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Post by taldarinzphoenix on Dec 23, 2022 20:25:08 GMT
The Rulebook says a unit cannot choose to use hand weapons over a “special weapon”, but there are units that can be equipped with halberds and shields. Can such a unit decide to use its hand weapon and shield instead of halberds in combat? Or is the purchase of a shield purly for defense against missile/magic attacks?
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Post by baaderthegreat on Dec 23, 2022 21:25:52 GMT
That.
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Post by DiscoQing on Dec 23, 2022 22:10:16 GMT
In old editions, I'm pretty sure there were spells that destroyed your "special weapon" and you had to revert to using a hand weapon instead.
Sweet Shield benefit! 🤣
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Post by FvonSigmaringen on Dec 23, 2022 22:16:13 GMT
As the Requires Two hands special rule states (BRB p. 75): "If a weapon requires two hands to use, it is not possible for a model to use a shield or an additional hand weapon alongside it in close combat (although a shield can still be used against wounds caused by shooting or magic)."
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Post by FvonSigmaringen on Dec 23, 2022 22:33:03 GMT
In old editions, I'm pretty sure there were spells that destroyed your "special weapon" and you had to revert to using a hand weapon instead. Sweet Shield benefit! 🤣 In the 6th Edition, you had the Bane of Forged Steel spell (Lore of Metal), where the original version stated: However, the sentence in Italics was later changed by an Erratum to read: "Affected units are assumed to use their fist/claws, etc, and so cannot benefit from the rules for using two hand weapons or a hand weapon and shield." |
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Post by sonofkurnos on Dec 24, 2022 1:52:26 GMT
In 7th you could chose to use a special weapon or a hand weapon each combat - which was handy for say spearmen, when their numbers diminished enough that the extra rank from spears was no longer of use.
Unfortunately in 8th, as stated above, you have to use the special weapon
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Post by Luigino on Dec 24, 2022 3:33:09 GMT
one thing everyone is forgetting is that the rule also allow for much cooler models.
And in a game whose main appeal is indeed visual, one could argue that it's always worth it to have shields
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Post by Grimfang Gogulk on Jan 1, 2023 23:49:50 GMT
Yeah, it looks cool. I like those old, metal Bretonnian halberdiers with shields slung on their backs..
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