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Swiftstride and packmasters
Topic Started: 31st August 2010 - 09:34 PM (384 Views)
Deacon Hakflem
Stormvermin
I have a question regarding Giant rat movement: since they war beasts, they have swiftstride (3d6 charge, flee and pursuit) but pack masters do not (2d6). But since they are mixed, then I presume the unit uses the slowest movement of its members (2d6). In which case Swiftstride is pointless, unless all packmasters die...

Is that right?
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Torpored


My reading of the rules is the same as yours.
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Stripsteak
Warlord
yes...but more specifically because swiftstride says it only works when all members of the unit have it...'units entirely made of ...'
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spino
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Pity they didn't FAQ it so that Packmasters, Master Moulders and Skweel get the Swiftstride rule. You'd figure that after a lifetime of chasing & herding rats of various sizes your average Packmaster would be able to keep up with the little bastards... ;)
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Deacon Hakflem
Stormvermin
spino
Sep 2 2010, 09:11 AM
Pity they didn't FAQ it so that Packmasters, Master Moulders and Skweel get the Swiftstride rule. You'd figure that after a lifetime of chasing & herding rats of various sizes your average Packmaster would be able to keep up with the little bastards... ;)

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Pity they didn't FAQ it so that Packmasters, Master Moulders and Skweel get the Swiftstride rule. You'd figure that after a lifetime of chasing & herding rats of various sizes your average Packmaster would be able to keep up with the little bastards...

Exactly. I think an FAQ is in order. In the last couple of editions they gave them M6 to represent this, but Swiftstride on the rats has not been anticipated/rectified. Unless they thought it would make them too good (i.e. not expensive enough).
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