Objectives
Pre game sequence
1 Decide on mission
2 Choose armies
3 Set up the battlefield
- scenery can be set up any way both players agree on
4 Determine deployment map
5 Place objective markers
6 Roll off for deployment zones
7 Roll off for deployment, winner chooses first or second
8 Declare night fighting
9 Deploy armies
10 Infiltrators
11 Scouts
12 Player who deployed first may choose who goes first
13 Seize the initiative, second player can go first on a 6
Mission table
1 Blood feud
- points per unit destroyed or falling back at end of game
in one secret chosen category:
● infantry = +1VP
● daemon = +1VP
● dreads and automata = +2VP
● cavalry and flyers = +2VP
● non-flyer vehicles = +2VP
● primarch = +6VP
- so: slay the warlord, last man standing
- six turns, night fighting, price of failure, reserves.
2 Onslaught
- place one 5VP objective in the opponent’s deployment
zone more than 6” from the edge.
- 1Vp for each enemy unit destroyed in the first
game turn.
- So: slay the warlord, attrition,
- six turns, staged deployment, price of failure, night
fighting, reserves.
3 Shatterstrike
- 2VP for each scoring unit in the opponent’s deployment
zone. 1Vp for each denial unit.
- So: slay the warlord, attrition.
- Variable game length, price of failure, night
fighting, reserves.
4 Dominion
- five objectives, placed outside the deployment zones.
1Vp for each objective controlled at the start of your
player turn.
- So: slay the warlord, attrition (both d3VP).
- Variable game length, price of failure, night
fighting, reserves.
5 Tide of carnage:
- control areas of the battlefield by having a scoring unit
in the area and no enemy scoring units in it:
● 3VP for your deployment zone.
● 5Vp for no man’s land.
● 7Vp for enemy deployment zone.
- Heavy armour: non-flyer vehicles are scoring units.
- So: slay the warlord, last man standing.
- Five turns, night fighting, price of failure, reserves
6 War of lies:
- kill points 1VP per unit
- one central objective. Four more objectives placed by
players.
- Each objective is worth a random amount at the end of
the game - roll D6:
1/2 = 0 VP
3/4 = 1VP
5/6 = 3VP
- so: slay the warlord.
- Six turns, price of failure, reserves.
Reserves
Placing markers - you may reserve any number of units.
- roll off to see who places first. - If a unit cannot be deployed on the table, it must
- Markers cannot be placed within 6” of the edge be reserved.
or within 12” of another marker. - You must specify in deployment any attached
- Cannot be placed on impassable terrain. independent characters, transports, and if using
- Cannot be placed in buildings, but on buildings is ok. deep strike or outflank
Controlling markers Arriving from reserves
- you control an objective if you have one model from a scoring
unit and no models from enemy scoring or denial units within
Turn Roll required
3”.
- Unless specified otherwise. Only line units are scoring units
unless embarked zooming flyer, falling back, or pinned. 2/3 3+
- Any other unit is a denial unit, unless they are currently
embarked, a vehicle, falling back,or pinned. 4 Auto succeed
- Units in a building are within 3” of any markers on or within 3”
of the building. - roll of 1 always fails to arrive.
- Units can control one marker at a time. - Moves on from the controlling player’s edge.
- Only one unit may control a marker. - If it cannot fit on the board with its max move,
move it as far as possible.
- Ongoing reserves: units which leave the board
during the game reenter reserves and must roll to
Secondaries see if they enter again as normal
Slay the warlord 1VP
destroy enemy warlord, +1VP if it was a primarch
Deep strike
Last man standing 1VP
side with greatest number of surviving units
1 Roll once for all deep strike units to enter from reserves
Attrition 1VP
side which destroyed the highest number of enemy units 2 Place one model from one deep striking unit anywhere
more that 1" from enemy, table edge, or impassable
First blood 1VP
first unit to be destroyed grants opposing player VP 3 Scatter 2D6"
if two units destroyed simultaneously, then both sides if final position is within 1" of an enemy, table edge, or
impassable, then opponent may move model to
Linebreaker 1VP anywhere within 18". Must be placed in such a way that
at least one scoring model within 12" of enemy table edge rest of unit can be deployed if possible
deploy the rest of the models in the unit
Price of failure 1VP
4 Roll a D6
destroy an enemy lord of war
on a 1 the enemy deploys the remaining deep strike
units, anywhere within 24" of original unit
on a 2+ the controlling player deploys remaining deep
Deployment maps strike units anywhere within 12" of original unit
5 Units within 6" of a deep striking unit take immediate
1 Clash of the line pinning test
- arrowhead short edge 24" up
- your edge is the short table edge. 6 Any interceptor reactions
2 Dawn of war
Units may shoot/assault as normal, but not move or run
- standard 12" long edge
in same movement phase
- your edge is the long table edge.
3 Search and destroy
- quarters 9" from center Outflank
- your edge is any part of the edge touching your
deployment zone.
1 After deployment, before infiltrate and scout place a
4 Hammer and anvil flanking marker at any point on any table edge
- standard 24" short edge
2 Roll once for all flanking units to enter from reserves
- your edge is the short table edge.
5 Ambush 3 Roll a D6
- one player 18" from center, other player 12" from each on a 1 the opponent may move the flanking marker up
short edge 24" in either direction
- centre players edge is both long edges. Other player on a 2+ the controlling player may move the marker up
has both short edges. to 6"
6 Vanguard strike 4 Move all flanking units on, measuring from the final
- diagonals. 12" Away from centre line position of the flanking marker
- your edge is the long edge touching your deployment
zone 5 Units within 6" of a flanking unit take immediate pinning
test
6 Any interceptor reactions
Staged deployment
Units may shoot/assault as normal, but not move or run
Player who deploys first deploys a single unit. Then their in same movement phase
opponent deploys, etc, etc.
- Order: fortifications, low and primarch, heavy support,
troops, elites, hq, fast attack.
Variable game length
- if the mission includes variable game length, at the end of
turn 5, roll D6. On a 4+, the game continues, otherwise the
game is over.
- There are never more than six turns.