Mordheim Town Cryer nr8.pdf

Designer’s Cut

Greetings

Wyrdstone

Hunters, and

welcome to the

Designer’s Cut!

This is a semi-

regular column

where I drone

about the game

rules,

background, rules

questions and

everything else Mordheim.

Eventually I’d like to introduce some

of my favourite Mordheim websites,

house rules written by you guys out

there, and my answers to any rules

questions you might have. However,

for this first installment, you’ll have to

be content with my semi-coherent

ramblings.

Over the last few months Mordheim

has steadily increased in popularity

and it now has it’s own fanatical

following. My mailbox has been filled

with letters, emails and cards from you

gamers out there. Most of them have

been about house rules, new warbands

and fiction. Many of these will be

gracing the pages of Town Cryer in the

near future, so keep ‘em coming!

But some of them included questions

about the game and requests of rules

clarifications (some even included fish.

I am still trying to get rid of the smell).

Here (in no particular order) are my

comments on some of the aspects of

the game which you guys have found

confusing, unclear or in need of

improvement.

On the Interception Course

Here is little something that will hopefully

make the interception rules a bit more

realistic. This piece of text is meant to replace

the original rules for intercepted charges.

A model may charge any model within its

charge range, but it may not charge a model if

there is another unengaged (i.e., not in hand-

to-hand combat) enemy model within 2" of the

charge route. It will undoubtedly be

intercepted if it tries to run past the enemy!

In this situation, move the intercepting model

into the charge path and the charging model

engages the intercepting model instead of his

original target. The charging model still counts

as charging for the purposes of determining

the strike order, weapon bonuses etc. and

taking any required psychology tests.

If the charger fails to get into contact with the

intercepting model for any reason (such as a

failed Fear test) the intercepting model is still

moved to a position where it could have

intercepted the charge – it’s sudden

appearance is the reason for the failed charge,

after all!

I heartily recommend that you try out this rule

modification. I use it in my own games, and it

adds an additional level of excitement to the

game.

Whipping up a Storm

Lots of people seem to be confused how the

Steel Whips of the Sigmarite Sisterhood are

used in the game. The following notes should

clarify the rules for the Steel Whips.

As the Steel Whips can be used in Hand-to-

hand combat even from distance, they can be

used in your opponent’s turn, provided the

wielders of the whips are within 4" of any

enemy models. Models wielding Steel Whips

can make their full number of attacks, minus

any extra attacks from additional weapons

carried in their free hand. This makes a cluster

of Sigmarite Sisters armed with Whips a

dangerous foe indeed!

Ye inane ramblings of the denizen of ye Mordheim Asylum

Thomas of the land of Finns

AKA The Shadowlord

Note that you cannot use the whips in hand-to-

hand combat if you failed a charge or got up

after being knocked down, as models without

the whips would not be allowed to fight in

close combat under such circumstances.

One house rule I’d like to recommend is that

no warrior in a Sigmarite Sister Warband

should be allowed to fight with two Steel

Whips. While technically legal, it would also be

extremely unlikely that all the Sisters would

have the skill to wield two whips at a time!

On a final note, yes the Steel Whips are

powerful. They are one of the unique features

of the Sigmarite Sisters Warband. Each

Warband has it’s strength’s and weaknesses.

Live with it.

maximum number of warriors for your

Warband in this situation. These extra warriors

will be armed with one weapon (either hand-

to-hand or missile weapon) and may not carry

shields or wear armour.

Even with these extra men your Warband will

probably be out-gunned by the more

experienced Warband with their superior

equipment and weaponry.

If you are using these rules, you may not Rout

voluntarily. You have pleaded help from your

patron, and now you must live up to his

expectations! All the extra warriors depart after

the game, and do not affect the exploration or

income of your Warband. You must sell ALL the

Wyrdstone that you find during the exploration

– your Patron is expecting results!

Filling the Gap

Sometimes a campaign you are

playing can force you to play

against a Warband with vastly

superior Warband rating. This

can be less than fun. While

Mordheim includes an

underdogs system that rewards a

player who fights against a more

experienced Warband, it matters little

if your Warband is torn apart in a matter of

moments. Most players enjoy playing as

balanced games as possible. Therefore you

could try out the following rule for balancing

out such skirmishes:

The Future of Mordheim

So what is in store for the future? Gazing at my

Wyrdstone Pendulum I can see plans to

introduce rules for new Warhammer Skirmish

settings, with additional Warbands, new

exploration charts and additional rules. Lustria

should be the first of these new settings,

hopefully followed by the Halls of Karaz-a-

Karak. Then there are all the weird and

wonderful articles you lot have written for

Mordheim, like new scenarios, additional

Warbands, new equipment and optional rules

for Killer Fish.

Our wonderful miniatures designers have been

hinting at new models they want to produce

for Mordheim, and the adventures of Ulli and

Marquand will continue both in Town Cryer

and Warhammer Monthly.

Call for reinforcements

If you are playing against a Warband with a

much higher rating (say 100 points or more)

instead of fighting the game normally and

gaining the bonus for challenging a more

experienced Warband you can plead the patron

of your Warband to send you some

reinforcements.

To represent these extra resources, you can

choose any extra Henchmen and/or hired

swords available to your Warband until your

Warband rating matches that of your opponent.

You can ignore the limitations for the

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