''Mordheim'' is a

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published by Games Workshop in 1999. It is a variant of the company's

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game set on a warband or "skirmish" scale. Mordheim was designed by Alessio Cavatore, Tuomas Pirinen, and Rick Priestley. Besides the skirmish game, ''Mordheim'' also features a campaign system. Warbands gain experience and equipment as the campaign progresses, in a similar nature to

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. The game is set during a

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in the Empire from Imperial Year 1999, some 500 years before the present day in the

timeline. When a comet struck and destroyed the city of Mordheim, a material called wyrdstone was scattered throughout the ruins. Mercenary warbands from all over the Warhammer world battle with one another for the wyrdstone.

Warbands

The official rulebook, which was released in 1999, introduced several warbands which players are able to use. These included human mercenaries from the Empire provinces of Reikland, Middenheim, and Marienburg, cult of the possessed, witch hunters, the sisters of Sigmar, the undead, and skaven. A ''Mordheim'' Annual was released in 2002, increasing the number of officially available warbands. The expanded set of warbands introduced orcs and goblins, dwarf treasure hunters, human mercenaries from the Empire province of Ostland and Averland, high elves, and Kislev.

Computer game adaptation

A computer-based adaptation of the game titled '' Mordheim: City of the Damned'' was released for personal computers in November 2015 and for consoles in October 2016. There also exists a mobile version titled '' Mordheim: Warband Skirmish'' by Legendary Games.

References

External links

Broheim.net
The largest collection of Mordheim rules, both official and non-official. Constantly updated. * Relics of the Crusades
part 1

part 2
: a supplement set in Araby during the Warhammer Crusades. {{Warhammer Fantasy Warhammer Fantasy Miniature wargames Fictional city-states Wargames introduced in the 1990s