Dwarf Treasure Hunters.pdf

Dwarf Treasure Hunters

Dwarfs are a grim and exceptionally proud people. They respect

three things above all else: age, wealth and skill. It is no surprise then

that these grim warriors can be found in Mordheim searching for fame

and fortune. Mark Havener gives full rules for including Dwarf

warbands in Mordheim.

Occasionally, a Dwarf

noble will find himself in

desperate times. His family

hold may have been overrun by

Goblins or Skaven, or he may have

somehow disgraced himself and been

banished. Other Dwarfs know these warriors

as the Dispossessed. Dwarfs are a proud race

and it is against a Dwarf ’s nature to lose himself

in despair. Instead, a noble who finds himself in

such dire straits will gather together a group of his

closest friends and kin and go treasure hunting,

hoping to accumulate a large enough hoard to

establish his own holding. At this time, the largest

source of wealth in the Known World is rumoured to

be a city in the Empire. The city is known as

Mordheim…

on a roll of 6 instead of 5-6 when rolling on the Injury chart.

Treat a roll of 1-2 as knocked down , 3-5 as stunned , and 6 as

out of action .

Hard Head. Dwarfs ignore the special rules for maces, clubs,

etc. They are not easy to knock out!

Armour. Dwarfs never suffer movement penalties for wearing

armour.

Hate Orcs and Goblins. All Dwarfs hate Orcs and Goblins.

See the psychology section of the Mordheim rules for details

on the effects of hatred.

Grudgebearers. Dwarfs hold an ancient grudge against Elves

from the days when the two races fought for supremacy in the

Old World. A Dwarf warband may never include any kind of

Elven Hired Sword or Dramatis Personae.

Incomparable Miners. Dwarfs spend much of their lives

underground searching for precious minerals, and they are

the best in the world at this kind of work. In the city of

Mordheim they apply similar skills to the search for

wyrdstone. When checking for wyrdstone at the end of a

game, add +1 to the number of pieces found for a

Dwarf warband.

Special Rules

All Dwarfs are subject to the following special rules:

Hard to Kill . Dwarfs are tough, resilient

individuals who can only be taken out of action

Absolute silence hung over the feasting hall like a burial

shroud. The celebration had lasted for days, ever since the

invading Goblin tribes had been repulsed. The people of

Karak Azar had not had much cause for rejoicing over recent

decades so all were making the most of this rare occasion;

songs were sung that had not been heard in these halls for a

generation, and legendary quantities of the most precious

Dwarf ales were being drunk.

That was until young Lord Orrick had entered the hall.

Orrick was the youngest son of King Kurdan, ruler of Karak

Azar. To say the two sometimes clashed would be an

understatement.

“What did you say, lad?” asked the aged king in a steady

voice. “My old ears must have misheard you.”

“I merely asked what we are celebrating for,” slurred the

younger Dwarf. He lacked his father’s ability to appear sober

regardless of the amount of drink he had imbibed. “We beat

them this time, but they’ll be back, mark my words. And next

time we might not be so lucky.”

“Lucky?” roared the enraged king, half rising from his chair.

His hearthguard seated to either side exchanged worried

looks yet rose with him. Would noble blood be spilled in the

hall this night?

“How dare you speak to me of luck? It was Dwarf courage

and fighting skill that drove off those green-skinned hordes.

This hold has never fallen to invaders, and never will! Not

while I draw breath!”

“All I am saying is that times are changing, and we must

change with them! You speak of skill – but the age-old tactics

that our ancestors employed are the same ones we still use

today. Eventually a canny foe will figure out our methods,

and this kingdom will fall!”

“Do you not have any pride in your ancestors, lad?” The

Dwarf king was nearly silent now, his voice barely above a

whisper. Those who knew him well realised that this was a

dangerous sign, and more worried looks were exchanged

throughout the room.

“Ancestors be damned!” the young prince exclaimed,

slamming his fist into the hard stone of the feasting table.

“Over the last generation half a dozen Dwarf holds have

fallen to their enemies. I’m quite sure their rulers thought

just as highly about the outdated strategies of their

forefathers. We must abandon the old ways, before it is too

late for us all!”

Though he had been flushed with drink before, the ancient

ruler’s face had been drained by his son’s last outburst. To

his ears, the words his offspring had spoken were the worst

desecration imaginable – disrespect of the ancestors.

“Get out.” The words were barely audible, even in the silent

hall. “Leave this kingdom never to return. Your name shall be

stricken from all records. You are no longer the son of King

Kurdan of Karak Azar.”

Dwarf equipment lists

The following lists are used by Dwarf warbands to

pick their equipment.

Thunderer Equipment List

Hand-to-hand Combat Weapons

Dagger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st free/2 gc

Mace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 gc

Hammer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 gc

Axe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 gc

Sword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 gc

Missile Weapons

Crossbow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 gc

Handgun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35gc

Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 gc

(30 for a brace)

Dwarf Warrior Equipment List

Hand-to-hand Combat Weapons

Dagger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st free/2 gc

Mace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 gc

Hammer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 gc

Axe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 gc

Dwarf axe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 gc

Sword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 gc

Double-handed weapon . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 gc

Spear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 gc

Halberd . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 gc

Gromril weapon * . . . . . . . . . . 3 times the cost

Missile Weapons

Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 gc

Armour

Light armour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 gc

Heavy armour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 gc

Gromril armour ** . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 gc

Shield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 gc

Helmet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 gc

Armour

Light armour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 gc

Heavy armour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 gc

Shield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 gc

Helmet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 gc

*Any weapon a Dwarf may normally purchase may be

bought as a Gromril weapon instead. This multiplies

the cost of the weapon by 3. For rules on Gromril

weapons see the Mordheim rulebook. Note that this

price is only for a starting warband, as it represents the

Dwarfs outfitting themselves at their own stronghold.

Later purchases of Gromril weapons are done using the

price chart in the Mordheim rules.

**The price of a suit of Gromril armour is cheaper for

a starting warband to represent the relative ease with

which Dwarfs can find such items in their own

stronghold. Later purchases of Gromril armour must

be done using the normal price chart in the

Mordheim rules.

Dwarf skill table

Combat

Academic

Strength

Speed

Special

Noble

Engineer

Troll Slayer

Choice of warriors

A Dwarf warband must include a minimum of 3 models. You

have 500 gold crowns which you can use to recruit and equip

your warband. The maximum number of warriors in the

warband is 12.

Noble: Each Dwarf warband must have one Noble – no

more, no less!

Engineer: Your warband may include up to 1 Engineer.

Troll Slayers: Your warband may include up to 2 Troll

Slayers.

Dwarf Clansmen: Your warband may include any number

of Dwarf Clansmen.

Dwarf Thunderers: Your warband may include up to

5 Dwarf Thunderers.

Beardlings: Your warband may include any number of

Beardlings.

Starting experience

A Noble starts with 20 experience.

An Engineer starts with 10 experience.

Troll Slayers start with 8 experience.

Dwarf Clansmen start with 0 experience.

Dwarf Thunderers start with 0 experience.

Beardlings start with 0 experience.

Shooting

Heroes

1 Dwarf Noble

85 gold crowns to hire

Dwarf Nobles are fortune seekers who have recruited a band

of like-minded Dwarfs and set off from their stronghold in

search of riches. A Dwarf Noble is well respected by the

members of his warband. Often he is a member of one of the

noble families of the lost Dwarf strongholds, dreaming of

collecting enough treasure to restore the former glory of the

Dwarf Kingdoms.

Profile M WS BS S T W I A Ld

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Weapons/Armour: A Dwarf Noble may be equipped with

weapons and armour chosen from the Dwarf Warrior

equipment list.

0 - 2 Dwarf Troll Slayers

50 gold crowns to hire

Troll Slayers are members of the morbid Dwarf cult obsessed

with seeking an honourable death in combat. Having

committed some unforgivable crime or been dishonoured in

some way, a Dwarf will forsake his home and wander off to

die fighting the enemies of Dwarfkind. Troll Slayers are

insanely dangerous individuals, psychopathic and violent.

There are however few better fighters in the Known World, so

they are much sought after by Dwarf treasure hunters.

Profile M WS BS S T W I A Ld

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Weapons/Armour: Troll Slayers may be equipped with

weapons chosen from the Dwarf Warrior equipment list.

Slayers may never carry or use missile weapons or any form

of armour.

SPECIAL RULES

Leader: Any models in the warband within 6" of the Dwarf

Noble may use his Leadership instead of their own.

SPECIAL RULES

Deathwish: Troll Slayers seek an honourable death in

combat. They are completely immune to all psychology and

never need to test if fighting alone.

Slayer Skills: Troll Slayers may choose a skill from the Troll

Slayer Skill table instead of the normal Skill tables when they

gain a new skill.

0 - 1 Dwarf Engineer

50 gold crowns to hire

Dwarf Engineers are respected members of Dwarf society. It is

they who design and build the complex war machines and

devices which have made the Dwarfs famous.

Profile M WS BS S T W I A Ld

343341219

Weapons/Armour: A Dwarf Engineer may be equipped with

weapons and armour chosen from Dwarf Thunderer

equipment list.

SPECIAL RULES

Expert Weaponsmith: A Dwarf Engineer is a master of

mechanical devices. By using stronger construction materials

and time-tested secrets of Dwarf engineering, a Dwarf Engineer

can increase the distance the warband’s missile weapons can

shoot. All Dwarf missile weapons in the warband have their

range increased by 3" for Pistols and 6" for Crossbows and

Handguns. Any range increases are only maintained as long as

the Dwarf Engineer remains with the warband.

TROLL SLAYER SKILLS

Dwarf Slayers may use the following Skill table as well as any

of the standard Skill tables available to them.

Ferocious Charge: The Slayer may double his attacks on the

turn in which he charges. He will suffer a -1 ‘to hit’ penalty on

that turn.

Monster Slayer: The Slayer always wounds any opponent on

a roll of 4+, regardless of Toughness, unless his own Strength

(after all modifiers due to weapon bonuses, etc) would mean

that a lower roll than this is needed.

Berserker: The Slayer may add +1 to his close combat ‘to hit’

rolls during the turn in which he charges.

Matthew Hutson’s Dwarf warband Cragbrow’s Steelfists

defend their treasure hoard from the foul Undead.

Splinters flew toward his face as another crossbow

bolt embedded itself into the door frame that

Reinhold was using as cover. Damn but those stunties

were good shots! As he quickly glanced outside, he

could see that both Dieter and big Klaus lay prone in

the middle of the street. They might have appeared to

be sleeping if their poses weren’t so awkward, and of

course there was that bolt through Klaus’ right eye

socket. If the big man was still alive, he’d not be using

that eye again.

And now here they were, with Reinhold’s band

occupying buildings (or the dirt!) at one end of the

street, and the Dwarfs occupying the other. Most of

Reinhold’s band were holed up in a building on the

other side of the street – he could see Gunter, their

hired Warlock, attempting to cast something at their

adversaries through one of the windows. A second

later there was an explosion somewhere down the

street and Reinhold could hear curses and a few

muffled screams of pain. Gunter was not given much

time to enjoy his handiwork, as suddenly three

crossbow bolts struck him in the chest. Reinhold

could see the mage look down in shock and surprise

at the deadly quarrels protruding from his body, and

then he slumped down out of the old veteran’s sight.

‘Damn’ thought Reinhold, ‘I always told him he

gawked too much!’

The worst part of the whole situation was that it was

all the result of a silly argument. Reinhold and his

mates had met the Dwarfs at the Halfling Hotpot, a

local tavern and well-known meeting place for those

of Reinhold’s occupation. The two groups had

actually gotten along quite well at first. Klaus had

been able to keep up with the incredible drinking

capacity of the smaller Dwarfs, and this caused them

to accord him a certain measure of respect. Of

course, with strong drink comes lack of judgement,

and Klaus was no exception. He began to make fun of

the Dwarfs’ small stature and overall dour

appearance, which was bad enough, but then he

made a very unfriendly remark about the Dwarf

leader’s mother, and that was all the diminutive

warriors could stand. The Dwarfs had not made a

scene at the tavern, as such locations were regarded

as holy ground to groups like themselves, but they

had not forgotten Klaus’ words, and had called out

Reinhold and his warband in the street the next day.

“This is bad, very bad,” the mercenary muttered

under his breath. As he looked around at his

surroundings, he noticed something he had not seen

when he first entered this building – another door.

He took a look back out in the street at the warriors

he had fought with through a dozen battles. Most

were dead or dying. The dwarfs had begun moving

down the street, looting the dead and taking

prisoners. They were moving cautiously now, but

soon they would be at this doorway, entering this

building, and he would be at best their prisoner.

“Time to disband this warband,” whispered Reinhold

as he backed to the other doorway and safety.

Henchmen (Bought in groups of 1 - 5)

Dwarf Clansmen

40 gold crowns to hire

These are Dwarf warriors in their prime: tough, stubborn

and brave warriors who can be relied on to hold their own

against any foe.

Profile M WS BS S T W I A Ld

343341219

Weapons/Armour: Dwarf Warriors may be equipped with

weapons and armour chosen from the Dwarf Warrior

equipment list.

0 - 5 Dwarf Thunderers

40 gold crowns to hire

Dwarf Thunderers are experts at using missile weapons. Many

an Orc or Goblin has died by the sting of a crossbow bolt or

a roaring handgun bullet shot by a Dwarf Thunderer.

Profile M WS BS S T W I A Ld

343341219

Weapons/Armour: Thunderers may be armed with

weapons and armour chosen from the Dwarf Thunderer

equipment list.

Beardlings

25 gold crowns to hire

These are young Dwarfs who have joined the retinue of an

experienced Dwarf treasure hunter hoping to make their

fortune.

Profile M WS BS S T W I A Ld

332341218

Weapons/Armour: Beardlings may be armed with weapons

and armour chosen from the Dwarf Warrior equipment list.

Special weapons

dwarf axe

SPECIAL RULES

Cutting Edge: Dwarf axes have an extra save modifier of

-1, so a model with Strength 4 using a Dwarf axe has

a -2 save modifier when he hits an opponent with the axe

in close combat.

Parry: Dwarf axes offer an excellent balance of defence

and offense. A model armed with a Dwarf axe may parry

blows. When his opponent rolls to hit, the model armed

with a Dwarf axe may roll a D6. If the score is greater than

the highest to hit score of his opponent, the model has

parried the blow and that attack is discarded. A model

may not parry attacks made with double or more its own

Strength – they are simply too powerful to be stopped. A

model may not parry more than one attack in a single

Close Combat phase; a model armed with two Dwarf axes

(or a Dwarf axe and a sword, etc) does not get to parry

two attacks but may instead re-roll a failed parry.

15 gold crowns

Availability: Rare 8 (Dwarfs only)

Dwarf axes are smaller-hafted weapons made of lighter

(but stronger) materials than normal axes. Dwarf

Warriors are specially trained in their use and are able to

use them as deftly as a Human warrior might wield a

sword.

Range

Strength

Special Rule

Close Combat

As user

Cutting Edge, Parry

Dwarf special skills

Dwarf Heroes may use the following Skill table instead of any of the standard Skill tables available to them.

Master of Blades

This Dwarf ’s martial skills surpass those of a normal warrior; he

has fought unscathed against hordes of Orcs and Goblins. When

using a weapon that has a Parry special rule, this hero parries

successfully if he beats or matches his opponents highest ‘to hit’

roll, not just if he beats the roll. In addition, if this warrior is

using two weapons that have the Parry

special rule, he is allowed to parry

two attacks (if his two dice

match or beat the two

highest Attack dice

against him) instead

of the normal

maximum of one.

Note that if this

Dwarf has two Dwarf

axes (as detailed

above) he can re-

roll any failed

parries.

Extra Tough

This Dwarf is notorious for walking away from wounds that

would kill a lesser being. When rolling on the Heroes Serious

Injury chart for this Hero after a game in which he has been

taken out of action , the dice may be re-rolled once. The result

of this second dice roll must be accepted, even if it is a worse

result.

Resource Hunter.

This Dwarf is especially good at locating valuable resources.

When rolling on the Exploration chart at the end of a game,

the Hero may modify one dice roll by +1/-1.

True Grit

Dwarfs are hardy individuals and this Hero is hardy even for

a Dwarf! When rolling on the Injury table for this Hero, a roll

of 1-3 is treated as knocked down , 4-5 as stunned, and 6 as

out of action.

Thick Skull

The Hero has a thick skull, even for a Dwarf. He

has a 3+ save on a D6 to avoid being stunned. If

the save is made, treat a stunned result as knocked

down instead. If the Dwarf also wears a helmet,

this save is 2+ instead of 3+ (this takes the

place of the normal Helmet special rule).

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