--- Jarreas Underwood <jarreas_at_...> wrote:
> The Zeal ability (charge instead of retreat) has
> bothered me for a while, in both Epic and 28mm
> games. How's about this as a NetEpic rule:
>
> Zeal: When other Marines would fall back to regroup
> the Black Templars hurl themselves at the enemy in
> righteous anger. When a Black Templars infantry unit
> reaches it's Break Point it must make morale checks
> as normal. If a detachment fails it must be given a
> Fall Back Orders counter as normal, as well as a
> Charge Orders counter. The unit must move towards
> and attempt to initiate Close Combat with the
> nearest enemy unit within sight. The unit "rallies"
> as normal, and if successful may be given orders
> normally. This ability does not protect against the
> �-2 CAF� penalty or the �fail a morale test while on
> Fall Back Orders and be destroyed� rule.
>
Not bad.
> This makes troops effective even when on Fall Back
> Orders, but still means that failing a morale test
> has a penalty.
>
>
> I've also rewritten the Emperor's Champion challenge
> ability. There's no penalty for refusing a challenge
> (instead of lots of exceptions for honorless
> opponents), it's only within charge range, and it
> only allows a straight-up one-on-one fight.
>
> Once during each Orders Phase the Champion may issue
> a challenge to an enemy HQ or Command infantry stand
> that is within charge range and line of sight. If
> the enemy player refuses, the Champion may move
> normally. If the enemy accepts, the Champion must go
> on Charge Orders and engage the target in Close
> Combat. Units in the way are moved aside to allow
> the Champion through, but suffer no other effect.
> Nobody else may join that combat � it�s one-on-one,
> and the models will fight to the death (reroll any
> tie result).
>
I have started to think that the challenge is probably
an unnecessary "fiddly bit" in this scale. How about
just giving the Champ a tad higher CAF and removing
the challenge altogether?
>
> Opinions?
> -Yar
J Saari
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Received on Tue Jun 22 2004 - 08:43:05 UTC