Might be a tad simpler to keep the rules as they stand but state they don't
knock down void or power shields (too slow, as stated in Codex Titanicus).
Sing along to the AC/DC tune Big Balls
"My Titans got big Balls
Your Titan has big Balls
But Gargants have the biggest Balls of them all!"
Ken
"If some unemployed punk in New Jersey can get a casette to make love to
Elle McPherson for $19.95, this virtual reality stuff is going to make crack
look like Sanka."
-Dennis Miller
----- Original Message -----
From: Peter Ramos <pramos_at_...>
To: <netepic_at_egroups.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 1999 8:46 AM
Subject: [NetEpic ML] Re: Gargants and their Balls
> Hi!
>
> This is not bad at all, still lethal but not overly so. Very nice.
>
> Peter
>
> Kelvin wrote:
>
> > >Great Gargants have the Gut Buster which is not only great aginst
infantry
> > >but it is also the best anti-titan weapon in the game. It is easily
better
> > >than the Squat Cyclops main gun. If it hits it is assured of knocking
down
> > >all shields and will practically auto-penetrate the leg armor, which on
an
> > >Imperial or Eldar titan means death since the Void Shields are gone or
on
> > >the Eldar due to lack of motion the Holo-fields won't be useful.
> >
> > Which is why at our local club we introduced a house rule for dealing
with
> > the Ball round. It only knocks Void/Power Fields down if it loses 1cm
for
> > each field of its rolling distance. Thus, if the Ork player rolls low
for
> > the roll, it may not get through all the shields (but usually does). If
it
> > does knock down all the shields, then it won't travel as far.
> >
> > I have a proposal for changing the way the Ball round works which kind
of
> > incorporates the rules from AT and from 2nd Ed Epic:
> >
> > When a Gut Buster Kannon fires a Ball round, the Ork player nominates a
> > landing point for the shot and rolls for scatter as for an indirect
> > barrage. Once the true landing point is determined, the Ork player
rolls a
> > further 3D6 to see how far the ball rolls and moves the ball template
the
> > number indicated on the 3D6 in cm in a straight line away from the
Gargant.
> >
> > If the template touches any solid object (such as a building, tank,
> > fortification, Praetorian or Titan) roll a D6 (starting with the first
> > target touched, naturally). On a 1 the ball simply bounces off the
target
> > and keeps travelling while the target makes an unmodified save (to
> > represent the dangers of being hit by a large, rolling object). On a
roll
> > of 2+, the Ball detonates. Replace the ball template with a standard
> > barrage template. Any target caught under the new template will be hit
on
> > a 3+ with a -2 save modifier. Infantry will not detonate the ball but
will
> > get their unmodified save to represent them getting out of the way. A
Ball
> > that rolls into a forest, swamp or other soft cover will detonate on a
4+.
> >
> > Ball rounds will travel through active Void Shields and Power Fields
> > unhindered without knocking them down (it travels too slowly to affect
> > them). A Ball that detonates on a Titan or Praetorian INSIDE its active
> > shields can cause some serious trouble as the shields will contain the
> > blast. When a Ball detonates inside a Titan/Praetorian's Shields, don't
> > replace the Ball template as the Titan will be the only target affected.
> > The Titan/Praetorian will be automatically hit D6 (D3?) times with the
hit
> > locations determined randomly. Locations get their saves at -2.
> > Unshielded Titans are affects as per the normal rules (i.e.- place
barrage
> > template, hit on a 3+ with -2 save).
> >
> > A little complex sounding, but really quite simple in application.
How's
> > that sound to everyone?
> >
> > -Kelvin....
> >
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