Erny":3pmhlw86 said:
Hello all, I thought I'd post my ideas for my ship here becasue to be honest I'm struggling. If I were doing a goblin or skkaven ship I would be able to think of any number of fun rules that cuased as many problems as bonuses. But Sea elves are not comedy gold, they are the perfect sailors with the best ships and pretty much rule the seas of the warhammer world. So to my ideas:
Aquatic:
Sea elves are born to the sea and are superb swimmers able to hold their breath for extraordinary lengths of time. For rules purposes they count as aquatic.
This is pretty much straight out of the big orange book, sea elves swim.
Sounds fine to me. Think I'll use that for my Sea Elf Ram Ship, Plentyn y Taranau.
Erny":3pmhlw86 said:
Wardancers:
Sea elves use wardancers as boarding parties and can use wardancers from the woodelf list.
Using the lists from 6th took away my wardancers I've been painting, I'd like them back.
Okay.
Erny":3pmhlw86 said:
Superb sailors:
Sea elf sailors are the masters of the sea, they handle their craft like no other and consequently may make one extra turn per 10” allotment. However this takes some handling and the minimum crew is increased by two when performing to this level. If the extra turn is used you have to use the extra two crew.
I guess that's okay as long as it requires extra crew.
Erny":3pmhlw86 said:
Built for speed:
Sea elf ships are constructed to run well in the water and the lanteen rigging the Sea elves use is made for speed and to sail close to the wind. Sea elf ships always add an extra d3” of movement. Simply work out the normal speed and add a further d3”. However the lighter construction of the ships reduces the damage points of the hull by 1 for dinghies and small craft, 2 for medium and 3 for large craft.
I did consider dropping the toughness of the ship by 1 but this felt like too larger cost to pay for what actually amounts to a limited bonus when all variables are worked out.
The size of the lanteen sail can also be a hindrance in a storm, square sails can be quickly reefed but the lanteen sail needs to be lowered before they are damage. If a, “Blowing a Hooligan” result is rolled sea elf ships must spend an extra turn sorting out damage and reorganising the rigging.
Sounds fine, as there are downsides.
Erny":3pmhlw86 said:
Warmachines:
Sea elves do not use gunpowder weapons even on their ships and rarely employ template weapons such as stone throwers. They do however use beasts such as giant eagles to either fight directly with opposing crew or to drop missiles. Missiles dropped by giant eagle are more accurate than a stone thrower due to the birds advantage of flying directly over the target. A scatter dice is rolled but any deviation is by d6”, damage is caused as a three man stone thrower. The downside is that to fire the eagles must return to their ship to collect ammunition before flying back, halving the rate of fire at shorter ranges and reducing it still further at longer ranges. However the Eagle and its rider do get to make regular attacks instead of, “firing”. If a, “Blowing a Hooligan” result is rolled sea elf eagles will fly high to avoid the storm returning only when the wind has died down. A single eagle and it’s rider are not enough to explore an island though they may help a ship’s crew in this endeavour.
The rate of fire of the sea eagles is low so they are more accurate and can act in a non-warmachine way if desired, further reducing their rate of fire.
Okay.
Erny":3pmhlw86 said:
Please let me know what you think, have I over done it in my zeal to portray the elves as masters of the ocean?
Sounds alright so far, but could probably do with something to represent Sea Elf haughtiness - even if it's just roleplayed. Don't make alliances with lesser races, goblins and other weaker foes are obviously beneath your notice when you choose targets, and obviously intra-species rivalry with other species of elf.
Golgfag1":3pmhlw86 said:
Well, as everybody appears to be making it up as they go along, here's my two pennies worth, I have two medium sized ships and a wreck - one ship is from the island of Nippon, off the coast of Cathay carrying two august passengers, two monks and ten armed retainers, the rest are crew lead by a captain and boson. The ship appears unarmed, apart from personal weapons carried by those on board (WYSIWYG).
Rather than use 2nd edition stats. for Nippon which are compatible with Ravening Horde (RH), I'll be using the allies list from the back of RH.
Just want to double check that you are aware we are using 6th edition rules and the Ravening Hordes book that was done for that, rather than the one that was done for 2nd edition. They're on the same scale though so shouldn't make any difference, except for some now being missing of course. Are nippon stats any different from basic human stats?
Niibl":3pmhlw86 said:
I have just finished painting my ship.
A large brute crewed by zombie pirates from the WD list.
One carronade on port an starboard and Big Bess on the fore castle.
Btw. does warmachine crew count towards the crew maximum?
Yes. The crew maximum is the maximum amount of figures the boat can hold full stop.
Addenda:
A couple of general notes for everyone -
1) Fairly obvious, but you are in charge of keeping an eye on your own special rules. Can't expect other players to remember them, so be sure to point them out when they are important.
2) No magic weapons or items, unless they are part of the way your boat works or an integral part of something. The only magic items you can use are the ones gained in play.
3) Everything will run much smoother on the day if you print out/have handy your own copy of the scenario rules and the rules for your boat. Make sure to make note of your crew's stats and other relevant information. It's not like you won't be able to play if you don't do either of these things, but it will be much easier to get to grips with if you do!