WHFB Campaign? FAQs page 4

[Agincourt]

Well look your force (1500 points) is an expeditionary force sent from your realm into this strange place.

If you want that to be lead by a Hero, I don't have any problem with that.

It's aimed at being a game of fun that all can participate in.

I'll tweak the rules to facilitate.

FAQs (now handily signposted on Page 4) edited accordingly!

Note: in this first bash, your 1500 point force has to adhere to the percentages as described, lords or no. But how you split those 900 and 600 there is no restriction percentage distribution wise.

Presumably then, there can only be one BSB across the 2 forces. If only 2 characters are taken, and 1 is a BSB, does this mean one of the forces cannot have a general? Or is the usual rule regarding BSB not being a general lifted?

Also, finally, regarding the 2 magic items you can take. If I choose not to take any items at all, are my characters locked into having no magic items until I find / earn them?

Just 1 BSB and in this campaign he CAN be the 'General'. Further in this campaign, where scenarios are such that no Lord or Hero is available in an army, then a unit champion with highest leadership will gain temporary title of Captain and lead the battle.

Magic Items and Army Composition. In terms of what can go between home world and the Sand World, you start off with 2 magic item slots available (This is all the magic your wizardly folk have so far been able to send through the void.) However, as you gain GOLD you can buy additional slots, representing a 'break-through'. This is also true for number of special units, heros, etc.

Magic Items found locally (and some allies) are purely bonus and do not affect your 1500 point and/or slots limits.

In theory, you can send units home from the front and replace them with fresh units. This is also possible for Home-World magic items.
However, it's not that simple. Assuming you have a full 1500 point compliment, then you have to send 'stuff' home, leaving a 'hole', then send stuff back out from home. There is always a chance stuff doesn't go, or is delayed in transit, and then the same applies to replacement stuff coming back the other way. This is a unit by unit and magic item by magic item roll, basically roll a d11-66, 11-13 means it is delayed in transit (until after next battle), 14-16, means it doesn't go at all. If you wanted to send a 100 point unit of archers home and replace them with 2 x magic items worth 100 points, three rolls are required.

Losses on the battlefield may not equal deaths. After a battle, units that take losses are rolled for. Basically on or off the field if they have zero models left roll a d6, on a 1-2 they are unsavable and their value is now available to be replaced from home world or local allies. Units that fall below 50%, roll d6, on 4-6 they recoup in time for next battle, on 1-3 they are unable to recoup in time for next battle and cannot be fielded (they are 100% OK for battle after that). Half units still count as full original unit point value. So you may want to try to send half units home, etc.

All the chopping and changing can be done with me during the weeks between games.

On battle nights (after the first) once you know what you are doing and who it's against you can pay GOLD for one emergency transport both ways (risk still applies).


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