Warhammer Fantasy Terrain Cards

Tane - one of our local Dwarfs - has had a bit of time on his hands over the Xmas Break. I'd expected it is related to all those parts of the rules he doesn't need to consider - magic, combat and movement.

Anyway he has created a set of Terrain Cards which you can download here.

Here's Tane's thoughts. Being a Dwarf he has created some of his own "hobby-enhancing" cards that are optional if you'd like to include them:

Here are the word docs containing the terrain cards and the spell cards should anyone want to use them. I've checked and rechecked the wording on both against the rulebook, but there are likely to be errors, so players should always refer to the main book if in doubt.  I'm happy for them to be used by anyone anywhere; it would please me to learn that they were used at the Latvian Masters.

The terrain cards are all as per the book, with the following additions;

1.  'Normal' Hill/Swamp/Building/River (all categories):  I thought that a non-special terrain type would increase the randomness and I figured that not every river, building and hill is magical, even in the Warhammer world.

2.  'Dense Thicket' (Forest):  You've heard my gripes about LOS in forests.  This is a little like a 7th Ed forest, in that it blocks LOS unless a unit is 2" from the edge, in which case it can see out and be seen, and counts as in hard cover.  Units inside have LOS to each other.  No-one can march in it, except for units from the Wood Elf Army Book, or those with the Forest Strider special rule (like White Lions).

3.  'High Ground' (Hill):  This one blocks LOS through it, unless a unit is standing on it; in that case it can see or be seen over the crest.  But it might help the odd dragon rider out there.

4.  'Defendable Height' (Hill):  This is a throwback to 7th Ed, with the +1 CR if a unit is higher up the hill.  It might cause some debate, but I think holding the high ground should be worth something, and this didn't seem a problem in my 7th Ed games.

These additional cards are of course all optional, and may be discarded at a player's discretion. 

I'd suggest revealing all non-forest cards at the start of the game, before deployment, as a number have area effects that may influence gameplay even when not occupied.

The best way to use them is to print them out on paper or thin card and then laminate them.