emeraldegg Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Hey guys, I was playing my first game of 40k today, and I was wondering, when holocaust is activated, does the entire unit use it (e.g. 1 attack) or just specific models of your choosing (e.g. multiple attacks)? Furthermore, if it's the entire unit, does the resolving of one squad member mean that you can still attack with the storm bolters of everyone except the one who resovled the attack? My friend's been playing for years but he wasn't quite sure either. I'm still new at this. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/254134-question-about-holocaust/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
henrywalker Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 read the brotherhood of psykers rule :) basically the squad bands together and casts one psychic power, it is resolved with the justicar. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/254134-question-about-holocaust/#findComment-3085081 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abaddonshand Posted June 13, 2012 Share Posted June 13, 2012 Except of course paladins don't have justicars, so you get to elect which model uses it. This model "fires" and suffers any perils. Therefore, I'd be of a mind to let the apothecary do it, as they don't carry any alternative ranged weapon (and given you'll probably only use holocaust once or twice a game due to short range, the risk of rolling perils is outweighed by the utility of maximising fire power). If you find yourself using it a lot, just change caster once the apothecary (or whomsoever you choose) takes their first perils wound. Edit: And just to make sure I answered your question fully, only monstrous creatures (or characters with particular special rules, if any exist) may fire more than one ranged weapon per turn. Holocaust is a psychic shooting attack, which takes the place of a ranged weapon, hence my above recommendation. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/254134-question-about-holocaust/#findComment-3085139 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toasterfree Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 except IIRC BoP also includes knights of the flame. not sure if pallies have those or not... Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/254134-question-about-holocaust/#findComment-3085233 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grand Master Caloth Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 No, pollis have no leader-type upgrade. however, as i recall (Codex is in my tent, im at work. being deployed sucks....), BoP says that if there is not a Justicar, KoF, etc, then any perils is suffered by a model at random from the unit. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/254134-question-about-holocaust/#findComment-3085274 Share on other sites More sharing options...
shortysl Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 It is one model from the unit that makes the Holocaust attack. Other members of the unit are free to fire their own ranged weapons, provided of course, that they fire at the same target. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/254134-question-about-holocaust/#findComment-3085467 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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