Re: [Epic] Doomweavers vs Titans

From: Brett Hollindale <agro_at_...>
Date: Mon, 7 Jul 1997 15:56:00 +0200 (MET DST)

At 09:30 AM 7/7/97 -0400, you wrote:
>David Knowles wrote:
>>
>> When a Doomweaver template hits a titan, the location on the titan is
destroyed
>> unless it has a 1+ save, and shields have no effect. Is this all correct?
>
> The rules never state that shields have no effect.


Realy? I'm pretty sure I didn't miss that!!! I'll agree that it IMPLIES
that the DW ignores shields, but if you can find a definitive statement,
please advise...



>
>> What then if a Doomweaver hits an Imperator titan which as far as I can
remember
>> has no locations with a 1+ save.
>
> OTOH it has locations with a 2+ save, and it rolls
>its saves on 2D6. The Doomweaver stats came out long before
>the Imperator, so you could change the Doomweaver phrasing
>to 'doesn't affect units with an auto-save' and still keep
>it at the same power level.
>
>> This came up in a game we played yesterday. By
>> the rules as I read them the location hit should automatically be
destroyed. But
>> the Imperators armour is supposed to be better than that of other titans
so this
>> seems somewhat unfair. In the end we simply allowed the Imperator his basic
>> save to avoid destruction. How should this situation be resolved?
>
> Isn't the effect of Doomweavers, Wave Serpents, etc
>on the Imp covered in the TL rulebook? Or maybe in a WD?
>
>> Oh and what kind of fire arc do troops on board an Imperator have?
>
> Presumably all-around, or you could go with giving
>them the standard 180. I don't believe that TL bothers to
>cover that question.
>
>Scott
>shupes_at_...
>
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