Stacking effects

[McNibs]

I am wondering about buffs and debuffs. Can an unit be effect by the same ability more than once? And if they are different abilities that either +1 or -1 can that stack? Ie can a unit ever have +2 to hit

 

Magic question

-If a wizard fails to cast a spell can they make an attempt to recast or do they have to pick a different one?

-can different wizards cast the same spell?

 

[Kadeton]

Generally speaking, abilities with the same name do not stack. Abilities with different names do stack, even if they have similar effects.

A unit can receive two different effects that each give +1 to hit, for an overall +2 to hit. However, the final bonus to hit is always capped at +1. Stacking the bonuses has no additional effect unless the unit is also receiving a penalty to hit, in which case the bonus will offset that.

So if the unit has bonuses totalling +2 to hit, you only add +1 to the rolls. If they have +2 to hit and also suffer -1 to hit, you still add +1 to the rolls. Total up all the modifiers, add them together, and then cap it at +/- 1.

For the wizard question, the rules are different between Open/Narrative play and Matched play. In Matched play, each spell can only be attempted once - if it fails, it cannot be attempted again, and regardless of whether it succeeds or fails, no other wizard can attempt it. (There are some exceptions for specific spells and specific wizards, e.g. Nagash can attempt to cast Arcane Bolt without restriction.)

[Grimoriano]

On 8/23/2021 at 5:14 AM, Kadeton said:

Generally speaking, abilities with the same name do not stack. Abilities with different names do stack, even if they have similar effects.

A unit can receive two different effects that each give +1 to hit, for an overall +2 to hit. However, the final bonus to hit is always capped at +1. Stacking the bonuses has no additional effect unless the unit is also receiving a penalty to hit, in which case the bonus will offset that.

So if the unit has bonuses totalling +2 to hit, you only add +1 to the rolls. If they have +2 to hit and also suffer -1 to hit, you still add +1 to the rolls. Total up all the modifiers, add them together, and then cap it at +/- 1.

For the wizard question, the rules are different between Open/Narrative play and Matched play. In Matched play, each spell can only be attempted once - if it fails, it cannot be attempted again, and regardless of whether it succeeds or fails, no other wizard can attempt it. (There are some exceptions for specific spells and specific wizards, e.g. Nagash can attempt to cast Arcane Bolt without restriction.)

Where is the rule about abilities with the same name do not stack?. Real question, I can't find it.

[Kadeton]

4 hours ago, Grimoriano said:

Where is the rule about abilities with the same name do not stack?. Real question, I can't find it.

Actually a great question. I think I was just working off fallible memory, to be honest - I can't find it either. All abilities stack, unless they're contradictory.