Cool. Glad it turned out well. I really like the gatehouse and walls. And you are right, may of the figures can fit duel purpose in 15 or 25mm. t.w....
If anyone has read Paradise Lost, they would know a Demonic host needs cannons. t.w. (If one is going to have an Angelic/Demonic army list, one better be able...
I have some Dark Elves for sale. There are 68 figures total, I am asking $34 plus shipping. That works out to $.50 each. The breakdown is: 13 Witch Elves...
I saw the Reaper Neanderthals but getting enough of them for a few stands of mobs was going to end up a little more expensive than I wanted. So, I ended up...
HI all, The new grapple rules are as follows: On contact (in the movement phase), fight a round of combat. If the grappling unit wins, the loser is trapped for...
Making any commentary would imply I am familiar with the current set of rules, enough to say that this is better/worse/equal, or more expensive/less expensive...
Curtis, This is much better than the current rules, however I'd make sure you mention what happens when the grappler is contacted by someone with a higher CF...
2 things with missile fire as it currently works in FR! have always irked me. I wonder if people feel the same as I and has Chipco ever thought of changing...
... Actually, you could get quite different results than now in several ways. First, 20% of the time you will give the attacker mid charge and this could stop...
This sparked some really cool ideas I think you will like. Curtis In a message dated 6/6/03 4:20:11 AM Pacific Daylight Time, dlewis2@... ... [Non-text...
chipco2@...
Jun 7, 2003 5:15 am
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And especially revise your idea of slingers. Slingers were certainly among the most feared elements of ancient armies. The rocks could easily imbed themselves...
chipco1@...
Jun 7, 2003 7:45 am
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... There's an old story about a slinger - a young herdsman even, not even a trained warrior - fighting a well-armoured gigant. Guess who won that fight? ...
... Good point. I think it would be interesting to do it either way, but it would probably be better for game balance to have this kind of defensive fire occur...
"And especially revise your idea of slingers. Slingers were certainly among the most feared elements of ancient armies. The rocks could easily imbed themselves...
In a message dated 6/7/03 11:05:51 AM Pacific Daylight Time, ... In FR! it would probably be a unit of skirmishers (100s) against the one giant. In the Hobbit,...
chipco2@...
Jun 7, 2003 6:38 pm
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In the Hobbit it took the sharp eyes of Bard of Esgaroth to discern the one spot on the dragon Smaug where there was not any scale, and then a single shot of...
Now, now. Bard didn't spot it. Bilbo did. Bilbo told the bird, and the bird told Bard. ... From: christof139 [mailto:christof139@...] Sent: Saturday,...
Andrew Greene
blaze@...
Jun 7, 2003 8:16 pm
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Ha ha !! You're right !! And it took only 1 arrow in the right spot and Smaug went splat !! Bard still had a sharp eye and super hero cooridination, or luck,...
Actually, I remember a long ago issue of Strategy and Tactics that showed pretty conclusively that Goliath was at a huge disadvantage. First, David had an ...
chipco1@...
Jun 7, 2003 9:06 pm
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... showed ... ROFL! I remember that article! But seriously guys, if the rationale is play balance, then let it be. The idea that this difference is because...
No. Richard was right. If it wasn't for the little bird telling Bard where that 1 vunerable spot was located, then Bard would have become crispy like the rest...
That is what it is. All effects, ranges, etc. are made in our games to act the way we think they ought to, based on our idea of what the thing was like. This...
chipco1@...
Jun 7, 2003 11:55 pm
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OK, grapple is now as follows. At the beginning of the melee phase fight a round of grapple melee with grappler and grapplee using their CFs per normal melee....
chipco1@...
Jun 8, 2003 12:08 am
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Do not understand the concept behind Grapple. Is it a magical ability ? If not, I cannot understand from where or how or what Grapple is supposed to...
Regarding Bard: 1) He wasn't a plain old human, he was descended from one of the old kings, IIRC. Tolkein was big on 'heroic lineage' 2) He was using an...
Andrew Greene
blaze@...
Jun 8, 2003 1:26 am
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Yes he had lineage to the old Northmen of Rhovanion apparently. The book says it was a Black Arrow, Bard's best arrow, passed down through his family for ages...
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