From: burg@e... (Iceburg)
Date: Tue, 27 Aug 1996 23:13:03 -0400
Subject: SGII burst radiuses (??)
What's the plural of "radius"? Radiai? Radiuses? What do people think of artillery burst radius rules? I assume that when artillery is called in, more than one shot is fired. I kinda liked the way the old WH40K handled it (havn't played the new one) with putting down many smaller templates. Does anyone remember the old Thudd Gun burst template rules? I like the idea of a more dispersed impact zone, it adds a bit more randomness to artillery strikes (which is something artillery strikes should have) and I kinda like slowly seeing my artillery deviate than to just stick down a huge burst template. I'm trying to incorporate some of my old 40K weapon systems into SGII if you're wondering why I brought this up. I also want to give players a reason to spread their squads out a bit instead of bunching them all together behind a tiny bit of cover. With the current huge burst radius rules, it doesn't really matter if you're spread out or not, everyone in the squad will still get hit anyway.:P -Greg