[necrotic97]

My friend have eldar i am tau. He have an autarch and he have a special rule calledmaster strategist, what does that skill do. I dont understund it what mean with : you may choose to add 1 to your rolls for reserves? we played that every roll he made he got +1, when he shot, assualted . The whole unit he was in got that effect.


Does it work that way? it seams really really nice if it is that.
if not please tell me.

[Yriel of Iyanden]

Hi necrotic97,

To answer your question: The Master Strategist rule only affects one type of roll- that is the +1 modifier to reserves rolls. The only other bonus this rule confers is to strategy rating, which in standard 40K mission rules is compared with the opponent strategy rating when choosing a mission from Standard Missions roll of a 6.

To clarify, the +1 only applies to the "reserves roll", or rolling to see whether or not a unit is available from reserves. The Master Strategist rule does NOT apply to rolls made for shooting, or assault, or leadership, or any other roll the Autarch is required to make during the course of the game.

So your opponent cheated.

Anyway- be sure and review this rule with him in his codex.

-Yriel

[Evil_Toast]

Damn , ninja'd by Yriel ......

Originally Posted by necrotic97

My friend have eldar i am tau. He have an autarch and he have a special rule calledmaster strategist, what does that skill do. I dont understund it what mean with : you may choose to add 1 to your rolls for reserves? we played that every roll he made he got +1, when he shot, assualted . The whole unit he was in got that effect.


Does it work that way? it seams really really nice if it is that.
if not please tell me.

That is not entirely correct .

Master Strategist only grants the +1 to your reserve rolls ( whilst the autarch is still "alive") IE the roll needed to bring your reserves on including Deep Striking units and it gives your Eldar army a Strategy Rating of +1 to their base rating .

It does not allow him to add +1 to anything else , which by the looks of it he is giving to whatever Aspect he joins . So in short , no +1 to hit for the Dark Reapers or +1 to wound with the Banshees etc .

[Yriel of Iyanden]

Originally Posted by Evil_Toast

Damn , ninja'd by Yriel ......

That is not entirely correct .

Master Strategist only grants the +1 to your reserve rolls ( whilst the autarch is still "alive") IE the roll needed to bring your reserves on including Deep Striking units and it gives your Eldar army a Strategy Rating of +1 to their base rating .

Oops- forgot the qualifier. You are correct.

My ninja skills are waning!

-Yriel

[Evil_Toast]

There , modified my original message . Looked a tad awful . As in , very rude and all that bad stuff .

Hopefully makes more sense now to everyone else , and not just me :P .

[Yriel of Iyanden]

Makes sense to me! Enjoy some holiday Karma.

-Yriel

[necrotic97]

Okay thanks mates, what is reserves? is it that u save a couple of guys to "parachute" later in the game? i dont understund sry :P

[Evil_Toast]

Originally Posted by necrotic97

Okay thanks mates, what is reserves? is it that u save a couple of guys to "parachute" later in the game? i dont understund sry :P

Pretty much , yes . For more detail's read pg 84 of the BGB ( 4th Ed Core Rule Book ) for a full explanation etc .

[necrotic97]

okay thank you, will read the page when i come to my friend.

[Esque]

its all in the rulebook - but some missions make use of reinforcements, such as "hold at all costs" missions. There, you begin the game with only say, your troops and heavy support choices on the board. Then you roll a dice for every unit you have that is not on the board yet, say fast attack, elites and HQ in that mission type - and if you roll high enough, that unit enters the playing field. Say, on turn 2, you have to roll 4+ for each unit in order to have it enter the board. With an autach (that is alive) you only have to roll 3+. Which means you should get more of your reserves faster.

Reserves is one of the more interesting game aspects of 40k. It adds a new level to the missions, really.