Re: [NetEpic ML] Re: Ork Stormboyz

From: Vic Bethell <sean_at_...>
Date: Mon, 4 Sep 2000 09:28:24 +0100

The blood axes trade with humans BUT the stormboyz try and act like them.
O.k, so I'll take out titans and only jive them rhinos and land raiders....
----- Original Message -----
From: Kelvin <kx.henderson_at_...>
To: <netepic_at_egroups.com>
Sent: Monday, September 04, 2000 12:54 AM
Subject: Re: [NetEpic ML] Re: Ork Stormboyz


>
> At 04:16 PM 9/3/00 +0100, Vic wrote:
> >I don't give them gargants or ork veichles, I only give them imperial
> >veichles and one titan per stormboyz "clan". One thing I forgot to
mention
> >was that each "Kaptin" takes three stands of stormboyz and they act like
a
> >seperate detactment. They can join one of the other five detactments
> >permanatly or for a turn while they boost there numbers. the two
detactments
> >can take\qive squads of stormboyz to each other. You can have more then
two
> >detactments join. The stormboyz in there detactments all followed there
> >kaptain
>
> While I like the idea of a Stormboyz Kumpany as an optional Klan, what's
> with this restriction of only Imperial/Chaos Titans and Imperial
> Vehicles? Forgive me for saying so but that's just stupid. The Blood
Axes
> are the most "'oomanized" of the Orks and even they still build Gargants
> and Ork vehicles. An Imperial or Chaos Titan would be far too technical
> for Orks to use and to see an Imperial Titan in an Ork force would look
> stupid. Even if painted in Ork colours. I don't like the idea of Orks
> getting Imperial Titans. But I really like the idea of the Stormboyz
> Kumpany. My take on your Idea would be:
>
> Stormboyz Kumpany:
>
> 5 Kaptain Standz (one formation) + 15 Stormboyz Standz (one formation)
> VPs- 8 BP- 10
> Cost: 750pts
>
> The Stormboyz Kumpany may field support cards normally restricted to Blood
> Axez Only.
>
> Nice idea, but the Imperial/Chaos Titans + Imperial Vehicles only is
pretty
> bad. Its really does take away from the Orkyness of the Ork army and
makes
> it much less unique. Plus allowing Orks to field more Imperial Equipment
> over the Blood Axe Land Raiders and Rhinos makes it far to easy for people
> to abuse the privilage to fill in gaps in the ork force (namely
> ARTILLERY). Plus keeping them as one BIG formation instead of allowing
> them to split into the smaller ones is much more Orky. 15 Stormboyz
> rokkiting their way across the battlefield with their Kaptainz in tow
would
> be a very cool sight.
>
>
> -Kelvin....
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