Halfling Thief

You Thieving Little B****!

Halfling Thief Characters in Warhammer Quest
by Gav Thorpe

- HALFLING CHARACTER -
Halflings are well known for their nimble feet and even fortune delving into abandoned Dwarf Holds and
nimbler fingers. While many follow their fathers and turn performing mighty deeds in dungeons. Halflings make
their dextrous skills to works of craft such as basket excellent bait for monster traps and are usually quick and
making, cobbling and cookery (in fact a lot of cookery) lucky enough to escape once the monster has fallen for the
many also find themselves drawn towards the danger and trap. Their diminutive size allows them to be pushed
excitement of stealing. Of course, Halflings never take through sewers, under badly fitting gates and into rat-
anything too valuable (except by accident) as that would infested nooks and crannies. As you might tell, a Halfling
not be nice to the person who previously owned the item. is considered by some to be the most essential piece of
Nonetheless, it is surprising the number of things that go dungeoneering equipment you could get.
'missing' when a Halfling is about. The poor little chaps
don't know they're doing it half the time, they just seem to Despite this rough treatment, most Halfling 'Treasure and
acquire rings, boxes of matches and small pets as they go Property Removal Experts' don't mind popping down the
about their normal business. odd dungeon. With a couple of big, burly trained bullies
and a sneaky looking wizard to back you up, the City
In fact, Halflings have a very relaxed attitude towards Watch don't come calling at your door so often! Besides,
property in general, and casually swap items with one where else can you find so many gifts; pretty gems, silver
another all of the time (mostly without realising they're plates, Swords of Mystical and Magical Significance. Not
actually swapping). Halfling birthdays are a celebration of only all that, someone actually listens to what you're
this attitude and many gifts are freely given away by the saying, even if they do decide to ignore you completely
Halfling whose birthday it is (usually as a consequence of when you finished giving your advice.
inviting another twelve Halflings to your house and then
falling asleep after dinner). Famous Halfling Thieves from the history books include:
Nikkit Kwik (also known as the Burglar of Brionne),
Many Halflings find that the skills which were taught to Bumblebean Lightfoot, Nifflet 'Statue Stealer' Stumbly,
them as part of their natural childhood and adolescence are and the Halfling who once managed to steal the Great bell
frowned upon by people outside of the Moot. They also out of the Temple of Sigmar in Nuln, 'Two-feet-tall'
find themselves very popular with certain organisations, Telworth Buttercup. The 'King of Thieves' is the renowned
such as the Thieves Guild and the local Watch patrol. Ned Neddley, responsible for stealing almost anything that
wasn't nailed down (and if he had a claw hammer with
As can be expected, the speed and agility of Halfling him, he'd steal the nails too).
Thieves has been noted by many of those who seek their

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Once per turn the Halfling Thief may delve around in his
Lunch Box for a suitable snack. Roll 1D6 at any time
- STARTING AS A during the turn. On a roll of 4, 5 or 6 he finds something
tasty and heals 1 Wound. The Lunch Box is rather large so
HALFLING THIEF - there is no limit to the number of times he can do this. He
can do this even when he is on zero Wounds.
You may start as a Battle-level 1 Halfling Thief instead of
one of the Warriors from the Warhammer Quest box.
Make the Halfling Thief Warrior Card and his Lunch Box - ADVANCED RULES -
Equipment card.

STARTING PROFILE Halfling Thieves and Events

Wounds 2D6 Halfling Thieves are terribly nosy and like little more than
Move 4 to spend all day gossiping. If there is an opportunity for
Weapon Skill 2 gaining information or to investigate someone or
Ballistic Skill 4+ something suspicious or mysterious, the Halfling Thief
Strength 2 must seize the moment and do so.
Toughness 2
Initiative 4 Halfling Thieves and Equipment / Treasure
Attacks 1 The Halfling Thief's short bow allows him to fire a number
Pinning Roll 3+ of shots per turn equal to his attacks characteristic.
Halfling Thieves may carry any items, treasure or
Special Rules weapons, but they are limited to what they can use.
A Halfling Thief is very good at ducking and dodging, and The Halfling Thief may not use the following pieces of
is most useful when scouting ahead. The Halfling Thief equipment or treasure:
can use his excellent hearing and sight to Explore, just as if
he had the Lantern. The Halfling only has to be within 2 Longsword, Greatsword, Broad sword, Battleaxe,
board sections of the Lantern to avoid being lost in the Warhammer, Flail, Halberd. Musket, Horse, Warhorse. He
dark, rather than 1 board section. Every time the Halfling's may not wear armour of any kind (it doesn't come in
exploration shows a Dungeon Room, roll a dice. On a roll Halfling sizes).
of a 6 turn over the next Event card to see what is in the
room. You do not have to resolve the Event until you enter Berserker sword, Giant Bane, Deathsword, Ogre Blade.
the room. Place the card on the board as a reminder. Dispel Magic Scroll, Energy Jewel, Amulet of Fury,
Crown of Night, Talisman of Jet, Destroy Magic Scroll,
Whenever the Warriors find treasure roll 1D6. On a roll of Boots of Battle, Gauntlet of Damzhar.
5 or 6 the Halfling Thief has found some more. After the
treasure has been handed out, the Halfling Thief may draw Chalice of Sorcery, Book of Arcane Knowledge, Brooch of
another treasure card and keep it for himself. This does not Power, Wand of Jade, Crown of Sorcery, Tablet of Edain,
count towards his total for the dungeon. Wand of Diabolum, The Hammer Of Sigmar, Sword of
Destruction, Gromril Blade, Hydra Sword, Axe of Slaying,
Staff of Command.
Weapons
The Halfling Thief starts the game with a Short Sword If a Halfling Thief somehow ever gets his hands on a Lock
which has a strength of 2 and a Short Bow with a strength Pick Set he gets a +1 modifier to his roll for using them.
of 1.
Halflings and Food
Equipment A Halfling Thief will never give food to anybody unless he
The Halfling Thief also starts with the Lunch Box considers he has enough left for an adequate meal.
equipment card. The Halfling's Lunch Box is full of spicy Whenever you want to heal another Warrior with
pies, sugared fruits and other goodies, which he casually provisions from your store you must first roll 1D6. If the
munches through the adventure. total is under the number of provisions you have left you
may heal the other Warrior as normal.

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If the result is equal to or more than the number of

Provisions you have left the Halfling Thief hides his food 5 You are taken to one side by a venerable old chef
and claims he has only a 'few crumbs' left. Once the who teaches you a few 'tricks of the trade'. In the
Halfling Thief has decided he is down to the minimum he next dungeon any Provisions you eat or heal another
may not give up any provisions for the rest of the Warrior with will heal 3 Wounds instead of 2.
adventure.
6 You are given a lovely leather knapsack, in which
A Halfling Thief may always eat; it is an instinctive you find 1D6 Provisions for the next adventure.
reaction that sets his hand reaching into his bag to grab
some food. This means a Halfling Thief may attempt to 7 You are given a Talisman which adds +1 to your
heal himself with any kind of food, even if he is at zero Luck characteristic for the next adventure. Roll 1D6
Wounds. He must still roll a 4+'to be successful in his on each of the following charts to see what it is.
attempt, just as if another Warrior was trying to heal him.
Roll Animal Part of body
1 Rabbit's Ear
- HALFLINGS IN 2
3
Stoat's
Cat's
Paw
Tail
SETTLEMENTS - 4
5
Dog' s
Squirrel's
Nose
Claw
6 Rat's Whisker
A Halfling Thief can go to the Alehouse, and suffers a -1
penalty on his roll.
For example, a roll of 3 and 6 gives you a Lucky
Cat's Whisker.
A Halfling Thief can go to the Temple, Gambling Den,
Alchemist, General Store, Fletcher, Gunsmith, Animal
8 You are given a Magic Acorn that supposedly was
Trader and Armourer.
taken from the Forest of Shadows in the Northern
Empire. You may throw the Acorn at a Monster,
THE KITCHENS
after which it is lost. Roll to hit using your Ballistic
A Halfling Thief may visit The Kitchens once per
Skill as normal. If you hit the Monster ,roll a D6 on
settlement. The Kitchens is not a single place, it just
the following chart to see what happens:
represents the Halfling Thief wandering around the various
kitchens, hostelries, inns and taverns, talking to the
Roll Effect
Halfling cooks and other workers. There is no need to roll
1 The Acorn bounces off the monster and
to find the Kitchens, every settlement has them
rolls into a crack, magically turning into a
somewhere. If you visit The Kitchens roll 2D6 and consult
Goblin! At the start of the next Monsters'
the following table:
Phase place a Goblin armed with a spear
on the table. He will attack the Warriors as
Roll Result
normal from that turn on.
2 You spend the day gossiping with another Halfling
2 The Acorn bounces off the Monster with
and are then pressed into service as a cook. You may
no particularly devastating effect.
do nothing for the next D6 days, though you gain 10
3 The Acorn bounces off the Monster with
gold per day in wages.
no destructive magical effects. However,
the Monster is distracted and loses 1D6
3 The Halflings supply you with some rations to eat
attacks in the next Monsters' Phase.
during your next adventure. The Halfling rations
4 The Acorn explodes in a flash of light,
allow you to heal 1D6 Wounds, and may only be
inflicting 1D6 Wounds on the Monster
used once. Halfling food is very spicy and only a
with no deductions at all.
Halfling Thief may be healed by these rations. These
will spoil in the same way as Provisions.

4 You are given a large bag of food, enough to last one

dungeon. This contains D6 pork pies, D6 apples and
1 fruit tart. Each piece of food consumed heals 1
Wound. As these are only light snacks they can be
given freely (see Halfling Thieves and Food). These
will spoil in the same way as Provisions.

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5 The Acorn explodes violently. The Roll Recipe

Monster and any other Monster or Warrior 1 Chocolate Supreme. The room is bathed in
adjacent to it take 1D6 Wounds each, with a faintly brownish glow which invigorates
no deductions at all. the Warriors. Each Warrior on the same
6 The Acorn starts to magically transform board section rolls a dice. If they score a 6
the Monster. Roll 1D6 and add the they may heal a number of Wounds equal
Monster's Toughness. On a roll of 7 or to the Halfling Thief's Battle-level.
more the Monster resists the effects but 2 Surprise Pudding. The Halfling's
takes 4D6 wounds with no deductions at conjurations fill the room with a sickly
all. On a roll of 6 or less the Monster is burning smell, making the Monsters cough
turned to stone and killed. and gag. Each Monster on the same board
section as the Halfling Thief will lose an
9 You are shown a map on which is marked a small attack in the next Monsters' Phase on a D6
wooded glade that is the home of the Mystical roll of 6. If a Monster has more than one
Whortleberry Bush. You may spend the next D6 attack and you roll a 6, roll again; it will
days doing nothing while you go there to pick some lose another attack on a second roll of 6.
(no need for Settlement Events). If you do this, roll Keep rolling until you fail to roll a 6, with
1D6 and look up the result on the following chart: the Monster losing one attack for each
successful roll.
Roll Result 3 Death by Chocolate! The Halfling Thief
1 You cannot find the place and go back throws the item of food at the target,
disappointed. The Halfling who gave you which suddenly feels its stomach distend
the information tells you the berries were and swell. The Monster will lose a number
all probably eaten by a Quarg, which is a of Wounds at the start of each turn, equal
voracious Monster and is known to devour to the roll of the Power dice plus the
entire villages. Halfling's Battle-level. If the Power dice
2-6 You find 1D6 Mystical Whortleberry comes up as a 1 the Monster does not lose
Bushes, each of which provides enough any Wounds and the spell no longer
berries for one snack that will heal 1D6 affects it. This spell can only be used
Wounds. Any Warrior may eat the berries, against one Monster at a time, so if a
and they do not count as food (see Monster is currently under its effects the
Halflings Thieves and Food). spell may not be cast. Monsters may not
Whortleberries only last one adventure use Ignore Blow, Ignore Pain, armour or
before they go rotten. Toughness or any similar deductions to
reduce the amount of Wounds they suffer.
10 After a long discussion with some distant relatives 4 Worm Stew. Grabbing a handful of dirt
you are bequeathed an old family heirloom. You and rubbing it into the food, the Halfling
immediately gain a piece of Objective Room throws the grimy item at the target, which
treasure, chosen as normal. begins to feel its legs clamped to the
ground as long worms writhe up and
11 You are given a page from the fabled Recipe Book of entwine around its legs. The Monster may
Huggo Bobbims. Once per turn you may cast the no longer move from its square, just as if it
spell written on the page. This does not require any were pinned, though it may fire weapons,
Power, but the Halfling Thief must give up one piece use spells and fight as normal. If a 1 is
of food to do so. If the Halfling uses the spells to rolled in the Power phase the spell ends.
heal another Warrior, he gains 5 gold for each 5 Restoration Pie. The food takes on a
Wound he heals. Roll 1D6 to see which recipe is healthy lustre and glows faintly with a
contained on the page, re-rolling if you already have golden light. A single warrior may eat the
that page : food and will heal 2D6 Wounds, but any
normal affects from eating the food are
lost.

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6 Special Dessert. The Halfling mumbles an 9 The Halfling Thief manages to 'acquire' a few items of
ancient incantation over the food and jewellery worth 2 rolls on the Earnings table.
passes it to one of the other Warriors (or
eats it himself). This affects one Warrior 10 The Halfling Thief's day's work is very successful, and
for this turn. Roll a dice for each hit the he manages to pick up a few objects d'art, one of which
Warrior suffers. On the roll of a 6 the is actually a piece of Objective Room treasure, make an
Wounds of the hit are instantly healed immediate roll on the table.
back; do not deduct any Wounds from the
Warrior's total. 11 The Halfling Thief takes part in a daring daylight
robbery which gains him 4 rolls on the Earnings table.
12 After eating some delicious cookies you are taken
into a small back room and given a jar of Magical 12 The Halfling Thief is met by the criminal underworld
Pickles. The jar of Magical Pickles may be used once of the settlement, who invite you to take part in a big
per adventure and will heal your Wounds back to robbery You cannot turn down their offer and must do
their starting total. Other Warriors may not use the nothing for the next D6 days but should roll a D6. On a
jar of Magical Pickles as it is too precious to waste roll of 1 you are caught red-handed and may be sent to
on non-Halflings. court. On any other result you gain 6 rolls on the
Earnings table from the escapade.

- UNEVENTFUL DAYS - Earnings table

When a Halfling Thief enters a Settlement there is a large D6 Roll Earnings

number of mischievous deeds he can get up to. Whenever 1 100 gold
you roll an Uneventful day on the Settlement Events table 2 1D3 x100 gold
roll 2D6 on the following chart: 3 1D6 x100 gold
4 2D6 x100 gold
Roll Event 5 1D6 x 300 gold
2 The Halfling Thief is caught trying to steal a pet 6 1 piece of Objective Room treasure, determined
from the Settlement's most important figure. If he normally
is sent to court there is a -1 modifier to the roll on
the Verdict table (see below) .
- BURGLARIES -
3 The Halfling Thief is caught stealing from a
bakers. While in a Settlement, the Halfling may perform one or
more Burglaries. There are various stages to performing a
4 In a fit of conscience the Halfling Thief tries to Burglary which may be carried out. This is summarised
give back everything he has stolen. Lose 1D6x50 next and explained in greater detail in the relevant sections
gold immediately of this booklet.

5 The Halfling Thief manages to steal something 1) Choose a Store or Special Location as the target
before being chased out of town. You may select of the Burglary. This may be ANY Location,
any item from the shops you are allowed to enter. even those not normally open to the Halfling
Roll for its availability and if it is there you get one Thief. However some Locations do not contain
for free. You must also leave the settlement appropriate items for the Thief to steal. This will
immediately. become clearer later.

6 The Halfling steals a few odds and ends which are 2) The Halfling Thief may visit the Underworld to
worth 10 Gold. Add this to your gold total. obtain Rumours of his target.

7 The Halfling runs a few quick games of 'Find the 3) The Halfling Thief may spend some time
Lady' before he is chased off by the Watch. Gain planning the Burglary.
1D6x50 gold.

8 After an average day's pilfering the Halfling Thief

has accumulated a few odds and ends. Make one
roll on the Earnings table.

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4) The Halfling Thief performs the Burglary. 3-5 'They've got stuff all over the place, but it's hard
to find!' The Burglary can be carried out as
The Target normal.
In order for the Halfling Thief to steal something during a 6 'The place is brimming with Stuff!' Add +1 to
Burglary, the location burgled must contain an list of items any Stock rolls you make during a burglary of
that are available to the Warriors who usually visit it. The this location (see later for Stock rolls).
list must include a price and a Stock value. See the main
rulebook for more details. Once you have decided upon the
target, roll as normal to see if there is such a place in the Gaurds Table
Settlement, if there isn't one in the Settlement, the Halfling D6 Roll Guards
Thief must choose another target. A Location or store may 1 1 'The place is right next to the Watch House!
only be the target of one attempted Burglary per Don't go near it!' You may not attempt to Burgle
Settlement. that Location in this Settlement.

THE UNDERWORLD 2 'The locks can be a bit of a pain.' Deduct -1 from

There are two types of people the Halfling can visit in the your Burglary roll if you attempt to Burgle this
Underworld: the Fence and the Insider. Every time the Location (see Burglary rolls later).
Halfling wishes to meet one of these people, even if he has
already located one in this settlement, he must make a 3-5 'There's easier places, but there's worse places
Location roil of 7+. (Location rolls are 3 dice in a city, 2 too, so I've heard.' The Burglary can be carried
dice in a town, 1 dice in a village) out as normal.

The Insider 6 'It'd be safer if they left it in the middle of the

The Insider gathers information for all the thieves of the square!' Add +1 to your Burglary roll if you
Settlement, telling them where shipments are kept, how decide to Burgle this Location (see Burglary rolls
well gu ard e d properties are, and so on. For each visit to later).
the Insider the Halfling Thief may ask about rumours on
his target. If he does not like the rumours then he may The Fence
choose another target. It is possible for the Halfling Thief Anything that a Halfling Thief steals in a settlement (no
to have rumours on several different targets before he matter what its source or the method used) may only be
decides which one he is going to burgle. Once the Halfling sold to other Warriors or to a Fence. The items are marked
has rumours on a target the rumours will stay the same; as stolen and even another Warrior cannot try to sell them.
they will not change if he visits the Insider and asks about
the same place again. Note that the Halfling Thief must Every time he visits a Fence the Halfling may sell any
decide which target is to be robbed before he starts stolen goods he has in his possession. Roll 1D6 for each
spending days Planning. possession and consult the following chart:

Roll 1D6 on each of the following tables.

Fence Table

Contents Table D6 Roll Result

1 The local watch interrupt the proceedings. You
D6 Roll Contents lose whatever you were trying to sell (discard it
1 'There's nothing there at all, don't even bother immediately) and are Caught.
goin'.' You may not attempt to Burgle that
Location in this Settlement. 2 You manage to sell the item for -10% less than
its usual selling price
2 'It's a bit sparse in there.' The Halfling Thief must
deduct 1 from all his Stock rolls if he attempts a
Burglary there (see later for Stock rolls).

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the dice rolls. If you roll a 1 on the Guards table you are
3-4 You get the normal selling price for the item. Caught.

5 You get the item at + 10% of its normal selling Regardless of the truth of the rumours, now roll 1D6 on
price. the following table, applying any modifiers from rumours,
Planning or any other source. A roll of a 1 is always a 1,
6 You manage to sell the item for its full value. irrespective of modifiers.

Burglary Table
Items which do not have a selling price listed (such as
items available from the Elven Quarter) count half their Roll Result
full price as their normal selling price. This only applies to 1 Stop Thief! The Watch apprehend you in the act
Halfling Thieves selling their items to Fences, not to and you are Caught. The Burglary has failed
anybody who wishes to sell an item with no listed selling
price. Once you have rolled on the table above you must 2-3 After all of your careful preparations you are
sell the item, whether you like the price or not! disturbed and flee empty handed.

PLANNING 4 You are slightly hurried but manage to get in.

To assist his attempt at the Burglary, a Halfling Thief may
spend one or more days Planning. The maximum number 5 You have quite a while to search out the
of days he can spend Planning in a single Settlement is 'bargains'. You may try to find and steal 1D3
equal to his Battle-level. These can be split between items before there is any risk of being caught.
several burglaries if he wishes or all used on the same
target. The days spent Planning must be consecutive, and 6 You have loads of time! You may try to find and
during this time the Halfling may do nothing else. While steal 1D6 items before there is any risk of being
Planning, the Halfling is hidden away and avoids contact caught.
with other people, so there is no need to roll on the
Settlement Events table for each day. The Halfling must To steal an item you must make its stock roll for it,
declare at the start of this period how many days he is applying any modifiers. Stock rolls are fully discussed in
going to spend Planning. After the last day of Planning, the the Warhammer Quest rulebook. You may only steal one
Halfling carries out the Burglary. of each item, but there is no limit to the amount of rolls
you can make before you successfully find the item.
For each day spent Planning roll 1D6. On a roll of a 6 the However, this is not without risk: if you ever fail a stock
Halfling has learned something new. He may add +1 to the roll and one or more of the stock dice is a 1, you are
subsequent Burglary roll. This is cumulative, so if he Caught by the Watch and must try to escape (see below).
manages to spend three days successfully Planning he will
gain +3 to his Burglary roll, for example.

THE BURGLARY
- SHOPLIFTING -
At the end of his last day of Planning the Halfling Thief Whenever a Halfling Thief enters a shop for any reason he
sets all of his plans in motion and performs the Burglary. may attempt to steal something. To do so he must make a
A Halfling may perform a Burglary without any Planning stock roll as normal, but modified by -4. If the Halfling
or rumours at all. If he has not done any Planning he will enters the shop solely for the purpose of theft there is a
not have any bonuses to his Burglary roll, while without further -1 modifier to the stock roll due to his suspicious
the knowledge of rumours he may walk into a trap. behaviour.

Whatever his Planning or state of readiness, first off all There is no limit to the number of items he may attempt to
roll 1D6; on a roll of a 1 the rumours were wrong! Roll shoplift, but cannot shoplift more than 1 of a single item
again on the Rumour Table to see what the reality is. If it (or a batch, such as D6 bandages). This is unaffected by
indicates that the Watch is there (i.e. a roll of a one on the any purchases he makes. You may only enter a store once
Guards table) then you are Caught and must abort the per Settlement, as usual, whether you go there to shoplift,
Burglary. purchase or both.

If you have not already gathered any rumours for this If the Halfling fails the adjusted stock roll, he is Caught
target, generate them now, to see if any modifiers apply to and may be punished.

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3 Theft
4 Grand Theft
- GETTING CAUGHT - 5
6
Unlawful Acquisition
Theft with Intent
Throughout his escapades there are many situations that
say the Halfling Thief has been Caught (OH NO!). The
Halfling Thief immediately loses whatever he was caught Sentence Table
stealing, from that particular store or location. To escape
capture, the Halfling Thief must roll 1D6 and add his Roll Sentence
Initiative. If the result is an eight or more, he has given 1 You are found innocent and are free to go!
them the slip and escapes. If he fails to do this, roll 1D6 on Anything confiscated from you (including any
the following Punishment Table: item you were caught stealing!) is returned to
your possession.
Punishment Table 2 You are given a stern warning but left free to go.
Roll Punishment 3 1,000 Gold fine which you must pay
1 The Halfling is sent to Court (see below) . immediately. If you cannot, after selling items
and so on, you must pay all you have and are
2 The Halfling is beaten up and thrown out of the thrown out of the Settlement.
settlement. He loses 1 Wound permanently and
must leave the settlement immediately. 4 Physical chastisement *. The judge orders you to
be physically mutilated in some way. Roll 1D6
3 The Halfling is thrown out of the settlement and and consult the following table:
told never to let his shadow fall there again.
Roll Chastisement
4-5 The Halfling Thief is summarily fined 2D6x100 1-2 Ear, finger or other non-vital
gold. appendage. This gives the Halfling a
rather more rascally look than before,
6 The Halfling Thief is charged 1D6x100 gold for and hurts for weeks afterwards.
the problems he has caused. 3-4 Leg cut off. You now move at half
your movement rate and have -2
BEING SENT TO COURT deducted from your Initiative, plus
There are some results on previous charts that say you are you may only break from Pinning on a
sent to Court. If this happens the Halfling Thief may do roll of 6. If you lose your other leg
nothing for the next D6 days while he languishes in jail. you must retire this warrior.
Any stolen items the Halfling Thief has yet to sell are 5-6 Lose a Hand. You are at -1 to hit with
confiscated, remove them from your Warrior sheet. any weapon, if you lose both hands
you must retire.
On the last day the Halfling is sent to Court and faces the
judge. You should roll 1D6 on each of the following tables 5 1D6x5 years imprisonment* The Halfling must
to see what the Court decides. be retired immediately. However, if you can roll
a 5 or 6 at the start of any adventure the Halfling
has managed to escape and he may participate
Crime Table
from that adventure onwards.
Roll Crime
1 Being a Halfling
2 Attempted Theft

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6 Death!!!” Roll 1D6 and consult the chart to see TRAINING TABLE
what your method of execution is going to be. If a Halfling Thief gains an increase to a characteristic
You are dead... which is already at its maximum, such as a 1+ Bow Skill
or a Weaponskill of then the player may choose which
Roll Method characteristic is increased instead. However, the Halfling
1 Beheading. 'Off with his head!' Thief may not choose to increase his Strength dice this
2 Hanging. 'The fellow's so short we won't way, and if he chooses Wounds he will gain 1D6 (re-
need a big scaffold!' rolling the first roll if it is a 1).
3 Drowning. 'Tie him to a pebble and
throw him in the river!' D66 Result
4 Burning. 'The chap's got so much fat on 11 Skill Cling Tightly. The Halfling Thief
him he'll probably melt to death!' 5!' leaps onto a Monster and wraps his arms around
5 Tenure. 'I'm bored, take him down to the its arms, legs or head, causing it to stumble
cells for later around trying to shake the Halfling off. You must
6 Starvation. 'I can think of no worse give up all your attacks to cling to a Monster that
punishment for a Halfling!' is larger than the Halfling. The Monster must be
in adjacent square at the start of the Warriors'
Sentences marked with * may be avoided if the Phase and may do nothing while the Halfling
other Warriors can pay to get the Halfling out clings to it. Roll a D6 at the start of each
(bribe the judge!). The amount to be paid is subsequent Monsters Phase, on a roll of 1 or 2
worked out by adding together the rolls on the the Halfling has been shaken off, takes 1D6
tables above (including the sub-tables) and Wounds with no deductions and is placed prone
multiplying the result by one hundred. If the in an adjacent square for a whole turn, while the
Halfling Thief manages to evade his fate by monster may act as normal. On a 3+ the Halfling
bribery the whole party must leave the settlement must continue to cling on, he may not stop
immediately and may never return there, on pain clinging voluntarily
of death!
12 Skill I can Fly! The Halfling is so acrobatic
that the other Warriors can throw him across the
- HALFLING THIEVES room. To throw the Halfling a Warrior must be in
an adjacent square at the start of the Warriors'
AND TRAINING - phase. Neither the Halfling or the other Warrior
may move that turn, but they may attack an
adjacent Monster if they have not yet attacked.
Halfling Thieves don't train in the normal way, instead
The Halfling may be thrown a number of squares
they perform a series of burglaries, robberies and con- equal to the other Warrior's strength, though the
tricks under the watchful eye of a more experienced thief.
distance may be shorter if you wish. The Halfling
The master thief continuously gives the Halfling hints and
may only be thrown into empty squares, but can
tips on certain aspects of their profession, and occasionally pass over any other obstacles.
shows them the odd trick or two. When you want to go up
a level you pay the gold as normal (it is used to fund the Profile The Halfling gains +1 Weapon Skill
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next few days' seams), but instead of simply updating your
Warrior's profile you should roll D66 on the training table
14 Skill Roll with blow. The Halfling rolls
below. The number of rolls you get depends on the level with the Monster's attack, reducing the amount of
you are going up to, as detailed on the table below. In damage he takes. Whenever he takes damage the
addition, you get certain set increases at some levels like
Halfling may reduce the number of wounds he
other Warriors, this is shown on the advance profile below. takes by 1D6+ his Battle-Level. The Halfling
As a Halfling's training is more risky by its nature, you may reduce the wounds by 2D6+ his Battle Level
should roll a D6 every time you go up a level, after you
instead if he wishes, but must be placed prone in
have worked out your new Warrior profile and skills. If the square he was in. The Halfling remains prone
you roll a 1 you have been caught on some escapade and for a whole turn.
must try to escape (see Being Caught).

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26 Skill Treasure Hunter. The Halfling Thief

15 Skill Cower and Hide. As the Monsters is exceptionally good at finding items of treasure
appear the Halfling scampers off to a place of and gold. Whenever the group gets an item of
safety. When Monsters are placed on the board dungeon room or Objective room treasure roll
the Halfling may immediately move a number of 1D6, and compare the roll with the following
squares equal to his Movement characteristic. He chart. If the roll is successful the Halfling gains
is not subject to the rules for pinning and may an extra roll on the Dungeon room Treasure
even move through squares occupied by other table. This is in addition to his innate ability to
Warriors or Monsters. He may not finish his find treasure.
move in an occupied square. This skill may not
be used in conjunction with any other skill. Title Success roll
Novice N/A
16 Profile The Halfling gains +1 to his Ballistic Burglar 6
Skill (so, 4+ to hit becomes 3+). Looter 5+
Brigand 4+
21 Skill Sneaky Swipe! The Halfling is a
master of sleight of hand and can take items more 31 Profile You may add +1 to your number of
easily. He may re-roll the dice once for a single Attacks.
item when he attempts to shoplift from a store.
32 Skill Sharp Ears. The exceptional hearing
22 Skill Avoid Trap. The Halfling has of the Halfling Thief allows him to warn the
developed lightning reactions that allow him to Warriors when Monsters are close. This skill may
avoid swinging blades, pitfalls and other traps. be used once per adventure and it allows the
Whenever the Halfling Thief is caught in a trap Warriors to ignore an Ambush . When Monsters
because of an event he may ignore the effects on are placed they do not gain their Ambush attacks
a roll of 3+ on 1D6. for that combat. If you gain this skill more than
once you may use this skill a number of times per
23 Skill Plucky. The Halfling Thief is adventure equal to the number of times you have
courageous and bold, dashing in where other rolled this skill.
Warriors fear to tread. The Halfling Thief may
re-roll any failed Fear or Terror tests once. If the 33 Skill 'Who's is this?' The Halfling uses the
second roll fails as well the Halfling Thief is hurly-burly of combat to swap a Monster's
affected as normal. equipment with something from his pack, usually
a Pork pie or piece of fruit. This skill can be used
24 Profile You may add +1 to a single once per combat. The Halfling may use this
characteristic, chosen by you. The only exception ability on a single Monster he starts the Warriors'
is your strength dice, which may not be increased phase next to. He may steal and throw away one
this way. Wounds will be increased by 1D6. Magic Item or Magic Weapon from the Monster,
but must replace it with something he is carrying.
25 Skill Opportunist The Halfling never
looks a gift horse in the mouth and can always 34 Skill 'Can I borrow that?' When the
seize the moment. This skill can only be used in Warriors find treasure the Halfling Thief
combination with the Nimble Feet skill. manages to end up with more than his fair share.
Whenever you use the Nimble Feet skill to move This skill can be used once per adventure when
under a Monster you may attack it as you go the party has found an item of Dungeon Room
through its legs. You get 1 attack with a +1 treasure and it allows the Halfling to steal a
modifier to hit. The attack does ID6 damage with magic item or weapon from another Warrior.
no deductions at all. When the Halfling has found out what the
treasure is he may keep it for himself. This piece
of treasure does not count towards the amount he
has taken from this adventure, but it does count
for the other Warrior, note this on his Warrior
sheet.

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36 Skill Goldmaster. The Halfling Thief is 2 You stab the Monster in the foot, it
adept at grubbing around in the dirt and prising loses 1D6 attacks in the next
coins out of cracks in the floor and walls. monster's phase as it hops around in
Whenever the Warriors find a piece of treasure pain
the Halfling Thief may roll 2D6. If either of the 3 You managed to cut the muscles in
dice end up as a 1 then he has found nothing, the back of one of its legs. The
otherwise multiply the result by ten and add this Monster loses D6 wounds and the
to the Halfling Thief's gold total . warriors have +1 to their hit rolls
against that Monster for a whole turn.
41 Skill Hide Evidence. When your Warrior 4 With a vicious swipe you cut the
is taken to court he hides the things that he has Monster's ear off, causing it to bleed
stolen. The Halfling Thief does not lose the heavily and bellow in rage. The
stolen items he possesses when he is taken to Monster takes 1D6 damage
court. immediately and will take 1D6
damage at the start of every
42 Skill Destiny. Your Warrior is set aside by subsequent Monster's phase. The
the gods to perform great deeds. At the start of bleeding stops if a one is rolled (the 1
each adventure you gain +1D6 Luck points. Any is still deducted from the Monster's
of these 'destiny' points that are not used are lost wounds). If a Monster dies from
at the end of the adventure. Roll separately for bleeding it is placed on the Halfling's
each adventure. warrior sheet.
5 Shrieking a war cry of The Moot the
43 Skill Nimble Feet. This skill allows the Halfling Thief brings his blade round
Halfling thief to duck between a monster's legs. in a glittering are that severs limbs
The Halfling may move through squares and imbeds into the Monsters side.
occupied by other Warriors or Monsters at half The Monster takes 2D6 wounds
his normal rate (each square moved through immediately and will also suffer
counts as 2). He may not end his move in an damage from bleeding as detailed in
occupied square. This skill cannot be used to result 4
move the Halfling through monsters that are not 6 The Halfling Thief lunges at the
larger than him, such as Goblins. Monster and his blade passes straight
through its neck, killing it
44 Profile You may add +1 to your Toughness. immediately. The Monster is dead but
your Warrior may do nothing at all for
45 Profile You may add +1 to number of the next 2D6 turns as he stares in
Attacks. disbelief at the Monsters corpse lying
at his feet
46 Skill Sneakily Stab. The Halfling sneaks
up on a monster and stabs it in a soft bit. The 51 Profile You may increase you chances of
Halfling may give up all his attacks for a turn to escaping from pinning by 1 (3+ becomes 2+, for
make a Sneaky Stab. Roll to hit as normal, and if example).
successful roll 1D6 on the chart below. A Sneaky
stab is never deducted for Toughness or Armour 52 Profile The Halfling gains +1 to his Ballistic
and Monsters with Dodge, Ignore Blow or Ignore Skill (so, 4+ to hit becomes 3+).
Pain may not use these abilities against a Sneaky
stab. 53 Skill Distract. By pointing suspiciously,
pulling rude faces and giggling loudly the
Roll Effect Halfling Thief manages to attract the attention of
1 The monster is unaffected by your some of the Monster's in the room. This skill will
weak blow and turns towards you. affect any Monster on the same board section as
The Monster immediately gets 1 the Halfling Thief. Roll 1D6 for each Monster,
attack against the Halfling Thief, on a roll of 6 it may do nothing for that turn. This
resolved as normal, and this does not skill can be used a number of times each
affect the Monster's abilities or attacks adventure equal to that shown on the table below:
in the next Monster's Phase.

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explore dark corners and find important clues. Halfings are

Title No Times / good-natured and care free, treating everybody as their
Adventure equal regardless of social standing or physical prowess,
Novice N/A they are sharp-witted and sharp tongued, and can lighten
Burglar 1 most situations with a well spoken jest.
Looter 2
Brigand 3 The most over riding concern for a Halfling is where his
next meal is coming from, and for a Halfling Thief this
54 Profile The Halfling Thief's initiative is constantly wars with his instincts to find loot. Though they
increased by +1. are not brave, halfings possess a rare source of
determination and stubbornness that most other races find
55 Skill Move silently. The Halfling's stealthy surprising. Though they may be plump, and not all that
walk allows him to spy on Monsters that are strong, Halfings are quite resistant to the elements, while
ahead of the Warriors in the dungeon. their simple nature, gives them an innate resistance to
magic.
Title No Times / Success
Dungeon roll Halfings are basically honest and speak their mind, and
Novice 1 5+ their unique perspective often provides solutions to
Burglar 1 4+ problems that the clouded judgement of Men dwarves and
Looter 2 4+ elves would miss.
Brigand 2 3+
Their small size makes Halflings good at hiding, using
56 Skill Evade(6) - as Elf skill. If you get this cover and exploring confined spaces. Their thieving skills
skill more than once you may add +1 to your allows them to do strange things such as tying up Orcs’
evade roll for each additional time you roll this boot laces, while their impertinence can be used to bait
skill. mighty sorcerers and other creatures who think themselves
of noble birth. Another use for a Halfling Thief is as bait
61 Profile You may add +1 to your number of for a trap. The Thief can stroll into a guard room, persuade
Attacks. the Monsters to chase him (not very difficult to do) and
then the other warriors can leap on the surprised Monsters.
62 Skill Run Away! The Halfling may double
his movement value as long as he does nothing Hufnall Trott stood with his eye to the iron keyhole, trying to
except move. discern the shapes moving beyond the huge oak doors. Gruff
voices drifted through the thick wood and he recognised the
63 Profile The Halfling gains +1 to his Chaos Dwarf language. The assembled Warriors behind him
Movement value. nudged and whispered, asking what was going on, but he ignored
them. Licking the tips of his fingers, Hufnall drew a long slither
64 Skill Dodge(6) - As Elf skill. If you get this of metal from his hat band and started working on the complex
skill more than once you may add +1 to your lock. With a soft click of tumblers the catch came free and
evade roll for each additional time you roll this Ranulf hid the lantern with his bearskin cloak while the other
skill. Warriors dropped back into the darkness.
65 Profile The Halfling gains +1 to his Initiative.
Clearing his throat Hufnall kicked open the door and strode
Skill Duck! The Halfling Thief is adept at
into the room. The Chaos Dwarves hats bobbed in disbelief as
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avoiding the blows of his attackers. Monsters are they turned from their map to face him. Jaws agape, they
at -1 to hit the Halfling Thief. watched as the Halfling boldly strode over to the map. Jabbing a
stubby little finger over a small Empire village Hufnall muttered
to himself just loud enough for the secret cabal of Chaos Dwarfs
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Halfling Thieves are very useful in roleplay adventure ,
where their agility and nimble fingers allow them to

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“That's what I thought. Fifteen miles out of my way and no sign “So! How about those three crowns for the fare?” A couple of
of my pony.” the more inexperienced Chaos Dwarfs started reaching into their
tunics, but their leader said a rude word and drew his huge two
He turned back to the Chaos dwarves and grinned innocently. handed hammer from his belt.

“I don’t suppose anybody could lend me a half-crown for the As The Chaos Dwarfs chased Hufnall out of the door the other
stage fare to Nuln? My pony was stolen last night and I must Warriors leapt on them from behind.
have taken a wrong turn in Mad Dog pass. I thought it looked a
bit dreary and was rather hot for the year Then I said to myself Hufnall winced as he watched the flash of the swords and heard
'Hufnall, you silly Baked Bean, you’ve wandered into the the screams of the dying Chaos Dwarves. He tossed his apple
Darklands again'. And here's me without my purse and only a core away and started to whistle quietly to himself:
few scraps to eat...” as he spoke the Halfling Thief had sauntered
over to the doors again and was casually munching an apple. “Should've given me the eight crowns for the fare to Nuln!”

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Battle- Gold Title Damage Wounds Luck WP Training
Level Dice Rolls
1 0 Novice 1 2D6 0 2 0
2 2,000 Burglar 1 3D6 1 2 3
3 4,000 Burglar 1 3D6 1 3 3
4 8,000 Burglar 1 3D6 2 3 4
5 12,000 Looter 2 4D6 2 4 4
6 18,000 Looter 2 4D6 3 4 3
7 24,000 Looter 2 4D6 3 4 3
8 32,000 Looter 2 5D6 3 4 3
9 45,000 Brigand 2 5D6 4 5 4
10 50,000 Brigand 2 6D6 4 5 4

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