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Opening Salvo
Coming with your favorite content. The final WARMACHINE:
Wrath preview gives you the details on two more battle
engines; Forces of Distinction gives you new Theme
unbound Forces for Legion of Everblight and Mercenaries;
Guts & Gears offers up an entry on the fearsome War
Last issue I dropped a hint that “something big” was Hog; Power Progression covers Circle Orboros; and
coming to WARMACHINE. Naturally, my mysterious Strategic Academy checks in with a detailed account of
announcement spurred all manner of speculation in all things Cygnar.
our player community. Conjectures included more
battle engines, a new faction, and even a return of the On the hobby side of things, Modeling & Painting
Orgoth. However, I dare say what we actually have in presents an article on creating fantastic gems and
store for you this issue is much bigger than any of those jewels, and Terrain Building shows you how to create
things. awesome Iron Kingdoms-themed hills. Yet more
awesome content can be found in the new Rotterhorn
Before I go into more detail, I want to set the stage a Shattered Grounds league, event previews for Lock &
bit. To a wargamer, there’s no more breathtaking scene Load and Gen Con, and much, much more.
than a terrain-bedecked table strewn with hundreds
of models. Just imagine 150+ points of your favorite Now that the cat is out of the bag, I encourage you to
faction moving across a 4´ x 6´ table like a great, metal take your copy of the Unbound rules, slap together a
battering ram and smashing into an opposing army of 150-point (or bigger) army, and start learning the true
the same size! Now imagine there is a fun, streamlined meaning of epic. Personally, my own giant Unbound
set of rules that allows you to easily manipulate that army is well under way, and I’m already envisioning
vast army on the table. a massive horde of gators bursting out of the Fenn
Marsh to devour half of Cygnar. Joy.
As you may have guessed, the Privateer Press
development team has created a new set of rules
for large-scale battles for WARMACHINE and
HORDES, and this issue of No Quarter gives you the Aeryn Rudel
first look at what we call Unbound.
Editor-in-Chief
This issue presents the basic rules for Unbound,
giving you everything you need to start staging
WARMACHINE and HORDES battles of truly epic
proportions. Future issues of No Quarter will add to
the Unbound experience, first with special scenarios
designed for large-scale battles and then with a rules
expansion designed to enhance Unbound games.
How’s that for big?
While we’ve certainly devoted a large portion of this
issue to Unbound, No Quarter #36 is still brimming
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table of contents
WARMACHINE: Wrath Preview III 10 Forces of Distinction III 16

The final model previews for WARMACHINE: Wrath includes a The third installment of Forces of Distinction presents new,
sneak peek at TWO battle engines! tournament-legal Theme Forces for Legion and Mercenaries
Guts & Gears: War Hog 22 Studio Secrets: Minimalist Mega-Army 34

Get an in-depth look at Dr. Arkadius’ monstrous creations and Matt DiPietro shows you how to paint a massive force of Skorne
learn how best to use them on the table with his lightning-quick undercoating method
Unbound Rules 40 Power Progression: Circle Orboros 56

The first look at the new large-scale battle system for Build a devastating Circle Orboros army from humble battlegroup
WARMACHIINE and HORDES beginnings all the way up to a massive Unbound-worthy horde
Strategic Academy: Cygnar 66 Modeling & Painting: Gemstones 76

No Quarter veteran Josh Saulter returns to give you the nuts- Jason Nichols shows you how to add a little bling to your models
and-bolts breakdown on the boys in blue with realistic jewels and gemstones
Opening Salvo 2 Terrain Building: Iron Kingdoms Hills 80

News from the Front 4 Lock & Load Events 86
New Releases 6 Bodge Bin: Darius Mk X 92
Painting Challenge: Let the Banners Fly 30 Staff Gallery 93
Shattered Grounds: Rotterhorn 31 Player Gallery 94
Gen Con 2011 Events 52 The Armory: Khador 96
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News from the Front
News from the Front brings you recaps and advance information about WARMACHINE and
HORDES-related events from around the world. Is there a cool event taking place in your area?
Tell us about it at: submissions@privateerpress.com.
DIECON 11 By Ray Bailey
S
tarting June 3rd, WARMACHINE and HORDES enthusiasts will converge on St. Louis, Missouri for DieCon
and three of the most spine-crushing, cortex-smashing, endurance-challenging days Midwest gaming has to offer.
That’s right; it’s time for Privateer Weekend IV. Over the course of the weekend, competitors can play in seven events,
including official Hardcore, three Steamroller tournaments, and a WARMACHINE Weekend qualifier.
In addition to the already stacked schedule of tournaments, there will also be a painting competition. Painters can vie for
supremacy in any of four categories: Warrior, Unit, Warjack/Warbeast, and Battlegroup.
You can also look forward to a treasure trove of prizes, with random drawings, Saultydog’s Brain Teasers, and Tide of War.
Of course, there will be plenty of room for casual play as well.
Below is a list of events taking place at Privateer Weekend IV:
Friday June 3rd

2:00 p.m. -35-point Theme List Event: This is an SR 2011 variant.
• Theme Forces: Tier 3 Required
• Accelerated Time Limits
7:00 p.m. - 20-point Mangled Metal/Tooth and Claw Hardcore: Played
under Hardcore rules but restricted solely to battlegroups. Three-
minute turns with a 1-minute extension.
Saturday June 4th

9:00 a.m. - Hardcore: The tour de force of Privateer Weekend,
this is 50-point official Hardcore!
• Hardcore Painting Required
• Assassination Scoring
• Scenario (Killbox)
• Hardcore Time Limits
• One List Required
9:00 a.m. - 75-point Steamroller Event (concurrent with Hardcore)
• Scenarios will be posted in advance on the Privateer Weekend Blog.
2:00 p.m. - 35-point Steamroller Event
• Scenarios will be posted in advance on the Privateer Weekend Blog.
Sunday June 5th

9:00 a.m. - WARMACHINE Weekend Invitational Qualifier: This is
a Steamroller event. The first place winner also earns a coveted spot in
the WARMACHINE Weekend Invitational.
9:00 a.m. - Escalation Event: This is a growing event. The rounds
proceed as follows, depending on the number of participants: games
will be played at 25-, 35-, and 50-point levels, with the number
of rounds played at each level proportionate to the number of
participants.
For more information, see us online at

http://privateerweekend.gamestlouis.com or http://diecon.com.
You can also follow us on Twitter @PrivateerWknd
and like us on Facebook.
Ye be warned!
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news from the front
Adepticon 2011 By Simon Berman
P
rivateer first went to AdeptiCon in 2010, where
we scouted the landscape and started paving the
way for our huge return to Lombard, Illinois in
2011! Having been invited to one of the biggest miniatures
wargaming cons in North America, we knew we’d have to
bring our A-game.
The only thing as awesome as our events was the terrain

we brought to showcase the world of the Iron Kingdoms.
AdeptiCon attendees were the first to get a look at the
mind-blowing hand-made Corvis bridge table crafted by
our hobby manager Rob Hawkins. Over three hundred
points of Cygnar and Skorne battled it out on the bridge,
We wanted to be sure all the gamers at AdeptiCon weekend a diorama sneak-peek at the upcoming battle report in our
would have the opportunity to explore the steam-powered 10-year Anniversary issue of No Quarter Magazine (debuting
world of the Iron Kingdoms, so we donated one thousand (!) at Lock & Load GameFest this June).
battlegroup box sets for the pre-registered attendees! New
WARMACHINE players could get a demo and then compete
in four-player tournaments for copies of WARMACHINE: Prime
Mk II and other awesome Privateer swag! Over three days,
Privateer staffers and Press Gangers helped hundreds of new
players assemble their first warjacks and then learn how to
smash them apart (with dice, we hope)!
AdeptiCon wasn’t just exciting for new players, though.

Privateer ran seventy-two consecutive hours of events,
including our popular Team Tournament format and
our first Hardcore at AdeptiCon! Naturally, Iron Arena
was available for casual games all weekend, and a few Privateer Press has definitely established AdeptiCon as part
times we had to score extra tables to accommodate all the of its major convention circuit, and everyone here is excited
WARMACHINE and HORDES madness! to return next year!
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New releases
Cryx Bane Thralls (re-sculpt) • Sculptor: Todd Harris • PIP 34091 • $79.99
Minion Farrow
Slaughterhousers
Sculptor: Benoit Cosse
PIP 75035 • $44.99
MAY
6
new releases
Retribution of Scyrah Arcantrik Force Generator • Sculptor: Ben Misenar & Edgar Ramos
PIP 35039 • $84.99
Classic WARMACHINE
models now available in full-size units
June
Cygnar
PHOTO NOT AVAILABLE
Field Mechanics - May

PIP 31092 • $24.99
AT PRESS TIME
Cygnar Long
Gunner Infantry - June
PIP 31087 • $49.99
Protectorate of Menoth
Choir of Menoth - May
PIP 32087 • $31.99
Khador Mercenary Alexia,

Battle Mechaniks - May Mistress of the Witchfire
PIP 33089 • $27.99 Sculptor: Jose Roig
PIP 41091 • TBD
May
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New releases
WARMACHINE: Wrath
Fuel the Engines of War!
As the fury of war shatters the all too
temporary peace following the events of
WARMACHINE: Legends, the nations
of the Iron Kingdoms prepare to unleash
all new weapons against their foes. While
old grudges bring about new hostilities, a
sinister force prepares to cast its shadow
across all of Immoren as events unfold
that will change the Iron Kingdoms
forever!
PIP 1045 • $34.99 (Softcover)
PIP 1046 • $44.99 (Hardcover)
Khador Kommander Harkevich,

the Iron Wolf Cryx Lord Exhumator Scaverous
JUNE
Sculptor: Brian Dugas Sculptor: Steve Saunders

PIP 33088 • $15.99 PIP 34094 • $36.99
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new releases
Cryx Wraith Engine

Sculptor: Jason Hendricks
PIP 34080 • $84.99
June
PHOTO NOT AVAILABLE
AT PRESS TIME
Protectorate of Menoth Cygnar Constance Blaize, Retribution of Scyrah Lord

Thyra, Flame of Sorrow Knight of the Prophet Arcanist Ossyan
Sculptor: Jose Roig Sculptor: Yannick Hennebo Sculptor: Edgar Ramos
June
PIP 32086 • $14.99 PIP 31090 • $14.99 PIP 35046 • $14.99
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Model
Previews
By David “DC” Carl
& Aeryn Rudel
Art by Carlos Cabrera,
Andrea Uderzo,
& Chris Walton
This article wraps up the

WARMACHINE: Wrath
previews with a look at the
next two battle engines:
the Wraith Engine for Cryx
and the Arcantrik Force Generator
for the Retribution of Scyrah. It also
covers the new mercenary warcaster,
Steelhead Captain Damiano, and
the first model entry from HORDES:
Domination, the hard-hitting Farrow
Slaughterhousers.
The WARMACHINE: Wrath

release is just around the
corner, but stay tuned to No
Quarter for future HORDES:
Domination previews in
coming months.
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WRAITH ENGINe
CRYX battle engine
It is no mere machine; it is a force of destruction sent to consume our enemies, body and soul.
—Master Necrotech Mortenebra
Tactical Tip WRAITH ENGINE WRAITH ENGINE

Terror SPD STR MAT RAT DEF ARM CMD
Wraith Walker – This model loses Incorporeal when it makes a 6 10 7 4 10 18 10
melee or ranged attack. Undead
Scything Blade
Apparition – During your POW P+S
Wraith Engine Control Phase, place this model
anywhere completely within 2˝
L 5 15
The Wraith Engine stalks the battlefields of western Immoren of its current location. Scything Blade
POW P+S
shrouded in the impenetrable shadow of death and pain. Dark Shroud – While in this R 5 15
Ephemeral and elusive, it can become incorporeal at will or model’s melee range, enemy
Damage 20
models suffer –2 ARM.
hide its presence in a cloud of ectoplasmic smoke. Like a great, Field Allowance 2
necromechanikal specter, the Wraith Engine appears suddenly Ectoplasm – During this Point Cost 9
model’s activation, it can
among its victims, slashing them to ribbons with its scything HUGE Base
spend one or more soul tokens
talons and drawing their souls into the glowing green furnace to place 3˝ AOE cloud effects
of its innards. on the table anywhere completely within its command range, one AOE
per soul token spent. The cloud effect remains in play for one round.
Using the Wraith Engine Soul Collector – This model gains one soul token when a living enemy
model is destroyed in its command range. This model can have up to
Between the placement bonus from Apparition and the option
three soul tokens at a time. During its activation, this model can spend
to use Wraith Walker to move right through other models, the soul tokens to gain additional attacks or to boost attack or damage rolls
Wraith Engine is the most maneuverable battle engine. This is at one token per attack or boost.
an important factor to consider since the Wraith Engine is also Unhallowed – While another friendly Faction model is Incorporeal
the only battle engine without one or more ranged attacks. Its and in this model’s command range, the other friendly Faction model
melee damage potential is quite considerable, however, with a gains +2 ARM and does not suffer blast damage.
pair of accurate, hard-hitting reach attacks along with the Dark Wraith Walker – At the end of your Control Phase, this model can gain
Shroud debuff to further ensure its target’s destruction. Incorporeal for one round unless it gained Incorporeal during the
last round.
Scything Blade
Reach
The Soul Collector ability allows the Wraith Engine to store

up souls to empower future attacks against enemy warjacks or
warbeasts. It also doubles as a pseudo-Berserk ability, allowing
the Wraith Engine to continue scything down foes until none
remain within 2” of its huge base. Spare soul tokens can also
be used to place cloud effects, a very beneficial defensive
measure for allied models.
Unhallowed is just icing on this ghostly death-

machine cake. It protects models like Machine
Wraiths and Ghost Raiders from spell blast damage,
as well as increasing the chances that Blackbane or
a Pistol Wraith will survive an Arcane Bolt or Force
Bolt. In the most extreme case, a pair of incorporeal
Wraith Engines become next to invincible with ARM 20 and
immunity to most attacks.
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Captain damiano
mercenary steelhead warcaster
Blood shines gold.
—Damiano family motto
Feat: Conquest Spells Cost RNG AOE POW UP OFF

DAMIANO
SPD STR MAT RAT DEF ARM CMD
After waiting for battle Convection 2 10 – 12 No Yes
to reach its peak, Captain When Convection destroys a living enemy model, allocate 1 focus point to a
6 6 7 6 15 16 9
Damiano unleashes his warjack in this model’s battlegroup that is in its control area.
Judgment sorcery to empower his Deadeye 2 6 – – No No
RNG ROF AOE POW soldiers’ sinews with inhuman Target friendly model/unit gains an additional die on each model’s first ranged
12 1 — 12 strength. At his command attack roll this turn.
Glory the army charges forward to Death March 3 6 – – Yes No

POW P+S cleave through enemy ranks, Target friendly unit gains +2 MAT and Vengeance. (During your Maintenance
6 12 heedless of retaliatory harm. Phase, if one or more models in a unit with Vengeance were destroyed or
Impelled by his will, Captain removed from play by enemy attacks during your opponent’s last turn, each
Focus 6 Damiano’s men fight past all model in the unit can advance 3˝ and make one normal melee attack.)
Damage 16 limits and will not rest until Sure Foot 3 6 – – Yes No
Field Allowance C their conquest is assured. Target friendly Faction model gains +2 DEF and cannot be knocked down.
Warjack Points +6 While within 3˝ of the affected model, friendly Faction models also gain +2 DEF
COINS 5 While in Damiano’s control
and cannot be knocked down.
area, friendly Faction
SMALL BASE
models gain +3 STR and Warpath 2 Self Ctrl – Yes No
When a friendly Faction model in this model’s control area destroys one or more
ARM and can only move or
enemy models with a melee or ranged attack during its activation, immediately
be moved during your turn. Conquest lasts for one round. after the attack is resolved, one warjack in this model’s battlegroup that is in its
Mercenary – This model will work for Cryx, Cygnar, Khador, and control area can advance up to 3˝. A warjack can advance only once per turn as
the Protectorate. a result of Warpath.
DAMIANO
Paymaster [Steelhead] – During this model’s activation, you can mark
one or more coin boxes on its card. For each coin box you mark, you
Tactical TipS
can use Paymaster once. When you do, choose one of the following Paymaster – Each unit can only be affected by a single Incentive
incentives. Incentives are RNG CMD and can target only friendly each turn.
Steelhead units. A Steelhead unit can be affected by an incentive only
Convection – A warjack cannot exceed normal focus allocation
once per turn. When all five of its coin boxes have been marked, this
limits as a result of Convection.
model loses Paymaster for the rest of the game.
• Battle Maneuvers – Affected models gain Reform this turn. (After all
models in a unit with Reform have completed their actions, each can Using Damiano
advance up to 3˝.)
Captain Damiano does not have the raw melee potential of
• Money Shot – Affected models gain +2 to ranged attack and damage some warcasters, but when it comes to battlefield support,
rolls for one turn.
there are few warcasters or warlocks that can hold a candle to
Judgment the Steelhead Captain.
Magical Weapon
Damiano’s support elements begin with his Paymaster ability.
Blaster – When this model makes an attack with this weapon, before the
attack roll it can spend 1 focus point to give the attack a 3˝ AOE.
Five times per game, he can grant a Steelhead unit Reform or a
bonus to ranged attack and damage rolls. The former is a great
Glory
boon for Halberdiers, the latter for Riflemen, and either can be
Magical Weapon
helpful for the Steelhead Heavy Cavalry unit.
The Conquest feat is another solid support element. It increases

Captain Damiano both the offense and defense of Damiano’s army by a substantial
Captain Amador Damiano fights for glory, fame, honor, and margin and also protects it against pesky movement effects.
the certainty that he will in time become a living legend. His
Last but not least, Damiano’s spell list reads like an army
Steelheads march in perfect lines and display a unity and
support “greatest hits” album. From Deadeye’s ranged
responsiveness on the battlefield equal to or surpassing the
accuracy buff to Death March’s melee unit support to Sure
infantry of any army in western Immoren. Damiano sees himself
Foot’s zone of defense to Warpath’s control area wide warjack
as much more than a mercenary captain. Each contract he takes
threat range enhancement, Damiano is loaded with amazing
is not simply a paycheck, it is another conquest, another chance
support options for his army. With so many attractive spells,
to show the world he is a battle commander without equal.
Damiano works best with self-sufficient warjacks that can get
by with a low focus investment on most turns.
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arcantrik force generator
Retribution Battle Engine
It is not necessity that spurs innovation, but vengeance.
—Adeptis Rahn
represents the very pinnacle of Iosan arcane science. Blasts

ARCANTRIK
ARCANTRIK GENERATOR from the force generator shatter anything they touch, reduce
GENERATOR
SPD STR MAT RAT DEF ARM CMD the ground to craters and rubble, and fling enemies aside like
4 10 — 7 10 19 10 Construct
broken dolls.
Teleforce Cannon Gunfighter
—
RNG ROF AOE POW
14 1 — 14
Polarity Field – This model
cannot be charged by a model
Using the Arcantrik Force Generator
Damage 20 beginning the charge in this The Arcantrik Force Generator is a versatile firing platform.
Field Allowance 2 model’s front arc. It can fire 2 to 4 times with a high-RNG, high-POW weapon,
Point Cost 10 Range Booster – If this model inflict a slam or knockdown effect on a critical enemy, or fire
HUGE Base forfeits its movement during an AOE with the secondary impact of creating rough terrain
its activation to gain the aiming
for enemies to navigate.
bonus, its range weapons gain
+2 RNG this turn. If this model gains the aiming bonus, while B2B with Use the Retribution’s force magic effects to set up the Arcantrik
this model friendly myrmidon models also gain +2 RNG on their range
Generator with the perfect shot. Force Bolt can give the
weapons for one turn.
generator a great angle for a Momentum shot while Magno
Teleforce Cannon Blast can set up the 4” AOE to cause even more carnage than
Magical Weapon
one might expect. The generator’s own Range Booster can
Ammo Type – Each time this weapon is used to make an attack, choose enhance its already-impressive range, as well as increasing
one of the following abilities:
the range of adjacent myrmidons.
• Blasted Earth – This activation this weapon’s base POW becomes 16
and it gains AOE 4. This weapon’s AOE is rough terrain that remains The Arcantrik Force Generator is no glass cannon, however.
in play for one round. With ARM 19 and the Polarity Field ability, the Generator can
• Momentum – Instead of suffering a normal damage roll, a small- continue firing long after lighter artillery would be
or medium-based, non-incorporeal model hit by this attack is destroyed. Add in the Gunfighter
slammed d3˝ directly away from this model. The POW of the
slam damage roll is equal to the POW of the weapon. The
ability, and enemies will be
POW of collateral damage is equal to the POW of the unable to stop its guns
weapon. In addition to suffering a normal damage roll, until they chew through
large-based models hit by this attack are knocked down. all 20 points of damage.
• Rapid Fire [d3+1] – When you decide to
make initial attacks with this weapon
at the beginning of this model’s
combat action, roll a d3+1.
The total rolled is the
number of initial attacks
this model can make
with this weapon
during the combat
action, ignoring ROF.
Arcantrik Force
Generator
The arcantrik force generator
is a massive engine of war that
houses one of the most devastating
and complex weapons in the
arsenal of the Retribution of Scyrah.
Its teleforce cannon, which fires
concentrated bursts of kinetic energy,
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Farrow Slaughterhousers
Minion unit
They cut down men like butchers among cattle.
—Lord Carver
Farrow Slaughterhousers leader & Grunts

LEADER & GRUNTS
Bloodthirsty, tough as nails, and strong enough to hack the arms Fearless SPD STR MAT RAT DEF ARM CMD
off a gorax, slaughterhousers serve as vicious shock troops in Tough 5 7 6 4 12 15 8
farrow warbands. Heedless of danger, slaughterhouser units Finisher – This model gains an Pole cleaver
charge recklessly into battle, cutting a wide swath through additional die on damage rolls POW P+S
against damaged models. 4 11
the enemy with their massive pole cleavers and shaking off
wounds that would kill or incapacitate lesser farrow. Take Down – Models disabled Field Allowance 2
by a melee attack made by this Leader & 5 Grunts 6
Using Farrow Slaughterhousers model cannot make a Tough
roll. Models boxed by a melee
small base
Farrow Slaughterhousers provide the Thornfall Alliance attack made by this model are
minion pact with something they’ve been missing—a dedicated removed from play.
melee unit. Sure, Farrow Brigands will fight up close in a pinch, Power cleaver
but these armored farrow are built for hacking. With Reach, Reach
Powerful Charge, and Finisher, Slaughterhousers excel against Powerful Charge – This model gains +2 to charge attack rolls with
a wide variety of targets from high-DEF troopers and solos to this weapon.
warjacks and warbeasts.
Slaughterhousers are also ARM 15 and Tough while denying within Lord Carver’s sights, the Slaughterhousers
the Tough ability of their enemies. Whatever target might be have the tools to get the job done.
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NO Quarter Magazine: forces of distinction
Forces of
distinction III By David “DC” Carl & Douglas Seacat
Art by Carlos Cabrera, Karl Richardson, Brian Snoddy, & Matt Wilson
more Theme Forces for WARMACHINE & HORDES!

Theme Forces offer players the opportunity to play thematic armies that spotlight particular aspects of a warcaster or warlock’s
character or history. From time to time, Privateer Press will introduce new Theme Forces in the pages of No Quarter Magazine. These
Theme Forces are “fair game” upon publication and usable in our organized play events.
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S
hortly after the overthrow of Vinter Raelthorne IV, plans changed to focus less on retaking the crown and
a conspiracy was hatched to organize those officers more on the protection of their members and securing
and soldiers still loyal to the deposed king. This a continuous flow of illicit income. Members of the
conspiracy sought to identify and connect those who now conspiracy became adept at
found themselves on the wrong side of the new regime. rooting out and eliminating
Asheth Magnus was at the heart of this group when he was threats to their own
first pardoned and demoted, and he remained in frequent safety, such as
contact with its members even after he fled Cygnar. Over guilt-ridden
the years, Magnus used his mercenary earnings to retain officers or rogue
the loyalty of these men and in doing so created a small but inquisitors.
thoroughly compromised cabal
inside the Cygnaran Army.
The highest-ranking
officers and nobles
who initiated the
conspiracy did so
for various reasons. Some
were cajoled into helping out of
fear their secrets would be revealed by
well-informed inquisitors now on the run, others
from genuine loyalty to the old regime. Many of the
members of the conspiracy stood ready to offer military
support whenever their king was ready to reclaim his
crown. When Vinter disappeared for
nearly a decade into the Bloodstone
Marches and Leto’s reign became
increasingly entrenched,
the priorities of the group
shifted. Over time, their
Magnus the Warlord

bad seeds By Douglas Seacat
Warjacks: Renegade and Talon light warjacks, Units: None
Mangler, Mule, Rover, and Nomad heavy warjacks. Solos: Kell Bailoch, Orin Midwinter, Saxon Orrik
Tier 1 Benefit: Warjacks in Magnus’ battlegroup are each

Requirements: The army can include only the models allocated one focus point at the start of your first Control
listed above. Phase of the game.
Benefit: Magnus’ battlegroup can include Charger Tier 4

and Sentinel light warjacks and up to one Defender Requirements: The army includes Saxon Orrik and one
heavy warjack. This army can include Sword Knight, or more Sword Knight units.
Ranger, and Trencher units and Sword Knight, Ranger,
Benefit: Saxon Orrik and one Sword Knight unit without
and Trencher non-character solos. These models are
a ’Jack-Marshaled warjack gain Ambush. If these models
considered to be friendly Mercenary models instead of
ambush, they must be placed during the same control phase.
Cygnar models and can include attachments.
(You can choose not to deploy these models at the start of the
Tier 2 game. If these models are not deployed normally, you can
Requirements: The army includes one or more Ranger units. put them into play at the end of any of your Control Phases
after your first turn. When you do, choose any table edge
Benefit: Add Kell Bailoch to the army free of cost.
except the back of your opponent’s deployment zone. Place
Tier 3 all models within 3˝ of the chosen table edge.)
Requirements: The army includes Orin Midwinter and
three or more warjacks.
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In addition to including those once loyal to Vinter, the Magnus can often arrange for these soldiers to serve him
conspiracy recruited heavily from the embittered dregs secretly. Such men “take leave” for several days, smuggling
of the military. It sought out those with a predilection for gear and ammunition with them, fight at Magnus’ behest,
violence and criminality or those more motivated by greed and then return to the Army with pockets laden with coin
than duty. Such men proved to be capable soldiers-for-hire or send their illegal pay back to family for safekeeping.
when organized by those who were willing to give them Supply sergeants and requisition officers have long been a
the opportunity to fight on their own time, for different key component of these covert plans, as they can arrange
masters. Even the motivations of the old loyalists have for an old warjack or two to go “missing” for a week or
become thoroughly corrupt as they grew accustomed to more. By applying leverage in high places, Magnus and
protecting their secrets at any costs, abusing their power influential agents such as Saxon Orrik can sometimes
for personal gain. summon knights retained by nobles once affiliated with
Vinter IV to reinforce key battles, their arrival expertly
Magnus retains his hold on these men through bribery and
timed to shift the odds in Magnus’ favor. Ranking
extortion, leveraging their crimes against them. Those who
members of the conspiracy quash any inquiries before
do not cooperate he can threaten to expose. Coin serves
anyone can delve too deeply into these irregularities.
as the carrot to lure them into the life, while the threat of
blackmail is the stick to keep them in line. This small cabal The conspiracy has most deeply pervaded Cygnar’s
has become a secret industry inside the Cygnaran Army disreputable Fourth Army, once stationed near the
that exploits blind spots and bureaucratic loopholes to relatively peaceful border with Ord. These garrisons have
reap profit from graft as well as the careful reallocation of since been sent to reinforce those on the front line, making
resources and manpower. these soldiers more readily available for Magnus’ needs.
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R
hyas peered cautiously over the ridge at the Khadoran
garrison in the valley below. She estimated that
her strike force was outnumbered at least four to
one. Subconsciously, Rhyas reached out to the minds
of her warbeasts and gathered strength from the latent
ferocity ready to explode from the dragonspawn. “Are
the Ogrun in position?” she asked, turning to the
blighted Nyss champion at her side.
“Yes, Sigil,” the veteran Nyss replied with
deference. “Their attack from the
woods to the west will drive
the northmen right into our
waiting blades. The element of
surprise will carry this day.”
Rhyas thought back to her audience
with Thagrosh just a few hours earlier.
Though she was honored Thagrosh sent
her on a preemptive strike against this
garrison, she was reluctant to undergo the
mission absent her sister. She reached
out to Saeryn through the athanc
within her and could barely sense
her sibling’s presence. Everblight
himself felt a distant shadow
relative to the overwhelming
presence she felt in the midst of
her fellow warlocks.
Rhyas, Sigil of Everblight

Rearguard by David Carl
WarBeasts: Non-character warbeasts, Typhon Solos: Blighted Nyss Shepherd, Blighted Ogrun solos,
Units: Blighted Nyss Swordsmen, Blighted Ogrun units Succubus
Tier 1 Tier 3
Requirements: The army can include only the models Requirements: The army includes Typhon.
listed above.
Benefit: Friendly models/units can begin the game affected
Benefit: Models/units gain Stealth during the first round by Rhyas’ upkeep spells. These spells and their targets must be
of the game. Additionally, the FA of Blighted Ogrun War Chief declared before either player sets up models. Rhyas does not
solos increases by +1 for every ogrun unit included. pay fury to upkeep these spells during your first turn.
Tier 2 Tier 4
Requirements: The army includes one or more Blighted Nyss Requirements: The army includes two or more Blighted
Swordsmen units. Ogrun units.
Benefit: Add one Blighted Nyss Swordsmen unit attachment Benefit: Blighted Ogrun models gain Advance
to the army free of cost. This attachment does not count Deployment .
toward FA restrictions.
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Thagrosh’s handpicked blighted ogrun did

little to ease her reticence, but his chosen
warbeast was another matter entirely.
Typhon’s instincts were sharper than any
warbeast Rhyas had ever felt, and his very
presence bolstered her resolve. More than that,
it bolstered her confidence and her cunning.
Rhyas reached out to the great beast and allowed
its predatory instincts to consume her. As a gleam
of sunlight flickered from an Ogrun war cleaver
across the valley, Rhyas allowed the briefest of smiles
to cross her lips.
“Prepare yourselves,” she commanded her Nyss in a
harsh whisper. “Bloodshed
approaches.”
Forsaking all
pretense of stealth,
the ogrun fell
upon the western
side of the
garrison with
screams to make
blood run cold.
Heavy spears
sent men tumbling
from makeshift
wooden guard
towers, gasping
futilely for their last
breath, and flashing war
cleavers dispatched Winter
Guardsmen in droves. A pair
of veteran war chiefs led the
charge down the dirt road of the
encampment, shrugging off the sting of
rifle fire.
The Khadorans responded as expected, with a fighting badly mangled. A surge of inky darkness consumed
retreat to the East. With their attention fully on the savage Rhyas’ form for a moment, and the Sigil of Everblight
ogrun before them, they never saw the swordsmen and disappeared from sight to reappear in another flash of
dragonspawn at their backs. Rhyas’ forces flew down the shadow before the warjacks’ master. Rhyas plunged
embankment into the valley, slaughtering enemies with a
her blade Antiphon deep into the koldun lord’s
flash of blade, tail, and teeth.
breast. Without his guidance, the heavy red machines
As Rhyas’ confidence swelled, a crash of shattering posed little threat to her nimble swordsmen and
timber rose above the din of combat. A pair of hulking dragonspawn.
warjacks strode from the rubble with a robed wizard
at their back. He pointed his magic-rimed axe towards The remaining Legion forces dispatched the battered
Rhyas’ Angelius, and the first warjack bounded warjacks and broken Khadoran soldiers, running down
forward. The Marauder smashed into the Angelius even those who sought to flee the valley. Limping from
with both ram pistons, sending the serpentine beast a bullet wound in his leg, the Nyss champion walked
crashing into a nearby wall. The koldun’s Decimator slowly over to Rhyas. “I guess these northmen had a
then finished off the flailing dragonspawn with a pair of
few surprises of their own,” he grunted.
shells from its cannon.
Rhyas ignored the blighted elf as she stood
Rhyas glanced around her and quickly took stock of
the situation. Only with the loss of her Angelius did triumphantly in the garrison’s streets, Antiphon’s
she realize how many ogrun and Nyss had already blade dripping crimson onto the pristine white snow.
fallen in battle. She waved the swordsman champion Her mind was elsewhere, however, thanking Typhon
over to her side and reached out to her battlegroup in for its initiative and quickly regenerating the wounds
preparation for retreat. it had sustained in the battle.
Before she could give the command, Typhon rounded *****
a nearby corner and charged the Decimator with no
instruction from her. With a great heave of its triple jaws, Following their success at the garrison north of
the warbeast sent the Decimator careening back into the Hellspass, Rhyas’ strike force became the preferred
Marauder, knocking both machines from their feet. weapon for protecting the flanks and rear of the
Sensing an opening in the enemies’ defenses, Rhyas main body of the Legion’s armies. Though tasked
summoned a magical burst of speed, charged past only with limiting reprisal from such enemy forces,
the nearest guardsmen, and struck a mighty blow Rhyas’ Rearguard is an efficient killing machine that
against the fallen Decimator, leaving its Rip Saw frequently leaves no survivors at the Legion’s back.
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Guts & Gears takes a look at the men, machines, and monsters of the Iron
Kingdoms. Read about what it takes to be a warrior or warbeast with one of the
many factions or look into the mechanikal workings of hulking warjacks and
what it takes to get these multi-ton constructs to dominate the battlefield.
By Simon Berman
Art by Carlos Cabrera,
Eric Deschamps,
& Andrea Uderzo
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NO Quarter Magazine: GUTS & GEARS
Excerpts from the personal journals of Dr. Arkadius, former Professor me all it can. To continue my work I require solitude without
of Zoology, Ceryl University, Doctor of Applied Mechanikal Studies, interruption. Without judgment.
Corvis University
Malleus 3rd, Goloven 600 A.R. – My efforts to equip this
Donard 5th, Rowen 599 A.R. – My colleagues are facility were well worth the cost in coin and, I am sad to say,
pitiful fools. The scope of my great labor is far beyond the spilled blood. Still, there is no questioning the quality of my
confines of their narrow vision. Their own experiments and laboratory. I fancy that I now possess the finest alchemical
philosophies suggest the rational course that I would follow, and mechanikal facility in all of the Thornwood! It is
but they are cowards who fear what they might learn should unfortunate the laborers who built this place could not be
they guess what I have begun to comprehend. Flesh and bone allowed to leave.
are governed by the same alchemical laws as all other matter,
It is here I hope to advance my experiments a thousand fold,
what of it should I wish to test the limits of those laws; press
not merely alchemically altering the anatomy
the boundaries to their breaking point and beyond? After
of my subjects, but also
all, if flesh can be manipulated, it can be perfected. Life itself
restructuring
can be perfected beyond the blind choices the gods made in
remote antiquity!
The professors of Corvis are as ignorant as their
peers in Ceryl. They call my experiments
“blasphemous,” whine that I must
not “play the Creator.” But
if not myself, then who
shall? Our so-called
“civilization”
has given
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them mechanikally. In this, my the quantities of anesthetic necessary to Emboldened by this turn of events,
research has proven an abysmal failure. subdue these huge beasts is expensive the farrow managed to weigh down
While humans are subject to rapid in the extreme. Even rendered my remaining hog with their numbers.
maturation through artificial growth unconscious, I dare not operate upon Although it survived the initial
induction, they lack the stamina for the massive farrow subjects without conflict, the beast was so thoroughly
greater manipulation. Here, the lack the heaviest restraints available lest one injured I was forced to euthanize it
of fortitude exhibited by such hardy should re-awaken in agony and lash once it had returned to my facility. My
specimens of humanity is disconcerting. out. I’ve begun in earnest my efforts creations are strong but not yet strong
My research journals record a to generate new muscle tissues with enough. It seems that I have reached
startling set of failures. I know that my limited success. It seems there are limits the outer limitations of biological
hypotheses are correct, but perhaps to the amount by which muscle may be strength. With the perimeters now
man is not the species required by my grown alchemically. Even the powerful established it is time to begin the next
studies in these early stages? constitution of the largest farrow phase of my experiments.
cannot endure the toxic properties
Donard 7th, Trineus 601 A.R. – Malleus 7th, Casteus 603 A.R. – A
of my treatments in large doses.
Numerous test subjects have failed. lesser mind might turn away from
Although muscle continues to grow,
Humans too weak, trollkin interminably a work such as mine. It takes an
even exceeding my hopes, the subject
regenerative, dregg too difficult to uncompromised resolve to do the
invariably dies from second order
restrain. But the farrow seem ideal things that I have done. But it is
effects, including skeletal features being
in all ways. Their anatomy is close to here, on the precipice of horror that
crushed in the grasp of wildly growing
human in key ways but their flesh is… genius is found. Mechanika and more
tissue or simple toxicity resulting in
malleable. It responds to my alchemical mundane mechanical prosthetics are
irreparable brain damage. Alchemy will
solutions like clay to the potter’s tools. well established, but never before has
provide a starting point for my creations,
The pig-men will serve. Excitingly, their anyone so thoroughly married steel
but I must break new ground to create
species naturally generates particularly to flesh. Where the bones of a farrow
the specimens I require.
large individuals who will no doubt will not suffice to bear the necessary
be able to bear the strain of extensive Note, consider spinal reinforcement. loads, I have replaced them with
modification. Many beasts respond Mechanikal bracing may alleviate some structures of steel. Simple mechanikal
to my commands, but the largest and problems. devices interface with the body itself,
seemingly most brutish farrow are alchemical treatments soothe the raw
Vendarl 4th, Cinten 602 A.R. – My
particularly susceptible to my mental flesh, tricking the farrow’s body into
new line of experimentation is exciting,
domination. Likewise, their hardy believing the devices are part of its
and precisely the sort of groundbreaking
forms and dull nerve centers are tailor- natural form. But none of this would
work that would be frowned upon by
made for the most invasive mechanikal be possible were it not for my greatest
the pitiful academicians whom I have
augmentations. accomplishment in this endeavor: the
escaped. The work is bloody and not
installation of a fully functioning steam
Gorim 2nd, Rowen 601 A.R. – The for the squeamish, but the rewards
engine within a living creature!
farrow will never comprehend my are limitless. I have pioneered a new
goals. The betterment of their species field of medicine: muscle grafts. By The difficulties in achieving this miracle
will naturally carry with it a necessary removing muscles from a living creature of progress were intimidating. In my
purgation of the unsuitable among I can “graft” them upon the muscles of earliest efforts, the engine invariably
them. I have subjugated a small tribe another. Delicate alchemical salves and resulted in the death of the subject. A
through the judicious application of my tinctures are required to prevent the steam engine generates a tremendous
serums to dominate the minds of their recipient’s body from rejecting its new amount of excess heat. The first
leaders, but force will be necessary flesh. I admit that the cost in life has farrow upon which I attempted this
as I expand my control over the local been high, but what of it? I now possess improvement was regrettably cooked
population. Thus, I must accelerate a pair of farrow that are living weapons alive, internally. Upon being fired, the
my experiments upon the largest of at my disposal. On the morrow I will engine mounted upon its back killed it
their number. A lesser mind would be turn them on a nearby tribe of farrow within moments. The scent of roasting
daunted by the fact that he lacks the in hopes of securing fresh resources for pork was distracting in the extreme.
time to engineer larger specimens, but I experimentation.
Ultimately, overcoming this obstacle
have no need to submit to the vagaries
Vendarl 5th, Cinten 602 A.R. – proved significantly more difficult
of nature like some farmer breeding his
Disaster! All went well at first. The than the relatively simple procedure
stock. Instead, I shall narrow the scope
farrow village was ill-prepared for our of surgically installing the engine
of my experimentation to those farrow
assault, and I had hoped the initial without killing the subject. In the end, a
naturally possessed of exceptional
show of violence would be sufficient combination of techniques was required.
strength. This task is not without its
to quell the rest into servitude. But The cavity in which the engine resides
own long-term merits—one day I
as my creations gored the champions must first be opened and cleared of
may be able to apply the fruits of my
of the village, one strained its obstructing organs. The mechanikal
experiments to man himself!
grafted muscles beyond their ability components must be insulated and
Gorim 3rd, Katesh 601 A.R. – Early to bear the load of its frame and alchemically treated to reduce the risk
experiments are promising, although fell, its muscles visibly torn loose. of rejection from the body and to reduce
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excess heat generated through operation. However,
even the use of anesthetics is not enough to keep
some subjects from tearing themselves apart in
an effort to rid themselves of the machineries
the bestial mind deems unnatural. At times it
was necessary to mentally reach out and calm the
minds of my subjects as they grew accustomed
to the machineries integrated into their flesh.
It ultimately proved efficacious to induce
deliberate nerve damage in all organs
and muscle tissues proximate to the
engine. This also has the additional
benefit of moderately increasing the
war hog’s ability to withstand pain
from wounds suffered in battle.
Granted the engine, there were no limits
to the mechanikal weapons and prosthetic
augmentation with which my creations can be
improved. My farrow brought me the remains of
wrecked warjacks, scavenged from a battlefield.
I carefully connected mechanikal reflex channels
with the beast’s own nervous system and then installed
hydraulic systems through newly engineered channels
to its engine.
Gorim 1st, Trineus 603 A.R. – The problem of secondary
motive power dealt with, I was able to further refine my
creation. Given that the beast’s steam engine produces more
power than necessary for its already prodigious strength, I
put that energy to work elsewhere. With the introduction of
a feeding apparatus connected to a dial I can apply my own
rage-inducing alchemicals as needed, driving the war hog to
unheard of feats of strength. Tomorrow, I shall return to
the previous test site and set my improved creation upon
the farrow who bested my earlier failures.
Gorim 2nd, Trineus 603 A.R – Today’s success
was unqualified. We arrived to find that the farrow
tribe had secured the aid of a few trollkin and a
pair of full-blood trolls. I was curious to see how
the regenerative powers of the troll would fare
against the brute strength of my war hog and
was not disappointed. As my farrow servants
harried their counterparts, the war hog engaged
both trolls. The ensuing frenzy was glorious; it
hewed one of them in two even as they hacked at
the hog with their own, not inconsiderable axes.
The second troll was smashed back by my war
hog’s great tusks and then torn apart in a flurry of
axe blows. Its bloodlust awoken, it crashed into the
mob of farrow, laying about, roaring its satisfaction.
The remaining farrow surrendered in moments,
and I wordlessly commanded my creation to end its
slaughter. The surviving farrow fell to their knees before it,
worshipping it like some god of death.
My techniques are refined and my creation exceeds my
hopes. I now have the guards and warriors I need to further
my great work.
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War Hog tactics

By Will Hungerford
B
izarre creations of Dr. Arkadius, the Farrow War • Lord Carver can shift gears on his War Hogs between
Hogs are an unnatural combination of farrow speedy and sturdy. The proper application of Mobility and
savagery and experimental augmentation. These Batten Down The Hatches is key to getting the most out
terrible beasts provide the Thornfall Alliance with a of your War Hog. In most situations, you will want to use
powerhouse capable of reducing warjacks to scrap and at least one of these two spells each turn. Just remember
tearing enemy warbeasts limb from limb. Whenever a farrow to choose carefully between enhancing the War Hog’s
warband raids an area for supplies, a War Hog or two is maneuverability and its staying power if the situation
always at the front lines carving a bloody path for their doesn’t allow you to cast both spells.
smaller companions to follow.
• With Lord Carver you can send War Hogs to places your
Crank it up enemy never expected them to reach. Have Lord Carver
The War Hog is a melee powerhouse, pure and simple. cast the War Hogs’ animus Massacre on the War Hog
With 4 FURY and three initial attacks, the War Hog has itself, then cast Mobility, and finally, use his feat. You now
enough melee versatility to either lay down a serious hurting have a killing machine that charges for free (with +2 SPD
on a single hard target with a flurry of blows or spread the and Pathfinder) and gains extra movement and melee
pain across several softer targets within its melee range. attacks from Massacre and Overtake. In a perfect case
This versatility is further enhanced by the Aggression Dial scenario that’s a total of 18˝ you can move the War Hog in
rule, which allows the Hog to increase the damage of all one turn, just make sure he stays in Carver’s control area.
its attacks at the cost of a small bit of self-inflicted damage.
• Dr. Arkadius can truly bring the damage output of the
The Aggression Dial requires that the War Hog be forced
War Hog to new levels. The combination of the War Hog’s
for 1 fury, so this increased damage is balanced by the loss
Aggression Dial and Arkadius’ Forced Evolution spell puts
of a single additional attack or boost. While it can often be
the Hog’s War Cleavers at P+S 20. Add in Arkadius’ spell
tempting to crank the dial to “11” each time you engage the
Crippling Grasp on the War Hog’s target, and you’ll find
enemy with the Hog, forcing the beast to activate this ability
there isn’t much in the game that can survive this potent
combined with the damage inflicted to the Hog may not
combination.
always be worth the extra damage. This is especially true if
the enemy targets aren’t tough enough to survive the beast’s •D
r. Arkadius also brings unique fury manipulation with
initial wave of attacks. his feat Monster Mayhem. Have the War Hog activate
before Arkadius and use as much fury as you like to lay
Gore! Gore! Gore! waste to the enemy. During Arkadius’ activation, when he
While not as strong as the Hog’s War Cleaver attacks, the uses his feat, the War Hog will frenzy. After resolving the
Gore attack is potentially the most devastating due to its frenzy attack you may remove any amount
critical knockdown effect. Against multi-wound enemies of fury from the beast. You can
with DEF 12 or higher, it is usually a good idea to begin the also use this feat to blitz the
violence by charging with a boosted gore attack. Unless the enemy from unexpected
target boasts DEF 16 or higher, this gives a boosted gore angles and distances.
attack a good chance of knocking the enemy down with A free frenzy charge
average dice rolls. Any enemy model that finds itself prone before or after a beast’s
at the feet of a rampaging War Hog is in for a world of pain. activation allows
If you really need to knock a model prone to secure your you to greatly
victory, don’t forget that on any activation where the War increase that
Hog doesn’t begin with more than 1 fury, it can generate two warbeast’s
boosted gore attacks. Against DEF 16 and below that gives threat range
you good odds of knocking the victim to the floor! for the turn.
The Beatdown Breakdown
While the War Hog is a dangerous warbeast on its own,
the support added by the two farrow warlocks really
makes him shine. Between Lord Carver and Dr. Arkadius
there are several methods to tweak the War Hog into a
perfect killing machine.
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PAINTING THE WAR HOG

By Stuart Spengler
I’ve been on a Thrall painting kick recently, and I came up with a way to paint Thrall flesh
quickly so I could knock out large units fast. After the first test models, I was able to do
thirty Bile Thralls in fairly short order. After the Bile Thralls, I wanted to see how well the
technique translated to larger models, so I tried out the technique on a War Hog. Since
Cryx can have warbeasts through Rorsh and Wrong Eye, I set about adding a “Thrall” Hog
to my Cryx collection.
Step 1-Drybrushing and Rusty Metal

I like to do as much drybrushing as I can early in the process. Then I don’t have to worry about
accidentally drybrushing the War Hog’s feet when I finish the base. Washes are another sloppy
technique I like to do early. I apply washes fast with the largest brush I have; that ensures I end up with
a smooth, even coat without overlapping edges.
Battledress Green 1) Drybrush the entire base with Greatcoat Grey, followed by Ironhull Grey, and then finish with a 1:1
mix of Ironhull Grey and Hammerfall Khaki.
Battlefield Brown 2) Start painting the metal with a 1:1 mix of Pig Iron and Thamar Black for a dark silver color. Washes
show up better on a darker metal, as there is more contrast than straight Pig Iron. The mix isn’t quite
Bloodstone a drybrush, but the coverage is lighter than a standard coat.
3) Wash the metal areas with a thinned wash of Battlefield Brown. Use a heavier wash in some areas,
Bootstrap Leather lighter in others for variety. Just like the drybrushing, concentrate the wash in areas that would be
the most dirty or corroded.
Coal Black
4) Wash the metal with a Bootstrap Leather wash. Again, concentrate in dirty areas and feel free to
Cold Steel change the intensity.
5) Wash the metal with a thin wash of Ember Orange. It is easy to go overboard with the final wash,
Cryx Bane Base so thin it down (three parts water to one of paint at the minimum). It is far easier to add successive
washes and build up the color than to go heavy and start again. Be even more selective where this
Ember Orange wash goes, as the thinness doesn’t allow it to cover flat areas well. Corners of armor plates, rivets, and
screw heads are places the wash will “stick” and help pop out the detail.
Exile Blue
6) Finish the metal with a Cold Steel drybrush. Concentrate on edges and parts that would see a fair
Greatcoat Grey amount of use, like joints or the cutting edges of weapons.
Hammerfall Khaki Colors Used:

Base: Greatcoat Grey, Hammerfall Khaki, Ironhull Grey
Ironhull Grey
Metal: Cold Steel, Battlefield Brown, Bootstrap Leather, Ember Orange, Pig Iron, Thamar Black
Menoth White Base
Menoth White Highlight
Molten Bronze 1 2 3
Morrow White
Murderous Magenta
Ordic Olive
Pig Iron
Rhulic Gold
Skorne Red
Solid Gold
Thamar Black
Thornwood Green
Thrall Flesh
4 5 6
Trollblood Base
Umbral Umber
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1 2
Step 2-Skin
I don’t do as many steps for painting
the skin on things like Mechanithralls
or Bile Thralls, as there isn’t as much
surface area to cover, so fewer washes
will do an adequate job. I also went
for more of a green tone rather than
the fleshy purples and reds I use for
the Thralls. Feel free to try different
combinations of colors to change the
tone. I like to use a green, a reddish
color like Murderous Magenta or
Bloodstone, and a blue or purple in
different orders and combinations so
the Thralls have a similar palette but
variation in the final look.
1) P aint the skin areas with Thrall
Flesh. Use a somewhat thinned
coat over the black primer and
all the sloppy areas from the
prior drybrushes and washes.
3 4
Paint a second coat with straight
Thrall Flesh, a mix with a touch of
Trollblood Base, and another mix
with a touch of Hammerfall Khaki.
That way the skin isn’t all the same
tone and adds a bit of shading or
irregularity to the base colors you
will be working over.
2) Wash the skin with Ordic Olive.
3) Wash the skin with a thin wash of
Thornwood Green.
Trollblood Base.
Murderous Magenta. Go back with
a second, slightly heavier wash in
areas where the skin meets the
metal, suture areas, and around
the eyes and mouth. Anywhere
it would look bloody or raw gets
5 6
some reddish tone for that “infected
wound” look.
6) Wash the eye sockets with thin
washes of Exile Blue, Coal Black,
and Thamar Black. Darkening the
sockets will create more contrast
with the eyes.
7) The eyes start with Ironhull Grey
mixed with some Morrow White.
Progressively add and highlight with
a final highlight of one part Ironhull
Grey to three parts Morrow White.
8) Touch up the staples with a bit of
Cold Steel. The sutures receive thin
washes of Bloodstone and Skorne
Red to add to the (not-so-)fresh
surgery look.
Colors Used: 7 8
Skin: Hammerfall Khaki, Ordic Olive,
Murderous Magenta, Thrall Flesh,
Thornwood Green, Trollblood Base
Eyes: Coal Black, Exile Blue, Ironhull
Grey, Morrow White, Thamar Black,
Gratuitous Gory Details: Bloodstone,
Skorne Red
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Step 3-Other Things

After the flesh, there isn’t much left to do. The skin covers a deceptively large area of the model, so some final details are all
that’s needed.
Cloth: I toyed with the idea of doing the loincloths as tattered Protectorate banners, but thought the end result might look too
busy, so I kept it simple.
Start with Menoth White Base, then apply washes of Battledress Green and Cryx Bane Base to give it an old and dirty look.
Gold/Brass Metal: As the overall look was one of discarded parts put back together the wrong way, I didn’t want to have a
shiny, pristine gold color. I also didn’t want to have a green patina to the metal, as I was afraid that might look too similar to
the skin.
Start the gold areas with a mix of Molten Bronze with a touch of Bloodstone. Just like the dark metal mix, the washes show up
better with a higher contrast. Highlight the gold with Rhulic Gold, then Solid Gold in the extreme edges. Wash the gold with thin
washes of a Coal Black and Thamar Black mix, Umbral Umber, then Bootstrap Leather.
Hair: The majority of the hair was done in black to “pop” against the skin, but I also wanted to do some variation in color to
accentuate the suture line around the neck.
Start the black hair with Cryx Bane Base and highlight with a few mixes of Cryx Bane Base and Menoth White Highlight, and end
with a mix of two parts Menoth White Highlight to one part Cryx Bane Base. Then, use this mix for the base color of the white
sections. Highlight the white by mixing in more Menoth White Highlight. The final highlight should be one part Cryx Bane Base
to five parts Menoth White Highlight. Wash all the hair with thin washes of an Umbral Umber and Coal Black mix to tie the
colors together and give it that dirty, freshly exhumed look.
Colors Used:
Cloth: Battledress Green, Cryx Bane Base, Menoth White Base
Gold: Bloodstone, Bootstrap Leather, Coal Black, Molten Bronze, Rhulic Gold, Solid Gold, Thamar Black, Umbral Umber
Hair: Coal Black, Cryx Bane Base, Menoth White Highlight, Umbral Umber
Thrall Hog
When working for the
nightmare empire, the
farrow mercenary Rorsh
has occasionally let Cryxian
necrosurgeons “repair”
his warbeasts, and the
result is a horrific blending
of necromechanika and
Dr. Arkadius’ original
handiwork. Although not
truly undead, those who
have faced these modified
warbeasts in combat have
dubbed them “Thrall” hogs.
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MANSTALKER DORIAN BILLINGS, MASTER GUNNER THE BLOODHOOK RAIDERS
MANSTALKER BILLINGS MERCENARIES – These models will work for the Talion Contract.
CAMOUFLAGE – This model gains an additional +2 DEF when ARTILLERIST (★ACTION) – Choose a friendly Faction model. While MINIONS – These models will work for Blindwater Congregation.
benefiting from concealment or cover. in this model’s command range, the chosen model gains +2 to AOE LEADER & GRUNTS
SPRINT – At the end of this model’s activation, if it destroyed one or ranged attack rolls. When the chosen model’s AOE ranged attacks
AMPHIBIOUS – This model ignores the effects of deep and shallow
more enemy models with melee attacks this activation it can make a deviate, you can reroll the direction and/or distance of deviation.
water and can move through them without penalty. While completely
full advance. Each roll can be rerolled only once as a result of Artillerist. Artillerist
in deep water, it cannot be targeted by ranged or magic attacks and
lasts for one turn.
can make attacks only against other models in deep water. While
CLOSE FIRE (★ACTION) – RNG CMD. Target friendly Faction model. completely in deep water, this model does not block LOS.
If the model is in range, friendly models do not suffer ranged blast
damage from its attacks this turn. HARPOON
DIG IN (★ACTION) – This model gains cover, does not suffer blast DRAG – If this weapon damages an enemy model with an equal or
damage, and does not block LOS. The model remains dug in until it smaller base, immediately after the attack is resolved the damaged
moves, is placed, or is engaged. The model cannot dig into solid rock model can be pushed any distance directly toward this model. After
or man-made constructions. This model can begin the game dug in. the damaged model is moved, this model can make one normal melee
attack against the model pushed. After resolving this melee attack, this
DRIVE: WITHERING FIRE – This model can attempt to drive each warjack
model can make additional melee attacks during its combat action.
under its control in its command range. To drive a warjack, this model
hattered Grounds: Rotterhorn takes place in the desolate region surrounding the Rotterhorn,
must make a command check at any time during its activation. If it BLOOD FORGED WEAPON
indomitable mountain looms. The attached cards replace their respective models for the course of
passes, the damage rolls for the warjack’s ranged attacks are boosted CRITICAL FREEZE – On a critical hit, the model hit becomes stationary
during that activation. If it fails, the warjack does not benefit from
the Rotterhorn league season. They are not legal cards for any event besides Rotterhorn league
for one round unless it has Immunity: Cold .

’Jack Marshal this turn.
Thornfall Alliance find themselves locked in furious battle as sandstorms swirl and the
a giant mountain on the edge of the Bloodstone Desert. Skorne, Protectorate, and the
games. For more information on WARMACHINE and HORDES league play, go to

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2 2 C 3 1 8 Leader and 4 Grunts PC
FA PC FA PC FA 5 Leader and 2 Grunts
DAMAGE DAMAGE
MODEL E’S DAMAGE
MODEL D’S DAMAGE
MODEL C’S DAMAGE
MODEL B’S DAMAGE
MODEL A’S DAMAGE
9 3 13 4
P+S POW P+S POW
TRENCH KNIFE BLOOD FORGED WEAPON
9 3 — 12 SP 8 1 — 12 1 8
P+S POW RNG ROF AOE POW RNG ROF AOE POW
AXE SCATTER GUN HARPOON
9 14 14 4 8 6 7 9 13 13 6 6 6 6 9 12 15 5 7 9 6
SPD STR MAT RAT DEF ARM CMD SPD STR MAT RAT DEF ARM CMD SPD STR MAT RAT DEF ARM CMD
S
MANSTALKER BILLINGS LEADER & GRUNTS
KHADOR MANHUNTER SOLO CYGNAR TRENCHER MASTER GUNNER CHARACTER SOLO CRYX ALLY BLACK OGRUN BOARDING PARTY UNIT
MANSTALKER DORIAN BILLINGS, MASTER GUNNER THE BLOODHOOK RAIDERS
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HIGH SHAMAN GRADDUK STORMCHASER CHRONOHYDRA HAMMERFALL RAMPART GUARD OFFICER & STANDARD CONDEMNER
ATTACHMENT [THARN RAVAGERS] – This attachment can be added to a HYDRA ATTACHMENT [HAMMERFALL HIGH SHIELD GUN CORPS] – This SHIELD FISTS
Tharn Ravagers unit. FIELD DEPENDENT – While its Field Generator system is crippled, this
attachment can be added to a Hammerfall High Shield Gun CHAIN ATTACK: SMITE – If this model hits the same model with both
GRADDUK model cannot attack with the Force Cannon. Corps unit. its initial attacks with this weapon, after resolving the attacks it can
GRANTED: ELECTRO LEAP – While this model is in play, the melee FOCUS BATTERY – During the Maintenance Phase, do not remove OFFICER immediately make one additional melee attack against that model.
weapons of models in this unit gain Electro Leap. (When a model unspent focus points from this model. Focus points remaining on DOUBLE TIME (ORDER) – Models receiving this order must make a full If the additional attack hits, the target is slammed d6˝ directly away
is hit by a weapon with Electro Leap, you can have lightning arc to this model at the start of your Control Phase count toward its focus advance during their normal movement. After all models in this unit from this model. The POW of the slam damage roll is equal to the
the nearest model within 4˝ of the model hit, ignoring the attacking allocation limit. have completed their actions, each can make a full advance. STR of this model + the POW of this weapon. The POW of collateral
model. The model the lightning arcs to suffers an unboostable damage is equal to the STR of this model.
MORPHALLAXIS – At the start of this model’s activation, either it gains EXTENDED FIRE – Once per game while in formation, this model can
POW 10 electrical damage roll .) 1 focus point or remove d3 damage from it. use Extended Fire during its unit’s activation. This activation, models
HEART EATER – This model gains a corpse token each time it destroys in this unit gain +4 RNG to their ranged attacks.
FORCE CANNON
a living enemy model with a melee attack. This model can have up RANKED ATTACKS – Friendly Faction models can ignore this model
FOCUS POWERED – For each focus point on this model when it declares
to three corpse tokens at a time. It can spend corpse tokens during its when determining LOS.
activation to boost an attack or damage roll or to make an additional an attack with this weapon, the weapon gains +1 RNG and +1 POW
for the rest of the attack. RHULIC ’JACK MARSHAL – This model can control and reactivate only
melee attack at one token per boost or additional attack.
friendly Mercenary Rhulic warjacks.
TACTICS: IMMUNITY ELECTRICITY – Models in this unit gain Immunity: FORCE FIST
Electricity . CHAIN ATTACK: FREEZE – If this model hits the same model with both
STANDARD BEARER
TREEWALKER – This model ignores forests when determining LOS. its initial attacks with this weapon, after resolving the attacks it can RANKED ATTACKS – See above.
While in a forest, this model gains +2 DEF against melee attack rolls immediately make one additional melee attack against that model.
and can advance through obstructions and other models if it has If the additional attack hits, it does not inflict damage but the target
enough movement to move completely past them. becomes stationary for one round unless it has Immunity: Cold .
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C 2 U 9 G C M R L STATUS 1 2 U 4 C M R L STATUS
FA PC FA PC SYSTEM FA PC FA PC SYSTEM
DAMAGE DAMAGE
FIELD C C M M C C M M
FORCE
R R C M L L R R C M L L
R G G L R L
DAMAGE DAMAGE
R
15 5 9 11 15 5 5 6 4
P+S POW SPD STR MAT RAT DEF ARM CMD
FORCE FIST STANDARD BEARER
L R
15 5 9 3 11 2
P+S POW P+S POW P+S POW
FORCE FIST AXE SHIELD FIST
— L
13 5 — 12 1 12 — 10 1 10 11 2
P+S POW RNG ROF AOE POW RNG ROF AOE POW P+S POW
STORM STAFF FORCE CANNON CARBINE SHIELD FIST
8 13 14 6 7 8 6 12 18 — 5 6 10 6 9 11 15 6 6 6 4 12 17 — 5 6 9 5
SPD STR MAT RAT DEF ARM CMD SPD STR MAT RAT DEF ARM CMD SPD STR MAT RAT DEF ARM CMD SPD STR MAT RAT DEF ARM CMD
GRADDUK HYDRA OFFICER CONDEMNER
CIRCLE THARN RAVAGER CHARACTER WEAPON ATTACHMENT RETRIBUTION HYDRA HEAVY MYRMIDON MERCENARY HAMMERFALL HIGH SHIELD RHULIC UNIT ATTACHMENT PROTECTORATE VIGILANT LIGHT WARJACK
HIGH SHAMAN GRADDUK STORMCHASER CHRONOHYDRA HAMMERFALL RAMPART GUARD OFFICER & STANDARD CONDEMNER
BLAST BOAR PYG SHOCK TROOPS THRAXIS DRAGONWAR RIDERS
ANIMUS COST RNG AOE POW UP OFF LEADER & GRUNTS THRAXIS NYSS LONGBOW
BOMB SHELTER 1 6 – – NO NO ASSAULT (ORDER) – Affected models must charge or run. As part of a BEYOND DEATH (★ACTION) – While in this model’s command range, EROSION – This model rolls an additional die on this weapon’s damage
charge, after moving but before making its charge attack, an affected living enemy models suffer –2 to damage rolls. Beyond Death lasts rolls against non-living models.
Target friendly model gains Girded. Bomb Shelter lasts for one
model can make one ranged attack targeting the model charged unless for one round.
round. (A model with Girded does not suffer blast damage.
they were in melee with each other at the start of the affected model’s DESSICATOR (★ACTION) – Center a 4˝ AOE cloud effect on this model.
Friendly models B2B with it do not suffer blast damage.)
activation. Models that received this order cannot make combined Living models entering or ending their activation in the AOE suffer 1
BLAST BOAR ranged attacks this activation. When resolving an Assault ranged point of damage. The AOE remains in play for one round.
BACON – When this model is destroyed, each living warbeast B2B with
attack, the attacking model does not suffer the target in melee penalty.
FURY BANK – While this model is in a friendly warlock’s control area
it heals d3 damage points. If the target is not in melee range after moving, the affected model
during the warlock’s activation, the warlock can move fury points
must still make the ranged attack before its activation ends.
OVERLOAD CANNON – During its activation, this model can be forced to from itself to this model. This model can have up to 5 fury points at a
make its heavy cannon’s base stats RNG 12, AOE 4, and POW 15 for time. While this model is in a friendly Faction warlock’s control area,
one turn but suffers d3 damage points. the warlock can leach fury from this model as if it were a warbeast.
PAIN SHROUD (★ACTION) – Remove all fury points from this model.
Enemy models within 1˝ of this model for each fury point removed
suffer a POW 8 damage roll. Add an additional die to the damage roll
for each focus or fury point on the enemy model.
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U 5 5 1 6 Leader and 9 Grunts PC C 2 1 10 Leader and 4 Grunts PC
FA PC FA 4 Leader and 5 Grunts FA PC FA 6 Leader and 2 Grunts
6
DAMAGE
MODEL E’S DAMAGE
SP
IR
IT
MODEL D’S DAMAGE

4 IN
D
M
MODEL C’S DAMAGE

BODY
3 MODEL B’S DAMAGE
1
R 2
MODEL A’S DAMAGE
11 3 12
P+S POW POW
OPEN FIST 3 MOUNT
L 7 FURY
D
11 3 HR 10 4 10 4
ESHOL
P+S POW P+S POW P+S POW
OPEN FIST HAND WEAPON NYSS CLAYMORE
—
3 13 1 10 — 14 1 4 — 10 1 12
RNG ROF AOE POW RNG ROF AOE POW RNG ROF AOE POW
BIG GUN SLUG GUN NYSS LONGBOW
6 13 15 5 5 8 5 7 13 12 5 5 6 6 6 13 16 1 3 7 5 8 14 15 7 6 6 9
SPD STR MAT RAT DEF ARM CMD SPD STR MAT RAT DEF ARM CMD SPD STR MAT RAT DEF ARM CMD SPD STR MAT RAT DEF ARM CMD
BLAST BOAR LEADER & GRUNTS THRAXIS LEADER & GRUNTS
MINION FARROW GUN BOAR LIGHT WARBEAST TROLLBLOOD PYG BURROWERS UNIT SKORNE AGONIZER CHARACTER SOLO LEGION BLIGHTED NYSS RAPTOR LIGHT CAVALRY UNIT
BLAST BOAR PYG SHOCK TROOPS THRAXIS DRAGONWAR RIDERS
Studio Secrets with Matt DiPietro
minimalist mega-army
Last year for convention season, certain brave members of
Colors Used
the Privateer Press staff joined together to paint massive
Formula P3 Black Primer Menoth White Highlight
armies for an epic mega-battle. For my part, I contributed
Gold spray paint Midlund Flesh
the template by which each army would be painted. The
Rust-colored auto primer Red Ink
project was so successful we decided to repeat it this year. In
Armor Wash Rhulic Gold
addition, these giant armies will be featured in an epic Battle
Brown Ink Rucksack Tan
Report in the pages of an upcoming No Quarter. Once again, I
Cold Steel Skorne Red
provided the step-by-step method we used to paint 150 points
Ironhull Grey Thamar Black
of Skorne in a paltry six weeks. I knew I needed to come up
’Jack Bone
with a method that was quick and could be executed by staff
members who would be picking up the brush for the first time.
In this installment of Studio Secrets, I’ll show you my speed-
painting method so you can paint a Skorne army like this one
or use the techniques presented here to develop your own
lightning-quick paint scheme
Underpainting
The key to speed-painting the Skorne is a special use of the
underpainting technique.
Step 1) Prime the miniature with a coat of P3 Black Primer
Step 2) Spray the model from a steep angle using rust-colored
automotive primer.
Step 3) Spray from directly above with a gold spray paint.
It is important to find a gold spray that allows good
coverage without running, so test spray before
applying the paint to your model. 1
2
3
1
Painting Tyrant 2
Xerxis
Over half the mega-army consisted
of troops and beasts wearing heavy
armor. The underpainting technique
and gold spray work wonders to
cut reduce the painting time on
these complicated models. I painted
Tyrant Xerxis first to serve as a
prototype for the Skorne speed-
painting method and recorded the
process so it could be repeated later.
3 4 5
6 8
7
Step 1) Apply Red Ink to the armor plates, leaving the trim Step 5) Basecoat the horns with a layer of ‘Jack Bone.
gold and the plates themselves a metallic red. Step 6) Highlight the cloth using Skorne Red. The rusty
Step 2) Paint the skin with a solid coat of Rucksack Tan color should be left in the recesses to simulate shadows.
mixed with Midlund Flesh. Step 7) Basecoat all straps, stones, and trim in Thamar
Step 3) Paint the weapons with Cold Steel. Black. Water down the black to a wash consistency and
apply the wash to the horns.
Step 4) Mix Red Ink and Brown Ink together and apply
a second coat of ink to the armor and the flesh in the same Step 8) Paint the eyes and teeth using Menoth White
way as in step one. Highlight and finish the base.
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painting nihilators Step 8) Highlight the cloth using Skorne Red. The rusty
color should be left in the recesses to simulate shadows.
The Nihilators are an example of a unit that does not have
enough armor to make the gold spray underpainting worth Step 9) Basecoat the sword blade and pain spikes with
applying. However, the rest of the Skorne speed-painting Cold Steel.
method can be used to paint these savage warriors quickly.
Step 10) Apply Armor Wash to the steel areas to add
Step 1) Follow the first two underpainting steps but leave some shading.
off the gold spray step.
Step 11) Paint the eyes with Menoth White Highlight and
Step 2) Basecoat the robe and tabard with Thamar Black. finish the base.
Step 3) Apply Rhulic Gold to the armor and jewelry.
Step 4) Paint the skin with a solid 2
coat of Rucksack Tan mixed with 1
Midlund Flesh.
Step 5) Use thinned Brown Ink to
shade the flesh.
Step 6) Apply Red Ink to the armor
plates leaving the trim gold and the plates
themselves a metallic red.
Step 7) Mix Red Ink and Brown Ink
together and apply a second coat of ink
to the armor in a similar way as in the
previous step.
4 5
3
6 7 8
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9
10
11
Painting the bronzeback

titan Step 2) Apply Red Ink to the armor plates leaving the trim
At first glance, the massive Skorne warbeasts might look gold and the plates themselves a metallic red.
challenging to paint. However, with the underpainting and
Step 3) Basecoat the tusks and teeth with a layer of
speed-painting methods presented here, you can knock out
‘Jack Bone.
a Bronzeback Titan in no time flat.
Step 4) Apply a wash of Ironhull Grey to the skin. While
Step 1) Follow the first two underpainting steps but leave
the wash is still wet, wipe off the Bronzeback’s back with
off the gold spray step. Then apply Rhulic Gold to all the
a scrap of blister foam to create the mottled bronze flesh
armor areas using the drybrushing method.
seen in the illustration.
2
1
3 4
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5
Step 5) Basecoat the studs and tusk weapons with

Cold Steel.
Step 6) Mix Red Ink and Brown Ink together and apply
a second coat of ink to the armor in a similar way as in
step two.
Step 7) Apply a wash of Thamar Black to the ropes, hair,
armor plates that have a sun pattern, and the base of the
tusks. Paint the eyes with Menoth White Highlight and
finish the base.
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6
conclusion
Painting a giant, 150-point army does
n’t have to be a
daunting task. The methods describe
d in this article
make it possible to paint huge amounts
of troops,
warbeasts, and warjacks at a highly
accelerated pace.
But you don’t have to take the advi
ce in this article to
such extremes. The process used here
can, of course,
be used on smaller armies. Just imag
ine, you could be
Hardcore-ready for your next tour
nament in no time.
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LARGE-SCALE BATTLES
IN THE IRON KINGDOMS
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I
n this issue of No Quarter, I have the pleasure of Unbound is for players looking for the opportunity
introducing you all to Unbound, a new way of to play truly large-scale games of WARMACHINE
playing WARMACHINE and HORDES that and HORDES with lots of models. Like you,
puts you in command of vast armies and amps up the we yearn to play with our entire collections and
scope of conflict to truly calamitous, world-shaping field vast armies in epic battles. Unbound is an
battles. More than just an escalation in size, Unbound opportunity to pack in one more Pistol Wraith,
Gun Carriage, or battlegroup—the chance to field
is a retooling of the WARMACHINE and HORDES
all your favorite models on the same battlefield.
systems that provides a truly unique play experience.
Throughout Unbound games, you and your opponent Unbound is not focused on the competitive aspects of
take turns activating portions of your armies, giving WARMACHINE and HORDES. It is for those of us
you the chance to react to your opponent’s moves and who want to savor the rising and falling action of war.
keeping you both engrossed and focused on the game This is not about a sprint across the finish line but rather,
with little downtime. We wanted to bring massive orchestral and systematic destruction wrought by two
matched armies on a field of honor. This is total war!
battles to the tabletop without massive waiting
between player turns. – Jason Soles
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T
he following rules are intended to augment the game size
experience of playing large-scale WARMACHINE Unbound is a system for playing games of
and HORDES games. These rules are optional and WARMACHINE and HORDES in which each player
feature a new alternating sequence of play that keeps both
fields 150-point or larger armies with three or more
players involved constantly throughout the game. Instead of
warcasters or warlocks on each side. An additional
replacing the rules of WARMACHINE and HORDES, these
warcaster/warlock is added to each army for every
rules instead modify the structure of play while leaving the
additional 50 points of models fielded by each player.
core mechanics untouched.
In addition to two-player games, Unbound has been designed
While the standard play rules can accommodate large-scale
play, these rules present a new way to play WARMACHINE with multiplayer and team play in mind. See below for rules
and HORDES that keeps the action fast and furious covering multiplayer and team play.
by removing downtime between players’ turns that can
sometimes bog down big battles. Instead of each player taking Table Size
turns moving all of his models each round and then waiting Because of the scope of Unbound games, it is recommend
while his opponent takes a turn and moves all his models, that players use a 4´x6´ table instead of the standard 4´x4´.
when playing Unbound, rounds are divided into several turns Truly massive games may require even larger tables to
in which players alternate activating portions of their armies. accommodate play.
In this way, Unbound simulates the ebb and flow of actual
battle, giving players ample opportunity to act and react to
Deployment Zones
the fortunes of war.
Unless otherwise noted, players deploy into standard 10˝
As a result of this new alternating sequence of play, some deployment zones along the long edge of the table, giving each
existing model rules have been modified to integrate better player a 10˝ x 72˝ deployment zone.
into Unbound games. Unbound games do require a handful
of tweaks to existing rules and abilities, and those changes can
be found at the end of this article.
Seizing the Initiative
At the start of the game, players roll to determine which
Stay tuned to future issues of No Quarter for additional player sets up first and takes the first turn as in a normal
Unbound content, including new scenarios intended for this WARMACHINE or HORDES game.
larger game size as well as Unbound battle reports.
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However, when playing Unbound the order of play is not
10˝ static as it is in normal WARMACHINE and HORDES
games. Instead, at the start of each round, beginning with
the second round, players roll to determine which player
takes the first turn that round. Each player rolls a d6. The
72˝
higher roller takes the first turn that round. This player is
48˝ said to have the initiative.
Note any modifiers to the starting roll, such as those from the
Intelligence ability, do not affect the initiative roll.
Domination Bonus
10˝
The more ground a player controls, the greater his chances
of seizing the initiative. When playing Unbound, the table is
deployment zones divided into eight 24˝×18˝ zones. Starting with the beginning
of the second round, a player gains +1 on his roll to seize the
initiative for each territory he controls at that time. A player
controls a territory if he has one or more models completely
within it and his opponent does not.
24˝
18˝ Alternating Play

When playing Unbound, rounds are divided into a variable
number of turns based on the number of warcasters and/or
warlocks each player has at the start of the game.
The number of turns each player takes during a round is

equal to the number of warcasters and/or warlocks each
player has at the start of the game +1. Once the number of
turns a player takes during each round has been determined,
domination territories it does not change as play progresses and warcasters and
warlocks are destroyed or removed from play.
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As in standard games of WARMACHINE and HORDES, 2. Each model with the Focus Manipulation or Fury
a player must activate each model/unit in his army once each Manipulation ability can spend focus or fury points to
round. Contrary to standard games, however, only a subset of maintain its upkeep spells in play. If a model does not spend
models will activate in a given turn. During each of his turns focus or fury points to maintain a spell requiring upkeep,
each round, a player can activate one battlegroup and an the spell expires and its effects end immediately.
assortment of other models and units.
3. Make a threshold check for each of your warbeasts with 1
During each round, players alternate taking turns, starting with the or more fury points left on it. Any warbeasts that fail the
player who has the initiative. Once both players have completed all check immediately frenzy.
their turns, the current round ends. A new round then begins, starting
4. Resolve all other effects that occur during the Control Phase.
with a new roll to determine who has the initiative.
Note that shaking knockdown and stationary effects in an Unbound
For game effects, a round is measured from the current turn
game occurs at the start of a turn in which a model activates.
to the end of the last turn of the round. A game effect with a
duration of one round expires at the end of the current round. Focus is allocated at the start of each turn rather than at the
start of the round.
This does change the familiar timing of the game considerably
and forces players to approach their model and unit activations
carefully. Notably, many spells and feats that can be stacked in ACTIVATION PHASE
normal WARMACHINE games are limited to affecting only During the Activation Phase, players take turns activating
the models activating in the current turn. Plan accordingly! their models as defined below. All models you control must be
activated once per round.
anatomy of a round
Taking Turns
Each round has three phases: Maintenance, Control, and
Except for his last turn, each round a player must declare his
Activation.
intention to activate one warcaster- or warlock-controlled
battlegroup at the start of each of his turns. Though the
MAINTENANCE PHASE models in the battlegroup are still activated separately, all
During the Maintenance Phase, players take turns models in the declared battlegroup must be activated that turn.
performing the following steps, beginning with the player
who has the initiative that round. Once the player with the During a turn in which a player activates a battlegroup, he
initiative completes all these steps, the next player will then can also activate any combination of the following:
resolve them. •Up to 4 units
1. Remove all focus points from your models. For each of •Up to 4 solos
your models with the Fury Manipulation ability, remove all •Up to 2 independent warjacks and/or wild warbeasts
fury points in excess of its FURY stat. Leave fury points on •Up to 2 battle engines
warbeasts at this time. A player can exercise any of these options or none, as he chooses.
2. Check for expiration of continuous effects on any models Models and units can be activated in any order during a
you control. After removing all expired continuous effects, turn. The models in a battlegroup do not have to be activated
resolve the effects of those that remain in play. All damage before other models and units a player is activating that turn.
dealt by continuous effects is resolved simultaneously.
All of a player’s warcaster- or warlock-controlled battlegroups
3. Resolve all other effects that occur during the will have activated before his last turn each round. During his
Maintenance Phase. last turn, a player activates his remaining models and units
each round. If a player has already activated all his models
CONTROL PHASE and units before this turn, he will not be able to activate any
During the Control Phase, players take turns performing the models or units during his last turn of the round. Models and
following steps, beginning with the player who has the initiative units activated during a player’s last turn of the previous round
that round. Once the player with the initiative completes all these cannot be activated during his first turn of a given round. This
steps, the next player will then resolve them. means a model can never activate two turns in a row. Note that
1. Each of your models with the Focus Manipulation ability, this rule applies only to models that were activated during each
like warcasters, replenishes its focus and receives a number player’s last turn of the round (the turn after all warcaster or
of focus points equal to its current FOCUS. Each of your warlock battlegroups have already been activated).
models with the Fury Manipulation ability can leach When a model or unit activates, any warjacks or warbeasts
any number of fury points up to its current FURY from the model or unit controls must also activate that turn. This
warbeasts in its battlegroup that are in its control area. includes warjacks and warbeasts controlled by ‘jack marshals
and lesser warlocks.
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Marking Activated Units
We strongly recommend marking your models
and units as you activate them. This can be
accomplished by placing a token next to each
model and unit as it activates. Remove those
tokens at the end of the round.
During your final turn of each round, it may be

helpful to mark activating units with tokens of
For example, Brent and Jack are playing a 150-point Unbound game a different color to denote they activated during
and each is fielding three warcasters. Because each player is fielding three your last turn of the round. Leave these secondary
warcasters, each will take four turns every round. During each player’s first tokens in place when the other activation tokens
three turns, each round he must activate one battlegroup. In addition to are removed at the end of the round so players
activating the models in that battlegroup, each player can also activate any will remember which models/unit cannot activate
combination of the following: up to four units, four solos, two independent during the first turn of the next round. After that
warjacks and/or wild warbeasts, and two battle engines. During each turn ends, remove the secondary tokens, since
player’s fourth turn of the round he must activate any models or units he these models are now eligible to activate.
has not yet activated that round. Any models/units activated during that
fourth turn cannot be activated during the first turn of the upcoming round.
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Lost Warcasters & Warlocks
If one or more of a player’s warcasters or warlocks have been
destroyed or removed from play, that player is not required
to activate a warcaster- or warlock-controlled battlegroup
during each of his turns and can choose which turns to
activate his remaining warcaster or warlock-controlled
battlegroups. However, he must still activate all his remaining
battlegroups each round, can only activate one warcaster- or
warlock-controlled battlegroup each turn, and cannot activate
a warcaster or warlock-controlled battlegroup during his last
turn each round.
For example, Jason and DC are playing a 150-point game with each
player taking four turns each round. Ordinarily, each player must
activate a battlegroup during his first three turns each round. However,
if one of Jason’s warcasters is destroyed, he can activate his remaining
two battlegroups on the first, second, or third turns and must activate
both by his third turn each round. If Jason loses another warcaster,
he can choose to activate his remaining battlegroup during the first,
second, or third turns but cannot activate it on his fourth.
Focus Allocation
At the start of each of a player’s turns, each model with the
Focus Manipulation ability activating that turn can allocate One player deploys in the middle of the west table edge, the next
focus points to warjacks in its battlegroup that are in its player in the northeast corner of the table, and the third player in
control area. the southeast corner of the table.
In order to allocate focus, a player must declare at the start For a four player game, increase the table size to 4´× 8´. Each
of the turn that the models allocating focus will be activating player deploys his models into a 14˝ × 38˝ deployment zone,
that turn. This includes non-warcaster models with the Focus each in a different corner of the table.
Manipulation ability he wants to allocate focus that turn.
Note that warcasters that have not yet activated will still have 10˝ 34˝
their full focus allotment and therefore will be exceptionally
difficult to damage. Players should consider this when 72˝
determining their order of activation.
34˝ 48˝ three-player

Shake Effect
A model that can spend focus to shake the knockdown or deployment
stationary effect does so at the start of its activation rather than
during the Control Phase. 10˝
A model that can be forced to shake the knockdown or
10˝ 34˝
stationary effect does so at the start of its activation rather than
during the Control Phase.
Free-for-All 14˝
38˝
14˝
38˝
Games
Unbound can accommodate three or
four players in free-for-all games. At the 96˝
start of the game, all players roll off as
four-player 48˝
normal to determine the order of play. At
the start of subsequent rounds, players deployment
roll to determine who has the initiative.
Reroll ties.
38˝
14˝ 14˝
In a three-player game, each player deploys 38˝
his models into a 10˝×34˝ deployment zone.
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Team Games control of that battlegroup will then activate all the models in
In team games players are split between two or more the battlegroup that turn. Additionally, other team members can
players on a side, with each player controlling one or more activate and move additional team models and units that are not
battlegroups. Each team must have a declared faction, but part of a battlegroup. On a turn he activates his battlegroup,
a team’s army can include models that will work for that a player on a team cannot also activate other team models and
faction. Players should decide which battlegroups each player units. Those are left to his teammates to activate.
will control before the start of the game. Models fielded by
During a turn in which a team player activates a battlegroup,
a team that are not part of a battlegroup are not generally
the other members of the team can activate any combination
assigned to any team member. Instead, players on the team
of the following:
will take turns controlling the models that are not part of one
of their battlegroups. Remember that each team’s army can Up to 4 units
include only one of any character model. Up to 4 solos
At the start of the game, the teams roll to determine which will set Up to 2 independent warjacks and/or wild warbeasts
up first and take the first turn. Starting on the second turn, teams Up to 2 battle engines
will roll to determine who has the initiative. When calculating a For example, Ed and Kris are playing a 150-point game against Bryan
team’s Domination bonus, count all models on the team. and Will. Ed controls two warcasters and Kris controls one. During
Throughout each round, teams alternate taking turns. Except their first turn of the game, they decide Ed will activate one of his
for their last turn each round, the players on a team must declare battlegroups. In addition to Ed activating the models in his battlegroup,
their intention to activate one warcaster- or warlock-controlled Kris can activate up to four units, up to four solos, up to two independent
battlegroup at the start of each of their turns. The player in warjacks and/or wild warbeasts, and up to two battle engines.
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Unbound Model Fire of Salvation. Righteous Vengeance.
Rule Changes Replace the text of Righteous Vengeance with the following:
General If one or more friendly Faction warrior models were destroyed or removed
Incorporeal Advantage.
from play by enemy attacks while within 5˝ of this model during your
Replace the last line of Incorporeal with the following:
opponent’s last turn, at the beginning of your next turn, this model can
When this model makes a melee or ranged attack, before the attack roll make a full advance followed by one normal melee attack.
is made it loses Incorporeal until its next activation.
Temple Flameguard. Shield Wall (Order).
Cygnar Replace the first line of Shield Wall with the following:
Major Victoria Haley. Temporal Shift.
Until the start of its next activation, each affected model gains a
Replace the text of Temporal Shift with the following:
+4 ARM bonus while B2B with another affected model in its unit.
Enemy models/units activating while in Haley’s control area forfeit
Wrack. Suffering’s Prayer.
either their movement or their action during their activations, as
Replace the second line of Suffering’s Prayer with the following:
their controller chooses. At the start of your opponent’s turns, he must
declare which affected models/units he intends to activate that turn. At the end of your Control Phase, this model receives 1 focus point if it
Those models activate first that turn in the order you choose. Temporal does not have any.
Shift lasts for one round.
Khador
Commander Adept Nemo. Supercharge. Supreme Kommandant Irusk. Tactical Supremacy.
Replace the text of Supercharge with the following:
Replace the text of Tactical Supremacy with the following:
When this model allocates focus during your turn, it can allocate up to 5
During a turn it activated, target friendly model/unit can advance up
focus points to one warjack in its battlegroup that is in its control area.
to 3˝ after all models have ended their activations that turn.
Ol’ Rowdy. Counter Charge.
Replace the second line of Counter Charge with the following: Kommander Orsus Zoktavir. Arcane Dementia.
Replace the third line of Arcane Dementia with the following:
This model can use Counter Charge only once per round.
If he destroyed three or more enemy models with melee attacks since the
Precursor Knights. Shield Wall (Order).
beginning of your last Maintenance Phase, do not roll to determine his
Replace the first line of Shield Wall with the following:
base FOCUS; it is automatically 7.
Assault Kommandos. Shield Wall (Order).
Protectorate of Menoth
Grand Scrutator Severius. Divine Might. Until the start of its next activation, each affected model gains a
Replace the text of Divine Might with the following: +4 ARM bonus while B2B with another affected model in its unit.
Remove focus points from enemy models with the Focus Manipulation Iron Fang Pikemen. Shield Wall (Order).
ability that are currently in Severius’ control area. Enemy models Replace the first line of Shield Wall with the following:
cannot cast spells and lose the Arc Node advantage while in Severius’ Until the start of its next activation, each affected model gains a
control area. Divine Might lasts for one round. +4 ARM bonus while B2B with another affected model in its unit.
Hierarch Severius. Fires of Communion. Man-O-War Shocktroopers. Shield Wall (Order).
Add the following line to the end of Fires of Communion: Replace the first line of Shield Wall with the following:
These models are activated in addition to the up to four solos you can Until the start of its next activation, each affected model gains a
activate this turn.
Thyra, Flame of Sorrow. Elite Cadre
[Daughters of the Flame]. Man-O-War Drakhun. Counter Charge.
Change the last line of Elite Cadre [Daughters of the Flame] Replace the second line of Counter Charge with the following:
to the following: This model can use Counter Charge only once per round.
(During your Maintenance Phase, if one or more models in a unit War Dog. Counter Charge.
with Vengeance were destroyed or removed from play by enemy attacks Replace the second line of Counter Charge with the following:
during the last round, each model in the unit can advance 3˝and make
This model can use Counter Charge only once per round.
one normal melee attack.)
Sanctifier. Cenotaph. Cryx
Replace the last line of Cenotaph with the following: Lich Lord Asphyxious. Spectral Legion.
Add the following line to the end of Spectral Legion:
At the start of the turn this model’s battlegroup activates, you can
remove all soul tokens from this model to allocate it focus points, 1 for These models are activated in addition to the up to four solos you can
each token removed. activate this turn.
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Pirate Queen Skarre. Ritual Sacrifice. Trollkin Fennblade Officer & Drummer. Vengeance.
Change the text of Ritual Sacrifice to the following: Change the text Vengeance to the following:
Remove target friendly warrior model from play. Skarre gains D6 During your Maintenance Phase, if one or more models in this unit were
additional focus points at the start of her next activation. Skarre can destroyed or removed from play by enemy attacks during the last round, each
gain the benefit of Ritual Sacrifice only once per round. model in the unit can advance 3˝ and make one normal melee attack.
Bane Knights. Vengeance.
Circle Orboros
Change the text Vengeance to the following: Mohsar the Desertwalker. Disjunction.
During your Maintenance Phase, if one or more models in this unit Replace the text of Disjunction with the following:
were destroyed or removed from play by enemy attacks during the last
While in Mohsar’s control area this round, enemy models cannot be
round, each model in the unit can advance 3˝ and make one normal
used to channel spells. During your opponent’s next Control Phase, his
melee attack.
models cannot leach fury and cannot have fury leached from them while
Machine Wraith. Machine Meld. in Mohsar’s control area.
Change the fifth line of Machine Meld to the following:
Gnarlhorn Satyr. Counter Slam.
You cannot activate the warjack this round. Replace the second line of Counter Slam with the following:
Retribution of Scyrah This model can use Counter Slam only once per round.
Hydra. Granted: Focus Battery.
Feral Warpwolf. Baying of Chaos.
Change the last line of Focus Battery to the following:
Replace the second line of Baying of Chaos with the following:
Focus points remaining on this model count toward its focus
A warbeast can be affected by Baying of Chaos only once per round.
allocation limit.
Dawn Guard Sentinel Officer & Standard. Skorne
Granted: Vengeance. Lord Tyrant Hexeris. Death March.
Change the last line of Granted: Vengeance to the following: Change the last line of Death March to the following:
(During your Maintenance Phase, if one or more models in a unit (During your Maintenance Phase, if one or more models in a unit
with Vengeance were destroyed or removed from play by enemy attacks with Vengeance were destroyed or removed from play by enemy attacks
during the last round, each model in the unit can advance 3˝ and make during the last round, each model in the unit can advance 3˝ and make
one normal melee attack.) one normal melee attack.)
Houseguard Halberdiers. Shield Wall (Order). Supreme Archdomina Makeda. Elite Cadre
Replace the first line of Shield Wall with the following: [Praetorian Swordsmen].
Change the last line of Elite Cadre [Praetorian Swordsmen] to
the following:
(During your Maintenance Phase, if one or more models in a unit
Mercenaries
with Vengeance were destroyed or removed from play by enemy attacks
Captain Damiano. Death March.
during the last round, each model in the unit can advance 3˝ and make
Change the last line of Death March to the following:
one normal melee attack.)
(During your Maintenance Phase, if one or more models in a unit
Bronzeback Titan. Counter Charge.
with Vengeance were destroyed or removed from play by enemy attacks
Replace the second line of Counter Charge with the following:
during the last round, each model in the unit can advance 3˝ and make
one normal melee attack.) This model can use Counter Charge only once per round.
Hammerfall High Shield Gun Corps. Shield Wall (Order). Cataphract Cetrati. Shield Wall (Order).
Replace the first line of Shield Wall with the following: Replace the first line of Shield Wall with the following:
Until the start of its next activation, each affected model gains a Until the start of its next activation, each affected model gains a
+4 ARM bonus while B2B with another affected model in its unit. +4 ARM bonus while B2B with another affected model in its unit.
Trollbloods Immortals. Vengeance.

Skaldi Bonehammer. Counter Charge. Change the text Vengeance to the following:
Replace the second line of Counter Charge with the following: During your Maintenance Phase, if one or more models in this unit were
This model can use Counter Charge only once per round. destroyed or removed from play by enemy attacks during the last round, each
Trollkin Fennblades. Vengeance. model in the unit can advance 3˝ and make one normal melee attack.
Change the text Vengeance to the following: Praetorian Karax. Shield Wall (Order).
During your Maintenance Phase, if one or more models in this unit were
destroyed or removed from play by enemy attacks during the last round, each Until the start of its next activation, each affected model gains a
model in the unit can advance 3˝ and make one normal melee attack. +4 ARM bonus while B2B with another affected model in its unit.
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Hakaar the Destroyer. Righteous Vengeance. Captain Farilor & Standard. Vengeance.
Replace the text of Righteous Vengeance with the following: Change the text Vengeance to the following:
If one or more friendly Faction warrior models were destroyed or removed During your Maintenance Phase, if one or more models in this unit were
from play by enemy attacks while within 5˝ of this model during your destroyed or removed from play by enemy attacks during the last round,
opponent’s last turn, at the beginning of your next turn, this model can each model in the unit can advance 3˝ and make one normal melee attack.
make a full advance followed by one normal melee attack.
Minions
Legion Bloody Barnabas. Counter Charge.
Blighted Nyss Legionnaires. Vengeance. Replace the second line of Counter Charge with the following:
Change the text Vengeance to the following: This model can use Counter Charge only once per round.
During your Maintenance Phase, if one or more models in this unit were
destroyed or removed from play by enemy attacks during the last round,
each model in the unit can advance 3˝ and make one normal melee attack.
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Privateer Press EVENTS AT
GEN CON 2011

A
fter revolutionizing the Privateer Press
organized play convention experience last year,
Iron Arena returns with new challenges and
® more prizes than you can shake a gorax at. The Iron
Arena system tracks all your Privateer Press activities
and rewards them with a currency called “skulls.” You
will emerge from each and every challenge with skulls
whether you were victorious or not. That’s right: it’s all
about participation. You don’t have to win any games;
you just have to have fun!
Once you have earned enough skulls, you can trade
them in for prizes at five different levels, ranging from
convention swag all the way up to unique items you
can’t get anywhere else. You will have to complete
a lot of challenges to earn that many skulls, so let me
tell you what the challenges entail. Most challenges
consist of casually playing our games in a variety of
ways. Skulls are awarded for playing 35- to 100-point
games of WARMACHINE and HORDES, single- or
double-monster battles of Monsterpocalypse, or our board
games Grind and Scrappers. You can increase the number
of skulls you earn in each challenge by playing new
opponents, particularly those from a state or country
different than your own. You will also be rewarded with
skulls for participating in our convention tournaments,
and this year the schedule is more ambitious than ever!
In WARMACHINE and HORDES, four

separate qualifier tournaments will lead the
chosen few to the fortune and glory of the
championship tournament on Sunday. The
qualifier tournaments are: Rite of Passage, Triple
Threat, Deadly Duos, and Hardcore! Each
event will take its top 4 players to the 16-player
Masters Finals to decide who is the best of the
best. If a player qualifies twice, the next-highest
ranked player not yet qualified will move on to the
Masters tournament. Once all the qualified players
™ are decided, they can bring any faction they want to
the final Masters event—no holds barred!
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Rite of PassagE
This 50-point tournament challenges
players by requiring two lists that
must be played equally. Players can
bring any two different warcasters
or warlocks they choose, but players
who opt to bring the normal and epic
version of the same character will be
eligible for a special Rite of Passage
award each round.
Midnight Madness:
5-Round Event: This event will not be more than five rounds long, regardless
Triple Threat
of the number of players who sign up to play. We expect our tournaments to
This 35-point overnight tournament
fill up fast, so sign up early!
challenges players by requiring
three lists that all must be played Accelerated Time Limits: This event will use the time limits for rounds
at least once. Players must bring and turns from the point level directly below it. For example, a 50-point
three different warcaster or warlock tournament will use 35-point round times and 10-minute turns. Each player
characters to the fight (remember will still receive a 5-minute extension once per match.
epics are the same character). In
a different twist, players who lose X Lists Required: Players must bring X army lists and must field all X army
three or more rounds by the end of lists at least once during the event. Each list requires a different warcaster or
the tournament will be eligible for a warlock. This rule adds a requirement for diversity and in turn creates a new
special Triple Threat award. challenge for even veteran players
Warcaster/Warlock Characters Restricted: Warcaster/warlock characters
Deadly Duos cannot be included in more than one of a player’s lists. Remember that the
This 100-point event is sure to epic version of a character is considered the same character.
challenge even the most hardened of Divide and Conquer: Divide the number of tournament rounds by the
generals. Unleash the full might of required number of lists for each player. The result (rounded down) is the
your faction and wage epic battle to number of times each list must be played during the tournament. For example,
earn your place in the Masters Finals! if a tournament requires that each player brings two army lists and has four
rounds, each player would have to play each list twice (4 divided by 2). This
Hardcore! rule encourages a balanced approach by a player, ensuring he is equally
Are you ready for Hardcore? Pit skilled with all of his selected lists.
one fully painted 50-point list
against all comers. Vie for the title
Mage Hunter, Vanquisher, Master
Craftsman, and Executioner.
Masters Finals
This 50-point tournament is the ultimate challenge requiring three lists that all must be played at least once. Players
must bring three different warcaster or warlock characters to the fight (remember epics are the same character). The
winner of this event will be declared WARMACHINE and HORDES champion of Gen Con 2011!
We are also offering three challenge tournaments this year: Blood, Sweat, and Tiers; Death Race; and the Gen Con
Team event. No matter what time it is, a tournament will be underway!
Monsterpocalypse roars back onto stage for another year of kaiju action. Two qualifying tournaments will send the top 4
players each to the Championship event on Sunday.
GEN CON - SMASH!
This single-monster tournament will send the top 4 players to the
championship event on Sunday.
®
GEN CON - RAMPAGE!
This single-monster tournament will send the top 4 players to the
championship event on Sunday.
Championship
This single-monster tournament challenges players by requiring three lists
that all must be played at least once. Players must bring three monsters
from the same agenda to the fight. The winner of this event will be declared
Monsterpocalypse champion of Gen Con 2011!
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PRIVATEER PRESS GEN CON EVENTS 2010
Do you enjoy the awesome gameplay of

WARMACHINE, HORDES, and Monsterpocalypse? If
you do, there is a good chance you will love our other
products as well. Take some time at Gen Con to learn
how to play Grind or Scrappers. These great games will be
available several times a day and will also be a
part of Iron Arena’s challenge system.
As you can see, the Iron Arena is full of
challenges and rewards for players of all
types. But wait, there’s more! If you are
participating in the Shattered Grounds league
for WARMACHINE and HORDES this year,
be sure to bring your Battle Journal to Gen Con
(or buy one at the booth).
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By Eric Mumper
Art by Carlos Cabrera, Matt Dixon, Emrah Emlasi, Adam Gillespie, and Andre Uderzo
It was the aesthetic and back-story of Circle Orboros that shifting barbarians or element-wielding druids held huge
first drew me to the faction and ultimately to HORDES. appeal. And the play style of Orboros circled it as my
As a Celtophile, the opportunity to field a tuath of shape- primary faction for tabletop battles.
Few factions can compete with the mobility
offered by Circle Orboros. Virtually
every unit and solo has access to
Pathfinder and even the
SPD 5 Warpborn
Skinwalkers can
achieve a
12˝ threat
range.
Speed
alone
doesn’t
win games,
though.
Circle couples
extreme mobility
with a punishing
offensive punch. Feral
Warpwolves, Tharn
Ravagers, and Wolves
of Orboros are just a few
examples of models that can
hit high-DEF models.
In order to defend these hard-
hitting mobile units, Circle
Orboros players can bring models
that create difficult terrain or shut
down enemy magic. Woldwyrds and
Druids of Orboros can punish enemy
magic users or stop their spellcasting
outright. Sentry Stones, Woldwatchers,
and many Circle warlocks create terrain
where and when you need it most.
In this installment of Power
Progression, I’m going to build a Circle
Orboros force from the ground up.
The main focus of these lists is a
combined arms strike-force that
can hit hard and fast while
keeping its distance from the enemy. This style of play is heavily armored targets. Alternatively, the Argus can
dynamic, exciting, and exemplifies the method of warfare move forward and use Doppler Bark on living targets to
utilized by Circle Orboros druids. lower DEF and prevent running or charging. The Argus’
animus is a great asset to any Circle Orboros list since living
Phase I: Battlegroup Circle warbeasts, unlike the faction’s infantry, tend to lack
Pathfinder. The Argus’ Tracker animus grants a model
The Circle Orboros battlegroup consists of Kaya the Pathfinder and Circular Vision for a turn, all for a single
Wildborne, two Argus light warbeasts, and a Feral fury point.
Warpwolf heavy warbeast. This selection offers players
an economical way to start a Circle force, and provides an The Feral Warpwolf is the wrecking ball of the battlegroup.
excellent sampling of the sort of play style indicative of the Its high MAT ensures it can hit enemy targets consistently,
faction. and it boasts a high P+S on its three initial attacks,
which can be further augmented by Controlled Warping.
Kaya the Wildborne is very much a support warlock. Her Controlled Warping enables the Feral to boost its strength,
innate ability Pack Hunters effectively gives all her living speed, or armor. This goes a long way to increasing the
warbeasts a MAT boost. Of her spells, two offer benefits versatility of the Feral on the tabletop.
directly to her battlegroup. Occultation can give a model
or unit Stealth; Spirit Door allows her to rapidly redeploy This handful of models provides a solid foundation from
a member of her battlegroup, which can get a model out which to construct my Circle Orboros list. Kaya excels at
of trouble or prevent enemy retaliation; Spirit Fang can low-point games where she can use the open field to her
debuff an enemy model and prevent it from charging for a advantage and conduct hit-and-run strikes on the enemy. At
round; and finally, Soothing Song allows Kaya to manage higher point levels, Kaya relies on infantry and her Theme
fury effectively. Force benefits to keep enemy maneuvers in check.
Kaya’s feat Wild Mastery is perhaps one of the most

versatile feats in HORDES. On the surface, the feat
enables Kaya to place and then leach fury points
from her warbeasts, giving her access to up
to 12 fury in a single turn. I can use this
wellspring of extra fury to charge
Kaya forward and buy a large
number of attacks and then
use Spirit Door to escape;
redeploy your entire
battlegroup through
repeated castings of
Spirit Door; cast
Spirit Fang
multiple
times to
assail a
target
with
POW
12 ranged
attacks; or
get valuable
warbeasts back
in the action by
healing up to 12
damage from my List 1: Battlegroup Kaya List
battlegroup. Whatever the
use, this feat’s adaptability
is a huge advantage.
Model Point Cost Notes
The Argus provide my
battlegroup with a pair of fast, Kaya the Wildborne +6 warbeast pts.
hard-hitting light warbeasts Argus x2 4 each
that can combine both initial Feral Warpwolf 9
attacks for a single P+S 16 bite. Total 11
This allows them to damage even
Phase II: 25 Points List 2: 25-Point List
Moving on, I’m going to add a number of infantry
and push this list to tier 3 of Kaya’s Theme Force.
My purpose in doing this is twofold. First, Kaya’s
battlegroup already contains enough warbeasts to Model Point Cost Notes
manage her fury and transfer needs for the time being.
Second, at 25 points it’s easy to focus exclusively on
Kaya the Wildborne +6 warbeast pts.
warbeasts and solos and end up outnumbered. Kaya’s Argus x2 4 each
Theme Force offers some significant bonuses to her Feral Warpwolf 9
infantry models. Bonuses are always a good thing. Reeves of Orboros
5 NM
(Min)
The natural first choice for infantry is a minimum unit
Wolves of Orboros
of Wolves of Orboros. For only 4 points I’m getting six 4 NM
models with Reach, Pathfinder, and Combined Melee
(Min)
Attack. Powerful Charge means I can hit most anything Wolf Lord Morraig 5 NM
I charge. Kaya’s tier 3 benefit grants the unit Advanced Total 25
Move, which gets them into the fray even sooner than NM – New model for this point level/list
usual.
Next, I’ll choose Wolf Lord Morraig. He gains Flank and Snap Fire, a combination of abilities that allows them
from friendly Wolves of Orboros, and the Wolf Lord is a to team up in pairs, firing at RAT 7, POW 12. If a model
powerful Dragoon solo who packs a nasty punch. Because is killed, the attacking Reeve can loan its extra shot to the
he’s light cavalry, he is extremely mobile, and between next Reeve, and so on and so on. Even a six-model unit can
Pathfinder and Prowl, he can be really hard to hit. Because pump out five POW 12 attacks in a single turn. Not bad for
Morraig and the Wolves both have Reach, it is easy to 5 points.
arrange situations when you can charge Morraig into
combat and hit with an effective MAT 12, P+S 13 attack Kaya’s list at this point has a little something for everyone.
and roll five dice! Between their CMA ability and Morraig’s It can handle a number of threats through combined-arms
follow-up attacks, this 9-point combo should wreck enemy maneuvers. By keeping enemy models at arm’s length with
heavy warjacks or warbeasts. abilities like Doppler Bark, Spirit Fang, and Spirit Door, it
can apply concentrated attacks at specific targets. This sort
The final choice for my 25-point expansion is a minimum of dynamic committal of force ensures I won’t find myself in
unit of Reeves of Orboros. Kaya’s Theme Force brings their a position where the enemy can win by attrition.
cost down and allows me to deploy a forest for each unit
I field. The Reeves have both Combined Ranged Attack
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Phase III: 35 Points cover to my army no matter what the table. With two
units of Reeves, I can deal with most infantry threats,
While Morraig and the Feral Warpwolf can help against freeing up my Wolves and warbeasts to go after enemy
heavy warbeasts and warjacks, my list is a bit light on warjacks and warbeasts.
heavy hitters. However, I still have some building to
Finally, I’m going to add a trio of War Wolves. These
do before I add another warbeast. This is one of those
solos are among the cheapest in the faction but bring
list building crossroads that every player approaches
Gang Fighter and a respectable melee attack to the table.
differently. It would be very easy to grab a heavy warbeast
Their primary role in this list will be triggered by Sic
and fill the 10 points I have to spend. In truth, there would
‘Em, allowing them to charge a target hit by the Reeves of
be nothing wrong with that choice. However, since this is
Orboros. I can hit a target with a single Reeve’s crossbow
a slow-grow list, choosing to fill out more infantry prevents
and follow up with multiple War Wolf charge attacks. These
me from having to paint a large number of infantry models
charges are out of activation, so a War Wolf triggered by
at the 50-point level. It also helps make the list tactically
Sic ‘Em can still make its initial attacks during its activation.
flexible on the tabletop by keeping the model count
relatively high and building on existing advantages. By layering ranged attacks and charges, I can engage
from multiple vectors and at my opponent’s weak or
To add some substance to the offensive capacity of the
isolated models. All the while, I can screen my army with
list, I’m going to add the Wolves of Orboros Chieftain and
inexpensive models, such as War Wolves and Wolves
Standard unit attachment. The Chieftain’s ability Power
of Orboros, while pulling my more expensive and more
Swell gives the unit an extra die on melee damage, which
valuable models back to safety. The objective here is to
makes their Combined Melee attacks capable of putting
engage the enemy on the Circle’s terms and get out of
some serious damage on high-armor models. In a single
retaliation range after making my attacks. This style of play
turn, this 6-point unit can take down a heavy warbeast on
requires quick adaptation, but if done correctly, my army
the charge.
should be extremely hard to pin down.
Adding a second minimum unit of Reeves of Orboros
lends some additional anti-infantry power to my list
with another forest thanks to Kaya’s Theme Force
benefit. Having multiple forests allows for even more
control of my side of the board and provides some List 3: 35-Point List

Kaya the Wildborne +6 warbeast pts.
Argus x2 4 each
Feral Warpwolf 9
Reeves of Orboros
5
(Min)
Reeves of Orboros
5 NM
(Min)
Wolves of Orboros
4
(Min)
Wolves of Orboros
2 NM
Chieftain & Standard
Wolf Lord Morraig 5
War Wolf x3 1 each NM
Total 35
NM – New model for this point level/list
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Phase IV: 50 Points
At 50 points this list really comes into its own. First, I’m List 4: 50-Point List
going to add a Warpwolf Stalker to the list. This brings
my list to tier 4 of Kaya’s Theme Force, giving my army an
extended deployment zone. Better yet, the Stalker offers
considerable versatility to the list as both a threat to heavy
warjacks and warbeasts and a threat to enemy heavy Kaya the Wildborne +6 warbeast pts.
infantry. As with the Feral Warpwolf, the Stalker’s access Argus x2 4 each
to Controlled Warping allows me to customize its output
Feral Warpwolf 9
each turn. The Stalker can warp for Strength against high
Warpwolf Stalker 10 NM
ARM targets, Berserk against infantry, or Prowl as it
approaches an army. The Stalker’s animus compliments
Reeves of
5
the hit-and-run nature of Kaya’s battlegroup. Its Lightning Orboros (Min)
Strike animus can target other friendly models, allowing Reeves of
5
a model like Morraig to charge 11˝, take out an enemy, Orboros (Min)
Sprint for 8˝, and then use his light cavalry move for an Wolves of Orboros
4
additional 5˝—that’s 24˝ in a single activation! (Min)
Wolves of Orboros
I’ll also toss in a few utility solos to the mix. A fourth 2
War Wolf can take advantage of that Sic ‘Em charge
granted by my Reeves units. For crowd control, I’ll add
Druid Wilder 2 NM
a Reeve Hunter. This versatile solo can take down six Reeve Hunter 2 NM
enemy models per turn plus grant camouflage to nearby Wolf Lord Morraig 5
Reeve units. War Wolf x4 1 each NM (1)
Total 50
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Finally, I’ll add a Druid Wilder attachment for Kaya.
With the addition of a fourth warbeast, fury management
becomes an issue. The Wilder can help me mitigate List 5: 100-Point List
frenzy checks by removing fury from a warbeast. It can
also extend the usefulness of the Stalker’s animus by
casting it on friendly models. This saves precious fury
for other applications. Between Soothing Song and Model Point Cost Notes
the Wilder, I can manage up to 8 fury points per turn Kaya the Wildborne +6 warbeast pts.
without leaching, allowing me to push warbeasts harder Argus x2 4 each
than would otherwise be possible without the danger of
Feral Warpwolf 9
threshold checks.
Warpwolf Stalker 10
Cassius the
Phase V: 100 Points Oathkeeper &
+6 warbeast pts. NM
Now that my core 50-point list is complete, I can look Wurmwood, Tree of
toward expanding this collection to the 100-point level. Fate
Cassius the Oathkeeper is the newest addition to the Megalith 11 NM
pool of Circle warlocks and shares a number of models Woldwarden 9 NM
with Kaya’s Theme Force. He’s a great-looking miniature Druids of Orboros 7 NM
to boot. His overlap with Kaya’s Theme Force makes Druids of Orboros
it possible to eventually break the 100-point list into a 2 NM
Overseer
50-point Cassius Theme Force as well.
Reeves of Orboros
6
Cassius the Oathkeeper and his companion Wurmwood (Min) x2
bring a very different dynamic to the table. While Kaya Shifting Stones 2 NM
acts as a support warlock who lends strength to her Stone Keeper 1 NM
battlegroup, Cassius is a very selfish warlock. He gives Tharn Wolf Riders
his army almost no support whatsoever. In fact, he 6 NM
(Min)
actually demands quite a bit from his army in order to Warpborn
fuel his abilities. Cassius’ only support-oriented spell is 5 NM
Skinwalkers (Min)
Curse of Shadows, which can be very useful in bringing
Warpborn
down high-ARM targets. 5 NM
Skinwalkers (Min)
Cassius’ selfishness can be overlooked in light of his raw Wolves of Orboros NM
capacities as an offensive warlock. The initial reaction to 6
(Max) (Max)
Cassius and Wurmwood may be to play defensively. After Wolves of Orboros
2
Druid Wilder 2
Lord of the Feast 4 NM
Reeve Hunter 2
Wolf Lord Morraig 5
War Wolf x4 1 each
Total 100
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all, Wurmwood is easily hit and Sympathetic Link means Both constructs offer Cassius extended spell range through
Cassius suffers any damage Wurmwood takes. However, the Geomancy. They are also respectable melee combatants.
pair has abilities that demand they get into the fray. The Woldwarden’s animus can create small forests in
order to trigger Wurmwood’s Prowl ability and use
Wurmwood is an immobile solo. This means I have to
Cassius’ Treewalker.
find another way to move it around. The fact that it has
Advanced Deploy is good but is seldom enough to keep it I’ll add two minimum units of Warpborn Skinwalkers
in the action. The reason Wurmwood needs to be front- to fill Cassius’ Theme Force requirement and add some
and-center is this tree likes to snack on souls of the fallen. much-needed durability to the list. Skinwalkers are Circle’s
For each soul token Wurmwood gets, it gains +1 ARM. most heavily armored infantry unit. Equipped with Reach,
During Cassius’ activation, Wurmwood can transfer its Pathfinder, and Relentless Advance, these units are
souls to Cassius, who can use them as fury points. This deceptively fast. They are best used for tying up enemy
means Cassius can have up to 11 fury in a single turn. This infantry or ranged warbeasts/warjacks.
ability to stock up on fury points makes Cassius a potent
Anti-magic and anti-range support is provided by the
assassination threat and a formidable spellcaster.
Druids of Orboros. This unit is perhaps one of the
Cassius, for his part, can use Unseen Path to move himself most versatile units available to Circle. The Druids can
and Wurmwood around. This spell is most effectively used provide a 9˝ anti-magic bubble around their position and
to recall Wurmwood once souls have been gathered during can deploy cloud effects to block enemy line of sight. By
the turn. However, it has other uses, including getting using Force Bolt, the Druids can shove enemy models
Cassius into position for unleashing his attacks. around, either setting up charges or pushing threats
out of range. Finally, the Druid Overseer can give the
Cassius also has access to Stranglehold, which, like Kaya’s
unit immunity to most damage types or strike out with
Spirit Fang, can stop enemy models from being effective
a devastating ranged attack. The unit is the ultimate
for a turn. The spell Hellmouth makes for a great anti-
toolbox and benefits just about any list.
infantry attack, as it pushes all models within 3˝ of the
target towards the model hit. All models under Hellmouth’s As a sort of flavor unit for the 100-point force, I’ve chosen a
AOE suffer a POW 12 damage roll. The spell can also be unit of Tharn Wolf Riders. While they fit into Kaya’s Theme
used to reposition enemy models and open up potential Force, they synergize best with Cassius. Forest of Judgment
assassination avenues. Both Hellmouth and Cassius’ is relatively restricting even to some Circle Orboros models.
weapons feature “removed-from-play” rules, which can But with Pathfinder, Hunter, and Prey, the Wolf Riders are
affect soul harvesting but can also interrupt a number a perfect match. The unit can assault up to 14˝ and can dash
of potential benefits gained by enemy models such as another 5˝ due to their Light Cavalry rule. With proper
Vengeance. positioning, I can keep them back until my feat turn, have
them assault from Cassius’ forest, and then melt back into
Cassius’ feat creates a 10˝ forest around Wurmwood.
the woods. Having such a fast and hard-hitting unit on the
When timed right, this can shut down many enemy models
board is never a bad choice.
entirely. However, models with Eyeless Sight or Hunter are
still problematic. The Lord of the Feast and four more Wolves of Orboros
grunts fill out the rest of my 100-point list. The Lord
To complement Wurmwood, I’m going to add a unit of
of the Feast is a terribly efficient anti-infantry
Shifting Stones. The unit’s ability to use Teleportation to
model and functions perfectly well on
place Wurmwood forward allows the tree to gather souls
its own hunting them down. There
before being placed into the Shifting Stone triangle by
are, conveniently, a number of
Cassius’ Unseen Path spell. The Shifting Stones also need
animi tricks that can be
a Stone Keeper in order to gain Stealth and an offensive
performed with
attack. Ideally, I’ll place this unit just behind my front lines,
the Lord of
keeping Wurmwood where it needs to be. But if push comes
the Feast.
to shove, Rock Hammer is a respectable offensive spell.
These
For Cassius and Wurmwood’s battlegroup I’m adding include
Megalith and a Woldwarden. Megalith’s animus can be putting
used to lower the DEF of enemy models and then further Tracker
debuff them with Weight of Stone on its Rune Fist attacks. on the
The constructs bring a very different dynamic from Kaya’s model,
warbeasts. Circle’s access to non-living warbeasts is a then using
double-edged sword. They are slower than living warbeasts Shifter to
but are considerably more durable. Megalith can heal itself get it into the
and Woldwardens that are in base-to-base contact with it. middle of a unit
Also, the Shifting Stones’ Healing Field ability removes before making
damage from friendly constructs. attacks. With
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a 360-degree field of vision and Blood Reaper, this will Tharn Wolf Riders, and slow but durable construct
maximize its initial attacks. Also, it can be a lot of fun to use warbeasts. Cassius and Kaya complement each other by
Lightning Strike on the Lord of the Feast and have it Sprint augmenting the hit-and-run style of Kaya's list with terrain
away to safety after collecting a number of corpse tokens for manipulation through Cassius' expansion. In the end, this is
use in subsequent turns. a versatile and flexible force that can hit hard and disappear
or shut down enemy movement through spells and terrain
The 100-point list combines many of the primary themes
generation.
and strengths of Circle Orboros, including anti-magic
Druids, anti-infantry Lord of the Feast, extremely fast
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Phase VI: Unbound Flesh, and Incorporeal. The Gnarlhorn provides another
melee bruiser, a tactical power attacker, and another great
By David “DC” Carl animus. Bounding enhances Circle’s already-impressive
threat ranges to help ensure the army gets the alpha strike.
With the introduction of the Unbound format on page
40, this Power Progression article wouldn’t be complete With all these great animi floating around, my next addition
without one final phase. I’ll be taking Eric’s 100-point was an easy one—two more Wilders, one for Morvahna
army list and filling it out one final time to create a and one for Cassius. In a vacuum, Cassius’ battlegroup
150-point Unbound monstrosity. does not particularly lend itself to a Wilder, but that’s the
beauty of Circle’s warlock attachment. These druids become
The turn structure of the Unbound format has far-reaching more and more versatile in larger games. Depending on her
ramifications for game-play that change the way players current board position, Cassius’ Wilder can cast Tracker,
look at a broad range of spells, feats, and abilities. In the Primal, Bounding, Wraithbane, or Lightning Strike, even
case of Cassius, his Forest of Judgment feat lends itself though her attached warlock does not have those options.
to an early activation in a given round, as does casting his With three of these young druids slinging animi or removing
Curse of Shadows spell on a new enemy model/unit. Kaya, excess fury, it really frees up the warlocks’ options.
on the other hand, is quite versatile and can activate early
to maximize Spirit Fang, late to maximize Soothing Song, My point expenditures on units fit with both the Unbound
or any time at all if she is using Spirit Door more heavily format and with the new warlock. In the first turn of a given
that activation. round, it can be very helpful to have a few larger units to
give plenty of bang for the buck out of those first-turn unit
With one good early-turn warlock and one versatile one, activations. To that end, I increased both of the Warpborn
I chose a good late-turn warlock who also takes serious Skinwalker units and the Tharn Wolf Rider unit to full
advantage of the scope of Unbound—Morvahna the size. I also added a full unit of Tharn Bloodtrackers with
Autumnblade. Morvahna’s Harvest spell is useful in smaller Nuala the Huntress. In addition to these changes, giving a
games, but it really comes into its own in larger conflicts. stronger turn one punch, they also enhance the strength of
After spending lots of fury on her great upkeep spells, Morvahna’s Restoration and Regrowth spells by increasing
Harvest can fully restore Morvahna’s fury points before the number of models affected or adding a new unit option
her activation. Then, after casting spells and animi, Harvest for the spell’s target.
restores a few fury points to allow damage transfer. Though
it is far from common, Morvahna can theoretically utilize 21 The final unit I added was another unit of Shifting Stones
fury points in a single round. with a Stone Keeper. It never hurts to have another unit
with Serenity, Healing Field, Teleportation, or Rock
For Morvahna’s battlegroup, I first chose to steal one of Hammer, but a Stealth unit with high ARM is also
Kaya’s Argus and then put a new Gorax in both Kaya’s exceptional for claiming Domination Territories in order to
and Morvahna’s battlegroups. This spreads the Tracker seize the initiative. While one Shifting Stones unit watches
and Primal animi around to lend versatility to the warlocks’ over Wurmwood and some warbeasts, another can yield an
spell options. Primal will prove very beneficial for cracking initiative swing of several points, giving the Circle army an
through the armor of an opponent’s heavier warjacks, advantage in the battle’s momentum.
warbeasts, and battle engines.
Last but not least, I added a pair of Blackclad Wayfarers.
To complement her pair of light warbeasts, I gave With five models that can potentially cast Bounding, the
Morvahna a Pureblood Warpwolf and a Gnarlhorn Satyr. Hunter’s Mark spell is too good to pass up. Between a
The Pureblood has an exceptional ranged attack, solid melee Wayfarer’s Hunters Mark, a Wilder’s Bounding, and
capability, and increases the options of Kaya’s warpwolves Shifting for Speed, her Feral Warpwolf can charge as if it
when they’re nearby. It also packs a great animus in were a SPD 12 model. Throw in Kaya’s Spirit Door spell
Wraithbane, allowing friendly models to ignore powerful a bit later in the turn to take hit-and-run tactics to a whole
defensive buffs like Arcane Shield, Defender’s Ward, Iron new level.
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The overall effect of this 150-point list is a flexible
force with a great deal of maneuverability and with
early-, mid-, and late-round threats. Effects like Altar List 6: Unbound List
of Sacrifice, Spirit Door, Regrowth, and Harvest grant
a significant edge in a battle of attrition while effects
such as Warp Strength, Curse of Shadows, Primal, and
Wraithbane allow the army to smash through even the Model Point Cost Notes
hardiest defenders. Kaya the Wildborne +6 warbeast pts.
Argus 4
Conclusion Gorax
Feral Warpwolf
4
9
NM
The models selected for this Power Progression fit
the tier 4 Theme Force lists for Kaya or Cassius Warpwolf Stalker 10
while providing a deep bench of models for Cassius the
competitive and exciting forces at any point level. So Oathkeeper &
+6 warbeast pts.
get collecting and start doing your part to stave off Wurmwood, Tree of
(or perhaps incite) the coming apocalypse! Fate
Megalith 11
Woldwarden 9
Morvahna the
+6 warbeast pts. NM
Autumnblade
Argus 4
Gorax 4
Gnarlhorn Satyr 8 NM
Pureblood Warpwolf 9 NM
Druids of Orboros 7
Druids of Orboros
2
Overseer
Reeves of Orboros
6
(Min) x2
Shifting Stones x2 2 each NM(1)
Stone Keeper x2 1 each NM(1)
Tharn Wolf Riders
10 NM
(Max)
Tharn Bloodtrackers
8 NM
(Max)
Nuala the Huntress 2 NM
Warpborn
8 NM
Skinwalkers (Max) x2
Wolves of Orboros
6
(Max)
Wolves of Orboros
2
Blackclad Wayfarer x2 2 each NM
Druid Wilder x3 2 each NM(2)
Lord of the Feast 4
Reeve Hunter 2
Wolf Lord Morraig 5
War Wolf x4 1 each
Total 150
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By Josh Saulter • Art by Carlos Cabrera, Lars Grant-
West, Imaginary Friends Studio, Daryl Mandryk, Luke
Mancini, Andrea Uderzo, and Kieran Yanner
G
reetings, Cadet! Welcome to temporarily cause Disruption. Deadly Dug In Deep
the Strategic Academy here ballistic weaponry can be found on the Among the magic and lightning lie the
in Corvis! You’ve just passed Hunter, Sentinel, or Cyclone where trencher units that form a backbone to
your entrance exams and are on your sprays of deadly bullets counter enemy many Cygnaran forces. Dug in on the
way to serving our crown. Before you troops or slugs crack the shell of the front lines these infantry and special
are assigned your training company, hardest armored foes. commando teams lie in wait under cover
I will ensure you have a proper of smoke while arresting the forward
Ride the Lightning
understanding and respect for those advance of the opposition. The more
Along with electrical warmachines
who came before us. You will discover fortunate trenchers are led by Captain
like the Thunderhead, Firefly, and
the legendary names that strike fear in Maxwell Finn, who ushers them on at a
Stormclad, the Storm Knights are
the hearts of our enemies and the tools Desperate Pace to ensure the enemy is
a class of warrior that pervades the
they use to protect what your momma met on Cygnar’s terms. Leading the way
Cygnaran military. Storm Lances,
holds most dear. Perhaps one day after with his Mini-Slugger, the trenchers
Stormblades, and the Stormguard
graduating from this academy you may who follow him find targets with their
bristle with energy as their weapons
join their ranks. rifles more easily while the veteran
send lightning through enemy ranks
Our Cygnaran army is diverse and able destroying multiple threats with a leader is in sight.
to meet any adversary on any front. single hit. Often, machine and man
Our kingdom is known for its superior work together for mutual benefit.
ranged capabilities, but we do not The Stormclad can typically be found
suffer a lack of skill in hand-to-hand or accompanied by Stormblades who
combat spellcasting. Indeed, our ability provide it focus. Likewise, the Firefly
to adapt to any situation is what ensures can help the Stormcallers multiply their
our kingdom stands against both effectiveness by becoming a conduit for
external threats and those occasional a Surge or Triangulation.
internal ones.
Arcane Tempest
Technological Ingenuity The Arcane Tempest produces gun
The catalog of Cygnaran warjacks mages who channel their magic through
includes devices that eliminate specific magelock pistols. By utilizing arcane
enemy threats. Various anti-warjack ammunition these mages can adapt to
Major Markus
weapons; the Lancer’s Shock Shield, changing conditions in the middle of
the Defender’s Shock Hammer or a battle, and when led by their own
the Thunderhead’s Shock Fists can
easily destroy an enemy ‘jack cortex or
Captain Caine, will charge into battle
with the most hardened soldiers. The “Siege”
famous Black 13th Strike Team
epitomizes the notion of
Brisbane
Siege is a warcaster blessed with the
warrior gunslingers and is
ability to find the enemy no matter
often targeted early in a
where it hides. He can ignore many
fight due to the threat it
common defensive bonuses with the
brings to the battle.
spell Mage Sight or his signature
attack Ground Pounder, pelting the
enemy with his own rocket volleys
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or powerful fire from warjacks such boosted POW 15 can crack open the a Maelstrom of attacks, picking off
as the Defender. Also consider that hardest warjack shell or even destroy every model in range. Note that the
the spell Foxhole, which is commonly warcasters outright. Like the Lancer’s feat-granted attacks are ranged attacks
used to grant cover and immunity Shock Shield, the Defender’s Shock and cannot be made while in melee.
to blast damage, can be used to gain Hammer is a useful tool to knock out a However, you may find it useful to
LOS past a screening line of models. ‘jack’s cortex with a few hits. However, charge a model, friendly if necessary,
By placing the Foxhole AOE in a keep in mind that the Shock Hammer’s and gain extra movement to maximize
precise location, even enemy warjacks cortex damage effect will trigger Breach the reach of the Maelstrom attacks.
fall out of the way to reveal a clear and the following damage roll will not Caine can also cast the Thunder Strike
shot on the opposing warcaster. If be halved. spell to slam models back, although
Incorporeal models abound, Siege can the high focus expenditure can make
Unit of Note – Rangers
use Explosivo to create magical AOE this a risky proposition. When his
attacks. Protectorate warjacks under In a faction with a bevy of potent army requires support, both Deadeye
the protection of a choir’s Passage, or ranged attacks, the Rangers are useful and Snipe can be cast on a model/unit
Cryxian wraiths become vulnerable beyond description. Through the Mark to provide more RNG and accuracy.
to otherwise mundane attacks with a Target ability, Siege can be an effective Models like the Arcane Tempest Gun
casting of Explosivo. Likewise, high- RAT 8 when making Ground Pounder Mages can use their own unique attacks
DEF, low-ARM models such as Eiryss attacks. More importantly, the Mark on top of those spells, gaining the
have difficulty surviving when AOE- Target bonus can remove the need to additional die from Deadeye to increase
imbued shots begin firing their way. boost a warjack’s attack and help Siege the chance for Critical Brutal Damage
Above all, though, his feat Breach has manage his focus reserves. A single unit or knockdown from a Thunderbolt.
the potential to turn any battle around of Rangers is a fantastic, yet cheap way When aiming and under the effects of
by temporarily halving enemy armor. to make every attack count. Deadeye, Caine himself will have little
A piercing shot from a Defender or a trouble hitting DEF 24 with a boosted
blow from an Ironclad can finish even attack. By using his extraordinary
heavy Khador warjacks affected by the mobility, Lieutenant Caine can support
Major’s feat. Aptly named, Siege excels his army while conducting a one-man
at pressing the enemy back and rooting guerilla campaign against any enemy
them out at every turn. foolish enough to step into range.
Warjack of Note – Defender Warjack of Note – Hunter

With a long range Heavy Barrel attack, The Hunter’s Long Arm can be
the Defender is a great addition to extended to an impressive RNG 18 with
Siege’s battlegroup. When hitting a Snipe and, thanks to Parry and a decent
model under the effects of Breach, the SPD of 6, can maneuver around the
field targeting solos and officers at will.
When defensive measures become more
Lieutenant important, the light ‘jack affected by

Blur raises its DEF to 17 against ranged
Allister Caine and magic attacks. Its Pathfinder ability
allows it to easily find refuge in forests
Lieutenant Caine is adept at further increasing its DEF to 19. Under
overwhelming his opponents with these circumstances, warjacks like the
gunfire while acting as a moving target. Hunter can become as difficult to deal
By casting the upkeep spell Blur upon with as Caine himself.
himself, Caine can raise his DEF versus
ranged and magic attacks to an amazing Unit of Note – Trencher
20. Safe from direct hits he can Infantry
then advance forward with Like the Hunter, Caine can support
a respectable SPD 7, his Trenchers with Snipe or Deadeye,
fire a barrage of increasing their threat range to 20˝ if
Spellstorm they advance before shooting (even
Pistol farther if Capt. Finn or the Assault
shots, order is used). By throwing an
and finally occasional Smoke Bomb, Trenchers can
Teleport to a more favorable position. provide concealment for themselves or
When presented with a swarm of enemy other models like the Hunter. If Blur
models he can use his feat to let loose and Dig In are combined, the Trenchers
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become nearly untouchable as long as Warjack of Note – Grenadier attack type. Be sure to carefully weigh
they can avoid becoming engaged in the value of the AOE versus the loss of
Captain Caine is not particularly
their trenches. a few Thunderbolt or Sniped attacks
battlegroup oriented. However,
when considering the Arcane Inferno.
some warjacks, like the Grenadier,
can be supported by other members
of the army; in this case, Trencher
models of any kind. By having Caine
cast Magic Bullet on the Grenadier
while making its maximum 3
Grenade Launcher attacks with the
help of Trenchers, the Grenadier can
pepper the enemy with four POW
12 attacks, including three AOEs.
Unit of Note – Arcane Tempest

Gun Mages
When serving with Captain Caine,
Captain Arcane Tempest Gun Mages gain
Allister Caine
Gunfighter. This ability is crucial
when this ranged-based unit becomes
Captain E.
Like his non-epic form, Captain Caine engaged. Moreover, it allows the unit to
use their Magelock Pistol attack types
Dominic Darius
can easily fight using hit-and-run tactics. While under the command of Captain
Epic Caine, however, often favors a when charging, so do not be afraid to
Darius, the worst enemy attack
slightly more personal approach by send them into hand-to-hand combat
becomes no more than a scratch. By
using his spell Gate Crasher to jump if necessary. The Arcane Inferno order
repairing damage with a special action,
into enemy lines rather than simply allows this unit to combine attacks into
through a halfjack’s Bodging efforts
teleporting away. Once engaged, he a 3˝ AOE without the benefit of an
or (in dire situations) through the
can utilize his skills as a Gunfighter to use of his feat, even the most severely
clear out small formations of opponents battered warjack can be brought back
or send Magic Bullets ricocheting into to fighting condition. By trudging
enemy models to which he may not up the battlefield under the effects
even have line of sight. The of the spell Fortify, Darius presents
spell True Sight accentuates a brick of extra-armored, immovable
Caine’s impressive metal that is difficult to deal with.
ranged abilities by When in position a warjack can be
allowing him to ignore craned forward for extra distance as
Stealth, concealment, the battlegroup charges for free
and camouflage. With a under the effects of Full Throttle.
base RAT of 9 and an upkept With free boosted attack rolls, the
True Sight, Caine rarely requires Captain’s warjacks can instead
a boosted attack roll to get the job concentrate on spending focus for
done. Even more impressive is Captain extra damage or additional attacks.
Caine’s capability to assassinate enemies Jackhammer is another method
over long distances. Thanks to the for delivering multiple powerful
Gunfighter ability, Caine can charge attacks. After running a warjack
a model and cast Gate Crasher before into melee range, Jackhammer
making his initial attack. This allows can be cast several times to
him to engage a model from just finish off a model that was
over 18˝ away with a possibility of too distant to simply charge.
5 remaining attacks (perhaps 6 Beyond controlling warjacks,
if a Squire is present to provide Darius also excels at guiding
an extra focus point). When his opponents’ movements by
combined with his feat, Caine planting halfjack mines in key
can potentially deliver a series of positions. Wary of a 4˝ AOE that
increasingly powerful attacks that deals POW 14 damage, many
quickly destroy warcasters with troopers would rather confront a
low to mid-level ARM. heavy warjack than be automatically
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destroyed at the hands of a halfjack. mitigate a relatively low RAT of 5. leaves the enemy ripe for elimination.
The mines are useful for funneling Note that his Evasive Action (good If the DEF debuff from Temporal
lightly armored enemy models into for getting warjacks out of combat Barrier isn’t enough, she can cast
disadvantageous positions or simply safely) and Power Booster actions are Deadeye on a model/unit to augment
keep them at bay while the battlegroup Magic Abilities and therefore spells. Be their ranged attack capabilities. Even
advances. In scenario games, the on the lookout for enemy models like the highest-DEF models have difficulty
4˝ AOE can often make controlling Goreshade that can prevent spellcasting surviving when both spells are in play.
or contesting zones difficult for the or cause damage to spellcasters when When enemy warjacks are a problem,
opponent if placed tactically. using these special actions. Scramble can be used to send them
advancing in a random direction
Warjack of Note – Stormclad
potentially knocking down themselves
The Stormclad sports a P+S 19 and small base models in the process.
Generator Blade with Reach, giving This often results in the warjack
the ‘jack a 10˝ threat range on a charge. being repositioned to be ignored or
While respectable for a heavy warjack, destroyed. Beyond her spell list, which
Darius can augment the Stormclad’s also includes staples like Arcane Shield
range even more. By running the and Chain Lightning, Haley possesses
warjack into melee range, Darius can defensive abilities like Set Defense
use Jackhammer to pound the target and Arcane Vortex which can sway an
into the ground. Electro Leap from the opponent from charging, slamming, or
Generator Blade will still trigger with a casting spells at models in her vicinity.
Jackhammer hit and destroy any lower- Be wary of Haley’s position, however,
ARM models in the vicinity. since another model may be slammed
Solo of Note – Captain Arlan
Strangewayes
Captain into her to bypass her high DEF with
Set Defense. Finally, Haley’s feat Blitz
Strangewayes’ Power Booster action Victoria Haley provides an additional attack to faction
models in her army. This feat is as
is useful for giving a focus point to Captain Haley has a variety of assets versatile as the composition of the army
a warjack in preparation for a run that allow her army to confront nearly it affects, so consider a mix of melee-
followed up by a series of Jackhammer any threat. Her spell Temporal Barrier, and-ranged attack bearing models when
attacks. Or, if using his Jack Marshal while expensive, can deny foes the building your force. Stormblades, for
ability, that extra focus can be used in ability to run or charge when caught in example, have both ranged and melee
addition to the normal boost, charge, her control area in addition to a -2 DEF weapons, giving you the option of two
or additional attack. Lastly, his Voltaic penalty. This not only provides some sword swings or a pair of lightning
Gauntlet offers another Disruption amount of safety to her own forces, but bolts per model. Keep flexibility in
option and, being a spray, helps to mind when choosing the models that
accompany Captain Haley and you’ll be
prepared for anything on the battlefield.
Warjack of Note – Lancer

Chain Lightning’s RNG 10 allows for a
Lancer to run into position and channel
the spell deep into opposing territory
where support solos and Protectorate
choir members hide. Similarly, being
able to cast Scramble early in a battle
can send a warjack backwards to cause
chaos amidst its own side while Haley
sits safely among her own army. The
Lancer’s Shock Shield, like the Shock
Hammer found on the Defender, is
useful for taking out an enemy’s cortex.
After three quick hits with this shield,
the Cortex Damage ability can cripple
one of the most important systems on
a warjack. Even when being attacked,
the Shock Field causes cortex damage
while the shield is intact.
Unit of Note – Stormblade to plug a warjack with a pair of Armor Warjack of Note – Thorn
Infantry Piercing shots from a Hunter. Even
Thorn includes all the trimmings of a
a fellow warcaster can be drastically
The Stormblades carry potent Storm typical Lancer with an extra helping
increased in potency by the spell. The
Glaives that can reach an effective P+S of mobility. By channeling Telekinesis
Major can also manipulate enemy
15 when near the Leader. However, through Thorn (targeting Thorn) and
models via Domination and Telekinesis.
when affected with Deadeye they kicking in Reaction Drive, the warjack
Domination grants temporary control
attack more accurately with the ranged can reposition 5˝ up the battlefield.
over an enemy warjack including a full
weapon. Furthermore, a Stormblade This arc node can then charge a target
advance and one attack. Telekinesis
can increase his threat range by for a total 16 inches of threat range
likewise moves an enemy (or friendly)
advancing and firing an effective POW and still channel Haley’s spells despite
model within 2˝ of its origin, often
14 blast rather than simply charging. being engaged the next round. Like the
pulling a crucial model out of melee,
While a charge may yield more Lancer upon which it is based, Thorn
exposing an enemy model’s back arc for
damage, the ranged attack is often the sports a Shock Shield that can cripple
easier attacking, or readying a model
only way to hit targets beyond 8˝ away. a warjack’s cortex. Unlike the Lancer,
into key position for a slam. Haley can
When accompanied by a Standard Thorn’s spear causes Disruption, which
potentially use her Replication ability to
Bearer and Storm Gunners, the unit can temporarily stave off a warjack
cast (and even upkeep) enemy offensive
not only increases its threat range if it cannot cripple the cortex with
spells. An opponent will have to think
through the Assault order, but can successive shield hits. Haley’s warjack
twice about casting spells like Crippling
potentially hit automatically thanks bond also increases the movement of the
Grasp or Immolation as it may easily
to Electrical Current. With Blitz and chosen warjack, increasing the range
come back to haunt them. Haley’s
Assault, a maximized unit could deliver of charges as well as slams. Although
time-warping abilities extend to her
22 melee attacks and 11 ranged attacks Thorn may be bonded with Haley, any
feat Temporal Shift. By dictating the
in a single activation. warjack requiring supplemental speed
order in which enemy models activate
is an option. With an extensive control
in her extensive control area, Haley
area, the bonded warjack should be able
can prevent attacks and force models
to move to wherever it is needed while
out of position. Furthermore, each
Haley relocates as the fight is carried.
activated model must forfeit its action
or movement which usually keeps the
Cygnar force safe for a turn. Remember
that the feat will affect all models in a
unit even if only one trooper is caught
in her control area, so take care
when placing Haley before
using Temporal Shift.
Major Victoria
Haley
Major Haley offers a more enhanced
time-bending theme relative to her non-
epic form in addition to an increased
Focus stat and larger spell list. The
POW 14 spell Time Bomb reduces the
SPD and DEF of models hit by its 4˝
AOE, but be aware that even friendly
models caught in the area will suffer
the negative effects of the spell (not
to mention the blast damage). For a
more aggressive approach, Temporal
Acceleration can be cast once per turn
to give a model extra movement and a
free additional attack. For the greatest
effect, place this spell on a model with
potent ranged or melee attacks to
execute a surprisingly long charge or
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Unit of Note – Black 13th Gun another damage roll to the charge target.
Mage Strike Team For example, a Stormclad with three
focus points and under the effects of an
Through a combination of Telekinesis
upkept Full Tilt spell can charge 13˝,
and Temporal Acceleration, Haley can
make impact attacks at MAT 7 / STR
quickly move key models into position.
11, and finally make its charge attack
With the Major’s help, the Black 13th
with a MAT 9. Having the Tall in the
can easily advance into the thick of
Saddle rule and Reach, the Stormclad
things, stay safe with the use of Prowl
could continue to make Electro Leaping
and Deceleration, and pick off even
attacks over medium- and small-based
high-ARM troops with Brutal Damage
models to destroy an enemy warcaster
shots. Through judicious use of Mage
and surrounding threats. Kraye’s
Storm, the Black 13th can not only
battlegroup tends to be quite mobile.
wipe out formations of troopers but also
block LOS for an advancing army.
His light warjacks run for free and
have access to the Light Cavalry rules, Commander
including the extra 5˝ move following
an action. This rapid repositioning
Adept Nemo
combined with the Pursuit spell or Commander Nemo fears no warjack
Pathfinder (either on Kraye or through and welcomes his foes to send them
Easy Rider) allows the battlegroup to in droves. Either through his melee
move about freely and engage on its and ranged weapons, Voltaic Snare
terms. Through Guided Fire, Kraye also and Disruption Field spells, or his feat
supports ranged warjacks. However, his Electrical Storm, this commander can
melee warjacks shine through when his disrupt nearly any warjack he wishes.
feat Horsepower is used. This lets them If circumstances require it, Voltaic
stand up and charge with ever more Snare can even be cast on a friendly
movement and accuracy. Under the sacrificial warjack to pin the opponent’s
effects of Horsepower, even an Ironclad ‘jacks in place. Once those major threats
becomes an accurate long-range threat have been neutralized, Nemo can
Captain with Full Tilt, a few focus points, and the eject Ball Lightning from his staff and
cast Chain Lightning to clear out any
Jeremiah Kraye
power of Cavalry.
low-ARM threats while maneuvering
Warjack of Note – Ironclad his battlegroup forward with castings
By gaining Cavalry rules via his Iron
Kraye makes even simple and cheap of Locomotion for that extra bit of
Horse ability, Kraye’s battlegroup
warjacks like the Ironclad monsters movement. While Nemo has many
becomes more focus efficient and
in combat. Under the effects of interesting spells available to him, they
deadlier than ever. When charging, a
Horsepower and Full Tilt, the Ironclad do sap his focus quickly. His Arcane
warjack uses the Cavalry Charge rule,
moves 15˝ with free boosted attack Accumulator should always be in use
establishing LOS to the target as well
rolls and can still have 3 focus points to not only to create power tokens from
as a +2 to the attack roll (which can
purchase attacks or boost subsequent your own spellcasters but from your
often remove the need for boosting).
damage rolls. Other warjacks like the opponents’ spellcasters, as well. Keep
Heavy warjacks can even produce
Stormclad can provide slightly more an eye out for models like Greylords,
impact attacks which may clear a once-
damage output, but for a mere 7 points Druids, and even Cephalyx Overlords
cluttered charge path or simply deal
the Ironclad packs quite a punch under whose Magical Abilities will keep Nemo
Kraye’s command. fully stocked with power tokens. Nemo
can optionally exchange focus points for
Solo of Note – Squire a larger control area and, with the help
Any warcaster can benefit from a Squire, of a Squire, push it to a maximum of 26˝.
but Kraye’s battlegroup tends to range While such a large control area may not
far and wide making the additional 2˝ be normally necessary, it can be used
to his control area very handy. An extra in conjunction with Electrical Storm to
focus point each round can also alleviate damage enemy warjacks or warbeasts
the cost of upkeeping a powerful spell earlier than your opponent may expect
like Full Tilt. The Squire must remain to lend you an element of surprise.
within 5˝ of Kraye to grant its benefits,
however, so carefully consider its
position against Kraye’s mobility when
moving around the field.
Warjack of Note –
Thunderhead
With two open fists and the potential to
cause Disruption, the Thunderhead can
easily go toe-to-toe with enemy heavies.
This warjack sports Critical Disruption
and Sustained Attack on all its weapons
and, if affected by Lightning Shroud,
the Disruption is automatic while the
P+S of the Shock Fists increases to 18.
Nemo’s Supercharge ability allows him
to allocate up to 5 focus points to the
Thunderhead. With 5 focus points, it
can carry out three attacks from the
Lightning Coil, starting with an Energy
Pulse, and automatically hit with a
boosted POW 12 followed by two
boosted POW 14 damage rolls.
Unit of Note – Sword Knights

Commander Nemo is normally
accompanied by troopers immune to the
electricity that flows among Cygnaran
ranks. However, the Sword Knights
are another option that works well with
him. First, a Journeyman Warcaster
can cast Arcane Shield on the Knights,
providing a Power Token to Nemo.
his activation in addition to the Control back. After a casting of Energizer to
Then by casting Deflection and putting
Phase. Furthermore, any excess focus move the battlegroup forward, his fully
the Knights in Defensive Line, they can
on the field can be siphoned from his focus-fueled warjacks can attack to
run up the field at a comfortable ARM
warjacks. Models like the Stormclad their fullest capabilities.
21. If Nemo includes a warjack with
and Arlan Strangewayes can generate
Reach, for example a Lancer or Firefly, Warjack of Note – Charger
focus and, if necessary, be used as a
the Sword Knights can more easily use
means to fuel the General’s spellcasting General Nemo can fuel any number of
Flank and maximize their damage.
or increase his ARM. Nemo has access warjacks effectively and few choices
to powerful upkeep spells to bolster yield poor results. Stormclads and
his battlegroup, but deciding where to Hunters deliver excellent damage
place them can be a difficult choice. output even without Nemo’s support
Fail Safe is often best placed on a spells. The Charger is often overlooked,
heavy warjack to not only increase but with its Powerful Shot ability and
the high base ARM but also ensure it Nemo’s abundance of focus (especially
has all of its faculties even after taking when using his feat) a small group
severe damage. Lightning Shroud, of these warjacks can surprise many
which increases STR and adds Electro opponents with a sudden burst of fully
Leap, often works well when cast on a boosted POW 12 shots.
warjack with an existing high damage
Solo of Note – Stormsmith
potential. Centurions or Ol’ Rowdy
Stormcaller
can easily benefit from it, but even a
The General’s Elite Cadre bonus not
General
Cyclone can use the extra STR for the
purpose of a double-hand throw power only increases the odds of a successful
Adept Nemo attack. Nemo’s feat High Voltage is Stormcall but also increases its damage
very simple, but its effectiveness is by 2. When tagging along with a Firefly,
General Nemo has refined his ability to multiplied by the size of his battlegroup a trio of Stormcallers can more easily
manage focus and presents his forces by allocating 3 free focus points to each carry out the rare Triangulation. With
to the enemy in a direct, controlled warjack. Nemo can safely deplete his proper positioning three Stormsmiths
manner. With his Focus Matrix, Nemo own focus through spellcasting and can destroy units of enemy troopers,
has the option of allocating focus during then use the Focus Matrix to gain it difficult-to-hit models like Eiryss, or a
combination of both.
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Warjack of Note – Triumph Arcane Shield and Blur can increase the
survivability of various Storm Knight
Equipped with the same Heavy Barrel
or gun mage units, all of which can
as a Defender, Triumph has equivalent
benefit from a casting of Earthquake on
damage potential with an even better
high-DEF enemies. Even models like
RAT. Additionally, Triumph has access
long gunners can forgo CRAs to take
to Arcane Precision, just like Sloan,
individual shots at those knocked-down
which can prove useful when facing
models. In addition to Arcane Shield,
off against Stealthed enemies like
Stryker can increase Cygnaran models’
Deneghra. By casting Fire Group,
ARM by +5 with his feat Invincibility.
Sloan and Triumph can trade shots
With a second casting of Arcane Shield
against distant occulted warcasters or
from a Journeyman Warcaster, high
warlocks, bypassing the one ability
ARM will pervade the army and allow
that keeps those enemies safe. In other
Captain situations, Triumph can use Blaster to
Stryker to press forward where it
would otherwise be foolish to do so.
Kara Sloan
create an AOE attack. Sloan’s access
With only 6 focus and several useful
to boostable AOEs is limited only to
upkeeps, Stryker may find himself
Captain Sloan’s expertise is maximizing her Arcane Blast spell and, although
short of resources on any given turn.
the ranged capabilities of her army. Triumph’s Heavy Barrel is not magical,
To mitigate his exhausted focus, other
In particular, her battlegroup is well it can often reduce her reliance on that
support models should find their way
supported with spells like Fire Group expensive spell.
into Stryker’s lists. Gorman di Wulfe
and Deadeye as well as with her feat
Unit of Note – Long Gunner can often eliminate attacks on the
Firing Squad. While the added RNG
Infantry Commander by placing a cloud to block
from Fire Group increases her warjacks’
LOS. When the cloud isn’t required,
offensive threat, it also benefits the Long gunners have a relatively low
Stryker can Snipe the alchemist for a
Cyclone when performing the Dual RAT by Cygnaran standards that is
long range Black Oil, Rust, or Acid
Covering Fire action. Since the normally compensated for by means of
Bomb. Ol’ Rowdy is another safety net
covering fire rule specifies the AOEs Combined Ranged Attacks or the aiming
that can protect Stryker through added
are placed in the weapon’s RNG, Fire bonus. Through the use of her feat
DEF and knockdown prevention, not to
Group extends the potential placement and Deadeye, Sloan can enhance their
mention a powerful set of melee attacks
by 2˝. The spell Refuge grants an extra attacking ability while permitting them to
of his own.
full advance to the target model that can advance, thereby increasing their threat
be used to allow a Hunter or high-SPD range to 19˝. By letting her battlegroup Warjack of Note – Sentinel
model like Katherine Laddermore to handle harder targets, the long gunners
The Sentinel is a low-cost warjack that
attack and then seek a safer position. can concentrate on lower-ARM threats
provides defense to Stryker and a rain
Sloan is at her most dangerous including those with high DEF.
of bullets upon the enemy. Despite a
when she uses her feat to bring her
decent RAT 6, the Sentinel reaches full
battlegroup to bear on the enemy.
potential when it is nearly guaranteed
When using Firing Squad, friendly
to hit with a possible 6 Strafe attacks.
models gain boosted attack rolls which,
Here, a casting of Earthquake does the
when combined with Deadeye, can total
trick and can provide the Sentinel with
four dice on the attack. Models with
knocked down targets that it can finish
critical effects like Arcane Tempest Gun
off with ease. If Stryker can remain
Mages are much more likely to trigger a
close by the warjack, it can also use
Critical Brutal Damage or knockdown
Shield Guard to fend off the occasional
with a Thunderbolt. Moreover, the
ranged attack that makes it through.
feat allows additional attacks from
Remember that Shield Guard can be
battlegroup models that can equate to
used to defend any friendly model,
an extra POW 15 from a Defender or
warcaster or otherwise, including the
a second Armor Piercing attack from a
Commander
sometimes vulnerable Journeyman
Hunter. Most impressively, the Weapon
Warcaster, Stormsmith, or friendly
Master quality on Sloan’s Spitfire
generates a third damage die even on Coleman gobber speculator.
Unit of Note – Storm Lances

Stryker
her feat-granted attack. If Reinholdt
accompanies her, Sloan can potentially Storm Lances are a versatile unit that
make a pair of boosted attacks with 4 Commander Stryker provides his army can easily act as a moving gun battery
damage dice each along with the Firing with both offensive and defensive as well as a potent melee unit. If
Squad attack with 3 damage dice. support, making him a versatile incoming attacks are not an immediate
centerpiece for any Cygnaran force.
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threat, Stryker can cast Snipe on the and close the gap to a target. Then, an Warjack of Note – Ol’ Rowdy
unit to increase their RNG to 12. By additional 11˝ charge with his Reach
Ol’ Rowdy increases Stryker’s
using the Ride By Attack order, the weapon should put him in contact
survivability when in B2B and alleviates
lances can advance a few inches, attack with even a slightly exposed enemy
the strain on Stryker’s focus through
with an Electrical Bolt (with Electro warcaster. By using his special armor
its Aggressive ability. Conveniently,
Leap), and either return to their original to Overload his STR, Stryker can
Ol’ Rowdy’s Tremor special attack
locations or reposition in preparation deliver a series of melee attacks with
can be used safely when in B2B to
for a brutal charge the next turn. A a potential P+S 33. However, if he
keep Stryker on his feet. Optionally,
subsequent casting of Arcane Shield by chooses to maximize the Overload he
the warjack can charge forward to
a journeyman warcaster provides ARM may also suffer fatal (or nearly so)
Tremor, freeing Stryker to move up and
20, giving them the survivability they damage. When electing to perform
continue attacking the same target or
need to finish the job. this risky action, Stryker must prepare
another model nearby. When affected
for a quick loss in the event of a failed
by Positive Charge, not only does Ol’
attack run. By following up with Ol’
Rowdy hit with an effective MAT 10 /
Rowdy, Stryker can gain extra DEF
P+S 20 but Stryker himself can attack
or even block off LOS from enemy
with an effective MAT 9 / P+S 17. After
counter attacks. If he has focus to
adding an Overload bonus to that,
spare, Rebuke can be cast on nearby
Stryker can personally destroy nearly
units to prevent them from charging
anything he wishes.
him the next turn. Remember that
Rebuke prevents only orders and so Unit of Note – Stormguard
will not prevent solos or warjacks from
The Stormguard can benefit from
charging. To press his army forward,
Stryker’s Deflection and an Arcane
or to simply finish off what his combat
Shield cast from a Journeyman
action could not, Stryker can use his
Warcaster. Raising their ARM to 20
Rolling Thunder feat. Rolling Thunder’s
versus ranged and magic attacks, they
Lord 3” advance and free melee attack can
allow a line of melee troops, especially
can form a solid wall behind which the
Commander
rest of the Cygnaran force can advance.
Stormguard with their Electro Leap, to
After crashing into enemy lines, the
move in and remove an opposing line
Stryker of troopers that could not be destroyed
during their normal activation. With
Stormguard can use Electro Leap to
destroy two models with each attack
Lord Commander Stryker is well while following up with the attack
known for being a one-man wrecking proper consideration for distance,
generated by Rolling Thunder. If within
crew. To increase his charge threat Stryker and his army can outflank and
3˝ of a warjack with Positive Charge,
range, cast Velocity for a 6˝ advance overwhelm an opponent to quickly end
the Voltaic Halberd increases to an
to move around intervening models a confrontation.
effective P+S 14—enough to damage
heavy warjacks or to take down nearly
any single wound model.
Conclusion
Enemies both familiar and alien
surround our Cygnaran army.
Only through the works of
dedicated soldiers and warcasters
can the kingdom hope to survive and
stave off enemy forces from its borders.
You’ve begun your career in service to the
Cygnus and I hope, Cadet, that you will
make our crown proud. Whether you find
yourself in the trenches, on horseback
galloping with the Storm Lances, or
calling lightning from the sky, remember
where it all began here at the Academy.
For the Crown and Cygnus!
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There’s just something undeniably fierce about bling.
Gemstones adorn many models in the Skorne,
Protectorate of Menoth, and Circle Orboros factions—
apparently primal zealotry is measured by the quantity
of family jewels. Much like a hip-hop entourage, the
tribal armies devoid of military conformity still have
a means to distinguish who’s in charge—it’s the one in
front with all the sparkles. Of course, doing justice to all
those bumps on your models isn’t as straightforward as
the standard coat, highlight, and shade.
Gems don’t catch light the same as opaque objects that
immediately reflect the color back to the eye. This may
be counter-intuitive, but it’s the nature of transparent
spheres in light: the color is opposite the light source.
The dark portion is toward the light, while the bright
hemisphere is away from it.
Glittering
Because light passes through a gemstone, the jewel
catches the color on the other side rather than at its
surface. Painting in opposition to the norm can mimic
this behavior of light quite easily. Rather than highlight
Gemstones
in light and shade in shadow, the inversion of the usual
process will trick the eye into seeing transparency.
Add a little white dot, a few coats of gloss varnish, and
you’re on your way to starting a counterfeit gem racket.
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My take is 10% if you’re successful.

Our models du jour: Tyrant Vorkesh and a Stoneward.
By Jason Nichols
Basing Colors Used

A basic tenet of painting is that bright color tones need a
white base and dark color tones need black. It’s usually Green Ink Morrow White
true, but exceptions abound that we won’t get into here. Khador Red Base Sanguine Base
When painting gems, the choice is complicated by the
need to distinguish the gem from its environment—the Heartfire Thamar Black
model itself.
Iosan Green Umbral Umber
This is often achieved by simply choosing a gem color
that contrasts with the majority color of the model. If
you’re painting red gems on the near-white armor of a
Protectorate model, there’s no issue. However, a gem
is often close to, if not actually the same color of the
armor or clothing it’s on or immediately surrounded
by. In these cases, choosing a base in contrast with
your model’s primary base should be the first step in
creating a conspicuous jewel. After all, an inconspicuous
gemstone would be just a stone, and you may as well
switch to Trollbloods if rock jewelry is your thing.
To demonstrate the effect, Tyrant Vorkesh will be

sparkled with red gems and the Stoneward will get a
green orb. Given the obvious color match of red armor/
red gem and green cloth/green gem, we couldn’t have a
better challenge of distinguishing the jewels adorning
these two. Keep in mind this is simply to demonstrate
the method’s effectiveness. You could always enhance
the gemstone’s distinction by choosing a color clear on
the other side of the spectrum.
1) Because Vorkesh’s armor had a black base, or at the
very least a very dark red tone suggesting as much, his
jewels will be based Morrow White. The Stoneward’s
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threads are white based and as such are a brighter
tone, and most importantly, his stave has a multitude of
Morrow White highlights. So his impressively endowed
bowling ball-sized jewel will be painted with Thamar
Black.
2) Now some color. Vorkesh’s bling is given a coat of
Khador Red Base. Even with the Formula P3 quality of
pigment, a much better coverage and color opacity than
many other acrylic paints, you should notice a particular
brightness in the red. This is due to the translucent
nature of acrylic paints. As the Morrow White base
shines through the Khador Red Base our eyes perceive a
brighter red than from the pot.
On the other side of the method and spectrum, the
Stoneward’s orb is glazed with Green Ink with a hint
of Mixing Medium. This may require a couple of coats
to achieve a tinting of the Thamar Black, and the end
result should be a very dark green tint with more of the
greening at the bottom of the sphere. When glazing, it’s
important to allow each coat to dry fully before applying
the next brushstroke. 1
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Shading 3
Before your brush tickles a model, the most prudent choice to make is
determining where the imaginary light is coming from: light sourcing.
Like many, my choice tends to be from a top-right position toward a
bottom-left horizon. I’m not sure why that is; some secret pact amongst
miniatures’ painters long ago perhaps. Where the light comes from is
usually arbitrary, and so the choice is yours, but it should be consistent
whatever way you go. Consistency is very important unless you want a
model bathed in the schizophrenic lighting of a Tijuana nightclub.
The Stoneward’s bowling ball can wait for now. There’s no step to
shading when you’ve begun with Thamar Black. Move onto LIGHTING
if you began with a black base.
Continuing on with Vorkesh.
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3) Vorkesh’s gems, with all their brightness, require shading on the
hemispheres toward the light source. Sanguine Base is mixed with
equal parts Umbral Umber and blended along that edge in a crescent
pattern. Add water to the mix and dilute it to the viscosity of skim
milk. It may need a couple of coats to achieve a more uniform
application, but don’t worry too much as the next step will better
define the shaded region.
Remember, blending requires two brushes. One brush applies the
pigment. The other brush is damp with only water and manipulates the
pigment after it’s applied, usually in a feathering pull that smooths the
border of colors and concentrates where the applied color should remain.
4) After it’s had time to dry, add a small amount of Thamar Black to
the mix and blend again, but this time concentrate ever more tightly 5
along the edge.
With models like Vorkesh, adorned with more gems than a royal
wedding, the wait time on drying is cut down significantly by the
simple matter of having to paint so many. By the time you’ve blended
the last gem in the set, the first is dried and ready for the next coat.
Lighting
Continuing our process of painting in opposition to the norm, the
highlighting takes place away from the chosen light source. With
opaque objects, the surface first hit by the light is where colors
are at their brightest intensity, but transparent objects reverse 6
this behavior by having their brightest intensity shown away from
the light source. As the light travels through the object, it gains
color and brightens upon exiting—much like myself the morning
after that Tijuana nightclub I mentioned.
5) For the Stoneward, this requires concentrations of Iosan Green
along the opposite hemisphere of your light source. Because
the original coat was black this may take several applications
to achieve an adequately bright intensity. Do not be tempted to
simply apply an undiluted crescent stroke. By slowly building
up the color saturation, a more dispersed quality embodies the
orb. Either blend the color or dilute it with a bit of water. You’ll
probably do a bit of both. Starkly defined partitions of highlight
and shade regions on a gemstone will result in an undesired
cartoony look. 7
6) As you approach the intensity you’d like, begin to dab a dot
of the Iosan Green where the light source will reflect. A trick to
figuring this out is to simply wet the entire jewel and make note
of where the light naturally reflects upon its surface. Because the
Stoneward has a globe rather than the usual hemisphere of most
gemstones, color is added to the area where the little white dot
will go to provide an illusion of depth.
7) Then the all-important little white dot is applied.
8) Red is a quirky color to say the least and intimidating to
many painters. Its shade might require blue or brown, rarely
black, and just as oddly, its highlight is almost never the simple
addition of white—that’d make pink. Instead, the Vorkesh’s gems
require we approach a yellow for the appropriate highlight color.
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Use Heartfire and blend along the crescent’s edge opposite the
hemisphere’s shaded region.
It’s important when highlighting red to keep the blending tight.
Red easily picks up the color tonal change of its highlight, so if
you let the pigment of orange move across too much of the body
of red, the entire region will begin to quickly move toward an
orange spectrum.
Once finished with the highlight, you can apply the little white dot.
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The Little White Dot The Wet Look

Here’s an epiphany that’ll be a real shocker: sparkly things A little gloss varnish goes a long way with finalizing the illusion of
require a sparkle. Okay, perhaps not the eureka level of a bathing a gemstone on the surface of a plastic or pewter model. Most any
Archimedes, but this tiny drop does solve the conundrum of gloss varnish will work, but those designed for use with acrylic
making a matte finish look reflective by imitating the reflection paints are the best to use for Formula P3. These can and should
of a light, a.k.a., the wet look. By applying a small, very small be diluted with a bit of water before application and are easily
drop of Morrow White to act as a reflection of the light source the cleaned off your brushes. Most are now designed not to suffer a
illusion is achieved. yellowing over time that was common to older varnishes.
It’s important to note where the little white dot is placed. 10) It’s important to have a steady hand when applying gloss
Ordinarily it should be at just about the border between the varnish. While the glossy effect of a misplaced brushstroke can
shaded crescent region and the primary body color. Because of be diminished with subsequent corrective applications of matte
that miniatures painters’ pact of ancient times which decreed light varnish, it’s far easier to simply get it right the first time. To avoid
sourcing should be from top-right toward bottom-left, the white a bleeding of gloss varnish into places you’d rather not have it,
dot is most often placed in the upper right hemisphere. be sure to limit the amount of varnish on the brush’s tip. It’s
tempting to slather varnish on like it were sunblock for an albino
However, the truth is the little white dot should simply be where in the desert, but controlled multiple applications will produce a
the light first kisses the surface of the object—and there are much better result than an uncontrolled varnish drench.
all sorts of surfaces that could use a kiss. Just remember that
transparent objects are kissed in the shaded crescent. Let’s hope Be sure the varnish dries between each application. With most
they bathed. water-soluble varnishes made for acrylics, this is about a half hour.

Umbral umber
Khador Light
red base
spot of
hearthfire morrow white
Thamar black
Green Ink Light
Conclusion
These techniques will provide serious bling to your gem-studded
zealots. Rather than relegate all those nifty little armor bumps on
your models to the demeanor of simple rivets, you’ll be able to
properly outfit your forces with the serious sparkle they well deserve.
And once you’ve pimped your zealots, look to other armies and
uses. You can apply these same methods to most Warjacks’ eyes
spot of or to Cryxian poison vials. If you’re so bold, perhaps you’ll paint
iosan green morrow white up an Immortals unit to be made entirely of ruby.
Just be sure I get my cut of your counterfeit gem racket.
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Top of the Heap
Making Interesting
What You’ll Need
Hills in the Iron
Kingdoms
Materials Formula P3 Paint
Aluminum Foil Armor Wash
By Rob Hawkins One-inch
insulation foam
Black Primer
S cenery plays an important role in creating a convincing battlefield Bloodstone

environment. Often, the buildings, obstacles, and objectives bear Basswood Brown Ink
NO Quarter Magazine: Terrain building
most of the burden when generating the appropriate aesthetic, but Formula P3 Hobby Knife Cold Steel
there’s no reason more mundane terrain features, such as hills or Formula P3
woods, can’t convey the same theme. Iosan Green
Mixing Medium
This article will demonstrate how something as simple as a hill can be Khador Red Highlight
Hot glue gun
modeled to represent the Iron Kingdoms aesthetic. Hills often take Pig Iron
center stage on the battlefield, offering defensive positions and high Sandpaper (220 grit)
vantage points for ranged attacks. Game scenarios like Mosh Pit even use Thamar Black
Snap-off knife
a large hill as the central objective. If that hill is modeled to represent Thrall Flesh
something the factions would be interested in controlling (such as an Sheet styrene
excavation site), it can make the game setting much more immersive. Wood glue
Orgoth excavation site

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Even though the Orgoth have long since been driven out of western
Immoren, the remnants of their occupation are scattered throughout
the Iron Kingdoms. Ruined temples and edifices can be found
throughout the land, some imbued with magical energies others
sheltering powerful artifacts. Excavations of these sites have been
a source of many conflicts, the combatants seeking to control them
for their own use or to keep whatever dark power lies within from
falling into the wrong hands.
Since Orgoth architecture is decorated with sinister faces, this
article will focus on carving a face out of insulation foam. Make sure
you have fresh, sharp blades for your hobby knife and a snap-off
extendable knife to get smooth, precise cuts.
Step 1) Start with a block of foam about one-inch thick. Draw a “V”
for the brow ridge and cut it into the foam. Use the extended blade of
a snap-off knife to slice in at an angle and remove the foam for the
eye recess.
Step 2) Draw the top of the brow and cut out a thin slice of foam so the
brow protrudes a bit. Cutting at an angle, slice off the corner of the
block to create the cheekbones.

Step 3) Decide where the nose will sit and make V-cuts to create the
grooves along the side of the upper lip. 1
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Step 4) Clean up the form a little with sandpaper and a

knife. Round off the surface of the upper lip. Cut out a
small area between the brows.
Step 5) Cut a truncated block of foam for the nose and
draw the nostrils on the side. Making the nose longer
than it needs to be allows you to trim it down later
rather than coming up short and having to start over.
Step 6) Slice off the sides of the nose above the nostrils.
Step 7) Clean up the shape of the nose. Angle the bottom of
the nose and fit it in place on the face. Trim the top of the
nose to size.
Step 8) Cut the top of the nose so it angles back and
aligns with the center of the brow. Mark the position of
the upper lip.
Step 9) Slice away the area under the lip and round off
that piece. This area will become the teeth.
Step 10) Make small V-cuts to form the grooves between
the teeth and round off the bottom of the teeth part.
Clean up the sides of the mouth.
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5 6
7 8
9 10
Step 11) Draw the eyes on a thin piece of foam and cut them Step 12) Use wood glue to fix the eyes and nose into place.
out. The shape of the eye will have a lot of impact on how the Don’t worry about getting perfect, precise cuts; these are ruins
expression reads. Use angles to create “angry eyes.” If the eyes after all. You can cover up mistakes by chipping the edges or
are too round, the face will look surprised or bug-eyed. covering them with sand.
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To create the excavation site, start with a hardboard base and a

foam hill. Cut away a portion of the foam to represent the dig site
and fit the Orgoth face into it. Create the ruins around the face
with chunks of insulation foam and foam core. Use styrene strips
punched with rivets to create metal framing of the ruins and
basswood strips to build a retaining wall.
With the structural elements of the hill in place, coat the ground
with wood glue and cover it with sand. After the sand has dried,
add some details in the form of crates, satchels, and shovels.
I’ve used the Winter Guard Field Gun Crate, the 2010 Trencher
Backpacks, and the Trencher Cannon Packs.
Painting the excavation site is pretty straightforward. Match the
ground color and flocking to your game table. Paint the Orgoth
ruins with a mix of Thamar Black and Iosan Green. Brush a few
strokes of brighter Iosan Green over the top to create a marble
effect. Finish off the lightest areas of marble with a mix of Thrall
Flesh and Iosan Green.
Scrap Heap
The first rule of miniatures war gaming is never throw anything
away. Start a parts bin and collect all of the unused pieces from
plastic kits, found objects, and even the off-cuts from the styrene
card used in other modeling projects.
To make a scrap heap, start with a rough-cut foam hill. Use a hot
glue gun to attach crumpled aluminum foil to the foam, and then
attach some scraps of styrene card and model parts over that. Build
up the detail in layers, adding a little more each time. Around the
bottom edge of the hill, place some pieces that will protrude and
create an irregular edge.
The foil should primarily be filler between the styrene and model
parts to contribute to the illusion of piles of metal underneath.
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Be sure to leave flat areas where models can stand. Metal sheets angled along the edge can be used to create linear obstacles at the crest of
the hill or to indicate impassable sides.
1 2
3 4
Step 1) To paint the scrap heap, spray it with Formula P3 Black Step 3) Mix a wash of Khador Red Highlight, Bloodstone, and Mixing
Primer, and then give it a dusting of a red oxide spray to create a Medium. Brush this in a few patches over the scrap pile.
rusty undercoat.
Step 4) Break up the monochromatic surface by applying some
Step 2) Drybrush the scrap with Pig Iron and a little Cold Steel. Pick color to a few key pieces of scrap and paint the ‘jack parts. Be sure
out a few pieces of metal and give them a solid coat of Pig Iron to to keep the added color patchy since the paint would have been
indicate newer, less-rusty scrap. chipped off.
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Step 5) Wash the colored areas

with Armor Wash and Brown
Ink to shade the recesses. Apply
these washes to any other areas
that need more shading as well.
Conclusion
These are two great ideas
for elevated terrain
that will enhance the
appearance of your
WARMACHINE games and
make fantastic centerpieces
for the battle narrative.
Some other ideas could

include barrow mounds,
temple ruins, collapsed
structures, and toppled
statues. Just be sure that
you leave plenty of areas
5 for models to stand when
planning your terrain piece.
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Concept to Book: A HISTORY OF DIGITAL Concept to Book: A HISTORY OF

Model’s Journey THE IRON SCULPTING Model’s Journey THE IRON
Panel & WORKSHOP KINGDOMS PRESENTATION Panel & WORKSHOP KINGDOMS
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Iron Arena Open Play
WARMACHINE/HORDES - Lock & Load Masters
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Hardcore 2 Preliminaries Hardcore 2 Finals
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P3 Painting Competition
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Sculpting Sculpting Sculpting

Live Army Studio Army Studio
with Intro: with
Terrain Painting Painting Painting Painting
“Junk” Tricks of “Junk”
Tutorial Foundry Academy Foundry Academy
Demo the Trade Demo
SEMINAR ROOM 1
Concept to Book: A HISTORY OF Concept to Book: A HISTORY OF

Model’s Journey THE IRON Model’s Journey THE IRON
Panel & WORKSHOP KINGDOMS Panel & WORKSHOP KINGDOMS
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techniques of painting a great-looking army fast and getting into digital model making on a budget, methods
effectively, using methods developed by the Privateer available for rapid prototyping, and the benefits and
Press Studio over years of professional miniature disadvantages of digital model making. A Q&A session
painting. will follow the presentation.
Studio Painting Academy History of the Iron Kingdoms
In this informative presentation, Privateer Press Studio Join Privateer Press lead writer Doug Seacat for a lecture
miniature painter Matt DiPietro will demonstrate the focusing on a broad summary of the history of Immoren
techniques that set Privateer Press studio miniatures and the Iron Kingdoms specifically. The first portion will
apart from the rest of the industry. Topics covered examine Immoren’s prehistory, with a brief overview of
will include the two-brush blending technique, zenith myths, legends, cosmology, and theology. After this, there
lighting, metallic techniques, and tips on the use of inks will be a brief overview of ancient historical eras, followed
and color theory. These live demonstrations are sure to by a closer look at the last several centuries that gave rise to
captivate painters of all skill levels. the powerful kingdoms currently shaping western Immoren.
The class will also briefly touch on the major groups fighting
Sculpting Intro: on the fringes of western Immoren where their secret
Tricks of the Trade struggles have had an impact on the region’s history.
Customizing your miniatures is what hobby gaming
is all about, and there is no better way to achieve that Concept to Book: A Model’s
one-of-a-kind look than adding your own personal Journey Panel & Workshop
sculpted detail. In Tricks of the Trade, Privateer Press Meet with Jason Soles, David Carl, Doug Seacat, and
Studio sculptor Brian Dugas will provide a basic Ed Bourelle for a panel about the development process at
introduction to the proper sculpting tools, materials, Privateer Press. From initial ideas to final rules and models,
and methods, as well as basic tips and tricks learned this panel will give an inside look at the process behind your
over his professional career. favorite WARMACHINE and HORDES models.
Sculpting with Junk Demo The class will start with a seminar-style introduction
Privateer Press Studio sculptor Sean Bulloughs will to the process, then open up for questions from the
present a seminar and tutorial on common miniature audience, and finally launch into a workshop for a bit
sculpting techniques. Attendees will learn about of hands-on model development. Participants will have
preferred methods and tools for mechanical sculpting, the opportunity to help design and playtest some of
including purpose-made tools for specific uses like the models for the Shattered Grounds: Sand Narrows
rivet-making. Works-in-progress will be on hand as league season coming later this year.
Sean demonstrates how he sculpts chains, rivets, ropes, For more information on all the Lock & Load events
and extra detailing like canteens, bedrolls, and curved including the Painting Masters and specific tourna-
surfaces for shields. ment details, go to www.pplockandload.com.
Live Terrain Tutorial
Tabletop gaming just isn’t the same without the terrain.
Beautiful terrain completes the scene and brings the
battle to life. Privateer Press Studio has one of the best
hobbyists in the business, and Rob Hawkins will be
sharing some of the techniques that make his terrain
a sight to behold. Rob will be demonstrating terrain-
building techniques on different pieces of terrain and
answering questions as the steps unfold. The intent of
the presentation is to provide participants with some
great ideas and inspiration they can later apply to their
own terrain projects.
Digital Sculpting Presentation
Gain insights into the world of digital model making
with Privateer Press Studio digital sculptor Ben
Misenar. In addition to a time-lapse presentation of
the sculpting process, Ben will discuss options for ™
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The Player Gallery Staff Gallery
Skorne
Ron Kruzie’s
Studio director Ron Kruzie has chosen a very different color
scheme for his Skorne army—one that allows Tyrant Xerxis
and his troops and beasts to really stand apart from the rest
of the Skorne. Forsaking the standard red and gold armor
common throughout the empire, Ron’s Skorne are decked out
in gleaming black lacquered kit highlighted with burnished
gold. As with anything Ron paints, the detail on these Skorne
is painstakingly meticulous and masterfully executed. It’s a
real treat to see these guys on the tabletop.
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The Player Gallery
Ted Burgess’ Killer Khador
Ted Burgess’ masterly painting of his Khador army is certainly worthy of note.
Below you can see an array of painting techniques in the Ted’s various Khador models.
My personal favorite is the weathering on the Old Witch and the Scrapjack. Awesome stuff, Ted!
94 The Player Gallery

Bring the Blight Challenge
The Painting Challenge of No Quarter #34 was to take a cue from Everblight and Toruk and infect one of your
models with dragon blight. We hoped for a legion of twisted draconic monstrosities never before seen in the
Iron Kingdoms. I am happy to report the painters in the Privateer Press community did not disappoint.
Winner:
JOHN
GROVER
John Grover’s “Sgath” is a dragon-
blighted Dire Troll Mauler that
combines the worst (best?)
features of troll and dragonspawn.
With a pair of scything claws,
horns, spikes, and a gaping,
fanged maw Sgath looks ready to
give Typhon a run for its money as
the ultimate Legion warbeast.
Check out page 30 for the next

Painting Challenge and see if you
can paint like a pro!
RunnerS-up
“Frostbite” by Becky Gould “Trollsaken” by Mike Zaret
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Represent your faction in style! The Armory gives you faction-specific templates to represent your favorite spells, feats, and effects.
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MURDER OF CROWS
These templates
represent a few
Khador-specific spells
and effects. Feel free
to photocopy them
for your next game
and represent the
Motherland in style.
Permission is hereby granted to create reproductions of this entry for personal, non-commercial use only.
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