BFG FAQ 2010 General Rules Questions

[Zhukov]

To answer above question, I'm not sure.... Sure the A- Gun could shoot into and probably through it fine, but you still need to be able to "see" the target player's ships to get an accurate aiming of the weapon... so I would say it would take a passed LD check when the A-Gun's line of fire crosses the base of any ships in an asteroid field to hit them. This would represent the skill of the commander of maneuvering the Planet Killer to get such a good shot off.

RULES IDEA:

Ships on BFI may re-roll failed Damage Control rolls in the end phase. I figure if BFI is described as having "repair crews around the ship on standby" their should be some benefit to this.

-Zhukov

[lastspartacus]

I fully support this, considering how detrimental BFI can be anyway.  Good idea.

[horizon]

Nah. Not so.

[Zhukov]

Roy,

Care to explain your position?

-Zhukov

[horizon]

Because repair crews are more busy with either shutting down doors or re-opening them again. That's what the BFI background says. They'll be glad to be on their feet.

[lastspartacus]

Eh, could be explained either way.  Still think it was a cool idea, but take it or leave it.


Heres a question.  So we have cleared up that a ship is considered to fire all its weapons at once, for the purpose of BMs.  What about escort/cap ship squadrons and combined fire?

Would my Iconoclast squadron have one str3 shot and then the rest combined with BM interferance?

[horizon]

Escort squadron always shoot combined.

[lastspartacus]

But cap ship squadrons one at a time then?

[horizon]

Together as well.

[lastspartacus]

Awesome.  Really gets around BM markers.

[lastspartacus]

Another question, very basic but it pops to mind.  Does the half speed requirement on ships change when, say, they are crippled, or encounter blast markers?  A Retribution class gets crippled and shot at, with BMs around it, making 10 its maximum speed that turn.

How far does it HAVE to move?  5, or the maximum distance possible until it reaches half?

[horizon]

Still 15cm for the battleship.

[lastspartacus]

What about for 'must move at least half speed' part of the rules


Edit:  Also, if a normal non-eldars ship's shields are down, does it take damage from BMs?

What if it runs into say, a cluster of 3 and it only has 2 shields?

Edit Edit:

Do SO's that half firepower also half bay strength?

IM ashamed of all these newb questions, but coming back to the game with so many rules, errata rules, and homerules in my mind, im confused, and trying to lead both a real life and online playgroup.

[Don Gusto]

What about for 'must move at least half speed' part of the rules

The last sentence under 'Minimum Move Distance' on p.16 clarifies this:
"Ships who are unable to move half their speed (...) must move the maximum possible distance instead."

The Retribution in your example would move 10cm, no more, no less (unless using special orders).

Edit:  Also, if a normal non-eldars ship's shields are down, does it take damage from BMs?

What if it runs into say, a cluster of 3 and it only has 2 shields?

No and no. A ship with shields (strength 1+) will only take damage from blast markers after suffering a "Shields Collapse" (10) critical (p.25).

Do SO's that half firepower also half bay strength?

Depends, see the special orders summary on page 12.

In short:
RO and LO do not reduce anything.
AAF, CTNH and BR half weapons but not ordnance.
BFI halves both.

[Zhukov]

In your new rules draft for the Rogue Traders you have created a heavy fuel transport. For those that have not read this document, its a heavy transport that suffers crits on a 5+ and rolls 3D6 adding together the value on the catastrophic damage table when destroyed. I was wondering, any chance of using these as "fire ships"? These to me are MUCH more effective at this role than the current escort vessel. Also, could we by chance have the attackers in the "Surprise Attack" scenario be given the chance to use Fire Ships? This idea comes from the Battle of Gravelines (and others) that used fire ships in this role to defeat numerically superior forces when catching them by surprise. I have played one game using this idea and it was quite chaotic watching the defender scattering to avoid these mysterious vessels AAFing straight to the middle of his fleet!

-Zhukov