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Editor’s Note Page 1
Warmaster Revolution Page 2
- Artwork Page 2
- Miniatures painted by Page 2
- Special thanks to Page 2
- Contents Page 4
Introducing Warmaster Page 6
- The Game Rules Page 6
- Dice Page 7
- Rulers & Tape Measures Page 7
- Get stuck in Page 7
Game Values Page 8
- Infantry, cavalry, chariots, monsters, artillery & machines Page 8
- Shooting attacks Page 8
- Command values Page 9
- Units Page 9
- Characters Page 9
- Measuring Page 9
- Anything else to learn? Page 9
Game Sequence Page 11
Command at a Glance Page 12
The Command Phase Page 13
- Initiative movement Page 13
- Ordered movement Page 13
- Giving an order Page 14
- Giving further orders Page 14
- Command penalties Page 15
- Charge! Page 16
- Brigades Page 17
Movement at a Glance Page 18
Movement Page 19
- Movement distances Page 19
- Formation & movement Page 20
- Moving the stands Page 21
- The gap rule Page 21
- Terrain Page 22
- Fortifications and buildings Page 22
- Moving by initiative Page 23
- The path of evaders Page 24
- Character movement Page 25
- Units which move off the table Page 25
Shooting at a Glance Page 26
The Shooting Phase Page 27
- Attack value Page 27
- Targets Page 27
- Range Page 28
- How to calculate casualties Page 28
- Armour Page 29
- Removing casualties Page 29
- Driving back enemies Page 29
- Units confused during drive backs Page 30
- Units routed by drive backs Page 30
- Shooting at charging enemy Page 30
- Special situations Page 31
- The role of missile troops Page 31
Combat at a Glance Page 32
Combat Phase Page 33
- Combat engagement Page 34
- Moving chargers Page 34
- Sequence of charges Page 34
- Enemy in sight Page 34
- Zones Page 35
- The charge move Page 36
- Forming a battle line Page 36
- Contact with other enemy Page 37
- Exceptions & anomalies Page 37
- Unable to contact centre-to-centre Page 37
- Unable to form a battle line Page 37
- Blocked edges Page 38
- Pinned targets Page 38
- Irregular formations Page 38
- Enveloping charge Page 39
- Attacks Page 40
- Attack value Page 40
- Attack modifiers Page 41
- How to calculate damage Page 42
- Armour Page 42
- Casualties Page 42
- Combat results Page 43
- Supporting troops Page 44
- Supporting combat Page 44
- Supporting charges Page 44
- Retreats Page 45
- Blocked retreats Page 45
- Retreating units and incidental contacts Page 46
- Retreating artillery Page 46
- Aftermath Page 46
- Pursuit Page 47
- Which units can pursue? Page 47
- Moving pursuers Page 47
- Basic pursuit Page 47
- Indirect pursuit Page 48
- Supporting pursuits Page 48
- Incidental contact Page 49
- Infantry contact with cavalry Page 49
- Impossible to pursue Page 49
- Pursuit and destroyed enemy Page 50
- Pursuit and combat dropouts Page 50
- Pursuit in terrain Page 50
- Advance Page 50
- Fall backs Page 51
- Moving back Page 52
- Unresolved combats Page 52
- Remove odd hits Page 52
- Defended & fortified troops Page 53
- Defended Page 53
- Fortified Page 53
- Defended & fortified enemy Page 53
Confusion at a Glance Page 54
Confusion Page 55
- When do units become confused? Page 55
- Confused units Page 56
- Making way Page 56
- Moving aside Page 56
- Moving back Page 56
Generals, Wizards & Heroes at a Glance Page 58
Generals, Wizards & Heroes Page 59
- Game values Page 59
- Characters as game pieces Page 60
- Characters & terrain Page 60
- Orders from wizards & heroes Page 60
- Blunders Page 61
- Character movement Page 62
- Joining a unit Page 62
- Enemy moving through characters Page 62
- Characters & shooting Page 62
- Characters in combat Page 63
- Character mounts Page 63
- Odd size character bases Page 63
Flying Units at a Glance Page 64
Flying Units Page 65
- Initiative Page 65
- Orders Page 65
- Home back Page 65
- Moving Page 65
- What can flying units see? Page 66
- Terrain Page 66
- Moving in the shooting and combat phases Page 66
- Fortified troops Page 66
- Characters Page 66
End of the Battle at a Glance Page 68
End of the Battle Page 69
- Turns complete Page 69
- Player concedes Page 69
- Withdraw Page 69
- Victory points Page 69
Advanced Rules Page 71
- The aim of the game Page 72
- The spirit of the game Page 72
Artillery & Machines Page 73
- Stands Page 73
- Artillery in combat Page 73
- Terrain Page 73
- Shooting overhead Page 73
- Cannons Page 74
- Elven bolt thrower Page 75
- Stone throwers Page 75
- Bolt thrower Page 75
Magic Page 76
- Spells Page 76
- Magic items Page 76
- Casting spells Page 76
- Magic items Page 77
- Magic standards Page 77
- Magic weapons Page 78
- Devices of power Page 78
Advanced Terrain Rules Page 80
Battlefields Page 81
- Setting up armies Page 81
- Setting up scenery Page 81
- Table size and deployment areas Page 81
- How long does the battle last? Page 82
- Scenarios Page 82
- Victory Points Page 82
- Take and hold Page 83
- Battle for the tower Page 84
- Defending the village Page 85
- Wagon train Page 86
Siege & Fortresses Page 87
- Introduction Page 87
- Model fortresses Page 87
- General siege rules Page 87
- Movement Page 88
- Shooting Page 88
- Structure tests Page 88
- Battering Page 89
- Breaches Page 90
- Gateways and Breaches Page 90
- Assaults Page 91
- Counter attacks on ramparts Page 91
- Giants Page 93
- Towers Page 93
- Flyers attacking fortifications Page 95
- Character movement Page 95
- Magic Page 95
- Siege machines Page 95
- Siege towers Page 96
- Battering rams Page 97
- Sows Page 97
- Mantlets Page 97
- Boiling Oil or Rock Droppers Page 98
- Tribock Page 98
- Bombard Page 99
- Mangonel Page 99
- Earthworks Page 100
- Log rams Page 100
- Ladders Page 100
- Siege equipment lists Page 101
- Fortification Page 101
- Siege equipment list Page 102
- Siege artillery list Page 102
- Scenarios Page 103
- Into the breach Page 103
- The watchtower Page 104
Campaigns of Conquest Page 105
- Introduction Page 105
- Warmaster campaign Page 105
- Starting a campaign Page 105
- The largest empire Page 106
- Sequence of play Page 106
- Events phase Page 106
- Revenue phase Page 106
- Challenge phase Page 107
- Battle phase Page 107
- Team battles Page 108
- Conquest and building phase Page 108
- How to win Page 109
- Siege Page 110
- Naval operations Page 111
- Optional rules Page 112
- Abstract battle resolution Page 112