Necromunda 2nd [p001-120] Rulebook.pdf

Living Rulebook edition compiled by Andy Hall

A big thanks to Robert J. Reiner, Nick Jakos and john french

Living Rulebook edition compiled by Andy Hall

A big thanks to Robert J. Reiner, Nick Jakos and john french

NECROMUNDA

CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

TABLETOP CONFLICT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

BUILDING THE GANG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

THE RULEBOOK . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

NEW PLAYERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO PLAY . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

THE RULES

CHARACTERISTICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

THE TURN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

PHASES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

MOVEMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

MOVING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

RUNNING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

CHARGE! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

HIDING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

TERRAIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

SHOOTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

WHO CAN SHOOT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

CLOSEST TARGET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

RANGE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

HITTING THE TARGET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

PINNED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

WOUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

INJURIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

MULTIPLE WOUNDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

ARMOUR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

PINNED FIGHTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

SHOOTING INTO HAND-TO-HAND COMBAT . . 18

MOVING AND SHOOTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

SHOOTING AT A FIGHTER WHO IS DOWN . . . 19

BLAST WEAPONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

GRENADES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

FLAMER TEMPLATES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

SUSTAINED SHOOTING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

AMMO ROLLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

OVERWATCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

HAND-TO-HAND COMBAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

WHO CAN FIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

PROCEDURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

ATTACK DICE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

THE OUTCOME OF COMBAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

MULTIPLE COMBATS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

FOLLOW-UP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

PINNED FIGHTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

MOVING FROM COMBAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

BREAKING FROM COMBAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

LEADERSHIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

BROKEN FIGHTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

RECOVERING YOUR NERVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

LEADERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

THE BOTTLE TEST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

ADVANCED RULES

FALLING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

STRAY SHOTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

EXPLODING WEAPONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

WILD GRENADES AND SHELLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

ATTACKING STRUCTURAL FEATURES . . . . . . . . 29

FEAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

TERROR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

STUPIDITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

HATRED . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

FRENZY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

THE ARMOURY

WEAPONRY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

PROFILES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

HAND-TO-HAND COMBAT WEAPONS . . . . . . 34

PISTOLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

BASIC WEAPONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

SPECIAL WEAPONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

HEAVY WEAPONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

GRENADES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45

ARMOUR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

AMMUNITION AND GUNSIGHTS . . . . . . . . . 49

BIONICS AND BIO-IMPLANTS . . . . . . . . . . . 50

MISCELLANEOUS EQUIPMENT . . . . . . . . . . . 51

NECROMUNDA

CONTENTS

HIVE PRIMUS

The World of Necromunda

THE HIVES OF NECROMUNDA . . . . . . . . . . . .59

HIVE PRIMUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

THE HOUSES OF HIVE PRIMUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

THE MERCHANT GUILD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

THE UNDERHIVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

CREATING A GANG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

GANG RECRUITMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

WEAPONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

SAMPLE GANG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

CAMPAIGNS

Battles in the Underhive

NECROMUNDA CAMPAIGNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

SERIOUS INJURIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

EXPERIENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

SKILLS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88

TERRITORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92

INCOME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

TERRITORY TABLE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

TRADING POSTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

RARE TRADE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

PRICE CHART . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

HIRED GUNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

UNDERHIVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

BOUNTY HUNTERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

RATSKIN SCOUTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104

BATTLES IN THE UNDERHIVE

Playing Campaign Games

PLAYING A CAMPAIGN GAME . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

SCENARIO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

SCENARIO 1: GANG FIGHT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

SCENARIO 2: SCAVENGERS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111

SCENARIO 3: HIT & RUN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

SCENARIO 4: AMBUSH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

SCENARIO 5: THE RAID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116

SCENARIO 6: RESCUE MISSION . . . . . . . . . . . . 118

SCENARIO 7: SHOOT OUT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

NECROMUNDA

Introduction

Necromunda is a game of fierce combat between rival

gang fighters in the dangerous underworld of the

Necromundan hives.

A hive is an ancient and incomprehensibly vast city, built

up layer upon layer, stretching ten miles into the

planet’s atmosphere. To those who live in the depths

the dark and ruinous Underhive offers every

opportunity for wealth and power. Its collapsed caverns

conceal the riches of the distant past: rare and precious

metals, unfathomable archeotech devices, wondrous

mutated fungi and much more. It is also a place of

danger, where mutant creatures, renegades and killers

hide from the laws of House and Hive. And, of course,

there are others who want the riches of the Underhive

for themselves.

Outside the hives the planet’s surface is covered by

endless miles of toxic ash wastes and the atmosphere is

so polluted that it corrodes the hive’s armoured walls.

Above is a harsh sky and the sun’s deadly light. Beyond

the planet itself is the wider galaxy and the great realm

of the Imperium of Man, an empire of a million worlds

held in thrall by the Adeptus of Earth. But such things

are nothing but legends in the Underhive where sky and

space, planets and even the ground itself are concepts

so wild and abstract that many refuse to believe they

exist.

TABLETOP CONFLICT

The Necromunda game allows you to fight conflicts

between rival Underhive gangs on the tabletop. The

opposing gangs are represented by models, assembled

and painted by yourself, each representing an individual

gang fighter. You’ll find more information about the

different cultures and peoples of Necromunda in the

later sections of this book. Your tabletop becomes a part

of the Underhive, the scene of the action, with ruined

buildings, gantries and multi-level walkways.

The aim of the game is to outfight your opponent,

which requires a mixture of skill and luck. You’ll soon

learn how to arm and equip your gang efficiently, and

how to exploit the ruins and other terrain to your best

advantage. You’ll also want to expand your gangs

beyond the models provided in the game. Many models

are available for the different gangs and new models are

coming out all the time. With these you can expand your

collection, equip fighters with different weapons, and

add more powerful characters.

BUILDING THE GANG

Every time you play Necromunda you earn the

opportunity to expand or improve your gang. By

winning games you gain territory, discover ancient

artifacts, uncover mineral wealth, and so on. With this

wealth you can buy more weaponry and hire more gang

fighters.

Your gang will also improve with time. Every time a

gang fights, its members gain in skill and experience.

Young juves quickly progress to become full gang

fighters, and fighters learn new abilities which make

them superior combatants.

As the gang’s leader becomes richer and his followers

ever more deadly, his fame will spread throughout

the Underhive. Famous gunfighters and other

renegades will come and seek him out, perhaps to

join him, maybe to collect the inevitable bounty that

piles upon his head!

By recording the details of your gang you can watch

it grow from a bunch of young hopefuls to hardened

fighters feared and respected throughout the

Underhive.

THE RULEBOOK

This book, the Necromunda rulebook, contains the

rules of the game. You don’t need to learn all the

rules to play, but we suggest you read through the

rulebook before attempting your first game. The

most important rules are summarised on the separate

playsheets, and you’ll quickly find these are all you

need in most situations. For more detailed rules and

to resolve more complex situations, you can always

refer to the rulebook itself.

NEW PLAYERS

If you’re new to Games Workshop games then you’ll

be reassured to know that finding other players isn’t

normally a problem – you’ll be surprised how many

there are! There may be a Games Workshop store

nearby, where you can obtain models, paints and

game supplements. Games Workshop stores are not

just shops, they are hobby centres where the staff will

happily help you learn the rules, show you how to

paint, and suggest ways to use and develop your

collection. Games Workshop staff are also players

who collect and paint their own forces and fight

battles themselves.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED

NECROMUNDA

MODELS

Games of Necromunda are fought out using

model fighters, each approximately 28mm tall.

Before playing you need enough models to

assemble a complete ‘gang’ as detailed later in

the rules. A large variety of different models are

available from Games Workshop, illustrations of

which can be found throughout this book, and

particular in the colour section at its centre.

TEMPLATES

Special templates are used to determine the effects of

many weapons. For example, grenade and shell

bursts, and the gout of burning fire projected by a

flamer. You can find these near the back of the book,

on page 142. You can photocopy this page and cut

out the templates for use in your games, or

alternatively purchase more sturdy plastic versions

available from Games Workshop.

DICE

A variety of different dice are used in the

Necromunda game, as follows.

WHAT ELSE YOU WILL NEED

In addition to the game components mentioned

above you will need two or more players and a firm,

level tabletop or area of floor. A kitchen table will do

fine. Some gamers make their own gaming tables

from a sheet of chipboard or something similar. Such

a table can be slightly larger than the table or trestles

that support it, and can be divided into two or more

pieces for ease of storage. Many players find that a

heavy blanket draped over a table or spread upon the

floor makes a fine surface on which to play a battle.

You will need at least one retractable tape measure

marked in feet and inches. All distances in

Necromunda are given in Imperial units.

Pens and pencils, and plenty of paper will also be

required. When you play a game you will need to

keep track of wounds suffered by your fighters, the

weapons they are carrying, and other details. This is

most easily done using a roster sheet, an example of

which is included in this book. We recommend that

you copy or photocopy additional roster sheets and

use them to record details during the game. We’ll

explain more about roster sheets and how to use

them later in this book.

From left to right: Two D6’s, a scatter dice, and an

artillery dice

Ordinary dice (known as D6’s) are marked 1 to 6

in the usual way. These dice are used a lot during play

and to save space on charts they are always referred

to as D6 (where ‘D’ stands for dice). So, when the

rules call upon you to roll a D6 we are simply asking

you to roll a dice. D6+1 means roll a dice and add 1

to the score. 2D6 means roll two dice and add the

scores together to obtain a score of 2-12.

The Scatter dice is marked with four arrows and

two HIT symbols. This dice is used to determine

where grenades and shells land if they miss their

target, hence ‘scatter’. The dice can be used to

establish any random direction from a point. Note

that the HIT symbol also has a small arrow on it to

facilitate this.

The Artillery dice is marked 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 and

MISFIRE. This dice is used in conjunction with the

Scatter dice to determine how far shells land from

their mark. A MISFIRE result can result in a shell

proving dud or even exploding in the breach.

In some cases, you will also find references to a dice

called a D3. There isn’t actually any such thing as a 3-

sided dice, instead a D3 means roll a D6 and halve

the result rounding up.

So, for a D3, a roll of a 1 or 2 = 1, a roll of 3 or 4 =

2 and a roll of 5 or 6 = 3.

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