Strange Aeons Rules - can't find the value of a "trophy".

[chicklewis]

I have probably missed it, but have read through the fine new Strange AEons rules twice, and I cannot find the 'trade in' value of a "trophy".  What page did I skim over, please?

Chick

[Uncle Mike]

Hey Chick,

This is an easy one. Page 62 under 'Treasure' in the Trophy Hunt Scenario.

-Uncle Mike

[chicklewis]

Yep, I read that and failed to interpret it right, thanks.

"Trophies may be 'traded in' in order to re-equip at any time the threshold player wants." 

Wow, does that REALLY mean that late in a game, with only one agent (cost 4 BP)remaining on the board, surrounded by enemies, the Threshold player could trade in his Trophy to suddenly re-equip that agent with 11 BP worth of weapons?  Three Dynamite + heavy armored vest + Tommygun + Saber ?  Amazing, that REALLY makes a trophy valuable.

Chick   

[D@rth J@ymZ]

From the way I read the rules I think you can only re-equip at the end of a game when any member of the Threshold list has died. "Once a Threhold player loses a model to a major injury they can re-equip their list...Agents and Civilians can NEVER be retired or let go; players are stuck with them until the model dies" (page 57 - Post Game Sequence #4 "Re-Equip Phase").  The trophy can be used to re-equip even if no members have been "lost". 

[Uncle Mike]

Thanx Darth,

That is how it works...won't give you a huge advantage from the start but can sure be helpful later on when you have fewer personell.

[chicklewis]

Great, thanks, fellows. 

Perhaps the next version could say - -

"Trophies may be 'traded in' to permit a Threshold team to re-equip after any game, even if no team members have been lost."
 
 
 

[D@rth J@ymZ]

That's a better way of putting it.
and good to know I read the rules right, or else people might think I was "cheating" 

[Breten]

Either that or using Loaded Dice. 

[D@rth J@ymZ]

Whatever do you mean?!   
they make Loaded Dice?!? 

[twrchtrwyth]

Whatever do you mean?!   
they make Loaded Dice?!? 

No nobody makes loaded dice. Especially not em4, not on the webpage below, and not 7th and 8th down the page.
http://www.em4miniatures.com/acatalog/SPECIALIST_D6.html

[Breten]

Darth doesn't need loaded dice.  We're pretty sure he uses the Force to get the rolls he always seems to need anyways.

I want me some bouncy dice.

[Bako]

Sorry for the jack, but damn! How did I miss the special dice section on their website! The bouncy one and those skull dice would be awesome. I'd finally have a proper set worthy of my low-rollermanship . And I could believe that weather die to be more accurate, never do bother with the forecasters because they suck.

Sproing, sproing, haha! A six!

[D@rth J@ymZ]

Jedi Master Qui-Gon showed me how to manipulate chance cubes with the Force back on Tattooine before a big pod race on time when I was a lad...