Relics 2nd Edition Beta – Rule Updates & More
June 21, 2016 by dignity
Relics 2nd Edition Beta is turning out fantastic results and we've gotten together along with Gav from Tor Gaming to sit down and discuss what new updates have been brought into the world of Relics.
Remember if you would like to get involved in the Relics 2nd Edition Beta you can download the rule book free and join us on the forums for a discussion and suggestions for Relics.
Download the Free Beta Rules
Some of the core updates have been the following:
Main Rules 0.5
- Ability to buy advantage points as part of army selection.
- Action Phase description changed to split actions into Basic Actions and Orders. (Thanks Mark Bonatti)
- Out of Command reworded to take the split in actions (above) into account.
Attributes 0.6
- Aura of Protection (I): Added
- Do as I say!: Modified so orders can not be used by the unit that is reactivated.
- His Very Own Men: Modified to add ‘mercenary’ to the X unit if necessary.
- Rain of Death: Renamed to ‘Stone them to death’ and rewritten.
- Rage: Changed from (C) to (I)
Ridend 0.4
- Duke – added.
- Baron – Melee Attacks reduced to 2 and cost reduced to 8.
Vaettir 0.3
- Brocken – Extensively rewritten.
Mercenaries 0.2
- Maverick Mike – His Very Own Men: Changed to Troopers. ‘Banished – Britanan’ added to profile
- Maverick Boys – ‘Banished – Britanan’ added to profile
We have teamed up with Tor Gaming to feature our own Beast of War Bundles that you can get Relic starter sets for a discounted price.
Click here for the BOW Bundles
What do you think of the new updates for Relics?
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I find the advantage points system very appealing to my love of watercooler moments 🙂
Just received my BOW bundle here in the states today, looking forward to getting them together this weekend and testing out the rules. Love the models.
One of the other changes we are thinking about making in this beta is whether or not to allow pre-measuring.
We have had a lot of talk about it in the past, but still no clear picture so we have opened up a very simple poll for it
“Should pre-measuring be allowed in Relics 2nd edition”
You can cast your vote here: http://goo.gl/forms/kxKH8ak82mI2OiVT2
Hi Gav
Can you give us a bit of a run down of the pros and cons as you see them?
Hey @warzan, For me, pre-measuring or not is really something that should come down to genre. If the genre of a system is set when there would be means at the models disposal for judge accurate range (sci-fi with range finders, scanner etc) then pre-measuring should be allowed. But many people made some good arguments to allow pre-measuring and many others argued against it. The main point of allowing it is to level the playing field for all players. Judging ranges is not always an easy thing for some people to do. Whilst it’s a skill you can improve on,… Read more »
Gav why only 4 factions where are the beloved Orcnar?
The orcnar are getting a bit of a overhaul in 2nd edition and new profiles and sculpts moving forward. As such, I didn’t want for people to opt for them now only to be annoyed when they see what we are doing with them.
Not all the Orcnar profiles are in the beta yet, and about half (or slightly more) are becoming mercenaries (but also count as proper Orcnar if taken in a Orcnar force).
I just want to avoid confusion.
Awesome love the orcnar thanks for the info