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Fightilg Fantasy Mass Battles
by Craeme Davis
STRi(E m.$ur.s hos
cquivalcnt ol s(rLL. rnd in
s.ll th. unit li8ht\ It
fr.t
is thc
thc srRrG scor. of r unit
ol h,n.ur, . thc 5,hc -5 nu uL rnru JI h m
diyidurl m.ntt.r - iutt lind th. s(rLL s..i. Irom thc
fht ndrd*rttr prt dnntt hi 11. "ttN r d Snh ttl monstci b.ok Olt lF tl. 2t1 or oui .olumn .f thc sim.
'Tn\lbk nith N.1'1ih;, .h? h. snul Th. Drv.r hndd.tl namc, rnd $ritc it in thc srRI(E bor oI th. Unit Sh..t,
sh.h\ch,rct'n'dh'1' lJ'r.u r.' .r p m.. n
to phob..pt this shc.t (nn pcrs.nrl usc only)
'lv.ll,' .D tirr., th. ndr. hn.t, E.tttrt xp dnlJ ,.r,rnrg STRENCTH m.rturcs h.{ mu.h damrg. thc unit .in
h, th. dnnt, I rt unut I ft!;t l,m. Itll./ l.:. s rakc, iust lik. sra\!NA. but on r lrrgci t.rl. To lind thc
nl !h. thihgs nt Dv tn t "nh
- th.t.; h dtv, dt gd,t 1'.t- srRENcrs oI r unit, trk. th. srA\rrNAs.orc lrofr ort !t1r.
n..n h.rt ,hd th. ktJi"gtr; I hrt.h t b..h lhh,tNh. Dn l 2t1, diyidc it by 10, Dd multiply th. r.tult bv th.
un! n\rtv, Ill r.. 1. vDrr c.rlrh lt vn! l{h.. rrt nufrbcr oI indiyiduals in thc unit - a.al.ulator sill bc

Th. r unt .pdt.t1 th. dn.t of th. trt. r d pni t.tl I.r cxanplc, $c hry. r unit oI 12 or.s, Skalli8's
As l0r ,s tr. .r. dxrl s.., , .,st dDv ,t ri.a,lt,f SrdL s(.$crcrs ort qF 1r. Ptl 8iy.t an ay.ri8c srA ,Nr tcor.
rttrr.dlt.nlr a,rsr.rrnrg d.ru Dn ui. ftJo, n ls Ior or.t it bcing 5; divid. bv 10 rnd tou g.t 5, {hi.h
multipli.d br- l2 giyct.srRENcrH loi thc unit oIr,
'Ah, ;nid th. ndr.rhn.t, is thrt tht tirtt? Srrtv h' l.rtt MOyE t.lls r-ou h.{ fNt i unit moy.t To lind th. \rovE
unt nt th.luih lik. this, btrt 1r. ju;t rtturtb.r.d r r.rl- s..r. tura unit, sinplv consult thc folldfing tiblc:
l"!,1, tta.p.:"t - :trrtt Bl",] "tI v,, tJn l
Th.r. it ..rt nlv r $1rrld .f diff.rcn.. b.t$.cn r t.lo A1l humin.ids sfra1l.r thrn
adycnturc rnd r mrss bittl. At our nonc bo..uri8cous .i{rc si/. 2
ad\cnturcr rLas qui.k b noti.L', t{o or thi.c Eoblins rrc ogrct trollt ind lrrg.r
a totillr" dillcrcnt ptupolition kr s.y.ial th.usand ol thc hummoids 3
b.attt, but mast brttlct ar. at fru.h a p.rt ol fintisr" rnimils
M.tt lour foot.d 3
litcrrtui. as dunE..n ad\.ntur.! Iakc thc Battl..f thc Hortcs 1
Fn. Armics in Tl. H.rr;t, Ior.[npl., or th. Battl. ol M.tt Und.ad 2
Hcln's D.cp or rnr" oI th. orh.r battl.s in Tli. r.r, d Zombi.s rnd frummics I
tr. Rt,fs; mrnt othcr.lrsti. bo.ks als. Icrturc imm.ntc C.lcms 1
brttlcs lma8in. .ommindin8 r".ur .{ n hntrsy tuny, and Dinosrurs 3
srvinE thc lMd lrom in\isions ol fronst.it - .i .omnin cimt intc.ts 2
ding rn iimy .r monst.rt, ld thit matt.r! M.tt d.mons .l

So gu.ss s hat? To h.lp vou d. rll this hcrc is a timpl.
s.t ol iul.s adapting th. Fightin8 Fbtrsv tr-ttcm to hb
dlc m$s brttl.s, Irom m.\'.m.nt rnd .ombat b spc.ial
it.ms likc sic8. cn8incs Aitcr it th.r.'s a.ompl.t. battl.
sc.nirtu ld vou to trv out {ith th. rulcs, c l.d Tr. Brt-
u. ltF Cr.v R..t 50 frust.r v.ur tro.pt, hoitt th. binncr
hiiah, and l.t \lip thc d.gs ol $ir!
UNITS OF TROOPS
ln a frats battl., $c dcal with unitt.f troopt rath.r thb
individurl id\cnturcrs and m.nttcrt But sc n..d t. (nos
rou8hlr- thc trmc things ab.ut thcm - hd$ $.11 th.v fi8ht,
h.{ mu.h difrag. th.v .an trk. b.forc thcy'r. .ut to
pi...s, ind s. on In thc Eancbo.k s.,s !tald)d (FF 15),
\JU p.'Jr t' il.'rh J .. rl un'l Jndsc cr'
to usc mu.h thc timc stst.m h.rL', $ith a .oupl. oI addi
ft)nt Than(s, th.r.Iorc, to Andr.$ Chrpfran, wh.sc
oiiginrl $ ork inspir.d franv ol th. rul.s $ hi.h lollo{
Er.h unit ol koopt, r.gaidl.st ol its ra.., hat lour
StATiSti'S: 9TRI(8, STRENCTg, \IOIE ANd ATTACG
UNIT SHTfT
i rul.s {c ir. Eding to rttufr. thrt thcr. arc.nly trfo tidL's
ArTAC(S t.lls you ho$ mrny rttr.(s thc unit mrk.t in
a round In most .atcs this $ ill bc I If th.r. is an,4ttults
cntrr- Ior thc .rcrturc in o'1 d ui. Ptl thou8h, usc this
numbcr instcad onlt y.iy largc, dcrtctuus or multi linb.d
LET BATTLE COMMEI{CE!
Firstly, dc.id. nhi.h rac.t ar. gdin8 to b. li8hting .r.h
.rh I').".cJhcsh\nr' ilib, i tcn, J
nhi.h strrtt .vci thc pa8c rnd th. cut out troopt lrofr
thc middl. pr8.s? onc. r-ou'v. plavcd that r-ou.an thcn
$.i( out v.ur o$n armi.s wh.n r-.u ar. $or(ing out
r"our rrmics, balan.c th.m up to you hrvc th. san. total
srRENcrH on.r.h sidL" bg.th.r {ith th. samc numbcr of
F bo$m.n, sp.ar.arri.rs and thc likc
Oncc r-.u havc dn{n up thc Unit Sh..ts lor thc lor.cs
on b.th sid.s, th. bjttl..rn strrt! You $ill n..d tr.op
Ii8urcs or .ard .ountcrs, r f.$ di.c rnd a rul.r .r tapc
m.atuic A lari{. t$l.top or r.lcar ar.r.l floor s ill s.^c
as th. brttl.Ii.ld and sh.uld bc .nou8h for mott battl.s
S.t.ut by s.cn.rr- y.u wDt to u* - hills, rncrt lortill.a
ftns md s. .n - using papcr .ut outs, fr.dcls, pil.s ol
b.oks or whrt v.r.omcs to hbd! Ihcn sct up r".ur Lr..s,
l.^'nc lu'n- r 'cr ' p.nc .n I Jr ' I'hc ln rhi \ nr
Iighting, though th.r. is nothing b ltop r".u hryin8a brttl.
nith is man! sid.s it you likc!
To de.ide tuhi.h sid. goes litst, en.h plntF tu||: o e
di..The pln!.ttbho tulls high* go.s li6': En.h pl"tpt AD.s
tttutgh tli T / seqa. .e b.lon, ,nkntg .a.h s?ll9e n' tufl
li.e. o . plns* n'o.es, tlp Ih. Dtltu pl"tpt tDt.s,Ih.lnsl
li*lft lhd so no.. the se.oltd, d sD D'1.
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TURI{ SEQUEITCE
In this phasL', ea.h unit on the table m.y mo!. up their
limit, or lir. a missile xeapon such as . boo or spe.r, il
they are.arrying th.m.
n4,"ir8 - a mit may mov. a number of in.hes .qual to
its MovE s.orc, in any dirtrtion it.hoos.s. Th. unit with
th. high.st srR'e {or. mov.s nrst, thcn th. ndt highest,
and so on Any unit whi.h .om.s into .onta.t with the
en my most stop their movem.nt immediat ly and pr.par.
The t.tr.in of thc battl.fi.ld, thouSh, plays a part in
movement crossing a river halves a unit's movemcnt
d:rrn .,,nyon..,u8hl rh. m'ddl. ol a :v.r d'
'n "nB
a turn must liSht with 2 points off thcir combat valu..
, l:nb'nB -r, hill,l'o halv' . a unir'. mor.m.nr..om'nB
dor'n a hill do.snl alL.t mov.mcnt.
Iir,r8 - unit may fire.rows, thron' sp.arr sling stones,
a
ornihatcver, at any en.my unitwithin range:
Bows hanc a ranSe of 12 inch.s.
Spe.rs and alloth.r thrown r'eapons ha!. a rang. of
To det.rmine wh.ther missil.Iire hits, th.Ining mit
rolls two dice II th. r.sult is l.ss than th. lirinS unirs
srRlc, the heapon hits and the poor target unit loses two
points of srRENcrH. If you ar. k..ping tra.l oI se.pons,
dorrt forget to.ross oll thc n.apon on th. unit's sheet.
In this phase, all units that ar. in.onta.twith each othcr
may.n8a8c in combat
E..h mit rclls tso dicc and adds th. r.sult to its STRIKE
to lind its combat valu. Th. unit with the hi8h.r com-
bat value wins, and th. losing unit los.s two STRENGTH
points Il. unit is r.du.cd to 2.ro STRENGTH points, it is
d.strcyed and is ort oI the battle II on sid. s.ores damg.
against thc other it may mov. away next time Mov.m.nt
.m.\ ,r.' nd, il ni ith.r ldi hic boLh m' .l {,) rnd liEhl
crdrgi,S-when a unit moves into.onta.t with an.nemy
unit it is consider.d to b. charging, and adds 2 points to
its combat value lor that round only
Mrlfip,. ,4..,.1s - n'hen.reatures have an ArrAcs score
of more than 1 e..h side still g.ner.t.s only on. comb.t
valur II th. sid. with the high.rcombat valu. has more
than one ArAcK damag. is multipli.d by th. AmAcre rore.
Thus, units with 2 ArrAc(s cause 4 STRENGTH points ol
dmage, mits with 3 AmAcKs.ause 6 srRENcrH points oI
dmage, and units with4 AnAcG caG.3 srRENcrH points
For examplt', a lnit ol or.s (srRlrc 6, AmAcs 1) .r. bt'
ing atta.(edby a mitofh.ll hornds (srRI(E 7, ArrAc$ 2)
The h.ll homds roll a combat valu. ol 14, and the orcs
roll a Combat vah. of 13 B..aus. thc hcll hounds h.ve
2 AnAc6, th. or.s lose 4 STRENGTH points
u,a., atjrrs - wh.n a unit is attaclcd by more than one
encmy mit, .a.h attacl is d.alt with separatcly. II th.re
.r. more atta.ling mits than thc d.Lnding unit has
ArrAcre though, th. delendinS unit .an only d.Iend
aS.inst som. ofthe atta.(in8 units
.xample a ftit of ds'atues (srtuc Z ArrAcs 1) is at-
For
ta.(ed by two units ol Soblins {srRIG 5, ArrAcre 1) The
dwarles roll a combat v.lu. of 14, and th. two units ol
goblins roll combat valu.s of 10 and 12 The dwarv.s do
not talc any dama8. lrom eith.r.tta.L but sin . thty only
hav. on. ArrAc( th.y therc.lves can only caus. damage
to on. ofth. Soblin units.
Fldnk E Hill Attd.ks-il tnit is atta.(ed in th.llanl (i.
^ nE n.m h:Ehi1 r.1ain, il\ I om
lh. \id.l or b) a un:r , om
batv.lue is r.duc.d by 2 points This p.nalty lasts lor one
round, as the troops n'ill reatrange th.ms.ln.s to Ia.. the
R.4rA 4.ts - if a rnit is attacked in th. r.ar, its Combat
v.lu. is rcdr.ed by 2 points, and it may only d.Lnd; il
its combat v.l!e is higher than th. attaclinS unit's com-
bat v.lu., neith.r side sulLrs any damag. This penalty
lasts lor one roond, whilc the troops r.-arange th.ms.l!.s
In this phase each unit is.h..(.d lor mor.le Ev.ry mit
that has lost STRENGTH points durinS the pr.lious round
must roll two dic. Il the mit is down to hall its oriSinal
srRENGrH, 2 must b. added to th. s.or.; if th. unit is
down toon.-quart.r its original srRENcrH,4 must b. add-
If the res t is lcs than th. lnirssrRr(E. th. lnitstands
Iim, and may continu. 68htin8 normally during the nt\t
II the r.sult is morc than th. unit's srRrKE, its moral.
breaks In the very n.rt tum, it must mov. away lrom the
en.my and may not liSht or fire missiles! In th. Morale
pha,. of rh. n..r ruJn, :r ha" ro , h..l Io' mo'al. aSain
- iI th. .h..1 is su..esslul this timc th. unit re.orcrs its
mor.le, and may.nt.rbattle againon th. nert mov.mcnt
phasc IInot, it (&ps going, and is out olthrbattlc!
SPECIAL RULES
cov.rinclud.s h..s and undergrowtb nooden b.rricades
.nd so on A onit in .over is mor. dilli.ult to hit with
missil. Iire. Th.r.lore, koops firinS missiles at a unit in
cover r.du.e th.n srRr(E s.or. by 2 points
ro d*d.k d unn i' .a|'t in Ja..1o-Jd.. .rnbdt, th.
"t-
tdrket hlust Jitst !1esttu1t the .ou. All .nt.t is t..dtell
ds htuing a cnhbdt value nf s: if th. attd.ke.s tu|l d high.t
coh1l'at vdl ., th. .ore. lases 2 sri.NGrH p,trrs, iust ,s
in norhal .onbat. IJ th. dtta.k.^ toll a lonld cahbdt
vdlu., th.u dn nnt los. srFENcrH paints th.h$.hi.s - the!
hdr. tn t.luJail.d tn t.du.. th..out tluting that tutn.
The STRENGIH s.o.. oJ .r1'd ll.pends an x'hat it is h1d!1.
Woods 0
Wicler 2
LiSht wod 4
H.a!y wood 6
For.ach tum sp.nt by d attacling mit r.du.ing co!.r,
the mit in .ov.r may attacl th.m with missil. fir., ad-
ding 2 points to their srRI(E b.cau* oI the clos. ran8.
wh.n th..ov.r is.omplet.ly destroyed, both units may
close for.ombat as nomal
Fortilications nork in mu.h the same nay as cov.r, .x-
cept that they ar. made of ston. and .r. mu.h more dil-
li.ult to r.dft.. Each n.ll of a lortifi.ation has 20
!rPr\!rr po'nl\, and ir maJ onl) b' r.du.'d bJ u.:n8
Dropping Rocks - delenders on top ol a s'all may drop
ro.(s onto attacl.rs at the loot oI it This is tr.at.d in the
same say as missile 6r. lrom.over, ex..pt that each rdl
that hits do.s 3 STRENGTH points oldamage
siege enSines ar. Sen rally G.d lor redr.inS fortifi.ations,
although they may also b. u$d to atta.l units iI th. player
Nishes. Ther. are many types oI siege engine, but h.re
ar. twoof the most.ommon ones:
Ro,l th,nt - - rh:\ .1a,, ol {.apon !.8.
'n.ludi\
en8ines.all.d mangonels, onaSers and trebu.hets. It tak.s
a lull turn to r.load . rdk throw.r, so it m.y only lire
every oth.r tum. when a ro.( throw.r is lired, the player
.omm,nd'n8'r .hould drar ,l:n,
oJ laJ dohn, p'.,.
of shing to indicate the int.nded path ol th. missile. He
then rolls one di. and adds 6 - this is how lat th€ rocl
has tra!.lled (in inch.s, as usual). Another di. is rolLd lor
th. a.cura.y oI th..ngine, and th. following table is con-
DfulI B$dr
1 so lar, thorgh th.y cannot b.Iar atray lrom it Manadrar
2 plans to enslae. th.m all and lor. them to min in *ar.h
3-,!
5
dmple iI th. nrst roll is 3, the ro& has traveled
so, Ior
9 (3+6) in.h.s along the linc Il the s..ond roll is 6, it
has l.nded 2 inch.s to th. riSht ol th€ line. As you can
see, ro.l throw.rs are lairly mpr.dictable!
when a rock hits a tar8.t (il it e!.r hits a targ.t!), it
STRENGTH points oI dam.8..
caus.s 6
aa .rirg Ra,r_ - a b.tt.ring
ram n.eds to b. mann.d by
a .rew ol at least 10 troops when a batt.rinS ram hits a
h'all, the player .ommanding it rolls two di.e and adds
the totalsrRENGrH olthe ftit manning the ram. This is the
combat value of th. ram, and is used lor combat aSainst
the lortifi.ation in the normal Nay som. batt.ring rams
are litted n'ith rools ol shaw or hides, to prctet th..r.ws;
these will prot ct the .reN lrom arows and sp.ars fir.d
or dropp.d fiom th€ top of th. wall; they hav.. STRENGTH
of9 aSainst rocls dropped from the top ola wall
Iootrot : Th.se rules are ne..ssarily e.ry simple, and
do not tale into ac.ount many of the mor. difd.Jt asptrts
of tabl.top battles, su.h as llyinS .r.atrr.s, battleli.ld
magi., or the pfus.n.e ol spe.ial l.aders and hero.s with
an army This is partly du. to spa.. re.sons, and p.rtly
bc.au* the* rllcs are already more than .nough to hav.
endless horrs of lun n'ith Try out th. battle sc.nario, Tr.
aa l. dl c/.! Rd.t, whi.h itsell Latures a Ls n.n' tules,
and il you enioy it nrite in and ask us for mor. adnanc.d
tt]ts l.t F i.l d s al Bdttl..
Berrle st GnEv Rocr
Th. Battl.oJ c.e1t Ro.k is s.enario for us. with th. L.lr's
^
4 a,fd. sysrem hhi.h yo!
hav. (hoperulry) just read rr
yor h.v.rrt r.ad th. tules yet we stronSly srgS.st yd do
so b.lore you att.mpt to play thisbatd. or you ll loo( pr.t-
ty stupid! The battl. has been designcd lor two players,
though each side .an have mor. than one .ommand.r il
there ar. mor. than tNo oI you
All the.ounters n..dcd lor th. battl. are in.luded in
th. ..ntre paSc ol this mgrine car.tully bend ba.l th.
stapl.s and pull out the .enke pages Il you don't s'ant
th. pi...s to 8et all ragg.d stick them onto som. thin card,
and.ut th.m out to lorm individual troops A lar more
realistic and impr.ssive alt rnativ., thorgh, is to r.place
the .ounters s'ith th. Psychostyr.ne Dwarv.s, Drastik
Plasti( Or.s and Sk leton Hdd. plasti. Iigms mad. by
good old c,rdd.l Mi,tdt!/.s (ph8! pluS!).
You sill n..d th. following eguipm.nL
also
* A rabl. or an ,r.a ol noor, al l.a\l 2 f..l a.ro{
* A tap. measur. orrul.r
* some scrap pap.rand things to writ.with
* About 3 I&t oI shing
* Two normal, sir-sidcd dic. (id.ally two di..lor.a.h
The Story So Far...
Crey Ro.( is a dwarv.n gold min. hidden away in the
Menston. Hills. Th. dwa es hale lined and min d there
lor c.nturi.s, and it h.s alwaysbe.n p.ac.lul
Reendy, thdg\ th..!il $r..rer Manadrd has leam.d
that there is an in.redibly ri.h deposit of Trftston , an
ertremely tare min.ral r'hi.h is us.d in the most anci.nt
rnd p.h,.6 Lont dl:.n\, h'dd.n d..p b.n.,Lh rh. m'n.
II h. can only obt.in it his pon'.rs will h. virtually limitless
Th. dwaN.s thd*ln s have not di(oeered the Tru.ston
ol the min.ral lor his oon evil prrpos.s!
Manadmr has r.cuited a hib. of local or.s, . r.p siv.
rabble nho lik. to be known as th. Bon. Breakcs, and
is about to lead th.m a8aitut Cntr Rdl Alon. th. coward-
ly and disorganised or.s n'ould stand littl..han e aSainst
the lortili.d Dw.rfbold, brt Manadrax has an .rray oI
pow.rlul magi.al pow.rs, in.luding . necromanti. sp.ll
s'hich will .oniur. rp .n army of und.ad s(elctons to
Preparirg the Battlefield
Th. map shows th. torSh layout ol th. battlelield on th.
approach.s to the Dwarfhold If you want to mal. some
crud. s.en.ry .ut out some pi...s of paper to repr.s.nt
the tr.es, and.olour th.m gr&n Do th. same with the
ro.[ Ia.e and th. walls, .olourinS them bla.k and gr.y
respectiv.ly Finally,.rtort a brid8. (.olorr.d gr.y) and
lay th'o lengths oI shing or a strip of blue paper a.ross
the battlelield to r.pre*nt to two banls ol the ri!.r Lay
the bridge ov.r them in th. position shown on th. map
R.m.mber that th. map is ro!8hly to s..le, so be srre to
make th.m the right siz.. Lay out all oI the appropriat
trop counters on th. nooror table in th. positions shown
on the map. (An alt.matile m.thod is to .ov.r the
battlefi.ld ar.a sith a sh..t of pap.r and draw all the
leatures on it in dilferent.olours This is wh.r. the back
ol old rolls oI n allpap.r and the lik em. in r.ry handy!)
Allottitlg Forces
sort out all the .ounters from th. .entre pa8.s into th.ir
dillr.nt troop typ.s one play.r tak.s all the Dwal
count.rs, and th. oth.r ta[.s ail th. or. .ount.rs Th.
s(.l.ton counters should b. prt on on. sid., ready to be
$ed wh.n they.re n.ed.d Th. orc player should al$
tale th. Batt ring Ram.omt r (he is allooed to Srin smug-
ly wh.n he do.s this!)
The s.al. ol the battl. is su.h that .a.h count r or
plasti. figure a.trally repr.sents t.n troops This has no
elL.t on pl.y, but wc thoughtyou ought to (non !
You hill nos'n.ed on. Unit Sh.et lor.ach unit (th.
mits are listed at the end of the spe.ial R!l.s) Either
photdopy up th. Unit sheets we have printed or h'rit
o' r your ohn on,ll lh,r - Jap pap.' you r. 8or Again,
on. player takes all the Dwarl unit she.ts, and th. oth.r
takes all th. or. unit sh.ets. Th. slcleton unit sh..ts
sho d be prt on on. sid., ready to b. us.d n'hen th.y
Settirg Up
First, th. Dwal play.r pl...s thr.. .ounters s'ithin the
n'.lls by th. min..ntrance On. of the* comters mrst
in.lude th. co,'marl Pdrr!. Th. other .ounters should
be put to on. sid., r.ady tob. used n'hen n.eded
Thea and only th.n, the or. pl.yer laysout all the or.
.onnt.rs on th. battl.lield, insid. the.r.a mar(.d or. s.t-
Up 4,., on rh' map abor' R.m.mb.' rhal rh. balr."n8
ram n..ds a cr.w il it is to mole - on. or mor. units with
a total .ombined STRENGTH of at le.st 10 must be placed
h h ir ir ill rim.( if ie r. m.v.:na h. w.'t.a
Th. battle is now re.dy to start Ea.h player rolls on.
die, and th. player with the high.r kor. mo!.s first
Special Rules
Ther. are. numb€rolspecial tules,.xtra tothose w.'!.
already gi!€nyoq whi.h are us.d in this battl.:
Units whi.h ar. moving through th. rrc.s mov. at hall-
speed while in the hc.s, they are under .d,.r. The bat-
tering ram.annot moee throrgh th. h.es at all
Units .an .ross th. Iast mountain river by th. ,/i/8c
at normal speed only one lnit .an cross the bridge at
a time Units .an also add. across th. riv.r How.v.r it
is so last-floh'ing that their movement .nds when th.y
reach lh. river dd thty mrst sptnd th. whol. oI th. nt\t
trrn .rossing it - they cannot lir. missiles, fiSht or do
an)lhin8.l.. lla d narrrrl'd qh'1..d'ingrh. nvp',
Si n.rarr ombar \ alur\ a\ ' .ual ll rh. ' nir in rh. riv.'
(
loses, it los.s srRtNGrH points as nomal il it h'hs, n.ither
sid.los.s any srRNGrH pohtl The baftenng ram c.n only
.ro\ rhi "r.' b) rhe b'id8",:f ir 8oe. inro rh. ':r.'
ir J' rl,and,annolbeu\.d,n) mor" in rh:'barrl,
'.
it
',.* lae -
No units can move..ross the is neany
!.4i.:l ina .inn.t b. .limlFa
Units whi.h mole oII th. battleli.ld cannot .ome bacl
later-they ar. outofthe battl. for good
Th. h'alls around the.ntranc. to the mine.ount as a/dF
tii.atirt - e^.11 nall has 20 srRENGrs points, and the
Sateway h.s 6srRENGrH points. The or.s.an us. th.bat-
tering ram to d.stroy th. n,alls if th.y h'ant to, but it will
obliously b. lar .asi.r to batt.r the g.t.s down with it!
The orc .ommander should not lorSet that this will be
oblious to the Dxarl.ommander too!
when th. batde starts, the only dwaNes manning the s alls
are aLs' {ntnes. They.d Sive th. alam as soon as th.y
-e rh. or.' app'o, hinE 'a\ \oon r. lh. n^l o'r p'. e
moves out oI the or. s.t-up Ar.a), and th. rest ol the
dwarles will come up lrom th. mine as soon as they.aa
using th. followinS method
In th. Mon. phas. of th. st{ond rornd, the Doarl
play.r rolls on. di. This is the numb.r ol dtr arl units that
arri!. on that tum. Th. pl.yer should tal. th.t number
of,ounr.'\ and pla.. rh.m,r rhi .nr'an.e ro rh. m:ni
This pro.edure should be rep.at.d .v.ry round, until all
20 dwarl.ount.rs are on the field ofbattle
DNarn.s standing on the h'alls .an be hit by missile lire
lrom belon, but th.y are pardy prote.ted by th. stone
par.p€t To rellt{t this, any or. unit shooting at the
dwarles on th. walls subka.ts 2 points lrom its srRrKE
n'hen rollinS dice to hit Dh'ar!.s standing on the walls
c.n drop rdks on orcs .nd skel.tons who are standinS
at th.lootol th. walls (th. .ount.r must be n'ithin 1 in.h
ol the Nall) They have .n unlimited supply oI ro.ks to
Dwarles who ar. iEide th. walls (i e not standinS on
th.m) cannot b. hit by missil. nr. tuom outsid. th. walls,
but thty .annot shoot at targcts which ar. outsid. th.
lh.r. i, a, ommand Pa yini,,h,rm),lhriounlrr:\
dillr.nt lrom the r.st II th. command party on either
side is deshoy.d, .eery unit on that side must .r..tldl
,'0"1. immediat.ly, whether or not it has lost STRENGTH
points, adding2 points to the s.or..
Il the orc command party is deshoy.d, Manadrax di.s
n'ith it, and obdously .an cast no mor. spells Il ther.
are any skeleton onits on thebattlelield h'h.n th. orc.om-
mand party is deshoy€d, th. or player must roll one di.:
The sl.letons all.tumble to dust
All s le leton .o unt€rs ar. r.moved
lrom the battlefi.ld immediately!
The slcletons go berscrl. All
skel.tonunits will atta.k the n.ar.st
!nit, r.gardless ofh'hich side it's
on, and continu. attacking th.
nearest mit lntil d.shoy.d
Manadrax has s.!.ral magi.al spells. He.an.ast one spell
durinS the lir. phase ol a turn. The or. .ommand party
cannot mo!. sihil. he is .asting a spell, and h. .annot
cast any spell more than on... The sp.lls he has available
s,mmor s&.Lrors: wh.n Manadrar casts this spell, roll
one dic and add ,! to th. nrmber you g.t The r.sult is
th. number ol s(eleton units that h. has summon.d. Pla.e
the sk.leton.ountcrs on the battl.field They will app.ar
anyn'her. the Or. play.r lil.r siithin 6 inch.s oI th. or.
command p.rty Not that iI the or. .ommand party is
standing j$t outsid. th. walls th. sl.letons .annot be
made to appear inside!
BefudAb: ir'Ian^dftt can .ast this sp.ll at any dr. unit
s'ithin 6 in.h.s of the or..ommand party The targ.t unit
los.s tn'o pointsolsrRrc lor th. restolth.battle
w.dl.r: Manadrax can .ast this sp.ll at any ,r. unit
s'ithin 6 in.h.s of the or..ommand party The targ.t unit
lo,.\ rho po'nr\ ol \rpr\!rd for rh. r.r ol lhr bJrl,
lt dl: Manadrax .an .ast this spell at any o,c orc unit
s'ithin 2 in.h.s of th. or..ommand party, or at the.om-
mand party itsell. The mit gains loff points olsrRENGrH.
This spell sill not increa* a rnirs srRNGrH abole its star-
sti.lr':Manadrax can only.ast this sp.ll on th. or..om-
mand party The.ommand party gains tn,o srRlc points
Ior lour torns, .t the .nd of n'hich th. .ff.ct disappe.rs
Th. victory.onditions ar. simple - s'h.n onc sid. is.om-
pl.tely oip.d out, th. oth.rside haswon!
There are larious w.ys in whi.h this b.ttle.an b. lought,
and undoubtedly yor will discov.r som. good t..ti.s and
some bad for yours.lt The driarves .an stay b.hind the
s'alls, picking the or.s and sl.letons ofl with missil. Iire
and ro.[s, or they can .ome ort and fight Il th.y .an hold
,
lhe b'id8., lh. batr.nn8 ram rannor g.l ro$ lh.
':r.r,
allos'h8 them to [&p their s'alls intact If th.y .an dt'shoy
th. batterinS ram's.reo and push it into th. river, th. or.s
hav. no n'ay ol brea.hing th. wallr .nd .annot possibly
The tactics usrd uill have a Ereat ciir.t on the.ourse ol Co,,, rrl Porla - 10 or.\ plu. MJnadra\
thc battlc, and you may li(e toplat the battlr a lcu times
hying out vaiious ta.tics Tiy .hanEing thr numbcrs and
make up ot th. troops too on.e tou have bc.omc bored UNrr SHrrr
uith platinE the same battlr ovei and over aSain you
-*, -... &2.
should havc little houblc drsigning youi o$n battles to
8o hirh th. L.l/olro l. iules
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Unit Sheets a rcd'tE
Al1 th. d{,arts arc armcd {,ith swords and .iossboxs
,4// r.rrr !ntir - ln.n.e.:.h
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,4// r.Arr !,tir - l0 dwrrv.q.,.h arc armcd { ith s{ords only; they nay not
S(clctons are also rather un.ooidinated, so
be us.d to man the battering ram Thct are
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1. MTI\IE ENTRAIICE
2.GATEVAY
3.BRIDGE
4.RIYER
S.TREES D
6.ROCK FACE