Hi all,
My friends and i are starting with Ronin and a couple of us have chosen Samurai.
We're thinking of starting small with 100pts, and building up if needed once we've got to grips with the rules.
I'm struggling to see how you build a 100pt Bushi Buntai however; so some sage advice from you good people will be most welcome.
OK, so with Samurai at 100pts there seems to be very little choice. Is this right?
A Buntai must be 4+ models (p4, 'at least 4, and up to 20 models). Correct?
As far as we can tell, the 100pt build options with minimum 4 models are as follows:
1. 4x Samurai (Rank 3) (24pts x 4, 96pts) - 4 models
2. 1x Ashigaru-Gashira (Rank 2) and 4x Ashigaru (Rank 1) (18pts x 5, 90pts) - 5 models
You must have 3x Rank 1 models for every Rank 2. Also Rank 1 and Rank 2 are both 18pts - any reason why?
3. 1x Bushou (Rank 5) and 3x Ashigaru (Rank 1) (88pts) - 4 models
You can't take any Rank 2 models as you need 3x Rank 1s to get a Rank 2, and you only have 12pts left. Also, unlike the Rank 4 models, a Rank 5 doesn't seem to require you to take any Rank 3 Samurai.
4. 1x Samurai (Rank 3), 1x Ashigaru-Gashira (Rank 2), and 3x Ashigaru (Rank 1) (96pts) - 5 models
You don't seem to be able to have a Rank 4 at 100pts. A Rank 4 means you also have to have a Rank 3 model. These two require you to have 4x Rank 1 or 2 models, for a total 125pts. Correct?
It seems you basically have four fixed builds (with a few points to spend on weapons/abilities) with Bushi Buntai at 100pts. Is this right?
Uh...some help and advice would be greatly appreciated.