A Variant Pirate Warband For Mordheim
by Michael Weaver
Micheal has worked up and play-tested a new warband for Mordheim, allowing pirates from different Warhammer races to be included in the same crew! Enjoy!
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The maximum size of a Free Brotherhood Warband is 15.
Special Rules:
A Mongrel Lot: If the Free Brotherhood warband has more than one race in it, then before each game the Captain must make a leadership check. If he fails, roll 2d6 on the table below:
2 – 3 Gimme it now, you poxed weevil! The Free Brothers brawl among themselves. Randomly determine d3 members of the warband (excluding the Captain); those members of the band miss the next game, recovering from their wounds.
4 – 5 Well, I hope we all learned a lesson here. The Captain had to act quickly to prevent a brawl. Randomly choose one crewman (henchman); that crewman misses the next game while recovering from the captain’s “lesson”.
6 – 7 We’re not bleedin’ waiting any longer – move out! Randomly choose d3 crewmen (henchmen). These crewmen are not deployed on the board at the start of the game. Each turn, the Free Brotherhood player rolls individually for each of the slackers to see if he shows up. On the first turn, a roll of 6 indicates that crewman has shown up, on the second turn a 5+ indicates the slacker in question arrives, on the third turn a 4+ indicates an arrival, etc. Each of the slackers will appear on the edge of the board in the Free Brotherhood’s deployment zone when he finally does show up. No rum rations for these lads for a week!
8 – 9 Good party. Time to work, now. The warband drank a week’s worth of rum last night. Warband members cannot run on the first d3 turns of the game. (A vampire captain is excluded from this penalty, although his crew are not!).
10 – 11 No Effect
12 Right – we’ll see about that! Two members of the warband have a bet going as to which of them is them deadliest killer. Randomly choose two crewmen (henchmen); these crewmen are +1 WS and +1 attack until one of them takes an enemy out of action, or until one of them is taken out of action. If one of the two wins the bet by taking an enemy out of action, that crewman receives +1 experience point at the end of the game, and if he earns an advancement roll he may adjust that roll by -1/+1.
HEROES
Captains
The warband must have one captain, chosen from the options below. All captains have the Leadership special ability, and start with 20 experience points.
Vampire Captain (110 Gold Crowns to hire)
M WS BS Str To Wds In At Ldr
6 4 4 4 4 2 5 2 8
Special Rules: Cause Fear; Immune to Psychology; Immune to Poison; No Pain
Skill Lists: Free Brotherhood, Combat, Academic, Strength, Speed
Weapon options: dagger, mace, hammer, axe, sword, double-handed weapon, pistol, dueling pistol.
Armor options: light armor, shield, helmet.
Reiklander Captain (60 Gold Crowns to hire)
M WS BS Str To Wds In At Ldr
4 4 4 3 3 1 4 1 8
Special Rules: Leadership range of 12”; human crewmembers, including heroes, can be equipped with longbows
Skill Lists: Free Brotherhood, Combat, Shooting, Academic, Strength, Speed
Weapon Options: dagger, mace, hammer, axe, sword, double-handed weapon, longbow, pistol, dueling pistol.
Armor options: light armor, shield, helmet
Marienburger Captain (60 Gold Crowns to hire)
M WS BS Str To Wds In At Ldr
4 4 4 3 3 1 4 1 8
Special Rules: The Captain’s starting equipment costs only 80% of the standard price; always add 10% to the amount the warband receives for selling shards; the captain adds +1 to his search roll for rare items.
Skill Lists: Free Brotherhood, Combat, Shooting, Academic, Strength, Speed
Weapon Options: dagger, mace, hammer, axe, sword, double-handed weapon, pistol, dueling pistol.
Armor options: light armor, shield, helmet.
Middenheimer Captain (60 Gold Crowns to hire)
M WS BS Str To Wds In At Ldr
4 4 4 4 3 1 4 1 8
Special Rules: None
Skill Lists: Free Brotherhood, Combat, Shooting, Academic, Strength, Speed
Weapon Options: dagger, mace, hammer, axe, sword, double-handed weapon, pistol, dueling pistol.
Armor options: light armor, shield, helmet
Tilean Captain (60 Gold Crowns to hire)
M WS BS Str To Wds In At Ldr
4 4 4 3 3 1 4 1 8
Special Rules: Human crewmembers, including heroes, can be equipped with rapiers and crossbows
Skill Lists: Free Brotherhood, Combat, Shooting, Academic, Strength, Speed
Weapon Options: dagger, mace, hammer, axe, sword, rapier (15 gc), double-handed weapon, crossbow, pistol, dueling pistol.
Armor options: light armor, shield, helmet
Bretonnian Captain (60 Gold Crowns to Hire)
M WS BS Str To Wds In At Ldr
4 4 3 4 3 1 4 1 8
Special Rules: Pays only half price for starting armor
Skill Lists: Free Brotherhood, Combat, Strength, Speed
Weapon Options: dagger, axe, sword, mace, double-handed weapon, longbow, crossbow
Armor Options: light armor, shield, helmet
Dwarf Captain (85 Gold Crowns to hire)
M WS BS Str To Wds In At Ldr
3 5 4 3 4 1 2 1 9
Special Rules: Hard to Kill, Hard Head, Armor
Skill Lists: Free Brotherhood, Combat, Shooting, Strength
Weapon Options: dagger, mace, hammer, axe, dwarven axe (15 gc), sword, double-handed weapon, pistol, dueling pistol.
Armor Options: light armor, shield, helmet
Orc Captain (80 Gold Crowns to Hire)
M WS BS Str To Wds In At Ldr
4 4 4 4 4 1 3 1 8
Special Rules: None
Skill Lists: Free Brotherhood, Combat, Shooting, Strength, Speed
Weapon Options: dagger, club, axe, sword, double-handed weapon, pistol, dueling pistol.
Armor Options: light armor, shield, helmet
Dark Elf Captain (80 Gold Crowns to hire)
M WS BS Str To Wds In At Ldr
5 5 4 3 3 1 6 1 9
Special Rules: Excellent sight; won’t use black powder weapons
Skill Lists: Free Brotherhood, Combat, Academic, Shooting, Speed
Weapon Options: dagger, axe, sword, double-handed weapon, repeater crossbow (40 gc), crossbow pistol (35 gc)
Armor Options: light armor, shield, helmet
First Mates
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Free Brotherhood warbands can have one first mate, and no more. Choose from the following options.
Reiklander First Mate (8 experience; 35 Gold Crowns to hire)
M WS BS Str To Wds In At Ldr
4 4 3 3 3 1 3 1 7
Special Rules: None
Skill Lists: Free Brotherhood, Combat, Shooting, Strength
Weapon Options: dagger, mace, hammer, axe, sword, double-handed weapon, longbow, pistol, dueling pistol.
Armor options: light armor, shield, helmet
Marienburger First Mate (8 experience; 35 Gold Crowns to hire)
M WS BS Str To Wds In At Ldr
4 4 3 3 3 1 3 1 7
Special Rules: The First Mate’s starting equipment costs only 80% of the standard price; he adds +1 to his search roll for rare items.
Skill Lists: Free Brotherhood, Combat, Shooting, Speed
Weapon Options: dagger, mace, hammer, axe, sword, double-handed weapon, pistol, dueling pistol.
Armor options: light armor, shield, helmet
Middenheimer First Mate (8 experience; 35 Gold Crowns to hire)
M WS BS Str To Wds In At Ldr
4 4 3 4 3 1 3 1 7
Special Rules: None
Skill Lists: Free Brotherhood, Combat, Strength, Speed
Weapon Options: dagger, mace, hammer, axe, sword, double-handed weapon, bow.
Armor options: light armor, shield, helmet
Tilean First Mate (8 experience; 35 Gold Crowns to hire)
M WS BS Str To Wds In At Ldr
4 4 3 3 3 1 4 1 7
Special Rules: None
Skill Lists: Free Brotherhood, Combat, Shooting, Speed
Weapon Options: dagger, mace, hammer, axe, sword, rapier (15 gc), double-handed weapon, bow, pistol, dueling pistol.
Armor options: light armor, shield, helmet
Bretonnian first mate (8 experience; 30 Gold Crowns to Hire)
M WS BS Str To Wds In At Ldr
4 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 7
Special Rules: Pays only half price for starting armor
Skill Lists: Free Brotherhood, Combat, Strength, Speed
Weapon Options: dagger, axe, sword, mace, double-handed weapon, longbow, crossbow
Armor Options: light armor, shield, helmet
Dwarf First Mate (12 experience; 55 Gold Crowns to hire)
M WS BS Str To Wds In At Ldr
3 4 3 3 4 1 2 1 9
Special Rules: You cannot have a Dwarf First Mate if the Captain is an Orc; Hard to Kill, Hard Head, Armor
Skill Lists: Free Brotherhood, Combat, Shooting, Strength
Weapon Options: dagger, mace, hammer, axe, dwarven axe (15 gc), sword, double-handed weapon, pistol, dueling pistol.
Armor Options: light armor, shield, helmet
Orc First Mate (15 experience; 40 Gold Crowns to Hire)
M WS BS Str To Wds In At Ldr
4 4 3 3 4 1 3 1 7
Special Rules: You cannot have an Orc First Mate if the Captain is a Dwarf.
Skill Lists: Free Brotherhood, Combat, Shooting, Strength
Weapon Options: dagger, club, axe, sword, double-handed weapon, bow, pistol.
Armor Options: light armor, shield, helmet
Dark Elf First Mate (12 experience; 45 Gold Crowns to hire)
M WS BS Str To Wds In At Ldr
5 5 4 3 3 1 6 1 8
Special Rules: Excellent sight; won’t use black powder weapons
Skill Lists: Free Brotherhood, Combat, Speed, Shooting
Weapon Options: dagger, axe, sword, double-handed weapon, repeater crossbow, crossbow pistol
Armor Options: light armor, shield, helmet
Cabin Boys
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Free Brotherhood warbands can have a maximum of two cabin boys, and no more. All cabin boys start with zero experience. Choose from the following options.
Human Cabin Boy (15 Gold Crowns to hire)
M WS BS Str To Wds In At Ldr
4 2 2 3 3 1 3 1 6
Special Rules: None
Skill Lists: Free Brotherhood, combat, shooting, speed
Weapon Options: dagger, axe, sword, double-handed weapon, bow, pistol
Armor Options: light armor, shield, helmet
Goblin Cabin Boy (15 Gold Crowns to hire)
M WS BS Str To Wds In At Ldr
4 2 3 3 3 1 3 1 5
Special Rules: None
Skill Lists: Free Brotherhood, combat, shooting, speed
Weapon Options: dagger, club, sword, shortbow, pistol
Armor Options: light armor, shield, helmet
Halfling Cabin Boy (20 Gold Crowns to hire)
M WS BS Str To Wds In At Ldr
4 2 4 2 2 1 4 1 8
Special Rules: None
Skill Lists: Free Brotherhood, combat, shooting, speed
Weapon Options: dagger, axe, sword, club, bow, pistol
Armor Options: light armor, shield, helmet
HENCHMEN
All henchmen start with zero experience points. Crewmen may be equipped with weapons and armor chosen from the Crewman Equipment List.
0-10 Human Crewman
25 Gold Crowns to hire
M WS BS Str To Wds In At Ldr
4 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 7
0-3* Dwarf Crewman
40 Gold Crowns to hire
M WS BS Str To Wds In At Ldr
4 4 3 3 4 1 2 1 9
*Adjusted as follows: +2 if the Captain is a Dwarf; +1 if the First Mate is a Dwarf; -1 if the Captain is an Orc
Note: Dwarf crew benefit from the Hard to Kill, Hard Head, and Armor Special rules
0-3* Orc Crewman
30? Gold Crowns to hire (Orc Boyz cost 25, the same as human warriors [crew]– but have +1T)
M WS BS Str To Wds In At Ldr
4 3 3 3 4 1 3 1 7
* Adjusted as follows: +2 if the Captain is an Orc; +1 if the First Mate is an Orc; -1 if the Captain is a Dwarf
0-3 Goblin Crewman
15 Gold Crowns to hire
M WS BS Str To Wds In At Ldr
4 2 3 3 3 1 3 1 5
Note: A goblin who becomes a hero by rolling “The Lad’s Got Talent” cannot choose the strength skill list as one of his lists.
0-2* Dark Elf Crewmen
35 Cold Crowns to hire
M WS BS Str To Wds In At Ldr
5 4 4 3 3 1 6 1 8
*Adjusted as follows: +2 if the Captain is a Dark Elf; +1 if the First Mate is a Dark Elf.
0-2 Skaven Crewmen
20 Gold Crowns to Hire
M WS BS Str To Wds In At Ldr
5 3 3 3 3 1 4 1 5
0-1 Ogre Crewmen
160 Gold Crowns to Hire
M WS BS Str To Wds In At Ldr
6 3 2 4 4 3 3 2 7
Special Rules: Large Creature, and Causes Fear; earns experience as normal as a henchman, but if promoted to hero by a “The Lad’s Got Talent” roll, counts as Dim Witted (takes twice as many experience to earn subsequent improvement rolls). If promoted, he can only take the combat and strength skill lists.
Crewmen Equipment list
Item Cost
Axe 5 gc
Club/Mace/Hammer 3 gc
Dagger 2 gc
Sword 10 gc
Bow 10 gc
Blunderbuss 30 gc
Handgun 35 gc
Pistol/brace 15 gc/30 gc
Short Bow 5 gc
Throwing Knives 15 gc Rare 5
Buckler 5 gc
Helmet 10 gc
Light Armour 20 gc
Shield 5 gc
Free Brotherhood Skills
Black Powder Expert: the hero can use any blackpowder weapons (not available to Dark Elf heroes).
Sail Monkey: the hero counts as if he had +1 point of initiative for purposes of climb, jump down, diving charge and jumping over gaps checks.