Emperor Palpatine expansion announced.

[Ken on Cape 263]

Excellent

 

Great addition 

[VAYASAN 850]

Good.

 

 

Gooooooood.

[AintNoPoser 117]

Looks like his 1 pip command card let's him attack multiple times, but at a cost. Yet you can only have 1 attack action...

[RLogue177 1,506]

What's that card say? 210 points? (Darn these old eyes...)

Edited July 10, 2018 by RLogue177

[themightyhedgehog 290]

18 minutes ago, AintNoPoser said:

Looks like his 1 pip command card let's him attack multiple times, but at a cost. Yet you can only have 1 attack action...

Attack vs Attack Action.  Just like Luke can double tap.  You only get one attack action, but you can have multiple attacks. 

[AintNoPoser 117]

Just now, themightyhedgehog said:

Attack vs Attack Action.  Just like Luke can double tap.  You only get one attack action, but you can have multiple attacks. 

It's the same. Luke's ability allows him to in 1 whole action. The way Palpatine's card reads makes it sound like he get's multiple attack actions. 

It's things like this that can make the game confusing. 

[TallGiraffe 3,447]

This just makes me believe chewie and Wookiees are next. 

[AintNoPoser 117]

Also can anyone explain the ignoring the rank for the guards? Are they in your army for free or just allows you to "add and extra?"

[TallGiraffe 3,447]

1 minute ago, AintNoPoser said:

Also can anyone explain the ignoring the rank for the guards? Are they in your army for free or just allows you to "add and extra?"

You can only take 2 special forces so I assume if you take palp then if you bring a royal guard it doesn't count for 1 of the 2?

[AintNoPoser 117]

2 minutes ago, TallGiraffe said:

You can only take 2 special forces so I assume if you take palp then if you bring a royal guard it doesn't count for 1 of the 2?

You can take 3 special forces...so maybe able to take 4? But where are you going to fit that many special forces or other units in 800 points when 1/4 of them are already spent? 

[L_A_D 59]

4 minutes ago, TallGiraffe said:

You can only take 2 special forces so I assume if you take palp then if you bring a royal guard it doesn't count for 1 of the 2?

That's how I understood it on my first quick glance. Take the Emperor to the field, get 1 free bodyguard slot that doesn't count on the SF limit.

[OccasionallyCorrect 347]

 

Just now, L_A_D said:

That's how I understood it on my first quick glance. Take the Emperor to the field, get 1 free bodyguard slot that doesn't count on the SF limit.

Does it still count for the point limit?  Or are they literally a free set of guards?

[AintNoPoser 117]

Just now, OccasionallyCorrect said:

 

Does it still count for the point limit?  Or are they literally a free set of guards?

If they are free, Rebel players would say that's broken. But when you look at the point cost it makes sense. I have 2 of the most expensive commanders in the game, unlike Rebels who have a bunch of cheap units. 

[OccasionallyCorrect 347]

Just now, AintNoPoser said:

If they are free, Rebel players would say that's broken. But when you look at the point cost it makes sense. I have 2 of the most expensive commanders in the game, unlike Rebels who have a bunch of cheap units. 

It's hard to read that whole text, but I think you get a base unit for free.

[Bdolfos 45]

3 minutes ago, OccasionallyCorrect said:

 

Does it still count for the point limit?  Or are they literally a free set of guards?

It just says you can ignore the rank of the unit not the point cost.

[spudmonkey 16]

Palpatine?  Really FFG?

 

Come on, he's got better **** to do than leading a few squads of stormtroopers in direct action.  

I'd go so far as to say that he's never been actually on a battlefield during combat.

[AintNoPoser 117]

1 minute ago, OccasionallyCorrect said:

It's hard to read that whole text, but I think you get a base unit for free.

That would make sense because you can issue an order to them every round if they are range 1-2. Would make Palpatine worth the point cost

[ScummyRebel 5,346]

Pretty sure you have to pay the cost of the royal guards still. As much as I’d like to bake them into Palpatines cost.

[Lemmiwinks86 934]

2 minutes ago, spudmonkey said:

Palpatine?  Really FFG?

 

Come on, he's got better **** to do than leading a few squads of stormtroopers in direct action.  

I'd go so far as to say that he's never been actually on a battlefield during combat.

I have this same feeling, I thought that Palpatine would never be in Legion (or maybe in the future when there are no other commanders to add) as it doesn't make much sense to have him in the middle of a battlefield. I'm a bit dissappointed with this, but can't say that I dislike getting more stuff for the game

[L_A_D 59]

2 minutes ago, spudmonkey said:

Palpatine?  Really FFG?

 

Come on, he's got better **** to do than leading a few squads of stormtroopers in direct action.  

I'd go so far as to say that he's never been actually on a battlefield during combat.

One of my first thoughts as well. I don't want all the big guys running around, on both sides. That's like a WW2 skirmish game with Rommel and Montgomery leading a platoon (or Stalin and Hirohito).

As I already want to proxy stuff I really need to talk with my fellow gamers more now. Like, proxying an Inquisitor as Vader is probably okay, but how about then stepping up and proxying the Vader figure as Palpatine... *sigh*

[Han Soko 43]

1 minute ago, L_A_D said:

One of my first thoughts as well. I don't want all the big guys running around, on both sides. That's like a WW2 skirmish game with Rommel and Montgomery leading a platoon (or Stalin and Hirohito).

As I already want to proxy stuff I really need to talk with my fellow gamers more now. Like, proxying an Inquisitor as Vader is probably okay, but how about then stepping up and proxying the Vader figure as Palpatine... *sigh*

Good comparision ... and ... Palpatine on an Endor/Forrest-Base ... : NO

[Nihm 209]

Welp...there goes the neighborhood lol

[The Black Man 215]

13 minutes ago, spudmonkey said:

Palpatine?  Really FFG?

 

Come on, he's got better **** to do than leading a few squads of stormtroopers in direct action.  

I'd go so far as to say that he's never been actually on a battlefield during combat.

 

8 minutes ago, Lemmiwinks86 said:

I have this same feeling, I thought that Palpatine would never be in Legion (or maybe in the future when there are no other commanders to add) as it doesn't make much sense to have him in the middle of a battlefield. I'm a bit dissappointed with this, but can't say that I dislike getting more stuff for the game

Well, there was this book by Kemp called Lords of the Sith where this would be really fun to play.

I won't say more than that but it fits with Palpatine and Vader "running around" together.

[nashjaee 750]

29 minutes ago, AintNoPoser said:

It's the same. Luke's ability allows him to in 1 whole action. The way Palpatine's card reads makes it sound like he get's multiple attack actions. 

It's things like this that can make the game confusing. 

Very very common mistake. And I agree it can be confusing because people tend to skim read and missing a single word is easy.

You are only allowed 1 attack action per activation. You can perform as many attacks (note that "action" is missing) as your abilities allow. Luke's ability is contingent on him performing an attack action (as that is currently the only way he gets and attack ) in the first place before getting that additional attack. Palpatine's ability just gives him as many attacks as he would like, up to his wound limit. Palp doesn't have to start with an attack action.

[Animewarsdude 3,639]

18 minutes ago, spudmonkey said:

Palpatine?  Really FFG?

 

Come on, he's got better **** to do than leading a few squads of stormtroopers in direct action.  

I'd go so far as to say that he's never been actually on a battlefield during combat.

Use an alt mini of Palpatine in swimming trunks and sunglasses so it looks like the Rebels just keep attacking him on his vacation day.