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Blood & Glory

FantasySkirmishMiniatureRules

By

ArthurNicklesJr.


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Table of ContentsOverview & Introduction 3

Fighter Stats 4

The Game Turn 6

Movement 7

Fighting 8

Shooting 10

Morale 11

Special Rules 12

Magic 16

Enchanted Items 17

Magic Spell Tables 18

Clerics 20

Cleric Feat Table 21

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Designed as a set of rules that could be applied to

any fantasy figures from as small as 10mm to aslarge as the players wish these rules are meant to

play smoothly, with no book keeping, and a suffi-

cient amount of freedom to create a variety of skir-

mish forces for either scenario or tournament play.

The rules detail a point purchase system through-

out but the author encourages players to exercise

creative scenario construction and design forces

that may not be balanced but will create an inter-

esting game. The special rules provided in glossary

format at the end of these rules are by no meanscomprehensive and players should add to them to

fit their collection of miniatures and desires of play-

ability. As the system utilizes a simple 1 to 3 point

system it is not difficult to add to this list.

Materials Required

Dice: six-sided dice of at least two differ-

ent colors.

Figures: in any scale, but all should be of

the same scale. As one of the ideal quali-

ties of the game is the opportunity to usefavorite figures from a variety of manufac-

turers players are encouraged to build

elaborate bands of soldiers that suit their

taste.

Ruler: or tape measures, measuring sticks,

or the like.

Tokens: such as glass beads or coins used

to track damage taken by the figures dur-

ing play.

Battle field: any surface will suffice but it

should have some terrain, either modeled

or improvised, and is the right size for aninteresting combat. The author recom-

mends something along the line of 3ft x

2ft.

Overview and Introduction

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Scale and Figure Basing

1 figure = 1 fighter1 inch = 5 feet

1 turn = 15 seconds

Each fighter should be mounted on a base at least

an inch in diameter and may be based on larger if

necessary although it is best that the base be ap-

propriate to the figure. Bases may be round or

square although the author finds round bases most

pleasing.


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status would be 3. Only heroic individuals or par-

ticularly hard to kill beasts would be higher than

this. The points cost for toughness is equal to

twice its rating.

Armor this indicates the level of protection the

warrior has. It is rated as heavy, medium or light

and indicates if the fighter is using a shield. The

armor affords the fighter a DRM to the saving

throw from an injury while the use of shield ap-

plies a DRM listed in the fighting rules. The points

cost for heavy armor is 3, medium is 2, and light is

1 while use of a shield is also 1.

Magic this is rated from 0 to 4 and is simultane-

ously the ability of the fighter to use magic spells

and items as well as resist the effects of magic,more information is available in the rules for magic

presented later. The points cost for magic is equal

to the rating plus 2.

Move- this is standardized at 6 but may be in-

creased or decreased at the players desire which

impacts the point value of the fighter. For every

increase to the move score of a fighter the cost

increases by 2. For every decrease to the fighters

move score the points cost of the fighter is re-

duced by 1. Fighters movement is important tacti-cally and while players are free, in theory, to sim-

ply set their move score as they desire it is more

accurate to the spirit of the game to set it accord-

ing to the appearance of the figure. Standard sized

humanoids should always have a move score of 6

while larger creatures should have a greater score

and smaller a lesser score. Players should take into

Each fighter in the game will have its own stat line;

although there may be multiple of the same figureit is acceptable that they have identical stat lines.

These can be either selected from the provided

lists of stats and modify them as necessary or con-

structed from scratch which is what should be

done for heroic members of your force. The stats

for a fighter are;

Fighting- this score is rated from 0 to 4 and is

directly added to the attack roll against the enemy.

A rating of 0 is a non-skilled fighter and a rating of

4 is a great sword master. The points cost forfighting ability is equal to the score multiplied by

itself.

Archery- this score is rated from 0 to 4 and indi-

cates how skilled the fighter is with bow or thrown

weapon. This rating is added to any ranged attack

roll. A rating of 0 indicates a complete lack of skill

and a rating of 4 indicates a bulls eye shot. The

points cost for accuracy is equal to the rating plus

1.

Strength- this score rates the physical strength ofthe fighter and applies in melee combat, thrown

weapons, and when wrestling as well as any physi-

cal feat the fighter may need to make. It ranges

from 1 (the very weak) to 3 (the very strong) and

its cost is exponential (1, 4, and 9 respectively).

Toughness this stat rates from 1 to 6 and indi-

cates how much damage the fighter can take be-

fore succumbing to injuries sus-

tained. Most fighters will have a

toughness of 2 and only the

greatest fighters will have a 4 orbetter. The best way to assess the

toughness of a fighter is indicative

by his role in the force. A tough-

ness 1 fighter would be com-

moner infantry or fragile fighters

such as skeletons and peasants.

Fighters with some experience in

battle would have a toughness

score of 2 and those with elite

Fighter Stats

FIGHTERSTATS POINTS COST SUMMARY TABLE

Score Points costFighting The score multiplied by itself

Archery The score plus 1

Strength 1, 4 or 9 points respectively

Toughness Twice the score

Armor 1, 2, or 3 respectively

Magic The score plus 2

Move Standard of 6; -1 for each 2 below, +1 for each 1 above


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Erik Bloodymace would do great as a commander

of 100 point band, or the heroic center of a 50

point band. In a larger fight of 200 or more points

he would be a strong hero likely accompanied by a

few brave infantry willing to fight by his side.

account aspects of the figure such as multiple legs

or even no legs should have their move score

changed accordingly.

Example of Building a Fighter

The miniature that the fighter will be designed

from (pictured right) is named Fighter Mace &

Helmet) and clearly is not carrying a shield. I want

this to be a heroic figure in my war band capable

of fighting two or three enemy fighters at one time

and with some survivability. I assign the follow

abilities;

Fighting: he is a hero but not a fighting master; I

give him a 3 which will cost 9 points.

Archery: he has no thrown or shot weapons so it

is not applicable in this battle, I give him a 0 which

costs nothing.

Strength: he is a human, not a giant or ogre so he

would not be a three; neither is he a common sol-

dier so he is awarded a 2 which costs 4 points.

Toughness: above elite he receives a toughness of

4, he can be killed but my opponent will have to

work at it. This costs 8 points.

Armor: clearly he is fully clad in metal armor with

a full helmet qualifying it as heavy armor, but he

has no shield, this costs 3 points.

Magic: he is no wizard, but I want him to be able

to resist magic with some strength so I assign him

a 2 which costs 4 points.

Move: 6 unmodified but it is reduced to a 5 on the

roster due to the heavy armor.

Special rules are also easily assigned looking at the

model and I give him Leader and Brave, he is ob-

viously a captain of fighters and is not easily

shaken but may be driven away by overwhelming

odds or the super natural. These cost 1 point each

for a total of 2 points.

His final roster entry looks like this

Erik Bloodymace (30 points)

Scale armor, helmet & heavy mace

Leader; Brave

FIG ARC STR TOU ARM MAG MOVE

3 0 2 4 Hvy 2 5


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tial to do so. As with ranged attacks and melee the

effects of magic are applied during the end phase.

6) - End Phase

During this phase all effects of the previous phasestake effect and any fighter that must make a mo-

rale check does so.

Order of a Turn

1) Roll Initiative2) Movement Phase3) Shooting Phase4) Fighting Phase5) Magic Phase6) End Phase

1 Roll Initiative

All players roll 2 dice. The highest roller selects

who will perform the movement phase first, play

continues to the left from that player.

2 Movement PhaseDuring the movement phase each player may

move a number of figures according to the roll of

1 dice as follows; 1 through 3 is one fighter, 5 or

6 is two fighters, a 6 is three fighters (this is called

a weighted dice roll). Starting with the player who

was indicated to go first by the player who won

initiative they roll to determine how many fighters

may be moved. As many rolled must be moved but

the figure does not actually have to be moved from

their location and simply passes but cannot then

be moved that same turn. Play continues around

to each player until all players have moved orpassed on every fighter in their band.

3 Shooting Phase

During this phase each player, starting with the

player who won initiative, selects a fighter in their

band with a ranged attack and resolves it with us-

ing the ranged attack rules. While players take

turns resolving their ranged attacks it is assumed

that all attacks happen simultaneously and the ef-

fects do not apply until the end of the turn.

4 Fighting PhaseDuring this phase players resolve melee combats

between foes in an engagement. The engagements

may be resolved in any order desired but the ef-

fects are considered simultaneous so they are not

applied until the end phase.

5 - Magic Phase

During this phase players may use magic spells or

artifacts if any fighter in their band has the poten-

The Game Turn


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one-half and if they charge through rough ground

they must roll 1 die; on a roll of 1 they have fallen

a third of the way into their move and sustain 1

damage.

Obstaclesconsist of terrain like low walls, large

rocks, or fences and require a fighter to end their

movement on the far side after crossing. If a model

is charging they will vault across it as detailed

above.

Effects of Armor: armor can be cumbersome ei-

ther natural or made and as such will reduce how

quickly the fighter may move. If the fighter has

heavy armor or, medium armor andshield, then

the fighters movement is reduced by 25% (so a

move score of 6 indicates 4.5 inches of movement

with an advance and 9 inches with a charge).

A fighter may move in one of two ways; the

chargeand the advance.

A fighter that advances may move up to its move

score in inches subject to the effects of terrain and

obstacles. A fighter that ends its advance within an

inch of a foe is considered engaged in melee. A

fighter that moves into and out of engagement in

the same move is considered to be pushing past

his foe and allows them a free strike.

A fighter that is charging must do so in a straight

line but moves a number of inches equal to double

its move score and is subjected to the effects ofterrain with the exception of obstacles which they

are considered to vault over. A fighter that vaults

an obstacle must roll 1 dice; if the score is a 1 the

fighter has fallen on the far side and ends its move

as well as sustaining 1 damage. If the fighter ends

its move engaged with an enemy they will benefit

from a bonus in that turn of fighting.

Terrain Effects

The majority of the game board should be consid-

ered good ground, meaning it impedes no move-

ment. Aspects of the rest of the board fall intothree categories; dense terrain, rough ground, and

obstacles.

Dense terrainimplies an area that is filled with

effects that prevent easy movement or sight. This

includes woods or forest, brambles, stony terrain

and the like. Fighters moving through dense ter-

rain have their speed reduced by one-half. Line of

sight into dense terrain is limited to 2 inches and

those within can only see two inches before them

although if the two inches of sight allows them to

see the edge of the dense terrain they may seebeyond it as well, in this way archers may hide in

the underbrush and fire on their foes while benefit-

ing from some physical cover.

Rough groundimplies an area that makes move-

ment through it difficult or hazardous but does not

affect vision. This includes mud, sand, deep snow,

rocky ground and rubble. A fighter moving

through rough ground have their speed reduced by

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The Scrabble of Battle -The frenetic nature of

melee is in no way as orderly as the rules of a

game will portray it. In an effort to add in an as-

pect of this nature, the parries and dodges, thefeints and shoves, and other rambling of engaged

fighters players may use this optional rule. At the

beginning of every fighting phase all engaged

groups of fighters will be moved in a random direc-

tion by 1D6-1 inches (0 to 5). The fighters are

moved as a group and are not separated. This shift

of position can result in some very dangerous

events such as falling off a bridge, stumbling into

lava or the like. If such an occurrence takes place

players may roll a dice for their fighter(s) and a roll

of 3+ will prevent the fighter from moving into the

dangerous area.

Disengaging from the Enemy there will be times

when a fighter wants to avoid a fight. When this

happens they must try to disengage the enemy

during their movement. The foe may either chose

to allow them to disengage or oppose them. If the

disengagement is opposed both players roll 2 dice,

the highest roll indicating who gets their way. If a

fighter is engaged by more than one foe he cannot

prevent them from disengaging so long as they are

outnumbered.

When two fighters are within 1 inch of a foe they

are considered to be engaged in melee combat.During the fighting phase all figures will perform a

melee combat in pairs even if one fighter is en-

gaged with many he will fight a separate melee

with each although will suffer some penalties in

doing so. The procedure for melee is;

1. Roll three dice, two of one color (the attack

dice) and one of a second color (the damage

dice). These dice are referred to throughout

the rules as the combat dice.

2. Add the fighters fighting score to the roll of

the attack dice and apply any DRMs from the

melee factor table.

3. If the total attack roll is an 8 or better then the

fighter has hit their foe. The damage dice is

added to a 4 if the fighter is unarmed, a 5 if

armed with a hand weapon, or a 6 if wielding

a weapon with two hands and add the

strength of the fighter. Some fighters will not

be carrying a weapon but may not be

unarmed and instead be armed with natural

weapons such as claws. If the fighter hits his

foe with a mace weapon, such as a war ham-

mer or morning star, the foes armor is consid-

ered one step lower (heavy counts as medium;

medium counts as light; and light counts as no

armor at all).

4. The foe must make a sav-

ing throw on 2D6 equal to

the total of the damage

rolled. The saving throw is

modified by armor accord-

ing to type. If the roll

equals or beats the dam-

age roll then the foe does

not sustain any injury, oth-

erwise they will take one

damage point. If the dam-

age die was a natural roll

of 6 then the foe will take

two damage points in-

stead. A saving throw of a

natural 12 is always a suc-

cess regardless of the

strength of the attack.

Fighting

Close Combat Factors Table

FACTOR DRM

OutnumberedApplies for each foe the fighter is engaged with. So a fighter

with 3 foes engaging him suffers a -3 DRM to all attacks.-1

Pole Arm (spear, staff, halberd, etc.)Applies if the foe does not have a pole arm.

+1

Dual Armed

Either two hand weapons or hand weapon and shield. This

benefit is discounted if the foe has a pole arm.+1

Larger than FoeThis applies if the figure is twice as large as their foe or is

standing on higher ground.+1

Foe is wielding a shieldThe size of the shield is immaterial just the use of it in melee

combat. It is not necessary for the figure to be holding it, so

long as it is present on the figure. A figure cannot wield a

weapon with two hands AND use a shield though.

-1

Charged this turnThis applies to the fighter that charged.

+1


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Example of Melee Combat

A dwarf with a two handed axe and wearing chain

mail armor (medium armor) is engaging a troll

zombie who is using his own left arm as a club andis wearing scraps of previous armor (light armor).

They both have a combat skill of 1, toughness of

2, and strength of 1. The dwarf charged off a ram-

part, literally leaping down upon the troll zombie in

his dwarfish rage.

The dwarfs attack;

Factorsthe dwarf charged his foe this turn so

benefits from a +1 DRM to the attack. He is also

using his axe with two hands so the damage will

be based on a 7.

The Combat Dice Rollthe attack dice result in ascore of 3 and 5, plus the DRM is a total of 9. The

damage dice is a 3 for a total strength of 11 (7 for

a two handed axe, strength of 1, and damage dice

of 3).

The troll zombies attack;

Factorsthe troll zombie is twice the size of his

foe so the benefits from a +1 DRM. He is using his

arm-club with one hand so the damage will be

based on a 6.

The Combat Dice Rollthe attack dice result in a

score of 4 and 3, plus the DRM is a total of 8. Thedamage dice is a 5 for a total strength of 12 (6 for

a one handed weapon, strength of 1, damage dice

of 5).

The Resultsthey both hit their foe and they must

make saving throws. The dwarfs saving throw is a

12 and the player rolls 2D6 plus a DRM of +2 for

medium armor, he rolls a 9 on the dice but only

scores an 11 total so the dwarf is wounded and

takes 1 damage. The troll zombies player rolls 2

dice and adds a DRM of +1 for light armor andscores a total of only 7, the troll zombie also sus-

tains 1 damage.

Armor Modifier Table

ARMOR SAVINGTHROW MODIFIER

Light +1

Medium +2

Heavy +3


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fighters in the melee with equal odds to determine

who is hit.

Identifying Cover to tell if a target benefits from

terrain as cover the standard is which is closest toit. If the target is closer to the terrain element than

the attacker they benefit from the cover, if not

then they do not.

A fighter armed with a missile weapon such as a

bow or crossbow or armed with a thrown weaponsuch as a hatchet, spear, or javelin may make a

ranged attack in the shooting phase. An attacker

must have line of sight to the target and must not

have charged although they may have moved in

the movement phase to use a missile weapon but

those with thrown weapons actually benefit from

the charge. The difficulty in striking the target is

primarily based on the distance to the target with

assumption built into the mechanics that the target

will always be trying to actively dodge the attack.

To make a ranged attack follow this procedure;

1. Declare Target - the player indicates which

shooting fighter is attacking what target and

identifies that line of sight is respected.

2. Measure Range - the player measures the dis-

tance between the two figures from base to

base. This will determine how difficult the shot

will be.

3. Roll Combat Dice - the player makes a stan-

dard combat dice roll. The attack dice have

the fighters accuracy added to them and any

other applicable DRMs from the ranged com-

bat factors table. The target number is equal to

one half of the distance between the two fight-

ers if using a missile weapon, or equal to the

distance if a thrown weapon.

4. Resolve Hit Effects - if the attack is a hit then

the target must make a saving throw, modified

by armor as in the melee rules, with a target

number equal to the roll of the damage

dice plus 5, this is modified further by

adding the strength of the fighter if a

thrown weapon was used. A failed saving

throw inflicts either 1 damage or 2 if the

damage dice rolled a 6 as with melee.

Shooting into an engagement- this is permis-

sible but is of great risk as engaged fighters

are not standing still and slugging it out.

There will always be an equal chance to hit

any fighter in the melee. If the attack roll is

successful then the fighter has hit someone

although not necessarily who they wanted to.

The player must roll a dice dividing up the

Shooting

Shooting Factors Table

FACTOR DRM

MovedThis applies if the attacker moved

-1

ChargedThis applies to thrown weapons only +1Light cover/ shielded

This applies if the target is obstructed by

something that would not stop the missile

but would affect accuracy, such as shrub-

bery. This also applies if the warrior is car-

rying a shield as he can use it to protect

some of this body.

-1

Hard coverThis applies if the target is obstructed by

something that would stop the missile, suchas a rock wall.

-3


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There are some further factors that affect morale

mostly dependant on friends and foes. These are

summarized in the morale factors table. These fac-

tors do stack so some small math may be neededto determine the final DRM applied to a fighters

morale roll.

Broken Morale: in the event that the morale roll is

a score of 2 (snake eyes) then the fighter has

had a completely broken morale and will flee from

the battle field if possible. They will immediately

make a move towards the nearest edge of the field

equal to three times their move score. The will

vault obstacles, ignore friend or foe as they push

beyond (perhaps evoking free strikes) and be unaf-fected by rough ground or dense terrain. If the

fighter is still on the field at the end of this move

then they gather their wits and flee no more.

As these rules are intended to depict heroic fantasy

combat against vicious monsters or dark villainsmorale isnt strictly necessary. The author encour-

ages players to make their own choice if morale

should be used as a standard rule and it is greatly

encouraged it be truly more a scenario based rule

than an every game application.

Unlike in mass combat the individual fighter will

not always have allies to rely upon and his nerve

may falter or break altogether. The bravery of an

individual fighter is loosely based on the total cost

of the fighter as follows;

The morale score is the number that must be

rolled on two dice for the fighter to overcome their

fear. A fighter that fails the roll will retreat from

the enemy he is engaged with or was shot by a full

move. Fighters disengaging from melee in thismanner do not suffer free attacks as they are not

routing but instead fighting a withdrawal in an ef-

fort to avoid further injury and find a more advan-

tageous position. It is best to think of it as a

forced strategic withdrawal.

A fighter must make a morale roll if any of these

three events take place;

The fighter sustains injury in melee that turn.

The fighter is injured by a missile attack that

turn.The fighter is engaged by a foe with the fear-

some ability or within a move of a fighter

with the unnatural ability.

Testing for morale must take place during the end

of each phase as aspects of morale could apply in

each phase. The failed morale of a fighter can af-

fect the tactical activities of a turn through blocking

line of sight or removing them from missile range.

Morale

COSTOF FIGHTER MORALE

Up to 10 points 11

11 to 20 points 9

21 points or greater 7

FACTOR DRM

Nearby friendThis applies for every friendly fighter within 3 inches ofthe morale testing fighter

+1

Nearby foeThis applies for every foe within 3 inches of the moraletesting fighter

-1

Outnumbered in a fight

This applies only once as the nearby foe factor appliesas well

-1

Near deathThis applies if the fighter has damage that is over half ofhis total toughness

-1


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morale rolls.

Beast 1 point the fighter is an animal in natureor behavior and as such must have a master or will

run rampant. In the army list a particular fightermust be indicated as the master and the beast

must stay within 12 of this figure during the

game, and must be moved if they become outside

of that distance and will be forced to sacrifice acti-

vations to do so. If their master is slain then they

will go into a fury and the player must roll on the

accompanying table. Beasts are fearsome warriors

though and will rarely flee from an enemy, even

when injured and get to ignore the need to make

morale tests so long as they have their master on

the field with them. Note that not every animalistic

monster in the game must have the beast ability,this is reflective of a beast that has been caught

and trained by a specific character and has a rela-

tionship with that character but is otherwise un-

trained.Cleric 1 point there may not be more than 1cleric in a band for every 100 points of the band.

The cleric ability classifies the fighter as capable of

expending magic points to enact miracles from the

list. A cleric has a number of magic points equal to

their magic score. Further a cleric may use their

divine favor to rebuke the undead. The player de-

clares such intent when the cleric is activated andat any point during their move they may rebuke by

rolling 1d6 and multiplying the result by their

magic score. All undead within a distance equal to

the score and with a points cost of equal to or less

than the score must immediately flee as if they had

broken morale. This ability may be used only once

per game.

This list of special rules may be applied to any fig-

ure with an appropriate appearance (such as wingsfor implying flight or a being made of air). Each

has an accompanying points cost which is applied

to the fighter.

Assassin 3 points the fighter has been trainedin the deadly arts of poison, stealth, and where the

vital areas of all creatures are. This grants the

fighter some benefits but also restricts them some-

what as follows;

1. The fighter may not wear great than light ar-

mor as anything heavier will restrict their abil-

ity to move with stealth and flee when neces-

sary.

2. When the fighter rolls the combat dice all the

attack dice score doubles there is a chance

they have successfully struck a vital spot and

slain their foe. If the attack is a hit then the

opposing fighter must make their saving throw

or be slain immediately regardless of remain-

ing wounds. This ability is ineffective against

fighters with the undead, spirit, or unnatural

ability as they have no vital areas.

3. The assassin must have an assigned target,

selected by the owning player before the

game. If the assassin fails to engage the target

and/or the target survives the battle then the

player is considered to have done no

better than a drawn game regardless

of the actual outcome.

There can be no more than one fighter

in an army with the assassin ability re-

gardless of how many points are being

played with.

Aquatic 1 point the fighter is com-fortable in the water and moves through

it as if it is clear ground and may remain

submerged if they wish. If submerged the

fighter cannot be targeted by ranged at-

tacks or magic spells and may only be

engaged by other submerged fighters.

Brave 1 point the fighter is extremely braveand keeps his cool in situations where others

would panic, as such the fighter gains a +1 to his

Special Rules

2d6 roll Result

24

Unbound: with its master dead it simply flees the field to

seek food and shelter elsewhere, remove it from the

game.

59

Defensive: the loss of its master has grieved the beast it

and will stand over the masters body for the rest of

game attacking any fighter, friend or foe that comes

within 3 of it for the remainder of the game.

1012

Fury: the beast rampages across the battle field tying to

slay and maim with reckless abandon. It gains the fear-less ability and will move to attack the nearest fighter,

friend or foe, every turn until the game is over or it is

slain.


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throughout the wooded elements of the world with

little hindrance, and even between them. A fighter

with this ability may be moved from one element

of dense terrain to any other element on the battle

field as their movement.

Leader 1 point there may be only 1 leader in aband which is effectively the general, commander,

captain or what have you. Any fighter within a

move of this fighter benefits from a +1 to their

morale roll.

Maul 2 points the fighter is capable of grippinga foe and thrashing them about, breaking bones,

tearing muscles, and causing massive harm. In the

event that the player rolls doubles on the attack

dice then the player rolls the damage dice againand adds the two results for the final damage roll.

Multiple attacks 2 points the fighter is capableof making several attacks in the same turn and as

such is not overwhelmed by multiple foes. While

the fighter does not makes multiple attack rolls

their foes do not benefit from the outnumbered

DRM in the melee factors table.

Paladin 3 points the fighter is blessed by theimmortals and a chosen warrior for their cause.

This grants him/her a selection of powers;The fighter may lay-on-handson a friendly fighter

that is not undead or a spirit. The fighter re-

covers from one damage. This may be used

only once per game.

The fighter is immuneto the effects of the Fear-some special ability.The fighter may use miraclesas a cleric but my

only use 1 point of miracles regardless of their

magic score.

Only 1 fighter may have the paladin ability for

every 75 points of the battle force.

Regeneration 3 points the fighter heals super-naturally fast, although with some erratic nature to

the curing. At the beginning of the fighters move-

ment, if they are not engaged with the enemy the

player rolls 1 dice for ever damage on the fighter,

each roll of 5+ removes one damage. This affect is

powerless against fire though and damage caused

by fire (such as through magic or with torches)

cannot be regenerated.

Favor 3 points some greater power looks uponthe fighter with great interest and protects them

from death. The player makes a special saving

throw for every damage that the fighter sustainsrolling 1 dice and on a roll of 4 or better then the

damage is simply ignored. Favor requires the

fighters faith though and if they wear armor the

favors save is reduced to 5 or better if wearing

light or a roll of 6 if in medium. A fighter with fa-

vor in heavy armor receives no special save so

long as they wear the armor.

Flight 1 point this ability grants the fighter ae-rial movement from the beginning of their move to

the end, much like a short hop flight. The fighter

ignores terrain, obstacles, and other fighters duringthe course of their movement but is considered on

the ground at all other times.

Fiery breath 2 points the fighter may spit fortha cone of flaming bile that acts much like fantasy

aged napalm as it sticks to foes and causes com-

bustion in anything flammable. The fighter may

only use this ability once per game although it may

be purchased multiple times for several uses.

When used all fighters, friend or foe, within a 180

degree arc of the players choice sustain a wound

as if injured in combat (6 + 1D6) and must make asaving throw. Armor is less useful against fiery

breath so it is declassified by one level (heavy to

medium and so on).

Fearless 3 points the fighter fears not death,nor injury, nor the super natural and never needs

to make morale rolls.

Fearsome 2 points the fighter is terrifying tobehold or approach and if charged by this fighter

any foe charged must make an immediate morale

roll to keep their nerve and do battle.

Fay (Elf) 1 point - many tribes of elves are so athome in their forest or jungle environments they

are unimpeded by the landscape. Fighters with this

ability do not have their movement reduced by

dense terrain.

Fay (Other) 2 points - being creatures of naturepredominantly they are capable of moving


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dead blood drinking fiends. The fighter benefits

from an extremely tough physical nature and is

granted a +2 DRM to saving throws. Further the

character is capable of feeding on the blood of the

living and may drink from a recently defeated foeregenerating 1 damage. Sun light is lethal to the

fighter though and if caught in daylight they will

instantly be turned to dust.

Unnatural 3 points the fighter is outside therealm of normal moral understanding and its very

visage causes disorientation and fear in those be-

holding it. At the end of every move, anyfighter

must make a morale roll. Further, in battle all foes

apply a -1 DRM to their combat from aversion to

getting close enough to hit.

Venomous 2 points the fighter is either carry-ing poison weaponry or capable of injecting or

spitting venom. An enemy struck by a venomous

attack must roll three dice for their saving throw

and use the two lowest.

Warding (swords) 3 points the fighter is im-mune to the effects of such weaponry and if the

enemy does not have another suitable weapon

then they will be considered unarmed for damage

roll purposes. A warding is a very strong enchant-

ment and only one warding may be on a particularfighter.

Warding (maces) 3 points the fighter is im-mune to the effects of such weaponry and if the




ment and only one warding may be on a particular

fighter.

Warding (axes) 3 points the fighter is immuneto the effects of such weaponry and if the enemy

does not have another suitable weapon then they

will be considered unarmed for damage roll pur-

poses. A warding is a very strong enchantment

and only one warding may be on a particular

fighter.

Warding (arrows) 3 points the fighter is im-mune to the effects of such weaponry and if the


Spirit 3 points the fighter is a spirit and is ethe-real being nearly immune to the physical assaults

of others. A fighter with this ability benefits from a

+3 DRM to all saving throws as most weaponrywill simply pass through them. They have some

existence on the physical world though as they are

able to attack their enemies and do harm.

Stealth 1 point the fighter begins the gamehiding from the enemy and does not have to be

placed on the table. At the beginning of a later

turn the player may activate them and place them

within a terrain feature on the table so long as it is

within the original deployment zone, plus 25% per

turn that has elapsed. Once revealed a stealthed

fighter cannot hide again. No more than 33% ofthe models in a players band may have the stealth

special ability.

Undead (zombie) 1 point the fighter is a zom-bie and as such is immune to the effects of morale

and benefits from a +2 DRM to saving throws to

injury as the enemy must hack them apart before

they fall in battle. A zombie undead also has their

movement reduced by 1 from their standard due

to the rigor mortis of muscles. Fighters with this

ability cannot be given the following abilities; wiz-

ard, cleric, paladin, multiple attacks, or flight (butmay have wings).

Undead (skeletal) 2 points the fighter is ani-mated bones and as such is immune to the effects

of morale and benefits from a +2 DRM to saving

throws to injury as they have no organs at all and

must be broken to pieces. The fighter is very sus-

ceptible to mace weapons though and loses their

saving throw benefit with struck with a mace.

Undead (lich) 2 points the fighter has used anecromantic phylactery to transform their body

into the undead but retain their intellect and per-

sonality. While not as hardy as a zombies body it

is resistant to physical harm receiving a +1 DRM

to saving throws against injury. Further the lich is

obviously some kind of magician and is considered

to have the Wizard ability.

Undead (vampire) 3 points the fighter has beenbitten by a vampire and become one of the un-


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ment and only one warding may be on a particular

fighter.

Warding (fire) 1 point the fighter, eitherthrough enchantment or nature, is immune to the

effects of fire. Attacks made with fire are ineffec-

tive unless it is combined, such as a flaming torch

which would then be counted as a club.

Wizard 1 point there may not be more than 1wizard in a band for every 100 points of the band.

The wizard ability is more of a classification for a

fighter that uses spells. A wizard receives a number

of magic points equal to twice their magic score

every turn.

Wings 2 points - the fighter is assumed to beairborne at all times and their move score is a re-

flection of their movement in the air. If the fighter

is forced to the ground the fighters move score is

considered a 2 and they are unable to charge, only

advance. A fighter that is in the air may only be

engaged if they initiative the engagement and

benefit from being 50% further from a shooting

attacker than the measurement shows.


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Dispelling: An enemy wizard or cleric may attempt

to dispel magic that remains in play. They must be

within twice their magic score in inches of the ef-

fect and make an opposed magic roll against the

casting wizard. If they dispel attempt is successful

then the effect is removed from the game, if not it

remains. Dispelling requires the dispeller to expend

an amount of magic equal to the cost of the spell,

and if the effect is successfully dispelled the magic

is spent permanently for the remainder of the

game.

The magic system of these rules is designed to be

quick and easy to use and as such require no bookkeeping with any lasting effect being permanent

for the course of the game.

Every spell has a casting difficulty, range, effect,

and magic points cost. Every fighter with a magic

score has that many points available every turn

and if they are allied to a wizard they may donatethis magic if they are within their magic score in

inches to the wizard. Donating the magic of a

fighter to another who is a wizard is a risky event

though and for every point donated roll 1 die,

each roll of 1 or 2 indicates the fighter has sus-tained one damage in the donation of power.

A fighter must be given the wizard special rule to

be given spells. Any wizard may have as many

spells as they have magic score and the cost for a

spell is figured into the cost of the fighter. A wizard

may cast as many spells as they have available

magic points every turn, retrying as they wish or

casting multiple copies of the same spell if desired.

To use a spell the player needs only declare which

spell, its target, and roll 2D6 adding the wizardsmagic score. If the roll meets the difficulty of the

spell it is successful. If the spell targeted an unwill-

ing recipient they may make a magic saving throw

to resist the effect. This is done by rolling 2D6 and

adding their magic score; if the roll meets the origi-

nal roll they have resisted the spells effects.

The wizard expends his magic points in one of two

ways, if the spells cost is marked with an (p) then

the use of the spellpermanentlyexpends the

points and the character does not recover them.

These cannot be points donated by another fighter

to a wizard. Note that permanent denotes for the

remainder of the current skirmish, ideally these are

recovered after a good nights sleep. The effective

magic score of the fighter is not reduced, they sim-

ply receive fewer each turn.

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An enchanted item can take many forms although

the most common are magic weapons and armor.An individual fighter may be equipped with a sin-

gle enchanted item at the points cost listed and

may, during the course of battle, drop this magic

item to pick up a different one. A fighter that is

wielding an enchanted item that is slain will drop

his item where he is slain for others to pick up.

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Magic Spell List

The spell table parameters is defined as follows

Name: the name of the spell. Cost: both how much magic it takes to power the spell and how many points the spell will cost to purchase.

Difficulty: the score that must be met with the magic roll to cast the spell successfully.

Range: how far the spell may be cast, or if it only targets the self.

Effects: what the spell does.

Arcane ArmorCost 1(p) / Difficulty 7 / Range self

Effect the wizard benefits from a magical shield that provides armor as if they are wearing medium armor. The

effect applies for the remainder of the skirmish and if so desired may be cast before the game begins.

InciteCost 1 / Difficulty 7 / Range 4 inches

Effects the target of the spell may make an immediate movement with all standard movement rules applied.

Blinding FlashCost 1 / Difficulty 7 / Range self

Effect the wizard causes his staff or weapon to flash with such blinding light that all enemies in melee with him

suffer a -2 penalty to combat the following turn.

Magic MissileCost 2 / Difficult 8 / Range 12 inches

Effect a successful casting will inflict 1 damage on the target.

FearCost 2 / Difficulty 8 / Range 6 inches

Effect target must immediately flee from the wizard as if they had failed a morale check.

Fire BrandCost 2(p) / Difficulty 9 / Range self

Effect the wizards summons a flaming sword into play that will inflict 1 extra damage in melee and remains in play

the entire skirmish.

TeleportationCost 3 / Difficulty 10 / Range 4 inches

Effect the target is moved from their current location up to a distance equal to the wizards magic score times ten

in inches. This cannot move the target off the battlefield although it may move them to very dangerous situations.

Chain LightingCost 3 / Difficulty 10 / Range 8 inches

Effect this spell will strike the three closest targets to the wizard, be they friend or foe. Each target will take 1 or 2

damage according to the roll of an odds dice. Each target may make a separate resistance roll against the spell.


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Mind ControlCost 3(p) / Difficulty 12 / Range 6 inches

Effect the wizard attempts to enslave the mind of the target and if successful the fighter permanently changes sides

for the remainder of the battle. This spell is ineffective on things without a mind in a intellectual sense, not a physi-

cal sense. A vampire may be dominated by a skeleton cannot. This spell is ineffective on any fighter with the Un-natural special rule as their mind is too alien to understand to control.

Necromantic Magic

A special classification of magic necromancers can only be use necromantic magic. A wizard that is a necro-

mancer must be noted as such an may make use of only these necromancer spells. Further the presence of any cleric or

paladin within six inches of the necromancer applies a cumulative 1 penalty to their casting attempts as their faith dif-

fuses the necromancers magic. This applies to both friendly and enemy fighters. It is also of significance that the play-

ers mark the death locations of all fallen fighters for the duration of the game.

Raise the DeadCost 3 / Difficulty 9 / Range 3 inches

Effects the necromancer summons a dark soul to inhabit the body of a slain fighter raising them as a zombie soldierunder the necromancers control. The zombie becomes a fighter in the players force and may be activated the turn it

comes into play as any other fighter. It has the following stats; Fighting 1 / Toughness 1 / Armor none / Move

4

Hand of DeathCost 3 / Difficulty 9 / Range self

Effect the necromancers hand becomes invigorated with the power of the grave. In melee combat the necroman-

cer may fight unarmed and if successful in wounding the target they must make a toughness saving throw (roll equal

to or less than toughness on 1d6) or be slain out of hand. The spell remains in play until the necromancer success-

fully strikes a foe.

ShadowCost 2 / Difficulty -8 / Range self

Effect the necromancer ensconces himself in shadows and dark winds making targeting him with any ranged at-

tack impossible and ignoring the penalties of having to fight multiple foes. The spell lasts until the beginning of the

following magic phase.

Summon Vampire BatsCost 2 / Difficulty 8 / Range 12 inches

Effect a swarm of thirteen vampire bats swoop down from the skies and envelope one target. The player rolls 13

dice, for each 1 scored the target must make a saving throw against a hit of strength 10 as the bats bite, claw and

drain the blood of their victim. This spell has no effect on a fighter with the undead special rule as the bats are re-

pelled by the dead.

Corpse CarryCost 1(p) / Difficulty 7 / Range self

Effect a host of dead hands emerge from the ground and bear the necromancer as a moving carpet of death. The

necromancer ignores all movement restrictions and any enemy in melee with him suffers a 1 penalty to all attack


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A cleric may undo the work of another cleric in the

same manner as a dispel can be attempted by a

cleric on wizard effects. A wizard may not dispel

the effects of clerics.Authors Note: I have a particular love for clerics,

ever since my early days, so I have put effort intomaking them unique battle field fighters with a

selection of abilities that make them valuable. If I

have inadvertently made them overpowered have

some mercy and forgive the favoritism of a fantasy

war gamer.

The devotees of the light and dark are no users of

magic in a wizards way and instead focus their

magical ability through invocation and acts of spiri-

tual strength. The entire list of cleric feats is avail-

able (according to orientation) and may be called

upon through the course of game play. Unlike

wizards magic which replenishes each turn the

magic of a cleric is expended permanently. Also

unlike wizardly magic there is no roll needed to use

cleric feats unless they are used on an unwilling

target which requires an opposed magic role to

determine a result.

Clerics have special powers of the undead and

may either rebuke or dominate them according toorientation (light and dark respectively).

A cleric that rebukes undead makes and opposed

magic roll against any undead within six inches in

the magic phase instead of using a feat. Any un-

dead that fails in the opposed roll must flee from

the cleric a full move, even into dangerous situa-

tions.

A cleric that dominates may select one undead

they are engaged with and force and opposed

magic roll in the magic phase instead of using a

feat. If the undead fails to resist the domination the

player of the cleric controls the undead for the

following game turn after which time another

domination attempt may be made if the cleric is

still engaged with the undead.

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Clerical Feats Table

The feats are outlines as follows;

Name the name of the feat. Cost the amount of magic that must be committed to produce the effect.

Range how far the feat will go or if it affects only the self.

Effect the results of the feat.

Curing (light)

Cost 1 / Range touch

Effect the cleric lays hands on the target and heals them of all damage they have accumulated thus far in the bat-

tle. This may be used to destroy undead as an attack at will inflict as much damage on the undead as the clerics

magic score.

Courage (light, dark)

Cost 1 / Range 12 inches Effect the cleric may use this on a friendly piece who is fleeing. They immediately recover and gain the Bravery

special rule for the remainder of the game. If they already benefit from the Bravery rule they will instead gain Fear-

less.

Mist (light, dark)

Cost 2 / Range 12 inches

Effect the cleric holds aloft his icon of faith and from him a mist rolls out that extends to 12 inches in all directions

from the cleric. All fighter, friend or foe, within the mist is blocked from line of site for magic and ranged attacks.

This effect remains so long as the cleric is not engaged in melee and returns when he is no longer engaged in me-

lee.

Fortune (light, dark)Cost 1 / Range self

Effect the clerics divine favor aids him in battle and he may use this feat to re-roll any dice roll during the course of

the game. The entire roll must be rerolled though, not just one part of the roll, so a combat roll re-rolls all of the

dice, not just the attack or damage dice.

Blessing (light)


Effect the cleric uses ointments and brandishes his icon to bless an allied fighter. The fighters resolve is divinely

bolstered and they become immune to the effects of the Fearsome and the Unnatural special rules.

Wing Gift (light, dark)

Cost 2 / Range 4 inches Effect the cleric blesses the target and they grow a pair of magical wings (either eagle wings or bat wings) granting

the Flight special rule for the remainder of the game.

Bane (dark)


Effect the cleric places a horrid curse on the target whos body fails to work properly. For the remainder of the

game they must apply a 2 DRM to all dice rolls.


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