Minifigs that have flight.

[Bluefog]

I've been saying that a jet pack/wings/super power allows 10" of movement mostly because it allows combat to happen a lot faster... and that's what I want, but it might be a little far though, plus, a dude with wings would have less movement than a dude with a jet pack probably right? Anyone have thoughts on this? I'm thinking people most be dabbling with this, especially with the Chima sets. My army has 4 minifigs with wings, including my hero... I don't want to make them too powerful though, I'm all about the fair play.

EDIT: Sorry if someone already asked this, but I looked on the first page and didn't see anything and I'm far too lazy to go back further.

DOUBLE EDIT: Another totally unrelated question: Do heroes just automatically dual wield or would that have to be a feat?

[stubby]

I've been saying that a jet pack/wings/super power allows 10" of movement mostly because it allows combat to happen a lot faster... and that's what I want, but it might be a little far though, plus, a dude with wings would have less movement than a dude with a jet pack probably right? Anyone have thoughts on this? I'm thinking people most be dabbling with this, especially with the Chima sets. My army has 4 minifigs with wings, including my hero... I don't want to make them too powerful though, I'm all about the fair play.

EDIT: Sorry if someone already asked this, but I looked on the first page and didn't see anything and I'm far too lazy to go back further.

DOUBLE EDIT: Another totally unrelated question: Do heroes just automatically dual wield or would that have to be a feat?

I put winged minifigs at a standard 5" Flying and let them do an aerial Sprint for extra speed as usual. Jetpack minifigs I give 5" on foot plus 5" in any straight line.

Flying minifigs are limited in how much weight they can carry. They can't wear Heavy Armor or use Large minifig weapons.

Dual wielding Hand Weapons is legal for all minifigs; other types of dual wields are technically Feats, but a lot of people just fudge that.

[Quantumsurfer]

Flying minifigs are limited in how much weight they can carry. They can't wear Heavy Armor or use Large minifig weapons.

Some of this murders my go to flying unit ideas, like angels, for example.  But I can't honestly think of a better way to keep their utility balanced.

[stubby]

They can still wear Body Armor and carry Medium weapons no problem.

[Gungnir]

What about Superman?

[stubby]

Superman uses a big pile of supernatural dice to achieve all his crazy effects.

[Bluefog]

I put winged minifigs at a standard 5" Flying and let them do an aerial Sprint for extra speed as usual. Jetpack minifigs I give 5" on foot plus 5" in any straight line.

Flying minifigs are limited in how much weight they can carry. They can't wear Heavy Armor or use Large minifig weapons.

Dual wielding Hand Weapons is legal for all minifigs; other types of dual wields are technically Feats, but a lot of people just fudge that.

Would an aerial sprint require more rolling of dice? I try to avoid that as much as possible... of late I seem to roll nothing but critical fails.

[Voin]

Flying minifigs are limited in how much weight they can carry. They can't wear Heavy Armor or use Large minifig weapons.

Some of this murders my go to flying unit ideas, like angels, for example.  But I can't honestly think of a better way to keep their utility balanced.

Perhaps consider something like my [url]http://www.brikwars.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=11644]"Powered Armor"[/url] option: Powered/Magic armor is treated as a Size 1" vehicle, with move inches bought into it. At that point, the armor itself has up do 1d10 armor, and is the the thing getting damaged, while the minifig inside is technically "piloting" it (and should be subjected to the piloting rules). It's not technically the same as a "Shielded" bonus, but there Ain't No Rule against Heavy Armored units riding inside a flying vehicle (in fact, that's how dropships and assault shuttles work). Of course, once the Powered bits/flight pack of your Power Armor gets destroyed, you're stuck with the move penalty of regular minifig armor.

[stubby]

Would an aerial sprint require more rolling of dice? I try to avoid that as much as possible... of late I seem to roll nothing but critical fails.

Yes. I imagine a critfail on an aerial Sprint makes  you fall out of the sky.

If you really want to have armored Angels, SN dice wouldn't be a bad way to do it. Otherwise, just slap some Armor on them and who cares what the rules say.

[Voin]

Also, Heavily Armored units aren't restricted from using Thrust (which is cheaper than flight anyway).

Thrust is universal, and not affected by Slow Movement or Size or Armor Rating or anything else.

[stubby]

Just remember that Thrust doesn't let you end the turn in the air. You fall wherever you fall.

[Szerszen]

I just adopted for flying units (especially Chima) just rule of additional engine in the same style as legs, which are engine with 5" speed (2.5 CP), of course with rule for flying engine - so you can create even flying units with speed 1" for 1 CP. If you need more speed, you are just paying more CP.

[Voin]

Just remember that Thrust doesn't let you end the turn in the air. You fall wherever you fall.

Would it be kosher to allow a Skill Roll against the number of inches jumped to land on one's feet?

[stubby]

Seems like an unnecessary extra roll. Unless you have some reason to think they wouldn't land on their feet (someone who's bad at jetpacks maybe?), I'd just assume that anyone with a jetpack can control their fall well enough that it's not an issue.

Kind of like the jumping rules in 9.3.

[Voin]

I want to use Thrust to soften a fall (similar to a parachute, but with more ossum), like the Mobile Infantry troops do in "Roughnecks: Starship Troopers Chronicles" which I'd link to, but Sony is being a dillbag about the copyright.

Also, some Mars landers and such do that IRL.

So - Thrust to slow descent: acceptable?