Pirate Crew.pdf

Shiver me Timbers!

By Cap’n Tim Huckelbery

The blasted city of Mordheim has called to many

a Pirate Captain with the song of easy riches, as

the nearby rivers are filled with ships laden with

either gold into the city or departing with

wyrdstone. Using the perpetual fog and dust

which fills the air around the ruins, a ship can

navigate the city via the deep rivers running

though it. With lightning speed, the pirate ships

can appear from nowhere and attack a ship,

quickly looting it of any valuables. Some

Captains have even found safe harbours for

their vessels, and lead frequent raiding parties

into the city itself. These brave pirate bands

have become new additions to other groups of

adventurers, fanatics, and nightmare creatures

that dare enter the remains of the City of the

Damned.

opportunity to join the pirate crew (usually at

the point of a cutlass!). As an alternative to

exchanging/ransoming the captured Hero back

to their original Warband (or selling him to

slavers), the Pirate Captain can instead add the

captured enemy to the ship’s crew as follows.

Both players roll 2D6, with the Pirate player

adding the Captain’s Leadership and the enemy

player adding the Leadership of the captured

Hero. If either side won that game, it may add

+1 to it’s score.

If the Pirate player’s result is higher, the Hero

renounces his old ways for the life of the high

seas! She or he joins the Crew, either starting a

new Crew group or joining an existing one if it

has four models or less. There is no extra cost to

add him to a group which has accumulated

experience points, and any equipment or

weapons he had are immediately sold off to buy

him the proper weapons and armour to match

his new unit in an even swap. His skills and

characteristics are changed to those of a starting

Crewman, or to match those of his new crew-

mates if joining an existing group.

Otherwise, the Hero has resisted the siren’s

song of the sea, and is forced to become a

Swabbie (see Swabbies below). He is stripped of

his equipment and weapons; these are handed

out as the player desires. He does retain any

skills and keeps his original characteristics, but

can only be re-armed with the weapons listed in

the Swabbie equipment list.

Enemy human Henchmen taken Out of Action

during the game and then lost from their

original Warband for good (a 1-2 was rolled for

them post-game) also have a chance of joining

up too! Roll another D6 for each: on a roll of

4+, the Pirates manage to drag them away or

otherwise make off with their wounded bodies,

and patch them up on the ship. The Pirate

player can then test to see if they will join

exactly as above, by both players rolling 2D6

and adding it to the Captain’s and the

Henchman’s Leadership. This test can only be

done if the Pirates win the game, so the Pirate

player will always get a +1 to his roll.

My first landing. First time I’ve been in

the city. No, not a city, not anymore. Oh

Sigmar, what did these people do to

deserve such punishment? More later – I

cannot find the words.

from the log of Augustus Riley Frayed

Crewman, pirate ship The Serpent’s

Mother

Special Rules

Swabbies: Pirate warbands can ‘recruit’ new

members to join the adventuresome life of a

pirate, sometimes willingly but oftentimes more

as an alternative to walking the plank! Only

humans can be recruited in this manner though

– not even the most bloodthirsty pirate would

ever trust a Skaven or Beastman, and other

races even though friendly to mankind would

normally never follow a mere human into

battle! The following special rules apply to

certain situations in Mordheim game play:

Kidnapped! Enemy human Heroes who after

the game rolled up the Captured result (D66

rolls of 61 or 62) can be ‘offered’ one

A tale of ye most scurrilous Pirates and vagabonds fresh to The City of the

Damned as told by Cap’n Tim Huckleberry

Hired Swords and Special Characters are too

skilled to be taken off in this manner, and can

never be recruited – they have their own

agendas to pursue, and will ensure the pirate

life is not part of those plans.

Well now matey, have you ever considered

pirating as a career? If the Pirates encounter

Stragglers (result 44) or Prisoners (result 333)

when Searching , there is a chance they may sign

up to sail under the Jolly Roger. Either of these

options may be used instead of the regular

options listed for these situations.

If a Straggler is found, the Captain can try to

convince him to join the crew by making a

successful Leadership test. If passed, the

Straggler joins as a Swabbie (he’s too unhinged

even to become a member of the Crew!)

If Prisoners are found, roll a D3 to determine

how many are rescued. If the Captain passes a

Leadership test (he must make a separate test

for each one), the Prisoner eagerly joins his

rescuers as a member of the Crew, either

starting a new Crew group or joining an existing

one if it has four models or less. If he is starting

a new Crew group, he will start at the normal

characteristics levels for a normal Crew member

and at Zero Experience. There is no extra cost

to add him to an existing group which has

accumulated experience points, and his skills

and characteristics match those of his new crew-

mates. The player must pay though to equip and

arm the new Crewman as per his new unit. If

the player cannot pay, the prisoner must join as

a Swabbie. If the test is failed, the Prisoner isn’t

quite so convinced of the worthiness of the sea

dogs and is added as a Swabbie.

Unless noted otherwise, Pirate Warbands have

the same access to Hired Swords & any other

items as for a regular human Mercenary

Warband, and follow all the normal rules for

them as well. They must however pay an

additional +20 gc in upkeep if they have both

Dwarfs and Elves together in the same warband

(the ship is only so big, and the confines make

them more irritable than usual!).

In one-off games, a Pirate Warband starts with

two Swabbies for free.

Succession: If the Captain is killed, one of the

Mates will take over in the same manner as a

Champion taking over for a Mercenary

warband.

Choice of Warriors

A Pirate warband must include a minimum of

three models. You have 500 Gold Crowns which

you can use to recruit and equip your Warband.

The maximum number of warriors in the

Warband is 15 (this represents the landing

party; the rest of the crew are aboard the ship in

case some other scurvy sea dogs dare to attack!).

Ship’s Captain: Each Pirate warband must be

lead by a Captain no more, no less!

Mates: Your warband may include up to 2 Mates

Cabin Boys: Your warband may include up to 2

Cabin Boys.

Crew: Your warband may include any number

of Crew.

Gunners: Your warband may include up to 7

Gunners.

Boatswains: Your warband may include up to 5

Boatswains.

Swabbies: Your warband may include up to 5

Swabbies. Note that you may never have more

Swabbies than you have Crew though!

Starting Experience

The Captain starts with 20 experience.

Ship’s Mates start with 8 experience each

Cabin Boys start with 0 experience each

All Henchmen start with 0 experience.

Pirate equipment lists

The following lists are used by Pirate warbands to pick their weapons:

PIRATE EQUIPMENT LIST

Hand-to-hand Combat Weapons

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

Hammer/Mace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 gc

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

Boat Hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 gc

Cat O’ Nine Tails. . . . . . 8 gc (Heroes only)

Cutlass (Sword) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 gc

Double-handed weapon . . . . . . . . . .15 gc

Missile Weapons

Belaying Pin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 gc

Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 gc (60 Brace)

Crossbow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 gc

Dueling Pistol. . . . . . . . . . 30 gc (60 Brace)

Armour

Buckler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 gc

Toughened leathers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 gc

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

Light armour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 gc

Missile Weapons

Belaying Pin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 gc

Bow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 gc

Armour

Buckler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 gc

Toughened leathers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 gc

GUNNER EQUIPMENT LIST

Hand-to-hand Combat Weapons

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

Hammer/Mace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 gc

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

Cutlass (Sword) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 gc

Missile Weapons

Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 gc (60 Brace)

Blunderbuss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 gc

Dueling Pistol. . . . . . . . . . 30 gc (60 Brace)

Handgun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 gc

Swivel Gun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .65 gc

(Rare 8; one per Warband)

Swivel Gun Ammo:

Ball Shot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 gc

Chain Shot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 gc

Grape Shot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 gc

Armour

Toughened leathers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 gc

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

Light armour . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 gc

SWABBIE EQUIPMENT LIST

Hand-to-hand Combat Weapons

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

Hammer/Mace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 gc

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

Boat Hook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 gc

Cutlass (Sword) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 gc

Double-handed weapon . . . . . . . . . .15 gc

Pirate skill tables

Combat Shooting Academic Strength Speed

Special

Captain

Mate

Cabin Boy

Pirate Warbands

Heroes

1 Pirate Captain

60 Gold Crowns to hire

Only the roughest toughest sea dog can rise to

become captain of his own ship. A good Captain

has to be bold and decisive in combat, and a

forceful personality to hold together his unruly

followers. Though often elected by the Crew, he

must command their respect and fear, and more

importantly ensure their continued loyalty with

plenty of gold!

Profile M WS BS S T W I A Ld

443331318

Weapons and Armour: A Pirate Captain may

be equipped with items chosen from the Pirate

Equipment list.

stand with their Captain ready to plunder and

ravage any ships they find.

Profile M WS BS S T W I A Ld

443331317

Weapons and Armour: Mates may be

equipped with items chosen from the Pirate

Equipment list.

0-2 Cabin Boys

15 Gold Crowns to hire

The lure of the sea often calls many young men

to leave their boring lives behind and take up

the exciting life of a pirate. Some are the

youngest sons of nobles who know they will

never inherit, or whose families have fallen to

disgrace or poverty. Others are simple farmboys

yearning for the open sea and adventure. All

though, show some glimmer of talent which the

Captain decides is enough to allow them to

serve as Cabin Boys, where they can learn not

only the basics of seamanship but also the more

important lessons of how to run a pirate ship.

Assuming the live through the years of training,

they will go on to become feared Captains of

their own!

Profile M WS BS S T W I A Ld

422331316

Weapons and Armour: Cabin Boys may be

equipped with items chosen from the Pirate

Equipment list.

SPECIAL RULES

Leader: Any pirate within 6" of the Captain may

use his Leadership characteristic when taking

any Leadership tests.

0-2 Ship’s Mates

35 Gold Crowns to hire

Each ship has several Mates to serve under the

Captain and ensure his orders are carried out

properly. They also keep a careful eye on him as

well for any signs of weakness or hoarding from

the Crew, as each Mate would love nothing

more than to become Captain himself one day.

Until that day though they readily obey his

commands, oversee the Crew and the ship, and

‘Yer a lucky one here, boy… yer own

friends left ye fer dead. We coulda have

cut yer throat and taken yer gear, or sold

ye like a Dreg. So now laddie… Have ye

ever been a’thinkin about the pirate

business?’

Pirate Captain Drakken’s offer to

anonymous enemy

from the log of Augustus Riley Frayed

Crewman, pirate ship The Serpent's

Mother

Pirate Warbands

Henchmen (Bought in groups of 1 - 5)

Crew

25 Gold Crowns to hire

The backbone to the ship, the crew are drawn

together by the lure of the sea as well as the lure

of plunder! As sailors, crewmen are experts in

seamanship and ship operations. As pirates,

they also quickly become proficient in

swordplay and in using a variety of weapons

especially pistols. It is said a good pirate

crewman needs to know how to read the skies,

weather, and winds, but most importantly the

moods of his Captain!

Profile M WS BS S T W I A Ld

4 33331317

Weapons and Armour: Crew members may

be equipped with weapons and armour chosen

from the Pirate Equipment list.

Gun into battle. Usually they stand in awe quite

far away from him – even they can’t be sure

when one might blow! If a Pirate Warband

includes a Swivel Gun, the Gunner wielding it

will always be considered an individual and can

never have anyone else with him. Since a Pirate

Warband may only have one Swivel Gun, if a

Gunner is equipped with one then he must

either be a new Gunner, or split from an

existing unit. If the latter, he retains all

Experience and Skills he had previously.

0-5 Boatswains

32 Gold Crowns to hire

Boatswains (or Bosons as they are often called)

are responsible aboard the vessel for the

upkeep of the rigging, the hundreds of lines and

cables throughout the ship which keep the sails

operating properly. They are experts at moving

throughout the ship’s maze of ropes, swinging

from one yardarm to another to ensure the

overall soundness of the rigging. In the ruins of

Mordheim, these same skills serve them well in

moving throughout the building wreckage and

craters which litter the former city.

Profile M WS BS S T W I A Ld

4 33331317

Weapons and Armour: Boatswains start

with a Rope & Hook, and may be equipped with

weapons and armour chosen from the Pirate

Equipment list. Note that they can never sell off

or give away their Rope & Hook – a Boatswain

would never be without his ropes!

0-2 Gunners

25 Gold Crowns to hire

Gunners tend the artillery and ammunition of

the ship. Their keen knowledge of blackpowder

weapons is essential to prevent the potential

disaster of a cannon bursting, overheating, or

recoiling out of control. In battle, Gunners

oversee the banks of cannon, and on land they

tend to be armed with the best pistols and other

blackpowder weapons from the ship’s stores.

Profile M WS BS S T W I A Ld

4 33331317

Weapons and Armour: Gunners may be

equipped with weapons and armour chosen

from the Gunner Equipment list.

SPECIAL RULES

Expert Riggers: Boatswains are highly trained

in using their ropes, as they are the ones who

maintain the complex network of rigging

throughout the ship. They may re-roll failed

Initiative tests Leaping over Gaps, Jumping

Down, and performing a Diving Charge, as well

as the normal test for Climbing Up or Down that

a Rope allows.

0-5 Swabbies

Special Recruitment rules (see above)

Not all members of a Pirate Warband are there

entirely voluntarily. Some have been captured

from enemy vessels, or rounded up on the

docks or harbour fronts when the ship was in

need of extra men. Kept under a watchful eye by

SPECIAL RULES

Swivel Guns is Dangerous, Matey! Gunners

are known to be amongst the bravest of pirates,

given their close proximity to blackpowder

weapons, but even among themselves they

stand in awe of any Gunner who takes a Swivel

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