Re: [Epic] WH40K conversions

From: J. Michael Looney <mlooney_at_...>
Date: Mon, 02 Mar 1998 15:03:12 -0600

Scott Shupe wrote:
>
> J. Michael Looney wrote:
> >
> > I hate GW.
> > Ok, now that I have that out of the way:
> > This appears to be the conversion rates for movement for infantry from
> > WH40K to Epic 40K
> >
> > WH40K move (in inches) * 2.5 = Epic Move (in cm).
> > It appears that each phase of an Epic game is equal to 4 turns (i.e. a
> > full game) of WH40K.
> >
> > Know data points:
> > 24" WH40K = 15 cm E40k
> > Space Marine Move = 4"
> > E40K Marine move = 10 cm
> >
> > For vehicles there is no simple forumlae because things that have the
> > same move in E40K have different moves in WH40K. It appears that the
> > Slow speed * 4 comes close. (examples of weirdness. Rhino & Predators
> > 30cm in Epic, 8/18/25 for the Rhino in WH40K, 7/20/25 for the Predator).
> > I will muck around with the average of the 3 speeds and see what I come
> > up with.
>
> Well, their max speeds are the same. Perhaps that's what
> the designers were looking at?
>

Maybe, execpt a Leman Russ has the same max speed as a Land Raider, in
WH40K, but not in Epic. And Land Speeders are 50% faster than a Land
Raider, which would make there Epic speed 30, not 35.
Right now I think that speeds of vehicles in the 2 games systems has
zilch in common.
Received on Mon Mar 02 1998 - 21:03:12 UTC