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40. Search & Destroy

Gangs seek to clear an area of their enemies.

Source: Book of Ruin

Attacker & Defender​

The gang who chose this scenario is the attacker, the other is the defender. Otherwise, randomize one gang to choose who to be attacker and defender.

Battlefield​

Standard.

Crews​

  • Defender: Random (D3+3) + Reinforcement.
  • Attacker: Custom (10).

Tactics Cards​

  • Custom (2).
  • Underdog (starting crew cost): +1 random per 100 credits.

Deployment​

Standard.

Sweep and Clear​

Divide the battlefield into 4 equal-sized areas. A weapon cache is hidden in each area and must be discovered.

  • Attacker: Destroy
  • Defender: Recover

At the start of each round, a gang can declare 1 or more fighters are searching 1 or more areas. The fighters must be Active and more than 6” from a battlefield edge. Searching fighters lose the Ready status and may not be activated for this round.

In the End phase, each searching fighter still Active can roll a 5+ to find the weapon cache. If both gangs are searching the same area, start with the gang with Priority. If found, place a weapon cache next to the fighter who found it.

Weapon Caches​

Counts as loot caskets. Once found, it must be carried off the battlefield by the defender or destroyed by the attacker.

  • Defender:
    • Removed after being carried into the defending deployment zone.
    • +2 points.
  • Attacker:
    • Spend a Double action while B2B. Pass an Intelligence test to destroy it. Add a +1 modifier for each friendly fighter within 2”.
    • +1 point.

Reinforcements​

  • Defender: 1.
  • Each End phase (starting on the 2nd round).

Ending the Battle​

The battle ends when at least 1 condition is true:

  • Only one gang has fighters remaining.
  • All weapon caches are destroyed or recovered.

Victory​

The gang that gathered the most loot points is the winner. If the score is equal:

  • Uprising: The gang with Ascendancy is the winner.
  • Otherwise: Draw.

Rewards​

Credits​

  • D3x10 to the attacker for each destroyed cache.
  • D6x10 to the defender for each recovered cache.

Experience​

Scenario specific rewards:

  • +1 for taking part.
  • +1 for destroying a cache.
  • +D3 for recovering a cache.

Standard rewards:

  • +1 for taking an enemy Out of Action.
  • +1 for taking an enemy Leader or Champion Out of Action.
  • +1 for killing an enemy (during the battle).
  • +1 for Rallying.

Reputation​

  • +D3 for winning.
  • -1 to any gang that bottled out.
Uprising

Phase 1:

  • Credits: As described above.

Phase 3:

  • Starvation: +1 per enemy Out of Action.
  • Scavenge:
    • Attacker: +1 per destroyed cache.
    • Defender: +1 per recovered cache.
House Rule (Necrodamus)

Problem: Infiltrate can be imbalanced or break this scenario.

Solution: If at least one player wants, Infiltrate can't be used in this scenario. Instead, Infiltrating fighters can make 1 or 2 move actions before the first round.