tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655986553938534450.post9150160041660453717..comments2023-12-28T18:30:28.647-05:00Comments on Rites of Battle: Sniping Big Targets with Big GunsHeretichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14998180583172670653noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655986553938534450.post-8465525270494598182012-11-19T08:18:03.039-05:002012-11-19T08:18:03.039-05:00Looks solid to me. I'd be fine either seeing t...Looks solid to me. I'd be fine either seeing them attached to the artillery battery or attached to the infantry platoon, as I feel a significant case could be made for either position. The points are about spot on, maybe 35 or 40 would be better, but I do realize that this is basically a tax on the artillery and that they're down to pistols only, so 30 could be the magic number. The dual sighting perk is nice too and is a fair park for what you're having to keep alive. With a unit like this being added, I don't even know if I'd mind arty ranges going up, so long as there was the stipulation that either spotters or the gun its self had to see its target to utilize the precision granted by the spotter team.Corvus Sanguinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07491218531480134305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655986553938534450.post-56564168046869473112012-11-18T13:29:34.788-05:002012-11-18T13:29:34.788-05:00Even though I use them, I'd argue that it'...Even though I use them, I'd argue that it's be nice to see something like a 30 point unit that can guide one heavy support choice (so 1-3 tanks per unit taken) to act as spotters. The unit could be fileded anywhere, much like units in an infantry platoon.<br /><br />I'd give them the following stats and rules. They'd be taken as a purchasable upgrade to anything in the Heavy Support Section that is classified as Artillery (Basilisk, Colossus, Griffin, Medusa). Those tanks can never "hit" They always scatter, even if a hit is rolled. They may reduce the scatter if they can see the target, as per normal, but otherwise they always scatter the full 2D6. If an arrow is rolled, add an additional D6 to the scatter.<br /><br />Artillery Spotters<br />Unit Type: Infantry<br />Squad Size: 6<br />Wargear: Flak Armor, Las Pistol<br /><br />WS BS S T W I A LD Sv<br />3 3 3 3 1 3 1 7 5+<br /><br />Special Rules:<br /><br />Precision Strike<br />The unit can forgo it's shooting to accurately direct the artillery unit it is fielded with. If the unit does this, the artillery unit may treat it's line of sight as coming from itself as normal, or from the spotter unit. In addition, if a hit is rolled, the shot resolves as a hit instead of scattering, and arrows no longer generate a further D6 scatter. Note: A Master of Ordinance may not utilize this ability.<br /><br /><br />This would be a nice way to keep the flavor of artillery with a way to take out the spotters and decrease the accuracy of those potent killers. Basically without them, all shots resolve much like the Master of Ordanace. Thoughts?Godfreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01135683206541776998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655986553938534450.post-27596220623971265552012-11-18T13:14:11.528-05:002012-11-18T13:14:11.528-05:00Biovores are a very solid choice out of the Tyrani...Biovores are a very solid choice out of the Tyranid codex. I think the only real issue is that there are a pretty hefty number of units that are. The great thing about them is that they're cheap.<br /><br />I'd be afraid of seeing a unit of those guys across the field, and they'd soak at least one round of my high powered fire. In the end, that's a win for your monstrous creatures.<br /><br />I hope at some point people try out a pure horde nid list. I think it'd rock pretty hard right now. Back em up with the Tervigon, and watch the enemy fall to a torrent of fire.Godfreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01135683206541776998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655986553938534450.post-9113482346077349432012-11-17T11:20:07.033-05:002012-11-17T11:20:07.033-05:00I really do thing this was part of an accidental l...I really do thing this was part of an accidental logical conclusion. It makes perfect sense for the artillery shell to fire from the center of the blast, given that that's how artillery work. Likewise, the torrent of fire rule works logically in the same way. The rules interact in a realistic and sensible way, but unfortunately, in my opinion, this is one spot where I wish for a little more abstraction, due to the fact that supposedly highly inaccurate weapons are now the best snipers in the game.Corvus Sanguinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07491218531480134305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655986553938534450.post-86061001836947343532012-11-16T22:32:12.305-05:002012-11-16T22:32:12.305-05:00I have been reacquainting myself with a squad of 3...I have been reacquainting myself with a squad of 3 biovores..3 large blasts using multibarrage rules is brutal against massed infantryNightstalkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03608271980807090199noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655986553938534450.post-21990847561838120372012-11-16T11:32:58.927-05:002012-11-16T11:32:58.927-05:00Not sure I'd ever run three of them, but God a...Not sure I'd ever run three of them, but God almighty, I can only imagine how scary that'd be if they all fired at once. Just watch the models fly off the table...Godfreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01135683206541776998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5655986553938534450.post-43461000990710342672012-11-16T11:25:32.631-05:002012-11-16T11:25:32.631-05:00I've read that Fritz from Way of Samhain is go...I've read that Fritz from Way of Samhain is going to be running three Death Strikes with his new Mordian list.<br /><br />Personally, I've had fun sniping with Mortars.A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05659580454297240600noreply@blogger.com