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Chariot Races

A mad new Warhammer game by Space McQuirk

‘Sorry Boss!’ Snigit stood before two

large Orcs with his head bowed low.

‘Dat’s the third chariot you’ve wrecked

this week.’ Gazbag shouted, smacking

the Gobbo round the ear. ‘ You’d better

learn to take those corners a bit slower

next time. Now get out of ‘ere before I

get really mad.’ Snigit didn’t need

telling twice and legged it away.

‘Boss,’ the second Orc spoke up. ‘Why

do you let im keep driving your best

chariots if all he ever does is keep

wrecking dem?’

Gasbag replied ‘He loves going too fast

and don’t care about iz safety,’ a wry

smile fell over Gasbag’s face. ‘The

perfect qualities for a chariot driver.’

scythed chariot appealed to them. Having

recently put together one of the fantastic Orc

Boar Chariots it was the perfect opportunity

for me to create a set of rules to cover chariot

racing in the Warhammer world. These rules

use a modiﬁed version of the Warhammer

rules as their basis. The differences to the

Warhammer rules are explained below, but

otherwise just assume the normal Warhammer

rules apply.

For the purposes of this chariot race I have

chosen only chariots from the Orc & Goblin,

Chaos Warrior and Chaos Beastmen army lists.

However, the basic principles of the race can

work for any armies that have chariots, such

as High Elves, Wood Elves and Dark Elves and

Khemri Undead. Any number of players can

join in and the more chariots the more

exciting the race.

We’ve listed the characteristics for most of the

Chariots on the opposite page.

The standard proﬁles of the chariots and crew

should be used. Each chariot has two

crewmen and is assumed to have scythed

wheels. No self respecting charioteer would

ever enter a race without his best spiky bits.

I’m sure few people who have seen the

dramatic chariot race in Ben Hur or, more

recently, the carnage that the chariots cause in

the epic Gladiator, could deny that the image

of tearing round a dangerous race course in a

Orc Boar Chariot

M WS BS S T W I A Ld

The Track

Using your gaming table, a coffee table or

equivalent mark out a track that the chariots

will be racing upon. The track should be wide

enough to accommodate at least two of the

chariots travelling abreast of each other and as

long as you wish (we suggest 48" minimum).

It could range in its shape from a standard

oval course to a treacherous ﬁgure of eight

design allowing the possibility of horrendous

collision in the centre. The edges of the track

can be made up from hedges, walls, buildings

or any other suitable scenery. It should

include a start line which also usually acts as

the ﬁnish line. Other than that the shape or

design is only limited by your imagination. As

the track bends round the table it could

shorten in width or have treacherous outcrops

or obstacles for the players to avoid. Most

importantly all players should agree on the

design of the track before racing.

Chariot

- - - 5 5 4 - - -

Crew (2)

- 3 - 3 - - 3 1 7

Boar

7 3 - 4 - - 3 1 -

Save: 4+

Goblin Wolf Chariot

M WS BS S T W I A Ld

Chariot

- - - 5 4 3 - - -

Crew (2)

- 2 3 3 - - 2 1 6

Wolf

9 3 - 3 - - 4 1 -

Save: 5+

Special Rules:

The Goblin Wolf chariot crew carry bows

which they may ﬁre during the shooting

phase. The Goblin Wolf Chariot may be pulled

by three wolves. The player may roll two dice

for his additional movement. He only selects

the single higher die score.

Turn Sequence

The turn sequence varies slightly from the

standard Warhammer sequence. Each player

must have completed a phase before moving

on to the next phase e.g. everybody must have

completed their movement phase before the

player who started the movement phase can

take part in the shooting phase.

Marauder Chariot

M WS BS S T W I A Ld

Chariot

- - - 5 5 4 - - -

Crew (2)

- 4 - 3 - - 4 1 7

Steed

8 3 - 4 - - 3 1 -

Save: 5+

Special Rules:

The Marauder chariot is pulled by four Chaos

Steeds. The player may roll three dice for his

additional movement. He only selects the

single highest die score.

ORDER OF PLAY

1. Initiative

2. Movement

3. Shooting

4. Close Combat

Chaos Warrior Chariot

M WS BS S T W I A Ld

THE STARTING LINE UP

Each player taking part in the race rolls a D6.

The highest may place his chariot on the

inside lane. The other chariots place theirs in

descending order towards the outer lane

placing a minimum distance of 1" between

chariots.

If the track is not wide enough to

accommodate all of the chariots then the

players with the lowest rolls must place their

chariots behind the other chariots.

Chariot

- - - 5 5 4 - - -

Crew (2)

- 5 - 4 - - 5 1 8

Steed

8 3 - 4 - - 3 1 -

Save: 4+

Beastman Chariot

M WS BS S T W I A Ld

Chariot

- - - 5 5 4 - - -

Crew (2)

- 4 - 3 - - 3 1 7

Tuskgor

7 3 - 4 - - 2 1 -

INITIATIVE

In each phase roll a D6 and add your driver’s

initiative to the score. This gives your chariot’s

initiative score for the turn. Initiative is

counted down from the highest to the lowest.

Save: 4+

When a chariot’s Initiative value or lower than

their Initiative value is called out then they

may elect to move, shoot or ﬁght as

appropriate. If two or more chariots wish to

act at the same time then the player with the

higher Initiative moves ﬁrst. In the case of a

tie roll a D6 to determine the result. Once all

drivers of that Initiative have gone then

continue down to the next Initiative level.

Once Initiative 1 has been declared then all

drivers must act.

slow down. The driver rolls 1D6, regardless of

the number of steeds pulling the chariot, and

subtracts the result from his chariot’s

movement. In addition the chariot may if the

driver chooses, make an immediate drift move

as described below without having to travel 3"

forward.

Turning the Chariot

A chariot may make the following turns

during its movement phase.

Distance Moved Total Turns possible

0-9" Up to 3x45˚ turns

10-12" Up to 2x45˚ turns

13"+ Up to 1x45˚ turn

A chariot does not have to turn a full 45˚, but

cannot make any single turn greater than this

angle. A chariot must travel at least 3" forward

before each 45˚ turn.

MOVEMENT

Fast and Furious

All movement decisions must be made within

ﬁfteen seconds of entering your chariot’s

movement phase (e.g. move forward 6", ram

chariot one and turn to avoid the obstacle).

This represents the speed with which the

chariots are racing each other which leaves no

time for in-depth thought. If a player fails to

declare his intentions during the movement

phase within this time limit, then the chariot

will just career forwards its full movement

distance. It does not matter if the player fails

to achieve his intentions but he must attempt

to resolve his declaration in the correct order.

The chariots must follow the route around the

track from start line to ﬁnish line (i.e. you may

not turn around and go the other way!). The

chariots move their standard movement

distance, i.e. the movement distance of the

creatures pulling the chariot. You must move

the full distance unless you pull the reins as

described below.

Drifting

In addition to turning, a chariot is able to drift

to the side. Regardless of speed a chariot may

move 1" directly to its right or left for every 3"

moved forward.

RESOLVING CHARIOT COLLISIONS

As the chariot careers around the race track it

will no doubt collide with other objects.

These can be categorised into two distinct

groups.

Chariot collisions with obstacles

Any piece of terrain on a track other than a

working chariot is classiﬁed as an obstacle. If

at any time during the movement phase any

part of the chariot hits an obstacle then the

chariot must take D3 Strength 4 hits.

Cracking the Whip

A driver may declare he is using his whip at

the start of his move. If a player decides to do

so they must roll 1D6 plus an additional D6

for every draft creature over two that the

chariot has. He then selects the highest score

and gains this result as additional movement.

If a player has elected to use the whip then

the chariot must move the full additional

distance. A player may not move through

another chariot. A driver must declare he is

cracking the whip at the start of his movement

phase.

Chariot collisions with other chariots

There are three ways in which a chariot may

collide with another chariot. A chariot may

shunt into the rear of another chariot, it may

smash into the other chariot’s side with its

front or, (best of all) it may make a carefully

executed swipe into another chariot’s side.

Shunting the Rear of Another Chariot: A

shunt into the rear of a chariot is usually less

effective than a powerful ram into the side

and more than often occurs when the

shunting chariot cannot move its full distance

without avoiding such a collision. If the front

section of a chariots base comes into contact

with the rear section of any other chariot’s

base then this counts as a shunt. The

Pulling the Reins

If a chariot is in danger of colliding with

another chariot or obstacle then the driver

may elect to pull in the reins. The driver must

declare he is pulling in the reins at the start of

his movement phase. This allows the driver to

defending player may make an attempt to

avoid the collision as described below. If he

succeeds then the attacking player may, if he

has enough movement left, place his chariot

in front of the other chariot. If he does not

have enough movement to bring the whole of

his chariot in front of the defending player’s

chariot then it must remain behind the other

chariot and all remaining movement is lost. If

a player fails to avoid being shunted then both

chariots must suffer a Strength 5 hit and if

wounded must roll for damage on the damage

table below. Make armour saves as normal.

Smashing into the side of another chariot:

If the front section of a chariot’s base comes

into contact with the side section of another

chariot then this counts as a smash. The

defending player may avoid the collision as

described below. If he succeeds then the

attacking player must continue with his full

movement value (including any extra

movement gained from Cracking the Whip ). If

he does not have enough movement to bring

the whole of his chariot out of contact with

the enemy chariot then he must stop his

chariot within 1 inch of the defending player.

If a player fails to avoid being smashed then

both chariots must suffer a Strength 5 hit and

if wounded must roll for damage on the

damage table below. Make armour saves as

normal.

Side-swiping another chariot: As the

chariots jostle for position they will collide

with each other. Being generally fragile

vehicles the collision of two chariots can be a

destructive affair. If at any time during a

player’s movement he is able to bring the side

of his chariot within 1" of the side of another

chariot then he may declare he is attempting

to ram that other chariot. The rammer must

then move his chariot into base-to-base

contact with the other chariot. The defending

chariot may attempt to avoid the Side-swipe as

described below.

Successful Swipes

If a Side-swipe is successful then the attacker

rolls on the To Wound table with his chariot’s

Strength against his opponent’s chariot’s

Toughness. Make armour saves as normal. If a

wound is inﬂicted then the attacker has

caused damage to the defender, and may roll

on the damage table below.

If the attacker fails to inﬂict a wound then his

chariot may suffer damage from the impact.

The defender may now roll to see if his

chariot inﬂicted damage on the attacking

chariot, using his chariot’s Strength against

the attacker’s chariot’s Toughness. If

successful he may roll on the damage table.

Roll for Damage

Any chariot that causes damage to an

opponent’s chariot rolls 2D6 on the table

below. All wounds are caused to the chariot

rather than its crew or steeds.

After resolving the effects of a ram any

remaining movement may then be taken

unless speciﬁed otherwise. The player may

still side-swipe another chariot, but may not

attack the chariot he has previously hit until

the next turn.

Avoiding a collision

The last thing a driver wants to happen to his

prize chariot is have a wickedly barbed scythe

tear through it.

If a player wishes he may have one attempt at

avoiding being hit by his opponent’s chariot.

To do so he must roll UNDER the Armour

Save of his chariot (i.e he must fail his save). If

the player is successful then there is no effect.

SHOOTING

All chariots carry two crew a driver and an

additional crew member to help ﬁght

opponents and defend the driver from attack.

Damage Table

2D6 Wounds Caused Additional Effects

The chariots axles lock together grinding metal against metal

and as a result slow each other down.

The defender suffers a -5" movement penalty in his next round.

The attacking chariot loses all remaining movement that turn.

3-4

Wood cracks at the force of the impact.

Roll D6 on a 1-3 the chariot is ﬁne, on the result of a 4-6 it loses

an additional 1 Toughness.

5-7

The scythed wheels rip through the body of opponents ﬁnely

crafted prize chariot.

The Strength proﬁle of the rammed chariot is reduced by 1.

8-9

Wood splinters and cracks under the weight of the chariot as it is

momentarily tipped onto one wheel.

The Toughness proﬁle of the rammed chariot is reduced by 1. In

addition each crew member must take a test to remain onboard

the chariot. Roll a D6, on a roll of a 1 the crew falls off and dies. If

all crew members fail then the chariot grinds to an immediate halt

and counts as an obstacle for the remainder of the game.

One of the steeds is killed during the impact. The driver furiously

unleashes the dead beast which falls underneath the chariot.

The chariot loses one steed. If this brings the chariot to one

mount only his movement is reduced by 3. If all the mounts are

slain then the chariot grinds to an immediate halt and now counts

as an obstacle for the remainder of the game.

1D6

The scythed wheels rip through the opponents spokes sending

splinters of wood into the air.

The attacker loses all remaining movement as he manoeuvres his

chariot to cause the damage. The defending chariot suffers

-1 Strength and -1 Toughness.

The chariot is completely destroyed whilst the driver is caught in

the reins and dragged around the track, mercilessly by his

steeds.

The chariot is removed from the race.

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