Warning: There may be some spoilers for the malus darkblade novels hidden in the text so if you haven't read them all, go and do so now before I hunt you down and kill you for your heresy. Then come back and we can talk
Malus Darkblade: Now who among you who have read the darkblade books and didn't wish the Malus character of warhammer wasn't alittle better? Granted they had to tone him down or else he would kill everyone and make the game boring, but I did up some full rules for him just for the fun. Note that I wouldn't use this set in serious gaming, just as a fun, one-off in a large friendly, as far as I'm concerned fielding a character costing much over 400 points is abit annoying as the opponent will have a real headache against them and if they do manage to take them out, that is a huge chunk of the army down the drain. Might hire out the items individually to characters occasionally though. His points cost is just a wild stab in the dark if you'll pardon the phrase, I haven't tried him out yet and his rules are a touch 'unconventional'. I was aiming to equate him to the character in the books.
Malus Darkblade-Scion of Hag Graef, Scourge of KhaineRules for using Malus Darkblade at the height of his power
Malus Darkblade is a relentless, vicious Druchii, his quest for power led him to murder his own father, and through the course of his life he has killed three of his five siblings and now locks horns with a fourth. With the power of the Daemon Tz’arkan, Malus has carved a path of destruction the length and breadth of Naggaroth and beyond, playing a major role in the coup of Har Ganeth and causing the deaths of almost the entire upper echelons of the cult of Khaine, exposing and destroying a cult of Slaanesh, annihilating an entire Beastman Herd almost singlehandedly and many, many more. Malus has been many things to the Druchii, an outcast, a conqueror, a traitor, a hero, a deceiver and their greatest champion, one thing Malus has never been though is peaceful, and now he leads the armies of Hag Graef and all of Naggaroth when the Druchii march to war. Once more in the possession of the five ancient relics which helped him free himself from Tzarkan’s grip, and with the power of the Daemon under his control, Malus is a skilled and unforgiving opponent, and many have fallen before the scourge and his cursed blade, friend and foe alike.
Malus Darkblade (Lord):…………………………………………………Points Cost: 600
M WS BS S T W I A LD
Malus 5 6 5 4 3 3 7 4 10
Spite 7 3 0 4 4 1 3 2 4
Equipment: Malus wears his enchanted armour, wields the Warpsword of Khaine, two hand weapons and the Dagger of Torxus and bears the Amulet of Vaurog, Idle of Kolkuth and the Octagon of Praan.
Idol of Kolkuth: Malus may use the idol of Kolkuth at the start of his turn unless he is engaged in combat. Any model in a unit Malus has joined or in base contact with him can make an initiative test, if passed they have managed to follow Malus into the abyss. Models being transported must pass a LD test or be slain instantly with no saves of any kind allowed. Models that pass the LD test turn up on a point on the battlefield determined by Malus in the same formation as they were before. Models transported by the idol of Kolkuth cannot do anything for the remainder of their turn.
Malus cannot use the idol if he is afflicted by frenzy or stupidity.
Amulet of Vaurog: The amulet of Vaurog gives Malus a 4+ Ward save against attacks made against him in close combat.
Dagger of Torxus: Malus may elect to use the dagger of Torxus in any Close combat. Whilst using the dagger of Torxus Malus can only attempt to attack a single model and no damage is carried over onto other models, no one else can attack the model Malus is attacking (including spite). For each hit caused by the dagger of Torxus the model must pass an unmodified armour save or be slain instantly with no other kind of save allowed, never roll to wound with the dagger of Torxus.
Octagon of Praan: Malus is immune to all magic which would affect him, even if it is a beneficial spell such as an augment. If a spell is cast upon him with irresistible force, the Octagon of Praan is destroyed and Malus is no longer immune, though the spell cast with irresistible force still does not affect him (for that turn if it remains in play).
Warpsword of Khaine: Malus may draw the Warpsword at the start of his turn, whilst it is drawn Malus is unbreakable, has Frenzy (and can’t lose it whilst the sword is drawn), ASF, +2WS, +1S and +2I. Malus cannot attempt to restrain a charge/ pursuit/ overrun for frenzy when the warpsword is drawn. Failed rolls to wound may be re-rolled from the warpsword and no armour saves can be taken for wounds inflicted by it. Malus must attack a model in base contact in every one of his close combat phases (during his turn, he is not forced to attack in the opponent’s), if there are no enemies he attacks friendlies, if there are no friendlies he attacks himself. Malus may attempt to sheath the warpsword at the start of his turn by passing a LD test at 5 LD + wounds he dealt last turn.
Tz’arkan: During the start of any of Malus’ turns he may call upon the daemon Tz’arkan, for the rest of the game Malus has +1S, +2T, +1WS and +2I. Malus may not call upon Tz’arkan when he has drawn the warpsword and vice versa. Whilst using the daemon’s power, Malus causes terror in war beasts and cavalry and fear in everything else.
Enchanted armour: The enchanted armour Malus bears gives him a 4+ armour save
Special Rules: Scourge of Khaine: Malus may join Khainite units
Murderous rage: No one can use Malus’ LD when he has the Warpsword drawn or is using the power of Tza’rkan, he is too busy killing people to worry about his troops.
Arcane Weapons: Malus may elect to use either the dagger of Torxus, Warpsword of Khaine or his two hand weapons in combat; he is not forced to use his magical weapons.
Athlan Na Dyr: As Malekith’s personal champion, If Malus has joined a unit he must always issue and accept any challenges if he can.
Urial the Forsaken: Urial is one of my favourite characters, he has a great personality and is the perfect warrior-priest. I designed him to fit with his character in the Darkblade novels, and yet still be a reasonable character to play on the tabletop unlike Malus who is pretty unstoppable, I felt it was a shame Urial went up against Malus and that he didn't really deserve to die, until he killed Arleth Vann, at which point his fate was sealed
Urial the Forsaken
Urial the Forsaken, disciple of Khaine, is half-brother to Malus Darkblade and son of Lurhan, the Vaulkhar of Hag Graef. Upon Urial’s birth Lurhan took one look at his malformed son and ordered him to be thrown into Khaine’s bloody cauldron as a sacrifice. However, when the infant Urial was offered to Khaine, it is said the sacrificial cauldron was smote with a thunderclap and split in two. Usually those who survived the cauldron were sent to Har Ganeth to become assassins, but none as crippled as Urial had ever been spared by the Lord of Murder before, and it was obvious that he could not become a member of the Shayar Nuan. Instead, Urial was trained in the forms of magic practiced by the cult, spells of reaping and blood. When Urial was returned to the court of Hag Graef, he became the foremost agent of Khaine in the city, and carried out the secretive missions of his lords in Har Ganeth, whilst secretly pursuing his own ambition of becoming the scourge of Khaine, as he believed he was fated to be.
Urial the Forsaken (Hero):………………………………………………Points Cost: 220
M WS BS S T W I A LD
Urial 5 5 5 3 3 2 6 2 8
Equipment: Urial wears heavy armour and wields the Axe of Blood.
Khaine’s Ward: Urial and any unit he joins is immune to poison.
Axe of Blood: Grants Urial +1 attack
Disciple of Khaine: As long as Urial always accepts and offers challenges whenever he can, he doubles all wounds dealt in challenges. Tally every unsaved wound Urial inflicts, look up the score on the table below to determine what boons Khaine has granted his faithful servant, if Urial refuses or fails to offer a challenge, he loses all of these benefits.
1: Urial has +1S
2: Urial has MR 1, +2I, and +2S
4: Urial has MR2, a 4+ ward save, ASF, +2I, and +2S
8: Urial has MR3, a 4+ ward save, ASF, +2I, +3WS, +3S and frenzy giving him D6 extra attacks rather than 1. Urial can’t lose this frenzy and always charges/ pursues/ overruns.
Zealots of Khaine: Urial is always accompanied into battle by a band of Zealots, the Zealots are the true devotees of Khaine, spending every moment of their lives in the practice of killing in the name of the Lord of Murder, there are few finer warriors in all of Naggaroth. One unit of 10-20 Zealots must be included in an army containing Urial, only Urial can join the Zealots, the Zealots count as a special choice.
Zealots of Khaine: The moment these guys appeared I loved them, the true devotees of khaine, they show swordmasters what real mastery of the blade is. As with the rest I designed them to fit in with the book, they can either be fielded as an Uber-unit of 20 or a tough group of 10 (or anything inbetween obviously) and are essentially improved executioners, working in concert with Urial they are a real nightmare
Zealots of Khaine:……………………………………Points per model: 20
M WS BS S T W I A LD
Zealot 5 6 4 4 3 1 6 1 9
Tyran 5 7 4 4 3 1 6 2 9
Equipment: Great Weapon.
Special Rules: Eternal Hatred, Killing Blow, Khainite, Always Strikes First, Unbreakable
Tyran may accompany the Zealots as their champion for:…………………………+40pts
Tyran the Unscarred: Tyran is the leader of the Zealots of Khaine, he has Heroic Killing Blow instead of Killing Blow, Tyran is exceptionally skilled with his blade, and though usually (as with the other zealots) the always strikes last of the great weapon cancels out the ASF special rule meaning that he would usually strike in initiative order, instead, Tyran ignores the ASL of his Great weapon and always strikes first, rather than in initiative order.
Note that I mentioned that they do indeed strike in initiative order unlike our cheating high-elf cousins with the exception of Tyran who isn't cheating, he is skillful
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Yasmir: ahh the bride (anyone else find this abit creepy?) I tried to match her with Malus as best as possible when he has the Warpsword drawn to reflect their duel upon the bridge, as such, they have the same WS of 8, ASF I 9 and whilst Yasmir has one less strength (essentially) she also has one more attack, they also both deny armour saves, the result being that if these two came up against each other, if they didn't stop first, both would end up dead in the same instant (probably).
Yasmir - Anwyr Na Eruen
The prophesied ‘Bride of Ruin’, Yasmir is an avatar of the bloody handed god. Driven mad by the betrayal of her lover, Yasmir now solely lives to spill blood in the name of Khaine, a task she excels at. Those that meet her on the battlefield, if not struck dumb by her unearthly beauty, are struck down by her twin knives, wielded with supernatural speed and skill.
Yasmir, the Bride of Ruin (Hero):………………………………………Points Cost: 200
M WS BS S T W I A LD
Yasmir 5 8 4 3 3 2 9 4 9
Equipment: Two hand weapons
Special rules: Khainite, Eternal Hatred, Always Strikes First, Frenzy, Unbreakable
Murder Incarnate: Yasmir is adept at finding the weakest points in her enemy’s defence, no armour saves may ever be taken against attacks made by Yasmir, in addition, she has a +1 to wound bonus and may re-roll failed rolls to wound, armour is little help against a dagger in the eye.
Ruin: Yasmir lives to kill, she will kill until she dies, or no-one is left to kill, Yasmir is Unbreakable and Frenzied, she can never lose her frenzy and can never attempt to restrain charging/ pursuing/ overrunning. In addition, any unit she joins is affected with the ‘Ruin’ special rule whilst she is with them.
Unearthly Beauty: Any model attempting to attack Yasmir must pass a LD test or lose all of their attacks for this round.
So what do you think?
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