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	Based on the "Blood in the Void" rules for ship-boarding battles in IA9, '''''Zone Mortalis''''' is a ruleset written by Forge World for a way to play close quarters battles in 40k. These rules can be used to make games smaller and faster, but they also make everything deadlier. While you technically can do a game with these rules on a 6x4 table, it's easier if you do them on a 4x4 or smaller table, dropping the points value as you drop the size. ~~<s>Wanna play Space Hulk with someone other than Tyranids and Space Marines? Now you can! Wanna play~~ 40k ~~in a single building or ship instead of a battlefield or a city? Now you can! Wanna play with those boxed sets you got for the models and nothing else? Now you can!</s> As~~ of 8th edition 40k, this gamemode has been replaced by [[Kill_Team_(Specialist_Game)\|Kill Team]], ~~but it remains~~ an important part of the [[Horus Heresy]] game by [[Forge World]].		Based on the "Blood in the Void" rules for ship-boarding battles in IA9, '''''Zone Mortalis''''' is a ruleset written by Forge World for a way to play close quarters battles in 40k. These rules can be used to make games smaller and faster, but they also make everything deadlier. While you technically can do a game with these rules on a 6x4 table, it's easier if you do them on a 4x4 or smaller table, dropping the points value as you drop the size. Unfortunately, very few 40k players actually used this ruleset. Therefore as of 8th edition 40k, this gamemode has been replaced by [[Kill_Team_(Specialist_Game)\|Kill Team]]. However, elements of Zone Mortalis remain an important part of the [[Horus Heresy]] game by [[Forge World]].

	== Building an Army ==		== Building an Army ==
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	Instead of rolling for terrain like normal, create the inside of a building. Add in walls, intersections, doors, whatever you want! Use your D&D Tilesets! Use your copy of [[Space Hulk]] or [[Assassinorum Execution Force]]! Use a dry-erase board! Use whatever you want! Or make a regular tabletop map and designate some parts as following the Zone Mortalis rules.		Instead of rolling for terrain like normal, create the inside of a building. Add in walls, intersections, doors, whatever you want! Use your D&D Tilesets! Use your copy of [[Space Hulk]] or [[Assassinorum Execution Force]]! Use a dry-erase board! Use whatever you want! Or make a regular tabletop map and designate some parts as following the Zone Mortalis rules.

	[[Forge World]] used to sell an expensive set of Zone Mortalis tiles, and now there is also the modular set from [[Necromunda]] if you're willing to pay for more thematic terrain.		[[Forge World]] used to sell an absurdly expensive set of Zone Mortalis tiles, and now there is also the modular set from [[Necromunda]] if you're willing to pay for more thematic terrain.

	== Special Rules ==		== Special Rules ==

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Optional Special Rules

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	*10: All clear terrain counts as difficult terrain. The floor receives bad damage.		*10: All clear terrain counts as difficult terrain. The floor receives bad damage.
	*11: Same as 6-7, but D3 Blasts which are also Pinning. The roof partially collapses.		*11: Same as 6-7, but D3 Blasts which are also Pinning. The roof partially collapses.
	*12+: Every model on the board takes a S test. Those who fail or don't have a S value are buried under tons of rubble (removed from play). Independent characters can reroll this test. If a 12+ is rolled again, it has no effect. The building/cave/voidship area completely caves in, burying any unfortunates present alive if not straight up crushing them. Obviously, no more building is left to cave in, though some portions may remain standing to justify further rolls of 6-7 or 11.		*12+: Every model on the board takes a S test. Those who fail or don't have a S value are buried under tons of rubble (removed from play). [[Plot Armor\|Independent characters can reroll this test]]. If a 12+ is rolled again, it has no effect. The building/cave/voidship area completely caves in, burying any unfortunates present alive if not straight up crushing them. Obviously, no more building is left to cave in, though some portions may remain standing to justify further rolls of 6-7 or 11.

	== See Also ==		== See Also ==

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	Based on the "Blood in the Void" rules for ship-boarding battles in IA9, '''''Zone Mortalis''''' is a ruleset written by Forge World for a way to play close quarters battles in 40k. These rules can be used to make games smaller and faster, but they also make everything deadlier. While you technically can do a game with these rules on a 6x4 table, it's easier if you do them on a 4x4 or smaller table, dropping the points value as you drop the size. <s>Wanna play Space Hulk with someone other than Tyranids and Space Marines? Now you can! Wanna play 40k in a single building or ship instead of a battlefield or a city? Now you can! Wanna play with those boxed sets you got for the models and nothing else? Now you can!</s> As of 8th edition 40k, this gamemode has been replaced by [[Kill Team]], but it remains an important part of the [[Horus Heresy]] game by [[Forge World]].		Based on the "Blood in the Void" rules for ship-boarding battles in IA9, '''''Zone Mortalis''''' is a ruleset written by Forge World for a way to play close quarters battles in 40k. These rules can be used to make games smaller and faster, but they also make everything deadlier. While you technically can do a game with these rules on a 6x4 table, it's easier if you do them on a 4x4 or smaller table, dropping the points value as you drop the size. <s>Wanna play Space Hulk with someone other than Tyranids and Space Marines? Now you can! Wanna play 40k in a single building or ship instead of a battlefield or a city? Now you can! Wanna play with those boxed sets you got for the models and nothing else? Now you can!</s> As of 8th edition 40k, this gamemode has been replaced by [[Kill_Team_(Specialist_Game)\|Kill Team]], but it remains an important part of the [[Horus Heresy]] game by [[Forge World]].

	== Building an Army ==		== Building an Army ==

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	[[Forge World]] used to sell an expensive set of Zone Mortalis tiles, and now there is also the modular set from [[Necromunda]] if you're willing to pay for more thematic terrain.		[[Forge World]] used to sell an expensive set of Zone Mortalis tiles, and now there is also the modular set from [[Necromunda]] if you're willing to pay for more thematic terrain.

	As for the terrain rules, they're pretty simple: nothing counts as building beacause you're already inside one, but the doors (or bulkheads) are important. They count as a single AV 13 Hull Point, and you get all the bonuses you would get against immobile vehicles and fortifications, such as ''Wrecker''. They exist in 3 states depending on the mission:
	*'''Locked:''' A locked door is inaccessible except by destroying it, which means you have to blow it up. once destroyed, remove it from play.
	*'''Accessible:''' An accessible door can be opened by anyone in contact with it, but you can still destroy it for the [[lulz]].
	*'''Controlled:''' One of the players (defender) counts them as accessible, but the other one treats them as 'locked' and has to force his way trough.

	== Special Rules ==		== Special Rules ==

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	There's also a number of restrictions:		There's also a number of restrictions:
	*'''No dedicated transports:''' No driving [[METAL BAWKSES]] trough the ZM corridors.		*'''No dedicated transports:''' No driving [[METAL BAWKSES]] trough the ZM corridors.
	*'''No unit can have a starting size more than 15 models before being joined by Independent Characters:''' Note that some ZM specialist units, such as the [[Solar Auxilia]] lasrifle section, split into 10 man squads to go around their starting size is 20.		*'''No unit can have a starting size more than 15 models before being joined by Independent Characters:''' Note that some ZM specialist units, such as the [[Solar Auxilia]] lasrifle section, split into 10 man squads to go around their starting size of 20.
	*'''No vehicles:''' (except for walkers and [[Rapier Armoured Carrier\|models less than 4" wide]]).		*'''No vehicles:''' (except for walkers and [[Rapier Armoured Carrier\|models less than 4" wide]]).
	*'''No flyers:''' (duh)		*'''No flyers:''' (duh)

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	There's also a number of restrictions:		There's also a number of restrictions:
	*'''No dedicated transports:''' No driving [[METAL BAWKSES]] trough the ZM corridors.		*'''No dedicated transports:''' No driving [[METAL BAWKSES]] trough the ZM corridors.
	*'''No unit can have a starting size more than 15 models before being joined by Independent Characters:''' Note that some ZM specialist units, such as the [[Solar Auxilia]] lasrifle section, split into 10 man squads ~~eve though~~ their starting size is 20.		*'''No unit can have a starting size more than 15 models before being joined by Independent Characters:''' Note that some ZM specialist units, such as the [[Solar Auxilia]] lasrifle section, split into 10 man squads to go around their starting size is 20.
	*'''No vehicles:''' (except for walkers and [[Rapier Armoured Carrier\|models less than 4" wide]]).		*'''No vehicles:''' (except for walkers and [[Rapier Armoured Carrier\|models less than 4" wide]]).
	*'''No flyers:''' (duh)		*'''No flyers:''' (duh)

1d4chan>One Snek at 21:07, 13 March 2020

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	== Building an Army ==		== Building an Army ==
	To play a Zone Mortalis battle, start with how you would start any game of Warhammer: building your army. Unless you're going to be playing one of the missions in the expansion, you need to use the Force Organization chart for a Zone Mortalis Combatant. The only compulsory choices are 1 HQ and 1 Troops, with an optional 1 HQ, 2 Troops, 2 Elites, 2 Fast Attack, and 1 Heavy Support.		To play a Zone Mortalis battle, start with how you would start any game of Warhammer: building your army. Unless you're going to be playing one of the missions in the expansion, you need to use the Force Organization chart for a Zone Mortalis Combatant. The only compulsory choices are '''1 HQ''' and '''1 Troops''', with an optional 1 HQ, 2 Troops, 2 Elites, 2 Fast Attack, and 1 Heavy Support.

	There's also the option for Zone Mortalis Mission charts for the Attacker and the Defender. The ~~Attacker has~~ a ~~compulsory 1 HQ~~ and ~~1 Elites, with~~ an ~~optional 1 HQ, 2 Elites, 3 Troops, 2~~ Fast Attack, 1 Heavy Support~~; the Defender has a compulsory 1 HQ and 1 Troops, with~~ an ~~optional 1 HQ, 2~~ Elites, 3 Troops~~, 1 Fast Attack, 2 Heavy Support~~. Attacker and Defender can be decided before the game, rolled on, etc.		There's also the option for Zone Mortalis Mission charts for the Attacker and the Defender with a slight tweak. The '''Defender''' gains a Troops and a Heavy Support choice but loses an Fast Attack slot, and the '''Attacker''' trades a Heavy Support slot for an Elites one, which is compulsory instead of the Troops. Attacker and Defender can be decided before the game, rolled on, etc.

	There's also a number of restrictions:		There's also a number of restrictions:
	*No dedicated transports.		*'''No dedicated transports:''' No driving [[METAL BAWKSES]] trough the ZM corridors.
	*No unit can have a starting size more than 15 models before being joined by Independent Characters.		*'''No unit can have a starting size more than 15 models before being joined by Independent Characters:''' Note that some ZM specialist units, such as the [[Solar Auxilia]] lasrifle section, split into 10 man squads eve though their starting size is 20.
	*No vehicles (except for walkers and models less than 4" wide).		*'''No vehicles:''' (except for walkers and [[Rapier Armoured Carrier\|models less than 4" wide]]).
	*No flyers		*'''No flyers:''' (duh)
	*No ~~monstrous creatures~~ with a base bigger than 60mm.		*'''No models with a base bigger than 60mm:''' Your Leviathan Dreadnought is too CHONK for this mission.
	*You get a Warlord as the norm, but only in games with 500+ points.
			You get a Warlord as the norm, but only in games with 500+ points.

	== Building the Map ==		== Building the Map ==
	Instead of rolling for terrain like normal, ~~make an~~ inside of a building. Add in walls, intersections, doors, whatever you want! Use your D&D Tilesets! Use your copy of [[Space Hulk]] or [[Assassinorum Execution Force]]! Use a dry-erase board! Use whatever you want! Or make a regular tabletop map and designate some parts as following the Zone Mortalis rules.		Instead of rolling for terrain like normal, create the inside of a building. Add in walls, intersections, doors, whatever you want! Use your D&D Tilesets! Use your copy of [[Space Hulk]] or [[Assassinorum Execution Force]]! Use a dry-erase board! Use whatever you want! Or make a regular tabletop map and designate some parts as following the Zone Mortalis rules.

	[[Forge World]] used to sell an expensive set of Zone Mortalis tiles, and now there is also the modular set from [[Necromunda]] if you're willing to pay for more thematic terrain.		[[Forge World]] used to sell an expensive set of Zone Mortalis tiles, and now there is also the modular set from [[Necromunda]] if you're willing to pay for more thematic terrain.

			As for the terrain rules, they're pretty simple: nothing counts as building beacause you're already inside one, but the doors (or bulkheads) are important. They count as a single AV 13 Hull Point, and you get all the bonuses you would get against immobile vehicles and fortifications, such as ''Wrecker''. They exist in 3 states depending on the mission:
			*'''Locked:''' A locked door is inaccessible except by destroying it, which means you have to blow it up. once destroyed, remove it from play.
			*'''Accessible:''' An accessible door can be opened by anyone in contact with it, but you can still destroy it for the [[lulz]].
			*'''Controlled:''' One of the players (defender) counts them as accessible, but the other one treats them as 'locked' and has to force his way trough.

	== Special Rules ==		== Special Rules ==
	This being Zone Mortalis, a bunch of rules change the value of cover, modify movement, and make weapons scarier. In general, reduce all cover saves from battlefield terrain by 1 to a minimum of 6+ (so sandbags are 6+, ruins are 5+, and bunkers are 4+. However, going to ground in bunkers gives a +2 instead of +1, so there's that). Different models find it harder to move around, now.		This being Zone Mortalis, a bunch of rules change the value of cover, modify movement, and make weapons scarier. In general, reduce all cover saves from battlefield terrain by 1 to a minimum of 6+ (so sandbags are 6+, ruins are 5+, and bunkers are 4+. However, going to ground in bunkers gives a +2 instead of +1, so there's that). Different models find it harder to move around, now.
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	== See Also ==		== See Also ==
	[https://www.forgeworld.co.uk/resources/fw_site/fw_pdfs/Warhammer_40000/Zone_Mortalis_Expansion.pdf The actual PDF]		[https://www.forgeworld.co.uk/resources/fw_site/fw_pdfs/Warhammer_40000/Zone_Mortalis_Expansion.pdf The actual PDF]

			[https://www.warhammer-community.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/HHZone_Mortalis_Rules.pdf Rules for Horus Heresy]

	[https://www.goonhammer.com/eight-edition-zone-mortalis-rules/ 8th Edition fan rules by Goonhammer]		[https://www.goonhammer.com/eight-edition-zone-mortalis-rules/ 8th Edition fan rules by Goonhammer]

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See Also: Added 8th edition fan rules, cause they're cool

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	== See Also ==		== See Also ==
	[https://www.forgeworld.co.uk/resources/fw_site/fw_pdfs/Warhammer_40000/Zone_Mortalis_Expansion.pdf The actual PDF]		[https://www.forgeworld.co.uk/resources/fw_site/fw_pdfs/Warhammer_40000/Zone_Mortalis_Expansion.pdf The actual PDF]

			[https://www.goonhammer.com/eight-edition-zone-mortalis-rules/ 8th Edition fan rules by Goonhammer]

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