A wealthy merchant had his caravan ambushed. Due to reasons
not completely understood at the time the merchant chose not to flee after the
thieves. It was only after the thieves had attempted to open the chests did they
find out why he was so lax in his pursuit. Understanding that one of his own
would betray him he put dangerous traps on each chest. So, when opened without
the proper tool they would release a ferocious blast that would render the
unfortunate recipient incapable of enjoying his spoils. All the thieves were
killed during their attempts to open the chests. Now that the location of the
chests has been discovered and the traitor dealt with the merchant is eager to
see how his cargo fared their during their fiery opening. The merchant has put a
25 GC reward for each chest that is returned to him. Unfortunately the booby
traps were too effective and not all the chests were opened so some may still be
trapped and because they have moved around so much the traps have become
extremely unstable.
Terrain
This scenario takes place indoors. While there can be several rooms, all action
takes place within one building. Place obstacles (chairs, tables, walls and
doorways) accordingly. Each player may place one terrain-piece until the board
is full. It is recommended to play this scenario on a 4x4 table for 4 players,
6x4 for 6 players, etc.
Setup
There are ten chests. Each player places a chest near the centre of the table
until they are all placed.. No chest can be more than six inches from the centre
of the table but may begin the game in a building.
Special Rules
Moving the Chests: Any non animal model (hero or henchman) can get a
chest by moving into contact with it. Once gotten the chest can be carried the
model M distance or it may be moved marching distance if two models carry it.
Both must be non animal model and not restricted from moving double their
movement by interfering enemy models. The two models move at the slowest models
rate.
Exploding Chests: Chests may still be booby trapped and the movement may
set them off. At the end of the movement phase when a model comes into contact
with an unclaimed treasure chest roll a D6. On a roll of 3-6 nothing happens,
the trap has already gone off and the chest is safe to carry. However, on a roll
of 1 or 2 the model has set off the trap and it goes off. The traps are fire
traps so roll a D6 to determine if the model has caught fire. On a result of 4+
the model is on fire and may do nothing in the next turn except put himself out.
Next, roll to determine the extent of the explosion. A model in base to base
contact with the chest takes a D6 strength wound. Randomize if more than one
model is in base to base contact with the chest. If an injury results than roll
as normal.
The chests may be taken off any board edge and once off are safe. The models
that take the chests off the edge are out of the game and count as Out Of Action
for purposes of rout test but do not need to roll on the injury chart after the
game.
Rout Tests: If your warband routs they drop any chests they were carrying
where they were last positioned but the ones successfully removed from the table
count towards your warbands total. If you are the last warband to rout you can
keep any chest that any of your models are carrying , but any unclaimed chests
are lost. Any models taken Out Of Action while carrying a chest drop the chest
where they where taken Out Of Action.
Starting the Game
The players each roll a D6 to determine who goes first. Play proceeds clockwise
around the table.
Ending the Game
The game ends when all the chests have been taken off the table or all but one
warband has routed. The winners is last warband after all the others have
routed, or if all the chests are off the board the warband with the most chests
returned to the merchant. If there is a tie for chests roll a D6 the highest
wins.
Experience
+1 Survives: If a Hero or Henchman group survives the battle they gain +1
Experience.
+1 Winning Leader: The Leader of the winning warband gains +1 Experience.
+1 Per Enemy Out Of Action: Any Hero earns +1 Experience for each enemy he puts
Out Of Action.
Rewards
The winning warband receives 25 GC for each chest successfully gathered. If a
warband successfully returns five chests to the merchant then using the rules
for the Arabian Merchant they may explore the markets available to him. Other
warbands that managed to remove chests from the table may roll to see what the
contents are.
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4D6 |
Results |
| 4 |
Medicine chest, can be used as D6 doses of Healing
Herbs or as a one off to allow a re-roll on the Hero serious injury
table (unless the result was pit fight, captured, etc.) |
| 5 |
D2 elven boots |
| 6 |
Suit of heavy amour + d3 helmets |
| 7 |
Elven cloak |
| 8 |
D6 bows |
| 9 |
D6 shields, and a d6 swords |
|
10-11 |
Gems worth 60 GC |
|
12-16 |
Fancy clothes worth 2d6 per crate and on a d6 roll of
6 there is a hidden order of free traders medallion. |
|
17-18 |
3D6 gold and if you roll a 3 you also find a lucky
charm. |
| 19 |
Drugs! Roll a d6. 1- Madcap Mushrooms(2 doses)-2 Dark
Venom (2 doses) 3-4 Black Lotus (2 doses) 5-6 Crimson Shade (2 doses). |
| 20 |
3D6 GC, a blunderbuss, and one dose of superior black
powder. |
| 21 |
D3 sets of hunting arrows |
| 22 |
One set of Ithilmir Armour |
| 23 |
Hochland Hunting rifle |
| 24 |
One set of Gromril armor, a helmet and a shield. |
