Re: [Epic] Plague Towers and Thunderhawks

From: Colen <brother_morgan_at_...>
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 1998 19:00:50 +0000

Aaron P Teske <Mithramuse+_at_...> scribbles:

>Caveat: for both questions I'm assuming you're asking aboutEpic (SM/TL),
>not E40K. Since I'm pretty sure that's what the prevoius posters were
>talking about....
Yep.

>> Why, in other threads, were the Chaos players allowed Thunderhawks? I
>> take it this was a house rule?
>
>Not at all. I thought it was actually said in Renegades that the army
>cards provided didn't limit the Chaos Marine forces; they could take any
>regular Space Marine support card. Anyway, htat was definitely in a
>White Dwarf Q&A in issue... 173? Somewhere around there, anyway; see
>Allen's Q&A page (I think he's got hose written up).
Ahhhh! Hmmmm.
>> And am I the only person who found Plague Towers to be worhtless heaps
>> of s**t? They had an excellent carrying capacity, but only went as fat
>> as the infantry they carried; if you wanted to get anywhere, you had to
>> go on Charge orders all the time, which meant that the Gunz wouldn't be
>> used. Comments?
>
>Ignore the guns. Put a Great Unclean One in there with a warband
>(Plaguebearers, I faced, usually) and let 'er rip. It'll get the GUO
>into previously unknown territory for the blob, i.e. the other side of
>the map, and actually make his, ah, puke attack useful. Just plop him
>down on an objective, and watch people try to take it away... especially
>useful if it's a forest objective.
>
>Plague Towers used this way are *no* fun to face. And don't they have
>15cm move?
I wouldn't be surprised if they do now, but I think they used to move
10cm.

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