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CORE RULES

Samaria

An abandoned planet, a ruined world, a place where few still remember...

Can you imagine what it means when everything falls down?

When the world, as you know it, ends in a lash, what comes next?

Do you give up, fall down, die? Or do you struggle, force yourself to stand, live on? Walk over the bodies

of your family. Kill or be killed. Cling to life no matter where it takes you. Because only then will you

understand how deeds become history.

Only then will you survive Dark Age.

he world of Dark Age is a world of contradiction. Plasma riles meet crossbows, laser torches meet

horse-drawn ploughs, and future philosophy meets ancient religion. he inhabitants of our world all

share one simple trait, the instinct for survival at any cost.

A politician’s church ruling long abandoned humans with an iron ist.

Self-proclaimed demigods thrusting humanity forward with ancient technology.

An alien race, battling dishonor through warriors’ eyes, defending their adopted home.

Mutated barbarians, thirsting for revenge against those who forsook them.

Vat-spawned nightmares created by a perversion of the evolutionary principle and unleashed by an

insane mother.

And there are others;

humanity’s sins risen up against them,

an angel fallen through scientiic pride,

even more secrets held close by a merciless world.

Welcome to Samaria.

Core Rules

In this chapter, you will learn some of the basic and essential concepts

you will need to know when playing Dark Age. If you ever have any

questions not found in this rulebook regarding Dark Age, feel free to

stop by the website, http://www.dark-age.com, and visit the forum.

here you will ind many interesting articles on the varying aspects of

this hobby including speciic articles on the diferent tactics you can

use in the game of Dark Age and plenty of useful downloads.

always measure the shortest possible distance between the two

Miniature’s Bases. When determining Movement, measure from the

nearest point in the desired direction on the Miniature’s Base, up to

the correct distance. hen move the Unit, placing the same point of

the base at that location. here is no pre-measuring in Dark Age. If

you measure a distance, you must follow through with the action.

NOTE : Round all fractions down.

WHAT YOU NEED TO PLAY

BATTLEFIELD – You need something to play on, a table or any

playing surface will do, typically 4’ x 4’.

DIE ROLLS - Dark Age utilizes a d20 for all game determinations. By

design, rolling lower is better than rolling higher.

CRITICAL SUCCESS AND CRITICAL FAILURE - Rolling a “1”

on the die results in a “Critical Success” and rolling a “20” is a

“Critical Failure.” Most tests have special stipulations for handling

such critical rolls.

DARK AGE MINIATURES - To play the game you need a

number of Dark Age miniatures to represent your chosen Forcelist.

Each Dark Age miniature comes with a round plastic base to not

only help the piece stand, but also used throughout the rules to

represent the Unit's footprint on the Battleield.

LOWEST TO HIGHTEST - If a Unit must make multiple die rolls

for one action, such as AR Saves, make all of these dice rolls at once.

Consider them to occur in order from the lowest result to the

highest. If you only have one d20, you should note your results

down and resolve them in order of lowest to highest as above.

NOTE : As the die rolls are taken from lowest to highest, if a player rolls

both a 1 and a 20, the roll of 1 would take precedence over the 20.

TAPE MEASURE (FT) – Dark Age requires a standard Inches/Foot Tape

Measure.

20-SIDED DICE – Used throughout Dark Age, rolling twenty

sided dice (d20s) to determine the outcome of statistic rolls and

general game play. Multiple dice of diferent colors are preferable,

making diferent rolls easier to distinguish.

SCATTER ROLL - A Scatter Roll is a single d20 roll. Each facet,

or side, of a d20 is a triangle shape and the direction of the Scatter

is the direction of the triangle point above the number rolled. It is

best to roll your Scatter die close to the intended target area to make

direction determinations easier

TERRAIN – To add life to your Dark Age miniature game you will

want to use terrain such as miniature-scale hills, rivers, bridges,

fences, buildings, and other landscapes.

COUNTERS, CARDS, & TEMPLATES – Dark Age makes use of various

counters and templates. You can ind these at the back of this book.

If you decide to use your own Counters and/or Cards, ensure they

are clearly representative, and that your opponent knows what they

represent before setting up the game.

TARGET NUMBER (TN) - he Target Number (TN) is the number

needed for a successful outcome on any die roll. Determine a TN

with one or more Statistics and any situational modiiers that may

apply to the speciic action performed. If the result is equal to or

lower than the TN, you are successful. he TN is calculated for

anything that requires a die roll including attacks, AR Saves, Fear or

Panic Tests, etc.

GAME PLAY DEFINITIONS

ARGUMENT STOPPER - Tabletop war games are just that:

“games.” Although making every attempt to cover all possible

scenarios and keep game play as smooth as possible, circumstances

may arise during game play not covered by the rules. If at any point

you or your opponent have a dispute on a topic and cannot reach an

agreement, simply roll one d20 each. he player that makes a lowest

roll wins the decision and the game continues. his will allow you to

keep your game lowing smoothly. You can always discuss the ruling

after the game for future reference. When this occurs, please post the

question on the Dark Age forums for a more oicial ruling.

ARMY - An Army is the primary and most general classiication for

combatants in Dark Age. hese often refer to a race or nation (e.g.

Forsaken, Dragyri, Skarrd, Brood, etc.). Each Army contains one or

more sub-types, called Forcelists.

FORCELIST (FORCE) - he Forcelist provides details on all of the

Units that make up the Force you ield on any particular Scenario.

Each Forcelist’s entries describe Units’ Statistics, Abilities, and

Weapons for use in the game of Dark Age. Additional books have

even more Forcelists to expand the world of Dark Age further.

NOTE : You may only use one Forcelist per 1,000 points. In games

from 1,001 – 2,000 points, you may combine up to two Forcelists

from the same Army. In games 2,001 – 3,000 points you may

combine up to three Forcelists from the same Army, etc.

MEASURING - All measurements in Dark Age are in inches

(in). When measuring the distance between two Units,

2. CONCEPTS AND ESSENTIALS

Concepts & Essentials

UNIT - Dark Age represents forces on the Battleield by Miniatures,

referred to as Units. A Unit is a single Miniature. Grouped into two

diferent categories, Units are either Individuals or Squads. herefore,

the term “Unit” may refer to an Individual or a single member of a

Squad.

sufer from Fear or Panic. hey are also more likely to resist some

Castings.

HEALTH POINTS (HP) - Health Points (HP) show the amount of

damage a Unit can withstand before Dying or removing it from play.

INDIVIDUAL - Individuals are Units that activate on their own.

POINT VALUE (PV) - Point Value (PV) is the worth of each Unit

in the game. his statistic balances the Forces to ensure every player

has an equal chance of winning. Before a game begins, players decide

the total Point Value for the game.

SQUAD - Squads are teams of Units that move and attack as a group.

A Squad may contain a Leader who generally has diferent Statistics.

UNIT CARD - Using a Unit Card in Dark Age is a fast way of

learning and remembering your Unit’s

Statistics, Weapons, and Special

Abilities. A Unit Card also helps

keep track of which Units have

completed their activation each Game Turn.

SPECIAL ABILITIES - Abilities are the representation of a Unit’s

special talents that other Units may not

share. Some Units have the ability to

attack multiple times, while

others have the ability to use a Casting.

Special and Weapon Abilities can be

found in the appropriate Forcelist section.

Special Abilities supersede or modify

how the standard rules apply to the Unit.

UNIT STATISTICS - Each Unit has

Statistics to represent how well the Unit

can shoot, attack, Cast, resist damage,

move, and function in the harsh world of

Dark Age. he following Statistics describe

the fundamental attributes of a Unit used

in Dark Age.

SIZE (SZ) - Size (SZ) shows the

physical size of a Unit in the world of Dark

Age. he Size groups are Tiny, Small, Medium,

Large and Huge.

ACTION POINTS (AP) - Action Points

(AP) represent the amount of activity a Unit

can participate in during its Activation. A

Unit spends an AP in order to perform

single actions such as Movement, using

weapons, abilities, and castings.

Size Correlates to Base Size

Tiny, Small,

Medium = Small Base (30mm)

Large = Medium Base (40mm)

Huge = Large Base (50mm)

EQUIPMENT - his shows the equipment

and weapons a Unit possesses.

DEFENSE (DF) - Defense (DF) is a Unit’s

ability to avoid an attack. Add this number

to an attacker’s AS when the target of an

Assault.

SQUAD SIZE - Each Forcelist provides you

with the Unit’s Squad Size. his statistic

is either “Individual” or provides details on the number of Units

allowed in a single Squad. If the Squad Size is Individual, you pay the

PV for each Unit. Individuals may not become part of a Squad unless

a Special Ability states otherwise. If the Unit is part of a Squad, it

must adhere to the minimum and maximum Squad Size restriction

usually referenced. Squads must have at least as many Units as the

minimum listed, and no more than the maximum number of Units

listed. he Point Value for any type of Squad is always ‘per Unit,’ and

totaled accordingly.

ARMOR (AR) - Armor (AR) is the amount of protection the Unit

has against most attacks. his can be due to protective equipment,

or natural protection from a tough hide, fur, scales, or mutation.

Subtract the PW of a hit from a Unit’s AR when making an AR Save.

NOTE: he Unit attempting to avoid damage makes an AR Save,

not the Unit causing damage. hus, AR Saves ignore any Attackers’

TN modiiers.

MOVE OR MOVEMENT (MV) - Movement (MV) measures the

number of inches the Unit may travel per AP spent. Terrain and

obstructions can sometimes modify this amount.

AVAILABILITY - Availability is a limitation on the number of

Individuals or Squads that you can have in your Dark Age Force.

Availability restrictions range from required Game Size to needing

other speciic Units in your Force before allowing the Unit’s

purchase. If the listed Availability is “Unique” then you may

only ever take one of those Units or Squads per Force.

PSYCHE (PS) - he Psyche (PS) statistic indicates the Unit’s

bravery and willpower. Units with high PS are less likely to

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