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I keep hearing on the internets that drop pods cannot mishap, but looking at the rules, it seems obvious that it can, under any one of the following situations:

1) Scatters off the table, nothing in the guidance system rules say that it stops the pod from going off the table.

2) Put in a situation where mishap would occur and hit is rolled. In this case, you placed it somewhere where a mishap could occur and rolled a hit, so there is no scatter to be reduced, so the pod does not move and therefore mishaps.

3) Put in a situation where mishap would occur and not enough scatter is rolled. In this case, you placed it somewhere where a mishap could occur and rolled a small amount on the scatter dice, and there is nowhere on the path of the scatter for the pod to land. The guidance system rule only allows for the scatter to be reduced, not expanded, so this should also result in a mishap.

Am I wrong about any of this, and is there any other situations I am missing?

That's pretty much correct. Although some will argue that you can not legally choose to place a Deep Striking model somewhere that it can't actually land... which just leaves you with scattering off the table.

No thats all correct. Well done.

Yes. We know. They always have been able to...

If you place it in a place that makes it mishap, then roll a hit, you mishap.
You also mishap if you go off the board.

I agree to placing it on a mishap and "hoping" it will drift, but that in itself is an illegal move.

To the other claim, that is false. The rules quite explicitly state that a drop pod cannot go off the table. You simply place it as close to the edge as you can.

Nightsbane wrote:To the other claim, that is false. The rules quite explicitly state that a drop mod cannot go off the table. You simply place it as close to the edge as you can.

You sound just like the people at my LGS!

Nightsbane wrote:I agree to placing it on a mishap and "hoping" it will drift, but that in itself is an illegal move.

To the other claim, that is false. The rules quite explicitly state that a drop pod cannot go off the table. You simply place it as close to the edge as you can.

And where do the rules "explicitly state" this?

Nightsbane wrote: The rules quite explicitly state that a drop pod cannot go off the table.

Nope, sorry, but they don't say any such thing.

Nightsbane wrote:I agree to placing it on a mishap and "hoping" it will drift, but that in itself is an illegal move.

To the other claim, that is false. The rules quite explicitly state that a drop pod cannot go off the table. You simply place it as close to the edge as you can.

Incorrect.

Firstly, it's perfectly fine to put a model in a position where it will mishap. Spore Mines have been doing that for years.

Secondly, no, it says nothing of the sort. It only mentions Impassible Terrain or other models.

I have cleaned up a bit of a heated side-track that added nothing constructive to the thread.

Please keep it on topic and civil. And address the rules, not the poster.

Nightsbane wrote:I agree to placing it on a mishap and "hoping" it will drift, but that in itself is an illegal move.

To the other claim, that is false. The rules quite explicitly state that a drop pod cannot go off the table. You simply place it as close to the edge as you can.

Rules quote or it didnt happen.

Hint: The edge of the board is not impassable terrain.