Saint Vierzehn Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 How do mercenary warlords/captains/sergeants count towards command structure requrements? Since the rules don't specify any exceptions, I assume they count towards command structure restrictions without differentiation between faction commanders and non-faction commanders. For instance, it would not be legal to field 3 captains unless you also fielded a warlord, even if one of the captains was a mercenary and the other two were factioned. Likewise, it would be legal to field a mercenary captain and up to four faction sergeants. Is there any other official word on this? -StV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgtriplec Posted April 28, 2008 Share Posted April 28, 2008 How do mercenary warlords/captains/sergeants count towards command structure requrements? Since the rules don't specify any exceptions, I assume they count towards command structure restrictions without differentiation between faction commanders and non-faction commanders. For instance, it would not be legal to field 3 captains unless you also fielded a warlord, even if one of the captains was a mercenary and the other two were factioned. Likewise, it would be legal to field a mercenary captain and up to four faction sergeants. Is there any other official word on this? -StV. I thought about the same thing. It would be easier to to keep command structure requirements the same. I would actually rather they ruled you just had two seperate commands in a 25% merc force for fluff reasons... I just don't see mercs listening to anyone but there commander. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Landt Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Very good question. I have added 2 new sentences to this rule, which should be reflected in the layed-out version when that is done. The bold sentences below are new: Mercenary Rule New Rule) Players may field up to 25% of the game's agreed point cost (1500 point game would be 375) in Mercenary Faction Models and still retain their Faction's Army Faction Special Abilities (FAs), if the rest of their army is composed of only one Faction (or a Sublist). These Mercenary models do not gain the Mercenary army special abilities. Mercenary models must be fielded in separate troops from the Faction Troops. Troop to solo ratios apply separately to the faction and mercenary troops, therefore you may not field more Mercenary Solos than you field Mercenary Troops, regardless of how many Faction Troops and Solos you are fielding and vice versa. Chain of Command rules also apply separately, so a Mercenary Captain is required before you field a third Mercenary Sergeant, regardless of the Faction Leaders you are fielding and vice versa. The highest ranking Mercenary Leader cannot be of a higher rank than the highest ranking Faction Leader (and therefore you cannot field a Mercenary Warlord as part of the 25%). Spells, Equipment and other upgrades taken by Mercenary models apply against the 25% point value limit. Spells, Equipment, and other upgrades that affect your entire army (such as a battle totem) do not affect Mercenary Models. The Mercenary Models do not benefit from specific FAs. For example, they do not gain the Bane FA in a Dwarf Army, and cannot be saved via Pain Tokens in a Darkspawn Army. FAs that affect the enemy Army are still in effect though, so an enemy Mage would still suffer a -2 CP when casting a spell against a Mercenary in a Nefsokar Army. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgtriplec Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 Very good question. I have added 2 new sentences to this rule, which should be reflected in the layed-out version when that is done. The bold sentences below are new: Mercenary Rule New Rule) Players may field up to 25% of the game's agreed point cost (1500 point game would be 375) in Mercenary Faction Models and still retain their Faction's Army Faction Special Abilities (FAs), if the rest of their army is composed of only one Faction (or a Sublist). These Mercenary models do not gain the Mercenary army special abilities. Mercenary models must be fielded in separate troops from the Faction Troops. Troop to solo ratios apply separately to the faction and mercenary troops, therefore you may not field more Mercenary Solos than you field Mercenary Troops, regardless of how many Faction Troops and Solos you are fielding and vice versa. Chain of Command rules also apply separately, so a Mercenary Captain is required before you field a third Mercenary Sergeant, regardless of the Faction Leaders you are fielding and vice versa. The highest ranking Mercenary Leader cannot be of a higher rank than the highest ranking Faction Leader (and therefore you cannot field a Mercenary Warlord as part of the 25%). Spells, Equipment and other upgrades taken by Mercenary models apply against the 25% point value limit. Spells, Equipment, and other upgrades that affect your entire army (such as a battle totem) do not affect Mercenary Models. The Mercenary Models do not benefit from specific FAs. For example, they do not gain the Bane FA in a Dwarf Army, and cannot be saved via Pain Tokens in a Darkspawn Army. FAs that affect the enemy Army are still in effect though, so an enemy Mage would still suffer a -2 CP when casting a spell against a Mercenary in a Nefsokar Army. Great fix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underling Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 I'm a bit confused with the way that was worded. A warlord doesn't rank higher than itself, so is a mercenary warlord still not allowed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgtriplec Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 I'm a bit confused with the way that was worded. A warlord doesn't rank higher than itself, so is a mercenary warlord still not allowed? It should probably read "of equal or higher", but no, you can't field a merc Warlord. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stubbdog Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 The wording is correct if you take into account that somewhere else in the rulebook, it says that you can only ever field one warlord... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Landt Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 The wording is correct if you take into account that somewhere else in the rulebook, it says that you can only ever field one warlord... That is correct. Since you cannot have more than 1 Warlord, and since the highest ranking Merc can't be higher than the highest ranking non-merc, you cannot field a merc Warlord in that 25%. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgtriplec Posted May 9, 2008 Share Posted May 9, 2008 The wording is correct if you take into account that somewhere else in the rulebook, it says that you can only ever field one warlord... That is correct. Since you cannot have more than 1 Warlord, and since the highest ranking Merc can't be higher than the highest ranking non-merc, you cannot field a merc Warlord in that 25%. True the book says one Warlord, but it also says you can't field four captains without a Warlord. But taking two faction captains and two merc captains is legal. Just saying the book says this or that doesn't apply any more in probably a dozen different situations, where a newer rule, SA or FA trump them. So, many players would quickly disregard the one Warlord rule, because the wording of the 25% merc rule may lead them to believe its been trumped. The wording can lead to confusion because it says The highest ranking Mercenary Leader cannot be of a higher rank than the highest ranking Faction Leader Granted the new version clearly says you can't take a Merc Warlord. But, it seems to still be confusing because of the bold statement above. A Merc Warlord is neither higher or lower than faction Warlord, they are of equal rank. So, that could lead someone, like Undeling, to believe he can field a Merc Warlord, because if a faction Warlord is fielded, a merc Warlord is not of higher rank than the highest faction leader. He is of equal rank. Because the rule says "and therefore" the reason you can't field a merc Warlord is because of the previous statement, but the previous statement doesn't lead you to the conclusion that you can't field a Merc Warlord. It leads you to the conclusion that if a faction Warlord is fielded, you can also field a Merc Warlord. If the rule read as two seperate statements it would be much clearer. The highest ranking Mercenary Leader cannot be of a higher rank than the highest ranking Faction Leader. (and therefore Additionally, you cannot field a Mercenary Warlord as part of the 25%). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
underling Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 Okay, so I can field a Merc captain as long as I have a faction captain regardless of whether or not I have a faction warlord, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Landt Posted May 10, 2008 Share Posted May 10, 2008 Okay, so I can field a Merc captain as long as I have a faction captain regardless of whether or not I have a faction warlord, right? Correct! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saint Vierzehn Posted May 12, 2008 Author Share Posted May 12, 2008 Chain of Command rules also apply separately, so a Mercenary Captain is required before you field a third Mercenary Sergeant, regardless of the Faction Leaders you are fielding and vice versa. The highest ranking Mercenary Leader cannot be of a higher rank than the highest ranking Faction Leader (and therefore you cannot field a Mercenary Warlord as part of the 25%. Since the chian of command rules apply separately, would it be legal to field a faction captain and two merc captains, with no warlord? -StV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgtriplec Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 Chain of Command rules also apply separately, so a Mercenary Captain is required before you field a third Mercenary Sergeant, regardless of the Faction Leaders you are fielding and vice versa. The highest ranking Mercenary Leader cannot be of a higher rank than the highest ranking Faction Leader (and therefore you cannot field a Mercenary Warlord as part of the 25%. Since the chian of command rules apply separately, would it be legal to field a faction captain and two merc captains, with no warlord? -StV. Yes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brushmaster Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 Chain of Command rules also apply separately, so a Mercenary Captain is required before you field a third Mercenary Sergeant, regardless of the Faction Leaders you are fielding and vice versa. The highest ranking Mercenary Leader cannot be of a higher rank than the highest ranking Faction Leader (and therefore you cannot field a Mercenary Warlord as part of the 25%. Since the chian of command rules apply separately, would it be legal to field a faction captain and two merc captains, with no warlord? -StV. Or two faction Captains and a Merc Captain . Geez , that dosen't sound right but there it is . Maybe in need of more errata . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gus Landt Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 Since the 'Chain of Command' rules are applied separately, yes you can have 2 Faction Captains and 1 Merc Captain (or vice versa), without needing a Warlord (you are still only allowed one Warlord per fighting company - that is an army organization rule, not so much a 'chain of command' rule.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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