Sunday, July 19, 2009
GD entry #1
While I doubt I will win anything (or even make the cut) in Golden Demon Chicago, I figured I should at least give it a shot! Now the gravel on the base needs to be glued down a bit more, but other than that my first entry is done: a Valhallan Sentinel! I'm really happy with it even if it won't get me any awards.
Jarran Kell WIP
Hey Everyone, Alex here.
Today I am showing you my Work in Progress Jarran Kell for the special character painting competition hosted by our friend at Pit of the Oni.
I am not gonna lie, this model has taken a while to get to the stage it is at right now. All I really have to do though is finish the flag, complete the powerfist, then paint the base. No biggie, right?
Expect an update of the finished model by later today or Monday at some point.
-Alex
Today I am showing you my Work in Progress Jarran Kell for the special character painting competition hosted by our friend at Pit of the Oni.
I am not gonna lie, this model has taken a while to get to the stage it is at right now. All I really have to do though is finish the flag, complete the powerfist, then paint the base. No biggie, right?
Expect an update of the finished model by later today or Monday at some point.
-Alex
Friday, July 17, 2009
Terrain Fest pt. Zwei
Hey Everyone, Alex here
Kev and I have been working on a lot of terrain lately so that we can have nice looking games (no coke bottles, books, or pieces of paper anymore). So today I finished up another terrain piece for the table. Here it is!
Ruined Church or something...
Hopefully kev and I will be making more terrain soon when we get together. But sadly, Gold Demon entries take priority!
Kev and I have been working on a lot of terrain lately so that we can have nice looking games (no coke bottles, books, or pieces of paper anymore). So today I finished up another terrain piece for the table. Here it is!
Ruined Church or something...
Hopefully kev and I will be making more terrain soon when we get together. But sadly, Gold Demon entries take priority!
Friday FAQ #6
Another Friday, another FAQ. This week we'll be discussing Valkyries and the Scout special rule...
Right off the bat, we say no. But you know us, we like to dig into the rules to find out for sure!
The Scout USR, like others, have a little asterisk that says (page 74 of the BRB):
Honestly, only two come to mind: Space Marine Land Speeder Storms (which can only carry scouts so it's useless for this argument) and Drop Pods! Yes, Drop Pods! They have the Deepstrike rule and somehow confer it onto the squad, awesomeness! The Drop Pod has the "Drop Pod Assault" rule which allows the pod to deep strike. This allows for the deep striking of units that do not have the "deep strike" rule in their profile. With the Drop pod being a transport units can start the game inside of it and deploy in it. The same applies for the Valkyrie; being a transport vehicle it can have units deployed in it, with it. Using the same logic as the space marine Drop Pod where units that do not have the Deep Strike rule can deepstrike inside the transport (drop pod), then the Valkyrie can scout (outflank) with units embarked in it that do not have "scout" or "infiltrate" in their profile .
To outline the logic in steps:
1. Units can be deployed in transports.
2. Drop Pods are Transports which allow embarked units to deep strike with the Drop pod even though these units do no necessarily have the Deep Strike rule.
3. The Valkyrie is a transport much like the Drop Pod is a transport.
4. The Valkyrie can outflank or scout with a unit inside it that does not necessarily have scout or infiltrate because a Drop Pod can do the same for its passengers.
5. The linking ingredient to this logic train is the fact that Drop Pods and Valkyries are transports.
Terran Forge Final Opinion: Valkyries and Vendettas can scout with an embarked squad.
As always, these FAQs are unofficial but serve a purpose to shed light onto tricky situations that may come up in games. If you have a rules question you'd like answered, email us at terranforge@gmail.com!
In Codex: Imperial Guard, the Valkyrie has the scout special rule. Does this mean the passengers inside also receive the Scout special rule?
Right off the bat, we say no. But you know us, we like to dig into the rules to find out for sure!
The Scout USR, like others, have a little asterisk that says (page 74 of the BRB):
The special rules marked with an asterisk (*) are automatically lost by an independent character joining a unit that does not have the same special rule. These rules are also lost by a unit that is joined by an independent character that does not have the same special rule.Why do we bring this up? Well let's look past RAW for a second and take a plunge into RAI. What GW seems to be intending with this rule is that the Scout USR (and others with the asterisk) are rules specifically meant for a single unit and it cannot be conferred to another unit. The rulebook, of course, uses specific terms such as "independent charachter" so this intended interpretation may not be good enough for many of you. Now let's take a look at other transport vehicles that scout or deepstrike...
Honestly, only two come to mind: Space Marine Land Speeder Storms (which can only carry scouts so it's useless for this argument) and Drop Pods! Yes, Drop Pods! They have the Deepstrike rule and somehow confer it onto the squad, awesomeness! The Drop Pod has the "Drop Pod Assault" rule which allows the pod to deep strike. This allows for the deep striking of units that do not have the "deep strike" rule in their profile. With the Drop pod being a transport units can start the game inside of it and deploy in it. The same applies for the Valkyrie; being a transport vehicle it can have units deployed in it, with it. Using the same logic as the space marine Drop Pod where units that do not have the Deep Strike rule can deepstrike inside the transport (drop pod), then the Valkyrie can scout (outflank) with units embarked in it that do not have "scout" or "infiltrate" in their profile .
To outline the logic in steps:
1. Units can be deployed in transports.
2. Drop Pods are Transports which allow embarked units to deep strike with the Drop pod even though these units do no necessarily have the Deep Strike rule.
3. The Valkyrie is a transport much like the Drop Pod is a transport.
4. The Valkyrie can outflank or scout with a unit inside it that does not necessarily have scout or infiltrate because a Drop Pod can do the same for its passengers.
5. The linking ingredient to this logic train is the fact that Drop Pods and Valkyries are transports.
Terran Forge Final Opinion: Valkyries and Vendettas can scout with an embarked squad.
As always, these FAQs are unofficial but serve a purpose to shed light onto tricky situations that may come up in games. If you have a rules question you'd like answered, email us at terranforge@gmail.com!
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Getting drunk on terrain
Alex and I have seem to caught a bug... a terrain bug. The other night him and I began work on two terrain pieces to even further liven up our city board (see: titan terrain). Well I just finished painting my piece. It's meant to be low-key, but I think it looks great personally. The rusted Landspedder really brings character to an otherwise dull (as it should be) set of ruins. I may add some guard bits here and there with gore to throw in some more colors, but for now I'm content (at least until I finish my GD Chicago entries!)
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