Question re: Index wargear options and Codex characters

[micahwc]

Question

 

In the Index a Company Commander can take a power maul, so I modeled power mauls on most of my characters before the Codex came out. Now that the Codex is out the power maul isn't an option for Company Commanders or Platoon Commanders any more. My assumption is that the power maul is now an illegal choice and I have to either remodel my characters with power swords/power fists, or "counts as" them as power swords/power fists.

 

Is this a correct understanding of the rules?

 

Edit: Second question: Would any of you have problems with me counting the mauls as Power Fists?

Edited October 17, 2017 by micahwc

[Tirak]

Yeah, the only Infantry Squad can bring power mauls and axes since the rest don't have it on their datasheet, barring of course an FAQ.

 

So long as it's consistant I'd never have a problem fighting you using power mauls as power fists.

[TheShredder]

I thought you were allowed to take index options if they don't appear in the codex?

[seriade]

You can but for the purpose of tournament play the ITC have basically said for the sake of tournament organisers sanity you have to use the newest data sheet if one exists.  

[TheShredder]

You can but for the purpose of tournament play the ITC have basically said for the sake of tournament organisers sanity you have to use the newest data sheet if one exists.  

 

Is this for a tournament though? I didn't see the OP mention it.

[CoffeeGrunt]

Yeah, the only Infantry Squad can bring power mauls and axes since the rest don't have it on their datasheet, barring of course an FAQ.

 

Do Infantry Squads say they can take them? Because there's no points cost in the book for them.

[Dr_Ruminahui]

In the codex, Infantry squads (like all other squads with the option to take power weapons) simply allow you to choose a weapon for your sergeant from the Melee Weapons list, which has 2 weapons: power swords and power fists.

 

So, only way to get a power maul or axe on anyone in the codex is through the index... if such is permitted.

 

Incidentally, I feel the original posters' pain - I have several weapons options (an old commissar that comes with an axe, demo charges in my special weapons squads, converted roughriders) which are no longer legal if one can only choose from the codex.

[Halfpint100]

Rough riders are fine since they have no profile in the codex. So you can use the index

[Tirak]

 

Yeah, the only Infantry Squad can bring power mauls and axes since the rest don't have it on their datasheet, barring of course an FAQ.

 

Do Infantry Squads say they can take them? Because there's no points cost in the book for them.

 

 

 

It's on the Index datasheet. The "Can Take From Index" rule says that if an older version of the datasheet has the weapon option, you can take it. Unfortunately for Platoon Commanders and Company Commanders, they do not have Power Mauls or Axes listed on their Index datasheet, however Infantry squads do.

[Tyr13]

I dont get where people get that you cant use weapons options from the index. One of the examples GW gave is using index options on a dreadnought. So using powermauls is totally fine, if the index allowed you to do it.

[Tirak]

Because company commanders and platoon commanders don't have power mauls or axes on their datasheet. Infantry Squads do. So despite the fact you could take them in the index, because they are not on the datasheet you can't bring it forward using GWs Index Exception rule.