Auger scanner vs ambush

[Galron]

Pretty simple, since ambush is a direct form of infiltrate where you simply roll on a table for the results, does augery scanner force genestealer cult's to infiltrate/ambush no closer than 18"?

[Slips]

Ambush as in the GSC Rule? I mean, RAW, you can't play 40k vs 30k sooooooo....

 

If you want to houserule it, since it can only come into play if the unit has infiltrate, then having an Augury Scanner either give you interceptor vs said unit or straight up deny them the chance to get close is a discussion one should have with ones gaming group.

[Galron]

Raw actually says 30k is OK vs 40k. Fw has said this several times.

[Slips]

If you can give me a written reference that is more recent than what they said in the Betrayal FAQ, then cool. Otherwise:

 

Q: Are the armies and units in the Horus Heresy books by Forge World meant to be used in games against regular Codex armies, such as say Grey Knights or Orks?

 

A: While Forge World’s on-going range of Horus Heresy books and their game content are all designed to use and be compatible with the Warhammer 40,000 rules, they have been fine-tuned and focused on playing battles in the milieu of the Horus Heresy rather than in conjunction with the Codexes representing warfare in the 41st Millennium, and this will remain the case.

 

Designer’s Note: This means that while you are, of course, free to have fun and play games against your friends using any forces you like, and Horus Heresy forces will be broadly ‘a fair fight’ with Codex forces of the same scale, certain rules anomalies and inconsistencies may be thrown up that you have to deal with, although these should not seriously affect the game in most cases. (For example, certain units, such as those with the Stubborn special rule are at a premium costing in Horus Heresy armies over their regular Codex counterparts, owing to the results of play testing within their own sphere.)

 

In terms of using Lords of War and the Primarchs, however, these are definitely not intended to be used in standard Warhammer 40,000 games, but only in games where both sides use the Age of Darkness Force Organisation chart, and the specific provisions within, and in games of 2,000 points or greater.

 

Designer’s Note: So if, for example, you wanted to play a battle representing a narrative where the Sons of Horus Legion fought Orks or Eldar during the Great Crusade, you could quite easily use those xenos forces’ Warhammer 40,000 Codexes (possibly house-ruled to accommodate larger squads) to proxy for their Heresy-era counterparts. In this case, however, both sides should be using the Age of Darkness Force Organisation chart, with the army’s own Apocalypse level units and flyers available as Lords of War entries following the guidelines found on page 184 of Betrayal.

[Noserenda]

Reading it over in an effort to be helpful you dont have to use infiltrate to roll on the table and none of the results on it specify you are infiltrating so it looks like you can get around the scanner, enjoy the interceptor fire though!

And yeah, that text is more of a cop out so they dont have to rule on various odd circumstances but its usually pretty straightforward.