Re: [Epic] Um, just one more wuestion, honest!

From: David Lado <lado_at_...>
Date: Tue, 5 Aug 1997 15:29:12 -0400 (EDT)

>All of the Ork detachments list a chain of command which does *not* end in "any
>other unit". For instance:
>
>Ork Warband: Warboss>Nobz>Orks
>Ork Kult of Speed: Warboss>Battlewagons>Buggies/Bikez>Nobz
>Ork Warlord: Warlord>Nobz>Orks
>
>Orks are the *only* army in which the detachments do not default to "any other
>unit". Thus the question arises:
>
>What happens if, by some quirk, the only units left are units which are not
>listed on the chain of command:
>
>a) The detachment is permanently "out-of-command"
>b) The detachment simply does not have a command unit
>c) The Ork detachment sheets are a typo, and any other unit may take over.
>
>Examples:
>
>Ork Warband with only a squiggoth and two gretchin stands remaining
>Ork Kult of Speed with 3 Speedstas and a Flakwagon
>Ork Warlord with only two Stompas remaining
>
>I suspect that this is a typo, and would like to suggest that this go into the
>next Q&A list sent to GW.
>
>So far, this has only come up once, and we played as if answer (c) was correct.
>Opinions? Comments? Rules references to set me straight?

I always took this to mean what it said literally. After the nobz, any
ork can take command, whether on a stompa, on foot, in a buggy, or
manning a tracktor kannon. The only unit that is not eligable to
take command of a detatchment is a gretchin (which makes sense).

In the unlikely even that a detachment contains only gretchin, then it
would IMO be permanently out of command (since it has no commander).
This makes asthetic sense to me as well, since the grethchin would be
milling about in a confused state without any orks to boss them about,
and with out the orks to keep them going, they run for it as soon as
it get's tought (i.e. when they fail a leadership test).

David
Received on Tue Aug 05 1997 - 19:29:12 UTC