Oathmark: Oathbreakers

by Joseph A. McCullough, Alan Lathwell (Illustrator)

Overview

The second supplement for Oathmark: Battles of the Lost Age, bringing rules for undead forces, character development, and a completely new campaign for players to experience.

Dark necromancers have laid claim to forsaken kingdoms and summoned forth the souls of those who defiled their oathmarks. The dead, once again, march to war. As armies of wraiths and skeletal warriors bring destruction to their lands, the small kingdoms of the Marches also turn to the spirits of the dead. Gathering the most ancient and powerful of oathmarks, they recall the spectral forms of those that died in loyal battle to once again come forth in defence of their kingdoms. With these ethereal warriors joining their ranks, the kings of the Marches may yet stand.

This supplement for Oathmark: Battles of the Lost Age introduces the forces of the dead to the game. Some armies will use dark magic to summon the souls and corpses of traitors from the past, while others will recall the spirits of loyal warriors that gave their lives and willingly fight again. This book also includes expanded rules for characters, which allow you to chart their progress from battle-to-battle, and watch as they grow in rank, responsibility, and power. All of these rules are then incorporated into a campaign featuring new scenarios that together tell of an epic war for survival.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781472837004
Publisher:	Bloomsbury USA
Publication date:	11/24/2020
Series:	Oathmark
Pages:	80
Sales rank:	627,331
Product dimensions:	7.40(w) x 9.50(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Joseph A. McCullough is the author of several non-fiction books including A Pocket History of Ireland, Zombies: A Hunter's Guide, and Dragonslayers: From Beowulf to St. George. In addition, his fantasy short stories have appeared in various books and magazines such as Black Gate, Lords of Swords, and Adventure Mystery Tales. He is also the creator of Frostgrave and Frostgrave: Ghost Archipelago, and co-wrote The Grey Mountains, a supplement for the Middle-Earth Role-Playing Game. He lives in the UK.

His continued ramblings can be read at:
therenaissancetroll.blogspot.co.uk

Table of Contents

Introduction 4

Undead Armies 8

Undead Kingdoms and Armies 8

Undead Units 10

Legendary Heroes 29

Legendary Heroes in Your Army 30

Creating a Legendary Hero 30

Gaining Experience Points and New Heroic Traits 32

Legendary Heroes and Death 34

Heroic Traits 36

Military Expeditions 42

Military Expedition 1: The Farseer Tower 43

Scenario 1: Lost in the Hills 44

Scenario 2: Secure the Road 45

Scenario 3: In the Towers Shadow 46

Military Expedition 2: The Ring of Sunken Stones 49

Scenario 1: Faces in the Water 50

Scenario 2: The Trees Have Eyes 51

Scenario 3: The Sunken Stones 53

Military Expedition 5: The Well of Prophecy 57

Scenario 1: Skirmish in the Ruins 57

Scenario 2: On Silent Wings 59

Scenario 3: Securing the Well 60

Strange and Catastrophic Events 62

Appendix 67

New and Unique Territories 67

Circle of Oathmarks 68

Collegium 68

Enchanted Glade 68

Farseer Tower 69

Healing Well 69

Master Fletchers 69

Precious Metal Mines 69

Memorial Gardens 69

Military Academy 70

Sunken Stones 70

Temple 70

Training Grounds 71

Well of Prophecy 71

New Special Abilities 72

Legendary Hero 72

Limited Manoeuvres 72

Limited Movement 72

Shadowform 73

Spellcaster Control 74

Undead 74

Uncaring 74

Unthinking 74

New Spells 75

Necromancer Spells 75

Credits 78

Legendary Heroes Sheet 79