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Dwarf Rangers

There is a traditional school

of thought amongst many Dwarfs

that ‘the old ways are best’, that

new-fangled contraptions dreamt

up by younger dwarves,

especially those in the

Engineering Guild, are

weakening them by straying from

time-honoured tactics and the

ways of the Ancestors.

Choice of warriors

A Dwarf Rangers warband must include a minimum of

3 models. You have 500 Gold Crowns with which you

can use to recruit and equip your warband. The

maximum number of warriors in the warband is 12.

Runesmith: Each Dwarf Rangers warband must have

one Runesmith: no more, no less!

Apprentice Runesmith

Apprentice Runesmith: Your warband may include up

to 1 Apprentice Runesmith.

Troll Slayers

These Dwarfs tend to be older and as

such travel together to prove this simple fact,

appeasing the Ancestors by only using traditional

weapons and tactics, retrieving lost treasures and

artefacts and making every effort to cleanse fallen

and lost Holds of the scum that have ‘temporarily’

taken them.

Troll Slayers: Your warband may include up to 2 Troll

Slayers.

Dwarf Longbeards

Dwarf Longbeards: Your warband may include up to 5

Dwarf Longbeards.

Dwarf Clansmen

Dwarf Clansmen: Your warband may include any

number of Dwarf Warriors.

Dwarf Crossbowmen

Dwarf Crossbowmen: Your warband may include up

to 5 Dwarf Crossbowmen.

Beardlings

The newest Runesmiths, seen as the keepers of

tradition, tend to be the leaders of these groups,

gathering together a large number of like-minded

members to undertake these expeditions. Their remit

is simple – show the young whippersnappers that the

Old Ways are the best way forward for the survival of

the Dwarf race.

Beardlings: Your warband may include any number of

Beardlings.

Starting Experience

Runesmith

Apprentice Runesmith starts with 0 experience.

Troll Slayers

Special Rules

A Dwarf Rangers Warband is subject to the following

special rules in addition to the ones for Dwarf

Warbands.

Troll Slayers start with 8 experience.

All Henchmen

Henchmen start with 0 experience.

Characteristic Increase

When warband members gain enough experience for

an Advance (see the Experience section of the

Mordheim rulebook), it is likely that they will roll a

characteristic increase. Dwarf characteristics may not

be increased beyond the maximum profile limits

shown below. If a characteristic is at its maximum,

take the other option or roll again if you can only add

one characteristic. If both are already at their

maximum, you may increase any other by +1 instead.

Remember that Henchmen can only add +1 to any

characteristic.

Don’t Trust ‘Em: While Ranger Warbands are free to

ally with other Dwarf warbands in multi-player games,

their point of view is so different that they do not trust

them fully. Members of a Dwarf Rangers warband are

never considered ‘friendly models’ to other dwarfs

and vice versa.

This means that members of one warband WILL stop

members of the other from Marching, they won’t keep

each other from taking All Alone tests, etc. They don’t

count as enemy models and may split any treasure

found at the end of the game as normal, but the two

bands are not friends, make no mistake!

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‘Old’ Borin was respected and revered amongst his contemporaries as he had outlived the majority of

them and grown the beard to prove it. He was used to reverence. Yet there was more to it than simple

age, even in Dwarf Society where that carried a great deal of respect. He was also a member of the

Order of Runesmiths, it’s rites and rituals secretive and powerful.

Now, as he struck the axe blade, forging another ancient rune into its surface, uttering the words of

power that would enhance the potency of the weapon, Borin knew that the axe would be another step

in repairing the mistakes of the past as it maintained the Ways of the Ancestors, and would thus

return his people to a Golden Age

Staring at the finished axe, the Runesmith felt a surge of pride, but fought it back. Yes the weapon was

complete and empowered, but it was no better than any produced now. Not compared to the great

weapons forged yesteryear and wielded in the hands of the greatest heroes. Only time could tell how

true it would be…

Runesmith

Apprentice Runesmith

Troll Slayers

Dwarf Longbeards

Dwarf Clansmen

Dwarf Crossbowmen

Beardlings

Runesmith starts with 20 experience.

Apprentice Runesmith

Runesmith

Apprentice Runesmith

Troll Slayers

Henchmen

Don’t Trust ‘Em:

WWS

BBS

Dwarf Skill Table

Combat Shooting

Shooting Academic*

Academic* Strength

Strength Speed

Speed

Special

Runesmith

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Apprentice

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Troll Slayer

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*Note that Dwarfs may never take the Arcane Lore skill. It is not possible for a dwarf to learn to cast spells.

Dwarf Ranger equipment list

The following lists are used by a Dwarf Rangers warband to pick their equipment:

hand combat weapons

Dagger ...................................................1st free/2 gc

Mace ................................................................... 3 gc

Hammer ............................................................. 3 gc

Battleaxe............................................................. 5 gc

Dwarf Axe......................................................... 15 gc

Sword ............................................................... 10 gc

Two-handed weapon....................................... 15 gc

Spear ................................................................ 10 gc

Halberd ............................................................ 10 gc

Gromril Weapon* .......3x normal cost of a weapon

to-hand combat weapons

hand combat weapons

Dagger ...................................................1st free/2 gc

Mace ................................................................... 3 gc

Hammer ............................................................. 3 gc

Battleaxe............................................................. 5 gc

Sword ............................................................... 10 gc

CROSSBOWMEN EQUIPMENT LIST

Hand

to-hand combat weapons

hand combat weapons

Missile weapons

Crossbow ......................................................... 25 gc

Missile weapons

Armour

Light Armour.................................................... 20 gc

Heavy Armour .................................................. 50 gc

Shield ................................................................. 5 gc

Helmet.............................................................. 10 gc

Armour

Missile weapons

Pistol................................................................. 15 gc

Missile weapons

(30 gc for a brace)

Armour

Gromril Armour** ........................................... 75 gc

Light Armour.................................................... 20 gc

Heavy Armour .................................................. 50 gc

Shield ................................................................. 5 gc

Helmet.............................................................. 10 gc

Armour

* Any weapon a Dwarf may normally purchase may be

purchased as a Gromril weapon instead. This

multiplies the cost of the weapon by three. For rules

on Gromril weapons see the Mordheim rulebook.

Note that this price is only for a starting warband, as it

represents the Dwarfs outfitting themselves at their

own stronghold. Later purchases of Gromril weapons

are done using the Price Charts in the Mordheim

rulebook.

** The price of a suit of Gromril armour is cheaper for

a starter warband to represent the relative ease with

which Dwarfs can find such items in their own

stronghold. Later purchases of Gromril Armour must

be done using the normal Price Chart in the

Mordheim rulebook.

Combat

Shooting

Academic*

Strength

DWARF WARRIOR EQUIPMENT LIST

CROSSBOWMEN EQUIPMENT LIST

DWARF WARRIOR EQUIPMENT LIST

Hand

Hand-to

tto

Hand

Hand-to

tto

Heroes

1 Runesmith

85 Gold Crowns

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to hire

Dwarf Runesmiths are champions of the old ways. ‘If

it was good enough for my ancestors, it’s good

enough for me!’ is a popular saying. Fresh out of their

decades-long apprenticeships, these Runesmith’s are

normally on a quest to prove this saying and so will

gather together a party of like-minded individuals to

seek out lost treasures of their ancestors to confirm

this adherence to the traditional ways.

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apons/Armour: An Apprentice Runesmith may be

armed with weapons chosen from the Dwarf Warrior

equipment list.

Extra Set of Hands: An Apprentice Runesmith helps

his master fashion runic items, doing all the boring

grunge-work that makes his master more efficient in

his efforts. An Apprentice Runesmith in the warband

allows a Master Runesmith to inscribe on two items

before each game, instead of only one.

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Weapons/Armour: A Dwarf Runesmith may be

equipped with weapons and armour chosen from the

Dwarf Warrior equipment list.

0-2 Troll Slayers

50 Gold Crowns to hire

While it may seem that Troll Slayers shouldn’t fit in

with the rest of a Runic Ranger warband, make no

mistake – they are strict adherents to tradition and the

old ways! Indeed they usually find it easier to get

along with the more traditional minded Dwarfs than

other dwarfs, who Slayers feel lack determination and

the insight to see what the true problems are with

their race.

SPECIAL RULES

Leader:

Leader: Any warrior within 6” of the Dwarf Runesmith

may use his leadership characteristic when taking any

Leadership tests.

Inscribe Runes: A Runesmith knows one minor rune

(see list at the end of this warband list), determined

randomly when the warband is first created. He may

inscribe the rune on an item carried by one of the

warriors of his warband, and (if successful, see below)

the item will gain a bonus from the rune for that

game. When a Runesmith advances and rolls a skill on

the Hero Advance table, he may choose to learn a new

rune instead of learning a skill (exactly like a

spellcaster advancing and learning a new spell).

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Weapons/Armour: Troll Slayers may be equipped with

weapons chosen from the Dwarf Warrior Equipment

List. Slayers may never carry or use Missile Weapons

or any form of armour.

0-1 Apprentice Runesmith

40 Gold Cr

owns to hire

An Apprentice Runesmith follows his master wherever

he goes and is normally just as anxious to prove that

the old ways are best. For if they aren’t, he is wasting

a good portion of his life…

owns to hire

Deathwish: Troll Slayers seek an honourable death in

combat. They are completely immune to all

psychology and never need to test if fighting alone.

Henchmen

0-5 Dwarf Longbeards

50 Gold Cr

SPECIAL RULES

Stubborn

owns to hire

Tested Dwarf veterans who’ve fought in hundreds of

battle over their long lives, Longbeards are typically

more than willing to support an expedition to prove

what they’ve said all along – the old ways are best!

owns to hire

Stubborn: Dwarf Longbeards have seen just about

everything in their long careers and they know it.

They are used to fighting by themselves against

impossible odds and it hasn’t killed them yet. On top

of all this they are just generally more set in their

ways than other Dwarfs and they’re not about to let a

bunch of weedy goblins drive them off! A Dwarf

Longbeard may reroll any failed Leadership test he is

required to take. Remember that you can never reroll

a reroll, so the result of this second roll must always

be accepted.

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Weapons/Armour: Dwarf Longbeards may be

equipped with weapons and armour chosen from the

Dwarf Warrior equipment list.

WWS

BBS

85 Gold Crowns

85 Gold Crowns to hire

WWe

Weapons/Armour:

apons/Armour:

SPECIAL RULES

Extra Set of Hands

SPECIAL RULES

Extra Set of Hands

WWS

BBS

Weapons/Armour:

50 Gold Crowns to hire

SPECIAL RULES

Leader:

Inscribe Runes

WWS

BBS

Weapons/Armour:

SPECIAL RULES

40 Gold Cr

40 Gold Crowns to hire

Deathwish

SPECIAL RULES

Deathwish

SPECIAL RULES

Stubborn

50 Gold Cr

50 Gold Crowns to hire

WWS

BBS

Weapons/Armour:

Dwarf Clansmen

40 Gold Crowns to hire

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40 Gold Crowns to hire

There are many Dwarfs who see the ‘wisdom’ in

reliance on the old ways. Most of these Dwarf

warriors venerate Runesmiths and are honoured to be

chosen as part of an expedition including one.

Weapons/Armour: Crossbowmen may be armed with

weapons and armour chosen from the Dwarf

Crossbowmen equipment list.

Beardlings

25 Gold Crowns to hire

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25 Gold Crowns to hire

Many of the proponents of the old ways are older

members of Dwarf community. However there are

still youngsters who believe and they often

accompany a Runic warband to lend a hand as

needed to the respected oldsters. More spry than

their fellows, they are often used as scouts, roaming

ahead of the rest to spy the land and observe enemy

activity.

Weapons/Armour: Dwarf Clansmen may be equipped

with weapons and armour chosen from the Dwarf

Warrior equipment list.

40 Gold Crowns to hire

More Dwarfs who see the old ways as best use the

older crossbow instead of the newer (and very

unreliable to their eyes) handguns. If their ancestors

had wanted them to use black powder weapons, they

would have developed them generations ago.

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Weapons/Armour: Beardlings may be armed with

weapons and armour chosen from the Dwarf Warrior

equipment list.

Dwarf Special Skills

Dwarf Heroes may use the following Skill List instead of the standard skill lists available to them.

True Grit

Dwarfs are hardy individuals and this hero is hardy

even for a Dwarf! When rolling on the Injury Table for

this hero, a roll of 1-3 is treated as Knocked Down, 4-

5 as Stunned and 6 is Taken Out.

Extra Tough

This Dwarf is notorious for walking away from

wounds that would kill a lesser being. When rolling

on the Heroes Serious Injury Chart for this hero after

a game in which he has been taken Out of Action, the

dice may be re-rolled once. The result of this second

dice roll must be accepted, even if it is a worse result.

Combat Master

This Dwarf’s martial skills surpass those of a normal

warrior; he is used to fighting by himself against

hordes of opponents and coming through unscathed.

When using a weapon that has a Parry special rule,

this hero parries successfully if he beats OR MATCHES

his opponent’s highest ‘to hit’ roll, not just if he beats

the roll. In addition, if this warrior is using two

weapons that have the Parry special rule, he is

allowed to parry two attacks (if his two dice match or

beat the highest two attack dice against him) instead

of the normal maximum of one.

Resource Hunter

This Dwarf is especially good at locating valuable

resources. When rolling on the exploration chart at

the end of a game, the hero may modify one die roll

by +/-1.

Ferocious Charge

The Slayer may double his attacks on the turn in

which he charges. He will suffer a –1 to hit penalty on

that turn. Slayers only.

Thick Skull

The hero has a thick skull even for a Dwarf. He has a

special 3+ save on a D6 to avoid being Stunned. If the

save is made, treat a Stunned result as Knocked Down

instead. If the Dwarf also wears a Helmet, this save is

2+ instead of 3+ (this takes the place of the normal

Helmet special rule).

Monster Slayer

The Slayer always wounds any opponent on a roll of

4+, regardless of Toughness, unless his own strength

(with weapon modifiers) would mean that a lower roll

than this is needed. Slayers only.

Berserker

The Slayer may add +1 to his to hit rolls during the

turn in which he charges. Slayers only.

WWS

BBS

40 Gold Crowns to hire

Weapons/Armour:

WWS

BBS

25 Gold Crowns to hire

Weapons/Armour:

0-5 Dwarf Crossbowmen

40 Gold Crowns to hire

WWS

BBS

Weapons/Armour:

Dwarf Runes

Runesmiths harness the magic of the Warhammer world by inscribing magical runes on items,

imbuing them with a variety of wondrous abilities. When a Runesmith graduates from his long

apprenticeship he has knowledge of one or two minor runes taught to him by his master.

These runes are less powerful than normal Dwarf runes, in that they can only utilise magic for

a short time. As the Runesmith practices and studies on his own, he gains the knowledge

required to inscribe the more powerful permanent runes on to items.

Before each game, the Runesmith may attempt to inscribe the rune on an item one of the

warriors in his warband is carrying. To do so he must roll 2D6. If he rolls a number equal to or

greater than the Difficulty Level of the rune, the item gains the appropriate bonus FOR THAT

GAME. If he rolls a ‘2’ on the 2D6, he has fumbled the inscription, fractured the blade of the

weapon or shattered the breastplate of the armour, etc. The item is destroyed and must be

removed from the warrior’s list of items, though it may be replaced before the game if the

warband has sufficient gold crowns. Any other failure simply means the Runesmith failed to

inscribe the rune correctly and the warrior gains no bonus.

The leader of a Dwarf Rangers warband represents a younger Runesmith that has recently left

the tutelage of his master. He knows one of the following minor runes:

Rune of Stone: +1 to Armour Save. Difficulty 8.

2 – Rune of Sharpness

Rune of Sharpness: -1 Armour Save modifier to weapon. Difficulty 6.

3 – Rune of Speed

Rune of Speed: Initiative doubled on weapon. Difficulty 7.

4 – Rune of Warding

Rune of Warding: Special 4+ save Vs. Spells affecting target (placed on belt, armband, etc.

Cost to replace: 1 GC). Difficulty 8.

5 – Rune of Accuracy

Rune of Accuracy: +1 to hit on weapon. Difficulty 9.

6 – Rune of Striding

Rune of Striding: +1 Movement (placed on boots, belt, etc. Cost to replace: 1 GC).

Difficulty 8.

The Jealousy of Runes: Bonuses from Runes are not cumulative with magical bonuses from

other items. In other words, a warrior may not combine a Rune of Stone on his shield and a

Rune of Shield on his armour for a total bonus to his Armour Save of +2. Similarly the warrior

could not combine the Rune of Stone on his shield with some suit of magic elven armour (for

example) that added +1 to the warrior’s Armour Save.

Dorval raised his axe to let the light shine on to its edge and, more

specially, the rune engraved on it. The younger dwarfs around the

table stared at it in murmuring awe, recognising the superior

workmanship in it. Not one of them didn’t know that it would take

them centuries to attain such skills.

“Where did ye find it?” One of them asked.

“Find, lad, find! It were recovered from Karak Azgal, deep deep

down. It’s me great-great grandfather’s axe and I went back for it.

Now I can truly get me revenge on those bloody greenskins. It’s what

me father would have wanted and I want too. I need some stouter

arms than mine to aid me quest and you look like a bunch of fine

lads, stout of arms and courage.”

Some of them scoffed, one scowled and another got up and walked

away.

“Here me boys, now is the time to claim back what once was ours

and I have a plan.”

Now the others stood up and walked away, leaving only two young dwarves, beards barely at the

collars, sat there waiting for him to continue, their eyes wide in respected remembrance for their

Ancestors.

“Now you look like two wise dwarfs and I’m sure your Fathers’ll be proud.”

1 – Rune of Stone

Rune of Stone

Rune of Sharpness

Rune of Speed

Rune of Warding

Rune of Accuracy

Rune of Striding

The Jealousy of Runes

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