Couple quick rules questions

[alderdust]

(01-21-2014 12:26 PM)ATOEtalGeek Wrote:  

(01-21-2014 08:59 AM)stubobj Wrote:  The first phase of a Hero turn is Move Action. During this phase you choose to Move or Search. When using Barricades you are given a Special Move Action. This is something that replaces a normal Move Action. A Hero who rolls a 4 or higher may choose to A)Move 4 spaces B)Stay put and build/reinforce a barricade C)Search. No matter the choice at the end of the phase you can take wound(s) to build/reinforce barricades.

What is the basis for sacrificing your move or search in order build a barricade? The rule does not state the barricade is in place of anything...as it does, for example, for drawing a Survival Deck card.

There are scenarios that call for barricades one being in SotF. If you feel you are right and everyone else is wrong feel free to play it whatever way you wish and is more fun to you...however it is a special move action and it gives you another option instead of moving or searching. Note that using barricades is a DOT requirement (introduced in Growing Hunger) that costs 2 DOTs to use and that needs balancing if you are using it outside of a scenario that calls for them for instance giving the zombies a lights out of their choice (2 dots) or 2 random lights out (2dots).

Grave weapons and Survival Decks are balanced against each other so I use them every games. I only use barricades if its called for in the scenario.

See these couple threads for information on DOTs:

Labrys made some nice cards that can be used for printing.

http://www.thezombiegame.com/forums/Thread-Dot-Cards-Scenario-Special-Rule-Cards-Dice-Rule-Cards?highlight=dot


http://www.thezombiegame.com/forums/Thre...hlight=dot