Re: [Epic] Re:Trolls n Minotaurs

From: Scott Shupe <shupes_at_...>
Date: Tue, 20 May 1997 11:24:50 -0400

Mark A Shieh wrote:
>
[Plague Tower]

> The Tower isn't quite as slow as it seems. Since it's a War
> Engine, it has an effective 20cm move each turn,

        And normal non-calvary, non-jumppack daemons can go
30cm each turn on assault orders (they have no guns, so there's
no sense in putting them on a normal move).

> and can shoot each
> turn while doing so. Not that this makes it great, but I never
> thought it was great to begin with.

        Heretic! =) I think the primary reason I liked it is
that it allowed me more Nurgle minions without having to take
a GUO. Of course, that sort of thing doesn't matter anymore...

> Also, if it has kept its ability to keep half of its troops
> alive when it dies, then it makes an even better GD transport, as that
> gives them a total of 3 saves to avoid destruction when it is
> destroyed.

        Unfortunately, it hasn't. It also lost the boarding
bonus. And it can only carry 8 stands now instead of 11.

> Any GDs that make it to the conflict will have no BMs on them.

        Hmmmm.... well that's not a bad idea. For GUOs, anyway.
Bloodthirsters & LoCs are so fast on foot that it would be a waste
to stick them in there.

Scott
shupes_at_...
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