Just to be clear, i'm not complaining. ;-)

I had a similarly funny experience this weekend at the con I took in.  I ran demo games on Friday and Saturday, and the moment occurred during the Friday game.  Commando player was down to the last trooper, and the Fiend got behind him in a doorway, only to roll snake-eyes in HtH with Trident.  Didn't much matter as the Machines won Initiative the following turn and rolled a 5 and 6 to finish the deal, but for that fleeting moment it caused quite a laugh.

"How the h*** down a machine the size of small car miss a target standing with his back to him in a small doorway?!?"


EDIT:  Well, I'd love to show you the pic, and others I took, but I keep getting an error when trying to attach it.  Guess I won't be sharing the fun had this weekend:-(

I don't know... I think the Mark I works better when it's bigger than life. :-)

Quote from: Clark on October 19, 2013, 02:21:58 AM

Short of asking military or police trainers (which is actually a possibility) if you know any paintball or airsoft enthusiasts they might be able to give some insight.

I was going to say, I played paintball for years, and was always better going over a barricade than around it. primary reason is: your eye, your shoulder, and your gun are near the top of your body. Also, when you want to duck back down, gravity assists you.

However, in game terms, I'd say stacking the penalties would be a bad idea.

we will have to address this in the future optional rules.

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On page 13 of the Beta rules, there is the classic "indirect grenade" diagram. The same basic diagram and rules as in the original ruleset.

I have two questions:

1: the nightmare is not in the commando's front arc. He can't throw the grenade without turning. You are right, I am changing the rules so grenades can be thrown into side arcs.

2: The rules really should allow sideways tossing of grenades, at a penalty of course. If you aren't picky about placement, a running commando shouldn't have too much trouble tossing a grenade into a room as he runs past. Agreed.

3: Can the Nightmare target the commando with his Nachtmacher? (Does indirect grenade throwing work both ways?). I can imagine the nightmare would have enough visibility around the corner to give it a good try. Yes the nachtmacher is a grenade and follows the rules.

thanks for your questions, they have really helped me.

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