Re: [v5.0] Marine Revision Part IV

From: antichrist666it <seimejote_at_...>
Date: Tue, 28 May 2002 16:54:40 -0000

--- In netepic_at_y..., <jyrki.saari_at_n...> wrote:
> Now it's time to tackle the most interesting part: the special
Chapters. Before taking on the possible addition of new chapters
there's one question to resolve. Namely, why play a Codex chapter? By
this I mean that the special chapters should be compared to codex
chapter to see if their restrictions balance the special advantages
they get in comparsion with codex chapters. Every special perk should
be counterbalanced by a limitation.

I totally agree.

>
> Let's start:
> Blood Angels
> Perks:
> -Death Company

...and some new units like
-Veteran Assault Marines
-Honour Guard
-Blood Angels Librarians (different psychic powers)
-Sanguinary High Priests
-Dreadnought 'Furioso'
-Predator 'Baal'

(more on these when will be "Blood Angels' time" ;)

>
> Limitations:
> -None at the moment. Since the black rage manifests just before
battle during moripatris, I'd propose that one Blood Angel company
must lose the number of stands in the death company if it is used.
Furthermore, since the Blood Angels have little control over the
black rage its use should be somewhat random: before a battle the
Blood Angels player must roll a d6. On 5+ some models have succumbed
to the black rage and the death company _must_ be purchased. Add +1
to the roll if the force is larger than 4 companies.

I've 2 new rule proposals:

Black Rage
Due to their psychopathic nature, all Blood Angels units are affected
by the Black Rage. As a result, they have a bonus of +1 CAF when on
Charge orders, but they have to make a Black Rage check each turn.
Roll 1d6 for each Blood Angel detachment at the start of the Orders
phase: on a roll of 1 it MUST be placed on Charge orders.

Supercharged Engine
Blood Angels' Rhinos and Razorbacks are fitted with Supercharged
Engines, which grant additional boost (not without some risks!).
Vehicles fitted with Supercharged Engines can move additional 5cm
when placed on Advance orders (10cm if on Charge orders), but cannot
enter difficult terrain and must test if the engine breaks at the end
of the move. Roll 1d6: on a result of 1 the vehicle is permanently
immobilised.

>
> Dark Angels
> Perks:
> -Deathwing (Terminators immune to morale checks)
> -Ravenwing (Special fast attack formation of 2 land speeder
detachments and a bike detachment)
>
> Limitations:
> -May only use Deathwing and no other veteran formations.

...and other new units like
-Dark Angels Librarian (different powers)
-Interrogator-Chaplain
-Deathwing Characters (all in Terminator Armor)
-Ravenwing Characters (all bike-mounted)
-Ravenwing Attack Bike (Multi-Melta instead of Heavy Bolter)
-Ravenwing Land Speeder (Assault Cannon instead of Multi-Melta)
-Master of the Ravenwing (both the Bike-mounted and the Land Speeder
versions)
-Jink save (6+ fixed) for all the Ravenwing

>
> As of now, there is no counterbalance for the Ravenwing. Any
suggestions?

As I said in other posts, Ravenwing should only have Bike
detachments, Attack Bike detachments and Land Speeder detachments as
Support cards. Additionally, can only purchase Bike-mounted
characters as Special cards.

> Space Wolves
> Perks:
> -Great Companies
> -Blood Claw Bikes
> -Blood Claw land speeders
> -Blood Claws (Fear causing assault troops)
> -Superior CAF

...guess? new units :P
-Iron Priests (and their Thralls)
-Fenrisian Wolves
-Wolf Lord (on bike)
-Venerable Dreadnought
-Leman Russ 'Exterminator'

> Limitations:
> -No normal companies (Tactical, assault, devastator, scout,
veteran, terminator)
> -Shorter heavy weapon range.
>
> At a glance no great imbalances. However, I confess of not playing
with or against them.

I agree, they are already balanced as they are...

> Comments? There have been several sugestions for Blood Angels, Dark
Angels and Space Wolves but these will be discussed along with the
new chapters.

Remember the other chapters!
-Black Templars
-Salamanders
-White Scars

> Jyrki Saari
>
> -There is no such thing as free lunch because eating takes time and
time is money.
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