simon
At 12:51 2000-02-03 , you wrote:
>Irregardless of the arguments between army lists versus cards,
I'd like
>to enter in a "fluff" argument, both in favor and
against both.� 1. the
>imperial armed forces operate on a very structured basis.�
As such, they
>use standardized force groupings, and larger scale units.�
this is
>adequately represented in the army cards.� Though instances
occur where
>such units arebroken up and reformed into a different
configuration, this
>is the exception, and should be done sparingly.� Also,
wasn't there an
>army card generator, either on the NetEpic site, or in an issue
of
>Incoming?� I have a copy of it, so I was wondering if it is
still
>available.� 2. Even other races use a standardized unit
format.� Though
>the over all organizations may be less rigid than the Imperial
model,
>they still do operate under a specific doctrine of
warfare.� This is also
>represented in teh army cards.� In some cases (particularly
Eldar, Chaos,
>and those green skinned cockroaches), the army cards may be seen
as
>restrictive, and not particularly suitable for the
background.� In the
>case of Eldar and Chaos, it depends on what the army is
about.� A CSM
>army, for example, will still retain some semblance of its prior
Imperial
>training, and force organization.� A Chaos demon army
though, would be
>less like this, but would still adhere to a force structure,
based on
>patron powers.� 3.� Field commanders, especially in
the 41st millenium,
>rarely have operational control over what forces they have at
hand.� This
>applies to all the various races.� Thus, the army cards
represent
>available forces, and their intrinsict organizations.�
4.� if the army
>card generator is still out there somewhere, put it in the
vault, or give
>the list a URL for it.� this should take some of the
problems people have
>with the cards per se, and make it easier for them to do what
they are
>looking to, with out having to modify the rules to such an
extent.
>
>Josh R.
>Minister for General Mayhem
>"Don't let the bastards grind you down."� Gen.
Joseph Stilwell
>
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