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A Dance of Blades

July 2024·p. 27

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The Chosen One faces an enemy duellist near the battlefield centre, with the contest ending when that rival falls or four rounds pass. The defender gains extra wounds, but accumulated mythic rewards turn the Chosen One’s melee strikes into damaging shock waves. Winning requires a personal kill or driving the duellist to the edge, making the broader warband support one decisive confrontation.

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RulesWD 502 · pp. 18–19

Encroaching Doom

An annihilating weapon drives both armies out of their deployment zones, where escalating damage makes delay increasingly costly. Selected infantry gain infiltration or scouting movement to help establish an escape route. Progressive objective control matters, but a nominated saviour unit must also reach a marker by the end to secure the final evacuation award.

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RulesWD 502 · pp. 20–21

Escalation

The classic battleplan returns with each army divided into three roughly equal groups that enter over successive rounds. Underdog twists can delay an enemy reserve early or strengthen a friendly unit later. Objective control and battle tactics determine the result, so players must balance the first contingent’s survival against the positions needed by reinforcements.

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CampaignWD 502 · pp. 22–25

Paths of the Chosen

Each warband nominates a Chosen One who follows a branching campaign map toward the guarded secrets of Talaxis. Trials grant mythic traits and artefacts, while four Ending battles turn accumulated power into progress toward final victory. Taking a longer route improves the hero’s chances against Talaxis’s defences, but successful Endings consume rewards and a slain hero leaves only artefacts to a successor.

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