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In the RAW it is mentioned that "unless otherwise stated, models cannot embark upon, or voluntarily disembark from, a Zooming Flyer. "

Now, the night scythe has the Invasion Beams rule that allow units to disembark from it, but there is no mention at all about embarking. Do the beams scoop up necrons or they just deposit them ?

It does what it says, it only allows units to disembark. No embarking on Nightscythes mid-game.

The previous FAQ (6th edition) allowed units to re-embark on a Nightscythe, however that FAQ was lost in the warp it seems.

There is still some discussion about this, because in the Necron Codex and in Death from the Skies there is mentioning of embarking and it has already lead to a big discussion on this forum.

See these these threads if you want to read it :

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/603043.page

http://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/0/605369.page

Anyway to answer your question, RAW and to avoid discussion with your opponent : No, you can't re-embark on a Night Scythe because it is a Zooming Flyer.

We can only hope it will be clarified again in the new Necron Codex, but I guess we aren't the only army that needs better rules for 7th edition.

Well Necrons definitely need a new codex! There is also an entry in the errata " Page 51 — Night Scythes, Access Points
Change to ‘l (the base of the model) ’."

So that means that the whole section about access points in the codex gets scrapped and that is the place that embarking is mentioned.

It's a 5th edition codex. 5th edition didn't have flyers so embarking into a Night Scythe was possible without a special rule. So it's perfectly normal for the codex to refer to embarking onto a Night Scythe as if it is able to do so despite not being able to do so now.

Zimko wrote:
It's a 5th edition codex. 5th edition didn't have flyers so embarking into a Night Scythe was possible without a special rule. So it's perfectly normal for the codex to refer to embarking onto a Night Scythe as if it is able to do so despite not being able to do so now.

and the codex has been FAQed for 7ed and that entry is still there unchanged so is still valid as is.

 CrownAxe wrote:

Zimko wrote:
It's a 5th edition codex. 5th edition didn't have flyers so embarking into a Night Scythe was possible without a special rule. So it's perfectly normal for the codex to refer to embarking onto a Night Scythe as if it is able to do so despite not being able to do so now.

and the codex has been FAQed for 7ed and that entry is still there unchanged so is still valid as is.

Now I'm confused. Are you saying models should be able to re-embark on a Night Scythe?

 CrownAxe wrote:

Zimko wrote:
It's a 5th edition codex. 5th edition didn't have flyers so embarking into a Night Scythe was possible without a special rule. So it's perfectly normal for the codex to refer to embarking onto a Night Scythe as if it is able to do so despite not being able to do so now.

and the codex has been FAQed for 7ed and that entry is still there unchanged so is still valid as is.

No it's not. It is replaced with "Night Scythes, Access Points Change to ‘l (the base of the model) ’. "

Yes, and? There is still no ability to embark.

New codex due shortly, anyway, rendering this mostly moot....

That's what I am saying! there is no embarking mentioned anywere!

Yes, bvecause you CANNOT embark on a NS outside of deployment.