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Post by thegoat on Aug 7, 2022 12:32:42 GMT
"The totaled result is the number of Skeleton Warrior models that comprises the new unit. The unit is equipped with hand weapons, shields, and light armour. If the majority of the summoned models in the unit are armed with spears, then the unit is also equipped with spears." How does this work? If i physically own spear skeletons, i get spear skeletons, else i get sword and board skeletons? From a design perspective - why limit to sword and board (and seemingly spear and board) only, as opposed to also allowing archer skeletons, those being more uniquely tomb kingy? also, isn't a 16+! spell that can then not have any effect at all (because of entombed beneath the sands misfires) and that is very random (anywhere between 3 and 18 models) not....quite terrible? Wouldn't you rather include a clause stating something akin to "treat all misfires as a HIT!" (or, if you must make the spell weaker, "treat all misfires as 1-2; delayed" --> not sure what the number and phrasing is, but the one that says they enter next turn)? The line about the spears is for creating new units. When you create the Skeleton unit, the unit is armed with hand weapons and shields. However, if the player is placing spear-armed models and the unit has a majority of models equipped with spears, then the unit is treated as being equipped with spears too. That is confusing. The spell says, "The unit is equipped with hand weapons, shields, and light armour." Placing spear armed models would be cheating. It should say, "The unit is equipped per the Skeleton Warriors unit entry (spears and/or light armour may be taken)." Also I agree, it should allow summoning Skeleton Archers. But maybe only 2D6 as they are more expensive points-wise.
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Post by KevinC on Aug 7, 2022 14:26:56 GMT
But why exactly is it confusing? After you place your skeleton models, if the majority of the unit is spear-armed, then they are equipped with spears. I wrote it this way because of practical wargaming experiences. Over the years, I've seen people use all kinds of models to represent summoned models. If you raise a unit of 10 skeletons with hand weapons, but the model you deploy all have spears....they should be equipped with spears too...otherwise that's confusing. Placing spear-armed models would not be cheating, because it is allowed by the spell. It is so the player can place any skeleton armed with hand weapons and/or spears to allow flexibility with their collection of models. There is not a balancing issue between hand weapon and shield v. spear and shield.
I intentionally didn't allow archers, more for balance...though maybe that could be for a higher spell cost.
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Post by thegoat on Aug 7, 2022 14:45:32 GMT
It is so the player can place any skeleton armed with hand weapons and/or spears to allow flexibility with their collection of models. Then why not say that? The sentence about models armed with spears is confusing because the prior sentence says, "The unit is equipped with hand weapons, shields, and light armour." That means placing models equipped with anything other than hand weapons, shields, and light armour is not allowed. So there is no way the majority of the models could be armed with spears.
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Post by KevinC on Aug 8, 2022 0:09:29 GMT
It is so the player can place any skeleton armed with hand weapons and/or spears to allow flexibility with their collection of models. Then why not say that? The sentence about models armed with spears is confusing because the prior sentence says, "The unit is equipped with hand weapons, shields, and light armour." That means placing models equipped with anything other than hand weapons, shields, and light armour is not allowed. So there is no way the majority of the models could be armed with spears. ---------Ok got it, I see your point now. Without writing it properly, I'm thinking a Tomb King player is going to deploy whatever available models they have, and so if they place spear-armed models, they can have spears. But you're right it should be more clear.
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