Mission Background
The dies of war have moved deep under
the seas of this planet, with the inky
darkness making it difficult to find the
enemy, much less kill them. In these
crushing conditions, entire units go
missing without traces.
The Battlefield
For this mission you’ll need a 6’x4’ table
with at least 10-15 pieces of terrain on it,
of which at least half must large area
terrain features, which count as rifts.
The Armies
For this mission you’ll need two armies
of equal point cost, and players may not
take any aircraft.
Deployment
The players roll-off, and the winner
picks zone A or B to be their deployment
zone, with their opponent taking the
opposite. Then the players alternate in
placing one unit each within their
deployment zone, starting with the
player that won the deployment roll-off.
First Turn
The player that has won the deployment
roll-off gets the first turn.
Objectives
Before the game beings, count the total
number of units in each player’s army,
with combined units and heroes joining
units counting as one.
Before deployment, players have to set
up a total of 6 objective markers.
The players roll-off to see who goes
first, and then alternate in placing one
objective marker each outside of the
deployment zones, and at least 9” away
from other objectives.
At the end of each round, if a unit is
within 3” of a marker whilst enemies
aren’t, then the objective is seized and
remains seized even after leaving.
Pinned units can’t seize markers, and if
units from both sides are contesting a
marker then it becomes neutral again.
At the end of each round players get 1 VP
for each objective marker they seized,
and at the end of the last round players
get 3 VPs for each marker instead.
Players also get 1 VP for destroying at
least half of the units in the enemy army,
as well as 1 VP if they destroyed the
most expensive unit in the enemy army.
The game ends after 4 rounds, and the
player that scored most VPs wins.
Special Rules
Abyssal Rifts: Before the game begins,
roll one die for each rift and assign it a
number equal to the roll.
Rift Monsters: At the beginning of each
round, roll one die. All units inside rifts
with that number must immediately take
a dangerous terrain test.
Rift Protection: Whenever units inside a
rift take wounds from any source other
than the rift beings rule, roll one die for
each. On a 5+ it is ignored.
Unpredictable Depths: At the beginning
of each round, roll one die, and apply the
effect until the end of the round:
Result Event
1 Depth Quakes - All units must
take a morale test, if failed,
they are Pinned.
2 Heavy Currents - All units get
-1” on Advance and -2” on Rush
and Charge actions.
3 Low Visibility - Units can’t
shoot at targets over 18” away.
4-6 All Clear - No effect.