Flesh-eater Courts

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Flesh-eater Courts

Hidden among the ruins of the Mortal Realms are the Flesh-eater Courts. Bound by the madness of their cursed monarchs, throngs of creatures known as mordants eke out a wretched existence, waging wars against kingdom after kingdom in order to feast on the flesh of their enemies.

This page contains all of the rules you need to field your Flesh-eater Courts miniatures on the battlefields of the Mortal Realms, from a host of exciting allegiance abilities to a range of warscrolls and warscroll battalions. The rules are split into the following sections.


	Contents Books Designers’ Commentary • Battletome: Flesh-eater Courts Allies Battle Traits • Deathless Courtiers • Grand Courts • Feeding Frenzy • Muster Abilities • Courts of Delusion • Muster Reinforcements Command Traits • Royalty • Nobility Artefacts of Power • Royal Treasury • Noble Heirlooms Spell Lores • Lore of Madness Mount Traits • Terrorgheist Traits • Zombie Dragon Traits Grand Courts • Blisterskin • Gristlegore • Hollowmourne • Morgaunt Battleplans Stirring the Nest Classic Path to Glory • Flesh-eater Courts Warband Tables • Followers Rewards Table • Champion Rewards Table PATH TO GLORY • Growing Delusion • Veteran Abilities • Flesh-eater Courts Quests • Territories MATCHED PLAY • Grand Strategies • Battle Tactics OPEN PLAY • Flesh-eater Courts Twist • Flesh-eater Courts Ruse

Books

Book	Kind	Edition	Last update
Flesh-eater Courts
Flesh-eater Courts	Battletome	2	October 2022
Regiments of Renown
Regiments of Renown	Warscroll	3	March 2023
Battlescroll: Galletian Champions
Battlescroll: Galletian Champions	Rulebook	3	January 2023
Battletome: Flesh-eater Courts Update
Battletome: Flesh-eater Courts Update	White Dwarf	3	June 2022
Broken Realms: Teclis
Broken Realms: Teclis	Expansion	2	August 2021
Warhammer Underworlds: Beastgrave
Warhammer Underworlds: Beastgrave	Warscroll	2	September 2019

Designers’ Commentary

Battletome: Flesh-eater Courts

Q:	When I use a Muster ability for a COURTIER, do I roll separately for each COURTIER? And do I only roll 6 dice for each COURTIER, no matter how many COURTIERS are on the battlefield?
A:	Yes to both questions. For example, if you had three COURTIERS, you would pick one COURTIER, then roll 6 dice and resolve the results for that Courtier, then move onto the next COURTIER and roll 6 dice, and so on.

Q:	Is it intended that the Royal Zombie Dragon does not benefit from a healing ability?
A:	Yes.

Q:	Can any number of Abhorrant Archregents and Abhorrant Ghoul Kings use the Ruler of All He Surveys scenery rule for a single Charnel Throne on the same turn?
A:	Yes.

Allies

DEATH	ALLIES
Flesh-eater Courts	Soulblight Gravelords

Battle Traits

Deathless Courtiers

When Flesh-eaters linger in the shadow of their stronger kin, their sundered flesh heals in an instant.

Friendly FLESH-EATER COURTS units have a ward of 6+.

Grand Courts

Some courts are infamous across the Mortal Realms for their depravity and slaughter.

After you have chosen the Flesh-eater Courts allegiance for your army, you can choose one of the following Grand Court keywords. All FLESH-EATER COURTS units in your army gain that keyword. You cannot pick or roll a delusion for a Grand Court, but all units with that keyword benefit from the extra abilities detailed for that Grand Court.

• MORGAUNT
• HOLLOWMOURNE
• BLISTERSKIN
• GRISTLEGORE

If a model already has a Grand Court keyword on its warscroll, it cannot gain another one. This does not preclude you from including the unit in your army, but you cannot use the allegiance abilities for its Grand Court.

COMMAND ABILITY

Feeding Frenzy

As the court closes upon its enemies, the nobility signal for the feasting to begin.

You can use this command ability in the combat phase after a friendly FLESH-EATER COURTS unit has fought for the first time in that phase and is wholly within 12" of a friendly FLESH-EATER COURTS HERO or wholly within 18" of a friendly FLESH-EATER COURTS HERO that is a general. If you do so, that unit can immediately make a pile-in move and then attack with all of the melee weapons it is armed with for a second time. You cannot pick the same unit to benefit from this ability more than once per phase.


	Muster Abilities Several Flesh-eater Courts units have Muster abilities, such as Muster Royal Guard, that allow you to return slain models to a unit. If you use a Muster ability, set up the returning models one at a time within 1" of a model from the unit they are returning to (this can be a model returned earlier that phase). The models can only be set up within 3" of an enemy unit if any models from their unit are already within 3" of that enemy unit.

Courts of Delusion

The warriors of a Flesh-eater Court believe themselves noble soldiers serving a glorious king.

Before you select your general’s command trait, pick one of the delusions below for the army to have. Alternatively, you can roll a dice to randomly determine the delusion the army has. The delusion applies to all friendly FLESH-EATER COURTS units for the duration of the battle, even if the general is slain (if you must select a new general during the battle, do not generate a new delusion for the army).

D6	Delusion
1	Crusading Army: The wicked and impious must be ridden down wherever they are. Add 1 to run and charge rolls for friendly FLESH-EATER COURTS units.
2	The Royal Hunt: It is a great honour to slay the largest quarry in preparation for the feast. You can re-roll hit rolls of 1 and wound rolls of 1 for attacks made by friendly FLESH-EATER COURTS units that target a MONSTER.
3	The Feast Day: All members of the court make merry on this day of celebration. Once per turn, you can use the Feeding Frenzy command ability without a command point being spent.
4	A Matter of Honour: The enemy will repent only when their wretched leaders are dead. You can re-roll hit rolls of 1 for attacks made by friendly FLESH-EATER COURTS units that target a HERO. If the target is a general, you can re-roll wound rolls of 1 as well.
5	The Grand Tournament: Noble warriors vie for the admiration of their king. You can re-roll hit rolls of 1 for attacks made by friendly FLESH-EATER COURTS HEROES other than your general.
6	Defenders of the Realm: The sovereign’s domain must be purged of evil. You can re-roll save rolls of 1 for friendly FLESH-EATER COURTS units that have at least half their models wholly within their own territory.

Muster Reinforcements

When a lord calls out for support, their devoted servants are attracted from miles around.

At the start of your hero phase, you can carry out this heroic action with a friendly FLESH-EATER COURTS HERO instead of any other heroic action you can carry out with that HERO.

HEROIC ACTIONS

Muster Reinforcements: Pick 1 friendly FLESH-EATER COURTS HERO and roll 6 dice. For each 2+, you can return 1 slain model to a friendly SERFS unit within 10" of that HERO. For each 5+, you can return 1 slain model to a friendly KNIGHTS unit within 10" of that HERO instead. Slain models can be returned to more than 1 unit if you wish, but each successful dice roll can only be used to return 1 model to a single unit.

Command Traits

Royalty

ABHORRANT HEROES only.

COMMAND TRAIT

Bringer of Death

This general sees every enemy as a wretch that must be put out of its misery.

You can re-roll wound rolls for attacks made by this general.

2	Frenzied Flesh-eater The sight of a bleeding foe spurs this ghoulish creature into a frenzy. You can re-roll hit and wound rolls for attacks made by this general if there are any enemy models that have suffered any wounds within 3" of this general.

3	Savage Beyond Reason The fury of battle drives this general into an intense rage. If the unmodified hit roll for an attack made with a melee weapon by this general is 6, that attack inflicts 2 hits on the target instead of 1. Make a wound and save roll for each hit.

4	Majestic Horror The champion’s grim regality draws countless cannibalistic warriors to his banner. If this general is chosen as the model that uses a command ability that summons FLESH-EATER COURTS models to the battlefield, they can use it without a command point having to be spent.

5	Dark Wizardry An aura of necromantic energy hangs thick around this creature. Add 1 to casting, dispelling and unbinding rolls for this general.

6	Completely Delusional The followers of this general see all that is in his mind’s eye. Once per battle, if this general has not been slain, you can pick a new delusion in your hero phase to replace the original delusion you chose for your army.

Nobility

COURTIER HEROES only.

COMMAND TRAIT

Bringer of Death

This general sees every enemy as a wretch to be put out of their misery.

You can re-roll wound rolls for attacks made by this general.

2	Frenzied Flesh-eater The sight of a bleeding foe spurs this ghoulish creature into a frenzy. You can re-roll hit and wound rolls for attacks made by this general if there are any enemy models that have suffered any wounds within 3" of this general.

3	Savage Beyond Reason The fury of battle drives this general into an intense rage. If the unmodified hit roll for an attack made with a melee weapon by this general is 6, that attack inflicts 2 hits on the target instead of 1. Make a wound and save roll for each hit.

4	Hulking Brute This courtier towers above others of its kin. Add 1 to this general’s Wounds characteristic.

5	Cruel Taskmaster The warriors under this courtier’s command instantly obey his summons. If this general uses a Muster ability you can re-roll the dice for this general that determine if slain models are returned to units (you must re-roll all of the dice).

6	Dark Acolyte This courtier has learnt some of the dark arts of wizardry. This general gains the WIZARD keyword and can cast and unbind spells in the same manner as an ABHORRANT GHOUL KING from the Abhorrant Ghoul King warscroll.

Artefacts of Power

Royal Treasury

ABHORRANT HEROES only.

ARTEFACT OF POWER

Signet of the First Court

Carved into the tangled sinew of this ancient ring is a deranged symbol that bestows the wearer with monstrous strength.

If the unmodified wound roll for an attack made by the bearer with a melee weapon is 6, add 1 to the damage inflicted by that attack.

2	Splintervane Brooch Those pierced by this shard of bone grow spiny protrusions from their flesh that absorb the flow of magic. Subtract 1 from casting rolls for enemy WIZARDS while they are within 18" of the bearer.

3	Blood-river Chalice When the blood contained in this vessel is quaffed, the grisly fluid reknits even the most grievous wound. Once per battle, at the start of your hero phase, the bearer can use this artefact. If they do so, heal up to D6 wounds allocated to the bearer.

4	The Grim Garland Formed from the skulls of kings and emperors, this morbid wreath evokes fear in even the bravest champion. Subtract 2 from the Bravery characteristic of enemy units while they are within 6" of the bearer.

5	The Dermal Robe Once the skin of a powerful sorcerer, this cloak can only be donned by eating the current wearer out of it. Add 1 to casting, dispelling and unbinding rolls for the bearer.

Heart of the Gargant

This quivering slab of flesh still beats with the strength of the gargant from which it was torn, and each bite bestows colossal might.

Once per battle, at the start of the combat phase, the bearer can use this artefact. If they do so, you can re-roll failed wound rolls for the bearer and their mount in that phase.

Noble Heirlooms

COURTIER HEROES only.

ARTEFACT OF POWER

Keening Bone

After this gnarled club has been hurled at an enemy, it will return to the hand of the last fiend to have tasted its juicy marrow.

Pick one of the bearer’s melee weapons. Increase the Range characteristic of that weapon to 3".

Medal of Madness

This gruesome badge is staked to the chest and allows the bearer to speak with the voice of their abhorrant.

Once per battle round, the bearer can issue the At the Double, Forward to Victory or Inspiring Presence command from the core rules as if they were a general and without a command point being spent.

3	The Flayed Pennant This dripping flag sends denizens of the courts into a frenzy. You can re-roll charge rolls for friendly FLESH-EATER COURTS units wholly within 12" of the bearer.

4	Carrion Wand The thigh bone of this Ghoul King still carries a portion of his mad magic. In your hero phase, the bearer can attempt to cast the Arcane Bolt spell as if they were a WIZARD. If the bearer is a WIZARD, add 1 to the casting roll when they attempt to cast Arcane Bolt instead.

5	The Fleshform Raiment This cloak gives the wearer the form of their enemies’ deepest nightmares. Subtract 1 from the Bravery characteristic of enemy units while they are within 3" of the bearer.

6	The Bilious Decanter The fluid in this offal flask fills the drinker with unquenchable rage. Once per battle, at the start of the combat phase, the bearer can use this artefact. If they do so, add 2 to the Attacks characteristic of the bearer’s melee weapons in that phase.

Spell Lores

Lore of Madness

FLESH-EATER COURTS WIZARDS (including Unique units) only.

SPELL

Bonestorm

The wizard summons a swirling whirlwind of splintered bone to slice through his enemies.

Bonestorm has a casting value of 5. If successfully cast, roll a dice for each enemy unit within 12" of the caster. On a 2+ that unit suffers 1 mortal wound.

Spectral Host

The mage intones a prayer to their forebears, summoning a flurry of gheists that lifts their allies high in the air and carries them forwards before bringing them safely back to the ground.

Spectral Host has a casting value of 6. If successfully cast, pick 1 friendly unit wholly within 12" of the caster that is visible to them. That unit can fly until your next hero phase. If that unit can already fly, until your next hero phase, it can run and still charge in the same turn. If the casting roll was 10 or more, you can pick up to 3 different friendly units to be affected by the spell instead of 1.

Monstrous Vigour

The wizard summons forth a burst of sustaining energy, allowing a grievously wounded creature to fight with renewed strength.

Monstrous Vigour has a casting value of 5. If successfully cast, pick 1 friendly FLESH-EATER COURTS MONSTER within 24" of the caster that is visible to them. Until your next hero phase, when you look up a value on that MONSTER’s damage table, that MONSTER is treated as if it has suffered 0 wounds.

Miasmal Shroud

The wizard calls forth a pale mist that engulfs the foe, making it impossible for the enemy to breathe or see their foes.

Miasmal Shroud has a casting value of 5. If successfully cast, pick 1 enemy unit within 18" of the caster that is visible to them and roll 3 dice. For each 5+ that unit suffers 1 mortal wound. In addition, if you rolled a triple, subtract 1 from hit and wound rolls for that unit until your next hero phase. If you rolled a double, subtract 1 from hit rolls only for that unit until your next hero phase.

Deranged Transformation

The spellcaster causes the limbs of a nearby pack to bulge and lengthen, allowing the creatures to charge forwards at a furious pace.

Deranged Transformation has a casting value of 6. If successfully cast, pick 1 friendly unit with a Wounds characteristic of up to 6 that is wholly within 24" of the caster and visible to them. Add that unit’s Wounds characteristic to its Move characteristic until your next hero phase. For example, if the unit had a Wounds characteristic of 6, you would add 6" to its Move characteristic. If the casting roll was 10 or more, you can pick up to 3 friendly units to be affected by the spell instead of 1.

Blood Feast

The caster draws out the life essence of nearby foes and uses it to heal the injured warriors of their court.

Blood Feast has a casting value of 7. If successfully cast, pick 1 enemy unit within 12" of the caster that is visible to them, and a friendly FLESH-EATER COURTS unit within 6" of that enemy unit. The enemy unit suffers D3 mortal wounds. If the casting roll was 10 or more, the enemy unit suffers D6 mortal wounds instead of D3 mortal wounds.

Then, for each mortal wound that was inflicted on the enemy unit, you can heal 1 wound allocated to the friendly unit. If the friendly unit has a Wounds characteristic of 1, for each mortal wound that was inflicted on the enemy unit, you can return 1 slain model to the friendly unit instead.

Mount Traits

If a Flesh-eater Courts army includes any HEROES mounted on a Royal Terrorgheist or Royal Zombie Dragon, one of those HEROES can have a mount trait. Declare which HERO has the mount trait: you can then choose or roll for a mount trait from the appropriate table. You can choose one extra HERO to have a mount trait for each warscroll battalion in your army. A HERO cannot have more than one mount trait.

Terrorgheist Traits

HERO mounted on Royal Terrorgheist only.

MOUNT TRAIT

Deathly Fast

This monstrous creature strikes with terrifying swiftness.

This model can run and still shoot in the same turn.

2	Razor-clawed Over the centuries, this beast’s claws and fangs have been honed to a razor edge. Improve the Rend characteristic of this mount’s melee weapons by 1.

3	Horribly Infested The bats that infest this deathly monster are especially ferocious. This model’s Infested ability inflicts 3 mortal wounds instead of D3 mortal wounds.

4	Horribly Resilient This undead monster is nearly impossible to kill. This model’s Royal Blood ability heals up to 3 wounds instead of up to D3 wounds.

5	Gruesome Bite Few can avoid the bites inflicted by this creature’s fanged maw. You can re-roll failed hit rolls for attacks made with this mount’s Fanged Maw.

6	Devastating Scream This Terrorgheist’s death shriek can overwhelm even the bravest of foes. Add 1 to each of the Death Shriek values on this model’s damage table.

Zombie Dragon Traits

HERO mounted on Royal Zombie Dragon only.

MOUNT TRAIT

Deathly Fast

This monstrous creature strikes with terrifying swiftness.

This model can run and still shoot in the same turn.

2	Razor-clawed Over the centuries, this beast’s claws and fangs have been honed to a razor edge. Improve the Rend characteristic of this mount’s melee weapons by 1.

3	Baneful Breath The killing miasma that this beast breathes out is deadly beyond reason. You can re-roll wound rolls for attacks made with this model’s Pestilential Breath.

4	Horribly Resilient This undead monster is nearly impossible to kill. This model’s Royal Blood ability heals up to 3 wounds instead of up to D3 wounds.

5	Necrotic Fangs Flesh turns to dust when pierced by this creature’s jagged teeth. You can re-roll the Damage characteristic roll for this model’s Snapping Maw.

Death From The Skies

This steed soars above its master’s army, before swooping to attack.

Instead of setting up this model on the battlefield, you can place it to one side and say that it is soaring in the skies in reserve. If you do so, at the end of your first movement phase, you must set up this unit on the battlefield more than 9" from any enemy units.

Grand Courts

These rules can be used by units in a Flesh-eater Courts army that have been given the appropriate keyword (see the Grand Courts Battle Trait).

Blisterskin

Charred and blistered bodies fill the sky as winged Flesh-eaters of the Blisterskin Grand Court flock to battle. Having risen from the ashes of a sun-worshipping empire, these zealous cannibals now terrorise Aqshy and beyond, leaving trails of devastation in their wake as they spread their twisted beliefs.

ABILITIES

Blistering Speed: The armies of the Blisterskin Grand Court advance at a terrifying pace.

Add 2" to the Move characteristic of BLISTERSKIN units.

COMMAND ABILITY

Lords of the Burning Skies: The winged warriors of the Blisterskin Grand Court take to the skies in order to encircle their foes.

You can use this command ability at the start of your movement phase. If you do so, pick 1 friendly BLISTERSKIN unit that can fly and which is wholly within 12" of a friendly BLISTERSKIN HERO, or wholly within 18" of a friendly BLISTERSKIN HERO that is a general. Remove that unit from the battlefield and then set it up again anywhere on the battlefield more than 9" from any enemy units. It may not move later in that movement phase.

COMMAND TRAIT

A BLISTERSKIN general must have this command trait instead of one listed in Command Traits section.

Hellish Orator: The subjects of the Blisterskin Grand Court blindly follow the divine commands of their rulers.

If this general is on the battlefield at the start of your hero phase, roll a dice. On a 4+ you receive 1 additional command point.

ARTEFACT OF POWER

The first BLISTERSKIN HERO to receive an artefact of power must be given the Eye of Hysh.

Eye of Hysh: Gouged from the eye socket of a crystal drake, this orb still emits blinding beams of light that fill the mind with visions of horror.

Subtract 1 from hit rolls for attacks made with missile weapons that target a friendly BLISTERSKIN unit wholly within 6" of the bearer.

Gristlegore

The bestial Flesh-eaters of the Gristlegore Grand Court started their hunts in Ghur before preying upon lands across other Mortal Realms. In their minds’ eye they see themselves as exemplars of tranquillity, but in truth the Gristlegore royalty are savagery made manifest.

ABILITIES

Peerless Ferocity: The champions and great beasts of the Gristlegore Grand Court fight with a savage fury.

If the unmodified hit roll for an attack made by a GRISTLEGORE HERO or GRISTLEGORE MONSTER is 6, that attack inflicts 2 hits on that target instead of 1. Make a wound and save roll for each hit.

COMMAND ABILITY

Call to War: The rulers of the Gristlegore Grand Court can compel their subjects to bursts of horrific violence, even when they are at the verge of death.

You can use this command ability in the combat phase if a friendly GRISTLEGORE HERO or GRISTLEGORE MONSTER that has not fought in that phase is slain while it is wholly within 12" of a friendly GRISTLEGORE HERO, or wholly within 18" of a friendly GRISTLEGORE HERO that is a general. If you do so, before that model is removed from play, it can make a pile-in move and then attack with all of the melee weapons it is armed with. You cannot pick the same unit to benefit from this ability more than once per phase.

COMMAND TRAIT

A GRISTLEGORE general must have this command trait instead of one listed in Command Traits section.

Savage Strike: A Gristlegore abhorrant can overwhelm a foe before they get a chance to fight back.

The strike-first effect applies to this general and their mount if they made a charge move in the same turn.

ARTEFACT OF POWER

The first GRISTLEGORE HERO to receive an artefact of power must be given the Ghurish Mawshard.

Ghurish Mawshard: This splinter of realmstone allows the bearer’s jaw to gape wide and devour a victim.

Once per battle, at the start of the combat phase, you can pick 1 enemy model within 1" of the bearer and roll a dice. If the roll is greater than that model’s Wounds characteristic, that model is slain.

Hollowmourne

The Hollowmourne Grand Court is formed of the wretched descendants of heavily armoured and mounted knights from Chamon. Their numbers are replete with hulking mordants who charge headlong into battle, eviscerating their enemies with brutal ease before gorging themselves on the mangled corpses.

ABILITIES

Shattering Charge: The largest warriors of the Hollowmourne Grand Court charge with devastating ferocity.

You can re-roll wound rolls of 1 for attacks made with melee weapons by friendly HOLLOWMOURNE COURTIER units and friendly HOLLOWMOURNE KNIGHTS units that have made a charge move in the same turn.

COMMAND ABILITY

Ravenous Crusaders: The rulers of the Hollowmourne Grand Court urge their followers ever onwards.

You can use this command ability at the start of your hero phase. If you do so, pick 1 friendly HOLLOWMOURNE unit wholly within 9" of a friendly HOLLOWMOURNE HERO, or wholly within 18" of a friendly HOLLOWMOURNE HERO that is a general. Add 1 to run and charge rolls for that unit until your next hero phase. In addition, until your next hero phase, that unit can run and still charge later in the same turn.

COMMAND TRAIT

A HOLLOWMOURNE general must have this command trait instead of one listed in Command Traits section.

Grave Robber: The regents of the Hollowmourne Grand Court have sworn a sacred oath to recover the artefacts lost by their emperor centuries ago.

Add 1 to the Attacks characteristic and Damage characteristic of this general’s melee weapons while this general is within 3" of any enemy HEROES with an artefact of power.

ARTEFACT OF POWER

The first HOLLOWMOURNE HERO to receive an artefact of power must be given the Corpsefane Gauntlet.

Corpsefane Gauntlet: This glove of decrepit flesh seeps black blood as its wearer charges into battle.

After this model makes a charge move, you can pick 1 enemy unit within 1" of this model and roll a dice. On a 2+ that enemy unit suffers D3 mortal wounds.

Morgaunt

Driven by an unshakable belief in their long-dead chivalric codes, Flesh-eaters of the Morgaunt Grand Court surge out to devour all who encroach upon their domains. Their courts are amongst the oldest in the Mortal Realms, and they gather mordants to their tattered banners in overwhelming numbers.

ABILITIES

Bloody Loyalty: The courtiers and serfs of the Morgaunt Grand Court share a bond of loyalty and fight fiercely on each other’s behalf.

You can re-roll hit rolls of 1 for friendly MORGAUNT COURTIER units that are wholly within 12" of a friendly MORGAUNT SERFS unit. In addition, while a friendly MORGAUNT SERFS unit is wholly within 12" of a friendly MORGAUNT COURTIER, its Boundless Ferocity ability activates if the SERFS unit has 10 or more models.

COMMAND ABILITY

Heaving Masses: Morgaunt courts crush their enemies with wave after wave of pallid warriors.

You can use this command ability when a friendly MORGAUNT SERFS unit is destroyed. If you do so, roll a dice. On a 4+ a new unit identical to the one that was destroyed is added to your army. Set up the new unit wholly within 6" of the edge of the battlefield and more than 9" from any enemy models. You cannot use this command ability more than once per phase.

COMMAND TRAIT

A MORGAUNT general must have this command trait instead of one listed in Command Traits section.

Savage Chivalry: The rulers of the Morgaunt Grand Court fight ferociously to protect the weak and unfortunate.

You can re-roll hit rolls of 1 for this general while this general is within 12" of a friendly MORGAUNT SERFS unit.

ARTEFACT OF POWER

The first MORGAUNT HERO to receive an artefact of power must be given the Decrepit Coronet.

Decrepit Coronet: Wrought from ancient bone and stitched together with sinew, this gruesome crown is the ultimate symbol of Morgaunt sovereignty.

Do not take battleshock tests for friendly MORGAUNT units while they are wholly within 12" of the bearer, or wholly within 18" of the bearer if the bearer is your general.

Battleplans


	Battleplan Stirring the Nest Such is the decrepit nature of the lands ruled over by the Abhorrant Ghoul Kings that it is common for armies on the march to be entirely unaware of the danger they are advancing into until it is far too late. As they advance into territory that has seemingly been long abandoned, swarms of Flesh-eaters burst forth from every angle to overwhelm the unwitting invaders. THE ARMIES Each player picks an army as described in the core rules. One player is the Flesh-eater Courts player and their opponent is the Intruder. The Flesh-eater Courts player must use a Flesh-eater Courts army. Each army has a unique command ability, as follows. FLESH-EATER COURTS COMMAND ABILITY Encircle the Prey: The general clenches their outstretched fist – a simple command that orders their minions to surround their foes and cut off their escape. You can use this command ability at the start of your hero phase. If you do so, pick 1 friendly unit wholly within 16" of your general. That unit can run and still charge later in the same turn. INTRUDER COMMAND ABILITY Force a Passage: With a desperate command, the general calls upon their warriors to disengage and attempt to breach a different section of the enemy lines. You can use this command ability at the start of your hero phase. If you do so, pick 1 friendly unit wholly within 16" of your general. That unit can retreat and still charge later in the same turn. SET-UP Before setting up, the Flesh-eater Courts player must divide their army into two groups consisting of a roughly equal number of units. The Intruder sets up their army wholly within their own territory. The Flesh-eater Courts player then sets up all of the units in one of the groups from their army wholly within their own territory. The territories are shown on the map below. The units in the other group are placed to one side as reserves – they arrive as reinforcements during the second battle round as described below. FIRST TURN The Flesh-eater Courts player decides who takes the first turn in the first battle round. THE NEST EMPTIED The landscape is suddenly filled with the Ghoul King’s minions. At the end of the Flesh-eater Court player’s second movement phase, the Flesh-eater Courts player sets up all of their reserve units wholly within their own territory and more than 6" from enemy models. ESCAPE The intruders must break through the Flesh-eater army if they wish to escape. At the start of the Intruder’s hero phase, and at the end of the fifth battle round, any units from the Intruder’s army that are wholly within 6" of the edge of the battlefield and more than 3" from any enemy units can escape the battle. Remove the models in those units from play, but do not count them as being slain. GLORIOUS VICTORY The battle ends at the end of the fifth battle round, or when all the Intruder’s units have escaped from the battle or have been destroyed, whichever happens first. If none of the Intruder’s units have escaped from the battle at the end of the game, the Flesh-eater Court’s player wins a major victory. If fewer than a third of the Intruder’s units (rounding down) have escaped from the battle at the end of the game, the Flesh-eater Court’s player wins a minor victory. If more than half of the Intruder’s units (rounding down) have escaped from the battle at the end of the game, the Intruder wins a major victory. In any other circumstances, the Intruder wins a minor victory.

Classic Path to Glory

Path to Glory campaigns centre around collecting and fighting battles with a warband in the Age of Sigmar. Champions fight each other and gather followers to join them in their quest for glory, taking advantage of this age of unending battle to win glory and renown.

In order to play Path to Glory campaigns you have to follow rules described here.


	These Path to Glory campaign rules are not compatible with the latest version of the Path to Glory rules from the Core Book. You can still use them to run a ‘classic’ Path to Glory campaign, or you can use the rules from the Core Book to run a ‘modern’ Path to Glory campaign.

Flesh-eater Courts Warband Tables

Use the following tables to determine the champion that leads your warband, the followers that make up the units which fight at their side, and the rewards they can receive after battle.

CHAMPION TABLE
Champion	Followers
Abhorrant Ghoul King on Royal Terrorgheist or Abhorrant Ghoul King on Royal Zombie Dragon	1 units
Abhorrant Archregent	3 units
Abhorrant Ghoul King	4 units

RETINUE FOLLOWERS TABLE
D6	Followers
1-6	10 Crypt Ghouls

ELITE RETINUE FOLLOWERS TABLE (uses 2 rolls, or 1 roll and 1 Glory Point)
D6	Followers
1-3	3 Crypt Flayers
4-6	3 Crypt Horrors

HERO FOLLOWERS TABLE
D6	Followers
1-2	Crypt Ghast Courtier
3-4	Crypt Haunter Courtier
5-6	Crypt Infernal Courtier

MIGHTY HERO FOLLOWERS TABLE (uses 2 rolls, or 1 roll and 1 Glory Point)
D6	Followers
1-6	Varghulf Courtier

BEHEMOTH FOLLOWERS TABLE (uses 3 rolls, or 1 roll and 2 Glory Points)
D6	Followers
1-3	Royal Terrorgheist
4-6	Royal Zombie Dragon

Followers Rewards Table

REWARD

King’s Own

At their lord’s command, these loyal followers hurl themselves at the foe.

In the combat phase, after this unit has fought in that combat phase for the first time, when it is your turn to pick a unit to fight with later in the same combat phase, this unit can be selected to fight for a second time if it is within 3" of any enemy units and within 6" of your champion.

2	Hungry For Flesh These demented warriors are driven into a ravenous frenzy when they smell blood. Once per battle, at the start of the combat phase, you can add 1 to the Attacks characteristic of any melee weapons used by this unit in that combat phase.

3	Vendetta These followers hold an unshakeable hatred for one of their foes. After armies are set up, but before the first battle round begins, pick 1 enemy unit. Add 1 to hit rolls for attacks made by this unit that target that enemy unit.

4	Gruesome Harvest These warriors display an uncanny talent for acquiring culinary provisions in battle. In your hero phase, roll 1 dice for each enemy model within 3" of this unit. For each 6, that model’s unit suffers 1 mortal wound.

5	Fanatical Loyalty These trusted subjects will stand by their lord come what may. You can re-roll battleshock tests for this unit.

6	Martial Excellence These well-drilled mordants fight with iron discipline. Once per turn, you can re-roll 1 hit roll or 1 wound roll for an attack made by this unit, or 1 save roll for an attack that targets this unit.

Champion Rewards Table

2D6

REWARD

Lord of Darkness

An aura of dark power surrounds this champion, empowering nearby courtiers.

When a friendly COURTIER within 10" of this champion uses a Muster ability, you can roll 1 extra dice for that COURTIER when determining how many slain models the Muster ability allows you to return (usually this will mean that you roll 7 dice instead of 6 dice).

Enmity

Memories of slights and grievances inspire this champion to commit terrible acts of vengeance.

At the end of each battle, note down the name of the warband you fought the battle against. Add 1 to hit rolls and wound rolls for attacks made by this champion that target models from that warband for the rest of the campaign.

4	Terrifying Appearance The appearance of this champion is horrific even for a Flesh-eater. Subtract 2 from the Bravery characteristic of enemy units while they are within 6" of this champion.

5	Arcane Abomination This champion has mastered the arcane arts, and is one of the mightiest spellcasters of his kind. Add 1 to casting, dispelling and unbinding rolls for this champion.

6	Haunted Blade One of the weapons wielded by this champion is a prison for the soul of a champion from the world-that-was. Pick one weapon used by this champion. Improve the Rend characteristic of that weapon by 1. This reward has no effect on this model’s mount.

7	Hard to Kill Your champion is able to withstand injuries that would fell a lesser warrior. Add 1 to this champion’s Wounds characteristic.

8	Feared Leader The minions that serve under this champion’s command have learnt never to disobey his commands. Add 1 to the Bravery characteristic of friendly units while they are wholly within 12" of this champion.

9	Death Incarnate This champion strikes with a savage fury that inflicts terrible wounds. You can re-roll wound rolls of 1 for this champion.

Frenzied Charge

This champion hurls himself at the foe, his madness lending his attacks incredible speed.

Add 1 to the Attacks characteristic of this champion’s melee weapons until the end of the phase if this champion made a charge move in the same turn. This reward has no effect on this model’s mount.

11	Immortal Fiend This Flesh-eater’s polluted blood grants him resilience in battle, allowing him to shrug off serious injuries with ease. Once per battle, in your hero phase, you can heal up to D6 wounds allocated to this champion.

Charismatic Fiend

This champion’s grim regality draws countless cannibalistic warriors to his banner.

If this champion is chosen as the model that uses a command ability that summons FLESH-EATER COURTS models to the battlefield, they can use it without a command point having to be spent. If they do not have such a command ability, they can use the Summon Men-atarms ability from the ABHORRANT GHOUL KING warscroll instead.

PATH TO GLORY

This section contains rules for using a Flesh-eater Courts army on a Path to Glory campaign. It includes additional rules, quests, veteran abilities and unique territories that can only be used by a Flesh-eater Courts army.

Growing Delusion

Each battle brings another opportunity for the madness to spread and for new loyal subjects to join the court.

During step 7 of the aftermath sequence, each time you add a new unit to your order of battle, reduce the glory points cost of adding a new unit by 1 if you summoned a unit of that type during the battle and the summoned unit was still on the battlefield at the end of the battle.

Veteran Abilities

Each time a FLESH-EATER COURTS unit on your Path to Glory roster gains a veteran ability, you can pick from the following veteran abilities in addition to those in the Core Book.

Flesh-eater Courts Veteran Abilities

Hungry for Flesh: These demented warriors are driven into a ravenous frenzy when they smell blood.

This unit can use this veteran ability once per battle when it is picked to fight in the combat phase. Until the end of that phase, if the unmodified hit roll for an attack made with a melee weapon by this unit is 6, that attack scores 2 hits on the target instead of 1. Make a wound roll and save roll for each hit.

Call to Arms: When the situation is dire, the veterans champion calls on the kings loyal servants to bolster their numbers.

This unit can use this veteran ability once per battle in your hero phase. Roll 3 dice. If this unit is a SERFS unit, for each 2+, you can return 1 slain model to this unit. If this unit is a KNIGHTS unit, for each 5+, you can return 1 slain model to this unit.

King’s Own: At their lord’s command, these loyal followers hurl themselves at the foe.

This unit can use this veteran ability once per battle at the start of the combat phase if it is within 6" of your warlord. If it does so, add 1 to the Attacks characteristic of melee weapons used by this unit in that combat phase.

Flesh-eater Courts Quests

If your army is a Flesh-eater Courts army, you can pick the following quest for your Path to Glory roster.


	QUEST The Grand Tournament The lord has challenged their courtiers to a contest of arms. Whoever performs the most valiant feats shall earn additional favour and rise in renown. In each Path to Glory battle, add 1 quest point to the progress section of your quest log each time an enemy unit is destroyed by an attack made by a friendly COURTIER unit. Once you have gained 3 or more quest points, at the end of a Path to Glory battle, you complete this quest. When you complete this quest, choose 1 COURTIER on your order of battle to be the favoured of the court. That COURTIER gains 10 renown points.

Territories

When making an exploration roll, if the roll is 61-66, that roll will correspond to a territory on the table below. Alternatively, you can pick 1 result from the Territories table in the Core Book that corresponds to a roll of 21-42.

Some of these territories allow you to send a unit to them. A unit cannot be sent to more than 1 territory in each aftermath sequence, and any such units cannot be picked for the ‘Borderlands’ territory in the Core Book.

FLESH-EATER COURTS FACTION TERRITORIES (D66)

61-62 PIT OF BONES
After picking them clean of meat, the mordants search for the ideal hones to adorn their bodies in order to impress the court with the latest grotesque fashion.

In step 3 of the aftermath sequence, you can pick 1 unit on your order of battle that took part in that battle and roll a dice. On a 4+, that unit gains 1 renown point.
[Upgrade 5GP] Gallery of Bones: You can pick 2 units instead of 1.

63-64CHARNEL DEN
The grim remains of the casualties of war are massed in a horrific den. Every day, the banquet begins at sundown.

You can never have more than 1 territory of this type.
You can pick 1 unit on your order of battle to benefit from this territory in step 7 of the aftermath sequence. If that unit took part in that battle, reduce its casualty score by D3. If it did not take part in that battle, reduce its casualty score by D6.
[Upgrade 10GP] Plentiful Feast: You can pick 2 units instead of 1.

65-66 DRAGON GRAVEYARD
The ancient remains of forgotten descendants of Dracothion form an eerie landscape made up of jutting shards of bone and ribcages the size of houses.

This territory has no effect until it is upgraded.
[Upgrade 15GP] Awakened: Increase your MONSTERS limit by 4. In addition, pick 1 mount trait from the Terrorgheist Traits table or Zombie Dragon Traits table and add it to your vault.

MATCHED PLAY

If the battlepack you are using says that you must pick grand strategies and battle tactics for your army, you can pick from the following lists as well as those found in the battlepack you are using.

Grand Strategies

After you have picked your army, you can pick the grand strategy below and record it on your army roster.

ROYAL DELUSIONS

Flesh-eater Courts army only.

Growing Kingdom: The clamour of battle and scent of blood often attract new mordants. By the time the dust settles, an army of Flesh-eaters can emerge stronger than when it first took to the field.

When the battle ends, you complete this grand strategy if there are at least 3 friendly FLESH-EATER COURTS units on the battlefield that were not in your starting army.

Battle Tactics

At the start of your hero phase, you can pick 1 battle tactic from the list below. You must reveal your choice to your opponent, and if your battle tactic instructs you to pick something, you must tell your opponent what you pick. You have until the end of that turn to complete the battle tactic. You cannot pick the same battle tactic more than once per battle.

DUTIES TO THE COURT

Flesh-eater Courts army only.

Screamed to Death: Being overwhelmed by the ear-shattering cacophony of screams emitted by Crypt Flayers and Terrorgheists is a truly horrible way to die.

Pick 1 enemy unit on the battlefield. You complete this battle tactic if that unit is destroyed this turn by attacks made with missile weapons by friendly Crypt Flayers units, Royal Terrorgheists or Abhorrant Ghoul Kings on Royal Terrorgheists.

The Royal Hunt: The imagined call of the hunting horn heralds the beginning of a grand hunt, though each courtier knows well to leave the prize kill to their lord.

When you reveal this battle tactic, pick 1 enemy MONSTER on the battlefield that has less than 5 wounds allocated to it. You complete this battle tactic if that MONSTER is slain during this turn. If that enemy MONSTER was slain by an attack made by a friendly ABHORRANT, score 1 additional victory point.

United Court: A courtier leads a daring expedition to contest a key objective and earn favour with their king.

When you reveal this battle tactic, pick 1 objective on the battlefield that your opponent controls. You complete this battle tactic if you control that objective at the end of your turn and it is contested by at least 1 friendly SERFS model, 1 friendly KNIGHTS model and 1 friendly COURTIER model.

OPEN PLAY

If the players are using the Open War battlepack from the Warhammer Age of Sigmar Core Book, players using a Flesh-eater Courts army can use the following rules as well as those found in the battlepack.

Flesh-eater Courts Twist

If the roll on the Twist table is a 1, you can ignore the No Twist result and roll on the following table instead. If both players can roll on a Twist table in this way, so long as those Twist tables are different, each player can roll on their Twist table and both twists are used for the battle (each twist applies to each player, as normal).

FLESH-EATER COURTS TWIST TABLE
D6	Twist
1-3	Slim Pickings: It has been days since the court has had a proper meal, and they are ravenously hungry. While the scent of fresh meat drives them forward, they are weak from starvation. After deployment, but before the first turn, each player can pick 1 FLESH-EATER COURTS unit on the battlefield to be starving. While a unit is starving, add 2" to its Move characteristic and subtract 1 from wound rolls for attacks made by that unit. If any enemy models are slain by wounds caused by attacks made by a starving unit, that unit is no longer starving.
4-6	Interrupted Court: The opposing army has accidentally stumbled right into the gathering of a mordant court, setting off a chaotic chain of events. During deployment, each player must set up 1 friendly unit outside their territory, wholly within 6" of the edge of the battlefield and more than 9" from all enemy units.

Flesh-eater Courts Ruse

When you generate your ruse, you can use the following ruse instead of the one you generate on the Ruse table (choose which to use after you have made your roll on the Ruse table).

Infectious Delusion: When overwhelmed by mordants, it is all too easy to get pulled into their twisted reality, and it becomes hard to distinguish friend from foe.

Once per battle, at the end of the battleshock phase, you can pick 1 enemy unit that failed a battleshock test. That unit suffers D6 mortal wounds.


	You do not have to pick a target for a charge attempt before making the charge roll.


	Reserve units are picked as part of your army before the battle begins, while summoned units are units added to your army once the battle is underway. Models that have been removed from play can be used as part of a summoned unit.


	If a slain model is returned to its unit in the same turn that it is slain, it still counts as having been slain in that battle round for the purposes of battleshock tests.

Books

Designers’ Commentary

Battletome: Flesh-eater Courts

Allies

Battle Traits

Deathless Courtiers

Grand Courts

Feeding Frenzy

Muster Abilities

Courts of Delusion

Muster Reinforcements

Command Traits

Royalty

Nobility

Artefacts of Power

Royal Treasury

Noble Heirlooms

Spell Lores

Lore of Madness

Mount Traits

Terrorgheist Traits

Zombie Dragon Traits

Grand Courts

Blisterskin

Gristlegore

Hollowmourne

Morgaunt

Battleplans

Stirring the Nest

Classic Path to Glory

Flesh-eater Courts Warband Tables

Followers Rewards Table

Champion Rewards Table

PATH TO GLORY

Growing Delusion

Veteran Abilities

Flesh-eater Courts Quests

The Grand Tournament

Territories

MATCHED PLAY

Grand Strategies

Battle Tactics

OPEN PLAY

Flesh-eater Courts Twist

Flesh-eater Courts Ruse

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