Also his supposedly awesome weapon hits at WS2. He also lost some of his godly 7th ed rules such an unlimited amount of dice when casting, a super-powerful spell, and the ability to re-roll Miscasts. If the Stegadon is killed, he can still use his Palanquin to move around. That said, a few named characters do have abilities and wargear or wargear combos unique to them, so if you absolutely need to have them, go ahead. You can pretty easily emulate most named characters from scratch and save yourself some points. Named Characters Note: Under the current edition, named characters tend to be overpriced. Games Workshop has also released various expansions over the years, including a siege rules supplement and campaign expansions. Until superseded by newer versions, the 6th edition and later books remain valid for the newer editions of Warhammer. The sixth edition rendered these obsolete. Army Books for particular armies were introduced for the fourth edition of the game prior to that all armies were included in the main rulebook.
An Army Book in the Warhammer Fantasy tabletop wargame, is a rules supplement containing information concerning a particular army, environment, or worldwide campaign.