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Ork Looted Vehicles

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Forgive me for asking another semi-OT question, but this is applicable to
army composition, and as such to the restriction rules
in the 40k datafiles. (Yeah, that's the ticket ;)

Although the Ork codex restricts looted vehicles to the list there taken
from the original Big Book, and the rulezboyz consider that binding,
I was sure I read a quote from Andy Chambers or one of those sort stating
that Orks were free to select from any Imperial list.
Since I can't find that quote, which I guess I assumed would quickly find
its way somewhere else important, I am somewhat loath to pick up a
LR Crusader yet even though the LR itself is on the list.

Whomever it was said something like "we didn't intend to restrict with that
list, it was just what was around at the time, and the other codexes weren't
out yet, etc." Something to that effect.
No, I'm not just remembering 2nd Edition (though I would hope they would use
the same restriction - ie any imperial since it doesn't make sense
to restrict further than that.), or trying to be "extrememly cheap." I
intend to convert the top of it into a battlewagon, so I still have an
option if an opponent extremely protests my usage of it.

Regardless, could anyone provide me the source for this information? Has
anyone seen it? Please?? :)

Thank you. Replies may be sent privately if this is deemed too OT to be
continued here.

-Michael
 
On 25 Apr 2001, at 11:46, Michael Nixon wrote:

> Forgive me for asking another semi-OT question, but this is applicable
> to army composition, and as such to the restriction rules in the 40k
> datafiles. (Yeah, that's the ticket ;)
>
IF you say so...:)

> Although the Ork codex restricts looted vehicles to the list there
> taken from the original Big Book, and the rulezboyz consider that
> binding, I was sure I read a quote from Andy Chambers or one of those
> sort stating that Orks were free to select from any Imperial list.
> Since I can't find that quote, which I guess I assumed would quickly
> find its way somewhere else important, I am somewhat loath to pick up
> a LR Crusader yet even though the LR itself is on the list.
>
> Whomever it was said something like "we didn't intend to restrict with
> that list, it was just what was around at the time, and the other
> codexes weren't out yet, etc." Something to that effect. No, I'm not
> just remembering 2nd Edition (though I would hope they would use the
> same restriction - ie any imperial since it doesn't make sense to
> restrict further than that.), or trying to be "extrememly cheap." I
> intend to convert the top of it into a battlewagon, so I still have an
> option if an opponent extremely protests my usage of it.
>
> Regardless, could anyone provide me the source for this information?
> Has anyone seen it? Please?? :)

There is a list of vehicles that may be looted in the ork codex.
Other vehicles may be looted and used, ONLY with permission of the
other side of the table.

Thus a looted crusader or eldar waveserpant is possible, but only if
the fool....err... person on the other side will allow it.


There is no reason to limit looting to just some imperial units, or
to just imperial at all. Except for game balance. Thats why the
limit is there.

Personally If you get your hands on some old models (maybe that are
already pretty trashed) and you want to use them in your ork army, go
ahead, just set them up to 'count as' a legal Ork model, such as a
battle wagon.

Hmm... wheeled falcon, with extra armor plates, and guns sticking
out, would make a funky (and fun) looking ork battlewagon. Add some
handrails around the hull of the tank, and put the boyz on top... You
can pile a whole mess of boyz up there... plus the 10 or so that
would fit inside... Slap some plates between the two 'wings' for
extra room if needed.

Course it also has to be slop painted red...

Seriously considered VDRing a falcon over to my dark eldar army...

Of course VDR also opens a new ball game.
Fallenhunter

"They know you have the information they want, question is, when will they find you?"

Overheard in a bar in the Corbia Sector.
 
At 11:46 25/04/2001 -0700, you wrote:
>Forgive me for asking another semi-OT question, but this is applicable to
>army composition, and as such to the restriction rules
>in the 40k datafiles. (Yeah, that's the ticket ;)

Not OT at all :)

>Although the Ork codex restricts looted vehicles to the list there taken
>from the original Big Book, and the rulezboyz consider that binding,
>I was sure I read a quote from Andy Chambers or one of those sort stating
>that Orks were free to select from any Imperial list.
>Since I can't find that quote, which I guess I assumed would quickly find
>its way somewhere else important, I am somewhat loath to pick up a
>LR Crusader yet even though the LR itself is on the list.
>
>Whomever it was said something like "we didn't intend to restrict with that
>list, it was just what was around at the time, and the other codexes weren't
>out yet, etc." Something to that effect.

I'm pretty sure I've seen that somewhere; I think it was Andy Chambers who
said it at some point. Anyway.

The hell with what Andy Chambers says. "Oh, we meant it to be like this."
Then put it in Chapter Approved, you goon! That's what it's for! I'm going
to give him a beating one of these days, for causing me this much trouble.
How much of a problem would it have been to say in the codex, "Any vehicle
from the most up-to-date Imperial Guard or Space Marine army lists"? Eh? It
would have been easy!

Anyway. Until it appears in chapter approved, it's not official enough for
me!*$&&!$£&*! I try to have standards :)


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> How much of a problem would it have been to say in the codex, "Any vehicle
> from the most up-to-date Imperial Guard or Space Marine army lists"? Eh? It
> would have been easy!
>
> Anyway. Until it appears in chapter approved, it's not official enough for
> me!*$&&!$£&*! I try to have standards :)
<grin> Yes, I've witnessed the aggravation this has caused you, and can
imagine the pain of people trying to get you to work from many different
sources. Erm... You wouldn't happen to remember where you saw it? Though
of course it isn't official 'til it's in something chapter approved, it's
still useful to have around FMI. (ie, it gives me one leg to stand on.)

-Michael
 
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