Orders and the Order Pool - Revision history

Ian at 15:20, 25 April 2025

2025-04-25T15:20:03Z

Ian: See Also update.

2025-04-23T14:56:14Z

Ian: See Also update.

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Ian at 11:03, 21 March 2025

2025-03-21T11:03:00Z

Ian: N5 first version.

2025-03-21T11:02:33Z

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 Tactical Orders are only available to Troopers who have undergone special training and possess greater operational versatility.
-Tactical Orders are special Orders that are not added to the [[Order Pool]], but are instead kept by the Trooper which generates them for their own use, though they may also be spent for advanced rules and for [[Fireteams]].
+Tactical Orders are special Orders that are not added to the [[Order Pool]], but are instead kept by the Trooper which generates them for their own use, though they may also be spent for advanced rules and for [[Fireteam]]s.
 {{see-also}}

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 === Special Lieutenant Order ===
 {{image| name=eng-lieutenant-order-512.jpg | style= 128 }}
-Lieutenant Special Orders are not added to the Order Pool, but are kept separate for the Lieutenant's own use. The status and expenditure of the Lieutenant Special Order is [[Open Information]].
+Lieutenant Special Orders are not added to the Order Pool, but are kept separate for the [[Lieutenant]]'s own use. The status and expenditure of the Lieutenant Special Order is [[Open Information]].
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 Tactical Orders are special Orders that are not added to the [[Order Pool]], but are instead kept by the Trooper which generates them for their own use, though they may also be spent for advanced rules and for [[Fireteams]].
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 {{Important-start}}
-The status and expenditure of every Order is Open Information. Players must place the Tokens for each Order, including the Lieutenant’s, where all players can see them. Moreover, they must warn their opponent when they are going to using it to activate their Troopers, including the Lieutenant.
+The status and expenditure of every Order is [[Open Information]]. Players must place the Tokens for each Order, including the [[Lieutenant]]’s, where all players can see them. Moreover, they must warn their opponent when they are going to using it to activate their Troopers, including the Lieutenant.
 {{Important-end}}
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 The Order Pool is the number of Regular Orders available to an Army List in its Active Turn. The more Regular Troopers in an Army List, the bigger its Order Pool.
-* Each Combat Group has its own Order Pool, that cannot be transferred from one Combat Group to another.
+* Each [[Combat Group]] has its own Order Pool, that cannot be transferred from one Combat Group to another.
 * Only Regular Orders go into the Order Pool. Irregular Orders, the Lieutenant Special Order, and Tactical Orders are not part of any Order Pool.
 * Players recalculate Order Pools at the beginning of each of their Active Turns, during the [[Tactical Phase]]. (further detailed in the [[Game Sequence]] section).
-* Each Regular Trooper deployed on the battlefield, in the form of a [[Model]] or [[Marker]] and not in any Null State, contributes an Order to the Order Pool of their Combat Group.
+* Each Regular Trooper deployed on the battlefield, in the form of a [[Model]] or [[Marker]] and not in any [[Null]] State, contributes an Order to the Order Pool of their Combat Group.
 * Regular Troopers that are not on the battlefield in the form of a Model or Marker, due to [[Special Skills]], do not add their Order to their Order Pool until they start their Active Turn on the battlefield as a Model or Marker. The status and existence of Orders provided by these Troopers is [[Private Information]]. Regular Orders provided by these Troopers can be kept secret and out of sight of the opponent.
 * There is no limit to the number of Regular Orders may be spent to activate the same Trooper during their Active Turn; the only limit is the size of the Order Pool of their Combat Group.
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 * 10 Troopers which provide a Pool of 10 Orders.
 * 12 Models (10 Troopers and 2 Peripherals).
-* Peripherals do not provide an Order for the player’s Order Pool and they are disregarded for the 10-member limit for the player’s list.
+* [[Peripheral]]s do not provide an Order for the player’s Order Pool and they are disregarded for the 10-member limit for the player’s list.
 Players have several ways to consume said Orders:
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 {{Remember-start}}
-In an Infinity Army List, players must assign each Trooper to a Combat Group; they can create extra Combat Groups as needed, as long as the total number of Troopers in each one is no greater than 10, each with its own Order Pool.
+In an Infinity [[Army List]], players must assign each Trooper to a [[Combat Group]]; they can create extra Combat Groups as needed, as long as the total number of Troopers in each one is no greater than 10, each with its own Order Pool.
 {{Remember-end}}

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	The Order contributed by an Irregular Trooper is not added to the [[Order Pool]] of their [[Combat Group]] but is instead kept by them for their own use. However, the player must clearly state which Combat Group the Trooper, and their Irregular Order belong to. These Irregular Troopers can still spend Regular Orders from the Order Pool of their Combat Group.		The Order contributed by an Irregular Trooper is not added to the [[Order Pool]] of their [[Combat Group]] but is instead kept by them for their own use. However, the player must clearly state which Combat Group the Trooper, and their Irregular Order belong to. These Irregular Troopers can still spend Regular Orders from the Order Pool of their Combat Group.
		+
		+	{{see-also}}
		+	'''[[Restrictions Chart]]'''
		+	{\| class="n5table-dark"
		+	\|-
		+	! Restrictions Chart
		+	\|-
		+	\| [[Irregular]] Troops may not be chosen as [[Lieutenant]].
		+	\|}
		+	{{see-also-end}}

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	a = A: If the Order has not been spent, it is lost and cannot be used, whether by the Lieutenant or by a Trooper with the NCO Skill. \|		a = A: If the Order has not been spent, it is lost and cannot be used, whether by the Lieutenant or by a Trooper with the NCO Skill. \|
	related = [[Isolated State]], [[Lieutenant]], [[Loss of Lieutenant]], [[NCO]], [[Orders and the Order Pool]] }}		related = [[Isolated State]], [[Lieutenant]], [[Loss of Lieutenant]], [[NCO]], [[Orders and the Order Pool]] }}
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		+
		+	{{faqbox \|
		+	type = faq \|
		+	title = N4 FAQ \|
		+	version = 1.3, Nov 2022 \|
		+	q = Q: Can an NCO in Isolated State use the Special Lieutenant Order? \|
		+	a = A: No. \|
		+	related = [[Isolated State]], [[Lieutenant]], [[NCO]], [[Orders and the Order Pool]] }}

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 q = Q: What happens to the Special Lieutenant Order if the Lieutenant enters Isolated State? |
 a = A: If the Order has not been spent, it is lost and cannot be used, whether by the Lieutenant or by a Trooper with the NCO Skill. |
-related = [[Isolated State]], [[Lieutenant]], [[NCO]], [[Orders and the Order Pool]] }}
+related = [[Isolated State]], [[Lieutenant]], [[Loss of Lieutenant]], [[NCO]], [[Orders and the Order Pool]] }}

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	a = A: Yes. \|		a = A: Yes. \|
	related = [[Army List]], [[Orders and the Order Pool]] }}		related = [[Army List]], [[Orders and the Order Pool]] }}
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		+
		+	{{faqbox \|
		+	type = faq \|
		+	title = N4 FAQ \|
		+	version = 1.3, Nov 2022 \|
		+	q = Q: What happens to the Special Lieutenant Order if the Lieutenant enters Isolated State? \|
		+	a = A: If the Order has not been spent, it is lost and cannot be used, whether by the Lieutenant or by a Trooper with the NCO Skill. \|
		+	related = [[Isolated State]], [[Lieutenant]], [[NCO]], [[Orders and the Order Pool]] }}

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 Irregular Orders are those contributed by Troopers who have learned to fight in an undisciplined, disorganized way, who can be expected to worry first and foremost about themselves.
-Irregular Troopers do '''not''' add their Orders to the [[Order Pool]] of their [[Combat Group]], but instead keep them for their own use. Bear in mind that these Troopers can still receive Orders from the Order Pool. {{seefaq}}
+Irregular Troopers do '''not''' add their Orders to the [[Order Pool]] of their [[Combat Group]], but instead keep them for their own use. Bear in mind that these Troopers can still receive Orders from the Order Pool. {{seefaq | You must state which Combat Group the Irregular Orders belong to.}}
 {{n4end}}