"Master Duelist Trait" Topic

In my first game I picked a wood elf army straight from the rules. One of the elves had this trait but we could not find what it is supposed to do

I don't have the rules handy, but I do have the warband builder, and I don't see it there. I'm thinking it might supposed to be Combat Master.

But this was in the basic SoBH rules, not the Advanced rules? I don't have those handy either.

I am pretty sure it was the advanced rules

I am pretty sure it was the advanced rules. Below is as copied from the list

Wood Elf Master Duelist — Personality
Points 72 Quality 3+ Combat 3
Traits Expert Parry (P), Forester,
Leafwalk, Master Duelist (P)

I looked (briefly) in the basic and advanced rules and didn't see Master Duelist listed. But it is definitely in the elf's profile and the online army builder.

I look forward to seeing what the answer to this is. Good gaming,all!

The Master Duelist trait is in Hammer and Forge. I guess that's an oversight on Andrea's part. I'm sure there will be an update/correction eventually.

In the meantime, I'd recommend using Combat Master instead of Master Duelist. It increases the points to 80, but the Master Duelist trait is a slightly weaker Combat Master, so that would keep the flavor.

At least it was not something that I had missed – I sometimes doubt my own sanity with these things!

Sorry guys -- it's very fluid what goes in a book or what goes in another until we publish, and it is very easy to let these small oversights slip. Yes it is a trait from Hammer and Forge and it is a weaker, cheaper form of Combat Master.