OPR Rules Versions

This is a page for documenting OPR Rules versions and changes between them. Feel free to add changes from older versions.

Current version

3.4.4 (released 2024-06-06 and updated 2024-06-06).

OPR Rules 3.4.4 Changelog

Released: 2024-06-06 Link to official post with more details

• Battle Call, Rallying Call, Protector, and Prowl have been re-written to be clearer
• Bait targets are now selected when the unit is deployed
• Surprise Attack now deals hits on 4+ (instead of 2+)
• Teleport Aura has been re-written to be in line with similar rules
• Army Specific updates (see official post)

OPR Rules 3.4.1 Patch Changelog

Released: 2024-03-10 Link to official post with more details

• Army Specific updates (see official post)

OPR Rules 3.4.1 Patch Changelog

Released: 2024-12-12 Link to official post with more details

• Bugfixes
• Fixed a lot of missing or incorrect base sizes across the board
• Fixed a bug in calculation of rules that trigger on 6, which changed some point values across most armies
• Army Specific updates (see official post)

OPR Rules 3.4.1 Changelog

Released: 2024-10-26 Link to official post with more details

• General fixing of bugs, typos, missing rules/options, etc.
• Split "(pick one)" hero special rules to make them clearer
• Daemon has been clarified that only up to half of the army (rounding up) may use one or the other
• Army Specific updates (see official post)

OPR Rules 3.4.0 Changelog

Released: 2024-09-26 Link to official post with more details

• Added a terrain generator with 3 different biomes
• Added rules for army terrain with 12 army terrain types
• Added 12 new deployment styles
• Added 12 new extra missions
• Added 18 new side-missions plus a new "mad dash" game mode
• Added rules for action boosting, with 13 boosts
• Added rules for hero & monster feats, with 12 feats
• Added rules for advanced casting, with winds of power, spell books, magic pools, and a miscast table
• Added rules for living spells, with 18 spell types
• Added rules for magic items, with 36 magic items
• Added 18 new random events
• Re-worked combat hesitation rules from fog of war, which allow players to pass their turn
• Re-worked unit psychology section, adding rules for frenzy, panic, and retreating
• Re-worked brutal damage rules, with rules for degrading profiles, and directional damage
• Added 15 new stratagems, plus 5 new ways to earn CP
• Added rules for twists & gambits, with 12 twists and 12 gambits
• Added rules for siege battles to AoF and AoFR
• Added rules for boarding actions to GF and GFF

OPR Rules 3.3.0 Changelog

Released: 2024-04-25 Link to official post with more details

• Rulebook style updated
• Army lists are now saved to your Army-Forge account
• Addition of community list sharing
• Base size recommendations for all official OPR armies are incoming
• For the main battle games the Morale rules were updated (Shaken)
• For the skirmish games the Wound Checks and Rout Tests were updated
• Introduction of Assault rules for Hybrid units (having equally strong melee and ranged weapons)
• Blast, Furious, Relentless and similar rules reworded, to try and make their interactions clearer
• Army specific updates (see the official post)

OPR Rules 3.2.0 Changelog

Released: 2024-01-26 Link to official post with more details

• Balance Validation now in place for all units in Army Forge
• A new page to the terrain section to the Beginner's Guide
• Routing rules changes for skirmish games
• A couple of Special Rules updated
• All Debuff spells updated by giving them +6" range
• Army Specific updates (see the official post)

OPR Rules 3.1.x Changelog

Released: 2023-11-03 Link to official post with more details

• Re-worked spell lists with AP(1) attacks across the board
• Fixed skirmification of special rules that boost a specific hero unit (ex.: Human Empire's Inspiring)
• Re-worked general skirmification of special rules
• Army Specific updates (see the official post)

OPR Rules 3.1.0 Changelog

Released: 2023-09-14 Link to official post with more details

• Updates to Army Forge
• Clarified Furious and Relentless and fixed various rules related to multiplied hits
• Updated Poison and Counter
• Tweaked force organisation restrictions for all games
• Casters don't count towards force organisation restrictions anymore
• Clarified several other rules (see the official post)

OPR Rules 3.0.0 Changelog

Released: 2023-09-08 Link to official post with more details

• Major rules update to Grimdark Future, Grimdark Future: Firefight, Age of Fantasy, and Age of Fantasy: Skirmish
• Updated and clarified many special rules (see the official post)
• Spell casting and caster levels have been significantly re-worked
• General fixing of typos and rule inconsistencies across books
• Modified recommended game sizes for starting matches and added game sizes for full matches
• Added optional force organisation rules
• Added tournament guidelines, solo & co-op, campaigns, and mission cards to advanced rules
• Updated rules for all expansions, campaign books, and mission packs
• Additional discussions about 3rd Edition changes found here, here, and here

OPR Rules 2.x.x Changelog

Released: 2023-XX-XX Link to official post with more details

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