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so i just saw the FoR for the first time IRL, and all i gotta say is this.....ho-ly, crap. That thing is huge, i never really knew how big it was until i saw it but DAMN it is a most glorious center piece

I can only assume you mean the fortress of redemption? Yes it is huge isn't it.

Yes the fortress of redemption, side note is there a way to ask the admins to turn FoR into an abbreviation for the fortress of redemption. But yeah i saw one today on my FLGS and i was kinda in awe of it. I thought to my self i was gonna need a full pot of black paint to base that mother.

Nuts and Bolts section, in one of the stickies.

It is ludicrously big, and impossible to transport anywhere. We had a guy try to bring it to a tournament (where the tables/terrain were pre-set) and it didn't fit anywhere in his Deployment zone. He wanted to be able to remove pieces of terrain to get it in, and the TO wouldn't let him. It was a nightmare.

I think the fortress has some cool stuff. But it doesn't seem like there are enough firepoints. Just the battlements building(from the pictures I've seen) have holes for people to shoot out. The super tall building in the center seems to have zero as well. I just don't see the need for troops to ever be in the buildings rather just standing on top. Am I missing something that is key here?

 Goat wrote:
I think the fortress has some cool stuff. But it doesn't seem like there are enough firepoints. Just the battlements building(from the pictures I've seen) have holes for people to shoot out. The super tall building in the center seems to have zero as well. I just don't see the need for troops to ever be in the buildings rather just standing on top. Am I missing something that is key here?

Nope, you aren't missing much. The battlements provide a 4++ save though, and there is more than enough room for anyone you would want to put on there.

The only reason you would want to be inside the building is to stay in cover while you shoot the emplaced weapons, its not that bad if you have a combat squad running around inside of it