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Eldar


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EldarMMSv1.9

ConceptandRules:Sigoroth(all changes from v1.2 to v1.9 have been done by Roy Amkreutz)

Written by: Roy Horizon Amkreutz

Artwork & Pictures: Erwin Leufkens, John Reed, Zhai Mo-renn, Canucks Fan, Roy Amkreutz. James Ward

Initial Playtesters: Sigoroth, blackhorizon, Admiral Custers,

Barras, Fadam

Special thanks to Ray Bell for additional feedback and the

different Craftworld add-ons.

Special thanks to Chris Zhai_Morenn Lautermilch for

providing the drawing, picture and name for the Corsair Eldar

Supernova vessel.

Thanks to the following people at Specialist Games forum for

their input:

Kurnous, Zhai Morenn, Shinnentai, Xisor, Loec, Grimgork,

Scarik, Jadiel, Stormturmoil, Puggins, Warmonkey, Admiral

Beer, Carl, Soulstone, Thanatos, Mique, Manteuffel, Divine

Right, Foehammer888, Noggin, Mad M, Vermis Mysteriis,

Seahawk, Mohawk, Fafrin, Borin, Lab Rat, Otto, Enkidu22,

Tamashii, KalTaron, Gwyddyon, Ilusihia, Dragon Lord

Contents:

Special Rules 3

Corsair Eldar Fleet 6Craftworld Eldar Fleet 14

Craftworld Eldar 21

Eldar Miscellaneous 25

Designer Notes 26

Please post your feedback at the Specialist Games forum or at

the Tactical Command Boards.

You can contact me directly at: [email protected]


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Corsair and Craftworld Eldar Special Rules

As one of the most sophisticated and technologically

advanced races in the galaxy the Eldar have a number

of special rules.

Movement: The Eldar utilise solar sail technology

specically designed to make them ultra manoeuvrable

and exceptionally fast. As such the Eldar movement

is somewhat special. To reect this, the Eldar have anumber of special rules.

Movement speed: this is dependant on the Eldars

facing to the nearest point of the sunward table edge.

You will notice that the Eldar have 3 speeds, the rst

is into the sun, the second is away from the sun and

the third is abeam of the sunward edge.

Turning: Eldar do not have to move a minimum

distance before turning and can turn on the spot but

must make their turn at the start of their movement

and cannot move, turn, move like other races. Their

new direction of movement after this turn determines

their movement speed as noted in point 1).

The Eldar are exceptionally quick and manoeuvrable

and may move twice per movement phase, i.e. rst

turn, rst move, (at appropriate speed) and second

turn, second move (at appropriate speed).

Special Order s:

Burn Retros: The Eldar have no need for the Burn

Retros special order and as such may not make use

of it.

All Ahead Full: When on AAF special orders an

Eldar ship redirects weapon energy to thrusters

gaining 5D6 cm to one of its movements and maynot turn during both movement phases. Eldar may

not ram.

Come to New Heading: When on Come to new

heading special orders the Eldar player may make

one extra turn at the end of their second movement.

All other effects, halving repower, etc, and special

orders works as normal.

Lock-on: When on Lock On special orders the Eldar

player may not turn in any movement phase.

Natural Spacefarers: The Eldar are naturally

adept at sailing their vessels and know their ships

capabilities inside and out as well as having the best

in navigational sensors and charts. When generating

leadership values, Eldar ships get +1 Ld, giving a

range of 7~10.

Celestial Phenomena: The Eldar have long been

forced to make use of celestial phenomena as hiding

places from aggressive and numerous foes.

The Eldar have adapted their technology to exist in

such an environment and have a number of special

rules to reect both this and their peculiar relationship

with the warp:

Eldar do not suffer leadership or movement penalties

for celestial phenomena.

Eldar escorts automatically pass leadership tests

for traversing asteroids and Eldar capital ships re-

roll any failed leadership tests when traversing

asteroids.

When attempting to traverse Warp Rifts the Eldar

are assaulted by the Great Enemy Slaanesh and must

take their leadership tests at -2 Ld. Furthermore if

they are Lost in the Warp then they will only nd

their way home on a 3+, being permanently lost on

a 1 or 2.

Fragile: Unfortunately the unsurpassed movement of

the Eldar comes at a price. Eldar vessels are built for

speed and as such cannot take the kind of pounding

that other races vessels can. To reect this Eldar takecritical hits on a 5+ rather than the regular 6+.

Victory Points: The standard Victory Points rules

apply to the Eldar.

Kinship: In times of need Corsairs and Craftworlders

alike can call upon their brethren for aid. To reect

this, the normal reserves rules are used. If a Hero is

included in the eet then the reserves ratio improves

to 2:1. Furthermore, a Hero allows for the inclusion of

a Void Dragon type vessel in the Corsair list at 0-1.

Holofelds: The Eldar are protected not only by

shielding but also by sophisticated ECM that

actually produce multiple local engine signatures

whilst actively masking the parent ships engine

signature. The effect of this is a general interferencethat makes accurate targeting extremely difcult.

Against attacks which make use of the gunnery

chart the Holoelds force one extra right shift on the

gunnery table, this in addition to any other shift on

the gunnery table. The holoeld does not work under

15cm.

Against attacks which make no use of the gunnery

table and target the ship directly (like Lances but not

Nova Cannons or Armageddon Guns), the holoeld

offers a save to represent the difculty of targeting

the Eldar vessel. Whenever an Eldar vessel is hit by

such an attack roll a D6 per hit and compare it to

the holoeld save. If the roll equals or exceeds the

holoeld save then do not place the blast marker,

the holoeld has thwarted the enemy sensors . If not

then place the blast marker as normal, a shield has

overloaded. The holoeld keeps on working even if

all shields have been overloaded.

The Holoeld is more effective the further away the

Eldar vessel is. See the following table for which

save applies to the holoeld:

Above 30cm - save on 5+

Between 15-30cm - save on 6+ Under 15cm - no save

Note: Against attacks which normally ignore

Holoelds like the Star Pulse Generator or from an

Activated Blackstone Fortress the Holoeld offers no

protection.

Holoelds do not save against ordnance.


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Turrets: Eldar ships have superior targeting sensors and as

such get +1 to their to-hit rolls.

Ordnance:

Stealth: Eldar have the best pilots and attack craft in the

galaxy. Enemy turrets suffer a -2 to hit when shooting at

Eldar ordnance, usually only hitting on a 6+.

Torpedoes: Eldar torpedoes are equipped with superior

targeting sensors which means they must re-roll misses.

Bombers: Eldar bomber pilots are brilliant at plotting andcoordinating attack runs and may re-roll the attack run

dice.

Fighters: Eldar ghter pilots are the most talented and skilled

pilots in the galaxy and y the most advanced ghters in

the galaxy. Their excellent reexes coupled with the crafts

shields and superlative manoeuvrability has saved them

many times. Whats more, their energy source is far more

efcient than those of other races, allowing them to operate

for much longer. Eldar ghters have a 4+ save against each

wave they encounter (as opposed to against each marker,

representing them being outnumbered). Note: Each Eldar

ghter gets to intercept once before any extra interceptions

take place by surviving ghters.

Boarding Torpedoes: Eldar boarding torpedoes are almost

unmanned apart from their small crew of pilots, webway

engineers, and perhaps even a Bonesinger! When a torpedo

correctly strikes a target the torpedo webway portal will

activate transporting aspect warriors and/or Storm Guardiansinto the boarding chamber ready to inict critical damage

to the enemy vessel. Eldar Boarding Torpedoes function in

exactly the same way as normal boarding torpedoes, with

the additional benets of stealth (-2 to being hit by turrets)

and a re-roll to hit.

Vampire Assault boats: Eldar assault boats have a speed of

30cm, they follow the standard rules of assault boats.

Weaponry:

Eldar have some of the best tracking systems in the known

universe and will always be able to plot where to re.

Gunnery weapons: Eldar Batteries gain a left column shift

on the Gunnery table.

Pulsars: These tracking systems mean the Eldar can keep

their lances focussed on the enemy for longer, allowing their

Pulsar technology to do devastating damage. When rolling

to hit with Pulsar lances, if a hit is scored you immediatelymake another attack. If the second attack is also a hit you

now make a third attack. When on Lock On special orders

only the rst miss may be re-rolled.

Phantom Lances function just like regular lances but score 1

hit on a roll of 4 or 5 and 2 hits on a roll of 6.

After his Craftworld had been destroyed, Akaeris Starblade commanded the Spirit of Arina, a

Void Dragon class vessel, and a small eet into the depths of the Galaxy to seek their Destiny among the Stars.

OPTIONAL RULE

DYING RACE

When reduced to 2 hits, Eldar capital ships may

do nothing except attempt to disengage, moving

towards the nearest celestial phenomena or table

edge to do so (player discretion). Disabled Eldar

ships may not re or use any special orders except

BFI. Disabled Eldar ships give 100% VPs to the

opponent. Destroyed Eldar capital ships give +50%

VPs. Disabled ships are ignored for target priority

purposes and do not count their launch bays towardsthe eets AC limit.

Note: Disabled ships must try to avoid danger

wherever possible. Flying into an asteroid eld to

hide is ne, deliberately ying into an enemy torpedo

salvo is not ne.

All capital ships have +2 hitpoints.


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Corsair and Cr aftworld Eldar Cr itical Hits Table

2D6Extra

DamageResult

2 +0Infnity circuit damaged. The ships innity circuit, which aids control and internal communications, is damaged by the hit. The ships Leadership is reduced by 1

till the damage can be repaired. If there are multiples of this critical hit, the Leadership is reduced with 1 for each hit.

3 +0 Keel armament damaged. The keel armament is taken ofine by the hit and may not re until it has been repaired.

4 +0Prow armament damaged. The ships prow is ripped open. Its prow armament may not re until it has been repaired. A second critical hit to the prow will destroy

the ships port and starboard weaponry if it has any. Both destroyed with the same result and likewise repaired.

5 +0Mast lines severed. The systems that allow the ship to alter the angle of the sails and turn swiftly are broken by the hit. Until the damage is repaired, the ship may

make no turns in its movement phase.

6 +0Mainsail scarred. The ships main solar sail suffers surface damage, reducing the amount of energy it can store. Each of the ships speeds is reduced by 5cm until

the sail is repaired.

7 +1Superstructure damaged. The hit tears into the ship, causing a small breach. Excess strain on the ships hull could increase the damage. Until the damage is repaired,

roll a dice if the ship turns in its movement phase it needs to roll a 3+ to avoid suffering a hit whenever it turns.

8 +0 Mainsail shredded. The solar cells of the mainsail are torn to tatters by the hit. The ship only gets one move per movement phase until the damage is repaired.

9 +1Holofeld generators destroyed. The holoeld generators are smashed beyond repair by the hit. The ship no longer benets from its Holoelds. This damage may

not be repaired.

10 +1Shields collapse. The shield generators overload and burn out, leaving the ship virtually defenceless. The ships shield strength is reduced to zero. This damage may

not be repaired.

11 +D3 Hull breach. A huge gash is torn in the ships hull, causing carnage among the crew.

12 +D6Bulkhead collapse. Internal pillars buckle and twist, whole compartments crumple with a psychic scream of tortured wraith-bone, just pray that some of the ship

holds together.


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Corsair Eldar


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TYPE/HITS SPEED TURNS SHIELD ARMOUR TURRETS

Battleship/10 10/15/20 45 3/Holoeld 5+ 4

ARMAMENT RANGE/SPEED FIREPOWER/STR FIRE ARC

Prow Pulsar Lance 45cm 2 L/F

Prow Pulsar Lance 45cm 2 R/F

Keel Weapons Battery 45cm 8 L/F/R

Keel Torpedoes 30cm 4 F

Prow Launch BayDarkstar - 30cm

Eagle - 20cm

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Note: A Void Stalker can upgrade its launch bays wtth Vampire Raiders at a

cost of +10 points.

ELDARVOIDSTALKERCLASSBATTLESHIP(BB) 470pts

For almost the entirety of the Gothic War, Eldar eets were composed mostlyof Escort ships accompanied by a few Cruisers. However, after the battleof Gethsemane and the alliance of many of the Eldar pirate eets with Lord

Ravensburg, a new terror was to hunt across the stars. The Void Stalker is the

pinnacle of Eldar stellar technology, combining strong armament with high speed

and manoeuvrability; the match of any ship in the Gothic Sector.

The Bright Star, which it was later found was the agship of the Executioners

corsair band, was rst sighted leaving the area around the Graildark Nebula, but

was shortly after seen, with an attendant number of escorts and Cruisers, wiping

out a raiding eet across the Gothic sector in the Lysades sub-sector. The Bright

Star was also instrumental in lifting the Lethe blockade, destroying the Grand

Cruiser Unstoppable Rage and several escorts, and crippling two Chaos cruisers. It

is claimed by the Eldar that before, during and after the Gothic war, the Bright Star

has never been defeated in battle.

Another noted Void Stalker in the Imperial records is the Silent Enigma. It has

been seen on one occasion during a lonely raid on an Imperial Convoy in the Talera

sector. Years later the Silent Enigma, this time leading a small Corsair eet, entered

Imperial Space once more. These Corsairs engaged twice an Imperial eet and

made a raid on an outpost before it left the sector.

FAMOUS SHIPS

Bright Star Forge of Vaul The Silent Enigma


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ELDARSUPERNOVACLASSGRANDCRUISER(CG) 280pts


Cruiser/8 10/15/20 45 2/Holoeld 5+ 3


Prow Pulsar Lance 45cm 5 F

Arumour, that is what the Supernova Grand Cruiser is to most ImperialOfcers, nothing more nothing less. Only the highest ranking ofcers who arespecialised on the Eldar and the almighty Inquisition acknowledge the existence

of the Eldar Supernova. And it is their wish to keep this knowledge to themselves.

Spreading rumours of a vessel like this would devastate the moral among the eet

if they ever would encounter one of these rare vessels in battle.

There are only two noted sightings of this rare vessels. The rst was by an Imperial

Captain who led a convoy of evacuees from the planet Larus Prime which had

been overrun by Orks. On its run the convoy was being chased by a couple of Ork

vessels. On its course to leave the system he noted an Eldar ship swooping out of

an asteroid eld. With immense weaponry, a bright light comparable to Pulsars

but much more intense, it destroyed ve Ork escorts in one strike. The remaining

two Ork escort where dispatched swiftly by some other small Eldar escort vessels.

After the strike the Eldar quickly disappeared. The Imperial Captain named the

Eldar vessel Nightwish, for it was his last wish to be saved in the night by any

possible means.

The last sighting of a similar vessel, not known if it was the same as the Nightwish,was in the Quirions sector near Ultramar. The vessel plus attendant escorts travelled

at high speed towards the seemingly uninteresting world of Kaimar. At that time

no resources were available to initiate further investigations.

FAMOUS SHIPS

Nightwish


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ELDARSHADOWCLASSCRUISER(CA) 230pts


Cruiser/6 10/20/25 45 2/Holoeld 5+ 3


Prow Weapons Battery 30cm 12 F


The Shadow class cruiser is typical of all Eldar capital ships. Its multiple solarsails give it tremendous speed and manoeuvrability, able to outrun even theescort ships of other races. The most infamous Shadow class cruiser to ght in the

Gothic War was the Black Star. Commanded by the so-called Prince Conanmaol

of the Executioners, the Black Star accounted for several Imperial capital ships

and the loss of a considerable tonnage of Imperial merchant shipping. The Fhianna

Rethol is noted as the rst Eldar ship in the Gothic system to be captured relatively

intact. However, even as the hulk was being studied at Argante Station, a otilla

of Eldar escorts struck. Punching through the few system defence ships, the Eldar

launched several torpedo salvoes at the docked vessel, obliterating it entirely,

before disengaging at high speed.

FAMOUS SHIPS

Black Star Child of Khaine Celestial King Chariot of Mathurir

Fhianna Rethol (untranslatable) Bright Claw

ELDARECLIPSECLASSCRUISER(CA) 260pts


Cruiser/6 10/20/25 45 2/Holoeld 5+ 3


Prow Pulsar Lances 30cm 2 F

Keel Launch BaysDark Star - 30cm

Eagke - 20cm4 -

The Eclipse is perhaps one of the most effective attack craft carriers in theGothic sector. While most carrier-type vessels must maintain considerabledistance from the enemy, thus increasing the amount of time ghters and bombers

spend approaching their target, the Eclipse can deploy its Darkstar ghters and

Eagle bombers within striking distance and then use its great speed and agility

to withdraw from the ring line. Couple this with the extraordinary prociency

of Eldar attack craft, and it can be seen why Eclipse class cruisers were the bane

of Imperial convoy commanders throughout the Gothic sector. The Silent Warrior

gained much notoriety in the Port Maw region after the Walpurgis Attack, during

which its piratical crew boarded and captured the Vigilant, which was on station toescort several Penal Legion transports to the Imperial Guard ghting on Lethe. The

Eldar corsairs forced the Vigilants captain to transmit the all-clear signal and as the

undefended transports left the planets atmosphere for the rendezvous, they were

mercilessly destroyed by Eagle bombers from the Silent Warriors launch bays.

FAMOUS SHIPS

Silent Warrior Asuryans Chosen Stardeath Eliarenaths Gift


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ELDARAURORACLASSLIGHTCRUISER(CL) 140pts

ELDARSOLARISCLASSLIGHTCRUISER(CL) 125pts


Cruiser/4 15/20/30 90 1/Holoeld 5+ 2





Cruiser/4 15/20/30 90 1/Holoeld 5+ 2



Note: The Solaris is a dedicated support ship in the Corsair eet, therefore

the vessel is equipped with extra sensors to negate any column shift for long

range ring.

L ike the rest of the Eldar ships classied by the Imperial Navy very little isknown of the Aurora class. The vessel mimics the design of the larger cruiserswith the same sail conguration and hull design. As a light cruiser, logic dictates

that the Aurora fulls the same purpose as the Dauntless serves in the Imperial

eet. Even though Eldar cruisers are fast, the Aurora has the added benet of the

speed and manoeuvrability of an escort but carries repower to match a cruiser.

FAMOUS SHIPS

Wind Runner Storm Chaser

The Solaris has much in common with its sister ship, the Aurora, and is oftenmis-identied as such by inexperienced captains. Faster than the larger cruisers,they are used in combination with Eldar escorts to launch high-speed raids, or to

add weight and repower to the rst wave of a larger Eldar attack.

Most noteworthy is the infamous Dark Shadow squadron from the Glanerus Belt.

FAMOUS SHIPS

Dark Shadow Hunter


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ELDARHELLEBORECLASSFRIGATE(FF) 75pts

ELDARACONITECLASSFRIGATE(FF) 60pts


Escort/1 15/20/30 90 1/Holoeld 5+ 2




Keel Launch Bay Darkstar - 30cm 1 -

Note: Hellebores may take mines at a cost of +5 pts. These totally replace their

ordnance complement. Mines do not benet from the stealth rule. Hellebores

may swap their Launch bay for strength 2 torpedoes at no extra cost.


Escort/1 15/20/30 90 1/Holoeld 5+ 2



P erhaps the most heavily armed escort ship of the Gothic sector, the Hellebore isthe embodiment of Eldar ideals and technological supremacy. Although unableto withstand much damage, it carries enough weaponry to match even an Imperial

light cruiser and to inict horrendous damage on larger vessels. When deployed

in squadrons, the Hellebore is a lethal combination of speed, exibility and hit -

ting power, combining the long-range capabilities of bombers and ghters with

the solid repower of a pulsar lance and laser battery. Hellebores excel at ambushattacks, able to disrupt the enemy formation with their bomber attacks and then at-

tack in strength against any stragglers thus created. This tactic was employed very

successfully on many occasions during Imperial forays into the Graildark Nebula.

In fact, it was a squadron of three Hellebore frigates that reduced the Fortitude to

a hulk and crippled the Sword of Orion during the abortive Picus Offensive in the

nal years of the Gothic War.

The Aconite class frigate utilises the best Eldar laser technology, giving it a po-werful punch which far surpasses that expected of a vessel this size. Usuallyoperating in squadrons of three or four ships, they can level a fusillade of re which

can match the broadside batteries of a battleship and then slip away before the

enemy can re back. In particular, Aconites often use their great manoeuvrability

to get behind a larger vessel where it cannot return re. If enemy escorts change

course to drive the Aconites off, they can quickly move away from danger and at-

tack elsewhere. This tactic was employed regularly over the course of the GothicWar, and was responsible for the loss of at least three Imperial capital ships and

several Chaos vessels, including the Unholy Dominion.


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ELDARNIGHTSHADECLASSDESTROYER(DD) 50pts

ELDARHEMLOCKCLASSDESTROYER(DD) 50pts


Escort/1 20/25/30 90 1/Holoeld 4+ 1





Escort/1 20/25/30 90 1/Holoeld 4+ 1


Keel Pulsar Lance 30cm 1 F


Note: A Hemlock class destroyer cannot initiate boarding actions. A ship that

boards a Hemlock class destroyer gains a +1 modier in addition to any other

modiers.

The greatest strength of the Nightshade class destroyer is its ability to deployordnance at close range and then swiftly elude retribution. Eldar torpedoeshave highly sensitive target acquisition and nal approach control systems and are

also often armed with highly volatile neutron or vortex warheads. The Adeptus

Mechanicus have theorised that this makes them almost twice as likely to inict

damage on an opposing ship as standard Imperial plasma torpedoes. When

this considerable armament is placed on a rapidly moving vessel, such as theNightshade, then you have a weapon that can strike at virtually any target at will.

This was amply demonstrated during the Eldar attack on Naxos, when the Chaos

battleship Damnations Fury was crippled by three successive torpedo runs from

a three-strong Nightshade squadron, despite the protection of several other capital

ships and escort vessels.

The Hemlock is notable for its simplicity of design. It consists of a powerfulpulsar lance, highly efcient drives, and little else. Admiral Grove oncedescribed the Hemlock as more of a mobile gun than a proper starship. With

the power needed for the stellar drives and pulsar lance, even considering advanced

Eldar engine technology, the Hemlock probably cannot generate a stable interior

environment for much more than the crew members needed for steering the ship

and ring the pulsar. This makes it especially vulnerable to boarding actions from

enemy escorts if they can get close enough to board.


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CorsairEldarFleetList

FleetCommander

You may choose either a Gryphon Knight, Shadow Prince or a Dragon Prince to

lead the eet. Fleets greater than 750 pts must include a Lord to lead it. Fleets of

greater than 2000 pts must include a Dragon Prince.

0-1 Lord

Shadow Prince (Ld 9, 1 re-roll) 50 pts

Dragon Prince (Ld 10, 1 re-roll, +1 in boarding) 100 ptsA Dragon Prince may be upgraded to Hero status for +50 pts.

0-3 Gryphon Knights 25 pts

Ships led by Gryphon Knights may attempt a command check even if one has been

failed this turn.

A Lord can take extra re-rolls at the following cost:

One Extra Fleet Command re-roll 25 pts

Two Extra Fleet Command re-rolls 50 pts

Three Extra Fleet Command re-rolls 100 pts

CapitalShips

0-1 Void Dragon if eet led by a Hero 320 pts

0-1 Void Stalkersper 1000 points 470 pts

0-1 Supernovaper 2 attack cruisers or light cruisers 280 pts

0-12 CruisersEclipse Class Cruiser 260 pts

Shadow Class Cruiser 230 pts

Aurora Class Light Cruiser....................... 140 pts

Solaris Class Light Cruiser....................... 125 pts

Escorts

Hellebore Class Frigate 80 pts

Aconite Class Frigate 60 pts

Nightshade Class Destroyer 50 pts

Hemlock Class Destroyer 50 pts

Ordnance

Any capital ship with launch bays may choose to have them launch any mix of

Darkstar ghters and Eagle bombers. Ships with torpedo tubes are armed with

Eldar torpedoes.

AttackRating

Due to their aggressive raiding style, Corsair Eldar have an attack rating of 4.

Reserves

Corsair eets may take Craftworld Eldar ships as reserves at a ratio of 3 Corsairs

of a single type to 1 Craftworld of the same type. If a Hero is included, this ratio

becomes 2:1.


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Craftworld Eldar


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ELDARVOIDDRAGONCLASSGRANDCRUISER(CG) 320pts


Cruiser/8 10/20/25 45 2/Holoeld 5+ 3


Port Pulsar Lance 30cm 1 F

Starboard Pulsar Lance 30cm 1 F


Keel Launch BayNightwing 30 cm

Phoenix 20 cm

Vampire 30cm

4 -

Note: The Void Dragon is a special ship and therefore you must have either

a High Admiral in a Craftworld eet or a Hero in a Corsair eet. Whilst

technically a Craftworld ship, the Void Dragon will count as belonging to theparent eet as far as reserves are concerned. The Void Dragon counts as a

Dragonship but doesnt require Wraithships to be taken.

Afamous Void Dragon which has been identied by the Imperial Navy is theSpirit of Arina, commanded by Admiral Akaeris Starblade. This vessel,originating from the lost Craftworld Shnn Tal, is in design very similar to the

infamousFlame of Asuryan.

Akaeris Starblade has been leading a small Eldar eet through the Galaxy in

search for the attackers responsible of destroying his home Craftworld Shnn TalThis Quest has taken the Spirit of Arina across various sectors, running between

few and more battles with the Imperial Navy, Tau, Orks and others but most of

the time they will try to avoid engagment with other eets. Sometimes the need

for information weighs far more then the care of other races and Akaeris will be

forced to raid enemy eets.

It is rumoured that Akaeris Starblade commanded the Spirit of Arina straight into

the Eye of Terror. At this point Inquisitor Steinhofen, who had been hunting this

paticular Eldar eet for a large period of time, conceded his hunt and returned to

the Eastern Fringe for another urgent matter called the Khareshi Expanse.

FAMOUS SHIPSSpirit of Arina

The sheer size of a craftworld means that each individual vessel possesses several

full battleeets, stationed at convenient points along the craftworld as it journeys

through space. Each eet might typically number from ten to twenty warships andis commanded by an EldarAdmiral, though it wil l inevitably also rely greatly on

advice and counsel from the craftworlds Seers.


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ELDARWYRMCLASSBATTLESHIP(BB) 470pts









Note: May replace both keel torpedo launchers with 2 pulsar lances which

have a range of 45cm and a front re arc, at no additional cost. To clarify: theship loses eight torpedoes and gains two Pulsar lances. Alternatively it may

purchase boarding torpedoes at +10 pts.

The Wyrm Class Battleship is rarely seen by those living outside the Wyrmship.This behemoth is only unleashed in the most dire of circumstances, such aswhen the Craftworld itself faces a direct threat.

The Wyrmship class usually deploys behind the rest of the Craftworlds eet. With

its long range weaponry, it can then wreck havoc on any enemy vessel that breaks

through the main Eldar battle line.


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ELDARDRAGONSHIPCLASSBATTLECRUISER(CB) 270pts


Cruiser/6 10/20/25 45 2/Holoeld 5+ 3


Choose one of the following prow armaments:


OR


Choose one of the following keel armaments:


OR

Keel Launch BaysNightwing 30cm

Phoenix 20cm4 -

Note: If equipped with Launch Bays may take Vampire Assault Boats at +10

pts. If equipped with Torpedoes, may take boarding torpedoes at +10 pts.

Dragonship is the collective name given to the larger classes of Eldar vessel. Theterm Dragonship does not refer to any particular armament or conguration,but rather to a variety of vessels adhering to the same basic principles, designed

for the same basic roles. Within this larger grouping, individual congurations or

combinations of weapons give individual classes their proper name always a

variation on the phrase Dragon, representing different aspects of the creature of

the same name from Eldar myth. Those Dragonships which are piloted in large part,

or even exclusively, by spirit stones, for example, are referred to as Ghostdragons,

while larger vessels which have been designed to operate away from the Craftworld

for great lengths of time are often referred to as Void Dragons. Different styles of

Dragonship can vary greatly, with different numbers of sails, different armaments

and even variations in size.

FAMOUS SHIPS

Anathema Forever Cerysheal

~~~~~~The Dragon armed with the deadly Pulsar lance and the striking torpedo shall be

known as the Thunder Dragon.

The Dragon armed with the devastating Batteries and the swift attack craft shall

be known as the River Dragon.

The Dragon armed with the destructive Batteries and the piercing torpedoes shall

be known as the Mountain Dragon

The Dragon armed with the shrieking Pulsar and the agile attack craft shall be

known as the Sky Dragon

The Dragon bearing the holy spirit stones shall be known as the Ghostdragon.

Attributed to an unknown Eldar Admiral

~~~~~~


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ELDARWRAITHSHIPCLASSATTACKCRUISER(CA) 180pts


Cruiser/6 10/20/25 90 2/Holoeld 5+ 2




OR


Choose one of the following keel armaments:


OR

Keel Launch BaysNightwing 30cm

Phoenix 20cm2 -

W raithships are made from Wraithbone, a material drawn as raw energy fromthe Warp and shaped into matter by psychic craftsmen known as Bonesingers.The Wraithbone forms the living skeletal core of the spaceship around which its

other structures are arranged. The Wraithbone also provides channels for psychic

energy. This facilitates internal communication, transmits power and enables the

spaceship to act as an organically integrated whole. The Wraithbone core of a

spaceship is surrounded by a structure which is literally grown into the required

shape by Bonesingers. These Eldar use their psychomorphic talents to shape

bulkheads, walls, oors and conduits into a shell that completely surrounds the

Wraithbone core and forms the hull and major internal divisions of the spaceship.

Most of a spaceships operating systems are connected directly to the Wraithbone

core. The many thousands of systems draw power through the Wraithbone and are

constantly monitored and controlled through it. Because of the unique practices

of Eldar psychic engineering, Eldar spaceships resonate with sympathetic psychic

energy. The Wraithbone core provides a psychic channel through which an Eldar

can control mechanical functions. In this way, Eldar attuned to the very essence of

their spaceship guide it, making countless minute adjustments to the trim of the great

solar sails to draw every fraction of energy from the solar winds. This is also the

key to the legendary elegance and almost birdlike agility of the Eldar Wraithships.Their pilots literally feel the solar wind on the ships sails, they sense the ex of the

ships structure, the tension and movement of its Wraithbone skeleton. Like a hawk

soaring on a thermal or diving to clutch at its prey, a Wraithship can turn in the

wind, circling and swooping to hunt its own prey the spaceships of its enemy.

FAMOUS SHIPS

Destiny Innity Eternity


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ELDARGHOSTSHIP VARIESpts

Ghost Dragons are those vessels which, through the long slow dying-yearsof the Eldar race, have reached the point of near-abandonment through lossof crew. Into these vessels the Seers of a Craftworld incorporate spirit stones

sacred reliquaries bearing the souls of those Eldar already lost in the struggle for

survival.

Sometimes Ghostships will be entirely without living crew, perhaps even imbued

with the spirit stones of their original pilots, gunners and navigators, continuing to

guide their race through the stars even beyond death. Sometimes the Ghostships

will bear spirit stones of much older Eldar, some perhaps even with memories of

the Fall, unceremoniously denied peace by the desperate hardship their people still

face. For the living crew of Ghostships, the presence of these ineffable ancestor-

souls creates an equally daunting and empowering burden of expectation.

These spirit stones bring sentience to the living, but otherwise unthinking,

Wraithbone from which all Eldar vessels are constructed a curious amalgam of

the living, the inanimate and the undying. The spirit stones allow the Ghostships

to function with an impossibly tiny number of crew and, when combined with the

living Wraithbone of their vessels, make Ghostships exceptionally resilient. Their

formless thoughts are far harder to destroy than the frail bodies of living pilots,able to simply it from one transient vein to another. They are at complete freedom

within these Wraithbone skeletons, diverting both reliance and function to almost

any location on the ship should any given system become damaged.

In order to function, a Ghostship must always be commanded by a Spiritseer

a powerful Eldar psyker who has chosen to dedicate his powers to communing

with the dead. Spiritseers are some of the most lonely and sinister members of a

Craftworld, required, as they frequently are, to spend periods of time alone aboard

Ghostships, surrounded by nothing more than the souls of the reluctant dead.

GHOST DRAGON (DRAGONSHIP) 270 pts


Cruiser/6 10/20/25 45 2/Holoeld 5+ 3


Choose one of the following armaments:Prow Weapons Battery 30cm 12 F

Keel Weapons Battery 30cm 8

OR


Keel Weapons Battery 30cm 8 F

GHOST WRAITHSHIP 180 pts


Cruiser/6 10/20/25 90 2/Holoeld 5+ 2


Choose one of the following armaments:


Keel Weapons Battery 30cm 4

OR


Keel Weapons Battery 30cm 4 F

The following special rules apply to Ghostships:

Enemy vessels gain a +1 modier when boarding or making a hit & runattacks against Ghostship.

Ghostships may not initiate boarding actions or teleport attacks.

Ghostships ignore the rule Fragile, thus taking critical hits on a 6+ as

normal.

A Ghostship which fails a Special Order may only move in the following

turn.

Ghostships represent an undeniably powerful entity which straddles the boundary

between life and death, yet equally represents a force that the Eldar would be wise

to leave undisturbed in all but the most dire of circumstances.


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ELDARSHADOWHUNTERCLASSDESTROYER(DD) 45pts


Escort/1 20/25/35 90 1/Holoeld 4+ 1




OR

Prow Phantom Lance 30cm 1 F

Shadowhunters are the smallest type of vessel employed by Iyanden, operatingin vast shoals which shimmer and weave a short distance above the craftworldssurface as it ploughs through space. These Shadowhunter packs function as a

constant patrol, guarding the approach of friendly vessels coming into dock, or

spinning and bobbing around the craftworld with horrifying speed to drive off

would-be attackers at a proximity where larger vessels would nd it difcult tofunction effectively.

Because of this defensive role, Shadowhunters have a very limited range, designed

as they are to repel attackers which manage to actually approach the Craftworld

itself. Weapons and power systems on the Shadowhunters are correspondingly

compact, making the Shadowhunter one of the nimblest and most agile of vessels,

even by Eldar standards. Shadowhunters are so nimble, in fact, that they are

capable of pursuing their enemy so closely that even enemy attack craft nd it hard

to evade them.

During the Tyranid invasion of Iyanden, Shadowhunters typically formed a last line

of defence close to the craftworld, while the larger vessels broke down the main

Tyranid waves in deep space. The scattered remnants of these waves which wereable to pass the Eldar cruisers and approach the craftworld were then easy pickings

for the nimble Shadowhunters. As more and more waves of Tyranids descended

on the craftworld, however, the Eldar eet was overwhelmed by sheer weight of

numbers, forcing the Shadowhunters to disperse and join their larger counterparts

in ghting desperate counter-actions in the depths of space.

Note: Shadowhunters direct re on ordnance hit on a 4+ rather than a 6+.

These smaller vessels lack the dedicated crews of the larger capital ships and areoften crewed by those Guardians who were once embarked upon the Path of the

Mariner.


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Fleet Commanders: May not be placed aboard

Ghostships.

HighAdmirals: They and their elite bodyguard give

a +1 in a boarding action. A High Admiral may be

upgraded to a Hero status at 50 pts.

Farseer: A Lord may add additional Farseers to his

vessel in order to gain more re-rolls. These re-rolls

can be used eet wide. Furthermore you may include

three extra Farseers, purchased at 15 points, in your

eet, each whom must be assigned to a ship and gives

their vessel a re-roll which may be used on this ship

only. A Farseer may be placed aboard a Ghostship.

Seer Council: A Seer Council provides the High

Admiral extra protection with their Foresight Power.

Foresight Power allows the eet commanders ship to

go onto BFI (automatically) after the dice have been

rolled to hit, gaining a 4+ retroactive save against

each hit scored (re-roll criticals). The use of this po-

wer does not have to be declared before rolls to hit

and it may only be used once per battle. Can only be

taken if the eet has an High Admiral to lead it and

may only be used once per battle. Heros cannot take

seer councils.

AspectWarriors:Any Craftworld Capital ship may

be given Aspect Warriors at +20 pts. Aspect Warriors

grant +1 to the ships boarding actions and all its H&R

attacks. Aspect Warriors may not be placed aboardGhostships.

~~~~~~

Craftworlds, though spacecraft, are vast beyond comprehension. They are not merely huge capital ships ploughing through space with a surrounding escort of smaller vessels. They

are not even akin to vast cities, as some of the largest star forts of the Imperium might be considered, but rather are immense space faring worlds accompanied by vast armadas, the

likes of which might otherwise be set aside to defend an entire system or even sub-sector. Whole battle eets cluster around key points and stations all across the thousands of miles

of the Craftworlds exterior as smaller, nimbler craft rush and surge across its surface in a constant shimmering patrol. Beneath this dizzying tide of vessels, under clear crystalline

domes through which ground and stars might gaze upon one another, the Eldar live their lives aboard these space borne worlds.

~~~~~~


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Craftwor ld Eldar F leet List

Fleet Commander

You may choose an Admiral or High Admiral to lead the eet. Fleets greater than

750 pts must include an Admiral to lead it. Fleets of greater than 2000 pts must

include a High Admiral.

The Seer Council may only be taken if your eet includes a High Admiral to lead

it.

0-1 Admiral

Admiral (Ld 9, 1 re-roll (Farseer)) 50 pts

High Admiral (Ld 10, 1 re-roll (Farseer), +1 in boarding) 100 pts

A High Admiral may be upgraded to Hero status for +50 pts.

An Admiral can take additional Farseers at the following cost:

One Extra Fleet Command re-roll 25 pts

Two Extra Fleet Command re-rolls 50 pts

0-1 Seer Council 50 pts

0-3 Farseers 15 pts

Aspect Warriors 20 pts

Capital Ships

0-1 Void Dragon if eet led by a High Admiral 320 pts

0-1 Wyrmship per Dragonship 470 pts

0-1 Dragonship per 2 Wraithships 270 pts

If your admiral is on board a Dragonship this Dragonship does not

count toward the Wraithship limitation.

Wraithship Class Attack Cruiser 180 pts

0-3 Ghostships +0 pts

Escorts

Shadowhunter Class Destroyer 45 pts

Ordnance

Any capital ship with launch bays may choose to have them launch any mix of

Nightwing ghters and Phoenix bombers. Ships with torpedo tubes are armed

with Eldar torpedoes. Some Eldar ships have access to Vampire Assault boats or

boarding torpedoes.

Attack Rating

Due to the fact that they must defend their Craftworld, Craftworld eets are more

constrained in their tactical choices. Consequently they have an Attack Rating of

3.

Reserves

Craftworld eets may take Corsair Eldar ships as reserves at a ratio of 3 Craftworld

ships of a single type to 1 Corsair of the same type. If a Hero is included, this ratio

becomes 2:1.

It is impossible to say with certainty how many Craftworlds there are. They were

built many millennia ago in great urgency and in times of unimaginable peril. The

turmoil and confusion which preceded the destruction of the Eldar worlds was

great.All higher government had long since ceased to operate, and it was only

thanks to the heroic actions of a few far-sighted individuals that the Craftworlds

were built at all.


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Cr aftworld E ldar Specials

Craftworlds are the gargantuan space craft that carry the majority of the Eldarthat survived the Fall. Craftworlds are self-sufcient space borne coloniesdrifting along ancient preordained galaxy spanning routes. Craftworlds vary in

almost every way: size, shape, population density, culture, and the displacement of

their Wareet(s).

It can be said that the Eldar are a dying race, but even the merest remnants of the

once mighty Eldar Empire is a force to be reckoned with. Even Eldar pirates with

no tangible connection to any given Craftworld can be an unstoppable threat to an

Imperial Sub-sector. A full blown Craftworld Wareet can brush aside all but the

most determined, and/or numerous foe.

The Fleets of the main ve Craftworlds are represented by already existing classes

of ships but certain aspects of the eet choices, such as the mixing of Corsair ships

with Craftworld Eldar ships, maybe dependent on special eet commanders.

Biel-TanThe Swordwind

Biel-tan is possibly the most militaristic of all Craftworlds, it is unlikely that there

will be much Corsair presence, aspect warriors will be common and should always

be present onboard Dragon ships, Assault boats would be taken for the majority of

capital ships.

Corsairs only as reserves, no Corsair Capital ships.

At least 75% of Dragon ships should have the Aspect warrior upgrade, these

Dragonships should have launch bays with assault boats.

The eet should be capital ship heavy, a maximum of about 25% of the eet

allowance should be spent on escorts.

Ghostships should be rare, maximum of one per three other capital ships.

Biel-Tan Bahzhakhain 575 points0-1, Dragonship, may only be included in eets over 1000pts

The combined strength of the Biel-Tan armada is that to be compared to eight full

Imperial Battle Fleets. Truly the eet of Biel-Tan is massive, with a vast array of

variant ship classes and eet composition. Famed classes of Dragonship have left

the Space Docks of Biel-Tan such as the Naiad gunship, but the most celebrated

designs are those of unique complements and quality.

Although hard to gain repute amongst their Eldar peers, given the abundance

of heroic tails and legendary campaigns, some ships and crews have climbed

head and shoulders above the achievements attained by their fellow heroes. The

Bahzhakhain has been the agship of numerous brilliant commanders and has

become a reassuring legend amongst the eets of Biel-Tan. Designed for bringing

a planetary force to it knees long before any ground invasion has been launched,

the Bahzhakhain often utilizes special torpedoes capable of annihilating ground

targets and scores of Vampires to land the Sword Wind.


Cruiser/8 10/20/25 45 3/Holoeld 5+ 3



Prow Torpedoes 30cm 8 F


Phoenix 20 cm

Vampire 30cm

4 -

Note:Extra +1 boarding, aspect warriors, Ld10, 1 re-roll for every Dragonship

with aspect warriors (including the Bahzhakhain).

Saim-HannThe Wild Host

Saim-Hann is considered a divided place of barbarity by its fellow Craftworlders.

As the Craftworld is divided into separate and autonomous clans, its Wareet is

also divided, ghting together only when they feel personal necessity.


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Corsairs and Craftworld vessels should be taken without restriction.

Escorts should be common, mixed squadrons will represent the need to be all-

rounders as they cant rely on the presence of other squadrons e.g. 1 Hellebore, 1

Aconite, 4 Nightshades.

The Admiral must go on the most expensive ship.

Fleet re-rolls should be rare to represent the division of the forces.

Capital ships should be rare, light cruisers should be much more common than

Dragonships or Void Stalkers (or similar).


Saim-Hann Wild Serpent 485 points0-1, Dragonship, may only be included in eets over 1000pts

Over the last decennia the Wild Serpent has become one of the most feared ships

in the Saim-Hann region. It never operates alone, almost always accompanied by

a couple of light cruisers and attendant escort vessels. In battle the Wild Serpent

orchestrates its attendant warships into submissive cohesion. Enemies nd

themselves overwhelmed by the relentless and sporadic precision attacks by the

Wild Serpent. With a broad spectrum of offensive capabilities the Wild Serpent is

equipped to deal death to any enemy foolish enough to offend the leading Clans of

Saim-Hann.




Prow Pulsar Lance 45cm 1 L/F

Prow Pulsar Lance 45cm 1 R/F

Prow Torpedoes 30cm 4 F


Phoenix 20 cm

Vampire 30cm

4 -

Keel Weapons Battery 30cm 10 L/F/R

Note:Aspect warriors (not really, but it has the same affect), Ld10, 1 re-roll,

Crew skill 6.

IYANDENThe Ghost Warriors

After a devastating Tyranid invasion much of Iyandens population were left

massacred. Due to an extremely desperate need the Spirit Seers of Iyanden have

bolstered their militaristic assets with Spirit driven Wraithbone constructs including

warships.

Corsairs and Craftworld ships may be freely mixed after Yriel has returned to

Iyanden.

Ghostships should be common but not unrestricted, maximum of half the capital

ships can be Ghostships.

Iyanden Flame of Asuryan, Yriels Flagship - 450 points0-1, Dragonship, may be included in any Corsair or Craftworld Iyanden eet.

When Yriel led the Craftworlds eet, he was considered to be the favoured of

Asuryan, and amongst his many great titles earned himself the honoric of Bearer

of the Flame, and duly renamed his agship The Flame of Asuryan accordingly.

The Flame of Asuryan is magnicent, even by the standard of Dragonships. It bears

three great sails one born upon its long elegant spine, and another pair each mounted

atop the great outriggers to its anks, both of which also bear deadly pulsar lances.

The Flame of Asuryan bore Yriel to many great victories at the head of the Iyanden

eet and he would give little thought to parting with the vessel once his own rank

was lost and his own place amongst the Craftworld taken from him. Instead, he and

his most loyal followers departed, Yriel himself still aboard his mighty agship. By

such means did the Flame of Asuryan come to depart the Craftworld of Iyanden.


Cruiser/8 20/25/30 45 2/Holoeld 5+ 3






Phoenix 20 cm

Vampire 30cm

4 -

Note:Aspect warriors, Leadership 10, 2 re-roll. Elite Command Crew.


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ULTHWEThe Damned

The Eldar of Ulthwe make extensive use of the Webway with their elite Black

Guardians to achieve critical objectives and only use their Wareet sparingly.

Corsairs only as reserves.

A maximum of 25% of capital ships should have the Aspect warrior upgrade.

Re-rolls should be common place, buy as many farseers as appropiate.


Ulthw - Shadow Point 550 points0-1, Dragonship, may only be included in eets over 1000pts

Ulthwe only use their eet assets reluctantly, hoping to shape a course that avoids

wasteful eet engagements. But on the occasion when full and decisive force is

needed the Dragonship Shadow Point lls the role of Flagship. With an intricately

formed innity circuit, Farseers onboard guide the battle with astonishing accuracy.

More than just a focal point for tactical foresight, the Shadow Point is a heavy

gunship attacking when its enemys destruction is assured. During the 13th Black

Crusade Ulthwe became renowned for the pivotal attacks by its strike forces, but

in the space lanes the eets of Ulthwe were far from quiet. Combined with Corsair

eets and even other Craftworld aid the Shadow Point oversaw the destruction of

countless key eet elements of the vast Chaos Wareets, often without meaningful

losses. With the foresight of the innity circuit the Shadow Point led its companion

vessels into a non-stop campaign of annihilation, moving from one battlezone to

another leaving only the broken wreckage of Chaos ships in its wake.

ALAITOC

The Starstriders

Alaitoc is renowned for having the strictest adherence to the Eldar Path. As such,

many Eldar of Alaitoc walk the path of the outcast to escape this restrictive lifestyle.

Most return if the Craftworld needs their assistance. Some crewing solitary Corsair

escort squadrons or even cruisers.

Corsairs should be taken without restriction, as should the Craftworld vessels.

Over 2/3 of Corsair escort squadrons should be small: escort squadrons should

number two or three escorts.

Make good use of the Hemlock (especially with its special boarding rules and

BFG scale sniper rie!), avoid using Nightshades.

Capital ships should be rare, light cruisers should be much more common than

Dragonships or Void Stalkers (or similar).


Alaitoc Sword of Eldanesh 80 points0-1, may be included in any size eet

Eldanesh is a Mythic Eldar Hero who was slain by the jealous War God Khaine,

earning Khaine the title Kaela Mensha (bloody-handed). The Eldar of Alaitoc use

the story of Eldaneshs offence to the Gods to reinforce the ideals of the Eldar Path.

In deance to Alaitocs obsessive adherence to the path, self imposed exiles form

disconnected communities on board Corsair vessels of local pirate eets. Some

loose themselves to the adventure of piracy and eventually acquire enough wealth

to build their own ship. One such group of outcasts built the Sword of Eldanesh.

Often working completely alone the Sword of Eldanesh can skilfully eliminate

all defenders of a transport convoy at extreme range and then close in for the

prize. It is not unheard of for the ship to enter late in an engagement to claim the

spoils from an overwhelmed ally. This has given the ship some infamy among the

other corsairs, who will only ght along side the Sword of Eldanesh if there are

overpowering numbers to keep them in line.TYPE/HITS SPEED TURNS SHIELD ARMOUR TURRETS

Cruiser/8 10/20/25 45 3/Holoeld 5+ 3



Keel Pulsar Lance 30cm 1 F



Note: * Ld 10, 1 re-roll per turn! You loose the re-roll if the innity circuit is

smashed.


Escort/1 10/20/30 90 1/Holoeld 5+ 2


Pulsar Lance 45cm 1 F

Weapons Battery 45cm 2 F

Note: Cannot be squadroned with other escorts and therefore forgoes the re-

quirement to be in an escort squadron!


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Eldar Transports

Eldar transports are not often seen by enemies of the Eldar. These small vessels

always take the most stealthiest routes available. Only lucky random encounters

have been made with these rare Eldar vessels.


Escort/1 10/15/15 90 1/Holoeld 5+ 2


Weapons Battery 30cm 2 F

Eldar Haven Class Spire 200pts

Although most Eldar live upon their vast oating Craftworlds, those that have

followed the path of the Outcast are scattered to the far extremes of the galaxy.

Many of these outcasts become Eldar corsairs, joining the Pirate Princes of the

Corsair eets.

These raiding eets operate from many secret bases, of which the Haven class Spire

is just one identied type. With tall slender towers and graceful sails to capture solar

energy, the Spire is a distinctive space station. They are usually well hidden away,

deep in asteroid elds or nebula, and as well as their own formidable weaponry they

have the protection of their Corsair eet. Should the Spires location be discovered,

then the Imperiums eet will invariably attack to destroy the threat.


Defence/10 5/5/5 360 4/Holoeld 5+ 4


Weapons Battery 45cm 12 All round

Pulsar Lance 30cm 3 All round

Launch BayFighters - 30cm

Bombers - 20cm4 -

Eldar Spacefeet Models

Once in a while these models are up for sale on an online marketplace like Ebay.

Back when Battleeet Gothic was called Space Fleet Games Workshop also made

two Eldar vessels for the game. Two very ne looking models I must say.

Both of them still t in the current line of the Craftworld Eldar eet in my

opinion.

So if you are lucky and own these vessels I advice you to use them as Wraithships

or Dragonship variants in your Craftworld eet.

Another option is to make up some new rules for them and t them into the Eldar

rules. These models would fall into the light cruiser category.

Example Old Shadowhunter Class

Example Old Wraithship Class

Eldar Miscellaneous


Escort/1 15/20/30 90 1/Holoeld 5+ 2


Weapons Battery 30cm 3 FTorpedoes 30cm 2 F


Cruiser/4 15/20/30 90 1/Holoeld 5+ 2


Port Weapons Battery30cm

2 L/FStarboard Weapons Battery 30cm 2 R/F

Torpedoes 30cm 2 F


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Designer Notes

With release version 1.6 I nally managed to type

out some Designer notes regarding the Eldar MMS

House Rules.

The beginning

When I started playing this game it was with the most

obvious battles: Imperial Navy versus Chaos, it was

always fun, good and balanced battles. To be honest I

didnt think much about Eldar and their rules back in

those days. At the time I started visiting the forums,

searching for more Battleeet Gothic information and

resources.

At a given time I witnessed a discussion about the

Eldar within the game. It was Sigoroth who posted

he had ideas to x the Eldar, to make them playable

again. After that I went back and started to read other

concerns about Eldar playability.

I started wondering myself what was wrong with the

Eldar and at the same time I started bugging Sigoroth

to post his ideas for the Eldar.

My view on MSM

It is different. It changes (Im trying to avoid terms

like wrong or broken) the core rules of Battleeet

Gothic. In our Chaos versus Imperial Navy battles

we all learned that ships moved in the movement

phase, it worked and gave room to develop numerous

tactics. Besides said eets all other races moved in

the movement phase only as well, even the Dark

Eldar. But not so the Corsair and Craftworld Eldar.

They where allowed to move in the Ordnance phaseas well.

Mind you, for playing a game once in a while the

Move-Shoot-Move can be quite enjoyable and fun.

Thats why I advice new players to stick to the original

rules at rst. That gives them judging material and

it makes most sense to learn the original rules rst

before you dive into obscure House Rules.

But in the long run MSM is, in my opinion, only a one

trick pony, maybe two or three. And that is a pity, in

my opinion MSM does not improve tactical thinking

in this game. And in the long run the system loses out

on interest.

As an after thought I think it is just plain wrong to

have ships moving in the ordnance phase. It is the

reason for Eldar being a bad choice rule wise from

my point of view.

It also enabled to let other odd Eldar related things

slip into the ofcial Eldar Rules. I am referring to

the weak 4+ Wraithbone armour here. In general

background it is said that Wraithbone is just as

strong as Space Marine armour, which is surely no

4+ armour. Also Eldar ships are weak against space

dust, a simple blastmarker can destroy an entire Eldar

vessel with ease. Weapon Batteries, the most common

weapon made by lesser races destroy the advanced

Eldar swiftly as well.

Those things are not what I relate to one of the oldest

and one of the most advanced races.

Therefore I saw the need to give the people who had

the same view on Eldar something different.

The MMS

As I said I bugged Sigoroth for his ideas to x the

Eldar and after two tries he posted his Move-Move-

Shoot ideas. Basically this removed the movement

option in the Ordnance phase but gave the Eldar more

speed and manoeuvrability in the standard Movement

phase.Of course that meant that other areas also could and

needed to be changed in order to make the Eldar

work. To name a few: including shields, raising their

armour to 5+ (appropriate for Wraithbone), adding

turrets, etc.

Personally I was really fond of these rules and offered

to build a nice PDF le of them. From experience

solid things like PDFs make more impact then

options written in a forum.

While working on the PDF I had many discussions

with Sigoroth about the rules and later on Ray Bell

got involved as well to give some more additional

feedback.

I still hope Sigoroth gets around on writing his

designer notes for these Eldar MMS rules as he had

the main idea behind these rules. He did give me free

hand for evolving the MMS rules from version 1.2

into version 1.5 and further.

To me, and luckily to others as well, the MMS rules

gave Eldar more variety in the long run, adding more

tactical variants to the game play.

All this without destroying the Eldar feel of being a

fast hit and run race. It still applies to the Corsairs

who need to rely on a backbone of their marvellous

escorts but also to the Craftworld Eldar who now

could operate as a true battle eet, within their own

terms of speed and manoeuvrability, to defend their

Maiden worlds and Craftworlds.

Conclusions

Not really a conclusion more a last paragraph or two.

I hope you enjoy these MMS rules, especially if you

have been tired of the MSM rules. Report all your

experiences or other remarks regarding these rules in

one of the various Battleeet Gothic forums.

For those who prefer the original MSM rules I would

like to ask if they still could look into these rules and

see if they are balanced or broken.If it is not the Eldar you want to have MMS rules

imagine these MMS rules to belong to a new alien race

ying into our loved Battleeet Gothic universe.

Happy Gaming

Roy Horizon Amkreutz


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Other collected notes on why MSM should be

changed.

My main concerns against MSM are the terrain

dependency and the weapon imbalance between WB

and Lances against the HF.

The MSM mechanic allows only for one tactic: go to

the asteroid eld and hide behind. If there are enough

hiding points you win, if not, you loose. Boring to

the last.

The HF also contributes to this. If you play a

campaign or tourney and have lance heavy ships

you can disengage in turn 1. Saves you from a very

disappointing game. This problem is Eldar only. No

other eet has this in this amount.

Playing against MSM Eldar was always disappointing

for the opponent because even if he was able to shoot

it only was one die or two whereas the Eldar had

always a ton of dice. From a gamers perspective also

very disappointing.

MMS rules overcome this problems. Without the

movement in the ordnance phase you have to faceretaliation after the initial attack run. This forces

you to move carefully and gives your opponent the

possibility to catch the Eldar by good positioning and

defensive tactics. But with the revised HF and shield

mechanic the Eldar are able to withstand a certain

amount of damage but are fragile enough that they

can not charge head on. This feels better for me both

rules wise and uff wise.

Marc Grimgork Loellman

MMS puts the Eldar eets on the map in BFG. No

longer a eet requiring special terrain considerations

or niche scenarios! With rules built on the strengths

of the basic mechanics of the BFG system. In MMS,

Eldar eets give players the feel of a regular eet,

but with all the feel of an advanced race. The ships

and rules support basic re and manoeuvre tactics,

through leveraging of the standard rules. The Eldar

are now a eet that is both fun to play and fun to play

against.

Manteuffel.

Documents

eldarmms-v1-9b