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The Empire at War ... The Gamers Guild => WHFB The Electors' Forum => Topic started by: Swan-of-War on February 07, 2012, 10:43:50 PM
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So, the main rulebook clearly states that characters are not allowed to join warmachines (see Characters section, not Warmachines as referrenced in the back). Yet, in the FAQ, the address a question about characters/champions in a warmachine unit being able to issue challenges.
Is there some kind of warmachine-hybrid entry or something in one of the other army books that allows characters to join or is GW just being off?
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I'm pretty sure some armies warmachines have upgrades that give them charactes of sorts. I'm not familiar with those that do though.
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Perhaps the engineer for dwarves?
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Perhaps the engineer for dwarves?
Yes, you can upgrade most dwarf war machines with a regualr engineer (not the Master Engineer, which is a Hero), and you can even kit him out with a brace of pistols or a handgun. This would effectively also give the war machine four wounds instead of three.
I'm not sure of any other armies that allow something like this. Brothers?
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Bretonnian Trebs let you upgrade 1 guy to a .....champ. Basically for 10pts you get +1 BS for a stone thrower...
What page does it say characters can't join warmachines cause I've been playing it as if they could.
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Bretonnian Trebs let you upgrade 1 guy to a .....champ. Basically for 10pts you get +1 BS for a stone thrower...
What page does it say characters can't join warmachines cause I've been playing it as if they could.
All the good that +1 BS gives a Stone Thrower!
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goblin rock lobba's and maybe the doom diver can add an Orc bully for an extra wound and an extra attack (with the Choppa special rule!)
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Thanks for the answers guys!
@Peacemaker. Take a look at pg 97 of the little rulebook, under What Unit Can I Join?
I had the crazy idea of a BSB joining a cannon unit with his Banner of Eternal Flame.
Flaming cannon shot anyone? Take that Hell Pit Abomination!
But alas, it looks like a match that will never be so. Curse you clearly-written rules!
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The brettonnian treb upgrade is for the +1 Ld you get, nothing else.
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The brettonnian treb upgrade is for the +1 Ld you get, nothing else.
Also for indirect fire (which never happens).
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the orc bully boosts leadership too.
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I had the crazy idea of a BSB joining a cannon unit with his Banner of Eternal Flame.
Flaming cannon shot anyone? Take that Hell Pit Abomination!
But alas, it looks like a match that will never be so. Curse you clearly-written rules!
Flaming Sword of Rhuin does it better. It lets you auto wound anything Toughness 8 or lower!
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Is there some kind of warmachine-hybrid entry or something in one of the other army books that allows characters to join ?
The dark elves Cauldron of blood counts as a warmachine and comes with a hero( hag)
I think the dwarven anvil count as a wm as well and is only available to a (rune)lord.
Walt