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1858
One of the players in my group left us, and I am looking for a replacement. We are playing a 9-players dune variant, with 3 additional factions, Landsraad, Ix,...
David Di Lorenzo
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Apr 13, 2009
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1859
Hi everyone, I would like to hear your opinions about a situation. In a game I am playing, Guild is allied with Fremen, so Fremen is able to use the three...
David Di Lorenzo
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Apr 27, 2009
11:30 pm
1860
Dear David: I think we can take a clue from the Dune universe itself. Anyone allied with the Guild, using the Guild's allied power of shipment would logically...
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Apr 28, 2009
12:29 am
1861
Fremen can't use Guild transport from the reserves - their reserves are on planet already, just on the southern hemisphere.  It's specifically stated in the...
curufea
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Apr 28, 2009
1:16 am
1862
I would think the the BGs couldn't accompany a shipment of the Fremen, as they are not coming from OFF Planet...(period).  Off Planet shipping is the key...
sitko
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Apr 28, 2009
3:04 pm
1863
I can't find any reference about it, neither in the rules or in the FAQ....
David Di Lorenzo
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Apr 28, 2009
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1864
IMHO, This sentence says it all: "The only relevant info I found was that Bene Gesserit can only accompany shipments from off planet to the planet, and that...
sitko
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Apr 28, 2009
3:06 pm
1865
Yes, but I was only considering the case of a Fremen/Guild alliance, when Fremen IS allowed to ship using the Guild abilities....
David Di Lorenzo
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Apr 28, 2009
8:53 pm
1866
There are two ways of answering the question - by the letter of the rules, and their logic. By the letter of the rule, if Fremen reserves are not considered to...
Eric
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Apr 28, 2009
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I know, I was too. I suppose that the only kind of shipment they can use is the second one (planet to planet), as they can't ship from off planet to planet, as...
sitko
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Apr 28, 2009
8:59 pm
1868
I was with you until your last paragraph, remember all the players have troopers in their reserve, and for all players but the Fremen, this is...
sitko
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Apr 28, 2009
9:01 pm
1869
Because the BG's reserves don't represent a big room somewhere off planet where there are a bunch of witches ready to accompany others' shipments down to the...
Eric
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Apr 29, 2009
4:03 pm
1870
thats a good point...but still I think the rules give us guidance to follow...what does Brad's Clarifications say on this topic? ...
sitko
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Apr 29, 2009
4:41 pm
1871
At the moment, I'm at work, so haven't got my rules to hand. I have got a PDF which is a combination of the original rules, with character advantages etc...
Russ Phillips
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Apr 29, 2009
5:15 pm
1872
... My set of rules doesn't have a IX h section, the IX section (MOVEMENT) has only 4 subsections, up to letter d. We are probably looking at different sets of...
David Di Lorenzo
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Apr 29, 2009
9:57 pm
1873
You are right, however my point is that the Guild alliance rules, which contradict that statement, as they allow the allied faction to make shipments onto the...
curufea
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Apr 30, 2009
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1874
... Sent off-list. Russ...
Russ Phillips
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Apr 30, 2009
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1875
... I don't think I currently have a ruling on this that is explicit as you might wish. The closest I can find is "15. The Bene Gesserit can not send a free...
Brad Johnson
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Apr 30, 2009
7:10 pm
1876
I think that the game designers intentions (and this is just my opinion), was that the Fremen, were immune to this kind of abilities.  They are a poor house,...
sitko
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Apr 30, 2009
7:37 pm
1877
... Not in any numbers until after the Atreides and Fremen alliance wins Dune for themselves against an alliance of the Harkonnen, the Guild, and Empire. Jeff ...
Jeffrey Brent McBeth
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Apr 30, 2009
8:39 pm
1878
They don't live in space, they live on the other side (the southern hemisphere) of the planet, as they did in the book.  You realize that the gameboard map is...
sitko
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Apr 30, 2009
8:43 pm
1879
Thank you everyone for your input. Even if I am now more uncertain about the issue than I was at the beginning :) David...
David Di Lorenzo
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May 3, 2009
9:19 am
1880
Not sure where the confusion is. If the BG is trying to accompany a Fremen movement onto the board, then the BG is trying to cheat. If everyone in the game...
glennmcma
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May 4, 2009
4:08 pm
1881
I've been a member for years, many years, but I'm only a ghost. I read what you write and never comment until now. I love the heart all of you put into your...
Ulf Bengtsson
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May 4, 2009
7:49 pm
1882
... Hey Glenn: I'm sort of surprised you interpret it that way - your assertion is actually different from my WBC rulings, and I've never heard you complain...
Brad Johnson
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May 4, 2009
8:16 pm
1883
Brad – the problem as I see it is that the restriction printed on the Fremen shield can scarcely be referring to much else beyond the Guild and shipping....
glennmcma
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May 5, 2009
3:55 pm
1884
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Stephen Grubb
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May 5, 2009
5:52 pm
1885
Hi all, I know several people with links to my Istilah Jihad websites...I got a notice today, that those websites will be expiring soon. The upshot of this...
sitko
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Jul 10, 2009
6:42 pm
1886
All, In Treasure of the Sands, David, our great GM has just announced a ruling, which I can't find any clarification for or against, except for one of the...
sitko
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Jul 13, 2009
10:51 pm
1887
Co-existing tokens do not have access to Ornithopters. The BG has to control either Arrakeen or Carthag....
glennmcma
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Jul 14, 2009
12:20 pm
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