first model during the activation phase. The player
A player
elcome to the wondrous and terrible world
W of Hell Dorado. Hell Dorado is a skirmish
miniatures war game set in a dark and gritty
alternate reality where mortal man has found direct
portals to the underworld of legend, Hell.
Now that you have gotten a starter, go put your models
together. Alright, done with that?
Now find a 30” x 30” area to play your first game of
Hell Dorado on. A kitchen table should do well for
this. Then strew some sundry items like soda cans and
books around in the area to represent the varied terrain
of hell. Once you have set up the field each player rolls
a die. The one that rolls lower must choose a table edge
and setup all of their units within 5 inches of it. The
game will end at the end of the 6th turn, and the player
with the most AP left on the board wins the game.
Here are a few basic concepts we must set out before
getting into an explanation of the stat card that comes
with each character.
Dice
Hell Dorado requires the use of six sided dice, or d6.
Ideally each player should have at least 5d6 handy.
Fathoms
The standard unit of measurement in Hell Dorado is the
Fathom. For our gaming purposes a Fathom = 1 inch
or 2.5 cm.
Distance and Measurement
All distances are measured from the edge of a models
base. A model will be within a certain distance
of another if the edge of their base is within that
distance, measured from the edge of the other model’s
base. Players may measure any part of the board at
any time.
Contact and Control Areas
Models are in contact with one
another if their bases are touching.
Alternatively if any part of a model
touches any part of another model,
they will also be in contact. This
option should only be used if the Unit/Model Name
moving model cannot move far
enough to put the two models bases Faction Icon
into contact. If a model is in contact
with an enemy model, then they are
also engaged. In Hell Dorado models
have a Control Area of 1 Fathom
around themselves. If a model moves
into the Control Area of an enemy
model, then it must either stop
moving or move closer to the enemy
model, up to and including engaging
it.
Unit Statistics
Each model in Hell Dorado comes
with a stat card that details its
abilities on the table top. Here is a Army Points
short explanation of stats and areas
of note on a card.
Front
Unit’s (or Model’s) Name: Name of
the model.
Faction: An icon showing which
faction the model belongs to.
Movement MVT: The model’s basic
movement in Fathoms.
Shooting Skill
Defense DEF: How hard the model
is to hit in combat.
Combat CBT
Faith FTH: The model’s spiritual
strength
Protection PR
Command CMD: The model’s
ability to lead and influence others.
Keywords: These are terms that
either represent an ability the Life Point Track
model has, or are target-able traits
that help describe something of the Weapon Area
models nature.
Army Points: How many Army Power Table
Points it costs to include the unit in
your Company.
Auras & Orders
Back
Shooting Skill SHS: The number
of dice the model will roll when
shooting at a target.
Combat CBT: The number of dice
that the model will throw during
close combat. This is a reflection
of both the offensive and defensive
capabilities of the model.
Protection PR: How resilient the model is. This
number is subtracted from the amount of damage
the model takes when hit.
Life Points LP: The amount of damage a model can
take before becoming incapacitated. If this number is
followed by a second with a green background then
the second number indicates that once the model has
sequence only involves 2 units at a time.
that many Life Points or less left, it becomes wounded.
Once a model is wounded, it will use its secondary stats
on the green backgrounds rather than its normal stats.
Life Point Track: A convenient place to keep track of
how many Life Points a model has left.
Weapons Area: This shows the details of the weapons
a model is carrying. This includes keywords outlining
what type of damage the weapon causes and any
special abilities specific to the weapon.
Power Table: Each weapon a model has will also have
a power table. This table shows how much damage
will be caused when the model scores a certain
number of hits when wielding the weapon in combat.
Additionally, weapons will sometimes inflict certain
status effects when a certain amount of hits are scored.
Auras and Orders: These text areas will detail any
additional abilities that a model has.
Playing the Game
Dominance: Dominance is a measure of the morale
of the combatants involved in a Hell Dorado game.
It shows which side is feeling like they are in a good
position and which has a feeling that things may not
be going so well. It is probably best to use some kind
of marker that a player can keep on their side of the
table to show that they currently are dominant. At the
beginning of the game each player must figure their
dominance score. This is equal to the total CMD in
their company (or group of figures) plus the number of
models in their company. The player with the greater
total is dominant at the beginning of the game. If this
score is tied, then it reverts to which company has the
most units. And if that is tied, then to which officer
has the highest CMD.
Front
Movement
Defense
faith
Command
Keywords
Back
Life Points
After the first turn of the game, dominance is
determined at the beginning of each turn by counting
how many models each company lost in the previous
turn. The company that lost the least will become
dominant. If this count is tied, then dominance
will remain with the company that had it before.
Dominance is important because the dominant
player gets to decide which player will activate the
chosen must activate one of their units even if they are
outnumbered by their opponent.
Turns: A turn in Hell Dorado is split up into two
phases; the upkeep phase and action phase. During
the upkeep phase each company’s CMD is refreshed,
and then dominance is determined as outlined above.
During the action phase players alternate activating
their units one at a time until each unit has been
activated. When a player would choose one of their
units to activate, they may skip their activation and
have their opponent activate a unit instead if their
opponent currently has more units that have not
been activated than them. After every unit has been
activated, a new turn begins!
Activation: Once a unit is activated, the player that
controls it chooses a single action from the list below
for the unit to perform. Free actions can only be
performed by units that are unengaged, and engaged
actions can only be performed by units that are
engaged.
Free
Walk – The unit may move up to a number of fathoms
equal to its MVT. The unit can’t engage enemy units
with this move, though it may enter their control
area.
Run – The unit may move up to a number of fathoms
equal to double its MVT. The unit can’t engage
enemy units with this move, though it may enter
their control area.
Attack – The unit may move up to a number of fathoms
equal to its MVT. Then, if the unit is in contact with
an enemy unit, an attack sequence occurs.
Charge – The unit may move up to a number of
fathoms equal to double its MVT. Then if the unit is in
contact with an enemy unit, an attack sequence occurs
during which the charging unit suffers -1 CBT.
Shoot – The unit may perform a ranged attack against
any eligible target. Additionally the unit may move
up to a number of fathoms equal to its MVT, either
before or after the ranged attack. The unit can’t engage
enemy units with this move, though it may enter their
control area.
Concentration – The unit may move up to a number
of fathoms equal to its MVT. The unit can’t engage
enemy units, though it may enter their control area.
The unit may use an active ability.
Focus – The unit can’t move. The unit may use an
exhausting ability.
Engaged
Retreat – The unit attempts to break free from being
engaged. This triggers a one sided attack sequence,
in which the retreating unit doesn’t fight. If the
retreating unit survives the attack
sequence, it then may move up to a
number of fathoms equal to double
its MVT. The unit can’t engage enemy
units with this move, though it may
enter their control area.
Concentration – This triggers an
attack sequence during which the
concentrating model suffers -1 CBT
and -1 DEF. If the concentrating
model survives the attack, and doesn’t
suffer a change of state (EG knocked
down etc…), then it may use an active
ability.
Focus – This triggers a one sided
attack sequence, in which the focusing
unit doesn’t fight. If the focusing unit
survives the attack and doesn’t suffer
a change of state (EG knocked down
etc …), then it may use an exhausting
ability.
Melee – This triggers an attack
sequence between the unit and an
enemy unit (of your choice) that it is
engaged with. If the unit is engaged
with only one unit, then it may move
to reposition itself around the base of
the unit it is engaged with.
Movement
Models cannot overlap another
model’s base with their own during
their movement. Units aren’t required
to move in a straight line. If a unit
starts its activation within the control
area of an enemy unit, there are some
restrictions placed on the actions that
the active model may take. It may
choose not to act. It may perform an
action that will allow it to engage the
enemy model as directly as possible. It
may perform a shoot, concentration,
or focus action, though it can’t move
if it does any of these. Or it may pay
1 command point to move around
inside or leave the control area
without engaging the enemy model.
Difficult and impassable terrain:
Certain areas of the board can be
termed as difficult or impassable
terrain. This means that they are
harder or impossible to move across.
Difficult terrain can be moved across
normally as long as the unit isn’t
performing an action that allows it
to move farther than its base MVT.
To perform an action that does allow
movement farther than this, a unit
must pay 1 CMD to cross difficult
terrain. Impassable terrain can’t be
moved across or stopped on, and also blocks a units
control area. It is normally best to discuss which parts
of a board are what type of terrain with your opponent
before the game begins.
Close Combat
An attack sequence represents a flurry of blows
exchanged between engaged units. While a unit may
be engaged with multiple opposing units, an attack
cannot choose to attack one of his own units. A
unit with – for its CBT can’t fight during an attack
sequence, even if it receives a CBT bonus. Attack
sequences that involve a unit of this type will always
be one sided.
These are the steps to follow to resolve an attack
sequence …
Both players roll their combat dice
In close combat both players roll a number of
dice equal to their units CBT. If a unit has a CBT
greater than 5 it will roll 5 dice with any extra
points it has left over being re-rolls (EG a CBT of
7 means the unit will roll 5 dice with 2 available
re-rolls). Dice that have been re-rolled cannot be
re-rolled again. For each combat die that rolls
equal to or greater than the targets DEF, the unit
scores a hit.
Both players apply the results of the attack rolls
simultaneously
Both players check the power table of the weapons
that where used to determine the damage and
possibly other effects that are suffered by their
target. A units PR is subtracted from the damage
inflicted on them and the final number is how
many LP they will lose. Any unit that is reduced
to 0 or less LP is immediately removed from the
board.
One sided attacks: I have mentioned one sided attacks
a few times so far. A one sided attack sequence is just
like the sequence out lined above except that one of
the units involved doesn’t fight, so they do not roll any
combat dice.
Here are the standard modifiers to the normal attack
sequence …
A unit standing on ground at least half a fathom
higher then the ground its opponent is standing on
gets +1 CBT in close combat. If one unit’s base is
above another unit’s head, then no contact is possible.
A unit receives +1 CBT support bonus for each allied
unit that is engaged with the unit they are fighting.
Ranged Combat
Ranged combat is worked out in much the same way
as normal combat except for one important difference.
The target of a ranged attack doesn’t get to roll any
dice in opposition during the attack sequence.
These are the steps to follow to resolve a ranged attack,
or shot …
Choose a target
When shooting, units must choose the closest
enemy unit, within their line of sight, as their
target. A unit is within another unit’s line of
sight if an imaginary unbroken straight line can
be drawn from the unit’s base to any part of
target model. Models themselves do not break
the line of sight. If the closest enemy unit is in
cover that gives it a protection bonus equal to or
greater than it’s natural protection, then it may be
ignored in favor of the next closest target, which
will be examined in the same way. If the nearest
enemy unit is engaged then it may be ignored
in favor of the next closest target, which will be
examined in the same way. If at least 50% of the
target is partially obscured from the shooter by
terrain elements, and if the target is within 1
fathom of the obscuring elements, then it will
receive a bonus to its PR due to having cover. The
amount of this bonus depends on the base size of
the target. Regular base (30mm) sized models get
+3, large (40mm) get +2, and extra large (50mm)
get +1.
Determine range and difficulty
In Hell Dorado there is no limit to the range
of a weapon. A weapon’s range score is only
an indication of how difficult the shot will
be depending upon the distance to the target
as follows…
Range and difficulty of shots
Distance Range Difficulty
between
shooter and
target
No greater Point blank 3
than the
weapon’s
Range
No greater Short 4
than the
Range x 2
No greater Medium 5
than the
Range x 3
Greater than Long 6
the Range x 3
Finally if the target’s DEF is greater than the
difficulty determined from the above chart, then the
target’s DEF will be the difficulty used for the shot.
The shooter rolls their combat dice and the results
are applied.
The shooter rolls a number of dice equal to their
SHS. Just like close combat, 5 dice is the maximum
that can be rolled. A higher score than 5 indicates
the number of re-rolls that can be made. As usual,
re-rolls cannot be re-rolled. Dice that roll equal
to or greater than the shots difficulty cause a hit.
Just like close combat the number of hits scored
is referred to on the weapons power chart to find
the damage dealt, and as normal the target’s PR
is subtracted from the damage dealt to find how
many LP the target loses. Again, a unit that is
reduced to 0 or less LP is immediately removed
from the board.
Command & Orders
Command is one of the central concepts of Hell
Dorado. Each player gets a certain number of
command points that they can spend each turn.
Normally orders cost command points, though there
are other situations, such as leaving an enemy unit’s
control area as outlined above, that they are used in.
A player receives a number of command points each
turn equal to the total CMD of their units still alive.
If a unit dies during a turn, the unit’s owner loses a
number of command points equal to the unit’s CMD.
Also some abilities require the spending of permanent
command points. When a player spends a command
point permanently, they will not regain that number of
command points at the beginning of the turn for the
rest of the game. EG a player has a total of 6 CMD,
they then spend 3 permanently. They will only regain
3 command points at the beginning of any turn for
the rest of the game. Command points do not carry
over from turn to turn. If a player doesn’t use them,
they are lost at the end of the turn.
Light and dark command: Some Immortals faction
units will have either a light circle or a dark circle after
their command score. This means that they contribute
either light or dark command respectively to their
company’s total. If an Immortals unit doesn’t have one
of these symbols, the controlling player gets to decide
how that units CMD will be split between light and
dark command for the entirety of the game at the
beginning of the game. Some abilities can only be paid
for with light or dark command, while others trigger
off of the relative totals of light vs. dark command.
Any orders that a unit is capable of using will appear
as follows in the orders section on the back of the
unit’s card …
Name of the order
Trigger • Cost to use the order
Text that describes what the order does
The trigger will either be exhausting, requiring a focus
action to be used, active, requiring a concentration
action to be used, or free, which can be used at any
time during the action phase. While free orders can be
used pretty much whenever throughout the turn, they
can’t be used during an attack sequence, though they
may be used just before or after one is resolved. Some
orders will have passive listed as their trigger. Passive
orders work just like free orders, other than that they
can only be used during the activation of the unit that
possesses the order.
The cost of an order will normally be a number of
command points.
Some orders will have the unique keyword. This means
that the order can only be used once per game.
Every officer unit has the two following orders
standard …
Vae Victis
Free • 1 or 2 CMD
When you are determining how many combat dice a
unit will roll during an attack sequence, spend either 1
or 2 CMD to give +1 or +2 CBT or SHS respectively
for that attack sequence. Even if you have multiple
units with this order in your company, a unit cannot
receive more than +2 CBT or SHS from copies of this
order during any one attack sequence.
Vae Soli
Free • 1 CMD
After activating one of your units, spend 1 CMD to
immediately activate a second unit. Even if you have
multiple units in your company with this order, you
can’t activate more than 2 units in a row.
Auras
Any auras that a unit is capable of emitting will
appear as follows in the auras section on back of the
unit’s card …
Name of the aura
Duration • Trigger • Area of effect • Type
Text that describes what the aura does to units within
its area of effect
The duration will either be permanent, meaning the
aura is always in effect, or temporary, meaning that
the aura must be activated and then will only last
until the end of the turn it is activated in. Temporary
auras will have a trigger that works exactly like the
order triggers. These are outlined in the orders section
above. The area of effect is the radius of the circular
area around the unit that has the aura in which the
aura will be effective. Auras will be one of two possible
types. Either lingering, meaning that it will only effect
units as long as they are inside its area of effect, or
instant, meaning that it will effect units that where
inside its are of effect when it was used or triggered.
The effect of an instant aura will continue through the
end of the turn even if the unit that activated the aura
is killed. Additionally, auras may have other keywords
which help describe who they affect or what kind of
effect they have on the game.
Units that have an aura will always have the keyword:
mentalist.
Lemures & Spells
Some of the units in Hell Dorado have learned how
to capture and train the small creatures of Hell for use
as vessels for the magical power that seeps through
the infernal planes. These units will have the keyword:
infernalist. By exploiting their captured lemures an
infernalist can cast powerful spells.
Entering the game: Lemures do not start the game
setup on the board as the other units in a player’s
company do. Instead, an infernalist will summon forth
a lemure when they wish to cast a spell. Summoning
a lemure is an exhausting action. When summoned,
the lemure is put on the board anywhere that it will
fit in contact with the summoning infernalist’s base. A
lemure can’t be activated the turn it is summoned. The
spell that the infernalist is casting through the lemure
must be declared when it’s summoned, and cannot be
changed after that.
Activating lemures: Unlike other units, lemures can
be activated twice per action phase. If a player has
a lemure that hasn’t been activated at all yet, and
their opponent has no units left to activate, then the
lemure can only be activated once. When activated, a
lemure may move up to a number of fathoms equal
to their MVT, and then may also trigger the spell
that is being cast through them. These are the only
actions that a lemure may take when activated. Only
lemures with the strider ability can enter or end their
move in difficult terrain. As long as a lemure hasn’t
been activated twice during an activation phase, it
will count as an un-activated unit when determining
whether a player can pass due to being outnumbered.
Vanished and Residual: Spells will have one of these
keywords in their description. Vanished means that
the lemure will be destroyed once they have triggered
their spell. Residual means that the lemure will remain
in play after they trigger their spell.
Limited number of lemures: Each infernalist will have
two numbers separated by a slash after the infernalist
keyword on the front of their card. The first number
is how many lemures they can control at any time.
The second is the total number of lemures that they
can summon throughout the whole game. So an
infernalist 2/3 will be able to have up to 2 lemures on
the board at any one time, and can summon a total of
3 lemures throughout the game.
Status Effects
Consumed (Type of effect • Durable or not • X/Y)
The affected unit loses X LP (PR doesn’t apply) for
the next Y upkeep phases. The affected unit may
remove this state by taking a focus action. If this state
is durable, it cannot be removed by taking a focus
action.
Controlled X
The affected unit becomes controlled by the opposing
player for the next X activations. A controlled unit can
only perform walk, run, attack, charge, melee, shoot, or
retreat actions. A controlled unit can’t give or receive
orders, use any non permanent auras, or summon any
lemures. While controlled, a unit is not part of either
company.
Cursed X/Y
The cursed unit must re-roll X hits during any attack
sequence for the next Y turns.
Immobilized X
An immobilized unit can’t do anything during its
activation. Therefore, all attack sequences involving it
are one sided with the immobilized unit not fighting.
Immobilized units suffer -3 DEF, are incapable of
performing actions, cannot give or receive orders,
have no control area, and trigger a one sided attack
whenever they are activated. An immobilized unit
must be activated X times before the state is removed.
Knocked Down
A knocked down unit must spend its next activation
standing up. If an enemy unit engages the knocked
down unit, it stands up and fights with -2 CBT and
-2 DEF. If the knocked down unit stands up while
in contact with an enemy unit, an attack sequence
is triggered with the same penalties. Attacks made
against a knocked down unit are one sided with the
knocked down unit not fighting. Knocked down units
have no control area, cannot give or receive orders, or
perform any action other than standing up.
Slowed X
For the next X activations the slowed unit suffers -2
MVT. Additionally slowed units cannot be chosen to
be activated until all non slowed units in a company
have been activated.
Stunned
For the next X activations the stunned unit suffers -1
CBT, -1 DEF, can’t shoot, has no control area, and
cannot give or receive orders.
Keywords that have rules associated with them
If a keyword that should have a variable associated
with it doesn’t have one printed next to it, that variable
will be a 1.
Advance Deployment X: Units with this ability may
be setup X fathoms farther out than the deployment
zone would normally dictate. Also, units with this
ability do not have to be setup until all units without
this ability have been setup.
Ammunition X: The number of shots a ranged weapon
can fire. Once all of the boxes have been ticked off, the
weapon can no longer be used.
Attack of Opportunity X: Units with this ability
automatically deal X damage to any enemy unit that
enters their control area, ignoring PR. Invulnerable
units take full damage from this ability.
Attraction X: While this unit is free, any free enemy
unit that begins it’s activation within X fathoms of
this unit, must move into contact with this unit by
the most direct route possible. While affected by this
ability, units have the Elusive and Strider abilities.
Bloodthirsty X: While your company has more dark
than light command, units with this ability get +X
MVT, teleportation, and when a Vae Victis order is
issued to them up to 3 command points may be spent
on it rather than the normal 2.
Bodyguard: Units with this ability will give +1 PR, to a
maximum of 3, to any allied units it is in contact with.
Charisma X: Other allied units within 4 fathoms of
the unit with this ability get +X CBT. A unit may
only benefit from one copy of this ability per attack
sequence (no stacking).
Combined Attack X: If the unit with this ability
is getting at least one support bonus, they also get
+X CBT.
Concentrated: If the unit with this ability performs
a concentration action while engaged, it is worked
out as normal without the normal concentration
drawbacks. Additionally, if the unit with this ability
performs a focus action while engaged, it won’t be
a one sided sequence, a normal attack sequence is
triggered instead.
Cumbersome X: During the second and all subsequent Penetrating Strike X: During an attack sequence, the
attack sequences against the same enemy unit, a unit unit opposing a model with this ability gets –X PR.
using a cumbersome weapon suffers –X CBT. This is This ability can’t reduce a unit’s PR below 0. During
only applied if the two units have remained engaged a ranged attack, this ability will also reduce the PR
throughout all of the attack sequences counted. bonus given by cover.
Defensive Shot: If contact is made with a unit that Prescient: A player who has at least one unit with this
has this ability while it has yet to be activated, is free, ability can select the nature of a zone of conflict on
and has a ranged weapon available, the unit with this the battlefield rather than randomly determining it. If
ability may take a point blank shot at the enemy that both players have prescient units, the player with more
has contacted it before close combat begins. of them decides. If this is also a tie, the dominant
player decides.
Dodge X: When a standing free unit with this ability
becomes engaged, it can attempt to dodge away. Roll Protective: The unit does not lose its control area
1d6. On an X or less, the unit is moved a distance of when engaged by one or more enemies.
up to 3 fathoms. The engaging unit cannot continue
Rapid Strike (Attack or Defensive): A unit with this
moving. A unit with this ability can only attempt to
ability will deal damage before their opponent instead
dodge once per action phase. The dodging unit can’t
of simultaneously with them. If the unit has the attack
contact other enemy units with the dodge move. If
keyword with this ability, it only works when the unit
the dodge move can’t be made, the dodge can’t be
with the ability initiated the attack sequence. If the
attempted.
unit has the defense keyword with this ability, it only
Eager X: A unit gets +X CBT during any attack works if the unit with this ability didn’t initiate the
sequence between it and a model it just has become attack sequence. If both units have this ability, then
engaged with. they strike simultaneously. State changes due to these
attacks are all applied simultaneously at the end of the
Elusive: The movement of a unit with this ability isn’t
attack sequence as normal.
affected by enemy control areas.
Regeneration X: Units with this ability recover X LP
Enlightened: While your company has more light than
each upkeep phase.
dark command, units with this ability get fanatic.
Reloading X: Once a ranged weapon with this ability
Evasive: If a unit with this ability is engaged with an
has been shot, the unit with the weapon must perform
enemy unit that is also engaged with another unit
X focus actions in a row to reload the weapon and be
allied with the unit that has evasive, the unit with
able to shoot it again.
this ability cannot be chosen as the target of an attack
sequence by the enemy unit. Resistance (Keyword) X: Units with this ability get
+X PR against damage of the type specified in this
Expertise: A unit with this ability may perform a
abilities keyword.
concentration action to use an exhausting ability
instead of a focus action. Runaway: When a unit with this ability performs a
retreat action, the opposing unit gets -2 CBT during
Fanatic: Instead of suffering the normal wounded
the one sided attack sequence.
modifiers a unit with this ability gets -1 MVT, -1
SHS, +1 CBT, +1 DEF (Max 5), and +1 FTH. Slow: When a unit with this ability charges, the attack
sequence that ensues will be a one sided one that the
Fierce X: If a unit opposing a unit with this ability
unit with this ability doesn’t fight in.
during an attack sequence is getting at least one support
bonus, the unit with this ability gets +X CBT. Strider: Units with this ability don’t have to pay the 1
command point to be able to run or charge through
Fury: When a unit with this ability performs a charge
difficult terrain. Lemures must have this ability to
action, it doesn’t suffer -1 CBT.
even be able to enter difficult terrain.
Harmless: Units with this ability have no control area.
Tenacious X: If a unit with this ability is free, hasn’t
Healer X: This is an exhausting ability. When this been activated yet this turn and becomes engaged, it
ability is used, the unit with this ability, or any allied gets +X CBT in the ensuing attack sequence.
unit it is in contact with recovers X LP. Invulnerable
Teleportation: A unit with this ability cannot perform
units are not affected by this ability.
a run, charge or retreat action. The unit’s moves aren’t
Immunity (Keyword): Units with this ability take no affected by terrain or other units. The unit cannot,
damage from the type of damage or attack listed in however, end its activation inside another unit or
the keyword part of the ability. States associated with within Impassable terrain. The unit is not affected
the damage will be applied. by control areas during its movement, unless it starts
or ends its movement in one (for example, it must
Independent: Independents are elite soldiers who join
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unit). However, this ability cancels out any attack
Infernalist X/Y: This unit can cast spells by summoning of opportunity if this unit ends its move in contact
lemures. X = the number of lemures the unit can with a unit with that ability. During a melee action, it
control at once, and Y = the number of lemures that behaves like any other unit.
the unit can summon throughout the game.
Terror X: Enemy units engaged with a unit with this
Insignificant: Units with this ability are not counted ability suffer –X CBT. A unit can only suffer from one
when figuring dominance. copy of terror at a time. Use the highest possible.
Intangible: While moving, a unit with this ability Trained Gunman: If a unit with this ability doesn’t
can ignore terrain, other units, and control areas. move before it shoots, it gets +X SHS when it
Once it stops moving, it is then affected by them shoots that activation. If this bonus is claimed
normally. A unit with this ability does not trigger a during an activation, the unit that claimed it can’t
one sided attack on breaking contact and doesn’t pay a move after shooting.
command point to move out a of a unit’s control area
Trooper: Troopers are the rank and file of a company.
while moving. A unit with this ability can’t end its
activation on top of another unit. Unbeliever: Unbelievers are never affected by anything
that relies on the FTH stat.
Intercept X: A unit with this ability has a control
area extending X fathoms from its base that only Unique: Abilities with this keyword can only be used
affects lemures. A unit with this ability nullifies the once per game, and units with this keyword can only
elusive, burrower, and intangible abilities on enemy be included once in a company.
units within its control area. If it also has the attack
Unlimited: Units with this keyword may be included
of opportunity ability, that ability can be used against
any number of times in a company.
even an elusive enemy. A lemure engaged with a unit
that has this ability that breaks contact will trigger a Vulnerability (keyword) X: A unit with this ability’s
one sided attack sequence where the lemure doesn’t PR is X against the type of damage indicated by this
fight. A unit with the harmless ability and this ability abilities keyword.
still has a control area of X fathoms that affects
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suffer 1 damage per hit scored regardless of what the
table shows.
Leader: Units with this ability have their CMD
doubled when figuring how many troopers their
company can include.
Levitation: The movement of a unit with this ability
is not hindered by difficult terrain. It can move over
units that are less than 3 fathoms tall, though it is still
affected by control areas normally. A unit with this
ability can’t end its activation on top of another unit.
Life Drain: Damage of this type ignores PR and
immunity (other than immunity to life drain). The
unit that causes this type of damage will recover a
number of LP equal to the number of LP that the
unit suffering this type of damage actually lost.
Limited X: Only X copies of this unit can be included
in a company.
Limited Range: Unlike other ranged weapons, a weapon
with this ability can’t be used to attack a target that is
further away than X times the weapons base range.
Lunge X: The control area of a unit with this ability
extend X inches from their base.
Maverick: A unit with this ability cannot receive
orders from any unit other than itself.
Mentalist: A unit with this keyword will have an aura.
Natural Talent X: A unit with this ability can re-roll X
of their combat dice.
Officer: Officers are the leaders of companies. Only 1
officer can be included in a company.