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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

Grade 1a

Official GW/Fanatic Rules

Hired SwordCostUpkeepSource
Arabian Merchant20 gc10 gcTown Cryer 22
Beast Hunter35 gc15 gcTown Cryer 28
Dwarf Troll Slayer25 gc10 gcMordheim Rulebook
Elf Ranger40 gc20 gcMordheim Rulebook
Freelancer50 gc20 gcMordheim Rulebook
Halfling Scout15 gc5 gcMordheim Rulebook
Highwayman35 gc20 gcTown Cryer 26
Imperial Assassin40 gc20 gcTown Cryer 6
Ogre Bodyguard80 gc30 gcMordheim Rulebook
Pit Fighter30 gc15 gcMordheim Rulebook
Roadwarden40 gc20 gcTown Cryer 26
Tilean Marksman30 gc15 gcTown Cryer 6
Warlock30 gc15 gcMordheim Rulebook

Grade 1b

Unofficial, but released through GW/Fanatic. Professional quality.

Hired SwordCostUpkeepSource
Bard20 gc10 gcTown Cryer 13
Big Game Hunter (Lustria)40 gc18 gcTown Cryer 13
Black Orc Overseer60 gc40 gcNemesis Crown Supplement
Bounty Hunter40 gc15 gcTown Cryer 13
Chameleon Skink (Lustria)70 gc12 gcTown Cryer 12
Clan Skryre Rat Ogre100 gc1 wyrdstoneTown Cryer 25
Dark Elf Assassin (Lustria)70 gc25 gcTown Cryer 12
Duellist35 gc15 gcTown Cryer 13
Dwarf Pathfinder35 gc15 gcNemesis Crown Supplement
Dwarf Treasure Hunter55 gc30 gcFanatic Magazine Magazine 8
Elf Mage45 gcn/aFanatic Magazine Magazine 5
Gaoler30 gc15 gcMordheim Facebook Page
Halfling Thief25 gc15gc*Fanatic Magazine 7
Human Scout10 gc5 gcNemesis Crown Supplement
Kislev Ranger30 gc15 gcFanatic Magazine Magazine 6
Mule Skinner35 gc15 gcTown Cryer 14
Nomad Scout (Khemri)30 gc15 gcTown Cryer 19
Norse Shaman45 gc25 gcTown Cryer 12 (Lustria), Border Town Burning Supplement
Old Prospector2 treasures1 treasureNemesis Crown Supplement
Pathfinder (Lustria)60 gc15 gcTown Cryer 12
Priest Of MorrHeron/aTown Cryer 12
Runesmith Journeyman30 gc15 gcNemesis Crown Supplement
Shadow Warrior (Lustria)35 gc15 gcTown Cryer 13
Snake Charmer (Khemri)40 gc10 gcTown Cryer 19
Thief (Khemri)30 gc15 gcTown Cryer 19
Tomb Robber (Khemri)30 gc15 gcTown Cryer 19
Warrior Priest Of Sigmar40 gc20 gcTown Cryer 28
Witch30 gc15 gcTown Cryer 13
Witch Hunter30 gc15 gcNemesis Crown Supplement
Wolf Priest of UlricHeron/aTown Cryer 8

Grade 1c

Experimental, not released through GW/Fanatic. Approved by people who previously submitted grade 1a/1b material and vouch for it's quality.

Hired SwordCostUpkeepSource
Bone Goliath225 gcn/aBorder Town Burning Supplement
Cathayan Merchant20 gc10 gcBorder Town Burning Supplement
Chaos Centaur65 gc25 gcBorder Town Burning Supplement
Coachman20 gc10 gcBorder Town Burning Supplement
Grave Robber45 gc18 gcBorder Town Burning Supplement
Hobgoblin Scout45 gc20 gcBorder Town Burning Supplement
Ninja70 +3D6 gcn\aBorder Town Burning Supplement
Pyromaniac25 gc10 gcBorder Town Burning Supplement
Swordsmith60 gc15 gcBorder Town Burning Supplement

Grades 2 & 3

Further grades can be found at broheim.net.

Hired Sword Availability per Warband

Warband:
Grades:
NameCostUpkeepGradeSource
Arabian Merchant
20 gc10 gc1aTown Cryer 22
Beast Hunter
35 gc15 gc1aTown Cryer 28
Dwarf Troll Slayer
25 gc10 gc1aMordheim Rulebook
Elf Ranger
40 gc20 gc1aMordheim Rulebook
Freelancer
50 gc20 gc1aMordheim Rulebook
Halfling Scout
15 gc5 gc1aMordheim Rulebook
Highwayman
35 gc20 gc1aTown Cryer 26
Imperial Assassin
40 gc20 gc1aTown Cryer 6
Ogre Bodyguard
80 gc30 gc1aMordheim Rulebook
Pit Fighter
30 gc15 gc1aMordheim Rulebook
Roadwarden
40 gc20 gc1aTown Cryer 26
Tilean Marksman
30 gc15 gc1aTown Cryer 6
Warlock
30 gc15 gc1aMordheim Rulebook
Bard
20 gc10 gc1bTown Cryer 13
Big Game Hunter (Lustria)
40 gc18 gc1bTown Cryer 13
Black Orc Overseer
60 gc40 gc1bNemesis Crown Supplement
Bounty Hunter
40 gc15 gc1bTown Cryer 13
Chameleon Skink (Lustria)
70 gc12 gc1bTown Cryer 12
Clan Skryre Rat Ogre
100 gc1 wyrdstone1bTown Cryer 25
Dark Elf Assassin (Lustria)
70 gc25 gc1bTown Cryer 12
Duellist
35 gc15 gc1bTown Cryer 13
Dwarf Pathfinder
35 gc15 gc1bNemesis Crown Supplement
Dwarf Treasure Hunter
55 gc30 gc1bFanatic Magazine Magazine 8
Elf Mage
45 gcn/a1bFanatic Magazine Magazine 5
Gaoler
30 gc15 gc1bMordheim Facebook Page
Halfling Thief
25 gc15 gc*1bFanatic Magazine 7
Human Scout
10 gc5 gc1bNemesis Crown Supplement
Kislev Ranger
30 gc15 gc1bFanatic Magazine Magazine 6
Mule Skinner
35 gc15 gc1bTown Cryer 14
Nomad Scout (Khemri)
30 gc15 gc1bTown Cryer 19
Norse Shaman
45 gc25 gc1bTown Cryer 12 (Lustria), Border Town Burning Supplement
Old Prospector
2 treasures1 treasure1bNemesis Crown Supplement
Pathfinder (Lustria)
60 gc15 gc1bTown Cryer 12
Priest Of Morr
Heron/a1bTown Cryer 12
Runesmith Journeyman
30 gc15 gc1bNemesis Crown Supplement
Shadow Warrior (Lustria)
35 gc15 gc1bTown Cryer 13
Snake Charmer (Khemri)
40 gc10 gc1bTown Cryer 19
Thief (Khemri)
30 gc15 gc1bTown Cryer 19
Tomb Robber (Khemri)
30 gc15 gc1bTown Cryer 19
Warrior Priest Of Sigmar
40 gc20 gc1bTown Cryer 28
Witch
30 gc15 gc1bTown Cryer 13
Witch Hunter
30 gc15 gc1bNemesis Crown Supplement
Wolf Priest of Ulric
Heron/a1bTown Cryer 8
Bone Goliath
225 gcn/a1cBorder Town Burning Supplement
Cathayan Merchant
20 gc10 gc1cBorder Town Burning Supplement
Chaos Centaur
65 gc25 gc1cBorder Town Burning Supplement
Coachman
20 gc10 gc1cBorder Town Burning Supplement
Grave Robber
45 gc18 gc1cBorder Town Burning Supplement
Hobgoblin Scout
45 gc20 gc1cBorder Town Burning Supplement
Ninja
70 +3D6 gcn/a1cBorder Town Burning Supplement
Pyromaniac
25 gc10 gc1cBorder Town Burning Supplement
Swordsmith
60 gc15 gc1cBorder Town Burning Supplement

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.