Evil and Chaos wrote:
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has anyone considered doing a proper Epic: Titanicus rule set?
I wrote a new stand-alone Titanicus game a couple of years ago. Pretty good, campaign based game. Lotta fun IMO.
I'd be very interested to see that – any chance of a link?
Further thoughtsThis is from the original Eldar Titan Clan background in White Dwarf:
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Most Eldar craft-worlds have their own Titan forces whose crews work together with an Infinity Circuit.
The Infinity Circuit is used in many forms by the Eldar, where other races would use computers and similar devices. Each Infinity Circuit is imprinted with the character and memories of a living Eldar through the process of ‘soul-grafting’ (Failleanam). The Eldar’s body is left as a mindless husk, but his thoughts live on in the Infinity Circuit . Soul-grafting is seen as the ultimate sacrifice that an Eldar can make for his people, and the ancestors and relatives who live on within Infinity Circuits are treated with great respect. They are revered and marked by the title of Tuisich-Novasmair, which Imperial sources normally translate as Lord-Phoenix.
'Lord Phoenix' would probably be confused with Phoenix Lord these days, but 'Tuisich-Novasmair' could be a good title for the Supreme Commander upgrade?
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The Infinity Circuit of an Eldar titan is normally mounted in the centre of the crew compartment, and takes the form of a large and intricately faceted piece of carrecenad, the ‘soul-stone’ which forms the basis of Infinity Circuit technology. Unlike their Human counterparts, the crew of an Eldar Titan is not physically connected to the machine; smaller chips of stone set in headbands allow the crew to meld psychically with the Infinity Circuit and the highly-sophisticated Mind Impulse Units it controls.
'Carrecenad' or 'Soul-stone' might be a good alternative for the exarch upgrade?
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Angel_of_Caliban wrote:
Trying to take a different approach to a Titan list that isn't similar to the others does a disservice to the Eldar. Why should Orks and Imperials be able to run all or mostly Titans yet limit Eldar. If people want to limit themselves they can but I don't think forcing people too it the right path.
Agreed. Having dedicated War Engine forces, as long as they're balanced, is a good addition to the game, in my opinion. In fact, I prefer Titans to remain largely in their own forces; I prefer to keep alliances etc. out of my games.
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One of the reason I limited the Infantry option is that E&C requested it, but either way made sense that a Titan Clan would mainly have Titans and not a bunch of other stuff. But if needed things can make a return, I personally like the Windriders too.
This is the other side of the coin – if the army has lots of War Engines, it needs restrictions in other areas, so limiting infantry options makes sense to me. That way, there are deliberate strengths and weaknesses built into the list; just as there are in any of the non War-Engine-based armies.
