AoS Moving through water

[Imrahil]

Hi all,

at the moment I am planning on making some terrain features containing water, for use in Middle Earth SBG-ing.
This made me wonder if I was able to use them in AoS.

Are models in AoS able to pass through water objects, like rivers and lakes. The only thing I could find was about 'auras' of terrain pieces, but nothing directly on crossing water.
If not I know I could make a house rule when using them on the battlefield

Let me know if there are rules about this, and do you have house rules regarding this

Grrr, Imrahil

 

[MackiMac]

I have never seen any rules for water terrain that I can recall.

I have a river terrain that have some vegetation along it and I just play it like normal area terrain.

If your terrain is supposed to have a litte bit deeper water, you could houserule it to slow down units walking through it by a couple of inshes. Or if it is deep enough maybe even make it impassable. As long as you agree with your opponent before the game starts, I se no problem with it.

 

[Imrahil]

Thanks.

I have a river terrain that have some vegetation along it and I just play it like normal area terrain.

Does normal area terrain effect movement in any way?

As long as you agree with your opponent before the game starts, I se no problem with it.

This is always the best solution and first way to go.

If your terrain is supposed to have a litte bit deeper water, you could houserule it to slow down units walking through it by a couple of inshes. Or if it is deep enough maybe even make it impassable.

In Middle Earth SBG you are able to swim but have to take a swim test rolling a D6 on a 1 you drown, on 2-5 you move half distance and on a 6 you can move full distance. The roll can be influenced by aspects like heavy armor (-1), riding a horse (+1), etc.

This works for single model units but needs some tweaks for larger units.

Grrr, Imrahil

 

[MackiMac]

Does normal area terrain effect movement in any way?

No, unless you have to climb of course.

In Middle Earth SBG you are able to swim but have to take a swim test rolling a D6 on a 1 you drown, on 2-5 you move half distance and on a 6 you can move full distance. The roll can be influenced by aspects like heavy armor (-1), riding a horse (+1), etc.

Middle Earth sounds like a really fun game. I think that should have some old Easterling models somewhere.

 

[pendrake]

Those Deepkin Elves can evidently swim overland without water so I see no reason Stormkniggets couldn’t walk on water or through water without air.