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Ive always wondered....how do you know the movement of your troops? I have not played a 40k game yet, and in fantasy they tell you. So... I was curious as to how that was determined in the game of 40k.

It is in the main rulebook.

In your unit descriptions in the codex it will say that they are infantry, beasts, jump infantry, bikes, jetbikes, cavalry (then there are the vehicle mvt types).
The main rulebook tells you how far you can move for each.

And I'm moving this to 40k discussion.

I'll show you Saturday at the Realm, how's that?


Sorry folks, I'm supposed to get him into an intro game, please don't take it as a "PlZ Givez meh Teh Roolz" Type of thing.

I dont think anyone did really. I could tell by the way he asked that he really didnt know lol

Well, thanks everyone

In 2nd edition (many moons ago) different infantry had different movement rates. Eldar and Nids had 6 inches I think. Space marines had 4 inches. Not sure when this disappeared but it does simplify things.

It's standardised for normal movements with some units have some special rules

Back in 1st and 2nd ed, there were differing movement rates for different races (and the first stat was M, for movement - like in Fantasy).

Eldar and Genestealers got 6
Marines/orks/guard got 4
squats (space dwarves) got 3 ( for stumpy little legs).

From 3rd, they scrapped the M stat completely and gave all infantry units the same 6" move across the board. It was part of the great 'streamlining' and also when they replaced the armour save modifier with the AP value (because 2nd grade arithmetic was too hard).

Cavalry and beasts get a different normal move, as do bikes and jump infantry.

Charge distance is also normally 6" but some units have rules that allow a longer charge (12") or whatever.

and some guys can fleet/sprint in the shooting phase, but the movement in the movement ( ) phase is standardised for your type of guy (jump, cav, bikes etc)

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That's one thing that I miss about 2nd edition...Armies had a lot of flavor. But I guess it does make sense that a guardsman can move just as fast as a gaunt...who moves just as fast as a terminator. This and overwatch are the only two things I miss from 2nd edition though...I like the game way more now than in 2nd.

I think 2nd edition did have alot of cool things. Necromunda is pretty much a 2nd edition rule set. We change a few things when we play tho. Manily instead of my gang your gang deal. Our game is set on a zombie infested world. Our gangs are hired guns from the main cities to go out and find provisions/kill zombies/hold positions. So we end up competing against each other that way.

Kingcracker that sounds totally awsome. srry too be a critic, but the scenario is kinda generic, other than the gangs of hired guns fighting for survival and supplies. Overall, really cool.