Tannhäuser: Ramirez
Tannhäuser: Ramirez Rulebook
Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Using Ramirez
Sergio Ramirez Delastillas is a Hero. As always, a player's team must consist of either three Heroes and two Troopers, or two Heroes and three Troopers, and all five characters must share at least one affiliation symbol in common.
Special Object
Hound DOG Remote Control
The radio-controlled "Hound DOG" (Directed Operational Gun) is an armored, mobile gun platform consisting of an Ilirium hull protecting a single tread and three rotating, automatic 15mm guns.
The Hound DOG Remote Control can only be used by characters with the Engineering Skill. The Hound DOG drone's rules and statistics are presented on a separate character sheet.
Combat Pack
Mark 19 mod A1
Derived from the famous Mark 19 40mm grenade launcher, the mod A1 uses a rotary magazine loaded with HE-frag grenades. Intended for assault operations, deployment of this weapon has been limited due to its bulk and the weight restrictions on paratroopers.
The Mark 19 mod A1 fires projectiles that are treated as Grenades, with these exceptions: They do not cause Automatic Wounds, they do not create Debris Tokens, and their quantity is not limited.
Requires the Weaponry Skill.
HB-3 Visor
The HB-3 Visor lacks certain desirable features found in the prototype for the HB-4, but is correspondingly easier to use. It was created in the laboratories of the Applied Science Division in October, 1949.
A character wearing the HB-3 Visor ignores penalties from Smoke Screen Tokens.
Bouncing Betty
The M16 antipersonnel mine was developed in response to the Reich's S-Mine. Nicknamed "Bouncing Betty," this mine launches itself one meter into the air before distributing its deadly explosive payload.
Bouncing Betty's wielder may spend his Action Phase to place the Bouncing Betty Token on an adjacent free circle on his Path, as long as no other character is adjacent to that circle. From that point onward, that character's player may trigger Bouncing Betty at any time – even during an opponent's turn, even interrupting another character's Sequence. Doing so does not require an action. When triggered, Bouncing Betty explodes, two Automatic Wounds are dealt to all characters on its circle and all adjacent circles, and Bouncing Betty is replaced with a Debris Token.
Stamina Pack
Mark 19 mod A1
The rules for this item appear in the Combat Pack.
Purple Heart
In accordance with President Edison's decree on February 22, 1932, this decoration is awarded to all servicemen wounded or killed in the course of their duties.
The first wound Ramirez suffers each game is cancelled. (A Shock Roll is made normally, first, if applicable. Automatic Wounds can also be cancelled by the Purple Heart.)
The Brothers Bomb
This mine is known both for its autonomous movement and its deadly payload, which contains refined potassium nitrate. Its name is an homage to Generals George and Gabriel Rains, the fathers of the terrestrial mobile torpedo.
The Brothers Bomb's wielder may spend his Action Phase to place the Brothers Bomb Token on an adjacent free circle on his Path, as long as no other character is adjacent to that circle, and then immediately move it one space, ignoring all terrain modifications. At the end of each subsequent character's Sequence, the Brothers Bomb moves one space, still ignoring all terrain modifications. (For example, Eva Krämer's Sequence is carried out, then the Brothers Bomb moves one space, then John MacNeal's Sequence is carried out, then the Brothers Bomb moves one space, etc.)
After its initial placement and movement, any time the Brothers Bomb is in a circle adjacent to a character – whether it moves adjacent to a character, or a character moves adjacent to it – the bomb immediately explodes, dealing two Automatic Wounds to all characters in circles adjacent to the one where it exploded.
Mental Pack
Mark 19 mod A1
The rules for this item appear in the Combat Pack.
Corporal 5th Grade
These technicians hold the rank of corporal, but are distinguished from them by the "T" under their regulation chevrons. These soldiers' technical skills are of significant importance on the ground.
During the Deployment Roll, the Corporal Fifth Grade rank grants a 2-point bonus to the die roll.
This bonus is not cumulative with the bonuses from other ranked characters.
Bronze Star
The fourth-highest distinction for bravery, the Bronze Star is awarded for heroic action during an important military operation.
Ramirez gives one supplementary Bonus Point to his unit, which can be used just like a Victory Point.
Bonus Points are not exactly like standard Victory Points. If they are not used during play, they are lost at the end of the game and subsequently not counted for victory conditions.