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Dreadfleet

Dreadfleet
Manufacturer(s) Games Workshop
Designer(s) Phil Kelly
Publisher(s) Games Workshop ltd.
Publication date 1 October 2011
Players 2–10
Age range 12 and up
Setup time 5–15 minutes
Playing time 60 minutes
Random chance Low (Dice)
Skill(s) required Strategy, Probability

Dreadfleet is a limited edition two player (up to ten players) game from Games Workshop released on 1 October 2011 that is set in the Warhammer Fantasy world. One player takes command of the Grand Alliance which is composed of the greatest pirate captains, whilst the other commands the Dreadfleet, a force composed of undead captains and their skeleton crews.

Sartosa, the homeland of Captain Jaego Roth is raided by the Dreadfleet, killing his family and causing him to go on a quest to destroy Count Noctilus. After a failed attempt to recruit the Empire to his cause, he stole the ship The Heldenhammer from the Cult of Sigmar. Knowing that he needs to pick up more allies, he raids Zandri and sails away with chests full of gold. This angers King Amanhotep, who then joins the Dreadfleet. With their new funding, Roth recruits The Flaming Scimitar and The Swordfysh. The three vessels head back to Sartosa to restock before heading to the Galleon's Graveyard. The trio encounter a sinking dwarfen vessel, and decide to aid the dwarfs. Heading to Barak Varr instead of Sartosa, they manage to recruit Grimnir's Thunder. The two forces cross the boundary but become scattered. The ships manage to regroup after fending off the Dreadfleet, and then encounter and recruit The Seadrake. The Grand Alliance heads to the Maelstrom, the source of Noctilus' power, where Roth sacrifices himself to destroy the Dreadfleet.

The Grand Alliance consists of five vessels.

The Heldenhammer, captained by the leader of the Grand Alliance, Captain Jaego Roth. It fields 180 cannons and hosts the Grand Templus, a large temple blessed by holy powers. It also sports Sigmar's Wrath, a statue representing Sigmar wielding a steam powered hammer used to smash enemy vessels

The Swordfysh has the only female captain in the Grand Alliance, Aranessa Saltspite. Aranessa was born without normal legs, and with spined flesh instead. She later amputated her legs, and replaced them with the jagged blades of sawfish.

The Flaming Scimitar is powered by magics and The Golden Magus stands at its helm. He casts powerful magics upon his opponents instead of using traditional weaponry.


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