Havoc Brigade rpg

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HAVOC BRIGADE

A roleplaying game about violent hijinks and plans so stupid they might just work

Written by Grant Howitt.

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-!ou may well mo'k talk o a ew #r' ation" sir" but times have 'hanged. The or's weight today are not the barbari' savages o the plains that our athers or'ed into themountains o the north/ these are a dierent breed altogether. Stronger. Smarter. 0etter$ organised and e1uipped.

They,re making allegian'es as we speak" sir" with the other monstrous ra'es" and orming

s1uads o spe'ialist troops to iniltrate our 'ities. -The Havo' 0rigades"2 the guardsmen 'allthem.

e3t time you,re staring down a mob o ren4ied or's that have put this 'ity to the tor'h"ind me and tell me the ew #r' ation isn,t a threat" sir. + or one will endeavour to be asar away as possible.2

$ 5ohannes 6on Trier" e3$military advisor to *rin'e Holstein o )reiberg" 'urrently imprisonedin Greywater 7o'k or spreading mali'ious rumours 'on'erning the enemy



THE NEW ORC NATION

7ead this se'tion to the players" i you,d like. #r paraphrase it. #r ignore it 'ompletely.

THE WAR

The war has been going on sin'e beore the 'hara'ters were spored/ the humans to thesouth have been pushing their people urther and urther ba'k into the mountains overgenerations o warare. Clan borders have been rewritten and erased and the great or'amilies are redu'ed to a nation o reugees" banding together or se'urity in the 'oldmountains o the north.

0ut no more/ The Grand Warlord Skull$Smasher has united the tribes under a single banner"and by using revolutionary military te'hni1ues" has started to push ba'k.

THE HAVOC BRIGADE

The Havo' 0rigade is a 'ra'k s1uad o or's" tough enough and smart enough to iniltratehuman 'ities and get out alive. Thanks to an or',s natural in'lination towards 'haos" themess they leave in their wake earned them the title o -Havo' 0rigades2 amongst thehuman guards in the region. Skull$Smasher liked it" so he,s adopted it as their oi'ial name.

The Havo' 0rigade brings together the greatest representatives rom the ra'tured or''lans" emissaries rom other 'ountries and ra'es" and a sta'k o goblins that no$one hadthe heart to kill.

ORC GENDER

#r's don,t have traditional genders" as humans know them : they reprodu'e ase3ually byspreading spores and growing in sa's under the ground. That said" to human eyes" mostor's demonstrate hyper$mas'uline traits 8big mus'les and rame" a drive towards physi'aldominan'e and aggression" brutality" repression o emotion9 so humans reer to or's as-he2 or -it.2

8Hal$or's are 'reated either through geneti' throwba'ks" malormed spores" or anunspeakable a't involving large" spongy" wel'oming mushrooms oten pra'tised by lonelygoatherds.9

That pronoun 'onvention has 'arried on in Havo' 0rigade/ most or's are reerred to as -he"2aside rom the #3. + you want your 'hara'ter to identiy as emale" though" go or it.

As ar as goblins go" they,re androgynous in the same way street ur'hins are androgynous :humans igure there might be a gender under all that ilth and stolen 'lothing" but they,retoo busy guarding their 'oin$purses to 'are mu'h either way.

Goblins reprodu'e mu'h in the same way as or's" and they,re not seen as su'h a threat asor's so they sometimes blend with human so'iety at an e3tremely low so'ial level" thesame way that stray dogs and 'ats -blend2 with human so'iety.



THE MISSION

#n'e players have 'hosen their 'hara'ters" start the game. The Great Warlord Skull$Smasher invites them into his tent 8or they sneak in unnoti'ed9 and he outlines the missionto them as they sit around a map o )reiberg.

Their mission is to subdue and e3tra't a human military leader" the mu'h$hated *rin'eTheodore Holstein" rom the pala'e at the 'entre o the town. #n'e the *rin'e is ba'k in theor' 'amp" he 'an be interrogated or inormation on the human military plans.

Thanks to the tenuous nature o the new allegian'e between the 'lans and the inherentnature o or' bi'kering" a or'e 'omposed o elements rom all the major power blo's hasbeen ele'ted to ta'kle the mission. +t is widely a'knowledged that this is a terrible idea" butit,s the best one they have.

The *rin'e is having a party" say Skullsmasher,s spies" in two nights, time. That is when the

or's will strike : when he" and his guards" will be distra'ted by the musi' and noise andtheir weak human beer.

PLANNING

+t,s up to the or's to plan how they,re getting in" through" and out o the 'ity. G(" talkthrough the planning pro'ess in$'hara'ter with the players. Skull$Smasher is a broad$brushmanager and preers to leave details up to his underlings" so he,s keen to go ahead withwhatever the 0rigade suggests so long as they 'onvin'e him it,s a good idea.

ALTERNATIVE MISSIONS

+ you,re running Havo' 0rigade or the same group more than on'e" you might want tohave a go at some dierent missions. Although +,m sure you 'an 'ome up with your own"here are some ideas%

Steal the prin'ess, uni'orn and log it or beer money Hija'k the shipment o owlbears bound or the 4oo and unleash them at a 'oronation ball Stop a wi4ard rom 'asting a terrible spell Steal some vitally$important ma'hinery rom the (a'hinist,s Guild *la'e e3plosives under the pala'e and blow it up while the king is visiting



GETTING THINGS DONE

At the heart o Havo' 0rigade lies a very simple system. +t,s this%

Announce you're tryn! to "o # t$n!% Ro&& # D% I( you ro&& )* + or * you ,uccee" #tt$#t t$n!* ,o &on! #, t', -$y,c#&&y -o,,.&e% The G( will roll their own di'e" and

su''esses on their roll 'an'el out su''esses on yours.

However" you 'an add di'e to your roll : and in'rease your 'han'e o su''ess $ by usingthings on your 'hara'ter sheet.

S/ILLS add one di'e to an appropriate a'tion. !ou 'an only add one di'e rom skills to anygiven roll.

E01IPMENT adds one di'e" so long as you e3plain how it,s useul to your a'tion. !ou 'anuse e1uipment a limited number o times beore it -runs out/2 when that happens" it,s

either broken" lost" out o ammo" or you get bored o it.

!ou 'an use as many dierent pie'es o e1uipment as you like on a roll" so long as you 'an'onvin'e the G( that they,re appli'able" but you may only use ea'h pie'e o e1uipmenton'e per roll.

DRIVES add two di'e so long as you,re working toward satisying them. Like e1uipment"drives are limited$use" and you 'an use as many o them as the G( deems appli'able perroll : but you 'an only use ea'h drive on'e per roll.

MAYHEM adds anywhere rom two to L#A;S o di'e" but you 'an only engage in mayhem

on'e per game. +t,s a bit 'ompli'ated" though" so we,ll go into it in more detail later.

THAT'S DEAD GOOD2

<a'h or' has two slots on their sheet labelled -That,s ;ead Good>2 + another 'hara'ter ailsa roll but you think what they,re attempting to do is dead good and its with the or'mindset" you 'an say it,s ;<A; G##; and they may re$roll all their di'e. Cross o one othe slots whenever you use it. !ou 'an,t pro'laim your own roll is ;<A; G##;.

C1NNIN' PLAN

#r's have problems working together under pressure : espe'ially these or's : butsometimes they 'an help ea'h other out with ideas. #n'e per game" you 'an 'ome up witha C=+, *LA or another or' to ena't beore they take their a'tion.

+ the 'hara'ter you,ve 'hosen a'ts on your advi'e" they add ? di'e to their roll whilstattempting to a't it out.



DI33IC1LTY AND COMBAT

The G( rolls di'e against a player,s roll to represent the dii'ulty o the task.

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T$e GM c#n #&9#y, #"" "ce to t$er $#n" (ro4 t$e ,u,-con -oo&* i they eel it,sappropriate. See the suspi'ion se'tion later on or more details.

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When or's ight guards" they atta'k the morale o a group" so be le3ible about what 'anharm the enemies. An or' smashing in heads with an a3e is 'ertainly going to impa'tmorale" but so is 'limbing a wall and shouting a blood$'urse" or starting a ire" or trappingreinor'ements behind a lo'ked door. <n'ourage players to be 'reative/ the system 'an takeit.

GM ACTIONS

The G(,s 'hara'ters don,t a't like the player 'hara'ters : they 'an only rea't to what theor's are doing" usually by deending themselves" dying messily" or running away.

+NITIATIVE

o su'h thing. Go in whatever order you like/ every 'hara'ter 'an a't on'e per turn.

WO1NDS AND HEALING

#r's have ive wound bo3es/ on'e these are all ti'ked o" the or' is ;yin," and will die at theend o the s'ene unless they,re a9 healed beore then or b9 take more damage. ;yin, or's'an a't as normal/ or's are too tough to let something like their imminent demise get inthe way o a good ight.

#r's 'an heal themselves" or ea'h other" but ea'h or' 'an only attempt to be healed on'eper s'ene.

Goblins 'an,t -heal2 be'ause any wound serious enough to harm an or' just lat$out kills agoblin" but thanks to regional inestation you 'an generally s'are up some nearby goblinsto take their pla'e by shouting loudly enough.



SCAVENGING

Ater a ight" or when they ind a parti'ularly useul stash o supplies" the or's 'an s'avengeor e1uipment : but only on'e per s'ene>

G(" roll a di'e : that,s how many useul pie'es o e1uipment the 'hara'ters 'an s'avenge

rom this s'ene. + you want to determine the sort o e1uipment that the 'hara'ters 'antake 8i.e. -A keen a3e"2 -A big ro'k"2 -A human leg29 then go ahead" otherwise" ask theplayers what they want to ind and work something out together.

P&#yer,* 9or; out .et9een your,e&<e, 9$o !et, 9$#t% Be !oo" to e#c$ ot$er%

When you 'laim e1uipment" put it down on your s'avenging list. !ou must ill in thee1uipment rom the highest to the lowest spa'e available. #n'e you run out o spa'es" you'an,t 'laim any more e1uipment.

8This isn,t an en'umbran'e thing" but more o a pa'ing and story 'on'ern. !ou 'an ind anynumber o swords in the 'ity by prying them out o the hands o dead guards" but unlessyou write one o them down as espe'ially important to you" it won,t have any me'hani'albeneit.9 As well as e1uipment" you 'an s'avenge allies 8i you 'an ind ,em9 or put plans intomotion. + you prime a 'atapult to ire on the pala'e walls in hal an hour using a'onvoluted timing devi'e" and write down -+mminent Catapult 0arrage2 under youre1uipment" when you arrive at the pala'e walls you 'an grab those e3tra di'e and roll ,emas the ro'ks hit home.



S1SPICION

#r's make a lot o noise.

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9$#te<er7 t$ro9 # "ce nto # centr#& -ot = t$e S1SPICION POT%

0e generous with these" be'ause they give you power but also help out the or's. + they dosomething 7<ALL! noisy 8blowing up a building" riding a bun'h o elephants into thepala'e gardens" 'atapult barrage9 then throw in anything up to three di'e at a time. ;ropthem in rom a height" i you 'an.

W$en orc, "o ,o4et$n! t$#t', &;e&y to $e&- t$e4 .&en" n 5&;e 4o<n! 8uet&y*",!u,n! t$e4,e&<e,* ,&ent&y e&4n#tn! !u#r",* etc7 t$en you re4o<e # "ce (ro4t$e -ot%

0e generous with this too" however stupid the 'hara'ters, a'tions may sound. + they dosomething really 'unning and sneaky" take out more than one : anything up to three. #ddsare this will not happen very oten.

W$en you ro&& "ce (or your #nt#!on,t,* you c#n #"" "ce (ro4 t$, -ot%

This represents e3tra guards" better e1uipment" de'ent lines o sight" proper armour ratherthan the light stu the guards normally wear on patrol" and so on.

W$en you ro&& # "ce* t ,n't u,e" u-% !our pool is rereshed to its ull value at the end o

every turn. 8A turn is over on'e all the player 'hara'ters have a'ted.9

<a'h area on the map has a -deault2 level o suspi'ion/ it 'an,t go any lower than this. Theyare as ollows : take a guess at whi'h area is whi'h" i you,re not sure%

)orest" arms" and outskirts% ?City walls and poor distri'ts% @(iddle$'lass and 'ommer'ial distri'ts% =pper$'lass distri'ts% BThe *ala'e" the Wi4ards, Tower" and the (a'hinists, Guild%

The 'urrent suspi'ion total is maintained between s'enes.

ORDERING YO1R DICE

+t 'an be hard to keep tra'k o the 'urrent levels o di'e" so + use two pools/ one" in a pot"whi'h represents all the di'e + have let to roll" and another in ront o me" whi'h representsall the di'e +,ve already rolled. 8+t,s also good to keep a spare 'ouple o di'e o to the sideto represent the one di'e you roll whenever you a't" and di'e earned rom e1uipment et'.+ these are a dierent 'olour" so mu'h the better9.



MAYHEM

Suspi'ion 'an also be used to the or's, avour. #n'e per game" every 'hara'ter 'an engagein (A!H<(" using an or',s 8or a goblin,s9 natural ability to draw strength rom 'haos. Whenyou engage in mayhem" grab all the di'e in the suspi'ion pool 8whether the G(,s rolledthem this turn or not9 and des'ribe some awesome a'tion themed around your 'hara'ter,s

mayhem ability. The G( rolls against you at the base suspi'ion value or the area.

#n'e the mayhem power has been resolved" the G(,s pool returns to the base value or thearea.



ANTAGONISTS

G(" your antagonists are the guards and soldiers in the 'ity. There are a bun'h o sampleantagonists listed at the end o this do'ument.

When you a't" you a't as all the guards in an area/ there,s an undeined number" roughly

represented by the number o suspi'ion di'e you 'urrently have available. Get des'riptivewith how many there are" what they,re up to" what they,re doing" how they,re armed" et'.

!ou 'an assume that ea'h distin't unit o guards has a number o members e1ual to itsmorale plus or minus a 'ouple/ when an or' a'ts in 'ombat" it,s un to assume that everysu''ess removes a s1uad member" but play ast and loose with this or the sake o drama.

When an or' atta'ks a guard" they,re atta'king the s1uad,s morale and the authority o theleader/ they 'an,t hope to kill every guard in the 'ity" but i they keep moving and aim tos'atter s1uads then move on" they,ll do okay.

#n'e a s1uad,s morale points have been removed" the whole s1uad is out o the ight :they run away" surrender" lose the or's in the 'haos o the 'ity" die" trip and all" get kno'kedout" or whatever. They,re no longer a threat.



A VERY BRIE3 GM ADVICE SECTION

!ou are a 'hina$shop ar'hite't and you have a load o bulls to entertain" so break the 'ity ininteresting ways.

Say yes a lot. -Hey" is there a teleport 'ir'le in the Wi4ard,s GuildD2 S=7<" WH! #T.

Ask 1uestions o the players" and in'orporate their answers.

Gloss over s'enes that aren,t too interesting : resolve them with a single di'e roll" i youwant.

;on,t worry too mu'h about how the or's leave the 'ity" unless your group is into that sorto thing. 0uild in some 1ui'k$es'ape solution i you eel the need.

Try to play the guards as 'lueless" 'ruel" drunk" inei'ient and rubbish so when the or's kill

them it,s 'omedi' rather than 'hilling.

When an or' gets hurt" make it unny/ when a goblin dies" make it unnier.

*ull the or's in dierent dire'tions/ en'ourage them to ollow ea'h other. + you want to getthem to e3plore a 'ertain area o the 'ity" install in'reased roadblo'ks and guard patrols onthe areas ne3t to it.

+ the or's de'ide to hole up in a building" or you eel play is slowing down" introdu'eAtta'k S1uads/ make the or's ight another battle unless they push on. + you,re eelingreally vindi'tive" throw a 'atapult barrage at them/ this is the one time you 'an atta'k them

dire'tly without having to engage in 'ombat.

Celebrate stupid de'isions and plans.

Give them ridi'ulous things to play with : vehi'les" animals" disguises" et'.

(ake the party at the end as an'y as you 'an" be'ause or's are inherently un$an'y.



>SERGEANT SHIVVIT DEADEYE* H#&(6Orc Mercen#ry In(&tr#tor

The -Sergeant2 8not a'tually a Sergeant9 is 'unning and sneaky" and his heritage has meant that he,s workedor the human armies on more than one o''asion as a mer'enary : his breadth o knowledge on humans isunparalleled" although he tends to make edu'ated guesses more oten than he relies on hard eviden'e to'ome to 'on'lusions. o$one really wants him to be here be'ause he,s obviously a human sympathiser" buthis knowledge o the human world and his skills at sneaking should prove invaluable.

S/ILLS+)+LT7AT+,SH##T+, ST=))E#W+, A0#=T H=(A ST=))

E01IPMENT0ig 'rossbow" spe'ial bolts # # # #Light mer'enary regiment armour # # #;irty great knie # #

Grappling hook # #All$weather 'loak #

DRIVESCarry out e3'ellent battle plans # #Talk to and learn about humans # #

SCAVENGE

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WO1NDS

0umped # 0ashed # Smashed #(angled # ;yin, #

THAT'S DEAD GOOD2 # #

C1NNIN' PLAN #

MAYHEM +n their midst #



MOONTOO3* Wyr"(ore,t S$#4#n

(oontoo hails rom the Wyrdorest" the an'ient home o the orthern #r's. Living apart rom modern or''ulture or his entire lie has made him attuned to the natural world" but he remains distrustul o the -new2or' ways o things/ like ta'ti'al planning" agri'ulture" the written word" armour not made out o dead things"and not immediately atta'king humans on sight. He,s learning" though. o$one else wants him there be'ausehe,s a 'urmudgeonly old bastard" but his healing powers are going to be vital i the or's are going to get out

o the 'ity alive.

S/ILLSH<AL+, (AG+C0<+, S*##E!H=T+,

E01IPMENTStash o Wyrdorest magi' mushrooms # # #(assive stone a3e # # #Hunting bow # #Thunderbear 'loak # #*et Gnash$hound # #

DRIVESTo en'ourage the #ld Ways 8whatever thoseare9" and see them work in your avour # #To hunt and eat some rare animal # #

SCAVENGE




WO1NDS0umped # 0ashed # Smashed #(angled # ;yin, #


C1NNIN' PLAN #

MAYHEM Channel the beast #



THE OX* Iron C&#n Bru,er

#ne o the bigger or's rom +ron Clan" The #3 is a massive armoured brute and an engine o destru'tion onthe ront lines o battle. o$one really wants her to be here on a''ount o the way that she,s a9 thi'k and b9keen to make lots o noise" but she,s so big that no$one really elt like getting their teeth kno'ked out orasking her to stay ba'k at the 'amp.

S/ILLSH+TT+, ST=))SH#=T+,0<+, T#=GH

E01IPMENT<normous Sword # # # # #Suit o in'h$thi'k platemail # # # #Several lengths o 'hain # # #

DRIVESTo prove -just hitting things2 is a viablealternative to 'ompli'ated battle plans # #To ight a powerul enemy 'hampion # #

SCAVENGE




WO1NDS0umped # 0ashed # Smashed #

(angled # ;yin, #


C1NNIN' PLAN #

MAYHEM =nbreakable #



PRO3ANI1S* "e<out P#&#"n o( Bo!6A&6/#ru;;

0og$Al$Earukk pulled the irst or's rom the ground like parsnips" say the an'ient legends o the people" andhe taught them that lie is hard and su''ess is theirs or the taking" i they are strong enough to do so.*roanius is 0og$Al$Earukk,s hand in the mortal realm. o$one else wants him to be there be'ause he goeson about 0og$Al$Earukk a L#T" but he,s a strong ighter and knows hidden human 'ults in the 'ity thatworship his god.

S/ILLSH+TT+, ST=)) )#7 0#G$AL$EA7=EESH##T+, ST=)) )#7 0#G$AL$EA7=EE0<+, C7=<L )#7 0#G$AL$EA7=EE

E01IPMENT7usty armour o 0og$Al$Earukk # # # #An'ient sword o 0og$Al$Earukk # # #(ud$anointed bow o 0og$Al$Earukk # #

Sa'red parsnip o 0og$Al$Earukk # #

DRIVESTo spread the word o 0og$Al$Earukk8whatever that may be" the s'riptures arevague9 # #To prove the suprema'y o 0og$Al$Earukkover inerior gods # #

SCAVENGE




WO1NDS

0umped # 0ashed # Smashed #(angled # ;yin, #

THAT'S DEAD GOOD 5IN THE EYES O3BOG6AL6/AR1//72 # #

C1NNIN' PLAN #

MAYHEM ;ark mira'le o 0og$Al$Earukk #

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WRENCH* Co--er C&#n In<entor

Wren'h is a renegade rom a group o renegades/ the Copper Clan" a rag$tag group o engineers andal'hemists" e3iled him on a''ount o his wild e3periments and obsession with speed. o$one wants him onthe mission be'ause he,s easily distra'ted and obsessed with speed" but his knowledge o human" dwarvenand gnomish te'hnology 'ould prove invaluable. *lus" he 'arries around something he 'alls a -railgun2 whi'hdestroys pretty mu'h anything he points it at" so that,s good too.

S/ILLSSH##T+, ST=))E#W+, A0#=T (ACH+<SG#+, )AST

E01IPMENT<le'tro$lodestone$powered railgun # # # #0ag o heavy tools # #Welding mask # #

Welding tor'h # #5ar o unstable" e3plosive luid #

DRIVESTo go )AST # #To ni'k some awesome te'hnology # #

SCAVENGE





WO1NDS0umped # 0ashed # Smashed #(angled # ;yin, #


C1NNIN' PLAN #

MAYHEM 7apid" destru'tive invention #



THE GOBLINS

Si3 goblins who have tagged along or the ride. o$one else wants the goblins to be there be'ause they,regoblins" but they,ll prove useul 'annon odder and" i it 'omes down to it" ood.

S/ILLSC7<AT+, A ;+ST7ACT+#

H+;+,SWA7(+, #6<7 0L#E<S

E01IPMENTStolen Glasses #A large 'oat #A book" some 8most9 pages missing #Soiled wig #A suspi'ious 1uantity o dynamite #-Trained2 hedgehog #;og on a string #Assorted moss #;ented tophat #0ri'k in a so'k #(agi' wand with one 'harge remaining #0eesD #A ish #(is'ellaneous" unlabelled keys #7usty saw #

DRIVESTo help the or's a'hieve their mission # #To not die # #

SCAVENGE

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TEAM MEMBERS 5CROSS ONE O33 WHEN YO1TA/E A WO1ND7

Stinky *ete # -0rain2 #Stab" the Sneaky #ne # 0ang" <3plosives -<3pert2 #Snot" -Cleri'2 # Gobblit" -Gourmand2 #

The goblins 'an be healed by inding more goblins.Write new names and personalities&'areers or thenew team members.


C1NNIN' PLAN #

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31LL LIST O3 G1ARDS AND BAD G1YS 3OR THE GM

These are e3amples o the sorts o things that the or's will be ighting in the 'ity/ make anen'ounter with some o them or every appli'able s'ene. + you have lots o players" uptheir morale/ i you have ewer" lower it.

THE 3OREST WATCH" who guard the border between the 'ity and the woods

Led by% Sergeant *inewood" an inveterate 'oward;es'ribe them in three words% =nshaven" ;runk" )e'kless

<1uipment%A3es # #Cheap bows

(orale% # # # # #

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THE THIN STREET BOYS" who run prote'tion ra'kets in the 'rummy parts o town

Led by% )rankie Wide$eyes" Grand$High Legbreaker;es'ribe them in three words% Sneaky" ;angerous" Cowardly

<1uipment%Wi'ked knives # #Small 'rossbows # #

(orale% # # # # ## #

THE CONSTABLES O3 THE CROWN" who patrol the 'ity streets

Led by% Captain Stoke" an in'redibly tired woman;es'ribe them in three words% #verworked" =nderprepared" Corrupt

<1uipment%Clubs # #

Well$worn Crossbows #

(orale% # # # # ## # #



THE PROTECTORATE O3 SOLL1S" deenders o the 'athedral and the surrounding area

Led by% War$0ishop uarius" a big man with a big voi'e and a big beard;es'ribe them in three words% *ious" Shiny" Stupid

<1uipment%

Well$made swords # # #Stout shields # #

(orale% # # # # ## # # # #

)@,t BRIGADE >THE CHANCERS* rushed into guard duty or tonight,s ball

Led by% 0rigadier )ink" a proper bastard

;es'ribe them in three words% Shity" Thieves" (urderous

<1uipment%Hal$de'ent armour # #Sharp knives # #(ilitary 'rossbows # #

(orale% # # # # ## # # #

THE ROYAL G1ARD* elite deenders o the state" on guard around the pala'e

Led by% Captain Goldlash" great hair" great teeth" big mus'les;es'ribe them in three words% <i'ient" Charming" 0rutal

<1uipment%<lite armour # # #Hooked halberds # # ##ne magi' item per s1uad #

(orale% # # # # ## # # # # # # # # #



THE COLLEGE DE3ENCE 3ORCE" prote'ting the wi4ards, 'ollege

Led by% Sir Anthony Speakes" wi4ened wi4ard;es'ribe them in three words% )ragile" *owerul" Long$ranged

<1uipment%

A load o ireball spells # # # #<mergen'y deen'e spells # # #(agi'al traps # #

(orale% # # # # ## # # # #

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THE G1ILD O3 MECHANISTS* deending the inventions o mankind

Led by% *roessor Serena Win'hester" a woman in e3perimental powered armour;es'ribe them in three words% <3plosive" *owerul" Tri'ky

<1uipment%Guns and repeating 'rossbows # # # #=nstable e3plosives # # #;angerous e3posed ma'hinery # #

(orale # # # # ## # # # # # #

THE BEAST O3 THE PALACE GARDENS* blood$sworn to prote't the 'rown in ages past

Led by% A sense o mighty hunger or or' lesh;es'ribe it in three words% )ur" teeth" 'laws

<1uipment%*oison breath # # #Wi'ked 'laws # # #7ow upon row o teeth # # #

+mpervious hide # # #

(orale # # # # ## # # #



THE DWARVES" o the dwarven 1uarter

Led by% +ron'rag Goldbeard" bitter ;war <nor'er;es'ribe them in three words% Tough" Stubby" 6i'ious

<1uipment%

Good ;war breastplates # # # # #(ighty ;war a3es # #

(orale% # # # # ## # # # #

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THE ELVES" o the elven 1uarter

Led by% Lady Spearsilen'e (oonshadow" disgra'ed elven general

;es'ribe them in three words% Gra'eul" (agi'al" 0reakable

<1uipment%)ine elven armour # #Curved elven longswords # #+nnate elven magi' # #+ntelligent elven predatory big 'ats # #(agi' elven traps everywhere # #

(orale% # # # # ## # #

THE GNOMES" o the gnomish 1uarter

Led by% Gimigarralous )ork$in$the$road" entirely 'orrupt gnomish poli'e lieutenant;es'ribe them in three words% Tiny" Tri'ksy" Ei'kable

<1uipment%Surprisingly sharp knives # #A myriad o illusions that range rom annoying to dangerous # #An innate ability to just not be where you thought they were # #

(orale% # # # # ## # # # #

+) !#= WAT T# A;; # A CHA(*+# #7 A =+CE +C7<AS<; CHALL<G< to any othese" sti'k on the ollowing e1uipment%

(ember o the s1uad who vaguely knows what they,re doing # #



HAVOC BRIGADE IS INSPIRED BY

;ark Heresy" #wen 0arnes" Eate )la'k" (ike (ason. + ran the s'enario in ;ark Heresy a'ouple o times" using the Warhammer I"III setting" and while it was loads o un itbe'ame 'lear that the rules were getting in the way o the mad'ap a'tion. As a result" thisbook e3ists.

(arvel Superheroi' 7oleplaying" Cam 0anks et al. The ;oom pool" a shiting resour'e oloosely$deined threat against the players" dire'tly inspired the Suspi'ion pool.

Lady 0la'kbird" 5ohn Harper. A masterpie'e o short games design" wrapping plot and'hara'ters and system and world$building into one J$page do'ument. (anages to pull odramati' 'hara'ter ar's in a one$shot game thanks to 'anny me'hani's" whi'h isimpressive.

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The working title or Havo' 0rigade was #7E H+5+ES !<S 8'aps mandatory9 and" to behonest" + think + preer it.

THAN/S TO

T$e -&#yte,ter,

The Australia Colle'tive % (ary Hamilton" ;onna Hogan" Leigh" Ali'ia ;awson" (att Lees"0enj ;avis" Eurtis" *ete 7ogers" Conan 5ohn )ren'h

The #thers % 0en (eredith" 5ames 6i'kerman" (atthew Sutton" 0rian Leddy" Sean Smith

The people who took part years ago ba'k when + ran it using ;ark Heresy rules andprobably had no idea they were playtesting this % (artin Tullo'h" Will 0la'ksto'k" 5on 5ones"(att Ar'her" Chris 0ird" some others

T$e -#tron,

(ary Hamilton" Andrew Armstrong" 0enj ;avis" Will 0la'ksto'k" Harriet Goldstone" Andy(oor" 0en 7obbins" *hilip Hanley" Conan )ren'h" 0en ('Een4ie" 0ay" 5ames Stuart" athan

0la'k" 5essi'a Hammer" Ale3 5ane" Guilaume CarrK" 7aael 7o'ha" Svend Andersen" ;onaldWheeler" Christy ;ena" Samantha Streeter" Andrew (a'Lennan" Adam ;rew" AlistairWashington" ;avid" 5on 0ent" Stephanie 0ryant" Charles Tam" Andrew Harvey" 5oe 7ooney"Eairam Ahem Hamdan" (agnus ordstrand" ;aniel 0ayn" 7obert 7ees" Chu'k Whelon" SeanSmith" 5onas 7i'hter" Griin (organ

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