Building the Battlefield
(Rule)Description: The 9th Age: Fantasy Battles is intended to be played on a board that is 72" wide and 48" deep. For smaller battles involving Warbands, we recommend playing on a board that is 36" wide and 48" deep (half the standard board). In this case, all references to the short Board Edge below refer to the 48" edge, and the long Board Edge refers to the 36" edge. For bigger games involving Grand Armies we recommend that the players increase the size of the board as they see fit in order to accommodate the larger armies.
While some battles may take place on a completely open board, a Battlefield typically hasTerrain Features placed upon it (see ). These pieces of Terrain could represent exactly what they are, but they could also be representations of far greater things for the purpose of the game. So a copse of trees could represent a forest, a stream could actually be a wide river, a single house could denote a hamlet, and a tower could represent a keep. The players can freely agree on the size, type , and number of Terrain Features to be placed, as well as their positions. If an agreement cannot be reached, the game provides the following default rules for setting up a randomly generated Battlefield.
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1 - Divide the board into 24 sections (18 if the board is 36).
2 - Place the followingTerrain Features in the centre of three different randomly selected sections:
One
One
One
3 - Move each Terrain Feature in a random direction.
4 - Add 2D3 additionalTerrain Features in the centre of different randomly selected sections (1D3 if the board is 36, 3D3 or more for boards larger than 72). Roll 2D6 and consult table to determine the type of each additional Terrain Feature.
5 - Move each additional Terrain Feature in a random direction.
2--4 : 5 : 6 : 7 : 8 : 9--10 : 11--12
Hill :Water Terrain : Field : Forest : Ruins : Impassable Terrain : Wall
Randomisation ofTerrain Features .
Terrain Features cannot be moved to be closer than 6" from each other. You may move them as little as possible from their rolled position in order to meet this criterion. If it is not possible to place the Terrain Feature more than 6" away from any other Terrain, then discard the problematic piece.
Recommended Terrain Feature sizes are between 6×8" and 6×10", except forWalls , which are 1×8", and Impassable Terrain , which is between 6×6" and 6×8".
While some battles may take place on a completely open board, a Battlefield typically has
=10000
1 - Divide the board into 24 sections (18 if the board is 36).
2 - Place the following
One
One
One
3 - Move each Terrain Feature in a random direction.
4 - Add 2D3 additional
5 - Move each additional Terrain Feature in a random direction.
2--4 : 5 : 6 : 7 : 8 : 9--10 : 11--12
Hill :
Randomisation of
Recommended Terrain Feature sizes are between 6×8" and 6×10", except for