Topic: The new detachment rules

[Elarti]

Just re-reading the new detachment rules, and two things jumped out at me, thought I'd ask for opinions.

First, characters seem to be able to join detachments, with no penalties - the detachment retain their detachment status.

Secondly, and this is the one I want to be wrong, it states that detachments cannot be taken without Regimental units. Given the Militia states they have only the detachment rule, I can see some people not allowing them as an independant unit - as they 'can't be taken without a Regimental unit'.

I know that the Militia can take command, so this is a non-issue, but it would be nice to have that in the FAQ, just to combat the idiocy of some tournament goers.

Thoughts?

[Calisson]

Secondly, and this is the one I want to be wrong, it states that detachments cannot be taken without Regimental units. Given the Militia states they have only the detachment rule, I can see some people not allowing them as an independant unit - as they 'can't be taken without a Regimental unit'.

Read again p30, left column.
The "detachment" rule means that the unit may become a detachment.
If the unit is deployed as a detachment, then it must abide with p30, right column, and have a Regimental unit.

[Elarti]

Yep, pretty much as I thought... Mushy brain syndrome. Still, the first point is somewhat useful...

[Porkix]

Which characters would you put in a detachment then? a wizard? a witchhunter? Because it would be silly to put a captain or WP as you don't pass hatred or hold the line to the main unit?

Do we still have supporting fire? Witch hunter with supporting fire?

Porkix

[Arfa]

Which characters would you put in a detachment then? a wizard? a witchhunter? Because it would be silly to put a captain or WP as you don't pass hatred or hold the line to the main unit?

Do we still have supporting fire? Witch hunter with supporting fire?

Porkix

I think its less about the abilities you pass on (lets face it your parent unit will most likely have them anyway) and more about the high strength attacks winging around and smashing you on a countercharge or an engineer sitting in the support detachment of handgunners letting rip with whatever gun he has. For poo's and chuckles you could even run a detachment with a front rank of nothing but characters and if your parent unit is getting its hatred from an altar rather than a priest they'd be rocking in with hatred. Expensive, but potentially lulzworthy.

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[zifnab0]

Would characters in a detachment get hatred?

Other characters in the Priest's unit don't get hatred.

[Fandir Nightshade]

Nope I don´t think so.

[Arfa]

Not from a priest I wouldnt think but from a War Altar sure. It gives hatred to everything, no mention of it not applying to characters.

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