[Plainville MA] 1000pt Attacker / Defender Event - 2/22

[Sir_Prometheus]

Ooooh, #3 looks rough, but fun. 

I MAY bring the GK out of retirement, Do some crazy Draigo stuff.

[chrisocasio]

I had better hurry up my Deathwing project, going to need to wade in and break some skulls to get those objectives!

[Sir_Prometheus]

Ravenwing for attack, deathwing for defense is hawt.  I will give full comp to anyone that runs it. 

[Loranus]

I guess I didn't address codex continuity and allies. What I'd like to see is the same codex combination for both lists. If your attacker list is Blood Angels with Necron allies, I'd also like to see the Defender list be Blood Angels with Necron allies.

I would like to know (and hope) this applies to chapter tactics for space marines also.

[Benjamin]

I guess I didn't address codex continuity and allies. What I'd like to see is the same codex combination for both lists. If your attacker list is Blood Angels with Necron allies, I'd also like to see the Defender list be Blood Angels with Necron allies.

I would like to know (and hope) this applies to chapter tactics for space marines also.

From a fluff perspective, I can see why you'd hope that. But from a rules perspective, I'm not sure why it needs to be the same. I personally think it would be cheesy to switch Chapters, but within the above constriction. I feel like it's getting into the rules of a specific book, in which I'm not overly interested. In other words, I don't want to tell people how to use their codex. If your codex allows you the choice of Chapter/Chaos god/fluff, then I'm okay with that.

[Sir_Prometheus]

Any chance we can use the Nova narrative rules for this?

http://www.novaopen.com/wp-content/uploads/Narrative-Supplements-31Jan14.pdf

[Chase]

Let's stick to the posted rules for this one.

[bradpowers]

Chase!  I'm totally coming to this!

[spoonsaur]

no escalation means no harridan right?

[Mike D]

I will be skipping this one, low points limits what codexes are effective and not allowing digital supplements while allowing hard copy is in my opinion silly.  No Sentinels of Terra  or Clan Raukaan just because GW hasn't printed a book yet?  I could go on about the rules restrictions being imposed and I seem to be in the minority so I will just again skip, and spend the tournament money I budget in on a dinner out with the Girlfriend.  Good luck and have fun to all playing

[Benjamin]

I could go on about the rules restrictions being imposed...

I'm glad you didn't. It's a casual event, and you would have been in danger of taking it too seriously.

[Loranus]

Quick Question on Scenario 3 with the Defender in the middle. If he has reserves say like a Flyer come in off the board which side do the reserves come in from.

[Benjamin]

I think I stated a preference in the thread somewhere... I'll see if I can find it.

[Benjamin]

"So in the 3rd Edition book, there's an interesting twist to that setup.

Defender units falling back actually fall toward the center of the board and automatically regroup upon reaching the center! Such is the time of desperation. It's really wild.

Also, Defender Reserves would come on from the center of the board, as if they're being dropped in, emerging from underground, etc."

In other words, we have to make sure Sam announces this before the start of the third round.


And Flyers:
"Yes, they'd come on from the center of the board, and yes, they'd re-enter from the center. (Picture the planes doing loop-de-loops!)"

[Benjamin]

The second mission needs a rules clarification, because it was seemingly ambiguous. I'd like it to now read:

"An objective is destroyed at the beginning of Attacker's player turn if the Attacker has an Infantry model in base contact with the objective."

So the idea is for the Defender to have a chance to react and protect the objective.

If the Attacker is able to move in the Assault Phase (whether by consolidation or Jet Pack), the Defender should take care!

Also, note: INFANTRY model. This has not changed from the original wording.