Re: [Epic] Newbie Questions

From: Stephen Sheldon <stephes_at_...>
Date: Wed, 8 Jul 1998 08:42:31 -0700 (PDT)

> Anyways, enough reminiscing.. Hows about a few "newbie questions"?

I'll do my best

> First off, if I read the rules correctly, the Space Marine Land Raiders
> seem awful tough! 2 shots/turn, hit on 4+? Is that right? The rulebook says
> "2x anti-tank". Very powerful...

This has been a big point for discussion on the list. Land raiders are
fair if used in moderation. All LR armies are cheesy and unfair.

> Secondly, the description of the Space Marine Scouts says they are not as
> well armored as the regular Marines, but the stats chart shows them as
> being the SAME except add Infiltrator.. am I missing something?

The save doesn't reflect armour alone. Scouts are excellent infiltrators,
and in 40K they operate in a dispersed formation, this would make them
harder to kill as a squad, therefore their armour can remain as high as a
marine's.

> Another thing: It's kinda unclear about bikes/boarz.. does each piece
> represent one unit, or does a stand of 3 equal a unit? One Marine combat
> bike has a firepower of 2; The ork battlewagons only Have a fp of 1..
> Doesn't seem right.

3 bikes on a stand = 1 unit (10 points for marines). What a lot of people
have done, is mount them 2 to a stand on a 20mmx20mm base, like in the
old Epic system, that way you get 50% more bike units. I have all my
bikes like this except command unit's which normally consist of 3 bikes,
the central one is a converted commander, it makes them stand out as a
unit, and the command becomes easier to see.

> Also, if anyone has any advice, tips, stories, etc.. we'd LOVE to hear
> them.. We are just getting into the whole thing, so any tidbits would be
> muchly appreciated! :)

I wrote a list of detachments with the lists help, it's huge so I will
send it to you off-list.

> Many Thanks

Welcome aboard. Hopefully this post will spark some interesting
conversation, unlike the recent off-topic Dune posts...

Steve

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