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Am i allowed to cast summon with a Scriptor immediately after deepstriking?

Codex entry says "at the start of the models movement phase". BRB disallows using stuff that is done on the start of your turn when entering from reserves.

Start of the movement phase isnt start of the turn. Isnt it?

Start of the Movement phase would be before any movement, including Deep Striking units.

Dra'al Nacht wrote:
Start of the Movement phase would be before any movement, including Deep Striking units.

Okay this kind of diminishes its use. Thanks.

Start of the movement phase is, by definition ,the start of the turn. The turn is split into 3 phases....

Aren't you allowed to do things at the start of a turn in whatever order you like? I'm sure I've read of psykers casting powers after arriving from reserve.

Page 125 of the main rulebook explains why.

I have to ask: What is a 'Scriptor' (and for that matter, a 'Summon') within the context of the grey knights? You've pretty much lost me there.

I think its Librarian once its been mangled though translation. Summon obviously means the Summoning power.

Ah, yeah I suppose that makes sense.

In that light: No your librarian does not have a warp charge yet (as they were not yet in play at the start of the turn, given your scenario) during the time-frame in which you could cast the summoning right after arriving from reserves.

 Neorealist wrote:
I have to ask: What is a 'Scriptor' (and for that matter, a 'Summon') within the context of the grey knights? You've pretty much lost me there.

They are called "Scriptor" in german ... dont ask me why since the proper german translation of "librarian" would be "Bibliothekar". Scriptor isnt even a german word

 BryllCream wrote:
Aren't you allowed to do things at the start of a turn in whatever order you like? I'm sure I've read of psykers casting powers after arriving from reserve.

Psykers already on the board can cast ona a newly arrived unit, but casting blessings/Maledictions when you come on from Reserves is expressly forbidden.

 Neorealist wrote:
Ah, yeah I suppose that makes sense.

In that light: No your librarian does not have a warp charge yet (as they were not yet in play at the start of the turn, given your scenario) during the time-frame in which you could cast the summoning right after arriving from reserves.

This is wrong. A psyker generates charges at the start of the turn, it doesn't matter where he is. He' still in your army and your turn has started.

You are disallowed to cast blessing and maledictions.

If they librarian is already on the field he can cast summoning, if he arrived from reserves he cannot.

Interesting, I'd thought that there was a general prohibition against using abilities of any kind while a unit is in reserves unless an exemption was given for that ability. It appears I was incorrect, in this instance anyway.

You can't use any of your abilities, but you still get your warp charges. If you deep strike out of a drop pod, say, you can still fire off a psychic shooting attack, provided you meet the other prereq's. Start of the movement phase abilities are out, though, since you started your movement phase off the table.