Necromunda rulebook - Games Workshop

Hate is a powerful emotion and in the Underhive
there is plenty of opportunity for gangs to develop
bitter rivalries. Grudges and ingrained animosity can
lead to feuds that tear gangs apart and leave dozens
dead. This is represented by the special rules for
hatred. Hatred can develop following disturbing
injuries.
Models can hate specific enemy gangs or even entire
Necromundan Houses. The following rules apply to
models which hate their rivals.
1 If
2 A
3 A
WILDSNAKE
The favoured drink of Underhive is the
potent spirit known as Wildsnake. It is
brewed from the skins and flesh of
snakes caught in the badzones. The
provenance of each bottle is guaranteed
by the dead snake preserved within.
Wildsnake is a clear sharp tasting liquid
the bitterness of which is derived from
the venom in the snakes themselves.
For those who cannot afford the price of
Wildsnake the next best is quite literally
Second Best. Second Best is brewed from
rat pelts too mouldy to use for anything
else, slugs too rancid to sell as slave
food, and household waste so disgusting
that it’s better not to think about it.
Conveniently, it is almost impossible to
think about anything after drinking a
bottle of Second Best...
HATRED
a fighter hates his adversaries all Leadership
tests are taken as if he had a Ld characteristic of
10.
model fighting hand-to-hand combat with a
hated foe may re-roll any Attack dice in the first
turn of any hand-to-hand combat engagement.
After the first turn the model has vented his
pent-up anger and fights as normal.
model in hand-to-hand combat must use his
2" follow-up move to engage a hated enemy if
possible. Otherwise he must use the follow-up
to move towards a hated enemy he can see. He
may not use follow-up to move away from
hated enemies or take cover if there are hated
enemy in sight.
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NECROMUNDA
Some fighters are more than a bit crazed and can be
driven into a frenzy of slaughter during combat. Such
wild and dangerous individuals are described as
frenzied. How or exactly why a fighter may go over
the edge in this way is not particularly important – he
could be psychotically deranged, under the influence
of dangerous hive fungi, or affected by localised gases
or radiation.
If an individual is frenzied the following rules apply.
1
A frenzied model must always charge the
closest enemy within his charge move (usually
8") if able to do so.
2 The
3
Frenzied
4
Frenzied
5 Frenzied
6 If
7 A
FRENZY
frenzied model doubles his Attacks
characteristic. For example, A1 becomes A2, A2
becomes A4 and so on.
models cannot parry (see Parry in the
Hand-to-Hand Combat section).
models must use their 2" follow-up
move to engage in hand-to-hand combat if
possible. Otherwise they must use the extra
move to move closer to their enemy. They may
not use a follow-up move to get behind cover
or retreat (see Hand-to-Hand Combat).
models are never affected by fear or
terror, nor are they affected by stupidity or
hatred.
a frenzied model loses his nerve and is
broken as described in the Leadership section,
then the Frenzy rules no longer apply. The
fighter has taken a beating and his sense of selfpreservation
asserts itself.
player may try to gain full control over a
frenzied model at the start of his turn. This is
purely up to you – you may not wish your
splendidly berserk fighter to calm down and
behave sensibly! To gain control over the model
take a Leadership test as you would for testing
your nerve. If the test is passed then the fighter
is under control and can act normally –
however, none of the special Frenzy rules
described above will apply. This control lasts
until the start of your following turn.