"Warhammer Fantasy Battle" - Skaven

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1. Unlike many of the races in the Warhammer World there is not a clear historical or mythical culture upon which the Skaven are based. Instead - much like the followers of Chaos - the Skaven represent an all-pervading threat to the entire Warhammer World. What is the name of the capital city of the Under-Empire, from where the Skaven tunnels spread across the continents? Skavenblight Hell Pit The City of Pillars The Cursed Pit

2. The Council of Thirteen are the ultimate authority (as far as authority exists) in the Skaven Under-Empire. Which of these is not one of the Skaven Clans represented on the Council of Thirteen? Rassiter Mors Pestilens Moulder

3. The Grey Seers are the prophets of the Horned Rat and the most powerful magic-users in the Skaven Army. What substance do the Grey Seers ingest to increase their powers, sometimes with amusingly fatal results? Fungus Bugman's 6X Skavenbrew Warpstone

4. Clan Skryre are the crazed engineers of the Skaven army responsible for the destructive war machines (normally more destructive to the Skaven forces than to their enemies). Which of the following is not one of the diabolical Skaven weapons? Jezzails Poisoned Wind Globes Pump Wagon Warpfire Thrower

5. Believe it or not, the Skaven have actually saved the entire Old World before during a time of crisis (though mainly for their own preservation). Which great enemy's plan did the Skaven thwart? Archaon Drachenfels Nagash Vlad von Carstein

6. A particularly famous skaven duo featured in Warhammer novels as the enemies of the legendary heroes - Gotrek and Felix. One of these Skaven was the Grey Seer Thanquol, what was the name of his sidekick/bodyguard? Queek Headtaker Throt the Unclean Skrolk Boneripper

7. Clan Eshin disappeared from the knowledge of the Council of Thirteen after a great disaster almost wiped out the Skaven race. This enforced diaspora produced the peculiarities and differences in the various clans of the Skaven. Clan Eshin returned from the far east as a clan of deadly assassins and now hire their services to the highest bidder in the internecine warfare of the Skaven Under-Empire. What is the name of the chief assassin of Clan Eshin and one of the most feared creatures in the Old World? Deathmaster Snikch Ikit Klaw Shadowblade Nurglitch

8. In earlier incarnations of the Skaven army, an option in the army list was an immensely powerful greater daemon of the Horned Rat. What was this creature known as? Vermin Lord Great Unclean One Lothar Bubonicus Plaguebearer

9. During the upheaval of the fourth edition of 'Warhammer Fantasy Battle', all the various races got a thorough overhaul and many new troop types were added. For the Skaven, one of these was the war machine known as the 'Screaming Bell'. Pushed by a horde of Skaven and ridden by a Grey Seer the bell could be rung each turn to the detriment of the enemy (and more often that not your own army). Which of the following was NOT one of the possible effects of ringing the 'Screaming Bell'? Enemy war machines shaken apart by the peals Ear drums of everyone in the vicinity burst Enemy wizards heads explode Enemy cavalry are panicked

10. Finally, which of these descriptions would best suit a player who enjoys using a Skaven Army? Must win at all costs Wants an army that can be painted in a week Enjoys using a small force of elite troops Doesn't mind watching the army destroy itself in a series of catastrophic mishaps