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Characters Q&A
Q: Can characters joining a unit increase its size for morale checks (regrouping and casualty morale checks specifically)? A: No. Q: If a character is within 2" or less of two or more squads, must he designate which one he is in? If so, can he change the designation from turn to turn? A: While he may choose to join a squad, he does not have to. He also cannot join two squads at once. Yes, he is free to switch affiliation at the start of each turn. Q: You can't shoot at an Independent Character if he's within 6" of a unit, unless he's the closest model at short range. Does this hold true if the Independent Character is say a Hive Tyrant or Avatar near a unit of small critters (more than twice the height of the unit)? A: By the rules this is the case, though as a house rule you might want to allow players to target them. Q: An Independent Character is hanging out with a unit (within 2"), and the unit (10 men) gets hit & takes 6 casualties. Morale test is taken, using the Independent Character's Leadership, and they fail. They all fall back as normal. Next turn rolls around... - Can the Independent Character declare he is no longer part of the unit, and make a separate test to Regroup, so that if it works he can Regroup on his own while the squad will continue to fall back, as they are below 50%? - Or is he stuck with them, and can never Regroup as the squad is below 50% Strength? A: An independent character can not leave a unit he joins until it regroups (see p76), and therefore if the group can't regroup the character can't leave it! Q: Are VPs for non-independent characters calculated separately, e.g. a Marine Force Commander w/ Command Squad. A: Yes. Q: If a unit that had been joined by an independent character is falling back and is subsequently eliminated (by fire, for example), can the character then test for regrouping by himself? A: As long as he is an independent character, yes. Q: If a unit is wiped out by fire except for the character, does he have to take a morale check as if he were the last guy, including the modifier for being under 50%? A: As long as he is an independent character, no. Q: Can he then regroup without worrying about the rule for being below 50%? A: As long as he is an independent character, yes. Q: In the Dark Eldar Codex, in the Reaver description it says "Characters riding a Reaver jetbike may only be armed with single-handed weapons, and may only use one at a time (they need the other hand free to control the jetbike)." Does this mean that: a) Reaver jetbikes have this
rule and nothing else does (Reavers being hard to control because
they get the power boost). A: Answer: a. The rule will only apply when its written down, though as a house rule players can use if for other bikers too, if they wish (or they can assume the bike has an 'autopilot' a la Judge Dredd). Q: Is an independent character within 2" of a squad automatically part of it, or can he choose to not be part of it? A: He is only part of the squad if you state that he joins it during the movement phase. Q: Is there anything preventing Independent characters from joining units of vehicles.... The rules seem to allow this but it seems odd. A: Tempting as this is, I can see some really horrible abuses this opens up so I think we can safely rule that only vehicle characters (ie Master of The Ravenwing) can join vehicle units.
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