I was talking to a manager at GW the other day and he described the new race
as similar to the Chigs out of Space Above and Beyond, now that was a good
series are they ever going to continue???
Warren
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From: primarch_at_... <primarch@...>
To: netepic_at_yahoogroups.com <netepic_at_yahoogroups.com>
Date: 21 March 2001 16:06
Subject: R: [NetEpic ML] Re: A race question
>Hi!
>
>Hmmm..interesting stuff, sounds like an army or "predator-like"
>troops.
>
>Thanks for the information Davide.
>
>Peter
>
>
>
>--- In netepic_at_y..., Bernasconi Davide <bernasconi_at_f...> wrote:
>
>> Directly from Portent.net
>>
>> "Although details on this race and their Kroot allies are still
>pretty thin
>> on the ground little bits like the following rumours keep surfacing
>(not
>> that I'm complaining!).
>>
>> As has been rumoured before (and partially confirmed by some early
>concept
>> sketches released by GW) the Tau are rather futuristic looking with
>their
>> large oval helmets and thin rectangular guns (so I'm told anyway).
>My source
>> even described their poses as "very martial arts type poses", which
>could
>> just mean their poses are very dynamic rather than that they're
>posed mid
>> karate chop or anything. ;)
>>
>> The Kroot are indeed meant to be aa very feral race - an
>interesting detail
>> I hadn't heard before it that one of the accesories is even a slab
>of meat!
>> My source also described their guns as "rifles with lots of nasty
>blades
>> on". Nice.
>>
>> Finally, a rumoured weapon stat for you here - the Tau basic
>trooper is
>> apparently equiped with a rather nasty weapon that has strength 5
>and a
>> range of 30 inches. Rather good indeed, although I can't imagine
>that you'll
>> see too many of these blokes on the battle field either."
>>
>> "Here's another little rumour on still rather mysterious Kroot and
>Tau.
>>
>> As previously rumoured they are apparently part of the same race
>with the
>> Tau being the long ranged shooty types and the Kroot being the
>combat units
>> (since the Tau are really quite weak). One interesting thing my
>source made
>> mention of was some sort of targeting device that charges into
>combat and
>> attacks enemy units. However, if it scores a hit, all that means is
>that
>> that character is hit on a 2+. Apparently anyway. Interesting idea
>althoguh
>> if it's true that'd be tricky to keep track of I'd imagine
>(depending on how
>> many of these "Black Laser Targeter" units you're allowed).
>>
>> Update: Ah, a clarification here, I apparently misunderstood my
>source when
>> I first posted this rumour. The unit with black laser targeters can
>> infiltrate ahead of the main force with black laser targeter guns
>(which are
>> close range) and any units hit by these weapons allow all other
>units to hit
>> that unit on a 2+. Apparently. :)
>>
>> Also, the Tau are apparently strong believers in some sort of
>caste system,
>> which could make for some cool unit variations or something similar
>I'd
>> imagine!"
>>
>> you can find more information.
>>
>> http://wargamerau.com/GT2001_Sydney_MiniShots_16.jpg
>> http://wargamerau.com/GT2001_Sydney_MiniShots_17.jpg
>> http://wargamerau.com/GT2001_Sydney_MiniShots_18.jpg
>> http://www.portent.net/cgi-
>bin/image/image.pl/rumours/images/bob/kroot.jpg
>> http://www.portent.net/cgi-bin/image/image.pl/rumours/images/tau.jpg
>> http://www.portent.net/cgi-
>bin/image/image.pl/rumours/images/krootshot.jpg
>> http://www.portent.net/cgi-
>bin/image/image.pl/rumours/images/tyranids.jpg
>>
>>
>> Davide Bernasconi
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