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Does a spotlight from a vehicle have any effect on the deathleaper's ability that makes you roll to see him like its a nightfight. So if I used a vehicle to spotlight him would my other units have to still roll or what, I don't play nids so I don't have their codex but I was curious.


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And does the acute senses ability have any effect?

JonST wrote:Does a spotlight from a vehicle have any effect on the deathleaper's ability that makes you roll to see him like its a nightfight. So if I used a vehicle to spotlight him would my other units have to still roll or what, I don't play nids so I don't have their codex but I was curious.


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And does the acute senses ability have any effect?

Yeah, Deathleaper's rules basically just totally reference the Night Fighting rules, so I'd say definitely yes, all these things work on him.

The Tau stealth field generator is a little more ambiguous, because that rule says you roll 'as if firing at night' which kind of indicates that you use the rolling/spotting method for night fighting but it isn't actually night fighting (in this case).


So I'd say Deathleaper - yes, gets screwed by anti-night fighting stuff.
Stealthsuits - no, don't get boned by anti-night fighting stuff.

yakface, normally I would agree, however, both Searchlights and Nightvision/Acute Senses specify they are used when the Nightfighting rules are in effect,, not when rolling for Nightfightng.

Those are my two arguments for and against... the problem is which one is right.

Happyjew wrote:yakface, normally I would agree, however, both Searchlights and Nightvision/Acute Senses specify they are used when the Nightfighting rules are in effect,, not when rolling for Nightfightng.

But aren't the rules of night fighting to make the night fight roll? if you have to make a night fight roll to see something then I would say the rules of night fighting are in effect.