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A Warhammer 40,000 Campaign Weekend.
IMPORTANT
Please ensure your Registration Card has reached us no later
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than midday on Friday 6 May 2005.
Welcome to ‘The Tyrant of Badab.’
You’re going to be one of the Commanders taking part in the
Warhammer 40,000 Dark Stars The Tyrant of Badab campaign. It’s
designed to be as enjoyable as possible and shouldn’t be seen as a
deadly serious tournament – because it’s not! As long as you come
along with the intention of having fun, we believe you’ll have a great
time. At times the campaign may seem to be unfair… and this might
well be true. In any war commanders have to deal with unfair and
unbalanced situations, using their skills and cunning to gain victory in
the face of insurmountable odds. At times the campaign will be unfair
but sometimes it will be unfair in your favour! However rest assured at
no point will you be asked to play a game you simply can’t win, or
your army crushed before you even roll a dice, but be prepared for
some tough battles and some unexpected circumstances.
Please ensure you arrive at Warhammer World on time so that we can
begin promptly, we try to ensure we keep to the gaming schedule but
can only do this with your assistance.
The weekend will follow a rather unique format. Over the course of the
campaign you’ll take part in several games of Warhammer 40,000. Each
game will take place at a set time (see the attached schedule) and you
will fight a battle against a single opponent. However, rather than
following the normal tournament format, where each player fights as an
individual contestant in a no-holds-barred competition, we’re running
this event as a campaign. The players play in linked battles and take
part as a member of a team.
This format makes for a more laid-back and easygoing event, where
participating is more important than winning. The system ensures that
you’ll get to fight proper battles against a single opponent, while
retaining the feel of a strategic campaign.
Most importantly, remember that as this is a team event, even if you
lose your battle your faction may still do well overall, so don’t worry
about winning, just concentrate on having fun!
The Story So Far
The year is M41.901.
The master of the Tiger Claws Space Marines Chapter, Lufgt Huron,
has refused to submit his tithes to the Imperium for over 150 years and
become increasingly wayward from Terra. The Imperial Exploratory
Vessel, ‘Righteous Quest’ has been despatched to discover exactly why
Huron is refusing to answer Imperial communiqués and to recover the
lost tithes. Attacking without warning, Huron’s forces have destroyed
the cruiser and left no doubt as to the nature of the Lord of Badab!
In retaliation, a crusade has been despatched to cleanse the Badab
system, and punish the insane Lufgt Huron for his treachery. Fearing
either Daemonic possession or simply outright heresy, Inquisitors from
the Ordos Malleus and Hereticus have joined the Adeptus Astartes in
their quest.
However, to the utmost horror of the Imperium the crusade’s vanguard
discovers they face not one renegade Space Marine Chapter but four!
This is the campaign you will be fighting in...
Historically Huron was overthrown after a bloody 12-year war – in this
campaign we will find out if, under your leadership, things will be
different. Although we can’t change the established history of the
Warhammer 40,000 universe we can play out these hypothetical ‘what
ifs’ using the rich setting of the Badab War for our games.
Each game round represents the highlight battles in a given year of the
crusade, as the loyal Chapters attempt to oust the heretic forces and
execute Huron.
On the side of the Tyrant of Badab stand four Chapters of Space
Marines, persuaded into heresy by Huron’s powerful oratory:
the rebel planetary defence forces, Ork mercenaries and foul Chaos
Space Marines.
On the side of the Imperium stand forces from twelve Chapters, and the
powerful armies of the Inquisition. For such blasphemous heresy, only
the Emperor’s Finest are good enough.
Outline of Play
Before you play, you’ll be assigned to one of the campaign’s many task
forces. You and the other players on your team are allied Commanders
fighting to further the cause of, or put down, the rebellion of Lufgt
Huron, the tyrant of Badab.
As noted above, you will take part in a number of battles during the
campaign. However, before each battle there will be a half hour
‘Espionage and Events’ period, during which you and the other players
in your task force will decide where you will strike next. The Espionage
period can also be used to cut deals, trade and generally connive and
double-deal.
When you arrive at the campaign you will be given access to a system
map showing the area that your task forces are fighting over. Initially
the Rebels will hold the entire system and at the end of the Espionage
and Events phase you may choose to attack or defend any of the
available planets. The Commander-in-Chief of your task force needs to
write down the name of the task force you wish to attack and hand it to
the administration staff. In round one, only attacking task forces may
make declarations, as they have the initiative.
Your choice will be kept secret... for the time being. Once all
declarations have been handed in, the Chief Umpire will decide what
battles will be fought in the Campaign phase.
In the Campaign phase, your side must fight a battle against the
Commanders belonging to the other side. Wherever possible these will
be ‘one-on-one’ battles. If there aren’t enough players in your task force
to assign one Commander to each opponent then the outnumbered side
will have to choose one of its Commanders to fight a ‘Special Mission’
or a ‘Last Stand’ scenario against two opposing armies or spare player.
Once the players know whom they are fighting against they just need to
find their gaming table and set to!
The tables in the gaming hall represent the battlefields in the territories
you will be fighting over. Sometimes these will have unique special
rules and often these will be named locations. Players will be assigned
a table to fight upon by their Commander-in-Chiefs after the Chief
Umpire has briefed them.
Don’t worry if this all sounds a bit arcane and complicated. In practice
it’s quite easy to work out, as the campaign umpires will simply post
details of who is fighting who, and who, if necessary, is forced to fight
a last stand against overwhelming opposition.
The idea is to allow you to concentrate on fighting battles and initiating
underhand diplomacy for the weekend while our umpires keep things
running smoothly.
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Army Selection
Please hand in a copy of your army list when registering on Saturday
morning. You will require a second copy of the list, which you should
keep with you when you are playing. The list must include all of the
models in your army, their points value, and the points value of any
upgrades or wargear.
All models used must be PAINTED Citadel miniatures, of the
appropriate type for the troops they represent. The minimal standard of
‘painting’ is that at least three colours are painted onto the model and
that the bases are textured in some manner – flock or painting
representing flagstones or decking being the minimum.
Please do paint your miniatures, if you don’t then you’re really
damaging your opponent’s game as much as yours. To this end, if we
see any unpainted figures on tables our referees will remove them.
So it’s up to you, if you want to field your whole army then make sure
it’s painted!
As well as the miniatures in your army you need to bring along dice,
tape measures, templates, the Codex for your race and the Warhammer
40,000 rulebook.
The Tyrant of Badab Army Limitations
Only the following armies may be used.
• Space Marines (loyalist or rebel). If you choose to bring one of the
Chapters detailed at the end of this rules pack, you will benefit from
a ‘free’ additional unit. This unit will cost no points and is worth 150
VP. If you choose to do this, you will need to bring that unit with
you in addition to your 1,500 pt army. Additional units will be listed
in appendix 1: Named Marine Chapters. Only Codex Space Marines
may be used.
• Chaos Space Marines. Undivided only.
• Lost and The Damned.
• Imperial Guard. No Commissars may be taken, as these represent
the rebel PDFs in the Badab System.
• Orks. These are mercenary forces hired by Huron to bolster his
shaky defence.
• Dark Eldar. These are unaffiliated slaving parties that simply enjoy
the pain and anguish of this rebellion.
• Daemonhunters and Witch Hunters. (Note: this is the only way
Imperial Guard units can be fielded on the loyalist side)
No more than 1,500 points may be spent on the army.
• Armies may be chosen from the most recent Codex, Chapter
Approved Books, Index Astartes Books and Imperial Armour Books.
• Your army must be chosen from a single force allocation chart for
‘standard missions’.
• No more than one detachment may be used and all armies must use
the standard mission Force Organisation chart unless specifically
allowed to use an alternative.
• 1,000 points of this army must be capable of fighting as a stand-
alone ‘legal’ army. In other words, you must pick a legal 1000 pt
army and then choose an additional 500 pts of models to meet the
1,500 pt requirement. This 500 pts must be complete units, and still
fit within the standard Force Organisation chart when combined with
your main force.
• No special characters may be chosen.
Vehicle Design Rules may be used. The vehicles data must be
submitted to the Games Workshop Events Team along with clear
photographs of the model by the 1st of May for approval by the umpire
team. The umpires will vet your design and a decision made as to
whether or not it may be fielded in the campaign. The umpire decision
is final and no correspondence will be entered into.
You may not use any vehicle (including Forge World models) that have
Structure Points (eg, no Baneblades).
Please remember that all models should be WYSIWYG (‘what you see
is what you get’).
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Warhammer 40,000 Dark Stars Core Rules
When you arrive you’ll be assigned to a task force as described in the
introduction. Each task force will consist of three or more players. As
there are only a limited number of spaces you should try to turn up
early if you want to make sure of what you’ll be doing and of the task
force in which you’ll play.
If possible we’ll try to make sure that all the armies in the same task
force belong to the same race. To do this we require that everybody
correctly fills in their registration forms. If you do not do this please do
not be surprised if you end up in a ‘bizarre’ task force.
One player in each task force, chosen by the task force, will be its ruler
or Commander-in-Chief. For example, wherever possible we will try to
make the task forces army specific but you may find yourself in a task
force that consists of Space Marine, and Sisters of Battle players, all
under the banner of the Imperium.
The Tyrant of Badab campaign is split into a number of rounds (see the
attached schedule), and each round is split into two phases, an
‘Espionage and Events’ phase and a ‘Campaign’ phase. The Espionage
phase comes first in each round.
In the Espionage round the Commander-in-Chief of the attacking forces
must choose which of the planets they would like to attack. The
defending forces will respond by assigning appropriate defence force,
as well as choosing whether to fight defensively or aggressively.
If your task force fights defensively, only a major victory from the
attackers will be sufficient to strip a territory, whereas if you choose to
fight aggressively, a minor victory either way will see a territory
stripped or retaken, whereas a major victory either way will strip or
retake two territories.
During the round the campaign umpires will hand out ‘Declaration Of
War’ slips, which will have to be filled in with the name of the planet to
be attacked. These must be handed to the administration desk before the
end of the Espionage round, and will be used by the umpires to decide
who will face each other in the battle round.
You can only decide to declare war on one planet (you can’t split
your forces).
Espionage and Events
A task force can wage war upon its enemies even before the armies take
to the field of battle in a shadowy cloak and dagger conflict. Your task
force will receive a deck of Agent cards that will be randomly chosen
by the campaign staff. These cards will be usable for the whole
weekend once you receive them, however only one of each type of
agent can be used per game.
The Chain of Command
At the start of a campaign the task forces will pick one player as its
Commander-in-Chief. The ruler controls the forces’ logistics and
resources, has the final say as to which territory and areas will be
attacked each round, and decides which battle each of his Commanders
must fight in if there is a choice in the Battle phase. If at any time the
other players in a task force decide that the current Commander-in-
Chief is completely incompetent and should be got rid of...
There are three ways to change the Commander-in-Chief of a
task force:
• Standing down.
• Court martial.
• Assassination.
The Commander-in-Chief of a task force can stand down at any time,
naming one of the other players as his successor. The successor
becomes the new Commander-in-Chief. He must take the role for at
least one round and cannot stand down until subsequent rounds.
In order to court martial the Commander-in-Chief, one player must
question their ability to lead and accuse them of a military blunder or
some other incompetence, real or imaginary. The player must state he
wishes to court martial the Commander-in-Chief, then all of the players
in the task force vote secretly as to whether they support the current
Commander-in-Chief or agree with the charges. If the usurper gets the
most votes, he becomes the Commander-in-Chief. If he gets less votes,
the old Commander-in-Chief remains in power and the usurper’s army
may not use one character in the following campaign round (this
represents the unfortunate would-be usurper being executed for
insubordination!). If there is a draw, then the task force is rife with
dissension and inter army rivalry. Roll a dice to see who wins and
becomes the new Commander-in-Chief, and all armies in the task force
lose a character for the next round.
To assassinate the Commander-in-Chief you must bid for an assassin to
carry out the assassination attempt. The assassination is carried out on
the field of battle (the gaming table) shortly before the next game
begins. Any effect of the assassination stays in effect throughout the
game (in the case of lost wounds or reduced profiles). Should the
Assassin successfully kill the Commander-in-Chief all of the players in
the task force vote to decide who should be the new Commander-in-
Chief (you can’t vote for the old one). The player with the most votes
wins. In the case of a tie, dissension breaks out as described above.
Battles
The scenario played in each round will depend on the pattern of success
in the campaign so far. PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU ARE
FAMILIAR WITH EVERY SCENARIO IN THE CORE RULES.
• SCENERY:
Each table will have scenery already set up on it. It may not
be changed.
• OTHER SPECIAL RULES:
Sometimes the territory where the battle is being fought will require
the use of additional special rules – these must be used. Some of the
territory special rules are featured in Appendix 2: Battle Zones.
• WINNING THE BATTLE:
Unlike previous campaigns where only a win, loss or draw was
registered, in ‘Tyrant of Badab’ we need to know exactly how well
you did in order to total up the territory gains. We don’t need to
know the Victory Point totals but you will need to tell us whether it
was a major or minor victory etc.
Multi-player Battles
As noted above it is rare, though possible, for a player to have to fight
two or more opponents on his own. Battles are always fought between
two sides (ie, it is not allowed for armies from three different task
forces to fight a ‘three-sided battle’). When playing a multi-player
battle, a character can only ever move and command models in his own
army. These things aside, all units from the same task force fighting in
the battle are treated as a single allied force, and so both Commanders
from the same task force take their turn together, ie, they both move
their miniatures at the same time, resolve combats at the same time,
and so on.
Special Tables and Random Events
One of the great things about running an event like this is that it gives
us a chance to come up with some special scenarios to inflict on...
sorry, to delight the players taking part in the event. Warhammer 40,000
The Tyrant of Badab is no exception to this and a number of special
scenarios and/or special rules will be ‘allocated’ to some of the areas
and territories around the hall. In addition, we may announce a special
random event from time to time.
Please remember that once again these events may not seem fair, they
may give your opponent an advantage or they may impinge on your
faction’s resources but overall they will balance out. Furthermore some
events will be dependent on how well or poorly your faction has done
in the last round. For example, failure to hold a forge world planet in
round one may mean less effective vehicle units are available for your
faction in round two.
Full details of the tables can be found in Appendix 2: Battle Zones.
Linked Events
During each game, the campaign staff will play a separate Battlefleet
Gothic game. Certain events in this game may affect your games, for
instance you may receive additional reinforcements, or you might get
bombed. These will be called out over the microphone as and when
they happen…
And The Winners Are!
There will be one winner at the end of the weekend:
• The Supreme task force
However we may award special mentions for outstanding play
or conduct.
The Supreme task force will be the one that has the most areas in its
possession at the end of the campaign. In the case of a tie we’ll give the
title to the task force with the resources left at the end.
Rules Questions
If you want an umpire to sort out a rules question, please call one over.
Umpires may intervene if they see an argument brewing. You should
note that the prime duty of our umpires is to make sure that the
majority of players in the campaign get a nice friendly game where
winning is secondary to having a good time and that anyone who keeps
on spoiling a game with picky rules questions will be asked to desist or
suffer the consequences. Penalties include Agent Card fines.
Remember: Play the Game not the Rules!
Any Questions?
I look forward to seeing you at the weekend. In the meantime, if you
have any questions please feel free to write to me or e-mail me at the
following address: Dark Stars Campaign, Games Workshop UK Events,
Willow Lane, Nottingham, NG7 2WS.
E-mail: nicka@games-workshop.co.uk
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 Appendix 1: Named Marine Chapters
The following Space Marine Chapters were the principal players in the
Badab War and to encourage players to bring these Chapters along
we’ve put up some bonuses and some free bonus units for these
Chapters (Please refer to “The Tyrant of Badab Army Limitations” on
page 2 of this rulespack). You can only have the one bonus unit and
yes, some are better than others, but they are there to add colour rather
than be ‘game winners’.
If you decide to bring any other Space Marine Chapter then it must
follow the rules from Codex: Space Marines.
If you have a well-known Chapter – such as Blood Angels, Space
Wolves or Ultramarines – then it is fine to bring them along too,
however for the purposes of telling the story of the Badab War those
Chapters were not present in any serious numbers and so count as
general ‘Space Marines’ and may not use their own codex.
If you want to take one of the following named Chapters (and its
relevant bonus squad) then you must paint up your army as that
Chapter and clearly mark it, you can’t just call your Ultramarines
‘Nova Marines’ and expect to take the bonus.
Colour schemes for these Chapters can be found in the old Warhammer
40,000 compendium, White Dwarf issue 101 and on numerous Internet
websites as well as the new Space Marine painting guide. In cases
where a Chapter has more than one listed colour scheme (Salamanders,
Exorcists, Raptor Legion etc) we will accept either scheme.

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The Badab War Chapter Information
Rebel Chapters

MANTIS WARRIORS EXECUTIONER

Traits: Honour Your Wargear. Traits: Cleanse and Purify.
Drawbacks: Die Standing. Drawbacks: Death before Dishonour.
Bonus Unit: Tranquility Sniper Squad. Five Marines, four with Bonus Unit: Recon Squad. Five Marines, two with plasma guns, Vet
sniper rifle, Infiltrate. Sgt. with auspex and teleport homer, Infiltrate and Scout.

TIGER CLAWS LAMENTERS

Traits: Blessed be the Warriors, Trust Your Battle Brothers. Use the Chapter Approved Annual Cursed Founding rules for
Drawbacks: Die Standing, Eye to Eye. this force.
Bonus Unit: Apostate Cardinal and three Pontifex. (from Witch Hunters) All models gain Aura of Doom for free.

Loyalist Chapters

FIRE HAWKS FIRE ANGELS

Traits: Cleanse and Purify, No Mercy No Respite. Traits: Honour Your Wargear.
Drawbacks: Eye to Eye. Drawbacks: Have Pride in Your Colours.
Bonus Unit: Absolvers. Five Marines, four equipped with Bonus Unit: Drop Troops. Five Marines with jump packs and two
heavy flamers. armed with flamers, Deep Strike.

RAPTOR LEGION HOWLING GRIFFONS

Traits: Be Swift as the Wind, See but don’t be Seen. Traits: Trust Your Battle Brothers.
Drawbacks: Aspire to Glory. Drawbacks: Death before Dishonour.
Bonus Unit: Blizzard Squad. Five Marine Assault squad with Bonus Unit: One Callidus Assassin or Insurgency Force. (Five
jump packs. Marines one armed with a sniper rifle. Infiltrate.)

SONS OF MEDUSA RED SCORPIONS

Traits: See but don’t be Seen, Cleanse and Purify. Traits: No Mercy no Respite, Take the Fight to Them.
Drawbacks: Flesh Over Steel. Drawbacks: Eye to Eye.
Bonus Unit: Desert World Support Squad. Five Marines, two armed Bonus Unit: Pursuit Squad. Six Marines and a Razorback with twin
with heavy bolters and one with a sniper rifle. heavy bolters and Supercharged Engine.

MINOTAURS NOVA MARINES

Use Chapter Approved Annual Cursed Founding rules. Full Cursed Traits: None.
Founding Army. Drawbacks: None.
Bonus Unit: Five Assault Marines, two with power weapons. Bonus Unit: Venerable Dreadnought with extra armour.

EXORCISTS MARINES ERRANT

Traits: Purity Above All. Traits: Honour Your Wargear.
Drawbacks: Have Faith in Suspicion. Drawbacks: Death before Dishonour.
Bonus Unit: Malleus Inquisitor, Grimoire of True Names, Bonus Unit: Expeditionary Force. Five Marines led by a
Daemonhammer, storm shield, Familiar, five human warriors with Veteran Sgt., Melta Gun, Infiltrate.
Hellpistol and close combat weapons. (Daemonhunters)

SPACE SHARKS
SALAMANDERS Traits: Heed the Wisdom of the Ancients, Scions of Mars.
Traits: As Codex Space Marines. Drawbacks: Eye to Eye.
Bonus Unit: Five marines with four heavy flamers, Infiltrate Bonus Unit: Five Marines, two armed with heavy bolters,
and Scout. Slow and Purposeful.

If you are taking a named Chapter of those present at Badab, they need to conform to the paint schemes found on the Badab
War section of the events website. If you have any questions about the Bonus Units please don’t hesitate to contact us.
www.games-workshop.co.uk/events.
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Appendix 2: Battle Zones
Badab Planets
The following is a list of planets and some key known locations. Some
planetary special rules are listed here to give you an idea of what to
expect but these are by no means all of the special rules for the
weekend. Each table will have any special rules required on a table
play sheet throughout the weekend.

Sigma Cluster
Barren and uninhabitable desert planets except for the planet Sigma
VI which is a dusty forlorn planet on which moisture farmers and
dustgrox herders seek out an existence. However, the Sigma planets
are also home to mineral mining enterprises. All battles zones except
Sigma VI suffer ‘sandstorms’. On Sigma VI there are many migratory
dustgrox herds roaming the land.
SANDSTORMS: Roll a dice before each players turn. On a roll of a 1
a vicious sandstorm erupts, all shooting counts as if Night Fighting
rules are in place and all movement is considered to be through
difficult terrain.
Known key locations of The Sigma Cluster:
Banyam Desert East (Sigma I):
Mining Centre.
Banyam Desert West (Sigma I):
Mining Centre.
Great Wastes (Sigma II): Tranquility – Tropical Death World
Mining Centre.
Planet covered in dense jungle with a
Imperial Valley (Sigma IV): dark jungle floor shrouded by a tree
Archeotech site of great value. canopy hundreds of feet high. Battles
Cobalt Dunes (Sigma IV): fought on Tranquility will use the rules
for jungle fighting.
Adeptus Mechanicus research station.
If your battle takes place on a jungle
Jonesville (Sigma VI): board (recognisable by the brown and
Dustgrox farming and processing centre. green patches on the board) then the
Aykay Corrale (Sigma VI): following rules also apply:
Lively farmers’ relaxation zone. You are fighting in Tranquility’s deepest jungle, most of the ground
Dust Spires (Sigma VI): level is shrouded in darkness, to simulate this if a figure or vehicle is
standing on a brown (or shadowed) part of the board he is assumed to
Mining Centre. be using Night Fighting rules if he is shot, targeted or an attempt to
spot them is made for any reason. However, he may shoot as if he is in
daylight (unless his opponent is also in a brown or shadowy section)
Crowes World – Ice World with no restrictions.
Inhospitable ice world with huge Known key locations of Tranquility:
promethium reserves deep under the Sairun Delta:
ice floes.
Broad mud flats and home to many of Tranquility’s settlers.
SPECIAL RULES: All boards
Nhara Foothills:
designated as Crowes World boards can
suffer ‘snowstorms’. Snowstorms follow Home to Tranquility’s Imperial shrine and ecclisiarchy prior to the
exactly the same rules as sandstorms in rebellion.
the Sigma Cluster above. Anderson’s landing:
Known key locations of Crowes World: Anderson’s landing is one of the few cleared settlements in
Tranquility and so does not suffer the jungle rules.
Polar cap:
Mercy Falls:
Promethium well.
Source of Anderson’s landings clean water supplies.
Mining Post Beta:
Slee Heights:
Mining Centre.
Traditional homelands of the indigenous planetary population,
Bek Shuttle port: a secretive abhuman race pending Inquisitorial investigation.
Secure landing site. Chung-hai razor swamps:
Hill 666: Hideout of pro Imperial insurgents that must be supported or
Strategically important height. destroyed. The Chung-hai razor swamps have viciously barbed
Webster’s Landing: foliage – any model in cover takes an immediate Strength 2 hit as it
Largest colony settlement. moves in or out of the area (AP6), wheeled vehicles are immobilised
on a roll of a 1 on a D6.

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