[Epic] Q&A 6 *ANSWERED*

From: A. Allen McCarley <allen_at_...>
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1998 20:13:31 -0500

Greetings again. Please find below the latest Q&A batch, with answers from
Jervis. Though this time it was signed "Jervis and Andy and <choke> Gav,"
I'm still pretty sure the entire document was penned by Jervis. My apoligies
for the delay. I will try to get this up on the web quickly.

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Q: Under the command structure for Chaos War Engines and Imperial
   Titans it is possible to buy multiple scout titans, yet no chain of command
   is specified. Does this mean that:
        a) War Engines without a chain of command can enter the board at
              separate locations, essentially as separate detachments.
        b) War Engines without a chain of command must enter the board as
           a single detachment, but may separate and ignore the 30cm unit
           coherency rule.
        c) War Engines should have a chain of command. Choose one unit
           to be HQ, and proceed as normal.
P: c)

Q: The Battles Book tells us which armies may ally with each other, but
   gives us no guidance as to how we should determine the overall strategy
   rating of the allied force when they do so. This can get especially
   complicated when various combinations of Marines/Imperial Guard/Eldar
   fight together. Is there any simple formulae that can be recomended for
   determining an allied strategy rating?

P: Use the lowest strategy rating. (Note that 'Imperial Armies' work
   out their strategy rating using the rules in the battle book, then compare
  it to other allies to see who has the lowest.)

Q: The Battles Book tells us that Orks may ally with Chaos. However,
   Orks are allowed to replace their initiative counters in the cup before
   the Assault Phase, while Chaos is not. What happens when these two
   armies ally, as it is the joint force that is drawing initiative
   counters?
        a) They do not replace initiative counters
        b) They do replace initiative counters
        c) They only replace initiative counters if the Orks make up
           over 50% of the army.
        d) Something else.

P: a)

Q: The stats for the Mega-Gargant's Kruz Missles says that it has
   2x Kruz missles, and that only one may be fired per turn. Should
   this be taken to mean that each Kruz missles is a one-shot weapon,
   as is the Vortex Missle?

P: Yes, Kruz missiles are one-shot weapons

Q: A detachment on Assault orders shoots with only 1/2 of its
    firepower in the firing phase. Should it's firepower be halved
    before or after you subtract for blast markers? (Eg.: A detachement
    with 12 Firepower has two blast markers. On assault orders, would it
    shoot with 5 or 4 firepower?)

P: After (that's 5 firepower in your example)

Q: The Slaanesh Questor titan seems much more useful than the
   Subjugator, yet it is the Subjugator that costs more. Is it
   possible that these two scout titans have their costs reversed in the Armies
   book?

P: No - the Subjugator has a Titan CC weapon

Q: If an Ork fires his Super Lifta Droppa at an Eldar Titan with an
   active holofield, and rolls high enough to beat the Titan's speed,
   does the Titan get a chance to use his holofield save?

P: Yes (re-read the the Eldar Holofield rules int he army book where
   it actually says this!)

Q: How many "Supreme Commander" detachment may you take?
        a) One, except for Trynids who are limited by the over-all size
           of their army for their total number
        b) As many as you want, except for 'Nids who are limited by the
           over-all size of their army for their total number.
        c) Some other number.


P: a)

Hope that helps!

Jervis & Andy & Gav

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