various questions

[Krikke]

Greetings,

I'm working on mustering a byzantii/infernii host.

I want to muster a host's command with a centurion (general), a signifer (host banner bearer) and a gladiator (host champion). I think this would be really cool visually.
However it seems this is not possible, the centurion has authority 86 while the gladiator has a whopping authority 88. So that would mean the gladiator has to become the general? Seems odd to me. Could someone please shed some light on this?

If I think of any other questions I'll post them in this topic.

Thank you.

Cheers,

Krikke

[Rob Lane]

Hi Krikke

Yeah, that's not right. I'll change the Gladiatorius' AUTHORITY to 78.

Cheers
Rob

[Krikke]

Hello there,

I have some more questions .

1. The byzantii onager can be crewed by 2 ballistarius. As it is shots per crew, does this mean it gets to throw 2 stones with 1 shoot dice each? Or the other way round?

2. Regarding shoot modifiers. If a target is 3" further then effective range, do I apply both the +1 modifier for being further then effective range and the +1 modifier for every 3" further then effective range.

3. While mustering a host command, does any of the nobles ubiquity matter?

Thank you kindly.

Cheers,

Krikke

[Rob Lane]

1. The byzantii onager can be crewed by 2 ballistarius. As it is shots per crew, does this mean it gets to throw 2 stones with 1 shoot dice each? Or the other way round?

Look in the rule book - p224, 6.30.3.3.2 - Shot Engines. Shoot dice are multiplied by how many crew warriors are within bind distance of the engine.

2. Regarding shoot modifiers. If a target is 3" further then effective range, do I apply both the +1 modifier for being further then effective range and the +1 modifier for every 3" further then effective range.

Yes.

3. While mustering a host command, does any of the nobles ubiquity matter?

As it says on p6, "Nobles in the host's command do not add to the COMMAND AUTHORITY of the host's command; their AUTHORITY simply has to be less than or equal to the AUTHORITY of the general, who is the host's command's commander.".

Cheers
Rob

[Krikke]

Hi there,

had a game yesterday and some questions popped up.

1. Regarding war engines: they have to be on hold orders meaning they are the very last units that can be activated. Can they however be chosen to be activated with a retain the initiative or forcing the initiave while there are still units left under attack order?
I found it hard to find a use for the war engines because of the activate last, given the fast paced nature of darklands.

2. Another question regarding the war engines. For example the byzantii skorpio. The war engine is mounted on a 60mm base but the crew are on 30mm bases. Can they shoot over intervening units with a smaller base size then the war engine? Or are they blocked by all base sizes due to the 30mm bases of the crew?

3. Frenzied units under flank order, seeing how they are not on the board and waiting in ambush, are they still at the top of the activation sequence because of the frenzied?

4. The Byzantii invocation Quicken: regarding the price, do you count the strength of the entire unit or only the 3 possible models you are trying to transform into demilegionarius?

Thank you kindly for your time.

Regards,

Krikke

[Rob Lane]

Hi there,

had a game yesterday and some questions popped up.

1. Regarding war engines: they have to be on hold orders meaning they are the very last units that can be activated. Can they however be chosen to be activated with a retain the initiative or forcing the initiave while there are still units left under attack order?

Of course. Retaining / Forcing changes the Initiative as required!

I found it hard to find a use for the war engines because of the activate last, given the fast paced nature of darklands.

Indeed so, but I will be introducing "war engine commanders" (such as a Ballistarius Option) that have a special ability to enable war engines to activate at the same time as a MOVE order.

2. Another question regarding the war engines. For example the byzantii skorpio. The war engine is mounted on a 60mm base but the crew are on 30mm bases. Can they shoot over intervening units with a smaller base size then the war engine? Or are they blocked by all base sizes due to the 30mm bases of the crew?

Blocked. They need to see to be able to see something, but don't forget their best targets are larger enemies, which they can see as they are larger than intervening 30mm dudes.

3. Frenzied units under flank order, seeing how they are not on the board and waiting in ambush, are they still at the top of the activation sequence because of the frenzied?

Yes they are. There are no rules that specify they are different - they activate like other Frenzied units, on the battlefield or off. See p121, 4.2.3.1.4: Frenzied Units Attack.

4. The Byzantii invocation Quicken: regarding the price, do you count the strength of the entire unit or only the 3 possible models you are trying to transform into demilegionarius?

Good point. It's 4+ 3 - I'll make this explicit.

Cheers
Rob