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Scenario 096 - The Damned Duke’s Hoard
By Andy 'Da Bank'
Tabor.
Transcribed & edited
by The Mordheimer.
Here is a Halloween special scenario that could be used in a
campaign. It involves some colorful characters. The first part of this article
will describe a scenario to involve four special characters, which are described
after. The experience, terrain, treasures, characters, and etc can all be
modified to your playing style. I would recommend a GM to play the Damned Duke
and friends; if one is not available then the players can take turns playing the
Damned Duke Entourage.
Terrain
Each player takes a turn to place a piece of terrain, either a ruined building,
tower, or other similar items. We suggest that the terrain is set up within an
area roughly 4” x 6”. The first building placed should be placed in the middle
of the table; this building will represent the Damned Duke’s Vault.
Warbands
The Damned Duke and Company will always be the defenders. The Damned Duke and
Company are placed within 6” inches of the vault. The attacking warbands set up
as normal.
Special Rules Special Characters: Follow the special rules in the special characters
detailed below.
Summoning Zombies: The Duke will be able to summon D3
zombies on each turn on a roll of 8+ on 2D6. They may be placed anywhere within
8” inches of the Duke. The zombies may charge in the Duke’s turn.
Lads Got Talent: If a henchmen kills one of the four
main characters he may automatically be promoted to Hero status. If the warband
is at maximum Heroes then the leader may decide to dismiss a hero to make room
or pass on the Lads Got Talent. If you pass on the Lads Got Talent then the
henchmen group’s Initiative will permanently go down by one to represent their
disappointment of not being able to get past the “Glass Ceiling.”
Starting the Game
Each player rolls a D6. The player rolling the highest has the first turn and
order of play proceeds clockwise around the table (based on where players placed
their warbands). The Damned Duke and Company will always go last.
Ending the Game
The game ends when all warbands but one has failed their Rout test. The routers
automatically lose. If one or more warbands have allied, they may choose to
share the victory and end the game.
Experience
+1 Survives: If a Hero or Henchmen group survives the battle they gain +1
Experience.
+1 Winning Leader: The leader(s) of the winning warband(s) gains +1 Experience.
If they allied.
+1 Per Enemy Out Of Action: Any Hero earns +1 experience for each enemy he puts
Out Of Action. Henchmen can only gain experience if they killed a character.
+4 Experience for killing Damned Duke. Anyone who kills the Damned Duke will
gain +4 Experience.
+3 Experience for killing Frankenheim, Headless One or Freddy. Anyone who kills
Frankenheim, Headless One or Freddy will gain +3 Experience.
The Duke’s Hoard
Item
Result on D6
4D6 gold crowns
Automatic
Opulent Coach
6+
D3 Gems (worth 10 gc each)
5+
Tome of Magic
4+
D6 Pieces of Wyrdstone
4+
Holy Relic (Unholy)
4+
Tarot Cards
4+
D3 Rope and Hook
3+
Hunting Arrows
3+
D3 Pieces of Wyrdstone
3+
D3 Heavy Armour
3+
D3 Shields
3+
Mordheim Map
3+
The Damned Duke
The Damned Duke (CJ 32), now that he is affectionately known
currently, was said to be a powerful Duke before the comet struck Mordheim. It
has been rumored that the Damned Duke was actually Duke of the von Steinhardt
family (WD 239), the noble family that governed Mordheim.
Even whilst alive the Duke was harsh, he was known for being
cruel and would punish his servants for minor infractions. He demanded strict
allegiance to him and him alone. It had been rumored that his Pheasant Hunting
trips were actually Peasant Hunting trips, in which he hunted men. Before the
comet struck Mordheim, it was a bustling city of commerce. People began
comparing Mordheim to Marienburg and Mordheim was seen as a rival influence on
trade in the Empire. Rumors are floating around that the Duke had vaults full of
gold coins, treasures and other valuables. The Duke used his influence to gain
bribes from local merchants, businessmen, other aristocrats and the like to
increase his wealth. Those merchants who did not pay off the Duke would
mysteriously vanish.
The Damned Duke is said to ride through the streets of the
city looking for his subjects demanding allegiance and tribute. He is a ghastly
figure who is bent on his subjects serving him. Again, this could be all
hearsay. Almost the entire population of Mordheim was wiped out when the comet
struck. Many others were permanently crippled and forced to live the rest of
their days in miserable half-existence (WD 223). Those who do talk of the Duke
are half-crazed and demented. Who can you believe?
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Weapons/Armor: The Damned Duke
wears Heavy Armor (4+), Shield (3+), Crossbow, Sword, Dagger and is mounted
(2+), thus his SAVE: 2+.
Magic Items:
Ancient Armor: The armor has been passed down
generation from generation. It is wrought from the finest steel but has been
tainted by the foul Wyrdstone that lies in the City. The Ancient Armor
gives the Duke a 4+ save (if shield was not used 3+ HTH). If he does fail a
save he may re-roll it saving on a 5+ with no reductions for saving throw
modifiers.
Tainted Broadsword: The Duke’s broadsword adds +1
Strength in hand-to-hand combat. Each time a wound is caused roll a D6, on a
5+ the wounded model takes an additional Wound from the Tainted Broadsword.
The Broadsword has been tainted by the foul chaos magic that lies in the
ruined city.
Special Rules:
Undead: The Duke and his War Horse are Undead and
follow all the rules for the
Undead warband.
Never Dismount: The Damned Duke and horse are
always together and can not dismount.
Feared Leader: Although dead the Damned Duke was a
great leader and men would serve him willingly or fear of reprisal. Any
enemy henchmen, living or un-living, within 12” of the Duke must take a
leadership test. If failed, the model is under control of the Duke until the
model can pass a leadership test. A model that failed the leadership test
will be under the control in the Duke’s next turn.
Head Thrower: The Duke collects the decapitated
heads of his fallen opponents and will use them to throw. The throw range is
twice the Duke’s Strength in inches. Roll to hit using the Duke’s BS and
will be Strength 5. No modifiers for range or moving apply. It has been
rumored that the heads scream while being thrown towards someone. If a
thrown head causes a hit then any enemy model within three (3) inches of the
Hit must take an All Alone Test. The Duke has an unlimited amount of heads.
Nimble: The warrior may move and fire with weapons
that are normally used if the firer has not moved.
Frankenheim
Simius
Gantt, The Crow Master, (TC 25) created several successful, or unsuccessful,
lab subjects (depends on how you look at it.) Frankenheim was one of them.
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Weapons/Armor: Frankenheim is
considered unarmed but suffers no penalty for that. He is made of many different
body parts and is full of metal hinges and plates. Because of that he has a 3+
save (unmodified). Frankenheim is NOT considered Undead.
Special Rules:
Causes Fear: Frankenheim is a terrifying creature
and therefore causes Fear.
Immune to Psychology: Frankenheim is not affected
by psychology and will never leave combat.
Immune to Poison: Frankenheim is not affected by
poison.
Large Target: Frankenheim is a Large Target +1 for
Shooting.
No Pain: Frankenheim treats all Stunned result as
a Knocked Down.
No Brain: Frankenheim suffers from Stupidity.
Fire: Frankenheim must take a leadership to charge
a model that has a torch. Frankenheim no like fire. ARRRRG!
Frerick Krugerstein (a.k.a. Freddy)
There once was a banker named Fredrick Krugerstein he was
famed to be from Mordheim. Fredrick worked out of The Merchant’s Quarter, known
as the district of the Flying Horse. This was a bustling environment with
merchants and traders from all over the known world. He was alleged to be a very
proficient banker who dabbled in all the commodities that Mordheim handled. The
plot thickens as it is rumored that Fredrick had a dark side, a side that many
of his peers never knew about. Fredrick had a lust for blood, though from a
business relationship you would never have known it. A night he would go out and
look for “victims” those he deemed outcasts, vagrants, homeless and etc. Since
the disaster, Fredrick roams Mordheim with a blood thirsty desire for death and
carnage. Gone are the days of family and banking, now are the days for the hunt.
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Weapons/Armor: Freddy, as he is
known on the streets, carries a pair of claws and throwing knives. See page 92
of the Mordheim Rulebook under Weeping Blades. Freddy is alive... but that could
be debated. Freddy is NOT considered Undead.
Unfeeling: Freddy is a cold, calculating killing
machine. He is Immune to Psychology.
No Pain: Freddy is burned and scarred. This gives
him a high Toughness and 3+ armor save.
The Headless One (Written by Kevin J. Coleman, as appeared on
TC 12)
Mordheim was once a flouring city of the Empire until its
horrific destruction from an accursed twin-tailed comet. Now the unthinkable
horrors luck in the shadows waiting to prey upon the greedy mercenaries and
would-be adventurers. Among these unspeakable denizens stalking Mordheim’s
inhospitable ruins roams a Headless One. A relentless killing machine, tall,
dark and headless! His true origin remains a mystery, though it is known that he
wreaks horrible vengeance upon those foolishly cross his path, lopping off
interlopers to satisfy his own dark needs.
Beheading: When the Headless One rolls a natural 6
when rolling on the injury table, roll an additional D6. One the result of
another 6 his victim is decapitated and is quite dead.
Regenerate: When the Headless one is taken Out Of Action, roll a D6 at the start of each turn. On the result of a 5 or 6 the
Headless One is fully regenerated with his full quota of wounds.
Undead: The Headless One is no longer among the
living, forever demanded in a state of undeath. He is Immune to
Psychology and Immune to Poison based attacks.
