Received this excellent-looking set of rules as a gift this year, and am very excited to get started! I'm familiar with the "Songs of..." rules system from a few previous titles (Quar, Arthurian, Deep Wars), but I always give a read-through and just a couple of questions popped up for me:
Points
The first part of the formula given, (Combat x 5 + Traits), indicates to me that you would multiply combat by five, then add the traits, but the example given suggests you add the traits plus five first, then multiply by combat. Is the example correct?
Reloading
I'm a little unclear on which weapons can reload and fire in the same turn and which ones can't (assuming the character has three actions for that turn). First it is stated "a figure that rolled three actions can reload a firearm and then shoot it with the third action." Next, though, it states "Rifles in this period were slower to reload we're even slower to reload, though. To reflect this, a figure may not reload and shoot in the same turn, even if it rolled three actions." I take this to mean that only rifles can't be reloaded and fired in the same turn! is that correct?
That's all for now. I have to say, I'm really impressed with this book! It will be a fun period to game, especially as I'm completely new to it. On that note, do people have some recommendations for miniatures? I'm aware of the Conquest figures, from the book, which look great. What other ranges do folks feel are compatible?
Thanks!