Deadzone 2 v1.3

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DEADZONE LOGO

FOREWORD

Welcome to the new Deadzone! The intent is not to take away a
popular game, but to replace it with a
The game has come a long way since slicker and faster version of itself that
we ran our first Kickstarter campaign, retains the key elements whilst losing
with thousands of players from anything unnecessary. In doing this,
around the planet now familiar with many elements were moved from
the Warpath universe and the deadly being separate rules to being
perils that lie within. For us, it’s been integrated in other ways, so most of
great fun watching gamers take the what seems to be missing is actually
game and make it their own, building just hidden somewhere else. This
a myriad different futuristic worlds to process of integration has made the
fight over and telling the stories of a game play much faster and with a far
thousand battles. The creativity and greater body count.
support of this community is truly
inspiring. Thank you all. This book is split into three main
sections: Core rules, Additional rules,
So why a new edition? Two reasons. and Reference. Start with the Core
Firstly, because despite Deadzone’s rules and play a game – you’ll find it
popularity, we thought we could do faster, simpler and much more brutal
even better. Secondly, because that’s than before, though you’ll still have
what people asked for. plenty of hard, tactical decisions to
make. The Additional rules section is
Having talked to many Deadzone fans, about taking that game and expanding
and many other gamers who said they it into a wider story. The Reference
were interested, we discovered that section includes army lists, abilities
the initial learning curve was a barrier and items to look up as needed.
to play – it was just too steep. Sure,
there were other details, but this was I think you’ll find that Deadzone Redux
the core issue. So, we set out to is a smoother and slicker game that
change this. First we tried small still embodies the essence of what
tweaks and general tidying up, but it made Deadzone fun in the first place.
simply wasn’t enough of a difference. But don’t just take my word for it.
What we needed was a step change in Deploy your forces, grab some dice,
ease of use, so we came up with this and try it out for yourself!
version.
Jake Thornton – designer
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CONTENTS

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CONTENTS

CREDITS

Concept & Game Design: Jake Thornton (www.quirkworthy.com). [please insert
Quirkworthy logo here]
Editing: Thomas Pike
Additional background material:
Cover Art:
Logo:
Internal Art:
Layout and Graphic Design:
Photography:
Painting:
Playtesting: Stewart Gibbs, Jon Peletis, Ronnie Renton.

With special thanks to the thousands of gamers who backed us on Kickstarter
(twice!) and the many more who joined in with our public Beta test. It’s you guys
who make all this possible!

Insert Deadzone copyright notice in small text.

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INTRODUCTION

Set on the fringes of civilised space, Deadzone is a game of futuristic battles fought
among the ruins of human colonies against a variety of alien threats.

As a player, you will take command of an elite strike team of human soldiers or alien
warriors. Each turn you decide which of your models to move and what they will do,
advancing across the battlefield, engaging your enemies using dice rolls and picking
up items of stray equipment on your way to taking and holding vital objectives.

Both sides fight to dominate the 3D battlefield in an effort to be the first one to
complete their mission and win the game.

-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐-‐Need a little hobby section here about modelling.

Before playing ,assemble and paint your models

Insert picture of game set up with components labelled.

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THE WORLD OF DEADZONE
(background art, and universe summary 750 words)

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SETTING UP THE
Select Strike Teams
GAME Each player should decide which of the
different factions they want to represent.
To set up a game of Deadzone, follow The collection of models you select from
these steps: within a faction is called your strike team.
Model is the general term for any playing
1) Choose Mission piece and applies whether the model is a
2) Select Strike teams human, mutant, vehicle or an alien
3) Set up battlefield monstrosity. Whenever a rule refers to a
4) Place objectives and items model it means the whole playing piece
5) Recon & Deploy including any base that it may be attached
to. It also includes any weapons, clothing,
Choose Mission armour, tentacles, spikes, hairstyles,
loincloths or anything else that is sculpted

as part of that model.
If it is your first game, we recommend

the standalone mission Patrol, Each type of model has its own stat line.
described on page XXX(25). This shows the game values that define
how good it is at Moving, Shooting,
When you are more familiar with the Fighting, and so on.
game, you will find rules for a longer
campaign on page XXX(78) or you can For your first few games, it’s easiest to
design your own missions. use one of the predefined strike teams on
page XXX(27). Later, you can build your
own strike team using the rules on page
XXX(28)

[BOX OUT] Winning

There are two ways to win a game of Deadzone:

• Wipe out your opponent’s Strike Team
• Earn the victory points (VPs) specified by the mission

Wiping out your opponent
If the enemy has no models left on the battlefield at the end of a round, you win.

Earning Victory Points
Each mission description tells you how many VPs are needed to win, and how to
earn them. If a player has that many VPs or more at the end of a round they win. If
both players exceed the VP target in the same round, then play continues for as
many rounds as it takes until one player pulls ahead by the end of a round. During
the game, VPs are tracked by using VP counters, and the running total of VPs each
side has earned is not a secret.

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[END BOX OUT]
Mantic scenery can be assembled in
Set Up the Battlefield an infinite number of ways and placed
anywhere on the board. You should
Deadzone battlefields are represented experiment for yourself to find out
by an 8x8 square gridded mat onto what suits you, but lots of smaller
which you place buildings and other buildings often make for more
scenery. This scenery adds a third interesting games than a few large
dimension to the battlefield and ones. Wherever possible, align
means that we are really dealing with building edges with the printed grid on
cubes, not squares. It can help to the mat and we recommend that no 3
visualise the battlefield a bit like a x 3 cube area be completely devoid of
giant Rubik’s Cube. Consequently, scenery. Remember that you can
Deadzone uses the term cubes build upwards, and multi-‐level
throughout the rules as a constant buildings can be connected by
reminder that you are fighting in three walkways above ground level.
dimensions. A series of cubes piled
directly on top of one another is called To make it fairer, some gamers like to
a stack. We number the levels starting get a third party to set up the scenery
with the lowest as level 1, the one for the players. Alternatively, you
above that as level 2, and so on. could have one player set up the
scenery and then allow the other
player to rotate the battlefield and
choose a side to start on.

[Picture of board with multi-‐level buildings on, and over one part of the board a
stack of transparent cubes illustrating a stack.)

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Place Objectives & Items Objectives
Red
Deployment

Each mission sets out the objective
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locations. In the Patrol mission, there

are four objective counters: two each
2
of 1VP and 2VP value. Use this map to 2
1 = 1VP
place the four objectives. If there is
objective
1

scenery in the marked spaces, place 2 = 2VP
BLUE
the objectives on or inside, and always
Deployment objective
on the highest level of the stack in that
location.

Items
Recon and Deploy
In addition to the objectives, the
shattered battlefields of Deadzone are To determine which player deploys his
littered with items, equipment and strike team to the battlefield first,
traps. See page XXX. A random both players roll
selection of these is placed when
setting up the battlefield, as follows: 5 dice Recon test (X)

Take the item counters and shuffle See dice tests on page XXX.
them face down. One player takes a
single counter at a time from the pool Each player is rolling to beat their
without looking at it. The other player army’s individual Recon value, as
rolls two dice-‐ one dice for a random shown in their army list. Roll the test
column and another dice for a random again if there is a draw.
row to give a grid reference where
each counter will be placed. If the The winner of the recon test decides
location contains a stack, counters who will be the starting player. The
should be placed on the highest level starting player then places his models
of that stack, and a single cube may anywhere within his deployment zone
contain more than one item. as shown on the map, and he will have
initiative for the first turn. His
If a dice roll would place a counter in opponent then deploys all of his
either player’s deployment zone then models in his deployment zone. Non-‐
that counter is discarded. For this Vehicle models can be deployed on
reason, not all battles will have the any level. Vehicles must be deployed
same amount of items. on level 1 (ground level).

When you have placed (or been forced Start the Game
to discard) a total of eight counters,
put the remaining counters to one You are now ready to start the first
side. They will not be used in this round!
battle.

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[Box Out] Dice Tests Attempting a test

Some actions and game events require 1) Take number of dice specified.
a dice role to determine its success. Apply any modifiers to the
number of dice rolled, as listed
These rolls are called tests and are in the action description.
always written in a standard format
which tells you: Important! Modifiers always add or
subtract from the number of dice to be
-‐The number of dice to be rolled rolled. They never modify the target
stat or number you need to roll on an
-‐The target number: The relevant stat individual dice for success.
of the character or army performing
the action, or simply a number. If the modifiers reduce the number of
dice you can roll to zero or less then
-‐The number of successes required (in you cannot make this roll. You count
brackets) to carry out the action. as rolling zero successes for this test.

If this is an (X) it means that both 2) Roll all the dice at once
players roll simultaneously and the 3)
number of successes you roll is
compared to the number of successes a.Each dice is read separately.
your opponent rolls to see who wins.
b.If you have equalled or beaten the
If an action offers a choice between stat then you have scored a success. If
two or more stats to roll against, you not then that dice is a failure.
must decide which one to use before
rolling any dice. c. Each dice that shows an 8 counts as
one success AND allows you to then
Example 1 roll an extra dice. If you roll another 8
A ‘3 dice 4+ test (1)’ would require you with this extra dice then it is another
to roll 3 dice. Each dice result that is a success and you get yet another extra
4 or higher counts as a success, and dice. Keep rolling again until you roll
only a single success is required to something other than an 8.
perform the action.
4) Add up the number of
Example 2 successes to find your total and
A “3 dice Shoot test (X)” requires that determine the test outcome as
both you and your opponent to roll 3 described in the action.
dice. You are trying to equal or beat Blank Stats
your own character’s Shoot stat. Then If a model has a value of “-‐” for the
compare the number of successes you required stat then it may not choose
rolled against the number your to perform that action. If a model with
opponent rolled to see who wins. The a stat of “-‐” must use that value for a
different is the number of successes test then regardless of modifiers it
applied to the action, as explained in rolls no dice and counts as making
its description. zero successes. [End box out]
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PLAYING THE GAME If less than half of your Strike Team
remains on the battlefield you lose the
ability to re-‐roll command.
Deadzone is played in a series of
rounds. Rounds always begin with a Your command dice are then available
Command Roll and are then made up to spend during your turns in the
of alternating player turns. During a coming round to augment the actions
turn a player gets to do something of your strike team. You can spend as
with a model of their choice. Each many as you like during a turn and
model may act once in each round and each Command dice is discarded when
when all models on the battlefield used. Any that are not spent by the
have acted the round is over. end of the round are wasted.

Each round follows these steps: Taking a Turn
The player currently taking his turn
1) Roll Command has the initiative.
2) Take Turns
3) End Round When it comes to your turn you will
normally activate a single model,
following these steps:
Rolling Command
Command dice are a representation of a) Choose one model that has not
how the training and cohesion of a yet acted this round
well-‐led fighting force can lead to b) Take one long action, or up to
extraordinary moments of inspiration, two short actions
cunning and good fortune in battle. c) Mark it with an activation
marker
At the start of each round, before any
turns are taken, each player rolls their Special Cases:
command dice to generate a selection Do nothing -‐ You can choose to do
of special actions that will be available nothing with a model in a turn if you
to them during the round. The player want to. You still mark it as activated
with initiative goes first: and your turn ends.
Pass -‐ If you have fewer models
Roll -‐ Roll 3 command dice left to activate than your opponent
simultaneously then you may choose to pass the
initiative without activating anything.
Re-‐Roll -‐ After rolling, starting with the If all your models have been activated
player with initiative, you may then you have no choice but to pass.
perform one single re-‐roll of as many In this case, the remainder of the
of your dice as you choose. If you re-‐ round will involve the other player
roll any dice you must keep the new taking consecutive turns until all
result(s) models have been activated.

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End Of Round a) Award VPs to any player who
has the only model(s) present
When all models have been marked as in an objective cube
activated the round is over. Follow b) Count the VPs in each player’s
these steps: pool to see if either has won
the battle
c) If the battle is not over then
remove the activation markers The player who finished activating his
from all models and start a models first starts the next round with
new round by rolling the Initiative.
command.

(box out)

The symbols and meaning of the command dice are:

Symbol Meaning Notes (explain timing of use)
+1[replace +1 model activation Use this immediately after you have taken a turn with one
with pic of model to take a turn with another who has not yet been
final icon] activated. If you have rolled this result several times then you
can take turns with several models in a row.
Cube[replace +1 dice to any Add 1 dice to a test before rolling. If you have rolled this
with pic of normal test result several times then you may choose to add more than
final icon] one dice to a single test. This is the only Command dice result
you may use during your opponent’s Turn. Each dice you add
uses up a single Cube result.
Move[replace Additional Move The Move is restricted to 1 cube only, regardless of the
with pic of action model’s Speed stat. Each model may have only one of the
final icon] Move, Shoot or Fight results spent on it during each Turn,
and it must be spent while that model is active. Can be used
on models that have already moved via a move or sprint
action.
Shoot[replace Additional Shoot Each model may have only one of the Move, Shoot or Fight
with pic of action results spent on it during each Turn, and it must be spent
final icon] while that model is active. May be used on models that have
already taken the shoot action.
Fight[replace Additional Fight Each model may have only one of the Move, Shoot or Fight
with pic of action results spent on it during each Turn, and it must be spent
final icon] while that model is active. May be used on models that have
already taken the fight action.
Mantic Splat! Army special The effect is different for each army and explained in the
without text army list. Army special effects do not count towards any
in [replace other restriction on number of actions per turn unless
with pic of specifically mentioned otherwise.
final icon]

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ACTIONS MOVE (SHORT)

When a model is activated during a Each model has two movement values
player’s turn, it may perform a in its stat line, separated by a dash.
number of actions, either: (example)

one long action or up to two short When taking the move action a model
actions. can move a number of cubes up to its
first Speed value, or to reposition
itself within a cube. Each move must
Actions: be into an adjacent cube. Diagonal
movement is permitted.

• Move (short)
• Sprint (long)
• Stand Up (short)

• Shoot (short)

• Fight (long) (use a new example, without
secenery)
• Special Action (Short)
The active model in the centre could
A model that is in the middle of its move to any one of the surrounding
activation is called the active model. cubes.

Important! A model may only perform Positioning within a cube
each type of action once in a turn.
In Deadzone, a model’s exact
However, actions generated by placement within a cube is very
command dice do not count towards important. You can place a model
this limit, and may result in duplicates. wherever you like on the board,
including partly over the lines that
form the grid between cubes. But in all
cases, the centre of a model’s base
defines which cube it is in

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adjustment required to fit the new
model into the cube. The owning
player always decides on a model’s
exact position when it needs to
(Pic) change position for any reason

Both models are in the same cube Moving and Fights
even though the one on the left is
partly overlapping the line. If a model moves into a cube
containing an enemy model,
You should treat the edge of the board deliberately or otherwise, then they
as a solid wall that blocks all must Fight it immediately (see Fight
movement. Models can only move off action on page XXX). If there is more
the board if specifically allowed by the than one enemy model in the cube
mission being played. A model that then the moving model only needs to
leaves the battlefield cannot return Fight one and may choose which.

Cube Capacity If a model is in a cube containing an
enemy model and wishes to leave
Every model has a size listed in its stat then it may do so following the normal
line. Each cube can hold up to 4 size movement rules. However, before it
worth of models from a single faction. moves one of the enemy models in
However, it is possible for two that cube (chosen by the opposing
different factions to each have 4 size player) may Fight the moving model.
worth of models in a single cube, The moving model must roll a Survive
making the total capacity 8. test (see page XXX) – it cannot choose
to roll a Fight test. As long as the
When moving into a cube already model is not Killed or Pinned (see page
containing one or more models, you XX) it may continue its movement.
may not move another model out of
the way unless there is nowhere else
the moving model could be possibly Sprint (Long)
be placed within that cube.
The model may move up to their
If you must move a model in order to second Speed value in cubes.
fit in, then you must move friendly Otherwise, the rules for movement
models before moving enemy ones are the same as for the Move action.
and only make the minimum

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BOX OUT length exist. Only one of them needs
to be eligible for the move to go
The effect of scenary on movement. ahead.

Moving on the Same Level

In order to move into an adjacent
cube, the shortest orthogonal path
between the two cubes must be taken
and it must not be completely blocked Photographic example of diagonal
by scenery i.e there must always be a movement from A to B on the same
space in any cube face you pass level, with arrows showing the
through which is big enough for the traceable orthogonal route used to
model to fit over, under or through. check the legality of this move. One
route is blocked, shown by an X, the
The smallest gap a model can squeeze other is eligible shown by the model’s
through is based on their size as show opaque path
in the table opposite/below. It is a
good idea before the game to look at
the scenery you are using with your
opponent and agree what is what.

.
Photographic example of orthogonal
movement on the same level being
blocked by a solid wall, with arrows
indicating that to go over the wall, or Gap Type Models
around it, would mean entering that fit
BLOCKED None
another cube i.e. not taking the
100% of the cube face -‐ e.g a solid wall
shortest route. Also show a legal (Image using scenery from box set)
move, through a gap of suitable size.
SMALL GAP Size 1
Approx. 25% of the cube face -‐ e.g a only
window

(Image using scenery from box set)

MEDIUM GAP Size 1-‐
Approx. 50% of the cube face -‐ e.g a 2
door
(Image using scenery from box set)

In the same way, when making a
diagonal move, the shortest LARGE GAP Size 1-‐
orthogonal route must be checked. Approx. 75% of the cube face -‐ e.g a 3
This is always traceable through a large blast
cube adjacent to the destination, and (Image using scenery from box set)

any cube faces passes through must
not be totally blocked. Sometimes
several orthogonal routes of equal
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route to the destination must not be
Moving Up and Down Levels completely blocked according to the
rules above.
All of the cubes on the level
immediately above and below the It is assumed that the elite warriors
cube a model is in count as adjacent. of a Deadzone Strike Team are
This means models can climb or sufficiently well-‐trained to be able to
descend scenery using a move action, scramble up and over small
including moving diagonally up or obstacles and up or down all but the
diagonally down. To do so, there must smoothest walls. So, as a rule of
be an adjacent cube face adjacent to thumb, always lean towards allowing
the model containing scenery that difficult or unusual movement
reaches the full height of the cube provided and settle any disputes with
being climbed or descended. In a dice roll.
addition, the shortest orthogonal

Photographic example of moving up a
level orthogonally, climbing a full
height piece of scenery.

Example of moving diagonally up a
level from A to B, with arrows showing
the orthogonal path used.

3D movement example text to be
added when we have the images.

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Shoot (Short)

To take this action, a model must be SHOOTING
equipped with a ranged weapon -‐ one
that has a range number (R) in its stat The player take the shoot action rolls a
line. Range is given in cubes e.g. R3.
Weapons with range RF may only be 3 dice Shoot test (X)
used in a Fight.

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Shoot modifiers:
Shoot targets a single model -‐ other
models in the same or intervening • Clear shot, +2 Dice: If you
cubes are not affected. have a completely
unobstructed view to the
The target must be within the whole of the target model.
maximum range of the weapon, and in
line of sight (LOS) from the model • Friendly Fire, -‐2 Dice: If there
doing the shooting. are any friendly models in the
Line of Sight target cube.
LOS is calculated by looking from the END BOX OUT
model’s perspective. Take a model’s
eye view and ask yourself if it can see
the target model at all. Remember the The target of a Shoot action must roll a
model includes the base as well as any
weapons, flamboyant hairstyles, tails, 3 dice Survive test (X)
etc.
Compare the total number of
YES – Normally you will be able to see successes each player has rolled to
at least part of the model and the find the outcome:
clutter of the environment will
obscure the rest. This allows a normal Draw, or the Survivor has more
shot. successes: The attack misses.

NO -‐ If you can’t see the model at all Shooter has more successes:
then you do not have LOS and may not The difference in number of successes
take the action. is the potential damage
(see damage on page XXX)

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Measuring Distance
When you need to work out how far
a model can move or shoot you use
the same method. Just count the
range as if the distance was all on
one level, then count the difference
in levels. The higher of these two
numbers is the distance/range.

You never count the cube you start
Photographic shooting in and always count the one you
examples of clear shot/normal finish in.
shot,

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Fight Dice Modifiers:

These dice modifiers are the same for
If a model begins its Turn in the same
both Fight and Survive tests.
cube as an enemy model then it may

choose to Fight it.
+1 dice if the model moved into this

cube in this action
If you move, deliberately or otherwise,

into a cube that contains an enemy
+1 dice if any friendly models are in
you initiate a fight automatically,
the same cube
without it counting as an action.
(max +1 dice, not +1 diceper friendly

model)
If there is more than one enemy

model in a cube the active model
+1 dice if opponent is injured (see
chooses which one it will fight.
page XXX)

A model with a Fight stat of “-‐” may
+1 dice if you are a larger size than
not roll during fights.
your opponent

Additional weapons that can be used
+1 dice if opponent is pinned (see
in a fight are those with range F. If a
page XXX)
model has more than one range F

weapon then it must choose which
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one to use before any dice are rolled.

Compare the total number of
The player initiating the Fight rolls a
successes each player rolled in their

test to find the outcome:
3 dice Fight test (X)

Draw, or the survivor wins:
The target of a Fight action can choose
No effect.
whether to fight back, and roll

A fighter wins:
3 dice Fight test (X)
The difference in number of successes

is the potential damage.
or simply try to evade the blows and

roll:

3 dice Survive test (X)

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Special Action
(Short)

Photography and or artwork This is a catch-‐all action. It is required
for some mission actions, such as
showing CLOSE COMBAT
calling in the drop ship, setting the
timer on the detonators, and so on. It
is also used by some abilities. The
specific rules and effects of a Special
action are described by the mission or
ability that calls for it.

Stand up (short)

A Pinned model (see page xxx) must
choose Stand Up as its first action of
its turn, if it acts at all. Its owner
positions the model standing up,
anywhere in the same cube.

If a Pinned model Stands Up in a cube
containing an enemy model, then it is
immediately attacked. The opposing
player chooses one of the enemy
models in that cube to Fight the active
model. The model that is Standing Up
must roll Survive – it cannot choose
Fight.

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DAMAGE Total damage to the Effect
model
0 damage. The model is
A model is always in one of three undamaged.
damage states: 1 or more damage, The model is injured.
but not more than Mark the model with
the model’s size. damage counters
Undamaged -‐ The initial state of a equal to the actual
model at deployment. damage caused.
More damage than The model is killed.
Injured -‐ The model continues to fight. the model’s size.
They suffer negative modifiers in a few
tests but are otherwise able to Example:
continue as normal. A size 2 model is hit by an attack that
resolves with a potential damage of 2.
Dead -‐ The model is removed from the Looking at the table we can see that
game. this would kill an unarmoured model
of this size. Luckily the model is
Resolving Damage wearing Armour 1. Unluckily, the
attack is with an AP1 weapon. The AP1
Each successful attack generates an reduces the armour’s effectiveness to
amount of potential damage. The zero, meaning that the model still
effect of this potential damage is suffers 2 damage and dies.
resolved as follows:

1) The target model’s armour is Photography or artwork
reduced by the AP ability of the
attack, down to a minimum of
of a wounded trooper
0

2) The target model’s armour is
subtracted from the potential
damage to find the actual
damage caused.

3) This damage is added to any
previously sustained damage
and compared to the model’s
size, using the following table:

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artwork/photography

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ADDITIONAL RULES

Most of your games will be covered by
the preceding core rules. However,
there are some unusual situations and
these are described below.

Pinned

In the midst of combat, models
sometimes get blasted off their feet, Scatter is always worked out initially
or simply choose to hit the deck in on the same level. Then, if the model
order to avoid incoming fire. This is or item scatters into a cube that has
called being pinned. To show a model no floor on that level then it will fall
is pinned, simply lie it down. until it lands on something.

A Pinned model that is attacked in a If a cube has a partial floor, such as a
Fight action will Stand Up half-‐width walkway or a floor with a
automatically and without counting it trapdoor, then roll to see if the model
as an action. Their opponent gains the or item has landed on it or fallen past.
+1 for fighting a Pinned enemy only Roll a single dice to see whether they
land on the walkway or carry on
during that first Fight.
falling.

On a 1-‐4 the model or item misses
the walkway and continues to fall.
On a 5+ they land on the walkway.
Scatter
In this way, a model or item may
Sometimes an explosion or other scatter into another cube on the same
effect will cause a model or item to be level, or fall into a lower level. Nothing
moved into a random adjacent cube. ever scatters upward.
Random movement of models or
items is called scattering and is usually If the scatter move is completely
worked out with a single dice roll. Use blocked by solid walls then the model
the scatter diagram shown below. or item simply bounces back into the
Simply move the model or item in original cube.
question one cube in the direction
indicated. Agree on which cubes Items can always fit in a cube. If a
correspond to each numbered model scatters into a cube that it
location before rolling. cannot fit into due to the size
limitations explained above, then it
must bounce back into the original
cube (if on the same level) or scatter
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again from that cube (if it has already The model is Pinned.
fallen to a lower level).
Gravity wins:
Models that fall or are thrown into The model is Pinned, and the
walls may take damage. See the rules difference in number of successes is
for whatever caused the scatter for the potential damage.
more details.

[box out]
Slammed Into Walls Where is “Directly Away”?

A number of weapon effects move a
target “directly away” from the
If a model is thrown into a wall that attacker or the explosion. How do you
blocks its movement into a different work out where this is?
cube it takes a
Use a normal Line of Sight between
3 dice Survival test (X) attacker and target to work out where
the model moves. Continue the LOS
and remains in the original cube. from the attacker through the target
and into the first new cube beyond
The wall rolls the one the target is standing in. If
there is any choice, the attacker may
3 dice 5+ test (X) decide. If the attacker and target are
in the same cube then the attacker
Draw or Survivor wins: chooses which adjacent cube to move
The model is unharmed. the target into.

Wall wins: [end box out
The model is Pinned, and the
difference in number of successes is
the potential damage.

Falling

If a model falls or jumps down more
than one cube it rolls:

3 dice Survival test (X)

Gravity rolls:

3 dice 5+ test (X)
with +1 dice per cube the model falls.

Draw or Survivor wins:
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MISSIONS Larger Games
Predefined strike teams are 100
Not all armies are fighting for the points. This gives a fast and brutal
same things. Some want to conquer, game. If you want to play a slightly
others see themselves as freedom longer game, you can increase the size
fighters, a few simply want to survive. of the strike teams to 150 or even 200
points. Before you start, agree with
your opponent how large a battle you
PATROL want to play. Obviously the increase in
points will change the number of VPs
To get started, we recommend the required for victory.
Patrol mission which is ideal for
learning the game. Set up the Strike team points VPs required to win
100 12
battlefield as described on page 7
150 16
(XXX) of this book. 200 20

12 VPs is the target.
New Recon Effects
VPs are earned for the following: You always need to make a Recon test
at the start of a battle to decide who
• Killing an enemy model (VP starts with the initiative. With special
value of that model). missions, as well as the normal result
• Holding an objective. You of that test, the difference in number
must have the only model(s) of successes is the number of dice the
in that cube. You get 1VP or 2 winner rolls on the table below. Each
VPs (depending on the dice roll and result is dealt with
objective) at the end of each separately, and resolved entirely,
Round you hold it. The VPs before the next one begins. The player
are awarded per objective
that rolled the dice may choose the
controlled, not per model on
order they are resolved.
the objective.

• Collecting intel (1VP per Roll Recon Effect
counter). 1 Look at 1 loot counter, then replace
it, face down, in the cube it came
from.
NEW MISSIONS 2 Look at up to 3 loot counters, then
replace them, face down, in the
cube they came from.
After you have played a few games, 3 Choose a loot counter and discard
you may decide to try something it without looking at it or showing it
special. There are a number of ways to to your opponent.
4 Move one model up to one cube.
make a battle special. Try each Do not mark it as activated. The
approach on its own or use several at model may not move into a cube
once. that is occupied by the enemy.
5 Move two different models up to
1) Play a larger game. one cube each. Do not mark them
2) Add more Recon effects as activated. Models may not move
3) Play a different mission into a cube that is occupied by the
enemy.
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6 Move three different models up to
one cube each. Do not mark them
as activated. Models may not move

into a cube that is occupied by the
enemy. [box out]
7 Remove one of your models from
the battlefield -‐ it is on a flanking
Keeping Missions Secret
manoeuver. At the end of the first
Round, place the model in any Missions are much more fun if you can
empty cube along the left or right keep them secret from your opponent
hand side, adjacent to the board
until the end. There are a number of
edge. The model can act as normal
from the second Round. simple ways to do this.
8 Choose any one result.
• Write down the mission name.
• Leave a dice under a cup.
Unless otherwise stated, apply these • Tell a friend who’s not taking
effects before the first Turn begins. part in the battle.
• Use the mission cards.

Different Missions
As long as you can track which secret
Always set up the battlefield as you
mission you are really on the exact
would for a Patrol.
means of doing so is unimportant.

At the start of a game, after you have
Always track VPs openly as if you were
chosen your strike teams and laid out
doing a Patrol mission. Don’t forget
the battlefield as described on page
that VPs earned by your secret mission
XXX, each player rolls a single on the
are on top of these.
special mission table for their own

army.
[end box out]

Special missions are faction-‐specific.

Some factions share similar or even

identical missions, but the

combination of missions they may be
tasked with is unique. Pathfinder Missions
Roll Mission
1-‐2 Patrol.
3-‐4 Staking a Claim. Objectives earn
double VPs. Model kills are worth

half the normal VPs.
5-‐6 Assassination. Earn double VPs for
killing enemy Leaders. Objectives
earn 0 VPs.
7-‐8 Lie of the Land. Each friendly model
that moves off the board through

the enemy deployment zone earns
twice their own VP value in VPs.

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Pre Gen Strike Teams

For you first game, see how these two 150pt strike teams face off.

Enforcers
Enforcer Captain, 2 x Enforcers, 2 x Peacekeepers, 1 x Frag Grenades

Name Weapons & Abilities
Equipment
Armour
Survive
Points
Speed
Shoot
Fight
Type
Size
VPs
Enforcer Pistol: R3 Tactician
Captain Energy (2)
38 L 1-‐2 4+ 5+ 4+ 1 1 4 Gauntlet: RF,
Knockback
Jump Pack
Enforcer Laser Rifle:
16 T 1-‐2 4+ 6+ 4+ 1 1 2 R6
Jump Pack
Peacekeeper Double-‐
barrelled
Laser Rifle:
R6, Weight of
30 S 1-‐2 4+ 5+ 4+ 1 2 3 Fire
Energy
Gauntlet: RF,
Knockback
Jump Pack

Veer-‐Myn
Brood Mother, Stalkers x 6, Night Terrors x 2

Equipment
Armour
Survive
Points
Speed
Shoot
Fight
Type
Size
VPs
Brood Mother Chem Staff: Tactician (2)

R1, AP1, It
5
38 L 1-‐2 5+ 4+ 2 2 4 Burns!
+
Claws: RF,
AP1
Stalker 4 5 Ray Pistol:
10 T 2-‐3 7+ 1 0 1
+ + R2
Night Terror 4 Scythes: RF, Rampage
26 S 2-‐3 -‐ 5+ 2 0 3
+ AP1, Frenzy

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Building your own Strike Team

Before a game of Deadzone, each gear as shown in its stat line. In
player is allocated a certain number addition, you can equip models with
of points to spend on building their even more weapons and gear from
strike team. The number of points the lists provided. These each have a
available might be dictated by the point cost and this is added to the
mission description, or can be total cost of the strike team.
agreed with your opponent However, there are two things to
beforehand. Typical games range remember when taking extra
from 150 to 300 points to keep weapons and gear: Rarity and VPs.
things manageable, but larger battles
are possible if you wish. Rarity
Strike teams have limited supplies
First, decide which faction you Rarity Strike Team’s Total Points Budget
want to be. The Army List 100pts 150pts 200pts 250pts 300pts
section of this book (see page Common 2 3 4 5 6
XXX) contains information about
Rare 1 1 2 2 3
each faction and the point-‐cost
for each model. Then, choose a Unique 1 1 1 1 1
strike team from your chosen army and the rarity of an item limits how
(you cannot mix) being careful not to many of each type you can take to a
exceed the agreed limit. battle.

Strike teams are selected using the
following structure: VPs
Loading up on weapons and gear is a
double edged sword. While it might
make a trooper more combat
effective, it also makes him a high
value target which the enemy would
do well to bring down. As a result
some weapons and gear include a VP
value. These VPs are added to the
standard VPs awarded to your
opponent for killing your model.
You can only take one leader
For example, an Enforcer is normally
You can take any number of Troops worth 2 VPs to the enemy. Equip
that Enforcer with a Thermal Rifle,
You may take one Specialist for each and he becomes worth 3 VPs if slain.
troop taken
When you have made your
You may take one Vehicle for every selections, note everything down on
three troops taken your army sheet and you are ready
to deploy!
Each model comes equipped with a
standard loadout of weapons and
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STAT LINES • Shoot: written as a value to
be rolled on a single dice, e.g.
4+. It is never modified.
Each type of model has its own stat • Fight: written as a value to be
line that defines how good it is at rolled on a single dice, e.g. 5+.
Shooting, It is never modified.
Fighting, and so on. During the game, • Survive: written as a value to
you are free to examine the stat lines be rolled on a single dice, e.g.
of the other player’s models. 3+. It is never modified.
• Size: a fixed value describing
Example Statline the height or bulk of the
model to determine how
many can fit in a cube. This is
also a measure of how much
damage the model can take
before it is removed from
Stat lines contain a lot of information play.
about the model: • Armour: a fixed value
describing the amount of
• Name: the name of this type protection the model has
of model. from damage.
• Points: the amount of points • VPs: the amount of VPs your
it costs to include a single one enemy earns if they kill this
of this type of model in your model.
strike team. • Weapons & Equipment: a
• Type: Models are divided list of the most important
into a number of categories items on the model. Weapons
depending on their place in have some stats of their own:
the faction’s hierarchy and o Range: This is the
duties on the battlefield. The maximum weapon
different possible types are: range in cubes. RF
o Leader (L): the weapons may only be
commanders of a used in a Fight.
faction. o AP: The armour
o Trooper (T): normal penetration of the
rank and file. weapon.
o Specialist (S): models o Excess AP values are
with unusual ignored. See page XXX.
weapons, training or • Abilities: any special skills
equipment. the model may have. See page
o Character (C): a XXX for an alphabetical list of
named individual. all the abilities.
• Speed: written as two
numbers. The first is the
Move distance in cubes, the
second is for the Sprint
action.
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THE PLAGUE

FLUFF
Box out SPECIAL RUES

Strike Teams led by a Plague Stage 1A:
Recon 5+
Fury:
You may spend a Special result on your Command Dice to re-‐roll your dice for a
Fight test.

Strike Teams led by a Plague Stage 3A
Recon 4+
Infection:
When an enemy model is killed you may spend an Army Special result on your
Command Dice to spread the Infection and raise it again as a Zombie. Swap the
dead enemy model for a Pinned Zombie in the same cube. The Zombie is marked
as activated for this Round. The original model is dead and the Zombie is counted
as part of the Plague strike team.

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Leaders

Equipment
Armour
Survive
Points
Speed
Shoot
Fight
Type
Size
VPs
Stage 1A Talons: RF, Tactician
36 L 1-‐1 -‐ 3+ 4+ 3 1 4
AP1 (2), Tough
Stage 3A Tactician (1)
16 L 2-‐3 6+ 5+ 5+ 1 0 2 Rifle: R6
“General”

Troops

Equipment
Armour
Survive
Points
Speed
Shoot
Fight
Type
Size
VPs
Stage 3A Pistol: R3

gunner HMG: R6,
12 T 2-‐3 5+ 6+ 5+ 1 0 1
Weight of
Fire
Stage 3D Beast
6 T 2-‐3 -‐ 5+ 6+ 1 0 1 Fangs: RF
Hellhound
Stage 3A 10 T 2-‐3 6+ 5+ 5+ 1 0 1 Rifle: R6
Stage 3Z Horde,
Bare Hands:
Zombie 6 T 1-‐2 -‐ 5+ 5+ 1 0 0 Tough,
RF
Vulnerable
Stage 2A Rampage
16 T 1-‐2 -‐ 4+ 4+ 2 1 2 Talons: RF

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Specialists

Equipment
Armour
Survive
Points
Speed
Shoot
Fight
Type
Size
VPs
Aberration Rampage
Talons: RF,
40 S 1-‐2 -‐ 2+ 4+ 4 1 4 AP1,
Knockback
Plague Acid Bite: RF, Agile,
20 S 1-‐2 -‐ 3+ 5+ 2 0 2
Swarm AP1 Tough
Plague Claws: RF, Teleport,
Teraton 38 S 1-‐2 -‐ 4+ 5+ 3 1 4 Knockback Tough

Vehicles

Equipment
Armour
Survive
Points
Speed
Shoot
Fight
Type
Size
VPs
Plague Strider Assault Flamer: Vehicle

R2, Volatile, It
40 V 1-‐2 6+ 4+ 4+ 4 3 4 Burns!
Chainsaw: RF,
AP1

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Weapons

Weapon Points VPs Range AP Abilities
Pistol 0 0 R3 -‐
Rifle 2 0 R6 -‐
HMG 4 0 R6 -‐ Weight of
Fire
Grenade 8 1 R5 -‐ Indirect (3)
launcher
Mortar 12 1 R6 -‐ Indirect (4),
Heavy, Slow
Reload
Assault 6 1 R2 -‐ Volatile, It
Flamer Burns!
Chainsaw 4 0 RF AP1

Gear

Item Points Rarity
Ammo 2 Common
AP ammo 4 Rare
Energy Shield 12 Unique
(3)
Frag grenade 4 Common
Holo sight 8 Rare
Smoke 4 Common
Grenade

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.

Box out – Special Rules

Strike Teams led by an Enforcer Leader:

Recon 4+

Stalwart: Enforcers are famed for their resilience and stubbornness. You may
spend a Special result on your Command Dice to immediately re-‐roll any number
of your dice in a Survive test.

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Leaders

Equipment
Armour
Survive
Points
Speed
Shoot
Fight
Type
Size
VPs
Captain Energy (2)
38 L 1-‐2 4+ 5+ 4+ 1 1 4 Gauntlet: RF,
Knockback
Jump Pack
Sergeant Energy (1)
28 L 1-‐2 4+ 5+ 4+ 1 1 3 Gauntlet: RF,
Knockback
Jump Pack

Troops

Equipment
Armour
Survive
Points
Speed
Shoot
Fight
Type
Size
VPs
Enforcer Laser Rifle:

16 T 1-‐2 4+ 6+ 4+ 1 1 2 R6
Jump Pack
Assault Pistol: R3
Enforcer Wristblade:
14 T 1-‐2 5+ 5+ 4+ 1 1 1
RF, AP1
Jump Pack
Pathfinder
16 T 1-‐2 4+ 6+ 4+ 1 0 2 Tag rifle: R6

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Specialists

Equipment
Armour
Survive
Points
Speed
Shoot
Fight
Type
Size
VPs
Peacekeeper Double-‐
barrelled
Laser Rifle:
R6, Weight of
30 S 1-‐2 4+ 5+ 4+ 1 2 3 Fire
Energy
Gauntlet: RF,
Knockback
Jump Pack
Enforcer Pistol: R3 Medic
20 S 1-‐2 5+ 6+ 4+ 1 1 2
Medic Jump Pack
Enforcer Laser Rifle: Engineer
Engineer 14 S 1-‐2 5+ 6+ 4+ 1 1 2 R6
Jump Pack
DOG Drone Burst Laser:
12 S 2-‐4 6+ -‐ 6+ 1 0 1 R8, Weight of
Fire

Vehicles

Equipment
Armour
Survive
Points
Speed
Shoot
Fight
Type
Size
VPs
Enforcer Jet Double-‐ Vehicle

Bike barrelled
24 S 1-‐5 4+ 6+ 4+ 2 1 2 Laser Rifle:
R6, Weight of
Fire
Enforcer Equalizer: Vehicle
Strider 42 S 1-‐2 4+ 5+ 4+ 4 3 4 R12, AP3,
Weight of Fire

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Weapons

Pistol 0 0 R3 -‐
Laser Rifle 2 0 R6 -‐
Incinerator 4 0 R2 -‐ Volatile, It
Burns!
Burst Laser 4 0 R8 -‐ Weight of
Fire
Thermal 6 1 R3 AP2
Rifle
Missile 8 1 R8 AP5 Heavy
Launcher
Sniper Rifle 12 1 R10 -‐ Heavy,
Sniper Scope
Double-‐ 4 0 R6 -‐ Weight of
barrelled Fire
Laser Rifle
Energy 4 0 RF -‐ Knockback
Gauntlet
Tag rifle 8 0 R6 -‐ Tag
Combat 2 0 R2 -‐ Knockback
Shotgun
Wristblade 6 0 RF AP1

Gear

Item Points Rarity
Ammo 2 Common
AP ammo 4 Rare
Defender 6 Rare
Shield
Holo sight 8 Rare
Medi-‐Pack 6 Common
Sentry Gun 8 Rare
Smoke 4 Common
Grenade
Thermal 4 Rare
Mines

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40
THE VEER-‐MYN

Fluff

Box out -‐ SPECIAL RUES

Strike Teams led by a Brood Mother:
Recon 4+
Bodyguard:
When the Brood Mother is the target of a Shooting attack, you may spend a Special
result on your Command Dice to move a Crawler or Stalker one cube into the path of the
attack, anywhere along the line of sight.

Strike Teams led by a Progenitor:
Recon 3+
Surge:
A Veer-‐myn model that was already marked as activated at the start of this Turn
may make a Move action of up to 1 cube. This may trigger Fights as normal. End
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LEADERS

Equipment
Armour
Survive
Points
Speed
Shoot
Fight
Type
Size
VPs
Brood Mother Chem Staff: Tactician (2)
R1, AP1, It
5
38 L 1-‐2 5+ 4+ 2 2 4 Burns!
+
Claws: RF,
AP1
Progenitor Ray Gun: R4, Tactician (1)
30 L 2-‐3 5+ 5+ 4+ 1 0 3
Weight of Fire

TROOPS

Equipment
Armour
Survive
Points
Speed
Shoot
Fight
Type
Size
VPs
crawler Ray Gun: R4,

12 T 2-‐3 6+ 5+ 5+ 1 0 1
Weight of Fire
Stalker 10 T 2-‐3 7+ 4+ 5+ 1 0 1 Ray Pistol: R2
Malignus Chem
Chem Thrower:
Thrower 18 S 1-‐3 5+ 6+ 5+ 1 0 2 R1, AP1,
Volatile, It
Burns!

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photography of several of the key minis)

SPECIALISTS
Equipment
Armour
Survive
Points
Speed
Shoot
Fight
Type
Size
VPs
Nightmare Big Drill: RF, Tough
AP1
Chem
32 S 1-‐2 6+ 4+ 4+ 2 0 3
Thrower:
R1, AP1, It
Burns!
Night Terror Scythes: RF, Rampage
26 S 2-‐3 -‐ 4+ 5+ 2 0 3
AP1, Frenzy

VEHICLES

Equipment
Armour
Survive
Points
Speed
Shoot
Fight
Type
Size
VPs
Weapons Heavy Chem Vehicle

Platform Thrower:
30
with Heavy S 1-‐4 6+ 5+ 5+ 3 0 3 R3, AP2,

Chem Volatile, It
Thrower Burns!

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WEAPONS

Ray Pistol 0 0 R2 -‐
Ray Gun 4 0 R4 -‐ Weight of
Fire
Chem Staff 6 1 R1 AP1 It Burns!

Chem 4 0 R1 AP1 Volatile, It
Thrower Burns!
Chem 10 1 R6 AP2
Spitter
Chemical 12 1 R5 -‐ Indirect (4)
Grenade
Launcher
Big Drill 6 0 RF AP1

Two-‐ 8 1 RF AP3
Handed
Drill
Pair of 8 1 RF AP1 Frenzy
Drills
Heavy Chem 12 1 R3 AP2 Volatile, It
Thrower Burns!
Scythes 8 1 RF AP1 Frenzy
Heavy Chem 20 2 R8 AP3
Spitter

GEAR

Item Points Rarity
Ammo 2 Common
AP ammo 4 Rare
Smoke 4 Common
Grenade

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THE FORGE FATHERS
FLUFF

Box out -‐SPECIAL RULES

Strike Teams led by a Huscarl:

Recon 4+
Technologists:
You can spend an Army Special result on your Command Dice to try and repair a
point of damage on the active Vehicle. Roll a 3 dice Survive test (3). Success
repairs one point of damage. Failure has no effect. This does not count as an
action

Strike Teams led by a Chief Brokkr:

Recon 5+
Explosives Expert:
You may spend a Special result on your Command Dice to re-‐roll all the dice for
a Frag explosion (either yours or your opponent’s).

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Leaders
Equipment
Armour
Survive
Points
Speed
Shoot
Fight
Type
Size
VPs
Huscarl Steel Tactician
Warrior (1)
Armour,
Hailstorm
Pistols: R4,
32 L 1-‐2 3+ 4+ 4+ 1 1 3
Weight of
Fire
Forge
Hammer:
RF, AP1
Chief Brokkr Burst Pistol: Tactician
26 L 1-‐2 5+ 3+ 4+ 1 0 1 R3 (1), Frenzy,
Hammer: RF Tough

Troops
Equipment
Armour
Survive
Points
Speed
Shoot
Fight
Type
Size
VPs
Steel Warrior Hailstorm

33 T 1-‐2 3+ 4+ 4+ 1 1 2 Rifle: R6,
AP1
Militia Hailstorm
14 T 1-‐2 4+ 4+ 4+ 1 0 1 Rifle: R6,
AP1
Brokkr Burst Pistol: Frenzy
14 T 1-‐2 5+ 4+ 4+ 1 0 1 R3
Hammer: RF

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Specialists
Equipment
Armour
Survive
Points
Speed
Shoot
Fight
Type
Size
VPs
Forge Guard Hailstorm
Rifle: R6,
AP1
30 T 1-‐1 4+ 5+ 4+ 1 2 3
Forge
Hammer:
RF, AP1
Brokkr Burst Pistol: Engineer
Engineer 14 S 1-‐2 6+ 5+ 4+ 1 0 1 R3
Hammer: RF

Vehicles
Equipment
Armour
Survive
Points
Speed
Shoot
Fight
Type
Size
VPs
Inferno Drill Mining Vehicle,

16 S 1-‐2 4+ -‐ 3+ 2 1 2 Laser: R24, Remote
AP3, Heavy
Brokkr Bike Twin Vehicle
Hailstorm
22 S 1-‐4 5+ 5+ 4+ 2 1 2 Rifles: R6,
AP1, Weight
of Fire
Iron Ancestor Twin Vehicle
Hailstorm
Autocannon:
R8, AP1,
66 S 1-‐1 4+ 5+ 4+ 4 4 7 Weight of
Fire
Forge
Hammer:
RF, AP2
Bomb Bot Vehicle,
8 S 1-‐2 -‐ -‐ 5+ 1 0 0 -‐ Remote,
BOOM! (5)

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Weapons
Forge 6 0 RF AP1
Hammer
Hailstorm 4 0 R6 AP1
Rifle

Burst Pistol 0 0 R3 -‐
Launcher

Twin 6 0 R6 AP1 Weight of
Hailstorm Fire
Rifles
Magma Rifle 8 1 R3 AP2 It Burns!

Magma 8 1 R5 AP3
Cannon
Hailstorm 4 0 R4 -‐ Weight of
Pistols Fire
Twin 12 1 R4 AP3 Weight of
Magma Fire
Cannon
Power Claw 8 1 RF AP3
Flamer 6 0 R2 -‐ It Burns!
Two Forge 12 1 RF AP2 Frenzy
Hammers
Two Twin 24 3 R8 AP1 Weight of
Hailstorm Fire, Fire
Autocannon Control
Hailstorm 8 1 R8 AP1 Weight of
Autocannon Fire

Gear
Item Points Rarity
Ammo 2 Common
AP ammo 4 Rare
Holo sight 8 Rare
Smoke 4 Common
Grenade
Thermal 4 Rare
Mines

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THE ASTERIONS

Box out SPECIAL RUES

Strike Teams led by an Asterian Overseer:

Recon 4+
Wheels Within Wheels:
You may spend an Army Special result on your Command Dice to discard any one
of your opponent’s Command Dice. This does not count as an action.

Striker Teams Led by Cypher Prime:
Recon: X
Special X

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Leaders
Name Weapons Abilities
&
Armour
Survive
Points
Speed
Shoot
Equipment
Fight
Type
Size
VPs
Overseer Energy Tactician (2)
Pulse: R1,
Knockback
Charge
Glove: RF,
38 L 1-‐2 5+ 5+ 6+ 1 1 4 Knockback
Staff of
Command:
RF, AP2
Energy
Shield (3)
Cypher Prime Lightblade: Tactician (1)
RF, AP2
24 L 1-‐2 -‐ 4+ 5+ 1 1 2
Energy
Shield (4)

Troops
&
Armour
Survive
Points
Speed
Shoot
Equipment
Fight
Type
Size
VPs
Droid Noh Rifle: Construct

10 T 1-‐2 5+ 6+ 5+ 1 0 1
R5
Kalyshi Energy
Bow: R4
16 T 2-‐3 5+ 3+ 5+ 1 0 2
Glaive: RF,
AP1, Frenzy
Cypher Construct,
Noh Rifle: Vulnerable,
16 T 1-‐2 3+ 5+ 5+ 1 1 2
R5 Toxic
Smokescreen

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Specialists
&
Armour
Survive
Points
Speed
Shoot
Equipment
Fight
Type
Size
VPs
Drone with Shield Construct
Shield 22 S 1-‐2 -‐ -‐ 6+ 1 0 2 Generator
Generator (4)
Black Talon Noh Rifle: Construct,
R5 Vulnerable,
20 S 1-‐2 3+ 5+ 5+ 1 1 2 Energy Glide
Shield (2)
Jump Pack

Vehicles
Sky Razor Twin Noh Vehicle
Rifles: R5,
20 V 2-‐4 4+ -‐ 5+ 2 0 2
Weight of
Fire

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Weapons

Energy Bow 2 0 R4 -‐
Glaive 8 1 RF AP1 Frenzy
Energy 2 0 R1 -‐ Knockback
Pulse
Charge 2 0 RF -‐ Knockback
Glove
Staff of 6 1 RF AP2
Command
Lightblade 6 1 RF AP2
Grenade 8 1 R5 -‐ Indirect (3)
launcher
Force Rifle 4 0 R5 -‐ Blast
Fission 12 1 R10 AP5 Heavy
Beamer
Light 8 1 R7 AP2
Missile
Launcher
Noh Rifle 2 0 R5 -‐
Twin Noh 4 0 R5 -‐ Weight of
Rifles Fire
Plasma 18 2 R4 AP1 Frag (5)
Vortex
Pulse 18 2 R8 Indirect (4)
Bombard

Gear
Item Points Rarity
Ammo 2 Common
AP ammo 4 Rare
(2)
(3)
(4)
Holo sight 8 Rare
Smoke 4 Common
Grenade
Shield 20 Unique
Generator (4)
Stun Grenade 4 Rare

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THE MARAUDERS

Box out -‐ SPECIAL RUES

Strike Teams led by a Commando Leaders:

Recon 4+
By The Numbers:
You may spend an Army Special result on your Command Dice to re-‐roll any
normal test made by a model with Commando in their type name.

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Leaders
&
Armour
Survive
Points
Speed
Shoot Equipment
Fight
Type
Size
VPs
Commando Pistol: R3 Tactician (2)
22 L 1-‐2 6+ 6+ 4+ 1 0 2
Captain
Commando Pistol: R3 Tactician (1)
18 L 1-‐2 5+ 4+ 4+ 1 0 1
Sergeant

Troops

Equipment
Armour
Survive
Points
Speed
Shoot
Fight
Type
Size
VPs
Commando 8 T 1-‐2 5+ 5+ 4+ 1 0 1 Rifle: R6

Goblin Heavy Rifle:
Sniper R8, AP1,
14 S 1-‐2 5+ 7+ 6+ 1 0 2
Heavy, Sniper
Scope
Mawbeast Chainmaw: Beast
8 T 2-‐3 -‐ 3+ 5+ 1 0 1
RF, AP1

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Specialists
Equipment
Armour
Survive
Points
Speed
Shoot
Fight
Type
Size
VPs
Mauler Buzzsaw: RF, Tactician
Ripper Suit AP1, Frenzy (1), Solid
22 S 1-‐2 -‐ 4+ 4+ 3 1 2
Ram: RF,
Knockback
Rainmaker Rotary Solid
Ripper Suit Cannon: R5,
Weight of Fire
HEW Beamer:
R7, AP3
22 S 1-‐2 5+ 6+ 4+ 3 1 2
Frag
Launchers:
R3, Frag (3)
Rocket Salvo:
R8, Indirect (3)
Hulk HEW Cannon: Tough
R12, AP5,
28 S 1-‐2 4+ 6+ 4+ 3 1 3
Heavy, Weight
of Fire
Mawbeast Chainmaw: Beast,
12 S 2-‐3 -‐ 3+ 5+ 1 0 1
Bomber RF, AP1 BOOM! (4)

Vehicles
Equipment
Armour
Survive
Points
Speed
Shoot
Fight
Type
Size
VPs
Goblin HEW Vehicle

Guntrack Cannon: R16,
20 V 1-‐1 5+ -‐ 6+ 4 1 2
with HEW AP5, Heavy,
Cannon Weight of Fire
Stunt Bot Thermal Vehicle
Cannon: R4,
AP1
Auxiliary
40 V 1-‐2 5+ 6+ 5+ 4 3 4 Flamer: one
use, R2, It
Burns!
Chainsaw:
RF, AP1

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Weapons
Pistol 0 0 R3 -‐
Heavy Pistol 4 0 R4 -‐ Weight of
Fire
Claw 6 0 RF AP1
Thermal 4 0 R4 AP1
Cannon
Auxiliary 4 0 R2 -‐ One use, It
Flamer Burns!
Chainsaw 6 0 RF AP1
Rifle 2 0 R6 -‐
Flamer 4 0 R2 -‐ Volatile, It
Burns!
HMG 4 0 R6 -‐ Weight of
Fire
Heavy Rifle 14 1 R8 AP1 Heavy,
Sniper Scope
Buzzsaw 6 1 RF AP1 Frenzy
Ram 4 0 RF -‐ Knockback
Rotary 4 0 R5 -‐ Weight of
Cannon Fire
HEW 8 1 R7 AP3
Beamer
Frag 6 1 R3 -‐ Frag (3)
Launchers
Rocket 10 1 R8 -‐ Indirect (3)
Salvo
HEW 16 2 R12 AP5 Heavy,
Cannon Weight of
Fire
Heavy 20 2 R10 -‐ Indirect (4),
Mortar Heavy

Gear
Item Points Rarity
Ammo 2 Common
AP ammo 4 Rare
Holo sight 8 Rare
Smoke 4 Common
Grenade
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THE REBS

FLUFF

Box out

SPECIAL RUES

Strike Teams led by a Rebel Commander:

Recon 4+
Always Short:
You can spend an Army Special result on your Command Dice to place a new
random item, face down, in an unoccupied cube that is adjacent to the active
model. This does not count as an action.

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LEADERS

Equipment
Armour
Survive
Points
Speed
Shoot
Fight
Type
Size
VPs
Rebel Troop Sniper Rifle: Tactician
28 L 1-‐2 3+ 5+ 5+ 1 0 3
Commander R8 (2)
Rebel Yndij Tactician
Infiltrator 24 L 1-‐2 5+ 4+ 5+ 1 0 2 Rifle: R6 (1), Agile,
Commander Scout

TROOPS
Equipment
Armour
Survive
Points
Speed
Shoot
Fight
Type
Size
VPs
Rebel
8 T 1-‐2 5+ 6+ 6+ 1 0 1 Rifle: R6
Trooper
Rebel Sorak Blaster: R4,
10 T 1-‐2 5+ 6+ 6+ 1 0 1
Blast
Kraaw Wrist Blaster: Glide, Scout
10 S 1-‐2 6+ 4+ 6+ 1 0 1
Warrior R3, Blast
Rebel Yndij 12 T 1-‐2 5+ 5+ 6+ 1 0 1 Rifle: R6 Agile, Scout

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SPECIALS

Equipment
Armour
Survive
Points
Speed
Shoot
Fight
Type
Size
VPs
Rebel Sniper Rifle: R8,
16 S 1-‐2 4+ 6+ 6+ 1 0 2
Sniper Sniper Scope
Zee Scavenger
6 S 1-‐2 7+ 7+ 6+ 1 0 0 Pistol: R3
Scavenger
Survey Construct, Agile
6 S 1-‐2 -‐ -‐ 5+ 1 0 0 -‐
Drone
Rebel Ceremonial Teleport, Tough
Teraton Blades: RF,
AP1
Grenade
Launcher:
30 S 1-‐2 6+ 4+ 5+ 3 1 3 one use, R3,
Frag (3)
Hand
Flamer: one
use, R2, It
Burns!
Judwan Energy Medic, Non-‐
12 S 1-‐2 -‐ -‐ 6+ 1 0 1
Medic Shield (3) Combatant

VEHICLES
Equipment
Armour
Survive
Points
Speed
Shoot
Fight
Type
Size
VPs
Rebel Assault Vehicle

Strider Flamer: R2,
Volatile, It
40 S 1-‐2 5+ 5+ 4+ 4 3 4
Burns!
Chainsaw:
RF, AP1

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WEAPONS
Pistol 0 0 R3 -‐
Rifle 2 0 R6 -‐
Energy 8 1 -‐ -‐
Shield (3)
Assault 6 1 R2 -‐ Volatile, It
Flamer Burns!
Chainsaw 4 0 RF AP1
Sniper Rifle 16 2 R8 Sniper Scope
Heavy Burst 12 1 R8 -‐ Weight of
Laser Fire,
Suppression
Polaris 10 1 R10 AP4
Cannon
Onslaught 4 0 R5 -‐ Weight of
Cannon Fire
Desolator 8 1 R8 AP2
Launcher
Ceremonial 6 0 RF AP1
Blades
Grenade 4 0 R3 -‐ One use,
Launcher Frag (3)
Hand 4 0 R2 -‐ One use, It
Flamer Burns!
Wrist 2 0 R3 -‐ Blast
Blaster
Blaster 4 0 R4 -‐ Blast
Combat 6 0 RF -‐ Frenzy
Blades

GEAR

Item Points Rarity
Ammo 2 Common
AP ammo 4 Rare
Defender 6 Rare
Shield
(3)
Holo sight 8 Rare
Smoke 4 Common
Grenade
Stun Grenade 4 Rare
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ABILITIES APx
AP is short for Armour Piercing and
denotes a type of weapon that is
We can safely assume that the elite particularly good at defeating
warriors and fearsome monsters armour. AP will always be listed
that make up the various factions all with a number after it in place of the
have an above average ability to “x”, eg AP1, AP2, etc.
fight and survive. These common
traits are included as stats. However, Attacks by a model or weapon with
some have even more specialised this ability ignore a number of points
and unusual skills, and whether they of armour equal to the number after
are innate or learned they are listed the AP. So, if an AP1 attack hits a
as separate abilities. Each model’s model with Armour 2 then the
stat card lists the abilities that apply damage is resolved as if the target
to it. had Armour 2-‐1 = 1.

Some abilities belong to the model AP is cumulative. If more than one
and others to the weapons that they AP modifier applies to an attack then
carry. Weapon abilities are listed as modify the armour by their total
part of the weapon’s line on the card. before working out the damage.
Model’s abilities have their own
section. All are listed here.
Beast
Where an ability conflicts with a The model cannot pick up, carry or
core rule, the ability takes use items. All of its weapons and
precedence. equipment are either natural or have
been grafted on permanently by
skilled bio-‐technicians.

This ability can also apply to models
that are already so burdened by
their normal combat load that they
Battle action Artwork/photography have no room to carry more.

Blast
The weapon does no direct damage,
though the force of the blast may
push models off buildings or slam
them into walls.

If the attack is a HIT then all models
Agile in the cube except the target are
After a model takes a Move or Sprint thrown one cube away from the
action it may additionally choose to target model and then Pinned. The
move up or down one level for free. target model is thrown one cube in a
This change in level follows the random direction and then Pinned.
normal movement rules.
If the attack is a MISS then all models
in the target cube are Pinned.

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it in place of the (n), eg Frag (3),
Frag (5), etc.
BOOM! (n)
When a model with this ability is Roll a variable dice 4+ test (X) for
killed, they explode. the strength of the attack, where the
number of dice rolled is the number
In addition, the model may choose to in brackets after Frag. For example,
trigger the explosion as a Special a Frag (5) weapon would roll 5 dice
action. for damage. Models in the target
cube must roll a 3 dice Survive test
Regardless of the cause, when the (X). Roll once for the attack and
model explodes, treat it as a Frag separately for each target model.
explosion in that cube.
Draw or Survive wins: MISS -‐
Attack misses.
Construct

This model is an artificial creature
Frag wins: HIT – the difference in
and as such is immune to certain
number of successes is the potential
effects.
damage.

Engineer Whatever the results of the
The model is experienced with explosion, all surviving models in the
tripwires and mines. If they reveal a target cube are thrown one cube in a
booby trap item then the Engineer’s random direction and then Pinned.
activation ends immediately. All models in adjacent cubes on the
However, the booby trap does not same level are thrown one cube
explode. Instead it is defused and away from the centre of the
discarded. explosion and then Pinned.

In addition, some items can only be
used by Engineers.

Fire Control
When the model takes a Shoot action
it can use two weapons instead of
one. Each weapon may choose the Battle action Artwork/photography
same or a different target. Declare
the targets of both weapons before
rolling any attack dice.

Frag (n) Frenzy

When a Frag explodes it may injure A model with this ability attacks so
or kill models in the target cube and ferociously that it’s hard to defend
the force of the explosion will throw against it. Any Fight dice that fails
survivors to the ground. Frag will may be re-‐rolled once. This also
always be listed with a number after applies to any additional dice gained
by rolling an 8.

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Glide opponents en masse to drag them
The model may drop any number of down by sheer weight of numbers.
levels without harm. This may be The best example of this are the
done by choice or as the result of Plague Zombies.
being blasted out of a position. In
either case they glide to the ground When a model with Horde is in a
unharmed by the drop and land on Fight it gets the +1 modifier for
their feet. For every level they drop having friendly models in the cube
they may move one cube sideways as usual. In addition, it receives an
(relative to their original position). extra +1 for each friendly model (not
counting itself) in the same cube that
also has Horde.
Grenade
All Grenades are thrown the same
way, using a Shoot action.

Choose a target cube. You do not
need LOS to an enemy model, though
if you do not have LOS then both the
shooting model and the target cube Battle action Artwork/photography
must be visible when viewed by the
player from directly above.

Roll a 3 dice Shoot test (1), with no
modifiers. Success means that the
Grenade has landed in that cube.
Failure requires a scatter roll to
determine which cube the Grenade
detonates in. An inaccurate Grenade
will scatter onto the same or lower
level, not up.

The effect the Grenade has varies by
type.

Heavy
The weapon is cumbersome and
takes time to set up and sight in, so
Shoot counts as a long action. In
addition, all Fight rolls for a model
carrying a Heavy weapon are at an
additional -‐1.

Horde

Most models in Deadzones fight as

highly trained individuals. However,

a few shun individual talent and rely
instead on simply piling onto their
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Indirect (n)
Indirect weapons can Shoot Frag wins: HIT – the difference in
normally, or they can choose to number of successes is the potential
Shoot at targets they cannot see. damage.
Indirect will always be listed with a
number after it in place of the (n), eg Whatever the results of the
Indirect (3), Indirect (5), etc. explosion, all surviving models in the
target cube are thrown one cube in a
If an Indirect weapon Shoots random direction and then Pinned.
normally then use the normal rules. All models in adjacent cubes on the
The following modified rules only same level are thrown one cube
apply if it targets a model it cannot away from the centre of the
see. explosion and then Pinned.

Shoot becomes a long action. Also,
due to its arcing trajectory the
weapon cannot target anything
within 2 cubes, regardless of its
normal range.

Choose a target cube. You do not
need LOS to an enemy model, though
both the shooting model and the
target cube must be visible when
viewed by the player from directly
above. Roll a 3 dice Shoot test (2),
with no modifiers (not even from
Command dice). Success means that
the shot has landed in that cube.
Failure requires a scatter roll to
determine which cube the shot
explodes in. An inaccurate shot will Battle action Artwork/photography
scatter onto the highest level of the
stack it scatters onto.

When an indirect shot explodes it
may injure or kill models in the same
cube. Roll a variable dice 4+ test (X)
for the strength of the attack, where
the number of dice rolled is the
number in brackets after Indirect.
For example, an Indirect (5) weapon
would roll 5 dice for damage. Models
in the cube must roll a 3 dice Survive
test (X). Roll once for the attack and
separately for each target model.

Draw or Survive wins: MISS -‐
Attack misses.
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It Burns! The model’s activation ends
The weapon unleashes immediately.
indiscriminate sheets of flame, acid,
or similar lethal concoctions. Flames double: the target remains
on fire. The potential damage is
Choose one visible model as the equal to the difference in total
primary target and roll for the attack successes and is resolved at AP3.
with no modifiers. Roll Survive The model’s activation ends
separately for each model in the immediately.
target cube and compare each
individually to the attack roll see the
results. It Burns! weapons attack Knockback
every model in same cube as the When a weapon with this ability hits
primary target, regardless of which its target it will knock it back into a
side they are on or whether they are different cube. Resolve the attack as
visible to the Shooter. normal, then move the target one
cube directly away from the attacker
Whatever the result of the attack (see page XXX).
(even if it misses) all models in the
target cube are set on fire. In reality,
the weapon fires great gouts of flame
that fill the cube, and even near-‐
misses set things alight. Battle action Artwork/photography

If a model is on fire when it is

activated, then its first action must

be to attempt to put out the fire. This

is a Special action that supersedes
the normal restrictions on actions Loader
and is worked out as follows: If a model with this ability is in base-‐
to-‐base contact with a friendly
The fire rolls a 3 dice 4+ test (X). model, then the Loader can remove a
Reload counter from that model by
The target rolls a 3 dice Survival test taking a Special action.
(X).

Draw or Survival wins: the target Medic
puts out the flames before they do A Medic can heal a single injured
any real damage. The model may model in the same cube (which could
continue with any remaining actions be the Medic themself) by taking a
as normal. Special action. No test is required.
One damage counter is removed per
Flames win: the target manages to use of this ability.
put out the flames and is no longer
on fire, but suffers damage in the This ability only heals living models,
process. The potential damage is and cannot repair Constructs or
equal to the difference in total Vehicles.
successes and is resolved at AP1.
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Non-‐Combatant Scavenger
This model cannot or will not hurt The model may carry up to 3 items
their enemies. They may not use any instead of the normal limit of 1. In
weapon and must choose to use addition, the model is an
Survive if engaged in a Fight. experienced explorer of rubbish tips
and debris fields and will never set
off a booby trap. If they reveal a
Rampage booby trap item then the Scavenger’s
When a model with this ability is activation ends immediately.
damaged, but not killed, it goes However, the booby trap does not
crazy. In its blood frenzy it may even explode. Instead it is dismantled and
attack its friends. For the remainder discarded.
of the game, whenever the model’s
owner chooses to activate it you
must roll one dice:

1-‐2: The opposing player may
control the model’s actions for this Battle action Artwork/photography
Turn. This can include attacking the
active model’s friends. In the
confusion, neither side may claim
the +1 modifier for additional
friends in a Fight. This model’s Scout
actions count as an activation for the After deployment, before the first
active model’s side, not for the side Turn of the first Round, a Scout
that actually controlled it. model may make one free Sprint
3-‐6: The owner of the active model action. If both sides have Scouts then
may act with the model as normal. the player with initiative moves all
7-‐8: The owner of the active model his Scouts first. A Scout may not
may act with the model as normal. In enter a cube containing another
addition, as the model is so frantic model during this pre-‐battle
that it may move 1 cube before it movement.
takes its normal actions, as if the
owner had played a Command Dice
Slow Reload
Move result on it.
When this weapon fires it is marked

with a Reload counter. That weapon
Remote cannot Shoot again until this counter
A model with this ability acts under is removed. Removing the counter
remote control. As long as a friendly requires a Special action by the
Engineer is within 3 cubes when the model carrying it. If a model has
model is activated, the Remote other weapons then this penalty
model acts normally. If this is not the only applies when using the Slow
case then the Remote simply idles on Reload weapon.
the spot, taking no actions during its
Turn.
Smokescreen

The model is equipped with smoke

generating or mini-‐grenade
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deploying devices that are enough to the most out of a combat situation.
produce a single use Smokescreen. Tactician will always be listed with a
number after it in place of the (n), eg
Once during a battle, at the start of Tactician (1), Tactician (2), etc.
any one of its Turns, the model may
place a Smokescreen. The effect is When rolling command at the start
identical to a smoke grenade going of a round, add (n) dice to the roll.
off in the model’s cube. Placing a
Smokescreen is not an action and Note you can only apply the tactician
may be done even if there are enemy ability of one friendly model. Having
models in the same cube. more than one Tactician in a Strike
Team provides no benefit beyond
If the model moves away, the having a replacement if the first one
Smokescreen remains in the cube it is killed.
was deployed in. It disperses in the
same way as a smoke grenade. Tag

A model with a Tag rifle can spend a
Sniper Scope short action to mark an enemy
The weapon gains +2 dice to Shoot model as a target. For the remainder
actions in addition to any other of this round, all shots made against
modifiers that apply. that target by any models with tag
rifles receive 1+ dice.

Teleport
A model with this ability may
Battle action Artwork/photography Teleport as a Special action.

Teleport moves the model up to 2
cubes in any direction without the
need for a clear route between them.
Solid
If the teleporting model ends this
A model with this ability is not
move in the same cube as an enemy
affected by weapon effects that move
model then they will Fight as
their target to a new cube, such as
normal.
the blast of a grenade or a

Knockback. In addition, the model is
never Pinned. Tough
The model ignores 1 point of
potential damage per attack. This is
Suppression
calculated before Armour and
A weapon with this ability Shoots as
cannot be countered by any AP value
normal. Then, in addition, any
of the attack.
models (from either side) in the

target cube are Pinned.
Toxic
A model struck by a Toxic weapon is
Tactician (n)
never injured. Any damage that gets
The model is a great leader and
through the model’s armour will kill
intuitively understands how to get
them.
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They may not climb up or down
walls.
Toxic Smokescreen
The model can generate clouds of A Vehicle cannot pick up, carry, or
poisonous smoke to hide itself. use items.
Vehicles have an amount of damage
Once during a battle, at the start of based on their size, just like other
any one of its Turns, the model may models.
fill its cube with Toxic smoke. The
effect is identical to a smoke grenade A Vehicle is not affected by the
going off in the model’s cube with movement portion of explosions or
the added bonus of the smoke being attacks such as Knockback or Blast. It
Toxic. As long as a model remains in cannot be moved into another cube
the smoke-‐filled cube it is treated as by any attack. However, it still
having the Vulnerable ability. Models suffers damage from these types of
that are immune to Toxic are attack as normal.
immune to the Toxic effects of a
Toxic Smokescreen. Models that are When a Vehicle is destroyed it is left
already Vulnerable suffer no in place on the battlefield. It is now
additional effects. Adjacent cubes treated as part of the battlefield’s
are not affected by this Toxic effect. terrain. For the sake of appearance
you might like to remove any crew
Placing a Toxic Smokescreen is not an models and add a small piece of
action and may be done even if there cotton wool to make it look like a
are enemy models in the same cube. smoking wreck

If the model moves away, the Toxic Volatile
Smokescreen remains in the cube it A weapon with this ability includes a
was deployed in. It disperses in the tank of highly Volatile fuel.
same way as a smoke grenade.
If a model carrying a weapon with
this ability is saved from injury by its
Vehicle armour then roll a dice. On a roll of a
The model is a Vehicle. If the model 2-‐8 the Volatile fuel is safe. On a roll
comes with separate crew figures of a 1 the fuel tank ruptures and sets
then you can choose to either attach the model on fire. See It Burns! on
them to the main chassis, or leave page XXX. The Volatile weapon is
them loose so the main vehicle can destroyed.
be used as a wreck (or scenery in
battles where it is not used in the
Strike Team). They have no specific Vulnerable
game function beyond looking good A model with this ability is never
and showing that the Vehicle is still injured. Any damage that gets
in the battle. through the model’s armour will kill
them.
Vehicles are large and cumbersome
so cannot move about the battlefield
with the same ease as smaller Weight of Fire
models. A Vehicle can only change A weapon with this ability throws so
level by moving up or down a ramp. much firepower at the target that
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something’s bound to happen. Any
Shoot dice that fails may be re-‐rolled
once. This also applies to any
additional dice gained by rolling an
8.
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ITEMS

Picking Up and Carrying Items

Models can pick up and carry a single
item.

When a model moves into a cube
containing an item, but no enemy
models, they may choose to pick it up. Battle action Artwork/photography
This applies whatever the cause of the
movement. In addition, if a model
spends a Move action repositioning
within the same cube then they may
also pick up an item in that cube.

If there is more than one item in a
cube then the moving model must
choose which to pick up. They can only
pick up one at a time.

Items begin the battle face down, so Swapping Items Between Models
that their type is unknown. Picking up
an item allows a player to turn it over If a model could pick up an item then
and look at what it is. Once an item they can choose to swap an item with
has been revealed then it stays face up a friendly model in the same cube
for the rest of the game even if it is instead.
dropped or swapped later.
The active model gives an item they
If the model picks up an item then are currently carrying to the other
they may choose to keep it, drop it or model. If this other model cannot
destroy it. Models can carry up to one carry more items than it already has
item at a time. If they pick up a new then they must either give one to the
item they may choose which to keep active model or drop one on the floor.
and which to drop/destroy.
Only the active model spends an
An item that is dropped is placed in action in order to swap items. The
the same cube, face up. other model can be already activated
or yet to have its Turn when the swap
An item that is destroyed is removed takes place.
from the game.

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This short list includes only those in brackets. A roll of 8 rolls up as
items required for these playtest usual.
forces.
For each 6+ you roll, one potential
damage is absorbed by the shield.
Ammo However, the shields are new
Ammo is one-‐use. technology and are somewhat
unreliable. If you roll more 1s than
A model that is carrying ammo may successes then the incoming energy
choose to use it when he takes a overwhelms the shield’s ability to
normal Shoot action. It adds a +1 buffer the surge of power and it is
modifier for that Shoot action. destroyed. Any successes in that roll
will still reduce the potential damage
as normal, but the shield will not
AP Ammo
work again during this battle.
Ammo is one-‐use.

If a model is protected by more than
A model that is carrying ammo may
one Energy Shield/Shield Generator
choose to use it when he takes a
then all apply. Roll each separately
normal Shoot action. It adds a +1
and reduce the potential damage by
modifier for that Shoot action, and
the total effect.
any damage is resolved as AP1.

Frag Grenade
Defender Shield
Frag grenades are one-‐use, R3, Frag
The model carrying the Defender
(3), Grenades.
Shield uses it to form a moving

barricade behind which he and his

comrades can advance safely.

The model with this item gains +1

Armour. In addition, all size 1 or 2

friendly models in the same cube

also gain +1 Armour.

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Each model can only benefit from a

single Defender Shield bonus at a

time.

Energy Shield (n)
Energy shields are designed to
absorb the energy of incoming
attacks, whether this is from particle
Holo Sight
weapons or kinetic energy devices.
A model that is equipped with a holo

sight adds a +1 modifier to their
When a model wearing this item
Shoot actions. A holo sight cannot be
suffers potential damage, roll a
used with Indirect weapons
number of dice equal to the number
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Intel Using a medi-‐pack is a Special action
When a piece of intel is picked up by for the model carrying it. It does not
a model, immediately exchange it for require a dice roll and works
a 1VP counter and add it to the automatically. The effect of using a
player’s total. medi-‐pack is to completely heal the
target model. The medi-‐pack is then
The item is not being carried by the discarded.
model. Instead, the data has been
transmitted back to High Command
where it can be properly analysed. Mono-‐wheel Scout Bike
For game purposes, riding this bike
counts as carrying it as an item.
Jump Pack
A model that is equipped with a While the scout bike is being ridden,
jump pack is not Pinned by falling the model acquires Vehicle and their
and takes no damage if it falls. Speed changes to 1-‐6.

Medi-‐Pack
A Medi-‐pack is One-‐use.
Medi-‐packs are used to heal injured
models. They may only be used on
any living models, and cannot repair
Constructs or Vehicles

Sentry Gun
A model with a medi-‐pack may use it The Sentry Gun is both an item and a
either on themselves or any other model. As an item it can be carried
single living model in the same cube by any model, just like any other
as long as no enemy models are in item. As a model it has the following
that cube. profile:

Equipment
Armour
Survive
Points
Speed
Shoot
Fight
Type
Size
VPs
Sentry Gun Heavy Vulnerable

Rifle: R8,
-‐ S -‐ 4+ -‐ 6+ 1 0 0
Weight of
Fire

A Sentry Gun gets one Shoot action Only an Engineer can change the
in every Round. It cannot have any Sentry Gun from an item to a model
Command Dice spent on it. (emplacing), and back again
(packing).
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of smoke when they detonate. No
Emplacing or packing up a Sentry damage is caused to models in the
Gun is a Special action. Emplacing a target cube.
Sentry Gun does not count as its
action for that Round. Once The smoke-‐filled cube blocks all LOS,
emplaced, a Sentry Gun cannot move including to and from models inside
or be moved in any way until an it. Note, however, that it does not
Engineer packs it again. block LOS to the cube itself. Any
Shoot attacks that trace a LOS
through a cube that is adjacent to a
Shield Generator (n) smoke-‐filled cube suffer a -‐1
This is a larger version of the modifier (regardless of how many
familiar Energy Shield (n) and works such cubes they cross).
the same way. The only difference is
the area that it protects. Instead of At the end of each Round roll one
covering a single model, a Shield dice per smoke cube. On a 1-‐4 the
Generator provides protection for smoke remains in place; on a 5-‐8 the
every model of either side in the smoke dissipates and is removed.
same cube. Only roll for the original target cube,
not the adjacent ones.
If a model is protected by more than
one Energy Shield/Shield Generator
then all apply. Roll each separately Stun Grenade
and reduce the potential damage by Stun grenades are one-‐use, R3,
the total effect. Grenades that disorient those
nearby. No damage is caused to
models in the target cube.

All models in the affected cube are
marked as activated.

Thermal Mines
Thermal mines are one-‐use, RF, AP3
weapons.
Smoke Grenade
Smoke grenades are one-‐use, R3,
Grenades that generate a thick cloud
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Campaign System
Deadzone Redux Campaign System
V. 1.1 – 02/12/15
This version is the second full draft of the new campaign system, and incorporates
material written by Jake for the Deadzone 1 campaign system, alongside new
material from the Deadzone Rules Committee members. This version is ready for
inclusion in a public beta release.
The Committee will still need to consider adjusting RP values to be more in line
with the Deadzone 2.0 main rules, and if possible would like to conduct a public
survey to gather data on wins, losses, and casualties in the new system.

Introduction

Campaigns allow players to link individual games of Deadzone into a larger
narrative that chronicles the adventures of their character’s lives and trials.
Campaigns are a lot of work, and the ups and downs of strike force development
can be frustrating at times, but an exciting campaign can be very rewarding and
will likely feature in your gaming group’s conversations for years to come.
Living in a Deadzone is a daily struggle for survival. Your Strike Force was sent in
to achieve a goal that now seems distant and unrealistic, or was trapped here
when the cordon came down and is only looking for a way to escape or wait out
the quarantine. Contact with central command, if your faction has one in the
system, is sporadic – but still there, and they send through supplies and fresh
orders when they can. Otherwise, your team scours the battlefields and rubble
for anything they can salvage, repair, or build from scratch. Even if your strike
force doesn’t include a dedicated engineer many civilian homes have a
commercial-‐grade fabricator that can be hacked to assemble common military
gear; frontier worlds are often awash in outdoors and survivalist equipment that
can be re-‐purposed to fill your needs; to say nothing of the virtues of an oily rag
and a whiskey bottle filled with home-‐brewed napalm.
Campaign Terms
As well as the normal Deadzone rules, campaigns need to more closely define a
few terms and add a couple of extra ones:
Army
This is your overall force of models. Think of this as your base camp where all
the resources you have are collected. You will not have everything available at
once, and this more accurately reflects the difficulties in maintaining logistics
and supply lines in the chaos of a Deadzone. However, you will be able to tailor
what resources you do have – at least to an extent.
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Stores
This is the collection of items that you purchase using RP, find on the battlefield,
or stumble across during the Exploration/Scavenging phase (See page XX). These
are the only items you can choose to take with you when you assemble a Strike
Team for a mission.
Strike Team
This is a selection of models and items, taken from your Army and Stores. Unlike
a normal game, you must draw the models and items from your Army and Stores
rather than simply taking anything you like. This makes campaign Strike Teams
different to those built for one-‐off games.
Resource Points
Resource Points, or RP, are the currency of Deadzone campaigns. These points
represent resources collected, information decrypted, and reputation (or
infamy) earned among the other groups fighting in the Deadzone. They are
earned through winning games or exploring the Deadzone between games, and
are spent on new items, models, and other supplies.
On your roster sheet, you will have two spaces for RP: Total, and unspent. Total
RP is a record of all RP earned throughout the campaign, and only ever increases;
this may be used by some Campaign Organisers to track progress or decide a
winner of the campaign, or for bragging rights. Unspent RP rises and falls as RP
are earned and spent.
Roster Sheet
This is a record of all the models and items that are part of your Strike Force and
Stores. Individual models have their stats listed here along with any injuries or
experience. You will also be able to record campaign points (see page XX) or
other information relevant to your campaign. Some players even keep a record
of models they've lost on the back sheet, to remember their service, but this is
not required.

Starting a Campaign
Before beginning your campaign, your group will need to make a few decisions
around the kind of campaign they want to play. Campaigns can be as elaborate or
as simple as the players prefer, with some groups making elaborate territory
maps for armies to fight over, or a branching narrative decision-‐tree with an
over-‐arching plot that evolves as players win or lose games. Some players may
find themselves motivated to write short fiction or photographed battle reports
based on their exploits, and share them in an online forum or wiki – while others
are content to simply swap stories over post-‐game drinks of the heroic exploits
and humiliating misfortunes experienced on the table-‐top.
For your first few attempts at campaign play, we recommend keeping things
simple. Playing a campaign through to completion not only feels great, but acts
as a great recruitment tool when seeking more players for the next one; and of
course there is no reason why, at the end of the campaign, a group of players
can't decide to extend the campaign for just a few games more.
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Organisation
One player in the campaign should act as the campaign organiser. This person
will be responsible for reminding players to schedule games, keep their rosters
updated, keep track of wins and losses, and act as a mediator and arbitrator for
rules disputes. This may sound like a lot of work, and it can be, but it can
ultimately be a rewarding experience.
The players should also agree on how long they want the campaign to go on for.
Short campaigns with fixed end points are a good way to build experience in
running campaigns; for your first campaign we recommend having each player
play between 4-‐8 games each.
Once everyone has played the agreed upon number of games, tally up each
player's wins and losses as follows:
Win – 3 Campaign points
Lose – 1 Campaign point
This winner of the campaign will be the player with the most Campaign points.
Alternatively, the campaign organiser might choose another metric for success,
such as tracking the total amount of Resource Points earned across the entire
campaign, or having the top two place-‐holders fight a final, no-‐hold-‐barred,
winner-‐takes-‐all game in a climactic fight to the death.
Future Deadzone supplements will include more complicated or involved
campaign outlines with special objectives or faction-‐specific goals to represent
the many and varied Deadzones found throughout the galaxy.
Starting a Campaign

Once you have a group of players excited for the upcoming campaign, you will
need some armies. Each player needs to follow these steps to get started:
1) Choose a faction
2) Complete a roster sheet
3) Work out initial Army
4) Play some games!

1) Choose a faction.
Players will have a collection of models and a favourite faction. It's more fun if
there is a mixture of different factions in your group, but the amount of infighting
within every faction makes it perfectly reasonable to have duplicates.
Have a read of the faction lists in this book, starting on page XX. Finding a faction
that appeals aesthetically and thematically is more important than trying to
decide which faction is the most powerful in the game – you will be spending a
lot of time painting and customising your models, and having models that appeal
to you will go a long way to motivating you to keep playing and painting.
2) Complete a Roster Sheet

Each player will need a roster sheet. You can photocopy the one on page XX or
download a pdf from www.manticgames.com. This is where you will record all
the details of your Army and your Stores. Every time a model is Killed or Injured,
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and each time they gain experience, you note this on the roster sheet. It is the
central record of everything that makes your Strike Force unique. Keep it safe.
Some groups will want to give a copy of their roster to the Campaign Organiser,
but this is not required.
3) Work out initial army.
An Army is similar to a strike team, made up of soldiers and equipment
purchased from the player’s starting funds. In a normal game of Deadzone, each
player has 100 points to spend on his models. In a campaign, each player has
600 points to spend purchasing his Army. During each game, the player will
assemble his strike team from models in his Army. Because of this, having a
balanced Army is essential to success in a Deadzone campaign, because a player
will only be able to use soldiers already listed in his Army roster, rather than any
models available to the faction.
[Army Selection section goes here, pending an update on roster building from
Jake]
When recruiting your initial army, you may only ever have one of each item with
the Unique rarity. You may purchase one of each Rare item initially, but are not
restricted as to how many you may own at any given time as the campaign
develops. Likewise, you may purchase up to 3 of each Common item initially, but
may own any amount of them at any point as you find and purchase more for
your Stores using RP earned.
You will not necessarily need to own a physical model for every model you
purchase for your army – If you only own two Plague Stage 3D Hellhound
models, for example, you should feel free to purchase three, four, or more for
your initial army and only field two in any given game. The others will act as
'spares' or re-‐enforcements should the first two become injured or are killed
As games are played, individual models earn experience and increase in veteran
ranks. The ranks represent skill and talent gained as the character becomes
more proficient as a soldier. Ranks are usually accompanied by improvements to
the model’s base stats or new abilities or skills which are added to his repertoire.
Additionally, because a rank 1 human will be less effective on the battlefield than
a rank 5 human, relative veteran ranks are used to balance teams with different
experience against each other. More about this will be explained in the Playing
a Game (see page XX), and Resolve Experience (see page XX) sections later.
In addition to individual models increasing in levels, the player earns Resource
Points (RP). These points represent resources collected, information decrypted,
and reputation (or infamy) earned among the other groups fighting in the
Deadzone. These points can be spent on adding new models to the Army roster
or adding new equipment to the team’s stash, increasing strategic options
available to them in future games. This will be covered in more detail in the
Recruitment/Resupply Phase (See page XX) section later.
Finally, consider naming your models. With any luck, they will fight with honour
and enjoy a long, adventure-‐filled service throughout the campaign; and if not,
you'll want to know what name to scrawl on the broken piece of concrete that
will serve as their grave marker in the shallow grave you'll be leaving them in, in
the Deadzone.
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4) Play some games!
Fighting battles in a campaign setting is much the same as a normal one-‐off
battle. However, there are additional steps to follow before and after the game,
as outlined in the Pre-‐Game and Post-‐Game Sequences below.

Pre-‐Game Sequence

When playing a campaign game, follow the set-‐up sequence as detailed on page
Xx with a few exceptions as outlined below.
To play a campaign game, each player chooses his strike team to the agreed upon
point value as normal, except that all models added to the strike team must be
chosen from that player’s Army roster. Usually games will be played at 100
points, but your campaign coordinator may set a higher points value for games
(with the corresponding increase in VP needed to win, as per the core rules) at
their option. Slowly escalating the points values of games as the campaign
progresses can be a good way to represent an intensifying conflict.
Next, the players add up and compare their strike team’s Veteran Levels. The
difference in levels determines the number of Underdog dice that are awarded to
the player with the smaller number of Veteran levels.
These dice may be added to any normal test made during the game, and are
rolled just like the other dice and need the same number for success, and will
score a success and a bonus dice roll on an ‘8’ as normal. A player must decide
before rolling whether or not he will add any underdog dice to the roll and he
may only add a single dice to any given roll.
You may wish to note this on a piece of spare paper, keep a tally of unspent dice
using a spare dice, or keep a separate pool of especially lucky dice to use in a
pinch; so long as both players know how many dice have been used and how
many remain in the less experienced player’s pool the exact method used to
track Underdog dice is unimportant.
Underdog Dice Awarded
Differen Dice Differenc Dice
ce Total e Total
0-‐2 0 11-‐12 5
3-‐4 1 13-‐14 6
5-‐6 2 15-‐16 7
7-‐8 3 17-‐18 8
9-‐10 4 19-‐20+ 9

Mercenaries
If either player wishes to, he may add a mercenary to his strike force. These
models use up points as normal from the player’s point allotment for choosing
their Strike Team for the game. In addition, in order to hire the mercenary, the
player must pay for their services out of their Army’s unspent RP as a hiring fee.
The hiring fee for a mercenary depends on their points cost – the more
experienced and deadly a mercenary, the more money they can command for
their services. Consult the table below

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Points Hiring
Cost Fee
1-‐10 2RP
11-‐20 4RP
21-‐30 6RP
31-‐40 8RP
41-‐50 10RP
51-‐60 12RP

Forfeiting a Game
From time to time, during a game, it may become obvious that you are fighting a
losing battle. In a campaign, it can be advantageous to cut your losses and run.
At any point at the start of a player's turn, if 25% of their Strike Team's models
(rounding up) have been removed as casualties, the player may opt to concede
victory to their opponent. In doing so, they will still earn RP for losing a game,
but may not earn RP for completing any mission objectives. Carry out the post-‐
game sequence as normal.
Post-‐Game Sequence

At the end of each game a number of things may happen: models may die or gain
experience, items and RP are earned and added to the strike force’s stash for
future use, and new recruits and equipment may be purchased. In order to make
the process easier, this process is streamlined into a simple sequence followed
by each player at the end of a game:

1) Return items to the stores
2) Calculate Reputation/Resources (RP)
3) Resolve Casualties
4) Apply XP and Level Up
5) Exploration/Scavenging Phase
6) Recruitment and Resupply Phase
7) Check roster is fully updated
In the following sections each of these phases will be described in more detail.
1) Return Items to the Stores

If any models are carrying items at the end of the battle, add them to your Stores.
This includes those you took into battle and never used, items found during the
battle, and equipment issued to your models at the start of the battle. One-‐use
items such as grenades or med-‐kits that were used during the battle are not
returned to the stores.
Deployable weapons are a special case and what happens depends on their state
at the end of the battle. If they are packed then they are treated like any other
item. If they are deployed then they may be returned to their owner’s Stores only
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if the closest model to them at the end of the game is from their Strike Team and
is not already carrying an item (make a note of this before the models are cleared
from the board). If this is not the case then the weapon is lost and removed from
the roster.
Weapons marked as ‘One-‐Use’ are assumed to be reloaded between battles, and
are not removed from your roster or discarded if they are used during a game.
2) Resolve Casualties

Models killed (ie, removed from play due to taking damage) during the course of
the battle may not, in fact, have perished. During the confusion of a firefight it’s
hard to tell what injuries, exactly, a model may have sustained. It’s only
afterwards, when the dust has cleared and your buddies have been dragged
away on a stretcher, are you able to tell the true extent of a model’s injuries.
Models that end the game with an Injured token are presumed to receive first aid
from their surviving comrades, and will be ready to fight for the next battle.
Models removed from play as a casualty, however, require more extensive
medical treatment, and in the chaos of a Deadzone a Medivac to HQ is often more
than a million miles away.
For each model removed as a casualty, roll on the following chart:
Dice Roll Result
1 The model is dead, and buried in a hasty
unmarked grave. Remove them from your roster.
2 The model survives, but is shaken by the
experience. Roll again:
1-‐4: If the model has earned any abilities
through levelling up, they lose one of those
abilities chosen at random and -‐1 Rank. If they
have not earned any abilities, they lose 3 XP. If
they have no XP, the model is unaffected (apart
from the lingering night terrors).
5-‐8: They suffer -‐1 to their Shoot stat.
3 The model survives, but their physique suffers.
Roll again:
1-‐4: They suffer -‐1 to their Survive stat.
5-‐8: They suffer -‐1 to their Fight stat.
4-‐7 The model survives, but will take time to fully
recover. They must miss the next game.
8 The model survives with no lasting complications.
They may participate in the next game as normal

If your Strike Team contains any uninjured models with the Medic ability, you
may re-‐roll one result for each model with this ability. No dice can be re-‐rolled
more than once.
If you have any medkits in your stores, you may discard one medkit to re-‐roll one
result. No dice can be re-‐rolled more than once.
If a model has an injury, and the same type of injury is rolled, ignore the effects of
that second injury.
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3) Resolve Experience

Each model starts at rank 0 and can increase in rank up to 10. Individual models
gain experience points according to the table below. Each model can only gain 1
experience in each category per game. Adjust each model’s entry on the roster
sheet accordingly:
Situation XP Earned
Model participates in a game +1 XP
Model scores a kill +1 XP
Model scores any non-kill VPs in a game (eg Capture, Lie of +1 XP
the Land)
MVP (Player chooses 1 model after game) +1 XP
Fought against a Strike Force with a larger Veteran level +1 XP

Each model has a rank and all models start at Rank 0. Refer to the following table
to see when a model advances in rank:
Rank XP Rank XP
total total
1 2 6 27
2 5 7 35
3 9 8 44
4 14 9 54
5 20 10 65

A model may only advance one rank at a time; if they earn sufficient XP to
advance a second rank, the model will be able to advance to the second rank
after the next game played, whether that model participates in the game or not.
The maximum rank a model may achieve is 10.
When a model reaches a new rank, it may choose one of the following options:
Stat Upgrade, New Ability, or Veteran Dice.

Stat Upgrade
A model may choose one of the following stat upgrades. Only one upgrade per
stat may be taken. If a model is subsequently injured and suffers a penalty to the
upgraded stat, the stat may not be upgraded again.
+1 Shoot +1 Fight +1 Survive
Increases in Shoot, Fight, or Survive stats make the number drop by 1, so a 6+
becomes a 5+, a 5+ becomes a 4+, and so on.

New Ability
Whether the model has been learning on the job, been mainlining books on tape
between battles, or has scrounged up enough gear to become the designated
combat engineer, your troops are constantly learning from and adapting to
conditions in the Deadzone. Even the seemingly mindless Plague can mutate and
evolve, in the right conditions.
A model may only have each ability once. The exception is Tactician: A model
with Tactician(n) who learns Tactician(+1) increases their Tactician level by +1.
A model may only do so once.
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A model may only have one of Engineer, Medic, or Scavenger. If a model already
has one of these abilities it cannot choose either of the others.
If a model learns Engineer or Medic, it also gains Beast. The specialist equipment
needed for their new skills means they do not have pack space for other items.
Each model will have access to one or more categories of ability. Refer to the
chart on page XX. Broadly speaking, Troops have one ability list available,
Specialist models two, and a Leader three.
Ranged Abilities Melee Abilities Command Specialist Abilities
Abilities
Loader Toxic (RF weapon Tough Medic
only)
Deadeye Knockback Tactician (+1) Scavenger
Marksman Brawler Engineer
Suppression Solid Scout

Veteran Dice
Hardened veterans have learned how to survive in the harsh realities of combat and know all
manner of subtle tricks. These are represented by Veteran Dice. Each Veteran Dice can be
used once per battle to add to any normal test for the model that owns them. Decide before
you roll any dice whether you will add one or more Veteran Dice to it. You may add as many
Veteran Dice as you like to a single test with the proviso that you can only use each one you
have once per battle. They are rolled just like the other dice and need the same number for
success, roll up on an 8, and so on.
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4) Calculate Resource Points (RP)
After each game players will gain resources to spend on purchasing new units
and equipment. The number of RP earned depends on the Victory points earned
by the strike team during the game.
Game Win Loss Any Objective Met
Size
100 4 3 3
150 6 5 3
200 8 7 3

Add the RP earned to both the total RP and unspent RP areas of the Army roster
sheet. The total RP only ever goes up, whilst the unspent RP rises and falls as it is
earned and spent.
RP earned can be spent in the next phase of the post-‐game sequence, or saved for
future games.

5) Exploration and Scavenging Phase

After the battle, your Strike Team has the opportunity to explore their
surroundings, searching for any resources, items and intel they can find.

Roll 2 d8's, one after another. Place them next to each other to form a number,
e.g. a roll of "2" and "8" means 28.

The number rolled on the first dice is the number of RP you gain while exploring.
Add this to your roster.

Next, use the 2-‐digit number, and look it up on the Exploration table, applying
the results described next to the number you have rolled. The following is the
standard exploration table for Deadzone, but different Deadzones will have
different environments to explore. Watch your step!

Modifiers and bonuses:

-‐ If you have any models with Scavenger in your Strike Team you may re-‐roll the
first d8.
-‐ If you have any models with Scout in your Strike Team you may re-‐roll the
second d8.

Note that for these bonuses to apply the models must be in your current Strike
Team, and have participated in and survived the previous battle without injury.
This also applies when applying results on the Exploration table. For example, a
model that was injured cannot be randomly selected to receive bonus XP from
Brush with Death, and an injured Medic cannot find an extra Med-‐kit from the
Chemist.

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D88 Result Event
11 Vault -‐ Picking through the wreckage of an overrun military complex, your squad finds a sealed
vault with stockpiles of weaponry and supplies. Add 3 Ammo, 3AP Ammo, 1 frag grenade, 1
holo-sight to your stores and gain an extra +d8 RP.
12-‐13 Functioning Fabber Unit -‐ You’re in luck – one of the hab-tainers you investigate still has a
functioning home fabrication unit. With a bit of reprogramming you manage to convince it to
spit out some military-grade gear. Add 1 Ammo, 1 Frag Grenade, and one Smoke Grenade to
your Stores. If you have a model with Engineer in your Strike Team, also add 1 AP Ammo to
your stores.
14-‐15 Data Cache -‐ An otherwise unremarkable office block hides a valuable treasure – The Q4 profit
projections, client list and manufacturing details of Accutek’s branch office on this planet. Sure,
you can'’t eat it and you can’'t shoot someone with it, but you do know someone who will pay
handsomely for this information. Roll 2d8, and discard one result. Add this number of RP to
your roster.
16-‐18 Wrecked APC -‐ Corporation Police did their best in the initial fighting, but were quickly
overwhelmed in the first waves of panic. You find enough mil-spec ammo in the wreckage of a
police APC to add two AP Ammo to your stores.
21-‐23 Grim Cargo -‐ While checking the industrial area for supplies, your squad breaks into a cargo
container that has been locked from the inside. The family that took refuge here is long dead,
having taken their own lives rather than face the horrors of the Deadzone. They have left behind
enough supplies for your team to fight another day, though. Add 1 Ammo and 1 Med-kit to your
stores.
24-‐26 Survival of the Fittest -‐ If you’'ve seen one of the many Corporate gymnasiums across the
galaxy, you've seen them all: As much a place to be seen as they are a place to exercise, they can
also be counted on to be over-stocked with protein powders and nutritional supplements. For
your purposes, this represents dried, lightweight, portable food. Gain 1d4+1 RP.
27-‐32 Chemist -‐ On the off chance the looters have left something behind, your team searches a
chemist’s store. You find enough bandages and antibiotics to add 1 Med-kit to your stores. If
you have a model with Medic in your Strike Team, add 2 Med-kits to your stores instead.
33-‐36 Landing Pad – STRATEGIC ASSET:After examining the smoking wreckage of a transport
attempting to leave the deadzone to extrapolate its flight path, your strike team discovers the
location of an intact Landing Pad, and secure the area, hacking the automated defenses to allow
your own supply ships to pass. This important asset will allow you to create a new supply line
for your Strike Force. Gain one extra RP post-battle during the exploration phase after every
game you play. Rolling this result has no further effect if you already have a Landing Pad.
37-‐42 Abandoned Store -‐ Behind a hasty yet sturdy improvised barricade, your team finds a civilian
hardware store not yet touched by looters. With a bit of ingenuity you’re able to improvise some
crude yet effective weapons and survival gear. Add 1d4 RP to your stores.
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43-‐46 Field Hospital – STRATEGIC ASSET: Your strike team finds and secures a local infirmary.
After disposing of the many corpses it is filled with and activating backup generators you are
able to set up a working military grade field hospital for your soldiers to use. After each battle,
you may have one of your models recover from their injuries for free. Rolling this result has no
further effect if you already have a Field Hospital.
47-‐52 Corpse -‐ While a common sight in Deadzones, corpses are generally the mutilated remains of
innocents caught in the crossfire. This one is an exception, a fallen soldier who still has some
useful equipment which you can pry from their cold, dead hands. Roll a d8 to see what you find:
1-2: +2 RP
3-4: 1 Ammo
5-6: 1 AP ammo
7: Frag grenade
8: Holo-sight
53-‐56 Fortified Outpost – STRATEGIC ASSET: You find an overrun military outpost amongst the
ruins of the deadzone, While its inhabitants have been brutally slaughtered, the structure
remains reasonably intact. Upon further inspection you find a basement area with extensive
areas dedicated to firearms training, with holo-ranges simulating the local environment. Your
troops are able to use this to hone their skills at combat within this deadzone. After each battle,
you may spend d8 ammo counters to give one of your models with access to shooting skills +1
XP. Rolling this result has no further effect if you already have a Fortified Outpost.
57-‐62 Civilian Survivor -‐ Your team finds a lone survivor hiding in the rafters of a habtainer. How
they’ve managed to survive this long is anyone’s guess.

PLAGUE: You manage to chase them down and infect them easily enough. The transformation
is quick and painful for them. Roll a d8: On a 1-5, add a Stage 3Z to your roster. On a 6-8, add a
Stage 3A to your roster.

VEER-MYN: The Maligni will be interested to learn how this human survived for so long.
Choose one model to earn +2 XP.

REBS: It takes guts to survive in the Deadzone. Guts and luck. You share information on the
surrounding area, allowing you to deploy 3 models in your next battle as if they had
the Scoutrule. In addition, you may pay 2RP to add a Rebs Human to your force roster.

OTHERS: Whether your share your food in exchange for local area information, or brutally
interrogate them before putting a bullet in their head, you learn enough about the area to allow
you to deploy three models in your next battle as if they had the Scout rule.
63-‐66 Satellite Uplink Array – STRATEGIC ASSET: A radio beacon on your long range scanners
piques the interest of your strike team, and they investigate. Upon arrival, they find a tall
watchtower containing an intact spy satellite uplink, providing a bird's eye view of the
surrounding area. An extra one of your models may deploy as if they have the Scout rule in
every game you play whilst you control this Strategic Asset. Rolling this result has no further
effect if you already have a Satellite Uplink Array.
67-‐72 Brush with Death -‐ While searching for supplies and intel, a member of your strike team
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comes under attack from multiple assailants. With a combination of skill and ingenuity, they kill
or escape their attackers and return with an exciting tale of bravado to tell. A random model
from your Strike Teams gains +1XP.
73-‐75 Retreat! -‐ Caught by surprise while examining a promising-looking storage container, your
squad is forced to retreat from the area after you are discovered by a rival fireteam. Choose one
model to roll on the injury table. You may discard 1 Smoke Grenade from your stores to cover
your escape and ignore this result.
76-‐78 Ambush! -‐ While moving through the Deadzone, your squad comes under fire from unseen
assailants. You manage to retreat, but not before catching a few bullets. Choose one model to
roll on the injury table. You may discard 2 Ammo items from your stores to fight your way free
and ignore this result.
81-‐83 Underground Access – A Following a hunch, your team spends some time scouting the
nearby maintenance corridors and transit tunnels. An extra 3 of your models may deploy as if
they had the Scout rule in your next game.
84-‐85 Traffic Drone -‐ Your squad finds a crashed WKRS-1 Traffic Report Drone, and manages to
retrieve an accurate map of the area from its databanks. In your next battle, when making the
Recon test at the start of the battle, you will automatically score 6 successes.
86-‐87 Dead End! -‐ A wrong turn while retreating from a rival fireteam leaves you penned into a road
blocked by wrecked cars. Your squad manages to scramble over the obstacle, but not before
taking fire. Choose one model to roll on the injury table. You may discard 1 frag grenade from
your stores to blow open a path and ignore this result.
88 It's a Trap! -‐ Your squad comes across what looks like the remains of a firefight between two
rival fireteams. While checking the bodies, one of your troopers disturbs a grenade left primed
under a corpse. Choose one model to roll on the injury table. You may discard 1 med-kit from
your stores to administer timely first aid and ignore this result.
[BOXOUT]Strategic Assets
In every Deadzone, there are areas of tactical value that can convey a strategic
advantage to the force that holds them. In game terms, these are Strategic Assets.
If an Army is fortunate enough to find one of the four Strategic Assets listed in
the Exploration phase, they may use its benefit during each Exploration Phase
during which they hold the asset. An Army may only hold one Strategic Asset at a
time.
If a player whose Army holds a Strategic Asset should lose a game, then the
winner of the game may elect to seize the Strategic Asset. The winner does not
roll on the d88 table; instead, they are treated as if they rolled the Asset's
corresponding result on the Exploration table.
The player who lost the Strategic Asset rolls on the exploration table as normal.
At the Campaign Coordinator’s option, there may be only one of each Strategic
Asset available in the campaign. The Campaign Coordinator will need to keep
track of which Army holds which Asset, and keep all players advised as to the
availability or otherwise of Strategic Assets. Should a player roll the result for a
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Strategic Asset that is held by another player, they should re-‐roll both d88 dice;
they may apply re-‐rolls from skills held by models in their Strike Team to this
result as well.[/BOXOUT]
6) Recruitment and Resupply Phase

At this point, you can spend the resources you have earned on new equipment or
recruits. The exact items available for purchase depends on your Faction:
Consult your Faction' entry in the Army Lists section of this book.
You may purchase 'common' equipment and items without restriction. You may
only purchase one 'rare' item during each Recruitment and Resupply phase,
unless the event you rolled during the Exploration/Scavenging Event Table says
otherwise. You may only ever own one each of 'unique' items.
Unwanted items can be broken down for scrap, netting you half their RP cost
(rounding down) as a result.
You may recruit one model by spending that model’s points cost in RP. Some
post-‐game events will give you a ‘free’ new recruit; this does not count to the
one-‐model limit.

7) Check roster is fully updated

Double-‐check to make sure you’ve completed your Strike Force roster. Add any
increases to your total RP, and to each model’s XP and Rank.

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[BOX OUT] Winning

END BOX OUT

Slammed Into Walls Where is “Directly Away”?

Brood Mother Chem Staff: Tactician (2)

Stage 3A Pistol: R3

Plague Strider Assault Flamer: Vehicle

Enforcer Laser Rifle:

Enforcer Jet Double-‐ Vehicle

crawler Ray Gun: R4,

Weapons Heavy Chem Vehicle

Steel Warrior Hailstorm

Inferno Drill Mining Vehicle,

Droid Noh Rifle: Construct

Commando 8 T 1-‐2 5+ 5+ 4+ 1 0 1 Rifle: R6

Goblin HEW Vehicle

Rebel Assault Vehicle

Frag (n) Frenzy

Sentry Gun Heavy Vulnerable

2) Complete a Roster Sheet

1) Return Items to the Stores

5) Exploration and Scavenging Phase

6) Recruitment and Resupply Phase

7) Check roster is fully updated

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[BOX OUT] Winning

END BOX OUT

Slammed Into Walls Where is “Directly Away”?

Brood Mother Chem Staff: Tactician (2)

Stage 3A Pistol: R3

Plague Strider Assault Flamer: Vehicle

Enforcer Laser Rifle:

Enforcer Jet Double-­‐ Vehicle

crawler Ray Gun: R4,

Weapons Heavy Chem Vehicle

Steel Warrior Hailstorm

Inferno Drill Mining Vehicle,

Droid Noh Rifle: Construct

Commando 8 T 1-­‐2 5+ 5+ 4+ 1 0 1 Rifle: R6

Goblin HEW Vehicle

Rebel Assault Vehicle

Frag (n) Frenzy

Sentry Gun Heavy Vulnerable

2) Complete a Roster Sheet

1) Return Items to the Stores

5) Exploration and Scavenging Phase

6) Recruitment and Resupply Phase

7) Check roster is fully updated

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Enforcer Jet Double-‐ Vehicle

Commando 8 T 1-‐2 5+ 5+ 4+ 1 0 1 Rifle: R6