Uncharted-Seas-Digital-Rulebook.pdf

Contents Page

Navigating The Book

FOREWORD

Targets and Measuring Shots

DIvING RULES

PLAYING THE GAME

Firing Into Boarding Actions

Deployment

GLOSSARY OF TERMS

Split Fire

Activation and Movement

TERRAIN FEATURES

Linked Fire

Combat

SETTING UP A GAME

Rolling Attack Dice

Raging Fire Markers

Hitting a Target

Boarding

SEQUENCE OF PLAY

Small Target

Submarines

Wind Direction

Stern Rake

Play Turn Cards

Damaging a Target

CREATURES AND MONSTERS 31

Large and Massive Sea Monsters 31

Coastal Giant

Initiative Phase

Zero Hull Points

Activation Phase

The Critical Hit Table

End Phase

Fixing Critical Damage

Behemoth

Command Distance

Line of Sight Diagrams

Crocidon

Additional Weapons Systems

Goliath

GAME CARDS

Trebuchets

Kraken

Star System

Mortars

Small Sea Monsters

Hand Size

Torpedoes

Octopoda

Using Game Cards

Defensive Fire Batteries 23

Naitaka

Card Tactics

Kroken

Multiplayer Games

The Critical Hit Table

Monster Critical Hit Table

MOvEMENT

BOARDING ACTIONS

Using a Template

Resolving Boarding Actions

FORTIFICATIONS

Minor Directional Changes

Multiple Boarding Actions

Fortifications Critical Hit Table

How Far do I Have to Move?

Prizes

Fortifications Statistics

Moving Squadrons

Derelict Ships

The Effect of Wind

A Boarding Example

CREW UPGRADES

Drop Anchor

Extended Boarding Example

Moving Off

OPTIONAL RULES

Leaving the Game Board

TURN END

Weather and Time of Day

victory Conditions

Bravery

COLLISIONS AND RAMS

Rationalise Game Markers

The Sequence of Events

Changing Winds

MODEL ASSIGNED RULES

Ram or Collision?

Drift Derelicts

Calculate Damage

Draw Game Cards

FLEET COMPOSITION

Red Ram Rating

Model Types

Aftermath

FLYING RULES

Choosing Your Squadrons

Multiple Ship Involvement

Deployment

What Game Type to Play

Colliding With Non-Ships

Activation and Movement

Combat

TOKENS AND TEMPLATES

C OM BAT

Fly-By Attacks

CREDITS PAGE

Working Out Your AD

All Hands Lost

Damage/Crew Affects on AD

Defensive Fire

valid Arcs

Reduced Fire

Targeting and AD

Increased vulnerability

Arcs of Fire

Defensive Fire and Game Cards

Line of Sight

Boarding Actions

Foreword

The Basics of The Game

AN INTRODUCTION

So what is this game all about? First and foremost it is a naval game

designed around having plenty of fun, it is about having a great time

with other gamers playing naval combat using superb models and

easy to master rules. he game is set in a fantasy realm that we call the

UNCHARTED SEAS , a complete fantasy world that has been created

by SPARTAN GAMES .

his new enemy attacked immediately and aggressively, using what

appeared to be magically enhanced bolt weapons. heir ships were fast,

manoeuvrable and clearly magical. he leet was supported by riders

on dragons, larger than any an Old World human had witnessed since

the ancient times of legend. Caught by surprise, the larger Imperial leet

was decimated and the survivors limped back to the human controlled

islands in tatters.

his warlike race, called the Dragon Lords, is the self-proclaimed ruler

of this region, an aggressive race that melds military prowess with the

dark arts to subjugate any foe that stands in its way. A truly ancient

people, the Dragon Lords are the masters of war and magic and will

stop at nothing to drive the perceived invaders out. he stage is set,

the battle lines have been drawn and a full scale war has erupted in the

UNCHARTED SEAS and the waters of this new world are to be its

battleield.

In this new and fantastical realm you will recreate in miniature the

exploits of various races, including the Dragon Lords , Iron Dwarves ,

Imperial Humans , Shroud Mages , Bone Grifons , Orc Raiders , haniras

Elves , Ralgard and the Sky Pirates .

UNCHARTED SEAS uses a combination of fast action game rules

which are optimised for large leet actions, decks of Game Cards, which

add an additional element of strategy and lavour to each race, high

quality resin and white metal ship miniatures, terrain, easily identiiable

counters and D6 dice.

THE WORLD

As game settings go, the ability to deine an entire fantasy realm allows

you plenty of scope to have some fun. Our map shows the principal

land masses of the UNCHARTED SEAS and from our web site you

can download a modiied version of this map that shows which areas

are controlled by the various races. We ofer guidance as to how these

races settled in the Ne w Wo r l d , but you can remake this map and redo

the distribution of land to races in whatever way makes your scenarios/

campaigns easier to play.

Add to this a big pot of imagination and you will be set for many hours

of gaming enjoyment. Everything else you will need can be found

inside this rule book and permission is given to photocopy and use the

counters and templates, but please remember that the copyright always

remains with Spartan Games .

he aforementioned Game Cards are a mechanic that we feel truly adds

to the overall game play and enjoyment factor of the UNCHARTED

SEAS . But you can play without them, so you do not have to use them

if you don’t want to. Each deck consists of 26 cards, with 13 of the cards

generic across all races and 13 cards speciic to a race, making every

game diferent with their use.

As to our ship models we have embraced a building block approach.

he same initial core ships - Battleship, Cruiser and Frigate - have been

made available to each of the irst races. hese generic terms are simply

used to aid in the construction of leets by a player.

A DEADLY NEW WORLD ORDER

As stated, the game takes place inside a world of high fantasy that we call

the UNCHARTED SEAS . Imagine, if you will, that the classic races of

the Old World (Dwarves, Orcs, Elves and Humans) have amassed mighty

expeditionary leets to send to a mysterious Ne w Wo r l d . Soon they were

claiming land in the name of their rulers and for themselves, slowly

mapping the region - the uncharted literally becoming the charted !

Although called the same thing, these ships are very diferent and truly

engender the feel of each race, making a Dragon Lord Cruiser very

diferent from an Orc Raiders Cruiser. Each ship type is equipped with a

points value and it is this which is used to aid you in leet construction.

he world of the UNCHARTED SEAS is a growing and exciting realm

to wargame in. Our irst game within this world puts you in command

of powerful naval warships, allowing you to wreak havoc on your enemy

with shot & grape, unleash powerful magic spells to smash their ships,

avoid reefs and monster infested waters, do battle on land as you capture

islands and fortiications and much more.

It quickly became apparent that these new lands were a vast constellation

of islands, rather than the single landmass of the Old World . he islands

ranged from the icy wastes of the north to the lush jungles of the south,

all with their own bizarre lora and fauna.

he UNCHARTED SEAS is in need of brave commanders... Are you

such a soul?

An unprecedented land grab was to follow, with each Old World race

diverting massive resources into colonising this strange new world.

As the colonists pushed west deeper into the island constellation, they

began to hear reports of ships being lost mysteriously, and in some cases

whole leets disappearing.

The Spartan Games Team

he Imperial Human settlers were the irst to take these reports

seriously, and sent a massive war leet to investigate. When sailing west

they encountered a large landmass, which they named Principia and

planned to claim as their own in the name of the great Imperial Council.

But as they neared the coast of Principia they were faced with something

totally unexpected: a leet of bizarre warships of an unknown origin,

sailing forth from an established, fortiied harbour.

Uncharted Seas Fantasy Naval Combat Rules

Playing the Game

A Quick Guide To The Core Mechanics

Dice are an integral part of playing the UNCHARTED SEAS .

Sometimes a Frigate with a single turret will wreak the kind of damage

normally reserved for an organised barrage from a Battleship, other

times the mighty fusillade of a Heavy Cruiser will bounce harmlessly of

of the hull of a Frigate. he tide of battle can change on such events, so

one should be careful of speaking ill of Lady Luck.

RANGE BANDS

Range is the distance in inches along which Line of Sight is measured

between the iring model and the target. here are FOUR Range Bands ,

each of which is eight inches and follows on directly from the Range

Band before it. he Range Bands are therefore 8” , 16” , 24” and 32” .

Making 32” the theoretical maximum Range .

DICE TYPES

In UNCHARTED SEAS we reference three types of dice; D8 , D6 and

D3 . A D8 is an 8 sided dice and is used to determine random directions.

A D6 is a standard six-sided dice. A D3 requires the rolling of a D6 and

then taking a roll of 1 or 2 to equal a result of 1 , a roll of 3 or 4 to equal

a result of 2, and a roll of 5 or 6 to equal a result of 3 .

If the distance between the iring weapon and its target is 8” or less, then

the target is in Range Band 1 . If the distance is greater than 8” , but not

further than 16” , the target is in Range Band 2 . his then follows for

Range Band 3 and Range Band 4 .

HEIGHT LEvELS

In UNCHARTED SEAS models can navigate across the turbulent seas,

take to the skies or even prowl beneath the waves.

EXPLODING DICE

Most D6 will use the Exploding Dice game mechanic, where a natural

roll of 6 always results in TWO successes AND a chance to roll the dice

again and score further successes!

As a general rule all Flying models inhabit the Flying level, Diving

models that have submerged inhabit the Submerged level, and all other

models inhabit the Surface level (either Wat e r or Land ).

Whenever you see the number required for successful die roll as 6 ,

anywhere in the rules, you know that a natural roll of 6 will result in

TWO successes AND a chance to roll the dice again. If the required

number is shown as 6 , the Exploding Dice mechanic is NOT in efect.

he Height Level a model is at, especially relative to another model, can

be very important. he Height Level diagram illustrates the Height Level s

represented in the game.

Any Re-rolls are performed AFTER resolving any extra rolls resulting

from a natural roll of a 6 and MUST be taken as inal.

With the Exploding Dice mechanic you keep going until you stop rolling

any 6 ’s , and only when you have inished rolling the dice do you add up

the total number of successes; so make sure that when you roll again you

don’t roll a dice that is already a success, or you may lose count.

If you look at the example above you can see that Orc Cruiser

A is siing well and truly in Range Band 2 , and Cruiser B is

in Range Band 4 . Both are valid targets, but both will have

diferent numbers of AD rolled against them during combat.

CRITICAL HIT EXPLOSIONS

Later in the book you will learn about Critical Hits and their efect on

models. One of the more drastic efects is called a Magazine Explosion,

which literally rips a model apart, and has an area efect around it that

can afect other models. Height levels can impact this efect as follow:

Some rules may alter the target number required to score a success,

or modify a dice roll by adding or subtracting from the initial result.

Regardless of this, a natural roll of 6 will result in TWO successes AND

give an extra dice roll, while a result of 6 or better due to a dice roll

modiier will result in ONE success and NO extra dice roll.

• A model that is on the same Level as an explosion, is afected

normally by the Magazine Explosion.

• A model that is 1 Level higher or 1 Level lower than an exploding

model takes only HALF the normal number of AD from the

explosion.

• A model that is 2 Levels higher or 2 Levels lower than an exploding

model is NOT AFFECTED by the explosion.

ROUNDING DOWN

If, for any reason, the rules state that a value is to be reduced by HALF ,

the original number is always Rounded Down .

A number of dice can NEvER be reduced to below 1 by Rounding

Down , however a model’s Movement ( Mv ) value can be.

Uncharted Seas Fantasy Naval Combat Rules

MEASUREMENT

Any measurement in UNCHARTED SEAS is in Inches ( “ ) and you can

pre-measure ANY distance at ANY time.

MEASURING TO A MODEL

When measuring TO a model measure to the closest point of the model,

base or Flight Stand.

TERRAIN

All measurement to or from any Terrain is measured from the closest

part of the terrain feature, unless the rules for a model state otherwise.

TURNING TEMPLATES

In UNCHARTED SEAS most models use a Turning Te m p l a t e when

they turn. hese are Small , Medium or Large .

MOvEMENT AND TURNING

When measuring FROM a model for Movement and Turning use the

guide below to check where the measurement is taken from:

When using a Turning Te m p l a t e , a Flat Edge should be lush with the

side of the model, base, or Flight Stand, and a Navigation Point should

be alongside the model’s designated reference point.

NAvAL MODELS

• Measure from the front of a model for Movement , and the centre

of the appropriate side for Turning.

FLYING MODELS

• Measure from the front of a Flight Stand for Movement , and the

appropriate front edge of the Flight Stand for Turning .

Important Note: he point around which a model turns is called its

Turning Point .

LINE OF SIGHT AND RANGE

When measuring FROM a model for Line of Sight and Range use the

guide below to check where the measurement is taken from on a model:

• For ALL models measure from the centre of any Turret

• Measure from the centre of the appropriate side of the model, base

or Flight Stand for any Broadside or Side Gun weapon.

• Measure from the closest appropriate point of the model, base or

Flight Stand for any Fore/At Arc weapon.

• Measure from the closest point of the model or base for Defensive

Fire .

Important Note: When a measuring for any

Turrets , Broadsides or Side Guns on a Flying

model, measure horizontally straight out from the

model.

Uncharted Seas Fantasy Naval Combat Rules

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