RE: [Epic] Flying psykers

From: Matt Starling <mstarling_at_...>
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 1997 10:39:52 -0700

Who said psykers can use their powers in a vehicle? I thought they had to =
dismount (except for the Ork Weirdboy battlewagon which is specifically des=
igned for the Weirdboy to use during a battle).

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From: Chris Wh=
ite[SMTP:chris_at_...]
Sent: Thursday, October 16, 1997 8:26 AM
To: =
        space-marine_at_...
Subject: Re: [Epic] Flying psykers

At 12:33 PM 10=
/16/97 +0100, you wrote:
>Think about this : A Vampire flyer contains 4 El=
dar units
>(Guardians/Aspects/Wraithguards/whatever) each with a Warlock. =
When the
>Vampire makes its move on the table to drop these troops, and 4 O=
rkish
>interceptors appear. Suppose the Eldar player has 4 Psychic Blast c=
ards
>and think of the possiblities :
>
>- The 4 interceptors can be blaste=
d out of the sky by the passengers of the
>transport... If you need to hav=
e a psyker within 30 cm to counter the
>psychic blasts, how high do the pla=
nes fly ? Can they counter the blasts
>of the passengers of a flying trans=
port ?
>
        <snip>

        You should keep the respective ranges of the flyers' wea=
pons in mind. I
don't have rules with me, but I don't think there are any f=
lyers which have
a range of greater than 30cm (Psy. Bl. range)

        </snip>

>=
- As a psychic blast has a range of 30 cm, and the plane flies in a
>straig=
ht line over the battlefield, an area of 60cm wide is covered. That
>will =
result in a lot of targets !
>
>This, of course, is only possible if psyker=
s can use their abilities while
>in a transport. (If they can do it in a F=
alcon/Rhino/other vehicle, why
>not in a flyer ?)
>
>Carl Billen
>billenc_at_r=
ealsoftware.be
>
>
>


Nickles






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