Warhammer miniatures of wizards carry swords, scythes, spears, et cetera, and not just daggers. Why do wizards in AHQ only get to use daggers?
• A: “Play balance.” Advanced HeroQuest was written before the later editions of Warhammer Fantasy Battle and the Battle-Magic supplement that introduced us to sword-swinging (scythe-swinging, etc.) Battle Wizards. With each new Warhammer game, there are often major changes in the Warhammer universe. You can, of course, for your own games, use whatever house rules you like, but keep in mind that Barbarians and Dwarves can’t use spells — the thing that makes up for the Wizard’s spellcasting is his limitation in armor and weapons. If you do decide to let Wizards use swords (or other weapons), my suggestion would be that you make up for this by lowering the Strength of Wizard characters by 1 point.
