Strength skills for Wights

aryus1 · Post by **aryus1** » Fri Sep 13, 2002 3:00 pm

Since Wights are pretty much the same as Human Blitzers with Regenerate and -1MA for the same price, why don't they have access to Strength skills? All other blitzers (except the elves) can get them. I thought it might be because Mummies have access to Strength skills, but there are teams like the Dwarves who have several positions with access to them. Is this a typo? If so is anyone playing with a house rule where Wights can access Strength skills?

Thanks.

Marcus · Post by **Marcus** » Fri Sep 13, 2002 3:31 pm

It's a game balance thing. They don't get them because they get 2 ST5/Mighty Blow/Regenerate players on the starting roster.

It's a weak spot you have to play around. Undead are pretty powerful as is - give Wights access to ST skills and they'd be disgusting

Marcus

Deathwing · Post by **Deathwing** » Fri Sep 13, 2002 4:09 pm

There was maybe a case when there was 0-2 on the roster, but not with 0-4.

Post by **voyagers_uk** » Fri Sep 13, 2002 4:11 pm

they would resemble the old Khemri Tomb Guardians then. and that is a very loose resemblance.

Mumster · Post by **Mumster** » Fri Sep 13, 2002 4:16 pm

I think the price on the Wights should be dropped to 80k. 90,000 is a bit much for what you get. I don't think a 10k drop would be too much to ask for

Zombie · Post by **Zombie** » Fri Sep 13, 2002 5:11 pm

But then you'd have to bring up the cost of mummies by a good 10k or 20k. Those players are clearly underpriced. Or just keep things like they are now, it all balances out in the end.

Dragoonkin · Post by **Dragoonkin** » Fri Sep 13, 2002 6:28 pm

Or how about we just scrap the current Undead teams and replace them with something no-one wants?

There's a whole bunch of Star Player figs languishing in a warehouse, you know...

wesleytj · Post by **wesleytj** » Fri Sep 13, 2002 9:49 pm

Deathwing wrote:There was maybe a case when there was 0-2 on the roster, but not with 0-4.

We actually played with ST skills for wights in a 0-2 wight league back in the day, and it was pretty reasonable. BUt I agree, 4 of them would make undead WAY too nasty, especially now in the days of fewer big guys.