Battle Report 3
Narrative
The seers of the Eldar have been monitoring the events as they unfold in the Altimer system. The Space Wolves are moving rapidly to establish a foot hold on Kor, and the Eldar wish to assist in that particular fate. If the Altimer system is to become a stalemate of a conflict, the Space Wolves must be able to make initial progress, not just be repelled by the Tau defenders. As the Space Wolves press toward the primary military fortress near their landing zone, the Tau forces are mustering on a nearby airfield to reinforce the area. A small Eldar force, joined by Maugan Ra, is moving to strike the airfield in an attempt to disrupt the reinforcements.
Game Notes
This Scenario used two special rules. The first is Special Orders, which means that the Tactical Objectives for each player are kept secret, only revealed when they are achieved. The second is Cover of Darkness, which causes a -1 penalty to all shooting attacks beyond 18".
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We fell short on time, and were not able to play this game to completion. In the final turn that we played, however, a very appropriate event occurred that gave us a good narrative reason to call it complete. The Eldar successfully completed the Kingslayer tactical objective, so it was easy to imagine that the Eldar seers foresaw that this Tau commander would play a significant role in the upcoming battle. Post-battle, we decided that this must have been the objective of the assault.
Game Details
Date: Friday, 10/20/17
Location: Jason's Place
Game: Warhammer 40K
Players and Forces:
Jason playing as Eldar
Mark playing as Tau Empire
Scenario Type: Maelstrom of War (40K Rulebook)
Scenario: Cloak and Shadows
Size: 1000 points per side
Victory Conditions
This mission uses Tactical Objectives. If, at the start of a player's turn, they have fewer than 3 active Tactical Objectives, they must generate Tactical Objectives until they have 3. In addition, the standard objectives Slay the Warlord and First Blood. As we did not play this game to completion, we did not award victory points for Linebreaker.
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At the end of the game, the player who has scored the most victory points is the winner. If both player have the same number of victory points, the game is a draw.
Game Summary (Pictures Coming... Soon?)
Result
Eldar Victory
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Eldar: 6 Victory Points
Tau Empire: 5 Victory Points