Re: [NetEpic ML] silly question?

From: Warprat <warprat_at_...>
Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2000 06:24:33 -0700

Hi Nils!

Hahaha! I love pinning stands with Rhinos, too. Last game, my heroic
Commissar rushed out to pin part of a unit of Trolls. The Trolls tore
the Rhino and Commissar apart. But the IG Troopers were able to fire at
the victorious Trolls in the Advance Phase, killing half of them. I
think that move is very much in the spirit of the Warhammer universe.

I respect your House Rule, but I see nothing to support it. Frankly,
though, Games Workshop could have done a better job with the rules. But
that's why we use Net Epic.

But, on the other side of the coin, there is not much in the rules to
support my argrument either. The unit attacked still has Advance
orders. That's the important part, for me.



Many times a unit is attacked and pinned by a few units. The defending
unit needs to make a choice. If the attack is more of an annoyance, not
a threat, they go on Advance or they Snap Fire.

If the attack is half way dangerous, the defenders fire in the First
Fire phase, at the attacking units.

This seems resonable to me. These are the rules I have played with in a
couple of groups.



I suppose this is, yet again, another great topic for debate.

Peter, where are you? What's the official NetEpic response.

Warprat ;)





nils.saugen_at_... wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I disagree, if a unit with advance orders is charged, it uses all its
> available time that turn fighting the close combat and may not fire in the
> advance fire segement. Likevise if a unit on first fire orders is charged it
> has to concentrat on the unit charging it. These are the rules we have
> played by for over ten years, and I've never seen anything written in the GW
> material to contradict this (We havent got access to the Titan Legions
> Rules). As for snapfire we've fount this to slow play to much, we want a
> simple straightforward system. So even though we might not be perfectly in
> tune with the actual NetEpic rules, these are the rules we have played by
> and this has never been an issue untill Rune made a dumb move alloving me to
> pin his preacious Vanguards with a couple of squads of Rhinos. I promise
> that we are not gonna change this now! This might be a bit blunt, but I se a
> lenghty discussion comming up in our gaming group, and I just won't have it!
>
> Nils
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Warprat [SMTP:warprat_at_...]
> > Sent: 14. juni 2000 14:23
> > To: netepic_at_egroups.com
> > Subject: Re: [NetEpic ML] silly question?
> >
> > Hi Eivind and Nils!
> >
> > Not to make a big deal about this, but if you re-read the rules, you may
> > discover something else. Page 25, 32 and 33 of the Titan Legions Rule
> > book describes Firing and Close Combat. The same rules are repeated in
> > Net Epic.
> >
> > Titan Legions and Net Epic both state in thier rules that First Fire
> > units may change thier orders to Advance.
> >
> > Does an unit on Advance orders get to fire in the First Fire phase? Can
> > a unit on Advance fire at Charging units? The answer to both questions,
> > is of course, no.
> >
> > Can a unit with Advance orders, fire in the Advance Phase, after having
> > been attacked. Yes, the survivors get to fire. The stands that are
> > still pinned, do NOT get to fire. No unit, pinned in Close Combat may
> > fire, or be fired at. Unpinned stands can choose targets normally, and
> > fire in the Advance Phase.
> >
> > An Example: Terminators on First Fire orders are charged by Gretchin.
> > The Terminators choose to go on Advance Orders. The Gretchin are wiped
> > out in Close Combat. The Terminators fire in the Advance Phase.
> >
> >
> > Are we in agreement now? What does everyone else think?
> >
> > Warprat ;)
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > eivind borgeteien wrote:
> > >
> > > No. A stand that has been in CC with a stand of equal or greater
> > > pinning class may not do anything after CC is resolved.
> > >
> > > This is how GW wrote the rules. Undoubtedly it exists many
> > > houserulevariants on this, but we have always asumed that a unit who
> > > has been charged use all their energy to fend off the attacker, and if
> > > on FF it fires all their shots simultanously.
> > >
> > > If you are in the combatzone and is being charged you dont hold your
> > > shots and wait to se if your buddies in the squad hits the foe!
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Karlsen Rune [mailto:rune.karlsen_at_...]
> > > Sent: 14. juni 2000 10:27
> > > To: 'netepic_at_egroups.com'
> > > Subject: RE: [NetEpic ML] silly question?
> > >
> > > Even if that unit has previously been in CC?
> > > Didnt know that :)
> > >
> > > Thanx:)
> > >
> > > Rune
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Warprat [mailto:warprat_at_...]
> > > Sent: 2000-06-14 10:36
> > > To: netepic_at_egroups.com
> > > Subject: Re: [NetEpic ML] silly question?
> > >
> > > Hi Rune!
> > >
> > > As far as I know, a unit on First Fire can always choose to fire in
> > > the
> > > Advance Phase.
> > >
> > > Warprat ;)
> > >
> > > Karlsen Rune wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Can you wait until AF to fire if you've already been
> > > > in CC?
> > > >
> > > > Rune
> > > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: Warprat [mailto:warprat_at_...]
> > > > Sent: 2000-06-12 22:33
> > > > To: netepic_at_egroups.com
> > > > Subject: Re: [NetEpic ML] silly question?
> > > >
> > > > Hi Everybody!
> > > >
> > > > In the past, I've used this House Rule too. It's actually not too
> > > bad.
> > > > Been so long since I had used it, I had completely forgot about it.
> > > >
> > > > Of course, the BIG gamble is, how many dice do you need to allocate
> > > to
> > > > the attackers. If you don't allocate enough, the attackers get
> > > through
> > > > AND you don't get to fire those precious shots anywhere else either.
> > >
> > > >
> > > > A rather nice trade off. Of course, that was when my group was not
> > > > using the Snap Fire rule. So we used the House Rule.
> > > >
> > > > I guess then, that there are four options for a First Fire unit
> > > being
> > > > attacked by a unit that can pin it:
> > > >
> > > > 1) First Fire at the charging units.
> > > > 2) Snap Fire at the charing units, AND other targets.
> > > > 3) Use the House Rule and gamble for the chance to hit other
> > > targets.
> > > > 4) Wait untill the Advance Phase to fire. Of course, that means
> > > you
> > > > need to survive Close Combat. ( I've used this, but NOT very often!
> > > )
> > > >
> > > > What does everybody else think?
> > > >
> > > > Warprat ;)
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > As a house rule I have also used that players may nominate a
> > > certain
> > > > amount
> > > > > of their total dice to the unit in close combat and IF it is
> > > destroyed
> > > the
> > > > > others can fire at another target. IF that unit is not destroyed
> > > the
> > > extra
> > > > > shots are wasted.
> > > > >
> > > > > Peter
> > > >
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