F28

Credits
Design and Testing
KARL BERGSTRÖM, PHD

THOR FORSELL

AXEL KLINGBERG

Writing
KARL BERGSTRÖM, PHD

Layout
THOR FORSELL

FELICIA WASSBERG

Art
JOHAN NILSSON

THOR FORSELL

COVER PHOTO BY SABINA SONNING

Playtesting
DANIEL BAUMANN

FREDRIK NILSON

ANDERS WÄNN

MALCOLM GOLDMANN

NICKOLAS ADLERBURG

TERJE WAHLBERG

WALTHER BRANDL

THE SECRETIVE MR T

JOHAN LUNDSTRÖM

AND MANY MANY MORE!

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Contents
CREDITS 2
INTRODUCTION 4
  MINIATURE WARGAMING 5
CORE RULES 7
  THE TURN 7
 INITIATIVE 7
  MODELS, WOUNDS AND UNITS 7
  ACTIVATION AND REACTION ACTIVATION 8
  ROLLING DICE 9
MOVING 9
 ATTACKING 9
 ENDPHASE 11
 VEHICLES 12
  THE BATTLEFIELD 14
 EXTRAS 16
CONTENT RULES 21
CONTEXT RULES 25
 BATTLES 26
 SKIRMISHES 32
   SKIRMISH FACTION GENERATOR 34
NARRATIVES 40
DESIGN NOTES 48
WAR ALWAYS CHANGES 51
  “LONG MARCH THROUGH THE SUCK” 52
  “RIGGER BANDS OF THE HIGHWAYLANDS” 54
  “UPRISING IN NEVINSMOUTH” 58
FACTION LISTS 65
ADVANCEMENT SCHEMES 108
WEAPONS FOR SKIRMISH AND NARRATIVE 110
TEMPLATES 112
TRAITS 113
GEAR FOR SKIRMISH AND NARRATIVE 120
MYSTIC POWERS 123

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 Introduction
F28 is a tactical level miniature wargame intended for use
in the 28-32mm scale, allowing you to recreate vicious
battles between forces ranging from small skirmishes
where each model fights on its own, to larger battles
where models are grouped into larger units. The system
also supports light rpg-style narrative play, where players
command only a handful of models each and fight
semi-cooperatively versus the forces of a Game Master.
While it supports a multitude of settings it aims for the
fantastic rather than the naturalistic.
We think that you, the player, is someone who has a
little bit of experience with tabletop miniature gaming
already1, so we will try to be brief when describing the
rules and assume you understand some basic concepts
without lengthy explanations. We also believe that you
already have your own favorite settings and model
ranges, but might not be entirely satisfied with the rules
for said settings/ranges, and over the years, the models
might mostly collect dust on the shelves.
This is what it was like for us, until one day we sat down
and developed these very rules, based on those same
dusty models and how we wanted them to play. We are
very passionate about games, but in our older years as
we have become more experienced and have tried much
of what is out there, we have become more and more
interested in good rules design; not being sucked in
solely by excellent production values anymore. We also
love role-playing games and narrative, and needed rules
that would better support this. We’d like to think that
there are a number of things that makes F28 stand out
from other miniature rulesets, but we’d like to highlight
these things in particular:
1  The game has however proven to be an excellent game for beginners due to its simplicity, if taught by someone with more experience.
2  Although, given the other systems we have looked at over the years, we’re not sure if they’re designed with that in mind either…!
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Speed and Simplicity
F28 is designed to be simple when it comes to mechanics
and play very, very fast; but note that this doesn’t
necessarily mean that games are short – rather, it means
that the amount of “game mechanics per player decision”
is kept as low as possible. However, we still believe that
we have managed to create some tactical depth; it is just
that it is more “chess like” in nature rather than being
overburdened with tables, dice rolls and statline lookups.
We achieve this by limiting excise – i.e. the amount of
things you as a player have to perform per game decision,
such as looking up thing in tables, comparing stats and
rolling dice multiple times; and low mechanical weight by
thinking hard on if a specific game mechanic and/or
model stat really adds that much to the game.
Simultaneous action
In F28, play is semi-simultaneous, meaning that it
is always in a sense “your turn”; you are constantly
responding to what your opponent is doing. This keeps
you involved and engaged in what is going on, and
people taking longer turns is less of a problem. There is
no or very little downtime.
Stories and Simulation
F28 is designed to support “narrative” gaming rather
than “tournament” gaming; while we have nothing
against tournament gaming, we have always thought that
tabletop miniature games lend themselves better to more
friendly gaming, where the players tell exciting tales in their
favorite settings, rather than just going cutthroat head-
to-head in tournaments. We’re not saying F28 couldn’t
be used this way; it’s just not the way it is designed2.
This means that choices in the game will generally
revolve around what would be a sensible action in the
setting, and not what would be sensible in game, such as
“attacking a unit that hasn’t had its turn yet” or placing
models to exploit squadron or line of sight rules, for
example.
Scale and Scalability
What you will find here are core rules that allow you
to play basic games, extra/optional rules that add spice,
variety and tactical depth to your games, information and
examples of how to build your own lists and scenarios
for three different game-modes:
BATTLES are huge clashes between armies; several
squads of models and accompanying vehicle support,
along with legendary characters and monsters. The
implicit scale is somewhat different, and the rules have
less detail to facilitate smooth play. There is very little
bookkeeping.
SKIRMISHES take place between “bands” of
individual models, vying for supremacy and constantly
evolving as a result of their many clashes. The scale is
toned down, but the rules are more detailed. There is
somewhat more bookkeeping, as we keep track of the
traits and equipment of individual models.
NARRATIVES introduce a narrator, or “GM”, which
opens up a whole new world of possibility. Players
command small “combat teams” of perhaps three to six
models, where every model is a special character with its
own story. Additional rules cover such things as skill use
and limited information. Since each player only keeps
track of a few models, more bookkeeping is less of a
problem.
These game modes are not entirely separate entities,
and it is possible to mix and match as you like. Some
combinations of rules might however yield strange
results!
3  Bergström, Karl. 2012, ”Playing for Togetherness”, Gothenburg University
Miniature Wargaming
Miniature wargaming is not old, but it is not young
either, and over the years conventions have developed
to smooth over the fact that it is not as precise a game as
a board game, for example (those generally have a whole
different set of conventions, see Bergström, 20123).
The situations are more ambiguous, the possible rule
combinations vast, and balancing content is therefore a
lot harder. We will not tell you which conventions to use
on your table(s), but these are a few we’ve found helpful
during playtesting and development. As in life, in many
cases there simply isn’t a right or wrong, there just needs
to be agreement!
Models
For F28 we use a wide variety of models, from a number
of different manufacturers, in 28-32mm scale. Base
sizes range from 25mm (humanoids or smaller) through
32mm (some characters, brutes) and 60+mm (monsters)
or even bigger (huge monsters, aircraft bases).
When it comes to “what you see is what you get” or
“wysiwyg” we are very lenient; you cannot do otherwise
when you’re playtesting this amount of content, especially
seeing as we don’t have our own range of miniatures! We
fully endorse the “counts as” and “reskinning” trends in
miniature gaming, especially when it comes to leaders
and unit commanders, where a player might want to
put in a little extra work and creativity on the modelling
side. Do remember however that if model and content
differs greatly, you will need to look stats up more, or
have a better memory.
Since models vary greatly and we don’t want to punish
players that have models with for example an awesome
banner or set of wings, nor reward players for modeling
all their brave soldiers flat on their stomachs, we
sometimes generalise their size when checking line of
sight in skirmishes and narratives; assuming that the
target occupies a ”silouette” as wide as the base and as
high as the average model of that base size.
Additional requirements
Besides this book, you will need models, a table with
terrain, measuring devices, six-sided dice, and some
markers.
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 Measuring distances
We allow pre-measuring of all distances at any time.
When measuring the distance between models, we
measure base to base. If the model doesn’t have a base
per se, such as with most vehicles, just view it as a base
the size of the vehicle’s footprint.
Moving models
When measuring movement, we make sure to measure
from the same spot on the model both at the start and
the end of the move.
We generally allow models to be located in a certain
spot even if the model itself has trouble standing there,
especially in skirmishes and narratives. Just make sure
everyone knows the actual location, and don’t make a
habit out of it.
Keywords
Sometimes we use keywords in plaintext, and it should
be understood that when we write for example “all
Assassin models” or “all non-vehicles”, it means “all
models with the Assassin trait” or “all models that do
not have the Vehicle trait”.
Randomizing
When randomizing a direction, we use specialised dice,
but it is also possible to for example spin a stick. When
randomizing a position on a board edge, we divide the
distance into appropriate pieces and roll, for example
D6xD6 for a 3ft edge, D4xD12 for 4ft and D6xD12
for 6ft. To randomize a spot on the table, we randomize
spots on two edges and use the intersection.
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Hidden Information
Many tabletop players believe in absolute transparency;
that army lists should be exchanged before play, and
nothing held back from the opponent.
We believe that this comes from a tradition of
tournament play, where you generally “play for keeps”
and versus strangers, necessitating measures to ensure
fair play. It also becomes a bit of a moot point when
you deploy your entire force on the table and randomize
who gets the first turn ‑ there is precious little you can
do with the knowledge!
With F28, we like to surprise and be surprised; thus
often keeping both forces (but not faction) and any
scenario options hidden until sprung.
Using “common sense”
Especially in Skirmish and Narrative games, it is
impossible to list all possible permutations of rule
interactions (nor is it desirable, since the rules would
read like a legal text) and it might be necessary for you
as a group to adjugate some situations using “common
sense”. Note of course that in a Narrative, this would
fall under the auspices of the GM.
EXAMPLE
Should a creature who obviously gets its Insertion ability from
burrowing beneath the ground be able to deploy on top of
buildings or other structures? Or under a roof if dropping
from the sky? There are no right answers, but there has to be
agreement. (In this case, we would likely allow it in a Battle,
but not in a Skirmish and definitely not in a Narrative.)
Core Rules
These are the core rules of the game, and outline how
a turn works and how models interact with each other.
The turn
A F28 game proceeds in turns, each having its own
simple sequence. First, initiative is determined, then
the initiative player takes actions with its units, while
the non-initiative player responds with reactions, until
the initiative player passes. The initiative then goes to
the other player until it passes, after which there is a
common endphase. (see illustration below)
Initiative
Determine initiative for the turn according to the
scenario.
Usually the initiative begins with the side which has the “burden
of attack”, i.e. is not holding the objective(s)/losing the scenario if
nothing further happens.
Models, wounds
and units
Forces in F28 are organised into units of one or more
models, each having one or (sometimes) more wounds.
When a unit suffers damage, the owner of the unit
allocates wounds to the models of the unit, with
models that have already been allocated wounds taking
precedence. When a model has been allocated as many
wounds as it has, it is removed from play.
NOTE
Since most models have only one wound, this means that you
would usually remove one model per wound the unit suffers!
Unless otherwise specified, the owner always decides where
wounds are allocated, in order to avoid degenerate strategies
and too much focus on the placement of individual models.
In skirmishes and narratives, units often consist of only one
model, making wound allocation simple!
For purposes of Suppression and Danger Close (see
below), multi-wound models count their original
number of wounds.
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 Actions and reactions
FULL ACTIONS
Triple Move All Triple Move actions must
be taken before other actions
Units are activated by the initiative player and can take
one full action, unless it already has one (1) action marker, Make three (3) moves. Model
in which case it may only take a partial action. If a unit has counts as Exposed (see below)
two (2) or more action markers, it may not voluntarily from all reaction attacks, and
activate at all. it does not benefit from cover.
Must stay further than 2” from
Note that you cannot take a partial action unless enemy models.
you already have an action marker! Double Move Make two (2) moves.
As a unit resolves actions or reactions it is marked with Priority Move Make one (1) move with Priority.
action markers – two (2) for a full action or one (1) for Advance Make one (1) move, and attack,
a partial action. either before or after the move.
We use red markers for two and yellow for one, exchanging as Covering Advance Make one (1) move and mark
necessary; this clearly shows which units have actions left. the unit with only one (1) action
marker.
All models in a unit need not necessarily perform the Priority Attack Attack with Priority.
same action; models in range could attack while others
move, for example. They cannot save their activation for
later, though.

When the initiative player activates units, the non- PARTIAL ACTIONS
initiative player has the option to respond with reactions: Move Make one (1) move.
●●Units may react with attacks versus the activated unit Attack Attack.
if it is in Line Of Sight (even if the reacting unit can
attack targets out of LOS).
●●If attacked, units may also react with Priority Move.
FULL REACTIONS
All reactions vs a unit must be declared before any are Priority Move Make one (1) move with Priority.
resolved. Only if attacked.
Priority Attack Attack with Priority. Only vs
activated target in line of sight.

HINT If your opponent starts with the initiative,

don’t react needlessly versus units that you might
as well attack when you have the initiative. If you PARTIAL REACTIONS
start with the initiative, don’t forget to leave some
units unactivated, to react to your opponent’s Attack Attack. Only vs activated target
actions! in line of sight.

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Timing and priority actions
Actions and reactions are normally resolved
simultaneously, (i.e. the effects of any attacks are applied
after both actions) unless only one has Priority. Priority
actions are resolved simultaneously with other Priority
actions, but may resolve before non-priority actions if
so desired (i.e. their effect is applied before the non-
priority action is resolved).
EXAMPLE I
Player A (initiative) Advances with a unit, moving and
attacking. Player B reacts with a partial reaction attack (the
unit already has an action marker from earlier). Their attacks
are resolved simultaneously, since neither has priority.
EXAMPLE II
Player A (initiative) Advances with a unit, moving and
attacking. Player B reacts with a Priority Move and moves out
of Line of Sight. The move resolves before the attack, and the
attack is wasted.
If a unit receives one (1) action marker before it can
resolve its action (usually due to suppression from
a priority reaction), the unit can make a partial action
instead. If it receives two (2) , it may not activate at all!
Even if you have priority, do not interrupt individual
moves mid-move; either resolve reactions before or
after each move.
EXAMPLE
Player A is moving a unit across a street, and it is only visible
for a part of the move. Player B reacts with an attack but lets
player A finish the move first - remembering that in order to
attack, a unit needs only to have been visible at some point of
the move.
Rolling Dice
●●“X+” means “roll X or more on a six-sided dice”.
●●“+/-X” means “add or subtract ‘X’ from the dice
roll” (which means that “4+ with +1” makes the roll
a “3+”!),
●●‘X’ means the actual number rolled, regardless of
modifiers.
●●“Y on X+” or “on X+, Y” means “roll a D6 and do
Y if it comes up X or more”.
●●Multiple sources of re-roll does not stack. If a roll
is subject to both re-roll and forced re-roll, those
effects negate each other. If rolling a single die with
re-roll, you may roll two dice and pick the better
result.
Moving
One standard move is 6”.
When moving, models in a unit must end every move
with a maximum distance of 12” between all models in
the unit.
Vehicles and massive models may move past enemy
non-vehicle/massive models; if they would end up
on top of an enemy model, move it aside (shortest
distance). Non-vehicle/massive models may not move
past enemy models (but may move through a unit if
there is sufficient room).
Attacking
Resolving an attack in F28 follows a number of simple
steps; check that the attack is possible, roll to hit and
wound, then remove any casualties and allocate action
markers from suppression.
Who attacks who,
and with what?
All models of a unit that satisfy these conditions may
contribute to the attack; you may also split attack dice
between several targets. Several units may also activate
simultaneously to combine their attacks versus a single
target, both for actions and reactions.
●●If a model is within 2” of an enemy non-vehicle
model, it may only attack with Close Combat attacks
or those with the pistol trait.
●●The target unit(s) must have models within range
and Line of Sight (LOS).
●●If reacting to a moving target, the target needs only
to have been in range and LOS at any point of the
move, and the attack is made as if the target was still
in that spot (for purposes of cover, etc).
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 Hits
Roll attack dice (D6s) according to the weapon profile
for each attacking model. Each 4+ is a hit unless
modified by other effects. Regardless of modifiers,
a ‘6’ is always a hit.
●●Potshots: Attacks listed as Potshots hit only on ‘6’,
regardless of modifiers. Should several effects make
an attack a potshot, it cannot hit at all.
●●Concealment: if a target has Concealment, -1 to hit,
unless using a CC weapon. Multiple sources of
Concealment does not stack.
●●Exposed: if a target is Exposed, +1 to hit. Multiple
sources of Exposed does not stack.
●●Accurate: if an attack is Accurate, +1 to hit. Multiple
sources of Accurate does not stack.
●●Inaccurate: if an attack is Inaccurate, -1 to hit.
Multiple sources of Inaccurate does not stack.
If the required to-hit number varies in the target unit,
use the lowest number for a number of hits equal to
the number of wounds with that to hit number, then
proceed to the second lowest, etc, until you have scored
as many hits as there are wounds in the unit, then begin
anew from the lowest.
EXAMPLE
Two (2) out of four (4) target models have concealment, and
are thus hit on 4+ and 5+ respectively. The roll to hit comes
up 4,4,4,3, scoring two (2) hits. Had the roll been 4,4,5,3,
there would have been three (3) hits.
Danger Close
When attacking (non-vehicle) units that are within 2” of
your own (non-vehicle) units with weapons without the
CC or pistol traits, hits are randomized between the two.
Roll for all hits, 4+ hits the intended target. If either
unit has double the size (in wounds) of the other, add or
subtract one (1) from the roll as appropriate.
EXAMPLE
Player A scores 7 hits versus a target within 2” of Player A’s
unit, which is half the size of the target. Rolling for all hits,
they are applied to the target on 3+, and to Player A’s unit
on ‘1-2’.
4  Or, (rarely) a single model can have several wounds of different Defence, the procedure is the same.
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Wounds
Roll one dice per hit; the target suffers one (1) wound for
each dice that matches or exceeds the target’s defence;
Defence(4) is standard. You always cause wounds on
rolls of ‘6’, unless the target has the Vehicle or Massive
trait (see their respective entries). If you would wound
on 1+ there is generally no need to roll if there are no
other effects to be triggered.
If models in the same unit have different levels of
defence4, use the lowest defence for as many wounds as
there are wounds belonging to models with that defence,
then proceed to the second lowest defence, etc, until you
have scored as many wounds as the unit has wounds,
then begin anew from the lowest (which, naturally, is
rarely necessary).
EXAMPLE
Two (2) out of four (4) attacked models have Defence(5). The
roll to wound comes up 4,4,4,3, scoring two (2) wounds. Had
the roll been 4,4,5,3, there would have been three (3) wounds.
Note that the lower defence models not necessarily are those that
need to be allocated wounds first.
For each wound caused, the target’s owner has to
allocate one (1) wound to models of the target unit. If
the target owner removes enough models so that no
models remain in range or line of sight, excess wounds
caused are wasted.
Suppression
For each hit that did not wound, the target is suppressed;
mark the target with action markers depending on its
number of (remaining) wounds:
TOTAL NUMBER HITS TO PLACE ONE
OF WOUNDS (1) ACTION MARKER
1 1
2-4 2
5-7 3
8-10 4
11+ 5
Note that this can take a unit above two (2) action
markers.
EXAMPLE
Sam the bounty hunter is trying to bag the scalp of a
particularly ugly cultist! She is using a slug pistol, which has
an attack profile of 12” (1), wound(+1). This means Sam
has one attack dice within 12” and will add 1 to the wound
roll. Sam’s player rolls one die which comes up a ‘4’ - a hit!
Rolling the dice again, Sam will cause a wound on 3+, or place
an action marker on the cultist on a roll of 1 or 2.
Close Combat
Close Combat attacks in F28 is very similar to other
attacks, and there is no special “close combat phase”.
Weapons with the Close Combat trait have a range of
one (1) move (difficult terrain etc applies as usual), but
before executing the attack move the attacker within 2”
of any model of the target in range of the attack. If
suppressed by reaction fire before executing the attack,
the model still moves, but loses the attack.
You may not attack with both CC weapons and non-CC
weapons in the same attack.
NOTE
CC attacks do not need line of sight, but reactions still do.
Concealment does not apply to attacks with CC weapons.
Should losses from a Close Combat attack leave
attacking models beyond 2” from all target models, the
attacker moves the attacking models to within 2” of any
remaining models in the target unit, as long as they are
within one (1) move.
Endphase
Conduct the following steps in order:
1. Remove two (2) action markers from each unit.
2. Use any endphase abilities.
3. Starting with the initiative player’s units, any that still
has one (1) or more action markers or is within 2”
of an enemy unit may make a special withdrawal
move. If it is within 6” of its own table edge, the
unit goes into the player’s Staging Area (see below).
Otherwise, move the unit at least 6” and at most
12” towards its own table edge, ignoring terrain and
any other models. It must stay further than 2” from
any enemy models. If the unit has less than two (2)
action markers, add markers until it has two (2).
4. Return all models with the Vehicle(aircraft) trait
from the board to the Staging Area.
5. If a unit is within 2” of an enemy unit and still has
more action markers than the enemy unit, it suffers
one (1) wound per action marker above those of
the enemy unit, but it also loses these excess action
markers. If it is also outnumbered by the enemy
(total number of wounds, count only models of the
unit that are within 2” of an enemy), it suffers one
(1) extra wound per excess action marker.
6. Evaluate victory conditions if called for by the
scenario
EXAMPLE
Unit A has three (3) action markers and is within 2” from
enemy unit B with two (2) action markers. Unit A loses one
(1) wound. (But note that it had the option of withdrawing
earlier)
”Withdrawing soldiers usu
ally scatter and
regroup further back , mov ing significantly
faster back war ds tha n forw ards . If close to
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their own lines, the
enemy, any loss of
When in close contact with the
cohesion will prove fatal.”
-Scandinavian tactical manual
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 Vehicles
A vehicle is anything with the vehicle trait.
Vehicles without passengers do not contribute towards
holding scenario objectives. Transport vehicles bought
as an option for another unit does not count towards
losses for scenario objectives.
Vehicles have facing, and for many vehicles its Defence
varies with the position of the attacker relative to the
vehicle’s facing. Use the first of the two listed numbers
for all attacks originating in front of the vehicle (as
defined by running a straight line along the vehicle’s
front, perpendicular to the facing) and the lower for all
other attacks and any close combat attacks. If there is
only one number listed, it is used for all attacks.
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Vehicle move is up to 9” standard, and may pivot as part
of a move (turn the vehicle around its centre spot)
Vehicles can use any weapon even if within 2” of an
enemy, but is restricted to targets within 180 degrees of
the direction the weapon is pointing, unless mounted in
a turret.
Vehicles do not benefit from cover.
Vehicles do not suffer from suppression and are not
automatically wounded on a roll of ‘6’.
When a vehicle would lose its last wound, roll on the
vehicle damage table instead of removing it:
VEHICLE DAMAGE TABLE
<1 No damage
1 Vehicle and any passengers receive one (1)
action marker
2 Vehicle and any passengers receive two (2)
action markers
3-4 Damaged – vehicle receives one (1) action
marker if it has none, and may no longer
remove its last action marker. If already
damaged, the vehicle is destroyed
5-6 Kill – remove vehicle.
7+ Brew up – as above, and any passengers take
a hit instead of rolling for dangerous terrain.
Replace vehicle with smoke as Smoke Mission
COMMON MODIFICATIONS
Dangerous terrain -3
EMP -3
Platebreaker +1
Vehicle(open) +1

Transport
Some models have the capacity to transport others
through the Capacity trait. Units may either start the
scenario embarked, or embark a transport by making a
move adjacent to it and removing the transported models
from the board. (All models have to reach the transport)
TIP Embarked units are still considered “in play”,
and if it is actually possible to physically place
them on or inside the transport, by all means do
so if you so desire!
EXAMPLE
A band of mutants start the turn embarked on a truck. As
long as the truck does nothing, they can move in and out as
much as they want (no matter the truck’s activation status).
If they enter the truck with one move, the truck can take one
move (if it has max 1 action marker). If the truck takes one
move, they can make one move from it. If they enter with their
second move, the truck may not move. If the truck takes two
moves they may not move (but can exit as part of the trucks
second move).

While embarked, a unit may not normally attack or be

attacked, unless it uses Close Combat weapons, which
will make it disembark. If occupying a transport with
the open trait, they may use the vehicle’s move for this
attack; place the vehicle within 3” of the passengers
(or 2” of the target, if the vehicle is participating in the
close combat attack).

Models may not embark or disembark vehicles that use

Triple Move.

If a transport is destroyed, any passengers receive one

(1) action marker, take a dangerous terrain test (see
below) and make one (1) move from the vehicle.

From the moment of embarkation, both the transport

and its passengers use the action markers of whomever
has more action markers for activation purposes, and
activate together for movement. When the passengers
disembark, both units use their own markers again. (If
embarking and disembarking with the same action, measure to
and from the same spot)

Passengers can either disembark on their own as part

of their own move, or at the end of one of the vehicle’s
moves (after any reaction with better timing). In this
case, place them within 3” of the vehicle, having moved
no further than the maximum move of the vehicle.

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 The Battlefield
We use a 6 by 4 ft (180 x 120 cm) table for most battles,
and 3 by 3 or 4 by 4 ft (90 x 90 or 120 x 120cm) for most
skirmishes. In narrative scenarios the tabletop can vary
wildly - for example, many scenarios have been played
on specially constructed indoors boards.
F28 uses abstract terrain/lines of sight for Battles,
and actual terrain/lines of sight for Skirmishes and
Narratives.
Abstract terrain
Using abstract terrain, terrain features are considered
geometric shapes with certain attributes, and their finer
details are less important. Lines of sight are checked by
drawing a line from attacker to target, and if it passes
through LOS-blocking terrain, the target isn’t in line of
sight, as simple as that. Cover is evaluated in a similar
manner, but for most terrain types a feature is ignored
for models in or right next to it.
EXAMPLE
All targets of a model in a wood does not have cover just
because the LOS is traced through the wood the model is
standing in. Also, it doesn’t receive cover from other models in
the same wood.
Elevation is abstracted, and you are free to place
your units as you see fit e.g. inside or on the roof of,
buildings. If a terrain feature is tall enough, simply state
that any units on or in that feature are able to see over
intervening terrain, excluding the 3” (or more, if it is
particularly tall) just beyond the intervening feature.
Actual terrain
With actual terrain, what you see is what you get, and to
check lines of sight you might have to get a “model’s eye
view” to see if you actually see the target model(s). If
you do, you have line of sight, if you see only parts of it,
award it cover. (Also see the conventions section when
it comes to fancifully modelled units).
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Terrain features
Given that different players’ terrain collections can be
vastly different, you have to decide amongst yourselves
what terrain features count as what type of terrain for
what type of model (for example, what is difficult for
vehicles might not be for non-vehicles, and vice versa).
It is good practise to make sure that all players know
what counts as what before play starts.
●●Open: open ground is anywhere on the battlefield
not covered by a terrain feature. It does not affect
movement or attacks.
●●Cover: cover gives a bonus to defence vs non-cc
attacks, usually +1-3.
●●Concealment: concealment (unsurprisingly) grants
Concealment.
●●Exposed: grants Exposed
●●Difficult: Moves are reduced by a third (6” becomes
4”, 9” becomes 6”, etc.) if any part of the move is in
or crosses difficult terrain.
●●Dangerous: when moving in dangerous terrain,
roll one dice per model and suffer one (1) wound
in the model’s unit per ‘1’ rolled. Vehicles instead
roll on the damage table with -3 (not counting other
modifiers, such as open).
●●Blocking: blocking terrain stops movement and/
or line of sight completely. (E.g. a wall would stop
both, a lake or depression movement only. Line
of Sight but not movement blocking terrain is
rare, but could conceivably be an alien force field,
impenetrable smoke or the like) Sometimes, a terrain
feature will block line of sight through, but not into
it.
Terrain Examples
●●Woods: blocks LOS through, but not into.
Dangerous for vehicles and any hoverers that stop
there, difficult for all others. Provides +2 Cover.
●●Crop fields: blocks LOS through, but not into.
Concealment for non-vehicles. Not ignored by units
in or next to the crop field.
●●Ruins: blocks LOS through, but not into.
Dangerous for vehicles, difficult for all others.
Provides +2 Cover.
●●Sturdy house: blocks LOS through, but not into.
Blocks movement for vehicles, difficult for all
others. Provides +2 Cover.
●●Stone fence, low wall, street barricade: Difficult
for all. Provides +2 Cover for adjacent models if
attack crosses.
●●High wall: blocks LOS and movement for all.
 ●●Marsh: Blocks movement for vehicles, dangerous
for all others.
●●Tarmac: Exposed.
●●Murder hole(s): provides +2 cover and
Concealment.
●●Tank Traps: impassable for vehicles. +1 Cover for
adjacent non-vehicles.
●●Wire obstacle: difficult and dangerous for non-
vehicle/massive. Remove if crossed by vehicle or
massive model.
●●Trench/field fortifications: provides +2 cover,
with an additional +1 vs attacks with the blast trait.
Breaching obstacles
Especially in Narratives, it might be necessary to breach
obstacles (e.g. security doors, vaults, walls…) to reach
one’s goals. Use the Structure trait and assign breachable
features a Defence, and perhaps some Wounds. If they are
relatively flimsy, they should also be light.

EXAMPLE
Security Door: Structure(light), Wounds(1), Defence(7)

The Staging Area

The Staging area is an abstract holding area for a
player’s units that are neither on the tabletop or
removed as casualties. It connects directly to the player’s
board edge, and in most scenarios, this is where a player’s
forces start. While in the staging area units may not
activate other than to move onto the board. They are
moved onto the board via the player’s board edge, or using
special traits such as Insertion. Enemy forces may not
normally enter a player’s Staging Area.

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 Extras
These are additional rules not strictly necessary in the
core game. Depending on the scenario and/or scale of
your game, you may use one or more of these. Many
are used to make skirmish and narrative games more
colourful.
Mass Attacks
BATTLE
Instead of rolling large quantities (10+) of dice to hit,
it is possible to score automatic hits based on the target
number and the number of dice rolled; a third for 5+,
half for 4+, etc. If the numbers aren’t even just roll the
odd dice.
EXAMPLE
Player A is making a 32 dice 5+ attack. Using the Mass
Attacks rule, Player A scores 10 automatic hits, and just rolls
two (2) dice instead.
Faction Points
BATTLE AND SKIRMISH
Faction Points are used by players to exceed force
generation limits, empower certain units, and trigger
faction/narrative abilities. Players gain a number of FP
at game start depending on the game size (see Force
Generation), and any not used in force generation can
be spent during play. It may also be possible to spend FP
post-battle in campaigns.
Faction Points that are spent during game may be
spent at any time unless otherwise specified; even as a
response to your opponent’s actions. If applicable, they
have priority timing.
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Advanced Movement
SKIRMISH AND NARRATIVE
Note that all models may not necessarily be able to use all advanced
movement.
●●Climbing: vertical movement without a ladder or
the like counts as difficult ground, with a ladder
or similar counts as open ground. Remember to
measure the vertical distance.
●●Leaping: models can leap D6” instead of one (1)
normal move, or roll two (2) dice keeping the highest
with two (2) moves. Jumping twice in one activation
is permitted, as long as the model has somewhere
to land between jumps. Leaps ignore most types of
difficult and dangerous terrain. Should a leap fall
short, see falling.
●●Falling/jumping down: the model takes one hit
for every full three (3) inches (roughly one floor)
it falls. Falling also ends a move, but does not cost
movement.
●●Overburdened: Models carrying a heavy load (such
as loot, or a fallen comrade) have their movement
reduced by a third.
●●Dashing: targets moving from cover to cover (or
out of los to out of los) with one (1) move have +1
cover from (non CC) reaction attacks.
●●Ducking: As part of a move, units may duck.
Ducking models are out of LOS from/to models
from which they have cover. Models out of LOS
due to ducking may be attacked with potshots,
but cannot suffer wounds from such attacks, only
suppression. A model can move while ducking, at
4” per move. When using priority attack a unit may
“pop out”; they are no longer ducking, but the attack
loses priority. Whenever you are allowed to make a
withdrawal move you may instead opt to duck.
ck n’ dash.
ht enough, du
”If space is tig alive” -Sam
It’ll keep you
Extra vehicle rules Triage
SKIRMISH AND NARRATIVE SKIRMISH AND NARRATIVE

These extra vehicle rules are used to bridge the gap Instead of removing killed models, turn them face
somewhat between vehicles and non-vehicles, allowing down (or mark) – they are now down and may not take
the latter more opportunities to interact with what actions. Units may triage fallen models within 2” instead
would otherwise be an insurmountable challenge. of making an attack:
●●Getting lucky: instead of vehicles being completely TRIAGE ROLL (D6)
impervious to “small arms” attacks, add +1 to the
wound roll for each additional ‘6’ rolled. Requiring two 1-3 Evac necessary, turn model face up (or mark)
‘6’s for 7, three for 8, and so on. If you are not using the Lasting Injury rules or
●●Attacking crew and passengers: depending on otherwise specified by the scenario, remove model
the vehicle, crew and passengers may be unprotected 4-5 Uncertain, leave model as it is. Further triage
(riding on top of the vehicle, the gunner on a
technical), covered (driving a civilian car, riding in attempts can be made in a later turn.
the back of a universal carrier) or enclosed (inside 6 Fights on, raise back up with two (2) action
an APC or IFV). If unprotected, they are fired on markers and one (1) wound remaining
as if exposed; if covered you may attack them with
potshots, and if enclosed, not at all. If it isn’t clear A model may be dragged by another model simply by
from the model, exactly what crew a vehicle has and starting a move next to it, counting as overburdened
how exposed they and any passengers are will have (see above). In order to evacuate a model it needs to
to be agreed upon beforehand. be in cover (or out of LOS) and beyond 12” from
●●Riding and climbing vehicles: most vehicles have all enemy models. Remove the evacuating and the
a capacity of 2 (a car) to 5 (a tank) for transporting evacuated model from the board - the evacuating
riders on top of it (besides any capacity trait). Riders model goes into staging, and can return to the fray
are always unprotected (see above) and are not in a later turn. (In scenarios where the puirpose is to
limited to friendly models. Climbing a vehicle counts escape, evacuation may not be available.)
as difficult terrain. All riders are considered within 2” of
each other for CC and endphase purposes.
●●Maneuverability: A vehicle may only move in or
opposite the direction it is facing, and may only turn
up to 90 degrees at the end of each move.
●●Top shots: If the attacker is above the vehicle and
the horizontal distance between attacker and vehicle
is shorter than the vertical distance between attacker
and vehicle, use the lower defence value, if any.
●●Leaving and moving wrecks: instead of removing
a destroyed vehicle, leave the wreck (perhaps
marking it with some smoke or similar). Vehicles
with equal or better defence can push or pull wrecks
4” per move.

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 Lasting injury
SKIRMISH AND NARRATIVE CAMPAIGNS

Lasting injury can become an issue in campaigns, where
the same units fight in multiple combats. After any
combat in which the unit was a casualty, roll on the WIA
table.
Evacuated or player holds the field (all enemies have
fled or been defeated; if you’re not certain you hold the
field, you don’t): roll twice on the table, keep the highest.
Neutral or contested field: roll once

Enemy holds field: roll twice, keep the lowest

WIA TABLE (D6, D6)

ROLL FATE EFFECT
1.1 - 1.6
KIA
Remove model from roster

2.1 Mangled foot/leg - model has Move(4). Remove from roster on 4+ if received a
PHYSICAL TRAUMA
second time (otherwise ignore).
2.2 Mangled hand/arm - potshots only for non-priority attacks with 2h-weapons. Remove
from roster on 4+ if received a second time (otherwise ignore).
2.3 Back injury - model may not take Double or Triple Move actions.

2.4 Injured lung - if model has exactly two (2) action markers in endphase, it may only
remove one (1) instead of two (2). Abilities that remove extra markers still function.
2.5 Crushed Eye - priority attacks with model are resolved as non-priority attacks (for
timing purposes only). Remove from roster on 4+ if received a second time.
2.6 War wound - roll when assembling the list for a game, on 5+ this model may not
participate.
3.1 “You wanna piece of me??!!!” - Model does not benefit from cover and may not duck.
MENTAL TRAUMA

3.2 “Get some! Get some!” - if the model has eligible targets, it can only take Attack or
Priority Attack actions and must make reaction attacks whenever capable.
3.3 “Just not the same anymore” - must deploy in unit with another model and does not
contribute to unit sizes for suppression purposes.
3.4 “Game over man, game over!” - May not remove more than two (2) action markers in
endphase. Must make withdrawal move if possible.
3.5 “I’m living on borrowed time” - for further injuries, counts as one step worse for WIA
table modifiers above (evaced counts as neutral, neutral as enemy holds field).
3.6 “I’ve seen too much” - if model has 3+ action markers in endphase, remove only one
(1) instead of two (2). Abilities that remove extra markers still function normally.
4.1 - 5.3
TEMPORARY INJURY Model may not participate next game.

5.4 - 6.6 (No Effect)

COMPLETE RECOVERY

Unless otherwise mentioned, when receiving the same trauma a second time, receive the next higher trauma instead.

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Fate Points
NARRATIVE
Narrative games use Fate Points instead of Faction Points,
since they are more about individuals and their abilities
than those of organisations. They work in a similar
manner, but are spent and gained differently. Below are
some suggested uses for Fate Points in your narrative
games, but given that the game has a GM (see narrative
section), it is even possible to invent new uses for Fate
Points during a game; if the players or the GM come up
with something interesting and creative, a Fate Point is
what could make it reality.
Besides the initial allocation, the GM can award Fate
Points during a game, either during lulls in the fighting,
as reward for particularly brazen or clever actions, or
as compensation for pulling especially nasty or “unfair”
things on the players (letting an enemy character that is
essential to the future story escape, capturing the player characters,
etc).
Spend one (1) FP to:
●●Take an extra action with a character, even if downed
●●Re-roll (or force the GM to re-roll) any roll made by
or against the player’s character
●●Succeed without a roll on a skill check made by a
character with that skill
●●Ignore one (1) trauma until end of game
●●Skip rolling on the injury table after game
Another interesting possibility is to come up with a
“signature moves” for your characters, that are triggered
through FP usage.
EXAMPLE
After deliberation with the GM, Sam’s player has given Sam
“Pineapples for the muties!” that allows a free grenade attack
at double range.
Skills
NARRATIVE
The stories of narrative scenarios being more varied,
characters in narrative games can use skills to affect their
environment in different ways, a little like characters in a
pen and paper role-playing game. Exactly what they can
be used for depends on the scenario and is ultimately up
to the Game Master, but you will find some suggestions
below. The GM will also have to decide what type of
action, if any, is required to use the skill - a fast action
might only replace a move, a slow action might take an
entire activation or more.
In order to determine the success of a skill use, unskilled
characters roll two (2) dice and pick the lowest, skilled
characters roll their skill level in dice and then picks the
highest.
4+ is a normal success, 6+ is a hard success.
Generally, skill rolls are in the hands of the players, but
in some cases the GM can also roll for NPCs.
EXAMPLE
Sam the bounty hunter is staking out a Rigger stronghold.
Sam’s player first rolls Intel to see how much Sam knows
about the Riggers in general and this specific Band in
particular, and is given information by the GM depending on
success. Sneaking closer, Sam’s player rolls Stealth, to see if
the guards react.
●●Intel and Lore: to know things about what you
encounter or will encounter, such as other groups
and characters, strengths and weaknesses of the
enemy, dangerous (or not so) plants and wildlife, etc.
●●Influence and Deception: to influence, intimidate,
cajole, interrogate, bluff, and “read” others.
●●Perception and Investigation: to spot lurkers,
ambushers, hidden guards etc., and to find items, or
get clues.
●●Technology and Larceny: to craft, hack, lockpick,
hotwire, sabotage, etc.
●●Stealth and Sleight: to sneak, hide, sleight of hand
and other malarky before stuff kicks off.
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Content rules
Where the core rules build the structure, the content
rules fill it with life. F28 has very few intrinsic statistics
for models, instead relying on simple defaults for the
standard model (Wounds(1), Defence(4), Move(6),
unarmed attack), and modifications to those defaults
through traits. Models are also usually armed with one or
more weapons, granting it further attacks.
For example units and faction lists, see the War Always
Changes campaign setting.
All traits can have modifiers in parenthesis after the
trait name. If not described in the list, these should be
self-explanatory.
EXAMPLE
Loathing(specific faction) means that the model has Loathing
only towards the indicated faction; Leader(1, 18”) means the
range of the leader ability is increased to 18”; Accurate(vs
Vehicles) means that the model has accurate vs vehicles only,
etc.

Unit Points Gear generally comes in two categories; weapons

F28 uses a points system to facilitate list building
and force generation. Player groups/communities
can construct faction lists (all options available to a
particular faction) for their favourite settings and model
ranges, after which players can build their own forces
from these lists for a particular game.
There is little difference between F28’s three game
modes when it comes to points, but naturally model
stats will look somewhat different, all depending on the
nature of your game(s).
and other gear. Most models will have some sort of
weapon beyond the unarmed attack, and some will have
additional gear as well - especially in Skirmishes and
Narratives.
Wielding Multiple weapons
Humanoid models should generally not have more
weapons than they have hands to hold them, and if they
do, at least not be able to use more than that at the same
time. Vehicles, monsters, exo-suits and the like might
have more. If wielding multiple close combat weapons,
such as swords in both hands, chose which one to use
and add only one (1) attack dice for each additional

The trait and weapon (these weapons should be of similar cost).

gear lists
In battles, models generally have weapons and traits only
(gear such as smoke grenades and shields are covered
as traits). In Skirmishes and Narratives it is useful to
separate the two, especially in campaigns where you
want to differ between what can only come through
hard-earned experience, and what can be bought or
acquired through other means. Sometimes there is
overlap between the two, as certain gear might grant
certain traits, and vice versa. Some traits and gear are not
applicable/suitable to all game modes, and depending
on the scope of your game(s) additional restrictions
might apply.

Traits are generally positive, but it is also possible to use

negative traits to reduce costs, possibly creating models
that are worse than the standard model (although there
are no examples of this in the current lists).

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 Building units
and faction lists
The provided lists of traits and gear, along with the
example faction lists, should be able to cover a lot of
ground, but they are hardly exhaustive. Using them
as a base, it should be fairly easy to extend them with
whatever is necessary to be able to bring your favourite
setting to life. Balancing can sometimes be hard, and is
never accomplished without testing, but this should not
deter you.
To build a unit, simply select traits and gear, and set a
points value. The example lists have numerous examples
that should help you decide roughly what a unit with
certain stats is worth in points. All combinations should
be balanced for their cost, and testing will likely be
necessary. Some combinations should never see the light
of day at all!
HINT No matter how awesome you think your
model is, stacking too many weapons and/or
traits in one place rarely is a good idea. You might
end up paying points for stuff your hero might
not even get to use!
EXAMPLE
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Guidelines
●●Most units should have only one (1) wound. Minor
characters and “brutes” should have Wounds(2),
while Wounds(3) is reserved for major characters,
large brutes and monsters. Large monsters can have
Wounds(4) or even (6). The model’s cost should be
multiplied by the number of wounds, not counting
offensive gear.
●●Defence(3) is completely unarmoured and
defenceless (could also represent very green or mass
assault troops), Defence(4) is standard (perhaps a
flak jacket, scrounged armour and the like), (5) is
for solid armour, (6) is for full-body solid armour.
Beyond this, also consider the Massive trait.
●●When it comes to vehicles, Defence(7) is the lowest
for “armoured” vehicles, which are supposed to be
immune to small arms fire. Defence(8) is for e.g.
APCs who are also impervious to HMGs and the
like. Defence(9) is proper for IFVs or light tanks
where even an autocannon has trouble. A main
tank is Defence(10), a heavy tank Defence(11).
Defence(12) should be very rare, if used at all. Only
truly massive vehicles or those protected by energy
shields, ablative armour and the like should have
multiple wounds. If a vehicle normally deploys in
units of several vehicles, it should likely be light.
●●Monsters are usually Defence(7-9), with “organic”
monsters at Defence(8) and “metal” monsters at
Defence(9). Wounds(3) is standard, Wounds(4) for
larger monsters, and Wounds(6) for especially huge
beasts. Monsters should have the Massive trait.
●●Remember that the power of a unit often is based
on its survivability times its lethality, instead of
survivability plus lethality. Many traits also act as
“force multipliers” - having Insertion on a tank is better
than having it on a conscript - and in these cases
it is important to add an extra force multiplication
cost to the unit, to better reflect its real value on the
battlefield. This is especially true when it comes to
vehicles and massive models.
●●Many listed weapons should be restricted, and only
very special units should have access to more than
1-2 of these per 10 wounds (marked as “restricted”
“specialist” or “support” in the example lists). More
than this, and it is prudent to consider placing this
unit in a more limited unit category (see below).
Sam the bounty hunter started out as a standard model
(4p), and was then given a shotgun(1p), a pistol(0.5p) and a
sword(0.5p). Sam is also Tough(1) (1p) and has Wounds(2)
(5p), for a final cost of 12p. Although Sam has several different
weapons, Sam cmust choose which to use when attacking.
After you have a collection of units, you can build a
faction list by assembling those units into a list of which
units a particular faction has access to. If your game
Very Large Models
doesn’t have separate factions, this step isn’t necessary; The system also supports very large models, such as
players will just assemble their forces from the created dropships, massive walkers and the like. These can
units. As mentioned above, creating lists should be a be split into multiple sections, each handled like an
collaborative and not a competitive endeavour, made individual unit, and activated separately or together with
by communities, not individuals. Always strive towards similar units (such as the two legs of a walker). Note
creating fun and balanced faction lists that will challenge what each unit contributes to the whole, and what
players when generating forces from them, as well as happens when it is knocked out.
capturing the flavour of the factions in your favourite
settings.
Unit categories
One way to balance lists, particularly when it comes to
units that are too specialised or powerful to be used as
the backbone of a force, is to place them into specific
categories and then place restrictions on force generation
with these categories. While there are no hard and fast
rules for what categories to use and which units should
belong in which category, the answer to the question
“would there be a problem if a force was entirely made up of this
unit?” can get you far.

Consider placing units with Insertion or Infiltrate, access

to multiple restricted weapons, as well as Defence(10+)
or flying/vtol vehicles in a limited category. The same
goes for any “specialist” or “veteran” troops, as well as
obvious support weapons.

Upgrades and Faction Points

Upgrades enhance units through additional models, often
somehow special in nature, and/or special equipment
that for some reason isn’t part of all instances of that
unit. This could be leaders, specialists, limited use gear,
restricted weapons, special deployment options and the
like. They can also upgrade models with new or different
traits.

Creative ways to use Faction Points is perfect for abilities

that should only be used a couple of time each game.
Some factions might even have special ways of getting
more faction points during play, but when designing
these be careful so that balance is maintained.

Special upgrades and interesting ways to use faction

points can really make a faction stand out, in flavour if
not in tactics. Beware of letting factions cover all their
bases through the use of faction points and upgrades
- restrictions can be as fun and creativity inducing as
letting you do whatever you want with a single faction.

Sharing your lists with others, especially online, is a good

idea to have them evaluated and tested by others, which
will likely improve their quality.

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Context rules
If Core is how and Content is what or who, Context is
where and why. In F28 (as in many miniature wargames),
the where and why comes in the form of scenarios, which
describe the circumstances of a particular game. Besides
some thoughts on designing your own scenarios,
this section includes example scenarios for Battles,
Skirmishes and Narratives, as well as notes on running
campaign play in all three formats.
All F28 scenarios require six things: a Battlefield, Forces,
Deployment (the disposition of said forces at game start),
how to determine Initiative, the Progression of the game,
and how to ultimately claim Victory.
When designing your own scenarios, it actually helps
getting these things in place in reverse order from how
they are presented here; beginning with deciding what a
player must do to claim victory. Once this is established,
all the other components fall into place.
In symmetric scenarios both players have the same
objective and forces, in asymmetric scenarios this is
different. Asymmetric scenarios are notoriously difficult
to balance, but can ultimately be very rewarding, if for
no other reason that they are what most armed clashes
actually look like. It also allows model collections of
different sizes to play against each other without a large
number of models going unused.
The most classic asymmetry is achieved by modifying the
burden of attack, i.e., the player who has to do something
in order to achieve victory. In traditional mobile warfare,
the purpose of maneuver is to force your opponent into
a position where the opponent has to attack you and
then reap the benefits of a defensive position. This gives
naturally that the side with the worse position has to
have greater forces, or the scenario will be imbalanced
(which can be ok that too, of course, if all players agree).

Naturally, what needs to be done to win differs

significantly depending on the scale of your game. What
is a good mission objective in a Battle, is not always
a good idea in a Skirmish. What remains the same is
however the purpose of all victory conditions - to force
the sides into maneuver. A game where it is possible to
win by standing still is a game where there is very little
choice; and difficult, interesting choices are the hallmark
of a good game. This is for example why the defender in
a scenario must never have all its forces in place already
- then it becomes just a matter of rolling dice.

What also must be avoided are halting states, where

neither side sees the benefit of maneuver. In a close
quarters game this usually means that the burden
of attack defaults to the side with least long range
firepower, but worst case the game will stall completely.
Therefore, make sure that the progression of your
scenario eventually ends the game, usually using a set
number of turns.

Another pitfall to avoid is to create degenerate strategies

for your scenario. While it can be difficult to predict all
content combinations and interactions, some thought
(and plenty of testing!) can save a lot of trouble. See for
example the “Hot LZ!” restriction in several scenarios;
since troops do not start the game deployed on the
table, it is very difficult to counter massive Insertion by
the initiative player in the first turn, essentially turning
the meeting engagement into an assault.

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 Battles
Battles are clashes between larger forces, where a single
unit usually is as big or bigger than an entire force in a
Skirmish. Usually there are multiple armoured vehicles
and support systems per side, as well as the occasional
monster and/or special character.
Battles usually use few of the special rules, they are
complex enough already! Suggested are Faction Points and
Mass Attacks, the former adding spice to the different
factions and the latter keeping your already fistfuls of
dice from running over, as well as speeding up play.
The implicit scale of Battle games is different from
Skirmish and Narrative, which means that some weapons
are realised differently - for example a hand grenade in a
narrative or skirmish is a whole fire mission in a battle!
The same goes for the ground scale - a house in a battle
might be just a simple terrain piece, but in a narrative
might accommodate a complete room-to-room battle!
OPTIONAL
Instead of randomizing when initiative is tied, players may
instead offer the player with the smaller force (in points) the
choice.
Force Generation
Decide on a points value for your game - 1000p
should see you to a good start - modify it according
to the chosen scenario, and assemble your forces from
whatever faction lists you use. For an example, see the
War Always Changes campaign setting.
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Battle Example
Scenario 1: “Assault”
The Assault scenario is a classical asymmetric scenario
where a stronger attacker has to dislodge a weaker
defender in a better position. It also has additional battle
options, increasing replayability and allowing the players
some flexibility in choosing how to attack or defend,
beyond that of generating their respective forces.
●●Battlefield: Place terrain and select opposing
corners (the 24” of board edges closest to the
corner are the respective player’s board edges) as
well as attacker and defender roles in any mutually
acceptable manner. The attacker first places two (2)
objectives anywhere on the defender’s half of the
board, at least 18” apart. The defender then places
one (1) objective anywhere on the board at least 24”
from the defender’s corner. All objectives also have
to be at least 12” from any board edge.
●●Forces: use the standard force generation rules, but
give the attacker +50% forces.
●●Deployment: The defender splits its forces into
three (roughly) equal groups. Deploy one of the
groups anywhere on table at least 24” from the
attacker’s corner and keep the rest off board; they
will become available as the game progresses. The
attacker moves in from the attacker’s corner.
●●Initiative: Initiative is always with the attacker.
●●Progression: The first defender reinforcement
group becomes available in staging at the start of
turn two (2), and the second at the start of turn three
(3). Play progresses for six (6) turns.
●●Victory: The attacker wins if it has 3x the number
of wounds within 6” of all objectives at the end of
turn six (6). The defender wins if it has the same at
least two (2) objectives at the end of turn six (6).
Otherwise the game is a draw.
Variant: Prepared Assault
Besides above, attacker and defender each choses three
preparations, one from each row, from the list below:

m.”
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“Surprise or b

ATTACKER
Preliminary bombardment Surprise
Roll (D6) for each on-table units after setup: 1-2: no One (1) of the defender’s reinforcing units (attacker’s
effect, 3-4: place one (1) action marker, 5-6: place two choice) is delayed one (1) turn.
(2) action markers.
Approach trenches Infiltration
First turn: Potshots only versus all non-vehicle units One (1) attacking non-vehicle unit (per 300p) has
moving max 18”. These must enter through the Vanguard.
attacker’s board edge.
Smoke barrage Selected battlefield
Attacker receives three (3) free Smoke Missions (see The attacker may move any one (1) terrain piece up to
Republic list). 12” (before defender sets up).

DEFENDER
Quick Response Unit Pre-registered bombardment
One (1) of the defender’s reinforcing units (defender’s Select one (1) terrain piece (per 300p). Execute one
choice) arrives one (1) turn early. (1) Fire Mission, once, vs units in this terrain as a free
action or reaction.
Obstacles Entrenchment
The defender may deploy 24” of any combination of The defender may deploy 24” worth of trench (see
wire or tank traps anywhere on table at least 24” from battlefield section) anywhere where it could deploy
the attacker’s corner troops.
Decoy Ambush
The defender deploys one (1) additional unit for One (1) defending unit has Ambush.
free. This unit may not activate to take any action,
and does not affect other units with any of its traits.
Remove it in the first endphase.

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 ●●Victory: each endphase players receive one (1)
Battle Example Scenario Victory Point (VP) for each of the missions below
whose conditions are fulfilled. The player who first
2: “Meeting Engagement” reaches six (6) VP and more than the opponent is
the winner.
Although almost unheard of on real-life battlefields, ◦◦ Seize the Momentum: Have 3x the number of
wounds within 6” of one (1) objective
meeting engagements between similarly sized forces
are a staple of miniature wargaming. Here, two forces ◦◦ Dominate the Battlescape: Have 3x the
(often with higher command echelons in attendance number of wounds alone within 6” of both
on both sides!) clash over a stretch of no man’s land, objectives
seeking to get the upper hand while hurting the enemy ◦◦ Deny the Foe: Make sure the enemy has no
and staying alive. units on your half of the table
●●Battlefield: Place terrain and select opposing long ◦◦ Raid the Rear: You have exited at least two (2)
board edges or corners (the 24” of board edges non vehicle units of at least five (5) wounds each
closest to the corner are the respective player’s board through the enemy board edge. These units must
edges) in any mutually acceptable manner. Place two have entered through the friendly board edge
(2) objectives on the centre line between the players, and not through flying/VTOL transport.
1/3d of the table length in. ◦◦ Decapitate their Leadership: The enemy’s
most valuable unit5 is either destroyed or in
staging after turn two (2).
◦◦ Draw their Blood: destroy two (2) units per
300p completely.
If there is no winner after six (6) turns, the winner is
the player with the most points. In the case of a tie, the
game is a draw.

Variant: The Long War

Increase the number of VP required for victory to ten
(10).

●●Forces: Meeting Engagement uses the standard force

generation rules.
●●Deployment: Players move in from their respective
board edge.
●●Initiative: the player who has the least victory points
has the initiative (randomize on ties and first turn).
●●Progression: play progresses until there is a winner.
Hot LZ: During the first turn, neither player may Triple
Move, use Insertion or disembark flying transports.

5  If using the example faction lists, this is the command unit with the highest points value. If not, designate the “most valuable” unit in another
mutually acceptable manner.

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Battle Example Scenario
3: “Fog of War”
Fog of War is a flexible scenario where the players secretly
select objectives, affecting their forces and victory
conditions. Who has the attacker and defender roles
is more fluid, and created organically by the scenario.
After the battlefield is set up, the players secretly pick
and write down one (1) main mission and one (1) side
mission from the options.
●●Battlefield: Place terrain and select opposing long
board edges in any mutually acceptable manner.
Place two (2) objectives on the centre line between
the players, 1/3d of the table length in.
●●Forces: use the standard force generation rules,
modified according to the selected player objectives
(see above).
●●Deployment: Players move in from their respective
board edge.
●●Initiative: Initiative is with whomever has models
furthest from the opponents board edge (randomize
if tied).
●●Progression: play progresses until there is a winner.
Hot LZ: During the first turn, neither player may Triple
Move, use Insertion or disembark flying transports.
●●Victory: the player who first manages to fulfill their
mission wins in the endphase of that turn. Should
both players achieve their mission in the same turn,
whomever has also fulfilled their side-mission wins.
If both players have fulfilled both main and side
missions, the game is a draw. If neither player has
claimed victory by the end of turn six (6), the player
who has completed their side mission is the winner,
if both, the game is a draw.
Players only have to reveal their chosen missions when
they claim victory, but astute players will be able to guess
based on the size of the opponent’s force.
Variants
●●Fluid Situation - Pick two side missions per player,
and use both to break ties.
●●Unclear Strategy - pick four side missions but no
main mission. Whoever completes three of them
first wins.
●●Old Enemies - both players reveal their chosen
missions at game start.
MAIN MISSION
Breakthrough: exit at least two (2) wounds per 100p
through the opponent’s board edge, no earlier than
turn three (3). These must have entered through your own
board edge and not in flying/VTOL transports. Forces
+50%.
Dominate: have 3x the number of wounds within
6” of both objectives from the end of turn three (3).
Forces +25%.
Deter: no opponent models in own third of board
from the end of turn three (3). Standard forces.
Delay: Keep opponent from victory until the end of
turn four (4). Forces -20%.
SIDE MISSION
Decimate: destroy at least one (1) enemy unit per
200p completely.
Force preservation: don’t lose more than one (1)
friendly unit per 200p completely.
Always forward: no friendly troops in staging or
within 12” of own table edge.
Deny mobility: all enemy vehicles are either killed,
damaged or in staging. Should the enemy army
contain no vehicles you may not complete this
mission.
Blood the Army: all your multi-model units have
taken at least one (1) casualty.
Dig In: Have all models that can benefit from cover
in cover (from at least one direction)
Secure most Ground: have a model further
(horizontal distance) from the friendly board edge,
without any enemy models closer to that board edge,
than the opponent.
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 Battle Example Scenario
4: Fighting Retreat
Fighting Retreat is a classic scenario where a defending
force has to extract itself from becoming entangled
with the enemy. The forces start out balanced, but the
defender must regularly retreat units off board in order
to ultimately escape. Which units stay, and which go?
Are some forced to make a last stand in order for others
to escape? Meanwhile, the attacker must do its best to
push forward, denying the enemy an easy egress.
●●Battlefield: Place terrain and select opposing
corners (the 24” of board edges closest to the
corner are the respective player’s board edges) as
well as attacker and defender roles in any mutually
acceptable manner.
●●Forces: use the standard force generation rules.
●●Deployment: Defender deploys half of its forces
anywhere onto its half of the table, and the
remainder within 18” of a friendly board edge6.
●●Initiative: initiative is always with the attacker.
●●Progression: Play progresses until there is a winner.
Each endphase, the defender must select one (1) unit
further than 12” from any enemy models and retreat
it from the board; it is removed and may not return.
●●Victory: The defender wins if it manages to retreat
a total of 50% of its force value from the board by
the end of turn six (6). Units at less than 50% of
their original wounds count half their value when
retreated. Destroyed units or units in staging may
not be retreated. The attacker wins if the defender
fails, or if it manages to destroy more than 50% of
the enemy force.

Variant: Rout
Instead of a voluntary retreat, randomly retreat one
(1) defending unit each endphase (regardless of enemy
presence).

6  Since the defender starts with no troops in staging, this scenario can be harsh towards forces that rely
too much on Insertion and Ambush. Such is the price of having been forced into battle...

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Battle Campaigns
There are several ways to run a Battle campaign; either
as a multiple-table (and player) simultaneous operation, or
as a series of sequential battles. There is also the option
of legacy play, where a player keeps the same force over
several battles, possibly earning experience but also
suffering losses that may not be entirely replaced.
Multi-table Operations
True to its name, in a multi-table game, the overall battle
takes place simultaneously over several tables, on which
separate but interacting battles take place. On one table,
a smaller force might make a desperate stand to prevent
reinforcements from reaching a more central objective,
on another a highly mobile strike force struggles to take
out big guns that provide fire support onto yet another
table, etc.
What is required in all cases is a map that shows how
the tables relate to each other and where and how forces
can move between them, as well as an overall scenario,
of course. In general, forces moving off the table in one
turn should only be available to go onto another table
the turn after, or later.
The main problem in this type of game is making sure
the different tables are synced in time. Given that players
play at different speeds and may have significantly
different forces to handle, it is possible for some tables
to end up before other tables in the overall timeline.
If the tables interact, and they should, this could be
a problem, a problem that can be solved in several
ways, none of them perfect. One is to simply ignore the
problem - while allowing everyone the freedom to play
as fast or slow as they want, this can cause continuity
errors and balancing problems, and is open to exploits
by unscrupulous players. The polar opposite is turn-by-
turn sync, in which players have to wait for the slowest
table every turn. In between these two is interaction sync
in which players can go ahead of the timeline if the
interactions between the tables so allow. This requires
someone keeping an overall view of the progress on
all tables, informing players of potential interactions.
Another is chunk sync where interactions only happen
every few turns, and players are free to play up to the
next “interaction window”, where they have to wait for
the other tables.
One classic setup has four tables, three with attackers
all trying to break into the fourth for a final assault;
besides commanders for all three main tables, an overall
commander on each side distributes reinforcements and
support as well as keeping an eye on the overall battle.
Sequential Battles
Sequential battle campaigns are simply a series of battles,
usually linked by a narrative, where the outcome of one
battle influences the next, perhaps even deciding the
nature of that battle completely. Sometimes, the players
keep the same forces over time.
Legacy Play
In Legacy Play, players keep their forces between games,
suffering losses and introducing reinforcements. An
overarching story binds the games together, and players
usually create the same for their forces.
Multiplayer games
F28 plays just fine with multiple sides, as long as you
have some way to determine initiative order. When
attacking models from two other sides than your own
which are within 2” of each other, randomize hits as
usual. If playing several factions on the same side, you
generally should not allow players to spend faction
points and use abilities on each other’s units.
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 Skirmishes
A Skirmish is a clash between smaller forces, where
each model usually operates independently. Normally,
there are around 8-12 models per side, in some cases
with vehicles. Given that the players have less models to
handle, extra rules can be introduced that adds spice and
variety without increasing overall complexity.

Suggested extra rules for Skirmishes are Faction Points,

Advanced Movement, Extra Vehicle rules, Triage and Lasting
Injury (if playing a campaign).
OPTIONAL
Instead of randomizing when initiative is tied, players may
instead offer the player with the smaller force (in points) the
choice.

Force Generation
Generating a Skirmish force is no different from a Battle
force, but depending on your game, your options may
vary considerably. 50p (max 2 restricted weapons) is a
good start, and will give you a simple gang of miscreants
with not much in the way of fancy gear or weapons. Battlefield Conditions
60p will add some of that, and 35-40p will allow you OPTIONAL
to really start on the bottom! If you use the Faction
Points extra rule, three (3) Faction Points should see you Interesting and colourful Battlefield Conditions can add
well satisfied for all but the largest games. If you want spice and challenge to any Skirmish game. Pick one by
a game with more experienced models, set a price on mutual agreement, or randomize. Note however that
advancements (suggested is 3p each) and add some to these can make for a considerably less predictable game
your models. experience!

If you want to play less “gang warfare” skirmishes, Set up any unique terrain equidistant from both player’s
feel free to use the example battle lists (the price of board edges, replacing an existing terrain feature if
individual models is easy to calculate). necessary. Feel free to reskin these at will, depending on
what you have available in your collection.

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 BATTLEFIELD CONDITION TABLE (D6, D6)
1.1 “Crazy Joe Jane!” – place Crazy JJ’s sights (5” diameter circle) dead centre of the table. Each endphase move
the sights 3D6” in a random direction (if it moves off board, reset in the centre), if there are models in the
sight after it moves, JJ attacks the model closest to the centre of their sights with a (1), hit(re-roll), vital strike
attack.
1.2 “Gas Gas Gas!”- first endphase, randomize one non-player board edge. Each endphase, spawn a gas cloud (5”
diameter circle) at a random spot along this edge, and move any other gas clouds D3x3” straight towards the
opposing board edge. Any model touched by a gas cloud suffers a wound on a roll of ’6’. Non CC attacks vs
any target in or tracing LOS through a gas cloud are potshots.
1.3 “Raaaats!” – first endphase, randomize one non-player board edge. 2D6” of ground level from this board
edge becomes impassable each endphase. Any model finding itself in this terrain returns to staging (running
and screaming).
1.4 “Quaaaake!” - all models have Move(2D6 keep highest) instead of their normal move. Roll for any model
with a roof over their head in the endphase, on a roll of ‘6’ receive a wound(+3) hit.
1.5 “Downpour!”– each endphase, any model not under a roof suffers a hit on a roll of ‘6’.
1.6 “I can’t hear you!!” - remove a maximum of 2D6 action markers per side in endphase (abilities not included).
2.1 “Paupeeers!” - each endphase, spawn D3 “zombies” in the middle of a random non-player board edge. These
split up and move 2D6” towards the closest model(s) each endphase. Any model within 2” of a Zombie in
the endphase does not automatically remove any action markers. The ”zombies” may be attacked normally.
2.2 “Nothing to me but blinding” - randomise one non-player board edge. Models that are attacking in the direction
of this board edge receive hit(-1).
2.3 “You think darkness is your ally?” - all models have Stealth(18”)
2.4 “I know this player’s battleground!” - each endphase, shrink the board D6” from all directions. Any model finding
itself outside the board returns to staging.
2.5 “You’ll have to imagine the fire!“ - each endphase, randomise a non-impassable terrain piece - it becomes
dangerous in addition to any other effects.
2.6 “How can anyone fight in this cold/heat?” - all models remove one (1) action marker instead of two (2) in the
endphase.
3.1 Unique terrain: Street vendor/doc. Someone is crazy, greedy or grizzled enough not to flee the impending
shootout and has decided to offer their services to the combatants. Any model is evacuated immediately if
within 6”. Any model may spend a full action next to the vendor to receive a smoke, frag or AT-grenade.
3.2 Unique terrain: Loading crane. Any model occupying this terrain (max 1) has +2 cover and may as an action
move any other friendly model within 18” to anywhere within 18”
3.3 Unique terrain: Mounted rivet cannon. Any one model next to the rivet cannon (24” (4)) may fire it instead of
its own weapon.
3.4 Unique terrain: Drinking hole. Each endphase, spawn D3 angry patrons next to the ‘hole if there are less
than two (2) patrons already there. Then, patrons will attack the closest model within 6” with a CC(1)
“broken bottle” attack. The patrons may be attacked normally.
3.5 Unique terrain: Stalking anomaly. All models within 12” of the anomaly are treated as if they are within 2”
of an enemy in the endphase, taking wounds for extra action markers unless they withdraw.
3.6 Unique terrain: Grabber plant/beast. Move all models within 18” of the grabber 2D6” towards the grabber
in the endphase. Any model within 2” of the grabber does not automatically remove action markers in the
endphase.
4.1 - 6.5 Nothing special. Enjoy your shootout in peace.
6.6 Roll twice, and use both results.

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Skirmish Faction Generator
Pick two (2) descriptors for your skirmish faction
(and come up with a suitable name, of course!) - these
determine possible Faction Point expenditures, and
possibly grant other traits. Factions (other than Chemist)
also have Loathing towards factions with the opposing
descriptor.
Techno
Spend one (1) Faction Point to:
So that’s how it feels: Use a free smoke grenade from any
model.
Tinkerers: one (1) weapon becomes Masterwork until
end of game.
Mutant
Spend one (1) Faction Point to:
Born broken: Ignore physical trauma on one (1) model
this game.
Under the skin: attack with Axe (equivalent).
Aristo
Spend one (1) Faction Point to:
Best care money can buy: skip one (1) roll on the injury
table.
Hired help: Include 1x Hireling (Defence(3), Pistol) in
your force for free (may attach to any model).
Cultist
Spend one (1) Faction Point to:
Doubt: one(1) enemy unit may not leave staging this
turn.
Instigator: cancel opponent FP use on 2+, on ‘6’, retain
FP.
Lawbringer
Spend one (1) Faction Point to:
Freeze!: place one (1) action marker on one (1) enemy
unit within 12” of one of your models.
Well covered: attack one (1) enemy unit with (1), hit(re-
roll), vital strike from the highest spot on the table.
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EXAMPLE
A player has assembled a group of hard-bitten individuals called
the “Legal Action Warriors”. They have the “Classic” and
“Lawbringer” descriptors, granting them the traits for each. They
also have Loathing(Outlaw).
OPTIONAL
Allow players to pick a third descriptor, at the cost of one (1)
Faction Point.
Feral
Spend one (1) Faction Point to:
Born in it: re-roll the battlefield condition roll.
Molded by it: one (1) model ignores battlefield
conditions this game.
Pureblood
Instead of additional options, this faction has Loathing vs all
other factions except Classic Pureblood.
Prole
Spend one (1) Faction Point to:
Local support: evacuate all downed models (enemies
included)
Loyal comrades: Include 1x Worker (Defence(3),
Sledgehammer) in your force for free (may attach to
any model).
Zealot
Spend one (1) Faction Point to:
Conviction: one (1) model gets Frenzied Assault until end
of turn.
Exterminator: attack with 4” (D3), hit(auto).
Outlaw
Spend one (1) Faction Point to:
Hey Peppin!: one (1) ducking model may attack as if
not ducking.
Quick or Dead: one (1) model may make a 3” move.
Cyborg Alien
Spend one (1) Faction Point to: Spend one (1) Faction Point to:
Enhanced: Roll on the triage table with +1. Twitch: make one (1) attack with a friendly downed
model.
Only replacements: purchase cyber-prosthetics at half price.
Caught: cancel one (1) withdrawal move.
Shadow Showboat
Spend one (1) Faction Point to: Spend one (1) Faction Point to:
Ingress: one (1) model gets Insertion this game. On stage: Remove all action markers from model in
endphase if in enemy LOS.
Egress: Return one (1) friendly model to staging.
Dazzle: Enemy re-rolls all hit rolls of ‘6’ this turn.
Chemist Classic
Spend one (1) Faction Point to: Instead of additional options, this faction has +1FP.
Benzo: Ignore mental trauma on one (1) model this
game.
Pzycho: one (1) model gets Relentless Assault this game.

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 Skirmish Example Scenario
1: “Boss of the hill”
Boss of the Hill is the simplest skirmish scenario
imaginable - both teams scramble to reach and secure a
point of superiority. But in order to do this, they need
to cover both the approach and the objective itself. And
in order to do that, it needs to cover the positions from
which it is possible to do just that… and on it goes. It
ensures manoeuvre, has great tactical depth and plays
very, very fast.
●●Battlefield: place terrain and select opposing board
edges in any mutually acceptable manner. Place one
(1) objective dead centre of the table, in a relatively
exposed position, perhaps at the top of a multi-story
terrain piece, if one is available.
●●Forces: use the standard force generation rules.
●●Deployment: both players move in from their
respective board edge.
●●Initiative: Initiative is with the player who has
models the furthest from the objective (randomize
on ties and first turn).
●●Progression: Play progresses until there is a winner.
During the first turn, neither player may Triple Move.
●●Victory: The player who first manages to have
its models closest to the objective for three (3)
endphases is the winner. These need not be
consecutive. Should both players have models within
3” of the objective it is considered contested, and
does not count towards the victory of either player.
Variants
Claim Turf - Instead of using the objective, measure the
furthest (horizontal) distance of friendly models from
the friendly board edge, without any enemy models
closer to that board edge (use same for initiative).
Playing for keeps - instead of three (3) endphases, play to
five (5).
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Skirmish Example
Scenario 2: “Escort”
Escort is another simple skirmish scenario, which has
the potential to be somewhat less forced and slower in
pace. It also clearly differentiates between an attacker
and a defender, leading to a somewhat asymmetrical play
experience.
●●Battlefield: place terrain, and select opposing board
edges as well as attacker and defender roles, in any
mutually acceptable manner.
●●Forces: use the standard force generation rules. The
defender also fields 1x VIP: Defence(5), Bestow
Bodyguard 3”.
●●Deployment: both players move in from their
respective board edge.
●●Initiative: The initiative is always with the attacker.
●●Progression: Play progresses until there is a winner.
During the first turn, neither player may Triple Move.
Should the VIP fall, the defender has to perform
triage (see the triage special rule) the same turn, or
the VIP bleeds out in the endphase. The VIP may
not be evacuated.
●●Victory: The defender wins if it manages to traverse
the board and exit the opposite edge with the VIP.
The attacker wins if the VIP is removed as a casualty.
If the attacker manages to leave dragging a downed
VIP, the game is a draw.
Variant: Capture Dr Flag
Instead of killing, the attacker needs to capture the VIP
and exit it through their own board edge (i.e. - both
teams are trying to exit the VIP on the same board
edge). The player who alone has a model within 3” of
the VIP controls the VIP. Initiative is with the player
who doesn’t control the VIP.
Skirmish Example
Scenario 3: Escape!
In Escape! the two opposing forces have both spotted a
way out, an opportunity to leave whatever misfortunate
surroundings they find themselves in behind; perhaps
to escape a prison camp/barge/island/fortress/arena/
what have you, climb to a better life in the city above
or simply escape whatever is coming for them, be it
the fuzz, other gangs or some disastrous calamity. If
only the combatants cooperated, they could perhaps all
escape, but no such luck. Instead, both sides scramble
to get out, fighting the others in the process. Trouble
is, the more of your people that escape, the less remain
to fight...
●●Battlefield: place terrain and select opposing board
edges in any mutually acceptable manner. Place an
escape (hatch/ladder/slide/pod/choppa etc) dead
centre of the table.
●●Forces: use the standard force generation rules.
●●Deployment: both players move in from their
respective board edge.
●●Initiative: The initiative is with the player who has
the largest portion of their team still unescaped
(randomize on ties and first turn).
●●Progression: Play progresses until there is a winner.
During the first turn, neither player may Triple Move.
Should the game progress for eight (8) turns with
no winner, or casualties reach levels where victory
is impossible for all parties, the game is a draw. Any
models that are able to reach the escape and spend
one (1) move are removed from the board, max
three (3) models may escape each turn.
●●Victory: Whomever manages to escape with at least
half of their models wins.

Variant: Dangling ladder ers! I’m closin

g the hatch
“So long, suck m e!”
behind
The escape point moves each turn (perhaps the ladder
is dangling, hatches are opening and closing, rappelling
ropes are being cut, etc). Each endphase move the
escape 3D6” in a random direction. If it would move
out of bounds, bounce it in another random direction.
Another variant is to move the escape every time
someone successfully escapes, or randomizing the
position completely. Please note that these variants
make for a potentially more unstable game experience.

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Skirmish Example Scenario
4: “Assault the Rig!”
Assault the Rig! is a more complicated scenario, with several
moving parts and a constantly changing battlefield. The
centrepiece is the “Hauler Rig” - a futuristic trailer
rig around which everything else gravitates - literally!
Instead of moving the Rig, everything else not able to
keep up with it is moved across the battlefield, simulating
a high-speed car chase. One faction controls the Rig,
one wishes to control it - the stage is set for pumping oil,
burning rubber and spilling blood.
●●Battlefield: One 2 by 4 feet (60 by 120 cm) stretch
of bare superhighway. One short board edge should
be designated as the “forward” edge, the opposite
edge becoming the “backwards” edge. Place one
Hauler Rig on the centre line of the board, 9” from
the forward edge. The Rig should consist of at
least two parts; one armoured cab and one or more
carriages. The carriage(s) should be at least 6” by
12”, not more than 4” high, with room for several
models on top, preferably in cover. The defender
falls back towards the cab, the attacker towards a
friendly vehicle with leftover capacity, leaping if it
must. If none, withdrawal is not possible.
●●Forces: This scenario is suitable for slightly bigger
forces, 80p or so. The attacker should have roughly
+50% forces, and enough civilian armoured cars,
trucks and the like to hold all attackers. (For point
values, see the ”Rigger Bands...” example) The
defender should have one or two cars with which to
protect the Rig. The attacker may purchase Insertion
for up to half of the attacking non-vehicle models at
2p each (but see below).
●●Deployment: The defender deploys on the rig and
in any defending vehicles, who are in turn deployed
within 9” of the Rig. The attacker moves in from the
backwards edge.
●●Initiative: The initiative is always with the attacker.
●●Progression: Each endphase, move all terrain
pieces, wrecks or vehicles with two (2) or more
remaining action markers 12” towards the
backwards board edge, (removing them if they move
off - vehicles go into the attacker’s staging area).
Also move any non-vehicle (exceptions as below)
stranded on the highway surface 12” backwards.
Should a terrain piece impact a vehicle, that
vehicle immediately suffers a wound and (if it
lives) is moved back with the terrain piece and
out of its path. If a wreck or vehicle impacts
another vehicle, treat it as a sideswipe (see above).
On alternating turns, starting with the attacker,
players spawn one terrain piece at the forward board
edge. These pieces may not be in the path of the
Rig, but may overhang it. Models using Insertion or
Infiltrate may start deployed on any of these pieces,
instead of their normal deployment method.
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Play progresses for six (6) turns, or less if the
attacker wins.
●●Victory: The attacker wins if it manages to separate
the carriage(s) from the cab by having a model on
(or next to if there is no room) the coupling without
action markers remaining in the endphase. The
defender wins if it manages to prevent this for six
(6) turns.
Special rules
●●All vehicles are faced towards the forward edge at all
times. The standard move for vehicles is 6” or 12” if
it moves straight backwards.
●●The unarmed CC attack of vehicles is changed to
Sideswipe CC(2), allocate 1 action marker per hit,
hit(+1) vs vehicles with a smaller table footprint,
hit(-1) vs vehicles with a bigger table footprint,
allocate 1 action marker to attacker for each ‘1’
rolled. Do not roll to wound.
●●Any non-vehicle (with the exception of bikes, gyro-
monowheels, hoverboards or the like) who finds
itself on the superhighway surface immediately
suffers a wound.
Variants:
Rig vs Rig - Play on a 4 by 4 feet table, place one rig
on each half. Rigs may move D3” each endphase, but
not into the path of terrain. Initiative is with the player
whose Rig is furthest from the forward table edge. Both
players have similarly sized forces.
“This is now an aerial pursuit! ” - same as above, but in the
air, with aircraft and tall buildings.
Skirmish campaigns
While regular Skirmish scenarios can be fun, it is in
campaign play that the format really shines. With
less models to handle, more care can be given to
every individual model, giving it and its compatriots
a backstory (but not too much - show, don’t tell!) and
taking them from combat to combat; earning experience
and managing injury, as well as the economics and
logistics of your group.
For an example of a Skirmish campaign, see Rigger Bands
of the Highwaylands.
While there are many ways to set up a campaign,
depending on number of players, time available to said
players, desired length of the campaign, etc., they usually
have some of the same considerations in common:
Force generation
In a campaign it is possible to start even smaller than
the standard 50p, if you want the experience of really
clawing yourself up from the bottom; 40 or even 30p
is recommended in this case. (You should still aim at
around 10 models, or you’ll just be playing a game with
fewer models…).
The decision to include vehicles should be mutual, and
agreed upon restrictions may apply (such as a maximum
number of vehicles, Defence, armament etc).
The Roster
Just because a team consists of a certain number of
models, doesn’t mean that all of them will be participating
in all games. Some might be recuperating from injury,
others not suitable to the game being played, or perhaps
your team simply is so big that everyone cannot go at
the same time.
Playing games
When it comes to allocation of the games to be played,
there are a couple of different methods available. The
first, most basic, is to have a fixed number of games
versus specific opponents, much like a sports league.
This ensures fairness, but can be unforgiving towards
players who do not have as much time to devote to
gaming. A fixed format can also help people to find new
people to play with. The opposite is having a freestyle
format, where all participants are free to play games
with whomever at any time. This affords players great
flexibility, but also means that some teams can get well
ahead of the others. An option in between these two
is a restricted format, which is essentially freestyle, but
contains restrictions such as “max 2 games/week” or
“no two games versus the same team in a row”.
You can also have bidding formats, where players bid for
games with whatever victory metric you are using (see
below). Players with more formidable teams will find
that they get fewer opponents unless they are willing
to ante up greater sums. Another method to achieve
balance is to have leagues, where the top half (for
example) of teams only fights teams in the top half, etc.
Regardless of your chosen method, players should also
agree on a point’s value for each game; players with a
larger roster will just have to leave some people behind.
If you really want to play a bigger battle than a player
is able, allow that player to fill out the remainder with
mercs, thugs or the like.
Rewards
Most campaigns will want to split cash (or whatever
equivalent works in your play setting!) - used to purchase
models, gear and the like, and experience used to give your
models traits. All participants should get roughly the same
amount of experience, but winners should generally get
more cash. Make sure something is gained even on loss,
or winning teams will quickly outpace the losers (not
to mention that losers won’t be able to replenish losses,
leading to a painful death spiral). Perhaps the loser gets
more experience, representing hard lessons learned?
Advancement and injury
Injury is covered in the lasting injury rules; simply roll
for all casualties between games. Advancement is usually
handled through pre-defined advancement schemes, keyed
around for example a battlefield role or skill group.
Depending on the expected length of your campaign
you will want to have different rates of advancement,
i.e., have them cost different amounts of experience.
Ending a campaign
Eventually, all good things should come to an end, and
campaigns are no exception. There are several ways
to end a campaign, but all should aim for a satisfying
conclusion to the games and stories you have been
playing over the course of the campaign. One way is
to divide the players into endgame skirmishes, where
eventually one ‘band will stand tall above the others. If
the players are few enough, you could all play on the
same table; if there are more of you, several tables might
be preferable, “tournament style”. If the story allows
and there are enough players, you can even divide into
teams and play a Battle!
If the campaign has been more story-based, it is entirely
possible to pair off players into individual games to
determine the eventual fate of their group. Perhaps two
nemeses fight it out to the death? Perhaps two players
make a desperate final stand against a greater evil?
Another approach is to have a victory metric, (reputation,
won games, experience, cash…) and simply declare a
winner after a set number of games. This is particularly
appropriate for larger player groups, where it might be
difficult and/or undesirable to get together for finals.
When the campaign has ended, fill out the log with some
words on how it all went, and then save it somewhere to
look at when you’re old and grey.
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 Narratives
In Narratives, a Game Master (“GM”) is introduced,
opening up a whole new world of possibilities. Scenarios
are often cooperative or semi-cooperative, with the
players fighting opposition forces (“opfor”) controlled
by the GM. The focus on individual models is even
stronger than in a Skirmish, with each player controlling
a combat team of only a handful of special characters.
Together, you will be weaving tales of your own making,
empowered by your models and scenery.
Suggested extra rules for Narratives are the same as for
Skirmishes, with the addition of Skills to provide even
more options and Fate Points to make the characters the
protagonists they are supposed to be!
OPTIONALS
●●Ammo count: For longer games, you might want to
track ammo expenditure for restricted weapons to
avoid balance issues. Roughly three (3) attacks worth
of ammunition is a good rule of thumb. If you
absolutely love beancounting and logistics, by all means track
expenditure for regular weapons as well, but give these roughly
five (5) attacks worth.
●●Locally sourced: Allow on-site procurement of
weapons and ammunition from fallen enemies. It
is otherwise assumed that narratives operate on a “computer
game” logic, where this isn’t possible. This is especially
important in scenarios where they players start in
captivity, unless someone has conveniently placed all
their equipment right outside their cell.
Using a GM
For those that have played tabletop role-playing games
before, using a GM is nothing new7, and we will not go
into great detail here, simply noting that the GM acts
as a facilitator for the game, controlling the scenario
“behind the scenes” and working to provide as good an
experience as possible for the players. The GM weaves
the story in collaboration with the players, but the GM
also handles any rule ambiguities, things the players
might want to do not covered by the rules, etc.
Everything becomes easier with a GM taking care of the
minutiae, and the players can simply concentrate on the
game and the story. It allows for non-transparent play
and surprises, as well as adjustments and rebalancing
during play. In the basic setup the GM controls all
opposing forces and any neutrals, but it is also possible
to have a dedicated opfor player or players, who takes
care of running the opposition.
7  Fun fact: Pen and Paper Role Playing Games actually started out as miniature wargaming with Game Masters in the 1960s (see Fine, G. A., “Shared
Fantasy”).
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Creating teams
Roughly 40p split over four or five models will give
you a decent beginning combat team. These should
be split between useful gear and advancements (3p/
advancement, unless the GM wishes otherwise). Make
sure you have a survivability strategy for your team,
whether it is medics, consumables, multiple wounds, or
other survivability traits. You are supposed to last longer
than the run-of-the-mill, after all!
Please take your time to flesh out the individuals in your
team with names and backstories, if you so desire.
Rare Gear
Included later in this book is a list of rare gear, access
to which is handled by the GM, and are perfect
opportunities for skill rolls! They are also good as special
rewards/loot after and during missions. Some have an
exhaust value - roll each game, and discard the gear if
you roll low enough.
Making Narrative Scenarios
Constructing narrative scenarios is vastly different from
Battle- and Skirmish scenarios; less balancing is required
since the GM can always adapt slightly to the player’s
progress, but there needs to be more story if the scenario
is to be interesting. “Hard” “win or lose” objectives can
be discarded in favour of “soft” story objectives. What
doesn’t change is the necessity of scenarios that require
maneuver, and a good guideline is “someone is coming,
someone is going, something is happening”. Straight
up “slugfests” are rarely entertaining, but they can be
spiced up if the different sides can better their position
with maneuver. Further spice can be added with bonus
objectives, which are not strictly necessary for success, but
will either give bonuses in future games, or let the players
feel a little better about themselves if they can crack
them as well. (Or feel a little less sorry for themselves
should they fail the overall objective.)
You can also experiment with individual objectives
for players alongside the main one; possibly leading to
suspicion and mistrust, creating more drama.
Possibly inspired by modern computer games (and
because it is generally a good idea), many players will
want to sneak into action as often as possible. Let them,
but don’t overdo it - it is an action game, after all. Giving
the players a free “surprise round” if they manage to set
a good ambush isn’t wrong.

Don’t be afraid to create lulls in the fighting where the

players have time to use skills, reposition and collect
themselves. These need not be run turn-by-turn; simply
state that there is a combat pause, and ask each players
in turn what they have their characters doing, then start
everything up again.
Balancing the opposing forces can be tricky, but a canny
GM can always adjust the difficulty as the scenario
progresses, and after a while, will develop a sense
for what the players can handle and will make for an
interesting game. Most player groups will be able to
handle 5p worth of model(s) per player character
without trouble, while 10p per player character should
be a challenge.

In the example scenarios below you will find that they

are addressed to the GM, and read more like suggestions
than finished scenarios; it is up to the GM to fill out the
blanks, using whatever overall narrative you as a group
has established.

Narrative Battles and

Narrative Skirmishes
It is entirely possible to also play Battles and Skirmishes
with a narrative feel, especially for campaigns, using a
GM and establishing an overall storyline. You would
probably not use quite as many extra rules, and likely
have player versus player games more often, but
otherwise use the GM’s role to introduce novelty and
story events.

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 Narrative Example Scenario 1: “Investigation”
In an investigation, the players go in knowing very little,
hoping to learn more and hopefully not get hurt in Variant: “What are they
the process. It is a very open-ended, open-progression
scenario which really showcases the strengths of the
doing here?!”
player/GM dynamic. It can contain suspense, mystery Instead of allies, pit the players against each other as
action and drama, all depending on the setup. Essentially, rivals. Perhaps they all seek the same answers, perhaps
there is something that the players want to know, which their goals are in opposition? In any case, can they
can be as simple as “what is going on here?” and some afford taking the risk? Either roll for initiative among
way to get it, which can be as simple as observing the the players, or assign it to the player furthest from their
goings-on or as difficult as locating separare hidden goals.
clues.
●●Battlefield: something that needs investigation,
and its immediate environs. This could be a shady
part of town/the woods, a gambling or drug den, a
compound or stronghold, a block of flats, or similar.
●●Forces: The players bring their characters as normal,
perhaps with limits depending on their chosen
avenue of approach. The opposition should either
be balanced (adjusting for probable surprise) if you
expect the players to hold the field afterwards, or
tend towards overwhelming if you want the players
to learn and leave, probably in a hurry. Neutrals
are a definite possibility, both as combatants and
noncombatants.
●●Deployment: allow the players great leniency in how
they make their approach. Perhaps they are sneaking
in on foot, infiltrating in disguise, or even going in
“officially”, if they have such clout. They could also
go in “raid style”, guns drawn and knocking down
doors from the get go. Tell the players what they
know already, and what they hope to find out; this
is good place to use the Intel skill to learn more,
but not too much (let the players ask one yes/no
question per increment on the roll, for example).
●●Initiative: the players always have the initiative.
●●Progression: even if the scenario is very open-
ended, one has to remember that it is a miniature
wargame with RPG elements, and not the other way
around. Eventually, most investigations should lead
to some sort of confrontation, with the players either
scrambling to get away or catch their quarry before it
escapes. Thus, it is best played in two distinct phases;
the shorter open phase where players skulk, sneak
and/or deceive and intimidate, and the action phase
where the guns come out.
●●Victory: the players learn whatever secrets the
scenario holds, and either catch their quarry or get
out alive (more or less).

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Narrative Example Scenario 2: “Heist”
In a heist, the players go in against the odds, knowing
most, but perhaps not everything, about their target. Variant: Assault on the Rig
Through careful planning, they need to get in, secure the
loot, and get out. This scenario has less mystery than an Use the rules of the Assault on the Rig Skirmish scenario
investigation, and less surprises, and places even more above, and rob a Rig or similar moving conveyance,
agency into the hands of the players. They have to plan making it a high-speed robbery!
their work and work their plan, hopefully getting as far
as possible before things go sideways.
●●Battlefield: something to rob. This could be a
bank (classic!), a villa, a train, a (large) plane or
craft, a stronghold, the penthouse of a skyrise,
an underground bunker, a convoy… the world
of movies offer plenty of inspiration if needed.
Usually there is a less secure zone, perhaps where
the public, or select guests, have access, and a secure
zone where the alarm will sound if the opposition
discovers something amiss. There should also be
plenty of obstacles and barriers which the players
need to force or circumvent.
●●Forces: The players bring their characters as
normal, perhaps with limits depending on their
chosen avenue of approach. (Getting guns and
equipment where it need to be can be a challenge in
and of itself.) The opfor should eventually become
overwhelming, but start out smaller and get regular
reinforcements.
●●Deployment: here, the players have even greater
freedom to plan their ingress (and eventual egress),
and the options are as varied as the heists! Grappling
hooks, gliders, disguises, attack trucks… this is a
great opportunity for skill rolls, where the players try
to better their position before the actual heist starts.
●●Initiative: the players have the initiative until they
become static (perhaps waiting for an unreliable drill
to do its job?), then the initiative shifts to the opfor,
and back again when they try escaping with the loot.
●●Progression: just like an investigation, a heist
usually progresses in two distinct phases, but instead
of unravelling a mystery in the first part, the players
execute their plan, until the heist goes “hot” (either
by design or mistake!) and it is time to fight your way
forward.
●●Victory: the players get what they came for and
either hold the field (raid) or get out alive (heist).

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 Narrative Example Scenario 3: “Hold the Line”
Hold the Line is another classic, in which the characters
have to protect something or someone for a period of Variant: Escort
time, until the opposition wavers, the players can escape,
or reinforcements arrive, (which, as you know, are not Use the Escort Skirmish scenario and force the players to
always on time). They key to the scenario is to not make mount a moving defence through an area. They have to
it static; if the characters don’t have to move and change scout possible ambush sites, remove obstacles and move
their tactics, the players have nothing to do but counting the package, all at the same time. This need of course
odds. Instead, they should be weighing who goes where not be a person that the players have control over, it
when, what a line of defence is worth, and even make could also be an automated cargo conveyor or light
occasional counterattacks. vehicle with a payload, for example.
●●Battlefield: a defensible location, preferably with
multiple layers of defence and multiple approaches
(this is important, as it forces the players into
manoeuvre). This could for example be a compound,
an underground bunker, a crash site, a halted convoy
(perhaps after an ambush?) or a precinct. In the
centre, there should be the thing that the players
are trying to protect, but there is ideally multiple
locations, arranged in such a way that the capture
of one makes it easier to capture the critical centre.
●●Forces: The players bring their characters as normal,
perhaps with some backup, or at least initially
friendly characters, whose loyalties eventually come
into suspicion. The opfor should arrive in waves of
varying strength, but each wave should be slightly
underbalanced compared to the players, since they
have to fight several of them. Also make sure to vary
the opposition slightly every time.
●●Deployment: the players deploy anywhere on the
table. The Opfor moves in through any table edge,
but could also occasionally emerge from sewers/
grates/what have you to throw things out of balance.
●●Initiative: the opfor always has the initiative.
●●Progression: Between each wave, give the players
some breathing room and a skill check each to
better their circumstances. Perhaps a passage can
be barricaded, critical facts recalled or neutrals
swayed to the cause? Roughly mid game, something
significant should change, such as the opposition
creating a new avenue of approach, a neutral turning
sides or automated defences failing.
●●Victory: After a set number of waves, the players
either defeat the opposition (in this case the final
wave should be upped somewhat in strength,
perhaps even with a “boss” like creature) or the
avenue of escape opens and the players have to fight
their way out.

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Narrative Example Scenario 4: “Convoy Assault”
In this scenario the players have to ambush and
possibly stop a convoy moving through their prepared Variant: Aerial assault!
ambuscade. For once, it is they that get to keep secrets
from and surprise the GM, who has to move into the Play on a significantly larger board, and appraise the
trap blindly. As long as the players don’t go overboard players that the convoy will be an low-flying aerial
with their preps, this will provide an interesting challenge convoy, consisting of vtol aircraft and the like (for the
for both parties. purposes of this mission, some hover vehicles might
also fit). Expect the players to adjust (and ramp up) their
●●Battlefield: a proper place for an ambuscade. Allow preps accordingly. Also make sure that whichever entity
the players great leniency in setting up the terrain controls the convoy adopts a “everyone comes home”
(assume that an arranged misfortune somewhere policy. (Allow the players to interrupt aircraft with reactions
else has prompted a last second change of route) but
make sure that the convoy has at least a couple (3+) mid-move.)
alternative routes across, besides the main route.
●●Forces: The players bring their characters as normal,
perhaps with some backup. Also allow the players to
secretly record a number of preparations (3 or so),
such as improvised explosives, T-boning cars, cranes
rigged to fall or drop their load, spike strips, etc.
(Providing an exhaustive list is impossible, and would
ruin both the surprise and creative opportunity!). If
they are too outlandish, the GM may require skill
rolls when they are triggered, to see exactly how well
the scheme executes. The Opfor should be slightly
overbalanced compared to the players, and all be
mounted in civilian armoured cars, trucks or similar
vehicles. For a real challenge, even throw in a light
tank or IFV.
●●Deployment: the players secretly record their
deployment anywhere on the table, and only reveal
themselves as they take action. The Opfor moves in
through a known table edge, at least initially along a
known route.
●●Initiative: the players have the initiative until they
have fulfilled their objective, after which the initiative
passes to the Opfor.
●●Progression: shortly after the convoy enters the
battlefield the players will supposedly spring their
trap, and the game is on! The convoy either has to
force their way through, or find an alternate route,
hoping that the players haven’t anticipated this as
well! Should escape prove impossible, the convoy
will “circle the wagons”, dig in and await help.
●●Victory: an objective should be designated for the
players, and the forces balanced accordingly. Perhaps
they need to take out a VIP in one of the cars (but
don’t know which), perhaps they need to steal
something, or perhaps just do as much damage as
possible before time runs out? (Avoid “knocking out
a specific car” - crafty players will have the scenario
over before it begins!)

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Narrative Campaigns
While it can be perfectly satisfying to play only Narrative
one-offs, it is as a series of interlinked scenarios that
build an overall story where much of the enjoyment is
found. Here, we can follow the group of characters as
they grow and develop, fostering an attachment that will
increase the drama in your games.
Advancement
Just like skirmishes, advancement of characters is
usually handled through advancement schemes, but the
GM can always greenlight exceptions. Depending on your
expected campaign length, you will have to have different rates of
advancement.

For an example of a Narrative Campaign, see Uprising

in Nevinsmouth.
Running a campaign with a GM is quite different from
other campaigns, where you have to set everything in
place beforehand. Instead, the GM can make some
things up as you go, constructing scenarios from the
actions of the players and their success/failure. It also
opens up for more mystery, with the GM revealing the
plot step by step.

Something which must be kept in mind during narrative

campaigns is how to tackle mission failure. Being taken
out or falling into enemy hands need not be the end, but
can rather be the start of the next scenario. However,
if you want your games gritty, by all means make sure
that every failure costs the players dearly. In all cases,
however, make sure that you try to make failure fun;
exciting last stands, heroic sacrifice and/or cowardice,
blazing recklessness… sometimes just the feeling that
everything is fully and truly not going your way can be
quite satisfying.

In case of character death players should generally be

allowed to enter a replacement character of similar
value (minus any experience spent on the character or
acquired gear).

The GM is responsible for awarding the players with gear

(often in the form of rare items and/or consumables)
and experience. Experience should generally tick up
at a steady pace, with bonuses for side objectives and
spectacular accomplishments and failures; gear can have
a greater ebb and flow depending on the players’ actions
and the nature of the campaign.

Played this way F28 comes close to pen and paper

role-playing games and it is perfectly possible to take
your favourite RPG characters into F28 and vice versa.
You can even play the “downtime” between scenarios as
traditional role-playing, if you like.

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 Design Notes
Had we known from the beginning how much of
a project making this would be, we might never have
started down this road, but not unlike the frog who
gradually becomes accustomed to the heating water, we
eventually decided that we would like to make something
of it, and here we are. It is our first attempt at getting
the F28 rules out there, and if they are even moderately
successful, we’ll probably release an updated version
in the future. No battle plan survives contact with the
enemy, after all.
These design notes are an attempt to clarify our
thoughts on a number of rule-related subjects in our
own game, and is something that I feel is sorely lacking
in many other similar products. How many times haven’t
we shook our heads at a rule, thinking “I wonder what
the designer attempted to achieve here? Why like this?”.
We don’t think all readers will find all answers here, but
some, and if urgent questions remain just ask us; in this
day and age we shouldn’t be hard to find.
Creating rules is difficult, writing rules is even more difficult.
The holy trinity of clarity, brevity and unambiguity (not
to mention accessibility) is hard to reach, and often
compromises have to be made somewhere. Early on, we
decided that our target audience for F28 is players who
have some familiarity with tabletop miniature games,
and as a consequence we are able to sacrifice some
accessibility for brevity. All designers want to write rules
that set out general principles and then have the finer
points emerge organically from there, but this is more
difficult than it sounds - even with the tightest of writing
someone will always need clarification that, yes, “this”
means you can do “that”, and often this type of writing
just isn’t possible. What might take a second to explain
face-to-face requires text with a ton of special cases and
ugly turns of phrase to get it right. Our transport rules
are a good example - easy enough to describe verbally,
but a true headache to write, and likely challenging to
grasp without the accompanying illustration and/or
example.
Names are very important when designing games where
so little of the rules text is placed on the game tokens
themselves (compared to for example a board or card
game). In the best of worlds, keywords need to be easily
recognised as keywords, yet hint at the rules behind
them. Sometimes we use generally understood terms
that are used by several games (wounds, defence), sometimes
military parlance (infiltrate, exfiltrate), sometimes plaintext
(leader, hazardous), and sometimes even inspired by
8  GNS and Other Matters of Role-playing Theory. Adept press.
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programming (any keyword with a parenthesis after).
We have worked *a lot* with the nomenclature in F28,
probably owing to our backgrounds as linguists and
researchers, and yet, in many places we are far from
satisfied.
Realism is always a tricky subject when it comes to
games that operate in the realm of the fantastic. We are
however convinced that some sort of solid grounding is
necessary for players to be able to envision and immerse
in the sorties being created on the tabletop. If they stray
too far from what we conceive as possible, and perhaps
most importantly, from the settings own internal logic -
there is always one, even if it is twisted - we have trouble
identifying with the stories, and this dimension is lost, or
diminished. We do not claim that F28 is a realistic game,
so much is completely wrong, from weapon ranges,
ground scale, hit probability and more, but we do hope
that some of the strategies employed in “real life”, such
as fixing and flanking, actually work in our game.
When it comes to the GNS model (Edwards, 20018),
which divides game experiences (originally tabletop
RPGs, but eminently applicable to other games as
well) into “gamist” (a focus on the gaming experience),
“simulationist” (a focus on the simulation of a game
world) and “narrativist” (a focus on the stories being told),
F28 sacrifices some gamism in favour of the other two.
You will not find convoluted “builds” and combinations
of abilities in F28, at least not with its present content,
and you will not need intimate knowledge of your
opponent’s force in order to counter said combinations.
We have tried to avoid “hard counters” in the game, and
with the exception of anti-tank and anti-air capability,
made sure that most units have an effect on most others,
at least in theory.
F28 can be an unforgiving game. There is plenty of things
that you might get away with under other systems that
just isn’t possible here, among them movement in the
open versus significant enemy fire. Your troops will be
suppressed and eventually decimated. The same goes
for failing to bring enough anti-tank capacity; although
there are ways for foot troops to deal with vehicles,
especially using the extra vehicle rules - for monsters,
less so. While this means that some games really can
be over before they begin, we hope that players will
appreciate the inherent tactical challenges.
F28 sacrifices (almost) everything in the name of speed. There
are no separate morale rolls, few common abilities that
require extra rolls, no setup and deployment phase,
no statline lookups… for some, this is a blessing,
allowing them to finish more games and perhaps most
importantly, to squeeze in a game without trouble after
work. To others, it is probably too reductionist, having
sacrificed what they feel makes a game fun.
The activation system is one of the core systems in F28,
and was the first component we put in place. It has
moved through a couple of iterations - in the earliest
version the initiative player could *only* move, and the
non-initiative player could *only* shoot, but this was
eventually abandoned. The effect of what you might call
“perpetual overwatch” is mainly twofold - both players
need to be engaged all the time, and very significant
defence primacy (it is easier to defend than to attack).
Despite the extra pressure this placed on scenario
construction and balancing, we felt that the advantages
outweigh the drawbacks.
The issue of dice and rolls is important in any game that
uses them. Which dice? How many? We have juggled
many issues throughout the design process, and tried a
multitude of combinations. For a long time, F28 used
only one roll for effect, but this became too limiting,
and using other dice than the standard D6 both makes it
difficult for players to get into the game, and is difficult
when rolling a large amount of dice. Note though that
it is the same player that makes both rolls, eliminating
the need to transfer information and dice between the
players mid-resolution.
The reinforcement problem is a particularly interesting case,
and while we are not entirely satisfied with our triple
move solution, we have yet to come up with something
better. The trouble is this - with fixed move rates and
a limited amount of turns, reinforcements will often
be hard pressed to arrive at the line of battle in time
to influence the outcome to a great extent. Believing
that no-one should shuffle plastic just for the sake of
shuffling, we allow greater moves for greater risks -
unless you are in a position of relative safety, such as
reinforcements arriving behind your own lines.
When it comes to things that go boom, the template was the
standard go-to mechanic for games of this type up to
very recently. Trouble is, templates inherently slow the
game, not because they are difficult to use, but because
players need to take greater care to spread out when
moving and positioning their models. Coming up with
an alternative - a random number of fixed hits - was
easy, but created its own set of problems, especially
considering our three scales. What worked in battles did
not work as well in skirmishes (at one point allowing
players to effectively drop grenades at their feet!), but
although our ultimate solution is far from elegant it gets
the job done.
Bringing a knife to a gunfight isn’t generally considered
a good idea, but it is nevertheless a staple in many
miniature games at this scale, especially if they lean
towards the fantastic. In F28, getting into position for a
close combat attack can be difficult, but one you’re there
reasonably rewarding, as the endphase rules ensures
that an overwhelmed enemy will either take losses or
fall back. Using transports, smoke and other delivery
systems it is possible to employ a close-combat oriented
force, but without some combined arms fire support,
successes will be hard-won.
In F28, players build lists with the help of lists built with
lists. While confusing at first, it does make sense, as
the lists are made and used with different authority.
At the top we have our gear and trait lists, which are
made by us as designers and tested to work with the
rest of the F28 rules system and be able to support
many different settings and model collections. In the
middle we have faction lists, hopefully built by your own
community, tailored towards what setting you want to
play in, and with the goal of both capturing the feel of
that setting, as well as ensuring a (at least somewhat)
fair and balanced play experience. Lastly the army lists,
which are made by individual players seeking to outdo
their opponents. Make no mistake though - listmaking is
*hard* and while we have based ours (both the example
faction lists and traits/gear) on much playtesting, some
simulation and a not insignificant amount of math, it is
very likely that they aren’t perfect.
Testing is the lynchpin of good game design, and
ultimately what separates the wheat from the chaff of
designers. F28 has been tested extensively, probably
more than many similar games and more than anything
else we’ve done, but it is still far from enough. Testing is
prohibitively expensive, both in time and social capital,
and in the end we failed to test as much as we’d like.
But we decided early that it is better to get out there
than remain in development forever; we hope that any
enthusiasts we pick up will tell us of all the faults and
peculiarities they find, so that we can get back to them
in the future.
F28 arrives with three campaigns, one for each scale, not
because they are somehow special, but because we
wanted to explore and show off the possible design
space. Making them was a blast, from the first insane
games of Assault the Rig! to the depressing, anti-war anti-
intervention message of Long March through the Suck. They
are each different in scope, with the narrative campaign
likely being the least distinctive - since the format might
be unfamiliar to many, we felt that breaking entirely new
ground with the campaign probably wasn’t a good idea.
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 The issue of play stability divides players, often along
competitive/non-competitive lines, but not always.
Should anything be able to happen at any time, sometimes
leading to a feeling of great instability but also surprise
and wonder, or should events be more controlled,
creating stability and predictability? The gameplay
aesthetics (Lundgren, Bergström & Björk, 20099) of
these two approaches are significantly different, and has
to be matched to player tastes. In F28 we have tried to
point out where stability drops sharply, at the same time
recognizing that we already are on the unstable end of
the spectrum compared to e.g. chess.
Casual versus competitive is a divider among many players,
and if all those players we’ve met who claims that they
are only “casual” really meant it, tabletop tournaments
wouldn’t be nearly as filled. Truly competitive games
place enormous strain on a design, and we are probably
the kind of people that are so competitive that we’d
never compete in a game as ambiguous and unstable as
a tabletop miniatures game! This only leaves more casual
play when we play with miniatures, and as was stated in
the introduction, F28 is not made with “tryhard” players
in mind. As an additional caveat, we also believe that
undue competitiveness stops players from questioning
the “canon” or “RAW” of the game designers, keeping
them from making modifications that would make their
play experience more in accordance with their wishes.
Never be so competitive that you stop questioning, stop
deconstructing, stop designing.

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 CAMPAIGN SETTING

War Always
Changes
While we could have left you high and dry to figure out
what to do with all these rules, that seemed petty, so we
made this setting based of our own favourite models.

This chapter contains sample campaigns for all three

game formats, faction lists for use in Battles (mainly -
nothing prevents using units from the faction lists in
Skirmish and Narrative if you so desire), weapons for
use in Skirmish and Narrative, templates for standard
models, as well as lists of all traits encountered in this
book. At the very last are sample mystic schools for use
with the faction lists.

Twoscore years in the future, years so horrible

that each feels like ten lifetimes, the earth is a
different place. Old gods have awakened (or so
their worshippers claim, at least) and rent the
world asunder in a Great Maelstrom, wreaking
havoc on the earth’s ecosystem. Some took refuge
underground in great Chambers, while some
stayed and were forever changed under the harsh
light of right stars; some more than others.

Many different factions now vie for supremacy

and survival in the apocalyptic landscape,
sometimes through cunning diplomacy and
fragile alliances, sometimes through clandestine
“shadow wars”, often through brutal warfare
(which pale in comparison to the conflicts of old,
of course - there just isn’t enough resources for
the titanic battles of earth’s past. Just don’t tell
them that).

In the confines of the near future, there is only one

truth: War. War Always Changes…

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 BATTLE CAMPAIGN
“Long March
through the Suck”
Everyone showed up with the best intentions. Secure
resources for their dependents. Liberate the populace.
Civilize the natives. As with all such expeditions, it
quickly went sideways. Now, all the Expeditionary
Forces, whatever their colours, are just trying to get
home through the Suck…
Long March through the Suck is a legacy scenario with a
twist - instead of your forces growing in strength and
number, they must fight a desperate struggle against
attrition and lack of supplies. In the end, even the
luckiest may be reduced to small, scattered bands of
soldiers as their parent armies lose cohesion entirely.
A number of perils await on the journey - higher
echelons and local superiors blinded by pride and/or
guilt who insist that objectives still be fulfilled no matter
what, locals in danger, locals who put you in danger,
opportunistic soldiers defecting in search of “the big
score”; but above all, the inhospitable nature of the
Suck itself; a crumbling, ever-shifting collection of the
worst terrain on offer.
●●Supplies are the lifeblood of all armed forces
(although the nature of said supplies can vary,
depending on the nature of said armies…) and
without it, soldiers and beasts hunger, machines
grind to a halt and guns fall silent. As they clash over
what meagre supplies remain, the chilling realisation
that you use supplies to get supplies creates its own
particular brand of vicious desperation. See them
dwindle with your fortunes.
●●Experience is hard won in the Suck, and always
the result of pain and loss. As soldiers march on,
they learn the necessary tricks to stay alive, and are
hardened in the face of ceaseless conflict.
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Assembling your
Expeditionary Force
Decide on a points value for your campaign; about three
times the points value of your average game is a good
start. Create a roster for your force and chose carefully
- it will only degrade over time. This roster need not
follow army selection guidelines (but each individual
battle does, so better get a good mix).
All EFs start with Supplies equal to double (2x) the
campaign points value.
Life in the Suck
Life in the Suck is a long series of Battles, each one more
desperate than the next, as the EFs strive towards the
ultimate objective - escape.
In order to reach the final battlefield, each EF needs
to have played one (1) battle per 500p campaign points
value.
Each battle, build a force from your roster and pay
Supplies equal to their points value. Should you find
yourself unable to satisfy force requirements, you may
(permanently) promote units from one unit category to
another until you can.
EXAMPLE
A player using the example lists has no command units. The
player promotes a special unit to command, noting this in the
roster.
At the end of each battle, tally up the losses in both
armies. 50% of those losses return as reinforcements,
delete the rest from your respective rosters. In some
cases you may have to “downcycle” and/or merge units
to fill out the ranks. At the same time, the survivors
become tougher - each player receives half of their
permanent losses in experience.
EXAMPLE
A player has taken 238p of losses in a game. 119p has to be
deducted from the roster, but player A also gets 60 Experience.
By spending as much experience as a unit’s points value, The commander of the first EF to reach the escape
the unit becomes veteran and may pick a trait from the point(s) has the privilege of “going native”, and become
list below. hell bent that none must escape. The objective for this
player shifts to protecting the beachhead from all other
●●Morale(1) armies. If you are so many players that you have several
●●Tough(2) OR Tough(+1) escape tables, this applies to the first commander to
reach each table’s escape point(s).
●●Vanguard
●●Concealment (non-vehicles/massives only) If there are several players who have only shreds left of
their force, set up a special side-table skirmish version
●●Loathing of the above setup. Perhaps as bigger battles rage above,
●●Run and Gun small bands of survivors fight in the tunnels below? Or
in terrain so harsh that regular forces wouldn’t go there?
●●Fanatic
●●Accurate (cost x2) There is no “victory” in the usual sense in Long
March through the Suck. If you live, you “win”.
The loser of each battle has to remove a further 20% You can brag to the other players that you won
of their remaining roster to attrition. In case of a draw, more than they did if you want, but the dead won’t
both forces suffer 25% attrition. hear you.

EXAMPLE
After the losses above Player A has 2881p remaining in their
roster. Since they lost, a further 576p is deducted.

Getting off this Blasted Rock

The endgame battle(s) of LMttS should be on the knife’s
edge between despair and desperation; a tale of soldiers
and their machines being ground to dust by the forces
of time, always victims to the “bigger picture”.

In the endgame, players will field all that remain of

their EF, regardless of supplies. If you have any leftover
supplies, these can be used to purchase additional
Faction Points at 50p each. Forces enter the final tables
in order of won battles, and should be paired off as
evenly as possible. For every battle won in excess of
your opponents, you arrive one (1) turn earlier.

EXAMPLE
Players A, B, C and D has won 1,2, 3 and 3 battles
respectively. Players A and B face each other, player B arriving
one (1) turn earlier; Players C and D face each other, arriving
at the same time.

The exact endgame setup varies with the number of

players, but has the same overall format. Designate one
or two tables as the “beachhead” tables where escape is
possible (the actual method of escape can be reskinned
in whatever way suits your chosen setting, of course).
Then create a “tree” of tables where the players will
fight a desperate struggle to be awarded the privilege
of fighting an even more desperate struggle on the final
tables!

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 SKIRMISH CAMPAIGN

“Rigger Bands
of the
Highwaylands”
In Rigger Bands of the Highwaylands, players maintain huge
“combat rigs” that transport vital loads on the ancient
superhighways between the megacities, suspended far
above the desolation below. Manning these rigs are the
Rigger Bands, fatalistic folk willing to risk it all for the
thrill and the chance to prove themselves. All hope to
create a legacy of the Highways, to burn their names
into the concrete for all future generations to see.

When there are no loads to be hauled, the Rigger Bands

jump into ramshackle vehicles and do their best to oust
the competition, possibly scoring some sweet, sweet
scrap in the process.
●●Scrap is the scrip of the Highwaylands, and is used
by the ‘Bands to hire Riggers, buy vehicles, rig- and
vehicle upgrades, gear and more. Scrap is gained by
delivering or stealing loads and/or completing bonus
objectives. Interestingly enough, one (1) Scrap is the
equivalent of one (1) force point.
●●Experience is gained by Riggers just by staying
alive, but also through the completion of bonus
objectives, if you come up with any. It is used to
gain advancements, and. if a Rigger is lucky, his or
her Experience stays ahead of his or her injuries!
Experience points are worth army points only when
converted to advancements, see below.
●●Legacy is what all Rigger Bands strive towards - to
be the ones that gets their names carved into history.
All Riggers are aware that no-one lasts forever in
the Highwaylands - if the Road doesn’t get you, the
accumulation of poisons eventually will - and that it
is the marks you leave upon the roads when you’re
gone that counts. Legacy is gained from retiring
Riggers. One (1) Scrap or Experience is worth one
(1) Legacy point - funny how that works, huh?

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Putting together a Band
A Rigger Band consists of three parts - the Rig, the
Riggers themselves, and their vehicles. These come in
all forms, shapes and sizes, and we encourage players
to be very lenient with crazy innovations and modelling
experiments. Trucks, sleds, ramps, motorbikes,
hoverboards - if it is fast, go for it! You will discover
eventually what works balance-wise and what doesn’t,
until then just go with the mad, zany flow of the game.
- their own or
”Everyone has a Rig
someone else ’s.” -Ol d Rig ger saying
The Rig
The Rig is the main breadwinner of the Band, moving
loads of precious cargo between the megacities. What all
should have in common is a cab section and a carriage
section, as described in the “Assault the Rig!” scenario.
Players can then upgrade their Rig to make it more
personal, and stand out from the hoi polloi of ‘haulers.
Below are some examples of possible Rig upgrades, but
players are strongly encouraged to come up with their
own crazy ideas, and/or reskin these.
Each upgrade costs 20 Scrap, +5 per upgrade already
installed.
UPGRADE
Power Boost - move everything except the Rig 6”
towards the backwards edge, one use (per game).
Higher Edges - the carriages of the Rig may have up to
6” high sides.
Road Bunker - the Rig may have 1x Structure,
Defence(8), Capacity(3), Firing Ports(3).
Wrecker (ball, shears, etc) - Any model manning this
upgrade (max 1) may attack with it instead of its own
weapon (3” (1), wound(+4), vs vehicles only).
Assault plank/crane/pole/catapult - Any model manning
this upgrade (max 1) has +2 cover and may as an
action move any other friendly model within 2” to
anywhere within 12”.
Separate section - the Rig may have two separate
carriage sections.
Bunnycatcher (spikes, nets, etc) - any model using a leap to
board the Rig takes a dangerous terrain test
Droppable container - you may drop a container or
similar object (max 6x2”) from the rear of the Rig in
the endphase, after any terrain moves; it functions as
any other piece of terrain. One use (per game).
Anti-climbing spikes - Rig sides counts as dangerous
terrain
Trap Dispenser (spikes, oil, engine-chaff) - Any model
manning this upgrade (max 1) may use it as an action;
roll D6 for any one (1) vehicle directly behind the
Rig: 1-3: no effect, 4-5: vehicle receives one (1) action
marker, 6: two (2) action markers
The Riggers
Each player creates an initial roster of 120p of Riggers
(max 4 restricted weapons).
Rigger Vehicles
Rigger vehicles are as colourful as the Riggers themselves,
and unlike the venerated Rig, are usually treated like little
more than instruments towards either protecting the
Rig, or assaulting someone else’s.
Each player creates an initial roster of 60p of vehicles.
As a starting point select from the following vehicles:
VEHICLE COST
Civilian Armoured Car: Vehicle(wheeled), 10P
Defence(7), Capacity(4), Firing Ports(2)
(max 1 upgrade).
Universal Carrier: Vehicle(tracked, open), 20P
Defence(8/7), Capacity(6) (max 1 upgrade).
Utility Vehicle: Vehicle(wheeled), 20P
Defence(7), Capacity(2) (max 3 upgrades).
Truck: Vehicle(wheeled, *open), 25P
Defence(7), Capacity(10) (max 2 upgrades).
Bike/Quad: riding model may move like a 3P
vehicle (no upgrades).
Heavy Bike/Quad: riding model may move 5P
like a vehicle, Capacity(1) (max 1 upgrade).
Hoverboard/bike: riding model may move 5P
like a vehicle with hover (no upgrades).
Some vehicles may be upgraded (as indicated), increasing
their points value. Below are some suggestions. Again,
players are expected to come up with and model their
own creative ideas.
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 UPGRADE
Power Boost - move vehicle 12” straight
forward, one use (per game).
Speed - move 3” extra with each non-
backwards move.
Armour - Defence(+1).
Stable Firing Ports - Firing Ports(+2).
Assault Ramp - vehicle has ladder that may
be used to scale the Rig’s sides (see advanced
movement).
Assault Pole - any one (1) model may ride the
pole. Besides elevation, this model may drop
from the pole anywhere within 9” with one
(1) move. A model adjacent to an unridden
pole may climb it as a full action.
Bike Ramp - adjacent light bikes may use the
vehicle to leap 2D6” with one move.
Smoke Screen - attacks tracing LOS through
the area directly behind this vehicle are
potshots.
Morale Booster - vehicle has Leader(2, 18”)
(max 1 in ‘Band).
Spikes/Blades/Reinforced Ram - vehicle has CC
(2), wound(+2).
Weapon mount - vehicle may mount one (1)
restricted weapon (paid separately).
Playing games
When playing games, players agree on a points value as
usual and select models from their respective roster.
The main action of RBotH occurs (unsurprisingly) on
the Highway. Rig assaults are described in the “Assault
the Rig!” Skirmish scenario. Make sure players get to
play both attacker and defender roles.
Not every scenario needs to be set on the Highway,
however. It is perfectly acceptable, and probably
preferable, to mix stuff up with “regular” skirmish
missions now and then. Rigger Bands are a rowdy bunch,
and often look to settle scores and acquire a profit “off
road”, so to speak. In these games, generally don’t bring
vehicles, unless of course you make a scenario on your
own that includes them. They should also generally be
smaller, and with less at stake - it is on the Highway that
Legacies are made, after all!
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COST
10P
Between games
After each game, roll on the injury table for all Riggers
10P downed during the fight.
The winner gets 40% of the game size in scrap, and the
10P
loser 20%. In case of a draw, both get 15%. These may
5P be used to purchase additional Riggers, Gear, Vehicles
and/or upgrades.
5P
Both players get 10 Experience, allocated as evenly as
possible between participating Riggers. All Riggers
5P injured during the game receive +1 Experience. Every
three (3) Experience points the Rigger receives one (1)
advancement, which also increases their points cost by
three (3). Advancements in a third category (besides
common) cost five (5) Experience, but still only increase
the models point’s worth by three(3).
5P
Any vehicles knocked out during a game is put together
5P again in the Rigger ChopShops between games, or
replacements are found, at a cost of one (1) Scrap each10.
Riggers are retired when they leave the roster, either
20P
voluntarily or involuntarily as the result of injury. Add
their value (scrap + experience) to your Legacy.
5P
Campaign progression
10P
Players should decide beforehand how many games they
want their campaign to last. Make sure that everyone
has an opponent for every game. If you are an uneven
amount of players, the odd player out can play against
the infamous “Clone Team”, who just happens to have
the same stats as another player’s ‘Band, but are never
seen or heard of afterwards!
After the last game, players retire all remaining Riggers
in their rosters and tallies up their Legacy. Create a hall
of fame with all different ‘Bands, and allow the winners
to revel in their glory!
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 NARRATIVE CAMPAIGN
“Uprising in
Nevinsmouth”
GM EYES ONLY! NON-GMS SHOULD
NOT READ BEYOND THIS POINT!
This scenario places many responsibilities on the GM;
you must be prepared to not only prepare the scenarios,
but also “fill in the blanks” depending on your players,
their combat teams and any differences in setting, as well
as available models and scenery. You must also come up
with suitable individual objectives for the players, as well
as re-balancing slightly if the players are not up to the
task, or feel unchallenged.
Campaign special rules
Forward no matter what! - instead of models missing games
from injury, the player starts the scenario with one less
Fate Point for each such encumbrance. Should the player
have more injured models than Fate Points, deduct from
future Fate Points. If it is the last mission everyone gets
to participate regardless.
Award the players two (2) advancements after each
scenario, to be distributed among that player’s models.
Completing a player individual objective grants two (2)
additional advancements for that player. Since the campaign
is only five scenarios long, advancement is relatively fast.
Player characters: use standard force generation for
Narratives.
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All is not well in the small, quaint, coastal megacity of
Nevinsmouth. Secretly, for years, the citizens have been making
pacts with the denizens of the Tide, trading their souls, along with
their formerly good looks for wealth and longevity. Agents of the
Republic’s First Order have been investigating these shenanigans
for quite some time, but unbeknownst to them, the seeds of
revolution are ready to hatch sooner than they think…
Opposing Forces:
●●Cultist: Defence(3), less than 1p of weapons, such
as musket+simple cc/pistol+1x grenade/simple cc
+grenade/rifle/basic cc/smg
●●Cultist Guard: 1p of weapons
●●Cultist Heavy: Defence(5), 5-15p of weapons
●●Cultist Lieutenant: Wounds(2), Defence(5),
Leader(1), 2p of weapons
●●Cultist Mystic: Wounds(2), Defence(min 5),
Leader(1), Serfmind Mystic(2), 2p of weapons
●●Cultist Aircraft: Vehicle(aircraft), Defence(7),
Capacity(6), 2x Storm Slugger
●●Lesser Tide Assault Beast: Defence(3),
Move(nimble), Charge(3), CC (2)
●●Tide Beast: Wounds(3), Defence (5), Tough(2),
CC(3), wound(+3) OR 18” (3)
●●Emerging Tide Beast Head: Wounds (6x number
of players), Defence(6), Immune to suppression,
Move(3), Summon(number of players x2 Tentacle,
within 3”, endphase each turn), Fang-filled orifice
(3” (1 vs all models in range), hit(auto) if target
within 2” of tentacle, wound(+3, no triage possible)
●●Emerging Tide Beast Tentacle: Wounds(2),
Defence(5), Move(9, hover), No Escape, Grab
(when moving, move any one (1) enemy model
within 2” the same distance), Engulf CC (2),
wound(no), suppression(x2)
Mission 1: “Evacuate!”
All over the megacity, mysterious cultists are suddenly
assaulting critical infrastructure, storming stockades and
seizing arsenals. The characters are holed up at a small,
auxiliary safehouse of the Republic’s First Order when
the alarm sounds - the perimeter has been breached!

The characters have to destroy all sensitive equipment

and burn all documents before making their escape by
breaking out in one of the Republic’s armoured cars.
Meanwhile, wave after wave of Tide cultists storm
the compound, bent on destroying the characters and
learning the secrets of the Republic.

See the Hold the Line narrative example scenario for

more on how to play Evacuate!
●●The Battlefield: A defensible compound with a
civilian armoured car or similar vehicle, plenty of
cover, at least both perimeter and central building(s).
Spread liberal ammounts of sensitive material
throughout, and somewhere to dispose of it
●●The Opposition: three (3) Cultists per player per
wave.
●●Success: The characters escape, having destroyed at
least half of the sensitive data and -equipment.
◦◦ Bonus: The characters escape, having destroyed
all of the sensitive data and -equipment. This
effectively purges all traces of them from the
databanks, granting them a free re-roll for all
related skill checks next mission.
●●Failure: The characters escape having destroyed
less than half of the sensitive data and -equipment.
During the next mission, the guards have lists of
Republic sympathisers, increasing the difficulty of
the infiltration attempt (related skill checks become
one step more difficult) or similar counter to the
players’ strategies.
◦◦ Critical failure: None of the characters escape.
Perhaps this group of agents didn’t have what
it takes to serve in the Orders of the Republic?
Clearly, this narrative is about some other group
of agents, and the players have just played a
harrowing prologue! Play the scenario again,
with another group of agents, somewhere else
in the city.
●●Example Player individual objectives:Steal/
protect a particular piece of data/equipment, kill a
number of hostiles, capture a hostile.

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 Mission 2: “Uncloaking the Shadows”
Given that the revolutionists cannot possibly hold out ●●Failure: The characters are discovered and driven
against the martial might of the Republic for long, they off before they can complete their objective. Not
must have some other nefarious plan, and the characters realising the necessity of speed, the characters take
their own sweet time in getting to the next mission;
aim to find out what it is. Fortunately for them, the where the mystic has already breached the arcane
uprising is still in its early stages and knowing who is library.
enemy and who is friend is still difficult - for both sides.
◦◦ Critical failure: All characters fall in the attempt.
Going undercover among the cultists, the characters Luckily for them, they are underestimated by
must learn the terrible secrets of the cult while risking their captors and manage to escape. Hopefully,
they will be able to continue despite their injuries!
life, limb and sanity. This might also be the only time (This is also a wonderful opportunity to play a
that the Order can place a deep cover operative among special escape scenario!)
the uprising...
●●Example player individual objectives: be the
Uncloaking the Shadows is a classic investigation scenario deep cover operative, kill a specific cultist, don’t
leave without “saying goodbye”, never fire a shot.
where the players have great freedom as to how they will
reach their objective. As GM, you will have to place red
herrings as well as critical information clues in the mission
area, which can be data dumps in hackable terminals,
people to be interrogated/interviewed/eavesdropped
upon, notes to steal, etc. Making a handout for the final
piece of the puzzle, revealing that the cultists plan to
summon creatures from the great Tide (what else?) will
likely enhance the play experience. The turning point of
the scenario comes when the enemy bigwigs arrive and
the stakes suddenly get higher. This could also be a great
opportunity to foreshadow a later adversary.
●●The Battlefield: An enemy staging area with several
buildings, vehicles coming and going, checkpoints
and guards. The characters move in from one of the
board edges, possibly in a vehicle.
●●The Opposition: Place one Cultist and one
Cultist Guard per player throughout the staging
area, manning checkpoints and keeping watch.
Place one suspicious Cultist Lieutenant pacing to
and fro, constantly checking its timepiece. Should
the alarm sound, spawn an additional D3 Cultists
in appropriate locations each endphase. After an
appropriate period of time (preferably after the
players have learned where the information is, but
before they are able to retrieve it), a group of Tide
Bigwigs (one (1) cultist guard per player, and one (1)
cultist Mystic with one (1) cultist heavy) land in an
aerial transport (itself not part of the scenario in a
combat capacity) to whip the staging area into shape.
●●Success: The characters manage secure the vital
data, through whatever means they chose, and
escape with it.
◦◦ Bonus: The characters manage to insinuate one
of their own among the enemy ranks under deep
cover. In the next mission, this character can
start undercover among the opposition.

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Mission 3: “On Site Procurement”
Alone, outnumbered, and outgunned versus the Hordes ●●Possible player individual objectives: Escape
of the Tide, the characters set out to at least fix one of with gold, deny the gold to the enemy, duel the
the aforementioned problems… mystic, steal texts from the library.

Smack in the middle of the megacity’s Gold Exchange,

sits a hidden First Order vault filled to the brim with
weapons and equipment (the gold currently holds little
value). The problem: the enemy holds the Exchange,
and it is one of the most secure buildings in the city.
The characters have to heist the vault, and perhaps strike
a devastating blow to the enemy while they’re at it.

On Site Procurement is a classic heist scenario, and is best

played as such. Careful planning, more or less crazy
schemes and preparations, a tense “infiltration” phase
followed by high-octane action. For extra tension, allow
the players to keep one or more preps secret from the
GM, springing it as needed.
●●The Battlefield: The Gold Exchange highrise (or at
least part of it), with several floors, one central vault
(where the gold is), and one hidden vault (where the
arsenal is). Complete with security office, rooftop
with landing pad and arcane library. The characters
ingress through their chosen method. (Hopefully,
the same goes for their egress…)
●●The Opposition: Create a pool of roughly six (6)
cultists and four (4) cultist guards per player, use player
Intel skill rolls as well as intelligence-seeking preps
as a guideline to how many you deploy beforehand,
have the rest in reserve (since the players don’t know
where they are, they could be anywhere!). Don’t be
afraid to reveal the total numbers of the opposition
if they roll/prep well enough. In addition, one (1)
Cultist Mystic, three (3) Cultist Guard and one (1)
Cultist heavy are trying to breach the arcane library
to steal ancient secrets.
●●Success: The characters escape with as much swag
as possible (the details of which are up to the GM).
In future missions, they will hopefully be able to put
it to good use.
◦◦ Bonus: The characters thwart the Cultist Mystic,
who as a result will not appear in future missions.
●●Failure: The characters fail to breach the vault. For
whatever comes, they will have to make do with the
equipment they already have.
◦◦ Critical failure: All characters fall in the
attempt. During the next mission, they will
start as prisoners on their way to the enemy lair.
(Which is where they were going anyway, but
under better circumstances!)

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 Mission 4: “Fight in Flight”
Boarding the gargantuan cargo- and passenger skyliner ●●Success: The characters manage to stay aloft long
Calve Fort, the characters aim to drop straight into the enough to reach their destination and escape.
enemy base. A sound enough plan, if the enemy had ◦◦ Bonus: The characters make a controlled
not already divined their whereabouts, and infiltrated the debarkation, and manage to bring a container
very ‘liner that they’re on! of extra equipment . During the final mission,
they will have access to one Scout Walker
The characters have to seize the cockpit and prevent (Vehicle(walker, light), Defence(7), 1 restricted
the cultists from crashing the skyliner, both protecting weapon) and extra gear (GM’s choice).
the cockpit and reacting to the actions of the cultists on ●●Failure: The liner crashes with the characters on it.
board, possibly manning the guns of the ‘liner in the Defying death and all odds, they manage to escape
second half of the mission. the wreck and make it to the enemy base. For the final
mission, they will be without all but light equipment.
Fight in Flight is a highly fluid dynamic scenario where ◦◦ Critical failure: all characters fall in the attempt,
the players have to deal with multiple crises, some visible and are taken prisoner in the enemy base. They
at game start (don’t let the bridge fall!) and some that begin the final mission captured.
appear later. This is meant to be a challenging scenario
where the players have to use tactical smarts to be ●●Possible player side objectives: The ‘liner is safe/
will crash when the characters leave, escape with/kill
able to thwart the cultists; just mindlessly charging the specific passenger, satisfy gambling addiction.
nearest group should be doomed to fail. Instead, players
should have to control critical chokepoints, allocate a
quick-reaction reserve and anticipate enemy movement.
●●The Battlefield: The Calve Fort. One cargo deck
(containers!), one passenger deck (cabins!) and
one lounge deck (spa and casino!), complete with
crew, security areas and the all-important cockpit.
Also make sure that the ‘liner has some defensive
emplacements for the second act. The characters’
starting positions are somewhat flexible; paranoid
groups begin nestled among the containers, less
paranoid groups in their cabins, least paranoid
scattered about, perhaps in the casino? The more
they are spread out the better they can respond, but
are more vulnerable.
●●The Opposition: Create three opposition groups
of two (2) Cultists and two (2) Cultist Guard per
player, one (1) Cultist heavy and one (1) Cultist
Lieutenant. Include the Cultist Mystic from the last
scenario along with two Tide beasts unless thwarted.
One group actively searches for the characters,
one goes for the bridge, and the third spreads out
seeking to create mayhem by other means. Place
only when encountered by the characters. At an
opportune moment, introduce two or more cultist
aircraft that attempt to attack and board the skyliner
(fill with appropriate reinforcements up to capacity).
Either have them attack the ‘liners four (4) engines
(Wounds (2), Defence(6)), or strafe anyone close to
windows; finally dropping the reinforcements near
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Mission 5: “Below the Waves Great Mr Sea lies sleeping”
The enemy’s plan is now laid bare - fuelled by the
anguish of the uprising, the cultists seek to complete the
Call of the Sea and awaken that which sleeps below. In
their reef-perched underwater lair they will enact a dark
ritual, sacrificing blood and virtue to the Tide in order to
bring forth those that slumber in the deep.

The characters have to give it all in service to the

Republic and stop the vile ritual before it is too late! But
can they really make progress against the Tide?
Below the Waves… is the final scenario of the campaign,
and should be played as such. It is a no-sneak, no holds
barred title fight kind of deal, in which the characters
have to struggle against wave after wave of opposition
forces, but without the benefit of a protected position,
after which they have to defeat a “boss” type creature.
●●The Battlefield: Great Mr Sea’s sprawling undersea
base (or a section thereof). Nightmarish caverns,
hidden passages, vast chasms, slave pens… complete
with a ritual room with a moon pool, from which
the foul beasts of the Tide issue forth! Start the
characters on the opposite end from the ritual
room, with several rooms, hazards and obstacles in
between.
●●The Opposition: Spawn one (1) Cultist Guard or
Lesser Tide Beast per player each endphase outside
LOS of the characters. In each room, spawn 2-3
Cultist Guard, one (1) Tide Beast and the occasional
Cultist Heavy. If the Cultist Mystic with entourage
still isn’t dead, it waits in the ritual room together
with the Emerging Tide Beast Head, and three (3)
Emerging Tide Beast Tentacles per player.
●●Success: The characters defeat the opposition
and stop the Call of the Sea from going out. The
characters have succeeded in thwarting the plans of
the Tide and the darkness is pushed back another
day. But the cost… the terrible cost!!
◦◦ Bonus: The characters are still alive and sound
of mind.
●●Critical Failure: The characters fall, and together
with a whole swath of Merica are doomed to feed
the Tide!

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Faction Lists
This section contains Faction Lists for the War Always
Changes setting, and as they are fairly generic can be
used as a base for creating your own lists for your model
collections. These are most applicable for Battles, but
can be used as inspiration for Skirmishes and Narratives
as well.
Force generation
The lists are divided into three unit categories; Command,
Core and Special. When generating forces players must
include:
●●One (1) Command entry
●●Max one (1) Special entry for each Core entry
●●Max two (2) upgrades per full 300 points in their
force. Unless otherwise specified, a unit may only take an
upgrade once.
Players get 1 Faction Point per full 300 points in their
force, and can spend them during force generation to
exceed the limits above - one (1) FP lets you take:
●●One (1) additional Command entry,
(to a maximum of two (2))
●●One (1) extra Special entry
●●Two (2) additional upgrades
OPTIONAL
One (1) FP can also be used to allow you take one (1) Core
entry from another faction list as allies, or two (2) FP for a
Special entry (which also counts as a Special entry in your
force).
Feel free to impose further limitations depending on the standing
of the various factions in your interpretation of the setting.
Vehicle deployment
Even if bought as a single entry, non-light vehicles form
their own separate units, as do organic transports.
Reading the unit entries
The first listed points value is for the minimum size of
the unit, if there is an option of fielding a larger unit,
this is followed by the cost for each additional model.
A trailing ’+’ sign means that there are additonal options
in the unit description that could increase the price.
The unit description includes minimum and maximum
number of models, traits and armament.
Whenever a trait or armament is preceded by an asterix
‘*’, this means that it is an option, paid for separately. In
most cases this replaces the model’s original weaponry.
”A/Bx” means that you can take A for each B number
of models in the unit.
Observe that the bold OR takes precedence when
reading the lists; “2x weapon A OR weapon B” means
you can have either two A, two B or one of each, not
two A or one B.
EXAMPLE
CHAKO PAUL DIEHARDS (48P + 8P EACH +)
6-12x Diehard: Tough(2), Morale(1), Shotgun, *1/6x
Heatgun,
*1x Medic: Tough(2), Morale(1), Slug pistol, Medical
Support (+15p)
*Infiltrate (+10p)
In the above example we have a unit of ”Chako Paul
Diehards” (valiant defenders of Chako Paul City), costing
48p for the minimum size of six (6) models. Additional
models may be added at 8p each, up to a total size of 12
models. A player may optionally arm the unit with one (1)
Heatgun for each six (6) models in the unit (paying the cost
listed in the armoury; these replace the respective model’s
shotguns). One (1) ”Medic” may also be added to the unit at
the cost of 15p, and the entire unit can deploy with Infiltrate
for an additional 10p.
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 The Army of the Republic(s)
Somehow, humanity endured. From the ashes of the old
nation-states emerged a republic that spans the globe.
But it is a fractured, divisive lot, struggling to hold
the disparate regions in concert. Technology has gone
both backwards and forwards, and the vast megacities,
refuges from the wasteland, are a far cry from the cities
of old. So are the republican armies, who clashes with
their counterparts in bloody power struggles as often as
outside enemies.
FACTION TRAITS
REPUBLIC WAR MACHINE
Spend one (1) Faction Point:
●●Blitz: one (1) core unit gets Vanguard
●●Artillery support: fire one (1) free Fire Mission (may
be fired by any Spotter, else indirect)
●●Artillery Smoke: fire one (1) free Smoke Mission
COMMAND
FIELD HQ (60P+)
1x Company Commander: Wounds(2), Defence(min
4), Leader(2), Plasma Pistol and Energy Sword OR
Storm Slugger
4x Veteran Soldier/Branch Support; choose from options
below:
●●Storm Trooper: Defence(5), Accurate, AT-
grenades, Slug Autocarbine
●●Weapons Specialist: 1x specialist weapon (cost
included)
●●Medic (max 1): Autorifle, Medical Support
●●Signals (max 1): Autorifle, Communications
●●Fleet officer (max 1): Plasma Pistol, Interdiction
●●Artillery officer (max 1): Pistol, Spotter, 1x Fire
Mission
●●Astral-telepath (max 1): Pistol, Telepath Mystic(1)
●●Company Standard (max 1): Pistol, Bestow
Tough(1) (12”)
●●Staff Clerk (+10p, max 2): Autorifle, Insignificant,
+1 FP
*Republic IFV, *Republic Armoured Car, *Universal
Carrier
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TANK COMMANDER (25P + TANK)
Accurate, Leader(1), Communications, Battle Tank
OR Assault Tank (see respective entries below, paid
separately)
SENIOR POLITICAL OFFICER (30P)
Wounds(2), Defence(5), Plasma Pistol and Energy
Sword OR Storm Slugger, Selective Enforced
Fanaticism (units within 12” may use Fanatic) - may
attach to any non-vehicle unit.
CORE
PLATOON LEADERSHIP (15P, MAX 1
PER 2 INFANTRY SQUADS)
1x Platoon Leader: Bestow Morale(1), Pistol and
Vibrosword
1x Assisting Platoon Leader: Autorifle OR Shotgun
May attach to any Infantry Squad
FIRE SUPPORT SQUAD (30P+, MAX 2
PER PLATOON LEADERSHIP)
6x Soldier: 3x Autorifle, *3x support weapon *Republic
IFV *Universal Carrier
INFANTRY SQUAD (50P+)
10x Soldier: Autorifle, *1x specialist weapon, *1x support
weapon OR specialist weapon *Republic IFV
CONSCRIPT SQUAD (60P)
20x Conscript: Defence(3), 10x Autorifle
VETERAN SQUAD (80P+)
10x Veteran Soldier: Tough(1), Concealment, Autorifle
OR Shotgun OR Pistol and Vibrosword, *3x specialist
weapon, *1x support weapon OR specialist weapon
*Republic IFV *Republic Armoured Car
SPECIAL
BATTLE TANK PLATOON (120P+ EACH)
1-3x Battle Tank: Vehicle(tracked), Defence(11/8),
HMG OR LATcannon (+5p), *2x HMG (+20p);
Tank Gun OR Long-barrelled Tank Gun OR Short-
Barrelled Tank Gun OR Plasma Tank Gun OR Dual
Hicap Autocannon and antiair
 ASSAULT TANK PLATOON (130P+ EACH)
1-3x Assault Tank: Vehicle(tracked), Defence(11/9),
HMG OR Heavy Flamer, *2x Heavy Flamer (+20p)
OR HMG (+20p) OR Heat Cannon (+30p) OR
Plasma Cannon (+30p), Siege Cannon (+10p) OR
Gatling Cannon
STORM TROOPER SQUAD (50P +10P EACH +)
5-10x Storm Trooper: Defence(5), Accurate, AT-
grenades, Slug Autocarbine, *2x specialist weapon, *1x
Volley Gun
*Republic IFV *Republic Armoured Car *Insertion
OR Infiltrate (+20p)
RECON SQUAD (35P+)
5x Recon Soldier: Concealment, 1x Spotter, Autorifle,
*2x Scoped Rifle and Priority(Vital Strike, hit(re-roll))
and Assassin (+10p), *1x specialist weapon, *Infiltrate
(+10p) OR Universal Carrier
WALKER RECON PLATOON (20P+ EACH)
1-3x Scout Walker: Vehicle(walker, light), Defence(7),
Vanguard, 1x support weapon (paid separately)
ARMOURED WALKER PLATOON (20P+ EACH)
1-3x Armoured Walker: Vehicle(walker, light),
Defence(8), 1x support weapon (paid separately)
STUNTIE SHARPSHOOTER SQUAD (40P +8P EACH)
5-10x Stuntie Sniper: Defence(3), Infiltrate,
Concealment, Exfiltrate, Scoped Rifle
ASSAULT ENGINEER SQUAD (50P +8P EACH +)
5-10x Combat Engineer: Ignore Cover, Shotgun, *4x
specialist weapon, *1x Heavy Flamer, *Universal
Carrier, *Republic IFV, *Republic Armoured Car
OGRE SQUAD (25P+ EACH)
1-6x Ogre: Wounds(3), Defence(5), Tough(2), Basic
CC (CC (2)), Ogre Gun OR Grenade Gauntlet and
Combat Shield OR Energy Maul (replaces basic
cc) and Combat Shield *Republic IFV *Republic
Armoured Car
FLAME TANK PLATOON (80P EACH)
1-3x Flame Tank: Vehicle(tracked), Defence(9/8),
HMG OR Heavy Flamer, Flame Cannon
ARTILLERY BATTERY (95P+ EACH)
1-3x Artillery Vehicle: Vehicle(tracked, open),
Defence(9/7), HMG OR Heavy Flamer, Long-
barrelled Tank Gun OR 2x Dual Autocannon and
antiair OR 2x Dual Mortar (-20p) OR Heavy Mortar
and Vanguard (-20p)
PRIMARY TELEPATH (40P)
1x Telepath: Defence(min 4), Telepath Mystic(2), Pistol
2x Caretaker: Defence(min 4), Autorifle
BATTLE TRANSPORT
Universal Carrier (60p+): Vehicle(tracked, open),
Defence(8/7), Move(12), Capacity(6), Vanguard,
Smoke Grenades, HMG OR Heavy Flamer,
*Autocannon OR Heavy Flamer
Republic Armoured Car (60p+): Vehicle(wheeled),
Defence(8/7), Capacity(10), Rugged, Dual Volley
Gun OR Dual Autocannon (+5p), *Gatling Gun
(+15p) OR LATcannon (+15p) OR Dual Missile
Launcher (no antiair option) (+20p)
Republic IFV (75p+): Vehicle(tracked),
Defence(9/7), Capacity(12), Firing Ports(6, non-
support weapons only), Rapid Laser OR Heavy
Flamer OR HMG OR Autocannon (+5p), HMG OR
Heavy Flamer, Smoke Grenades
Republic VTOL Transport (150p+):
Vehicle(VTOL), Defence(8), Capacity(12), Rapid
Laser OR LATcannon(+5p), 2x ATGM OR 2x
Rocket Pod (+10p), *2x HMG (+20p)
UPGRADES
UPGRADE ANY MODEL:
●●Scanner (+15p): opponent may not deploy with
Insertion or Ambush within 15” of model
UPGRADE ANY VEHICLE:
●●ATGM Launcher (+5p): model has 1x ATGM
●●Armour Skirts (+25p): model has one (1) extra
Defence(7) wound
●●Dozer Blade (+10p): model has Robust(1) until it
moves for the first time
UPGRADE ANY NON-VEHICLE UNIT:
●●1x Political Officer (+10p): Defence(5), Bestow
Fanatic, Slugger OR Slug Pistol and Vibrosword
●●1x Priest (+10p): Bestow Loathing, massive
hammer OR shotgun
●●Flak jackets (+5p): models in unit has
Defence(5) vs attacks with the blast trait
UPGRADE ANY UNIT:
●●Smoke Grenades (+5p): unit has Smoke
Grenades
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 WEAPONS OF THE REPUBLIC

NAME TRAITS COST

AT-grenades CC (1), platebreaker, vs vehicles only, heavy 1P

ATGM 11
72” (1), hit(re-roll), wound(+6), priority(only), one use 5P

Autorifle 12” (2) 24” (1) 1P

Energy Maul CC (2), hit(+1 vs unarmed), wound(+3) 2P

Energy Sword CC (2), hit(+1), wound(+2) 2P

Fire Mission Unlimited range (2), blast(D6), hit(-2), wound(+2), indirect(hit(-2)), 5P

priority(only), one use
Gatling Cannon 24” (20), wound(+1), heavy 60P

Gatling Gun 24” (6) 15P

Grenade Gauntlet 12” (1), blast(D3) 2P

Heavy Mortar 12-48” (1), blast(D6), wound(+1), indirect(wound(max 6)), priority(only) 20P

Hicap autocannon 48” (4), wound(+3), heavy 30P

Inferno cannon 12” (2D6), hit(auto), wound(+3), heavy 40P

Long-barrelled Tank AT: 120” (1), wound(+5), platebreaker, heavy 60P

Gun
HE: 120” (1), blast(D3), wound (+3), priority(hit(re-roll)), heavy
Massive Hammer CC (2), wound(+3), uses 2h 0.5P

Ogre Gun 18” (3), wound(+1) 5P

Pistol 12” (1), pistol 0.5P

Plasma Pistol 12” (1), wound(+3), hazardous, pistol 3P

Plasma Tank Gun 36” (D6), hit(auto), wound(+3), priority(re-roll), heavy 60P

Rocket Pod 36” (1), blast(D6), one use 5P

Scoped Rifle 36” (1) 1P

Short-barrelled Tank 18” (1, hit(re-roll)) 36” (1), blast(D6), wound(+3), ignore cover, heavy 60P
Gun
Shotgun 12” (2), wound(+1) 1P

Siege cannon 18” (1), blast(D6), wound(+8), priority(only) 70P

Slug Autocarbine 18” (2), wound(+1) 2P

Slug Gun - ”Slugger” 12” (2) 24”(1), wound(+1) 2P

Slug Pistol 12” (1), wound(+1), pistol 1P

Smoke Mission Activate(3+, 2+ in LOS of Spotter). Place smoke cloud (5” diameter circle) 5P
anywhere on table. Potshots only vs targets within smoke or LOS passing
through until endphase, Concealment for same until 2nd endphase, one use.
Tank Gun AT: 72” (1), wound(+7), heavy 60P

HE: 72” (1), blast(D6), wound (+3), priority(hit(re-roll)), heavy

Vibrosword CC (2), hit(+1 vs unarmed), wound(+1) 0.5P

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 SPECIALIST WEAPONS
Flamer 8” (D6), hit(auto) 5P

Grenade Launcher AT: 18” (1), wound(+3) HE: 18” (1), blast(D3) 5P

Heatgun 12” (1), wound(+5), platebreaker(6”) 5P

LMG 18” (3) 36” (2) 5P

Plasma Gun 12” (2) 24” (1), wound(+3), hazardous 5P

Storm Slugger 12” (3) 24” (2), wound(+1) 3P

SUPPORT WEAPONS
Autocannon 48” (2), wound(+3), heavy 15P

Heat Cannon 24” (2), wound(+5), platebreaker(12”), heavy 15P

Heavy Flamer 12” (D6), hit(auto), wound(+1) 10P

HMG 18” (3) 36” (2), wound(+1), heavy 10P

LATcannon 48” (1), wound(+6), heavy 15P

Missile Launcher HE: 36” (1), blast(D3), heavy AT: 36” (1), wound(+5), heavy 15P

*AA: 36” (1), wound(+3), antiair, heavy (+5p)

Mortar 12-48” (1), blast(D3), indirect(wound(max 6)), priority(only) 10P

Plasma Cannon 36” (1), blast(D3), wound(+3), hazardous, heavy 15P

Rapid Laser 36” (4), heavy 10P

Volley Gun 18” (2), wound(+1), priority(+2 attack dice) 10P

26 Vesper, Annus Horribilis

n’t improved morale. Down
has us on half rat ions since yesterday, which has k from the
Another day in the Suck. Com
man d report it; no one comes bac
unit ion. The foot is get ting worse, but I shan’t re’s no way to tell , they’ve
to 40 rounds of amm
nea r, com man d say s, the beaches are soon – but the act wit h the
s are n hoping for another cont
butcher’s tent. The beache dge on, and at this point I’m eve
All we can do is tru
confiscated all maps. the pain.
the boredom, and possibly
enemy; anything to relieve

29 Vesper us knew that we

of vim and vigor. If any of
er the day we str uck out for the interior. So full hav e che ere d so. Now , all of us just
I still rememb at all, we probably wouldn’t
in one , or sto p agin g mor e, exce pt in irony. It
would age twenty years ises to “the Everlasting Glo
ry of the Republic” any
and painful
bac k, and few sho ut pra tics , vici ous amb ush es
want to get
“mi ssio n of mer cy” bog ged down in petty poli so fas t in the Suck?
didn’t take long until our practicalities of it are lost
Wha t doe s it mat ter if our cause was just, if the of the wor ld, just as long as the
compromises. another fathomless void
e been better spent filling
All that energy would hav
void didn’t shoot back.

31 Vesper
No-one is getting out.
and we rise to meet the call.
The Suck calls yet again,

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 The Chambers
As the cataclysm of the Great Maelstrom struck,
there were those who had already prepared, and they
descended beneath the surface into great chambers,
where they meant to weather the storm. Although
similar, each chamber developed somewhat differently,
and it is unknown exactly how many there are. Now they
have reemerged, changed, with superior technology,
ready to fight anew for humanity’s survival.
FACTION TRAITS,
CHAMBER TACTICS
Spend one (1) Faction Point:
●●Shield of Defiance: opponent is forced to re-roll any
successful wound rolls of one (1) attack versus
one (1) non-vehicle/massive unit.
●●AAA Support: one (1) free (1), hit(re-roll),
wound(+5) attack vs enemy aircraft or VTOL
from friendly board edge.
●●Tactical Mastery: enemy may not deploy with
Insertion or Ambush this turn
COMMAND
CAPTAIN (50P+)
Wounds(3), Defence(6), Tough(2), Morale(1), Storm
Slugger and Energy Sword, select option:
●●Thrust Pack: Move(jump), Insertion
●●Zeal: Bestow Ignore Suppression
●●Man-tank: Massive, Defence(7) (+30p)
Also select:
●●Blade-keeper: Relic Blade
●●Defence field: Defence(min 4)
●●Edict: Bestow Loathing
CHAPLAIN (35P+)
Wounds(2), Defence(6 min 4), Tough(2), Morale(1),
Bestow Morale(1), Energy axe, Plasma pistol OR
Slugger with any underslung specialist weapon, may
select option:
●●Man-tank: Massive, Defence(7), Storm Slugger
(+25p)
●●Thrust Pack: Move(jump), Insertion (+10p)
●●Bike: Move(12), Dual Slugger (+20p)
CHAMBER MYSTIC (30P+)
Wounds(2), Defence(6), Tough(2), Morale(1), Smite
Mystic(2), Slug pistol, Mystic Energy sword,
*Massive, Defence(7), Storm Slugger (+25p)
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CORE
CHAMBER SQUAD (60P + 12P EACH +)
5-10x Chamber Soldier: Defence(6), Tough(2),
Morale(1), Slugger, *1x specialist weapon, *1x specialist
weapon OR support weapon *APC, *Chamber IFV,
*Insertion Capsule
CHAMBER ASSAULT SQUAD (60P + 12 EACH +)
5-10x Chamber Assault Soldier: Defence(6), Tough(2),
Morale(1), Slug Pistol and Vibrosword, AT-grenades,
*2x specialist weapon *Move(Jump) (+3p each),
*Move(jump) and Insertion (+5p each, counts as
special choice),
BIKE SQUAD (60P + 20P EACH)
3-9x Bike: Defence(6), Tough(2), Morale(1), Move(12),
Dual Slugger and Vibrosword
0-2x Attack Bike (+30p each): Wounds(2), Defence(6),
Tough(2), Morale(1), Move(12), Dual Slugger and
Vibrosword, *1x support weapon
SCOUTS (24P + 8P EACH +)
3-5x Scouts: Defence(5), Move(Nimble), *Infiltrate
(+2p each, counts as special choice) , Slug
Autocarbine OR Scoped Slug Rifle OR Slugger OR
Slug pistol and Vibrosword, *1/5x support weapon,
*Insertion Beacon (+15p) *Light hovercraft transport
SPECIAL
CHAMBER VETERAN SQUAD (75P + 15P EACH +)
5-10x Chamber Veteran: Defence(6), Tough(2),
Morale(1), Accurate, Slugger, *1x specialist weapon,
*1x specialist weapon OR support weapon *APC,
*Chamber IFV, *Insertion Capsule
CHAMBER HEAVY WEAPONS (60P +12 EACH +)
5-10x Chamber Soldier: Defence(6), Tough(2),
Morale(1), Slugger, *4x support weapon *APC *IFV
*Insertion Capsule
 MAN-TANK SQUAD (175P + 35P EACH +)
5-10x Man-tank: Massive, Wounds(2), Defence(7),
Tough(3), Morale(1), Insertion, select option:
●●Storm Slugger, Energy Fist OR Vibrofist, *1/5x
Rotary Cannon OR Man-tank Missile Launcher
OR Heavy flamer
●●Lightning Hammer and Assault Shield
●●Paired Energy Combat Claws
CHAMBER WALKER (80P+)
Massive, Wounds(3), Defence(9), Tough(3),
Oversized(+1), 2x Energy Fist and Storm Slugger
OR Dual HMG OR Rotary Cannon OR Plasma
Cannon OR Heat Cannon OR Dual Heavy Flamer
OR Dual Missile Launcher OR Dual Autocannon
(+5p) OR Dual LATcannon (+5p) *Wounds(4)
(+15p)
CHAMBER ASSAULT TRANSPORT (180P)
Vehicle(tracked, assault), Defence(11), Capacity(12),
Run and Gun, Rugged, select option:
●●2x Dual LATcannon, Dual HMG
●●Dual Rotary Cannon, 2x Slugger Rack OR
Enhanced Flamer
CHAMBER LIGHT HOVERCRAFT (45P+ EACH)
1-3x Light Hovercraft: Vehicle(hover, light), Defence(7),
Move(12), HMG OR Heavy Flamer OR Heat
Cannon (+5p), HMG OR Heavy Flamer OR Rotary
Cannon (+5p) OR Heat Cannon (+5p) OR Dual
missile launcher (+10p) OR Vanguard
CHAMBER TANK (80P+)
Vehicle(tracked), Defence(10/8), Hicap autocannon
OR Dual LATcannon, *2x LATcannon (+30p) OR
HMG (+20p)
CHAMBER VTOL ATTACK CRAFT (100P+)
Vehicle(vtol), Defence(8), Dual Rotary Cannon, Dual
HMG OR Dual LATcannon (+5p) OR Dual missile
launcher (+5p)
CHAMBER SIEGE TANK (130P)
Vehicle(tracked), Defence(11/8), Storm Slugger, Siege
Cannon
CHAMBER ARTILLERY VEHICLE (80P)
Vehicle(tracked), Defence(8), Rocket Artillery system
OR Guided Missile Launcher and antiair OR Dual
Hicap Autocannon and antiair
BATTLE TRANSPORT
Light Hovercraft Transport (60p+): Vehicle(hover,
light, open), Defence(7), Move(12), Capacity(5),
Fragmentation Launcher, HMG OR Heavy Flamer
OR Heat Cannon (+5p) OR Rotary Cannon (+5p)
Insertion Capsule (40p): Vehicle(immobile),
Defence(8), Capacity(10), Insertion, Storm Slugger
OR Support Launcher, Smoke Grenades
APC (40p): Vehicle(tracked), Defence(8),
Capacity(10), Storm Slugger, Smoke Grenades
Chamber IFV (50p+): Vehicle(tracked), Defence(8),
Capacity(6), Dual Heavy Flamer OR Dual HMG OR
Dual Heat Cannon OR Dual LATcannon (+5p)
UPGRADES
UPGRADE ANY MODEL:
●●Scanner (+15p): opponent may not deploy with
Insertion or Ambush within 15” of model
●●Insertion Beacon (+15p): one (1) friendly unit
(per turn) deploying with Insertion within 12” of
this model arrive with one (1) less action marker.
UPGRADE ANY UNIT:
●●Smoke Grenades (+5p): unit has Smoke
Grenades
UPGRADE FORCE:
●●Combat Drop(+20p): spend one (1) FP: one (1)
unit with Insertion arrives with one (1) less action
marker
UPGRADE ANY NON-VEHICLE UNIT:
●●1x Chamber Duellist (+25p): Wounds(2),
Defence(7), Tough(3), Morale(1), Extra Strike(1),
Assassin, 2h Energy sword
●●1x Chamber Medic (+25p): Defence(6),
Tough(2), Morale(1), Medical Support, Slugger
●●1x Chamber Technology Specialist (+30p):
Defence(6), Tough(2), Morale(1), Vehicle Repair,
2x Energy fist, Flamer
●●Primary Chamber (+13p each): all models get
Wounds(+1) and +6” to Slugger ranges, but may
not take specialist or support weapons
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 Sub faction: Chamber of Faith
First to cry ”Apocalypse” were the different extremist
religious groups. While many had to resort to drinking
the deathjuice, others were well-funded enough to
survive the judgement whatever deity had brought upon
them far underground. Now they are back, their faith
having fermented to zeal over the decades. Hell bent on
carving out their promised land, be it out of dirt or out
of sinners.
FACTION TRAITS
FORMATIVE FAITH
Spend one (1) Faction Point:
●●Faith and Deeds: remove all remaining action
markers from one (1) unit in endphase
●●Shield of Faith: the opponent has to re-roll all hits
from one attack
●●At Faith’s Core: all your units gain Loathing until
end of turn
COMMAND
FAITH LEADER (50P)
Wounds(3), Defence(6 min 3), Tough(1), Bestow
Morale(1), Leader(1), Martyr(2), Energy sword and
Plasma Pistol OR Slugger and Big Vibrosword OR
Storm Slugger OR Slugger with underslung flamer,
select option:
●●Defence(6 min 5)
●●Relic Blade
●●Holy Relic: +1 FP
May attach to any non-vehicle unit
LESSER FAITH LEADER (25P)
Wounds(2), Defence(6 min 3), Tough(1), Bestow
Morale(1), Martyr(1), Energy sword and Plasma Pistol
OR Slugger and Big Vibrosword OR Storm Slugger
OR Slugger with underslung flamer
May attach to any non-vehicle unit
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CORE
FAITHFUL SQUAD (50P +10P EACH +)
5-10x Faithful: Defence(6 min 3), Slugger, *1x specialist
weapon OR Heavy Flamer , *1x specialist weapon OR
support weapon *APC *Chamber IFV
FAITH MILITIA (30P +3P EACH +)
10-20x Militia: Defence(3), Fanatic, Inaccurate,
Autorifle, *1/10x LMG
SPECIAL
FAITHFUL ELITE (75P +15P EACH +)
5-10x Faithful elite: Defence(6 min 3), Morale(1),
Accurate, Slugger, *1x specialist weapon OR Heavy
Flamer , *1x specialist weapon OR support weapon
*APC *Chamber IFV
REPENTING FAITHFUL (50P + 8P EACH)
5-10x Repenting Faithful: Defence(min 3), Move(Fleet,
Nimble), Martyr(1, whole unit), Big Vibrosword
FAITHFUL ANGELS (60P + 12P EACH +)
5-10x Faithful Angels: Defence(6 min 3), Move(Jump),
Dual Slug Pistol, 1/5x Heatbombs, *2x Dual Hand
Flamer (+5p) OR Dual Heat Pistol (+5p)
FAITHFUL SPECIALIST WEAPONS (50P +10P EACH +)
5-10x Faithful: Defence(6 min 3), Slugger, *4x specialist
weapon *APC *Chamber IFV
FAITHFUL HEAVY WEAPONS (50P +10P EACH +)
5-10x Faithful: Defence(6 min 3), Slugger, *4x support
weapon *APC *Chamber IFV
MISSILE TANK (80P)
Vehicle(tracked), Defence(10/8 min 3), AT missile
rack
FAITH ENGINE (80P EACH)
1-3x Engine: Massive, Wounds(3), Defence(8 min 3),
Oversized(+1), Immune to Suppression, Driving
Hunger, 2x Energy Axe, 2x Heavy Flamer
 BATTLE TRANSPORT
APC (40p): Vehicle(tracked), Defence(8),
Capacity(10), Smoke Grenades, Storm Slugger
Chamber IFV (50p+): Vehicle(tracked), Defence(8),
Capacity(6), Dual Heavy Flamer OR Dual HMG
OR Dual Heat Cannon (+5p) OR Dual LATcannon
(+5p)
UPGRADES
UPGRADE ANY MODEL:
●●Scanner (+15p): opponent may not deploy with
Insertion or Ambush within 15” of model
UPGRADE ANY UNIT:
●●Smoke Grenades (+5p): unit has Smoke
Grenades
UPGRADE ANY VEHICLE:
●●ATGM Launcher (+5p): model has 1x ATGM
UPGRADE ANY NON-VEHICLE UNIT:
●●1x Faithful Medic (+20p): Defence(6 min 3),
Medical Support, Slugger
●●1x Faithful Liaison (+20p): Defence(6 min
3), Liaison(gain 1 FP, spend only on allies), Slug
Pistol
●●1x Faithful Superior (+20p): Wounds(2),
Defence(6 min 3), Martyr(1), plasma pistol and
Energy sword OR Vibrosword and Slugger with
underslung heatgun, plasmagun or flamer
●●1x Priest (+10p): Bestow Loathing, massive
hammer OR shotgun
●●AT-grenades (+10p): all models in unit has
AT-grenades
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 THE CHAMBER REPOSITORY

NAME TRAITS COST

AT missile rack 48” (D6), wound(+5), heavy 30P

Big Vibrosword CC (2), wound(+3), platebreaker 2P

Energy axe CC (2), hit(+1 vs unarmed), wound(+3) 2P

Energy combat claws CC (2), hit(+1 vs unarmed), wound(+2), vicious 2P

Energy fist CC (2), wound(+4) 2P

Energy sword CC (2), hit(+1), wound(+2) 2P

Enhanced Flamer 8” (D6), hit(auto), wound(+2) 15P

Fragmentation launcher 18” (1), blast(D6) 10P

Guided missile launcher 72” (1), hit(re-roll), wound(+6), priority(only) 20P

Hand Flamer 6”(D3), hit(auto), pistol 3P

Heat pistol 6” (1), wound(+5), platebreaker(3”), pistol 3P

Hicap Autocannon 48” (4), wound(+3), heavy 30P

Lightning Hammer CC (2), hit(+1 vs unarmed), wound(+3), suppression(x2) 2P

Man-tank missile launcher HE: 24” (2), blast(D3) AT: 24” (2), wound (+5) 15P

Mystic Energy sword CC (2), hit(+1), wound(+2), mystic 3P

Plasma pistol 12” (1), wound,(+3), hazardous, pistol 2P

Relic blade CC (D6), hit(+1), wound(+2), hazardous 5P

Rocket Artillery system Light: 72” (2), blast(D6), wound(+1), indirect(wound(max 6)) 40P

Heavy: 72” (2), blast (D3), wound(+2), indirect(wound(max 5))

Rotary Cannon 18” (4) 36” (3), wound(+2) 15P

Scoped Slugrifle 36”(1), wound(+1) 2P

Siege Cannon 18” (1), blast(D6), wound(+8), priority(only) 70P

Slug autocarbine 18” (2), wound(+1) 2P

Slug pistol 12” (1), wound(+1), pistol 1P

Slugger Rack 12”(6) 24”(3), wound(+1) hit(re-roll) 10P

Slugger 12” (2) 24”(1), wound(+1) 1P

Support launcher 12”(6) 3P

Twohanded energy sword CC (2), hit(+1), wound(+3) 2P

Vibrofist CC (2), wound(+3), platebreaker 2P

Vibrosword CC (2), hit(+1 vs unarmed), wound(+1) 0.5P

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 SPECIALIST WEAPONS
Energy fist/axe/ (see overleaf) 5P
sword/combat claws
and Plasma pistol
Paired Energy combat CC (3), hit(+1 vs unarmed), wound(+2), vicious 5P
claws
Heatbombs CC (1), wound(+5), platebreaker, vs vehicles only, heavy 5P

Flamer 8” (D6), hit(auto) 5P

Heatgun 12” (1), wound(+5), platebreaker(6”) 5P

LMG 18” (3) 36” (2) 5P

Plasma Gun 12” (2) 24” (1) wound (+3), hazardous 5P

Storm Slugger 12” (3) 24” (2), wound(+1) 3P

SUPPORT WEAPONS
Autocannon 48” (2) wound (+3), heavy 15P

Heat cannon 24” (2), wound(+5), platebreaker(12”), heavy 15P

Heavy Flamer 12” (D6), hit(auto), wound(+1) 10P

HMG 18” (3) 36” (2) wound(+1), heavy 10P

LATcannon 48” (1) wound (+6), heavy 15P

Missile Launcher HE: 36” (1), blast(D3), heavy AT: 36” (1), wound (+5), heavy 15P

*AA: 36” (1), wound (+3), antiair, heavy (+5p)

Plasma Cannon 36” (1), blast(D3), wound(+3), hazardous, heavy 15P

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 The Enclaves
All did however not escape beneath the earth. Some,
prepared in another fashion, more flexible towards the
unorthodox, stuck dark bargains with the emerging
powers, intent on being the instruments of humanity’s
subjugation. These retreated into enclaves in remote
locations, from where they launch attacks on the
Chambers, the Republic and anyone who stands in their
way, as well as squabble amongst themselves on which
entity will ultimately prove superior.
FACTION TRAITS
FAVOUR OF THE OLD ONES
Spend one (1) Faction Point:
●●Return to the Maelstrom: one (1) unit of Maelstrom
Entities is returned to staging and regains D3
wounds.
●●Scorch Earth: target terrain feature becomes
dangerous (in addition to any other effects)
●●Instil Doubt: one (1) attack is made as potshots
COMMAND
ENCLAVE LEADER (60P + OPTIONS)
Wounds(3), Defence(6), Tough(3), Plasma pistol and
Relic Blade, select option:
●●Favoured: +1 FP
●●Man-tank: Massive, Defence(7)
●●Bike: Move(12), Dual Slugger
ENCLAVE MYSTIC (60P+)
Wounds(2), Defence(6 min 4), Tough(2), Dark Arts
Mystic(3), Slug Pistol and Mystic Energy Sword,
*Massive, Defence(7) (+25p)
MAELSTROM SMITH (50P)
Wounds(2), Defence(7), Tough(2), Heatgun and
Flamer, Vehicle Repair, Weaken Defences
ENCLAVE APOSTLE (30P)
Wounds(2), Defence(6 min 5), Tough(3), Leader(1),
Bestow Fanatic, Plasma pistol and Energy Maul
OR Slugger with underslung Flamer, Heatgun or
Plasmagun
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CORE
ENCLAVE SOLDIERS (55P +11P EACH +)
5-10x Enclave Soldier: Defence(6), Tough(2), Slug pistol
and Vibrosword OR Slugger, *1x specialist weapon,
*1x specialist weapon OR support weapon *APC
CULTISTS (30P +3P EACH +)
10-20x Cultist: Defence(3), Pistol and Basic cc OR
Rifle, *1/10x LMG OR Flamer
SPECIAL
ENCLAVE ELITE SOLDIER (70P + 14P EACH +)
5-10x Elite Soldier: Defence(6), Tough(2), Accurate,
Slug pistol and Vibrosword OR Slugger, *1x specialist
weapon, *1x specialist weapon OR support weapon
*APC
ENCLAVE MAELSTROM SOLDIER (75P + 15P EACH +)
5-10x Maelstrom Soldier: Defence(6 min 4), Tough(2),
Move(Fleet), Fanatic, Extra Strike(1), Vibrosword
*APC
ENCLAVE FIRE SUPPORT (55P + 11P EACH +)
5-10x Enclave Soldier: Defence(6), Tough(2), Slugger,
*4x specialist weapon OR support weapon *APC
ENCLAVE MAN-TANKS (125P + 35P EACH +)
5-10x Man-tanks: Massive, Wounds(2), Defence(7),
Tough(3), *1/5x Heavy Flamer (+10p) OR Dual
autocannon (+20p), select option:
●●Slugger with underslung flamer, heatgun or
plasma; Energy sword OR Energy Combat claw
OR Energy fist OR Vibrofist
●●Paired Energy Combat Claw
ENCLAVE HELLWALKER (80P+)
Massive, Wounds(3), Defence(9), Tough(3),
Charge(2), Oversized(+1), 2x Energy Fist OR
Lightning hammer OR Tentacles OR Heat Cannon
OR Dual HMG OR Plasma cannon OR Dual missile
launcher (+5p) OR Dual autocannon (+5p) OR Dual
LATcannon (+5p)
ENCLAVE WEAPON BEASTS (150P + 50P EACH)
3-6x weapon beast: Massive, Wounds(2), Defence(7
min 4), Insertion, Extra Strike(1), Flexible Loadout
(may change between options on activation), Energy
Fist OR Vibrofist OR Lightning hammer OR
Tentacles OR 1x support weapon
 SPECIALIST SOLDIERS (100P + 20P EACH +)
5-10x specialists: Defence(6), Tough(2), Fanatic, chose
option:
●●Anger: Charge(3), Extra Strike(1), Frenzied
Assault, ignores difficult terrain for CC attacks,
Slug Pistol and Vibrosword, *2x plasma pistol and
Energy sword (+5p)
●●Insight: Defence(6 min 5), Move(4, nimble),
wound(+1), Slugger
●●Sickness: Wounds(2), Defence(7), Slugger and
Sick Knife, *2x specialist weapon
●●Pleasure: Move(fleet, nimble), Death Guitar,
*1/5x Death Bass (+15p) OR Death Amp (+15p)
*APC
ENCLAVE BIKERS (45P + 15P EACH +)
3-9x biker: Defence(6), Tough(2), Move(12), Slug
Pistol and Vibrosword, *2x specialist weapon
TENTACLE BEAST (25P EACH)
1-3x Beast: Wounds(3), Defence(5), Tough(6),
Disruption(8”), CC(D3), hit(+1 vs unarmed),
wound(+1)
ENCLAVE JUMP SOLDIER (70P + 14P EACH +)
5-10x Jump Soldier: Defence(6), Tough(2),
Move(Jump), Slug Pistol and Vibrosword, *2x specialist
weapon
ENCLAVE CLAW SOLDIER (75P + 15P EACH)
5-10x Claw Soldier: Defence(6 min 4), Tough(2),
Move(Jump), Paired Energy Combat Claws
HELLDRAGON (90P)
Vehicle(vtol), Defence(9 min 4), Self-repair, Loathing,
Antiair, Gehenna autocannon OR Hellflamer
WALKER TANK (130P+)
Massive, Wounds(4), Defence(9 min 4), Tough(4),
Move(nimble), Oversized(+2), Tank Gun, 2x Energy
Fist, Dual autocannon (+5p) OR Dual HMG OR
Dual LATcannon (+5p), Dual Heavy Flamer OR
Multiple Rocket Pod OR Tentacles
ENCLAVE FIEND (120P+)
Massive, Wounds(4), Defence(9 min 4),
Tough(4),Move(nimble), Regeneration(1, on 4+),
Oversized(+2), select option:
●●(+30p) 2x Gehenna Autocannon OR SR Plasma
cannon
●●Extra Strike(2), 2x Energy Fist OR Vibrofist OR
tentacles
ENCLAVE ASSAULT TRANSPORT (180P)
Vehicle(tracked, assault), Defence(11), Capacity(12),
Run and Gun, Rugged, 2x Dual LATcannon, Dual
HMG
ENCLAVE SIEGE TANK (130P)
Vehicle(tracked), Defence(11/8), Siege Cannon
ENCLAVE TANK (100P+)
Vehicle(tracked), Defence(10/8), Hicap autocannon
OR Dual LATcannon, *2x LATcannon (+30p) OR
HMG (+20p)
MAELSTROM ENTITIES (75P + 15P EACH)
5-10x maelstrom entity: Defence(min 5), Tough(2),
Fanatic, Insertion(only), select option:
●●Anger: Frenzied Assault, Charge(3) and ignores
difficult terrain for CC attacks, 2h Energy sword
●●Sickness: Defence(7 min 5), Hazardous
target(CC only), Sick Sword
●●Insight: Hand Flamer
●●Pleasure: Move(fleet, nimble), No Escape, Pincer
BATTLE TRANSPORT
APC (40p): Vehicle(tracked), Defence(8),
Capacity(10), Dual Slugger, Smoke Grenades
UPGRADES
UPGRADE ANY UNIT:
●●Smoke Grenades (+5p): unit has Smoke
Grenades
UPGRADE ANY MODEL:
●●Scanner (+15p): opponent may not deploy with
Insertion or Ambush within 15” of model
●●Icon of the Old Gods (+15p): one (1) friendly
unit (per turn) deploying with Insertion within
12” of this model arrive with one (1) less action
marker.
UPGRADE ANY VEHICLE:
●●Rocket pod (+5p): vehicle has 1x Rocket Pod
UPGRADE ANY NON-VEHICLE, NON-MASSIVE UNIT; NOT
FOR ENCLAVE SPECIALISTS OR MAELSTROM ENTITIES:
●●Mark of Anger (+10p): unit has Frenzied Assault
and ignores difficult terrain for CC attacks
●●Mark of Insight (+10p): unit has Defence(min
4)
●●Mark of Sickness (+10p): unit has Defence(+1)
●●Mark of Pleasure (+10p): unit has Move(fleet,
nimble)
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 THE ENCLAVE ARSENAL

NAME TRAITS COST

2H Energy sword CC (2), hit(+1), wound(+3) 2P

Basic CC CC(2) -

Death Amp 12” (D6), hit(auto), wound(+2) 15P

Death Bass 36” (1), blast(D3), wound(+1), ignores cover, heavy 15P

Death guitar 24” (2), ignores cover 3P

Energy axe CC (2), hit(+1 vs unarmed), wound(+3) 2P

Energy Combat Claws CC(2), hit(+1 vs unarmed), wound(+2), vicious 2P

Paired Energy Combat CC (3), hit(+1 vs unarmed), wound(+2), vicious 5P

Claws
Energy fist CC (2), wound(+4) 2P

Energy sword CC (2), hit(+1), wound(+2) 2P

Gehenna autocannon 36” (3), wound(+4) 20P

Hand Flamer 6”(D3), hit(auto), pistol 3P

Hellflamer 12” (D6), hit(auto), wound(+2) 20P

Hicap Autocannon 48” (4), wound(+3) 30P

Lightning hammer CC (2), hit(+1 vs unarmed), wound(+3), suppression(x2) 2P

Multiple Rocket Pod 36” (1), blast(D6) 15P

Mystic Energy sword CC(2), hit(+1), wound(+2), mystic 3P

Pincer CC (2), hit(+1), wound(+2), vicious 2P

Pistol 12”(1), pistol 0.5P

Plasma pistol 12” (1), wound(+3), hazardous, pistol 3P

Relic Blade CC (D6), hit(+1), wound(+2), hazardous 5P

Rifle 24”(1) 0.5P

Rocket Pod 36” (1), blast(D6), one use 5P

Sick knife CC (2), wound(re-roll) 1P

Sick sword CC (2), hit(+1), wound(+2, re-roll) 2P

Slug pistol 12” (1), wound(+1), pistol 1P

Slugger 12” (2) 24”(1), wound(+1) 2P

SR plasma cannon 24” (1), blast(D3), wound(+3), hazardous 20P

Tank Gun AT: 72” (1), wound(+7), heavy 60P

HE: 72” (1), blast(D6), wound (+3), priority(hit(re-roll)), heavy

Tentacles CC (3), hit(+1 vs unarmed), first strike 2P

Vibrofist CC (2), wound (+3), platebreaker 2P

Vibrosword CC (2), hit(+1 vs unarmed), wound(+1) 0.5P

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 SPECIALIST WEAPONS
Flamer 8” (D6), hit(auto) 5P

Heat Gun 12” (1), wound(+5), platebreaker(6”) 5P

LMG 18” (3) 36” (2) 5P

Paired Energy combat CC (3), hit(+1 vs unarmed), wound(+2), vicious 5P

claws
Plasma Gun 12” (2) 24” (1) wound(+3), hazardous 5P

Plasma pistol and (see above) 5P

energy sword

SUPPORT WEAPONS
Autocannon 48” (2) wound (+3), heavy 15P

Heat Cannon 24” (2), wound(+5), platebreaker(12”), heavy 15P

Heavy Flamer 12” (D6), hit(auto), wound(+1) 10P

HMG 18” (3) 36” (2) wound(+1), heavy 10P

LATcannon 48” (1) wound (+6), heavy 15P

Missile Launcher HE: 36” (1), blast(D3), heavy 15P

AT: 36” (1), wound (+5), heavy

*AA: 36” (1), wound (+3), antiair, heavy (+5p)
Plasma Cannon 36” (1), blast(D3), wound(+3), hazardous, heavy 15P

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 The Mutant Menace
In the vast swathes of wasteland, the mutants roam
free and wild. Forever changed, they are a carefree,
roughhousing lot, tinkering with machines, worshipping
odd deities mostly as a joke. Proud to be mutants, they
no longer identify as humans, and struggle for survival
like everyone else. Their mutations have mostly stabilised
by now, increased nativity and resilience seems to be the
norm.
FACTION TRAITS
MUTANT MOMENTUM
Spend one (1) Faction Point:
●●“Raaaaaargh!!”: one (1) unit gets Relentless Assault
until end of turn, and ignores difficult terrain for
CC attacks.
●●“You there! Join up!”: in the endphase, one (1)
non-vehicle unit which has lost models may merge
with a larger non-vehicle unit within 6” (remove
the smaller unit’s action markers).
●●“Move, Move, Move!”: one (1) unit may make a 6”
move after enemy within 2” makes withdrawal
move or is wiped out with CC attacks.
COMMAND
MUTANT BOSS (30P+)
Wounds(3), Defence(6), Tough(3), Extra Strike(2),
Oversized(+1), Energy Claw, select option:
●●Bike (+30p): Move(12), Improved Carbine -may
attach to Biker Gang
●●Man-tank (+30p): Massive, Defence(7),
Autocarbine, underslung rocket launcher OR
underslung Heavy Flamer OR autocarbine hit(re-
roll) -may attach to Big Mutant Gang w Man-tanks
●●Foot: Bestow Fanatic, Autocarbine, underslung
rocket launcher OR underslung Heavy Flamer
OR autocarbine hit(re-roll), may attach to any
non-vehicle unit
MUTANT SENIOR MECHANIC (25P+)
Wounds(2), Defence(5), Tough(2), Vehicle Repair,
select option:
●●Assault: Extra Strike(1), Autocarbine with
underslung Heavy Flamer, Kill Saw
●●Support (+25p): Bestow Concealment (12”),
Plasma Gun
●●Man-tank (+40p): Massive, Defence(7), Plasma
Gun, Energy Claw, Teleport Blaster
●●Artillery (+40p): Portal Artillery
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CORE
MUTANT GANG (60P+)
10x Ganger: Tough(1), Autocarbine OR Pistol and
Axe, *2x LMG OR Rocket Launcher, *Defence(5)
(+1p each), *Truck
-may attach to Mutant Gang, to a max of 30 Gangers
SMALL MUTANT GANG (35P + 3P EACH)
10-20x Small Mutant: Defence(3), Move(Nimble),
Pistol
QUADBIKE GANG (90P + 30P EACH +)
3-9x Quadbike: Dual Rocket Launcher OR Dual LMG
OR Heavy Flamer, select option:
●●Vehicle(wheeled, light), Defence(7), Move(12),
Vanguard
●●Vehicle(tracked, light), Defence(8), Move(9)
MUTANT BIKERS (75P + 15P EACH)
5-15x Bikers: Defence(min 4), Tough(1), Move(12),
Axe, Improved Carbine
SPECIAL
SPECIALIST MUTANTS (30P + 6P EACH +)
5-10x Specialists: Tough(1), Autocarbine OR Pistol and
Axe, *4x Option:
●●Burners (+8p): Flamer, Gas Axe
●●Looters (+15p): Hopper Autocannon
●●Tankbusters (+10p): Rocket Launcher, *2x
Bomb-creature (+5p for two)
JUMP MUTANTS (50P +10P EACH)
5-10x Jump Mutants: Tough(1), Move(Jump), Pistol and
Axe, AT-grenades
MUTANT COMMANDO (45P + 9P EACH +)
5-10x Commando: Tough(1), Ambush (if max 5),
Infiltrate (if more than 5), Move(nimble), Pistol and
Axe, *2x Rocket Launcher OR LMG OR Flamer and
Gas Axe, *1/5x Heatbombs
MINI-HELI (75P + 25P EACH)
3-9x Mini-heli: Defence(min 4), Tough(1), Move(12,
Hover), LMG OR Rocket Launcher OR Plasma Gun
 BIG MUTANT GANG (80P + 16P EACH +)
5-10x Big Mutant: Wounds(2), Defence(5), Tough(2),
Extra Strike(1), may select option:
●●2h-hammer OR Pistol and Axe
●●(+10p each) Energyclaw OR Kill Saw,
Autocarbine, underslung rocket launcher OR
underslung Heavy Flamer OR autocarbine
hit(re-roll)
●●(+10p each) Move(12), Axe, Improved Carbine
●●(+30p each) Massive, Defence(7), Autocarbine,
underslung rocket launcher OR underslung Heavy
Flamer OR autocarbine hit(re-roll), Energyclaw
●●(+30p each) Massive, Defence(7), 2x Kill Saw OR
Energyclaw
●●(+4p each) Masterwork Improved Slugger
BIG GUNS (30P+ EACH)
1-3x Big Gun: Wounds(3), Cannon OR Zapper Gun
OR Plasma Cannon OR H Mortar (+5p) OR Bubble
Launcher (+5p) OR Tractor Beamer (+10p)
MOUNTED BIG GUN (30P+ EACH)
1-3x mounted big gun: Vehicle(wheeled, open),
Defence(7), LMG OR Rocket Launcher, Cannon OR
Zapper Gun OR Plasma Cannon OR Heavy Mortar
(+5p) OR Bubble Launcher (+5p) OR Tractor
Beamer (+10p) OR 2x Hopper Autocannon and
antiair (+25p)
MUTANT BIG WALKER (80P+)
Massive, Wounds(3), Defence(9), Tough(3), Extra
Strike(1), Oversized(+1), 2x Energy Claw, 2x
Energy Claw OR LMG OR Rocket Launcher OR
Scrapcannon OR Plasma Gun OR Heavy Flamer
(+5p)
MUTANT SMALL WALKER (150P +50P EACH +)
3-6x small walker: Massive, Wounds(2), Defence(8),
Tough(2), Energyclaw, Energyclaw OR LMG OR
Rocket Launcher OR Scrapcannon OR Plasma Gun
OR Heavy Flamer (+5p)
MUTANT LARGE BATTLE-VEHICLE (100P+)
Vehicle(tracked, open), Defence(11/8), Capacity(20),
may select multiple options:
●●Killer Cannon, Capacity(12) (+40p)
●●Cannon (+15p) OR Zapper Gun (+15p) OR
Heavy Mortar (+20p)
●●4x LMG (+5p each) OR Rocket Launcher (+5p
each)
●●Replace Vehicle(open) with Fire-points(5) (free)
●●Vehicle CC Weapon, Driving Hunger (+20p)
MUTANT AIRCRAFT (120P)
Vehicle(aircraft), Defence(7), select option:
●●Agile, 2x Dual Autocannon, 2x LMG
●●Defence turret(HMG), 2x Autocannon, 2x
AT-Bomb
●●Defence turret(HMG), 2x LMG, 2x Incendiary
Bomb, 6x Incendiary Rocket
MUTANT MYSTIC (55P)
Wounds(2), Defence(min 4), Tough(1), Weird
Mystic(2), Mystic Staff
3x Minders: Defence(3), Pistol
BATTLE TRANSPORT
Truck (55p): Vehicle(wheeled, open), Move(12),
Defence(7), Capacity(12), Smoke Grenades, LMG
OR Rocket Launcher
Armoured Truck (55p): Vehicle(wheeled),
Defence(8/7), Capacity(12), Smoke Grenades, LMG
OR Rocket Launcher
UPGRADES
UPGRADE ANY MODEL:
●●Scanner (+15p): opponent may not deploy with
Insertion or Ambush within 15” of model
UPGRADE ANY NON-VEHICLE MODEL:
●●Big Mutant Boss (+15p): Wounds(2),
Defence(5), Tough(2), Bestow Morale(1)
UPGRADE ANY UNIT:
●●Smoke Grenades (+5p): unit has Smoke
Grenades
UPGRADE ANY NON-VEHICLE UNIT:
●●Small Mutants (3p each, max 5 per unit):
Defence(3), Pistol, sacrifice model to either ignore
difficult and dangerous terrain for one (1) move,
or count all weapons in unit as Masterwork for one
(1) attack
●●1x Mutant Medic (+15p): Wounds(2), Tough(2),
Medical Support, Surgeon’s Scalpel
UPGRADE ANY VEHICLE:
●●Rugged (+5p): model has Rugged
●●Paint Booster (+10p): model has Move(+1)
●●CC Wpn (+10p): CC (D3), wound(+3)
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NAME TRAITS COST

AT-bomb 3” (1), blast(D6), wound(+3), platebreaker, one use -

AT-grenades CC (1), platebreaker, vs vehicles only, heavy 1P

Autocannon 48” (2), wound (+3), heavy 15P

Autocarbine 18” (2) 1P

Axe CC(2), hit(+1 vs unarmed), wound(+1) 0.5P

Bomb creature 18” (1), hit(+2), wound(+4), one use 5P

Bubble Launcher 36” (1), blast(D6), wound(+D3), heavy 20P

Cannon AT: 36” (1), wound(+4), +1 on vehicle damage table, heavy 15P

HE: 36” (1), blast(D3), heavy

Energy Claw CC(2), wound(+4) 2P

Gas Axe CC(2), hit(+1 vs unarmed), wound(+1), platebreaker 2P

Heatbombs CC (1), wound(+5), platebreaker, vs vehicles only, heavy 2P

Heavy Flamer 12” (D6), hit(auto), wound(+1) 10P

Heavy mortar 12-48” (1), blast(D6), wound(+1), indirect(wound(max 6)), priority(only) 20P

Hopper Autocannon 48” (D3), wound(+3), heavy 15P

Improved Carbine 18”(3) 2P

Improved Slugger 12” (3) 24” (2), wound (+1) 3P

Incendiary bomb 3” (1), blast(D6), wound(+3), ignore cover, one use -

Incendiary rocket 24” (2), wound(+1), ignore cover, one use 2P

Kill Saw CC(2), wound(+3), platebreaker 2P

Killer Cannon AT: 48” (1), wound (+6), heavy HE: 48” (1), blast(D6), wound(+3), heavy 50P

LMG 18” (3) 36” (2) 5P

Mystic Staff CC (2), mystic 1P

Pistol 12” (1), pistol 0.5P

Plasma Cannon 36” (1), blast(D3), wound(+3), hazardous, heavy 15P

Plasma Gun 12” (2) 24” (1) wound (+3), hazardous 5P

Plasma Pistol 12” (1) wound (+3), hazardous, pistol 2P

Portal Artillery 60” (1), blast(D6), wound(+D6), hazardous, heavy 40P

Rocket Launcher 18” (2), wound(+4) 10P

Scrapcannon 18” (1), blast(D3), wound(+1), heavy 10P

Surgeon’s Scalpel CC (2), hit(+1 vs unarmed), suppression(x2) 1P

Teleport Blaster 12” (1), blast(D3), wound(+1, min 6), hazardous 10P

Tractor Beamer 36” (1), wound(+5), all aircraft moving within 18” suffers wound(+4) hit on 25P
3+, heavy
Two-handed Hammer CC (2), wound(+3) 1P

Vehicle CC Weapon CC (D3), wound(+3) 10P

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 The Tide
From beneath the waters comes the Tide, claiming
the planet is their birthright. A throng of monstrous
creatures, each more terrifying than the next, driven
forward by their mad tentacled god that sleeps beneath
the waves, they seek dominion over what was once
theirs.
FACTION TRAITS
ONE MIND:
All units in this faction has Fanatic
HIGH TIDE
Spend one (1) Faction Point:
●●Saturate the air: aircraft may not enter the table this
turn
●●Endless Hordes: one unit of Small Beasts regains D6
wounds (return models within cohesion)
●●Shadow of the Maelstrom: cancel any mystical power
COMMAND
SPAWN BEAST (250P)
Massive, Wounds(6), Defence(8), Tough(4), Tidemind
Mystic(2), Summon (3D6 3p Small Beasts, as full
action, within 3”), Extra Strike (2), Oversized(+3),
Energy Claws, Thorn Cluster
COMMAND BEAST (120P+)
Massive, Wounds(4), Defence(8), Tough(3), Extra
Strike(2), Oversized(+2), select option:
●●Bio-whip and Osseus Energysword, bio-plasma
●●(+20p) Super-enhanced Bio-carbine
●●(+30p) Claws, Implant Cannon OR Heavy Acid
Cannon
Also select:
●●Move(Jump)
●●Loathing, Terror(6)
●●Bestow Tough(+1) (12”)
TIDE PRIMARY (50P)
Massive, Wounds(3), Defence(7), Bestow Ignore
Suppression, Extra Strike(1), Bio-whip and Osseus
Energysword and Vital Strike OR Enhanced Bio-
carbine and Energy Claws, may attach to Tide Warriors
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CORE
SMALL BEAST GROUP (30P + 3P EACH +)
10-20x Small Beast: Defence(3), Pistol and
Move(nimble) OR Charge(3) and Basic CC OR Pistol
and Move(9, hover) (+3p each)
TIDE WARRIORS (75P + 25P EACH +)
3-9x Warrior: Wounds(3), Defence(5), Tough(2),
Oversized(+1), select option:
●●Extra Strike(1), Claws and Vital Strike OR Osseus
monoswords
●●Enhanced Bio-carbine, Claws, *1/3x Acid Cannon
(+15p) OR Implant Gun (+15p)
●●*Move(Jump) (+5p each) OR Insertion (+5p
each, counts as special choice)
MUNCHER SWARM (45P + 15P EACH +)
3-6x Muncher Swarm: Wounds(3), Defence(3),
Move(nimble), Ignore Suppression, Extra strike(1),
Basic CC, *Move(jump) (+5p each)
SPECIAL
STALKER BEAST (40P EACH)
1-3x Stalker Beast: Wounds(3), Tough(1), Move(fleet,
nimble), Concealment, Assassin, Stealth(18), Vital
Strike, Extra Strike(1), Superior Ambush, Energy
Claws – deploy as separate units
BIO-ARTILLERY (30P+ EACH)
1-3x bio artillery: Wounds(3), Defence(5), Tough(1),
select option:
●●Flame: Hazardous Target(CC), Heavy Flamer
●●Mine Spawner (+10p): Summon(1x bio-mine
within 36” with full action)
BIO-MINE (15P + 5P EACH)
3-9x Bio-mine: Defence(2), Move(3), Immune to
Suppression, Infiltrate, does not benefit from cover,
may not satisfy objectives, if within 3” of an enemy
unit, remove model and make 6” (1), blast(D6), EMP
attack.
 BIO-SUPPORT (30P EACH)
UPGRADES
1-3x bio support: Wounds(2), Tough(2), select option: UPGRADE ANY UNIT:
●●Poison: Bestow Hazardous Target(CC), Bestow ●●Acid Blood (+5p): unit has Hazardous Target(CC)
Concealment, Tentacles -may attach separately to any
non-massive unit ●●Adrenaline Glands (+5p): unit has Frenzied
●●Mystic: Defence(min 6), Tidemind Mystic(1/3), Assault
Psychic Blast ●●Smoke Grenades (+5p): unit has Smoke
Grenades
TIDE GUARD (50P+ EACH)
●●Adapted (+5p): unit has Loathing
1-3x Guard: Massive, Wounds(2), Tough(3), UPGRADE ANY MASSIVE MODEL:
Oversized(+1), select option:
●●Regeneration (+10p): model has Regeneration(1)
●●Defence(8), Vital Strike, Claws OR Crushing
Claws (+5p) OR Bio-whip and Osseus ●●Chitin Plates (+15p): model has one (1) extra
monosword (+5p) – may attach to any Massive model Defence(7) wound
●●Defence(7), Skewer Cannon OR Electrocannon ●●Mutamorph (+10p): model may change option
once per game (pay for the most expensive)
BIO-TANK (90P+)
●●Ancient Enemy (+10p): Terror(6), all enemy
Massive, Wounds(4), Defence(8), Tough(3), models have Loathing vs this model
Oversized(+2), Extra Strike(2), select option:
●●Crushing Energy Claws, Bio-plasma
●●(+30p) Super-enhanced Bio-carbine
●●(+30p) Energy Claws, Implant Cannon OR
Heavy acid cannon
CANNON BEAST (100P)

Massive, Wounds(4), Defence(8), Extra Strike(1),

Oversized(+2), Energy Claws, Bio-plasma cannon
TUNNELLING HORROR (250P)

Massive, Wounds(6), Defence(8), Tough(3),

Oversized(+3), select option:
●●Tunneller, Bio-pulse, Energy claws
●●Exfiltrate, Insertion Assault, Extra Strike(2),
Energy Claws
FEEDER MONSTER (150P)

Massive, Wounds(5), Defence(8), Tough(4), Feeder,

Driving Hunger, Hazardous Target(CC), No Escape,
Oversized(+3), Extra Strike(2), Energy Claws
GIANT BEAST (200P+)

Massive, Wounds(6), Defence(9), Tough(4),

Oversized(+3), Acid spray OR Bio-hive OR Fissure
cannon (+20p), Thorn Cluster
WINGED MONSTER (120P)

Massive, Wounds(5), Defence(6), Move(48, Hover),

Oversized(+2), Thorn Cluster, select option:
●●Dual Implant Cannon OR Dual Heavy acid
cannon, Disruption(18”)
●●Heavy Flamer, 4x Bio-Missile, Extra Strike(2),
Energy Claws

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NAME TRAITS COST

Acid Cannon 18” (1, hit(re-roll)) 36” (1), blast(D3), wound(+3) 15P

Acid Spray 12” (D6), hit(auto), wound(+3), heavy 30P

Basic CC CC (2) N/A

Bio-carbine 18” (3) 2P

Bio-Hive 12” (20), wound(+1), heavy 30P

Bio-missile 36” (1), hit(re-roll), wound(re-roll), wound(+3), EMP, one use 5P

Bio-plasma Cannon Blast: 36” (1), blast(D6), wound(+4), heavy 60P

Stream: 12” (2D6), hit(auto), wound(+3), heavy

Bio-plasma 6” (D6), hit(auto), wound(+1) 10P

Bio-pulse 9” (12) 18” (8), wound(+1) 40P

Bio-whip First strike N/A

Claws CC (2), hit(+1 vs unarmed), wound(+1) 0.5P

Crushing Claws CC (2),hit(+1vs unarmed), platebreaker 2P

Crushing Energy claws CC (2), hit(+1), wound (+2), platebreaker 2P

Electrocannon 18” (1), blast(D3), wound(+1), EMP 15P

Energy Claws CC (2), hit(+1 vs unarmed), wound(+3) 2P

Enhanced Bio-carbine 18” (3), wound(+1) 4P

Fissure Cannon 48” (2), wound(+8), heavy 50P

Heavy Acid Cannon 18” (1, hit(re-roll)) 36” (1), blast(D3), wound(+6) 40P

Heavy Flamer 12” (D6), hit(auto), wound(+1) 10P

Implant Cannon 18” (1, hit(re-roll)) 36” (1), blast(D6), suppression(x2), wound(+1) 40P

Implant Gun 18” (1, hit(re-roll)) 36” (1), blast(D6), suppression(+2) 15P

Osseus Energysword CC (2), hit(+1), wound(+2), cleave 2P

Osseus Monoswords CC (2), hit(+1), wound(+1), cleave 1P

Pistol(bio) 12” (1), pistol 0.5P

Psychic Blast 18” (1), blast(d3), wound(min 6), antiair 10P

Skewer Cannon 24” (2), wound(+2), indirect, ignores cover 15P

Super-enhanced Bio- 18” (12), hit(re-roll), wound (+2) 30P

carbine
Tentacles CC (3),hit(+1 vs unarmed), first strike 2P

Thorn cluster 18” (1), blast(D6), wound(+1) 15P

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 The Tide Cult
Having interbred with the foul denizens of the Tide for
centuries, waiting for the time when the stars are right,
the Tide Cult seeks to do anything for their unclean
masters. Their tools are insurrection and sabotage, and
they are masters of unconventional warfare, preparing
for eventual invasion from beneath.
FACTION TRAITS
GUIDE THEIR HAND:
Faction may pick two (2) command choices without
expending FP
STELLAR ALIGNMENT
Spend one (1) Faction Point:
●●Insurrection Ambush: one (1) unit with Insertion or
Infiltrate gets Ambush
●●Back Underground: return one (1) friendly unit to
staging and restore one (1) wound
●●Sabotage: one (1) enemy unit may not enter the
board this turn (max once/turn)
COMMAND
CULT BESTIAL LEADER (40P)
Wounds(3), Defence(5 min 4), Tough(2), Insertion,
Move(fleet, nimble), Serfmind Mystic(2), Extra
Strike(3), Oversized(+2), Bestow Morale(1), Vicious,
Claws – may attach to any Infiltration Beast unit
CULT LEADER (30P)
Wounds(3), Insertion, Loathing, Bestow Morale(1),
Leader(1), Extra Strike(1), Vital Strike, Needle Pistol,
Osseus monosword – may attach to any non-vehicle unit
CULT MYSTIC (30P)
Wounds(2), Insertion, Bestow Morale(1), Leader(1),
Serfmind Mystic(2), Pistol and Mystic Staff – may
attach to any non-vehicle unit
CULT STANDARD BEARER (15P)
Wounds(2), Pistol, Vital Strike, Bestow Fanatic (12”),
Claws – may attach to any non-vehicle unit
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CORE
CULT INSURRECTIONISTS (35P + 7P EACH +)
5-10x Insurrectionists: Insertion, Pistol OR Hand
Flamer, Vital Strike, Extra Strike(1), Claws,
*wound(+1, CC only) (+1p each), *1/5x Mining
Implement (+5p) *Cult Transport *Civilian Cars
CULT SOLDIER (70P + 7P EACH +)
10-20x Soldier: Insertion, Autorifle OR Shotgun, *2x
LMG OR Mining Laser OR Tectonic cannon, *2x
specialist weapon, *1x support weapon *Republic IFV,
*Cult Transport *Civilian Cars
CULT TECHNICALS (45P + 15P EACH +)
3-6x Technical: Vehicle(wheeled, light), Defence(7),
Move(12), *1x support weapon
SPECIAL
CULT SOLDIER WEAPONS TEAM (42P+)
6x Cult Soldier: Insertion, Autorifle, *3x support weapon
*Cult Transport *Republic IFV *Civilian Cars
CULT BRUTE (75P + 15P EACH +)
5-10x Brute: Wounds(2), Defence(5), Tough(2), Extra
Strike(1), Vital Strike, Energy Mining Tool *Cult
Transport
CULT INFILTRATION BEAST (55P +11P EACH +)
5-10x Infiltration Beast: Defence(min 4), Move(fleet,
nimble), Infiltrate, Concealment, Extra Strike(1), Vital
Strike, Claws, *1x Infiltration Beast Leader: Wounds(2),
Extra Strike(+1), Bestow Fanatic (+10p)
ARMOURED WALKERS (20P + WEAPON EACH)
1-3 Armoured Walkers: Vehicle(walker, light),
Defence(8), 1x support weapon (paid separately)
BATTLE TANK (120P+)
Vehicle(tracked), Defence(11/8), HMG OR
LATcannon (+5p), *2x HMG (+20p); Tank Gun
OR Long-barrelled Tank Gun OR Short-Barrelled
Tank Gun OR Plasma Tank Gun OR Dual Hicap
Autocannon and antiair
ASSAULT TANK (130P+)
Vehicle(tracked), Defence(11/9), HMG OR Heavy
Flamer, *2x Heavy Flamer (+20p) OR HMG (+20p)
OR Heat Cannon (+30p) OR Plasma cannon (+30p),
Siege Cannon (+10p) OR Gatling Cannon
 BATTLE TRANSPORT

Cult Transport (70p): Vehicle(wheeled, open),

Defence(8/7), Capacity(10), LMG, Dual Autocannon
Cult Mining Vehicle (70p+): Vehicle(wheeled),
Defence(9/7), Capacity(6), Driving Hunger, LMG,
Heavy Flamer OR LATcannon (+5p) OR Heavy
Tectonic cannon (+5p), Vehicle CC Weapon
Republic IFV (80p+): Vehicle(tracked),
Defence(9/7), Capacity(12), Firing Ports(6, non-
support weapons only), Rapid Laser OR Heavy
Flamer OR HMG OR Autocannon (+5p), HMG OR
Heavy Flamer, Smoke Grenades
Civilian Car(s) (25p): Vehicle(wheeled, light),
Wounds(3), Defence(6), Move(12), Capacity(12)

UPGRADES
UPGRADE FORCE:

●●Prepared Insurrection (max 2, +20p): +1 FP,

use only on FP powers
UPGRADE ANY NON-VEHICLE UNIT:

●●One-shot AA/AT (+5p): unit has 2x One-shot

AA or AT (may be fired by any model)
●●Demolition Charge (+5p): unit has 1x
Demolition Charge
●●Flak jackets (+5p): models in unit has
Defence(5) vs attacks with the blast trait
●●Hasty Traps (+5p): deploy when making a
withdrawal move (or using the Back Underground
FP power) with enemy unit(s) within “2; the
enemy unit(s) takes a dangerous terrain test next
time they move. One use.
UPGRADE ANY UNIT:

●●Smoke Grenades (+5p): unit has Smoke

Grenades
UPGRADE ANY MYSTIC:

●●1x Familiar (+5p): Insignificant, sacrifice model

to boost any mystic power
UPGRADE ANY VEHICLE:

●●Rugged (+5p): vehicle has Rugged

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 THE CULTIST ARSENAL

NAME TRAITS COST

Autorifle 12” (2) 24”(1) 1P

Claws CC (2), hit(+1 vs unarmed), wound(+1) 0.5P

Energy mining tool CC (2), hit(+1 vs unarmed), wound(+3) 2P

Gatling cannon 24” (20), wound(+1), heavy 60P

Hand flamer 6” (D3), hit(auto) 3P

Heat Cannon 24” (2), wound(+5), platebreaker(12”), heavy 15P

Heavy Tectonic cannon 12” (3, wound(+5)) 24” (6, wound(+1)), heavy, cleave 20P

Hicap autocannon 48” (4), wound(+3), heavy 30P

Long-barrelled Tank AT: 120” (1), wound(+5), platebreaker, heavy 60P

Gun
HE: 120” (1), blast(D3), wound (+3), priority(hit(re-roll)), heavy
Mining Implement CC (2), wound(+4), platebreaker 3P

Mining laser 24” (1), wound(+6), heavy 10P

Mystic Staff CC (2), mystic 1P

Needle pistol 12” (1), wound(re-roll), pistol 1P

Net pistol 12” (1), blast(D3), suppression(x2), pistol, wound(max 6) 3P

One-shot AA Launcher 24” (1), wound(+4), heavy, antiair, vs aircraft or VTOL only, one use 2P

One-shot AT Launcher 24” (1), wound(+4), heavy, one use 2P

Osseus monosword CC (2), hit(+1) wound(+1,) cleave 2P

Pistol 12” (1), pistol 0.5P

Plasma Cannon 36” (1), blast(D3), wound(+3), hazardous, heavy 15P

Short-barrelled Tank 18” (1, hit(re-roll)) 36” (1), blast(D6), wound(+3), ignore cover, heavy 60P
Gun
Shotgun 12” (2), wound(+1) 1P

Siege cannon 18” (1), blast(D6), wound(+8), priority(only) 70P

Tank Gun AT: 72” (1), wound(+7), heavy 60P

HE: 72” (1), blast(D6), wound (+3), priority(hit(re-roll)), heavy

Tank Plasma Gun 36” (D6), hit(auto), wound(+3), priority(re-roll), heavy 60P

Tectonic cannon 12” (2, wound(+5)) 24” (4, wound(+1)), heavy, cleave 15P

Vehicle CC Weapon CC (D3) wound(+3) 5P

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Flamer 8” (D6), hit(auto) 5P

Grenade launcher HE: 18” (1), blast(D3) AT: 18” (1), wound(+3) 5P

LMG 18” (3) 36” (2) 5P

Netter 18” (1) blast(D3), suppression(x2), wound(max 6) 5P

SUPPORT WEAPONS
Autocannon 48” (2), wound (+3), heavy 15P

Heavy Flamer 12” (D6), hit(auto), wound(+1) 10P

HMG 18” (3) 36” (2), wound(+1), heavy 10P

LATcannon 48” (1), wound (+6), heavy 15P

Missile Launcher HE: 36” (1), blast(D3), heavy AT: 36” (1), wound(+5), heavy 15P

*AA: 36” (1), wound(+3), antiair, heavy (+5p)

Mortar 12-48” (1), blast(D3), indirect(wound(max 6)), priority(only) 10P

Rapid Laser 36” (4), heavy 10P

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 The Seelie Court
Eons past, the decadence of the fair city of Atlantis
angered the gods and it was dragged away to an
unmentionable fate. The Atlanteans escaped in a great
diaspora, seeking refuge in hidden bases throughout the
solar system, where they waited for better days. Now
they return, only to find their precious planet tainted by
lesser beings.
FACTION TRAITS
GRACE IN EXILE
Spend one (1) Faction Point:
●●We strike where we please: move one (1) terrain piece
12” before game
●●We have seen the future: cancel opponent FP use on
2+, on ‘6’ you retain your FP
●●We transcend the limitations of space: the attack of one
(1) unit has all ranges doubled
SEELIE OVERSEER (45P)
Wounds(2), Defence(min 5), Move(fleet), Move and
Fire, Fate Mystic(2), Disc pistol, Hexblade, Bestow
Masterwork (6”, seelie constructs)
SEELIE JUNIOR MYSTIC GROUP (45P + 15P EACH +)
3-9x Junior Mystic: Defence(min 5), Move(fleet), Move
and Fire, Disc pistol, Dancing Spear OR Hexblade,
Fate Mystic(1/3) *Move(12, Hover), Dual Disc
Catapult (+10p each)
CORE
SEELIE AVENGERS (60P + 12P EACH +)
5-10x Avenger: Defence(5), Move(fleet), Move and
Fire, Avenger Disc Catapult *Seelie shielded transport
*Seelie Transport Tank
SEELIE DEFENDERS (90P + 9P EACH +)

10-20x Defender: Move(fleet), Move and Fire, Disc

COMMAND catapult, *1/10x support weapon *Seelie shielded
transport *Seelie Transport Tank
SEELIE REGENT (40P+)
SEELIE JETBIKERS (48P + 16 EACH +)
Wounds(3), Move(Fleet), Move and Fire, Leader(1),
Attack Dice(x2), select option: 3-9x Jetbiker: Defence(6), Move(12, fleet, hover), Move
●●Defence(min 5), Disc Pistol and Energy Sword, and Fire, Dual Disc Catapult OR Heavy Rapid Laser
+1 FP (may attach to any non-vehicle, non-massive unit) (+15p) OR Disc cannon (+10p)
●●Defence(min 5), Howler Mask, Disc pistol and SEELIE RANGERS (75P + 15P EACH)
Energy Sword 5-10x Ranger: Move(fleet, nimble), Move and Fire,
●●(+10p): Defence(6 min 5), Infiltrate, Concealment, Infiltrate, 1x Spotter, Priority(Vital
Move(Nimble), Concealment, Disc pistol and Strike, hit(re-roll)), Scoped Rifle
Masterwork Vibrosword, Striker minilaser
●●(+5p): Defence(6 min 5), Heat Gun
●●(+15p): Defence(min 5), Move(18, hover),
Insertion, Exfiltrate, Hicap rifle
●●(+15p): Defence(6 min 5), Move(teleport),
Monofilament Projector
●●(+35p): Defence(6 min 5), Reaper launcher
●●(+20p): Defence(min 5), Move(12, Hover), Dual
Disc Catapult and Energy Sword
– may only attach to similarly equipped unit unless otherwise
stated
SEELIE SENIOR MYSTIC (65P+)

Wounds(3), Defence(min 5), Move(fleet), Move

and Fire, Fate Mystic(3), Disc Pistol, Dancing Spear
*Move(12, hover), Dual Disc Catapult (+15p)

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SPECIAL
SEELIE KNIGHTS (65P + 13P EACH +)
5-10x Knight: Move(Fleet), Tough(2), Move and Fire,
select option:
●●Howlers: Defence(5), Howler Mask, Disc pistol
and Energy Sword
●●Strikers (+4p each): Defence(6), Infiltrate,
Move(Nimble), Concealment, Disc pistol and
Masterwork Vibrosword, Striker minilaser
●●Dragons (+3p each): Defence(6), Heat Gun
●●Eagles (+7p each): Defence(5), Move(18,
hover), Insertion, Exfiltrate, Hicap rifle, 1/5x
EMP grenade
●●Spiders (+7p each): Defence(6), Move(teleport),
Monofilament Projector
●●Reapers (+17p each): Defence(6), Seelie missile
launcher
SEELIE CONSTRUCT (200P + 40P EACH)
5-10x construct: Massive, Wounds(2), Defence(7),
Tough(2), Oversized(+1), select option:
●●Ghostcannon OR W-scythes
●●Extra Strike(1), Paired Energy Sword OR 1x
Energy Axe and Assault Shield
SEELIE LANCER (60P + 20P EACH)
3-9x Lancer: Defence(6), Move(12, fleet, hover), Move
and Fire, Insertion, Superior Withdrawal, Energy
Lance, Dual Disc Catapult
LIGHT ATTACK VEHICLE SQUADRON
(40P + WEAPONS EACH)
1-3x LAV: Vehicle(hover, light), Defence(7),
Move(12, fleet), Move and Fire, 1x support weapon,
Dual Disc catapult OR Disc cannon (+10p)
SUPPORT BATTERY (40P EACH)
1-3x battery: Wounds(2), Defence(5), Monofilament
mortar OR Vibration cannon OR W-cannon
SEELIE HOVERTANK (150P+)
Vehicle(hover), Defence(9/8), Move(12), Gem
cannon OR 2x Monofilament mortar, Dual Disc
catapult OR Disc cannon (+10p)
BATTLEWALKERS (30P + WEAPONS EACH)
1-3x battlewalker: Vehicle(walker, light), Defence(7 min
4), Vanguard, 2x support weapon (paid separately)
SEELIE LARGE CONTRUCT (80P+)
Massive, Wounds(3), Defence(9), Extra Strike(1),
Oversized(+2), Basic CC OR Energy Sword (+10p),
2x Disc catapult OR flamer (+5p), *2x support weapon
SEELIE AIRCRAFT (120P)
Vehicle(aircraft), defence(7), select option:
●●Agile, 2x Lance OR Suncannon, Pulsed Laser
●●Dual W-scythe, Fate Mystic(1), Disruption(12”)
BATTLE TRANSPORT
Seelie Shielded Transport (120p + weapons):
Vehicle(hover), Defence(9, re-roll/8), Move(12),
Capacity(12), Dual support weapon (paid separately),
Dual Disc catapult OR Disc cannon (+10p)
Seelie Transport Tank (120p + weapons):
Vehicle(hover), Defence(9/8), Move(12), Capacity(6),
Pulse laser, 1x support weapon (paid separately), Dual
Disc catapult OR Disc cannon (+10p)
UPGRADES
UPGRADE ANY VEHICLE:
●●Hologram-protection (+20p): vehicle has
Assault Shield
●●Vectored Engines (+10p): vehicle has Agile
UPGRADE ANY NON-VEHICLE, NON-
MASSIVE, NON-COMMAND MODEL:
●●Exalted (x2 cost +5p, max 1/unit): Wounds(2),
Bestow Morale(1), Attack Dice(x2)
UPGRADE ANY UNIT:
●●Smoke Grenades (+5p): unit has Smoke
Grenades
●●Essence Stones (+5p): ignore one (1) action
marker placed on unit from other reasons than
taking actions, one use
UPGRADE ANY MODEL:
●●Scanner (+15p): opponent may not deploy with
Insertion or Ambush within 15” of model
UPGRADE FORCE:
●●Fated (max 2, +20p): you have +1 FP, use only
on FP powers
●●Guided (+20p): you may spend one (1) FP to
re-roll any attack dice from one (1) unit
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 THE SEELIE INSTRUMENTS

NAME TRAITS COST

Avenger Disc Catapult 18” (2), vital strike 2P

Basic CC CC (2) -

Dancing spear CC (2, hit(+1), wound(+2)), 12” (1, wound(+3)), mystic 3P

Disc catapult 12” (2), vital strike 1P

Disc pistol 12” (1), pistol, vital strike 1P

EMP Grenade 12” (1), EMP, vs vehicles only -

Energy Axe CC (2), hit(+1 vs unarmed), wound(+3) 2P

Energy Lance Regular: CC (2), wound(+2) 2P

Explosive tip: CC (1), wound(+5), one use

Energy Sword CC (2), hit(+1), wound(+2) 2P

Flamer 8” (D6), hit(auto) 5P

Gem Cannon Dispersed: 60” (1), blast(D6) wound(+2), heavy 60P

Focused: 60” (1), blast(D3), wound(+6), heavy

Lance: 60” (1), wound(+8, re-roll), heavy
Gem cannons may trace LOS from any Gem cannon in LOS
Ghostcannon 12” (1), wound(min 2+) 25P

Heat gun 12” (1), wound(+5), platebreaker(6”) 5P

Hexblade CC(2), hit(+1), wound(+2), cleave 2P

Hicap Rifle 24” (2) 2P

Howler mask Target may not declare reactions against CC attacks this unit makes. -

Monofilament mortar 48” (1), blast(D6), suppression(x2), wound(+1), indirect(potshots), 30P

priority(only)
Monofil. Projector 12” (2), wound(+2) 3P

Paired Energy Swords CC (3), hit(+1), wound(+2) 5P

Pulse laser 48” (2), wound(+5), heavy 20P

Scoped rifle 36” (1) 1P

Striker minilaser CC Attacks have vicious -

Vibration cannon 48” (2), wound(+3), ignore cover, heavy 30P

Vibrosword CC (2), hit(+1 vs unarmed), wound(+1) 0.5P

W-cannon 24” (1), wound(min 2+), priority(only) 30P

W-scythe 8” (2), wound(min 3+) 25P

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 SUPPORT WEAPONS
Disc cannon 24” (3), wound(+1), vital strike 10P

Dual Weapon gains Dual +5P

Heavy Rapid Laser 36” (4), wound(+1), heavy 15P

Lance 36” (1), wound(+5, min 4+), heavy 15P

Seelie missile launcher AT: 48” (1), wound(+5), heavy HE: 24” (1), hit(re-roll) 48” (1), blast(D3), 20P
wound(+1), heavy AA: 48” (1), wound(+4), antiair, heavy
Suncannon 36” (2), wound(+4), heavy 15P

Dear Sister we
so carelessly left behind as
der , it mov es in the dire ction of the autumn court, vivi ng mus t hav e
As soon as I let my mind wan beggars belief. Just sur
har d it mus t hav e bee n for them down there, it r tha t the y are aga in active
went into exile. How tesque, and now I hea
likely bordering on the gro and above all, our nobility
taken… extreme measures, oth ers will differentiate between us,
er rac es? It is unli kely tha t
tha t fly our banners untainted
among the less
the lega cy of our proud city, it is our courts reconciliation
must not be tarnished! We
car ry – and there is little hope of
’t dra g the ent ire circ us into battle, like some others
– even if we don is otherwise.
their foolish notion that it
as long as they persist in
m all.
end, we must destroy the
Therefore, I fear, in the

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 The Unseelie Court
As Atlantis was dragged away, some chose to stay in the
doomed city and was forever changed by the experience.
Having seen the truths behind the curtains of the
world, the Unseelie Court now only seek the misery of
others; dragging them away through the secret paths
of the world to their once proud city, now a place of
nightmares.
FACTION TRAITS
STRENGTH FROM SUFFERING
For every two (2) remaining enemy action markers
in the endphase (after normal and trait reduction),
remove one (1) extra action marker from any friendly
unit
“DO YOU KNOW HOW WE GOT THESE SCARS?!”
Spend one (1) Faction Point:
●●Secret paths of the World: return one (1) friendly unit
to staging.
●●Combat Drugs: one (1) non-priority action counts
as priority for timing purposes
●●Reign of Dread: target any one (1) unit with a (4),
wound(no), suppression(x2) attack
COMMAND
UNSEELIE REGENT (60P)
Wounds(3), Move(fleet), Tough(1), Bestow Morale(1),
Extra strike(2), Clone field OR Shadow field,
Anguisher OR Energy sword, Lance Pistol, select one
option:
●●Wayfarer portal: deploy one (1) unit from staging
within 6” of this model (without action markers),
one use
●●Unit has 1x Wastrel (extra, see court below),
attached models lose Insignificant
●●Leader(2), Communications
-may attach to any non-vehicle unit
UNSEELIE TEMPTER (50P)
Wounds(3), Defence(min 5), Tough(1), Move(fleet),
Relentless Assault, Charge(3), No Escape,
Extra Strike(2), Bestow Charge(3), Energy Axe,
Suppress(x2, CC only) OR Lance Pistol –may attach to
any Unseelie Close Combat Raider unit
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UNSEELIE ALCHEMIST (50P)
Wounds(3), Tough(2), Move(fleet), Alchemy
Mystic(2), Extra Strike(1), Pain pistol, Energy Combat
Claw
CORE
UNSEELIE RAIDER (35P + 7P EACH +)
5-20x Raider: Move(fleet), Pain Rifle, *1/10x (min 1)
Monofilament Gun (+5p) OR Light Lance (+5p),
*1/10x Pain Cannon (+15p) OR Lance (+15p)
*Unseelie light transport *Unseelie transport
UNSEELIE CLOSE COMBAT RAIDER (45P +9P EACH +)
5-20x CC Raider: Defence(min 4), Move(fleet),
Relentless Assault, Vicious Basic CC, Pain pistol,
*1/5x Cult CC Weapon (+5p) *Unseelie light
transport *Unseelie transport
SPECIAL
(MAX 1) UNSEELIE COURT (VARIES)
4-9x Courtier: Move(fleet), Tough(1), select option:
●●Wastrel (20p, max 2): +1 FP, Insignificant, Pain
Pistol
●●Alien Horror (5p): Defence(3), Simple CC, Extra
strike(1), Relentless Assault
●●Lamia (8p): Cleave, Pain pistol and Energy Sword
●●Alien merc (15p): Wounds(2), Defence(min 4),
Improved pain carbine, Vicious Basic CC
●●Medusa (20p, max 3): Stone Gaze
*Unseelie transport *Unseelie light transport
-may attach to any command unit
UNSEELIE ELITE RAIDER (55P + 11P EACH +)
5-10x Elite Raider: Move(fleet), Morale(1), Accurate,
Pain Rifle, *2x Monofilament Gun (+5p) OR Light
Lance (+5p), *2x Monofilament Gun (+5p) OR Light
Lance (+5p) OR Pain Cannon (+15p) OR Lance
(+15p) *Unseelie light transport *Unseelie transport
UNSEELIE ELITE CC RAIDER (60P + 12P EACH +)
5-10x Elite CC Raider: Defence(min 4), Move(fleet),
Frenzied Assault, Charge(3), Extra Strike(1), Vicious
Basic CC, Pain Pistol, *2/5x Cult Weapon (+5p),
*Unseelie light transport *Unseelie transport
 UNSEELIE ARMOURED RAIDER (45P + 15P EACH +)
3-9x Armoured Raider: Defence(6), Move(fleet),
Extra Strike(1), Tough(2), Relentless Assault, Glaive
*Unseelie light transport *Unseelie transport
UNSEELIE AMBUSH RAIDERS (45P + 15P EACH)
3-9x Ambush Raider: Defence(3), Move(fleet, nimble),
Concealment, Superior Ambush, Extra Strike(1),
Mono-sword and Ghostblast
UNSEELIE TORTURER (35P + 7P EACH +)
5-10x Torturer: Move(fleet), Tough(1), Dual Basic
Vicious CC, *1/5x Flamer (+5p) OR Bonemaker
(+15p) *Unseelie transport *Unseelie light transport
UNSEELIE BRUTE (90P + 30P EACH +)
3-6x Brute: Wounds(3), Defence(6), Tough(2), Extra
Strike(1), Cleave and Vicious Basic CC OR Flamer
*Unseelie transport
UNSEELIE BEASTMASTER (15P+)
1x Beastmaster: Move(12, hover, fleet), Vicious Basic
CC and Pain Pods, Bestow Fanatic
5-10x Beast:
●●Winged Beast (+10p): Defence(min 4), Tough(1),
Move(12), Extra Strike(1), Basic CC
●●Bird Flock (+20p): Wounds(3), Move(12), Extra
Strike(2), Vital Strike, Basic CC
●●Claw Beast (+20p): Wounds(3), Defence(5),
Tough(2), Extra strike(2), Vicious Basic CC
UNSEELIE SPEEDTANK (90P+)
Vehicle(hover, open), Defence(8/7), Move(12), 3x
Shatter cannon (+5p each) OR Lance
UNSEELIE JETBIKERS (30P + 10P EACH +)
3-9x Jetbiker: Move(12, hover), Hard Target(1),
Superior Withdrawal, Vicious Basic CC and Pain rifle,
*1/3x Light Lance (+5p)
UNSEELIE HOVERBOARDERS (50P + 10P EACH)
5-15x Hoverboarder: Move(12, hover), Superior
Withdrawal, Extra Strike(1), 2h-Axe, Pain pods
UNSEELIE JUMPRAIDERS (60P + 12P EACH +)
5-10x Jumpraider: Defence(5), Move(jump),
Vicious Basic CC and Improved Pain Carbine, *4x
Monofilament Gun (+5p) OR Light Lance (+5p) OR
Pain cannon (+15p) OR Lance (+15p)
”Aircraft?
Well, that’s
why the te
’Z’ setting! leporter has
” a
UNSEELIE PAINMOBILE (100P+)
Massive, Wounds(3), Defence(9 min 4), Tough(3),
Oversized(+1), select option:
●●1x Energy Fist, 1x Energy Fist OR Tentacles OR
Dual Flamer, Dual Light Lance OR Dual Thorn
Pod (+10p) OR Dual Pain cannon (+10p)
●●Terror(12), Disruption(18), Tentacles, Heavy
Flamer
UNSEELIE AIRCRAFT (120P+)
Vehicle(aircraft), Defence(7), select option:
●●Agile, 2x Shatter cannon (+5p) OR Lance, Dual
Pain rifle OR Pain cannon (+5p), *4x ALM OR
HE-Missile
●●2x Null lance OR Black Scythe, 1x Null Mine, *4x
ALM (+5p each) OR HE-Missile (+5p each)
BATTLE TRANSPORT
Unseelie transport (60p+): Vehicle(hover, light,
open), Defence(7), Move(12), Capacity(10), Shatter
cannon (+5p) OR Lance
Unseelie light transport (60p+): Vehicle(hover,
open), Defence(7 min 4), Move(12), Capacity(5), Dual
Pain rifle OR Pain cannon (+15p), Pain cannon
UPGRADES
UPGRADE ANY VEHICLE:
●●Ammo racks (+10p): weapons of embarked
units count as Masterwork
●●Stun prow (+10p): vehicle has CC (3), hit(+1),
wound(no), suppress(x2)
●●Ghost grenades (+5p): attack with 18” (1),
blast(D6), wound(no), suppress(x2) after double
move, one use
●●Autumn’s Cloak (+10p): vehicle has Concealment
UPGRADE ANY MODEL:
●●Scanner (+15p): opponent may not deploy with
Insertion or Ambush within 15” of model
UPGRADE ANY NON-VEHICLE, NON-MASSIVE MODEL
●●Astral Shunt (+10p): model has antiair with CC
weapons, and Charge(6) vs aircraft
UPGRADE ANY UNIT:
●●Smoke Grenades (+5p): unit has Smoke
Grenades
UPGRADE ANY NON-VEHICLE UNIT:
●●The Alchemist’s Best (+5p): unit has First
Strike until end of turn, one use
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 UNSEELIE TRAPPINGS

NAME TRAITS COST

ALM 12
72” (1), hit(re-roll), wound(+6), one use 5P

Anguisher CC (2), hit(+1), suppression(x2) 3P

Basic CC CC (2) 0.5P

Black Scythe 24” (2), wound(+5, min 4+), heavy 30P

Bonemaker 24” (1), wound(min 2+ vs non vehicles), Calcification 15P

Clone Field Defence(min 6) N/A

Cult Weapon CC (3), hit(+1), suppression(x2), vicious 5P

Energy Axe CC (2), hit(+1 vs unarmed), wound(+3) 2P

Energy Combat claws CC (2), hit(+1 vs unarmed), wound(+2), vicious 2P

Energy Fist CC (2), wound(+4) 2P

Energy Sword CC (2), hit(+1), wound(+2) 2P

Flamer 8” (D6), hit(auto) 5P

Ghostblast 18” (2), suppression(x2) 3P

Glaive Jabs: CC (3), hit(+1 vs unarmed), wound(+2) 3P

Mighty Swing: CC (1), hit(+1), wound(+4)

HE-missile 36” (1), blast(D6), one use 5P

Heavy Flamer 12” (D6), hit(auto), wound(+1) 15P

Improved pain carbine 18” (3), vicious 4P

Lance pistol 6” (1), wound(+5, min 4+), pistol 3P

Lance 36” (1), wound(+5, min 4+), heavy 15P

Light Lance 18” (1), wound(+5, min 4+) 5P

Mono Sword CC (2), hit(+1), wound(+1) 1P

Monofilament Gun 12” (1), blast(D3), wound(+1, re-roll) 5P

Null lance 36” (1), wound(+6, min 3+) 20P

Null mine 3” (1), blast(D6), wound(+6, min 3+), one use -

Pain cannon 18” (4) 36” (3), vicious 15P

Pain pistol 12” (1), vicious, pistol 1P

Pain pods 18” (2), vicious 2P

Pain rifle 12” (2) 24” (1), vicious 2P

Shadow Field Defence(min 6x2), lose field after first wound N/A

Shatter cannon 18” (4) 36” (3), wound(+2) 20P

Stone gaze 8” (1), hit(auto), wound(auto vs non-vehicles, non-massive), pistol 20P

Tentacles CC (3), hit(+1 vs unarmed), first strike 2P

Thorn pistol 12” (1), wound(re-roll) 1P

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Thorn pod 24” (1), blast(D3), wound(+1) 15P

Twohanded Axe CC (2), hit(+1 vs unarmed), wound(+2) 1P

Vicious Basic CC CC (2), vicious 0.5P

Dear Cousin

Rejoice, for the day wh

en I will join your court
acumen will greatly ben at the front draws eve
efit your endeavours! I r nearer! I’m certain tha
my aunt made you com know you were hesitant t my tactical
e to your senses. I hop at first, fearing for my
interests at heart. e she wasn’t too hard safety, but that
on you, you know she has
only your best
Let us briefly speak of
the apostates that now
One can only guess at wh seek to destroy us as the
at they have become, alon y have destroyed our pro
kept in stasis, their wa e out there among the sta ud heritage.
y would doom us to eventu rs. Devoid of development,
al stagnation. of change,
Therefore, I fear, in the
end, we must destroy the
m all.

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 The Scandinavian Commonwealth
Proud, smug and hypocritical, the Scandinavian
Commonwealth has united several former nation-states
under the banner of benefit for all. Their technologically
advanced armies now seek to preserve their way of life,
and influence others to rally under the same banner.
Although they consider themselves a light of good in a
world gone bad, it seems that some are more equal than
others from their use of “primitives” both as cannon
fodder and labour force.
FACTION TRAITS
SUPERIORITY OF EMANCIPATION
Spend one (1) Faction Point:
●●Standoff missile: one (1) free LGM attack versus
any target in LOS of spotter
●●Tactical retreat: one (1) friendly unit may move 6”
towards its own board edge
●●Orbital Drop: one (1) friendly unit with a Move(9,
hover) trait gets Insertion
COMMAND
COMMANDER (80P + SYSTEMS)
Wounds(3), Defence(6), Tough(2), Leader(1), Move(9,
hover), Accurate, select option:
●●Star Commander (+20p): Move(15, hover),
Improved Barrage Cannon, missile pod, 2x support
system
●●2x Dual weapon system
●●1x Dual weapon system, 1x weapon system, 1x support
system
●●2x weapon system, 2x support system
POLITICO (30P)
Wounds(2), Move(hover), Leader(1), Power of the
Elements Mystic(2), Simple CC
VETERAN SOLDIER (20P)
Wounds(2), Defence(5), Heavy Scoped Rifle, Laser
Marker, Priority(Accurate) – attach to any scandinavian
soldier unit.
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CORE
SCANDINAVIAN SOLDIER (35P + 7P EACH +)
5-15x Scandinavian Soldiers: Defence(5), Heavy Scoped
Rifle OR Slug Carbine OR Wave Blaster *Hover APC
COMMONWEALTH SOLDIERS (35P + 7P EACH +)
5-15x Commonwealth Soldiers: Vanguard, Move(Nimble),
Commonwealth Rifle
0-1x Commonwealth Beast-rider (+15p): Wounds(2),
Move(nimble), Vanguard, Anti-materiel rifle
0-2x Commonwealth Attack Dog (+7p): Move(9, nimble),
Vanguard, Simple CC
COMMONWEALTH STINGERS (60P + 12P EACH)
5-15x Stingers: Defence(5), Move(9, hover), Energy
Carbine
SPECIAL
BATTLEFRAME TEAM (75P + 25P + SYSTEMS EACH)
3-6x Battleframe: Wounds(2), Defence(6), Tough(2),
Move(9, hover), 2x weapon system, 1x support system
SCOUT BATTLEFRAME (135P + 45P EACH)
3-6x Stealth Battleframe: Wounds(2), Defence(6),
Move(9, hover), Infiltrate, Concealment, Barrage
Cannon OR ER Heatgun
HEAVY BATTLEFRAME (80P+ EACH)
1-3x Heavy Battleframe: Massive, Wounds(2), Tough(3),
Defence(7), Priority(Accurate), Dual Heavy Magna-
rifle OR Dual Hicap Missile pod, Dual Plasma gun
OR Dual Independent Missile System (+10p)
SCANDINAVIAN SCOUT TEAM (40P +8P EACH +)
5-10x Scouts: Vanguard, Laser Marker, Slug Carbine,
*3x Plasma Gun (+5p) OR Anti-materiel rifle (+5p)
*Hover APC
AUTONOMOUS TACTICAL UNIT (40P + 8P EACH)
5-15x ATU: Defence(5), Move(hover), Hit(-1), Dual
Slug Carbine
AUTONOMOUS SNIPER UNIT TEAM (35P)
1x Operator: Defence(5), Concealment, Bestow
Priority(Vital Strike, hit(re-roll)), Laser Marker
3x ASU: Concealment, Heavy Scoped Rifle
 LIGHT HOVER VEHICLE (50P EACH)
1-3x Light Hover Vehicle: Vehicle(hover, light),
Defence(8/7), Move(12), Barrage Cannon OR ER
Heatgun, 2x Slug Carbine
SCANDINAVIAN HOVERTANK (110P+)
Vehicle(hover), Defence(10/8), 2x Slug Carbine
OR 1x Dual Barrage Cannon (+10p) OR Dual
Independent Missile System (+15p), select option:
●●Magna-cannon OR Proton Cannon
●●6x LGM, Laser Marker, antiair(LGMs)
SCANDINAVIAN AIRCRAFT (120P)
Vehicle(aircraft), Defence(7), select option:
●●Bomber: Wave Bombs, Dual Missile pod, Laser
Marker, 2x Defence Turrets(plasma gun)
●●Fighter: Agile, Barrage Cannon OR Missile pod,
4x Plasma Gun
HOVER APC (90P+)
UPGRADES
UPGRADE ANY MODEL:
●●Scanner (+15p): opponent may not deploy with
Insertion or Ambush within 15” of model
UPGRADE ANY NON-AIRCRAFT UNIT:
●●2x ATU (+20p): Defence(5), Move(hover),
Hit(-1), Dual Slug Carbine
●●2x Shield AU (+20p): Defence(min 5),
Move(hover), Blocker
●●1x Repelling AU (+10p):Defence(5),
Move(hover), Bestow Repel(2)
●●Smoke Grenades (+5p): unit has Smoke
Grenades
UPGRADE ANY NON-VEHICLE, NON-COMMAND MODEL:
●●Veteran (+15p), max 1/unit): Wounds(+1),
Priority(accurate), Laser Marker
UPGRADE ANY VEHICLE:

Vehicle(hover), Defence(9/7), Capacity(12), Barrage ●●LGMs (+10p): vehicle has 2x LGM

Cannon, 2x Slug Carbine OR Dual Independent UPGRADE ANY NON-VEHICLE UNIT:
Missile System (+20p)
●●Comradeship Mark (+10p): Tough(+1)

COMMONWEALTH “ANSLAGSTAVLAN” FRONTLINE BULLETIN, “ISENJÖKUL” CAMPAIGN, ISSUE 13.12

Soldiers of the Commonwealth! Our struggle for the betterment of all continues unabated,
and know that it is through your actions that we are able to bring social justice to the
oppressed. We know that many of you are dismayed after these last series of retreats,
but trust in the overall plan, and we shall be triumphant in the end. Please note the
following:

> Although in widespread usage, it is against Commonwealth policy to refer to our

adversaries as “muties”, as this is a derogatory term. The preferred alternative is
“genetically challenged”.

> Resupply of the NIMFJORD LGM is expected to arrive in the next few days. Meanwhile,
its lack will serve as an important reminder not to overuse the LGM setting on the Laser
Designator.

> We empathically deny any and all requests for Battleframe beam swords, or for that
matter, any type of close combat weaponry for our frontline troops. Just because our
adversaries regularly bring knives to gunfights doesn’t mean we shall be as foolish.

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 THE COMMONWEALTH ARMOURY

NAME TRAITS COST

Anti-Materiel Rifle 36” (1), wound(+3), priority(only) 5P

Commonwealth Rifle CC (2), 24” (1) 1P

Energy carbine 18” (2), wound(+2) 4P

Heavy magna-rifle 60” (2), wound(+5) 25P

Heavy Scoped Rifle 36” (1), wound(+1) 2P

Hicap missile pod 36” (4), wound (+3) 25P

Improved barrage 18” (6), wound(+1) 20P

cannon
Independent Missile 30” (4), indirect(potshots), ignore cover 15P
System
Laser Marker Spotter, if one (1) Laser Marker is included in an attack you may re-roll all to 5P
hit results of ‘1’, if two (2) all results of ‘1-2’, etc.
LGM13 72” (1), wound(+6), potshots(unless in los of spotter), indirect(with spotter 5P
only), one use
Magna-cannon AT: 72” (1) wound (+8), heavy 60P

HE: 36” (1), hit(re-roll)) 72” (1), blast(D6), wound (+2), heavy
Proton Cannon Standard: 60” (1), blast(D3), wound(+3), 60P

Overcharge: 60” (1), blast(D6), wound(+4), priority(only) , hazardous

Simple CC CC (2) -

Slug Carbine 18” (2), wound(+1) 2P

Wave Blaster 9” (2), wound(+2), 18” (2) 2P

Wave bombs 3” (1), blast(D6), wound(+1) -

SUPPORT SYSTEMS
ATU Controller The model has Bestow Accurate (6”, ATUs) 10P

Improved Targeting The model has Loathing (equivalent) 5P

Inertia Dampener The model has Tough(+1) 5P

Rangefinder The model adds 3” to all weapon ranges 15P

Stabiliser The model has Run and Gun 10P

Velocity Compensator The model has antiair 15P

13  Laser Guided Missile

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 WEAPON SYSTEMS
Airburst Launcher 18” (1), blast(D6), indirect 15P

Barrage Cannon 18” (4), wound(+1) 10P

Cycle Proton Blaster 18” (3), wound(+2) 10P

Dual (Weapon) Weapon gains Dual 5P

ER Heatgun 18” (1), wound(+5), platebreaker(9”) 10P

Flamer 8” (D6), hit(auto) 5P

Missile Pod 36” (2), wound(+3) 15P

Plasma Gun 12” (2) 24” (1) wound (+3), hazardous 5P

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 The Nanite Resurrection
In a desperate attempt to stave off the cataclysm, a
group of scientists created what was supposed to be
an enlightened superbeing, but ended up unleashing an
Awakening Singularity upon the world. In the end, the
scientists sacrificed their minds and bodies to keep the
Singularity contained, but lost their souls in the process.
Through the use of nanite technology, a new terror now
stalks the wasteland; seeking to assimilate everyone and
everything.
FACTION TRAITS
NO RUSH
Units in this faction may not take the triple move
action.
UNBENDING
Units in this faction receives a maximum of +1 cover
bonus
THE FUTILITY OF RESISTANCE
Spend one (1) Faction Point:
●●Assuming direct control: remove all remaining action
markers from one (1) unit in endphase
●●The Rebel Metal: one (1) enemy vehicle immediately
rolls on the damage table with -3
●●Back to Dust: return any one (1) friendly unit to
staging
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COMMAND
NANITE LEADER (50P+)
Defence(6, re-roll), Tough(2), Lumen Staff OR
Battlescythe, Time’s Arrow, select option:
●●Superior Leader: Wounds(3), Loathing, Bestow
Morale(1) – attach to any Trooper or Eternal unit
●●Hover-body: Wounds(3), Move(12, hover),
Loathing
●●Command Throne (+30p): Vehicle(hover),
Defence(8), Self-Repair, Leader(1),
Communications, Corrosion Cannon OR Edison
cannon
Also select:
●●Resurrection Globe: Restore one (1) wound
to a friendly unit within 12” that has the
Defence(re-roll) trait (deploy any returned models
in cohesion) in the endphase
●●Nightmare Portal: deploy one (1) unit from
staging within 6” of this model (without action
markers), one use
●●Adaptation Protocols: +2FP, spend only on
allies or upgrades
NANITE MYSTIC (45P)
Wounds(2), Defence(6, re-roll), Tough(2), Light Arts
Mystic(2), Mystic Lumen Staff
CORE
NANITE TROOPER (100P)
10x Warrior: Defence(5, re-roll), Tough(1), Corrosion
rifle
NANITE ETERNAL (75P + 15P EACH)
5-10x Eternal: Defence(6, re-roll), Tough(2),
Corrosion Blaster
HOVER-TROOPER SQUAD (105P +35P EACH +)
3-6x Hover-trooper: Wounds(2), Defence(6, re-roll),
Tough(2), Move(9, nimble), Corrosion Cannon, *1/3x
Heavy Corrosion Cannon (+15p)
DISASSEMBLER SWARM (35P EACH)
1-3x Disassembler swarm: Wounds(3), Defence(3,
re-roll), Tough(6), Move(9, nimble), Extra Strike(2),
Simple Corrosive CC

SPECIAL
ELITE JUMP TROOPER (100P +20P EACH)
5-10x Elite Jump Trooper: Defence(6, re-roll), Tough(2),
Move(jump), Rod of Convention OR Energy Sword
and Matter Pistol
NANITE COIN-SPECIALIST (100P)
5x COIN-Specialist: Defence(6, re-roll), Tough(2),
Insertion, Counter-Insertion, Priority(Vital Strike,
hit(re-roll)), Disintegration Rifle
NANITE CLOSE COMBAT TROOPER (80P + 16P EACH)
5-10x CC Trooper: Defence(6, re-roll), Tough(2),
Battlescythe OR Energy Sword and Combat Shield
NANITE TERROR TROOPER (70P + 14P EACH)
5-10x Terror Trooper: Defence(5, re-roll), Tough(1),
Insertion OR Infiltrate, Repel(2), Dual Energy
Combat Claws
NANITE PHASE BEAST (90P + 30P EACH)
NANITE PORTAL PYRAMID (250P)
Vehicle(hover), Defence(11), Vanguard, Self-Repair,
Gate, 4x Corrosion Arc, Matter Whip
NANITE WALKER (100P)
Vehicle(walker), Defence(8), Self-Repair, Heat
Ray OR Matter Whip OR Dual Heavy Corrosion
Cannon, Bestow Masterwork (12”)
NANITE AIRCRAFT (160P)
Vehicle(aircraft), Defence(8), Self-Repair, Dual
Edison Destructor, Heat Ray OR Insertion Beam
CONTAINED SINGULARITY (150P)
Massive, Wounds(4), Defence(9), Tough(4), Move(9,
hover), Oversized(+2), Singularity Mystic(3), Extra
Strike(2), Battlescythe OR Heat Ray
UPGRADES
UPGRADE ANY MODEL:

3-6x phase beast: Wounds(2), Defence(min 5), ●●AA Shroud (+15p): aircraft and spotters may
Move(teleport), Tentacles OR Teleport Blaster not trace line of sight to units within 15” of this
model
NANITE FABRICATION UNIT (80P)
UPGRADE ANY VEHICLE:
Massive, Wounds(3), Defence(8), Tough(2),
Move(hover), Summon(D3 wounds of Disassembler ●●Quantum shielding (+30p): vehicle has one (1)
Swarm within 6” with full action), Dual Matter extra Defence(8) wound
Beamer, Vehicle Repair
UPGRADE ANY UNIT:
HEAVY HOVER-TROOPER (45P EACH)
●●Mindless (+15p): unit is Fanatic
1-3x Heavy hover-trooper: Wounds(2), Defence(6, re- ●●Greater Awareness (+10p): unit ignores the No
roll), Tough(2), Move(9, hover), Heavy Corrosion Rush and Unbending faction traits
Cannon
●●Flesh Rags (+10p): unit has Repel(2)
NANITE JETBIKE (75P + 25P EACH)
●●Golden Skin (+10p): unit has Loathing
3-9x Jetbike: Defence(6, re-roll), Tough(2), Move(12,
Hover), Ignore Concealment, Dual Corrosion Blaster ●●Rusted (-10p): Defence(-1)
OR Dual Edison Carbines OR Matter Beamer ●●IFF Protocols (+15p): add +1 to the roll when
NANITE ATTACK RAFT (100P)
randomizing hits from this unit versus targets with
friendly models within 2”
Vehicle(Hover), Defence(8), Self-Repair, Corrosion
Cannon OR Edison cannon, Dual Edison Destructor
NANITE LARGE RAFT (100P)

Vehicle(Hover), Defence(8), Self-Repair, 2x Corrosion

rifle Array, select option:
●●Capacity(10), Reconstructor
●●Eradication Cannon (+50p)

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 IMPLEMENTS OF THE NANITES

NAME TRAITS COST

Battlescythe CC (3), hit(+1 vs unarmed), wound(+3), platebreaker 2P

Corrosion arc 12” (3) 24” (2), wound(+1), corrosive 10P

Corrosion blaster 12” (2) 24” (1), wound(+1), corrosive 4P

Corrosion cannon 24” (2), wound(+2), corrosive 10P

Corrosion rifle array 12” (5, hit(+1)) 24” (5), corrosive 5P

Corrosion rifle 12” (2) 24” (1), corrosive 2P

Disintegrator rifle 24” (1), wound(+2 first attack only) 0.5P

Edison cannon 24” (2), wound(+2), vicious 10P

Edison carbine 24” (1), wound(+1), vicious 4P

Edison destructor 24” (4), wound(+3), vicious 20P

Energy combat claws CC (2), hit(+1 vs unarmed), wound(+2), vicious 2P

Energy Sword CC(2), hit(+1), wound(+2) 2P

Eradication cannon Low power: 24” (1), blast(D3), wound(+4) 80P

High power: 72” (1), blast(D6), wound(+8), hazardous, priority(only), spin up

Fire gauntlet 8” (D6), hit(auto) 5P

Heat ray 12” (D6), hit(auto), wound(+1), platebreaker 20P

Heavy corrosion 36” (1), wound(+6), heavy, corrosive 15P

cannon
Lumen staff 12” (D6), hit(auto), wound(+1) 5P

Matter beamer 12” (1), hit(re-roll)) 24” (1), wound(+2), heavy 5P

Matter pistol 12” (1), wound(+2), pistol 2.5P

Matter whip 12” (1), hit(re-roll)) 24” (1), blast(D6), wound(+3), heavy 60P

Rod of Convention CC (2), hit(+1 vs unarmed), wound(+4) 5P

Simple Corrosive CC CC (1), corrosive 0.5P

Teleport blaster 12” (1), blast(D3), wound(+1, min 6), hazardous 10P

Tentacles CC (3), hit(+1 vs unarmed), first strike 2P

Time’s arrow 120” (1), hit(+1), wound(+8), one use 5P

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Personal Log, Lord Melas Majoris
enemy snipers, I
Hastruth after the destruction of her sleeve by
Following the forced return to the virtual of Lady de only for Class II sentie nts and above
the Golden Skin sleeve upgra
am again, alone. (In retrospect, it seems that ng to the mind, I’m not sure this is – after all,
solitud e can be soothi
was… unfortunate.) While a certain amount of hat stiff. There
lacking in conversation potential, and remain somew
the army is still here. They are however sorely phalan x halted in front of an impromptu abatis
day I found an entire
are also important protocols missing, and yester ials does not
ce. Apparently roadblocks made out of organic mater
those damnable cultists had felled to halt our advan to the great singula rity, if someone had seen
. By hand. I swear
compute, and I was forced to clear the block myself memory intact in
ed warriors as silent witnesses… I have left the
me then, bowing and scraping with over a hundr slight s. With intere st.
I shall repay all such
my core, to remind me of the humiliation. One day

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 Advancement schemes
These are example advancement schemes for skirmish Models may generally pick traits from two non-common
and narrative campaigns. They can also be used as categories freely, but adding a third should be more
guidelines for more advanced single skirmish and expensive.
narrative games. Some traits have prerequisites, other
specific traits and/or a number of prior advances.

EXAMPLE
In order to take Vanguard, a model needs one (1) or more
prior advancements. In order to take Infiltrate, a model needs
Vanguard.
SHOOTING TANK

●● Run and Gun ●●Tough(2)

◦◦ [2+] Move and Fire ◦◦ Tough(3)
●●Sharpshooter OR Gunslinger ●●Shield Other(3)
◦◦ Deadeye Shot OR Vital Strike(pistols) ●●Ablative Armour
●●Secondary target ●●Resilient
●●[4+] Accurate(non CC weapons) ●●[4+] Shake it off(4+)
CLOSE COMBAT LEADERSHIP

●●Relentless Assault ●●Leader(1) (max 1/team)

◦◦ Frenzied Assault ◦◦ [4+] Leader(2)
●●Parry ●●[2+] Bestow Tough(1) 12”
◦◦ Hazardous Target vs CC attacks ●●Communications
●●Charge(2) ●●Stretcher Bearers
●●[4+] No Escape ●●[5+] Faction gets +1 FP
MOVEMENT STEALTH

●●Nimble ●●[1+] Vanguard

●●[2+] Fleet ◦◦ Infiltrate
●●Move(+1) ◦◦ Ambush
●●Leaper ●●Concealment(in cover)
●●Climber ●●Exfiltrate
●●Dash ●●[4+] Lurker

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 DIRTY TRICKS GEARHEAD

●●Volg-style shooter ●●Meticulous Maintenance

●●Backstab ●●Restricted Access
●●Hidden Weapon ●●Shell Out
●●CC attacks get vicious ●●Breacher
●●“Do you feel in charge?”: Disruption(18”) ●●Equipment Mule
●●[4+] Master of Mischief ●●[3+] Savers Keepers
MUTATIONS/ENHANCEMENTS COMMON

●●Extra arm ●●[2+] Wounds(2)

●●Natural Weapon (CC (2), hit(re-roll)) ◦◦ [5+] Wounds(3)
●●Elongated Legs ●●Scarred Veteran
●●“You don’t know where I’ve been!”: Repel(2) ●●[3+] Scarred Veteran
●●Ablative “Armour” ●●Any skill (2)
●●Elongated Arms: all CC attacks get reach(2) ●●Any skill (2)
HEROISM/MADNESS MYSTIC

●●Morale(1) ●●Wyrd Mystic(1)

●●Formidable Frame ◦◦ [2+] Wyrd Mystic(2)
●●Return to Sender ◦◦ [5+] Wyrd Mystic(3)
●●True Grit ●●For my own good
●●Taunt ●●Protective Engrams
●●[4+] Functional Bravado ●●Mindscourge

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 Weapons for Skirmish and Narrative
COMMON WEAPONS

NAME TRAITS COST

AT-grenade CC (1), platebreaker, vs vehicles only, heavy, one use 0.5P

Autocarbine 18” (2) 1P

Autorifle 12” (2) 24” (1) 1P

Bare Hands/Unarmed CC (1), hit(-1) N/A

Bow 18” (1) N/A

Club CC (2) N/A

Combat Claws CC (2), hit(+1 vs unarmed), vicious 1P

Frag Grenade 6” (1) 12” (1, hit(-2)), indirect(hit(-2)), blast(D6), non-priority(hazardous), one 0.5P
use
Slug Rifle 24” (1), wound(+1) 1P

Knife CC (1) N/A

Musket 24” (1), priority(only) N/A

One-shot AA launcher 24” (1), wound(+4), heavy, antiair, vs aircraft or VTOL only, one use 2P

One-shot AT launcher 24” (1), wound(+4), heavy, one use 2P

Pistol 12” (1), pistol 0.5P

Rifle 24” (1) 0.5P

Scoped Rifle 36” (1) 1P

Shotgun 12” (2), wound(+1) 1P

Sledgehammer CC (2), wound(+2) 0.5P

Slug Autocarbine 18” (2), wound(+1) 2P

Slug Pistol 12” (1), wound (+1), pistol 1P

Slugger 12” (2) 24”(1), wound(+1) 2P

SMG 12” (2) 0.5P

Smoke Grenade 6” (activate(2+)) 12” (activate(3+)), place centre of smoke cloud (5” diameter 0.5P
circle) within range, potshots only vs targets within smoke or LOS passing
through until endphase, Concealment for same until 2nd endphase, indirect(half
ranges), one use
Sword CC (2), hit(+1) 0.5P

Vibrosword/Axe CC (2), hit(+1 vs unarmed), wound (+1) 0.5P

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 RESTRICTED WEAPONS

NAME TRAITS COST

Anti-Materiel Rifle 36” (1), wound(+3), priority(only) 5P

Autocannon 48” (2), wound (+3), heavy 15P

Demolition charge 6” (1), blast(D6), wound (+6), heavy, one use 5P

Energy Fist CC (2), wound(+4) 2P

Energy Maul or Axe CC (2), hit(+1 vs unarmed), wound(+3) 2P

Energy Sword CC (2), hit(+1), wound (+2) 2P

Flamer 8” (D6), hit(auto) 5P

Grenade Launcher AT: 18” (1), wound(+3) HE: 18” (1), blast(D3) 5P

Heat Cannon 24” (2), wound(+5), platebreaker(12”), heavy 15P

Heat Pistol 6” (1), wound(+5), platebreaker(3”), pistol 3P

Heatgun 12” (1), wound(+5), platebreaker(6”) 5P

Heavy Flamer 12” (D6), hit(auto), wound(+1) 10P

HMG 18” (3) 36” (2), wound(+1), heavy 10P

LATcannon 48” (1), wound (+6), heavy 15P

LMG 18” (3) 36” (2) 5P

Missile Launcher HE: 36” (1), blast(D3), heavy AT: 36” (1), wound (+5), heavy 15P

*AA: 36” (1), wound (+3), antiair, heavy (+5p)

Ogre Gun 18” (3), wound(+1) 3P

Plasma Cannon 36” (1), blast(D3), wound(+3), hazardous, heavy 15P

Plasma Gun 12” (2) 24” (1), wound (+3), hazardous 5P

Plasma Pistol 12” (1), wound (+3), hazardous, pistol 3P

Rapid Laser 36” (4), heavy 10P

Storm Slugger 12” (3) 24” (2), wound (+1) 3P

Volley Gun 18” (2), wound(+1), priority(+2 attack dice) 10P

WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN? ON THE FEASABILITY OF

SMG: Submachine Gun MOTORIZED SWORDS
LMG: Light Machine Gun
HMG: Heavy Machine Gun The Vibrosword is, due to it’s unweildy nature and tendency
AT: Anti-Tank towards unpredictable motions, functionally equivalent with an
AA: Anti-Air Axe.
LAT: Light Anti Tank
HE: High Explosive

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 Templates
TEMPLATES

NAME TRAITS COST

Substandard model Wounds(1), Defence(3), Move(6) 2.5P

Unarmed: CC (1), hit(-1)

Standard model Wounds(1), Defence(4), Move(6) 4P

Unarmed: CC (1), hit(-1)

CLOSE COMBAT WEAPON TEMPLATES

NAME TRAITS COST

Unarmed (vehicles) CC (3), hit(-1), wound(+2) N/A

Unarmed CC (1), hit(-1) N/A

Simple CC (1) N/A

Basic CC (2) N/A

Standard CC (2), hit(+1 vs unarmed) N/A

Superior CC (2), hit(+1) N/A

Hefty CC (2), wound(+2) N/A

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Traits
Traits are listed in categories for easy reference, but it
is possible to have weapon traits on models (meaning
that all attacks with that model have the listed traits) and
model traits on weapons (meaning that only attacks with
this weapon have this trait).

COMMON TRAITS

TRAIT EFFECT
Accurate *(conditions) Attacks with this model gets accurate (under conditions)
Ambush When activated may deploy from staging (without action markers), anywhere on the
board, beyond 12” or in cover/out of LOS of enemy units. Unit may not contribute
towards holding scenario objectives.
Antiair May attack aircraft normally and VTOL without hit modifier
Assault Shield As long as at least half of the models in the unit is equipped with Assault Shields, you
may force re-roll of all successful hit rolls vs this unit.
Attack dice(modifier) Model’s number of attack dice is modified by (modifier)
Bestow ability *(range) All models in attached unit gains ability. If a range is specified, all models in units within
range gains ability.
Blocker May use this model’s Defence first when attacked as part of a mixed unit, if so any
wounds have to be allocated to this unit first.
Capacity(amount) May hold amount of models. (See transport rules)
Charge(distance) CC attacks have +distance range.
Combat Shield As long as at least half of the models in the unit is equipped with Combat Shields, you
may force re-roll of all successful wound rolls vs this unit.
Countermeasures Concealment and Antiair attacks lose re-roll until end of turn, one use.
Defence(x) Model has Defence X
“Max/min X” = to wound is never worse/better than X+. (in case of conflict with
similar ruling on an attack, Defence takes precedence unless specifically mentioned)
“xY” = Y successful rolls required to cause one (1) wound. Example: Defence(6x2) – two
‘6’ required
”re-roll” = opponent is forced to re-roll successful wound rolls versus this model. For
purposes of attacking a mixed unit, Defence(X, re-roll) is considered better than Defence(X).
Exfiltrate May return to staging with a double move.
Extra Strike(number) Model has number extra attack dice with CC attacks
Fanatic For every action marker you would allocate from suppression to this unit, it instead
suffers one (1) wound. This wound has to be allocated to a model with this trait.
Firing Ports(number) Number of passengers may attack while embarked
First Strike Resolve attack first in a simultaneous exchange
Frenzied Assault Strike in CC even if suppressed or killed by reaction attack
Hard Target(modifier) Incoming attacks vs this model receive modifier to hit.
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 Hit and Run Model may make one (1) free move after attack.
Ignore Concealment Unit does not suffer minus to hit from Concealment.
Ignore Suppression Unit does not receive action markers from suppression.
Infiltrate Deploy anywhere on table at the start of the game, beyond 6” of enemy units (if you
start with the initiative do this after any enemy units with Infiltrate have been deployed).
Unit may not contribute towards holding scenario objectives.
Insertion When activated may deploy from staging, anywhere on the board, beyond 2” of enemy
units, with two (2) action markers.
Insignificant May not be allocated wounds and does not count toward unit size. If all models in a unit
has Insignificant, remove unit.
Last Strike Resolve attack last in a simultaneous exchange.
Leader(level) Remove level extra action markers within 12” from leader in endphase.
Loathing Re-roll results of ‘1’ to wound for this model.
Massive Model is not automatically wounded on rolls of ‘6’, instead add +1 to the wound roll for
each additional ‘6’ rolled. Requiring two ‘6’s for 7, three for 8, and so on.
Massive models do not benefit from cover.
Morale(level) Unit removes level extra (own) action markers in endphase, as long as all models in unit
has at least this level of Morale.
Move and Fire Make two (2) moves when taking an advance action.
Move(distance, trait) Model moves distance with each move.
nimble: No movement penalty for terrain.
fleet: move one extra move with double move.
hover: Ignore (most) terrain when moving.
jump: One move each turn gets distance 12” and ignores (most) terrain.
teleport: Ignore terrain when moving, enemies may only trace line of sight to where the
unit starts or ends up during a turn.
No Escape Enemy units within 2” may not make withdrawal moves in endphase.
Oversized(number) Wound(+number) and reach(+number) for CC attacks.
Parry Incoming CC attacks get hit(-1).
Rapid Move All moves have priority for timing purposes.
Rapid Strike All attacks have priority for timing purposes.
Regeneration(number) Restore number of wounds to model in endphase.
Relentless Assault Strike in CC even if suppressed by reaction attack.
Repel(distance) CC attacks vs this model has their range reduced by distance.
Rugged May re-roll any dangerous terrain tests for this model.
Run and Gun May attack with potshots after double move.
Smoke grenades Deploy when activated, potshots only vs unit and passengers until end of turn but may
not attack (and neither may any passengers). One use.
Spotter Weapons with the indirect trait may trace LOS from this model.
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Superior Withdrawal Unit may always make a withdrawal move in the end phase and gains no additional
action markers from withdrawal moves.
Terror(distance) Units within distance of this model suffer one (1) wound in endphase for each remaining
action marker (after removal for traits and any withdrawals).
Tough(level) Ignore wound rolls of level or lower when counting suppression vs this unit, as long as all
models in unit has at least this level of Tough.
Vanguard Model may make a 12” move right before start of game.
Ward(distance) Non-CC attacks vs this model has their range reduced by distance.
Wounds(x) Model has x wounds.
Structure*(light) CC hit-rolls vs this model hit automatically, non-CC attacks have hit(+1).
Model is not automatically wounded on rolls of ‘6’, instead add +1 to the wound roll for
each additional ‘6’ rolled. Requiring two ‘6’s for 7, three for 8, and so on.
Instead of removing the model outright, roll on the vehicle damage table (unless light).
Model may not move or attack in CC.

VEHICLE TRAITS

TRAIT EFFECT
Vehicle walker: ignore (most) difficult/dangerous terrain (ruins yes, minefields no).
wheeled: roll on the damage table with -2 when entering dangerous terrain.
tracked: (no modifiers).
hover: Ignores (most) terrain when moving.
VTOL: Ignores terrain when moving, Move(72), Hard Target(1) vs non-antiair attacks.
Repel(6).
aircraft: Ignores terrain when moving. Move(unlimited), returns to staging in endphase. If
in staging, may ignore single action marker on 4+. May not make CC attacks. Attacks from
non-aircraft without the antiair trait are potshots, and may only attack if they have 2+ attack
dice and range greater than 24”.
Agile May change facing before making attack.
Assault Counts as Open for CC purposes (May use vehicle move for CC attack).
Interceptor May react from staging with move and priority attack vs non-agile aircraft.
Light Kill instead of rolling on damage table.
Open +1 on damage table, all passengers may fire out of, may use vehicle move for CC attack.
Robust(modifier) - modifier on damage table.

SPECIAL TRAITS

TRAIT EFFECT
Assassin Attacker may target individual model (instead of unit). (Suppression is still applied versus the unit
as a whole.)
Bodyguard May always allocate wounds to this model if suffered by units within 6”.
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 Counter-insertion Directly after the opponent deploys a unit using Insertion or Ambush you may deploy this
unit from staging within 18” of the enemy unit, and attack it with priority.
Defence turret(weapon) All enemy aircraft moving in range of (weapon) are automatically attacked by (weapon).
Disruption(distance) Enemies within distance may not remove extra action markers in endphase.
Driving Hunger Keep attacking with one (1) additional dice each time the model causes wound in CC.
Feeder Regenerate one (1) wound in endphase each turn the unit has caused wounds in close
combat.
Flexible Loadout May change options when activating.
Gate One (1) unit may enter from staging as if this model was connected to the friendly board
edge per turn.
Insertion Assault You may make a close combat attack from staging vs any enemy target, without priority
(placing yourself within 2” of the target, as usual).
Insertion Beam Deploy one (1) non-vehicle, non-massive unit from staging within 12” of this model, with
one (1) action marker, one use.
Interdiction One (1) enemy unit may not leave staging this turn, one use.
Martyr(level) Receive level Faction Points when this unit is removed as a casualty.
Medical Support Ignore first wound suffered by unit each turn. (You may mark this by turning a model on its
side and turning it back up in the endphase).
Pathfinder Terrain features occupied by this unit does not count as difficult for friendly units.
Reconstructor Embarked units regain D3 wounds in the end phase.
school Mystic(level) When attacking, may roll level number of dice and pick one (1) available power from school
list. If you get several dice at target level, you may use boosted version. Also apply all
results of ‘1’.
Example: Player A rolls ‘1’,’1’,’5’ and may select a 5+ or worse power from the applicable school. Player
A also applies the worse version of the ‘1’ result.
Selective Enforced Units within 12” may use Fanatic.
Fanaticism
Self-Repair Remove any damaged condition on model in endphase.
Summon(how, what, Deploy unit of what, how, where (without action markers, unless otherwise specified).
where)
Superior Ambush When activated may deploy from staging, anywhere on the board (without action markers).
Unit may not contribute towards holding scenario objectives.
Superior Insertion When activated may deploy from staging, anywhere on the board, beyond 2” of enemy
units, with one (1) action marker.
Tunneller After Insertion, place adjacent to the model:
1x Tunnel: Structure(light), Wounds(3), Defence(8), Gate.
Vehicle Repair Clear “damaged” from vehicle within 2” on 3+ instead of a move.
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TRAIT EFFECT
Activate(conditions) Ability or attack triggers only under conditions; “X+” – roll X+ to activate.
Blast(effect) “D6” – score as many hits as the to-hit roll.
“D3” – score as many hits as the to-hit roll divided by two (after any modifiers) rounding up
“X” – score X hits (plus/minus modifiers).
Modifiers to the to-hit roll, (such as Accurate) work as normal. Potshots detract 3 hits (and
removes other modifiers).
You may allocate hits to any models within range that are no further than 5” apart, but not
more than those models have wounds. If target models are in multi-model units, hits are
applied to the unit as a whole. You may not allocate hits to any models that are within 2” of
a friendly model.

EXAMPLE
Player A scores three (3) hits with a Blast weapon and allocates one (1) hit to an enemy vehicle (max 1
since the vehicle has only 1 wound) and two (2) hits to a unit with two (2) wounds within 5” of the vehicle.
Calcification Unit that has suffered a wound from this weapon takes regular hits equal to the Defence of
the model that was allocated the wound.
CC Close Combat weapon (see core rules).
Cleave Wound rolls of ‘6’ that caused a wound, cause an additional wound.
Corrosive Wound(min 6 vs non-vehicles), EMP on wound(‘6’) vs vehicles.
Dual Weapon Weapon has hit(re-roll). If hit(auto), may re-roll variable number of hits or add 50% and
round up to any fixed value.
EMP If failing to wound vs vehicles, roll D6-3 on the damage table; light vehicles are killed on
4+.
Hazardous Model using weapon suffers one (1) hit at wound(min 6) for each ‘1’ on the to hit roll.
Heavy Unless mounted on a vehicle or massive model, non-priority attacks are potshots. Priority
attacks are Accurate.
Hit(modifier) Attacks with this weapon receive modifier to hit.
“Auto” = do not roll to hit, weapon hits automatically. If Potshots, hits/2, round down.
“min/max X+”: to hit is never worse/better than X+.
“xY” = each hit causes this many hits.
“re-roll” = May re-roll any dice.
”vs unarmed” = when attacking models that does not have a dedicated CC weapon.
Ignore Cover Target gets no bonus to Defence from Cover.
Indirect*(modifier) Weapon may attack without line of sight, when it does, apply modifier.
Masterwork Re-roll results of ‘1’ to hit for this model.
Mystic weapon Add Mystic level attack dice to the weapon’s attack, but gain Hazardous.
Pistol May attack even when within 2” of enemy and does not randomize hits versus target within
2” of friendly models.
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 Priority(effect) When attacking with priority gain effect.
“only” – the weapon can only be fired with priority.
Reach(distance) Close Combat range is increased distance”.
Can only fire if unit had no action markers in the previous endphase (may not fire first
Spin up turn).
Suppression(modifier) Amount of Suppression caused is modified.
Example:
Suppression(+X) – weapon causes +X suppression hits with attack,
Suppression(none) – weapon doesn’t cause suppression,
Suppression(x2) – each suppression hit causes two (2) suppression hits.
Underslung weapon as weapon, one use.
Vicious Hit rolls of ‘6’ cause an additional hit.
Vital Strike Hit rolls of ‘6’ has wound(+3).
Wound(modifier) Attacks with this weapon receives modifier to wound.
“No” = weapon cannot cause wounds.
“Auto” = wound with every hit (do not roll to wound).
“min/max X+”: to wound is never worse/better than X+ (in case of conflict with similar
Defence ruling, Defence takes precedence unless otherwise mentioned).
“xY” = each wound causes this many wounds.
“re-roll” = May re-roll any dice.

SKIRMISH TRAITS

TRAIT EFFECT
Ablative Armour Model has one (1) additional Defence(3) wound.
Backstab Hit(+1) and Vital Strike with CC attack if target has at least one (1) other enemy within 2”.
Breacher wound(+2) vs structures within 2”. Free 1x Breaching Charge.
Climber Model may take one (1) free vertical move with any move action.
Dash When taking a Double Move reaction attacks have hit(-1) vs this model.
Deadeye Shot Priority(Vital Strike) with rifle or scoped rifle.
Elongated Legs Model may count as 3” taller when making attacks, can cross impassable terrain of max 3”
height, and make a 3” vertical move for free once per turn.
Equipment Mule “One use” items carried by this model may be used by anyone (friendly) within 12”.
Extra arm Model has one (1) extra arm (or equivalent), and may consequently bear more arms.
For my own good Model is down and requires evacuation when rolling ‘1 1’ on the mystic table instead of the
regular result.
Formidable Frame Model is not overburdened by a single heavy load OR non-priority attacks with heavy
weapon is inaccurate instead of potshots.
Functional Bravado Model may ignore first hit each turn if in open terrain.
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Hidden Weapon First enemy model each turn that started the turn more than 2” away making CC attacks vs
this model is first subject to a (1) attack.
Leaper Model always rolls +1 dice when leaping (still picking highest).
Lurker No movement penalty from ducking.
Master of Mischief Enemy models within 12” that have exactly two (2) action markers in endphase may
only remove one (1) instead of two (2). Abilities that remove extra markers still function
normally.
Meticulous One (1) restricted weapon or two (2) non-restricted weapons in force count as Masterwork
Maintenance
Mindscourge Model’s mystic power attacks have Ignore cover.
Protective Engrams Spend one (1) FP to ignore first ‘1’ rolled on the mystic table each game.
Resilient Always counts as one step better for WIA table modifiers (neutral counts as evaced, enemy
holds field as neutral, if evaced roll three times and pick best).
Restricted Access Model may purchase restricted weapon (in addition to any game restrictions).
Return to Sender If this or another model within 6” is allocated hits from a thrown grenade, you may cancel
the attack and make an identical attack of your own on 3+.
Savers Keepers Model may use “one use” gear twice.
Scarred Veteran Model may discard one (1) trauma.
Secondary target You may re-roll missed attacks versus another target along the same line of fire.
Shake it off(X) Ignore last wound on X+, get two (2) action markers.
Sharpshooter Priority(hit(re-roll)) with rifle or scoped rifle.
Shell Out When using priority attack you may attack twice with your (non-cc) weapon. You may not
use it again during this game.
Shield Other(x”) Hits vs targets within X” may be redirected to this model.
Stretcher Bearers Model may evacuate without going into staging.
Taunt Instead of attacking, model may taunt until end of turn, counting as exposed and any attacks
versus other targets that could target this model becomes inaccurate.
True Grit Instead of removing model when it loses its last wound, it may no longer remove its last
action marker. If it receives another wound, down as normal.
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 Gear for Skirmish and Narrative
SKIRMISH GEAR

GEAR EFFECT COST

Autostimmer Auto-triage with +1 at end of turn if downed, one use 0.5P

Bike, heavy Move(9), Capacity(1) – model may not climb, unless discarding bike 5P

Bike, light Move(12) – model may not climb, unless discarding bike 3P

Breaching Charge Create 2” breach in adjacent wall no thicker than 1” and attack targets 0.5P
behind the breach with 6” (1) blast(D3), one use
Clip-harness Free vertical downward movement 1P

Cyber-prosthetic Ignore the effects of one (1) trauma. (Max two (2)/model) 3P

Enclosed armour Defence(+2) 3P

Enviro-compensator Ignore(d by) battlefield conditions. (Represents gas masks, rat repellent, etc.) 2P

Flak Jacket Defence(+1) vs weapons with blast trait 0.5P

Heavy armour Defence(+1) 1P

Medkit +1 on triage actions 2P

Scanner No ambush or infiltrate deployment within 15” 3P

Shield Combat: model has Combat Shield 3P

Assault: model has Assault Shield

Stimpack +2 to triage action, one use 0.5P

Weapon Modification Blacksight: Ignore smoke and concealment (2p/5p for restricted) <

Bipod: Rifle, Scoped Rifle, Slug Rifle or LMG becomes heavy (2p)
Underslung weapon: as weapon (pick any 5p-weapon), one use (1p)
Masterwork (0.5p/1p for restricted)

NARRATIVE GEAR

GEAR EFFECT COST

Additional ammo Replenishes a weapon once (only if using ammo option) 1P

Concealable/collapsible weapon can be concealed from scanners and searches (non-restricted 1P

weapon weapons can be drawn and used immediately, restricted weapons require a
moment of discreet assembly)
Cutting beam 1” (2) wound(+5), vs structures only 5P

Silencer Attack with weapon does not raise alarm (when applicable, not for 1P
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 RARE GEAR

GEAR EFFECT EXHAUST

Ancient Enclosed Massive, Defence(7) 2+
Armour
Drugs Numbing slime: ignore suppression, auto-roll on injury table after game. 3+

Geist: gain Wyrd Mystic(1), perils always boosted.

Frenzo: gain Furious Assault.
Rotgut: Tough(2), hit(-1) for non-cc.
Immuno-booster: take before fight, get Resilient until end of game.
Poison: wound(re-roll).
Field Energy: Defence(min 6x2) vs non-CC attacks. 3+

Teleport: make 6” rapid priority move when attacked, once/turn.

Refraction: potshots only vs user with non-CC attacks.
Conversion: Defence(min 5), attacker suffers 1 supp hit for each ‘1’ rolled
to wound.
Holo: as Assault Shield (does not use hand).
Grav-Lifter No penalty for one (1) heavy load. 2+

Grenade (rare) Void: 6” (activate(2+)) 12” (activate(3+)), place centre of void (3” diameter N/A
circle) within range, models in or passing through are removed as casualties
on 2+, remove void on 5+ in endphase, indirect (half ranges), one use
Grenade (uncommon) Flashbang: 12” (1), blast(D6), suppression(x2), wound(no), non- N/A
priority(potshot), indirect (half ranges), one use.
EMP: 6” (2, hit(+1)) 12” (2), EMP, non-priority(potshot), indirect (half
ranges), one use.
Agent Apricot: remove “organic” (forest, jungle, foliage) terrain piece
within 12”, no bigger than 12” across, indirect (half ranges), one use.
Prox: place centre of field (5” diameter circle) within 12”, area counts as
dangerous terrain, remove on 5+ every time a wound is suffered, indirect
(half ranges), one use.
Plasma: 6” (activate(2+)) 12” (activate(3+)), place centre of plasma field
(3” diameter circle) within range, models in or passing through takes
wound(+3) hit, remove plasma on 5+ in endphase, indirect (half ranges),
one use.
Holo Projector User ignores first attack vs user in game. 2+

Noise Dampeners Grants vanguard, or upgrades vanguard to infiltrate, one use. N/A

Screamer traps Opponent has to deploy one (1) unit with ambush immediately, if any. One N/A
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 Specialised Ammo AP: wound(+1) if Defence(5) or better 3+

HE: wound(+1) if Defence(4) or worse

Ricochet: indirect
Hotshot: hit(+1)
Incendiary: ignore cover
Dragonsbreath (shotgun only): 12” (D3), hit(auto)
Shredders: wound(re-roll)
Superior Enclosed Defence(7) 2+
Armour
Thrust Pack or Grapnel Move(jump) 2+

Ultralight Grants infiltrate OR insertion, one use N/A

Very Rare Specialised Penetrator: wound(+D6) 3+

ammo
Shieldbuster: ignore Defence(min)
Mass reactive: wound(x2)

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Mystic powers
TELEPATHY SMITE
1 Momentary lapse: the mystic takes one (1) hit 1 Psychic Feedback: the mystic takes one (1) hit
11 For your own good: remove the mystic 11 Assault from Beyond: the mystic suffers one
(1) wound
2+ Bolster mind: place one (1) bolster token on 2+ Shield: place one (1) shield token on any non-
any unit. Next time this unit receives an action vehicle unit within 18”. Next time this unit
marker from suppression, remove the token suffers a wound, remove the token instead.
instead.
Boosted: place two (2) tokens.
Boosted: place two (2) tokens.
5+ Relay orders: one (1) friendly unit makes a 4+ Ignite Passion: one (1) friendly unit within 18”
free 6” move. gets Loathing until end of turn
Boosted: two (2) units Boosted: two (2) units
5+ Psychic Onslaught: all enemy units within 5+ Lightning barrage: attack with 18” (6),
18” takes D3 hits. wound(+1)
Boosted: 2D3, pick highest Boosted: 24” (8)
6+ Disrupt orders: place one (1) action marker 6+ Hammer of Wrath: attack with 18” (1),
on any unit within 18” blast(D6), wound(+2)
Boosted: two (2) action markers Boosted: 24”, hit(re-roll)

DARK ARTS LIGHT ARTS

1 Loss of favour: reduce mystic level by one (1) 1 Nosebleed: the mystic takes one (1) hit
11 Gain “favour”: closest friendly non-vehicle 11 Martyr of the Mind: remove the mystic.
unit suffers D3 wounds Closest enemy non-vehicle unit suffers D3
wounds
2+ Balefire assault: attack with 18” (3) 2+ Mind Bullets: attack with 18” (3)
Boosted: 24” (4) Boosted: 24” (4)
5+ Spawn of Beyond: summon D3x Lesser 4+ Encourage Effort: one (1) unit within 18” may
Maelstrom Entity within 18”. Remove these at re-roll all results of ‘1’ when rolling to hit until
end of turn. end of turn
Boosted: 2D3 Boosted: two (2) units
5+ Black tentacles: all models within one(1) 5+ Healing Light: one (1) non-vehicle unit within
terrain feature within 18” takes a dangerous 12” regains one (1) wound
terrain test
Boosted: two(2) wounds
Boosted: Re-roll all results of 2+ once
6+ Exaltation Awaits!: reduce the number of ‘6’s 6+ Banish/Sequester: one (1) unit within 18” is
required for boosted version by one (1) returned to staging
Boosted: Replace the mystic’s traits with: Boosted: 36”
666 Wounds(4), Defence(8), Tough(3), Massive,
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 TIDEMIND
1 Backlash: the mystic suffers one (1) wound
11 Disruption: closest friendly unit is marked
with D3 action markers
3+ Sporeshroud: as Smoke Mission
Boosted: as Smoke Mission x2
5+ Corrupt Ground: place 5” diameter circle
of dangerous terrain within 24”, remove in
endphase.
Boosted: two (2) circles, that need to touch
5+ The Call: move one (1) friendly unit 6”
towards the mystic
Boosted: 12”
6+ Jones is acting strangely: attack with 36”
(6), wound(+1) – for every wound suffered
summon as many wounds of Munchers within
2” of target
SERFMIND
1 Call from the Deep: mystic gets one (1) action
marker
11 Glimpse of the Truth: mystic must make an
immediate withdrawal move
4+ All for the Brood: one (1) unit within 18” gets
Frenzied Assault until end of turn
Boosted: and Loathing
5+ One of Us, One of Us: attack one (1) unit
within 18” with any weapon in that unit
Boosted: attack twice, but with weapons of
different models
5+ Gather the faithful: one (1) non-vehicle unit
within 12” regains D3 wounds
Boosted: two (2) units
6+ Take the planet back!: gain one (1) Faction
Point
Boosted: two (2) Faction Points

Boosted: (9)

WEIRD WYRD
1 Brainburst: closest friendly non-vehicle unit 1 Madness: opponent choses target(s); if you
suffers one (1) wound rolled only one dice, roll another (possibly
triggering possession)
11 Overload: closest friendly non-vehicle unit
suffers D3 wounds Possession: Replace the mystic’s traits with:
11
Wounds(3), Defence(5), Ignore suppression,
CC(D6) and under the command of your
opponent
2+ Mystic Head-butt: attack with 18”(1), 2+ Pyroclastic Assault: attack with 18” (3)
wound(+3)
Boosted: 24” (4)
Boosted: 24”
4+ Raargh!: one (1) unit within 18” gets 5+ Kinetic Slam: one (1) unit within 18” is moved
Charge(3) until end of turn D6” straight from the mystic and gets an action
marker on 4+
Boosted: two (2) units, 24”
Boosted: two (2) units
5+ Overload Martyr: friendly non-vehicle unit 5+ Overwhelm: attack with 18” (4), wound(no),
within 18” suffers one (1) wound, and may suppression(x2)
attack with 12” (1), blast(D3), wound(+2)
Boosted: 24” (6)
Boosted: two (2) wounds, two (2) attacks
6+ Stomp: attack with 18” (1), blast(D6), 6+ Meteor Rain: attack with 18” (1), blast(D6),
wound(+2) wound(+2)
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 FATEWEAVING POWER OF THE ELEMENTS
1 Ill favoured: mystic gets one (1) action marker 1 Exertion: mystic gets one (1) action marker
11 Witness demise: opponent gains one (1) 11 Shattered Confidence: all friendly units within
Faction point 12” gets one (1) action marker
2+ Guide: one (1) unit within 24” gets hit(re-roll) 5+ Air: one (1) friendly unit within 12” can make a
until end of turn 3” free move
Boosted: two (2) units Boosted: all friendly units within 12”
5+ Recall: move one (1) friendly unit 6” towards 5+ Earth: one (1) friendly unit within 12” gets
the mystic Defence(+1) until end of turn
Boosted: 12” Boosted: all friendly units within 12”
6+ Palm the Skeins: gain one (1) Faction Point 5+ Fire: one (1) friendly unit within 12” gets
Accurate until end of turn
Boosted: two (2) Faction Points
Boosted: all friendly units within 12”
6+ DOOM: one (1) non-vehicle/massive 5+ Water: one (1) friendly unit within 12” regains
unit within 24”suffers one (1) wound each one (1) wound
endphase
Boosted: all friendly units within 12”
Boosted: D3 wounds

POWER OF THE SINGULARITY ALCHEMY

1 Weakened Chains: increase mystic’s level by 1 Wrack: closest friendly unit gets one (1) action
one (1) marker
111 Unshackled Singularity: you immediately 11 Accidental Immolation: mystic suffers one (1)
lose the game. wound
2+ Dissolve: attack with 18” (3) 2+ Acid Assault: attack with 18” (1), blast(D3)
Boosted: 24” (4) Boosted: 18” (2)
5+ Deceive: Make one (1) 6” move with one (1) 5+ Poison: one (1) friendly unit gets wound(re-
enemy unit within 18” roll) until end of turn
Boosted: within 36” Boosted: two (2) units
5+ Despair: all enemy units within 12” gets one 5+ Boost metabolism: one (1) friendly unit within
(1) action marker 12” gets First Strike until end of turn
Boosted: two (2) action markers Boosted: two (2) units
6+ Destroy: attack with 18” (1), blast(D6), 6+ Alchemical Transformation: one (1) friendly
wound(+2) model within 12” has its traits replaced with:
Wounds(3), Defence(5), Tough(2), CC(3),
Boosted: 24”, hit(re-roll) wound(+2)
Boosted: two (2) friendly models

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