Inquisitor Scenarios

Contents
Introduction 1
01 Crashland 2
02 Assassination 3
03 The Trap 4
04 Final Move 5
05 Burnt Sand 6
06 The Outpost 7
07 Arena 8
08 Ghost Town 9
09 Xenocide 10
10 The Descent 11
Appendix A: Antagonists 12
Appendix B: Campaigns 13

Written by
Matthew J Alishah
With assistance from the
Accursed Knowledge Gaming Group
Graphic design & illustration by
Matthew J Alishah
Introduction
Inquisitor offers a vast landscape in which Crates g Gun, roll a D10 below:
to add extra detail to games played. This Entirely dependant on the GM, the scenarios 1 Revolver
should be reflected in the scenarios that include the option of using ‘crates’. These 2 Las-pistol
characters find themselves in. will contain equipment that a character can 3 Stubber
arm herself with. A character can access 4 Double barrelled shotgun
This supplement plans to depict scenarios
a crate with a successful S test, or simply 5 Auto-pistol
with various possibilities for endings, or even
destroy it by inflicting 5 points of damage. If 6 Lasgun (NP)
just original ways to test the characters.
a character spends an action inspecting an 7 Pump action shotgun
Within each of the following entries is an open crate roll on the appropriate table to 8 Autogun
overview of the adventure-scape where the see what undamaged equipment is inside. 9 Long rifle
scenario takes place. The entry will also If it is a piece of technology it will need to 10 Hunting rifle
detail the cast of characters involved. Most be assembled. One action, which includes a
scenarios will involve two Inquisitorial reti- Sg test, is required to see if the character c Close combat weapon, roll a D10 below:
1 Bayonet
nues and perhaps some NPC’s or strange assembles it successfully. When it is passed
2 Knife
creatures. For most Inquisitor players this she may use the piece.
3 Short sword
shouldn’t be a problem – a good GM should
The maps will sometimes contain an icon 4 Axe
have a few models handy for NPC’s. Weird
with a letter. This signifies a crate and the 5 Flail
creatures can easily be covered by a few
key to what it contains is below. 6 Chainblade
tyranid models or some simple conversions.
7 Halberd
Appendix A covers the antagonists listed in r Random, roll a D6 on the following table 8 Sword
the scenarios and the suggested models to to see what type of crate it is.
9 Falchion
use for them. What follows after the cast 1 Armour
10 Chainsword
are the special rules for the scenario. Then 2 Gun
the sample armour values and a map of the 3 Close Combat Weapon m Miscellaneous, roll a D10 below:
table set-up are displayed. 4 Miscellaneous 1 Deck of cards featuring Imperial saints
5 High-Tech equipment 2 Confessor Haradict’s red book of litanies
6 Explosives 3 Filtration plugs
4 D3 doses of Stun toxin
a Armour, roll a D10 below: 5 D3 doses of Hallucinogen toxin
1 Open helmet
6 Medi-pak
2 Closed helmet
7 Gas mask
3 Plastic shield
8 D3 doses of Psychon
4 Reinforced shield
9 Gas mask
5 Armaplas shield
10 D3 doses of Spook
6 Flak armour (arm)
7 Flak armour (leg) t High-Tech equipment, roll a D10 below:
8 Flak vest (chest & abdomen) 1 Motion tracker
9 Mesh vest (chest & abdomen) 2 Bio-scanner
10 Carapace breastplate (chest) 3 Laser-sight
4 Range-finder
5 Shock maul
6 Mirror shield
7 Electro flail
8 Haywire grenade
9 Refractor field
10 Power sword

e Explosives, roll a D10 below. Any explo-

sives crate that is damaged by gunfire
will explode like a Demolition charge and
nothing can be salvaged from it:
1 Auxiliary grenade launcher
2 D3 smoke grenades
3 D3 blind grenades
4 D3 frag grenades
5 Grenade launcher (single shot)
6 D3 Photon flash grenades
7 Krak grenade
8 Plasma grenade
9 Demolition charge
10 Disposable rocket launcher
(with Frag Missile)


01
Crashland
Overview
Reports of un-sanctioned psychic activity
are coming from the ocean-world of Cora-
gua IV and it’s neighbouring satellites. The
Inquisitors have been invited to a conference
of Imperial scholars to discuss the matter.
From their personal transports, the attend-
ees and their retinues are flown to the
destination on large Verticopters.
However, while traversing a large expanse of
water, dotted with volcanic islands, a rocket
streaks through the misty atmosphere
towards them. Through evasive manoeu-
vres, the Verticopter dives towards the
sea. The pilot manages to steer the craft
and crashlands onto a wild plateau that juts
above the churning ocean.
The Inquisitors must find a way off the island
before their attackers locate them. They
can choose to work together – or use this
opportunity to settle old scores.
Cast
Warrior bands, Stede Morgan (Verticopter
pilot), and 3 Sea Dog’s for each participating
player in the scenario. See Appendix A for
details of NPC’s.
Special Rules
The Sea Dogs will approach the crash site
cautiously and attack anyone they detect.
Stede Morgan will attach himself to the clos-
est player-controlled character and obey his
orders, including firing on Sea Dogs. How-
ever, Stede will not attack another player’s
warrior band unless Stede’s guard passes
a Ld test before Stede’s actions are rolled.
Stede will take cover instead of attacking if
the Ld test is failed.
If a character inspects any crates, deduct 2
from the roll to determine what type it is.
Ending the Scenario
The scenario can end for various characters
in a number of ways. The most direct route is
to capture one of the Sea Dog’s boats. This
can be done by a warrior making it to the
cabin of a boat and passing 2 Sg tests (one

Inquisitor Caeldoul picked at the shards of
glass embedded into his right palm. He’d
gone through worse crashlandings. In fact,
this was one of the best because not one
of his retinue was dead. His strong man,
Sumpfish, lifted a sheet of metal that had
detached from the Verticopter, revealing a
broken, groaning figure.
“Snap outta it”, growled Sumpfish. Weak-
ness was something he always sneered
at, something that seemed to sicken the
gnarled ex-hive-ganger. The wiry man
Sumpfish helped up shook his head, rattling
his necklace of small animal skulls. His eyes
glazed over, an acrid scent permeating the
air. His limbs then cracked back into place.
per action) to start the boat’s engine and
work out how to control it. Stede can pilot a
boat without any need to pass a test. This will
take all characters on the boat into another
scenario of the GM’s devising.
A character may attempt to stowaway
inside the crates on a boat. To success-
fully hide inside a crate the character must
spend 3 actions in base contact with it (as
she pries off it’s lid, crawls inside it, then
replaces the lid) and pass an I test for each
action. If the test is failed any characters
within D10 yards will be alerted to her pres-
ence. If a character successfully stows away
she will be transported with any one else
on the boat (including Sea Dogs that have
retreated or returned victorious).
The Verticopter has only been lightly dam-
aged by the crashlanding – a successful Sg
test will allow a character to realise this. A
character may attempt to repair the dam-
aged circuitry of the Verticopter. An intense
process is required that involves complex
jury-rigging, re-wiring and re-booting the
machinery and computer systems. The
character will need to board the Verticopter.
To do this a character must exit the table
next to it. He now counts as being onboard
and is protected by the Verticopter’s walls.
To start the engine he must pass 5 Sg tests
(1 test per action). This will turn on the
Verticopter
Warband entry point
Metal debris
Forest
Snake-Head-Bone was known as a sha-
man on his homeworld. His will was strong
enough for him to be spared as suste-
nance for the Golden Throne. That was
why Inquisitor Caeldoul recruited him. Plus
he saved his life on Thran II. He shouldn’t
really forget that.
Caeldoul’s bionic eye scanned the Verti-
copter to see if it was repairable. Stede
Morgan, the pilot, then emerged.
“He’s coming with me”, shouted a voice to
Caeldoul’s right. A hulking woman in cara-
pace armour shoved past him. She was one
of the Verticopter’s passengers. Caeldoul
sighed. He was tiring of the growing influx
of arrogant Inquisitors.
Verticopter’s rotor and every Sea Dog will
become aware of them. They will then do
their best to take out the characters before
they can escape. A further 5 successful Sg
tests is necessary to work out how to use
the Verticopter’s complex controls. How-
ever, Stede can fly a Verticopter without any
need for a test.
Once the machinery is working, and the
characters can fly the Verticopter, all
characters on board will be transported to
their next scenario. The Verticopter can hold
twelve characters.
Any fighting on board the Verticopter is
counted as at arms length, with every attack
having a 25% chance of missing due to the
awkward space. However, a more realistic
way of doing things would be to set up a side
table to depict the Verticopter’s floor plan.
Set Up
The layout of the battlefield is shown on the
map, as is the starting positions of the vari-
ous characters. Stede begins play next to a
random warband character.
Sample armour values
Crate: 5
Tree: 5
Metal debris: 8
Boat wall: 10
Verticopter wall : 12
Sea dog entry point
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Boats
02
Assassination
Overview
For many years Preacher Vangle Croph has
tended the flock of poor sludge harvest-
ers and scum renderers (generally lumped
together as ‘farmers’) in the lower levels of
Necromunda’s Hive Primus. He also provided
rudimentary medical care for the diseases
afflicting them from unsanitary conditions.
As the guilders profit from their produce
and provide the farmers only the tiniest cut
for their backbreaking labour, frustration
has festered. A week ago, Preacher Croph
questioned the Ecclesiarchy’s backing of the
guilders. He declared that the guilders’ meth-
ods serve neither the Emperor nor Mankind,
so should be replaced with methods that do.
Yesterday he fell from a hail of bullet fire as
he attended his duties. He lies – barely con-
scious – at the local Arbite outpost, awaiting
trial for heresy.
Preacher Oscra Nomaro has recently
been sent to bolster the presence of the
Ecclesiarchy in Croph’s domain. His conser-
vative interpretation of the Imperial Creed
was intended to gain allies amongst the
Redemptionist crusade – against the grow-
ing discontent of the farmers. His superiors
have also ordered him to report any radical
preaching. Over the short time he has spent
with Croph, doubt has surfaced about his
interpretation of Ecclesiarchal doctrine. He
now sees that Preacher Croph had many
strong arguments against the merciless
dealings of the guilders.
The attack on Preacher Croph has caused
a small uprising that could turn into a larger
revolution if it is not stamped out. The Eccle-
siarchy has ordered Preacher Nomaro to
preach to the masses, explaining how mis-
guided Croph’s teachings were. They’ve also
asked him to urge the farmers to put their
energy into their work and worship of the
Emperor. The sermon is taking place now.
The defending Inquisitor has volunteered
to act as Nomaro’s bodyguard. They know
that Nomaro has had a change of heart and
intends to encourage resistance to guilder
exploitation during his speech. They will pro-

The crowd surged towards the platform.
Inquisitor Caeldoul’s muscles were tiring
from the suspense. Every cheer sent a
flood of adrenaline through his system. He
had good intelligence that the assassin
would strike if Preacher Nomaro sug-
gested the farmers take action. And at the
moment the preacher wasn’t just sug-
gesting disobedience. He was urging the
crowd to rise against the strangle-hold the
Guilders held over them.
Sumpfish patted down the skinny scum
renderer, wondering why he bothered. All
he felt was bare bones under the ragged
cloth he assumed was once a shirt. He was
going to have to start turning them back.
tect the Preacher from any attempts made
to disrupt his sermon.
The attacking Inquisitor is allied with the
guilder-influenced Ecclesiarchy. Her orders
are clear: Eliminate Oscra Nomaro if his
speech encourages any further resistance
from the farmers.
Cast
Warrior bands, Preacher Oscra Nomaro
(controlled by defending player). See Appen-
dix A for details of NPC’s.
Special Rules
All movement within the crowd is counted
as difficult terrain. Once the defender’s char-
acters have been set-up, they may not take
actions until the assassination begins.
Any attack begins the assassination.
The guard checks everyone that passes him.
A pistol or knife may be concealed by a char-
acter passing the guard if that character
passes an I test. If a character enters the
crowd any other way than past the guard,
and is seen doing so by a defending charac-
ter, then the assassination begins.
When the assassination starts, the crowd
stampedes for 2D3 turns. During the
stampede any character within the crowd
area needs to pass a S test at the begin-
ning of his turn or is knocked prone for his
Elevated platform
with Oscra Nomaro
Crowd
Fence
The packed crowd was getting pretty fired
up. Sumpfish didn’t really blame them. The
hive he grew up in was much the same
as this one. He was alive now (which is
something he couldn’t guarantee for the
farmers in the near future) and that was
because he knew the rules. Work hard,
give the guilders their cut, and don’t cause
trouble – easy. Break the rules and you’ll
end up with a knife in your back from some
tough, happy to take any paying job.
Snake-Head-Bone scanned the buildings
that rose above the town square. The
dilapidated habs were crammed with fami-
lies hoping to see their beloved preacher. A
glint of steel then caught his eye. Sniper!
first action. Movement anywhere on ground
level during the stampede is a Risky action.
If failed, the character misses an action due
to a fleeing spectator knocking into her. Any
shots fired at any target on ground level
have a 50% chance of missing due to the
screaming mob running from the inevitable
carnage.
Ending the Scenario
The attackers win if Oscra Nomaro is
taken out of action. They will also win if they
capture Nomaro by being in base contact
with him and leading him off the table. The
defender wins if Oscra Nomaro is escorted
off a table edge (though not the one con-
taining Nomaro’s platform) by one of his
characters or all the attacking warband is
taken out of action or flees. A draw results if
none of these conditions are met.
Set Up
One defending character must be placed
next to Nomaro. Another must be the guard.
Other defending characters are placed
anywhere on the battlefield. Attacking char-
acters may be placed anywhere outside of
the Crowd.
Sample armour values
Building wall: 12
Guard
03
The Trap
Overview
Reports from the forge world of Nethracon
have reached the Inquisition about elusive
beings of electricity and swirling shards of
metal. The Adeptus Mechanicus, supersti-
tious as they are, blame them for a myriad
of problems that have occurred recently.
However, sightings of the creatures are
disputed, as is their nature – or whether
they exist at all!
The Inquisitors are on Nethracon on unre-
lated business. One of them is meticulously
auditing a factory, checking that the manu-
facture of equipment bound for the Imperial
Guard meets expectations in quality and all
shipment crates are accounted for.
Suddenly, an accident in the colossal building
causes girders to fall and sparks of electric-
ity to fly. As a sheet of metal hurtles directly
towards the Inquisitor it is intercepted by a
strange force. It slows, then reverses direc-
tion. The sheet slowly levitates and joins
other pieces of steel that orbit a glowing
form. It then floats out of sight. The collapse
of the building makes pursuit impossible.
From then on, the Inquisitor makes sure he
investigates all sightings of these magna-
daemons, hoping to trap one and investigate
it further. He will be aided by a sect of tech-
priests that also hope to study it.
In this scenario, the defending Inquisitor is
attempting to lure the magnadaemon into
the stasis field at the centre of the table.
The attacking Inquisitor has been contacted
by the Magos in charge of the sector. The
Magos believes it is behind the accidents in
his factory-city and wants it destroyed.
Cast
Warrior bands and magnadaemon. See
Appendix A for details of NPC’s.
Special Rules
The stasis field can be turned on or off using
a generator next to it. Any model within
the field cannot perform any actions, nor
can outside forces interact with them. The
magnadaemon will not come within 6” of the
field if it is active.

Inquisitor Caeldoul switched off the com- Snake-Head-Bone experienced daemonic
municator. “He says it’s coming this way”. possession before he found him on that
A visible shudder ran through Snake-Head- Black Ship years ago. The daemon spoke
Bone. He kissed his totem skulls for good through him, so Snake-Head-Bone cut out
luck and uttered a prayer to the Emperor his own tongue to stop it. He then drove it
– which sounded a little too much like a from his body. The fear from Snake-Head-
heathen spell to Caeldoul. Bone’s psychic resonance echoed between
them all. It was like his fear was seeping
Their guide, the inhuman techpriest
through his pores.
Magos Rothra, unnerved Snake-Head-
Bone enough. But confronting an actual Sumpfish hated this place. It reminded him
daemon? The thought laced his spine with too much of the colossal factories back
dread. He communicated his bad feelings home. The Inquisitor made the signal, so
to the Inquisitor telepathically. Sumpfish unslung the stasis field generator.
He was glad to have it’s weight off his back.
Caeldoul acknowledged the message with
This insane techpriest wanted to catch this
a nod. He knew his companion was worried.
thing – but who was he to argue.
The Knockback special rule detailed in the
Inquisitor rulebook is used for this scenario
with a variation on how it affects the mag-
nadaemon. If a blow deals enough damage
to Knockback the magnadaemon it will be
pushed directly away from the source of the
damage D6" (rather than D3)
Ending the Scenario
The scenario will end when the magna-
daemon is fully inside the stasis field (the
defender wins) or destroyed (the attacker
wins). Any other result will be a draw.
Set Up
The layout of the battlefield is shown on the
map. The defending warband sets up within
12" of the stasis field.
The GM rolls a D10 and brings in the mag-
nadaemon from the corresponding entry
point. As the attacking Inquisitor has been
tracking the creature, he brings his warband
on from that same point. She must make
an I test at the beginning of the scenario, if
she fails she must roll again at the beginning
of the next turn. When she passes she will
enter the scenario in 2D3 turns.
Sample armour values
Crate: 5
Girder: 10
Building wall: 12
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04
Final Move
Overview
On the civilised planet of Krimgold, an inter-
nal conflict has split the planetary defence
force in half. Inquisitors and mercenaries
have flocked to the ravaged planet to lend
their support – to both sides. The com-
mander of the real heretics is in dispute. Is
he the Planetary Governor, Nehc Burthall; or
the sub-commander of the defence forces,
Hermot Khonel.
As yet, it is unknown if the source of the
heretics is alien or chaos spawned, and
intelligence is needed to inform a judgement.
However, some Inquisitors have already
made up their minds.
The rear-guard of one of Khonel’s detach-
ments has been obliterated by artillery fire.
Most of the soldiers lie wounded in craters,
awaiting the execution that the advancing
enemy ground forces will soon deliver.
The Inquisitors have rushed forward to the
annihilated battlefield, intent on finding the
leader of the detachment, Senior Officer
Solan. One of them may seek her capture
to gain information about the history of the
conflict, believing Solan’s side to be loyal
to the Emperor. The other may have plans
to deliver her to Nehc Burthall’s forces,
knowing that this vile traitor will offer up
information on her force’s activities – with
some encouragement of course.
Cast
Warrior bands, Senior Officer Solan, 0-3
wounded soldiers. See Appendix A for details
of NPC’s.

The chimera bounced along the cratered
plain, heading towards the target of the
Governor’s artillery fire.
“That’s it sir, this is as far I can go.” The
sergeant seemed shocked to see Caeldoul’s
eyebrow raise. “Errr... It’s the Governor’s
orders sir. If we take a vehicle any further
we may come under fire ourselves.”
Caeldoul thought about ordering him to
drive further, regardless of the Governor’s
orders. His Inquisitorial seal put him at
the top of any chain of command. But he
needed to keep on good terms with the
planetary defence forces. In fact, it was
generally a good idea to be on good terms
with everyone, as his few years in the Ordo
Special Rules
Shells are still raining down on the blasted
battlefield. At the beginning of each turn roll
a D6 – on a 5-6 nothing happens, on a 1-4
a stray shell enters the scenario. Alternate
between players as to who sets the point
where the shell will scatter from. It will then
land 2D10" away from that spot in a random
direction. Treat this as a demolition charge
centred on the resulting point. Characters
that pass an I test may dive away D6" before
the rocket hits. Any warrior within 12" of the
blast area must pass a T test or be stunned
for D3 turns
Whenever a character enters a crater
he may spend his next action searching it
for Senior Officer Solan. Roll a D3 and add
1 to the number for each crater already
searched. If the result is 3, then amongst
the shattered and dismembered corpses
lies a shell-shocked soldier that is still alive.
He will follow any orders from a helpful char-
acter, except attacking Senior Officer Solan.
For him to do this, the character ordering
him to perform the action must pass a Ld
test. If successful then the threats of tor-
ture or amnesty convince the soldier that it
will be in his best interests to follow orders.
If the test fails with a result of 95-100% then
the soldier will spend the rest of the sce-
nario attacking the ordering character for
attempting to kill his beloved commander.
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Hereticus had taught him. So they got out
and left the advance guard behind them.
The Inquisitor knew he had to move fast.
When the bombardment was over, that
likeable driver and his squad would race
onto the battlefield and execute everyone
except the surviving officers. The fate of
the officers would be unmentionable.
Caeldoul needed information from one of
them called Solan. She held the secret to
the cause of this conflict, he knew it.
Sumpfish stopped complaining about the
walk as they got closer. The impacts took
his breath away. Worse still, the silence
that followed an explosion was soon filled
with screams of agony and shock.
If the crater search result is 4 or above
then the Senior Officer is found alive, though
wounded badly. One of her legs is miss-
ing from the knee down and she has lost
consciousness. She can be dragged by one
character or carried by two characters on
either sided of her. When carrying her, the
characters can only use one arm to perform
actions, and can only move a maximum of 3".
For Senior Officer Solan to regain conscious-
ness a character must spend an action
tending her wounds and successfully pass
a Sg test. After she regains consciousness
she may use her arms, but can only crawl if
not supported by another character. She will
now only need one character for support.
Together they may hustle a maximum of 5".
Ending the Scenario
The scenario ends when Senior Officer Solan
is escorted off a table edge. Other possibili-
ties result in a draw.
Set Up
The layout of the battlefield is shown on the
map. Before the scenario begins each player
rolls a D10 and sets up his warrior band in
the corresponding entry point.
Sample armour values
Crate: 5
Metal debris: 8
Barricade: 12
Three Four
Five
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05
Burnt Sand
Overview
On the planet of Tallarn, tales were told in
ages past of the djinn. These were believed
to be spirits of flame that would com-
municate with some of the people in their
strange tongue. Some were benevolent, but
most sought to control those that they pos-
sessed for their own inexplicable purposes.
In recent times, the consensus of Xenobiolo-
gists and the Ordo Malleus is that they are a
form of warp creature possessing free-will
and individuality.
After the bombardment of Tallarn by the Iron
Warriors, that reduced the planet to desert,
many of the djinn sided with the chaos forces.
However, some assisted in the guerilla war
being waged against the traitor legions.
Since Tallarn was liberated from the Iron
Warriors and came into the Imperial fold,
the djinn have been hunted down relent-
lessly – as they are deemed a danger to
mankind and the Empire’s stability.
In this scenario, the defending Inquisitor
seeks a powerful ally for a future mission.
She has located a Burning Stone on Tallarn
housing one of these beings, and hopes to
summon it. She plans to interrogate the
creature and determine for herself if it
can be used in the service of the Emperor.
Therefore, the Burning Stone that houses it
must be protected at all costs.
The attacking Inquisitor has shadowed her
passage to the forgotten place where she
is studying the Burning Stone. He is too
late to stop her from unleashing one of the
warp-spawned beasts, but there will be time
enough to expel it from this universe, along
with any heretics that try to stop him.
Cast
Warrior bands.
Special Rules
The defending Inquisitor is having difficul-
ties in summoning the djinn. However, once
powerful emotions – like hate and fear –
are unleashed in the area, the creature will
stir. Once the fist attack of the scenario

Caeldoul checked his data-slate. The com-
pass icon and internal computer assured
him that he was heading in the right
direction. They were late though. The ritual
would have begun by now.
Tallarn’s scorching sun and vast deserts
surrounded the warrior band. As the dust
storm got stronger Sumpfish tightened
the scarf over his face. Sand was creeping
into every chink of his armour. He reached
into one of his pouches and retrieved a vial
of thick liquid. Squirting a large drop onto
his fingers he began to rub it into his skin.
A disadvantage as a multi-generational
member of hivers was that his skin was
very sensitive to sun rays.
is launched, the GM rolls a D6. This is the
amount of turns that pass until Zhuurlungh-
ena releases itself from the Burning Stone.
When this happens, the Burning Stone
emits a blast of white light – treat this as a
photon flash explosion centred on the stone.
A strong wind also begins to streak across
the battlefield and so all ranged attacks
receive a -10 modifier from now on.
The next turn, Zhuurlunghena attempts
to possess the closest character to the
Burning Stone. That character must make
a Wp test. If he fails, he is possessed by
Zhuurlunghena. If he passes then the char-
acter next closest to stone must test and so
on. If every character passes their Wp test
then Zhuurlunghena will attempt a posses-
sion at the beginning of the next turn.
Any character possessed by Zhuurlunghena
will gain the following attributes: Close com-
bat attacks count as having the Entrance
and Fiery Blast daemonic properties. The
character will also gain the Exotic abilities:
Daemonic-Warp Burn (as Void-Chill, but hot
instead of cold), Fearsome, Possession,
Wyrd – Burning Fist, Wyrd – Fireball. A
character possessed by Zhuurlunghena will
attempt to attack any psyker or character
that poses the most threat to the Burn-
ing Stone. At the beginning of a turn the
Burning
Stone
“How far now? We’ve been walkin fer
hours”. Sumpfish asked Caeldoul.
The Inquisitor flinched. Another trait
of long-time hivers was that they didn’t
respect personal space as much as those
from more ‘civilised’ worlds. The stench
from under Sumpfish’s carapace armour
made Caeldoul’s eye’s water. “By my calcu-
lations, our target is just over that ridge.
The heretic will have already begun the
ritual. So ready your weapons.”
The winds reached a gale force. Grains of
sand scratched at any unprotected skin.
A scream hurtled from over the ridge,
warping into the deep groan of a daemon
almost freed from it’s prison.
character’s gains a free action to resist the
possession. Make a Wp test. If he passes by
more then 20 he is freed from Zhuurlungh-
ena, who waits until the next turn to posses
another character. The target will be the
closest to the character who just rid himself
of the djinn. If the Wp test is passed, the
character may control his character with
all the bonuses granted by the possession.
If he fails, the GM controls the character
– attacking psykers then the largest threats
to the Burning Stone.
Ending the Scenario
The scenario will end if the Burning Stone
is destroyed. This is accomplished if it’s
injury total exceeds it’s T. The only other way
to end the scenario is if one warrior band
retreats or is all taken out of action.
Set Up
The layout of the battlefield is shown on the
map. The defending warrior band may set
up anywhere on the battlefield. The defend-
ing leader must be within 6" of the Burning
Stone. The attackers choose a table edge to
start from.
Sample armour values
Rock: 8
Burning Stone: 10 (Toughness 100)
06
The Outpost
Overview
Throne D’Shugg was a wanted heretic
across Segmentum Obscurus many years
ago. His crimes are reputed to be real, but
over time they have also been exaggerated
by the underworld figures of the Imperium.
He has been implicated in so many acts of
piracy across the galaxy that he is more an
mythological figure than a real person – as
he has never been caught, though many
claim to have seen him. Sometimes, when a
theft of Imperial property is so daring and
the pirate escapes without leaving a trace, it
will be attributed to Throne D’Shugg.
In the back of the minds of many Ordo Here-
ticus Inquisitors, is the shadow of Throne
– and the shining accomplishment his cap-
ture would make for their career.
Xenth was previously a forge-world.
Unbeknownst to the population, a species
of vile xenos creatures lurked and bred
– and evolved – beneath the vast plains of
machinery. Their attack was sudden and
reduced the forge-world to a planet barely
inhabited within a decade. The Imperial
Guard has managed to eradicate most of
the xenos creatures and Exterminatus has
been deemed unnecessary. Colonists have
begun arriving on Xenth, hoping for lives far
from the overcrowded hives that many of
them are from.
Two Inquisitors have arrived on Xenth in
the town of Lead Brick, hearing rumours of
a man that fits Throne D’Shugg’s likeness.
He sits in the cells of an Arbite frontier
outpost. Both Inquisitors want to requisition
the criminal, and begin the interrogation to
determine if he is the real Throne D’Shugg.
Cast
Warrior bands, Throne D’Shugg, Arbite
Sheriff, 2 Arbites, 2 to 4 Crawlers. See
Appendix A for details of NPC’s.
Special Rules
The Inquisitor near the holding cells presents
his Inquisitorial seal to the Arbite and asks
permission to view the prisoner. As deals are
made between the Arbite and the Inquisi-

Inquisitor Caeldoul looked into the dis-
tance, “So I will pay a visit to the local
sheriff and declare my purposes on behalf
of the Inquisition. We will then all walk back
to Lead Brick in a calm fashion. Simple?”
Sumpfish let out a hearty chuckle, raising
an eyebrow, “You really were born supplin’
from a silver nipple – ha. Throne’s from an
Underhive. ‘E’s been bred t’never let the
law take ‘im quiet.” The Inquisitor mulled
the comment over. It was well worth hav-
ing a retinue that could fill the gaps in his
knowledge.
As the Arbite’s outpost came into view,
Snake-Head-Bone grunted softly. Caeldoul
tor, the warband may do nothing until they
become aware of the attacking Inquisitor
and his retinue. As the first shot is fired or
chainsword activated etc, the Arbite Sheriff
yells at the closest character, “That jest
attracts them, ye dun fools!” then runs to the
watchtower along with the other Arbites.
The Arbites will not fire on an Inquisitor or his
retinue if in control of his own mind.
The character that seeks to escort Throne
can do so by spending an action next to
his cell and opening the locks. Throne will
not come willingly. To do as he is told the
character escorting him must pass a Ld
test per action he wants Throne to do. If he
fails, Throne will spend that action running in
a random direction (he is borderline insane).
The character may man-handle Throne, but
must pass a S test each time he makes a
move action (nothing greater than a walk) or
Throne will escape and run as above.
After the first attack of the scenario, the
GM secretly rolls 2D3. After this amount of
turns the player character closest to a table
edge hears a scuttling sound along with what
sounds like metal being overturned (the GM
should let that player know discreetly).
The next turn, D3 crawlers enter the sce-
nario, coming on from random points (see
below). A crawler in this first wave heads as
quickly as possible to the closest character.
One Two
Ten
Holding
cells
Nine Eight
knew this meant something was up. A
heavily armoured figure was already at the
outpost, talking with the Arbites. Caeldoul
wasn’t about to allow some upstart inter-
rogate Throne before he could.
As the Inquisitorial seal was presented to
the Arbite, Caeldoul drew his laspistol, “I
will be taking the captive, brother. Your
services will not be needed.”
Then the bullets began to whip past
Snake-Head-Bone. However, underneath
the crack of autogun fire was another
sound. A sound like metal scraping against
rockcrete – followed by chitinous claws
scuttling across the ground...
It will retreat the table via the quickest route
if it receives a heavy injury.
When all crawlers from the first wave
have been defeated, the GM secretly rolls
another D3, this the amount of turns before
more crawlers enter the scenario. The
same amount of crawlers will enter plus an
extra one. These will all aim to attack the
characters that dealt the most damage to
the previous wave and will not retreat until
they receive an acute injury.
Ending the Scenario
The scenario will end when one of the Inquisi-
tors escorts Throne back to Lead Brick by
exiting the table from the appropriate point
(see below), this Inquisitor will be the winner.
Set Up
Before the scenario begins roll a D10 to
determine which point leads back to Lead
Brick. The arbites start within the holding
cells. Each Inquisitor must also take an I
test. Whoever passes it by the greater
amount is placed at the door to the holding
cells with his retinue. The other warband
begins at the Lead Brick entry point.
Whenever a crawler enters the scenario roll
a D10 and bring it on from that entry point.
Sample armour values
Girder: 10
Building wall: 12
Three Four
Watchtower
Five
r
g
Seven Six
07
Arena
Overview
The warband’s have been captured. Whilst
investigating cult activity amongst the gangs
in the underhive of Gaillen VI they fell into a
devious trap. Their captor is The Marquis of
Siblo, a vile heretic of sadistic tendencies.
The Marquis has planned a special exhibition
for his drug-fueled flock. His new slaves will
make great sport, and hopefully last a bit
longer than the last participants.
From the dim light of the crumbling dun-
geons, the warbands are ushered into the
bright lights of The Arena.
Cast
Warrior bands, 2-6 Sump Beasts. See
Appendix A for details of NPC’s.
Special Rules
Each warband represents a team and they
will be playing against each other. All the
characters’ equipment has been stripped
(or unloaded in the case of built-in bionic
firearms) and so they must choose a figure
from the local underhive mythology to rep-
resent. Every character gains 1 inhaler of
‘slaught, plus the equipment described below
for the deity he represents.
Mother Darkness, the hive spider: Web pis-
tol, 2 knives coated in stun toxin, carapace
armour on abdomen and groin.
Dith, the giant millipede: Knife coated in
hallucinogen toxin, carapace armour on all
locations, closed helmet, reinforced plastic
shield. Initiative reduced by 20.
Senasi, the viper: 5 javelins coated in blood-
fire toxin, knife, reinforced plastic shield.
Krustivor, the scorpion: Halberd coated in
choke toxin, carapace armour on chest,
closed helmet.
Th’vish, the poison-tail rat: Neural whip, fur
coat (armour 2 on all locations).
The objective of the game is simple, a
character must pick up the flag (spending an
action to do so) and plant it into his oppo-
nents deployment zone, using any means

Inquisitor Caeldoul heard footsteps disturb-
ing the puddles of the dungeon. He looked
over at Sumpfish and gave him a fierce look.
The needle-blade disappeared back into
Sumpfish’s internal forearm sheath.
How had they been foolish enough to fall
into the set-up? It seemed so obvious now.
All the ‘clues’ to tracking the underhive
cult were far too easy to come across. And
what had happened to Inquisitor Thelbon
and his retinue? They were just behind
them when the trap was sprung.
Snake-Head-Bone looked horrible. The
psy-suppressants he had been given would
have surely killed him, had his will not been
necessary. If the characters do not attempt
to play the game, the gun servitors located
throughout stands will spend a turn firing at
the characters, then The Marquis voice will
ring out, “Now, now friends, be good sports
and play our little game. It really is the only
option available to you at present.” The servi-
tors (BS 73) will also open fire if a character
tries to flee The Arena or use weapons or
psychic powers on a member of the crowd.
Any character that falls into a pit will take
D6 damage to a random location. He will
also notice a rusted gate that leads through
some dark caverns at one side of it. He can
open it with a successful S test and escape
through them – though this escape will
cause him many nightmares in the future,
if he survives at all. The GM should come
up with a suitably difficult scenario for this
course of action. To lift himself out of the pit
he must pass a S test. Another character
can offer him help, reducing the difficulty of
the next S test by 20.
After the flag is planted in an opponents
deployment zone a point is scored for that
team, and that round is over. It is then
returned to the centre of The Arena, and
the characters will have a chance to tend
their wounds for 3 turns. When one team is
on 2 points and the next round is about to
begin, the voice of The Marquis will ring out
Gun servitor
2
Deployment zone one
1 g
Flag pole
6
a 5
3" Gun servitor
so powerful. He just lay, unconscious, in
the corner now.
The guard appeared with some other
cultists. A daemonic mask with an inbuilt
vox-distorter ordered them to follow. With
their equipment confiscated, there was
nothing left to do but obey. The cultists
were only too ready to use their shock
mauls on recalcitrant prisoners.
The murmur of a crowd could be heard as
they approached a raised portcullis and
were shoved through. Snake-Head-Bone
was given a shot of de-tox. The crowd
roared. Then, Inquisitor Thelbon and his
retinue appeared from the opposite side!
with, “Oh you have been such fun to watch,
but let’s spice things up a little, shall we?”
The crowd lets out a thunderous wave of
cheering. In the next turn 2D3 sump beasts
will enter the scenario from random points
(see below). A new round will not start until
they have all been killed.
If a character inspects any crates, deduct 2
from the roll to determine the result.
Ending the Scenario
The scenario will end when one team gains
3 points. They will then be sent back to the
dungeons. Here they will be healed for the
next round of games. Hopefully, the GM will
give them an option to escape before that
time comes.
If a character manages to escape from The
Arena then the GM decides what will happen
to him in the labyrinthine tunnels of The Mar-
quis after this scenario is resolved.
Set Up
The layout of the battlefield is shown on the
map, as is the starting positions of the vari-
ous characters.
When a sump beast enters the scenario,
roll a D6 and place it at the edge of the cor-
responding pit.
Gun servitor
m
Deployment zone two
3
4
c
Gun servitor
3"
08
Inquisitor Caeldoul’s shadow cast a short,
harsh silhouette upon the parched ground.
Sandor Secondus’s sun was directly above
him now. He checked his chronometer.
As he strode towards the town, his mind
turned to the possible purpose of this
conclave. The Lord Inquisitor was a senior
member of the Ordo Sepulturum. Therefore

Ghost Town
It was noon, the time specified by Lord
Inquisitor Morde’s messenger.
The old frontier town ahead looked very
quiet. Caeldoul felt isolated and vulnerable
now. But he was unable to bring his com-
panions along to a conclave such as this.
He walked along the dusty path. A sharp
prick pierced his foot. Looking down, he
saw a spiny, multi-legged creature driving
it’s fangs into his boot. Inquisitor Caeldoul
was glad it wasn’t the larger, poisonous
variety that haunted these plains.
it must have something to do with the mys-
terious zombie plague. Caeldoul thought of
the wondrous laboratory Inquisitor Morde
was rumoured to be working in. It was even
whispered that he held a live specimen.
Caeldoul had reached the town now. Still
no sign of any life. He stopped. Were those
bodies lying in the middle of the street?
Another figure came into view. Caeldul’s
bionic eye zoomed in. It was Inquisitor Arc!
She’d tried to kill him on Coragua IV.
And did one of those bodies just twitch?

Overview After the first attack of the game, the body

A conclave has been convened under an
Inquisitorial Remit by Lord Inquisitor Morde.
As a senior member of the Ordo Sepulturum
a lot of important information will be gained
from the seminar. Rumours suggest that he
will also present a captured specimen to the
attending Inquisitors.
The conclave is being held on Sandor Secon-
dus, a feral-world near Cadia. Colonists from
inside the Cadian system have started to
migrate to it as many would prefer barbaric
nomad tribes and poisonous reptiles than
foul chaos daemons. Inquisitor Morde has
set the location of the conclave in Endgood,
a frontier town recently settled – which
means the local tribes and wildlife have been
‘pacified’.
As they arrive from their separate locations,
they are struck by the eerie silence. In the
middle of the main street is Inquisitor Morde
bending over what looks like a wounded
figure. The Inquisitor must have come under
attack and needs help.
Cast
Warrior bands, 5-10 Plague Zombies. See
Appendix A for details of NPC’s.
Special Rules
Only one Inquisitor should be used per player
so models can be pooled together for plague
zombies (any humanoid model will do). If
every player, including the GM, possesses
4 inquisitor models then the number of
zombies used in this scenario will not cause
any problems.
that Inquisitor Morde’s zombie was feeding
on rises and moves to attack the closest
character. Another D3 zombies shuffle out
from random buildings.
Any character that attempts to escape off
the table should be set upon by a zombie
that lies half buried in his escape route.
Zombies are silent creatures, almost part
of the environment when still. Whenever a
character enters a building the GM secretly
rolls a D3. On a 3 nothing happens, on a 2
the character sees a zombie in the room
that is not aware of him yet (the GM places
it away from the character). On a 1 a zombie
lies in wait for the character. When the Ending the Scenario
character’s turn is over and the zombie turn The scenario ends when all Inquisitors have
begins, place a zombie in base contact with exited the battlefield. It is up to the GM to
the character and allow him an I test. If he determine what happens to the Inquisitors
passes he may take an action before the in the near future due to what happens in
zombie attacks, it counts as charging. this scenario.
Morde’s laboratory holds a number of Set Up
objects – spilled chemicals, smashed The layout of the battlefield is shown on the
equipment, and the decayed bodies of the map, as is the starting positions of the vari-
Inquisitor’s retinue. The Inquisitor’s journal ous characters.
also lies amongst the mess. The heavy,
leather bound tome contains all of Morde’s Sample armour values
study and theories, as well as describing the Crate: 5
Tree stump: 5
escape of his specimen and the resulting
Building wall: 10
havoc it caused to the town.
Inquisitor 4 Inquisitor 2
Petrified trees
or cactus

Inquisitor Morde has been killed by the

plague zombie he sought to study here, Morde’s lab
and the whole town has succumbed to the t

virus. The creature that was once Inquisitor Morde’s

Morde starts limping 3" towards the largest Zombie
Zombie r
character (generally the character with
the highest T or wearing the most armour,
GM’s decision). A dry moan escapes from it’s
parched throat and it looks like it has been
without food for days. When it is within 6" of r

a living character it will attack.

Inquisitor 1 Inquisitor 3


09
Xenocide
Overview
A new Xenos species has been discovered
on the feral world of Scylla 03. Dwelling in
labyrinthine caverns, they are the subject
of worship by the human tribes. Some from
the Ordo Xenos believe them to be control-
ling the populace, placing heretical thoughts
into the under-developed minds of the feral
humans.
Both Inquisitors plan to make contact with
the queen of this small nest of creatures,
hoping to capture, protect or eradicate it.
Cast
Warrior bands, around 12 workers, 4
soldiers, 1 queen. See Appendix A for details
of NPC’s.
Special Rules
The characters must keep noise to a
minimum so they will not alert the xenos-
creatures. At the end of every turn, every
character must pass an I test or be set
upon by a xenos-worker. If the I test results
in 95-100% then a xenos-soldier will attack
them. The GM can place the creatures as
close as possible to the character, but out
of his line of sight. It will attack the closest
character without hesitation. A character
may attempt to calm an attacking xenos-
worker if he has any telepathic powers and
has not attacked it. If he passes a Ld test
then the xenos-worker will stop it’s attack
and return back to it’s initial activity of walk-
ing through the caverns. For each attacking
xenos-worker within 6" the Ld test has a -10
modifier, but if it is successful they will all be
calmed.
A xenos-soldier cannot be calmed. The ones
that guard the queen will attack any intrud-
ers, though will not leave their chambers.
The queen can be communicated with by any
character who has a telepathic power and
is within line of sight. An action deciphering
her alien thoughts and a Sg test needs to
be passed before communication can begin.
She will tell both warbands to leave and
that they will come to no harm as they are
escorted out of her nest.
10
“They’re helping the Guilder to capture the grunt which suggested the Hiver would
queen, which will then be turned over to open fire on anything that crossed his path.
the techpriests. The Magi plan to use it for Inquisitor Caeldoul felt the whisper of
some type of biological weapon, but they Snake-Head-Bone in his mind. It told him
underestimate the queen’s power. That’s that the caverns reeked of psychic power,
why we must go in there, Sumpfish. This something the Inquisitor had already
entire world, and perhaps the entire sec- suspected.
tor, would be at risk of infestation should
He looked behind him. Sumpfish cocked his
these creatures be disturbed.”
shotgun. Snake-Head-Bone kissed one of his
Inquisitor Caeldoul sighed. The xenos hive skulls and rubbed at his temples. Caeldoul
they were about to enter would be a test worked his mind along a particular neural
for the Inquisitor’s retinue. path. The infra-vision in his bionic eye soon
“Be as silent as possible, it’s best we avoid powered up and activated. The caverns
the creatures. But, permission is granted illuminated. Brushing aside a slimy web, the
to engage Inquisitor Bookman or his hench- Inquisitor entered the caverns as a reeking,
men on sight”, Caeldoul ignored Sumpfish’s acidic stench assailed his nostrils.
With a successful Ld test, a telepath in Sample armour values
either warband may try to convince the Cavern wall: 12
queen that they are on her side and that it is
the other warband that wants to kill her. She
will then order D3 xenos-workers to attack
them, along with all but one xenos-soldiers
(who will leave their chamber to do so). The
warband that convinced the queen that they
are defending her will be guarded by the
closest xenos-soldier. The guarded warband
may attack the other warband, but if the
queen is harmed by them she will become
enraged. She will then order the attack of
every intruder without mercy, summoning
another D3 workers that the GM can place
close by, but out of line of sight – ready to
attack in their next turn.
Ending the Scenario
The scenario will end when either warrior
band has been driven out of the caverns.
Set Up
The layout of the battlefield is shown on the
map. Before the scenario begins each player
rolls a D10 and sets up his warrior band in
the corresponding entry point.
One Two Three Four
Queen
Guard
chamber
Ten
Five
Guard
chamber
Nine Eight Seven Six
10
Inquisitor Caeldoul looked down at the roar-
ing sea. A wave of vertigo washed over him.
It had taken a full week of investigation
to determine that Master-Artisan Jilbran
rebels to dissolve once Jilbran publicly
confessed to heresy and was executed.
Caeldoul knew otherwise. Jilbran’s fiery
ideology would not disappear with him. His

The Descent
was being held in the bunker below this
cliff by the militia. The militia were often
used when the Ecclesiarchy or House
Gevron needed a mission undertaken that
they could not be connected to. The politi-
cal ramifications of assassination, torture,
kidnapping and mass slaughter of civilians
would cause unrest if linked to the authori-
ties. The militia’s death-squads helped keep
the populace in fear of speaking out of turn
Jilbran found the link though. The adepts
that ran the militia were planning on the
death would be a catalyst for open rebellion.
His thoughts were interrupted as his
leg became stuck in some slimy, webby
substance. As he struggled to pull it out
a mental exclamation burst into his mind
from Snake-Head-Bone.
“Don’t move... it watches you!”
The Inquisitor froze, then looked below him.
Eight black eyes peered back at him from
a hole in the cliff face. Below them clicked
two large fangs, dripping with venom.

Overview
A revolt has erupted in the normally civilised
city of Garluke, within the Desmoda system.
It began when Gevron, the leading merchant
house, withdrew benefits it granted to
the veterans of Imperial wars. The Cen-
tral District Guard, a Gevron militia, holds
Master-Artisan Yacob Jilbran as a hostage.
They are demanding him to command his
guild of craftsmen to cease their attacks on
Ecclesiarchy and Gevron targets.
The militia provides fanatical warriors that
aid the Ecclesiarchy and House Gevron in
certain operations. Their activities are often
tainted with cruel sadism towards those they
believe traitors to the Imperium though the
fear they instill into the populace is enough
to curb most thoughts of rebellion. However,
the craftsmen discovered the link between
Gevron and the militia after the assassination
of their compatriots when they questioned
the withdrawal of the veteran’s benefits. The
defending Inquisitor has been working with
the Central District Guard over many months,
as his goals are aligned with theirs: Impe-
rial institutions are the Emperor’s will, and
questioning their practices is heretical. She
has personally offered her skills and retinue
to “encourage” the Master into ceasing his
attacks, while the militia is away from the
bunker on a “morality sweep”.
The attacking Inquisitor has found the Mas-
ter being held in an underground bunker,
near the coastline of Garluke. The craftsmen
have always provided some of the best of
Desmoda’s Imperial Guard quota, and keep-
ing them content is in the best interests of
the Imperium. Their skills would be devas-
tating should they be used against Imperial
institutions. The rescue will begin at dawn.
Cast
Warrior bands, 6 shell-claws, Master Jilbran.
See Appendix A for details of NPC’s.
Special Rules
The attackers begin abseiling from the top
of the cliff-face in Section A. The maximum
The craggy rock is home to a creature The scenario will also end if the attacking
known as a shell-claw and their webs cover warband retreats or it’s character’s all
the cliff-face. Every move is a Risky action. go out of action, resulting in the defending
If it is failed, the character has touched a Inquisitor winning.
shell-claw’s web. Roll a D6 to see which lair
Set Up
the web belonged to and place a shell-claw
The table will need to be divided into 2 sec-
there. It will observe the cliff-face with it’s
tions as shown. Section A will be played as
myriad eyes, trying to detect movement for
a vertical drop, Section B is as normal. The
D3 turns. At the beginning of the shell-claws’
attacking warband begins at the top of Sec-
turn every character that moved or injured
tion A. One defending character must act as
one of them must pass an I test for each
the sentry, the other defenders are placed
emerged shell-claw. An emerged shell-claw
anywhere within the bunker.
will race across the cliff-face and attack the
nearest character that fails. A character may Sample armour values
disengage from combat with a shell-claw by Water: 1
simply dropping from his rope and falling into Crate: 5
the sea below. He will take D6 damage to a Boat wall: 10
random location as he bounces off the cliff- Bunker wall: 12
face. Also, firing ranged weapons from now
on will become a Risky action as the salty Section A Section B
water clogs the inner workings of firearms.
1 Jilbran
If failed, the gun is jammed for D3 turns.
Once the majority of the attacking warriors
have entered Section B, the GM rolls a D6.
This is the amount of turns before 2D3 shell-
claws crawl along the pier, attacking the 2
closest characters.
There is a turret-mounted rocket launcher
armed with 3 frag missiles on the boat.
Bunker
If the defending sentry in Section B becomes
aware of any attacking characters, he
should run inside the bunker to alert his
warband. He’ll need to spend an action to 3
r
open the door with the pass-code (it will shut
r
automatically after 2 actions). r
For an attacking player to open the door, 5 4
Sg tests must be passed before she can get
passed it’s security. 5
Jilbran is under the control of the closest
character’s player.
Sentry Door
Ending the Scenario
The scenario ends when Master Jilbran has 6
been freed, resulting in the attacking Inquisi-
tor winning. This can be done by escorting Boat
the Artisan to the boat. The driver must
Pier

distance a character may move is her I pass 2 Sg tests to get it started then he can Water
divided by 10. exit the scenario.

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Appendix A: Antagonists
The descriptions below detail the various NPC’s Plague zombie (8)
antagonists in the scenarios. A base crea- The following characters are controlled by Suggested models: Any.
ture or NPC will be mentioned, followed by the GM unless specified in the scenario. Equipment: Rending teeth and claws (reach
the specific name of the creature or NPC 1, damage D6+2).
and the scenario they appear in. Human non-combatant: Stede Morgan (1),
Preacher Oscra Nomaro (2), Throne Exotic abilities: Fearsome, Zombie Shuffle
These are just guidelines, and the GM should D’Shugg 6), Master Artisan Jilbran (10) (Plague Zombies may never evade or sprint
feel free to modify them to best suit the Suggested models: Slick Devlan for and never dodge or parry), Brain-Dead
participating characters. Stede, Throne & Jilbran, Preacher Joseph (Counts as having the ‘Invulnerable’ deam-
for Nomaro. onic power), Plague Carrier (every time a
Beasts
character is wounded by a Zombie make a
The beasts detailed below should be treated Equipment: Stubber, thick clothes (armour 2
toughness test. If he fails roll on the table
in a similar way to Cyber Mastiffs. A beast on all locations except for head).
below after the game).
will always dodge and never parry. They only WS BS S T I Wp Sg Nv Ld
D6 Result
have one location to injure (use chest injury 36 39 32 38 41 42 53 28 58 1 Zombie! The character is infected and
chart) and are dead if it becomes crippled.
Spd Kb Bi Ss Con becomes a plague zombie... sooner or later.
3 3 4 8 19 Roll a D6. On a 1-3 the character becomes
Xenos worker: Sump Beast (7), Xenos-
a zombie whenever she next gets a 1 in any
worker (9), Shell-claw (10)
Human warrior: Sea Dog (1), action rolls. It moves and attacks the clos-
Suggested models: Small to medium sized est living creature. On a 4-6 the character
tyranid creatures, giant spiders. Wounded Soldier (4), Arbite (6)
Suggested models: Slick Devlan for Sea shambles away in between games and is lost
Equipment: Poisonous fangs (reach 1, dam- Dog, Sergeant Stone for Wounded Soldier,
amongst the population.
age D10 and coated in stun toxin), Chitinous 2-5 Sickness: The character feels ill and weak for
Enforcer Barbaretta for Arbite.
shell (armour 3). days and must miss the next scenario.
Equipment: Autogun, stubber, knife, frag gre- 6 Clear: No symptoms, the character has
Exotic abilities: Wall-Walker (The creature nade, flak armour on chest and abdomen. fought off the Zombie Plague.
can move up and down walls as if they were
WS BS S T I Wp Sg Nv Ld WS BS S T I Wp Sg Nv Ld
horizontal).
53 59 37 43 46 47 58 42 63 41 0 62 43 23 0 0 N/A 0
WS BS S T I Wp Sg Nv Ld
49 23 35 48 63 7 2 36 18 Spd Kb Bi Ss Con Spd Kb Bi Ss Con
3 4 4 8 22 2 4 4 Never Never
Spd Kb Bi Ss Con
4 4 5 10 24 Human veteran: Senior Officer Solan (4), Xenos warrior: Crawler (6), Soldier (9)
Arbite Sheriff (6) Suggested model: Medium to large tyranid
Metallic warp creature: Magnadaemon (3) Suggested models: Sergeant Stone for Offi-
Suggested model: Take a sphere of model- creatures or chaos spawn.
cer Solan, Enforcer Barbaretta for Sheriff.
ling putty, a sprue from a plastic kit and a Equipment: Claws (as falchion); Chitinous
flying base. Cut up the sprue then stick the Equipment: Pump action combat shotgun, shell (armour 6).
pieces into the putty ball. Mount the finished las-pistol, knife, flak armour on all locations,
carapace armour on chest and abdomen. Exotic abilities: Fearsome, Spit acid.
Magnadaemon on the flying base.
WS BS S T I Wp Sg Nv Ld
Equipment: Swirling shards of metal (as Talents: Nerves of Steel, True Grit.
78 46 82 73 69 41 27 86 77
chainsword in close combat). WS BS S T I Wp Sg Nv Ld
63 69 47 53 56 51 63 62 68 Spd Kb Bi Ss Con
Psychic abilities: Gaze of Death, Machine
4 8 7 15 37
Empathy, Telekinesis. Spd Kb Bi Ss Con
Exotic abilities: Daemonic – Impervious 4 5 5 11 27 Xenos leader: Queen (9)
WS BS S T I Wp Sg Nv Ld Suggested model: Mutated putty blob?
73 57 88 103 89 82 138 69 61 Equipment: Chitinous shell (armour 10).
Spd Kb Bi Ss Con Psychic abilities: All telepathy powers.
5 9 10 Never Never Exotic abilities: Spit acid, Terrifying.
WS BS S T I Wp Sg Nv Ld
12 8 286 124 71 128 82 109 185
Spd Kb Bi Ss Con
4 29 12 25 62

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Appendix B: Campaigns
Preparation
For a GM that’s short on time, it’s entirely
possible to create a short campaign by
randomly rolling a few D10’s and stringing
together the corresponding scenario’s (with
an added bit of creativity).
For example, my current Inquisitors are on
an agri-world – Maizon III – tended largely by
farmers that value hard-work, privacy and
tradition above all else. They are also wary of
the growing off-world population. A neigh-
bouring satellite is home to a penal-colony.
Inmates that show signs of repentance
are being sent to Maizon III to labour in the
slime-fields.
The Inquisitors on Maizon III have been called
by request from the planetary governor. A
number of inmates were slaughtered by
what could have been a xenos life-form. And
so the investigation begins...
One player has an Amalathian Inquisitor
– Gant Drolsteim – whilst the other follows
the path of the Monodominant – Inquisitor
Shrybolis. They also hold a grudge against
each other from their history competing for
recognition within the Ordo Xenos.
I plan on the Inquisitors only spending a
short amount of time on Maizon III and
imagine a narrative campaign of three
scenarios to begin with. After these have
been resolved, and depending on what the
characters do between games, I will then
decide how the future will unfold.
I roll 3 D10’s, getting a 6, 7 and a 1. Consult-
ing the scenarios described here, I see I
have The Outpost, The Arena (a tricky one),
and Crashland. Now comes the creative part
of incorporating them into the campaign.
The narrative campaign
A criminal figure has escaped (or been
kidnapped) from one of the slime-fields.
The Inquisitors believe he has ended up in a
desolate algae patch, far from the majority
of farms. A family of frontier farmers has
captured an insane man and the Inquisitors
visit them to investigate, hoping that the
criminal is the one that they hold. The Inquisi-
tors battle each other to claim him, hoping
to use him in different ways. During the
fire-fight strange creatures begin to attack.
As Inquisitor Drolstiem bears the brunt
of the creatures’ attack, Shrybolis takes
Throne and escapes. This heretic will soon
be executed by her, but the process must be
recorded by the servitor still on her vehicle.
On the way to her personal craft, Shrybolis
and her retinue is ambushed by a horde of
the creatures. They are cut off from their
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craft and notice Inquisitor Drolstiem and
his comrades carving through the crea-
tures to get to Throne. As he finally reaches
Shrybolis, an orange gas descends upon the
warband’s and they lose consciousness.
They awake without weapons or equipment
in dank cells, dripping with slime. A guard
with a horrific mask of an alien or daemon
addresses them through their cell bars. He
details the rules of The Arena. The battle
then begins. Inquisitor Shrybolis notices that
she is accompanied by Throne D’Shugg on
the march towards the cheering crowds.
She congratulates him for his blessing by
the Emperor. It has allowed him to remain
alive for a few more hours. However, she
assures him that should they survive this and
escape, it will be a short while before she will
lay her personal judgement upon him. As the
portcullis opens, and the crowd cheers, the
warbands race towards the flag pole. This
is all under the commentary of an enig-
matic bald figure in the grand-stand shouting
through a vox-caster. He introduces himself
as The Marquis. Inquisitor Drolsteim takes
stock of his surroundings after the first flag
is planted, and notices the family of frontier
farmers is amongst those in the stands. Then
the xenos creatures creep from the pits.
The winner of The Arena is Drolsteim’s reti-
nue, and they reap the rewards. The medics
repair limbs and provide bionics where nec-
essary to keep them fighting fit. Inquisitor
Shrybolis is pelted with food and rubbish as
they leave the stands. Before the Inquisitors
have a proper chance to rest, the guards
usher them back into the arena, the crowd
deserves an encore – according to The
Marquis. As the portcullis squeals open and
the cheers echo across the field, his guards
open fire over head. They are answered
with beams of lascannon fire which shreds
through the crowd without discrimination.
The Verticopter lands in the middle of the
field and the cargo bay swings open. The
warband’s charge onto it as it soars above
the arena, laying waste to the headquarters
of The Marquis. A squad of arbites then
descend to mop up the stragglers.
The warband’s are too tired to confront
each other physically, but a verbal battle
is launched between the Inquisitors. They
are soon shadowed by the craft holding the
arbites. Suddenly a rocket streaks up from
below. The Verticopter spins into an evasive
manoeuvre to avoid it, but the arbites
aren’t so lucky. The flaming wreckage of
the arbite’s vehicle hurtles into the swampy
ground. Stede, the pilot guides the Verticop-
ter into a crashland close-by.
As the smoke clears and the warband’s
emerge from the Verticopter they notice
the arbites’s craft has been gutted by fire,
killing all on board. However, most equip-
ment has been spared. They realise that as
the arbites were cleansing the arena of The
Marquis and his followers, they confiscated
his treasures.
The warband’s will start the next scenario
armed with their normal equipment. How-
ever, because Inquisitor Shrybolis’s warband
lost the arena challenge and weren’t
patched up by The Marquis’s medics, they
begin with any injuries they sustained during
the previous scenario. To add some extra
drama, Throne will seek to make his escape
from the clutches of Shrybolis at some
inconvenient point.
So, the warband’s are re-armed and inves-
tigating the Verticopter wreckage (testing
against their Sg to see if they detect it is
repairable) when they hear the buzz of
marsh hovercrafts. Beyond a forest of algae
vines, the warband’s realise that they are
being hunted by The Marquis’s followers.
Inquisitor Drolsteim makes his move to take
Throne into his custody (so that Throne can
be tried through the traditional Imperial
processes). He assigns Wurmung, a loyal
member of his retinue, to guard Stede Mor-
gan. Trech, Drolsteim’s techpriest, fends off
the attacks of Shrybolis as he attempts to
repair the Verticopter. The scenario reaches
a climax when the cultists reach the clearing
through the algae vines and open fire.
When Trech finally gets the Verticopter
running, the cultists rush the powered up
machine. Inquisitor Shrybolis takes advan-
tage of the confusion to make her way to
the hovercrafts. This is when Throne makes
his escape, running back through the algae
vines. Shrybolis, nursing her wounds, along
with her injured retinue, curses Throne. She
realises that they can’t stand much more
punishment. They make their way to the hov-
ercrafts and start one just as the cultists
return to their vehicles.
Conclusion
So after this mini-campaign we are left
with an Inquisitor flying above Maizon III and
the other skimming across it’s surface.
The seeds of a grand conspiracy have also
begun. Are all family communities in this
area allied with The Marquis, what xenos
parasite infested The Marquis, where is
Throne now and what might he know?
These questions will be answered in the
future of the campaign. Maybe it’s time to
roll another three D10’s...