Necromunda rulebook - Games Workshop

5 Ancient and faded. Barely legible though it is the
map is a genuine ancient relic. When you fight a
battle you may add or subtract up to 2 from the
Scenario chart to decide which scenario is played.
In addition, the map reveals the location of
ancient tunnels nearby. You can swap any one
territory you currently have for Tunnels – you
must do this immediately or never.
6 Recent and accurate. The map is recently made
and accurate. When you fight a battle you may add
or subtract 3 from the Scenario chart to decide
which scenario is played.
The map is carried by the gang’s leader and is lost if he
is killed. Its cost is therefore included in the leader’s
value and gang rating in the normal way.
RESPIRATORS
Respirators are an essential item in the lower regions of
Hive City and the Underhive, where hive smog, pollutant
clouds and toxic dust are everyday hazards. Respirators
remove the worst of the pollution including most
harmful substances.
Special Rule
Gas Test. A fighter wearing a respirator can re-roll a failed
Toughness test against dangerous gases including
Choke, Hallucinogen and Scare.
SCREAMERS & STUMMERS
Screamers are small proximity alarms used to protect a
gang’s hideout. Individual screamers are tiny but the
noise they make is horrendous. A gang will scatter
dozens around the perimeter of its hideout in order to
warn of approaching intruders.
Stummers look like screamers (see above). They are
spread about by intruders as they move. Where
screamers make a loud noise stummers stop noise dead.
Once stummers are activated all sound within a few
metres is momentarily muffled and even loud noises are
barely audible.
Special Rules
Screamers. Screamers can only be used for one game
after which they are expended. The cost at the Trading
Post buys enough screamers to last for one game.
If a gang owns screamers they can be deployed in the
Raid and Rescue scenarios where the defenders are
initially unaware of the intruders. If any intruder models
move in their movement phase then roll a D6 (only one
roll is made regardless of how many intruders move). On
a roll of a 6 one of the intruders steps on a screamer and
sets off the alarm.
Screamers are not carried by any particular model and
their value is not included in the gang rating.
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NECROMUNDA
Stummers. Stummers can only be used for one game
after which they are expended. The price at the Trading
Post buys enough stummers to last for one game.
If a gang has stummers they can be used in the Raid and
Rescue scenarios where the defenders are initially
unaware of the intruders. If the intruding gang has
stummers then reduce all chances of setting off the alarm
by -1. Stummers also nullify screamers completely.
Stummers are not carried by any particular model and
their value is not included in the gang rating.
WEAPON RELOADS
When a fighter carries a weapon such as an autogun or
bolter, which fires a great many individual shells in a
short burst, he is assumed to carry extra ammunition to
last most of the battle. However, a fighter can, if he
wants, carry additional magazines, batteries, power
packs and fuel over and above the normal amount. This
extra ammo is carried in the form of reloads. Carrying
extra ammo is expensive, and can be dangerous, but it
goes some way to ensure you won’t run out of firepower
at the critical moment.
Although a reload is helpful it doesn’t guarantee a fighter
will pass an Ammo roll. The Ammo roll doesn’t just
represent the chance of running out of ammunition or
carrying a defective magazine, it also represents the
possibility of a gun jamming, overheating or proving
defective.
Special Rules
Ammo Roll. If a fighter carries a reload for the weapon he
is using then he can add +1 to his Ammo roll. This
applies every game as it is assumed the fighter
replenishes his reloads as part of the gang’s standard
expenses. In the case of a weapon with an Ammo roll of
2+, such as a lasgun, the first Ammo roll of a game is
automatically passed, but further Ammo rolls must be
taken as normal.
Risk of Injury. If a fighter carries extra ammo then there
is a chance it will explode or leak if he is hit. To represent
this, when a fighter who is carrying a reload is hit and
injured, a roll of 5 or 6 on the Injuries table will take him
out of action. This only applies when the fighter is hit,
not to subsequent Injury rolls made in his recovery
phase.
Availability. Weapon reloads are available for all
weapons that have an Ammo roll of 6+ or better.
Weapons which automatically fail any Ammo roll they are
required to take cannot have reloads – for example
grenades, grenade launchers and missile launchers.
Reloads are specific to individual weapons; when a
reload is bought the player must note down which
weapon the reload is for on the gang’s roster.
Note that reloads which are used during a game will be
replaced before the next game as part of the gang’s usual
expenses.