1. Escalation
The Escalation Campaign is a series of specific encounters between the four factions.
Each Season has a four-way battle for Act 1. Then a series of 1,000 pt battles for Act 2, and a battle between the two highest ranked players for Act 3.
After Act I, you deploy three warcasters to each of the three scenarios you will play in Act II..
The schedule I worked up requires one game per week. If we have multiple players in a faction, you can pick which battle to ‘count’ against each faction. Since the battles are 1,000 pts, some of us might have to play more than once a week to accommodate the crowded factions. The extra battles can just be scheduled as needed.
The two players with the most victory points face off in Act III. Each brings 1,000 points plus their total Survival Bonus.

2. Added Rules Warjack Bonding - no Two Handed Throws - yes Trample - yes
* - ?

3. Mercenaries Mercenaries cannot be played as a faction.
Mercenary Warcasters can be fielded as secondary warcasters but cannot be deployed.
No Quarter 1 Mercs OK:
Ashlynn, Mule, Vanguard, Bokur, Hammerfall, Steelheads

4. Players Bracket 1 Karl Gaston Josh Anthony 2 Oni Ron Farnsworth Kimo 3
Marshall
Frank
This guide as a powerpoint download:

5. Format of a Season
Playoff: Showdown to determine brackets if necessary (We’re not going to do this)
Act I: 4 Factions, represented by winner(s) of Playoff pts.
Act II: Everybody plays. Faction who won Act I get +1 on Starting Rolls.
Scenarios must be played in order. So week 3: Khador v Cygnar & Menoth v Cryx.
Week 4: Khador v Cryx and Cygnar v Menoth, Week 5: Khador v Menoth and
Cygnar v Cryx.
Act III: 2 Players (Except Fall Season):those with highest & 2nd highest VPs during Act II.
Act III (Fall Season): All Four (Or the highest VP from each faction) face off to determine the winner of the campaign

6. Deploying Warcasters
These are ‘primary’ warcasters. Your secondary warcaster cannot be the primary warcaster of a scenario you haven’t played yet
The order warcasters are deployed depends on the Act I battle. The player who placed last deploys first, and the winner deploys last. Once you have deployed your warcasters, you inform the other players. You only have to assign 1 warcaster to each scenario.
Warcasters and Warjacks from Apotheosis are not allowed.
Allowed warcasters:
Cryx: Deneghra, Asphyxious, Goreshade, Skarre.
Cygnar: Haley, Caine, Nemo, Stryker
Khador: Sorcha, Vlad, Butcher, Irusk
Menoth: Severius, Feora, Kreoss, High Reclaimer
Mercenaries: Magnus, Gorten.
Note: You need at least four warcasters .

7. Record Sheet
Campaign record sheet download:

8. The Icy Grip of Winter

9. IGoW Scenarios Act II Scenarios by Faction:
Cryx - Well of Truth, Within the Dark Soil, Dead by Dawn
Cygnar - Throat Cutter, Through the Woods, Dead by Dawn
Khador - Throat Cutter, Within the Dark Soil, You Can Run…
Menoth - Well of Truth, Through the Woods, You Can Run…

10. Icy Grip of Winter Schedule
Act II scenarios all have weather conditions - add the dice from the starting rolls & consult table. If both players agree, the armies can “wait out” the weather and play without weather conditions.

11. Deployed Warcasters (Bracket 1)
Faction
Warcaster (scenario)
Caine (2)
Nemo (5)
Haley (7)
Irusk (2)
Butcher (4)
Sorscha (6)
High Reclaimer (3)
Severius (5)
Feora (6)
Asphyxious (3)
Deneghra (4)
Skarre ((7)

12. Deployed Warcasters (Bracket 2)
Faction
Warcaster (scenario)
Severius (3)
Kreoss (5)
High Reclaimer (6)
Haley (2)
Caine (5)
Nemo (7)
Irusk (2)
Vlad (4)
Butcher (6)
Asphyxious (3)
Skarre (4)
Deneghra (7)

13. Deployed Warcasters (Bracket 3)
Faction
Warcaster (scenario)

14. Record Keeping
Track your VPs from act 2 (remember - only count one against each faction)
VPs of all your surviving models * 3=Survival Bonus.
Add your SB from all Act 2 scenarios & field that many more points in Act 3.
Warjacks survive if they are not inert, disabled, or wrecked.

15. Results (Bracket 1) Player Act I Y/N (+1 to Starting Rolls)
Act II Battle 1 VPs
Act II Battle 1 Survival Bonus
Act II Battle 2 VPs
Act II Battle 2 Survival Bonus
Act II Battle 3
Act II Battle 3 Survival Bonus
Karl Y
Anthony N
Josh
Gaston

16. Results (Bracket 2) Player Act I Y/N (+1 to Starting Rolls)
Act II Battle 1 VPs
Act II Battle 1 Survival Bonus
Act II Battle 2 VPs
Act II Battle 2 Survival Bonus
Act II Battle 3
Act II Battle 3 Survival Bonus
Tony Y
Farnsworth N 57 16
Ron 42 9
Kimo

17. Results (Bracket 3) Player Act I Y/N (+1 to Starting Rolls)
Act II Battle 1 VPs
Act II Battle 1 Survival Bonus
Act II Battle 2 VPs
Act II Battle 2 Survival Bonus
Act II Battle 3
Act II Battle 3 Survival Bonus
Karl Y
Ron N
Marshall
Frank

18. IGoW Terrain Checklist
Scenario 1
Scenario 2
Scenario 3
Scenario 4
Scenario 5
Scenario 6&7
Cryx Side Quest
Cygnar Side Quest
Khador Side Quest
Menoth Side Quest
Scenario 8
 8”x48” river section  8”x10” bridge
 4”x48” river section  4”x4” guard tower
 Up to 4”x5” ruined buildings (large doors/gaps)
 2” diameter x 3” high mining rigs
 10”x48” road section
No special terrain required
 6”x3” Protectorate shrine
 1” diameter x 3” high Stele
 12” long “high” wall  8” long “high” wall
 2” diameter pillar
 At least 3”x5” ruined Crucible buildings with large gaps or doors