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The Outlaws Of the Stirland Forest

To the north of the River Stir lies the Great

Forest, a vast expanse of woodland that ﬁlls

the very heart of the Empire. Bounded along

its southern edge by the river, this, the largest

forest of the known world, extends league

upon league as far as any man can see. Just at

its southernmost, the River Stir separates a

small part of the forest from the main bulk of

the woodland and this smaller area of forest is

known locally as Stirwood. Small though

Stirwood may be – indeed, this part of the

forest is not even on the same scale as the

sacred Forest of Loren, but, as many say, size

isn’t everything – Stirwood Forest is

nevertheless still large enough to get lost in,

and many have done so, some by accident

and some by design.

Stirwood lies just north of the noble city of

Nuln and to the west of Wurtbad, where law

and order are strictly enforced, at least they

are strictly enforced once the City Guards

have ﬁnally managed to catch up with those

who break the Count’s law. The Elector Count

of Stirland was well known as a man that one

should not cross. Those that did so were

inevitably declared as ‘outlaws’ and were

pursued from the cities. Even the most petty

of criminals, some still quite young, could be

declared ‘outlaw’ and had little option but to

ﬂee to the countryside. Many perished, both

young and old, but some made it to Stirwood

where they could lay low.

During their time in Stirwood, some would

band together and become groups of outlaws,

rather than just attempting to survive on their

own. The forest was a perfect training ground

to develop their skills, particularly in archery,

where even the hunting of the wild deer, the

Count’s deer, was a crime in itself. Illicit deer-

hunting was not their only past-time as many

an unwary traveller, passing unsuspectingly

through the forest, would ﬁnd themselves

ambushed and relieved of their goods.

Clerics also lived in these parts, holy men

who spent their time in devotion to the

blessed Sigmar. Usually they dwelt alone in

contemplation, but were often trusted by the

local groups of outlaws that they came into

contact with and attended to their spiritual

needs, and, when the occasion arose, also

attended to their wounds.

In the years that followed the sighting of the

twin-tailed star in the sky, it was inevitable

that tales of Mordheim would have travelled

down the waters of the River Stir. Tales of

strange sights and great riches would easily

have reached the inhabitants of Stirwood

Forest. Temptations of this enormous wealth

that was rumoured to be in the shattered city

would have been hard for any group of

outlaws to resist.

Special Rules

All warriors in an Outlaws warband may be

equipped with only one missile weapon at

any time. All warriors must carry a type of

bow, but not crossbows, as part of their

equipment. So, even if an Outlaw acquires

skills that allow him to use additional

ballistic weaponry, he cannot do so. The

only exception to this is the Cleric who may

choose to carry a bow, but is not compelled

to do so.

Hired Swords

The following Hired Swords are not available

to the Outlaws: Bounty Hunter, Wolf-Priest of

Ulric, Norse Shaman, Dark Elf Assassin.

Choice of Warriors

An Outlaw warband must include a minimum

of three models. You have 500 gold crowns

that you can use to recruit and equip your

warband. The maximum number of warriors

in the warband is 15.

Bandit Leader: Each Outlaw warband must

have one Bandit Leader: no more, no less!

Champion: Your warband may include up to

two Champions.

Petty Thieves: Your warband may include up

to two Petty Thieves.

Cleric: Your warband

may include up to

one Cleric, but

he can only be

taken instead of

either a

Champion or a

Petty Thief.

The Outlaws Of the Stirwood Forest

Amazons

An Alternative House Rules Mordheim Warband

by Jon Davis

Henchwomen

Marksmen: Your warband may include up to

a maximum of seven Marksmen.

Outlaws: Your warband may

include any number of

Outlaws.

Starting Experience

The Bandit Leader starts with 20 experience.

Champions start with 8 experience.

A Cleric start with 8 experience.

Petty Thieves start with 0 experience.

Henchmens start with 0 experience.

Outlaws equipment lists

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

Hand-to-hand Combat Weapons

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

Staff/Clubb/Mace . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 gc

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

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

Spear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 gc

Double-handed weapon . . . . . . . . . . . . 30 gc

Armour

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

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

Shield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 gc

Special Equipment

Hunting arrows* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30gc

Forest cloak* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50gc

Missile Weapons

Shortbow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 gc

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

Longbow* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 gc

* Available to Heroes and Marksmen only

Outlaws skill tables

Combat

Shooting

Academic Strength

Speed

Bandit Leader

✓

Champion

✓

Cleric

✓

Petty Thieves

✓

The Outlaws Of the Stirland Forest

Heroes

1 Bandit Leader

60 Gold Crowns to hire

A Bandit Leader is a professional cutthroat, a

hardened criminal. His presence along the

shadowy forest tracks of Stirwood has often

meant the untimely demise of many a passing

traveller. Other Outlaws will follow him,

inspired as much by his ruthlessness as by his

prowess.

Proﬁle M WS BS S T W I A Ld

44433141 8

Weapons/Armour: The Bandit Leader may

be equipped with weapons chosen from the

Outlaws equipment list.

Disciple of Sigmar: The Cleric has devoted

his life in the constant service to Sigmar and

as such he would start a campaign knowing

one of the Prayers of Sigmar (see Mordheim

rulebook page 57). As with a Witch-Hunter’s

Warrior Priest, he is also subject to some of

the restrictions of being a follower of the Lord

Sigmar and may learn neither Sorcery nor

Arcane Lore. .

0-2 Petty Thieves

20 Gold Crowns to hire

Many youths who are caught by the City

Guards in the act of thieving are compelled to

ﬂee the city and take up a place among the

trees of Stirwood Forest. Although young, they

are still keen enough to prove their worth to

their fellow outlaws.

Proﬁle M WS BS S T W I A Ld

42333131 6

Weapons/Armour: Petty Thieves may be

equipped with weapons chosen from the

Outlaws equipment list.

SPECIAL RULES

Leader: Any models in the warband within 6"

of the Bandit Leader may use her Leadership

instead of their own.

0-2 Champions

35 Gold Crowns to hire

All groups of Outlaws will often have a few

who are more experienced than others. Loyal

to their Leader they are usually rewarded with

the choicest pickings of any loot.

Proﬁle M WS BS S T W I A Ld

43433131 7

Weapons/Armour: Champions may be

equipped with weapons chosen from the

Outlaws equipment lists.

0-1 Cleric

35 Gold Crowns to hire

A Cleric would usually spend most of his time

alone in the forest in contemplation of his

devotion to Sigmar. However, some will see

that Sigmar’s work can also be achieved by the

purging of all that is corrupt from the Empire.

Many will, therefore, willingly join in the

activities of groups of outlaws. Their

knowledge of healing is often valued by other

members.

Proﬁle M WS BS S T W I A Ld

43333131 7

Weapons/Armour: Can be chosen from the

Outlaws equipment list. As Prayers are not

considered to be Spells, a Cleric may wear

armour, if he wishes.

The Outlaws Of the Stirland Forest

Henchwomen

0-7 Marksmen

25 Gold Crowns to hire

These are the best archers in the group and

their skill with the bow is legendary. They are

more than capable of picking off any enemy

before they get too close.

Proﬁle M WS BS S T W I A Ld

43433131 7

Weapons/Armour: Marksmen

can be armed with weapons

and armour chosen from the

Outlaws Equipment list.

Outlaws

25 Gold Crowns to hire

These warriors form the basis of any group of

bandits. Ruthless to the core, any of these

would be more than happy to slip a sharp

knife between somebody’s ribs for the

promise of just a few groats.

Proﬁle M WS BS S T W I A Ld

43333131 7

Weapons/Armour: Outlaws can be armed

with weapons and armour chosen from the

Outlaws Equipment list.

Outlaws Special equipment

Hunting Arrows: These are available to

Heroes at the time of their initial recruitment

without having to roll for Rarity. If you wish to

subsequently purchase this item during the

Trading and Exploration stages of the game,

then you would have to roll for Rarity as

normal.

Forest Cloak: Some Outlaws use Forest

Cloaks to camouﬂage themselves against

being seen by their enemies. Any wearer of

such a cloak would appear to blend into the

surrounding forest making it almost

impossible to be seen.

So long as the wearer is beside a tree, bush or

hedge, any enemy using any kind of missile

weapon at a warrior wearing a Forest Cloak is

at an additional –1BS to hit (in addition to all

other modiﬁers). Similarly, if any spellcaster

wishes to target a magical attack against an

Outlaw camouﬂaged in this way, he can only

do so by successfully rolling a 4+ on a D6.

The only exception to this is if the shooting

warrior or the spellcaster is already within

their Initiative range in inches.

Forest Cloaks are available to Heroes at the

time of their initial recruitment without

having to roll for Rarity. If you wish to

subsequently purchase this item during the

Trading and Exploration stages of the game,

then you would have to roll for Rarity as

normal.

Availability: 50gc, Rare 10, Outlaw Heroes

only.

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