Sedition Wars Rules Draft Alpha v1

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SeditionWarsBattleforAlabaster|Alpharulesv1|StudioMcVey2011.

STUDIOMCVEYDESIGNGROUP 1

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.

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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.

Documents

Sedition Wars Rules Draft Alpha v1