Would you let opponents use Characters from outdated Codexes?

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**Kain**

As long as the rules aren't too incompatible (such as bringing in a 2e character) sure, why not?

If you bring in 3e Baharroth though I will personally smack you to death with an old metal hive tyrant.

**Jangustus**

It depends on the character.

If it is purely because you love the character, and the way he does things/changes your army/playstyle etc. then maybe.

If he is simply there to make your army that much better or as a weapon ( e.g. Marbo), then I would lean towards no.

My general feeling is no, play with the current codex, though it completely depends on the character, the opponent, and their attitude. No hard and fast rule.

**ionusx**

Only if it's marbo

**Overlord Thraka**

Let me clarify. I'll allow old NAMED characters. Not Lash Princes, and the like

**Ashiraya**

Unless they are broken, sure.

**Zarynterk**

ionusx wrote:
Only if it's marbo

Remember, no one lets Marbo do anything. He shows up when HE wants to.

**Icculus**

I think Black Templar players would benefit from being able to bring in older versions of the Emperors Champion, Grimaldus and Helbrecht. They are all pretty terriblel in the new book

**NL_Cirrus**

As much as I'd love to bring the Nightbringer to join a new necron army I would have to say no mix and match, if the just wanted to use an older codex I'd be fine with it.

**Sir Arun**

Icculus wrote:
I think Black Templar players would benefit from being able to bring in older versions of the Emperors Champion, Grimaldus and Helbrecht. They are all pretty terriblel in the new book

Well yeah but thats cheating. You cant pick and choose between codices. This discussion is rather about special characters that are no longer present in the current codex, but used to be in older codices and thus have no replacement, and who can still work well with the 6th edition ruleset.

GW wasnt ever known to produce ridiculously overpowered special characters in the first place. The only ones that come to my mind are Draigo, Tiggy and Eldrad, but they're all still kicking.

**Exergy**

Kruellagh the Vile and her scandalous outfit return!

**mega_bassist**

ionusx wrote:
Only if it's marbo

100% this

But in seriousness, I'll allow them in friendly games, but only if they agree to update rules/points (if needed). If it's a competition, no way.

**DarknessEternal**

So everyone voting yes to this will let someone use Solitaires with 12 attacks that wound on a 2+, ignore armour saves, and instant death on a 6?

That's an outdated codex character after all.

**kronk**

Nah. Sorry. My templars lost their veteran skills, but gained new units. Same for your ____ codex. Let's move on.

Maybe as a one-off. If you buy me a beer. Maybe.

**da001**

DarknessEternal wrote:
So everyone voting yes to this will let someone use Solitaires with 12 attacks that wound on a 2+, ignore armour saves, and instant death on a 6?

That's an outdated codex character after all.

I am quoting Ashiraya (formerly know as BrotherHaraldus) here:

Ashiraya wrote:
Unless they are broken, sure.

Short and to the point.

I am OK with lots of things (all units no longer present, FW, 30K FW, House Rules) as long as they are not broken. And I am not playing against broken things even if they are "legal" (3+ riptides, heldrakes, 2+ invul rerolls,...).

Got some nice Solitaires models? Bring them on.

**Sigvatr**

Nope. Rules are rules and an outdated codex lost all of its value, you either keep it for the fluff or you can throw it away.

You can use models, of course, but if you want to use them in a game, use an appropriate statline from the current codex.

**Jaceevoke**

Outside of tournaments, I say go for it it is a game after all. But if someone wants to bring a broken character from an older codex, they better not have any problems with me bringing in my transcendent C'tan (With twin hell storm templates) and my void shield generator

**B0B MaRlEy**

I used to love the Parasite of mortrex. I miss it so bad sometimes...
I'm trying to stick to the newer tyranid book, but some of my usual players already told me that they'd let me use the old codex if I wanted, so yay

**ALEXisAWESOME**

As long as it is for flavor and not for personal gain. As the above posters example i have a friend who has a lovely converted Parasite and built a fair chunk of his army around it. New codex came out, boom, his rippers where now unusable, and he had a LOT of rippers. So we let him use the Parasite because that Parasite gave his army flavor and purpose.

To people saying no because ''It's against the rules'', remember Gamesworkshop seems to be making a point of saying the rules mean frak all compared to 'forging a narrative''.

**Banzaimash**

Only if there weren't rules for said character in the current codex.

**Makumba**

They wouldn't let me use my , so am sure not going to let them use theirs.

**Ir0njack**

But what about Ol' Doom Rider! Na na, na na!