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General Principles

The Basics​

In Wyrdcry, you control a warband battling an enemy warband in the ruins of Mordheim. Battles are played according to a scenario that decides the victory conditions that must be met to win the battle.

Warbands​

To play a battle, you and your opponents must start a warband by filling in a warband roster. The rules for starting a warband are found here.

Fighters​

Your warband is made up by models referred to as fighters, and their rules are contained in their fighter profile.

Fighters have characteristics that describe their physical abilities and are used when making tests and resolving actions, and keywords that determine which abilities and rules apply to them. They can be equipped with all manner of weapons, armour and special equipment, and will grow stronger and suffer injuries over the course of a campaign. An example of a fighter profile can be found here.

Friendly and enemy fighters​

For rules purposes, a fighter considers all fighters in their warband to be friendly fighters, and all fighters in your opponent’s warband to be enemy fighters.

The Battlefield​

Battles are fought on a flat surface measuring 3 feet by 3 feet, referred to as the battlefield floor. This surface is bordered by battlefield edges and populated with all manner of ruined buildings, risers and scaffolding called terrain pieces. Together, these elements form the battlefield. Rules for terrain pieces are found on page 28.

Measuring​

The game uses inches (") for measuring distances and you are allowed to measure whenever you want. You must always measure both the vertical and horizontal distance, unless a rule says otherwise.

  • When measuring the distance between two fighters you always measure between the closest point of their bases.
  • If a rule requires a fighter to be within a certain distance of something, the requirement is fulfilled if any part of a fighter’s base is within that distance.
  • If a rule requires a fighter to be wholly within a certain distance of something, the requirement is fulfilled if the fighter’s entire base is within that distance.

Dice​

The game uses regular six-sided dice (D6) to determine the outcome of various rules. The most common occurrence is to beat a target number. For example, if a rule requires a dice roll of 3 or more (usually abbreviated to 3+), every result of 3 or more is a success.

D3​

If a rule requires you to roll a D3, roll a regular six-sided dice and halve the total, rounding up.

D66​

If a rule requires you to roll a D66. roll a six-sided dice twice. The first roll determines the ten, and the second roll determines the unit. For example, if you rolled a 3 followed by a 5, the D66 roll would be 35.

Re-Roll​

Some rules allows you to re-roll a dice roll, which means that you get to roll a specified amount of dice again. You can never re-roll a dice roll more than once, and you cannot select the original result even if the new one is worse.

Roll-off​

Sometimes a rule requires the players to roll-off. When this is the case, each player rolls a dice, and whoever rolls highest wins the roll-off. If there is a tie for the highest roll, roll-off again.

Modifiers​

Sometimes a rule will alter a fighter’s characteristics. These alterations are referred to as modifiers and are always cumulative. 

Sequencing​

In most cases, rules will be resolved one at a time. If rules appear to come into play at the same time, the player activating a fighter decides in what order the rules are resolved. In all other cases, the player with initiative decides.

Visibility​

Many rules require one fighter (usually the target of an attack action or ability) to be visible to another fighter (usually the fighter making the attack action or using the ability). A fighter is visible to another fighter if a straight line can be drawn between the two fighters without it passing through a terrain piece or another fighter.

If you are unsure whether a fighter is visible, stoop down and see if any part of the target fighter is visible from any part of the fighter making the attack action. Do not include the bases the fighters are mounted upon. Lastly, for rules purposes, fighters are not considered to be visible to themselves.

Damage​

There are many ways for a fighter to suffer damage, such as being the target of an attack or ability, or falling from a height. Whatever the source, damage is allocated one point at a time.

Out of Action​

When a fighter is allocated damage points equal to their Health characteristic, they are taken out of action: the fighter is removed from the battlefield, and any leftover damage points are discarded.

In a campaign game, a fighter that is taken out of action risk lasting injuries or being killed, as described in the aftermath sequence.