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Pit Fighters

The Pit Fighter warband was ﬁrst featured in

Town Cryer 14. Since then we have playtested

and updated the rules exhaustively. We even got

the Fanatic miniature designer Mark Bedford to

sculpt a complete Pit Fighter warband to

accompany this article. So, those who are about

to die we salute you!

ﬁghting pits where tough warriors are

forced to take up arms against each other in

brutal hand-to-hand ﬁghting, often to the

death, for the bloodthirsty pleasures of the

baying crowd. From the vicious pits of

Cutthroat’s Haven to the Black Pits on the

outskirts of the ruined city of Mordheim, there

can be heard the clash of steel and the

screams of the dying. In most regions of the

Empire these ﬁghts are outlawed, but the

culture itself remains a haven for ex-

mercenaries, escaped convicts and itinerant

conmen, and bribes to local ofﬁcials ensures

that this brutal sport continues unabated.

There are as many different types of pit ﬁght as

there are venues, from small ﬁstﬁghts in an old

barn or a back alley, to huge conﬂicts with many

heavily armed combatants. There are vast

amounts of money to be made by the illegal

gambling cartels and on the sly by the merchant

guilds from the pit ﬁghts. In the more lawless

areas of the Empire, such as around the Cursed

City, the pit ﬁghts are bigger, more widespread

and far more lavish. There are many different

types of pit ﬁghter: huge and brutish Ogres;

frenzied, fearless Dwarf Troll Slayers and even

those unfortunate humans who are sold as pit

ﬁghters have many different ﬁghting styles.

Each type of pit ﬁghter is easily recognisable

from his armour and weapons which are heavily

stylised on the appearance of the Empire’s many

foes. Close combat

specialists wear heavy plates

of armour across their

shoulders, thick iron

gauntlets and heavy greaves.

They also wear heavy

horned helms that

caricature warriors of

Chaos, helmets with fake

tusks and leering faces akin

to Orcs or skull-faced helmets that

look like the Undead. The weapons these

warriors carry are invariably heavy ﬂails,

gauntlets with razor-sharp iron claws like Ghouls

and Orc choppas. There are also specialist pit

ﬁghters called pursuers that are based upon the

expert light skirmish troops of other races such

as Lizardman Skinks or Witch Elves, and their

weapons and armour reﬂect this. They wear very

little armour besides a stylised helm and often

A ll across the Empire there are gladiatorial

By Scribes of ill repute and twisted rumour Gert Joris

& Stephanus Harburgh

carry two light swords, a spear and net or several

javelins. Unlike the heavy pit ﬁghters, these

warriors harry their foes with hit and run attacks,

using speed and agility over brute strength.

The most feared and respected type of pit

ﬁghter is the Pit King – a veteran ﬁghter of

many bouts, a heavily scarred killing machine

with muscles like iron. Pit Kings are often

dressed in heavy armour reminiscent of Empire

heroes of old, adorned with a laurel wreath

which is the symbol of his status. These

dynamic warriors have access to many

weapons, often favouring great axes and

swords which they wield with consummate

skill.

The vast majority of ﬁghters are slaves who

work for the so-called ‘circuit’ and they have to

go through rigorous training before they are let

loose in the bloody world of the ﬁghting pits as

they are considered an expensive investment by

their owners. They strive to survive long

enough to earn their freedom by paying off

their owners with a large cut of the winnings.

Most successful pit ﬁghters live for the sport

(and, of course, often die for it also!) because

they know of little else.

Enough pit ﬁghters either earn their freedom or,

as is more often the case, escape and form bands

of fugitives on the run from their former owners.

These bands of outcasts make ideal warbands for

hire to those shady characters who wish to

explore the ruins of Mordheim. The warriors in a

pit ﬁghter warband are very dangerous

adversaries indeed even for the most rugged,

experienced of mercenaries for they are entirely

ruthless and offer no quarter.

Pit ﬁghters are especially adept at ﬁghting in

close quarters with little room to manoeuvre

such as the cluttered streets and ruined

houses of Mordheim and this makes them

much-feared opponents amongst the denizens

and warbands of the Cursed City.

Appearance: Pit Fighters are grizzled

veteran warriors covered with many

scars of battle, they are armed with

special pit weapons and

Armour, their bodies well

developed and muscular.

They wear little clothing

and only partial armour

known as Pit Armour.

Choice of Warriors

A Pit Fighter Warband must include a minimum

of 3 models. You have 500 Gold Crowns that

you can use to recruit your initial Warband.

The maximum number of warriors in the

Warband is 15, though some buildings in the

Warband’s encampment may increase this.

Pit King: Each Pit Fighter Warband must have

one Pit King: no more, no less!

Pit Fighter Troll Slayer: Your Warband may

include a single Pit Fighter Troll Slayer.

Pit Fighter Veterans: Your Warband may

include up to two Veterans.

Ogre Pit Fighter: Your Warband may include

a single Ogre Pit Fighter.

Pursuers: Your Warband may include up to

seven Pursuers.

Pit Fighters: Your Warband may include any

number of Pit Fighters.

Starting Experience

A Pit King starts with 20 experience.

Pit Fighter Veterans start with 8 experience.

A Pit Fighter Troll Slayer starts with 8

experience.

Henchmen start with 0 experience

Weapons & Armour

Unlike other warbands that may chose which

weapons and armour to equip their warriors

with, Pit Fighters have to chose a speciﬁc

ﬁghting style which dictates their weapons and

armour conﬁguration. This is with the

exception of Trollslayers and Ogres that may

chose from a limited selection of equipment.

The ﬁghting style does not restrict Heroes from

using items not on their list if they learn the

appropriate skills.

Pit Fighters may chose to change their ﬁghting

style at any stage by either swapping with

another warrior in the warband or by simply

buying a new style (or the separate

components). Pit Fighter warbands also differ

from other warbands in that a Henchman

group may contain a mix of several different

ﬁghting styles and does not have to equip all of

its warriors in the same manner.

Pit Fighters

Pit Fighter Equipment List

The following lists are used by Pit Fighter warbands to pick their weapons & armour:

PIT FIGHTER EQUIPMENT LIST

Orc Style

OGRE & SLAYER EQUIPMENT LIST

Hand-to-hand Combat Weapons

Dagger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1st free/2 gc

Mace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 gc

Hammer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 gc

Axe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 gc

Dwarf Axe* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 gc

Sword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 gc

Flail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 gc

Spiked Gauntlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 gc

Gromril Weapon* . . . . . . . . . 3 times the cost

*Only available to the Dwarf Trollslayer

Armour

Helmet* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 gc

Light Armour* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20 gc

*Only available to the Ogre

Helmet/Dagger/

Axe/Shield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20gc

Undead Style

Helmet/Dagger/

Spiked Gauntlet/Sword . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35gc

Empire Style

Helmet/Dagger/Double-handed Weapon/

Light Armour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45gc

Chaos Style

Helmet/Dagger/Flail/

Shield/Light Armour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50gc

PURSUER EQUIPMENT LIST

Skink Style

Helmet/Dagger/Trident or Javelins/

Net or Buckler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25gc

Witch Elf Style

Helmet/Dagger/

2 x Swords or Spear & Net . . . . . . . . . . .30gc

Pit Fighter skill tables

Combat Shooting Academic Strength Speed

Special

Pit King

Veteran

Troll Slayer

Pit Fighters

heroes

1 Pit King

80 gold crowns to hire

The Pit King is the leader of the warband. He

is a very renowned warrior; a spectacular

ﬁghter used to pleasing the baying crowd with

his martial display and bloody triumphs. He

has managed to buy or free enough fellow pit

ﬁghters to start a warband of his own. He’s

the smartest and toughest pit ﬁghter around

and will ﬁght anybody who puts his position

in danger. He is held in a mixture of awe and

fear by his fellows and his loyalty to his men is

undisputed.

Proﬁle M WS BS S T W I A Ld

Pit King 4 4 3 4 4142 8

Weapons/Armour: A Pit King may be

equipped with weapons and armour chosen

from the Pit Fighter Equipment list.

SPECIAL RULES

Leader: Any models in the Warband within 6"

of the King may use his Leadership instead of

their own.

Pit Fighter: See Strength Skill section.

0-1 Dwarf Troll Slayer

50 gold crowns to hire

Troll Slayers are members of the morbid

Dwarf cult obsessed with seeking an

honourable death in combat. Having

committed some unforgivable crime or been

dishonoured in some way, a Dwarf will

forsake his home and wander off to die

ﬁghting the enemies of Dwarf kind. Troll

Slayers are insanely dangerous individuals,

psychopathic and violent. There are, however,

few better ﬁghters in the known world, so

which place would be more ﬁtting for them

than the dangerous ﬁghting pits then! Battling

against the most hardened veterans and

monsters in the Old World, it appears that

they have truly found their vocation.

Proﬁle M WS BS S T W I A Ld

Troll Slayer 34334121 9

Weapons/Armour: A Troll Slayer may be

equipped with weapons and armour chosen

from the Ogre & Slayer Equipment list. Slayers

may never carry or use missile weapons or any

form of armour.

SPECIAL RULES

Pit Fighter: See Strength Skill section.

Hard to Kill: Dwarfs are tough, resilient

individuals who can only be taken out of

action on a roll of a 6 instead of 5-6 when

rolling on the Injury chart. Treat a roll of 1-2

as knocked down, 3-5 as stunned, and 6 as

out of action.

Hard Head: Dwarfs ignores the special rules

for maces, clubs, etc. They are not easy to

knock out!

Hate Orcs and Goblins: All Dwarfs hate Orcs

and Goblins. See the psychology section of

the Mordheim rules for details on the effects

of Hatred .

Grudgebearers: Dwarfs hold an ancient

grudge against Elves from the days when the

two races fought for the supremacy of the Old

World. If the Pit Fighters ever hire any kind of

Elven Hired Sword, he will leave the Warband

immediately, he refuses to ﬁght alongside

these pansy Elves!

Death Wish: Troll Slayers seek an honourable

death in combat. They are completely immune

to all psychology and never need to test if

ﬁghting alone.

0-2 Pit Veterans

35 gold crowns

Pit ﬁghter veterans are experienced ﬁghters

who carry out the orders of the Pit King with

ruthless efﬁciency. These men ensure that the

warband is held together with iron-hard

discipline and always keep a watchful eye on

the Pit King’s back lest an over ambitious

fellow pit ﬁghter gets any ideas.

Proﬁle M WS BS S T W I A Ld

Pit King 4 4 3 4 3141 7

Weapons/Armour: A Pit Fighter Veteran may

be equipped with weapons

and armour chosen from the

Pit Fighter Equipment list.

SPECIAL RULES

Pit Fighter: See

Strength Skill

section.

Pit Fighters

henchmen

0-1 Ogre Pit Fighter

165 gold crowns to hire

Ogres are large brutish creatures standing

some ten feet tall, and all of it is bone and

muscle. It is unsurprising then that they are

one of the most brutal and feared of all pit

ﬁghters. These massive, savage ﬁghters are

often called upon to ﬁght such fearsome

beasts as captured Trolls in some of the most

incredible bouts held at the pits.

Proﬁle M WS BS S T W I A Ld

Ogre 6 3 2 4 4332 7

Weapons/Armour: An Ogre Pit Fighter may be

equipped with weapons and armour chosen

from the Ogre & Slayer Equipment list.

SPECIAL RULES

Pit Fighter: See Strength Skill section.

Fear: Ogre Pit Fighters are large, threatening

creatures that cause Fear . See the Psychology

section for details.

Large: Ogre Pit Fighters are huge, lumbering

creatures and therefore make tempting targets

for archers. Any model may shoot at the Ogre

Pit Fighter, even if he is not the closest target.

Skills: An Ogre Pit Fighter who becomes a

Hero as a result of The Lad’s Got Talent may

choose from the Combat, Strength and Pit

Fighter Special Skills.

Slow Witted: Although Ogres are capable of

earning experience and bettering themselves,

they are not the smartest creatures. Ogres

only gain advances at half the rate of everyone

else (ie, they must accrue twice as much

experience as normal to get an advance).

Pit Fighters

35 gold crowns to hire

Pit ﬁghters are close combat specialists armed

with a variety of weapons and armour.

Usually they are fairly heavily armoured and

equipped with sword and shield, although

sometimes they will be skilled in the use of

two-handed weapons.

Proﬁle M WS BS S T W I A Ld

Pit Fighter 44333131 7

Weapons/Armour: A Pit Fighter may be

equipped with weapons and armour chosen

from the Pit Fighter Equipment list.

SPECIAL RULES

Pit Fighter: See Strength Skill section.

0-7 Pursuers

25 gold crowns to hire

Pursuers are a special martial type of pit

fighter often used for ‘warm-up fights’

before the main show. These men are usually

lightly armed with spears, nets and javelins

with which they harry their enemies in a hit

and run style of warfare. This style of

fighting dates back to ancient times in Tilea

when gladiators, as they were known in the

Tilean tongue, would fight in massive stone

arenas to huge crowds of citizens baying for

blood.

Proﬁle M WS BS S T W I A Ld

Pursuer 4 3 3 3 3131 7

Weapons/Armour: A Pit Fighter Pursuer may

be equipped with weapons and armour

chosen from the Pit Fighter Pursuer

Equipment list.

SPECIAL RULE

Pit Fighter: See Strength Skill section.

Evade: Pursuers are agile and athletic, well

adept at avoiding the heavier Pit Fighters’

charges. When an enemy charges a Pursuer he

may choose to try and evade. On a successful

Initiative test it is considered a failed charge

and the normal rules apply.

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