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INTRODUCTION
SeditionWarsisatacticalsciencefictionboard-gamesetinthefarfuture.
Theplaytestalphaisintendedfortwoplayers.
Eachplayerchoosesafactionoftheseditionwaruniverseandthenengageseachotherinaoneononebattleto
controlatacticalboardthatispartofacombatscenario.
FACTIONS
THEVANGUARD
ThefrontlinewarriorsofhumanitieseffortstosecureapeacefulandorderlygalacticexpansetheVanguardserveasthefrontiertroopsoftheCoreWorlds.VanguardpatroltheEdgeinmassiveshipscalledBastions,mobile
interstellarfortressesthatcantravelatfasterthanlightspeeds.Elite,independent,andexpectedtorangeacross
thevastdarknessoftheEdge,theVanguardhaveaccesstocuttingedgestateofthearttechnologyandtraining.
ManyseethemasHumanitieslasthope.
THESTRAIN
TheStrainisaweaponizednano-technologicalmenace.Originallydesignedasalifesavingnano-system,thestrain
wascreatedwhenthesystemwasmergedwithalienbio-organictechnology.Nowitisaterriblelife-formwithout
mercy.Aforceofun-naturebentonmankindseradication.
Relyingonadistributedself-governingnetworkofindependentexo-forms,thestrainpreysonorganicand
technologicalsystems.Thesentienthivemindofthestrainhasbecomeoneofhumanitiesgreatestenemies.
Usingexo-formsoldiersandnano-infectionasitsvectors,theStrainisintentondestroyingallofhumancivilization
andabsorbingitintotheStrainConstruct.
THEFIREBRAND
Usingpiratedtechnologytocircumventsystematiccontrol,theFirebrandisnowafullblownarmyofslaverebels
inanuprisingagainsttheoppressionoftheSolarConglomerateanditsenforcerstheVanguard.Thesefreedom
fightersaredevotedtodisruptingthestatesanctionedtradeofcorporateconscriptionandcloneslavery.The
FirebrandseekstoliberateallworkersandclonespressedintoservitudebythelawsoftheCoreWorlds.
PREALPHARULES
StudioMcVeywantsthepublichaveaccesstotheserulesbecausewebelievethattheplayeristheultimatestress
tester.Ifanyonecanbreakaruleorraiseaquestion,itsyou.
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Wewantyoutodirectlycontributetothemakingthecoolestnewgameinminiaturescombat.Itsourbeliefthat
youneedtohaveavoiceinthegameyouwanttoplay.Thispre-alphapreviewoftherulesgivesyouanideaof
whatwewanttodo,andhowwewanttodoit.
Thiseditionoftherulesisasketch.Intendedtoworkoutthekinksandwordingsothatwecanprovideyouwith
thebestpossiblefinalproduct.
Thefinalrules,forgedinthefireofplayatyourtable,maybevastlydifferentfromthoseyouseehere.Were
keepingwhatworksandchangingwhatdoesntsothatyougetthebestpossiblegamewecanprovide.
Togivefeedbackorinput,askquestions,orsimplytalkaboutthegamesyouvehadpleasevisittheSeditionWar
forumsatwww.studiomcvey.com/forums
WHATYOUNEEDTOPLAY
SeditionWarsrequiressomebasicmaterialstoplaythegame
DICEeachplayerwillneedatleastfourormoresixsideddiceforplayingthegame. MINIATURESeachplayerwillneedSeditionWarsminiaturestorepresentthecharacterstheyareusing
inthegame
GAMECARDSeachseditionwarsminiaturecomeswithastatcard.Thiscardliststhemodelsabilitiesandfeatures.Youwillneedacardtohelpkeeptrackofeachminiaturethatyouareusinginthegame.
TOKENSinseditionwarsyoumayneedtousetokenstotrackavarietyofexpendableresources.Glassbeads,paperchits,pennies,andsixsideddicecanbeusedastokens.
GAMEBOARDyoucanuseanofficialSeditionWarspromoposterasyourgameboard,oryoucandownloadacopyoftheposterlayoutfromstudiomcvey.com/forumstoprintoutyourown.
GENERALRULES
DEFINITIONS
Therearesomeimportanttermstorememberwhenplayingseditionwars
ACTIVATEwhenyouselectamodelinyourforceduringyourturn,moveit,anduseitsspecialabilities,youhave
activatedit.
FORCEthemodelsyoubeginthegamewith
MODELreferstoasinglemodelthatcanbeplacedontheboard.
SQUARE Thebasicunitofmeasurementisasquare(25mm,about1inch).Mostmodelsoccupyasinglesquare.
Somelargermodelsmayoccupymultiplesquares.
BASESQUAREAsquarethatamodeloccupiesorthataneffectoriginatesfromiscalledabasesquare.
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ATTACKVECTORthelinedrawnfromanattackingmodeltoitstarget.Thisisfromthecenteroftheattack
modelsbasesquaretothecenterofthetargetsbasesquare.Ifthislineisblocked,thentheattackingmodel
cannotattackthattarget.
EFFECTVECTORthelinedrawnfromthesourceofaneffecttoitstarget.Thisisfromthecenteroftheeffects
basesquaretothecenterofthetargetsbasesquare.Ifthislineisblocked,thentheeffectcannotbeusedonthattarget.
MEASUREMENT
SeditionWarstakesplaceonabattlegridaslaidonthepreviewposter.Thefinaliterationofthegamewilluse
interlockingtilestodefinethebattlegrid.
Allmovementanddistancesonthebattlegridaremeasuredinsquares.
MEASURINGDISTANCE
Distancecanbemeasuredbycountingoutfromthecenterofonesquaretoanother.
Aplayercancountoutdistancesandrangeswhenevertheywish.
ROLLINGDICE
SeditionWarsusessixsideddice.Thisisthekindofdiethatcomewithmostboardgames.
Whenreferringtoasinglesixsideddie,weusethetermd6.
Whenreferringtomorethanonesixsideddiethatd6isprecededbyanumber,forexample2d6meanstwosix
sideddice.
THEBASICS
MostdicerollingandresolutioninSeditionWars:BattleforAlabasterreliesonthefollowinggamemechanic
Roll2d6+anyapplicablemodifiers
Thetotalrolliscomparedtoatargetnumber.
Iftheresultmeetsorexceedsthetargetnumber,therollisasuccess.
SIXISGOOD
Mostrollsof6onad6areopen.
Thismeansthatformostrollsaresultof6onad6allowsthatdietoberolledagain,andtheresultaddedto
thedieroll.
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Forexampleaplayermakingatrainingcheckrolls2d6androllsa6anda1. 6sareopenso Theplayercanrollthe6again,anddoesso,rollinga4. Thetotalofthedierollistheresultofalldicerolled(6+4+1)foratotalof11.
ONEISBAD
Anyrollof2d6wherebothdicerolla1isanautomaticfailure
MODS
[Mods]areconditionalmodifiersthataddtoatargetnumberorarollbasedonthenatureofthe[Mods]
Modelsmayreceive[Mods]foravarietyofreasons.
Specialequipment Specialabilities Cover Stealth Etc
Ifthereismorethanone[Mods]thatcanapplytoarollortargetnumber,allofthemmustbeapplied.
TRUE,STAGED,ANDSTATUSROLLS
Thereareafewtypesofdicerollsinseditionwars.Themostimportantfordeterminingruleseffectsaretrue,
staged,andstatusrolls.
TRUEROLLS
Truerollsaremadewhenallyouneedtodoismeetorexceedatargetnumber.
Ifarollresultisequaltoorgreaterthanthetargetnumber,youhaverolledtrueandtherollisconsidereda
success.
STAGEDROLLS
Thistypeofrollismadewhenthemagnitudeofarollssuccessisimportant.
Thisisespeciallyimportantincombatwherestagedrollsareusedtodeterminedamage.
StagedrollsalwayshaveaStagenumberassociatedwiththemo Forexampleincombat,aweaponalwayshasaDamageStage
Arollgainsanadditionalsuccessforeachfullmultipleofthestagevaluethatitexceedsthetargetnumberby
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ForexampleiftheDamageStageforaweaponis3,theweapongainsanadditionalsuccessforevery3thattheattackrollbeatsthetargetnumberby(Seeexampledamagebelow).
Onlyfullmultiplescount.STAGINGROLLEXAMPLES
CombatAction
o AkoshaisfiringhersniperrifleataFirebrandclone.o Hersniperriflehasan[AttackValue]of8andtheclonehas[Defense]10.o Akosharolls2d6androllsa4anda5,whichequals9.o Addingher[AttackValue]thisresultsinanoutcomeof17.o SheexceedsthetargetsDefenseby7o Akoshassniperriflehasabasedamagevalueof4,andaDamageStageof2.o Sheexceedsthedefenseofthetargetby7,soshehasexceededthetargetnumberwiththe
stagingoftherifle3times.
Onlyfullmultiplesofthestagingcount.o Addingthebasedamageofthesniperrifle(4)andthestageresultoftheattackroll(3),weend
upwithafinalresultof7pointsofdamagetodealtotheclone.
STATUSROLLS
Theserollsaremadetocheckifastatuseffectends.
Forstatusrollsasingled6isrolled
Iftherollis4orhigher,thenthestatuseffectends Iftherollis3orlowertheconditionoreffectpersists
MODELATTRIBUTESANDSTATISTICS
ModelAttributes
Amodelsattributesdeterminewhatcapabilitiesithasinthegame.
FACTIONICON-Determinesthemodelsspecificfaction
[FIREBRANDICON]Firebrand
[VANGUARDICON]Vanguard
[STRAINICON]Strain
NAMEnameofthemodel
TYPEThetypeofmodel
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[TROOPER]Trooper [LEADTROOPER]TroopOfficer [ELITE]Elite [HERO]Hero [COMMANDER]Commander
HeroandCommanderModelsareconsideredunique.
ForexampleaforcewithCaptainKaraBlack,canonlyhaveoneCaptainKaraBlackinit.
MODELSTATISTICS
Amodelsstatisticsaretherules,values,andvariablesthataffectplay.
[HITS]Amountofdamagethemodelcantake.Whenamodelhas0hits,itisremovedfromtheboard.
[DEFENSE]Thebasetargetnumbertohitanddamagethemodel.
TRAINING
Amodelstrainingmodifierisappliedtoanytrueorstagedrollsthatrequirethattraining.
Trainingqualifiesamodeltousespecifictypesofequipmentcardsnotdetailedintheserulesortousespecific
typesofstrategicpoints.
Modelswithoutspecifictrainingcannotusegearthatrequiresit,norcantheyusestrategicpointsthatrequirethat
training.
VanguardTraining
[COMMAND]Commandthemodelisabletousespecifictechandtrainingtoissueordersandcommandsto
troops.
[CYBERWAR]Cyber-warfarethemodelisabletohackcomputersandtech-panels.Themodelmayalsobeableto
usespecialcyber-warequipmenttohackorimpedeheavilyaugmentedcyborgsorstrainexo-forms.
[DEMO]DemolitionsThemodelknowshowtouseexplosivesforeffect,thismeansbreachingwalls,mining
corridors,ordisarmingdevices.
[SYSTEMS]SystemsThemodelunderstandsthetechnicaldetailsandoperationofindustrialandstar-ship
systems.
[MEDIC]Medicthemodelisabletodiagnoseandtreatwoundsandinjuriesinthebattlefield.
[BLACKOPS]Black-OpsThemodelhasspecificstealthorcombattrainingthatallowsthemtousespecial
equipment,ortoimprovisetactics.
WEAPONS
Oneverymodelscardthereisalistofthemodelsweaponry
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Weaponsstatisticsvarybasedonthetypeofweapon
Hereisalistofthetypesofattributesaweaponcanhave
WEAPONTYPE
[FIREARM]firearmsarepointandshootweapons.Afirearmcanbeusedtotargetatanyopponentwithinits
range.
[GRENADE]arethrown,andhavearangeof6unlessotherwisespecified.Agrenadecanbethrownatanytarget
withinrange.
[LAUNCHER]alaunchercanbeusedtofireatanytargetorsquarewithinrangeandvector.
[SPRAYWEAPON]areusedtoaffectalargeareawithasingleeffect.FLAMEthrowers,flechettelaunchers,and
otherweaponscandothis.
[BEAMWEAPON]intenseenergyweaponsthatdamageanythingtheirbeamtouches.
[MELEEWEAPON]theseareweaponsthatcanonlybeusedagainsttargetsinsquaresadjacenttotheattacker
WEAPONSTATISTICS
Aweaponwillhaveacombinationofthefollowingattributes.
[RANGEBAND]Therangethattheweaponismostaccurateat.
FormoredetailsonhowrangeaffectcombatseeAttackingWeaponRangesbelow.
[NONE]canonlybeusedagainsttargetsadjacenttotheattackingmodel [SHORT]1to4squares [MEDIUM]5to8squares [LONG]9to12squares
[ATTACKVALUE]Thenumberaddedtoattackrollsmadebythemodelwiththisweapon.
[BASEDAMAGE]Basedamagetheweapondealsifitmeetsorexceedsthetargets[Defense].
[DAMAGESTAGE]Thestagingnumberfortheweaponsdamage.
AllattackrollsarestagedbasedofftheDamageStageoftheweapon.
Foreachstageincrementthattherollexceedsthetargetsdefenseby,theattackdoesanadditionalpointof
damage.(seedealingdamagebelow)
[DIAGRAMNEEDED]
[EXPLOSION]An[Explosion]damagesanyoneinoradjacenttoitstargetsbasesquareorthebasesquareofthe
explosionseffect.
[/DIAGRAMNEEDED]
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[DIAGRAMNEEDED]
[SPRAY]#Whenattackingwitha[Spray]theattackingmodelcantargetmultiplemodelsinanarea.
Theattackerselectsaprimarytarget,andmayattackanumberofadditionalvalidtargetsequaltothe[Spray]#as
longastheyarewithin2squaresofthetargetsbasesquare.Thetargetofeachadditionalattackgainsacumulative[Mod][Defense]2modifier.
[/DIAGRAMNEEDED]
[DIAGRAMNEEDED]
[FLAME]Theattackercandrawavectorthroughblockingmodels.Modelswithbasesquaresadjacenttoor
touchingthe[FLAME]attackvectortaketheweaponsbasedamage.
Modelsthattakedamagefroma[FLAME]weaponareBURNINGseestatuseffectsbelow.
Anynanocounterstouchedbya[FLAME]weaponsattackvectorwhileresolvinganattackareremovedfromthe
board.
[/DIAGRAMNEEDED]
[HeavyWeapon]Theseweaponsdealmassivedamage.A[HeavyWeapon]deals2pointsofdamageforeachstage
incrementthattherollexceedsthetargetsdefenseby.
RESOURCEPOOL
Somemodelshavearesourcepool.Thesearepointstheplayercanspendtousethemodelsspecialabilities,gear
ortrainingcards.
Usingaspecialabilitycostsanumberofpointsasdescribedinthepowersdescription.
Somegearandtrainingcardsalsorequirethattheplayerspendspointsfromthemodelsresourcepool.
TherearetwotypesofresourcepoolsinSeditionWars
TACTICS[TACTICS]Vanguard&Firebrand
[Tactics]representsthetrainingandcontrolofasoldierinbattle.WhenaVanguardorFirebrandmodeluses
[Tactics]theyarerelyingontheirtrainingandexpertise.
Onceapointisspent,itisgoneuntiltheVanguardmodelrestsorrecovers.
NANO[NANO]Strain
[Nano]representstheforceevolvedinstinctsandnano-countofastrainexoform.Whenastrainmodeluses
[Nano]itisaccessingsubroutinesorbiomechanicalsystemsandpushingthembeyondnominaloperational
capacity.
Strainmodelscannotrestorrecovertoregainresourcepoolpoints.
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TheStraingenerateNanocountersundercertainconditionsseetheStrainActivationrulesandstrategicpoints
below.
SPECIALABILITIES
Thisisalistofspecialrulesthatmakeupthemodelsabilities.
Someabilitiesmighthaveamaintenancecostaswell,thisisthenumberofpointsaplayermustspendduringa
modelsupkeepphasetokeeptheabilityactive.
SPECIALRULES
Somemodelsmayhavespecialrulesorabilitiesthatalterthewaytheyplaythegame.
Specialrulesalwayssupersedethebasicrulesofthegame,unlessotherwisespecified.
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PLAYINGTHEGAME
SETTINGUP
BUILDAFORCE
VANGUARD&FIREBRAND
IntheALPHArulesyoumaycreateaVanguardForceof4-8models Atleastonemodelmustbeacommanderorhero Youcannothavemorethanoneofeachuniquemodelonthesameforce
STRAIN
IntheALPHArules,StrainforcesspawnbasedontheBreachtheFacilityScenariorulesasdescribedbelow.You
willneedthefollowingmodels
4ormorephase1strainNecro-forms 2ormorephase2strainProto-forms 1ormorephase3strainExo-form 1Phase4strainHeavyExo-form
AllStrainforceshaveaspawninglimit,formoredetailsontheSpawnlimitforastrainforceseetheStrain
InfectionPhaserulesbelow.
BREACHTHEFACILITY
TheBreachtheFacilitycombatscenarioisthefirsttestoftheSeditionWarsrules.
OBJECTIVESANDWINNINGCONDITIONS
VANGUARDPLAYER
Yourmissionisto:
Secure3Strategicpoints.o TheVanguardplayersecuresastrategicpointwhen
AVanguardmodelentersandusesaVanguardstrategicpoint. AVanguardmodelspendsafocusedactiontodestroyaStrainstrategicpoint.
o IfattheendoftheStrainplayersturn,allstrategicpointshavebeensecured,theVanguardplayerwins.
or
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KillthePhase4o IfthePhase4iskilled,theVanguardplayerwins.
STRAINPLAYER
Yournano-technologicalimperativeisto
InfectorkilltheVanguardteam.o IfattheendoftheStrainplayersturnallVanguardaredeadorinfectedtheStrainplayerwins.
Or
PreventtheVanguardfromsecuringstrategicpoints.o IfattheendoftheStrainplayers3rdturntheVanguardplayerhasnotyetsecuredatleastone
strategicpointonthemap,Strainplayerwins.
SET-UPTHEBOARD
Playerssetuptheboardby
Placingstrategicpointmarkers Placingmodelsinspawnzones
PLACINGSTRATEGICPOINTS
TheVanguardplayerselects3VanguardStrategicPointsfromapoolof10strategicpointmarkers(2ofeachtype
inthepool)
TheStrainPlayerselects3StrainStrategicPointsfromapoolof6(2ofeachtypeinthepool)
TheVanguardplayerrandomlychooses1oftheStrainplayersselectedStrategicPointsandplacesitonthemap
TheStrainplayerrandomlychooses1oftheVanguardplayersselectedStrategicPointsandplacesitonthemap
TheStrainplayerplaceshis2remainingstrategicpointsonthemap
TheVanguardplayerplaceshis2remainingstrategicpointsonthemap
Strategicpointscanbeplacedatanypointwherethereisastrategicpointmarkeronthemapthesearecircles
withanSinthem.
VANGUARDSTRATEGICPOINTS
Thereare5Vanguardstrategicpointsthatcanbeusedinthisscenario.
AUTO-DOC
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AnyVanguardmodelthatcanmanagetosecureanAuto-Doccanuseittorepairwoundsorcleansetheirsystem.
CELLULARRECOVERYUseSecurePointAction
VanguardmodelsHitsarerestoredtofull.Ifthemodelisinfected,removetheinfectioncounter.
HAVOKDEFENSEGUNEMPLACEMENT
IftheGunemplacementissecuredbyaVanguardmodel,thatmodelgainsCover[Mod]3againstrangedattacks.
ThemodeloccupyingthestrategicpointcanusetheHAVOKDefenseGuntoattackinsteadofoneofthemodels
equippedweapons.
Usethemodelslowestrangedweaponattackvalue+1.
WeaponName Type Range AttackValue BaseDamage DMGStage
HAVOKDefenseGun [HEAVY][SPRAY]
2[FIREARM]
[Medium] Special 4 2
LIFE-SUPPORTTERMINAL
WhenalifesupportterminalissecuredbyaVanguardmodelwith[SYSTEMS]training,thatmodelcanusethelife
supporttoremovetoxinsandnano-vectorsfromtheatmosphere.
ENVIRONMENTALPURGESpend1Tactic
Selecta4x4squareareaonthemap.IftherearestrainNanocountersinthatarea,youmayremovethemfrom
theboard.
SECURITYTERMINAL
WhiletheSecurityterminalissecuredbyaVanguardmodelwith[CYBERWAR]training,thatmodelgainsthe
followingability.
TACTICALASSESSMENTSpend1TacticTacticalSequence
MakeaCyber-WarfareStagedrollTargetNumber10 Success:Restore1tactictoaVanguardmodelontheboardforeveryStage3rolled Fail:Restore1tactictoaVanguardmodelontheboard
TELEPORTATIONCONTROL
AVanguardmodelwith[SYSTEMS]trainingcansecureandusetheTeleportationcontroltospawnanewVanguard
modelontheboardintheVanguardDeploymentzonemarkedonmap.
COMBATAPPORTATIONSpend1Tactic
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PlaceanewVanguardmodelfromthefollowinglistintheVanguarddeploymentzone.
[TROOPER]Trooper [LEADTROOPER]TroopOfficer [ELITE]Elite
STRAINSTRATEGICPOINTS
Thereare4Strainstrategicpointsthatcanbeusedinthisscenario.
BIOMECH-CONDUIT
WhenaPhase2or3StrainExoformoccupiesaBio-mechconduititcanflushitsnano-techpayloadforrapid
deployment.
SIPHONOccupyingStrainmodelspends[x]NanoTacticalSequence
Place[x]nanocountersadjacenttoBio-Mechconduit Immediatelymoveeachnanocounter3+1d6squares
GESTATIONVENT
WhentheGestationVentissecuredbyaPhase2StrainExoform,thatmodelcanbeforceevolvedintoaPhase3
ExoformforamassiveNanocost.
FORCEEVOLUTION
Spend6adjacentnanocounters RemovesecuringPhase2StrainExoform ReplacewithaPhase3StrainExoform ExoformmayActivateonStrainPlayersnextturn
MACROPHAGE
WhiletheMacrophageissecuredbyaPhase1StrainExoform,thatmodelcanberemovedfromthemapin
exchangefornanocounters
UTILITYCONVERSION
RemovesecuringPhase1StrainExoform
Place4nanocountersinsquaresadjacenttotheMacrophageSPOREENGINE
Thisstrategicpointconvertscoursematterintostrainnanites.
VENTAnactivatedstrainmodelwithin6squaresoftheSporeenginespends1nano
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roll1d6(open) Placehalfthatmanynanocountersadjacenttothesporeengine
STARTINGPLAY-PLACINGMODELS
TheVanguardplayermustplacehismodelsinanysquareintheVanguardSpawningzone.
TheStrainplayermustplacehisPhase4modelinthestrainspawnzone,aswellas4nanocounters
STARTINGPLAY
TheVanguardplayertakesthefirstturn.Playerstaketurnsoneaftertheother.
TURNS
Duringaplayersturn,hemayactivatethemodelsinhisForce.
AplayersturnendswhenallofthemodelsinhisForcehavebeenactivated,orifhechoosestoendhisturn.
ACTIVATINGMODELS
Modelsareactivatedoneatatime.
EachmodelhasanACTIONPHASEandMANAGEPHASE.
Onceamodelsactivationends,theplayermayactivateanothermodeluntilallhismodelshaveactivated.
Amodelcanonlybeactivatedonceperturn.
STRAINACTIVATION
TheStrainactivationismadeupofthreephases.
StrainModelshaveanINFECTIONPHASE,ACTIONPHASE,andMANAGEPHASE
TheINFECTIONPHASE(seebelow)thismustbeusedatthebeginningoftheStrainplayersturn,beforehehas
activatedanymodelsinhisforce.
INFECTIONPHASE
DuringtheStraininfectionphasethestrainplayercan
MoveNanocounters SpawnExoforms EvolveExoforms Overrideinfectedmodels ConvertInfectedModels
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ACTIONPHASE
Duringtheactionphaseanactivatedmodelcan:
PerformtwoStandardActionsinanycombination
o Move(move5squares)o Attacko Use/maintainaspecialabilityo Enteroruseastrategicpointo Rest-Replenishresourcepoolby1point
PerformoneFocusedAction
o Run(move10squares)o PerformaFocusedActiono Recover-Completelyreplenishresourcepool
MANAGEPHASE
Inthemanagephase,themodelcan
Maintain/endaspecialability Makesstatusrolls
o ApplyStatuseffects Endactivation
ACTIONPHASERULES
MOVING
Whenyoumoveamodelyoucanmoveitupto5squares.
Modelscanonlymovethroughsquaresthatarenotoccupiedbyanothermodelorblockingterrainfeature.
Somesquaresaredifficulttocross,becausethereissludge,rubble,orotherterrainimpedingprogressthroughthe
squares.Movementthroughthesesquarescostsanextrasquareofmovement.
Somesquaresareoccupiedbycoveringfeatures.Thesearelowobstaclesthatcanprovideprotectiontomodels.
Movingoveracoveringfeaturecostsanextrasquareofmovement.
Openingdoorscostsanextrasquareofmovement.
Ifamodeldoesnothaveenoughsquaresofmovementtocrossintoanewsquare,itmuststopinthesquareit
currentlyoccupies.
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ATTACKING
Whenamodelattacks,determinetherangetothetarget,theattackvector,andwhatweaponthemodelis
attackingthetargetwith.
Onceyouvedrawnanattackvectortoyourtarget,checktherange.
WEAPONRANGES
Countoutsquaresfromtheedgeoftheattackingmodelsbasesquaretothetargetincludingthebasesquare
thatthetargetoccupies.Ifthisisequaltoorlessthantheweaponsrange,itisavalidtarget.
CLOSERANGE
Adjacenttargetscanbeattackedwithrangedweapons,butreceivea[MOD][DEFENSE]3.
ThetargetsofVanguardmodelswithBlack-Opstrainingdonotreceivethisbenefit.
TARGETING-ATTACKVECTORS
Whenselectingatarget,youmustbeabletodrawanAttackVector(animaginarystraightline)fromthecenterof
theattackingmodelsbasesquaretothecenterofthetargetmodelsbasesquare.
IfyoucandetermineanAttackVectorwithouttouchingawall,corner,orcoveringfeaturethenthetargetreceives
nobenefitsotherthanits[DEFENSE]andanyapplicablespecialabilities,training,orgear.
Ifyoucandrawavector,buttouchacorneroracoveringfeature,thenthetargethasCoverandreceivesa[MOD]
[DEFENSE]3.
AnAttackVectorcannotbedrawn
Through(oralong)awallorfloor Throughamodelofthesamesizeorlargerthatisbetweenthetargetandtheattacker.
TARGETINGLARGEMODELS
Amodelthatoccupiesmorethanonesquareisconsideredalargemodel.Whentargetingalargemodel,drawa
vectortothecenterofanysquareitsbaseoccupies.Treatthisasthemodelsbasesquarefordeterminingthe
effectsofthatattack.
Largemodelscandrawavectorfromanysquaretheyoccupy.Treatthechosensquareasthebasesquarefor
determiningtherangeoftheirattackorpower.
COVERINGFEATURES
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Allcoveringfeaturesontheseditionwarsalphamaphaveaslightredoutlineonthesquarestheyoccupy.Covering
featurescanbelowwalls,partitions,orpiecesofmachinerythataffordsomebutnottotalprotectionfrom
weaponsfire.
AmodelbehindacoveringfeaturegainsCover
Coverprovidesa[MOD][DEFENSE]3.
THEATTACKROLL
Roll2d6andaddtheattackvalueofthatmodelsweaponaswellasany[MODS].
Comparethetotalattackrollagainstthetargets[Defense]+[MODS].
Iftheattackisatleastequaltothetargets[Defense]+[MODS]ithits.
DEALINGDAMAGE
Onasuccessfulattack,subtracttheweaponsbasedamagefromthetargetsHittotal.Checktheweaponsdamage
stage.
Foreachstageincrementthattherollexceedsthetargetsdefenseby,theattackdoesanadditionalpointof
damage.
Whenamodelhas0[HITS]removeitfromtheboard.
SPECIALABILITIES
Touseaspecialabilitythemodelmustpaytheappropriateresourcecostorusetheappropriateaction.
AUTOMATICSPECIALABILITIES
Somespecialabilitiesareautomatic,themodelmustpaythecostofusingthespecialabilityandittakeseffect.
TESTEDSPECIALABILITIES
Testedspecialabilitiesrequirethemodeltomakearoll.Oncethecostispaid,themodelmustmaketheroll
associatedwiththeability.
MAINTAININGSPECIALABILITIES
Someabilitiescanbemaintainedovertime.Ifthereisacostformaintainingaspecialability,itislistedwiththe
powerasthemaintenancecost.
Whileaspecialabilityisactive,themaintenancecostmustbepaidduringthemodelsmanagephase.Ifthecostis
notpaidtheabilityends.Mostspecialabilitiescanbeusedagainunlesstheabilityspecifiesotherwise.
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USINGSTRATEGICPOINTS
Strategicpointsarespeciallocationsonthemap.
Somecanbeusedautomaticallyduringmodelsactivation.
Othersgiveanoccupyingmodelaspecialability,orallowthatmodeltoaffectoraltertheconditionsofthegame
insomeway.
Somestrategicpointsmustbeoccupiedbyamodelinorderforthemtobeused.
Itcostsonesquareofmovementtoenterastrategicpoint.Thiscanbedoneaspartofnormalmovement.
Strategicpointsonamaparecircledinred.
Astrategicpointisconsideredtheoccupyingmodelsbasesquare.
Largemodelscanonlyusestrategicpointsthatarelargeenoughtoaccommodatetheirbase.
FOCUSEDACTIONS
Focusedactionsrequireallofamodelsskillandconcentration,onceamodeltakesaFocusedAction,theycan
performnootheractionsduringtheiractivation.
Anyspecialaction,test,orattackrequiringadierollcanbeperformedasafocusedaction.
Whenamodelusesafocusedactionrequiringadieroll,theplayerrolls4d6insteadof2d6,andtakesthe2highest
dicerolledasaresult.
MANAGEPHASE
Inthemanagephase,themodelcan
Maintain/endaspecialability Makesstatusrolls
o ApplyStatuseffects Endactivation
MAINTAIN/ENDASPECIALABILITY
Seemaintainingspecialabilitiesabove.
MAKESTATUSROLLS
Ifthemodeliscurrentlyaffectedbyastatuseffect,themodelmustmakeastatuscheck.
Forstatusrollsasingled6isrolled
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Iftherollis4orhigher,thenthestatuseffectends Iftherollis3orlowertheconditionoreffectpersists
Makeaseparaterollforeacheffectiftherearemultipleeffectsonamodel.
APPLYINGSTATUSEFFECTS
Ifthestatusrollfailstoremoveanystatuseffects.Themodelisstillaffectedbyastatuseffect,applytheeffects
now.
ENDACTIVATION
Themodelsactivationisfinished.
Theplayermayactivateanothermodelthathasnotbeenactivated.
Ifalloftheplayersmodelshavebeenactivated,oriftheplayerchoosesto,theplayersturnends.
STRAININFECTIONPHASE
Thestrainnano-phagemoveswithadirectedconsciousness.
AtthebeginningoftheStrainplayersturntheStrainInfectionPhasetakesplace
DuringtheStraininfectionphasethestrainplayercan
MoveNanocounters SpawnExoforms EvolveExoforms Overrideinfectedmodels ConvertInfectedModels
NANOCOUNTERS
Nanocountersrepresenttheinvisiblenano-sporesthatspreadthestraininfection.
Amodelcanmovethroughorstandinasquarewhereananocounteris. Ananocountercanmovethroughorstopinasquareoccupiedbyamodelorstrategicpoint. Ifanon-Strainmodelendsitsactivationonasquareoccupiedbyananocounter,thatModelis
[INFECTED]. Onlyonenanocountercanoccupyasquare.
MOVENANOCOUNTERS
Theplayercanmovenanocountersontheboardupto6squareseach.
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OVER-RIDEINFECTEDMODELS
Thestrainnano-phagetapsintothenervoussystemofthosewhoareinfectedbyit.Anycreaturewiththeinfected
statuseffectcansufferaStrainOver-ride.
OnceduringtheSpawninfectionphasetheStrainplayermaymoveanyinfectedmodel1squareinanydirection.
SPAWNEXOFORMS
Iftherearenanocountersonoradjacenttoa
Type1StrainSpawnPoint Type2StrainSpawnpoint
TheplayercanspendthosenanocounterstoplaceaStrainexoformmodelontheboardadjacenttothespawn
point.
Phase1StrainExoformscanspawnatType1strainspawnpoints Phase1and2StrainExoformscanspawnatType2Strainspawnpoints
SPAWNINGCOSTS
Tospawnastrainexoformataspawnpoint
Phase1Strainremove1nanocounterinoradjacenttothespawnpointo Thecostincreasesby+1counterforevery2phase1strainexoformsontheboard
Phase2strainremove2nanocountersinoradjacenttothespawnpointo Thecostincreasesby+1counterforeveryphase2strainexoformontheboard
EachspawnpointcanonlybeusedonceduringtheStrainInfectionphase.Spawnedmodelscanonlyperformoneactionontheirfirstactivation.
SPAWNINGLIMIT
Thespawnlimitisthemaximumnumberofstrainmodelsthatcanbeontheboardatanygiventime.
ThespawnlimitforaStrainforceisequaltothemaximumnanoofthehighestrankedStrainModelontheboard.
Inthiscase,weassumetheStrainspawnlimitis12,themaximumlimitofthePhase4GrendlrsNanocount.
FORCEEVOLVEEXOFORMS
Iftherearephase2Exoformsonthemapwiththeirnanoresourcepoolatmaximum,theycanbeforceevolvedto
thenextstageintheirstraindevelopment.
Phase2StalkerExoformscanbecomeScytheWitches Phase2QuasimodoExoformscanbecomeBrimstones
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TheplayerspendsallofthenanointheStrainexoformresourcepool,andreplacesthatmodelwithanewone
correspondingtoitsforceevolutionontheboard.
Forceevolvedmodelsareplacedonthemapwith1Nanointheirresourcepool. Theymustbeplacedsothattheyoccupythesamebasesquareastheoriginalmodel. ForceevolvedInfectedmodelscanonlyperformoneactionintheirfirstactivation.
CONVERTINFECTEDMODELS
InfectedmodelscanbeturnedintostrainexoformsduringtheStrainInfectionPhase.
Thisconversionisbasedonthestraininfectionlevelofthemodel.
2-3infectioncountersplaceaphase1exoforminthemodelsbasesquareandremovethemodelfromplay.
4Infectioncountersplaceaphase2exoforminthemodelsbasesquareandremovethemodelfromplay.
NewlyconvertedInfectedmodelscanonlyperformoneactionintheirfirstactivation.
STATUSEFFECTS
INFECTED
Whenamodelbecomesinfected,theStrainnano-phagehasbeguntoattackandconvertthehostsbiological
systems.
Ifthemodelfailsastatusrollagainstinfectionduringitsmanagephase,placeaninfectioncounteronit.
Ifthemodelsucceedsastatusrollagainstinfection,donotplaceaninfectioncounteronit.Infectionisnotremovedwhenasuccessfulstatuscheckismade.
InfectedmodelscanbetreatedasenemymodelsbytheirForce.
BURNING
Modelswiththisstatuseffectreceive1hitdamageattheendoftheirmanagephasewhiletheeffectpersists.