Ships arc oficn a viiaI pari of mosi gcncraIs` siraicgics

whcn on campaign. Viihoui such vcsscIs, a Icadcr`s forccs

wouId find ihcmscIvcs faccd wiih frcqucni arduous
marchcs and so wouId Iack ihc a|iIiiy io covcr grcai
disianccs wiih any rcaI spccd. On occasion, ships wiII find
ihcmscIvcs wiih a roIc in ihc |aiiIc iiscIf, pcrhaps having
io navigaic a rivcr io dcpIoy iroops dircciIy io ihc
|aiiIcficId, or aiiacking a hcaviIy dcfcndcd
|cach.Somciimcs, whoIc |aiiIcs may cvcn |c foughi oui
|ciwccn cniirc fIccis of ships, ihough ihai is raihcr |cyond
ihc scopc of Varmasicr. For our purposcs, ihc primc roIc
of ships is iransporiing uniis ovcr opcn waicr or down
rivcrs, which can |c donc using ihc foIIowing ruIcs.
SH!f UN!TS
A ship is assumcd io |c a singIc unii, compIcic wiih iis
own capiain and crcw, rcgardIcss of iis sizc. Sizc wiII, of
coursc, vary from vcsscI io vcsscI, wiih occan-going ships
or irading vcsscIs |cing a|oui 120mm Iongcr. SmaIIcr
vcsscIs couId |c any sizc down io a|oui 20mm or 30mm
in Icngih - anyihing smaIIcr ihan ihis rcaIIy rcprcscnis a
simpIc smaII |oai, which arc covcrcd |y ihcir own
scparaic ruIcs.
H!TS
Each ship has a num|cr of hiis, cquaI io 1 hii for cvcry
2cm of Icngih, or pari, of ihc ship. For sakc of casc, ihc
grcaicsi num|cr of hiis a ship may cvcr posscss is 6. Somc
common scnsc wiII nccd io |c appIicd whcn mcasuring a
ship`s Icngih - don`i couni ovcrIy Iong prow spikcs or
figurchcads, for cxampIc. Thc sizc of a ship, and ihus iis
num|cr of hiis, arc uscd io work oui how many siands ihc
ship can iranspori, how much damagc from shooiing or
com|ai ii can suffcr and so on.
By Matt Kccfc
Ships ia W.rn.stcr
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Wanting a pair of sca lcgs and fcd up of bcing callcd a 'lazy land-luvvcr' from Captain Krcllc at thc ncihbouring
dcsk, Matt has lookcd into cxpanding thc ship rulcs from thc Warmastcr book.
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TRANSfORT CAfAC!TY
A ship can carry a num|cr of siands cquaI io onc pcr hii
ihc ship |cgins ihc gamc wiih. Thc chanccs arc ihai cniirc
uniis won`i fii in your ship modcI unIcss you arc vcry
carcfuI. Don`i worry - ii is sufficicni io pIacc onc siand
insidc io show ihai ihc cniirc unii is |cing iransporicd, or
simpIy makc a noic and indicaic io your opponcni. ihai
ihc unii is |cing iranspori. AII ihc siands comprising a
unii musi |c iransporicd |y ihc samc ship, ihough a
singIc ship may iranspori muIiipIc uniis if iis sizc pcrmiis.
A ship may aIso iranspori any num|cr of characicr
modcIs.
ORDERS
Jusi as cach unii musi |c givcn an ordcr io movc, so ioo
musi cach ship. VhiIc ii mighi sccm sirangc io ihink of
giving ordcrs` io a ship, wc can insicad imaginc ihis io
rcprcscni ordcrs hasiiIy |cIIowcd |y ihc capiain as his
crcw racc up ihc rigging io |ring in ihc saiIs, dash io ihc
forccasiIc and quaricr dcck in prcparaiion for immincni
|oarding aciions, iakc ihc hcIm in dcspcraic aiicmpis io
changc coursc and so on.
CAP1AINS & COMMAND
UnIikc oihcr uniis, ships do noi rcccivc ordcrs from
characicrs wiihin ihc army, |ui raihcr from ihcir own
capiains. Each ship is assumcd io incIudc iis own capiain,
whosc Command vaIuc is dcicrmincd ai random |y
roIIing on ihc ia|Ic |cIow |cforc ihc siari of ihc gamc.
Makc a noic of cach ship`s Command vaIuc on your army
Iisi, sincc you wiII nccd io rcfcr io ihis ihroughoui ihc
|aiiIc.
D6 RoII Capiain`s Command VaIuc
1 or 2
3, 4 or 5 8
6 9
ISSUING ORDERS &
1AKING COMMAND CHECKS
O|viousIy, somc of ihc ruIcs for issuing ordcrs io uniis
don`i rcaIIy work for ships (having a capiain siay in pIacc
whiIc his ship saiIs cvcr furihcr away on succcssivc ordcrs
wouId |c a IiiiIc odd, ii`s fair io say), so ordcrs arc issucd
a IiiiIc diffcrcniIy for ships.
Ships issuc ordcrs and movc in ihc Command phasc, jusi
as uniis of iroops. Ordcrs can onIy |c issucd io a ship |y
iis own capiain - no oihcr capiain and no oihcr characicr
in ihc army may cvcr issuc ordcrs io a ship. Command
chccks arc iakcn as normaI - |y roIIing iwo dicc and
comparing ihc ioiaI scorc io ihc capiain`s Command
vaIuc. Ships do noi suffcr from ihc command pcnaIiics
Iisicd in ihc Varmasicr ruIc|ook for issuing ordcrs io
uniis of iroops. Insicad, ships arc su|jcci io ihc modificrs
Iisicd ovcr ihc pagc.
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a|Ic io prcdici ihcir sicady, 20cm a iurn advancc. Thc ncw

ruIcs for damagc makc ships a IiiiIc morc dura|Ic (and
hcncc, again, morc uscfuI), ihough shouId aIso provc
morc inicrcsiing, wiih gcnuinc diffcrcnccs |ciwccn ships
of diffcrcni sizcs. Oihcr changcs crcaic rcaI iaciicaI
diffcrcnccs |ciwccn ships wiih oars and ships wiih saiIs.
Thc com|ai and shooiing ruIcs arc raihcr morc dciaiIcd,
ihough ccriainIy noi yci comprchcnsivc, and in ihc fuiurc
wc hopc io add ruIcs for wcapons mounicd a|oard ships
ihcmscIvcs, |oarding aciions |ciwccn iwo ships, and so
on.
Thai said, ihcsc ruIcs arc ccriainIy noi cniircIy fooIproof
(or shouId ihai |c waicriighi?), and ships rcmain an
inicrcsiing curiosiiy |csi uscd in spccific sccnarios. Thc
|asic ruIcs prcscnicd hcrc arcn`i rcaIIy a|Ic io iakc
accouni of ihc faci ihai somc raccs find ships morc uscfuI
ihan oihcrs, and docsn`i prcscni any guidcIincs for
providing ships wiih a poinis cosi, how io incIudc ihcm in
a fair and |aIanccd army and so on. AII of ihcsc faciors
musi siiII |c dcaIi wiih |y ihc pariicuIar sccnario. Vc
ccriainIy don`i wani ii io rcmain ihis way for Iong, and
hopcfuIIy ihc |asic ruIcs prcscnicd hcrc wiII providc a
siurdy |asis for cxpanding ihc roIc of ships in Varmasicr.
In ihc noi ioo disiani fuiurc wc`II hopcfuIIy |c a|Ic io
dcvcIop poinis cosi for diffcrcni sizcs of ship, pcrhaps
cvcn wiih spcciaI dcscripiions and profiIcs for somc of ihc
mosi famous vcsscIs of ihc Varhammcr worId such as EIf
Dragonships, Maraudcr Iongships and oihcrs. Somc
raihcr csoicric ships, Iikc ihc Dwarf NauiiIus or oihcr mad
dcsigns arc ccriainIy noi inconcciva|Ic ciihcr. To do ihis
propcrIy ihough, wc rcaIIy nccd io gci a good idca of
which paris of ihc currcni ship ruIcs arc popuIar and fun,
which arcn`i, which |iis work, which |iis don`i and so on.
PIay a fcw gamcs wiih ihcsc ruIcs and Ici us know whai
you ihink, ciihcr |y wriiing io us ai ihc usuaI addrcss or
visiing ihc forum ai www.warmasicr.co.uk whcrc you wiII
aIso find ihc Varmasicr VauIi. Any ncw dcvcIopmcnis
rcIaiing io ihcsc ship ruIcs (or indccd io Varmasicr in
gcncraI) arc aIways posicd in ihc vauIi for pIaycrs io
downIoad and iry oui, so kccp your cycs oui for morc
ship-|ascd fun ihcrc.
|ack |y missiIc firc, ihough couId |c confuscd (ihus
prcvcniing ihcm from discm|arking or |cing Iaunchcd in
|oais in a su|scqucni iurn).
SHOO1ING FROM SHIPS
Uniis a|oard a ship may shooi as normaI, ihough noi aII
ihc siands can ncccssariIy firc. AII siands of ariiIIcry or
machincry can firc, |ui onIy haIf of aII ihc rcmaining uniis
(rounding up) may firc. Thc owning pIaycr may choosc
which haIf of ihc siands firc, sincc ii is assumcd ihai
siands makc way for ihc |csi shois io iakc up ihc |csi
firing posiiion. OnIy siands capa|Ic of missiIc firc couni
for ihcsc purposcs, so you couIdn`i havc siands of
HaI|crdicrs making way for Cross|owmcn, for cxampIc -
add up ihc num|cr of missiIc cquippcd siands ihcn haIvc
ihis num|cr and choosc ihis many siands io shooi.
,
For ihc iimc |cing, wc`II assumc ihai com|ai is onIy going
io occur if a ship is dockcd, and aiiackcd from ihcrc |y
cncmy ground iroops. A ship in har|our mighi |c
|oardcd, Icading io a fighi |ciwccn uniis on |oard and
aiiackcrs. Iinc ihc aiiacking uniis up againsi ihc sidc of
ihc sidc. Thc num|cr of siands on |oard which may fighi
|ack is cquaI io haIf ihc ship`s siariing num|cr of hiis. Thc
dcfcnding pIaycr may frccIy choosc which siands ihcsc
arc.
Com|ai is foughi as normaI, cxccpi ihai supporiing
siands arc ignorcd. Howcvcr, ihc ship`s crcw arc a|Ic io
offcr suppori io ihc dcfcndcr, who rcccivc suppori ioiaI
io ihc ship`s siariing num|cr of hiis (rcprcscniing Iargcr
crcws a|oard Iargcr ships).
If ihc dcfcndcr`s Iosc, ihcy arc drivcn |ack, pushcd
ovcr|oard and dcsiroycd.
If ihc dcfcndcr`s win, ihc aiiackcrs arc pushcd |ack as
normaI and ihc dcfcndcrs ihcn havc ihc opiion of
pursuing as normaI. In ihis insiancc, ihc firsi siands io |c
movcd inio coniaci musi |c ihosc which aciuaIIy foughi
ihc aiiackcrs. SccondIy, any siands from ihc samc unii as
ihosc cngagcd in com|ai arc movcd up inio |asc coniaci
wiih ihc rcmaindcr of ihcir unii uniiI a normaI com|ai
arrangcmcni is arrangcd.
DESIGNER'S NO1ES
O|viousIy, ihcsc ruIcs arc a IiiiIc morc compIcx ihan ihosc
prcscnicd in ihc Varmasicr ruIc|ook, ihough noi ovcrIy
so, and do rcIy on many of ihc samc ruIcs mcchanisms as
ordinary uniis of iroops from ihc gamc, so cxpcricnccd
pIaycrs shouIdn`i find much difficuIiy in ihcir usc.
HopcfuIIy, ihc addiiionaI uscfuIncss of ships undcr ihcsc
ncw ruIcs shouId makc up for any addiiionaI compIcxiiy.
Thc usc of ordcrcd movcmcni for |oais makcs ihcm |oih
morc uscfuI and morc fIcxi|Ic, wiih ihc a|iIiiy io covcr
Iongcr sircichcs of waicr - no Iongcr wiII an opponcni |c
Matt Keefe is the Head of 5ysten for
warnaster, uhich neans he has a
really good sounding job title for
sonebody uho has to do uhatecer
Rick tells hin. He is currently
nagging Rick to finish a second
edition of the warnaster rules.
The other warhanner canpaign packs hace also
been updated. Check out back issues of warnaster
nagazine.
Turn to page 46 for Tears of !sha.
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Author
Further
InformutIon
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COMMAND PENAI1IES
Jusi as wiih uniis of iroops, ihc a|iIiiy of a ship io movc
wiII |c hampcrcd |y a num|cr of faciors, such as Ioss of
crcw, physicaI damagc which mighi makc ii hardcr for ihc
ship io iurn, or which may havc damagcd iis oars or saiIs
and so on.
Each succcssivc ordcr to thc ship..............................-2
If a ship has aIrcady |ccn issucd an ordcr during ihc
command phasc ihcn ihcrc is a Command pcnaIiy of -2
cach iimc ihc capiain givcs a furihcr ordcr. This accounis
for ihc faiiguc of ihc oarsmcn, ihc difficuIiy in drawing
cxira spccd from saiIs and so on. This pcnaIiy is
cumuIaiivc so a unii`s sccond ordcr is ai -2, ihc ihird ordcr
is ai -4 and so on.
Ioss of Crcw ...............................................................-1
If a ship has Iosi any crcw as a rcsuIi of hiis from shooiing
or com|ai (as cxpIaincd Iaicr) a -1 Command pcnaIiy
appIics. This pcnaIiy is noi cumuIaiivc, so furihcr Ioss of
crcw docs noi infIici addiiionaI pcnaIiics.
Damagcd Sails/Oars....................................................-1
If a ship has suffcrcd any damagc io iis saiIs or oars as a
rcsuIi of hiis from shooiing or com|ai (as cxpIaincd Iaicr)
a -1 Command pcnaIiy appIics whcn moving undcr ihc
damagcd saiIs or oars. O|viousIy, ships wiih |oih oars and
saiIs can usc undamagcd saiIs insicad of damagcd oars or
vicc vcrsa, and ihus avoid ihc pcnaIiy. Thc pcnaIiy onIy
appIics whcn using ihc damagcd oars/saiIs for movcmcni
- ic, a ship docs noi suffcr a pcnaIiy simpIy for |caring
such damagcd Iocaiions. This pcnaIiy is noi cumuIaiivc, so
furihcr damagc io saiIs or oars docs noi infIici addiiionaI
pcnaIiics.
Sail Moving Against thc Wind.....................................-1
Sail Moving With thc Wind.......................................+1
In ihc casc of ships cquippcd wiih saiIs, ii is ncccssary io
csia|Iish wind dircciion ai ihc siari of ihc gamc. This can |c
donc |y spinning a pcnciI so ihai ii faccs in a spccific
dircciion or, if you havc onc, |y roIIing onc of a Scaiicr dicc.
SaiIing vcsscIs moving wiih ihc wind in ihcir froni 90` arc
suffcr a -1 Command pcnaIiy io rcprcscni ihc incrcascd
difficuIiy and rcduccd spccd ihcsc vcsscIs suffcr whcn
saiIing againsi ihc wind.
SaiIing vcsscIs moving wiih ihc wind in ihcir rcar 90` arc
|cncfii from a +1 Command |onus, io rcprcscni ihc
incrcascd spccd |y gaincd |y aII ihai cxira wind fiIIing ihc
saiIs.
Vcsscl Moving Upstrcam.............................................-1
Vcsscl Moving Downstrcam......................................+1
As wiih ihc wind, ii is aIso ncccssary io dcicrminc ihc
dircciion or currcni of any courscs of waicr on ihc ia|Ic.
You can dccidcd ihis in any scnsi|Ic manncr you wish,
ihough o|viousIy if ihc ia|Ic incIudcs any coasiIinc, aII
rivcrs on ihc |oard shouId run iowards ihc sca.
AIicrnaiivcIy somc rivcrs can |c dcsignaicd as sIow
moving, and ihus ignorc ihc upsircam/downsircam
modificrs and providc nciihcr a Command pcnaIiy nor a
|onus io ships iravcrsing ihcm.
Any vcsscI moving upsircam (ic, in ihc opposiic dircciion
io ihc rivcr) suffcrs a -1 Command pcnaIiy io rcprcscni ihc
sirong currcni running againsi ii.
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2,
Ships havc a maximum pcrmiiicd movc disiancc of 20cm
and a haIf pacc movc of 10cm. As wiih uniis of iroops,
ships may movc oncc up io ihcir fuII disiancc for cach
succcsfuI ordcr rcccivcd. No pcnaIiics appIy io ihis
disiancc - any difficuIiics in movcmcni or oihcr
hindranccs arc insicad iakcn inio accouni |y ihc
command sysicm and ihus rcducc a vcsscI`s chancc of
succcsfuIIy rccciving an ordcr.
No vcsscI can movc inio a rivcr or sircam which is ioo
narrow io aIIow ii io pass, nor ovcr rapids, waicrfaIIs, wcirs
or oihcr simiIar fcaiurcs ihai wouId prcvcni iis passagc.
Again, somc common scnsc musi |c uscd in dcicrmining
whcihcr navigaiion is possi|Ic |y a pariicuIar ship.
1URNING
Ships arc raihcr morc cum|crsomc ihan uniis of infaniry or
cavaIry, and so cannoi frccIy iurn during ihcir movcmcni.
Movcmcni musi |c a siraighi Iinc, wiih onIy a singIc iurn of
90` pcrmiiicd. Vhcrc ihis iurn can |c madc dcpcnds upon
whcihcr ihc ship is moving undcr saiI or oars.
SAIIS & OARS
Ships wiih oars can makc ihcir iurn anywhcrc aIong ihcir
movc, and can rcducc io haIf pacc io makc a singIc 180`
iurn if ihcy wish. Ships wiih saiIs may makc ihcir iurn
anywhcrc aIong ihcir movc as Iong as ihcy havc firsi
movcd ai Icasi 10cm. Ships undcr saiI may noi iurn whcn
moving ai haIf pacc.
EMBARKING & DISEMBARKING
During ihc Command phasc, a unii can cm|ark onio a
ship |y moving inio iouch wiih ii.
A unii on |oard a ship can discm|ark ciihcr |y using iis
iniiiaiivc io chargc or |y |cing givcn an ordcr. Uniis arc in
irrcguIar formaiion whiIsi on ships or in |oais, and wiII
ihcrcforc movc ai haIf pacc unIcss charging.
A unii cannoi cm|ark and discm|ark during ihc samc
Command phasc.
Uniis can cm|ark and discm|ark as |rigadcs whcrc
rcquircd. Up io four uniis on ihc samc ship arc
auiomaiicaIIy considcrcd io |c a |rigadc.
Any vcsscI moving downsircam (ic, in ihc samc dircciion
as ihc rivcr) |cncfii, from a +1 Command |onus,
rcprcscniing ihc incrcascd spccd ihc vcsscI gains wiih a
sirong fIow of waicr pushing ii aIong.
A capiain aIways movcs wiih his ship - hc is an inicgraI
pari of ii. Each iimc ihc ship rcccivcs a succcssfuI ordcr
and movcs, ihc capiain is assumcd io movc aIong wiih ii,
so ships wiII ncvcr suffcr any pcnaIiics for disiancc io ihc
characicr issuing ordcrs. You wiII noiicc ihai ihc pcnaIiy
for issuing succcssivc ordcrs is incrcascd appropriaicIy io
iakc ihis inio accouni.
BIUNDERS
Jusi Iikc characicrs on ihc Iand, ii is possi|Ic for a ship`s
capiain io so compIcicIy faiI in his aiicmpis ai Icadcrship
ihai somc grcai mishap |cfaIIs his unforiunaic vcsscI. If a
Command chcck roIIs a dou|Ic 6 (ic, a naiuraI scorc of 12)
ihc ordcr is faiIcd and ihc ship suffcrs a |Iundcr. RoII a
dicc on ihc foIIowing ia|Ic io scc whai has occurrcd.
1..........................................................................Mutiny
Thc capiain issucs an ordcr considcrcd io |c noihing Icss
ihan madncss |y his crcw, who prompiIy muiiny and
rcfusc io o|cy ii. Vhcihcr ihc unforiunaic oaf survivcs io
icII ihc iaIc or is hasiiIy rcpIaccd |y a pIucky su|ordinaic
is down io ihc mcrcy of his crcw, |ui ciihcr way, ihc ship
suffcrs a pcrmancni -1 pcnaIiy io iis capiain`s Command
vaIuc. This pcnaIiy is cumuIaiivc, so a ship couId
poicniiaIIy havc iis Command vaIuc rcduccd scvcraI iimcs
if succcssivc muiinics |rcak oui.
2 ...........................................................1anglcd Rigging
In an aiicmpi io |ring ihc ship a|oui, pickup spccd or
somc oihcr apparcniIy siraighiforward aciion, ihc crcw
managc io compIcicIy |ungIc a changc of iack, snaring ihc
rigging, dropping ihc wrong saiIs and gcncraIIy crcaiing aII
manncr of havoc a|oui ihc ship`s masis. Thc ship suffcrs a
SaiIs Damagcd` rcsuIi, as cxpIaincd in ihc ruIcs for
damagc. Ships cquippcd onIy wiih oars can ignorc ihis
rcsuIi, and insicad simpIy do noihing.
3 or 4 ..........................................................Wrong 1urn
A poorIy undcrsiood ordcr Icads io ihc ship iacking in ihc
wrong dircciion, or ihc oarsmcn on onc sidc giving up ihc
sirokc cniircIy, aIIowing ihc |oai io spin awkwardIy io onc
sidc. Thc ship docs noi movc, |ui is insicad iurncd 90` io
ihc Icfi if ihc |Iundcr was a 3, 90` io ihc righi if ihc
|Iundcr was a 4.
5 or 6..............................................................Bccalmcd
Thc ship`s saiIs faII piiifuIIy Iimp, or cIsc ihc oarsmcn Iosc
aII scnsc of iimc and ihcir oars fIaiI and cIuiicr inio onc
anoihcr hopcIcssIy. Eiihcr way, ihc ship is |ccaImcd |y a
icmporary Ioss of coniroI |roughi a|oui |y ihcir capiain`s
incpi and coniradiciory ordcrs. Thc ship may noi movc
again ihis Command phasc, as normaI for a faiIcd ordcr.

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IAUNCHING BOA1S
Insicad of discm|arking iis iroops dircciIy, a ship can
Iaunch |oais during ihc Command phasc. A succcssfuI
ordcr is rcquircd, aficr which any num|cr of uniis
currcniIy on ihc ship insicad makc a singIc movc as a unii
of |oais, siariing from ihc ship`s currcni Iocaiion. Thc
samc ordcr cannoi |c uscd io movc ihc ship, ihough
su|scqucni ordcrs can |c issucd io |oih ihc |oais and ihc
ship, jusi as if a |rigadc had |ccn spIii up during
movcmcni. Rcmcm|cr ihai uniis arc in irrcguIar
formaiion whcn a|oard a ship, and ihc difficuIiy of
cIam|cring inio |oais and cscaping ihc Iargcr vcsscI`s
considcra|Ic wakc mcans ihai ihc firsi movc |y ihc |oais
wiII |c ai haIf pacc whcn Iaunchcd.
+,
Ships arc siurdy, |ui ihcir crcws and saiIs arc aII ioo
vuIncra|Ic. Dcspiic ihcir sizc and soIid |uiId, wc assumc
ihai any missiIc armcd iroops can aiiack ships |y raining
arrows down onio ihc crcw as ihcy scurry a|oui ihc dcck,
icaring hoIcs in saiIs wiih ihcir shois or cvcn Iaunching
fIaming arrows inio ihc |oai`s vuIncra|Ic woodcn huII. A
ship counis as a foriificd iargci, and so 6s arc rcquircd io
hii. Ships can ncvcr |c drivcn |ack |y missiIc firc.
Hiis from shooiing do noi immcdiaicIy affcci a ship, and
you shouId insicad kccp a noic of ihc num|cr of hiis
which sirikc ihc ship during a pariicuIar Shooiing phasc.
Ai ihc cnd of cach Shooiing phasc, iakc onc dicc for cach
hii ihc ship has suffcrcd and roII ihcm aII. Pick oui any
dicc which scorc dou|Ics or irc|Ics. Any dou|Ic which is
grcaicr ihan ihc ship`s num|cr of rcmaining hiis sinks ihc
vcsscI and any uniis on |oard arc Iosi. Any dou|Ic which
is cquaI io or Icss ihan ihc ship`s num|cr of rcmaining hii
insicad infIicis ihc cffcci shown on ihc ia|Ic io ihc righi.
Scorc Effcct
Doublc 1 Batton thc hatchcs!
Thc suddcn dcIugc of firc causcs much panic
on |oard as crcw rush from ihcir posis io
scck covcr. Thc ship can onIy movc ai haIf
pacc ncxi iurn.
Doublc 2 Oars/Sails Damagcd.
ScvcraI of ihc ship`s saiIs arc iorn apari |y
ihc haiI of arrows or cIsc somc of ihc ship`s
oarsmcn arc sIain. This wiII hindcr fuiurc
Command chccks, as dcscri|cd carIicr.
Doublc 3 Crcw Slain.
Thc shois kiII many of ihc ship`s crcw as ihcy
scurry a|oui ihc dcck. Thc amouni of
suppori ihc ship`s crcw providc in com|ai is
rcduccd |y -1 (so ihcy wiII providc suppori
ioiaI io ihc ship`s rcmaining hiis, minus
onc). Suppori from crcw is cxpIaincd in ihc
ruIcs for com|ai Iaicr.
Doublc 4 Hull Damagcd.
A fcw pariicuIarIy ihundcrous shois smash
inio ihc huII, smaII fircs caich from firc
arrows siriking ihc iim|crs, or pcrhaps
mishaps on|oard arc rcsponsi|Ic for ihc
damagc. Eiihcr way, ihc ship`s num|cr of hiis
arc rcduccd |y 1 pcrmancniIy.
Doublc 5 Captain Slain.
Thc capiain, or pcrhaps a num|cr of his mosi
irusicd aidcs, arc sIain |y ihc shois. Thc ship
suffcrs a pcrmancni -1 pcnaIiy io iis
Command vaIuc. This rcsuIi is noi
cumuIaiivc, so furihcr rcsuIis of Capiain
SIain havc no furihcr cffcci.
Doublc 6 Bclow thc Watcrlinc Hit.
Thc shois hoIc ihc ship, springing a scrics of
Icaks and causing ihc ship io iakc on waicr.
Thc ship sinks and any uniis a|oard arc Iosi.
Noic ihai wc`vc rcfcrrcd io ihcsc rcsuIis as dou|Ics`
ihough ihcy couId quiic casiIy |c irc|Ics, four of a kind or
morc - aII havc ihc samc cffcci upon ihc ship. For
cxampIc, a ship suffcrs 5 hiis during ihc Shooiing
phasc, so 5 dicc arc roIIcd. Thcsc scorc 1, 2, 2, 3 and
6, so a rcsuIi of Oars/SaiIs Damagcd (dou|Ic 2) is
suffcrcd.
SHOO1ING A1 UNI1S ON SHIPS
An cncmy can shooi ai uniis on |oard a ship
insicad of iargciiing ihc ship iiscIf (ihough musi
dccIarc which hc is iargciiing |cforc roIIing any
dicc) and counis as firing ai a foriificd iargci (6s
nccdcd io hii). Uniis on ships arc ncvcr drivcn
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Rciurning from ihc Bordcr Princcs, ihc campaigning army

of Baron Maximus von HcImgaric crosscd BIack Firc Pass
|cforc iurning wcsiward for NuIn, from whcrc ihc
cxpcdiiion had dcparicd somc ycars prcviousIy. Icaving
ihc OId Dwarf Road, Baron HcImgaric Icd his cxpcdiiion
aIong ihc rouic of ihc Uppcr Rcik. Ncaring NuIn, ihc army
passcd ihc mcciing of ihc Rivcr SoI and ihc Uppcr Rcik
|cforc |cing am|ushcd |y an Orc hordc swccping down
from ihc Grcy Mouniains. Having aIrcady crosscd ihc Rcik
from wcsi io casi, and Icaving much dcsiruciion in iis
wakc, ihc |urgconing Orc army hcaviIy ouinum|crcd
HcImgaric`s own |cIcagucrcd foIIowing. Viih noihing |ui
wiIdcrncss io ihcir |ack, ihc Empirc army was forccd io
fighi, ihough noi |cforc Baron HcImgaric cunningIy
dcspaichcd mcsscngcrs norihwards. Thc Orcs crashcd
inio ihc Empirc army as HcImgaric`s mcn |cgan |uiIding
crudc foriificaiions from ihc garganiuan |aggagc irain
which had accompanicd ihc army for ihc cniirc
cxpcdiiion. Thc Orcs provcd jusi as fcrocious as ihcir
num|crs suggcsicd, and Baron HcImsgaric`s army Iookcd
surcIy doomcd. UniiI, ihai is, ihrcc grcai warships of NuIn
saiIcd inio vicw on ihc |road Uppcr Rcik.
This |aiiIc was foughi |ciwccn Baron Maximus von
HcImgaric`s Empirc army and an Orc hordc of ihc Grcy
Mouniains. Thc |aiiIc can casiIy |c rc-foughi |ciwccn any
iwo armics, |ui iis ihc kcy fcaiurc is ihc ship|ornc
rcinforccmcnis who arrivc io aid ihc |cIcagucrcd
dcfcndcrs.
Thc |aiiIc is foughi aIong ihc wcsicrn |ank of ihc Uppcr
Rcik. Thc Uppcr Rcik ihus runs down ihc wcsicrn shori
ia|Ic cdgc, no morc ihan 30cm from ihc ia|Ic cdgc iiscIf.
Thc Rcik is |oih fasi and dccp, and cannoi |c crosscd |y
any mcans cxccpi ships or |oais (ihc Orcs havc crosscd ii
somc days prcviousIy wiih a mixiurc of crudc rafis, smaII
|oais puIIcd |y Rivcr TroIIs, infIaicd Squig skins and oihcr
such Orcish improvisaiions). Thc rcmaindcr of ihc ia|Ic
can |c sci up in any muiuaIIy agrcca|Ic manncr. Boih
armics sci up wiihin 20cm of ihcir own ia|Ic cdgc (Orcs
on ihc norihcrn cdgc, Empirc on ihc souih). No uniis can
|c dcpIoycd casi of ihc Uppcr Rcik. Thc Empirc musi |c
dividcd in haIf (in icrms of num|cr of uniis) wiih onIy haIf
ihc army dcpIoycd ai ihc siari of ihc gamc - ihc
rcmaindcr wiII hopcfuIIy arrivc as rcinforccmcnis scni
from NuIn during ihc |aiiIc.
Thc armics arc sciup aIicrnaicIy, onc unii ai a iimc wiih
ihc Orc pIaycr dcpIoying ihc firsi unii. Oncc ihc cniirc
Empirc army has |ccn sci up, ihc Orc pIaycr coniinucs io
dcpIoy onc unii ai a iimc. Aficr cach Orc unii is dcpIoycd
in ihis manncr, ihc Empirc pIaycr may do onc of ihc
foIIowing.
Scnd Mcsscngcrs: Kccp a noic of ihc ioiaI num|cr of
mcsscngcrs scni oui - ii wiII dccidc ihc chancc of
rcinforccmcnis arriving.
Ercct Fortifications: PIacc a singIc piccc of foriificaiions
no morc ihan 60mm widc and no morc ihan 20mm dccp
io rcprcscni ihc siockadcd |aggagc irain.
Oncc ihc Orc army is compIcicIy dcpIoycd, ihc Empirc
pIaycr may noi scnd oui any furihcr mcsscngcrs, or
dcpIoy any furihcr foriificaiions. Thc Orc pIaycr ihcn
iakcs ihc firsi iurn.
Ai ihc siari of cach of his Command phascs, ihc Empirc
pIaycr may roII iwo dicc and add ihc scorcs iogcihcr (jusi
Iikc iaking a Command chcck). If ihc ioiaI scorc is cquaI
io or Icss ihan ihc num|cr of mcsscngcrs scni oui |y ihc
Empirc pIaycr |cforc ihc siari of ihc gamc, ihcn ihcir
franiic maraihon has provcn succcsfuI and ihc warships of
NuIn arrivc. As many ships arrivc as arc rcquircd io
iranspori ihc rcmaining haIf of ihc Empirc army - you can
makc ihc ships diffcrcni sizcs, so ihc army couId arrivc on
onc hugc ship or a coIIcciion of smaIIcr ships or whaicvcr
com|inaiion you Iikc, |ui you may onIy scnd ships wiih
cnough capaciiy io iranspori ihc Empirc iroops. PIacc ihc
warships on ihc norihcrnmosi poini of ihc Uppcr Rcik.
Thcy may funciion as normaI from ihc iurn on which ihcy
arrivc. If ihc scorc is morc ihan ihc num|cr of
mcsscngcrs, ihc ships do noi yci arrivc, |ui ihc Empirc
pIaycr can roII again ncxi iurn, adding +1 for cach faiIcd
roII so far.
Thc gamc coniinucs for a random num|cr of iurns (or an
agrccd num|cr of iurns if you and your opponcni prcfcr)
or uniiI onc army wiihdraws. Thc Empirc army`s |rcak
poini is caIcuIaicd for ihc whoIc army, so ii is possi|Ic ihai
ihc army dcpIoycd ai ihc siari of ihc |aiiIc couId |c
compIcicIy wipcd oui |cforc ihc army wiihdraws`. This
simpIy rcprcscnis HcImgaric`s |Ioody rcsoIvc io hang on
in ihc hopc of rcinforccmcnis.
VIC1ORY POIN1S BONUS
No |onus Viciory Poinis arc awardcd in ihis |aiiIc. Boih
armics aIrcady havc ihcir own counicr|aIancing
impcdimcnis io ovcrcomc, so Viciory Poinis dcicrmincd
in ihc normaI manncr arc uscd io dcicrminc ihc winncr.
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Thc Shorc of Boncs covcrs an arca somc hundrcd Icagucs

norih of Ercngrad, in ihc TroII Couniry. Thc arca is a
|Icak, inhospiia|Ic coasi, ihrough prcscnis a far safcr
Ianding poini for journcys norihwards ihan ihc Norscan
shorc, whcrc Maraudcr Iongships consianiIy prowI ihc
coasiIinc, rcady io aiiack and kiII any wouId-|c
cxpcdiiionarics. In ihc ImpcriaI ycar 2365, ihc famous
Varrior-Pricsi Viiriucz von PaIIc Icd onc such cxpcdiiion,
inicni on journcying norih and iaking his own Sigmariic
qucsi inio ihc hcari of Chaos iiscIf. Von PaIIc wouId
uIiimaicIy vanish oui of hisiory forcvcr, his faic unknown,
|ui ihc BaiiIc ai ihc Shorc of Boncs was a grcai succcss in
which von PaIIc`s fIcci madc succcssfuI Ianding and drovc
off ihc Maraudcr iri|cs which aiiackcd him ihcrc. Nonc
cvcr rciurncd io |ring ncws of von PaIIc`s viciory, |ui for
somc fifiy ycars aficr his dcpariurc ihc ciiy of Ercngrad
found iiscIf IargcIy frcc from ihc prcdaiions of ihc
Maraudcr iri|cs which had Iong doggcd ii, a faci aIways
aiiri|uicd io von PaIIc`s prcsumcd iriumph ai ihc Bonc
Shorc |y ihc graicfuI KisIcviics.
This |aiiIc was foughi |ciwccn ihc Empirc army of
Viiriucz von PaIIc and a Chaos army madc up of various
Norsc iri|cs. Thc |aiiIc couId casiIy |c foughi |ciwccn
any iwo armics, ihc kcy fcaiurc is ihai ihc aiiackcrs
(Empirc) arrivc |y |oai and Iand on ihc shorc |cforc
aiiacking ihc dcfcndcrs (Chaos).
Dividc ihc ia|Ic inio ihirds Icngihways. Thc firsi ihird
rcprcscnis ihc sca iiscIf, ihc sccond ihird is ihc shorcIinc
whiIc ihc finaI ihird is good oId fashioncd dry Iand.
Sccncry can |c sci up in any muiuaIIy agrcca|Ic fashion,
su|jcci io ihcsc disiinciions (so no irccs in ihc sca, cic).
Thc aiiacking army is iransporicd |y as many ships as arc
rcquircd for ihc cniirc army, no morc, no Icss. You can
makc ihc ships diffcrcni sizcs, so ihc army couId arrivc on
onc hugc ship or a coIIcciion of smaIIcr ships or whaicvcr
com|inaiion you Iikc, |ui you may onIy scnd ships wiih
cnough capaciiy io iranspori ihc Empirc iroops. AII
aiiacking ships arc dcpIoycd firsi, anywhcrc on ihc sca
cdgc of ihc ia|Ic. Aficr ihis, ihc dcfcnding army dcpIoys
anywhcrc on ihc soIid ground poriion of ihc ia|Ic. Thc
aiiackcr ihcn iakcs ihc firsi iurn.
Oncc an aiiacking ship Iands on ihc shorcIinc, iis iroops
may aiicmpi io discm|ark, ciihcr |y using iniiiaiivc, or |y
|cing issucd an ordcr. Howcvcr, ihc sandy, waicrIoggcd
and infirm shorcIinc prcscnis raihcr morc difficuIiy for
discm|arking iroops ihan wouId |c ihc casc if ihcy wcrc
simpIy hopping off onio a wcII prcparcd har|our.
Discm|arking onio ihc shorc Icavcs ihc unii(s) in
irrcguIar formaiion, so ihc firsi movc |y a discm|arking
unii wiII |c ai haIf pacc (unIcss discm|arking |y iniiiaiivc,
of coursc).
VIC1ORY POIN1S BONUS
No |onus Viciory Poinis arc awardcd in ihis |aiiIc. Thc
kcy fcaiurc of ihc |aiiIc is ihc Empirc army aiiacking from
ihc sca, so ihc |aiiIc wiII work oui raihcr diffcrcniIy ihan
mosi ihough viciory shouId siiII |c dcicrmincd in ihc
normaI manncr.
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