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Thanks Tom,
I think the biggest change is nerfing down the Drain Life, as I think that was a little OP before, but we will have to see how that plays out.
After getting a bit of feedback on V0.001, I have made a few updates to the Outcast Codex and here is V0.002.
Notes
* Fixed some stats mistakes.
* ‘ME’ can be turned to Magic Dice now.
* Updated the Black Wagon.
* Nerfed Drain Life.Codex Download
19/01/2021 – The Outcasts – Necromancers Version V0.002Btw, please note V 000.1 is just a ‘Draft’ of the Codex. So it’s really rough and full of mistakes, but still usable for a game and should give you a good feel for how the Outcast will play in battle.
Also note that unlike the other codexes, I have split this book into two different sections. The ‘Bestiary’ contains all the gaming pieces’ special rules and the ‘The Outcast Army’ part of the book contains all the pieces’ points and shapes you need to know to write them up into an army-list.
Hi everyone,
Here is the first complete draft of the Disciplines of Necromancy. I’m hoping to have them put on some spell cards before our next game test, but some of the spells are so big, I’m going to have to think up some creative ways of fitting them on.
1st Discipline of Necromancy “Reanimate the Dead”
Ether 1
If a Necromancer cannot reanimate the dead, then they are not a Necromancer…
All Necromancers must take the First Discipline of Necromancy, ‘Reanimate the Dead’ into battle. They cannot swap or trade this spell.
If the Necromancer loses this spell for any reason, they cannot cast any their other magic until they regain this spell.
This spell has a ‘starting base’ range of 8 inches and can only be cast within the Necromancer’s awareness ranges. Furthermore, this spell can only be cast upon existing gaming pieces of Undead, such as Skeletons and Vampires.
The caster can reanimate more dead by making the spell more difficult to cast, by adding 1 or more ether dice to its dispelling roll. On a successful cast, each ether die added will allow the Necromancer to generate +1D6 worth of ‘Will Points’. After which, the Necromancer can spend their WPs on rising up undead and restoring their LP damage. Each Undead Model has a cost in WPs in their stats that indicate its cost in reanimating models or restoring lost LP. E.g. the Necromancer rolls 3D6 Will Dice and scores 12 WPs, which would reanimate 6 Skeleton warriors at a cost of 2 will points each. Excess unspent WPs are lost. They cannot be saved or carried over to the next cast to this spell.
The caster may even extend the range of the spell by adding another Ether Die to its dispelling roll, which will further its range by +8 inches.
Undead gaming pieces can only have their lost models and LPs ‘restored’. This spell cannot grant more LPs or models than a gaming piece had at the start of the game.
The caster may recast this spell at a cost of trading in another one of their spells to do so.
2nd Discipline of Necromancy ‘The Dark Blessing at Death’s Door
Ether 1
Down in the vile workshop of a Necromancer, their cruelty has little limits, as they always prefer to vivisect life subjects in the pursuit of furthering their dark art…
To stop their victims from dyeing from the wounds and excruciating pain the Necromancer inflicts upon their subjects, they have mastered the art of quickly enchanting their equipments to reanimate a subject just after they have died!
The horror this heinous crime against life brings to the battlefield is unbelievable…. Warriors will watch in terror as they forma comrades will rise again, only to strike them down.
This spell can be cast upon any friendly undead gaming piece within 10 inches of the caster and within their awareness ranges. The spell’s affects will last for one full turn and end at the beginning of the caster’s next turn.
Every enemy model that the effected undead piece slays in combat is immediately turned into a skeleton warrior and will be added to that piece.
3rd Discipline of Necromancy ‘The Black Goblet’
Ether 2
When one dies, their soul will be plunged into the Black Ocean of Lost Souls, where they will be claimed by their god they worshiped in life.
Those unclaimed will be carried away to Death’s Banquette were he and his minions will nor on their souls for eternity. There are those who have the will power will to escape the pull of the black waters, but that is a story for another time.
Necromancers know of the Black Ocean and have found its waters to be more of a soup of pain, hate, despair and memories, as the water seems to soak up part of or all of its victim’s essence.
Through a magical incantation Necromancers can partly enter the Veil and draw its black waters for just a sip. This grants them great incite and enhance mental abilities, as they have just swallowed the combine knowledge and experience of countless souls of ages past! However, this affect is only temporary as no one living (or even dead) vassal can possible hold so much knowledge and wisdom for long.
When successfully cast this spell grants the controlling player of the Necromancer D6 rerolls. These special rerolls can be used with any die cast by the player up and until the start of their next turn. Any unspent rerolls are lost.
4th Discipline of Necromancy ‘Death’s Kiss’
Ether 3
The Necromancer focuses their dark magical energy and releases it as a burst that flows over the ranks of the enemy. Once breathed in they drop like flies at the feet of the wizard as there life is drained from their bodies. The fallen souls are then used to further fuel the Necromancers cause and summon more dead to fight by their side.
Once successfully cast place the Flame Template within the primary awareness ranges of the wizard and in base contact.
Any enemy models under the template is hit and will suffer a -2 agility and -1 toughness to their save.
For every 3 models killed the caster gains 1D6 Will Points. These WPs must spend immediately and in accordance of the rules for casting ‘Reanimate the Dead’. With one exception, these WPs can be used to created new undead models.
This spell has no affect on undead models.
5th ‘Last Rites’
Ether 3
Necromancy is famous for allowing you to resurrect the dead, but the true power gained is controlling them to do your bidding. They can follow simple tasks fine, but require more advanced manaquill to perform tactical manoeuvres.
Though this and with proper planning an undead army is unpredictable and has a plan for whatever the living may through at them.
Many generals have had their morale broken when a “dumb” undead army foils their greatest strategy.
Once successfully cast pick an undead piece within of up to 8 inches of the caster, which must be within their awareness ranges.
That piece may do one of the following; make an additional move, shoot their ranged weapon or have an additional round of combat (your enemy may not fight back).
6th Discipline of Necromancy “Beyond the Veil”
Ether 4
There is a thin mask between the living world and the dead known as the Veil. In that hidden realm, there lies a vast Black Sea of the Dead, a wash with lost and dammed souls screaming out for mercy, which will never come.
When a Necromancer casts this foul spell the Veil opens up and its black waters gush into this world forming black pools of death, filled to its rim with its horrors.
The living near these hellish black pools see souls of the dead riving round and twisting in agony and despair. These wretched things yell and scream out to the living around them for help. Some of dead will warn or even taunt the living of what lies in wait for them on the other side.
They say such is the horror of these black pools that those who have witness them are never quite the same again…
This spell has a range of up to 18 inches and can be cast within the casters awareness ranges.
Once cast place mark out a circular area with diameter of 3 inches to represent the Black Pool of Lost Souls, which count as a shallow water figure for piece moving out it.
All living pieces within 6 inches of the Black Pool will suffer from ‘1 Fear’. If a living piece moves within 3 inches of the Black Pool it will suffer from ‘2 Fear’ instead. If a living piece is crazy enough to move over a Black Pool it will suffer from ‘3 Fear’.
This spell has a range of up to 12 inches and can be cast within the casters awareness ranges.
7th Discipline of Necromancy ‘Life Rend’
Ether 4
The Necromancers imbues weapons with the power to cut through a soul itself. Though the weapon itself and the damage it does appear unchanged though struck by it feel there will getting weaker with every strike
Once successfully cast pick an undead piece within of up to 8 inches of the caster, which must be within their awareness ranges.
Once cast that piece gains ‘Ethereal Attacks’ and benefits from the ‘Life Breakers’ special rule until the start of the caster’s following turn.
8th Discipline of Necromancy ‘Breaking Terror’
5 EtherWhen a necromancer spots a unit turning tail, he knows that the time is ripe to reap those who’s Wills are broken. Corrupting the winds of magic around the hapless victims, he multiplies their fear tenfold, that men literally die of terror in their armour or fall upon their swords fearing the entities that swirl above them brought about the Necromancers foul spell.
This spell affects all living pieces on the tabletop, which must take a Break Check or are fleeing.
Affected pieces will suffer from 3 Fear when rolling for a Break Check or to Re-rally. Furthermore, all pieces which break must scatter in their first turn of breaking instead of their second, and all pieces that must scatter anyway, must add another +D6 to their scattering roll.
9th Discipline of Necromancy ‘Summon a Harbinger of Death’
Ether 7
Even though Death is an omniscient Demon who knows the exact moment a mortal will draw their last breath upon the mortal plain it rarely does any reaping of souls itself.
Death leaves this grim duty to scrape up those souls that get lost between the living world and its domain to its Harbingers, which are powerful demons created solely for the purposes of reaping lingering souls.
Necromancers’ magical connection with death allows them to see Death’s grim servants at work and the most powerful of the Black Arts can even summoned them to do their bidding upon the Mortal Plain…
This spell has a range of 8 inches and must be cast within the awareness ranges of the Necromancer.
Once successfully cast place down a Harbinger model (base sized 40×40mm) onto the board. The caster may even summon the Harbinger directly into combat, but it will not count as charging into that fight.
Depending in what phase of the game the Harbinger is summoned, it will be able to Move, Charge and Fight. For instance, if a Harbinger is summoned at the very start of the Movement Phase, it will be able to charge with the rest of its allied pieces. However, if it is summoned in the Combat Phase of the game, it will only be able to fight in that turn, but not Move or Charge until its next turn, as it has missed those phases of the game.
Once summoned, a Harbinger will remain in play until it is destroyed.
Harbinger
M A CR D Save LP S Harbinger 9 6 6 -② -❸
D1-3
❹ 8 5 Special Rules
Fear 2, Ethereal Attacks & Life Breaker
Reaping Scythe Attack
In combat, the Harbinger can choose to trade in all if its attacks to make one special attack with it Scythe to reap up some souls!
If the Harbinger makes this special attack roll to hit all models an inch away from its base at a Combat Rating of 3. All models hit by the Harbinger’s swinging scythe suffer the standard damage from the Black Spirit’s attack.
Spirit
The Harbinger suffers from no movement penalties and can move through walls.
You’re right I did… Looking at it again, it does seem a little OP. Perhaps keep the ability, but half its CR when they use that ability?
Btw, there are the spells I have time to rework today.
1st Discipline of Necromancy “Reanimate the Dead”
Ether 1
If a Necromancer cannot reanimate the dead, then they are not a Necromancer…All Necromancers must take the First Discipline of Necromancy, ‘Reanimate the Dead’ into battle. They cannot swap or trade this spell.
If the Necromancer loses this spell for any reason, they cannot cast any their other magic until they regain this spell.
This spell has a ‘starting base’ range of 8 inches and can only be cast within the Necromancer’s awareness ranges. Furthermore, this spell can only be cast upon existing gaming pieces of Undead, such as Skeletons and Vampires.
The caster can reanimate more dead by making the spell more difficult to cast, by adding 1 or more ether dice to its dispelling roll. On a successful cast, each ether die added will allow the Necromancer to generate +1D6 worth of ‘Will Points’. After which, the Necromancer can spend their WPs on rising up undead and restoring their LP damage. Each Undead Model has a cost in WPs in their stats that indicate its cost in reanimating models or restoring lost LP. E.g. the Necromancer rolls 3D6 Will Dice and scores 12 WPs, which would reanimate 6 Skeleton warriors at a cost of 2 will points each. Excess unspent WPs are lost. They cannot be saved or carried over to the next cast to this spell.
The caster may even extend the range of the spell by adding another Ether Die to its dispelling roll, which will further its range by +8 inches.
Undead gaming pieces can only have their lost models and LPs ‘restored’. This spell cannot grant more LPs or models than a gaming piece had at the start of the game.
The caster may recast this spell at a cost of trading in another one of their spells to do so.
2nd Discipline of Necromancy ‘The Dark Blessing at Death’s Door
Ether 1
Down in the vile workshop of a Necromancer, their cruelty has little limits, as they always prefer to vivisect life subjects in the pursuit of furthering their dark art…To stop their victims from dyeing from the wounds and excruciating pain the Necromancer inflicts upon their subjects, they have mastered the art of quickly enchanting their equipments to reanimate a subject just after they have died!
The horror this heinous crime against life brings to the battlefield is unbelievable…. Warriors will watch in terror as they forma comrades will rise again, only to strike them down.
This spell can be cast upon any friendly undead gaming piece within 10 inches of the caster and within their awareness ranges. The spell’s affects will last for one full turn and end at the beginning of the caster’s next turn.
Every enemy model that the effected undead piece slays in combat is immediately turned into a skeleton warrior and will be added to that piece.
3rd Discipline of Necromancy ‘The Black Goblet’
Ether 2
When one dies, their soul will be plunged into the Black Ocean of Lost Souls, where they will be claimed by their god they worshiped in life.Those unclaimed will be carried away to Death’s Banquette were he and his minions will nor on their souls for eternity. There are those who have the will power will to escape the pull of the black waters, but that is a story for another time.
Necromancers know of the Black Ocean and have found its waters to be more of a soup of pain, hate, despair and memories, as the water seems to soak up part of or all of its victim’s essence.
Through a magical incantation Necromancers can partly enter the Veil and draw its black waters for just a sip. This grants them great incite and enhance mental abilities, as they have just swallowed the combine knowledge and experience of countless souls of ages past! However, this affect is only temporary as no one living (or even dead) vassal can possible hold so much knowledge and wisdom for long.
When successfully cast this spell grants the controlling player of the Necromancer D6 rerolls. These special rerolls can be used with any die cast by the player up and until the start of their next turn. Any unspent rerolls are lost.
4th Discipline of Necromancy ‘Death’s Kiss’
Ether 3
The Necromancer focuses their dark magical energy and releases it as a burst that flows over the ranks of the enemy. Once breathed in they drop like flies at the feet of the wizard as there life is drained from their bodies. The fallen souls are then used to further fuel the Necromancers cause and summon more dead to fight by their side.Once successfully cast place the Flame Template within the primary awareness ranges of the wizard and in base contact.
Any enemy models under the template is hit and will suffer a -2 agility and -1 toughness to their save.
For every 3 models killed the caster gains 1D6 Will Points. These WPs must spend immediately and in accordance of the rules for casting ‘Reanimate the Dead’. With one exception, these WPs can be used to created new undead models.
This spell has no effect on undead models.Good, I might be tempted to give them 6 or 7 attacks though, as I can imagine them being quike big looming models.
Well I was thinking about it from a law prospective. As they would be more interested collecting in souls regardless of how many LP they are. But it will call come out in the game testing.
Btw, I am hoping to spend a little time working on the spells today and I might have the first draft ready too.
Great Tom.
I think your about right for the spell’s ether cost, perhaps 6… I would however think about rolling a D20 once the Harbinger is summoned. The score would equal the amount of souls it would take to fill its quota and it would disappear.
Also, I feel the spell needs to have a little bit of a backfire element to it. As a Necromancer is alive and a Lich has cheated Death, so their would always be a chance that the Harbinger would turn against its new master. I would Propose a battle of wills. So both the Harbinger (2 Soldiering) and the Necromancer would roll off their soldiering values against each other. If the Necromancer fails… then he or she would be in a lot of trouble…
Sure thing, but I have not had a chance to rework them yet. I’m hoping to do that this weekend.
The Discipline of Necromancy
1st Spell “Reanimate the Dead”
Ether 1+
If a Necromancer cannot reanimate the dead, then they are not a Necromancer…
All Necromancers must take the First Discipline of Necromancy, ‘Reanimate the Dead’ into battle. They cannot swap or trade this spell. If the Necromancer looses this spell for any reason, they cannot cast any other magic until they regain this spell.
This spell has a starting range of 8 inches and can only be cast within the Necromancer’s awareness ranges. Furthermore, this spell can only be cast upon existing gaming pieces of Undead, such as Skeletons and Vampires.The caster can rise up more dead by making the spell more difficult to cast, by adding 1 or more ether dice to its dispelling roll. On a successful cast, each ether die added will allow the Necromancer to generate +1D6 worth of ‘Will Points’. After which, the Necromancer can spend their WPs on rising up undead and restoring their LP damage. Each Undead Model has a cost in WPs in their stats that indicate its cost in reanimating models or restoring lost LP. E.g. the Necromancer rolls 3D6 Will Dice and scores 12 WPs, which would reanimate 6 Skeleton warriors at a cost of 2 will points each.
The caster may even extend the range of the spell by adding another Ether Die to its dispelling roll to gain +8 inches on to the spell’s range. Unspent excess will points are lost.
Undead gaming pieces can only have their lost models and LPs ‘restored’. This spell cannot grant more LPs or model than a gaming piece already had at the start of the game.
The caster may recast this spell at a cost of trading in another one of their spells to do so.
2nd The Dark Blessing at Death’s Door
Ether 1
A cruet of the Necromancer can know little ends, as they have the power to make the
This spell can be cast up any friendly undead gaming piece within 10 inches of the caster and must be cast within their awareness ranges. The spells affects last for one full turn and end at the beginning of the caster’s next turn.
Ever model that is slain in by the affect unit turned into a skeleton warrior and is added to that unit the effected gaming piece.3rd Ancestral knowledge
Cost 3
Everyone on the middle plain is invisibly linked to those who came before. There ancestors who might have died heroic battles or learned great knowledge through research and testing.Using this magic someone may commune with these great people and use their experience to further their goals on the battlefield
This spell can target one character within 8 inchs of the caster.
Once successfully cast the piece gains +2Cr, +1 A and +2 S until the start of their next turn.I’m unsure of what the spell does, I thought of th blurb before the spell as it does make sense and is something related to necromancy
4th Spell.“Deaths Kiss”
Cost 2
“The Necromancers focuses his magic and releases it as a burst that flows over the ranks of the enemy. Once breathed in they drop like flies at the feet of the wizard as there life is drained from their bodies and used to further fuel the Necromancers cause”.Once successfully cast place the flame template within the primary awareness range of the wizard and in base contact.
Any enemy models under the temple suffer a -2 agility and -1 toughness. For every 3 models killed the caster recovers 1 LP.
5th Spell “Shroud of spirits”
Cost 3
The Necromancers targets the ground and rips from it the souls who have been laid to rest, those who died of age or in battle are forced to return to the mortal realm once more howling throughout the painful ordeal.Though this causes no physical harm to enemies it serves as a distraction and shakes their morale at the sight of the endless wall of wailing spirits begging to return from whence they came.
This spell has a range of up to 24 inches and can be cast within the casters awareness ranges.
Once cast place a piece of rough ground down to represent the souls. Enemies pieces suffer a movement penalty as normal for moving through it and if they try to shoot over it they also suffer a -1 penalty. Additionally enemies within 6inchs suffer +1 fear.
A strong and unique utility spell hopefully you like it
6th ‘Last Rites’
Cost 5
Necromancy is famous for allowing you to resurrect the dead, but the true power gained is controlling them to do your bidding. They can follow simple tasks fine, but require more advanced manaquill to perform tactical manoeuvres.Though this and with proper planning an undead army is unpredictable and has a plan for whatever the living may through at them.
Many generals have had their morale broken when a “dumb” undead army foils their greatest strategy.
Once successfully cast pick an undead piece anywhere on the table top.
That piece may do one of the following; make an additional move, shoot their ranged weapon or have an additional round of combat (your enemy may not fight back).
Afterwards place an exhaustion counter on the piece.
7th ‘Life Rend’
Cost 4
The Necromancers imbues a weapon with the power to cut through a soul itself. Though the weapon itself and the damage it does appear unchanged though struck by it feel there will getting weaker with every strike.This spell has a range of 8 inches and may be cast on an individual model.
Once cast that models weapon gains the special rules for life breaker until the start of your next turn.
This may only affect 1 weapon the model is carrying.
8th ‘Breaking Terror’
5 Ether
Range 18 Inches. When a necromancer spots a unit turning tail, he knows that the time is ripe to reap those whose Wills are broken. Corrupting the winds of magic around the hapless victims, he multiplies their fear tenfold, that men literally die of terror in their armour or fall upon their swords fearing the entities that swirl above them brought about the necromancers foul spell.This spell may only be cast upon an enemy unit that is broken. It must be within range and line of sight of the caster. Once cast, the unit must immediately make a soldiering check. If it passes, it takes damage equal to the number of successes you rolled. If the unit fails, you roll a d6 for each success rolled and cause that much damage to the unit.