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This document was printed on October 2, 2008

Last Revised: October 10, 2008

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Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION: UNDER THE BLACK FLAG .......................................................................... 3
BACKGROUND BRIEFING: SCREWING IN THE LIGHTBULB ................................................. 4
SCENARIOS .............................................................................................................................. 7
A NOTE ON TROOP QUALITY & MORALE ....................................................................................................... 7
A NOTE ON VICTORY POINTS ....................................................................................................................... 7
SUGGESTED VICTORY POINT VALUES ........................................................................................................... 7
SCENARIO 1: NINJAS VS PIRATES ......................................................................................... 8
SCENARIO 2: WHO PRAYED HARDEST ................................................................................11
SCENARIO 3: RESURRECTION MEN .....................................................................................14
SCENARIO AFTERMATH.........................................................................................................17
IF FURY 3 BAILED OUT TOO SOON . . . ........................................................................................................ 17
IF SINBAD ESCAPES . . . ............................................................................................................................. 17
IF SINBAD IS KILLED . . . .............................................................................................................................. 17
IF SINBAD ESCAPES . . . ............................................................................................................................. 17
IF SINBAD IS KILLED . . . .............................................................................................................................. 17
IF SINBAD IS CAPTURED AND BRILL RECOVERS EVIDENCE FROM THE DEAD PIRATES . . . .............................. 18
NEW AND ALTERNATE RULES ..............................................................................................19
BUILDING CLEARING – ALTERNATE RULE .................................................................................................... 19
CLOSE ASSAULT W EAPONS – NEW RULE .................................................................................................. 19
HANDGUNS – NEW RULE ........................................................................................................................... 20

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A whole economy has emerged based on

INTRODUCTION: UNDER THE
BLACK FLAG
Under the Black Flag is an Ambush Alley
mini-campaign pack. It contains three
interlocking scenarios that can be played
separately or as part of a narrative
campaign in which the outcome of each
scenario affects those that follow it.
Under the Black Flag introduces the
fictitious international covert task force
known as the Erinyes Corporation. Erinyes
Corporation is comprised of hand-picked
Special Operations veterans from around
the world who undergo extensive training to
forge them into a unified team that takes full
advantage of their varying skills, techniques,
and operational approaches.
piracy and kidnapping. It is estimated that
over $5 million a year is taken in through the
sale of stolen goods and, predominately, the
ransom of kidnap victims from captured
yachts and commercial vessels.
Recently, a Ukrainian freighter was
captured by Somali pirates. It‟s cargo: two
dozen T72 tanks bound for the Kenyan
army!
So, while the scenarios that follow are
fictitious, they are not entirely fanciful.
Somali pirates pose a real threat to
international security. In a simpler world, the
Furies would surely descend upon them . . .
Shawn Carpenter
Ambush Alley Games
9/28/08

To maintain plausible deniability, Erinyes

Corporation is a licensed Private Military
Contractor (PMC), but it has the full
financial, technological, and logistical
support of the various nations contributing
soldiers to its ranks. Indeed, Erinyes fields a
force of “ordinary” contractors who take on
mundane contracts to provide further cover
for the organization‟s actual mission:
Internationally sanctioned black ops of the
most sensitive nature.

In Under the Black Flag, an Erinyes team

finds itself up to its collective neck in a truly
international problem: Piracy on the high
seas!

Rag-tag crews of pirates have been

operating off the Horn of Africa since the
collapse of civil government in Somalia led
to the dissolution of the rule of law.
Recently, the pirates have been showing
more operational coordination and have
succeeded in capturing larger and more
valuable shipping to sell or hold for ransom.

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BACKGROUND BRIEFING:
SCREWING IN THE
LIGHTBULB
Teague was dozing comfortably, lulled to
sleep by the familiar roar of the C-130‟s
engines, when the plane‟s radioman nudged
him. Teague opened one eye and stared up
balefully at the radioman who leaned closer
to yell in his ear, “Sorry to trouble you, sir,
but we‟ve been diverted.”
“Diverted? Where?” Fury 3, his team of
Erinyes operators, were returning from
some tough training with the IDF and were
due a couple of weeks downtime.
Personally, he‟d rather do field work than
office work, but he knew that some of the
boys had their hearts set on letting off some
steam. Well, there‟s more than one way to
do that, he thought.
“Baghdad.”
“Baghdad?” Teague snorted, one eye still
closed. “What, it‟s getting too hot there for
Allshard and Desaix? They can‟t get any
help from the Fury Operative Army?”
“Dunno, sir. All I know is Fury Actual said to
tell you to have your team leave everything
but their personal weapons on the plane.
There‟ll be fresh gear waiting for you on the
Wasp. He said he‟d explain once you were
on board.”
Teague‟s other eye snapped open. The
USS Wasp was a helicopter carrier usually
used for mounting major Marine landing
operations – if Fury Actual (Eugene
Hendrick, commander of Erinyes covert
operations) was hitching a ride on her,
something big was going down!
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The Wasp’s briefing room was brightly lit
and refreshingly air conditioned. Although
the room was equipped with a full suite of
plasma screens and projectors, the three
Fury Team Leaders present were huddled
around Hendrick‟s Motorolla Tough Book
tablet PC.
At the moment, the tablet displayed a map
centered on the Horn of Africa. Hendrick
touched the screen with stylus and the
image transformed into a satellite photo of
small town, its streets and buildings splayed
haphazardly in a way that screamed “Third
World Hot Spot.”
“Gentlemen, this is the Somali city of Eyl. As
I‟m sure you know, Eyl has become the
center of the Somali piracy trade, at least
that part of it that deals with hostages.” His
stylus hopped around the map, highlighting
five substantial structures. “Each of these
buildings are used by different pirate crews
as „hotels‟ for their involuntary guests. There
are smaller buildings throughout the city that
are used for the same purpose. It is
interesting to note that three of the five
buildings I‟ve indicated are newly
constructed – the pirates are investing in
their infrastructure.”
The Team leaders made vaguely amused
noises and leaned closer to study the
positions of the buildings on the map.
“You may also know that our friends the
French,” Hendricks inclined his head
towards Team Leader Desaix, “Have
launched two commando raids in this area
in the last year to rescue French nationals
from the pirates. They‟ve captured several
pirates and developed a good
understanding of the area you‟ll be
operating in. Without their cooperation,
you‟d be going into this nearly blind.”
“Hurrah for the fucking frogs,” Team Leader
Allshard drawled, drawing out a friendly
smile from Desaix, “But what‟s the deal with
this operation? More hostages? Or have the
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pirates nicked something more dangerous
than those Ukrainian tanks?”
“Hostages.” Hendrick answered patiently.
“Why don‟t we let their own damned people
get them out, then? We had the bloke who‟s
been improving on the Iranian EFDs
cornered when you called us off! Four or
five more hours and we‟d had him in the
bag!”
“We don‟t want their own people getting
them out,” Hendrick said evenly, “We
believe one of the hostages is an extremely
high-placed Al Qaeda leader. We‟d rather
have him in the bag than some local
explosives guru.”
“Bollocks,” Allshard muttered under his
breath.
“Al Qaeda?” Teague shook his head slowly.
“You‟d think those guys would know the
secret handshake to get by the pirates – or
would have Get Out of Jail Free card at
least.”
“You‟d think,” Hendrick agreed. “But it
appears that the pirates are more interested
in cash that ideology or religion. There‟s a
delegation from the Islamic Courts in town
that plans to put them in a more spiritual
state of mind in the morning, however. Our
intention is that the hostages be long gone
by then.”
Team Leader Desaix rubbed his chin from
one Team Leader to the other before
turning his slow gaze on Hendrick.
“One Person of Interest, as you Americans
say, but three Teams?” The Frenchman
shrugged eloquently. “It is like one of those
jokes: How many Brits does it take to screw
in a light bulb?”
“That‟s Polacks, you feckin‟ snail eater,”
Allshard snapped.
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Desaix shrugged again. “You tell the joke
your way, I tell it mine.”
Hendrick shook his head grimly. “There‟s
more to it than just one POI.” Fury Actual
brought up a different picture on the tablet‟s
screen. This one showed a small freighter
and a yacht surrounded by circling
speedboats. “This satellite photo is a week
old.” His finger touched the yacht,
highlighting it on the screen. “The Qaeda
operative was taken from this yacht.”
Teague pursed his lips in thought. “He was
rendezvousing with the freighter when the
pirates snatched them both up?”
“It looks that way,” Hendrick agreed. “One
crew took him and the crews of the yacht
and freighter into Eyl while another
searched both vessels. They brought the
yacht in but left the freighter anchored
offshore with picket of speed boats to guard
her.”
Allshard rolled his eyes. “So we have to
bring in the crewmen, too. Between the
yacht and the freighter, what‟s that make?
Eighteen prisoners? And we need three
teams for that?”
Hendrick ignored Allshard‟s question and
plunged on. “Within 24 hours the pirates
who conducted the search of the freighter
grew ill. Out of nine, six have already died.”
Desaix gave a low whistle. “Let me guess,
hair falling out?”
Hendrick nodded. “It looks like radiation
poisoning – severe radiation poisoning. We
suspect there is a „dirty bomb‟ aboard the
freighter. Part of your job tonight is to
confirm that suspicion.”
“We‟ll be boarding the freighter, then?”
“No. There‟s no way for you to do that
without getting caught on film by the press
boats circling the freighter like vultures. No,
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you‟ll be escorting a specialist in to examine

the sick pirates. He‟ll be able to tell the if the
problem is nuclear or biological in nature.”

Allshard tugged nervously at his collar. “And

if it‟s Biological?”

Hendrick smiled and clapped a hand on the

Brit‟s shoulder. “Then I hope you‟re all up on
your shots - mate!”

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SCENARIOS
A NOTE ON TROOP QUALITY &
MORALE
All Fury Operatives are considered to have
a Troop Quality of Veteran (D10) and a D12
Morale unless otherwise stated in the
scenario. All Fury Operatives wear body
armor.
Somali opposition Troop Quality and Morale
will be described in each scenario.
A NOTE ON VICTORY POINTS
Since Ambush Alley doesn‟t use point
balanced armies, the typical “let‟s beat each
other up and whoever has the most toys left
standing wins” approach to matches really
doesn‟t apply.
Ambush Alley is a scenario driven game.
As such, the winner or loser of a match is
determined by the Victory Points of the
scenario they are playing. Towards this end,
each Ambush Alley scenario includes a list
of objectives or accomplishments that will
garner one side or the other “victory points.”
At the end of a game, victory points are
totaled for both sides and the difference
between those totals is used to determine
who (if anyone) won and by how wide a
margin:
Margin of Victory Table
Difference of 0-4 points = Indecisive
Difference of 5 to 9 points = Marginal
Difference of 10 to 14 points = Decisive
Different of 15+ points = Total
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SUGGESTED VICTORY POINT VALUES
Victory points are listed for individual
scenarios, but the following list can be used
as a general guideline for creating victory
points for your own scenarios.
Fury Operative Victory Points
Major Objective Completed = 5 pts
Minor Objective Completed = 2 pts
Per Hot Spot Neutralized = 3 pts
No Fury Operative POWs at Game End
= 5 pts
Per POW Captured = 1 pt
Per Pirate Unit Broken = 1 pt
Pirate Victory Points
Major Objective Completed = 5 pts
Minor Objective Completed = 2 pts
Per Fury Operative Killed = 1 pt
Per POW Captured = 1 pt
Per Civilian Killed by Fury Operatives
= 1 pt
Per Fury Operative Vehicle Destroyed
= 5 pts
These victory point values are only
suggestions. Some scenarios may give the
same Victory Points completely different
point values. You may decide that victory
point values should be adjusted up or down
based on their relative importance in
scenarios you write yourself.
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Fury 3 Mission Objective

SCENARIO 1: NINJAS VS
PIRATES
“So explain to me again why we get stuck
waving our asses in the wind for a bunch of
pirates to shoot off while those bitches in
Fury 4 and 5 get all the glory? I thought you
were Hendrick‟s favorite!”
Teague shook his head and whispered into
his throat mic, “Allshard was pretty upset
about getting pulled off that bomb guru in
Baghdad and Desaix‟ team specializes in
escorts.”
“Yeah, and we specialize in snatch and
grabs, but some Limey whines like a bitch
and suddenly he‟s the A-Team.” Martin
sounded genuinely pissed off, Teague
thought, but then the former SEAL usually
did.
Fury 3‟s mission is simple. Make a feint for
the compound of one of Eyl‟s most
prosperous “pirate kings” and pull as much
heat down upon them as possible.
Once they‟ve stirred the hornet‟s nest
sufficiently, they are to withdraw to a pick-up
site a half-mile out of town.
In game terms, this means that at least one
fireteam must move to a point within 6” of
the pirate leader‟s compound, embroil
themselves in a firefight, and then exit the
table no sooner than turn 6.
If Fury 3 does bail out or is wiped out before
turn 6, the other two missions are aborted!
Pirate Mission Objective
The pirate player‟s job is equally simple: Kill
or capture the invaders!

“What‟s with this „Limey‟ shit, Yank?”

Table Set-Up (2’x2’ 15mm, 4’x4’ 25mm)
Marlowe‟s snarl would have sounded
genuinely threatening to most listeners, but
Teague heard the smile in his voice. The
former SAS man loved giving Martin hell.

“Stand down, you two.” Banter was good for

keeping the team loose, but he didn‟t want
them too loose. “We‟ve got a job to do.”

“It should be an easy job at least.”

Teague tried to stop himself. Hernandez

had the weirdest sense of humor in Erinyes.
The question just came out anyway. “Why‟s
that, Aitch?”

“If you had the internet instead of cows

where you come from you‟d know: Ninjas
always kick pirate ass.” X: Pirate King‟s Compound
1 – 4: Pirate patrols
E: Entry and exit point Fury 3

GAME DURATION: 6+ Turns.

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Pirate Reinforcements
Pirate reinforcements arrive automatically at
the beginning of each turn – there is no
need to make a roll against the Insurgency
Level.
To determine what forces arrive at the
beginning of each turn, roll on the table
below:
Die Roll Pirate Unit
2 1d6 +2 w/Small Arms + 1w/L Support
Weapon + Leader w/Small Arms
3 1d6 + 1 w/RPG (M Support) + Leader
w/Small Arms
4 1d6 w/Small Arms + Leader w/Small
Arms
1d6 + 1 w/RPG (M Support) + Leader
5
w/Small Arms
6 1d6+2 w/Small Arms + Leader w/Small
Arms
7 1d6 +2 w/Small Arms +1 L Support +
Leader w/Small Arms
8 1d6+2 w/Small Arms + Leader w/Small
Arms
9 1d6 + 3 w/Small Arms + Leader w/Small
Arms
10 1d6 + 1 w/L Support + Leader w/Small
Arms
1d6 +2 w/Small Arms +Leader +1 M
11
Support + Leader w/Small Arms
12 2d6 w/Small Arms + Leader w/Small
Arms
Fury 3 Force Composition
Like most Erinyes teams, Fury 3 consists of
two four man fireteams. Fury teams are
always equipped with body armor,
suppressed weapons, and night vision
devices. Fury teams are Stealthy units.
Fireteam Alpha:
1x Team Leader (Teague) w/Small Arms
1x Operator w/Small Arms
1x Grenadier w/rifle & GL (Lt. Support)
1x SAW Gunner (Lt. Support)
Fireteam Alpha:
1x Fireteam Leader w/Small Arms
1x Operator w/Small Arms
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1x Grenadier w/rifle & GL (Lt. Support)
1x SAW Gunner (Lt. Support)
Pirate Force Composition
Four pirate security patrols are on the table
at the start of the game. Each patrol
consists of 6 gunmen with a Troop Quality
of D8 and Morale of D10.
Pirate Security Patrols
1 x Leader w/Small Arms
3 x Riflemen w/Small Arms
1 x RPG Gunners w/RPG (Med. Support)
1 x Machinegunner w/SAW (Lt. Support)
Fog of War
The Fury Operative player draws one Fog of
War card at the beginning of the game and
others are drawn according to the standard
rules.
Fury Operative Victory
Points
 No Fury Operative casualties/POWs: 5
pts.
 Surviving Fury 3 Operatives leave the
board no sooner than Turn 6: 5 pts
 Surviving Fury 3 Operatives leave the
table on Turn 8: 10 pts
 Surviving Fury 3 Operatives leave the
table on Turn 10: 15 pts
Pirate Victory Points
 For each Fury Operative wounded or
KIA: 1 pt.
 For each Fury Operative POW: 2 pts.
 All Fury 3 Operatives slain/POW before
Turn 6: VICTORY
 All Fury 3 Operatives slain/POW before
Turn 8: 10 pts
 All Fury 3 Operatives slain/POW before
Turn 10: 5 pts
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Special Rules
Night Fighting rules apply.

All Fury units are Stealthy. Fury 3 doesn’t

have suppressed weapons, but they are
equipped with night vision devices.

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mission. They must locate Sinbad and then

SCENARIO 2: WHO PRAYED escort him to a dust-off point outside Eyl.

HARDEST Most of the pirates‟ security forces should

be drawn off by Fury 3‟s noisy distraction,
but the hostage hotel‟s guards will probably
Fury 4‟s two fireteams were spread out in a be on the alert and trouble can always be
long line, concealed by the underbrush expected in a Somali street at night.
choking the gully that served as their
temporary hide. Eyl was plainly visible
through their night optics, its squat, blocky
Fury 4 Mission Objective
buildings jutting up like low mesas against Fury 4 must infiltrate the area by stealth,
the skyline. Most of the buildings were take the target building down, and exfiltrate
obviously old and ramshackle – several with the Al Qaeda prisoner, Sinbad.
were spanking new construction, though,
topped with brightly anodized aluminum Pirate Mission Objective
roofing. Business was good for some in this The pirates must prevent Fury 4 from
pirate town. reaching the hostage hotel, or, failing that,
stop them from “rescuing” the Al Qaeda
His team was champing at the bit, but operative, Sinbad.
Allshard was confident the lads would
deliver and the operation would go off GAME DURATION: 8 turns.
without a hitch. He checked is watch again.
Only a minute or two till Teague and Fury 3
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“Capturing this bastard is going to answer a
lot of prayers back in Washington,”
whispered Hayes, the token Yank on his
team.

Allshard nodded in the dark. “Still, those

clerics from the Islamic Courts are probably
praying to get their hands on him, too. That
would bank a lot of credit with Qaeda.”

Gunfire rattled in the distance. Fury 3 was

engaged.

“Well,” Allshard flashed a wolfish grin, “I

guess we‟re about to find out who prayed
hardest.”

Mission Brief
Fury 4 must stealthily infiltrate Eyl and
launch a surprise attack on the “hostage
hotel” holding the Al Qaeda operative who
has been codenamed “Sinbad” for this
X: Hostage “hotel.” Sinbad is located in this building.
1 - 3: Pirate Security Posts.
>>>: Direction of Fury 3‟s position
F4: Fury 4 starts here. Fury 4 must exit here no later
than Turn 8.

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Piracy Reinforcements
The Insurgency Level is 4 for the purpose of
any related tests, but new reinforcements
automatically arrive at the end of each turn.
No die roll is required.
Any Reinforcements that do not spot or are
not engaged by Fury 4 will move 6” towards
Fury 3‟s position during the end phase of
the turn. If a unit never spots or engages
Fury 4, it will eventually move off the board
and out of play.
Once a reinforcement unit spots or is
engaged by Fury 4, it will remain on the
board and fight.
To determine what sort of “reinforcements”
arrive, roll 2d6 and consult the table below:
Die Roll PIrate Unit
1d6 w/Small Arms + 1 w/L Support
2
3 1d6+2 w/Small Arms +1 w/L Support +1
w/M Support, +Leader w/Small Arms
4 1d6 w/Small Arms & ROLL AGAIN
5 1d6+2 w/Small Arms +1 w/L Support +1
w/M Support, +Leader w/Small Arms
1d6+2 w/Small Arms
6
7 1d6+2 w/Small Arms +1 w/L Support +1
w/M Support, +Leader w/Small Arms
8 1d6+2 w/Small Arms
9 1d6 w/Small Arms & ROLL AGAIN
10 1d6+2 w/Small Arms +1 w/L Support +1
w/M Support, +Leader w/Small Arms
11 1d6 w/Small Arms +Leader +1 M
Support
12 2d6+2 w/Small Arms +1 w/L Support +1
w/M Support, +Leader w/Small Arms
Roll for Leaders: Roll 1d6 for Pirate units
that do not have a leader. On a roll of 1,
replace one of their figures with a leader.
Otherwise they come on the board
leaderless.
Roll for Hot Spots: Roll to see which Hot
Spot each reinforcement unit arrives from. If
a roll on the table results in the arrival of
multiple units, roll Hot Spots separately for
each unit.
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Fury 4 Force Composition
Like most Erinyes teams, Fury 4 consists of
two four man fireteams. Fury 4 is equipped
with Close Combat Weapons (see New &
Alternate Rules). Fury teams are always
equipped with body armor, suppressed
weapons, and night vision devices. Fury
teams are Stealthy units.
Fireteam Alpha:
1x Team Leader (Allshard) w/Shotgun
3x Operators w/SMG
Fireteam Alpha:
1x Fireteam Leader w/Shotgun
3x Operator w/Small Arms
Pirate Force Composition
Three pirate security patrols are on the table
at the start of the game. Each patrol
consists of 6 gunmen with a Troop Quality
of D8 and Morale of D10.
Pirate Security Patrols
1 x Leader w/Small Arms
4 x Riflemen w/Small Arms
1 x Machinegunner w/SAW (Lt. Support)
Fog of War
The Fury Operative player draws one Fog of
War card at the beginning of the game and
others are drawn according to the standard
rules.
Fury Operative Victory
Points
 No Pirates engage Fury 4 until Target
Building is reached: 3 pts
 Take down the Target Building: 5 pts
 Sinbad is killed: 5 pts
 Sinbad is captured alive: 5 pts
 Exit the board with Sinbad alive and in
custody by game‟s end: 10 pts.
 Exit the board by game‟s end: 3 pts.
 No Fury Operative KIAs/POWs at end of
game: 5 pts.
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Pirate Victory Points

 For each Fury Operative wounded or
KIA: 1 pt.
 For each Fury Operative POW: 2 pts.
 Fury 4 engaged before reaching Target
Building: 5 pts.
 Fury 4 never reaches Target Building:
VICTORY
 Sinbad is recaptured: 10 pts.
 Sinbad is killed or doesn‟t make it off the
table by game end: 5 pts.
 No Fury Operatives make it off the table
by game end: 15 pts.

Special Rules
Night Fighting rules apply.

All Fury units are Stealthy. Fury 3 has

suppressed weapons and they are
equipped with night vision devices. Fury 3 is
also equipped with close assault weapons
and building clearing gear. See New &
Alternate Rules for rules governing the use
of these items.

Optional Rules
 Use the alternative Building Clearing
Rules to take down the Target
Building.

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SCENARIO 3:
RESURRECTION MEN
Desaix glanced at his watch and an instant
later gunfire broke out in the distance.
Teague was right on time, as always. “Fury
5, stand by for Go-Code in five.”
The Frenchman leaned back more
comfortably against the fender of a burned
out building that offered his fireteam a place
to rest and await their part in the mission.
Next to him was Dr. Vincent Brill, who
looked very uncomfortable in his body
armor and black-face. Desaix angled his
head conspiratorially towards the doctor and
put a hand on his shoulder. “Don‟t worry.
We know how to do our job. You‟ll be, how
do you English say it? Safe as houses.”
“I‟m not worried about you. I‟m worried
about these men I have to examine.”
Desaix arched a brow. “You have the proper
safety equipment . . . ?”
“Of course,” Brill frowned at the apparent
impertinence of the question, but shrugged
it off. “It‟s not that. I‟m worried there might
be no one left to examine. Judging by how
fast the first few went down, the remainder
may well be dead before we get there.”
“So we examine their corpses,” Desaix
shrugged. Might have ended up that way
anyway.
“It might not be that simple. The Moslems
bury their dead before sundown. The bodies
of the men we need may already be
interred!”
Desaix frowned. “If that is so, what do we
do?”
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“I suppose we find the cemetery and try our
hands as Resurrection Men. We can‟t go
back empty handed!”
“Resurrection Men?” Haruki asked from a
nearby shadow.
Brill nodded towards the disembodied voice
of the Japanese commando.
“It‟s an old slang term. It means “grave
robbers.”
Mission Brief
Fury 5 must protect Dr. Brill while he
determines whether the Somali pirates died
of radiation poisoning or biological
contamination. This information is
absolutely vital to the mission, as it will
determine what should be done with the
small freighter anchored off shore.
Unfortunately, Brill‟s suspicion that the men
might already be dead proves to be
prescient. When Fury 5 storms the pirate‟s
infirmary a terrified doctor informs them that
the men have all died. Unfortunately for
them, but fortunately for Fury 5, pirates‟
bodies have dumped in a ravine on the
edge of town, not far away.
Fury 5 must make their way from the
infirmary to the ravine and locate one of the
dead pirates for Brill to examine. Once Brill
determines the broad cause of death for the
pirates, the team will exfiltrate out of town.
Fury 5 Mission Objective
Fury 5 must make their way from the
infirmary to the ravine, which is much farther
from their extraction point, and try to find the
body of one of the pirates for Dr. Brill to
examine. Once Brill has gathered whatever
data and samples he requires, the team
must escort him off the board to reach the
extraction point.
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Pirate Mission Objective Pirate Reinforcements

The Pirate player must stop Fury 5 from
meeting its objectives, and, if possible, The Insurgency Level is 5. Roll at the
capture or kill them! beginning of each turn for reinforcements.

Table Set-Up (2’x2’ 15mm, 4’x4’ 25mm) To determine what sort of “reinforcements”
arrive, roll 2d6 and consult the table below:

Die Roll Pirate Unit

2 1d6 +2 w/Small Arms + 1w/L Support
Weapon + Leader w/Small Arms
3 1d6 + 1 w/RPG (M Support) + Leader
w/Small Arms
4 1d6 w/Small Arms + Leader w/Small
Arms
5 1d6 + 1 w/RPG (M Support) + Leader
w/Small Arms
6 1d6+2 w/Small Arms + Leader w/Small
Arms
7 1d6 +2 w/Small Arms +1 L Support +
Leader w/Small Arms
8 1d6+2 w/Small Arms + Leader w/Small
Arms
9 1d6 + 3 w/Small Arms + Leader w/Small
Arms
10 1d6 + 1 w/L Support + Leader w/Small
Arms
11 1d6 +2 w/Small Arms +Leader +1 M
Support + Leader w/Small Arms
12 2d6 w/Small Arms + Leader w/Small
F5: Fury 5 Starting point Arms
X: Pirate “cemetery.” Roll 1D3 to see how many
turns it takes to find the right corpse for Brill to
examine Roll for Leaders: Roll 1d6 for Pirate units
E: Exit to Fury 5 extrication point that do not have a leader. On a roll of 1,
1-5: Pirate security patrols replace one of their figures with a leader.
7: Pirate Technical Otherwise they come on the board
leaderless.
GAME DURATION: 8 Turns.
Roll for Hot Spots: Roll to see which Hot
Spot each reinforcement unit arrives from. If
a roll on the table results in the arrival of
multiple units, roll Hot Spots separately for
each unit.

Fury 5 Force Composition

Like most Erinyes teams, Fury 4 consists of
two four man fireteams. Fury 4 is equipped
with Close Combat Weapons (see New &
Alternate Rules). Fury teams are always
equipped with body armor, suppressed
weapons, and night vision devices. Fury
teams are Stealthy units.

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The scientist, Brill, is wearing body armor Pirate Victory Points

and has a handgun. His Troop Quality is D6
 All Fury Operatives are KIA/WIA/POW
and his Morale is D10.
before the end of Turn 8: Total Victory!
Fireteam Alpha:  Prevent Fury 5 from reaching
1 x Team Leader (Desaix) w/Shotgun “cemetery” in time to find a body before
3 x Operators w/SMG game end: 10 pts.
1 x Scientist (Brill) - Handgun  Per Fury Operative KIA/WIA: 1 pt.
 Per Fury Operative POW: 3 pts.
Fireteam Alpha:  Kill Brill: 5 pts.
1 x Fireteam Leader w/Shotgun  Capture Brill: 10 pts
3 x Operator w/Small Arms

Pirate Force Composition

Five pirate security patrols and a Technical
Special Rules
are on the table at the start of the game.
Each patrol/crew has a Troop Quality of D8 Night Fighting rules apply.
and Morale of D10.
All Fury units are Stealthy. Fury 3 has
Pirate Security Patrols suppressed weapons and they are
1 x Leader w/Small Arms equipped with night vision devices. Fury 3 is
4 x Riflemen w/Small Arms also equipped with close assault weapons
1 x Machinegunner w/SAW (Lt. Support) and building clearing gear. See New &
Alternate Rules for rules governing the use
Pirate Technical* of these items.
1 x Driver w/Small Arms
1 x Gunner with Heavy MG (3D Firepower)
1 x Assistant Gunner w/Small Arms

*If your model collection doesn‟t include a technical,

just throw in an extra security patrol in its place.

Fog of War
The Fury Operative player draws one Fog of
War card at the beginning of the game and
others are drawn according to the standard
rules.

Fury 5 Victory Points

 No Fury Operatives KIA/POW: 5 pts.
 Reach the “cemetery” by end of Turn 2:
5 pts
 Find Pirate body before end of game: 5
pts.
 Brill survives mission: 10 pts.
 Exit table no later than Turn 6: 5 pts.

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IF SINBAD IS KILLED . . .
SCENARIO AFTERMATH … And Brill was unable to test one of the
dead pirate’s bodies, the contents of the
So, what‟s the upshot of all this sound and
freighter is brought ashore the following
fury?
day.
The outcome of the campaign depends on
Two months later, after repeated demands
what the Erinyes Fury Teams were able to
that American and Russian anti-piracy
accomplish in each mission, some probable
patrols be removed from off the coast of
outcomes are:
Somalia, a freighter traveling under false
Liberian colors detonates a dirty bomb in
Seattle‟s Puget Sound.
IF FURY 3 BAILED OUT TOO SOON . . .
. . . Fury 4 & 5‟s missions are aborted. It‟s
too risky to gamble two Fury Teams in a IF SINBAD ESCAPES . . .
hotbed of pirates without the distraction in
… And Brill was able to test one of the
place.
dead pirate’s bodies, Sinbad is released
the next morning and secures the release of
The following morning “Sinbad” is released
his freighter and crew as well.
and continues his yachting holiday. The
small freighter is also released.
Once the freighter enters international
waters, it is destroyed by an airstrike by US
Three weeks later, a dirty bomb is
naval planes. Sinbad‟s yacht vanishes with
detonated in Karachi, plunging Pakistan into
all hands and Al Quaeda operations tumble
an anti-American and anti-Indian fury.
like dominos for the next six months.
If Fury 3 held out, though, the Fury 4 and 5
carry out their missions.
IF SINBAD IS KILLED . . .
… And Brill was able to test one of the
IF SINBAD ESCAPES . . . dead pirate’s bodies, the small freighter is
destroyed by a cruise missile as Somali
… And Brill was unable to test one of the
pirates begin to unload her the following
dead pirate’s bodies, Sinbad is released
morning.
the next morning and secures the release of
his freighter and crew as well. Somali
Eyl is enveloped in a cloud of radioactive
spokesmen announce that the dead
fall-out and the world decries the attack until
crewmen suffered from hemorrhagic fever
its attention moves elsewhere. Somali
and have been cremated.
piracy diminishes radically.
Three weeks later, a dirty bomb is
detonated in Karachi, plunging Pakistan into
an anti-American and anti-Indian fury.

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IF SINBAD IS CAPTURED AND BRILL

RECOVERS EVIDENCE FROM THE
DEAD PIRATES . . .
. . . The small freighter is destroyed by a
naval airstrike as soon as it enters
international waters and Al Qaeda
operations tumble like dominos for the
next six months.

International intelligence agencies are able

to put together enough information to trace
the source of the dirty bomb and determine
that more bombs are awaiting delivery. The
Furies have their hands full for the next
year!

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NEW AND ALTERNATE RULES
BUILDING CLEARING – ALTERNATE
RULE
The following rules present an alternate and
more interactive method for clearing
buildings. We suggest that these rules
replace those presented in the original
Ambush Alley rulebook, but leave that
decision up to the players.
Use these rules when Regulars attempt to
storm a building occupied by Insurgents or
enter a building and which is determined to
require clearance.
When Regulars enter a building and a roll
against the scenario‟s Insurgency Level
indicates that it is occupied and must be
cleared, roll on the Reinforcement Table to
determine the number and type of figures
occupying the target building.
To clear a building, follow these steps:
1. Determine the Assault and Defense dice
of the forces involved:
a. Assault Dice: Total the number
of figures assaulting the building.
Add any bonus dice for
preparation, special gear, etc.
b. Defense Dice: Total the number
of defenders in the building. Add
appropriate dice for Body Armor
or Close Assault Weapons. Add
an additional die for defending a
building. This is the total number
of Defense dice the unit holding
the building will throw. Note that
the defending player does not
roll any extra dice for support
weapons.
2. Both players throw their dice and
discard any dice lower than a 4.
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3. Determine which side had the most
successes and compare the total
number of successes. Subtract the
lower number of successes from the
higher number. The difference indicates
how many casualties the player with the
least number of rolled successes incurs.
Make Morale Checks as normal.
a. If the building clearing attempt is
part of a hostage rescue, the
hostage becomes a casualty if
the Assaulting unit rolls more
than three “ones” during this
process.
4. Continue this process until the
Defenders break, are wiped out, or the
Assault is called off by the attacker.
If the Defenders flee due to a Morale check,
they are taken as POW or killed at the
assaulting player‟s choice.
If the Assault is called off, the assaulting
force can be moved to a position within 6” of
the building they were assaulting.
Bonus Dice for Building
Clearing
Bonus Defense Dice –
Body Armor: +1 Die
Defending a Building: +1 Die
Unit has Close Assault Weapons: +1 Die
Night Assault – Defender has Night Vision,
Attacker doesn‟t: +2 Dice
Bonus Assault Dice –
Each 3 Assault Team Members: +1 Die
One Turn Spent “Stacking:” +1 Die
Trained Assault Unit: +1 Die
Unit has Close Assault Weapons: +1 Die
Unit has Special Clearing Gear: +2 Dice
Night Assault – Attacker has Night Vision,
Defender doesn‟t: +2 Dice
CLOSE ASSAULT WEAPONS – NEW
RULE
Close Assault weapons are weapons such
as shotguns and SMGs. They are very
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handy for use at close quarters or in

cramped, crowded conditions, but generally
lack the power and range of regular small
arms.

Units equipped with close assault weapons

have a definite advantage when fighting at
close range, but are at a disadvantage at
longer ranges. To reflect this, Close Assault
weapons throw an extra die at Optimum
range (the unit they belong to still receives
the single bonus die simply for firing at a
target in Optimum Range), but at longer
ranges they throw only one die and use a
Troop Quality Die of D6 regardless of the
Troop Quality of the unit firing them.

Figures armed with Close Assault Weapons

also throw an extra die in Close Combat.

HANDGUNS – NEW RULE

Like SMGs and Shotguns, handguns are
very, well, “handy” in close quarters. They
don‟t throw down the volume of fire that a
subgun or shotgun does, however, and so
are a little less effective.

A figure firing a handguns at a target in

Optimum Range receives a reduction of one
die type to its Troop Quality (i.e., a figure
with a Troop Quality of D8 would throw a D6
when using a handgun). Troop Quality
cannot be reduced below D6.

Handguns cannot fire effectively enough at

targets beyond Optimum Range to engage
them at all.

Handguns are very effective in Close

Combat, however, and figures using
handguns in Close Combat receive a bonus
Firepower die.

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