Darklands QuickStarter Rules

It is the year 650, as the Christians note it, and the darkness that has engulfed
the world since the Romanii betrayed the lands of the north and west only
intensifies with each passing year. Established kingdoms and ruthless overlords war
with each other even as they are raided by murderous pirates, once-slaves and
northmen, and the brooding threat of the ice devils of the sea is matched only by
the malevolent power of the inheritors of the ancient realms. In these lands of
darkness only the strongest prevail in a never-ending struggle for survival against
the bestial horrors man both brings to war and creates for it, and yet the greatest
threat of all is perhaps the nature of man himself...
Darklands is a tabletop skirmish wargame in which YOU command the hosts of man and beast
that your ancestors once did for glory, power or simple survival. Fight breathtaking battles on your
tabletop with some of the most stunning resin miniatures ever released!
What if dragons really flew, in those ancient times, and giants really walked the earth? What if
berserkers actually were bear-men, man and bear joined together? What if all of the myths and
legends we take for granted were real and our ancestors fought against - and with - creatures and
beings and realms we thought were nothing more than the fantasies of our uncivilised selves?
Darklands answers all of those questions for you and more, so take a deep breath and re-create the
true history of our world...
Darklands QuickStarter Rules v 10·6
Last updated 17th February 2014

Created by Rob Lane

Written by Rob Lane

Cover Art by Stefan Kopinski

Illustrations by Danny Cruz, Des Hanley, Stefan Kopinski and Christophe Madura

Playtested by Rob Lane, Tim Fisher and the Miercna Warriors with special thanks to Michael Brown
Mierce Miniatures, the Mierce Miniatures logo, Darklands, the Darklands logo
are either ®, TM and/or © Mierce Miniatures Ltd., 2012-2014

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 ·1·
DARKLANDS
QUICKSTARTER RULES
The Darklands QuickStarter rules are a simplified version of the forthcoming Darklands wargame
rules that will allow the keen wargamer to play a very basic version of Darklands easily and long
before the full rules are released.
As such, wargamers must understand that - whilst the basic procedures of how to play Darklands
are presented here - there will be much more to those procedures within the full rules. In effect the
QuickStarter rules are the very basic rules of Darklands, with the advanced and expert rules to be
released in the near future!

1·1
GAME TERMS
Darklands uses a few common terms within the
game, or battle, and it is worth explaining what they
mean and how they connect to other terms.
Players are the players of the game. The word
general is used interchangeably with player as, to all
intents and purposes, the players are the generals.
The battle is the game of Darklands itself and the
battlefield is of course the table or tabletop, and
again these words are used interchangeably.
All of the miniatures within a host are called
warriors within these rules and the words
“miniature” and “warrior” are used
interchangeably. All of the warriors in a
player's host are called friendly
warriors, with his opponent's warriors
called enemy warriors. The word
“warrior” is also interchangeable
with the word “unit”,
especially if the unit is
comprised of just one
miniature, and thus
“friendly units” and
“friendly
warriors”
mean
much
the same
thing. There are
some important
distinctions between
warriors and units, but
these are discussed in
detail later in these rules.
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DICE AND ROUNDING
Darklands uses ten-sided dice or D10s to determine
almost everything within the battle, from moving
across rough ground to striking enemies in combat.
Some rules require the rolling of more than one
D10, and if that is the case a number is shown such
as “2D10” which means players must roll two D10
dice to gain one particular result. Many rules require
players to roll a lot of D10s at once which can be a
great deal of fun!
Note that the values on D10s used in Darklands are
the exact values on the dice themselves. Thus, a roll
of a 0 is exactly that - a 0, and not a 10. The results
of D10s used in Darklands have a range of 0-9.
Sometimes a player is asked to roll a D5. A D5 is
simply the roll of a D10 with the result halved,
rounding any fractions down.
Attribute Tests and some other rules require players
to roll D100s to determine a number from 0 to 99.
In such cases players must roll two differently
coloured D10s with one D10 representing the tens,
the colour of which must be declared before the roll
takes place.
1·3
MEASURING
DISTANCES
Darklands uses inches to measure distances
upon the wargaming table. When
measuring distances, players must
note that no measurement can be
made past a maximum range, as not
knowing distances is very important in Darklands.
When measuring the distance to or from a warrior,
all measurements must be made to or from the edge
of the warrior's base and not to or from a part of the
miniature itself. A warrior is within a certain distance

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if the nearest edge of its base or any part of it is
equal to or within the measurement. A warrior is
1·5 CAN, CANNOT
completely within a certain distance if all of its base THE SPIRIT Like virtually all wargaming rule sets, the
Darklands QuickStarter Rules simply tell players
is equal to or within the measurement.
OF what they can - and only sometimes cannot - do.
Warrior contact occurs if two bases are physically
touching on the battlefield and this is also called DARKLANDS If there is not a rule that tells a player he can do
something during the battle, he cannot do it.
attack contact or even base contact for combat Players should remember
purposes. The distance - or range - between two that once an action has been This simple rule ensures there are no exclamations
warriors in warrior contact or attack contact is resolved, nothing can change of “Well, the rules don't tell me I can't do it, so
considered to be 0”. what has already happened - I can do it!” and other such nonsense.
no matter what either player
Don't Pre-Measure... has forgotten or
Some wargames allow players to measure distances wished they'd
wherever and whenever they wish, but this is done.
strictly forbidden in Darklands in almost all
circumstances and no player is allowed to measure
before they are required to. For example, no
player is allowed to measure the distance
a miniature can Move before they
physically move it.

If players are in doubt as to

when a distance can be
measured, the simple rule of
thumb is - neither
player should measure
anything until the action
they are performing has
been declared!

It should also be
noted that if a
distance is measured, both players must be made
aware of the resulting measurement.

...except for Attack Ranges It is

That being said, a warrior's attack range with any inevitable
combat weapon may be measured at any time during in Darklands
a battle by either player. This ensures warriors can battles,
avoid entering attack ranges accidentally during especially
movement. the first
few to be
1·4 fought,

RULE PRECEDENCE
that
things
The Darklands QuickStarter rules are governed by will be
a strict order of precedence where the rules of some forgotten by both
warrior profiles or musters will overrule others. players. This is part and
parcel of learning and RULE FORMATTING
1. Darklands QuickStarter Rules: this rulebook playing with a set of For ease of understanding, much of the formatting of
wargaming rules, and it text within this rulebook corresponds to orders,
2. Muster Rules: a kindred or realm's Muster rules
should be remembered by actions, rules or simple emphasis.
3. Warrior Profile Rules: an individual warrior's all players that mistakes are
bold: emboldened text emphasises the first use of a
profile often the best way to learn.
particular rule's name within a section, or simply
The higher the number, the greater the precedence; to draw attention to a certain rule.
in other words, Warrior Profile Rules will always ITALIC: text in upper case italics always
overrule Muster Rules and the Darklands references an order, such as “HOLD orders”.
QuickStarter Rules.
Italic: text in sentence case italics always
references an action, such as “Attack action”.

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SMALL CAPITALS: text in small capitals
always reference an attribute.
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HOSTS
Darklands is a wargame for two or more players who each control an army - called a host - of
units containing warriors with varying capabilities and functions. Each host is commanded by a
general, who represents the players upon the battlefield, and each unit is commanded either by the
general himself or by the general's commanders.
The structure of a host in Darklands is quite different to many other wargames for whilst the
general can command some units by himself, once a host becomes quite large it proves to be very
difficult for him to control all of them. Thus, generals can call upon commanders - individual
warriors, perhaps nobles, princes or other champions of stature - to command more units for him in
commands of their own. By issuing orders to those commanders as he does his own command, the
general can control much larger hosts than he would be able to on his own.

2·1 Most units are composed of warriors of the same

COMMANDS
A command is a grouping of one or more units led
by a commander or even the general himself. There
must be at least one command within a host and at
least one unit within that command. No general or
commander may lead more than one command
within a host.
Commanders (including the general) are considered
to be part of their command, and if a certain rule
affects a command as a whole, that rule will also
affect its commander.
Should a commander be killed, most units are
capable of acting independently but some poorly-led
or mindless ones often flee the field or wander
aimlessly, looking for mushrooms to eat or sheep to
bother.
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ALLIED COMMANDS
Dependent upon their kindred, some generals may
be able to pay for commands from other realms to
fight in their host and these are called allied
commands. For example, a Mierce general may pay
for the services of a Gwynedd command. The only
real difference between an allied command and a
normal command is that they could respond to orders
differently and some rules may not affect them, as
described in the orders and actions sections. Allied
commands are considered to be commands like any
other in their general's host.
class and SKILL, but can sometimes include nobles
who either Join or Bind themselves to a unit. Some
vassal units can even Bind to other units and
effectively become one unit.
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LEADER
Some rules reference leaders, which is always either
a noble or a champion. Nobles, if present in a unit,
will always be the unit's leader, and if there is more
than one noble within a unit, the noble with the
highest AUTHORITY is the unit's leader. In the
absence of any nobles, a champion is always the
unit's leader. Note that a unit led by a noble will
also have a champion.
Any attribute tests that a unit is required to make
are performed upon the leader's current attributes.
If a warrior is solitary - i.e., he forms a unit of his
own which has no other warriors - he is considered
to be his own leader.
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WARRIORS
Each unit in a Darklands host comprises one or
more warriors. A warrior can be anything from a
humble human, the mount for a mighty general or a
monstrous beast twenty feet tall and almost as broad.
In short, a warrior is any individual miniature upon
the Darklands battlefield, regardless of their abilities
or what they look like.

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UNITS
Units are the basic building blocks of hosts within
Darklands. A unit can be a group of warriors that act
together as a single entity upon the battlefield or
even a single warrior acting independently.
Whilst every single warrior within a Darklands host
represents an individual, the mechanics of warfare
require all warriors to be categorised somewhat. In
Darklands, warriors are categorised according to
their freedom to act independently, the kind of
warrior they are as well as their ability to understand
their role upon the battlefield. These three
categories are privilege, class and acuity and are
listed on every warrior's profile.
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Some warriors also have physical or mental
characteristics that can prove the difference between
victory and defeat. These abilities are called traits
and it is usually the larger and more bestial warriors
that have them.
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WARRIOR PRIVILEGE
A warrior's privilege is the measure of a how
independently a warrior acts in the midst of a battle,
whether he can move freely and give or take orders
or whether he is more suited to working alongside
others in a unit. In many ways, a warrior's privilege
is simply dependent upon the manner of his birth.
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NOBLES
There are three types of warrior who are, to all
intents and purposes, nobles and thus independent of
any other warrior upon the battlefield - generals,
commanders and individuals. It is important to note,
however, that nobles are still warriors.
Generals
The general is the leader of a host of Darklands and
he wields absolute power within his host, just as he
usually does outside of war; for most generals are
kings or princes, the highest born of all.
Generals represent the player upon the battlefield
and there must always be one general in a Darklands
Host. A general may lead any non-allied unit in his
host, even those under a commander. All orders come
from the general and only the general may issue new
orders. Warlords are often the general of a host but
sometimes smaller hosts use Warchiefs as their
generals.
Commanders
Commanders are lesser nobles, perhaps princes or
landlords, or even just the most forceful warrior in a
particular group. Even so, they enjoy a great deal of
freedom and are second only to the general in terms
of their authority within a host.
A commander leads a command of one or more units
on behalf of the general, either as part of a unit or as
a solitary warrior. He interprets the orders given to
him by the general and ensures his command acts
upon them as the general wishes. Most Warchiefs
are commanders.
Individuals
Individuals can be wandering sell-swords or famous
warriors of great renown, perhaps even roguish
nobles that prefer their own company to that of their
peers. Whatever they are and whatever their status,
such warriors come and go as they please and are
rarely subject to the whims of kings and princes.
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Individual warriors usually fight alone,
although some may Join or Bind to units if
they wish to do so and their rules allow it.
Unlike generals or commanders, individuals
may never act as commanders of other
warriors. Individuals may move freely around
the battlefield alone, should they wish to do
so, and do not have to be mustered as a unit
within a command. Some Warchiefs, a few
War Engines and most sell-swords are
individuals.
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VASSALS
Vassals are obliged to nobles in some way,
most often for their service in battle, in
exchange for certain privileges which are
usually the right to work their lord's land and
to gain their lord's protection of their
families. Whilst many vassals are free men,
they could also be low born beasts and
animals or even slaves.
Warrior vassals can only act upon the orders
their commanders are given, although some
monstrous beasts are so uncontrollable it is
almost impossible for them to do so
effectively. Such is their might, however,
they are persuaded to join battle regardless.
Infantry, Monstrous Infantry, Cavalry,
Monstrous Cavalry, Beasts, Monstrous
Beasts and some War Engines are vassals.
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WARRIOR CLASS
A warrior's class, put very simply, describes the role
he performs upon the battlefield and further
distinguishes how warriors fight compared to
others. Infantry, for example, are a very
different type of warrior to a Monstrous
Beast. Some warriors may even comprise
two or more classes, such as mounted
Warlords and Warchiefs.
· Warlord: a Warlord is a powerful warrior in
his own right and in most circumstances
commands a host of Darklands as a general.
· Warchief: Warchiefs may also command hosts
but may never command one if a Warlord is
present in the same host.
· Infantry: Infantry are roughly human-sized
warriors that fight on foot who work together
in units. Infantry come in many forms such as
specialists in close-combat, those that use
ranged attacks or simple soldiers.
· Monstrous Infantry: Monstrous Infantry are
those warriors that fight on foot in units but
are much larger than humans.
· Cavalry: roughly human-sized warriors that
fight in a unit whilst mounted - or are even a
THE DEATH OF A
GENERAL
When the mustered general of a
host dies, the resolve of his
warriors weaken noticeably.
Without his steady hand and
uncompromising presence, units
suddenly feel fear where before
there was only confidence and
the will to win.
Should a mustered general die,
the commander with the highest
Authority (except for Allies)
now becomes the general of the
host, called a replacement
general. Allied commanders can
never become the general of the
host.
If there are no non-Allied
commanders left in the fight,
the non-Allied leader with the
highest Authority becomes the
replacement general of the host.
Beasts, Monstrous Beasts and
War Engines may never be
replacement generals unless there
is no other choice.
THE DEATH OF A
COMMANDER
The death of a commander does
not have the same impact upon
a host as the death of a general,
but those units within his
command still feel his loss. This
does not necessarily weaken
their resolve, but it does impact
their ability to fight effectively
as they are, essentially,
leaderless.
When a commander dies, the
units within his command -
now called a leaderless
command - continue the battle
under the same orders they were
under whilst he was alive.
This continues until the general
himself intervenes and Issues
New Orders to the individual
units within the leaderless
command.
 hybrid of mount and human - are called Cavalry.
The mounts themselves may vary but are usually
horse-sized.
· Monstrous Cavalry: Monstrous Cavalry may be
any size of warrior in a unit mounted upon a beast
that is larger than a horse, or even a hybrid of
mount and monstrous creature such as a
Cawrdraig.
· Beast: a Beast is usually a wild creature, such as a
horse or a wolf, that has little intelligence but can still
heed the commands of higher beings.
· Monstrous Beast: a Monstrous Beast is just that;
a huge, powerful creature that is much larger than
a human and roams about the battlefield virtually
unmolested.
· War Engine: a War Engine can be a machine
with crew or a construct created by artificial
means.
Infantry, Monstrous Infantry, Cavalry, Monstrous
Cavalry, Beasts, Monstrous Beasts and some War
Engines are vassals.
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WARRIOR SUBCLASS
Some specialised warriors are further categorised
their subclass which simply means that, whilst they
may be of a particular class, there are some
differences between warriors within that class.
Subclasses are shown on a warrior's profile
underneath their class, in italics.
An obvious example of a subclass would be that of a
mount (such as a horse), which is a Beast but can
also be a mount or an ardent mount.
· Individual: an individual is a type of noble that
operates independently upon the battlefield.
· Mount: a mount is a creature that can be ridden
by another to bring certain benefits to the rider,
usually speed.
· Ardent Mount: an ardent mount is also a creature
that can be ridden, but will not flee the battlefield
should its rider die.
· Solitary: solitary warriors may never Join another
unit nor allow another warrior to Join them.
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WARRIOR ACUITY
A warrior's acuity reflects his ability to understand
and reason, to interpret what is happening upon the
battlefield, as well as his training or discipline and a
measure of how he reacts to the fear and violence
around him.
· Elite: elite warriors are highly skilled and highly
motivated individuals who fight willingly for a
cause they believe in. Their skills do, however,
come at a price, for few elite warriors live out
their years in peace.
· Veteran: veterans are, thanks to living through
many battles, highly experienced warriors who
know how to stand against a ferocious enemy and
stay alive. Veterans are the backbone of many
hosts and serve to ground those around them who
are new to battle.
· Drilled: drilled warriors have been highly trained
in the arts of war and are used to the sights and
sounds upon the battlefield. They are very useful
warriors and often find themselves in the thick of
battle.
· Trained: a trained warrior has been taught how to
hold a weapon and how to use it, but very little
else. Trained warriors are the very basic warriors
in a host that can truly be said to be useful.
· Fanatical: fanatics believe in their cause so
strongly they are willing to die for it and are very
dangerous warriors, for not only do they possess
the intelligence of those around them they also
care little for their own fate.
· Levy: levy are peasants and farmers, sometimes
slaves, but certainly not warriors for they are more
used to wielding a hoe than a sword. Levy are
usually brought to war by their lords to fill out
the bulk of a host in times of emergency. They are
not expected to fight well, but they are expected
to take their toll of the enemy before more
experienced or better trained warriors can join the
fray.
· Wild: in the Darklands many beasts or beast-men
understand the need to fight and make use of
weapons and armour. Instinct rather than training
dominates the way such beings behave but that
makes them no less deadly than the most highly
trained warrior, for wild creatures are often brutal
and savage and extremely cunning.
· Feral: there are some creatures in the Darklands
that are almost impossible to control upon the
battlefield but they are so powerful and so
ferocious that many generals bring them to battle
regardless, for they know that such warriors,
when carefully used in the right place, can make
the difference between victory and defeat. Feral
units may never be given MOVE or HOLD orders.
They must always be given ATTACK orders.
· Mindless: many warriors fight without knowing
they are even upon the battlefield, either because
they are too stupid to understand what they are
doing or because they are merely animals. Such
warriors simply react to the threats around them
in an animalistic way and move and fight
accordingly.
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WARRIOR TRAITS
Traits reflect the variations in form and capability of
warriors upon the battlefield. Some warriors are
huge and powerful and thus extremely frightening;
some fight in a serene calm that can be almost as
unnerving as an unbelievably foul beast that offends
the eye and the nose.
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 · Loathsome: Loathsome warriors are foul,
unnatural creatures that most right-thinking folk
abhor. Whatever the form of their repugnance,
perhaps through physical appearance or a revolting
smell, so disgusting are loathsome warriors that
their foes are debilitated by it.
· Fearsome: fearsome warriors are usually huge and
powerful, many times larger than a man and often
just as broad, but some warriors are feared because
of their reputation or perhaps because of the
weapons they wield. Most find that facing such
warriors requires the steeling of their nerves and a
quick prayer to their gods.
· Terrifying: in the lands of darkness there are many
huge and terrible creatures brought to battle, not
least because they test the courage of those sent
against them. These monsters can sometimes break
an enemy host on their own.
· Fearless: there are many who hold no fear in
battle, maybe because of their training, their
exposure to so many terrible sights or simply
because they have few peers on the battlefield.
· Forester: many warriors are naturally attuned to
moving and fighting within woods or forests. A
Forester treats a wood as open ground for the
purposes of Movement.
· Amphibious: some warriors live their lives within
water as well as on land. An amphibious warrior
treats water terrain as area terrain and rough
ground for the purposes of Movement, and may
claim cover whilst within it.
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JOINED WARRIORS
Most vassals in a host are mustered in units and thus
each individual warrior within those units is joined to
another warrior from the same unit. Such warriors
within units are called joined warriors, and any noble
that Joins a unit also becomes a joined warrior (yet
still a noble) of that unit.
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JOIN DISTANCE
Units of joined warriors usually move, act and fight
as one body and the individual warriors within it
may never act independently or leave it, unless they
are a noble. Joined warriors must remain within a
certain distance of at least one other warrior in the
same unit (called a joining warrior), known as the
join distance, which is always 2” unless otherwise
specified on a warrior's profile. The joining warrior
must also remain within the join distance of another
joining warrior, so that all of the warriors within the
unit can draw an unbroken join line (i.e., the 2” join
distance is not broken) to every other warrior
within the unit.
Warriors may not voluntarily end their activation
further than their join distance from another warrior
in their unit.
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Whenever they move voluntarily, warriors
must attempt to remain within their join
distance when their movement is completed.
However, a warrior can be forced outside of
the join distance by some other rule or
perhaps through deaths in combat.
A unit cannot voluntarily leave a warrior
outside of their join distance unless it is
impossible for the warrior to remain within
join distance during their activation.
Unjoined Warriors
If a unit activates and a warrior from that
unit (called an unjoined warrior until the end
of the unit's activation) is not within the join
distance of another warrior from that unit at
the beginning of their activation, the unjoined
warrior must immediately perform an action
that enables him to perform a Direct Move
toward his unit (such as a Walk or an Attack
Move) so that he is within join distance. This
does not affect the rest of the unit's
activation, and whilst the unjoined warrior is
considered to have performed an action, his
unit is not and can perform actions normally.
The unjoined warrior performs further actions
based upon the action that enabled him to
perform a Direct Move.
If the unjoined warrior cannot perform this
Direct Move for some reason, he is considered
to have lost his nerve and fled the field, and
is thus removed from the battlefield as if he
had fled.
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UNIT COMMAND WARRIORS
Many units can muster unit command
warriors, usually in the form of a mustered
champion, banner bearer and herald. Such
options, if mustered, bolster their unit in
certain ways and are often desirable to
include in a host.
Champions
Units always contain a champion. A champion, as the
name implies, is usually the best warrior in the unit
and usually leads it. As such, champions cannot leave
their unit. Many units have the option to include a
mustered champion before the battle, which is
desirable for they are usually more powerful than a
normal warrior; but if a mustered champion is not
included in a unit simply choose any warrior from
the unit - called a unit warrior - to be the champion
before the battle begins.
Similarly, if the mustered champion or champion of
a unit dies, a unit warrior becomes the unit's
champion. Simply replace the unit warrior miniature
with the champion miniature that has been removed,
MUSTERING A
HOST
To play a game of Darklands,
a player must choose a
kindred's realm they really like
the look of and build a host
from its muster. Musters
compile all the warrior profiles
available to a general from that
realm in one volume, as well as
listing the rules of mustering,
the allies that realm may call
upon and any sell-swords they
may hire.
All of the musters will be
downloadable from the Mierce
Miniatures website in time
and will be kept updated
should any warrior profiles or
muster rules change. Eventually
individual kindred or realm
musters will be produced in
book form as well as warrior
profiles in card form.
It is worth noting the difference
between kindreds and realms,
for hosts are mustered according
to realms and not kindreds.
Kindreds represent the race or
broad grouping of a particular
warrior, whereas realms
represent that warrior's
allegiance within that race. For
example, whilst the men of
Mierce are Angles, their kin -
the Angles of Northumbraland
in particular - are mostly their
enemies.
to mark him from the rest. Other unit command
warriors - banner bearers and heralds - may only be
champions if there are no unit warriors left. A noble
can never become the champion of a unit, even if he
is the leader.
Banner Bearers
Many units can muster a warrior that carries its
standard or icon, known as a mustered banner bearer,
who bolsters the unit's attributes for some tests.
Banner bearers, like champions, may never leave
their unit.
If the mustered banner bearer of a unit dies, he may
be replaced by a unit warrior who then becomes the
unit's banner bearer. Simply replace the unit warrior
miniature with the banner bearer miniature that has
been removed. This represents warriors retrieving
their banner as it falls and effectively means a unit
will always have a banner bearer until
the majority of its warriors are dead.
Other unit command warriors cannot
become a banner bearer. A noble cannot
become the banner bearer of a unit, even if
he is a host banner bearer.
Herald
Many units can muster a warrior who acts
as its mustered herald. This warrior can
help the champion to command his unit
effectively and may even prove the
difference between a unit carrying out
orders or ignoring them completely.
Heralds may never leave their unit.
If the mustered herald of a unit dies, he
may be replaced by a unit warrior who
then becomes its herald. Simply replace
the unit warrior miniature with the
herald miniature that has been removed.
This represents warriors retrieving the
herald's instrument as it falls or taking
over the herald's duties and effectively
means a unit will always have a herald
until the majority of its warriors are
dead. Other unit command warriors
cannot become a herald. A noble
cannot become the herald of a unit,
even if he is a host herald.
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UNIT WARRIORS
Most members of a unit are individual
warriors armed and armoured in roughly
the same fashion who are otherwise
unremarkable. Unit warriors may never leave their
unit and can become champions, banner bearers and
heralds if those unit command warriors die. A unit
warrior's attributes or rules do not change to that of
a mustered unit command warrior if he becomes a
unit command warrior.
2·3·6
MOUNTED WARRIORS
Some warriors may be mounted upon steeds, beasts
or even large monsters, and both the rider and his
mount are collectively known as a mounted warrior.
Mounted warriors are considered to be a single
warrior whilst the rider remains mounted, even
though both rider and mount have differing profiles.
2·3·6·1
MOUNT WHEN MUSTERED
Mounted warriors may only be mustered as such
before the battle if their profile states that they are
mounted warriors. Any mount options and mount
armour options a warrior has are also listed on their
profile. Some warriors may only be mustered as
mounted, such as Cavalry. Note that some Cavalry
and Monstrous Cavalry warriors are not necessarily
mounted warriors, such as a Cawrdraig.
Although this is specifically restricted by warrior
profiles, and thus players do not really need to
address this when mustering a host, it should be
noted that riders must always have a higher
AUTHORITY than the mount they wish to ride.
2·3·6·2
MOUNTED WARRIORS IN PLAY
The combination of mount and rider can lead to
confusion regarding how the combined mounted
warrior acts upon the battlefield. It is worth
explaining, then, how a mounted warrior takes
attribute tests, how the traits of both mount and
rider work and many other rules.
Warrior Profiles
Mounted warriors essentially combine two warrior
profiles (that of the rider and the mount) into one
warrior profile, although there are differences
between how mounts and ardent mounts combine
with riders. See section 3·5: Mounted Warriors for
full details.
Warrior Details
Rules that use the kin of the rider do not affect the
mount, and similarly, rules that use the kin of the
mount do not affect the rider.
A mounted warrior's privilege, class, acuity, ubiquity
and unit size is always that of the rider. A mounted
warrior's base is always that of the mount.
A mounted warrior's cost is the sum of the rider's
and mount's cost.
Attributes
Mounted warriors Move at the PACE or FLIGHT of
the mount, but Movement is always controlled by the
rider.
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PACE or FLIGHT tests are taken on the mount's
attributes. SKILL tests are taken on the rider's
SKILL. MIGHT and CONSTITUTION tests are
taken on the sum of the rider's and mount's MIGHT
or CONSTITUTION attributes. FORTITUDE,
AUTHORITY and TEMPER tests are taken on the
rider's attributes.
Traits
If the rider is Loathsome, Fearless, Fearsome or
Terrifying, the mount is considered to be the same
while it is being ridden. Similarly, if the mount is
Loathsome, Fearless, Fearsome or Terrifying, the
rider is considered to be the same while he is riding
the mount.
2·3·6·3
ATTACKING
Riders and mounts may perform separate Attack
actions in normal Attack order sequence, using their
own SKILL, MIGHT and CONSTITUTION as well
as their own weapons and armour, but may combine
their Attack actions where possible.
Attacking a Mounted Warrior
Enemy warriors may choose to Attack either the
mount or the rider as they wish if the mount is an
ardent mount. Enemy warriors must Attack the rider
if the mount is not an ardent mount.
2·3·6·4
SHOOTING
Riders and mounts may perform separate Shoot
actions in normal SKILL order sequence, using their
own SKILL and MIGHT as well as their own shot
weapons, but may combine their Shoot actions where
possible.
Shooting a Mounted Warrior
Shooting warriors use the SKILL of the rider when
Shooting against a mounted warrior, and all shots are
applied against the rider, if the mount is not an
ardent mount. If the mount is an ardent mount,
Shooting warriors can target both rider and mount
under certain circumstances. See section 9·1·2·1:
Mounted Warrior Targets for details.
2·3·6·5
INVOKING
Riders and mounts may perform separate Invoke
actions in normal Invoke order sequence, using their
own TEMPER as well as their own invocations, but
may combine their Invoke actions where possible.
Invoking against a Mounted Warrior
For sight invocations, Invokers use the SKILL of
the rider when Invoking against a mounted warrior,
and all invokes are applied against the rider if the
mount is not an ardent mount. If the mount is an
ardent mount, Invokers can mark both rider and
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mount under certain circumstances. Focus
invocations can generally be applied to either the
mount or the rider. See section ?? for details.
Sorcerers Invoke focus invocations against the rider if
the mount is not an ardent mount, but may choose
to Mark an ardent mount or its rider as they desire.
Sorcerers must always use the TEMPER of the rider
when Invoking a focus invocation against a mounted
warrior, however. See section 10·1·4·3: Mounted
Warrior Marks for details.
2·3·6·6
MOUNT OR RIDER DEATH
If a mount is an ardent mount, as listed on its
profile, and its rider dies, it immediately reverts to
its own profile and continues the battle as a solitary
warrior. If the mount is not an ardent mount, the
mount is considered to be dead along with its rider
and must be removed from the battlefield.
If the mount dies, the rider immediately reverts to
his own profile and a warrior representing the
dismounted rider must be placed on the battlefield
anywhere within the area of the mount's base. If a
warrior cannot be provided, the rider is removed
from play and counts as being dead.
When a mount dies, the rider takes either D5
impact strikes (if the mounted warrior's class is
Cavalry or the rider is mounted upon a Beast) or
D10 impact strikes (if the mounted warrior's class is
Monstrous Cavalry or the rider is mounted upon a
Monstrous Beast or War Engine), both using the
MIGHT of the mount itself, to represent the death
of the mount under him. This does not count as an
Attack action.
2·3·7
WARRIOR SIGHT
In Darklands, the miniature itself is used to
determine what that warrior can see upon the
battlefield, with its base perhaps the most important
part of this. Darklands bases are round and have
three sight marks upon them that determine both a
warrior's sight and therefore his line of sight.
2·3·7·1
SIGHT MARKS
To determine a warrior's sight, bases have three
marks upon them - head, left and right.
The head sight mark is where the head of a
miniature (in the case of mounted miniatures, the
rider's head) should be pointing, even if only for
aesthetics, for the head mark itself is the actual
reference point of where the warrior is looking for
battle purposes. This ensures warriors of all types
show their sight and therefore lines of sight
consistently.
LINES OF SIGHT Sight Arcs Diagram
DIAGRAM
In the diagram shown here,
the Werwulf can see the Troll
as the Duguth warriors
intervening have a smaller
base (sight line 1). Similarly,
the Troll can also see the
Mierce Werwulf (sight line
2) for the same reason. The blind line - the line between the sight arc and
The Duguth warrior is in the the blind arc - extends to the left and right of a
same unit as the other warrior's base infinitely.
Duguth, of course, and thus 2·3·7·2
can see through them to the
LINE OF SIGHT
Norse Troll (sight line 3).
During battle a warrior's line of sight will govern
what actions he can perform more than any other
factor, for it defines what a warrior can or cannot
see. If a warrior can draw a line of sight to any
warrior within a unit, that unit can be seen by the
warrior and his unit and may become the target of
any actions that unit can perform. For example, a
unit that wishes to Charge an enemy unit must be
able to see it first!

The Werwulf, however, Sight Line

cannot see Vore a behind
him (sight line 4) because
the sight line would have
to pass through his blind
line.
Vore b cannot see the
Werwulf as there is
another Vore in the way
(sight line 5), which has
the same base size.
Sight Marks Diagram
The line of sight for all warriors is determined by
their sight arc as well as any intervening warriors or
terrain upon the tabletop. To determine a warrior's
line of sight at any time, draw a straight line (called
a sight line) with a laser pointer or straight object
from any part of the sighting warrior's sight arc to
any part of the desired target warrior's base.
Sight lines may be drawn at any time during a battle
by either player, unless they are drawing the sight
line from an unsighted warrior (see 2·3·7·5:
Unsighted). Note that the sight line is considered to
be drawn along the ground at all times.

Lines of Sight
In the interests of clarity, the following numbered
rules (some of which correspond to the sight line
diagram overleaf), govern when a sight line is
blocked or not.

1: Warriors with smaller bases than the sighting

The marks either side of the head mark are the left
and right sight marks. These define the sight arc that
governs what the miniature can see, effectively
meaning that warriors can see 180° around them,
and also defines the blind arc - the opposite 180° to
their sight arc, effectively the warrior's rear - that
defines what they cannot see.
warrior's base do not block the sight line
2: Warriors with smaller bases than the target
warrior's base do not block the sight line
3: Warriors from the same unit as the sighting
warrior do not block the sight line
4: The sighting warrior's blind arc (and thus his
infinitely wide blind line), if he has one, blocks
the sight line

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 5: Warriors - now called blocking warriors - with
bases larger than or equal in size to the sighting
warrior block the sight line, as long as the Target
warrior's base is smaller than or equal in size to
the blocking warriors
6: Warriors with equal size bases to or larger size
bases than the sighting warrior do not block the
sight line if the sighting warrior is upon elevated
terrain and they are not
7: Elevated terrain blocks the sight line unless the
sighting warrior is upon the blocking elevated
terrain or the target warrior is upon the blocking
elevated terrain.
8: A wood blocks the sight line unless the target
warrior is within 6” of the sighting warrior or
unless the target warrior's base is partly upon the
edge of the wood that the sighting warrior can see
9: Any part of a building blocks the sight line
If a sight line is both blocked and not blocked by the
rules above, the fact that the sight line is blocked
always takes precedence. It is to be hoped that in
these Quickstarter Rules players use their common
sense as much as these rules to define what units can
or cannot see, especially where terrain is concerned.
2·3·7·3
SIGHTED
Most warriors are by definition sighted and thus can
see or draw line of sight. However, some hours
during a battle (such as the hours of darkness), some
effects (such as those from invocations) and some
warriors (perhaps because they are blind or partially
sighted) are often restricted as to how far they can
see. This will be noted, either on the unit's profile
or via a rule, as sighted n”, meaning that unit can
only see up to and including n inches from the sight
arc of their base.
2·3·7·4
BLIND SIGHTED
Many warriors can see without the obvious use of
eyes, and this is called blind sight, perhaps gained
through sorcery or the use of senses other than eyes.
Warriors that are blind sighted are also sighted, but
their sight arc comprises the whole of their base (so
effectively 360° around them) and they do not have
a blind arc - and thus a blind line. Whilst they can
see all around them their line of sight can still be
blocked in the same way as sighted warriors, perhaps
because their senses are hindered by warriors or
terrain features that are in the way.
2·3·7·5
UNSIGHTED
Warriors that are unsighted cannot see enemies
around them, perhaps because they are naturally
blind or thanks to the effect of certain invocations.
Unsighted warriors cannot draw line of sight to any
unit under any circumstances and effectively cannot
see anything.
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2·3·7·6
UNSEEN
Some effects (particularly from invocations) cause
warriors to become Unseen. Line of sight cannot be
drawn to unseen warriors under any circumstances
and they cannot be seen at all. They also do not
block sight lines in any way.
2·3·7·7
COVER
Many places on a battlefield offer cover to the
cowardly, a place where arrows are no longer a
tangible threat or even somewhere to hide from
great and terrible creatures.
Cover Diagrams
The following rules, which are graphically explained
overleaf, govern how a warrior can claim cover.
· Area Terrain: if a target warrior is partly or
completely within area terrain that offers cover
(such as a wood or scrub), that target warrior may
claim cover
· Obstacle: if line of sight is drawn to a target
warrior through an obstacle (such as a hedge),
that target warrior may claim cover. This rule
does not apply if the sighting warrior is within 1”
of the obstacle offering cover to the target warrior
· Beyond an Obstacle: if line of sight is drawn
beyond an obstacle (but not through it) before it
touches a target warrior's base, and that target
warrior is completely within 1” of the obstacle,
that target warrior may claim cover. This rule
does not apply if the sighting warrior is within 1”
of the obstacle offering cover to the target warrior
· Larger Warrior: if line of sight passes within 1”
of an intervening warrior's base - and beyond that
intervening warrior's blind line - before it touches
a target warrior's base, that target warrior may
claim cover from the intervening warrior. Note
that the intervening warrior's base must be equal
to or larger in size than the target warrior's base
If a weapon or effect ignores cover, no warrior
affected by that weapon or effect can claim cover
regardless of the above rules.
2·3·8
WARRIOR MOVEMENT
Movement upon the battlefield is the key to almost
everything that unfolds, for to attack an enemy a
warrior must get there first! Warriors and thus units
can Move around the battlefield according to the
orders they receive, the actions and reactions they
perform and, of course, their PACE or FLIGHT
attribute. The greater the value of their PACE or
FLIGHT attribute, the further they can physically
Move.
 COVER DIAGRAMS
In the diagram shown to the left, the werwulfas gain cover from
being both partly and completely within the area terrain (sight line
1).
The Thegn gains cover from the bow-drunes because the sight line
passes through an obstacle (sight line 2).
The Cyning gains cover from the bow-drune on the far right because
the sight line passes beyond the obstacle and he is within 1” of it
(sight line 3).
The Host Herald cannot claim any cover at all.

In the diagram shown above, the Thegn gains cover from the bow-
drunes because the sight line passes beyond the larger-based
Werwulf's blind line and within 1” of its base.

2·3·8·1 compel warriors to make a Ground Move or a

MOVE ATTRIBUTE Flight Move are not Sorcerous Moves.

Moving a warrior in any way is called a Move or 2·3·8·2

Movement. It is mostly governed by a warrior's
PACE and FLIGHT attributes - which are found on
their profile - and the action or reaction the warrior is
performing. Thus, MOVE is considered to be an
attribute.
There are three different physical types of Move and
some warriors can perform all of them. Note that
any rules that affect Moves as a whole also apply to
Ground, Flight and Sorcerous Moves.
· Ground Move: All warriors can make a Ground
Move if they have a PACE attribute. As the name
suggests, this Move is performed along the ground
and thus is affected by terrain and other warriors.
· Flight Move: Any warrior with a FLIGHT
attribute can make a Flight Move. Flight Moves
occur in the air and thus are not affected by
terrain or other warriors until the flying warrior
wishes to land.
· Sorcerous Move: Some very powerful sorcerers
can perform invocations that move themselves or
other warriors. These moves are called Sorcerous
Moves and are not ground or Flight Moves.
Sorcerous moves are not affected by terrain or
other warriors in any way. Invocations that
MOVE ATTRIBUTE
When Moving, a warrior is physically moved upon
the battlefield up to the value of its MOVE attribute
in inches. Under normal circumstances, a warrior
that has a PACE attribute of 6 - and thus a MOVE
attribute of 6 - can make a Ground Move during a
Walk action of up to 6”. Similarly, a warrior with a
FLIGHT of 20 (and so a MOVE of 20) can make a
Flight Move during a Fly action of 20”. Warriors do
not have to use all of their MOVE unless an action or
reaction specifically states so.
During the course of a warrior's Movement, his
MOVE attribute is reduced by the distance he has
travelled until it reaches 0, at which point the
warrior cannot make any further Moves of any type
during that hour except for Sorcerous Moves.
Measurements to physically move a warrior are
made from the edge of his base.
2·3·8·3
MOVING FORWARDS
In order to Move Forwards, a warrior must first
Turn to Face the direction he will be Moving in by
turning the warrior's base until the head mark is
pointing towards the desired direction.
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A warrior must always Move Forwards in the
direction of where his head mark is pointing but he
may freely Change Direction by rotating his base at
any point in his movement (including when he has
completed his Move) unless otherwise restricted.
Changing Direction does not reduce a warrior's
remaining MOVE.
2·3·8·4
MOVING BACKWARDS
In order to Move Backwards, a warrior must first
Turn to Face the opposite direction he will be moving
in by turning the warrior's base until the head mark
is pointing directly away from the desired direction.
A warrior must always Move Backwards in the
opposite direction of where his head mark is pointing
and cannot Change Direction while doing so. Thus,
Moving Backwards is also a Direct Move.
2·3·8·5
DIRECT MOVEMENT
If a warrior is compelled to perform a Direct Move,
such as during a Charge action, he cannot Change
Direction at any point in his Movement except to
Turn to Face the direction (or opposite direction if
Moving Backwards) he is Moving in before the
movement begins.
2·3·8·6
MOVEMENT SEQUENCE
Each of the individual warriors within a unit are
deemed to Move in the order they are physically
moved. This could mean that some warriors cannot
fight because another warrior is in their way or do
not quite make it into cover as the rest of their unit
does. A warrior's Move must be completed before
Moving another warrior in all circumstances.
2·3·8·7
CONTACTING INTERVENING
TERRAIN OR WARRIORS
Warriors cannot make a Ground Move through any
other warrior, whether they are friend or enemy. No
part of any Moving warrior's base can pass through
any enemy warrior's base during a Ground Move
under any circumstances. Similarly, no part of any
Moving warrior's base can pass through impasable
terrain under any circumstances.
Intervening Enemy Warriors
No part of any warrior's base can voluntarily Move
through any enemy warrior's attack range - i.e.,
enter and leave his attack range during the same
activation, or leave his attack range voluntarily if
within it - except when performing a Charge or
Attack Move action.
2·3·8·8
DIFFICULT MOVES
Sometimes a warrior must make a Difficult Move,
perhaps because he wishes to Move through rough
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terrain (as defined in the Terrain section) or thanks MOVING
to a sorcerous effect that causes rough ground to FORWARDS
appear. Difficult Moves affect the amount a warrior
can physically move over a certain area on the The Teulu warrior
battlefield. below shows how a
warrior moves forward.
The amount a warrior can Difficult Move - the
Difficult Move Rate - is variable and this is
determined by rolling a D10 for each piece of rough
ground the unit (now also called a Difficult Moving
unit) Moves over, called a Difficult Move Roll.
Note that a unit makes a Difficult Move Roll for
the whole of the unit and not per individual warrior
within the unit.
Difficult Move Roll
D10 Difficult Move Rate
0-1 Each inch of rough ground Moved over
reduces a warrior's MOVE by a factor of
3, i.e. it increases the amount of MOVE
that must be expended by a factor of 3
2-7 Each inch of rough ground Moved over
reduces a warrior's MOVE by a factor of
2, i.e. it increases the amount of MOVE
that must be expended by a factor of 2
8-9 Each inch of rough ground Moved over
reduces a warrior's MOVE by a factor of
1.5 (rounding down fractions to the
nearest half inch), i.e. it increases the
amount of MOVE that must be
expended by a factor of 1.5
MOVING
BACKWARDS
As can be seen, a Difficult Move reduces a warrior's The Teulu warrior
remaining MOVE at a greater rate than a normal below shows how a
Move. warrior moves
backwards. He turns to
If the Difficult Moving warrior still has MOVE
face the opposite
remaining after performing the Difficult Move, he
direction of his head
may Move as normal and could possibly enter further mark and then moves
rough ground, at which point they make a separate directly backwards.
Difficult Move with a separate Difficult Move roll.
EXAMPLE
A unit of Trolls (PACE 6) wish to perform a
Run action and thus have a MOVE of 12.
However, they will have to perform a Difficult
Move through a wood to get to their destination
beyond it. The Trolls start 2” away from the
wood and so, when they reach it, have a
remaining MOVE of 10. To get to the open
ground beyond the wood they must Difficult Move
through 4” of rough ground. The Trolls' player
rolls a 6 for the Difficult Move Rate and thus
their movement
through the wood
will use up twice as
much of their DIRECT MOVEMENT
remaining MOVE as
normal. Thus, they
The Teulu warrior to the right
must reduce their
shows how a warrior moves
remaining MOVE by directly. He turns to face the
8 to reach the open direction he wishes to travel
and then moves directly
forwards.

NO TAKE
BACKS!
Once a warrior has
physically moved, it
cannot be moved back to
its original position should
the player feel he has
made a mistake. That is,
unless that warrior has
enough Move to return to
that position and is not
affected by any other rule!
ground beyond the wood. This the Trolls do, and
then Move a further 2” over open ground,
reducing their remaining MOVE to 0.
Warriors within a unit that do not have to make a
Difficult Move - perhaps because they are not
entering the rough ground - simply Move normally,
although join distances must of course be adhered to.
If a warrior is compelled to make a Difficult Move
whilst already performing a Slow Move, the
Difficult Move Rate affects the remaining MOVE
as calculated for the Slow Move.
If a warrior is compelled to make a Difficult Move
whilst already performing a Difficult Move, the
effect does not double up - the warrior simply
ignores the second compulsion to make a Difficult
Move.
Warriors that have performed a Difficult Move
cannot be classed as Swift Chargers in the same
activation.
2·3·8·9
SLOW MOVES
Sometimes a warrior must make a Slow Move,
perhaps because he has performed a laborious
previous action or through some sorcerous effect.
Slow Moves reduce the total amount a warrior can
physically move on the battlefield.
The amount a warrior can Slow Move - the Slow
Move Amount - is variable and affects all of the
warrior's remaining MOVE in the current activation.
The Slow Move Amount is determined by rolling a
D10 for the unit (now also called a Slow Moving
unit), called a Slow Move Roll. Note that a unit
makes a Slow Move Roll for the whole of the unit
and not per individual warrior within the unit.
Slow Move Roll
D10 Slow Move Amount
0-1 A quarter of the warrior's remaining
MOVE, rounding up any fractions to the
nearest inch.
2-7 Half of the warrior's remaining MOVE,
rounding up any fractions to the nearest
inch.
8-9 Three-quarters of the warrior's
remaining MOVE, rounding up any
fractions to the nearest inch.
EXAMPLE
A unit of Bow-Drunes have performed a Shoot
action and wish to Walk afterwards in the same
activation, which must be a Slow Move. The
Bow-Drune unit's player rolls a 6 for the Slow
Move Amount and thus their remaining MOVE is
halved. As they had not already Moved in the
current activation, the Bow-Drune unit's MOVE -
originally 5” - is reduced to 2.5”.
If a warrior is compelled to make a Difficult Move
whilst already performing a Slow Move, the warrior's
remaining MOVE is still affected by the Difficult
Move as normal.
If a warrior is compelled to make a Slow Move
whilst already performing a Slow Move, the effect
does not double up - the warrior simply ignores the
second compulsion to make a Slow Move.
Warriors that have performed a Slow Move cannot
be classed as Swift Chargers in the same activation.
2 · 3 · 8 · 10
FLIGHT
Warriors that can fly enjoy a freedom of movement
completely unlike those who must travel along the
ground. Not only can they move where they wish,
they can often escape injury or death far easier than
other warriors. However, this can make flyers a
little less inclined to stand their ground when
required.
Warriors that have a FLIGHT attribute are called
Flying warriors or Flyers and are governed by a few
simple rules.
· Flyers can always perform a Fly action regardless
of the orders they are under.
· Flyers may never be placed under HOLD orders;
they must always be placed under either MOVE
or ATTACK orders.
· Flyers may still perform a Walk action as other
warriors do - unless they do not have a PACE
attribute - but cannot perform a Ground Move and
a Flight Move in the same activation.
· Flyers may never perform Run or March actions
unless they cannot Fly for some reason. If they
want to move a long distance, they simply Fly
there!
· Flyers that perform Charge actions must always
perform their Charge Move as if it were a Flight
Move unless they cannot Fly for some reason.
· Flyers cannot be compelled to perform a Direct
Move when they make a Flight Move under any
circumstances (except when Charging); instead,
they simply perform a Flight Move.
· Flyers that are compelled to Move Backwards
during a Flight Move simply Turn to Face the
direction of travel and Move Forwards instead.
· Flyers may Change Direction at any point in their
Flight Move (except when Charging) regardless of
any other rule.
· Flyers ignore the Intervening Warriors or Terrain
rules when they make a Flight Move except when
they Land, which is always performed at the end
of any Flight Move. Additionally, Flying warriors
cannot be placed within a wood or upon an object
when they Land, nor can they perform a Flight
Move when they are within a wood.
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WARRIOR
PROFILES
Every warrior in a host has a profile that lists
his details and his attributes (a numerical
representation of his ability to fight, to endure, to
perform sorcery and much more besides) as well
as listing his weapons and armour and any
options he has when he is mustered. There is a
great deal of information contained within a
warrior's profile and players should get to know
them intimately.
3·1
DETAILS
A warrior's details are important for many rules
depend upon them, both in game and when hosts are
mustered.
· Kindred: the kindred the warrior belongs to,
perhaps a tribe or a grouping of peoples, such as
the Angles - the Angelcynn.
· Realm: the realm the warrior belongs to, a
subdivision of a kindred. For example, within the
Angelcynn kindred, there are three major realms -
Mierce, Northumbraland and the Eofingas.
· Kin: the warrior's race, which can be more than
one. Many rules affect particular races and so this
definition can be important.
· Privilege: the warrior's privilege, explained in
detail in the 2·3·1: Privilege section.
· Class: the warrior's class, explained in detail in
the 2·3·2: Class section.
· Subclass: the warrior's subclass, if it has one,
explained in detail in the 2·3·2·1: Subclass section.
· Acuity: the warrior's acuity, explained in detail in
the 2·3·3: Acuity section.
· Ubiquity: The amount of units of this warrior
that can be mustered in a host. This is explained
in the Muster Rules.
· Hands: the amount of hands (or equivalent) the
warrior has. This governs how many weapons or
armour elements he may wield at once.
· Unit Size: The minimum and maximum amount
of warriors that may be included in a single unit.
· Base: the size of the Darklands base that this
warrior must be based upon.
· Cost: The cost of this warrior in gold. Note that
all costs listed on a profile are for an individual
warrior.
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CONSTITUTION CHART AND DICE MARKERS
A warrior's Constitution Chart on his profile is very important, for it tracks his
wounds; but it also shows how much weaker his attacks have become, for both
attack dice and shoot dice are modified by the amount of damage a warrior has
taken. Thus, dice markers are shown on every warrior profile's Constitution Chart
in yellow. Every time a yellow dice marker box has been filled in, a warrior's
attack dice or shoot dice for one weapon are reduced by 1 after the action that
caused the damage is resolved. Simply blank out one attack die or shoot die marker
on the warrior's profile. Thus, a heavily wounded warrior will roll less attack dice
or shoot dice than an unwounded one.
The minimum amount of attack or shoot dice a warrior has is 1, which effectively
means at the last of his strength, a warrior may still attack, albeit ineffectually!
Note that attack dice and shoot dice are completely separate - i.e., if an attack dice
is removed, a shoot dice is not.
Multiple Weapons
If a warrior has multiple weapons, attack and shoot dice are reduced as above but
the player chooses from which combat or shot weapon. The minimum attack or shoot
dice any warrior may have is still 1, but the attack or shoot dice of a particular
weapon can reduce to 0. If the attack or shoot dice of a weapon reduces to 0, that
weapon may no longer be used in an action (although it is not destroyed). The
player may choose which weapons lose attack or shoot dice in whichever order they
wish.
Switch Hands
If a warrior has the ability to use a weapon in more than one hand thanks to the
Switch Hands rule, the attack or shoot dice for that weapon are reduced for both
hands at the same time. Thus, if a sword has four attack dice when used in one
hand and three attack dice when used in two hands, the loss of an attack dice for
that weapon would result in the sword having three attack dice when used in one
hand and two attack dice when used in two hands.
Bulk Charges
Attack dice for weapons with the name “Bulk Charge” are never reduced.
Weapons of a different name that have the weapon rule “Impact Strike” can still
have their attack dice reduced, however.
3·2
ATTRIBUTES
Attributes represent the worth of an
individual warrior's particular
physical or mental characteristics
during a battle and are usually listed
as a value between 1 and 100.
These attributes may increase or
decrease as the battle continues so a
keen record must be kept of any
changes at all times.
Attributes influence almost everything
that happens within a battle and thus
they are very important. They can
be altered during a battle, both to
a warrior's benefit and detriment,
and so must not be taken at
 simple face value. That being said, it is quite obvious
that a huge and powerful creature would have higher
3·4
attributes in some areas than a single human warrior, EQUIPMENT
but the human warrior counters that deficiency by
A warrior's equipment is a very important aspect of
being nimbler and wielding powerful weapons,
his profile for they a great deal of what the warrior
armour and, of course, bringing his companions to
does on the battlefield. Almost every single warrior
bear.
will have at least one combat weapon listed on their
· P, PACE or FL, FLIGHT: this attribute represents profile - what is called a weapon line - and some will
a warrior's movement upon the battlefield. A also have a shot weapon. Many warriors wear
warrior may usually Move up to its PACE armour or bear artefacts and sorcerers almost always
attribute in inches, or FLIGHT attribute in inches know invocations.
if the warrior can Fly.
Some warriors also have options when they are
ATTRIBUTE · S, SKILL: SKILL represents a warrior's prowess mustered, giving their general a lot of flexibility as
in battle. This attribute is sometimes modified by a
TESTS warrior wielding a weapon he is most suited to.
to how they are equipped for battle.
During a battle · M, MIGHT: the innate strength of a warrior. 3·4·1
warriors may
sometimes have to take
MIGHT represents the power within his body and COMBAT WEAPONS
the force he can apply against his enemies.
an Attribute Test to see Combat weapons, as their name suggests, are only
how they react in a · C, CONSTITUTION: CONSTITUTION represents used within hand-to-hand combat, during an Attack
certain situation. For toughness, the amount of punishment a warrior action or similar (although certain aspects, such as
can take before his body is broken and his spirit
example, a warrior attack ranges, are used throughout a battle), and are
departs to the otherworld. CONSTITUTION is the
may have to take a defined on a warrior's profile in terms of their attack
difference between life and death, for if it drops to
Fortitude Test in order 0, a warrior is dead. dice, their MIGHT and damage bonuses and their
to fight a terrible attack range, as well as many other values and rules
creature. · F, FORTITUDE: there are many terrifying sights as explained below.
and sounds upon the battlefield; FORTITUDE is
To perform an attribute the measure of a warrior's ability to withstand the 3·4·1·1
test, a warrior must murderous horror of battle and the monstrosities COMBAT WEAPON TYPE
roll a D100 and they are confronted with.
compare the result All combat weapons have a combat weapon type -
· A, AUTHORITY: AUTHORITY is the such as “Sword” or “Axe” - which is generally
against the value of the representation of a warrior's leadership and
attribute in question on used to refer to that weapon either on a warrior's
discipline, whether they are able to command profile or within the rules, displayed under the
his profile. other warriors to do their bidding and whether
weapon's name. If a certain rule affects Sword
In most cases, a those warriors will respond to those commands.
AUTHORITY can increase and decrease during a
weapons, for example, weapons of the type
warrior fails an “Sword” are affected by that rule.
battle.
attribute test if he rolls
higher than the value of · T, TEMPER: the measure of a warrior's ability to 3·4·1·2
that attribute on the perform sorcery or to withstand a sorcerous COMBAT WEAPON CLASS
D100. attack, as well as measuring the fury within them.
Combat weapons are also bound by the rules of their
Conversely, he passes 3·2·1 combat weapon class which can be natural or borne,
the attribute test if he BASIC AND CURRENT as indicated on their weapon lines.
rolls equal to or lower
than the value of that ATTRIBUTES · Natural: Natural weapons are usually physical
parts of a warrior, such as the bite of a krokod or
attribute on the D100. A warrior's basic attributes are those represented on
the claws of a werwulf. This class of weapon can
his profile as he is mustered. A warrior's current never be destroyed or negated.
Unless a rule states
attributes are those at any given time during the
otherwise, any attribute · Borne: manufactured weapons such as swords or
battle and include anything that affects them, such as
test must be made upon axes or spears are borne into combat, wielded by a
weapons, sorcerous effects or other benefits or
a warrior's current warrior rather than being part of him.
detriments. A warrior's attributes can fluctuate
attributes.
wildly during battle and thus a record must be kept 3·4·1·3
of its current attributes at all times, usually on his ATTACK DICE
profile. Attack dice are mostly used during Attack actions and

3·3 each weapon line shows a certain number of them. If

TRAITS
A warrior's traits are shown on his profile
underneath his name, next to his attribute values.
a weapon has no attack dice, usually thanks to its
wielder losing CONSTITUTION, it cannot be used
to Attack an enemy.

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WEAPON+
Almost all weapons have a weapon+ value, which
signifies the extra power such a weapon lends to the
warrior wielding it, perhaps because of its balance or
keen edge. It is mostly used in an Attack action,
added to a warrior's MIGHT to find his COMBINED
MIGHT, which is calculated for players as “M+W”
on a weapon line.
3·4·1·5
ATTACK RANGES
The attack range of a combat weapon is a measure
of how far away an enemy can be struck with that
weapon. Long weapons such as spears or pikes can
strike quite far around a warrior, whereas very short
weapons such as daggers or even fists can only be
used close to. Thus, attack ranges can vary
depending on the warrior and the weapons he is
using.
The attack ranges of a warrior's weapons are shown
on his profile, which can vary from 0” to 6” in the
case of very large creatures, but all warriors have an
attack range of at least 0” with every weapon they
possess. An attack range of 0” is called attack
contact, and this means the warrior needs to be in
base contact with an enemy warrior to use that
weapon.
Weapons without an attack range at all (i.e.,
declared as “-”) may not be used during an Attack
action.
3·4·1·6
CHARGE+
Some combat weapons are more effective when
combined with momentum behind it, such as a
mounted warrior using a spear or a mighty creature
charging into combat and using its bulk to inflict
injury upon its puny foes. Such weapons have a
charge+ or mounted charge+ value, which is added to
a warrior's weapon+ and MIGHT to find his
COMBINED MIGHT if the warrior is a swift charger
(see the 7·7·4·1: Swift Chargers section for details).
This is calculated for players as “M+W+Ch” on a
weapon line.
3·4·1·7
WOUND+
If a weapon has a wound+ value it causes extra
damage to an enemy when he is struck, perhaps
because the weapon is very heavy or simply because
it is of a horrific kind that inflicts terrible injury.
Wound+ is added to the combat damage caused by a
weapon at the end of an Attack action.
3·4·1·8
HANDS
Almost all weapons (and some armour elements,
such as shields) require at least one hand in order to
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be wielded in combat, and many require more. Some
can even be wielded in one hand or two hands. The
amount of hands a combat weapon or armour
element requires in order to be used in combat is
listed on its line as a hands value.
Regardless of how many hands are required to use a
weapon, a warrior cannot wield weapons and armour
in the same Attack action such that the total amount
of hands those weapons and armour require exceed
his own hands value.
EXAMPLE
Penda the Bloody-Handed is wielding Nægling
and the Shield of the Wulf. Both have a hands
value of 1, and as Penda has 2 hands, he can wield
both in the same Attack action.
If a weapon or armour element's hands value is 0, it
does not require the use of a warrior's hands in order
to be wielded and so can always be wielded in any of
that warrior's Attack actions.
3·4·2
SHOT WEAPONS
Used during Shoot actions, shot weapons project
missiles to an enemy that is out of combat range.
Shot weapons are defined on a warrior's profile in
terms of their shoot dice, their MIGHT and damage
bonuses and their ranges (which are minimum,
lethal, effective and maximum), as well as many
other rules. Some shot weapons may be used in
combat, but most only for ranged attacks.
3·4·2·1
SHOT WEAPON TYPE
All shot weapons have a shot weapon type - such as
“bow” or “longbow” - which is generally used to
refer to that weapon either on a warrior's profile or
within the rules, displayed under the weapon's name.
If a certain rule affects bow weapons, for example,
shot weapons of the type “bow” are affected by
that rule.
3·4·2·2
SHOT WEAPON CLASS
Shot weapons are bound by the rules of their shot
weapon class which can be natural or borne, as
indicated on their weapon lines.
· Natural: Natural shot weapons are usually
physical parts of a warrior, such as the breath of a
dyndraig. This class of shot weapon can never be
destroyed or negated..
· Borne: manufactured shot weapons such as bows
or slings are borne by a warrior rather than being
part of him.
3·4·2·3
SHOOT DICE
Shoot dice are mostly used during Shoot actions and
each weapon line shows a certain number of them. If
 a weapon has no shoot dice, usually
thanks to its wielder losing
CONSTITUTION, it cannot be
used to Shoot an enemy.
3·4·2·4
WEAPON+
Shot weapons
have a weapon requires in order to be used in a Shoot action
weapon+
value
which
signifies the extra
power such a weapon
lends to the warrior using it, perhaps
because of its strength or the missiles
being shot. It is mostly used in a Shoot
action, added to a warrior's MIGHT
to find his COMBINED MIGHT,
which is calculated for players as
“M+W” on a weapon line.
3·4·2·5
SHOT WEAPON RANGES
The minimum range, lethal
range, effective range and
maximum range of a shot
weapon is a measure of how
effective a weapon is at certain range or, indeed,
whether an enemy can be shot at all, and are shown
on a warrior's profile in inches. Some shot weapons,
such as bows, can shoot missiles for quite a long
distance, whereas some are only used closer to.
· Minimum Range: the minimum range of a shot
weapon indicates how close a Target can be
before it cannot be shot. Weapons such as stone
throwers have a minimum range.
· Lethal Range: some shot weapons are more
effective the closer they are to the Shooter. If a
Target is within a shot weapon's lethal range, the
effectiveness of the shot is increased.
· Effective Range: many shot weapons are more
effective at certain ranges. If a Target is further
from a Shooter than his shot weapon's effective
range, the effectiveness of the shot is reduced.
· Maximum Range: the maximum range of a shot
weapon indicates how far a warrior can be to
become a Target. If a Target is further from a
Shooter than his shot weapon's maximum range,
that Target cannot be shot at.
Shot weapons without an effective range (i.e.,
declared as “-”) may not be used during a Shoot
action.
3·4·2·6
WOUND+
If a shot weapon has a wound+ value it causes extra
damage to an enemy when he is shot, perhaps
because the weapon is very heavy or simply because
it is of a horrific kind that inflicts terrible injury.
Wound+ is added to the shoot damage caused by a
shot weapon at the end of a Shoot action.
3·4·2·7
HANDS
Just like combat weapons, shot weapons require at
least one hand (and usually two!) in order to be used
to shoot an enemy. The amount of hands a shot
is listed on its line as a hands value.
Regardless of how many hands are required to use a
shot weapon, a warrior cannot wield weapons and
armour in the same Shoot action such that the total
amount of hands those weapons and armour elements
require exceeds his own hands value.
If a shot weapon's hands value is 0, it does not
require the use of a warrior's hands in order to be
wielded and so can always be wielded in any of that
warrior's Shoot actions (and sometimes Attack
actions).
3·4·3
ARMOUR
Armour can take many forms, from full plate armour
to light leather jerkins to tower shields almost the
height of the warriors bearing them, but all armour
is designed to protect against or deflect an enemy's
attacks from wherever they may come from.
Many warriors have armour listed on their profile
upon an armour line. As armour is an uncountable
noun, sometimes we refer to individual armour lines
as armour elements. Some warriors also have armour
options when they are mustered, giving their general
a lot of flexibility. Armour is defined on a warrior's
profile in terms of their CONSTITUTION bonuses,
their type and many other rules.
3·4·3·1
ARMOUR TYPE
All armour elements have an armour type - such as
“light armour” or “shield” - which is generally
used to refer to that armour element either on a
warrior's profile or within the rules, displayed under
the armour element's name. If a certain rule affects
shields, for example, armour of the type “shield”
are affected by that rule.
3·4·3·2
ARMOUR CLASS
Armour elements are also bound by the rules of their
armour class which can be natural, worn or borne, as
indicated on their armour lines.
· Natural: Natural armour is an innate part of a
warrior, perhaps through scaled or tough skin or
even bony ridges or spikes. This class of armour
can never be destroyed or negated, and such
armour is usually found on beasts or monsters.
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 · Worn: Many warriors wear armour of many
different materials, sizes and shapes, such as plate
armour, chainmail, leather shirts, helmets, greaves
- almost anything that can be placed on a body and
worn effectively for protection. Worn armour can
never be negated.
· Borne: the obvious example being a shield, some
armour is borne and wielded in a similar way to a
weapon and requires one hand or more to use.
3·4·3·3
ARMOUR+
Almost all armour elements have an armour+ value,
which indicates the protection such armour gives to
the warrior wearing it. Armour+ is mostly used in an
Attack action, added to a warrior's CONSTITUTION
to find his COMBINED CONSTITUTION, which is
calculated for players as “C+A” on an armour line.
3·4·3·4
WOUND-
If an armour element has a wound- value it reduces
damage caused by an enemy when a warrior is
struck, perhaps because the armour element is
extremely dense. Wound- is deducted from the
damage caused by a weapon at the end of an Attack
action, Shoot action or Invoke action.
3·4·3·5
HANDS
Just like weapons, some armour elements require at
least one hand in order to be wielded in combat,
such as a shield. The amount of hands an armour
element requires in order to be used in combat is
listed on its armour line as a hands value.
3·4·4
ARTEFACTS
Many warriors bear artefacts that help them during a
battle, perhaps a potion to recover their strength, a
sorcerous staff or a sacred talisman that they believe
protects them against mighty beasts. Whatever its
form, an artefact gives its bearer certain advantages
over others, and these are listed in its rules.
3·4·5
INVOCATIONS
Sorcerers or sorcerous units always know one or
more invocations and these are listed on their profile
upon an invocation line. Some warriors also have
invocation options when they are mustered, giving
their general a lot of flexibility. Invocations vary
greatly from sorcerer to sorcerer, from the throwing
of magic missiles to spells of healing to trickery or
illusion, but almost all invocations draw their power
directly from the sorcerer himself.
Invocations are defined on a warrior's profile in
terms of their invoke dice, power and price and,
depending on their type the invocation's range,
damage or effects.
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3·4·5·1
INVOCATION TYPE
All invocations have an invocation type - either
“sight” or “focus” - which is used to refer to that
invocation either on a warrior's profile or within the
rules, and displayed under the invocation's name. If a
certain rule affects sight invocations, for example,
invocations of the type “sight” are affected by that
rule.
Sight Invocations
Sight invocations are those that the sorcerer uses to
project physical manifestations or divert natural
objects in order to directly harm or affect an enemy
unit physically. As such, the sorcerer must be able to
see the enemy unit in question and their SKILL - as
well as other battlefield factors - can determine
whether the enemy is actually hit.
Focus Invocations
Sorcerers can affect friends and enemies alike with
focus invocations but, unlike sight invocations, the
sorcerer does not need to see the enemy to affect
them. However, focus invocations require a
concentration of mind that ensures their range is
limited, and so in many ways they are more
dangerous to the sorcerer. With their effects often
much greater than sight invocations, even if not
directly harming the enemy, sorcerers are usually
willing to take the risks that focus invocations bring.
3·4·5·2
INVOKE DICE
Used only to Invoke, invoke dice are, like attack and
shoot dice, listed on the invocation line of a warrior's
profile. If an invocation has no invoke dice, perhaps
because of some effect, it cannot be Invoked.
3·4·5·3
POWER+
Most sight invocations and some focus invocations
have a power+ value which signifies the extra power
such an invocation produces. It is always used in an
Invoke action, added to an invocation's total price to
find its Combined Power, which is calculated for
players as “P+P” on a weapon line.
3·4·5·4
INVOCATION RANGES
The minimum range, lethal range, effective range and
maximum range of an invocation is a measure of how
effective it is at a certain range or, indeed, whether
an enemy can be be the Mark of that invocation at
all, and are shown on a warrior's profile in inches.
Some invocations can be used at a great distance,
usually sight invocations, whereas some can only be
used close to.
· Minimum Range: the minimum range of an
invocation indicates how close a Mark can be
before it cannot be the Mark of an invocation.
 · Lethal Range: some invocations are more
effective the closer they are to the Invoker. If a
Mark is within an invocation's lethal range, the
effectiveness of the invocation is increased.
· Effective Range: many invocations are more
effective at certain ranges. If a Mark is further
from an Invoker than his invocation's effective
range, the effectiveness of the invocation is
reduced.
· Maximum Range: the maximum range of an
invocation indicates how far a warrior can be to
become a Mark. If a Mark is further from an
Invoker than an invocation's maximum range, that
Mark cannot be affected by that invocation.
3·4·5·5
WOUND+
If an invocation has a wound+ value it causes extra
damage to an enemy when he is the Mark of an
invocation, perhaps because the invocation inflicts
terrible injury. Wound+ is added to the invoke
damage caused by an invocation at the end of an
Invoke action.
3·4·5·6
INVOCATION RULES
Many invocations, especially focus invocations,
contain unique rules that govern how its effects are
applied. These rules have their own name and are
explained in full on a warrior's profile.
3·4·5·7
INITIAL PRICE
The initial price of an invocation is the amount of
CONSTITUTION a sorcerer must pay in order to
create the invocation. If the sorcerer does not have
enough CONSTITUTION to do so, the invocation
may not be created!
If the initial price value has a “+” suffix, the price
may also be increased by increasing the amount of
CONSTITUTION the sorcerer pays to create that
invocation.
3·5
MOUNTED WARRIORS
Mounted warriors essentially combine two warrior
profiles, that of the rider and the mount, into one
warrior profile. However, there are major
differences between how riders and mounts are
combined and how riders and ardent mounts are
combined.
3·5·1
MOUNTS
When riding a mount (rather than an ardent mount)
the rider gains protection from the mount's bulk and
its armour, and this is reflected by the rules below.
3·5·1·1
MOUNT CONSTITUTION
Whilst ridden, a mount's CONSTITUTION is
effectively added to that of its rider. A rider, when
suffering wounds from attack damage, shoot damage
or invoke damage, may transfer any of those wounds
suffered to his mount's CONSTITUTION, which of
course affects the mount's combat abilities.
If the mount's Constitution is reduced to 0, the
mount dies but the rider may carry on the fight
despite this. See 2·3·6·6: Mount or Rider Death for
full details.
Sorcerers
Sorcerers may not pay the price of their invocations
with their mount's CONSTITUTION, and similarly
may not Recover CONSTITUTION to their mount.
3·5·1·2
MOUNT ARMOUR
Some mounts include armour elements on their
profile, and some riders have the option to purchase
armour elements when mustering upon a mount.
Regardless of how a mount gains its armour, the
armour+ value of a mount's armour elements are
simply added to the rider's armour+ value, even if
the rider doesn't have any armour himself.
3·5·1
ARDENT MOUNTS
Riders still gain protection from riding an ardent
mount, but this takes a different form.
3·5·1·1
ARDENT MOUNT CONSTITUTION
Ardent mounts, as they can be singled out in Attack
actions, Shoot actions and much else besides, do not
combine their CONSTITUTION with that of the
rider.
3·5·1·2
ARDENT MOUNT ARMOUR
The armour elements of ardent mounts do not
increase the armour+ value of the rider. However,
the rider still gains some protection from riding such
beasts, and this is reflected upon his profile under
mount options as a mount+ value. Mount+ values are
added to the rider's armour+ value, even if the rider
doesn't have any armour himself.
3·6
EQUIPMENT RULES
Some equipment has extra rules associated with it
and these are listed under the rules sections of their
lines.
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STANDARD EQUIPMENT
RULES
Standard equipment rules are used by a lot of
different equipment and are included in these rules
rather than listed in full on a warrior's profile.
3·6·1·1
SWITCH
It is often the case that some weapons or armour on
a warrior's profile must be switched with another
weapon so that it can be used. For example, a sword
may have the rule “Switch (spear)”. In this case,
the sword may not be used in the same Combat
action as that of the spear, and vice versa.
Sometimes more than one weapon or armour
element must be switched; for example, a two-
handed sword may have the rule “Switch (sword,
shield)”. In this case, the two-handed sword must
be switched with both the sword and the shield in
order to be used.
If a weapon or armour element can be switched
with more than one other weapon or armour
element, it would have a similar rule to “Switch
(weapon or spear)”. This rule means the weapon in
question can be switched with either a sword or a
spear.
Switching Hands
A weapon or armour element can be used in either
one hand or two hands if it has a rule similar to
“Switch Hands (sword)”. This means that a
warrior can use his sword in either one hand during
an Attack action or two hands. Such a weapon will
have two weapon lines for its different hand usage.
3·6·1·2
MOUNTED CHARGE+
If a weapon has the rule “Mounted charge+”,
charge+ bonuses only apply if the warrior is the rider
of a mount as well as a swift charger.
3·6·1·3
FOOT ONLY
If a weapon has the rule “Foot only”, it may only
be used if the warrior is not the rider of a mount.
3·6·1·4
MOUNTED ONLY
If a weapon has the rule “Mounted only”, it may
only be used if the warrior is the rider of a mount.
3·6·1·5
IMPACT STRIKE
Weapons that have the weapon rule “Impact strike”
may be used in the Impact Strike step of the Attack
Sequence if:
· the warrior using that weapon is a Swift Charger
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· the warrior's head mark is touching an enemy's
base
3·6·1·6
PARRY
Some weapons and armour can be used effectively to
parry an enemy's strike, such as a shield or even a
sword in the hands of a skilled wielder. Weapons or
armour elements with the rule “Parry” gain a
beneficial parry modifier in combat, although only
armour elements with the rule “Parry” gain evade
and avoid modifiers against shooting and sight
invocations.
3·6·1·7
SPRAY WEAPONS
Some weapons are also “Spray weapons” which are
generally used as part of a Shoot action, perhaps
thanks to a natural ability such as a dragon's fiery
breath. Spray weapons are very accurate as they use
templates to determine how many warriors are hit
and, whilst they can be indiscriminate, are often used
in combat.
3·6·1·8
CRUSH WEAPONS
Many powerful war machines or monstrous beasts
have the ability to use “Crush weapons” as part of a
Shoot action, perhaps by throwing a huge stone or a
block of ice. A template is used to determine how
many warriors are hit, but the accuracy of crush
weapons is poor and - whilst the effects can be
devastating - it can prove difficult for the thrower to
hit exactly what he wants every time he uses one.
3·6·1·9
ONE USE ONLY
Equipment marked “One use only” may only be used
once per battle.
3·6·2
UNIQUE EQUIPMENT RULES
Unique equipment rules have their own name and
are explained in full on a warrior's profile.
3·6·3
MUSTER EQUIPMENT RULES
Only used when mustering a host, muster equipment
rules are listed under a warrior's weapon or armour
options. These are explained in the Muster Rules.
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THE BATTLEFIELD
The site of the battlefield is very important for it determines the terrain fought over and therefore
how both hosts position themselves. Advantages can be gained from a forest on a flank or a
commanding position on a hill, but as units move and hours pass the terrain itself can affect the
outcome of the battle.
4·1
TERRAIN
The various terrain features on the battlefield can
affect many things during the battle itself, not least
line of sight, but the chief impact of terrain is upon a
warrior's movement. Some terrain is easy to move
through, some quite difficult and some almost
impassable.
4·1·1
TERRAIN
FEATURES
Terrain features upon a
Darklands battlefield could
take the form of
almost anything a
player could think
of that would be
relevant to a
dark ages
battle.
However,
every single piece of terrain
on the battlefield must be
classified as one of the
following before a battle:
· Hill: any feature higher than the battlefield itself
(and that is not a building) represents a hill. Hills
are both area terrain and elevated terrain but are
not rough ground unless parts of them are scrub.
· Wood: any feature containing trees. Woods are
area terrain, elevated terrain and rough ground.
Whilst partly or completely within a wood,
warriors may claim cover.
· Building: Buildings are area terrain, impassable
ground and elevated terrain.
· Obstacle: any feature such as a gate, a fence, a
wall or a hedge is an obstacle. Obstacles are rough
ground and may offer cover to warriors behind it.
· Water: any feature such as a river or a lake is
water terrain and is impassable ground to warriors
that are not amphibious. If a warrior is
amphibious, water terrain is area terrain and rough
ground and amphibious warriors may claim cover
whilst within it.
· Shallow Water: marshes or similar features such
as fords or streams are shallow water terrain but
not impassable. They are, however, area terrain
and rough ground to all warriors, including
amphibious ones.
· Scrub: any feature comprising rocky ground,
bushes, scree or the like counts as scrub, which is
both area terrain and rough ground. Warriors
partly or completely within scrub may claim cover.
4·1·2
OPEN GROUND
Most battles are fought over open ground, that is to
say any part of the battlefield without a terrain
feature. Under normal circumstances, warriors Move
1” for each MOVE value over open ground, and so a
warrior with a MOVE of 5 can Move 5” over open
ground.
4·1·3
ROUGH GROUND
Most patches of terrain - such as woodland,
brush or scrub - are considered to be rough
ground and whilst it can be moved across such
ground restricts the movement of almost everything
that does so. Any Ground Movement over rough
ground via any action is a Difficult Move.
4·1·4
IMPASSABLE GROUND
Some terrain is simply impossible to traverse for
most warriors, examples being cliff faces, deep lakes
or lava flows. Any such terrain is impassable ground
and cannot be moved across by any action using
Ground Movement.
4·1·5
OBJECTS
Some rules reference objects upon the battlefield,
such as an invocation that allows a warrior to burn a
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forest or destroy a column of rocks. An object can be
any terrain feature, marker or obstruction on the
battlefield that is not a warrior.
4·1·6
POINTS
Some rules reference points upon the battlefield,
such as an invocation that can be created at any
point within range. A point can be any particular
spot of the battlefield regardless of what lies upon
that spot, such as a terrain feature or a unit.
4·2
chooses a unit from his host to be positioned upon
the battlefield first (as per the Positioning
Restrictions below), or he may force his opponent
to position a unit first should he wish.
The players then alternate placing units from their
own hosts - in any order they wish - upon the
battlefield until there are none left to position from
within their respective hosts.
4·4·2
POSITIONING RESTRICTIONS
There are some restrictions to when and where units

POSITIONING
can be positioned on the battlefield, as outlined
below.
TERRAIN · Units may not be positioned further than 10”
Terrain should be positioned before before hosts are from the player's battlefield edge
positioned. Simply place at least four or five pieces · Units may not be placed within 2” of the left and
of terrain around the battlefield in a random manner right battlefield edges
that is agreeable to both players.
· Units may not be placed within 1” of any other
4·3 unit

BATTLE SIZE · Units may not be placed within 10” of an enemy

unit
Broadly, the battle size (and thus the battlefield
· Nobles that can Join a unit - if they have not
size) should be determined by the amount of time
already been mustered as such - may do so when
both players have to play a game of Darklands, they are positioned. Nobles that have Joined a unit
although of course the miniatures the players have in when mustered must be positioned on the
their possession is the largest limiting factor. battlefield within the unit they have Joined.

As long as both players have a good grasp of how to
play Darklands, a Skirmish will take around two
hours to play, whereas a Battle could take up to four
or five hours, depending on the hosts chosen. It is
advised that players choose War only if they have a
full day to play a battle - and a table that is big
enough!
· Similarly, if they have not been mustered as such,
units may Bind to other units when positioning
them (if they are allowed to form a Bound unit of
course). If a Bound unit was formed when
mustering, all of the units within that Bound unit
must be positioned on the battlefield at the same
time.

Battle Size
Battle Size Gold Field Size

Skirmish 0 to 1,000 4' x 4' field

1,000 to
Battle 6' x 4' field
2,500

2,500 to
War 8' x 4' field
5,000

4·4
POSITION THE HOSTS
Before battle is joined, both hosts must be positioned
upon the battlefield itself by both players taking
turns to place a unit.

4·4·1
POSITIONING ROLL
To see which player positions a unit first, both
players must roll a D100. This is called the
Positioning Roll. The player who rolls highest

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THE BATTLE
Once the hosts have been deployed upon the battlefield, the first orders must be issued and the
general with the initiative determined. Only then are both hosts ready to join battle and fight for the
glory - or survival - of their realm!
5·1
INITIAL ORDERS
Before the battle begins, both generals must issue
initial orders to every command in their host. These
must be issued in secret so that players do not know
the initial orders that have been issued to enemy
commands and thus gain an advantage.
When issuing initial orders, generals may issue
different orders to each of the units within his own
command, but may only issue orders to the
commanders of other commands or individuals
outside of commands. In other words, each command
and individual (if outside of a command) is placed
under one order before the battle begins.
Units that only accept certain orders (such as Feral
units) ignore any other orders from their
commanders.
During the battle, commanders and even individual
units may be issued with new orders, either by the
general himself or by their commander.
If a unit is positioned so that none of its warriors are
within its commander's command range, that unit
may not receive Initial orders and is automatically
placed under HOLD orders (except for Feral units,
which are placed under ATTACK orders, and for
Flyers, which are placed under MOVE orders).
5·1·1
ORDER TOKENS
When the initial orders are decided upon, both
players must place the relevant order tokens face
down behind each unit within the general's
command and also behind each commander.
Whilst generals and units within commands do not
necessarily need order
tokens at the beginning
of the battle, it is
VIGOUR STATE
recommended that all
The readiness of a unit to do battle is governed by its units, whether a single
vigour. Every unit upon the battlefield is one of either miniature or a unit of
lively, active or weary at any time during a battle. twenty warriors, has an
order token.
Lively: a unit that has not activated during this hour
and may be chosen to activate once Order tokens are only
Active: a unit that has been activated during this ever turned over to
hour, but not yet completed the actions chosen reveal the unit's (or
command's) orders
Weary: a unit that has been activated once during this
hour and completed the actions chosen
when they are activated and never before, although
of course players may look at the order tokens for
their own units whenever they wish.
Order tokens are turned face down again at the end
of each hour, and then turned over during their next
activation. This ensures players do not forget which
units have activated and which have not!
5·2
BATTLE HOURS
The battle is divided into battle hours (or more
simply, hours), which measure both the length of
time that battle is joined and the weariness of the
hosts. During each hour, every unit on the
battlefield may perform one or more actions from
their current orders in any sequence they wish,
depending on their vigour and heart, although they
may be forced into reactions thanks to certain
occurrences that are not under their control.
Once every unit on the battlefield has performed an
action or is weary, the current hour ends and the
next hour begins.
5·2·1
BATTLE HOUR SEQUENCE
The sequence of the battle within each hour is
relatively simple to follow and yet the actions that
are made during that hour can ensure that
proceedings become quite complex.
5·2·1·1
DETERMINE UNIT STATES
At the beginning of each new hour, each unit's state
- their vigour as well as their heart (which does not
really feature in the QuickStarter Rules but is
included here out of completeness) - must be
determined. This is important, for it directly
influences the actions those units can perform.
Vigour
At the beginning of each new hour every unit's
vigour changes to lively. Every unit's vigour is lively
at the beginning of the battle.
Heart
At the beginning of each new hour every unit's
heart changes to resolute. Every unit's heart is
resolute at the beginning of the battle.
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 5·2·1·2
GAINING THE INITIATIVE
At the beginning of each new hour - including the
very first of the battle - the general who shows the
greatest initiative will be able to perform the first
action. Some generals are quicker of thought than
others or perhaps more used to exercising their
authority quickly, and so a general's AUTHORITY
attribute becomes very important at this time.
Initiative Test
To find out which general Gains the Initiative, and
can thus perform an action with one of the units
within his host before his opponent, both players'
generals must take an AUTHORITY TEST (in this
case an INITIATIVE TEST).
If the INITIATIVE TEST is passed by both players,
the general that rolled lowest Gains the Initiative (in
the case of a tie, both generals must take the
INITIATIVE TEST again).
If one general passes the INITIATIVE TEST and the
other fails it, the general that passes the INITIATIVE
TEST Gains the Initiative.
If neither general passes the INITIATIVE TEST,
both generals must take the INITIATIVE TEST
again.
The general that did not Gain the Initiative in the
previous hour may re-roll their INITIATIVE TEST
once (called an INITIATIVE TEST RE-ROLL) if
they pass this test yet wish to gain a lower result.
However, the second roll is binding.
5·2·1·3
USING THE INITIATIVE
The general who has Gained the Initiative may
activate any one lively unit within his host to
perform an action. This unit then becomes an active
unit immediately.
In the very first activation of each hour (including
the first hour of the battle), a general may Pass the
Initiative to the opposing general instead of choosing
a lively unit of his own to perform an action. By
Passing the Initiative, a general also passes the ability
to perform an INITIATIVE TEST RE-ROLL to the
opposing general at the beginning of the next hour.
If all of the units within a general's host are weary,
he can only Pass the Initiative to the opposing
general until the next hour begins.
Whoever has the Initiative, the active unit must
choose to perform one or more actions from the list
of actions that their current order allows. See sections
6: Orders and 7: Actions for further details.
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Perform Compulsory Actions HEART STATE
Some actions are compulsory actions for units Many battles are won or lost
containing warriors of a certain acuity or in a through the morale of its
particular situation, and these must take place warriors. Those that lose heart
where possible before any actions are chosen can often run from the field,
to be performed. whilst those with renewed
courage can fight on through
Perform Voluntary Actions impossible odds. Such
Once an action is chosen to be performed, the willingness to fight is measured
active unit must perform that action until it - in Darklands by a unit's
and any reactions for any unit that occur as a Heart.
result of performing that action - are resolved. Resolute: a unit that is not in
any other heart. Such units are
Perform Further Actions willing to fight and will do so
An active unit does not have to perform whenever they are asked
more than one action but may do so if the
actions they perform allow this (see the 7·1:
Further Actions rules for more details). Some
actions cannot be performed after certain other
actions, so the choice of which actions to perform in
which order is very important.
Active Unit Becomes Weary
Once an active unit has resolved all of the actions it
wishes to perform, and any resulting reactions have
been resolved, the active unit's activation ends and it
becomes weary until the next hour begins.
5·2·1·4
RETAINING THE INITIATIVE
The player who has Gained the Initiative may now
try to activate another lively unit within his host
with either his general or his commanders.
However, this is fraught with danger for the unit
may not be ready to fulfil their wishes.
Retained Initiative Test
To Retain the Initiative, the lively unit chosen to
activate - now also called the Retained unit - must
take an AUTHORITY TEST, called a RETAINED
INITIATIVE TEST. This AUTHORITY TEST may
be taken against the AUTHORITY of either the
general (if the Retained unit is within his command
range) or the Retained unit's commander (if the
Retained unit is within his command range). In all
other circumstances the RETAINED INITIATIVE
TEST must be taken against the Retained unit's
AUTHORITY.
EXAMPLE
The Norse general Eirik Longaxe wishes to
Retain the Initiative with a unit of Trolls, which
are lively. The Trolls are part of his command and
within his command range, and thus the Trolls
may take the RETAINED INITIATIVE TEST
against Eirik's AUTHORITY.
If the RETAINED INITIATIVE TEST is passed, the
Retained unit immediately becomes active and may
perform actions as outlined above. If this test is
failed, the Retained unit immediately becomes
weary.
Generals and commanders may each only attempt to
Retain the Initiative once per battle, and only one
attempt to Retain the Initiative may be made per
battle hour. Generals may try to Retain the Initiative
with any lively unit within his host (including the
general himself) and any allied units. Commanders
may only try to Retain the Initiative with lively units
within their own command, including themselves.
Replacement generals, unless they are commanders
that have not already Retained the Initiative, may not
attempt to Retain the Initiative.
5·2·1·5
PASSING THE
INITIATIVE
If a general has not attempted to Retain the
Initiative, has completed an activation
with a retained unit or has no lively units
to activate, he must Pass the Initiative to the
opposing general.
Once the Initiative has been
passed, the opposing general
has now Gained the Initiative
and must choose a lively unit
from his host to activate and
perform actions as per the
5·2·1·3: Using
the Initiative
rules.
Remember, if he has
no more lively
units to activate,
he can only Pass the
Initiative back to his
opponent until the
next hour begins.
Generals may not Pass the
Initiative in sequence. In other words, if a
general has Passed the Initiative to his opponent, that
opponent may not then Pass the Initiative back.
5·2·1·6
AN HOUR PASSES
Once all of the units on the battlefield are weary,
the battle hour is deemed to have passed and both
players must ready themselves for the next battle
hour. Before that can begin, however, both players
must first follow the Gathering Courage Sequence
below - with the player who last Had the Initiative
following the sequence last - to see if their units and
possibly their hosts have the courage to stay on the
battlefield.
Gathering Courage Sequence
1: Woe! Woe!: if a host's mustered general dies,
panic spreads and warriors often flee the field
before a subordinate establishes order. Each unit
from a host whose mustered general dies must
take a FORTITUDE TEST, in this case a WOE
TEST, on its replacement general's FORTITUDE
attribute regardless of where he is on the field (see
2: The Death of a General to determine
replacement generals). If the WOE TEST is
passed, the unit remains on the field. If the WOE
TEST is failed, the unit is removed from the
battlefield and counts as having fled when
calculating whether a host is ravaged and when
calculating the butcher's bill. Elite, Veteran,
Feral, Fanatical or Mindless units need not take a
WOE TEST and always remain on the field. A
unit only need take the WOE TEST once per
battle and will pass any future WOE TESTS it is
required to make.
2: Ravaged: any host that has less than 25% of its
warriors remaining on the field in terms of Gold
cost (not including allied warriors or sell-swords)
has been ravaged and thus could flee the field
entirely when victory conditions are checked.
Note that the CONSTITUTION of individual
warriors does not make any difference to their
host being ravaged. It is the sight of a great
number of friendly warriors scattered in death that
breaks a host!
3: Winning the Field: a player must check if they
have won the field as per the 5·3·2: Winning the
Field step.
If neither player has won the field, the battle
continues and the next hour begins from step
5.2.1.1: Determine Unit States of the Battle
Hour Sequence above.
5·3
THE END OF THE
BATTLE
Non-competitive battles generally end in one of two
ways - either the rules dictate that a general wins
the field or the players decide to end the battle at a
mutually agreed hour. Additionally, a player may
accept the inevitable and withdraw their host,
ensuring his opponent has won the field.
5·3·1
LAST BATTLE HOUR
A simple method to end any battle is for both
players to decide, before the battle begins, how
many battle hours it will last. A good rule of thumb
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to decide how many battle hours to play, at least
when playing a Skirmish, is to work out how many
real hours the players have to play the battle and
double that number to find the last battle hour.
Thus, if players have three hours in which to play a
game of Darklands, they should play six battle hours
and end the battle once the sixth battle hour has
passed.
Of course, in the allotted hours one general may win
the field thanks to a victory condition being fulfilled,
but if that does not happen both players know the
battle will end at a certain hour.
5·3·2
WINNING THE FIELD
If players wish to fight to the bitter end with their
hosts in a no-quarter-asked - no-quarter-given
manner, complete with gritted teeth and clenched
jaws, the battle simply continues until either player
has won the field. Even if players have decided to
reach the last battle hour and then end the battle,
either general could still win the field during the
course of the hours they play.
Regardless of intent, if any of the victory conditions
below are met at the end of any battle hour, a
general has won the field and the battle ends. It is
then left for both players to seek out the butcher's
bill and thus gain bragging rights... until their next
battle!
5·3·2·1
VICTORY CONDITIONS
At the end of each hour, players must check the
following Victory Condition Sequence in the order
presented below to see if the field has been won. If a
victory condition is fulfilled, the battle may end and
thus the player indicated wins the field. No further
victory conditions are checked should a player win
the field.
5·3·3
THE BUTCHER'S BILL
In victory or defeat, generals always seek out the
butcher's bill to quantify the breadth of their victory
- or, indeed, the depths of their defeat.
Each player has their own butcher's bill. A player
must add the cost in Gold (when mustered) of every
dead or fled warrior from his host to to calculate
their butcher's bill.
Additionally, players must add half of the cost in
Gold of every warrior from their host that has
become a casualty to their butcher's bill. A player
may choose which warrior from a unit is the
wounded warrior for this purpose.
Dead Warriors
Dead warriors are defined as warriors having 0
CONSTITUTION at the end of the battle.
Casualties
Casualties are defined as warriors having less than
half their basic CONSITUTION remaining at the end
of the battle.
5·3·3·1
COMPARING THE BUTCHER'S BILL
Once both players have calculated their respective
butcher's bill, they must then compare the results.
The player that has the lowest butcher's bill has won
the field if no other victory condition has been met;
he may not have destroyed his foe, but more of his
warriors live to fight another day.
If both player's butcher's bills are within 100 Gold
of each other, neither player has won the field and
the battle is deemed to be a stalemate.

Victory Condition Sequence

1: Slaughtered!: if all of the warriors within a host
are dead or have fled, the opposing general wins
the field.
2: Cowardly Withdrawal: if a player voluntarily
withdraws his host from the battle, his opponent
wins the field.
3: Ravaged: if a host's death toll is very large, it
could flee the field. Any host that has been
ravaged must take a FORTITUDE TEST, in this
case a NERVE TEST, on its general's
FORTITUDE attribute every hour after it became
ravaged. If this test is passed, the host continues
the battle. If this test is failed, the general's nerve
breaks and any remaining warriors, including the
general, count as having fled. Thus, the battle
ends and his opponent wins the field.
4: Last Battle Hour: if the end of the last battle
hour has been reached, the butcher's bill is sought.

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 ·6·
ORDERS
Orders in Darklands are directives given by the general to his host's commands (including his
own). By giving orders to his subordinates, who then direct the units in their command to do the
general's bidding, the general can control his host effectively and not have to worry about what
individual units are doing. That, at least, is the theory.
In the Quickstarter rules there are three types of order, ATTACK orders, MOVE orders and
HOLD orders, and each order enables a unit to perform certain actions in different ways.
Sometimes more than one action can be performed during the same hour.
It is recommended that the various actions available to each order are read through before the
battle to make sure players understand the benefits and detriments of those orders.

6·1 6·1·1
NOBLES THE GENERAL
The general need not issue orders to himself in the
Nobles enjoy a great deal of freedom upon the
same way as other units; he is the general, he does
battlefield, especially the general himself. Whilst the
as he wishes. Instead, he simply decides at the
general will issue orders to lesser nobles,
beginning of his activation which action(s) he wishes
many can perform other actions as
to perform. As such, he is not considered to be
well as those allowed by their
under any orders at all.
orders.
The general (and thus any
unit he has Joined or is
Bound to) may perform
any of these actions
during his activation:

Walk, Run, Fly, March,

Charge, Attack, Attack
Move, Shoot, Attack Shoot,
Invoke, Attack Invoke,
Recover, Brace, Reform, Join,
Issue New Orders

6·1·2
COMMANDERS
AND
INDIVIDUALS
Commanders and individuals are
not as hidebound by the general's
orders as vassals - they enjoy some
personal freedoms and thus are quite
flexible.

Noble Commanders
Noble commanders (and any unit they have
Joined or are Bound to), including allied
commanders, may perform any of these actions,
in addition to any allowed by the orders they are
under, during their activation:

Walk, Run, Fly, Recover, Brace, Reform, Join, Issue

New Orders

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 Noble Individuals
Noble individuals, including allies and sell-
swords, may perform any of these actions, in
addition to any allowed by the orders they are
under, during their activation:
Walk, Run, Fly, Recover, Brace, Reform, Join
6·2
VASSALS
Vassals are the subjects of their kings and lords
(whether they know it or not) and thus are
strictly controlled upon the battlefield - and
woe betide those who do not perform the
general's will! Vassals may only perform the
actions their orders allow them to and rarely enjoy
any kind of freedom to do otherwise.
Vassal Generals and Commanders
Vassal generals act as noble generals and thus can
perform any action a noble general can, as can the
unit they lead. Vassal commanders may only act
upon the orders given to them by the general.
6·2·1
FLYING UNITS
Flying vassals, in addition to any actions allowed by
the orders they are under, may perform a Fly action
during their activation.
6·2·2
SORCEROUS UNITS
Sorcerous vassals, in addition to any actions allowed
by the orders they are under, may perform a Recover
action during their activation.
6·3
ATTACK ORDERS
ATTACK orders are issued to commands and units so
that they join battle with or try to inflict damage
upon the enemy as soon as possible. To that end
such orders are inherently offensive, enabling units
under those orders to Move quickly towards their
foes, to Charge and destroy them and perhaps hurl
themselves onto further enemies.
6·3·1
ATTACK ORDER ACTIONS
The following actions may be performed by a unit
under ATTACK Orders: Walk, Run, Fly, Charge,
Attack, Attack Move, Shoot, Attack Shoot, Invoke,
Attack Invoke
6·4
MOVE ORDERS
If a general wishes to be more circumspect, he may
give some of his commands MOVE orders so that
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GENERALS, COMMANDERS AND COMMAND RANGE
Generals and commanders are expected to command effectively, to encourage the warriors
under their command to fight well but also to curse them when they are not fighting well
enough. Thus, warriors look to their leaders to lead, in the truest sense of the word.
Except for allied units, any friendly unit within the general's command range may use their
general's Fortitude for any Fortitude Test they must take, or the general's Authority for any
Authority Test they must take. The general's command range is determined by simply
dividing the general's Fortitude by 10, rounding down any fractions.
Any unit within a commander's command range that belong to his command may use their
commander's Fortitude for any Fortitude Test they must take, or the commander's Authority
for any Authority Test they must take. The commander's command range is determined by
simply dividing the commander's Fortitude by 10, rounding down any fractions.
they can manoeuvre around the battlefield and
position themselves to attack more effectively later.
If attacked they can defend themselves, but
commands under these orders do not attack as
effectively as those who have fortified themselves for
a fight.
6·4·1
MOVE ORDER ACTIONS
The following actions may be performed by a unit
under MOVE orders: Walk, Run, March, Fly,
Attack, Attack Move, Shoot, Attack Shoot, Invoke,
Attack Invoke, Reform, Join, Bind
6·5
HOLD ORDERS
Sometimes a general needs to be defensive with a
part of his host, perhaps because of a lack of
numbers or even because of the type of warriors a
commander has brought to a battle. HOLD orders
are perfect for commands to be defensive, for they
expect to be attacked and are ready to hold their
ground and defend their position.
6·5·1
HOLD ORDER ACTIONS
The following actions may be performed by a unit
under HOLD orders:
Brace, Shoot, Volley Shoot, Attack, Attack Move,
Attack Shoot, Invoke, Attack Invoke, Recover, Reform
 ·7·
ACTIONS
During a battle a general's warriors must be called upon to move, fight, shoot or indeed anything
else necessary to force the enemy from the field of battle. Collectively, these are called actions. Actions
are directly related to orders and only certain orders will allow a unit to perform certain actions.
For example, a vassal unit under HOLD orders cannot perform a Walk action, and nor can a
unit under ATTACK orders perform a Brace action!

7·1 actions it is allowed to perform afterwards (column)

on the Action Matrix. If the cross-referenced
PERFORMING AN element is marked “X”, that action can be

ACTION performed as a further action. If the cross-reference

Once an action is chosen to be performed, the unit
must perform that action until it - and any reactions
for any unit that occur as a result of performing that
action - are resolved.
7·1·1
FURTHER ACTIONS
Many actions allow further actions to be performed in
the same activation, and these are noted both in the
Action Matrix to the left and within the various
actions themselves. Note that further actions are often
affected by those already performed; for example, if
a unit has performed a Walk action and then a Shoot
action, the unit's shots are hindered somewhat.
To see whether another action can be performed by
a unit in the same activation, cross reference the
action the unit has already performed (row) with the
element is marked “X*” there are consequences to
performing that further action! Players must read
the further action's rules to see the form of those
consequences.
7·1·2
PREVIOUS ACTIONS
It should be noted that all further actions available
depend upon the action that has just been resolved,
called the previous action. Thus, whilst a Walk action
allows warriors to perform an Attack action
afterwards in the same activation, any further actions
after the Attack action that has been performed
depend upon the Attack action, not the Walk action.
EXAMPLE
Euryalia has performed a Walk action and becomes
engaged in combat. She can then perform an

ACTION MATRIX
FURTHER ACTION
CHARGE ATTACK VOLLEY ATTACK ATTACK I S SUE NEW
WALK RUN MARCH FLY CHARGE ATTACK SHOOT INVOKE RECOVER BRACE REFORM JOIN BIND
ATTACK MOVE SHOOT SHOOT INVOKE O R D ER S

WALK - - - - - X - - X* X* - X* - X* - - X X X

RUN - - - - - X - - X* X* - X* - - - - X X X

MARCH - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - X - X

FLY - - - - - X - - X* X* - X* - - - - X X X

CHARGE - - - - - X* X* - - - - - - - - X* X - X

ATTACK - - - - - X† - - - - - X* X* - - X* X - X
CHARGE
ATTACK
- - - - - X - - - - - - - - - X* X - X
PREVIOUS ACTION

ATTACK
MOVE
- - - - - X - - - - - X* X - - X* X - X

SHOOT X* X* - X* - X* - - X† X† - - - - - - X X X
VOLLEY
SHOOT - - - - - - - - X† X† - X* X* - - - X - X
ATTACK
SHOOT
- - - - - X - - - - X† X* - - - X* X - X

INVOKE X* X* - X* - X* - X* X* - - X† - - - - X X X
ATTACK
INVOKE
- - - - - X - - - - - X† - - - X* X - X

RECOVER - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - X - X

BRACE - - - - - X* - - X* X* X* X* - - - - X X X

REFORM - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - X - X

JOIN X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X - X X

BIND X X - X - X - - X - - X - - X - X - X
I SSUE NEW
O R DER S X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X†

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* indicates a further action that has special rules because of the previous action
† indicates an action that may be repeated consecutively in the same activation
 Attack action, as that is a further action allowed to
warriors that have just performed a Walk action;
but if she does so, she cannot then perform a
Recover action, as that cannot be performed after an
Attack action.
7·1·3
ONCE PER ACTIVATION
Most actions can only be performed voluntarily once
per activation. For example, a unit cannot perform
two Walk actions voluntarily in the same activation,
or Join, Leave and then Join another unit.
However, there are some actions - denoted by
“X†” on the Action Matrix - that can be repeated
consecutively, i.e., uninterrupted by any other action.
See their rules for details.
7·1·4
INCONSEQUENTIAL
ACTIONS
Generals may Issue New Orders whenever they wish
during an activation and however many times they
wish, as long as that does not interrupt any other
action. As such, Issue New Orders is the only
Inconsequential Action in the QuickStarter rules - it
has no bearing on the performing of further or
previous actions.
7·2
NOBLES WITHIN
UNITS
Generals and commanders often Join units to bolster
their fighting qualities or to keep them steady, but
an added benefit is that they usually become the
unit's leader.
Having units with noble leaders is often highly
desirable as such units can be very flexible in the
ensuing battle. If a general, commander or individual
is the leader of a unit, that unit is considered to be
under that leader's orders. However, whilst that unit
may have access to that leader's orders, and thus his
actions, it does not necessarily follow that the unit
can perform a certain action that the noble can. For
example, if a sorcerer becomes a unit's leader, he
may still perform a Recover action, but the unit
cannot perform a Recover action unless it is sorcerous
itself.
Note, however, the Joined unit would count as
having performed the Recover action as the noble is
still a part of it. This of course restricts the Joined
unit's further actions, and it is suggested that players
plan the actions their Joined units perform, and in
what order they are performed, carefully. It may be,
for example, that the best way for a noble to
perform an action that would restrict their unit's
further actions would be to Leave that unit first (see
7·13·3: Leaving).
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Note that most individuals cannot Join a unit, let
alone lead them, but there are some exceptions to
this depending on the individual warrior involved.
7·3
WALK ACTION
Sometimes the sight of a slowly advancing enemy,
swords clashing against shields as they walk, is just
as terrifying as an enemy charging into battle, for
there would be time to think, to worry, for bowels
to loosen in the face of a relentless foe.
7·3·1
PERFORMING A WALK
ACTION
Walk actions are voluntary actions. To perform a
Walk action a unit must simply declare that it is
doing so, thus becoming a Walking unit until the
Walk action is resolved.
Units performing a Walk action make a Ground Move
up to their current PACE attribute in inches, and
must Walk at least 1” where possible.
If a unit is engaged in combat, beset or is immobile,
it cannot perform a Walk action. Units engaged in
combat or beset may perform a Walk action as part
of an Attack Move action, however.
7·3·1·1
RESOLVING A WALK ACTION
Once all of the Walking warriors or Walkers have
completed their Move, the Walk action is resolved.
7·3·1·2
UNDER ATTACK ORDERS
Walking units under ATTACK orders must end their
Walk action closer to an enemy unit than when they
began it. In other words, they must walk towards an
enemy unit!
7·3·1·3
PREVIOUS ACTIONS
Units that have performed Shoot, Invoke, Bind, Join
or Issue New Orders actions may perform a Walk
action afterward in the same activation.
If a Walking unit has Shot or Invoked previously in
the same activation, all Movement during the Walk
action is performed as if it is a Slow Move.
7·3·1·4
FURTHER ACTIONS
Units that have performed a Walk action (that is not
part of an Attack Move action) may only perform an
Attack, Shoot, Invoke, Recover, Bind, Join or Issue
New Orders action afterward in the same activation.
 7·4
RUN ACTION
Most warriors simply run as quick as they can into
battle, to get to grips with the enemy before they
have a chance to react, to gain the initiative and
place their foes into a position they do not wish to
be in.
7·4·1
PERFORMING A RUN ACTION
Run actions are voluntary actions. To perform a Run
action a unit must simply declare that it is doing so,
thus becoming a Running unit until the Run action is
resolved.
Units performing a Run action make a Ground Move
up to twice their current PACE attribute in inches,
and must Move at least 1” further than their current
PACE where possible.
If a unit is engaged in combat, beset or is immobile,
it cannot perform a Run action. Units engaged in
combat or beset may perform a Run action as part of
an Attack Move action, however.
7·4·1·1
RESOLVING A RUN ACTION
Once all of the Running warriors or Runners have
completed their Move, the Run action is resolved.
7·4·1·2
UNDER ATTACK ORDERS
Running units under ATTACK orders must end
their Run action closer to an enemy unit than when
they began it. In other words, they must run
towards an enemy unit!
7·4·1·3
PREVIOUS ACTIONS
Units that have performed Invoke, Bind, Join or Issue
New Orders actions may perform a Run action
afterward in the same activation.
If a Running unit has Invoked previously in the same
activation, all Movement during the Run action is
performed as if it is a Slow Move.
7·4·1·4
FURTHER ACTIONS
Units that have performed a Run action (that is not
part of an Attack Move action) may only perform an
Attack, Shoot, Invoke, Bind, Join or Issue New Orders
action afterward in the same activation.
7·5
MARCH ACTION
Marching warriors sacrifice almost everything to
move quickly upon the battlefield, shouldering
weapons and shields in order to do so, and thus can
be quite vulnerable both during and after the march.
7·5·1
PERFORMING A MARCH
ACTION
March actions are voluntary actions. To perform a
March action a unit must simply declare that it is
doing so, thus becoming a Marching unit until the
March action is resolved.
Units performing a March action make a Ground
Move up to thrice their current PACE attribute in
inches, and must Move at least 1” further than twice
their current PACE where possible.
Marching warriors may not Change Direction more
than once during their March Move.
If a unit is engaged in combat, beset or is immobile,
it cannot perform a March action.
7·5·1·1
RESOLVING A MARCH ACTION
Once all of the Marching warriors or Marchers have
completed their Move, the March action is resolved.
7·5·1·2
PREVIOUS ACTIONS
Units that have performed a Join or Issue New
Orders action may perform a March action afterward
in the same activation.
7·5·1·3
FURTHER ACTIONS
Units that have performed a March action may only
perform a Join or Issue New Orders action afterward
in the same activation.
7·6
FLY ACTION
Some warriors or creatures have the ability to fly,
and such freedom of movement is unknown to those
who can only tramp along the ground in the mud
and blood. Thus, flyers have a much greater range of
movement than most warriors.
7·6·1
PERFORMING A FLY ACTION
Fly actions are voluntary actions. To perform a Fly
action a unit must simply declare that it is doing so,
thus becoming a Flying unit until the Fly action is
resolved.
Units performing a Fly action make a Flight Move up
to their current FLIGHT attribute in inches, and
must Fly at least 1” where possible.
If a unit is engaged in combat, beset or is immobile,
it cannot perform a Fly action. Units engaged in
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combat or beset may perform a
Fly action as part of an Attack
Move action, however.
7·6·1·1
RESOLVING A FLY ACTION
Once all of the Flying warriors or Flyers have
completed their Move, the Fly action is resolved.
7·6·1·2
PREVIOUS ACTIONS
Units that have performed Shoot, Invoke, Bind, Join
or Issue New Orders actions may perform a Fly action
afterward in the same activation.
7·6·1·3
FURTHER ACTIONS
Units that have performed a Fly action (that is not
part of an Attack Move action) may only perform an
Attack, Shoot, Invoke, Bind, Join or Issue New Orders
action afterward in the same activation.
7·7
CHARGE ACTION
Charging warriors run hard into battle - yelling
battle cries or howling in madness, more often than
not - to use their momentum and battle-lust to
attack with more power and purpose than merely
joining battle. Sometimes a charge can break the
enemy battle line in two, such is the effect of the
momentum gained!
7·7·1
PERFORMING A CHARGE
ACTION
To perform a Charge action it must first be declared
as per the sequence below.
7·7·1·1
IDENTIFY THE CHARGING UNIT
Players must first identify the unit they wish to
charge with (the Charging unit or Charger), which
must meet the following requirements:
· The Charging unit must be unengaged. Engaged
or beset units may perform an Attack Move action
instead
· At least one warrior within the Charging
unit must be armed with a combat weapon
· The unit leader of the Charging unit must
have line of sight to at least one enemy unit,
although this does not mean all of the
warriors within the Charging unit will be
able to make it to the Charged unit.
· If the unit leader does not have line of sight
to at least one enemy unit, the line of sight
of other warriors within the Charging unit
may be used instead, starting with the
Charging unit's champion. If neither the
unit leader nor the champion of the
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Charging unit
have line of sight to
at least one enemy unit,
the line of sight of any
of the Charging
unit's unit warriors
may be used instead.
If the Charging unit
cannot fulfil any of those
requirements (or there
are no enemy units in
line of sight) the Charge
action does not take
place and the Charging
unit may choose a different action to perform.
7·7·1·2
IDENTIFY THE CHARGED UNIT
With the Charging unit identified, it must then
identify the enemy unit it wishes to Charge (the
Charged unit). Any enemy unit the Charging unit's
unit leader can see - including those already in
combat - is a potential Charged unit and some of
them may eventually become Charged units.
The Charged unit will usually be the nearest enemy
unit the majority of the warriors within the
Charging unit can see, but this does depend on the
unit's acuity, as outlined below.
· A Charging unit that is Elite, Veteran or
Fanatical may select any potential Charged unit to
be the Charged unit and may Charge multiple
potential Charged units
· A Charging unit that is Drilled, Trained or Wild
may select any potential Charged unit to be the
Charged unit, but must first take a FORTITUDE
TEST - in this case a CHARGING TEST - to do
so. If the CHARGING TEST is passed, the
Charging unit may select any potential Charged
unit to be the Charged unit and may Charge
FERAL UNITS
Feral Units are almost impossible to control upon the battlefield, for the sights, smells and
sounds of the murderous carnage around them drive them into a frenzy of blood-lust and fury.
Immediately they are activated, players of unengaged Feral units must check if their unit leader
is within charge distance of an enemy unit that he can see before anything else occurs.
If the unit leader is within charge distance of an enemy unit that he can see, he must
immediately declare a Charge action upon the closest enemy unit to him that his unit is able to
engage by Charging.
If his unit cannot Charge an enemy unit, they may perform other actions as allowed by
ATTACK orders as normal.
 ENGAGING ENEMY UNITS IN COMBAT
Charging is not the only movement a unit can use to engage an enemy in combat, but
only if a unit cannot Charge for some reason is it able to Move to Engage instead.
Charge to Engage: Unless it is restricted by its orders - or by intervening units or
terrain - a unit must Charge an enemy unit to engage them in combat.
Move to Engage: If a unit cannot Charge an enemy unit for any reason (except for
Failing their Charge), it is allowed to Walk, Fly or Run into combat instead, as
long as its champion can see the enemy unit when it began its movement. All a unit
must do is use its normal Move (as the above actions allow) to enter the Attack
Range of the enemy it wishes to engage. Whilst the unit does not gain the momentum of
a Charge and thus enjoy those benefits in the coming Attack, its warriors can still
deal a lot of damage.
Like Charge Moves, however, warriors that Move to Engage are only allowed to
engage an enemy warrior in the arc of sight the majority of their base lay within
when they begun their movement.
Attack Move to Engage: If a unit is already in combat and some of its warriors are
not engaged, those warriors must Attack Move into combat.
multiple potential Charged units. If the
CHARGING TEST is failed, the Charging unit
(now also called a Closest Charging unit) must
Charge the nearest enemy unit its leader can see
that is not in combat (unless there is no other
choice), which then becomes the Charged unit,
and may Charge multiple potential Charged units
in closest charge order
· A Charging unit that is Levy, Feral or Mindless
(also called a Closest Charging unit) must always
Charge the nearest enemy unit its leader can see
that is not already in combat (unless there is no
other choice), which then becomes the Charged
CHARGE ARCS
In the diagram below, the Werwulf can be Charged by both the Srónax unit and the Srónax
Untain. However, the Werwulf's blind arc is vulnerable.
The majority of Srónax 1's base (and all of Srónax 2's base) is within the Werwulf's sight
arc, so they must Charge Move into his sight arc.
unit, and may Charge multiple potential Charged
units in closest charge order
7·7·1·3
CHARGING MULTIPLE UNITS
Charging units are allowed to Charge multiple enemy
units, but in all circumstances Charging warriors
must remain within join distance of each other once
their Charge Move is completed.
Charge Order
Charging units must decide in which order they
Charge multiple units by numbering each Charged
unit, called the charge number, beginning with the
number “1”. Charged units are then Charged in
charge order (also called charge number order),
lowest charge number to highest charge number,
with the unit having the lowest charge number
Charged first.
Closest Charge Order
In some cases a Charged unit's charge number is
compulsorily appointed. If a unit is a Closest
Charging unit, i.e., compelled to Charge the nearest
enemy unit (such as by failing a CHARGING TEST
or being Levy, Feral or Mindless, or perhaps due to
another rule), Charged units are numbered nearest
to furthest as measured from the Charging unit's
leader, with the nearest Charged unit having the
charge number “1”, the next nearest Charged unit
having the charge number “2”, and so on.
If the leader of a Closest Charging unit is
equidistant from two Charged units, the
Closest Charging unit's player chooses
which unit to Charge before the other.
Closest Charging units must engage as
many of its warriors as possible with
Charged units before they can Charge the
Charged unit with the next-lowest charge
number.

All of Srónax 3's base, however, is within the Involuntary Charges

Werwulf's blind arc and so he may charge into his A Charging unit's warriors may also
blind arc. become engaged with multiple enemy units
simply through the act of moving into
attack range when the Charge Move is
completed. Every enemy unit thus engaged
or beset by the Charging unit, regardless of
how this occurs, become Charged units.
However, the Charging unit must engage
as many of its warriors as possible with the
Charged units and in charge order.

7·7·2
CHARGE SEQUENCE
Similarly, the majority of the Srónax Once the Charging and Charged units
Untain's base (4), however, is within the have been identified, the Charge action must
Werwulf's blind arc, and so he may charge be resolved. Resolving a Charge takes place
into his blind arc. in a particular sequence called the Charge

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Sequence which must be followed to its conclusion
in all instances.
7·7·2·1
TURN TO FACE THE CHARGED
UNIT
Each of the Charging unit's warriors must first Turn
to Face any warrior from the Charged units that it
can see. Simply turn the base of each warrior
involved in the Charge action so that their head marks
face toward a warrior from the Charged units. Blind
sighted warriors must still Turn to Face the Charged
units.
7·7·2·2
CHARGED UNITS DECLARE
CHARGE REACTIONS
The Charged unit's player must then declare any
voluntary Charge reactions to the Charge action for all
of the Charged units. Voluntary Charge reactions are
usually either Hold or Hold and Shoot, but depending
on the acuity of the units involved other reactions
may occur.
Compulsory or Involuntary Charge reactions are
determined after the engagement distance is
measured.
7·7·2·3
MEASURE THE ENGAGEMENT
DISTANCE
The Charging unit's player must measure in a
straight line (called the engagement line) the
smallest distance between both the Charging unit
and the Charged unit, called the engagement
distance, where warriors from both units may Attack
each other in combat.
The engagement line may only be drawn from a
Charging warrior's sight arc. The engagement line
must not cross any other warrior's base except those
from the Charged unit, nor pass through impassable
terrain. If the engagement line cannot be drawn to
the Charged unit because of those restrictions, the
engagement distance is considered to be 0”.
7·7·2·4
CALCULATE THE CHARGE
DISTANCE
The engagement distance is then compared to the
charge distance, which is equal to their initial
CHARGE MOVE attribute. A warrior's CHARGE
MOVE is defined as twice the Charging unit's
current PACE attribute (or the same as their current
FLIGHT attribute in the case of Flyers).
If the charge distance is less than the engagement
distance, the Charging unit performs a Failed Charge
reaction but the Charge action is still deemed to have
taken place as the Charging unit must still make its
full Charge Move.
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If the charge distance is equal to or ENGAGEMENT TYPES
greater than the engagement
There are many different types of
distance, the Charging unit makes a
Charge Move as per the 7·7·2·5:
engagement and it is useful to
Charge! step of the Charge
understand exactly what each actually
entails.
Sequence below.
Unengaged: if a Defender is not within
7·7·2·5 attack range of any of an Attacker's
CHARGE! weapons, the Attacker is unengaged.
The Charging unit's warriors then Beset: if an Attacker is unengaged but
make their Charge Move directly within attack range of any of a
toward the Charged units, up to Defender's weapons, the Attacker is
their CHARGE MOVE in inches, in beset.
order to engage the Charged units
in combat. Engaged: if a Defender is within
attack range of any of an Attacker's
In order to do so, the Charging weapons, the Attacker is engaged.
unit's player must select one
Attack Engaged: if a Defender is
warrior from the Charing unit to be
within attack range of all of an
the First Charging warrior or First
Attacker's weapons, the Attacker is
Charger. This warrior must be
attack engaged. By definition, the
Charge Moved so that he engages Attacker is also engaged.
the Charged unit, and if he cannot,
Contact Engaged: if an Attacker is in
the Charging unit Fails its Charge.
As can be understood, the very first base contact with a Defender, the
Charging warrior Charge Moved is Attacker is contact engaged. By
very important! definition, the Attacker is also attack
engaged and engaged.
Once the First Charging warrior is
engaged with the Charged unit, the
rest of the Charging unit can then perform their
Charge Move and follow the rules outlined below.
Engage as Many as Possible...
The Charging unit must engage as many of its
warriors as possible with the Charged units, without
breaking other Charge rules of course.
...but Remain within Join Distance!
However, Charging warriors must engage so that,
when they have completed their Charge Move, they
remain within their normal join distance. Thus, a
Charging warrior must Charge Move so that he is
within join distance of another warrior from his unit
when he engages an enemy (except for the First
Charging warrior) and must stop his Charge Move
immediately he would leave that join distance. This
is not a Failed Charge reaction as long as another
warrior from his unit is engaged with or beset by an
enemy.
Difficult and Slow Charge Moves
Sometimes Charging warriors must perform a
Difficult Move or Slow Move to get to grips with the
enemy. This is called a Difficult Charge Move or
Slow Charge Move and simply reduces the Charging
warrior's remaining CHARGE MOVE in exactly the
same way as a normal Difficult Move or Charge Move
reduces a warrior's MOVE.
The problem, of course, is that this could reduce a
warrior's CHARGE MOVE enough so that he cannot
engage an enemy. Again, this is not a Failed Charge
reaction as long as another warrior from his unit is
engaged with or beset by an enemy unit.
Warriors that have performed either a Difficult
Charge Move or Slow Charge Move can never be
classed as Swift Chargers in the same activation.
Do Not Change Direction!
Charging warriors are not allowed to Change
Direction under any circumstances during a Charge
Move, including when they complete it.
Halt when Engaged...
A Charging warrior may not voluntarily halt his
Movement before he engages a Charged unit, unless
he would leave the Charging unit's join distance or
does not have enough MOVE remaining, but a
Charging warrior may end his Charge Move at any
time once he is engaged.
...except for the Wilder Warriors!
Wild, Feral or Fanatical warriors, however, must
attempt to attack engage - i.e., get into attack
contact of - the Charged unit where possible. This
means they must use as much of their Charge Move
as they possibly can. They are keen to get to grips
with the enemy with their claws and teeth and
hooves!
Charge into Arcs
Charging warriors may only Charge Move into the
enemy warrior's arc of sight the majority of their
base lay within when the Charging unit declared the
Charge. This ensures warriors do not use their Charge
Move to engage an enemy in his blind arc when they
were face to face.
Once engaged, a Charging unit may not voluntarily
disengage from combat in the same activation.
Contacting Other Warriors
A Charging warrior must halt if it is in attack
contact with a warrior from any other unit but the
Charged unit (including friendly units) or tries to
Charge Move through impassable terrain.
Move Through Attack Ranges
Charging warriors may Charge Move through enemy
attack ranges freely.
Fulfil Charge Moves
A Charging warrior that cannot engage an enemy
(also called an Unengaged Charging warrior) -
perhaps because other Charging warriors are
blocking his path, or if he has run out of CHARGE
MOVE - must still perform their Charge Move
directly toward the Charged unit and must end his
Charge Move as close as possible to any engaged
Charging warrior from his own unit.
7·7·3
PREVIOUS ACTIONS
Units that have performed a Join and/or Issue New
Orders action may perform a Charge action afterward
in the same activation.
7·7·4
FURTHER ACTIONS
Units that have performed a Charge action may only
perform an Attack, Charge Attack, Join or Issue New
Orders action afterward in the same activation. In
certain circumstances they may also perform a
Reform action after an Attack or Charge Attack action
(see the 8·2·7·1: Destroyed Enemies rule).
7·7·4·1
SWIFT CHARGERS
Any Charging warrior that Charge Moves equal to or
further than half his CHARGE MOVE attribute -
also called a SWIFT CHARGE MOVE - during his
Charge Move is also called a Swift Charging warrior
or Swift Charger. Swift Chargers are entitled to
certain bonuses during a Charge Attack action.
Remember that warriors that have performed either
a Difficult Charge Move or Slow Charge Move can
never be classed as Swift Chargers in the same
activation.
7·7·4·2
CHARGE ATTACK ACTION
A Charge Attack action may be performed by any
Charging warrior instead of an Attack action.
7·8
REFORM ACTION
In battle warriors can sometimes find themselves a
little scattered or displaced and it is important to
keep battle lines close and warriors within
supporting distance. This can sometimes prove
crucial!
7·8·1
PERFORMING A REFORM
ACTION
Reform actions are voluntary actions. To perform a
Reform action a unit must simply declare that it is
doing so, thus becoming a Reforming unit until the
Reform action is resolved.
Performing a Reform action allows a Reforming unit
to arrange their warriors as they wish; any warrior
in the Reforming unit may make a Reform Move,
which allows them to Turn to Face any direction and
make a Ground Move of up to 2”, as long as all of
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the warriors stay within their join distance and they If the RECOVER TEST is
do not enter the attack range of any enemy warrior. failed, the Recoverer does
not recover any
7·8·1·1 CONSTITUTION. Instead, the
RESOLVING A REFORM ACTION Recoverer rolls a D10 and
Once all of the Reforming warriors or Reformers deducts the result from his
have completed their Reform Move, the Reform action TEMPER attribute. In the
is resolved. case of sorcerous units
failing the RECOVER
7·8·1·2 TEST, every unit warrior's
PREVIOUS ACTIONS TEMPER, including those of
Units that have performed a Join and/or an Issue its unit command warriors, is
New Orders action may perform a Reform action reduced.
afterward in the same activation. Additionally,
Triumphant units may perform a Reform action after Noble sorcerers must
all of their Attack actions have been resolved in the perform Recover actions
same activation (see the 8·2·7·1: Destroyed Enemies
rule).
separately
7·8·1·3 to any other
FURTHER ACTIONS warrior,
Units that have performed a Reform action may only including other
perform a Join or Issue New Orders action afterward nobles. Sorcerous
in the same activation. units must perform
Recover actions as a unit,
7·9 upon the champion's

RECOVER ACTION
TEMPER attribute, and only
the wounded warrior gains
Sorcerers ultimately draw power from their soul in CONSTITUTION.
order to create invocations, but they are trained to
heal themselves in moments of quiet and thus create 7·9·1·1
more invocations as the battle dictates. RESOLVING A RECOVER ACTION
Once the RECOVER TEST has been passed or failed
7·9·1 and any attributes adjusted, the Recover action is
PERFORMING A RECOVER resolved.
ACTION 7·9·1·2
Recover actions are voluntary actions. Only sorcerers PREVIOUS ACTIONS
or sorcerous units (i.e., a unit in which every vassal is Units that have performed a Walk, Run, Join or
a sorcerer) may perform a Recover action. To perform Issue New Orders action may perform a Recover action
a Recover action a sorcerer must first declare that it is afterward in the same activation.
doing so, becoming a Recovering warrior or
Recoverer (or Recovering unit if it is a sorcerous 7·9·1·3
unit) until the action is resolved. FURTHER ACTIONS
Units that have performed a Recover action may only
The Recoverer must then take a TEMPER TEST, perform a Walk, Run, Join or Issue New Orders
in this case a RECOVER TEST, to draw power from action afterward in the same activation.
the world surrounding them to heal their soul and
enable them to perform more sorcery. If the
RECOVER TEST is passed, the Recoverer must roll
7 · 10
the amount of recover dice (as indicated on his BRACE ACTION
profile) and regains CONSTITUTION equal to the Most warriors, at some point during a battle, must
result of that recovery roll. defend against an enemy attack. Sometimes,
however, they are called upon to forego their own
Any rolls of a 9 on the recover dice signify a deep
offensive instincts and brace themselves to defend a
recover and the Recoverer immediately rolls another
position or a friendly unit, or simply to halt an
recover die, adding the result to his
enemy's charge.
CONSTITUTION attribute.

The Recoverer's CONSTITUTION cannot increase

further than its basic value from the results of a
recovery roll.

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 7 · 10 · 1
PERFORMING A BRACE
ACTION
Brace actions are voluntary actions. To perform a
Brace action a unit must simply declare that it is
doing so, thus becoming a Braced unit until the
Brace action is resolved.
While Braced, a unit's normal parries become easy
parries during an Attack action. Similarly, while
Braced and using a shield, a unit's normal evades
become easy evades during a Shoot action; and while
Braced and using a shield, a unit's normal avoids
become easy avoids during an Invoke action.
Mindless or Feral units may never perform a Brace
action.
7 · 10 · 1 · 1
RESOLVING A BRACE ACTION
Braced units remain Braced until the beginning of
their next activation, immediately they are activated,
at which point their Brace action is resolved. As such,
a Brace action is a continuous action.
Braced units may not Move from their position and
if forced to do so are no longer Braced.
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PREVIOUS ACTIONS
Units that have performed a Bind, Join and/or Issue
New Orders action may perform a Brace action
afterward in the same activation.
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FURTHER ACTIONS
Units that have performed a Brace action may only
perform an Attack, Shoot, Invoke, Join, Bind or Issue
New Orders action afterward in the same activation.
Should a Braced unit Attack, their attack dice are
halved and all strikes are difficult strikes. Should a
Braced unit Shoot, their shoot dice are halved and all
shots are difficult shots. Should a Braced unit Invoke,
their invoke dice are halved and all invokes are
difficult invokes. All fractions are rounded down
with no minimum, so some warriors could lose all of
their attack dice, shot dice or invoke dice by being
Braced.
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ISSUE NEW ORDERS
It can happen that during a battle a general would
like the units under his command to attack when
they had been briefed to hold, or perhaps a unit that
has rallied needs fresh orders to get back into the
fray.
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PERFORMING AN ISSUE NEW
ORDERS ACTION
Issue New Orders actions are voluntary actions for the
general and compulsory actions for the ordered
commander. Generals may Issue New Orders to any
unit in their own command or any other command as
a whole during their activation, but only lively units
can be issued with new orders.
A general may issue any new order he wishes and to
as many units as he wishes at any point during his
activation, although only one new order may be
issued to each unit or command during each
activation.
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ISSUING NEW ORDERS
Generals (including replacement generals) may only
Issue New Orders to the leader of a unit in his own
command, the champion of a unit in a leaderless
command or to the commander of another command.
Note that if a general issues a new order to a unit or
commander, by definition it must be a different order
to that which they are currently under.
Issuing New Orders to a Unit in the
General's Command
To accept and thus act upon these new orders, a unit
in the general's command (or an individual outside of
a command) whose leader is within his command
range (now called an ordered unit until the new
orders are accepted or ignored by it) must take an
ORDER TEST. If a leader in the general's own
command is outside of his command range, he must
send a message to the leader if possible. If this is not
possible, the new orders cannot be issued to that unit.
Generals may Issue New Orders to any unit they
themselves Lead without the need for an ORDER
TEST.
Issuing New Orders to another Command
If a commander is within the general's command
range (now called an ordered commander until the
new orders are accepted or ignored by him), he must
take an ORDER TEST to accept and thus act upon
these new orders. If the ordered commander is
outside of the general's command range, the general
must send a message to him if possible. If this is not
possible, the new orders cannot be issued to that
commander.
Ordered commanders must, in their next activation
after accepting the new orders, perform an Issue New
Orders action to the units in his command in the same
way as a general does to his own command.
Commanders may only ever issue the orders they
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ORDER TESTS
Sometimes units or warriors will not hear correctly, understand or perhaps even care about new orders, even from their general, and fail to comprehend
exactly what is required of them. The battlefield is enough of a confusing place without their champions telling them to do things differently!
Thus, to ensure the general's new orders are correctly understood, the ordered unit must take an Authority Test, in this case an Order Test, on their
champion's (or the general's or commander's, if they are in command range) own Authority attribute, taking into account any Order Test modifiers.
Ordered commanders must always take Order Tests on their own Authority and can never take it upon the general's Authority. Elite units do not have
to take an Order Test unless they are a commander or are Allies.
If the Order Test is passed, the ordered unit or ordered commander accept the new orders and immediately continue the battle under those new orders.
Their old order token should be replaced with another order token that corresponds to the new order, face down so that the opposing player does not see it.
If the Order Test is failed, the ordered unit or ordered commander ignore the new orders and continue the battle under their previous orders.
Units that may only follow one type of order cannot be Issued New Orders and fail any Order Test they are required to make. Similarly, Flyers
compelled to follow HOLD Orders will fail the Order Test.

ORDER TEST MODIFIERS

Modify the result of the Order Test according to the following:
-D10 - Ordered unit taking the test contains a herald
-D10 - Message was sent via a signal from the host herald or host banner bearer
-D10 - Message was delivered by a messenger
-D10 - Message was sent via an invocation from the general
-D10 - Ordered unit is within their commander's command range (remember that the general is also the commander of his own command)
+D10 - Ordered unit or ordered commander is Allied
+D10 - General has issued a new order to the ordered unit without issuing the order through their commander
+D10 - General has issued a new order to the ordered unit of a leaderless command
+D10 - General is a replacement general
+D10 - Message was delivered by a pressed messenger
+D10 - Ordered unit is an individual or sell-sword
+D10 - Ordered unit is Fanatical or Mindless
These modifiers are cumulative.

have just accepted from the general to the units
within their command.
Commanders may Issue New Orders to any unit they
are the leader of in the same activation as they have
accepted new orders, and without the need for an
ORDER TEST.
Commanders may never Issue New Orders in an
activation unless they have accepted new orders from
the general before their current activation.
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SENDING A MESSAGE
If an ordered unit or ordered commander is too far
from their commander or general to hear or see the
new orders, messages are sent to them instead.
Messages may be sent by a general (or commander
on behalf of the general) in the same activation as
issuing other orders and must take the form of a
signal, a messenger or an invocation.
Sending a Signal
To send a message in the form of a signal, the
general may command his host herald or host banner
bearer to do so if they are within his command range
at the same time as issuing the new order. If they are
not within his command range, they cannot send the
message.
To accept the new orders sent as a signal from the
host herald, the ordered unit or ordered commander
must simply take an ORDER TEST as above.
To accept the new orders sent as a signal by the host
banner bearer, the ordered unit or ordered
commander must have line of sight to the host
banner bearer and must taken an ORDER TEST as
above.
Sending a Messenger
To Send a Message by a messenger, the general may
command a messenger to deliver it to the ordered
unit or ordered commander, as long as that
messenger is within the general's command range.
This must be done at the same time as issuing the
new order.
The general may also command one warrior of any
friendly (but not allied) unit within his command
range to deliver the message, as long as the warrior
is not Feral, Mindless or Fanatical or a Beast,
Monstrous Beast or War Engine. The warrior
commanded to do so is called a pressed messenger.
While acting as a messenger, the pressed messenger
becomes an individual, just like a messenger, and is
no longer considered part of its unit.
Messengers and pressed messengers may only
voluntarily make March actions (or Fly actions if a
Flyer) and whilst delivering the message must

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March or Fly as quickly as possible and as directly as
possible toward the ordered unit or ordered
commander.
Once the messenger or pressed messenger is within
2” of the leader of the ordered unit or within 2” of
the ordered commander, they may impart the new
orders. To accept them, the ordered unit or ordered
commander must take an ORDER TEST as above.
Once the message has been accepted or ignored, the
messenger must return to any point on the battlefield
within the command range of the general as soon as
possible. Pressed messengers must return to any
point on the battlefield within join distance of the
unit he Left, at which point he is no longer a pressed
messenger. When this occurs, he must Join the unit
he Left previously.
Only one order may be sent per messenger or
pressed messenger.
Sending an Invocation
If the general is a sorcerer, he may Send a Message
in the form of an invocation to the ordered unit or
the ordered commander and becomes a sorcerous
messenger until the new orders are accepted or
ignored.
A general may command any sorcerer within his
command range to Send a Message in the form of an
invocation to the ordered unit or the ordered
commander on his behalf. This sorcerer becomes the
sorcerous messenger until the new orders are
accepted or ignored.
To accept the new orders sent as an invocation from
the general or sorcerous
messenger, the ordered
unit or
ordered
commander must simply take an ORDER TEST as
above.
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RESOLVING AN ISSUE NEW ORDERS
ACTION
Once the general or commander has issued the new
order or has sent a message, the Issue New Orders
action is resolved.
7 · 11 · 1 · 4
PREVIOUS ACTIONS
Generals and commanders may perform an Issue
New Orders action regardless of the actions they have
performed already in the same activation.
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FURTHER ACTIONS
The Issue New Orders action has no bearing on
performing any other action afterward in the same
activation. As such, a warrior's previous action can
only be the action that immediately preceded the
Issue New Orders action.
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BIND
Hosts are mostly comprised of similar warriors who
join together into units in order to support each
other and thus fight better than if they were
separate. Some warriors, such as lowly beasts or
maddened monsters, fight better with the assistance
or control of others.
7 · 12 · 1
PERFORMING A BIND
ACTION
A Bind action is a voluntary action. Some units can
(and sometimes must) Bind to other units, an
example being a unit of Goad-Drunes who may
Bind to a unit in order to Goad it. Binding options
are shown on a warrior's profile.
To perform a Bind action, the leader of the unit that
wishes to Bind (called the Binding unit) must be
within 2” of the unit
that it
wishes to Bind
to (called the Bind unit) and declare it
is Binding to that unit during its activation.
The Bind unit may be of any vigour or heart, and
may even be in combat.
If the Binding unit's leader is within 2” of the Bind
unit when the Bind action is declared, a Bound unit
is formed that contains both the Binding unit and
Bind unit. If the Binding unit's leader is not within
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2” of the Bind unit when the Bind action is
declared, the Bind action does not take place.
No Binding unit may Bind to an enemy unit, an
allied unit or a sell-sword.
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MUSTERED BINDING
Some units may Bind to other units before the battle
as part of their muster, and this possibility is shown
on their profile. They thus begin the battle as a
Bound unit and must be positioned on the battlefield
at the same time.
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RESOLVING A BIND ACTION
Immediately a Bound unit is formed, the Bind action
is considered to be resolved.
Warrior Details
Rules that use the kin, class or acuity of the Binding
unit do not affect the Bind unit, and similarly, rules
that use the kin, class or acuity of the Bind unit do
not affect the Binding unit.
A Bound unit's privilege and ubiquity is always that
of the Binding unit.
A Bound unit's cost is the sum of the Binding unit's
and the Bind unit's cost.
Attributes
Bound warriors Move at their own PACE or
FLIGHT value and the action they are performing,
but Movement is always controlled by the Binding
unit's leader.

7 · 12 · 1 · 3 PACE, FLIGHT, SKILL, MIGHT and

CONSTITUTION tests are taken separately by the
PREVIOUS ACTIONS
Binding unit and Bind unit. FORTITUDE,
Binding units that have performed Walk, Run, Fly, AUTHORITY and TEMPER tests are taken on the
Brace, Invoke, Join, Bind or Issue New Orders actions Binding unit's leader.
may perform a Bind action afterward in the same
activation. Traits
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FURTHER ACTIONS unit is Fearless, Fearsome or
A Bound unit formed from a Binding unit and a Terrifying, the Bound unit is.
lively Bind unit becomes active immediately it is Other Traits are applied to
created. Thus, the Bound unit as a whole is only Binding units and
considered to have performed any other actions the Bind units
Binding unit has performed, ignoring the Bind action. individually.
As such, a Bound unit's previous action can only be
the action that immediately preceded the Bind action
Orders
by the Binding unit If the Binding unit had not Bound units are
performed any previous actions, the Bound unit is considered to
free to perform any further action possible under its be under the
current orders. same orders the
Binding unit was
A Bound unit formed from a Binding unit and a before it performed the
weary Bind unit becomes weary immediately it is Bind action. If a
created, regardless of whether the Binding unit had Bound unit
performed any actions previously. Thus, the Binding contains a
unit's activation ends and Bound units may not Feral
perform any other action after the Bind action in the unit, the
same activation if the Bind unit has already activated Bound
that hour. unit must
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under
placed

BOUND UNITS
Bound units activate as a single unit and perform
actions and reactions as if they are one unit. The
Binding unit's champion is considered to be the
champion of the Bound unit.

In most other respects, Binding units and

Bind units are treated as separate units.

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ATTACK orders immediately it is formed. If a
Bound unit contains a Flying unit, it cannot be
placed under HOLD orders.
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BIND DISTANCE
All of the warriors within the Binding unit must
stay within 6” of the Bind unit where possible.
This is called the bind distance. If any warriors from
the Binding unit are further than the bind distance at
the beginning of their activation, they must - by
performing an action as part of their activation -
Move to be within the bind distance as quickly as
possible. If this is not possible, the Bound unit
immediately Unbinds involuntarily.
Warriors from the Binding unit are not joined to
those of the Bind unit, and thus do not need to stay
within join distance of the Bind unit. Similarly,
warriors from the Bind unit are not joined to those
of the Binding unit.
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UNBINDING
Bound units can Unbind both voluntarily and
involuntarily, as outlined below.
· Bound units may Unbind voluntarily at any point
during their activation when they are not
performing an action
· If all of the warriors within either a Binding unit
or a Bind unit die, the Bound unit Unbinds
involuntarily once the action that caused either
unit to die is resolved
· If a Binding unit's warriors cannot Move to within
the bind distance, the Bound unit immediately
Unbinds involuntarily
If a Bound unit Unbinds involuntarily and both
Binding and Bind unit remain on the battlefield,
both activate separately in their next activation and
are immediately considered to be separate units.
If a Bound unit Unbinds voluntarily, both the
Binding and Bind unit are active.
Players may choose either the Binding unit or the
Bind unit to continue the Bound unit's activation
first; but whichever goes first, the other unit
comprising the Bound unit must activate
immediately afterward without Passing the Initiative.
Whilst they may perform further actions after
Unbinding, Binding and Bind units are both
considered to have performed any action the Bound
unit performed.
Unbinding is not considered to be an action and thus
has no bearing on previous or further actions.
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JOIN
It is advantageous for individual warriors to join a
unit of similar warriors, if only for protection from
missiles or invocations, but the addition of a
powerful hero or a steady commander to their ranks
can give warriors a great boost in confidence and
renewed vigour.
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PERFORMING A JOIN ACTION
A Join action is a voluntary action. Generals,
commanders and some individuals as noted on their
profiles may Join a unit.
To perform a Join action, the warrior that wishes to
Join (called the Joining warrior) must be within 2”
of the unit he wishes to Join (called the Join unit)
and declare he is Joining to that unit during his
activation. The Join unit may be of any vigour or
heart, and may even be in combat.
If the Joining warrior is within 2” of the Join unit
when the Join action is declared, he becomes a part
of the Join unit (which is now called a Joined unit)
and is thus a Joined warrior like its other members.
If the Joining warrior is not within 2” of the Join
unit when the Join action is declared, the Join action
does not take place.
7 · 13 · 1 · 1
MUSTERED JOINING
Nobles may Join a unit before the battle as part of
their muster, but only to units within their own
command. They thus begin the battle as a Joined
unit and must be positioned on the battlefield as one
unit.
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JOIN RESTRICTIONS
There are some Joining restrictions, as outlined
below.
· Generals may Join any unit within their host
during the battle except for allied units, but
commanders may only Join units within their own
command during the battle
· Individuals may only Join other units (or be Joined
to) if this possibility is shown on their profile
· Nobles may Join with other nobles to form a unit
· Nobles may not Join to a solitary warrior.
Similarly, warriors that are themselves solitary can
never Join a unit
· Nobles may not Join to a Feral unit unless they
are themselves Feral
· Nobles may not Join to a Fanatical unit unless
they are themselves Fanatical
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 · Nobles may not Join to a Flying unit unless they
themselves have a FLIGHT attribute
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PREVIOUS ACTIONS
Joining warriors that have performed any action may
perform a Join action afterward in the same
activation.
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FURTHER ACTIONS
A Joined unit formed from a Joining unit and a
lively Join unit becomes active immediately it is
created. Thus, the Joined unit as a whole is
considered to have performed any other actions the
Joining warrior has performed, ignoring the Join
action. As such, a Joined unit's previous action can
only be the action that immediately preceded the Join
action by the Joining unit. If the Joining unit had not
performed any previous actions, the Joined unit is
free to perform any further action possible under its
current orders.
· A noble may Leave a Joined unit voluntarily at
the beginning of a Joined unit's activation, in
which case the vassals within the unit retain the
order the noble was under he has Left. A noble
may not Leave a Joined unit until the next hour if
the Joined unit has activated and performed an
action
· If all of the vassals within a unit die, all of the
nobles within the Joined unit Leave the unit
involuntarily
· Nobles may never Leave and Join the same unit in
the same activation, but they may Leave a unit to
Join a different unit in the same activation
If a noble voluntarily Leaves a Joined unit at the
beginning of its activation, both the noble and the
unit Left are immediately considered to be separate
units. However, it is the noble that remains active
after he Leaves; the Left unit becomes lively
instead. Thus, the Left unit can activate whenever
its general wishes during the remains of the hour, as
per another unit.

A Joined unit formed from a Joining unit and a Leaving is not considered to be an action and thus has
weary Join unit becomes weary immediately it is no bearing on previous or further actions.
created, regardless of whether the Joining unit had
performed any actions previously. Thus, Joined units
may not perform any other action after the Join
action in the same activation if the Join unit has
already activated that hour.

The Joining warrior, however, is free to perform

any further action possible under its current orders for
the rest of his activation as long as this does not
force the unit around him perform the same action. If
he is a sorcerer, for example, he could Join a weary
unit and also perform a Recover action in the same
activation. He is a noble, after all!

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JOINED UNITS
Joined units activate as a single unit and perform
actions and reactions as if they are one unit.

If the Joining warrior is the general, he is

immediately considered to be the Joined unit's
leader. If the Joining warrior is a commander and
the unit does not contain the general (or another
commander with a greater AUTHORITY attribute),
the Joining commander is immediately considered to
be the Joined unit's leader.

Joined units are considered to be under the same

orders the Joinining warrior was before the Join
action was performed.

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LEAVING A JOINED UNIT
Nobles can Leave a Joined unit both voluntarily and
involuntarily, as outlined below.

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COMBAT ACTIONS
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ATTACK ACTION
For game purposes, all Attacking and
Defending units are considered to be in Combat
whilst they are engaged and their individual
Attack actions combine into a Combat action
the moment the first Attack action takes place.
Whilst a rain of arrows, sorcery or even the presence of terrible creatures can
Combat actions are unusual in that they are not force many enemies from the field, in the end battles are almost always won or
declared by any player and they are not lost in murderous and bloody hand-to-hand combat where no quarter is given
reactions; they simply occur as a by product of and none asked.
Attack actions.
The same Combat action continues until there 8·1 the same Combat action or Attack action such that the
total amount of hands that equipment requires
are no more Attacking or Defending units
within the Combat - which could take many
DECLARING exceed his own hands value.

hours, depending on the doggedness of the AN ATTACK For example, if a warrior can Switch the use of two

ACTION
combatants - at which point the Combat action
ends and is resolved. This enables other rules,
such as those for a Shoot action, to take part in Most Attack actions are
the swirling mêlée that is hand-to-hand combat compulsory actions. If an active
in a different manner, as it is usually very unit is engaged in combat or
difficult to establish friends and enemies when beset by an enemy, it must
they are trying to kill each other! perform an Attack action against
the enemies it is engaged with
In subsequent hours more units may join the
or beset by. There's no hiding
established Combat, should the Combat action
in Darklands!
not resolve in the hour it began, in which case
they are considered to be a part of the same To perform an Attack action, it
Combat. Other Combat actions may break out must first be declared as per
elsewhere on the battlefield, but they will be
the sequence below.
separate Combat actions unless they somehow
combine into one as more units join the fray. 8·1·1
When units within a Combat can no longer DECLARE
perform any Attack actions against a unit, they
ATTACKING
are considered to have left the Combat and are
not bound by its rules. UNIT
Players must first identify the
unit they wish to Attack with
(the Attacking unit or Attacker), which must meet
the following requirements:
· The Attacking unit must be engaged in combat or
beset by an enemy unit. Any warrior (the
Attacking warrior or Attacker) within attack range
or beset by an enemy warrior (the Defending
warrior or Defender) can perform an Attack action
· At least one Attacker must be armed with at least
one combat weapon that is not destroyed and has
not yet been used in an Attack action that hour
combat weapons and a shield, each of which require
one hand to use, that warrior must decide whether
to use one combat weapon and a shield or two
combat weapons during the imminent Combat action.
Attacking units may not Switch equipment during a
Combat action (i.e., during all Attack actions until the
Attacking unit is disengaged) except for weapons
that have the rule Switch (Hands), which can be
declared per Attack action.
The use of any invocations can be decided upon
before an Attack Invoke action begins.
8·1·1·2
DECLARE DEFENDING UNIT'S
EQUIPMENT
The Defending unit's player must then declare all of
the equipment - combat weapons, shot weapons,
armour elements and artefacts - the Defending unit
will use throughout the ensuing Combat action in
exactly the same way as the Attacking unit.
8·1·2
DECLARE ANY DEFENDER
ATTACK ACTIONS
Once the Attacking unit's Attack action (sometimes
referred to as the Attacker's Attack action for clarity)
has been declared, the opposing player may then
declare an Attack action (sometimes referred to as
the Defender's Attack action) with any or all of its
Defending units against the Attacking unit, who
must meet the following requirements:

If the Attacking unit cannot fulfil any of those
requirements, the Attack action does not take place
and the Attacking unit may choose a different action
to perform.
8·1·1·1
DECLARE ATTACKING UNIT'S
EQUIPMENT
The Attacking unit's player must then declare all of
the equipment - combat weapons, shot weapons,
armour elements and artefacts - the Attacking unit
will use throughout the ensuing Combat action.
Remember that a warrior cannot wield equipment in
· The Defending unit must be lively
· The Defending unit must be engaged in combat or
beset by the Attacking unit. Any warrior (the
Defending warrior or Defender) within attack
range or beset by an enemy warrior (the
Attacking warrior or Attacker) can perform a
Defender's Attack action
· At least one Defender must be armed with at least
one combat weapon that is not destroyed and has
not yet been used in an Attack action that hour
As such, Defender Attack actions are voluntary actions,
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Players combining the attacks of warriors with different attributes against the same enemy
must roll attack dice, strike dice and wound dice separately, or use different-coloured dice in
Attacks, treating each Attack separately and
resolving it before moving on to another.
Combat actions are resolved in this sequence:
actions
are
compulsory
actions.
Note that
Defending warriors, if they
are engaged with or beset by other enemy units as
well as the Attacker, must use at least one combat
weapon per Defender against the Attacker before
Attacking those other enemy units.
No further Attack actions may be declared by either
player in that Combat action once the Attacking unit
and any Defending units have declared Attack
actions. Defending units that have declared Attack
actions become active and will become weary
immediately after the Attacking unit becomes weary.
In other words, that's their activation for that hour!
Defending units that choose to perform a Defender's
Attack action, even though they become active, may
not perform any other action other than an Attack
action or an Attack Move action. They cannot
perform any further actions once their Defending
Attack actions have been resolved, except to Reform.
Defending units that do not choose to perform a
Defender's Attack action can, of course, activate
normally when called upon later on in that hour.
8·2
COMBAT SEQUENCE
Before any Attack action begins, the sequence in
which all Attack actions are made within a combat -
the Combat Sequence - must be established.
Usually, Attacking units fight as one body of
warriors against the unit they are engaged with or
beset by, but if the Attacking unit contains warriors
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COMBINED ATTACKS AND DICE ROLLING
the same roll, to differentiate between the attributes of the attackers. This ensures no
mistakes are made!
of differing
privilege, class or
attributes or faces
multiple enemies of differing
types they may, and sometimes must, split their
1: Impact Strikes: Impact strikes from Charge
Attacks. If there are multiple active units that can
make impact strikes, they must resolve those
impact strikes in SKILL order, greatest to lowest,
regardless of which unit the warriors belong to.
Only Swift Charging warriors whose head marks
are touching an enemy warrior's base are entitled
to make impact strikes, and only if they have a
weapon that has the “Impact strike” rule.
2: Charge Attacks: Any other Charge Attack. If
there are multiple active units that can make
Charge Attacks, they must resolve those Charge
Attacks in SKILL order, greatest to lowest,
regardless of which unit the warriors belong to.
3: Attacker's Attack Moves: Active Attackers
must perform Attack Moves where possible.
Perform Attack Moves in SKILL order, greatest
to lowest. If the SKILL of one or more warriors is
the same, the player that controls them decides the
order of their Attack Moves.
4: Attacker's Attack Shoots: Active Attackers may
perform Attack Shoot actions if able. Perform
Attack Shoots in SKILL order, greatest to lowest.
If the SKILL of one or more warriors is the same,
the player that controls them decides the order of
their Attack Shoots.
5: Attacker's Attack Invokes: Active Attackers
may perform Attack Invoke actions if able.
Perform Attack Invokes in TEMPER order,
greatest to lowest. If the TEMPER of one or more
warriors is the same, the player that controls them
decides the order of their Attack Invokes.
6: Attacker's Attacks: The Attacking unit will
Attack first in SKILL
order, greatest to lowest.
If the SKILL of one or
more warriors is the same CHARGE ATTACK ACTIONS
and they are not Charge Attack actions are performed in almost
combining Attacks, the exactly the same way as an Attack action. The
player that controls them only differences are that Charge Attack actions
decides the order of their
(and thus any impact strikes) are performed before
Attacks.
any other Attack action, and that there are both
attack and evade modifiers. Evade modifiers only
apply to Swift Chargers, however.
 STRIKE SIGHT
Some strikes, by their very nature, are restricted by the sight of the warrior resolving
the Attack. All strike sight rules are combined with a strike's type.
SIGHTED STRIKES
Sight Strikes
Strikes by any weapon, unless otherwise noted, are sight strikes and may only be
performed against defenders in an Attacker's sight arc. A sight strike is also a sighted
strike.
SIGHTLESS STRIKES
Sightless Strikes
Some Attackers or weapons can strike against any defender within attack range,
regardless of what the Attacker can see. These are called sightless strikes and may be
performed against Defenders in either sight or blind arcs.
Blind Strikes
Blind strikes may only be performed against Defenders in an Attacker's blind arc,
within attack range of the weapon that allows this of course. Blind strikes are not
difficult strikes. A blind strike is also a sightless strike.
UNSIGHTED STRIKES
Unsighted Strikes
Warriors that are unsighted may only make unsighted strikes, even if they are entitled
to sightless or blind strikes. Unsighted strikes may be performed against Defenders in
either sight or blind arcs, but will always be difficult strikes.
7: Defender's Attack Moves: Active Defenders
must perform Attack Moves where possible.
Perform Attack Moves in SKILL order, greatest
to lowest. If the SKILL of one or more warriors is
the same, the player that controls them decides the
order of their Attack Moves.
8: Defender's Attack Shoots: Active Defenders may
perform Attack Shoot actions if able. Perform
Attack Shoots in SKILL order, greatest to lowest.
If the SKILL of one or more warriors is the same,
the player that controls them decides the order of
their Attack Shoots.
9: Defender's Attack Invokes: Active Defenders
may perform Attack Invoke actions if able.
Perform Attack Invokes in TEMPER order,
greatest to lowest. If the TEMPER of one or more
warriors is the same, the player that controls them
decides the order of their Attack Invokes.
10: Defender's Attacks: The Defender's Attacks
must now be performed, resolved in SKILL order,
greatest to lowest, regardless of which unit the
warriors belong to. If the SKILL of one or more
warriors is the same and they are not combining
Attacks, the player that controls them decides the
order of their Attacks.
11: Combat Results: once all of the Attack actions
in that Combat action for that hour have been
resolved, the Combat Results must be
determined. Note, however, that Combat Results
are not determined in the QuickStarter rules.
EXAMPLE
Penda is fighting within a unit of Duguth against
a unit of Trolls. There are no Charge Attacks, so
the Attacks are resolved in SKILL order with the
Attacker first. Penda's SKILL is the highest of all
the Attackers, so he goes first. Next are the
Duguth and, if there are any Trolls left, they will
Attack last.
It is useful to either write down the Combat
Sequence during complex combats, or perhaps place
a dice next to each unit involved in number order.
That way nobody forgets who Attacks next!
8·2
ATTACK SEQUENCE
Once Attackers and Defenders are declared, the
first Attack action of the combat must be resolved.
Resolving an Attack action takes place in a
particular sequence called the Attack Sequence
which must be followed to its conclusion in all
instances. Note that, if both players are resolving
Attacks, the terms “Attacker” and “Defender”
will reverse each time a player wishes to perform an
Attack action. Thus, a Defender will become an
Attacker, and so on.
8·2·1
DETERMINE ATTACKERS
With the various Attack actions taking place in the
Combat Sequence, it is simply left to the Attacking
unit's player to determine whether those Attacks are
Combined or Split. For example, a commander
within a unit may wish to combine his Attack with
the other warriors in the unit, or a mighty beast may
wish to Attack different enemies to the left and right
and perhaps even behind him.
8·2·1·1
COMBINING ATTACKS
There are a number of set requirements to combine
the Attacks of Attacking warriors. Note that, if the
first and second requirements cannot be fulfilled, no
combined Attack takes place.
· Combined Attacks may only be made against
Defenders of the same class and SKILL
EXAMPLE
A unit of five Ax-Drunes are Attacking a unit of
three Tarvax that includes a Tarvax Untain. All
five Ax-Drunes could combine their Attacks
against the Tarvax warriors, or three Ax-Drunes
could combine their Attacks against the Tarvax
Untain and the remaining two against the Tarvax
warriors.
· Attackers combining their Attacks must all be
engaged with Defenders of the same class and
SKILL and that are from the same Defending unit
· Nobles may combine their Attacks with vassals if
the combat sequence allows this
EXAMPLE
Penda the Bloody-Handed and a unit of Duguth
are in Combat with a unit of Trolls. As the
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 Angelcynn are Attacking and the Trolls Defending,
they can combine their Attacks against the Trolls.
· Riders may combine their Attacks with their
mounts if the combat sequence allows this
· Vassals may combine their Attacks with vassals
from their unit, but if vassals of an Attacking unit
are Attacking Defenders of the same class and
SKILL from the same Defending unit, they must
combine those Attacks
· Combined Attacks, regardless of how or when
dice are rolled, are considered to be simultaneous
and thus any Defending warriors that are killed
during that combined Attack may still be Attacked
by all of those taking part in it
8·2·1·2
SPLITTING ATTACKS
Warriors with multiple attack dice, such as a
powerful Warlord or a mighty Monstrous Beast,
may divide their Attacks against differing class
Defenders as they wish. Should this occur, each
Attack action is resolved separately.
EXAMPLE
Carrowek of Carn Dhu is in combat with a unit
of Tarvax and Chaagmuth the Jaw-Taker. As
Carrowek has multiple attack dice, Carrowek
decides to use three of them against the Tarvax
and the remaining two attack dice against
Chaagmuth the Jaw-Taker.
Warriors with multiple weapons, such as a many-
limbed Monstrous Beast, may divide their Attacks
against differing class Defenders as they wish, but if
they use more than one weapon against the same
Defender they must always combine the Attacks
from those weapons so that they occur
simultaneously.
8·2·1·3
DECLARE ATTACKING UNIT'S
EQUIPMENT
The Attacking unit's player must declare how a
weapon with the rule Switch (Hands) is used - i.e.,
in one or two hands - before determining Defenders.
8·2·2
DETERMINE DEFENDERS
Defenders may only be determined at the point that
each separate Attack action in a combat is begun and
are nominated only by the Attacking player. This
means that the Attack Sequence determines much of
how Attacks are resolved. It could even be that the
first Attack made in the combat destroys all of the
Defenders in attack range who could perform a
Defender's Attack action, perhaps leaving another
Attacker with no enemies to Attack at all.
When an Attack action is begun, any enemy warrior
engaged by the Attackers is considered to be a
Defender, although that does not necessarily mean
they will become the target, or even the victim, of
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the Attack itself. Some Defenders
will only be engaged with certain
Attackers, and thus can only
expect to be Attacked by those
warriors.
EXAMPLE
A unit of Ax-Drunes with an
attack range of 1” are Attacking a
Jötunn and a unit of Trolls. The
Ax-Drunes are in attack range of
the Trolls but not Mjagnir.
However, as Mjagnir has an
attack range of 5” with his
hammer, Mjagnir can still Attack
the Ax-Drunes.
8·2·2·1
DECLARE DEFENDING
UNIT'S EQUIPMENT
The Defending unit's player must
declare how a weapon with the
rule Switch (Hands) is used.
8·2·3
DETERMINE
ATTACK DICE
The amount of attack dice a
warrior has per weapon is shown
on his profile, but this can be
modified if a warrior is wounded.
The Attacking unit thus uses that
many D10 dice per warrior in the
Attack action.
When warriors combine their
Attacks the attack dice of each
warrior Attacking is added
together so that a lot of dice are
rolled. This can be quite enjoyable
for the Attacking player!
EXAMPLE
A unit of five Sword-Melusines is
combining their Attacks against a
unit of Duguth. As they have 2
attack dice each, they will roll a
total of 10 attack dice.
8·2·4
ATTACK!
Once attack dice are determined,
the Attacking unit must then
fellow the Strike Sequence below
to attempt to strike the Defender.
8·2·4·1
MEASURE THE
ATTACK DISTANCE
The Attacking unit's player must
measure the distance between all
STRIKE TYPES
There are a number of different types of
strike, each of which has its own rules.
Strike types are combined with strike sight
rules.
Strike
A strike is any type of strike and thus any
rules that apply to strikes apply to all strike
types unless altered by that strike type.
Normal Strike
These are strikes that are not impact, easy,
difficult or fated.
Impact Strike
Impact strikes occur when a larger or
particularly spiky warrior charges into
combat and can cause quite a lot of damage.
Attacks by impact strikes are resolved
before any other Attack in that Combat
action and are also easy strikes. Impact
strikes may only be used by Swift Chargers
and only if the weapon on their profile has
the “Impact strikes” rule.
Easy Strike
Easy strikes are those that are easy to
accomplish, perhaps because the enemy is
prone, fleeing or is Mindless. If an
Attacker is entitled to an easy strike, the
strike value is calculated normally but is
then halved, rounding any fractions down.
Difficult Strike
Difficult strikes are those that are difficult
to accomplish, perhaps because the enemy is
simply too quick or a warrior is fighting
against an enemy in his blind arc. If an
Attacker makes a difficult strike, the strike
value is calculated normally but is then
doubled, rounding any fractions up.
Fated Strike
Fated strikes are those that are impossible
for the Defender to avoid and simply become
strike dice immediately the Attack action
is begun and before any other Attacks are
attempted - there is no need to roll attack
dice as below for such strikes.
Easy against Difficult
If an Attacker can perform an easy strike
and yet it is a difficult strike against a
particular Defender, the Attack becomes a
normal strike. Similarly, if an Attacker
must perform a difficult strike and yet it is
an easy strike against a particular
Defender, the Attack becomes a normal
strike.
 STRIKE CHART
DEFENDER'S SKILL VALUE
0-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80-89 90-99 100

0-9 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 9
ATTACKER'S SKILL VALUE

10-19 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9

20-29 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9

30-39 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8

40-49 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8

50-59 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7

60-69 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7

70-79 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6

80-89 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6

90-99 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5

100 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5

of the Attacking warriors taking part in the Attack
action and the Defenders, called the attack distance.
If the attack distance for any Attacking warrior is
further than their weapon's attack range, that
weapon cannot be used to strike the Defender,
although they are still deemed to have performed the
Attack action with that weapon.
Attack the strike value is reduced by 1, thus making
the Defender easier to strike.
Numbered modifiers are cumulative. If a Defender
is performing a Charge Attack against a Loathsome
enemy, the strike value is reduced by 1 but also
increased by 1.

If the attack distance for any Attacking warrior is Strike modifiers may never increase the strike value
equal to or closer than their weapon's attack range, above 9, nor may they decrease the strike value
they continue with the Attack action. below 1. Note that a roll of a 0 is always a parry
and the roll of a 9 is always a strike, regardless of
8·2·4·2 any other rule.
CONSULT THE STRIKE CHART
The Attacking unit's player must consult the Strike
Strike Modifiers
Chart (above) to find the number he needs to roll easy strike - Attacker is unseen
with his attack dice in order to strike the Defender,
easy strike - Defender is unsighted
the strike value. Cross reference the Attacker's
SKILL value (row) against the Defender's SKILL easy strike - Attacking a Defender in his
value (column) to find the strike value. blind arc, unless the
Defender can make blind
strikes or is blind sighted
EXAMPLE
A Dyndraig warrior (SKILL 26) is Attacking a -1 - Attacker is performing a
Duguth warrior (SKILL 41). Cross-referencing Charge Attack action
both SKILL values on the Strike Chart - 26 falls
+1 - Defender is Loathsome
into the “20-29” range of the Attacker's SKILL
value row, and 41 falls into the “40-49” range +1 - Attacker (if performing a
of the Defender's SKILL value column - the strike Defender's Attack action) has
value for the Dyndraig warrior is 6. performed a Hold and Shoot
Charge reaction
8·2·4·3
+2 - Attacker has Invoked in the
APPLY STRIKE MODIFIERS same activation, unless the
The Attacking unit's player must apply any strike only Invoke action was to
modifiers to the strike value where appropriate. perform an invocation with
the rule Attack and Attack
Strike modifiers are applied to the strike value. For Invoke
example, if an Attacker is performing a Charge
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 Shoot action in the same
activation, unless the only
Shoot action used a shot
weapon with the rule
Attack and Attack Shoot
difficult strike - Attacker is unsighted
difficult strike - Defender is unseen
difficult strike - Attacker is Braced
EXAMPLE
The Dyndraig warrior is performing a Charge
Attack action against the Duguth warrior. Thus,
thanks to the strike modifier when peforming a
Charge Attack action, the strike value is reduced by
1 to 5.
8·2·4·4
ROLL THE ATTACK DICE
The Attacking unit's player must then roll the
attack dice.
EXAMPLE
A Dyndraig warrior's combat weapon - a two-
handed cleaver - has 3 attack dice. He thus rolls
those three attack dice against the Duguth
warrior.
Strike Dice
Any attack dice rolled that are equal to or higher
than the strike value become strike dice and are
placed to one side for further use - those Attacks
have struck the Defender.
Miss Dice
Any attack dice rolled that are lower than the strike
value are discarded and called miss dice - those
Attacks have missed the Defender.
EXAMPLE
The Dyndraig warrior rolls a 5, a 3 and a 9 on his
attack dice. The 9 and 5 are equal to or above the
strike value, and thus become strike dice. The 3,
however, is lower than the strike value and is thus
a miss die.
Swift Strikes and Fated Strikes
Any rolls of a 9 with the attack dice - as long as a 9
is not the strike value - signify a swift strike. That
particular Attack proved too quick for the Defender,
and for each roll of a 9, another strike die is added
to the total, signifying a fated strike.
EXAMPLE
The Dyndraig warrior has rolled a 9 - and thus a
swift strike. He immediately adds another strike
die to the two he rolled, the 5 and the 9, which
means he now has three strike dice.
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8·2·5
PARRY
Once the strike dice are determined, the
Defender must follow the Parry Sequence
below to Defend himself and attempt to parry
the Attack.
No Strike Dice
If there are no strike dice, do not follow the
Parry Sequence and instead resolve the
Attack as per step 8·2·7: Resolve the Attack
Action of the Attack Sequence.
Ignores Parries
If there are strike dice and the Attacker's
weapon Ignores Parries, do not follow the
Parry Sequence and instead continue the
Attack from step 8·2·6: Assess Wounds
Caused of the Attack Sequence.
8·2·5·1
CONSULT THE PARRY CHART
The Defending unit's player must consult the
Parry Chart (overleaf) to find the number he
needs to roll with the strike dice in order to
block the Attacker's strike, the parry value.
Cross reference the Attacker's current
MIGHT and Weapon+ (called COMBINED
MIGHT) values (row) against the Defender's
current CONSTITUTION and Armour+
(called COMBINED CONSTITUTION) values
(column) to find the parry value.
Ignores Weapons
Attackers only use their MIGHT as their
COMBINED MIGHT if the Defender's
armour Ignores Weapons.
Ignores Armour
Defenders only use their CONSTITUTION as
their COMBINED CONSTITUTION if the
Attacker's weapon Ignores Armour. Mount+
values still apply.
Use the Highest Constitution
When Attacking a unit containing warriors of
the same class and SKILL, the highest
current CONSTITUTION and Armour values
must be used for the purposes of COMBINED
CONSTITUTION and the Parry Chart. This
ensures the wounded warrior is not targeted
each time a unit is Attacked.
EXAMPLE
The Dyndraig warrior's COMBINED MIGHT is
72, and the Duguth's COMBINED
CONSTITUTION is 36 as he is wearing light
armour and carrying a shield. Cross-referencing
those values on the Parry Chart, the Duguth
PARRY SIGHT
Some parries, by their very
nature, are restricted by the
sight of the warrior defending
against the attack. All parry
sight rules are combined with a
parry's type.
SIGHTED PARRIES
Sight Parries
Parries against Attacks in a
Defender's sight arc are sight
parries. Defenders may combine
their Constitution with the
Armour+ values of natural,
worn and borne armour classes
to find their Combined
Constitution against such
attacks. A sight parry is also a
sighted parry.
SIGHTLESS PARRIES
Sightless Parries
Parries against attacks in a
Defender's blind arc are
sightless parries. Defenders may
only combine their Constitution
with the Armour+ values of
natural or worn armour classes
to find their Combined
Constitution against such
Attacks.
Blind Parries
Defenders may combine their
Constitution with the value of
any armour entitled to a blind
parry in addition to any other
Armour+ value they would
normally be entitled to. Blind
parries are not difficult parries.
A blind parry is also a
sightless parry.
UNSIGHTED
PARRIES
Unsighted Parries
Defenders that are completely
unsighted may only combine
their Constitution with the
Armour+ values of natural or
worn armour classes to find
their Combined Constitution
against any Attack from any
arc. Unsighted parries are
always difficult parries.
 PARRY CHART
DEFENDER'S COMBINED CONSTITUTION
0-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80-89 90-99 100+
ATTACKER'S COMBINED MIGHT

0-9 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 1

10-19 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1

20-29 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1

30-39 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2

40-49 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2

50-59 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3

60-69 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3

70-79 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4

80-89 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4

90-99 9 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5

100+ 9 9 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 5

Increase the Parry Value by 1 (to a maximum of 9) in the sequence established on the Parry Chart should an Attacker's Combined Might be greater
than 100. Similarly, decrease the Parry Value by 1 (to a minimum of 1) in the sequence established on the Parry Chart should a Defender's Combined
Constitution be greater than 100.

warrior requires a 7 on all three strike dice to particularly one with a heavy weapon or using a
parry those strikes. particular weapon whilst mounted - can deliver if he
gathers pace and is applied only during a Charge
Charging Might Attack. Simply add the Mounted Charge+ or
Some warrior profiles include a Charge+ value or Charge+ value to the charging warrior's Weapon+
Mounted Charge+ on their weapon listing. This value and thus COMBINED MIGHT value.
indicates the extra power a charging warrior -
If weapons with Charge+ values are
disabled or destroyed that Charge+
PARRY TYPES value will not increase the Charging
warrior's weapon value, as the weapon
There are a number of different types of parry, each of which has its own rules. Parry types are
itself does not exist.
combined with parry sight rules.
Parry Obviously, only a warrior that is
A parry is any type of parry and thus any rules that apply to parries apply to all parry types unless mounted may utilise the Mounted
altered by that parry type. Charge+ benefit.
Normal Parry
Charge+ values for those weapons
Normal parries are parries that are not easy, difficult or fated.
without a Weapon+ value only apply
Easy Parry when impact strikes are made and add
Easy parries are those that are easy to accomplish, perhaps because the enemy warrior is mindless to a warrior's MIGHT, and therefore
or incapacitated in some way. If a Defender is entitled to an easy parry, the parry value is COMBINED MIGHT value, rather than
calculated normally but is then halved, rounding any fractions down. weapon value.
Difficult Parry 8·2·5·2
Difficult parries are those that are difficult to accomplish, perhaps because the enemy is simply too
quick or a Defender is fighting against an enemy in its blind arc. If a Defender makes a difficult
APPLY PARRY MODIFIERS
parry, the parry value is calculated normally but is then doubled, rounding any fractions up. The Defending unit's player must apply
any parry modifiers to the parry value
Fated Parry where appropriate.
Fated parries are those that are impossible for the Attacker to avoid and as a result strike dice are
simply discarded before the parry is begun - there is no need to roll strike dice for such parries. Modifiers are applied to the parry value.
For example, if an Attacker has
Easy against Difficult
performed a Charge Attack, the parry
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Attacker, the parry becomes a normal parry. Similarly, if a Defender must perform a difficult parry
and yet it is an easy parry against a particular Attacker, the parry becomes a normal parry.
value is increased by 1, thus making the parry more
difficult to accomplish.
Numbered modifiers are cumulative. If an Attacker
has performed a Charge Attack and is Loathsome, the
parry value is increased by 2, thus making the parry
much more difficult to accomplish.
Parry modifiers may never increase the parry value
above 9, nor may they decrease the parry value
below 1. Note that a roll of a 0 is always a failure
and the roll of a 9 is always a parry, regardless of
any other rule.
Parry Modifiers
Swift Parries and Fated Parries
Any rolls of a 9 with the strike dice are discarded
and called parried dice, but - as long as a 9 is not
the parry value - also signify a swift parry. For each
roll of a 9, one wound die is also discarded and
called a parried die, signifying a fated parry. If there
are no wound dice, however, a fated parry has not
taken place.
EXAMPLE
The Duguth warrior has rolled a 9, signifying a
swift parry. Thus, he discards another wound die,
signifying a fated parry which means there is only
one wound die to contend with.

easy parry - Defender is Braced 8·2·6

easy parry - Defender is unseen ASSESS WOUNDS CAUSED
easy parry - Attacker is unsighted If there are any wound dice, the Attacker must
-1 - Defender is using a weapon follow the Attack Wound Sequence below to find WOUND
or armour element with the out how many wounds have actually been caused to TYPES
rule “Parry” the Defender. If there are no wound dice, do not There are a number of
+1 - Attacker is a Swift Charger
follow the Attack Wound Sequence and instead different types of wound,
follow the procedures of step 8·2·7: Resolve the each of which has its
+1 - Defender has performed a Attack Action in the Attack Sequence to resolve
Hold and Shoot Charge own rules.
the Attack action.
reaction Wound
+1 - Attacker is Loathsome 8·2·6·1 A wound is any type of
difficult parry - Defender is unsighted
ROLL THE WOUND DICE wound and thus any
The Attacking unit's player must roll the wound rules that apply to
difficult parry - Attacker is unseen wounds apply to all
dice.
wound types unless
EXAMPLE Any rolls of a 9 with the wound dice signify a altered by that wound
The Dyndraig warrior is a Swift Charger, and vicious wound. That wound is particularly brutal type.
thus the parry value is increased by 1. This means and becomes a fated wound immediately, thus
Normal Wound
the Duguth warrior must roll a 7 on all three enabling the Attacker to roll another wound die.
strike dice (thanks to carrying a shield) to avoid Normal wounds are
being wounded! Any rolls of a 0 with the wound dice signify a wounds that are not
graze. Other than stinging the Defender, perhaps in fated.
8·2·5·3 a paper cut kind of way where teeth are sucked and Fated Wounds
ROLL THE STRIKE DICE curses aired, that wound does not cause any Fated wounds are those
The Defending unit's player must roll the strike damage. that cause major damage
dice. to the Defender and add
Any other value on the wound dice result in a
another D10 to the
Parried Dice wound.
attack damage
Any strike dice rolled that are equal to or higher immediately. This fated
EXAMPLE wound, if a 9 is rolled,
than the parry value are discarded and become
The Dyndraig warrior rolls the single remaining
parried dice - those strikes have been parried and will generate another
wound die, which results in an 8 - and is thus a
have failed to wound the Defender. wound die (a D10
wound!
which must immediately
Wound Dice 8·2·6·2 be rolled) and thus it is
Any strike dice rolled that are lower than the parry APPLY WOUND MODIFIERS theoretically possible for
Players must apply any wound modifiers to the one wound die to strike
value become wound dice and are placed to one side
remaining wound dice as appropriate. Wound down a powerful
- those strikes have not been parried and have
opponent.
wounded the Defender. modifiers apply to each wound die rolled and thus
are applied per wound. A graze is not a wound and
EXAMPLE thus no wound modifiers are applied to that die.
The Duguth warrior rolls a 3, a 6 and a 9 on the
three strike dice. The 3 and 6 are below the parry Wound+
value, and thus become wound dice. The 9,
Some weapons include a Wound+ value,
however, is above the parry value, and thus
representing a weapon that, once it has penetrated
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armour, creates a particularly nasty wound. This
Wound+ value should be added as a wound modifier
to each wound die.
However, if the Wound+ value states to roll dice,
roll how many dice are indicated per wound die and
add the results to the attack damage.
EXAMPLE
The Dyndraig warrior's two-handed weapon has a
Wound+ value of “D10”. Thus, the Dyndraig
warrior gets to roll another wound die, which
results in a 9 - and thus a vicious wound, which is
also a “fated wound”. The Dyndraig warrior rolls
a 0 on this further wound die, signifying a graze -
and thus not a wound.
Wound-
Some shields and armour include a Wound- value,
representing armour that can reduce the effects of a
weapon. This Wound- value should be deducted as a
wound modifier from each wound die.
However, if the Wound- value states to roll dice,
roll how many dice are indicated per wound die and
deduct the results from the attack damage.
Apply Wound+ modifiers before applying Wound-
modifiers to wound dice if weapons and armour are
used against each other in an Attack action.
8·2·6·3
CALCULATE ATTACK DAMAGE
The Attacking unit's player must add the result of
each wound die (plus wound modifiers) together to
find the attack damage.
EXAMPLE
The Dyndraig warrior has rolled an 8 and a 9 on
his wound dice. Added together, this means the
attack damage from the Dyndraig's Attack action is
17.
8·2·6·4
DEDUCT ATTACK DAMAGE
The Defending unit's player must then deduct the
attack damage from the Defender's
CONSTITUTION. If a Defender's CONSTITUTION
is reduced to zero, the warrior is dead and removed
from the battlefield.
EXAMPLE
The Duguth warrior deducts the attack damage,
17, from his CONSTITUTION. Unfortunately, as
he only has 12 points of CONSTITUTION left
from his basic 15, the Duguth warrior is dead!
Remember to reduce a warrior's attack dice or shoot
dice if he has taken enough wounds!
8·2·6·6
REMOVING DEAD WARRIORS
Dead warriors are removed from their position on
the battlefield after the Attack action is resolved, in
any order and from any position the Defender
wishes, but there are some caveats to this.
Keep Attackers and Defenders Engaged
Most of the time it is obvious which warriors are
dead and must be removed, but combined attacks
will often take place against a number of Defenders,
all of whom could be the first warrior to be
removed. The Defending player can remove his dead
warriors as he sees fit, but he must remove warriors
within the attack range of the Attacks that caused
the deaths first.
Additionally, the Defending player may never
remove warriors to disengage with an enemy unit
unless he has no other choice. The simple rule of
thumb is, keep as many warriors engaged as possible
from both Attackers and Defenders when removing
dead warriors!
Removing Unit Command Warriors
Champions, banner bearers and heralds may be the
only warriors within attack range that can be
removed from play. As they cannot effectively be
removed until every other member of their unit is
dead, simply replace the closest unit warrior to the
dead unit command warrior (who is a member of the
unit command warrior's unit, of course) with the
dead unit command warrior. If unit command
warriors are the only remaining members of their
unit, they must be removed where they stand.
Remaining Wounds
Any wounds from attack damage that are still to be
deducted after a warrior dies (called remaining
wounds) may carry over to Defenders of the same
class and SKILL whether they are within attack
range of the Attacker or not. This represents an
Attacker stepping forward during the mêlée, hacking
into the Defenders. In this way, combined Attacks
can kill many warriors within units.
EXAMPLE
The Duguth warrior had to deduct 17 attack
damage from his CONSTITUTION but he only has
12. Thus, there are 5 remaining wounds, and as
there is another Duguth warrior in his unit, that
warrior's CONSTITUTION is reduced by 5.
Marking Wounds
Wounds can easily be recorded on the Constitution
Chart of a warrior profile. We recommend,
however, that players use different coloured pens
and alternate the colours used after each combat
action is completed.
The Wounded Warrior
Whilst every wound suffered by a warrior should be
marked on his profile, on his Constitution Chart, it
can be problematic to have more than one warrior
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within a unit of the same class and SKILL to be
wounded at the same time. Thus, the first time a
warrior from a unit is wounded, one of those
warriors becomes the wounded warrior. This warrior
suffers any further wounds that the unit takes from
any source until he is himself dead, at which point
another member of the unit becomes the wounded
warrior.
The wounded warrior is never marked upon the
battlefield. Instead, when the unit takes enough
wounds for the wounded warrior to die, one warrior
within range of the action that caused the death is
removed from play. In this way, book-keeping is
kept to a minimum and warriors that are actually in
combat die.
EXAMPLE
A Duguth warrior has died, and thus a wounded
warrior must be removed. There is only one
Duguth warrior within attack range of the
Dyndraig that caused the death, so the Defender
removes that warrior from play. As there are
remaining wounds, the “wounded warrior”
mantle passes to another Duguth - but nobody
knows which is the wounded warrior until another
death is caused!
If all of the Attacking unit's warriors are engaged in
combat, the Attacker may choose which warrior is
the wounded warrior when Attacking; for the
wounded warrior could of course have reduced
attack dice. Otherwise, a warrior that is not engaged
in combat is the wounded warrior whilst his unit is
Attacking. This is only right, for wounded warriors
would hang back rather than put themselves further
at risk.
8·2·7
RESOLVE THE ATTACK
ACTION
After the attack damage has been assessed and dead
warriors removed, the Attack action is deemed to
have been resolved and both players must ready
themselves for any further Attack actions to be
performed during that Combat action.
8·2·7·1
DESTROYED ENEMIES
If an Attacking unit has killed at least one enemy
warrior with their Attack actions for that activation
and is no longer engaged with or beset by any
enemy unit when all of its Attack actions for that
activation are resolved, it is deemed to be a
Triumphant unit. Triumphant units may immediately
perform a Reform action.
8·2·8
FURTHER ATTACK ACTIONS
Once the Attack action has been resolved and any
dead warriors removed, the next Attack action begins
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from the 8·2·1: Determine Attackers step of the
Attack Sequence above (and in the Combat
Sequence established before the first Attack actions
were made) until there are no more Attack actions to
perform in that Combat action.
8·3
PREVIOUS ACTIONS
Units that have performed a Walk, Run, Fly, Charge,
Attack, Charge Attack, Attack Move, Attack Shoot,
Invoke, Attack Invoke, Brace, Bind, Join and/or Issue
New Orders action may perform an Attack action
afterward in the same activation.
Units that have performed a Hold, Hold and Shoot
and/or a Hold and Brace reaction may perform an
Attack action afterward in the same activation.
Should a Braced unit Attack, their attack dice are
halved, rounding any fractions down.
8·4
FURTHER ACTIONS
Units that have performed a Attack action may
perform another Attack action immediately (see the
8·2: Combat Sequence rule), and/or an Invoke, Join
or Issue New Orders action afterward in the same
activation. Additionally, Triumphant units may
perform a Reform action after all of their Attack
actions have been resolved in the same activation (see
the 8·2·7·1: Destroyed Enemies rule).
8·5
ATTACK MOVE
ACTION
It can happen that some warriors within an
Attacking or Defending unit that is already in
Combat are not actually engaged with an enemy
unit. If that is the case, an Attack Move action must
be performed by the active unit.
8·5·1
PERFORMING AN ATTACK
MOVE ACTION
Attack Move actions are compulsory actions. As such,
they must be performed by units with unengaged or
beset warriors that have not already Moved that
hour, who become Attacking and Moving units until
the Attack Move action is resolved.
Attack Move actions may only be performed after
some other Attack actions have already taken place;
see the 8·2: Combat Sequence rule for details.
Attackers may perform an Attack Shoot or Attack
Invoke action instead of an Attack Move action, if
their weapons or rules allow them to.
If a unit is immobile, it cannot perform an Attack
Move action.
Unengaged Warriors
Unengaged Attacking and Moving warriors must
perform either a Walk, Fly or Run action (regardless
of their current orders), as long as the following
requirements are met:
· they engage (or attack engage if Wild or Feral) at
least one enemy warrior from the enemy unit that
their own unit is engaged with
· if they cannot engage enemy warriors from the
enemy unit that their own unit is engaged with,
unengaged Attacking and Moving warriors must
engage (or attack engage if Wild or Feral) at least
one enemy warrior from another enemy unit
· if no enemy warriors can be engaged, unengaged
Attacking and Moving warriors must Walk or
Run to a position as close as possible to a warrior
from their own unit that is engaged with an
enemy warrior
· they do not move from the arc of sight of the
enemy warriors they can engage, unless there is no
other choice than to do so
· they remain within join distance of warriors from
their own unit
Beset Warriors
Beset Attacking and Moving warriors must perform
either a Walk, Fly or Run action (regardless of their
current orders), as long as the following
requirements are met:
· they engage (or attack engage if Wild or Feral) at
least one enemy warrior from the unit they are
beset by
· if they cannot engage enemy warriors from the
enemy unit that their own unit is engaged with,
beset Attacking and Moving warriors must engage
(or attack engage if Wild or Feral) at least one
enemy warrior from another enemy unit
· if no enemy warriors can be engaged, beset
Attacking and Moving warriors must Walk or
Run to a position as close as possible to a warrior
from their own unit that is engaged with an
enemy warrior
· they do not move from the arc of sight of the
enemy warriors they are beset by, unless there is
no other choice than to do so
· they remain within join distance of warriors from
their own unit
Engaged Warriors
Attack Move actions can also be voluntary actions.
Warriors already engaged with an enemy unit that
have not already Moved that hour may Attack Move
as long as the following requirements are met:
· they remain engaged (or contact engaged if Wild
or Feral) with the enemy warriors they are
currently engaged with
· if Wild or Feral and not already contact engaged,
become contact engaged where possible
· they do not disengage themselves from an enemy
warrior's current engagement (i.e., they cannot
move out of an enemy's attack range if they are
within it)
· they do not move from the arc of sight of the
enemy warriors they are currently engaged with
· they remain within join distance of warriors from
their own unit
This could enable a warrior to Attack Move to a
more advantageous position, Attack Move to engage
another enemy unit (thus drawing them into the
combat) or even Turn to Face an enemy Attacking
their own blind arc.
Engage as Many Warriors as Possible!
All units in Combat must engage as many of its
warriors against an enemy warrior as it is physically
possible to do so, and in order to do so some
warriors must Attack Move to make room for them,
as long as individual warriors do not break any of the
above Attack Move rules.
The general rule of thumb is, both players must
engage as many warriors in Combat as physically
possible without breaking engagement rules or join
distances.
8·5·1·1
RESOLVING AN ATTACK MOVE
ACTION
Once all of the Attacking and Moving warriors have
completed their Attack Move so that as many as
possible are engaged with an enemy warrior, the
Attack Move action is resolved.
8·5·1·2
PREVIOUS ACTIONS
Defenders that have chosen to Hold and Brace or
Hold and Shoot as a Charge reaction may not perform
an Attack Move action.
8·5·1·3
FURTHER ACTIONS
Attacking and Moving warriors can, of course,
perform an Attack action afterward in the same
activation.
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 ·9·
SHOOT ACTION
In Darklands, death does not always come from close quarters, from an enemy warrior's
blade or claw, where breaths stink and bowels void; death can come from far away and
sometimes without warning, for arrows and other long range weapons are indiscriminate
and rightly feared.
9·1
DECLARING A SHOOT
ACTION
Shoot actions are voluntary actions in all circumstances.
To perform a Shoot action, it must first be declared as
per the sequence below.
9·1·1
IDENTIFY SHOOTING UNIT
Players must first identify the unit they wish to
Shoot with (the Shooting unit or Shooter), which
must meet the following requirements:
· The Shooting unit must be unengaged. Engaged
Shooting units may perform an Attack Shoot action
if any Shooters are unengaged
· At least one warrior within the Shooting unit
must be armed with a shot weapon that has not
yet been used that hour
· At least one warrior (a Shooting warrior) within
the Shooting unit must have line of sight to at
least one enemy unit, although this does not mean
all of the warriors within the Shooting unit will
be able to Shoot at that Target unit.
If the Shooting unit cannot fulfil any of those
requirements (or if there are no potential Target
units), the Shoot action does not take place and the
Shooting unit may choose a different action to
perform.
9·1·1·1
DECLARE SHOOTING UNIT'S
EQUIPMENT
The Shooting unit's player must then declare all of
the equipment - shot weapons and artefacts - the
Shooting unit will use throughout the ensuing Shoot
action. Remember that a warrior cannot wield
equipment in the same Shoot action such that the
total amount of hands that equipment requires
exceed his own hands value.
9·1·2
IDENTIFY TARGET UNITS
With the Shooting unit established, it must then
identify the enemy unit it wishes to Shoot (the
Target unit). Any enemy unit the Shooting unit can
see - including those in combat - is a potential
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Target unit and some
of them may
eventually become
Target units.
The Target unit will usually be the
nearest enemy unit the Shooting
unit's leader can see, but this does
depend on the unit's acuity, as
outlined below.
· A Shooting unit that is Elite,
Veteran or Fanatical, or has the
ability to choose Distinct Target
Units, may select any potential
Target unit to be the Target unit
· A Shooting unit that has
the ability to choose a
Distinct Target Warrior
may select any single
warrior from any
potential Target Unit
to be the Target
Warrior
· A Shooting unit that
is Drilled, Trained
or Wild may select
any potential Target
unit to be the Target unit, but
must first take a FORTITUDE TEST - in this case
a TARGETING TEST - to do so. If the
TARGETING TEST is passed, the Shooting unit
may select any potential Target unit to be the
Target unit. If the TARGETING TEST is failed,
the Shooting unit must Shoot at the nearest enemy
unit its leader can see that is not in combat (unless
there is no other choice than to Shoot at an enemy
unit in combat), which then becomes the Target
unit
· A Shooting unit that is Levy, Feral or Mindless must
always Shoot at the nearest enemy unit its leader can
see that is not in combat (unless there is no other
choice than to Shoot at an enemy unit in combat),
which then becomes the Target unit
9·1·2·1
MOUNTED WARRIOR TARGETS
Shooting units that have selected a mounted unit or
mounted warrior as a Target (also called a Mounted
Target) must, depending upon the type of mount
ridden, choose either the riders or their mounts as
the Target. The Target will usually be the mounts
 if they are ardent mounts and the riders if the
mounts are not ardent mounts, as outlined below.
· A Shooting unit that is Elite, Veteran or
Fanatical, or has the ability to choose Distinct
Target Warriors, may select either the Mounted
Target's rider to be the Rider Target or the
Mounted Target's mount to be the Mount Target
· A Shooting unit that is Drilled, Trained or Wild
may select the Mounted Target's rider to be the
Rider Target but must first take a FORTITUDE
TEST - in this case a MOUNT TARGETING
TEST - to do so, as long as they have not taken a
TARGETING TEST in the same Shoot action. If
the MOUNT TARGETING TEST is passed, the
Shooting unit may select either the Mounted
Target's rider to be the Rider Target or the
Mounted Target's mount to be the Mount
Target. If the MOUNT TARGETING TEST is
failed or not taken, or if the Shooting unit has
already taken a TARGETING TEST in the same
Shoot action, the Shooting
unit must select the
Mounted Target's mount to
SHOT SIGHT be the Mount Target.
Some shots, by their very nature, are
· A Shooting unit that is
restricted by the sight of the warrior resolving
Levy, Feral or Mindless
the attack. All shot sight rules are combined must always select the
with a shot's type. Mounted Target's mount to
be the Mount Target.
SIGHTED SHOTS
Sight Shots · If the Mounted Target's
Shots using any shot weapon, unless otherwise mount is not an ardent
noted, are sight shots and may only be mount, the Shooting unit
must select the rider to be
performed against Target units in a Shooter's
sight arc. A sight shot is also a sighted shot. the Rider Target.
9·1·2·2
SIGHTLESS SHOTS
DECLARE TARGET
Sightless Shots
UNIT'S EQUIPMENT
Some Shooters or shot weapons can be used to
Shoot against any Target unit within range, The Target unit's player must
regardless of what the Shooter can see. These then declare all of the equipment
are called sightless shots and may be - armour elements and artefacts
performed against Target units in either sight - the Target unit will use
or blind arcs. throughout the ensuing Shoot
action. Remember that a warrior
Blind Shots
cannot wield equipment in the
Blind shots are those that may only be
same Shoot action such that the
performed against Target units in a Shooter's
total amount of hands that
blind arc. Blind shots are not difficult shots.
equipment requires exceed his
A blind shot is also a sightless shot.
own hands value.
UNSIGHTED SHOTS 9·1·2·3
Unsighted Shots
NOBLE SHOOTERS
Warriors that are unsighted may only make
Nobles within a Shooting unit
unsighted shots, even if they are entitled to
sightless or blind shots. Unsighted shots may may combine their Shoot action
be performed against Target units in either with its vassals. A noble may
sight or blind arcs, but will always be Shoot the same Target unit with
difficult shots. all of his shot weapons should he
have more than one, but each
shot weapon must be shot in a
separate Shoot action (ensuring
his shot weapons may be used on other Target units
if one is destroyed).
9·1·2·4
VASSAL SHOOTERS
Vassals within a Shooting unit must combine their
Shoot action against the same Target unit where
possible. A vassal must Shoot the same Target unit
with all of his shot weapons should he have more
than one, but each shot weapon must be used in a
separate Shoot action (ensuring their shot weapons
may be used on other Target units if one is
destroyed).
9·1·3
IDENTIFY SEPARATE TARGET
UNITS
Usually, Shooting units can only nominate one
enemy unit to be the Target unit, but there are
some instances in which more than one unit may -
or sometimes must - be Shot at.
· Nobles within the Shooting unit may Shoot other
potential Target units as a separate Shoot action
· Some vassals within the Shooting unit may not be
able to draw line of sight to the Target unit,
perhaps because of intervening terrain, other
warriors or even some sorcerous effect. If this is
the case, those warriors that cannot see the Target
may Shoot another potential Target unit as a
separate Shoot action
A good rule of thumb when splitting Shooting as
above is to ensure that vassals within a Shooting unit
Shoot the least amount of Target units as possible,
with as many warriors as possible per Shoot action.
9·1·4
PERFORM SHOOT ACTIONS
IN SKILL ORDER
Shooting units that have split their Shooting perform
separate Shoot actions that are not simultaneous. This
ensures that, if the first Shoot action completely
destroys a unit, the second Shoot action can select a
different Target unit.
Any separate Shoot actions must be performed in
SKILL order, highest to lowest, the Shooter with
the highest SKILL within a unit performing their
Shoot action first.
EXAMPLE
A unit of ten Bow-Drunes contains a Battle-
Drune with a bow. The Battle-Drune decides to
Shoot at the same Target as the Bow-Drunes, but
in a separate Shoot action. As he has greater SKILL
than the vassals he will perform the Shoot action
first. He manages to kill the Target warrior, and
the Bow-Drunes then select a different Target
unit.
If two separate Shoot actions are performed by
Shooters with the same SKILL, the Shooting player
may decide which Shoot action is performed first.
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 Shooting with Mounted Warriors
Riders and mounts may perform separate Shoot
actions in normal SKILL order sequence, using their
own SKILL and MIGHT as well as their own shot
weapons, but may combine their Shoot actions where
possible.
9·2
SHOOT SEQUENCE
Once Target units have been identified and
combined or split Shooting declared, the first Shoot
action must be resolved. Resolving a Shoot takes
place in a particular sequence called the Shoot
Sequence which must be followed to its conclusion
in all instances.
9·2·1
TURN TO FACE THE TARGET
The Shooters must first Turn to Face the direction
they are Shooting, if they are not already doing so.
Simply turn the base of each warrior involved in the
Shoot action so that their head marks face directly
towards any warrior from the Target unit that they
can draw line of sight to. This does not count as
Moving.
9·2·2
DETERMINE SHOOT DICE
The amount of shoot dice a warrior has per shot
weapon is shown on their profile, although this can
be reduced if a warrior is wounded enough (see the
3: Warrior Profiles section, “Constitution Chart
and Dice Markers” box). The Shooting unit thus
uses that many D10 dice per warrior in the Shoot
action. Note that there is a difference between
“shoot dice” (the amount of D10 dice a warrior
may use to shoot) and “shot dice” (the amount of
times an enemy warrior has been shot).
When Shooters combine their Shoot actions the shoot
dice of each warrior Shooting are added together so
that a lot of dice are rolled. This can be quite
enjoyable for the Shooting player!
EXAMPLE
A unit of ten Bow-Drunes is combining their
Shoot action against an enemy unit of Duguth. As
they have 1 shoot dice each, they will roll a total
of 10 shoot dice.
Spray and Crush Weapons
The shoot dice of spray and crush shot weapons are
multiplied by how many warriors are under their
template's placement. See the 9·5: Spray Weapons
and 9·6: Crush Weapons rules for details.
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SHOT TYPES
There are a number of different types of shot, each of which has its own rules.
Shot
A shot is any type of shot and thus any rules that apply to Shots apply to all shot
types unless altered by that shot type.
Normal Shot
These are shots that are not easy, difficult or fated.
Easy Shot
Easy shots are those that are easy to accomplish, perhaps because the Target is at
short range or is a huge beast. If a Shooter is entitled to an easy shot, the shoot value
is calculated normally but is then halved, rounding any fractions down.
Difficult Shot
Difficult shots are those that are difficult to accomplish, perhaps because the Target is
too far away or a warrior has moved too quickly to shoot. If a Shooter takes a
difficult shot, the shoot value is calculated normally but is then doubled, rounding any
fractions up.
Fated Shot
Fated shots are those that are impossible for the Target to avoid and simply become
shot dice immediately the Shoot action is begun and before any other Shoot actions are
attempted - there is no need to roll shoot dice as below for such shots.
Easy against Difficult
If a Shooter can take an easy shot and yet it is a difficult shot against a particular
Target, the shot becomes a normal shot. Similarly, if a Shooter must perform a
difficult shot and yet it is an easy shot against a particular Target, the shot becomes a
normal shot.
9·2·3
SHOOT!
Once their shoot dice are determined, the Shooting
unit must then follow the Shot Sequence below to
attempt to Shoot the Target unit.
9·2·3·1
MEASURE THE SHOOT DISTANCE
The Shooting unit's player must measure the
distance between the Shooting unit's warriors and
the Target unit, called the shoot distance. The
length of the shoot distance will determine how
difficult the Target unit is to Shoot and wound
(closer Targets are much easier to Shoot and wound
than those far away) and whether their shots
actually make it to the Target, for many shot
weapons have a maximum range and some even have
a minimum range.
If the shoot distance for any Shooting warrior is
further than their shot weapon's maximum range, or
closer than their shot weapon's minimum range, they
may not take further part in the Shoot action,
although they are still deemed to have performed it.
If the shoot distance for any Shooter is equal to or
closer than their shot weapon's maximum range, as
well as equal to or greater than their shot weapon's
minimum range, or if the invocation does not have a
maximum or minimum range, they continue with
the Shoot action.
 SHOOT CHART
TARGET'S SKILL VALUE
0-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80-89 90-99 100

0-9 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 9

10-19 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9
SHOOTER'S SKILL VALUE

20-29 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9

30-39 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8

40-49 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8

50-59 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7

60-69 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7

70-79 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6

80-89 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6

90-99 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5

100 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5

Note Lethal and Effective Ranges
When measuring the shoot distance, the Shooting
unit's player must also note whether the Target is
within lethal or effective range of any warriors from
the Shooting unit. If any Target warrior is within
lethal range or further than effective range of any
Shooting warrior, those Target warriors (and those
warriors only) must apply the appropriate shoot
modifiers to the shoot value and evade modifiers to
the evade value.
9·2·3·2
CONSULT THE SHOOT CHART
The Shooting unit's player must consult the Shoot
Chart (above) to find the number he needs to roll
with his shoot dice in order to Shoot the Defender,
the shoot value. Cross reference the Shooter's
SKILL value (row) against the Target's SKILL
value (column) to find the shoot value.
If the Target is a Mounted Target and the shooter
has nominated a Mount Target, cross reference the
Shooter's SKILL value (row) against the Mount
Target's SKILL value (column) to find the shoot
value.
9·2·3·3
APPLY SHOOT MODIFIERS
The Shooting unit's player must apply any shoot
modifiers to the shoot value where appropriate.
Shoot modifiers are applied to the shoot value. For
example, if a Target is within cover the shoot value
is increased by 1, thus making the Target harder to
Shoot.
Numbered modifiers are cumulative. If a Target is
both within cover and the Shooting unit is
performing a Volley Shoot action, the shoot value is
increased by 2, thus making the Target much more
difficult to Shoot.

EXAMPLE Modifiers may never increase the shoot value above

A unit of five Bow-Drunes ( SKILL 33) is
Shooting a unit of Duguth warriors ( SKILL 41).
Cross-referencing both SKILL values on the
Shoot Chart - 33 falls into the “30-39” range of
the Shooter's SKILL value row, and 41 falls into
the “40-49” range of the Target's SKILL value
column - the shoot value for the Bow-Drune
warriors is 5.
If the Target is a Mounted Target and the shooter
has nominated a Rider Target, cross reference the
Shooter's SKILL value (row) against the Rider
Target's SKILL value (column) to find the shoot
value.
9, nor may they decrease the shoot value below 1.
Note that a roll of a 0 is always an evasion and the
roll of a 9 is always a shot, regardless of any other
rule.
Shoot Modifiers
easy shot - Target is an easy target
-1 - Target is within lethal
range of a shot weapon
-1 - every 3” closer than lethal
range of the shot weapon
the Target lies

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 -1 - The majority of the
Shooting warrior's base is
within the Target's blind
arc
+1 - Shooting unit has performed
a Walk or Fly action
previously in their current
activation
+1 - Shooting unit is performing
a Hold and Shoot Charge
reaction
+1 - Shooting unit is performing
a Volley Shoot action
+1 - Target is within cover
+1 - per unit (friend and enemy)
in the combat shot at
+1 - Target is further than
effective range of the shot
weapon
+1 - every 3” further than the
effective range of a shot
weapon the Target unit lies
+2 - Shooting unit has performed
an Invoke or Run action
previously in their current
activation
difficult shot - Target is a difficult target
difficult shot - Shooting unit is Braced
9·2·3·5
SHOOTING AT A MIXED TARGET
If a Target unit comprises warriors with different
profiles, has some warriors within lethal range and
some within effective range, is a Bound unit or
straddles terrain so that some warriors can claim
cover and some cannot - in short, if there is any
reason that individual Target warriors from a Target
unit could require different shoot values - the
Target's SKILL value (for the purposes of the Shoot
Chart) must always be the Easier Target's SKILL
value.
The Easier Target is defined as those warriors
within the Target unit that require the lowest shoot
value to Shoot by the Shooting unit, after any shoot
modifiers have been calculated and applied.
EXAMPLE
A Thegn and two of the Duguth warriors shot at
by the Bow-Drunes are within scrub, and can
thus claim cover. The three Duguth outside of the
scrub are the Easier Target, requiring a 5 to Shoot
(rather than the 6 against those Duguth within
the scrub and the 7 against the Thegn). Thus, the
shoot value is still 5.
Harder Targets are those that are progressively
harder to shoot, i.e., they require higher shoot values
than the Easier Target after any shoot modifiers
have been calculated and applied. If there are two or
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more Harder Targets with differing profiles that
require the same shoot value to Shoot, they are
further divided by their SKILL value.
Dividing the Harder Targets in this manner is
important, for shot dice are applied to Target
warriors in Easiest Target to Hardest Target order,
with shot dice applied the Easiest Target first, then
to the next Hardest Target and so on until all the
shot dice are applied. What this means, effectively, is
that easier targets are killed before any others.
EXAMPLE
The Thegn and the two Duguth warriors within
the scrub are both Harder Targets when
compared to the Duguth warriors outside of the
scrub. The Duguth warriors within the scrub
count as one Harder Target (as they have the
same SKILL) and the Thegn counts as the next-
hardest Target as his shoot value would be 7,
more than the Duguth in the scrub. After any shot
dice are applied to the Easier Target, any
remaining shot dice are applied to the Duguth
warriors first and, if there are still shot dice
remaining, the Thegn.
Shooting Mounted Warriors
If a mounted warrior (or a unit of mounted
warriors) is the Target unit, all shots are applied
against the rider if the mount is not an ardent mount.
If the mount of a mounted warrior is an ardent
mount, shot dice are distributed to the rider and the
mount depending upon which was the Target.
If the Rider was the Target, shot dice are
distributed to the rider first and then the mount in
the ratio of 4:1.
Similarly, if the Mount was the Target, shot dice
are distributed to the mount first and then the rider
in the ratio of 4:1.
EXAMPLE
A unit of ten Bow-Drunes have shot at Kraan
who is riding his bear, Aarwä, and have hit six
times. As they chose to select the Mount as the
Target, four of those shot dice are allocated to
Aarwä, then one to Kraan, then another to Aarwä.
9·2·3·6
ROLL THE SHOOT DICE
The Shooting unit's player must then roll the shoot
dice.
EXAMPLE
The Bow-Drunes' shot weapons - their bows -
have 1 shoot die each. As there are five Bow-
Drunes combining their Shoot action against the
Duguth warriors, the unit rolls five shoot dice.
Shot Dice
Any shoot dice rolled that are equal to or higher
than the shoot value become shot dice and are placed
 EVADE CHART
TARGET'S COMBINED CONSTITUTION
0-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80-89 90-99 100+

0-9 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 1
SHOOTER'S COMBINED MIGHT

10-19 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1

20-29 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1

30-39 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2

40-49 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2

50-59 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3

60-69 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3

70-79 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4

80-89 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4

90-99 9 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5

100+ 9 9 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 5

Increase the Evade Value by 1 (to a maximum of 9) in the sequence established on the Evade Chart should a Shooter's Combined Might be greater
than 100. Similarly, decrease the Evade Value by 1 (to a minimum of 1) in the sequence established on the Evade Chart should a Target's Combined
Constitution be greater than 100.

to one side for further use - those shots have hit the Fallen Dice
Target unit.
Any shoot dice rolled that are lower than the shoot
value are discarded and called fallen dice - those
shots have missed and fallen around the Target unit.

EXAMPLE
The Bow-Drunes roll a 3, a 5, a 6
and two 9s against the Duguth
EVASION TYPES warriors. The 9s, 6 and 5 are equal
There are a number of different types of evasion, each of which has its own rules. Evasion types are to or above th shoot value, and thus
become shot dice. The 3, however,
combined with evasion sight rules.
is lower than the shoot value and is
Evasion thus a fallen die.
An evasion is any type of evasion and thus any rules that apply to evasions apply to all evasion
types unless altered by that evasion type. Sure Shots and Fated Shots
Normal Evasion Any rolls of a 9 with the shoot dice -
Normal evasions are evasions that are not easy, difficult or fated. as long as a 9 is not the shoot value -
signify a sure shot. That particular Shoot
Easy Evasion proved uncannily accurate and for each
Easy evasions are those that are easy to accomplish, perhaps because the target is very quick or is
roll of a 9, another shot die is added to
virtually unaffected by shot weapons. If a target is entitled to an easy evasion, the evasion value is
the total, signifying a fated shot.
calculated normally but is then halved, rounding any fractions down.
Difficult Evasion EXAMPLE
Difficult evasions are those that are difficult to accomplish, perhaps because the Shooting unit is Two Bow-Drunes have rolled a 9 -
simply too skilled or a Target is not paying attention to the Shoot. If a Target makes a difficult and thus two sure shots. They
evasion, the evasion value is calculated normally but is then doubled, rounding any fractions up. immediately add two more shot die
to the 9s and the three his mates
Fated Evasion rolled, which means the Bow-
Fated evasions are those that avoid the shot uncannily and as a result shot dice are simply Drunes have six shot dice.
discarded before the evasion is begun - there is no need to roll evasion dice below for such evasions.
Easy against Difficult
If a Target can perform an easy evasion and yet it is a difficult evasion against a particular shot,
the evasion becomes a normal evasion. Similarly, if a Target must perform a difficult evasion and
yet it is an easy evasion against a particular shot, the evasion becomes a normal evasion. 61
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EVADE
Once the shot dice are determined, the Target unit
must follow the Evade Sequence below to attempt
to evade the Shoot.
No Shot Dice
If there are no shot dice, do not follow the Evade
Sequence and instead resolve the Shoot as per the
9·2·6: Resolve the Shoot Action step of the Shoot
Sequence.
Ignores Evades
If there are shot dice and the Shooter's weapon
ignores evades, do not follow the Evade Sequence
and instead continue the Shoot from step 9·2·5:
Assess Wounds Caused of the Shoot Sequence.
9·2·4·1
CONSULT THE EVADE CHART
The Target unit's player must consult the Evade
Chart (above) to find the number he needs to roll
with the shot dice in order to evade the shots, the
evade value. Cross reference the Shooter's current
MIGHT and Weapon (called COMBINED MIGHT)
values (row) against the Target's current
CONSTITUTION and Armour (called COMBINED
CONSTITUTION) values (column) to find the evade
value.
Ignores Weapons
Shooters only use their MIGHT as their COMBINED
MIGHT if the Target's armour Ignores Weapons.
Ignores Armour
Targets only use their CONSTITUTION as their
COMBINED CONSTITUTION if the Shooter's shot
weapon Ignores Armour.
Use the Highest Constitution
When Shooting at a unit containing warriors of the
same class and SKILL, the highest current
CONSTITUTION and Armour values must be used
for the purposes of COMBINED MIGHT and the
Evade Chart.
Harder Targets
If there are enough shot dice to force Harder
Targets to try to evade the shots, these evasions
must be performed separately (or with differently-
coloured dice) to ensure confusion is minimised.
Additionally, if one of the Harder Targets is shot
and that Harder Target is a warrior or unit with a
different profile, it immediately becomes a Different
Target - which effectively means that warrior or
unit completes a separate Evade Sequence.
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EXAMPLE
With there being six shot dice, the first three
are applied to the Duguth warriors outside the
scrub and the remaining three shot dice to the
Duguth within the scrub and the Thegn. The
Thegn immediately becomes a Different
Target as his profile is different to the Duguth
warriors.
The Bow-Drunes' COMBINED MIGHT is
35, and the Duguth's COMBINED
CONSTITUTION is 36 as they are wearing
light armour and carrying a shield. Cross-
referencing those values on the Evade Chart,
all of the Duguth warriors require a 5 on all
five shot dice to evade those shots. However,
the three Duguth outside of the scrub roll
differently-coloured dice to those within the
scrub to differentiate their shots.
The Thegn's COMBINED CONSTITUTION is
52, and thus he requires a 4 to evade the shot.
9·2·4·2
APPLY EVADE MODIFIERS
The Target unit's player must apply any
evade modifiers to the evade value where
appropriate.
Evade modifiers are applied to the evade
value of any individual warrior. For example,
if a Target is 3” closer than lethal range the
evade value is increased by 1, thus making
the evasion harder to accomplish.
Numbered Modifiers are cumulative. If a
Target is 6” further than the effective range
of the shot weapon, the evade value is
decreased by 2, thus making the evasion
much easier to accomplish.
Modifiers may never increase the evade value
above 9, nor may they decrease the evade
value below 1. Note that a roll of a 0 is
always an evasion and the roll of a 9 is
always a shot, regardless of any other rule.
Evade Modifiers
easy evasion - the Target unit is
Braced and using a
shield
-1 - every 3” further than
effective range of the
shot weapon the Target
warrior lies
-1 - the Target is using an
armour element with
the rule “Parry”
+1 - every 3” closer than
lethal range of the shot
weapon the Target warrior
lies
+1 - The majority of the
EVASION SIGHT
Some evasions, by their very
nature, are restricted by the
sight of the warrior evading the
shot. All evasion sight rules are
combined with an evasion's
type.
SIGHTED EVASIONS
Sight Evasions
Evasions against shots in a
target's sight arc are sight
evasions. Targets may combine
their Constitution with the
Armour+ values of natural,
worn and borne armour classes
to find their Combined
Constitution against such shots.
A sight evasion is also a
sighted evasion.
SIGHTLESS
EVASIONS
Sightless Evasions
Evasions against shots in a
target's blind arc are sightless
evasions. Targets may only
combine their Constitution with
the Armour+ values of natural
or worn armour classes to find
their Combined Constitution
against such shots.
Blind Evasions
Targets may combine their
Constitution with the value of
any armour entitled to a blind
parry in addition to any other
Armour+ value they would
normally be entitled to. Blind
evasions are not difficult
evasions. A blind parry is also
a sightless evasion.
UNSIGHTED
EVASIONS
Unsighted Evasions
Targets that are unsighted may
only combine their Constitution
with the Armour+ values of
natural or worn armour classes
to find their Combined
Constitution against any shot
from any arc. Unsighted
evasions are always difficult
evasions.
 Shooting warrior's base is
within the Target's blind
arc
difficult evasion - the Target unit is unsighted
difficult evasion - the Target unit is in combat
EXAMPLE
One of the Duguth warriors within the scrub is
1” further than any of the Bow-Drunes' effective
range. As this deducts -1 from the evade value and
as he has to roll a shot die, his particular evasion
will be successful on a 4, not a 5.
9·2·4·3
ROLL THE SHOT DICE
The Target unit's player must roll the shot dice.
Evade Dice
Any shot dice rolled that are equal to or higher than
the evade value are discarded and become evade dice
- those shots have been evaded and have failed to
wound the Target.
Wound Dice
Any shot dice rolled that are lower than the evade
value become wound dice and are placed to one side
- those shots have not been evaded and have
wounded the Target.
EXAMPLE
The Duguth warriors outside the scrub roll a 3, a
4 and a 9 on their shot dice. The 3 and 4 are
below the evade value, and thus become wound
dice, with the 9 equal or higher than the evade
value - that is an evade die.
The Duguth within the scrub in effective range
rolls a 0 and the Duguth outside of effective range
rolls a 4 on the shot dice. The 4, thanks to being
outside effective range, is an evade die and the 0 a
wound die.
Swift Evasions and Fated Evasions
Any rolls of a 9 with the shot dice are discarded and
called evade dice, but - as long as a 9 is not the
evade value - also signify a swift evasion. For each
roll of a 9, one wound die is also discarded and
called an evade die, signifying a fated evasion. If
there are no wound dice, however, a fated evasion
has not taken place.
EXAMPLE
A Duguth warrior outside the scrub rolled a 9 on
his shot die, signifying a swift evasion. Thus, he
discards another wound die, signifying a fated
evasion which means there is only one wound die
to contend with for those Duguth outside the
scrub.
9·2·5
ASSESS WOUNDS CAUSED
If there are any wound dice, the Shooter must
follow the Shot Wound Sequence to find out how
many wounds have actually been caused to the
Target. If there are no wound dice, do not follow
the Shot Wound Sequence and instead follow the
procedures of the 9·2·6: Resolve the Shoot Action
step in the Shot Sequence to resolve the Shoot action.
9·2·5·1
ROLL THE WOUND DICE
The Shooting unit's player must roll the wound
dice.
Any rolls of a 9 with the wound dice signify a
vicious wound. That wound is particularly brutal and
another wound die is added which becomes a fated
wound immediately, thus enabling the Shooter to
roll another wound die.
Any rolls of a 0 with the wound dice signify a graze.
Other than stinging the Target, perhaps in a paper
cut kind of way where teeth are sucked and curses
aired, that wound does not cause any damage.
Any other value on the wound dice result in a
wound.
EXAMPLE
The Bow-Drunes roll the two remaining wound
dice, rolling 9 for the warrior outside the scrub
and 7 for the warrior within the scrub. As the first
die rolled was a 9, the Bow-Drunes get to roll
another wound die, achieving a 3.
9·2·5·2
APPLY WOUND MODIFIERS
The Shooting unit's player must apply any wound
modifiers to the remaining wound dice as
appropriate. These modifiers are exactly the same as
those for Attack actions. See the 8·2·6·2: Apply
Wound Modifiers rule for details.
9·2·5·3
CALCULATE SHOOT DAMAGE
The Shooting unit's player must add the result of
each wound die (plus any wound modifiers) together
to find the shoot damage.
EXAMPLE
The Bow-Drunes have rolled 9, 7 and 3 on their
wound dice. Added together, this means the shoot
damage from the Bow-Drunes' Shoot action is 19.
9·2·5·4
DEDUCT SHOOT DAMAGE
The Target unit's player must then deduct the shoot
damage value from the Target's CONSTITUTION. If
a Target warrior's CONSTITUTION is reduced to
zero, the warrior is dead and removed from the
battlefield.
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 EXAMPLE
The Duguth warriors deduct the shoot damage,
19, from the wounded warrior's CONSTITUTION.
Unfortunately, as the wounded Duguth warrior
only has 4 points of CONSTITUTION left from his
basic 15, he is dead!
Remember to reduce a warrior's attack dice or shoot
dice if he has taken enough wounds!
9·2·5·5
REMOVING DEAD WARRIORS
Dead warriors are removed from their position on
the battlefield after the Shoot action is resolved, in
any order and from any position the Target unit's
player wishes, but there are some caveats to this.
Remove Warriors in Easier Order...
Most of the time it is obvious which warriors are
dead and must be removed, but combined Shoots will
often take place against a number of Targets, all of
whom could be the first warrior to be removed. The
Target player can remove his dead warriors as he
sees fit, but he must remove warriors in Easier
Target to Harder Target order, with the Easier
targets being removed first.
EXAMPLE
The dead Duguth warrior is removed from those
outside the scrub, but the Target player may
choose which warrior from those three are
removed from play.
...then in Range Order
Whichever warriors are being removed, Easier or
Harder, they must then be removed in range order,
lethal to effective to outside effective range, with
those in lethal range removed first, effective next
and outside effective last.
Removing Unit Command Warriors
Champions, banner bearers and heralds may be the
only warriors within range that can be removed from
play. As they cannot effectively be removed until
every other member of their unit is dead, simply
replace the closest unit warrior to the dead unit
command warrior (who is a member of the unit
command warrior's unit, of course) with the dead
unit command warrior. If unit command warriors are
the only remaining members of their unit, they will
be removed where they stand.
Remaining Wounds
Any wounds from shoot damage that are still to be
deducted after a warrior dies (called remaining
wounds) may carry over to Targets of the same class
and SKILL in the Target unit as long as those
individual warriors can be seen by the Shooters that
performed the Shoot action (except when they have
Shot into Combat). In this way, combined Shooting can
kill many warriors within units.
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As always, the remaining wounds must be applied to
the Easier Targets first.
EXAMPLE
The Duguth warrior had to deduct 20 attack
damage from his CONSTITUTION but he only had
4. Thus, there are 16 remaining wounds, and as
there are other Duguth warriors in his unit,
another Duguth's CONSTITUTION is reduced by
16. Thus, another Duguth warrior is dead as their
basic CONSTITUTION is 15, leaving 1 wound
remaining which is applied to the wounded
warrior. However, the dead Duguth must be one
of those outside the scrub, as they are the Easier
Target.
Remaining wounds must never be applied to
Different Targets, even though they are a part of
the same Shoot action.
EXAMPLE
Even though the Thegn was a Target of the same
Shoot action, he is a Different Target as his profile
is different to the Duguth. As such, he follows the
Evade Sequence separately. He rolls a 3 to evade
the shot, which becomes a wound die as he
required a 4. This wound die results in a roll of 3,
which is then deducted from the Thegn's
CONSTITUTION.
Remaining wounds must never be applied to any
warrior from the Target unit that the Shooting unit
cannot see, even if this results in discarding
remaining wounds.
EXAMPLE
One of the Duguth warriors outside of the scrub
is actually behind a Werwulf, who blocks line of
sight to him. Thus, he cannot be removed from
play as he could not have been a Target.
However, this would not result in discarding a
wound as the two Duguth warriors within the
scrub can be seen. Thus, the Duguth unit's
wounded warrior carries the remaining wound.
Marking Wounds
Wounds can easily be recorded on the Constitution
Chart of a warrior profile. We recommend,
however, that players use different coloured pens
and alternate the colours used after each combat
action is completed.
The Wounded Warrior
The wounded warrior is defined in exactly the same
way as within the Attack action section, under the
8·2·6·6: Removing Dead Warriors rule, with a few
differences regarding who can be the wounded
warrior when he dies.
When the Target unit takes enough wounds for the
wounded warrior to die, one warrior within range of
the Shoot action that caused the death is removed
from play and this warrior must be an Easier Target.
Similarly, this warrior must have been a Target -
i.e., a Shooting warrior must have been able to see
him.
The Shooter may choose which warrior is the
wounded warrior when Shooting; for the wounded
warrior could of course have reduced shoot dice.
Distinct Target Warriors
If a Shooter is able to select a Distinct Target
warrior - i.e., single out a particular warrior from an
enemy unit as his target - then that warrior must
take the shoot damage rather than the wounded
warrior, even if it is a noble or a unit command
warrior. The only exception to this rule is if the
wounded warrior is the only remaining member of
the unit or if the Shooter wishes to shoot the
wounded warrior.
If the shoot damage on the Distinct Target warrior
- called the distinct shoot damage - is enough to kill
the Distinct Target warrior, then that warrior is
removed from play rather than the wounded warrior.
If the Distinct Target warrior is a vassal and the
distinct shoot damage is not enough to kill him, the
wounded warrior will take that damage as normal.
However, distinct shoot damage may never carry
over to Targets of the same class and SKILL in the
Target unit should the wounded warrior die. If the
wounded warrior does die in this manner, remove
the Distinct Target warrior from play.
9·2·6
RESOLVE THE SHOOT
ACTION
After the shoot damage has been assessed and dead
warriors removed, the Shoot action is deemed to have
been resolved and both players must ready
themselves for any further Shoot actions to be
performed by the Shooting unit.
9·2·7
FURTHER SHOOT ACTIONS
Once the Shoot action has been resolved, the next
Shoot action by the Shooting unit begins from the
9·1·2: Identify Target Units step of the Shoot
Sequence above until it has no more Shoot actions left
to perform in that activation.
9·3
PREVIOUS ACTIONS
Units that have performed a Walk, Run, Fly, Shoot,
Volley Shoot, Invoke, Brace, Bind, Join and/or Issue
New Orders action may perform a Shoot action
afterward in the same activation.
Should a Braced unit Shoot, their shoot dice are
halved, rounding any fractions down. There are also
shoot and evade modifiers for units that have Moved
during their previous action.
9·4
FURTHER ACTIONS
Units that have performed a Shoot action may
perform another Shoot action (see the 9·2·7: New
Shoot Action rule), or a Walk, Run, Fly, Invoke,
Join, Bind, or Issue New Orders action afterward in
the same activation.
Additionally, Charged units that have performed a
Shoot action as part of a Hold and Shoot Charge reaction
may perform an Attack action afterward, although
strike modifiers are applied to the Holding and
Shooting unit.
Should a unit that has Shot perform a Walk or Run
action afterward in the same activation, any
Movement will be performed as if it is a Slow Move.
Should a unit that has Shot perform an Invoke action
afterward in the same activation, invoke modifiers
are applied.
9·5
SPRAY WEAPONS
Some particularly powerful warriors can breathe
fire, spray noxious fumes, exude freezing air or
otherwise damage enemies with all manner of nasty
spraying weapons. These shot weapons are
collectively called spray weapons and are listed on a
warrior's profile as such. The warriors that use them
are called Spraying warriors or Sprayers.
9·5·1
SHOOTING WITH
A SPRAY WEAPON
All spray weapons are also shot weapons and thus
may be used to perform a Shoot action in almost
exactly the same way as any other shot weapon.
There are some major differences, however, as
outlined below.
· A spray template is used to determine the Target
units
· All shots from spray weapons are easy shots
· Spray weapons may never be used to perform a
Volley Shoot action
· Units with spray weapons perform single Shoot
actions rather than each warrior performing a
single Shoot action
9·5·1·1
SPRAY TEMPLATES
Spray templates differ greatly in both size and shape
from warrior to warrior, and thus only spray
templates specifically designed for that spray weapon
may be used to perform a Shoot action with it. If a
player does not have the correct spray template for a
particular spray weapon, he cannot perform a Shoot
action with that spray weapon.
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DETERMINING SPRAY TARGETS
To determine the Target of a Shoot action when
Shooting with a spray weapon, its placement must
first be defined by placing the spray template upon
enemy warriors.
Place the narrow end of the Spraying warrior's
spray template so that it is directly above the head
mark on his base. Keeping the spray template in
place above the head mark, the Sprayer must move
the template so that it is above an enemy unit,
parallel to the battlefield, following the normal rules
for selecting potential Target units (so most
Sprayers would have to select the nearest enemy
unit, for example). The Sprayer then decides its
final placement and this defines the Target units. If
at least one warrior's base is partly or completely
within the Spray Template when it is placed, his
unit becomes a Target unit. Every single warrior
under the spray template is considered to be a
Sprayed warrior and the unit he belongs to a
Sprayed unit.
If a Sprayed warrior is a mounted warrior (now also
known as a Sprayed Mounted warrior) and his
mount is an ardent mount, the rider and the mount
count as separate sprayed warriors. If a Sprayed
Mounted warrior's mount is not an ardent mount,
only the rider suffers the effects of the spray weapon.
If there are no warriors under the spray template at
all, the spray weapon has missed and the Shoot action
is considered to be resolved.
Spray Weapon Shoot Dice
A Spraying unit's shoot dice are determined by how
many Sprayed warriors there are. Simply multiply
the amount of shoot dice each Spraying warrior has
by how many sprayed warriors are under his
template.
EXAMPLE
A unit of three Dyndraig are spraying a unit of ten
Ax-Drunes with their fiery breath. The first
Dyndraig can breathe fire upon three Ax-Drunes.
The second Dyndraig has six Ax-Drunes under
his template. The third Dyndraig can burn four
more Ax-Drunes. As each Dyndraig's shot
weapon has one shoot die, the Brythoniaid player
rolls twelve shoot dice against the Ax-Drune unit
in the ensuing Shoot action.
9·5·1·3
SPRAYING INTO COMBAT
If the Sprayer is in combat and performs an Attack
Shoot action, the Shooting into Combat rule is not
followed. Instead, the spray template's placement
must cover as many enemy warriors from the units
the Sprayer is engaged with or beset by as possible.
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If the Sprayer places the spray template upon a
warrior that is in combat, again, the Shooting into
Combat rule is not followed and it is simply placed as
if it were a normal Target.
Spray templates may thus be placed over friendly
warriors accidentally. These friendly warriors will
suffer the effects of the spray weapon in exactly the
same way as enemy warriors.
9·5·1·4
SPRAY DAMAGE
Shoot actions with spray weapons are separately
performed against each Target unit as if it were a
normal shot weapon, except that remaining wounds
are never carried over to warriors outside of the
spray template's placement - i.e., warriors that are
not Sprayed warriors.
9·6
CRUSH WEAPONS
Sometimes flung by an arcane war engine or simply
thrown by a warrior's strength of arms, enemies can
find themselves crushed by large rocks, metal balls
or even the odd pig or cow that seemingly appear
from nowhere. These shot weapons are collectively
called Crush Weapons and are listed on a warrior's
profile as such. The warriors that use them are called
Throwing warriors or Throwers.
9·6·1
SHOOTING WITH
A CRUSH WEAPON
All crush weapons are also shot weapons and thus
may be used to perform a Shoot action in almost
exactly the same way as any other shot weapon.
There are some major differences, however, as
outlined below.
· A crush template is used to determine the Target
units
· Crush weapons may never be used to perform a
Volley Shoot action
· Warriors with crush weapons perform individual
Shoot actions rather than the unit performing a
single Shoot action
9·6·1·1
CRUSH TEMPLATES
Crush templates differ greatly in both size and shape
from warrior to warrior, and thus only crush
templates specifically designed for that crush weapon
may be used to perform a Shoot action with it. If a
player does not have the correct crush template for a
particular crush weapon, he cannot perform a Shoot
action with that crush weapon.
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DETERMINING CRUSH TARGETS
A Shoot action using a crush weapon is performed as
a normal shot weapon until the 9·2·3·6: Roll the
Shoot Dice step of the Shot Sequence is completed.
At this step, if the majority of the Thrower's shoot
dice have hit (i.e., have become shot dice) or the
amount of shot dice and fallen dice are equal, the
crush weapon has hit the Target as the Thrower
intended.
The crush template must be placed so that:
· its crush hole (the largest hole in the template) is
centred over one warrior from the Target unit
· its 90° angle arrow (at the end of the 90° angle
line) is pointing directly away from the Thrower
If the majority of the Thrower's shoot dice have
missed (i.e., have become fallen dice), the crush
weapon has still hit the Target but the Thrower's
aim was slightly off. The crush template must be
placed so that its crush hole is centred over one
warrior from the Target unit, chosen by the Target
unit's player.
Scatter!
If there are no shot dice, the crush weapon has not
hit the Target at all and must scatter. The Target
unit's player must first centre the crush hole over
one warrior from the Target unit of his choice. The
Thrower then rolls a D10, called a direction roll.
The D10 rolled - the direction die - indicates the
direction the crush template will scatter, called the
scatter direction, as shown on the crush template
itself. The Thrower then rolls another D10, called a
distance roll. The resulting distance die result, called
the scatter distance, indicates how far in inches the
crush template must be moved in the scatter
direction, where it is then placed. Measure this
distance from the centre of the crush hole.
Any unit whose warriors' bases are partly or
completely under the Crush Template is considered
to have been hit by it and are now the Target units
as well as the Crushed unit.
Crushed Warriors
The warrior centred under the crush hole, and any
other warrior whose base is partly or completely
under it, is considered to be a Crushed warrior.
Splashed Warriors
Warriors whose bases are not partly or completely
under the crush hole, but partly or completely under
the crush template, are Splashed warriors and suffer
the reduced effects of the crush weapon.
Mounted Warriors
If a Crushed warriors or Splashed warrior is a
mounted warrior (now also known as a Crushed
Mounted Warrior or Splashed Mounted warrior) and
his mount is an ardent mount, the rider and the
mount count as separate Crushed warriors or
Splashed warriors. If a Crushed Mounted warrior's
or Splashed Mounted warrior's mount is not an
ardent mount, only the rider suffers the effects of the
crush weapon.
Crush Weapon Shot Dice
Every single Crushed unit must continue the Shoot
action from the 9·2·4: Evade step of the Shot
Sequence, in any order the Target unit's player
wishes, once the crush template is placed. However,
the amount of shot dice to roll depends upon how
many warriors are under the crush template and of
which type.
Each Crushed warrior must try to evade the shot
dice. Any Evasions made by Crushed warriors are
also Difficult Evasions.
Splashed warriors only need try to evade one shot
die each rather than the amount of shot dice each.
If there are no warriors under the crush template at
all, the thrown object has missed and the Shoot action
is considered to be resolved.
9·6·1·3
CRUSH AND SPLASH DAMAGE
Crushed warriors suffer the full Combined MIGHT
of the crush weapon, called crush damage. Splashed
warriors suffer the splash damage of the crush
weapon as indicated on its warrior's profile.
Remaining wounds from crush damage may carry
over to other Crushed or Splashed warriors.
Similarly, remaining wounds from splash damage
may carry over to Crushed or Splashed warriors. No
remaining wounds carry over to warriors outside of
the crush template's placement.
9·7
VOLLEY SHOOT
ACTION
Instead of a Shoot or an Attack Shoot action, a unit
may declare a Volley Shoot action if they are under
HOLD orders and if their shot weapons have the rule
Volley Shoot.
9·7·1
PERFORMING A VOLLEY
SHOOT ACTION
Volley Shoot actions are voluntary actions. A Volley Shoot
action is performed by a unit - called a Volley
Shooting unit - in exactly the same way as a normal
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Shoot action, except that the amount of shoot dice for
each shot weapon are doubled, rounding any
fractions up.
9·7·1·1
RESOLVING A VOLLEY SHOOT
ACTION
After the shoot damage from the Volley Shoot action
has been assessed and dead warriors removed, the
Volley Shoot action is deemed to have been resolved
and both players must ready themselves for any
further Volley Shoot actions or Shoot actions to be
performed by the Volley Shooting unit.
8·5·1·2
PREVIOUS ACTIONS
Units that have performed a Walk, Run, Fly, Shoot,
Volley Shoot, Brace, Bind, Join and/or Issue New
Orders action may perform a Volley Shoot action
afterward in the same activation.
Should a Braced unit Volley Shoot, their halved shoot
dice cancel out the doubled shoot dice from the
action. Thus, they simply roll their normal amount of
shoot dice - do not double, then halve!
There are also shoot and evade modifiers for units
that have Moved during their previous action.
8·5·1·3
FURTHER ACTIONS
Units that have performed a Volley Shoot action may
perform another Volley Shoot action or Shoot action
(see the 9·2·7: New Shoot Action rule), or a Join
or Issue New Orders action afterward in the same
activation.
9·8
ATTACK SHOOT
ACTION
It can happen that some warriors within a unit in
Combat are not actually engaged with an enemy
unit. If that is the case, and they may use shot
weapons, an Attack Shoot action may be performed
by the active unit.
9·8·1
PERFORMING AN ATTACK
SHOOT ACTION
Attack Shoot actions are voluntary actions and may be
performed by units with unengaged warriors that
have not already Moved that hour, thus becoming an
Attacking and Shooting unit until the Attack Shoot
action is resolved. However, if a Shooting unit
chooses not to perform an Attack Shoot, or cannot, it
must perform an Attack Move as a compulsory action
instead. Feral, Fanatical, Mindless and Levy units
may not Attack Shoot - they may only Attack Move.
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Unengaged Attacking and
Shooting warriors thus chosen
simply Shoot into Combat when
the Combat Sequence dictates
(see the 8·2: Combat Sequence
rule for details).
The units the Attacking and
Shooting unit is in Combat with
must be the potential Target
units, but the Attacking and
Shooting player may choose which
enemy unit from those potential
Target units to become the
Target unit.
If no Attacking and Shooting
warrior can see an enemy warrior
in combat with his unit, the
Attacking and Shooting unit must
Attack Move instead.
Attack and Attack Shoot
Some warriors can perform an
Attack Shoot action as well as an
Attack action even when they are
engaged or beset in combat, such
as a Brythoniaid Dyndraig, which
can breathe fire on their enemies
while Attacking with its combat
weapons. The ability to do so is
listed on a warrior's profile and is
called Attack and Attack Shoot.
9·8·1·1
RESOLVING AN
ATTACK SHOOT
ACTION
After the shoot damage from the
Attack Shoot action has been
assessed and dead warriors
removed, the Attack Shoot action is
deemed to have been resolved and
both players resume the Combat
Sequence.
9·8·1·2
PREVIOUS ACTIONS
Defenders that have chosen to Hold and Brace or
Hold and Shoot as a Charge reaction may not perform
an Attack Shoot action.
9·8·1·3
FURTHER ACTIONS
Units that have performed an Attack Shoot action
may perform another Attack Shoot action immediately
(see the 9·2·7: New Shoot Action rule), and
engaged warriors from the Attacking and Shooting
unit may of course perform an Attack action
afterward in the same activation.
SHOOTING INTO
COMBAT
If the Shooter's Target is in combat, there
is a risk that those shots could hit his
friends or even other enemy units because
arrows and other missiles are
indiscriminate - most of the time.
If a shooter has shot into a combat and this
has resulted in fallen dice, those fallen dice
(after any shots against the Target unit are
resolved) immediately become untargeted
shoot dice. These must be divided equally
amongst every unit within the combat other
than the Target unit, starting with the unit
closest to the Target unit's champion, and
remainders applied to that closest unit. All
of the units in the combat other than the
Target unit that are assigned untargeted
shoot dice in this way are called Untargeted
units.
Once untargeted shoot dice are assigned to
each Untargeted unit, another Shoot action
is performed - called an Untargeted Shoot -
against each Untargeted unit as if they
were a Target. Any fallen dice in this
Untargeted Shoot are discarded as normal.
For example, a unit is shooting into a
combat where two friendly units and four
enemy units are in combat. One of the enemy
units is the Target unit. After resolving the
shots against the Target unit, the shoot
results in nine fallen dice. The closest unit
to the Target unit is the unit it is in
combat with, a friendly unit, then two
enemy units and another friendly unit. The
fallen dice become untargeted shoot dice, and
are divided between the Untargeted units so
that two dice are assigned to the closest
friendly unit, two dice each to the enemy
units, two dice to the furthest away
friendly unit and finally, the remaining
shoot die assigned to the closest friendly unit
again.
 · 10 ·
INVOKE ACTION
Virtually all of the kindreds in Darklands can call upon the powers of the elements and of the
spirits, as well as the power within them, to create invocations that affect both friends and enemies
alike to win the field of battle. Only sorcerous units - a sorcerer or a unit of sorcerers - may perform
an Invoke action, however.
10 · 1
DECLARING AN
INVOKE ACTION
Invoke actions are voluntary actions in all
circumstances. To perform an Invoke action, it must
first be declared as per the sequence below.
10 · 1 · 1
IDENTIFY INVOKING UNIT
Players must first identify the unit they wish to
Invoke with (the Invoking unit or Invoker), which
must meet the following requirements:
· The Invoking unit must be unengaged. Engaged
or beset Invoking units may perform an Attack
Invoke action where possible
· At least one warrior within the Invoking unit
must be a sorcerer that can create an invocation
If the Invoking unit cannot fulfil any of those
requirements, it cannot create an invocation, the
Invoke action does not take place and the Invoking
unit may choose a different action to perform.
10 · 1 · 1 · 1
DECLARE INVOKING UNIT'S
EQUIPMENT
The Invoking unit's player must then declare all of
the equipment - artefacts - the Invoking unit will
use throughout the ensuing Invoke action. Remember
that a warrior cannot wield equipment in the same
Invoke action such that the total amount of hands that
equipment requires exceed his own hands value.
10 · 1 · 2
IDENTIFY INVOCATION
The Invoking unit must then reveal the invocation
it will attempt to create (as well as its type, either a
sight invocation or a focus invocation), which in turn
ensures the following requirements must be met:
· The invocation attempted must not have already
been attempted in an Invoke action during the
current activation
· If a sight invocation is being attempted, the
Invoking unit's leader must have line of sight to at
least one enemy unit
If the Invoking unit cannot fulfil any of those
requirements, it cannot create an invocation, the
Invoke action does not take place and the Invoking
unit may choose another invocation or a different
action to perform.
10 · 1 · 3
DECLARE THE PRICE
Performing sorcery comes with a price, as every
sorcerer knows, and that price is their own well-
being - for to create an invocation is to draw power
from themselves.
When an Invoke action is performed, the Invoker
must pay an initial price as listed on his profile, the
value of which is deducted from his CONSITUTION
after the Invoke action is resolved. Prudent sorcerers
or those with little courage will stop there, but
many invocations allow sorcerers to augment the
power of the invocation itself and even the range of
its effects by drawing more strength from their life-
force. This is of course fraught with danger for doing
so deducts an augmented price from their
CONSITUTION.
10 · 1 · 3 · 1
INITIAL PRICE
The initial price of creating an invocation is listed on
a sorcerer's profile, on the invocation's line. If an
Invoking unit does not have enough
CONSTITUTION to pay the initial price without
reducing all of its warriors' CONSTITUTION to 0,
the invocation cannot be created, the Invoke action
does not take place and the Invoking unit may
choose another invocation or a different action to
perform.
EXAMPLE
A Seer-Drune is creating a Bones of the Lost
invocation against a unit of Duguth warriors. The
initial price of that invocation is 3, and the Seer-
Drune has taken no wounds so far and thus has
plenty of CONSTITUTION to pay the initial price.
10 · 1 · 3 · 2
AUGMENTED PRICE
If the initial price of creating an invocation is
suffixed by “+” then it may be augmented to
increase its power or range, which can of course be
very desirable.
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Invocations thus identified may be augmented to 10 · 1 · 3 · 3
increase one of either its focus range, effective range TOTAL PRICE
or power; for example, an invocation's focus range
The initial price and augmented price are added
and power cannot both be augmented in the same
together to form the total price that a sorcerer must
Invoke action.
pay to create the invocation. The augmented price
To augment an invocation, an Invoker simply and thus the total price must always be declared
declares that he is doing so and by how much, this before the Invoke Sequence is begun, but the total
amount becoming the augmented price. price is only deducted from an Invoking unit's
CONSTITUTION when the Invoke action is resolved.
EXAMPLE
The Bones of the Lost invocation's initial price is EXAMPLE
3+, and thus can be augmented. The Seer-Drune With the Seer-Drune's initial price being 3 and
decideds to augment it by 7, so 7 is the the augmented price 7, the total price that he
augmented price. must pay is 10, which he deducts from his
CONSTITUTION when the Invoke action is
If an Invoking unit does not have enough resolved.
CONSTITUTION to pay the initial price as well as
the augmented price without reducing all of its 10 · 1 · 3 · 4
warriors' CONSTITUTION to 0, the augmented UNITS AND PRICE
price is simply reduced so that the Invoker has 1 An Invoking unit that combines its Invoke action
point of CONSTITUTION left. must pay the augmented price per Invoking warrior,
but the total price is deducted from the wounded
Augmenting the Power of an Invocation warrior's CONSTITUTION first and the remainder
An invocation's power can be increased by from other warriors' CONSTITUTION. Thus,
augmenting it, called power augmentation. Each sorcerous units can sacrifice warriors to create more
point of augmentation used adds +1 to the powerful invocations!
invocation's power and this, added to the
invocation's initial price, becomes the invocation's EXAMPLE
total power. A unit of five Sword-Melusines Invokes Sairen-
Song upon an enemy unit, increasing its range to
9” by paying the augmented price of 1
EXAMPLE CONSTITUTION per warrior, increasing the total
The Seer-Drune decides to augment the power of price to 8. Thus, the wounded warrior with 4
the Bones of the Lost invocation, which is 30. CONSTITUTION dies, leaving 4 CONSTITUTION
He augments it by 7, thus increasing the to be paid, which reduces another warrior's
invocation's total power to 37. CONSTITUTION by 4 and leaving
her on 5 CONSTITUTION.
If an invocation does not have a stated power value,
its power cannot be augmented. If a wounded warrior within an
Invoking unit that is creating
Augmenting the Range of an Invocation an invocation does not have
An Invoking unit's focus range is defined as the enough CONSTITUTION to
value of their current TEMPER attribute divided by pay the augmented price of
10, rounding any fractions down. An Invoking unit's doing so, he may not
focus range for a particular invocation can be perform the Invoke action
increased by augmenting it and this is called range with the other Invokers
augmentation. Each point of range augmentation within the unit. However,
adds +1” to the Invoking unit's focus range and this the total price will still be
becomes the total focus range. deducted from his
CONSTITUTION
The effective range of a sight invocation can be first.
increased by augmenting it, also called range
augmentation. Each point of range augmentation
adds +1” to the invocation's effective range. If a
sight invocation does not have a stated effective
range, its effective range cannot be augmented. 10 · 1 · 4
Lethal ranges may never be augmented. IDENTIFY
EXAMPLE
MARK
The Seer-Drune has augmented the power of the With the Invoking unit (as well
invocation, and thus cannot augment its range as as the invocation it is
well in the same Invoke action. attempting to create and
its total price)
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established, it must then identify the unit - or indeed
the object or point on the battlefield - it wishes to
perform the invocation upon (the Marked unit or
Mark). Depending upon the invocation, either the
Invoker himself or a unit or point within range -
including friendly units and those in combat - is a
potential Marked unit or potential Mark and some of
them may eventually become Marked units or
Marks.
Note that, unless otherwise stated, Marks may only
be units. If an object or point on the battlefield can
be the Mark, this is stated on the invocation line on
the sorcerer's profile as “Object” or “Point”
(sometimes both) and no other Mark - including a
unit - can be selected. See section 4·1: Terrain for
object and point definitions.
Potential Marks are determined in different ways
according to the invocation being attempted, as
outlined below.
10 · 1 · 4 · 1
SIGHT INVOCATIONS
In the case of a sight invocation, any enemy unit the
Invoking unit can see - including those in combat -
is a potential Marked unit and some of them may
eventually become Marked units.
Note, however, that an Invoker may not measure
the lethal or effective range until the total price of
the invocation has been declared.
For sight invocations, the Marked unit will usually
be the nearest enemy unit the Invoking unit's leader
can see, but this does depend on the unit's acuity, as
outlined below.
· Friendly units may never be selected as a Marked
unit if the invocation is a sight invocation under
any circumstances
· Any object or point on the battlefield may become
the Mark regardless of the Invoker's acuity
· An Invoking unit attempting a sight invocation
that is Elite, Veteran or Fanatical, or has the
ability to choose Distinct Marked Units, may
select any potential Marked unit to be the
Marked unit
· An Invoking unit attempting a sight invocation
that has the ability to choose a Distinct Marked
Warrior may select any single warrior from any
potential Marked Unit to be the Marked Warrior
· An Invoking unit attempting a sight invocation
that is Drilled, Trained or Wild may select any
potential Marked unit to be the Marked unit, but
must first take a FORTITUDE TEST - in this case
a MARKING TEST - to do so. If the MARKING
TEST is passed, the Invoking unit may select any
potential Marked unit to be the Marked unit. If
the MARKING TEST is failed, the Invoking unit
must perform the sight invocation at the nearest
enemy unit its leader can see that is not in combat
(unless there is no other choice than to Invoke at
an enemy in combat), which then becomes the
Marked unit
· An Invoking unit attempting a sight invocation
that is Levy, Feral or Mindless must always select
the nearest potential Marked unit its leader can
see that is not in combat (unless there is no other
choice than to Invoke at an enemy in combat) to
become the Marked unit
10 · 1 · 4 · 2
FOCUS INVOCATIONS
In the case of a focus invocation, any warrior, unit,
object or point on the battlefield within the
Invoking unit's focus range - including friendly units
or those in combat - is a potential Marked unit and
some of them may eventually become Marked units.
Line of sight does not need to be drawn to a
potential Marked unit in order to perform a focus
invocation upon it.
Note, however, that an Invoker may not measure
their focus range until the total price of the
invocation has been declared.
For most focus invocations, the Marked unit will
usually be the nearest enemy unit to the Invoking
unit's leader within focus range, but again, different
Marks may be selected depending on the Invoker's
acuity and whether they are performing an
invocation against a friend or an enemy.
· Any friendly potential Marked unit within focus
range may become the Marked unit regardless of
the Invoker's acuity
· Any object or point on the battlefield may become
the Mark regardless of the Invoker's acuity
· An Invoking unit attempting a focus invocation
that is Elite, Veteran or Fanatical may select any
potential Marked unit to be the Marked unit
· An Invoking unit attempting a focus invocation
that is Drilled, Trained or Wild may select any
potential Marked unit to be the Marked unit, but
must first take a FORTITUDE TEST - in this case
a MARKING TEST - to do so. If the MARKING
TEST is passed, the Invoking unit may select any
potential Marked unit to be the Marked unit. If
the MARKING TEST is failed, the Invoking unit
must select the nearest potential Marked unit to
its leader that is not in combat (unless there is no
other choice) to become the Marked unit
· An Invoking unit attempting a focus invocation
that is Levy, Feral or Mindless must always select
the nearest potential Marked unit to its leader that
is not in combat (unless there is no other choice)
to become the Marked unit
· An Invoking unit may select any individual
warrior from the Marked unit to be the Marked
warrior; effectively, single warriors can be picked
out by the Invoker from a unit, thus meaning
nobles or champions can be selected as the Mark
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 10 · 1 · 4 · 3
MOUNTED WARRIOR MARKS
Invoking units that have selected a mounted unit or
mounted warrior as a Mark (also called a Mounted
Mark) must, depending upon the type of mount
ridden, choose either the riders or their mounts as
the Mark. The Mark will usually be the mounts if
they are ardent mounts and the riders if the mounts
are not ardent mounts, as outlined below.
· An Invoking unit attempting a sight invocation
that is Elite, Veteran or Fanatical, or has the
ability to choose Distinct Target Warriors, may
select either the Mounted Mark's rider to be the
Rider Mark or the Mounted Mark's mount to be
the Mount Mark
· An Invoking unit attempting a sight invocation
that is Drilled, Trained or Wild may select the
Mounted Mark's rider to be the Rider Mark but
must first take a FORTITUDE TEST - in this case
a MOUNT MARKING TEST - to do so, as long as
they have not taken a MARKING TEST in the
same Invoke action. If the MOUNT MARKING
TEST is passed, the Invoking unit may select
either the Mounted Mark's rider to be the Rider
Mark or the Mounted Mark's mount to be the
Mount Mark. If the MOUNT MARKING TEST is
failed or not taken, or if the Invoking unit has
already taken a MARKING TEST in the same
Invoke action, the Invoking unit must select the
Mounted Mark's mount to be the Mount Mark.
· An Invoking unit attempting a sight invocation
that is Levy, Feral or Mindless must always select
the Mounted Mark's mount to be the Mount
Mark.
· If the Mounted Mark's mount is not an ardent
mount, the Invoking unit - if attempting to create
a sight invocation - must select the rider to be the
Rider Mark.
· An Invoking unit attempting to create a focus
invocation that causes invoke damage may select
either the rider to be the Rider Mark or the
mount to be the Mount Mark.
· An Invoking unit attempting to create a focus
invocation that does not cause invoke damage
must apply the effects of that invocation against
the mounted warrior as a whole.
10 · 1 · 4 · 3
DECLARE MARKED UNIT'S
EQUIPMENT
The Marked unit's player must then declare all of
the equipment - armour elements and artefacts - the
Marked unit will use throughout the ensuing Invoke
action. Remember that a warrior cannot wield
equipment in the same Invoke action such that the
total amount of hands that equipment requires
exceed his own hands value.
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10 · 1 · 4 · 4
NOBLE INVOKERS
Nobles within an Invoking unit may combine their
Invoke action with its vassals - or another noble - as
long as they are attempting to create the same
invocation at the same Marked unit. In this way,
they could draw on their fellows' life-force rather
than their own.
A noble may perform an Invoke action against the
same Marked unit with all of his invocations should
he have more than one, but each invocation must be
created in a separate Invoke action.
10 · 1 · 4 · 5
VASSAL INVOKERS
Vassals within an Invoking unit must combine their
Invoke action against the same Mark where possible.
A vassal may perform an Invoke action against the
same Mark with all of his invocations should he have
more than one, but each invocation must be created
in a separate Invoke action (and thus may be used on
other Marked units if one is destroyed).
10 · 1 · 5
IDENTIFY SEPARATE MARKED
UNITS
Invoking units usually nominate one enemy unit to
be the Marked unit per Invoke action, but there are
some instances in which more than one unit may or
must be Marked during one Invoke action.
· Nobles within the Invoking unit may Invoke
against other potential Marks as a separate Invoke
action
As vassal Invokers create their invocation through
their leader, they may not split their Invoke action,
even if they cannot see the Marked unit and they
are performing a sight invocation.
10 · 1 · 6
PERFORM INVOKE
ACTIONS IN TEMPER
ORDER
Invoking units that have split their Invoking perform
separate Invoke actions that are not simultaneous. In
other words, if the first Invoke action completely
destroys a unit, the second Invoke action must select
a different Marked unit.
These separate Invoke actions must be performed in
TEMPER order, however, the Invoker with the
highest TEMPER performing their Invoke action first.
If two separate Invoke actions are performed by
Invokers with the same TEMPER, the Invoking
player may decide which Invoke action is performed
first.
 Invoking with Mounted Warriors
Riders and mounts may perform separate Invoke
actions in normal TEMPER order sequence, using
their own TEMPER as well as their own
invocations, but may combine their Invoke actions
where possible.
10 · 2
INVOKE SEQUENCE
Once Marked units have been identified and
combined or split Invoking declared, the first Invoke
action must be resolved. Resolving an Invoke action
takes place in a particular sequence called the Invoke
Sequence which must be followed to its conclusion
in all instances.
10 · 2 · 1
TURN TO FACE THE TARGET
If they are attempting a sight invocation, the
Invokers must first Turn to Face the direction of the
Marked unit, if they are not already doing so.
Simply turn the base of each warrior involved in the
Invoke action so that their head marks face directly
towards any warrior from the Marked unit that they
can draw line of sight to. This does not count as
Moving.
10 · 2 · 2
DETERMINE INVOKE DICE
The amount of invoke dice a warrior has per
invocation is shown on their profile, but unlike
attack dice or shoot dice, these are not modified by
the amount of damage they have taken during the
battle.
EXAMPLE
The Seer-Drune's Bones of the Lost invocation
as listed on his profile has 5 invoke dice, so the
Seer-Drune rolls 5 invoke dice.
Even so, some effects can reduce a warrior's invoke
dice, and some instances may reduce the invoke dice
for a particular invocation to 0; in such cases, that
invocation may not be used. If all of the invoke dice
for all of a sorcerer's invocations are reduced to 0,
that sorcerer may not perform an Invoke action.
When Invokers combine their Invoking the invoke
dice of each Invoking warrior are added together so
that a lot of dice are rolled. This can be quite
enjoyable for the Invoking player!
EXAMPLE
A unit of ten Sword-Melusines is combining their
Invoke action to create the Sairen-Song invocation.
As they have 1 invoke die each, they will roll a
total of 10 invoke dice.
10 · 2 · 3
INVOKE!
Once their invoke dice are determined, the Invoking
unit must then follow the Invoking Sequence below
to attempt to create the invocation.
10 · 2 · 3 · 1
MEASURE THE INVOKE DISTANCE
The Invoking unit's player must measure the
distance between the Invoking unit's leader and the
closest warrior from the Marked unit to him, called
the invoke distance. If the invocation is a sight
invocation, the invoke distance is the distance
between the Invoking unit's leader and the closest
warrior from the Marked unit to him that he can
see.
The length of the invoke distance will determine the
strength of a sight invocation (closer Marks are
much easier to affect than those far away) and, for
all types of invocation, whether the Mark is close
enough; for many invocations have a maximum or
minimum range or are dependent upon the Invoking
unit's focus range.
Sight Invocations
If the invoke distance is further than the invocation's
maximum range or closer than its minimum range,
the Marked unit is completely unaffected by the
invocation. The Invoke action is still deemed to have
been performed, however, and the total price must
still be paid by the Invoking unit.
If the invoke distance is equal to or closer than the
invocation's maximum range as well as equal to or
greater than the invocation's minimum range, or if
the invocation does not have a maximum or
minimum range, the Invoke action continues as
below.
Focus Invocations
If the invoke distance is further than the invocation's
total focus range, the Marked unit is completely
unaffected by the invocation. The Invoke action is
still deemed to have been performed, however, and
the total price must still be paid by the Invoking
unit.
If the invoke distance is equal to or closer than the
invocation's total focus range the Invoke action
continues as below.
Note Lethal and Effective Ranges
When measuring the invoke distance, the Invoking
unit's player must also note whether the Mark is
within lethal or effective range of any warriors from
the Invoking unit. If any Marked warrior is within
lethal range or further than effective range of the
Invoking unit's leader, those Marked warriors (and
those warriors only) must apply the appropriate
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 INVOKE CHART
MARK'S TEMPER or SKILL VALUE
0-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80-89 90-99 100

0-9 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 9
INVOKER'S TEMPER VALUE

10-19 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9

20-29 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9

30-39 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8

40-49 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8

50-59 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7

60-69 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7

70-79 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6

80-89 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6

90-99 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5

100 1 1 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5

invoke modifiers to the invoke value and avoid the “70-79” range of the
modifiers to the avoid value. Invoker's TEMPER value
row, and 41 falls into the
10 · 2 · 3 · 2 “40-49” range of the
MARK DECLARES WILL REACTIONS Mark's SKILL value
column - the invoke value
Once an Invoke action has been declared, the Marked for the Seer-Drune is 3.
unit's player must declare whether a Will reaction
takes place, and thus the source of the Will reaction, For focus invocations, cross
how many will dice will be used for the Resistance reference the Invoker's
Roll and the will range, if any. TEMPER (row) against the
Mark's TEMPER (column)
EXAMPLE to find the invoke value.
Urbad is within 5” of a Marked unit of ten
Duguth warriors, and so they are within will Objects and Points
range of his Stone of Cruithin, which is 10”. His
Any Mark that does not
player declares a Will reaction using Urbad's will
dice. Urbad has three will dice remaining to use have a TEMPER attribute
that hour and decides to use all of them against the (such as an object or point
invocation. upon the battlefield) is
arbitrarily deemed to have a
10 · 2 · 3 · 4 TEMPER attribute within
CONSULT THE INVOKE CHART the 0-9 range, and thus
The Invoking unit's player must consult the Invoke such invocations are
Chart (above) to find the number he needs to roll relatively easy to create.
with his invoke dice in order to create the
invocation, the invoke value. However, this is 10 · 2 · 3 · 5
calculated differently for sight invocations and focus APPLY INVOKE
invocations. MODIFIERS
The Invoking unit's player
For sight invocations, cross reference the Invoker's
must apply any invoke
TEMPER (row) against the Mark's SKILL (column)
modifiers to the invoke value
to find the invoke value.
where appropriate. Invoke
modifiers are applied to the
EXAMPLE invoke value. For example,
The Seer-Drune's TEMPER is 71 and the
if a Mark is within cover
Duguth warriors' SKILL is 41. Cross-referencing
these values on the Invoke Chart - 71 falls into the invoke value is increased
INVOKE SIGHT
Some invocations, by their very nature, are
restricted by the sight of the Invoker. All invoke
sight rules are combined with an invocation's type.
SIGHTED INVOCATIONS
Sight Invocations
Sight invocations may only be performed against
Marked units in an Invoker's sight arc. A sight
invocation is also a sighted invocation.
SIGHTLESS INVOCATIONS
Sightless Invocations
All focus invocations may be performed against
Marked units within total focus range, regardless of
what the Invoker can see. These are called sightless
invocations and may be performed against Marked
units in either sight or blind arcs. Some warriors
are also entitled to perform sightless invocations;
this means they do not require line of sight to
perform any invocation, whether sight or focus.
Blind Invocations
Blind invocations are those that may only be
performed against Marked units in an Invoker's
blind arc, within range of the invocation of course.
Blind invocations are not difficult invocations. A
blind invocation is also a sightless invocation.
UNSIGHTED INVOCATIONS
Unsighted Invocations
Warriors that are unsighted - and are not
attempting a focus invocation - may only make
unsighted invocations, even if they are entitled to
sightless or blind invocations. Unsighted invocations
may be performed against Marked units in either

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invocations.
 INVOKE TYPES
There are a number of different
types of invoke, each of which
has its own rules.
Invoke
An invoke is any type of invoke
and thus any rules that apply to
invokes apply to all invoke
types unless altered by that
invoke type.
Normal Invoke
These are invokes that are not
easy, difficult or fated.
Easy Invoke
Easy invokes are those that are
easy to accomplish, perhaps
because the enemy is knocked
down or has little Temper. If
an invoker is entitled to an easy
invoke, the Invoke Value is
calculated normally but is then
halved, rounding any fractions
down.
Difficult Invoke
Difficult invokes are those that
are difficult to accomplish,
perhaps because the enemy is too
far away or a warrior has
moved too quickly. If an
Invoker makes a difficult
invoke, the Invoke Value is
calculated normally but is then
doubled, rounding any fractions
up.
Fated Invoke
Fated invokes are those that
are impossible for the Mark to
avoid and simply become invoke
dice immediately the Invoke
action is begun and before any
other Invoke actions are
attempted - there is no need to
roll invoke dice as below for
such Invokes.
Easy against Difficult
If an Invoker can create an
easy invoke and yet it is a
difficult invoke against a
particular Mark, the Invoke
becomes a normal invoke.
Similarly, if an Invoker must
perform a difficult invoke and
yet it is an easy invoke against
a particular Mark, the Invoke
becomes a normal invoke.
by 1, thus making the Mark harder to hit
with sorcerous missiles.
Numbered modifiers are cumulative. If the
Invoking unit has Moved that activation and
a will dice is used against the invocation, the
invoke value is increased by 2, thus making
the Mark much more difficult to affect.
Modifiers may never increase the invoke
value above 9, nor may they decrease the
invoke value below 1. Note that a roll of a 0
is always avoided and the roll of a 9 always
results in an invocation being created,
regardless of any other rule.
Invoke Modifiers
easy invoke - Marked unit is an easy
target (sight invocations
only) or an easy mark
(focus invocations only)
-1 - Marked unit is within lethal
range (sight invocations
only)
-1 - every 3” closer than lethal
range of the invocation the
Marked unit lies (sight
invocations only)
-1 - The majority of the
Invoking warrior's base is
within the Mark's blind arc
(sight invocations only)
+1 - Invoker has performed a
Walk or Fly action
previously in his current
activation
+1 - Marked unit is within cover
(sight invocations only)
+1 - per unit (friend and enemy)
Marked when Invoking into
Combat
+1 - Marked unit is further than
effective range of the
invocation (sight invocations
only)
+1 - every 3” further than
effective range of the
invocation the Marked unit
lies (sight invocations only)
+2 - Invoking unit has
performed a Shoot action,
Run action or an Attack
action previously in their
current activation
difficult - Marked unit is a difficult
invoke target (sight invocations
only) or a difficult mark
(focus invocations only)
difficult - Invoking unit is Braced
invoke
10 · 2 · 3 · 6
INVOKING AT A MIXED MARK
If a Marked unit comprises warriors with different
profiles, has some warriors within lethal range and
some within effective range, is a Bound unit or
straddles terrain so that some warriors can claim
cover and some cannot - in short, if there is any
reason that individual Marked warriors from a
Marked unit could require different shoot values -
Invoking at that Marked unit becomes a little more
complicated.
Sight Invocations
Sight invocations, when Invoked against a mixed
Mark, are resolved in the same way as Shooting at a
mixed Target - against the easiest Marks first. Thus,
the Mark's SKILL value (for the purposes of the
Invoke Chart) must always be the Easier Mark's
SKILL value.
The Easier Mark is defined as those warriors within
the Marked unit that require the lowest invoke
value to Invoke at by the Invoking unit, after any
invoke modifiers have been calculated and applied.
Harder Marks are those that are progressively harder
to Invoke at, i.e., they require higher invoke values
than the Easier Mark after any invoke modifiers
have been calculated and applied. If there are two or
more Harder Marks with differing profiles that
require the same invoke value to Invoke, they are
further divided by their SKILL value.
Dividing the Harder Marks in this manner is
important, for invoked dice are applied to Marked
warriors in Easiest Mark to Hardest Mark order,
with invoked dice applied the Easiest Mark first,
then to the next Hardest Mark and so on until all
the invoked dice are applied. What this means,
effectively, is that Easier Marks are killed before
any other Mark.
Invoking against Mounted Warriors
If a mounted warrior (or a unit of mounted
warriors) is the Marked unit, all invoked dice from a
sight invocation are applied against the rider if the
mount is not an ardent mount.
If the mount of a mounted warrior is an ardent
mount, invoked dice from a sight invocation are
distributed to the rider and the mount depending
upon which was the Mark.
If the Rider was the Mark, invoked dice are
distributed to the rider first and then the mount in
the ratio of 4:1.
Similarly, if the Mount was the Mark, invoked dice
are distributed to the mount first and then the rider
in the ratio of 4:1.
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 Focus Invocations to swap the 1 with the irresistible invoke, the 9,
however.
An Invoke action with a focus invocation against a
This means that the Duguth warriors roll four
mixed Mark is resolved according to its effects. If
invoked dice rather than the original five.
the focus invocation has a power value, it can be
applied at a mixed Mark in exactly the same way as 10 · 2 · 4
a sight invocation, or the Invoking player can select
any invidiual warrior from the Marked unit that is AVOID
within total focus range to become the sole Mark. Once the invoked dice are determined, the Marked
unit must follow the Avoid Sequence below to
For focus invocations that are simply effects, those attempt to avoid the invocation.
effect rules will govern how they are applied to
Marks. If there are no invoked dice, do not follow the
Avoid Sequence and instead resolve the Invoke action
10 · 2 · 3 · 7 as per the 10·2·6: Resolve the Invoke Action step
ROLL THE INVOKE DICE of the Invoke Sequence.
The Invoking unit's player must roll the invoke
Some invocations do not directly damage enemy
dice.
warriors or perhaps affect an object or point upon
Invoked Dice the battlefield. If the invocation being attempted
does not have a power value, that invocation cannot
Any invoke dice rolled that are equal to or higher be avoided in any way and its effects are simply
than the invoke value become invoked dice and are applied without following the Avoid Sequence.
placed to one side - the Marked unit has been
affected by the invocation. Friendly Units
Avoided Dice If the Marked unit is a
friendly unit, the
Any invoke dice rolled that are lower than the Invoking unit's player
invoke value are discarded and called avoided dice - AVOIDANCE SIGHT
may decide whether he
the invocation was too weak to affect the Mark. Some avoidances, by their very nature, are restricted by
wishes that unit to
the sight of the warrior avoiding the sight invocation.
avoid the invocation, in
EXAMPLE which case he follows
All avoidance sight rules are combined with an avoid's
The Seer-Drune rolls a 2, 3, 5, 5 and 9 with his type.
the Avoid Sequence as
five invoke dice. The 9, 5s and 3 are equal to or
above the invoke value, and thus become invoked
normal. SIGHTED AVOIDANCES
dice. The 2, however, is lower than the invoke Sight Avoidances
value and is thus an avoided die.
Ignores Avoidances Avoidances against sight invocations in a Mark's sight
If there are invoked arc are sight avoidances. Marks may combine their
Irresistible Invokes and Fated Invokes dice and the invocation Constitution with the Armour+ values of natural, worn
Any rolls of a 9 with the invoke dice - as long as a has the ignores and borne armour classes to find their Combined
avoidances rule, do not Constitution against such shots. A sight Avoidance is
9 is not the invoke value - signify an irresistible
follow the Avoid also a Sighted Avoidance.
invoke. That particular Invoke proved impossible to
avoid and for each roll of a 9, another invoked die is Sequence and instead
SIGHTLESS AVOIDANCES
added to the total, signifying a fated invoke. continue the Invoke
Sightless Avoidances
from step 10·2·5:
Avoidances against sight invocations in a target's blind
EXAMPLE Assess Wounds Caused arc are sightless avoidances. Marks may only combine
The Seer-Drune has rolled a 9, and thus an of the Invoke their Constitution with the Armour+ values of natural
irresistible invoke. He immediately adds another Sequence. or worn armour classes to find their Combined
invoked die to the 9, 5s and 3 that he rolled,
which means he has five invoked dice. 10 · 2 · 4 · 1 Constitution against such invocations.
CONSULT THE Blind Avoidances
10 · 2 · 3 · 8 AVOID CHART Marks may combine their Constitution with the
ROLL THE WILL DICE If the invocation being Armour+ value of armour entitled to a blind parry in
If a Will reaction has been declared against the attempted has a power addition to any other Armour+ value they would
Invoke action by the Marked unit's player, that Will value, the Marked unit normally be entitled to. Blind avoidances are not
reaction now takes place. See the 11·3·1: Resolving a must consult the Avoid difficult avoidances. A blind avoidance is also a
Will Reaction rule for details. Chart (overleaf) to find sightless avoidance.
the number he needs to UNSIGHTED AVOIDANCES
EXAMPLE roll with the invoked Unsighted Avoidances
Urbad rolls a 1, a 6 and an 8 on the three will dice in order to avoid
dice he declared earlier. Thus, he decides to swap Marks that are unsighted may only combine their
the invocation's effects, Constitution with the Armour+ values of natural or
the will die that rolled 1 with one of the invoked
dice, so he chooses a 5. He could not have chosen
the avoid value. Cross worn armour classes to find their Combined
reference the Constitution against any sight invocation from any arc.
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 AVOID CHART
MARK'S COMBINED CONSTITUTION
0-9 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-59 60-69 70-79 80-89 90-99 100+

0-9 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1 1
INVOKER'S COMBINED POWER

10-19 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1 1

20-29 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2 1

30-39 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 2

40-49 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3 2

50-59 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3 3

60-69 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4 3

70-79 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4 4

80-89 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5 4

90-99 9 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 5 5

100+ 9 9 9 9 8 8 7 7 6 6 5

Increase the Avoid Value by 1 (to a maximum of 9) in the sequence established on the Avoid Chart should an Invoker's Combined Power be greater
than 100. Similarly, decrease the Avoid Value by 1 (to a minimum of 1) in the sequence established on the Avoid Chart should a Mark's Combined
Constitution be greater than 100.

invocation's power and total price (called Combined
Power) values (row) against the Mark's current
CONSTITUTION and Armour (called COMBINED
CONSTITUTION) values (column) to find the avoid
value.
Ignores Weapons
Armour that Ignores Weapons does not ignore
invocations.
Cross-referencing those values on the Avoid
Chart, the Duguth warriors require a 6 to avoid
the invocation.
Harder Marks
If there are enough invoked dice to force Harder
Marks to try to avoid the Invoke, these avoidances
must be performed separately (or with differently-
coloured dice) to ensure confusion is minimised.

Additionally, if one of the Harder Marks has to

Ignores Armour
Marks can only use their CONSTITUTION as their
COMBINED CONSTITUTION if the invocation
Ignores Armour, even if that armour is sorcerous.
Use the Highest Constitution
When creating a sight invocation at a unit containing
warriors of the same class and SKILL, the highest
current CONSTITUTION and Armour values must
be used for the purposes of COMBINED
CONSTITUTION and the Avoid Chart.
EXAMPLE
The Combined Power of the Seer-Drune's Bones
of the Lost invocation is 40; 30 from the
invocation's power and 10 from the total price,
taken from the initial price of 3 and adding the 7
for the augmentation. The Duguth warriors'
COMBINED CONSTITUTION is 36 as they are
wearing light armour and carrying a shield.
avoid and that Harder Mark is a warrior or unit
with a different profile, it immediately becomes a
Different Mark - which effectively means that
warrior or unit completes a separate Avoid
Sequence.
10 · 2 · 4 · 2
APPLY AVOID MODIFIERS
The Marked unit's player must apply any avoid
modifiers to the avoid value where appropriate. For
example, if a Marked unit is 3” closer than lethal
range the avoid value is increased by 1, thus making
the avoidance harder to accomplish.
Numbered modifiers are cumulative. If a Mark is
6” further than the effective range of the
invocation, the avoid value is decreased by 2, thus
making the avoidance much easier to accomplish.
Modifiers may never increase the avoid value above
9, nor may they decrease the avoid value below 1.
Note that a roll of a 0 is always a wound and the

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roll of a 9 is always a avoidance, regardless of any
other rule.
Avoid Modifiers
easy avoid - Mark is Braced and using a
shield (sight invocations
only)
-1 - every 3” further than
effective range of the
invocation the Marked unit
lies
-1 - Mark is using an armour
element with the rule
“Parry” (sight invocations
only)
+1 - The majority of the
Invoking warrior's base is
within the Mark's blind arc
(sight invocations only)
+1 - every 3” closer than lethal
range of the invocation the
Marked unit lies
difficult avoid - the Marked unit is
unsighted (sight invocations
only)
difficult avoid - the Marked unit is in
combat
EXAMPLE
The Duguth warriors bear shields, and so they can
apply the -1 modifier to their avoid value, meaning
that they require a 5 to avoid the invocation.
10 · 2 · 4 · 3
ROLL THE INVOKED DICE
The Marked unit's player must roll the invoked
dice.
Avoided Dice
Any invoked dice rolled that are equal to or higher
than the avoid value are discarded and become
avoided dice - that invocation's effects have been
avoided and have failed to wound the Mark.
Wound Dice
Any invoked dice rolled that are lower than the
avoid value become wound dice and are placed to
one side - that invocation's effects have not been
avoided and have wounded the Mark.
EXAMPLE
The Duguth warriors roll a 2, 3 and 5 and 9 on
the invoked dice. The 2 and 3 are below the avoid
value and thus become wound dice. The 5 is equal
to the avoid value, thanks to the use of their
shields, and so becomes an avoided die. The 9 is
above the avoid value, and thus it becomes an
avoided die.
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Swift Avoidances and Fated
Avoidances
Any rolls of a 9 with the invoked dice are
discarded and called avoided dice, but - as
long as a 9 is not the avoid value - also
signify a swift avoidance. For each roll of a 9,
one wound die is also discarded and called an
avoided die, signifying a fated avoidance. If
there are no wound dice, however, a fated
avoidance has not taken place.
EXAMPLE
A 9 has been rolled which is thus a swift
avoid. This means the Duguth warriors can
discard another wound die, which means there
is only one wound die left. A combination of
Urbad's will dice and the Duguth's shields
have saved them from a lot of injury!
If the invocation does not have a power
value, simply resolve the invocation's effect as
noted in its rules. This may or may not
involve the use of any invoked dice, and may
still result in wound dice or invoke damage,
in which case wounds and damage caused by
the invocation are assessed as below.
10 · 2 · 5
ASSESS WOUNDS CAUSED
If there are any wound dice, the Invoker
must follow the Invoke Wound Sequence
below to find out how many wounds have
actually been caused to the Mark. If there
are no wound dice, do not follow the Invoke
Wound Sequence and instead follow the
procedures of the 10·2·6: Resolve the
Invoke Action step in the Invoke Sequence
to resolve the Invoke action.
10 · 2 · 5 · 1
ROLL THE WOUND DICE
The Invoking unit's player must roll the
wound dice.
Any rolls of a 9 with the wound dice signify
a vicious wound. That wound is particularly
brutal and another wound die is added which
becomes a fated wound immediately.
Any rolls of a 0 with the wound dice signify
a graze. Other than stinging the Target,
perhaps in a paper cut kind of way where
teeth are sucked and curses aired, that wound
does not cause any damage.
Any other value on the wound dice result in
a wound.
EXAMPLE
The Seer-Drune rolls the single remaining
wound die, achieving a 7. This means he has
caused a wound.
AVOIDANCE
TYPES
There are a number of different
types of avoidance, each of
which has its own rules.
Avoidance
An avoidance is any type of
avoidance and thus any rules
that apply to avoidances apply
to all avoidance types unless
altered by that avoidance type.
Normal Avoidance
Normal avoidances are
avoidances that are not easy,
difficult or fated.
Easy Avoidance
Easy avoidances are those that
are easy to accomplish, perhaps
because the Mark is very quick
or is virtually unaffected by
invocations. If a Mark is
entitled to an easy avoidance,
the Avoid Value is calculated
normally but is then halved,
rounding any fractions down.
Difficult Avoidance
Difficult avoidances are those
that are difficult to accomplish,
perhaps because the Invoking
unit is simply too skilled or a
Mark is not paying attention to
the invocation. If a target
makes a difficult avoidance,
the Avoid Value is calculated
normally but is then doubled,
rounding any fractions up.
Fated Avoidance
Fated avoidances are those that
avoid the shot uncannily and as
a result shot dice are simply
discarded before the evasion is
begun - there is no need to roll
avoidance dice below for such
evasions.
Easy against Difficult
If a Mark can perform an easy
avoidance and yet it is a
difficult avoidance against a
particular invocation, the
avoidance becomes a normal
avoidance. Similarly, if a
Marked must perform a
difficult avoidance and yet it is
an easy avoidance against a
particular invocation, the
avoidance becomes a normal
avoidance.
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APPLY WOUND MODIFIERS
The Invoking unit's player must apply any wound
modifiers to the remaining wound dice as
appropriate. These modifiers are exactly the same as
those for Attack actions. See the 8·2·6·2: Apply
Wound Modifiers rule for details.
10 · 2 · 5 · 3
CALCULATE INVOKE DAMAGE
The Invoking unit's player must add the result of
each wound die (plus any wound modifiers) together
to find the invoke damage.
EXAMPLE
The 7 on the wound die means the invoke
damage from the Seer-Drune's Invoke action is 7.
10 · 2 · 5 · 4
DEDUCT INVOKE DAMAGE
The Marked unit's player must then deduct the
invoke damage value from the Mark's
CONSTITUTION. If a Marked warrior's
CONSTITUTION is reduced to zero, the warrior is
dead and removed from the battlefield.
EXAMPLE
The Duguth warriors deduct the invoke damage,
7, from the wounded warrior's CONSTITUTION.
Unfortunately, as the wounded Duguth warrior
only has 6 points of CONSTITUTION left from his
basic 15, he is dead!
Remember to reduce a warrior's attack dice or shoot
dice if he has taken enough wounds!
10 · 2 · 5 · 5
REMOVING DEAD WARRIORS FOR
SIGHT INVOCATIONS
Dead warriors caused by sight invocations are
removed from their position on the battlefield after
the Invoke action is resolved, in any order and from
any position the Marked unit's player wishes, but
there are some caveats to this.
Remove Warriors in Easier Order...
Most of the time it is obvious which warriors are
dead and must be removed, but Invokes could take
place against various Marks, all of whom could be
the first warrior to be removed. The Marked unit's
player can remove his dead warriors as he sees fit,
but he must remove warriors in Easier Mark to
Harder Mark order, with the Easier Marks being
removed first.
EXAMPLE
The dead Duguth warrior is removed from those
within effective range of the invocation. As all of
the Duguth warriors are within effective range,
any Duguth warrior may be removed.
...then in Range Order
Whichever warriors are being removed, Easier or
Harder, they must then be removed in range order,
lethal to effective to outside effective range, with
those in lethal range removed first, effective next
and outside effective last.
Removing Unit Command Warriors
Champions, banner bearers and heralds may be the
only warriors within range that can be removed from
play. As they cannot effectively be removed until
every other member of their unit is dead, simply
replace the closest unit warrior to the dead unit
command warrior (who is a member of the unit
command warrior's unit, of course) with the dead
unit command warrior. If unit command warriors are
the only remaining members of their unit, they will
be removed where they stand.
Remaining Wounds
Any wounds from invoke damage that are still to be
deducted after a warrior dies (called remaining
wounds) may carry over to Marks of the same class
and SKILL in the Marked unit as long as those
individual warriors can be seen by the Invoking
unit's leader (except when they have Invoked into
Combat). In this way, combined Invoking can kill
many warriors within units.
As always, the remaining wounds must be applied to
the Easier Marks first, and then in range order.
EXAMPLE
With the Duguth warrior that died only having 6
wounds, and the invoke damage being 7, there is 1
remaining wound. This is applied to the wounded
warrior.
Remaining wounds must never be applied to
Different Marks, even though they are a part of the
same Invoke action.
Remaining wounds must never be applied to any
warrior from the Marked unit that the Invoking
unit's leader cannot see, even if this results in
discarding remaining wounds.
Marking Wounds
Wounds can easily be recorded on the Constitution
Chart of a warrior profile. We recommend,
however, that players use different coloured pens
and alternate the colours used after each combat
action is completed.
The Wounded Warrior
The wounded warrior is defined in exactly the same
way as within the Attack action section, under the
8·2·6·6: Removing Dead Warriors rule, with a few
differences regarding who can be the wounded
warrior when he dies.
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When the Marked unit takes enough wounds for the
wounded warrior to die, one warrior within range of
the Invoke action that caused the death is removed
from play and this warrior must be an Easier Mark.
Similarly, this warrior must have been a Mark - i.e.,
the Invoking unit's leader must have been able to
see him.
The Invoker may choose which warrior is the
wounded warrior when Invoking if required, for the
wounded warrior may affect the invocation in some
way.
Distinct Marked Warriors
If an Invoker is able to select a Distinct Marked
warrior - i.e., single out a particular warrior from an
enemy unit as his Mark - then that warrior must
take the invoke damage rather than the wounded
warrior, even if it is a noble or a unit command
warrior. The only exception to this rule is if the
wounded warrior is the only remaining member of
the unit or if the Invoker wishes to Mark the
wounded warrior.
If the invoke damage on the Distinct Marked
warrior - called the distinct invoke damage - is
enough to kill the Distinct Marked warrior, then
that warrior is removed from play rather than the
wounded warrior.
If the Distinct Marked warrior is a vassal and the
distinct invoke damage is not enough to kill him, the
wounded warrior will take that damage as normal.
However, distinct invoke damage may never carry
over to Marks of the same class and SKILL in the
Marked unit should the wounded warrior die. If the
wounded warrior does die in this manner, remove
the Distinct Marked warrior from play.
10 · 2 · 5 · 6
REMOVING DEAD WARRIORS FOR
FOCUS INVOCATIONS
If the focus invocation has a power value, dead
warriors are removed in exactly the same way as a
sight invocation unless there is a sole Mark, in
which case that sole Mark must be removed from
play.
For focus invocations that are simply effects, those
effect rules will govern how they are applied to
Marks.
10 · 2 · 6
RESOLVE THE INVOKE
ACTION
After the invoke damage has been assessed and dead
warriors removed, the Invoking unit must pay the
invocation's total price by reducing the
CONSTITUTION of its warriors. If this results in
any warrior's CONSTITUTION being reduced to 0,
that warrior is dead and removed from the battlefield
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at the Invoking player's discretion. Any remaining
wounds carried over from paying the total price are
applied to the wounded warrior.
Once the total price has been paid, the Invoke action
is deemed to have been resolved and both players
must ready themselves for any further Invoke actions
to be performed by the Invoking unit.
10 · 2 · 6 · 1
EFFECTS
Many invocations have effects as listed in their rules.
These can be anything from making an enemy
unsighted to increasing a warrior's MIGHT to
causing them to turn around or run away, and so are
almost impossible to categorise here. Thus, the rules
for an invocation's effects must be read carefully and
then applied at the step stated, or immediately after
the total price has been paid by the Invoking unit if
no step is stated.
10 · 2 · 6 · 2
CONTINUOUS EFFECTS
Some invocations have continuous effects as listed in
their rules. These could affect the Marked unit, an
object or a point on the battlefield and does so until
a stated time, usually for an hour, and it is advisable
to place some kind of token on the battlefield to
remind players that these effects are still in play.
Again, the rules for an invocation's continuous
effects must be read carefully and then applied at the
step stated, or immediately after the total price has
been paid by the Invoking unit if no step is stated,
and those effects end at the time stated by the
invocation's rules. Until that time, the Mark is
affected by that invocation as stated.
10 · 2 · 7
NEW INVOKE ACTION
Once the Invoke action has been resolved and dead
warriors removed, the next Invoke action by the
Invoking unit begins from the 10·1·2: Identify
Invocation step above until it has no more Invoke
actions to perform in that activation.
10 · 3
PREVIOUS ACTIONS
Units that have performed a Walk, Run, Fly,
Attack, Attack Move, Shoot, Attack Shoot, Invoke,
Attack Invoke, Brace, Bind, Join or Issue New Orders
action may perform an Invoke action afterward in the
same activation.
Should a Braced unit Invoke, their invoke dice are
halved, rounding any fractions down. There are also
invoke and avoid modifiers for units that have
Moved, Shot or Attacked during their previous action.
 INVOKING INTO
COMBAT
If the Invoker's Mark is in combat,
there is a risk that the invocation could
affect his friends or even other enemy
units because many invocations,
especially sight invocations, are
indiscriminate - most of the time.
If an Invoker has Invoked into a
combat and this has resulted in avoided
dice, those avoided dice (after the
Invoke actions against the Marked unit
are resolved) immediately become
unmarked invoke dice. These must be
divided equally amongst every unit
within the combat other than the
Marked unit, starting with the unit
closest to the Marked unit's champion,
and remainders applied to that closest
unit. All of the units in the combat
other than the Marked unit that are
assigned untargeted invoke dice in this
way are called Unmarked units.
Once unmarked invoke dice are
assigned to each Unmarked unit,
another Invoke action is performed -
called an Unmarked Invoke - against
each Unmarked unit as if they were a
Marked unit. Any avoided dice in this
Unmarked Invoke are discarded as
normal.
For example, a unit is Invoking into a
combat where two friendly units and
four enemy units are in combat. One of
the enemy units is the Marked unit.
After resolving the Invoke against the
Marked unit, the invocation results in
nine avoied dice. The closest unit to the
Marked unit is the unit it is in combat
with, a friendly unit, then two enemy
units and another friendly unit. The
avoided dice become unmarked invoke
dice, and are divided between the
Unmarked units so that two dice are
assigned to the closest friendly unit, two
dice each to the enemy units, two dice
to the furthest away friendly unit and
finally, the remaining invoke die
assigned to the closest friendly unit
again.
units with unengaged warriors that have not already
Moved that hour, thus becoming an Attacking and
Invoking unit until the Attack Invoke action is
resolved. However, if an Invoking unit chooses not
to perform an Attack Invoke, it must perform an
Attack Move as a compulsory action instead. Feral,
Fanatical, Mindless and Levy units may not Attack
Invoke - they may only Attack Move.
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FURTHER
ACTIONS
Units that have performed an
Invoke action may perform another
Invoke or Attack Invoke action (see
the 10·2·7: New Invoke Action
rule), or a Walk, Run, Fly, Attack,
Attack Move, Shoot, Attack Shoot,
Bind, Join or Issue New Orders
action afterward in the same
activation.
Should a unit that has Invoked
perform a Walk, Run or Fly action
afterward in the same activation,
any Movement will be performed as
if it is a Slow Move.
Should a unit that has Invoked
perform an Attack or Attack Move
action afterward in the same
activation, a strike modifier is
applied.
Should a unit that has Invoked
perform a Shoot or Attack Shoot
action afterward in the same
activation, a shoot modifier is
applied.
10 · 3
ATTACK
INVOKE
ACTION
It can happen that some warriors
within a unit in Combat are not
actually engaged with an enemy
unit. If that is the case, and they
have invocations, an Attack Invoke
action may be performed by the
active unit.
10 · 3 · 1
PERFORMING AN
ATTACK INVOKE
ACTION
Attack Invoke actions are voluntary
actions and may be performed by
For sight invocations, unengaged Attacking and
Invoking warriors thus chosen simply Invoke into
Combat when the Combat Sequence dictates (see
the 8·2: Combat Sequence rule for details).
Invokers with focus invocations ignore the Invoke
into Combat rule and simply target the Marked unit
as required.
The units the Attacking and Invoking unit is in
Combat with must be the potential Marked units for
all sight invocations, but the Attacking and Invoking
player may choose which enemy unit or warrior
from those potential Marked units to become the
Marked unit or warrior. Any potential Marked unit
may become the Marked unit or warrior for focus
invocations.
If no Attacking and Invoking warrior can see an
enemy warrior in combat with his unit, and a sight
invocation is being attempted, the Attacking and
Invoking unit must Attack Move instead.
Attack and Attack Invoke
Some warriors can perform an Attack Invoke action
as well as an Attack action against a unit they are
engaged with. The ability to do so is listed on a
warrior's profile and is called Attack and Attack
Invoke.
10 · 3 · 1 · 1
RESOLVING AN ATTACK INVOKE
ACTION
After the invoke damage from the Attack Invoke
action has been assessed and dead warriors removed,
or after the invocation's effects have been applied,
the Attack Invoke action is deemed to have been
resolved and both players resume the Combat
Sequence.
9·8·1·2
PREVIOUS ACTIONS
Defenders that have chosen to Hold and Brace or
Hold and Shoot as a Charge reaction may not perform
an Attack Invoke action.
9·8·1·3
FURTHER ACTIONS
Units that have performed an Attack Invoke action
may perform another Attack Invoke action
immediately (see the 10·2·7: New Invoke Action
rule), and engaged warriors from the Attacking and
Invoking unit may of course perform an Attack
action afterward in the same activation.
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REACTIONS
The savage and unpredictable nature of battle ensures many warriors act without thought or care,
without considering the consequences of their actions, perhaps because of their harrowing
experiences, the exultation of the kill or even the smell of blood itself. Such reactions can prove
disastrous to the most carefully-laid plans, but can also turn defeat into victory.
Reactions mostly occur as a result of other actions and are sometimes governed by the orders a unit
are under. Most of the time, however, it is the individual warriors performing on the battlefield
that decide when and how reactions occur.
For this reason, reactions can be Voluntary, Compulsory or Involuntary. In other words, reactions
may be decided by the player (voluntary), must be chosen by the player (compulsory) or will occur
whatever the wishes of the player (involuntary), depending upon the situation.
Reactions generally do not alter the vigour of a unit, although they can affect their heart.

11 · 1 Any other unit may perform a voluntary Hold Charge

CHARGE REACTIONS
Charging enemies can be a fearsome sight for any
warriors opposing them, for the roaring of battle-
cries, clashing of swords and rumbling of boots - not
to mention the sound of a great and terrible creature
thundering towards them - ensures hearts quail and
legs quiver even before combat is joined. Often,
some warriors that are the subject of a charge simply
turn tail and flee, much to the disgust of their
general and the rest of his host.
reaction and thus may Turn to Face the Charging unit.
11 · 1 · 1 · 2
RESOLVING A
HOLD CHARGE REACTION
After Turning to Face or if involuntarily Holding, the
Holding unit simply receives the Charge and the
Hold Charge reaction is deemed to have been resolved.
If the Charging unit has Failed its Charge, the Hold
Charge reaction is deemed to have been resolved
immediately.

Charged units must declare their Charge reaction as 11 · 1 · 1 · 3

part of the Charge Sequence, at step 7·6·2·2:
Charged Units Declare Charge Reactions. The
various Charge reactions are described in detail below.
11 · 1 · 1
HOLD CHARGE REACTION
The Hold Charge reaction can be both involuntary
and voluntary and is the simplest Charge reaction to
perform. Units that perform the Hold Charge reaction
(thus called Holding units) simply stay where they
are and receive the Charge, although enemies can
cause them problems if they have certain traits.
11 · 1 · 1 · 1
PERFORMING A
HOLD CHARGE REACTION
The following units must declare an involuntary
Hold Charge reaction:
• Weary units
• Charged units that are already engaged in combat or
beset by an enemy unit
FURTHER ACTIONS
Lively units that have performed a Hold Charge
reaction may perform an Attack, Attack Move,
Attack Shoot or Attack Invoke action afterwards
during their next activation if they are still engaged
against the Charging unit.
If the Charging unit has Failed its Charge, a lively
Holding unit has still performed the Hold Charge
reaction but may perform any action it is normally
allowed to during its next activation.
11 · 1 · 2
HOLD AND BRACE
CHARGE REACTION
The Hold and Brace Charge reaction is voluntary and
mirrors the Hold Charge reaction, except that the
Holding unit may also perform a Brace action at the
same time. Flyers may never choose Hold and Brace
as a Charge reaction. Units that are already Braced
simply perform a Hold reaction.

• Charged units that cannot draw line of sight to

the Charging unit

• Charged units being Charged by Swift Chargers

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PERFORMING A HOLD AND BRACE
CHARGE REACTION
Only Charged units that are under HOLD orders -
and are not already Braced - may perform the Hold
and Brace Charge reaction.
Charged units performing the Hold and Brace Charge
reaction (thus called Holding and Bracing units) Turn
to Face the Charging unit and perform a Brace action
immediately before they receive the Charge, as long
as the Charging unit is further than half the charge
distance from the Holding and Bracing unit.
11 · 1 · 2 · 2
RESOLVING A
HOLD AND BRACE CHARGE
REACTION
After the Holding and Bracing unit becomes Braced,
the Hold and Brace Charge reaction is deemed to have
been resolved. If the Charging unit has Failed its
Charge, the Hold and Brace Charge reaction is deemed
to have been resolved immediately.
11 · 1 · 2 · 3
FURTHER ACTIONS
Lively units that have performed a Hold and Brace
Charge reaction may only perform an Attack action
afterwards during their next activation.
If the Charging unit has Failed its Charge, a lively
Holding and Bracing unit has still performed the
Hold and Brace Charge reaction but may perform any
action it is normally allowed to during its next
activation. Additionally, it is still Braced.
11 · 1 · 3
HOLD AND SHOOT
CHARGE REACTION
A common tactic upon the battlefield when charged
is to shoot the charging enemy before combat is
joined, although this is quite dangerous. Hold and
Shoot is a voluntary Charge reaction. Braced units may
not Hold and Shoot.
11 · 1 · 3 · 1
PERFORMING A HOLD AND
SHOOT CHARGE REACTION
Only Charged units that are armed with shot
weapons may perform the Hold and Shoot Charge
reaction.
Charged units performing the Hold and Shoot Charge
reaction (thus called Holding and Shooting units)
Turn to Face the Charging unit and immediately
perform a Shoot action (with the Charging unit being
the only potential Target unit) immediately before
they receive the Charge.
11 · 1 · 3 · 2
RESOLVING A HOLD AND SHOOT
CHARGE REACTION
After the resulting Shoot action is resolved, the Hold
and Shoot Charge reaction is also deemed to have been
resolved.
11 · 1 · 3 · 1
FURTHER ACTIONS
Lively units that have performed a Hold and Shoot
Charge reaction must perform a Defender's Attack
action afterwards if they are still engaged with or
beset by the Charging unit, after which they become
weary.
If the Charging unit has Failed its Charge, a lively
Holding and Shooting unitt may perform any action
it is normally allowed to after a Shoot action during
its next activation, but a Shoot action has still been
performed and thus will affect the performing of
other actions.
11 · 2
FAILED CHARGE
REACTION
If a Charging unit's charge distance is less than the
engagement distance, or has had its PACE reduced
by rough terrain or some other effect or obstruction
so that it cannot physically engage the enemy (being
beset by an enemy does not count), that Charging
unit must perform a Failed Charge reaction.
11 · 2 · 1
PERFORMING A FAILED
CHARGE REACTION
Units performing a Failed Charge reaction - Failed
Charge units - must fulfil their Charge Move,
moving as far as is physically possible towards the
Charged units.
11 · 2 · 2
RESOLVING A FAILED
CHARGE REACTION
Once their Charge Move has been completed, a
Failed Charge unit's Charge action as well as their
Failed Charge reaction is considered to be resolved.
11 · 2 · 3
FURTHER ACTIONS
Units that have performed a Failed Charge reaction
may not perform any actions afterward in the same
activation.
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 11 · 3 dice for their Resistance Roll, at the 10·2·3·8: Roll
the Will Dice step of the Invoke Sequence.
WILL REACTION Additionally, any Resisting unit within their will
Most sorcerers and some warriors are highly range of a focus invocation's Marked unit may use
resistant to the effects of invocations and can even those will dice for their Resistance Roll, at the
stop them before they are created. Some warriors 10·2·3·8: Roll the Will Dice step of the Invoke
may even bear artifacts, weapons or armour that are Sequence.
resistant to sorcerous attacks. Such resistance can
prove problematic to a general wishing to employ 11 · 3 · 5
sorcery to achieve his aims!
FURTHER ACTIONS
11 · 3 · 1 Perfoming a Will reaction has no bearing on further
PERFORMING A WILL actions. Thus, the Resisting unit may perform
any action they would normally be able to
REACTION perform after performing a Will reaction.
If a unit with remaining will dice on their profile
(from whatever source) becomes a Marked unit,
that unit may declare a Will reaction, thus becoming
a Resisting unit. Using will dice enables the Marked
unit to resist invocations created upon them more
effectively than leaving that resistance to their
TEMPER attribute, more often than not.

Once the Will reaction is declared, the Resisting

unit's player rolls the will dice when the
Invoker rolls the invoke dice to
create the invocation, called the
Resistance Roll, at the 10·2·3·8:
Roll the Will Dice step of the
Invoke Sequence. The
Resisting unit may swap any
of the will dice from the
Resistance Roll with any of
the invoked dice and use the result on
the will dice instead, with the exception of any
irresistible invokes. Thus, the will dice may turn
invoked dice into avoided dice.

11 · 3 · 1
RESOLVING A WILL
REACTION
Once the Resistance Roll has been performed and
any will dice swapped with invoke dice, the Will
reaction is deemed to be resolved.

11 · 3 · 3
WILL DICE
Each will die on a warrior's profile may only be
used once per hour. Any number of will dice from
those available that hour may be used for the
Resistance Roll.

11 · 3 · 4
WILL RANGE
Some warriors or artifacts are so resistant to
invocations that they affect any invocation nearby.
These warriors or artifacts have a will range - noted
in inches - and any Resisting unit within that will
range of an Invoking unit's leader may use those will

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