Desaster wrote Okay, but then why are some special abilities marked with a "+1 AP" and others are not? Option 1: It doesn't cost an AP, I can add the ability for free Option 2: I can't buy this ability, but it comes for free with some units Option 3: Someone hasn't really paid attention while making this table. Jeff is correct. Any unit can have shooting if you buy it for +1, and then +2 for Shooting 2 ect.  We are working to make some thing clearer. Yes, we paid attention but I think we were some busy playingthat after a while you assume people know what your saying :) Seriously, thanks for pointing that out, we need the feedback. Yes, it is a "Rules as written" argument (I understand the "Rules as intended" site), but this can easily spark some discussion because it is not clear. Well, let's have a look at some other special abilities: If I add "Chariot" to my general, he gets the +2 bonus for charges, but his stats stay the same. The other way around, apparently I can add "General" to a chariot, getting the chariot stats and the special rules for the general? Weird. Wow! Good point! Honestly, this is the first time this has come up. In the past we have Just used the General stats with the Speed of a Chariot. It has not been widely used because most of the stime teh General is leading a group, The Chariot is on a 50x50 and can only move at the slowest units speed. We will have to look into this. A big part of this was in Ancients we had more general options and we were trying to simplify things.. I understand that MAF is a fun, fluff-driven game (and I don't want to sound like I'm a disappointed customer, I really like the mechanics), but if this is true, everyone will add "monstrous" to their artillery, because 360˚ line of sight and a 5+ save against destruction for 1 lousy AP is pretty awesome.  You would think so, but it is always going to be about point management. I played Barnes a coupel of weeks ago and he had stacked his dragon Montrous(5) +1 for Shooting I (Fire), + i Magic Resistant, +1  Swarm. He had 8 Ap in that one Model I mostly avoided the Dragon and then finally attacked with my 2 Long Range Shooting II Barbarians. First attack he shrugged off, Second attacked killed him :)