kiwitexansfan Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Just wondering if the command squad becomes the Captain's retinue and they must stay with him, or does the Captain retain his independent character status and move as he wants? Couldn't find an answer in the codex or via search-fu. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DV8 Posted February 26, 2010 Share Posted February 26, 2010 Just wondering if the command squad becomes the Captain's retinue and they must stay with him, or does the Captain retain his independent character status and move as he wants? Couldn't find an answer in the codex or via search-fu. Short answer: no they do not. Long answer: The Command Squad is not listed as a Retinue, simply another squad that can be taken if you fulfill certain requirements (i.e. taking a Captain). Though they are organized under the HQ section, they do not take up any slots on your Force Organization chart and are in essence a "Free" squad, provided you pay the points for it. They generate a Kill Point as normal, and any characters that join retain their Independent Character status and can be singled out in combat. DV8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwitexansfan Posted February 26, 2010 Author Share Posted February 26, 2010 Just wondering if the command squad becomes the Captain's retinue and they must stay with him, or does the Captain retain his independent character status and move as he wants? Couldn't find an answer in the codex or via search-fu. Short answer: no they do not. Long answer: The Command Squad is not listed as a Retinue, simply another squad that can be taken if you fulfill certain requirements (i.e. taking a Captain). Though they are organized under the HQ section, they do not take up any slots on your Force Organization chart and are in essence a "Free" squad, provided you pay the points for it. They generate a Kill Point as normal, and any characters that join retain their Independent Character status and can be singled out in combat. DV8 Thanks for the quick answer, I had found another post on another obviously inferior message board suggesting that they were a retinue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greatcrusade08 Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 yeah the retinue question has been done to death, C:SM 5th ed contains no retinue units, so its something that will never come up for regular SM players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkGuard Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 yeah the retinue question has been done to death, C:SM 5th ed contains no retinue units, so its something that will never come up for regular SM players. Not only that, but it seems that no 5th ed Codex has any retinue units, even the new Nids Codex. So I would imagine that when all the Codexes have been re-done, there will be no more retinue units. In short, retinues are a dying breed, and the Command Squad is just a normal Squad that can only be taken if you take a Captain, and it doesn't take up a HQ slot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Sasha Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 ...it seems that no 5th ed Codex has any retinue units, even the new Nids Codex. So I would imagine that when all the Codexes have been re-done, there will be no more retinue units. In short, retinues are a dying breed... Until 6th edition comes out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gil galed Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 GW seems to be phasing out retinues, they only reason they still exist is the old codexs like GK stil have them in ~Gil :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruentus Nex Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 GW seems to be phasing out retinues, they only reason they still exist is the old codexs like GK stil have them in ~Gil :D I think that perhaps now that the ICs can be targeted separately in CC they don't want to force an IC to be stuck with a Retinue, while not gaining any real benefit from it. That way he can move around the battlefield freely and lend assistance wherever he is needed. Or something like that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty the Pyro Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 GW seems to be phasing out retinues, they only reason they still exist is the old codexs like GK stil have them in ~Gil :D I think that perhaps now that the ICs can be targeted separately in CC they don't want to force an IC to be stuck with a Retinue, while not gaining any real benefit from it. That way he can move around the battlefield freely and lend assistance wherever he is needed. Or something like that? An IC cannot be targeted seperatly if part of a retinue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cruentus Nex Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 GW seems to be phasing out retinues, they only reason they still exist is the old codexs like GK stil have them in ~Gil :D I think that perhaps now that the ICs can be targeted separately in CC they don't want to force an IC to be stuck with a Retinue, while not gaining any real benefit from it. That way he can move around the battlefield freely and lend assistance wherever he is needed. Or something like that? An IC cannot be targeted seperatly if part of a retinue. Ok, so hence why GW is phasing out the retinue :P, just from a different perspective. ICs using their men as ablative wounds just sound wrong anyway. OH NOES HERE COMES A BIG MEANIE!!!, Here Joe, you go fight him, I don't want to get blood on my greaves, I just got'em cleaned! :P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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