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Units with Trample inflict 5 + 2 * size of trampler untyped AP damage when moving through another unit. Trample ignores shields.

Then there is a check of the trampled unit's defence skill - (1 per 10 fatigue) vs 3d6 (exploding) to take only 1 damage¹⁾. The trampler wins ties. Weapon bonuses and penalties to defence skill are ignored, but armour is respected.

Trampling units only use their other attacks when meeting a square containing at least one unit of the same size or larger as themselves.

Trampling units can trample several squares per turn, the maximum amount is dependent on their combat speed. Specifically, the delay between successive tramples (in ticks, of which there are 7500 per round) is calculated as follows²⁾:

• The calculation is made of a number of components:
  • Delay due to combat speed: 10000 / combat speed, to a minimum of 10
  • Action rate value: 7500 * action rate. The default action rate is 1.0, doubled by Quickness and halved by being Slowed, Slimed and/or Frozen. Each of these ailments suffered applies a separate halving.
  • Size penalty: (largest difference in size between the trampler and the units in the trampled square)/2 + 3 (rounded down)

The final delay is calculated as:

  Combat speed delay + Action rate value/size penalty

As the size penalty is always at least 3, it means that large amounts of combat speed alone will not greatly increase the number of tramples per round.

Every square trampled costs full encumbrance in fatigue.

Trampling units can not be repelled but still have to test against awe.