Campaign

The Untethered are spreading. What began as scattered heresy in the lower tiers has become something organized, something coordinated. Open Channel broadcasts grow bolder each cycle, promising liberation from cables and subscriptions. The signal reaches further than it should. Something is answering.

The Departments smell opportunity. Resource Allocation wants whatever the Untethered found in the Roots. Revenue Operations wants the salvage rights. Human Capital wants the converts for reeducation. Security & Compliance wants the heresy crushed before it spreads further. Each Department sends their own squads. Each Department expects results. None of them share intelligence.

Your squad investigates. Recover data-slates from dead drops. Confiscate transmitters before the signal spreads. Interrogate cultists who would rather die than talk. The Departments pay well for artifacts. They pay better for Founders secrets. They pay best for silence about what you find down there.

The deeper you go, the stranger the evidence becomes. The Untethered aren't just receiving signals. They're answering them. And something in the Roots is listening. Something that remembers the time before the Tethering. Something that has been waiting six hundred years to speak again.

Fail and your subscription drops. Succeed and someone else claims the bonus. Defect and you become the next contract. The Departments always need more bodies. The Departments always need more silence. The investigation continues until someone finds the source. Or until the source finds them.

THE SIGNAL CRISIS DESTROYED THE OLD WORLD. Do not let it destroy this one.
Conduit Authority Public Advisory

Board

2' by 2' with dense terrain. No model should have clear LoS across the entire board. At least half of all firing lanes should offer Cover. Avoid open lanes longer than 12". Scatter cover to create multiple approach paths. Hostiles act as third-party threats.

Setup

Boss Roll-off: Roll your Boss's Wits vs. opponent's Boss's Wits.

Standard Deployment: Deploy on the table edge.

Boss Roll-off. Winner is First Player for the entire setup.

1. Loot: Second Player places first. Alternate placing Loot Markers per the rolled Loot Layout.
2. Coworkers: First Player places first. Alternate placing Coworkers per the rolled Coworker Setup.
3. Table Edge: First Player picks table edge (unless Advantages override).
4. Deploy: Second Player deploys first. Alternate placing one model at a time per the rolled Deployment.
5. First Draw: First Player draws the first Activation Token.

Corner: A 4" by 4" square zone in the corner of the board.

Game Length: Games last a minimum of 5 rounds. At the end of Round 5, roll d6: on 3+ the game ends. At the end of Round 6, roll d6: on 2+ the game ends. The game automatically ends after Round 7.

Hostiles: Unless the mission specifies otherwise, spawned hostiles appear at the start of the round, together at a random board edge not used for player deployment, as close to center as possible.

Mission Exits: Exiting the board for a mission objective is not Flee. No Performance Review penalty.

Trigger Missions: At 5 Evidence, play The Signal instead of rolling the generator. At 9 Evidence, play The Source.

Tiebreaker: Most surviving models. Still tied: Defender wins.

Mission Markers: Defender places all markers (3"+ from edges). "At center" = geometric center (12" from each edge). Place as close as possible if terrain blocks.

Mission Generator

Calculate Evidence Gap

• Total: Evidence + Leads
• Subtract lower total from higher
• Aggressor: squad with higher total
• Defender: squad with lower total
• Tied: higher Evidence wins. Still tied: random

Roll each table in order. See Missions for full rules and rewards. Roll d12 for mission (missions are numbered).

Deployment

Coworker Setup

Hostile Timing

Loot Layout

Hostile Type

Spawn Location

Loot Modifiers

Evidence Gap Advantages

Setup Advantages

Coworker Modifiers

Tactical Advantages

"Resource Allocation reminds all contractors: strategic disadvantage is a temporary condition. Strategic incompetence is a termination event."
Resource Allocation Internal Memo

Gathering Evidence

Start the campaign with 0 Evidence and 0 Leads. Both persist between games.

Search

Within 1" of Loot Marker. Roll Wits vs. 2d6. Success: remove the marker.

Interrogate

Within 1" of target. Wits vs. Wits (opposed). +1 DT if wounded. Success: remove the Coworker.

Recording Evidence: After the mission winner is determined, that player gains Evidence (unless the mission states otherwise). To record: choose how many Leads to spend (lost). Roll d10. Duplicate: reroll once per Lead spent. Unique final roll records new Evidence. Duplicate final roll gains 1 Lead.

Missions

1. Extraction

A data-slate surfaced in a dead drop near Junction Null. Both crews got the tip. The slate holds Department records worth more than anyone here earns in a cycle.

Defender places 1 objective marker at center.

Interact adjacent to pick up the objective. The carrier moves at half Move (round down) and cannot Disengage. Drop the objective if the carrier goes Out of Action or Flees (place where they fell or at the board edge). Engaged models cannot pick up the objective. Any model can pick it up again with Interact.

Coworker at objective: Separate Interact actions needed (extract or interrogate). Cannot do both with one action.

Hostiles ignore the objective.

Victory: Carry the objective off your deployment edge. If neither side extracts by game end, the side holding the objective wins. No holder: most surviving models.

Reward: Winner gains +1 Lead.
Bonus: The model carrying the objective at victory gains +1 Merit.

"Salvage rights are non-transferable. Possession is nine-tenths of the invoice."
Revenue Operations Advisory

2. Control

The relay hub routes half the sector's traffic. Hold it and you control the flow. Lose it and you lose everything downstream.

No markers. At game end, count models within 3" of board center. Out of Action and Fleeing models do not count. Hostiles within 3" of center count against both players (subtract from each total).

Hostile Subtraction: Each hostile within 3" of center subtracts 1 from both players' model counts equally. Count each player's models, then subtract the hostile count from each total independently. Example: Player A has 4 models, Player B has 5 models, and 2 hostiles are present within 3" of center. After subtraction: Player A = 4 - 2 = 2, Player B = 5 - 2 = 3. Player B wins 3-2.

If both totals reach 0 or below after hostile subtraction, most surviving models on the board wins.

Victory: Side with more models within 3" of center at game end.

Reward: Winner gains +1 Lead.
Bonus: +1 additional Lead if the winner's net total exceeds the opponent's by 3 or more.

"Connection is civilization."
Cable Creed Promotion

3. Quadrants

A cascade blew out four sub-sectors at once. Each one holds salvage, intel, or both. Spread thin and claim what you can before the other crew does.

No markers. Divide the board into 4 equal quadrants. At game end, a quadrant is held by the side with more models inside it. Empty or tied quadrants are not held. Model on a quadrant line: controlling player chooses which quadrant it counts for.

Fleeing models do not count. Each hostile in a quadrant subtracts 1 from both players' counts there.

Victory: Side holding more quadrants at game end. Tied on quadrants: most surviving models.

Reward: Winner gains +1 Lead.
Bonus: +1 additional Lead if the winner holds 3 or more quadrants.

"First come, first served, last out still breathing."
Scavenge Rights Briefing

4. Seizure

A portable beacon pulses with cached data in the corridor junction. Hold it long enough and the data is yours. Lose focus and the other crew takes the feed.

Defender places 1 beacon at center.

At the end of each round, count models within 3" of the beacon. Out of Action and Fleeing models do not count. Each hostile within 3" subtracts 1 from both players' counts. The side with more scores 1 point. Tied or both at 0: no one scores.

Tied on points at game end: side with more models within 3" of the beacon wins. Still tied: most surviving models.

Victory: Most points at game end.

Reward: Winner gains +1 Lead.
Bonus: +1 additional Lead if the winner is 4 or more points ahead.

"Your output is monitored. Your contribution is noted."
Morning Merit Broadcast

5. Assassination

Someone on the other crew has a price on their head. The contract is specific: one target, no collateral billing. Find them in the chaos.

After deployment, each player secretly writes down one opposing model as their target. Do not reveal targets until one is taken Out of Action or Flees. You cannot choose a model that is not on the board.

If the target Flees, reveal it immediately: the opponent wins. If both targets die the same turn, first player to reveal their target wins. Same activation: most surviving models.

Victory: First to take their target Out of Action (or force them to Flee). If neither target falls by game end, reveal both. Most surviving models.

Reward: Winner gains +1 Lead.
Bonus: The model that killed the target gains +1 Merit.
Intel: +1 Evidence if the winner killed their target (target profile gathered).

"Resistance will add to your balance."
Toll Collector Final Notice

6. Breakthrough

The corridor is collapsing behind both crews. There is no going back. Get your people to the far exit. Anyone left behind stays behind.

No markers. A model reaching the opponent's deployment edge can exit as part of its move. Exited models are removed and cannot return. Engaged models cannot exit (must Disengage first).

Hostiles cannot exit. Models that Flee off the opponent's edge count as exited. Models that Flee off any other edge do not.

If no models exit by game end, most surviving models wins.

Victory: Most models exited at game end. Models still on the board do not count. Tied: most surviving models on the board.

Reward: Winner gains +1 Lead.
Bonus: +1 additional Lead if the winner exited 3 or more models.

"Abandoned Sector: No services, no response, no refunds."
Complex Warning Sign

7. Triangulation

Three signal repeaters sit dead across the junction. Each one needs manual activation. The crew that brings them online first gets the broadcast frequency. The other gets static.

Defender places 3 signal markers (6"+ apart, 3"+ from table edges).

Interact adjacent to activate a marker for your side. Each model can only activate the same marker once. Engaged models cannot activate markers. Activations are permanent: the opponent's activation does not remove yours. Both sides can activate all 3.

Hostiles ignore signal markers.

Victory: Most markers activated at game end. Maximum 3 per side. Tied: most surviving models.

Reward: Winner gains +1 Lead.
Bonus: +1 additional Lead if the winner activated all 3 markers.
Intel: +1 Evidence if the winner activated all 3 markers (broadcast secrets intercepted).

"Every signal is a betrayal."
Anti-Heresy Warning

8. Sabotage

Your target is the enemy's power conduit. Their target is yours. Cutting takes precision and time. Defending takes bodies.

Each player places 1 conduit marker in the opponent's board half (3"+ from table edges).

Interact adjacent to sever the enemy conduit. Severing requires 2 Interact actions on the same conduit (not necessarily the same activation or model). Mark the first success with a token. At the start of the next round, remove the mark if no friendly model is within 1" of it. Engaged models cannot sever conduits. Severing is permanent once completed.

Hostiles ignore conduits.

Victory: First to sever. Both sever same round: first to complete wins. Neither severs by game end: most surviving models.

Reward: Winner gains +1 Lead.
Bonus: The model that completed the final sever gains +1 Merit.

"A good splice is invisible. A great splice was never needed."
Conduit-Certified Saying

9. Heist

A corporate terminal sits unguarded between the crews. Its databanks hold encrypted Department files. Both sides can pull data. Neither can lock the other out.

Defender places 1 terminal at center.

Interact adjacent to download. Each download costs one action. Only one model per side can download per round. Engaged models cannot use the terminal. Downloads are tracked per player: both sides use the same terminal.

If a hostile ends its activation within 1" of the terminal, the side with more downloads loses 1 (tied: both lose 1, minimum 0).

Victory: First to 3 downloads. If neither reaches 3, most downloads at game end. Tied: most surviving models.

Reward: Winner gains +1 Lead.
Bonus: +1 additional Lead if the winner completed 3 downloads. Loser gains 1 Lead if they completed at least 1 download.
Intel: +1 Evidence if the winner completed 3 downloads (databank files archived).

"Every message is heard. Be careful what you say."
Vox-Cleared Saying

10. Uplink

Three relay nodes form a local network across the junction. Hold the nodes and the data flows your way. Let the enemy contest them and nobody gets anything.

Defender places 3 relay nodes (6"+ apart, 3"+ from table edges).

At game end, a node is live for your side if you have at least one model within 3" and the opponent does not. Contested nodes (both sides present) are not live for either. Out of Action and Fleeing models do not count.

Hostiles within 3" of a node contest it for both sides.

Victory: Most live nodes at game end. Tied: most surviving models.

Reward: Winner gains +1 Lead.
Bonus: +1 additional Lead if the winner has 3 or more live nodes.
Intel: +1 Evidence if the winner controls all 3 relay nodes (network traffic intercepted).

"The network is eternal. The network is holy. The network is all."
Maintenance Prayer

11. Lockdown

The terminal was already running when your crew found it. Someone started a data transfer and didn't finish. The progress bar crawls forward. Whatever it's downloading, three other crews want it stopped.

Defender places 1 terminal at center.

Interact adjacent to advance progress (1 step per success). The terminal needs 3 steps to complete. Both sides track progress separately. Opponent can Interact to reset your progress by 1 step (minimum 0). Hostiles within 1" of the terminal at round end reset both sides by 1 step.

Engaged models cannot use the terminal.

Victory: First to complete 3 steps. If neither completes, most steps at game end. Tied: most surviving models.

Reward: Winner gains +1 Lead.
Bonus: +1 additional Lead if the winner completed all 3 steps. Loser gains 1 Lead if they completed at least 1 step.

"Data transfer interruption is a billable offense. Data transfer completion without authorization is also a billable offense."
Revenue Operations Service Notice

12. Escort

They found her hiding in a cable junction, muttering frequencies that haven't been licensed in centuries. She knows where the signal comes from. Both Departments want her talking. She won't last long out here alone.

Defender places 1 informant at center.

Interact adjacent to take control. Escorting model moves at half Move (round down). If the escort goes Out of Action, the informant stays in place. Any model can take over with Interact. Engaged models cannot escort. The informant cannot be targeted directly. Hostiles ignore the informant.

If the informant is unescorted at round end and any hostile is within 3", remove the informant. Both sides lose.

Victory: Exit the informant off your deployment edge. Game end: side controlling the informant wins. No controller: most surviving models.

Reward: Winner gains +1 Lead.
Bonus: The escorting model at victory gains +1 Merit. Loser gains 1 Lead if they controlled the informant at any point.

"Human Capital reminds all contractors: informants are company property. Damage to company property will be deducted from your subscription."
Human Capital Retention Memo

The Signal (5 Evidence)

The relay was buried under six hundred years of conduit sealant and cable rot. Your crew found it by accident, tracing a power drain that shouldn't exist. It pulses. Not electricity. Something older. The Untethered already know it's here. So does everyone else.

The first squad to reach 5 Evidence triggers this mission. Place a relay marker at table center.

Discoverer: Squad that reached 5 first. Deploys within 6" of one edge. Interceptor: Opposing squad. Opposite edge.

Hostiles: Normal spawn Round 2+, Elite Round 4+, Elite every round from Round 6+. Random edges.

The Relay

Control: Squad with most models within 3" at round start.

Examine: While controlling, Interact adjacent. Roll Wits. Success: 1 Lead. Critical: 1 Evidence + 1 Lead.

Redirect (once): While controlling, roll Wits at -1 DT. Success: game ends, gain 2 Evidence + all Leads examined. Failure: all future spawns +1 model.

Victory

Redirect: Immediate victory for redirecting squad.

Game End: Controlling squad wins. Gain 1 Evidence + Leads examined.

Wipeout: Squad with fewer models within 3" of relay when last model fell loses 1 Evidence.

All Broadcast Powers suffer -1 DT while the relay is active.

"Unauthorized signal activity in Sectors 7 through 19. All contractors respond. This is not a drill. This has never been a drill."
Security & Compliance Emergency Broadcast

The Source (9 Evidence)

Nine pieces of evidence and they all point down. Past the maintenance levels, past the dead conduits, past the places where the cable maps stop making sense. Something is broadcasting from the roots of the arcology. Something that was here before the Tethering. Your Department wants it contained. The Untethered want it freed. You just want to survive the extraction.

At 9 Evidence, risk extraction or play one more standard mission for victory at 10. No round limit. One model holds the Source.

Extractor: Deploys within 6" of one edge. Interceptor: Opposite edge. Hostiles: Elite spawn at center after deployment. Normal from Extractor's edge Round 2+. Elite from exit edge Round 4+.

The Source

Holder suffers -1 DT to Wits, cannot use Broadcast Powers. If holder goes Out of Action, any model within 1" picks it up (Interact). Otherwise drops in place.

All Broadcast Powers within 6" of holder suffer -1 DT.

Detonation: At game end, all models within 3" take d6 damage (ignores armor).

Victory

Extraction: Extractor exits the opposite edge with the Source. Campaign victory.

Interception: Interceptor holds the Source at game end or eliminates all Extractor models. Extractor loses d6 Evidence and all Leads. At 9 Evidence, Source holder becomes Extractor.

Failure: Source lost to hostiles or no friendly models remain. Lose d6 Evidence and all Leads.

"THE SIGNAL CRISIS DESTROYED THE OLD WORLD. Do not let it destroy this one. Report all unauthorized transmissions. Comply and survive."
Conduit Authority Public Warning

Post-Game Sequence

1. Log Merits
2. Exploration phase
3. Out of Action models roll Injury
4. Check Merit thresholds for Promotion rolls
5. Buy/sell equipment at Trading Post
6. Dismiss models (optional)
7. Replace dead models (free)
8. Move items between models or to Lockers
9. All models restore full Health
10. Performance Review: models that fled take d6 damage

Merit Sources

Each model tracks its own Merits. Hostiles do not generate Merits. The winner of each mission gains +1 Lead. Additional mission-specific merits are defined in each mission.

Exploration

Each surviving model rolls Wits. Sum all dice totals.

Injuries

Promotion Thresholds: 1, 2, 4, 7, 11, 16, 22 Merits (gap increases by 1 each time)

Attribute Limits: 2d4 min, 2d12 max. Max Health at 0 or below: remove from squad.

Promotion

Recruitment

Squads always have 5 models. Replace dead models for free. New Resources start with base attributes and no equipment. Models that miss a game stay home: play with fewer models. Remove any model voluntarily: equipment goes to Lockers.

Boss Succession

If Boss dies, promote a Resource. They keep their contract type but become the Boss for morale. Pick one:

• Gain Both weapon access
• Gain +1 max armor (Light → Medium → Heavy)

Trading Post

Buy equipment at listed price. Sell at half price. Store unused equipment in Lockers between games (no limits). Choose what each model carries before each game.

Campaign Victory

First squad to collect 10 unique Evidence types wins.

"Ten artifacts. That's the threshold. After that, the Departments stop pretending you're expendable and start pretending you're important. Your subscription renews either way. The question is whether you remember what you found down there. Most don't."
Human Capital Retention Advisory