Necromunda rulebook - Games Workshop

NECROMUNDA
ARMOUR
The armed forces of the far future are equipped with advanced powered armoured suits and
protective fields. These bulky and expensive devices are necessary to protect a warrior against the
awesome weaponry used on the battlefields of the 41st millennium. Armour is less useful in the depths
of the Necromundan hives. Its bulk hinders movement amongst the tangled ruins and its cost is
beyond the means of all but the most wealthy fighters. Although advanced armour is sometimes
traded, by far the most common forms of protection are simpler types of protection such as mesh and
carapace.
CARAPACE
Carapace armour is made of rigid plates of armaplas
moulded to fit parts of the body. A typical suit of
carapace covers the vital chest region, with separate
plates for the arms and legs. The armaplas plates
offer quite good protection from low-powered
weaponry but are rather heavy.
Special Rules
Save. A fighter wearing carapace armour has a basic
D6 saving throw of 4, 5 or 6 against a wound.
Initiative. Because of its weight a fighter wearing
carapace armour counts his Initiative characteristic as
only half its actual value, rounding up. For example,
a fighter with I5 would count as having I3.
FLAK
Flak armour is made from high-tensile padded fabric
usually in the form of a sleeveless jacket which covers
the upper torso. Flak is rather uncomfortable and not
especially popular despite its low cost. It offers
minimal protection against low powered weapons
and is most useful against blasts and explosive impact
from near-misses.
Special Rule
Save. A fighter wearing flak armour has a basic D6
saving throw of 6 against a wound. This is increased
to 5 or 6 against weapons which use a template as
these are generally the low velocity weapons that flak
is most effective against – flamers, blast weapons and
Frag grenades, for example. The save modifiers for
these weapons may reduce or cancel out this save in
many cases.
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MESH
Mesh armour is a fabric-like material made from tiny
cells of bonded thermoplas. The resultant mesh is
light but very strong and can be fashioned into
garments or used as a protective lining. Mesh absorbs
physical blows or heat energy by becoming
momentarily solid, effectively absorbing the energy of
an attack to switch from one morphic state to
another. Repeated hits to the same area will tend to
erode this effect and reduce the protective value of
the mesh.
Special Rule
Save. A fighter wearing mesh armour has a basic D6
saving throw of 5 or 6 against a wound.