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I don't know if this has been asked before, but if I have a unit without assault grenades joined by an Independent character with them, do they all strike at their base initiative, or just the IC, or none of them?

From the BRB FAQ "Models equipped with assault grenades don’t suffer the penalty to their Initiative for charging enemies through difficult terrain."

So it is model-specific - only the IC uses his regular initiative.

Darn, I had hoped to get around the lack of grenades on warp talons this way. At least my chaos lord will take a few of my enemies down before they can kill my talons, though.

Malcontent wrote:
Darn, I had hoped to get around the lack of grenades on warp talons this way. At least my chaos lord will take a few of my enemies down before they can kill my talons, though.

Yup I was on the same idea as you just to face the sad truth, however if you go with a nurgle lord you could pay the blight grenades it won't still help them on the charge but it should reduce the attacks they might suffer from being charged. Defensive grenades are worded as "a unit equipped with" instead of " a model equipped with".