Badab War Phase 1

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Badab War Global Campaign, Phase 1: Prelude to War, fighting in the shadows

Welcome to Phase 1 of the Badab War Global Campaign!

This briefing requires you to have read the Badab Players Pack for the BWGC, available on the BWGC FB group or at the previous link.

Background

The opening hostilities of the Badab War take place in the four years prior to the first open conflict between the Mantis Warriors and the Fire Hawks. These first years were spent in small skirmishes across the Malestrom between the Loyalist and Secessionist forces, hidden by the fog of war.

Slow Grow

● Power Level: 50 Points: 500

● The first phase of the BWGC should be used to setup the foundations of your new force, we suggest getting your Badab War army to 50PL or 500pts using a Patrol Detachment.

Hobby Competition

The first hobby competition is to paint a full strength troops squad for your Badab War army.

The first key word is: Fog of War.

We will put up a FB thread in the last week of July for you to post your entries. Don’t forget we also need a WIP photo with the code word on a piece of paper.

Suggested Games

The prelude to all out war in the Malestrom were a series of covert raids, ship to ship battles, and skirmishes. To represent these clashes in 8th Edition we suggest the following types of games for phase 1:

● Zone Mortalis: ZM is a close quarter, brutal combat game. Generally played inside of spaceships or complexes. The rules for Zone Mortalis can be found here or the HARDCORE ZM rules can be found here (please note that both these rulesets were created for 7th Ed. so there maybe some inconsistencies that you will need to iron out as you play, we will endeavour to rewrite the Hardcore ruleset asap, while we wait for FW to finish theirs). We suggest playing through the Blood in the Void ZM campaign or choosing random missions.

● Maelstrom of War:

○ Contact Lost, Spoils of War, Cloak and Shadows

● Crucible of War:

○ Patrol, Ambush

We would also suggest trying out Battlezone: Night Fight in a few games for the first phase.

As the phase moves along we will be releasing some narrative missions for you to play, along with some strategems and points of interest.

Strategems

Coming soon!

Points of Interest

In games set during the Badab War, Phase 1, you may use the Points of Interest system!

Before each game roll a D6 (D3 +1 for ZM games), and place that many 'Point of Interest' markers. These should be 25-40mm in size. Once a unit ends their movement phase within 1" of one of these markers, roll a D12 and consult the chart below.

NPCs - Some points of interest aren't merely traps, treasures, or information, some are living creatures who have to be kept safe and extracted off world. These characters will join your army, they all have the 'Independent Character' rule. These NPCs do not cost any points and can be used in the campaign until they are slain at which point they are removed from your army list.

POI List Coming Soon!