Mordheim - Part 1 - Background & Rules.pdf - Rules - RPG

Mordheim

By Tuomas Pirinen with Rick Priestley & Alessio Cavatore

Living Rulebook Editing

Jake Thornton & Andy Hall

Living Rulebook Production

Gareth Roach

Mordheim Rules Committee

Ian Davies, Mark Dewis, Mark Havener, Nick Kyme, Terry Maltman and Andy Hall

Illustrious Illustrators & Embellishers

John Blanche, Alex Boyd, David Gallagher,

Nuala Kennedy, Karl Kopinski, Paul Smith John Wigley & Neil Hodgson

Compositions and Layouts

John Blanche, Alan Merrett & Talima Fox

Design of the Miniatures

Dave Andrews, Mark Bedford, Colin Dixon, Gary Morley, Aly Morrison,

Trish Morrison, Brian Nelson, Alan Perry & Michael Per ry

Storytelling

Gavin Thorpe

& many thanks to the following

Joshua Thaler, Sarah Groves, Antti Vierikko, Tuomas Lähdeoja,

Alfred Nunez, Tim Huckelbery, Jeremy V etock, Brian Lang,

Lind s ey le Do u x Priestley, Mark Havener, Nigel Stillman,

Atte Roine and all the other people without whose help this game

would not have been possible!

PRODUCED IN A MOOD OF MADNESS BY G A MES WORKSHOP

The Games Workshop logo, Games Workshop, Warhammer, Augur, Beastmen, Brethren, Cult of the Possessed,

Darksoul, Dreg, Eshin Sorcerer, Flagellant, Magister, Mordheim, Night Runner, Rat Ogre, Skaven, Sister of Sigmar,

Verminkin, Warhound, Witch Hunter, Youngblood and Zealot and all associated marks, names, characters, illustrations

and images from the Warhammer universe are either ®, TM and/or © Games Workshop Ltd 1999-2004,

No toads or rats were harmed during the production of Mordheim. Several fish were consumed.

Contents

Rules

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Characteristics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

The Turn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Movement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Close Combat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Leadership & Psychology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Weapons & Armour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Miscellaneous Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Magic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Warbands

Starting Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46

Warbands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Mercenaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

The Cult of the Possessed . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Witch Hunters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

The Sisters of Sigmar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

The Undead . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

Skaven . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Campaigns

Campaigns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Experience. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Scenarios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Trading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Hired Swords. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Dramatis Personae . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Optional rules

Optional Rules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Mounted Warriors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

Blackpowder Weapons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Fighting Individual Battles . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Introduction

me with me, descend into the darkness.

W elcome to Mordheim, City of the Damned!

Mordheim is a game of combat that takes place

during the short but intense period when

scores of warbands fought hundreds of bitter

skirmishes throughout the city.

This book contains all the information you will need

in order to play Mordheim, as well as background

information, advice on starting a warband, running a

campaign, collecting and painting your own warband,

etc.

new players

If you’re new to Games Workshop games you’ll be

reassured to know that finding other players is not

normally a problem – you’ll be surprised how many

there are!

There may be a Games Workshop store near to you

where you can buy models, paint and games

supplements. However Games Workshop stores are

not just shops, they are hobby centres, where the staff

will happily help you to learn the rules, show you

how to paint, and suggest ways to develop your

warband.

tabletop conflict

In Mordheim, the opposing factions – warbands – are

represented by models, assembled and painted by

you, each representing a single warrior.

Your tabletop becomes part of the City of the

Damned: the scene of the action, with ruined

buildings, overhangs and walkways where the battles

take place.

The aim of the game is to outfight your opponent,

which requires a mixture of skill and luck. You’ll soon

learn how to arm and equip your warband effectively,

and how to exploit the ruins and other terrain to your

best advantage.

You’ll probably want to expand your basic warband as

you and they gain experience. This is easy as there are

lots of models available for the warbands and new

miniatures will be coming out all the time. With these

you can expand your warband, equip your warriors

with different weapons and armour, and hire

mercenaries to join them.

warhammer players

If you already play Warhammer, the basic rules of

Mordheim will be familiar to you. Remember though,

Warhammer is designed for fighting battles between

entire armies, whilst Mordheim represents individual

action between a dozen or so warriors.

As a result, some of the rules developed for mass

combat in Warhammer do not apply to Mordheim,

such as unit Break tests and rank bonuses. On the

other hand, there are new rules for wounded

warriors, climbing, parrying and other aspects of

individual combat.

building a warband

At first you will probably want to play individual

games (see the Warbands section for more details)

rather than a campaign. This will allow you to learn

the rules, and also give you the opportunity to decide

which type of warband is most suited to your

particular style of play.

If you are playing in a campaign, you will have the

chance to expand and improve your warband after

each game. By winning battles your warband will gain

riches and wyrdstone, discover magical artefacts and

may also have the opportunity to recruit mercenaries.

In a campaign, every time your warband fights, its

warriors gain in skill and experience. Raw recruits

quickly progress to become fully fledged warriors,

and your Heroes will learn new skills which will make

them even better in combat.

Each warband has its own objective and motivation

for fighting in Mordheim: be it riches or political

influence. Through countless battles and street

skirmishes you can try to achieve your ambition and

emerge victorious from the city!

Introduction

what you will need

As well as this book, you will need the following items

to play Mordheim.

terrain

The bitter struggles of a Mordheim battle take place in

labyrinthine streets, ruined buildings and on derelict

walkways. Pre-cut card and plastic scenery is available

from Games Workshop, but many gamers enjoy

making their own. As a rule, a table packed with

scenery will lead to closer and more exciting games.

Throughout the book you will find photographs,

drawings and descriptions of Mordheim. These

should give you plenty of ideas for producing your

own scenery. Games Workshop’s book How to Make

Wargames Terrain is also a good source of ideas and

practical hints on all asp

citadel models

You will need enough miniatures of the appropriate

race/type to represent the warriors in your warband.

It is a good idea to work out your warband on paper

first and then purchase the miniatures that you

require. Almost all possible weapon variations can be

added using the Mordheim equipment sprues.

As you will see in the Warbands section, each warband

fights in a particular way – some are expert bowmen

while others are better in hand-to-hand combat.

When choosing which warband you want to lead you

could choose one that reflects your preferred playing

style, or you could read the background section and

choose one that really captures your imagination. A

good way of picking a warband is simply to pick the

one with the models you like the best.

counters

Counters can help you keep track of things on the

tabletop. You can always keep notes about who is

hidden, carrying treasure, etc, but counters are a

convenient memory jogger and speed the game up.

playing surface

You will also need something to play your battles on.

Any firm, level surface is best, such as a tabletop or an

area of floor – most kitchen tables will do. It’s a good

idea to use an old sheet or blanket to protect the table

from scratches. Some players make a special gaming

board from chipboard or other similar material

(divided into two or more pieces for ease of storage)

which they can use on top of a table to extend the

playing area. Whatever you use, you will find that a

square area approximately 4 x 4' is about right for

most battles.

Hidden counter

Wyrdstone counter

Above are some examples of counters you could

photocopy and stick onto thin card if you wish.

dice

All dice rolls use a standard six-sided dice (usually

shortened to D6). Sometimes you will be asked to

modify the result of the dice roll. This is noted as D6

plus or minus a number, such as D6+1 or D6-2. Roll

the dice and add or subtract the number indicated to

get the final result. You may have to roll a number of

dice in one go. For example, 2D6 means roll two dice

and add the scores together. You may also come

across the term D3. As there is no such thing as a

three-sided dice, use the following method for

determining a score between 1 and 3. Roll a D6 and

halve the score, rounding up: 1 or 2 equals 1,

3 or 4 equals 2 and 5 or 6 equals 3. If you are given

the opportunity to re-roll a dice roll, you must accept

the second score, even if it’s worse than the original.

here, boy?

Thought so. I am

Luthor

Wolfenbaum.

You must have

heard of me.

They call me the

Crimson Blade of

Reikland. No? By

Sigmar, where are

you from, lad?

Well, I’ve got a

proposition for

you. For a few gold

crowns, I can tell you which warriors to hire, how to

equip your men, where to find the best weapons and

armour… The only thing I ask in return for my aid is

a pouch of gold crowns. Don’t look at me like that,

lad. It’s hard enough to stay alive in Mordheim, let

alone find wyrdstone. Ah, that’s better.

Yes, that’s enough. Good. Let’s go, lad. And my first

piece of advice is free: watch your back…”

tape measure

For measuring ranges you will need a tape measure

marked in inches, or a couple of plastic range rulers.

other equipment

You will also need pens and paper to record details of

your warriors’ weapons and other details. You can use

roster sheets for this, and blank ones are included at

the back of this book. We recommend you photocopy

them rather than use the originals.

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