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Post by andres on Dec 9, 2014 19:30:45 GMT -5
So quick one . How many gets hot do I roll to fire the main gun of the executioner 1 or 3 . Also if I give it prescience do I reroll scatter of gets hot ?
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Post by Casiarius on Dec 10, 2014 0:47:31 GMT -5
For blast weapons like plasma cannons, the Gets Hot roll is a separate roll which is unrelated to the scatter roll. You can re-roll both of them. You make the Gets Hot roll for "each shot" which means three times for the Executioner plasma cannon. Also note that if a weapon does roll a 1 on the Gets Hot check, the weapon does not fire... so it actually reduces your firepower.
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Post by emptyhat on Dec 10, 2014 13:12:13 GMT -5
So if you roll a 1 and two 6's does the cannon not fire? Or does it fire twice?
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Post by gamma016 on Dec 10, 2014 14:32:14 GMT -5
It will fire twice. Rolling a 1 is like missing, except then it blows up in your face. So say if you had an Exicutioner with sponson plasma cannons you would have to roll 5 get's hot rolls and every time you rolled a 1 the blast wouldn't fire and you'd do your 4+ save on it.
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Post by Casiarius on Dec 10, 2014 18:10:11 GMT -5
Ordinarily, a blast weapon is always going to hit something, no matter how badly you roll. Maybe it will scatter into a nearby unit you weren't even shooting at. Gets Hot weapons are an exeption, since rolling 1 means no template is even placed on the table, so you cannot even get a "lucky miss" with that shot.
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Post by Aeon on Dec 18, 2014 0:55:56 GMT -5
Hahaaaa....Casarius obviously hasn't rolled blast weapons with Imperial Guard ballistic skill very often
You will still miss. A lot
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Post by glutebite on Dec 18, 2014 13:54:33 GMT -5
Aoen -- your right... Never fails but it seems I roll 10's, 11's or 12's for scatter. But when it hits... oh my there is going to be some real messy splats.
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Post by emptyhat on Dec 20, 2014 19:32:40 GMT -5
Aoen -- your right... Never fails but it seems I roll 10's, 11's or 12's for scatter. But when it hits... oh my there is going to be some real messy splats. This is why Tread loves fielding 10 mortar squads. Lousy saturation fire in 1000 point games.
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