--- In netepic_at_egroups.com, "Peter Ramos" <pramos2_at_u...> wrote:
> Hi!
>
> Heheh, true. I wouldn't mind keeping the marine save, its alright,
and at
> least makes them different. The main thing is not to go crazy and
give
> everybody saves. Some units really function as attack and die units
thats
> their purpose, so giving a save may cause inbalance.
>
> I think the game CAN accomodate some minor changes to make at least
the
> basic infantry different and keep them true to the background.
>
> These are some ideas which could be put in the optional book or if
they suit
> people's fancy, a core rule
>
> Marines
> Supposed to be pretty good shots, give them a 4+ to hit
The folks I used to play with experimented with giving Tactical
Marines (only-not Assault or SW or etc) 2 shots when on First Fire.
I think they based it off of something in 40K...personally it seemed
pretty ugly...
> Eldar
> Guardians are supposed to lay down a lot of fire with their
catapults so why
> not give them an extra attack die versus infantry.
Or, to really complicate matters, a -1 save mod vs infantry only ;)
> Orks
> They always tweak their weapons making them more lethal, why not
give them
> a -1 modifier to all boys regardless of clan affiliation (bad moonz
keep
> their -2).
Gakk! I dunno. I think Ork Boyz have a big enough advantage in that
they have Nob backup!
> These are but a few, no doubt other will mention more.
>
> Peter
>
>
> > > So I'd make much more of an arguement for leaving these without
a save
> and
> > > to reverting marines back like all infantry.
> >
> > On the other hand, one of the reasons I got interested in taking
a look at
> Net
> > Epic again (when I'm basically happy with E40K) was that marines
had been
> > differentiated a bit more from other infantry. :)
> >
> > andy
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
Received on Mon Apr 03 2000 - 22:47:38 UTC