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CAMPAIGN·WHITE DWARF 501

To Set a Flame and Rising Conflagration

June 2024·pp. 80–81

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Accumulated pyres unlock a battle in which the Pyregheists must ignite every battlefield quarter while enemies try to halt their spread. Victory establishes a Roaring Balefire encampment. Its soulburned revenant rule copies a suitable slain enemy onto the warband roster for one later battle, turning a successful execution into expendable future support.

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CampaignWD 501 · pp. 68–83

Pyre and Flood

Narrative material develops the opposing purposes of the Ydrilan Riverblades and Pyregheists: restoring living waterways or spreading Nagash’s balefire. Each receives quests, character development and a special encampment, with names and origin tables to personalise the warband. Rules for the Idol of the Old Ones add another dangerous resource to the Gnarlwood, while Pyregheists can eventually turn slain enemies into temporary revenants.

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RulesWD 501 · p. 69

Idol of the Old Ones Terrain Rules

The idol’s platforms, crown and eyes receive distinct terrain functions, with the crown remaining hazardous despite its tactical value. A fighter beside the damaged gem can attempt to fire an area-damaging beam but risks being struck instead. Troves offer healing or wild dice to a successful ransacker, balancing the promise of treasure against traps.

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LoreWD 501 · pp. 70–71

Ydrilan Riverblades

The Ydrilan temples train aelves through lethal river trials until their movements embody the relentless current. Their devotion to aelementor spirits leads them to restore waterways even when the resulting floods threaten nearby mortals. In the Gnarlwood they hope to revive the long-smothered River Derovar, turning an apparently local warband expedition into a project that could transform the entire forest.

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