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Lair of the Snake
Lair of the Snake
Background
Throughout the centuries Mordheim had been known as a big and wealthy city,
displaying beautiful architecture and with proud, resourceful inhabitants. From the banks
of the river Stir, merchants and traders arrived in impressive boats and barges to trade
rare goods from all over the world that would be sold in the market squares and the stores
of the city. However, after the catastrophe in the Year of Our Lord 1999 most of the
market squares were utterly destroyed apart from only a few that became so warped and
twisted that no one who had seen them could recognise them again.
One of these proud market places, the Hunter's Square, collapsed completely as the
gigantic blow from the comet struck the city and the Wyrdstone shards spread by the
comet were buried deep below the surface. Mysterious rumour,and legend tell of small
worms that lived under the square growing to frightening proportions and multiplying by
their thousands. Their mutated and twisted minds drew them upwards, towards the dark
rays of the moon Morrsleib and where they could smell the flesh of men. Thus the
dreaded Lair of the Snake was born...
The scenario
In this scenario, four warbands have clashed over the Lair of the Snake, unaware of the
many dangers hidden under the ruins. In the middle of the battleground is a large
platform of marble that has somehow resisted the hellfire of the comet without even
suffering a single crack.
The Warbands
Unlike other scenarios this battle is specifically written for four Warbands to participate
in. Any Warbands may be used in this scenario, regardless of race and experience.
Objectives
The primary objective is to reach the marble platform wherefore the warbands must start
the cleanse and finally enter the platform again. Victory points are achieved during the
battle as described later.
Setting up and deploying
The scenario is played over any suitable table, preferably a 4' by 4' table. Set it up with a
centrally placed tomb/platform in a sort of square with a lot of buildings around the edge
and with fewer buildings in the middle, perhaps a couple of old tents, barricades or other
ruins. In the very middle is the marble stone that should be approximately 1" x 1" or 2" x
2".
All players flip coins, roll dice or whatever to decide who deploys first. The winner
chooses a corner to set up in and he starts with deploying his Warband within a triangle
no further than S" from the corner, as shown on the map. Turns are taken clockwise
amongst the players until all players have deployed, then the player who deployed first
gets the first turn.
Special rules
The first thing all Warbands must do is to reach the tombstone in the very middle of the
battlefield. Here the Warbands will get secret information about which opponent they
must take out. The Warband that gets to it first is rewarded with a Victory Point bonus as
described later, and in addition he will be allocated a random opponent. Make four cards
and write Players 1-4 on the back of the cards and let the Warband captain draw a
random card. The opponent that he draws is the opponent that he must eliminate.
These cards are kept secret. However, at some time all players will discover which
Warband is their enemy as they suffer from continuous attacks, but keeping the cards
secret adds even more excitement and tactics to the game (should a player draw a card
that indicates his Warband he should draw again).
The Tail-Biting effect:
A very interesting thing that may happen in this scenario is the
Tail-Biting effect where player 1 attacks player 2, player 2 player 3, player 3 player 4 and
player 4 must take out player 1.
If you use the method with drawing cards, then there are 50% chances of achieving the
Tail-Biting effect, but alternatively you can use a moderator. He will allocate the
information in the right way so that this very interesting effect happens.
Snakes!:
As the battle draws on the mutant snakes will be awakened, and they will
slowly penetrate the surface to attack the warriors. Every time a warrior Routs, place a
Snake Counter at the spot where the warrior lost his nerve. The snake can be represented
by a cardboard token or, even better, a Serpent swarm.
All serpents are moved before player one's turn. They move 2D6" in a random direction
decided by a Scatter dice or, alternatively, use a bottle. We've found that a gun works
particularly good for this purpose - especially when it's loaded and goes off once in a
while!
(please do not try this at home! - Ed)
If a Snake Counter touches the base of any model, then the model will suffer an
automatic hit with Strength 2 with no armour saves.
Ending the game
Once one of the Warband's achieves its objective by Routing its chosen foe the battle
ends.
Experience
+1 First to reach the platform.
The first member of the Warband that reaches the
platform and gets an opponent gains +2 experience.
+1 Survives.
If a Hero or Henchmen group survive the battle they gain +1 experience.
+1 Winning Leader.
The leader of the winning Warband gains +1 experience.
+1 Putting Enemy Out of Action.
Any Hero gains +1 experience for putting the warrior
of another Warband Out of Action (this can be any Warband not just the objective).
+1 Defeating Chosen Enemy.
Every surviving Hero and Henchmen group in the
Warband that completes its objective gain a further + 1 experience.
Tactics
This scenario, being a four-player, may last for an entire afternoon, if not more. As you
play it more and get used to the conditions you will discover that there are a few basic
tactics that can be applied.
Firstly, consider the strengths of your Warband. It is not necessary to be the fastest to
reach the tombstone as the first Warband - even slow, regular Warbands have a good
chance of reaching the tombstone even when facing Warbands that are much faster such
as Skaven. When an enemy's warriors get too close to the stone, then just pepper them
with missile fire and see them collapse only a few feet before their goal.
To counter this ranged attack it is important to take use of all possible cover. In addition,
a small group can be sent over to the enemy archers to pressure them and cause a
distraction.
Once the real fights have started, then remember that even though the battlefield may
look very chaotic you have only one enemy that is truly against you so concentrate on
them.
Therefore, keep calm and don't panic. The goal is plain now: Kill all of the warriors in
your enemy Warband! You must try to score as many points as possible while your
opponents should be hindered in doing this, so try to get within close combat range with
them and throw down the gauntlet.
A very dirty trick is to keep one or two warrior lurking in the ruins far from all of the
fighting so that the Warband which has to put you out of action must hunt them over the
entire board. This keeps him from winning, at least! Mind you, though, only the most
desperate Warband captains are going to attempt this! Overall the most important thing in
this scenario is to keep surveying the battlefield. Be focused on your opponent, and don't
get distracted by all the other war cries around the battlefield.
Good luck!
Martin, the proud Reiklander whose axe bad chopped through the throat of the lust foul
ratman touched the marble platform with a gore soaked band. It raised ever so slightly
and revealed a deep cavity underneath.
Dreams of vast quantities of Wyrdstone or treasures assailed Martin's mind. Then ct
thousand or more hideous, mutated serpents emerged. Martin gasped in horror then ran as
fast as his legs could manage as the evil serpents feasted themselves on the bodies of the
fallen'
Helmut 'Bigmaw', Mercenary Champion
`The first thing that stuck me was that huge platform of marble, situated in the middle of
all the desolation. How it bad survived the comet was a miracle or worse. As the first
arrows were launched when our foes were sighted the stone began to glow in the
darkness, by some heresy. I had to know the nature of such an unholy icon...'
Ignatius, Witch Hunter
As I touched upon the stone it was as if I bad touched our Lord himself As I lifted my
face I saw a pillar of light over me, continuing into the endless sky, through the dark
clouds that bung over the city and further upwards. It was then that I knew who Sigmar
had chosen.'
Sister Helena, Sister of Sigmar
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