Barrels

By WarlordQueek

The Underhive streets are endlessly cluttered with debris, rubble, and garbage. Crates and barrels full of fuel or food, never delivered, never recieved. Most of these obstacles are harmless, having rusted beyond recognition. But some still lurk, waiting to be discovered, with often explosive results. To use this barrel chart, you and your opponent must first agree on what is or is not considered a "Barrel" in your scenery. It does not have to be barrels at all, it could be crates or some other suitable container.

Barrels may be shot at by any player and are considered to have a toughness of 6 with 1 wound. If wounded, roll on the following chart to determine the results. Barrels may also be attacked in close combat, but the player would have to be bloody stupid to do something so obviously tupid. If the model is affected by some kind of mind control, attacking a barrel counts as an obviously suicidal act.

D6 roll

1-2....Water, Foodstuff, Sand, etc.- The barrel is destroyed and removed. No other effects.

3......Empty- Barrel is destroyed and blown D6" in a random direction. Anything in the flying barrel's path takes a Str.4 hit.

4......Fuel- Barrel is destroyed and explodes. Any models within 3" of an exploding barrel take a Str.4 hit.

5......Acid- Barrel is destroyed and bursts open, spraying acid everywhere. Anyone within 2" takes a Str.5 hit and, if injured, are scarred horribly. Scarred models cause Fear from now on.

6......Archeotech Stash- The barrel contains a hoard of Archeotech, stashed away by some careless treasure hunter. As the barrel ruptures, destroying it, the Archeotech is scattered. Roll a D6 to determine how many Loot counters had been stashed there. Then scatter each one D6" in a random direction. These counters may be picked up as normal. Loot counters are worth 2D6X10 credits.