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Tek wrote:*Immobilised (post flat-out) skimmers block LOS and provide a cover save.

Why do you need this? Skimmers block LoS normally (via TLoS) whether they're immobilized or not.

*Unpainted models cost 3 points more than they should. Doesn't sound like much, but we have one guy who has an almost entirely boxfresh-grey army...




Lol!!!
Forget summary execution, now THAT is motivation!!!

*Unpainted models cost 3 points more than they should. Doesn't sound like much, but we have one guy who has an almost entirely boxfresh-grey army...




Lol!!!
Forget summary execution, now THAT is motivation!!!

"Run for your lives Guardsmen! It's the... the... ... ...Plastic and metal army of doom... Oh..."

1) Any dice that do not land directly on the board, or perfectly flat get re rolled no matter what.

2) We also have a rule lawyer, so any disagreement that cant be solved before 1 min is over are solved automatically by a d6 roll.

3) sub 750 pts, no force chart. 1 troop, 1 hq needed.

4) models play as shown

Tek wrote:
*Unpainted models cost 3 points more than they should. Doesn't sound like much, but we have one guy who has an almost entirely boxfresh-grey army...

This works wonderfully if everyone in your group is actively working to finish their painting, but at least one of my buddies is a perennial non-painter and always downs on suggestions like this (even when they're in the game rules directly e.g. BFG, unpainted ships are at -1 Leadership).

Jack

Tek wrote:
BFG, unpainted ships are at -1 Leadership

That is awesome

There should be more rules for this. Stop my lazy mate from driving around with his two poorly painted eBay desert-scheme bassies, his even more poorly painted eBay mars leman russ, and the rest of his army is pure grey or black.

He has painted nothing, in 2 years of collecting his army.

Twoshoesvans wrote:1) Any dice that do not land directly on the board, or perfectly flat get re rolled no matter what.

2) We also have a rule lawyer, so any disagreement that cant be solved before 1 min is over are solved automatically by a d6 roll.

3) sub 750 pts, no force chart. 1 troop, 1 hq needed.

4) models play as shown

Rule 1 would mean a lot of re-rolls (unless you roll in box).

But there is a disadvantage to rule 2. Someone may make a ridiculous argument and bide for time until that 1min is up, and then have a chance of an absolutley unfair rule being played to their advantage.

Only house rule I play is loser buys the other a pint after the game.

lol!
So your either an alcoholic 40k champion or a broke 40k loser!
Our house rule is have fun. If rules get in the way of everyone (not just one) having a good game then it is usually overlooked.
A secondary house rule would be BYO, but that is universal, not just 40k.

dice off the table - reroll
cocked dice - reroll
once the model leaves your fingers during movement, you cant change your mind and move it again
winner of the night gets free dinner
models must be painted
if you arent playing, you are moderating/writing batreps


in my big group of 40k colleagues

keeps our minds in the game and not bored

Heres one we came up with:

"Models in Terminator (or equivalent) armour have the ability to run through walls. Place the flame template at the point that each terminator hits the wall, in the direction the terminator is running, to represent the shrapnel spray. Any models touched by the template take a S2, Ap- hit, cover/armor saves allowed. Roll a difficult terrain test: on a 1, the terminator / his unit become pinned"

hmmm, interesting but it wouldn't be reserved for just termies would it? It would probably include all kinds of monstrous creatures/ walkers and some stronger infantry right?

-If you can stand the heat get out of the kitchen.
-He lives by the sword, dies by the sword.
-He who lives with a boltgun, shoots the guy with the sword in the face.

In my old gaming group, we had an optional house rule that allowed you to take the more advantageous result of a cocked die/dice as long as you stated in a clear voice:

"I'll take the cock."

Never ceased to make me smile when I'd hear those words pass the lips of my wife!

My favorite house rule is a reroll of dice that bounce off the table. I don't like the idea that wayward dice always fail the roll.


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Gavin Thorne wrote:In my old gaming group, we had an optional house rule that allowed you to take the more advantageous result of a cocked die/dice as long as you stated in a clear voice:

"I'll take the cock."

Never ceased to make me smile when I'd hear those words pass the lips of my wife!

For a cocked dice, i usually count the result if you ban balance another dice on the preferred side. Although that rule is imaginative.

Trasvi wrote:Heres one we came up with:

"Models in Terminator (or equivalent) armour have the ability to run through walls. Place the flame template at the point that each terminator hits the wall, in the direction the terminator is running, to represent the shrapnel spray. Any models touched by the template take a S2, Ap- hit, cover/armor saves allowed. Roll a difficult terrain test: on a 1, the terminator / his unit become pinned"

I love this idea, however I would be so tempted to paint my terminators all red and a big smiley face on their chest and shout out " OH YEAH!" whenever I do this.

or immplementing that how about anything on that size base wiith a 3+ or up armour save? or maybe anything with the relentless special rule.

Gavin Thorne wrote:In my old gaming group, we had an optional house rule that allowed you to take the more advantageous result of a cocked die/dice as long as you stated in a clear voice:

"I'll take the cock."

Never ceased to make me smile when I'd hear those words pass the lips of my wife!

consider this implemented at my hosted game nights.

Every vehichle is a skimmer!

Holy Crap! A floating Leman Russ!

Every vehichle is a skimmer!

Holy Crap! A floating Leman Russ!

metallifan wrote:

Every vehichle is a skimmer!

Holy Crap! A floating Leman Russ!

so... much... win

Some things at ours - mostly limitations, not rules.


1) Self-generating cover saves don't exist. If you attempt it, neither unit gets a cover save.

2) Master of Ordnance can't have a Mortar in his unit spot for him.

3) Dice off table or cocked in any way are re-rolled. Dropped dice are re-rolled.

And we don't usually have a painting requirement, but right now I'm running a campaign where only painted models can be used. Those who really wanted the motivation to paint have joined. Those who don't, didn't. It's working out great.

A new one like 20 minutes old. Different vehicle weapons can fire independently representing the crew or on board computers. Makes more sense to me


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Gavin Thorne wrote:In my old gaming group, we had an optional house rule that allowed you to take the more advantageous result of a cocked die/dice as long as you stated in a clear voice:

"I'll take the cock."

Never ceased to make me smile when I'd hear those words pass the lips of my wife!

LOL im stealing that one!

Jon Touchdown wrote:A new one like 20 minutes old. Different vehicle weapons can fire independently representing the crew or on board computers. Makes more sense to me.

Can you explain this one? Do you mean targetting different squads with each Vehicle Weapon?

I played a small campain-game like that, though we also allowed it for every unit as well. IE-each model fired independently. Of course we also alternated moving and firing and an number of other major changes, so it's not exactly a clear use of it.

willydstyle wrote:I generally dislike house rules as they inevitably create an advantage for one player over another, and this leads to un-fun situations. If everyone just plays by the standard rules it leads to a more level playing field, because then everyone knows what they're getting into.

I agree with Willy. house rules are for clarifications and increasing play ability, not for changing fundamentals of the game. The biggest house rule I employ is that if a model looks good, even if it isn't GW, then it can be played as long as it is WYSIWYG.

metallifan wrote:

Jon Touchdown wrote:A new one like 20 minutes old. Different vehicle weapons can fire independently representing the crew or on board computers. Makes more sense to me.

Can you explain this one? Do you mean targetting different squads with each Vehicle Weapon?

That renders alot of vehicle upgrades and abilities useless or lesser. Tau Target Locks for instance.

wow!... loads of great ideas!

here's a few I use quite often:

Buildings of 2 storeys or more can topple and collapse when destroyed, the height of the biulding is halved, and then a scatter dice is rolled.. this is where the 'shadow' of the debris falls.. models are hit with a base strength 3 hit, and plus 2 for each storey above the 2nd. Eg a 3 storey biulding which is 9" falls 4.5" and causes strength 5 hits.

I use a similar strength of wound system for models that fall (or fail their initiative when jumping across a 2 or 3" gap) from buildings.

exploding barrels are great, and rolling barrels is fun too.. shoot a pile of barrels and send all the others scattering, we use a small blast marker and strength 3.

momentum... vehicles which travelled over 12" continue moving d6" in the same direction in the turn they were shot, models aren't tank shocked as its not really a threat. (we add d6" for every 6" over 12", so 18" = 2d6", 24" = 3d6")

Jumping vehicles... models moving over 12" can jump if the scenery is appropriate.. this is quite vague as we only really play it for fun... and its great fun!! - landing requires a leadership, and dismounting and landing in close combat requires a leadership, but gives and extra attack!!

Blast markers and intervening scenery... as blast markers have a bit of an advantage when shooting at models in cover, especially if there are several bits of cover in the way (this comes up most when shots go through several windows or doorways) ... the targeted unit gets 1 cover save per window / biulding the shot passes through. If the unit passes a cover save, then the shot explodes on the appropriate biulding... this we sometimes use for heavy weapons like krak missiles and lascannons etc to represent the level of damage they can cause to scenery.

cool.. I think that's the most of them.. if I remember more I'll post them.