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TABLE OF CONTENTS

General Stuff The Turn

Terminology We Use 5 Who Sets Up First  17

Dice and How We Use Them 6 Step: Initiative 17

Re-rolls 6
Step: Activating Units 17
Rule Precedence 7 Pre/Post-Actions Phase 17
Actions Phase 17
Measuring 8
Measuring Between Units 8 Step: Aimed Shots 18
Measuring Ranged Attacks 8
Pre-Measuring 8 Step: Tidy Up 18
Area of Effect 8

Miniatures
Independents
Squads
10
11
11
Command
Squad Coherency 11 In Command 19

Unit Profiles 11 Out of Command 19

Profile Record Details 12
Attributes and Advantages 14

Line of Sight
Obscured
14
15
Movement
Ignore Defence and Obscured  15 Redeploy 20
LoS through Own Unit 16
LoS Through a Friendly Unit 16 Charging 20
LoS through an Enemy Unit 16 Minimum Charge Range 20
Shooting Through a Unit 16 Making the Charge 20
Charge Bonus 22
Charging Obscured Models 22
Charging with Modified Movement 22
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Terrain Ranged
Linear Terrain 23 Snapshot 30
Linear Terrain & Movement  23
Linear Terrain & Protection 24 Aimed Shots 30

Difficult Terrain 24 Attack Process 30

Hills and LoS 25 Viable Targets 30

Units in Different Cover 31
Targeting Mixed Squads 31

Melee Scatter 32

Who Attacks 26

Attack Process 26 Attacking

Target Obscured 27 Rolling the Dice 33
Maximum Number of Dice 33
Multiple Combat 27
Attack Types 33
Limitations on Actions 27 Normal Attacks 33
Gang Up Attack 34
Stuck In 27 Gang Up Attacks for Multiple Attack
Units 35
Disengaging 28
Disengagement Test 29
Disengaging Result
Disengaging from Multiple Units
29
29 Damage
Defence Roll 36
Modifying the Defence Roll 36

Removing Models 36
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Area of Effect and Casualties 36 Casting that Spell 41

To Cast a Spell 42
Working out the Drain 42

Lingering Effects Additional Casting Attempts

Casting Roll
43

43
Types of Effects 37
Fire 37 Persistent Spells 43
Freeze 37
Horror 37 Casters Death 44
Knock Down 38
Pain 38 General Spells 45
Removing Lingering Effects 38
Immunity 38

Playing the Game

Advantages Deciding Game Size 50

General Advantages 39 Mustering Your Trooper 50

Buying Advantage Points 51
The Process 39
Profile Advantage 39 Tactical Formations 51
General Advantage 39
Choose a Scenario 52
Unique Advantages 39
Table Size and Terrain 52

Magic Scenario Special Rules

Scenario: Straight Up Fight

53

57
Who can Cast Spells? 40
Knowledge 40 Scenario: Onslaught 58
Power 40
Scenario: Ambush 59
Spells 41
Choosing Spells  41 Scenario: Take and Destroy 60
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Terminology We Use
Throughout the rules, we will use specific
terms to describe elements of the game.
These are set out below.
• d6: Six sided dice, the only dice you
need for this game. You will see this
written in a variety of ways:
◦◦ d6: This is the basic way of writing
it. This refers to a single 6 sided die.
◦◦ 2d6: This means you need to roll a
certain number of 6 sided dice. In
this example, it is two 6 sided dice
that need to be rolled.
◦◦ d6+/-x: This is a means for us to
modify the result of a dice roll.
Examples are d6+1, which means
roll one d6 and add one to the
result. d6-2 means roll one d6 and
subtract 2 from the result.
◦◦ d3: This is a 3 sided die. Roll a d6
and consider results of 1 & 2 as ‘1’,
3 & 4 as ‘2’ and 5 & 6 as ‘3’.
• Attack dice: The dice rolled when
making an attack. This can be a melee
or ranged attack and the number of
attack dice is equal to the profile’s
Combat or Ranged stat +/- modifiers.
• Caster: A unit that has the Caster
attribute and casts spells.
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• Model: A single miniature of any type.
• Profile: The stat line and attributes
referring to a particular model.
• Base stat: The value of a stat as printed
on the model’s profile
• Modified stat: The value of a stat as
printed on the model’s profile plus any
modifiers that are affecting the model
at that time.
• Unit: A single grouping of models
with a defined profile/s. A unit can be
either an Independent (e.g. Eotan) or a
Squad (e.g. Grenadiers).
For example, two squads of Unmann,
and an Eotan equates to three units.
• Independent: A unit initially consisting
of only one model.
• Squad: A unit that can consist of more
than one model.
• Force: The group of units under control
of one player.
• LoS: Line of Sight, which determines
what a given model can and cannot
see, and therefore attack.
• Inches: All measurements in
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Relics are in inches.
• AoE: Area of Effect. An area
representing the coverage of weapons
that are ‘explosive’ and not ‘direct’.
Dice and How We Use Them
Dice… There are plenty of types out there,
some weird, and some normal. We’re sure
everyone has a good collection of dice
already but not necessarily a collection of
all the types available. Well, fear not as we
use the most common dice there are!
Through out these rules we use the term
‘dice’ to denote dice in the singular and
plural. We know ‘die’ is the singular but to
avoid confusion we will stick to just ‘dice’
for both.
You will only need six sided dice for
Relics. The results of the rolls are worked
out one of two ways, depending on what
you are trying to achieve. Generally, dice
will be rolled in groups.
Hits are generated when you successfully
roll one or more double or triple. You may
only count each die once and matched
dice are removed from the dice pool as it
is considered ‘used’.
See page 33 more details.
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• BtB: Base to Base. When model’s bases
are touching edge to edge.
• Melee range: When models from
opposing units are within 2” of each
other.
Most of the time we are not worried about
the value of the double, just the number of
them. However, there are some situations
where we look for specific values. These
will be covered in the respective sections.
Secondly, you may also be required to roll
a single die and compare the result with
a target number, or to roll two dice and
add the values together, and compare
this result with a target number. These
methods of rolling the dice and working
out the results are discussed in depth
later.
Re-rolls
Some rules allow dice to be re-rolled. In
these instances, all re-rolls need to be
rolled at the same time and a die can only
be re-rolled once per action. So, if a unit
is allowed to re-roll multiple dice (maybe
a spell has been cast on it allowing a re-
roll as well as the unit having the ability
natively), the player must make all re-
rolls at the same time.
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When deciding which rules should be

Rule Precedence
In Relics, we have four layers of rules:
1. Core rules. Core rules are the main
rules text in the books and pdfs for
Relics. This piece you are reading right
now is a core rule.
2. Attribute Rules: the attribute rules
listed on a profile such as ‘Encased’.
3. Magic spell rules. It’s pretty obvious
where you find these ones....
4. Officially released errata, found on our
website at www.torgaming.co.uk
applied in precedence over others, use the
following order: Core rules are overruled
by profile attribute rules, which are
overruled by spells.
So, if a profile has a rule that contradicts
a core rule, ignore the core rule. If a spell
contradicts a profile and/or a core rule,
use the spell ruling.
Errata, if any, will explain how they affect
existing rules on a case-by-case basis.
Note: In some cases, we break this rule.
When this is the case, we explicitly state
so.
So, in this instance, the profile rule

Example 1: Measurement B is the correct way to measure.

Measurement A

Measurement B

Measurement C 7
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‘Earth Commander’ explicitly states that
it overrides spells that would normally
reduce the Beorn’s Command range. This
does not affect spells that would increase
the Beorn’s Command range however!!
Additionally, there may be times when a
unit has multiple rules affecting it that may
contradict themselves. In these instances,
the more severe rule takes precedence.
• For example, a unit may have a Shaken
and a Knock Down counter on it at the
same time. In this situation, the ruling
of “Unit may not move” from the Knock
Down counter takes precedence over the
“The unit moves as if on difficult terrain”
rule of being Shaken.
Measuring
Measurements are always made in inches
(except when referring to base sizes, as
they are sold in metric and aren’t perfect
conversions, so…).
When making measurements, measure
from the edge of the model’s base to the
edge of the item you are measuring to
(building, base of another model, etc). See
Example 1
Measuring Between Units
Measuring between two units,
except for a ranged attack, is a
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simple case of measuring from the closest
point to closest point. See Example 2
Measuring Ranged Attacks
Measuring ranged attacks is done on
a per-model basis from the shooting
unit. Individually measure each model’s
range in the firing unit to the closest
possible point on the target unit. If the
measurement is no greater than the firing
unit can fire, that model can take part in
the ranged attack. See Example 3
Pre-Measuring
In Relics, players can measure any
distances they wish too at any time.
This means that the player does not have
to announce which unit they are activating
or which actions they will be doing with
them prior to making any measurements.
Area of Effect
If an attack, or other in game affect, is
employing an AoE, measure from the edge
of the affected model’s base up to the AoE
value in all directions.
If the AoE touches any model’s base, the
model is considered within the AoE. The
model from which you are measuring from
is always hit by the AoE. See Example 4
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Measurement A

Measurement B

Example 2: Measurement B is correct.

Example 3: Only Trooper A and B are in range; Troopers C and D are not.

Trooper C

Maximum range of Troopers attack

Trooper A

Trooper D

Trooper B

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Area of Effect
Example 4: Only Unmann A is not hit by the AoE.
Miniatures
Have you seen the Relics range of models?
Beautiful they are, and so different to all
the other models out on the market. If you
haven’t got any yet, why not??
Each player should have a number of
miniatures from their chosen faction and
available mercenaries, which make up
their force. The total value in points of
each force is decided between
the players prior to the game or
stipulated in the scenario to be
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Unmann A
played. We think a game size of about 100
points gives you a cracking sized game
that should take no more than a couple of
hours to play. Even less time once you are
familiar with the rules!
Each army list provides a number of
different units for the players to choose.
What the players choose is entirely up to
them, as long as they follow the simple
force construction rules (see “Force
Creation” for details) and as long as the
total value does not exceed the agreed
game size.

Units can be either an Independent unit,
or a Squad unit, as indicated in the unit’s
profile.
Independents
Independent units are purchased as a
single model and act independently on the
table. They are never considered part of a
squad, even when in ‘coherency’ with one.
Squads
Squads consist of a number of models,
dependent on the profile and the min/
max model number value of that profile.
Squads act as a group and must stay within
a certain range of each other (see “Squad
Coherency”). Generally, squads will be
made up of a single profile, but there are
instances of special squads that are made
up by multiple profiles. These units are
called mixed squads.
Squad Coherency
Models that are part of the same squad
must stay within coherency of at least
one other model from the squad. The
maximum range that models may be apart
is 2″.
If, for whatever reason, a squad is split
into two or more groups then the squad is
considered to be out of squad coherency
and must abide the following rules.
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The largest part of the squad may continue
to be used as per the normal rules. If none
of the unit’s parts are greater than the rest,
the owning player chooses which part to
use as if it were the largest part.
When the squad activates, the smaller
part/s must move their full current Move
to try to re-establish squad coherency
again.
If they are unable to re-establish squad
coherency in a single activation, they must
continue to move their full distance for
subsequent activations until they are back
into squad coherency.
For the entire activation, the parts not
considered the largest may not perform
any action other than to move. If one of
these unit parts moves back into squad
coherency, it may still not perform any
other action until the unit’s next activation.
Unit Profiles
You should have some models by now but
what use are they without the rules to
enable you to use them on the battlefield?
At the back of this book, and also available
from our website for download you will
find a set of profile records. Each record
represents a unit and gives you all the
details you need such as the
unit's stats, keywords, attributes,
advantages and spells.
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Combined, these values tell us all we need to know about how that unit works and interacts
with other units on the gaming table.

In addition to the stats, each profile may have a number of attributes; these will detail any
special rules that apply to the profile.

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Attributes: 5
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5+
Advantages: 6
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Spells: 7
Persistent: No
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have one or more key words. We use

Profile Record Details keywords to indicate general ttribute
rules that apply to the unit as well as
1. Faction icon. This tells you what ways to trigger or hook other rules on.
faction the profile belongs to. For example, 'Living' is a general rule
that tells us the unit will generate a
2. Unit name. Bit obvious this one... It's Soul token when it dies but is also used
the name of the unit! for other rules to target.

3. The number of models that are in that 5. Attributes. This is the list of special
unit. rules the unit has that count as
Attributes.*
4. Key words. A unit may
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6. Advantages: This is the list of special rules the unit has that count as Advantages.*

* These may be abbreviated versions of the full rule and you should always refer to the full
attribute rules if queries arise.

7. Spells: If the unit has access to spells, they will be listed here and most likely on page
2 too.

8. Card count. This is only used on units that have more than one record. This is generally
because the unit's spells will soill over on to a second card.

Move: The distance in inches, Snap Shot: This is a ranged

a model may move during its attack option that can be used
activation. by a unit during its activation.

Defence: The value is the Aimed Shot: This is a ranged

minimum a player needs to roll
on a D6 to stop a hit becoming
damage.
Damage: This is the total
number of damage points this
model can take before it is
removed from the table.
Melee Combat: Melee Combat is
split into 2 values. The first value
is for ‘attack dice’ which is the
base number of dice rolled when
the model is making a Melee
attack. The second number is the
number of attacks that model
can make in an activation
attack option that a unit can opt
to do outside it's activation.
Both the Snap Shot and Aimed Shot ranged
attacks are split into two values. The first
value is the ‘attack dice’ and is the base
number of dice rolled when the model
is making a ranged attack. The second
number is the maximum range in inches
for the ranged attack.
Base size: The base size the
models of this unit should be
mounted on.
Cost: How many points this
unit costs to use.

If a stat has ‘-’ in it, this means that stat cannot ever be used by that unit in a game
and any modifiers applied to the unit that affect that stat will have no effect.
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Attributes and Advantages
Each attribute falls into one of two classes;
Innate or Conscious.
Each attribute itself will denote which of
the two classes it falls into by the indicator
letter in brackets after its name.
Innate (I)
We consider Innate attributes to be ‘On’ all
the time and as such require no thought on
the players side as to when and how to use
them as the situation (and rule wording)
dictates this. Examples of Innate attributes
are Hardened, Sure footed and Unreliable.
Conscious (C)
We consider Conscious attributes to
be ‘Off’ until the player uses them; they
require forethought as to when to use
them. As such, the player must specifically
invoke the use of the rule at the point they
wish to use it.
Advantages
Advantages are attributes but the player
must follow the Advantages rules to use
them. page 39 for more details
Any attribute that is listed on a profile
record as an Advantage is
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considered to have the Conscious (C) type
applied to it, even if the attribute isn't
normally a (C) attribute.
Line of Sight
Models can see all around themselves and
their line of sight (LoS) is only blocked
by obscuring or blocking terrain and
sometimes other units
We use the model’s base to gauge LoS.
Imagine the base rises up as a ‘cylinder’
to a height equal to the values below. See
Example 5
30mm 40mm 50mm Pill
1” 1.5” 2” 2”
A model must be able to see at least part
of the target ‘cylinder’ to consider having
LoS. We only consider this ‘cylinder’ as ‘the
target model’ when trying to spot them,
not the model (not even its left arm that is
out stretched in a “CHARGE!!!!!” pose. So,
feel free to model your miniatures as you
wish as you will not be penalised or gain a
benefit from it).
If less than 50% of the target ‘cylinder’ can
be seen (but you can see some), then the
target model is considered to be Obscured.

Obscured
There are a number of ways to become
Obscured, such as through attributes,
spells or terrain etc.; these situations are
dealt with in their respective sections.
When a unit is obscured the owning
playing applies a +1 to the result of defence
rolls they are required to take.
For Example, a unit receives two hits. The
player rolls two d6 and is looking for 5 or
more (as the unit’s Defence stat is 5+). She
rolls a 3 and a 4. Normally, both of these
Example 5: A model's cylinder.
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would be failures but she needs to apply
a +1 to them both due to the unit being
obscured.
As such, the results become 4 and 5
respectively. The unit has successfully
stopped one hit from becoming damage
thanks to being obscured!
Ignore Defence and Obscured
Some rules may mean that attacks on a
unit will ignore the unit’s Defence. Others
may mean the attacks ignore Obscured.
It’s possible that some attacks may ignore
both!
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In the case of attacks that ignore Defence

on a unit that is Obscured, the unit will
still get to make defence rolls but they will
require 6’s to stop hits becoming damage.
In the case of attacks that ignore Obsured
on a unit that is Obscured, the unit will
still get to make defence rolls using their
normal Defence stat and any modifiers
EXCEPT the Obscured modifier.
In the case of attacks that ignore Defence
AND Obscured on a unit that is Obscured,
the unit will not get to make any defence
rolls at all.
LoS through Own Unit
LoS is handled differently when it is drawn
through units. The way it is handled is
dependent on whether the unit it is passing
through is a friendly unit or an enemy unit.
LoS through an Enemy Unit
Models can draw LoS through enemy units,
but only if the enemy unit they are looking
beyond is on a base size equal to or smaller
than the active unit.
If this is the case and LoS can be drawn, the
unit you are drawing LoS to is considered
obscured.
Shooting Through a Unit
When shooting through another unit, the
target unit counts as Obscured and hits
caused by double 1s or 2s count as hits
against the intervening unit. Treble 1s or
2s also hit the intervening unit and the
option for 2 hits must be taken only.

Models in a unit can draw LoS through

their own unit, ignoring other members
of that unit. This means that a unit can fire
through its own members without any
issues.

LoS Through a Friendly Unit

Models in a unit can draw LoS through

another friendly unit. It is assumed the
friendly unit ducks down when require.
However, shooting through a
friendly unit is dangerous and only
done in dire situations.
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Each game turn in Relics is split into a
number of steps and always the same
order.
• Initiative
• Activating Units
• Aimed Shots
• Tidy Up
Who Sets Up First
Unless specified by a specific scenario rule,
the player with the most units places a
unit on the table first. Then their opponent
places a unit. This continues until all units
that are to be placed on the table have
been deployed.
If all players have the same number of
units, roll a d6, with the player scoring the
highest places the first unit. Any draws
should be re-rolled.
Initiative
At the start of each turn, both players roll
a d6. If one player has fewer units on the
table than the other player, they add one
to their result. The player with the highest
result chooses to activate first or second.
Any draws should be re-rolled.
Players then take turns to activate a unit
and carry out all the actions they wish
THE TURN
with that unit.
Activating Units
During a game turn, players take turns to
activate their units. Once a unit becomes
active, the player must carry out all their
actions with that unit that they wish to do.
Once a player has completed the actions
with their active unit, it becomes inactive
and the other player activates a unit and
carries out the actions they wish to with
that unit.
This continues until all units in the table
have been activated.
A unit’s activation is split into three
phases:
• Pre-Actions
• Actions
• Post-Actions
Pre/Post-Actions Phase
The ‘pre-actions’ and ‘post-actions’
sections are to be used for affects that
require checking before or after a unit
activates. These can be such things as
Lingering Effects.
Actions Phase
During a unit’s action phase, the
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player has a choice of actions to make and
depending on if the unit is in command or
not the list can
Basic Actions
Basic actions can be performed by any
unit, whether it’s in commander or not
(see Command). If an active unit is NOT in
command, the unit may perform just one
of Basic Action:
• Advance: The unit may move up to its
Mv value in any direction.
• Shoot: A unit which possesses a ranged
weapon on its profile may make a
snap-shot ranged attacked attack from
their profile. The unit may not move.
• Melee: A unit may move up to its Mv
value into contact with an enemy unit,
following all the normal restrictions,
and make melee attacks against any
unit engaged by the unit. Models in the
unit may take part in gang-up attacks.
• Disengage: The unit may perform a
disengage action.
Orders
Any unit beginning its activation in
command range (see Command), may
perform one order in lieu of their
normal action above.
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• Charge: The unit may perform a
charge against an enemy unit in LoS.
• Redeploy: The unit may redeploy.
• Reposition: A unit which possesses
a ranged weapon on its profile may
advance up to half its Mv stat and
perform a snap-shot ranged attack
from their profile.
• Aim: The unit may prepare an aimed
ranged attack as printed on their
profile.
During any of the above, the player may
make use of ‘any and all’ rules on that
unit’s profile by following their wording.
Some may specify that they must be used
in a specific situation, in which case the
rule is not optional and the player must
abide by them.
Aimed Shots
During this step, all units who are placed
on Aimed Shots will make their ranged
attacks. See Aimed Shots.
Tidy Up
During the Tidy Up step, you have the
opportunity to have a quick tidy up of
the table, remove any counters that are
no longer required, get a cup of tea and
maybe even take a toilet break!

Any profile with the Command keyword
is considered a commander. These are a
special type of model and are typically, but
not always, Independent units.
In Command
When a unit becomes active, the player
measures the distance from the unit to all
friendly Commander models irrespective
of LoS.
Units with the Command Key word are
always considered to be in command.
If the unit is within any friendly
Commanders’ Command range, the unit
is In Command for that activation and
ignores the Out of Command rules. If the
unit is not In Command, it must observe
the Out of Command rules.
Out of Command
Players do not have a lot of control over
units that are not In Command. When a
unit is Out of Command, the player must
following the restrictions below:
• The unit may not make use of Orders.
See page 16 for more details
• Ranged attack: The unit may make
a ranged attack with the following
restrictions
◦◦ The unit must not move.
COMMAND
◦◦ The unit must not make a Gang Up
attack.
◦◦ The unit must target the closest
enemy unit in LoS. If that unit has at
least 50% of its models Obscured,
not visible at all or in combat;
the player can ignore it for target
priority and target the next closest
enemy unit in LoS. See Image 8.
• Combat: The unit cannot attempt to
disengage. They MUST follow the
‘Stuck In’ rule when they activate.
• If moving into combat, the unit must
target the closest enemy unit in LoS. If
that unit has at least 50% of its models
Obscured, not visible at all or currently
has models in combat; the player can
ignore it for target priority and target
the next closest enemy unit in LoS.
To determine the closest unit simply
measure the closest model to closest
model.
• The unit may not make use of (C)
Attributes or Advantages.
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MOVEMENT
Models can move in any direction the
player wishes. They must move around
impassable intervening terrain and other
models and must not exceed their Move
value during their activation.
Redeploy
When a unit activates, the player may have
that unit redeploy instead of making a
normal move.
A redeploying unit’s movement stat, as
printed on their profile, is doubled for that
activation and its activation ends once
its movement is completed. It may not
make ranged attacks, cast spells or end its
movement within the melee range of an
enemy unit.
In addition, a unit that redeploys must
apply a -1 modifier to all defence rolls
it must make until the start of its next
activation
Units that have their movement value
reduced for any reason may not redeploy.
Charging
To charge into melee, the majority (50%
or greater) of the unit must have LoS to the
intended target unit. A model that is part of
a unit that intends to charge a squad, only
needs to draw LoS to one model in
the squad to have LoS to that unit.
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Even though the entire unit charges if 50%
or more of the unit has LoS to the target
unit, only models with LoS to the target
unit before the charge is made gain the
charge bonus in the subsequent melee. See
Example 6.
Measuring the range for units is performed
on a model by model basis. Therefore,
if only three models from the unit are in
range only those models would make
contact.
Minimum Charge Range
Models wishing to make a charge must
move at least 2”. If, after making the move
it turns out the model has moved less than
2”, the model does not count as charging
and does not benefit from the charge
bonus.
This means that during a charge, it is
entirely possible for part of a unit to
qualify for the charge modifier and part
of the same squad fail to qualify for the
charge bonus.
Making the Charge
Once the charge has been announced, the
controlling player rolls a d3 and adds this
value to the unit’s current Move value for
the charge range.
Models in a unit making a charge move
must travel in a single, straight line directly
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towards the unit they are charging.
If it turns out the unit does not have
enough movement to make contact, even
after the addition of the d3 result, the
unit must be moved directly towards the
intended target unit their maximum Move
value, ignoring the result of the d3.
For example, a player declares a charge
and rolls the d3. They roll a ‘6’, which
gives them an extra 3” of movement
which added to the unit’s Move of
5” gives a charge range of 8”. After
measuring, the closest models they find
out the models are 9” apart.
The charging unit is therefore moved
directly toward the intended target unit
their normal Move of 5”

Example 6: Only Troopers A, B and C have LoS to at least one model in the
target unit; Troopers D and E do not. As such, only A, B and C will get the
charge bonus

C
D
B

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If it is determined that at least one member
of a charging unit has enough movement
to reach BtB with at least one model
from the charged unit, all members of the
charging unit that don't have enough move
to make BtB contact must be moved the
full modified movement directly towards
the target unit in a single, straight line.
Charge Bonus
Models that have charged during their
activation and are in BtB contact with an
enemy model increase their Melee Dice for
the rest of that activation by 1.
For example, a Britanan Trooper that
charges is considered to have a Melee
Dice of ‘3’ for that activation.
Charging Obscured Models
If a unit charges a unit that is classed as
Obscured at either the start of the charge,
the end of the charge or both, the models
contacted by the charge are considered
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Obscured when resolving the charge
combat rolls.
Charging with Modified
Movement
If a model has had its Move value reduced,
whether by terrain or some other gamer
rule, the model cannot benefit from the
charge bonus and does not count as
charging.
This is worked out on a model by model
basis for a squad. This means it is possible
for part of a squad to charge, whilst
another part of the squad to not be able
to charge. This is normal and fine, the
player just needs to make sure all models
move as far as they can and you keep unit
coherency.
Having its Move increased however does
not stop the unit from charging.

Prior to setting up the table, all players
must agree on the status of each terrain
type. The options are as follows:
• Open: This has no effect on movement
or LoS.
• Difficult terrain: This terrain affects
movement but does not block LoS.
Examples include broken ground,
mud or heavy snow. See the ‘Difficult
Terrain’ section below for movement
rules.
• Obscuring terrain: This has no effect
on movement but gives Obscured
status to any model within or on the
other side of the terrain area. A grove
or light hedges would be examples of
obscuring terrain.
• Difficult obscuring terrain: Counts
as difficult terrain for movement and
reduces LoS through it to 3”. Models
within that 3” LoS range are considered
Obscured. Therefore, models looking
into the terrain from outside will
only be able to see 3” into it. Whilst
models within the terrain have a
total LoS range of 3” into the terrain.
If a model is in the terrain piece and
closer than 3” of the edge, they can see
models outside the terrain as per the
normal LoS rules. A forest with heavy
undergrowth would be an example of
difficult obscuring terrain
TERRAIN
• Impassable terrain: This blocks
movement but not LoS. A chasm would
be impassable terrain
• Blocking terrain: This is impassable
for movement and blocks LoS.
You assign each piece of terrain one of the
above terrain descriptions and it remains
like that for the whole game.
If both players agree, you can also create
new, fun terrain descriptions for weird
and wonderful terrain. What about a
terrain piece that attacks a unit that
occupies it? That would be fun. Feel free to
post these ideas on to our forum so others
can enjoy using them.
Linear Terrain
Walls, hedges that sort of stuff. They are
perfect for hiding behind... Umm, I mean
taking up a defensive position behind...
Any piece of terrain that is no deeper than
1” is classed as linear terrain. So stuff like
hedges, walls etc.
Linear Terrain & Movement
When a linear piece of terrain that is 2”
tall or less is being crossed by models
on a 30mm base, they move at half their
normal speed for that activation.
Any models on a base larger than
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30mm can simple ignore the linear terrain
piece for movement.
Linear Terrain & Protection
No models are able to cross linear terrain
that is taller than 2”.
Linear terrain can also affect LoS.
Depending on the size of the active unit’s
models, the linear terrain can provide
Obscured status to models on the other
side.
If LoS can be drawn through linear terrain
to a target model on the opposite side
of the terrain and the active unit is on a
30mm base, the target model is considered
obscured if they are not further from the
terrain feature than two times the height
of the terrain feature.
If the activate model is on a 40mm or
larger base, the target model is considered
Obscured if they are not further from the
terrain feature than a distance equal to the
height of the terrain feature. See Example
7 to the terrain then the player rolls a d3
Difficult Terrain
If a unit is on terrain that is classed as
difficult terrain, the unit’s movement is
treated as below:
• If their Move is 5” or less,
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they move 1d3+1”
• If their Move is over 5” but less than 8”,
they move 1d3+2”
• If their Move is 8” or over, they move
1d3+4”
A unit that is moving onto difficult terrain
after moving some distance on open
terrain, should first move to the terrain
edge, then roll a d3 and move this amount
in inches into the terrain.
Models in the unit may not move more
than its base Move stat.
For example, A squad of Troopers are
2” away from a piece of terrain that
modifies movement. They move 2” up to
the terrain and then the player rolls a
d3 and gets a result of 3, which equates
to 2”. The squad therefore moves 2” into
the terrain.
For Example, A squad of Unmann are
4” away from a piece of terrain that
modifies movement. They move 4” up
and gets a result of 6, which equates
to 3”. As the squad has already moved
4” and their base Move stat is 5”, they
can only move an additional 1” into the
terrain. The other 2” from the d3 roll is
ignored.
A unit moving from difficult terrain into
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the open will only move the distance they
rolled for their difficult terrain movement
check.
Hills and LoS
Units on a hill can draw LoS through
enemy units even if that enemy unit is on a
larger base than the active unit.
Additionally you may shoot over
intervening units and the target unit
does not gain obscured status for the
intervening unit. Do not apply hits from
double 1s or 2s against the intervening
unit. See page 16 for more details.

Example 7: Only Troopers A and C count as obscured. Troopers B and D are

too far away from the linear terrain to count as obscured.

Wall Height Wall Height

C
A
2x Wall Height

D
B
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MELEE

Models within 2” of one or more enemy rolls. The order in which these attacks
models are in melee range with the unit are made is the decision of the attacking
those enemy models belong to. (active) player.

A model's attack roll/s must be directed Attack Process

against units the active unit is in melee
range with, and damage is applied to the
whole unit. See Example 8.
Who Attacks
When attacking, the player rolls a number
of dice equal to the unit’s Melee stat, plus
any modifiers that may apply to their
attack.

Once units are locked in melee, only Doubles and triples are hits. See page 33
models in melee range may make attack for more details

Example 8: Only Troopers A, B and C are in range to attack the Unmann unit.
Only Unmann X and Y are in range to attack the Trooper unit. Neither the
Trooper unit or the Eotan are in range to attack each other.

Eotan

Melee Range A

C
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Y

Target Obscured
There are a couple of situations when
a model benefits from Obscured status
when being attacked in melee.
The first is if the attack is being made
across linear terrain.
When models are in contact with a piece
of linear terrain and enemy models are
in contact with the same piece of linear
terrain but on the opposite side and are
within melee range, consider the models
as being in combat. Remember, melee
ranges require LoS between the models
As such, when rolling their attack dice, the
target model is considered Obscured.
The second situation is if the target model
is obscured during the activation in which
the attacking model moved (other than to
get Stuck In) into melee range; the target
model is considered Obscured.
Note: Obscured status for units during
melee is only applicable during that initial
contact activation. Neither unit benefits
from Obscured status on subsequent
activations of either unit whilst they are
still in melee.
MELEE
Multiple Combat
When an attacking model is in melee
range with more than one enemy unit, the
owning player must declare which of the
enemy units the model is attacking and
how many of its combat dice are being
used in each attack. See example 9.
Limitations on
Actions
When a unit is active, any model in BtB
contact with one or more enemy models
must make an attack against one of the
enemy units in base contact and may
not perform any other action, unless
disengaging. If the active unit is a squad,
any models that are not in BtB contact
with an enemy model must get Stuck In
Stuck In
When a squad with one or more models
in melee range of one or more enemy
unit activates, any models from the active
squad that are not in BtB contact with a
model from any of the enemy units the
active unit is in combat with must move to
make contact with a model from one of the
enemy units. These models cannot claim
the charge bonus.
This move is free and ignores
movement penalties caused by
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Eotan

C
A
D

Example 9: Troopers A, B and C can only attack the Unmann unit but Trooper
D can attack either the Unmann unit or the Eotan unit.

difficult terrain and being Shaken. doing anything else.

The one exception to the requirement
for the unit to get Stuck In is if the player
declares the unit will be disengaging at
the time the unit activates.
Disengaging
When a unit in melee range with a single
enemy unit activates, the player
may wish to disengage. If they do,
they must announce this before
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Once the announcement has been made,
the player then checks to see which of the
following they need to do:
If the disengaging unit is on larger bases
than the opponent unit, the disengaging
unit automatically disengages.
If the disengaging unit is on the same size
base as the opponent unit then…

If the disengaging unit has a higher
total damage value than the opponent
unit, the disengaging unit automatically
disengages.
If the opponent unit has an equal or higher
total damage value than the disengaging
unit, the disengaging unit must test to
disengage (see ‘Disengagement Test).
If the disengaging unit is on smaller bases
than the opponent unit, the disengaging
unit must test to disengage (see
‘Disengagement Test).
Disengagement Test
Both players roll 2D6 and add the total
remaining damage value of their unit that
is in the melee.
If the scores are even or the active player’s
total is highest, the unit disengages.
MELEE
If the active players score is less than their
opponent’s score, the disengagement fails
and the unit’s activation ends.
Disengaging Result
Units that disengage, act differently
depending on whether they had to
test or not. If no test was required, the
unit may continue with its activation.
Units that disengage after a successful
disengagement test may move up to their
normal Move value. They may not make
contact with any enemy unit and may not
make a ranged attack or cast/maintain
any spells this activation. Their activation
ends after they have moved.
Disengaging from Multiple
Units
Units in combat with more than one
enemy unit may not disengage.
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RANGED
When a ranged unit is not in melee, it has
a choice to make a ‘Snapshot’ or make an
‘Aimed Shot’. This decision must be made
during the unit’s ‘pre-action’ phase of its
activation, once it has made any rolls it
must make.
A unit may not make a ranged attack if they
are in melee range with an enemy model.
Snapshot
If the player decided to make a snapshot,
the unit makes a ranged attack during its
activation.
When making a snapshot against a viable
target. a model will roll a number of d6
equal to their snapshot attack dice value.
Aimed Shots
If the player decided to use an aimed shot,
the unit must not move at all, including
changing facing, and it may not make a
snapshot attack. It may continue to use
any attributes and/or advantages during
its activation that do not require it to move
or shoot.
At the end of the turn, once all units have
completed their activation but before the
end of turn tidy up is done, those units on
aimed shot now shoot.
When making aimed shots, the
player will use the unit’s aimed
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shot stat. Some units may have a choice
of aimed Shot stats, when this is the case
the player must choose which aimed shot
stat they wish to use before making any
measurements.
Aimed shots are simultaneous, no matter
how many units are making them so it
doesn’t matter in what order you do them.
Just keep track of any damaged caused to
a unit due to Aimed Shots and remove any
models necessary once the Aimed Shot
round is over.
Attack Process
When shooting, the player rolls a number
of dice equal to the unit’s snapshot or
aimed dice stat, depending on the type of
shot the unit is making, plus any modifiers
that may apply to their attack.
Doubles and triples are hits. See page 33
for more details.
Viable Targets
Any enemy unit within LoS and range is a
viable target.
If the viable unit has the majority of
models in melee range of another unit, the
viable unit is considered Obscured when
targeted by ranged attacks.
Only enemy models not in melee range
with a friendly model can be removed
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as casualties from the ranged attack. See
Example 10.
Units in Different Cover
When targeting an enemy squad that has
models in different levels of cover, the
attacking player must declare what part
of the unit they will be attacking with
each shooting model. Work out the attack
dice as normal using the cover modifier
currently affecting that part of the unit.
Hits can only be assigned to models in the
part of the squad declared as the target.
See Example 11.
When targeting mixed squads with a
ranged attack, the Defence value used
and any damage from the ranged attack is
applied to one of the profiles only. This is
worked out by the number of each profile
in the unit:
If one profile outnumbers the other
profiles by at least 2 to 1, this profile has to
be the target of the attack.
If none of the profiles outnumbers the
other profiles by at least 2 to 1, the
defending player must choose the profile
to be attacked.

Targeting Mixed Squads Any remaining damage left over after the
models of the attacked profile are applied

Example 10: The majority of the Unmann unit is in melee range of the
Grenadiers, so are counted as obscured if shot at. Unmann A is the only
viable model for removal as a casualty caused by shooting.

Melee Range

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to the other profile.
Scatter
Sometimes, stuff just doesn’t land where
it should do. When a rule calls for you to
scatter a shot roll a d6 and check the result
as follows:
• 1-2 The point moves perpendicular
towards the opponent’s table edge d6
inches.
• 3-4 The point does not move.
• 5-6 The point moves directly
perpendicular towards your table
edge d6 inches.
Example 11: Unmanns A and B are in cover and so count as obscured.
Unmann C is in the open and so doesn't count as obscured.
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Now roll the die again and check the result
as follows:
• 1-2 The point moves perpendicular
towards the table edge on your left d6
inches.
• 3-4 The point does not move.
• 5-6 The point moves perpendicular
towards the table edge on your right
d6 inches.
The final point is the location the shot
lands. All measurements for the attack are
made from this new location.

Now is the time to get the beating on!
To work out the dice to be rolled in an
attack, simply take a number of dice
equal to the relevant attack value for the
attacking model, Melee Dice for melee
attacks, Snapshot/Aimed Dice for, umm,
ranged attacks, then apply any modifiers
such as gang up attacks, charge bonus,
profile attribute etc
The resulting value is the number of d6 to
be rolled in this attack.
Rolling the Dice
Ok, you have worked out the attack dice
you need but you have not actually rolled
them yet? What are you waiting for?
Once the number of dice has been
determined for the attack, roll them and
look for the doubles and triples.
Each double rolled scores a single hit,
but trebles are event better! For each
treble you roll you get to chose one of the
following options.
• Two hits
• -1 modifier to defence rolls made
against all hits caused during this
attack
• No hits, place an advantage point in
your pool.
ATTACKING
Hits are then converted to damage. See
page 36 for more details.
But before that happens, you will need to
check to see if the defending unit’s defence
can stop the attack. There may also be
rules that are on either units profile that
may affect hits. Such rules may stop the
hit before it causes damage, or maybe they
enhance the hit, who knows!?!?
Maximum Number of Dice
No attack roll can contain more than 6
dice, but you can get the number of dice in
an attack roll above 6. Fear not, you don’t
lose these extra dice! For each die above 6
in your attack the target unit receives one
automatic hit.
Attack Types
To handle the way units work in melee
and shooting, we have two ways for units
to make attacks. Both of these options are
available to all units in the game.
The player must declare which attack type
each model is using, and which models are
taking part in Gang Up attacks, if used, and
all target models prior to rolling any dice.
Normal Attacks
The active player makes attacks
with each model one at a time.
Rolling the individual models
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dice and working out what hits are caused
before moving on to the attack of the next
model in the unit.
For melee attacks, the player does this
once per model per attack stat value.
For Example, a unit has an Attack stat
of 2, so the player would roll the number
of dice equal to the unit’s Melee Dice
twice for each model in the unit and
treat each roll as independent.
DO NOT combine the dice from multiple
models when making this type of attack.
To speed things up, you can roll the dice of
multiple models together, but ensure you
use different coloured dice for each model
and do not mix the colours when working
out the hits. The same goes for the number
of attacks!
Gang Up Attack
For ranged attacks or for melee attacks
from units that have an Attack stat value
of 1 the player may split a unit up to make
Gang Up attacks.
The active player nominates one model as
their main attacking model and up to two
additional models from the active unit that
are eligible to take part in the attack.
The player works out how many
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d6 they get as normal for the first model.
They then add an additional die to the total
for each additional model taking part in
the Gang Up attack.
This way, the player can increase the
number of dice rolled in a single attack
and thus increase their chances of getting
those much needed doubles and triples.
Only the attributes and abilities of the
main attacking model will apply; the other
models in the Gang Up attack only add the
1d6 attack die each.
A model cannot take part in more than one
‘Gang Up’ attack per activation and there
can never be more than three models
involved in a single ‘Gang Up’ attack.
For example, a unit of 6 models wishes to
make some Gang Up attacks. The player
may make these attacks as follows
• Two attacks of three models ganging
up
• Three attacks of two models ganging
up
• Two attacks of two models ganging
up, and two attacks by individual models
not ganging up

Gang Up Attacks for Multiple
Attack Units
Independents with multiple attacks can
• Attack once with each attack
• Combine one or more attacks into a
‘Gang Up’ attack
Squads with a single attack per model may
make gang up attacks as explained in the
section above.
Units with multiple attacks on their profile
can also combine their attacks across
models as long as they do not exceed 2
models taking part in the Gang Up attack.
For example, a squad with 2 attacks per
model can:
ATTACKING
• Make two attacks per model
• Each model can ‘gang up’ both its
attacks into a single attack
• Combine attacks of the models. For
example, a unit with 2 attacks per model
and a combat of 3 could:
◦◦ Make two attacks per model of 3
dice
◦◦ Make one attack per model of 4
dice
◦◦ Max of two models can combine
their attacks. This would allow the
player to make an attack roll of 6
dice - 3 for the first model +1 for first
model’s second attack, +1 per attack
of the second model
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DAMAGE
Once a unit has received one or more hits
from an attack of any type, the owning
player must see if the unit is capable of
shrugging off the hits or if the hits become
damage.
Defence Roll
When a unit receives one or more hits, roll
a number of d6s equal to the number of
hits received.
For each dice rolled that equals or exceeds
the unit’s Defence stat, discard one hit.
Each remaining hit becomes a point of
damage and are applied to the unit.
Modifying the Defence Roll
During the game, the defence roll can
be modified both up and down by two
basic means. The first is via special rules
and situations such as attributes and
advantages. The second is by the unit
being Obscured.
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Modifications to the defence roll stack but
must come from unique sources/rules. So
you cannot have two modifiers stack if the
rule they come from has the same name.
Removing Models
Once a unit has received enough damage
points to equal the Damage value stated
in its profile, the unit has taken enough
damage to have a model removed as a
casualty. Remove the member of the unit
that is closest to the originator of the
attack that resulted in the casualty.
Area of Effect and Casualties
Casualties caused by an attack using an
AoE are removed from the models covered
by the AoE only. If enough wounds are
caused than can be removed from under
the AoE, the additional wounds are
converted to overkill. See the ‘Overkill’
section for further details.
The owning player decides which models
under the AoE to remove.
 LINGERING EFFECTS

Some rules have lingering effects that
continue to affect the target unit for the
complete turn and longer. Lingering effects
are applied to a target unit if that unit is the
subject of a rule that applies the lingering
effect and only if all the requirements are
met to place the lingering effect counter.
When a lingering effect is applied to a unit,
place a counter on the unit to represent the
effect. A unit can have multiple lingering
effects on it at one time, even of the same
type except each lingering effect counter
must come from a unique rule.
For example, a unit hit by “Iced Ground”
from two different sources will only
receive one Knock Down counter as the
counters come from rules with the same
name.
Types of Effects
When a unit is active and under the affect
of one or more lingering effect, the unit
must abide by the following rules for that
activation for each of the lingering effects
on them.
Fire
During the unit’s pre-
actions phase make
an attack against the
unit of 2d6+1d6 per
Fire lingering effect counter on the unit,
ignoring defence and obscured. If the unit
has the Doll keyword, the base value of
the attack is 3d6. For each damage point
received immediately remove a Fire
counter.
Freeze
Units attacking this
unit receive a +1 attack
dice to their melee and
Ranged attacks.
Horror
When your opponent
activates a unit with
one or more Horror
counters on it, roll
2d6+1d6 per counter.
If at least one double is
rolled, the active unit counts as being out
of command. In addition, if the unit has the
'Outrider' attribute, consider the attribute
removed from the unit until the end of its
current activation.
Before this roll is made, the opposing
player may decide to deal one point of
damage to the activating unit. If they do,
remove all Horror tokens from the unit
and carry out its activation as usual.

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counter remains on the unit and continues

Knock Down to apply its effects to the unit.

The unit's Move stat Generally, this should be done on a

is reduced by 50%. In counter-by-counter basis. However, to
addition, the unit must speed things up, roll for the same type
apply a ‐1 modifier to its counters all together.
Defence rolls for each
Knock Down counter. For example, a unit has 1 Pain and 2 Fire
counters on it (ouch). The player can
Pain roll two dice for the Fire counters, then
after seeing if they can be removed, the
The unit make use of player would roll for the Pain counter.
(C) attributes. Pain only Alternatively, they could roll 2 red dice
affects Living models. and 1 blue die for example.

Removing Lingering Effects
During a unit’s post-actions phase, roll a
d6 for each of the lingering effect counter
currently affecting the unit.
On a result of 3 or more, remove the
counter. On a result of a 2 or less the
Immunity
Some units are immune to some lingering
effects. When this is the case, the units
profile will state which lingering effect
they are immune too.
In these cases, do not place the counter on
the unit.

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Each player has an ‘Advantage Pool’ which
they can use to gain advantages during the
game. This pool generally begins at zero for
both players; although some profiles may
give you advantages to start the game with
and you are able to ‘buy’ some advantage
points when building your force.
Advantages come in two flavours, the
first are on a ‘General Advantages’ list
and both players have access to this list
of advantages. The other are ‘Profile
Advantages’ and are listed on unit’s
profiles. Profile Advantages can only be
used by the profiles they are listed on.
Players can use Advantages at the time
they are needed, but they must be used
prior to any dice roll they are to affect!
General
Advantages
Redeploy without suffering the -1 modifier
to all defence rolls
• +1 Attack - Independents only
• +1 to Melee Dice
• +/-1 to Defence rolls
• +2 to Move
• Add a power die to a casting roll
ADVANTAGES
The Process
When a player wants to take an advantage,
the process is simple but different
depending on the type of advantage.
Profile Advantage
Nominate the Profile Advantage you wish
to make use of and apply its rules. Once you
have applied the rules of the advantage,
roll a single D6. On a result of 1 or 2 the
opponent places an advantage point into
their pool. Any other result has no affect.
General Advantage
Nominate the General Advantage you wish
to make use of at the time it would need
to be used. Now remove one advantage
point from your pool, apply the rules of
the advantage and carry on with the unit’s
activation. If your advantage pool is empty
you may not use that advantage.
General Advantages cannot be used to
affect a situation that just resulted in a
point being placed in their pool.
Unique Advantages
Whilst a player may make use of multiple
advantages on a single unit at a single time
they cannot make use of the same
advantage multiple times on the
same unit at the same time.
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MAGIC
The Maaj saturates the world, maybe a
little more than it used to thanks to the
Vaettir. A bit unpredictable, you can’t rely
on those Maaj casters to always pull off
what you want when you want.
Generally, magic on Relicia follows these
rules, but for some it doesn’t. The rules
below are the general rules for magic and
unless specified on a magic user unit’s
profile, the unit will use the rules below.
An example of a profile not using the
rules below to manipulate the Maaj is the
Orcnar Shaman. When this is the case, the
full rules will be included in the army lists
for that profile.
Who can Cast
Spells?
Units with the Caster attribute are Maaj
casters and are the only profile that can
interact with the Maaj and bring its effects
to the table using these rules. They have
two values following the Caster attribute
on their profiles. The first value is the
Knowledge value and the second is the
Power value.
Knowledge
The unit’s Knowledge represents just how
versatile the unit can be when it comes to
the Maaj. Think of the Knowledge
stat as spell ‘slots’ that you fill
from the general spell list.
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The spells purchased with the unit’s
Knowledge value are in addition to the
spells already listed on the profile. The
caster will always have the spells printed
on their profile.
If a Maaj casting unit’s Knowledge value is
zero, the unit can not take additional spells
and may only use those on their profile.
The Knowledge value of a unit is for the
whole unit and not per model in the unit.
In the case of squads with the Knowledge
attribute, spells are bought for the entire
unit and not per model.
Power
The unit’s Power represents how good
they are at manipulating the Maaj. The
power value shown on a profile is the
power rating of each model in the unit.
The find out the power available to a unit
to cast spells during its activation, simply
add together the power value for each
model in a unit.
This is done at the start of each turn for all
casters on the table to find out the caster
unit’s power dice for that turn. As the unit
takes casualties, the number of power dice
available to the unit will drop.
Whilst we list the power value per model,
the unit shares the power dice of all its
members, so no need to keep track of
individual members, just group them

together and track it for the unit.
Spells
The spells will be made up with a number
of values:
• Drain: Some spells require a lot of
concentration and effort to cast, so
the spell can take it out of the caster.
Spells listed on a unit's profile do not
have this value as the caster is adept at
casting the spell without risk.
• Target: This tells you who can be the
eligible targets of the spell. This may
be ‘Enemy Unit’, ‘Friendly Unit’, ‘Unit’,
‘Independent’ etc. So, if it just says ‘unit’
then you can target any unit, friendly
or enemy. If it says ‘independent’, then
it must be an Independent, friendly or
enemy. If it mentions ‘enemy’ then the
target must be an enemy unit. Etc It
could also be a Keyword, such as 'Doll'
or 'Encased'.
• Persistent: If a spell is persistent, the
caster can keep it in effect from one
turn to another.
• Effect: The main text of the spell
describes the effect it has when cast.
Choosing Spells
Before the start of the game, a player
can choose a number of spells from the
MAGIC
General Spells list for each of their Maaj
casting units. The total number of spells
chosen for each unit must be equal to or
less than the unit’s Knowledge value.
When choosing spells for your force, the
cost of a general spell increases by 1 for
every additional instance of the spell in
your force. As such, the first unit that take
a particular generic spell does so at the
cost of one knowledge. The next unit that
takes that same spell, pays two points of
Knowledge.
For example, a spell would cost 1
Knowledge for the unit that takes it
then 2 Knowledge for the second unit, 3
Knowledge for the third and so on.
These chosen spells are in addition to the
spells listed on the unit’s profile. Spells
listed on a units profile are exempt from
this as they have no Knowledge value.
Casting that Spell
During the activation of a unit with the
Caster attribute, the player may attempt
to cast any of the spells they have chosen
for that unit or any of the spells already
on the units profile. The player may cast
spells before and/or after movement but
not during movement.
Each unit can have as many
attempts to cast the same spell
per activation as the player
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wishes as long as they have enough power
dice for the casting attempts. However,
a spell can only be successfully cast on a
target unit once per turn by a player, no
matter the number of casters they have
with that spell.
To Cast a Spell
• Declare the spell you wish to cast
• Declare target
• Work out the drain and ‘Pay the Cost
or ‘Fight the Spell’
• Declare the number of power dice to
be used during casting attempt
• Measure range to see if at least one
model from the target unit is in range
• If out of range, discard a power die;
return remaining power dice to
models dice pool
• Roll power dice
◦◦ If successful, apply spell effect
◦◦ If unsuccessful, discard the used
power dice, the spell has no effect.
Working out the Drain
Attempting to cast a spell above
your ability can have a draining,
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and even damaging affect on a caster.
When casting a spell comparing the spells
drain with the casters knowledge. If the
spell has a higher drain than the casters
knowledge the player has two options, to
‘Pay the Cost’ or to ‘Fight the Spell’
Option 1 - Pay the Cost
The player can discard a number of power
dice equal to the difference in the drain
and knowledge
For example, a player wants to cast
a spell with a Drain of 3 and their
Knowledge is 1. Because the Drain is
higher than the Knowledge, the player
must discard some power dice they
have not used yet. Because the Drain is
2 higher then the Knowledge, the player
must discard 2 power dice from those
they have available.
Option 2 - Fight the Spell
Alternatively, the player can decide to take
the riskier route and fight the spell to keep
control. This is not without risk, however!
Instead of discarding the power dice you
would have done if you took the option to
‘Pay the Price’, roll them.
Each dice that rolls a 2 or more is not lost
and placed back with the other available
power dice. For each dice that rolls a 1,
discard the die and make a defence roll
as if you had received a hit. There is no

modifier to the defence roll but the unit
takes a point of damage for each failed roll.
The caster can then attempt to cast the
spell with any of their remaining power
dice if they did not receive enough damage
to remove them from the table.
Additional Casting Attempts
Each additional casting attempt of the
same spell in a single activation increases
that spells drain value by one.
For example, if they wanted to cast the
same spell as above a second time, the
drain would become 3. If, they then
wanted to cast it a third time, the drain
would be 4!!!
This is the same with spells that wouldn’t
normally have a drain on the caster,
maybe because the casters knowledge is
higher than the drain or it’s a spell from
the casters profile. On the second casting
attempt in these situations, the caster
must either pay the cost and discard 1
power dice or fight the spell and try and
retain the power dice. On the third, it is 2
power points etc.
Casting Roll
Once the spell has been declared, any
required drain paid and the number of
power dice being used have been declared
the player rolls the declared dice. The spell
MAGIC
is successfully cast if one or more 5’s or 6’s
are rolled from all the power dice rolled.
Most spells only require a single 5+ to be
rolled, but some spells make use of the
total number of 5+ you roll. In these cases,
the spell description itself explains how
this takes effect.
Persistent Spells
Once cast, a persistent spell remains in
effect until the caster’s next activation, at
which point the player has the option to
maintain the spell.
During the caster’s Pre-Action phase
the player must declare which in-play
persistent spells cast by that caster they
will be up-keeping. For any spell that is
being up-kept, the must discard a number
of power dice as follows:
• The spells Drain minus the casters
Knowledge.
So, if a Knowledge 1 caster is keeping
up a drain 3 spell, they must discard 2
power dice. A caster will always discard
a minimum of 1 power die per spell being
up-kept.
Any spells not maintained are removed
from play.
Whilst a casting unit can target
a unit with multiple persistent
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spells in a single activation, the casting

unit can only have a single persistent spell
maintained on the target unit at any one
time.

For the caster to maintain a second

persistent spell on that unit, the current
persistent spell affecting the unit must be
removed by the caster at the time of the
casters activation.

Casters Death
If a caster is removed from the table whilst
they have persistent spells in play, all the
caster’s persistent spells, and their affects
are immediately removed from play.

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General Spells
Name: Blinding Light
Target: Unit within 8"
Drain: 1 Persistent: No
Effect: The target unit adds +1 to defence rolls it is required to make until the Casters next
activation.

Name: Cleanse
Target: Friendly Unit within 8"
Drain: 1 Persistent: No
Effect: For each casting success you roll casting this spell, remove a lingering effect or
persistent spell on target unit.

Name: Cripple
Target: Unit within 6"
Drain: 1 Persistent: No
Effect: Place a Pain lingering effect counter on the target unit.

Name: Distraction
Target: Unit within 14" and LoS
Drain: 1 Persistent: No
Effect: The target unit must roll one or more doubles on 5 dice. If no double is rolled, the
target unit is considered to have activated for this turn.

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Name: Fireball
Target: Unit within 16" and LoS
Drain: 3 Persistent: No
Effect: Target unit takes an attack of 2d6 + 1d6 per casting success (max of 5d6) ignoring
obscured. The player may opt to apply drain to the spell prior to rolling the casting roll.
For each point of drain they apply, they may choose one of the follow effects:

• Increase range by 2” - May be chosen a max of two times.

• Spell ignore target unit’s Defence - May only be chosen once.
• If successfully cast the spell applies ‘Fire’ lingering effect to target unit even if no
damage points are caused - May only be chosen once.

Name: Guided Arm

Target: Unit within 5"
Drain: 2 Persistent: No
Effect: Increase the target unit’s Melee Dice by 1 until the end of the unit’s next activation.

Name: Guided Shot

Target: Unit within 5"
Drain: 2 Persistent: No
Effect: Increase the target units Aimed Ranged stat by 1/0 until the end of their next
activation.

Name: Heal
Target: Living Unit within 6"
Drain: 2 Persistent: Yes
Effect: Remove a single point of damage from the target unit. If the unit profile is made up
of single damage models, replace a model into the unit but not in melee range of an enemy
unit. 'Heal' may not take a unit above its starting Damage value.

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Name: Horror
Target: Unit within 6"
Drain: 2 Persistent: No
Effect: Place a number of Horror lingering effect counters on the target unit equal to the
casting successes rolled.

Name: Lightning
Target: Unit within LoS and 12"
Drain: 2 Persistent: No
Effect: Target unit and all units, excluding the cast, within 6” take a ranged attack of
4d6, ignoring obscured. The player may opt to apply additional drain to the spell prior to
rolling the casting roll. For each additional point of drain they apply, they may choose one
of the following effects:

Spell ignore Defence.

A friendly unit within the 6” area of this spell does not receive the attack.

Name: Loud Voice

Target: Unit within 12"
Drain: 2 Persistent: Yes
Effect: Target unit gains Outrider attribute

Name: Maaj Drain

Target: All enemy Casters within 12"
Drain: 3 Persistent: No
Effect: The enemy Caster rolls 1D6 for each power die they currently have in their power
pool and applies the following results for each roll:

• 1-2: Discard power die

• 3: As above plus the casting unit increases their power pool by 1 power die.
• 4-6: Return power die to pool
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Name: March of Stone

Target: A point within LoS and 6"
Drain: 1 Persistent: No
Effect: Place a 30mm round marker on the target point. An area of Difficult terrain
extends 2” in all directions. The player may increase Drain to 2 and increase range to
target point to 10”

Name: Rapid Growth

Target: A point within LoS and 8"
Drain: 2 Persistent: Yes
Effect: From the specified target point, an area of Obscuring terrain extends 2” in all
directions. The player may opt to apply drain to the spell prior to rolling the casting roll.
For each point of drain they apply, they may choose one of the follow effects:

• Increase range to 12”

• Target point may be outside of LoS
• Increase the area to 3” from the chosen point
• The obscuring terrain counts as Difficult Obscuring terrain

Name: Shadow
Target: A Unit within 8"
Drain: 2 Persistent: Yes
Effect: The target unit is considered Obscured until the end of its next activation.

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Name: Vortex
Target: A point within 10"
Drain: 3 Persistent: No
Effect: For each success, Select one unit within 12” of the target point and move it 4”
towards the target point.

Name: Ward
Target: A Unit within LoS and 8"
Drain: 2 Persistent: No
Effect: Spells targeting the target unit count their drain as being 3 higher than it is.

Name: Weaken
Target: A Unit within LoS and 8"
Drain: 2 Persistent: Yes
Effect: Lingering effects on the target unit are removed on a 5 or more instead of 3 or
more. The player may opt to apply an additional 1 point of Drain to the spell prior to
rolling the casting roll. If they do, lingering effects on the target unit are removed on a 4
or more instead of a 2 or more.

Name: White Noise

Target: Commander within 12"
Drain: 1 Persistent: Yes
Effect: Decrease the target unit’s current Command range to 0”

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GETTING READY TO PLAY
Playing a game of Relics should be a fun
and rewarding experience. Players should
agree a game size, muster their armies,
find a battlefield and battle it out to see
who is the victor.
Deciding Game
Size
The players should have a discussion
before a game to decide the size of game
they want to play. Relics is good for a
variety of sizes and it all depends on how
long you want the game to last and what
type of units you want in your force.
If you are just starting out with Relics, we
recommend you grab a Starter Set each
and play a few games. Each starter set
contains around 40 - 50 points worth of
units.
For a more involving game, 100 points
is a good size to try. It will allow you to
take a higher number of units, but more
importantly it will give you access to a
wider selection of units to have on the
table at the same time. It will also mean
you can take those higher point cost units
and still fit an army in around them!
Once you are comfortable with the rules
you should be able to play this size game
within an hour to an hour and half.
150+ point games are more
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involved and allow you to pack even more
units into your force few extra units on
the table but will take longer a bit longer
to player. This is a good size if you want
to squeeze in more than one Tactical
Formation into your force and still have
space left for other units.
You should expect these sized games to
take up to 2 hours to play.
Once the players have decided on their
game size, they need to get muster their
troops.
Mustering Your
Trooper
We do not feel we need to limit units
within your force beyond what you want
to take. After all, on a battle field the size
that Relics represents its entirely possible
that an all Highlander force would be seen
Instead of limiting the player to what
they can use in their force by limiting
the number of units available, Relics uses
a sliding scale on its points system to
determine the cost of units.
Working out the Costs
It is quite simple, when working out unit
costs, follow this simple stepped process:
• The first two units purchased from a
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profile cost the points value as shown
in the profile.
• The third and fourth units purchases
cost the points value as shown in the
profile plus and additional 10%
• The fifth and sixth units purchases cost
the points value as shown in the profile
plus and additional 20%
For each unit, after applying the increase
in points you round the cost down to the
closest whole number. So, let’s look at an
example of a player wishing to use five
units of Britanan Troopers in their force.
The player would work out the costings as
follows
• Units 1 and 2: 18 points per unit
• Units 3 and 4: 20 points per unit (18 +
10% = 19.8)
• Unit 5: 22 (18 + 20% = 21.6)
Buying Advantage Points
During force construction you can
purchase some advantage points to place
in your advantage pool ready for the start
of the game.
When buying advantage points, you get
one (1) advantage point for one point
spent on them.
Hold on though, there is a catch to keep in
mind!
You can only spend 1 point for every
complete 50 points the game size is.
So, that means in a game of 200 point you
can spend 4 points on advantage points. So
you could have a maximum of 4 advantage
points.
If the game was 180 points, you could buy
a maximum of 3 Advantage Points as there
is only 3 complete 50 point blocks in the
army size.
Makes sense? Super!
Tactical Formations
Tactical Formations (TF) are a way for
players to build their force and gain
some additional rules for the units on the
formation.
When using tactical formations, you pay
the price for the formation as a whole.
This means the units in the formation are
not counted towards the total number of
those units in your force to determine if
unit costs have to increase.
You force can include as many TFs as you
have the points to spend on them and
you can even use the same one
multiple times if you have the
points.
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Each TF may add, remove or adjust rules

on the containing profiles. These changes
only affect the units in the TF and take
precedence over conflicting rules on the
profile.

Choose a Scenario
By now you should have a game size
agreed and a force built to the agreed size.
What now? You need a scenario!
Scenarios are a great way to add a story
to the battle. Maybe your opponent has
sprung a trap on your troops and they have
to fight their way out or maybe you are
on a mission to blow up an ammo dump.
The options are endless but the important
thing to remember is a scenario should
be fun to play and give bother players an
objective to achieve.
Fear not though, it just so happens we
have a selection of scenarios for your to
play! So, once you have your armies ready,
you can either agree on a scenario from
the following pages to play or randomly
choose one. Or if you have an idea for a
scenario, give that a try instead!

Table Size and Terrain

The size of the gaming table is dependant
on the game size and players. If playing
a custom scenario then you should use a
table size that suits the scenario.
For games using the scenarios in this book,
we recommend a table size of 3' by 3' table
for games of up to ~80 points. Over that
size game we recommend you
increase the table size to 4' by 4'.
When it comes to terrain, unless you are
playing a scenario that calls for specific
terrain, we recommend 2 to 3 pieces
of variable terrain per 2' by 2' area of
the board. Players should discuss the
battlefield and agree a layout that suits
them both before setting up their armies.

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Scenario Special Rules
Attacker-Defender
The scenario requires one player to take
on the role of the Attacker whilst the other
player takes on the role of the Defender.
If both players can agree, they can play
the roles they wish too. If they are unable
to agree, each player rolls a D6, and the
highest number is the Attacker, and the
lowest the Defender. Re-roll ties
Hidden Deployment
The scenario will specify the number of
deployment spots, each with a unique
number. These deployment spots have a
footprint of 4” by 4”.
When placing the deployment spots,
no spot can be within 6” of another
deployment spot.
Before the game begins, but after the
deployment spots have been placed on the
table the player with Hidden Deployment
may put one unit into reserve for each
deployment spot. Each unit should
have an indicator with it to show which
deployment spot they are hidden in.
Each deployment spot can only have one
unit hidden in it but the player does not
SCENARIOS
have to hide units in all deployment spots
on the table.
At the start of any initiative step of a turn,
before the initiative roll is made, the player
may reveal any hidden units they wish too.
The revealed units are placed on the table,
with at least 50% of the unit within 2” of
the deployment spot. Revealed units count
towards the number of units on the table
for determining initiative that turn and
can be activated normally.
Forcing Hidden Units to Deploy
When a unit moves within melee range of a
deployment spot which has not had a unit
deployed on it yet the player with hidden
units must declare if there is a hidden unit
on that deployment spot or not. if there is,
the player must place the hidden unit on
the table within 2” of the deployment spot
and in melee range of the active unit. The
active unit may either attack the revealed
unit and counts as charging or it may move
directly away 3".
A unit that is revealed in this way cannot
activate that turn.
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Camouflaged Deployment
Each unit deployed counts as obscured.
Each unit remains obscured until one of
the following occurs, at which point, the
counter is removed from that unit:
• At least one model in the unit moves.
• At least one model in the unit shoots
• When the first model in the unit is
removed from the table.
When Camouflaged Deployment is used in
a scenario with hidden deployment, units
deployed hidden also receive the obscured
counter.
Continual Reserves
When a unit that was deployed from
reserves is removed from the table, place
it back into the reserves so it can be rolled
for again next turn.
No Commanders
A player will automatically lose the game
at the end of a turn, regardless of other
victory conditions, if the player has no
units with the command keyword left on
the table.
Note: In scenarios using this
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rule, the player who is subjected to this
rule must start the game with at least
one independent unit with the Command
keyword.
No Troops
A player will automatically lose the game
at the end of a turn, regardless of other
victory conditions, if the player has no
units with the Squad keyword left on the
table.
Note: In scenarios using this rule, the
player who is subjected to this rule must
start the game with at least one unit with
the Squad keyword.
Objectives
There are two types of objectives:
• Capture objectives
• Target objectives
Each objective must be mounted on a
50mm round base.
Holding a Capture Objective
A player takes control of a capture
objective at the end of a turn if they have
a unit within 2” of the objective and the
opponent doesn't.
A player is considered to continue to

control an object until the opponent takes
control of it as above. The controlling
player does not need to keep a unit within
2" once they control the objective.
Objective Points
At the end of each turn, a player will gain
1 point for each objective under their
control.
Destroying a Target Objective
These objectives can be targeted just like
any other model, and count as having
damage 4, defence 3, and are a large target
for shooting.
Portals
All Portals are based on a 50mm round
base. A scenario generally uses 5 portals.
Deploying Portals
Portals are deployed by both players,
alternating between them starting with
the Defender (if ‘Attacker-Defender’ is
used).
Each player must deploy their first portal
in their opponents table half and must
deploy their second portal in their own
table half. The fifth portal is placed on the
centre point of the table.
SCENARIOS
Travelling Through Portals.
A unit that moves, or is moved, so at least
one model is in B2B contact with a portal is
immediately moved into B2B with another
portal on the table.
Randomly choose one of the other portals
and place one model from the unit into
B2B contact with the portal and the rest
of the unit into coherency of the placed
model and within 6" of the portal.
Once the unit has been its activation ends..
Random Game Length
From turn 5 onwards, the game may finish
at the end of the turn. Roll 2D6 at the start
of the turn, adding an additional D6 for
each subsequent turn after turn 5. On a roll
of a double, the game will ends at the end
of the turn.
Reserves X
From the X turn onwards, prior to
initiative rolls, a player with units left in
their reserve pool may test to see if any of
the units arrive.
The player tests for each unit still in
reserve one at a time by rolling a number
of dice equal to the turn number,
but ne more than 5. A unit will
arrive from reserve when a
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double is scored on their dice roll.
The player continues to check each turn
for each unit in reserve and deploys every
unit for which the player rolls a double.
Units that arrive from a players reserve
pool will count towards the number of
units on the table for initiative purposes.
The player can then active these units
at any point during the turn when they
become the active player following the
normal turn sequence in the main Relics
rules.
When the player activates one of these
units, they place it at the rear of any of
their deployment zones and move the unit
up to double their movement value, but no
greater than 10”.
Once the unit has moved onto the table its
activation ends.
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Victory Points
At the end of the game, players work out
Victory Points to see how well they have
done. Victory point is are awarded for
each of the following situations as at the
end of the game as per the scenario rules:
• Each enemy unit removed from the
table
• Each friendly unit still above 1/3
starting damage value within that
players awarding zone
• Each friendly unit having left the table
by a relevant table edge as defined in
a scenario.
The amount of victory points awarded are
equal to the starting cost of each relevant
unit.
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Straight Up Fight

12" 12"

Deployment
Deployment
Zone
Zone

Muster your trooper and prepare for battle. Your force is out on the prowl and it seems so
is the enemy! Two forces face off against each other across the battlefield.

Scenario Special Rules Victory Conditions

• Random turn limit • Win: Most victory points at end of

• Victory points game.
• Major win: Most victory points at end
of game whilst at least one of your
units with the Command keyword still
on the table and killing all enemy unit's
with the Command keyword

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Onslaught

12" 12"

Deployment Deployment
Zone Zone

The Attacker places up to 50% of their force, in points, into reserve. The Defender chooses
a table half and deploys all of their force in their deployment zone. The Attacker deploys
all of their force not held in reserve in their deployment zone. The attacker starts to roll
for reserves arriving from turn 3 onwards. The game continues for 8 turns.

Scenario Special Rules Victory Conditions

• Attacker-Defender • Attacker Win: Defender wiped out by

• Continual Reserves (attacker only) end of turn 8
• No Commanders (attacker only) • Attacker Major Win: Defenders wiped
• Reserves 3 out by turn 6.
• Defender Win: One or more unit
survives the game..
• Defender Major Win: Attacker loses
due to No Commanders.

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Ambush
6"

6"
8" per foot of

4" per foot of

6"
Table Edge A

table width

table width
Defenders
Deployment
6"
Deployment Zone

Zone
Attackers

6"
6"

The attacker positions two hidden deployment markers within their deployment zone, and
chooses up to two units of their force to be deployed as hidden deployment. The defender
deploys all their force then the attacker deploys the remains of their force not in hidden
deployment. The defender receives victory points for each of their units that exit the table
from table edge A. The attacker receives Victory Points for each enemy unit they wipe out.

Scenario Special Rules: Victory Conditions:

• Attacker-Defender • Attacker Win: Most victory points.

• Camouflaged Deployment (attacker • Attacker Major Win: All of Defenders
only) forces are destroyed.
• Hidden deployment (attacker only) • Defender Win: Most victory points.
• No commanders (attacker only) • Defender Major Win: Attacker loses
• Victory points due to no commanders.

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Take and Destroy

12" 12"

Defenders Table Edge

Attackers Defenders
Deployment Deployment
zone zone

6"

Objective
Deployment
zone

This scenario uses one Capture Objective and one Target Objective. The Attacker
chooses either the Target Objective or the Capture Objective and places it anywhere in
the Objective Deployment Zone. The Defender then places the other objective anywhere
within the Objective Deployment Zone but not within 12" of the other objective.

Scenario special rules: Victory conditions:

• Attacker-Defender • Attacker Win: Either destroyed target

• Destroying a Target Objective
• Holding a Capture Objective
• No Commanders (Attacker)
• No Troops (Attacker)
• Objectives
• Random Game Length
60
objective or controls capture objective.
• Attacker Major Win: Destroyed
objective and controls capture
objective.
• Defender Win: Attacker fails to
destroy objective and control capture
objective.
• Defender Major Win: Attacker loses
due to no commanders or no troops.
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