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Turnip28 Core Rules v15a

This version includes the core rules,
cavalry, a single piece of artillery and 8
cults

M
ud-churned swampland stretches out into the gloom. Thick fog hangs heavy in the air. Rolling barrows loom
out of the murk. A strange root writhes underfoot. A thousand years after the defeat of Napoleon at the Battle
of Austerlitz, the world has fallen into decay. Endless war has led to technology stagnating, and beautiful
countrysides have been ground to a thick ruin under the boots of a million dead men. Now, nothing grows. A bizarre
and horrible root covers the land: strangling the life from the trees, poisoning the water, and filling the sky with an acrid
mist. Humanity barely endures by harvesting this disgusting tuber. It twists their bodies and minds, and infests their
thoughts with divine visions of lost vegetables. Bizarre religious orders have formed, and they stockpile abandoned
weapons unearthed by the twisting roots. Marching in column under fluttering banners, and brandishing mud-clogged
muskets and rusted bayonets, they are cruel parodies of long-forgotten armies on the march.

Gather your troops. Fix bayonets. Devote yourself to the roots.

The following is a living document.
These rules will help you build your
Regiment and fight battles in the world
of Turnip28
GENERAL PRINCIPLES
Models: The game of Turnip28 is
a miniature wargame using 28mm
scale figures lovingly converted by
its players. We call these figures
Models.
Units: All models in Turnip28 are
organised into Units. A unit must
consist of at least 1 model, but may
have more. All models in a unit
must be equipped the same.
Both Snobs and Followers are units.
When a unit is deployed on the
table its models must be within 1”
of at least one other model from
their unit and no more than 8” from
all others in its unit. This is called
Coherency.
A unit must always maintain
coherency at the end of its order.
You may never break coherency
when removing casualties.
Unit Profiles: You will find a
comprehensive list of Unit Profiles
at the end of these rules which will
describe the characteristics of all the
units and how they function on the
battlefield.
Models in units belonging to
you and those of and your allies
are considered Friendly. Units
belonging to your opponent and
their allies are considered as the
Enemy.
Basing: Every model in Turnip28
must be mounted on a base.
The shape of the base has little or
no impact on gameplay and should
be acceptable, a complete guide to
basing will be contained along with
the unit profiles.
Players often prefer to base their
Toadies on slightly smaller bases
than their Toffs to help differentiate
them on the table. If playing in a
competitive setting make sure that
a standard sized base is agreed on
for all Snobs and Followers.
It is highly encouraged that
players use movement trays
or base multiple models on a
single large base for units of 6 or
more as it dramatically reduces
the complexity of charging and
retreating. Models based this
way must still be able to stay in
coherency and all models must
belong to the same unit.
To help count casualties on bases
with multiple figures Players
will need to bring some suitably
distinguishable tokens. A dice
may also be used to represent the
amount of dead.
Measuring: When measuring
the distance between two Models it
is always between the two closest
points of their bases.
Turnip28 allows the Player to
measure at any time, in any
situation. It is always acceptable for
a Player to check that their Models
are in or out of range with no
penalties.
Dice: The Game is played with
six-sided dice abbreviated as D6.
Some rules may ask a player to roll
2D6, 3D6 etc. To do this, roll that
number of D6s and add the totals
together.
When asked to roll a D3 Roll a
single D6 and halve the result,
rounding up.
Characteristic Tests: The game
uses several characteristics in a
units profile to describe a model's
abilities. Some characteristics,
for example Accuracy (Acc), are
given as X+ where X refers to the
minimum score needed for a single
success.
To make, for example, a successful
Acc roll of 4+ the player is required
to roll at least a 4, 5 or 6.
Modifiers: A characteristic of 7+
represents the sheer improbability
of the event occurring. If a
characteristic is 7+ or higher a
player must first roll at least a 6 and
then roll that dice again and score a
4, 5 or 6 to succeed.
A characteristic can never be
reduced below a 2+, and a roll of a
1 is always a fail.

TOOLS
Tokens: Players will need a
selection of distinguishable tokens
to play the game.
Panic: To represent panic, players
can use small glass beads, animal
corpses or any suitably noticeable
token. A unit can never have more
than 6 panic tokens at one time, and
so can be represented by a single
D6.
Powder Smoke: Black powder
weapons can only fire once per
round and emit plumes of smoke
when fired. To represent this a
player will need some powder
smoke tokens. Players can use bits
of cotton wool, or stuffing as well
or a single white glass bead.
Objective Markers: Some
scenarios may ask for players to
place Objective Markers. These
can be represented with a 40mm
base featuring something thematic.
Players are also encouraged to
make some with heraldic banners,
switching them out with their
Opponent when they are captured.
Activation Tokens: To remind
players which unit's have activated
so far in a round, players may
wish to use tokens. They should
be similar to a panic token, but
distinct enough that they cannot be
confused.
Finally, players will of course need
a tape measure, and a good handful
of six sided dice.
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PREPARING FOR BATTLE SET UP
The Battlefield: The game is Initiative: First the players must
played on a Flat 4'x4' surface with roll to see who gets the Initiative.
at least 3-5 pieces of terrain on it. The player who rolls highest gets to
The details and Types of terrain choose to take the Initiative or not.
will be covered later, but for now
its a good principle to have at least Deployment: At the start of
1 piece of terrain for every 2' square the game, unless stated in the
of board. scenario, the player who took the
initiative picks one table edge as
The Regiments: Players bring their deployment zone, with their
forth their Regiments to battle opponent taking the opposite.
consisting of an agreed and equal
number of characters, collectively Starting with the player who took
called Snobs. For each Snob a the initiative the players alternate
player has in their Regiment in placing one Snob and their
they may also take an amount of Followers within their deployment
Followers that we will look at later. zone. The Toff will place their two
units of Followers at the same time.
There are two breeds of Snob:
Scenarios: Each Turnip28
• The Toff the leader of your game will be based on a scenario.
Regiment who can bring TWO Scenarios will come with rules for
units of Followers. army composition, deployment,
victory conditions, scenario
• The Toadies a collection of blunders and any other special
snivelling sub-commanders rules.
who can bring ONE unit of
Followers each.
Every Regiment must have 1 Toff,
no more, no less, but may take any
number of Toadies.
A typical game of Turnip28 is
a 3 Snob game. With players'
Regiments containing 1 Toff,
2 Toadies, and their 4 units of
Followers. Battles of this size tend
to last about an hour as deranged
peasants kick each other to death in
the mud.
For games larger than 1v1 it is
recommended that each player
takes 1 fewer Toady for every extra
couple of players.
Root Cults: Once Players have
chosen their Regiments forces they
may choose a single cult that their
Regiment belongs to. Cults provide
a thematic way to play Turnip28
including strange stilt walkers,
weird root shrines, and Tod.

PLAYING THE GAME
Rounds: Turnip28 is played in
rounds. A typical game lasts 4
rounds. Starting with the player
who took the initiative, players take
turns activating one of their Snobs.
When activated Snobs may order
their Followers to do their bidding
or attempt to perform some limited
heroics themselves.
Once all Snobs have been activated
and given their orders players
proceed to activate any remaining
follower units that haven’t been
ordered yet, players take turns
activating and ordering units
of Followers until every unit of
Followers of the table have received
their orders.
Once all Followers have completed
their orders the round ends and
a new one starts with every unit
ready to receive their new orders.
A unit can only ever be ordered
once a round and all Snobs must be
activated before any Followers are
activated.
Each new round, the player who
finished ordering all their Followers
first starts activating their Snob
first.
If a player does not want to order
a unit this round they simply roll
to see if they blunder as usual
and that unit has been considered
ordered.
ACTIVATION
To activate a Snob a Player picks a
single Friendly Toff or Toady and
declares they are activating them.
Once Activated a Snob may order
a single friendly unit including
themselves within its command
range to perform one of the orders
available to them.
The command range is measured
from the edge of the Snob's base.
Snobs: The two breeds of Snobs
have different command ranges
• Toffs can be activated once a
round and have a command
range of 6".
• Toadies can be activated once
a round and have a command
range of 3".
ORDERS
Units that have been ordered
can perform one of a selection of
actions called orders. To perform
an order Players must follow this
sequence.
1. Declare the unit which is
receiving the order and check
if its in command range. Snobs
can order themselves but
cannot order other Snobs.
2. Declare which order you are
attempting to perform to your
opponent.
3. Roll to see if your unit
blunders.
4. Perform order to completion.
Command Range: For a unit to
be able to receive a Snob's orders
at least one of its models must
be within the Snob's line of sight
and at least one model from the
unit must be within the Snob's
command range.
Range: To be within Range it is
enough for a model's base to be
partially within that distance. For
something to be wholly within
range its entire base or bases must
not be further than the maximum
range. This applies to all cases
where these terms are mentioned.
If players are using wildly different
bases for their Snobs, they may
wish to measure from centre of the
model's base instead.
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Orders: Listed below are the
all of the basic orders that a unit
can receive. Belonging to a cult
or playing a certain scenario may
grant your Regiment access to
more.
• Volley Fire!
Taking time to unclog and pick the
leeches off their muskets they open
fire.
The ordered unit shoots a
target enemy unit within range
and receives a +1 to all their
rolls to hit. If this unit blunders
it does not receive the +1 to its
to hit rolls.
• Move and Shoot
Trudging through the mud they
bring up their muskets on an
unsuspecting foe.
The ordered unit moves
up to their full Movement
characteristic (M) and shoots
a target enemy unit in range.
If this unit blunders it only
moves D6" before Shooting.
• March
Moving at double pace through the
mire the ragtag band of followers
takes ground.
The ordered unit moves up to
M+2D6". If this unit blunders
it only moves M+D6".
• Charge!
Into the puddle of death they
screamed
The ordered unit performs a
M+2D6" charge against a target
Enemy unit in range. If this unit
Blunders it may only charge a
distance of M+D6".
Blunders: After the order has been
declared the player must roll a D6
to see if the unit misunderstands
the order or is simply incompetent
and blunders. On a roll of a 1 the
unit blunders and can only perform
a limited form of the order as seen
above.
A blundering unit immediately
receives a panic token for its efforts.

ORDERS CONTINUED
Catching up: When a unit is
ordered to move and shoot, march
or charge the player may move
their activated Snob at the same
time.
The Snob may move as far as they
like, so long as they end their
movement within command range
of the ordered unit.
Activating and Ordering Follower
Units: After Snobs have been
activated, units of followers yet to
be ordered can then be activated
and receive orders. These units
are however considered lost in the
confusion of battle and are at risk.
Lost units can still receive orders,
but must roll to see if they suffer a
scenario blunder.
Scenario Blunders: When a lost
unit blunders it must apply the
scenario blunder effect instead of
the normal one. This will be given
in the scenario description and can
vary from quite tame to incredibly
punishing.
MOVEMENT
Models that make a move can
travel up to their movement
characteristic (M) across the table.
They can take any path so long
as length is no further than their
maximum M".
Units can never end their move
within 1" any enemy units or
any friendly follower units. The
exception to this rule is when they
have been ordered to charge.
Units cannot move through each
other unless retreating.
Again, models must always finish
their move in coherency: Within
1” of at least one other model from
their Unit and no more than 8”
from all others.
Models can move over dangerous,
defensible terrain and cover with
no penalty to Movement.
SHOOTING
Only units equipped with black
powder or missile weapons can
shoot. When a unit shoots a target
enemy they enter a Shooting
Engagement.
To shoot an enemy a player must
follow these steps
1. Declare the target of your
shooting attacks, check models
are within range and line of
sight.
2. If the enemy unit is equipped
with ranged weapons, and if
able, they must return fire. If
they have no ranged weapons
or have a powder smoke token
they cannot return fire.
3. Fire! All parties involved
make their shooting attacks
simultaneously.
4. Remove casualties and work
out the winners and losers of
the engagement. The loser of
combat must retreat.
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Range: This is the maximum
distance a model can target an
Enemy.
To be in range it is enough for the
any part of the enemy models base
to be within that distance.
Most Followers will have a range of
18" and Snobs a range of 6" whether
they choose to use blackpower or
missile weapons.
Line of sight: Line of sight is
an imaginary line drawn from the
edge of your shooting model's base
to its target. If this line intersects
anything that blocks line of sight
then that model cannot shoot.
Friendly and enemy units block
line of sight, as does space between
models in a unit. Terrain can block
line of sight if it obscures 80%-100%
of a model. It can be worth getting
down to the model's eye level to
check if they can see their enemy.
You can always see through models
in the shooting unit as well as any
Snobs. They tend to be ducking.
Range and line of sight are worked
out per model.
If some models in a shooting unit
cannot target their enemy because
they do not have line of sight or
are out of range those individuals
cannot shoot.
If some models can target the
enemy but receive a penalty for
whatever reason these should
be rolled separately to avoid
confusion.
Targeting: You must always
target the closest enemy unit, you
may only target one unit and not
split your fire.
If there are multiple units the same
distance away the player may
choose which to target.
If the closet unit is not within line
of sight then the player may choose
the next closest unit in line of sight.
Units generally will not be able to
see or shoot through other units.

Shooting Attacks: When a unit
makes a shooting attack roll 1 dice
for every model in range and line of
sight of its target.
Every dice that scores equal to or
higher than the shooting unit's
Accuracy (Acc) is a hit.
For every hit rolled the target
enemy unit suffers one wound. It
a unit is hit at any time during an
shooting engagement it receives 1
panic token.
Resilience: Though they might
rupture spleens and burst rib cages
wounds aren't always fatal.
The Enemy player rolls 1 dice for
each wound received.
Every dice that scores equal to or
higher than their unit's Resilience
(Re) will negate 1 wound.
Resilience rolls of a natural 1
always fail.
Wounds: Each Model in a unit
has a number of Wounds (W)
specified in their unit profile. Once
a model has suffered a number
of wounds total to their wound
characteristic they are considered to
have perished and are removed as
a casualty.
The player in control of the unit
suffering the wounds may allocate
them one at a time to any model in
the unit. Once a model has begun
receiving wounds the player must
continue to allocate wounds to that
model until it has perished.
This way there can never be two or
more wounded models in a unit at
any time.
Return Fire: A shooting
engagement is performed
simultaneously as both units fire. If
the target of the shooting attack is
in range and line of sight and can
shoot they must Return fire.
Return fire is treated as a normal
shooting attack, resolved at the
same time as the attacking unit's
and so will not be affected by
any causalities taken during the
shooting engagement. It may
however receive penalties from
terrain or special abilities.
Casualties and Retreating:
Once all the shooting attacks have
been resolved and wounds suffered
casualties are taken.
All models usually have only 1
wound. Meaning as soon as they
suffer their first they are killed and
removed from the table.
Players count the wounds inflicted
during the engagement on each
side. The side that caused the
most wounds after resilience rolls
have been made is considered the
winner, and the unit that caused
the fewest is the loser.
The loser of the engagement must
retreat. We will cover retreating
and plebs in its entirety later on
In the case of a tie, neither side
retreats
Powder Smoke: To represent the
time it takes to fire a musket in the
heat of battle units equipped with
black powder weapons can only
fire once per round. Once they have
fired place a powder smoke token
next to them. The unit cannot fire
again until the start of the next
round when the token is removed.
This counts for standing and
shooting and when a unit returns
fire.
CHARGING
All units are able to charge the
enemy so long as it is possible to do
so. This means that a single model
in the charging unit may be able to
enter within base to base contact
with its target using the maximum
possible charge distance rolled.
Usually M+2D6. They do not need
to be within line of sight.
If they cannot do this, then they
cannot charge.
For example, a unit of blundering
Fodder wishes to charge a unit
of Chaff 16" away. This would
be impossible as this is over 12"
(M+D6 or 6"+6"), and so they
cannot charge.
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CHARGING
To charge an enemy a player must
follow these steps:
1. Declare the target of your
charge and check they are
within range.
2. The target unit must take a
panic test.
3. If the panic test is passed and
if the enemy unit is equipped
with ranged weapons, they
MUST stand and shoot. If they
have no ranged weapons or
have a powder smoke tokens
they cannot stand and shoot.
A unit out of range and line of
sight can still stand and shoot.
4. If the charging unit survives
select and commit to the
charge.
5. Roll the charge distance.
M+2D6, or M+1D6 if your unit
blundered.
6. The charging unit moves
directly towards the target
unit one at a time trying to get
into base to base contact with
at least one model and aiming
to get as many of the unit into
base to base contact with the
enemy as possible.
7. If the charging unit makes it
into base to base contact the
charge is successful and both
units will fight in a melee. If the
models in the charging unit fail
to reach their target the charge
fails and the order is complete.
8. Players remove casualties from
the melee and work out the
winners and losers of the melee
in the same way as shooting.
The loser must retreat.
If there is no winner, then
players fight another melee
until a winner is found or a unit
is destroyed.

Targeting for a Charge: As
with shooting you must always
target the closest enemy unit.
When you charge you may only
target and fight a melee with one
unit and cannot charge multiple
units.
If the closest enemy units are in
dangerous terrain you may choose
to ignore them and target the next
closet unit that would not cause a
dangerous terrain test.
If there are multiple units the same
distance away the player may
choose which to target.
Panic! Over the course of the
game units will build up panic
from the stress of battle. These
come in the form of tokens. A unit
may get panic from various places
of the course of a battle such being
hit by missiles or from being in
close quarters combat.
A unit may only ever have a
maximum of 6 panic tokens.
Panic Tests: When a unit is
charged it will need to take a panic
test to see if it still has the will to
fight.
To perform a panic test the player
who's unit is being charged rolls
a dice and adds its score to the
number of panic tokens belonging
to the charged unit. If the total is
7 or more the unit immediately
retreats. A roll of a 1 always passes.
Units with no panic tokens will
always pass their panic test.
When a unit fails a panic test it
retreats.
If a unit retreats after a panic test
the charging unit must still attempt
to charge, moving directly towards
the fleeing unit.
Stand and Shoot: If the charged
unit has passed its panic test, is
equipped with ranged weapons
and has no powder smoke tokens it
MUST stand and shoot.
A unit that stands and shoots
makes a free shooting attack at the
charging unit even if they are out of
range or not within line of sight.
The charging unit will not receive
a panic token if hit by a unit using
stand and shoot.
After the shooting attack is resolved
and casualties are removed, and
if there is anything left of the
charging unit, the charge proceeds.
The charging unit may not return
Fire.
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Moving Charging Units: If
the charging unit has survived any
incoming fire it proceeds to roll its
Charge Distance (M+2D6).
Once this has been rolled the
charging unit moves its models
starting with the model closest
to the enemy towards the target
aiming to get into base-to-base
contact with at least one model via
the shortest route possible.
Base-to-base contact refers to the
placement of models so that their
bases are touching.
If this move is enough to get
the into base-to-base contact the
charging player proceeds to move
the rest of the unit into coherency,
aiming to get as many into base to
base with the Enemy as possible
and making sure no model moves
more than its charge distance.
If no model cannot get into base to
base contact with the enemy then
the charge has failed.
When a charge is failed all models
in the charging unit must still move
their maximum charge distance
towards the target as if they were
trying to get into base-to-base
contact.

MELEE
When two units meet after a
successful charge it is called a melee
The process is similar to shooting,
but rather more deadly.
To fight an enemy in melee a
Player must follow these steps.
To help remove confusion from
here onwards we will refer to the
charging unit as the Attacker, and
the charged unit as the Defender.
1. The Attacker rolls its attacks
and the defender tries to
protect themselves.
2. The Defender removes any
casualties they suffer.
3. The defending unit attacks back
with any remaining models
and the Attacker tries to protect
themselves.
4. The Attacker removes any
casualties.
5. The winners and losers of the
melee are found and the loser
of combat must retreat.
If there is no winner, then
players return to step 1.
If one unit is completely
destroyed before it can
fight back then the melee
immediately ends, and the
surviving unit is considered to
have won.
If a unit with Fearless loses
combat, but does not retreat
move it directly away 1". This
does not count as Retreating.
Melee Attacks: Models fighting
in melee generate a number of
attack dice equal to their
Attack (A) characteristic. Every
model in a unit participates in the
melee despite their position or line
of sight.
Attacks follow the similar 'to hit'
and resilience rolls as shooting.
• The Player rolls their attack
dice. Every dice that scores
equal to or higher than the
unit's Accuracy (Acc) is a hit.
For every hit rolled the target
enemy unit suffers one wound.
• The enemy player rolls 1 dice
for each wound received.
Every dice that scores equal
to or higher than their unit's
Resilience (Re) will negate 1
wound. Resilience rolls of a
natural 1 always fail.
Units do not receive a panic token
while being hit in combat as they
are too focused on trying to stay
alive, instead after the melee is
resolved and the winner has been
declared all participants receive 1
panic token.
Defending: As you may have
noticed melee combat is not
resolved simultaneously like
shooting. This means that if either
player suffers casualties these
models will not generate any
attacks and a unit that is completely
wiped out will not be able to attack
back at all.
This is the same for the stand and
shoot fire. If the attacker loses any
models from the stand and shoot
these models will not generate any
attacks either.
Resolution: Both units receive
their panic tokens and like shooting
the winner of the melee is the unit
that caused the most wounds after
resilience rolls.
The loser must retreat.
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RETREATING
Retreating: When a unit retreats
they must move directly away from
the enemy D6 + 2" for every panic
token.
Moving Retreating Models:
To retreat a player must follow
these steps:
To avoid confusion we will call
the unit that caused the retreat the
Winner, and the retreating unit the
Loser.
1. The Loser rolls their retreat
distance, remembering to add
2 inches for each panic token
they have.
2. Loser selects a model closet to
the winning unit. This model
is called a Pleb. The Pleb
retreats directly away from the
Winner's closet enemy model.
If there are model equally
distant the player retreating
gets to choose.
3. Once the Loser's has finished
moving their Pleb the Loser
moves the rest of their unit so
that they are in coherency with
this model. Models moved this
way must move in a straight
line and must move at least as
far as their retreat distance.
If players are unsure which
direction to retreat, draw an
imaginary line through the centre
of the Pleb and the closest Enemy
Model.
Retreating through Units:
Retreating Models are able to flee
through Friendly and Enemy Units,
though they will be hurt doing so.
• If a Pleb is forced to retreat
through an friendly Follower
unit, enemy Follower unit or
piece of dangerous terrain,
every model in the unit must
take a dangerous terrain test
• Models can retreat through
Snobs or models in their own
unit with no penalty. They're
used to it by now.
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Plebs ending up inside A.

Units: Retreating Plebs that find
themselves ending up within 1" Key:
of another friendly or enemy unit I. Winner
must continue moving in the same II. Loser
direction until they are at least 1"
away from any unit, including
Snobs and models in their own
unit.

A Pleb may have to retreat through

several units this way.

The unit will take a dangerous

terrain test for every enemy unit
or friendly Follower unit the
Pleb moves through this way not
Including Snobs or models in their
own unit.
This diagram (A.) shows a standard retreat, where the Pleb from the Loser's unit (II.),
here marked in black, retreats directly away from the Winner (I.) before the rest of its
Once the Pleb has stopped its
unit is placed. In this case, it moves over its own Toady. This will not cause a dangerous
movement the rest of the retreating
terrain test as units are always free to flee over Snobs.
unit is placed. Remembering that
no model from the unit can end up
If the Loser's Pleb had ended up within 1" of its Toady, it would have had to continue
within 1" of another unit and must
retreating until it was 1" away.
all be in coherency.
B.
If it is impossible to place a model
this way, the model is removed.
Key:
Functionally this leads to units I. Winner
'popping' out of the other side of II. Loser
units they might end up in. III. Friendly unit

If a Pleb cannot be placed because

the of models in its own units, keep
retreating the Pleb until it can be
placed.

Retreating Off the Map: If any

model would move within 1/2” of
the table edge as a result of a retreat
then it is removed as they flee from
the battle!

Dangerous Terrain Tests: The diagram above (B.) shows a common occurrence, where the Pleb of losing unit (II.)
If a model moves into or across Here marked in black, retreats directly away from the Winner's Pleb and finds itself
dangerous terrain at any point ending up inside a friendly unit (III.) The Pleb must continue along its path in a straight
during their move then they must line until it's 1" away before the rest of its unit are placed.
pass a dangerous terrain test.
In this case the Loser's unit must take a single dangerous terrain test.
Models taking a dangerous terrain
test must roll a die. On the Role
of a 1, that model is removed as
they are brutally murdered by the
environment.
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SCENARIO: A LONG
MARCH

Set-up (Board Size 48x48")

Starting with the player who took
the initiative, take turns placing a
piece of dangerous terrain so that
its base is within that players 12"
deployment zone, but not within
8" of each other or 6" of the Table
edge.

After 3 pieces of dangerous terrain

has been have placed the player
that lost the initiative then places
a single piece of defensible terrain
within the centre of the table.

Each player now places a piece of

6" cover anywhere they like.

Objectives: Starting with the player

who took the Initiative players take
turns placing objective markers on
the table until there are 5.

They must be not be within either

players deployment zone, and must
not be within 8" of each other or 8"
of the table edge. Scenario Blunder: This unit must remove D3 models before it performs
its order as gives in to its ravenous hunger. Models can and will eat
The 5th objective marker must be themselves .
placed in the very centre of the
board. TERRAIN

Deployment: Players deploy as
standard with a deployment zone
of 12" from each players table edge.
Capturing Objectives: An
objective marker is captured when
a unit finishes it move within 1"
of it. Snobs can never capture or
contest objectives unless a cult
allows it.
Once captured a marker remains
captured but can be seized by
another player by moving within
1".
If both player's units are within 1"
of the objective marker the objective
is considered uncaptured.
Victory Conditions: The game
ends after 4 rounds. The player that
controls the most objective markers
at the end of the 4th round is the
victor.
Cover: Units that shoot at targets with at least half of their models behind
and within 3" of cover receive a -1 penalty to their rolls to hit. Cover can be
represented by gabions, twisted roots or any low obstacles. Typically they
are about 6" long
Defensible Terrain: Units shooting at targets wholly within defensible
terrain receive a -1 penalty to their rolls to hit. Units that are the target of
shooting attacks while in defensible terrain are considered to have Fearless.
Defensible terrain can be represented by an area of about 6x6”and could be
represented by twisted palisades, sunken row houses, root forts or any other
area that offers heavy protection.
Dangerous Terrain: Units that move into or across dangerous terrain,,
including retreating , must take a dangerous terrain test. If they suffer any
wounds from this they receive 1 panic token. Dangerous terrain can be
represented by an area of about 6x6”and could be represented by leech
swamps, root pits, bogs, or any other area that poses a threat to adventuring
Regiments.
Dangerous Terrain Tests: Models taking a dangerous terrain test must
role a die. On the roll of a 1 that model has failed its test and is removed.
Impassable Terrain: Units treat the edge of the board as impassable
terrain. This terrain also includes cliffs or fortifications and cannot be moved
through for any reason.

If at any time a Player loses all their The Crush: Any model that ends its retreat within 1/2" of Impassable terrain
Snobs they lose the game. is removed.
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UNIT PROFILES

SNOBS

Toff (1 Model)
A Regiment is always led by a character, known to their followers as the Toff. Individuals exhibiting odd mutations and
outstanding personalities, Toffs represent the fanatic holy men, inspiring commanders, and suspicious prophets that aim to gain a
reputation in the swamps.

Command Range: 6”

M A Acc W Re
6” 2 5+ 2 5+

Weapons range: 6"

Toff Off!: When a Toff is chosen to activate, and there is an enemy Toff within 18" and in line of sight, they may
propose a Toff Off!

When a Toff is challenged to a Toff Off! they may choose how the duel is fought: Pistols or sabres.

• Pistols: Both Toffs will make simultaneous shooting attacks against each other until one of them has perished.
These attacks do not generate powder smoke.

• Sabres: Both Toffs will make simultaneous melee attacks against each other until one of them has perished.

If a Toff cannot make shooting attacks, either because of mutations or equipment, they must endure a single free
shooting attack from their opponent before both parties proceed to duel using sabres.

If a player is feeling particularly honourable, when challenged, they may give their opponent the choice between
Pistols or Sabres.

To add a bit of visual flair players are encouraged to pick a suitable spot on the battlefield to host their Toff Off! Mark
the Toff's original positions with tokens and place the Toffs together 6" apart if using pistols, or in base-to-base if
using sabres.

Once one Toff has fallen, return the victor to their original position and proceed with their orders.

Toady (1 Model)
Following the Toff like leeches are a collection of squabbling Toadies. These are the snivelling subcommanders that fawn and
flatter their self-important Toff on their crusade.

Command Range: 3”

M A Acc W Re
6” 1 5+ 1 6+

Weapons range: 6"

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FOLLOWERS

Equipment: All Snobs and Followers including cavalry, but excluding artillery has a choice of equipment with which
to be armed:

• Black Powder Weapons: These are the rusted relics of a lost age, representing the muskets, rifles, blunderbusses and other
black powder projectile weapons the Regiments have scavenged.

A unit with black powder weapons generates a powder smoke token every time they make a shooting action.

• Missile weapons: Bows, slings, crossbows, javelins or particularly vicious potatoes these are the traditional weapons of the
Turnip World. Older warriors often grumble about the fashionable youth and their flashy musketry.

A unit equipped with missile weapons does not generate a powder smoke token when fired, but decreases the
Resilience (Re) their target needs by 1. e.g a 5+ becomes a 4+. Remembering natural 1s always fail.

• Close Combat weapons: Axes, Swords and Shields, Pitchforks and all manner of other nasty looking objects these are
crude but effective killing tools.

A unit equipped with close combat weapons cannot make shooting attacks, but increases the Resilience (Re) their
target needs by 1 and decrease their own by 1 when fighting in melee.

A unit can only ever be equipped with one type of weapon.

Fodder (12 Models)

Forming the core of most regiments these followers are the masses willing to lay down their lives for their odd causes.
Malnourished saps, Fodder are gathered together in tight order and pushed onwards by pounding drums and inspiring banners.

M A Acc W Re
6” 1 6+ 1 6+

Weapons range: 18"

Safety in Numbers: If the unit begins a round with 10 or more models they are Fearless (see Brutes).

Chaff (4 Models)
Representing the lighter skirmishing troops. They are remarkably terrible shots considering all their boasting, but the Chaff’s
ability to distract and confuse opponents proves invaluable in the heat of battle.

M A Acc W Re
6” 1 5+ 1 6+

Weapons range: 18"

Sharpshooters: This unit can target any enemy unit with shooting or charging not just the closest.

Vanguard: This unit and their snob may deploy inside a deployment zone that is 6" larger. If deploying with a Toff
and another unit without Vanguard. The unit without Vanguard must use the standard deployment zone.

Skirmish: +2 to enemies Accuracy if this unit is the target of a shooting attack.

Brutes (6 Models)
Especially dedicated to the cause and completely addicted to the strange powers of the roots, Brutes are relatively well fed and
often heavily armoured.

M A Acc W Re
6” 2 5+ 1 5+

Weapons range: 18"

Fearless: Every time this unit is required to retreat, on a 3+ they do not retreat, and are treated as if they passed any
panic tests.
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CAVALRY FOLLOWERS

Whelps (4 Models): Roaming the countryside in packs, these riders stalk the endless columns of pilgrims that march
through the fog picking off the starving, the feeble and the afraid.

M A Acc W Re
12” 2 5+ 1 7+

Weapons range: 18"

Run them Down!: If this unit charges or initiates a shooting engagement with an enemy unit that retreated this
round (including after failing a panic test) they receive +2 to their Accuracy rolls until the melee or Engagement has
resolved.

Bastards (3 models): The illegitimate offspring of the countless toadies that travel through the marsh. Eager to prove their
worth to their uncaring parents they will hurtle headlong into the most gruesome combats on their frothing steeds without a
second thought.

M A Acc W Re
12” 3 5+ 1 5+

Weapons range: 18"

Bowel-loosening Charge: When a unit of Bastards charges, their target counts as having twice as many panic tokens
remembering a unit can never have more than 6 panic tokens. This is done before any other modifiers.
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ARTILLERY FOLLOWERS

Stump Gun (1 Model): Heads are pulped, legs severed, arms are torn from their sockets as plumes of blood and mud erupt
from the enemy ranks. The ancient relic laughs its bellicose laugh and another cannonball is rammed down its greedy gullet.

M A Acc W Re
0” 3 6+ 3 5+

The Stump Gun is a composed of a cannon and its crew, but is considered 1 model. If the cannon and crew are on
separate bases the crew are not part of the game and simply act as wound tokens.

The Stump Gun is a blackpowder weapon

Ammunition: When a Stump Gun makes a shooting attack it can use one of two types of ammunition: Round shot
and Grape Shot.

Round Shot (Weapons range: 60")

The player rolls three shooting attack dice instead of the usual one. Any hits cause 2 automatic wounds to the unit.
These cannot be prevented by a resilience roll.

Grape Shot (Weapons range: 12")

Before making the shooting attack the player rolls three dice. The total rolled is the number of shooting attacks the
Stump Gun makes this round. These attacks are made with an Accuracy of 6+ and the target can make its Resilience
rolls as normal.

Unstable Icon: like all artillery the Regiments use Stump Guns are prone to failing catastrophically.

• When rolling to hit as part of a shooting attack the Stump Gun receives one panic token for each natural 1 rolled.
Any 1s rolled when generating Grape Shot attacks do not cause Panic tokens.

• If the Stump Gun has 3 or more panic tokens before it makes a shooting attack it is dangerously unstable. If any
further natural 1s are rolled when rolling to hit something has gone horribly wrong, immediately remove the gun
from the table as it detonates obliterating the crew completely. The gun resolves its shooting attacks as normal if it
explodes. Its crew, the barrel and surrounding plant matter cease to exist, but their shot still speeds towards their
opponent.

A Stump Gun must have at least 3 panic tokens when it rolls its shooting attacks to have any risk of exploding,
and shooting attacks should be rolled all at once, not one at a time.

Stubborn fanatics: The crew of a Stump Gun love their grumpy child and will never abandon them. The Stump Gun
cannot charge, march or move and shoot, and will never retreat in any circumstance.

Preliminary Bombardment: After players have deployed and before any cult abilities have been used players may
choose to fire a preliminary bombardment. Starting with the player who took the initiative players take turns making
a free round shot attack with their Stump Guns. Preliminary bombardments can generate panic tokens, but do not
cause a unit to Retreat.

You do not need to roll for blundering for Preliminary Bombardment.

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BASING

Fodder, Chaff, Brutes, Grogs and Rootlings

• A model belonging to a Fodder, Chaff, Brutes, Grogs and Rootlings unit can be on any shaped base as long as it is
no larger than a 30mm square and no smaller than a 20mm square.

Toffs, Toadies, Tod, Root Priests,

• A Toff or a Toady model must be on any shaped base no larger than a 40mm square and no smaller than a 20mm
square. It is common for players to base their Snobs on bases slightly larger than their Followers so they stand out.

Whelps, Bastards, Lopers and the Houndmaster

• A model belonging to a Whelps, Bastards, Lopers and Houndmaster unit can be on any shaped base as long as it
is no larger than a 40mm square and no smaller than a 20mmx40mm rectangle.

Root Shrine

• A Rootshrine unit must be on any shaped base as long as it is no larger than 80x120mm rectangle and no smaller
than 75x105mm.

Snail Knights

• A Snail Knight unit can be on any shaped base as long as it is no larger than a 60mm square and no smaller than a
40mmx60mm rectangle.

Stump Guns

• A Stump Gun and its crew are considered 1 model and can be on any shaped base so long as its no larger than a
80mm square and no smaller than a 60mm rectangle. If a player would like their crew on a separate base, simply
consider these models as wound tokens, removing one each time the gun suffers a wound.
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CULTS

Strange Regiments on the March: Before the battle a Regiment may align itself with an established Cult. Cults
provide a Regiment with a range of unique powers and units fitting their ideals. If a Regiment chooses a Cult
every unit in that Regiment now belongs to that Cult. A Regiment may only choose ONE cult

Listed below are a selection of the more prominent cults in Cist, a turbid, mud puddled County somewhere in
the remains of the Prince-Bishopric of Liège.

The Slug's Lament

Hunched and grumbling they march through fire and rain into the jaws of death. Irate and exhausted
Veterans too bitter to back down, the Grenadiers of The Slug's Lament are a formidable foe on the Battlefield.

GROGS

By Choosing this Cult you gain access to a collection of incredibly grizzled veterans, the Grogs.

Every unit of Brutes in your Regiment becomes a unit of Grogs.

Grogs (6 Models)“Bah! Call that a bayonet? I’ve seen sharper parsnips”

Maximum 2 units excluding the Old Guard.

M A Acc W Re
6” 2 4+ 1 5+

Weapons range: 18"

Fearless: Every time this unit is required to retreat, on a 3+ they do not retreat, and are treated as if they passed any
panic tests.

Disgustingly Stubborn: When retreating Grogs only retreat ONE inch for every panic token.

Grenadiers: Grogs must be equipped with black powder weapons

Bristling: Snobs belonging to The Slug's Lament must

be equipped with Moustaches and well as their chosen
weapons. While fetching, Moustaches sadly confer no
benefits and are for appearance only.

Call the Old Guard: Toffs belonging to The Slug's

Lament are deployed in a unique fashion. Toffs are not
deployed during the deployment step at start of the
battle. Instead they are set aside for later use. The Toffs
Followers are deployed on the table at the start of the
game as usual.

At the start of the THIRD Round place your Toff along

with a free extra unit of Grogs up to 6” from any table
edge. The Grogs must be deployed within command
range of the Toff.


The Grogs from the Old guard are tired and weary. This
unit arrives onto the battlefield with SIX panic tokens
attached to them.
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Tod's Folly
Tod was once a dashing cavalry officer who after a heavy night's carousing decided to lick an amphibious
shaped radish for a bet. He became increasingly toad shaped over the course of about a week and now, a
lumpy toad mutant, acts as a sword for hire to those Regiments yet ignorant of his illustrious career.

TOD

Your Regiment has decided to abandon their original Toff for this battle and have replaced them with Tod. He retains
any Mutations that your Toff might have had. He is still considered a Toff.

Tod (1 Models) “Half a league onwards!” Cheered Tod as he tripped, slid and fell face first into a puddle.”

Command Range 6"

M A Acc W Re
6” 3 7+ 1 7+

Weapons range: 6"

Warty Charisma: Units ordered by Tod can never blunder.

Minders: Toadies belonging to Tod’s Folly are considered to be his Minders. Minders
 often carry with them a large
sack and some rope to restrain Tod if he becomes too boisterous. Minders are considered exactly the same as Toadies
with this exception:

• When a Minder Order a unit they may choose to deactivate Misplaced Confidence for that unit until the start
of the next activation. They must do this before they declare what their order will be and before rolling for any
blunders

Son of Tod: If there are two or more Tods on the field then Players should roll off to decide which player has Tod and
which players have Son of Tod. Tod’s
 sons are unfortunately exactly like their father.

Misplaced Confidence: Every Follower unit in your Regiment now behaves unusually.

• Every time your Follower units wins a shooting engagement or a Melee they are considered to have lost.

• Every time your Follower units lose an engagement they are considered to have won.

Note: This does not endlessly repeat on itself, and does not take effect if one unit is completely destroyed.
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Temple of Swellings
It struck him square in the chest and he ruptured. The rootlings started stirring, and squelching as the
bulbous growth blossomed in front of them.
ROOTLINGS

Making shadowy pacts with the marsh your Regiment has been blessed by swarms of Rootlings.

Every unit of Chaff in your Regiment becomes a unit of Rootlings.

Rootlings (4 Models) “Squelch.”

M A Acc W Re
6” 3 6+ 1 5+

Pathetic: Units of Rootlings must be equipped with close combat weapons, but do not
decrease the Resilience rolls of their target by 1 in melee.

Marsh Born: Units of Rootlings never take dangerous terrain tests.

Vanguard: May deploy with their Snob inside a deployment zone that is an extra 6" bigger.

Skirmish: +2 to enemies Accuracy if this unit is the target of a shooting attack.

Root Priest: Your Toff has been elected Root Priest
and given a horrific projectile called the Swelling.
Toss: Once per game your Root Priest can make a
special shooting attack with a range of 12".
The Toss can be preformed any time you would make a
normal shooting attack. The Toss is made as if the Root
Priest had an accuracy of 1+.
If the Toss hits you may pick one model in the target
unit. This model is removed and replaced with The
Swelling. If there are any models in the way of the
Swelling they are moved 1" directly away keeping in
coherency.
The Swelling: The swelling is a maleficent growth
that devours flesh and anything it can get its tendrils on.
The Swelling is represented by a bulbous growth on
a circular base with a diameter of 4". Its tendrils are
represented by roots on bases 1" wide and 4" long.
The Swelling starts without any tendrils and may only
ever have a maximum of 8 tendrils at any time.
Tendrils: At the start of a Round if the Swelling is on
the table it Sprouts TWO tendrils.
Every time the Swelling sprouts you must roll to see if
you blunder. If you blunder your opponent must place
the tendrils instead. You only need to roll once each
time the Swelling sprouts, not once for each tendril.
A tendril must be placed with one narrow end in base
to base contact with the Swelling and its other at least
2" away. Once a tendril has been placed it also counts
as the Swelling.
A tendril must be placed so that it is at least 1"
away from all other units or objective markers. If its
impossible to place a tendril it is not placed.
The Swelling constantly hungers for flesh.
• If a unit ends its move within 2" of the Swelling it
must immediately take a dangerous terrain test.
This includes retreating.
• If a tendril is placed within 2" of a unit, that unit
must immediately take a dangerous terrain test.
• At the start of a round, after the Swelling
sprouts any units within 2" of the Swelling must
immediately take a dangerous terrain test.
The Swelling can only ever force a unit to take one
dangerous terrain test a round
Players treat The Swelling as an enemy unit for the
sake of movement and retreating. The Swelling can
never be the target of a shooting attack or a charge.
Only the circular base of the Swelling blocks line of
sight.
Call of the Swollen One: Your Root Priest may forgo
their Activation to call on the Swelling. When chosen
to Activate the Snob may instead sprout a single
tendril, rolling to blunder like normal.
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Lopers of the Maudlin Marsh

Stilt walkers of the Maudlin Marsh. Pitiful drunks, they stride into battle tottering this way and that.
LOPERS

Your Regiment is accompanied by the sounds of split stomachs as your Lopers stick their hardened stilts through soft
bellies.

Every unit of Brutes in your Regiment is replaced by a unit of Lopers

Lopers (6 Models) “Make sure you don't look up lad" said the pleb as the reassuring patter of vomit and yesterday's rations
rained down from above.

M A Acc W Re
12” 2 5+ 1 5+

Stilts: Lopers are armed only with their hardened stilts and must be armed with close combat weapons.

Unfortunate Wobble: This unit may never volley. Every time this unit makes a move as part of a move and shoot or
march order they must move the full distance possible and no less. They must move in a straight line.

If this unit retreats they must take a dangerous terrain test in addition to any caused by other units or terrain.

Stride: Units with this trait can move through enemy and friendly units with no penalties. Units with this trait also do
not take dangerous terrain test from dangerous terrain.

Exposed: Units with this trait can never benefit from any type of cover.

Stilt Spotter: Any unit of Followers in your Regiment that are not Lopers may be accompanied by a Stilt Spotter,
represented by one model in their unit equipped with stilts.

Units with Stilt Spotters increase their weapons range by 6" and have the Unfortunate Wobble trait.

Snobs: Snobs in this Regiment are all equipped with stilts. The Toff mounted on a pair much taller than the rest. This
increase their weapon range and their command range by 6" and have the Stride and Exposed trait.
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Brotherhood of Greed
A Regiment of shuddering Cannibals. Gourmands on a delicious pilgrimage to taste the various rooty
mutations of Cist's Aristocrats.

GLUTTONY

Your Followers are starving, they cannot be satiated. They demand to be fed, and if not watched closely will descend
on their weakest, ripping them apart and feasting on their the lumpy innards.

Every unit of Followers in your Regiment has the Gluttony trait.

Gluttony: Every time a unit makes a shooting attack, before any dice have been rolled, they may remove one model
from their unit to add 4 dice to their shooting attacks.

• They may do this any number of times during this shooting attack.

• The models removed do not count as wounds for the sake of winning and losing a shooting engagement

• You may never remove your last model this way. While possible to eat yourself, it's hard to shoot someone after.

Grub: Your Regiment collects only the tastiest of mutated Snobs. These Grubs struggle to command their followers
without offering them the occasional treat. To motivate their shambling horde they often have to cut off a few fingers
or possibly donate a limb or two.

Both your Toff and your Toadies are considered Grub for their ravenous followers. When a Grub orders a friendly
unit of Followers as part of their Activation they may immediately take a dangerous terrain test. If they take this test
they have severed a part of their body and served it to that unit.

If a Grub serves a body part to a unit that unit will immediately gain any mutations that Grub has until the start of the
next round.

If the test is failed the donation has been too much for the Grub and they are removed as a casualty. The served unit
will still gain the mutation for the rest of the round.

Each Grub may take one free mutation. If playing a standalone game each Grub must take a different mutation.

Mutations:
If players are playing standalone games without any
campaign Mutations they may use the mutations
provided below. Players may either choose or randomly
pick their mutations.
Each Grub may take only each mutation once.
• Bulbous: The Snob's stomach and limbs swell,
bursting plate and splitting mail. This new body
becomes supernaturally resilient to blows which
find it hard to penetrate the thick sinewy flesh.
Units with this mutation reduce Resilience needed
by 1. Eg. A Re of 5+ becomes 4+
• Wings: Pathetic crusted flaps fold out of the Snob's
back. As the Snobs bones decay internally they are
able to take off from the ground and soar over the
battlefield. Units with this mutation may move
across dangerous terrain, units and objectives as if
they weren't there. They must still obey all other
normal movement rules.
• Toothlessness: Difficulty eating hard foods.
• Tuberous Tendrils: Prehensile roots fold out
distended pores of the Snob. Units with this
mutation generate +2 attack dice in melee.
• Appalling Stagnation: The Snob reeks. It is
impossibly difficult to concentrate through the
vomiting. Enemy units attacking units with this
mutation in melee increase their Acc by 1.
• Shrivelled: The Snobs limbs shrivel and dry out as
if they were a root left out in the sun. A unit with
this mutation has -1 movement.
• Crown of Toes: Wiggling toes sprout out in number
all over the Snob's body proving a somewhat
unnerving sight. Enemy units charged by units with
this mutation count as having +1 panic tokens.
• Instability. The body of this Snob quivers and
pulses with barely contained energy. When a
model with this mutation removed as a causality it
explodes! All other units within 2" suffer 1 wound.
This wound can be prevented with a resilience roll.
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Procession of Woe
The Rootshrine is coming to town. It creaks and groans under the weight of its enormous relic. Frothing
Zealots are driven forward in its wake. Maybe this year the Root Priests will allow them a taste.

ROOTSHRINE

This Regiment drags with it the fabled Rootshrine. An awesome relic sacred to the root-addled Cults. Your Toff is
replaced by the Rootshrine, it maintains any mutations that your Toff may have. It is still considered a Toff.

Rootshrine (1 Model) “You can have another lick once we've cleaned off all the gore”

Command Range 6"

M A Acc W Re
6” 3 6+ 4 4+

Ululating Shrine: The Rootshrine carries with it an ancient and gigantic root relic as well as a plethora of smaller
travel-stained icons.

The Shrine is lovingly maintained by a Confessor. The Confessor hears the all the worries of his followers and either
soothes them or whips their concerns into a bloody frenzy.

Confession: Every tine the Rootshrine is activated it may take up to 2 panic token from any friendly unit on the table
and give it to another unit within 12". The screams of anguish will always reach the Confessor. These units do not
need to be within line of sight. The Shrine must take panic tokens from friendly units, but can give them to enemy
units.

The Rootshine must be on a base no larger than 80x120mm and no smaller than 75x105mm. If there are two shrines
with different sized bases, measure its Confession range from the centre of its base.

Zealots: Every Follower

unit in your Regiment is
considered a Zealot.

When fighting in melee

a unit of Zealots receives
two extra attack dice for
every panic token it has.
Zealots can still only have
a maximum of 6 Panic
tokens at any time.

Clergy: Every Toady

in your Regiment is
considered as one of the
Clergy.

When a member of the

Clergy orders a unit
they may give that unit
Fearless until the end of
the round. If a member
of the Clergy does this,
the target unit receives a
Panic Token.
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Uprising of the Louse

Battered and bruised they marched him up the scaffold steps and into the Tall Man. The hacking cough of
the Houndmaster was almost drowned out by the pathetic screams.
REBELLION

By Choosing to dedicate your Regiment to this cult you have chosen to throw off the shackles of your hated betters.

The Uprising of the Louse may never take any Follower units and its Snobs may capture and contest objectives.

Houndmaster (1 Model) “Come on my pet, I can smell 'em."

Command Range 6"

M A Acc W Re
6” 4 5+ 2 5+

The Houndmaster: Trained to hunt Snobs the Houndmaster is on the hunt. You may take 1 free Houndmaster. The
Houndmaster is considered a Snob.

The Houndmaster is accompanied by their trusty Root hound. The Root hound and the Houndmaster are considered
one unit with a shared profile. If they take one wound they are both removed. They are based like Snobs.

Sniff them Out: The Houndmaster may declare a Toff Off! with any enemy Snob. The enemy Snob must always
choose Sabres.

Rebellion: The seeds of rebellion have been sown. The Tall Man's Gaze: The Tall man sees you. He is
pleased by your offering, but it searches for more.
When an enemy unit Blunders you may instead make a
free shooting attack against any target of your choice, so
The Tall Man's Gaze Stretches out 6" from its centre
long as it is in range and line of sight of the blundering
of its base. Any unit even partially within this area is
unit.
considered in The Tall Man's Gaze.
The unit may still make perform its order normally after
• At the Start of the second round increase the range
this special shooting attack has been resolved.
of the Tall Man's Gaze by 6".
If the unit has no ranged weapons it instead makes a
• If an enemy Snob is removed for any reason increase
shooting attack hurling: rocks, boots and rotten veg with
the range of the Tall Man's Gaze by 6".
a range of 6" and an accuracy of 6+.
The Tall Man Reveals: If an enemy Follower unit is
The Tall Man: A towering sacrificial site the staring within the Tall Man's Gaze that unit blunders not on a 1,
eyes of the tall man watches all. but instead on the Round Number.

The Tall man is a piece of terrain with about a 4"
diameter base. The site can be represented by a
guillotine, a wicker man, a pit, a cauldron of soup or
any other suitable place of execution. The Tall man must
have an obvious central point from which to measure
from and players should leave enough room for models
to be placed on or around the Tall Man.
For example on round 3, a enemy unit within the Tall
Man's Gaze will blunder on a 1,2 or 3.
The Tall Man Protects: Any friendly unit within the Tall
Man's Gaze may ignore wounds on a 2+. This is done
after Resilience rolls.

The Tall man is placed on the table after terrain and
objectives, but before any units have been deployed. It
must be placed anywhere within 24" of your table edge.
If there are multiple Tall Men, they are deployed one at
a time, starting with the player who took the initiative.
The Tall man cannot be placed within 1" of any objective
marker of piece of terrain. The tall man can be moved
across with no penalty.
Building your Regiment: To build a Regiment belonging
to the Uprising of the Louse you must take:
• ONE Toff
• As many Toadies as agreed. Taking TWO in a Three Snob
game
• ONE Houndmaster.

The Tall Man Stands: The Tall Man is a piece of terrain • ONE Tall Man terrain piece.
and cannot be destroyed in the normal way.
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Knights of the Shellwood

Shields, banners and shattered lances litter the shells of the ancient knights. They ooze over the battlefield
unstoppable in their advance, an army dedicated to their snails' pace.

SNAIL KNIGHTS

This Regiment may take up to two units of Snail Knights as Followers.

Snail Knight (1 Model) “What man can pretend to know the riddle of a Snail's mind?”

M A Acc W Re
0” 5 5+ 3 3+

Hardshelled: Snail Knights are always considered to be wholly within defensible terrain.

Defensible Terrain: Units shooting at targets wholly within defensible terrain receive a -1 penalty to their rolls to hit.
Units that are the target of shooting attacks while in defensible terrain are considered to have Fearless.

Mucous Manoeuvre: Once per game, at the start of a round the Player can announce they are performing their
Mucous Manoeuvre. All Snail Knights count as having a movement of 6" for that round only.

Snail keepers: Unit protects their hometown snail mascots with their lives. In return these smaller, slimier snails
provide excellent cover for their loving guardians.

Each unit in this Regiment counts as having a movement of 0". This does not count for Snail Knights during the
Mucous Manoeuvre. They can still move about by marching and charging, just a bit slower than usual.

If a unit from this Regiment has not moved so far this round they count as being in defensible terrain.

Slow and Steady: When playing a game against the Knights of the Shellwood the game lasts an extra round. For
example when playing the Long March, the game will last 5 rounds instead of 4.

Quick Reference Sheet
ACTIVATION
1. Activate Snobs
2. Activate Followers without orders
3. Start new round. Player who completed their
Follower orders first takes the Initiative.
ORDERS
• Volley Fire! Make a shooting attack with +1 to hit
Blunder: Make a shooting attack with no bonus
• Move and Shoot: Move then shoot
Blunder: Move D6 then shoot.
• March: Move M+2D6
Blunder: Move M+D6
• Charge!: Charge M+2D6 towards the target
Blunder: Charge M+D6 towards the target
Note: Ordered unit receives a panic token every time
it Blunders
MOVEMENT
Units can never end their move within 1" of any enemy
units or any friendly Follower units. The exception to
this rule is when they have been ordered to charge.
Units cannot move through each other unless retreating.
Coherency: Models must always finish their move
within 1” of at least one other model from their unit and
no more than 8” from all others.
TERRAIN
Dangerous Terrain Test: Roll a dice, on a 1 the model is
removed as a casualty.
Defensible Terrain: Units shooting at targets wholly
within defensible terrain receive a -1 penalty to their
rolls to hit. Units that are the target of shooting attacks
while in defensible terrain are considered to have
Fearless.
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SHOOTING
Only black powder and missile weapons can
shoot these are ranged weapons.
1. Declare the target of your shooting attacks,
check models are within range and line of
sight.
2. If the enemy unit is equipped with ranged
weapons, and if able, they must return fire.
If they have no ranged weapons or have a
powder smoke token they cannot return fire.
3. Fire! All parties involved make their shooting
attacks simultaneously.
4. Remove casualties and work out the winners
and losers of the engagement. The loser of
combat must retreat.
CHARGING
1. Declare the target of your charge
2. The target unit must take a panic test.
3. If the panic test is passed and if the enemy unit
MUST stand and shoot if able.
4. If the charging unit survives select and commit
to the charge.
5. Roll the charge distance.
6. The charging unit moves directly towards the
target unit one at a time trying to get into base
to base contact with at least one model and
aiming to get as many of the unit into base to
base contact with the enemy as possible.
7. If the charging unit makes it into base to base
contact the charge is successful and both units
will fight in a melee.
If the models in the charging unit fail to reach
their target the charge fails and the order is
complete.
8. Players remove casualties from the melee and
work out the winners and losers of the melee
in the same way as shooting. The loser must
retreat.
If there is no winner, then players fight another
melee until a winner is found or a unit is
destroyed.
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MELEE UNIT PROFILES

1. The Attacker rolls their attacks and the Defender Toff (1 Model)
rolls their resilience rolls M A Acc W Re
6” 2 5+ 2 5+
2. The Defender removes any casualties they suffer
Command Range: 6"
3. The Defending unit attacks back with any remaining
models and the Attacker rolls their resilience rolls. Weapons range: 6"

4. The Attacker removes any casualties. Toady (1 Model)

M A Acc W Re
5. The winners and losers of the melee are found and 6” 1 5+ 2 5+
the loser of combat must retreat.
Command Range: 3"
If there is no winner, then players return to Step 1.
Weapons range: 18"
If one unit is completely destroyed before it can
fight back then the melee immediately ends, and the Fodder (12 Models)
surviving unit is considered to have won. M A Acc W Re
6” 1 6+ 1 6+
If a unit with fearless loses combat, but does not
retreat move it directly away 1". This does not count Weapons range: 18"
as retreating.
Safety in Numbers

Brutes (6 Models)
RETREATING M A Acc W Re
6” 2 5+ 1 5+
Retreating: When a unit retreats they must move
directly away from the enemy D6 + 2" for every Panic Weapons range: 18"
token.
Fearless
1. The loser rolls their retreat distance, remembering to
add 2 inches for each panic token they have Chaff (4 Models)
M A Acc W Re
2. Loser selects a model closest to the winning unit. 6” 1 5+ 1 6+
This model is called a Pleb. The Pleb retreats directly
away from the winner's closest enemy model. If Weapons range: 18"
there are model equally distant the player retreating
gets to choose. Sharpshooters, Vanguard, Skirmish

3. Once the loser's model has finished moving their Whelps (4 Models)
Pleb the loser moves the rest of their unit so that M A Acc W Re
they are in coherency with this model. Units moved 12” 2 5+ 1 7+
this way must move in a straight line and must
move at least as far as their retreat distance. Weapons range: 18"

Run them Down!

Bastards (3 Models)
M A Acc W Re
12” 3 5+ 1 5+

Weapons range: 18"

Bowel-loosening Charge.
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