enemy as he
appears in view. The reasoning behind the Overwatch
rule will become apparent once you have played a
few games, so if you are reading this for the first time
we recommend you skip this section for now.
Any model may go onto overwatch at the start of its
turn. A fighter who is down or pinned, or whose
nerve is broken cannot go onto overwatch. You will
find it convenient to place a suitable counter, such as
a coin or stone, by the model to indicate it is on
overwatch.
A model must give up its whole turn to go on
overwatch. The model cannot therefore move or
shoot. The model cannot hide, but may remain
hidden if it started the turn hiding. During the
enemy’s turn the model may shoot at any target as it
presents itself at any time. For example, the model
could shoot before the target moves, after it has
completed its move, or actually while the target is
moving. Overwatch is obviously very useful for
shooting at enemy models as they dash from cover to
cover or as they peek out of hiding to shoot.
Once a model has fired, it ceases to be on overwatch.
The model is no longer on overwatch and is free to
move and shoot normally in its following turn, or go
onto overwatch again if you prefer.
If a model on overwatch does not shoot in the
enemy’s turn then it reverts to normal just as though
it has shot, and the model may move and shoot as
normal. If you wish you may set overwatch again and
give up a further turn as before.
If a model is hit whilst on overwatch it loses its
overwatch status immediately. The same applies if the
model is forced to move for any reason. For example,
if a fighter’s nerve breaks he will be forced to move
and will therefore lose overwatch status.
When you wish to shoot with a model on overwatch
begin by declaring that you are doing so and then
determine the position of the enemy model at the
moment of fire.
Work out the shot as normal, there is a special -1 hit
modifier for shooting at an emerging or disappearing
target whilst on overwatch. This applies when the
target is emerging from a position where he can’t be
seen or is attempting to move to where he can’t be
seen, presenting a fleeting target to the firer.
The same -1 hit modifier is also applied if the target
is charging the overwatcher, representing the
unnerving effect of the enemy’s rapid approach.
Remember that you can fire on overwatch at any time
during the enemy’s turn so you will want to let a
charger get into close range before firing.