Dawnbringers

A scouting party has happened upon a hastily erected encampment where the enemy is mustering forces. The foe must think themselves clever indeed, for this camp lies within a hidden valley, supposedly safe from any outside assault. Taking advantage of this presumption, a daring raid by the enemy while the majority of the camp’s defenders are absent could offer a prime opportunity to seize crucial war materiel or secret plans. However, the infiltrators will have to claim their prize swiftly if they are to leave before reinforcements arrive.

Each player picks an army and then they roll off. The winner chooses which player is the infiltrator and which is the guard.

The infiltrator must split their army into a scouting contingent and a reinforcement contingent. Each contingent must have as close to the same number of units as possible.

First, the infiltrator can set up a maximum of 3 terrain features wholly within their territory. Then, the guard can set up a maximum of 4 terrain features wholly within their territory. After the terrain features have been set up, starting with the guard, each player picks 1 terrain feature and rolls on the Mysterious Terrain table (core rules, 28.1.3) to determine which scenery rule applies to that terrain feature during the battle.

The guard can set up a faction terrain feature.

The guard sets up their army first, wholly within their territory. Then, the infiltrator sets up each unit in their scouting contingent either wholly within their territory and more than 9" from all enemy units, or wholly within their territory, wholly on a terrain feature and more than 3" from all enemy units. Units in the scouting contingent cannot be set up in reserve. The reinforcement contingent starts the battle in reserve and will arrive as described below.

Place a marker representing the secret plans in the centre of the battlefield. During the hero phase, the infiltrator can roll a dice for each friendly HERO within 3" of the secret plans to attempt to recover them. Add 1 to the roll if the HERO is a Harbinger. On a 3+, the plans have been recovered, and you should place the marker so that it is touching the base of that model. If the model that has recovered the secret plans is slain, the marker remains on the battlefield and HEROES in the Infiltrator’s army can attempt to recover them once more.

If a move is made with a model that has recovered the secret plans, after the model has finished the move, move the secret plans marker so that it is once again touching the base of the model.

At the end of each battle round, if the HERO that has recovered the secret plans is within 1" of the edge of the battlefield and more than 3" from all enemy units, they can leave the battle. If they do so, the battle ends immediately.

At the end of the infiltrator’s movement phase in the second battle round, they can set up any friendly reserve units wholly within 7" of the battlefield edge and more than 3" from all enemy units.

The battle lasts for 5 battle rounds or until a unit in the infiltrator’s army leaves the battlefield while carrying the secret plans.

The infiltrator decides which player takes the first turn in the first battle round.

If a unit in the infiltrator’s army leaves the battlefield while carrying the secret plans, the battle ends immediately and the infiltrator wins a major victory. Otherwise, when the battle ends:

• If a unit in the infiltrator’s army is on the battlefield and is carrying the secret plans, the infiltrator wins a minor victory.


• If the secret plans were never recovered by a HERO, the guard wins a major victory.


• If the secret plans were recovered but are not being carried by a HERO at the end of the battle, the guard wins a minor victory.

Two rival armies have menaced one another’s borders for many turnings of the realmspheres, locked in a bloody stalemate. Now, travelling champions or wandering spies have revealed to the opposing warlords information concerning a secret pass that leads deep into enemy lands. The tectonic fury wracking the realms has only recently torn open this route, and there can be no doubt that canny generals of all allegiances will be looking to control a location of such strategic worth. Determined to make a swift breakthrough, both armies take up their weapons and march out, eager to claim the pass for themselves and at last break the bloody deadlock. What they find instead, however, is their nemesis waiting for them. Whoever can be driven from this pass will have their throat left exposed to a follow-up strike...

Each player picks an army and then they roll off. The winner chooses which player is the attacker and which is the defender.

Each dark grey area on the map should be marked off. Models cannot move over or end their move on a marked-off area of the battlefield. Visibility between 2 models is blocked if a straight line drawn between the closest points of the 2 models passes across a marked-off area of the battlefield.

The players roll off. First, the winner sets up 1 objective as shown on the map. Then, they set up the battlefield’s terrain features anywhere other than on the marked-off areas, and then the other player chooses which long edge of the battlefield is the northern edge. Do not use the Mysterious Terrain table for this battle. Instead, each terrain feature has the Deadly scenery rule (core rules, 28.1.3).

Neither player can set up a faction terrain feature.

The attacker picks which territory is their territory. The other territory is the defender’s territory. The players then use alternating deployment, starting with the attacker. Each player must set up their units wholly within their territory.

Each player scores victory points at the end of each of their turns as follows:

• Score 1 victory point if you control the objective.


• If you control the objective, score 1 victory point for each friendly unit wholly within enemy territory.

The battle lasts for 5 battle rounds.

The players roll off to determine who decides which player takes the first turn in the first battle round.

The player with the most victory points at the end of the battle wins a major victory.

If the players are tied on victory points at the end of the battle, then the player who controls the objective at the end of the battle wins a minor victory.

If the players are tied on victory points and neither player controls the objective at the end of the battle, the battle is a draw.

The Mortal Realms are criss-crossed by ley lines that thrum with arcane energy. Where these magical streams cross, potent nexuses of power form - sites saturated with magic, where feats of thaumaturgy infeasible elsewhere become all too possible. Since the beginning of the Dawnbringer Crusades, these nexuses have become increasingly coveted; it is upon such sites that new Sigmarite strongpoints are raised, their defences powered by the mystical confluences. A previously undiscovered nexus has been found and news of its existence brought to the attention of the region’s most powerful warlord. To lay claim to such a location could dramatically shift the balance of power; however, any battle waged around such a font of esoteric energy is sure to be destructive in the extreme...

Each player picks an army and then they roll off. The winner chooses which player is the attacker and which is the defender.

The players roll off. The winner sets up the battlefield’s terrain features, ensuring that there are at least 3 terrain features wholly within the nexus territory indicated on the map. Then, the other player picks 1 terrain feature wholly within the nexus territory to be the nexus of power.

After the terrain features have been set up, starting with the player who won the roll-off, each player picks 1 terrain feature that is not the nexus of power and rolls on the Mysterious Terrain table (core rules, 28.1.3) to determine which scenery rule applies to that terrain feature during the battle. The nexus of power gains the Arcane, Mystical and Deadly scenery rules.

Neither player can set up a faction terrain feature.

The players use alternating deployment, starting with the attacker. Neither player can use one-drop deployment (core rules, 26.2.1) in this battle. Each unit must be set up more than 9" from the nexus of power, more than 9" from all enemy units, and more than 6" from all friendly units. Units that cannot be set up in this manner must be set up in reserve: after that, they can be set up at the end of their controlling player’s first movement phase within 9" of the edge of a battlefield and more than 9" from all enemy units.

At the end of a player’s turn, if they control the nexus of power (core rules, 18.2), they score a number of victory points equal to the current battle round number.

The battle lasts for 5 battle rounds.

The players roll off to determine who takes the first turn in the first battle round.

The player with the most victory points at the end of the battle wins a major victory.

If the players are tied on victory points at the end of the battle, then the player who controls the nexus of power at the end of the battle wins a minor victory.

If the players are tied on victory points and neither player controls the nexus of power at the end of the battle, the battle is a draw.

Long-distance communication in the realms is fraught with peril, and almost always conducted under armed guard. Beyond the walls of cities and war camps lie vast stretches of land corrupted by the Ruinous Powers, lethal even to those who serve the Dark Gods. Nevertheless, attempts at carrying messages must be made - and in the act, they become vulnerable. A roving army has learned, through the whispering of watchful realm-walkers, that their rivals are transporting war plans, weapons, or some other form of critical dispatch between their home territories and a frontier stronghold. To intercept this could throw their enemies into disarray. The messengers’ guard will be lowest just before they reach a safe haven - but this also means that reinforcements will not be far behind...

Each player picks an army and then they roll off. The winner chooses which player is the carrier and which is the interceptor.

The carrier must split their army into a messenger contingent and a receiver contingent. Each contingent must have as close to the same number of units as possible.

The players roll off. The winner sets up the battlefield’s terrain features and then the other player chooses which long edge of the battlefield is the northern edge.

After the terrain features have been set up, starting with the player who won the roll-off, each player picks 1 terrain feature and rolls on the Mysterious terrain table (core rules, 28.1.3) to determine which scenery rule applies to that terrain feature during the battle.

Neither player can set up a faction terrain feature.

The interceptor sets up their army first, wholly within their territory. Then, the carrier sets up their messenger contingent wholly within their messenger territory. The receiver contingent starts the battle in reserve and will arrive as described below.

At the end of the carrier’s movement phase in the first battle round, they can set up any friendly reserve units wholly within the carrier’s receiver territory, more than 3" from all enemy units. If this is not possible, the carrier can set up these units wholly within 7" of the edge of the battlefield, more than 9" from all enemy units.

The battle lasts for 4 battle rounds.

The carrier decides which player takes the first turn in the first battle round.

When the battle ends:

• If at least one unit in each of the carrier’s contingents is wholly within the carrier’s receiver territory, and each of these units is more than 3" from all enemy units, the carrier wins a major victory.


• If there are no units in the messenger contingent on the battlefield, the interceptor wins a major victory.


• If at least one unit in the carrier’s messenger contingent is wholly within the carrier’s receiver territory, the carrier wins a minor victory.


• Otherwise, the interceptor wins a minor victory.

The realms are truly vast in scope, but even so, the actions of mighty champions can still resonate through history. In this time of uncertainty, such figures are on the move in great abundance; it seems that wherever one travels, champions are rising in response to the Era of the Beast and the Shudderblight, either looking to spread ruin or to stand against it. Whatever their purpose, they are the fulcrums around which fate turns. Yet the more these champions travel, the more vulnerable they are to the predations of their enemies. One such figure and their entourage now find themselves the targets of an ambush, set upon as they travel to the stronghold of a powerful ally who is currently under siege. They could stay and fight in an attempt to drive off their attackers, yet it is more important that they break through the enemy and press on to their destination - all the while remaining alive...

Each player picks an army and then they roll off. The winner chooses which player is the escort and which is the ambusher. If the escort has a Harbinger HERO in their army, that HERO is the envoy. Otherwise, the escort must pick 1 HERO in their army to be the envoy.

The ambusher sets up the battlefield and then the envoy chooses which long edge of the battlefield is the northern edge.

The ambusher can set up a faction terrain feature.

The escort sets up their army first, wholly within their territory and more than 12" from enemy territory. Then, the ambusher sets up their army wholly within their territory.

The ambusher decides which player takes the first turn in the first battle round.

The battle lasts for 5 battle rounds.

At the end of each battle round, if the envoy is within 1" of the edge of the battlefield opposite their territory and more than 3" from all enemy units, they can leave the battle. If they do so, the battle ends immediately.

If the envoy has left the battlefield, the escort immediately wins a major victory.

If the envoy is destroyed, the ambusher immediately wins a major victory. Otherwise, when the battle ends:

• If the envoy is more than 3" from all enemy units, the escort wins a minor victory.


• If the envoy is within 3" of any enemy units, the ambusher wins a minor victory.

Through guile, treachery or bloody-handed marauding, a powerful force in the local region has discovered a critical weakness in the defences of a long-time enemy. It may be some old arcane totem whose power the foe is unprepared to deal with, a hidden entrance to some buried cavern network, or a hairline weakness in a fortress’s defences. Only by moving swiftly will they be able to capitalise on this golden opportunity. However, their prey is not blind to the danger bearing down upon them. Though they may not know exactly what it is their aggressors seek, they know that a formidable assault is coming. All that remains to be seen is whether their commanders can successfully intuit the approaching enemy’s intent - and do so quickly enough to be able to turn the tables...

Each player picks an army and then they roll off. The winner chooses which player is the attacker and which is the defender.

The defender sets up the battlefield. First, they set up objectives as shown on the map. Then, they set up the minimum recommended number of terrain features. Each terrain feature must be wholly within the attacker’s territory or neutral territory, more than 3" from the battlefield edge, more than 6" from the defender’s territory and more than 9" from all other terrain features.

Then the defender sets up a minimum of 3 terrain features (but otherwise as many terrain features as they wish) wholly within their territory. After the terrain features have been set up, starting with the player who won the roll-off, each player picks 1 terrain feature and rolls on the Mysterious Terrain table (core rules, 28.1.3) to determine which scenery rule applies to that terrain feature during the battle.

Finally, the attacker must decide which objective - A, B or C - is the weak point, and record this information on a piece of paper.

The defender can set up a faction terrain feature.

The battle lasts for 4 battle rounds.

When the battle ends:

• The attacker must reveal which objective was the weak point.


• If the attacker controls the weak point objective and that objective is not contested by any enemy units, they win a major victory.


• If the attacker controls the weak point objective and that objective is contested by any enemy units, they win a minor victory.


• If the defender controls the weak point objective and that objective is not contested by any enemy units, they win a major victory.


• Otherwise, the defender wins a minor victory.