40k Alternative Rules

Summer 2000 It struck us that Warmaster would make a great 'engine' to base a new kind of Epic upon. These rules will be worked out over the next few weeks. A few sample troops have been included below. And shut yer whining about low stats for marines etc - we're talking Epic battlefield weapons here: big Imperial armour, pyroacidic tyranid bile, volcano cannon and plasma annilhilators...

March 2001 Ok, so maybe 'a few weeks' was a bit too optimistic. Other people have hit upon the idea of a WM40k, spurring me back into action. There's even an Egroup. I've added some basic rules for vehicles etc. and ought to split the page up. Dare I say 'in the next few weeks'? *g*

March 12th 2001 Much lively debate on the Egroup. Therefore, I've decided to revamp the stats and things here. New stuff for infantry added (dispersed rule), and new stats / ranges for shooting.

March 15th 2001 The Egroup has finally approved some basic stuff, and I've decided to write up the tyranid army draft.

Unit Types

New rules

• Each stand must be within 2cm of another in that unit
  
• Unit suffers -1 command
  
• Unit can only lose 1 stand per shooting attack
  
• Some weapons (e.g. scatter laser) can hit all stands in a unit
• Stand gets no support from other stands in unit
  
• Each stand pushed back independently

• All weapons grouped into one dice pool
  
• All shots get -1AS and 60cm range
  
• If the vehicle is lost, each unit it is carrying
  make one armour save or also die.
• Do not suffer pushback

• Unlimited move
• Only commanded by general
• Cannot be assaulted or make assaults
• Attacks one unit
• Target may stand-and-shoot if range 30cm+
• Units within 30cm may also stand-and-shoot
• Shots at fliers suffer -1 to hit unless AA unit
• Do not suffer pushback

• Units can avoid pushback if the player makes a rally roll
  
• A hero must be within range
  
• Rally rolls are separate to orders command rolls
  
• Once a hero fails, he may not rally again that phase
  

Marines