Re: [Epic] house rules (was Re: General Enquiry)

From: Thane Morgan <thane_at_...>
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 1998 23:34:25 -0700

pentacle_at_... wrote:
>
> >> The main problem I have with fluff arguments is (1) fluff
> >> is not rules, it's color text and means nothing, at best it gives
> >> you an idea of what a 'typical' force is made of but who says you
> >> always have to play a typical army? And (2) (more importantly)
> >> different people have different interpretations of the fluff. As
> >> an example, in WH40k I've heard arguments both for and against the
> >> all-aspect eldar army, both based on the background. Which side
> >> is right?
> >>
>
> I don't think I am in the minority when I say that the thing that drew me
> to the game was the fluff. Making a true to fluff army that can win is a
> great part of the chalenge. I chose Dark Angels because of their fluff, and
> that is also why I don't include Imperial Guard in my army list. I even
> went so far as to create a new chapter based on the DA with its own fluff.

I hope your in a minority. I play for the tactics and creativity, not for the ripped of
"histories" of most of the races, or the set in stone "organisational" systems the GW brain
trust fill up their $25 books with. It's ironic that the same people who steadfastly support
the new freedom of the army lists also insist the crap andy wrote the night before it needed
to be turned into the editor.


> The armies I've seen built that I liked the best were the ones that were
> true to their fluff. Now we all know that the secondary reason for the
> fluff, is that we buy more of the different minis and GW makes more money,
> but what the hell all in all this is one of my cheaper hobbies.

Building armies to a theme is a fine idea. An "ironbreaker" army using 6 leviathans sounds
like a lot of fun to play with/against.
 
> As President of SNTN I am currently going to get the Tyrannid Codex so I
> can fully understand the level of its depravity, but alos because I am
> totally unaware of its codex makeup. After facing many armies that were
> Genestealers, with Tyrants, carnies, and Lictors, I was beginning to wonder
> whether termies and hormies were actually in the book.

Yes, and their sole use is as fodder to soak up hits on the way in. In E40K, they only dilute
the assault power of your CC detats, which is really all the Tyrannids can depend on.

> If anyone wants to post their all fluff armies I would love to catalog them
> on my machine. I recently got some web space and would love to post some of
> other peoples armies on the page.

Why? The fluff can already be found in the books.

> President SNTN
> Aerich Frodoson
>
> We the members of Say No To Nids, have determines that for the sake
> of unsupspecting Terminators, Imperial Guard Cavalry, Exarcts, and Mekboy
> Warwagonz, that the continuation of the playing of these atrocities is
> against the best interest of our armies.

Thane
Received on Fri Mar 27 1998 - 06:34:25 UTC