Morgan Vening posted an idea under the Emperor's Children thread, and after clarifying some points, I think the idea of it has merit. Hence why I am bringing it to the forums.
The Basic Idea would be this:
You do not purchase Daemons, you purchase a Daemon Pool. So let's use this example:
20 Points = 1 Pool
40 Points = 2 Pool
60 Points = 3 Pool
80 Points = 4 Pool
100 Points = 5 Pool etc. etc.
As a permanent, Daemons count as taking the following allocations in a Daemon Pool:
- Lesser daemon - 1 Pool
- Greater daemon - 4 Pool
When turning up to a game, you do not just turn up with Daemons that you purchased, but rather all possible Daemons available to your army
When summoning, roll the dice as normal and attempt to summon Daemons:
- Lesser daemons - 1 Summoning Point
- Greater daemons - 8 Summoning Points
Now depending on what you Pool is and what you have summoned will dictate what is left in the pool for you. Example:
I have bought 5 Pool (100 points)
- I roll a total of 8 on 4D3.
- This allows me to summon either 1 G.Daemon or up to 8 L.Daemons.
- If I chose the G.Daemon (4 Pool in size), I am only ever allowed to summon 1 more pool of Daemon (a L.Daemon) untill the G.Daemon goes back and his 'Pool' is replenished. If he dies, the Pool is obviously lost.
- Pool is also depleted for each wound lost by a Greater Daemon when he does go back to the Summoning Pool
Code:
After having 5 Pool and bringing out a G.Daemon with the 8 Summoning points, my Pool is now 1. During the turn my G.Daemon is injured for 1 wound and in the end phase (as I have no Icon), he disapears back to the warp. His 1 wound deducts from the Pool so now I only have 4 Pool left to summon Daemons with. That will mean that I can only ever afford to get the G.Daemon out one more time if he gets wounded again (leaving me with no pool during the turn), or I have the choice of using L.Daemons instead.
If the G.Daemon was to be wounded again, and disappeared back to the Warp in the end phase, the Pool would then be 3 going into the next turn.
Now I know this adds another level of 'math' to the rules however the benefits are quite good:
1. You do not have to buy a Greater Daemon and hope to get him out
2. If your 'enhanced summoning' unit is destroyed before being used, you have not wasted points on a G.Daemon that cannot be used. You still have the 'Pool' to summon Daemons that you can afford.
3. Players can summon any type of Daemon they like depending on the need at the time (also effective for multi-cult forces) - it provides a 'tactical' choice within the game where previously there was none (only before the game)
I hope I have been clear on the above. It took me a few minutes to get my head around, but after I did, it makes a lot of sense and would promote the little used G.Daemon (and also L.Daemons to an extent) in such armies as C.Space Marine forces where they are currently rarely seen or extinct.
Opinions?
