Re: [Epic] [E40K] Squats -- After Review:

From: David Dresser <lemming_at_...>
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 1997 10:52:47 -0700

David Lado wrote:

> I would actually go the other way. Give the squats only an empty
> leviathin chasis (same as normal leviathin minus megacannon).
>
> The squat player can them spend some amount of points (about 25pts)
> to fit any 3 of the following weapons:
>
> 1 mega cannon
> 2 Deathray
> 3 Heavy barrage
> 4 weapons battery (8 pts)
> 5 one shot missle racks (vortex missle)*
> 6 melta-cannons (4 AT with 15 cm range)
> 7 transport (4) **
> 8 Oversized plasma engine (+5 cm speed, +2 voidshields)*
>
> * can only be chosen once
> ** Free option
>
> This would allow the squat player to customize what ever kind of vehicle
> he wants.

I forsee a problem at the gaming table. There are only three models
available, yet this proposal has something like 175 possible weapons
combinations. Short of herculean conversion efforts or breaking out my
legos, I'm not sure how I would represent which particular vehicle my
engineers have sent me each battle. I'm not fanatical about WYSIWYG,
but I feel this is stretching things a bit.

> How bout:
> speed Range FP Assault Armour Special
> gyrocoptor 40 30 3 1 4+ Skimmer
> Thunderfire 10 45 3 0 5+ Flak
> Thudd Gun 10 45 2* 0 4+ Artillery
> Goliath 10 90 mega-cannon 0 5+ Artillery
>
> * I like giving them fp instead of a barrage, since a barrage is for
> heavy artillery, and I don't think thudd guns qualify as heavy arty.
> Mole mortars would also fall into this category (I would lump them
> together as "field artillery")

I like these.

I would suggest that the gyrocopter moves only 35 or 30. Like a falcon,
not a jet bike.

This goliath would be the only unit with a mega-cannon that is not a war
engine. It would also be the only unit with both mega-cannon and
artillery. I suggest that it have a minimum range of at least 30 cm.

> If you want to make tunnelers distinct from drop pods, this is how I
> would do it. It is simple and requires a minimum of special rules.
> To further simplify them, I would say the carrier remains off board
> and the tunnelers always enter as reserves (like drop pods).
>
> Actually, I would prefer the drop pod method, since it is simpler
> still, and requires no new rules.
>
> David

Yes, the drop pod method would be the simplest, and require no
additional rules. I'm just not happy with the randomness of pods. I
think I would end up with house rules about impassable terrain and flak
units firing on them, too.

-Lemm
Received on Tue Jun 10 1997 - 17:52:47 UTC