Hired Swords

recruiting hired swords

This section introduces Hired Swords – professional mercenaries – to Mordheim campaign games. Taverns in the settlements and shanty towns around Mordheim are good recruitment centres for warriors who do not belong to any particular warband or retinue, but instead hire out their services to the highest bidder.

A player can recruit Hired Swords when he creates his warband, or during the campaign phase after a game.

Hired Swords do not count towards the maximum number of warriors or Heroes a warband may have on its roster and don’t affect your income from selling wyrdstone. However, Hired Swords do count as part of the warband for purposes of Rout tests, etc whilst in battle.^✏️ A player cannot buy extra weapons or equipment for a Hired Sword, and he cannot sell the Hired Sword’s weapons or equipment. To reflect their rarity, you can only have one of each type of Hired Sword in your warband. You may not use the Leadership of any of the Hired Swords for Rout tests.

hire fee

When a warband recruits a Hired Sword, you must must pay his hire fee. Subsequently, after each battle he fights, including the first, you must pay his upkeep fee if you want him to remain with the warband. If the Hired Sword is killed, or you no longer require his services, you don’t have to pay any upkeep! These costs are indicated in the entries for each Hired Sword.

The money paid to Hired Swords comes from the warband’s treasury in the same way as buying new weapons or recruiting new warriors. If you don’t have enough gold to pay for the Hired Sword, or want to spend it on other things, he leaves the warband. Any experience he has gained will be lost, even if you hire a new Henchman of the same type.

injuries

If a Hired Sword goes out of action during the game, roll for his injuries as you would roll for a Henchman after a battle (i.e, 1-2 = Lost; 3-6 = Survives).

hired swords and experience

Hired Swords gain experience in exactly the same way as Henchmen. Refer to the scenarios to find out how much experience Hired Swords gain after each game.

Write the name and profile of a Hired Sword on your roster sheet in one of the Henchman group slots.

Once the Hired Sword gains enough experience for an advance, roll on the Heroes Advancement table (as opposed to Henchmen) to determine which advance he gains. Skills available to the Hired Swords are listed under their entries.

List of Hired Swords

Warband:

No warband restrictionCult of the PossessedMarienburgersMiddenheimersReiklandersSisters of SigmarSkavenUndeadWitch HuntersAverlandersBeastmen RaidersCarnival of ChaosDwarf Treasure HuntersKislevitesOrc MobOstlandersAmazons (Lustria)Amazons (Mordheim)Arabian Tomb RaidersBlack OrcsBretonnian KnightsDark ElvesDwarf RangersForest GoblinsGunnery School of NulnHochland BanditsHorned HuntersImperial OutridersLizardmenMiragleansMootlandersNorse ExplorersOstermarkersOutlaws of Stirwood Forest, ThePiratesPit FightersRemasensShadow WarriorsSkaven of Clan PestilensTileansTomb GuardiansTrantiosBattle Monks of CathayBlack DwarfsBretonnian Chapel GuardCourt of the Profane PleasuresThe Cursed CavalcadeManeatersMarauders of ChaosMerchant CaravansNight GoblinsNight Goblins (web)Norse ExplorersThe Restless DeadThe Sons of HashutDreamwalkers, Cult Of MorrDruchiiDwarf Slayer CultGrave RobbersHalflingsMasters Of HorrorNecrarchs, the Soul StealersOgre Hunting PartyOrder Of The MareOutlaws of Stirwood Forest, ReduxProtectorate Of SigmarSkaven of Clan MoulderSnotlingsSorcerous SocietySurvivors Of StrigosVampire Hunters of SylvaniaWood Elves of Athel Loren

Grades:

core 1a 1b 1c 2a

Name	Cost	Upkeep	Grade	Source
Dwarf Troll Slayer	25 gc	10 gc	core	Mordheim Rulebook
Elf Ranger	40 gc	20 gc	core	Mordheim Rulebook
Freelancer	50 gc	20 gc	core	Mordheim Rulebook
Halfling Scout	15 gc	5 gc	core	Mordheim Rulebook
Ogre Bodyguard	80 gc	30 gc	core	Mordheim Rulebook
Pit Fighter	30 gc	15 gc	core	Mordheim Rulebook
Warlock	30 gc	15 gc	core	Mordheim Rulebook
Arabian Merchant	20 gc	10 gc	1a	Town Cryer 22
Beast Hunter	35 gc	15 gc	1a	Town Cryer 28
Highwayman	35 gc	20 gc	1a	Town Cryer 26
Imperial Assassin	40 gc	20 gc	1a	Town Cryer 6
Roadwarden	40 gc	20 gc	1a	Town Cryer 26
Tilean Marksman	30 gc	15 gc	1a	Town Cryer 6
Bard	20 gc	10 gc	1b	Town Cryer 13
Big Game Hunter	40 gc	18 gc	1b	Town Cryer 13 (Lustria)
Black Orc Overseer	60 gc	40 gc	1b	Nemesis Crown Supplement
Bounty Hunter	40 gc	15 gc	1b	Town Cryer 13
Chameleon Skink	70 gc	12 gc	1b	Town Cryer 12 (Lustria)
Clan Skryre Rat Ogre	100 gc	1 wyrdstone	1b	Town Cryer 25
Dark Elf Assassin	70 gc	25 gc	1b	Town Cryer 12 (Lustria)
Duellist	35 gc	15 gc	1b	Town Cryer 13
Dwarf Pathfinder	35 gc	15 gc	1b	Nemesis Crown Supplement
Dwarf Treasure Hunter	55 gc	30 gc	1b	Fanatic Magazine Magazine 8
Elf Mage	45 gc	n/a	1b	Fanatic Magazine Magazine 5
Gaoler	30 gc	15 gc	1b	Mordheim Facebook Page
Halfling Thief	25 gc	15 gc*	1b	Fanatic Magazine 7
Human Scout	10 gc	5 gc	1b	Nemesis Crown Supplement
Kislev Ranger	30 gc	15 gc	1b	Fanatic Magazine Magazine 6
Mule Skinner	35 gc	15 gc	1b	Town Cryer 14
Nomad Scout	30 gc	15 gc	1b	Town Cryer 19 (Khemri)
Norse Shaman	45 gc	25 gc	1b	Town Cryer 12 (Lustria), Border Town Burning Supplement
Old Prospector	2 treasures	1 treasure	1b	Nemesis Crown Supplement
Pathfinder	60 gc	15 gc	1b	Town Cryer 12 (Lustria)
Priest Of Morr	Hero	n/a	1b	Town Cryer 12
Runesmith Journeyman	30 gc	15 gc	1b	Nemesis Crown Supplement
Shadow Warrior	35 gc	15 gc	1b	Town Cryer 13 (Lustria)
Snake Charmer	40 gc	10 gc	1b	Town Cryer 19 (Khemri)
Thief	30 gc	15 gc	1b	Town Cryer 19 (Khemri)
Tomb Robber	30 gc	15 gc	1b	Town Cryer 19 (Khemri)
Warrior Priest Of Sigmar	40 gc	20 gc	1b	Town Cryer 28
Witch	30 gc	15 gc	1b	Town Cryer 13
Witch Hunter	30 gc	15 gc	1b	Nemesis Crown Supplement
Wolf Priest of Ulric	Hero	n/a	1b	Town Cryer 8
Bone Goliath	225 gc	n/a	1c	Border Town Burning Supplement
Cathayan Merchant	20 gc	10 gc	1c	Border Town Burning Supplement
Chaos Centaur	65 gc	25 gc	1c	Border Town Burning Supplement
Coachman	20 gc	10 gc	1c	Border Town Burning Supplement
Grave Robber	45 gc	18 gc	1c	Border Town Burning Supplement
Hobgoblin Scout	45 gc	20 gc	1c	Border Town Burning Supplement
Ninja	70 +3D6 gc	n/a	1c	Border Town Burning Supplement
Pyromaniac	25 gc	10 gc	1c	Border Town Burning Supplement
Swordsmith	60 gc	15 gc	1c	Border Town Burning Supplement
Beggar	10 gc	5 gc	2a	Fanatic Online 94
Chaos Fury	30 gc	20 gc	2a	Mordheim Facebook Group
Cursed Hillman	60 gc	25 gc	2a	Fanatic Online 49
Dark Mage	35 gc	15 gc	2a	Letters of the Damned 6
Dwarf Slayer Pirate	30 gc	15 gc	2a	Fanatic Online 45
Emissary Of Chaos	50 gc	20 gc	2a	Fanatic Online 94
Estalian Diestro	35 gc	15 gc	2a	Letters of the Damned 2
Fallen Sister	55 gc	15 gc	2a	Fanatic Online 25
Goblin Lantern Bearer	15 gc	5 gc	2a	Fanatic Online 89
Gravesman	25 gc	15 gc	2a	Letters of the Damned 5
Halfling Knight	20 gc	10 gc	2a	Fanatic Online 94
Imperial Tactician	40 gc	20 gc	2a	Fanatic Online 94
Knight of the White Wolf	55 gc	20 gc	2a	Mordheim Facebook Group
Ninja Gnoblar	35 gc	10 gc	2a	Mordheimer Information Center
Ogre Slave Master	90 gc	35 gc	2a	Fanatic Online 89
Slaver	20 gc	10 gc	2a	Fanatic Online 94
Swashbuckler	30 gc	15 gc	2a	Fanatic Online 94
Ungor Trapper	20 gc	10 gc	2a	Mordheim Facebook Group
Weaponsmith	30 gc	15 gc	2a	Fan Made from the Web
Wood Elf Hunter	50 gc	20 gc	2a	Letters of the Damned 2

Clarification of grades

Core: Published in the original Mordheim Rulebook. Grade 1a: GW/Fanatic Rules deemed "official"in the 2005 Rules Review.
Grade 1b: Unofficial, but released through GW/Fanatic. Professional quality.
Grade 1c: Experimental, not released through GW/Fanatic. Approved by people who previously submitted grade 1a/1b material and vouch for it's quality.
Grade 2a: Reliable, created and tested by fans and gaming groups. Will likely blend well with grade 1 warbands.

Further grades can be found at broheim.net.

We have tried to incorporate all the restrictions and permissions from both the warbands and the hired swords. If you feel a hired sword should or should not be available to a certain warband, please post a screenshot from the rules in our Discord.