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So this is really just for fun and represent even bigger explosions that might take place from excessive rolls on the vehicle damage tables. It wouldn't happen too often but it'd be good for a bit of fluff I suppose.

Any result on the damage table that would be greater than a adds the additional amount to the radius of the explosion.

Example 1) A melta gun penetrates a Land Raider and rolls a for an explodes result. Since the result would actually be a 7 (from the +1 AP1) you would roll D6+1 for the radius.
Example 2) A Medusa with Bastion Breachers penetrates an open topped Ork Vehicle. Rolling a 5 on the damage table would become a 7 (+1 for AP1 and +1 for open topped) and so the radius would again be D6+1.

You could get a maximum of D6+2 (unless there's something other than AP1 and Open-topped that I'm forgetting) so it wouldn't be catastrophic, but would both be a bit of a moral victory for REALLY popping that vehicle

Then again, 8 inches will catch quite a few more of my Meltavets in the boom...

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I think this rule, while interesting, is a bit too complicated for quick playing. Also, this rule means that a Truck could have an 8" Blast, which defies realism.

(Those who argue and stuff saying "The game is never realistic", I'm not in the mood for a realism argument so don't bother starting an argument)

Nah man that'd make blast weapons wayy to op...nice idea tho...

I actually believe the rules change needs to go the other way. A roll of 6 on the damage table should only cause an explosion on a 4+, and a 7 or more automatically explodes. Seriously, why is it that almost every destroyed vehicle in 5th edition becomes a crater?

/shrug it's more GRIMDARK!!!!11!!!1! to explode I guess?

I'm thinking this was a bit more of an Orky suggestion than anything else so I have no idea why I suggested it!

Valkyrie - I see your point, but I think that's kind of the idea. 8" equates to something like 20-30' (I think...) and believe me, as far as realism is concerned, you don't want to be even 200' from an exploding vehicle! I think you're probably right about the quick play aspect (as I think the AOBR comes with a 6" red stick thingy for handy movement/assault/explodey goodness) plus it's such an ingrained event that it would be hard to change easily.

r3n3g8b0y - it would be for the blast that occurs when a vehicle explodes, not for ALL blast weapons! I think that would be pretty OP though, yes.

thebetter1 - children of filth has it RIGHT!

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Explosions from vehicles should be like Str 4 Ap 5, at least.