These are models that a player must kill, capture, or defend depending on whether it is theirs or their Opponent’s.
If a Warband contains no legal model to be VIM then it is considered to have had its VIM killed on Turn 1 for VP scores.
In scenarios, if a model nominated as a VIM leaves play and returns, it is no longer considered a VIM.
Players should nominate VIMs during Game Setup. If two models are considered to be the same model when recruiting a Warband then, if chosen as VIM, both models are considered to be VIM.
Example
Example: Kota’s Human Form is chosen as a VIM, if she is replaced with her Fox Form then Kota’s Fox Form is still the VIM.
The Tournament Pack may define the variant, in brackets, after the Type: e.g. Type: VIM (Hidden)
Otherwise, players can choose or randomly decide.
There are some requirements on which models can be selected:
- Unique
- not Insignificant
- not Animal Types
If the scenario requires more than one VIM this will also appear in brackets after the Type: e.g. Type: 2 VIM (Hidden and Open)
Hidden
Each player secretly selects one of their models as the VIM. That model loses the Flank trait and Disguised state, and cannot gain them.
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This is Hidden Information.
This is not revealed to your Opponent until the End Phase of the last Turn of the game.
Players don’t declare when the VIM is killed but note in which Turn each of their models were killed (This may be used as a tie-breaker in some variants).
Open
Each player simultaneously declares one of their own models as the VIM. That model loses the Flank trait and Disguised state and cannot gain them.
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Nominated
Each player nominates one of their Opponent’s models as the VIM.
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A Player cannot nominate a Model with the Flank trait or one that may begin the game with the Disguised state.
Nominated models cannot gain the Flank trait or Disguised state.