Great video! I had not realized how underwhelming the LOS rule was outside of the forest. I still think this unit… and army for this matter will be a riot to play!
Thanks Sean! Yeah the volley ability looks good on paper, but the situations where you really need it are few. It does give you one less thing to have to consider when shooting with your archers though, so it’s easy on our overloaded minds. 😄
I like the diagram showing that they could fire into a unit in a wood as they'd have line of sight, but would not the reverse be even more powerful, where this unit would hide in a wood and force enemies to have to go around to charge them? And if they did that then could you just use the shift to push the other side? That means you'd need to threaten from both sides at the same time, or cav from a flank!
The Cover keyword actually won’t prevent a unit from charging the archers who are sitting in a forest. Only terrain with the “Blocks Line of Sight” keyword (palisade) would work this way. Now, technically an archer unit could snug up against a palisade and pop out 2” to the side to shoot at enemies, while keeping their own front completely unchargeable by the enemy. It leaves their flank open, but it has strategic advantages in certain situations. There are lots of fun ways to use this unit though with that 3” Maneuver and 2” shift before shooting!
As a stark player ,it break my heart every time I see stark bowman being compared with other range units …… .Probably has the worst value/cost among long range units😂
I guess that’s the problem with being one of the first ranged units in the game: every other one gets power-creeped up slightly. The Stark Bowmen could definitely use some help, like giving out the weakened token when shooting engaged enemies or something, instead of only when an enemy rolls a 1 on a defense die.
@@imperialminis857 yeah your right ,don’t need the LOS ability, give them auto weaken or precision would be nice. Btw the speed your pumping out these update videos is crazy 👍🏻 loving it.
It's a pleasure to see such valuable content for the community, especially with its impeccable timing.
Thanks man, I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Great video! I had not realized how underwhelming the LOS rule was outside of the forest. I still think this unit… and army for this matter will be a riot to play!
Thanks Sean! Yeah the volley ability looks good on paper, but the situations where you really need it are few. It does give you one less thing to have to consider when shooting with your archers though, so it’s easy on our overloaded minds. 😄
I think they look pretty solid.
My first preliminary list doesn't include them, which tells you how good BWoB starting options are :P
It definitely says something about the relative strength of the starting line-up when you’re doubting whether to take the in-faction ranged unit!
I like the diagram showing that they could fire into a unit in a wood as they'd have line of sight, but would not the reverse be even more powerful, where this unit would hide in a wood and force enemies to have to go around to charge them? And if they did that then could you just use the shift to push the other side? That means you'd need to threaten from both sides at the same time, or cav from a flank!
The Cover keyword actually won’t prevent a unit from charging the archers who are sitting in a forest. Only terrain with the “Blocks Line of Sight” keyword (palisade) would work this way. Now, technically an archer unit could snug up against a palisade and pop out 2” to the side to shoot at enemies, while keeping their own front completely unchargeable by the enemy. It leaves their flank open, but it has strategic advantages in certain situations. There are lots of fun ways to use this unit though with that 3” Maneuver and 2” shift before shooting!
Nice man, very fast Service +1
Thanks dude, glad you enjoyed it!
As a stark player ,it break my heart every time I see stark bowman being compared with other range units …… .Probably has the worst value/cost among long range units😂
I guess that’s the problem with being one of the first ranged units in the game: every other one gets power-creeped up slightly. The Stark Bowmen could definitely use some help, like giving out the weakened token when shooting engaged enemies or something, instead of only when an enemy rolls a 1 on a defense die.
@@imperialminis857 yeah your right ,don’t need the LOS ability, give them auto weaken or precision would be nice.
Btw the speed your pumping out these update videos is crazy 👍🏻 loving it.