Re: [NetEpic ML] Game Questions

From: Hellreich <helreich_at_...>
Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2001 19:35:26 -0800

yup, yup, yup lol :-)
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Ramos" <primarch_at_...>
To: <netepic_at_egroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2001 11:16 AM
Subject: Re: [NetEpic ML] Game Questions


> Hi!
>
> Nils's answers are correct. You can use chaos cards to save a greater
> demon if destroyed in close combat. Remember however if teh close combat
> attack is psychic it may not be saved. Units such as the eldar warlock
> titan, grey knights and such have psychic close combat attacks, which
> may NOT be saved.
>
> The bolt of change as any greater demon attack may be used in close
> combat if the model is not pinned. Being of the "knight" class this
> means only another knight class model or titan/praetorian can pin a
> greater demon.
>
> Greater demons DO NOT receive their saving throw in close combat. If
> they lose they are destroyed barring use of cards. This power belongs to
> the Avatar alone!
>
> As far as I remember Grey knights teh warlock titan and the avatar all
> have close combat attacks that are psychic in nature making theem very
> goof greater demon killers.
>
> Peter
>
> nils.saugen_at_... wrote:
>
> > Hi
> >
> > This is best solved by looking at the pinning class. The lord of change
is
> > concidered to be a knight class unit so if involved with units of a
lesser
> > pinning class, he should be able to fire the bolt of change. Thats at
least
> > how we do it in our gaming group.
> >
> > In the rulse for the greater deamons it says: "Greater Daemons can draw
and
> > use the raw energy of Chaos to protect themselves in battle. To
represent
> > this when a Greater Daemon is slain (fails an armor save) it may
surrender a
> > Chaos card to �negate� the killing blow or shot." So it is clearly the
> > intent of the rules that they should be able to protect themselves in cc
by
> > surrendering a chaos reward card.
> >
> > One question though, does Greater Deamons recieve a saving throw in cc
also,
> > in the same manner as the Eldar Avatar?
> >
> > As far as I know the only exception(as Peter pointed out earlier)would
be
> > when facing grey knights in close combat. The weapons of Grey knights is
> > concidered to be of a non physical psychic nature, and thus the Deamon
must
> > surrender 2 chaos reward cards to survive close combat with a Grey
Knight
> > stand. The Grey knights could wery well bleed you dry of chaos cards. If
4
> > Grey Knight stands where to engage a Deamon in close combat, and the
second
> > of them where to kill your deamon, and you choose to save him by
> > surrendering 2 chaos cards, the combat would have to continue, and the
next
> > knight would have an even better chance of striking a killing blow on
your
> > Deamon.
> >
> > Nils
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: maxerdog_at_... [mailto:maxerdog@...]
> > Sent: 4. januar 2001 04:05
> > To: netepic_at_egroups.com
> > Subject: [NetEpic ML] Game Questions
> >
> >
> > During a recent game this question arose. Can the Lord of Change
> > cast the bolt of Change if engaged in close combat? What was
> > consensus of the group regarding the use of chaos cards to save close
> > combat damage?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > John
> >
> >
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