I think the Orc command worked how I felt it should have worked, the Goblins failing their March Moves was a classic Orc Command problem.
I did find having to roll a Command Test for every single activation was tedious and sometimes just plain stupid. I suggest that a Command Test is required for the following Complex actions, March Move, Move and Shoot, Charge or Change Formation Heading (ie not a Wheel, but a complete Left or Right or About Turn using a Formations entire move to do so unless they are Skirmishers/Scouts/Characters). This would allow the Characters to use their Command Value to give orders. Formations are free to Move, Wheel or Shoot without needing a Command Test to do so. Formations can use their own Command Value if a Character fails in issuing a Complex Command, this shows the leader of the Formation using his initiative to get the Formation to act in accordance with higher Command.
I was trying to see if the extra Orc Stands at 4 Health would negate the Dread Elf magical superiority, it didn't. I would also like to see a couple more spells per army, I will put together a few ideas at a later stage.
With the changes and many proposals, I think the Beta 3-1 rules need to be updated with these first before i crack out battle report number 4. Battle Report number 3 Dread Elves vs Undead is in the process of being written up, battle has finished to a conclusive but very close result.
Yep, miss the old White Dwarf magazine, can't stand the new one just full of pictures (which although lovely etc, is just not White Dwarf anymore) and the weekly one either (which cannot be sent as a subscription... GW you lost a long term customer.) Anti GW rant over.
I will try to improve the maps a bit, I was trying to show individual Stands, but when they started wheeling etc, trying to punch out a great map and battle report was taking too long. This will change with the next battle report.
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