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NightSerpent's First E-A Training Scenario!
the_fifth_horseman	Post subject: NightSerpent's First E-A Training Scenario! Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2003 11:01 am
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Shadow Hunter	Post subject: NightSerpent's First E-A Training Scenario! Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2003 12:01 pm
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Legion 4	Post subject: NightSerpent's First E-A Training Scenario! Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2003 3:21 pm
Brood Brother Joined: Thu Feb 13, 2003 5:13 pm Posts: 36989 Location: Ohio - USA	By the time G/W-F/W does Epic Necrons, I'll be a member of the Undead ...   _________________ Legion 4 "Cry Havoc, and let slip the Dogs of War !" ... "People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."
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MaksimSmelchak	Post subject: NightSerpent's First E-A Training Scenario! Posted: Fri Jul 18, 2003 10:12 pm
Brood Brother Joined: Sun Feb 16, 2003 4:43 pm Posts: 7258 Location: Sacramento, California, USA	5th-Horseman, Thanks for the notice. Shalom, Maksim-Smelchak. _________________ 6mm Sci-fi: http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/6mm ... nWarGames/ My Personal Blog: http://6mm-minis.blogspot.com/
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the_fifth_horseman	Post subject: NightSerpent's First E-A Training Scenario! Posted: Tue Jul 22, 2003 1:13 pm
Brood Brother Joined: Wed Apr 30, 2003 12:35 pm Posts: 1259	Oh, and for a better, simpler WBB rule, please check out on the Playtester's forum in "Fan rules & lists" _________________ The Fifth Horseman. Quality over quantity. Realm of the Horseman ? ?The mirror site.
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nightserpent	Post subject: NightSerpent's First E-A Training Scenario! Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2003 3:59 pm
Brood Brother Joined: Fri Jul 25, 2003 5:34 pm Posts: 88 Location: Boston, Massachusetts, USA	I tried the first training scenario (objective with 2 formations of 6 units on each side) yesterday. I didn't have any marine models available, so we made do with my Orks. I gather this made it harder (using small formations of Orks, rather than the reliable marines), but we had to make do with what I had. I tried not to think of it as an accurate representation of an Epic game, rather a way to get a sense for the rules. But a couple of questions came up, and I was hoping you all could help me... Other than being able to, perhaps, gang up more of your models in base to base, what is the real benefit of charging? ? I gather if you are a more HTH oriented formation, or you greatly outnumber the opponent, you have better odds... But there appears to be no real bonus to being the assault-er. Am I missing something? Retaining the initiative: in the above mission, say I go first. I nominate formation A to carry out an action. Then, I decide to retain the initiative and attempt to force formation B to make an action as well. Then, my opponent carries out an action with one of his formations. Back to my turn, can I carry out an action with formation B? Or, did it already make it's action for the turn when it retained the initiative? In other words, can retaining the initiative actually grant an extra action for the formation, or is it merely pushing it's action to the head of the line? Thanks in advance for any help you can give me! _________________ pics of my minis
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MaksimSmelchak

Post subject: NightSerpent's First E-A Training Scenario! Posted: Sun Aug 10, 2003 5:27 pm

Brood Brother Joined: Sun Feb 16, 2003 4:43 pm Posts: 7258 Location: Sacramento, California, USA

NightSerpent, Other than being able to, perhaps, gang up more of your models in base to base, what is the real benefit of charging? Good question. I'm not sure of the answer. Where's Dafrca when you need him? I'm pretty sure that charge is the only way to go straight to HtH rather than firefight. I'm not as invested in the rules anymore as I once was. The playtesting forum isn't as enchanting as it once was. I gather if you are a more HTH oriented formation, or you greatly outnumber the opponent, you have better odds... But there appears to be no real bonus to being the assault-er. Am I missing something?

That must be wrong. However, the HtH rules are a bit odd. It's possible for both sides to really lose out.

Retaining the initiative: in the above mission, say I go first. I nominate formation A to carry out an action. Then, I decide to retain the initiative and attempt to force formation B to make an action as well. Then, my opponent carries out an action with one of his formations. Back to my turn, can I carry out an action with formation B?

No, if it lost the initiative then it used up its' action. Bummer!

At least, that's how I understood the rule.

Or, did it already make it's action for the turn when it retained the initiative?

It already made it's action.

In other words, can retaining the initiative actually grant an extra action for the formation, or is it merely pushing it's action to the head of the line?

You can try for a double action, but if you already failed an initiative then it's done, period. So, in your words, it's like pushing its' action to the front of the line.

Thanks in advance for any help you can give me!

You're welcome although I'm not sure how much help it was.

Shalom,
Maksim-Smelchak.