FORCES OF HORDE - Skorne.pdf - MKII - siemszak

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The greaTer The enemy,

The more inTense

The pain in baTTle,

The greaTer The honor

and glory in our

hour of Triumph.

Wounds may Take you,

blades may pierce you,

buT i Will noT leT you fall

before We sTand vicTorious.

—supreme archdomina makeda

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enslave and sUbjUgate

faCtion baCkgroUnd

The expanse dominated by the Skorne Empire is larger

than most of the nations of the Iron Kingdoms combined,

and their military has an ancient heritage of discipline

and might. This great eastern power has trekked across

the Bloodstone Desert to conquer the prosperous lands of

western Immoren and subjugate her people.

playing skorne

The single greatest strength of the Skorne army is its ability

to punish foes for the damage they inlict. Skorne warriors

who are struck down in battle can fuel Extollers or Ancestral

Guardians, unleash the rage of Immortals, empower certain

abilities and feats, or even return to the ight for a second

round of carnage. An opponent must plan and implement

attacks with care or risk invoking increased wrath rather

than causing sustained damage.

Skorne live in a rigid caste system of warriors, workers, and

slaves. In their eyes, all non-skorne are potential slaves. The

Venator, Praetorian, and Cataphract warrior sub-castes are

joined in battle by exotic beasts that have been extensively

trained by skorne paingivers. From the hulking titans and

rhinodons to the cunning cyclopes and temperamental

basilisks, skorne armies are bolstered by brutal living

weaponry that complements their forged arms and armor.

The Skorne’s second great strength is military precision.

Abilities like Shield Wall, Ranked Attacks, Reform, and

Vengeance allow Skorne armies the lexibility to balance

offense and defense quite effectively. Then support

models like Tyrant Commanders, Extollers, Basilisk Kreas,

and Cyclops Brutes lend support that enhances both

offensive and defensive potential. This balance is key to

successfully playing a Skorne army: complement warriors

with warbeasts, living troops with soul-fueled models,

and combatants with support elements. So call upon your

inner conqueror to . . .

The skorne have arcane powers born not of western

wizardry but from the dark art of mortitheurgy. The priest-

like extollers call upon the power of skorne ancestors to

fortify troops or to animate the merciless statues that march

alongside the soldiers to battle. Mortitheurges among the

skorne warlocks can annihilate their enemies or allow their

soldiers to keep ighting past their normal physical limits,

keeping death at bay.

Go Forth and Bend All of Immoren

to Your Will!

table of Contents

UnnatUral disasters .................4

Military of the skorne eMpire.......14

skorne theMe forCes................23

skorne WarloCks....................28

skorne Warbeasts ...................50

skorne troops.......................66

painting gUide.......................96

Model gallery ......................102

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