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WARRI(DRS(DF

NARS

The

Warfare

f Barsoomr

sn

Iuafimtn

RULES FOR INDIVIDUAL AND LARGE-SCALE

LAND AND AERIAL CONFLICT

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AND LARGE_SCALE

LAND

AND

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IheWarfare

fBarsoomn

liniature

COMPLETE RULES FOR MINIATURE

WA R

GAMES. INCLUOING AERIAL WARFARE.

FOR MAS ;

ARMIES OR INOIVIDUAL FIGURE:;

GARY GYGAX AND BRIAN BLUME

ILLUSTRATIONS BY GREG

BELL

O CoPYRIGHT 1974

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TACTICAL STUDIES

RULES

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ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

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FORWARD

Worlds

of

heroic fontosyore

mony, but

perhops

he

best

known

of

them

oll

is the

of Edgor

Rice

Burroughs;

where

John

Corter, Tors

Torkos, Deioh Thori s etol

endlessly n etbrnol youth.

These ules

ore

on

otlempt to expond

ourTTio.-

enioymentof

this Mort ion world. While lhereore but eleven books

n

the

entire

here

is o

limit less

new reolm

of

possibil i tyowoit ing

herein. The essence

f

-

the

feorless

worriors,

the men,

lhe

monslrous

nimols,

the

geogmphy

of

Mors,

lhe sociol

customs,

he the weoponry

--

hos

been

formolized

into

rules

permil

the

creotion of whole narr'sogo5.

he

ole

con

be

os

simple

os o mirpr

between

two

swordsmen,

or

il

con

be os

complex

os the

inleroctions

whichorise

severolof

the

Borsoomion ity-empires. lt

con

be

the

lone

odvenf,; ;es

f o

he o

ogoinst the

horshlEETiiTes

-s

f Mortion

wilderness,

or

it

con

be

the

epic

tole

of

o

of discovery oboord

smoll

flier.

Of

course

here

is o

slight

hirch

. . .

ERB id not creote Borsoomwithoui lobor -- forethought, plonning ond ploin hord

To

o vorying

defi6TFFsome will be true for

those

who use WARRIORS

OF

MARS.

is

oxiomolicol

thol one gels

os

much

oul of rcmething

os

s put into

it .

As

worgomes

inter-personol

ffoirs, there is

olso to be

considered

lhe

correlory

obout he

choin

strorig

s

its

wcokest

ink.

A

simple

gome

will

require it t le

effort

on

orryone'3

but

os

ploy

is

expbnded

there

is no question

but whot eoch

po*icipont

will hove

in the

creotion

of

the

whole. In

this

regord

hese

rules

serve

os o fmmewo rk;

provide

neorly

the

enlire structure or the

simple

gomes

nd odventures

the

ployen

only

the scenorio),

but.for the

lorB-term

compoign he creotion

ic in

the honds

port ic poting.

WARRIORS

F

MARS,

then,

gives

the

reoder

mult iple levels

of

ploy.

Episodic

omes

whether

bosed

n

lorge

bott les

or

individuol

combts

or

odvenlur$

-

con be devised

completed

without undue effort

or

the requirement

f

lengthy

ploy.

Reloledepisodes

be oltoined

simply by devising

he

bockground

pon which to ploy them.

Compoigns

o referee

ond

severol

port iciponls

ore generolly

left to

the

imoginotions

f

oncerned, emembering

hot the

lows

which

willgovern oll ore cleorly

deliniotcd

The

rules

hove

been

kept

to o minimum, he

borest

necessit iegequired or

con-

nd

clority.

We believe

thot those

who

use

hem

will be omply

copobleof

nd

ougmentotion hey require o moke heir

Borsoom

n enioyoble

which to stoge heir odventures

-

The

outhors

f

WARRIORS

F

MARSore

both

principols

f Tocticol Studies

Rules;

the f irst

such set of

rules

releosed y the compony,but

hopefully

not

ih e

for

we

goined

os much

enioyment

rom

heir creotion

os

we believe thot those

who

ltshouldolsobenoted

this proiect wos

done ot l he

request

f the

firm

which originoted

he

minioture

ig -

or this singulorospect

of

worgoming onother irst for us. Brion Blume

s

on ordenl

nthusiosl

[ust

recently recruited

o the

ronks

of

miniotureworfore, ond he

brought

mony resh

concepts

nto

this

creotion

(we

in

foct

tolked

him into usingo

of

his ruldl for individuol

dueling

oTWARRIORS

F

MARS olher hon

soving

for his

own

rules

design).

5o we

invite you to nrount our

woit ing

thoot

or

foslenyour

o

the

iron ring

of the

sleek l ier ond go odvenluring

-

oll

Borsoom

woits c,

John

Corter

E.

Gory Gygox

Tocticol Studies ulesEditor

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19 4

Loke

Genevo,

Wiscorsin

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^Xnilrx

:

LondWorfore

Sequence

Troys

& Orgonizotion

Effects

Upon

Movemenl

Effects

Upon

Misiler

C.ombot

duo

Adventures

duo

C-ombot

obles

l: Aeriol

Worfore

& Depression

f

Guni

ng

& C-o

lision

n9

ng

Melee

Toble

liers

Combot

Fire

ll :

on Personoi ly

Figures,

Borsoomion

oces

Animols

Fire Toble

Toble

Toble

Melee

Toble

oble,

Aeriol

Torgets

oble,

Ground Torgets

Combot, Animolsvs .

Anirnolsond,/or

Me n

Aeriol

CombotTobles

'

Hi t

Hit

locotion

Crit icol Hitt

Torget

Sizc

Torget

Focing

Individuql

Combot,

Men

vs.

Men,

C.ombot

& Iniotivc

Toble

MAPS AND

ILLUSTRAIIONS

Borsoom,Nodh

bl c

Borsoom,

Weslem

Hemisphere

Borsoom,

EostemHemisphcre

Eorsoom,

South

blc

Thork

on

Wild

Thoot

Boisoom

Green

ord

RedWorriors

Bott le

on

Borsoom

lssus,

Goddessof Life Eternol

Red

Worrbr

on Domestic

hoof

Worhoon

John

Corter, Tors Torkosond thc

Plont Mcn

of Borsoom

Zit idor

Colot

Plont

ond

Sith

ln

Jungle

Plont

Mon

Bonlh

Versus

Colol

Block

Pirotesond

Thernr Bottle

In

The

Volley

Do r

Green

Men ond

Fliers

of

Helium

BorsoomionWorships

Scout

Fl iers

John Corter, Worlod

of Eorsoom

Cortho

s

TorsTorkos,

Jeddok of Thork

Konlos

Ko n

Yellow Worrior

First

Born

l-loly

Thern

White

Ap e

Ap t

Colot

5

7

7

8

9.

tl

t l

t2

t4

l4

t6

l6

t9

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27

27

3l

32

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34

34

35

35

36

36

38

39

39

49

49

50

5l

5l

5l

Covcr

3

6

l0

l3

t5

55

55

55

55

s

n

2A

n

29

t8

20

2l

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23

INIRODUCTION

Ihere rulesoredesigned

o f it

nrult iple

evelsof ploy,

either eporotelyor

in co

birrct ionwith

eochother. Thus,

it ir possible o use hese ules o f ight

lorge-scol

oclions

between

opposing

ormies, including

oeriol combot,

lo

concem

ploy with

in

viduol f igures

only,

--

ogoin

including

oeriol combot,

to includeo refereaond slo

compoigns, or

lo

do

lhe

somebut

insteod

of compoigns

o

use he

referee

o set

up

l

rcenorio

br

individuol

odvenluresl

In

foct,

oll of

the obove

con

ba

combined

nlo

complexcompoign

omewith monyport iciponh.

On

the

other

hond

t is

on excclle

vchiclc

for simple

gomes nrolving

but two

ployen. Whot

hosbeen

provided s

o

m

purpo3.

ret of

guidelines

for

whotcver

use

is nrost

desiroble to thosewho employ

the

A

guick

sconnirg

of

thc

indcx

should

moke

he

possibil i t ies

eodily opporcnt.

Gencrolly speoking he portsof the rulesore nol inter-dependent. lt is rbl ncce

to

know

ony seclion well

bcfore

going

on

lo use onother.

lt

is neceslory,

however,

know

thc

rules

thoroughly, so

reod

them

corefully

before you

ploy fhem.

Some

port

nol strictly odherc

o lhc

"focls"

os presentedby

Edgor

Rice

Burroughs

-

portiolly

couse

he wos

cmewhot onlrodictory,

ond port iolly

due to the necessit ies

f

derign

woome rulec

oround

o

series

of

books.

Borsoom

s

coptured

herein

in

es3ence,bul

wider

scope

or

irdividuol

chonge hos bii'iTiaed

for,

sove

or

solient feotures

ik

lhe neor-invulnerobil ity

of

John Corter. Some

tondordizotion

os

equired,

os

in t

types

of

ers,

but thosewho would rolher

hove wide

voriety

con

cosily expond he

ronge

byGiE the porometers

hich ore given.

The

-".r

oi

Mors,

its

onimol

ife,

irs

topogrophicol feolures

ore oll

occounted or. ll is up io

you

to

mokc them

into o

gome which

you find

enioyoble.

Unless here

s

o lorge

ormy

mmediotely

voiloble

it is

suggestedhot

ploy

beg

o mon-lo-mon

bosis,

or

this

requires

nly

o

fan f igures. As

collecl'ons

grow

perso

odventures, moss

bottles, ond

oeriol worfore

con

be

odded. The rul es ore

designed

grow with

your fomiliority

with them ond wilh lhe

ovoilobil iry

of

minioture

igures

use

n ploy.

Finolly, some eodersmoy

'a,onder

hy

certoin

ospects

f

the Mortoin series

f

E

Rice

Burroughs ove been

omitted entirely. ERB od o

vivid imoginotion,

ond he

wr

oboul monyunusuol reofures nd circumstonces hich were extron@us o typicol

Borsoomion

ife.

These speclrwould offeci

only

the

"personol

dventure"

oreo

of

t

illEli?ii"i" the inleresl

of spoce hey were

omitted. As

with ony

other

porl

of

the

rules, however,

he

port iciponts

on do

their

own

reseorch nd

odd

whotever

hey

w

os

desired. f on orroy

of

o mill ion

syntheticmenseems seful, or exomple,we wis

you the

best

Our

opprooch

o ihese uleshos

been

os

serious

s

possible onsider

the nolure

of

the nroieriol

upon which they ore bosed.

Without

denegroting

n

ony w

wholsoever he l iterory

efforls

of

EdgorRice

Burroughs,

here s

no

question hqt mu

of' lhe

moteriol

which mokes

n excellent

story

hos

no

port in o

set of

minioture ule

ond we ore

cerloin

hot

reoders i l l reodilyogree.

5t i l l ,

oll gomes re in o sense

tosy, ond gomes

bosed

on

fonlosy need know

rn bounds, so

ploy

it os

you

see

t, on

hove

fun.

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PARI

: IAND WARFARE

SCALE

While

f igure

size

is

contemploted

os o

relot ive

constont

--

sove with

regord

to

f

npdels

--

lhe figure-$o-troop6

scole,

the

gound

scole, ond

lhe

lime scole

ota uoriE

Figure

5cole

--

D

istonce

Time

l :50

l"

=

l0 yords

I

tum=l

min.

l: l

l"

=6

feet

I turn

=

l0 sec.

l : l

(f l ien)

l:50

(f l ie r)

l"

=

1,000

I

turn=l

m

.o

s-

As

figure

scoles

re

rpt

mixed

on

the toble the

only

incompotobil ity

riseswhen

fl ' rers

ore

incorporoted.

As

the

speed f

these

vehicles s

such hot they con begin,

trovere,

ond

end o t um

off

even he

lorgest

f

ploying oreos,

bott les

which involv

lord

ond

oir ore treoted

seporotely

n

the rules with regord to

oir-lo-ground

ond gro

lo-oir exchonges,

sove

or deborkotion

of

troops

rom

fliers.

Thus,

the incompotibi

is deolt wilh so os to ml octuolly dislort the gome.

IURN SEQUENCE

Two

different sysfems

f

ploy ore

onsidered:

Writ len

Onders

l:50

rcole only):

Both

sideswrite

orders

or

o l l

unitswhich ore in ploy

or wil l come

nto plo

during the tum.

Orders

must nclude ormotion,

ond formotion

honges,

tonce

of

f iDvement,

direction of

novement, ond

type

of

movement

includ

speciolottock).

Beginning

urn f re

is token

simultoneously.

Movementoccording o

orders

s

corriedout; with

mid-turn ire ioken.

End um missile ire is

considered imultoneously

oking

ploce, olthough

side or the

other

nny

determineeffects lrst, ond

cosuolt ies

re

extrocted

simu

toneously.

5)

Morole

checks

necessoqy

re mode.

6

)

Al l

melees

ore resolved.

7

|

Morole

checks

necessory

ore mode

8)

Repeotslepsl

-7 .

Move

-

Counter-

Move

(ei ther

scole):

r)

l/trr

?)

3)

4)

\\rr

1

f".

r4 l

r)

2)

3)

,l)

5)

6)

n

nl

e)

Beginning turn missi le f i re is token

simultoneously,

Side

"A"

moves ol l

infontry

uni ts;

wi th

mid-turn

f re

token.

Side

"8"

nroves

uni ts

of

ol l types, wi th mid-turn

f i re token.

Side

"A"

moves ol l

covolry

uni ts, wi th mid-tum

f re

token.

End tum

missi le

f i re is

conducted

simultoneously.

Morole

checks

ore mode

os necessory.

A

ll

melees

ore reso

ved

.

Morole

checks

ore mode

os necessory.

Steps I

-

8

ore repeoted

eoch turn

with

the roles

of

"A"

ond

"B"

ol ternof in

i .e.

on the 2nd tum

"8"

would

rbve ol l

infontry

uni ts f i rst ,

Ixn%r,,\vilrt

GREEN

ND

RED

rueRnioas

BfirLE

o1l

BARsoon

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rKAY)

ANu

(JKL'AN|zAi luN

Forgome

urposes

hen

emproying

he

r:50

score.it

s

necessory

o

mounr

,

figures

pon

bvemenr

roys

hereofier

coilJ

stonds).

n

order

o

conforni

o

rhe

orgonizotion

f

Borsoomion

rmies

s

given

f

Edg"t#i;rroughs

rr,"

u"ri"

,i"J

l;r*

hunron-typc

Hffi

l0

humon-type

infonlry,

or

5

green

Morioin

infonlry,

or

5

humon-type

covolry,

or

3 green

Morloin

covolry.

A

one

mon

rtord

should

be-quore,

with

o

two

mon

stond

double

hot,

etc.

Stord

should

be

doubre

rhor

or iironi"y

r"r'r.rrl"-[pe

covorry

ond

quodrupre

hot

of

for.

green

Morioin

""".1t. '

i ; ;

;; ;

"r

."p.".".=rorion

of

scours

ona

,lir,,'.?ll".J'vo-

ond

one-figurc

stonds

hould

Personolity

igurer

ond

their

personol

guond

ore

nounted

on o

one_rnon

lond.

orgonizotbn

is

os follows:

2

Uton

20

Dq r

n0'

Umok

-

Arry

Movement

distonces

ore

given.for

lond

troops.

Al l

ospects

of oeriol

worfore

wi l l

be

with

in

o

seporote

sect ion.

Note

rhot

* i . r"nr

for

borh

the

r:50

scole

ond

fo r

l;j

fi?::J,tl".iome,

exceprion

p."ioiilJu"rn"nt

hi"h

,

,ho;;

occondirp

o

Toble:

of

Troops

Number

of

in

Unit

Figures

10 0

1,000

10,000

20,000+

Type

nfonlry,

formed

nfontry,

skirmishing

lnfontry

Covolry,

formed

Covolry,

skirmishing

Covolry

Men

'

Apt,

or

Orluk

r

Sith

Wild

Thoor

Normol

Move

9"

12 "

12"

l5' ,

21 "

lg "

15 "

12"

15 "

24"

9'

21 "

12 "

*

speed

f

Sith n

Designotion

of

Unit

Unir

Commonder

Dwor (Copr.)

Teedwor

Col.)

Odwor

(Gen.)

Jedwor Morshol)

Chorge Move

15 "

I8"

24"

30 "

21 "

21 "

24"

39 "

t8"/3s",

36 "

21"

fu l

f ishr

Speciol

iMorvcmcnt:

Pcrsonolity

Fiourc

John

Cortcr

Codhoris

Tors

Torkog

Other

Moior

Figurcr

Woolo

Plont

Mo n

Thoot

Corrying

Doublc

Formcd

Arlovcmcnt:

Skirmish

v{ovcment:

lrr'lovemcnt

Eonus

Afoof

3"

pcnolty

9r t

6u

3"

l"

3n

JumpAlovcment

l:50/l: l

rco

lq*od

Upyord

Rcorw

-

5"/8"

l"/8"

2/lo

t"rl-_t"

rr:"

t"/s

3"/15"

l/2A"

Unitswhich

ore

formcd

ore posit ioncd:o

os

thor

oll

: tonds

n

thc

unit

or unils

o

iouching.

Nore

thoiGFn

Mortion

troop:

orc

oi*oys

considrrcd

fro

bc

rkirmirhirE

Unitr

which

orc

skirmishing

ore

considcred

o

bc

ln loorc

ordcr,

ond

to

dcpict

t

foct

thcir

rronds

musr

be

ot

rcost

one inch

*oy

for

coch

othcr,

oil

dirccrionr

on-

. * . *

Chorgc

vlovcment:

chorger

con bc

susroined

or

o

moximum

of rhree

rurns

of ,r.vemenr

for

gome

pu

ord

lhereofter

he

figure

or figures

concerned

must

hove

sotisified

ot leosl

one

of t

rotbwing

rcguircments

beforc

they

con

chorgc

ogoin

for

from

onc fro

hrec

lurns

of

fiovemnt.

|

)

nroke

only

normol

nroves

or

threc

or

more

ums,

or

2l acvc

ol

one-holf

rnrmot

speed

or

one rum

followcd

by

o

Ebve

ol

mrmol

speed

or

one furn,

or

3)

nnkc

no

npvcmcnf

ot

oll for

one tum.

The

obove

restriclbns

ore

nodified

for

purposes

f I

:

I ploy

with

regord

o:

|

)

John

Corler,

who

moy

,rove

up

io nine

chorge

nover,

ond

2l

Corthoris

ond

Tors

Torkos,

who

moy

mokc

up

lo

seven

chorge

noves,

ord

3)

Other

Moior

Figures,

who

moy

chorge

for

os

mony

os

five

tums

of

rpvement-

Spec

ol

lvlovement

Restrict

onr:

Movement

bonuses

or

penorries)

olwoys

oppry

to n.vcs

os pertoins

o

rhe

oppro

prioie

f igure,

Jump

nrovement

s

treoted

os

chorge

novement

with regord

o

the

numbcr

f

ium

osiblebcforerert isreguired,

ploniMenhovingthe"uii iryJir, , ,prf

ior.u"ntiru

FORMATIONS

Only humon-type

roops

ight

in

o

disciplined

ormotion.

Thir hos

been

oken in

considerotion

f

designing

he

ombot tobles.

.

Humon-type

nils

moy

chonge

ormotion

ol ony

lime.

The penolty

or

o

formotio

chonge

s

rimply

one-hoif

-r,or,nir

ovemenf,

ond

ony

other

rroveme,it

*d"

must

be

normol

speeds.

Thus or

o

humon-rype

nfoniry

E

tzo

figurcs)

o

move

rom

skirmil

fornrolion

o

ony

other formolion

cosls bul

on._EElf

,ro"..


8/33

bsslble

ne

rmish

Line

Column

Defenr

Infontry

Humon-TfFI-

ye 5

ye 3

ye3

ye3

ye t

Covolry

Hu'non-EFE-

yes

yes

ye s

ye s

no

Green

tb

ye s

ye s

no

ycs

Green

rb

Ye3

Y6

rD

rD

TERMIN

EFFECTS

N

MOVEMENT

ROUGH

GROUND

BROKEN

ROUND

HITLS

TREES

MOUNTAINS

Atlock

Weopon

Rodium

Rif le

Rodium

Pistol

Bow

Jovelin

Lonce, 4O' bn g

Lonce,

20'

l6ng

Long

Sword

Short

Sword

Hotchet

Dogger

Slows oot

(formed)

by

3"

Slows

ovolry by

6"

Covolry

chorge:

Eoch

hoot

hoso

2

in

36

(2

or

l

chonce

of

stumbling,

ider

stuned tums

Leops ove

o

I in

6 chonce

of

cousing

foll,

leoperslunnedt-6tums

Formednpvement

is rnt posrible

Chorge

rrovemenl

s

mt

possible

Leops

hove

o

2

in

6

chonces

of cous ing o foll,

f

eoper

stunned

2

-

12 tums

Movement

phil l

is

ot

-3 "

Chorges

ownhil l

ore

permitted

nly if

thc

rlope

is

veqygenlle

\ \

R

Hurled

sword,

lonce,

long

sword,

shorl

sword,

hotche

or

dogger

Long

sword,

short

sword,

hotchet,

or dogger

Shori

sword,

hotchel ,

or dogger

Hotchet

or dogger

Dogger

l f the

Borsoomion

ode,of

frt l" T

v'roloted

y

o

ployer

hisopponent(s)

mmedio

increose

ne

closs

due ro

their feriocity

or

this vil lony. 'Fu*her#re,

if

combor s

ot

l: l ond

the lndividuol

Combot ules

ore in

use,

this increose

s

permonenl.

MISSILES ExcludirE

oll

Missiles

Concemed

wirh

Aeriol

Combot)

As noted

obove

oll f ire

lro

or

from

liers

will

be

considered

n

thot

port

of the rule

which

detoils

oeriol

worfore.

Types

nd ronges

f missiles

sed n

lond

bott les

will

be

detoiled

here,

ond

he

effects

of missile

ire

will

be

given

in

the

combot obles.

Number

of Ronks

iring:

One, excepf bows

which

moy

fi re

two ronks

deep,

il

Unils

moy

rbt

rnove

hrough

rees

in formotion

Movement

is ot o 3" penolty lhrough frees

No

chorges_through

rees ore

permitted,

but

units

moy

chorge

ouf from

trees

Only normol

-"I-or"

permiltcd,

oll

speeds

reduced

by

one-holf

THE

BARSOOMTAN

CODE

OF

BATTLE

The inhobitonfs

f

Mors

ore

ethicol

to the

extreme

n

bolt le.

Thus, he

ottocker

w

n-ever

oce

o weopon

superior

o

his

own, for rhis

would violote

the

code.

The equo

lcsser

weopons

ore given

below:

Defendea

Choice

Any hond

or shoulder

weopon

Rodium

istol,

bow,

iovelin,

hurled

sword,

once, lo

sword,

short

sword,

hotchet,

or dogger

As

obove

for

Rodium

Pistol

Jovel in, hurled

sword, lonce,

hotchet,

or

dogger

As obove for iovel in

long

sword,

short swon

?

7

N*

N

)

Iss0s

Of L?fE

ETERNAL

rrrrrr l ' r


9/33

f Fire:

s

Ronges:

or

Hurled

Svrcrd

)

fl e

6"

24

49 "

Unlimircd

once

pr

turn,

3 t imes

moximum

er f igure

--

twice

per

tum,

20 iimes

moximum

er

f

gurc

twice

per

turn,

3O

imes

moximum

er

f gure

--

lwice

per

tum,

200 t imes

moximum

er

f gure

Troopr

f

ring

twicc

moy

rbt

nrve.

Ronge

t

l:50

Ronge t

l: l

Sho*

-EEjufr-

to

6t'**

30 u

4{t"

60"

18"

30 "

75"

'l

20"

80"

2&"

|

20"

Unlimitedrr'

Used

only in

lndividuol

Combot

Moximum

ronge

for

Hurled

Sword

Sighting

devicc

ollows

ire

up

to 200

miles

Units moy

fire

ot

the

beginning

of

rhc

rum

only if rhey

ore

eligible

t ire

twice. '

Fire

is

token

os

bllows:

Which

ncelurn

rrice/turn

Turn

lMll*

Erd

eginning

1

no

yes

(or)

yes

(ond)

yes

(or)

I

see

Pos-Through

Fire

Any

unit

meleed

ot

the end

of

nrovement

moy

rot fire

end

fire.

of Fire:

Fool

--

45

deg. lef i

or

right

Mounted

--

135 deg. lefr,

45

deg. right

Move

ond

Fire:

This ype

of moneuver

s

not permitted.

Fire:..Missile

roops

which

do nor

f ire

ot the

beginning

r

mrve

during o

rnoy

elect to

f ire

ot

ony

unit

which posses

hrcugh

heir

ronge

ond o."

of

f ire,

ln -

loops

chorging

hem...Foss-through

ire is

toien

ot the i'olf-woy point of thebvement,

prior

to ollother

f ire

ond

before

movement

s

comp[eied.

Fir.e:

only

bow

ormed

roops

moy

fire

indirect.

They moy

ire

over the

heods

intervening

roops

which

ore ot l eost

2"

(or

10, 'using

:l 'scole)

owoff im

the

firing

Indirect

f ire

reduce-s

orget

cosuolt ies

y

one-holf

Indirect

ire

over relot ively-

obiects ond/or

tenoin

feotures

s

olso possil lc,

but

the relot ive

height

of

the inter-

biect

must

be

considered.

Missiles

moy_

ot

f ire

ot units

behind

skirmishers

xcept

or indirect

ire.

Note:

Missiles

Foy

not

be f ired

into

o

melee.

of Missile

Cqsuolt ies:

This

s

done in

the

somemonner

s n melee

cosuolty

fhe

nextsection Melee).

of_Personolity

r gommonder

igure:

This

ross

s

incurred

n

exoctly

the

some

mon-

metee.

(see

Melee).

EFFECTS

PON

MISSILES

lf

on

oddit ionol

ronk

of missile

roops

s

stonding

upon

higher

erroin

hen

the

ronk

ronks

oheod

of

if

which

ore

eligible

to

f ire,

theionk

on h-igher

rourd

moy

olso

fire.

ye t

ye s

t2

I

I I

Thur,

two

ronkr

of

oll typcl

of

misilc

trcopc, sovG

owr,

nould be

cligiblc to f irc

lhrce

ronks

of

bowmen

could

fire.

Missilc fire in

densc woods s

rot

permitted.

Tcrroin cffcch

upon

coruollics fom

misilc

firc

orc

dcolr

wilh

in

lhc

combot o

RED

u/nnnion

on

DonesTic

HoAT

t3

r


10/33

occurs

when

stonds

r figurcs

of opposi ng sidcr

touch.

Only

touching

stondr

orc

counlcd

in

mclees.

of Ronks

Fighting in

o Melce:

only

the fint ronk fights

in

o melee,

but troopr

ed io

fill-in font

roni

cosuohies. SklrnirhirB'

only

five

ronks

dcep.

of

Cosuollics:

Cosuoltict

ore

exlrocted

occording

to the

combot oblc.

;ITE|iEE?fihe

booklet) from

the

reor

ronks

of

troops nvolved,

os

it is

hol

reor

rcnks orc

filling-in

font

ronk

cosuoltics.

Count

cosuoltier

lcft

no right,

to

fronl.

Melee: Eochturnthcrcwill

beone"round"of

boil lewhenomeleeis

nd

coruollies will

bc

cxlrocled

os exploined obovc.

The

melce

will crd

only

onc ridc

or

the

other

ho:

o rorole

foilure.

Aiorolc

is

cxploined hereoftcr.

of

o unit

which is port

of o

melee,

yet

which

hove no

cnenry ocirB

eligible

to

nove

onto

the f lonk

or

reor

of

their

opponenls.

Thisoverlopping

only oftcr the first round of melee hos been resolvedond the nEili6 6ffirm

orrived.

lt con

overlop.

Attock:

Units ottockcd in

the flonk

do rpt reiuni

cosuollies

during

the first

round

stffer

double

cosuolt ies

nd must

check

morole,

Thereofrer

i

is

ossumedho i

flonked

troops

urn, ond

on

rhe

second ond

succecding

ounds

of

melee

cosuolliel

normol

for both

sides.

Attock:

Units ottocked n

lhe reor

do

not

return cosuolt ies

uring

he

fiat ond

of

melee,

suffer

double cosuolties

during these wo rouids, ond

must

check

Thereofter it i s ossumed

hot lhe troops

ottocked in the

reor lum, ond

on the

succceding

rounds

of

melee

cosuolties orc rprrnol for

both sides.

f Personolity

r

Commonder igure:

During

melee

here

is o

chonce

hot

these

t

t igures

moy

be

kil lcd.

The

chonce

s

rot

proport ionote

ut is

bosed

n

o

one

in

when

3ix,

or

more

cosuolt ies, hove been ncurred

n

o

Dor

roll o

die,

I

is rolled

ihe leoder

of

thot

unit

hos been kil led.

Do

this

eochTi_,nen oddit ionol

ccur.

Otherwise,

the

leoder

s

considered o be the lost

igure to

die.

deoling

with lorger

units

(Umoks)

his

rule

doer nor opply, ond

rhe

odwor

of

th e

be

surrounded ro

be liTTlEil

Borrcomion

rorole n

combot s exceptionolly

high,

os

oll

species

f

Borsoomions

re

very

worlike ond

brove..This s

reflected n

the scores equired o

retoin good

e.

Checks

o

be Mode:

Eo/o cosuolt ies

50o/o osuolt ies

'

75o/o

osuolties

commonder i l led

f gure

k

ed

unit

within

3"

ble, Including

Bonuses nd Penolt ies:

toble for morole s given

ot

the end

of

the booklet.

unit

ottocked

n

the f lonk

unit ottocked

rom

he

recr

unit

surroundedn

the

ooen

oltocked by f l ier in

lhe

open

oulnumberedby

superior roops

by

3 or

nore

to I

ta 15

':lllllnr

osn^

fttt *

-n

s

WARt{oot{


11/33

ore

strlcl ly.

or pl.oy

n

c-ompoigns

sing rhc

r:50

rcora.

Gcnerorry

+cokirB

orc, long

ond rothcr

tadiour

offoin,

ond

lt ir

ruggcstcd

thot if

they

rrtt

b.

-r,--

thc

nuior port

bc.donc

with

popcr

ond

pcncii.

Thot

is,

thc

plon

of

thc

city boing

bc

drown In

triplicotc.

Thc

dcfcndcr

ihould

indi"ote

his

disposirion:

on onc

ordorefcreckccplrock

on rhc

rhird

copy.

Altcmprs

to cscoloda,

brcoch

o *oir,

or whorcvcr

con rhcn

wo*cd

_out.by.

hc

rcfcrcc,

ond

thc

opponcnt' informcd

of rhe rcrults.

only

*hcn

o

bolhold

hoc b".n

goincd

olrop

o woll

or

in

o brccch

should

plqT

go

rro

hc

top.

Ar o

finol

word

hcrc

it

shoutd

bc

rcmgrnbcrcd

hot

rpst

citicr fcll tro

oscrolt

fiom

lhc

through

o

fifth

olumn

oponirB

o

gorc

for

thc

toop

woiting

ouhidc.

OMBAT

.

whcn

cmployirg

thc

l:l rotio ir

is

lomciim$

dcrirobrc to

dacidc

combot

in

romc

monncr

hon

thc

mclcc_syslcm

which

ir oimcd

ot moss

ottlcs.

lt

is

olwoys

derir-

to urc omrhcr ryrtcm whin-pcronotity figurcr orc Invotvcd or whco porr-icipontr

cngoglng

In

odvcnturcs

or whcn

rmc form

of

onlml

ls in

combot.

Thc

individuol

combot

tyslcm is

borcd

on 13 lcvcls

of obility

br

mcn

(l3rh

bcing

th

ond

spccific

obllit-iec

for

rhc nrost

common

ypcr

of

lorgc

Mo*ioi onimolr

orc

ond

cloborotcd

lolcr

in

tha booklcl,

thus:

2

9

I

7

6

5

4

3

2

I

T),picol

Exomples

John

Corlcr

Corthori:,

Tors

Torkos,

Solon

of

Okor,

UlyssesFoxlon

Mon

Koiok,

Tordor

Mors,

Konlos

Kon,

Thuvon

Dihn,

Gohon

of

Gothol

Dolor

Xodor,

Green

Jcddoks

lst

Rote

Red

Jeddoks,

Grccn

Chieftions

lst Rote

Jcds,

Jcdwors

Princes,

Doton,

Chicfs,

Dwors,

2nd

Rote

Rcd

Jeddoks

Teedwors, Odwon, Guord podwors

Podwors,

st Rote

Guords,

Green Morlions,

Zt:dRotc

Red

Jcdl

Rcaulorc,

2nd

Rote

Guonds,

Green

Ferroles

Levies,

Znd

Rote

Regulon

2nd Rolc

Lqvier'

Novices

Fcmoles

Apc

(Whitc),

Apt,

Bonth,

Colot,

Dorsecn,

Orluk,

plontMon,

Sirh,

Thoot,

Ziridor

Movcmenl

r

the

somcos

olrcody

given.

while

missile

ire

con be

hondled

n

thc monner

reviously

iven,

o nore

methud

s recommended.

t6

I T I

The

plcyers

nny

elect to

fire in

o number

of

woyt:

-

Fire

ond nove

-

Move

ond firc

-

Firc orrd irc

Poss-through

ire

is

token exoctly os hos

been

previously

stoled,

ond unils melee

thc

cnd

of

rovement rEy nol fire. Figures noy not fire inlo o

melec.

Misile Firc hocedure:

The

iring

ployer

olls

tuo dice

in

sequence: he

irsl

is the

number

e

must

molc

beot

in

ordcr

lo

gcore

o

hit,

ond

it is nrodified by his stotus, weopon,

the

ronge,

on

on.

lf the rodifid

number s rpt nolched

or

cxceeded by the scor eof

the

recond di

lhe

missile oiled

to

hit its torget.

Modificotionr ro

the First Die

Addi tbns Subtroclionr

Defender

in

soft

cover

+l

Fire

ot

long rorge

+l

Toqget

ovirp

+l

Torget

behind hord

cover

+2

Hits by missiles i l l

k i l l

on y

cquivoleni of

seven

vrounds.

Melee:

Green

mon ring

-

|

John

Corter

iring

-l

Weopon s rodium

if le

-

|

Torgel

ot shorl ronge

-

I

f gure nt obove

6th

level

ond

oll others,

toke

th e

Meleesore

oorducteddifferently

when ought

on

on

individuol bosis.Blows re

given

occording o

iniot ive.

To

determine

which

figure strikes

int

fhe

following pv

it ies

ore used

-

l. supercedes

llothers;

5,

is used

only

whenoll

others

&

rot opp

I. lf

one

figure

surpriseshe

other

(ombush,

lonk ottock, reor ot iock, etc.)

it rtrikes irst.

2. The

igure

with the

longer

weoponstrikes

rst.

3. The

chorging

igure

strikes irst if

weopons re of equol

ength

or

if the

deferder's

s

shoder.

1.

lf

monvs.

onimol he mon

slrikes

irst

(he

needs t

l ) ;

if mon

vs, mon he

figure with the

higher

evel

of

obil ity

(l3rh,

l2th, l l th, ond soon

down)

strikes

irst .

5. The

igure which

did not

iust

move

strikes

irs l .

Hii determinotion

s

occomplished y the roll

of

three

dice,

The

ndividuol

Com

TobTE-illffiiTTtE bock

of

the

booklet.

The

obility

level

of the oJi6EEElls co.-l-

l i76d'

fo

the

level

or

onimol ype

of

the

defender o

f ind

the score equired

o hit.

T

ollocker then rolls he

three

dice

ond

if

the totol equols

r

exceeds he number how

on

the

loble o wound

r

o kil l is

scored.

Rounds

f

Melee per

Turn:

There

will

be

two rounds

f

melee ouoht eoch

urn.

l7

I


12/33

INDIVIDUAL DVENTURES

Jn

order

to

qllo-

for

this type

of

ploy

it is

necessory hot

o referee

oversee

he

The refereemustprepore

omc

orge-scole

mops

f

vorious

oreos

f

Borsoom,

s we

city

plons

rcr he

desertedmetiopolises hich ring

the edges

f

the dry reo

botf iom

thesemops

e wil l irdicote

the

presenceof

unusuol erroin eotures,

Grcen

Morto

hordes,onimolt,

t lronge roc6, lreosures,

r

whotever

he

deems

pplicoble.

The

o

lures

will

then

set ouf

ofoot,

on

lhoofs,

or

by f lycr in wholever

direction

hey wis

without sceing hc referee's rcps.

He wil l inform hem

of whot they

find olong he

ond groduolly

he odveniuren

will

develop

nore-or-les

occurote

mops

f

lhe oreo

hove

lmveled.

The

purposeof these

odventures s

rot

simply lo mop, howcver. lt

goin f ightirg

obil ity thot irdividuols

risk their

l ives

n ihe

Borsoomion

ilderness

with coch

crcce$ful combof

with

men

or

onimols,

with

the

ocquisit ion f

losl reo

the

individuol

rrover

up

the

levelr iowords he

unrcochoble

plone

where

John Cort

rcigns

olone

I

Unexoected Encounlers:

Eochdoy spent

n

the

pursuit

of

odvenfure

on

Eorsooms

l

to bring

someunexpecled

ncounfer.

Remoining

loft in

o f l ier,

of

course,

negole

chonce or encounter nles menore presenl o f ire ot it . The motrixeswhich follo

will

scrve

to indicote

whot

iiTl[ely lo be encounleredoccording to the

typeof

sto

ploce

ot

thc cnd

of

ihe

doy

I

f

ime

ond Aiovement:

Both

of

these octorswill

depend

on

the mopidevised

by the

il;Fever,

o

rnon

foot

con cover

obout

20 miles per

doy. A

thoot-nrounte

venlurer

perhops

0

miles

per

doy.

A

typicol

f lyer

cruising

ot well over 100

miles

hour

wil l pose

ome if f icult problems

or

iudges

ntil his mopmokinghos

covered

whole

Mo*oin globe

As o suggeslion,

poces

f

opproximotely

0 scole milesoc

will

be rnst l ikely

troollow relot ive

eose

n

hondlirp odventures.

Encounter

Probobil ity

-

Encounter

Probobil ity

-

Die

Roll

t- 3

Morsh

Bonih

Dorseen

Apes

Red

Me n

Green

Me n

UNUSUAL

l- 2

Hil ls ,

Woods

or Uplords

Bonth

Apes

Co

of

s

RedMe n

Green

Me n

UNUSUAL*

l- 3

Jung

e

Bonth

s

rh

Dorseen

Apes

Red Men

Green

Me n

t- 3

Deod Seo

Bottom

Bonth

Colots

Thoots

Zit idors

Green

Me n

Green

Me n

l- 2

Co

d

Reg

o

AP r

Orluk

White Me

Yellor

M

RedMen

Block

Me

l- 4

D

ererted

City

Bonth

Apes

Apes

Green

Me

UNUSUA

UNUSUA

Die

Roll

I

2

I

4

6

I

I

I

5

6

r.JoHr.l

CAffrER,

TAQS

TARKAe

A

ND

rrle

PLaNT

EN

o+

$Afisoon

t8

r

Referee must

determine whol wierd

creoture

oppeors.

t9

lza,

rY

.T

a


13/33

on

encounter

occurs the

chonces

oi

mutuot

Stghttng vory:

trbrnt

Accumulot|on:

lbtnts

occumutote

occorct lng

to

the toi lowlng

tobte.

In

co3e

;F;re

tD

croGfe

'''

given

it

is up

to

the refereeJo

od[udicote

thi goin.

umber

f

*

Porty is

Unseen

Mutuo

Sighting

5

41 5

31 4

21 3

PoiiT is

Ambushed

6

6

5, 6

4- 6

Green

Mon

Scouts

or o

smoll

horde

Scouts or

o lorger

honde

Nothing

unusuol

Nothing unusuol

Porty

hos

-3

mole prisonen

Porty

hos

rroblewomon t-.il)

or

princerscs

5,6)

prioner

Fo nts

to

Attoin it

|

2000

r7500

24000

32000

45000

60000

Kil l ing

Animol

TYP.

-

Ap"

1000

Apr

1000

Bontl'i

l5O0

Colot

75 0

Dorseen

500

Orluk

750

Plont

Mon

2000

Sith

5000

Thoot

l0O.

Zitidor

|

00 .

Kill ing

Level

of

Worrbr

Copturing ond

Returnin

Worrior

Olher

Is t

For freeing

-

-

Prisoner

-

Noblemon

-

Lody

500

-

hinces:

1

Flier

--

-smoll

30

-

lorge

75

Ireosure

--

per

1000

of

volue

l0

Mounts, eo

Arms,

eo.

I

2- 1

5- 9

l0+

l- 4

t- 3

t -2

I

l rt

2nd

3r d

4rh

5r h

6r h

7t h

8r h

9r h

lorh

l lrh

| 2rh

25

50

75

r0 0

200

350

600

r0 @

r500

2250

3000

4000

30

or ofoot.

Treot

-5 mon

liers

os

porty

size

5-9 ond

olher f l iers

os

0+

lf some

ype

of

men

ore

encountered

here

will

be

o

chonce

thot

there

will

be

other

thingr

connected

with

their

oppeoronce:

e

'counls

only if the

onimol

is

otlocking

to kil l .

ztn

75

3nd

125

4rh

15 0

srh

275

6rh

450

7th

75 0

8rh

1250

9th

2000

lorh

3000

I

I

rh

,1000

l2rh 5500

n

Combot

Abil ity:

Advoncemenf

n

this

oreo

is

o funclion

of the number

f

ncounlers

he

odventured

os

hod with

men

ond

onimols.

Of

lesser

mportoncc

such

things

os

freeing

prisoiers

ond.copruring

ilems.such

s

frien,

nnunrs,

weopons,

nd

so

on. As o

ganerolguidelinc

wc suggesl

he

following:

Humon-T)rpe

Men

Porly

obot

Porty

hoot-nrounted

Porty

with

f l ier

Portywith f l ier

Porty

with

f l ier

&

prircner

Porty

wilh f l ier

&

l-2

mole

prisoners

Points

o

Attoin

it

0

z

?

4

5

6

l

000

2000

3000

5000

8000

Ability

Level

I

9

t0

l l

t2

20

2l


14/33

PTRNT

TlAN

n the

Pits:

lt

is

rrcf reodily possible

o exploin fully

herein he mcthod

f

ofEE ;ii-th mops

by

the

referee

in

order fo, ployers o

odventure in

the

which

form mozes

eneothevery

Borrcomion

ity, old

or

nenar.

t

is

suggestedho t

po*iciponls

f ind

such ploy

desiroble hey hove

their

referee

horoughly

e-reod

of

the

Mors

series

f

ERB

rd then

pick

up o

copy

of

DUNGEONS

&

Rules or

FontosticMedievol

igns

olrc

ovoiloble

ro m

Borsoomion

ode:

lt mustbe

remembered t oll

t imes hoi

when

men

oced

the

Green Mortions

os

well

(for

exomple

we hove

John Corter

blosting hem

yet they.do

not in

turn shootbock with

their rodium if les,

but rother

he y

gollop

up ond

overcomehim

with swordsl)

Therefore, he referee

shouldno t

the otlocker

to

use missile

weopons

nless e foces

on onimol

or

on

opponenl

he

otherwise eoch.

The code

seemso hove

slipped

considerobly uring

timesof

belween

empires.

vs.

Animols:

Certoin dwellers

on

Borrcom ome ond

use

onimols

n worfore.

exomple,moke xtensive

se

of

the

colot

for rhis purpose.

Some

moke use

of

bonths n

o

like

monner.

Ployers

moy oltempt

o coptureon d

onimols or

theirown use.

While onimol vs.

onimol

situotions r e not

comm)n,

lheir use

n

worforeond

he

possibil i t ies

f

their

use

n

IndividuolAdventurer

re s

lhol o

provision

br ombot

betwccn

onimols

wos

o

necestory

port

of

the

rules.

Assosins:

These ilent

kil lers

con

ronge lom

5th

to

lOih

level

of

combot

obil ity. T

A;T;iFe

onyonc

-

lot poy,

ord kil l ing

one

is

worth

wice lhe

notmolvolue

in p

occondirg o

his

level.

Hiring on

osso$in. his fee,

ond

so on

will rormolly

bc o

fc

of compoign

ploy

(sec

next rcction)

ord

will olwoys bc

hondlcd by

o rcfcrec.

V5

CALOT

22

23

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tyv^L

vrvrhr tA9LLJ

3.

4.

lf

fhe

numberequolsor exceeds he

smollerof

thc two nu mberu hown

o

then thc otlocker hos

scored

o nrcund.

Check

iniot ive:

if ihlt it

rhe

third successive

ime which

one opponenl

hosheld

iniot ive it

muslbe

diced

for by the

defender

who rolls threedice

on

musl

equol or

exceed he

smoller

number

hown n

the Men

vs. Men

toblc

or

the iniot ive remoinswith

the

otlocker,

or

if this the

third successive

um in which the iniot ive hos

been with

romeopponenf

t outomoticolly

devolvesupon he other opponent

o

thot turn,

while

the

formerofiocker wil l ossumeolc

o. obove

next

lum.

prc,per re

found ol

the

end

of

the

booklet

olorg with the

othcr

tobles.

simplydeloils

the

useof the tobles.

vs.

Animols

otl/or Men; Men

vs.

Animols:

hocedure:

.

f

on onimol is

ottocking on onimol roll three dice,

ond if

the scoreequols

or

exceeds he

number hown

n lhe

lower left

hond segmeni

f

the oppropri-

ote box

on lhe motrix the

oftocker

hos ponEEfond-run owoy.

M combor

tokes

ploce.

Otherwise,

go

to

step 2.

-

Check

ro

see f ony

speciolobil it ies wil l nodify

loler

steps.

Roll the

lhree

diceonce

ogoin

ond if the scoreequolsor exceeds he number

shown n the upper

right hond

segmenl

he onimol hoskil led i ls

opponent.

No further

@ise, 9o

to

step?l-

lf the

dice

rollfor

2.

obove,

equolsor exceeds

he

number

hown

n

th e

upper ef i

hqnd segment he

ottocking

onimol hos

woundd

its

opponent.

Regordless

f

woundswhich

moy

hove

been deolt, repeot steps2. though 4.,

olternoting

opponents,

unti lone

is kil led

or

succumbsro trg urounds.

Fire

vs.

Aninrols:

hen o mon,opts o f ire

(or

hurl)

o missileot on onimol he

gives

up his f irst ohock

However, here

s

o

good

chonce hot the

missilewil lki l l

th e

This

pocedure is

done simply

$,

rodifying

the combot

oble os frollows:

l.

2.

3.

.

5.

6.

SpeciolAbil it ies:

This

eflects

he obil it ies, nol urol

equipment, r size

of

rsoomE; on ia

s.

The

white opes

with o

club

hoso

+l

on

its roll to wound

or

ki l l .

The chorgingbonlh goins

o

*l

on

its

roll to wound

or

ki l l

on

the tum

of

its

chorge.

The plont mon

which

con' l

leop

over

its

opponent

oses

-2

from ts dice roll

to

or

k i l l .

The sith

hos

o second ttock

roll which representsts st inger,

ond

if

it

mokes

he

r

exceeds t,

the

opponeni

s kil led.

The

Thoot

ond the

Zit idor

goin

o

+2

on

the

dice roll

to kil lon ony turn

which

they

nto

combot.

.

Woolo goinso

*

I

on

oll dice rolls

I

vs.

Men:

Procedure:

t.

2.

o.

b.

t

i

a

,IM

ts

\

9y

he score o

wound

becomes

he score o

kil l .

A

totol ,"or.i-f

o,,"

less

hon the numberEwn to wound

indicotes

hot

the

missile

hos coused

our wounds

n

the onimol.

A

iotol

score

of

two less

hon

the number shown o wourd

indicoler

thot the

missilehos

coused hree wounds

n the

onimol.

A totol

score

of

three less

hon the number hown o wound

ndicotes

hot

th e

missilehos

coused

wo

wounds

n

the onimol.

A

totol

scoreof

four less

hon the number

hown o wound

ndicoles

hot the

missile

hoscoused

ne

wound

on

the onimol.

Lesserolols indicote

o miss.

Delerminewho

hos

he

iniot ive

or

wil l give the f int oltock.

Roll

three

dice ond

consult

he

oppropriole hort.

(Animols

s.

Animols ond/or Men;

Men

vs.

Animolsor Men

vs.

Men,

Combct

o lorg;;TTEffi;um-54

;66*n t6enThe

opponent

s

kil led

ond thol

combot

s

over.

Bra.x

Pinrrrs

AND

THERNS

tsnrfl-e N

THE

VnLLe/ DoR

25

4

\

*

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16/33

Thenumberof

woundspossibleforonimolstolokebeforedeothisindicotedon

toble.

Men

ore kil led

ot

one

wound obove

heir

level

of

f ighting obil ity,

it

tokes

5 wounds o kil l

John Corter.

The oblesosume

thot men ore focing onimols

with

long

swords.

f

o

leser

used here

is

o one point

loss

n dice

rolls. With greoterweopons

r

when

o

one

point

bonus

s

goined

on dice

rolls.

A

nrounted

horge

goinso

tvro

point

n the f irst

tum

of combot. A mo unted

once

chorge

goinso three

point

bonus

n

A mounted oncechorgewith o poisonedonce ogoinsto sith goinsboth

three

point

bonus

noted obove

ond

couses

ny

wound

o kil l .

When

menore f ghting

men

t is

ossumedhot equol weopons re being employed

o

the Borsoomion

ode.

lf one opponent

s

on

Okorion

with

long

sword,

sword, ond

cup shield

ond the

other opponent

s

nol so equippedhe goinso

on e

odvontoge

n defense,

ond

unless

he

opponent

hoso

second

weopon

n

his

left

o counter he

hook sword

he

Okorion

will olso goin o

one

poini odvontoge n

f weopons

re

nol equol he

opponentwith the

greoter

weopon

will goin o

on c

n

bth

ottock

ond iniot ive

dice

rolls,

e

Opponents: n

situotions

where severol

onimols

ond/or

menore

involved

or

one

onff iEr

mon

s

oltocking

severol menond/or onimols,

or

ony other similor

l. Roll the

dice

for

the ottocker

or

otlockers

ond

extroct

ony lossesrom he

defender r defenders,

2,

Reverse

olesond

use

stem . obove.

3. lf

menvs.

men

check

init iot ive

for eoch defender, ond,

if

one

goins

t

ol l

do .

CAMPAIGNS

Compoigns,

ikc pcrsonol

odvenfurs,

musl olwcys be

conducted

by

o neutrol refe

They con

be

bored

on

o

l:50 rcole,

o

l: l rcole, or

both scolcc

s hc

rituolion dicto

The

importont

eofureof o compoign

ore Fpnpower, supplics,

income, ond lron3port

for os the

porticiponts

orc

concdrd.

Thc re-G;;wiTl-ffiorffi -for

eoc'E-i'l@,

oulline

the vitol

stolictics of

thc

powcr

boseof eoch

ployer,

ond

ret

forth

some

orm

obicctivc. Thcreoftcr

it will bc up to the

porticiponts o give

the compoign

orm by t

pfonning ond oclbns.

Thc Mon ser ies

gives

quite

o

few dctoils of

typicol city,/empi

populotbnr

ond

overoll :lotus. From

hcsc descriptionscon

be

drown

the

necersory

n

formstion upon which to bose hc

potentiol

of eoch

cmpire.

For

exomple, Helium

wll

hove no

trcuble

fielding

o

million

rnon

orrny

(plus

Green

Mortoin

ouxillories

to the

numbcr

of 50r000 or

rrore), tronsport

t onywherc with omplc oir support,

ond rupply

fhir

rneons hot ony

obiectivc

for

Helium

must be

grond indced

A

rnon-hirtoricol"

opprooch o

o

Eorcoomion ompoign

s to plocc oll

porticipon

on

o rclolivcly

equol

boting

by oss uming hot

coch

commonds

lerritory

ond force

opproxirnotcl y equol

io

tha

othen.

One

nroy be the

Jeddok of

o

Green

horde, onoth

ihe

Jed

of

o

city

with

o

lorge

populotion but

only

o

fsri flicn

(Kool,

for

inslonce),

so forfh. Obiectives con lhen be kcpt io o por.

Compoign

eotures

erch

os recruiting mcrcenory roops, rcseorching

narvwQopon

spyirB,

ond

ososinolion

musl

olso

be

determined by

the raferee.

Wc

hove

bund

it

lo

bc

procticolly imposible

lo write

reolly

complete

compoign

rules, for lhcre

is

ohrop somc

nerr

feoture copping up or lome

new ideo

which o

pl

wish* to try. lf

the

compoign

s

begunsimply,

giving

only ihe

informotion

oted

ob

it

wil l function guite well for o few tums.

The

refereewill then

be oble lo

hondlee

nar

detoil os

t oris6, ond

o sel of house

ules or

the

compoignwill

quickly ond

no

urolly

develop.

And

o nord

of

odvice

here:

We

hove

onticipoted n

compoigns

hic

quickly

developed

-

into

monsiers

f

poper

wo* for the

refereeond for the

ployers

olike; needless o

sry, the offoirs

never

sow ony

conclusion.

Kee -compoigns

os sim

or possible,

ond

he

plqTen

will

love

them

PART

I. AERIALWARFARE

There

ore vorbus types

of stondordized

liers

considered

or purposes

f

these

ul

ERB

mentionsmony

olher

kinds

ord

voriet ies

which

con

be

odded f

desired. Fliers

w

be

treoted n

hno wqys:

orge

liers wil l be deolt with

osuming

he l:50 scole,

whi

the

vnoll

ones

will

be heoted osuming he l: l

scole

ignored

entirely

in

l:50

gome

The

ociuol

scoleof

f l ier npdelsused houldbe obout

:1200

for the

lorgeoneson d

l:200

for the

smoll

ones.

For eoseof

ploy

crew rosters houldbe

mointoined,

with o

slJe rnte

os

o

ihe

domogcsusloined

by

the flier

itself

MOVEMENT

Movement on

be either simultoneous

ith

writ ten

orders,or on

o rnove-counte

nove

bosis,

f

the lotter

method

s

odopted

herewill

be o

difference

n

the

firing

poccdurc

(lee

FIRING).

Type

of Flier

Super

Eott leship

Bott

eshp

Bott le Cruiser

Cruiser

Light Cruiser

ScoutCruiserr

Lorge

Scout

27

r

tu

-

I

I

i

n

?.-t

GREEil

rl {

AND

oF

ttellun

FTIERS

26

Speed:

5-l/2

6"

6-t/2

7"

7-l /2

8"

8-t/2

r I

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of

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