Suddenly Hechmier felt a jolt as the Griffon's claws sunk into his back, breaking his spine as he was lifted from the ground. He was still conscious as the Griffon dropped him into the nest. The hatchlings only looked at him curiously for a moment before they started to sate their hunger. |
echmier
ran until he thought his lungs would burst. No matter how fast he moved
he could feel the wind from the beat of the Griffon's wings against
his back. He was crying with terror. They were all dead. Everyone. Just
as he had reached out for one of the precious eggs, the beast had swept
out of the sun. The handgunners' volley never touched it. In one
long glide its mighty claws had reached out and torn Zebreck's head
from his shoulders. The rest of the men were doomed after that.
A 48" x 48" area is ideal for this type of game. The nest should be in the dead centre of the table on top of a two-layer hill. At the foot of one end of the hill, there should be impassable rocks, at the other end, fallen logs. There should be two groups of trees, one set in either corner as shown on the map.
The objective for the monsters is to stop the nest raiders from escaping off the board with any eggs.
Each nest raiding gang is vying to get an egg from the nest and take it off the table via any table edge. In multi-player games the winner must get the most eggs off any edge!
The "Mother" monster does not start the game on the board. She enters play sometime after the nest has been violated! Roll as soon as a Raider has touched the nest. On a 4+ the Mother may enter from any table edge. If the mother doesn't enter that turn, roll at the end of each player's turn. The Hatchlings start in the nest.
The nest raiders must start the game on any table edge.
The nest raiders go first, as they're the ones doing the raiding, and the Mother monster isn't on the table yet.
This scenario uses the special rules detailed below:
Young Monsters
The statistics of the hatchlings are all equal to half the corresponding statistic
of their mother. In the case of fractions, round down. The hatchlings will NOT
move from the nest at any point in the game.
Raiding the Nest
To grab an egg, all that is needed is to have one model get inside the nest.
Once the model has crawled into the nest, it is assumed to have grabbed an egg.
Each model may only carry one egg at a time.
Hungry Hatchlings
The hatchlings are absolutely starved (why else would their mother leave them
alone?), and will eat just about anything that looks tasty. Any raider trying
to get an egg must first contend with the hatchlings! Raiders are NOT pinned
in combat and may still move and snatch an egg - but if they choose to do this
they may not strike at the hatchlings (roll one attack on the raider as he runs
by).
OPTIONS - SINGLE AND MULTI-PLAYER
This scenario does not have to be limited to two players (one playing the raiders and one playing the monsters). Any number of players can compete for the few eggs, each attempting to get eggs off the table. Also, a single player can play with the mother and hatchlings being controlled by the rules below. For an all-out free-for-all, you can combine the rules for controlling the monsters with a multi-player game.
Single Player
To play this game by yourself, have the monsters move and fight as described
below:
Once the mother comes onto the board, it will start in the centre of one of the table edges. Determine which table edge it appears on by rolling a D6, re-rolling on a 5-6.
The mother, if not engaged in combat, will move D6 inches towards the nearest model. If it comes in base-to-base contact, it is considered to have charged and will strike first. If someone is in possession of the egg, the mother, unless in combat, will move 2D6 towards that model, with the same stipulation about charging as stated above.
Multi-Player
If there are more than two players you may wish to add another nest with another
D3 eggs. Also, you have the option of stealing the egg from someone who has
already retrieved it. Simply wound them in combat (any result), and the model
who caused the wound steals the egg.
This
scenario is really useful for just about any Warhammer army and a wide variety
of monsters. Here are a few suggestions to try:
• An Empire Warband trying to steal Griffon Eggs.
• An Orc Warband trying to steal Wyvern Eggs.
• A Goblin mob hunting Giant Spider Eggs.
• High Elves or Wood Elves looking for Great Eagle Eggs.
• A Necromancer & Undead looking for Manticore Eggs.
• A Bretonnian noble party seeking Hippogriff Eggs.
• Dark Elves looking for Hydra Eggs.
This scenario can be used as the precursor to a full-scale Warhammer battle. Should the raiders be successful in their attempt to retrieve the egg, the price for it would be well enough to cover a Dogs of War or Regiment of Renown unit joining their army in the next game, regardless of the normal ally rules and without having to spend the points. (In a multi-player game, the player that wins would receive this bonus, and everyone else would be out of luck.)
If the monsters defend their nest by eliminating all of the nest raiders, the army the raiders are from would lose the points used in this scenario.
You can read the battle report by Ken Kennedy and Jeff Keyser, here.
Terrain
Project: You can find an article on how to build monster's nests for
this scenario, here.
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