Re: Kh'iff

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Things got rather confused around here due to @home messing up - I could
not get to the email that was already on my home machine due to a
network
faillure, and could only read/reply to new emails. I don't _think_ I
replied to this one yet, but may be going seriously demented ;)

On Tue, 3 Apr 2001, Andy Cowell wrote:

> In message
<Pine.LNX.3.96.1010404003206.12187A-100000@derk.penguinpowered.com>,
>  Derk Groeneveld writes:
> > 
> > > I'll stick to the game mechanics here-- they're a doglike people. 
You
> > > can build whatever background up around that.
> > 
> > Yup :) Just some fluff, is all.
> 
> Fluff is good.  Speaking of fluff, what about their elite caste, the
> Poo'dl Kh'iff?  ;)

Grrrr. ;)

> > > > Kh'iff infantry is armed with a long range gauss rifle (read,
regular
> > > > gauss assault rifle, FP 2 - unless someone has a better
suggestion), and
> > > > supported with automatic grenade launcher (the drum-fed weapon),
and gaus
> > s
> > > > MG's. Their sniper have a highly accurate gauss sniper rifle.
> > > 
> > > Seems like dogs have better vision than us.  Perhaps give them a
bonus
> > > to hit, maybe only if the target unit moved this turn?
> > 
> > I'm a bit wary to directly touch the main combat mechanism; I'm not
> > entirely sure how big the impact will be. Another thought I had was
giving
> > them slightly longer range bands?
> 
> That seems about the same-- a quality die shift up is the same as
> extending the range bands by 2".  Give them a quality die shift up
> when firing at a unit that has already activated this turn and used an
> action to move.

Ah; I thought you meant a bonus on both quality die and firepower die.
Also, that would mean they'd never roll a 1 again, greatly reducing the
chances of a miss at close range. etc etc. Anyway, that apparantly
wasn't
what you meant.

> > > > > - - Close Combat
> > > 
> > > Well, the first thing is that DOGS SMELL FEAR!  If they're within
> > > charge distance of an enemy squad that is Shaken or worse, they
have
> > > to pass a reaction test (+0, Shaken; +1 Broken; +3 Routed) at the
> > > start of their turn OTW they MUST CC that unit.
> > 
> > Ooo! I _like_ the concept. OTOH< I didn't want to make them into
cliche
> > 'they're alien therefore close assault monsters' ;)
> 
> I didn't say they were any better at it. ;)
> 
> Of course, any time their opponents feint in one direction, all Kh'iff
> squads in line of site immediately run in that direction, and must
> sacrifice d4 turns looking for opponents threw.

Mmmm. I'm not entirely sure I want to go with this one. I guess this
calls
for some serious playtesting.

Cheers,

  Derk
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