Ork warphead spells and running

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**XenoEldar**

Can the warphead and his unit run after successfully casting any of his spells?

**Ascalam**

I don't believe you can run, but i don't have the codex on hand.

I don't think it says 'instead of shooting' anywhere in the powers rules, but several of them are auto-hitting ranged attacks..

I play assuming you don't get to run, but it's always possible that i'm wrong

**Spetulhu**

At the start of the ork shooting phase the Warphead/Weirdboys must roll a psychic test and if succesful roll to see which power they must use. This is not optional in any way, far as I can see. All that can save your Run move when you roll either of the two shooting powers is having no target in LOS.

**Happyjew**

Or if you roll WAAGH (or is that a different unit?).

**Jidmah**

You can run as long as you weren't forced to shoot with the warphead. If you roll a 1, 2 or 3, you must shoot, and thus may not forgo shooting to run.

**XenoEldar**

Thanks! My buddy and I definately played it wrong then... these guys suck.

**docbrown**

XenoEldar wrote:Can the warphead and his unit run after successfully casting any of his spells?

Basically No
if you get any of the shooting attacks you cant run
if you get the one where he hits himself you cant run
if you deepstrike yu cant run
so no not really

**Ascalam**

You CAN run after deepstrike

You just can't assault...

**docbrown**

I swore you cant move period after deepstrike.

**Ascalam**

Pg 95 rulebook: paragraph 6, about 2/3 of the way down.

'in that unit's shooting phase the unit can fire (or run) as normal..'

They can't move any further in the movement phase, but are good to go in the shooting phase. I often run deepstrikers to make them less vindicator-bait..