Tannhäuser: Gorgeï
Tannhäuser: Gorgeï Rulebook
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Using Gorgeï Volkov
Major Gorgeï Volkov is a Hero. As always, a player's team must consist of either three Heroes and two Troopers, or two Heroes and three Troopers.
Major Volkov is the leader of the Phantom Division – elite, autonomous commandos frequently deployed behind enemy lines and attacking from ambush. Not answerable to any military authority, and acting as his own commanding officer, Gorgeï often allies with one enemy to combat another. Thus, Gorgeï need not share an Affiliation Symbol with the other characters on his team (though this does not change that rule for the other members of his team, who – barring any other exception – must still share a symbol with each other). However, Gorgeï may not be played against a team that includes any characters with the Matriarchy Affiliation Symbol.
To choose Gorgeï as one of his characters during setup, a player must choose four other characters who would be legal in combination with him, then choose those four characters' equipment Packs, and finally bid one Victory Point to retain Gorgeï's services.
If only one player bids for Gorgeï, that player takes Gorgeï as his fifth character, then chooses Gorgeï's equipment Pack according to the normal rules.
If both players bid for Gorgeï, each rolls a die and adds any Deployment Roll modifiers arising from his other chosen characters' ranks (such as Hermann Von Heïzinger's "Generalleutnant" rank, or John MacNeal's "Captain" rank). The player with the highest total takes Gorgeï as his fifth character, while the other player must choose a different fifth character. Then, both players choose their fifth characters' equipment Packs according to the normal rules. Both players lose the Victory Point they bid for Gorgeï's services.
Special Object
«Multiple Targets»
PPSh-41s are balanced for one-handed use, and their cylinder heads are mounted on an incline to reduce recoil, allowing skilled combatants to fire on multiple targets simultaneously.
After making his Combat Roll, Gorgeï may make a second attack against another target (as long as he survives any Counterattack from the first roll). This second attack must be made at his lowest Combat Value.
"Multiple Targets" may not be used during a Counterattack. Gorgeï must be armed with PPSh-41s in order to use this ability.
Combat Pack
«PPSh-41s Submachine Guns»
Specially designed for Major Volkov, these modified twin PPSh-41s are as light and manageable as pistols. Their 72-round ammunition drums rest horizontally above their triggers.
Type: Automatic Weapon • During a Combat Roll, these weapons' precision and accuracy add a 1-point bonus to the result of each die (except Natural 1s). They also add one to their wielder's overall Combat Value.
These weapons do not benefit from Extra Ammunition.
«F1 Fragmentaion Grenade»
Called "limonka," the F1 is a defensive antipersonnel fragmentation grenade. It carries an explosive payload of 60 grams and has an effective kill radius of 30 meters.
Type: Grenade
«Hero of Rugen»
Created on October 2nd, 1938, this badge distinguishes a noteworthy combatant. It is awarded only for a brilliant action in service of the war effort and is dedicated to the master of the Isle of Rugen.
Thanks to this badge, consider Major Volkov's Combat characteristic column to have the following Values: 5, 5, 5, 5.
Stamina Pack
«PPSh-41s Submachine Guns»
The rules for this item appear in the Combat Pack.
«Survival»
Daring to defy Moréna the Celestial One during the attack on the Monastery-Fortress of Czestochowa, Gorgeï Volkov became a living legend, the "Steel Major."
When Gorgeï is killed, his figure remains physically on the game board until the end of the following Game Turn. While in this state, Gorgeï cannot act, be healed, or be affected in any way, but he still blocks enemy movement, and access to objectives and flags, as if he were alive. Gorgeï does not drop his Disposable Equipment until he is removed from the game board.
«Hero of Giva»
This decoration is awarded to combatants who would have succumbed to their wounds but for the intervention of Giva, the protective goddess who opposes death by nourishing the life force of her heroes.
The first time Gorgeï is wounded in each game, he automatically ignores one wound.
Mental Pack
«PPSh-41s Submachine Guns»
The rules for this item appear in the Combat Pack.
«Gold Star»
The highest possible honor and supreme degree of distinction is that of Hero of the People and Great Champion of Svarga. The Gold Star is given to only a handful of men who have achieved the impossible in combat.
Announce the Gold Star's use at any moment. Until the end of the Game Turn, Gorgeï uses his highest Combat, Mental, and Movement Values, regardless of his current health status.
Major Volkov's Gold Star may only be used once per game.
«Major»
As senior officers, majors are often dispatched to the front lines to accomplish specific tactical and strategic tasks. Major Volkov has never left the front lines…
During the Deployment Roll, the rank of Major offers a 5-point bonus to the die roll.
This bonus is not cumulative with bonuses from other ranked characters.