Re: [Epic] alternate psyker rules.

From: Scott Shupe <shupes_at_...>
Date: Fri, 03 Oct 1997 09:53:42 -0400

Robert Lenghaus wrote:
>
> ALTERNATE RULES.
> The psychic abibility of a detchment has a classification either
> Level 1, 2 or 3.
> This class is determined by the number of (alive) psykers in the
> detachment.
> eg 2 psykers = level 2
> any with 3 or above is level 3 (this can easily be expanded to included
> further powers)

        Ouch. You do realize that SM and Orks (?) can
only get 1 psyker per detachment, max? Meanwhile the
eldar can have every unit in a detachment be a psyker...

> A psyker is any unit with the psyker abiblity (obviously but I'm trying to
> make everything crystal)
>
> DRAWING CARDS
> I recommend that you draw only one card per detchment that includes any
> psykers. Also the player with the smallest point army draws an extra
> card. Restrictions on types of cards able to be used are detailed below.

        You're kinda asking for abuse here. I would
say stick with the same number of cards as before.

> POWERS
> A level one detachment may only use basic psychic blast/counter attack
> type cards, all psychic blasts count as level 1 (ie nullified by 2 or
> greater) even if the card has a 2 or 3 on it.
>
> A level two detachment may use any psychic blast/CA card + any special
> FATE card (ie forced march etc, note this does not include the cards
> published in WD see below) pschic blasts used by a lv 2 detach count as
> power 2 unless the card is specifically a power 3 (ie a 3 on it)
> so cards power 1 and 2 both count as power 2.

        Do level 3 cards count as power 3 or 2?

> A level three detachment may use any card (all FATE cards + the race
> specific WD cards) all psychic blasts used by a lv 3 detachment count as
> power 3 (ie even cards with a 1 or 2 on them)

        So basically, Orks and SM detachments will never
be able to use the special cards (like orbital barrage,
etc) and all psy blasts will be power 1 only.

        The rest looks OK to me.

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Scott
shupes_at_...
Received on Fri Oct 03 1997 - 13:53:42 UTC