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 Post subject: Dwarf Banners
PostPosted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 6:20 pm 
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Hi all you stunty player i have a question for you.

How many runic standard can be placed on BSB or a regiment standard barer?

I have read to rule for runic items, from what i can gather you are still allowed to use up to 3 different runes, is this correct?

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 Post subject: Re: Dwarf Banners
PostPosted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 8:15 pm 
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For a normal unit's standard only one rune may be used and under the points limit that the unit can have. I'm 85% sure of this

BSB's can have up to 3 runes on their standard with no limit to how many points. 100% sure of this.

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 Post subject: Re: Dwarf Banners
PostPosted: Fri Oct 09, 2009 9:21 pm 
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ok cool thats great :)

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 Post subject: Re: Dwarf Banners
PostPosted: Sat Oct 10, 2009 4:53 pm 
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As long as you follow the rule of 3 your only limit is points cost. Rule of 3 is

- No item can have more than 3 runes
- No MR can be used more than once
- No runic combination can be used more than once

Unit Banners can have more than 1 runic standard, my typical build for my units (longbeards, hammerers etc) is to take RO Stoicism & RO Battle on a longbeard unit, RO Stoicism & RO Sanctuary on a unit of Hammerers, and MR Grungi on my other Hammerer unit (the one with the lord in it).

BSB follows the same rules however usual build is to NOT give him any runic banners as it makes him too hard to defend as an individual character, i.e., BSB cannot take a shield and with a runic banner cannot take any other runic item meaning his AS is automatically restricted to a 4+ at best.

I use the BSB primarily to give me those break test re-rolls and that's it, any other benefit you get from runic banners you can pick up within your standard unit banner options. Use him instead as a CR bonus giving choppy choppy character. My typical build in casual and tournament play is:

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w. MR Gromil, RO Furnace, RO Cleaving, RO Might

Gives him a 1+ AS, immunity to flaming attacks protecting him from mages using lore of metal to snipe him, and 3 attacks at S5 or S10 vs T5 or higher.

If you are going to give your BSB a runic banner then MR Fear is the big rune you want to use. Make sure you also put him in a unit with a strong Thane who can protect him and accept challenges going in his direction, or put him in a small unit immediately behind your battle line if you give him something like MR Grungi.

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 Post subject: Re: Dwarf Banners
PostPosted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 11:25 am 
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Kiwi pretty much has it. Units can have up to three runes on their banners, usually to a maximum cost of 50pts. The BSB on the other hand, may take three runes on his banner, at no maximum cost, but he then cannot take any runes for weapon or armour.

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 Post subject: Re: Dwarf Banners
PostPosted: Sun Oct 11, 2009 1:39 pm 
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Thanks kiwi, great answer :)

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