I quite agree, Jerry. I don't think something like the doomdiver really requires such a surfeit of special rules, and such an incredibly unusual battlefield...
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Dalkwave
dalkwave@...
Dec 1, 2000 10:34 am
... wrote: Dear Garland, ... Yes that is right. Every unit in the game suffers from command penalty due to stand losses. ... If they charge on initiative...
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David Simpson
stommstommson@...
Dec 1, 2000 11:53 am
You couldn't be more wrong. I took the background of the Doom-Diver, the fact that it was originally built for recognisance purposes and then I started to...
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Matt Keefe
matthew.keefe@...
Dec 1, 2000 12:06 pm
... the fact that it was originally built for recognisance purposes and then I started to think of a rule that might be able to portray this. ... agenda with...
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Simon Kind
sk@...
Dec 1, 2000 12:09 pm
I've not yet played an Empire army, but reading the Hellblaster stats, the rules don't seem to reflect what the fluff describes. The problem is with this...
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Simon Kind
sk@...
Dec 1, 2000 12:09 pm
This is the sort of simplicity we need. The DD may have been INVENTED for command & control purposes, but it was found most useful as a weapon. I would propose...
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Christopher Bobridge
stryker@...
Dec 1, 2000 12:14 pm
Uh... this may sound rude, but do you have the numbers to prove it, probability wise? I'd really like to see how you'd work it out. Chris Bobridge ...
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David Simpson
stommstommson@...
Dec 1, 2000 12:19 pm
Apology accepted, although I didn't think that it was all that necessary ;-). Anyway, I think the central issue here is one of perception. The way that you and...
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David Simpson
stommstommson@...
Dec 1, 2000 12:25 pm
Butting in here, but you always stand an equal chance of rolling any single number on a dice. Thus if you are rolling 1 D6 you obviously have a one in six...
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Happy Ent
h.ent@...
Dec 1, 2000 1:05 pm
Matt Keefe writes: "I don't think something like the doomdiver really requires such a surfeit of special rules, and such an incredibly unusual battlefield role...
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Christian Bene Ellega...
chris_ellegaard@...
Dec 1, 2000 1:17 pm
... Hello Helge, well, that's certainly an interesting discussion you just started there... :-) ... the ... Yeah, the Orcs in Warhammer Fantasy have gone quite...
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Christopher Bobridge
stryker@...
Dec 1, 2000 1:20 pm
... I think this would be the best way to go. Very little need to remember lots of rules, and a nice, characterful piece for an O+G army. Chris Bobridge...
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Andy Skinner
askinner@...
Dec 1, 2000 1:38 pm
... Me, too. :) I haven't even played the game yet. But I figured I could contribute here. The chance of rolling more 1s than 6s should grow from 1/6 to...
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Christopher Bobridge
stryker@...
Dec 1, 2000 1:51 pm
... Thanks for this. I ran some preliminary calculations in my head, and thought that the odd would be different, but couldn't work out why. Chris Bobridge...
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Andy Skinner
askinner@...
Dec 1, 2000 2:06 pm
... By the way, let me mention that although I sorta like fiddling with programs that figure out probabilities and such (more when designing dice mechanics for...
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Greg Lane
glane@...
Dec 1, 2000 2:37 pm
In WD, they showed how they could be treated as Generals ... Which would be my preference. Greg Lane On 12/1/00 5:13 AM, "gw-warmaster@egroups.com"...
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Andy Skinner
askinner@...
Dec 1, 2000 3:45 pm
Hi. Sorry, I rambled. Just wanted to make some comments and get some input. I have a bunch of 15mm fantasy. Although they were on my back-burner for ...
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Rick Wynn
wynn.rick@...
Dec 1, 2000 4:10 pm
... (snip) ... 10mm ... Don't know of any Khmer. However, Division After Division makes 10mm ancient Indians, which include elephants. I don't know enough...
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Jerry & Kristie
jerrym@...
Dec 1, 2000 4:14 pm
... He's removing an arrow from his shoulder. ... Hmmmm...I put about umpteen layers of clear coat on my figures, just because they get beat around so much, so...
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Andrew Muttersbach
amuttersbach@...
Dec 1, 2000 4:15 pm
Not bullied - it is simply looking for a friend! :-) ... From: David Simpson [mailto:stommstommson@...] Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2000 3:02 PM ...
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Andy Skinner
askinner@...
Dec 1, 2000 4:16 pm
... I sent them email about that line, but they don't have any pictures. I have no idea what the infantry looks like. Khmer were heavily influenced by the ...
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Lex van Rooy
l.vanrooy@...
Dec 1, 2000 4:51 pm
... <<JUDICIOUS SNIPPING !!!!!!!>> especialy on this kind of messages PLEASE... I think the size of the List makes it worthwhile..... Lex...
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Karl Hiesterman
khiesterman@...
Dec 1, 2000 5:31 pm
... them ... balanced ... My Chaos army is Slannesh. I've made a number of conversions to make it look distinctly Slannesh, beside just the paint job. My...
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Paul Beakley
paul@...
Dec 1, 2000 5:35 pm
Just a quickie, because I haven't played in weeks and am a little fuzzy after a game last night: Do a unit have to receive an order to reposition itself?...
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Peter Allton
p.allton@...
Dec 1, 2000 5:39 pm
... Assuming they are 'classical'Indian-Poros and Chandragupta 300bce ish they wear a long(below the knee) kilt with a heavy broad bladed sword and either bow...
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Karl Hiesterman
khiesterman@...
Dec 1, 2000 5:41 pm
... a ... He's pulling and arrow out of his shoulder. Karl...
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Michael Prescott
michael@...
Dec 1, 2000 6:36 pm
I think this is a great way to do it. It eliminates any question of whether the army is balanced or not, because it's the same thing. Having a single monster...
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vezio
vezio@...
Dec 1, 2000 7:05 pm
Hi all, well, I still never played any game (still painting my second army) but I have similar question. At page 26 the rules say "If a player wish to shoot...
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Lothaire@...
Dec 1, 2000 7:14 pm
... Yes, you have to order a unit in order to change it's orienation or to reposition it. This is why you have to be very careful how you place your units. The...
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Ralphedelominius @ Ma...
ralph@...
Dec 1, 2000 7:19 pm
... The quick answer is 'Yes'. Units have to receive a successful order to be able to reposition themselves with a different facing in the Command phase. ...