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2012/01/24 20:11:20
Subject: Necron Abyssal Staff; Wounds Average LD?
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Regular Dakkanaut
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Hi all,
I got to get this cleared up. Does the Abyssal Staff wound on the highest LD or the average?
I get so frustrated with this rule. It says in the rule book that leaders confer thier leadership to the squad.
The Staff is a normal shooting attack, except it uses LD instead of Toughness. Even instant death is worked out against the LD. So its complete like a shooting attack that using the number of LD to target against. And with the normal rules for shooting, you use the average toughness. Not the highest toughness. So then, logically, the Staff would target the average leadership. Would it now?
Thanks 
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2012/01/24 20:12:48
Subject: Necron Abyssal Staff; Wounds Average LD?
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Huge Bone Giant
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Average. Majority.
Just replace 'T' with 'Ld' in every case.
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This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2012/01/24 20:13:18
"It is not the bullet with your name on it that should worry you, it's the one labeled "To whom it may concern. . ."
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2012/01/24 20:15:15
Subject: Re:Necron Abyssal Staff; Wounds Average LD?
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Depraved Slaanesh Chaos Lord
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What Kirsanth said.
EDIT: Ninja'd
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This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2012/01/24 20:15:31
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2012/01/24 20:37:01
Subject: Necron Abyssal Staff; Wounds Average LD?
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Fixture of Dakka
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kirsanth wrote:Average. Majority. Plurality
Fixed
BGB is written in British, so when they write "Majority" they actually mean "Plurality" in American.
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This message was edited 1 time. Last update was at 2012/01/24 20:37:15
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2012/01/24 21:31:22
Subject: Necron Abyssal Staff; Wounds Average LD?
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Huge Bone Giant
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Grakmar wrote:kirsanth wrote:Average. Majority. Plurality
Fixed
BGB is written in British, so when they write "Majority" they actually mean "Plurality" in American.
LOL
Fair enough, but I was correct too.
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"It is not the bullet with your name on it that should worry you, it's the one labeled "To whom it may concern. . ."
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2012/01/24 21:39:28
Subject: Necron Abyssal Staff; Wounds Average LD?
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Sinewy Scourge
Long Island, New York, USA
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kirsanth wrote:Grakmar wrote:kirsanth wrote:Average. Majority. Plurality
Fixed
BGB is written in British, so when they write "Majority" they actually mean "Plurality" in American.
LOL
Fair enough, but I was correct too.
That's why this FAQ was written;
Q: When there are multiple different characteristic
values or armour values in a single unit how do you
work out what the majority is? (var)
A: The majority will be the most common value, i.e. the
one that the largest number of models have. When
two or more values are equally as common, use the
highest. For example, a squad of five models has two
with Weapon Skill 3, two with Weapon Skill 4 and one
with Weapon Skill 5, when rolling To Hit the squad in
close combat you would roll against WS4.
It was to make it clear to us Yanks how we this is supposed to work! 
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2012/01/24 22:56:13
Subject: Re:Necron Abyssal Staff; Wounds Average LD?
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Depraved Slaanesh Chaos Lord
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Technically, I believe the term is the 'arithmetic mode'.
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2012/01/25 02:49:10
Subject: Necron Abyssal Staff; Wounds Average LD?
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Rough Rider with Boomstick
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Seems like the heart of the issue is whether or not rolling to wound is a characteristic test. I do not think it is.
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2012/01/25 07:09:07
Subject: Necron Abyssal Staff; Wounds Average LD?
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Blood Angel Terminator with Lightning Claws
Sioux Falls, SD
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It is almost certainly not a characteristic test as the models with the characteristic i.e. the target unit are not attempting to role to see if they pass a leadership test, rather the player controlling the attacking models is rolling weapon strength vs. leadership.
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