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GIANT BAT Out of the darkest caves fly the twittering, screeching clouds of Giant Bats. These fanged monstrosities, held aloft on great leathery wings, hide in the shadows, then swoop silently down upon their prey and rip them to shreds with teeth and talons.
Giant Bat Ambush A; Fly. GIANT SPIDERS Beneath the mountains, in the darkest, deepest caves, lurk the Giant Spiders. Their bodies are covered by thick, horny, chitinous plates, and their fangs drip nerve-shattering poison. Huddled in the darkness, they lie in wait, spinning webs to ensnare their unsuspecting victims.
Giant Spider Web (1D3). Gigantic Spider Fear 5; Web (1D6). Web Spiders attempt to ensnare their prey in a web, so that they can finish it off at their leisure. Each turn a Spider may attempt to web a Warrior as many times as it has Attacks. If the Spider hits the Warrior he has been caught in its web - place a Webbed counter next to the Warrior. While webbed a Warrior may not do and may be bitten automatically with the rest of the Spider's Attacks (no to hit roll is needed) for 1Dn Wounds per bite (where n is the value after the Web entry), with no modifiers for Toughness or armour. A Spider may not use its bite Attack(s) if its opponent has not been webbed. Monsters without the ability to use webs that may also be involved in the combat get +2 to their to hit rolls against a webbed Warrior. At the start of each Warriors' Phase, roll 1D6 for each Warrior that has been webbed and add his Strength. If the total is 7 or more, he pulls himself free from the sticky strands and may act normally this turn. Other Warriors may also attempt to remove the web from an adjacent Warrior's body. GIANT RAT No less dangerous than the more intelligent monsters are the packs of Giant Rats that dwell in the dirtiest corners of the Warhammer World. Bloated by eating indescribable foul things, these rats have grown to immense proportions. When cornered, Giant Rats hurl themselves at their opponent in a maniacal frenzy, lunging for their enemy's jugular vein with no thought to their own safety.
Giant Rat Deathleap. Deathleap Giant Rats make a special attack, called a Deathleap. Roll the Rat's attack as normal, but if it hits roll 2D6 + 2 for damage. Once a Rat has attacked the Warrior, roll 1D6. On a result of 3-6 the Rat's suicidal, frenzied attack has opened it up to the Warrior's attack and he automatically kills it. WARHOUND Warhounds are sometimes driven into combat by Dark Elf Beastmasters, using their whips to control them.
Warhound - HARPY Harpies live high in crags in the mountains, but they often venture across the land in search of prey.
Harpy Claw 6+; Fly. NIGHTMARE A Nightmare appears out of the night, spitting fire from its nostrils and eyes blazing with light. Its mane and hooves glow with bright fire. It charges recklessly at anything in its path before vanishing almost instantly.
Nightmare Ambush 5+. CENTAURS More often found on the plains of the Northern Wastes, the brutish Chaos Centaurs sometimes descend into the ancient Dwarf Holds along with Beastmen and Chaos Warriors in search of treasure. Their vicious tempers can only be sated by deeds of the most bloodthirsty nature.
Centaur Armed with Bow (Str 4); Fear 4. Centaur Champion Armed with Bow (Str 7; Fear 8; Magic Armour; Magic Weapon. Centaur Hero Armed with Bow (Str 8; Fear 9; Magic Armour; Magic Item; Magic Weapon. OGRES Ogres stand twice as tall as a man, with massive muscles, jutting jaws and thick bony foreheads. Once an Ogre decides to act it is all but unstoppable.
Ogre Fear 5. Ogre Champion Fear 6; Magic Weapon. Ogre Chieftain Fear 7; Magic Item; Magic Weapon. Ogre War Chief Fear 8; Magic Armour; Magic Item; Magic Weapon. MINOTAURS Minotaurs are large creatures, and have the torso of a hugely-muscled human, but the horned head of a wild bull. Their immense faces are broad, squat and evil, with beady eyes, jutting fangs and snorting, flared nostrils.
Minotaur Fear 5. Minotaur Champion Fear 6; Magic Weapon. Minotaur Hero Fear 9; Magic Item x 2; Magic Weapon. Minotaur Lord Fear 10; Magic Armour; Magic Item x 3; Magic Weapon. DRAGON OGRES Dragon Ogres are ancient, brutish reptiles that live in the deepest mountain caves, only emerging during mighty storms to do battle on the mountain tops.
Dragon Ogre Fear 8. Dragon Ogre Champion Fear 8; Magic Armour; Magic Weapon. Dragon Ogre Hero Fear 9; Magic Armour; Magic Item; Magic Weapon. Dragon Ogre Lord Fear 10; Magic Armour; Magic Item x 2; Magic Weapon. GIANT SCORPION The dank underground passageways and caverns of the Worlds Edge Mountains conceal many huge and evil Monsters. They breed in the darkness and grow huge and fat on a diet of unnameable crawling things that live deep below the earth. The Giant Scorpion has a shiny armoured shell and chitinous claws with saw edges and knife-like bristles. Its most deadly weapon is its venomous sting.
Giant Scorpion Sting (2D6). DRYAD Dryads are tree spirits who inhabit the trees of the forests of Loren. In their solid form, they resemble a miniature version of a treeman, with soft, damp woody flesh. They are very violent if threatened and will use their branch like arms with claws of sharp thorns and twigs to their best advantage.
Dryad Aspects. Aspects Dryads can shape shift into different types of trees when under attack. When the battle starts, roll 1D6 to see which aspect the Dryads will be in for the duration of the combat. Roll once for all the Dryads in the group. If a Dryad is killed, roll again to see what the remainder of the Dryads will change into.
TROLLS Trolls are large and foul creatures, with gangling limbs and cold, damp hides. Renowned for their strength and unthinking ferocity, Trolls can rip a man apart with their bare hands. Trolls are able to regenerate damaged flesh, and so are all but impossible to kill. Not only that, they have the ability to vomit the corrosive contents over their victim, melting armour, flesh and bone with ease. One particularly vicious form of Troll is the Stone Troll, whose hide is as tough as rock. They have the strange ability of sucking the very power of magic out of the surrounding area. River Trolls live in the marshlands or swamps near the banks of rivers. Their flesh exhumes a vile slime which chokes anyone nearby.
Troll Fear 6; Regenerate 2*; Vomit. Stone Troll Fear 6; Magic Drain 6+; Regenerate 2*. River Troll Fear 6; Regenerate 2*; Slime. Chaos Troll Fear 7; Regenerate 2*; Vomit. Slime The River Trolls skin exhumes poisonous fumes which make the Warriors choke. When standing adjacent to the River Troll any Warrior is at -1 To Hit. Vomit Trolls have a special Vomit attack, regurgitating the highly corrosive contents of its stomach all over the Warrior it is attacking.In addition to making such a Troll's normal attacks, roll 1D6. If the score is a 5 or 6, the Troll has vomited on its foe. If the victim has any armour (including shields or a helmet) he loses one piece of it as the acid eats it away. The player concerned may choose which item his Warrior loses. If he hasn't got any armour, the target loses 1D6+2 Wounds, with no deductions for Toughness. * Trolls cannot regenerate when their flesh is burnt, either from natural fire or from a magic weapon. GORGON The Gorgon is a horrifying snake-headed monster with long thin claws and sharp teeth through which the creature hisses like a serpent. Like a Cockatrice the gaze of a Gorgon is magical and can turn a victim to stone. Gorgons sometimes carry weapons which they clutch awkwardly in their misshapen hands, and they dress in robes pulled from battle corpses.
Gorgon Fear 9; Petrify. HIPPOGRIF A Hippogrif is a large and extremely ferocious beast. Its head is feathered like a great bird of prey, and it can slash at enemies with its deadly beak. The forequarters of a Hippogrif are furry, with legs and claws like a great cat such as a lion. Its rear quarters more resemble those of a horse, with hooves and a sweeping tail. The colour of Hippogrifs' fur and feathers can vary tremendously.
Hippogrif Fly; Terror 10. COCKATRICE The Cockatrice is a fearsome creature whose squat, strong body is covered with scales and feathers. Powerful leathery wings propel it through the sky, from where it swoops down upon its enemy and rends them apart with its sharp claws. The Cockatrice's head has a fierce beak and is covered with ugly reed wattles, which makes it look both bizarre and frightening. The Cockatrice can petrify its foes with its magical gaze, literally turning them to stone. This weird ability makes it very difficult to fight.
Cockatrice Fear 10; Fly; Petrify. GRIFFON Griffons have fierce heads with a hooked beak like that of a huge bird of prey. Their forequarters too a feathered, with scaly limbs bearing foreclaws which are bird-like and razor sharp. Behind its huge feathered wings the Griffon's body is furred and it has huge clawed feet and a tail like that of a great hunting cat such as a lion or tiger. Some Griffons have great golden pelts like mountain lions, others have skins which are spotted or striped, or black as night.
Griffon Fly; Terror 10. WYVERN Wyverns are similar in appearance to dragons, though they are longer and more sinuous and do not have front limbs. Wyverns are scaly beasts, with thick plates of horn covering their bodies from head to foot. This makes them very difficult to slay, as their hide protects them from harm much like armour. Wyverns have long sinuous necks, which dart forward and back with lightning speed. Their heads are spiny and their mouths full of barbed teeth, while their constant screeching and roaring is extremely frightening. Their tails are barbed and topped with a deadly sting.
Wyvern Drag and Rend; Fly; Ignore Blows 5+; Ignore Pain 6; Large Monster; Never Pinned; Sting (3D6); Terror 10. Drag and Rend At the start of each turn draw a Warrior counter to determine which Warrior the Wyvern attacks. The Wyvern stretches out its long neck and attempts to ensnare and drag him near. The Wyvern makes a normal to hit roll. If it succeeds it doesn't cause any damage, but instead has clutched the Warrior and dragged him. That model is immediately moved to the nearest adjacent square to the Wyvern, moving other models out of the way as necessary. All of the Wyvern's attacks are then carried out against the captured Warrior as normal. If 2 or more of these remaining attacks hit home, the Warrior has been stung. Note that the Warrior may only attempt to dodge the initial grab and not any subsequent attacks. TREEMAN Treeman have the appearance of huge trees, many times the height of a human. They are often mistaken for trees in the forest as their clawed feet look like roots, and their legs look like the trunk of the tree.
Treeman Ambush 5+; Fear 8; Fight in Ranks; Ignore Blows 5+; Ignore Pain 4; Large Monster; Whack. Whack Roll 1D6 at the beginning of each Monsters' Phase. If the result is a 6 the Treeman whacks a random adjacent Warrior with his huge thick arms. A Whack attack hits automatically and is a Strength 10 attack (+damage dice) with modifiers for Toughness and armour as normal. The Warrior who was hit is now counted as being prone for one turn. MANTICORE The Manticore is a gigantic lion-like monster with large leathery wings and a spiked tail. They are devastating fighters attacking with raking claws and long, sharp teeth.
Manticore Fly; Manticore Sting (Ambush, Magic A); Terror 11. Manticore Sting During the Monsters' Phase, in addition to making its normal attacks and after it has moved, a Manticore may make a special poisonous Sting attack. Each Warrior adjacent to the Manticore is automatically hit and suffers 3D6 Wounds, modified for armour and Toughness. As this attack is poisonous, all the rules for the Poison special ability also apply. GIANT Giants are rare in the settled parts of the Old World, having long since been hunted down and destroyed by chivalrous Bretonnian Knights and crazed Dwarf Giant Slayers. In the northlands they are more common because the lands are wild and untamed, and full of the sort of caves that Giants like to make their homes. Giants are, as their name suggests, very big. However, they are not especially bright - in fact, many are positively dim-witted. They are notorious drunkards and regard anything smaller than themselves as potential food, including men and other intelligent creatures.
Giant Fear 11; Giant Attacks; Ignore Blows 5+; Ignore Pain 10; Large Monster; Never Pinned. Giant Attacks Giants are huge and unpredictable creatures and it is by no means certain what form of attack they will make. At the start of each Monsters' Phase roll 1D6 on the following table for each Giant on the board to determine what it does this turn.
HYDRA The Hydra is a many headed monster with a scaly, reptilian body. Its serpentine heads belch out smoky flame, but they can also attack by biting enemies with their sharp teeth, and crushing them in the coils of their necks. Their bodies are low and squat, heavily muscled and covered with thick scales which are as hard as iron.
Hydra Breathe Fire 4 (Ambush A); Ignore Blows 5+; Ignore Pain 7; Large Monster; Magic Resistance 5+; Never Pinned; Terror 11. CHIMERA The Chimera is a huge and vicious monster, one of the most fearsome that stalks the Old World. This ferocious creature has three bestial heads; a lions head, a fierce ram's head and a dragon's head. Its hulking body is powerful and quick and its claws are long and sharp. The Chimera also has a lashing tail which is barbed with venomous stings.
Chimera Breathe Fire 4 (Ambush A); Ignore Blows 5+; Ignore Pain 7; Large Monster; Sting (3D6); Terror 11. DRAGONS The ancient dragons slumber in the caves below the world, guarding their treasure through the long years. Woe betide any foolish Warrior who attempts to steal their hoard, as when roused there is little to rival a dragon in combat.
Dragon Dragon Breath (Ambush, Magic A); Fly; Ignore Blows 5+; Ignore Pain 7; Large Monster; Terror 12; Treasure Hoard +0. Great Dragon Chaos Magic 1 (choose God at random); Dragon Breath (Ambush, Magic A); Fly; Ignore Blows 4+; Ignore Pain 7; Large Monster; Terror 13; Treasure Hoard +1. Emperor Dragon Chaos Magic 2 (choose God at random); Dragon Breath (Ambush, Magic A); Fly; Ignore Blows 4+; Ignore Pain 3D6; Large Monster; Terror 14; Treasure Hoard +2. Dragon Breath There are many different types of dragon in the dark caverns and tunnels beneath the mountains of the Warhammer World, each with a different breath weapon (not all dragons possess the archetypical fiery breath). To determine which sort of dragon the Warriors have encountered, and therefore what type of breath weapon it has, roll 1D6 on the following table: 1-2 Fire Dragon - Breathes Fire At the start of each turn roll 1D6. The number rolled indicates how many of the Warriors are engulfed in flame and fire. If the score is higher than the number of Warriors present all of them have been hit. If not all of the Warriors are hit use the Warrior counters to determine who escapes. Each Warrior hit by the fire suffers 3D6 Wounds, with no modifier for armour. 3 Black Dragon - Breathes Smoke At the start of each turn roll 1D6. The number rolled indicates how many of the Warriors are engulfed in the oily fumes. If the score is higher than the number of Warriors present all of them have been hit. If not all of the Warriors are hit use the Warrior counters to determine who escapes. Roll 1D6 for each Warrior hit by the smoke, subtract his Toughness from the score and multiply the result by 2. The total shows how many D6 Wounds the Warrior suffers, with no modifiers for Toughness or armour. For example, a 6 is rolled for a Warrior of Toughness 4. He suffers ((6-4) x 2) = 4D6 Wounds, with no modifiers for Toughness or armour. 4 Green Dragon - Breathes Corrosive Fumes Roll 1D6 for each Warrior and add his Toughness. If the score is 7 or more that Warrior is unaffected. If the score is 6 or less that Warrior suffers 3D6 Wounds, with no modifiers for Toughness or armour. 5 Blue Dragon - Spits Electricity Blue Dragons actually generate electricity that arcs from their mouths in the form of lightning, rather than breathe a noxious substance. Take one Warrior counter to determine who is hit. That Warrior suffers 2D6 Wounds, with no modifier for armour. After resolving that attack, roll another 1D6. On a score of 3, 4, 5 or 6 the lightning bolt arcs across to another Warrior. Take another Warrior counter to determine who. He also takes 2D6 Wounds with no modifier for armour. This process continues until the lightning bolt fails to arc across to another Warrior. 6 White Dragon - Breathes Chilling Mist At the start of each turn roll 1D6. The number rolled indicates how many of the Warriors are engulfed by the mist. If the score is higher than the number of Warriors present all of them have been hit. If not all of the Warriors are hit use the Warrior counters to determine who escapes. Each Warrior hit by the fire suffers 3D6 Wounds, with no modifier for armour. Each Warrior suffers 1D6 Wounds, with no modifiers for Toughness or armour. In addition, while he thaws out, for 1 turn he has a Movement of 1, he may be hit automatically, and any dice rolls made for his actions only succeed on a natural 6. Actions that do not require a dice roll may be carried out as normal. Treasure Hoard+n Dragons have their own treasure hoards above and beyond the treasure that is otherwise found. When a dragon is killed roll 1D6 + n, where n is the number after the Treasure Hoard entry, on the following table to determine what it contains. 1 Gold Each Warrior may roll as many D6 as he likes, adding up the score and multiplying it by 10 to determine how much gold his Warrior finds. However, if any of the dice score a 1 his Warrior finds nothing. 2-3 Dungeon Room Treasure Make one roll on the Dungeon Room Treasure Table for each Warrior to determine what he finds. 4-5 Dungeon Room Treasure and Gold Make one roll on the Dungeon Room Treasure Table for each Warrior to determine what he finds. In addition, each Warrior may roll as many D6 as he likes, adding up the score and multiplying it by 10 to determine how much gold his Warrior finds. However, if any of the dice score a 1 his Warrior finds nothing. 6 Objective Room Treasure Make one roll on the Objective Room Treasure Table for each Warrior to determine what he finds.
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