 
|
Page 1 of 1
|
[ 8 posts ] |
|
Questions |
|
Tas
|
Post subject: Questions  Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2003 2:06 pm |
|
| Brood Brother |
 |
 |
Joined: Thu Mar 06, 2003 10:01 am
Posts: 7823
Location: Sydney, NSW
|
|
Hi Guys,
I was perusing the fluff in my mate's edition of the new IG Codex (Have you seen it? ?There is a pic of a full Regiment in 40k scale...Madness!)
Anyhow...the new 40k lists allows an IG player to take Imperial Cult priests aloing as an insipiring type character. ?As this attribute has already been taken by Chaplains and Commissars, how could we represent an Imperial Preachers on the field?
I am thinking as a Supreme Commander's re-roll can only be used for Initiative tests....the Priest could allow a re-roll for Rally tests ONLY at the end of the turn. ?Thus he brings a unique flavour.
Thoughts?
_________________
Tas
My General blog: http://tasmancave.blogspot.com/
My VSF Blog: http://pauljamesog.blogspot.com/
My ECW Blog: http://declaresir.blogspot.com/
|
|
| Top |
|
 |
|
TuffSkull
|
Post subject: Questions Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2003 3:45 pm |
|
| Brood Brother |
|
 |
Joined: Tue Feb 25, 2003 11:49 am
Posts: 2830
Location: South East UK
|
| Quote (Tas @ 05 2003 Oct.,14:06) | Hi Guys,
I was perusing the fluff in my mate's edition of the new IG Codex (Have you seen it? ?There is a pic of a full Regiment in 40k scale...Madness!)
Anyhow...the new 40k lists allows an IG player to take Imperial Cult priests aloing as an insipiring type character. ?As this attribute has already been taken by Chaplains and Commissars, how could we represent an Imperial Preachers on the field?
I am thinking as a Supreme Commander's re-roll can only be used for Initiative tests....the Priest could allow a re-roll for Rally tests ONLY at the end of the turn. ?Thus he brings a unique flavour.
Thoughts? |
Sounds like a neat idea. Havent been playtesting much though, so my vote on that is rather irrelevant.
As for the 40K regiment, it does look great, but unfortunately you wont be seeing it at any shows - its a (rather well done) copy & paste job of a single company and various supporting units overlayed. Does look good though!_________________ Cheers, Paul "TuffSkull" T. http://hobbybrush.com - My New Website, with thousands of painted Mini Pics :) http://hobbybrush.blogspot.com - My Hobby Blog TuffSkull's notepad- My Old Blog on Wargames Wiki.
|
|
| Top |
|
|
|
stormseer
|
Post subject: Questions Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2003 2:58 pm |
|
| Brood Brother |
|
 |
Joined: Fri Feb 14, 2003 9:52 pm
Posts: 4598
Location: Suffolk, UK.
|
|
As for the 40K regiment, it does look great, but unfortunately you wont be seeing it at any shows - its a (rather well done) copy & paste job of a single company and various supporting units overlayed. Does look good though! |
..I had a sneking suspicion when I saw the picture that that was what it might be... the ammount of models there would make an extremely respectable Epic army... 
_________________
www.darkrealmminiatures.com
|
| Top |
|
|
|
Guardian
|
Post subject: Questions Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2003 5:33 pm |
|
| Brood Brother |
|
Joined: Sat Nov 15, 2003 8:16 pm
Posts: 61
Location: Epworth, near Doncaster, UK
|
|
At the moment i only play Battlefleet Gothic
I used to play normal 40k but found it boring and to easy
I am think of now moving into epic aswell and i was wondering what it is like and have few questions:
1)What are the pointvaules like i hear they are diffrent?
2)How does it play eg. like normal 40k
3)How much are titans and how many points do i need before i could get one
4)Whats a average amounts of points and troops
5)What armies are there eg. same as normal 40k or more or less
_________________
---"No battle was ever won that was poorly planned. No plan ever succeeded that was poorly conceived"---
----Admiral Ravensburg----
|
|
| Top |
|
|
|
Legion 4
|
Post subject: Questions Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2003 7:15 pm |
|
| Brood Brother |
|
 |
Joined: Thu Feb 13, 2003 5:13 pm
Posts: 36989
Location: Ohio - USA
|
Well I'll throw out a few of the answers. Epic, no matter what version, plays somewhat differently than 40K. 40K Rules are terrible. You can get as big or as small an army as you want, based on who you are going to play, and most armies do include a Titan or two. The current Epic Armies are SM, IG, Ork, Eldar, 'Nids, Chaos, plus F/W Tau & Kroot and for us "old timers" the Squats. Average points for an Army is around 2000-3000, roughly ... 
_________________
Legion 4 "Cry Havoc, and let slip the Dogs of War !" ... "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."
|
|
| Top |
|
|
|
Warmaster Nice
|
Post subject: Questions Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2003 8:07 pm |
|
| Brood Brother |
|
Joined: Tue Sep 30, 2003 9:15 pm
Posts: 7948
Location: Denmark
|
|
For a balanced army you'd probably need closer to 3000 pt to include a titan. ...But then again this also varies depending on which army you play.
Grand Tournament Armies willl be either 2500 or 3000 but personally I prefer games at arround 5000 as they allow you to field more titans:p
The most expensive titan in E:A so far is the Eldar Warlock Titan at 1000 pt. A warlord is 850, Reaver 650 and Warhounds 250 a piece.
Ork Great gargants cost 850 and normal gargants 650.
It's been a while since I read the Tyranid List but as i recall their Titans were among the cheapest in the game.
I haven't played 40k since 2nd edition so unfortunately I cannot tell you the points difference between that and epic.
Epic is more about strategy whereas 40k allows much more cheese and ?ber-units. In epic no single unit will ever win you a game which I thinks makes a more interesting and challenging game.
Cheers.
_________________
Sofa General
Nobody expects the Inquisition!!!
http://theepiclounge.wordpress.com/
|
|
| Top |
|
|
|
Guardian
|
Post subject: Questions Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2003 8:53 pm |
|
| Brood Brother |
|
Joined: Sat Nov 15, 2003 8:16 pm
Posts: 61
Location: Epworth, near Doncaster, UK
|
|
Cheers
I think it sounds a really entertaining game
I'll give it good consideration
_________________
---"No battle was ever won that was poorly planned. No plan ever succeeded that was poorly conceived"---
----Admiral Ravensburg----
|
|
| Top |
|
|
|
primarch
|
Post subject: Questions Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2003 10:09 pm |
|
| Brood Brother |
|
 |
Joined: Fri Feb 14, 2003 12:46 am
Posts: 27069
Location: Edmond, Oklahoma USA
|
|
Hi!
In 40k you worry about individual models and such. In epic you command platoons, companies or even battalions. Epic has models that could never be realistically fielded in a 40k battle, like titan battlegroups, whole companies of tanks and artillery and even squadrons of fliers. It gives you a "grand battle" feel unlike 40k which is a skirmish game. They are games at opposite ends of the scale of conflict.
Primarch
|
|
| Top |
|
|
|
|
Page 1 of 1
|
[ 8 posts ] |
|
