OOC thread

Post is up, as promised. Hope I got the math right :3

Question: If Bannus switches into squad mode now, will it negate the Fear penalty to willpower?

Alright, so let me clear this up. I'm thinking of switching back to squad mode and taking a half action to activate this for 2 cohesion points

Iron Hands defensive stance: Strength of Iron
Action: Half Action
Cost: 2
Sustained: No
Effects: The cold fury of the Iron Hands Space Marine Chapter makes them exceptionally good at holding ground, particularly in the face of enemy fire. The Battle-Brother and those in Support Range of him gain a +10 bonus to resist Fear and Cohesion Damage and add +2 to their Toughness Bonus when reducing Damage from ranged attacks.

However, the GM wrote earlier that

No fear roll is needed for the non-squad leader. The influence of fear is negated by the squad mode as long as you are near a battle-brother and there is at least 1 cohesion pont left.

So if I'm reading this right, if I just enter squad mode and stay near an ally with at least 1 cohesion point left, since I'm not the squad leader, I'm automatically protected from the fear effect? Because if so, there's no point in activating the ability above.

That is correct. You would benefit from the Toughness bonus if the xenos use ranged but there is no further need to protect from the fear effect if you are in squad mode.

for guts and Mykhaal, do they need to be in a squad together, with the group or solo ?

You only need one squad mate in range to use squad mode. Even if you are split in different group, it still count as the same squad (with the same cohesion pool)
I don't have my book here, so I don't remember the exact range for your rank. I think it's a few meters only.

You can also be in squad mode while your only partner is in solo mode, you just need a present within range.

Sorry for the absence...
Ok, so if Guts and Mykhaal were in squad mode, how much Cohesion do they have ?

Lucian is an Ultramarine

favoured son (ulTRaMaRines)
Required Rank: 1 Effects: The Ultramarines consider themselves a pure expression of the Codex Astartes and among the truest of the Emperors sons. This pride and unshakable personal belief often manifests itself in their leadership abilities and the example they set to other members of the Adeptus Astartes. While in Solo Mode, a Battle-Brother of the Ultramarines Chapter may re-roll any Fellowship Tests when dealing with either Space Marines or members of the Imperial armed forces (i.e. Imperial Guard, Imperial Navy, etc.).In addition, their strength of leadership means that the Battle-Brother adds +1 to the Kill-team’s Cohesion if he is the squad leader. This bonus to Cohesion remains active even when the Battle-Brother is not in Solo Mode.

Thanks, TheVagrant. In that case, I'll withdraw from it at this point.

Thanks for trying!

Understood. Thanks for everything so far, I'll be on hold.

I'll stay a bit more, give the system one more try when you start again. I really enjoy the system but still have problems with some of the rules... (mainly the solo and squad system...)

I'll still be around. Current combat situation isn't suitable for a Melee focused fellow :P

Hehe, takes a few ranks for melee characters to shine in this game.