CLASH of Spears: Book Errata – Dec 2023 - (V.

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General Typos or mistakes – core rules:
Page 2 – Dalibor and Jindrich are identified as Polish playtesters when in fact they are
from Czech Republic – Sorry guys !

Page 19 – First paragraph. Where it states that you can only attack characters if they are
the closest enemy it should specify “the closest enemy in line of sight”.

Page 51 – On the sixth paragraph when explaining defend, we should add that if the
enemy attacks have different effects, such as different saving throw modifiers, the
defender chooses which attacks to cancel after rolling to cancel hits.

Page 52 – On the sixth paragraph under the Counterattack rules it indicates that any saving throws that
match or exceed the save stat result in wounds, obviously it should say “any results that DO NOT match or
exceed the save stat” become wounds.

Page 62 – Sling uses the shoot action, seems obvious but it should have been stated as it was for the other
weapons.

Page 63 – Bow (mounted) should be: Range 4”/12”, +1 save modifier

Page 64 – in the example it sates partial armor is 2 points of armor. Partial armor is 1 point of armor thus the
save in that example would be 4+ not 3+. Full armor and heavy shield would be 3+

Page 68 –Macedonian Drill trait states that the trait allows the troops to benefit from the shield against
enemy missile and ranged attacks from the front, it should state melee and ranged attacks from the front.

Page 68 – in the massed charge trait it is indicated that units with this trait gain the benefits from the
“charge” trait when in loose order. It should say the “impetus” trait. The name was changed but this older
version of the name stayed here by mistake.

Page 69 – in the massed charge the last paragraph it indicates that when fighting against an enemy with
equal or higher weapon initiative the enemy suffers a -1 to any morale test, it should indicate that the enemy
adds 1D6 to the morale test, just like in the case against troops with weapons with lower weapon initiative

Page 69 – in the last paragraph of the page it states that troops loose the mounted trait when they enter
Rough Terrain, obviously it meant to say Rough Terrain or Difficult Terrain.

Page 72 – endurance should only take effect if the third action is in the open so change the line “and this
action is a Move action,” to “and this action is a Move action in open terrain,”

Page 81 – in the summary for the elephant rules it indicates that enemies can attack the crew if they have
weapons with initiative 2+, it should be 3+ as indicated on page 80.

Page 82 – the rules indicate that characters riding chariots do mounted shoot or mounted throw actions, only
mounted shoot action made it to the final version of the rules and it is used for all mounted missile weapons
as indicated in the corresponding sections of the book.

Page 84 – in the summary for the light chariot rules it incorrectly states that the chariot is hit when the
character rolls a 1 on a saving throw, this is incorrect, it happens when an attacker rolls a 1 on to hit rolls for
missile attacks as explained in the rules on page 83.

Page 101 – The Force Break Test, second paragraph: if no line troops remain on the table and only characters
remain on the table when taking the force break test then test grit against a target of 5+, plus any relevant

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Page 101,102– The Force Break Test states “If you roll two failures”, it seems obvious, but it meant to say,
“two or more failures”. Yes, if you failed all your dice your force breaks.

Page 104 – in the scenario map B, the distances on the

Page 111 – The map in the scenario is incorrectly labeled “This is my land
scenario map”, it should read “Force projection scenario map”. The map
though, is correct, so no changes there.

Page 113 – When indicating the number of actions that mounted troops have
to make to retrieve the loot is says “execute three actions rather than one”
and it should say “three actions rather than two”

Page 116 – The last paragraph reads: “The first time the warband is called to take a force break test, if you
roll two failures”, this should read “ if you roll two or more failures”

Page 118 – The rules for standard bearers indicate that they allow you to re-roll 1s when attempting a rally
action. One of our active player groups noticed that while convenient it seemed overpriced. Upon revising our
core documents, we noticed that it had been incorrectly transcribed, and it should allow you to re-roll failed
rolls when doing a rally action. Replace “they may re-roll any 1’s rolled” with “they may re-roll any failed dice”

Army lists:
Page 126 – Iberian Noble Cavalry: they are incorrectly stated as having Save 4+. They have partial armor and
shield and so the Save should be 5+ (points are correct as stated)

Page 126 – Elephants do 4 attacks as explained in the rules – Attacks(3) is incorrect

Page 130 – Tribesmen: they are incorrectly stated as having Save 5+, they are only armed with shields and
hence they should be Save 6+. (points are correct as stated)

Page 130 – Nobles: they are incorrectly stated as having Save 3+, they are only armed with heavy shields and
partial armor and hence they should be Save 4+. (points are correct as stated)

Page 130 – Warhounds have a grit of 5+, they incorrectly show Grit 3+ ( points are correct though)

Page 132 – Greek Archers: they are incorrectly stated as having Combat 4+ and Grit 4+. They are in fact
Combat 5+ and Grit 5+. (points are correct as stated)

Page 132 – Raw Citizen Hoplites: they are incorrectly stated as having Save 4+. They should be Save 5+ since
they only carry heavy shield. (points are correct as stated)

Page 132 – Thureophoroi: they are incorrectly stated as having Combat 3+ & Save of 5+, being only trained
and armed with shields they should have Combat 4+ & Save 6+
(points are correct as stated)

Page 133 – Tarantine Noble are incorrectly classified as Rare, they should be classified as Milites

Page 133 – The Greek close allies incorrectly indicate “Macedonias”, instead it should say “Pyrrhus
Expedition”, reflecting Epirote’s incursion to the west.

Page 135, 136, 137 – Caetrati show a point cost of 15, this is incorrect, it should be 14 in all three cases

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Page 136 – Mounted nobles are equipped with partial armor and shield so the save stat should be 5+ and not
4+ as indicated in the book.

Page 137 – Lusitanian veteran infantry should be 23 points and not 24

Page 137 – Lusitanian nobles are equipped with partial armor and shield so the save stat should be 5+ and
not 4+ as indicated in the book.

Page 140 – javelinmen should have the option to add shield (+1 pts/ model ) instead of buckler

Page 140 – the Axemen have partial armor so their saving stat should be 6+

Page 141 – javelinmen should have the option to add shield (+1 pts/ model ) instead of buckler

Page 141 – Tribesmen: They are incorrectly stated as having thrusting spears, they actually should have
throwing spears. (points are correct as stated), and they should also have wall of spears and cost 13pts

Page 141 – Campanian Allied Hoplites: they should include the “drilled” trait that was left out by mistake
(points are correct as stated)

Page 141 – Veteran Samnite Warriors should have throwing spear instead of thrusting

Page 146 – javelinmen should have the option to add shield (+1 pts/ model ) instead of buckler

Page 146 – tribesmen should have the option to downgrade to shield (-1pts/model) instead of buckler

Page 146 – warriors should have throwing spear instead of thrusting spear

Page 146 – imitation legionnaires should be milites, have throwing spears, should not have guerrilla or
endurance as the roman drill takes over the tribal doctrine, and should cost 18 points

Page 146 – Elephant should have attacks(4)

Page 148 – javelinmen should have the option to add shield (+1 pts/ model ) instead of buckler

Page 148 – Elephant should have attacks(4)

Page 148 – Allied Raw Hoplites: they are incorrectly stated as having partial armor, they should not, they
should only have a heavy shield and hence their save should be 5+ and not 4+ as stated in the book.

Page 148 – Hoplites: they are incorrectly stated as having Combat 5+ and Grit 5+. They should have Combat
4+ and Grit 4+ and they should also have the trait “drilled”. (points are correct as stated)

Page 149 – Elephant should have attacks(4)

Page 149 – Greek style cavalry should be 23 pts (not 22)

Page 149 – Hetairoi should be 23 pts and should have the option to downgrade to partial armor (-1pts/mod)

Page 149 – Mounted skirmishers should be 16 pts

QRS – The quick reference sheet indicates in the Melee and Combat Response that a -1 to hit applies if the
defender is behind a solid obstacle or on higher ground. Only the solid obstacle grants the -1 to hit benefit as
explained in the rules.

QRS – Bow (mounted) is 4”/12” and +1 save modifier

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If I successfully activate a unit by paying the required CPs and passing any activation tests if required,
do I have to spend additional CPs if I want to perform more than one action?

No. Once a unit has been activated, and became active, the unit can perform actions until it accumulates 3
action tokens without the need to spend additional CPs. If the player chooses not to execute all actions and
decides to finish the activation, allowing the opponent to become the active player, then the unit can be
activated again at a later time, or chosen to react, and in that case a CP will be needed again to activate or
react. (see pages 35 & 36).

I have successfully activated a unit; can I use my first action to move and then do Rest as a second action?

No. When you are the active player you must choose between Activating, Resting or Passing. If you chose to
activate a unit then the unit can perform actions, but to rest you must chose to rest a unit (4.33 Option b, page
37 ), in which case after the unit rests your opponent becomes the active player. As usual, later in the turn you
may go back to that unit to try to activate it, react or rest as long as the unit has not yet accumulated 3 action
tokens.

If a unit that has already executed an action this turn is later activated again using another CP, can I attempt to
react before they start the first action of this new activation, since it is the second action this turn?

No. The rules state that you can only attempt to react after the first action of the ACTIVATION has been taken, not
the first action of the turn. Another way to look at this is to understand you can only attempt to react between
consecutive actions in the same activation.

If I have a Muster force, and I pass my first break test, does the Muster force benefit apply the next time I take a
break test?

No. The rules state the Muster force may ignore a break result the FIRST time they are called to take a break test.
They do NOT state that you ignore the first time you fail a break test. So, if you passed the first break test because
you rolled well then that is it, the Muster force benefit is still used up and will not benefit you on the next break
test. This is explained in detail on pages 116 and 117.

During the “Engaging the enemy force step” (9.32) who places deployment counters first?

Unless stated otherwise in the scenario the player who won the coin toss in the “Determine your force
fate points” stage places all counters first and then the other player does the same.

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