Well, that's a "bug" I've never thought about. Indeed you are right it
sounds a bit odd, but it's going to complicate anyway when you surface your
30 cm worm one turn and next it goes underground again and only the center
is outside. A lot of problems will appear which I don't even want to think
about.
In any case one must take into account that GW miniatures are a bit
caricaturesque and don't reflect real size (still I'm trying to figure how
to fit a company of rough riders inside a Leviathan). In this case we could
apply the same principle. Maybe the solution lies in reducing the size of
the model. F. ex. 1 or 1.5 cm each battlecar. A full Hellworm would cost 300
+(350*5) = 2050 points plus the tunneler company card which is not any cheap
at all. In the end you expend 3k points outside table. Too much in my
opinion, since you expend 3k points in 4 units.
Albert
----- Original Message -----
From: "Angel" <angel_stranded_at_...>
To: <netepic_at_yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2003 9:18 AM
Subject: [NetEpic ML] Hellworm surfacing
> Here's an interesting thought - how does a Hellworm surface?
>
> The basic worm consists of a tractor head and a fuel car, three more
> cars, and a secondary engine car. Using the recommended lengths,
> that's 13cm long. Every support card will add four more cars which
> is another 8cm, so a typical Worm will be 19cm long.
>
> Would my opponent be justifably upset if I opened a hole in the
> ground and something that size emerged without warning? Especially
> if it ran over some of his troops in the process?
>
> One solution is to limit how much of the Worm can surface each turn
> (it has a maximum move of 15cm anyway). A basic Worm (13cm) can
> emerge in one turn, but anything longer is still restricted to 15cm
> movement so the remaining cars will still be underground (and cannot
> open) until the following turn. Does that sound reasonable? Ditto
> if the Worm decides to go underground again.
>
> Bear in mind that a Hellworm using 5 support cards will be 53cm long,
> and take 4 turns to surface.
>
> A permanent 6cm crater should be left wherever the Worm surfaces or
> dives, you can't deploy major tunnelers like Worms and Hellbores
> without landscaping the battlefield to some extent.
>
> Steve
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