Updating the Army

[Valerian]

One question. You mention for your Wolf Priest that you take Runic Armor and Saga of the Hunter. Isn't that not possible? I tried it and was called on it by my opponent.

 

Thanks,

 

bb

 

Nobody should care as Runic Armour is a type of Power Armour, and the requirement for the Saga is that a character be in PA. Clearly TDA is right out. Haven't been challenged on that one, personally.

 

 

Fluff =/= Rules

 

Only Power Armour is Power Armour.

 

Look at the entry for Runic Armour. Tell me which part is fluff and which part is rule? How can you tell the difference? Are they written in different font? Are they given some sort of special heading before each section that designates which is which? Are players told elsewhere in the rules which parts of an entry to follow, and which to disregard?

 

These are all rhetorical questions, as I'm pretty sure the answer to all of them is no, the rules designers have not created the codices in such a way. One argument can be made against: and this argument is simply this "Runic Armour cannot be Power Armour, because it costs +20 points and has different stats, as well as a different name". However, an argument can be made for, and that argument is this: "in the codex entry for Runic Armour it states explicitly that it is a type of Power Armour". This statements leads to the logical expression that "not all Power Armour is Runic Armour, but all Runic Armour is Power Armour." This is the position that I've been swayed by. It might not be the one everyone agrees to.

 

Valerian

[Lord Ragnarok]

One question. You mention for your Wolf Priest that you take Runic Armor and Saga of the Hunter. Isn't that not possible? I tried it and was called on it by my opponent.

 

Thanks,

 

bb

 

 

I don't quite understand what angle they are coming from on this. What is their reasoning?

 

I don't have my codex with me, but I think it says something like: "A Wolf Priest may exchange his Power Armor for Runic Armor." So, although they are based on the same equipment, they are not the same thing. And the footnote for Saga of the Hunter says it can only be taken by a character in Power Armor. As much as I hated to admit it, it made sense to me.

 

bb

 

 

Where is this footnote? In the Saga of the Hunter entry it says "infantry only". I can't find anything in the current FAQ.

 

Found it in the army list section. I 100 percent agree with Valerian. It clearly states in it's description it is a form of power armor.