If you check all your Slann mage powers you will find there is a psychic
save there for you to use. It is called nullify psychic this is your psychic
save for your whole army. I hope with all I've given you here you understand
what the slann mage is, he is a psyker in a way but his powers have gone
beyond that, and is in a sence Goliath while the others are David, he is
very powerful and strong, but that simple little stone may and maynot find a
hole through his defences.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Karlsen Rune" <Rune.Karlsen_at_...>
To: <netepic_at_egroups.com>
Sent: Friday, February 25, 2000 8:18 AM
Subject: [NetEpic ML] Re: Slann Magus
> Ah, well, this puts another perspective on our discussion. I always
> assumed that when it said "psyker" and "psychic attack", it actually
> meant that the unit had psychic powers. If the Slann magi merely bends
> the warp, how can he stop other psychics powers which aren't warp
> related? Isn't bending the warp in fact the highest pinnacle of pychic
> powers? You're able to do something with your mind that usually requires
> a high level of technology and a whopping big weapon to do?
>
> So, we're down to this : 3+ psy save for Slann magi (im assuming this
> was erroneously omitted from the text), and no psy save for a Slann
> titan.
>
> The problem with keeping Skink scouts close to the titan, is that they
> have to be in an elevated position to have LOS to other inf. stands.
> This wouldn't be such a hassle if armies such as IG,Eldar and SM didn't
> all have plenty of weapons to take out buildings. I agree that this is
> a weak point with the Slann, and i'm not trying to remove all their
> weaknesses, i just want a logical explanation.
>
> Rune
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: hellreich_at_... [mailto:hellreich@...]
> Sent: 2000-02-25 14:06
> To: netepic_at_egroups.com
> Subject: [NetEpic ML] Re: Slann Magus
>
>
> un modifide save of 3+ no matter what type of weapon its it but I,ve never
> played them that way. For, the Slann magus is in a way no different then a
> Weird boy, He really has no Psychic powers. He is someone that can control
> the powers from the warp. Which in a way are physical / non-psychic
powers.
> As for cutting down the distance forget it a Slann mage cost 3 time a
normal
> mage, and the distance just balance it out, exspecially with no psyhic
save.
> As for the Titan having a save it would be inpossible for it takes all of
> the mage's power and mind control just to operate this monstorisity. Thus
> the week link in the Slann, all armies have one and good players will find
> them. A good tatic for playing slann is to try and keep Skink scouts by
your
> valued models, in this way you may target HQ's and he would have to be
> within 25cm to shoot them, fair trade acouple of your whimpy skinks for
his
> warlock. For once he is dead your Titan is free again. Just keep in mind
> that the Slann mage really only bends the power of the warp with his mind,
> he really does not have psychic powers as the ohters do.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Karlsen Rune" <Rune.Karlsen_at_...>
> To: <netepic_at_egroups.com>
> Sent: Friday, February 25, 2000 6:26 AM
> Subject: [NetEpic ML] Re: Slann Magus
>
>
> > Hmm...good points on the Warp hole. I hadn't considered that.
> > I'd rule that it doesn't affect a shielded unit, merely takes
> > down a shield or something.
> >
> > Where does it say that Slann Magi have a 3+ psy save?
> >
> > Rune
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Darius "Dman" Spano [mailto:darius.spano_at_...]
> > Sent: 2000-02-25 12:17
> > To: netepic_at_egroups.com
> > Subject: [NetEpic ML] Re: Slann Magus
> >
> >
> > The SM Librarian has a range of 25cm with its mind blast. I have seen it
> > take out a plague tower by one unexpecting chaos player. Unfortunately
the
> > brave librairan got crush by the other plague tower it tried the ame
trick
> > on. Slann mages have a 75cm range with some of its psychic attacks. In
my
> > opinion too far for a -4 save mod and a +3 to hit, thats a quake cannon
.
> > They also have a Warp hole power that can engulf a target and destroy
it.
> A
> > little too powerful if it can engulf a Capitol Imperialis or a
> > titan/praetorian unit and destroy it. There should be a size limitation
to
> > the warp hole, ie;gutbuster ball template or vehicle sized unit. These
> > psychic attacks make the Slann mage one of the cheesiest unit in Net
Epic.
> > They need to be defined more and range brought into check. I thought
Slann
> > mages had 3+ psychic save. They should have a value around that.
> > Darius
> >
> >
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