[Gada Mazaha]

So, for a long time I have been wanting to start an Armored Company, and right now it is well on it's way to becoming a reality!

First, I have a question regarding the penetration rules on the Vanquisher. It loses the blast shot, but rolls 2D6, and still counts as Ordinance. SO with regards to rolling 2D6 and picking the highest per Ordinance rules, do I roll 3D6 and pick the two highest?

[Nightmare]

Originally Posted by Tyrant Chrysaor

So, for a long time I have been wanting to start an Armored Company, and right now it is well on it's way to becoming a reality!

First, I have a question regarding the penetration rules on the Vanquisher. It loses the blast shot, but rolls 2D6, and still counts as Ordinance. SO with regards to rolling 2D6 and picking the highest per Ordinance rules, do I roll 3D6 and pick the two highest?

you only roll 2d6 and pick the one highest. Although the cannon is a ordenance weapon I believe the Special rules of the vanquisher over take any rulings for Odrenance weapons that are given in the rule book. In other words it behaves exactly as it says on the tin!

*[size=6pt]waits for his responce to be dashed[/size]*

[Fish Ead]

I'm pretty sure it just upgrades the normal ordnance penetration for Str+2d6 added together. What you describe is a bit of wishful thinking if you ask me

[Tom Norman]

I agree with Silk and Fish Ead that the normal ordnance rule is overridden because you're still rolling 2D6 to penetrate but adding the totals together rather than picking the highest. Special rules always supersede 'standard' rules.

If you really wanted the best of both worlds I suppose you could roll 2D6 and pick the highest, then roll another D6 and add it to the total. But I think that's pretty much the stuff of powergaming.

[Nightmare]

Besides - isn't the gun powerful enough already?

[Tom Norman]

Originally Posted by S I L K

Besides - isn't the gun powerful enough already?

Mmmm, hear hear. ^-^

[Hoarday]

Originally Posted by S I L K

Besides - isn't the gun powerful enough already?

There's no such thing as a gun that's powerful enough! ;D

[AuinMyrrath]

2D6 + Strength, just like Monstrous Creatures or Melta-weapons... makes it a godlike engine off doom against almost anything in 40k. Except the Monolith. Who in the burning hells came up with "Living Metal", anyway?!

[Nightmare]

Pete Haines - he came up with those Iron warriors rules. Why not living metal, seems like a small step to me.

[ForbiddenKnowledge]

Originally Posted by S I L K

Pete Haines - he came up with those Iron warriors rules. Why not living metal, seems like a small step to me.

Interesting that he played Iron Warriors at time of writing.......

Not too surprising, really.