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 H.B.M.C. wrote:
So it's easier to assault from a Land Raider that's exploding than a Rhino that's exploding. I guess that makes sense***.





***Note: Does not actually make sense.

It makes perfect sense, clearly assault vehicles propel them out the front in the first place so when it explodes it does so much more potently.

Tau got target locks back:

Page 28 – Armoury, Target Lock.
Replace this entry with “A model with a target lock can shoot at
a different target to the rest of his unit.”

One wonders why they lost Target Locks in the first place...

Q: If a model with a lash whip is slain by enemy models not in base
contact and at a higher Initiative step, when do the enemy models that
were initially in base contact and affected by the lash whip (and
therefore reduced to Initiative 1) actually fight? (p83)
A: The effects of the whip coils/lash whips take place at the
beginning of the Fight sub-phase and last until the end of the
Assault phase, so the affected models would still fight at
Initiative step 1 that turn.


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 H.B.M.C. wrote:
One wonders why they lost Target Locks in the first place...

That's easy. FAQ error.

Page 48 – Leman Russ Battle Tank, Lumbering Behemoth.
Replace this entry with the following: “A Leman Russ follows
the rules for Heavy Vehicles on page 83 of the Warhammer
40,000 rulebook.”

Alright, extra guns are now hilarious and worth it.

Page 85 – Wolf Priest, Wargear.
Replace “Crozius arcanum (power weapon)” entry with
“Crozius arcanum (power maul).”

Solved that problem.


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Q: Does a character with Saga of the Hunter pass on his Outflank and
Stealth special rules to a unit he joins before deployment? (p64)
A: Yes.


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Ooh and this is fixed:

Q: Can I attempt to use a Rune Priest’s runic weapon, a Wolf Tail
Talisman and make a Deny the Witch roll to nullify an enemy psychic
power?
A: No. You can only make a single attempt to prevent an
enemy psychic power, so choose your method carefully.

Big boost for Nids actually....So much information to process:

Q: The rulebook says that you halve your Attacks characteristic if
you perform a Smash attack. However, if a Monstrous Creature has
an uneven number of Attacks, (3 for example), but has charged that
turn, does it receive the bonus Attack for charging before or after
halving its Attacks? (p42)
A: You halve the model’s Attacks characteristic first, then
apply any additional modifiers. In the example above, the
model would halve its Attacks first (rounding up to 2), then
receive a bonus Attack for charging.

So many attacks on a Warpspeed Crushing claw tervigon...

Q: Flyers are entitled to choose whether or not to use the Skyfire
special rule at the start of each Shooting phase. Can Swooping
Flying Monstrous Creatures also do this? (p49)
A: Yes.

Woot! I cans shoot down flyers!

Wow, the Eldar one is just weird. Warlock squads are still Characters, Fuegan gets smash, some powers are usable on Overwatch while some arent despite being "always on", Banshee exarch with Axe doesn't actually have an Axe instead she's required to take and pay for an Executioner, RoW and RoW cancel each other out, Banshees now explicitly have a Power Sword so they really and truly aren't supposed to fight Terminators, Star Engines only boost 6" now for same cost

They passed on addressing power weapons though.


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Looks like they addressed specific PW exceptions but left the big one (DCA) alone.

No more triple-layer psyker protection for allied Guard blobs!

Banshees have power swords now. Hope no one converted axes.

Well, LR sponsons are going to make a big comeback. Big as in plasma cannon big.

Page 31 – Incubi, Klaives.
Replace this entry with: “Klaives have the following profile:
Range S AP Type
Klaive - +1 2 Melee, Two-handed


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Ooh, Lady Malys got nerfed. She just can't be targeted now.

"HEY! GREY KNIGHT PLAYERS! GO FETH YOURSELVES!" - GW

Q: Is a Nemesis force halberd treated as a force axe that grants the
wielder a +2 Initiative bonus (and who therefore fights at Initiative 3)?
(p54)
A: No. The Nemesis force halberd follows the rules for
Unusual Force Weapons, meaning that the wielder strikes at
their normal Initiative +2 and at AP 3

Its not like halberds were listed as Axes or anything before... OR WAIT! THEY WERE!

Commissars won't execute Rune Priests!

Page 32 – Commissars, Summary Execution.
Change the first sentence to read “If the Commissar has joined
a squad chosen from Codex: Imperial Guard and it fails a Morale
test, the Commissar will summarily execute the squad’s current
commander – this is the Imperial Guard model in the squad
with the highest Leadership value.”

Also, Glaive Encarmines now can be axes or swords and Dante has an axe.

 Happygrunt wrote:
"HEY! GREY KNIGHT PLAYERS! GO FETH YOURSELVES!" - GW

Q: Is a Nemesis force halberd treated as a force axe that grants the
wielder a +2 Initiative bonus (and who therefore fights at Initiative 3)?
(p54)
A: No. The Nemesis force halberd follows the rules for
Unusual Force Weapons, meaning that the wielder strikes at
their normal Initiative +2 and at AP 3

Its not like halberds were listed as Axes or anything before... OR WAIT! THEY WERE!

Since 6th came out, the common consensus was that all NFW were Unusual Force Weapons except Daemonhammers. The FAQ now makes that explicit.


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Black Templar Typhoons are fixed.

 pretre wrote:

 Happygrunt wrote:
"HEY! GREY KNIGHT PLAYERS! GO FETH YOURSELVES!" - GW

Q: Is a Nemesis force halberd treated as a force axe that grants the
wielder a +2 Initiative bonus (and who therefore fights at Initiative 3)?
(p54)
A: No. The Nemesis force halberd follows the rules for
Unusual Force Weapons, meaning that the wielder strikes at
their normal Initiative +2 and at AP 3

Its not like halberds were listed as Axes or anything before... OR WAIT! THEY WERE!

Since 6th came out, the common consensus was that all NFW were Unusual Force Weapons except Daemonhammers. The FAQ now makes that explicit.


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Black Templar Typhoons are fixed.

Let me simmer in my rage for a bit. I don't see the problem with making halberds axes. It didn't break anything.

Page 49 – Fateweaver, Oracle of Eternity.
Change the first sentence to read “Because of the incredible
prescience of the Oracle of Tzeentch, Fateweaver and all
friendly units chosen from Codex: Chaos Daemons within 6" reroll
all failed Armour, Invulnerable and Cover saves.”

I think someone already posted this, but jsut to reemphasize!


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 Happygrunt wrote:
Let me simmer in my rage for a bit. I don't see the problem with making halberds axes. It didn't break anything.

Except for the rules.


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Daemon Weapon got upgraded.


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Q: There is no Dark Angels vehicles reference section at the back of the
rulebook. Does this mean I should use the Codex: Space Marines
vehicle reference section instead (meaning my Venerable Dreadnoughts
are now Weapon Skill and Ballistic Skill 5 for example)? (appendix)
A: Yes.

I think this means that I'm sitting out 40K 6th entirely or at least until most of the codices are updated!

I am only seeing the old ones -_-

Ghaz isn't horrible now?

Page 58 – Ghazghkull Thraka, Prophet of the Waaagh!
Change the third paragraph to read “Furthermore, for the
duration of the Waaagh!, all friendly Ork Infantry units
automatically count as rolling a 6 if they Run, and models with
the Slow and Purposeful special rule exchange it for Relentless
instead. All non-fleeing friendly Ork units become Fearless for
the duration of the Waaagh!”.

Relentless means S&P can fire overwatch, I guess...


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 Alpharius wrote:
I think this means that I'm sitting out 40K 6th entirely or at least until most of the codices are updated!

Why?


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 Leth wrote:
I am only seeing the old ones -_-

Refresh.

 Alpharius wrote:
I think this means that I'm sitting out 40K 6th entirely or at least until most of the codices are updated!

And why is that ? (truly curious, as this FAQ makes me want to try 6th edition)

 pretre wrote:
Oh snap! They make it sound like it is player turn for the tabling thing:

Q: If you leave combat airspace with all of your Flyers and have no
other models on the gaming board at the beginning of your
opponent's turn, do you automatically lose the game? (p122)
A: Yes.

Q: If all of my units are either Flyers or embarked upon Flyers, will I
automatically lose the game as there are none of my models on the
gaming board at the end of Turn 1? (p122)
A: Yes.

Q: Do units that are transported in a vehicle that MUST start in
reserve count towards the number of units that can be placed in
Reserves? For example, must I count the units in a Drop Pod or
Valkyrie towards the 50% of units I can place in Reserves? (p124)
A: No.

It's not explicit. The first question situation would mean you have no models on the table at the end of the game turn, as well.

However, the third question is a change, right? I thought previously units embarked on flyers (not drop pods) did count.

How are you guys getting them? I still see only V1.0 FAQs.

Finally!

Q: What type of power weapon is a burna in combat? (p45)
A: A burna is an unusual power weapon when used in close
combat, therefore it is AP3.
Q: Can a burna be used to shoot in Overwatch and be used as a power
weapon later in the same Assault phase? (p45)
A: No.


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 RiTides wrote:
However, the third question is a change, right? I thought previously units embarked on flyers (not drop pods) did count.

They just made it easier to do an all embarked list and then told you you would lose.

 CthuluIsSpy wrote:
How are you guys getting them? I still see only V1.0 FAQs.

Same -_-

Ha!

Q: Can Ork boarding planks, grabbin’ klaws and wreckin’ balls target
Zooming Flyers? (p93)
A: No.

The rulebook FAQ is down already

 Leth wrote:

 CthuluIsSpy wrote:
How are you guys getting them? I still see only V1.0 FAQs.

Same -_-

Clear cache, Ctrl-Refresh, etc so on.