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Levin · 12-11-2006

Good to see theres somebody else out there thinking of doing the same... I played fantasy during v.6 but really had a hard time with the flow of the game. However, the thought of doing a skeletal army that won't get me booed (necrons) makes me smile. Since you have the codex, I have some questions for you.

First off, I see a lot of people playing with lots of archers. Why is this the case? Have the rules for shooting changed under this new edition? It seems like BS 2 skeletons will be hitting on either 5's or 6's and wounding on 4's against T3 opponents. Am I wrong? Also, I witnessed a player field an archer unit 4 ranks deep. Can they fire through each other? Under the old rules you could only fire from the front rank unless on a hill, and even then you only get too shoot with your second rank...

It seems to me that these guys are really weak when compare to other armies that can take handguns and crossbows... And even then, shooting is weak compared to hand to hand. What is the real strongpoint of this army (from what you can see?)

Thanks for the imput. I'd be more than happy to help you derive a strategy if you convince me to pick up Fantasy under the new edition.

levin

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Levin Trooper Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 118 Rep Power: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Good to see theres somebody else out there thinking of doing the same... I played fantasy during v.6 but really had a hard time with the flow of the game. However, the thought of doing a skeletal army that won't get me booed (necrons) makes me smile. Since you have the codex, I have some questions for you. First off, I see a lot of people playing with lots of archers. Why is this the case? Have the rules for shooting changed under this new edition? It seems like BS 2 skeletons will be hitting on either 5's or 6's and wounding on 4's against T3 opponents. Am I wrong? Also, I witnessed a player field an archer unit 4 ranks deep. Can they fire through each other? Under the old rules you could only fire from the front rank unless on a hill, and even then you only get too shoot with your second rank... It seems to me that these guys are really weak when compare to other armies that can take handguns and crossbows... And even then, shooting is weak compared to hand to hand. What is the real strongpoint of this army (from what you can see?) Thanks for the imput. I'd be more than happy to help you derive a strategy if you convince me to pick up Fantasy under the new edition. levin __________________ "Vengence is Mine..."