Newbie Rules Questions

[bobd91]

I have decided to try the Quick and Easy rules and have a few questions:

1. Attributes

I probably wont be playing with attributes for a while but I noticed that with Hunker Down and Recover being removed, the Coward, Tough and Wussy attributes no longer make sense.  Are there official replacements for them?

2. Outflanking

I am not sure what should happen if I manage to approach an enemy from the rear.  When I see him, I will not be in his LOS.

I guess that there is no need for an in sight test and I just get to fire?

If I shoot and miss then when he turns to return fire he will see me for the first time.  Does this trigger an In Sight test or does he get to fire?

3. Will to Fight

What is the difference between the 2d6 "If more than 50% Out of the Fight, Obviously Dead or Left the Battlefield" and the 1d6 "If at half-strength or less"?  Is it just the exactly half-strength case or am I missing something?

I am not sure what happens on a "Leave the Fight" result, is it like a mass Leave the Battlefield?  Can they try and take the wounded with them?  Can they return fire if fired upon?

(I note that the winner of an In Sight test can choose to Leave the Fight, not sure how that fits in with an entire side being forced to Leave the Fight)

I must say that I am very impressed with the support given to these rules by the author.

Thanks,

Bob

[Ed the Two Hour Wargames Guy]

May 27, 2022 3:37:09 GMT bobd91 said:

I have decided to try the Quick and Easy rules and have a few questions:
Great here goes.

1. Attributes

I probably wont be playing with attributes for a while but I noticed that with Hunker Down and Recover being removed, the Coward, Tough and Wussy attributes no longer make sense.  Are there official replacements for them?  In 5150 Star Army Total War, some Attributes have been deleted or redefined. For using them with Optional rules just use the Attributes listed in the Tables. If they don't appear, ignore them and count as no Attribute. I only use Attributes with my Star and "core" squad members. Those with a Rep of 4 or more.

2. Outflanking

I am not sure what should happen if I manage to approach an enemy from the rear.  When I see him, I will not be in his LOS.

I guess that there is no need for an in sight test and I just get to fire? Correct, Active Fire.

If I shoot and miss then when he turns to return fire he will see me for the first time.  Does this trigger an In Sight test or does he get to fire? In Sight is triggered every time someone sees someone for the first time of the phase. 

3. Will to Fight

What is the difference between the 2d6 "If more than 50% Out of the Fight, Obviously Dead or Left the Battlefield" and the 1d6 "If at half-strength or less"?  Is it just the exactly half-strength case or am I missing something? 

I am not sure what happens on a "Leave the Fight" result, is it like a mass Leave the Battlefield?  Yep. Can they try and take the wounded with them? Yep. But I'd use this as in Star Army  

RECOVERING OUT OF THE FIGHTS

Gaea Prime and Zhuh-Zhuh armies will try to Recover Out of the Fight Figures, Hishen and Grath will not. Here’s how we do it:

•When a unit Leaves the Fight count how many Figures are not Out of the Fight.

•The Squad can take that many Out of the Fight Figures with them.

•The rest are left behind.


Can they return fire if fired upon? I'd go with the above way to do it but if you choose the other way they can not return fire.

(I note that the winner of an In Sight test can choose to Leave the Fight, not sure how that fits in with an entire side being forced to Leave the Fight) The Leader takes the In Sight sdo if he decides to leave he takes them all.

NUTS is the last THW game NOT to be updated and that is in the works right now. The Q&E are a stop gap till them.

I must say that I am very impressed with the support given to these rules by the author.
Thanks,
Ed

Thanks,

Bob