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January-February 2010

The Crocodile Games Webzine

From The Editor

Coming in January.

Happy New Year Croc Fans!

Coming in January 2010, to our store

and stores worldwide.

Well its 2010, a New Year and here at

the Croc we intend to start the year off

on the right foot! This year brings some

new exciting releases for the Croc,

starting with this month’s release of the

Wendigo Ice Warriors and Snowbeast.

Now available to buy from our online

store and retail stores worldwide.

In this issue of Croc Tales we bring you

a ive part themed edition for the Heru

and City Dwellers of Hierakonpolis –

The most honorable and disciplined of

the races of Ægyptus. These followers

of Horus live and breathe the art of war

and combat, a proud race of warriors

and battle-hardened heroes.

Several of these articles were

published previously in Harbinger

magazine, and have been out of print

for some time. We’re happy to make

this material available again.

The irst of our articles, the Daughter

of the Phoenix, tells of a priestess reborn

out of the ire of the fallen phoenix, this

article outlines the background and

the rules for using the Daughter of the

Phoenix in Famous warbands.

The Warhawks, an elite troop of Asar

followers, strived to prove themselves

to Horus, and to be seen as equals

beside their Heru brethren. This article

outlines the special rules for including

the formidable Warhawks in your

Horus warband.

Next is a strategy guide for playing

the Heru, by Peter Baxter followed by

the scenario Sacrilege at the Temple of

Dusk by Corey Somavia.

Finally, the City-Dwellers of

Hierakonpolis article, written by Brian

S. Roe, shows you how to convert and

paint your own City-Dwellers for your

Heru warband.

In upcoming months, we’ll be taking

a closer look as some of the other

factions of Ægyptus, with rules for new

troop types and Specialists, as well as

more sneak previews of some of the

awesome new characters and troops in

Olympus!

Characters

WGH-103 Ice Warrior 1 $14.95

WGH-104 Ice Warrior 2 $14.95

WGH-105 Ice Warrior 3 $14.95

WGH-106 Ice Warrior 4 $14.95

Mythic Creatures

WGH-701 The Abominable Snow-

beast & Summoner

The Lore of

Horus

“In this month’s release we have the dreaded

Abominable Snowbeast, as well as the mighty

Wendigo Ice Warriors! The Abominable

Snowbeast is a massive model, standing

4.25 inches tall and weighing over a pound

of metal! The effect of this miniature on the

battleield is awesome to to see, as it towers

over all other models. The Ice Warriors are

Wendigo Tribal Heroes, armed with deadly

Frostbite Blades -- swords chiseled from pure

ice! All of these miniatures were sculpted by

the master of monsters -- Ben Siens, and are

available NOW in the Croc Online Store.”

(Miniature Painted by Marike Reimer)

Retail Information

If you are a retail store and would

like further information about our

products, please drop us an email

at sales@crocodilegames.com.

Graphic Design

Brian S. Roe

Editing

Ryan Markle

Deborah FitzPatrick

Artwork

Des Hanley

Articles

Chris FitzPatrick

Brian S. Roe

Peter Baxter

Corey Somavia

Thanks to Ronda Pattison

for Imaging Assistance

Be sure to include your store’s loca-

tion and contact details, and we’ll get

in touch with news about our latest

offers, products and price listings.

$74.95

-EVENT MINIATURE 2010-

Before we kick things off, here is a preview of this year’s

Event Miniature, To-tanem Artifex at Work ! This

miniature was sculpted Chris FitzPatrick, and based on

an idea by Alex Bates (thanks Alex!) It represents all the

hard work the Croc Crew have been doing lately -- per-

haps you have noticed all the new releases getting out the

last few months? We have plenty more in store!

The new Event Mini has just been sent to our moldmaker,

and should be ready for events starting in February.

Remember, he’s not for sale -- he’s a FREE prize for par-

ticipating in approved Crocodile Games events through-

out the 2010 year, such as the GenCon WarGods World

Campaign inale, CanCon and MoaB in Australia, and

the UK’s Canterbury WarGods Tournament in November.

We’ll be listing oficial events on our website as they are

scheduled, so be sure to check back throughout the year.

Great news for our UK players: The irst opportunity to

get this year’s Event Mini will be in the UK at the “One

Day WarGods of Ægyptus Newcomers Knock-out Tour-

nament” at the WMMS West Midlands Military Show,

Sunday 21st March, 2010, in Wolverhampton

(near Birminingham). Check out the Crocodile

Games Forum for details and to sign up for the

event.

Here are some photos of the new green:

-THE DAUGHTER OF THE PHOENIX-

By Chris FitzPatrick

In ancient times, during the early days when the Gods

ruled over the land of Ægyptus, there was a Priestess of

Ra of the utmost faith and purity. Though she was of the

lowest order with little power or inluence, this initiate

was especially beloved of Ra. It was in this time that the

Age of Darkness fell upon Ægyptus, for the demon serpent

Apophis arose in the heavens and threatened to devour the

sun. When great Ra went forth into the sky to battle

the serpent, the Priestess climbed to the highest

tower in the city of Pharos to offer Ra her prayers.

There she held a long, lonely vigil, watch-

ing the night sky. She

ing lames and feathers, the Phoenix fell like a dying star,

to crash miles below on a dark mountaintop, his lames

extinguished.

p r a y e d

But the sacriice of the Phoenix was enough to turn tide

of the battle – Ra seized this opportunity, and with his spear

he transixed the black serpent. With the sword in his other

hand, he hewed the head from its writhing neck. The

light of the sun burst forth, and Apophis was ban-

ished from the night sky. And so was darkness

d e f e a t e d … for a day. For in the cold

d a r k - ness beyond the edge of

the world, the demon

serpent grew whole

a g a i n ,

and at

the end of

the day he

arose once more,

and the world fell

into a second darkness. The

battle was rejoined, and this time

the power of Ra alone could not defeat

the serpent.

throughout that longest

of nights, awaiting

the irst

l i g h t

that would

herald the

victory of Ra

and the defeat of

Apophis.

As the battle raged in the sky, the

Priestess beheld the Phoenix rise

from his distant aerie and ly into the

night sky, hurtling toward the hori-

zon. Although others could not see,

her eyes pierced the vast distance and

darkness. Divine Ra stood astride

his celestial boat, sword and spear in

hand, locked in combat with the end-

less ebon coils of the demon serpent

Apophis. The coils slowly encircled

the sun as the demon serpent sought

to devour the golden orb. In this

darkest hour, as Ra weakened and

the dying light of the sun began to

dim, the Phoenix arrived, it’s

burning light driving back

the darkness of Apophis.

Golden talons tore at the

black scales of the serpent, and iery wings scorched the

serpent’s eyes. The Phoenix fought valiantly, but no mat-

ter how strong the great iery eagle, he was not match for

a god – Apophis released the sun from his ebon grip and

lashed out at the Phoenix, striking him from the sky. Trail-

At the top of the highest tower of

Pharos, the priestess of Ra witnessed

all this. Her prayers died on her lips

as she watched the Phoenix fall to

earth. Although others of the priest-

hood rejoiced in the victory of Ra, she

new that it would be only temporary,

for it was said that Apophis could

never be killed. Alone, she led across

the city to the towering Lighthouse of

Pharos stood, its lame, called the

Eye of Ra, now the only light in

the night sky. Up the stairs

she ran to the where the sa-

cred ire burned. From this

ire she stole a single lame,

lickering at the end of a taper. Out of the city and into

the western desert she carried the lame, and it lit her way

throughout the long journey to the great mountain where

the Phoenix fell. She climbed the mountain in darkness

along narrow pathways and impossibly steep inclines,

Class

Mv Wnd

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Def Mis Arc Disc

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Daughter of the Phoenix

5/20

100

Damage Modiier: 0

Special: Phoenix Wing (Protection, Healing, Immunity To Fire, Flight)

Armor: Phoenix Wings (AR 6 Hard)

Base Size: 20 x 20 mm

to heights that no man had climbed before, always carrying

the single, lickering lame cupped against the wind. As

the darkness deepened, and as Ra’s strength began once

again to wane, the lame lickered and sputtered, but never

did it die. And so she climbed, until at last she reached the

summit, where the golden body of the Phoenix lay broken

and cold.

immune to ire, and if they are passed over the body of the

wounded they can heal even the most grievous of injuries.

She dwells in the highest tower of the Great Temple of Ra

in Heliopolis, but sometimes travels on strange quests to

distant places, occasionally in the warband of some power-

ful Harbinger of great renown – for though her missions

are often of great danger, no Harbinger has ever refused her

demand of service, for her mission is always in the name of

Ra, Father of the Gods.

Whispering a prayer to Ra, she knelt before the Phoenix,

and touched the tiny lame to the feathers of his wing. Just

then a mighty wind swelled, as if Amun had sent his bless-

ing, and the body of the great bird burst into lames that

burned so hot and so bright that they could be seen from

as far away as Elephantine. From the ire rose the Phoenix

reborn, and into the sky he soared to the aid of Ra, and

Apophis was again defeated. The Priestess too was caught

in the inferno of rebirth,

and as the lames subsided,

it was revealed that she too

had been reborn –though the

ire burned hot enough to

sear lesh and crack stone,

her body was unharmed –

she stood at the summit of

the mountain, naked and re-

newed, with the iery spirit

of the Phoenix living within

her. From the top of the ae-

rie, she gathered the glitter-

ing Phoenix feathers, and

these she fashioned into a

feathered cape. As the light

of the sun broke over the

horizon, the priestess leapt

from the mountaintop, and

soared on lashing wings of

golden Phoenix feathers into

the sky.

The Daughter of the Phoenix may be included in the

warband of a Famous Harbinger with a Ka Rating of at

least 5. She is considered a Specialist, and she counts as

a Character Option of one of the units of the Harbinger’s

own race. She is unique, and therefore only one warband

in a battle can include her. (In the case of 2 players wishing

to use her at the same time,

players should roll against

one another.) The Daugh-

ter of the Phoenix may not

be equipped with additional

weapons and armor.

Powers

The Daughter of the Phoenix

has the following powers:

Hard Armor Rating

The Phoenix Wings provide

a Hard Armor Rating of 6 to

the Daughter of the Phoe-

nix. The Daughter of the

Phoenix may not wear ad-

ditional armor, nor may she

be equipped with weapons or

protective amulets.

Protection

The wings of the Daughter

of the Phoenix offer protec-

tion to those they shelter.

Any single model that is in

base-to-base contact with the

Daughter of the Phoenix can

be under her protection, if the

player chooses. This model

can take no action during the entire Turn, as the model is

considered to be hiding behind her wings. While under her

protection, the model receives an additional Hard Armor

Save of 6, and also receives the beneits of her Immunity

to Fire power. The Daughter of the Phoenix may ight and

defend herself while using this power, but she must remain

stationary with the model and not move.

Healing

The Daughter of the Phoenix may call upon the power of

Ra to heal wounds and mend broken bones, by placing the

So the Daughter of the

Phoenix was born.

In the thousand years since

that morning, the daughter of

the Phoenix has been held in

reverence by all followers of

the Gods as the scion of the

Phoenix and the savior of Ra. Although her body is mortal

and has lived and died, as all mortals must, her spirit has

lived on, always reborn into the body of another Priestess

of Ra, pure of mind and untouched by man. Her purity

and power is great, for the spirit of the Phoenix infuses her,

making her stronger than other mortals. She wears nothing

but a gilded mask and the wings of the Phoenix feathers,

and it is said that her skin is impervious to arrows, that even

the spells of the greatest Master of Words cast against her

will be relected back against their master. Her wings are

The Daughter of the Phoenix stands atop a high tower and

prepares to take light.

Miniature sculpted by Todd Harris, painted by Marike Reimer.

golden wings of the Phoenix over the victim. Once per

game, she is able to heal up to 2 wounds on a single mod-

el that she is in base-to-base contact with. The affected

model is restored 2 Wound Points, up to its maximum. She

can even restore a model to life that has been killed as a

casualty – if she arrives in time. The Healing power can

be used during the irst full Turn following the Turn that

the character was killed. The Healing power is used at the

end of the Daughter’s Activation Phase, and she must be in

base-to-base contact with the fallen model. The Healing

occurs immediately, but the model may take no action until

the next Turn, when it receives its Command Counter as

usual. This power may not be used on a model currently

engaged in melee combat, and may not be used on a Har-

binger during the Provocation.

would cause her harm, such as Burning Efigy, The Sun’s

Fiery Fist, Burning Brands, Wall of Flames, Fiery Aspect,

etc.

Flight

The Daughter of the Phoenix can ly with Move Value of

20 inches. The use of this power must be declared on the

Daughter’s Activation Phase. It cannot be used if she is

attached to a unit of warriors, but she may use the power

escape from melee combat. While in light, she can make

a Swooping Attack, or engage another lyer in melee com-

bat. She may not carry another model, or use any form of

equipment that requires the use of her hands, although she

could hold a small object such as an amulet. Other rules

for lying are detailed in Chapter Two of the WarGods of

Ægyptus rules.

Immunity to Fire

The Daughter of the Phoenix is unaffected by any natu-

ral lames, as well as any ire-based spells and powers that

The Daughter of the Phoenix confronts the heretic Priest of Aten, to reclaim the stolen Ark.

Miniatures sculpted by Chris FitzPatrick and Todd Harris, painted by Marike Reimer.

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