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Deathblow (3of3) Extraido
COVER ART
Geoff Taylor
EDITORIAL
Warwick Kinrade
PRODUCTION
Warwick Kinrade,
Darius Hinks and
Steve Hambrook.
NEW RULES
A ra b ia n N ig h ts 2
A new exotic location fo r adventurers to explore by Paul Gibbon.
O u t o f th e D a rkn e ss 7
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¡si Getting out of the dungeon and into the great out doors by Mark Brendan from WD202.
CONTENTS
T h e G ood, th e B ad and th e R o ttin g 13
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A short scenario against Dark Elves and the Undead by James Kinman.
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Q I- The Low Life and the High Life 23
< i t Town Events by Gav Thorpe, from CJ 28.
Ii SAGE WORDS
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OUT OF THE DARKNESS
B y M arie Brendan
This articCe introduces us to the idea o f adventuring b eyond the confines o f those draughty, dark.
oCd Cabyrinths, a n d yives y o u r adventurers a change o f scene, i f the notion o f taking yo u r jr a r ty
on a j a u n t around, say, a castfe, or a W izard's tower, or m aybe even outdoors in the woods
apjjeafs to you, then read on a n d discover how to escape th a t dungeon...
The interior o f the galleys on board the Black Ark magic, which had reduced several o f their ambush
were humid and stank. Fully two thousand party to ashes before they were captured, the
Human, D w arf and E lf souls laboured over foul, corsairs had burned the shard o f obsidian into him
menial tasks, stripped to the waist and perspiring to shackle his powers ju st as they had shackled his
freely in the cramped and unhygenic confines. limbs. U ff knew that i f they were ever all going to
They were arranged on three levels, cooking get out o f this hellhole alive, then he had better act
cleaning bilges and other jobs vital to the running soon. He knew that behind them somewhere,
o f the sinister stone vessel, kept afloat by the will equally miserable, were Corwen his Wood E lf 1
o f a powerful dark mage. There was not a single friend, and Dwimril Silverlode the indomitable
slave on board, who toiled in those halls, who did Dwarf. In the week, “Had it really only been t
not realise the import o f what they were doing. week? ”, he wondered, since their capture, he had
They were part o f a Dark E lf war fleet, led by the chafed the ends o f his strong fingers raw working
-■immeasurably w icked Prince Mordrin Kain, at the shackles, and he reckoned they were just
coursing towards Erengrad with every intention o f about loose enough now fo r one great burst o f
sacking that great city port. From there, the Dark strength to tear them free. Feigning exhaustion, he ■
Elves would have unchallenged access to the slumped to the floor.
north o f the Old World, and could sweep
southwards towards the Empire itself. Though “You there, slave, work!”, bellowed Drachnas at
they wept fo r the fa te o f their countrymen and him, his words thick and malicious with the
abhorred the tasks they performed, they still bent sibilant accent o f the Dark Tongue.
their backs to it. Drachnas, the overseer, saw to Drachnas stormed down the hall and unleashed a .
that. Plying the lash with casual brutality, any vicious crack across U ff’s back with the whip. It
back not straining at the oar soon became a was ju st the jo lt the Norseman needed. With a
patchwork o f bloodied weals. Better to bide one’s howl o f fury, he yanked the chains from the deck,
time working and waiting fo r an escape, than die twisted them around his tormentor’s throat and
in ignominy as a galley slave. pulled. The single flex o f the barbarian’s massive
Uff, a hulking Norseman, eyed Drachnas with muscles was sufficient to snap the overseer’s neck
| cold fu ry as once again he belaboured the like a dry twig and Drachnas fe ll to the squalid 1
shoulders o f Ernst, a wizard and erstwhile flo o r in a limp bundle.
travelling companion o f Uff. Ernst looked grey In the ensuing pandemonium U ff freed more o f the
and sickly, and U ff knew the mage couldn’t last slaves, including his companions. Under the cover )
much longer in these ghastly conditions. The o f the resulting pitched battle between slaves and
ultimate cruelty was that Ernst had within him the captors, the team o f fo u r made their way to the
power to heal himself, but was prevented from upper decks. There, they knew, they had to chance
doing so by the black gem literally burned into his to liberate their equipment and take control o f the
chest by their Dark E lf captors. Fearing his ship during the confusion...
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th e gam e, as th e y are, th e y in evitably opt be cov e re d in th e adve nture, giving the
fo r th e tried and te ste d m eth od o f raiding p la y e rs a v irtu a lly lim itle s s s c o p e fo r
a n c ie n t dun g e o n s and ruins w h ich have dire c tio n s in w h ich to trave l. H ow ever, you
long sin ce been overrun by th e m any foul m ust e nsu re th a t th e ir route takes them
den ize n s o f darkness. into th e areas th e y m u s t v is it in o rd e r to
co m p le te th e ir task. T h e s e places w ill have
A s a novice, th is w a s b rilliant. It had y e t m ore m aps show ing th e ir layout, and
everything : e xcitem ent, danger, tru ly brain- w ill have s p e c ific enco u n te rs ta k in g place
m e ltin g s u m s o f filth y lu c re . U pon a t them . Floorplan s can ea s ily be knocke d
b eco m ing a ch am pion of y o u r a rt th e up fo r them using gridd ed pap er w ith the
w e a lth w a s flo w in g nicely, th a n k yo u v e ry c o rre c t terrain m arke d on in place. You can
m uch. Your abilities, co m bin ed w ith the even m ake th is th re e d im en siona l by using
am azin g pow ers o f ancie n t w e a p o n s and W a rh a m m e r terrain or, if yo u are artis tic a lly
a rte fa c ts c la im e d fro m th e c o ffe rs of in clin ed, m aking up y o u r ow n, special
v a n q u ish e d foes, ensu red yo u r contin ued W a rh a m m e r Q u e st terrain. A good thin g to
s u rvival in th e fa ce o f in cre a sin g ly m ore in vest in fo r this sort o f ga m e is an A1
h ideous and te rrifyin g ene m ies. So you s h e e t o f p a p e r w h ic h ha s had an
s oug ht o u t y e t g re a te r ch allen ges and still a pp ro p ria te size d grid m arke d on it and
m ore w e a lth to add to y o u r coffers. N ow then been la m inated. T h is is quite an
th e y are callin g yo u a hero, and y o u ’re expe n s iv e thin g to do, but w ell w o rth it in
startin g to w onder, “ W h a t’s it all about, th e end sin c e yo u can m a rk th e positions
eh?” . You’ve g o t all th is cash and yo u can of objects o nto it using a d ry m arker, then
get m ore any tim e yo u w a n t it by ta kin g a w ip e it cle an, re a d y fo r th e next encounter.
p ot-holing e xpe dition to sla p a fe w Ores
about. But th e je w e ls are lo sing th e ir lustre Afternative indoors
a n d th e a c ts o f ra n d o m v io le n c e on
h a p le s s m o n s te rs ju s t d o n ’t c u t th e O f co u rs e you may, q u ite rightly, decide
th a t yo u a re n ’t prep a re d to give up entirely
m usta rd anym ore. W ell, w h a t you need is
on th e usage o f all th o s e rath er snazzy
a th e m e , v e ry p o s s ib ly a d iffe re n t
a pp roa ch to doing w h a t you do best, ie flo o rp la n s c o n ta in e d w ith in th e
m ugging baddies. P e rm it m e to e xp la in ... W a rh a m m e r Q u e s t box, But n e ith e r are
y o u ready to g ive up y o u r new found
free dom fro m th e random dun geon bash.
The great outdoors W h a t you there fo re nee d is a p roperly
You can re present w ild e rn e ss a reas sim ply th e m e d a d v e n tu re , w h ic h n e e d no t
by m aking up a m ap o f th e area w h ich is to ne c e s s a rily ta k e place in a dungeon.
to p lay gam e s than th e random d u n geons,
w h ic h c o n ta in th e fu ll g a m u t o f n astie s all
cra m m e d in to th e sa m e sm all space , and
also m akes fo r goo d plot deve lo p m e n t.
C o nside r, if yo u dare, th e m a c h in a tio n s of
a D a rk E lf p rin c e b e n t on w o rld
do m in a tio n . If th a t h ap pens to be y o u r
arm y, th e n yo u have th e m eans to realise
th e a d v e n tu re s th a t e n s u e a s th e W arriors
se e k to foil his d a s ta rd ly plot. It c ould be
played ou t a s sev e ra l d iffe re n t gam e s in
c o rre s p o n d in g ly d iffe re n t lo c a tio n s ,
beg in n in g , p erhap s, w ith th e a d v e n tu re rs
being c a p tu re d and e n s la v e d upon one of
th e in fa m o u s B la c k A rk s of th e D a rk Elf
fle e t and e s c a p in g to gain con tro l o f th e
ship. For th e next s c e n a rio w e c ould m ove
th e action to a tow n fu rth e r d ow n th e c oast
in vaded by th e D a rk E lves, w h e re th e
ad v e n tu re rs m ust fre e th e p eo ple. N ext w e
in filtra te a c a s tle w h ic h th e w ic k e d prin ce
ha s taken, a n d is du g -in p re p a rin g fo r
sie g e d u e to th e bra ve ac tio n s o f th e party
T h o s e o f you w h o ow n W a rh a m m e r arm ie s s c u p p e rin g his w a r e ffo rts in p re v io u s
are a t a d istin ct a d va n ta g e w h en it com es sc e n a rio s . W e c ould run a fin a l s c e n a rio
to tu rn in g o u t w e ll-ro u n d e d , lin k e d d e a lin g w ith th e in e v ita b le , c lim a c tic
sc e n a rio s. H a vin g a W a rh a m m e r a rm y co n fro n ta tio n betw e e n th e p a rty and th e ir
m ea n s th a t yo u sh o u ld ha ve a w e a lth of nem e s is as he a tte m p ts to e s c a p e thro ugh
m o d e ls a t y o u r disp o sa l and be a b le to run a w a rre n o f tu n n e ls b en eath th e c astle
g a m e s b ase d a ro u n d th e p a rticu la r race (b a c k to b a s ic s I know , bu t th in k h o w m uch
you fie ld . From a backg ro u n d vie w point, m ore ex c itin g it w ill be a fte r th is b u ild up).
this is a co n s id e ra b ly m ore d e sira b le w a y
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T h e re is a w e a lth o f so u rc e m aterial and
backg rou nd in form ation to be found in the
W a rh a m m e r A rm y books, all ju s t w a iting to
be harvested for y o u r W a rh a m m e r Q uest
g am es. And to add th e final, touch, you
s h ou ld o f co u rs e ta ilo r y o u r Event c a rd s to
s u it th e s c e n a rio y o u a re p la y in g .
O b v io u s ly m e e tin g a “ D ying D w arf
pro sp e cto r riddled w ith Ore a rro w s ... ” as
you raid the Tem ple of C lan P e stilens in
L u s tria is a to ta lly u n d e s ira b le result.
Instead, you shou ld have s om ething like,
“ H u ddle d in th e c o rn e r you see th e lim p
form of a hum an slave. H e is overcom e
with th e vile in fectio ns th e P lague M onks
have e x po sed him to. H is la st action
before being o vercom e by th e fe v e r is to
th ru s t a key w rapp ed in g rubby cloth into
th e E lf’s hand, and gasp, “ P o rtc u llis ... ”
W ith this in m ind you s h ou ld be able to
produce e ven ts and e nco unte rs backe d up
w ith th e sort of a tten tion to detail that
m a k e s th e g a m e w h a t it s h o u ld be.
A tm o s p h e ric and to ta lly convincin g. A lso
R eturn to the Cost kingdoms v e ry im p o rta n t, yo u s h o u ld c o n s id e r
ta ilo rin g th e tre a s u re d ecks to fit in with
Take a n o th e r case. Using th e previo usly y o u r ga m e . M o re o fte n th a n not,
p u b lis h e d ru le s fo r L o s t K in g d o m s W a rh a m m e r Q uest ga m e s result in a race
adve ntures, you could reason th a t yo u r to collect as m uch s p e c ta c u la r p lunder as
a d v e n tu rin g p a rty d e c id e to jo in an possible . W hile this is a lw ays a good
expe dition to fa r aw ay Lustria. You have m otivator fo r th e W arriors, it shou ld not
he a rd ru m o u rs o f a n c ie n t te m p le s beco m e the be all and end all. Too often do
containing fa bulous w e alth in th e ste a m y w e see Level 2 D w arves stum p ing around
in te rio r o f th is m y s te rio u s c o n tin e n t. dungeons, s m iting G oblins and Bats w ith
H o w e ve r, in s te a d o f fin d in g y o u r El th e H a m m er of Sigm ar. T h is is und esirable
D orado, you stum b le instead a cross the in a p roperly the m e d gam e the referee, if
te rrito ry o f Clan Pestilens. O n yo u r firs t you have one, shou ld avoid it by com ing
ad ve nture aga in st th e foul discip le s of up w ith tre a s u re s to suit th e level and
de ca y yo u unco ver a sin iste r plot to b re w a backg rou nd of th e scena rio. T h o s e o f you
dise a se so potent th a t if it e ver reached who possess “g oo d” a rm ie s fo r
th e sh o re s of the O ld W orld, th e epidem ic W a rh a m m e r need not fe e l le ft o u t a t all.
w o uld all but w ip e hum anity from th e face W ith a bit o f extra w ork, adve n tu re rs m ay
o f th e planet. Fortunately, th e texts you fin d th e m s e lv e s as e m is s a rie s o f th e
unco ver sh o w th e location w h ere th is vile E m peror in th e courts o f allied pow ers. A
proje ct is being researched. T h is calls for position w h ich could, w ith the c o rre c t plot,
a n o th e r journey, dee p e r into to th e ju ngle turn ou t to be every bit as dan g e ro u s as
in o rd e r to destroy th e nest w h ere this being stu c k in a le aky tu nnel upw ind o f a
h ideous th re a t is being form ulate d. For the T ro ll’s n est. F o r in s ta n c e , h o w m a n y
final confronta tion w ith th e Skaven, have H um an e nvo ys have you heard of seeing
th e a d v e n tu re rs d is c o v e r th e s e a t o f th e centre o f A thel Loren and living to tell
S kaven pow er in th e a re a and eradicate th e tale. O r even beyond that, it isn’t
this dan g e ro u s branch o f Clan P e stilens e x a c tly u n h eard o f fo r th e o c c a s io n a l
once and fo r all. in ternecine sq u a b b le to b reak ou t am ongst
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th e fo rce s o f light. For exam ple, a h ighly passages of b o rd e r keeps, a
tra in e d group o f m e rce n a rie s could hire N e c ro m a n c e r’s m ountain tow er, a S kaven
th e m se lve s ou t to th e hig h e st b id d e r to in fe s te d s e w e r b e n e a th a v illa g e , th e
s te a l s ta te s e c re ts , c a rry out n e tw o rk of hollow ed o u t roots b en eath the
assassin a tio n s, s a b o ta g e w a r efforts, you d om ain of th e W ood E lves, o r indeed
nam e it, it’s possible . In th e com ple x, a n y th in g e lse yo u c a re to co n c e iv e o f in
in trig u e -rid d e n courts o f th e W a rh a m m e r th e d a rk and m any s p le n d o u re d
w o rld , p o litic s ca n be e v e ry b it as W a rh a m m e r w o rld . N o w you have the
b lo o d th irsty as war. m e a n s a t y o u r disposal, s o g e t o u t there
and give y o u r ch o se n e n e m y a ta s te of
Rem em ber, th e o n ly lim it to w h a t yo u can goo d old cold steel.
do is y o u r ow n im a g in a tio n . D u ngeon
flo o rp la n s ca n b e c o m e th e h a lls and
The journey had, all in ail, been a strange and stepped under his guard to bring his great a x e $
perilous one. They had been living it up a t a up to bury itse lf in the unfortunate D ark E l f ’s rib 1
small seaport in the Wasteland, feasting on the cage. Whilst U jf protected the weakened Ernst, \
spoils o f a raid on an ancient system o f Corwen had turned the natural hatred o f the |
catacom bs in the hills near M arienburg. It was D ark Elves fo r his kind to good use. With a '4
there they had been captured, and since then mixture o f taunts and derogatory gestures, he j
they had endured m any hardships at the hands goaded a large number o f corsairs into chasing i
¡of their evil fo es, and m any triumphs over them him. Quickly clambering up the rigging, he ha d |
■¡.too. let loose the m ainsail on his pursuers. Confused \
an d pinned under the suffocating weight o f the \
E rnst had recovered both his magic and his cloth, Corwen was left a t his leisure to shoot J
■¡.health, but it had been touch a nd go whether he burning arrows, one after the other, into his ..ij
would ever enjoy either again. They had p a id a trapped fo e s . The seagulls fea ste d royally.
physician in Erengrad to remove the stone, and
in his debilitated condition the operation had E ventually, the day w as won, a nd the 3
almost fin ish ed Ernst off. a dventurers a ssum ed control o f the ship.
Catching up to the rest o f the fle e t, they arrived 4
They were being h ailed as heroes, and their title a t Erengrad in time to witness a ferocious s
in this p a rt o f the world had become the battle already underway against a small and \
“Liberators o f E rengrad”. U jf was fra n kly badly outmatched Kislev fle e t.
|-embarrassed by such adulation, but Ernst d id n ’t
seem to mind too much, D wim ril was too stoic to B ut that soon changed. M oving to the Kislevite
even notice though, predictably, the Wood E lf aid, the new arrivals unleashed a crippling |
Corwen positively revelled in it. Since their broadside a t the nearest o f the three B lack Arks,
! break out on board the B lack Ark, a tale now then ram m ed it, sm ashing it aside. As it f l
being sung o f amongst the local bards, they had wallowed drunkenly in the water, the Kislev fle e t |
succeeded in all but completely ruining the struck too, sinking the stricken vessel. Sensing i
jplans o f Mordrin Kain. Quickly gaining the the tide had turned, the D ark E lf fla g sh ip
helm o f the ship and recovering their gear, the prudently fle d .
'adventurers had valiantly pitc h e d into the
|defending corsairs. All aboard the ship there Shortly afterwards rumours began to tell o f i
'('was mayhem with slaves running amok, thus D ark E lf survivors who had p u t in at a small f
j preventing the D ark Elves bringing their fu ll village down the coast som e miles, and were |
m ight to bear against the party. During the terrorising the locals. Soon the pa rty were
f battle D wim ril vanquished the D ark E lf captain heading down there to bring the villains to d
single-handedly. A n unwholesome creature with justice, but after a running battle through the '
eye patch called Captain Shendec, he had streets and houses, the Prince escaped once |
lashed o ut in fu r y at D w im ril w ith his powerful more.
sword. B ut in his rage he had overextended his B u t there was more news. This time he
reach, and his diminutive opponent had easily cornered, in an old keep in the h ills...
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THE GOOD, THE BAD
AND TH E ROTTING
Scenario by JAM ES KIIMMAIM
I h a v e b e e n a d e vo te e o f th e w o rlds o f O nce th e d a rk e lv e s ha ve c o m p le te d
G a m e s W orkshop fo r m o re y e a rs than th e ir a tte m p t to su m m o n th e s o rc e re r by
y o u c a n c o u n t on th re e m a g g o t e aten s a c rific in g th e adv e n tu re rs , Z a la s ta plans
fingers, a n d a g a m e s m a s te r fo r eve n to se n d him up to ta k e c o m m a n d o f the
m ore. A ll this tim e I h a v e b e e n fa s c in a te d D a rk Elves. W ith his n e w a llie s Z a la s ta
b y th e m ig h ty u n d e a d a n d s o I ha ve then p lans to beg in a killing s pree a cross
d e c id e d to w rite a little s o m e th in g a b o u t th e B o rd e r P rin ces, w ith th e so u l aim of
it, a fte r ju g g lin g a fe w id e a s a ro u n d in raising all th e v ic tim s to fo rm a g reat
m y h e a d a n d d is c u s s in g th e m w ith m a te s U n dead horde.
I ha ve fin a lly c o m e up w ith this, a T h e w a rrio rs all s ta rt w ith no equ ipm ent.
W a rh a m m e r Q u e s t a dve nture.
U n expected e ven ts hap pen a s norm al fo r
level 5, unle s s o th e rw is e stated .
GAMES MASTERS NOTES N o u n e x p e c te d e v e n ts d ice rolls in room s
1,2 a n d 5.
T his is a fa irly s h o rt level 5 a dve nture.
Room 1. The Jail.
T h e b rave w a rrio rs ha ve bee n cap tu re d
by D a rk E lves, and are a b o u t to be S lo w ly th e m ists c le a rs fro m y o u r eyes
s a c rifice d on th e v e ry sp o t w h e re a great and yo u are able to m a k e o u t a sm all,
s o rc e re r w a s killed e on s ago. U nknow n d am p and d a rk room w ith a p ile o f rags
to both th e D a rk E lve s and th e in o n e corner. O u tsid e yo u can se e a
adv e n tu re rs, b e lo w th e D a rk E lf la ir is th e c o rrid o r w ith all o f y o u r e q u ip m e n t piled
sub te rra n e a n la ir o f th e N e cro m a n ce r in it.
Z alasta, w h o has a lre a d y su m m o n e d this The secret door: If th e y re m o ve th e
s o rc e re r up fro m th e gra ve fo r his ow n rags th e pla ye rs w ill fin d a sm all
purposes. niche, putting th e ir h an ds in it w ill
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reveal a sm all lever, if th e y pull th e If th e W itc h Elf is s till s tanding in fo u r
le ve r th e s e c re t do o rs w ill open. tu rn s sh e s u m m o n s th e dea d sorcerer,
Room 2. The Corridor. he ap p e a rs in an y fre e s qua re next to
her, and has th e s ta ts o f a M u m m y Tom b
T h e d o o r give s w a y to a b rig h tly lit king.
co rrid o r in w h ich is a pile o f th e w a rrio rs
If, on ce all th e E lves a re dead, th e y w ill
equ ipm ent.
fin d an obje c tiv e room tre a s u re card
Equipment: T h e w a rrio rs m ay regain each and a sm all s ilv e r key.
th e ir equ ip m e n t, but, roll a d ice fo r
Room 5. Disused cell.
e a ch piece o f equ ip m e n t, on a 1 the
o b je c t has c a u g h t th e eye o f a gua rd T h is room is pitch b la c k and, a s th e shaft
and bee n stolen . R e m o ve it from y o u r o f light fro m th e d o o r p e n e tra te s th e
e q u ip m e n t list. d a rk n e s s hun d re d s o f little cre a tu re s
The Secret Door: A th o ro u g h search s c u ttle a w a y from a b od y in th e corner.
w ill reveal a sm a ll key hole in one The Body: Is c lu tc h in g a c a s k e t, if a
w a ll. If th e w a rrio rs ha ve th e s ilv e r key w a rrio r re m o v e s it th e b od y s p rin g to
fro m room 4 th e y w ill be able to ope n life, ac tin g a s a to m b gua rdian. T h e
th e s e cre t door. c a s k e t is lo c k e t and n ee ds a golden
Room 3. Corridor key to op e n it. If s o m e o n e trie s to
s m a s h it ope n a s it bre a k s it giv e s out
T h e d o o r o p e n s to w ell g ua rde d corridor. a gas w h ic h has th e sa m e e ffe c t as a
R a nked a lo n g th e w a lls are 10 D a rk Elf s le ep sp e ll and th e c o ntents
w a rrio rs arm e d w ith crossbow s, led by disappear.
an assassin.
Room 6. Corridor
Room 4. Idol Chamber
T h is is d ark disu se d corridor.
A s th e d o o r o p e n s th e w a rrio rs a re hit by U n e x p e c te d e v e n ts hap p e n as norm al.
th e p ow erful ste n ch o f brim sto n e and
Room T. Corridor
burn in g w a rp sto n e . A t th e end o f the
c h a m b e r is a hug e Idol o f K h aine a n d the T h is is d a rk corridor. U n e x p e c te d even ts
p lace is sw a rm in g D a rk Elves. T h e re is hap pen a s norm al.
1 D 6 D a rk Elf w a rriors, 1D3 A ssa ssin s , Room 8. Corridor
1D 3-2 S o rce re rs and a W itch Elf
cham pion. T h is c o rrid o r has coffin a t one end.
T h e D a rk E lves are p e rfo rm in g a ritual, The Coffin: If th e w a rrio rs ope n the
even a s th e w a rrio rs h a ck th ro u g h them . coffin a w ig h t lord lu rch e s o u t and
a tta c k s th e w a rrio rs . If th e y kill it th e y
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fin d a s e cre t lever. If
th e y pull th e le ver the
b o tto m o f th e coffin
sw in g s ope n and
w a te r b e g in s to sw ing
in to th e corridor. To
e sca p e th e rising
w a te r th e w a rrio rs
have to go th ro u g h the
coffin botto m w h ich
le ads to room 10.
Room 9. The Pit
A t th e end o f th is ro o m is
a trap door, w h ich is fu ll of
g h o u ls w h o are pou ring
to w a rd s th e w a rriors.
In th is room a re 12
gho uls, 6 s ke le to n s, and
6 Z o m b ie s. If th e y kill all
th e s e and se a rch th e The survivors emerge from the bushes!
room as w e ll as norm al
tre a su re th e y w ill fin d a gold key w h ich The Adventurers Verdict
ope ns th e c a ske t in room 5. In th e cas k e t I th o u g h t th is w as v e ry goo d, i f a little
is so m e ble sse d w a te r w h ic h w ill destroy hard, T he re w as o n e o r 2 m o m e n ts w hen
an y one U n dead c re a tu re or I th o u g h t m y W iz a rd c h a ra c te r h a d h a d
N e cro m a n ce r on a roll o f 2+. T h e w a te r it. The P it R o o m fu ll o f G h o u ls a n d
can o n ly be used once. S k e le to n s a lm o s t fin is h e d m e off.
D e s p ite th is I e n jo y e d it g re a tly a n d this
a d v e n tu re h a s g iv e n m e the la s t g o ld I
n e e d e d to m o v e up to 6th level.
R ich a rd H a rris - a k a L o z a r Lightshard.
A a rg h ! T h a t evil, e v il N e c ro m a n c e r! M y
c h a ra c te r w a s d o in g s o w e ll b e fo re
Z a la s ta s ta rte d flin g h is 'S o u ld ra in s ' a n d
Room lO. Zalasta's Lair 'D e a th c h ills ' about. A H e llfire sw o rd, the
H u n te r Eye, B rute S trength, ru n a n d
In th e ce n tre o f th is room is a circle of
m a n y o th e r s k ills a n d w e a p o n s a n d w h a t
m a g ic in w h ich Z a la s ta s its surro u n d e d
ha v e I g o t to s h o w fo r it? A p ile o f ashes.
by U ndead.
D e s p ite th is / s till e n jo y e d the a d v e n tu re
In th is room a re Z a la s ta (a N e cro m a n c e r a n d m y h e ro ic d ea th fig h tin g th e e v il
C h a m p io n ) and 4 W igh ts. Z a la s ta w ill b e s u n g b y the S k a ld s fo r
O n ce Z a la sta is d e a d a d o o r w ill o p e n in m a n y ye a rs to com e. I've n o t to ta lly
o n e o f th e w a lls to reveal sunligh t. T h e d e s p a ire d o f m y c h a ra c te r y e t though.
d u n g e o n b e g ins to cru m b le . T h e w a rrio rs L o z a r h a s a re in c a rn a tio n s p e ll th a t can
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ta u g h t m e a g re a t d e a l o f re s p e c t fo r the
m ig h t o f the Undead.
A le x E lw ick - ak a D u g the B a rb a ria n
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S e ttle m e n ts s e c tio n . I’m q u ite lu c k y ’c o s I g e t p a r ti c u la r l y w e ll or b a d ly , o u t s id e
to te ll y o u a ll a b o u t m y id e a s in W h ite D w a rf a p p e a r a n c e s m a y b e h a v e b e e n d e c e p tiv e ...
a n d th e J o u r n a l. I f y o u s e n d y o u r id e a s in, N o te t h a t W a rrio rs w h o h a v e a m o d ifie d d ic e
m a y b e y o u w ill to o ! A nyway, e n o u g h w a ffle, ro l l (s u c h a s t h e E lf o r W iz a rd ) d o n o t a p p ly
l e t ’s ta lk ta v e rn s ... t h e s e m o d ifie rs .
A LEH OU SE Y ou m a y n o t r o l l m o r e t h a n 2 d ic e w h e n in a
villa g e (th in g s c a n o n ly g e t s o h ig h cla ss w h e n
T h e r e a r e m a n y d iffe re n t ty p e s o f d rin k in g
y o u ’r e o u t in th e stic k s!).
e s ta b lis h m e n t in t h e O ld W o rld , fro m th e
r a u c o u s d o c k s id e d r u m s o f M a r ie n b u rg t o th e S p e c i a l r u l e : D w a rfs , B a r b a r ia n s , P it
m o r e r e f in e d W in e H o u s e s o f C o u r o n n e in F ig h te rs , W ar D a n c e r s a n d T ro llslay ers c a n
B re to n n ia . W h ile t h e y all h a v e f e a tu re s in c h o o s e a m a x im u m s o p h is tic a tio n le v e l o f 3 -
c o m m o n t h e i r c h a r a c te r c a n v a ry w ildly. ‘Ybu th e y ju s t c a n ’t g e t i n t o a c la ss ie r p lac e!
w o u l d e x p e c t t h e o d d a r g u m e n t i n t h e T h re e
S o p h i s t i c a t i o n V a lu e T a v e rn ty p e
1 R o u g h a n d ready, fig h ts e v e ry n ig h t.
2 F a irly s e e d y b u t h a s t h e o d d q u i e t e v e n in g .
3 T ru s tw o r th y staff, r e a s o n a b le p ric e s , b u t little in t h e w a y o f
e x c ite m e n t.
4 V ery civ ilise d , d r e s s c o d e a n d b o u n c e r s —h o b - n o b w ith th e
d ig n ita rie s .
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NEW ALEH O U SE TABLE Y o u r W a rrio r m ay re -ro ll o n e d ic e p e r
a d v e n tu re . T h is ab ility is p e r m a n e n t.
1 As y o u r W a rrio r e n te r s t h e ta v e rn , a b o ttle
c ra s h e s o v e r h is h e a d a n d h e w a k e s u p to fin d 3 Y o u r W a rrio r w a lk s in, o r d e r s a d r in k a n d
h im s e lf in t h e g u tte r, h a v in g lo s t 3 D 6 x lO sits d o w n . T h e r e is a h e a t e d a r g u m e n t a t th e
gold! ta b le n e x t to h im , a n d b e f o re h e k n o w s it,
y o u r W a rrio r is s u r r o u n d e d b y a sw irlin g
2 W h ile y o u r W a rrio r c o n t e m p l a te s t h e m e le e ! (S ee t h e ru le s fo r B ar-R oom B raw ls a t
v a rio u s p o is o n s a v a ila b le o v e r t h e bar, h e is t h e e n d o f th is artic le .)
a p p r o a c h e d b y a s h ifty -lo o k in g H a lflin g .
‘W a n n a try s o m e th in g a little sp ec ia l, m iste r? ’ 4 As y o u r W a rrio r b u y s a th ird r o u n d o f
h e ask s, o p e n in g h is w a is tc o a t to s h o w a d rin k s fo r t h e h o u s e , h e is a p p r o a c h e d b y a
v a rie ty o f s m a ll p h ia ls filled w ith s tran g e ly - w iry -lo o k in g se rv a n t. H e in v ite s y o u r W a rrio r
c o lo u r e d liq u id s. to fo llo w h im b e h i n d a c u r ta in in to a b a c k
ro o m . As h e w a lk s t h r o u g h , y o u r W a rrio r s e e s
If y o u w a n t to try a n e x o tic d rin k p a y 1D6 x 25
a s m a ll r o o m filled w ith p e o p le p la y in g a
g o ld a n d ro ll o n th e fo llo w in g ta b le . If y o u
v a rie ty o f c a rd a n d d ic e g a m e s, b e ttin g o n th e
w o u ld p r e f e r n o t t o ris k it, n o th in g else
o u t c o m e . Y o u r W a rrio r c a n j o i n i n t h e
h appens.
g a m b lin g i f h e w is h e s (s e e th e G a m b lin g
H o u s e ru le s in t h e R o le p lay b o o k , b u t n o te
D 6 R o ll E ff e c t th a t t h e m a x im u m s ta k e in th is ille g al affair is
1 Urgh! As y o u r W a rrio r g u lp s d o w n 50 0 g o ld r a th e r t h a n 2 0 0 ).
th e fo u l-ta stin g liq u id , h is h e a d s ta rts
s p in n in g a n d h e c o lla p s e s in a h e a p . H e 5 Y our W a rrio r is s te a d ily w o r k in g h is w a y
w a k e s u p w ith a n e n o r m o u s h a n g o v e r a lo n g t h e b o ttle s b e h i n d th e b a r w h e n h e is
th a t w ill la s t fo r w e e k s . T h e W a rrio r is a t 1 s u d d e n ly o v e r c o m e w ith n a u s e a . H e sta g g e rs
T o u g h n e s s fo r th e d u r a ti o n o f th e n e x t in to th e s t r e e t h e a d in g f o r h is d ig s w h e n a
a d v e n tu re . ru n a w a y c o a c h k n o c k s h im flat in t h e m u d .
Y o u r W a rrio r m u s t s p e n d th e n e x t 2 D 6 d ay s in
2 P fah ! T h e salty y e llo w liq u id is h o s p ita l, d u r in g w h ic h h e m ay d o n o th in g .
d is g u s tin g a n d m a k e s y o u r W a rrio r’s A lternatively, h e c a n h ire a p riv a te p h y s ic ia n at
s to m a c h h e a v e . Y o u r W a rrio r m a y d o a c o s t o f D 6 x 5 0 g o ld , w h ic h r e d u c e s his
n o th in g fo r th e n e x t D 6 d ay s w h ile h e re c o v e ry p e r io d t o D 6 days. D e c id e w h ic h y o u
re c o v e rs (n o S e ttle m e n t E v en ts, b u t m u s t w ill c h o o s e b e f o re ro llin g a n y dice.
p a y liv in g e x p e n s e s ) .
6 Y o u r W a rrio r jo s tle s a D w a rf S layer w h ils t
3 H m m , n o t b a d . T h e liq u id h a s a h e a d in g fo r th e la trin e s . T h e S layer s p its b a c k
m ild ly in to x ic a tin g effe c t b u t o th e rw is e a n d s o o n ev e ry b o d y is jo in in g i n t h e fight
le a v e s n o la s tin g h a rm . (S e e t h e ru le s fo r B ar-R o o m B ra w ls ).
4 T h a t’s n ice. Y o u r W a rrio r g u lp s 7 R oll o n t h e n o rm a l A le h o u s e c h a rt, w ith
d o w n th e sm a ll p h ia l o f d r i n k fe e lin g a n y a p p r o p r ia te m o d ifie rs f o r y o u r W a rrio r
b o ls te r e d a n d fu ll o f co n fid e n c e . S u c h is ty p e.
t h e D u tc h c o u r a g e im b u e d b y t h e liq u id ,
y o u r W a rrio r c a n b a r g a in o n e s to re 8 Y o u r W a rrio r s p e n d s a n e x tra v a g a n t
k e e p e r d o w n t o h a lf p ric e fo r h is s to c k at a m o u n t o f m o n e y o n a m e a l (r e d u c e y o u r
th is s e ttle m e n t. g o ld to ta l b y D 6 x 2 0 ), a n d h a s h a d s u c h a
s u rf e it o f fo o d h e n e e d s t o lie d o w n fo r a
5 I f e e l g r e a t! Y o u r W a rrio r’s h e a d
w h ile . O th e r th a n th a t, it is a p le a s a n t a n d
s p in s a n d b rig h t lig h ts flash b e f o re h is
u n e v e n tfu l n ig h t.
eyes. H e fe e ls h is b o d y flo a tin g a n d h e is
u tte rly re la x e d . W h e n h e a w a k e n s , y o u r 9 Y o u r W a rrio r s tu m b le s i n to a m e e tin g o f
W a rrio r fe e ls h a le a n d hearty. Y our th e S a n c tio n e d W a rrio rs o f t h e E m p i r e ’s
W a rrio r m ay a d d + 1 t o h is T o u g h n e s s fo r A b s o lu te T e rrito rie s . B e fo re h e c a n e s c a p e h e
t h e n e x t a d v e n tu re . is s u b je c te d t o a t h r e e - h o u r lo n g le c tu re ,
6 I k n o w ev e ry th in g ! I n a m o m e n t w ith o u t fo o d o r d rin k . As h e b e g in s t o faint,
o f d r u n k e n in s ig h t, y o u r W a rrio r stu m b le s y o u r W a rrio r fe e ls g n a rly h a n d s g ra b h im a n d
u p o n t h e m e a n in g o f life. U n fo rtu n a te ly ta k e h im u p s ta irs . W h e n h e a w a k e n s h e h as
w h e n h e w a k e n s it is o n ly a d im m em o ry , fo u n d t h a t h e h a s j o in e d th e cu lt. E a c h tim e
b u t it still le a v e s a la s tin g im p re s s io n .
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y o u r W a rrio r e n t e r s a n e w s e ttle m e n t, ro ll a 1 6 Y our W a rrio r c o m m its som e
d ic e . O n a ro ll o f 1 t h e W a rrio r is a p p r o a c h e d in c o n c e iv a b le fa u x p a s w h ils t ta lk in g t o a
b y a m e m b e r o f t h e c u lt a n d m u s t d o n a t e 1 0 % m e m b e r o f th e T ra d e rs G u ild . Y ou m u s t ro ll
o f h is c u r r e n t g o ld t o t h e c a u s e ( r o u n d o n e d ic e le s s t h a n n o r m a l w h e n d e te r m in in g
fr a c tio n s u p ) . i f a n ite m is in s to c k w h ile a t th is s e ttle m e n t.
1 0 R o ll o n t h e n o r m a l A le h o u s e c h a r t, 1 7 Y o u r W a rrio r’s p u r s e is s o o n e m p t y as h e
a d d i n g + 2 t o t h e ro ll (in a d d itio n t o a n y b u y s e x tra v a g a n t d rin k s i n a n a t t e m p t to
m o d ifie rs f o r y o u r W a rrio r ty p e ) . s e d u c e th e M a y o r’s d a u g h te r. D e d u c t D 6 x l 0 0
g o ld fro m y o u r W a rrio r s h e e t a n d ro ll a d ic e
1 1 Y o u r W a rrio r h a s a s tu r d y m e a l a n d a n
(E lv e n W a rrio rs m a y a d d + 2 t o t h e ro ll).
e v e n s t u r d i e r d r i n k i n g s e s s i o n . H e fe e ls
(S u re ly , G a v , D w a r fs , O g r e s a n d C h a o s
r e la x e d a n d r e s t o r e d . A d d + 1 t o y o u r
W a rrio rs s h o u ld h a v e a n e g a tiv e m o d ifie r , I
W a rrio r’s S ta rtin g W o u n d s to ta l, p e rm a n e n tly .
m e a n , c a n y o u im a g in e a n a m o r o u s D w a r f...
1 2 T h e r e is a fra c a s i n th e l o u n g e , a n d as E urgh ! —E d ) O n a ro ll o f f o u r o r m o re , th e
y o u r W a rrio r in v e s tig a te s h e h a s t o d u c k a s e d u c ti o n w a s s u c c e s s fu l a n d y o u d o n ’t h a v e
h a s tily th r o w n b o ttle . S e e t h e ru le s fo r B ar to p a y liv in g e x p e n s e s f o r t h e re s t o f t h e stay
R o o m B raw ls e ls e w h e r e in th is a rtic le . in th is s e ttle m e n t...
1 3 Y o u r W a rrio r is i n tr ig u e d b y a n a n c ie n t 1 8 A fter t h e e v e n in g ’s d e b a u c h e r ie s , y o u a re
m a p h u n g a b o v e t h e b a r. H e m a y p u r c h a s e it p e r s u a d e d by th e B re to n n ia n D u c h e ss
f o r D 6 x 5 0 g o ld . N e x t t im e y o u r p a r ty is Is a b e a u d ’A m o r t o re tir e t o h e r s u i te fo r a
t r a v e llin g b a c k f r o m a n a d v e n t u r e , y o u r n ig h t-c a p . R oll 1D 6
W a rrio r m a y u s e t h e m a p . R oll a d ic e . O n a
ro ll o f a 1 it is s o a n c i e n t it a d d s D 6 w e e k s to D 6 R o ll R e s u lt
y o u r tra v e llin g tim e . O n a ro ll o f 2 o r m o r e it 1 U n fo rtu n a te ly , th e D u k e a r riv e d
is still u s e f u l a n d h a lv e s th e a m o u n t o f tim e d u r i n g th e e v e n in g ’s fe s tiv itie s a n d h is
n e e d e d t o b e s p e n t tra v e llin g ( r o u n d in g r e ta i n e r s c h a s e y o u r W a rrio r fr o m th e
fr a c tio n s u p ) . s e ttle m e n t. Y ou m a y n o t r e tu r n t o t h e
1 4 Y o u r W a rrio r o v e r h e a r s a n o b l e ta lk in g s e t t l e m e n t as th e D u k e ’s h o u n d s h u n t
b e h i n d h im a n d s w in g s r o u n d t o r e m o n s t r a t e y o u th r o u g h th e s u r r o u n d in g fie ld s a n d
w ith th e fe llo w w h o is s o s la n d e r in g h is ra c e . w oods!
H o w e v e r, th e f o u r b u r ly b o d y g u a r d s p u t a 2 -3 Y ou b u m p i n to o n e o f th e D u k e ’s
d a m p e n e r o n t h e w h o le affair a n d th e n o b le s e r v a n ts a n d m u s t lie l o w fo r t h e n e x t D 6
c h a lle n g e s y o u r W a rrio r t o a d u e l, r a th e r t h a n d a y s d u r i n g w h ic h y o u m a y n o t v is it a n y
c r u d e fisticuffs. S e e t h e D u e l r e s u lt o n t h e s h o p s o r lo c a tio n s b u t m u s t r o l l fo r
S e ttle m e n t E v e n ts ta b le ( r e s u lt 3 5 ). u n e x p e c t e d e v e n ts a n d p a y liv in g
1 5 As y o u w i n e a n d d i n e w i t h th e expenses.
s e ttle m e n t's fin e s t, y o u c o m e a c ro s s a n o ld 4 -5 T h e e v e n in g ’s e n t e r t a i n m e n t is c u t
n o b l e w h o w is h e s t o g iv e y o u a n h e irlo o m , as s h o r t b y t h e s u d d e n a rriv a l o f th e D u k e
h e o n c e w a s a n a d v e n t u r e r in h is y o u th . If y o u a n d h is m e n . R oll 1D 6 a n d a d d y o u r
w is h t o v isit th e o l d n o b l e ’s h o u s e , y o u m u s t W a rrio r’s In itia tiv e . O n a s c o r e o f 6 o r
w a it D 6 d ay s (y o u m a y d o o t h e r ac tiv ities le s s h e is c a u g h t a n d s o u n d ly th r a s h e d ,
d u r i n g t h a t tim e ). W h e n y o u a rriv e y o u a r e d e d u c t o n e fr o m y o u r W a rrio r’s S ta rtin g
t a k e n t o th e c e lla r w h e r e th e v e te r a n p r e s e n t s W o u n d s to ta l. O n a 7 o f m o r e y o u
y o u w i t h w h a t h e c o n s i d e r s a v a lu a b le m a n a g e t o e l u d e c a p t u r e a n d in th e
a rte fa c t. R oll a d ice : fo llo w in g u p r o a r a fe w o f t h e D u k e ’s
m o r e p r i z e d p o s s e s s io n e n d u p i n y o u r
D 6 ro ll R e s u lt W a rrio r’s p o c k e ts ( a d d D 6 x 5 0 t o y o u r
1 T h e a r te fa c t is a r a th e r b a d ly m a d e g o ld to ta l).
w e a p o n w h ic h falls a p a r t a s s o o n as y o u 6 T h e n ig h t p a s s e s aw ay in r a p tu r o u s
g e t b a c k t o y o u r ro o m . b liss a n d w h e n y o u r W a rrio r a w a k e n s in
2 -5 R oll o n c e o n t h e D u n g e o n R o o m th e m o r n i n g h e is g iv e n a g ift b y t h e
T re a s u re ta b le . D uchess. As s h e g e n tly k is s e s h is c h e e k
s h e p r e s s e s a s c ro ll in to y o u r
6 R oll o n c e o n th e O b je c tiv e R o o m W a rrio r’s h a n d ,
T re a s u re ta b le .
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p ro c la im in g h im t o b e a n e n v o y o f th e W atch, w h o is t h o r o u g h ly d e l ig h te d by
D u k e . T h is c a n b e p r e s e n t e d a t a n y t h e ta le s o f y o u r W a rrio r’s e x p lo its . H e is
s e ttle m e n t, ro ll a D 6 . O n a ro ll o f a 1 th e s o i n s p ir e d b y y o u r W a rrio r’s a d v e n tu re s
c o n tr a c t h a s b e e n d is c o v e r e d a n d h e c o m m is s io n s t h e b io g ra p h y , p a y in g
c a n c e lle d b y th e D u k e a n d t h e lo ca l y o u r W a rrio r D 6 x 5 0 g o ld p e r B attle -lev e l,
offic ials d u ly c o n f is c a te it a n d t h r o w y o u r a s h is a s s is ta n ts s c ra w l d o w n th e s to ry o f
W a rrio r o u t o f th e s e ttle m e n t. O n a 2 o r y o u r W a rrio r’s a d v e n tu r in g life. Y ou m u s t
m o r e it a llo w s y o u r W a rrio r t o a d d + 1 to a ls o c o m e u p w ith a s u ita b le title , s u c h as
all h is s to c k ro lls in t h a t s e t t l e m e n t as ‘K e a n u t h e R eav e r - a G u id e t o D r a g o n
e v e ry b o d y m a k e s th a t e x tr a e ffo rt t o fin d S la y in g ’ o r ‘A D ay in th e D u n g e o n b y
w h a t h e r e q u ir e s . M a g n u s t h e F ie ry ’.
1 9 Y ou m a k e s o m e v a lu a b le c o n ta c ts i n th e 4 T h e h e a d o f th e M e r c h a n t’s G u ild
s e t t l e m e n t ’s M e r c h a n t G u ild , w h o p ro v id e d r u n k e n ly a g r e e s to fin a n c e y o u r n e x t
y o u w ith le tte r s o f in t r o d u c t i o n f o r s e v e ra l e x p e d itio n . A fter t o m o r r o w ’s e v e n ts h av e
o t h e r G u ild s in t h e O ld W o rld . Y ou m a y s h o w b e e n re s o lv e d , ro ll a d ic e . O n a ro ll o f 1
th is i n a n y s e t t l e m e n t y o u visit. R oll a d ic e . O n h e h a s f o r g o tte n all a b o u t it; o n a ro ll o f
a ro ll o f 1 t h e s e t t l e m e n t is r u n b y a rival 2 o r m o r e y o u r W a rrio r a n d t h e r e s t o f th e
G u ild a n d all s h o p k e e p e r s w ill c h a rg e y o u p a r ty m a y b u y e v e ry th in g i n th is
d o u b l e th e n o r m a l p ric e f o r a n y th in g y o u buy. S e ttle m e n t a t h a lf p r ic e ( r o u n d all
O n a ro ll o f 2 o r m o r e y o u a r e a llo w e d a 25% fra c tio n s u p ).
d i s c o u n t o n a ll y o u r p u r c h a s e s i n t h a t 5 T h e r e a r e s e v e ra l y o u n g la d ie s
S e ttle m e n t ( r o u n d fr a c tio n s u p ) . a ttr a c te d t o y o u r o b v io u s w e a lth a n d
2 0 T h e e x t o r t i o n a t e ly e x p e n s iv e b u f f e t p o w e r, a n d th e y s it m e s m e r is e d b y y o u r
d ra in s y o u r p u r s e ra p id ly , d e d u c t 3 D 6 x l0 h e r o ic ta le s . Y ou d a n c e w ith o n e
g o ld fr o m y o u r to ta l. H o w e v e r, y o u a r e a b le p a r tic u la rly e n c h a n t i n g c r e a tu r e , w h irlin g
t o s n e a k o u t w ith a s ta s h o f fo o d s e c r e te d in t h e n ig h t aw ay in a h y p n o tis in g b l e n d o f
y o u r p o c k e ts, w h ic h a m o u n ts to D 6 d r i n k a n d lo v e . Y ou fin d a s m a ll t r in k e t in
P ro v isio n s. y o u r c lo th in g as y o u g o t o b e d , a
r e m i n d e r o f th e w o n d e r f u l e v e n in g . Y o u r
2 1 T h e in n is h o m e t o p a r t o f t h e v ast W a rrio r m a y u s e t h e tr i n k e t o n c e p e r
B r e to n n ia n c h a in o f r e s ta u r a n t s r u n b y P ie rre a d v e n tu r e t o in s p ir e h im se lf. F o r th e n e x t
V icto ire . It is v e ry e x p e n s iv e , b u t t h e c h a n c e D 6 t u r n s h e is im m u n e t o F e a r a n d T e rro r
to m in g le w ith t h e le a d e r s o f th e c o m m u n ity a n d m a y d o u b l e h is A ttacks.
is to o m u c h t o p a s s u p o n . F o r e a c h c o u r s e
y o u e a t ( u p t o a m a x im u m o f 6 ) y o u m u s t p a y 6 Y o u r W a rrio r m e e ts a n im p o r ta n t
D 6 x 5 0 g o ld a n d ro ll o n t h e fo llo w in g ta b le . lo c a l N o b le , w h o o ffe rs h is p a tro n a g e . In
Y ou m u s t p a y fo r all t h e c o u r s e s i n a d v a n c e . If t h e n e x t a d v e n tu r e , y o u r W a rrio r e a rn s
y o u ro ll a d u p lic a te ro ll, t r e a t it a s r e s u lt 2 . d o u b l e t h e n o r m a l g o ld v a lu e fo r
M o n s te rs h e k ills, u p t o a m a x im u m o f a n
e x tra 2 5 0 g o ld .
D 6 R o ll R e s u lt
1 I n a m o m e n t o f c lu m s in e s s , y o u r 2 2 D e s p ite t h e e ffo rts o f th e O g r e b o u n c e r , a
W a rrio r d r o p s h is cu tlery , s p illin g fo o d r a th e r a g g re ssiv e W iz a rd s ’ f o o d fig h t d e v o lv e s
a c ro s s h is n e i g h b o u r ’s la p . T h e c le a n in g in to r a n d o m v io le n c e a s c h a irs a r e h u r l e d a n d
b ill w ill a m o u n t t o D 6 x 5 0 g o ld a n d y o u r b o ttle s b r o k e n (s e e t h e B a r R o o m B raw ls
W a rrio r le a v e s im m e d ia te ly , r e d w ith r u le s e ls e w h e r e in th is a rtic le ).
e m b a r r a s s m e n t (a n y a d d itio n a l c o u r s e s 2 3 Y o u r W a rrio r jo in s a m a m m o th d rin k in g
p a id fo r a r e w a s te d ). s e s s io n o f t h e A p p r e n tic e ’s G u ild a n d s o o n
2 Y o u r W a rrio r h a s a s p le n d id tim e , e n d s u p ta k in g p a r t in t h e i r tr a d itio n a l ‘B e st
d rin k in g a l o t a n d s a v o u r in g t h e m o s t S te a l’ c o m p e titio n . Y o u r W a rrio r m u s t, i n h is
e x q u is ite d e lic a c ie s th e O ld W o rld c a n d r u n k e n h a z e , p ilfe r t h e m o s t im p re s s iv e
offer. N o th in g o u t o f th e o r d in a r y o b je c t h e c a n t h i n k of. O f c o u r s e , th is is n ’t
h a p p e n s th o u g h . w i t h o u t ris k a s t h e W a tch t e n d s t o l o o k d o w n
o n s u c h a c tiv ities. R oll a D 6
3 Y o u r W a rrio r is f o r tu n a t e e n o u g h to
b e ta lk in g t o t h e C o m m a n d e r o f th e
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The L ow Life a n d the High Life
27
The Lo w Life a n d the H igh Life
w ill a ls o a tta c k e a c h o th e r! T h is is w h e r e in s ig n ific a n t t o w a s te all t h a t e n e rg y o n ! Y ou
th in g s g e t c o m p lic a te d a n d i t ’s h a n d y t o h a v e m a y lik e t o c o m e u p w ith r u le s th a t lin k th e
a G a m e s M aster. If y o u d o n ’t h e r e ’s a g o o d P o w e r p h a s e t o th e W a tc h a p p e a rin g , o r
m e t h o d f o r r e s o lv i n g t h is . A n y p a t r o n m a y b e m o r e fig h te rs t u r n i n g u p (o r a n o t h e r
a tta c k e d b y t h e W a rrio r t h a t t u r n w ill a tta c k W a rrio r!).
h im b a c k i n t h e s u b s e q u e n t M o n s te rs ’ P h a s e
(m o v in g a n d a t t e m p t i n g t o b r e a k p i n n i n g if W H E N D O E S IT E N D ?
n e c e s s a ry ). O n c e t h a t is re s o lv e d , n o m in a te T h e B ar-R o o m B raw l e n d s in t h r e e w ays;
a n o t h e r fig h te r. H e w ill a tta c k t h e n e a r e s t w h e n t h e r e ’s n o b o d y le ft t o fig h t; w h e n th e
m o d e l. T h e m o d e l a tta c k e d w ill a tta c k b a c k W a rrio r is r e d u c e d t o z e r o W o u n d s a n d w h e n
n e x t. T h e n n o m in a te a n o t h e r m o d e l, a n d s o t h e W atch a rriv e s . T h e firs t tw o a r e p r e tt y self-
o n . W a rrio rs c a n u s e a n y a p p r o p r i a t e skills e x p la n a to ry , w h ile th e fo llo w in g r u l e d e a ls
th e y m a y h av e. w ith t h e last. A t t h e e n d o f e v e ry t u r n r o l l 2 D 6
a n d d e d u c t t h e s o p h is tic a tio n le v e l o f th e
TH E FIG H TE R S e s ta b lis h m e n t. I f t h e t o t a l is le s s t h a n th e
B e lo w is a s t a n d a r d p ro f ile y o u c a n u s e fo r n u m b e r o f t u r n s a lre a d y p la y e d o u t , th e
th e o t h e r c o m b a ta n ts . If y o u w a n t t o a d d a b it w a tc h a rriv e s t o r e s to r e o r d e r a n d t h e b ra w l
o f v a rie ty y o u c a n i n c lu d e o t h e r ra c e s b y en d s.
u s in g th e B a ttle -le v e l 1 p ro f ile o f t h a t ra c e .
F o r e x a m p le , if t h e r e ’s a n E lf p r e s e n t u s e th e T H E C O N S E Q U E N C E S O F VIO LENCE
p ro f ile o n th e E lf’s W a rrio r c a rd . O r y o u m a y A n y W a rrio r r e d u c e d t o z e r o W o u n d s is n o t
w a n t a n o ff-d u ty c ity g u a r d , w h ic h m e a n s o n e d e a d b u t m e re ly u n c o n s c io u s . As s o o n as th e
o f th e fig h te r s c o u ld h a v e a n a d d itio n a l p o i n t fig h t is o v e r th e y a r e r e s to r e d t o o n e W o u n d
o f S tr e n g th a n d y o u c a n a d d D 3 t o t h e i r b y t h e m in is tra tio n s o f c o n c e r n e d lo c a ls . A ny
W o u n d s . T h e r e ’s lo ts o f o t h e r th in g s y o u c a n o t h e r W o u n d s w h ic h h a v e b e e n lo s t m u s t b e
d o , e s p e c ia lly if y o u r w a r r i o r is o f a fa irly h ig h r e g a i n e d i n t h e n o r m a l w ay, b y u s i n g
B attle -le v e l (H e ro o r L o rd ) w h ic h w ill m a k e B a n d a g e s , P ro v is io n s a n d s o o n (ju s t c ro s s
th in g s a b i t m o r e c h a lle n g in g . F o r e x a m p le , th e m o ff y o u r e q u i p m e n t lis t a n d a d d th e
y o u c o u l d p ic k a n a p p r o p r i a t e s k ill f r o m o n e W o u n d s o n t o y o u r to ta l). A W a rrio r g a in s 50
o f t h e W a rrio rs a n d g iv e th a t t o a lo c a l p riz e g o ld fo r e a c h p a t r o n h e r e d u c e s t o z e ro
fig h te r w h o w ill u s e it i n s te a d o f a tta c k in g W o u n d s (q u ic k ly riflin g t h r o u g h t h e i r p o c k e ts
n o rm a lly o n a D 6 ro ll o f 4 + . w h ile e v e ry b o d y e ls e is d is tr a c te d ). If th e
W a tch a r riv e d t o b r e a k u p t h e fig h t, ro ll a D 6 .
____________ M W S BS S T W I A O n a ro ll o f 1, 2 o r 3 th e W a rrio r is ja ile d fo r
J o e P u b lic 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 t h e n e x t D 6 d ay s d u r i n g w h ic h h e m a y d o
n o t h i n g b u t d o e s n o t h a v e t o p a y liv in g
P IN N IN G 5+ e x p e n s e s . O n a ro ll o f 4 o r m o re th e
a u th o r itie s re c o g n is e t h e W a rrio r’s a tte m p ts
S PELLS t o r e s to r e o r d e r a n d re w a r d h im w ith 2 D 6 x lO
W a rrio rs w ith t h e a b ility t o u s e m a g ic c a n n o t g o ld .
d o s o i n a B a r-R o o m B raw l, i t ’s fa r to o
W eapon P ic k u p o n (D 6 ) E ff e c t
B o ttle 2+ A d d s + 2 t o d a m a g e ro lls , m a y b e u s e d i n h a n d - to - h a n d
c o m b a t o r th r o w n u p t o t h r e e s q u a r e s . U se o n c e only.
C h a ir 3+ A d d s + 3 t o d a m a g e ro lls , b u t is d e s tr o y e d i f to ta l d a m a g e
e q u a ls 7 o r m o re .
Table 4+ O n ly W a rrio rs w i t h a S tr e n g th o f 4 o r m o r e m a y u s e a
ta b le . A d d s + 4 t o d a m a g e ro lls .
H o t s o u p /d r in k 4+ S p la s h in to f o e ’s fa ce, r e d u c i n g t h e i r a tta c k s b y 1 f o r D 6
tu r n s . U s e o n c e only.
P la te , t a n k a r d 5+ R a n g e d w e a p o n only, a d d s + 2 t o d a m a g e ro lls , r a n g e 8
s q u a r e s . U se o n c e only.
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The Low Life a n d the High Life
FIG H T IN G D IR TY g e n e ra l. Y ou m ig h t lik e a ll o f y o u r W a rrio rs to
I f y o u r w a r r i o r is fig h tin g c o m p l e t e ly b e a b le t o v isit t h e ta v e rn a t th e s a m e tim e ,
u n a r m e d , h e m a y n o t a d d h is S tr e n g th t o an y a n d s o h e l p e a c h o t h e r o u t i f t r o u b le b re a k s
d a m a g e ro lls h e m a k e s. H o w e v e r, h e m a y b e o u t. Y ou c o u ld c o m e u p w ith a w a y f o r th e
a b le t o la y h is h a n d o n a n i m p r o v i s e d W a rrio rs t o d e lib e r a te ly s ta r t a fig h t t o give
w e a p o n . A t t h e s t a r t o f th e t u r n y o u r W a rrio r th e m s e lv e s a c h a n c e t o s te a l s o m e fo o d , te a r
m a y f o r e g o a n y a tta c k s in a n a t t e m p t to u p ta b le c lo th s ( t u r n i n g th e m i n to P ro v isio n s
s e a rc h fo r a lik e ly lo o k in g w e a p o n . C h o o s e a a n d B a n d a g e s ) o r m a y b e lo o t t h e p la c e fo r
w e a p o n fr o m t h e lis t b e lo w t o s e a rc h f o r a n d v a lu a b le c a n d le s tic k s a n d s o fo r th . T h is is ju s t
ro ll a d ic e . If y o u s c o r e e q u a l t o o r m o r e t h a n t h e b e g in n in g , t h e r e s t is u p t o y o u , s o d r i n k
t h e n u m b e r s h o w n b e l o w y o u r W a rrio r h a s h e a rtily , l a u g h l o u d l y a n d d o n ’t s p ill
f o u n d it. T h e w e a p o n s h a v e t h e r u le s d e ta ile d a n y b o d y 's p in t...
o n th e ta b le (o v e r). I f y o u w a n t t o r u n y o u r v e r y o w n B a r -r o o m
I ’m s u r e y o u c a n c o m e u p w ith p le n ty o f b r a w ls f o r Q u e s t th e n s e e M a il O r d e r p a g e s
o th e rs ... 7 0 -7 3 f o r a c o m p le te g u i d e t o i n n o c e n t
C iv ilia n s , d r u n k a r d s , r u ffia n s a n d o th e r
A N D ALL T H E REST... u s e fu l m in ia tu r e s y o u c a n u s e w h e n th e
T h e r e a r e lo ts o f o t h e r id e a s y o u c a n d e v e lo p g o in g g e ts to u g h a n d th e c h a ir s s t a r t fly in g !
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Answers
D o es th e D w a rf roll an e xtra p in n e d . D o e s th is m e a n h e can
9 d ic e fo r d a m a g e w ith a n y a x e o r
his G re a t A x e?
a lw a y s fire a m is s ile w e a p o n ?
No! P e rh a p s th e ca rd s h o u ld have
^ ^ J u s t his G re a t Axe. A s ta te d “a u to m a tic a lly b re a k s p in
n in g ” . H o w e v e r, if yo u lo o k a t th e
R u le b o o k (page 25) it s a ys “A m odel
W h en u sin g h is G re a t A x e, th e
Q D w a rf ro lls tw o d ic e an d d is
c a rd s th e lo w e s t. H o w d o e s
m ay o nly s h o o t if it is not a d ja c e n t to,
and th e re fo re pinned by, an ene m y.” .
th is You s h o u ld p a y m ore a tte n tio n to th e “
w o rk w h en he p ro g re s s e s up ad ja c e n t to .. . ” part o f th e rule.
th ro u g h th e B a ttle -le v e ls ?
If a W iza rd b u y s a s ta ff fro m th e
R e g a rd le ss o f h o w m a n y dice
A he rolls in total, th e D w arf
a lw a y s rolls an e x tra dice
W iz a rd s ’ G u ild , d o e s he h av e to
be u sin g it as a w e a p o n to gain
th e +1 T o u g h n e s s b o n u s?
a n d d is c a rd s th e lo w e s t
Yes, th e b o n u s is
s c o re (see th e R o leplay Book,
p a g e 44). In a d d itio n , if a n y of
th e d ice co m e up as a dou b le
A g iven b e c a u s e th e
s ta ff ca n be w ie ld e d
one, he trip s o ver d e fe n s iv e ly and
a n d if h e ro lls w a rd a w a y e n e m y
a n y o th e r typ e of blow s.
d o u b le he ca n
D o e s th e W iz a rd
add up all o f th e
d ic e ro lle d
(in c lu d in g th o s e
Q h av e to be using
m s s ta ff as a w e ap o n
th a t are no t p a rt o f the in o rd e r to g ain th e
P o w e r roll re-ro ll?
dou ble).
J F or exa m p le , a roll o f 4, No, he ju s t h a s to be c a rry
4, 3 a n d 1 m ea n s th e D w arf has scored ing it. H e m ay a lso d ra w
a do u b le and th e re fo re a d d s th e total P o w e r fro m th e s ta ff even if he is not
roll (12) to his dam age . w ie ld in g it a s a w e a p o n .
T h e R u le b o o k s ta te s th a t a |C a n W a rrio rs lo se e q u ip m e n t
Q W a rrio r m ay n o t u se a m is sile
w e a p o n if he is p in n ed . T h e E lf’s o r
to
q * th
; ey h a v e on th e ir W a rrio r card
t qq u ip m e n t c a rd s w h e n req u ired
E
lo se e q u ip m e n t b e c a u s e o f an
W a r r io r c a rd s ta te s h e ’s n e v e r
Event, T rave llin g H a zard s T ab le roll, W hat does “o n th e b o a rd ”
etc. ?
Q m ean?
A Yes-
Q rules a little b it? W hen can a
w a r rio r u se m agic to heal h im self?
W h a t a b o u t n o n -m a g ic a l h e a lin g
w ith P ro v isio n s and s u c h like?
A W a rrio r can alw ay s heal
A h im s e lf, re g a rd le s s
w h e th e r he is in com bat, pinned
of
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TRAINING TABLE a bilities N e ver P inned o r Fly.
T rain ing typ e of roll in crea seR esu lt -8. Profile.
Y our W a rrio r gains +1 attack.
-15 or less. Skill - Iron Resolve.
Y our w a rrio r is im bued w ith a -7. Skill - Reaction Strike.
d eterm in a tio n and co urage that A s Barb skill.
c arrie s thro ugh alm ost an y se t back -6. Skill - Parry.
or obstacle. W h e n e ve r yo u r W arrior As Elf skill
has to take a W illp o w e r te s t he will
-5. Profile.
o nly e ver fail on a roll of a 1. In
Your W a rrio r gains +1 Luck point.
a d d ition he m ay add +1 to any
F ear and Terror te sts he m akes. -4. Skill - Asuryan’s Cloak.
W hen th e Lord of A e na rio n m oves
-14. Profile.
and fights the air around him
Your w a rrio r g ains +D 6 W ounds,
seem s to distort, and tin y sta rs of
(re-roll 1’s)
light sw irl a b o u t him . A n y M onster
-13. Skill - Radiance of attacking th e Lord o f A e narion
Asuryan. suffers -1 on its to hit roll.
Your W arrior is surro unded by a
-3. Skill - Blessed Strike.
palpable aura. In com bat th is aura
T he Lord o f A e na rio n c a lls on
w a rd s evil spells and ench antm ents
from him . You W arrior m ay ignore A su ryan to rid him of a
the effects o f a M o n ste r’s spell on a tro u b le so m e foe. H e strikes a t the
1D6 roll o f 5 or m ore. In addition, M onster w ith all his fo rc e and
M o n ste rs’ M agic item s w ill have no cha n n e ls th e pow er o f A suryan
special affects on you if you thro ugh him . O nce p e r adve nture
can roll a 6 on 1D6 w hen you yo u r W a rrio r gains a m odifie r to his
w o uld norm ally be affected. T his s tren gth equal to his battle-level, (a
does not a llo w you to ignore battle-leve l 3 Lord of A e narion
arm o ur points, but you could ignore gains + 3 S trength, fo r exam ple)
th e effects o f V enom arm our, for w h ich lasts fo r a w h ole turn.
exam ple. -2. Skill - Blade Master.
-12. Profile. T h e Lord of A e narion is skilled w ith
Your W arrior gains +1 Initiative all types of blade, and his speed
and a ccu ra cy is unp ara lle led. O nce
-11. Profile.
per turn th e Lord o f A e narion m ay
Your W arrior G ains +1 W eapo nskill
re-roll a m issed hand to hand
-lO. Skill - Warning of Asuryan. attack.
E ither thro ugh lightnin g reactions,
-1. Skill - Purge.
o r by m ystical g uidance from
T h e Lord of A e narion is
A su ryan , the Lord o f Ae narion
em pow ere d by A su ryan to battle
a lw ays seem s to be one step
a ga in st Chaos. W hen fightin g
ahe ad o f th e enem y. W hen
aga inst dae m on s or G reater
A m bush ed, roll 1D6, on a roll o f 6
D a em o ns th e Lord o f A enarion
the Lord of A e na rio n w a rn s the
gains +1 to hit and +1 Strength.
W arriors and th e M onsters do not
ge t th e ir A m bush attacks. 0. Profile.
Your W a rrio r G ains +1 Strength.
-9. Skill - Wall of Steel.
T h e Lord of A e n a rio n ’s sw ord 1. Skill - Rage Master.
sp e e d s to a blur, creating an T h e Lord o f A e na rio n can feel the
a lm o st im pen etrable b a rrie r in fron t a n g e r running thro ugh his
of him . In a co rrid o r or d o o r w a y opp onents and chan n e ls off som e
m o n ste rs m ay not pass th e Lord of of th e ir neg ative em otion to
A e narion, even if th e y have the im prove his ow n c apa bilities. As
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th e y be co m e m ore in te n se and by a fa in t red glow, and w o u n d s
a n g e re d , so d oe s th e Lord of w h ic h w o u ld kill le s s e r b e in g s seem
A e n a rio n . W h e n e v e r yo u r W a rrio r to have no e ffe c t on him . T h e Lord
is atta cke d b y a M o n ste r w ith o f A e n a rio n g ains th e th e
Frenzy, th e Lord o f A e n a rio n is also reg e n e ra te (1) ability. S e e the
su b je c t to F renzy o f th e sa m e level. B e s tia ry in th e W a rh a m m e r Q u e st
If th e Lord o f A e n a rio n is a lre a d y R o le p la y B o ok fo r fu ll de ta ils o f
su b je c t to F renzy d u e to p ra yin g at h o w R e g e n a ra te w o rks.
th e S h rin e o f K h aine, yo u m ay 11. Profile.
c h o o se w h ich o f th e tw o va lu e s you Y o ur w a rrio r g ains + 1 D 6 W ound s
w is h to use. (re-roll o ne s as norm al).
2. Profile.
12. Skill - Magic Resistance.
Yo ur W a rrio r G a in s +1 attack.
K h a in e p ro te c ts th e Lord of
3. Profile. A e n a rio n fro m m agic, using his
Y o ur w a rrio r G ains +1 S tre n g th p o w e r to th w a rt th e a tte m p ts of
4. Skill - Hatred of Khaine. M agic U se rs to e n c h a n t his
T h e Lord o f A e n a rio n g ro w s to d isciple. T h e Lord o f A e n a rio n
d e s p ise e ve ry c re a tu re th a t ga in s th e a b ility o f M agic
o p p o s e s him . A t th e sta rt o f e ve ry R e s is ta n c e (6). You m ust roll to see
c o m b a t roll 1D6. O n a roll of 4 if he resists A N Y sp e ll c a s t a g a in s t
o r m o re th e Lord o f A e n a rio n H a tes him , eve n if he w is h e s to be
all th e M o n ste rs fo r th e d u ra tio n of a ffe c te d b y it. T h e fu ll d e ta ils of
th a t co m b a t. S e e th e P sych o lo g y M agic R e sis ta n c e are in the
s e c tio n in th e W a rh a m m e r Q u e st B e s tia ry s e ction o f th e W a rh a m m e r
R o le p la y B o ok fo r fu ll de ta ils of Q u e s t R o le p la y Book.
H a tred. 13. Skill - Drain Vitality.
5. Skill - Ignore Blow. T h e Lord o f A e n a rio n ha s learnt
A s D w a rf s la y e r skill. how to ha rn e ss th e e s c a p in g life
6. Skill - Blast of Khaine. fo rc e o f a fo e he has ju s t killed.
T h e Lord o f A e n a rio n m u ste rs his W hen th e Lord of A e n a rio n kills a
a n g e r and d ire cts it th ro u g h his M o n s te r roll 1D6. O n a roll o f 6 he
w e a p o n . It sm a s h e s th ro u g h the m ay heal 1D3 w o unds.
M o n ste rs as a w a v e of pure an g e r 14. Skill - Khaine’s Hand.
a nd fo rce . O n ce p e r a d ve n tu re the T h e Lord o f A e n a rio n ’s han d is
Lord of A e n a rio n m a y m a ke a co n s ta n tly c o v e re d in a film of
ra n g e d attack. T h e a tta c k ha s a blo o d and his a rm p o sse sse s
ra n g e o f 10 s q u a re s a n d hits m ystical stre n g th . R oll 1D 6 a t the
a utom atically. T h e Lord o f A e na rio n s ta rt o f e v e ry turn . L oo k up th e
m a y even use th is skill if he is re s u lt on th e fo llo w in g chart. If th e
pinned. T h e a tta c k has a S trength s c o re is equ al to o r m ore than
e q u a l to th e n u m b e r o f Lord of sh o w n on th e c h a rt th e n y o u r
A e n a rio n ’s B lood points+ 2D 6 . W a rrio r g ains an e x tra attack,
7. Profile. w h ic h is a t + 2 to his norm al
Y o ur W a rrio r g ains +1 A tta ck. stren gth.
8. Skill - Endure. Title R oll required
A s D w arf skill. N o vice 6
9. Profile. 5+
C h am p ion
Y o ur W a rrio r g a in s +1 stren gth
dice. H ero 4+
10. Skill - Khaine’s Armour. Lord 3+
T h e Lord o f A e n a rio n is surro u n d e d 15. Profile.
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Your W a rrio r g ains +1 W eapo nskill tune w ith th e w o rld than an y o ther living
16. Skill - Destructive Blow. being. T he adrena l su rg e thro ugh his
T h e Lord o f A e n a rio n ’s trainin g body tu rn s him into a fa n ta s tic fighter,
allow s his a ttacks to be a im ed at w ho know s n e ith e r m ercy nor
th e w e akest points in his com passion.
opp o n e n t’s arm our. T he Lord of All o f this w ill also dep end on how fa r
A enarion m ay ignore up to 2 points dow n the Path o f K h aine o r A su ryan the
o f a rm o u r w h en he a ttacks a Lord o f Ae narion is. T h e fu rth e r tow ards
M onster in hand to hand com bat. K haine he is pulled, th e m ore horrendous
17. Skill - Sustained Assault. th e atro citie s he m ay perform w h en he
A s Im perial Knight, excep t he m ay loses control o f him self. T h e greater the
only use it w ith a sw ord. in fluence of A su ryan , th e m ore th e Lord
o f A e na rio n can m aintain control, and
18 + . Skill - Khaine’s Fire. durin g the m ore peaceful tim es he m ay
T h e Lord o f A e narion su m m o n s all w e ep at his p redicam e nt and fe e l sorro w
of his anger, hatred and in ner fo r th o s e hew n dow n w h ile th e battle
turm oil and relea ses it in a tra n c e has ta k e n him . H o w ever he does
deva stating series of blow s that not reserve this regret fo r O res, D ark
leaves him ph ysica lly exhausted. Elves, C h aos w o rs h ip p e rs or oth e rs w ho
O nce p e r a d ve nture th e Lord of d elibe rately opp osed him - o nly those
A e narion m ay use this skill. It gains w h o w ere (in his eyes a t least) in nocent
him + 1 D6 a ttacks fo r 5 tu rn s (roll at by s tanders ge t such pity.
th e start o f each turn .) F o r those
five tu rn s he is im m une to F ea r and T h e Lord o f A e n a rio n 's edu cation is
Terror and a dd s + 3 to his strength. clo sely linked w ith his heritage and m any
A fte r th e five tu rn s are up he is at - have led perfectly norm al lives before the
1 S trength and -1 Toughness fo r C u rse o f K h aine asserted itself. T his
th e rest o f the adventure. backg rou nd gives them a great store of
know led ge c o nce rning ancie n t trea sure s
ROLEPLAYING THE LORD (especially lost arte facts o f U lthuan) and
OF AENARION a dee p und erstanding o f w id e ly extinct
languages.
It m ay seem at firs t th a t th e re is little
T h e Lord o f A e na rio n w h o is recovering
dep th to th e Lord o f A e narion, he’s
s im ply a w ell honed killing m achine. from his b attle-trance is likely to be
H ow ever, a Lord of A e narion d oe s have w ith dra w n and una w are o f th e world.
cha ra cte r tra its th a t show th ro u g h during D uring this sta te he is v e ry vuln e ra b le to
his m ore lucid m om e nts. T h e m ost traps, am bushe s and o th e r surprises.
ob vio u s aspe ct of a Lord o f A e narion's T h is is m ostly represented by th e battle
p ersona lity is his to ta l arro g a n ce and tra n c e co u n te rs provided, b u t negative
disreg ard of o ther creature s. T h e m ost m odifie rs s h ou ld be app lie d to
telling point is th e Lord of A e n a rio n ’s total app ro p ria te tests.
hatred o f Chaos, in herited from Aenerion. T h e Lord of A e narion excels at com bat,
H is ancestry, lineag e and tra d itio n s are and c o m b a t related skills and tests. Not
s o set in stone th a t th e Lord o f Ae narion o nly is he in prim e physical c ond ition, his
does not com prehend an y le e w a y or pow ers o f e nd ura nce and determ ination
flexing o f his principle s and values. give him g re a t reserves th a t a llo w him to
W hen not in com bat th e Lord o f A e narion go on w h en others w o uld retreat and
sees th e w o rld o nly in pale sh a d e s of give up. A b ove all else, th e Lord of
g rey (m e ta p h o rica lly spea king) and little A e na rio n is a tortured soul, and a m yriad
in terests him o r ca n stir him from his of fac to rs in fluence his behaviour, m ost
a lm o st tra n ce -like state. o f th e m beyond the c o m p rehension of
th e W arriors w h o a c com pan y him.
In tim es o f battle, on th e o th e r hand, the
Lord o f A e narion fe e ls m ore alive and in
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SPECIAL RULES ch o ic e in each su b s e q u e n t P o w e r phase.
A t th e sta rt o f e v e ry P o w er p ha se th a t If a M o n s te rs a p p e a r w h ile th e Lord of
M o nsters are on th e boa rd d ra w one of A e n a rio n s till has blue c o u n te rs in play,
th e spe cia l B a ttle T ra n ce co u n te rs and he m ay not d ra w an y n e w co u n te rs until
p lace it, red sid e up, n e xt to th e Lord of he s ta rts a tu rn w ith no blue co u n te rs
A e n a rio n ’s W a rrio r card. W h ile he ha s a n e x t to his W a rrio r card.
B a ttle Trance c o u n te r red fa c e up, the B a ttle T ra n c e c o u n te rs ca n be fo u n d on
Lord o f A e n a rio n g a in s th e b e n e fit show n th e b a c k c o v e r o f th is issue.
on th e counter. O v e r se ve ra l tu rn s you
w ill build up c o u n te rs, all o f w h ich apply.
TALISMAN OF KHAINE-
If th e Lord o f A e n a rio n d ra w s th e Skull
CARD.
c o u n te r he m ust im m e d ia te ly m a ke one
a tta c k a g a in s t e v e ry M o n ste r o r W arrior T h e Talism an o f K h a in e is an
in an a d ja c e n t squa re, u sing all o f the o rn a te a m u le t in th e s h a p e of
n orm al rules, and m ay do nothing else a han d w ie ld in g a sw o rd. T h e
fo r th e re m a in d e r o f th e turn . A fte r p o w e r o f th e ta lis m a n lasts fo r
reso lvin g th e Lord o f A e n a rio n s ’ a ttacks one tu rn and can be
fo r d ra w in g th e S ku ll, p lace all the u n le a s h e d once per
c o u n te rs b a ck into th e m ug. T his adve nture.
c o n tin u e s until th e co m b a t is over. D u ring th a t tu rn th e Lord of
W hen all th e M o n ste rs in a co m b a t are A e n a rio n g ains + 2 atta c k s . If
killed, tu rn all th e B a ttle T ra n ce co u n te rs he kills a m o n s te r he m ust
th a t a re a lre a d y n e xt to th e Lord of m ove in to th e s q u a re it w a s
A e n a rio n ’s W a rrio r card so th a t th e y are o c c u p y in g and c o n tin u e his
b lue fa ce up. T h e Lord o f A e n a rio n a tta c k s . Any D e a th b lo w s
s u ffe rs th e s e p e n a ltie s w h ile th e y are in s h o u ld be w o rk e d ou t fro m th e
play. He m ay disca rd one c o u n te r o f his s q u a re he m oves to.
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e l a d r i e n II c h q f S f je d h i s m a s s iv e " % S in c e t h e n h e h a c f b e e n t h e m e n t o r o f
b la c k b la d e d s w o rd th ro u g h th e th e H u m a n K n ig h t, t h e u n t u t o r e d
d r a g o n 's n e c k , a l m o s t c o m p l e t e l y B a r b a r i a n a n d t h e p l u c k y l i t t l e H a lf li n g .
r e r i n g it. H e s t e p p e d b a c k a s f o u l H e h a d ta u g h t th e m h o w to c a re fo r th e ir
trp le b lo o d f o u n ta in e d a c ro s s t h e r o o m w e a p o n s a n d h o w to b in d th e ir w o u n d s.
f o r a fe w s e c o n d s . H e d r o p p e d t o h is H e h a d s h o w n th e m b a s ic s tra te g ie s a n d
k n e e s , h is e n a m m e lle d a r m o u r rin g in g ta c tic s , a n d h a d b r o u g h t t h e m t o th e -
h o llo w ly a s h e c la tte r e d to t h e flo o r. D r a g o n 's l a i r a s a t e s t i n g . T h e D r a g o n / /
T u r n in g h is g a z e h e s a w th e h u m a n s a n d h a d b e e n o ld a n d fe e b le , b u t th e o th e r s
t h e H a lf li n g s t a r i n g a t h i m , h a l f i n h o r r o r c o u ld n o t te ll th a t y e t a n d h a d b e e n
o h a lf in d e lig h t. W ip in g o f f th e b lo o d o f s u ita b ly a f ra id . I f C a la d r ie n h a d b e e n
fct h e s l a i n d r a g o n , t h e t a l l L o r d o f a llo w e d to th in k fo r h im s e lf w h e n h e h a d
A e n a r io n s h e a th e d h is g r e a t s w o r d a n d c o n f ro n te d th e b e a s t h e w a s s u re h e
t h r u s t h im s e lf to h is fe e t. T h e w o u ld h a v e b e e n a f ra id to o .
\ p e r s p ir a tio n tric k le d d o w n h is f o r e h e a d T h e K n ig h t, G u n t a r L e itz e n , s t e p p e d
a n d s tu n g h is e y e s, s o h e re m o v e d h is to w a r d s th e b o d y o f th e D r a g o n a n d
:ljtnet t o l e t t h e a i r c i r c u l a t e t h r o u g h h i s p r o d d e d it w i t h a to e , a s if h e fa ile d to
.ty h a i r . b e lie v e h is o w n s e n s e s .
X ^hen t h e o t h e r s g a s p e d h e r e a l i s e d it "Y o u s l e w s u c h a m i g h t y b e a s t s in g le -
w a s th e firs t tim e h e h a d r e m o v e d a h a n d e d , w h i l e I, a K n i g h t o f t h e O r d e r o f
p ie c e o f h is a r m o u r s in c e h e h a d m e t th e t h e H e a r t, s t o o d h e lp le s s . E v e r y th in g yo i
o th e rs th re e a n d a h a lf m o n th s ag o . T h e h a v e ta u g h t m e w a s fo r g o tte n in t h a i f ^ ^
t h r e e w e e k s i n s o l i t a r y v ig il a t t h e a l t a r o f in s ta n t o f d r e a d a n d I fe e l u n m a n n e d .
A s u ry a n h a d e a s e d h is b u r d e n , a n d n o w
"D o n o t b e r a te y o u rs e lf to o m u c h ,
e h e s m i l e d fa in tly , r e m e m b e r i n g t h e
K n ig h t. N e x t tim e y o u w ill n o t b e s o
'p e a c e h e h a d f e l t w h i l e i n t h e S h r i n e . H i s
s c a r e d , a f te r a ll y o u k n o w n o w t h a t a
S lo n g g o ld e n h a ir w a s s w e p t b ac k , a n d
D r a g o n c a n b e e a s il y s l a i n b y s o m e o n e o f
r e a c h e d d o w n t o t h e m id d le o f h is b a c k ,
p u r e h e a r t a n d a s t r o n g a r m ." C a l a d r i e n ’s
w o v e n in a c o m p lic a te d a n d e x o tic p o n y
s o ft liltin g v o ic e s e e m e d a to ta l c o n tr a s t
ta i l . H i s s m o u l d e r i n g g r e y e y e s p i e r c e d
t o h i s h o a r s e , b e l l o w i n g b a ttle - c r y .
t h e g l o o m b e y o n d t h e l a n t e r n 's f e e b l e
R e p la c in g h is h e lm e t, t h e L o rd o f
lig h t a n d h e e s p ie d th e g lin t o f g o ld in a
A e n a r i o n w a l k e d o v e r t o t h e D r a g o n ’s
c o rn e r. H e tu r n e d b a c k to o th e rs , w h o
h o a r d , w h e r e N e d N e d d le y , t h e H a lf li n g
s h u f f le d t h e i r fe e t, a m a z e d a t h o w h e
‘t r e a s u r e p r o c u r e m e n t e x p e r t ’ w a s s i f t i n g
a t th e d ra g o n w ith n o th o u g h t
th r o u g h t h e g o ld , je w e ls, w e a p o n s a n d
.d m a r v e l e d w h e n h e h a d
a r m o u r ly in g th e r e . N o tic in g s o m e th in g
m a n a g e d to sla y it w i t h o u t t h e i r a id .
in t h e p ile , C a la d r ie n s to o p e d a n d
C e la d r ie n d id n o t f e e l a n g e r a t th e ir g r a b b e d a p la in h ilt s tic k in g o u t n e a r th e
7 a p p a r e n t c o w a rd ic e , a n o t h e r s ig n th a t to p o f th e tre a s u re . H e p r e s e n te d th e
K h a in e 's h o l d o n h i s s o u l w a s l o o s e n i n g . s w o r d , w i t h i t ’s p l a i n l e a t h e r s c a b b a r d t o
T h e y h a d o n ly b e e n d o w n i n t o t h r e e la irs F e r u lf th e N o r s c a n . L o o k in g s c e p tic a lly a t
t e f o r e t h e y m e t h i m o n t h e r i v e r T a la b e c . th e ra m s h a c k le w e a p o n , th e B a rb a ria n
!T h e y h a d b e e n s e t u p o n b y T r o l l s , w h o g rip p e d th e h ilt a n d p u lle d fre e th e
h e h a d tra c k e d fo r tw o w e e k s s in c e h e b la d e . H e s te p p e d b a c k a n d b lin k e d , as
h a d c o m e a c r o s s t h e v i l la g e t h e T r o l l s th e r u n e e n c ru s te d w e a p o n s h o n e w ith a
h a d d e s tr o y e d . T h e y h a d g o o d in s tin c ts s i lv e r y b r i g h t n e s s i n t h e d a r k n e s s o f t h e
a n d th e y h a d fo r m e d u p w ith th e ir b a c k s c h a m b e r. C a la d r ie n g a th e r e d t h e o th e r s
t o t h e fire . T h e ir in s tin c ts a lo n e w a s o f a r o u n d h im .
n o u s e , lik e a s tr o n g s w o r d t h a t h a d a n
" T h is i s a F r o s t b l a d e , w h i c h c a n f r e e z e a
u n e v e n e d g e . C a la d r ie n h a d in v o k e d th e
f o e t o d e a th w ith a s in g le s trik e . Y ou
^ - p o w ^ / i o f h is T a lis m a n o f K h a in e a n d
w o u l d h a v e d is c a r d e d it a s j u s t a n o t h e r
^ ‘ ^ '" s l e w t h e f iv e T r o l l s i n t h e s p a c e
s w o r d , b u t I c a n s e e t h e te lT ta le «
o f a fe w h e a r tb e a ts .
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m fc -
'SSF
a g r e a t a r te f a c t ." H e p o i n t e d t o a s m a l l • p s t h e G r e a t D r a g o n s m a s s iv e ta il
sy m b o l in s c rib e d in th e p o m m e l. It w a s o u t a n d s m a s h e d h im fu ll in t h e c h e s t.
s h a p e d lik e a tin y lig h tn in g b o l t c le a v in g T h e s c r e e c h o f c l a w o n m e t a l e c h o e d .<
in to a d ro p le t. th e h ig h c e ilin g a n d d i s ta n t w a lls a s a
" In t i m e y o u w i l l l e a r n h o w t o r e c o g n i s e f o o t l a s h e d o u t a c r o s s C a l a d r i e n 's
th e s e c lu e s, a n d h o w to d e te r m in e th e a r m o u r , k n o c k in g h im to h is k n e e s . T h e
^ ^ K p p e r t ie s o f t h e t h e a r te f a c ts y o u w ill B a rb a ria n w a s a lm o s t d is e m b o w e lle d b y
: fin d in y o u r a d v e n tu re s ." J u s t th e n a lo w a ta lo n , b u t h e s w u n g h is F ro s tb la d e ,
m o a n e m a n a te d fro m th e d a rk n e s s a t th e w h i c h t h u d d e d d u l l y o f f t h e D r a g o n 's
fa r e n d o f th e g re a t o v a l h a ll, w h e r e th e h u g e s c a le s .
lig h t o f th e la n te r n d id n o t re a c h . T w o C a la d r ie n w a s o n h is f e e t a g a in , h is
p in p o in ts o f g r e e n lig h t p ie r c e d th e m a s s iv e tw o h a n d e d s w o r d h e w in g i n to
g lo o m , a n d h u g e s te n to ria n b re a th in g t h e D r a g o n ’s a r m o u r e d t h r o a t w i t h
s ta rte d to e c h o a r o u n d th e in tru d e rs. By r e le n t le s s fe ro c ity . A s t h e f ir s t d r o p o f
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