http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/16.page JForum - http://www.jforum.net FoC.

This is the first draft.

Similiar to what you would find in an RPG or an RTS you have ... I don't know what to call them. Call them build points.

I am going to say that at ... 1000/1250 point game level you start with:

Psionic 0
Close Combat 0
Ranged Combat 0
Movement 0
Size 0

And you get ... x points for every 250 points you add to the game. Then each unit and their upgrades has a limitation.

First, upgrades.

Psionic 1 gives you a second spell for your Hive Tyrant. Psionic 2 gives you Zoanathropes, Warriors? can take Catalyst, Warpfield and maybe a couple other spells. Psionic 3 and Zoanathropes and Hive Tyrants can cast 2 spells and maybe there is a uber power for Hive Tyrants. Or maybe there is a Hive Tyrant Special Character you can take if you max your Psionic and Size points.

Close Combat 1 point gives Bone Swords, Rending Claws, Acid Maws, Bio plasma, etc. 0 points starts you with Lash Whips, Scything Talons and maybe something else. 2 points gives Crushing Claws. If you commit 3 points maybe you can do things like two sets of Crushing Claws or Hormagaunts with Rending Claws. That sort of thing.

Ranged Combat 0 you get Spore Mines and limited shooting on Monstrous Creatures and Warriors. 1 point and you get Termagaunts and Barbed Stranglers. 2 points you get Devourers. 3 points you get ... cheaper Gun Fexes? I do not know what to do about Enhanced Senses. Maybe 2 points and everything is +1 BS. Something similiar could be done for Close Combat points. And Biovores come in at some point. And they don't suck. Maybe they burrow into the ground and get +2 cover. There you go I fixed Biovores.

Movement 1 gives you Fleet, as it is. Movement 2 gives access to Wings. Movement 4? Could go all the way to Carnifexes that move as Beasts.

Size is needed for Monstrous Creatures. Commit enough Size points and you could get a Carnifex with say 1 Structure Point.

So I just thought this was cool. And then for every 250 points you get say 2 more points. So in a small game you are dealing with Warriors and Gaunts. In larger games you start seeing Zoanathropes.

I do now know where play testing for points costs would come in. There is obviously room for abuse, giving the entire army a free upgrade to BS3, but then a shooty army would take that upgrade anyway so.

But I think is a cool draft. It creates some new rules and new variety and solves some problems like giving Melee Carnis a boost. The real question is if there are better ways to do things.

Thing is, once you had this you would do away with the FoC somehow. Or rather certain units would become Troop but not others.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/224852/480760.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/224852/480760.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/224852/480810.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/224852/480810.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/224852/480855.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/224852/480855.page GMT http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/224852/480953.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/224852/480953.page GMT ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/224852/481584.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/224852/481584.page GMT ]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/224852/481593.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/224852/481593.page GMT
With enough points spent for one power you would get access to dedicated units such as berserkers, followed by khorne terminators, and then a greater deamon.

I really like this idea. Will keep an eye on this thread for continued ideas.]]> http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/224852/485276.page http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/preList/224852/485276.page GMT
Nurgle
+1 T
FNP
+1 W for certain units

Khorne
+1 A
+1 WS
+1 S for certain units

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