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OBEL is not a special rule. It is just how our scouts deploy when they use their normal outflank. If you attached a WGBL to a scout pack in reserves and the scout pack decides to outflank, then the WGBL would use the OBEL rule with them. You are rolling the reserve roll to outlfank with the scout unit and the IC is attached to the outflanking unit because he has the saga.

 

Does a WGBL have the OBEL rule, though?

OBEL is not a special rule. It is just how our scouts deploy when they use their normal outflank. If you attached a WGBL to a scout pack in reserves and the scout pack decides to outflank, then the WGBL would use the OBEL rule with them. You are rolling the reserve roll to outlfank with the scout unit and the IC is attached to the outflanking unit because he has the saga.

 

Does a WGBL have the OBEL rule, though?

 

No, but they can take Saga of the Hunter which gives them Outflank. I think that's where the big question came in and basically, at least from my understanding, since the WGBL is an independant character they would have to take SotH if they wanted to join a Scout squad, but then the whole squad would have to use the regular Outflank rules instead of the Scout's BEL rule.

the only thing i was really waiting on was the hq in tda and frost weapons, which has been answered (i think to many of us that are a little longer in the tooth, call and asked if they left it out... atleast i did). the rest was basically how i saw things, a couple of "ok' momments.

 

i also like how long it is. maybe i haven't looked at many other armies FAQs but most of the ones i had/have are 2 pages.

No, but they can take Saga of the Hunter which gives them Outflank. I think that's where the big question came in and basically, at least from my understanding, since the WGBL is an independant character they would have to take SotH if they wanted to join a Scout squad, but then the whole squad would have to use the regular Outflank rules instead of the Scout's BEL rule.

 

Well, technically there's nothing keeping an IC from joining a scout squad, but to outflank with them will require SotH, and would be unable to use OBEL at all.

I'm not sure why so many of you think that our WGBL with SotH can't OBEL.

 

Let's take a normal HQ with a tactical squad.

- Does the HQ buy a drop pod? NO

- Do you attach the HQ to a unit that is taking a drop pod? YES

- Do you make a seperate roll for the unit and the HQ to come into play from reserves if they are attached? NO

 

The HQ is part of the unit when the reserve roll is made and enters play with the unit in the drop pod.

 

The same thing applies to our HQ with Saga of the Hunter. He is an IC that joins a scout squad. Both squads possess outflank and as per the new FAQ they are allowed to outflank together. Just like the above example, you declare the scout squad is coming in from reserves with outflank, at that point you roll using the OBEL rule and the IC attached to the scouts enters play with them, just like an HQ attached to a unit in a drop pod.

 

OBEL is just the way our scouts enter play when using outflank and the IC is attached to them via his own outflank rule.

 

Now, if you wanted to outflank the IC without attaching him to a scout squad, you would then make a seperate roll for him and he would have to use the standard outflanking because he is not part of the scout unit.

 

You wouldn't deny someone the ability to attach an HQ to a tactical squad in a drop pod because the HQ doesn't have the "drop pod" option listed under his profile, it's the same with our guy.

Nothing was answered on that question, as it stands both sides have the same argument as before.

 

I do like your argument line rodgambit, but will still take a revision to convince me either way. Still a house rule or up to the club/store/organization to decide.

 

 

Vrox.

Nothing was answered on that question, as it stands both sides have the same argument as before.

 

I do like your argument line rodgambit, but will still take a revision to convince me either way. Still a house rule or up to the club/store/organization to decide.

 

 

Vrox.

 

You guys should check out the "LotD and attached Librarian" thread in the OR - the argument is essentially the same. You can see decent for and against thoughts.

 

Ominious- that situation you listed (I assume you meant eldar IC without fleet? since Eldar joining a banshee squad doesnt relaly make sense).

 

In that case they lose it because its specified to be lost in the USR section.

Sorry I forgot to put the link in. Thanks Dark Bjoern and Requition for the link. I thought everybody knew about it and forgot to post it. No wunder I couldn't find any posts releating to the new FAQ. It must have just came out and I didn't know it.
I just saw that SW got an FAQ now for the 5th edtion codex. So did it answer all your quesitons? I am shocked for a new codex that there is 6 pages. Was there that many mistakes made or just written poorly? Is there still some rules that are not covered in the FAQ that should have been in there?

 

Just curious too see what you guys think.

Its perfect. The only thing I disagree with and/or embrace is Ragnar granting furious charge on the counter attack.

 

Now I get to see what hornets nests this has stirred up while I was out. I leave the fang for 8 hours and everyones fightin again- without me!

 

And I say that if an IC outflanks with scouts you roll on the OBEL chart, not the standard one, because the OBEL rule modifies the chart used.

Ominious- that situation you listed (I assume you meant eldar IC without fleet? since Eldar joining a banshee squad doesnt relaly make sense).

 

In that case they lose it because its specified to be lost in the USR section.

 

Yea, Eldrad doesn't share the squad's special rule, and as a result the entire squad cannot make use the special rule. :P

Ominious- that situation you listed (I assume you meant eldar IC without fleet? since Eldar joining a banshee squad doesnt relaly make sense).

 

In that case they lose it because its specified to be lost in the USR section.

 

Yea, Eldrad doesn't share the squad's special rule, and as a result the entire squad cannot make use the special rule. :P

 

No need to bold anything- Eldrad doesnt share the squads special rule. Full stop.

Your conclusion does not follow from the premise alone.

The entire squad cannot make use of the special rule simply because we are told we cannot make use of that rule in that situation.

Personally it makes no sense to me that Ragnar gets furious charge on a counter attack but does not get the +d3 attacks rather than the +1 counterattack bonus. It should be neither or both.

The line of logic I think they're following is

 

- Counter Attack says you get 1 attack, which they feel seems to supersede the blood claws +2 and Ragnar's D3 during a regular assault.

- They also feel the "exactly as if you assaulted," has merit as a game benefit instead of just being a justification. So Furious Charge is okay.

- And "oh by the way, defensive grenades don't work with CA, don't be ridiculous."

 

that said, I think this is a bizarre interpretation of Counter Attack, but I'll happily take it as a "final word" in games I play with Ragnar.

No need to bold anything- Eldrad doesnt share the squads special rule. Full stop.

Your conclusion does not follow from the premise alone.

The entire squad cannot make use of the special rule simply because we are told we cannot make use of that rule in that situation.

 

Sorry, was going for emphasis but admittedly was too heavy-handed about it. :P

 

But the premise of my argument is the same: unless an IC with SotH can outflank in the same fashion as the Scouts, he can't join them in an OBEL. BEL doesn't just change the results of an outflank, it's a separate move altogether.

No, its not. Its a change in the table that is used for outflank, as they must outflank to do so.

 

However, I think it should be noted that in reserves you can attach an IC to a unit- and then you roll for the unit. This would seem to be the same thing.

TWM + Power Fist = S10, I agree

 

No, its not. Its a change in the table that is used for outflank, as they must outflank to do so.

 

The rule specifies a Wolf Scout squad in particular, without mention of an attached IC's ability to outflank. RaW says that unless an IC is given the OBEL special rule, he cannot join a Wolf Scout squad in using the modified roll, and at most both IC and squad would be able to Outflank normally thanks to both of them having the Infiltrate special rule. RaP (Ruled as Precedented) would say the same thing with regards to the Fleet example.

Nah, fleet is covered under the "move at the slowest speed" rule, and since one model cant move at all in the assault phase, the rest are stuck too.

 

As it is, this is a bit of a grey area still... since it doesnt cover ICs in here. OBEL isnt an optional rule, if you use outflank you OBEL. Thus, I feel that ICs would be bound to it aswell if they are attached to the unit, as you roll for the unit as a whole when it comes to reserves, that much is clear.

Just doesn't feel right, though. ^_^

There are other examples though- like a command squad giving a captain FNP as an example.

 

But its a grey area... Im not going to hunt you down for playing it differently than I do.... or will I? :P

 

Seriously though, its cool.

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