
- BGG rank
- BGG #4,787
- BGG rating
- 8.5
Five Parsecs From Home: Solo Adventure Wargaming
- 1–2 players
- 90 min
- Complexity 2.9/5
- 2021

Rules assistance for Necromunda: The Aranthian Succession – Cinderak Burning
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Necromunda: The Aranthian Succession – Cinderak Burning is an expansion for Necromunda: Ash Wastes released in 2022 for 2 players. Its main mechanics are Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game.
Necromunda is the tabletop skirmish wargame of anarchy and violence, where players control rival gangs of fighters battling each other for supremacy in the nightmare depths of the underhive or out in the blasted Ash Wastes. Necromunda: The Aranthian Succession – Cinderak Burning continues to expand on the game, advancing the timeline and introducing a new campaign and new rules to add even more variety, scope and excitement to your battles on Necromunda. Inside you will find: The Great Darkness: Details of the events which unfolded on Necromunda following the opening of the Great Rift, which split the Imperium in two and caused the great heat sinks in the heart of each hive city to cool, plunging Necromunda into turmoil. The Succession Campaign: Rules for playing the first of a series of linked campaigns that take players through the events of the Great Darkness and the start of the rebellion against Lord Helmawr's rule. Narrative Scenarios: 12 narrative scenarios that reflect the events of the Great Darkness and the following crisis. Dramatis Personae: Four new Dramatis Personae to use with your gang: Lady Haera, 13th Daughter of Lord Helmawr; Athera, the personal champion of Queen Adina; Gorshiv Hammerfist, the leader of Shiv's Crushers; and Vespa 'Minx' Merdena, the wild child of Slate Merdena. Additional Rules: Additional rules for use in games of Necromunda, including Escher and Goliath crew, the agile Escher Cutter and brutal Goliath Mauler. Also included are new vehicle gang tactics for both House Escher and House Goliath gangs. This is a supplement. You will need a copy of the Necromunda: Ash Wastes Rulebook or Necromunda: Book of the Outlands to use the contents of this book. –description from the back of the book
Necromunda: The Aranthian Succession – Cinderak Burning supports 2 players according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
Necromunda: The Aranthian Succession – Cinderak Burning belongs to these categories: Wargame, Miniatures, and Science Fiction. Its main mechanics are Scenario / Mission / Campaign Game. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The catalogue lists Necromunda: The Aranthian Succession – Cinderak Burning as an expansion for Necromunda: Ash Wastes. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Necromunda: Ash Wastes to use it. Check that your edition of Necromunda: Ash Wastes is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.