Re: [Epic] alternate psyker rules.

From: Robert Lenghaus <lenghaus_at_...>
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 1997 09:01:34 +1000 (EST)

Yes well, after writing these, I relised my (numerous) blunders, I had a
few ideas I wanted to use, and some are incompatible, here are some
further ideas.

PS Due to the HUGE response I think I'll ditch this idea.

> >
> > 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...

I didn't want to do this but to get around it you could upgrade your
psykers eg +10 pts for one extra level to a librarian, farseer or warphead
etc. I know eldar units can have heaps of psykers but except for the
realy expensive units they do not have save, and are easily killed.


>
> > 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.

I have to disagree all my different armies have at least one psyker per
detchment in a 2000pt game I use about 4-5 detachs, If someone goes
overboard with small psyker detachments, I'm pretty certain they will get
thrashed in a game because of lack of firepower.

>
> > 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?

they count as 3

>
> > 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.

Addressed that above

>
> The rest looks OK to me.

thanks for the comments.

>
> <snip rest>
>
> Scott
> shupes_at_...
>

Also those power bolts were stupidly powerful ranges should be
of 15, 30 and 45 for lv 1,2 and 3 respectively.

I these rules are waaayyy too unwieldy, oh well 8)
Everybody is welcome to plagerise the above ideas for their own use.

Rob L.
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