Source: Warhammer Fantasy: 7th Edition

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When two models with the Always Strikes First (ASF) rule are in combat, and one is equipped with a Great Weapon, does the model equipped with the Great Weapon strike last? For example, if a High Elf model with an Initiative value of 6 and equipped with a Great Weapon is fighting against an enemy model with the ASF rule, an Initiative of 4, and a hand weapon, who strikes first in the combat?

When two models with the ASF rule are fighting, they will strike in descending Initiative order, rolling a dice in case of same Initiative. All other factors, such as charging, great weapons, etc., are ignored, because they have already been bypassed by the ASF rule.

Source: Official 7th Edition FAQ, Part 2 (January 2009)

Must the model projecting a breath weapon have line of sight to every model under the template (the breath weapon rules say 'Note that the monster must be able to see all its potential targets')? Is it illegal to place the template such that models that cannot be seen lie under it?

Ranged attacks normally target units and not individual models inside units, so the model using the breath weapon simply needs to see the target unit, not every model in the target unit. This is just to stop unscrupulous players to target units they cannot see (maybe by firing through a unit that stands in their way and blocks the view to the target!).

Source: Official 7th Edition FAQ, Part 2 (January 2009)

If an attack is obviously based on fire (such as a Dwarf Flame Cannon's shot), but it was published before the term 'Flaming Attack' was formalised in seventh edition, does it count as a Flaming Attack or not?

We cannot answer this question with an all-encompassing rule (as a few ruthless individuals out there would be sure to exploit it for their evil schemes!), but in three specific cases we can be more precise: hits from Flame Cannons, Warpfire Throwers and Salamanders' ranged attacks all count as Flaming Attacks.

Source: Official 7th Edition FAQ, Part 2 (January 2009)

How do you calculate combat resolution when an enemy model with more than one wound remaining is killed via Killing Blow?

This scores you a combat resolution score equal to the remaining wounds of the model slain. For example if a Lord level character (W3 on the profile), which had previously suffered a wound during the game, is then killed with a killing blow, it counts as two wounds towards the combat resolution score.

Source: Official 7th Edition FAQ, Part 2 (January 2009)

Following the answer above, in a challenge situation, how do you calculate the combat resolution earned from the second and subsequent Killing Blows inflicted?

Each subsequent killing blow awards your side the remaining wounds of the model slain, as described above, to a maximum of +6. If the Lord in the example above suffered two killing blow wounds and one normal wound in a challenge, the enemy would score a total of +5 to its combat resolution score.

Source: Official 7th Edition FAQ, Part 2 (January 2009)