Deadshot wrote:I remember years ago that armies had "strategy" points or something like that, that helped determine who went first I think. Something similar could be brought in here. Every HQ unit should be given a strategy rating, which can be used on things in game. For example, each Warlord Trait can have a number beside it, which is how many strategy points it costs, so characters can expend points to buy them straight up. Other options could be modifying your roll-offs for deployment/reserves/first turn/steal the initiative.

Example

Space Marine Captain has 3 SP. He expends one of them for the "Champion of Humanity" Space Marine Warlord Trait. during the set-up, he expends another when he rolls off to see who has first turn, giving him +1 to his roll, turning his 3 into a 4. During turn 2 he then expends his last SP to add +1 to all his reserve rolls during this turn.

Torus wrote:

 Deadshot wrote:
I remember years ago that armies had "strategy" points or something like that, that helped determine who went first I think. Something similar could be brought in here. Every HQ unit should be given a strategy rating, which can be used on things in game. For example, each Warlord Trait can have a number beside it, which is how many strategy points it costs, so characters can expend points to buy them straight up. Other options could be modifying your roll-offs for deployment/reserves/first turn/steal the initiative.

Example

Space Marine Captain has 3 SP. He expends one of them for the "Champion of Humanity" Space Marine Warlord Trait. during the set-up, he expends another when he rolls off to see who has first turn, giving him +1 to his roll, turning his 3 into a 4. During turn 2 he then expends his last SP to add +1 to all his reserve rolls during this turn.

That's certainly a system I could get behind, since it allows more options in the game and promotes keeping you WL alive, not neccessarily because of points instead it's because while they are alive they can still impact the game and how the army functions

Deadshot wrote:

 Torus wrote:

 Deadshot wrote:
I remember years ago that armies had "strategy" points or something like that, that helped determine who went first I think. Something similar could be brought in here. Every HQ unit should be given a strategy rating, which can be used on things in game. For example, each Warlord Trait can have a number beside it, which is how many strategy points it costs, so characters can expend points to buy them straight up. Other options could be modifying your roll-offs for deployment/reserves/first turn/steal the initiative.

Example

Space Marine Captain has 3 SP. He expends one of them for the "Champion of Humanity" Space Marine Warlord Trait. during the set-up, he expends another when he rolls off to see who has first turn, giving him +1 to his roll, turning his 3 into a 4. During turn 2 he then expends his last SP to add +1 to all his reserve rolls during this turn.

That's certainly a system I could get behind, since it allows more options in the game and promotes keeping you WL alive, not neccessarily because of points instead it's because while they are alive they can still impact the game and how the army functions

There are many things that you could do with a system like this;


Warlord Traits (maybe even multiple Traits?)
Reserve Roll modifiers (both + and -)
Outflank (for which side you arrive)
Deep Strike Scatter
Night Fighting
Roll to determine if game ends or not
First turn roll
Deployment roll
Steal the Initiative
Tactical Objectives
Mysterious Objectives
Psychic Powers (each power has a set cost of SP if you wish to choose it, or expend 1 to reroll a power)



It could also breathe some life back into more "leader" HQs like Captains and the like by giving them a much high Strategy rating than say, a Librarian. A Librarian or Chaplain might have 2 Sp, and a Catpain 4. Sergeant Telion would only have 1 but be much cheaper, and Marneus Calgar being a master of warfare would have maybe 6, and Castellan CREEEEDDDD have 15 or something.it could really reshape the game and the way things are played. of course, upgrade charcaters like Sergeants wouldn't have any Strategy ratings, or maybe 1 at most if they are a special character (such as a special squad sergeant).

 raverrn wrote:
Yes, this game needs more garunteed access to Invisibility. Nothing can go wrong!