8th Ed. bug in magic/fire immunity rules

[Xul]

what do you guys think about the following:

immunity to fire gives a model/unit complete immunity against flaming attacks.
consider the Burning blade of Chotec for example. it is a magic sword, which has some bonuses, due to its "magical flaming properties". now consider, that you have immunity to fire and some1 smacks your head with that sword. you are immune to the fire, but you still got hit on the head with a sword (wielded by a S5 character, for example). by the rules, this has no effect on you, at all. which is a bit weird, IMO.

and 1 more funny observation : the salamander has a flaming attack, but at the same time, as a war beast, it fears models with flaming attacks
no wonder the poor beast eats a skink or three from time to time, instead of releasing that, which it fears

 

[strewart]

Yeah rules are often made for balance not neccesarily to make sense. It is very odd that salamanders are scared of fire, and simply amusing that a burning cannon ball will do nothing to a unit that a normal cannon ball would crush. The way I see it though is that when fire is detected, the item/ability acts like a ward save and puts a shield up over the model which also deflect the mundane portion.

 

[Doom Lizard]

Its this fact that makes Dragon Princes very dangerous indeed. My hammer would cave the little fairys skull in but because its wreathed in flame its a no-go. Dumb but a small thing.

 

[The Hunted]

But don't Salamanders cause fear themselves? So, that way; they are immune to fear.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but the gents at games workshop might have pulled this one off (probably by accident)

The Hunted

 

[Xul]

But don't Salamanders cause fear themselves? So, that way; they are immune to fear.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but the gents at games workshop might have pulled this one off (probably by accident)

The Hunted

indeed, you are right! 1 mystery solved

 

[The Hunted]

341 to go!

The Hunted