ElectricPaladin
10-30-2013, 03:03 PM
I find them pretty confusing, but here is my current interpretation of the text. Please let me know if I am on track:
1) Bolt either misses (in which case the rest is irrelevant) or hits the front rank.
2) The bolt does dWhatever wounds to the unit.
3) Assuming the bolt kills at least one dude, it penetrates to the next rank, automatically hitting the next guy in line. Roll to wound that guy at -1 Strength.
4) Repeat Step 3 until you either run out of ranks, run out of Strength, or fail to kill a guy.
The important note is that the bolt does not continue to deal dWhatever wounds each time it hits a rank. It deals dWhatever wounds the first time, but a single wound to each subsequent rank.
Now, the next question: when do you remove the casualties? Because if you remove the initial dWhatever casualties, it could cost you a rank, which could potentially save the life of one of the survivors... or do you keep the casualties in the unit until the bolt is finished, which could potentially cost the unit dudes by killing the same guy twice?
I don't judge. Either way of doing it is equally "gamey." The question is, which one is right?
1) Bolt either misses (in which case the rest is irrelevant) or hits the front rank.
2) The bolt does dWhatever wounds to the unit.
3) Assuming the bolt kills at least one dude, it penetrates to the next rank, automatically hitting the next guy in line. Roll to wound that guy at -1 Strength.
4) Repeat Step 3 until you either run out of ranks, run out of Strength, or fail to kill a guy.
The important note is that the bolt does not continue to deal dWhatever wounds each time it hits a rank. It deals dWhatever wounds the first time, but a single wound to each subsequent rank.
Now, the next question: when do you remove the casualties? Because if you remove the initial dWhatever casualties, it could cost you a rank, which could potentially save the life of one of the survivors... or do you keep the casualties in the unit until the bolt is finished, which could potentially cost the unit dudes by killing the same guy twice?
I don't judge. Either way of doing it is equally "gamey." The question is, which one is right?