Should flamethrowers be given their own stats?

[samuelzz10]

I also found this online, thought it looked very cool. I can't understand why he's naked though.

The reason the minifig is naked is because it's supposed to look like a maniquin. (or however you spell it)

[MicVash]

That's a quick fix: 6" Range and five-turn limit on being on fire.

I still think that's taking it too far wtih someone being on fire. After just one turn, especially with a lot of minifigs, it's harder to keep track of who's taking extra fire damage still. Warhead's got it spot on with just 2 turns. Think about it: 2d6 damage initial hit, fire starts to die after a turn so half the damage to 1d6, half the damage again for the next turn and it's close to zero damage, 0d6, so he's not on fire anymore.

Even with reduced range these flamers can still reach. I only reduced the range to compensate for the area effect ability. With that you are getting 2-3 extra inches. Just that small amount of space could save a minifig from getting wrecked from an area effect damage of 2d6, plus a 1d6 next turn.

[Gungnir]

That's a quick fix: 6" Range and five-turn limit on being on fire.

I still think that's taking it too far wtih someone being on fire. After just one turn, especially with a lot of minifigs, it's harder to keep track of who's taking extra fire damage still. Warhead's got it spot on with just 2 turns. Think about it: 2d6 damage initial hit, fire starts to die after a turn so half the damage to 1d6, half the damage again for the next turn and it's close to zero damage, 0d6, so he's not on fire anymore.

Even with reduced range these flamers can still reach. I only reduced the range to compensate for the area effect ability. With that you are getting 2-3 extra inches. Just that small amount of space could save a minifig from getting wrecked from an area effect damage of 2d6, plus a 1d6 next turn.

Alright. I agree on 5 turns being hard to keep track of. I didn't think about that.
The range, on the other hand, I'm leaving as is. Most flamethrowers spray a 30' jet of flame, so running the scale down to minifig-size, 6" makes a good amount of sense. And the AOE should only apply to wherever the flame hits, since the fuel doesn't actually scatter until it hits something. A 1" radius AOE should be enough.

[Warhead]

In the area affected you have a 50/50 chance of it missing you, only the target has a higher chance to be hit. So even on a high roll for area affected it's not necessarily a disaster. And a 2D6 roll could roll fairly low, if your lucky. 1/3 chance...ish for a moderate trooper with a 4-5 armour save.

Besides, if you group your troops like a spamhead you deserve to be roasted to death. I cringe when playing forum battles and see my guys huddling in a mass.

I wanna see plenty of beach between men. Five men is a juicy opportunity, one man's a waste of ammo.

[Tzan]

I cringe when playing forum battles and see my guys huddling in a mass.

Perhaps your men gain strength from the sexual tension.

[Warhead]

Ah-Hahaha... Bastard.

[Ross_Varn]

I wanna see plenty of beach between men. Five men is a juicy opportunity, one man's a waste of ammo.

I badly need to take this advice. Y'see, this is how my guys keep getting massacred by overkill.

[mm233]

Nice...

[Magic Soap]

^He's not naked, he's obviously meant to represent a test unit/dummy.
Or, he's a faceless nude zombie.

[Tuefish]

Easier fix: when you need the flame pieces elsewhere, the fire is out.

[Warhead]

Yep, that's how I do it. Usually the action has moved on anyway so no big deal.

[Magic Soap]

I give flame weapons a base damage, lower than projectiles or most melee weapons. The flame then stays and does half-damage until put out physically or until the object has taken more damage either through combined firing later on or from HP taken away. This makes them useful for making it easier for other troops to finish them off later on. Also, this means flamers are good at burning down log cabins and the ilk. Unless things are flame-retardant, my rules above apply. Hope that makes sense to y'all.