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Scenario 157 - Guard The Dredgers
By Tom Pliska,
as appeared in Whomever1's
Mordheim Section.
Transcribed by Peter Ward.
Edited by The Mordheimer.
Some
bright lads from Nuln have come up with the idea that lots of wyrdstone is being
washed down the sewers into the river that flows through Mordheim. A few hours
raking the river bottom from a boat can bring in more wyrdstone than days
searching the streets. Unfortunately, some other lads have noted that the same
number of shards can be had in only a few minutes by beating lads from Nuln
about their heads with clubs. It's lucky for the dredgers that there are some
warbands willing to provide protection, for a slight fee.
Terrain
On a
4' x 4' table designate one side to belong to the defender, and the other to the
attacker. Stretch a 5" wide strip of blue paper (or whatever) from one end to
the other across the middle to represent a river separating the attacker's edge
from the defender's edge. Across it place two bridges 36" from each other. The
bridges can also be made of paper, and should be about 3" wide. In the middle of
the river place a boat, about 1.5" x 3". Place two figures on the boat to
represent the lads from Nuln, who should be considered to have cover. The area
for 3" on either side of the river is very difficult ground (not counting the
ground leading up to the bridges), so you might want to indicate this in some
way as well. After all that, the two sides take turns placing pieces of terrain,
starting with the attacker. However, no buildings should be placed within 5" of
the river.
Setup
The
defender sets up first. The attacker may set up his warband within 8" of his
edge, and the defender may set up his warband anywhere he wishes on his side of
the river. He may also place one character on the boat.
Special Rules
Dredgers: The two dredgers have the same stats as Youngbloods, reproduced
below for convenience. On any given turn they can either choose to shoot their
crossbows, or pole their boat. If one is poling the boat it will move 4", and if
both are it will move 6". It takes 4" of movement to turn the boat around. The
lads can even pole when they are in hiding (though, of course, they cannot shoot
from hiding), or if they have just recovered from being knocked down. They can
shoot their crossbows even if the boat has moved. No character from the
defending warband can assist with poling the boat.
2 Dredgers
M
WS
BS
S
T
W
I
A
Ld
4
2
2
3
3
1
3
1
6
Weapons/Armor: The Dredgers
are wearing helmets, and are armed with a crossbow and a dagger.
The Bridge: This structure counts as being 2" high. The
river is not very deep, but muddy and thick with vegetation. If someone gets
into the water (as by attempting to charge from shore or the bridge into the
boat), movement counts as being in very difficult terrain (one-fourth movement),
but they are unhurt and count as having cover. If they successfully charge the
boat from the water or the bridge they can engage whatever character the
defender placed there from their warband, but the attacker will strike last on
the first turn. The dredgers themselves will surrender unless protected by a
defending warband member on their boat; otherwise they may also attack the
attacker.
Unwilling to Pass: If the attackers are in sole
possession of a bridge the boatmen will refuse to pass under the bridge. To
completely own the bridge, the attackers must at least have one non-animal
warrior on the bridge who is neither Knocked Down, Stunned, broken or engaged in
Hand-To-Hand combat, and the defenders have no one on the bridge who is neither
Knocked Down or Stunned.
Starting the Game Both
players roll a D6. The higher player takes the first turn.
Ending the Game
If either side fails a rout test, then the other side wins. Also, if the boat
manages to cross over the table edge, the defending side wins. Or if an attacker
gets on the boat and forces the dredgers to surrender, the attackers win.
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.
+2 Forcing the Dredgers to Surrender: Any attacking hero who gets on the boat
and forces the dredgers to surrender or takes the last boatmen Out Of Action
gains +2 Experience.
Wyrdstone
If either side wins by causing the other side to rout, or if the defending side
wins by moving the boat off the table, they earn 2 shards of wyrdstone. If the
attackers win by boarding the boat, they gain 2+d3 shards.
