Hi!
I'm assuming you're mainly talking about Marine commanders. Nobz are
plenty tough, eldar don't really have separate COs aside from
Warlocks, etc., and IG CO's are usually much better off staying
w/their companies.
The rampaging Marine Captain or Commissar is a fairly common sight.
I think part of the reason is their lousy range compared to, say,
Nobz. If you've got a 25cm range w/no save mod, but a +4 CAF, yeah,
you're gonna go assault stuff. Charge towards an objective/building,
jump out of the rhino, assault whatever's there then dump two shots a
round at whoever tries to dig you out or your unit catches up.
Mebby give 'em a 50cm range? Would allow them to stick with their
units and still be useful. Captains of assault groups would still
have 25cm, and maybe adjust some others (Goff Nobz) to the same range
as their troops too.
As far as morale goes, don't Marine captains already give +1 morale,
making morale 2 marines basically an auto rally? Some of the other
races also have auto make morale-test things (Gork&Mork heads,
Greater Demons, etc) so I don't see a real need to add more stuff in
like that.
Jim
--- In netepic_at_egroups.com, "Peter Ramos" <pramos2_at_u...> wrote:
> Hi!
>
> I have begun editing, slowly revising and adding our changes. Of
course, as
> I read I will find stuff that may need some conversations and I'll
add them
> as they appear.
>
> I remember a discussion regarding command units and their errant
movement
> away from their detachments, very unlike commanders.
>
> In an attempt to make them behave more like commanders I suggest the
> following:
>
> 1. a detachment on fallback orders in which the commander is in
coherency
> with (6cm) rallies without need for a roll.
>
> 2. commanders can increase a unit's abilities when in coherency
with it (be
> it +1 to CAF or to hit or whatever minor boon people like).
>
> Any other suggestions?
>
> Peter
Received on Fri Apr 21 2000 - 15:35:03 UTC