Vyndetta85 Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Ok B&C... I need some other eyes on this because its confusing me a little. Read.... Q: Can you clarify how The Leaders of the Pack works with regards topsychic powers? (p81)A: No number of Rune Priests may share the exact same twopsychic powers. For example, a Rune Priest may choose to takeLiving Lightning and Thunderclap. A second Rune Priest maythen choose to take Living Lighting and Jaws of the WorldWolf, as he will not have the same two psychic powers as thefirst Rune Priest. Note that the restriction on weapons andwargear still applies, so you have to have each Rune Priest witha unique wargear selection. Also note that Njal Stormcallerknows all seven powers rather than just two, so no other RunePriest can end up having the same powers. Thus it is permittedto take Njal Stormcaller alongside other Rune Priests. If youchoose instead to take psychic powers from the disciplines inthe Warhammer 40,000 rulebook, this restriction does notapply, as the specific powers are selected randomly. That is from GW site. Now, my question is, Are you allowed to take Njal AND 1 or more Rune Priests? Due to this line in bold, to me, it sounds that you ARE allowed to do this. Now, the last line(underlined) says that if you choose powers from the BRB, the restriction does not apply...what restriction? Please, someone, clear this up lol! Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/271468-njal-and-rune-priests-hlp/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Belfast Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 1) You are allowed to take njal and other rune priests as long as all rune priests have different wargear and psychic powers if they're not taking BRB powers. You can actually take up to 4 rune priests and they can 2) The restriction that doesn't apply is when you choose to take BRB powers. Basically, lets say you have two rune priests and both want to roll on divination. Because you roll for these powers randomly, should you roll, say, misfortune for both priests, you're not forced to roll again or take a primaris for one of them so they have different powers. This also works with allowing you to take the primaris for each priest should you choose so. However, the rule that each rune priest must have slightly different gear is still in effect. In other words, if you were to take 2 PA rune priests and both rolled the same BRB power, one of them would need to purchase a piece of wargear to differentiate themselves. Melta Bombs work great for this :D To clarify, If you were to take 4 rune priests - 2 with BRB powers, 2 with codex - They would all need to have different gear AND different non BRB psychic powers. Here's an example of how it would work TDA Rune Priest - living lightning, JotWW TDA Rune Priest - 2x Divination Powers, Melta bombs PA Rune Priest - 2x Divination Powers PA Rune Priest - Living LIghtning, Murderous Hurricane, Runic Armor Hope this clears it up for you Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/271468-njal-and-rune-priests-hlp/#findComment-3307647 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squark Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Alright, couple of things here. 1) Rune Priests (Including Njal) need to have a different selection of psychic powers and wargear. Since Njal is the only Rune Priest with all seven powers, and he has unique wargear, he automatically passes the requirements for Leaders of the Pack. 2) Since BBB powers are generated randomly, it's impossible to know if your Rune Priests will end up with the same psychic powers during list creation. Hence, the rule doesn't apply. 3) On using Melta bombs to get around leaders of the pack. Don't. Do. It. Seriously, the book outright says, "You're breaking the spirit of the rules here" in regards to that. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/271468-njal-and-rune-priests-hlp/#findComment-3307648 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vyndetta85 Posted February 18, 2013 Author Share Posted February 18, 2013 Awesome!! Thanks for clearing that up for me. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/271468-njal-and-rune-priests-hlp/#findComment-3307650 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightmare84 Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 I have one priest with a plasma pistol, sure it's expensive but he hasn't overheated yet since I use divin with him. I keep my bare bones with the wolf powers Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/271468-njal-and-rune-priests-hlp/#findComment-3307944 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raulmichile Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 I do also. I have never used more than 2 rune priests in the same army, so there is no problem for me with the Leaders of the pack rule. One is bare bones sitting in the rear near my LF or 2xPlasma GH. For the other either Termie Armour or Runic Armour to accompany either termies or other packs closer to the enemy. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/271468-njal-and-rune-priests-hlp/#findComment-3308025 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valerian Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 Leaders of the Pack rule doesn't apply to special characters,. Oops, I misremembered that. It's the restriction on no two characters having the same Saga that doesn't apply to special characters. Otherwise the Leaders of the Pack restrictions would/do apply. However, as pointed out earlier in this thread, no other Rune Priest can have all 7 powers, so you're already good to go with having Njal and a standard Rune Priest choosing codex powers in the same list. Valerian Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/271468-njal-and-rune-priests-hlp/#findComment-3308039 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeatGrinder Posted February 18, 2013 Share Posted February 18, 2013 3) On using Melta bombs to get around leaders of the pack. Don't. Do. It. Seriously, the book outright says, "You're breaking the spirit of the rules here" in regards to that. Gonna disagree here. I think the LotP is a silly rule, and if we cant differentiate via runic axes vs runic staves, therez not a lot of variety you can give your priests. Especially if you need them in RA. Chooser is just too good not to give a shooty priest so we're kind stuck with either giving them meltabombs, or a bolter vs bolt pistol to get around it. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/271468-njal-and-rune-priests-hlp/#findComment-3308171 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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