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If a cryptek with a solar pulse joins a warrior or immortal squad embarked in a night scythe, can the cryptek use his solar pulse if his vehicle is in play?

It's not a shooting attack, and does not require line of sight. I don't see why not.

The Cryptek and the squad aren't actually embarked in the Night Scythe, so are considered to be off board until they 'beam' in. I don't think you can use a models abilities from off table, or in reserve...

ted1138 wrote:The Cryptek and the squad aren't actually embarked in the Night Scythe, so are considered to be off board until they 'beam' in. I don't think you can use a models abilities from off table, or in reserve...

By that logic a unit embarked in a Chimera cannot shoot out of the top hatch, as they are "not on the table". This has no rules backing at all. Fluff-wise you might be correct, but not rules-wise.

ted1138 wrote:The Cryptek and the squad aren't actually embarked in the Night Scythe, so are considered to be off board until they 'beam' in. I don't think you can use a models abilities from off table, or in reserve...

Sure they're onboard regardless of what the fluff says. A night Scythe has exactly one exception to the normal transport rules and that is if the vehicle is destroyed THEN the transported unit goes into Reseve.

However until that point it functions exactly as a normal transport, which means a solar pulse can be used from within as LOS is not a requirement.

Happyjew wrote:

ted1138 wrote:The Cryptek and the squad aren't actually embarked in the Night Scythe, so are considered to be off board until they 'beam' in. I don't think you can use a models abilities from off table, or in reserve...

By that logic a unit embarked in a Chimera cannot shoot out of the top hatch, as they are "not on the table". This has no rules backing at all. Fluff-wise you might be correct, but not rules-wise.

But they are on the table(they're inside the Chimera). The Necrons, on the other hand, are not inside the Night Scythe.

Fluff is irrelevant to rules.

Transported units are inside their transports for all intents and purposes.

Jidmah wrote:Fluff is irrelevant to rules.

Transported units are inside their transports for all intents and purposes.

Only because all other transports actually contain the troops they're transporting, the night scythe simply carries a piece of equipment for 'beaming' them into play.

As others have already pointed out, the fluff of how the night scythe deploys its troops has nothing to do with the actual game play.

Night scythes follow the same rules that every other transport uses, so they CAN use the solar pulse from an embarked model.

Still, there are no "beaming into play" rules, just transport rules. Whenever any vehicle is transporting anything, those rules apply. Those rules include being able to use powers.