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Wargames => Warhammer: Age of Sigmar => Topic started by: Wargamer on August 18, 2013, 02:31:07 PM

Title: Reviving an old project - need WFB clarifications and suggestions
Post by: Wargamer on August 18, 2013, 02:31:07 PM
After far, far too long I've decided to resume and finish my "Kyyreni" WFB project. However, I haven't played a lot of 8th and it's hard to do so now my gaming group's dissolved, so I've forgotten a fair few things about Fantasy! :P

Let's begin there then. Can someone (or several someones) refresh my memory on the following:


Okay, that should be all the rule clarifications I need... for now. :P

Next, I'd like to ask some advice from my Warhammer players out there on new equipment and special rules. Before I do that, I'd like to clarify some elements of the army lists because it may be useful:

These lists are not intended to be used against conventional WFB armies. They are closed-circuit, for use against each other; I'm just using the Warhammer rules. There is no magic of any kind (including magic items), nor are there any stupid Super-Monsters that are shoehorned into every army book these days. It's just blocks of infantry and cavalry killing each other without fear of having fireballs or triple-headed Frost Dragons crashing down on top of them.

So, rules / concepts I am after:


I'll post up as much as I can about the setting as and when I write it. If this gives people ideas for units, faction special rules, etc. then I welcome them all! :D
Title: Re: Reviving an old project - need WFB clarifications and suggestions
Post by: Arguleon-veq on August 19, 2013, 07:35:22 PM
Terrain doesnt slow you down anywhere near as much as it did, it now mostly can just cause damage if your marching or charging through it. A lot of terrain is 'mysterious' though with various different effects.

Failing Fear just makes you poor WS against the target unit, failing Terror can cause you to run though.

You are Stubborn if you have more ranks than the enemy unit. So you can outnumber them and still not be Stubborn because you have opted to go in a wider formation to get more attacks.

Ranks are essentially the same, +1 bonus for up to 3 ranks after the first.

Banners and Musicians are still pretty much the same, Banners arent worth as much when you capture them now though.

Spears fight in an extra rank, so 3 ranks [including the first] get to fight. If you go 10 wide [as going this wide allows you to attack with an extra rank] 4 ranks would fight. As everybody fights in two ranks now. Every attack from a rank that isnt the front though is a supporting attack so they can only make one attack each.
Title: Re: Reviving an old project - need WFB clarifications and suggestions
Post by: Fhanados on August 22, 2013, 10:45:14 PM
I'm not overly familiar with fantasy rules but I thought of a few suggestions for your concepts. Not sure how practical they are in game terms though.

Phalanx formation: Models utilising a Phalanx formation gain the benefits of a Horde formation when using ranks of 5+ models instead of 10+, but only when they are also Steadfast.
Shieldwall formation: Sheildwall Formation is activated or deactivated in the owning player's movement phase. The unit cannot march or charge, but adds +1 to their armour save against shooting attacks (in addition to any other modifiers) and counts as defending an objective (this is still a thing right?) if charged.
Mercenaries: Probably best to treat them like Dogs of War in 6th edition armybooks - can be selected as a rare (or maybe special) choice. Maybe have some as core choices, but in order to take a mercenary unit you need at least one "native" unit from that same category?
Dragoons & Marines: No idea here I'm afraid.