Bobcloclimar Posted March 23 Clone Share Posted March 23 16 hours ago, Ayeba said: he's an apothecary, so his primary role is not to go out there and kill everything that moves. Not to impinge on your vision for the character, but an apothecary isn't necessarily a healbot - I've played an apothecary before, and he was just as good at killing everything as the rest of the squad. No need for healing if they never take any damage 😁. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayeba Posted March 23 Clone Share Posted March 23 19 minutes ago, Bobcloclimar said: Not to impinge on your vision for the character, but an apothecary isn't necessarily a healbot - I've played an apothecary before, and he was just as good at killing everything as the rest of the squad. No need for healing if they never take any damage 😁. Is that a statement about your character, or the rest of the group? In theory, if the game is properly balanced, an apothecary should never match the more offensively-oriented specialists in combat. I'm aware that it's possible to build an extremely deadly apothecary, though, especially if you combine it with a chapter that has some good offensive talents. For example one like... the Blood Angels. It's more a matter of me not wanting to play that kind of character right now. I want him to be a deadly space marine, but he needn't be the deadliest SoB that exists out there. The character I envision is a bit more than just a graceful murder machine. But make no mistake; if sawing something in two solves a problem, he will not hesitate to do that for a single moment. Also, what kind of enemies were you fighting if you took no damage? In the only Deathwatch game I was in, a single good attack from a Tyranid would cleave through significantly more than half the wounds of any character. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trish_the_Nugg_Queen Posted March 24 Author Clone Share Posted March 24 On 3/23/2024 at 8:38 AM, Ayeba said: a lot of the pictures, particularly of the emperor, have pauldrons so large that they completely rob the one using it from every inch of periphery vision. I think the pauldrons have a twofold origin, being something left over from the over-the-top 1980s origins, as well as coming from the fact 40k is a miniatures wargame first and foremost - much of the space marine weirdness, from their bizarre proportions to their bright colours, comes from them needing to be recognisable on tabletop where they're small plastic army men. On 3/23/2024 at 10:15 AM, Ayeba said: I see that I can start the game with a slightly excessive skill of 110 in Medicae. If you consider that a problem, please speak up. I don't have an issue with it personally, Deathwatch does have a balancing issue but imo it's usually better to lean into the patent ridiculousness than to try to patch it out. The last time I ran Deathwatch, for example, the kill-team drove a rhino at top speeds into a hive tyrant. It can be part of the fun of the game 😄 Just don't deliberately try to break the system/meta-game Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayeba Posted March 24 Clone Share Posted March 24 (edited) 24 minutes ago, Trish_the_Nugg_Queen said: I think the pauldrons have a twofold origin, being something left over from the over-the-top 1980s origins, as well as coming from the fact 40k is a miniatures wargame first and foremost - much of the space marine weirdness, from their bizarre proportions to their bright colours, comes from them needing to be recognisable on tabletop where they're small plastic army men. I'm sure the Rule of Cool play a role as well. 24 minutes ago, Trish_the_Nugg_Queen said: The last time I ran Deathwatch, for example, the kill-team drove a rhino at top speeds into a hive tyrant. That sounds awesome! 24 minutes ago, Trish_the_Nugg_Queen said: Just don't deliberately try to break the system/meta-game I'm not planning to. As long as we use the errata, I don't know of any ways to intentionally break the game. Crossing my fingers that I get picked, 'cause I have way more interest in the game than I have issues with it. Edited March 24 by Ayeba (see edit history) Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harding Posted March 24 Clone Share Posted March 24 4 hours ago, Trish_the_Nugg_Queen said: The last time I ran Deathwatch, for example, the kill-team drove a rhino at top speeds into a hive tyrant. I was in that game, and we made minced meat of this Xenos. Let's just say that thr heavy bolters on the Rhino + hellfire rounds was really effectives ways to bring the hive tyrant down. I remember that Imassacred a horde of Tau next mission after, with a flamer. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neopopulas Posted March 25 Clone Share Posted March 25 12 hours ago, Harding said: I was in that game, and we made minced meat of this Xenos. Let's just say that thr heavy bolters on the Rhino + hellfire rounds was really effectives ways to bring the hive tyrant down. I remember that Imassacred a horde of Tau next mission after, with a flamer. Vulkan would be proud. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harding Posted March 25 Clone Share Posted March 25 10 hours ago, Neopopulas said: Vulkan would be proud. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trish_the_Nugg_Queen Posted March 25 Author Clone Share Posted March 25 23 hours ago, Harding said: I was in that game, and we made minced meat of this Xenos. Let's just say that thr heavy bolters on the Rhino + hellfire rounds was really effectives ways to bring the hive tyrant down. I remember that Imassacred a horde of Tau next mission after, with a flamer. It was like four years ago now so I could be totally wrong, but I'm gonna guess you were the Black Templar, and Dybrar was the Consecrator...? Also for everyone still waiting on a sheet review, I'll hopefully get to that tomorrow! Along with an attempt at homebrewing some 30k war crime very normal weapons Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harding Posted March 25 Clone Share Posted March 25 (edited) 29 minutes ago, Trish_the_Nugg_Queen said: It was like four years ago now so I could be totally wrong, but I'm gonna guess you were the Black Templar, and Dybrar was the Consecrator...? Yes, the Black Templar Tactical Marine. Dybar was playing a Storm Warden apothecary. It been a long time indeed. Edited March 25 by Harding (see edit history) Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayeba Posted March 25 Clone Share Posted March 25 30 minutes ago, Harding said: Fantastic! I laughed so hard! Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkz Posted April 13 Clone Share Posted April 13 Hey folks - super interested in joining this game but very impressed with some of the sheet templates that a few people have used for their characters. Is there a generator somewhere to help speed up this process? Thanks! Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IndyKophen Posted April 13 Clone Share Posted April 13 1 hour ago, Arkz said: Hey folks - super interested in joining this game but very impressed with some of the sheet templates that a few people have used for their characters. Is there a generator somewhere to help speed up this process? Thanks! Nothing I've come across. Just a lot of spit, duck tape and hope. Name xDiceName xDiceResult xDiceString xDiceRolls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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