Post by Andrew on Jan 17, 2010 21:27:18 GMT -6
The masses have been clamoring for it and now it's been planned! On the planet Gerioh III, the capitol Geriohlis is under siege. Raiders from all fronts seek to plunder the riches, be it in slaves, minerals, or biomass. The Imperials, Tau, and Eldar have joined together to protect their various interests, some being secret to their allies. Even the Necrons have turned to attacking the invaders; for whatever reasons, they are on the same side as the Imperials, for now...
Situated high up in the mountains, Geriohlis is accessible via a single, fortified valley. The forces on the ground must advance through the gunfire of the city walls and bastions to capture their objectives within.
We will span a board bridge across the two tables to represent the narrow valley. Any avalanches (see below) will be measured from the edges of the valley; this will be better explained at the event. The gaps in between represent the mountain range and as such will block lines of sight; anybody who wishes to shoot over it with sufficient range will need to be a barrage weapon. Basically, Basilisks and the like. Sign up here for your side! Imperial Guard may be either good or evil, as the PDF rises up in revolt.
Planetside
Imperials, Eldar, Tau, Necrons
- Tom (something?)
- Jim (Tau)
- Carl (Imperial Guard) (Shadowsword)
Chaos, Tyranids, Orks, Dark Eldar, Bad Imperial Guard
- Andrew (Word Bearers) (Shadowsword)
- Bill (Tyranids) (Hierophant)
- Dubs (Tyranids)
- Kyle (Chaos)
- David (Chaos) (Warhound, Hellhammer)
Moonrock
- Frizzel (Orks)
Extras (gonna figure out where to put these peeps)
What players should bring:
- 4000 point army consisting of units from a single codex, plus any Forgeworld models you may have. Imperials may take Inquisitorial allies as normal.
- Any Planetstrike Bastions, guns, or other fortification models to be used as written in that book.
- All pertinent rules, templates, and dice.
What players should choose before arriving:
- One Strategic Asset from either Apoc book or any one of the winter assets listed below.
Other Rules of Play:
- No proxies allowed!!!
- Do try to be as WYSIWYG as possible, for the sanity of the game. If it comes modelled that way, play it that way. Try something new!
This battle will be fought in the deep winter, thus the following special rules from the winter thread will be in effect:
Frozen Lakes
Any model wishing to move onto a frozen river or lake must declare how far it wishes to travel. For models with a Wounds characteristic, if the total distance is greater than the model's armour save, then it must fail an armour save or suffer a wound. Models with an armour value (except skimmers, amphibious vehicles and flyers, which are unaffected) that travel over such features must roll over their highest armour value on 4D6 or be removed from play.
Avalanche
Each turn roll a D6. On the score of a 1, there has been an avalanche. Randomly determine which board edge it enters from. All models within 2D6" of that board edge (models within buildings are exempt) must pass a Strength test or be swept away and removed as a casualty. Vehicles must roll under their highest armour value on 3D6 (skimmers are unaffected). The highest of the following modifiers apply to the roll to see if there is an avalanche.
Strategic Assets:
Intermittent Comms
The extreme cold and treacherous blizzard make communication difficult to the point of impossible when the ice storm rages at its peak.
When Revealed: At the start of one of the opposing team's turns.
Effect: The members of that team may not speak or communicate in any way about the game until the end of the Shooting phase. (No speaking, writing or gesticulating of any kind!)
The Mother of All Hailstorms
The battlefield is blighted by a short but deadly ice storm, as hail stones ranging from the size of bolter rounds to large boulders fall to the ground at great speed.
When revealed: At the start of your Shooting phase.
Effect: Place D3 Apocalyptic Barrage templates anywhere on the battlefield, although they must be within 12 inches of each other. The hailstorm uses the following Apocalyptic Barrage (5), Strength 5, AP 5.
Experimental Ice Weapon
One of your troops has been armed with an experimental weapon. It looks and works similar to a flamer but instead of burning prometheum, it sprays a chemical coolant. While not deadly, the coolant can temporarily freeze targets, encasing them in ice and weakening their armour.
When Revealed: The first time it is used.
Effect: Pick any one model armed with a flamer in your force - he is carrying the experimental weapon. The weapon is treated like a normal flamer with the following exceptions; the weapon does not fire the normal flamer template but the hellstorm template instead. Models under the template when fired must make a successful Initiative test to dive out of the way or be sprayed with the coolant. If the test is failed the model has been hit and becomes frozen in place. Frozen models may not move, shoot nor act in the subsequent player turn. Additionally, models do not have an armour save when frozen (invulnerable saves work as normal). If assaulted they are automatically wounded. If only some members of a squad are frozen, then the active members cannot break squad coherency although they can otherwise move, shoot and fight as normal.
Models with an armour value cannot dodge the coolant if they are under the template but they can move and shoot as normal in their next player turn if hit. However, their armour value is reduced by 3 until the end of the next player turn.
The experimental weapon is unstable, and as such counts as having the Gets Hot! Rule (although it should be called Gets Cold! in this case).
Frozen Booby Trap
A remnant from a previous conflict, this wreckage has remained dormant, frozen by the elements for decades. Now the arrival of another great war has reactivated the sensors. The close proximity of enemy troops has started the automated countdown of a rigged plasma warhead hidden amongst the wreckage.
When Revealed: After deployment.
Effect: After the forces have set up but before the game begins, the owning player places a wreckage marker anywhere in no-man's-land. For the wreckage marker we've used a Titan cockpit in this example but you can use any suitable model in your collection to mark the area. As soon as any model from either side goes within 10" of the marker the booby trap is activated. At the start of the following turn roll a D6: on a 3+ the warhead explodes. If it doesn't explode then roll a D6 at the start of each player turn until it explodes or the game ends. Treat the exploded warhead exactly like an Apocalyptic explosion as described on page 93 of the Apocalypse book with the wreckage marker at the centre of the blast.
Hyper-cold bubble
Due to atmospheric anomalies, there are pockets of extreme 'hyper-cold' areas all over the planet. Should vehicles or troops move into these bubbles of extreme cold they will be frozen in an instant, as armour shatters and molecules freeze over.
When Revealed: At the start of the battle.
Effect: The owning player nominates an area on the battlefield no more than 12 inches in length and 8 inches wide as the Hypercold Bubble. This can be based around a terrain feature, like this petrified forest in the picture above. Any models that enter this area must immediately take a dangerous terrain test to represent the hyper-cold effect but are removed on the roll of a 1 or 2. Vehicles that enter the area must take a dangerous terrain test, being affected on a 1 or 2. If they fail, not only are they immobilised but their armour value on all facings is reduced by 2, as the extreme cold weakens the structure.
More details to come!
Situated high up in the mountains, Geriohlis is accessible via a single, fortified valley. The forces on the ground must advance through the gunfire of the city walls and bastions to capture their objectives within.
We will span a board bridge across the two tables to represent the narrow valley. Any avalanches (see below) will be measured from the edges of the valley; this will be better explained at the event. The gaps in between represent the mountain range and as such will block lines of sight; anybody who wishes to shoot over it with sufficient range will need to be a barrage weapon. Basically, Basilisks and the like. Sign up here for your side! Imperial Guard may be either good or evil, as the PDF rises up in revolt.
Planetside
Imperials, Eldar, Tau, Necrons
- Tom (something?)
- Jim (Tau)
- Carl (Imperial Guard) (Shadowsword)
Chaos, Tyranids, Orks, Dark Eldar, Bad Imperial Guard
- Andrew (Word Bearers) (Shadowsword)
- Bill (Tyranids) (Hierophant)
- Dubs (Tyranids)
- Kyle (Chaos)
- David (Chaos) (Warhound, Hellhammer)
Moonrock
- Frizzel (Orks)
Extras (gonna figure out where to put these peeps)
What players should bring:
- 4000 point army consisting of units from a single codex, plus any Forgeworld models you may have. Imperials may take Inquisitorial allies as normal.
- Any Planetstrike Bastions, guns, or other fortification models to be used as written in that book.
- All pertinent rules, templates, and dice.
What players should choose before arriving:
- One Strategic Asset from either Apoc book or any one of the winter assets listed below.
Other Rules of Play:
- No proxies allowed!!!
- Do try to be as WYSIWYG as possible, for the sanity of the game. If it comes modelled that way, play it that way. Try something new!
This battle will be fought in the deep winter, thus the following special rules from the winter thread will be in effect:
Frozen Lakes
Any model wishing to move onto a frozen river or lake must declare how far it wishes to travel. For models with a Wounds characteristic, if the total distance is greater than the model's armour save, then it must fail an armour save or suffer a wound. Models with an armour value (except skimmers, amphibious vehicles and flyers, which are unaffected) that travel over such features must roll over their highest armour value on 4D6 or be removed from play.
Avalanche
Each turn roll a D6. On the score of a 1, there has been an avalanche. Randomly determine which board edge it enters from. All models within 2D6" of that board edge (models within buildings are exempt) must pass a Strength test or be swept away and removed as a casualty. Vehicles must roll under their highest armour value on 3D6 (skimmers are unaffected). The highest of the following modifiers apply to the roll to see if there is an avalanche.
Strategic Assets:
Intermittent Comms
The extreme cold and treacherous blizzard make communication difficult to the point of impossible when the ice storm rages at its peak.
When Revealed: At the start of one of the opposing team's turns.
Effect: The members of that team may not speak or communicate in any way about the game until the end of the Shooting phase. (No speaking, writing or gesticulating of any kind!)
The Mother of All Hailstorms
The battlefield is blighted by a short but deadly ice storm, as hail stones ranging from the size of bolter rounds to large boulders fall to the ground at great speed.
When revealed: At the start of your Shooting phase.
Effect: Place D3 Apocalyptic Barrage templates anywhere on the battlefield, although they must be within 12 inches of each other. The hailstorm uses the following Apocalyptic Barrage (5), Strength 5, AP 5.
Experimental Ice Weapon
One of your troops has been armed with an experimental weapon. It looks and works similar to a flamer but instead of burning prometheum, it sprays a chemical coolant. While not deadly, the coolant can temporarily freeze targets, encasing them in ice and weakening their armour.
When Revealed: The first time it is used.
Effect: Pick any one model armed with a flamer in your force - he is carrying the experimental weapon. The weapon is treated like a normal flamer with the following exceptions; the weapon does not fire the normal flamer template but the hellstorm template instead. Models under the template when fired must make a successful Initiative test to dive out of the way or be sprayed with the coolant. If the test is failed the model has been hit and becomes frozen in place. Frozen models may not move, shoot nor act in the subsequent player turn. Additionally, models do not have an armour save when frozen (invulnerable saves work as normal). If assaulted they are automatically wounded. If only some members of a squad are frozen, then the active members cannot break squad coherency although they can otherwise move, shoot and fight as normal.
Models with an armour value cannot dodge the coolant if they are under the template but they can move and shoot as normal in their next player turn if hit. However, their armour value is reduced by 3 until the end of the next player turn.
The experimental weapon is unstable, and as such counts as having the Gets Hot! Rule (although it should be called Gets Cold! in this case).
Frozen Booby Trap
A remnant from a previous conflict, this wreckage has remained dormant, frozen by the elements for decades. Now the arrival of another great war has reactivated the sensors. The close proximity of enemy troops has started the automated countdown of a rigged plasma warhead hidden amongst the wreckage.
When Revealed: After deployment.
Effect: After the forces have set up but before the game begins, the owning player places a wreckage marker anywhere in no-man's-land. For the wreckage marker we've used a Titan cockpit in this example but you can use any suitable model in your collection to mark the area. As soon as any model from either side goes within 10" of the marker the booby trap is activated. At the start of the following turn roll a D6: on a 3+ the warhead explodes. If it doesn't explode then roll a D6 at the start of each player turn until it explodes or the game ends. Treat the exploded warhead exactly like an Apocalyptic explosion as described on page 93 of the Apocalypse book with the wreckage marker at the centre of the blast.
Hyper-cold bubble
Due to atmospheric anomalies, there are pockets of extreme 'hyper-cold' areas all over the planet. Should vehicles or troops move into these bubbles of extreme cold they will be frozen in an instant, as armour shatters and molecules freeze over.
When Revealed: At the start of the battle.
Effect: The owning player nominates an area on the battlefield no more than 12 inches in length and 8 inches wide as the Hypercold Bubble. This can be based around a terrain feature, like this petrified forest in the picture above. Any models that enter this area must immediately take a dangerous terrain test to represent the hyper-cold effect but are removed on the roll of a 1 or 2. Vehicles that enter the area must take a dangerous terrain test, being affected on a 1 or 2. If they fail, not only are they immobilised but their armour value on all facings is reduced by 2, as the extreme cold weakens the structure.
More details to come!
but then again I have been to Portland, San Diego, and Boise... Boise was actually pretty cool.