Re: [Epic] Dark Angels

From: Colen McAlister <colen_at_...>
Date: Fri, 10 Oct 1997 17:30:00 +0100

"J. Michael Looney" <mlooney_at_...> came forth and spoke thusly
about [Epic] Dark Angels:

>There is a medium to large group of people that seem to think that WH40K
>_rules_ should have some sort of relevance in Epic. This same group of
>people seem to think that screening troops should be allowed in Epic (in
>that you can only target the closes detachment to your self, not any
>detachment within range)
I don't.
>, and that AT shots should not be allowed to
>target any thing within range.
I don't.
> They also are, most likely the ones that
>have trouble with the E40K rules on barrages (i.e. they think that a
>barrage should only effect those under the barrage marker, not the
>detachment as a whole.).
I don't.

>The number of Terminators in a Land Raider in Epic is 10. When this was
>asked as a Q&A the answer was 10, but you could make a house rule to
>make it 5 if you wanted.
>
>For what it is worth, if you make a Land Raider carry 5 Terminators,
>because that is what WH40K allows, you must also allow a Land Raider to
>carry 1 Dreadnought, which is, on the face of it, logical, however is
>illegal in E40K.
>
>And, of course if you reduce the number of Terminators in a Land Raider
>you should also reduce the number of Terminators in a Thunder Hawk as
>well.

Which is fair enough... perhaps a new rule, Fat Bloke (or whatever)
should have been included? If a unit (e.g., Termis, Hive Tyrants,
Avatars) had it, they would require twice the space?

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