Arbites/Enforcers Ideas

[Petitioner's City]

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Hello all - I was wondering about Enforcers/Arbites, or at least a temporary, fill-in-the-blank squad, and how to construct them from the various options available. I wasn't sure if an Orlock base (ferocity and shooting focus) or a Van Saar (techy and shooting) base was a good idea.

Also in terms of weapons, I went about fibbing with what actually is on offer.

I wondered about a mix of Combat Shotguns (70 creds - although possibly cheaper as "house" weapon), Shock or Power Weapons (50), Armoured Undersuits (25), Frag Grenades (30), Choke Gas (50), Grenade Launchers (55), Boltguns (55), Bolt pistols (25), special weapons and heavy weapons, and also ideas for Web weapons using original Necro rules (until GSC is rreleased). Something like:

EQUIPMENT LIST
WEAPONS
BASIC WEAPONS
· Boltgun
· Combat Shotgun
· Lasgun
· Hellgun/Hot-shot Lasgun

CLOSE COMBAT WEAPONS
• Club or maul
• Fighting Knife
· Power Weapon
• SHock-Maul (adapting Shock Whip)
• Suppression Shield

PISTOLS
• Autopistol
• Boltpistol
• Hellpistol
• Laspistol
• Needle Pistol
• Plasma Pistol
• Stubgun
• Web Pistol

SPECIAL WEAPONS
· Flamer
· Grenade Launcher (frag, krak and choke)
· Meltagun
· Plasmagun
· Needle Rifle (*)
· Storm Bolter (*) (Leader only)
· Webber (*)

HEAVY WEAPONS
· Heavy Bolter (*)
· Heavy Stubber (*)

GRENADES
· Frag Grenades
· Krak Grenades
· Choke Gas Grenades
· Melta Bombs

WARGEAR
• Bioscanner
• Drop Rig
• Grapnel Launcher
• Filter Plugs
· Respirator
· Medicae kit
· Photo-goggles
· Infrared-goggles
· Underlayer Armour (acting as Carapace)

However, any well-armed and armoured model is an expensive combination: an orlock ganger with combat shotgun and armoured underlayer is 145 credits, and a proctor or sergeant with c.shotgun, power weapon, armoured undersuit, and frag & choke grenades is a might 350 credits.

One ends up with very petite squads, of about 6-7 men, when making them armoured or well-armed. Of course the original rules for Arbites in Necromunda was a Proctor and 4 men, which changed with the Underhive Enforcers to two squads of 5 making up a 10-man gang. But I'm in a muddle about what to do - ultimately the size is the chief limit on this overly well-equipped gang idea.

Now not all police will be heavily armoured or armed ... so I'm not sure they need to be. A 'detective' isn't usually so well-armoured, for example, and could make a nice Inq28-style addition. Juves could be recruits, I guess.

Anyway, some wonderful inspiration from the interwebs:

See https://imgur.com/a/rTYBa

See https://twitter.com/greentj/status/930683550743048192

 

[Blood Donor]

Its not N17, but here are links to discussions (maybe all, maybe not) on the forum about Enforcers. I'm sure you could harvest what you like and cull it into something Neo-cromunda compatible.

Enforcers, Enforcers, Enforcer Inventor, Enforcer starting gear, Alternate enforcers, or advice on house rules., Enforcer Bullgryn, Enforcers, Enforcers for OCE, Enforcers, Enforcers,

 

[Petitioner's City]

Thanks Blood Donor, ill look at these. I will need to play to get to understand the new stats & mechanics - but this is a great pool of ideas

 

[Jacob Dryearth]

I was thinking about using Orlock legacy rules for Enforcers as well. I would go the route of not changing any weapon lists or making up rules though. I'm not too worried about matching the Arbite or Enforcer squad size limitations. My main concern is that combat shotguns can't use executioner rounds, but they are not common weapons in the legacy rules, so regular shotguns for me.

I would give all models shotguns or boltguns, respirators, and a bolt pistol. A power weapon and flair would represent shock maul and supression shield (entangle is the shield bash effect, although I can't find the rule). A juve with two fighting knives as a cyberhound.

In post games I would prioritize buying in this order: armored undersuits, choke and smoke grenades for throwing and launching, exocutioner rounds. I would then start upgrading anyone with a shotgun to also carry a combat shotgun. The two weapons I would count as a special issue Enforcer pattern combat shotgun, capable of loading all types of shells.


This may work better with the final Orlock rules actually, since they have all shotguns as house weapons, save the sidearm for upgrades.