On Sat, 12 Jul 1997, Christian Nielsen wrote:
> ---David Lado wrote:
> >
> >> >Sounds like a good idea. How about 1 Leviathan per 1000 points?
> Or,
> > >>alternatively, 1 Leviathan per 500 points spent on IG detachments.
> >
> > Multiple Leviathin command centers should be rare, IMO, and occur
> > only with really big IG offensives. I would say only one Leviathin
> > per 1000 pts of IG (not counting titans either, but including the
> > imperial SHVs).
> >
> > Alternately, you could allow IG players to mount their supreme
> > commanders on Leviathins, much the same way orks warlords can
> > be mounted on Gargants. Basically, the under the various unit
> > upgrades in the army list it would read:
> >
> > Upgrade to Leviathin (Commander)* ..................+330 pts
> >
> > Note: If the commander commands a Leviathin, he may take no
> > body guards.
> >
> > This would be added to to the IG colonel, Commissar-General, and
> > perhaps the Inquisitor lord. Also, this would allow the option
> > of letting the IG player take the Leviathin and a psycher,
> > which would allow someone other than the Eldar to field psycher
> > war engines.
> >
> > David
> >
> I like the "upgrade to a Leviathan" idea. I'm not that well versed on
> Orky things so I hadn't even considered it.
> As for multiple Leviathans being rare, I've seen LOTS of GW art that
> shows 3-4 Leviathans in one section of the battlefront (probably in
> Armies of the Imperium). But, fair being fair, titans are only really
> included on a 1 per 1000 points basis, so this should be the same for
> Leviathans.
>
> But I still reckon all Leviathans should get the supreme commander
> skill, though. Gives the 2nd and 3rd Leviathans some type of command
> status.
>
> Christian
>
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Let Darwin decide. Leviathans being single units tend to become rather
ineffective with large numbers of Blast Markers on them. I would gladly
face a force made up of only Leviathans. Mine always get BMed to death,
and can't close assult...
--Ken Taborek oberon_at_...
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Received on Sun Jul 13 1997 - 07:02:23 UTC