Hur Hur Hur...

It is years since the Orks first tried to invade Necromunda. A drifting space hulk full of Orks crashed onto the planet but the combined forces managed to wipe out the green hordes, or did they?
A few of the orks managed to escape to the hive bottom and live off the fungus there and whatever squigs they had with them after several years of waiting the ork hordes have grown to quite a substantial size and need to expand above the hive bottom. But first they must know what lies above so they send in the kommandos to scout around steal supplies and generally GIVE DA HUMMIES A TASTE OF DA BOOT LEATHA!!!!

Being an ork player in Wh40k (and as some of my friends put it being an ork) I was quite keen on the idea of using orks in Necromunda. I have seen quite a few attempts at translating the 40k orks to Necro but most of them, whilst fair and everything, have ammounted to little more than a standard gang with +1 toughness and -1 initiative. So I though I'd try and do better myself and make an ork gang that was substatially different to the other gangs, and if possible had a decent plot allowing extra gang members to arrive after the gang has been started. And so, whilst considering the plot I though of the Blood Axe Kommandos, a gang who _all_ have infiltrate and high stats well after alot of work this is what I came up with.
I decided that with the huge cost of the kaptin it would be best to let the player choose whether or not to buy him so I created the sargeant who doubles up nicely as the special weapons ork. Having done the basic rules I still wasn't quite content, they just weren't orky enough, I wanted guns that blew up in my face, I wanted ridiculous bionics and I wanted gretchin, so I set about writing the ork rare trades table and when this was finished the gang finally seemed to be truely orky.
Actually most of the orkyness comes from the rare trades and the table could be easily adjusted for use with other ork mobs (all that would need changing is the events table).

Please try out these rules and mail me with any comments, advice, flames etc.

Stats and Costs

Skills

All Blood Axe Kommandos have infiltrate and survivalist (see below).
As orks Blood Axe Kommandos are immune to pinning from non-wounding hits.
(i.e. they still become pinned from flesh wounds and falling(but not jumping down))

Blood Axe Kommandos gain skills at the usual times.
Kommandos can have Muscle, Ferocity, Combat, and Stealth skill groups.
Sargeants can have Muscle, Ferocity, Combat, Stealth and Shooting skill groups.
Kaptins can have Muscle, Ferocity, Combat, Stealth, Shooting and Agility skill groups.

Equipment

Standard Equipment:-
Kommandos and Trainees can have close combat, pistol, basic and stikkbomb weapons.
Sargeants and Kaptins may also have special weapons.
Gretchin may have hand to hand, pistol and gretchin weapons although only gretchin with 20 or mor exp may use shotguns.

Hand to Hand Weapons			Basic Weapons			Gretchin Weapons
Axe	10		Boltgun	35*		Autogun	20
Chainsword	25		Special Weapons			Blunderbuss	10
Power Axe	45**					Handbow	5
Power Sword	55		Flamer	40		Musket	5
Sword	10		Melta-gun	95		Shot-Gun	20
Massive Weapon	15		Plasma Gun	70		Bolt Ammo	15
Pistols			Stikkbombz			Hot-Shot	5
Auto Pistol	15					Manstopper	5
Bolt Pistol	20		Frag	30		Stub-Gun	10
Hand Flamer	20		Krak	50		Dum-Dum	5
Plasma Pistol	25		Melta	50

*The Boltgun can be bought for 15 as a replacement for the initial Bolt Pistol
**The Power Axe can be bought for 35 as a replacement for the initial Axe

Rare Trade Chart and Details:-

11) Event:-

2D6	Event	Effect
2	Urgent Mission	Make no more rolls on the rare trades table until after the next mission.
3	Mission Unimportant*	You may buy no more Mob-members until after next mission (Exc. Gretchin)
4-6	Slight Delay	Gain 1 extra tooth per Ork in mob
7	Warbosses Favour	Have 3 extra rolls on the rare trades table
8-10	Major Delay	Gain D6 extra teeth per Ork in mob
11	Special Mission*	You may buy one member of your mob for half price
12	Training	You get one 'trainee' free (details below)

* If Mission Unimportant and Special Mission are both rolled they cancel each other.
12-13) Mekboy: Power Fist (85+3D6)
14-16) Mekboy: Kombi-Weapon (100+3D6)(D4: 1=twin-bolters 2=bolta-flamer 3=bolta-plasma 4=bolta-melta)(see below)
21) Mekboy: Auxilary Grenade Launcher (80+2D6)(see below)
22-24) Mekboy: Kustom Weapon (D6: 1-3=Kustom Shoota(200+4D6) 4-6=Kustom Blasta(300+4D6))(see below)
25) Mekboy: Rare Weapon (D6: 1-4=Master-Krafted Bolt Pistol(100+4D6) 5-6=1 In a Million Weapon(twice normal cost))(see below)
26) Mekboy: Weapon Reload(half weapon cost)
31) Mekboy: Grapnel(30+D6)
32) Mekboy: Silencer(10+D6)
33) Mekboy: Koncealed Blade(10+D6)
34) Mekboy: Infra-Goggles(30+D6)
35) Mekboy: Force-Field (D6: 1-4=Refractor Field(50+3D6) 5-6=Kustom Force Field(200+4D6))(see below)
Kustom Force Field: Whenever an ork with a kustom force field is shot roll D6 and subtract the roll from the strength of the shot, if a six is rolled the shot is canceled out completely but the force field shorts out and the ork suffers a strength 3 hit and the force field may not be used again until the next encounter.
36) Mekboy: 'Eavy Armour (same as Carapace)(70+3D6)
41) Painboy: Frenzon (50+2D6)
Frenzon can be used to induce frenzy or hatred into the model immediatly with no
test against Ld required, this state can be negated at any time. Every time a dose
is administered roll D6 on a 1 the model suffers D3 wounds.
42) Painboy: Medipakk (80+4D6)
43) Painboy: Doc's Surprise:-
Cancels out any and all (physical) injuries except old battle wound.
N.B. This includes impressive scars and horrible scars.
Select an ork to receieve treatment, pay 60+2D6 and then roll on the chart below.

2D6	Treatment	Effect	rating
2	Steel Jaw	No effect what-so ever, what a waste of teeth	0
3-5	Fungus Blood	Same as bio-booster	50
6-7	Fungus Breath	+1 attack, due to the ultimate halitosis	25
8-9	Armour Plating	+1 toughness	50
10-11	Fuel Injection Implant	+2M +2I, the ork is fitted with an injection system for ork vechile fuel	120
12	Cybork Body	+2S +2T, not much ork left at all mainly metal	200

No ork may have more than 1 Doc's Surprise
44-46) Painboy: Rebuilt Kranium:-
Cancels out any head wounds,lost eyes, and partially deafened
Select an ork to receieve treatment, pay 30+D6 and then roll on the chart below.

2D6	Treatment	Effect	rating
2	Steel Skull	Head-butt attack(+1 S in charging round), acts as a Madboy	0
3-6	Auto-Senses	Cannot be blinded etc.	30
7-8	Respirator Mouth Piece	As respirator in Necromunda	10
9-11	Ordinary Bionik Eye	Standard Bionic Eye as in Necromunda	50
12	Teleskopic Eye	Combines the effect of a bionik eye with that of a teleskopic sight.	60

Orks with Steel Skulls, do not suffer from the head wound injury on the injury chart
Any ork under-going head surgery has a 25% chance of gaining one psychic power (Wyrd minor power chart)
51-53) Painboy: Bionik Leg:-
Cancels out any leg wounds.
Select an ork to receieve treatment, pay 80+2D6 and then roll on the chart below.

2D6	Treatment	Effect	rating
2-3	Peg-leg	-1M, the ork receives a 6+ unmodifiable save in battle, if this comes up the ork is suffers a additional -1M for the rest of the battle and no longer receives the save	0
4-8	Standard Leg	As in Necromunda	80
9-10	Suction Feet	The ork may walk on walls and even ceilings, if the ork is downed whilst doing this he falls and takes appropriate damage	100
11-12	Telescopic Legs	+2M, the ork may raise himself 2 inches above the ground and back down at will, the ork may also do pop up attacks (of two inches), the ork may cross obstacles up to 2" high with no penalty, the ork may also hold onto a ledge and pull his legs up beneath him for two movement	100

54-56) Painboy: Bionik Arm:-
Cancels out any arm or hand wounds.
Select an ork to receieve treatment, pay 80+2D6 and then roll on the chart below.

2D6	Treatment	Effect	rating
2-3	Weapon	The ork has a hand weapon moulded onto his arm and therefore can not use the arm for anything else.(D6: 1-2=knife 3-4=axe 5=sword 6=chain-sword)	As weapon
4-5	Concealed Blade	The ork has a blade concealed in his arm, treat like the concealed blade in Necromunda	10
6-7	Standard Bionik Arm	As bionik arm in Necromunda	80
8-9	Grapple Arm	The ork may shoot the grapple 4" where it has a 75% chance of grappling an opponent (assuming there is one within the 4"), a grappled opponent acts with a WS & BS of one and cannot move, the ork can also use the grapple for climbing and descending buildings, again it has a range of 4"	100
10	Spike Arm	+1WS and always counts as having higher Initiative in close combat, the arm contains concealed spikes which may be extended and retracted by the ork	80
11-12	Squig Attack Arm	In hand to hand combat the ork may unleash the squig, inflicting a strength 5 attack wiht no save modifier on his opponent, (one squig is loaded for each encounter)	50

61-64) Runtherd: Gretchin Assistant
Pay (20+2D6) then roll on the chart below.

2D6	Gretchin
2	Mad Gretchin
3	Incompetent Gretchin
4-6	Standard Gretchin
7-8	Odd-Lad (D6: 1-2=Meklad, 3-4=Painlad, 5-6=Runtlad)
9	Gretchin Marksman
10	Stealth Gretchin
11	Gretchin Champion
12	Super Gretchin

65) Runtherd: Snotling Assistant
Pay (30+2D6)and roll on the table below:-

2D6	Snotling	effect	rating
2	Flag Waver	An ork with this assistant is detected when he would normally be hidden and spotted when he would normally be detected, he does however receive a moral boost for having fis flag waved and gets +1 to all leadership tests	15
3-4	Squig-pipe player	An ork with this assistant may prompt his assistant to play the bagpipes at any time, if he does so he is immediatly spotted but all enemies on over watch within 12" mus take a leadership test or lose overwatch	35
5-7	Grabba	An ork with this assistant may send out his snotling to pick up loot within 2" of himself (assuming there are no enemies within 2" of the loot as well)	10
8-9	Watcha	If an enemy on over watch tries to shoot a an ork with this assistant the assistant notices the enemy's gun pop up and prompt his master, the ork with this snotling gets a 4+ unmodified save against overwatch fire.	30
10-11	Vicious attack snotling	When the ork with this assistant is in hand to hand combat, the enemy suffers an additional strength 2 hit regarless of the combat result	40
12	Extra pair of hands	An ork with this assistant may gain a bonus attack dice in hand to hand combat for having two assault weapons even if he has a basic or special weapon	25

66) Runtherd: Squig(D6: 1-3=face-eater 4-5=detekta squig 6=medi-squig)
Face-Eater: May be used once, is thrown at an opponent and immediatly engages them in hand-to-hand combat stats: Ws=3 S=5 T=2 A=1 I=4 counts as charging in the first round, there is no save modifier on hits from the face-eater squig.(30+2D6)
Detekta: Same as bio-scanner in Necromunda.
Medi-Squig: Just like the medi-squigs used in mega-armour but not being so well housed it only provides a 5+ unmodifiable save. (60+4D6)

New Weapons:-
Kombi-Weapons: Each shooting phase you can either fire just one barrel of the kombi-weapon as per the normal rules or fire both barrels at the same target with a -1 to hit modifier on both shots. Both barrels take ammo rolls seperatly. The twin Bolters are treated differently to the other kombi-weapons, just use them like a bolter with 1 sustained fire dice, the first time the weapon fails an ammo check it mearly loses the capability of sustained fire.
Auxiliary Grenade Launcher: This weapon can be fitted onto the side of any other weapon inculding hand-to-hand weapons, and may be fired in addition to normal shooting. The grenade launcher is loaded with either krak or frag grenades (choose which when yo purchase the launcher). A model carrying an auxiliary grenade launcher may choose to shoot a weapon and the grenade launcher in the same shooting phase with a -1 to hit modifier on both shots. The two weapons take ammo rolls seperatly.
Kustom Shoota and Kustom Blasta: The first time an ammo check is required for this weapon roll D6: 1:Automatic Fail 2-3:6+ 4-5:4+ 6:2+, then make the check, the ammo roll for the weapon is then fixed for good and should be noted onto your mob roster. The first time a misfire is rolled roll D6 and consult the misfire table below. Once the misfire has been rolled once it is fixed and should be noted on the mab roster.

D6	Result
1	Major Malfunction: the weapon explodes inflicting a S4 hit on the ork carrying it, in addition the weapon is damaged beyond repair and may never be used again
2-5	Minor Malfunction: the weapon explodes inflicting a S4 hit on the ork carrying it, the weapon will, however be fully repaired in time for the next encounter.
6	Ammo Check: Make an extra ammo check.

Weapon Stats:- tr>

Weapon	Short Range	Long Range	To Hit (Short)	To Hit (Long)	STR.	DAM.	Save Mod.	Ammo Check	Special Rules
Auxiliary Grenade Launcher	0-6	6-12	-	-1
Krak					6	D6	-3	Auto.	-
Frag					3	1	-1	Auto.	2" Blast
Kustom Shoota	0-12	12-32	+1	-1	Art.dice	1	-2	Various	Sustained Fire - 2 dice (see above)
Kustom Blasta	0-16	16-36	-	-1	Art.dice	1	-1	Various	D3" Blast (see above)
Master Krafted Bolt-Pistol	0-12	12-24	+2	+1	4	1	-1	never fails	close combat

The other mob members:-

Member	M	Ws	Bs	S	T	W	I	A	Ld	Equipment etc.	Skill groups	Exp	Rating
Mad Gretchin	4	2	3	3	3	1	2	1	5	Follows madboy rules, Knife	Agility	20+D6	15
Incompetant Gretchin	4	2	3	3	3	1	2	1	5	Knife	Agility	20+D6	20
Standard Gretchin	4	2	3	3	3	1	2	1	5	Knife	Agility & 1 other (choose randomly)	20+D6	20
Meklad	4	2	3	3	3	1	2	1	5	Armorer Skill, Knife	Agility & Techno	30+D6	25
Painlad	4	2	3	3	3	1	2	1	5	Medic Skill, Knife	Agility & Techno	30+D6	25
Runtlad	4	2	3	3	3	1	2	1	5	Combat Master Skill, Knife	Agility & Combat	30+D6	25
Gretchin Marksman	4	2	3	3	3	1	2	1	5	Random Shooting Skill, Knife	Agility & Shooting	30+D6	25
Stealth Gretchin	4	2	3	3	3	1	2	1	5	Random Stealth Skill, Knife	Agility & Stealth	30+D6	25
Gretchin Champian	4	3	4	3	3	1	3	1	6	Knife	Agility and 2 others (choose randomly)	60+D6	45
Super Gretchin	4	3	3	3	3	1	4	2	7	Knife	Agility, Ferocity, Combat	100+D6	55
Trainee	4	3	3	3	4	1	2	1	7	Bolt Pistol, Axe, Flak Armour, Frag Stikkbombz	Combat, Ferocity & Muscle	20+D6	95

When Trainees get over 60 exp they gain access to stealth skills, and instead of
making an advancement roll gain Infiltrate skill (unless they already have it).

Mob member without infiltrate can only come on the following encounters:-
Ambush
Hit and Run (Blitz and Shoot Up results)
Hunters (Outlanders Scenario)
Loot and Pillage (Outlanders Scenario)
Rescue
Shoot Out
The Raid
As any in any other encounter they would be too big a risk.
(In my local league we play that you cannot use infiltrate in any of these scenarios, except for starting hidden.)

Madboy Rules:-
To represent an ork (or gretchin)'s madness roll D6 at the start of the game and consult the mad chart below. The ork is then affected by the psycology rules indicated. At the start of each subsequent turn the Ork player rolls D6: on a score of 1-5 nothing happens, but on a roll of 6 the ork changes to anoter madness. Roll on the Mad chart again. Should the ork be broken then a new madness is established as soon as he recovers (consult the mad chart). If two orks with different madnesses move withnin 2" of each other then one will change to the other madness, for each madness that any orks in the group (remember 3 mad orks could be within 2" of each other) roll D6 and add the total leadership of the orks with this madness, the madness with the highest score prevails (reroll any draws).
The Mad Chart:-

D6	Madness
1	Fear: The ork fears all enemy units but is immune to all other psycology rules including terror. It does not fear any weapons and does not have to test just because it is being hit by shooting. See the Psycology section of the Necromunda rule book. As far as this ork is concerned the whole world is frightening and it would be far better if they all went home.
2	Stupidity: The ork is very confused and must test for stupidity at the start of his turn as described in the psycology section of the Necromunda rulebook. The Madboy is immune to all other psycology.
3	Hatred: The ork hates all of the enemy as described in the psycology section of the Necromunda rulebook. The ork is immune to all other psycology
4	Frenzy: The ork is frenzied and is affected by the rules for frenzy described in the Necromunda rulebook. He is immune to all other psycology
5	Immune to Psycology: The ork is completely unaffected by any of the psycology rules and will automatically pass any Break test or any other Leadership-based test it is required to make.
6	Crazy: The ork is really crazed this time, convinced that he is uper-strong, invulnerable, or ultra-fast. The ork becomes immune to psycology/Break test exactly as in 5 above. In addition, add +1 to one characteristic (roll a D6): 1=M, 2=WS, 3=BS, 4=S, 5=T, 6=A. This bonus lasts while the ork is crazy and is deleted when he changes his madness

N.B. The mad ork will only take the mobs bottle tests if he would normally be doing so (i.e. You do not automatically pass all bottle test just becomes one ork is immune to Break tests unless this ork is your current leader.)

Advancing your Mob

The mob goes off on missions for a period of time determined by it's size and can
only trade between missions.

One mission lasts a number of encounters equal to the number of orks who started the mission.

Every encounter each ork grows D4-1 teef, inaddition the Kaptin's influence within the Warband
generates D4-1 teeth (if the Kaptin is with the Mob he pools his personnal wealth as well)
All teef are collected at the end of an encounter.

You may roll on the rare trade chart once for each surviving ork and a further D3 times
for the influence of the Kaptin.

If your mob contains a sargeant and no kaptin and the sargeant gets to over 200 exp then the sargeant is immediatly promoted to kaptin and gains access to the agility skill group although his cost and stats do not change. This means that you may then by another sargeant as your mob may contain 1 sargeant and 1 kaptin.

Any ork who returns from a mission without the standard equipment (due to disarming/weapon explosions et.) is immediatly requiped with standard equipment.(N.B. The cost of an ork does not decress when he losses standard equipment)

Survivalists:- When a kommando (including trainees with 60+exp) rolls dead or captures on the serious
injuries table you may reroll the result.
Any ork who uses this ability does not generated any teef after that encounter.

Experience table:-

Experience Points	Ork Title	Gretchin Title	Notes
0-5	Wildboy	Runt
6-10	Wildboy	Runt
11-20	Stormboy	Runt
21-30	Boy	Grot	Starting level for Trainees and Gretchin
31-40	Boy	Grot	Starting level for skilled Gretchin
41-50	Boy	Grot
51-60	Boy	Grot
61-80	Nob	Prize Grot	Starting level for Kommandos and Gretchin Champions
81-100	Nob	Prize Grot
101-120	Nob	Super Grot	Starting level for Sargeants and Super Gretchin
121-140	Nob	Super Grot
141-160	Nob	Super Grot
161-180	Nob	Super Grot
181-200	Nob	Super Grot
201-240	BigBoss	Gretchin Hero	Starting level for Kaptins
241-280	BigBoss	Gretchin Hero
281-320	BigBoss	Gretchin Hero
321-360	BigBoss	Gretchin Hero
361-400	BigBoss	Gretchin Hero
401+	WarBoss	Mighty Gretchin	A fighter who reaches this stage may not advance any further

Advance Roll Table:-

2D6	Result
2	New Skill. Choose any of the skill tables and randomly generate a skill from it.
3-4	New Skill. Select one of the standard skill tables for the fighter and randomly generate a skill from it.
5	Characteristic Increase. Roll agin: 1-3 = +1 Strength; 4-6 = +1 Attacks
6	Characteristic Increase. Roll agin: 1-3 = +1 WS; 4-6 = +1 Bs
7	Characteristic Increase. Roll agin: 1-3 = +1 Initiative; 4-6 = +1 Leadership
8	Characteristic Increase. Roll agin: 1-3 = +1 WS; 4-6 = +1 BS
9	Characteristic Increase. Roll agin: 1-3 = +1 Wounds; 4-6 = +1 Toughness
10-11	New Skill. Select one of the standard skill tables for the fighter and randomly generate a skill from it.
12	New Skill. Choose any of the skill tables and randomly generate a skill from it.

Maximum Stats:-

	M	WS	BS	S	T	W	I	A	Ld
Orks	4	6	6	4	5	3	5	3	9
Gretchin	4	5	6	4	4	3	5	3	7

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