Command (Tactical Marine)

By Okidus, in Deathwatch Rules Questions

Command allows a player to affect a number of targets equal to their Fe Bonus. My question is, do you subtract other player characters from this bonus?

For example, if my player can affect five targets, do I subtract two other PC's allowing him to Command three NPC's?

Okidus said:

Command allows a player to affect a number of targets equal to their Fe Bonus. My question is, do you subtract other player characters from this bonus?

For example, if my player can affect five targets, do I subtract two other PC's allowing him to Command three NPC's?

In most RPGs PCs are immune to interpersonal skills aka it needs to be played out. I wouldn't subtract anything, it's not overpowered either way.

Alex

If you read what I posted before, ignore it.

Yes the OP is correct, if you wanted to use command based skills on your team they would count for the number of characters you can 'command'.

This doesn't automatically make you 'the boss' of everyone in the team. But rather if you wanted to use Iron discapline to allow a re-roll on fear and pinning only as many PCs and NPCs may benefit from it as your fellowship allows (and in the case of the talent you'd have to be the mission leader).