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Just throwin' it out there for fun...

40 points buys you one ork scrap pod with a capacity of 11 boyz, 2 kanz or 1 deff dread... dedicated transport for boyz, nobz, mega nobz, deff dread and killa kanz - otherwise its a fast attack choice

upgrade your pod to have a BS, RL or KMB for the usual costs (5, 10, 15)

it has a trukks stat line...

can only enter from reserve and scatters as per - and when it does it must role on a version of the "ramshackle" table (D6)

5-6 - "Perfekt" any unit disembarking from the scrap pod may shoot and assault the turn they arrive, if the scrap pod lands on an enemy unit (by scattering) it does not suffer a mishap - instead place the unit contained within the pod immediately into combat with the enemy unit, treating it as if the ork player had assaulted them that turn, all enemy models strike at initiative 1 if this happens

3-4 - "That'll Do" the unit in the scrap pod my move and shoot but not assault the turn it arrives. Regular mishap table

1-2 "You Bleedin' Idiot" immediately apply "destroyed explodes" on the scrap pod and its cargo upon landing

not written to a rulebook standard but you get the idea - i think its pretty orky, and you could strike a whole army this way - with hilarious results! what do ya thnk?

A 1/3 chance to instantly destroy the entire unit? No thanks, I'll stick to the Trukks. However, I would suggest changing the 1-2 outcome so that the occupants must take a Dangerous Terrain test.

its a S4 AP- hit, so at least half should survive and its the risk you take for a chance of plowing into the enemy immediately, thats the idea anyhow

So this is a giant metal ball being dropped from space designed and built by an Ork who is only slightly smarter then the ones around him and at the time is being hit in the head constantly by a bigger Ork? Isn't a one in three chance of a "Perfekt" landing pushing it?

I also see what you did with the 1-2 mishap table, I kind of like that even if it goes completley wrong the Scrap Pod is still a small bomb being dropped on top of enemy infantry. That has a nice and "Orky" feel to it.

I'm trying to picture this thing and I think a traditional "pod" shape makes too much sense. What did you have in mind for a shape? Cube? Ork Skull? Duo-Deca-Hedron?

Probably a big trash can in my mind's eye

I like the idea and the 1-2 result is very orky, however i think it owuld be better if you changed it to 'The pod is destroyed and the unit inside cannot do anything this turn and also if it is assaulted the next turn they strike at I1, as they're still a bit dazed'.

These rules are simple and original...I like em!

I really like this.
Makes DSing orks possible.
Good work!
maybe make 6 perfekt, with your rules, but a 5 is that mishaps happen, not an instant assault.


5-pretty zoggin good
any unit disembarking from the scrap pod may move, shoot, and assault as normall.
If a mishap happens through scattering, roll on the mishap table as normal.

Looks good but I dont think that they should be able to assault after landing. If SM cant do it why should orks?

*cough* SM can do that with FW caseus assult ram *cough*

I would make the perfekt thing only on a 6 and a you bleeding idiot on a 1. I think that makes more sense because a 1/3 chance of being able to decimate the enemy or get decimated really is just making warhammer 40k more luck than strategy which is definitely not what warhammer is supposed to be. I can understand however having a small chance of that.

well that all for no *cough* Jone96 know what you are talking about before you talk about it *cough*

im not planning on playing it etc, but it is something missing from orks

so im getting that the the good and bad stuff needs to be a once in a blue moon thing, and the middle ground is left as far more likely - sounds fair enogh

i would definaly keep the assaulting on 6, orks do assaulting better, so assaulting from a pod would be natural i think...

the pod would probably be a giant effegy of Morks (or Gorks) head, orks don't have much imagination that way.

and ork meks aint stupid!!! they're geniuses, building stuff that works is second nature! most of the time....

anyway, if you all had fun imagining what that might be like on the battle feield then job done for this i guess

Maybe you should call it a Rok? Fluff wise that's what they use to invade a planet. Otherwise I like the rules. It feels like the mekboy was tryin to duplicate one of "dem metal bawkes dem shiny spacy boyz use to come down on yer 'ead!" and didnt quite make it right.

MechaEmperor7000 wrote:Maybe you should call it a Rok? Fluff wise that's what they use to invade a planet. Otherwise I like the rules. It feels like the mekboy was tryin to duplicate one of "dem metal bawkes dem shiny spacy boyz use to come down on yer 'ead!" and didnt quite make it right.

Yeah i thoght Rok, but wouldnt want a model of... a rock - and you know people would just spray paint a rock if it was a real option...

Rok makes much more sense fluff wise - someone design a good looking rok and post it here! then it can be "ork rok"

Don't they often ride down in flaming bits of space hulk? Personally I love it. I'd keep the 1-2 result as is, make the perfekt a roll of 6, and the 'pretty zoggin' good' rule on a 5. otherwise I think you should keep it as is.

Well it's not just an asteroid the Orks hollow them out and ad armor and weapons etc.

Perhaps if the D6 was rolled after scatter that would make it all a bit more exciting, there would also be a chance of a d6" S4 blast on an enemy unit you landed on that way aswell - albeit at the cost of your boyz

Love it, its a brilliant idea and fits the orkz to a Tee.

Im going +1 for the 5-pretty zoggin good!, and I'd love to play against this.

arkapello wrote:and ork meks aint stupid!!! they're geniuses, building stuff that works is second nature! most of the time....

I agree, but first it's building stuff that doesn't work, most of the time......

I really like the idea of this, but I would make the Perfekt result only on a 6, and the You Bleedin' Idiot on a 1 as others have stated. I would also keep the initiative order as is, but treat it as if assaulting into cover(worth it for a chance to assault ANY unit on the board)
Also have you thought about first turn drops like the Marine Drop Pod?

You should add a rule that if it lands on an enemy (regardless of the Ramshakled table) it will cause a heavy hit. Seems very Orky that they'd try to use these as impromptu artillery shells.

Chaos Lord Gir wrote:Love it, its a brilliant idea and fits the orkz to a Tee.

Im going +1 for the 5-pretty zoggin good!, and I'd love to play against this.

Yes, I believe pretty zoggin good makes up for the fact that they can assault and that no ork can do perfectly 1/3 of the time.

call it the drop rok!


oh n give me a nob lobba too. ...

Thaanos wrote:

arkapello wrote:and ork meks aint stupid!!! they're geniuses, building stuff that works is second nature! most of the time....

I agree, but first it's building stuff that doesn't work, most of the time......

I really like the idea of this, but I would make the Perfekt result only on a 6, and the You Bleedin' Idiot on a 1 as others have stated. I would also keep the initiative order as is, but treat it as if assaulting into cover(worth it for a chance to assault ANY unit on the board)
Also have you thought about first turn drops like the Marine Drop Pod?

I think its orky that the player has NO controle over when they arrive "I'll beez der when i getz der!'

I support the 1-2 outcome of being horribly wrong, definitely more orky

Something like this?

CageUF wrote:

Something like this?

hahaha face down! its totally ork to point it at the ground! nice

I just think that in ork dex 40pts is little too much:p

When i think of it i picture a metal sphere. When it hits it splits open along lines liek orange segements. So even after it lands and opens it woudl still look ramshackle and ork-ish.

I figured 40 points as a trukk is 35 and this is probably "one better" than a trukk, arguably not though...

It's nice an orky for sure

i would make the table result as below. rolling on the mishap table is wierd because it could result in the unit getting deployed somewhere else or getting placed back in reserves.

6 - "Perfekt": the Pod comes down all according to da plan. the Ork unit may act as normal this turn. if the scrap pod scatters onto an enemy unit, place the unit contained within the pod immediately into combat with the enemy unit, the orks count as having assaulted this turn.

3-5 - "That'll Do": the pod comes just about right, at least the pod held together. the unit in the scrap pod my move and shoot but not assault the turn it arrives.

1-2 "You Bleedin' Idiot": the pod shatters upon landing, throwing bits of scrap and stunned orks in all directions. all models within 2d6" of the Pod take a Str3 hit. each transported model takes a Str4 hit, transported vehicles are hit on their rear armor and automatically suffer a Crew Shaken result. surviving passangers immediatly disembark and the Pod is wrecked.

Grey Templar wrote:It's nice an orky for sure

i would make the table result as below. rolling on the mishap table is wierd because it could result in the unit getting deployed somewhere else or getting placed back in reserves.

6 - "Perfekt": the Pod comes down all according to da plan. the Ork unit may act as normal this turn. if the scrap pod scatters onto an enemy unit, place the unit contained within the pod immediately into combat with the enemy unit, the orks count as having assaulted this turn.

3-5 - "That'll Do": the pod comes just about right, at least the pod held together. the unit in the scrap pod my move and shoot but not assault the turn it arrives.

1-2 "You Bleedin' Idiot": the pod shatters upon landing, throwing bits of scrap and stunned orks in all directions. all models within 2d6" of the Pod take a Str3 hit. each transported model takes a Str4 hit, transported vehicles are hit on their rear armor and automatically suffer a Crew Shaken result. surviving passangers immediatly disembark and the Pod is wrecked.

i think thats just about right