Re: Tau in Space Crusade (First Draught, Un-playtested)

Posted by MortiS-the-Lost on Jan 03, 2012; 8:39pm
URL: http://the-lost-and-the-damned.71.s1.nabble.com/Tau-in-Space-Crusade-First-Draught-Un-playtested-tp7147291p7148088.html

messyart wrote

1.
I'm not too sure they'd bother with markerlights in space hulks.
Too enclosed to be of use.

I'm not sure on the workings of the Marker-Light system, the Codex I have doesn't explain it too well (background wise) - I think what I was going for was something that would complement the Targeting Drone with out using the same rule. I figure the Markerlight system would select a target that would be a priority to kill and (though some laser guided type means) make the target easier to aim at by synchronizing weapon's targeting systems allowing them to be 'locked on' to an important target

One huge problem with adapting the Tau for Space Crusade is that they are a new 40k race and as such entirely designed to be played on huge open tables with very little terrain - there is no mention of the equipment and tactics they use in boarding actions and tunnel-fighting. The Tau seem to revolve around the 'shoot them a lot with very powerful weapons before they kill us' school of tactics and I'm not sure how well that works in Space Crusade ...

messyart wrote

2. It's all pretty good so far. & Targetter drones seem fair, considering they only grant a small team of AV1 models a reroll of dice. They'd get bitch-slapped by most things that have the mind to fire.

Perhaps some sort of medkit equipment card to replace it? A general one, that allows a single body point for every member?

Well the Tau rules as they stand are 2 Equipment cards short anyway ...

Medi-kit did cross my mind but the bonding knife rules have that sort of thing cover but in a slightly different way (sacrificing basic troops to save more valuable squad members)

Which reminds me of point that I think needs saying here; when I worked out these rules I tried to make them fit in with the whole 'For the Greater Good' concept by having most of the equipment cards (and Order Cards) benefit all of the squad and not just particular members of the squad.