The Book of Hatamoto Taro

[DingoDarkly]

I think Hatamoto is a great addition to a Samurai army.
I used Mr Taro in a battle alongside Mr Awa and kept Hatamoto 8 spaces behind the archer. The extra defense came in very handy for Kaemon and he managed to kill off half of my opponents team!

[Hex_Enduction_Hour]

Sculpt-wise, my favorite FB.

I used him with Kae and the T.S. Archers against Minions, Marro Warriors, and Nakitas.
Counterstrike rolls were hot in this game.
Get Hatamoto up high and get some Adjacent Tough action going.
His pose epitomizes exactly how he'd look while the other samurai go out to Counterstrike all kinds of nastiness.

I know he gets no respect from the competitive scene, but I really like Taro.

[Roufus]

Hatamoto means 'one who carries the banner' if anyone is interested.

[Cavalier]

Originally Posted by Hex_Enduction_Hour

Excellent HS trivia right there!

I agree...very cool...goes along with the Kanji on his flag meaning Hero very well

[UtgarsWorstFear]

Heres the deal...Im just tryin to help anyone out there not do something as stupid as i just did tonight.

It basically comes down to this: The one little friggin line on Hatamoto's card that says "when defending against an adjacent attack". We had the "ultimate" tounament, and it came down to Jandar vs. Einar in the finals. Each team had 1500 points and 3 ppl on it (6 total). The knights were basically shut down by all those samurai, and at the time we thought the Omnicron and the 4th Mass. were too. It ended up being a close game, but afterwards we realized that all those defense he was rolling against our range didnt count at all!

Hope that helps a few newbs out. lol

[Rÿchean]

Adjacent and Normal

Hopefully his stock goes up with the Ashigaru release.

On a slightly irrelevant note. He is a Samurai, and as such, counterstrike from enemy samurai does not work on him.

[GForce3062]

Originally Posted by Rÿchean

Hopefully his stock goes up with the Ashigaru release.

Yeah, hopefuly. If not I don't know what I'm gonna do with little Hatamoto.

[Chimpy]

So, we now have seen the two squads of Ashigaru. How much do you think they are going to help Hamato Taro?

[johnny139]

Originally Posted by Chimpy

So, we now have seen the two squads of Ashigaru. How much do you think they are going to help Hamato Taro?

Yes! Yes! A resounding yes! I mean, 190 points for him and the Harquebus. If you keep them next to him, not only do they get an automatic defense die, but with height, they have an average of 2 Shields. Doesn't seem that good, but it'll work WONDERS.

[Rÿchean]

Originally Posted by johnny139

Yes! Yes! A resounding yes! I mean, 190 points for him and the Harquebus. If you keep them next to him, not only do they get an automatic defense die, but with height, they have an average of 2 Shields. Doesn't seem that good, but it'll work WONDERS.

Ok I am the first to admit I am a simpleton, but how exactly does symbol = shield equate to automatic defense die for Ashigaru?

[johnny139]

Originally Posted by Rÿchean

Ok I am the first to admit I am a simpleton, but how exactly does symbol = shield equate to automatic defense die for Ashigaru?

Adjacent Tough 1 mean that all adjacent Einar units add 1 automatic shield to the roll. Counting the Einar Symbol, it's a 50/50 chance of rolling a shield. Therefore, and average of 1 defense rolled, and 1 added.

[Uprising]

Originally Posted by johnny139

Adjacent Tough 1 mean that all adjacent Einar units add 1 automatic shield to the roll. Counting the Einar Symbol, it's a 50/50 chance of rolling a shield. Therefore, and average of 1 defense rolled, and 1 added.

Adjacent Tough only applies to Hatamoto. He gets the bonus, not the unit.