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Only War Beta Update
This document serves to keep the ONLY WAR Beta testers up-to-date with all the latest changes to the design of the ONLY WAR Core Rulebook. The most recent update to this document was on July 17, 2012. All of the new changes in subsequent weeks will be marked in red. Thank you to everyone for your hard work and diligence on this project.
Hardened Fighters (page 32): Replace the Standard Regimental Kit section with: The regiment may replace its standard melee weapon with either a Low-Tech Weapon of Common Availability or better, or it may apply the mono upgrade to its standard melee weapons. Favoured Weapons (page 33): Add the following section after the Equipment from Doctrines section: Favoured Weapons: Each regiment has weapons that its members prefer to wield, or simply have a natural aptitude for. Each regiment may choose one Basic weapon and one Heavy Weapon to be their Favoured Weapons, these weapons mat not have an Availability higher than Very Rare. Members of this Regiment gain a +10 bonus on all Logictics Tests to obtain those weapons and ammunition for them. Table 26: Additional Standard Kit Items (page 34): Add the following two rows to the end of the Table 26:
Add one Favoured Basic Weapon Add one Favoured Heavy Weapon
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CHAPTER II: REGiMENT CREATiON

Death World (page 26): Add the following entry between Skills and Hardened: Fluency: While Death Worlders have learned to speak Low Gothic, they do not have time in their violent lives to learn how to read or write the universal language of the Imperium. Because of this, Death Worlders do not start with the Linguistics (Low Gothic) Skill at creation. However they are still capable of engaging in any verbal communication in Low Gothic that does not require a Skill Test. Fortress World (page 27): Add Linguistics (Low Gothic) to Fortress World Starting Skills. Highborn (page 27): Add Linguistics (High Gothic) to Highborn Starting Skills. Add the following entry between Highborn Skills and Hardened: Fluency: While Highborn characters have learned to speak Low Gothic, they have no reason to learn to read and write the language of the lowly masses. Because of this, Highborn characters do not start with the Linguistics (Low Gothic) Skill at creation. However they are still capable of engaging in any verbal communication in Low Gothic that does not require a Skill Test. Hive World (page 27): Add Linguistics (Low Gothic) to Hive World Starting Skills. Imperial World (page 28): Replace Linguistics (High Gothic) in Imperial World World Starting Skills with Linguistics (Low Gothic). Penal Colony (page 28): Add Linguistics (Low Gothic) to Penal Colony Starting Skills. Replace the last sentence of Honour Amongst Thieves with: Penal colonist characters may start with one of the following: Peer (Underworld) or Street Fighter. Penitent (page 28): Add Linguistics (Low Gothic) to Penitent Starting Skills. Schola Progenium (page 27): Add Linguistics (Low Gothic) to Schola Progenium Starting Skills. Fieldcraft (page 31): Replace the header Fieldcraft and the Fieldcraft entry in Table 2-4 with Survivalist.
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CHAPTER III: CHARAcTER CREATiON

Heavy Gunner Starting Aptitudes, Talents, and Modiers (page 40): Replace Weapon Training (Las, Launcher, Low-Tech, Heavy) with Weapon Training (Las or Solid Projectile, Low-Tech, Heavy, choose 1 excluding Exotic). Replace the Heavy Gunner Specialist Equipment with Common Craftsmanship Missile Launcher with 5 Frag Missiles or Common Craftsmanship Heavy Stubber or Common Craftsmanship Regimental Favoured Heavy Weapon. Medic Starting Aptitudes, Talents, and Modiers (page 42): Replace Weapon Training (Las, Low-Tech) Talent with Weapon Training (Las or Solid Projectile, Low-Tech). Operator Starting Aptitudes, Talents, and Modiers (page 44): Replace Weapon Training (Las, Low-Tech) Talent with Weapon Training (Las or Solid Projectile, Low-Tech). Sergeant Starting Aptitudes, Talents, and Modiers (page 46): Replace Weapon Training (Chain, Las, Low-Tech) Talent with Weapon Training (Chain, Las or Solid Projectile, Low-Tech). Weapon Specialist Starting Aptitudes, Talents, and Modiers (page 48): Replace or Common Craftsmanship Meltagun in Specialist Equipment with or Common Craftsmanship Regimental Favoured Basic Weapon. Commissar Starting Aptitudes, Talents, and Modiers (page 50): Replace Strength Starting Aptitude with Fellowship. Replace Weapon Training (Bolt, Chain, Las) Talent with Weapon Training (Bolt, Chain, Las or Solid Projectile, Low-Tech). Ministorum Priest Starting Aptitudes, Talents, and Modiers (page 52): Replace Weapon Training (Chain,
Flame, Las, Low-Tech) Talent with Weapon Training (Chain, Flame, Las or Solid Projectile, Low-Tech). Ogryn Starting Aptitudes, Talents, and Modiers (page 54): Add and 10 Agility to the end of Characteristic Bonus, and replace Wounds with 25 + 1d5. Replace Weapon Training (Heavy, Ripper) Talent with Weapon Training (Heavy, Solid Projectile). Sanctioned Psyker Starting Aptitudes, Talents, and Modiers (page 58): Replace Weapon Training (Las, LowTech) Talent with Weapon Training (Las or Solid Projectile, Low-Tech). Storm Trooper Starting Aptitudes, Talents, and Modiers (page 60): Replace Weapon Training (Las, LowTech) Talent with Weapon Training (Las or Solid Projectile, Low-Tech). Replace Good Craftsmanship Carapace Armour in Specialist Equipment with Good Craftsmanship Light Carapace Armour. Tech-Priest Enginseer Starting Aptitudes, Talents, and Modiers (page 58): Replace Weapon Training (Las, Power) Talent with Weapon Training (Las or Solid Projectile, Power). Table 3-14: Characteristic Advances (page 64): Replace Table 3-14 with Table 3-14 listed here. Table 3-16: Skill Advances (page 64): Replace Table 3-16 with Table 3-16 listed here. Table 3-18: Talent Advances (page 65): Replace Table 3-18 with Table 3-18 listed here.
Into the Jaws of Hell (page 94): In Table 52: Tier 3 Talents, replace the Into the Jaws of Hell Benets with Comrades ignore Pinning and Fear. Frenzy (page 99): Replace on the next round he goes into an uncontrollable rage, gaining a +10 bonus to Weapon Skill, Strength, Toughness, and Willpower, but suffering a 20 penalty to Ballistic Skill, Intelligence, and Fellowship. with on the next Round he goes into an uncontrollable rage, gaining a +10 bonus to all Weapon Skill-, Strength-, Toughness-, and Willpower-based Tests , but suffering a 20 penalty to all Ballistic Skill-, Intelligence-, and Fellowship-based Tests.
CHAPTER VI: ARMOURY

Razor Sharp Quality (page 123): Add in the following Weapon Quality after the Proven (X) Quality: Razor Sharp: Certain weapons or ammunition have the ability to slice right through armour if they hit just right. If the wielder scores three or more Degrees of Success when rolling to hit with this weapon, double this weapons Pen when resolving the hit. Man Portable Lascannon (page 125): In Table 69: Ranged Weapons, replace the Man Portable Lascannon Availability with Very Rare. Shotgun (Pump-Action) (page 125): In Table 69: Ranged Weapons, replace the Shotgun (Pump-Action) Damage with 1d10+3 I, and its Clip with 12. Ripper Gun (page 125): In Table 69: Ranged Weapons, replace the Ripper Gun Class with Heavy and its weight with 35kg. Vanquisher Battle Cannon (page 125): In Table 69: Ranged Weapons, replace the Vanquisher Battle Cannon Damage with 3d10+10 X.
CHAPTER V: TALENTS
Iron Discipline (page 94): In Table 52: Tier 2 Talents, replace the Iron Discipline Benets with Comrades resist Pinning and Fear.
Table 314: Characteristic Advances

Matching Aptitudes Two One Zero Simple 100 xp 250 xp 500 xp Intermediate 250 xp 500 xp 750 xp Trained 500 xp 750 xp 1,000 xp Expert 750 xp 1,000 xp 2,500 xp
Table 316: Skill Advances

Matching Aptitudes Two One Zero Known 100 xp 200 xp 300 xp Trained 200 xp 400 xp 600 xp Experienced 300 xp 600 xp 900 xp Veteran 400 xp 800 xp 1,200 xp
Table 318: Talent Advances

Matching Aptitudes Two One Zero Tier One 200 xp 300 xp 600 xp Tier Two 300 xp 450 xp 900 xp Tier Three 400 xp 600 xp 1,200 xp
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Meltagun (page 125): In Table 69: Ranged Weapons, replace the Meltagun Availability with Very Rare. Multi-melta (page 125): In Table 69: Ranged Weapons, replace the Multi-melta Availability with Extremely Rare. Plasma Cannon (page 125): In Table 69: Ranged Weapons, replace the Plasma Cannon Availability with Extremely Rare. Vanquisher Battle Cannon (page 128): Add the following sentence to the end of the Vanquisher Battle Cannon prole: The vanquisher battle cannon can gain the extra damage granted by the Accurate Quality as if it were a Basic Weapon. Exterminator (page 134): Replace the Exterminator Upgrades with: Any non-Low-Tech weapon. Quick-Release (page 136): Remove the nal sentence of Quick Release which reads: However, any time the character suffers a Jam result, the weapons magazine also ejects and must be reloaded. Baleful Eye (page 148): Add the following to the end of the Baleful Eye prole: It also has no clip size, however a Jam result causes the weapon to stop functioning, and the character to lose sight in the eye, for a number of Rounds equal to the Degrees of Failure on the attack roll. Baneblade (page 158): Add the following after the prole for the Turret-mounted Baneblade Cannon: with Co-Axial mounted M34 Auto-cannon (300m; S/3/; 3d10+8 I; Pen 6; Clip 20; 2 Full; Ogryn-Proof, Reliable).
CHAPTER X: ADvERSARiES AND NPCS

Chaos Renegade Militia (page 232): Replace Lasgun (Basic; 100m; S/3/; 1d10+3 E; Pen 0; Clip 60; Reload Full; Variable Setting) with Triplex Pattern Lasgun (Basic; 100m; S/ / 1d10+3 E; Pen 0; Clips 60; Reload Full). Ork Boy (page 240): Replace Slugga Boy Choppa Damage with 1d10+6 R. Ork Nob (page 240): Replace Ork Nob Choppa Damage with 1d10+11 R. Stormboy (page 240): Replace Ork Boy Total TB with 6, and replace Unnatural Toughness (4) Trait with Unnatural Toughness (2). Runtherd (page 241): Replace Runtherd Choppa Damage with 1d10+6 R. Imperial Guardsman (page 245): Replace Speak Language (Low Gothic) Skill with Linguistics (Low Gothic). Servitor (page 245): Replace Servo-arm (Melee; 1d5+5; Pen 0) with Servo-st (Melee; 1d5+6 I; Pen 0). Ogryn (page 245): Replace Ripper Gin (melee) (Melee; 1d10+7 I; Pen 0; Ogryn-Proof, Unbalanced) with (Ripper Gun (melee) (Melee; 1d10+9 I; Pen 1; Ogryn-Proof, Primitive [8]). Ratling (page 245-246): Add Linguistics (Low Gothic) to Ratling Skills. In Ratling Weapons, replace Long Las Damage with 1d10+5 E. Storm Trooper (page 246): Replace Speak Language (Low Gothic) Skill with Linguistics (Low Gothic). Commissar (page 246): Add Linguistics (High Gothic, Low Gothic) to Commissar Skills. Replace Cold Hearted Talent with Chem-Geld.
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CHAPTER VIII: COMBAT

Delay (page 177): Replace the Delay Type entry with Full Action, and replace Delay description with Instead of acting immediately, the character waits for an opportunity. When a character chooses Delay, his Turn immediately ends. Any time before the start of his next Turn, the character can perform a Half Action of his choiceeven though it is not currently his Turn. If this Half Action is not used before the start of the characters next Turn, it is lost. If two or more characters both attempt to perform a Half Action gained from Delay at the same time, they must make an Opposed Agility Test to see who acts rst.
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CHAPTER II: REGiMENT CREATiON

May only be taken once. May only be taken once.

CHAPTER III: CHARAcTER CREATiON

CHAPTER VI: ARMOURY

Table 314: Characteristic Advances

Table 316: Skill Advances

Table 318: Talent Advances

CHAPTER X: ADvERSARiES AND NPCS

CHAPTER VIII: COMBAT

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