Warmachine/Tactics/Advanced Tactics - Revision history

imported>Administrator: 15 revisions imported

2023-06-23T16:55:08Z

15 revisions imported

← Older revision	Revision as of 16:55, 23 June 2023
(No difference)

imported>Administrator: 1 revision imported

2023-06-19T15:25:48Z

1 revision imported

← Older revision	Revision as of 15:25, 19 June 2023
(No difference)

82.28.169.241: /* The Fundamentals */ changed "chess, boxing," to "chess, boxing, chessboxing," for comic effect.

2018-04-11T07:12:02Z

The Fundamentals: changed "chess, boxing," to "chess, boxing, chessboxing," for comic effect.

← Older revision		Revision as of 07:12, 11 April 2018
Line 10:		Line 10:
	==The Fundamentals==		==The Fundamentals==

	Yeah, that's right, fucker. We're starting at the beginning. You've read the rules, but you don't ''understand'' the rules, and that's where all strategy begins. Whether it's chess, boxing, or any other competitive setting, any serious player will tell you that being an expert is entirely reliant on having a solid grasp of the basics. Chess players have openings and responses to study. ''League of Legends'' pros have creeps to farm and wards to buy. Football players have... well, [[Neckbeard\|we]] aren't entirely sure what they do, but we're damn sure it's grounded in the basics.		Yeah, that's right, fucker. We're starting at the beginning. You've read the rules, but you don't ''understand'' the rules, and that's where all strategy begins. Whether it's chess, boxing, chessboxing, or any other competitive setting, any serious player will tell you that being an expert is entirely reliant on having a solid grasp of the basics. Chess players have openings and responses to study. ''League of Legends'' pros have creeps to farm and wards to buy. Football players have... well, [[Neckbeard\|we]] aren't entirely sure what they do, but we're damn sure it's grounded in the basics.

	So we're gonna start at the very bottom: reading unit cards.		So we're gonna start at the very bottom: reading unit cards.

72.21.196.67: /* Special Rules */

2017-05-24T19:59:29Z

Special Rules

← Older revision		Revision as of 19:59, 24 May 2017
Line 274:		Line 274:

	** '''Tough'''		** '''Tough'''
	Functionally a [[Warhammer 40000\|5+ invulnerable save]] when you die~~. Succeed and~~ you'~~re just~~ knocked down. Handy, but not something to rely on too heavily.		Functionally a [[Warhammer 40000\|5+ invulnerable save]] when you die as long as you aren't knocked down. Sadly success knocks you down so it is rare to get a second roll on any given model. Handy, but not something to rely on too heavily.

	* '''WEAPON QUALITIES'''		* '''WEAPON QUALITIES'''

72.21.196.67: /* Special Rules */

2017-05-24T19:57:48Z

Special Rules

← Older revision		Revision as of 19:57, 24 May 2017
Line 260:		Line 260:
	** '''Eyeless Sight'''		** '''Eyeless Sight'''
	True sight, basically. You ignore cloud effects (see [[Warmachine/Tactics/Gameplay Basics\|The Basics]] on terrain for why that's important), forests, concealment, and Stealth when making ranged attacks. This is an excellent ability all around and makes it much harder for your opponent to avoid your ranged attacks.		True sight, basically. You ignore cloud effects (see [[Warmachine/Tactics/Gameplay Basics\|The Basics]] on terrain for why that's important), forests, concealment, and Stealth when making ranged attacks. This is an excellent ability all around and makes it much harder for your opponent to avoid your ranged attacks.

	** '''Fearless'''
	~~Pretty much exactly what it sounds like. The unit or model never flees. Handy to have, especially against certain armies, but not the most game-changing thing in the world.~~

	** '''Gunfighter'''		** '''Gunfighter'''
Line 282:		Line 279:

	Advantages for your weapon. Printed on the weapon stat line, obviously.		Advantages for your weapon. Printed on the weapon stat line, obviously.

			** '''Blessed'''
			This weapon ignores enemy spell effects that increase the targets Def and Arm. Really good for vs factions that rely on buffs like Cygnar's Arcane Sheild.


	** '''Continuous: [Effect]'''		** '''Continuous: [Effect]'''
Line 291:		Line 292:
	** '''Damage Type: [Element]'''		** '''Damage Type: [Element]'''
	Actually ''not'' something you want to see, since it doesn't actually do anything except make it so that a model immune to that damage type doesn't give a fuck about this weapon. The upside is that this is usually accompanied by some other special ability.		Actually ''not'' something you want to see, since it doesn't actually do anything except make it so that a model immune to that damage type doesn't give a fuck about this weapon. The upside is that this is usually accompanied by some other special ability.

			** '''Disruption'''
			A warjack hit with this weapon loses all focus, does not power up in the next maintenance phase and cannot be allocated focus.

	** '''Magical Weapon'''		** '''Magical Weapon'''

72.21.196.67: /* Stats and Averages */

2017-05-24T19:51:24Z

Stats and Averages

← Older revision		Revision as of 19:51, 24 May 2017
Line 32:		Line 32:
	* '''DEF''': Defense. How hard you are to hit. Anything trying to hit you has to beat your DEF first, which makes this stat your first line of... well, [[Derp\|defense]] in combat. Having a high DEF makes you very hard to kill with standard weaponry, whether in melee or at range. On the other hand, it offers no protection against explosions and other auto-hit damage sources, and being knocked down or made stationary will effectively nullify any DEF you have.		* '''DEF''': Defense. How hard you are to hit. Anything trying to hit you has to beat your DEF first, which makes this stat your first line of... well, [[Derp\|defense]] in combat. Having a high DEF makes you very hard to kill with standard weaponry, whether in melee or at range. On the other hand, it offers no protection against explosions and other auto-hit damage sources, and being knocked down or made stationary will effectively nullify any DEF you have.
	* '''ARM''': Armor. How hard you are to hurt once something actually connects. Having high ARM means that a lot of attacks will simply glance off, whatever the source. However, high ARM will only get you so far against massed fire; eventually, [[Natural 20\|''something'' will get through]], and there are a lot of attacks in Warmahordes which can hit with devastatingly high POW. Be sure to avoid these if you want to survive.		* '''ARM''': Armor. How hard you are to hurt once something actually connects. Having high ARM means that a lot of attacks will simply glance off, whatever the source. However, high ARM will only get you so far against massed fire; eventually, [[Natural 20\|''something'' will get through]], and there are a lot of attacks in Warmahordes which can hit with devastatingly high POW. Be sure to avoid these if you want to survive.
	* '''CMD''': Command. How well-coordinated the unit is. This is primarily used for determining how far apart models in a unit can spread out; every member of the Winter Guard Infantry has to stay within a certain number of inches of the unit leader, equal to that model's CMD rating. If a model in a unit is outside of its leader's CMD range, it basically loses a turn and has to try to get back into it~~. This is~~ also ~~the stat you use for determining whether~~ or ~~not~~ a unit ~~breaks and runs after being forced to roll for [[anal circumference]]~~.		* '''CMD''': Command. How well-coordinated the unit is. This is primarily used for determining how far apart models in a unit can spread out; every member of the Winter Guard Infantry has to stay within a certain number of inches of the unit leader, equal to that model's CMD rating. If a model in a unit is outside of its leader's CMD range, it basically loses a turn and has to try to get back into it, you also cannot target a unit with friendly spells or make free strikes while a unit has a member out of formation.

	Each weapon a model has will also have its own statline printed on the card. Ranged weapons are denoted by a pistol icon, and have the following stats:		Each weapon a model has will also have its own statline printed on the card. Ranged weapons are denoted by a pistol icon, and have the following stats:

72.21.196.67: /* Stats and Averages */

2017-05-24T19:48:37Z

Stats and Averages

← Older revision		Revision as of 19:48, 24 May 2017
Line 37:		Line 37:

	* '''RNG''': The weapon's range, in inches. You can't pre-measure this before committing to an attack, and if the target is out of range, you automatically miss. Get good at eyeballing.		* '''RNG''': The weapon's range, in inches. You can't pre-measure this before committing to an attack, and if the target is out of range, you automatically miss. Get good at eyeballing.
	* '''ROF''': Rate of fire. The maximum number of shots that the weapon can take per turn. Most of the time, this is 1, particularly for infantry~~. However, '''even if the weapon's ROF is greater than 1, you do not get to take more than one shot during a normal activation'''~~. The only way to get ~~those~~ extra attacks is via some sort of special rule, like Dual Shot, ~~or by spending focus or fury to buy additional attacks.~~ This means that weapons with a ROF greater than 1 are usually restricted to warcasters, warlocks, warjacks, and warbeasts~~, though infantry with them is not unheard of~~.		* '''ROF''': Rate of fire. The maximum number of shots that the weapon can take per turn. Most of the time, this is 1, particularly for infantry. The only way to get extra attacks is via some sort of special rule, like Dual Shot or Reload, This means that weapons with a ROF greater than 1 are usually restricted to warcasters, warlocks, warjacks, and warbeasts.
	* '''AOE''': The diameter, in inches, of any blast template used by the weapon. Many weapons are single-target and do not cause explosions, so their AOE will be denoted with a "-" symbol. Those that ''do'' cause explosions have the size of that explosion marked here. If this weapon misses, the explosion ''deviates'' (travels a little bit in a random direction), so it might still catch somebody in the bang. If the attack hits, the primary target takes a full-damage hit and everyone, friend or foe, caught under it takes a half-damage one, called ''blast damage''. If it misses, then everyone, whether they were the original target or not, only takes half damage.		* '''AOE''': The diameter, in inches, of any blast template used by the weapon. Many weapons are single-target and do not cause explosions, so their AOE will be denoted with a "-" symbol. Those that ''do'' cause explosions have the size of that explosion marked here. If this weapon misses, the explosion ''deviates'' (travels a little bit in a random direction), so it might still catch somebody in the bang. If the attack hits, the primary target takes a full-damage hit and everyone, friend or foe, caught under it takes a half-damage one, called ''blast damage''. If it misses, then everyone, whether they were the original target or not, only takes half damage.
	* '''POW''': The damage rating of the weapon. Roll 2d6 + POW to find out how hard you hit.		* '''POW''': The damage rating of the weapon. Roll 2d6 + POW to find out how hard you hit.

	Melee weapons only have ~~two~~ printed stats: POW and P+S. Of the ~~two~~, you'll be using P+S the most. It stands for "POW + STR", and is the total damage dealt by the weapon (since you add your STR to the weapon's POW in melee), pre-calculated for you. Its POW is only printed in case some special rule needs you to use it.		Melee weapons only have three printed stats: POW, Range, and P+S. Of the three, you'll be using P+S the most. It stands for "POW + STR", and is the total damage dealt by the weapon (since you add your STR to the weapon's POW in melee), pre-calculated for you. Its POW is only printed in case some special rule needs you to use it. all melee weapons come in one of 4 ranges. 0.5" for most ranged infantry and light jacks/beasts, 1 inch for all heavy warjacks/beasts and most melee infantry, 2" for models with spears/polearms. There are also a handful of models that have a 4" reach but that is only during their activation.

	Every model also has a health stat, also referred to as "hit points", "wounds", "boxes", etc. This is usually printed at the bottom of the unit card as a row of little boxes that can be filled in when the unit is dealt damage. When all boxes are filled, the unit is destroyed. If no boxes are printed, the unit has only one health point and is destroyed as soon as it takes damage. Most infantry models have only one health point. These are called "single-wound infantry".		Every model also has a health stat, also referred to as "hit points", "wounds", "boxes", etc. This is usually printed at the bottom of the unit card as a row of little boxes that can be filled in when the unit is dealt damage. When all boxes are filled, the unit is destroyed. If no boxes are printed, the unit has only one health point and is destroyed as soon as it takes damage. Most infantry models have only one health point. These are called "single-wound infantry".

46.5.0.219: /* Dice and Combat */

2015-08-12T14:47:49Z

Dice and Combat

← Older revision		Revision as of 14:47, 12 August 2015
Line 222:		Line 222:
	\| '''Standard light infantry.''' Anything that connects kills.		\| '''Standard light infantry.''' Anything that connects kills.
	\| '''Standard assassin solo.''' Anything that connects kills.		\| '''Standard assassin solo.''' Anything that connects kills.
	\| This doesn't happen. (Lesser warbeasts beg to differ)		\| This doesn't happen. (Lesser warbeasts beg to differ).
	\|}		\|}

46.5.0.219: /* Dice and Combat */

2015-08-12T14:47:17Z

Dice and Combat

← Older revision		Revision as of 14:47, 12 August 2015
Line 222:		Line 222:
	\| '''Standard light infantry.''' Anything that connects kills.		\| '''Standard light infantry.''' Anything that connects kills.
	\| '''Standard assassin solo.''' Anything that connects kills.		\| '''Standard assassin solo.''' Anything that connects kills.
	\| This doesn't happen.		\| This doesn't happen. (Lesser warbeasts beg to differ)
	\|}		\|}

1d4chan>Tuypo1 at 00:36, 24 July 2015

2015-07-24T00:36:24Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 00:36, 24 July 2015
Line 1:		Line 1:
	~~{{Stub}}~~

	'''THIS ARTICLE IS A WORK IN PROGRESS. STAND BY FOR MORE ADDITIONS OVER THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.'''		'''THIS ARTICLE IS A WORK IN PROGRESS. STAND BY FOR MORE ADDITIONS OVER THE FOLLOWING FEW DAYS.'''