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Natural Armour

Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2019 2:59 pm
by Argonaut
HI, quick rulebook question (I couldn't find anything that addressed this directly in other queries)

When the rulebook states that Natural armour 'cannot be negated'- what does this mean? I can't find any rule in the book/musters that uses the word 'Negate' and wondered if it was perhaps future proofing or was meant to mean something different? It came up when a Unit of Burning Ones were struck by a lightning attack from Leiptrolls- the attack says to ignore armour, but if Natural Armour cannot be Negated- what happens?

1) The attack is resolved with the Kolossus C+A of 50 as the armour cannot be Negated but the shield can (it is borne).
2) The attack is resolved with the Kolossus base C of 40 as the attack ignores all armour.

Or something else entirely?

Part of me thinks archaic mechano-magical creatures should be highly susceptible to electrical attacks, (They are Immune to pretty much everything else thanks to the construct trait after all!) but I just wanted to know if Natural actually did anything or was just a fluff thing?

Re: Natural Armour

Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2019 3:06 pm
by Jonathon Chester
Some weapons have the Ignore Armour rule which works on worn or borne armour but not natural I believe

Re: Natural Armour

Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2019 4:21 pm
by Brightblade
It's just that, Natural Armour, so any invocations or weapons that have the Ignore Armour rule it ignores Borne or Worn only, not Natural Armour.

So in your example no. 1 would be valid as it includes the Natural armour but exlcudes the Borne armour.

Re: Natural Armour

Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2019 7:10 pm
by Rob Lane
Argonaut wrote:HI, quick rulebook question (I couldn't find anything that addressed this directly in other queries)

When the rulebook states that Natural armour 'cannot be negated'- what does this mean? I can't find any rule in the book/musters that uses the word 'Negate' and wondered if it was perhaps future proofing or was meant to mean something different? It came up when a Unit of Burning Ones were struck by a lightning attack from Leiptrolls- the attack says to ignore armour, but if Natural Armour cannot be Negated- what happens?

1) The attack is resolved with the Kolossus C+A of 50 as the armour cannot be Negated but the shield can (it is borne).
2) The attack is resolved with the Kolossus base C of 40 as the attack ignores all armour.

Or something else entirely?

Part of me thinks archaic mechano-magical creatures should be highly susceptible to electrical attacks, (They are Immune to pretty much everything else thanks to the construct trait after all!) but I just wanted to know if Natural actually did anything or was just a fluff thing?


Just to say, the other guys are correct, but I'd like to add that the automata aren't mechanical in any way, they're basically made of nuclear material (i.e., the sun) with intelligence. Wizards did that ;o)

Cheers
Rob

Re: Natural Armour

Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2019 7:57 pm
by Argonaut
Yay wizards! Thanks guys:)

Re: Natural Armour

Posted: Tue Oct 01, 2019 9:06 am
by Brightblade
Hey Argonaut,

Where do you play Darklands?

Re: Natural Armour

Posted: Thu Aug 26, 2021 8:36 pm
by Argonaut
Apologies, haven’t been in in a while, I play in Newport or cardiff in South Wales, usually in either firestorm games or the Newport gaming club:)