LE042 Frederick Von Rotte

In the aftermath of the Severed Ears War the legions of the Von Rotte were exiled from Krautia along with their illustrious leader the Baron Frederick the Ales Von Rotte. Having tangled just once too often with Artur the ruler of Krautia the Baron had little choice but to throw in his lot with the Elves of Armorica.

The newly formed Confederation of Finklestein, a loosely tied group of small Dwarven states, welcomed the Von Rotte legions with open arms. Finely drilled infantry, cavalry and gunners were thin on the ground and a general as talented as the Baron was rare indeed. Swearing an oath of fealty to the Elvish Emperor Mordred the Baron was given command not only of his own soldiers but also some of those belonging to the Emperor in his wars against Krautia and Ostaria.

A veteran in the truest sense the Baron has been at war since the Darke Age and is a master of battle. He excels in the leading of grenadiers and fusiliers and his troops are rarely routed, in fact it was in the Severed Ears War only the lack of sufficient soldiers that defeated the Baron. Alongside the troops of the Ferach Empire the Baron Von Rotte is now a very old Dwarf but he is still an extremely skilled tactician and loved by those troops who fight under him. Atop his pummilig pig ‘Bristle’ he serves up the mead of victory to Mordred.

Rules for Flintloque & Slaughterloo

In your games of Flintloque treat the Baron Von Rotte as follows:

Frederick the Ales Von Rotte, the Baron Von Rotte is a Veteran / Regular / Elite Dwarf armed with a Sword of exquisite quality mounted upon his Pig ‘Bristle’. With his special abilities as outlined here he costs 92 Points.

In play Baron Von Rotte need never take any Morale Test for any reason, nor do ANY allied Dwarves within 15cm of him at the time of their morale tests. Once per Turn he may elect to shout encouragement at any friendly Dwarf and that Dwarf (must be within 30cm) may ignore the first wound he suffers in the course of the game. All other wounds affect as normal, the shouted encouragement lasts the entire scenario. Additionally ANY Dwarf shooting at the Baron suffers a two negative column shift for firing due to his legendary reputation. The Baron’s Pig Bristle is treated as a normal Pig except that he has three wounds not a single wound as a normal Pig would have.

In your games of Slaughterloo treat the Baron Von Rotte as follows:
(These rules supersede those in Slaughterloo 2nd Edition)

THE BARON VON ROTTE (VETERAN) (C-IN-C) (280 POINTS)
A living legend in the Mordredian Wars, the Baron is one of the finest commanders in the Ferach Empire. He must command a force which is at least 25% Dwarven in its total points (not including the Baron).
Oblique Attack
A Unit in each Division under the Baron’s control may have an additional free action each Turn. This Unit must be chosen before play begins.
Out Guessed mine Komeraden!
The player controlling the Baron may elect at the start of one game Turn to reduce the Command Radius of one enemy C-in-C or General to 10cm for two Turns. This comes into effect immediately.

THE BARON VON ROTTE (VETERAN) (GENERAL) (550 POINTS)
The Baron must command a Division that contains at least one Unit of Von Rotte troops of any type, typically Grenadiers or Line Infantry.
Seeing Rotte!
All Units within 45cm of the Baron add +1 to their Melee Mod per Turn.
Forward mit ze Drums!
All Dwarven Units in his division may add their Charge Bonus to their movement each Turn.





Uniform Guide -
While in possession of many fine uniforms and clothes the normal outfit of the Baron is a red and black tunic and breeches with a black tricorne and boots. Gold ribbons and medals along with fine white lacework and his hair and moustache is grey. His riding pig is pink.