Twistweald

Released: August 2024, Briar and Bone boxed set.

Updates

FAQ Update 26/08/25

• Update to Eruption of Thorns ability.
• Points changes:
  • Swarmsage (-10)
  • Twistroot Dryad (-10)
  • Twistroot Warden with Guardian Halberd (-5)
  • Twistroot Warden with Guardian Bow (-5)
  • Twistroot Warden with Spitespear (-5)
  • Twistroot Revenant with Harvester Blade (-5)
  • Twistroot Spite-Revenant with Briarlash (-5)

Battle Trait

Optional Rule

Battle Traits are optional rules that add additional flavour to a warband. All fighters must share this runemark to be eligible.

There are also Battle Traits for each Grand Alliance.

Trait Runemark	Trait
Twistweald	Ravaged by Corruption: At the end of each battle round, you can choose a friendly fighter with this battle trait that is within 1” of one or more enemy fighters and roll a dice. On a 2+, allocate 1 damage point to that friendly fighter If that friendly fighter is not take down, pick one of those enemy fighters. Allocated D3 damage points to that enemy fighter.

Reaction

Runemark	Reaction
	Mycelial Ravaging: A fighter can make this reaction when they are targeted by a melee attack action but before the hit rolls are made. For each hit roll of 5+ from that attack action, allocate 2 damage points to the attacking fighter.

Abilities

Runemark	Ability
	[Double] Flesh-piercing Talons: During the next melee attack action made by this fighter, critical hits are scored on a 5+ for that attack action.
	[Double] Voracious Swarm: Pick a visible enemy fighter within 12" of this fighter and roll a number of dice equal to the value of this ability. For each roll of 3+, allocate 1 damage point to that enemy fighter.
	[Double] Eruption of Thorns: Allocate a number of damage points equal to half the value of this ability to each enemy fighter within 1" of this fighter.
	[Triple] Thorned Grasp: Pick a visible enemy fighter within 3" of this fighter, then roll a dice. On a roll of 2+, allocate 2 damage points to the fighter being rolled for. Keep rolling in this way and allocating damage points to that fighter until a roll is equal to or lower than the previous roll.
	[Triple] Devour Infection: Pick a friendly fighter within 12" of this fighter and roll a number of dice equal to the value of this ability. For each roll of 4+, allocate 1 damage point to that friendly fighter. For each damage point allocated to that fighter by this ability, add 1 to the Attacks characteristic of the next melee attack action made by that fighter until the end of the battle round.
	[Quad] Twisted Song: Remove a number of damage points allocated to this fighter equal to the value of this ability. This fighter can then make a bonus move action or a bonus attack action.

Fighter Profiles

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The Twistweald box contains:

• 1x Swarmsage
• 1x Twistroot Warden, with a choice of Guardian halberd or Spitespear
• 1x Twistroot Warden, with a choice of Guardian bow, Guardian halberd or Spitespear
• 1x Twistroot Revenant with Harvester blade
• 1x Twistroot Revenant with Harvester blade, which can alternatively be built as a Twistroot Spite-Revenant with Briarlash
• 3x Twistroot Dryads

Hero

Swarmsage

3

4

4

2/5

3-7

2

4

3/6

180

4

4

22

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Fighters

Twistroot Warden with Guardian Halberd

2

3

5

3/4

120

4

4

12

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Twistroot Warden with Guardian Bow

1

2

3

2/3

3-15

4

4

1/2

115

4

4

12

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Twistroot Warden with Spitespear

2

4

4

2/4

115

4

5

12

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Twistroot Revenant with Harvester Blade

1

4

4

2/5

105

4

4

12

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Twistroot Spite-revenant with Briarlash

3

3

5

2/3

105

4

4

12

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Twistroot Dryad

1

4

4

2/4

100

5

4

10

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