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gentlemen & jackanapes

Hiring a gentleman or jackanape increases

a Factions standing by the amount of their

initial cost.

Note it is always their initial cost to hire that is

added not the retaining fee.

Gentlemen and Jackanapes are uniqueindividuals whose attributes and skills may

not be enhanced, nor can any additional

equipment be purchased for them.

Gentlemen and jackanapes never roll on

the campaign injuries table if they end the

game down. They are hardy, experienced

individuals and are assumed to recover from

such a minor wound. If, however, they are

removed from play their services are lost as

they retire to recover from their wounds. A

Faction cannot hire the character again for

one game, but in subsequent ones they may

but must pay the initial hiring cost once more.

In some cases characters are hired together,

for example Holmes and Watson. In this case

if either model is removed from play, both must

miss the subsequent games and pay the full

hire cost to entice them back into a Faction.

Spirits and demons are supernatural

creatures and as such are spine chilling.

Unlike normal supernatural or mundane

models, spirits that lose their last wound must

take a bravado test. If they pass the test they

continue in the game with their last wound

remaining. If they fail, the bond binding them

to the world is broken, and they are removed

from play.

Using Gentlemen andJackanapes in campaigns

Hiring

Spirits & Demons

Welcome to Gentlemen and Jackanapes the

rst supplement to Empire of the Dead.

From time-to-time every Faction may needto call upon individuals with specialist skills

or, more likely, someone to do their dirty

work for them. These are the Gentlemen

and Jackanapes, special characters and

mercenaries you can hire to add muscle,

brains or skills to your Faction.

In this supplement you will nd rules for

employing these sell-swords as well as

descriptions of each of the characters

available. Of course hiring these individuals

has its price, whether in cold hard cash

or because you need to acquire exotic

and arcane components for the intricate

summoning rituals required to bind ethereal

creatures to this world if only for a eeting time.

Over time new characters will nd their way

into these tomes offering ever greater variety

and options to your games of Empire of the

Dead.

Introducing a gentleman or jackanape to your

Faction gives you the opportunity to move

further and deeper into the world that is the

Empire of the Dead. But be warned; those

who seek to employ the services of these

soldiers of fortune may well nd their souls

increasingly corrupted. Such is the power of

the Empire of the Dead.

During the post-game sequence you may

hire the services of a particular character

or mercenary. To hire one you must pay

the initial hiring cost in shillings from your

treasury.

In subsequent post-game sequences you

may retain the services of these charactersby paying their retainer fee.

If you terminate their employment, then

later change your mind, you must pay the

full cost to rehire their services.

Good and evil factions may only hire

characters and mercenaries of their own or

neutral alignment.

Neutral factions may hire characters of any

alignment but may not hire characters of

good and evil alignment at the same time.

For example

The Poynton Pistol Club, a Gentlemens

Club with neutral alignment, wishes to

engage the services of Mr Chop, who is ofevil alignment. To do so they must pay 30

shillings from their treasury. To retain his

services in subsequent games they must

pay 15 shillings in order to retain him.

After three games they decide they wish

to hire Holmes and Watson who are of a

good alignment. To do this they must stop

hiring Mr Chop. Should they decide to hire

Mr Chop again they must rst dispense with

Homes and Watson and then pay the full

hiring cost to recruit Mr Chop.


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gallows hag reaper deathlight

Hanged a century ago for the crime of

witchcraft. She now stalks the streets of

London again seeking vengeance on theliving by dragging them to the gates of Hell at

the end of her noosed rope. Once entangled

few can escape the long painful road to

damnation that she desires for all blessed

with life.

Cost:- 25 Retainer:- 15

Spirit

Alignment:- Neutral

Weapons and Equipment:-Claws and Teeth.

Hangmans Noose

The Gallows Hag may attempt to ensnare a

victim with a spectral noose. Any model within

6 may be targeted by the Hangmans Noose

as a shooting attack. If the to hit roll succeeds

the target has been captured, the noosetaking grip about their throat. The model is

now entangled and must follow the entangled

rules to break free. Only one friendly model

may assist the victim to escape in any one turn.

The Gallows Hag may not ensnare more than

one enemy at the same time. Should a victim

break free or be removed from play then

another model may be targeted.

Skills

Luna Sight

Raised Senses

And lo there was a war in Heaven and he wascast down to rule forever in re and darkness.

The world was broken and the very rocks ofthe earth were steeped in the blood of theFallen.

When angels fall, remnants of their shattered

souls remain bound to the earth. Trapped

between the mortal and ethereal they must

sustain their existence by capturing the souls

of mortals as they expire. Fuelled by this

energy their power and corporeal form grows,

alongside an ever increasing hunger. Locked

in an addictive spiral, a Reaper becomes

the very image of death, helping speed the

passing of many a poor individual.

Mankind has learnt to fear these spectral

beings as harbingers of death reaping the

souls of the innocent and guilty alike.


Spirit

Alignment:- Neutral

Weapons and Equipment:-Lantern Staff two handed weapon

Skills

Luna Sight

Sixth Sense

Arcane PowerKilling Gaze

4 4 5 4 4 1 2 5 5

Gallows hag

Portent of Doom

Cost:- 1 inuence

The grim realisation of your own

mortality is a thought that you

cannot dispel.

All models, friend or foe, within

10 of the Gallows Hag have their

bravado reduced by one for the

remainder of this turn.

4 5 4 3 4 2 2 6 5

reaper deathlight

Death Knell

Cost:- 2 Inuences

A deep monotonous tolling of a bell can be

heard, beating out a tattoo of impending

death. The chill grip of death can be felt

about your rapidly beating heart.

Should any model, friend or foe, within

10 lose its last wound then the roll on thewound effect table is increased by one.

For example

The Death Knell has been invoked and

Fredricks of the Poynton Pistol club has

been shot, losing his last wound. He

rolls a seven, normally a Down result.

However, he is only seven inches from

The Reaper Deathlight and so the roll is

modied to eight, Fredricks is, therefore,

removed from play.

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lady luck cedric hyde

4 3 5 3 4 1 2 5 4

lady luck

4 4 3 5 4 2 2 5 3

cedric hyde

To the poor unfortunates of Londons

rookeries, Lady Luck is a benecent angel

ministering to their needs. To those in the

know, however, the Lady is a merciless bounty

hunter ready to assassinate the enemies of

her paymasters with a well-aimed bullet from

her Indian forged rie. Her victims can take

little solace in the prayers she offers up for

their souls.

In the dark rooms of London, stories abound

of her murderous exploits and ability to evade

any trap, no matter how well set.


Mundane

Alignment:- Neutral

Weapons and Equipment

Hunting Rie, with telescopic sight.

Light Pistol.

SkillsMarksman

Sharpshooter

The offspring of the infamous beast, Mr

Hyde, and a destitute lady of the night, Cedric

Hyde is an innocent that is easily misled but

who has a temper that would put fear in the

heart of the Devil himself. He combines the

strength and temper of his father with the

vulnerability of the small child he really is.

Capable of feats of great strength but

unpredictable, Cedric can help a faction

achieve great success but always at the risk

of his tantrums snatching defeat from the

jaws of victory.


Mundane

Alignment:- Neutral

Weapons and EquipmentBrass Knuckles

Boomer

A huge pistol that has the same range bands

as a heavy pistol but a strength of six.

SkillsFighting Beast

Stiff Upper Lip

Cost:- 2 Inuences

Lady Luck is always meticulous in planning

her escape strategy for every contract.

Invoking this unusual occurrence allows her

to be removed from play to a safe haven. If

she is, she may no longer take part in the

remainder of the game but does not count as

a casualty for the purposes of calculating any

rewards or triumph.

For an additional 2 Inuences she may take

a single, friendly, Faction member with her if

they are in base-to-base contact. Again this

friendly model does not count towards the

casualty count, rewards and / or triumph.

Enraged

Cost:- 2 Inuences

Cedric ies into a violent temper, charging

at breakneck speed to attack his enemies

in an orgy of violence, reckless of his own

wellbeing.

When activated Cedric must charge the

nearest visible enemy even if in cover. If

there are no visible enemy then he will

charge towards the nearest friendly model

in sight and engage them in combat if

possible. Should there be no models in

sight at all then he throws himself to the

oor in a tantrum and counts as prone and

remains there, unable to take an action,

until another model comes into sight

(which he must charge when activated)or he ceases to be enraged.

Whilst enraged, Cedric charges at three

times his base movement and has

the following adjustments made to his

attributes;

+1 Str, +1Att, -1 Fort.

In subsequent maintenance phases

Cedric must make a Bravado test. Should

he fail he remains enraged. If he passes

he gains control of himself and returns to

his normal state.

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Like a Phantom in the Night


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mr chop man ape

A demon from the seventh gate of Hell who

likes nothing better than to feast on the ayedsouls of those most evil sinners condemned

to the ery pits of his lair. For some joy comes

from drink or the pleasures of the esh for Mr

Chop it comes solely from the deadened thud

of cleaver on esh. Here comes the candle

to light you to bed, here comes the chopper

to chop off your head! are the last words his

victims hear before they are condemned to

oblivion at his hands.

Only the most desperate or foolish will

attempt to bind Mr. Chop to their cause, for if

they fail to feed his hunger for the esh and

souls of their fellow man he has been known

to consume those who sought to control him.


Demon

Alignment:- Evil

Weapons and EquipmentHells Cleaver

A two-handed weapon that does not receive

the -1 modier to Mr Chops combat attribute.

SkillsLuna Sight

Raised Senses

Arcane PowerTerrify

3 6 2 5 5 2 2 6 5

mr chop

The Hellgate Opens

Cost:- 2 Inuences

Mr. Chop opens a portal to the gates of

Hell allowing infernal energies to seep into

our world.

For the remainder of the turn all evil

models receive a +1 bonus to their arcane

attribute.

Trapped between man and animal in a body

corrupted by the foul Infernium experiments

of Dr Moreaux, crowds used to ock to see

the gorilla possessed of a human intellect.

Treated as a freak by society, having escaped

the Cirque, he now roams Europe hiring out

his services. He is a source of intelligence

and, occasionally, much more for his masters.

Driven by a hatred of his own form he will stop

at nothing to prevent further corruption of the

natural world. Why he collects wealth as a

result is a mystery known only to him.


Mundane

Alignment:- Neutral

Weapons and EquipmentClaws and Teeth

Skills

Acrobat

Climb

Such is the skill and agility of Man Ape, he can

carry a friendly faction model whilst climbing

with no reduction to his base movement rate.

Both models must be in base to base contact

at the start of the activation phase in order to

do this and the model being carried forfeits its

activation for this turn.

5 4 2 5 5 2 2 5 4

cirque du noir man ape

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Primal Rage

Cost:- 2 Inuences

Man Ape stands proud, beats his chest

and bellows out a challenge striking

fear in the hearts of his enemies.

All enemy models within 8 of Man Ape

must take a bravado test. If they fail

then they must make an immediate, out

of sequence, run move directly away

from Man Ape. When activated in the

following action phase the model must

pass a bravado test in order to complete

their activation. In subsequent turns,

they may act as normal.

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Special rules

Should Mr. Chops fail to kill an enemy in

combat during the game then his hunger

must be sated in the post game sequence.

The controlling player must offer one Faction

member to him. The controlling player may

choose which Faction member this is, that

member is lost to the Faction but any weapons

and equipment that they had are retained by

the Faction.

A Price to Pay


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jack the ripper holmes & watson

A new terror stalks the streets of London...

or so it is believed. Jack the Ripper is in fact

old beyond reckoning and has preyed uponthe innocent for longer than he cares to

remember.

Centuries ago he was a learned man who

discovered a way to perpetuate his life,

although at a gruesome cost. In a grisly

arcane ritual he discovered a way to replace

his own organs with ones harvested from

those around him. Now he prolongs his life

through the grisly visceration of strangers

and what better place to practice this than in

London, the greatest city in the world.

His last appearance was a over a century

ago when he was known as Sweeney Todd,

the Demon Barber. After decades in hiding,

he must now replace his failing organs once

more and reap his macabre harvest.


Mundane

Alignment:- Evil


Light Pistol

Knife

Skills

Spine Chilling

Arcane Power

Mesmerise

4 5 3 4 5 3 2 6 6

jack the ripper

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Rumours and Gossip

Cost: 2 Inuences

The Ripper holds the capital in the grip

of fear, rumours abound as to his true

identity and the populace believe that he

could be lurking in any shadow, waiting

to make them his next victim. A master

of misdirection, he ensures false reports

mislead the authorities at every turn.

When invoked this unusual occurrence

allows the Ripper to relocate to another

point within 12 of his current location.

The Ripper may still be activated as

normal in the following action phase.

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The worlds one and only consulting detective,

Sherlock Holmes, and his loyal friend, ally

and chronicler Dr John Watson, provide their

services to right wrong and bring the guilty

to justice. Using his great intellect, Holmes

applies himself to unravelling crimes and

mysteries across the Empire.


Mundane

Alignment:- Good

Weapons and EquipmentHolmes:- Light Pistol.

Watson:- Heavy Pistol, Sword Stick (as a

sword)

SkillsHolmes Pugilist

Raised Senses

Watson Pugilist

Apothecary

4 5 4 4 4 2 2 7 4

sherlock holmes

3 4 5 3 4 1 2 5 4

dr watson

Cost: 2 Inuences

Only Sherlock Holmes may invoke thisunusual occurrence.

Using his incomparable intelligence and

deductive abilities, Holmes predicts his

adversaries next move.

When invoked this unusual occurrence

allows Holmes to be activated in the

maintenance phase. This activation is in

addition to any activation that he may take in

the action phase. If Dr. Watson is within 4 of

Holmes he may also perform this additional

activation in the maintenance phase.

Elementary my dear Watson

Dr. Watson has a leg wound, acquired

during his military service, and has his base

movement rate reduced by one. This has

already been included in his stat line.


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There are few inventions that cannot be traced

in some way back to the brilliance of Professor

Erazmus. An expert in manipulating Infernium

it is no surprise that Factions of all hues will

stop at nothing to secure his services or

prevent his knowledge falling into the hands

of their enemies.

The Professor has dedicated his life to the

study of the occult and the mythical creatures

of the world. Having gained a knowledge and

understanding of these horrors, he has vowed

to employ this knowledge in the protection of

his fellow man. Though he abhors violence he

will defend himself if necessary.


Mundane

Alignment:- Neutral


Light Pistol

Stake

Skills

Stiff Upper Lip

Arcane Power

Demon Trap

professor erazmus

4 3 4 3 3 1 2 5 6

professor erazmus

Knowledge is Power

Cost:- 2 inuences

There is no one in the world with arcane and

mythological knowledge to compare with

that of the Professor. The Professor uses

this knowledge to thwart the plans of those

around him.

When invoked the Professor may stop one

enemy model, within 12, using one of its

skills or arcane powers for that turn.

Special rules

The Professor will never willingly charge into

combat. However, if charged, he will defend

himself.

The pen is mightier thanthe sword

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