Re: [Epic][Epic 40k] Website Update: The Eye of Terror

From: David Lado <lado_at_...>
Date: Thu, 15 May 1997 15:09:23 -0400 (EDT)

>> Speaking of chaos house rules, does anyone have ideas on stats/
>> point values for trolls & minotaurs?

>Trolls should get "save". Perhaps a Assult or 4 or 5, armour 5 or 6,
>speed 10 cm and no ranged weapons.....
>
>Unit Speed Range FP Assult Armour Notes
>Minotaurs 10 cm -- -- 5 6
>Trolls 10 cm -- -- 5 6 Save
>
>And some cleaver way to represent the Trolls stupidity.....
>But I'm not creative enought, at the moment, to come up with a smouthe
>way with the new rules.......Rolling a die for order seems to clumsy with
>the new rules.

A couple of points I would add: first I think that the 6+ armor value
is too good. If you are going to represent the trolls regenerative
ability using a save, then I don't think they need land-raider quality
armor. Personally, I think an armor of 4+ or 5+ would be more
appropriate. It would also make the unit cheaper and allow more to
be fielded. That is just my slant; I see trolls and minotaurs
operating as big swarms of cheap troops, not small units of super-
tough troops.

As for troll stupidity. Maybe you could treat troll dets as having
+1 BM. This means that a troll unit with no BMs would still have to
roll leadership tests, while troll units that were shot up would be
more likely to stand around in confusion (as is appropriate for trolls).
You would want to leave the chaos player with enough flexability to
make all-troll detachments, though. This would prevent the trolls from
"stupifying" other normal troops in their detachment.

David
Received on Thu May 15 1997 - 19:09:23 UTC