frogbear wrote:
Dobbsy
The older test rule was for the Defender to use Commander as if he was an attacker with all the standard intermingling rules. I will post it up later tonight for you.
I'll do it now.
This is from the Epic Armageddon Handbook, by Markconz.
Quote:
Some units and characters are noted as being commanders. Commanders can order up to three formations to follow them when they make an assault, as long as all the formations have at least one unit within 5cm of a unit from the commander’s formation.
Make a single initiative roll for all the formations, counting a -1 modifier if any have Blast Markers. If the test is failed then the commander’s formation receives a Blast marker and must take a hold action, but the other formations are unaffected (and may take an action later in the turn).
If the test is passed then all three formations may take an engage action. Treat the three formations as if they were a single formation for all rules purposes for the duration of the assault. A 2D6 roll is used to resolve a combined assault. If the attackers lose then each formation is broken. If they win then each formation receives a number of Blast markers equal to the casualties it suffered in the combat.
Finally, when defending against an assault, a Commander may declare friendly formations to be intermingled during the assault. The formations must be eligible to be intermingled as described in 1.12.10. Once declared intermingled, the commander’s formations follow all the rules exactly as if the enemy had declared them intermingled. Note that if either the enemy or the Commander declares intermingling, the formations are intermingled.
That last paragraph is the change in that version of the book, but was apparently not adopted in the 2008 changes. I never had a problem with it, power wise, and actually made Commanders look like a viable non-specific* choice, when compared to Chaplains and Librarians in the Marine list.
* If you go in with a specific plan, ie, 2-3 formations of Terminators, or Bike packs, Commanders can be good. As a "I want a character for an flexible role", the other options tend to do better.
Morgan Vening
