WARHAMMER: If, during your hero phase, you pretend to ride an imaginary horse,

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spectralent: Oct 1, 2014; Me and the boys poppin' down to the shops

AROs are great but they are a thing to heavily balance around.

Vehicles as an aspect of play interest me, because cluttered boards are a bad place for most vehicles I can think of.

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richyp: Dec 2, 2004; Grumpy old man

BattleMaster posted:

I'd actually like to see how Infinity's ARO system would work without the order pool. I like Infinity a lot but I'd like to see people try variations on things it does.

Oh definitely. I could see something a bit more restrictive along the lines of pairs rather than groups that get to share their actions, or 2 part actions that require 2 models such as one 2 part action being marking a target and shooting where one unit marks as the first part of the action and the 2nd model fires using the 2nd part, but still leaving one 2 part action that can be used by either of the models. e.g. combinations for Duo Team:

Sniper team (Shooter and targeter):
- Both models can move and shoot, or move and move
- One model marks a target boosting accuracy for the second model who can fire. (Could be done twice in a turn)
- Alternatively both models can burst fire pistols, costs both parts of action, but accuracy is lower as the target isn't marked.

Human/Droid Shield unit.
- Human shield, increases save/damage reduction for partner. Meat shield can fire but not move, maybe force the opponent to shoot meat shield etc...

Just farting out ideas.

# ? Apr 10, 2016 16:08

lilljonas: May 6, 2007; We got crabs? We got crabs!

Thundercloud posted:

Where I want to go with it:

Skirmish game for about a dozen models per side.
Wandering monster mechanics and themed monster lists.
Rules about 12 pages. Add design rules for both forces, weapons and creatures. Add example lists.
Typical board size 2 by 2.
Analagous to kill team.
Dual action/reaction mechanics. (so take 2 actions per turn per model, characters can use heroic actions which active all models around them as well)
Opposed dice rolls?
Heavily customisable forces.
Lighter vehicles and walkers.
Use any models, any terrain.
Dense terrain required. No unobstructed line of site longer than 12�.

Cool. I'll start a new thread, so that Warhammer thread can go back to be about warhahahahahah

# ? Apr 10, 2016 16:15

lenoon: Jan 7, 2010

I think vehicles could work if you're looking at sentinel/tauros sized things. Really sounds a lot like the LOTR rules for heroic characters would work, and I've always thought that was a potentially elegant system giving heroes an easy but flexible way of marking them out.

# ? Apr 10, 2016 16:39

lilljonas: May 6, 2007; We got crabs? We got crabs!

New thread posted, with typos in the thread title and everything. A great start!

# ? Apr 10, 2016 16:40

TKIY: Nov 6, 2012; Grimey Drawer

Thundercloud posted:

I was thinking about doing a sci fi game a little like Frostgrave. Might be an idea to do a goon skirmish game thread.

Why not just wait for Rogue Stars? It's out soon I think.

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adamantium|wang: Sep 14, 2003; Missing you

Orruks sighted:

# ? Apr 11, 2016 08:57

Buffalo squeeze: Dec 19, 2010; Oh noble brogy. Overflowing with meaty wisdom and secret sauce.

Ah, now AoS has the yellow faction.

# ? Apr 11, 2016 09:10

Skellybones: May 31, 2011; Fun Shoe

Lol they're Warcraft orcs now

# ? Apr 11, 2016 09:15

Milkfred E. Moore: Aug 27, 2006; 'It's easier to imagine the end of the world than the end of capitalism.'

is the khorne guy leaping to attack them or being thrown back by an orruk i honestly can't tell

# ? Apr 11, 2016 09:21

haunted bear tale: May 14, 2013

Milky Moor posted:

is the khorne guy leaping to attack them or being thrown back by an orruk i honestly can't tell

Why is the guy on the dragon peeing blue???
What are they even standing on? Flames and orcs and warriors?
Why are their weapons drawn so badly? They look like giant GW miniature plastic weapons.

# ? Apr 11, 2016 09:42

Herr Tog: Jun 18, 2011; Grimey Drawer

Milky Moor posted:

is the khorne guy leaping to attack them or being thrown back by an orruk i honestly can't tell

Looks like leaping since there is no Orruk throwing him

# ? Apr 11, 2016 09:42

Tekopo: Oct 24, 2008; When you see it, you'll shit yourself.

To me it is pretty weird that they are called the green horde but the picture is predominantly yellow. I think the studio painters/artists really hosed up in regards to that.

# ? Apr 11, 2016 09:47

BattleMaster: Aug 14, 2000

Tekopo posted:

To me it is pretty weird that they are called the green horde but the picture is predominantly yellow. I think the studio painters/artists really hosed up in regards to that.

It's because the guys covered in sig runes really care about skin colour.

# ? Apr 11, 2016 09:49

Zark the Damned: Mar 9, 2013

Seriously GW, what the gently caress? WHFB Orcs already had a cool aesthetic, now you've gone and turned them into sigmarines with green heads. They really didn't need to become another heavily armoured faction.

# ? Apr 11, 2016 09:59

Thundercloud: Mar 28, 2010; To boldly be eaten where no grot has been eaten before!

I think you need to remember they could have been another naked faction, like the Khorne Leather Daddies or Duardin Bears.

# ? Apr 11, 2016 10:57

Tekopo: Oct 24, 2008; When you see it, you'll shit yourself.

In AoS, there is no mid-way between 'heavily armoured' and 'basically naked'.

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Runa: Feb 13, 2011

they can afford more armor cause their teeth regrow faster

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kingcom: Jun 23, 2012

T.G. Xarbala posted:

they can afford more armor cause their teeth regrow faster

ur-teef

# ? Apr 11, 2016 11:15

Runa: Feb 13, 2011

kingcom posted:

ur-teef

# ? Apr 11, 2016 11:16

adamantium|wang: Sep 14, 2003; Missing you

"What, like 'Ur-gold'?"
"No, like 'your teeth'."

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Tiler Kiwi: Feb 26, 2011

my nightmare world of full plate everything has awoken

# ? Apr 11, 2016 11:30

lilljonas: May 6, 2007; We got crabs? We got crabs!

Tiler Kiwi posted:

my nightmare world of full plate everything has awoken

It's a shame the Brets are gone, or we might get to see full plated Knights wearing a second suit of full plate on top of their first one.

# ? Apr 11, 2016 11:33

Zark the Damned: Mar 9, 2013

More like 'Eurgh, teeth!'

On reflection I seem to recall that the Ironjawz are supposed to be the equivalent of Black Orcs so the heavier armour makes a certain amount of sense, however it still all blends together on the group shot. They needed more colours to break it up.

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