Official Campaign Setting - Empire in Flames - Part 2 - Scenarios, Warbands, & Hired Swords.pdf - Rules - RPG

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Scenarios

In this, the third instalment of Empire in Flames,

we have some new scenarios exclusive to the

Empire wilderness setting. Some of these

scenarios specify the use of both mounted

models and new models specific to the Empire in

Flames setting.

Scenarios

Use these Scenario tables instead of the one on page

126 of the rulebook. There is a separate table for

multi-player scenarios. As usual, the winner of a

scenario gets to roll one more Exploration dice than

normal. Roll 2D6 to determine which scenario to

play. Obviously, terrain should be set up that should

reflect the wilderness nature of Empire in Flames

(see the new Empire in Flames scenarios for an idea

of what sort of terrain to set up).

TWO-PLAYER SCENARIOS

2D6 Result

2 The warband with the lower rating

chooses the scenario.

3 Breakthrough

4 The Thing in the Woods

5 Wyrdstone Hunt

6 Skirmish

7 Stagecoach Ambush

8 Bounty Hunting

9 Lost in the Bogs

10 Surprise Attack

11 Chance Encounter

12 The warband with the lower rating

chooses the scenario.

MULTI-PLAYER SCENARIOS

2D6 Result

2 The warband with the lower rating

chooses the scenario.

3 The Lost Prince

(Mordheim 2002 Annual, p30 or on

Mordheim website)

4 Monster Hunt

(Mordheim 2002 Annual, p33 or on

Mordheim website)

5 Treasure Hunt

(Mordheim 2002 Annual, p29 or on

Mordheim website)

6 Street Brawl

(Mordheim 2002 Annual, p29 or on

Mordheim website)

7 Stagecoach Ambush

8 Bounty Hunting

9 Lost in the Bogs

10 The Thing in the Woods

11 Ambush! (Mordheim 2002 Annual, p32 or

on Mordheim website)

12 The warband with the lower rating

chooses the scenario.

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Bounty Hunting

Your warband has tracked a notorious band of

outlaws to their lair, hoping to turn them in to

the authorities and collect the reward on their

heads. Unfortunately, it appears that another

band of would-be bounty hunters is hot on their

trail as well…

Terrain

Each player takes it in turn to place a piece of

terrain, either a building, set of hedges or walls,

hill, section of forest, section of swamp, river or

stream, or similar item or terrain appropriate for

Empire in Flames. There should be a large

building in the centre of the table to represent

the bandits’ hideout.

Sprcial Rule

The bandits are inside their lair, and they aren’t

real anxious to be caught! At the end of each

game turn, D6 crossbow bolts shoot out of the

doors and windows of the hideout at the nearest

warband members (they’re not particular about

which warbands they shoot at!). Each bolt will be

directed at a different target if possible. Crossbow

bolts are fired with a BS of 3, modified by range

and cover as normal (and, of course, the guys

inside must be able to trace a line of sight from a

door or window to the warband member).

Warband members may not enter the building

until the scenario is over.

Set-up

All players roll a D6 to see who deploys first,

with the player rolling highest choosing a table

edge and setting up first. If there are two

players, then the next player sets up on the

opposite board edge. If there are more than

two players, the remaining players choose sides

and set up their warbands based on the order of

their dice rolls, highest to lowest. A player must

set up his warband within 8" of his table edge,

but not within 4" of a side edge, and not within

10" of another player’s warband. Keep in mind

that more than four players should be

accommodated with a larger battlefield than

normal (see the ‘Chaos in the Streets’ article on

multi-player games in the Mordheim 2002

Annual, page 26).

Starting the Game

Each player rolls a D6 to determine who goes

first. Play proceeds clockwise around the table

(based on where players placed their warbands)

from there.

Ending the Game

The game ends when all warbands but one have

failed their Rout test. Warbands which rout

automatically lose. If one or more warbands have

allied when the other warbands have all routed,

they may choose to share the victory and end the

game, or they may continue the game until one

warband is victorious.

As soon as there is a clear winner, the bandits give

up. They may be turned in to the authorities for

5+1D6 GC per head (roll separately for each

bandit), and there are 6+1 bandits per warband

involved in the game holed up in the hideout (so

if four warbands take part in the game, there are

10 bandits in the hideout). The winning

warband also captures the bandits’ equipment

(6 crossbows, D3 swords, 2D6 daggers, and a

bunch of wormy rations that are worth nothing).

Experience

+1 Survives. If a Hero or Henchman group

survives the battle they gain +1 Experience.

+1 Winning Leader. The leader of the winning

warband(s) gains +1 Experience.

+1 Per Enemy Out of Action. Any Hero earns

+1 Experience for each enemy he puts out of

action.

+1 Scratched by the Bandits. Any Hero

who gets wounded by a bandit crossbow

but not taken out of action gains +1

Experience.

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Stagecoach Ambush

The roads of the Empire are very dangerous and

teeming with all manner of bandits, Beastmen

and mutants. A warband has been paid to

protect the local stage on a dangerous road to

the next coaching inn. A rival warband is laying

in wait to ambush the stage on a particularly

secluded part of the route. When the stage and

its outriders turn a corner in the road the

ambush is sprung and the chase is on!

Terrain

Each player takes it in turn to place a piece of

terrain, either a stand of trees, a length of

hedgerow or a small rocky outcrop. There must

be a distinct road marked on the battlefield for

the coach to follow. Both players should roll a

D6. The highest scoring player may place the

piece of terrain anywhere along the leading table

edge, creating a continuous stretch of the road.

Set-up

The defenders may use as much of their

warband as they have mounts for. Only

defending warriors on the stage and warriors

riding on mounts may take part in the

scenario. The defending warband is deployed

facing the opposite short table edge and no

closer than 40" of that edge, (this edge

represents the escape route). The

stagecoach must be placed with

the warband, and must also be facing this

direction. Up to 50% of the attacking warband

may be set-up in hiding anywhere on the

battlefield but no closer than 18" to any of the

defending warband. The rest of the attacking

warband is set up 24" behind the defenders

facing in the same direction – this part of the

attacking warband must all be mounted.

Special rules

The stage comes with its own driver (use the

Muleskinner from ‘Blazing Saddles’ in the

Mordheim 2002 Annual and replace his skills

with Ride and Drive Cart and his whip with a

blunderbuss). For this scenario alone, the driver

counts as an additional member of the warband.

In addition, the defending warband is loaned

some horses (or other applicable steeds) for the

warband members by the Imperial Stage (the

defending player may spend up to 250GCs on

riding beasts that must be returned at the end of

the game).

A Roadwarden Hired Sword may be hired as a

one off for the defenders in this scenario at half

the usual cost.

The attackers are loaned enough horses (or

applicable alternative mounts for races that do

not use horses – eg. War Boars for Orcs) for their

warband (the attacking player may spend up to

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Only warbands of a good alignment may protect

the stage (ie. Human Mercenaries, Elves, Dwarfs,

etc) you cannot have a Possessed warband

protecting the Imperial Stage! You can however,

adapt this scenario if only evil warbands are

taking part and have an evil warband protecting

the Carnival of Chaos Plague Cart from attack

(you will have to wait for a later issue as this is a

warband exclusive to Empire in Flames!)

A Highwayman Hired Sword may be hired as a

one off for the attackers in this scenario at half

the usual cost.

The Chase – This is a special rule that only

applies to riding mounts and for this scenario

only. Mounted warriors may always leave close

combat in their Movement phase if they desire

and because they are mounted are not

automatically hit by their enemies (this allows

the scenario to move along at pace and not to get

too bogged down in fighting).

Dwarf Ingenuity – If the attacking warband is

Dwarf Treasure Hunters then they are allowed to

place a barricade across the road no closer than

18" to the stagecoach. This makes up for the fact

that the short guys cannot ride mounts. If the

defending warband is Dwarf Treasure Hunters

then they are allowed to take a wagon in

additional to the stagecoach for their warriors to

ride upon.

Applying the Spurs! – This is a special rule that

only applies to riding mounts and for this

scenario only. A rider may apply the spurs to his

mount to make it move faster in a similar way

that applying the lash works with the stagecoach.

A rider may not charge and apply the spurs in the

same turn. Roll a D6 and add this amount to the

rider’s move.Ifa1is rolled rollon the table

opposite:

D6 Result

1-2 Steed Tiring – The steed is growing tired

– if the rider applies the spurs next turn

you must halve the score rounding

fractions up.

3-4 Rider Shaken – Due to the mount’s

speed the rider is thrown all over the

place and may not apply the spurs next

turn as he recovers his composure.

5-6 Out of control – Make a roll on the Whoa

Boy! table from ‘Blazing Saddles’ in the

Mordheim 2002 Annual.

Ending the Game

The battle ends when one warband fails a Rout

test or the stagecoach leaves the table by the

opposite edge it was facing when the game

started. Any warband which routs, loses

automatically.

Experience

+1 Survives. If any Hero or Henchman group

survives the battle then they gain +1 Experience.

+1 Winning Leader . The leader of the winning

warband gains +1 Experience.

+1 Per enemy out of action. Any Hero earns

+1 Experience for each enemy he puts out of

action .

+1 Destroying the Stagecoach. If a Hero in the

attacking warband destroys the stagecoach he

earns +1 Experience.

+2 Capturing the Stagecoach. If a Hero in the

attacking warband captures the stagecoach intact

he earns +2 Experience.

+2 Stagecoach escapes. If the stagecoach

manages to survive and leaves the battlefield

in the hands of the defending warband the

leader gains +2 Experience.

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Lost In The Bogs!

One of the warbands has become lost in the

bogs and separated (obviously a change in

leadership is required!). As they call to each

other to try to link back up, other warriors hear

them and decide to take advantage of their

plight…

Terrain

Each player takes it in turn to place a piece of

terrain, either a building, set of hedges or walls,

hill, section of forest, section of swamp, river or

stream, or similar item or terrain appropriate

for Empire in Flames. At least half of the terrain

placed should be sections of swamp or marshy

ground.

Special Rules

The warband with the highest rating is the one

that got lost. That player places each of his

warband members on the board, not within

10" of a table edge, and not within 6" of each

other. After that warband is placed, any other

warbands set up their warbands as noted under

‘Set-up’, below.

Set-up

After the lost warband has been placed, any

remaining players roll a D6 to see who

deploys first, with the player rolling highest

choosing a table edge and setting up first. If

there are two players who are not lost, then

the next player sets up on the opposite

board edge. If there are more than

two players who are not lost, the

remaining players choose sides

and set up their warbands based on the order

of their dice rolls, highest to lowest. A player

must set up his warband within 8" of his table

edge, but not within 4" of a side edge. Keep in

mind that more than four players setting up on

table edges should be accommodated with a

larger battlefield than normal (see the ‘Chaos in

the Streets’ article on multi-player games in the

Mordheim 2002 Annual, page 26).

Starting the Game

Each player rolls a D6 to determine who goes

first. Play proceeds clockwise around the table

(based on where players placed their warbands)

from there. The lost warband automatically

goes last.

Ending the Game

The game ends when all warbands but one have

failed their Rout test. Warbands which rout

automatically lose. If one or more warbands

have allied when the other warbands have all

routed, they may choose to share the victory

and end the game, or they may continue the

game until one warband is victorious.

Experience

+1 Survives . If a Hero or Henchman group

survives the battle they gain +1 Experience.

+1 Winning Leader . The leader of the winning

warband(s) gains +1 Experience.

+1 Per Enemy Out of Action. Any Hero earns

+1 Experience for each enemy he puts out of

action.

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