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How do you interpret the following scenario?

A drop pod falls within 4d6 inches of a Daemonhunter Inquisitor with a Mystical retinue that is standing next to a Devastator Squad armed with lascannons and plasmacannons. Based on the rule for a Mystical retinue, the Devastators can be nominated to take a "free shot" at the deep striking unit.

Rules for Drop Pod Assault (ellipsed):

"Drop Pods always enter play using the deep strike urles from the Mission Special Rules section of the Warhammer 40k0000 rulebook...A unit that Deep Strikes via Drop Pod may not assault in the turn it arrives."

The devistators can shoot at either the drop pod or the unit inside, but not both. It says that somewhere in a FAQ IIRC,

Oh really? well that'll simplify things nicely. Now, does the unit inside still count as deep striking?

i would say once at the pod, simply as it is the pod that is deepstriking, the unit inside is pretty much cargo.

This is YMDC?

Let them shoot at the Pod when it hits the ground, *then* let them shoot when the models disembark!

Also, your example is weak. You should assume a Guard army with at least 2 Demolishers supporting the Inquisitor.

Jayden63 wrote:The devistators can shoot at either the drop pod or the unit inside, but not both. It says that somewhere in a FAQ IIRC,

I could not find the FAQ you referenced. Could you please provide a link?

Thank you.

It's in the daemonhunters FAQ, It clearly says, 1 shot at either the drop pod OR the contents of said pod.

Q. Do Inquisitorial Mystics allow “free shots” at
units arriving by Drop Pod?
A. Yes. The shooting is resolved after the Drop
Pod lands and the passengers have disembarked.
Either the Drop Pod or the disembarked unit may
be the targeted, but not both.

Also the unit inside does count as deepstriking per the core rules which state under the deepstrike rules "In the movement phase when they arrive, these units may not move any further, other than to disembark from a deep striking transport vehicle" so the deep strike rules include the cargo.

Should still be double-pie per pod!

WOW this one is all over the place.

2 mystics allow you to designate 1 unit to fire per 1 deep strike within range.

The drop pod deepstriked as did the squad. By the letter, I would allow the mystic to designate a shooter at each. That of course would be assuming the mystic made the 4d6 roll for each.

Now what makes sense to me... would be to have the drop pod fall and before the cargo gets out, let
the mystic activate and target the pod... if it blows up, take the exploding effects, the squad takes the
resulting casualties and pin test as it is forced to deploy rather than two shots.

The question is what happens first?

1. Drop pod lands.
2. Mystic roll and resulting fire.
3. Squad deploys.
4. Mystic rolls again and opens up on the squad.
5. Squad removes casualties.

or

As above but drop 4-5 because the squad deployed after the drop pod deepstriked.

or

1. Drop pod lands.
2. Troops deploy.
3. Mystic rolls and chooses which one he orders them to fire at.

DAaddict wrote:
1. Drop pod lands.
2. Troops deploy.
3. Mystic rolls and chooses which one he orders them to fire at.

Per the FAQ(quoted by Drunkspleen), this is the correct order.

Not much left to argue since the FAQ covers it!

Amazingly this is how I have been playing it with my Guard. Albeit with two Inqs and two Demolishers!! Bwahahahahha!

Wasn't the FAQ released prior to 5e? Still it is a good place to start.

G

This situation is clearly covered in the FAQ. There is absolutely no need to even discuss it.