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Scenario 082 - The Bridge
By Rowan Coupland,
as appeared in
Rynn Tyrr
Transcribed by Graeme "WO2" Walker.
Edited by The Mordheimer.
The River
Stir runs through the centre of Mordheim, it's polluted and acidic waters
proving an impregnable barrier for warbands attempting to cross to the other
side of the city. Most warbands are happy in their own side of Mordheim, but
occasionally, the need to venture over the river arises- generally due to rumors
of a wyrdstone deposit or some hidden jewel. If this happens, the warband will
head to the nearest bridge (although there aren't that many remaining intact)
and hope to pass to the other side before any opposing warbands hear of the
riches. There are many a warband eager to block an enemy's attempts to cross the
river stir!
Terrain Place
a river through the centre of the battlefield, with a bridge- preferably wooden,
over it at some point. Apart from this, each player takes turns in placing a
single piece of terrain on the board. The battle should be fought on a roughly
4x4 area.
Set-Up
The battle takes place with two warbands, although it could probably be adapted
to multiplayer. The warband with the lower warband rating is the defender. The
defending player starts the game with D6+3 randomly determined warband members
missing. If this brings the number of members below 1, then the leader, or if
he/she is not available, the hero with the most experience points is placed on
the table. On a roll of 5+ on the defender's second turn, 4+, 3+, 2+ and 1+ on
subsequent turns the player may bring D3+1 reinforcements of his choice onto the
board, which are placed in the normal defender's deployment zone. The
reinforcements may not perform any actions in the turn they arrive, unless they
are placed in combat, in which case they count as charging. Each player sets up
on an opposite table edge, each on one side of the river. All warband members
must set up within 8" of their board edge.
Special Rules
The Bridge: The bridge may be attacked in close combat as normal (although
all attacks hit automatically), unless the attacking warrior is already in
combat with an enemy, in which case he defends himself as normal. Shooting
attacks gain an +1 to hit modifier when shooting at the bridge, as it is a large
target. The bridge has a toughness of 5 and 5 wounds. Crossing the bridge, or
flying over in special circumstances, is the only way to enter the other side of
Mordheim, as the water is so acidic - warriors may not swim across using a
special skill, or even if they are aquatic.
If the
bridge is destroyed while there are warriors on it, then those warriors must
pass an initiative test to jump to the nearest riverbank, or be taken out of
action. If a warband is split up, i.e. - 6 warriors on one side of the river, 8
on the other, the side which has no leader must take a rout test. If they pass,
they may stay on that side and aid support through shooting. These warriors will
search for wyrdstone, look for special characters etc. as normal, and will be
reunited with the rest of the warband in time for the next battle.
Starting the Game The
Attacker has the first turn.
Ending the Game
The
battle ends when one warband fails a rout test, in which case the routing
warband loses, when one warband is completely wiped out, OR, if the bridge is
destroyed before any of the attacking warband crosses it, then the attacking
warband automatically loses. If a warband is completely destroyed, with all
members out of action, the result is self-explanatory.
Experience
+5 Survives: If a Hero or Henchman group survives the battle they gain +5
Experience.
+5 Winning Leader: The leader of the winning warband gains +5 Experience.
+1 Per Enemy Out Of Action: Any Hero earns +1 experience for each enemy he puts
Out Of Action.
+1 Crossing The Bridge: If a Hero or Henchman group crosses the bridge they gain
+1 Experience.
+2 Destroying The Bridge: If a Hero or Henchman group destroys the bridge they
gain +2 Experience.
