First Battle

Whilst this scenario is the first of three linked battles, it can be played as a standalone scenario.

Army Selection

If playing this game as the first of three linked battles, the players should consider how the rewards for winning or losing will affect their armies going forwards in the next two scenarios.

Though players are not required to keep the same army for each game, as the forces commanded by the Storm Dragon and the Chainmaker are vast and able to sustain through the attrition of war, players may wish to keep the core of their armies similar for each game. Doing so helps weave the narrative of the campaign.

The Attacker

The attacker should write a single 2,500 points muster list using either the Warriors of Chaos Grand Army composition list or the Wolves of the Sea Army of Infamy composition list.

The Defender

The defender should write two muster lists, one representing the Empire garrison, the other representing the relief force made up of soldiers from Grand Cathay.

The Garrison: The defender should write a 1,000 point muster list using the Empire of Man Grand Army composition list from Forces of Fantasy. The general of this force must be a Captain of the Empire.

The Relief Force: The defender should write a 1,500 point muster list using the Jade Fleet Army of Infamy composition list.

Alternatively, this scenario may be played with any two armies of the players' choosing.

Set-up

This battle takes place at an Empire encampment on the outskirts of the town of Oostwold in the Wasteland. The battlefield can be set up as shown opposite, or by using the Wasteland terrain generator. The defender's deployment zone A should have some battlefield decoration representing the tents and rough defensive measures of the Empire encampment.

Deployment

The defender deploys the Garrison anywhere within the defender's deployment zone A, as shown on the map below. The attacker then deploys their entire army anywhere within the attacker's deployment zone, as shown on the map below. The defender then deploys the relief force anywhere within defender's deployment zone B.

First Turn

In this scenario, the attacker will automatically take the first turn.

Game Length

The battle will last for six rounds or until one side concedes.

Scenario Special Rules

This scenario has no special rules.

Victory!

Once the battle has ended, use Victory Points to determine which player is the winner.

• The attacking player wins a bonus 100 Victory Points for each character in the defender's army that has been slain.

• The defending player wins a bonus 100 Victory Points for each character in the Garrison army that is still alive at the end of the game.