Sight, Shroud & Light — Pilgrimage: Skirmish

Sight is the distance at which Characters can clearly see during a Trial, determined by the environmental tables below. A Character beyond another’s Sight range is Shrouded. Attacks on a Shrouded Character suffer −2 Might and −2 Aim.

Light sources remove the Shrouded status within their radius; Characters within a light source cannot themselves be Shrouded and are visible to all. This is denoted by the Lore term ‘X” Light’, which means “Figures within X” of this light source may not be Shrouded.”

Before each Battle, fix the Season and roll on the three tables that follow it, in sequence, to determine the baseline Sight for the Trial. Roll them before the Oathband prepares — before Blessings are chosen and Vows are sworn — so the weather is known when those choices are made.

Season (1/4)

In a campaign, do not roll the Season: use the campaign’s current season, which turns every three Moons (see Mark the Season). Roll below only for a Battle played outside a campaign.

D12	Season
1–3	Spring
4–6	Summer
7–9	Autumn
10–12	Winter

Time Table (2/4) — Baseline Sight

Roll D12 and read down your season’s column.

Spring	Summer	Autumn	Winter	Result	Baseline Sight
1	1	1–2	1–3	Black Night	0”
2–3	2	3–5	4–7	Gloom	6”
4–6	3–4	6–8	8–10	Grey Light	12”
7–10	5–8	9–11	11–12	Daylight	18”
11–12	9–12	12	–	Full Sun	24”

Shifting Light Table (3/4)

Spring	Summer	Autumn	Winter	Result	Sight Modifier
1	–	1–2	1–2	Gloaming	−6”
2–3	1	3–4	3–5	Cloudshade	−3”
4–5	2	5–7	6–8	Darkening	−3”/Turn
6	3–4	8–9	9–10	Muted	No change
7–9	5–8	10	–	Brightening	+3”/Turn
10–11	9–10	11	11	Favourful	+3” Sight
12	11–12	12	12	Clear Sky	+6” Sight

Turning Weather Table (4/4)

Spring	Summer	Autumn	Winter	Weather
–	–	1	1–2	Stormfront
1–2	–	–	3–4	Hail
3–4	1–2	2–3	5–6	Downpour
–	–	–	7–8	Frostbound
5	–	4–5	–	Deep Mist
6	–	6–7	9	Grey Drizzle
7–8	3	8	–	Low Thunder
9	–	9	10	Rising Gale
–	4–6	–	–	Close Heat
–	7–8	10	–	Clear and High
10–11	9–10	11	11	Windblown
12	11–12	12	12	Fresh Wind

Turning Weather Entries

Stormfront — Roll on this table twice and apply both results. “You have been forced to fight after the heavens have opened.”

Hail — Characters experience −1 Aim (A). Characters who use three Move Deeds in the same Act suffer 1 damage; Ward applies as normal. “White stones fall from the cloud’s teeth and drum upon helm and shield.”

Downpour — Characters experience −1 Aim (A) and −1 Pace (P). “The heavens break open, and all things run slick.”

Frostbound — Characters experience −1 Pace (P). Characters taking a fall suffer +1 damage. “A silver crust glitters where the cold has crept.”

Deep Mist — Characters experience −3” Sight. Characters within 3” of water experience −1 Aim (A). “Mist coils along the earth, smothering sound and shape.”

Grey Drizzle — Climb Deeds cost +1 this Battle. “A mild wet falls, dimming steel and softening footfall.”

Low Thunder — Characters experience −1 Valour (V). “A warning roll shakes the air, though the storm holds its wrath.”

Rising Gale — Characters experience −1 Aim (A) unless shooting within 6”. “Wind gathers its strength and sweeps the field.”

Close Heat — Characters in Medium and Heavy Armour, or carrying Two Handed Weapons, lose −1 Pace (P). “The breath of the day turns thick; armour weighs like grief.”

Clear and High — Characters ignore Difficult Ground this Battle. “The storm holds its breath, and the world stands bright beneath an open sky.”

Windblown — Ranged weapons lose Close Fire advantage. Staff and Pole weapons give +1 Ward this Battle. “A lean, sharp wind cuts across the field.”

Fresh Wind — High Ground benefits are doubled this Battle. “A brisk wind sweeps the doubt from the air.”

Terms on this page

Act: A character's activation: up to 3 Deeds in any order; the character is then marked Tired. (→ Deployment & Turn Structure)
Aim: [0] Bonus to Fire Deeds. (Also a Deed, cost 2, granting Advantage on a Fire Deed.) (→ Recruitment; Deeds)
Battle: One tabletop engagement, from deployment to the end of the final Turn. The environmental tables are rolled once per Battle, and Lore that triggers "once per Battle" or "each Battle" is scoped to it. (→ Deployment & Turn Structure; Sight, Shroud & Light)
Character: Any miniature in the game, whichever side; a basic character costs 50 Supplies. (→ Core Concepts; Recruitment)
Climb: A Deed (cost 2) that moves a character 3" vertically. (→ Deeds)
Close Fire: A Fire Deed at a target within 6" gains Advantage. (→ Ranged Combat)
Difficult Ground: Terrain that cannot be strided freely (bog, rubble, briar, scree, standing water); a Move Deed starting in, ending in, or crossing it costs +1 Deed (distance is normal). (→ The Ground Itself)
High Ground: Attacking or defending from more than 2" above a Foe grants +1 Might and +1 Aim on that Deed. (→ Ranged Combat)
Might: [0] Bonus to Assault, and to defence against Fire. (→ Recruitment)
Oathband: The group of characters a player commands, built from 600 Supplies. Advancement and identity belong to the Oathband, not its members. (→ Recruitment; Core Concepts)
Pace: [0] Adds +1" per point to the first Move Deed of an Act only. (→ Recruitment; Deeds)
Shrouded: Beyond a Foe's Sight; attacks against a Shrouded character suffer −2 Might and −2 Aim. (→ Effects; Sight, Shroud & Light)
Sight: Not a character stat: the distance characters can see in a Trial, set by the season / light / weather tables (0"–24"). A character beyond another's Sight is Shrouded. (→ Sight, Shroud & Light)
Trial: The objective a Battle is fought for; one Battle plays out one Trial. The three archetypes are the Crossing, the Vigil, and the Reckoning. (→ Book of Trials)
Turn: One round: roll Initiative, then sides alternate activating one character at a time until all are Tired; then Tired clears and a new Turn begins. (→ Deployment & Turn Structure)
Valour: [0] Bonus to Panic checks; also sets Initiative and who leads. (→ Recruitment)
Ward: [0] Damage reduction, subtracted from incoming damage; raised by armour and some Lore. (→ Recruitment)