Attack Squig Rules

Just repainting my Night Goblin Warband (pics will follow) and have a nice captain with a squig attached - has anyone had any house rules for using the attack squig attached to a leader? Otherwise I will just go with the Attack squig ratings in the Ork Codex - +15 pts, gives the boss +1 attack.

Seems reasonable to me.

I wrote rules for an attack squig in Gorkamorka. The rules don't translate directly, but those that do:

- Cannot be parried.
- Hits made at S5, cannot be modified by skills or user strength
- We also had a rule where the Orc had to pass a strength test every turn if he failed he rolled on the table below.
1-3 Move d6" towards the nearest enemy. This may cause the Ork to fall off a vehicle or building, taking damage as normal.
4-6 Resolve the Squig's attacks against it's master.

Not as fond of those rules. So much better than a regular squig.

There is a good set of rules in Letters of the damned 6

Chained Attack Squig

10 Gold Crown, Availability: Common (Orcs Only)

by drewful

Small, vicious attack squigs are often herded towards the
enemy by orcs and goblins in battle. Orcs of status may
find the time and patience to train an attack squig as a
pet and guard animal. An orc will normally keep his
attack squig chained to his arm, and will merrily throw
or swing his squig into combat when engaging the
enemy.

Range: Close Combat

Strength: 3 (cannot be modified)
Special Rules:

Cannot be Parried: A squig’s master will often use his
pet’s chain to swing the beast onto his opponents. Such
attacks frequently result in the squig’s chain wrapping
about, delivering the creature to the victim’s rear.

Attempts to parry such an attack are futile. A model
attacked by an attack squig may not make parries with
swords or bucklers.

Strike First: A squig's chain is long, and the voracious
critter literally leaps at the prospect of a meal. If charged,
an orc’s attack with a chained attack squig will ‘strike
first’, using an Initiative of 3.

Gnawing bite: An attack squig may only be used to
make one attack per round. All other attacks must come
from another weapon. However, should an attack from a
squig make a successful hit, the little monster will remain
attached to its victim until dislodged. When the squig
hits, it attempts to wound with a strength of 3.

Furthermore, in every additional round of combat
between the orc and the squig’s victim, the squig makes
an automatic strength 3 hit. The squig is pulled off if 1)
its master is knocked down, stunned, or taken out of
action, 2) either combatant flees or otherwise leaves
combat, 3) the victim is taken out of action, or 4) the
victim is knocked down or stunned, and the orc is facing
additional, standing opponents.

Doesn’t Mind Well: Although an attack squig is
normally chained to an orc’s wrist, it lunges and pulls at
its chain. Managing the little hellion requires the full use
of the orc’s arm. No other weapon, shield, or item may
be used in one of the orc’s hands during the battle. Note
that the orc may use missile weapons with no penalty
(provided his other arm is intact!).

Thanks guys! A few different options to try out there!

@Phantasmal_fiend... I thought there were rules in the Devil's Den. I must have looked at every challenge except #2 which is where these rules were found.

RationalLemming wrote:

@Phantasmal_fiend... I thought there were rules in the Devil's Den. I must have looked at every challenge except #2 which is where these rules were found.  

I don't think i'm familiar with the devils den can you post a link?

It was a game played on the (very) old Specialist Games forum to generate ideas for Mordheim. There were quite a few ideas generated some of which I quite liked although they should all be taken with a grain of salt due to the fact that probably all of the ideas would not have gone through any playtesting.

I won't push this further off-topic so I have whipped up a quick post in the Mordheim Resources section with links to each Devil's Den challenge:
https://boringmordheimforum.forumieren.com/t8501-devil-s-den