Re: [Epic] Assaulting, close combat and so on...

From: Thane Morgan <thane_at_...>
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 1998 18:29:01 -0700

Mike Bowen wrote:
>
> On Wed, 18 Mar 1998, Stephen Sheldon wrote:
>
> > Fate cards are essential for the game, they add that edge to the game:
> > Evening out combats, adding an unknown element, and giving you an ability
> > to psych out your opponent.
>
> I like the E40k system, but i really don't care for fate cards and the way
> CC is handled( that you need fate cards to make things fair)
>
> It probably due to that i like rolling lots of dice, and CC doesn't work
> that way... I hate "roll 1D6. Roll badly, and your Detachment is toast."
>
> I would like the fate cards better if they were purchased. The better
> cards would cost more points.
> I entirely agree. Lots of dice rolling gives time for things to average
out. I think all of GW's "card based" systems ("strategy" cards, Fantasy
spells, fate cards) would be much better if paid for with a points
system. I can't count the number of times I have paid 400 points for a
wizard and gotten nothing but useless spells.

I liked the old CC system. It was very fair and predictable.

Thane
Received on Thu Mar 19 1998 - 01:29:01 UTC