Thread: Rules Question

I think 4 is just about the right time. It just has to be on top of turn 4 . It can't be done half way through or at the bottom after one player has moved. You make the call on top turn 4 and after that you can make the call at the top of the turn afterwards.

Are the experience and results for each battle calculated immediately? For example, if I am playing two games in one night, would I roll for casualties and experience after that first battle? Or does that happen at the end of the round? Could I fight and then have a more experienced unit battling in the second battle in the same round?

Originally Posted by RealGenius

Are the experience and results for each battle calculated immediately? For example, if I am playing two games in one night, would I roll for casualties and experience after that first battle? Or does that happen at the end of the round? Could I fight and then have a more experienced unit battling in the second battle in the same round?

Experience is accrued immediately, but it is spent at the beginning of the next campaign turn.

I think that the top of Turn 4 (as Nick suggested) is perhaps a little early to call no MAS. I would say the end of a full turn 4, or the end of a full turn 5. There is such a thing as turning a match around, I have done it before, and 3 turns just isn't much play. If there is some outcry that I'm wrong I will reconsider, but otherwise let's try it this way and we can adjust if still needed.

Also, just so people know - I am in town up until tonight, but early tomorrow morning I'm leaving for another conference, this time a 3 day one. I will have very limited access to internet and emails. I will respond as much as I can if needed to anything, but it will be sparse, and otherwise I will be up there Thursday, although I might not make it until 6:30-7 depending on how things go on my route back.

Wasn't sure from the rules packet - if a unit takes more than 2/3 casualties, but is still alive at end of game, does the unit still exist, just without XP? I had assumed on first read that a unit less than 2/3 was just gone, but not so sure on second look.

Also, for vehicles in squadrons - we decided to treat them individually right? So the 1 war walker left out of the 3 WW squadron would be available to use later, either alone or reformed with other singles?

And do we choose the specific battle honor every turn? Mainly, for those that 'cost' 2 honors - can we select one then swap out in a later turn if more xp are gained?

And 'Lady Luck' (BH) - could the wording on that be changed to one failed save, so as to include invuls? some of the eldar don't have an armor save

On the character table, what if the character does not participate in the next say 2 battles, say if you rolled 2. Would it be back to full health then, on the next battle it is used for?

Also, regarding the defender bonus of an additional hex, i assume these will be selected after all games this turn are resolved. Just wondering, before that, if we want to consider whether this be limited to nonspecial hexes, unless only special hexes are available. Also, i think it would be good to exclude any spaces that were part of a challenge that turn from consideration, mainly from a narrative standpoint.


edited by Red Army: Sorry, I meant to respond with quote, and apparently edited this instead. I now re-edited to the original version (plus this note). Sorry Erin .... but my responses should now properly show below.

Also, for vehicles in squadrons - we decided to treat them individually right? So the 1 war walker left out of the 3 WW squadron would be available to use later, either alone or reformed with other singles?

Correct.

And do we choose the specific battle honor every turn? Mainly, for those that 'cost' 2 honors - can we select one then swap out in a later turn if more xp are gained?

Yes, you spend your experience at the beginning of each turn. No, you can not swap it out, so if want to save for a 2 honor cost bonus it may require some cost/benefit analasys to decide if you want to save for it.

And 'Lady Luck' (BH) - could the wording on that be changed to one failed save, so as to include invuls? some of the eldar don't have an armor save

Fair enough.

On the character table, what if the character does not participate in the next say 2 battles, say if you rolled 2. Would it be back to full health then, on the next battle it is used for?

Correct.

Also, regarding the defender bonus of an additional hex, i assume these will be selected after all games this turn are resolved. Just wondering, before that, if we want to consider whether this be limited to nonspecial hexes, unless only special hexes are available. Also, i think it would be good to exclude any spaces that were part of a challenge that turn from consideration, mainly from a narrative standpoint.

Good points, agreed.


Also, for others reading, I realize that the rules on the forests need to be clarified and better explained and I will get to that.

The rules updates may not come until tonight or tomorrow though, but I'll edit when I can.

are we tracking our own dead, BXP, and honors?