BattleLore Rules & Reference Pack Version 3
I’ve finally finished updating my rules summaries and reference sheets for BattleLore, and this time I’ve put them all together into one download: the BattleLore Rules & Reference Pack. This comprehensive PDF document summarises in compact, easy-to-reference form all the BattleLore rules currently available. If you wish, you’ll never have to use the reference cards again.
You’ll find a host of similar rules summaries and reference sheets for many popular games at Universal Head’s blog site, Headless Hollow, on the Freebies: Boardgame Reference Sheets page.
The Pack lives on the Guild Downloads page, but you can download it direct from here: BattleLore Rules & Reference Pack v3.3: PDF (2Mb)
If you find any errors or have any suggestions for improvement, please let me know.
I must apologise in advance, but I won’t be helping to make or host translations of this file—unfortunately, it’s just too time consuming to provide the original art files, check the layout etc. This latest version will be hosted here in English only, though you can still download the translations that have been done by dedicated fans in the past.
Update: v3.1 has a corrected Terrain Reference page.
Update: v3.2 has a corrected Troll powers section.
Update: v3.3 has corrections to Hills, Cliffs, Bridge and Earth Elemental.
Two Downloadable Unit Upgrades for BattleLore
It’s been a while since we’ve heard anything from Fantasy Flight concerning BattleLore, so hopefully these two tidbits are the precursor to some new announcements.
Advanced Training: Field your armies with boosted Dwarven Cattle Riders and the improved Goblin Sling ammunition designed by BattleLore creator, Richard Borg! Commanders can print out the following altered cards that take the place of the existing cards of the same name.
You can download the new unit cards here.
New Troll Scenario
A new Troll scenario is now available at the Fantasy Flight website. Click here for the news item (with a small Q&A with Richard Borg) and here for the BattleLore support section.
You must register to download.
Campaign Rules: Fan Expansion
BattleLore fan Chris Lewis has put an amazing amount of work into this set of Campaign rules, new races and new creatures for BattleLore. In this one zip file you’ll find all of his home brew rules and ideas, including:
- Rules for campaigns in the world of BattleLore that can be run in a night, a weekend, or a much longer period, and the maps you’ll need to run them.
- Terrain deployment cards to allow random battlefields (169 combinations).
- Details on 14 new races, 15 creatures (including cannons) and 6 Wyverns along with counters to use them on the battle board.
This has all been put together into a ZIPPED file you can download here (1.9 Mb). Check it out!
Thanks Chris for all the hard work you’ve put into this excellent contribution!
Official Adventures on BattleLoreMaster
The Official Adventures page is now chock-a-block (with permission from Fantasy Flight Games) with all 54 of the official BattleLore adventures, in both A4 and Letter format PDFs, for your downloading and playing pleasure.
Enjoy!
BattleLore Reference Sheet Translations
A couple of updates for German and Polish BattleLore fans … v9.1 of the BattleLore Reference Sheet is now available in both German and Polish, thanks to the fantastic efforts of Gerald Uitz, our German correspondent, and Piotr Kopania, our man on the spot in Poland. Many thanks lads!
As usual, head to the Guild Downloads section for the latest downloads.
The BattleLore Lore Card Compendiums: August ‘08
Gerald Uitz, tireless BattleLore fan that he is, brings us the August update of the Lore Card Compendiums. English, French and German files have been updated.
As usual, head to the Guild Downloads section for the latest downloads.
The Siege of Juvage: Fan Fiction & Adventure
“A loud crash drowned the cries of the citizenry as another boulder hit the castle wall. The ground shook, and small pebbles from the ceiling gave off a glassy sound as they hit the marble floor. The aging scribe sat anxiously at his desk in the castle library. He was sweating heavily as he awaited Count Gervase. Some of the shelves had toppled over, and the floor was now littered with books and random debris from the broken decorations that had once adorned this elegant hall. Dawn had broken, and the small city of Juvage awoke to the sound of crashing boulders.”
It’s wonderful to see how some BattleLore fans have been inspired by the game to create their own game variants, adventures and background.
Jorge Molinari has not only created a great adventure with Deliver the Message, but he has written an excellent piece of fiction to accompany it, The Siege of Juvage.
This has all been put together into a PDF document you can download here (772 Kb). Read the story, then play the adventure for yourself!
Thanks Jorge for all the hard work you’ve put into this excellent contribution!
BattleLore Reference Sheet finally updated
Sorry this took so long folks—I’d actually finished updating the BattleLore Reference Sheet ages ago to include the Dwarven Battalion rules, and then neglected to upload it!
As usual, for best results, print out in colour on double-sided matt card (don’t forget to print at 100%), cut out and laminate.
Enjoy! Go to the Guild Downloads section for the download.
Update: Now v9.1.
The BattleLore Compendiums: June ‘08
One of the most hard-working and dedicated members of the BattleLore community, Gerald Uitz, brings us the June update of his incredible Compendiums. All files have been updated (the German versions have been entirely reworked in collaboration with Days of Wonder) except the English Creatures Compendium, for which there were no new entries.
The June editions of the Lore Cards Compendiums and the Creatures Compendiums are now online. As usual, go to the Guild Downloads section for the latest downloads.
The BattleLore BattleBox Project
Dedicated BattleLore fan Christian Schepers has created these spectacular component boxes for BattleLore. With the official approval of Days of Wonder, here they are, in both English and German versions!
English version: Download PDF (32.5Mb)
German version: Download PDF (32.3Mb)
The BattleLore Compendiums: April ‘08
Things may be a little quiet out there on the BattleLore front lately, but still the improbably dedicated Gerald Uitz keeps us all up to date with his beautiful Compendiums. The April editions of the Lore Cards Compendiums and the Creatures Compendiums are now online.
For these editions, it’s time to do a full new print-out, because Gerald has, with the approval of Days of Wonder, rewritten the titles on most of the pages to make finding your answers even easier. As of the next release you can then go back to just printing and replacing the revised index and pages with new entries.
As usual, go to the Guild Downloads section for the latest downloads.
Replacement Call to Arms cards available
The card backs on the first edition Call to Arms cards did not match the backs of the Specialist Card decks that were later released. While this does not affect game play, for those who would like a visual match Days of Wonder have printed replacement decks of the 10 Call to Arms cards with the correct matching card backs and are offering a free replacement program.
Get the cards here.
The BattleLore Compendiums: January ‘08
The prodigious Gerald Uitz kicks off 2008 with a couple of updates: January editions of the English and German Lore Cards Compendiums.
Remember, for each new revision you now need only print and replace the revised index and pages with new entries.
As usual, go to the Guild Downloads section for the latest downloads.
The BattleLore Compendiums: December ‘07 editions
The stupefyingly reliable Gerald Uitz brings us our Xmas presents in the form of December editions of both the Creatures Compendium and the Lore Cards Compendium.
Remember, for each new revision you now need only print and replace the revised index and pages with new entries.
Go to the Guild Downloads section for the latest English, French and German PDF downloads. The only document that has seen no changes this month is the French Creature Compendium.
The BattleLore Compendiums: November ‘07 editions
Gerald Uitz, he who is beloved of BattleLore players everywhere, pulls out the proverbial stops and brings us November editions of both the Creatures Compendium and the Lore Cards Compendium.
Remember, for each new revision you now need only print and replace the revised index and pages with new entries.
Go to the Guild Downloads section for the latest English, French and German PDF downloads. The only document that has seen no changes this month is the French Creature Compendium.
The BattleLore Creatures Compendium: October ‘07 edition
The formidable Gerald Uitz brings us the October ‘07 editions of his Creatures Compendium.
Like the Lore Cards Compendium, the document has been redesigned for even greater ease of use. It contain several sections, each with its own pagination. The sections are designed as individual sub documents, each with a separate page count. Each page number contains the section ID and a page counter in the format x.y.
This means that for each new revision you need only print and replace the revised index and pages with new entries without messing up the overall document structure.
Go to the Guild Downloads section for the latest English, French and German PDF downloads.
The BattleLore Lore Cards Compendium: October ‘07 edition
The dedicated Gerald Uitz brings us the October ‘07 editions of his Lore Cards Compendium.
In response to concerns about the usage of paper and ink, Gerald has made a few changes this month. The new documents contain five sections, each with its own pagination. Section 1 contains the introduction and index with roman page numbers. Sections 2-5 are reserved for the 4 Lore Masters. They are designed as individual sub documents, each with a separate page count. Each page number contains the lore card ID and a page counter in the format x.y. So, the Rogues Deja Vu would have page number 3.1. If there is more one page under that card, the next page would be 3.2.
This means, that for each new revision you need only print and replace the revised index and pages with new entries without messing up the overall document structure.
Go to the Guild Downloads section for the latest English, French and German PDF downloads.
The Ultimate BattleLore Rules Summaries and Reference Sheets
Since the last versions of the Universal Head BattleLore rules summaries and reference sheets we’ve seen quite a few additions and clarifications to the BattleLore rules.
Now at last you can download these definitive sheets safe in the knowledge that you are completely up-to-date.
Firstly, the BattleLore Rules Summary is at version 2. Not only have the first two pages (the core rules), been carefully checked and revised, but the next two pages provide you with a handy summary of the Epic rules, and the final page a summary of the Call to Arms rules.
Then, the very useful BattleLore Rules Reference has been updated to version 8. This includes all the new terrain, weapons and unit types from the specialist packs and expansions, all carefully presented on a single double-sided sheet.
Many thanks go to ColtsFan76, the tireless BattleLore fan some of you may know from the official forums, whose proofreading and suggestions have been invaluable in the making of these updates.
As usual, for best results, print out in colour on double-sided matt card, cut out and laminate.
Enjoy! Go to the Guild Downloads section for the downloads. Translated versions will be posted as soon as possible.
Update: The Reference has been updated to v8.1 with the correction of some small cosmetic errors.
The BattleLore Creatures Compendium: August ‘07 edition
Gerald Uitz brings us the September ‘07 edition of his Creatures Compendium—only one change to the French edition this month, the English and German editions remain the same.
Go to the Guild Downloads section for the latest PDF downloads.
The BattleLore Lore Cards Compendium: September ‘07 edition
The assiduous Gerald Uitz is back with the September ‘07 editions of his Lore Cards Compendium.
Go to the Guild Downloads section for the latest English, French and German PDF downloads.
BattleLore Rules Summary Translation - Polish
My BattleLore Rules Summary continues to be translated thanks to the efforts of some hard-working BattleLoreMaster supporters.
Go to the Downloads section of the Guild to find the new Polish translation by Piotr Kopania.
Thanks for your hard work Piotr! If you’d like to volunteer to translate the Summary into another language, contact Universal Head on the email address at the bottom of this page.
Q&A with DOW (August 24-27 2007)
ColtsFan76—whom many of you will know as a tireless poster on the official DOW forums and always there to answer questions and help other players out—has posted a Q&A with DOW where some popular questions about BattleLore and the Specialist packs have been definitively answered.
Goblin Musicians
Check out the official forums here for a good summary of the rules concerning Goblin musicians.
The BattleLore Creatures Compendium: August ‘07 edition
Gerald Uitz continues his incredible work with the August ‘07 edition of his Creatures Compendium—just German and English updates; there were no new entries for the French version this month. Note that a French translation for the Creature Trampling Chart is in the works.
Go to the Guild Downloads section for the latest PDF downloads.
The BattleLore Lore Cards Compendium: August ‘07 edition
August is here, and with it Gerald Uitz keeps us all up to date with the August ‘07 edition of his Lore Cards Compendium.
Go to the Guild Downloads section for the latest English, French and German PDF downloads.
The BattleLore Creatures Compendium
The next phase in easy BattleLore reference material is here!
Following the success of his incredibly useful Lore Cards Compendium, organiser and translator extraordinaire Gerald Uitz has taken the online Creatures Compendium and, with a bit of graphic help from yours truly, has made it available in beautiful, downloadable PDF.
Of course, Gerald will be keeping this document regularly up to date (the latest version will always be available in the Guild Downloads section), in English, French and German versions.
Thankyou Gerald for your tireless efforts on behalf of BattleLore players!
Go download it now!
The BattleLore Lore Cards Compendium: July ‘07 edition
Gerald Uitz perseveres in the herculean task of regularly updating the Lore Cards Compendium for our benefit—the July ‘07 edition is ready now!
Go to the Guild Downloads section for the latest English, French and German PDF downloads.
The BattleLore Lore Cards Compendium: June ‘07 edition
The redoubtable Gerald Uitz keeps us all impeccably up to date with his June 2007 edition of his Lore Cards Compendium—a few days early due to a well-earned impending holiday.
Go to the Guild Downloads section for the latest English, French and German PDF downloads.
Fan-made BattleLore Desktop Wallpapers
More BattleLore Desktop Images for your computer, each in four different resolutions, and this time from a dedicated fan!
Dennis Jewell created these four BattleLore desktop wallpapers and kindly submitted them to BattleLoreMaster for your enjoyment.
Keep watch for new desktops in the Guild Downloads section as they are created, and feel free to submit your own designs to share with other fans.
Call to Arms rules clarification
Richard Borg clarifies some questions about creatures raised by the new Call to Arms rules in this thread. Also, we get our first official indication that there will be creatures in the future that count for multiple council levels!
The BattleLore Reference Sheet V7 (German)
The BattleLore Reference Sheet (currently at v7) has been kindly translated into German by the hard-working Gerald Uitz. Get it here.
The BattleLore Lore Cards Compendium: May ‘07 edition
Gerald Uitz continues his incredible efforts and updates his Lore Cards Compendium to May ‘07 editions.
Go to the Guild Downloads section for the latest English, French and German PDF downloads.
Update: A small error has been fixed and the files revised.
The BattleLore Reference Sheet V7
Update: Version 7 of the BattleLore Reference Sheet includes the new marsh, cliffs and archers stakes terrain, plus the long bow rules, all from Call to Arms. Download.
The BattleLore Reference Sheet V6
Update: Let’s forget all about versions 3, 4 and 5, shall we? Download.
The BattleLore Reference Sheet V2
Update: Version 2 fixes some small errors. Download.
The BattleLore Reference Sheet V1
If you’d prefer to have your reference information on a single double-sided sheet rather than on individual cards, the new BattleLore Reference Sheet (PDF, 667Kb) is for you!
For best results, print out in colour on double-sided matt card, cut out and laminate.
I’ll be keeping this updated as further information is added to the game—the latest version will always be available in the Guild Downloads section.
The BattleLore Lore Cards Compendium
The online Lore Cards Compendium by DoW is an extremely helpful resource for clarification and elaboration of the various Lore cards, but many players have expressed the wish that it was available in a downloadable PDF format.
Well now, your wishes are granted! Thanks to the tireless efforts of Austrian BattleLore fan Gerald Uitz (with a touch of graphic help from your webmaster Universal Head), The Lore Cards Compendium is now available for download.
But it doesn’t stop there. Gerald will not only be keeping this document regularly up to date (the latest version will always be available in the Guild Downloads section), but he is also organising French and German translations, which will of course appear here as soon as they are complete.
I’m sure you will join with me in thanking Gerald for this excellent resource!
Update: French and German versions are now online!
Adventure Army Lists
Here’s a handy little Excel spreadsheet I whipped up to keep track of how many and which type of units are used in each scenario, so I could paint units in the most efficient order possible. The spreadsheet lists the number used of each type of unit in every official scenario published: the first ten from the core game, the first batch of six published online, and the recently published five Epic games. Download it now.
Update: Small correction made to file.
BattleLoreMaster Desktop Images
As promised—more BattleLore Desktop Images for your computer, in four different resolutions!
Using authentic BattleLore art kindly provided by Days of Wonder, these first batch of 8 desktops also features one for each of the Lore Masters.
Keep watch for new desktops in the Guild Downloads section as they are created.
Now— go forth and proudly proclaim your allegiance to BattleLore on your computer!
BattleLore Fan/Demo Posters
Planning in-store demos of BattleLore? Setting up a BattleLore club at school or work? Or maybe you just want to let your friends know when the next game is on? These BattleLore Fan Posters have been designed for you.
Available in a variety of sizes and with a space where you can write in the time of your next game in thick black marker. Note that since printers vary so much in their margin settings, the posters have been designed with artwork right to the edge. Use the Fit to Paper setting in your Print dialog box for best results, then trim.
Now get out there and organise a game!
Download A4 (210x297mm) PDF (423Kb)
Download A3 (297x420mm) PDF (734Kb)
Download Letter (8.5x11in) PDF (410Kb)
Download Tabloid (11x17in) PDF (713Kb)
BattleLore Rules Summary Translations
My BattleLore Rules Summary has been translated into French and German thanks to the efforts of some hard-working BattleLoreMaster supporters.
Go to the Downloads section of the Guild to find the French translation by Yannick Le Guédart and the German version by Markus Fabian.
Thanks guys! If you’d like to volunteer to translate the Summary into another language, contact Universal Head on the email address at the bottom of this page.
BattleLore Rules Summary
This 2-page rules summary is designed to make it easy to check rules during the game or give players a quick refresher without having to go through the rulebook.
For best results, print in colour on double-sided card, laminate and cut out.
You’ll find a host of similar rules summaries and reference sheets for many popular games at Universal Head’s blog site, Headless Hollow, on the Freebies: Boardgame Reference Sheets page.
Download PDF (194Kb)
If you find any errors, please let me know so they can be corrected.
Update: V1.1 includes some very minor text changes.
BattleLore Unofficial FAQ
A useful Condensed FAQ 1.2 (with Creature Flowchart) has been posted by maxixe on the DoW forums.
Creature deployment controversy resolved!
From the DoW forums: “Your Giant Spider from the core game and the two promotional creature figures, the Hill Giant and Earth Elemental are all considered 1 level creatures. To deploy a creature in battle will count as 1 level token for its camp on the War Council. For your enjoyment, you may deploy any one of these when an Adventure calls for the deployment of a creature.”
Richard Borg
Small Adventure Errata
From the DoW forums: “… please note that Adventure #9 has a misprint. There should only be one goblin archer unit in the woods, in the 3rd hex from the left of the map. The goblin archer unit next to it (in the 4th hex from the left) is an error, and should be a green goblin infantry unit, not an archer unit. The Online version of this adventure will feature the correct units, and be posted along with the Adventure Online editor, as soon as it becomes available.”
