limited movement over bridges or through gaps

[cjbennett22]

I swear I saw at a time a rule that described how a bridge/gap could limit the amount of troops that could pass during a turn of play.

Does anyone know what I am thinking about?

it had a measurement for the gap/bridge that scored a number of sorts, with each passing stand that number would go down until it reached 0 and then the gap or bridge was then all backed up, filled up with troops for the movement phase.

[Stormwind]

Was this a tournament rule or a scenario rule?

[cjbennett22]

I swear I saw it in a rules clarification section of a warmaster magazine.  I remember it had a nice diagram of the movement.

I'm at work on my lunch break trying to think of these so my resources are limited and was hoping on getting an answer for something later tonight.

[Geep]

That sounds interesting, but also unfamiliar- which means it's probably very obscure if I haven't seen it!

Do you remember any more details?

[Lex]

Honestly can't say I ever saw or heard something like that........

the way we handle this is per the normal movement rules, which means that in order to go through infantry need to rotate, which will cost them movement.

[cjbennett22]

In my limited search (3 year old kept getting back out of bed), I couldn't find anything on this.  So toss this one into my very manly selective memory.

Thank you for everyone looking and giving it a thought.

[Stormwind]

Lex: how do you cost rotation? It's something I've struggled with.

[Dave]

Eyeball it, you measure from which ever part of the stand moves the most.

Or math it. From center of the base to a corner is 2.24cm. If it spins about its center, it makes a circle with a circumference of ~14cm (2 * pi * r, where r is 2.24).

So: a 90 degree spin is 3.5cm, 180 degree is 7cm, etc.

[cjbennett22]

I have been doing this:

half movement for infantry only as they have the 40mm frontage that couldn't fit through the gap of 40mm or less.  it's simplest to me.

I'm probably wrong though 

Dave, that seems way too technical. I have to do that crap all day every weekday and sometimes Saturdays already!

[Dave]

The beauty of it is you just remember 3.5 for every quarter turn. No need to calculate Pi to the umpteenth digit every time you do it...

[cjbennett22]

wow, so you actually calculate out the rotation of a stand for movement?

so when I "Advance" after winning a round of combat and actually move off to the side with 3d6 I then need to save 3.5 mm of movement to make a 90 degree turn?

[Dave]

Only if that's your end position (although it would be moot there as unit in combat get a reform after all combat is done). Nothing in the rules says you have to account for rotation as you move, you can just slide it to the side.

[cjbennett22]

another example......infantry moving around a forest 20cm.  from a straight combat line to a 45 degree straight combat line

I just take what would be the furthest point to point distance from the beginning formation to the end formation and draw that line out, measure the curved length and make sure it measures 20 cm

I hate it when I get scared I am doing the most basic things wrong  LOL

[Dave]

No part of a stand can move more than its allowance. So long as you stick yo that you're good. Warmaster abstracts out all the fiddly maneuvering rules.

[cjbennett22]

Dave, one of these days we are going to play I know it.  I am honestly trying to work out adepticon in March with my brother and I'll bring my dwarf fleet (as it has few sails and im scared those will break  ha) as well.