What better time to break out a Warhammer Fantasy Battles campaign supplement from 2001 than right now in 2024 with the Old World rules? Well we’re doing it!

Campaign Details: Whether by tunnel or by ship, various forces have found their way to the misty aisle of Albion. They will be playing out a series of campaign games that affect one to the next in story fashion, using the full Dark Shadows rules (see below).

Participants	Faction
Andrew	Lizardmen
Dave F	Tomb Kings
Dave L	Chaos
Enrico	Dwarfs
Ryan	Trolls and Goblins
Steve	High Elves

Truthsayers, Dark Emissaries, & Fen Beasts

Stats, Abilities, and Wargear are the same as the original Dark Shadows Campaign. The Truthsayer and Dark Emissary spell list has been adjusted to put in line with Old World casting values (generally adding 2 to the difficulty, tho matching spell casting values with matching spells, such as Light of Battle matching Elementalism’s Earthen Rampart). The Campaign will determine when these characters are added to players’ forces.

Winds of Magic

The winds of magic are always swirling in Albion, and as they are channeled by spellcasters the magical might of different lores waxes and wanes depending on their triumphs and mishaps. The following chart shows the current standing (start of campaign 2/13/25) of the lores of magic, and the effect of that standing. As the campaign progresses, the lores will shift in position due to game results–but the same structure of rank holds for whatever lore occupies it at the time.

Lore	Rank	Effect
Waaagh! Magic (plus Gork and Mork)	One	+3 to the casting total of each spell, but any double rolled (except a double 6) is a Miscast
Illusion	Two	+2 to the casting total of each spell
Saphestry, Naggaroth, and Athel Loren	Three	+1 to the casting total of each spell
Elementalism (plus Lustria and Troll)	Four	+1 to the casting total of each spell
Dark Emissary	Five	Normal rules apply
Truthsayer	Six	Normal rules apply
Necromancy (plus Undeath and Nehekhara)	Seven	Normal rules apply
Battle Magic (plus the Lady, Hashut, and Great Maw)	Eight	-1 to the casting total of each spell
Dark Magic (plus Beasts)	Nine	-1 to the casting total of each spell
High Magic	Ten	-2 to the casting total of each spell
Daemonology (plus Daemons, Horned Rat, and Chaos)	Eleven	-3 to the casting total of each spell, but there is so little magical energy here you cannot Miscast or cast a Perfect Invocation

Albion Weather

Whether because it is an island or because of the specific wards of the Old Ones, the weather on Albion tends to be worse than elsewhere in the Old World. Not only that, but it’s changing constantly. These rules determine the effects of the weather on each battle.

At the start of each game round, roll a d6 to determine the Outlook: whether things are getting better or worse. On a 1-2 apply a -1 to the current weather on the weather table. On a 3-4 there is no change. On a 5-6 add a +1 to the weather table. The weather for each game day of the campaign may be pre-set or players may be instructed to randomly generate. Without any other guidance the weather begins at Number 5 – Light Drizzle.

Number	Weather	Effect
1	Hail Storm	Flying models must use their ground movement speed . Effects of Driving Rain and Gales and Showers also apply. -1 results on the Outlook roll have no effect.
2	Driving Rain and Gales	Units take the worst result of the two dice rolled when charging, falling back, fleeing, or pursuing. All missile fire is -1 to hit. War machines that do not use BS to hit need to roll a 3+ on a d6 to fire this round. Effects of Showers also apply.
3	Showers	Treat Forests and Roads as Swamps (dangerous terrain, impassible to war machines and chariots).
4	Light Drizzle and Fog	At the start of a Game Round with this weather roll an artillery dice and multiply by three. That is the distance in inches that models can see. Models cannot declare a target of a charge or attack if they cannot see the target. A misfire means a momentary lifting of the mists and line of sight is treated as normal.
5	Light Drizzle	Everyone expects drizzle in Albion, so no effect.
6	Cloudy Puddles	Pretty nice, but the pooling effects of recent rain treat Forests  and Roads as Swamps (dangerous terrain, impassible to war machines and chariots).
7	Ominous Clouds	The clouds hang dark and low in the sky and gather for an imminent cloud burst. Hills and other tall features lose the Vantage Point special rule. Effects of Cloudy Puddles also apply.
8	Lightning Storm	Rain is imminent, and lightning strikes begin to scatter the battlefield. At the start of a round roll a d6 for every unit that is on Open Ground more than 3” away from a piece of terrain taller than them. Add a +1 to that roll if the unit is judged to have significant metal gear. On a 6, that unit is struck by lighting and suffers d6  Str 3 hits with no armor save permitted. Effects of Cloudy Puddles and Ominous Clouds also apply.   Also, if an Outlook result of +1 is rolled after a turn of Lighting Storm, the storm truly breaks loose, and the Weather is immediately set to level 1: Hail Storm.

Further updates on campaign specifics, teams, and more will follow as we flesh things out.