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Battle Companies Redux: Part Two

December 2005·pp. 106–111

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Adam Troke expands Battle Companies with purchasable equipment, hired allies and terrain that affects play. Influence points buy ropes, cloaks, poison, torches, maps and horns, or recruit a scout, wandering Elf or hunting dog. Active equipment must be visibly modelled, turning advancement into conversion projects. Ruins and statues gain alignment-sensitive effects, and the Valley of Shadows scenario offers extra experience at the cost of more dangerous injuries.

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Editorial: Knowing Me, Knowing You

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Battles on Armageddon: Environmental Effects

Three optional tables relocate the pumping-station mission to hostile regions of Armageddon. Fire Wastes hazards interrupt movement or erupt beneath fighters, Deadlands conditions affect visibility and footing, and jungle sounds, predators and snapped twigs alter the infiltration battle. Rolling each turn makes the location an active influence on both forces. The printed crevasse result unusually removes a model after a passed armour save, a wording that players should resolve before use.

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