I don't know why the theme team rules confuse the heck out of me, but they do. If I'm playing a 500pt game with a generic keyword, such as ruler, how many characters do I need on my team?

You would need six and you would get 2 theme team probs.

Six.

Generic
100-300 point = 3 Characters w/ 1 theme prob
400-600 point = 6 Characters w/ 2 theme prob
700-900 point = 9 Characters w/ 3 theme prob
1000-1200 point = 12 Characters w/ 4 theme prob

Named
100-300 point = 2 Characters w/ 2 theme prob
400-600 point = 4 Characters w/ 4 theme prob
700-900 point = 6 Characters w/ 6 theme prob
1000-1200 point = 8 Characters w/ 8 theme prob

Thanks. Some day I'll just get it. At least that's the theory.

You would need to meet the requirements of a 600 pt. game.

4 for named and 6 for generic.

Theme team probs would be:
4 for named and 2 for generic

0-300 = 2 figures named (2 re-rolls), 3 figures generic (1 re-roll)
301-600 = 4 figures named (4 re-rolls), 6 figures generic (2 re-rolls)
601-900 = 6 figures named (6 re-rolls), 9 figures generic (3 re-rolls)
901-1200 = 8 figures named (8 re-rolls), 12 figures generic (4 re-rolls)

etc etc etc

Uberman's chart goes in every thread.
http://www.hcrealms.com/forum/pictur...ictureid=16070

I run a league and a rule was brought up that I have never heard before about team prob. control. If I used a free action such as outwit, can I still use a team prob.?

As long as the outwit is not a non-free action.

Yes, you can., Note that this is a change from the previous rulebook. Under the 2010 rulebook, any action, including free actions, would prevent the use of themed team pc. With the 2011 rules, it's only non-free actions that stop you from using it.

When will Wizkids change the name of non-free actions to tokenable actions, or some other less confusing term.

It was very similar to the terms Generic and Non-Generic keywords. I was VERY happy that they changed to Generic and Named. It's about time they stopped using Non-Free Action. Why are we defining something by telling the players what it isn't?

Now that's an interesting point, if a bit off-topic. Perhaps a thread about nomenclature that is confusing or ambiguous, with suggestions for improvement, could be useful. I generally fall into the camp of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it," but if there are a significant number of people that find certain terms confusing, maybe it would be worth Wizkids taking a look at for the next edition of the rules.

http://www.hcrealms.com/forum/showth...49#post5917749

Done!