The history of humanity has ever been written in words of blood.

The only difference in this

new age is the size of our ledger. Where once petty kings and their generals vied for control of
mere nations, now corporations wipe out whole species for profit. As enlightened as we like to
think we are, violence remains our most utilised tool, either driving or underpinning each of our
achievements – often both.
Dr. Gayle Simmonds – a seminar on human evolution, prior to the Nexus Psi incident

Credits Painting
Leigh Buckett, Rob Jenkins, Leicester Phat
Written By Cats, Ben Macintyre, Tyler Mengel, Dave
Stewart Gibbs Neild, Will Simmons, Chris Webb

Additional Graphic Design

Development & Editing
Alessio Cavatore, Gaetano Ferrara, Matt
Gilbert, Matt Hobday, Mark Latham, Sami
Mahmoud, Doug Newton-Walters, Ben
Sandum, Duncan Waugh
Background
Michael Grey, Guy Haley, Greg D Smith,
Christopher Verspeak
Art
Dave Allsop, Shen Fei Chan, Roberto Cirillo,
Daniel Comerci, Juan Diego Dianderas, Heath
Foley, Michele Giorgi, Hai Hoang, Inkognit,
Rob Jenkins, Pierre Loyvet, Jonas Springborg,
Luigi Terzi, Eric Wilkerson
Duncan Aldis, Kev Brett, Jay Shepherd,
Francesco Volpe
Photography
Ben Sandum
Playtesting
Mark Berry, Tim Bratina, Martyn Chate,
Gaetano Ferrara, Matt Gilbert, Jon Hickey,
Andy Hicks, Michael Kaup, Tim King, Alex
Lloyd, Sami Mahmoud, Doug Newton-
Walters, Chris Palmer, Austin Peasley, Ronnie
Renton, Andy Robertson, Tyler Schulz, David
Symonds, Mike Tittensor, Duncan Waugh,
Dave Wilson, Matt Wingate

Sculpting Special thanks go to Mantic’s incredible

community for their countless hours of
Juan Miguel López Barea, Daniele Cattarin, gaming and feedback, and to each and every
Dave Kidd, MKUltra Studio, Tim Prow, Ben Kickstarter backer for making this game a
Skinner, Luigi Terzi reality.

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 Contents
Introduction 3 Terrain ....................................................... 50
Defensible Terrain ............................. 51
What is Warpath? ...................................... 4
Vehicles ..................................................... 54
What You Need to Play ........................... 10
Vehicle Formations ............................ 54
Core Concepts 13 Tanks .................................................... 56
Flyers .................................................... 57
Units .......................................................... 14 Special Rules ............................................. 58
Teams ................................................... 14 Command ................................................. 67
Positioning .......................................... 15 Orders .................................................. 67
Dice ............................................................ 16
In Play ........................................................ 17 Forces 73
Measuring ................................................. 17
Picking a Force ......................................... 74
Unit Statistics ............................................ 18
The Cygnus Battalion ........................ 78
Line of Sight .............................................. 20
Asterians ................................................... 80
Height .................................................. 20
Enforcers ................................................... 92
Determining Line of Sight ................ 21
Forge Fathers .......................................... 104
Cover .................................................... 22
The GCPS ................................................ 116
Playing a Game 23 The Marauders ................................. 125
The Plague ............................................... 132
Setting Up ................................................. 24 The Veer-myn ......................................... 142
Missions .................................................... 26
Primary Objectives ............................ 27 Reference 153
Secondary Objectives ........................ 28
Optional Extras ...................................... 154
1. Violent Encounter .......................... 30
Index ........................................................ 156
2. Occupation ...................................... 31
Blank Army List ..................................... 158
3. Take Back the City ......................... 32
Quick Reference Sheet .......................... 159
4. Breakthrough .................................. 33
5. Last Stand ........................................ 34
6. Ambush ........................................... 35
Sequence of Play ...................................... 36
Activations .......................................... 36
End of the Turn .................................. 36
Actions ...................................................... 37
Move .................................................... 37
Double Move ................................ 41
Disengage ...................................... 41
Shoot .................................................... 42
Blaze Away .................................... 45
Assault ................................................. 46
Overwatch ........................................... 48
Regroup ............................................... 48
Rally ..................................................... 48
Suppression .............................................. 49

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INTRODUCTION

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 What is Warpath?
Introduction

With the invention of the McKinley Drive, humanity pushed out into the stars on a bold voyage of
discovery. What we found was not the untamed, deserted frontier that we had expected but rather
an intricate and densely populated galaxy composed of multitudinous civilisations, both young and
ancient, which had been co-existing in an uneasy détente for centuries.

Thrust into this arena, humanity had to adapt quickly. Diplomacy became the second most populous
profession in the nascent human galactic empire, and we slowly insinuated ourselves into the complex
web of politics, intrigue and espionage that made up the wider galaxy, all the while exploring and
testing the boundaries of both our endurance and the patience of others.

When that patience broke, we called upon the first most populous profession in our new realm – the
military. For as vital to Galactic Relations as negotiation, trade and politics are, one thing remains
more important still – war.

War is the force that shapes borders when diplomacy fails, settles disputes when bargaining is of no
use, and establishes credentials when credence is lost. The other races of the galaxy tolerated us when
we came to them in friendship, but they took notice of us when we went on the warpath.
What is Warpath?

Warpath is a mass-battle wargame set in

Mantic’s science-fiction universe. The players
assume the role of a battlefield commander,
overseeing the firefights and long-ranged
engagements fought out by their futuristic
armies. These armies – human, alien, robot
or something in between – are represented
by Mantic’s range of 30mm scale miniatures,
and all of the action takes place on a table-
top battlefield. It is up to the players to use
all of their wits to make the tactical decisions
required to win the game, with the help of the
dice to represent the random element of war.

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 A 2000pt Veer-Myn Brood for Warpath Mass Battle

Warpath is designed to represent the large-

scale conflicts of the future – defending a city
against a rampaging horde of alien creatures,
battling to take a well-fortified strategic
objective, or simply killing as many of the
enemy as possible before they can overwhelm
the planet!
Warpath plays best with big armies, sometimes
over 100 figures per side, and focuses on
the actions of teams, units and combined-
arms tactics. This game is about the major
casualties, the psychological effects of warfare,
and the strategies required to win the war. The
nature of the battles is purposefully kept fairly
abstract to allow you to play out extensive Just Starting Out
with Warpath?
campaigns, but still in a refreshingly short
amount of time. To ease you in we’ve created some
pre-prepared missions in the separate
This rulebook contains everything you need Operation Heracles set that will allow
you to get straight into the game, fight-
to know to play out Warpath’s dramatic ing over the fringe planet of Triton. The
battles. The core rules of the game are very starter set will give you two small, bal-
simple to learn, but it will take some time and anced forces, perfect for learning the
experimentation to master the art of winning rules. Once you’ve played a few games
a futuristic war. you can come back to read this book
and try something a little different!

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 Other Ways to Play
Firefight

For those who want to get deeper into the action, Warpath: Firefight zooms in and allows you
Introduction

to play out the fates of each individual soldier in smaller conflicts of 30-100 figures per side.
You can find out more in the Firefight Rulebook.
Both Warpath and Firefight use the same miniatures range, applying common mechanics to
two different gaming styles to give you the perfect sci-fi gaming fix, no matter your preference.

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Deadzone

Even smaller skirmishes in the Warpath

universe are played out in Deadzone,
Warpath’s sister game in Mantic’s sci-
fi range. The miniatures are again
interchangeable, but Deadzone zooms in
to capture the intricate detail of the more
delicate reconnaissance missions, with just
5-30 figures per side, and a
campaign system where
your troopers
will gain
experience and
improve their
skills between
missions.

A Rebs Strike Team for Deadzone

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THE UNIVERSE
Warpath recreates battles fought out across
the breadth of corporate space, from the
towering cities of Corporation Central to the
unexplored planets of the outer spheres. You
can learn more about the Warpath universe
and all of its inhabitant races in the Warpath
sourcebook.

THE HOBBY
Warpath is not just a game, it’s a hobby.
The miniatures that make up your army
are supplied unassembled and unpainted,
giving you the chance to make something
truly unique. Some of the most exciting
parts of Warpath are customising your force,
collecting and painting the models, and
bringing everything together on the table-top.
Check out the Mantic website for more
information on the painting and modelling
aspect of the game.

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 Forge Father technology was far in advance
of anything many other races in the
galaxy could even dream of. Part of this
sophistication came from dwarves living
Introduction
much longer than those other races and thus
having more time to work with. But mostly
it came from their attention to detail and
willingness to go to painstaking lengths to get
the absolute most out of whatever material
they were working with or to follow a strand
of research as far as it took them. Their ships
then were faster and more powerful than
just about anything in the galaxy. But a
starship is still a starship and the bowels of
the Sturdy Grip were just as dirty and noisy
as any other’s.
Forge Lord Brukelyn’s helm shut out most of
the noise but he could still feel the waves of
pressure buffeting his armour as he stalked
along the narrow corridors in the power
plant. The static they produced was playing
What is Warpath?
havoc with his armour’s sensors too but he
didn’t want to have them powered down
lest it warn his quarry he was on the trail.
Little chance of being caught out though. The
cyber-mastiffs at his heels would make sure
of that.
He kept a small kennel aboard ship, just the
three dogs. They were only partially robotic,
with stronger jaws and reinforced skulls,
all the good stuff you needed in a quality
fighting dog. Their olfactory centres were
pure organic though - no sense in messing
with perfection.
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The noise from the core meant he couldn’t
hear his hounds growling as he neared a
sealed junction, but the threat indicators
in his visor started to glow a soft amber,
responding to relays in their collars.
He smiled and rested a hand on the hatch
controls.
“On your marks, lads,” he said. The hounds
were all on edge, straining to get at whatever
they had smelled in the room beyond. He
keyed in the access code and the door slid
open.
“On you go!”
The dogs darted through the open hatch, Old
Barter in the lead, his brothers, Biter and
Bit at his flanks. Brukelyn stepped through
behind them and let the door slide closed.
The noise from the core room was shut
out instantly and Brukelyn could hear
considerably more in the compartment he
had entered. His helmet readout was still
being scrambled by the core though and the
lights were out too, no doubt thanks to the
unwanted visitor the scan had detected.
He switched on night-vision sensors and
scanned the space ahead of him slowly. It
was a storage area, full of racks of spare parts
and components for the engines and forges
aboard the ship. There, at the opposite end
of the room, he could see the three locator
signals of his hounds. They were agitated,
that much was obvious, but whether they
were engaged or not was unclear. Then one
of the signals winked out completely.
“Hel.” he said and started to move forwards,
unstrapping his hammer from his side.
He was ten meters away from the hounds
when the second signal stopped transmitting
and he picked up his pace, running through
the darkness now, his feet pounding a ringing
metallic tattoo across the deck plating.
Ahead of him a pile of crates had been built
up in a recessed alcove in the storage bay. The
hound signal was coming from behind it.
He charged into the crates, swinging
his hammer over his head and bringing
the energised core down hard. Packing
materials and contents burst into a shower off its feet. Instead the part of the tail he was
of fragments, bouncing off his armour and holding broke off in his hand with a sharp
across the deck around him. snap and the Veer-myn was sent stumbling
forward to the ground.
A single Veer-myn stood on the other side
of the wreckage, its eyes glowing softly in “That’s my dog you’ve got there,” He hefted
the infrared light from Brukelyn’s armour. the hammer again, lining it up with the
Its tail was ragged, looking almost broken intruder’s spine. “And this is my ship. No
near the end and there were several bleeding stowaways.” He swung the hammer down
bite marks on its flanks. He could hear it and the weight of the weapon, coupled with
squealing now and the harsh growling of one its energy field, easily ploughed through the
of the dogs. It looked like Bit, and it had the fragile armour of the Veer-myn. There was
Veer-myn by one forearm and was trying a squelching sound as its spine was pulped
to drag the struggling alien to the ground. and a spurt of red blood was driven from its
The bodies of the dog’s brothers lay on each mouth.
side of the rat-thing but there was no time to
check if they were alive or not. “Ach, look now, you’ve stained my decks.”
Brukelyn tutted as he pulled the hammer
The Veer-myn sprang at Brukelyn back out of the messy crater it had made in
immediately, ignoring or forgetting the dog the Veer-myn’s back.
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slow its victim down, important when you fiction from the Warpath universe, can be
were a relatively small and slow dwarf found at www.manticgames.com.
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 What You
Need to Play
Introduction
Armies
Each player will need a collection of miniatures
to represent their troops on the battlefield. For
your first few games we recommend using the
miniatures in the Operation Heracles Set.
Once you know what you’re doing, check
out the force lists starting on page 73. Each
one lists the characteristics and abilities of a
different race or faction – pick your favourite
and start collecting an army.
What you need to Play
Battlefield
You will need something to represent the
surface of the planet that your battle is taking
place on. This can be as simple as using your
dining table at home, or you can unleash
your hobby potential and have a go at
making a board yourself if you want a more
realistic looking game. The standard size for
a Warpath table is 6 feet by 4 feet.
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An Opponent
Warpath is a two-player game – you’ll need
someone to command the other army! If
you’re just starting out why not share the Two-
Player Battle Set with a friend – you’ll have a
small force each and you can learn the rules
together. If you’re already a veteran wargamer
then try introducing Warpath to your local
club – it’s quick and easy to get involved. The
Mantic website is also a great place to find like
- minded people.
Check it out at www.manticgames.com
Terrain
It is rare for a battle to take place on an open
field. With the level of firepower available in
the distant future it would be foolish to make
yourself such an easy target. Therefore you
will need some pieces of terrain to place on
the battlefield. In the game these can be used
for cover and be occupied by your troops,
adding another tactical angle to the game.
Mantic makes a range of modular buildings
that you can use to populate your table.
Find out more at www.manticgames.com
Tape Measure
With bizarre technology and myriad alien
races, Warpath has a lot of variety in the types
of troops that you can field. All of these can
move and shoot different distances, so you
will need a ruler or tape measure to check
these distances during the game.

Counters
Sometimes it can be hard to keep track of what
your units have and haven’t done in the rush
Dice of a battle. Counters are used as reminders so
that the players can keep their heads clear to
War is not an exact science. The bullet fired plan the next move.
at the right moment, the perfect timing of
an infantry assault, the random nature of
an explosion; all of these things have to be
represented in the game to keep you on your
toes. Warpath uses six-sided dice to do this
and you will find some in the Two-Player
Battle Set, but as you play bigger battles you
may want to pick up some more.
COMMAND Dice
After you’ve played your first few games,
you’ll want to develop your skills with an
extra level of strategy. Warpath’s Command
system will give you extra tactical options,
and you’ll need some special dice to keep
track of your army’s abilities.

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As the sun rose over the Brinker Mountains, The Drakenhof line first threatened to collapse
the soldiers of Drakenhof Marine wondered on its left flank as clouds of Murderbirds
whether this would be the last dawn they swirled and dived, shrieking and squawking
would ever see. and pecking at exposed flesh. Men stopped
firing, desperately trying to protect their
One of the largest and most successful private eyes and fight off the flying attackers and
security consultancies in the western arm of Drakenhof commandant Sprakstrom was
corporate space, Drakenhof had arrived on forced to deploy his reserves early. Rangers
Arden 5 a few weeks earlier. The contract was reinforced the positions under threat and cut
for extermination of two nests of Veer-myn, down several charging Stage 2s with their
rivals whose subterranean squabbles had heavy lasers.
spilled onto the streets of several cities. The
rat-men they could handle - Fort Kravitz and For the rest of the morning, as Hornets flew
New Gardez were quickly declared safe sites. sweeping sorties and the Lancers continued
But, when a Plague fleet slid into orbit above to fire almost constantly into the Plague
them, it was the Drakenhof men that found ranks, the marines on foot fought bravely.
themselves hunted and on the run. Now, after But Sprakstrom could see the writing was on
weeks of retreating across the planet and with the wall. His lines were breaking, swamped
their backs to a wall of frozen peaks, what by the seemingly endless flow of enemies. He
was left of the marine forces prepared to take watched, helpless, as dozens of his soldiers
their last stand. were torn apart or, even worse, wrapped up
in the toxic embrace of Bursters, their limbs
The cannons and heavy lasers of the dozen spasming as the Plague mutagen seeped into
Lancers laagered behind the infantry positions their skin.
fired first, searing the frigid morning air and
puncturing the line of Plague vehicles on the Sprakstrom drew his pistol and prepared
horizon. Blooms of flame burst skyward as to leave his command sangar to fight, and
the tanks hit their targets, but there were still die, alongside his men. But, before he could
more coming up behind them. Drakenhof ’s do either, a massive blast of energy lit up
forces had been cut in half during their retreat the skies and shook the ground beneath
while their enemy’s had grown. his feet. The shaking was closely followed
by the sound of roaring engines as a dozen
Hundreds of marines had been infected by Persecutor Bombers and Accuser Interceptors
Bursters and swarms of zombies had streamed flew overhead, their weapons annihilating
out of the towns, swelling the Plague army. hundreds of Plague and giving the few
They charged through the morning mist struggling marines still alive, and still human,
towards the exhausted marines, a frothing a chance to regroup.
mix of angry faces, bared teeth and clawed
hands. The Enforcers had arrived, and the fight to
retake the planet had begun.

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CORE CONCEPTS

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 UNITS
Warpath is played with groups of miniatures
and vehicles that come together to form an
Core Concepts
army or force. This can range from a single
vehicle or alien monster, to large numbers of
infantry models, to a weapons platform and
its crew. No matter what they are, all of the
groups of miniatures used to play Warpath are
referred to in the rules as units.
Teams
Units can vary in size – small units can be
more manoeuvrable, but large units can bring
a lot more firepower to bear.
Units are broken down into smaller groups of
miniatures called teams, each one made up of
a number of miniatures mounted together on
a single base. Some units may consist of just a
single team; some are much larger.
The number of miniatures in a team depends
on its Class (see page 18):
• Regular Infantry units have 5 models
Units
per team.
• Large Infantry units have 2 models
per team.
• Massive Infantry models fight on their
own, so any reference to a team in the
rules refers to a single Massive Infantry
model.
The rules will refer to all of these unit types
collectively as “Infantry”, and these units all
follow exactly the same rules in the game,
unless specifically stated otherwise.
Vehicle
Large Infantry
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The shape and size of each team’s base is
largely up to the players to decide, as long as it
meets the following criteria:
• All team bases must be at least big enough
to hold the individual bases provided
with the models their team contains
(usually 25mm bases for Regular
Infantry teams or 40mm bases for Large
Infantry teams), without overlapping.
• A team base may be no more than
150mm and no less than 30mm across
in any direction.
• The combined length and width of the
team base cannot be more than 180mm.
The miniatures used in the game are static, but
in real life would be very dynamic, constantly
moving, shooting and fighting. Therefore, the
exact position of the figures within the base
is not important – the whole piece, including
any space between the models, is regarded as
the team for the purposes of the rules.
Teams in a unit move and fight as a single
entity. However, as units take casualties during
a game, teams may have to be removed to
represent the damage that the unit has taken.
The final class, Vehicles, work differently, and
usually act as a unit on their own. Vehicles do
not always have a base – their large size and
static shape make it more obvious where they
are positioned, and if they do not have a base
then the edges of the model are the edges of
the unit. For more on Vehicles, see page 54.
Some armies will have different options and
exceptions which will be explained in the
relevant force list.
Massive Infantry
Regular Infantry
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B
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A <2"
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C

Teams A, B, and C of the Plague 3rd Gen unit are following the correct positioning rules – each
team is within 2" of another team in the unit. Team D however is not following the correct rules
as it is more than 2" from the other teams in the unit. You must always move your teams in a
way that ensures this doesn’t happen. If for any reason your teams become too far apart, they
must move back within range before they can do anything else (see page 36 for more details).
All of the Plague teams are at least 1” away from all enemy units. They may only go within this
distance if they are engaging the enemy.

Positioning
There are certain rules that define where
the teams in your unit can be positioned as
they move across the battlefield. They are as
follows:
• All teams in a unit must always be within
2” of at least one other team in the same
unit, forming an uninterrupted chain.
• No team may enter within 1” of any other
unit, friend or foe, unless it is engaging
an enemy in Assault (see page 39).
If you intend to use your Warpath
miniatures to play other games in
Mantic’s range, such as Warpath:
Firefight or Deadzone, it is best to keep
the individual miniatures separate from
the team bases.
Bases with recesses to hold the
individual models are best for this
purpose, and some gamers may choose
to magnetise them for stability during
play.

Alternatively, if you only intend to play

Warpath with your miniatures, you can
permanently fix your models into a
mini-diorama with areas of scenery and
dynamic poses, and let your creativity
run free!

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 DICE
Warpath uses dice to decide many aspects
of the game, from who gets to deploy their
Core Concepts
Finally, you will also come across the term
D66. This requires you to roll two dice,
one after the other, to generate a two-digit
number. For example, if your first die rolled

units first to whether a unit is able to hit its
target. Warpath uses six-sided dice to do this,
referred to in the rules as D6 for short.
If you need to roll multiple dice for any reason,
this will be indicated with a number before
the term D6; for example, 3D6 means rolling
three dice and adding the results together.
Sometimes you will need to add or subtract a
number to or from the result of a dice roll. In
these cases it will be written in the form D6+2,
or 2D6-1.
You may also see the term D3. D3 simply
Dice
a 4 and your second die rolled a 2, the D66
result would be 42.
Modifiers
Some rules will allow you to modify a dice roll,
which means that you can add or subtract from
the result rolled. For example, a -1 modifier
incurred by your unit being suppressed would
mean that all 4s rolled would become 3s
instead, and would therefore be unsuccessful
if trying to make a 4+ roll.
Re-Rolls
Some rules require or allow you to re-roll one
or more dice. This means that you ignore the
original result, take the dice and roll them
again. The second result always stands, even
if it’s worse than the first. Dice cannot be re-
rolled more than once.
Command Dice

means that when you roll the dice you divide Warpath also uses a set of 8-sided dice for
the result in half, rounding up, so: giving special Orders to your troops. See page
67 for more details on the Command system.
• 1-2 = 1
• 3-4 = 2
• 5-6 = 3
Some of the game values used to determine
whether a unit is successful in its endeavours
will be written as a number followed by a plus
sign; for example, Acc 4+. This means that
when rolling against this attribute, results
that are equal or higher than this value are
successful, and lower results are not. In this
example, a dice result of 4 or more will succeed
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IN PLAY
The term in play refers to any unit that is
considered to be involved in the battle at a
given time. Generally this will apply to all units
that are still alive and on the board, with units
that have left the board, that are in reserve, or
that have been destroyed not being in play.
There can be exceptions to this rule, such as
units within a transport vehicle that are not
physically on the table. These exceptions will
be explored in the relevant sections.
The range-finding sensors in a
Pathfinder’s rifle are so advanced
that they can provide the trooper
with distances down to the nearest
micrometre.
It is said that in the right hands, such a
rifle can be used to split a human hair.
Forge Fathers find this particular boast
very amusing, given that they were
responsible for the tech, which is fitted
by them to basic mining rigs to supply
survey information.
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Measuring
Warpath requires you to measure distances
during the game to determine how far your
troops can move and shoot. All distances
are given in inches, so you will need a ruler
or tape measure graded in inches to do this
during the game.
Measurement is always done from the edge of
your units’ bases to the edge of your opponent’s
units’ bases. Note that if a unit contains
multiple teams some rules will require you to
measure from each team.
You can measure any distance at any time.
Due to the imprecise nature of wargaming in
general, in cases where you cannot be sure if
something is within a certain distance or not,
and might well be in or out by a tiny fraction
of an inch, roll a die. On a 4+ it is in; on a
lower result it is out.
 Unit Statistics
Each unit in Warpath has a series of game values that determine its effectiveness on the
battlefield. These are called statistics (or stats for short) and together form the unit’s statline or
Core Concepts
profile. These are listed below. Teams within a unit move, shoot and fight together, using the
same Speed, Accuracy, Defence, Resilience and Nerve stats, but may have different weaponry.
Unit
The stat values at the top apply to the entire
unit, no matter which teams it includes, or
how many of them there are.
Unit Statistics
1. Unit name: The name given to the unit.
When you write out your own army list you
can always come up with your own unit
names.
2. Unit size: The minimum and maximum
number of teams that can be taken in this
unit, selected from those below.
3. Speed (Spd): This determines how far the
unit can move in inches with a Move action.
4. Accuracy (Acc): This is the dice roll
required for the unit to hit the enemy with a
Shoot action.
5. Defence (Def): This value represents both
the toughness and armour of the unit, and
is the dice roll that the enemy requires to
damage it in both Shooting and Assault.
6. Resilience (Res): This value represents how
much damage a unit can withstand before a
team is destroyed.
7. Nerve (Ner): This represents the unit’s
morale, and is used to determine the point
at which a unit can no longer fight at full
effectiveness, or even flee the battle completely.
8. Class: This states whether the unit is
Regular, Large or Massive Infantry or a
Vehicle, determining how many models are in
a team, and which game rules affect the unit.
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9. Teams
Each unit entry will list a number of teams
for each unit, in the red boxes. These can be
selected in various combinations, depending
on the battlefield role that the player wants the
unit to fulfil.
10. Points: This determines each team’s value
within the army, and is used when calculating
the size of your force. See Building a Force on
page 73.
11. Restrictions: The number of each type
of team or upgrade that can be taken within
a unit. This may list minimums and/or
maximums. If there is no number listed, any
number of teams in the unit may be of this
type.
12. Special Rules: This section will list any
equipment or ability possessed by the team
that bestow special rules upon the unit. These
rules will be in effect for the entire unit while
the team remains in play. Definitions for these
special rules can be found on pages 58.
13. Command (Cmd): Some teams will have
an additional value listed under their special
rules or upgrades sections called Command,
allowing them to issue Orders to other troops
on the battlefield. This is covered in full on
page 67.
14. Unit Upgrades
Some units will allow certain teams to be
upgraded with specialist equipment or
personnel that grant the unit additional rules
or improved stats, shown in the grey boxes.
As with the team special rules, these rules will
be in effect for the entire unit while the team
containing the upgrade remains in play.
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Special Rules: Aerial Deployment, Headstrong
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11 0-1 Unit Leader Personnel Upgrade Pts: 40

Upgrade any 1 team with a Unit Leader: 14
Special Rules: Command , L eadership

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15. Weaponry Dice (D)

Most teams will have multiple types of
weapon and will have more than one value
in this section.
RANGE (R)
The distance in inches that each weapon can
fire. In real life the weapons would of course
be able to fire further than this, but this
range represents the limit at which they are
still powerful and accurate enough to cause
damage.
• Sometimes this will be a single number,
indicating the maximum range of the
weapon.
• Sometimes this will be a pair of numbers
separated by a hyphen – the lower
number indicates a minimum range
at which the weapon can shoot, while
the higher number indicates the
maximum range.
• Sometimes this will be written as the
letter A, indicating that this weapon is
used in Assault, or R, indicating that this
weapon is used by a Vehicle when it rams
another unit.
The number of dice rolled when the team
attacks with this weapon.
Armour Penetration (AP)
How effectively the weapon can puncture
enemy armour. This number will modify an
opponent's Defence roll during an attack.
Special
Some weapons will also have special rules.
These rules apply only to the weapon they are
listed for, not to any other weapons carried by
the unit unless explicitly stated.
Alternative Weapons
Some weapons will have this symbol:
v, and are classed as alternative. This
means that the unit carries multiple
weapons or ammunition types but can
only fire one at a time. Each time the
unit shoots it must choose only one
weapon with the v symbol to attack
with.

Hammerfist Orbital Drop Armour is dense enough to withstand impacts that would
trouble the hull of the average starship, yet somehow light enough to be deployed from
the upper atmosphere and sufficiently slowed by its internal engines to ensure that the
pilot is not liquefied on impact. Of all the achievements of the Forge Father race, it is not
clear which is the greater feat – that Hammerfist Armour exists, or that they are able to
find enough Dwarfs insane enough to use it.

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 Line of Sight Some units may have a different height
specified in their unit entry, but otherwise you
There are times in Warpath where you will should use the heights listed on this page.
Core Concepts

need to check if your unit can see another unit
or objective. This is called line of sight.
Line of sight is very important in Warpath –
it determines the targets that your units can
shoot at. Other units, intervening terrain and
your units’ chosen positions will all have a big
impact, and securing the right vantage point
will be a key part of your army’s tactics.
Players should always agree before
deployment on the height of each terrain area
on the table, noting this down if necessary. If
the players agree that a terrain area (or a part
of the battlefield) is higher than the ground,
then a unit that is occupying that part of the
battlefield adds its height to their own.

Height
All units and terrain areas in the game have a
height, as shown in the chart below:
Height 0 The gaming surface
Height 1 Small creatures, low scrub,
low walls and barricades
Height 2 Most Regular and Large
Line of Sight

infantry units, perimeter walls

Height 3 Most Massive Infantry and
Vehicle units, one-storey
buildings, trees
Height 4+ Multi-storey buildings, some
hills, some large vehicles or
huge alien beasts
For example, if a height 2 unit is standing on a
height 3 hill, it will count as a height 5 unit. A
good rule of thumb is that every 1” of physical
height of a building or other terrain piece is
equivalent to one level of height

Kalyshi on a Building / Height 5

Building / Height 3 Tunnel
Runner
Comms Height 3
Array
Height 3

Marionettes
Height 2

Industrial Machinery Veer-myn Barricades and

Height 2 Infantry / Height 2 Obstacles / Height 1

Examples of different heights of units and terrain

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 Example

3"

The Enforcers (Height 2) are standing on a building (Height 3) making them Height 5 in
total. In front of them is a container (Height 3) and various enemy units (all Height 2). As
the Enforcers are higher than the container, they can see over it, and have a clear view of the
Marionettes and the Kalyshi (although both will be in cover from the intervening container
and forest respectively). The Marionettes and Kalyshi can vice-versa see the Enforcers over the
container. However, the container casts a ‘shadow’ equal to its Height (3”), which the Cyphers
are completely within. Therefore they cannot see or be seen by the Enforcers.

DETERMINING height, regardless of the position of the

Line of Sight
Line of sight is determined separately for each
team within a unit, and is a two-step process.
1. Blocking Units and Terrain
Firstly you will need to establish if any other
unit or terrain piece on the board blocks line
of sight. Draw an imaginary straight line from
any part of your team to any one of the target
unit’s teams. If you can draw this line without
passing over any other units or terrain pieces,
line of sight is not blocked – proceed to step
2. Note that the gaps between teams in a unit
block line of sight in the same way as the
teams themselves.
If you cannot draw a line without passing over
another unit or piece of terrain, determine if
line of sight can still be established with the
following guidelines:
• All units and terrain areas block line of
sight to some degree. The entire area of a
unit blocks that line up to the unit’s
models within it.
• Terrain areas and units cast a ‘shadow’
behind them as deep as their height in
inches, which will affect what can be
seen.
• Terrain or intervening units of a lower
height than both the opposing units
never block line of sight. It is assumed
that you can simply see over them. An
example would be a height 1 barricade
between opposing height 2 Infantry
units. Note that terrain bonuses such as
cover still apply.
• Terrain or intervening units of a lower
height than one opponent but the same
height or higher than the other opponent
only block line of sight if one opponent
is completely within the shadow of the
intervening unit or terrain piece.
• Terrain or intervening units the same
height or higher than both the opposing
units always block line of sight.
• Defensible terrain (see page 51) can
always be seen into, out of, and over, but
not through.

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 If your view is blocked to every part of the
target unit, then you cannot draw line of sight
and that team cannot shoot. Other teams in
the unit that can draw line of sight may still
Core Concepts
If at least half of the target unit’s teams are
in cover, the unit is in cover and the team
targeting the unit will suffer penalties when
shooting. Units inside defensible terrain

take part in the Shoot action, or the entire unit
may select a new target. If you determine that
your target is visible, proceed to step 2.
2. Cover
Often a line of sight drawn in step 1 will pass
over another unit or terrain piece, but line
of sight will not be blocked because the unit
or terrain piece is lower than the target, or
only obstructs part of it. Units only partially
obscured in this way may benefit from being
in cover.
If you can see a team in the target unit, but
cannot draw an unobstructed line of sight to
every part of its base, the team is in cover.
Line of Sight
(see page 51) are always in cover.
If an unobstructed line of sight can be drawn
to every part of the base of more than half of
the teams in the unit, then it is not in cover.
Any obstructions that are in base contact with
the shooting unit are not counted as cover for
the target unit.
Due to the imprecise nature of wargaming in
general, in cases where you cannot be sure if
something is within line of sight or cover, and
might well be in or out by a tiny fraction of an
inch, roll a die. On a 4+ it can be seen; on a 3
or less it cannot.

Example

1
2

The Marionettes have multiple targets to choose from. The wall they are in contact with will not
block their view, but other things will.
The Zombies (1) on the left are unobstructed and can be fired at without penalty. Half of the
3rd Gen unit (2) is partially hidden by the tank traps and will therefore be in cover. The Strider
(3) is taller than the Zombies, and can therefore be seen over the top of them, but is also in
cover because the Marionettes cannot see every part of it. The Bursters (4) behind the 3rd Gens
are the same height as them (Height 2) and therefore cannot be seen at all.

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PLAYING A GAME

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 Setting up
Before you play a game there are certain steps
Playing a Game
you must follow. The Warpath universe is
huge and diverse and the set-up process will
carry this through into your games – no two
will play out the same!
You will need to select which soldiers are
going to be fighting for you, who you’re going
to be fighting against, why you’re going to
be fighting them, and where you’re going
to be fighting. Many players like to build a
narrative around their army – where each unit
commander has a name and a history, and
each battle is part of a bigger campaign with a
goal greater than occupying a single objective.
Of course, many players prefer to play one-
off games, at home or at a local gaming club
with friends, or competitively in tournaments.
Whichever type of game you prefer, the
process is as follows.
1: Select Mission
Setting up
With such a wide range of unusual species,
there’s an equally wide range of motives
for warfare. Some battles are fought over
seemingly trivial political matters, some to
claim a valuable asset, and some just because
the troops are hungry!
For your first few games, you should use the
Operation Heracles set to learn the rules, and
then use the Violent Encounter mission on
page 30 to familiarise yourself with the full
game.
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However, once you know what you’re doing,
Warpath has a set of missions that represent
the varying objectives that a force may be given
by their commander. Each one has a different
way to win, forcing you to use all manner of
different tactics. For more information on
Missions, see page 26.
2: Build your Force
As the commander-in-chief, you decide
which troops will fight for you in each battle.
You can take the same force every time, or you
can try out different combinations to see what
works best. For full details on how to select a
Warpath force, see page 74.
3: Place Terrain
Terrain is integral to Warpath. With such
advanced weaponry and equipment, battles
across open ground would be over in seconds
– the victor would be the one quickest to the
draw. Instead, the terrain on the table is as
important as your opponent – you’ll often
find you need to go through the terrain to get
to your enemy, or go through your enemy to
hold a key piece of terrain!
The battlefields of the future will tend to be
fairly dense – it would be foolish for a general
to bring the fight to the enemy on open ground.
Sometimes you will want to build specific
pieces of terrain; to represent a base that your
army fights from, or a particular objective,
such as a comms tower. In most games more
generic pieces will be useful – medium-sized
buildings, small forests, watchtowers etc. See
page 50 for more on terrain.
This purpose-built urban gaming table
has lots of large structures connected by
rubble-strewn highways.
This simple battlefield has a mix of
different terrain types: buildings,
defensible woodlands, and
elevated rocky outcrops.
Some missions will have
specific terrain requirements,
and this will be listed in their briefing.
Otherwise there is a standard method that
can be used to set up your table in as fair a
way as possible. If possible you should ask a
third, impartial person to set the terrain up
for you before the game, but if there is nobody
available, use the following guidelines.
• Split the terrain pieces equally between
the two players. Flip a coin or roll a die to
see who goes first, and then take it in
turns to each place a piece of terrain onto
the board.
• Remember that you haven’t yet
determined where you will deploy your
forces, so try not to favour any one area
of the table.
• It is best to keep the pieces evenly
spaced.
• Try to keep the arrangement of the
terrain as realistic as possible to get a
more cinematic looking table – don’t put
a grassy hill between a pair of skyscrapers
for example.
As a general rule, you should have one piece
of terrain for every two square feet of table
area. For a 6’ x 4’ table that means you should
have around 12 pieces of terrain, although a
couple more or less will work just fine.
4. Roll for Initiative
With the battlefield in place, it’s time to
see who has arrived first and chosen their
position.
Each player should roll a D6. The player with
the highest result wins the Initiative, and may
choose which of the deployment zones he
deploys in. Some missions may instead have
an Attacker and Defender, in which case the
player with Initiative may choose which he is.
In the case of a draw, both players must roll
for Initiative again until there is a winner.
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5. Set Objectives
After Initiative has been determined,
Strategic Assets should be placed (see page
27), and then Secondary Objectives should
be rolled for, if applicable (see page 28).
6. Deploy
During this phase the players will take it in
turns to place their units onto the battlefield
one at a time, starting with the player who has
Initiative, and continuing until all units are
deployed. If one player has more units than
the other, once one player has no units left
to deploy his opponent may then deploy all
remaining units.
All units must be placed fully within the
deployment zones shown on the map for the
mission (see page 26), unless a special rule
states otherwise.
Important: Units following the normal
deployment rules may not be placed in
terrain pieces that are even partially outside
the deployment zone.
Some players may choose to place units off
of the table, either because they are Flyers, or
because they are placed in Reserve using the
Orders rules on page 67, should the mission
allow it. This counts as deploying a unit, but it
is placed off of the table and the player must
declare to his opponent that the unit has been
deployed as such.
7. Play!
 Missions
Warpath is a game that tells a story; a game that
Playing a Game
recreates the outcome of a fierce battle. When
you read these tales of war, how many of them
are about two groups of soldiers simply lining
up to fight? Warpath is about more than that,
and missions are a chance to give your army a
purpose – a reason to fight and a strategy for
how they will do it. There are six core missions
detailed over the next few pages that represent
some of the most common battle scenarios,
and if you visit www.manticgames.com you
will find more missions to test out your force.
Sometimes you may want to play a specific
mission, maybe because it’s part of a storyline
that you are working through. Sometimes
however, you may just want to obliterate
your enemies without worrying about any
other objectives! If you aren’t planning to play
any particular mission, roll a D6 before the
game. The result will tell you which of the six
missions you will be playing. Each mission
Missions
has a briefing with the following headings:
Forces
Some missions may impose certain
restrictions on the forces chosen for the game,
such as not allowing certain troop types, or
selecting a larger force for one player than the
other.
Terrain
Some missions will have specific requirements
for placing terrain onto the board, and these
should be taken into account before you use
the terrain placement rules on page 24.
Deployment
Each mission briefing will incorporate a
map of the battlefield. As well as showing the
placement of any terrain pieces, this will also
highlight the areas in which the forces should
be deployed at the start of the game.
First Activation
Some missions will specify which player takes
the first Activation (see page 36). Otherwise,
the player with the Initiative may choose who
goes first.
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Game Length
Each mission will specify a number of Turns
that the game will last. This is the amount of
time that the players have to determine the
victor.
Special Rules
Some missions will specify additional special
rules that apply to the troops on the battlefield
during the game.
Victory
This section will outline what the players have
to do to win. Victory is based on accumulating
a number of victory points or VPs – rewards
for achieving certain objectives. The different
ways of obtaining these points will be listed in
this section.
There is more than one way to win a war,
and taking control of strategic locations,
assassinating a key commander or simply
delaying your enemy’s advance can be just as
important in the long run as obliterating the
foe. Therefore, each mission will list primary
and secondary objectives, along with how
many VPs each is worth.
If one player’s force is entirely wiped out, the
game ends instantly and the opponent scores
a major victory.
Otherwise, once the Turn limit has been
reached, both players add up the VPs that
they have scored and compare their score to
their opponent’s.
• If the difference between the scores is 5
or more, the player with the highest total
has scored a major victory.
• If the difference between the scores is
2-4, the player with the highest total has
scored a minor victory.
• Any other result is a draw.
Primary Objectives
Primary objectives are listed in the mission
briefing along with how many VPs each is
worth.
Many missions will use the Strategic Assets
and/or the Kill Total primary objectives.
These are described in more detail below.
Strategic Assets
Battles in the Warpath universe are usually
fought over key locations, with the troops
striving to defend or destroy communications
arrays, resource stockpiles, or positions with a
tactical advantage.
To represent this, at the start of the game, after
rolling for Initiative each player rolls D3+2
and takes that many Strategic Asset counters.
Starting with the player with Initiative, players
take it in turns to place the counters onto
the table anywhere outside the deployment
zones. No counter can be placed within 6” of
another. If a counter is placed inside a piece
of defensible terrain, the entire terrain piece
counts as a Strategic Asset. Claiming Strategic
Assets is worth VPs, as detailed in the mission
briefing.
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To claim a Strategic Asset, a unit must be in
base contact with the counter (or occupying
the terrain if the counter is in a defensible
terrain piece) and have no enemy units within
6” of the counter or terrain piece at the end of
the game.
Strategic Asset counters do not affect
movement or line of sight. Units can
move through them and be
placed on top of them
with no penalty.
Kill Total
Holding key locations is all very well, but if
your enemy no longer exists you won’t need
to hold them in the first place!
To represent this you will add up the total
value of all enemy units and individual teams
destroyed at the end of the game, and gain
a number of VPs based on this total. The
mission will state how many VPs are available.
For example, a mission might state that you
gain 1VP for every 10% of the enemy force that
is destroyed. This is based on the starting size
of the force. Therefore, in a 2000 point game
players will obtain 1VP for every 200 points’
worth of the enemy’s force that is destroyed at
the end of the game.
 Secondary Objectives
The mission briefing will define how many
secondary objectives each player has to roll
Playing a Game
Some secondary objectives will have a
maximum score listed in brackets – once this
many extra VPs have been scored, no more
are counted for that objective.

for. These objectives are generated by rolling

a D66 on the Secondary Objective Table,
after Strategic Assets have been placed. Any
duplicate results are ignored, simply roll again
on the table instead.
In addition, if you roll a secondary objective
that cannot be achieved, ignore that result and
roll again on the table. For example: You roll
a 46 in a mission that does not use Strategic
Asset F.
Secondary objectives are likely to be different
for each player, and are kept secret.
Once the objectives have been rolled, you
can note them down, keep the dice to one
side, or tell them to a third player who is not
taking part; however you do it, don’t let your
opponent know what they are!
Secondary objectives are scored just like
primary objectives – they will each grant a
Missions
Some secondary objectives may require you
to select a particular unit or terrain piece on
the table in order to claim the objective. You
should make a note of which one you have
chosen on your force roster.
Objective Cards
Rather than rolling a D66, Mantic make
a set of objective cards that you can
purchase from your local gaming store,
which match all of the options on this
table. These will make it easier to keep
your secondary objectives hidden.
Instead of using the table, shuffle the
deck and draw cards from the top of
the deck – these are your secondary
objectives. You can keep them face down
on the table, and reveal them at the end

number of VPs for achieving certain goals,

which are added to the player’s total at the end of the game.
of the game.

War is the lifeblood of the universe. The endless conflict fuels the development of the various
races which inhabit the galaxy, making them strive to perfect technologies that will take
the lives of their enemies while protecting the lives and homes of their citizens. It hones the
naivety of the innocent into the healthy cynicism of the survivor, toughens the delicacy of
the pacifist into the neodurium-hardness of the realist and shapes a society of strength and
character. It is no coincidence that the most successful and most cultured races in the galaxy
are also the most warlike – after all, how can one develop a culture, let alone preserve and
perfect it, unless one is able to defend it from everyone else?

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Secondary Objective Table

Roll Objective Roll Objective

11-12 If you have claimed more Strategic 42 Strategic Asset B is worth triple the
Assets than your opponent at the end of number of VPs for this mission.
the game, gain 3VPs
13-14 If your opponent has lost a higher 43 Strategic Asset C is worth triple the
proportion of their force than you at the number of VPs for this mission.
end of the game, gain 3VPs.
15 Pick one of your Commanders (may 44 Strategic Asset D is worth triple the
not be an Orbital Commander). If that number of VPs for this mission.
model survives the battle, gain 3VPs.
16 If your General (see the Force Lists 45 Strategic Asset E is worth triple the
section) survives the battle, gain 3VPs. number of VPs for this mission.
21 The enemy General is worth an 46 Strategic Asset F is worth triple the
additional 3VPs when destroyed. number of VPs for this mission.
22 Each enemy Commander is worth 51 Strategic Asset G is worth triple the
an additional 1VP when destroyed number of VPs for this mission.
(max 3).
23 Each enemy Vehicle or Massive Infantry 52 Strategic Asset H is worth triple the
unit is worth an extra 1VP when number of VPs for this mission.
destroyed (max 3).
24 Each enemy Regular or Large Infantry 53 Strategic Asset I is worth triple the
unit is worth an additional 1VP when number of VPs for this mission.
destroyed (max 3).
25 The enemy unit with the highest points 54 Strategic Asset J is worth triple the
value is worth an additional 3VPs when number of VPs for this mission.
destroyed. If there are multiple units of
equal value, you may choose one.
26 Pick a piece of defensible terrain that 55-56 You may pick any objective of your
is closer to the opponent’s deployment choice from this table.
zone than your own. Occupying that
terrain piece at the end of the game
scores 3VPs.
31-32 Each piece of defensible terrain that you 61-62 Faction Specific Objective A – see
occupy at the end of the game scores Force Lists.
1VP.
33-34 Each friendly unit at least partially 63-64 Faction Specific Objective B – see
inside the opponent’s deployment zone Force Lists.
at the end of the game scores 1VP.
35-36 If there are no enemy units inside your 65-66 Faction Specific Objective C – see
deployment zone at the end of the game, Force Lists.
gain 3VPs.
41 Strategic Asset A is worth triple the
number of VPs for this mission.

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 1. Violent Encounter First Activation

Sometimes there is no real objective to a battle. The player with the Initiative may choose who
Perhaps two forces happen upon each other goes first.
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while pursuing their own goals, or maybe one

Game Length
side just really wants to kill the other. Whatever
the case, these pitched battles all share one The game will last for 4 Turns.
characteristic in the Warpath universe – they’re
bloody. Victory

Forces Primary Objectives

There are no restrictions for this mission.
Terrain
There is no specific terrain requirement for
this mission.
• Kill Total – 1VP for every full 5% of
the enemy’s force that is destroyed.
• Strategic Assets – 1VP for each Strategic
Asset claimed.
SECONDARY Objectives

Deployment • Each player rolls 3 secondary objectives.

12" Deployment Zone

“What are your proposed tactics and

objectives?”
“Go over to where the Rebels are and kill
Missions

24"
them all.”
“Would you care to elaborate further?”
“Make sure they are all dead.”
12" Deployment Zone

Exchange between Corporation

Exec. General Kuriz of the Shal-Ti
Corporation and Master Sergeant
Drunn of the Enforcer Corps

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2: Occupation First Activation

Certain points on the battlefield will confer The player with the Initiative may choose who
an advantage to the force that holds them - goes first.
sometimes a fortification for defence, other
Game Length
times a supply dump to re-arm, and sometimes
just the advantage of being king of a particular The game will last for 4 Turns.
hill. Whatever the tactical benefit, these
objectives will get messy, fast. Victory

Forces Primary Objectives

There are no restrictions for this mission.
Terrain
There is no specific terrain requirement for
this mission.
• Kill Total – 1VP for every full 10% of the
enemy’s force that is destroyed.
• Strategic Assets – 2VPs for each Strategic
Asset claimed.
SECONDARY Objectives

Deployment • Each player rolls 3 secondary objectives.

12" Deployment Zone

Girnt played the front laser of the
Hornet over the hill as the dropship
arrested its forward motion and the
24"
engines powered to hover mode, keeping
the Orcs’ heads down. Behind him in
the troop bay, the first five rangers leapt
from the open door and plunged on grav
harnesses towards the ground. The hill
12" Deployment Zone
was theirs - for now.

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 3: Take Back the City First Activation

Territorial disputes are not uncommon in the The player with the Initiative may choose who
Warpath universe. With so many races living so goes first.
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close together, even the whole galaxy isn’t quite

big enough. But a base, settlement or facility
that has been lost can be won again - even if it
isn't by the original owners.
Forces
There are no restrictions for this mission.
Terrain
This mission is fought in a city, and the board
should be built with an urban theme. There
must be a minimum of 18 pieces of defensible
terrain spread out roughly as shown on the
map. At least one piece of terrain in each
deployment zone and at least four pieces of
terrain in no-man’s land must be fortified
terrain.
Deployment
Missions
Game Length
The game will last for 5 Turns.
Special Rules
All Strategic Assets in this mission must be
placed inside terrain pieces.
Victory
Primary Objectives
• 1VP for each terrain piece in no-man’s
land that you occupy at the end of
the game.
• 3VPs for each terrain piece within
the enemy deployment zone that you
occupy at the end of the game.
• Kill Total – 1VP for every full 10% of
the enemy’s force that is destroyed.
• Strategic Assets – 1VP for each Strategic

12" Deployment Zone

Asset claimed.
SECONDARY Objectives

• Each player rolls 3 secondary objectives.

24" No Man’s Land

12" Deployment Zone

Even at this distance, the patterns of

filth and viscera sprayed across the clinic
building were clear enough. Twisted
parodies of men and dogs stalked the
ruins, and the occasional shot would go
wild over their heads.
Master Sergeant Janks made a chopping
motion with his right hand, fingers
splayed. His Enforcers surged forwards,
guns unslung. Time to drive this filth
from the streets.

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4: Breakthrough Special Rules

Sometimes the amount of damage that you can
do or the ground you can take isn't important.
Sometimes it’s just about charging forward and
getting through the enemy line. Whether it’s
treasure, land or a means of escape on the other
side is irrelevant – all you care about it is going
through them any way you can to get there.
In this mission, units may leave the table via
the opponent’s board edge by making any type
of Move action that brings them into contact
with it. These units do not count as destroyed.
Both players may only bring Reserves onto
the table via their starting board edge in
this mission (including those with Aerial or
Subterranean Deployment.)
Victory

Primary Objectives

• 1VP to the Attacker for each Infantry

unit that leaves the table via the
Defender’s board edge. Units inside
a Transport do not count.
• 2VPs to the Attacker for each
Commander in an Infantry unit that
Forces leaves the table via the Defender’s board
edge. Units inside a Transport do not
There are no restrictions for this mission. This count.
mission has an Attacker and a Defender. • 1VP to the Defender for each Attacking
Infantry unit destroyed.
Terrain
• 2VPs to the Defender for each Attacking
There is no specific terrain requirement for Commander destroyed.
this mission. • Kill Total – 1VP for every full 10% of
the enemy’s force that is destroyed.
Deployment • Strategic Assets – 1VP for each Strategic
Asset claimed.
12" Deployment Zone SECONDARY Objectives

• Each player rolls 3 secondary objectives.

24"

12" Deployment Zone

“Listen up lads! There’s a whole strip

First Activation mine’s worth of ore just over that ridge,
and those armour-clad nanas mean to
The player with the Initiative may choose who
keep it from us! US! Heads down and
goes first.
let’s show them who made that bloody
Game Length armour for them in the first place! And
The game will last for 5 Turns. where all the weak spots are!

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 5: Last Stand Game Length

Glory, heroism and thrilling adventure are just The game will last for 5 Turns.
some of the things that last stands are not made
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of. Sitting in place and waiting to die while
somewhere else someone more important than
you achieves something that doesn’t involve
helping you is not the stuff that dreams are
made of. But it is exactly the sort of thing that
can win wars.
Special Rules
In this mission, the Defender is trying to buy
time while their main force is securing a more
important objective elsewhere. From Turn 4
onwards, the Attacking units will realise this
and the Attacking units may leave the table
to meet the new threat. They may do this via
either the left or right board edge (chosen by
the Defender at the start of Turn 4) by making
any type of Move action that brings them into
contact with it. These units do not count as
destroyed.
Victory

Primary Objectives

• 2VPs to the Attacker for each friendly

unit that leaves the table in Turn 4.
• 1VP to the Attacker for each friendly
unit that leaves the table in Turn 5
Missions

Forces onwards.
• Kill Total – 1VP to the Attacker for
There are no restrictions for this mission. This every full 10% of the enemy’s force that
mission has an Attacker and a Defender. is destroyed.
• Kill Total – 1VP to the Defender for
Terrain every full 5% of the enemy’s force that is
destroyed.
There is no specific terrain requirement for
• Strategic Assets – 1VP for each Strategic
this mission.
Asset claimed.
Deployment
SECONDARY Objectives

• This mission does not use secondary

objectives.
12" Deployment Zone

24"

The rodents moved in a seething, heaving

tide. Every vehicle was broken down or
swamped, and the patch of ground they
12" Deployment Zone held was shrinking with every moment.
Urlog gave a bark of laughter as he
First Activation saw Nurda throw his empty rifle at the
nearest enemy with frustration. He
The player with the Initiative may choose who hoped whatever the boss was after had
goes first.
been worth it.

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6: Ambush First Activation

An ambush is a desperate fight for both sides The Attacker may take the first Activation.
– the attacker must move to consolidate their
Game Length
advantage quickly, and the defender must fight
with naked ferocity to try and break free or The game will last for 5 Turns.
risk being overwhelmed and cut down. Not for
nothing are ambushes the most drilled scenarios Special Rules
in any competent military.
The Defender may not choose to place any
Forces troops in reserve.
There are no restrictions for this mission. This Victory
mission has an Attacker and a Defender.
Primary Objectives
Terrain
• Kill Total – 1VP for every full 10% of
There is no specific terrain requirement for the enemy’s force that is destroyed.
this mission. • Strategic Assets – 1VP for each Strategic
Asset claimed.
Deployment
SECONDARY Objectives
6" Attacker’s Deployment Zone

• Each player rolls 3 secondary objectives.

18" 18"
6"
Dre’hoath could feel burning up his
6" Defender’s Deployment Zone arm as the cannon of the Cypher unit
overheated. It would blow soon, but he
had to risk it. The rate of fire was the
6" Attacker’s Deployment Zone
only thing keeping the damned Enforcers
from overwhelming them. The killbox
was tightening inexorably around them.
Discipline be damned - only raw ferocity
would break them out of this trap now.

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 Sequence of
Play
Playing a Game

Warpath is played in a series of Turns, each

of which is broken down into a number of
Activations, one for each unit.
Your mission briefing will tell you which
player takes the first Activation in the first
Turn. In the second and subsequent Turns, the
player who finished his Activations first in the
previous Turn will take the first Activation. In addition, a unit can choose to do nothing.
This still marks the unit as activated.
During each Turn the players will alternate
activating their units. During each Activation All stages of an Activation must be completed
a player must activate a single unit that is not before play passes to the opponent. When the
marked as activated. player has finished with each unit he must
place an activation token
After a player has finished the Activation of next to it to show that it has
their chosen unit and marked it as activated, already been activated this
play then passes to the opponent who may Turn.
take his Activation in the same way. This
Actions

continues back and forth until all units are
marked as activated.
If a player has no units left to activate, his
opponent may then activate all remaining
units, one at a time in an order of his choosing.
Activations
A unit’s Activation is its opportunity to move,
shoot and fight, and each unit may only be
activated once in a Turn unless a special rule
says otherwise. Each Activation allows a unit
to make up to two different short actions, or
a single long action. All teams within a unit
must make the same action.
Before you choose which actions to take with
a unit, you should always check the number of
suppression tokens assigned to it, as they may
affect what it can do. For more on Suppression,
see page 49.
A unit that starts its Activation engaged with
an enemy unit (see page 39) may only Assault
or Disengage.
A unit that starts its Activation grounded (see
page 49) must first make a Recovery roll, and
must then Rally.
If teams within a unit ever get separated by
more than 2” (by taking casualties from the
middle of a unit for example), they must make
a Move or Double Move action that will bring
them back within the 2” range before they can
make any actions other than Regroup or Rally.
End of the Turn
When all units have been marked as activated
then the Turn is over. Remove all of the
activation tokens from the table, and start the
next Turn with the player who finished first in
the previous one.

You should declare each action to your

opponent before you move the miniatures, so
that they can react if necessary.

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Actions To move a team, measure from any point on
the edge of its base in a straight line in your
The following section describes the common chosen direction, and place it in the new
actions available to most units. Some units position.
may have other actions available to them, and Repeat this step for any other teams within the
these will be listed in their unit entry in the unit, ensuring that each team ends up within
Forces section. 2” of at least one other as normal.
Short Long
Example
Actions Actions
• Move • Assault
• Shoot • Double Move
• Regroup • Disengage
• Overwatch
• Rally
Important: Each unit may only perform each
<2"
type of action once during its Activation,
unless a special rule states otherwise. In this example, the unit of Peacekeepers is
making a Move action. Their Speed value is
Move – Short Action 6". To move the first team, the player chooses
a direction, measures 6" from the edge of the
This action allows the unit to move up to its team’s base, and places the team into the new
Speed value in inches. Each team in the unit position. The team’s base is free to rotate as it
moves, as long as it is not placed further than
is moved independently, providing it ends 6" away from the original position.
its move within 2" of the rest of the unit (see
Positioning on page 15). This process is repeated for the second team in
the unit, ensuring that it remains within 2" of
the first team after it has moved.

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 Moving through Units and further than its Speed from its start point or
Terrain entering within 1” of an enemy.
Friendly Infantry units can be freely moved You can also start and/or end a unit’s Move
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through during a move action, but the moving
unit must end its move at least 1” away from
other units.
A unit may not end its move within 1” of an
enemy or occupied terrain piece unless it is
engaging the enemy in assault. If there is not
enough space to place the unit in the desired
position then it cannot move to that location.
Vehicles, terrain, or enemy Infantry units
within a team’s movement distance do not
affect the distance it can move, but there must
be a clear path between the team’s start and
end positions at least as wide as the narrowest
part of its base, without the team ever moving
Actions
occupying an area of defensible terrain. All
teams must be able to reach the terrain – if
any cannot, the unit must remain outside the
terrain piece.
When a unit enters a terrain piece, any other
units in base contact with that terrain piece,
friend or foe, must be immediately moved 1”
directly away from it.
See page 50 for more information on terrain.
Moving when Suppressed
Units that are suppressed halve their Speed
value. See page 49 for more information on
suppression.

Example

x x
x
8"
8"

As you can see, there is space on the other side of the Nightcrawler and Hultr units for the Steel
Warrior unit to fit, within its Speed value.
However, the gap between is not wide enough for a team to pass through without entering within
1” of the enemy or moving through a Vehicle. The Steel Warriors cannot move around the outside
of the enemy unit or the Vehicle, as this path would take the models further than their Speed from
their start point.

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Engaging the Enemy
If a unit wants to engage an enemy unit in
melee, it may enter within 1” of one or more
enemy units provided that it has sufficient
Speed for one or more of its teams to be placed
in base contact with that enemy.
Any action that takes a unit into base contact
is called a charge, and all units in contact are
now engaged. The charging unit will instantly
make an Assault action against the enemy and
gain the charging bonus when doing so (see
page 46) unless the enemy unit is occupying
terrain.
This Assault action can be made even if the
assaulting unit has used its allowance of
actions for that Activation (if it has already
made a Double Move for example).
If the charging unit does not have sufficient
movement for at least one of its teams to be
placed in base contact with the enemy, it may
not charge and must stop 1” away from the
enemy as usual.
In units with multiple teams, some teams may
be able to reach base contact and some may
not. However, in the ensuing assault phase, all
teams in the unit may attack.
Note that it is possible to engage multiple units
at once. See the Assault section for details.
Charge Reactions
If you declare an action that will result in
charging an enemy unit they have a chance
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to react, provided that they are not already
engaged, grounded, or marked as activated.
Before your unit is moved, any enemy unit due
to be engaged may make any of the following
actions:
• Move
• Blaze Away
• Regroup
• Remove activation token *
• Shoot **
* only when in defensible terrain
** only when on Overwatch or in fortified
terrain
Moving or Blazing Away will mark the
reacting unit as activated, and therefore
unable to fight at full strength in the coming
assault, should one still occur, or act later in
the Turn. A Regroup action (see page 48) can
be done for free and will not mark the unit as
activated.
If the reaction is a Move, the reaction cannot
end with the unit engaged with any enemy.
Shoot and Blaze Away actions must be
targeted at the charging unit, and do not need
to be within line of sight or range at the point
of reaction – they will fire as the charging unit
gets closer.
If the enemy has multiple units being charged,
he may choose the order in which they react,
and each reaction must be dealt with in full
before proceeding to the next.
A unit does not have to react if it doesn’t want
to.
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Terrain
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Units inside defensible terrain of any kind
(see page 51) have readied themselves for
attack and may make a charge reaction
even if they have already been activated
in this Turn. They still may not react
if they are engaged or grounded. This
reaction will not mark them as activated
unless they already were.
If they choose none of the other options,
their reaction may be to remove their
activation token if they have one.
Fortified Terrain
Units inside fortified terrain have taken
advantage of the safety provided by their
surroundings to set up fire lanes and
aim. Units inside fortified terrain also
have the option of a Shoot action as their
charge reaction, with the charging unit
as the target.
Actions
Otherwise they react just like any other
unit in defensible terrain.
Failed Charges
If any reaction results in the charging unit
being unable to reach its original target(s),
or the charging player no longer wishes to
charge its intended target, the charging unit
may make only a single Move action instead
of its original charge, and may not charge any
other units. Its Activation is then over.
Any enemy units due to react that had not yet
done so can no longer react to the charge.
Moving On and Off the Board
Unless a special rule or mission briefing says
otherwise, units may not move onto or off of
the board – consider the edge of the board to
be an impassable wall.
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Example
Let’s say a unit of Plague Leapers wants to
charge a unit of Enforcers 7 1/2" away and in
the open. The Enforcer unit has not yet been
activated this Turn, and can therefore react
to the charge.
The Enforcers have three options: they can
Move, Regroup, or Blaze Away.
Moving is a great way of getting out of danger,
and will be the most common reaction to a
charge. However, the reacting player needs
to consider whether moving will force his
unit into an awkward position. A cunning
charging player may have been expecting
his target to move away, and intentionally
chased the target unit into a position where
they could no longer be effective. In this case,
with the Plague Leapers just 7½” away, the
Enforcers would not be able to move far
enough to escape them and so moving may
not be the best option.
If the reacting unit had previously been
suppressed by enemy fire, a Regroup action
can potentially clear this effect and prevent
any penalties to the reacting unit in the
ensuing assault. Our Enforcer unit has
a Nerve of 3, and has only 2 suppression
tokens, so it is not currently suppressed.
Therefore Regrouping will not have a direct
benefit at this stage. However, if Moving or
Blazing Away are not useful options for a
unit, it might as well Regroup – the reduced
suppression will be useful later, and the
action costs nothing.
Our Enforcer unit has decided to Blaze
Away. They can’t escape the Plague Leapers,
but they may be able to stop the charge
altogether if they can suppress the charging
enemy – 4 suppression tokens will be enough
to reduce the Plague Leapers to half Speed,
and therefore they won’t have enough
movement to reach the Enforcers. Even if the
Leapers had been closer, Blaze Away may
still be a viable option – you may not stop
them reaching you, but at the very least you
can lessen the impact when they do.
Other Movement
Actions
Double Move – Long Action

This action works exactly like a Move action,

but the unit can move a distance of up to
double its Speed value.
In addition, you may not use a Double Move
action to enter or leave an area of defensible
terrain.
Disengage – Long Action

This action is only available to units that are

currently engaged. It works just like a Double
Move action, except that the unit cannot end
its movement engaged with any enemy.

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 Shoot – Short Action
Example
Provided that your unit is not engaged with an
enemy unit, it may use any ranged weapons
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that it has to attack from a distance. To do so,

take the following steps:
1: Pick Your Target

A unit can target a single enemy unit with

each Shoot action. This is a tactical decision
to be made by the player – do you try to cut
down the combat unit that’s getting a little too
close, or do you try to take out the opponent’s
long range support before he takes out yours?
You cannot pick a target that is engaged with
one of your own units. All teams within a unit
must shoot at the same target.
2: Line of Sight
This Nightcrawler team is shooting at the
As described on page 20, you will need to Enforcer team in front of them. The range can
be measured from any part of the Nightcrawler
determine if your unit can see their target
team’s base to any part of the Enforcer team’s
before you are able to shoot at them. If you can’t base. If the distance between any of these points
Actions

see them, you must pick a different target, or a is less than the range of their weapons (8" in
different action (which can include changing this case), then the unit can shoot.
a previous Move action into a Double Move).
3: Range

Unless specified otherwise, a unit may fire all
of its weapons that are in range. A weapon
is in range as long as the target is within
its maximum range and further than its
minimum range (if it has one).
Different teams will have different ranges
depending on their weaponry, and this will
be detailed in the unit’s weapon statlines. This
may mean that some teams in a unit may be in
range while others are not.
Note: Weapons with a range of A or R are for
use in Assault and cannot be used to shoot.
Remember that distances can be measured
at any time during the game. Measure the
distance from any point on the edge of each
team’s base to any visible point on the target
unit and compare this distance to the range
value of the teams' weapons.
The Genling 45 Laser Assault Rifle is
the standard armament of the Enforcer
Corps, and its use outside their elite
ranks is strictly forbidden. Of course,
this makes the G-45 highly desirable,
and there is a thriving black market for
the weapon, or passable imitations of
it. Genling’s exclusive supply contract
and drum-tight security mean that
true replicas are impossible to come
by, but it hasn’t stopped many smaller
corporations trying. The results of these
efforts are varied – some merely have
poor firing rate and limited range,
whereas others have been known to
fall apart when the trigger is pulled or
explode in the operator’s hand. As the
saying goes, 'when it’s a Genling, you
just know'. With perfect balance, high
stopping power and pinpoint accuracy,
nothing available outside the Star Realm
itself comes close to matching it.

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4: Fire!
Once you’ve established that you can hit your
target, it’s time to find out if you actually do!
Take a number of dice equal to your weapons’
Dice value. For units consisting of multiple
teams, roll dice for the combined weaponry of
all teams in the unit that are within range and
line of sight of the enemy.
If a unit has weapons with differing AP values
or special rules, roll these separately or with
different coloured dice.
Once you have determined the number of
dice, roll them and compare them to the
Accuracy stat found on the unit’s statline.
Some things make it easier or harder to hit and
will affect the dice that you’ve rolled. These are
called modifiers and are listed below. They are
cumulative.
+1 Short Range The target is within 6”
-1 Cover The target is in cover
(see page 22)
-1 Fortified Terrain The target is in fortified
terrain (see page 52)
-1 Suppression The Shooting unit is
Suppressed
(see page 49)
Remember that units in defensible terrain are
always in cover. Units shooting into fortified
terrain will suffer both the fortified terrain
and cover modifiers unless either are negated
by their weapons. Note that it is possible for a
target unit to be in cover from some teams in
the shooting unit and not from others.
These numbers are added or subtracted to the
number rolled on the dice, so you will find
that more or less of them will succeed when
you compare to your Accuracy stat.
Important: When rolling to hit, any dice
that roll a 1 always fail, and any dice that roll
a 6 always succeed, even if modifiers would
otherwise make a shot impossible.
If any hits are scored on the target, place one
suppression token next to it (see page 49).
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Example
A unit of Corporation Marines is shooting
at a unit of Steel Warriors. The Corporation
player checks line of sight for each team to
ensure that the Marines can see the Forge
Fathers advancing toward them, and they
all can.
The Corporation unit has three teams of
Marines with line of sight, and one Ranged
Support Team. The closest point of their
target is 13-17” away from the various
Marine teams, and so all of their weaponry
is in range. This gives a total of 24 dice.
However, as the Autocannon has a different
AP value, the dice for this weapon should be
rolled separately.
Corporation Marines usually require 4s
or more to hit their target. They are not
suppressed, but there is a barricade partially
blocking their view so the Cover modifier
will apply. 1 will be subtracted from each
roll, and so the Marines will now need 5s or
more to hit.
The dice are rolled – the Marines have
scored 7 hits with their rifles and 2 hits with
the Autocannon. These 9 dice can then be
rolled again to see if they damage the Forge
Fathers.
As a hit has been scored, a suppression token
is added to the Forge Father unit. A second
is added due to the Suppressive Fire rule on
the Marines’ Autocannon.
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5: Roll to Damage
Actions
Once you have rolled your dice to hit and
applied all appropriate modifiers, take all of
the dice that were successful and roll them
again. This time you will be rolling against
the Defence value of the target unit, with all
successes dealing a point of damage.
Important: When rolling to damage, any dice
that roll a 1 always fail, regardless of modifiers.
There is only one common modifier on rolls
to damage:
+X Armour Piercing Listed in the
weapon statline
Some units will have a Defence value of higher
than 6+. In these cases it will be impossible to
damage them without modifiers.
6: Remove Casualties
Compare the damage dealt to the unit’s
Resilience. For every amount of damage equal
to the Resilience:
• Remove one team of the owning player’s
choice.
• Add one suppression token to the unit.
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When a team is removed, as well as suffering
a reduction in firepower the unit will lose any
benefits that were provided by that team, such
as special rules or stat increases. A unit can
only be affected by teams that remain in play.
7: Suppression Check
After resolving casualties, if any, compare any
leftover damage to the unit’s Nerve value. If
the amount of damage equals or exceeds the
Nerve value, add an additional suppression
token to the unit.
Note: This means that units with a Nerve
equal to or higher than their Resilience will
never take additional suppression from this
check.
After all suppression checks have been
completed you no longer need to keep a record
of the damage on the unit – only suppression
tokens added from the attack will remain in
place.
 Blaze Away
Example Blaze Away is an alternative type of Shoot
Our Corporation Marines from before
action that represents spraying an area with
scored 9 hits on their target. The Steel bullets in order to keep the enemies’ heads
Warriors have a Defence value of 5+, which down. This is done by making a shooting
means that these dice will need a 5 or more attack using an Accuracy value of 6+ to
to cause damage. However, the 2 hits from
the Autocannon have an AP value of 2, represent most of the shots going astray. No
which will reduce this down to a 3 or more. modifiers of any kind are applied to the roll.
Again, the dice should be rolled separately to
keep the results clear.
The dice are rolled. The Autocannon succeeds
with both of its dice, and the hits from the
rifles deal a further 4 points of damage.
This is a total of 6 points of damage, which
is compared to the Resilience value on the
Forge Fathers’ statline. The Resilience value
has been reached once, and so one team is
removed from the Steel Warrior unit, and a However, no dice are rolled to damage.
third suppression token added. Instead of applying a single suppression token
Note: Had the damage been 8 or more, the
for hitting the target, all hits rolled are applied
Resilience value would have been reached to the target unit as suppression tokens. This is
twice and a second team would have been cumulative with any added by the Suppressive
destroyed, with a third destroyed at 12 Fire special rule.
damage, and so on. After the casualties are
removed, the 2 leftover damage is compared
to the Steel Warriors’ Nerve value of 3. The
damage has not reached the Nerve value, so
no further suppression tokens are added.

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 Assault –
Long Action
Assaulting is an action that can only be taken
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by a unit in base contact with an enemy.
Units at such close range are assumed to
hit each other very easily, and therefore the
process for assaulting an enemy works like
shooting, but starts at the damage phase. As
such, combat can be brutal, and entering into
it can be a costly decision.
To make an Assault action, follow these steps:
1: Roll to Damage
Take a number of dice equal to the Dice value
of the unit’s Assault weapons (those with a
Range of A). For units consisting of multiple
teams, roll dice for the combined Assault
weaponry of all teams in the unit.
Unlike shooting attacks, at close quarters
the enemy can hit you back! Your opponent
must simultaneously take his Assault Dice
and prepare to make an Assault roll for all of
Actions
his units engaged with your unit as well. This
will mark the opponent’s unit(s) as activated if
they weren’t already.
Units that have already been activated will
also retaliate, but with half the total number
of dice (rounding up).
Grounded units will not retaliate.
If the defending side has multiple units in base
contact with the attacking unit, the attacking
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player chooses freely how to split the attacks
between the defenders, and all defenders will
retaliate if they can.
If any unit has weapons with differing AP
values or special rules, roll these separately or
with different coloured dice.
Once both players have determined the
number of dice, each must roll them and
compare to the Defence stat found on the
opposing unit’s statline. Some things make
it easier or harder to cause damage and will
affect the dice that you’ve rolled. These are
called modifiers and are listed below:
+1 Charging The unit charged a
unit in the open
in this Activation
+X Armour Piercing Listed in the
weapon statline
-1 Suppression The unit is
suppressed
(see page 49)
Note: The charging bonus does not apply when
assaulting into terrain or over an obstacle.
The numbers listed above are added or
subtracted to the number rolled on the dice,
so you will find that more or less of them will
succeed when you compare to the opposing
unit’s Defence stat. Any dice that roll a 1
always fail. Some units will have a Defence
value of higher than 6+. In these cases it
will be impossible to damage them without
modifiers.
2: Remove Casualties
Compare the damage taken on each side to
each units’ Resilience. For every amount of
damage equal to the Resilience:
• Remove 1 team. Owning player’s choice.
• Add 1 suppression token to the unit.
Note that this can result in mutual destruction!
3: Determine Winner
Once casualties have been removed you will
need to determine the winner of the assault –
this is the side that has taken the least damage,
provided that it is still alive! If all units on the
side that took the least damage have been
destroyed, the other side is the winner by
default.
In a draw, both sides count as the winner.
4: Suppression Check
After resolving any casualties, compare any
leftover damage to each losing unit’s Nerve
value. If the amount of damage equals or
exceeds the Nerve value, add an additional
suppression token to the unit. If at this point
any losing unit has accumulated enough
suppression to be grounded, they will be
overrun – the unit is destroyed and removed
from the table.
The winner of an Assault never makes this
check.
Note: This means that units with a Nerve
equal to or higher than their Resilience will
never take additional suppression from this
check.
After all suppression checks have been
completed you no longer need to keep a record
of the damage on the unit – only suppression
tokens added from the attack will remain in
place.
5: Gaining Ground
If the loser of an Assault is not completely
destroyed, the winner will push them back.
The owner of any winning units may make a
Move action with the opponent’s losing units
in any direction. This move cannot be used to
engage another unit.
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Provided they were not grounded during the
Assault, the winning units may choose to also
make a Move action. This cannot be used to
engage any units other than the ones they had
just been engaged with. If they do Move into
contact with a unit they had just been fighting,
it is not a charge – any further Assault actions
will take place in the following Turn.
If the loser of an Assault had been completely
removed, and was occupying a terrain piece,
the winner of the Assault may instead make a
Move action into the terrain piece and occupy
it in the loser’s place.
If there was no loser, no unit may move. The
surviving units remain in place and the action
is over. All surviving teams not already in base
contact must be moved as close to the enemy
as possible by the shortest possible distance.
Example
A unit of 2 teams of Plague Leapers has
charged a unit of Corporation Marines,
3 teams strong. The Marines have 1
suppression token, but are not yet marked as
activated, and can therefore fully retaliate in
the Assault.
The Leapers have a total of 16 dice, and the
Marines 12 dice. Both players roll their dice.
The Leapers are rolling against the Marines’
Defence value of 4+, with an AP of 1. They
have also charged in this Activation, and so
have a total modifier of +2. This means that
all results of a 2 or more will cause damage!
The Marines are rolling against the Leapers’
Defence value of 5+, with no modifiers.
The Leapers score a total of 12 points
of damage, and the Marines score 5.
Comparing to the respective Resilience
values, the Leapers have entirely wiped out
the Marines, but have lost a team in return,
and will accrue a suppression token because
of it. A ferocious attack!
As the winners of the Assault, the leftover
damage on the Leapers won’t have any
effect, and they can make a follow up Move
action if they wish.
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Other Actions
Overwatch – Long Action
Actions
It is not always the right time to act, and you
may want to hold your units back to react to
your opponent’s movements.
You may use this action to delay your
Activation to later in the Turn by putting
the unit on Overwatch. You may place an
Overwatch counter next to the unit, and play
passes to your opponent without you making
any other actions or marking the unit as
activated.
You can then activate this
unit later in the Turn as if
it were not yet activated.
However, you will only
be able to make a single
action, either long or short, when you do.
Once the unit has completed its Activation,
turn the Overwatch counter over to mark the
unit as activated as normal.
In addition, units on Overwatch may Shoot as
a charge reaction (see page 39).
If the only units left to activate in your force are
on Overwatch and your opponent has regular
Activations left to make, you may choose to
pass your Activation without doing anything
if you don’t want to activate a unit yet.
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Once only units on Overwatch remain
available to activate on both sides, both
players must resume alternately activating
their Overwatching units until everything has
been activated.
Regroup – Short Action
This removes 1 suppression token from the
unit. See Suppression on page 49.
Rally – Long Action
This removes D6+1 suppression tokens from
the unit. The unit may then make a Move
action, although it may not engage the enemy
with this Move.
Consider the Eynsha Blossom. Too
much heat, and it will wither. Too much
cold and it will freeze. Too much light
and it will fade, too little and it will
fold within itself. The perfect Eynsha
Blossom requires the perfect amount of
everything, in order that for one shining
day, it will bloom with unparalleled
beauty, and trap the Drayfly that will
pollinate it and spread the seed. Balance
in all things. It is not simply our custom,
but the nature of the universe itself.
From the lessons of the Elders –
a collection of Asterian Philosophies
Suppression
Suppression is a state that can be as debilitating
as being damaged by the enemy, a combination
of fear and self-preservation. In the game, this
is represented by imposing penalties on any
unit under suppressing conditions, such as
heavy fire, shots out of nowhere, and injuries
to squad-mates. Heavily suppressed units
will go to ground, which puts them out of
the action and leaves them sitting ducks to be
slaughtered in close quarters. Some may even
turn tail and flee the battlefield.
The following things will add
suppression tokens to a unit –
place the tokens on the board
next to the unit as a reminder.
• 1 token for taking any number of hits
from a Shoot action.
• 1 token for each successful hit scored by
a Blaze Away action.
• X tokens for being hit by a weapon with
the Suppressive Fire (X) rule. Each
weapon applies these tokens separately.
• 1 token for each team removed following
a Shooting or Assault action against the
unit.
• 1 token for leftover damage reaching
or exceeding the unit’s Nerve value in a
Suppression Check.
Units can only suffer suppression tokens from
weapons capable of damaging them in the
first place. For example, a unit with Defence
8+ could only be suppressed by weapons with
AP 2 or higher.
Suppression tokens will affect a unit’s ability
to perform, as they will be distracted from the
task at hand by their efforts to duck for cover
and hide. A unit is suppressed if it ever has
a number of suppression tokens equal to or
higher than its Nerve value. A suppressed unit
suffers the following penalties:
• The unit’s Speed is halved
• The unit suffers a penalty in both
Shooting and Assault (see pages 43
and 46).
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Removing
Suppression
Suppression tokens can be removed with the
Regroup and Rally actions, and with various
Special Rules and Orders (see page 67).
Going to Ground
Sometimes a unit can take so much fire that
they will dive to the floor, unable to play any
further part in the battle until they can gather
their wits. This is called being grounded, and
can happen by accumulating a large number
of suppression tokens.
A unit is grounded while it has a number of
suppression tokens equal to or more than
double its Nerve value.
Grounded units are affected by the following
rules:
• They may not make any action during
their Activation except Rally.
• They may not make charge reactions.
• They may not retaliate in Assault.
• They may not issue Orders.
If a unit currently on Overwatch takes enough
suppression to become grounded, it is marked
as activated.
Recovery
Grounded units are at risk – the troops may
turn and flee the battlefield or succumb to their
wounds. When a grounded unit is activated it
must try to recover before Rallying.
To do this it must roll one die for each team
in the unit and compare the result to the unit’s
Nerve value.
For every roll greater than the unit’s Nerve, a
team has died of its injuries or fled the battle
– one team of the owner’s choice is removed.
No further suppression is added for the teams
removed in this way. Any remaining teams
have recovered, and the unit must carry on
with its Activation and make a Rally action as
normal.
 Terrain
We refer to the (relatively) flat and featureless
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gaming surface which constitutes the majority
of the battlefield as open ground. No extra
rules or exceptions apply to open ground.
Any terrain feature on the gaming surface
should have a clearly defined area that shows
the space it takes up on the table. This can
either be the edges of the piece itself in the
case of a building, or the edge of a larger base
around the terrain pieces in the case of a forest
– the entire base area is considered to be the
terrain. These terrain areas can block line of
sight and can affect movement.
Because players’ scenery collections will vary
vastly, there are no hard and fast rules about
how to define each piece. The following rules
will offer a set of guidelines and it will be up
to the players to agree on the details of each
terrain piece before a game.
Terrain
Height
All terrain that is higher than ground level
must be assigned a height at the beginning of
the game. See page 20.
If the piece of terrain is a building with
multiple floors, you will need to define the
height of the highest floor that figures can be
placed on (the same height as the building if
figures can be placed on the roof, or a level or
two lower if not). This will determine what a
unit occupying the building can see.
Decorative Terrain
Any small terrain piece that does not have
a defined area is decorative terrain and has
little effect on the game, other than making
your table look more thematic. Examples
of this can be: raised platforms, crop fields,
lampposts, isolated pylons, individual trees,
power generators, etc. Units can see, move
and attack over and around these without
penalty.
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Impassable Terrain
Examples of impassable terrain could be
cliff faces, lakes or large rocks. These are the
simplest to handle – no unit can enter or move
through these areas, and units must move
around them in the same way as they move
around enemy units. The primary purpose of
these pieces in the game is to limit movement
and block line of sight.
Note that unless specified otherwise, the edge
of the table is impassable terrain.
Obstacles
Obstacles are long and narrow pieces of
terrain, like walls, barricades, hedges, etc.
They must be assigned a height like all other
terrain – the most common will be height 1
for barriers that a human-sized creature could
see over and clamber across. Units can see and
move over any obstacles of a lower height than
themselves, but note that they will still provide
cover – it is in fact their primary purpose!
In addition, if a unit is in base contact with
an obstacle, it can be assaulted by a unit in
contact with the opposite side of the obstacle.
No charging bonus is granted when attacking
over an obstacle.
In order to fight across a galaxy of
thousands of planets, military forces
must be prepared for any type of
environment. Aside from the mundane
variations such as deserts, snowfields,
mountains and swamps, there are many
other more esoteric climates for troops to
try and adapt to.
Forests of sentient trees. Younger planets
with tectonic systems still in flux, their
landmasses shifting sometimes on a
weekly basis. The variety of colours,
temperatures, atmospheric compositions
and even gravities can be bewildering.
Not for nothing are the scientists of
every civilised race in this age of strife
kept constantly busy in developing
and adapting vehicles, weaponry and
equipment for the brave men, women
and creatures who must sally forth to
these strange new worlds.
Defensible Terrain
Defensible terrain is anything considered
large and sturdy enough for troops to enter
and take cover in – buildings, woods, low
rocky outcrops, etc. These terrain pieces are
impassable to vehicles classified as Tanks
(see page 56), but can be occupied by other
units. When occupying a piece of terrain, the
entire unit will enter the terrain piece; it is not
possible to have a unit half in terrain and half
not.
It is not necessary to physically place the
unit on or into the terrain piece if it will be
awkward to fit – units within an area of terrain
are still considered to be in play, even though
the models may be off of the table.
It is assumed that the troops will adapt a
defensive formation around the perimeter,
and effectively the edges of the terrain piece
become the edges of the unit. A unit can leave
terrain by measuring its movement from any
point on the edge of the terrain area. All ranges
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and line of sight can be drawn from any point
at the edge of the terrain in the same way.
Units in defensible terrain are always in cover.
A terrain area that is already occupied cannot
be entered. If it is occupied by a friendly unit
you will need to move the occupiers out before
any other unit can move in. If it is occupied by
an enemy unit then moving into contact with
the terrain will result in an Assault action
against that unit.
Suppressing Units in Terrain
The protection offered by defensible terrain
confers the Unflinching special rule to any
unit whilst it is occupying it. This means that
while the unit is in terrain, at the beginning
of its Activation, before any Recovery rolls, it
may remove 1 suppression token.
Furthermore, this rule means that the unit
does not suffer the single suppression tokens
added by regular shooting, but will still suffer
suppression from all other sources, such as
Blaze Away, the Suppressive Fire (X) rule and
taking casualties.
Units that already have the Unflinching special
rule gain no additional benefit from this.
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On vs. In?
Sometimes it will not be obvious as to
Some terrain pieces will have large flat roofs,
how terrain should be designated. In
and it is perfectly conceivable that a unit,
these situations you will need to agree
especially one with the Anti-Grav rule, could
with your opponent before the game
be positioned on top of the building rather
using the most sensible option. Note
than in it. Units are free to end their movement
that sometimes, a combination of terrain
on top of buildings such as this, and gain the
types may be the answer.
benefits of the increased height, but will not
Terrain

count as occupying the terrain piece. Take a Landing Pad for example.
As with all terrain, players should agree
with their opponent which buildings can be
climbed or landed on before the game.
If a terrain piece is deemed climbable, units on
the top of it may be assaulted as if they were
behind an obstacle (see page 50). If it is not,
then the unit on top must either be destroyed
with shooting, or assaulted from inside the
building, as if it were in an adjacent terrain
area (see right).
Fortified Terrain

Some terrain pieces such as bunkers are so
thick and impregnable that they are classed as
fortified terrain. Fortified terrain is a type of
defensible terrain and will benefit from all the
same rules and bonuses. It also grants extra
protection to its occupants from shooting
in the form of an additional modifier, and
through a greater range of reactions to being
charged (see page 39).
Sometimes these pieces will be defined by the
mission you are playing, but otherwise they
should be agreed with your opponent before
the game.
The landing pad is fairly open, so it seems
odd to class it as defensible terrain. This
is exacerbated when using particularly
large pads – it would look and feel wrong
to break them down into multiple terrain
areas. The suggested solution here would
be to treat the landing pad like a hill (i.e.
raised yet open ground) surrounded by a
barricade (an obstacle, providing cover).
This simplifies the rules and prevents
you having to define which part of the
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Terrain Capacity
At the beginning of the game you will need
to agree with your opponent how many units
can occupy each piece of terrain, and divide it
into that number of similarly sized segments.
A general rule is that a terrain area can hold
one unit for every 6-12” square space it
occupies, but there may sometimes be a more
obvious way to split a terrain piece, such as
different wings or floors of a building. This will
ultimately depend on the designs available in
your terrain collection.
These segments are regarded as separate pieces
of terrain for the purposes of gameplay. A unit
occupying one such area can make a Move
action to cross from one terrain area to any
adjacent unoccupied terrain area (or a Double
Move to cross into two adjacent terrain areas).
Units in adjacent terrain areas may also make
Shoot and Blaze Away actions against each
Up to four teams can take cover
in this dense copse of trees.
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other (with the cover modifier as normal),
and can also make Assault actions against
each other.
No charge reactions can be made against units
assaulting from an adjacent terrain piece.
You may also wish to define terrain sizes in
more detail, by agreeing a number of teams
that can fit into a specified terrain piece, so
that only units of a certain size can enter it.
Mantic’s Battlezones Scenery range is made
up of modular 3” cubes – if using it, a good
guideline would be to say that each 3” cube
can hold a single team.
In addition, you may choose to say that certain
terrain pieces have a maximum height, so
that a height 3 Strider cannot enter a height 2
building for example.
This tiny prefab
dwelling can only
contain a single team.
This ruin is so large, the players have agreed to
divide it into two. Each half of the building can
contain up to four teams.

Vehicles
In Warpath, Vehicles work in the same way
as Infantry units in most cases, but you’ll find
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that they tend to have more firepower and
heavier armour. There are some other minor
changes to their rules as detailed below.
Suppression
Although Vehicles do not suffer pain or duck
for cover, they can still be suppressed like
every other unit. In the case of a Vehicle,
the suppression tokens represent the crew
being shaken up, the vehicle being knocked
off course, temporary damage to computer
systems and so on.
Vehicle Formations
Although each Vehicle is a unit in its own
right, vehicles do not always fight alone. Some
can be grouped into formations consisting
of multiple units, and this will be detailed in
their unit entry in the form (Formation: X),
where X is the number of Vehicles that can be
Vehicles
grouped together.
If you choose to do this, any units in a
formation may be activated together as a single
Activation, and must remain within 6” of each
other at all times, forming an uninterrupted
chain (just like Infantry units on page 15).
They do not have to make the same actions as
each other, but they can do so if they wish, in
which case they may:
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I All Shoot or Blaze Away at the same
target. Roll to hit and damage for all
units at the same time, before
determining casualties. The target
unit will take a suppression token for
being hit by each unit.
OR
II All charge the same target. Engage all
units in formation with the enemy
unit, one at a time, before rolling any
dice, and roll to damage with all units
before determining casualties. If the
target unit reacts to the charge and
prevents any of the units from
reaching Assault, they may each
make a Move action as normal.
They may also be activated separately, but
must still stay within 6” of each other. If
Vehicles within a formation ever get separated
by more than 6” for any reason, they must
make a Move or Double Move action that
will bring them back within the 6” range
before they can make any actions other than
Regroup or Rally. In addition, if one unit in
a formation is destroyed, each other Vehicle
in that formation accrues a suppression token.
In all other respects, such as choosing targets,
being targeted, receiving Orders, and taking
damage, they are separate units.
Note: Massive Infantry can also be grouped
into formations in the same way.
Damaging and
Destroying Vehicles
Sometimes, a well-placed shot can spell the
end for a vehicle, detonating its ammunition
or fuel reserves, frying its electrics, or killing
its crew. To represent this, all attacks against
Vehicles have the Shredder rule - for any dice
that roll a 6 to damage against a Vehicle you
may take an additional die and roll to damage
again, with any subsequent damage added to
the original total before determining if the
Vehicle is destroyed. Any 6s rolled on this
second roll (or indeed any further rolls) also
grant additional dice – this continues until no
6s are rolled.
If the amount of damage inflicted on a Vehicle
equals but does not exceed its Resilience,
the Vehicle is left on the table as impassable
terrain, but is otherwise destroyed and can
play no further part in the battle.
When a Vehicle is under heavy fire it can throw
shrapnel into the surrounding area or even
suffer a catastrophic explosion. If the amount
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of damage inflicted on a Vehicle exceeds its
Resilience, the Vehicle will explode.
When this happens, all other units within
X” (where X is the amount the Resilience
was exceeded by, to a maximum of 6), friend
or foe, suffer a number of hits equal to the
Resilience of the Vehicle plus the roll of a
D6. These will roll to damage with AP 1. Roll
separately for each unit. These units will take
suppression tokens from these hits as if it were
a shooting attack.
In addition, if the total damage inflicted was
double the Vehicle’s Resilience, the destroyed
Vehicle is removed from the table. Otherwise,
it is left on the table as impassable terrain, but
can play no further part in the battle.
If a vehicle is destroyed while inside a piece of
terrain, the explosion will be confined to the
terrain and will only affect other units in the
same terrain piece.
Note that Vehicles destroyed following a failed
Recovery roll are removed from the table and
do not explode.
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Vehicles
Tanks
Some vehicles such as Striders are effectively
large mechanical infantry, and the only
difference between them and other Infantry
units is how they take damage. However,
some vehicles are classified as Tanks, and they
have a few additional rules.
Tank Movement
Tanks cannot enter defensible terrain, nor can
they engage enemy units in defensible terrain.
They can however move into and through
enemy Infantry units. This is a charge and the
Vehicle will make an Assault action against
the unit moved through (see below), even if
it ends its move out of contact. This represents
the tank ramming and running over the
enemy.
Tanks can charge other Vehicles as well, but
may not move through them.
Tanks are never considered engaged – they
may move freely out of base contact with an
enemy, and the enemy may do the same to
them. They may also shoot and be shot at
while in base contact.
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Tanks in an Assault
Some Tanks have a ramming value to
represent the damage they do when running
over enemy Infantry or ramming an enemy
vehicle – this is shown in their statline as a
weapon with a range of R. If a Tank with such
a value charges an enemy unit (not the other
way around) it will make an Assault action as
normal.
Tanks cannot retaliate in Assault unless the
attacking unit is also using a ramming value, to
represent the damage caused to the engaging
vehicle by the collision. This retaliation roll
may be made with the full number of dice
regardless of whether or not the Tank has
been activated this Turn, and the Tank will
not be marked as activated after the Assault if
it wasn’t already.
Tanks without a ramming weapon roll no dice
in an Assault.
When being charged by the enemy, Tanks can
Shoot as a reaction as if they were in fortified
terrain. They still cannot react if they are
already activated or grounded.
Flyers
The first blow rang the cockpit of the
Some Vehicles fly high above the battlefield, strider like a bell, as the huge drill
and are defined as Flyers. They suffer damage bounced off the curve of the plexglass
and suppression just like any other vehicle but canopy, leaving it grazed but whole.
also use the following special rules. Jungen knew he wouldn’t get that lucky a
• All terrain is ignored by Flyers – if you second time, and he wrestled the controls,
want to position them above terrain just trying to get some space from the rabid
put the base on top of the terrain piece creature before him. Red eyes shone with
– the unit is not occupying it. malice from within the patchy fur of the
oversized face, and drool slobbered from
• Flyers must always perform either the gaping maw, uneven rows of razor
a Move, Double Move or Strafing Run as sharp teeth exposed. The scream in his
part of their activation, and must end earpiece cut off into static as Drivvek
their move at least their Speed value in died under the claws of the other Veer-
inches away from their starting point myn monstrosity. The darkness was alive
– they cannot stay still. with bodies, and his Strider’s searchlamp
provided only flashing glimpses of the
• Suppression has no effect on the Speed scene outside. Triggering his flamer,
value of a Flyer. he smiled as the creatures around him
• Shooting at Flyers will always suffer a -1 screeched with agony.
penalty due to their height and speed.
• Flyers do not have a height. They can
always be seen and can always see all
enemy units unless they are in the shadow
of a terrain piece. They only suffer the
cover modifier when shooting into
defensible terrain.
• Flyers cannot engage or be engaged
in Assault.
• Destroyed Flyers are never left on the
table, and do not damage nearby units.
Flyers have access to a new action in addition
to the standard options:
Strafing Run – Long Action

Make a Double Move action as normal, but

draw an imaginary straight line across the
battlefield from the Flyer’s starting position
to its end position (which can be off of the
board). Choose one unit that falls beneath
this line, and make a Shooting attack against
it and any unit engaged with it. All other units
beneath the line, friend or foe, and any units
engaged with them, must accrue a suppression
token. Once the Flyer's Activation is finished,
it is removed from the table and placed into
Reserve. Its suppression tokens are discarded.
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Aerial Deployment
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This unit is able to enter the battlefield from
above. If brought onto the table using the
Reserves Order (see page 70) this unit may
choose any point on the board to arrive,
rather than just the board edge. The first team
in the unit will be placed at that point, with
the rest placed around it following the normal
positioning rules.
The unit must be able to fit in the chosen
position without entering within 1” of terrain
or other units. This point must be declared
before the dice are rolled for the Order.
As with the Reserves Order, if the unit
contains the Commander giving the Order,
this entry point can be anywhere on the
board. Otherwise, the entry point must be
within range of a Commander that is already
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on the table.
Once the unit has been placed on the board,
it may only make one short action in its first
Activation, and may engage the enemy.
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Unlike most Orders, if the roll is failed
this Reserves Order is still successful – the
troops will have already started their descent!
However, on a failed Order roll, the opposing
player may instead choose the entry position
by selecting any other valid point within 12”
of the original one.
Anti-Grav
This unit has jump packs, thrusters, wings or
mystical powers that allow it to move off of
the ground. It may move over terrain, vehicles
and enemy units without needing a clear path
around or between them. It must still have
enough space to end its move in the chosen
position.
Anti-Tank (X)
This weapon is designed for destroying
vehicles and penetrating bunkers. When
rolling to damage against a Vehicle with this
weapon, each successful roll is multiplied by
X before determining casualties.
In addition, it ignores the fortified terrain
modifier (but not the cover modifier) when
shooting.
Area Effect
This weapon spreads its ammunition over
a wide area. After it has made a Shoot or
Blaze Away action against an enemy unit, it
may immediately make a second action of
the same type against any other enemy unit
within 6” of the first.
Both of these attacks are part of the same
action, and will only count as a single use on a
Limited (X) weapon.
Blast (X)
If this unit hits with a shooting attack, each
successful hit is multiplied by X when
determining how many dice to roll to damage.
This multiplier applies after Shields and any
other special rules are resolved – only the
initial hits count towards those. Blast has no
effect on Blaze Away attacks.
In Assault, the Dice value of the weapon is
simply multiplied by X.
Blast weapons also ignore cover penalties (but
not fortified terrain penalties) when shooting.
Bulky
This unit cannot enter a Transport Vehicle.
Camouflage
This unit has a distortion field or patterned
markings that make it hard to see. The unit
counts as being in cover even when in the
open. This rule has no further benefit when
the unit is in cover.
In addition, enemies targeting this unit have
trouble drawing a bead on it. Any Shoot
action against this unit is a long action rather
than a short action. Blaze Away actions and
weapons with the Heavy Firepower rule are
fired as normal.
Communications
This unit has a communications device,
allowing it to benefit from orders given by
units with the Orbital Command rule, or by
Commanders in other units in play that also
have the Communications rule, regardless of
range.
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Escort
One of the slots in a formation of these units
(see page 54), may be taken by a different
Vehicle unit of the player’s choice, declared at
the start of the game. The escortee is activated
just as if it were part of the formation.
For example, Spectra Escort Gunships may
be taken in a formation of 3. Using this
rule, they may be fielded as a formation of 2
Spectra Escort Gunships and a Chroma Force
Platform that can all activate together.
Expendable
This unit cannot achieve objectives and does
not count towards VPs for either player under
any objective other than the Kill Total and
claiming Strategic Assets.
Experimental
When this weapon rolls to hit with a Shoot
or Blaze Away action, any dice that roll a 1
count as hitting the shooting unit itself (these
hits do not add suppression tokens), and will
damage the shooting unit as normal even
when Blazing Away. However, any dice that
roll a 6 to hit have their AP increased by one
against the target unit, and will benefit from
the Shredder special rule.
Fire Control
When a unit with this ability makes a Shoot
action, it may re-roll any dice results of 1
when attempting to hit the target.
 Fire in the Hole!
When this unit charges, no charge reactions
of any kind may be made, even by units in
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terrain, as the target unit’s vision is obscured
or it is pinned in place.
Headstrong
At the beginning of its Activation, before
any Recovery rolls, this unit may remove 1
suppression token.
Heavy Firepower
This weapon may not be used to Blaze Away.
Shooting is a long action for this weapon.
Independent Target
Matrix
This weapon may select a different target to
the rest of the unit’s weapons when the unit
shoots.
Special Rules
Indirect
This weapon may be used to fire at any target
within range, regardless of line of sight, but
will suffer a further -1 penalty to hit when
targeting a unit that it does not have line of
sight to.
Inspiring
This unit drives those around it to perform at
a higher level. The Nerve of all friendly units
within 8” of one or more units with this rule
is 1 higher than it would normally be. If a unit
moves outside of this radius its Nerve will
revert to normal.
Units can only benefit from this rule once. It
does not stack.
Leadership
A unit with this rule adds 1 to the number of
suppression tokens removed with a Regroup
or Rally action, and may re-roll one failed
Recovery roll per turn.
Limited (X)
This weapon may only be used X times in a
game.
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Medic
Once per turn, after an enemy has rolled
to damage against the Medic’s unit with a
shooting attack, remove D3 damage points
from the unit before determining casualties.
Mobile Defences
This unit counts as being in cover even when
in the open. The ability has no further benefit
when the unit is in cover.
Orbital Command
This unit is not placed on the board and does
not need to be deployed – it represents a
general or other high-ranking officer directing
the battle from orbit and will be used to give
Orders to the rest of the force. It is considered
to be in play and must be activated once each
Turn like any other unit (although in most
cases will not make any actions). All units on
the board count as being within 12” of this
unit, provided they have the Communications
special rule. This unit can always draw range
and line of sight to everything on the board,
and is not affected by any modifiers when
shooting other than fortified terrain.
The unit cannot be targeted, and for victory
purposes is not considered to be part of
the force. For example, in a 2000pt game
with a 200pt Orbital Commander, the force
will count as 1800pts for victory purposes.
Therefore killing 10% of the force would only
require the opponent to destroy 180pts’ worth
of units rather than 200. Although not strictly
necessary, it is a good idea to have a model to
represent Orbital Commanders in the game.
These models can be placed in a corner of the
board as a reminder of their presence and be
marked as activated when appropriate.
Protection (X) Reckless Advance
This unit inspires fierce protection from the This unit has no use for clearing protocols
units around it, who will leap to its defence and no need for caution as it charges into
with no regard for their own safety. the unknown. This unit may make a Double
Move into and out of defensible terrain.
Friendly units cannot be grounded while they
are within 8” of this unit. Saboteur
In addition, all units of type X will leap to This unit is skilled with electronics and
the defence of any unit with this rule. If a explosives, and is able to disrupt or destroy
unit with this rule is charged by an enemy the enemy’s tech.
unit, any other unit of type X of the owning
player’s choice that is not activated, engaged When a unit with this rule attacks an enemy
or grounded within 12” may make a charge Vehicle in melee, it can attempt to sabotage it.
reaction on the protected unit’s behalf. Any rolls of a 6 to damage will be rolled again
as normal, but will also add a suppression
In addition, if the protected unit takes token to the Vehicle, even if the unit could not
enough damage from a shooting attack to be otherwise damage it.
destroyed, the owning player may select any
other team of type X within 6” to be destroyed
instead, as if it were a team in the same unit.
The Precision Fire Order will still allow the
protected unit to be selected for destruction,
and the unit will also be destroyed as usual in
Assault.
Recon
This unit may start the game inside any terrain
piece outside the opponent’s deployment
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 Saturation
This weapon fires gouts of flame or toxic
gas that fill an area, so accuracy is far less
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important! This weapon always hits on a 3+,
regardless of modifiers, even when using a
Blaze Away action.
Shield (X)
Every time you Shoot at this unit, you must
discard the first X hits to overcome the shield’s
defences. Only hits remaining afterwards can
be rolled to damage. Shields do not affect Blaze
Away actions or the amount of Suppression
applied by an attack.
Special Rules
If firing with multiple weapon types, those
with the lowest AP are discarded first. If
there are multiple weapons with the same AP,
discarded hits should be split evenly between
the weapons, with the defending player
choosing in the case of an odd number.
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If a single attack inflicts twice as many hits as
X (before discarding any dice), the shield has
been overloaded and will not work for the rest
of the battle. It will affect the Shoot action that
overloaded it as normal.
Weapons with an AP of X or more ignore
the effects of the shield, and will still count
towards overloading it.
Shield tokens can be
used to show that a
unit’s shield is still in
place.
Shield Projection (X)
Units with this rule have the Shield rule, but
the effect is extended to all other units with at
least half of their teams partially or completely
within 12”.
When shooting at a unit protected by multiple
shields, the one with the highest value must
be overcome before hits are assigned to any
weaker shields. The defending player may
choose which is depleted first in the case of
multiple, equal strength Shields.
Shredder
When rolling to damage with this weapon, for
any dice that roll a 6 to damage you may take
an additional die and roll to damage again,
with any subsequent damage added to the
original total. Any 6s rolled on this second
roll (or indeed any further rolls) also grant
additional dice – this continues until no 6s are
rolled.
There is no additional effect against Vehicles as
all attacks against Vehicles have the Shredder
rule already.
Smokescreen
This airborne vehicle drops grenades to form
a curtain of smoke, obscuring the ground
below. Any unit that disembarks from this
vehicle benefits from the Camouflage rule
until the end of the turn.
Stun
Any damage caused by this weapon marks its
target as activated.
Subterranean
Deployment
This rule is the same as the Aerial Deployment
rule, except that the unit comes from
underneath instead of above!
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Suppressive Fire (X)
This unit deals X suppression tokens on top of
any regular suppression caused when making
a Shoot or Blaze Away action. This applies
even if no damage is caused, but the weapon
must hit at least once. If simultaneously firing
different weapons with this rule, the totals are
cumulative.
Tag
This weapon’s ammunition is fitted with geo-
trackers that will alert friendly troops to the
location of their enemies.
Whenever this unit inflicts a
point of damage on an enemy
unit, place a tag marker next to
the targeted unit.
Any further shooting in that Turn against
the tagged unit is at +1 to hit. The tag token
is removed at the end of the Turn with the
activation tokens. A target unit may only have
a single tag marker on it at any time - any
further attacks with the Tag rule do not place
additional tag markers.
Tenacious
This unit is able to hold enemies in position,
whether by surrounding their prey, gripping
them with tentacles, or using some kind of
alien weaponry.
Enemy units may not make a Disengage
action while in contact with a unit with this
rule.
 Transport (X)
Some units are able to carry infantry into
battle, allowing soldiers to redeploy quickly
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and securely. The model is able to carry up to
X teams of Infantry. A Transport may carry
teams that belong to different units, but a unit
cannot be split between multiple Transports.
Units can enter and exit a Transport exactly
as if it were a defensible terrain piece (albeit
one that moves), with the exception that they
cannot exit if the Transport has performed a
Double Move action that Turn. Units inside a
Transport are still considered in play.
Units can also choose to start a game inside
a Transport, and placing the Transport
containing the unit only counts as placing one
unit during deployment. While a unit is inside
a Transport, it cannot be targeted by enemy
fire (unless the Transport is Open-Topped –
see below), and it may only make Move (to
exit the vehicle) or Regroup and Rally actions.
Special Rules
It may not make any kind of attack, and if the
Transport moves into contact with an enemy
unit the occupants of the vehicle do not
participate in the Assault. They may however
choose to exit the Transport as a charge
reaction if the Transport is charged.
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If they choose to exit the Transport while it is
in contact with the enemy, they are placed in
contact with the enemy unit, as close to the
Transport as possible. They become instantly
engaged with the same enemy unit, and do
not count as charging.
Flyers that also have the Transport rule cannot
safely land on the battlefield to deliver their
troops – units inside a flying Transport can
only exit the Transport if they have the Anti-
Grav rule.
If a Transport is destroyed while there is a unit
inside it, the unit immediately disembarks. If
the Transport is a Vehicle and it also exploded,
the occupying unit suffers a number of hits
equal to the Vehicle’s Resilience value plus the
roll of a D6. These will roll to damage with
AP 2 and the unit is marked as activated if it
wasn’t already. Survivors are placed as close to
the Transport as possible if it remains on the
table, or will take its place on the table if it has
been removed.
Passengers in a flying Transport are destroyed
along with it.
Transports with the Communications rule will
confer it to their passengers, and vice versa.
Open-Topped
Units being carried by an Open-Topped
Transport can attack as normal – they can
choose to make a shooting attack from the
back of the Transport, and will be engaged
in Assault with any enemy unit that the
Transport is in contact with, benefiting from
any charging bonus the Transport has gained.
They do not need to exit the Transport to
attack.
The enemy can split their attacks between the
Transport and the occupying unit, and the
occupying unit can make charge reactions as
if from defensible terrain.
The occupying unit can be targeted by enemy
shooting as if they were in cover.
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Unflinching
At the beginning of its Activation, before
any Recovery rolls, this unit may remove 1
suppression token. Note that this rule does
not stack with Headstrong.
Furthermore, this unit does not suffer the
single, initial suppression token added when
a Shooting attack hits, but will still suffer
suppression from all other sources, such as
Blaze Away hits, the Suppressive Fire (X) rule
and taking casualties.
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Command
Commanders of a force are able to influence
their troops to go above and beyond, and to
do this you will find that some units in the
game have an additional value in their unit
entry: Command.
Command and
Commanders
The Command value indicates a unit’s
ability to control the troops around it,
and contributes to the army Command
Pool, granting special abilities during the
battle. Teams with a Command value are
referred to as Commanders in the rules.
Command will be listed under the
special rules section of a unit/team’s
entry, and can also be granted by certain
unit upgrades.
Command Pool
All Commanders contribute
to the force’s Command Pool.
This is a pool of special dice that
represent strategic planning
and tactical communication
within the force, and allow
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Commanders to direct their troops in ways
over and above those granted by the standard
rules. These abilities can turn the tide of a
battle, so use them wisely!
At the beginning of a game, add together all
of the Command values in your force, and
take that number of Command dice and place
them at the side of the board.
Note: The number of Command dice in the
pool is set at the start of the game, and is never
reduced by anything other than rolling the
dice to issue an Order. Losing a Commander
in battle does not reduce the pool.
Orders
During the game, you may use these dice
to give Orders. Orders are special abilities
that will allow units to do things that they
otherwise couldn’t have done, such as
activating multiple times in a turn, activating
simultaneously with another unit, or making
special actions. The list of standard Orders
can be found on page 69. Most armies and
some individual units will also have their
own unique Orders, and these will be listed in
their force list. There is no limit to how many
Orders you can give in a Turn, as long as you
have enough dice, but each unit can be issued
a maximum of 1 Order per Turn, including
failed Orders.
 Giving Orders
Unless stated otherwise, Orders must be used
as follows:
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• Orders with a symbol involve
activating one or more units and will
use up your Activation. They must be
used when it is your turn to activate
a unit, before the Activation, and must
be used on an unactivated friendly unit.
• Orders with a symbol may only be
used in response to an action taken by
the enemy.
• Orders without a symbol may be given
in addition to a normal Activation, but
only before or after the Activation, not
during. These Orders do not mark any
target units as activated, and can be used
on units that have already activated.
• Orders are issued by your Commanders,
each of which can issue Orders up to the
level of its Command value. For example,
a unit with Command  can give Level
Command
1 and 2 Orders, but cannot give Level 3
Orders.
• All targets of the Order must be within
the same Ordering Commander’s range
of influence – 12” unless listed otherwise.
• Grounded Commanders cannot issue
Orders.
To give an Order, declare which Order you are
giving, which Commander is giving it, and to
which unit, and decide how many Command
dice from your pool you want to roll for the
Order. Roll the dice, and check your result.
• represents 1 success.
• represents 2 successes.
• represents 3 successes.
• Every blank face rolled is a failure – the
Order has been misunderstood or didn’t
get through to your troops.
• Every + icon means that the die can be
returned to your pool after determining
the result of the roll, even if the Order
was unsuccessful.
Note: If you ever roll more than one blank face
in a single roll this gives the opponent a chance
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to take advantage of an opportunity you’ve left
open for them. They may immediately add an
additional Command die to their pool. Your
Order will still be successful if you roll enough
successes.
A Level 1 Order will require 1 success to
be carried out, a Level 2 Order will take 2
successes, and a Level 3 Order will take 3.
If you roll enough successes, follow the
instructions detailed for the Order. If you do
not roll enough successes, the Order is not
carried out.
Either way, return any dice that rolled a + to
your pool, and discard the rest.
As you will see, it is possible to give any Order
on a single die with the right roll, but it is often
wise to roll multiple dice when attempting a
higher level order.
The Command rules change the usual
sequence of play by allowing a player to
continue their turn even after they have no
units left to activate. Players will continue to
take alternating Activations until the end of
the Turn, and may use their Activation to give
Orders instead.
If a player does not wish to give an Order,
they may simply do nothing and pass to their
opponent. If they use an Order that makes a
unit available to activate, they may act with
this unit as part of their Activation as normal.
The Turn will only end when both players
have no units left to activate, and both choose
to pass.
The discipline of the Enforcers is perhaps
their greatest strength. Their weapons
and armour are certainly without
peer, and their physical impressiveness
is undeniable, the product of the very
finest gene therapies and research that
the Council can buy. But it is their iron
will and unflinching adherence to the
mission and their orders which elevates
these super soldiers above their rivals.
When an Enforcer is given an order, it is
with the confidence that only death will
stop it being carried out.
Level 1 Orders
Bounding Overwatch
Choose two units. One unit may make a
single Move action and then be placed on
Overwatch. The other may then make its
Activation as normal.
Change of Plans
This Order may only be given at the beginning
of the game, after rolling for Secondary
Objectives. It is not targeted at a particular
unit.
The player may re-roll one or both of the dice
used to determine one of their Secondary
Objectives for the game.
Counter Attack
This Order may only be given when you would
normally declare a charge reaction, before the
enemy unit is moved.
The reacting unit may instead charge the unit
that was charging it (provided that it can reach
the target with a Double Move action), and
will gain the charging bonus in the ensuing
Assault. The unit now being charged does not
gain the charging bonus and may not react.
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Courage Under Fire
Choose an Infantry unit. It may make a Rally
action without rolling for recovery.
Firestorm
Choose a unit. It may immediately make a
Shoot action, re-rolling any misses. The unit
is then marked as activated.
Hit and Run
Choose a unit. It may make a Move action,
followed by a Shoot action, followed by a
second Move action. It is then marked as
activated. The Shoot action is considered to be
a short action for the purposes of rules such as
Camouflage or Heavy Firepower.
Move, Move, Move!
Choose a unit. It may either:
• Perform a Double Move action that
starts or ends in a piece of terrain, or
• Perform a Triple Move action (a Move
at triple the unit’s Speed).
The move is unaffected by suppression. The
unit is then marked as activated.
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Call to Arms
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This Order affects all friendly units physically
within range of the issuing Commander (not
those in range due to Communications). Units
in range instantly remove suppression tokens
equal to the Commander's Command value.
This Order is not affected by the 1 Order per
unit per Turn restriction, and can therefore be
issued in addition to one other Order to each
affected unit. This Order may not be used by
an Orbital Commander.
Flanking Manoeuvre
This Order may only be given when you would
normally declare a charge reaction, before the
enemy unit is moved.
Choose a different friendly unit within range
of the same Commander that has not yet
been activated. This unit may make a charge
reaction on behalf of the unit being charged.
This reaction may be used to charge the
Command
original charging unit (provided that it can
reach the target with a Move or Double Move
action), and will gain the charging bonus
in the ensuing Assault. The unit now being
charged does not gain the charging bonus and
may not react.
Combined Attack
Choose two friendly units that have not
yet been activated. They may be activated
simultaneously. The units must, as part of
their Activation, either:
I Both Shoot or Blaze Away at the
same target. Roll to hit and damage
for both units at the same time, before
determining casualties. The target
unit will take a suppression
token for being hit by each unit.
OR
II Both charge the same target. Engage
both units with the enemy unit, one
at a time, before rolling any dice,
and roll to damage with both units
before determining casualties. If the
target unit reacts to the charge and
prevents either unit from reaching
Assault, they may each make a Move
action as normal.
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Any other part of the units’ Activations such
as a Move or Regroup can be performed
separately. Both units are then marked as
activated.
Refresh
Choose a unit. Remove its activation token.
This Order may also be given when one of
your units is charged, before the enemy unit is
moved, allowing your unit to react or to fight
back at full strength.
Reserves
You may choose to deploy some of your units
off of the board at the start of a game, which
is called holding them in Reserve. This Order
is used to bring them onto the table later in
the game.
Choose a unit in Reserve. It must arrive on
the board with either a Move or Double Move
from a chosen entry point on the board edge.
If the Commander giving the Order is in the
Reserve unit, this entry point can be anywhere
on any board edge. Otherwise, the entry point
must be within range of the Commander
already on the table giving the Order.
The newly arrived unit may not engage the
enemy as part of this Activation but may carry
out any other actions. The unit is then marked
as activated.
Like an Orbital Commander, a unit still
in Reserve at the end of the game is not
considered to be a part of the force for victory
purposes. For example, in a 2000pt game
with a 100pt unit in Reserve at the end, the
force will count as 1900pts for determining
the victor. Therefore killing 10% of the force
would only require the opponent to destroy
190pts’ worth of units rather than 200.
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Comms Interference

This Order affects all opposing Commanders.

Until the end of the Turn your opponent’s units
may only be given Orders by Commanders
within the units themselves. In addition, the
Communications rule has no effect for your
opponent while Comms Interference is in
play.
Last Stand

This Order may only be given in the last Turn

of the game (listed in the mission briefing). It
is not targeted at a particular unit.
It will extend the length of the game for an
additional Turn. It cannot be used in the
newly created Turn to extend the game even
further.
Reprioritise the Mission

This Order may only be given at the beginning

of the game, after rolling for Secondary
Objectives. It is not targeted at a particular
unit.
The player may change one of the Secondary
Objectives they have rolled for any other of
their choice.
Request Orbital
Assistance
Asterian Overseer
Choose an Orbital Commander unit. It may
use a Limited (X) attack that has already been
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Specialised Orders
Some specialists within a force provide unique
abilities when purchased as unit upgrades, and
can be directed to use them with an Order.
Command
Only the unit containing the upgrade may be
Ordered to use these abilities – they are not
available to other units within the force.
Level 1 – Fortify Position
This Order may only be given by a Commander
inside a terrain piece.
This Commander is an expert in urban
warfare and can deploy traps, barricades and
automated weaponry for defence. The terrain
piece is upgraded to fortified terrain until the
end of the Turn. In addition, the unit gains an
additional +1 to hit modifier when shooting
against all targets within 12”.
Level 1 – Precision Fire
This Order may only be given during the
unit’s Shoot action, before any casualties are
removed.
If any enemy teams are due to be removed
from the target unit, the Shooting player may
choose one of teams to be removed instead of
the owning player.
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Level 1 – Repair
Choose a friendly Vehicle within 6" of the unit
with the Repair Order. It may immediately
remove D3+1 Suppression Tokens.
Level 1 – Sabotage Objective
This Order may only be given by a Commander
in contact with a Strategic Asset.
This Commander may roll the Command
dice as normal in an attempt to sabotage the
Asset. The exact result of this Order depends
on the number of successes rolled on the dice.
A Commander in a unit with the Saboteur
rule may re-roll one die when attempting this
Order.
• 0-1 successes – the Order has failed.
• 2-3 successes – the Asset has been
damaged and will be worth half the
number of VPs at the end of the game,
rounding down.
• 4 successes – the Asset has been
destroyed and is worth no VPs at the end
of the game. Remove the counter.
• 5+ successes – the Asset has exploded!
Treat it like an exploding Vehicle with a
Resilience of 2 and a D6” radius. It has
been destroyed and is worth no VPs at
the end of the game. Remove the counter.
Damaged objectives may be sabotaged further
to try to destroy them, but additional damage
results will have no effect.
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 Picking a
Force
So, now you know how to play, you’ll surely
want to build up your own army. People like
Forces
to play the game in many different ways so the
forces are fully customisable. You can choose
whether to overwhelm your opponent with
hordes of basic troops, or destroy them piece
by piece with a smaller elite force.
Note: Building a force of your own will
require a little knowledge of how the
game works in practice, and which units
are best in which situations. For your
first few games, we recommend you use
the pre-designed starter forces in the
Operation Heracles Battle Set. Once you
know what you’re doing, read on!
Picking a Force
Which Force?
Certain armies are suited to certain playstyles.
There is flexibility in every army, but a Veer-
myn force will be at its best in large numbers,
whereas an Enforcer force will be smaller but
more adaptable, focusing its power in just the
right places.
Of course, the way an army plays isn’t the
only reason to take it into battle. Have a read
through this section and see which force takes
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your fancy – it may be a particular backstory
that you can best identify with, or you may
want to pick your favourite miniature range.
Building a Force
You can play Warpath with just a few units
per side, without worrying about the two
sides being equally matched. This is great for
learning the game, but after you’ve become
familiar with the rules and have amassed a
large collection of models, you will want to try
a game where the forces facing one another
across the battlefield are balanced, so that
both players have an equal chance of winning
the game.
To achieve this, you and your opponent must
pick a force from your chosen army list before
the game. First agree a total of points, say for
example 1,000 points. Then start picking units
from the force lists provided in this book.
One does not use a hammer to open
a Penlo Fruit. Nor does one peel a
Panshi Nut. The appropriate tool for
the appropriate task. Overwhelming
force is wasteful, and insufficient force
meaningless. Learn when to use the
hammer and when the scalpel, and you
will know all that you require in life.
The Subtle Art of Combat – Preface
Selecting Units
Each force will be made up of a number of
units, each with its own entry in the force list.
There are no specific units that you must or
must not take – it’s up to you to decide which
units will work best for you in the game, or
simply which units you like the look of!
Once you’ve decided on a unit to include in
your army, you will then need to look at the
different teams available to select as part of
that unit. As detailed on page 18, each unit
profile may have restrictions on the number
of each type of team that can be taken within a
unit, as well as minimums and maximums for
the number of teams taken overall.
Once a unit composition is decided, it cannot
change during the game – teams cannot leave
or join for any reason other than death.
Note that there is no requirement to take any
Commanders, but remember that without
them you won't be able to issue any Orders.
Pick your units one at a time, making a note of
the amount of points that you’ve spent as you
go along. Keep adding these costs together
until you reach your chosen limit for the
game. You cannot spend more, but you can of
course spend less than the agreed total, which
is a very brave thing to do!
Example
A unit of Plague 3rd Gen Troopers must have a
minimum of two teams and a maximum of five.
No more than two teams in the unit can carry
HMGs, and no more than one can carry grenade
launchers or mortars. Any number can have
Beasts to support them in Assault.
Note that these restrictions will have implications
on your chosen playstyle. If you want to maximise
the suppressive fire that you can lay down, you’ll
want to take multiple HMG and Mortar teams.
However, with the limits on each unit, you’ll
have to take multiple smaller units rather than
fewer larger ones. Smaller units are more flexible
during the game and will inflict more suppression,
but will struggle to put out enough firepower to
effectively destroy their enemies. You’ll need to
take this into account, and allocate some of the
points in your force to units that can compensate
for this weakness. If your strategy is to heavily
suppress your enemy with HMGs, consider taking
some fast melee units like Leapers to quickly
dispatch the enemies in Assault as they recover.
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Unit Upgrades
Some unit entries will list upgrades that are
available to teams in the unit. The majority of
these will add unit leaders or special weapons,
but some units have access to other specialists
too.
These upgrades will have limits in the same
way as the number of teams within the units,
such as a maximum number within a unit.
There are three types of team upgrade:
Personnel, Equipment, and Support.
• Personnel upgrades replace one model
in the team with a leader or specialist
who will grant the team (and therefore
the unit) special rules or Command
abilities.
• Equipment upgrades replace one model
in the team with an improved weapon or
other tactical device, and will usually
add a new weapon statline to the team.
• Support upgrades do not replace any
models. Instead they add a model or
large weapon to the team, such as a
D.O.G. Drone in an Enforcer Pathfinder
Unit.
Important: Each Infantry team may have
a maximum of one Personnel and one
Equipment upgrade, whereas Support
upgrades are one per unit.
Vehicles may take any number of different
upgrades, but may only take each upgrade
once.
Any additional rules or weapons conferred by
an upgrade are over and above any possessed
by the basic team.
Universal Upgrades
In addition, each force list will have a selection
of upgrades that are not tied to a particular
unit for force selection purposes. These can
be distributed across your force as you wish
at the start of the game, although they will
be a limited resource, and may only upgrade
certain types of unit. They must still comply
with the type limits of all other unit upgrades.
These upgrades may not be given to Vehicle
units unless stated otherwise.
 Force Limits
To ensure a level of realism within your
force and restrict potentially over-powered
combinations, there are a couple of additional
rules that you must follow when constructing
your army.
Forces
Unique Units
If a unit has the t symbol before its name in
the list, it is a unique unit. Only one such unit
exists and can therefore only be taken once in
the force.
The General
Picking a Force
All armies in Warpath must be assigned a
General. This is the unit or model that has
overall tactical control of the battle, and may
influence the outcome of certain mission
objectives (see page 29).
At the start of each game, you must assign one
team in your force as the General. This must
be the team in your force with the highest
Command value, provided that it is in play at
the start of the game – the General may not
be assigned to a unit kept in Reserve, or a unit
with the Orbital Command special rule.
If there are multiple teams with the equal
highest Command value, you may choose
which is assigned as the General. If you do not
have any units in play with a Command value,
you may assign any unit as the General.
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High Value Assets
Some units are in short supply, either because
they are rare, or simply too expensive to bring
to battle in large numbers. These units are
called High Value Assets.
Restricting these assets not only ensures a
more realistic and varied force, but also keeps
the game fair so that both players have an
equal chance of winning.
High Value Assets, or HVAs, are given a HVA
rating within the force list, represented by a
number of  symbols following the points
value for the team or upgrade.
There is a limit on the combined HVA rating
of units in your force based on the size of game
being played. The maximum HVA rating is as
follows:
Game Size Max HVA Rating
1-1000 points 2
1001-2000 points 5
2001-3000 points 8
+1000 points +3
These limits are not totally fixed however. You
may exceed these limits, but your opponent
will receive a bonus of 2VPs for every  that
you exceed the limit by.
For example, say you are playing a 2000 point
game and your force includes 3 Veer-myn
Tunnellers ( each) and a Tangle (). This
is a total of 7 – 2 more than the limit – so
your opponent will start the game with a 4VP
bonus.
 An Allied Enforcer / Asterian Force
Allies

Sometimes, to fulfil a particular narrative or Work out how many troops you think
theme, you may wish to create a force that would be able to do the job and then
uses units from multiple force lists, such as a double it. The pinkskins will be so busy
GCPS force that has called in a contingent of shekking themselves at how many of you
Enforcers, or a Forge Father/Asterian alliance. there are that you can get the job done
Alliances may be made between any before they’ve even worked out why
combination of Asterian, Enforcer, Forge you’re there.
Father and GCPS forces. Plague and Veer-
myn forces may not form alliances. Captain Brando to his second, Joe
Once you have chosen your main force list,
you are free to mix and match units from
the other forces. However, every 500 points
(rounding up) spent on units not from your
main list will cost 1✴ towards your HVA
rating in addition to any ratings on the units
themselves.
For example, if you had a 2000 point Asterian
force including 750pts worth of GCPS troops,
they would count as 2✴ towards your HVA
rating.
Note: No unit may use the Transport Vehicles
of another faction.

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 The Cygnus Battalion –
Strike Team Gamma
Forces
Picking a Force
In this section, we will look at how to pick a force.
For my first army, I have chosen the Enforcers. This
is partly because I love their look, with the clean,
futuristic armour, but also because with a smaller
number of figures to build and paint this will be
a perfect first project. I quite like the suppression
and assault-focused play-style of the Plague, but I
will come back to them later. It’s not like you can
have too many armies after all!
The Enforcers are a small but very flexible force –
the high Speed and the Anti-Grav rule across the
board make it very easy to get your troops where
you want them, and they hit hard! They also excel
at Command, as it is so widely available through
their unit leaders. Coupled with Communications,
this allows the army to split up and still receive
their Orders. To be successful, Enforcers need
to make the best use of these tactical abilities,
effectively using Overwatch and Orders like
Combined Attack to make surgical strikes against
their enemies. As a fan of such tactical play, these
guys are perfect for me.
Looking through the sourcebook, I have chosen
to base my army on the Cygnus Battalion. They
are small, but fierce, and I love that they deal with
unknown threats from deep out in space. This
should create some great narratives as new races
enter the fold, whether the Council order my
Enforcers to attack, or to incorporate their worlds
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and even ally with them – a great way to expand
the army even after it’s ‘finished’.
My local gaming group is planning a tournament,
with a limit of 2500 points, so that is my target for
this force, and I will be looking to build an army
that is competitive, and also well-rounded enough
to take on all-comers.
I will start with the Starter Force available from
Mantic. The plastic sprues will give me lots of
options to form the core of the army, and I can
expand from there. Before I assemble anything, I
will list out all the potential enemies and objectives
that I could face, and make sure I have something
to deal with each one.
• The core of most enemy armies will be
infantry, and the best way to kill lots of
infantry is with lots of guns. I will also take a
core of infantry, and arm them for maximum
firepower! A couple of units of Enforcer Strike
Teams with Burst Lasers should do the job.
Larger units of two teams will give them an
edge against tougher enemies.
• Vehicles will be widespread – I need to make
sure I have something to take them out. The
Heavy Support Team is a good start, and
I’ll back that up with a Polaris Strider for
something a bit more manoeuvrable.
• Capturing Strategic Assets be the difference
between a win and a loss. Jetbikes, with their
high speed, are perfect for capturing the
more distant objectives. Three teams should
be enough, giving me room to take some
casualties first.
• If there’s a central objective to hold, I’ll need
something survivable to hold it, and if the
enemy gets there first, I’ll need to be able to
clear it out. A three-team unit of Peacekeepers
with an Incinerator and some Shields are just
made for the task.
• Although I’ve already got some tank-killers,
a serious threat early in the game like a
Chroma will cause me some pain. A Breach
and Eradicate team in an Interceptor will do
a number on any vehicle, and they can drop
in exactly where they’re needed. Once they’re
down, the Interceptor can strafe and suppress
the nearby troops while the rest of my force
turns up.
• I will add a Medic to the Heavy Support
team to keep them alive and firing as long as
possible.
• I will swap out a Jetbike team for one with a
Missile Launcher, just in case I face a lot of
vehicles.
• I’ll finish up with an Assault team to take out
weakened units at close range.
That’s it, I’m at 2500 points! At 56 models, this is
still a fairly small force for Warpath, but I think I’ve
got enough flexibility to make it work, especially
with my eight Command dice.
At 2500 points, I have a max HVA Rating of 8 .
However, having kept the army pretty balanced,
I’ve only spent a single  on the Interceptor,
so I don’t need to worry about VP penalties.
Furthermore, when I can later realise my dream
of an allied alien army, I’ll have plenty of  left
to do so!

Everything here comes to 1620 points, so I’ve still After I’ve played a few games and built up some
got a nice chunk of points to spend fleshing out experience with the force, I will surely want to play
the force. around with it a bit. The Orbital Commander and
Persecutor Bomber would both have a huge impact
To lay down a bit of suppression on enemy infantry, on the enemy lines with their bombardments, but
while surviving the retaliatory fire, a couple of I’ll need to work out what to sacrifice to afford
Def 7+ Striders will be the perfect next choice. them. The army selection system is deliberately
I’ll follow those up with a team of Pathfinders – very open to give you this freedom to play around
the Tag rule will be valuable against enemies in with it, and use a different force every time!
cover.
I’ve now got just over 500 points
left, and I really need to build up
some Command dice and give
the army the flexibility it needs. I
will start with a Captain to give
me access to level 2 Orders like
Refresh, and I’ll put him with
the Peacekeepers to keep him
alive as long as possible. I will
then add unit leaders across the
board, adding five more dice to
the pool.
With just 280 points left to
spend, I will finish up with all
the little upgrades that will
give me the edge.
• I will add Smokescreen
Grenades to the
Interceptor to keep the
B&E team alive when
they land.
• I will add a Sniper to
one of the Enforcer
Strike Teams for
picking off pesky
heavy weapons.

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 Asterians
The Asterian Star Empire is one of the largest
territories in the galaxy, something that has
been achieved through Asterian dedication to
scientific advancement, philosophy, and the
Forces
protection of life. All these aspects are seen in
its armies.
Very few Asterians will ever actually set foot
on a battlefield. Instead, the consciousnesses
of Asterian pilots will be transmitted into the
bodies of a host of drone warriors, armoured
vehicles, and aircraft, and used to direct the
firepower of some of the deadliest weapons in
existence.
The elite brotherhoods of the Clades often
lead the charge, supported by the professional
Sho’senn military and a combined assault of
these two forces is a force to be reckoned with.
When it is backed up by the warbands of the
Kalyshi, painted for battle and dedicated to
the dance of death, it becomes practically
Asterians
irresistible.
The ghosts of the past haunt the Empire to this
day and had kept her armies largely within
its borders. But events transpiring in the
universe at large threaten now to permanently
unbalance the natural order of things and it is
clear those armies must now act. The balance
of the universe must be restored and Unity
preserved. The legions of Asteria march to war.
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Orders
Asterians have access to the following Orders
in addition to the standard ones.
Level 1 – Hologram
The Asterians can use holographic projection
to trick their opponent into thinking a unit is
somewhere other than its actual location.
This Order is given before the game has started,
but after the forces are deployed. If successful,
the Asterian player may take a friendly unit
and deploy it in a different position within
range of the same Commander, but still
within the deployment zone. A unit may only
be repositioned once using this Order.
Specialised Order
– Level 2 – Dirge of Death
The unit may re-roll all failed rolls to damage
until the end of the Turn.
Robotic
All Asterian units, with the following
exceptions, are considered to be
Robotic for any rules that reference it.
• All Kalyshi units
• Overseer
• Shuuvatar
Objectives
Asterians have access to the following
Secondary Objectives on a roll of 61-66 on
the chart.
A – Preservation of Life
Gain 1VP for each Infantry unit on either side
that is either still alive or has been teleported
to safety (see Order – Live to Fight Another
Day on page 89) at the end of the game (max
3).
B – Embrace the Yahkan
Gain 1VP for each enemy unit destroyed in
Assault.
C – Maintain the Balance
Asterian
Special Rules
Some Asterian units may be subject to the
following Special Rules.
Observer
The Shuuvatar exist to watch over the
Overseers of the Asterian Military, and ensure
that the decisions they make are in balance.
An Overseer within 12” of a Shuuvatar may
re-roll up to one Command die per turn.
However, should the Overseer fail to give an
Order at any point, whether within 12” of the
Shuuvatar or not, the Asterian force will suffer
a penalty of -1VP at the end of the game.

If a game results in a draw, the Asterian player

gains 2VPs before recalculating the final
result.

For all their professed love of peace, the

Asterian people have developed some of
the finest warriors and tools of war in
the galaxy. Unlike the Forge Fathers,
the Asterians refuse to share even the
most basic of their secrets with other
races, citing the upset it could do to the
delicate balance they strive to achieve.
The Council of Seven suspect that rather
more selfish needs drive this policy,
whereas the Forge Fathers don’t care –
as long as the Asterians aren’t selling the
humans tech, they aren’t eating into a
lucrative source of revenue for the Star
Realm.

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 Units
Marionettes (1-4 Teams)
SPD ACC Def res ner Simple robotic constructs in comparison to the elite
5 4+ 4+ 4 2 Regular Cyphers, Marionettes are nonetheless highly effective,
Infantry commanded as they are by Asterian pilots no less
Marionette Team Pts: 85 disciplined than those in the clades. Junior ranks
Forces

Special Rules: Shield (3), Unflinching might each take control of a team of Marionettes,
Weapon R D AP Special while more experienced officers can simultaneously
Noh Rifles 24” 8 - - operate one or more whole units. This multiplication
Assault Weaponry A 4 - -
of battlefield presence means huge numbers of
Marionette warriors can be commanded by a much
Grenadier Equipment Upgrade Pts: 20 smaller cadre of pilots from the safety of a command
Upgrade any team with a Grenadier: vessel. Massed waves of Asterian firepower, unified
Weapon R D AP Special and unstoppable, can then be turned on an enemy,
washing them away while preserving the Balance
Grenade Launcher 8” 4 - Stun
and, most importantly, Asterian lives.
Phlogistor Equipment Upgrade Pts: 20
Upgrade any team with a Phlogis Rifle:
Support Drones
Weapon R D AP Special
Phlogis Rifle 16” 4 2 Saturation,
Shredder
Sniper Equipment Upgrade Pts: 10
Upgrade any team with a Sniper:
Weapon R D AP Special
Asterians

Sniper Rifle 6-48” 2 1 Suppressive Fire (1)

0-1 Comms Drone Support Upgrade Pts: 10

Upgrade any 1 team with a Comms Drone:
Special Rule: Communications
0-1 Camo Drone Support Upgrade Pts: 25
Upgrade any 1 team with a Camo Drone:
Special Rule: Camouflage
0-1 Weapons Drone Support Upgrade Pts: 15
Upgrade any 1 team with a Weapons Drone:
Weapon R D AP Special
Noh Rifles 24” 6 - Suppressive Fire (1)
The deadly efficiency of a Marionette string
is often increased by the addition of Support
Drones. Similar to those seen attached
to Cypher units, but with less-developed
autonomy subroutines, some Drones bear
comms relays, speeding the transmission of
orders from senior Sho’senn officers. Others
simply supplement the firepower of the
Marionettes by carrying extra Noh rifles.
However, Support Drones may also be fitted
with cloaking modules, allowing a string of
Marionettes to cross open ground almost
completely unseen.

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Shield Drone
For all the sophistication of their construction and
the high tech nature of their control mechanisms,
Asterian battle constructs are nonetheless lightly
armoured and somewhat fragile in comparison
Weapons Drone
(Formation: 1-3)
Mounted on highly mobile, semi-autonomous anti-
grav platforms, batteries of weapon drones are
frequently seen in support of other Asterian units,
in particular Cyphers. Several munition modules
are available to them. The Heavy Fission Beamer
can send a lance of focused energy straight through
the side of a Sturnhammer tank while the spinning
maelstrom of a Plasma Vortex can tear infantry
limb from partially-melted limb. Potentially even
more devastating to large infantry units though is
the Pulse Bombard, which can send energy blasts
through subspace to rupture the ground out from
beneath their feet.
SPD ACC Def res ner

to other races’ frontline troops. Both Cyphers and 5 4+ 6+ 1 4 Vehicle

- Height 2 -
Marionettes are protected by built-in energy shields
Heavy Fission Beamer Weapon Drone Pts: 90
though, capable of withstanding several high- Special Rules: Anti-Grav
powered hits, and these can be further augmented
by a mobile Shield Drone. Although such drones will Weapon R D AP Special
typically be assigned to a particular triad or string, Hvy Fission Beamer 40” 2 5 Anti-Tank (D3+2)
the ‘bubble’ shield they generate can, with careful
positioning, be used to also protect other units and Plasma Vortex Weapon Drone Pts: 100
tactical battlefield assets. Special Rules: Anti-Grav
Weapon R D AP Special
SPD ACC Def res ner
5 - 6+ 1 4 Vehicle Plasma Vortex 28” 6 2 Blast (2D3),
- Height 2 - Shredder
Shield Drone Pts: 80  Pulse Bombard Weapon Drone Pts: 150
Special Rules: Anti-Grav, Shield Projection (5) Special Rules: Anti-Grav
Weapon R D AP Special
Pulse Bombard 12-48” 4 3 Blast (D6+2),
Indirect

Shield Drone Plasma Vortex

Heavy Fission Beamer Pulse Bombard

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 NOTE: Cypher, Overseer Guard, and Black Talon units are arranged a little differently
to most Infantry. Each team contains just 3 models rather than 5.

Cyphers (1-3 Teams) Overseer Guard (1-3 Teams)

The brothers of Asteria’s warrior clades do not Given that the Overseer is often the only live Asterian
Forces

merely drive their Cyphers as a human soldier might presence sent to a battlefield, the role of his guard
a tank - rather they become their Cyphers, their is one of great importance - only veteran brothers
very consciousnesses being beamed directly into the of a clade may even be considered to pilot a Guard
constructs’ semi-organic brains. Indeed, each Cypher Cypher. As well as Noh weaponry and a lightblade,
is partially grown using an individual pilot’s genetic each Guard is stealth-capable, often remaining
material, allowing him to inhabit its metallic frame hidden from sight until and unless a threat to their
like a second skin, firing its powerful Noh weapon as charge becomes apparent. Then they will fight using
if he were holding it in his own fingers. It takes many all the skill at their disposal to either eliminate
years to achieve the level of self-control necessary to that threat or give the Overseer the time and space
pilot a Cypher, but once mastered, a Cypher has few required for his safe evacuation from the field.
equals in war.
SPD ACC Def res ner
5 2+ 5+ 4 3 Regular
SPD ACC Def res ner
Infantry
6 2+ 5+ 3 3 Regular Overseer Guard Pts: 140
Infantry Special Rules: Camouflage, Communications, Shield (4),
Cypher Rifle Team Pts: 130 Unflinching
Special Rules: Command , Communications, Shield (4) Weapon R D AP Special
Weapon R D AP Special Noh Rifles 24” 6 - -
Asterians

Noh Rifles 24” 6 - - Stun Grenades 8 6 - Stun

Assault Weaponry A 4 - - Lightblades A 8 2 Anti-Tank (D3)

Cypher Warden Team Pts: 140

Special Rules: Command , Communications, Shield (4)
Weapon R D AP Special
Charge Gloves 8” 4 1 Blast (D3)
Charge Gloves A 6 1 Blast (D3)

Force Rifle Equipment Upgrade Pts: 30

Upgrade any team with a Force Rifle:
Weapon R D AP Special
Force Rifle 18” 4 2 -
Fission Beamer Equipment Upgrade Pts: 25
Upgrade any Rifle team with a Fission Beamer:
Weapon R D AP Special
Fission Beamer 36” 1 5 Anti-Tank (D3+1),
Force Rifle Fission Beamer
Heavy Firepower
Missile Launcher Equipment Upgrade Pts: 40
Upgrade any Rifle team with a Missile Launcher:
Weapon R D AP Special
Missile Launcher 28” 2 2 Blast (D3+1),
Heavy Firepower,
Shredder
0-1 Cypher Prime Support Upgrade Pts: 35
Upgrade any 1 team with a Cypher Prime:
Special Rule: Leadership
Weapon R D AP Special
Stun Grenades 8” 4 - Stun
Lightblade A 4 2 Anti-Tank (D3)
Missile Launcher Cypher Prime

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Black Talons (1-3 Teams)
Black Talon pilots are regarded as something of
an elite cadre amongst the highly skilled warrior
brotherhoods of the clades. The Black Talon triads
of the Mishan’ wo clade are considered by many to
be exemplars of their kind. Through an extended
campaign of hit and run raids and numerous
audacious assaults against fortified mining
compounds, the Mishan’ wo have halted the efforts
of the Forge Fathers of the Kingmar clan to exploit
nearly a dozen worlds along the Asterian Empire’s
eastern border.
SPD ACC Def res ner
10 2+ 5+ 3 3 Regular
Infantry
Black Talon Team Pts: 165
Special Rules: Command , Aerial Deployment, Anti-
Grav, Communications, Shield (4)
Weapon R D AP Special
Noh Rifles 24” 6 - -
Tracker Grenades 8” 4 1 Tag
Talons A 6 - -
0-1 Cypher Prime Support Upgrade Pts: 35
Upgrade any 1 team with a Cypher Prime:
Special Rule: Leadership
Weapon R D AP Special
Stun Grenades 8” 4 - Stun
Lightblade A 4 2 Anti-Tank (D3)
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Sky Razors (1-3 Teams)
The exact flight capabilities and operating range
of an Asterian Sky Razor has yet to be determined
by Corporation Central. Intact examples have
proved extremely difficult to obtain. What is known
is that flanking attacks by these Cypher-driven
heavy-fire platforms can quickly blunt a unit’s
advance and degrade its fighting ability. The fact
they are equipped with the same energy shields as
the Cyphers themselves makes them an even more
challenging threat to deal with effectively.
SPD ACC Def res ner
14 2+ 5+ 4 3 Large
Infantry
Sky Razor Team Pts: 180
Special Rules: Command , Anti-Grav, Bulky,
Communications, Shield (4)
Weapon R D AP Special
Twin Noh Rifles 24” 8 - -
Assault Weaponry A 4 - -
0-1 Cypher Prime Support Upgrade Pts: 35
Upgrade any 1 team with a Cypher Prime:
Special Rule: Leadership
Weapon R D AP Special
Stun Grenades 8” 4 - Stun
Lightblade A 4 2 Anti-Tank (D3)
Forces

Kalyshi Team
Kalyshi (1-4 Teams) Kalyshi Rai’Mega
(Formation: 1-3)
The Kalyshi go to war in traditional warpaint and
A charging Asterian Rai’mega may seem an
armed with bows and glaives, but only a fool would
unusually blunt instrument in the Kalyshi arsenal.
mistake them for simple savages - the Kalyshi are
Each beast stands almost as tall as a corporate
no less technologically advanced than any other
Mule and its raw strength, coupled with a panoply
Asterian. The bows and blades are powered by noh
of meter-long tusks, are easily capable of throwing
energy and quite capable of penetrating the toughest
aside or tearing such a vehicle apart. But the riders
forged armour. Known for shocking charges, their
borne aboard its howdah are psychically linked
lightness and speed means their chosen target is
Asterians

to the beast through its harness, allowing them to

often cut to pieces before it has a chance to react.
direct the animal’s strength and fury with great
SPD ACC Def res ner precision and speed. The Rai’mega are not tamed,
6 3+ 2+ 3 2 Regular by any measure, but they are controlled enough to
Infantry
make them the scourge of many an armoured line
Kalyshi Team Pts: 70
Special Rules: Camouflage, Reckless Advance and defensive formation.
SPD ACC Def res ner
Weapon R D AP Special
8 - 5+ 6 3 Massive
Bow 16” 6 1 - Infantry
Glaives A 8 1 - Kalyshi Rai’mega Pts: 140
Special Rules: Bulky, Camouflage, Open-Topped, Reckless
0-1 Unit Leader Personnel Upgrade Pts: 40 Advance, Transport (2 – Kalyshi only), Unflinching
Upgrade any 1 team with a Unit Leader:
Weapon R D AP Special
Special Rules: Command , Leadership Teeth & Claws A 12 2 Shredder

Kalyshi Rai'mega

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Kalyshi Mogals (1-5 Teams)
Drawn from the nomadic tribes of the Kalyshi,
Asterian Mogals are, even by Asterian standards,
a proud and aloof people. They ride to war on
ungainly-looking Shebas and prefer to make their
camps some distance from the rest of a warband, a
practise that reflects a deeply-rooted distrust of other
tribes. Their value in combat is undisputed though.
The Mogals carry long-barreled ‘Yelen’ rifles,
sniper-like weapons that fire high-grade firestone
shells. The shells explode on impact, scattering the
Mogals’ targets or forcing them to ground, before the
charging bands of Mogals cut them down with their
barbed ‘Temur’ glaives.
SPD ACC Def res ner
9 3+ 4+ 4 2 Large
Infantry
Mogal Team Pts: 135
Special Rules: Bulky, Camouflage, Reckless Advance
Weapon R D AP Special
Yelen Rifles 32” 4 1 Blast (D3),
Suppressive Fire (1)
Explosive Charges 6 2 4 Anti-Tank (D3+1)
Temur Glaives A 4 1 -
Shebas A 6 - Shredder
0-1 Unit Leader Personnel Upgrade Pts: 40 Kalyshi Mogal Rider
Upgrade any 1 team with a Unit Leader:
Special Rules: Command , Leadership

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 Chira Transporter
While their Sho’senn operators are secured safely
elsewhere, Chira class dispersal craft are used to
ferry combat Marionettes into battle. Twin pods
can carry teams of inactive robots in a recharge
mode and deploy them in seconds, recovering them
Forces
just as quickly when their tasking is complete. The
vehicle itself is also controlled by a remote operator
and is believed to operate as a kind of command
node, boosting the signals of the Sho’senn and their
Marionettes’ combat effectiveness.
SPD ACC Def res ner
12 4+ 7+ 4 4 Vehicle
- Tank -
Chira Transporter Pts: 115
Special Rules: Anti-Grav, Shield (4), Transport (2)
Weapon R D AP Special
Noh Rifles 24” 4 - -
Comms Array Equipment Upgrade Pts: 15
Upgrade any Chira with a Communications Array:
Special Rule: Communications
Distortion Field Equipment Upgrade Pts: 30
Upgrade any Chira with a Distortion Field:
Asterians
Special Rule: Camouflage
Chroma Force Platform
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Chroma Force Platform
The intricacy and sophistication of Asterian
technology is exemplified in the Chroma force
platform. Its twin energy banks are capable of
powering a variety of heavy weapons in support
of Asterian troops, reducing Lancers to slag in a
single shot or blanketing enemy units in waves
of exenterating fire. A Corporation vehicle this
devastating would likely be so large it would be
practically immobile, but the hovering Chroma is as
agile as much smaller vehicles and able to hover over
almost any obstacle. No place on the battlefield is
beyond its reach.
SPD ACC Def res ner
10 4+ 8+ 4 4 Vehicle
- Tank -
Chroma with Fission Beamer Pts: 275
Special Rules: Anti-Grav, Shield (4)
Weapon R D AP Special
Super Heavy 48” 4 5 Anti-Tank (D3+2)
Fission Beamer
Chroma with Plasma Vortex Pts: 245
Special Rules: Anti-Grav, Shield (4)
Weapon R D AP Special
Super Heavy 36” 6 3 Blast (2D3),
Plasma Vortex Shredder
Comms Array Equipment Upgrade Pts: 15
Upgrade any Chroma with a Communications Array:
Special Rule: Communications
Distortion Field Equipment Upgrade Pts: 30
Upgrade any Chroma with a Distortion Field:
Special Rule: Camouflage
Narsa Support Drone
Special Rule: Signal Relay
It is only by attuned sensitivity to certain universal
constants, patterns of energy that pervade even The Narsa is used to extend the reach of
the most chaotic battlefield, that the Sho’senn and the various technological advancements
Cypher pilots are able to guide their constructs. To enjoyed by the Asterians, providing
prevent any disruption, Narsa support drones are a stable long-range teleportation and
deployed on the ground to capture, harmonise, and communications relay throughout the
repeat the signals sent from the pilots. Some instead force.
provide shield support and without a Narsa the
teleportation of Cyphers from site to site becomes a Any Commander in the Asterian
far riskier operation. Force with the Orbital Command
or Communications rule can relay
SPD
8
ACC
-
Def
7+
res
3
ner
4 their Orders through a Narsa Drone,
Vehicle
- Tank - measuring the 12” radius from the Narsa
Narsa Support Drone Pts: 150 rather than their own location.
Special Rules: Anti-Grav, Communications, Shield
Projection (5), Signal Relay In addition, they will have access to
additional Orders.
New Order: Level 2 – Live to
Fight Another Day

Asterians will not take unnecessary risks,

and value their technology in the same
way as they value their lives, especially
their Cypher constructs. They will not
stay on to fight an unwinnable battle
when they can be of more use elsewhere.
This Order may only be given when
relayed through a Narsa Support Drone.
When an Asterian unit within range is
charged, the Asterian player can give
this Order instead of making a charge
reaction.
Narsa Support Drone
If successful, the unit will be teleported
away from the battlefield.
The opponent may only claim half of
the value of its remaining teams for the
Kill Total, and the unit does not count as
destroyed for the purposes of any other
victory conditions.
New Order: Level 2 –
Teleport

This Order may only be given when

relayed through a Narsa Support Drone.
Pick a friendly Infantry unit within
range of the Drone and remove it from
the table.
Place it back onto the table in a new
location within 12” of the same or any
other Narsa Drone.

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 Spectra Escort Gunship
(Formation: 1-3)
Armoured fire support and force protection for
Asterian troop carriers and Cypher teams is
often provided by Spectra escort gunships. The
Spectras carry a high capacity Fission Beamer on
Forces
Hidden Strike
Assassin Drone
The Hidden Strike assassin drone is designed for
long range and highly targeted support. Cruising
high above a battlefield, Strike drones respond
to requests from ground units by rapidly diving

their turrets and two forward-facing noh rifles to towards their nominated target before de-cloaking
either hunt enemy vehicles or secure an area while and firing. Their payloads of Phantom missiles use
Marionette robots mount and dismount their Chira. quantum technology to pass through heavy armour
Spectras also carry the Ghost Eye sniper system and and detonate within a structure or vehicle, but the
can silently mark an enemy target with nominator best operators claim they can even place a warhead
rounds that are invisible to the naked eye but easily within an individual enemy soldier.
tracked by heavy Asterian weapons systems for
subsequent execution. SPD ACC Def res ner
18 3+ 7+ 3 4 Vehicle
SPD ACC Def res ner - Flyer -
12 4+ 7+ 3 4 Vehicle Hidden Strike Assassin Drone Pts: 200
- Tank - Special Rules: Camouflage, Communications
Spectra Escort Gunship Pts: 130
Special Rules: Anti-Grav, Escort Weapon R D AP Special
Phantom Missiles 32” 2 5 Anti-Tank (D3+1),
Weapon R D AP Special Blast (D3),
Heavy 40” 2 5 Anti-Tank (D3+2) Suppressive Fire (1)
Fission Beamer
Ghost Eye 48” 2 6 Independent t Sho’senn Commander
Sniper System Target Matrix,
Tag The long lives of Asterians allow them to achieve high
Asterians

Noh Rifles 24” 4 - - levels of mastery in whatever profession or professions

they choose, including military service. High-ranking
Sho’senn commanders, safely ensconced aboard a
command vessel, have an immense amount of power
at their fingertips, including the awesome Dawn Fire
Cannon. The Dawn Fire magnifies the energy levels
of any molecules in its target area, causing them to
ignite from the inside out before exploding in a fiery
eruption of candescent ash.
SPD ACC Def res ner
- 3+ - - - -

Sho’senn Commander Pts: 250

Special Rules: Command , Orbital Command
Weapon R D AP Special
Dawn Fire Cannon N/A 2 6 Area Effect,
Blast (3D3),
Limited (1),
Shredder,
Suppressive Fire (2)

Spectra Escort Gunship

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Universal Upgrades
Overseer Personnel Upgrade Pts: 170
Upgrade any non-Kalyshi Infantry unit with an Overseer:
Special Rules: Command , Communications, Inspiring
Shuuvatar Personnel Upgrade Pts: 60
Upgrade any non-Kalyshi Infantry unit with a Shuuvatar:
Special Rules: Command , Observer
Kalyshi Dervish Personnel Upgrade Pts: 90
Upgrade any Kalyshi unit with a Dervish:
Special Rules: Command  (may only give Orders to Kalyshi
units), Dirge of Death Order, Leadership
Weapon R D AP Special
Razor Flails A 4 2 Shredder
Overseer
Shuuvatar
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Though Asterians go to war reluctantly, they do so
no less ably. High-tech warfare characterises most
Asterian armies, the lead in each usually being
taken by a particular Clade. The Clade will elect one
of their number as Overseer of each battle and, such
is their expertise in warfare, the Clade’s authority
supplants even that of the senior Sho’senn.
A Shuuvatar may accompany the army to maintain
balance and GCPS scouts are also increasingly
reporting large numbers of Kalyshi warbands
fighting alongside their more mechanically inclined
cousins. Apparently, they also follow the Clade’s lead.
t Ten’ur Go,
the Thousand Deaths
Ten’ur Go is one of the few survivors of the
Asterian colony planet once known as Tan’shek.
Although he was eventually forced to flee his
home as a relentless Scourge army overran it,
he still carries the scars of the battle to save it.
In order to retrieve the Singing Sword from
the ruins of his Clade’s monastery, Ten’ur was
forced to kill the infected remnants of his own
brothers, and he fights now in utter silence,
reliving with every battle the thousand deaths
of that day.
Ten’ur Go Personnel Upgrade Pts: 120
Upgrade any Black Talon unit with Ten’ur Go:
+1 Resilience
Special Rules: Command , Headstrong (Unflinching when
facing the Plague), Inspiring
Weapon R D AP Special
Singing Sword A 4 2 Anti-Tank (D3)
 Enforcers
The Galactic Co-Prosperity Sphere runs on
a knife edge, where its member corporations
compete against each other for the galaxy’s
spoils and are permanently on the cusp of
Forces
hostility. The only thing stopping open warfare
between corporations is the risk of sanctions
from the ruling Council of Seven, and the threat
of the Enforcers that apply them.
The Enforcer Corps is the private army of the
Council; ranks of artificially enhanced super
soldiers equipped with powered armour and
the most advanced weaponry humanity has
to offer. Developed to counter a threat which
almost destroyed the Co-Prosperity Sphere,
Enforcers are the perfect warriors; aggressive,
amoral, and as physically strong as an Orc.
They are conditioned to think of little outside of
tactical threats to the Council and how best to
neutralise them.
Beyond the Co-Prosperity Sphere, the Enforcers
are even more feared. While GCPS Marines
Enforcers
are known and respected among the galaxy’s
civilisations, the Enforcers inspire such awe and
terror that the mere threat of their deployment
has prompted surrender without a shot being
fired, on more than one occasion.
The Enforcers’ reputation alone inspires fear,
but it pales in comparison to the experience of
seeing humanity’s most efficient killers at war.
Orders
Enforcers have access to the following Orders
in addition to the standard ones.
Level 2
– Coordinated Offensive
Choose two friendly units that have not
yet been activated. They may be activated
simultaneously, and may perform any
action(s) as part of their activation.
If both units Shoot or Assault the same
enemy, this must be declared before any dice
are rolled, and you must roll to damage with
both units before determining casualties. If
both units shoot the same target, it will take a
suppression token for being hit by each unit.
This Order counts as your single Activation,
but marks both units as activated.
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Level 3 – Fusillade
Choose an enemy unit anywhere on the
board. Any unactivated units within range of
the Commander that have line of sight to that
target may immediately perform a Blaze Away
action at it if they are in range. In addition, any
hits are rolled to damage as if a Shoot action
were being performed. Roll to hit and damage
with all units before determining casualties.
None of the participating units are marked as
activated.
Objectives
Enforcers have access to the following
Secondary Objectives on a roll of 61-66 on
the chart.
A – They Shall Know Fear
The Enforcers aim to leave their enemies with
a feeling of awe and pure terror. Gain 1VP for
every enemy unit destroyed while grounded
or that flees following a recovery roll.
B – Bag and Tag
Randomly choose an enemy Infantry unit
– this unit contains an asset with a piece of
key information needed by the Council. If
you destroy this unit in Assault (representing
capturing the asset), you gain 3VPs.
C – No Loose Ends
Gain 1VP for each Infantry unit completely
destroyed (taken from its starting number of
teams down to nothing) by a single Shooting
attack.
The story of how the Enforcer programme
began is one that is well-known and oft
repeated on propaganda vids throughout
the galaxy. The truth is a little more
complicated, involving secret deals with alien
races and some very questionable medical
experimentation. While the Enforcer Corps
themselves represent the Council’s biggest
success, it is not known to any save that
august body of men, women and aliens
themselves how many failures it took to get
there, nor what became of them.
Enforcer
Special Rules
Some Enforcer units may be subject to the
following Special Rules.
Countermeasures
This airborne vehicle has anti-missile flares
that can confuse targeting systems. Whenever
a weapon with the Anti-Tank rule hits this
vehicle, you may try to avoid being hit.
For each hit that you want to avoid, add a
suppression token to the vehicle and then roll
a die. On a 5+ the hit is discarded.
RDL Transmission
The D.O.G. Drone is primarily a support
tool for isolated Pathfinder units – it carries
their equipment and provides automated fire
support when necessary. However, it also logs
every piece of information encountered by the
Pathfinders and their survey drones, building
a highly-detailed map of the region, its
inhabitants and any areas of military strength.
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This reconnaissance-data-log, or RDL, is
uploaded periodically to High Command,
but the drone is also equipped to perform an
emergency upload during intense conflict,
giving the Enforcers off-world an up-to-the-
minute log of a battle’s progression and troop
movements.
Enforcer Forward Observers also carry a
compact version of this equipment built into
their suits.
While any unit with this rule is in play,
the controlling player may re-roll a single
Command die in each Turn of the game.
In addition, if a unit with this rule is
destroyed during a battle, an Enforcer Orbital
Commander may use an Order to access
its final upload and give High Command a
strategic advantage. This is a Level 2 Order,
and any dice for it must be rolled as soon
as the drone is removed from the table.
If successful, at the end of a mission when
calculating VPs, reduce the opponent’s score
by 1, to a minimum of zero.
 Units
Enforcers (1-2 Teams)
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6 3+ 5+ 4 3 Regular
Infantry
Strike Team Pts: 90
Forces
Special Rules: Anti-Grav, Communications
Weapon R D AP Special
Laser Assault Rifle 18” 6 1 -
Assault Weaponry A 4 - -
Burst Laser Equipment Upgrade Pts: 30
Upgrade any Strike team with a Burst Laser:
Weapon R D AP Special
Burst Laser 28” 4 1 -
Assault Team Pts: 100
Special Rules: Anti-Grav, Communications
Weapon R D AP Special
Pistol 12” 6 1 -
Wristblade A 8 1 -
Defender Team Pts: 110
Special Rules: Anti-Grav, Communications, Mobile
Defences
Enforcers
Weapon R D AP Special
Shotgun 12” 4 - Blast (D3)
Assault Weaponry A 4 - -
Incinerator Equipment Upgrade Pts: 25
Upgrade any Assault or Defender team with an Incinerator:
Weapon R D AP Special
Incinerator 12” 2 1 Blast (2D3),
Saturation
Heavy Support Team Pts: 140
Special: Anti-Grav, Communications
Weapon R D AP Special
v Missile 6-36” 4 1 Blast (D3+1),
Launchers Heavy Firepower
v Missile (AT) 6-36” 4 4 Anti-Tank (D3+1),
Launchers Heavy Firepower
v Pistol 12” 6 1 -
Assault Weaponry A 4 - -
Breach and Eradicate Team Pts: 110
Special Rules: Anti-Grav, Communications
Weapon R D AP Special
Pistol 12” 6 1 -
Thermal Rifle 12" 1 5 Anti-Tank (D3+2)
Wristblade & Mines A 8 5 is the GX-226 ‘Anemone’, a weapon designed
0-1 Unit Leader Personnel Upgrade Pts: 30
Upgrade any 1 team with a Unit Leader:
Special Rules: Command , Leadership
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Strike Team
The basic building block of most Enforcement
groups across space is the Strike Team - Enforcers
carrying Genling 45’s and 58 Burst Lasers, working
in unison. But their ubiquity does not make them
any less elite. Each man or woman in the team
is a highly engineered and trained professional
killer, built to function with equally cold-blooded
efficiency as an individual as in a team, and wears
the best armour credits can buy. Their support
network is also without rival - no team really works
alone, all of them being co-ordinated by the best
communications technology and strategic minds in
the GCPS.
Assault Team
Enemy forces pinned down by Strike teams can
quickly find themselves outflanked and under attack
by Enforcer Assault teams, making full use of their
armour's integrated jetpacks to rapidly close with
the enemy. Assault operators use wristblades and
pistols to cut apart foes, and portable incinerators
to efficiently clear dug-in positions.
Defender Team
Assault shields and shotguns have long been used
by Enforcer groups in ship to ship boarding actions.
Their role on the ground has also greatly expanded
recently, being used not only as guards at choke
points and checkpoints, but in tunnel and urban
warfare against Plague and Veer-myn foes.
Heavy Support Team
Each operator in a Heavy Support team carries
a HMX-32 ‘Harpy’ missile launcher, a modified
version of larger systems seen on some corporate
marine vehicles, adapted for Enforcer armour
profiles and capable of firing multi-programmable
fire-and-forget projectile warheads. These may be
susceptible to some forms of electronic counter-
measures, but the Support team’s rate of fire is
generally high enough to overcome any losses.
Breach & Eradicate Team
Enforcer Breach and Eradicate teams specialise
in the deployment of weaponry designed to crack
armoured vehicles and structures and terminate
their occupants. The corps’ current preferred anti-
tank mine, in use in war zones across the galaxy,
to explosively pierce the underside of tanks and
personnel carriers and fill their crew compartments
with a flesh-shredding cloud of charged metal
shards. B and E units also carry thermal rifles for
penetrating bunkers and other static targets and
are trained in multiple booby-trap and sabotage
techniques.
Genling 45 Laser Rifle Genling 58 Burst Laser Assault Wristblade Incinerator

Defender Shield HMX-32 Missile Anemone Breaching Thermal Rifle

Launcher Mine

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 Pathfinders (1-2 Teams)
Pathfinders are well known for their role in scouting
and confirming the presence of threats warranting a
Containment Protocol. They also play a vital role in
all-out warfare, operating as snipers, saboteurs, and
fire controllers for heavy weapons units. Pathfinder
D.O.G. drones can increase a team’s operating
Forces
Pathfinders bikes (1-2 Teams)
The Pathfinder arm of the Enforcer Corps is often
tasked with highly dangerous missions, including
targeted terminations, fire support, and long-range
reconnaissance, and all behind enemy lines. Success
can depend on the rapid insertion and withdrawal
of these units and, of course, on not being detected

range and versatility while also enabling rapid prematurely. To achieve this, many Pathfinder units
transmission of battlefield intel, making the larger make use of the EP-54 electric monobike, or the
EPG even more deadly. ‘E-Mike’ as it is known by its riders. The E-Mike’s
SPD ACC Def res ner
excellent range and low noise profile have facilitated
5 3+ 4+ 4 3 Regular numerous covert operations and, when things get
Infantry loud, its speed has proved similarly valuable.
Pathfinder Team Pts: 95
SPD ACC Def res ner
Special Rules: Recon, Saboteur
10 3+ 4+ 3 3 Large
Weapon R D AP Special Infantry
v Sniper Rifle 6-40” 4 2 Suppressive Fire (1), Pathfinder Bike Team Pts: 115
Tag Special Rules: Recon, Saboteur
v Pistol 12” 6 1 - Weapon R D AP Special
Assault Weaponry A 6 - - v Sniper Rifle 6-40” 4 2 Suppressive Fire (1),
Tag
0-1 D.O.G. Drone Support Upgrade Pts: 30 v Pistol 12” 4 1 -
Upgrade any 1 team with a D.O.G. Drone:
Assault Weaponry A 4 - -
Special Rules: Communications, RDL Transmission
Weapon R D AP Special
Enforcers

Burst Laser 28” 4 1 -

0-1 Unit Leader Personnel Upgrade Pts: 40

Upgrade any 1 team with a Unit Leader:
Special Rules: Command , Precision Fire Order,
Sabotage Objective Order, Leadership

Pathfinder Infantry

D.O.G. Drone

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Jetbikes (1-5 Teams)
SPD ACC Def res ner
Designed for deployment in battle spaces where 12 3+ 5+ 3 3 Large
Infantry
conventional air-support might be unavailable but
high-speed manoeuvres are needed, current usage Jetbike Team Pts: 100
Special Rules: Anti-Grav, Communications
of the XSG-65 mobile weapons platform and its
derivatives range from simple patrol routines to Weapon R D AP Special
flexible battlefield support and intervention roles. Twin Laser 18” 6 1 -
It is a popular vehicle amongst operators and Assault Rifles
commanders alike, fitting the Enforcers' core values Assault Weaponry A 4 - -
of rapid and definitive projection of power perfectly.
Jetbike Ranged Support Team Pts: 150
In addition, it can be fitted with a multitude of Special Rules: Anti-Grav, Communications
weapons from the Enforcer arsenal, making it
suitable for any operation from anti-infantry to Weapon R D AP Special
anti-armour. Twin Laser 18” 6 1 -
Assault Rifle
Heavy Burst Laser 28” 6 2 Suppressive Fire (1)
Assault Weaponry A 4 - -

Jetbike Heavy Support Team Pts: 150

Special Rules: Anti-Grav, Communications
Weapon R D AP Special
Twin Laser 18” 6 1 -
Assault Rifle
v Missile 6-36” 2 1 Blast (D3+1),
Launcher
v Missile (AT) 6-36” 2 4 Anti-Tank (D3+1),
Launcher
Assault Weaponry A 4 - -

0-1 Unit Leader Personnel Upgrade Pts: 30

Upgrade any 1 team with a Unit Leader:
Special Rules: Command , Leadership

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 Peacekeepers (1-5 Teams)
Peacekeeper-armoured Enforcers are employed
in high-risk direct-action operations where
circumstances might render even standard Enforcer
troops ineffective. The heavier armour means
advancing directly through enemy fire is frequently
survivable, even in the presence of heavy weapons,
Forces

while next-to-no mobility is lost thanks to an

enhanced triple-chambered power plant. For this
reason, Enforcer Battlefield Commanders frequently
carry out their duties in Peacekeeper armour, but
the suits are also commonly used for close-assaults,
building clearances, and fire support missions.
Peacekeeper with
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6 3+ 6+ 3 3 Large
Infantry
Peacekeeper Team Pts: 100
Special Rules: Anti-Grav, Communications
Weapon R D AP Special
Twin Laser 18” 4 1 -
Assault Rifles
Energy Gauntlet A 4 2 -

Peacekeeper Defender Team Pts: 120

Special Rules: Anti-Grav, Communications, Mobile
Enforcers

Defences
Weapon R D AP Special
Twin Laser 18” 4 1 -
Assault Rifles Peacekeeper with
Assault Weaponry A 4 - - Defender Shield
Burst Laser Equipment Upgrade Pts: 40
Upgrade any team with a Burst Laser:
Weapon R D AP Special
Burst Laser 28” 4 1 -

Incinerator Equipment Upgrade Pts: 25

Upgrade any team with an Incinerator:
Weapon R D AP Special
Incinerator 12” 2 1 Blast (2D3),
Saturation

0-1 Unit Leader Personnel Upgrade Pts: 30

Upgrade any 1 team with a Unit Leader:
Special Rules: Command , Leadership Peacekeeper with
Burst Laser

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Strider (Formation: 1-3)
A variety of Strider frames have been employed in
corporate forces but the one most commonly used
by Enforcer groups is the GR77, equipped with a
Genling 88 Heavy Burst Laser. They are typically
used as infantry support platforms, laying down
curtains of suppressive fire as cover for advances
by Strike and Assault teams, but may also serve as
mobile sentries and escorts for slower ground units.
‘Ajax’ Siege Strider
Developed during the Trotanic war, the GR95
model Strider, commonly known as the ‘Ajax’
variant, was developed to help corporate
forces break through armoured chokepoints.
The Ajax has been up-armoured and uses
smoke rounds and a heavy ‘Aggressor’ shield,
essentially a reinforced and upscaled version
of the Defender, to help it survive extended
time under fire. Its grav-ram spear can
deliver a colossal amount of force to a defined
area or launch individual spearheads a short
distance against moving targets. Given
time, the Ajax can reduce even the strongest
structure or armour to rubble and wreckage.
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SPD ACC Def res ner
6 3+ 7+ 4 3 Vehicle
Strider Pts: 140
Special Rules: Communications
Weapon R D AP Special
Heavy Burst Laser 28” 6 2 Suppressive Fire (1)
Assault Weaponry A 4 2 -
Urban Assault Strider Pts: 135
Special Rules: Communications, Fire in the Hole!
Weapon R D AP Special
Heavy Flamethrower 12” 4 1 Blast (2D3),
Saturation
Chainsaw A 6 3 Anti-Tank (D3)
Polaris Strider Pts: 160
Special Rules: Communications
Weapon R D AP Special
Polaris Cannon 48” 2 6 Anti-Tank (D6)
Assault Weaponry A 4 2 -
‘Ajax’ Siege Strider Pts: 175
Special Rules: Communications, Fire in the Hole!, Mobile
Defences
Weapon R D AP Special
Grav-ram Spear 16” 4 4 Blast (D3)
Grav-ram Spear A 6 4 Blast (D3)
0-1 Unit Leader Personnel Upgrade Pts: 30
Upgrade any 1 Strider in a Formation to a Unit Leader:
Special Rules: Command , Leadership
 Accuser Interceptor
The XSM-784 Accuser Interceptor is the
embodiment of speed and power, making it the
favourite air-intervention and assault support craft
of the Enforcer corps. Capable of supersonic flight as
well as hovering and VTOL, its multiple hardpoints
mean weapons loadouts can be quickly tailored to
Forces
match whatever threat the Accuser is being sent
against. Heavy burst lasers are a favourite option
although recent interventions against Plague and
Veer-myn incursions have seen an increase in the
deployment of air-to-ground missile systems.
Enforcers
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16 3+ 8+ 4 3 Vehicle
- Flyer -
Accuser Interceptor Pts: 150
Special Rules: Communications, Transport (1)
Weapon R D AP Special
Twin Heavy 28” 10 2 Suppressive Fire (1)
Burst Lasers
Arbiter Interceptor Pts: 190
Special Rules: Communications, Transport (1)
Weapon R D AP Special
Twin 48” 3 6 Anti-Tank (D6)
Polaris Cannons
Missile Pods Equipment Upgrade Pts: 35
Upgrade any Interceptor with Missile Pods:
Weapon R D AP Special
Missile Pods 48” 2 5 Anti-Tank (D3+2)
Anti-Missile Flare Dispenser Equip. Upg. Pts: 25
Upgrade any Interceptor with a Flare Dispenser:
Special Rules: Countermeasures
Smokescreen Grenades Equipment Upg. Pts: 15
Upgrade any Interceptor with Smokescreen Grenades:
Special Rules: Smokescreen
Persecutor Bomber SPD ACC Def res ner

Developed as a fast response ground support vehicle, 14 3+ 8+ 4 3 Vehicle

- Flyer -
the XSM-786 Persecutor excels in tasks requiring the Persecutor Bomber Pts: 185
rapid deployment of high yield explosive ordnance Special Rules: Communications
and termination of pre-tagged and live laser-marked
targets. Range and speed are lower than similar Weapon R D AP Special
airframed craft, but the Persecutor still packs a v Anti-Infantry 12” 2 3 Area Effect,
mean punch. Two dual-core high-density projectile Bombs Blast (3D3),
Limited (2),
weapons can be carried beneath the aircraft’s wings Suppressive Fire (2)
for bunker-busting and anti-armour missions while
v Bunker Buster 12” 2 6 Area Effect,
a payload of high-spread guided munitions has Bombs Anti-Tank (D3+2)
proved to be highly effective against massed infantry. Blast (D3),
Limited (2)
v Missile Pods 48” 2 5 Anti-Tank (D3+2)

Anti-Missile Flare Dispenser Equip. Upg. Pts: 25

Upgrade any Bomber with a Flare Dispenser:
Special Rules: Countermeasures

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 t Orbital Commander
Enforcer Patrol Groups on the ground will
frequently conduct operations with the support
of orbital craft and this may include a dedicated
Orbital Commander. Usually located aboard a
Wyvern or larger class of ship, the OC will monitor
the flow of battle and assign incoming intel packets
Forces
Universal Upgrades
During combat operations, the individual units in
a Strike Force may be led by a Sergeant who, while
having a high degree of autonomy in achieving his
mission objectives, will report to a single Battlefield
Commander, typically an Enforcer Captain. An
exception to this rule is the presence of a Forward

to the relevant units. They also have the option of Observer. Forward Observers exist somewhat
unleashing a full complement of missile or laser outside the traditional rank hierarchy, reporting
weaponry to a designated target on the planet below. directly to the Council itself, and their expertise and
Firing on the request of the battlefield commander, guidance is recognised and respected by all other
or occasionally at the recommendation of Pathfinder Enforcers.
observers, a well-placed orbital strike can turn the
tide of an entire battle. Captain Personnel Upgrade Pts: 65
Upgrade any Infantry unit with a Captain:
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- 3+ - - - - Special Rules: Command , Leadership

Orbital Commander Pts: 250 Engineer Personnel Upgrade Pts: 35

Special Rules: Command , Orbital Command Upgrade any Infantry unit with an Engineer:

Weapon R D AP Special Special Rules: Command , Fortify Position Order

Orbital N/A 2 5 Area Effect,
Sniper Personnel Upgrade Pts: 10
Bombardment Blast (4D3),
Upgrade any Infantry unit with a Sniper:
Limited (1),
Suppressive Fire (3) Special Rule: Precision Fire Order

Medic Personnel Upgrade Pts: 30

Enforcers

Upgrade any Infantry unit with a Medic:

Special Rule: Medic

t Forward Observer Personnel Upg. Pts: 120

Upgrade any Infantry unit with a Forward Observer:
Special Rules: Command , Inspiring, RDL Transmission

Captain
Sniper

Engineer Medic Forward Observer

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t Lt. Commander Roca,
Forward Observer
The Forward Observers are the eyes and ears of
the Council but they are by no means passive
observers - they are first and foremost Enforcers.
Roca himself is an expert in the termination of
dozens of alien races. Despite carrying a sniper’s
rifle, he is equally at home fighting alongside an
assault team as he is leading a Pathfinder unit.
Commander Roca Personnel Upgrade Pts: 165
Upgrade any unit with Commander Roca:
Special Rules: Command , Precision Fire Order, Alien
Intel, Inspiring, Leadership, RDL Transmission
Lt. Commander Roca
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Special Rule: Alien Intel
Roca has fought with distinction against
every threat presented to the GCPS, from
Marauders to Elastopods, and he has a
keen understanding of their tactics, and
how to use their abilities against them.
Roca may give Orders that would
otherwise be specific to his opponent’s
faction, such as using Masters of
Engineering when facing Forge Fathers.
He can only give Orders when he has an
eligible target - he cannot give the Veer-
myn’s Swarm Order for example, as he
has no friendly Nightcrawler units!
 Forge
Fathers
Few non-human civilisations have survived
contact with the GCPS – most are ‘incorporated’,
Forces
losing their identity along with their planets;
the rest simply destroyed. But the Forge Fathers,
the dwarven warriors of the Star Realm, are
not like any other race in the galaxy. They
are born of fire and metal. So when human
corporations began moving into worlds that
rightfully belonged to the Realm, the Forge
Lords fought back with superior firepower and
almost impenetrable armour.
To this day the clans of the Forge Fathers stand
proud and independent and carry on their
mission to claim the galaxy, one world at a
time. They do this by the power of the Forge
Stars, trapping the energy of suns and using it
to construct colossal machines and starships
Forge Fathers
capable of stripping entire planets of their
wealth and resources and engineering devices
that are the envy of other races.
But the Forge Lords have also built great armies
to protect their holds and their interests on the
planets they have claimed as their caravans of
ships move between the stars. Because, in an
infinite universe, the rarest resource of them all
is peace, and all they are certain to find is war.
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Orders
Forge Fathers have access to the following
Orders in addition to the standard ones.
Level 1
- Masters of Engineering
Forge Fathers are masters of both geology and
construction, and can precisely target weak
points in the terrain to bring it crumbling
down around its occupants. Choose a friendly
unit. That unit takes an Activation as normal,
and may ignore all modifiers for cover and
fortified terrain when shooting.
Only natural modifiers for cover may be
ignored; modifiers granted by a special rule
such as Camouflage or Mobile Defences still
apply.
Level 2 – ‘Tis but a Scratch!
All friendly units within range of the Ordering
Commander are granted the Unflinching
ability until the end of the Turn. Note that
Unflinching already includes the bonus for
Headstrong – they do not stack.
Objectives
It is often unfairly assumed that Forge
Forge Fathers have access to the following Fathers are obsessed with material wealth
Secondary Objectives on a roll of 61-66 on for the sake of it. In fact, deeply held spiritual
the chart.
and philosophical beliefs drive the Dwarf
A – Prospecting quest for riches, rooted in the very creation
myths of their people.
When the Forge Fathers fight, it’s usually over
some sort of natural resource. This objective It is not that Dwarfs want to acquire material
is not kept secret from your opponent. If there wealth, but rather that they are culturally
are 8 or fewer Strategic Assets in play when and physically driven to do so.
Secondary Objectives are rolled, each player
must place one additional counter using the
normal rules, starting with the Forge Father
player. These additional Strategic Assets
represent seams of minerals to be sampled,
and can only be claimed by the Forge Father
player. They are worth 2VPs each.
B – Hold your Ground

Gain 1VP for each turn that ends with no

suppressed or grounded units on your side.
C – Relentless Firepower

Gain 1VP for each turn in which you ground

or destroy at least 3 enemy units with Shooting
attacks.

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 Units
Steel Warriors (1-4 Teams)
Although not an aggressively expansionist race,
spending time as a Steel Warrior is still something of
a rite of passage for most Forge Fathers on reaching
a certain age. As much as any Forge Father worth
Forces
Militia (2-4 Teams)
Forge Father Ward ships are colossal beasts, some
like mobile planetoids, and capable of an entirely
nomadic existence. And while most of their
populations are officially engaged in civilian roles

his metal should be a competent smith or artisan, - miners, craftsmen, and the like - in times of great
the ability to fight is also expected. Steel Warriors need auxiliary militias can be quickly formed. Some
wear individually fitted suits of Aesir armour and members will carry the weaponry they formerly
most carry a Hailstorm rifle, parts of which at least used as Steel Warriors, others drawing new
will have been crafted by their user. equipment from the Ward armouries. Either way,
the Forge Father militia are no less professional in
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attitude and capacity than any other warrior on a
4 4+ 5+ 4 2 Regular
Infantry battlefield.
Steel Warrior Team Pts: 70
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Special Rules: Headstrong
4 5+ 4+ 4 2 Regular
Weapon R D AP Special Infantry
Hailstorm Rifle 20” 4 1 - Militia Team Pts: 45
Special Rules: Headstrong
Assault Weaponry A 4 - -
Weapon R D AP Special
Autocannon Equipment Upgrade Pts: 30
Hailstorm Rifle 20” 4 - -
Upgrade any Steel Warrior team with a Hailstorm
Autocannon: Assault Weaponry A 4 - -
Forge Fathers

Weapon R D AP Special 0-1 Unit Leader Personnel Upgrade Pts: 10

Hailstorm 30” 3 2 Suppressive Fire (1) Upgrade any 1 team with a Unit Leader:
Autocannon
Special Rule: Leadership
Rekkhyrr Team Pts: 120
Special Rules: Headstrong, Fire in the Hole!
Weapon R D AP Special
Dragonbreath 12” 4 1 Blast (2D3),
Flamer Saturation
Assault Weaponry A 6 - -

0-1 Unit Leader Personnel Upgrade Pts: 20

Upgrade any 1 team with a Unit Leader:
+1 Nerve
Special Rule: Leadership

Steel Warrior

Rekkhyrr Battle-ready Forge Father Militia

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 Stormrage Veteran Issilgarim Team

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(1-2 Teams) 4 4+ 5+ 4 3 Regular

Many older Forge Fathers find a life under arms to
be an agreeable one and they turn away from lives
as smiths and artisans for a position in a veterans'
platoon - war, they say, is a craft like any other.
Others are simply too cantankerous to be tolerated
by the Steel Warriors. Either way, admittance to a
Veterans unit usually requires at least forty years
of military service and, as well as the right to join
the Stormrage drinking lodges, membership gives
access to the most powerful and therefore enjoyable
weapons.
Infantry
Brakkarim Team Pts: 115
Special Rules: Headstrong
Weapon R D AP Special
Hailstorm 30” 10 2 Suppressive Fire (1)
Autocannons
Assault Weaponry A 4 - -
Issilgarim Team Pts: 150
Special Rules: Headstrong
Weapon R D AP Special
v Magma 36” 4 6 Anti-Tank (D3+2)
Cannons Heavy Firepower
v Mjolnir Missile 6-30” 4 2 Blast (D3+2)
Launchers Heavy Firepower
Assault Weaponry A 4 - -

Thorgarim Team Pts: 80

Special Rules: Headstrong
Weapon R D AP Special
Hailstorm Pistols 12” 4 1 -
Forge Hammer A 4 4 -

0-1 Unit Leader Personnel Upgrade Pts: 40

Upgrade any 1 team with a Unit Leader:
Special Rules: Command , Leadership

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 Brokkrs (1-4 Teams)
Many Ward ships carry a contingent of the dwarves
known as ‘Brokkrs’. Those that don’t and go to war
will often find groups of their somewhat wilder
cousins turning up to join the fight anyway. Most
Forge Fathers would describe Brokkr squads as
reckless - they prefer to think of themselves as
Forces
Valkyrs (1-5 Teams)
When solid but slow-moving Forge Father forces feel
the need for speed, they can turn to ‘gangs’ of Valkyr
bikers. Named for legendary winged warriors of
old, Valkyr gangs epitomise many of the differences
between Forge Fathers and the Brokkr sub-clan.
Often loud and always fast, Valkyrs may serve

adventurous. Whichever is true, Brokkrs are as scout and recon forces, or just motor headlong
without doubt a highly effective assault force. at their enemy for an assault with their forward
mounted Hailstorm rifles.
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4 4+ 4+ 4 2 Regular SPD ACC Def res ner
Infantry
8 4+ 4+ 3 2 Large
Brokkr Team Pts: 60 Infantry
Special Rules: Headstrong Valkyr Team Pts: 85
Weapon R D AP Special Special Rules: Headstrong
Burst Pistol 12” 4 - - Weapon R D AP Special
Assault Weaponry A 8 1 - Twin 20” 8 1 -
Hailstorm Rifle
Bunker Assault Equipment Upgrade Pts: 15 Assault Weaponry A 6 - -
Upgrade any team with Bunker Assault Equipment:
Special Rule: Fire in the Hole! 0-1 Unit Leader Personnel Upgrade Pts: 20
Upgrade any 1 team with a Unit Leader:
Weapon R D AP Special
Magma Rifle 12” 1 6 Anti-Tank (D3+2) +1 Nerve
Special Rule: Leadership
Forge Fathers

0-1 Inferno Drill Support Upgrade Pts: 30

Upgrade any 1 team with an Inferno Drill:
Weapon R D AP Special
Inferno Drill 32” 6 5 Heavy Firepower

0-1 Unit Leader Personnel Upgrade Pts: 20

Upgrade any 1 team with a Unit Leader:
+1 Nerve
Special Rule: Leadership

0-1 Engineer Personnel Upgrade Pts: 45

Upgrade any 1 team with an Engineer:
Special Rules: Command , R
epair Order

Valkyr Biker

Inferno Drill Brokkr Chief Brokkr with Magma Rifle

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Forge Guard (1-2 Teams)
The dwarvish word for Forge Guard, ‘Sikkram’,
roughly translates to ‘the face of the hammer’ - the
Forge Father language’s equivalent to the ‘tip of the
spear’. They are, in effect, the blunt force with which
a Forge Lord will pulverise his enemies, often being
sent first into war and carrying some of the most
powerful weapons in the Dwarf arsenal. They are
made up of a lord’s most trusted and venerable
warriors, true professionals who in peacetime will
be sent to guard his greatest treasures and most
important properties and, in war, be given the most
vital missions.
Hammerfist
Drop Squad (1-2 Teams)
Hammerfist Orbital Drop Armour is a modified
version of suits used in orbital mining operations.
Sufficiently reinforced to withstand atmospheric
entry and high-speed landfall, a Lord’s most trusted
and proven Forge Guard can be delivered with
almost pinpoint accuracy anywhere on a battlefield.
Any enemy that survives their ground-breaking
impact will be pulverised with Forge Hammers or
cut down by Inferno Drills before the Hammerfists
redeploy to their next target.
SPD ACC Def res ner

SPD ACC Def res ner 4 3+ 6+ 5 3 Regular

4 3+ 6+ 5 3 Infantry
Regular
Infantry Hammerfist Team Pts: 190
Forge Guard Team Pts: 150 Special Rules: Aerial Deployment, Headstrong
Special Rules: Headstrong
Weapon R D AP Special
Weapon R D AP Special Inferno Drill 16” 6 5 -
Hailstorm Rifle 20” 4 1 - Forge Hammer A 4 4 Blast (D3)
Forge Hammer A 4 4 Blast (D3)
0-1 Unit Leader Personnel Upgrade Pts: 40
Autocannon Equipment Upgrade Pts: 30 Upgrade any 1 team with a Unit Leader:
Upgrade any team with a Hailstorm Autocannon: Special Rules: Command , L eadership
Weapon R D AP Special
Hailstorm
Autocannon 30” 3 2 Suppressive Fire (1)

Magma Cannon Equipment Upgrade Pts: 15

Upgrade any team with a Magma Cannon:
Weapon R D AP Special
Magma Cannon 36” 1 6 Anti-Tank (D3+2)

Missile Launcher Equipment Upgrade Pts: 40

Upgrade any team with a Missile Launcher:
Weapon R D AP Special
Mjolnir 6-30” 2 2 Blast (D3+2)
Missile Launcher

0-1 Unit Leader Personnel Upgrade Pts: 40

Upgrade any 1 team with a Unit Leader:
Hammerfist Orbital Drop Armour
Special Rules: Command , L eadership

Forge Guard with Forge Guard with Forge Guard with

Mjolnir Missile Launcher Hailstorm Autocannon Hailstorm Rifle

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 Iron Ancestor
(Formation: 1-3)
Age is venerated amongst all Forge Fathers, bringing,
as it does, a wealth of accumulated experience and
wisdom. The oldest and wisest warriors bring those
riches to bear in suits of Antikk armour, giants like
Striders, but infinitely more sophisticated and often
Forces
Hellermal Pattern
Iron Ancestor
Forge Fathers see no irony in a race so skilled
in craft and construction being similarly
excellent at destruction and demolition. The
Hellermal, or ‘Overkill’ suit is, like all Iron

much more powerful. Many of these living legends Ancestors, a fantastically engineered suit of
will equip their armour similarly to the preference armour, more like an extension of the pilot
than a prosthetic vehicle. But its twin Magma
of their younger days, with a heat hammer on one cannons, similar to plasma cannons employed
shoulder and a heavy Hailstorm cannon on the elsewhere but capable of more focused beams,
other. The Doomstorm pattern will forego the close can burn through a meter of reinforced
combat weapon though and double up on ranged rockcrete in less than a minute while its
weaponry while the Thor pattern carries two Dragonbreath flamer is the bane of infantry
hammers to maul infantry and vehicles alike. and light vehicles.
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5 3+ 8+ 4 4 Vehicle

Iron Ancestor Pts: 190

Special Rules: Command , Bulky, Headstrong
Weapon R D AP Special
Twin Hailstorm 30” 5 2 Suppressive Fire (1)
Autocannons
Forge Fathers

Forge Hammer A 6 5 -

Doomstorm Pattern Iron Ancestor Pts: 175

Special Rules: Command , Bulky, Headstrong
Weapon R D AP Special
Twin Hailstorm 30” 5 2 Suppressive Fire (1)
Autocannons
Assault Weaponry A 2 2 -

Thor Pattern Iron Ancestor Pts: 190

Special Rules: Command , Bulky, Headstrong

Weapon R D AP Special Doomstorm Iron Ancestor

Forge Hammers A 10 5 -

Hellermal Pattern Iron Ancestor Pts: 210

Special Rules: Command , Bulky, Fire in the Hole!
Headstrong
Weapon R D AP Special
Twin Magma 36” 2 6 Anti-Tank (D3+2)
Cannon
Dragonbreath 12” 3 1 Blast (2D3),
Flamer Saturation
Assault Weaponry A 6 5 -

0-1 Unit Leader Personnel Upgrade Pts: 70

Upgrade any 1 Iron Ancestor to a Unit Leader:
Special Rule: Command , Leadership, Shield (4)

Hellermal Iron Ancestor

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Drakkar APC SPD ACC Def res ner

The Drakkar is the Forge Father’s primary armoured 8 4+ 9+ 5 3 Vehicle

- Tank -
personnel carrier. It is by no means the fastest or Drakkar APC Pts: 120
prettiest of all troop transporters but this is no Special Rules: Headstrong, Transport (2)
failure of design. The Drakkar’s sloped, toughened
Weapon R D AP Special
armour make it one of the toughest troop delivery Hailstorm Rifle 20” 2 1 -
vehicles on any battlefield anywhere and, with a Assault R 6 3 -
Hailstorm anti-personnel weapon to discourage any
assailants along the way, the vehicle is an extremely
safe and reliable delivery vehicle for platoons of
Steel Warriors and Forge Guard.

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 Sturnhammer Battle Tank SPD ACC Def res ner

The Sturnhammer is assessed by Corporation 7 4+ 9+ 5 4 Vehicle

- Tank -
Central Military analysts to be probably the best Sturnhammer Hagall Pattern
main battle tank currently employed amongst Battle Tank Pts: 200
alien races. Carrying a Heavy Hailstorm Cannon Special Rules: Headstrong
turret as standard, the Sturnhammer’s intricately Weapon R D AP Special
engineered target control system makes it capable of
Forces

a rate of accurate fire at a range that is the envy of
even Enforcer commanders. This also often makes a
Sturnhammer a target of high priority in battle, but
its armour is at least as technically advanced as its
weaponry, shrugging off all but the most powerful
and well placed incoming shots.
Hailstorm Rifle 20 2 1 -
Heavy 8-40” 10 2 Suppressive Fire (2)
Hailstorm Cannon
Assault R 6 3 -
Sturnhammer Hata Pattern
Battle Tank Pts: 220
Special Rules: Headstrong
Weapon R D AP Special
Hailstorm Rifle 20 2 1 -
Heavy 8-48” 3 6 Anti-Tank (D3+2)
Magma Cannon
Assault R 6 3 -

t The Lord’s Seat Equipment Upgrade Pts: 65

Upgrade any 1 Sturnhammer with the Lord’s Seat:
Special Rule: Inspiring, Shield Projection (4)
Forge Fathers

Hata-Pattern Sturnhammer Tank

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 Brandr Urban Assault Vehicle

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Urban Assault Vehicle 7 4+ 10+ 5 4 Vehicle

Usually found in the vanguard of Forge Father
advances into urban areas, the Brandr is equipped
to destroy tank traps and barricades with its assault
ram and burn out bunkers and emplacements with
its turret-mounted Dragonbreath flamethrower. It
is a close-range weapon, and, as such, may require
support covering open ground, but its powerful
engine and reinforced forward armour make it
nigh-on unstoppable in more confined areas.
- Tank -
Brandr Urban Assault Vehicle Pts: 240
Special Rules: Headstrong, Mobile Defences, Transport (1)
Weapon R D AP Special
Heavy Dragonbreath 12” 4 2 Area Effect,
Flamer Blast (2D3),
Saturation
Assault R 8 4 -

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 Hultr Half-track
(Formation: 1-3)
Lightly armoured but no less deadly, Hultr half-
tracks fitted with autocannon turrets can be
deployed on almost any terrain. Modified versions
of vehicles used in numerous Forge Father mining
operations, in war Forge Lords will use them to
Forces
quickly fortify a strategic location or support an
infantry advance. Their powerful engines and a
towing hook on the rear mean Hultrs can also be
utilised to move other, heavier equipment across a
battlefield.
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10 4+ 7+ 4 3 Vehicle
- Tank -
Hultr with Hailstorm Autocannon Pts: 90
Special Rules: Headstrong, Escort
Weapon R D AP Special
Twin Hailstorm 30” 3 2 Suppressive Fire (1)
Autocannon
Assault R 6 2 -
Hultr with Magma Cannon Pts: 100
Forge Fathers
Special Rules: Headstrong, Escort
Weapon R D AP Special
Magma Cannon 36” 1 6 Anti-Tank (D3+2)
Assault R 6 2 -
Transport Trailer Equipment Upgrade Pts: 15
Upgrade any Hultr with a trailer:
Special Rule: Transport (1)
Hultr Half-Track
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Weapons Platform
(Formation: 1-3)
Most races would find the complexity of operating
a dedicated anti-tank or anti-air weapons platform
requires at least three crew. Advanced Forge Father
engineering, and more than a little pride, mean the
Jotunn and Surtr mobile guns require only one; the
roles of driver, gunner, and operator are all rolled
into one seat. The limited speed the vehicle’s tracks
provide does however mean you can often find them
being towed into position by a larger tank before a
battle begins.
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3 4+ 6+ 3 2 Vehicle
- Tank -
Jotunn Weapons Platform Pts: 100
Special Rules: Headstrong
Weapon R D AP Special
Heavy 8-40” 10 2 Heavy Firepower,
Hailstorm Cannon Suppressive Fire (2),
Assault R 4 - -
Surtr Weapons Platform Pts: 135
Special Rules: Headstrong
Weapon R D AP Special
Heavy 8-48” 3 6 Anti-Tank (D3+2),
Magma Cannon Heavy Firepower
Assault R 4 - -
Urban Demolisher Weapon Platform Pts: 130
Special Rules: Headstrong, Mobile Defences
Weapon R D AP Special
Punisher Cannon 8-40” 4 4 Blast (D3+1)
Assault R 4 - -
Jotunn Heavy Hailstorm
Cannon Platform
Universal Upgrades
When the Forge Fathers fight, it is usually as a clan,
led by one of the Forge Lords of this extended family
of warriors, builders, and traders. Each Lord is
served by numerous lieutenants, or ‘Huscarls’, each
of whom has contributed and is responsible for the
fighters of his own household. The Forge Fathers
hold age and artifice in great reverence and it is also
often the case that a senior Artificer, particularly
in the event the clan is fighting on its own claimed
territory, will be tasked with directing its defence.
Forge lord Personnel Upgrade Pts: 150
Upgrade any Infantry unit with a Forge Lord:
Special Rules: Command , Inspiring, Shield (4)
t Forge Lord
Ingulf Krestürsson
Forge Lord Ingulf Krestürsson, known to
many as ‘the Dragon’, is a feared and respected
Forge Lord. His clan have been engaged in
warfare against the GCPS for centuries and
Ingulf ’s hatred of mankind is as legendary as
his temper. While he would never turn away
from a fight with the GCPS, in truth Ingulf
will go to war against anyone he views as
threatening a Forge Father’s claim.

Huscarl Personnel Upgrade Pts: 100

Upgrade any Infantry unit with a Huscarl:
Special Rules: Command , Leadership, Shield (3)

Artificer Personnel Upgrade Pts: 55

Upgrade any Infantry unit with an Artificer:
Special Rules: Command , Fortify Position Order, Repair
Order

Ingulf Krestürsson Personnel Upgrade Pts: 190

Upgrade any Forge Guard unit with Ingulf Krestürsson:
Special Rules: Command , Fire in the Hole!, Hatred of
Mankind, Inspiring, Shield (4)
Weapon R D AP Special
Dragonbreath 12” 2 1 Blast (2D3),
Flamer Saturation
Padd A 4 1 Shredder
Huscarl in Aesir Armour

Special Rule: Hatred of

Mankind

Ingulf may re-roll one Command die per

turn when facing an Enforcer or GCPS
force.

Artificer

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 The GCPS
The Galactic Co-Prosperity Sphere is the largest
empire the galaxy has ever seen, and is home to
the human race. In its expansion across the stars
the GCPS has reached farther than any other
civilisation, gathering more planets under its
Forces
rule and boasting a population outnumbering
its closest competitor many times over.
But its principal strength is also its largest
limiting factor, for the GCPS is not the unified
hyper-power it appears to be from the outside.
The Co-Prosperity Sphere is comprised of
thousands of corporations, each with their own
goals and motivations. Intrigue and rivalry
is endemic between the conglomerates that
comprise the military might of the GCPS. Only
the will and authority of the Council of Seven
has stopped all-out civil war from erupting
within its borders, and allowed the corporations
to continue their spread from system to system,
enveloping planets and species wholesale into
corporate hegemony.
While humans may not be the largest, strongest
or quickest sentients in the galaxy, they are
inventive and ambitious as only a young species
GCPS
can be, and have enough soldiers under arms
to threaten any other civilisation; for when
a corporation navy takes to the skies it does
so in an armada of warships so vast the stars
themselves are blacked out.
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Orders
The GCPS has access to the following Orders
in addition to the standard ones.
Level 1 - Bribery
The Corporations of the GCPS are notorious
for not playing fair and throwing money at a
problem, resorting to bribery, blackmail, and
worse. From buying out the owner of a local
relay satellite and redirecting communications,
to turning one of the enemy’s lieutenants
with false promises – whatever it is, the
Corporations will find a way.
This Order may be given after the opposing
player has made a dice roll of any kind on a
unit within range of the friendly Ordering
Commander. The Corporation player may
pick one of the dice and force the opponent
to re-roll it.
Level 1 – ‘Focus Fire
Use this Order after a unit has made a
Shooting attack that damaged an enemy unit.
Choose a second unactivated unit within
range of the Commander giving the Order.
This second unit may immediately make a
Shooting attack against the same target as part
of the same Activation. If hit, the target will
take an additional suppression token over and
above any it would be otherwise due to take.
The second unit is then marked as activated.
Level 2 – Tactical Genius
This Order may only be issued by a Marauder
Commando Captain. The Captain is able to
take advantage of every mistake made by the
opposing force. This Order may be given any
time the opponent rolls one or more blanks
on their Command dice. If successful, the
Commando Captain may take the blank
dice rolled by the opponent and use them
to immediately issue another Order of his
choice. Any units activated by this Order must
do so before the opponent carries out their
own Order and continues with their Turn.
If the Commando Captain’s Order prevents
the opponent from carrying out their own
Order (by killing the original target for
example), the opponent’s Order is wasted.
Objectives
The GCPS has access to the following
Secondary Objectives on a roll of 61-66 on
the chart.
A – Every Penny Counts
Corporate accountants encourage GCPS
commanders to recover damaged equipment
from battle, to be repaired to fight again. Any
GCPS Vehicle that is destroyed but remains
on the table becomes a Strategic Asset. Each
of these Vehicles claimed by the GCPS player
at the end of the game is worth 1 bonus VP on
top of any granted by the mission.
B – No Questions Asked
For example, say in a 2000 point game the
GCPS player has marked 400 points worth
of units as Meat Shields. The Meat Shield
units are worth nothing to the opponent if
destroyed, but the opponent’s kill percentage
will be based on a total force size of 1600
points, making the other kills more valuable.
However, the opponent won’t know this until
the end of the game!
In addition, Meat Shield units may not claim
Strategic Assets.

GCPS commanders would prefer for their

troops not to know the whys and wherefores
of war – blind obedience is far better! Gain
1VP for every Order given that rolls more
successes than required.
C – Easily Replaced

At the start of the game, the GCPS player

may secretly mark any Corporation Marine,
Corporation Recruit or Goran Auxiliary units
in the force of the player’s choice as ‘Meat
Shields’. These units are not considered to be
part of the force for the purposes of the Kill
Total for either player.

The Marauders –
Command and Control

Marauders are commonly hired as

mercenaries by Corporation forces for
those occasions when a little targeted
brutality is required. However, the
human troops aren’t always too happy
about fighting alongside the brawny
green-skins, and definitely won’t be
ordered around by them!
GCPS and Marauder units may be
taken in the same force freely, without
either of them counting as Allies.
In addition, Marauder units may
benefit from Orders given by GCPS
Commanders as normal. However,
GCPS units may not benefit from Orders
given by Marauder Commanders.

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 Units

Marines are the backbone of corporate expansion.

Corp. Marines (2-5 Teams)
Most large houses maintain a private army of them
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and there are numerous ‘independent security
5 4+ 4+ 4 2 Regular
consultancies’, mercenary groups employed by
Forces

Infantry companies with a desire or need to outsource their

Marine Team Pts: 50 violence. Equipped with mass-produced but robust
Weapon R D AP Special
armour and laser weaponry, there is no shortage of
either demand or supply for troops willing to work a
Laser Rifle 18” 6 - -
contract in war zones throughout the universe.
Assault Weaponry A 4 - -

Flamethrower Equipment Upgrade Pts: 30

Upgrade any Marine team with a Flamethrower:
Special Rule: Fire in the Hole!
Weapon R D AP Special
Flamethrower 12” 2 1 Blast (2D3),
Saturation
Grenade Launcher Equipment Upgrade Pts: 20
Upgrade any Marine team with a Grenade Launcher:
Weapon R D AP Special
Grenade Launcher 12” 2 - Blast (D3+1)

Marine Autocannon Team Pts: 65

Weapon R D AP Special Marines with Laser Rifles
Autocannon 36” 4 1 Heavy Firepower,
Suppressive Fire (1)
GCPS

Assault Weaponry A 2 -

Marine Laser Cannon Team Pts: 75

Weapon R D AP Special
Laser Cannon 40” 2 5 Anti-Tank (D3),
Heavy Firepower
Assault Weaponry A 2 -

Marine Missile Launcher Team Pts: 85

Weapon R D AP Special
Missile Launcher 6-32” 2 3 Blast (2D3+1),
Heavy Firepower
Assault Weaponry A 2 - Marine Autocannon Team
Marine Mortar Team Pts: 85
Weapon R D AP Special
Mortar 12-40” 4 - Blast (D6),
Heavy Firepower,
Indirect,
Suppressive Fire (1)
Assault Weaponry A 2 -

0-1 Comms Trooper Equipment Upgrade Pts: 10

Upgrade any 1 team with a Communications Trooper:
Special Rule: Communications

0-1 Unit Leader Personnel Upgrade Pts: 10

Upgrade any 1 team with a Unit Leader:
Special Rule: Leadership
Marine Communications Marine with
Trooper Grenade Launcher

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Corp. Veterans (2-5 Teams) Whether out of necessity or choice, many corporate
marines find ‘one short contract’ turning into a
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5 4+ 4+ 4 2 Regular
much longer period as a professional or career
Infantry soldier. Veteran units may have seen years of service
Veteran Team Pts: 60 and it is from such squads many marine officers
Special Rules: Headstrong are drawn. After all, the reasoning goes, if you’ve
Weapon R D AP Special survived long enough as a marine to become a
Laser Rifle 18” 6 - -
veteran, you probably know a thing or two worth
listening to.
Assault Weaponry A 4 - -

Flamethrower Equipment Upgrade Pts: 30

Upgrade any Veteran team with a Flamethrower:
Special Rule: Fire in the Hole!
Weapon R D AP Special
Flamethrower 12” 2 1 Blast (2D3),
Saturation

Grenade Launcher Equipment Upgrade Pts: 20

Upgrade any Veteran team with a Grenade Launcher:
Weapon R D AP Special
Grenade Launcher 12” 2 - Blast (D3+1)

Veteran Autocannon Team Pts: 75

Special Rules: Headstrong
Weapon R D AP Special
Autocannon 36” 4 1 Heavy Firepower,
Suppressive Fire (1)
Assault Weaponry A 2 -

Veteran Laser Cannon Team Pts: 85

Special Rules: Headstrong
Weapon R D AP Special
Laser Cannon 40” 2 5 Anti-Tank (D3),
Heavy Firepower
Assault Weaponry A 2 -

Veteran Missile Launcher Team Pts: 95

Special Rules: Headstrong
Weapon R D AP Special
Missile Launcher 6-32” 2 3 Blast (2D3+1),
Heavy Firepower
Assault Weaponry A 2 -

Veteran Mortar Team Pts: 95

Special Rules: Headstrong
Weapon R D AP Special
Mortar 12-40” 4 - Blast (D6),
Heavy Firepower,
Indirect,
Suppressive Fire (1)
Assault Weaponry A 2 -
0-1 Comms Trooper Equipment Upgrade Pts: 10
Upgrade any 1 team with a Communications Trooper:
Special Rule: Communications
0-1 Unit Leader Personnel Upgrade Pts: 30
Upgrade any 1 team with a Unit Leader:
Special Rule: Command , Leadership
Life in the Corporation forces is hard –
around 5% of a corporation’s military will
disappear in any given solar year. This is in
addition to combat losses and known events
such as Containment Protocols, industrial
disasters, corporate espionage and deserters.
Nobody has ever come up with a satisfactory
explanation as to what happens to these men
and women, though the odds are that it isn’t
good.

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 Corp. Rangers (1-5 Teams)
Offering even greater rewards than a standard
marine contract, a position amongst a Ranger
squadron also carries a much higher degree of risk.
Equipped with grav-chutes and heavy laser rifles,
Rangers will be dropped into the hottest combat
zones, often within enemy territory, and tasked with
Forces
Corp. recruits (2-5 Teams)
Some recruits to GCPS militaries find themselves the
subjects of intensive drilling and training regimes,
designed and administered by veteran warriors
intent on turning out the best soldiers in the galaxy.
These are the lucky ones. For others though, the
majority, ‘basic training’ might mean a few days

the most dangerous jobs. Many Ranger companies on a transport ship being shown which end of their
have adopted the motto ‘Rangers Go First’ and, weapon is the dangerous one and how to buckle up
whether this refers to their deployment into enemy their armour before being thrown out and into the
territory or making the journey home in a bodybag, meat-grinder of a hostile alien world. The GCPS
it is nearly always true. must expand to survive, no matter the cost.
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5 4+ 4+ 4 3 Regular 5 5+ 4+ 4 1 Regular
Infantry Infantry
Ranger Team Pts: 70 Recruit Team Pts: 25
Special Rules: Aerial Deployment, Recon Special Rules: Expendable
Weapon R D AP Special Weapon R D AP Special
Heavy Laser Rifle 18” 6 1 - Laser Rifle 18” 6 - -
Assault Weaponry A 4 - - Assault Weaponry A 4 - -

Ranger Tank Hunter Team Pts: 100 0-1 Comms Trooper Equipment Upgrade Pts: 5
Special Rules: Aerial Deployment, Fire in the Hole!, Upgrade any 1 team with a Communications Trooper:
Recon
Special Rule: Communications

Weapon R D AP Special
Heavy Laser Rifle 18” 6 1 - 0-1 Unit Leader Personnel Upgrade Pts: 5
Upgrade any 1 team with a Unit Leader:
Thermal Rifle 16” 1 5 Anti-Tank (D3+2)
GCPS

Grenades & Mines A 6 5 Special Rule: Leadership

0-2 Ranger Sniper Team Pts: 80

Special Rules: Aerial Deployment, Recon
Weapon R D AP Special
Sniper Rifle 36” 4 1 Heavy Firepower,
Suppressive Fire (1)
Assault Weaponry A 4 - -

0-1 Comms Trooper Equipment Upgrade Pts: 10

Upgrade any 1 team with a Communications Trooper:
Special Rule: Communications

0-1 Unit Leader Personnel Upgrade Pts: 10

Upgrade any 1 team with a Unit Leader:
Special Rule: Leadership

Corporation Rangers Corporation Recruits

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Corp. Strider
(Formation: 1-3)
Many corporation marine forces maintain large fleets
of armoured walkers for combating alien menaces
simply too large for a standard human to handle.
They may lack some of the ‘after-market’ features an
Enforcer model might have under its hood, but there
is also much more room in the cockpit for the pilot.
Many pilots will name and paint their vehicle with
pictures of sweethearts or customised unit insignia.
Senior officers will turn a blind eye to all but the
most depraved slogans and pictures. After all, who is
going to argue with a marine in a twelve-foot killing
machine?
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6 4+ 7+ 4 3
Vehicle
Strider Pts: 130
Weapon R D AP Special
Heavy Burst Laser 28” 6 2 Suppressive Fire (1)
Assault Weaponry A 4 2 -
Urban Assault Strider Pts: 125
Special Rules: Fire in the Hole!
Weapon R D AP Special
Heavy Flamethrower 12” 4 1 Blast (2D3),
Saturation
Chainsaw A 6 3 Anti-Tank (D3)
Polaris Strider Pts: 150
Weapon R D AP Special
Polaris Cannon 48” 2 6 Anti-Tank (D6)
Assault Weaponry A 4 2 -
Urban Assault Strider with enclosed cockpit
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Corp. Mule Transport
(Formation: 1-3)
The original design for the Mule transporter,
developed by Trontek for its marine bases on the
Phlegian moons, has been cut up, reworked, and
put back together more times than Kraato Gon’s
mechanites. Dozens of variants exist now, each
adapted to their particular working environment,
and most are clones or shameless rip-offs of Trontek’s
frame. Marine Quartermasters will tell you the
popularity of the Mule is its classic and rugged
design. In truth though, corporate militaries use
them so much because, like the men and women
they carry, they are cheap and easy to replace.
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10 4+ 7+ 3 2 Vehicle
- Tank -
Mule with Autocannon Pts: 95
Special Rules: Escort, Open-Topped, Transport (2)
Weapon R D AP Special
Autocannon 36” 4 1 Suppressive Fire (1)
Assault R 4 1 -
Mule with Laser Cannon Pts: 110
Special Rules: Escort, Open-Topped, Transport (2)
Weapon R D AP Special
Laser Cannon 40” 2 5 Anti-Tank (D3)
Assault R 4 1 -
Mule with Autocannon
Forces
GCPS
Corp. TAD-65 Hornet
Dropship
The TAD-65 Hornet is the workhorse of corporate
deployments across the universe. A tri-copter
design, the Hornet carries two crew and has a
carrying capacity of fifteen marine personnel
or their equivalent. Standard armament of the
Hornet is a forward-mounted rotary beam laser
and is mainly intended to clear drop-zones for its
passengers. While an attack by one Hornet might
seem inconsequential, a whole squadron can deliver
enough firepower to dislodge even the most resistant
enemy.
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SPD ACC Def res ner
14 4+ 8+ 4 2 Vehicle
- Tank -
TAD-65 with Rotary Cannon Pts: 145
Special Rules: Anti-Grav, Transport (3)
Weapon R D AP Special
Rotary Cannon 24” 6 1 Suppressive Fire (1)
TAD-65 with Laser Cannon Pts: 165
Special Rules: Anti-Grav, Transport (3)
Weapon R D AP Special
Laser Cannon 40” 2 5 Anti-Tank (D3)
TAD-65 with Missile Launcher Pts: 175
Special Rules: Anti-Grav, Transport (3)
Weapon R D AP Special
Missile Launcher 6-32” 2 3 Blast (2D3+1)
Smokescreen Grenades Equipment Upg. Pts: 20
Upgrade any Hornet with Smokescreen Grenades:
Special Rules: Smokescreen
Corp. Lancer Battle Tank
The Lancer battle tank has, since its first deployment
against Asterian troops in the third war on Burstyn’s
World, become a mainstay of many large corporate
forces. Running on gravitic lifters, a licensed
variation of Xian-Seng’s proprietary tech used in
Enforcer jetbikes, its excellent ground speed made
it an effective counter to the rapid hit and run
tactics Asterian Cyphers used while its high powered
laser cannon proved quite capable of penetrating
force shields and destroying drones and armoured
transports. Since then the main weapon assembly
has been developed to replace the laser with an
autocannon, allowing the Lancer to also be used in
support of, and against, lightly armoured infantry
units.
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9 4+ 9+ 5 3 Vehicle
- Tank -
Lancer with Autocannon Pts: 220
Weapon R D AP Special
Laser Rifle 18” 4 - -
Heavy 8-36” 10 2 Suppressive Fire (2)
Autocannon
Assault R 6 3 -
Lancer with Heavy Laser Cannon Pts: 200
Weapon R D AP Special
Laser Rifle 18” 4 - -
Heavy 8-40” 2 6 Anti-Tank (2D3)
Laser Cannon
Assault R 6 3 -
Corporation Lancer Battle Tank
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t Corp. Orbital Commander
The command and control systems available to
a marine Orbital Commander are nowhere near
as sophisticated or as fast as those of his or her
Enforcer counterpart. Thus they have less of a role
in directing battlefield activity, but the ability to
deliver a heavy weapons strike with comparable
if not equal accuracy is still a powerful one. The
position of Corporate OC should therefore be filled
by an officer with considerable actual battlefield
experience. Corporate hierarchies being what they
are though, it is just as likely the OC is instead a
younger relative of someone really important.
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- 4+ - - - -
Orbital Commander Pts: 200
Special Rules: Command , Orbital Command
Weapon R D AP Special
Orbital N/A 2 5 Area Effect,
Bombardment Blast (4D3),
Limited (1),
Suppressive Fire (3)
 Universal Upgrades
The composition and scale of a GCPS army varies
enormously, depending on the size and budget
of the controlling corporation. There are certain
commonalities maintained across much of the GCPS
though in order to facilitate transfers of personnel
Forces
t Major Loren Chard
Major Loren Chard’s formative years were
spent in various corporate marine outfits.
Indeed her first memory is of fighting against
the alien pirates that had slaughtered her

and skills. Most marine units are organised into
platoons, led by either a sergeant or lieutenant. In
the field, their actions are coordinated by another
senior officer, usually a major or captain. These
ranks in turn are directed by at least one colonel
who, as well as commanding their troops, must also
take responsibility for reporting back to the parent
company’s owners and shareholders.
family and burned her home to the ground.
Her wealth of experience has been earned in
countless warzones and, as well as being a
fearsome fighter, Chard is more than happy
to share her knowledge with other marine
warriors.

Colonel Personnel Upgrade Pts: 75

Upgrade any Infantry unit with a Colonel:
Special Rules: Command , Inspiring

Lieutenant Personnel Upgrade Pts: 30

Upgrade any Infantry unit with a Lieutenant:
Special Rules: Command , Leadership

Sharpshooter Personnel Upgrade Pts: 10

Upgrade any Infantry unit with a Sharpshooter:
GCPS

Special Rules: Precision Fire Order

Medic Personnel Upgrade Pts: 30

Upgrade any Infantry unit with a Medic:
Special Rules: Medic
Engineer Personnel Upgrade Pts: 20
Upgrade any Infantry unit with an Engineer:
Major Loren Chard Personnel Upgrade Pts: 90
Upgrade any Marine, Recruit
or Veteran unit with Major Chard:
Special Rules: Command , Fortify Position Order, Trainer

Special Rules: Communications, Fire Control

Special Rule: Trainer

Major Chard has a wealth of experience

and uses it to her advantage when
training new recruits.
Any unit that contains Major Chard
improves its Accuracy value by 1. In
addition, all of the unit’s weapons have
the Tag special rule, as other units in
the force try to follow Chard’s lead.

Corporation Colonel

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The Marauders
Even among a galaxy of aggressive races, the
conglomerate of species known as the Marauders
stand out in their ferocity and natural violence.
Raised from single-planet barbarism by the Galactic
Co-Prosperity Sphere to be their perfect soldiers, the
Marauders turned on their masters in a rebellion so
stunning in its intensity that the GCPS was almost
destroyed.
Only their usefulness as shock troops stopped their
complete eradication, although it is a naïve or
desperate civilisation that hires too many of them
at once.
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The near destruction of the GCPS sent shockwaves
across the stars, and whenever Marauders gather in
number every sentient race holds its breath. Today
the Marauders are nomadic, plying the galaxy
as pirates and soldiers for hire. They are the best
mercenaries money can buy, and they know it.
Their services do not come cheap, but they do not
care who they work for; all that matters is the fight
and the payoff.
That is not to say they will not also fight for
themselves, and when every other species in
the galaxy will do everything it can to stop the
Marauders establishing their own civilisation, that
fighting can be brutal. And nobody does brutal as
thoroughly as the Marauders.
 Units
Goran Auxiliaries Goran Stalkers
(2-6 Teams) (1-2 Teams)
The world of Gora is a fierce and dangerous place In the monsoon-wracked swamps and jungles of
to live and possesses numerous Orc tribes willing to Gora, Goran Stalkers serve their tribes as hunters,
send their warriors in support of Marauder units bringing down beasts like the powerful Gurrak and
Forces

throughout the galaxy. Some leave their home planet the cunning Meopard armed with only their bows
to win glory and honour for their tribes, others do and their wits. On the battlefields of the wider
it for the wealth and power a victorious campaign galaxy they serve as skirmishers and light assault
can bring. Although they are not as well trained or troops, distracting an enemy or keeping them
as well-equipped as the elite commandos they fight occupied while more powerful troops move into a
alongside, they are no less formidable. After all, killing position.
being hacked apart by a meter-long warblade leaves
you just as dead as being shot by a burst laser. SPD ACC Def res ner
5 3+ 3+ 4 2 Regular
Infantry
SPD ACC Def res ner
5 4+ 3+ 4 2 Regular Goran Stalker Team Pts: 50
Infantry Special Rules: Recon
Goran Auxiliary Team Pts: 40 Weapon R D AP Special
Weapon R D AP Special Bows 16” 4 1 -
Assorted Firearms 16” 4 - - Assault Weaponry A 6 1 -
Assault Weaponry A 6 - -
Saboteur Equipment Upgrade Pts: 25
HMG Equipment Upgrade Pts: 10 Upgrade any team with sabotage equipment and
Upgrade any team with an HMG: explosives:

Weapon R D AP Special Special Rules: Saboteur, Fire in the Hole!

HMG 28” 3 1 - Weapon R D AP Special
Toxic Gas Grenades 6” 4 - Experimental,
GCPS

Assault Equipment Upgrade Pts: 15 Stun

Upgrade any team with Ripper Talons:
0-1 Unit Leader Personnel Upgrade Pts: 15
Weapon R D AP Special Upgrade any 1 team with a Unit Leader:
Ripper Talons A 4 2 -
Special Rule: Precision Fire Order, Leadership
Mawbeast Support Upgrade Pts: 20
Upgrade any team with a pair of Mawbeasts:
Weapon R D AP Special
Teeth & Claws A 6 1 Shredder

0-1 Unit Leader Personnel Upgrade Pts: 10

Upgrade any 1 team with a Unit Leader:
Special Rule: Leadership

Goran Auxiliary
Weaponry
Goran Stalker
Weaponry Goran Auxiliary

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Orc Commandos (1-4 Teams) Goblin Scouts (1-2 Teams)
Commandos are the frontline troops of most Orc Given the sheer number of predatory species on
armies and are as versatile as they are fearless. Gora, it is perhaps a surprise the ‘Goblin’ race has
Some may be old enough to remember the events survived at all, let alone thrived and established its
of the Mandrake wars but most will have been own niche alongside and throughout Orc society.
trained by veterans of the rebellion against the What the Goblins lack in size and brawn though
GCPS. Their weapons and armour might not meet they more than make up for with sharp senses and
the same specifications as a modern GCPS Marine’s keen minds. Goblin spies are hard to spot and excel
gear, but their readiness to fight and will to win are at reporting enemy troop movements while sniper
unmatched. units can be the equal of even Enforcers in accuracy
and kill-efficiency.
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5 3+ 4+ 5 2 Regular SPD ACC Def res ner
Infantry
6 4+ 3+ 2 2 Regular
Commando Team Pts: 70 Infantry
Special Rules: Headstrong Goblin Scout Team Pts: 50
Weapon R D AP Special Special Rules: Camouflage, Expendable, Recon
Rifles 18” 6 - - Weapon R D AP Special
Hrunkas A 6 1 - Sniper Rifles 30” 4 1 Heavy Firepower,
Suppressive Fire (1)
Pyro Equipment Upgrade Pts: 35 Assault Weaponry A 4 - -
Upgrade any team with a Flamethrower:
Special Rule: Fire in the Hole!
Weapon R D AP Special
Flamethrower 12” 2 1 Blast (2D3),
Saturation
HMG Equipment Upgrade Pts: 15
Upgrade any team with an HMG:
Weapon R D AP Special
HMG 28” 3 1 -

Assault Equipment Upgrade Pts: 15

Upgrade any team with Ripper Talons:
Goblin Scouts
Weapon R D AP Special
Ripper Talons A 4 2 -

Mawbeast Support Upgrade Pts: 20

Upgrade any team with a pair of Mawbeasts:
Weapon R D AP Special
Teeth & Claws A 6 1 Shredder

0-1 Unit Leader Personnel Upgrade Pts: 45

Upgrade any 1 team with a Unit Leader:
+1 Nerve Commando with HMG Commando Pyro
Special Rule: Command , Leadership

Mawbeasts Commando Sergeant Commando with

Ripper Talons

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 Orc Commando
Skyscrapers (1-2 Teams)
Equipped with powerful jetpacks, Orc Skyscrapers
excel at high-altitude deployments. Dropping
directly onto enemy positions, the Skyscrapers use
speed to avoid being shot down, sowing terror and
destruction, before redeploying to wherever they
Forces

are needed the most. Despite the high risk factor -

not to mention the casualty rate - there is never a
shortage of volunteers looking to join these fearsome
daredevils.
SPD ACC Def res ner
6 3+ 4+ 5 2 Regular
Infantry
Skyscraper Team Pts: 85
Special Rules: Aerial Deployment, Anti-Grav, Headstrong
Weapon R D AP Special
Rifles 18” 6 - -
Hrunkas A 6 1 -

Pyro Equipment Upgrade Pts: 35

Upgrade any Skyscraper team with a Flamethrower:
Special Rule: Fire in the Hole!
Weapon R D AP Special
Flamethrower 12” 2 1 Blast (2D3),
Saturation

Assault Equipment Upgrade Pts: 10

GCPS

Upgrade any Skyscraper team with Ripper Talons:

Weapon R D AP Special
Ripper Talons A 4 2 -

0-1 Unit Leader Personnel Upgrade Pts: 45

Upgrade any 1 team with a Unit Leader:
+1 Nerve
Special Rule: Command , Leadership

Hulk (Formation: 1-3)

‘Hulks’, or species GO-84 as they are labelled in
ETCU records, are genetically distinct from (though
closely related to) the more common Orcs of Gora.
Indeed it is supposed that their slower metabolism
and reduced reproductive rate are the only reasons
Hulks are not the dominant species of the two. The
largest Hulks approach three meters in height and
are deployed carrying the largest portable weapons
in a warband’s armoury.
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5 4+ 6+ 4 3 Massive
Infantry
Hulk Pts: 125
Weapon R D AP Special
Polaris Cannon 48” 2 6 Anti-Tank (D6)
Fists A 4 2 -

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Orc Ripper Suits (1-5 Teams) SPD ACC Def res ner

Once intended to allow GCPS armies to field units 5 3+ 5+ 4 3 Large

of ‘super-soldiers’, R1-PR suits now allow a single
Orc to wield firepower that is often the equivalent of
other armies’ main battle tanks. A drawback of the
slightly mismatched spinal fuse technology - a result
of the premature termination of the Augmented
Orc Warfare program - is an innate instability that
may result in the wearer losing some cognitive and
control capacity with extended use. In essence, the
Orc wearing the suit may go ‘Gun Crazy’. Most
Commanders, and indeed pilots, however see this
as just another reason to place the Rippers at the
heart of any fight.
Infantry
Rainmaker Team Pts: 130
Special Rules: Headstrong
Weapon R D AP Special
v Rotary Cannon 24” 8 1 Suppressive Fire (1)
v H.E.W. Beam 48” 2 5 Anti-Tank (D3)
v Rocket Launcher 32” 4 3 Blast (D3)
v Smog Grenades 16” 4 - Blast (D6+2),
Tag
Assault Weaponry A 4 1 -
Mauler Team Pts: 80
Special Rules: Headstrong
Weapon R D AP Special
Assorted Weaponry A 8 4 -

0-1 Unit Leader Personnel Upgrade Pts: 35

Upgrade any 1 team with a Unit Leader:
Special Rule: Command , Leadership

Rainmaker Suit

Mauler Suit

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 Goblin Guntrack
(Formation: 1-3)
Orc Commandos have a natural tendency to charge
headlong at an enemy, regardless of how much fire
comes their way. Mobile artillery platforms have
therefore played an important role in supporting
these units almost since the beginning of Gora’s
Forces
Marauder Raptor
(Formation: 1-3)
The shock attack role of the first Orc troops employed
by the GCPS necessitated the use and mastery of
fast and lightly armoured vehicles. Though many
years have passed since Mandrake, many Orcs
still find great utility in three- and four-wheeled

history with the GCPS. The ability to suppress an ‘Raptor’ buggies, armed with explosive ordnance or
enemy gunline, keeping heads down even if not projectile weapons.
doing much actual physical damage themselves, has
SPD ACC Def res ner
proved invaluable, giving assault units a chance to 10 4+ 6+ 3 2 Vehicle
close and destroy enemies that by rights should have - Tank -
gunned them down with ease. Raptor Pts: 90
SPD ACC Def res ner Weapon R D AP Special
6 4+ 5+ 3 2 Vehicle Missile Launcher 6-32” 2 3 Blast (2D3+1)
- Tank -
Assault R 4 1 -
H.E.W. Guntrack Pts: 95
Weapon R D AP Special Bull Raptor Pts: 75
Special Rules: Open Topped, Transport (2)
H.E.W Beam 8-48” 2 5 Anti-Tank (2D3)
Assault R 2 - - Weapon R D AP Special
Assault R 4 1 -
Mortar Guntrack Pts: 110
Weapon R D AP Special
Mortar 12-40” 4 - Blast (D6+2),
Indirect, Stunt-Bot (Formation: 1-3)
Suppressive Fire (2)
Assault R 2 - -
The tech in Marauder walkers is relatively primitive
compared to GR-series Striders but most come
GCPS

equipped with high-powered thermal weapons

or lethal close assault gear. This capacity for
destruction, and their high armour values, makes
piloting a Stuntbot a coveted job amongst Goblin
fighters.
SPD ACC Def res ner
5 4+ 7+ 4 3
Vehicle
Stunt-Bot Pts: 135
Weapon R D AP Special
Thermal Cannon 32” 3 3 Blast (2D3)
Buzz-saw A 6 4 -

Mortar Guntrack

H.E.W. Guntrack Stunt-Bot

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Universal Upgrades
Perhaps unsurprisingly and despite the passing
of time, many Marauder armies still bear the
hallmarks of corporate training and strategies.
Many commando squads and Ripper units are led
by a sergeant and there is a clearly defined command
structure all the way up to its leader. Here though
the similarities can end. While some Orc armies are
led by veteran ‘Captains’, some of whom may be
more than two hundred years old and possessed of a
fierce and well-disciplined intellect, others are led by
‘Warlords’. But, while these mercenary leaders may
have less experience than their older counterparts,
they are no less impressive on the battlefield.
Commando Captain Personnel Upgrade Pts: 160
Upgrade any Infantry unit with a Captain:
Special Rules: Command , Tactical Genius Order
Mercenary Warlord Personnel Upgrade Pts: 85
Upgrade any Infantry unit with a Warlord:
Special Rules: Command , Inspiring, Leadership
Weapon R D AP Special
Ripper Talons A 4 4 Anti-Tank (D3)
Marauder Raptor
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Orcs are thought of by the average human as
big, bestial and scary, but ultimately dumb.
Which goes to show that even when you’re
75% correct about something, you can still
be fatally wrong. In fact, Orcs are on average
just as intelligent as humans, and share
many of the same personality types and
mental characteristics. Unfortunately, these
are wrapped up in a body that is on average
larger, stronger and tougher than a human,
driven by a brain which calculates profit and
loss and the violence needed to balance them
in its favour. Fortunately, Orcs have little
interest in conquest – fighting is one thing,
but controlling what they have conquered
afterwards tends to bore them.
Mercenary Warlord
Commando Captain
 The Plague
The Plague is a lifeform unlike anything else in
existence, and older than anyone suspects. It
infects and consumes and mutates almost every
living thing it touches, and turns what emerges
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into its own soldiers. The widespread colonies of
the GCPS have provided it with ample recruits
and its armies have grown with every new
world that discovers one of the mysterious alien
Artefacts that release the first dose of the Plague
mutagen.
The policy of ‘containment’, of sealing the infected
away from the rest of the galaxy, was thought to
have been successful and for a time, perhaps, it
was. But there are too many Artefacts for all of
them to be isolated and too many outbreaks for
every one to be caught and sterilised. Some have
gone entirely unnoticed.
Today, fleets of Plague ships carry the infection
to new worlds, unleashing hordes of shambling
zombies and horrifying monsters all intent on
spreading their deadly legacy. They will not be
Plague
stopped and they cannot be deterred. What the
Plague cannot infect, it will destroy. The complete
subversion or destruction of every other living
thing in the galaxy is its only goal and it will not
end until the entire galaxy is consumed by war.
Orders
The Plague have access to the following Orders
in addition to the standard ones.
Level 1 - Transfixed by Fear
Use this Order when you Assault an enemy
unit, before they make any charge reactions.
Add D3 suppression tokens to that unit before
any dice are rolled for the Assault. Unflinching
units are not affected by this Order.
Level 2 – Thirst for Blood
Once the victims of the Plague have tasted
flesh, their hunger only grows. If a Plague unit
completely destroys an enemy unit in Assault,
you may use this Order to allow the follow-
up Move action to end by Assaulting a second
enemy unit. The enemy may react as normal.
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Objectives
Plague have access to the following Secondary
Objectives on a roll of 61-66 on the chart.
A – Infection
Every Infantry team destroyed in Assault by a
unit with the Infection special rule adds 1VP
to the player’s score.
B – Mindless Destruction
All Commanders in the force may use the
Sabotage Objective Specialised Order. For
every Strategic Asset they destroy, the Plague
player gains 2VPs.
c – Carnage
For every turn in which at least 3 enemy units
are destroyed in Assault, gain 1VP.
It is not only unclear exactly where the Plague
originated, but whether it is even a single
condition at all. Though various victims
from different parts of the galaxy have been
observed to share many characteristics, the
ferociousness with which the virus takes
hold regardless of local climate or conditions,
and its apparent resistance to synthesised
antibodies and medicines suggest either a
combination of conditions which work in
tandem or else something akin to intelligence
in the way it adapts. The difficulty in studying
it is compounded by the GCPS’ insistence on
immediate quarantine of any planet where it
is suspected, as much as by its own virulent
nature. Those scientists who have tried have
all wound up dead, either by the hand of the
authorities or the Plague itself.
Plague Special Rules
Some Plague units may be subject to the
following Special Rules.
Explosive Payload
The Plague virus instils strong destructive
tendencies into its victims, and they revel
in total devastation. As such, a common
tactic is to fill their vehicles with explosive
or flammable materials and then send them
straight into enemy lines to detonate. Instead
of transporting troops, you may use some or all
of a Vehicle’s Transport capacity for explosives
- each batch of explosives will reduce the
Transport capacity by 1. A Vehicle carrying an
Explosive Payload will always explode when
destroyed. Each batch of explosives on board
increases the blast radius by D3” (this may
take it beyond the 6” maximum), and adds 1
to the number of hits inflicted.
A Vehicle with this rule may spend a short
Action to detonate itself – assume that the
damage exceeded its Resilience by D3 for
the purposes of the initial blast radius. This
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Vehicle may also be fired upon by friendly
troops.
Infection
This unit carries an active strain of the Plague
virus, and will infect units that it comes into
contact with, potentially turning them into
ready-made reinforcements. This rule allows
the player to score extra VPs when using the
Infection Secondary Objective.
The rule has no effect against any Robotic or
Marauder units.
Volatile
This unit is so biologically unstable that it may
explode in a shower of viscera. Whenever a
team with this rule is destroyed, it explodes
in the same way as a Vehicle, with a blast
radius of 3”. The blast will only damage non-
Plague units, but anything destroyed by it will
be subject to the Infection rule as if they had
been destroyed in Assault.
 Units
3rd Gen 'Ghouls' (2-5 Teams)
When the Plague attacks a corporate outpost
or installation, the most fortunate victims are
the ones killed outright in the assault. Those that
are not, that are instead infected by the Plague,
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find themselves transformed and remade. Their

souls and personalities are lost, subsumed to the
aims and ambitions of the Plague itself. These are
its foot soldiers, numerous and cheap, doomed
and expendable. Whether or not this is truly a
deterioration from their previous existence as Plague 3rd Gen 3rd Gen with
corporate drones is debatable. Unit Leader Grenade Launcher
SPD ACC Def res ner
5 5+ 4+ 4 2 Regular
Infantry
3rd Gen Team Pts: 50
Weapon R D AP Special
Assorted Firearms 18” 4 - -
Assault Weaponry A 8 - -

Flamethrower Equipment Upgrade Pts: 30

Upgrade any team with a Flamethrower:
Plague 3rd Gen Plague-infected
Weapon R D AP Special With HMG Hound
Flamethrower 12” 2 1 Blast (2D3),
Plague

Saturation

Grenade Launcher Equipment Upgrade Pts: 20

Upgrade any team with a Grenade Launcher:
Weapon R D AP Special
Grenade Launcher 12” 2 - Blast (D3+1)

0-2 HMG Equipment Upgrade Pts: 20

Upgrade up to 2 teams with an HMG:
Weapon R D AP Special
HMG 28” 3 - Suppressive Fire (1)

0-1 Mortar Equipment Upgrade Pts: 25

Upgrade any 1 team with a Mortar:
Plague 3rd Gen Mortar and Support
Weapon R D AP Special Crew
Mortar 12-40” 4 - Suppressive Fire (2),
Blast (D6),
Heavy Firepower,
Indirect

Beast Support Upgrade Pts: 15

Upgrade any team with two Beasts:
Weapon R D AP Special
Dogs/Swarms A 6 1 -

0-1 Unit Leader Personnel Upgrade Pts: 10

Upgrade any 1 team with a Unit Leader:
Special Rule: Leadership

Plague Murderbirds

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3rd Gen 'Zombies' (4-8 Teams) ‘Murderbirds’ (1-4 Teams)
A Plague infection can rapidly spread throughout Known by a variety of names, depending on the
a population centre, converting or killing without nature of local fauna, flocks of infected flying
any apparent prejudice or preference. Some victims creatures are frequently reported as attacking the
will become Stage 3 forms, retaining a modicum of uninfected. Larger Murderbirds, believed to be
intelligence alongside the savage destructiveness the 2nd generation creatures, grow larger and become
Plague imparts. Most, however, appear to lose even aggressive pack hunters, while 3rd generation
that last piece of their humanity and devolve into flocks may number hundreds of smaller creatures
shambling wretches, a kind of cannibalistic ‘herd’, and act as ‘screens’ for other Plague forms. The
seemingly incapable of anything but the most basic co-ordination in these attacks suggests a directing
motor functions - move, kill, and consume. intelligence, the existence of a controller or ‘master’.
Whether this master is a 1st Generation Plague
SPD ACC Def res ner Lord or some other, as yet unidentified variant is as
5 - 3+ 3 3 Regular yet unconfirmed.
Infantry
Zombie Team Pts: 30 SPD ACC Def res ner
Special Rules: Expendable, Unflinching Regular
10 - 3+ 5 1 Infantry
- Height 3 -
Weapon R D AP Special
‘Murderbird’ Team Pts: 60
Teeth & Claws A 6 - - Special Rules: Aerial Deployment, Anti-Grav, Tenacious

Weapon R D AP Special
Beaks & Claws A 8 - -

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 2nd Gen ‘Bursters’ (1-3 Teams)
Stage 2B Plague, colloquially known as ‘Bursters’,
are the main source of transmission of the Plague.
If allowed to close with an uninfected enemy they
will inject infectious material through spines in
their limbs and torsos. Well-placed weapons fire can
cause the Bursters to literally explode before they
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2nd Gen ‘Leapers’ (1-3 Teams)
Second generation infected are a stunningly brutal
mix of power, speed, and aggression. Post-mortem
exams of specimens brought down in Containment
Protocol enforcements have revealed a massive
increase in muscle fibre density alongside the basic
increase in bulk making them disproportionately

can do this, but the risk of infection for those caught strong and explaining the ability of such a large
in the spray of ejected material, through wounds creature to ‘leap’ across a battlefield. Efforts are
or damaged armour, is still very real. Mechanical currently underway to assay exactly how much
targets are of course immune to infection, but a 2B native intelligence these creatures retain on
is still strong enough to tear them apart. mutation - they are savage and predatory fighters,
but appear to work well in a ‘pack’.
SPD ACC Def res ner
SPD ACC Def res ner
7 - 5+ 4 3 Large
5 - 5+ 4 3 Large Infantry
Infantry
Leaper Team Pts: 80
Burster Team Pts: 90
Special Rules: Reckless Advance, Unflinching
Special Rules: Infection, Tenacious, Unflinching, Volatile
Weapon R D AP Special Weapon R D AP Special
Teeth & Claws A 6 1 - Teeth & Claws A 8 1 -
Plague

2nd Gen Bursters 2nd Gen Leapers

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 Plague Hornet
Mule (Formation: 1-3)
Many variants and models of Mule transporters
have been subsumed into the armies of the Plague
during their incursions into human space. As well as
using them to transport mobs of howling infected to
battle, the Plague have a tendency to use the truck
itself as a weapon, literally ramming it into defensive
formations, troops, and other vehicles. Their drivers
may have been made more reckless and aggressive
by infection, but they will often reinforce their
truck’s forward armour and sometimes add combat
ploughs or rams to them before combat.
SPD ACC Def res ner
10 5+ 7+ 3 2 Vehicle
- Tank -
Mule with Autocannon Pts: 110
Special Rules: Escort, Open Topped, Transport (2)
Weapon R D AP Special
Autocannon 36” 4 1 Suppressive Fire (1)
Assault R 6 1 -
Mule with Laser Cannon Pts: 100
Special Rules: Escort, Open Topped, Transport (2)
Weapon R D AP Special
Laser Cannon 40” 2 5 Anti-Tank (D3)
Assault R 6 1 -
0-2 Explosive Payloads Pts: 5
Upgrade any Mule with up to 2 Explosive Payloads:
Special Rule: Explosive Payload
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TAD-65 Hornet Dropship
As the Plague spreads, it grows. Infected marines
add their weaponry and machinery to the new army
as it marches across the universe and this includes
Hornets. Their pilots may not be quite as skilful as
they were in their previous lives, not quite as sharp
or co-ordinated, and some of their craft bear the
scars and damage of previous engagements. But
they keep on flying and they keep on fighting.
SPD ACC Def res ner
14 5+ 8+ 4 2 Vehicle
- Tank -
TAD-65 Hornet Dropship Pts: 140
Special Rules: Anti-Grav, Transport (3)
Weapon R D AP Special
Rotary Cannon 24” 6 1 Suppressive Fire (1)
TAD-65 with Laser Cannon Pts: 160
Special Rules: Anti-Grav, Transport (3)
Weapon R D AP Special
Laser Cannon 40” 2 5 Anti-Tank (D3)
TAD-65 with Missile Launcher Pts: 170
Special Rules: Anti-Grav, Transport (3)
Weapon R D AP Special
Missile Launcher 6-32” 2 3 Blast (2D3+1)
0-3 Explosive Payloads Pts: 10
Upgrade any Hornet with up to 3 Explosive Payloads:
Special Rule: Explosive Payload
 Lancer Battle Tank
Plague Lancers often bear the scars of the assault
that left their crew infected - torn-open crew hatches
showing where something huge and horrible broke
into the vehicle, armour panels ripped off or rent
apart. Some are less obviously damaged, the slightly
erratic paths and tendency to try to ram enemy
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vehicles rather than shoot them being the only

giveaways the crew are no longer completely in
control of themselves.
SPD ACC Def res ner
9 5+ 9+ 5 3 Vehicle
- Tank -
Lancer with Autocannon Pts: 220
Weapon R D AP Special
Laser Rifle 18” 4 - -
Urban Assault Strider
Heavy 8-36” 10 2 Suppressive Fire (2)
Autocannon
Striders (Formation: 1-3) Assault R 6 3 -
Typical of observed Plague activity, the preferred
variant of Strider in use by Plague armies appears Lancer with Heavy Laser Cannon Pts: 185
to be the ‘Survivalist’ model with its emphasis on
close-quarters weaponry. A large bore flamer on Weapon R D AP Special
one arm is capable of short range fire and perfect for Laser Rifle 18” 4 - -
burning out troops taking cover within buildings. Heavy 8-40” 2 6 Anti-Tank (2D3)
More resilient constructions can be literally cut Laser Cannon
Plague

apart with the Strider’s gigantic chainsaw. Loss Assault R 6 3 -

of fuel for either weapon is no impediment - the
Strider’s bulk is often sufficient to simply smash
through any obstacle.

SPD ACC Def res ner

6 5+ 7+ 4 4
Vehicle
Plague Strider Pts: 125
Weapon R D AP Special
Heavy Burst Laser 28” 6 2 Suppressive Fire (1)
Assault Weaponry A 4 2 -

Plague Urban Assault Strider Pts: 140

Special Rules: Fire in the Hole!
Weapon R D AP Special
Heavy Flamethrower 12” 4 1 Blast (2D3),
Saturation
Chainsaw A 6 3 Anti-Tank (D3)

Plague Polaris Strider Pts: 140

Weapon R D AP Special
Polaris Cannon 48” 2 6 Anti-Tank (D6)
Assault Weaponry A 4 2 -

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1st Gen 'Aberration'
Exo-Threat Containment Unit studies place an
Aberration high on the list of targets to be captured
alive for further study. In war, however, a soldier’s
imperative is more likely to be to destroy them
as soon as possible. Simply put, Aberrations are
wrecking machines, able to put holes in tanks and
defensive lines with awesome speed and violence.
Allowing one to cross a battlefield alive could very
well be the last mistake their enemy’s commander
makes.

SPD ACC Def res ner

6 - 6+ 6 4 Massive
Infantry
Aberration Pts: 175
Special Rules: Bulky, Expendable. Infection, Reckless
Advance, Unflinching
Weapon R D AP Special
Teeth & Claws A 12 4 -

Teratons (Formation: 1-3)

Humans are not the only race susceptible
to infection, but Teratons are a particularly
threatening vector. How exactly the infection affects
their brain chemistry is unclear - ETCU scientists
barely understand the changes wrought on human
victims. But some native intelligence appears to
have been retained as anecdotal records suggest
Plague Teratons exerting a leadership influence
over other infected. Regardless of their place in
Plague hierarchy, with their bulk and natural
armour further enhanced by the infection, Teratons
are capable of inflicting massive damage as they
rampage across a battlefield.
SPD ACC Def res ner
5 - 7+ 3 4 Massive
Infantry
Plague Teraton Pts: 160
2nd Gen Teraton Special Rules: Command , Unflinching
Weapon R D AP Special
Teeth & Claws A 4 3 -

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 1st Gen 'Plague Lord'
Analysis of data from early encounters with infected
armies seemed to indicate Stage 1 hosts were mere
brutes - undeniably powerful, with their mass at
least doubled and their entire bodies covered in
thick spiked armour, but lacking any intelligent
drive. The flood of data that has accompanied the
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recent rise in Plague incursions casts doubt on

that theory. Many Enforcer commanders now refer
to these creatures as Plague Lords, a change in
terminology reflective of the belief these gargantuan
monsters have more control of themselves and the
armies rampaging ahead of them than previously
thought possible.

SPD ACC Def res ner

5 - 7+ 5 5 Massive
Infantry
1st Gen 'Plague Lord' Pts: 260
Special Rules: Command , Infection, Inspiring,
Unflinching
Weapon R D AP Special
1st Gen Plague Lord
Teeth & Claws A 8 3 -
Plague

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Universal Upgrades
The chaotic nature of a Plague army makes
determining their exact command and control
mechanisms difficult to establish. In hordes
dominated by groups of early-stage mutations
though, it seems the case that one Stage 1 will exert
its authority over all others, giving ‘orders’ through
vocal, pheromonal, and, possibly psychic cues.
There are also recorded instances of Plague armies
being made up almost entirely of latter-stage ‘3s’
and ‘3Zs’. In these cases witnesses claim to have
seen formerly respected corporate officers, some as
high as lieutenants, actively directing their infected
comrades into battle.

Plague Lieutenant Personnel Upgrade Pts: 40

Upgrade any unit with a Lieutenant:
Special Rules: Command , Leadership

t Subject 901

Stelson Wire might have been just one more

of the countless GCPS citizens infected and
mutated by the Plague during its rampage
across the galaxy, were he not plucked
from the surface of Feltzer’s Rest by a
secretive corporate research group. Wire
was implanted with a cybernetic harness,
designed to bring him under the group’s
control, yet was somehow able to break free.
All records of the experiments on Subject
901 are heavily guarded, but stories still
circulate of the crazed Leaper with the bio-
implants joining Plague armies across the
outer Spheres.

Subject 901 Personnel Upgrade Pts: 100

Upgrade any Infantry unit with Subject 901:
Special Rules: Command , Unflinching
Weapon R D AP Special
Teeth & Claws A 6 2 -

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 The Veer-myn Level 2 – Take Cover!

The Veer-myn have a preternaturally strong

Within the darkest and most hidden places there
are secrets. Alongside the growth of the GCPS
and the expansion of the human race, a whole
other alien civilisation has flourished. These are
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survival instinct. All Infantry units within
range of a single Commander that have not
yet been activated may simultaneously make a
Move action into defensible terrain if possible.

the Veer-myn. This may not be used to engage the enemy.

For the longest time they were content to stay
hidden. Their nests grew, only taking enough
from their hosts, the aliens that lived above their
lairs and beside their tunnels, to survive, but
rarely enough to cause inconvenience. That has
now changed.
The universe is changing and they, somehow,
know it. War is everywhere, danger is constant,
but the Brood Mothers and Maligni of an
uncountable number of nests and colonies
have not been idle. Their armies of brethren
outnumber their enemies. Many powerful war
machines have been built too, repurposing and
enhancing the technology stolen from other
Veer-Myn
This marks any participating unit as activated.
Objectives
The Veer-myn have access to the following
Secondary Objectives on a roll of 61-66 on
the chart.
A – Surprise Attack
Gain 1VP for every enemy unit destroyed by
a Reserve Veer-myn unit on the turn it arrives
on the board.
B – Loot the Wreckage
The scientists of the Maligni caste will make
good use of any enemy technology that

races, making it even more deadly if slightly less
stable. Sometimes the efforts of the two have
been combined, creating monstrous creatures
capable of tearing apart any foe with tooth and
claw and terrorising those that witness them.
The time for hiding is over. The time of scratching
an existence from the waste of other races too.
Now the time of the Veer-myn has come. The
time for war.
Orders
The Veer-myn have access to the following
Orders in addition to the standard ones.
Level 1 - Swarm
can be reclaimed after a battle. Any enemy
Vehicle that is destroyed but remains on the
table becomes a Strategic Asset. Each of these
Vehicles claimed by the Veer-myn player at
the end of the game is worth 1 bonus VP on
top of any granted by the mission.
c – Sabotage
All Commanders in the force may use the
Sabotage Objective Specialised Order. For
every Strategic Asset they destroy, the Veer-
myn player gains 2VPs.

All unactivated Nightcrawler and Night Terror

units, regardless of armament, within range
of a single Commander may be activated
simultaneously. This marks all participating
units as activated. The units may only perform
a single action each (either long or short). If
any units Shoot or Assault the same enemy,
this must be declared before any dice are
rolled, and you must roll to damage with all
units before determining casualties. Targets
shot by multiple units will take a suppression
token for being hit by each unit.

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veer-myn
Special Rules
Some Veer-myn units may be subject to the
following Special Rules.
Tunnel Runners
Once a Veer-myn Tunneller has arrived on
the board using its Subterranean Deployment
rule, place a tunnel marker in the position
where it arrived. If you don’t have a tunnel
marker, use a spare counter or model to mark
this point.
For the rest of the game, units with this rule
previously placed in Reserve may arrive
on the board from any tunnel marker as if
they had the Subterranean Deployment rule
themselves, without rolling any Command
dice to do so.
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They may only do this if there is enough room
to physically place them in contact with the
marker, without them entering within 1” of an
enemy unit or defensible terrain piece.
Many rumours and theories abound about
the origin of the Veer-Myn, though the truth
of any of them is impossible to verify.
Veer-Myn are not given to philosophising
on the nature of their existence. To them the
question is not so much why they are here as
where they can go next and whether there is
enough food.
One thing is certain – they are unlikely
to ever vanish from the galaxy. Physically
robust and tenacious, the similarities to rats
of old earth are more than aesthetic.
 Units
Nightcrawlers (1 Team)
Nightcrawlers, believed to represent one of the lower creepers
castes in a nest, are the rank and file troops of Veer- Creepers are the sneakiest members of a
myn armies. There are certainly lots of them - many Veer-myn nest, the best of their race at
battlefield commanders have reported being overrun finding secret, hidden ways and routes
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by hordes of Nightcrawlers firing ray gun rifles through whatever terrain they inhabit,
and pistols, led by Maligni with bizarre chemical and then vandalising whatever they find.
weapons, when engaging a sizeable nest. They Carrying cutting gear and packages of
may appear to be incredibly brave, often charging infectious materials and unstable explosives,
headlong at superior firepower, but perhaps they Creepers can immobilise vehicles, disrupt
are simply more afraid of what is behind them. The communications gear, and spread disease
motivating power of a Brood Mother’s wrath should amongst personnel. Occasionally a Creeper
not be underestimated. squad will reveal itself, taking advantage
SPD ACC Def res ner
of the confusion their efforts have created
6 5+ 4+ 3 1 Regular to strike against an enemy with knives and
Infantry pistols. More often than not though, they will
Nightcrawler Team Pts: 30 simply skulk back to their own lines, or creep
Special Rules: Expendable off to find new targets to sabotage.
Weapon R D AP Special
Ray Gun 18” 8 - -
Teeth & Claws A 6 - -

Nightcrawler Stalker Team Pts: 30

Special Rules: Expendable
Veer-Myn

Weapon R D AP Special
Ray Pistol 10” 8 - -
Teeth & Claws A 10 - -

Malignus Heavy Ray Gun Personnel Upg. Pts: 15

Upgrade any Nightcrawler or Stalker team with a Nightcrawlers with Ray Guns
Malignus with Heavy Ray Gun:
Weapon R D AP Special
Heavy Ray Gun 32” 3 4 Experimental

Malignus Chem-Thrower Personnel Upg. Pts: 25

Upgrade any Nightcrawler or Stalker team with a
Malignus with Chem-Thrower:
Weapon R D AP Special
Chem-Thrower 18” 2 2 Blast (2D3),
Experimental

Nightcrawler Creeper Team Pts: 50 Nightcrawler Stalkers

Special Rules: Fire in the Hole!, Reckless Advance,
Saboteur
Weapon R D AP Special
Ray Pistol 8” 10 - -
Knives, A 4 - -
Teeth & Claws
Explosives A 4 4 Anti-Tank (2)

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Maligni (1 Team)
Veer-myn communication, although apparently
backwards and limited to human ears, is often
nuanced and subtle relying as much on scent and
ultrasonic screeches as on spoken words. This
emphasis on scent is carried over into the Chem-
Spitter devices Maligni carry into battle. The
throwers fire packets of a caustic chemical soup with
somewhat limited range but great effect against
enemy targets. The chemical mix also includes
scent pheromones, indicating the Malignus and
nest responsible for its creation, thus marking both
territory and targets as being ‘owned’ by the firer.
SPD ACC Def res ner
6 4+ 4+ 4 2 Regular
Infantry
Maligni Team Pts: 65
Weapon R D AP Special
Chem-Spitter 12” 4 1 Blast (D3)
Combat Drill A 6 1 Shredder
Heavy Ray Guns Equipment Upgrade Pts: 25
Upgrade any team with two Heavy Ray Guns:
Weapon R D AP Special
Heavy Ray Gun 32” 6 4 Experimental
Chem-Throwers Equipment Upgrade Pts: 40
Upgrade any team with two Chem-Throwers:
Weapon R D AP Special
Chem-Thrower 18” 4 2 Blast (2D3),
Experimental
Veer-Myn Maligni
Veer-Myn Nightmare Nightmare Ravager
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Nightmares (1-3 Teams)
For many races, the rat-like appearance of the Veer-
myn provokes some very primal responses. Disgust
and hatred are, of course, common. But fear is a
strong emotion too, something the Maligni do
indeed appreciate. Hence the creation of Nightmares
- bigger, stronger, even more ferocious Veer-myn
soldiers, carrying the heaviest Chem-throwers their
Malignus can give them. These are Veer-myn set to
tasks and missions requiring more brawn and more
brain than simply charging forwards. Nightmares
are sent to terrorise the enemy while they are being
torn apart.
SPD ACC Def res ner
5 5+ 5+ 4 2 Large
Infantry
Nightmare Team Pts: 65
Weapon R D AP Special
Chem-Thrower 16” 4 2 -
Combat Drill A 6 3 Shredder
Nightmare Shredder Team Pts: 70
Weapon R D AP Special
Twin Combat Drills A 10 3 Shredder
Nightmare Chem-Thrower Team Pts: 85
Weapon R D AP Special
Chem-Thrower 16” 2 2 -
Combat Drill A 3 3 Shredder
Heavy 18” 3 3 Blast (3D3),
Chem-Thrower Experimental
Nightmare Ravager Team Pts: 75
Weapon R D AP Special
Chem-Thrower 16” 2 2 -
Combat Drill A 3 3 Shredder
Heavy
Combat Drill A 2 4 Anti-Tank (D3+1),
Shredder
Heavy Chem-Thrower
 Night Terrors (1 Team)
The Maligni of many nests do not restrict
their tinkering and experimentation to purely
mechanical or chemical pursuits. Night Terror
corpses have revealed DNA strands almost identical
to those of ‘normal’ Veer-myn subjects, but their
physiology is much changed, being larger and even
Forces
more bestial. They can still be just as stealthy as
their smaller brethren - many corporate units have
been annihilated by a Terror that suddenly sprang
unheralded from a mob of Nightcrawlers or burnt
alive in their positions by the gouts of acid from a
back-mounted Sprayer.
Veer-Myn
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SPD ACC Def res ner
7 5+ 5+ 4 4 Massive
Infantry
Terror with Reaper Harness Pts: 90
Special Rules: Expendable, Unflinching, Unseen Terror
Weapon R D AP Special
Scythes A 10 2 -
Terror with Acid-Sprayer Pts: 150
Special Rules: Expendable, Unflinching, Unseen Terror
Weapon R D AP Special
Chem-Sprayer 12” 4 2 Area Effect,
Blast (2D3),
Experimental,
Saturation
Teeth & Claws A 8 1 -
Special Rule: Unseen
Terror
Night Terrors are barely controllable,
especially when they see something
representing a threat, or a meal! The
Veer-myn do their best to keep the
Terror out of sight of the enemy until
the last minute, when it is unleashed.
Night Terrors cannot be targeted by
Shooting attacks while there are at least
3 Nightcrawler units within 6” of it,
representing the Nightcrawlers keeping
it hidden within their ranks. It does not
block line of sight – it is considered to
simply not be on the table for targeting
purposes.
In addition, the Veer-myn player
needs these troops to keep control of
the Terror. At the beginning of each
of the Terror’s Activations where there
are less than 3 Nightcrawler units
within 6”, roll a die. On a 1-2 the Terror
will be uncontrollable. It must use
its Activation to move as directly as
possible towards the nearest other unit,
friend or foe, and engage it in Assault.

Tunnel Runner
Rumbler with Super Heavy Chem-Thrower
Rumbler with Super Heavy Ray Gun
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Tunnel Runners
(Formation: 1-3)
Lured into Maligni workshops by the exciting
sounds of large and barely controlled engines
revving up to high speeds, and their brains
subsequently rotted by the fuel-tank fumes leaking
from those same machines, the riders of Veer-myn
Tunnel Runners have even less regard for personal
safety than is typical for their race. After speeding
along the passages and tunnels of the nest, Tunnel
Runners will burst into the open, spraying chemical
fire at the enemy and running down anyone not fast
enough to get out of their way.
SPD ACC Def res ner
10 4+ 6+ 3 2 Massive
Infantry
Tunnel Runner Pts: 100
Special Rules: Bulky, Tunnel Runners
Weapon R D AP Special
Twin 12” 4 1 Blast (D3)
Chem-Spitters
Wheel A 6 1 -
Rumbler Weapon
Platforms (Formation: 1-3)
Although they are disdaining and distrustful of
many of the alien races they encounter, the Maligni
are not above ‘borrowing’ tech they find particularly
useful or intriguing. Lasers in particular seem to
catch the attention of many Veer-myn. It could be
something to do with their wider perception of the
visual spectrum, or perhaps they just like to watch
things burn. Whatever the case, the heaviest and
most dangerous radioactive laser weapons and the
most potent Throwers in a nest will be mounted on
simply if more or less reliably constructed motorised
platforms.
SPD ACC Def res ner
5 4+ 6+ 3 2 Vehicle
- Tank -
Thrower Weapon Platform Pts: 120
Weapon R D AP Special
Super-Heavy 24” 4 3 Area Effect,
Chem-Thrower Blast (3D3),
Experimental
Assault R 4 - -
Laser Weapon Platform Pts: 80
Weapon R D AP Special
Super-Heavy 40” 6 6 Anti-Tank (D3),
Ray Gun Experimental
Assault R 4 - -
 Tunneller
Built by Maligni from pilfered and repurposed
mining machinery, the basic Tunneller is made to
enlarge a nest’s living space but is equally good at
undermining enemy positions. Often the first an
enemy will know of the presence of a Tunneller
is when a unit disappears, swallowed up by a
Forces
Special Rule: Pheromone
Trail
The chemical tank mounted onto the
back of the Tunneller emits a scent
that can be detected by all Veer-myn in

sinkhole that suddenly opens beneath them.

Perhaps more worrying are larger Tunnellers,
the brood, allowing them to follow the
complete with transport compartments filled to vehicle through the tunnel network.
bursting with a mass of Veer-myn bodies or heavy This bestows the Tunnel Runners rule
chemical weapons, surfacing behind battle lines and
fortifications without warning. upon any Infantry units kept in Reserve.
SPD ACC Def res ner
Special Rule: Rock
7 5+ 8+ 4 3 Vehicle Corroder
- Tank -
Tunneller Transport Pts: 170 This Tunneller coats its drill bits in
Special Rules: Transport (2), Subterranean Deployment corrosive chemicals, which eat away
Weapon R D AP Special at the earth as the Tunneller moves
Drill Head R 8 4 Shredder forward.
Tunneller Weapons Platform When you use the Tunneller’s
with Chem-Sprayer Pts: 225 Subterranean Deployment rule to
Special Rules: Subterranean Deployment enter the table with a Reserves Order,
Weapon R D AP Special this Tunneller may re-roll one of the
Chem-Sprayer 12” 4 3 Area Effect,
Command dice. In addition, the AP of
Veer-Myn

Blast (2D3),
Experimental, the unit’s Drill Head is increased to 5.
Saturation
Drill Head R 8 4 Shredder

Tunneller Weapons Platform

Super-Heavy Ray Gun Pts: 210
Special Rules: Subterranean Deployment
Weapon R D AP Special
Super-Heavy 40” 6 6 Anti-Tank (D3),
Ray Gun Experimental
Drill Head R 8 4 Shredder
0-2 Additional Transport Sections Pts: 30
Upgrade any Tunneller with up to two additional sections:
Special Rule: Transport (2) – cumulative

Pheromone Trail Pts: 40

Upgrade any Tunneller with a Pheromone Trail:
Special Rule: Pheromone Trail

Rock Corroder Pts: 30

Upgrade any Tunneller with a Rock Corroder:
Special Rule: Rock Corroder

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Tunneller with additional transport section

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 t Tangle
The birth of a Tangle to a Veer-myn nest can be a Special Rule:
blessing or a curse. Revered by the Maligni almost Prophet
as much as the Brood Mother, Tangles possess a
The Tangle is revered in Veer-myn society
rudimentary psychic power and their presence
for its shamanic powers. It bestows its
on a battlefield can whip up their brethren into
visions upon the others in its brood, and
Forces

an unstoppable fury. Bordering on madness,

leads them through the galaxy toward
Nightcrawlers and the like will either sweep their
some unknown goal. GCPS reports
enemies aside in a rabid frenzy or simply charge
of Veer-myn escaping a ship shortly
headlong to their dooms. The effect can be even
worse if it is the minds of the nest’s enemies the
before it suffers an unfortunate disaster
Tangle breaks into.
are attributed to the premonitions of a
Tangle within the brood.
SPD ACC Def res ner
Massive
While the Tangle is not a Commander
5 - 4+ 4 3 Infantry as such, it can use its premonitions to
- Height 2 -
direct its brood towards the events
Tangle Pts: 200
Special Rules: Bulky, Inspiring, Prophet, Protection
they were fated to witness. At the
(Nightcrawlers) beginning of each turn the Tangle will
generate 2 Command dice. These dice
Weapon R D AP Special
may only be used by the Tangle itself,
Malignus A 4 1 -
Bodyguard and the Tangle may not use the regular
Command pool. The dice may be used
to issue Orders of any level. The Tangle
is considered to have a Command value
of  for any rules that require it, such
Veer-Myn

as the Call to Arms Order. If the dice

are not used by the end of the turn, they
are discarded.
New Order - Level 2 -
Premonition

The Tangle imparts one of its visions

into the minds of an opponent’s unit,
distracting it from the task at hand.
This Order may only be given by a
Tangle.
The Tangle imparts one of its visions
into the minds of an opponent’s unit,
Veer-Myn Tangle
distracting it from the task at hand.
If the Order is successful, choose an
unengaged, unactivated enemy Infantry
unit within range. Roll a single D6 and
compare it to the unit’s Nerve stat. If
the result on the die is greater than the
unit’s Nerve, the Veer-myn player may
make a single Move action with the unit
(which may not end in contact with an
enemy), add a suppression token to it,
and then mark it as activated.
This counts as the Veer-myn player’s
activation.

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Universal Upgrades
The absolute authority of a Brood Mother extends
to the battlefield. The fanatic loyalty displayed to
her by the gangs of Veer-myn around her borders on
the religious - indeed it is believed many Veer-myn
do worship the Tangles that sometimes accompany
them to war. Exposure of the Brood Mother herself
comes with no small amount of risk though and
much power will be delegated to her band of Maligni.
Some will lead individual gangs, some control the
nest’s war machines and beasts. Occasionally a sole
Malignus, often a Progenitor, will have command of
the entire brood.
Brood Mother Personnel Upgrade Pts: 150
Upgrade any Infantry team with a Brood Mother:
+1 Nerve
Special Rules: Command , Inspiring, Protection
(Nightcrawlers)
Progenitor Personnel Upgrade Pts: 40
Upgrade any Infantry team with a Progenitor:
Special Rules: Command , Leadership
Master Creeper Personnel Upgrade Pts: 50
Upgrade any Creeper team with a Master Creeper:
Special Rules: Command , Sabotage Objective Order, Recon
Progenitor
Brood Mother
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t Hacker Halftail
Exiled from his own nest after the destruction
of its home ship in an unexplained reactor
meltdown, the Veer-myn Creeper Hacker
Halftail has found numerous homes amongst
other Veer-myn colonies. His shame is there
for all to see, signified as it is by the loss of half
of his tail. But his expertise in sowing chaos
and committing sabotage are unrivalled and
there is always a need for his skills somewhere
in the galaxy.
Hacker Halftail Personnel Upgrade Pts: 100
Upgrade any Creeper team with Hacker Halftail:
+1 Nerve
Special Rules: Command , Sabotage Objective Order,
Disruption, Recon
Special Rule: Disruption
This unit gains access to a new type of
long action: Disrupt. This action may
be used against any enemy unit within
12”. Roll a die.
1. No effect.
2. Remove one of the following
special rules of the Disrupting player’s
choice from the unit and its weapons
until the end of the Turn – Anti-Grav,
Communications, Independent Target
Matrix, Shield (X), Tag.
3. As above, plus add a Suppression
Token to the unit.
4. As above, plus add a second
Suppression Token to the unit.
5. As above, plus pick one of the unit’s
ranged weapons – it cannot fire this
turn.
6. As above, plus mark the unit as
activated.
 Within his suit of Anttikk armour Krakun was growling. The fighting had been going for
hours now - his Hailstorm cannon’s ammunition had been recycled and replaced three
times already and warning lights were beginning to illuminate from the couplings on his
hammer. Nevertheless, there was no shortage of vermin to crush so he kept on fighting.
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He was near the centre of the line, blocking the gaps between a line of piled rubble and
earthworks with his bulk and annihilating anything stupid enough to charge him. On
each side Steel Warriors and Forge Guard added their fire to his.
Veer-myn streamed out of the buildings before him, a living carpet of screeching, squalling
bodies racing across the blood-soaked ground, and across the bodies of their brethren
Krakun and his clan had already dispatched that day. They were a rabble, nipping and
scratching at each other as they swarmed from broken windows and shattered doorways,
from cracks between buildings and craters in the ground. Their nest was beneath the
streets, a festering labyrinth of sewers and tunnels. Krakun knew they would burn them
clean as soon as the right gear was in place, but until then they would hold the line here,
keeping the Veer-myn trapped.
His cannon spat out solid fist-sized rounds at supersonic speed, chewing through the
charging line of fur and flesh. Each impact dropped a Veer-myn warrior, ripped off a
limb or pulped a skull, and many of his shots retained enough velocity to take out the one
behind as well. Dozens of them were killed and maimed in seconds, but still they charged
on, sheer weight of numbers carrying them across the broken and littered ground to the
dwarven lines.
Krakun disengaged his cannon and shunted power across to his hammer. He stepped
forward into the throng of Veer-myn bodies and swept the weapon to and fro, its mass
and the thermal emitters in its head making it a deadly wrecking ball, pulverising Veer-
myn into sprays of steaming yellow blood with each pass.
It was dirty work. He could feel blood and shattered bones splash across his armour and
he chose to ignore the smell. But, he was moving forwards, and as he stomped his foot
down on the spine of a crippled Veer-myn trying to crawl away, he heard a satisfyingly
pitiful squeak.
Then, too late, he realised his mistake.
A rumbling vibration he could feel in his spine intensified and suddenly he was falling,
the ground giving way beneath his feet and opening up like a black mouth, swallowing
him whole.
A Tunneller vehicle had worked its way beneath him, excavating a fifteen-foot deep
chamber while the ones on the surface drew him out of the line, his Antikk’s weight further
weakening the ground he walked on.
At the bottom of the pit he pushed himself to his feet, more warning signs flashing red
across his vision as he did. This time, he was the one who had been trapped.

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 Optional
Extras
After you’ve got a few games under your
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belt, you may find that you’re up for trying
something a bit different. Warpath is a fairly
abstract game, which means that some of
the more detailed situations that you might
want to recreate aren’t covered by the rules.
However, that doesn’t mean you can’t include
them in your games anyway. The framework is
here – it’s quite simple to come up with some
‘house rules’ to represent these other options.
Below you will find a few fun examples. Note
that these are just ideas, and are not considered
fully balanced and legal for tournament play.
Use the image of the big blue board on this
page.
Multi-Storey
Buildings
Some gamers and stores will have huge city-
based gaming boards from other games, and
will want a way to make best use of them in
Warpath. This could be as simple as adding
extra rules for fighting inside the buildings,
all the way through to designing a custom
mission where the objective is to reach and
hold the top floor of a tower complex.
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If you have buildings with multiple floors,
you may decide to designate each floor of the
largest buildings as a separate terrain area.
In this case there will be floors that do not
have an edge touching the gaming area, and
therefore cannot be moved directly into
without the Anti-Grav rule.
Instead, units wishing to occupy the upper
floors must first move into the ground floor,
and then move onto subsequent floors using
further Move actions.
Conversely, units wishing to leave the building
again would need to move back down the
building in the same way.
Rearguard
Further to the above, you may want to
represent the unit securing and booby-
trapping the lower floors as they advance, so
as not to be surprised by enemies attacking
from below.
To represent this, you could allow units on a
higher floor to make charge reactions against
units Assaulting them from a lower floor,
whereas the unit below wouldn’t have that
option, as with the standard rules on page 53.
You could even take it a step further, counting
upper floors as fortified against lower ones, so
the unit with the higher ground could Shoot
as a reaction, and have more cover against
Shooting.
Dive!
Of course, now that you’ve got such tall
buildings, and armies full of futuristic jet
packs, who wouldn’t want to dive off of the
top?
To represent this, if a unit with the Anti-Grav
rule is on the roof of a building, it could make
a Double Move off of the top, but could add
the building’s height to the distance it moved.
For example, a Speed 6 unit of Enforcers on
top of a Height 5 building that wanted to move
off of it, you could add the building’s height of
5 to their Double Move of 12" for a total of 17".
Destructible
Scenery
In some games, you may decide that you want
to destroy the scenery – you could even set it
as the primary objective in a mission.
This is simple enough. You just need give each
building a Def and Res value and treat it as
an immovable Vehicle. Units occupying the
terrain when destroyed would take damage as
if they were passengers in a Transport.
A storage container may be Def 6+ and Res 3
for example, whereas a bunker could be Def
8+ and Res 5.
You may of course decide to say that only
certain buildings will explode (like a fuel
dump for example), whereas others just
become impassable when destroyed.
If the building’s Res was doubled, you could
decide to take the building off of the table,
representing it being razed to the ground.
A Different Scale
Lots of gamers have armies in their collection
that use smaller-scale miniatures – usually
6mm, 10mm or 15mm. We have been
experimenting in the office by scaling down
some of the Warpath range to these sizes –
perhaps a project for the future…
Playing games at these scales allows for larger
armies and more epic battles. The Warpath
rules are not only designed in such a way that
you can play at smaller scales with the same
set of rules, but will also accommodate huge
5000 point + games with ease – still playable
in just a few hours.
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If you fancy playing smaller-scale games, we
recommend that you simply use cm instead
of inches for all the measurements, so a Steel
Warrior would move 4cm and shoot 20cm for
example. All of the other rules can remain the
same.
There are a couple of options with regard
to board size. If you want to play with truly
massive armies, it’s best to stick with a standard
6' by 4' board, and just fit more models onto
it! Movement and positioning will become a
much more tactical aspect of the game when
playing this way, giving you a new take on the
game.
Alternatively, you could scale the board down
with the miniatures and play with regular
2000-3000 point armies and fit the games on
your coffee table. The board size would be a
tiny 72cm by 48cm – ‘Travel Warpath’!
Multi-basing and
Dioramas
Finally, for the hobby enthusiasts out there
we’ll end with a note on the potential offered
by Warpath’s team bases.
The exact position of the miniatures within
the team bases is irrelevant for rules purposes
– all that’s important is that the models
represent the team you have selected for your
force, with the correct upgrades shown. Even
if your base has a slightly different number of
figures on it, that’s fine as long as it’s clear to
your opponent what it represents.
Therefore, provided that you don’t want to
be able to remove your individual models to
use them in other games, you could actually
build each team base into a mini-diorama.
You could portray your team members
dragging their casualties along with them, or
put together a little duel scene with an enemy
model, or add some decorative terrain to the
bases – have your team hiding in some ruins
for example.
Armies put together in this way can look
fantastic, so if you’re looking for a new hobby
project, why not give it a try!
 Index
Accuracy 18, 43
Actions 36, 37
Reference
Activations 36
Aerial Deployment 58
Alien Intel 103
Allies 77
Alternative Weapons 19
Anti-Grav 58
Anti-Tank (X) 58
AP (Armour Penetration) 19, 44, 46
Area Effect 59
Assault Action 39, 46-47, 56
Asterians 80-91
Attacker 25
Blast (X) 59
Blaze Away 39, 45
Bounding Overwatch 69
Bribery 116
Bulky 59
Call to Arms 70
Camouflage 59
Casualties 44, 46
Change of Plans 69
Charge Reactions 39-40
Charging 39-40, 46
Class 14, 18, 20
Combined Attack 70
Command 16, 18, 67-72
Commander 67-68
Comms Interference 71
Communications 59
Coordinated Offensive 92
Counter Attack 69
Countermeasures 93
Courage Under Fire 69
Cover 22, 43, 50, 51
Decorative Terrain 50
Defence 18, 44, 46
Defender 25
Defensible Terrain 21-22, 40, 51-53
Deployment 25, 26
Dice Value (Weaponry) 19, 43, 46
Dice 16
Dirge of Death 80
Disengage 41
Disruption 151
Double Move 41
Draw 26
Edge of the Board 40
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End of the Turn 36
Enforcers 78-79, 92-103
Engaged 39-40, 41, 46
Equipment Upgrades 75
Escort 59
Expendable 59
Experimental 59
Explosive Payload 133
Failed Charge 40
Fire Control 59
Fire in the Hole! 60
Firestorm 69
First Activation 26, 36
Flanking Manoeuvre 70
Flyers 57
Focus Fire 116
Forces 74-79
Forge Fathers 104-115
Formations 54
Fortified Terrain 40, 43, 52
Fortify Position 72
Fusillade 92
Gaining Ground 47
Game Length 26
GCPS 116-131
General 76
Grounded 36, 49
Hatred of Mankind 115
Headstrong 60
Heavy Firepower 60
Height 20, 50
High Value Assets (HVA) 76
Hit and Run 69
Hologram 80
Impassable Terrain 50
In Play 17
Independent Target Matrix 60
Indirect 60
Infection 133
Initiative 25
Inspiring 60
Kill Total 26
Large Infantry 14
Last Stand 71
Leadership 60
Limited (X) 60
Line of Sight 20-22, 42
Live to Fight Another Day 89
Long Action 36, 37
Major Victory 26
Marauders 116, 125-131
Massive Infantry 14, 54
Masters of Engineering 104
Measuring 17, 37, 42
Medic 60
Minor Victory 26
Missions 24, 26, 30-35
Mobile Defences 60
Modifiers 16, 43, 44, 46
Move Action 37-41
Move, Move, Move 69
Nerve 18, 44, 46, 49
Observer 81
Obstacles 46, 50
Open-Topped 65
Orbital Command 60
Orders 67-72
Overwatch 48
Personnel Upgrades 75
Pheromone Trail 148
Plague 132-141
Points 18, 74-79
Positioning 15, 37, 54
Precision Fire 72
Premonition 150
Primary Objectives 26
Prophet 150
Protection (X) 61
Rally 48
Ramming 56
Range 19, 42
RDL Transmission 93
Reckless Advance 61
Recon 61
Recovery 36, 49
Refresh 70
Regroup 48
Regular Infantry 14
Repair 72
Reprioritise the Mission 71
Request Orbital Assistance 71
Re-roll 16
Reserves 70
Resilience 18, 44, 46, 55
Rock Corroder 148
Sabotage Objective 72
Saboteur 61
Saturation 62
Secondary Objectives 27-28
Setting Up 24-25
Shadow 21, 57
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Shield (X) 62
Shield Projection (X) 62
Shoot 42-45
Short Action 36, 37
Short Range 43
Shredder 55, 63
Signal Relay 89
Smokescreen 63
Specialised Orders 72
Speed 18, 37
Strafing Run 57
Strategic Assets 25, 27
Stun 63
Subterranean Deployment 63
Support Upgrades 75
Suppression 36, 38, 43, 44, 46, 49
Suppressive Fire (X) 63
Swarm 142
Tactical Genius 116
Tag 63
Take Cover! 142
Tanks 56
Teams 14-15, 18-19
Teleport 89
Tenacious 63
Terrain 20-22, 24-25, 38, 40, 50-53
Terrain Capacity 53
Thirst for Blood 132
‘Tis But a Scratch 104
Trainer 124
Transfixed by Fear 132
Transport (X) 64
Tunnel Runners 143
Turns 36
Unflinching 51, 65
Unique Units 76
Unit Bases 14-15
Unit Size 18
Unit Upgrades 75
Units 14-15, 18-19
Universal Upgrades 75
Unseen Terror 146
Veer-myn 142-151
Vehicles 54-57
Victory 26
Volatile 133
VPs (Victory Points) 26, 29-35
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 Quick Play Sheet
Turn Sequence (P. 37)
• Players alternate activating one
unit at a time.
- In Turn 1, the Mission states
who goes first.
- In Turn 2 onwards, the player
who finished first in the
previous turn goes first.
- If one player has no units
left to activate, the other may
activate all remaining units.
• End of the Turn – remove all
activation tokens.
Activations (P. 37)
• 2 different short actions, or 1 long
action.
- Check suppression before
activating.
- Mark the unit as activated
when finished.
- An engaged unit may only
Assault or Disengage.
- A grounded unit must make
a Recovery roll, and then
Rally.
Actions (P. 38)
Short Long
• Move • Assault
• Shoot • Double
• Regroup Move
• Disengage
• Overwatch
• Rally
Move (P. 38)
• Move each team up to its Speed
value.
• Suppressed units halve their Speed.
• Friendly Infantry may be moved
through.
• If entering terrain, all teams must
be able to reach. Other units in
contact with the terrain are moved
1" away.
• Units moving into contact with
an enemy are charging, and
immediately make an Assault
action.
• Units that are not grounded,
already engaged, or marked as
activated may make a Charge
Reaction.
- Units in defensible terrain
may react even if activated.
- Any reaction except Regroup
marks the unit as activated.
- Move actions cannot engage
the enemy.
- Shoot and Blaze Away
actions must target the
charging unit.
- If a reaction prevents the
charge, the charging unit
may only make a Move
action instead, and may not
engage.
Charge Reactions (P. 39)
• Move Line of Sight (P. 20)
• Blaze Away • Check separately for each
• Regroup team, from any part of the
• Remove activation token* shooter’s base to any part of
• Shoot** the target unit.
• * only when in defensible terrain • All units and terrain areas
• ** only when on Overwatch or in block line of sight up to their
fortified terrain height.
Double Move (P. 41) • They cast a ‘shadow’ behind
• Move each team up to its Speed them as deep as their height
value. in inches.
• Units may not Double Move into • Terrain units lower than both
or out of terrain. units never block line of sight.
Disengage (P. 41)
• Terrain or units of a lower
• Like a Double Move, but the unit
height than one unit but the
cannot engage.
same height or higher than
the other only block line of
Positioning (P. 15)
sight if one unit is completely
• All teams must be within 2” within its shadow.
of at least one other team in • Terrain or units the same
the same unit, forming an height or higher than both
uninterrupted chain. units always block line of
• No team may enter within 1” sight.
of any other unit unless it is • Defensible terrain can be seen
engaging the enemy. into, out of, and over, but not
through.
Shoot (p. 42) • If line of sight is blocked, that
• 1. Pick a Target team cannot shoot. If the
• 2. Check Line of Sight (P. 20) target is visible, check cover.
- See right. Cover (P. 22)
• 3. Check Range • If you can see a team in the
- Measure separately for each target unit, but cannot draw
team, from any part of the an unobstructed line of sight
shooter’s base to any part of to every part of its base, it is
in cover.
the target unit.
• If at least half of the target
• 4. Fire!
unit’s teams are in cover, the
- Roll dice equal to Dice value
unit is in cover. Units inside
of weapons.
defensible terrain are always
- Roll weapons with different
in cover.
AP or Special Rules
• Obstructions in base contact
separately.
with the shooting unit are
- Compare to unit’s Acc.
not counted as cover for the
- Modifiers
target unit
• +1 Short Range
• -1 Cover
• -1 Fortified Terrain
Blaze Away (P. 45)
• -1 Suppression
• Make a Shoot action with Acc 6+.
- 1s always miss. 6s always hit.
Each hit adds 1 suppression token,
- If any hits are scored, add a
but no damage.
suppression token.
Assault (P. 46)
• 5. Roll to Damage • 1. Roll to Damage
- Roll remaining dice against - Roll dice equal to Dice value
target’s Def. of weapons with Range A.
- Modifiers - Roll weapons with different
• +X Armour Piercing AP or Special Rules
- 1s always fail. separately.
• 6. Remove Casualties - Compare to target’s Def.
- For every amount of damage - Opposing player does the
equal to Res: same.
• Remove one team. - Half dice if activated.
• Add a suppression token. - No dice if grounded.
• 7. Suppression Check - Modifiers
- If leftover damage reaches • +1 Charging
or exceeds target’s Ner, add • +X Armour Piercing
another suppression token. • -1 Suppression
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unit in terrain.
- 1s always fail.
• 2. Remove Casualties
- For every amount of damage
equal to Res:
• Remove one team.
• Add a suppression token.
• 3. Determine Winner
- Unit with least damage is the
Reference
winner.
- In a draw, both sides are the
winner.
• 4. Suppression Check
- If leftover damage reaches
or exceeds loser’s Ner, add
another suppression token.
• 5. Gaining Ground
- Winning player may make a
Move action with losing unit,
but cannot engage.
- Winning unit may then
make a Move action, but may
not engage a new enemy.
Overwatch (P. 48)
• Place on Overwatch counter
next to the unit, and pass to your
opponent without activating.
• The unit may activate later in the
Turn, but may only perform 1
action.
Regroup (P. 48)
• Remove 1 suppression token.
Rally (P. 48)
• Remove D3+1 suppression tokens.
• Make a Move action. Cannot
engage.
Suppression (P. 49)
• Suppressed if suppression tokens
equal to or higher than Ner.
• Grounded if suppression tokens
equal to or higher than twice Ner.
• The following add suppression
tokens:
- 1 for any hits from a Shoot
action.
- 1 for each hit from a Blaze
Away action.
- 1 for each team removed.
- 1 token for leftover damage
reaching or exceeding unit’s
Ner.
- X for being hit by a weapon
with Suppressive Fire (X).
• Grounded units:
- Can only Rally.
- Cannot make charge
reactions.
- Cannot retaliate in Assault.
- Cannot issue Orders.
- Must roll for recovery before
activating.
• Recovery
- Roll one die per team. For
each result greater than Ner,
remove a team. Do not add
suppression tokens.
Terrain (P. 50)
• Units in terrain:
- Measure from any part of the
terrain piece.
- Are always in cover.
- Are Unflinching.
Vehicles (P. 54)
• All attacks against Vehicles have
the Shredder rule.
• Damage
- If damage on a Vehicle
equals its Res, it is destroyed
and left as impassable terrain.
- If damage exceeds Res, it
explodes. All units within
X" (where X is the amount
Res was exceeded by) suffer
Res+D6 hits with AP1. It is
then left as impassable
terrain.
- If damage is double Res or
more, it is removed after
exploding.
• Formations:
- Activate together.
- Must stay within 6" of each
other.
- May Shoot, Blaze Away or
Assault the same target,
rolling all dice before
casualties.
- If one is destroyed, others
add a suppression token.
- Are otherwise separate units.
• Tanks:
- Cannot enter terrain or
engage enemies in terrain.
- Can move into and through
enemy Infantry. This is a
charge and the Tank will
Assault even if it ends its
move out of contact.
- Can charge other Vehicles,
but may not move through
them.
- Are never engaged.
- Only Assault when they
charge (not when they are
charged by others) using
weapons with Range R.
- Can only retaliate in Assault,
with full dice, if the attacking
unit is also using a Range
R attack. This does not mark
them as activated.
- Can Shoot as a charge
reaction.
• Flyers:
- Ignore all terrain.
- Must end their Activation at
least their Speed value in
inches away from their
starting point.
- Do not halve Speed when
suppressed.
- Are at -1 to hit when shot at.
- Do not have a height. They
can always be seen and can
always see all units unless
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they are in the shadow of
terrain or another unit. They
only suffer the cover modifier
when shooting into
defensible terrain.
- Cannot be engaged.
- Are removed when
destroyed, and do not
damage nearby units.
- Can make Strafing Run
actions:
•
Make a Double Move,
but draw a line from the
start position to the end
position (which can be off
of the board). Shoot one
unit beneath this line and
any unit engaged with it.
Add 1 suppression token
to all other units beneath
the line and any units
engaged with them. The
Flyer is then placed into
Reserve.
Command (P. 67)
• One Order per unit per Turn.
• Giving Orders:
- Orders use up your
Activation. Use before an
Activation, on an unactivated
friendly unit.
- Orders are used in
response to an enemy action.
- Other Orders are given
before or after an Activation,
do not mark units as
activated, and can be used on
activated units.
- Commanders can issue
Orders up to Command
value.
- All targets must be within the
same Commander’s 12"
range.
- Grounded Commanders
cannot issue Orders.
- Dice:
• 1 success
• 2 successes
• 3 successes
• Blank = 0 successes
• + = return die to pool
after Order.
- If more than one blank face is
rolled, opponent may add 1
Command die to their pool.
- Orders need successes equal
to their level.
Setting Up (P. 24)
• 1. Select Mission
• 2. Build Forces
• 3. Place Terrain
• 4. Roll for Initiative
• 5. Set Objectives
• 6. Deploy
• 7. Play